Indians and Royals rained out in final game before break
The Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals began their All-Star break a little earlier than expectedJULY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
WHIT MERRIFIELD #15 - LEFT FIELDER - ATLANTA BRAVES
4 HR •
15 RBI •
.222 AVG
4 HR
15 RBI
.222 AVG
Merrifield awarded second all-star nod The former Gamecocks great is heading to his second all-star game.
JULY 11, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM
Merrifield named All-Star Game replacement CLEVELAND -- Whit Merrifield leads the Royals in Wins Above Replacement (2.0 per Fangraphs), he leads the Majors in stolen bases (24), he ho...
JULY 10, 2021 • MLB.COM
Acuña out for year, Machado in; Realmuto an All-Star starter
Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr., elected to start Tuesday’s All-Star Game as the NL’s top vote-getter among outfielders, tore the ACL in his right knee during Atlanta’s 5-4 win over the...JULY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Which prospects could Royals land if they deal Whit Merrifield or Scott Barlow? Bowden weighs trade proposals Merrifield is the Royals' best trade chip: Would the Mets or Yankees offer enough enticing prospects? And what could Barlow fetch in a deal?
JULY 10, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Keller, Royals to take on McKenzie, Indians
The Indians will send Triston McKenzie to the mound Friday and the Royals will give Brad Keller the startJULY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Swipes 24th bag of season Merrifield went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base Thursday against Cleveland.
Impact Merrifield opened the scoring in the third inning, singling home Michael Taylor for his 46th RBI of the season. He also reached base on an Amed Rosario throwing error in the fifth and promptly stole second base, his major league-leading 24th theft on the year. Merrifield's bat has gone cold over the last six contests -- Thursday's hit was just his second in his last 28 at-bats (.071) -- but the 32-year-old is still slashing a solid .275/.328/.414 overall in 2021.
JULY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Pérez's RBI single caps 4-run 9th as Royals beat Reds 7-6
Salvador Pérez’s walk-off single capped Kansas City’s four-run rally as the Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6JULY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
2021 All-Snubbed Team: All the players who should be All-Stars but aren't
Now that the full All-Star rosters are out, Jordan Shusterman highlights the names that are noticeably missing from the list.JULY 5, 2021
Notches 23rd steal Merrifield went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-3 win over Minnesota.
Impact While the 32-year-old went hitless for just the second time in his last 19 games, he was still able to add to his major-league leading steals total. Merrifield is now 23-for-24 on the basepaths, and his recent success at the dish has lifted his season slash line to .287/.338/.435 in 358 plate appearances. He's added eight home runs, 45 RBI and 50 runs scored from the top of Kansas City's order.
JULY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Duffy expected to start as Kansas City hosts Minnesota
The Twins will start Griffin Jax on Saturday while the Royals are expected to counter with Danny DuffyJULY 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Royals take 8-game losing streak into matchup with Red Sox
Kansas City is looking to snap its eight-game losing streak with a win over BostonJULY 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Steals base in loss Merrifield went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Red Sox.
Impact Merrifield led off the game with an opposite-field home run that traveled only 343 feet and barely cleared the wall in right field. He walked his next time up and then singled and stole his league-high 22nd base of the year. The 32-year-old is slashing .287/.336/.435 with eight homers, 45 RBI, 48 runs scored and a 23:43 BB:K over 342 plate appearances.
JUNE 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Collects three hits Merrifield went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Red Sox.
Impact Merrifield singled and scored in the first inning before launching a solo homer in the second. It was his seventh homer of the season and first since June 20. The 32-year-old owns a .757 OPS with 27 extra-base hits through 337 plate appearances.
JUNE 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Renfroe homers twice, Red Sox rally to beat Royals 6-5
Hunter Renfroe homered twice, the second to break a sixth-inning tie, as the Red Sox rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5JUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Royals look to break 5-game skid against Red Sox
Kansas City will try to break its five-game losing streak when the Royals take on BostonJUNE 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Plates team's lone run Merrifield went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's loss against Texas.
Impact Merrifield was one of three Kansas City players who recorded at least two base knocks, and he made his presence felt in the box score with an RBI single in the fifth inning that scored Kelvin Gutierrez. With the RBI, Merrifield now has 43 runs batted in while hitting .279 on the campaign. He's only been held hitless once in his last 13 games and collected five hits in the weekend series.
JUNE 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Gallo homers again, Lyles strong as Rangers beat Royals 4-1
Joey Gallo homered again, Jordan Lyles pitched seven strong innings after getting bumped from the rotation for one start, and the Texas Rangers finished a three-game sweep with a 4...JUNE 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lowe has three hits, two RBIs as Rangers beat Royals 9-4
Nate Lowe’s three hits included his first career triple in the majors as the Texas Rangers dominated their former All-Star Mike Minor and beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4JUNE 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City's Merrifield puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Rangers
Merrifield takes a 10-game hit streak into matchup with RangersJUNE 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Notches steal Thursday Merrifield went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's 8-1 loss to the Yankees.
Impact This was his sixth stolen base in June and his 21st in 22 attempts on the year. Merrifield is slashing a solid .272/.324/.403 with six home runs, 41 RBI and 45 runs scored across 321 plate appearances. He's seen time at second base and the corner outfield positions, but he's also remained a steady presence atop the batting order.
JUNE 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Judge, Sánchez drive Yanks to blowout win over Royals
Aaron Judge homered for the first of his three hits, Gary Sánchez connected for the second straight game and the New York Yankees got their first blowout victory in a month, beatin...JUNE 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sánchez, Voit lift Yankees over Royals 6-5 in thriller
Gary Sánchez homered off Greg Holland in the ninth inning, Luke Voit hit a winning single and the New York Yankees survived another blown save by Aroldis Chapman to beat the Kansas...JUNE 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Blasts two-run shot Merrifield went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's win over the Red Sox.
Impact Merrifield blasted his sixth homer of the season during the sixth inning off reliever Yacksel Rios, and that means he's now hit safely in seven straight games while posting five multi-hit performances during that stretch. In fact, Merrifield has hit safely in all but two of Kansas City's games this month and is hitting an impressive .337 during June.
JUNE 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Dyson double caps 10-pitch AB, Royals top Red Sox 7-3
Jarrod Dyson capped a 10-pitch at-bat with a tiebreaking, two-run double in a three-run third inning off Nathan Eovaldi, and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Boston Red S...JUNE 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
