KANSAS CITY -- An annoying case of back spasms earlier this week temporarily slowed the runaway offensive train that has become Royals infielder
Does a game like Saturday night’s make Dozier’s back feel better?\n\n“I think everything like that makes it feel better,” Dozier said. “It’s really getting better every day.\n\n“It doesn’t bother me as much when I’m swinging. It’s more when I’m running.”\n\nSo stop hitting triples?\n\n“No, never,” Dozier said with a smile.
Dozier certainly has the speed to leg out triples, though he can’t remember a game at any level in his life in which he had two triples.\n\n“I just don’t think I’ve ever had two triples,” Dozier said. “I think about it each time I hit one in the gap.”
\n\nDuring the Royals’ six-run third inning, Dozier shot a two-run triple into the right-field corner.\n\nAfter the Angels had sneaked within 7-4, Dozier came through with a two-out, two-run triple to left-center in the fifth.
“I’m seeing the ball well right now and keeping a simple approach,” Dozier said. “It was easy tonight because guys were having good at-bats in front of me and you just keep the line moving. It’s good all around.”\n\nDozier wasn’t the only offensive star for the Royals.
And manager Ned Yost’s much-maligned bullpen continues to pitch well lately, including tossing 5 1/3 innings of scoreless ball Saturday. Since April 15, the bullpen has a 3.12 ERA and 49 strikeouts.\n\n\"The bullpen was fantastic,” Yost said. “\\[Scott\\] Barlow, \\[Jake\\] Diekman with a great outing. \\[Ian\\] Kennedy with a great outing. Then Wily \\[Peralta\\] with a big outing. The cool thing about it is pretty much all those guys will be ready to go again \\[Sunday\\].\"
Royals outfielder