Overview
- Witt, named American League Player of the Week on Tuesday, hit .407 with three home runs, seven runs, four RBIs and two steals during the award period.
- His week featured a two-run inside-the-park home run Saturday in 14.13 seconds home to home, the fourth-fastest recorded since Statcast began in 2015.
- The play developed when a grounder down the right-field line skipped past Detroit’s Kerry Carpenter as he crashed into the foul-territory wall, and he left to be evaluated for left shoulder soreness.
- Kansas City won that game 5-1 behind Michael Wacha’s seven scoreless innings on two hits and a three-run homer from Michael Massey.
- The Royals took the series from Detroit 2-1, while the Tigers face a lengthy injured list and a developing update on Carpenter’s shoulder.