In an attempt to bounce back from their first walk-off defeat since April 3, the Kansas City Royals aimed for a series victory against the Detroit Tigers. A win Sunday would also net a Kansas City season series win over Detroit, the seventh time in the past 10 seasons. Growing up and learning more about baseball during the dominant Detroit days, seeing that quiet run of success gives me some joy.
This game unfolded as a tense, low-scoring affair with minimal thrills. The first half of the game, featuring quality pitching from veteran Michael Wacha and quiet Royals bats, doesn’t matter as much in retrospect.