Now I’ll say it a little more confidently. The Orioles’ failure to capitalize on bases loaded with no outs AND to immediately get a HBP-except-it’s-a-strikeout out — definitely felt like a death knell.
Five games left for KC.
Magic Number is 4️⃣.
2.0 gm lead (- tiebreaker) over MIN
2.5 gm lead (+ tiebreaker) over SEA
If the Royals finish…
5-0 = PLAYOFFS
4-1 = PLAYOFFS
3-2 = MIN needs 5-0
2-3 = MIN needs 4-1
1-4 = MIN needs 3-2/SEA needs 4-0
0-5 = MIN needs 2-3/SEA needs 3-1
@nlbmprez @BallySportsKC @JEDunn@NLBMuseumKC@Royals Then it’s a good thing in many ways! …but still not fun to watch. Give me a pitcher’s duel/a walkoff win. Glad the offense is taking off, though, and that the @NLBMuseumKC was able to benefit. 😊
I’m always cynical, but a Royals 5 HR shutout victory following two losses with hardly any offense is… discouragingly familiar. The starting pitching, though!