Over the offseason, the Kansas City Royals acquired Mike Minor, Carlos Santana, and Andrew Benintendi to fill crucial holes in their pitching staff and lineup. And in today’s Sunday afternoon 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox, all three played crucial roles in a game that began tediously but got rapidly crazier as the contest drew to a close: Santana hit a game-tying home run, Benintendi drove in a pair, and Minor made a nice start on the mound.
Minor began this game looking to bounce back from his first start of the year, which was a mixed bag.