The Boston Red Sox came to Kansas City on a tear. For about a month, they had been hitting the ball better than the ’27 Yankees according to Fangraphs.com. Boston came into the series ten games over .500 at 24-14 and were one of the hottest teams in the league.
On the other hand, the KC Royals have been wallowing ever since getting off to a 12-6 start to the 2016 season. They last won two consecutive games April 21-22 against Detroit and Baltimore. After taking two of three games versus the Orioles on April 22-24, the team lost five straight games and has gone 7-13 in their last 20 games.