Kansas City Royals: Top Five Games From 2016 First Half
By Collin Bell
Best Game So Far in 2016
May 28th: Kansas City 8 Chicago White Sox 7
When someone thinks of memorable Royals games, this is one fans are going to bring up for a long time.
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Yordano Ventura struggled in this one, giving up a career high seven runs over seven innings. Kansas City’s offense was sluggish, only having put up one run over the first eight innings.
The ninth, however, was a different story.
Paulo Orlando began the inning by striking out. Cheslor Cuthbert got things going by singling up the middle. A few clutch hits, poor defensive plays, and intentional walks later, and all of a sudden, the Royals had the game tied with the bases loaded and newly-called-up Brett Eibner at the plate.
With two strikes, Eibner hit the game winning single just past the diving Chicago first baseman, and the Royals won the game 8-7. It was their largest ninth inning comeback in team history and largest overall comeback in nine years.
Definitely a game Royals fans won’t soon forget. The fact that it was against the White Sox only made it even better.
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Let me know, what did I miss? What were some of your favorite games from the first half of 2016?