Got to get this win, especially if the Yanks lose.. we have a shot at first place this weekend, as the Yanks stand to get clobbered by the red hot Red Sox this weekend, as their probables for the weekend series are absolute garbage (Pineda, Nova, Eovaldi) vs. a surging Sox lineup that has been red-hot since June, when they started putting Betts/Holt/Bogaerts in 1 thru 3. And the O's get the Nats, and the Rays are DOA basically, especially with Houston coming in to finish off the Rays contention hopes.
As for us, the Royals probables aren't great at all, with Duffy (4.40 FIP), Young(4.05 FIP, and overdue for regression), and anyone's guess what Volquez does. In addition, the Royals lineup no longer has Alex Gordon (out 8 weeks). Probables for the Jays are Estrada, Buehrle and Doubront.