KANSAS CITY, Mo. — They completed their work for the day just before the clock struck midnight, just before the calendar flipped to September. They closed the door on this 5-4 victory over the Royals, maybe shuttered for good the Kansas City season, too.
Still standing. Still breathing. Still owning a puncher’s chance.
This time, it took 13 innings, and this time they had to overcome an early 4-0 hole, and when you bookend this with the 5-4 win they collected Tuesday night in 10 innings, it makes for a hell of a business trip through the Midwest.