Despite facing a team clearly much better than them with a one-time staff ace who still seems to be trying to channel the spirit of Stella, the Kansas City Royals actually hung in this game until the eighth against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In fact, when the night was over for both of the game’s starters, the Royals had the lead.
Well, sort of.
Angels right-hander Nick Tropeano was not effective. Facing an almost entirely forgettable Royals lineup, Tropeano was doubled to death, ceding four two-baggers to Hunter Dozier, Mike Moustakas, Whit Merrifield, and Jorge Soler.