Resilient Royals strike again, defeat Mariners 7-6
It was a really gutsy effort by KC to win a tight game.
BRONX, NY - APRIL 17: Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino (9) celebrates with Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) during the MLB professional baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, NY. (Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Tonight’s match was about the closest you can get to playoff baseball on May 1. Bryan Woo and Cole Ragans are both considered aces on their staffs, though you might not know it from how they performed tonight, and each took home a no-decision.
There were multiple lead changes, and the bullpens were tested to their limits. In the end, the Royals emerged victorious in their first contest of a new month. Things got off to a fast start for KC.
If you sat down a little late, you’d have found KC in front 3-0 before you even got logged into Apple TV. Maikel Garcia singled to right, Bobby Witt Jr. singled to shortstop, and Vinnie Pasquantino – freshly returned to the lineup after aggravating a back injury during the first contest in Sacramento – also singled to right to drive in the first run of the game.
Connor Joe had a fielding error, and the Royals had a run in with runners at second and third with no outs for Salvador Perez. Perez, of course, has been a lightning rod for criticism during the Royals’ slow start, but he whalloped a sinker that got a little too much of the plate down the left field line to drive in both runners. Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone both made outs, but Isaac Collins parachuted a pop-up down the left field line to bring home Salvy with two outs and give the Royals a 4-0 lead.
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