Kansas City Royals

The American League Championship Series, as advertised, has showcased a potent, high-scoring offense. The surprise? It's been the Kansas City Royals, not the Toronto Blue Jays, who've done the bulk of the mashing.

It has been the same problem all season long, and it was the No. 1 concern going into this postseason. 

The Kansas City Royals’ starting pitchers had been inconsistent at best. From Opening Day though the end of the season, that has been the case. October baseball’s bigger stage and brighter lights have done nothing to improve the outlook over the team’s first eight playoff games.

Kendrys Morales hasn't left his mark on the American League Championship Series—yet.

Edinson Volquez and the Kansas City Royals warmed up for the American League Championship Series by dispatching one of the most dangerous offenses in baseball.

And one game in, that’s proving to be ample practice for the most dangerous offense in baseball.

Better late than never, as the saying goes. And certainly, this is doubly true when "late" is somehow the same thing as "right on time."

Just ask Johnny Cueto.

For the second straight year, the Kansas City Royals are headed to the American League Championship Series. Johnny Cueto threw eight innings of two-hit ball, and Kendrys Morales hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning to cap the Royals' 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 5 of their divisional series.

The Royals provided a look at the on-field celebration:

With Game 5 of the American League Division Series between the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium fast approaching, it’s time to

With the American League Division Series showdown between the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals knotted 1-1, the scene shifts to Houston's Minute Maid Park for Game 3 at 4 p.m. ET Sunday.

It worked out pretty well last year, didn’t it? 

The Kansas City Royals had a definitive formula to winning games during last year’s postseason, and quite frankly it is what they tried to rely on for much of the last two regular seasons.

Kansas City Royals All-Star Lorenzo Cain exited Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox after fouling a ball off his right knee.  

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