Log it in: Yes, the Royals’ bullpen coughed up the decisive run Wednesday afternoon in a 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners at Kauffman Stadium. And, yes, that wilted the starch from what had the makings of a nice comeback victory. So, again yes, the relief corps remains an open sore on a team whose 8-13 record could easily be reversed. But there is also the growing concern regarding Gil Meche, who escaped a loss despite offering up a fourth straight disappointing start. “The biggest thing is I’m just losing counts,” Meche said. “My off-speed pitches aren’t consistent because I’m not getting to the point where I can throw them.” We’ll get back to Meche. First, the bullpen. It was 5-5 when Milton Bradley opened the Seattle eighth inning with a double into the left-center gap against reliever Brad Thompson. Bradley moved to third on Mike Sweeney’s topper to Thompson, which brought Dusty Hughes into the game for a left-on-left matchup against Casey Kotchman. Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/28/1910794/meche-and-bullpen-struggle-again.html#ixzz0mVbdRCYb
