Kansas City, Mo. — It’s hard to figure sometimes.
For four innings Saturday, Matthew Boyd was all but untouchable. He faced the minimum 12 hitters (the one lead-off single erased in a double-play), set down 11 straight hitters and struck out seven of them. He blew through those four innings on 48 pitches, 35 of them strikes, and nine of those swings and misses.
Then came the fifth inning and it all changed.