Back to the Kansas City Royals Newsfeed

Hercules walks off in extras as Royals defeat Astros 2-1 in ten innings

The Royals walked off in the tenth to defeat the Houston Astros 2-1 on Saturday night.

The PA system was on the fritz for the first two-plus innings, an experience I would have loved to have shared with fellow baseball enthusiasts. The sound came back though, and I was less disappointed, but the experience did provide a pretty cool moment out at Kauffman, as the fans in the stands launched into the national anthem:

Danny Duffy has been good lately. Today was another one of those good days, even as Houston elevated his pitch count.