Bobby Witt Jr. hits 100th home run
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The two-run shot in the eighth inning against Texas on Tuesday night merely padded the lead for Kansas City, which went on to a 5-2 victory. It was the fifth straight win for the Royals, who closed to within 2 1/2 games of an AL wild-card berth and are within nine games of the first-place Tigers in the AL Central.
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals, on a five-game home winning streak, host the Texas Rangers. Kansas City has a 65-61 record overall and a 35-29 record in home games. Royals hitters are batting a collective .246, which ranks eighth in the AL.
Bobby Witt Jr. loves the color blue and has made a point to incorporate it into all of his equipment accessories over the years. It comes with the territory of being one of the faces of the Kansas City Royals franchise.