Since many people have Twittered and titrated on for now, the 14 races Kansas City Royals reliever Vin Mazzaro (notes) allowed over the fourth and fifth Monday's 19-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians were historically bad .
No pitcher since 1919 had given up many runs in such a short time (2 1 / 3 innings) that the 24-year-old right-hander made the touchdown effort two against the tribe. And, despite the length output, Mazzaro became the third pitcher since 1947 to give up 14 earned runs in a unique appearance.
(If you're thinking that are soothing to not give up that many runs in a season, you're right has been 79 full seasons since 1947. - Seven of them from Mariano Rivera (notes) - which have seen a pitcher to allow 13 or fewer earned runs while throwing 60 or more tickets.)
To make matters worse, Mazzaro has more than a simple crush cap "get 'em next time" after being arrested. Yes, Mazzaro won a bus ticket to Triple-A Omaha after his season ERA rose to 22.74. That's a bruise I once after being part of the stock of promising young pitchers in Oakland and then be the main bait convinced the Royals to trade outfielder David DeJesus (notes) for the season after the "A".
But if you do not feel at least a little sympathy for Mazzaro here, you have to be as crisp as the Royals owner David Glass. With this in mind, here are some reasons to Mazzaro to see the bright side as the sun dawns a new day after a night when the Royals bullpen collective effectiveness rose almost a full run of 3.05 to 4 00:
• It was charged with the loss. In fact, the only reason Mazzaro even been in the game was because losing pitcher Kyle Davies (notes) had to leave his home with a sore right shoulder after recording just one. And then the first man out of the "pen - Nate Adcock (notes) - I could not go over 1 2 / 3 innings. Mazzaro actually had a good start, recording three outs in the third after inheriting a runner on first Adcock.
However, the immediate need for forced entry digested Royals manager Ned Yost in an unwavering belief that she would not decimate the bullpen after he had become nice and rested after a rainout on Sunday. And Mazzaro was brought out for the fifth inning after the delivery of 10 runs in the fourth.
"My thought was that I could get through two or three innings with (Nate) Adcock, Mazzaro have been there and, hopefully, get five innings from him and keep us in the ballgame. Then go the boys back-entry. But does not work that way, "[Yost said the Kansas City Star].
That meant that the stubbornness Mazzaro - I had a good reason to repeat Secretaries Dante's lament of "I'm not even supposed to be here today" - was forced to take the brunt of the damage to the Indians, no matter what I was doing to his reputation or psyche.
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