The Royals opened the season with the Texas Rangers, expected to be one of the three worst teams in baseball. And they handled their business just fine winning that series. It’s been a gauntlet since then for them, facing the Indians, White Sox, Angels, Blue Jays and Rays. Four of those five teams went to the postseason last year and the one that didn’t has the best player in the game and Shohei Ohtani as well as what looks like an improved pitching staff. It’s been tough. But they’re 8-6 in those 14 games they’ve played against the five teams and now they have an opportunity to face some teams they’re theoretically better than in the Tigers and Pirates.
Lesky’s Notes: The schedule finally relents
