Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (54-47) @ Boston Red Sox (56-48) Fenway Park - Saturday, July 29, 2017 Game #101 - Road Game #48 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, July 30 @ Boston Red Sox: RHP Jason Hammel (4-8, 4.81) vs. LHP Drew Pomeranz (10-4, 3.59), 12:35 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, July 31 @ Baltimore Orioles: LHP Danny Duffy (7-6, 3.56) vs. TBA, 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, August 1 @ Baltimore Orioles: RHP Ian Kennedy (4-6, 4.43) vs. TBA, 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, August 2 @ Baltimore Orioles: LHP Jason Vargas (13-4, 3.00) vs. TBA, 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game can be heard on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart on the call, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer tonight is being televised in HD on FSKC with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler mikeside, while Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor Royals Live. Red Sox vs. Royals Last night s series-opening triumph gave the Royals a 3-1 lead in the season series after going 2-1 in The K back in June..these clubs have played 468 times since 1969, with each team winning 234 contests...kc is 105-129 all-time at Fenway. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 6/19 KC W, 4-2 Hammel Boyer 27,992 6/20 KC L, 3-8 Sale Strahm 25,983 6/21 KC W, 6-4 Soria Scott 30,826 7/28 @ Bos W, 4-2 Vargas Porcello 37,321 7/29 @ Bos 7/30 @ Bos LONG BALL BACKS VARGY--Sal Perez and Mike Moustakas provided the thump and Jason Vargas returned to his winning ways as the Royals secured their ninth straight win with a 4-2 victory in the series opener over the Red Sox last night...the win matched KC s longest winning streak of a season ago (August 14-23) and kept the Royals two behind the division leading Indians, who won their eighth straight last night, while expanding the lead for the second Wild Card spot to two games, only a half-game behind the Red Sox for the top spot...perez opened the scoring with a windshield shattering blast over the Green Monster, his 21st roundtripper of the year, then Moustakas clubbed his 30th blast in the fourth on the last of a 9-pitch battle with Rick Porcello...that was more than enough for Vargas, who won for league-lead tying 13th time and first since June 30, working 6.0 innings allowing five hits and a run with two walks and two K s...a quartet of relievers allowed just one run over the final 3.0 innings, with Kelvin Herrera finishing up for his 22nd save. INSIDE THE STREAK--Kansas City s current 9-game winning streak is the longest since the club won nine in a row last August 14-23...a win tonight would give the Royals their longest stretch of consecutive wins since June 7-18, 2014...the only frustration that has occurred during this streak is that KC started it three games out in the A.L. Central, but enter tonight two games removed since Cleveland has won its last eight contests...the Royals were in third place at the time the skein began, 1 1/2 games in back of Minnesota, but have flipped that to a 4-game edge over the Twins...Kansas City has outscored the opposition 67-27 during the streak, while out-homering opponents by a 20-2 count...the Royals have hit.316 as a unit, including a.444 mark with runners in scoring position (32-for-72)...not to be outdone, the pitching staff has a 2.65 ERA during the streak, while holding opposing hitters to a.236 average, while the pen has shined with a 0.75 ERA, allowing three earned runs in 36.0 innings. MOOOOOOOOSE!!!--Mike Moustakas capped a 9-pitch at bat against Rick Porcello with his 30th home run of the year last night, extending KC s lead to 4-0 in the fourth inning...honing in on the club record of 36 by Steve Balboni during the 1985 season, 30 home runs to this point translate to 48 over the remainder of the campaign... he s the fastest Royal ever to 30 blasts, well ahead of Gary Gaetti s pace from 1995 when he clubbed his 30th in the 117th game and 410th at bat...last night was KC s 101st game and Moose s 364th AB...Moustakas has hit the second most home runs in the Majors this year trailing only A.L. leader Aaron Judge and the N.L. s Giancarlo Stanton. PEN STREAK SNAPPED--Kansas City s bullpen was finally solved for an earned run when the Red Sox plated a seventh inning tally against Mike Minor, snapping the streak at 30.1 innings...despite that tally, in the last 12 games, Royals relievers have worked 49.1 innings in which they ve posted a 1.82 ERA, allowing 10 earned runs...kc has an American League best 1.91 bullpen ERA in July. NEXT STOP BALTIMORE--The Royals will closeout this 9-game journey with a 3-game stop in Camden Yards beginning Monday night...kansas City swept a 3-game set in Kauffman Stadium in May, but will be looking to snap a 4-game slide in Baltimore including being swept there last season. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing right-hander compiled a 38-31 during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Trevor Cahill (4-3, 3.69 with San Diego) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (4-13, 4.52) 2017 2016 Career 2017 2016 Career Trevor Cahill vs. Red Sox - - 1-2 Major League Record 4-3 (3.69 ERA) 4-4 73-79 Eduardo Rodriguez vs. Royals - 0-1 1-1 Major League Record 4-3 (3.89 ERA) 3-7 17-16 TREVOR CAHILL makes his 12th start of the season, first as a Royal, and the 186th of his career (274th appearance) it s his fifth career start vs. Boston and first since 2011 with Oakland Kansas City is his sixth organization since he was selected by Oakland in the second round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. NEW KID ON THE BLOCK--Trevor became a Royal this past Monday when he was acquired with relievers Brandon Maurer (RHP) and Ryan Buchter (LHP) in exchange for left-handed hurlers Travis Wood and Matt Strahm (currently on the disabled list) and minor league infielder Esteury Ruiz...Cahill has made big league stops with Oakland, Arizona, Atlanta, Chicago Cubs and San Diego prior to coming to KC...he is the 12th different pitcher to start a game for the Royals this year. NO DECISION VS. GIANTS--Trevor s last appearance was a week ago last night for the Padres in San Francisco, a no decision in which the Friars eventually won, 12-9...he allowed a season-high six runs (five earned) on seven hits and four walks in a season-low 3.2 innings he allowed five of the first six batters to reach in the opening frame, leading to a four-run first he exited after a season-low 3.2 innings, trailing 6-2, raising his season ERA from 3.14 to 3.69 the six runs allowed were his most since August 26, 2014 vs. the Dodgers (with Arizona) and the 3.2 innings marked his shortest start since April 14, 2015 vs. Miami (with Atlanta) it was the first time he s walked more than he struck out in a start since April 26, 2015 at Philadelphia (with Atlanta). RETURN TO THE A.L.--Tonight is his first appearance for an American League team since 2011, the last of three seasons he pitched with Oakland from 2009-11 with the A s, he went 40-35 with a 3.91 ERA in 96 starts with four National League teams over six Major League seasons since 2012, he s gone 33-44 with a 4.15 ERA. STRIKEOUT ARTIST--Trevor has at least seven strikeouts in eight of his 11 starts this season among Major League right-handed pitchers who ve made at least 10 starts, his 10.62 strikeout-per-nine rate (72 SO in 61.0 IP) ranks seventh it s the highest mark of his career, topping the 9.0 SO/9 he posted in 2016 with the Cubs. NO TROUBLE WITH THE LONG BALL-Cahill has kept opponents in the ballpark in seven of his 11 starts, allowing just six home runs in 61.0 innings since his debut in 2009, his 0.89 HR/9 rate ranks seventh among active right-handed pitchers (min. 1200.0 IP), trailing Adam Wainwright, Felix Hernandez, Zack Greinke, Justin Verlander, Johnny Cueto and Doug Fister. VS. RED SOX--Trevor is 1-2 with a 5.55 ERA (15 ER in 24.1 IP) in four career starts vs. Boston, including 0-2 with a 7.79 ERA (15 ER in 17.1 IP) in three starts at Fenway Park a National League pitcher since 2012, he hasn t beaten an American League East team since July 27, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay (with Oakland). ON THE ROAD--Cahill is 0-3 with a 5.75 ERA (23 ER in 36.0 IP) in seven road starts this season his last road win came in relief of August 20, 2016 at Colorado (with the Cubs) and his last road win as a starter was on August 15, 2014 at Miami (with Arizona), marking 13 straight winless starts since. Cahill vs. Red Sox Player AVG AB H HR RBI Mitch Moreland.250 20 5 2 5 Eduardo Nunez.308 13 4 0 1 Dustin Pedroia.500 8 4 1 3 Hanley Ramirez.150 20 3 0 2 Chris Young.667 3 2 1 1 Trevor s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/5 at Los Angeles-NL L, 1-3 5.2 5 3 2 1 3 7 99-62 1-3 4/16 at Atlanta L, 2-9 5.2 4 4 4 0 3 8 85-54 1-4 4/21 Miami W, 5-3 7.0 3 1 1 1 1 6 96-67 5-1 4/26 at Arizona ND, 8-5 5.2 9 5 5 0 4 9 111-66 3-5 5/2 Colorado W, 6-2 6.0 3 1 0 0 0 7 89-56 5-1 5/8 Texas W, 5-1 5.1 1 0 0 0 5 7 101-56 4-0 5/13 at Chicago-AL ND, 4-5 6.0 8 4 3 1 1 7 102-66 3-4 7/4 at Cleveland ND, 1-0 4.1 4 0 0 0 2 4 85-48 1-0 7/9 at Philadelphia L, 1-7 5.0 6 4 4 3 0 8 88-54 0-4 7/16 San Francisco W, 7-1 6.2 8 1 1 0 1 8 94-65 7-1 7/21 at San Francisco ND, 12-9 3.2 7 6 5 0 4 1 86-43 2-6 2017 Totals 4-3 3.69 61.0 58 29 25 6 24 72 1036-637 61.5% Career Totals 73-79 4.03 1210.1 1155 591 542 120 486 892 - - Cahill s Last Win: July 16, 2017 vs. San Francisco (6.2 IP, 7-1 over Jeff Samardzija) Cahill s Last Loss: July 9, 2017 at Philadelphia (5.0 IP, 1-7 to Jerad Eickhoff) Cahill s Strikeout High: 10; 2x, last: June 14, 2013 at San Diego (5.2 IP, 2-1 loss to Eric Stults) Cahill s Last Complete Game (3rd career): September 29, 2012 vs. Chicago Cubs (9.0 IP, 8-2 win over Justin Germano) Cahill s Last Shutout (2nd career): June 3, 2012 at San Diego (9.0 IP, 6-0 win over Eric Stults) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2017
Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Jason Hammel = Jason will make his 21st start of the season and the 269th of his career tomorrow vs. Boston he s 4-8 with a 4.81 ERA (60 ER in 112.1 IP). = Hammel didn t figure into the decision in Kansas City s 5-3 win in 12 innings on Monday in Detroit, allowing three runs on five hits and one walk in 5.2 innings, with four strikeouts the bullpen followed with 6.1 scoreless innings while Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas hit back-to-back home runs in the 12th. = He s winless in his last six starts since his last win on June 19 vs. Boston, going 0-2 with a 4.76 ERA (18 ER in 34.0 IP). = He s held opponents to three-or-fewer runs in nine of his last 10 starts (3.67 ERA) after doing so just five times in his first 10 starts (6.18 ERA). = He ranks tied for third in the American League with a.194 (18-for-93) opponents average with RISP, including a.155 (11-for-71) mark in his last 16 starts. = He s 2-3 with a 4.31 ERA (23 ER in 48.0 IP) in 14 career outings (seven starts) vs. Boston, including 7.0 innings of two-run ball in a 4-2 win on June 19 at The K. = He s 1-4 with a 5.03 ERA (22 ER in 39.1 IP) in seven road starts this season, but has held opponents to three-or-fewer runs in six of those seven starts. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 101 33-32 - - 4.38 558.1 569 283 272 79 177 451.263 Relievers 100 21-15 23 35 3.76 347.0 321 159 145 29 143 314.246 Totals 101 54-47 23 35 4.15 905.1 890 442 417 108 320 765.257 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 229/323 (70.9%) Saves/Save Opp: 23/35 (65.7%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 147/46 (31.3%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/29 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 24/6 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 6/9 at SD July 26 at Detroit 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 = Scott allowed an unearned run in the seventh on Wednesday in Detroit, yielding a pair of singles to leadoff the inning while committing a throwing error that advanced the lead runner to third base he coaxed a double play that allowed the run to score before inducing an inning-ending ground out. = Among AL lefties, his.194 average vs. right-handed batters (20-for-103) ranks fourth (min. 100 BF), trailing A. Miller (.125), J. Wilson (.125) and C. Sale (.189). Ryan Buchter (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 34/43 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: April 8, 2017 vs. SF (2nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 12/5 2017 Strikeout High: 3 (3x); last, 6/6 at ARI July 26 at Detroit 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Buchter (pronounced BOOK-tur) made his Royals debut on Wednesday in Detroit, recording a 1-2-3 eighth inning on eight pitches he was acquired from San Diego in a six-player trade on Monday he s allowed one or no runs in 42 of his 43 outings, lowering his ERA to 2.97 (13 ER in 39.1 IP). = Ryan had 15 holds with the Padres, one more than Peter Moylan and Joakim Soria (14 each), who are tied for the Royals team lead. Neftalí Feliz 1st Batter Efficiency: 23/42 Saves/Save Opp: 8/9 (88.9%) Last Save: May 4, 2017 at STL (107th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/8 vs. SF July 24 at Detroit 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Neftalí worked around a two-out walk to record a scoreless ninth Monday, his fifth straight scoreless outing, lowering his ERA with KC to 2.77 (4 ER in 13.0 IP). = Feliz earned his first win as a Royal in a 7-6 10th-inning, walk-off win on July 21 he s been unscored upon in 10 of his 13 appearances with Kansas City. = He spent the first 10 weeks of the season with Milwaukee, going 1-5 with eight saves and a 6.00 ERA in 29 appearances served as the closer in the first part of the year, going 8-for-9 in save opportunities through May 4 held lefties to a.219 average (14-for-64), however they re 5-for-their-last-12 (.417) against him. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 35/44 Saves/Save Opp: 22/25 (88.0%) Last Save: July 28 at BOS (39th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/1 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/7 vs. HOU July 28 at Boston (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Kelvin worked around a two-out single in the ninth inning last night to record his 22nd save in 25 attempts, tied for fifth most in the AL he s one of four Royals on the active roster who have a 20-save season, joining Joakim Soria (six times), Neftalí Feliz (twice) and Maurer (once). = Herrera has allowed eight home runs in 41.0 innings (1.76 HR/9) this season but just one in his last 16.2 IP after allowing just six HR in 72.0 innings in 2016 (0.75 HR/9) he owns a 2.63 ERA (7 ER in 24.0 IP) in save situations, compared to a 6.35 ERA (12 ER in 17.0 IP) in non-save situations. = He saved all three games of a three-game series vs. Baltimore from May 12-14, becoming the first Royal to do that since Joakim Soria in 2010. Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 33/43 Saves/Save Opp: 20/23 (87.0%) Last Save: July 20, 2017 at SF (33rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/4 2017 Strikeout High: 3 (3x); last, 7/26 at DET July 26 at Detroit 1.0 2 0 0 1 3 = Brandon made his Royals debut in the ninth inning on Wednesday in Detroit and loaded the bases with one out on a walk and a pair of singles, before striking out the next two batters to end the game he was acquired in a six-player trade on Monday from San Diego, where he converted 20 saves in 23 opportunities. = Maurer s 4.75 strikeout-to-walk ratio (38 SO, 8 BB) before the trade ranked seventh among NL relievers opponents are batting.405 (17-for-42) with RISP. Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 31/41 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 21/8 2017 Strikeout High: 4 (2x), last: 7/1 vs. MIN (1) July 28 at Boston 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 = Mike allowed a leadoff triple in the seventh inning last night, followed by a one-out RBI groundout, snapping the bullpen s streak of 30.1 innings without allowing an earned run it was his first appearance in five days, last appearing in a 1-2-3 inning on Sunday vs. Chicago. = Minor s 1.96 ERA (8 ER in 36.2 IP) since May 1 ranks third in the American League and 10th in the Majors (min. 35.0 IP). = Held left-handed hitters to a.121 average (7-for-58), second best in the AL (min. 60 batters), trailing Chris Devenski (.107). Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 41/49 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 46/8 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/9 at SD July 28 at Boston 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Peter retired his only batter, Mookie Betts, to end the seventh inning last night it was his 15th straight outing without allowing an earned run. = Moylan owns a 0.83 ERA (2 ER in 21.2 IP) and.122 opponents average (9-for-74) in 28 appearances since May 24. = He s made 49 relief appearances, tied for the AL lead, and leads the Majors with 46 inherited runners, only eight of which have scored (17.4%). = He remains unbeaten in his last 147 appearances, the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Atlanta s Sam Freeman (150). Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 36/46 Saves/Save Opp: 1/7 (14.2%) Last Save: July 3 at SEA (204th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/3 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA July 28 at Boston 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Joakim recorded a 1-2-3 eighth inning last night to mark his sixth straight scoreless outing he s recorded 11.25 SO/9 (55 SO in 44.0 IP), his best rate since 2009. = He s allowed one HR this season, posting the third best HR/9 rate (0.20) among relievers he earned his only save of the season and 204th of his career July 3. = Soria ranks fourth in club history with 414 appearances and third with 162 saves his career 2.79 ERA ranks fourth among active players (min. 500 appearances). Alexander 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 1 0 Buchter - - Cahill - - Duffy - - Feliz 0-1 0 20.25 2 1.1 2 3 Hammel 1-0 0 2.57 1 7.0 7 2 Herrera 0-0 3 0.00 3 3.0 3 0 Kennedy 0-0 0 3.86 1 4.2 3 2 Maurer - - Minor 0-0 0 2.25 3 4.0 4 1 Moylan 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.1 0 0 Soria 1-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 0 0 Vargas 1-0 0 1.50 1 6.0 5 1 Royals vs. Red Sox 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.2 2 0 - - 1-2 0 5.55 4 24.1 25 15 0-4 0 6.75 6 30.2 40 23 0-1 2 3.86 14 16.1 9 7 2-3 1 4.31 14 48.0 52 23 1-2 3 2.65 16 17.0 17 5 1-1 0 4.98 4 21.2 27 12 0-0 1 2.45 4 7.1 4 2 0-1 0 3.45 5 15.2 17 6 0-0 0 2.35 11 7.2 6 2 1-0 8 2.25 20 20.0 16 5 3-3 0 3.48 8 51.2 50 20
Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 1-for-3, BB This Trip: 8-for-18 (.444), 5 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 7 g (12-31) = Jorge led off the fourth inning with a single last night, going 1-for-3 to extend his hitting streak to seven games...during his run which includes a game without an official at-bat he s 12-for-31 (.387) with three homers and nine runs scored...he has a.327/.393/.509 slashline since the All-Star break (18-for-55). = He's reached base in 30 of his last 31 games, posting a.368 on-base percentage in that span...had the second-longest on-base streak by a rookie in KC history, reaching in 22-straight games (June 18-July 18)...only Kevin Seitzer s 29-game streak in 1987 was longer...homered in three-straight games (July 22-24). = Among AL rookies, he s fourth in home runs (14), fifth in runs scored (44), sixth in multi-hit games (22) and slugging percentage (.460). = He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013) are the third set of brothers to play for Kansas City, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Peña. Drew Butera This Series: Has not played This Trip: 1-for-6, 2 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Drew didn t play in last night s series opener...he recorded a two-run single on Wednesday night in Detroit, his first multi-rbi game since June 29, also in Detroit...Butera is 7-for-23 (.304) with two doubles and four RBI since June 29...he went just 6-for-36 (.167) between May 15-June 25. = He matched a career high with three hits on July 21 vs. the ChiSox, the second time this year he s had three hits in a game (also May 14 vs. Baltimore). = He set career highs last season in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480), making 34 starts behind the plate. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 1-for-4, run This Trip: 6-for-19 (.316), 4 runs, 2B Hit Streak: 2 g (4-10) = Lorenzo singled to lead off the sixth inning last night, but was erased on a double play...he came around on Mike Moustakas three-run homer in the fourth after reaching via a fielder s choice...collected his seventh three-hit game of the season Wednesday in Detroit, his first since June 16 at Angel Stadium. = He has a.312/.380/.468 slashline with 11 of his 30 RBI coming in the seventh inning or later...he also has a.425 OBP when leading off an inning. = Cain collected his 16th steal of the season a week ago, tying him with teammate Whit Merrifield and Minnesota s Byron Buxton for eighth in the AL...he s the only player in the Majors (min. 10 attempts) who hasn t been caught...however, he s recorded just two thefts in his last 33 games (since June 18). = He leads American League center fielders in starts (97), total chances (290) and putouts (282), and ranks second to Kevin Pillar in innings (844.1). Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 2-for-15 (.133), run, 2B, 2 RBI, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Esky went 0-for-3 last night, fanning twice...collected two hits on Wednesday night to snap an 0-for-15 skid...he hit.370 (10-for-27) in his first eight games out of the All-Star break...he s still batting.303 (47-for-155) since June 10, raising his season average from.178 to 228 (50 points). = Since 2013, he s hit.306 (15-for-49) with three doubles, two homers and five RBI here in Boston...that includes going 4-for-10 with two doubles here in 2016. = He s made a club-record 272 consecutive starts all at shortstop dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias Sports Bureau it s the longest consecutive games streak by a Major League shortstop since Miguel Tejada (284) with Baltimore, between 2004-05. = He s played in 1,044 of the Royals 1,073 games (97.3%) since joining the club in 2011, the second-most games in the Majors, trailing Robinson Cano (1,046). Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 1-for-14 (.071), run, RBI, sf, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Alex also went hitless for a second-straight game last night, going 0-for-3...he s collected 14 extra-base hits and 23 RBI since June 1, after batting.175 (28- for-160) with five extra-base hits (all doubles) and nine RBI through his first 46 games of the year (through May 31). = Despite last night s 0 fer, Gordo is batting.344 (33-for-96) with 13 doubles, three homers and 15 RBI in 25 career games here...that s a.344/.418/.573 slashline. = Ranks second in the AL, having been hit by pitch 11 times...his 86 career HBP are tops in club history and rank 11th among active Major Leaguers. = His six outfield assists are tied for ninth in the AL, most recently throwing out Nelson Cruz at second base on July 5 he has 80 career outfield assists, most in the Majors since 2010 he s committed just eight errors since the start of 2012, tied for the fewest in the Majors with Nick Markakis (min. 1300 total chances). = He's two runs shy of matching Mike Sweeney (700) for sixth in Royals history...he s also four homers shy of matching Frank White (160) for fifth. Terrance Gore This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: n/a = Terrance didn t play last night, after being recalled from Omaha (AAA) yesterday afternoon...he was on KC s Opening Day roster and made one appearance as a pinch-runner, April 10 vs. Oakland...in 38 regular season games, Gore is 19-for-21 (90.5 percent) in stolen base attempts. = He s played in 67 games combined between Northwest Arkansas (AA) and Omaha this year, batting.231 (45-for-195) with four doubles, a triple and a homer...he has 17 combined steals in 19 attempts, going 8-for-8 with the Naturals...led the Southern League (AA) with 44 steals in 49 attempts (89.8 percent) in 2016. Eric Hosmer This Series: 2-for-4, run, SB This Trip: 8-for-19 (.421), 7 runs, HR, 7 RBI, 2 SB Hit Streak: 3 g (8-14) = Hoz was the only Royal to collect multiple hits last night, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base...he s batting.395 (15-for-38) with three homers and 11 RBI over his last 10 games...he s tied for fourth in the AL, batting.337 (65-for-193) on the road, including a.392 average (38-for-97) in his last 25 road games. = On Wednesday night, he became the 13th player in MLB history (Elias Sports Bureau) to collect 5+ hits, score 5+ runs and drive in 6+ runs in the same game and second of 2017, joining Washington s Anthony Rendon (April 30 vs. Mets)...Eric was the first to do it with just one home run since Babe Ruth (April 20, 1926). = Overall this year, Hosmer is tied for second in the AL in hits (124), tied for third in multi-hit games (36) and tied for fifth in batting average (.320). = Since May 1, he s third in MLB, hitting.349 (104-for-298), trailing Jose Altuve (.382) and Carlos Correa (.351)...also tied for third in hits (104) in that span. = Hosmer is a career.356 hitter (32-for-90) with four doubles, three homers and 16 RBI in 22 games at Fenway Park...that includes recording multiple hits in four of his last six games here, going 9-for-23 (.391) since August 22, 2015...hitting.326 (42-for-129) vs. left-handed pitching, after batting just.233 vs. southpaws in 2016. = He has 12 go-ahead RBI this season and 74 since the start of 2015, fourth-most in the AL, trailing Albert Pujols (83), Nelson Cruz (75) and Jose Abreu (75). Whit Merrifield This Series: 1-for-4 This Trip: 6-for-20 (.300), 3 runs, HR, RBI Hit Streak: 3 g (6-15) = Whit singled in the eighth inning last night, going 1-for-4...he s hit in 13 of 14 games since the All-Star break, batting.350 (21-for-60) with six doubles, four homers and 10 RBI in that span...hit his second lead-off home run of the season Tuesday in Detroit, taking Michael Fulmer deep on the first pitch. = During the current month, he s tied for the Major League lead in doubles (11) and extra-base hits (17), while batting.330 (33-for-100) with a.610 slugging pct. = Recorded his first multi-homer game last Sunday, hitting a pair of solo shots against the White Sox...he became the first KC second baseman with two home runs in a game since Alberto Callaspo in 2010...he s hit five home runs this month (100 AB), after going 127 at-bats without a home run, between May 30-July 3. = He s tied for eighth in the AL with 16 steals, including eight this month, tied for third in the Majors thrown out for just the second time this year Wednesday. = Merrifield is one of seven players in MLB history with 175+ hits, 80+ runs scored, 40+ doubles and 20+ steals in his first 162 career games. Brandon Moss This Series: 1-for-3, 2B This Trip: 3-for-15 (.200), 2B, RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (3-11) = Moss doubled in the fourth inning, going 1-for-3 last night...he s reached base in 10-straight games, recording a.297/.409/.568 slashline (11-for-37) in that span. = He s hitting.295 (18-for-61) with six doubles, three homers and 10 RBI this month...batted just.156 (7-for-45) with one RBI in June. = Brandon is hitting.317 (13-for-41) with three doubles, three homers and a.404 on-base percentage vs. left-handed pitching this year. = Moss originally came up with the Red Sox in 2007...however, he s only hit one career roundtripper in 33 games at Fenway Park. Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-4, run, HR, 3 RBI This Trip: 5-for-16 (.313), 4 runs, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 sf, HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (4-9) = Moose clobbered his 30th home run of the season last night, a three-run shot down the right field line in the fourth inning...he s the fastest Royal to reach 30 home runs in a season, doing it in his 364th at-bat (101st game)...he also became just the 12th player in franchise history to hit 30 or more home runs in a season. = Mike s 30 dingers are third-most in the Major Leagues, behind only Aaron Judge (33) and Giancarlo Stanton (33) he s on pace to hit 48 homers, which would break the franchise s single-season record held by Steve Balboni, who hit 36 in 1985 over his last 162 games (since August 14, 2015), he has 48 HR and 121 RBI. = He s tied for fifth in the American League with 69 RBI this season, which are also 13 shy of his top single-season total (82 in 2015)...his 43 RBI since June 1 rank third in the Major Leagues and second in the AL, behind Jonathan Schoop (49)...he s batting.341 (14-for-41) with RISP since the start of June. = He s hit 18 of his home runs on the road, tying him with Logan Morrison for the Major League lead...his.633 slugging pct. in road games is fifth in the AL. = Moose hit 25 home runs before the All-Star break, setting a club record previously held by Jermaine Dye (22) in 2000 according to STATS LLC, he was one of four AL third basemen to hit 25 HR before the break, joining Miguel Cabrera (30 HR in 2013), Alex Rodriguez (30 HR in 2007) and Harmon Killebrew (three times). = He has homered vs. 14 of the 16 teams that Royals have faced...with his home run last night at Fenway, he s gone deep in 13 different ballparks this season. Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-4, run, HR, RBI This Trip: 4-for-10, 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-10) = Salvy returned to the lineup last night and blasted a solo shot in the second inning for KC s initial run...the home run was his 21st of the season, one shy of matching his career high, which he set in 2016...according to Elias, he s the first Royal to record three-straight 20+ home run seasons since Carlos Beltran (2001-03). = Over his last 12 games against these Red Sox, Perez is hitting.342 (13-for-38) with eight home runs and 13 RBI...that includes hitting a go-ahead grand slam in a 6-4 win over Boston on June 21...homered in his last four games at Fenway Park, dating back to August 22, 2015, going deep five times in that span. = He s hit 16 of his 21 home runs on the road this season, batting.305 (50-for-164) away from The K...his.640 slugging pct. on the road ranks fourth in the AL. = His 63 RBI this year are one shy of his total from 2016 and are tops among big league backstops...tied for 12th in the AL, hitting.333 (25-for-75) with RISP. = Of his 108 career homers, 103 have come as a catcher, most in franchise history his 60 HR as a catcher since 2015 are most in the Majors, three more than Yasmani Grandal (57)...a four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Perez has started 611 games at catcher since 2013, most in the Majors ahead of Yadier Molina (593). Ramón Torres This Series: Has not played This Trip: 2-for-2, RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (2-2) = Ramón didn t play last night, after recording his fifth multi-hit game of the year on Wednesday in Detroit...he snapped out of a 1-for-21 skid (.048), which dated back to July 3 at Seattle...he s 4-for-12 (.333) with RISP, while also batting.308 (12-for-39) with less than two outs. = He made his Major League debut on June 7, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, becoming the seventh Royal to record at least two hits and an RBI in his debut and first since Johnny Giavotella on Aug. 5, 2011 vs. Detroit he also became the first Royal with a hit from each side of the plate in his debut.
This & That STILL AMONG ELITE--Kansas City s ninth straight win in the series opener last night gave the Royals a 44-27 ledger and.620 winning pct. since May 8, which was the date where the 2017 season appeared to flip...when the Royals took the field on May 8 against the Rays in St. Pete, they were in possession of the worst record in the Majors at 10-20, one less victory than Toronto, Atlanta and S.F...little did anyone know at the time that the 7-3 win that night at The Trop would ignite this current stretch...only the Houston Astros have played better in the A.L. in that span, going 47-23 (.671), while the Dodgers have performed at a ridiculous.764 clip (55-17) since May 8. SAL CLOSING IN ON PERSONAL MARK--Last night s windshield shattering home run by Salvador Perez was his 21st of the season, good for second on the squad behind Mike Moustakas, who clobbered his 30th...Sal is now just one homer shy of his single-season best of 22 set a season ago...last night was also his 10th roundtripper that gave the Royals a lead this year...he s also homered in each of his last four games at Fenway Park, tied for the fourth-longest streak by a visitor at the venue since 1913 (last José Bautista, four games, 2009-10)...historically, this is the longest streak of games with a home run at Fenway Park by any catcher since 1913...2017 is the third straight year that Salvy has eclipsed the 20-homer mark, totaling 64 home runs in that span after hitting 44 in his first three-plus seasons...in the 79 games he has worked behind the plate, Perez has accrued more homers (18) and RBI (57) than any other Major League catcher. THE LAND OF HOZ--Eric Hosmer continued his road onslaught with a pair of hits and his sixth stolen base of the year in last night s win...he has batted.392 (38- for-97) in his last 25 road games, with a.439 on-base pct. and.588 slug, with 13 multi-hit efforts...he is a.337 road hitter this year (65-for-193) which is tied for fourth in the American League with New York s Didi Gregorious...overall, Hoz is leading all first basemen in July offense with a.374 average (34-for-91), 41 points higher than Cleveland s Carlos Santana. RECORD PACE CONTINUES--Kansas City s two home runs last night gave the club 20 during this 9-game winning streak, 18 more than the opposition has hit in this stretch...kansas City s 37 home runs in 23 games during July are tied with the Cubs for second in the Majors to Houston s 39...with 129 home runs through the first 101 games, the Royals are on a pace for 207 roundtrippers this year, which would demolish previous single-season record of 168 in 1987. BACK TO WORK VS. EAST--Last night was the first of six in a row against the A.L. East, with the Royals now 13-7 to this point, including 6-1 against the two opponents on this trip (3-1 vs. Boston and 3-0 vs. Baltimore)...the Royals have turned their fortunes within the Central around with the first eight games of their current winning streak coming against divisional opponents...this streak has featured wins in the final two games of a set in KC vs. the Tigers, then 3-game sweeps at home over the White Sox and on the road in Detroit prior to heading here...kc has climbed to 21-23 within the Central, including an 18-10 mark in the last 28 after an abysmal 3-13 start...the Royals are 15-12 vs. the A.L. West, featuring a 14-6 mark against any team not named Texas...the Royals are 5-5 in Interleague play with 10 still on the docket. THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER--Reliever Peter Moylan retired the only man he faced last night for his 15th consecutive outing that he has not allowed an earned run, 42nd this year...the inventor of the Sledge-iatto has inherited more runners than any reliever in the Majors (46) and during the month of July, Moylo is the only big league reliever to inherit at least 14 runners and have none score...the 38-year old from Australia, has been nothing short of spectacular since May 24, allowing just two earned runs in his last 21.2 innings, spanning 27 appearances, for a 0.83 ERA with 19 strikeouts and an opponents batting average of.122 (9-for-74). DUPE STRIKES AGAIN--It didn t take New York long to agree with KC replay specialist Bill Duplissea that Brandon Moss did in fact get back to first on a lineout by Alcides Escobar on Tuesday in Detroit...arguably the best in the business, Dupe is now 16-for-21 for a 76% success rate, which tops the Majors...Bill closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good on 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). MAGIC NUMBER HIT AGAIN--Kansas City plated four runs last night, which has been the line of demarcation this year when it comes to victories...the Royals have won their last nine games when scoring at least four runs and are now 28-2 since June 1 when plating at least four runs...kansas City has an overall 43-10 mark this year with four or more tallies. ROAD HEAVY AHEAD--The Royals are off to a 4-0 starter in a stretch where 37 of the final 65 games are slated for road duty...included is a make-up game in Yankee Stadium on September 25 (12:05 KC time) from a May 25 rainout in the Bronx...after a rocky 2-11 start to road action this year, the Royals have played at a.629 clip (22-13) away from The K since May 8, the second best road winning pct. in the Majors in that span (Houston 29-8,.784). THE BEST IN LEATHER--The Royals played errorless ball last night for the fifth time in the last six games...kansas City continues to possess a Major League low 40 errors, with Miami next in the Majors with 44, while the Angels have the second fewest in the American League with 48...the Royals are currently on a pace to shatter the franchise record for fewest errors in a season, with the 162-game club mark of 85 set in 2013...the 1981 and 1994 squads had lower error totals of 72 and 80, respectively, but each were recorded in strike-shortened seasons...at the current pace this year, KC would commit just 64 errors. STREAKY TO SAY THE LEAST--Kansas City has now won nine in a row after losing four of the first five games of the last homestand and scuffling through a 1-7 stretch prior to this current streak...it has been a case of the streaks for KC all season as the Royals started the year with a 7-16 month of April that ended with a 9-game losing streak...after bottoming out at 10-20, KC had a 6-1 week from May 8-14, then went into another slide, going 10-13 over a 3-week stretch...a June 10 win in San Diego jumpstarted the next hot streak, with Kansas City going 18-6 prior to the 1-7 stretch that began in the final series prior to the All-Star break. THE ENERGIZER BUNNY--Alcides Escobar was hitless in three at bats last night, but has still batted.301 (47-for-156) in his last 41 games and by no coincidence the club has picked it up going an American League best 28-13 in that stretch...he s made a club-record 272 consecutive starts at shortstop dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to the Elias Sports Bureau...the last MLB team to have the same starting SS in that many consecutive games was the Orioles, who had Miguel Tejada as their starting shortstop in 284 games from April 4, 2004 through August 20, 2005...should Esky get to 285, he will have the longest such streak since Cal Ripken started 2,216 consecutive games at SS for the Orioles from 1982 to 1996. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he enters tonight six games over.500 with a 603-597 record with Kansas City, which is a big accomplishment considering he had a 198-253 mark in his first two+ seasons in charge, but is since 405-344 (.541)...his win total has shattered Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers is games (2,158) and wins (1,060)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.710 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...he s also 2-0 in managing the American League All-Star team, winning in both Cincinnati ( 15) and San Diego ( 16), the last two times the home field advantage was determined by the All-Star outcome...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff (1991-2002). vs. Red Sox (2017) vs. Red Sox (career) On Road (career) Rodriguez (career) Pomeranz (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 Bonifacio.214 14 3 1 2 Butera.333 3 1 0 0 Cain.231 13 3 0 1 Escobar.231 13 3 0 0 Gordon.000 10 0 0 0 Gore Hosmer.333 12 4 1 2 Merrifield.286 14 4 0 2 Moss.400 5 2 0 0 Moustakas.267 15 4 2 4 Perez.400 10 4 2 5 Torres.000 4 0 0 0.214 14 3 1 2.194 31 6 0 0.235 115 27 3 14.265 162 43 2 12.311 206 64 7 31.293 174 51 9 33.294 17 5 0 2.373 59 22 3 12.262 126 33 4 20.257 101 26 8 19.000 4 0 0 0.282 142 40 8 22.200 480 96 12 50.276 1324 365 28 140.253 2385 603 16 186.258 2576 664 79 273.000 0 0 0 0.284 1947 553 64 257.279 287 80 4 22.244 1544 377 87 243.247 1504 372 63 185.273 1526 416 65 206.259 27 7 0 1 1.000 1 1 0 0.000 9 0 0 0.250 4 1 0 2.400 5 2 0 0.286 7 2 0 0.333 6 2 1 2.200 5 1 1 1.000 3 0 0 0.250 4 1 0 0.500 2 1 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.250 4 1 0 0.500 2 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0 1.000 2 2 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 16 63 3.9 8-8 10 Luke Farrell 1 11 11.0 1-0 0 Jason Hammel 20 70 3.5 6-14 9 Jakob Junis 6 31 5.2 4-2 2 Nate Karns 8 31 3.9 4-4 3 Ian Kennedy 19 91 4.8 10-9 9 Eric Skoglund 3 4 1.3 1-2 1 Matt Strahm 3 13 4.3 1-2 0 Jason Vargas 20 97 4.9 15-5 13 Travis Wood 3 14 4.7 2-1 0 Chris Young 2 16 8.0 2-0 0 Totals 101 441 4.4 54-47 47 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy 3-2 5-6 8-8 Farrell - 1-0 1-0 Hammel 2-4 4-10 6-14 Junis 0-1 4-1 4-2 Karns 1-1 3-3 4-4 Kennedy 4-3 6-6 10-9 Skoglund 0-1 1-1 1-2 Strahm - 1-2 1-2 Vargas - 15-5 15-5 Wood 1-0 1-1 2-1 Young 1-0 1-0 2-0 Total 12-12 42-35 54-47 Catcher Breakdown Butera Perez Totals Starts 24 77 101 CS/ATT 1/12 10/43 11/55 Pct. 8.3 23.3 20.0 ERA 4.61 3.98 4.15 ER/IP 124/242.1 293/663.0 417/905.1 Pitcher Pickoffs: Pickoff & CS: Team 2 (7/20 vs. DET) 8 (Last: 7/23 vs. CWS)
2017 Royals Home Runs 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 Bonifacio 14 4 10 6 8 8 6 - - 6 3 5-4 10 2 1-1 7-7 7/24/17 @ DET J. Verlander 15 Butera 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - 2 - - 1-1 1 - - - 2-0 5/14/17 BAL M. Givens 56 Cain 11 2 9 3 8 8 2-1 4 3 4 1 1 8 2 1 - - 8-1 7/5/17 @ SEA A. Miranda 66 Escobar 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 - - 2-1 1 1 2 1 - - - 2-1 7/14/17 TEX M. Perez 48 Gordon 5-5 2 3 4-1 - 2 1 2 - - - - 2-3 5-0 7/3/17 @ SEA A. Moore 64 Gore - - - 7 Hosmer 16 4 12 10 6 5 9 1 1 7 2 7 1 6 4 3 2 3 4 11-5 7/26/17 @ DET W. Saupold 5 Merrifield 11 4 7 9 4 11 - - - 6 3 2 1 6 6 3 - - 2 6-4 7/25/17 @ DET M. Fulmer 14 Moss 12 2 10 7 5 10 1 1-4 4 4 2 4 - - 2 4 6 8-3 7/22/17 CWS D. Holmberg 19 Moustakas 30 7 23 12 18 21 5 4-14 10 6 4 10 2 - - 6 22 22-6 7/28/17 @ BOS R. Porcello 2 Perez 21 7 14 5 16 10 9 1 1 11 7 3 4 10 11 8 1-1 13-7 7/28/17 @ BOS R. Porcello 3 Torres - - - 54 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Eric Hosmer (7/26/17 @ Detroit, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 125; 3 in 2017 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, solos off Derek Holland and Dan Jennings) - 7 times in 2017 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas (7/24/17 at Detroit, 12th inning off Drew VerHagen) - 8 times in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio, Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio, Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) - thrice in 2017 Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (7/25/17 @ Detroit) - Franchise total: 93 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mike Moustakas (6/6/17 vs. Houston, ninth inning, Ken Giles pitching) - Franchise total: 68 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Mike Napoli, Texas (7/14/17 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Mike Minor, 7th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Colby Rasmus, Tampa Bay (5/10/17 @ Tropicana Field off Peter Moylan, 8th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Andrew Benintendi and Xander Bogaerts, Boston (6/21/17 @ Kauffman Stadium, Ian Kennedy pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Cameron Maybin (6/17/17 @ Angel Stadium, Jakob Junis pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mitch Moreland, Texas (7/30/16 @ Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (7/5/16 @ Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd 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: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (9/5/16 @ Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2017 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 Bonifacio 21 1 - - - 22 6 2 - - - 8 2 8 9 4 - - 7 g 9 g (7/4-18) 5 - Butera 3 2 - - - 5 4 - - - - 4 1-4 - - - 1 g 3 g (5/8-14) - - Cain 17 7 - - - 24 2 2-1 - 5 2 8 9 6 - - 2 g 7 g (6/13-19) 13 - Escobar 19 5 - - - 24 7 1 - - - 8 2 6 13 1 - - 0 g 9 g (6/18-28) 10 1 Gordon 8 2 - - - 10 3 3 - - - 6 4 5 12 1 - - 0 g 5 g (5/16-24) 7 1 Gore - - Hosmer 28 7-1 - 36 10 2 - - 1 13 2 12 21 7 1 1 3 g 16 g (6/24-7/14) 10 1 Merrifield 21 4 - - - 25 6 3 - - - 9 5 12 17 4 1 1 3 g 19 g (5/13-6/4) 14 4 Moss 5 3 - - - 8 3 1 1 - - 5 3 5 9 1 - - 3 g 5 g (2x) 2 - Moustakas 17 4 1 - - 22 9 5 2 - - 16 8 15 22 8 1-2 g 11 g (4/12-25) 6 1 Perez 20 5 - - - 25 13 3 1 - - 17 4 16 15 6 - - 3 g 10 g (6/5-18) 1 - Torres 4 1 - - - 5-1 - 1 - - - 1 g 4 g (6/25-7/2) 2 - 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 @ Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) 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 @ 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: April 29-30, 2016 @ Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 @ Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 30, 2017 vs. Detroit, 1-0 Skoglund (6.1), Moylan (0.2), Minor (1.0), Herrera (1.0) 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: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit (5-for-6) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit (7th, 1B, HR) Royals Five-RBI Game: Lorenzo Cain, June 10, 2017 @ San Diego Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, July 26, 2017 at Comerica Park; 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: Danny Duffy, July 9, 2017 @ LA Dodgers Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), July 2, 2017 vs. Minnesota 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: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, 2017 at Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: July 23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox (5-4 in 9 innings) (7 times in 2017) Royals Bat Around: July 26, 2017 @ Detroit (9th inning, 3 runs) (12 times in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 21-23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, 2017 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota 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: July 7-9, 2017 @ Los Angeles Dodgers Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, 2017 @ Texas Disabled List (3) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Nate Karns 60-day right extensor strain/nerve irritation May 24 (retro to May 21) July 20 56 35-21 OF-Paulo Orlando 60-day left tibia fracture June 1 July 31 49 32-17 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert 10-day left wrist sprain June 28 (retro to June 26) July 6 26 17-9