The Kansas City Royals entered a weekend series against their bitter rivals in the Detroit Tigers riding the high of an 8-2 record on their latest 10-game home stand.
However, back-to-back losses on Friday and Saturday suddenly has Royals fans wishing for that euphoric winning feeling from Thursday.
In their latest 4-2 loss on Saturday evening in Detroit, among all the frustrating aspects that a two-run losing effort brings, their were two players in particular, who were already struggling entering the contest, who proved that they don't offer enough to warrant sticking around any longer.
Nick Loftin and Sam Long, both came in during the loss in a reserve role - off the bench and out of the bullpen respectively - and immediately failed to make plays in crucial moments that can directly point back to why the Royals came up short yet again.