Royals’ scorching August comes to simmering end in Cleveland

CLEVELAND — Sunday marked the Royals’ first muted postgame clubhouse during their three-game series against the Guardians at Progressive Field. Instead of dimmed lights and dubstep remixes of Creed blaring through the clubhouse’s speaker system, the Royals packed their bags following their 11-1 loss to the Guardians to the melancholy tunes of country music under the clubhouse’s normal lighting. But even if the Royals didn’t close out their road trip with a win, they still boarded their plane back to Kansas City with a 4-2 road trip under their belt that closed out a 16-12 August. It may be too…