ST. LOUIS
The Royals’ slump is officially A Thing. We can all agree on that. They are scoring runs at a snail’s pace, scoring three or fewer in all but four of their last 18 games, but the real tell goes beyond the numbers.
Walk around the clubhouse. Talk to people. You will hear words about not pressing, not trying to do too much, about the confidence in their talent, all of it shorthand for, basically, Yeah, we stink right now.
The Royals have been through this before. They lost to the Cardinals 3-2 here on Saturday.