▁had ▁ 1 5 ▁total ▁bases ▁( which ▁set ▁a ▁Roy als ▁record ) ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 0 - 3 ▁Roy als ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers . ▁Mor ales ▁only ▁had ▁ 3 ▁R BI ▁and ▁had ▁nobody ▁on ▁base ▁all ▁ 5 ▁times ▁he ▁came ▁up ▁to ▁bat . ▁He ▁went ▁ 4 - 4 ▁with ▁ 3 ▁hom ers , ▁a ▁triple , ▁and ▁a ▁walk . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁winner - take - all ▁game ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁Div is ional ▁Series ▁against ▁the ▁Houston ▁Ast ros , ▁Mor ales ▁hit ▁a ▁three - run ▁hom er ▁in ▁the ▁e ighth ▁in ning ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁ 7 - 2 ▁Roy als ▁win . ▁ ▁H itting ▁. 2 9 5 ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁home ▁runs , ▁ 1 0 6 ▁R B Is , ▁and ▁ 3 9 ▁doubles , ▁while ▁seeing ▁the ▁lowest ▁percentage ▁of ▁fast ball s ▁of ▁all ▁ML B ▁hit ters ▁( 4 7 . 8 % ), ▁Mor ales ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Ed gar ▁Martínez ▁Award , ▁an ▁honor ▁presented ▁ann ually ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁out standing ▁designated ▁h itter ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁League . ▁ ▁After ▁coming ▁of ▁his ▁great ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁campaign , ▁Mor ales ▁strugg led ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Before ▁June , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁. 1 9 3 ▁average