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On This Date in Royals History: April 12

Related Topics: Walk-off home run, Home run

The Royals overcame a 6–0 deficit vs. Baltimore on this date in 2000, scoring four runs in the seventh and winning it with a walk-off, three-run home run by Rey Sanchez in the ninth.

It was the third straight day in which the Royals won on a walk-off home run, following Johnny Damon on April 10 and Brian Johnson on April 11.

The day after Sanchez’s walk-off homer, April 13, the Royals recorded their fourth straight walk-off win, edging Baltimore, 6–5, on Carlos Beltran’s walk-off single in the ninth.