Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but the Royals lost another close game in which their starting pitcher did very well but the offense contented itself with making farting noises and stomping back to the dugout.
Danny Duffy got in trouble in the first inning after allowing a lead-off double and a sacrifice bunt but ended the threat with a ground out and a fly out. After that Duffy settled down until the fifth inning when he allowed another lead-off double followed by a sacrifice bunt. This time Carlos Santana, who hit that first double, made Duffy pay by lining a single right past Duffy’s ear into center to drive in the only score of the game.