Matt Quatraro was glad to be back in the dugout Monday night.
“Not everybody gets a break after five games of their career,” Quatraro said before the Royals opened a three-game road series against the Rangers. “It was a little poorly timed, but I’m happy to be back.”
The Royals ran into a buzzsaw with Andrew Heaney, who struck out eight consecutive Royals hitters at one point.
“Tonight we ran into a guy who was really locating with his plus stuff, so it was a tough night for us,” said Royals manager Matt Quatraro, who returned Monday from a five-game absence after testing positive for COVID-19.