The Kansas City Royals have completely altered the course of their season. They started off 8-14 and appeared to be headed for a rocky finish, similarly to their 106-loss campaign in 2023.

The Royals’ pitching staff has piled up six shutouts in just the last 13 games, only the fourth time an American League team has done that in the last 40 years. And the offense had its second 17 ...