After a frustrating series loss at home to the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend, the Kansas City Royals were able to start the new week on the best possible note, with a win over their division rivals in the Cleveland Guardians.<\/p>\n
Was it a convincing win? No, 4-2 results rarely are. But, there were several things that went right that ended up being key to grabbing the win.<\/p>\n
Unsurprisingly, the rotation was at the peak of it’s powers with a 7.0 inning masterclass from Michael Wacha<\/a>, but despite four runs from the offense not being anything to get overly excited about, the way they went about generating those runs potentially revealed a winning strategy.<\/p>\n Sometimes the best way to generate runs is to just hit the ball really hard and really far. And doing it multiple times in the same game is even better.<\/p>\n Crazy, I know.<\/p>\n Last night, the Royals homered twice, accounting for three of their four runs. After a 2025 season where offense in general, but particularly power, was so hard to come by and now a mid-tier offense in the eyes of runs per game in the first 10 contests in 2026 – heavily weighted by the 13 run outlier last week – performances like these feel few and far between.<\/p>\n And as a matter of fact, they sort of are for Kansas City. In 10 games, the Royals have just three outings in which they’ve homered multiple times, but they’re now a perfect 3-0 when that occurs.<\/p>\n Royals’ questionable offense is at it’s best when the ball is flying<\/p>\n It sounds simple, and pointless to point out, but difficulty cashing runs in on offensive opportunities has been an issue in Kansas City for far too long, and has already been a problem at certain points this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n Homers obviously clear the bags or in the case of solo homers, they alleviate the need for any runners on base entirely.<\/p>\n And the results speak for themselves.<\/p>\n On March 30, in their 3-1 win over the Royals, the runs may not have been in an abundance, but it was an Kyle Isbel two-run shot and Isaac Collins solo homer that made all the difference.<\/p>\n Then, in that aforementioned 13-9 victory over those very same Twins the next day, a Jonathan India grand slam and an Isbel solo homer provided five runs in what ended up being a surprisingly narrow four-run win. <\/p>\n And now, in Monday’s series opener in Cleveland, it was another India homer<\/a> – this time a two-run blast – as well as a Carter Jensen solo shot that were the main reason for victory, offensively speaking of course.<\/p>\n Again, this theory isn’t rocket science by any means and may not be a “theory” at all. However, it’s already proving to be the difference in such an important season in the Royals’ competitive window. <\/p>\n