Facebook Twitter Instagram
    • Personalities/Staff
    • Jobs
    • Calendar
    • Keeping it Local
    • Contest Rules
    • Contact Us
    • Login
    RSS Facebook Twitter
    News Radio KMAN
    ESB's Managing Your Money
    • Local/State News
      • Manhattan
      • Riley County
      • Wamego
      • Pottawatomie County
      • Fort Riley
      • Geary County
      • State News
      • RCPD Reports
    • Weather
    • Sports
      • High School Sports
        • Scores
      • Scoreboard Saturday
      • K-State Sports
      • Student-Athlete of the Week
    • On Demand
      • In Focus
      • Who’s On In Focus
      • The Game
      • Managing Your Money by ESB Financial
      • Wildcat Insider
    • Obituaries
    • Message Us
      • Birthday/Anniversary
    Listen
    News Radio KMAN
    You are at:Home»Video»AssociatedPress»Royals squander lead, fall further out of first

    Royals squander lead, fall further out of first

    0
    By KMAN Staff on September 14, 2014 AssociatedPress, Professional Sports, Sports

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Boston slugger David Ortiz left the ballpark early due to what Red Sox manager John Farrell called a family emergency.

    “He’s fine. He got called away from this game,” Farrell said. “There was a family emergency that he had to attend to and he jumped on a flight late this afternoon. He should catch up with us in Pittsburgh.”

    Even without him, Boston was able to rally past Kansas City for an 8-4 victory on Sunday as Daniel Nava hit a grand slam and Xander Bogaerts added a three-run shot.
    The loss continued the Royals slide. When asked if his club could afford to lose three of four to a last-place club, Kansas City manager Ned Yost succinctly replied, “No, no, no.”

    Yost also abruptly ended his post-game media session with that answer.
    The Royals, who blew a four-lead lead, fell 1 1-2 games behind Detroit, which beat Cleveland, in the AL Central. Kansas City is in the thick of the wild-card race.
    The Red Sox chased Jason Vargas (11-9) with one out in the sixth after Mookie Betts and Bogaerts singled. Reliever Aaron Crow walked Yoenis Cespedes to load the bases and struck out Allen Craig.

    Nava hit Crow’s next pitch into the Red Sox bullpen for his second career grand slam and a 7-4 lead.

    “Do I think this is going to cause us to fade? No,” Vargas said. “But we need to play better ball that’s for sure because we’re running out of games.”
    Bogaerts homered in the third and got three hits. He also had a sacrifice fly and drove in four runs, giving him 11 RBIs in his past 15 games.
    Joe Kelly (3-2) gave up five consecutive hits and four runs in the second, but nothing else in six innings. The Royals loaded the bases in the ninth off Edward Mujica, but Lorenzo Cain struck out looking to end the game.

    Eric Hosmer hit a three-run homer in the second, and Omar Infante’s grounder scored another run in the inning.
    “You never expect to lose three out of four especially this late in the season when time is winding down,” Hosmer said. “It’s nothing this team hasn’t been through before. We can bounce back from this. There’s still time left.”

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    KMAN Staff
    • Website
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    Related Posts

    K-State baseball misses selection to NCAA Baseball tournament

    COMMIT: 2024 OL Kyle Rakers becomes third offensive lineman in 2024

    NBA’s Fitness to Play Panel clears Keyontae Johnson for NBA Draft

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    Listen Live Here
    Listen Live - Mobile

    Categories

    EEO Report

    FCC Public File

    FCC Applications


    Follow @1350kman on Twitter · Manhattan Broadcasting Company is an equal opportunity employer.
    Manhattan Broadcasting does not discriminate in sale of advertising on the basis of race, gender, or ethnicity, and will not accept advertising which does so discriminate. © 2022 Manhattan Broadcasting Company.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.