When a team has a tough week against the Yankees and the Dodgers, you can give them a pass. Losing a series to Oakland, getting swept by a struggling Texas team, and then making the Marlins pitching look amazing is another thing altogether. These struggles have taken the Royals from likely playoff participant to the fringe of contention.
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This chart goes through the loss to Miami on Tuesday, and it shows how much damage the last two weeks have done. The 27.1% (says 27.3% on the other page?