Nine runs. Two teams. 9 - 2 = 7. What a tribute to Joe Mauer.
At first, it was all Royals. And, really, how could they. On Joe Mauer night? This game has gone to the dogs.
Jake Odorizzi had an uncharacteristic night, giving up four runs in six innings of work. Two homers supplied most of the Kansas City scoring — a first-inning shot from Jorge Soler and a fifth-inning blast from Whit Merrifield. Shortly after Merrifield’s dinger, Lucas Duda brought home a run with a sac fly.
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