KANSAS CITY -- The Royals continue to search for a remedy that will help them cure their home-field blues.
A team that entered the season with a new manager, a new coaching staff and new ideas had hopes of building goodwill equity with its home fans by capitalizing on a schedule that included 13 of the first 19 games at Kauffman Stadium. But those plans haven’t materialized, and Kansas City fell to 1-8 at home on Saturday after the Braves flashed their formidable offense for the second straight game and rolled to a 9-3 victory.
The Royals only have four more opportunities in April to do something with the heavy-loaded home schedule they had once looked forward to after leaving Spring Training in March.
The Royals went 3-3 during the lone road trip of the season, but the win-loss results at The K have put manager Matt Quatraro’s team in a 4-11 hole heading into Sunday’s series finale against the Braves.
Kansas City’s 1-8 home record has come against three teams -- Minnesota, Toronto and Atlanta -- that have been playing extremely well against all opponents, not just the Royals. The combined record for the Twins, Blue Jays and Braves is 31-14.
“Those are good teams,” Quatraro said. “But that being said, we have to be better. We have to compete with these teams.”