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- Updated: May 22, 2016
CHICAGO — With the way Paulo Orlando is playing, the question keeps coming. Is it becoming hard to keep him in a platoon with Jarrod Dyson in right field?
“No,” Royals manager Ned Yost said Sunday after a 3-2 loss to the White Sox. “Dyson is doing well, too. [We have] a plan where we’re mixing them both in and keeping them both fresh and keeping them both productive. I’m proud to see them both doing well.”
Orlando has 12 hits in his past 22 at-bats, including five extra-base hits over his past six games. His six-game hitting streak has raised his slash line to .377/.397/.535. After going 3-for-4 Friday against the White Sox, he mentioned work in the cage and batting practice paying off. His latest example was going 2-for-4 with a double and a stellar catch at the wall on Sunday.
“I feel more focused,” Orlando said Friday. “My timing is back.”
Dyson, though, isn’t to be forgotten. He matched a career high with three hits Saturday, and he has hits in each of his past three games. His season numbers of .250/.296/.329 …
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