Nobody said it had to be pretty. And the Royals absolutely took advantage of that this afternoon.
In a game where they blew a save and left a whopping 23 men on base, Kansas City made up for it thanks to a wacky passed ball and some Kyle Isbel extra-inning heroics, beating the White Sox 5-2. It was the Royals’ first road series win of the season and moves the record to 7-10.
A cold and damp Chicago afternoon made for a slow offensive day for both teams. Combine that with the rapidly growing suspicion that something is very different about these baseballs and you had a game where the baseball traveled about as well as a toddler without their tablet.