A five-run outburst that was hard to watch.

After a doubleheader cleared most of the bullpen yesterday, the Royals were scraping to pull together four good innings after Seth Lugo put down five shaky innings to keep the game close. Heading into the eighth inning, the game was tied at 2-2.

Unfortunately, the bullpen was not up to the task.

The game completely unraveled in the eighth inning, as Jonathan Bowlan was unable to make any good pitches. He gave up an easy double to Andrew Benintendi and two walks to load the bases with only one out. Luis Robert Jr blooped a little single into right field to score two runs, and the floodgates were open.

On a soft grounder, India had a terrible throw to Witt, who came off the bag to catch the ball. Because Robert Jr had such a terrible slide, Wit

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