For a while, it looked like the Royals were going to be the victims of a perfect game, or at least a no-hitter. Unfortunately, Ryan O’Hearn broke it up with a leadoff single in the fifth inning. I say unfortunately because this was otherwise an extra-long dud of a game. If the Royals had been no-hit at least we would have gotten to see something (semi-)novel.
Kyle Zimmer served as the opener for the Royals. The broadcast crew noted that Mike Matheny was hoping for a pitch count low enough to justify sending Zimmer out for a third inning.