(Photo: Orlin Wagner, Associated Press)
Kansas City, Mo. — Big night for Victor Reyes. Rough one for Spencer Turnbull. One fatal inning for Blaine Hardy and the Tigers.
It was a 5-5 game when Hardy entered in the seventh inning. When it was over — and Hardy didn’t finish it — the Royals had scored twice and were on their way to an 8-5 victory Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Hardy gave up a one-out home run to Martin Maldonado on a change-up that just barely cleared the fence in left. Whit Merrifield followed with a double, which prompted a visit from head athletic trainer Doug Teter.