Cubs open series with Royals desperate to find offense

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The fading Chicago Cubs open a three-game series against the host Kansas City Royals, hoping their first road trip after the All-Star break goes better than the six home games that preceded it.

Needing wins badly to climb into wild-card contention to start the second half, the Cubs saw their offense fall flat. They scored no more than three runs in any of the six games a