Tonight, the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8-4 at Angel Stadium. Even that comfortable score was a misnomer: this was a wire-to-wire dominating performance by Kansas City, who brought an 8-2 lead into the ninth inning.

The first inning of the game was a particular blast—provided you rooted for the boys in blue as opposed to the home team. Maikel Garcia worked a full count before doubling to left field, and Bobby Witt Jr. followed with a single that moved Garcia to third base. Angels starter Sam Aldegheri uncorked a wild pitch, which allowed Garcia to score and Witt to take second base. Salvador Perez then singled Witt home, resulting in a 2-0 lead and Perez’s 1,013th career RBI to move into second place all time in Royals franchise history.

Career RBI No. 1,01

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