HOUSTON
The noise was deafening, the moment a flashback to an evening last October. It was the bottom of the first, and Colby Rasmus was trotting around the bases after a two-run homer, his jet-black hair flipping back and forth. Royals starter Chris Young was calling for a new baseball.
Minute Maid Park had come alive on Monday night. This time, there would be no silencing it.
The Royals had returned to the scene of their most improbable comeback, a miraculous rally in Game 4 of last year’s American League Division Series. The victory charted the course for destiny last fall.