The Royals followed up a winning homestand by dropping six of seven on their road trip, writes Anne Rogers.
“That’s how crazy baseball is; in a blink of an eye, it can turn,” said infielder Nicky Lopez, who has found his voice as one of the clubhouse leaders despite still being relatively young at 27 years old. “We had a rough road trip. We’ll go back home and try to piece some things together. But [we’ll] keep coming to the ballpark every day trying to learn, trying to get better.
“This is our team, so we’re just going to have to go through the growing pains together.