BOBBY ABREU AND THE LOS ANGELES ANGELS DID IT AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE ANGLES COMPLETED A THREE GAME SWEEP OF THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS WITH A 2-1 TEN INNING VICTORY.
BOBBY ABREU HAS BEEN ON A TORRID PACE SINCE BEING PLUGGED INTO THE LEAD OFF POSITION OF THE ANGELS LINE UP AND YESTERDAY IT WAS HIS TENTH INNING WALK OFF SOLO HOME RUN THAT LIFTED THE HALOS TO THE WIN.
THE LOSS LEFT THE ROYALS WITH A 2-7 RECORD ON A NINE GAME ROAD TRIP AND FOUR STRAIGHT LOSSES AS THEY HEAD HOME TO HOST THE NEW YORK YANKEES IN A FOUR GAME SERIES STARTING TONIGHT.
BOTH STARTING PITCHERS WERE ON THEIR GAME YESTERDAY AS JERED WEAVER OF THE ANGELS WENT EIGHT INNINGS ALLOWING ONE RUN ON SIX HITS WHILE WALKING TWO AND STRIKING OUT 11.
WEAVER'S 11 STRIKEOUTS GIVES HIM A MAJOR LEAGUE LEADING, AND CAREER HIGH, 182 ON THE SEASON.
ZACK GREINKE WENT EIGHT INNINGS FOR THE ROYALS AND ALLOWED ONE RUN ON SIX HITS WHILE WALKING ONE AND STRIKING OUT SIX. NEITHER PITCHER FACTORED INTO THE DECISION.
YUNIESKY BETANCOURT HAD THE LONE BRIGHT SPOT FOR THE ROYALS OFFENSE A FIFTH INNING SOLO HOME RUN THAT TIED THE GAME.
THE ROYALS RETURN TO KAUFFMAN STADIUM TONIGHT OT OPEN THAT FOUR GAME SERIES WITH THE A-L EAST LEADING NEW YORK YANKEES.
ON THE HILL TONIGHT FOR THE ROYALS WILL BE 14-5 C.C. SABATHIA. THE ROYALS WILL SEND OUT 7-5 BRUCE CHEN. CATCH ALL THE ACTION TONIGHT HERE ON CLASSIC HITS 100.1 WITH PREGAME AT 6:35 AND FIRST PITCH AT 7;10.
