The Royals dropped their seventh game in a row Tuesday, extending their longest losing streak of the year. It comes at an inopportune time, as they are taking on the toughest part of their schedule with just a few weeks remaining in the season. The streak was punctuated by the loss of run-producer Vinnie Pasquantino on Thursday night, and the team has scored just nine runs in the games since then.
The streak has been the culmination of many things going badly at once. The team is hitting just .166/.233/.274 during the streak. They have left 39 runners on base during the streak.