Other than the historic meltdown that can only happen in KC. Hudson's picked up this pitch and has been one of the few bright spots for the Royals this season. Winning 5 of 6 decisions. Between July 7th and the Meltdown game, Luke's ERA dropped from 7.24 to 4.65KANSAS CITY -- This is Cool Hand Luke.
Luke Hudson was blistered for 11 runs in the first inning at Cleveland on Aug. 13. He'd gotten all of one out. Royals manager Buddy Bell came to the mound for a mercy yank.
Aw, come on, Skipper.
"He was actually begging to stay in," Bell said incredulously.
There's a team guy for you, though. Hudson knew the bullpen was pretty well chewed up from the previous day's doubleheader against the Indians. The Royals needed innings and he had given them only one-third.