The Royals opened the season with a looooong, but surprisingly thrilling 14-10 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Things didn’t look good after they dug themselves in a hole with a 5-0 deficit when Brad Keller struggled. But the lineup fought back in the bottom of the inning and tied it, on their way to a club-record 14 runs in an Opening Day game.
I don’t want to conclude much after just one game, after all, Chris Owings, now on the Rockies, went 3-for-3 with a triple, walk, and two steals on Opening Day. But there were a few takeaways I had from watching the Royals back in action.