KANSAS CITY -- As the Royals continue to search for answers to their prolonged offensive slump -- they have scored two runs or fewer in nine of their last 10 games before Friday -- some of their hitters have begun altering their approach.
First baseman Eric Hosmer, for example, started trying to go opposite field during the recent series in Chicago. He had an opposite-field single Wednesday, and a 112.9 mph lineout the opposite way.
"I'm just trying to stay on the ball longer," Hosmer said. "Trying to go the other way forces you to stay on the ball longer.