2018 has not been kind to the Royals. They entered the All Star break more than 40 games under .500. They only won four series in the entire first half. In fact, they had yet to sweep a series entering the start of second half of play!
They needed exactly one weekend to change that total, as behind a wild play from their backup catcher, the Royals bolted past the Twins, 5-3, on Sunday afternoon. It took until July 22nd, but they finally snagged their first sweep of 2018.
Drew Butera hit an inside-the-park home run! That’s not even a typo, he hit an inside-the-park home run!