The 2018 Kansas City Royals were very bad very quickly. Case in point: it took until April 20, in game 18, for the Royals to win their first game that was not a shutout. Yes, you read that correctly. For 17 games, the Royals lost every single one where the opponent managed to score a run. Such a feat would be extremely memorable, except that 2018 has turned into a truly terrible nightmare.
Quick, how many losing streaks of at least five or more games has Kansas City undergone this year? Answer: six. The Royals have lost at least five consecutive games on six different occasions this year.