IL Game of the Year

KC has flopped, losing five straight and 8-of-10. Washington is 9-4 the last 13. Their last seven games KC batting average and OBP of .231 and .285. That Nats is .273 and .340. Gio Gonzalez is rocking as last three starts his ERA and WHIP are 2.00 and 1.222.

The Royals journeyman pitcher Bruce Chen has made a career out of looking like Cy Young for a stretch, then fall flat on his face. After being unhittable in his first six, he was drilled for six earned runs in 5 1/3 IP last time out. We have seen this movie before.

Last five games Washington has a slugging percentage of .429 to .299 for the choking Royals. In their last 10 games it is .413 to .279.