Tyler Tolbert breaks Royals record with nine hits in nine straight at-bats

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tolbert-tyler/QkzRzZ2o/"]Tolbert[/a], 28, launched a two-run home run in the second inning off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/senga-kodai/vHeJC4z6/"]Kodai Senga[/a] to tie the record before hitting a one-out single in the fourth inning to break it. [/p][p]His home run made it back-to-back games with at least one, bringing his season total up to two.[/p][embed guid="9b257886-d1f9-412f-a488-dab3e31b211e" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2074648637003501643?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]([b][i]Update: Tolbert now has 12 hits in 12 at-bats after hitting three more singles, making it a 5-for-5 night. He is now tied for the MLB record.)[/i][/b][/p][p]Following his home run and four singles, he brought his season batting average up to .404, along with the two home runs, five RBI, and nine stolen bases through 32 games this season. [/p][embed guid="100dbc3d-049b-4f46-b9ea-9aece94caf6e" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2074672727395389647?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Tolbert is just a day removed from recording a five-hit game.[/p][p]Despite being 28, Tolbert is in just his second season. In 2025, Tolbert hit .280 with one home run, six RBI, 21 stolen bases, and a .701 OPS through 64 games.[/p][embed guid="6abe19d7-573a-471f-85ab-5b773327fb7f" url="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/2074239905933230332?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Alabama native was slashing .333/.383/.429 through 31 games in Triple-A this season and has now turned into a major bright spot on a struggling [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kansas-city-royals/IL2QbgJ4/"]Royals[/a] team.[/p][p]Kansas City are 37-54 this season, sitting just one game out of last place in the American League in front of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-angels/Mg9H0Flh/"]Los Angeles Angels[/a] (36-55).[/p]