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What was bound to happen to the KC Royals happened Sunday when the bullpen collapsed and contributed heavily to a lopsided loss.
Sooner or later, we knew all too well, it was bound to happen. The KC Royals’ bullpen, for the most part refreshingly competent this season after two straight sad campaigns, finally crumbled Sunday.
The Chicago White Sox, in town for the Royals’ first home series of this truncated season, fully exploited the collapse by punishing KC relievers with seven seventh-inning runs en route to a 9-2 win and series sweep.