Hot-hitting Jon Jay kept seeing double Monday against the Twins, but he lost sight of his base-running fundamentals in the Royals’ 8-5 loss to the Twins.
Jay smacked three doubles for the first time in his career and produced his 10th four-hit game. And when he came to the plate in the seventh inning, his drive to left center looked to spark a rally.
But when Whit Merrifield stroked a grounder to shortstop Eduardo Escboar, Jay took off for third and was easily thrown out.
The inning ended with runners at first and third and the Royals trailing by one.