The Royals were flying high in April with a 16-9 record that was tops in all of baseball. And quicker than you can say “run differential” the Royals’ first place status vanished in a nine-game losing streak that now has them under .500.
How could a team that looked so good one month look so bad the next? We turned to our writing staff to assess the damage.
So...what happened to the Royals?
Hokius: A little bit of everything. They’ve endured bad defense, days where they can’t hit, the bullpen has blown some leads, and the starters haven’t been able to get deep.