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The Royals bullpen wasn’t as bad today http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-edgar-martinez-jersey , but it wasn’t enough"Trade Rumors & Hot StoveRoyals Minor Leagues & ProspectsRoyals Review ClassicRoyals Review Users GuideThe 100 Greatest Royals Of All Time2019 Royals Game RecapsBullpen struggles again late as Tigers squeak by Royals 5-4New,111commentsThe Royals bullpen wasn’t as bad today, but it wasn’t enoughEDTShareTweetShareShareBullpen struggles again late as Tigers squeak by Royals 5-4Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY SportsThe struggles of the Royals bullpen continued on a cold afternoon in Detroit, giving up two runs late, including the game-winning run, in a 5-4 loss to the Tigers. The loss pushed Kansas City’s losing streak to four games. In a game that featured multiple lead changes, The Royals struck first in the top half of the 1st, with Alex Gordon walking and scoring on a Jorge Soler bloop double. Nick Castellanos bobbled the ball trying to grab it with his bare hand, which allowed Gordon to score easily.The walk and run scored were Alex’s 5th and 8th respectively on the season. For reference, Gordon didn’t score his 8th run of the 2018 season until May 4 and didn’t draw his 5th walk until May 11. The lead didn’t last long, however. Royals starter Jakob Junis struggled with the Tigers out of the gate in the bottom half of the inning, walking the first two batters he saw and giving up an RBI single to Miguel Cabrera. Niko Goodrum followed with an RBI groundout to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. Junis’ early control problems came as a surprise. Currently, Junis is the Royals all-time leader in strikeout-to-walk ratio for pitchers with at least 250 innings pitched at 3.76. For reference, Junis walked fewer than two batters in 19 of his 30 starts last season.The Royals would recover nicely, however, tying things up in the 3rd on back-to-back-to-back singles fromWhit Merrifield, Gordon, and Soler. Merrifield’s single extended his league-best 26-game hitting streak going back to last season and is just four games away from tying the Royals record of 30 games set by George Brett in 1980. Merrifield wasn’t done yet, either, leading off the 5th with a triple to center field. The triple was the Royals’ league-leading 5th of the season, nearly equal to the next three teams combined. After Adalberto Mondesi’s third strikeout of the afternoon, Gordon stayed productive by driving in Merrifield with a sac fly to left, giving the Royals a 3-2 lead. The RBI was Gordon’s 6th on the season. Again, for reference, Gordon’s 6th RBI in 2018 didn’t come until May 8. However Nelson Cruz Jersey , the Tigers would tie the game the very next inning on a Goodrum bloop double to right, his second double of the day and his 6th of the season.Aside from a few hiccups, both starters performed well, especially in the strikeout department. Turnbull set a career high with 10 strikeouts in six innings of work while Junis managed eight strikeouts in his six innings. Both allowed three runs, with two of Turnbull’s being earned. As has been a common theme through five games, however, a quality start from a Royals starter was immediately wasted by a futile bullpen. Kyle Zimmer entered the game in relief of Junis in the 7th inning and promptly walked the bases loaded. Kevin McCarthy relieved Zimmer, who failed to record an out, and immediately issued a four-pitch walk to Goodrum, putting the Tigers up 4-3. Christin Stewart followed with a sac fly to extend that lead to 5-3.McCarthy would get the next two Tigers without incident and, all things considered, the inning could have been worse. McCarthy limiting the damage kept the Tigers from blowing it open, and a Gordon solo homer in the 8th made it a one-run game. It was Gordon’s second homer in as many days and, yes, for reference, Gordon’s second home run of 2018 did not come until May 3.Brad Boxberger kept the Tigers off the board in the 8th and the Royals were able to get the tying run on base in the 9th with a Billy Hamilton single. However, Tigers closer Shane Greene got Merrifield to ground out to end the game and secure his 5th save of the season.Up Next: Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers. Friday, April 5, 2019, 12:10 PM CDT, Comerica Park. RHP Jorge Lopez (0-1, 7.20 ERA) v. LHP Matt Moore (0-0, -.-- ERA) The Orioles have a slew of prospects playing for the Desert Dogs in Arizona under a manager of their own."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Commentary & AnalysisOrioles ProspectsOrioles Game RecapsOrioles News and RumorsCamdencastCommentary & AnalysisCatching up with Orioles prospects in the Arizona Fall LeagueNew,1commentThe Orioles have a slew of prospects playing for the Desert Dogs in Arizona under a manager of their own.ByHarrison JozwiakNov8, 2018 Carlos Ruiz Jersey ,9:00am ESTShareTweetShareShareCatching up with Orioles prospects in the Arizona Fall LeagueMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsIt may be the offseason for Major League Baseball, but games are still being played in the Arizona Fall League. Baltimore has seven prospects playing for the Glendale Desert Dogs — managed by the Orioles’ own Dave Anderson — which also includes players from the White Sox, Indians, Dodgers and Yankees. Anderson spent this past season as the minor league infield instructor for the O’s. Of the seven Orioles rostered on the Desert Dogs, four are relief pitchers and three are position players. Below is a quick summary on each.PitchersTanner Chleborad is a relief pitcher drafted in the 16th round of the 2014 MLB Draft. The 6-foot-6 right-hander has appeared in nine games for the Desert Dogs, throwing 10.2 innings with a 1.69 ERA, four walks and eight strikeouts, while opponents are hitting .325 against him. This past season at Bowie he was 6-1 with a 3.61 ERA in 62.1 innings.Tyler Erwin is a southpaw relief pitcher drafted by the Orioles in the 23rd round of the 2016 draft. He spent the 2018 regular season pitching for the Frederick Keys in the Carolina League, where he went 4-4 with a 1.58 ERA in 68.1 innings.His time pitching for Desert Dogs has not gone as well. In eight Fall League innings, he has a 6.75 ERA, a .343 opponents’ batting average, seven walks and 11 strikeouts. Of his nine appearances, six were scoreless outings, but the other three were a different story. His most recent appearance, on November 6, he allowed five hits and three runs in 0.1 innings.Jay Flaa had a solid 2018 campaign in Double-A with the Bowie Baysox, pitching to a 3-1 record with a 2.77 ERA and an impressive .155 opponents batting average. He allowed 35 hits and 28 walks in 65 innings to go along with 67 strikeouts. But the right-handed reliever has not fared as well in limited Fall League action. In nine innings, he’s allowed 11 hits, six earned runs, nine walks, five strikeouts and two home runs. He is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA and .306 batting average against. He had a couple poor back-to-back outings on October 18 and 23, when he allowed two runs in one inning and four runs in 0.2 innings, respectively. Both of his home runs allowed came during that October 23 appearance.Enigmatic left-hander Chris Lee has performed well overall as a starter for the Desert Dogs. He spent the 2018 regular season pitching between three different levels in the Orioles system, including the Gulf Coast League, International League and Eastern League. Overall http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-edgar-martinez-jersey , he finished with a 6.75 ERA in 32 innings pitched.He is 1-1 with a 2.60 ERA in 17.1 innings with seven walks and eight strikeouts in the Arizona Fall League. The walks have been an issue for Lee in the past. His worst outing of the fall came on October 23, when he allowed three runs in 1.1 innings. But his very next time on the mound, on October 29, he responded with his best outing — five scoreless innings with one hit, one walk and two strikeouts.Position PlayersOriginally signed by the Indians, then later claimed by the Orioles off of waivers from the Giants, catcher Martin Cervenka had a strong 2018 season with Bowie. At the plate, he slashed .258/.317/.457 with 15 home runs and 60 RBI while playing for the Baysox.His bat has been slow to warm up in the Fall League though. In 42 at-bats, he has a .214/.233/.381 batting line with one home run and nine RBI. He may have started out cool with the Desert Dogs, but more recently, he has eight hits in his past 26 at-bats, good for a .307 average during that time span.Infielder Steve Wilkerson, who got a cup of coffee with the O’s this past season, is another inclusion on the Desert Dogs roster. The switch-hitter was an 8th round selection by the O’s in the 2014 Draft. He split his 2018 minor league at-bats between Rookie League, Double-A and Triple-A, slashing .263/.321/.455 with four home runs and 15 RBI. In 46 major league at-bats, he hit .174/.224/.239 with zero home runs and three RBI.With the Desert Dogs, Wilkerson is hitting .286/.377/.357 in 56 at-bats with 10 walks and 12 strikeouts, showing an ability to hit for average and work the count. But he does show extreme splits as a switch-hitter — he’s hitting .200 in 10 at-bats against left-handers and .304 in 46 at-bats against right-handers.Outfielder Ryan McKenna is having a strong AFL season after a standout regular season when he hit .315/.410/.457 with 11 home runs, 53 RBI and nine stolen bases with Frederick and Bowie. He was originally drafted by the Orioles in the 4th round of the 2015 MLB Draft.In 54 at-bats with the Desert Dogs, McKenna is slashing .370/.485/.648 with one home run, seven RBI and two stolen bases. He is still showing an advanced eye at the plate, with 11 walks versus 15 strikeouts. His stock is sure to be on the rise yet again after this impressive Fall League performance.