GURANDOSURAMU!

Another pretty good day for the hitters, and only a so-so day for the pitchers, which is quite an improvement.  Kosuke Fukudome went yard with the sacks packed, his first granny in the majors, in a losing effort against the D'Backs.  Justin Smoak also had a first homer, in his case his first major league dinger of any kind.  He also doubled, and raised his OPS to nearly .800, well above Chris Davis territory for now.  Hunter Pence and Chris Snyder also went deep, and Aaron Hill contributed three more walks to the coffers.

The only pitcher who appeared last night was rookie Brian Matusz, who is chomping innings pretty nicely if not being dominant.  He went six and allowed three runs, including a home run to Robinson Cano, as the Yanks dropped the Orioles to 4-18 on the year.

Aaron Crow returned to prospect-land at least briefly with eight strong innings and only two earned runs allowed and no homers.  I'm not sure what possessed the Northwest Arkansas manager to leave him in that long, but hey, the Royals know what they are doing, right?  Is this thing on?  Mike Trout had a couple of singles, but was erased stealing both times he reached.  Grant Green is looking pretty pedestrian after a raging start, with a .478 OPS in his last 10 games.  One would hope he's not indulging in that jumping Stockton night life scene.