17-27, 4th in AL Central

Kansas City Royals Power Rankings - 2012

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Power Ranking
WEEKRECORDRANKCOMMENT
Week 8 16-24 24 The Royals have won just five of 22 contests at home, where they have been outscored by a tally of 84 to 122. -- Craig Brown: Royals Authority
Week 7 13-20 28 The Royals are 10-6 since enduring their 12-game losing streak in mid-April. -- Craig Brown: Royals Authority
Week 6 9-18 28 After opening the season hitting .118 AVG./.231 OBP/.206 SLG in his first 39 plate appearances, the question was, "What's wrong with Alex Gordon?" Since then, he's hit .338/.416/.574, so the answer is, "He's fine." -- Craig Brown: Royals Authority
Week 5 6-15 27 Third baseman Mike Moustakas is closing April on fire, hitting .412 in his past 10 games. In 20 games this season, Moose has 10 extra-base hits and owns a slash line of .315/.375/.534. -- Craig Brown: Royals Authority
Week 4 3-12 28 The Royals are the first team to open the season 0-9 at home since the '95 Marlins. As of Sunday, they have lost 10 in a row, marking their sixth double-digit losing streak in the past eight years. -- Craig Brown: Royals Authority
Week 3 3-6 25 Royals starting pitchers coughed up 21 runs in 10 2/3 innings of work while being swept by the Indians. -- Craig Brown: Royals Authority
Week 2 2-1 21 The Royals took two of three from the Angels, despite leadoff hitter Alex Gordon reaching base just once in his first 14 plate appearances and striking out six times. -- Craig Brown: Royals Authority
Week 1 0-0 21 Once again in 2012, the Royals will field the youngest roster in the majors. Dayton Moore has had a busy spring, signing Salvador Perez, Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon to long-term extensions as the team readies itself for a run at contention in the AL Central. -- Craig Brown: Royals Authority

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