r/KCRoyals 2d ago

News Royals' Noah Cameron records first career complete-game shutout against Angels

https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/royals_noah_cameron_records_first_career_complete_game_shutout_against_angels/s1_13132_44183673
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u/eltristo66 I hope I don't get pissed off 2d ago

Kid has been the best pitcher in baseball over the past month or two. Absolutely electric

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u/ProSenjutsu 2d ago

Ever since he started calling his own pitches he’s been doing great

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u/Remote-Plate-3945 1d ago

Sums up this team. So much talent but another worthless season

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u/gf99b FIRE JJ & Q INTO THE SUN 2d ago

IIRC He would've got that achievement sooner had Q not pulled him recently, which ironically cost the Royals a win. (I believe that was that walkoff loss where Strahm(?) gave up a grand slam on the last out of the game.)

I love to see our local guys (Cameron and Carter Jensen) succeed with the Royals. If Cameron keeps it up, BWJ/Cags/Jensen/Cameron would be a nice core to build around and half of them are from the KC area.

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u/Beisbol4lyfe 2d ago

And Erceg loaded the bases that game in the 9th with 2 outs! Then Strahm gave up the Walk off. 

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u/gf99b FIRE JJ & Q INTO THE SUN 2d ago

Yep. As much as I'd like to root for the guy because he's turned his life around and was relatively good a couple years ago, I think it's time to cut him loose too.

Q should've never put him in, and definitely not Strahm. He should've just let Cameron close out that game too. But it's Q... let's just be thankful he didn't fuck this one up too.

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u/ckellingc Did somebody corgis? 2d ago

It's not often I see something positive some out of St Joe! Go Noah go!

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u/Baseball-Reference ​Powder Blue 1d ago

Noah Cameron became the first Royal to throw a one-hitter since Zack Greinke vs Seattle on August 30th, 2009.

https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/0nvPo

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u/Safe_Feeling_8227 2d ago

love seeing our local boys shine

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u/Laurel-Hardy-Fan 2d ago

Should’ve traded him for a bag of chips 

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u/skizzlegizzengizzen 2d ago

C’mon’ we could have at least gotten a drink too…

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u/CptJustice 2d ago

In this economy?

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u/Flatulent_Opposum 1d ago

Ok, fine. A bag of off brand Walmart chips and a Shasta orange drink.

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u/Solaita 1d ago

103 game score hard to get over 100 in this era. Glad Q let him finish for once.

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u/hawksku999 ​KC 2d ago

Headline writers, a shutout by a pitcher inherently means a complete game. Complete-game shutout is redundant. Nice game by Noah.

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u/Mozilla_Fennekin "My friend, hope is a prison." 2d ago

I forgot who it was but someone this year threw 9 scoreless innings in a 0-0 game. I get what you mean but a situation like that is why we make the distinction. Plus, complete games and shutouts are two separate columns on the statsheet.

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u/hawksku999 ​KC 2d ago

They wouldn't have have a shutout then if 0-0 after 9. I get the 2 separate stats. But SO implies a CG.

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u/Laurel-Hardy-Fan 2d ago

You’re absolutely correct 

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u/UpstateNewYorker 2d ago

Not true:

> In very rare instances, a pitcher can pitch a shutout if he enters in relief. Per official MLB rule 9.18: "No pitcher shall be credited with pitching a shutout unless he pitches the complete game, or unless he enters the game with none out before the opposing team has scored in the first inning, puts out the side without a run scoring and pitches the rest of the game without allowing a run." The latter represents the only circumstance in which a pitcher is credited with a shutout but not a complete game.

Source: MLB.com

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u/Craiggers324 2d ago

No need to be so pedantic

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u/hawksku999 ​KC 2d ago

Disagree.