The Royals have a new normal.

It won’t feature Alcides Escobar, whose franchise-record and majors-leading 421-start streak came to an end Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

It won’t feature starting pitcher Jason Hammel, who was moved to the bullpen after allowing 23 runs on 28 hits in 12 innings over a span of three starts.

And for the next week, it won’t even feature starter Jakob Junis, who was supposed to start Sunday but was placed on the disabled list because of stiffness in his lower back.

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