The Royals lost an 8-3 decision to the Oakland A’s on Wednesday night. It was the club’s eighth straight loss against the A’s. They dropped to 2-6 on this young season, the franchise’s worst start since 2006. So let’s start with a quick rundown of the Royals’ offense entering Thursday’s series finale at Kauffman Stadium.
— The Royals rank 14th in the American League with 24 runs scored (Thanks, Blue Jays.)
— They rank 13th in OPS (.618), last in on-base percentage (.268), 13th in fewest walks (23) and 10th in most strikeouts (69).
— Of the 10 players on their roster with at least 10 at-bats, seven of them entered Wednesday batting under .