Royals Rally on Wild Pitch to Stun Orioles in Ninth

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Maikel Garcia scored on a wild pitch by Ryan Helsley in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night, lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 6-5 comeback win over the Baltimore Orioles at Kauffman Stadium.

The Orioles built a 5-1 lead behind a three-run homer from Coby Mayo in the second inning and a two-run shot from Adley Rutschman in the eighth. The Royals chipped away, tying it in the eighth before Helsley’s wild pitch with two outs in the ninth allowed Garcia to dash home before the tag.

Michael Massey homered for Kansas City. Lucas Erceg earned the win in relief. The announced attendance was 15,164. The game took 2 hours, 59 minutes.