The Royals are the hottest team in baseball, having won 10 of their last 11 games. It would be surprising enough to see a team on pace for one of the worst records of the last 50 years go on such a streak to end the year, but its even more amazing considering five of those wins came against the Houston Astros, one of the most dominant franchises in baseball the last six years and a team fighting for their post-season life.
There are many things to like about the way the Royals are finishing the season - Nelson Velázquez has been one of the best power hitters in baseball the last two months, Edward Olivares looks invigorated at the plate, MJ Melendez is finally getting his bat going, and they have gotten some good pitching from Cole Ragans and James McArthur.