As if Detroit’s sweep at the hands of the Athletics wasn’t frustrating enough, the team lost their entire off day waiting for a plane delay. Apparently they spent much of Wednesday stranded on the tarmac due to mechanical issues. That didn’t exactly bode well for them snapping a four-game losing streak on Friday night.

Well, no one said this was supposed to be easy. That weird off day didn’t stop the team from showing up ready to play ball at Kauffman Stadium tonight. Detroit won 5-3, in a memorable game from Riley Greene, Kyle Finnegan, and manager A.J. Hinch who had to navigate nearly six innings of relief work.

Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo has struggled in the first inning this season, and after getting two outs to start tonight’s game, he found himself in more early-game trouble

See Full Page