Royals infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield's franchise-record hitting streak came to an end after 31 games. The streak snapped in a game the Royals lost 7-6 in 10 innings to the Seattle Mariners at Kauffman Stadium on April 11, 2019. By
As the ball seemed to benignly float off Mitch Haniger’s bat toward left-center field in the ninth inning on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium, Whit Merrifield’s first impulse in right field was to pump his fist in celebration.
Because the Royals were leading Seattle 6-4 and tantalizingly close to ending a nine-game losing streak with two outs and two on for the Mariners … and a virtually certain “F-8” about to be scrawled in your scorebook for the Mariners’ outfielder.