While Adalberto Mondesi tried his hardest to single-handedly drag the Kansas City Royals to victory, Ian Kennedy and Brad Boxberger blew the game in the last two innings to allow the Minnesota Twins to come from behind to win 5-4.
The game began with promise. Brad Keller, the de facto staff ace, continued the strong momentum from his opening day start through the early innings. Keller looked sharp—albeit not as sharp as his other start, but sharp—and cruised through three innings with minimal resistance. But Keller’s control started to fray in the fourth and fifth innings, when he hit a batter and walked a pair as he struggled to throw stripes.