Run Happy

The strange season for the Royals continued today in Detroit. In the first game of the twin bill they beat the Tigers 26-5.

       1 2  3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R  H E

Royals 4 2 11 2 0 5 0 1 1 26 26 0

Tigers 0 2  0 1 0 0 1 0 1  5 10 2

In the process the following records were set:

• Royals most runs game
• Royals most runs doubleheader
• Tied AL record with 13 straight batters reaching base in the 3rd inning
• Joe Randa ties AL record with 6 hits raising his season average to .296
• Joe Randa ties ML record with 6 runs

Of course, they were then shut out in the second game 8-0 by Jeremy Bonderman. To give you a feel for unusual any kind of offensive outburst is, from June 30th through July 10th the Royals scored a total of 23 runs in a span of 10 games.