Royals Review · Aug 23, 2023
Royals fall to Oakland 5-4
After dropping the first of three in Oakland on Monday night, the Royals failed to bounce back in a 5-4 loss on Tuesday. The loss secures a losing season against the Athletics.
Despite activating Zack Greinke off the IL earlier in the day, Kansas City elected to use Angel Zerpa as the opener. That decision, as it came to be, turned out to be a poor one. Zerpa was knocked for five runs over three innings. Four of them were earned.
The Royals fell behind in the first inning after a pair of runs, but Kyle Isbel managed to knot things up in a hurry in the top of the second. With two outs and the bases full, Isbel ripped a two-run single to center.
Kyle Isbel ties it in the second. #Royals