In the throes of a ten-game homestand that started with five losses in six games at the hands of first the Chicago Cubs and then the St. Louis Cardinals, the lowly Kansas City Royals hoped for the modest change of pace of simply winning a baseball game. Hoping to notch another win in a season in which they would be better served in the long run by losing, Ned Yost’s club turned to rookie Brad Keller to try to right both his and the team’s ships after a rough start last time out.