Their place in the standings offers no resemblance to the days of 2014 and 2015, but the Royals have dropped some subtle reminders inside Kauffman Stadium over the past couple of weeks. Manager Ned Yost spotted the trend, his club returning to finding a variety in their sources of scoring.
After nearly a week’s worth of examples, the leading exhibit came Tuesday night.
Five different Royals drove in a run, the impetus behind a 6-3 victory at Kauffman Stadium, which drew a crowd of 17,613 in the second game of a three-game set. The Chicago White Sox left the bases loaded in the ninth.