Kansas City Royals pitchers—led by 45-year-old Rich Hil, but aided by multiple bullpen armsl—walked 14 Atlanta Braves batters. For most of the game, the Royals were able to avoid the proverbial shit hitting the fan, but the walks finally came around to bite the team in the eighth inning. The game was not nearly as close as the final 10-7 score indicated.
The evening began well enough, as Hill struck out the first two Braves he saw and efficiently getting through the first three batters. Kansas City immediately struck in the bottom of the first inning, with Jonathan India leading off with an opposite-field single and Maikel Garcia driving him in with an opposite-field double; Garcia would score on another opposite-field single by Salvador Perez.