If the Kansas City Royals front office and coaching staff closed their eyes and visualized what an ideal win would be in the 2019 season, it would look exactly like tonight’s 12-2 drumming of the Houston Astros.
It began at the top of the lineup. Whit Merrifield had himself a day, in one swoop of the fell variety nearly fulfilling his end of the contract extension he inked in the offseason. While Merrifield didn’t get on base his first time up, he would the next four plate appearances. Merrifield started the five-run fifth inning by tripling, coming around to score on a very nice opposite field double by Adalberto Mondesi.