Royals right-hander Brad Keller’s next start comes on opening day Thursday in front of the home crowd at Kauffman Stadium, the first opening day start of his young career. So you’ll have to excuse him if he’s not lingering too much on his spring training outing against a Milwaukee Brewers split squad.
Keller wasn’t as sharp as he’s been in some other starts this spring, but he’s stretched out and ready for the games that count. While he didn’t issue a walk, he hit a pair of batters and uncorked a wild pitch along the way to giving up four runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings during a 6-4 Royals win in front of 8,171 Saturday at American Family Fields of Phoenix.