They say it’s bad form to lead with the numbers. What the hell, though....let’s throw conventional wisdom out the window.
The Royals have played 38 games this year. They have won 13 of them. They have lost 25, including Wednesday night’s shellacking at the hands of the Houston Astros. They have a .342 winning percentage. Extrapolate that for a full season and the Royals are on pace for 107 losses. Last year, they lost 104.
Yet it kind of feels different, doesn’t it?
After losing by nine runs on Wednesday, the Royals run differential on the year stands at -12, which is an amazing total for a team that’s 22 games under .