Royals Win 16-12

The Royals jumped all over Rangers starter Kameron Loe for four runs in the first inning. Problem was, Kyle Snyder also had a disastrous start. Snyder was called up from Omaha before the game (Denny Bautista was sent to Omaha). He gave up nine runs (five of which were earned), and ten hits in two innings. He fooled nobody, even though he should have been out of the second inning without any damage, an error by Mark Teahen changed that and the Rangers took advantage by scoring three runs.

Then a college "baseball" game broke out. The Rangers exploded for eight runs in the third inning when the Rangers sent 13 guys to the plate. To their credit, the Royals came back and scored four runs in the bottom half of the third and the score was 11-8 Rangers. The game turned around for the Royals in the fifth and sixth inning when Sisco threw two perfect innings and kept the Royals close. By the end of the sixth inning it was 11-10 Rangers. In the seventh inning the Royals had an explosion of their own—scoring six runs, including a towering 3-run home run by Matt Stairs. The Royals went on to win 16-12.

The 7-run come from behind win was the largest by the Royals since September 1, 2001 when they were down 7-0 against the Rangers at Kauffman Stadium and came back to win 8-7 in 11 innings. The win also meant that the Royals ended the 9-game losing streak at Kauffman Stadium. If they had lost tonight, it would have been the first time in Royals history that they lost 10 games in a row at home.

Mark Teahen was 4-for-4 tonight with 2 RBI. David DeJesus was 3-for-5 with 4 RBI and everybody else had at least one hit. A big win for the Royals and that ends my run in the press box for now. I'll be posting more interviews in the coming days. I hope you've been enjoying a behind the scenes look at the Royals.