After a two for three afternoon against the Royal, Lonnie Chisenhall of the Indians is batting .393. Having played in 53 of the 66 Indians games, one would think he would have reached the 205 plate appearances need to qualify for the batting title. Lonnie made just 44 starts, however, so with his four PA today he stands at 189 PA. If you tack on 16 at bats that would be needed to qualify, he would be batting .359. If the season ended today, he would win the AL batting championship.

Chisenhall has been on a roll since May 14th, the day he collected five hits. In his last 26 games he’s 41 for 91. We’ll see how long he can stay hot, but at seasonal age 25, he’s just entering his peak years, so I’m not that surprised to see a big improvement.

Unfortunately, his hits were not enough as the Royals win 4-1. With four wins in a row, the Royals are in second place in the AL Central 1/2 game ahead of the Indians and 2 1/2 games behind the Tigers.