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- Updated: May 29, 2016
9:36 PM ET
The Kansas City Royals should have been swept.
Instead, they were the ones doing the sweeping. Elias Sports Bureau research showed that this is the first time the Royals have won three straight games this season, despite trailing by multiple runs in the seventh inning or later of each game.
The Chicago White Sox outscored the Royals 15-5 in the first six innings of their games. But the Royals outscored the White Sox 15-1 after that.
The Royals’ work was reminiscent of their runs through the postseason the past two years. Their last two World Series wins against the New York Mets last year were in games that the Royals trailed 3-1 in the sixth inning and 2-0 in the ninth inning, respectively. In fact, they outscored the Mets by that same 15-1 margin after the sixth inning.
Royals in 2016Through 5/10SinceW-L15-1712-5Runs PG3.54.8Opp Runs PG4.13.8AL Central Rank3rd*1st* 7 games out of 1st place
It’s almost as though some sort of comeback gene was passed on to those new to the roster. Rookies Whit Merrifield, Brett Eibner and Cheslor Cuthbert had key hits in the …
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