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In a statement that has become all to familiar this season, the Kansas City Royals are struggling. They now hold sole possession of the worst record in the American League and only a game separates them from the lowly Colorado Rockies for the worst record in all of baseball. And in their latest losing stretch, it’s been their offense that has struggled in particular.<\/p>\n
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Before losing six of their last seven games, while the win-loss column may not have reflected it, the Royals’ offense was soaring. As one X user pointed out, while throwing the injured Vinnie Pasquantino under the bus in the process, the Royals were leading the league virtually across the board<\/a> in numerous categories including runs, batting average, hard-hit rate and slugging percentage since the first baseman landed on the injured list.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since Vinnie Pasquantino went down with a broken hamate, the #Royals<\/a> are first in MLB in:<\/p>\n Runs A blessing in disguise. https:\/\/t.co\/oOtH3pq0qh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Chance Liebau (@ChanceLiebau) June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n However what seems to happen from time-to-time with Twitter remarks like this is that reality comes to rear it’s ugly head. And in this case it did just that. Another X user pointed out days after this remark that the Royals had gone 1-5 since the post<\/a> and been outscored 62-16.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And that only proved more true after Wednesday’s game to open the new month, where the Royals were shutout 4-0 at home to the Tampa Bay Rays, raising their combined scoring deficit to 50 runs over the past seven games.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since this post the Royals have gone 1-5 while being outscored 62-16. https:\/\/t.co\/pXMEYSkkpW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sasquatch Vinnie (@SasquatchVinnie) July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n After games of scoring 14 runs, 12 runs, 10 runs before this past week, the Royals offense has shriveled up entirely. And the big issue is that there’s been many glaring weak spots that were once strengths keeping them alive in a pretty wide open AL Wild Card race.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jac Caglianone is no longer looking like the force he once was for much of June, posting a .130\/.167\/.217 with a -3 wRC+. Salvador Perez continues to prove that his best days may very well be behind him<\/a>, posting a -20 wRC+ himself. Lane Thomas’ trade value could be sinking with a -17 wRC+ himself this week. And Nick Loftin doesn’t appear to be the injury replacement extraordinaire that he’d been for much of the year, posting a -73 wRC+ this week, the lowest of any Royals hitter with 10+ plate appearances in that span.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thankfully, Bobby Witt Jr. has returned from the IL admirably and looks like the AL MVP candidate he did before his brief injury and certainly worthy of the All-Star starting nod he seems to be the frontrunner for<\/a> at shortstop. This week he’s belted a pair of homers with four RBI, a .278\/.333\/.667 slash line and 159 wRC+ in five games. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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Offensive bright spots have been few and far between for Royals over past week<\/h2>\n