{"id":2427291,"date":"2026-05-22T00:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2427291"},"modified":"2026-05-22T00:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:22:32","slug":"royals-offensive-struggles-continue-following-home-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-offensive-struggles-continue-following-home-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals\u2019 Offensive Struggles Continue Following Home Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div q:key=\"QW_9\"><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=6w q:key=vcaa:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vtMKiNHlvXE&t=19s--><!--qv q:id=6x q:key=S4yS:mL_1--><!--qv q:id=6y q:key=EEns:AJ_0--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=70 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The Kansas City Royals were swept at home by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, dropping their record to 20-30. With the loss, Kansas City has now dropped nine of its last 10 games. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=71 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\">The Kansas City Royals were swept at home by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, dropping their record to 20-30. With the loss, Kansas City has now dropped nine of its last 10 games. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=73 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>On the latest episode of &ldquo;One Royal Way,&rdquo; Joel Penfield broke down the Royals&rsquo; recent struggles.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=74 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">On the latest episode of \u201cOne Royal Way,\u201d Joel Penfield broke down the Royals\u2019 recent struggles.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=76 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Penfield discussed the Royals&rsquo; biggest issue this season, which has been offensive inconsistency. Stranding runners on base has been a recurring problem all year, and Kansas City has ranked near the bottom of MLB in several key offensive categories.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=77 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">Penfield discussed the Royals\u2019 biggest issue this season, which has been offensive inconsistency. Stranding runners on base has been a recurring problem all year, and Kansas City has ranked near the bottom of MLB in several key offensive categories.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=79 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Along with the offensive struggles, Penfield also discussed the health of the pitching staff. Arms like Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic, two key pieces of Kansas City&rsquo;s rotation, have both landed on the 15-day injured list.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7a q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7b\">Along with the offensive struggles, Penfield also discussed the health of the pitching staff. Arms like Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic, two key pieces of Kansas City\u2019s rotation, have both landed on the 15-day injured list.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7c q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>While there has been a lack of production from key players such as Salvador Perez and Vinnie Pasquantino, Penfield also pointed to some bright spots. Bobby Witt Jr. and Jac Caglianone have both been swinging the bat well for Kansas City.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7d q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">While there has been a lack of production from key players such as Salvador Perez and Vinnie Pasquantino, Penfield also pointed to some bright spots. Bobby Witt Jr. and Jac Caglianone have both been swinging the bat well for Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7f q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>While this team may be struggling, it is not out of the fight. The American League playoff race is still within reach for Kansas City. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7g q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">While this team may be struggling, it is not out of the fight. The American League playoff race is still within reach for Kansas City. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7i q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Catch all of this and more on the latest episode of &ldquo;One Royal Way&rdquo; on KC Sports Network.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7j q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">Catch all of this and more on the latest episode of \u201cOne Royal Way\u201d on KC Sports Network.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=7l q:key=1jXG:QW_7--><!--qv q:id=7m q:key=9yVI:Ef_0--><\/p>\n<div on:click=\"q-PR6RmUkK.js#s_Ytib2zHV0Tc[0 1]\" q:key=\"WY_1\" q:id=\"7n\"><!--qv q:s q:sref=7m q:key=--><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"google-news-widget\" class=\"my-5 p-4 flex items-center gap-4 rounded-lg bg-[#F0F0F0]\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-3\"><span class=\"font-group-big text-black text-[16px]\">Add us as a preferred source on <span class=\"font-bold\">Google<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\"><span class=\"hidden pt-[1px] leading-[1.4] md:inline\">Follow<\/span><svg viewbox=\"0 0 4 8\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"h-[12px] w-[6px] md:h-[8px] md:w-[4px]\"><path d=\"M0.5 0.5L3.5 4L0.5 7.5\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><\/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 www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals were swept at home by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, dropping their record to 20-30. With the loss, Kansas City has now dropped nine of its last 10 games. On the latest episode of \u201cOne Royal Way,\u201d Joel Penfield broke down the Royals\u2019 recent struggles. Penfield discussed the Royals\u2019 biggest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2427292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2427291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Royals-Offensive-Struggles-Continue-Following-Home-Sweep.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2427291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2427293,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427291\/revisions\/2427293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2427292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2427291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2427291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2427291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}