José Ramírez and Francisco Lindor win AL and NL honors

The Guardians clobbered the Royals last night, 8-3. Mike Matheny was determined to not let the GOAT beat him, so Oscar Gonzalez, Amed Rosario, Austin Hedges, and Daniel Lynch took care of it instead.

• Gonzalez continued to do what Gonzalez does, racking up multiple hits including one for extra bases.
• One of the most unlucky players of the season so far, Rosario reversed that trend last night.
• The Royals were winless this season when trailing after the first inning, and added one more loss to that pathetic oddity.

Before the game

• José Ramírez and LGFT Francisco Lindor were named AL and NL player of the week, respectively. And nobody made any connection there.
• Aaron Civale had some blood that needed to be drained, but it doesn’t sound like he is going to be out overly long.

Quick Facts

• Wander Franco is out 10 days with a quad strain.
• The Tiers and Twins spit a doubleheader.
• Yu Chang was 0-for-4 in his Pirates debut.
• The Phillies have a large lead in a stat you don’t want to have a large lead in.