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- Updated: May 31, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Before Lorenzo Cain’s clutch single to right put the Royals ahead 3-2 in the eighth inning, and before Eric Hosmer finished off the Rays with a three-run bomb, an old-fashioned baseball play put the Royals in position to win.
With the score tied 2-2, rookie Whit Merrifield delivered a perfect hit-and-run play, poking a ground-ball single to right that sent shortstop Alcides Escobar to third with one out. That paved the way for a four-run inning as the Royals won their fourth straight 6-2 on Monday.
Royals manager Ned Yost didn’t hesitate to send in the hit-and-run sign for a rookie.
“We know how well Merrifield handles the bat,” Yost said.
Merrifield was confident he’d get the job done.
“That’s a pretty familiar part of my game,” he said. “I usually check the infield to see who is covering what. The second baseman was a little closer to the bag, and the …
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