Royals Reports: KC Returns To Normal With Friday The 13th Win

May 12, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; Kansas City Royals center fielder Jarrod Dyson (1) watches a fan catch the home run ball hit by New York Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro (not pictured) during the first inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports

3) It’s REALLY REALLY Good Not To Be In Yankee Stadium

I don’t want to blame Yankee Stadium for the KC Royals 1-3 series against the Yankees, because the yard was the same dimensions for New York players too. However, the Kansas City Royals pitching staff just isn’t built for a bandbox like the carbon copy of the House That Ruth Built.

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The Yankees hit nine home runs in the four games in the Bronx, including blasting five against Chris Young in 2.2 innings. Wow.

Pretty much every time I looked up, it seemed the Yankees were putting another ball in the seats.

Young was throwing batting practice in game one, but Ian Kennedy gave up two big flies that barely left the park on Thursday, and both came with a runner on base. Those four runs made his line look terrible, when he really wasn’t that bad.

Instead of respectable outing, while keeping his team in the game, Kennedy got blasted for seven runs in 6.1 innings.

Not good.

I REALLY appreciated the difference Friday night when Eddie Freeman’s drive to left hit the wind and fell about 20 feet short of the wall. At the time, the Royals were clinging to a one-run lead in the top of the eighth in a game they badly needed to get some momentum.

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