Kansas City Royals Power Rankings - 2013
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 12 | 33-34 | 17 | From seven games over .500 on May 5 to nine games under on June 4, and after winning 10 of 12, the Royals are back to one game under. They're also only five games behind the Tigers. The offense still isn't clicking, but the pitchers have allowed more than three runs only once in their past 15 games. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 11 | 28-32 | 18 | The Royals are 7-3 since George Brett took over as hitting coach, but they scored more than four runs in only two of those games and hit only three homers in that span. The pitching has been solid, yielding no more than three runs in their past eight games. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 10 | 23-31 | 24 | Make it 21 losses in the past 27 games for the Royals after they started the season 17-10. They've gone 12 games without eclipsing four runs scored. New hitting coach George Brett has his work cut out for him. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 9 | 21-26 | 20 | Getting swept at home by the Angels makes it 13 losses in their last 16 games. The offense gets the blame, scoring two or fewer runs in eight of those contests. It gets no easier this week, with a home-and-home set with the Cards and three in Texas. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 8 | 20-20 | 16 | Scoring a total of five runs in what turned out to be three one-run losses this past weekend puts the Royals back to .500 for first time since April 7. They're now 7-10 in one-run games and those 10 losses in one-run games are tied for the most in the majors. This week, they travel to Houston for three before hosting the Angels for four. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 7 | 18-16 | 13 | The Royals were swept at home by the Yankees over the weekend, ending a bad 1-6 week. Three one-run losses and two two-run losses will make for a long flight to Anaheim to start a 10-game road trip (Angels, A's and Astros). Mike Moustakas hit his first three homers of the year during the week. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 6 | 17-10 | 9 | The Royals rallied for an extra-inning win Sunday, their 11th come-from-behind victory of the season. A 4-1 week (two games were postponed, making it five on the year) leaves them a half-game behind the Tigers. Jeremy Guthrie notched his first career shutout Saturday. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 5 | 13-9 | 14 | The Royals are 13-9 and are in first place in the AL Central despite averaging barely four runs per game. Jeremy Guthrie matched a Royals record with his 16th straight start without a loss. Relievers have also pitched the fewest innings (56) in the majors. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 4 | 10-7 | 14 | Last year's Royals squad was 3-14 in their first 17 games. This version is 10-7 and leading the AL Central. The starting pitching has gone at least six innings in 14 of the 17 games so far. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 3 | 7-5 | 13 | A 4-2 week can't mask the continued sputtering of the offense. The Royals have drawn only 30 walks and have hit four homers in the first 12 games. The pitching, however, has been surprisingly good (3.32 ERA is third-best in the AL). A rare five-game work week is coming up with off days around the Braves and Red Sox series. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 2 | 3-3 | 17 | K.C. coughed up a two-run lead to the Phillies in the ninth Saturday, and nearly blew a five-run cushion Sunday but survived to finish with a 3-3 week. Despite slugging only .385, they scored 30 runs, thanks in part to a 1.002 OPS with runners in scoring position. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 18 | The Wil Myers-James Shields trade will be debated for quite a while, but if "Big Game James" can carry K.C. to the playoffs in the next two years, then Royals GM Dayton Moore will be canonized. Shields' first assignment: the White Sox in Chicago. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |