102-loss Royals have turned out to be quite the spoilers against playoff-chasing Astros
The Kansas City Royals have lost more than 100 games this year
This wasn't a run you saw coming — but then again, you rarely do when a baseball team starts to play spoiler.
The Kansas City Royals, who reached 100 losses more than two weeks ago and have been out of contention for almost the entire season, suddenly became a huge thorn in the side of the defending champions. The Royals went 5-1 in two recent series against Houston, leaving the Astros in a precarious spot in the playoff race. Kansas City has now won 10 of its last 11 games.
Even after that impressive stretch, the Royals have the second-worst record in baseball, but you wouldn't have known it watching those matchups with Houston. And the Astros looked nothing like the World Series champs from a season ago.
On Friday night, Kansas City scored seven runs on only five hits in a win over Framber Valdez. The next evening, Jordan Lyles pitched five scoreless innings and improved to 5-17 on the year for the Royals.
