KC Royals: Five Players to Watch in First Series vs Chicago White Sox

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KC Royals designated hitter Mike Moustakas (8) celebrates with first baseman Eric Hosmer (35) after hitting a home run -Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

The Kansas City Royals are 7-11 so far this season and have plenty of time to turn it around. Their offense, however, just hasn’t made anyone feel good about the direction of this team.

In 18 games this season, the Royals have only managed to score more than five runs three times. Three times. That’s pathetic!

It’s difficult to win ball games if you can’t score runs, and the Royals just aren’t scoring runs. What sucks is that their starting pitchers have been flat out dealing, but the offense isn’t backing them up. At what point do we panic and realize that this is what the lineup is this season?

The Royals have a chance of crawling out of the hole they dug themselves into and they’ll try to in this three-game series against Chicago. The pitching match-ups will be Jason Vargas versus Miguel Gonzalez on Monday, Danny Duffy versus Dylan Covey on Tuesday, and Nate Karns versus Jose Quintana on Wednesday.

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This is a big year for the Royals and if the team continues to slump in May, then this current band of popular players will not be together for much longer. I know it’s tough to think about, but that thought could slowly be becoming a reality if the team doesn’t start producing runs.

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