Carter Jensen relished hitting his first two career MLB home runs, writes Anne Rogers.
“It’s sweet in the moment,” Jensen said. “During that game, I couldn’t let that feeling linger and just coast the rest of the game. I had to try to do everything I could both offensively and defensively, because we were trying to make a comeback.”
Michael Wacha did not look great in his return
, writes Jaylon Thompson.Starter Michael Wacha lasted only 2 ⅔ innings. He surrendered seven runs on nine hits while failing
to escape the third frame. It was his first start back from the seven-day injured list following an off-field accident. “It was a tough one for me tonight,” Wacha said. “You know, it felt like they were all over everything. They didn’t make a mistake.”
The Royals are still clinging to tiny playoff hopes.
On Tuesday, general manager J.J. Picollo championed a similar message. He called the remaining schedule a critical stretch for the organization. “These next 12 games are really important for this franchise,” Picollo said.
“We need to play well and we need to approach it like a playoff series because we are in a do-or-die situation. So, we need to (not only) win series but (also) sweep some series, too.”
Seth Lugo’s back did not respond well and he will miss his next start.
“He didn’t come out of his bullpen yesterday very well,” Quatraro said. “So, he is going to be day-to-day. It’s going to depend on the symptoms as to when he starts getting back into throwing.”
The Royals are hopeful Lugo can pitch again this season. Quatraro said Lugo tried to throw an aggressive bullpen to be available for Thursday’s series finale against the Seattle Mariners at Kauffman Stadium.
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