Ian Kennedy Stumbles, Is Gifted Win
5 years agoKansas City Royals closer Ian Kennedy fumbled his save opportunity on Tuesday when he allowed the tying run to score in the top of the ninth inning, but a clutch home run by Ryan O'Hearn in the bottom half of the inning awarded Kennedy the win instead. Kennedy gave up three singles that allowed for the tying run to score, and he needed an outfield assist from Alex Gordon to punch out the potentially winning run at home. It was Kennedy's first stumble in about a week, but he's proven to be difficult to pin down as he hasn't taken a loss in over four months. Instead, he's sitting pretty at 25 saves for the year as he appears to have successfully resurrected his career.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com