Merrifield went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Monday's 8-6 loss to Cleveland.
He took Aaron Civale deep in the fourth inning, giving the Royals a short-lived 3-1 lead, Merrifield snapped a 22-game homerless drought with the blast, and on the season he's hitting .269 with four home runs, eight steals, 18 runs and 21 RBI through 27 contests.