The temperature at the start of today’s game was 33 degrees Fahrenheit. If you guessed that the temperature would impact the offense of this game, you were not wrong.
Ian Kennedy pitched a terrific six shutout innings against Cleveland. He struck out eight and allowed only four hits while walking none. It was an intense pitcher’s duel between him and Cleveland’s Trevor Bauer for the first six innings. Unfortunately for Bauer, Royals bargain free agent signing Lucas Duda led off the seventh inning and deposited Bauer’s first pitch into the right-field seats.