Unlike his previous start, Kansas City Royals rookie right-hander Jonathan Heasley didn’t have to worry about the weather or his grip on the ball. As a result, Heasley held the Boston Red Sox hitters in check for the better part of seven innings.
Heasley, who struggled in a rain-drenched outing against the Tigers in a prior outing in KC, bounced back and tossed 6 2/3 scoreless against the Red Sox — the first Royals pitcher to go at least 6 2/3 scoreless in Boston since Kevin Appier on May 5, 1997 — yet the Royals still ended up on the losing side.
Royals relievers Dylan Coleman and Scott Barlow allowed a pair of runs in the eighth inning behind a bevy of walks in a 2-1 loss to the Red Sox in front of an announced 33,181 in the opening game of a three-game series at Fenway Park in Boston.
