Alex Gordon has been here before.
With Friday night’s game on the line, the Royals trailing 4-2 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays, Gordon stepped to the plate against left-handed reliever Aaron Loup.
Brandon Moss and Alcides Escobar had just put together two fantastic at-bats to keep the Royals’ hopes alive. Moss stood on third, Escobar on first.
“Loup is a tough lefty, so if you get your pitch to hit, don’t miss it,” Gordon said. “I know (Loup) likes to come with a first-pitch fastball, so I was just looking for that pitch and not trying to do too much with it.