Maikel Garcia of the Kansas City Royals runs to third for an RBI triple in the sixth inning of Thursday's game against the Cleveland Guardians at Kauffman Stadium. Garcia later scored the go-ahead run on Vinnie Pasquantino's sacrifice fly and the Royals went on to a 2-1 win. Photo Credit: Ed Zurga/Getty Images/TNS
By Paul Hoynes cleveland.com KANSAS CITY — The Royals needed Thursday night’s game a lot more than the Guardians did, and they played like it.…