Royals' bullpen is doing them no favors as they fall to last place in AL Central
Blown saves cannot become a common thing for KC.
Royals' bullpen is doing them no favors as they fall to last place in AL Central originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Kansas City Royals were thought to be a team that would challenge the Detroit Tigers or the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central.
While they didn't make any big splashes over the winter break, they did bring in names like Matt Strahm, Nick Mears, Alex Lange, and Eli Morgan to help stabilize the bullpen. However, the bullpen has not been all too great. The club has already blown four saves this season.
Most recently, Lucas Erceg came into the ninth inning last Thursday against the Tigers, up 9-7. He let up a hit and a walk, and then Riley Greene blasted a game-tying two-run double followed by a Colt Keith walk-off single. MORE: Royals' All-Star lefty with 3.
97 ERA headlines six Kansas City trade candidates Royals' bullpen is doing them no favors as they fall to last place in AL Central It's not just the pitching that has failed to deliver. The offense has struggled to get anything going, batting a combined . 218, which is the fourth-worst team batting average across MLB.