They won the roadtrip, 5 to 4 and took two out of three series. They won their series with the Angels and As, both division rivals, so that made for even better news and maybe a sign they can climb out of the AL West cellar.
These results are particularly encouraging given that just before and towards the end of the trip, the Ms traded away two of their power-hitting starters, Jay Bruce and Edwin Encarnacion. And Mitch Haniger went on the Injured List. Even with all that production out of the line-up, the M's scored runs, won and were close in most of the losses until the bullpen collapsed in late innings.
Leake pitched really well. Gonzalez came back and pitched effectively after getting lost somewhere. Kikuchi showed signs of returning to his earlier form, too.
The Austin Nola story was heart-warming. It's always great to see an 8-year minor leaguer get a shot, even better to see him get a hit in his first at-bat. I'm not sure where he fits in as a 1B/C sub. But with Bruce and EE gone and Healy still on the IL, they can use him to give Vogie a breather at first.
Royals tonight. Be nice to win another series, maybe even get a sweep.
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