The clouds started to clear Wednesday night on what's been a gloomy stretch for the Kansas City Royals, thanks to a desperately needed win 4-3 win over their Wild Card rivals in the Guardians.
This win was particularly special as it showed overcoming adversity right from the get-go. Michael Wacha was supposed to start this game but the bullpen had to be relied on due to the veteran starter's placement on the 7-day concussion IL.
"Your back's against the wall, they won the first two games, we're fighting to hang on and those guys stepped up," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said about his bullpen.