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Kansas City Royals If they want to go back to the postseason, they need everything they can get – thankfully, they have Bobby Whitt Jr.
Witt Jr. doesn’t post the same numbers he did last season. Judge Aaron), but his athleticism and eye-catching abilities are still there.
In the seventh top tied to one with the Seattle Mariners, Vinny Pascantino was cooking with Jonathan India and third, Whit Jr.
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Kansas City Royals Shortstop Bobby Whitt Jr., #7, ran past Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, #29 in seven innings at T-Mobile Park. (Steven Bisig-Immagn image)
Witt is one of the fastest people in the league, so perhaps his base hit would be a two-run lead. But it didn’t come as easily as expected. Pasquantino finds a hole passing through the right side of the infield where he was playing. This certainly helped the Royals in this case. And Witt Jr. was clearly moving.
However, Throw defeated Witt Jr., but the tag was never made.
That’s because Witt avoided it by sliding across the plate and distorting his whole body to reach behind him with his right hand.
Kansas City Royals Shortstop Bobby Whitt Jr., #7, ran past Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, #29 in seven innings at T-Mobile Park. (Steven Bisig-Immagn image)
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Lucas Erceg and Taylor Clarke each received two outs, while Carlos Estévez pitched 1 1/3 innings to get his 24th save. Estevez gave up the leadoff homer to Dominic Canzone in the ninth, and took second and third runners after the wild pitch, but hit Giulio Rodriguez and Rory ended the game.
Witt Jr. has hit safely in the last 23 road games, breaking the record for Hal McRae, 42-year-old Kansas City.
Kansas City (41-47) is currently in 13.0 games Detroit TigersCoast runs through Al Central for the division’s lead.
Bobby Whitt Jr., #7 of the Kansas City Royals, is about to score a two-run RBI single from Vinny Pascantino, past the Seattle Mariners’ #29, home plate tag. The Kansas City Royals won 3-2. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
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But at Whit Jr. for short there is always a chance.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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