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The KC Royals’ 9-8, come-from-six-runs-behind victory over Detroit Saturday night, probably their most exciting game of the season, was unfortunately another exercise in futility for their most powerful hitter. Jorge Soler, who’s split the 89 games he’s played between right field and designated hitter, went hitless for the 49th time.
Soler is batting .183, a miserable clip for a player holding a full-time big league job. He hasn’t finished a game above the .200 mark since May 15. He hit eight home runs in 43 games last season; Tuesday, he equaled that number in his 86th game, and surpassed it the next day in his 87th.