And that’s why the Kansas City Royals are the champs.
After allowing the Minnesota Twins (11-33) to take an early 2-1 lead off a Joe Mauer homer and Robbie Grossman RBI single, the Royals (23-21) responded by scoring five unanswered off Ricky Nolasco who continued his downward spiral of now six straight starts with four or more runs allowed.
A short rain delay didn’t slow down Ian Kennedy as the Royals won game one of the series, 10-4.
Down 2-1, the Royals tied things up with a sacrifice fly by Omar Infante and then took the lead for good with a four-run third inning capped off by a two-run single by Jarrod Dyson.