The Royals will arrive in Houston after a week that would see them split four with the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays before losing 2 of 3 against their division rival, the Tigers. The Royals have been on a steady downward slope since the beginning of the season as the team has the worst record in the AL and is just 2 games better than the laughable Marlins. Speaking of, they join the Marlins as the only two teams who are already 10 games back from their division leader.
The big bat in the Royals’ lineup this past week has been Jorge Soler, who managed to slash .