Back in ancient history when cable television ruled the entertainment landscape, there was this phenomenon known as Sweeps Week. TV stations would plan to broadcast the absolute most dramatic episodes of their TV shows all week because the TV ratings that were measured during this week would set the rates the broadcasters could charge advertisers for the rest of the year. If MLB was fictionalized, this absolutely would have been a Sweeps Week game.
It started innocuously enough. Brady Singer had three scoreless innings to get things started, though they were by no means perfect. Meanwhile, Nelson Velázquez belted a solo home run with one out in the second to give the Royals an early lead.