Heading into Friday undefeated in Spring Training play, Kansas City Royals fans expected their team to continue the streak vs the Padres. Unfortunately, San Diego and old friend Eric Hosmer had other plans. Read below for what went right, what went wrong and what’s up next.
Positives
“Two-hit Whit” Merrifield continued to live up to his nickname. He’s now batting .571 this spring.
In addition to Merrifield continuing his great Spring Training, both Salvador Perez and Jorge Bonifacio homered in today’s game. Perez and Bonifacio are batting .