 Good stretch, bad stretch. They've been up and down as any team in the National League. The loss drops the cards back to two games above the 500 mark. And the Royals, big win last night. They're chasing the Cleveland Guardians 2-1. The final score, Michael Waka got the start, didn't earn the win. A lot of run in five and third innings of work. It was Sam Long coming out of the bullpen.