What is it about the Royals? When the Orioles play them, it feels like they catch no breaks and also do themselves no favors. Cheap hits and sloppy defense abound. It was more of the same tonight as Dean Kremer had to work around poor defense and the Royals doinked the ball all over the field. But it was still a close game until the bottom of the eighth when Cionel Pérez fell apart. The Orioles lose, 8-2.
The troubles started in the very first inning. With Bobby Witt on base via infield single and two outs, Salvador Perez hit a fly ball to left field that should have ended the inning.