Kansas City Royals Say no for a Trade Requests of a 664 Million deal…
If the Kansas City Royals hold on to a playoff spot, it likely will be a result of their late-season roster additions.
As they host the Minnesota Twins (76-65) on Saturday night in the second game of a weekend series, the Royals (77-65) have won back-to-back games for the first time in more than a week. They did so with the help of waiver-wire addition Tommy Pham, whose three-run homer Wednesday helped snap Kansas City’s seven-game losing streak.
Pham added an RBI double among his two hits in Friday’s 5-0 win over the Twins and also contributed an outfield assist to preserve the shutout. He has hit safely in four of five games with Kansas City while batting leadoff, collecting three extra-base hits (two doubles, homer) and four RBIs, including go-ahead RBIs in the last two games.
“He’s in there every pitch,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He’s competitive. He’s not a guy that chases a ton. (He) puts good at-bats together and hits the ball hard.”
Yuli Gurriel, acquired via a trade from Atlanta, and waiver-wire addition Robbie Grossman have totaled four hits and two RBIs.
The biggest contribution for the Royals has come from Paul DeJong, a trade-deadline acquisition from the White Sox. DeJong has six homers and 15 RBIs in 26 games.
