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A quick look at the stat line for Greg Holland is definitely not flattering. While the Kansas City Royals closer did record both saves he went out for, Holland also gave up three runs on four hits and two walks during his two innings of work. That is definitely not a pretty stat line.

However, this is one of those cases where statistics can be deceiving. All three of those runs, and every baserunner except one, came during his disastrous outing against the Brewers, where Holland did not retire a single one of the five batters that he faced that night. That caused his ERA for the year to double from 1.76 to 3.52 in just that one appearance.

Every pitcher will likely have that one bad outing. Even the best in the game sometimes just do not have anything during any given appearance. That was just the case with Holland, who has provided more than sufficient proof as to why the Royals should feel confident when he enters the game.

During a week when, for the most part, the Kansas City Royals were playing excellent baseball, Greg Holland had the unfortunate timing of having what may have been his worst outing in his career.

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