Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals moves up into third place in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings after a two for four with a walk, a double, and a home run in a 7-1 win over the Tigers. His game score of 69 wasn’t quite enough to bring him to the head of class as his teammate, Vinnie Pasquantino hit two home runs in five at bats, driving in five runs for a game score of 72, the best on the day. Witt’s 153 hits lead the AL by 20.

The rest of the top five did not see action on Thursday. Aaron Judge and Juan Soto of the Yankees remain one and two respectively. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays sits fourth with Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks fifth. Less than five points separate two from four.