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Royals Report: Back To Losing After Friday The 13th Ends

By John Viril

May 14, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals pitcher Dillon Gee (53) is taken out of the game against the Atlanta Braves by manager Ned Yost (left) during the sixth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports
May 14, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals pitcher Dillon Gee (53) is taken out of the game against the Atlanta Braves by manager Ned Yost (left) during the sixth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 14, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of a Atlanta Braves cap and glove on the field prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports
May 14, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of a Atlanta Braves cap and glove on the field prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports /

The Royals  returned to their losing ways on Saturday night, falling to the Atlanta Braves 5-0 at Kauffman Stadium.

For one of the few times in my life, I’m rather unhappy to have predicted the future. Friday night I—rather cynically—Tweeted the following, hoping that the Kansas City Royals would show me up the next day:

See, you guys should all follow me on Twitter because you’ll hear cheery tweets like that during games. I’m fun.

Right now, the KC Royals appear to be caught in a time-loop that has brought back 2012-style baseball. I guess the Baseball Gods got tired of sprinkling their Divine Fairy Dust all over Kansas City and have now forced us to get back to reality.

I can’t say I’m really happy about it.

So, on to my observations about today’s debacle…er, I mean game:

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