The Royals finished up a brutal stretch against first-place teams last weekend and we were all hoping that, facing lesser competition, the team would rebound and start winning some games again. Since then, they’ve lost three out of four contests to two AL West teams that are under .500 and have been playing horribly until the Royals came to town.
There is good news, at least. Hunter Renfroe, who had been hitting well for a month before hitting the IL, returned last night, though he won’t start today. Michael Wacha, who has been pitching reasonably well if not ace-like, returns to the rotation tonight.