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Royals trying to bounce back from tough losses
- Updated: September 15, 2016
KANSAS CITY — The Royals have suffered six of the most agonizing losses any team could withstand in the last two weeks.
There have been games lost in extra innings. There have been leads blown late. There have been wasted rallies. There has been all of the above.
The Royals lost four one-run games on the previous homestand alone. They blew a late lead to Minnesota on the road last week. Then, of course, there was another blown lead Tuesday against Oakland.
It’s quite possible those punches to the gut are finally taking their toll on the defending World Series champions. The Royals fell meekly to the A’s, 8-0, on Wednesday and sit five games out of the American League’s second Wild Card spot with just 17 games to go.
“I’m sure it does [take a toll],” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “But I’m not saying that’s what happened to us tonight. We faced [A’s left-hander Sean] Manaea, who …
