Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield had a strong day at the plate in Monday's 10-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. He went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk and a run scored. Merrifield had a rough go of things at the plate in May, slashing .229/.311/.343 with just one home run. June has been a different story so far. Through 13 games, he has a slash line of .309/.328/.436. His 17 stolen bases on the year lead the league. So even though his five home runs and .263 batting average are a ...