The Good, Meh & Bad From the KC Royals’ First Series Versus the Cleveland Guardians

The Kansas City Royals lost the first series to the Cleveland Guardians. The team won the second set. Inside the Royals will be going through the most recent series and providing commentary and analysis on the performance of the team.

The Royals won the first game of their series against the Cleveland Guardians. Andrew Benintendi is playing well for the Royals. Brad Keller pitched well in the game. Nicky Lopez had a good series with a slash line of .400/.455/.500. Whit Merrifield should be playing at the bottom of the order.  The Good, Meh & Bad from the First Series Versus the Cleveland

The Royals won the first game of their series against the Cleveland Guardians. Bobby Witt Jr. had a .125 batting average and didn't draw many walks. Hunter Dozier was the only player to record a hit in each game. He also had an impressive OPS. He's a designated hitter. It's too early to tell if he'll be able to stick around.

The Royals lost the first game of their series against the Cleveland Guardians. The team's starting pitching was bad. Their offense was poor. The game three loss was especially bad for the Royals. They lost because of poor performance of the starting pitchers. It's only one series. There's no change to the team’s woefully inconsistent approach to hitting. Only Lopez and Benintendi have an OPS above .700. For the rest of Royals' lineup, the batting order is below .200.

The Kansas City Royals lost the first series 28-14 to the Cleveland Guardians. The team's starting pitching and the offense were inconsistent. If the team doesn't improve, it will be closer to first overall pick than to a Wild Card spot.