After a beautiful pregame ceremony to honor Royals great Lorenzo Cain, the current squad made fans yearn for the past in a 5-4 loss to the A’s that tied them with Oakland for the worst record in baseball at 8-26. Brady Singer struggled with his control all evening, lasting just four innings and allowing five runs on six hits. He walked three, and just 52 of his 96 pitches were strikes. A’s pitchers also struggled with walks, handing out ten free passes, but Royals hitters were unable to take advantage, stranding 15 baserunners on the night.
The Royals got on the board in the first with a two-out rally.