The Kansas City Royals rallied from a deep hole in a shootout against the Washington Nationals but ultimately fell short in an 8-7 loss this afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals faced a significant deficit before even coming to the plate. James Wood poked a single the other way to get things started before Seth Lugo got squeezed on a four-pitch walk to CJ Abrams. The Royals would get one out on a fielder’s choice before Josh Bell walked to load the bases. That brought up Nathaniel Lowe, who quickly went down in the count 1-2. But Lugo threw a hanging curveball and Lowe didn’t miss it, crushing it over the right field bullpen for a grand slam. The Nationals would tack on another when Daylen Lile singled and Drew Millas lined one to the warning track in right-center to score Lile.

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