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Yost talks about use of no-doubles defense
- Updated: September 14, 2016
KANSAS CITY — The hot topic around the Royals on Wednesday stemmed from a curious postgame comment from reliever Joakim Soria on Tuesday night.
Soria entered the game Tuesday with the Royals holding a one-run lead and runners on first and second. He proceeded to blow his seventh save of the season on a two-run double by Oakland’s Yonder Alonso, a shot that soared over center fielder Jarrod Dyson’s head with two outs in the eighth inning of a 5-4 loss.
Afterward, Soria said, “The whole season has been weird. It’s been different. Broken-bat hits. Today, it was probably supposed to be no-doubles defense and [Alonso] gets a double right to the middle of …
