In the first game of today’s ice-forged doubleheader, the Kansas City Royals turned to rookie left-hander Eric Skoglund to try to start the series off on the right note. As has been the case for most of Skoglund’s young Royals career, the lanky southpaw was unable to stifle the opposing offense, in this case coming from the Toronto Blue Jays.
After Merrifield squandered a one-out walk by getting picked off and caught stealing to erase the Royals’ first-inning baserunner, the Blue Jays got the scoring started in the home half of the opening frame.