Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (83-57) @ Baltimore Orioles (68-72) Oriole Park at Camden Yards - Saturday, September 12, 2015 Game #141 - Road Game #66 FOX Network (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, September 13 @ Baltimore Orioles: RHP Johnny Cueto (9-11, 3.24) vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (8-7, 3.48), 7:08 p.m. (CDT), ESPN (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, September 14 @ Cleveland Indians: RHP Edinson Volquez (13-7, 3.49) vs. TBA, 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, September 15 @ Cleveland Indians: RHP Kris Medlen (3-1, 4.58) vs. TBA, 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, September 16 @ Cleveland Indians: LHP Danny Duffy (7-7, 4.14) vs. TBA, 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, September 17 @ Cleveland Indians: RHP Yordano Ventura (10-8+ today) vs. TBA, 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free serves as the producer/engineer...today s game is being televised regionally by the FOX Network with Gary Thorne, Preston Wilson and Ken Rosenthal on the call...tomorrow night s contest will be televised nationally on ESPN. Royals vs. Orioles Last night s loss dropped KC s lead to 3-2 in the season series with a pair remaining...kansas City is still 10-5 in its last 15 inseason meetings...the Royals trail the all-time regular season work by a 205-262 margin, including a 90-132 deficit in Baltimore, specifically 36-60 here in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 8/24 KC W, 8-3 Medlen Jimenez 27,797 8/25 KC W, 3-2 Duffy Gonzalez 29,734 8/26 KC L, 5-8 Chen Cueto 33,003 8/27 KC W, 5-3 Ventura Tillman 31,115 9/11 @ Balt L, 8-14 Givens Herrera 45,420 9/12 @ Balt 9/13 @ Balt FORTUNATELY JUST ONE LOSS--It wasn t a grand road trip opener for the Royals here last night, as the Orioles exploded for 10 runs in the eighth inning en route to a 14-8 decision...as for just one loss, that s what goes down in the books, but KC has now dropped six of seven for the first time this year and is 3-8 in its last 11 games to see its lead in the Central get cut to 10 games, while the lead for the best record in the A.L. has been chipped away to three...kansas City held a 3-0 lead after two and was leading 6-4 entering the home half of the eighth when the roof fell in as the O s hit a pair of grand slams and sent 13 men to the plate... Danny Duffy was the starter and allowed only two runs on three hits with three walks and eight strikeouts, but could only go 5.0 innings due to an inflated pitch count, needing 101 tosses...as for the pen, only Ryan Madson was spared the wrath of the Baltimore bats, working a scoreless frame, but inheriting a bases loaded jam and allowing one inherited runner to score...kelvin Herrera surrendered the first grand slam in the eighth to absorb his third loss and then Joba Chamberlain gave up the second in the frame...at 83-57, KC is back to 26 games over.500 since winning its way there on August 22 (74-48). PEN HAS RARE TOUGH EVENING--Unfortunately, the top statistical bullpen in the game entering last night had its roughest evening in quite some time, allowing 12 runs in just 3.0 innings, the first time that many runs have scored in that short amount of work in franchise history...the Baltimore eighth inning was the first 10-run frame against KC pitching since the Tribe scored 10 times in the fifth inning on September 30, 2012, in Cleveland en route to a 15-3 decision...coupled with the loss in 12 innings on Wednesday, this marks just the second time this year that he Kansas City pen has been charged with consecutive losses (May 31 at the Cubs and June 2 vs. the Indians)...Royals relievers still have a combined record of 27-11 for a big league best winning pct. of.711...despite the rough treatment last night, KC s 2.64 bullpen ERA still leads the American League and is second only to St. Louis in the Majors. ALL ABOARD THE CAIN TRAIN--One glaring bright spot last night was the performance by Lorenzo Cain, who recorded his second career multi-homer game while finishing the contest with three hits and a career-first 4-run game...the Most Valuable Player in last year s American League Championship Series against these Orioles, Cain has continued the attack this year, going 9-for-17 (.529) in four games against the O s this year...coupled with his 8-for-15 (.533) effort against Baltimore last October, LoCain has hit.531 (17-for-32) in his last eight games against the Orioles, with 10 runs scored, two doubles and two homers. DAYDREAM BELIEVERS--Kansas City hasn t Monkee d around when it comes to playing in the afternoon, posting a 14-6 mark in its last 20 day games dating back to a visit to Oakland on June 27...since that date, the Royals are 7-4 in their last 11 on the road in the daylight and 7-2 in the last nine afternoon home affairs...on the year, KC is 25-16 in the daytime, a.610 winning pct., which is the best in the American League and fourth best in the Majors. EXTENDED JOURNEY UNDERWAY--Last night was the first in this 10-game road trip and started a stretch in which 17 of the final 23 games are on the road...after the completion of this 3-game series, the Royals will head to Cleveland for a 4-game meeting with the Tribe that starts on Monday...KC will wrap up this next-to-last regular season tour of the year with a 3-game weekend stop in Detroit that begins a week from tonight. SERIES WORK--KC needs to win out in this series to avoid losing a third straight set for the first time in 2015...the Royals have lost consecutive sets for the first time since July 30-August 6 (1-3 in Toronto and 1-2 in Detroit)...KC entered last weekend vs. Chicago riding an 8-series unbeaten streak, going 7-0 with a split...the Royals are still 13-5-1 in its last 19 sets...on the year the Royals are 28-13 with five splits in the 46 series played...since June 7, when KC trailed the Twins by a game, the club has gone an American League best 53-34 for an 11-game turnaround in the standings. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Yordano Ventura (10-8, 4.34) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (9-11, 5.15) 2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Yordano Ventura vs. Orioles 1-0 1-1 2-1 Major League Record 10-8 (4.34 ERA) 14-10 24-19 Chris Tillman vs. Royals 0-1 1-0 2-3 Major League Record 9-11 (5.15 ERA) 13-6 54-42 YORDANO VENTURA is making his 24th start of the year, 57th of his career and 58th overall outing...he faces the O s for the second time this season and fourth time in his career...the 24-year-old signed a five-year contract with two club options on April 4...he originally signed with the Royals in 2008 as a non-drafted free agent out of Samana in the Dominican Republic. STREAK SNAPPED--Yordano suffered his first loss since July 20 last Monday, dropping a 6-2 decision at home to the Twins...the defeat snapped a personal 6-game winning streak, spanning eight starts, as he was charged with four runs on eight hits over 5.1 innings... he surrendered a leadoff home run to Aaron Hicks on his third pitch of the game, then allowed just three singles over his next four innings...the night unraveled in the sixth as he allowed three straight hits and had a pair of wild pitches that led to a 3-run inning...all told, Yordano walked five to elevate his pitch count over 100 in the sixth inning, while it was the secondmost free passes he d issued since walking six in an August 11 start vs. Detroit...the 6-game winning streak was the longest by a Royal this season. ELEVATED STRIKEOUT RATE--Despite suffering his first loss in nearly six weeks, Yordano still managed to fan eight in 5.1 innings last Monday against the Twins, giving him 51 K s in his last six outings...his total since August 11 ranks second in the American League, behind only Chris Sale (54), while his 12.29 strikeouts per 9.0 innings rate is third-highest in the Majors in that span, trailing Sale (14.16) and San Diego s Ian Kennedy (13.21). HARD TO HIT OF LATE--After allowing a season-high 10 hits in 4.0 innings July 20 vs. Pittsburgh, Ace has been one of the toughest in the league to square up...starting with his July 26 win over Houston, he s held opponents to a.224 batting average (48-for- 204), which is eighth in the A.L. among pitchers that have faced at least 175 hitters. DAY BALL-- Ace has been at his best in the afternoon this year, going 6-2 with a 4.14 ERA in his 10 daytime starts...he s also held opponents to a.229 batting average (49-for-214) during the day, compared to a.266 average at night...he s 9-6 in 18 afternoon outings (17 starts) in his career with a 4.28 ERA. VS. O S--Yordano faces Baltimore for the second time in his last four starts, having worked 6.0 scoreless frames against them on August 27 in a 5-3 victory at The K...in that outing, Ace allowed just two hits and fanned a career-high 11 hitters...he s 2-1 in three regular season starts vs. the O s with an 0.89 ERA (2 ER in 20.1 IP), holding them Ventura vs. Orioles Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Steve Clevenger.000 3 0 0 0 Chris Davis.000 6 0 0 0 Ryan Flaherty.250 8 2 0 0 J.J. Hardy.667 6 4 0 0 Paul Janish 1.000 2 2 0 0 Adam Jones.000 7 0 0 0 Caleb Joseph.000 2 0 0 0 Manny Machado.200 5 1 0 0 Chris Parmelee.250 4 1 0 0 Gerardo Parra.000 3 0 0 0 Steve Pearce.000 2 0 0 0 Jonathan Schoop.000 6 0 0 0 Matt Wieters.286 7 2 0 0 Yordano s 2015 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/6 vs. Chicago W, 10-1 6.0 4 1 1 1 1 2 81-56 4-1 4/12 @ L.A. Angels W, 9-2 5.2 4 2 2 1 2 7 87-49 7-2 4/18 vs. Oakland L, 0-5 3.1 4 5 5 1 2 2 63-32 0-5 4/23 @ Chicago ND, 3-2 (13) 7.0 5 2 2 0 1 8 95-67 2-2 4/29 @ Cleveland L, 5-7 5.1 6 5 5 1 4 1 98-54 4-4 5/8 @ Detroit ND, 5-6 6.0 8 4 4 0 3 4 95-55 4-4 5/13 @ Texas L, 2-5 7.0 10 5 5 2 2 6 106-66 2-5 5/19 vs. Cincinnati W, 3-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 0 6 88-54 3-0 5/24 vs. St. Louis L, 1-6 7.0 5 4 4 1 2 7 114-78 1-6 5/31 @ Chicago Cubs ND, 1-2 (11) 7.0 4 1 1 0 1 6 104-67 1-1 6/6 vs. Texas L, 2-4 3.0 6 4 4 0 2 3 78-45 0-4 6/12 @ St. Louis L, 0-4 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 2 52-32 0-2 7/9 vs. Tampa Bay W, 8-3 5.0 4 3 3 0 3 4 88-54 7-3 7/20 vs. Pittsburgh L, 7-10 4.0 10 6 6 0 1 7 92-60 2-5 7/26 vs. Houston W, 5-1 7.0 6 1 1 0 0 5 97-61 5-1 8/1 @ Toronto W, 7-6 7.0 6 5 5 2 2 2 101-64 7-6 8/6 @ Detroit ND, 6-8 5.0 8 6 6 2 3 3 97-61 3-6 8/11 vs. Detroit W, 6-1 6.0 2 0 0 0 6 8 104-63 5-0 8/16 vs. L.A. Angels ND, 4-3 (10) 7.0 5 2 2 1 1 7 105-66 2-2 8/22 @ Boston W, 6-3 6.0 6 1 1 0 1 6 108-70 5-1 8/27 vs. Baltimore W, 5-3 6.0 2 0 0 0 4 11 98-63 4-0 9/2 vs. Detroit W, 12-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 11 108-69 12-1 9/7 vs. Minnesota L, 2-6 5.1 8 4 4 1 5 8 107-65 1-4 2015 Totals 10-8, 4.34 132.2 126 64 64 13 48 126 2166-1351 62% Career Totals 24-19, 3.67 331.0 307 140 136 30 123 296 - - to a.211 batting average...he also started Game #2 of last year s ALCS here, allowing four runs over 5.2 innings, taking a no-decision in a contest the Royals won 6-4 to take a 2-0 lead in a series they would eventually sweep. ON THE ROAD--Ventura makes his 11th start away from Kauffman Stadium today, entering at 3-3 with a 5.03 ERA...despite a 6.00 ERA over his last three road starts, he s won two of them and gone unbeaten on the road since June 12, when he dropped a 4-0 decision in St. Louis...Yordano is 11-7 with a 3.97 ERA in 26 career outings outside of Kansas City, with opponents batting.249 against him in those starts. Yordano s Last Win: September 2, 2015 vs. Detroit (7.0 IP, 12-1 over Randy Wolf) Yordano s Last Loss: September 7, 2015 vs. Minnesota (5.1 IP, 2-6 to Tommy Milone) Yordano s Strikeout High: 11, August 27, 2015 vs. Baltimore (6.0 IP, 5-3 win over Chris Tillman) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2015
Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Johnny Cueto = Johnny takes the hill for tomorrow evening s series finale, taking on Baltimore for the second time this season...he s 2-5 with a 4.86 ERA in eight starts with the Royals, while Cueto is 9-11 with a 3.24 ERA overall in 27 combined starts between Cincinnati and Kansas City. = The righty suffered his fourth-straight defeat last Sunday, falling 7-5 to the White Sox at The K...he surrendered five runs on seven hits over 3.0 innings, his shortest start since 2013...it s also the first time in his career that he s dropped four-straight starts. = In his only previous start against the O s, Cueto dropped an 8-5 decision at Kauffman Stadium on August 26...he allowed three home runs, which accounted for the six runs he was charged with...he is 4-4 with a 4.13 ERA in 11 career starts against the A.L. East in his career. = Early runs have been an issue for Johnny his last two starts as he s allowed four runs on seven hits in the opening frame of his losses to Detroit and Chicago...in his first 25 starts of the year, he allowed seven runs (2.52 ERA), with opponents batting.198 against him in the first (18-for-98). = Johnny has posted a 3.55 ERA in his 14 road starts this year, going 4-7...he s 0-2 on the road with KC, however he s posted quality starts in two of those three outings. 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 140 56-46 - - 4.36 790.2 816 401 383 91 255 566.268 Relievers 138 27-11 48 65 2.64 460.2 359 147 135 40 151 422.213 Totals 140 83-57 48 65 3.73 1,251.1 1,175 548 518 131 406 988.248 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 299/414 (72%) Saves/Save Opp: 48/65 (74%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 132/38 (29%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/2 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2015 Strikeout High: 1 (twice, last on 9/5 vs. CWS) September 5 vs. CWS 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 = Scott got the first two outs of the ninth on three pitches a week ago tonight against the White Sox, before allowing four-straight to reach, resulting in two runs before he recorded the final out...he made his Major League debut pitching a perfect ninth inning on September 5, against Detroit. = He is in his first stint with the Major League club, being called up from Omaha (AAA) on September 1...he was selected by KC in the sixth round of the 2010 June Draft. Miguel Almonte 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/3 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2015 Strikeout High: 2 on 9/3 vs. Detroit September 7 vs. Minnesota 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Miguel tossed a scoreless eighth inning Monday night against the Twins, recording a strikeout and a walk...he made his MLB debut on September 3 against Detroit. = He recorded 17 starts for Northwest Arkansas (AA) this season, before being called up to Triple-A on July 15...in 28 total appearances, including 23 starts, he went 6-6 with a 4.51 ERA (52 ER in 103.2 IP), 96 strikeouts and 42 walks...he entered this season as the No. 56 and 84 prospect by Baseball Prospectus and MLB.com, respectively. Joba Chamberlain 1st Batter Efficiency: 23/32 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: 5/30/14 @ Seattle (7th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/6 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last on 9/7 vs. MIN) September 11 @ Baltimore 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 = Joba entered in the eighth last night with two aboard and following a walk to his first hitter, he allowed Steve Clevenger s grand slam, the second by the O s in the inning. = He made 30 appearances with Detroit this season, recording a 4.09 ERA (10 ER in 22.0 IP)...he was 1-0 with a 6.43 ERA in eight appearances with Omaha (AAA). Louis Coleman 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 2/3 (67%) Last Save: 9/28/14 @ CWS (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2015 Strikeout High: none September 7 vs. Minnesota 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Louis tossed a perfect ninth Monday night against the Twins, needing just four pitches...he holds a 3.23 ERA (63 ER in 175.1 IP) in 149 career outings with KC. = He made 38 appearances for Omaha (AAA) in 2015, going 8-2 with a 1.69 ERA (12 ER in 64.0 IP) with 23 walks and 63 strikeouts. Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 49/59 Saves/Save Opp: 13/14 (93%) Last Save: August 29 @ TB (16th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last 5/29 @ Cubs) September 9 vs. Minnesota 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 = Wade fired a scoreless eighth inning Wednesday against the Twins for his 10th-consecutive scoreless frame...in the stretch, he has allowed just three hits while fanning 13. = When he allowed two runs August 13 vs. the Angels, it was just the second time he s given up multiple runs as a KC reliever...the other was on April 5, 2014 against the White Sox, spanning 114 consecutive appearances...it was the second-longest streak of its type in Major League history (Mike Myers, 126 appearances, 1999-2001). = Wade had a club record 125.2 innings without allowing a home run snapped August 1 at Toronto...it was the first homer against him since August 23, 2013. = His 16 wins out of the pen since 2014 are the most in MLB...also leads the Majors with an 0.94 ERA (6 ER in 57.2 IP), among pitchers with at least 50.0 innings. = He s holding lefties to a.153 average on the year (17-for-111), sixth among big league pitchers with at least 100 at-bats vs. left-handed hitters. Jeremy Guthrie 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/3 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2015 Strikeout High: 7 on 6/28 @ Oakland (start) September 4 vs. CWS 3.1 6 5 5 0 3 = Jeremy tossed 3.1 innings of relief September 4 against the White Sox, his second-longest relief outing of the season...he pitched 4.0 innings on August 26 vs. the Orioles. = He s made 30 relief appearances all time, going 1-2 with a 5.77 ERA...he s allowed no walks and recorded seven strikeouts out of the pen this year. = He last start came August 19 in Cincinnati, where he allowed three runs on seven hits over 4.1 innings...he s gone 8-7 with eight quality starts this season. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 45/62 Saves/Save Opp: 0/6 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/8 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 6/6 @ Det) September 11 @ Balt. (Loss) 0.2 3 4 3 0 1 = Herrera was charged with last night s loss, his third of the year, surrendering the Nolan Reimold grand slam in the eighth inning. = Kelvin earned his fourth victory on August 16, recording a scoreless 10th inning vs. the Angels on August 16...his four wins match his total from 2014. = He s holding lefties to a.147 average on the year (15-for-102), fifth among Major League pitchers with at least 100 opponent at-bats by left-handers. Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency: 29/39 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50%) Last Save: August 11 vs. Detroit (3rd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 16/4 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 8/11 vs. Det.) September 11 @ Baltimore +3 1 1 1 2 0 = Hoch could not record an out here on Friday night, allowing a pair of walks and a single, leaving with the bases loaded and getting charged with one run. = He picked up his first win in nearly two years on August 19 in Cincy...he escaped a bases loaded jam with an odd double play on a pop-up in the infield and then worked a perfect sixth inning...the win was his first since September 20, 2013...also collected his first save on August 11 vs. Detroit, tossing the final 2.2 frames. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency: 34/45 Saves/Save Opp: 30/34 (88%) Last Save: Sept. 8 vs. Minnesota (143rd career)last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/3 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (3x, last on 8/14 vs. LAA) September 9 vs. Minnesota 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Greg entered on Wednesday against the Twins in the ninth with the score tied and tossed a scoreless frame to give his team a chance to walk off in the bottom half of the inning...he is one-of-four pitchers to record at least 30 saves in each of the last three seasons, joining Craig Kimbrel, Huston Street and Glen Perkins. = He has recorded 143 career saves, fourth-most in franchise history...his 123 rescues since the start of 2013 are second in the Majors, behind only Craig Kimbrel (133). = Greg has been at his best this season when holding a one-run lead, allowing opponents to hit just.158 in 46 plate appearances, with 16 strikeouts and one run allowed. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency: 42/58 Saves/Save Opp: 2/4 (50%) Last Save: August 9 vs. CWS (54th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 21/7 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min September 11 @ Baltimore 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Ryan entered with the bases loaded last night and recorded three outs, with one inherited runner scoring on a ground out. = The 35-year old is back in the Majors for the first time since 2011 after missing three seasons due to injury. Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 43/60 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 23/3 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 8/21 @ Bos September 11 @ Baltimore +4 3 4 4 0 0 = Franklin has had a tough last two outings, allowing four runs last night facing just four hitters after giving up the tie-breaking home run to Miguel Sano on Wednesday. = He had 13-straight appearances without giving up a run earlier this summer(june 28-July 29). Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/14 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2015 Strikeout High: 9 on 5/1 vs. Det (start) September 11 @ Baltimore 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 = Chris entered in the seventh last night, retiring two hitters around a walk and single, allowing a run...he was a starter from May 10-July 28, going 7-6 with a 3.49 ERA... he s 3-0 with a 2.01 ERA and a.152 opponents batting average (12-for-79) as a reliever. = Among active pitchers that have thrown at least 1,000 innings, Chris.225 opponents batting average is second to only Clayton Kershaw (.207).
Hitting Notes Drew Butera This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 1-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Drew started last Saturday s game behind the plate, going 0-for-2...he collected a single in the ninth inning Friday after entering as a defensive sub at first base. = Recorded his second multi-hit game of the year on August 23 in Boston, going 2-for-3 with a double...he hit.280 (7-for-25) in August with a homer and three runs. = Butera was acquired from the Angels on May 7, in exchange for infielder Ryan Jackson...he s thrown out 33.3 percent of would-be basestealers since debuting for the Twins in 2010...his percentage ranks eighth among active big league catchers who have played at least 250 games in that span. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 3-for-4, 4 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI Last Stand: 9-for-29 (.310), 9 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, SB, 2 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (4-7) = Lorenzo had a huge series opener on Friday, going 3-for-4 with a career-best four runs scored and his second career 2-homer game...over his last 16 games, Cain is batting.373 (22-for-59) with a double, four homers and 13 RBI...he had a career-best 11-game hitting streak from August 22-September 3. = He s still tops in the American League, batting.385 with two outs...he s also third in the A.L., having reached base at a.442 clip with two down, trailing only Mike Trout (.521) and Miguel Cabrera (.448)...Lo has also scored 39 runs after two outs have been recorded, which ranks him third in the Junior Circuit. = Overall, Cain is fourth in the league with a career-high 93 runs scored, he s also fourth in batting average (.315) and second in stolen bases (27)...he s one steal shy of matching his career-best total (28) from last season...since the start of 2014, his 55 thefts rank ninth in the Major Leagues. = Lo is now 9-for-17 (.529) vs. the O s this year...he s batting.352 (37-for-105) vs. A.L. East foes this year with a.533 slugging pct. Christian Colon This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 3-for-8, 2 runs Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Christian recorded his fifth multi-hit game of the year September 3, collecting two hits against Detroit...he s collected five multi-hit games this season...he s batting.333 (5-for-15) when leading off an inning, with a.444 on-base percentage. = Colon spent the first three months of the season in the big leagues and was recalled last week...he was batting.281 (54-for-192) in Triple-A with nine doubles, a homer and 17 RBI...had three 3-hit games during the month of August. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 4-for-13 (.307), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Cheslor came on to play third base in extra-innings Wednesday, but went 0-for-1 at the plate...he s looking to break out of an 0-for-6 mini-skid after going 4-for-9 in his first three games after being recalled from Omaha (AAA) September 1...he went 2-for-4 with a homer and a career-high four RBI September 2 vs. Detroit. = Cuthbert hit safely in each of his first five MLB games (July 7-26)...he was hitting.277 (110-for-397) with 22 doubles, a triple, 11 homers and 51 RBI with the Storm Chasers...he hit.296 in August with a.494 slugging percentage in Triple-A. Jarrod Dyson This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 3-for-10, run, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Jarrod recorded a pair of steals Wednesday, entering the game as a pinch runner in the 10th inning...he went 0-for-1, flying out to end the game, but is still batting.323 (10-for-31) with a double, a homer and five RBI over his last 10 games with a plate appearance...batting an even.300 (18-for-60) with two outs this season. = His two steals Wednesday marked his fifth game of the season with multiple thefts, while he ranks fourth in the A.L. with 25 steals this season...since the start of 2012, Dyson is tied with Carlos Gomez for the fifth-most thefts in the Majors (125)...his 145 career steals are ninth in club history and five shy of Tom Goodwin (150) for eighth. = Dyson matched a career-high with three hits on August 15 vs. the Angels, the third time he s done that this season...he also tied a career-high with three RBI that night. Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI Last Stand: 7-for-31 (.226), run, 2B, 3 RBI, sf Hit Streak: 2 g (2-9) = Esky was 1-for-4 last night with a run scoring bloop double to right...he s had a rough go of it at the plate lately, batting just.193 (16-for-83) over his last 21 games... he ranks second in the A.L. with nine sacrifices, while he s the seventh-toughest to strikeout in the A.L., averaging 9.3 at-bats between K s. = Among A.L. shortstops, he s tops in runs scored (71) and second in hits (137)...his 71 runs scored are three shy of his career-best total (74) from last season. = Alcides has played the second-most games at shortstop (604) since the start of 2012, trailing only Chicago s Alexei Ramirez (608)...his total ranks sixth among players at all positions...he started all 162 contests in 2014, the first shortstop to do this since Jimmy Rollins in 2007. Jonny Gomes This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 3-for-13 (.231), run, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Jonny has not played since Monday vs. Minnesota...he went 3-for-6 with a pair of doubles in his first two games with the Royals after being acquired from the Braves on August 31...he s hit five homers in 87 at-bats against left-handed pitching this season...he has nine homer in 43 career games at Camden Yards. = Gomes is in his 13th Major League season, while the Royals are his sixth team...he s hit 162 career home runs, including 10 as a pinch-hitter, tops among active Major League players...he s participated in the postseason in four of the last five seasons, which includes winning a World Series with Boston in 2013. Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-5 Last Stand: 10-for-22 (.455), 2 runs, 3 2B, 3 RBI, BB, sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Alex was 0-for-5 last night...since returning from the disabled list on September 1, Gordon is still batting.370 (10-for-27) with three doubles and three RBI...he hit.385 (10-for-26) in the eight games before suffering a groin injury July 8. = Gordo has always hit well at Camden Yards, batting.294 here (32-for-109) with seven doubles, eight homers and 16 RBI in 26 games...his eight homers here are tied for his top total at any visiting stadium as he s also hit eight homers at Comerica Park and eight at Progressive Field...reaching base at a.409 clip in road games. = Alex recorded his 66th assist since becoming a full-time outfielder Wednesday, throwing out Brian Dozier at third...his total is 11 more than any other outfielder in that span, with Adam Jones second (55)...Gordon is a four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner, while he was named the Platinum Glove recepient in 2014. Terrance Gore This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 0-for-3, 2 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Terrance recorded his first two steals of the year Wednesday, pinch-running in the ninth inning...he has seven career steals at the MLB level and four plate appearances. = Gore was hitting.285 (63-for-222) with four doubles, a triple and 42 runs scored in 85 games at the Double-A level this year...he ranked second in the Texas League with 39 stolen bases, being caught just twice, helping him earn a selection to the league s All-Star team...hit.308 (20-for-65) over his last 24 games with the Naturals. Eric Hosmer This Series: 0-for-4, BB Last Stand: 8-for-30 (.267), 4 runs, 2B, 4 RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = Eric was 0-for-4 with a walk last night and is in an 0-for-11 skid...he had a three-run double in Tuesday s 4-2 victory, giving him 36 RBI since the All-Star break... he had a streak of 10-straight games with an RBI (August 7-16), which is the longest streak of its kind in MLB this year. = Overall, Hosmer is batting.306, which is ninth in the A.L...he s also eighth in hits (158), tied for eighth in runs scored (84) and 10th in on-base percentage (.371)... his 81 RBI are tied for 12th in the league and established a single-season high for Eric, passing his 2013 total (79)...also batting.322 (98-for-304) vs. right-handed pitching. = Tied with Nelson Cruz for sixth in the A.L. in multi-hit games (46), while since 2013, his 143 games with two hits or more are tied for 10th in the Majors. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Hoz leads A.L. first basemen with a.997 fielding percentage...he s committed just three errors in 1,185 chances this year. Omar Infante This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 2-for-11 (.182), 2B, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Omar was a defensive replacement in extra-innings on Wednesday...he recorded his 250th career double last Saturday against the White Sox...he s collected 22 doubles this season, which rank sixth among A.L. second basemen...he s a career.290 hitter (20-for-69) with five doubles, a triple and three homers here at Camden Yards. = Became the second Royals player this season to record two triples in a game on August 24, joining Paulo Orlando (April 12 at L.A. Angels)...he s tied for ninth in the A.L. with seven triples this season, while his 52 career three-base hits rank 15th among active players and are second among active second sackers, behind Stephen Drew (62). Kendrys Morales This Series: 2-for-4, run, 2B, HBP Last Stand: 14-for-37 (.378), 7 runs, 4 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, sf Hit Streak: 6 g (8-24) = Kendrys was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored last night...the double was his 40th of the year, just three shy of his career best in 2009 and rank second in the A.L... he s third in the league in RBI with 101, the highest by a Royal since Billy Butler drove in 107 in 2012...Morales is seven RBI away from matching his career high (108), also set in 2009 with the Angels. = He enters today with a career.363 average (53-for-146) against the O s with 10 doubles, a triple, six homers and 34 RBI in 40 games...that includes hitting.391 (25-for-64) with five doubles, three homers and 15 RBI here at Camden Yards...hitting.390 (16-for-41) this month. = Kendrys has been incredible with two outs, collecting an MLB-best 51 two-out RBI, the most in a single-season by a Royal...Morales has hit nine of his 17 home runs with two outs this year...he s also batting.341 with two down, which ranks fourth in the A.L...also second in the league with a.595 slugging pct. with two down. = He is also fifth in the league, batting.351 (54-for-153) with runners in scoring position...that includes hitting.385 (10-for-25) with RISP since August 15. Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-5, 2 RBI Last Stand: 4-for-17 (.235), run, HR, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-9) = Moose was 1-for-5 with 2 RBI last night and is hitting.474 (9-for-19) against Baltimore this year with two doubles, two homers and nine RBI. = He connected for his 16th home run of the year last Sunday vs. the White Sox, passing his total from last season...hitting.295 vs. right-handed pitching with a.464 slugging pct...he s also hit.298 (28-for-94) with a.371 on-base percentage when leading off an inning this year. = Since August 1, he s batting.306 (11-for-36) with runners in scoring position...he collected 20 RBI during the month of August, his top total in a single month. Paulo Orlando This Series: Def. replacement Last Stand: 8-for-20 (.400), 4 runs, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Paulo entered last night s game as a pinch runner in the eighth, but did not bat...he s hitting.375 (9-for-24) with four doubles, a triple, a homer and four runs scored over his last 10 games...he ranks fifth among A.L. rookies with a.444 slugging percentage this season. = Orlando went 3-for-7 with a two-run homer against the O s during the four-game series in August...he s hit four of his six homers vs. A.L. East clubs. = He s had some big hits this year, hitting the fifth walk-off grand slam in team history July 7 vs. the Rays...he also hit a game-winning eighth inning home run July 12, beating Toronto, 11-10...he became the first player in Major League history to collect five triples in his first seven big league games. Francisco Pena This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Francisco hasn t played making his fourth appearance of the season on September 5 vs. the White Sox...he played in one game in 2014, throwing out Chicago s Adam Eaton on the base paths...recalled from Omaha (AAA) on September 1, where he hit.251 with 20 doubles, 13 homers and had 48 RBI this season.
Hitting Notes (Cont.) Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-4, run, RBI, BB Last Stand: 5-for-28 (.217), 4 runs, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 2 HBP Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Salvy snapped 0-for-15 with a run scoring single in the eighth inning last night...he belted his team-leading 19th home run of the season last Sunday against the White Sox, tying him for the fourth-most by a Royals catcher in club history with Mike Macfarlane s 1996 total...they re also establish a single-season high for him. = Leads all A.L. backstops in hits (114), while he s second in homers (19), tied for second in doubles (19) and third in RBI (60). = He is 10th in the American League with 32 two-out RBI this season, while he s batting.375 (24-for-64) with runners in scoring position and two outs. = Perez ranks fourth in the A.L., having thrown out 20 would-be basestealers...he s cut down 66 trying to steal since 2013, third-most in MLB. Alex Rios This Series: 1-for-2, run, HR, 2 RBI, SF Last Stand: 1-for-7 Hit Streak: 2 g (2-6) = Alex was 1-for-2 with a walk, sac fly and his third homer of the year last night...he missed eight games last week after contracting the chicken pox. = Rios was turning things around at the plate before the illness, batting.424 (14-for-33) with three doubles and a triple between August 18-29...that includes going 6-for-11 (.545) with two doubles and a triple in the four-game series vs. the O s...he s batting.342 (26-for-76) vs. A.L. East foes this season. = He became the first Royal to steal home in nearly two years on July 20 vs. Pittsburgh...his 252 career steals rank 13th among active players in MLB. Ben Zobrist This Series: 1-for-5, run, 2B Last Stand: 9-for-31 (.290), 7 runs, 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, SB, 3 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-13) = Ben was 1-for-5 with a double and run scored last night. = Zobrist was recently moved to the leadoff spot and has hit.333 (8-for-24)...he s reached base at a.409 clip since August 1, which ranks eighth in the American League in that span...he s hit six homers since being traded to KC after hitting six in the first four months of the year with Oakland. = He homered from both sides of the plate on August 1 in Toronto, the second time he s done that in his career, while he was the first Royal to do it since 2010. = Ben spent the first nine years of his career in the A.L. East and is a lifetime.298 hitter (70-for-235) at Camden Yards with a.506 SLG here (24 2B, 5 3B, 5 HR). This & That EAST WORK CONCLUDES TOMORROW--The Royals have today and tomorrow remaining against the A.L. East during the 2015 regular season, entering this afternoon with a 17-15 ledger...kansas City has a 35-25 record within the Central, with the final seven games of this road trip slated for intra-division play in Cleveland (4) and Detroit (3)...the Royals are 18-11 vs. the West, with just a 3-game series against Seattle left on the slate...kc has a 13-6 mark vs. the National League this year with one to go on September 28 in Chicago when the Royals and Cubs will make-up a May 30 rainout in Wrigley Field... dating back to the start of 2014, KC has the best Interleague record in the Majors at 28-11. WADE BACK ON A ROLL--Kansas City reliever Wade Davis is back on track after displaying a mere mortal side during the early portion of August when he was charged with four earned runs in 4.0 innings, raising his season ERA to 1.13...he has since appeared 10 times allowing only three hits and fanning 13 over 10.0 innings while blanking the opposition and earning four saves in the process...he s 7-1 with 13 rescues this year, subbing periodically for Greg Holland...dating back to September 4, 2013, when Wade made the full-time return to the bullpen, he has posted a Major League best 18-4 record among relievers and 0.97 ERA, allowing only 15 earned runs in 139.2 innings, while limiting opposing hitters to a.147 average and fanning 182 hitters for an 11.73 strikeouts per 9-inning ratio. RECORD CROWDS AT HOME--The Royals broke their all-time season attendance record on Wednesday and will enter the final six home games with a season total of 2,506,913, a per game average of 33,426...Wednesday was the 56th time the Royals have eclipsed the 30,000 mark this year, posting a 32-24 ledger in those affairs, while going 13-6 in the 19 home sellouts this year...kansas City blew past the 2,000,000 mark in season attendance in the 60th home date on August 14, marking the fastest that KC has eclipsed that milestone, three dates earlier than the 1989 campaign...this is the 13th time in franchise history that Kansas City has drawn at least two million, but the first time in 24 years (1991). STILL THE BEST WITH TWO AWAY--The Royals continue to lead the Majors in two-out hitting with a.278 average, which is 33 points higher than the big league average (.244)...KC is slugging at a 435 clip, third best in the Majors, second in the American League, while leading the bigs with runners in scoring position and two away at.281, which is 48 points ahead of the big league average...kc has plated 257 two-out runs, third most in the A.L...a season ago in 2014, Kansas City hit just.236 in two-out situations with 219 total runs...the Royals boast three of the top six individual two-out hitters with Lorenzo Cain (.385) leading the league, followed by Kendrys Morales (.341) in fourth and Eric Hosmer (.323), who is sixth...morales (63), Hosmer (60) and Cain (60) rank third and tied for fourth, respectively in two-out hits...morales, who is third in the A.L. in overall RBI (101) has driven more than half of those in with two outs, leading the Majors with 51, shattering Joe Randa s (2000) previous club record of 46. A ROOM WITH A VIEW--The Royals enter today with a 10-game advantage in the Central...KC held a season-high lead of 14 1/2 games back on August 19, while the club is now 26 games over.500 after peaking at 31 above break-even on two occasions...the 10-game lead is still the largest of any division in the Majors, while the Royals possess a 3-game edge over Toronto for best record in the American League. NED S TREK TO.500--Manager Ned Yost, who became the winningest skipper in franchise history earlier this year, enters today three games below.500 all-time as KC s skipper (456-459)...it s still an impressive mark because of the route the journey took, as Yost got the job on May 13, 2010, and in his first 2 1/2 seasons saw the Royals play 55 games under.500 at 198-253...since the start of 2013, Ned s troops have gone 258-206 for a.556 winning pct., which is the best record in the American League (Baltimore next at 249-215), and fourth-most wins in the Majors trailing only St. Louis (275), the Dodgers (266) and Pirates (266) in that span...he passed Royals Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog as the winningest skipper in team annals when he captured win #411 on June 18 vs. the Brewers...Ned s 913 career wins, which include 457 with Milwaukee, rank 67th all-time and sixth among active managers...he s now 10 wins in back of Paul Richards for 66th all-time. vs. Orioles (2015) vs. Orioles (career) On Road (career) vs. Tillman (career) vs. Chen (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera - - - - -.205 39 8 0 7.197 380 75 7 37.333 3 1 0 2 - - - - - Cain.529 17 9 2 4.293 58 17 2 5.282 888 250 14 93.200 5 1 0 0.400 15 6 0 0 Colon - - - - - - 0 0 0 0.288 52 15 0 6 - - - - - - - - - - Cuthbert - - - - - - 0 0 0 0.000 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - Dyson.000 4 0 0 0.238 42 10 0 0.246 496 122 0 23.125 8 1 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 Escobar.150 20 3 0 1.248 137 34 0 7.262 1811 474 13 154.357 14 5 0 0.238 21 5 0 1 Gomes.500 4 2 0 0.219 224 49 13 30.246 1729 425 80 259.000 3 0 0 0.190 21 4 1 1 Gordon.000 5 0 0 0.236 415 98 15 48.264 2133 564 65 232.231 13 3 2 3.313 16 5 1 1 Gore - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hosmer.063 16 1 0 2.209 129 27 3 13.284 1386 394 38 181.125 8 1 0 0.350 20 7 2 5 Infante.200 15 3 0 3.255 145 37 4 26.277 2645 733 52 281.200 5 1 0 1.222 9 2 1 2 Morales.400 15 6 1 2.363 146 53 6 34.268 1546 414 60 228.455 11 5 0 1.417 12 5 0 3 Moustakas.474 19 9 2 9.242 99 24 5 16.242 1206 292 37 128.455 11 5 1 3.375 8 3 0 1 Orlando.429 7 3 1 2.429 7 3 1 2.191 89 17 2 6.500 2 1 1 2.667 3 2 0 0 Pena - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Perez.200 20 4 0 3.227 75 17 2 9.275 1033 284 36 133.222 9 2 1 3.188 16 3 0 2 Rios.538 13 7 1 2.295 505 149 19 76.268 3272 877 72 373.313 16 5 1 3.333 9 3 0 0 Zobrist.368 19 7 0 0.284 455 129 15 61.275 2209 608 67 304.200 40 8 3 4.378 37 14 1 3 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Joe Blanton 4 18 4.5 2-2 1 Johnny Cueto 8 37 4.6 2-6 4 Danny Duffy 23 90 3.9 13-10 8 Jeremy Guthrie 23 99 4.3 14-9 7 Kris Medlen 4 17 4.3 2-2 2 Yohan Pino 1 3 3.0 0-1 0 Jason Vargas 9 37 4.1 7-2 4 Yordano Ventura 24 109 4.5 12-11 10 Edinson Volquez 29 153 5.3 21-8 16 Chris Young 16 61 3.8 10-6 6 Totals 140 624 4.5 83-57 68 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Blanton 2-2 - - - 2-2 Cueto 2-6 - - - 2-6 Duffy 10-7 1-0 2-3 - 13-10 Guthrie 11-5 - 3-4 - 14-9 Medlen 2-2 - - - 2-2 Pino 0-1 - - - 0-1 Vargas 6-2 - 1-0 - 7-2 Ventura 11-10 - 1-1 - 12-11 Volquez 20-8 - 1-0 - 21-8 Young 8-4 - 2-2 - 10-6 Total 72-47 1-0 10-10 - 83-57 Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starts 117 1 21-140 CS/ATT 20-76 0-2 4-11 - 24-88 Pct. 26.3 0.0 36.4-27.3 ERA 3.51 1.50 5.05 3.86 3.73 ER/IP 403/1033.1 2/12.0 111/198.0 3/7.0 518/1251.1 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 6 (August 19 @ Cincinnati) Pickoff & CS: 8 (August 30 @ Tampa Bay)
2015 Royals Home Run Breakdown vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera 1-1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 8/6/15 @ DET A. Sanchez 26 Cain 16 7 9 9 7 8 7 1-7 4 5 1 6 8 6 2 - - 11-4 9/11/15 @ BAL M. Wright 1 Colon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 131 Cuthbert 1-1 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 9/2/15 DET G. Knudson 10 Dyson 2-2 2-1 1 - - 1-1 - - 1 - - - 1 1-1 9/6/15 CWS E. Johnson 2 Escobar 3 1 2-3 3 - - - 3 - - - 2 1 1 1 - - 2-1 8/21/15 @ BOS H. Owens 74 Gomes 7 5 2 6 1 6 1 - - 2 4 1 2 3 5 1 1 - - 4-3 8/26/15 COL Y. Flande 18 Gordon 11 4 7 4 7 8 2 1-4 5 2 2 5-1 1 2 7 9-2 7/7/15 TB M. Moore 34 Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Hosmer 14 3 11 9 5 5 5 4-4 4 6 2 7 1 3 4 3 3 11-3 8/14/15 LAA J. Weaver 91 Infante 1-1 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 7/27/15 @ CLE C. Anderson 98 Morales 17 4 13 10 7 5 8 4-3 5 9 1 6 2 1 2 7 4 12-4 9/2/15 DET G. Knudson 34 Moustakas 16 6 10 8 8 10 5 1-5 6 5 2 5-1 1 7 7 11-5 9/6/15 CWS E. Johnson 16 Orlando 6 2 4 4 2 3 2-1 1 4 1-2 2 2 1-1 5-1 9/3/15 DET T. Gorzelanny 15 Pena - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Perez 19 4 15 9 10 12 5 2-6 4 9 2 2 9 8-2 - 14-5 9/6/15 CWS E. Johnson 17 Rios 3-3 1 2 2-1 - 1-2 - - 1 2 - - - 2-1 9/11/15 @ BAL B. Brach 0 Zobrist 12 2 10 4 8 6 4 1 1 5 6 1 2 6 3 - - 2 7 7-4 9/9/15 MIN M. Pelfrey 6 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, ninth inning) - Franchise total: 118 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (9/11/15 @ Baltimore, both solo) 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alcides Escobar (5/29/15 @ Chicago Cubs) - Franchise total: 89 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) - Franchise total: 7 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Miguel Sano, Minnesota (9/9/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Franklin Morales, 12th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Steve Clevenger, Baltimore (9/11/15 @ Camden Yards, off Joba Chamberlain, 8th inning -- 2nd of inning, also Nolan Reimold off of Kelvin Herrera) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Nolan Reimold and Manny Machado, Baltimore (9/11/15 @ Camden Yards, Kelvin Herrera and Franklin Morales pitching) Leadoff Game: Last: Aaron Hicks, Minnesota (9/7/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Yordano Ventura pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ian Kinsler, Detroit (8/6/15 @ Comerica Park, Ryan Madson pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Giovany Urshela, Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching) 2015 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera 2 - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 0 g 4 (8/6-15) 1 1 Cain 25 13 1 - - 39 13 4-1 - 18 6 20 23 8 1-2 g 11 gm (8/22-9/3) 20 - Colon 5 - - - - 5 1 - - - - 1 2-3 1 - - 0 g 8 gm (4/21-5/3) 2 - Cuthbert 2 - - - - 2 2-1 - - 3 - - 2 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (7/8-26) 1 - Dyson 8 3 - - - 11 4 1 - - - 5 1 4 7 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (6/22-30) 7 2 Escobar 26 9 1 - - 36 5 3 1 - - 9 3 5 14 8 - - 2 g 10 gm (7/3-7/12) 15 2 Gomes 5 - - - - 5-1 1 - - 2 4 5 8 - - - 0 g 4 (2x) 7 - Gordon 12 7 1 - - 20 8 1 1 - - 10 6 14 18 3 - - 0 g 10 gm (6/8-19) 7 1 Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Hosmer 36 9 1 - - 46 12 4 2 - - 17 6 24 27 5 2-0 g 14 gm (7/18-8/1) 21 4 Infante 10 6 - - - 16 7 1 - - - 8 1 12 18 6 - - 0 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 13 1 Morales 30 7 1 - - 38 19 6 1 1-28 9 21 51 7 1-6 g 11 gm (6/17-28) 8 - Moustakas 26 9 2 - - 37 8 4 1 - - 13 4 18 26 6 - - 2 g 9 gm (6/15-26) 10 3 Orlando 10 2 - - - 12 5-1 - - 6-6 7 3 - - 0 g 7 gm (8/30-9/7) 11 3 Pena - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Perez 25 5 - - - 30 8 3 - - - 11 4 10 32 6 - - 1 g 10 gm (5/12-24) 2 - Rios 17 5 - - - 22 3 1 - - - 4 4 5 12 4 - - 2 g 8 gm (8/20-28) 4 - Zobrist 22 6 2 - - 30 10 2 1 - - 13 5 20 9 1 - - 3 g 6 gm (8/13-19) 12 - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Yordano Ventura, September 2, 2015 vs. Detroit (11) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (Royals 4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): July 10, 2015 vs. Toronto (3-0); Duffy (6.0 IP), Herrera (1.0 IP), Davis (1.0 IP), Holland (1.0 IP) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Salvador Perez, August 15, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Royals Position Player Pitching: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Chris Young (2), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Chris Young (3), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 16, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (4-3 in 10 innings) Royals Bat Around: September 3, 2015 vs. Detroit (7th inning, 6 runs) -- 15 times in 2015 -- Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 7-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: June 26-28, 2015 @ Oakland Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: June 29-July 1, 2015 @ Houston Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 4 48 2nd - 19 68 3rd - 16 75 4th - 15 87 5th - 20 106 6th - 21 74 7th - 12 53 8th - 4 41 9th - 5 43 Kansas City By the Days Monday 10-5 Tuesday 16-5 Wednesday 10-12 Thursday 9-8 Friday 13-11 Saturday 12-8 Sunday 13-8 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 81 September 1 @ Baltimore - (9th, 3 hits) 3 runs - 45 September 2 vs. Detroit - (5th, 4 hits) 4 runs - 13 September 8 vs. Minnesota - (1st, 4 hits) 5 runs - 6 September 2 vs. Detroit - (4th, 3 hits) 6 runs - 6 September 3 vs. Detroit - (7th, 5 hits) 7 runs - 2 August 24 vs. Baltimore - (6th, 8 hits)
Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 3/26 RHP-Jandel Gustave Claimed on waivers by San Diego 4/3 RHP-Louis Coleman Sent outright to Omaha 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) LHP-Brian Flynn RHP-Ryan Madson Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Franklin Morales Contract selected from Omaha 4/14 OF-Alex Rios Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand) 4/15 OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas 4/17 OF-Reymond Fuentes OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 4/18 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L. (right pectoral strain) INF-Orlando Calixte OF-Reymond Fuentes 4/24 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Northwest Arkansas INF-Orlando Calixte 4/26 RHP-Aaron Brooks (26th man) RHP-Aaron Brooks 5/1 INF-Alcides Escobar Placed on 7-day D.L. (concussion), retro to April 30 INF-Orlando Calixte 5/5 (postgame) 5/6 RHP-Greg Holland Activated from 15-day D.L. C-Erik Kratz Placed on 15-day D.L. (left foot plantar fasciitis), retro to May 4 C-Francisco Pena 5/7 RHP-Luke Hochevar Activated from 15-day D.L. LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas C-Drew Butera Acquired from Los Angeles Angels in exchange for INF Ryan Jackson LHP-Tim Collins Transferred to 60-day D.L. C-Francisco Pena (postgame) 5/8 INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on the Bereavement/Family Emergency List INF-Alcides Escobar Activated from 7-day D.L. (concussion) LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain), retro to May 6 5/11 INF-Mike Moustakas Activated from Bereavement/Family Emergency List INF-Orlando Calixte 5/12 RHP-Aaron Brooks 5/15 RHP-Aaron Brooks (postgame) 5/16 LHP-Brian Flynn ; placed on 60-day D.L. (left latissimus dorsi tear) RHP-Joe Blanton Contract selected from Omaha 5/21 C-Erik Kratz Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 5/25 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L. (left biceps tendinitis), retro to May 17 LHP-Brandon Finnegan OF-Alex Rios Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan (postgame) 5/26 LHP-Jason Vargas Activated from 15-day D.L. 5/30 OF-Alex Rios Returned from rehab assignment, activated from 15-day D.L. OF-Paulo Orlando 6/9 LHP-Danny Duffy Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 6/11 C-Erik Kratz Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from disabled list Designated for assignment 6/13 LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain) LHP-Brandon Finnegan 6/19 RHP-Yordano Ventura Placed on 15-day D.L. (ulnar neuritis) RHP-Kris Medlen Sent on rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas Starts by Batting Order 1st: Dyson (0-1), Escobar (76-49), Gordon (4-3), Orlando (1-1), Zobrist (3-3) 2nd: Cain (5-6), Gordon (4-2), Hosmer (1-1), Infante (0-1), Moustakas (55-35), Zobrist (19-12) 3rd: Cain (66-48), Hosmer (9-4), Morales (9-3), Moustakas (0-1), Rios (0-1) 4th: Hosmer (71-46), Morales (11-11), Moustakas (1-0), Perez (1-0) 5th: Gomes (1-1), Gordon (5-5), Morales (59-41), Moustakas (2-0), Perez (14-8), Rios (2-2) 6th: Cuthbert (0-1), Gomes (1-1), Gordon (33-27), Infante (8-4), Moustakas (14-10), Orlando (1-0), Perez (18-9), Rios (7-3), Zobrist (0-2) 7th: Butera (1-0), Colon (1-1), Cuthbert (1-0), Infante (16-8), Kratz (1-0), Orlando (6-7), Perez (31-27), Rios (24-14) 8th: Butera (2-2), Colon (3-4), Cuthbert (5-2), Dyson (6-3), Infante (23-22), Orlando (13-11), Perez (8-3), Rios (22-10), Pitchers (1-0) 9th: Butera (7-9), Coleman (0-1), Colon (6-7), Cuthbert (1-0), Dyson (29-11), Escobar (1-3), Infante (24-14), Orlando (10-8), Pitchers (4-4) 2015 Transactions Daily Update The Lineup Card Date Player Transaction 6/20 RHP-Aaron Brooks 6/22 RHP-Aaron Brooks RHP-Michael Mariot 6/23 LHP-Danny Duffy Returned from rehab assignment, activated from D.L. RHP-Michael Mariot 6/26 RHP-Yordano Ventura Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 6/29 RHP-Kris Medlen Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha 7/3 INF-Dusty Coleman Contract selected from Omaha INF-Christian Colon 7/6 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert RHP-Jason Frasor Designated for assignment INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List OF-Paulo Orlando 7/7 RHP-Aaron Brooks as 26th man LHP-Brandon Finnegan 7/9 RHP-Aaron Brooks RHP-Yordano Ventura Returned from rehab assignment, activated from D.L. OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 15-day D.L. (left groin strain) LHP-Brandon Finnegan 7/10 INF-Mike Moustakas Reinstated from Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List INF-Cheslor Cuthbert 7/17 LHP-John Lamb as 26th man 7/18 LHP-John Lamb 7/19 LHP-Brandon Finnegan 7/20 RHP-Kris Medlen Reinstated from 60-day D.L. 7/21 LHP-Jason Vargas Reinstated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Yordano Ventura 7/22 LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (UCL tear) RHP-Yordano Ventura 7/24 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert INF-Dusty Coleman 7/26 RHP-Johnny Cueto Acquired from Cincinnati in exchange for LHP-Brandon Finnegan, LHP-John Lamb and LHP-Cody Reed 7/28 INF-Ben Zobrist Acquired from Oakland in exchange for RHP-Aaron Brooks, LHP-Sean Manaea RHP-Joe Blanton Designated for assignment 7/29 RHP-Joe Blanton Traded to Pittsburgh for cash considerations 7/30 OF-Paulo Orlando 8/9 OF-Paulo Orlando INF-Cheslor Cuthbert 8/23 OF-Alex Gordon Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 8/31 OF-Jonny Gomes Acquired from Atlanta with cash in exchange for INF Luis Valenzuela 9/1 OF-Alex Gordon Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from 15-day D.L. INF-Christian Colon INF-Cheslor Cuthbert C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omah OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas LHP-Scott Alexander Contract selected from Omaha RHP-Miguel Almonte Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Jason Vargas Transferred to 60-day D.L. (UCL tear) 9/7 RHP-Joba Chamberlain Contract selected from Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Contract selected from Omaha Designated for assignment INF-Dusty Coleman Designated for assignment Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 98 65 50 65 68 97 71 66 34 5 - - 4 - - 624 Opponents 56 69 71 68 66 70 50 54 41-2 1 - - - 548 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 23 16 15 8 7 6 2 2 2-2 - - - - Opponents 14 11 9 11 5 2 2 - - - 3-1 - - Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/18 Yordano Ventura Jim Joyce / Hitting Brett Lawrie with a pitch 4/19 Dave Eiland Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/19 Ned Yost Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/19 Kelvin Herrera Greg Gibson / Throwing pitch behind Brett Lawrie 4/19 Don Wakamatsu Greg Gibson / Automatic ejection after benches warned 4/19 Alcides Escobar Greg Gibson / Arguing after Kelvin Herrera was ejected Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 9/11/15 @ BAL Pitchers 27 8/12/15 vs. DET Butera 2 9/3/15 vs. DET Cain 12 8/25/15 vs. BAL Colon 8 6/19/15 vs. BOS Cuthbert 10 7/9/15 vs. TB Dyson 8 8/27/15 vs. BAL Escobar 8 9/1/15 vs. DET Gomes 68 9/22/14 vs. LAA Gordon 137 8/2/14 vs. OAK Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/23 Yordano Ventura Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/23 Lorenzo Cain Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/23 Edinson Volquez Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 7/9 Lorenzo Cain Chris Segal / Arguing balls and strikes from dugout 8/16 Salvador Perez Quinn Wolcott/ Arguing balls and strikes 8/18 Ned Yost Mark Carlson/ Arguing replay call at second base Starts by Position P: Blanton (2-2), Cueto (2-6), Duffy (13-10), Guthrie (14-9), Medlen (2-2), Pino (0-1), Vargas (7-2), Ventura (12-11), Volquez (21-8), Young (10-6) C: Butera (10-11), Kratz (1-0), Perez (72-46) 1B: Hosmer (80-51), Morales (3-6) 2B: Colon (3-3), Infante (70-49), Zobrist (10-5) 3B: Coleman (0-1), Colon (2-4), Cuthbert (8-2), Moustakas (72-48), Zobrist (1-2) SS: Colon (6-5), Escobar (77-52) LF: Dyson (14-2), Gordon (47-36), Orlando (13-11), Zobrist (9-8) CF: Cain (70-50), Dyson (12-7), Orlando (1-0) RF: Cain (0-1), Dyson (10-6), Gomes (2-2), Orlando (18-16), Rios (53-30), Zobrist (0-2) DH: Cain (0-2), Gordon (0-1), Hosmer (1-0), Morales (76-49), Perez (1-1), Zobrist (1-0) Errorless Streaks Disabled List (3) Player Streak Last Error Gore 9 - Hosmer 25 8/13/15 vs. LAA Infante 35 7/21/15 vs. PIT Morales 9 9/25/14 @ TOR Moustakas 0 9/11/15 @ BAL Orlando 14 8/28/15 @ TB Pena 5 - Perez 33 7/28/15 @ CLE Rios 38 7/18/15 @ CWS Zobrist 25 8/11/15 vs. DET Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Tim Collins 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 June 5 139 83-57 LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July 15 103 60-44 LHP-Jason Vargas 60-day ulnar collateral ligment tear July 22 September 20 47 27-21
Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 15 September 3 vs. Detroit 14 Twice, last: September 11 @ Baltimore Most runs, extra-inning game 7 Twice, last: July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 7 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Most hits, game 20 September 3 vs. Detroit 18 July 29 @ Cleveland Most hits, extra-inning game 17 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 15 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Fewest hits, game 3 June 5 vs. Texas 1 June 9 @ Minnesota Most runs, inning 7 Twice, last: August 24 vs. Baltimore (6th) 10 September 11 @ Baltimore (8th) Most hits, inning 8 August 24 vs. Baltimore (6th) 7 Twice, last: September 11 @ Baltimore (8th) Most doubles, game 7 August 15 vs. L.A. Angels 8 June 21 vs. Boston (matches franchise record) Most doubles, extra-inning game 5 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 3 Twice, last: July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Most triples, game 2 6 times, last: August 24 vs. Baltimore 2 5 times, last: August 5 @ Detroit Most triples, extra-inning game 1 Twice, last: May 12 @ Texas 1 August 16 vs. L.A. Angels Most home runs, game 4 September 2 vs. Detroit 5 Twice, last: August 26 vs. Baltimore Most home runs, extra-inning game 3 May 12 @ Texas 2 Twice, last: September 9 vs. Minnesota Most home runs, inning 2 Thrice, last: September 6 vs. Chicago White Sox (6th) 3 Twice, last: July 29 @ Cleveland (6th) Most extra-base hits, game 9 September 2 vs. Detroit 13 June 21 vs. Boston (sets KC franchise record) Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 8 May 12 @ Texas 4 Twice, last: August 16 vs. L.A. Angels Most steals, game 5 September 9 vs. Minnesota 6 July 28 @ Cleveland Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 24 @ Chicago White Sox 2 4 times, last: July 17 @ Chicago (2nd game) Most sacrifice flies, game 2 4 times, last: June 17 vs. Milwaukee 2 Twice, last: June 28 @ Oakland Most sacrifices, game 2 5 times, last: August 23 @ Boston 3 July 2 vs. Minnesota Most strikeouts, game 13 April 26 @ Chicago White Sox 15 May 29 @ Chicago Cubs Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 11 May 31 @ Chicago Cubs 16 August 18 @ Cincinnati Most walks, game 8 August 6 @ Detroit 8 May 11 @ Texas Most walks, extra-inning game 7 August 16 vs. L.A. Angels 6 Twice, last: August 18 @ Cincinnati Most left on base, game 11 May 7 vs. Cleveland 13 May 22 vs. St. Louis Most left on base, extra-inning game 15 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 12 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox Fewest left on base, game 2 August 21 @ Boston 0 August 24 vs. Baltimore Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 2 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) 4 August 16 vs. L.A. Angels Most double plays turned 5 June 19 vs. Boston 4 Twice, last: July 19 @ Chicago White Sox Most errors, game 4 July 12 vs. Toronto 3 5 times, last: August 23 @ Boston Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 5 times, last: Zobrist (August 19 @ Cincinnati) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 7 times, last: Escobar (August 18 @ Cincinnati) Must runs, game 4 Morales (April 28 @ Cleveland) Most doubles, game 2 12 times, last: Morales (September 5 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most triples, game 2 Infante (August 24 vs. Baltimore) and Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels) Most home runs, game 2 Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis), Zobrist (August 1 @ Toronto) & Cain (September 11 @ Baltimore) Most RBI, game 5 Cain (May 15 vs. NY Yankees), Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Morales (April 23 @ Chicago), Hosmer (May 12 @ Texas), Moustakas (July 18 @ Chicago) Most total bases, game 10 Zobrist (August 1 @ Toronto) Most total bases, extra-inning game 8 Gordon (May 12 @ Texas) Most walks, game 3 6 times, last: Hosmer (August 16 vs. L.A. Angels) Most stolen bases, game 3 Dyson (April 27 @ Cleveland); Cain (June 20 vs. Boston) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 14 Hosmer (July 18 - August 1) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Cueto (August 10 vs. Detroit) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.2 Pino (April 18 vs. Oakland) Most strikeouts, starter 11 Ventura (August 27 vs. Baltimore) and (September 2 vs. Detroit) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Pino (May 11 @ Texas), Blanton (July 21 vs. Pittsburgh) Most walks, starter 6 4 times, last: Ventura (August 11 vs. Detroit) Most walks, reliever 3 Finnegan (May 6 vs. Cleveland), Holland (May 10 @ Detroit), Herrera (August 2 @ Toronto) Most runs allowed 11 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) Most home runs allowed 4 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 17.1 Duffy (July 5-19) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 22.0 Davis (April 6-May 31) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 6 Ventura (July 28-September 2) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 April 6-13 Longest winning streak, home 7 July 25-August 11 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 10-13, June 25-28 Longest losing streak, overall 4 May 24-27, June 29-July 2, September 4-7 Longest losing streak, home 4 September 4-7 Longest losing streak, road 3 May 25-27, June 29-July 1, July 29-31 Longest game-inning, home 12 September 9 vs. Minnesota Longest game-inning, road 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox, July 18 @ Chicago White Sox and August 18 @ Cincinnati Longest game-time, home 3:58 September 3 vs. Detroit Longest game-time, road 3:59 September 11 @ Baltimore Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:03 September 9 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:56 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox Shortest game-time home 1:40 May 23 vs. St. Louis (5 1/2 innings) Shortest game-time road 2:14 June 30 @ Houston Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:03 July 25 vs. Houston Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:23 May 10 @ Detroit Largest crowd-home 40,085 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 20,236 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Largest crowd-road 45,981 June 12 @ St. Louis Smallest crowd-road 9,668 April 27 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 11 Twice, last: September 2 vs. Detroit (12-1) Largest losing margin 13 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1-14) Largest deficit overcome to win 4 August 1 @ Toronto (trailed 5-1 after 5) Largest lead lost 7 July 12 vs. Toronto (led 7-0 after 5; won 11-10) Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 65-6 Lead after seven innings: 63-3 Lead after eight innings: 72-1 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 29-10 Score first: 55-18 Score more than three runs: 65-14 Hit home run: 56-24 Series opener: 27-18 10 or more hits: 51-11 Tied after six innings: 11-2 Tied after seven innings: 13-6 Tied after eight innings: 7-6 Starter works 6.0 IP: 25-12 Opponents score first: 28-39 Score three runs or less: 18-43 Do not homer: 27-32 Series finale: 26-17 Opponents 10 or more hits: 13-31 Trail after six innings: 7-48 Trail after seven innings: 6-47 Trail after eight innings: 3-48 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 29-36 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 20/8 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 5/5 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 35/20 Errorless games by KC: 54-29 Johnny Cueto 6 wins to 100 Jarrod Dyson 6 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) Upcoming Milestones Alex Gordon 1 HBP to move to 4th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-66) 16 RBI to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-533) 16 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) 25 BB to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-484) Jeremy Guthrie 9 wins to 100 Greg Holland 16 saves to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (J. Soria-160) Ryan Madson 2 wins to 50 Kendrys Morales 12 RBI to 500 Salvador Perez 4 2B to 100
2015 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total April (15-7) 4/6 CWS D W 10-1 1-0 T1 - Ventura (1-0) Samardzija - *40,085 1 40,085 4/8 CWS N W 7-5 2-0 T1 - Davis (R, 1-0) Putnam Holland (1) 23,385 2 63,470 4/9 CWS D W 4-1 3-0 T1 - Volquez (1-0) Danks Holland (2) 20,236 3 83,706 4/10 @ LAA N W 4-2 4-0 T1 - Vargas (1-0) Santiago Davis (1) 44,489 1 44,489 4/11 @ LAA N W 6-4 5-0 T1 - Guthrie (1-0) Weaver Holland (3) 44,154 2 88,643 4/12 @ LAA D W 9-2 6-0 T1 - Ventura (2-0) Wilson - 37,060 3 125,703 4/13 @ Min D W 12-3 7-0 1 +1.0 Duffy (2-0) May - 40,123 4 165,826 4/15 @ Min N L 1-3 7-1 2-0.5 Gibson Volquez (1-1) Perkins 21,362 5 187,188 4/16 @ Min D L 5-8 7-2 2-1.0 Milone Vargas (1-1) Perkins 17,449 6 204,637 4/17 Oak N W 6-4 8-2 2-1.0 Davis (R, 2-0) Otero Holland (4) *39,228 4 122,934 4/18 Oak N L 0-5 8-3 2-1.0 Hahn Ventura (2-1) Chavez 33,151 5 156,085 4/19 Oak D W 4-2 9-3 2-1.0 Morales (R, 1-0) O Flaherty Davis (2) 36,755 6 192,840 4/20 Min N W 7-1 10-3 2-1.0 Volquez (2-1) Gibson - 20,393 7 213,233 4/21 Min N W 6-5 11-3 T1 - Young (R, 1-0) Fien Davis (3) 20,990 8 234,223 4/22 Min N L 0-3 11-4 T1 - Pelfrey Guthrie (1-1) Perkins 24,721 9 258,944 4/23 @ CWS N W 3-2 (13) 12-4 1 +1.0 Morales (R, 2-0) Petricka Davis (4) 14,218 7 218,855 4/24 @ CWS N L 2-3^ 12-5 - - Robertson Herrera (R, 0-1) - 20,350 8 239,205 4/25 @ CWS D Postponed Rain (Made up July 17 as a split doubleheader) 4/26 @ CWS D L 3-5 12-6 2-0.5 Danks Volquez (2-2) Robertson 23,317 9 262,522 4/27 @ Cle N W 6-2 13-6 2-0.5 Vargas (2-1) Kluber - 9,668 10 272,190 4/28 @ Cle N W 11-5 14-6 1 +0.5 Finnegan (R, 1-0) Atchison - 10,698 11 282,888 4/29 @ Cle N L 5-7 14-7 2-0.5 Salazar Ventura (2-2) Allen 10,284 12 293,172 4/30 Det N W 8-1 15-7 1 +0.5 Duffy (2-0) Simon - 28,405 10 287,349 May (14-12) 5/1 Det N W 4-1 16-7 1 +1.5 Young (2-0) Lobstein Davis (5) *38,186 11 325,535 5/2 Det N L 1-2 16-8 1 +0.5 Price Volquez (2-3) - *38,692 12 364,227 5/3 Det D L 4-6 16-9 2-0.5 Sanchez Guthrie (1-2) Soria *38,326 13 402,553 5/5 Cle N W 5-3 17-9 1 +0.5 Vargas (3-1) Salazar Davis (6) 29,099 14 431,652 5/6 Cle N L 3-10 17-10 1 +0.5 Carrasco Duffy (2-1) - 23,316 15 454,968 5/7 Cle D W 7-4 18-10 1 +0.5 Morales (R, 3-0) Kluber Holland (5) *38,271 16 493,239 5/8 @ Det N L 5-6 18-11 2-0.5 Soria Pino (R, 0-1) - 39,434 13 332,606 5/9 @ Det D W 6-2 19-11 1 +0.5 Guthrie (2-2) Sanchez - 41,456 14 374,062 5/10 @ Det N W 2-1 (10) 20-11 1 +1.5 Frasor (R, 1-0) Nesbitt Holland (6) 29,852 15 403,914 5/11 @ Tex N L 2-8 20-12 1 +1.0 Lewis Duffy (2-2) - 21,206 16 425,120 5/12 @ Tex N W 7-6 (10) 21-12 1 +1.0 Holland (R, 1-0) Pimentel - 23,659 17 448,779 5/13 @ Tex N L 2-5 21-13 1 +1.0 Gallardo Ventura (2-3) Feliz 26,258 18 475,037 5/14 @ Tex D W 6-3 22-13 1 +1.0 Guthrie (3-2) Detwiler Holland (7) 33,818 19 508,855 5/15 NYY N W 12-1 23-13 1 +1.0 Young (3-0) Pineda - 34,584 17 527,823 5/16 NYY N L 1-5 23-14 T1 - Sabathia Duffy (2-3) - 31,871 18 559,694 5/17 NYY D W 6-0 24-14 1 +1.0 Volquez (3-3) Capuano - 31,251 19 590,945 5/19 Cin N W 3-0 25-14 1 +2.5 Ventura (3-3) Cueto Davis (7) 29,769 20 620,714 5/20 Cin N W 7-1 26-14 1 +2.5 Guthrie (4-2) Marquis - 30,450 21 651,164 5/22 StL N W 5-0 27-14 1 +2.0 Young (4-0) Lynn - 37,379 22 688,543 5/23 StL N W 3-2 (6) 28-14 1 +3.0 Volquez (C, 4-3) Lackey - *38,676 23 727,219 5/24 StL D L 1-6 28-15 1 +3.0 Wacha Ventura (3-4) - 36,342 24 763,561 5/25 @ NYY D L 1-14 28-16 1 +2.0 Evovaldi Guthrie (4-3) - 36,031 20 544,886 5/26 @ NYY N L 1-5 28-17 1 +1.0 Warren Vargas (3-2) - 33,414 21 578,300 5/27 @ NYY D L 2-4 28-18 T1 - Pineda Young (4-1) Miller 32,734 22 603,034 5/29 @ ChC D W 8-4 29-18 1 +1.0 Herrera (R, 1-1) Strop - 34,273 23 637,307 5/30 @ ChC N Postponed -- Rain (Make up scheduled for September 28 at 7:05) 5/31 @ ChC D L 1-2 (11) 29-19 2-0.5 Rosscup Madson (R, 0-1) - 37,766 24 675,073 June (15-11) 6/2 Cle N L 1-2 29-20 2-0.5 Carrasco Davis (R, 2-1) Allen 30,361 25 793,922 6/3 Cle N W 4-2 30-20 T1 - Vargas (4-2) Kluber Holland (8) 29,899 26 823,821 6/4 Cle N L 2-6 (8) 30-21 2-1.0 Bauer Young (4-2) - 29,552 27 853,373 6/5 Tex N L 0-4 30-22 2-1.0 Gonzalez (C) Volquez (4-4) - *38,159 28 891,532 6/6 Tex D L 2-4 30-23 2-1.0 Rodriguez Ventura (3-5) Tolleson 37,924 29 929,456 6/7 Tex D W 4-3 31-23 2-1.0 Davis (R, 3-1) Kela Holland (9) *38,202 30 967,658 6/8 @ Min N W 3-1 32-23 T1 - Vargas (5-2) Hughes Holland (10) 22,796 25 697,869 6/9 @ Min N W 2-0 33-23 1 +1.0 Young (5-2) May Holland (11) 22,497 26 720,366 6/10 @ Min N W 7-2 34-23 1 +2.0 Volquez (5-4) Gibson - 22,434 27 742,800 6/12 @ StL N L 0-4 34-24 1 +2.0 Garcia Ventura (3-6) - 45,909 28 788,709 6/13 @ StL D L 2-3 34-25 1 +2.0 Lyons Guthrie (4-4) Rosenthal 45,981 29 834,690 6/14 @ StL D Postponed -- Rain (Made up on July 23) 6/15 @ Mil N W 8-5 35-25 1 +2.5 Volquez (6-4) Lohse Davis (8) 23,007 30 857,697 6/16 @ Mil N W 7-2 36-25 1 +3.5 Young (6-2) Garza - 27,740 31 885,437 6/17 Mil N W 10-2 37-25 1 +3.5 Blanton (1-0) Fiers - 33,420 31 1,001,078 6/18 Mil N W 3-2 38-25 1 +3.5 Guthrie (5-4) Nelson Holland (12) 36,318 32 1,037,396 6/19 Bos N L 3-7 38-26 1 +2.5 Rodriguez Pino (0-2) - *38,190 33 1,075,586 6/20 Bos N W 7-4 39-26 1 +3.5 Volquez (7-4) Porcello Holland (13) *39,115 34 1,114,701 6/21 Bos D L 2-13 39-27 1 +3.5 Miley Young (6-3) - 37,975 35 1,152,676 6/22 @ Sea N W 4-1 40-27 1 +3.5 Blanton (2-0) Hernandez Holland (14) 23,588 32 909,025 6/23 @ Sea N L 0-7 40-28 1 +3.5 Montgomery Guthrie (5-5) - 17,460 33 926,485 6/24 @ Sea N W 8-2 41-28 1 +3.5 Madson (R, 1-1) Elias - 23,392 34 949,877 6/26 @ Oak N W 5-2 42-28 1 +4.5 Volquez (8-4) Hahn Holland (15) 27,365 35 977,242 6/27 @ Oak D W 3-2 43-28 1 +4.5 Young (7-2) Kazmir Holland (16) 28,619 36 1,005,861 6/28 @ Oak D W 5-3 44-28 1 +5.5 Guthrie (6-5) Chavez Davis (9) 22,477 37 1,028,338 6/29 @ Hou N L 1-6 44-29 1 +5.5 McCullers Blanton (2-1) - 20,419 38 1,048,757 6/30 @ Hou N L 0-4 44-30 1 +4.5 Keuchel Duffy (2-4) - 24,642 39 1,073,399 July (17-11) 7/1 @ Hou N L 5-6 44-31 1 +4.5 Gregorson Herrera (R, 1-2) - 25,848 40 1,099,247 7/2 Min N L 0-2 44-32 1 +3.5 Gibson Young (7-4) Perkins 37,196 36 1,189,872 7/3 Min N W 3-2 (10) 45-32 1 +4.5 Davis (R, 4-1) Thompson - *38,868 37 1,228,740 7/4 Min N L 3-5 45-33 1 +3.5 Duensing Blanton (2-2) Perkins 37,917 38 1,266,657 7/5 Min D W 3-2 46-33 1 +4.5 Holland (R, 2-0) Boyer - 29,427 39 1,296,084 7/6 TB N Postponed -- Rain (Made up July 7 as split doubleheader) 7/7 TB-1 D W 9-5 47-33 - - Holland (R, 3-0) Boxberger - 22,386 40 1,318,470 TB-2 N W 7-1 48-33 1 +4.5 Finnegan (R, 2-0) Gomes - 28,119 41 1,346,589 7/8 TB N W 9-7 49-33 1 +4.5 Guthrie (7-5) Archer Holland (17) 28,204 42 1,374,793 7/9 TB D W 8-3 50-33 1 +5.5 Ventura (4-6) Karns - 32,308 43 1,407,101 7/10 Tor N W 3-0 51-33 1 +5.5 Duffy (3-4) Estrada Holland (18) 31,558 44 1,438,659 7/11 Tor D L 2-6 51-34 1 +4.5 Buehrle Young (7-5) - 30,790 45 1,469,449 7/12 Tor D W 11-10 52-34 1 +4.5 Davis (R, 5-1) Schultz Holland (19) 31,962 46 1,501,411 7/14 All-Star Game at The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, OH - American League 6, National League 3 7/17 @ CWS-1 D W 4-2 53-34 1 +5.0 Young (8-5) Samardzija Holland (20) 25,807 41 1,125,054 @ CWS-2 N L 0-2 53-35 1 +4.0 Danks Volquez (8-5) Robertson 25,701 42 1,150,755 7/18 @ CWS D W 7-6 (13) 54-35 1 +5.0 Finnegan (R, 3-0) Jennings Madson (1) 33,559 43 1,184,314 7/19 @ CWS D W 4-1 55-35 1 +6.0 Duffy (4-4) Sale Blanton (1) 32,175 44 1,216,489 7/20 Pit N L 7-10 55-36 1 +5.5 Burnett Ventura (4-7) Melancon *38,169 47 1,539,580 7/21 Pit N W 3-1 56-36 1 +6.5 Davis (R, 6-1) Cole Holland (21) *38,163 48 1,577,743 7/22 Pit N W 5-1 57-36 1 +7.5 Volquez (9-5) Morton - *39,105 49 1,616,848 7/23 @ StL N L 3-4 57-37 1 +6.5 Lackey Young (8-6) Rosenthal 46,003 45 1,262,492 7/24 Hou N L 0-4 57-38 1 +5.5 Kazmir Guthrie (7-6) Gregorson 36,965 50 1,653,813 7/25 Hou N W 2-1 (10) 58-38 1 +6.5 Herrera (R, 2-2) Harris - *38,393 51 1,692,206 7/26 Hou D W 5-1 59-38 1 +7.5 Ventura (5-7) Keuchel - 33,638 52 1,725,844 7/27 @ Cle N W 9-4 60-38 1 +8.0 Volquez (10-5) Anderson Blanton (2) 13,611 46 1,276,103 7/28 @ Cle N W 2-1 61-38 1 +9.0 Davis (R, 7-1) Bauer Holland (22) 18,064 47 1,294,167 7/29 @ Cle D L 1-12 61-39 1 +9.0 Kluber (C) Guthrie (7-7) - 19,767 48 1,313,934 7/30 @ Tor N L 2-5 61-40 1 +8.0 Estrada Duffy (4-5) Osuna 30,057 49 1,343,991 7/31 @ Tor N L 6-7 (11) 61-41 1 +8.0 Hendriks Morales (R, 3-1) - 29,389 50 1,373,380 * - denotes sellout; ^ - suspended game, completed on April 26
2015 Day-By-Days (Cont.) Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total August (19-9) 8/1 @ Tor D W 7-6 62-41 1 +8.0 Ventura (6-7) Lowe Holland (23) 37,932 51 1,411,312 8/2 @ Tor D L 2-5 62-42 1 +8.0 Dickey Volquez (10-5) Osuna 45,736 52 1,457,048 8/4 @ Det N W 5-1 63-42 1 +9.5 Duffy (5-5) Verlander - 35,039 53 1,492,087 8/5 @ Det N L 1-2 63-43 1 +9.5 Boyd Cueto (0-1) Wilson 34,628 54 1,526,715 8/6 @ Det D L 6-8 63-44 1 +9.5 Wilson Madson (R, 1-2) - 38,919 55 1,565,634 8/7 CWS N W 3-2 64-44 1 +9.5 Volquez (11-5) Danks Holland (24) 36,211 53 1,762,055 8/8 CWS N W 7-6 65-44 1 +10.5 Guthrie (8-7) Samardzija Holland (25) *39,302 54 1,801,357 8/9 CWS D W 5-4 66-44 1 +11.5 Herrera (R, 3-2) Petricka Madson (2) 35,785 55 1,837,142 8/10 Det N W 4-0 67-44 1 +12.0 Cueto (C, 1-1) Boyd - 36,672 56 1,873,814 8/11 Det N W 6-1 68-44 1 +12.0 Ventura (7-7) Sanchez Hochevar (1) 34,068 57 1,907,882 8/12 Det N L 4-7 68-45 1 +11.0 Feliz Volquez (11-7) Rondon 30,732 58 1,938,614 8/13 LAA N L 6-7 68-46 1 +11.0 Alvarez Holland (3-1) Street 32,098 59 1,970,712 8/14 LAA N W 4-1 69-46 1 +12.0 Duffy (6-5) Weaver Holland (26) 36,926 60 2,007,638 8/15 LAA N W 9-4 70-46 1 +12.0 Cueto (2-1) Shoemaker - 39,251 61 2,046,889 8/16 LAA N W 4-3 (10) 71-46 1 +12.0 Herrera (R, 4-2) Gott - 36,845 62 2,083,734 8/18 @ Cin N W 3-1 (13) 72-46 1 +13.5 Medlen (R, 1-0) Mattheus Holland (27) 28,719 56 1,594,353 8/19 @ Cin N W 4-3 73-46 1 +14.5 Hochevar (R, 1-0) Sampson Davis (10) 18,078 57 1,612,431 8/20 @ Bos N L 1-4 73-47 1 +13.5 Miley Duffy (6-6) Tazawa 35,485 58 1,647,916 8/21 @ Bos N L 2-7 73-48 1 +12.5 Owens Cueto (2-2) - 35,203 59 1,683,119 8/22 @ Bos N W 6-3 74-48 1 +12.5 Ventura (8-7) Barnes Holland (28) 37,135 60 1,720,254 8/23 @ Bos D W 8-6 75-48 1 +12.5 Young (R, 9-6) Tazawa Davis (11) 36,151 61 1,756,405 8/24 Bal N W 8-3 76-48 1 +13.0 Medlen (2-0) Jimenez - 27,797 63 2,111,531 8/25 Bal N W 3-2 77-48 1 +13.0 Duffy (7-6) Gonzalez Davis (12) 29,734 64 2,141,265 8/26 Bal N L 5-8 77-49 1 +12.0 Chen Cueto (2-3) Britton 33,003 65 2,174,268 8/27 Bal D W 5-3 78-49 1 +13.0 Ventura (9-7) Tillman - 31,115 66 2,205,423 8/28 @ TB N W 3-2 79-49 1 +13.0 Volquez (12-7) Ramirez Holland (29) 13,622 62 1,770,027 8/29 @ TB N W 6-3 80-49 1 +14.0 Medlen (3-0) Odorizzi Davis (13) 24,372 63 1,794,399 8/30 @ TB D L 2-3 80-50 1 +13.0 Cedeno Hochevar (R, 1-1) Boxberger 18,634 64 1,813,033 September (3-7) 9/1 Det N L 5-6 80-51 1 +12.0 Verlander Cueto (2-4) Rondon 30,665 67 2,236,088 9/2 Det N W 12-1 81-51 1 +12.0 Ventura (10-7) Wolf - 26,789 68 2,262,877 9/3 Det N W 15-7 82-51 1 +13.0 Young (R, 10-6) Ryan - 29,409 69 2,292,286 9/4 CWS N L 1-12 82-52 1 +13.0 Danks (C) Medlen (3-1) - 36,953 70 2,329,239 9/5 CWS N L 1-6 82-53 1 +12.0 Quintana Duffy (7-7) - 37,827 71 2,367,066 9/6 CWS D L 5-7 82-54 1 +12.0 Johnson Cueto (2-5) Robertson *38,902 72 2,405,668 9/7 Min N L 2-6 82-55 1 +11.0 Milone Ventura (10-8) - 36,825 73 2,442,793 9/8 Min N W 4-2 83-55 1 +12.0 Volquez (13-7) Gibson Holland (30) 31,834 74 2,474,627 9/9 Min N L 2-3 (12) 83-56 1 +11.0 Boyer Morales (R, 3-2) Jepsen 32,286 75 2,506,913 9/11 @ Bal N L 8-14 83-57 1 +10.0 Givens Herrera (R, 4-3) 45,420 65 1,858,453 9/12 @ Bal D 9/13 @ Bal N 9/14 @ Cle N 9/15 @ Cle N 9/16 @ Cle N 9/17 @ Cle N NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (First Half Division Champs) (29-40 Second Half, 69-70 Overall, 3-0 Playoffs) Royals vs. Orioles 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Alexander - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Almonte - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chamberlain 0-0 0 27.00 1 0.2 2 2 4-0 2 3.50 33 43.2 41 17 Coleman - - - - - - - 0-1 0 3.09 11 11.2 13 4 Cueto 0-1 0 10.80 1 5.0 8 6 0-1 0 10.80 1 5.0 8 6 Davis 0-0 1 0.00 2 2.0 0 0 6-5 1 3.83 22 84.2 82 36 Duffy 1-0 0 3.37 2 10.2 8 4 2-1 0 2.35 5 23.0 15 6 Guthrie 0-0 0 4.50 1 4.0 5 2 2-1 0 2.90 5 31.0 32 10 Herrera 0-1 0 12.00 3 3.0 5 4 0-1 0 2.93 13 15.1 13 5 Hochevar 0-0 0 4.50 3 2.0 2 1 2-6 0 6.17 16 58.1 63 40 Holland 0-0 0 18.00 1 1.0 3 2 1-0 4 3.48 9 10.1 9 4 Madson 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 1-1 0 2.08 4 13.0 10 3 Medlen 1-0 0 4.50 1 6.0 5 3 1-0 0 5.25 3 12.0 12 7 Morales 0-0 0 18.00 2 2.0 3 4 0-2 0 7.84 10 10.1 14 9 Ventura 1-0 0 0.00 1 6.0 2 0 2-1 0 0.89 3 20.1 16 2 Volquez - - - - - - - 0-2 0 5.40 4 20.0 24 12 Young 0-0 0 13.50 1 0.2 1 1 2-1 0 3.52 5 23.0 19 9 Minor League Report Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (First Half Division Champs) (24-45 Second Half, 62-77 overall, 2-0 Playoffs) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division (38-38, 2-1 Playoffs) R H E LOB NW Arkansas 6 9 0 7 Arkansas 3 6 0 6 WP: Brooks Pounders (1-0) SV: Malcom Culver (#1) HR: Bubba Starling (#1) The Naturals are moving to the finals in the Texas League by sweeping all three games against Arkansas, capped with a 6-3 win on the road last night...brooks Pounders worked 5.1 innings allowing 4 hits and 3 runs with 2 walks and 4 K s to gain the win and Malcolm Culver picked up the save...raul Mondesi was 2-for-5 with a triple and 2 RBI, Hunter Dozier added 2 hits and an RBI and Bubba Starling contributed a 2-run homer...the Naturals will now wait to see who their opponent in on Monday. R H E LOB Lynchburg (Indians) 3 8 0 8 Wilmington 4 8 1 3 WP: Ashton Goudeau (1-0) SV: Estarlin Cordero (#1) HR: Jack Lopez (#1) The Blue Rocks advanced in the Carolina League playoffs with a 4-3 win at home over Lynchburg...Jack Lopez hit a 2-run homer in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie...ryan O Hearn was 2-for-4 with a double and Carlos Garcia drove home the first two runs, going 2-for-4...Wilmington will now take on Myrtle Beach tomorrow in the Championship series. (10 innings) R H E LOB Idaho Falls 4 12 1 11 Orem (Angels) 3 9 1 12 WP: Tripp Davis (1-0) SV: Jacob Bodner (#1) HR: Joshua Banuelos (#1) The Chukars advanced to the finals in the Pioneer League by taking the deciding game of their best-of-three against Orem, 4-3 in 10 innings...nick Dini singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th to stake Tripp Davis to the win after he fanning the only man he faced in the ninth...joshua Banuelos tied the game in the eighth with his first home run of the postseason...idaho Falls will now play for the Pioneer League title against Missoula starting tomorrow.