After the Kansas City Royals ended the month of August and opened the month of September on a three-game losing streak, their postseason odds looked extremely long at 7.5% with less than month to play, according to FanGraphs.
They'd quickly make up for their scuffle though, erasing their three-game losing streak with an equally long winning streak. After a commanding 11-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, Kansas City vaulted their playoff odds up to 18.6%. Not a sterling mark by any means, but certainly a lot more palatable than 7.5% odds.
But I guess three-game streaks come in threes, because after erasing one three-game losing skid this month, the Royals have found themselves losing three straight games once again, having been shutout on Tuesday by the Cleveland Guardians 2-0, after narrowly avoiding being no-hit by them the night prior.