Wade Davis Blows Save On Sunday
4 years agoKansas City Royals relief pitcher Wade Davis was called upon to record the save in Sunday's game against the Chicago White Sox, but he wasn't able to deliver. Davis came on in the ninth with a 3-2 lead and went on to allow three hits and two earned runs over 2/3 of an inning. Jose Abreu scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch from Davis, who earned his second loss in the game. The team's primary closer right now, Josh Staumont, had pitched on both Friday and Saturday, so he was unavailable. Scott Barlow, who has been just as good if not better than Staumont, had also pitched the previous two days. Royals manager Mike Matheny decided to go with Greg Holland in the eighth inning before Davis in the ninth for this one, but it's likely he'll rethink that next time. Davis now has a 7.53 ERA and 1.53 WHIP on the year. Staumont is the only must-roster reliever in this pen, with Barlow being the second-most worthy of a roster spot.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN