The Yankees’ West Coast road trip could not have gone much worse for them. They dropped both series, winning just one total game out of their visits to the Rockies and Angels. Now, they’ll return home and try to get somewhat back on track as they host the Royals.
While the Yankees have been disappointing this season, the Royals have been outright bad. For all the talk of how the Athletics were potentially in the midst of a historically bad season, the Royals are only a couple games ahead of them in the standings. Their offense ranks near the bottom of the AL in most categories, and their pitching hasn’t been much better.