The Kansas City Royals stayed hot on Tuesday night, beating the Texas Rangers at Kauffman Stadium.
It was the eighth win in the last 10 games for the Royals, who won 5-2 behind a solid start from Seth Lugo and good bullpen work from Angel Zerpa and John Schreiber.
Kansas City is now 65-61, hitting the four games over .500 mark for the first time since May. They’ve also climbed to within 2.5 games of a wild card spot in the American League.
Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-4 in the win, hitting his 18th home run. The blast also created some special history for Witt, as it was the 100th home run of his career.
Per Nick Kappel of the Royals PR team:
Shortstops to hit 100 HR through age-25 season, last 95 seasons:
Alex Rodriguez (241)
Cal Ripken Jr. (133)
Francisco Lindor (130)
Carlos Correa (107)
Hanley Ramírez (103)
BOBBY WITT JR. (100)
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