The Royals begin a nine-game homestand as they are still on the outside, looking in at a Wild Card spot. They stand 69-66, three games back as they take on the Tigers this weekend.

I thought I’d write up a few thoughts about where the Royals stand. • Every homestand has to be a winning homestand at this point, and really, the Royals need to take six of nine on the homestand that begins tonight. The teams with the top ten records in baseball win nearly two-thirds of their home games (.636 winning percentage, to be precise). The Tigers pose a tough challenge, but the Twins and Angels are two of the worst road teams in baseball (.413 winning percentage). • The average win total of the third Wild Card since baseball expanded the playoffs is 86.8. The lowest win total was 84 by the 2023 Ma

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