After a frustrating road trip to Cleveland and New York, the Royals got some wins against Atlanta and Boston and started to hit the ball a bit.

The starting rotation changed a bit but it was an effective change, as Danny Duffy and Dillon Gee threw good innings. 

So when the bats wake up and the pitching improves, it makes things more fun.

This week, we talked about all of these things: the hitting, the pitching, the future for Cheslor Cuthbert, the surprising move calling up Whit Merrifield and demoting Christian Colon, and the ever-growing legend of Eric Hosmer, who is mashing with regularity. 

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