Overview
- Baltimore beat Kansas City 7-5 in 12 innings Monday at Kauffman Stadium, improving to 11-12 after trailing 1-0 into the ninth.
- Rookie catcher Samuel Basallo, down to the Orioles’ final strike, tied it with a ninth-inning RBI single and later drove in the extra-innings automatic runner that starts on second to begin the 12th.
- Leody Taveras then hit his first career grand slam in the 12th to make it 7-2, and rookie Cameron Foster finished the win after allowing a three-run double.
- Royals starter Seth Lugo dominated with seven scoreless innings and seven strikeouts, while Orioles starter Kyle Bradish yielded only Jac Caglianone’s 437-foot solo homer despite 10 hits allowed.
- Kansas City stranded 16 runners and went 5-for-21 with men in scoring position as closer Lucas Erceg walked two and blew a ninth-inning save.