The Royals are no scoreless for 43 consecutive innings, five inning short of the record:
Kansas City hasn’t scored since the second inning of a 3-2 loss to Colorado last Thursday, and it was blanked three times over the weekend by Cleveland. The 1968 Chicago Cubs and the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics hold the major league record at 48 innings.
The 1992 Cubs were the last team to be blanked in four straight games, and it hasn’t happened in the AL since the 1964 Washington Senators — nine years before the adoption of the designated hitter. No team has been shut out in five straight games since at least 1913, according to information gathered from baseball-reference.com.
So the Royals are in historic territory. The splits for the four shutouts tell the story. The team is hitting like a decent NL pitcher, .160/.198/.208. Ten of their 20 hits came with two out, so there’s not much of a chance to build a rally. They are 0 for 18 with runners in scoring position, with only four strikeouts. They are putting the ball in play, with very little to show for it. They have only drawn six walks. Basically, the offense shut down.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2x0bAU2
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