KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Line drive to left-center field, and Jackie Bradley Jr. was in a full sprint. It didn’t take long for the Red Sox center fielder to be fully committed.
He would dive head-first like Superman, either to save the day or set the stage.
The ball got past him.
That rolling triple in the seventh opening the door for the Royals to break a tie and beat the Red Sox 4-2 in Monday night’s series opener at Kauffman Stadium. With a win, the Red Sox would have moved into sole possession of first place in the American League East.