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3 days ago
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Bobby Witt Jr. makes history with big game on Saturday
Bobby Witt Jr. made history on Saturday night. After winning the first game of the day on a walk-off home run by Jonathan India, Witt put the Kansas City Royals right back in the game in the nightcap. Witt smacked a two-run home run to left field, it was his 15th of the season, and the score went to 6-4 Cleveland Guardians. Following the home run, Sarah Langs posted the historical feat. The Royals shortstop became the first player EVER in Major League Baseball history to record 15 or more home runs and steal 25 or more bases in EACH of his first four seasons. Witt is hitting under .300 on the season, but the shortstop will still be fighting at or near the top of the American League batting leaders once the season comes to an end. He is currently at .288. In the first game, he went 1-4. MORE: MLB posts insane stat of red-hot Toronto Blue Jays The 25-year-old is now three home runs away from 100 in his career. Kansas City, during the game, added Randal Grichuk from Arizona to help provide some thump in the middle of their lineup. More MLB News: MLB posts insane stat of red-hot Toronto Blue Jays Kansas City Royals acquire Randal Grichuk from Arizona Diamondbacks The New York Yankees acquire Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies Bryce Harper: 350 homeruns. But, who's next to pass? Kyle Schwarber makes history with fifth inning homerun against Yankees Milwaukee surges to 60 wins and National League's best record Toronto fans urged to lock in Bo Bichette before free agency
Reuters
22-07-2025
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Salvador Perez hits two homers as Royals rout Cubs
July 22 - Salvador Perez went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs to help power the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 12-4 win against the Chicago Cubs on Monday. Starting pitcher Noah Cameron (4-4) allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out seven in six innings for the Royals. Cubs reliever Ben Brown (4-7), who replaced Ryan Brasier after the first inning in a bullpen game, was tagged with the loss, giving up six runs on seven hits in four innings. Down by one, Kansas City grabbed the lead in the fifth and never looked back. John Rave reached on an infield force out, Kyle Isbel singled and Jonathan India doubled to drive in Rave and tie it 4-4. Isbel came around to score on Bobby Witt Jr.'s infield single for a 5-4 lead. Witt Jr. then stole second with Vinnie Pasquantino at the plate. Catcher Carson Kelly's throw to second went into the outfield, bringing in India to make it 6-4 and allowing Witt Jr. to advance to third. He scored on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 7-4. Rave increased it to 8-4 with a solo home run to right-center in the seventh inning. In the eighth, Perez's second two-run homer of the night made it 10-4, a single from Rave drove in Jac Caglianone and Rave scored on a force out, pushing it to 12-4. The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when Caglianone knocked a solo shot into the basket on the wall in left-center. The Cubs responded in the bottom half as Kelly homered to tie it 1-1. Dansby Swanson then singled, and Justin Turner doubled before Matt Shaw belted a three-run homer off the left-field pole to put the hosts up 4-1. With Maikel Garcia on base in the fourth, Perez homered for a third straight game, hitting a first-pitch fastball to left-center to narrow the deficit to 4-3. Chicago center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong missed the game with a bruised right knee, sustained on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, and is listed as day-to-day. --Field Level Media
