When Boston took a 9-3 lead over the Royals in the fourth inning on Saturday evening at Fenway Park, a number of baseball writers began suggesting that the Red Sox looked like they were finally having fun -- or something to that effect -- in the wake of that recent nine-player blockbuster trade that jettisoned at least clubhouse cancer to the National League West.
But that narrative was torched rather quickly.
Kansas City rallied back for six runs in the seventh inning to tie the game 9-9, then broke through for the go-ahead tally in the 12th. The final score was 10-9. And the Red Sox are now 60-67 in 2012.
It’s going to be a long September off Yawkey Way. At least, that’s our narrative.
Your Saturday box scores:
Royals 10, Red Sox 9 (12 innings)