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Witt's hit streak reaches 16 games, Royals beat Rockies 6-2 to wrap up doubleheader, series sweep

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Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez celebrates on second after hitting a two-run double during the fifth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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DAVE SKRETTA

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. extended his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games with an RBI single in the fifth inning, and the Kansas City Royals went on to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Thursday to cap off a doubleheader and series sweep.