Rays' quest: Stop Royals' Bobby Witt Jr.

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Dynamic Bobby Witt Jr. will lead the Kansas City Royals against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in the middle game of a three-game series Wednesday night after the Rays won Tuesday's opener 5-1.

It's hard to take your eyes off of Witt, whose 44 extra-base hits rank fourth in baseball.

"The fanslove him," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. "He is a 'stop what you're doing and watc