The Royals erased a 7-0 hole on Tuesday night but ultimately came up short in extra innings 10-8.
For the first three innings of the game, it couldn’t have looked better for the two starting pitchers. Jordan Lyles had allowed just two hits and George Kirby faced the minimum. However, Lyles’s outing went from smooth to disastrous before many could blink. In a torturous fourth inning, Seattle thrashed Lyles for seven runs on four long balls. The frame began with back-to-back homers from Eugenio Suarez and Ty France.
By all accounts, it appeared to be a lackluster evening for those that made the trip out to Kauffman.