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PITTSBURGH — Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 100th run of the season with a solo homer in the first inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1. Witt also hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth and a run-scoring double in the sixth. He went 2 for 3 to raise his MLB-leading batting average to .333. He also has 31 homers and 102 RBIs. Michael Wacha gave up one run in five innings to improve to 9-1 with a 2.68 ERA in 13 starts since the beginning of July. The Royals won for the seventh time in nine games since a seven-game losing streak.
