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The wait was long, probably too long in his mind, for Edward Olivares Monday night. Not until the 11th inning, when the KC Royals had just one out left to tie a record-breaking 8-5 game for the fifth time, did Manager Mike Matheny give Olivares a chance to play.
That Olivares hadn’t entered the contest earlier—or hadn’t started it—was curious in and of itself. He’d played well in the Royals’ just-completed road trip, clubbing three home runs, and was hitting .271. Matheny, however, deployed an outfield that night of Andrew Benintendi in left, Michael A.