They did so well for so long. And yet the moment Brandon Maurer entered, you just knew things were about to hit the fan.
Cleveland beat Kansas City, 3-1, with a walk-off home run by Yan Gomes in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Royals took a lead into the eighth inning and promptly allowed runs in each the eighth and ninth frames. They lost despite allowing just four hits.
But don’t worry, the Royals’ inept offense did plenty of things themselves to put the team in a position to ultimately lose. They have now scored 8 runs in 6 April games.