After leading 5-0 in the eighth inning against a team with 44 wins, the Royals turned into the mid-2000s Royals and coughed up the lead in one inning. With the loss, Kansas City loses the season series to Baltimore.
When the game began hours ago, it didn’t take long for the Royals to score off old “friend” Matt Harvey. In the top of the first, Andrew Benintendi ripped an RBI-single to center field — scoring Nicky Lopez and giving Kansas City a 1-0 lead.
Two innings later, Whit Merrifield, the league-leader in stolen bases, made things happen on his own.