Royals 8, Tigers 3: Bullpen implosion theater

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY SportsThe Tigers rolled into Kansas City off a convincing series win in the desert. However, the first of three did not go as planned as Reese Olson got quite literally knocked out of the game early on and Joey Wentz came unglued in a long sixth inning that doomed them in this one.

The duel between Olson and KC’s Michael Wacha started off tilted toward the Royals. Olson stranded a Bobby Witt Jr. double in the first, but the contact was a little loud off the Royals’ bats. Meanwhile, Wacha kept the Tigers in check early on, retiring the first six hitters he faced.

Michael Massey led off the bottom of the second for the Royals and battled Olson for eight pitches before…