Kansas City — A season after a thrilling and improbable October run left the Royals 90 feet from tying Game 7 of the World Series in the bottom of the ninth inning—the result of third base coach Mike Jirschele throwing the brakes on Alex Gordon instead of risking a play at the plate—they’ll get another chance. Jirschele’s alert decision to send Lorenzo Cain home from first base on Eric Hosmer’s long single into the rightfield corner in the bottom of the eighth inning paid off, providing the difference maker in the Royals’ pennant-clinching 4–3 win over the Blue Jays in Game 6 of the ALCS.
Jirschele?s calculated gamble sends Cain home, Royals to World Series
