Ned Yost has stated that playing a group of contenders to close the season out is good for the Kansas City Royals to see where they stand. I agree with that and like the positive approach to the competition, but the weekend series against Houston showed that Kansas City still has a long way to go.
Friday was the best game of the series as the Royals stood toe-to-toe with Astros thanks a great start by Danny Duffy who only allowed one run through six innings while striking out six. Gerrit Cole matched Duffy’s performance by tossing eight frames and punching out eleven Royals.