I fully expected a series loss in Kansas City over the weekend. What I didn't know was that it would raise a lot of questions about the team in the final 42 games of the season.
There hasn't been many things to question Robin about this year. Sure some moves here and there (As all managers.) but there was some mind boggling decisions made. The one big one was to keep pitching to the only bat in the Royal lineup...Billy Butler.
This guy kills the Sox and especially Jake Peavy. Coming into the series Butler batted over .400 against Jake.
Peavy pitched twice to Butler with first base open only to result in runs being scored.
The usually steady defense also looked bad in committing four errors in Saturday's game.
Injuries were abound as well. Alejandro De Aza looks like a DL trip is in order as he has a sore oblique. Kevin Youkilis did not play on Sunday because of a sore knee.
Can you chalk this up to the Royals being the new boggieman?
On a nice note Adam Dunn hit his 400th career home run Saturday night in a losing effort. Dunn's blast was also his 35th bomb of the year.
The Baltimore Orioles did help the cause by taking their series against the Tigers. So for now the Sox still hold on to the lead in the AL Central.
There's no use in dwelling on the series because the Sox now host the New York Yankees at The Cell starting tonight.
Freddy Garcia will get the ball for the Yankees and Gavin Floyd will battle his demons for our Sox.
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