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Stat of the Day: Butera’s Inside-the-Park HR

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The Royals completed their first three-game sweep on Sunday since July 24–26, 2017 at Detroit, snapping a streak of 13 winless series (0–12–1) since their last win May 28–30 vs. Minnesota.

The win came thanks in large part to catcher Drew Butera, who hit a go-ahead, inside-the-park HR in the seventh inning. It was the first such HR by a Royal since Jarrod Dyson did it on July 8, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay.

Butera is the fifth catcher (6th time) to hit an inside-the park HR for the Royals, joining: Brent Mayne (Sept.