Royals manager Ned Yost spoke to reporters following a one-run loss to the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on April 4, 2019. The Royals walked four batters to start the seventh inning in a tie game. By
Back in Arizona during the early days of Cactus League play, Royals manager Ned Yost flip-flopped Whit Merrifield and Adalberto Mondesi in the first two spots in the club’s spring training lineup. Ultimately, he left Merrifield as the leadoff man and Mondesi in the two hole. So far, it looks like inspired thinking.
Merrifield enters Saturday riding a 26-game hitting streak dating back to last season, the longest active streak in the majors, and he’s scored seven runs in six games.