The Kansas City Royals returned to form Saturday, fewer than 24 hours after enduring their quietest offensive game of the season.Yet even in defeat, the New York Mets displayed some encouraging traits.The Royals and Mets will both be looking to stay hot Sunday afternoon, when they meet in the rubber game of a three-game interleague series in New York.Left-hander Cole Ragans (0-1, 2.60 ERA) is slated to start for the Royals against Mets right-hander Jose Butto (0-0, 1.50).Six players had two hits apiece Saturday afternoon for the Royals, who held off a late rally to earn an 11-7 victory.Kansas City finished with 13 hits one day after it was limited to a season-low three hits in a 6-1 loss. The 11-run outburst marked the third time in the last four games the Royals have scored at least 10 runs.The Royals, who are 10-5 in their best 15-game start since they opened 10-5 in 2016, lead the American League with 84 runs and are tied with the Houston Astros for first with a .433 slugging percentage. Kansas City ranked 10th in the AL in both runs (676) and slugging percentage (.398) last season, when it finished 56-106.”It’s no surprise,” outfielder Nick Loftin said, referring to the Royals’ early-season outbreak. “I saw these guys day in and day out in spring training do this. This is a high-octane offense. Every time you get us going, it’s scary.”