KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a span of four batters, the Kansas City Royals went from tied, to winning, to tacking on breathing room and causing Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora to lose his temper and earn an ejection.
That’s how fast the Royals swung the game and put the heat squarely on their guests in the pivotal seventh inning of a 7-3 win in front of an announced 18,970 in the first game of a four-game set at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday night, the first game of an 11-game homestand for the Royals.
The game also doubled as former Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer’s return to KC as well as his Boston Red Sox debut.
