Springfield News-Leader · May 5, 2016
Nationals pound Royals in ugly defeat
(Photo: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports)KANSAS CITY - Kris Medlen got pounded off the mound in the third inning. Eric Hosmer got tossed in the sixth.
At least their starting pitcher and star first baseman didn’t have to suffer through all nine innings of a 13-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, one that sent the spiraling World Series champions to their seventh loss in nine games.The rest of the Kansas City Royals were probably jealous of them.
“I feel like I let us down and didn’t give us a chance to win, obviously, looking at the score,” Medlen said. “They hit mistakes. They hit good pitches. It was just kind of a snowball effect.”