Flaherty retired 13 men in a row after he allowed a two-out double to the Royals’ Hunter Dozier and an intentional walk to Jorge Soler in the first inning. That streak when both Nicky Lopez and Whit Merrifield singled in the sixth. But Flaherty took matters into his own hands by fielding Alex Gordon’s comebacker and starting a double play via shortstop Paul DeJong at second. Then, on the eighth pitch of a duel with Dozier, Flaherty struck him out on his 92nd pitch of the night.
EDMAN PLAYS 'TEAM BALL'
