It's not the first time this season that the Kansas City Royals have entered a cold stretch at the plate. That being said, the stakes have never been as high as they are now with season just weeks away from concluding with the Royals knee-deep in a tightly contested American League Wild Card race.
Despite looking increasingly better at the plate in the second-half as a whole, since Aug. 25, the Royals hold the joint lowest team wRC+ in baseball at 68, while also sitting 28th in AVG at .212 and OPS at .