Playing as though it was October 2014, Eric Hosmer and the Royals bullpen took the reins for Kansas City in which offense and the margin for error were nearly nonexistent.
Kansas City starting pitcher Chris Young struggled to record outs with efficiency and needed to get lifted for Franklin Morales with two outs in the fifth. Cleveland had already scored the game-evening run when Salvador Perez attempted to gun down Michael Bourn at third but errantly delivered the ball to Mike Moustakas, allowing Bourn to come around to score.