WHIT MERRIFIELD NEWS

Notches another steal Merrifield went 0-for-5 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 8-6 extra-innings loss to the Yankees.

Impact Merrifield manufactured a run in the ninth inning as he walked, stole second and scored on a Nicky Lopez single to tie the game at 3-3. Through eight games in August, Merrifield has gone just 6-for-33 (.182), but he's added four stolen bases. The second baseman is now 31-for-32 in steals while adding a .266/.313/.384 slash line, eight home runs, 54 RBI and 60 runs scored in 111 contests.

AUGUST 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Taillon, Yankees to take on Hernandez, Royals

The Royals are expected to send Carlos Hernandez to the mound Monday and the Yankees will give Jameson Taillon the start

AUGUST 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

First to 30 steals Merrifield went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 6-5 win over St. Louis.

Impact The 32-year-old retook sole possession of the major-league lead in steals with his 30th in Sunday's contest. Even more impressively, he's only been caught once this year. Merrifield has added a .269/.315/.388 slash line with eight home runs, 54 RBI and 59 runs scored through 110 games.

AUGUST 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Lopez key hit in 9th after long rain delay, KC tops Cards

Nicky Lopez hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning after a long rain delay and the Kansas City Royals averted a three-game sweep, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5

AUGUST 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keller scheduled to start for Kansas City against St. Louis

The Royals will start Brad Keller on Saturday and the Cardinals are expected to counter with Kwang Hyun Kim

AUGUST 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

O'Neill and Goldschmidt homer, Cardinals beat Royals 4-2

Tyler O’Neill had a career-high four hits, including a solo home run, and Adam Wainwright threw seven effective innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2...

AUGUST 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Adds another steal Merrifield went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 win over the White Sox.

Impact While the second baseman went hitless for the second time in three games, he attempted to make an impact in his lone trip on base. Merrifield continues to be one of baseball's best speedsters with 29 stolen bases in 30 attempts this year. He's added a .272/.317/.394 slash line with eight home runs, 54 RBI, 58 runs scored and a pair of triples in 467 plate appearances as Kansas City's leadoff hitter.

AUGUST 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Collects three hits, steals base Merrifield went 3-for-5 with two runs, an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 9-1 victory over the White Sox.

Impact As usual, the second baseman served as an offensive catalyst from the top of the order, scoring the game's first run after singling and swiping a bag in the first inning. He leads MLB with 28 thefts on the season, with three of his steals coming in his past five games. Merrifield has collected at least one hit in 13 of his past 14 contests.

AUGUST 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Pérez hits 2-run HR as Royals roll to 9-1 win over White Sox

Salvador Pérez hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals went deep four times to beat the Chicago White Sox 9-1

AUGUST 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kansas City Royals' Whit Merrifield, Nicky Lopez recognized for defensive excellence “The combination between what Nicky’s able to do and what Whit’s doing on the backside, it’s been as good as any I’ve seen here.”

AUGUST 4, 2021 • KANSASCITY.COM

Swipes two more bags Merrifield went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Blue Jays.

Impact Both steals came in the eighth inning off Brad Hand, as the Royals' leadoff hitter tried to spur a rally. Merrifield extended his hitting streak to 10 games with the performance and pushed his league-leading stolen base total to 27.

JULY 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Royals beat White Sox 3-2 on Taylor's 2-out single in 10th

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JULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Who will stay, who will go? Predicting trade fate of stars such as Kimbrel, Scherzer, Story

With the MLB trade deadline approaching Friday, Pedro Moura predicts which stars will be on the move and who's staying put.

JULY 28, 2021

Would Kansas City Royals trade Whit Merrifield? Here's what Dayton Moore said about it GM Dayton Moore’s comments indicate how likely the Royals are to move players like Whit Merrifield and Danny Duffy by Friday’s MLB trade dea...

JULY 27, 2021 • KANSASCITY.COM

Soler hits 2 HRs, again, as Royals beat White Sox 4-3

Jorge Soler hit two home runs for the second straight game and the Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to six games with a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monda...

JULY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

What would it take for the Mariners to land the Royals' Whit Merrifield? The Mariners’ improved farm system certainly has pieces to move, and the Royals might be willing to deal Whit Merrifield. Are they a match?

JULY 26, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Surging Mariners targeting Merrifield (source) The Mariners currently have the longest postseason drought in baseball at an even 20 years. And quite unexpectedly, Seattle appears to be a...

JULY 26, 2021 • MLB.COM

O'Hearn, Royals end Tigers' 7-game winning streak, 5-3

Ryan O’Hearn hit a three-run homer and Carlos Santana also connected as the Kansas City Royals beat Detroit 5-3, ending the Tigers’ seven-game winning streak

JULY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nabs 25th steal Merrifield went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Brewers.

Impact The 32-year-old has slowed down at the plate. slashing .203/.254/.237 through 15 games in July without a homer, but Merrifield remains the steadiest source of steals in baseball. Wednesday's theft was his MLB-leading 25th of the year, and no one else in the AL has more than 16 (Tim Anderson).

JULY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Keller, Royals complete season sweep of Brewers with 6-3 win

Nicky Lopez hit a bases-loaded, tiebreaking double, Brad Keller earned his first win in over six weeks and the Kansas City Royals completed a season sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers...

JULY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anderson scheduled to start for Milwaukee against Kansas City

The Royals will start Mike Minor on Tuesday and the Brewers are expected to counter with Brett Anderson

JULY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Orioles beat Royals 8-4 to stop 5-game skid

Ryan Mountcastle and Ramón Urias each had two RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles ended a five-game losing streak by beating the Kansas City Royals 8-4

JULY 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baltimore to visit Kansas City Saturday

The Royals will start Brady Singer on Saturday while the Orioles have yet to decide who will take the mound

JULY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Collects four hits, three RBI Merrifield went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs and three RBI in Friday's 9-2 win over the Orioles.

Impact Batting out of his customary leadoff position, Merrifield notched his first four-hit game of the campaign. The only out he made was still productive, as he knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. The veteran pushed his season batting average up to .278 with the big effort, and he collected nearly as many hits in this contest as he had during his first 10 games of July, during which he batted .132 (5-for-38).

JULY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Lopez drives in four runs, Royals roll past Orioles 9-2

Nicky Lopez drove in four runs with two hits to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 9-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles

JULY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS