Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the Royals put together an epic comeback to beat the Oakland A’s at Kauffman Stadium.
It was a poetic way to celebrate Dayton Moore’s promotion to club president, as the Royals paid homage to the way that Dayton’s greatest teams loved to win baseball games. They were down 6-0 halfway through the third inning, but it was all Kansas City after that, capped by a titanic home run from Salvador Perez that put the Royals ahead for good.
We begin with Jackson Kowar, who was absolutely awful. It was clear from the beginning that Kowar had zero command, as four of the first eight men he reached walked.