Yep, we all saw this coming from the Kansas City Royals, right?

After beating the Detroit Tigers and their "ace" Our power rankings have the Royals at number 23, and we give them an 11% chance of reaching the playoffs. Conversely, Detroit is at ranked seventh, with an 84.5% chance of reaching the postseason.

The bats aren't going to stay this hot. That being said, a solid pitching staff backed by even a moderate improvement from the offense should enable the Royals to stay in the wild card conversation through September.