If you’re the kind of person who just checks the box score there’s important context about Brad Keller’s start tonight; he ultimately allowed four runs, three earned, but I put two runs on the defense and two more on Manager Mike Matheny.
Keller had a bumpy first inning which included a pair of two-out walks but settled in pretty well until the fifth inning. Yadier Molina reached on a throwing error by Emmanuel Rivera - Rivera appeared to be negatively affected by the fact that he had just ended a Royals scoring opportunity by hitting into his second double play of the night.