This time last week, the Royals were the hottest team in baseball. They began the second half by winning nine of their first 12 games before losing four straight. A blowout win last night gave Kansas City an opportunity to win the series before heading to St. Louis.
They’ll turn to Daniel Lynch, who has turned in back-to-back solid starts after his disastrous first stint in Kansas City. He tossed eight scoreless innings against Detroit on July 25 before grinding through six innings against Toronto last week.
His ERA has dropped from 15.75 at his demotion to 6.