The Kansas City Royals opened their series against the Texas Rangers with a 5-3 win on Tuesday. The win marked Kansas City’s third straight and its sixth in the last eight games.<\/p>\n
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Kansas City’s offense has been a bright spot during its recent stretch of success. Over those last eight games, the Royals have scored 45 runs.<\/p>\n
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In Tuesday’s win, one bat was responsible for much of the offensive production. A player the Royals were counting on to break out this season has been swinging the bat exceptionally well as of late.<\/p>\n
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Jac Caglianone is finding his groove at the plate<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Royals outfielder\u00a0Jac Caglianone\u00a0had a flawless night at the plate on Tuesday, going 3-for-3 with two home runs<\/a> and three RBIs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Caglianone began his night by working an impressive 11-pitch walk. He followed that up with a 421-foot home run in the fifth inning before launching another homer 431 feet in the sixth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over the last 15 days, the 23-year-old has posted a .350\/.447\/.600 slash line with a 1.047 OPS and three home runs. Caglianone has provided a major spark for a Royals offense that was in desperate need of one.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This type of production is exactly what Kansas City hoped to see from Caglianone entering the season.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It was clear this offseason that the Royals were looking for continued development from their young hitters, with Caglianone at the top of the list.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instead of making a blockbuster trade or major free-agent addition, the Royals were banking on their young hitters to break out and provide that level of production.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So far this season, some of Caglianone’s underlying metrics have been jaw-dropping.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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