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Kendrys keeps raking, while bullpen struggles
- Updated: September 8, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — The Royals again saw a late lead slip away in Wednesday night’s 6-5 loss to the Twins at Target Field, but despite the bullpen’s struggles over the last two weeks, the offense has continued to produce runs at a healthy clip.
In the middle of it all has been designated hitter Kendrys Morales, who homered for the third straight game and drove in two runs on Wednesday in a 3-for-4 performance to extend his hitting streak to a season-high 10 games. Morales has helped carry the offense with injuries keeping Lorenzo Cain and Salvador Perez out of the lineup.
“What sets me at ease a little bit, not having [Lorenzo] Cain in the lineup and not having Salvador [Perez] in the lineup, is that Morales has just been fantastic,” manager Ned Yost said. “I mean, just really …
