April 23 at the Royals

Opponent: Kansas City Royals
Outcome: L
Score: 3-4
Streak: L17
Record: 0-17
Rank: 7th
GB: 14.0

Another frustrating loss in a game that the Orioles never trailed in until the last play.  The Orioles took the lead in the top of the first when Eddie Murray doubled in Cal Ripken.  The Royals tied it in the bottom of the third when Kurt Stillwell scored on Kevin Seitzer's double but the Orioles would go back ahead in the top of the fourth on a Ken Gerhart home run.  The Royals tied it back up in the bottom of the fourth on a Bo Jackson sacrifice fly.  The Orioles again took the lead in the top of the fifth when Bill Ripken doubled and Rene Gonzalez knocked him in with a single.  The Royals got a rally going in the bottom of the sixth after George Brett and Danny Tartabull hit singles to start the inning but after Mark Macfarlane hit a one-out single to tie the game up, Jackson hit into a double play that kept the score at 3-3.  That's how it remained until the bottom of the ninth.  Doug Sisk had come in to relieve starter Mark Williamson in the eighth and he got Macfarlane to ground out to open the inning.  But Jackson then hit a triple and after an intentional walk to pinch hitter Thad Bosley, Stillwell singled to bring him in with the winning run.