The 2024 Kansas City Royals are officially in a rut. After winning eight straight games and peaking at 15-games above .500 on May 25, Kansas City has lost eight of the last 10 games and 15 of 22 overall since that date.
During that stretch, the Royals have the 2nd worst ERA in baseball thanks to its starters struggling for the first time all season.
For panicked Royals fans, this was always going to happen. This team had a 73.5 O/U for wins this season. The lineup isn’t particularly good and the starters were punching above their weight.