If you have psoriasis, Eric Hosmer isn’t going to cure it. Come on, now. He’s just a baseball player. Grow up.
Royals Vs. Yankees: Eric Hosmer Comes Up Big, Kansas City Wins In Extras
But maybe if you just, you know, shake his hand when you get a chance. It wouldn’t hurt. It ... could cure you. Maybe.
Hosmer hit his first major-league home run on Wednesday night, and he drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly as the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees in 11 innings at Yankee Stadium, 4-3.
The Yankees got on the board first, with Jorge Posada knocking in Robinson Cano with a single in the second inning. Curtis Granderson hit his 12th home run of the season, a solo shot to push the lead to 2-0. Then Hosmer decreed yon ball shall leave thy yard, and, lo, it was beautiful. Which is to say, Hosmer hit a solo home run to close the gap to 2-1.
A Wilson Betemit RBI single in the eighth off David Robertson tied the game, and the tie held until the 10th inning, when Buddy Carlyle allowed a Melky Cabrera walk and a Jeff Francoeur double to give the Royals a short-lived lead. In the bottom half of the inning, Royals closer Joakim Soria walked leadoff hitter Russell Martin on four straight pitches that weren’t especially close. After a sacrifice bunt and a ground out, Granderson singled Martin home to tie the game.
In the top of the 11th, Carlyle walked Chris Getz to lead off the inning, and after a sacrifice bunt pushed Getz to second, Jarrod Dyson hit an infield single, with Getz moving to third. After a stolen base from Dyson, Joe Girardi ordered an intentional walk to load the bases for Hosmer. That’s probably the last time you’ll read those last ten words in that sequence again. Hosmer got to 0-2, fouled off a pitch, and drove a low, outside pitch to shallow center. It was deep enough to score Getz, though, and the Royals took a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Louis Coleman pitched an uneventful 11th inning for his first major-league save.
Royals starter Vin Mazzaro couldn’t make it out of the fourth, allowing four walks and two runs in his first start in the majors this year. A.J. Burnett fared much better, allowing only a single hit (but five walks) over seven innings.
The series continues on Thursday with Sean O’Sullivan going for the Royals, and Ivan Nova pitching for the Yankees.
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