The date may not register with most Royals fans, because it doesn’t with players and team officials.
But refer to the Royals’ 4-2 victory over the Cardinals on May 30, 2013 as the “rain delay game in St. Louis,” and there is instant recognition, if for no other reason than it didn’t end until after 3 a.m.
There was much more to the game, which proved to be a turning point in a season that had gone sour.
In 2013, the Royals’ young core was expected to turn the page on nearly two decades of history of bad baseball and become a contender.