Despite a decent offensive night for the Royals, the Royals bullpen did its best impersonation of the April/May bullpen, serving up three runs in their final two innings and allowing another inherited runner to score, including watching as their opponents notched a walk-off win.
The Royals bats were actually pretty solid. Alex Gordon continued his torrid late season surge, getting on base three times in five trips to the plate, singling, doubling, and getting plunked while driving in two and scoring once. Ryan O’Hearn also collected two hits, both for extra bases and the latter warranting discussion down below.