The Kansas City Royals entered a weekend series against the American League Central basement-dwelling Chicago White Sox with a great opportunity ahead of them to make up some ground in a tightly contested AL Wild Card race.
This weekend wasn't a complete loss by any means. They did both separate themselves from some competitive rivals and gain some ground on others, but at the end of the day they failed to decrease that magic "Wild Card games back" number, as apparently not every one of their rivals were in a giving mood over the weekend.