Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels

There are heaters, and then there is whatever Jac Caglianone is on right now. Since the calendar turned to August, it’s been all gas, no breaks for the 23-year-old, who has recorded a hit in every game he’s played this month. In this 12-game hitting streak, he has had multihit games in six of them. The latest installment to Caglianone’s warpath was a 3-for-4 effort in which he recorded a career-high five RBIs and hit a two-run homer off a left-hander in the Royals’ 7-6 win on Friday night at Angel Stadium. “He's calm,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He believes in what he's doing right now. He's got confidence. He's obviously seeing the ball well. He's not expanding as much, chasing as much as he was earlier.” In August, Caglianone is hitting .438 with five home runs, 18 RBIs and only five strikeouts in 49 plate appearances. “I'm pretty big on just kind of taking it day by day,” Caglianone said. “I'm going to wake up tomorrow, none of this matters. So, I've got to reset, I've got to restart. I try not to think about it. I just want to win, so I'll do whatever I can to do that.” Caglianone’s three-hit performance began in the third inning. With the bases loaded, he went chased below the zone and sent a changeup into right field for a two-strike single to score a pair of runs. “I think he threw him five straight changeups, so he was able to adjust to it and go down and get it,” Quatraro said. “He can be a good bad-ball hitter at times. When you combine that with a smaller move, he's more accurate with his barrel.”