The Kansas City Royals, somehow, are still just two games out of the AL Wild Card despite going 2-4 over their last six games at home. Three of those games were against the first place Detroit Tigers, but it would have really been nice to see the Royals take at least two of three against the Los Angeles Angels. The Seattle Mariners have struggled as well, however, so while the Royals are running out of games, they aren’t dead yet.

This home stand was a good reminder of how important Bobby Witt Jr. is to the Royals. Intellectually I think we all understand that, but seeing him hit clutch home runs in the Royals two wins this week really drove home to me how much he means to the team and the offense, and how I want to see him perform on the biggest stage.

The first home run came on Saturda

See Full Page