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<strong><span class="infobox-head">Offensive offense </span></strong><br />
The statistics don’t lie, and if that’s the case, then the Royals are in trouble. Their offensive output is abysmal this season:</p><p><strong>Entering Wednesday’s games</strong></p><p><span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table">
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td><strong>Cat</strong><strong>egory</strong></td><td><strong> Stat</strong></td><td><strong> AL**</strong></td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Runs</td><td>136</td><td>14th</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>OBP</td><td>.314</td><td>12th</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>BA</td><td>.260</td><td>T-6th</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>SLG</td><td>.363</td><td>12th</td></tr>
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The Royals are on pace for 580 runs, which would be more than 100 fewer than any AL team has scored since the 119-loss Tigers in 2003. It would be the league’s lowest total since the 106-loss Tigers in 2002.</p><p>** AL rank</p><p></div>
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