Whit Merrifield Hits Two Doubles In Saturday's Win
4 years agoKansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield helped lead the team to a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Merrifield went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored. Through 39 games on the year, Merrifield is slashing .262/.327/.409 with four home runs, 10 doubles, 23 RBI, 24 runs and 12 stolen bases. He has a 9.9% strikeout rate, which ranks in the top 1% of the league. His elite contact abilities should cause his batting average to raise up closer to his career .293 average soon, though it's hard to complain too much about the output he's had so far, especially the ample stolen bases.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN