It has been over two years since the Royals won six straight games, winning six times against the Brewers, Tigers, and White Sox from July 20 to July 26 of 2021. Since 2018, it’s happened just three times.
With the sweep of Minnesota that gave them their first winning streak of the season and two more wins against the imploding Mets, Kansas City has a chance to do it again.
In the last seven days, New York has traded David Robertson, Max Scherzer, and Justin Verlander after taking their $353 million payroll into the All-Star break with a 42-48 record.