At 6:45 ET, my Round Tripper selection is on the Kansas City Royals. Seven straight losses for the Royals. You better believe that yesterday's day off came at the right time! Still tied for the second wild-card spot, the Royals badly need to start winning. That starts today, with Cole Ragans on the mound. Ragans (11-9, 3.24 ERA) has had a great season and he is 1-0 with an exemplary 1.42 ERA in three September starts. Compare that to fellow southpaw Mitchell Parker who is 0-3 with a 5.40 ERA in his past five starts. The Nationals are also really struggling. Unlike the Royals, they are short on talent and have nothing (besides pride and playing spoiler) to play for. KC outscores teams 4.61 to 4.06. Washington gets outscored by teams 4.76 to 4.09. Ragans will out-pitch the rookie and the Royals will get right. Play on KC.