{"id":1955157,"date":"2025-08-12T02:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T02:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1955157"},"modified":"2025-08-12T02:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T02:38:20","slug":"the-royals-on-monday-start-the-most-pivotal-stretch-of-their-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-royals-on-monday-start-the-most-pivotal-stretch-of-their-season\/","title":{"rendered":"The Royals on Monday start the most pivotal stretch of their season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By the first Sunday in September, we could have a good idea of whether the Royals will be returning to the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their 58-60 record, the Royals are in the postseason hunt, just four games behind the Yankees for the final wild-card spot.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Royals return home Monday to begin a pivotal 25-game stretch of their season. A whopping 19 of those games will be at Kauffman Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals have just a .500 record at home (28-28), thanks largely to an 11-game losing streak at The K in June. But they\u2019ve won eight of their last 12 at Kauffman Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>If the Royals want to make hay in the playoff race, the time is now. The first two series are against teams that are in last place in their respective divisions: the Nationals and White Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Washington has the second-worst ERA in baseball (5.29), ahead of only the Rockies. The White Sox are dead last in MLB, having blown 52% of their save opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Then comes four games against a team the Royals are chasing in the wild-card race: the Texas Rangers. Texas has lost four straight.<\/p>\n<p>This 25-game stretch also includes 15 against teams with a losing record. The Royals have a 28-19 record against teams that are .500 or worse this season.<\/p>\n<p>Six of the games are against the AL Central-leading Tigers, but they are just 9-17 since July 9.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the Royals\u2019 next 25 games.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><b>Monday to Wednesday:<\/b> 3 games vs. Nationals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><b>Friday to Sunday:<\/b> 3 games vs. White Sox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><b>Aug. 18-21:<\/b> 4 games vs. Rangers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><b>Aug. 22-24:<\/b> 3 games at Tigers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><b>Aug. 25-27:<\/b> 3 games at White Sox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><b>Aug. 29-31:<\/b> 3 games vs. Tigers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><b>Sept. 2-4:<\/b> 3 games vs. Angels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><b>Sept. 5-7:<\/b> 3 games vs. Twins<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Should the Royals stumble through this stretch of games, it won\u2019t torpedo their postseason chances, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/standings\/playoff-odds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:which sat at 28.3%;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">which sat at 28.3%<\/a> on Monday morning, according to Fangraphs. But this is the Royals\u2019 best opportunity to gain ground in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Of the Royals\u2019 final 19 games of the 2025 season, just six will be at Kauffman Stadium. And nine games in that stretch will be against teams that currently hold a playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals are just 30-41 against teams with a winning record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the first Sunday in September, we could have a good idea of whether the Royals will be returning to the playoffs. Despite their 58-60 record, the Royals are in the postseason hunt, just four games behind the Yankees for the final wild-card spot. 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