Curt Schilling got himself in extra trouble against Kansas City. Boston's ace tied the AL record by allowing 10 extra-base hits, and the Royals rallied for three runs in the eighth inning for a 5-4 win Thursday night. The win completed a three-game sweep of the Red Sox.
"I don't know if there's any in-depth explanation other than I didn't get the job done when I had to make the pitches," Schilling said. "I felt fine. I felt fine."
Schilling (14-5) gave up nine doubles and a home run, matching the mark set by Washington's Dale Gear in 1901 and equaled by Cleveland's Luis Tiant in 1969.
Boston went 1-5 on a trip to Tampa Bay and Kansas City, who have the two worst records in the AL. The Red Sox, swept in a three-game series at the Royals for the first time in 15 years, have lost five straight for the first time since 2004. They remained a season-high three games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East.
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"We've backed ourselves into a little bit of a hole. Now we've got to find a way to get out of it," Boston manager Terry Francona said.
In other AL games, it was: Chicago 5, New York 4; Texas 8, Seattle 2; Toronto 5, Minnesota 0; and Cleveland 14, Los Angeles 2.
Ryan Shealy's infield single, the only hit by the Royals that didn't go for extra bases, pushed across the go-ahead run and finished Schilling. Emil Brown homered in the sixth.
"It's strange," the Royals' Mark Teahen said. "But when you're a team full of power hitters, that happens."
Good for him, maybe he can become humble......freaking ham.
The Almighty KC, it was nice to see that team enjoy themselves for once.
