![]() ![]() Samad Taylor beat out an infield single, swiped second - that made Kansas City 13 for 13 on stolen base attempts on the homestand - and reached third on a wild pitch before a high sacrifice fly by Maikel Garcia gave the Royals a 2-0 lead. The Royals continued to put pressure on the Mets with their baserunning in the third. Witt got their offense started with a single in the first inning, then he stole second for his 31st of the season, before trotting home when Salvador Perez doubled off the wall to give Kansas City the early lead. So it's nice to see some rewards coming for the guys.” The intensity of the work and all those things. “I mean, obviously we've got ourselves in an enormous hole record-wise, but like we've talked about all year, the effort has been there. “We'll take them whenever they come, right?” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. ![]() Meanwhile, the Royals (35-75) completed just the fifth perfect homestand of at least six games in franchise history. The series-ending romp wrapped a tumultuous week for the Mets, who traded Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander as part of a stunning selloff that also included closer David Robertson, and outfielders Tommy Pham and Mark Canha. “I can rattle off four or five things I was proud of today but I know nobody wants to hear of them when it’s 9-2.” They have a lot of professional pride,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. The right-hander has followed up eight shutout innings in Arizona on July 6 by allowing 21 earned runs in his last four starts.įrancisco Lindor provided the Mets' only offense with a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth. Just keep doing what we're doing.”Ĭarlos Carrasco (4-5) allowed all six runs on eight hits and a walk over six innings in another poor start for the Mets. “We're riding high and we should be,” Singer said. He did not allow a run while striking out four and throwing exactly 100 pitches. Singer (7-8), who also got off to a dismal start, allowed singles in the second, fourth and fifth and didn't walk a batter while cruising through the New York lineup. “It just shows you what we're capable,” said Witt, who got off to a poor start to this season. But leaning on their young stars, they squeaked out three wins over Minnesota before taking three from the Mets, a club they had never swept in franchise history. The last-place Royals had won just four of their first 33 series this season. Singer tossed eight innings of three-hit ball Thursday, and Witt joined Drew Waters in hitting homers, helping the suddenly hot Royals blow out the free-falling New York Mets 9-2 to wrap up their second straight series sweep. Together, they're making the last-place Kansas City Royals look like a winning ballclub. is starting to make good on the expectations that many placed on him as one of baseball's top prospects. Brady Singer is starting to look like the promising young pitcher that was at times dominant last season, and Bobby Witt Jr. Singer throws 8 innings of 3-hit ball as Royals pound Mets 9-2 to complete a series sweep ![]()
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