Royals Fall to Athletics on Walk-Off Double in Ninth Inning
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Shea Langeliers hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, lifting the Athletics to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Sutter Health Park.
The Royals took a 3-0 lead in the fourth on a three-run homer by Jonathan India. answered with three runs in the fifth, highlighted by a bases-clearing double from Jacob Wilson. The game remained tied until Langeliers’ two-out double scored Max Schuemann.
Justin Sterner earned the win for the Athletics, now 76-84. Luinder Avila took the loss for Kansas City, which fell to .500 at 80-80. The game lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes before a crowd of 10,543.