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What happened in the KC Royals’ extra-inning loss Tuesday night? Some observations about another close Kansas City game.
Notes and thoughts from the KC Royals’ 6-5 loss to Cincinnati Tuesday evening, their 11th game decided by two or fewer runs this season:
Game winner. As will be the case in all extra-inning games this unique season, both halves of the 10th frame began with a runner on second, and this temporary (at least for now) rule figured in the outcome.
Placed runner Nicholas Castellanos scored the winning run when Joey Votto’s fly to deep center bounced off the wall for a double.