The Royals are the best two-out team in baseball
The Royals have gained a reputation for being one of the scrappiest teams in MLB and now they've got the numbers to back it up.
What exactly do we mean?
The Royals are the ultimate rally team -- they seem to have the mentality that they're never really out of a game. They're the best two-out team in baseball, as pointed out by Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com:
"Kansas City leads the Major Leagues in two-out hits with 90, and it is tied for first with two-out RBIs with Boston with 55. The Royals also have the best batting average with two outs and runners in scoring position (.330)."
So where did this mentality come from?
"It all started with the Wild Card Game," outfielder Lorenzo Cain told MLB.com. "If you can come back like that against a pitcher like [Jon] Lester, you can do anything. That's the confidence we have now. It's how we roll. Just get on base. We got a lot of guys who can swing the bat and drive us in."
Cain of course leads the league in two-out batting average (.481) and currently has the highest two-out on-base percentage (.548).
The Royals have formed an identity playing this kind of baseball and the league is starting to take notice.
"We keep coming at you," Cain said. "I like that. I like the way we play."
(h/t MLB.com)
