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In a game of inches, the Royals did not measure up on Tuesday night in their 6-5 loss to the Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium.
Despite a comeback effort in the eighth inning with MJ Melendez’s clutch two-run double, the turning point of Tuesday’s game came on a wild pitch and a ground ball with an expected batting average of .150.
The wild pitch was the go-ahead run for the Red Sox. The grounder that escaped through the infield gave the Red Sox two big insurance runs that were crucial in holding off the Royals’ late-innings comeback.
And suddenly a big series just got even bigger as the Royals look to avoid a sweep at home in Wednesday’s finale and stay ahead of Boston in the American League Wild Card standings, with their lead on the Red Sox for the third spot dwindling to a half-game after the loss.
“It’s a game of inches,” Royals starter Seth Lugo said. “One or two things happen a different way, it’s a completely different ballgame. That’s the way baseball goes.”
The defeat also means the Royals lost the season series to the Red Sox, who hold the tiebreaker with the better head-to-head record if they’re tied for a playoff spot at the end of the season.
“There are some repercussions for these losses,” first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino said. “Worst-case scenario, if both of us are fighting for the [third Wild Card], they own the season series now. As far as that goes, that stinks. But at the end of the day, what is to come is in front of us. … Every game is big. So [we need to] just keep stacking wins, and we haven’t done that the past two nights.
“That’s frustrating, but we have another opportunity to get back after Boston tomorrow. And we’re excited about that opportunity.”
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