The wait for a spot in an MLB rotation lasted six years in the minor leagues, stints with eight teams and a busted Rule 5 selection. So it’s only fitting that Royals right-hander Glenn Sparkman was forced to wait a couple of additional hours Thursday.
Worth it.
After a 2-hour, 14-minute rain delay, the Royals outlasted Toronto 6-2 in a game that started late Thursday and ended early Friday at Kauffman Stadium, backing Sparkman’s first career start with a victory.
Sparkman fell one inning shy of qualifying for the win on his record — on a pitch count, he lasted four innings — but the Royals had grabbed a 4-2 lead by the time he was replaced on the mound.