Royals Report: 4 Things About Hanging 16 Runs On Tigers

3) Whit Merrifield Lashed The Key Hit

Rookie Whit Merrifield put the Kansas City Royals in the driver’s seat Saturday night with his two-RBI second inning double.

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At that point, the KC Royals had tied the game against Detroit starter Matt Boyd. With two outs, had Boyd been able to get Merrifield with runners on second and third, he might have managed to prevent Kansas City hitters from getting on one of their home-field rolls. Instead, Merrifield doubled to left, putting the KC Royals ahead 4-2.

Trailing Kansas City by two runs early is always a big problem with the Kansas City Royals outstanding pen capable of taking over in the sixth. That leaves opponents a narrow window before having to deal with the KC Royals three-headed bullpen monster to pull out a win.

Merrifield also added an RBI single in the three-run Kansas City fourth inning that gave the Royals a commanding 7-2 lead. For the night, Merrifield went 3 for 5, 1 walk, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI’s. He upped his triple slash to .339/.356/.496 just when you think he has to cool off sometime.

Whit Merrifield is living the dream and no KC Royals fan wants to wake him up.

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