There was a point in the second inning of tonight’s game where I thought, “There’s no way the Rays can screw up this lead, with the Royals playing this badly.”
Let me tell you, dear readers, that was definitely hubris on my part.
Things looked bad for Brad Keller almost right out of the gate, giving up a lead off single to Austin Meadows, followed by an Arozarena single, followed by a Joey Wendle fielder’s choice. Lowe grounded into a fielder’s choice that definitely should have been an inning-ending double-play, but instead scored Meadows and an error by Whit Merrifield allowed Wendle to arrive safely at second.