Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (45-43) @ Detroit Tigers (46-43) Comerica Park - Friday, July 5, 206 Game #89 - Road Game #47 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (60 Sports) UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, July 6 @ Detroit Tigers: LHP Danny Duffy (4-, 3.09) vs. RHP Mike Pelfrey (2-8, 4.58), 6:08 p.m. (CDT), FS (HD) & 60 Sports Sunday, July 7 @ Detroit Tigers: RHP Yordano Ventura (6-7, 5.5) vs. RHP Michael Fulmer (9-2, 2.), 2:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 60 Sports Monday, July 8 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (9-8, 3.5) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (8-8, 4.85), 7:5 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 60 Sports Tuesday, July 9 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Danny Salazar (0-3, 2.75) vs. TBA, 7:5 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 60 Sports Wednesday, July 20 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Carlos Carrasco (5-3, 2.47) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (6-7+ tonight), :5 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 60 Sports All Royals games are broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (60 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials...tonight s game is being televised by FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler... Royals Live is hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery. Tigers vs. Royals Tonight is the first game for Kansas City in Comerica Park this year after going 5-2 through seven earlier tilts at Kauffman Stadium...these clubs have split the first 652 games played alltime with each team winning 326...KC trails all-time in Motown by a 53-7, including a 66-79 deficit in Comerica. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/9 KC W, 8-6 Ventura Greene 26,889 4/20 KC L, 2-3 Zimmerman Kennedy 28,928 4/2 KC W, 4-0 Volquez Pelfrey 30,763 6/6 KC L, 4-0 Verlander Hochevar 33,568 6/7 KC W, 0-3 Ventura Fulmer 37,746 6/8 KC W, 6-5 Volquez Boyd *38,480 6/9 KC W, 2- (3) Wang Ryan 34,659 7/5 @ Det 7/6 @ Det 7/7 @ Det 8/5 @ Det 8/6 @ Det 8/7 @ Det 9/2 KC 9/3 KC 9/4 KC 9/23 @ Det 9/24 @ Det 9/25 @ Det inning...hosmer became the second Royal to win the game s MVP honor, joining Bo Jackson from 989. THE UNOFFICIAL SECOND HALF--Though only 74 games remain on the 206 regular season slate, tonight kicks off the post-break work with Kansas City looking to recover from a seven-game deficit in the A.L. Central with a 45-43 ledger...this is the third consecutive year the Royals have opened the unofficial second half over the.500 mark, with last year s squad a healthy 52-34 at the break, while the 204 American League champs were 48-46 entering the All-Star festivities...the 4 club lost its first four games out of the break to fall to 48-50, but then reeled off a 6-3 stretch to eventually host the Wild Card game and then reeled off eight consecutive post-season wins before taking the Fall Classic to a deciding seventh game against the San Francisco Giants...once this three-game series is completed, Kansas City will play 39 of its final 7 games in Kauffman Stadium, where the club is 29-3 for the second best winning pct. in the Majors at.690... the upcoming home stretch will start with nine straight and 5 of 23 ticketed for The K. ROYALS 4 - NATIONAL LEAGUE 2--Kansas City continued to show on the national stage on Tuesday night in San Diego, as a trio of Royals led Ned Yost s American League squad to a 4-2 victory and icing the home field in the World Series...Eric Hosmer, making his first career All-Star appearance, hit a gametying homer in the second and then singled home the fourth and final run to earn the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award...Salvador Perez, MLB s leading vote-getter, contributed a two-run homer in the second inning, just a single after Hosmer s blow, marking the first time teammates homered in the same inning of a Midsummer Classic since Steve Garvey and Jim Wynn took Vida Blue deep in 975...oddly enough, it was the first time that Hoz and Sal ever homered in the same inning...with Hosmer and Perez combining for all four A.L. runs, it was the first time two teammates drove in all of the runs for the winning team...also contributing was Kelvin Herrera, who needed only nine pitches to coast through a -2-3 sixth BIG VISIT AHEAD--The Royals were scheduled for an off day at home next Thursday, but that has turned into the honor of visiting the White House as President Barack Obama has officially invited the 205 World Series champs to his residence...the club will travel after Wednesday s day game against the Indians and then head to the White House mid-morning on Thursday with the official ceremonies slated for :50 a.m. (EDT) in the East Room...it marks the second trip in franchise history to the home of the President, with the 985 club visiting President Ronald Reagan on Halloween. BLANKED AT THE ESPY S--Kansas City had Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas representing at the ESPY s on Tuesday in Los Angeles, but the club came up empty...raytown High s Tyronn Lue was named Coach/Manager of the Year, edging out Ned Yost, while Lue s Cavaliers won the Team of the Year honors. FS TOMORROW--The Royals and Tigers can be viewed nationally tomorrow night on FS with Justin Kutcher and C.J. Nitkowski calling the action...tonight and Sunday from Motown are being shown on KC s regular home of FOX Sports Kansas City. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Ian Kennedy (6-7, 3.97) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (8-6, 4.07) 206 205 Career 206 205 Career Ian Kennedy vs. Tigers 0- - 0-3 Major League Record 6-7 (3.97 ERA) 9-5 8-75 Justin Verlander vs. Royals -0-2-8 Major League Record 8-6 (4.07 ERA) 5-8 65-03 IAN KENNEDY opens the second half making his 8th start of the season, 222nd career starting assignment and 224th overall appearance...he faces Detroit for the second time this season and fifth of his career...the 3-year-old right-hander signed a five-year deal with the Royals on January 29, after pitching for San Diego the last two-plus seasons he was originally selected 2st overall in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft by the Yankees out of the University of Southern California. 0 K s NOT ENOUGH IN TORONTO--Ian recorded double-digit strikeouts for the Ian s 206 Starts second time in three starts on July 6 at Rogers Centre, but took a no-decision as the Jays DATE 4/9 OPPONENT Minnesota SCORE W, 7-0 IP 6.2 H 5 R ER HR BB SO 0 0 0 7 TP-K 09-69 LEFT 7-0 posted a 4-2 win...he surrendered two runs on four hits with one walk to go along with his 4/4 @ Houston W, 6-2 7.0 2 2 7 97-59 6-4/20 Detroit L, 2-3 6. 6 2 2 0 2 7 97-6 0-2 0 strikeouts in 6.0 innings...it marked his 2th career game with 0 strikeouts or more and 4/25 @ L.A. Angels L, -6 6.0 7 5 5 2 4 2 08-66 -5 5/ @ Seattle W, 4-5.0 4 0 2 6 04-70 3-0 second as a Royal, also fanning a season-high vs. the Astros on June 26...he gave up 5/7 @ Cleveland W, 7-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 2 6 03-65 4-0 just one hit through the first three innings, before a Michael Saunders solo home run in the 5/2 5/8 @ N.Y. Yankees L, Boston ND, 3-7 3-2 6. 5.2 5 6 7 7 2 2 3 3 6 9 02-6 6-8 3-5 2-2 fourth and a Ezequiel Carrera RBI single in the fifth put him in a 2-0 hole...however, KC 5/23 @ Minnesota ND, 0-4 3. 5 2 2 3 73-49 8-2 5/30 Tampa Bay ND, 6-2 6.0 3 0 0 5 6 07-66 2- rallied for single runs in the sixth and eighth to take Ian off the hook for the loss...kennedy 6/4 @ Cleveland L, -7 6.0 8 5 5 2 6 96-67 -5 6/0 @ White Sox L, 5-7 5.2 9 7 7 4 0-72 3-7 recorded his first quality start on the road since tossing 7.0 scoreless frames in Cleveland 6/5 Cleveland W, 9-4 6.2 5 4 4 2 2 6 3-78 9-4 on May 7, while he allowed five hits or fewer for the fourth time in his last five outings. 6/2 6/26 @ N.Y. Mets Houston L, W, -2 6-4.0 7.0 4 3 2 2 2 2 72-43 05-68 -2 6- RACKING UP THE K s--over his last three outings, Kennedy has 29 strikeouts, 7/ @ Philadelphia L, 3-4 5.0 6 3 3 3 8 97-58 -3 7/6 @ Toronto ND, 2-4 6.0 4 2 2 0 0-63 -2 matching his highest career total over a three-start span, first doing it August 22-Sept. 2 of 206 Totals 6-7 3.97 99.2 86 45 44 2 33 03 70-096 64.4% Career Totals 8-75 3.98 334. 249 637 590 74 445 243 - - last year...since his season-high K s vs. Houston on June 26, Ian has fanned the secondmost hitters in the Majors, behind only David Price s 30 in that span...his 4.50 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (29 K in 8.0 IP) is also tops in the Majors since June 26. TROUBLE WITH THE LONG BALL--Ian surrendered his 2st home run of the season in his last start, marking the seventh-straight outing where he s been taken deep...he finished June with home runs allowed in five starts (29. IP), matching Jose Rosado (July, 999) for the club record in a calander month...of the 45 runs he s allowed this season, 28 have come via the longball (62.2 percent), 4 of which have been solo shots...dating back to 205, 25 of his last 34 homers allowed have been with the bases empty...he hasn t allowed a home run with two or more runners on base since yielding a three-run HR to Brad Miller on June 30, 205. WORKHORSE--Kennedy posted his sixth-straight year with 30 or more starts in 205, becoming one of nine pitchers to accomplish that feat and the only one to do it all in the N.L since 200, he ranks fifth in starts (209), 2th in strikeouts (,200) and 3th in innings (,274.2). VS. TIGERS--Ian will be looking for his first victory over Detroit, entering tonight at 0-3 with a 4.94 ERA (3 ER in 23.2 IP) all-time vs. the club...that includes a 3-2 loss to the Tigers on April 20 of this season at Kauffman Stadium, allowing two runs on six hits over 6. innings...he s 6-7 with a 4.72 ERA in his career vs. the A.L. Central. ON THE ROAD--Kennedy is 3-6 with a 5.4 ERA (35 ER in 6. IP) in road starts this season...however, despite going winless in his last three outings on the road, he s posted a 4.20 ERA (7 ER in 5.0 IP) and held the opposition to a.237 average...he s looking for his first victory away from Kauffman Stadium since May 7, when he was a 7-0 winner at Progressive Field...in his career, Ian is 35-48 with a 4.27 ERA in 6 starts (8 outings) on the road, compared to a lifetime mark of 46-27 with a 3.67 ERA in 05 home starts. Kennedy vs. Tigers Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Miguel Cabrera.400 0 4 0 2 Nick Castellanos.67 6 0 0 Jose Iglesias.667 3 2 0 0 Ian Kinsler.667 9 6 0 3 Victor Martinez.333 9 3 0 2 Cameron Maybin.294 7 5 0 Jarrod Saltalamacchia.000 5 0 0 0 Justin Upton.273 3 Ian s Last Win: June 26, 206 vs. Houston (7.0 IP, 6- over Doug Fister) Ian s Last Loss: July, 206 at Philadelphia (5.0 IP, 3-4 to Jeremy Hellickson) Ian s Strikeout High: 2 (5x), last: September 2, 205 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Ian s Last Complete Game: June 7, 202 at Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) second career Ian s Only Shutout: April 25, 20 vs. Philadelphia (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Cliff Lee) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 6429-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 206
Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Friday, July 5, 206 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Danny Duffy = Danny will make his 2th start and 28th appearance of the season, the 92nd start and 20th career outing tomorrow vs. Detroit he s 4- with a 3.09 ERA. = Duffy got the no-decision in Kansas City s 4-3 comeback win over Seattle on July 7, holding the Mariners to two runs on seven hits and one walk in 6. innings, with seven strikeouts the one walk was to the last batter he faced, snapping a streak of 88 straight batters faced over three starts without issuing a walk. = He s recorded at least seven strikeouts in four straight starts, becoming the fifth Royal (0th time) to do so the last to do it in five straight was Zack Greinke (2009). = Since joining the starting rotation on May 5, he s 4- with a 3. ERA (22 ER in 63.2 IP), a.02 WHIP and a 6.08 strikeout-to-walk ratio (73 SO, 2 BB). = His.83 opponents average (-for-60) vs. left-handed batters ranks fourth in the AL (min. 65 lefties faced) he hasn t allowed a regular season home run to a left-handed batter since August 27, 20 (Jim Thome), a streak of 356 homerless at-bats. = He s 2- with a 2.04 ERA (9 ER in 39.2 IP) in 4 road outings (5 starts) this season his road ERA ranks sixth among AL pitchers (min. 35.0 IP on the road). = He s 3-6 with a 3.24 ERA (27 ER in 75.0 IP) in 5 career outings (2 starts) vs. Detroit, including a start on June 6 in which he allowed three runs in 5.0 innings. = He was named Royals Majestic Pitcher of the Month for June, recording 45 strikeouts in 36.0 IP, most in a calendar month by a Royal since August 2009 (Greinke). 206 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 88 28-37 - - 4.99 472. 479 275 262 87 80 432.26 Relievers 88 7-6 2 3 2.92 302. 265 03 98 29 00 29.237 Totals 88 45-43 2 3 4.8 774.2 744 378 360 6 280 723.252 Bullpen Totals: st Batter Efficiency: 74/247 (70.4%) Saves/Save Opp: 2/3 (67.7%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 95/30 (3.6%) Brian Flynn (L) st Batter Efficiency: 6/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/6 206 Strikeout High: 5 on 6/24 vs. HOU July 0 vs. Seattle 2. 2 0 0 3 = Brian inherited two baserunners with two outs in the fourth inning in relief of Dillon Gee on Sunday, allowing one to score on a bunt single he yielded a leadoff single in the fifth, but escaped with an inning-ending double play, then worked around a one-out walk to pitch a scoreless sixth. = Flynn has posted a 2.49 ERA (7 ER in 25. IP) in 2 relief appearances, including a.50 ERA (3 ER in 8.0 IP) since being recalled from Omaha on June 5. = He s held left-handed batters to a.39 average (5-for-36), which ranks third among AL pitches (min. 35 lefties faced). Kelvin Herrera st Batter Efficiency: 32/4 Saves/Save Opp: /3 (33.3%) Last Save: July 9, 206 vs. SEA (6th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/2 206 Strikeout High: 3 (4x), last July 6 @ TOR July 9 vs. Seattle (Save).0 0 0 0 0 0 = Kelvin recorded his first save on Saturday since April 0, 203 vs. Minnesota, the sixth of his career. = Herrera pitched a -2-3 sixth inning for the American League in Tuesday s All-Star Game it was his first ASG appearance and second ASG selection (also, 205). = He ranks tied for first in the Majors with 2 holds the club s single-season record is 33, done by Wade Davis in 204. = He s held right-handed hitters to a.60 average (2-for-75), which ranks 0th among AL pitchers (min. 75 righties faced). Luke Hochevar st Batter Efficiency: 27/36 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0%) Last Save: Aug., 205 vs. DET (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 27/4 206 Strikeout High: 3 (3x) last July 6 @ TOR July 9 vs. Seattle.0 0 0 = Luke worked a scoreless seventh inning on Saturday, working around a two-out sing and walk it marked his second scoreless outing since allowing two runs on two hits on July 4 at Toronto, just the third time he s allowed multiple runs in 36 outings this season. = Hoch has stranded 23 of 27 inherited baserunners (85.2 percent), which ranks second in the A.L. among relievers that have faced at least 20 inherited runners. = He s held left-handed hitters to a.49 batting average (7-for-47) this season, including 2-for-2 (.095) against them since June. = Retired the first hitter he s faced 27 times in his 36 appearances (75 percent), holding them to a.56 batting average (5-for-32). Peter Moylan st Batter Efficiency: /6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 202 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/2 206 Strikeout High: 3, last June 7 at BAL July 7 vs. Seattle 0.2 0 0 0 0 = Peter last pitched on July 7 vs. Seattle, stranding an inherited runner in relief of Danny Duffy to finish the seventh and record his fourth straight scoreless outing. = He pitched 2.2 innings June 25 vs. Houston, his longest outing since June 9, 2007 (3.0 IP) with Atlanta he s recorded four outs or more in six appearances this season, after recording three outs or less in all 22 of his appearances (0. IP) last season with Atlanta. = Picked up his second win on May 27 in Kansas City s 7-5 win over the White Sox, recording a scoreless eighth inning in front of the Royals four-run rally. Brooks Pounders st Batter Efficiency: /3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: --- Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 206 Strikeout High: 3 on July 5 at TOR July 0 vs. Seattle.0 5 5 5 3 = Brooks allowed five runs in the seventh on Sunday, including a walk, two singles, a two-run home run to Robinson Cano and a three-run homer to Adam Lind, becoming the first Royals reliever to allow at least five runs in.0 inning or fewer since Bruce Chen on August 28, 204 all three of Pounder s outs were strikeouts. = Pounders earned his first big league win July 7 vs. Seattle, recording a -2-3 ninth inning in front of Kansas City s two-run rally he made his Major League debut on July 5 in Toronto, allowing a run on three hits in 2.0 innings he was the first Royal to record at least three strikeouts and 2.0 innings of relief in his debut since 2009. = Pounders was selected from Triple-A Omaha on July 5, taking the roster spot of Wade Davis, who was placed on the 5-day DL with a right forearm strain. = In 9 games (7 starts) with Omaha, he was 4- with a 2.94 ERA (20 ER in 64. IP), 78 strikeouts and 28 walks, earning a PCL All-Star selection. Joakim Soria st Batter Efficiency: 3/39 Saves/Save Opp: /2 (50.0%) Last Save: April 3 at HOU (203) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/ 206 Strikeout High: 3 (3x), last on July 7 vs. SEA July 9 vs. Seattle.0 0 0 0 = Joakim worked a scoreless eighth inning on Saturday, despite allowing a one-out walk and single he allowed a solo home run to Nelson Cruz on July7, the third homer he s allowed in his last five outings overall and the first homer he s allowed at home since April 8 vs. Minnesota. = Soria has retired the first batter 3 times in 39 outings (79.5 percent) posted a.46 ERA (2 ER in 2. IP) during the day, compared to a 4.00 ERA at night. = He s in his ninth Major League season, including six with the Royals from 2007-2 ranks third in club history in saves (6) and third in relief appearances (337). Chien-Ming Wang st Batter Efficiency: 7/27 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: June 3, 2006 at BAL (st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/4 206 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last on July 5 at TOR July 0 vs. Seattle.0 2 0 0 0 0 = Chien-Ming worked around two singles to record a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday vs. Seattle, his first appearance since July 5 at Toronto. = He has a 6.00 ERA (0 ER in 5.0 IP) in his last nine appearances after starting with a 2.08 ERA through 8 outings. = Wang and Stephen Strasburg (2-0) are the only pitchers with at least five wins and zero losses five wins are his most since going 8-2 with the Yankees in 2008...his 27 appearances this season are also his highest total since making 30 starts for the Yankees in 2007. Chris Young st Batter Efficiency: 3/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/3 206 Strikeout High: 0, April 22 vs. BAL (start) July 0 vs. Seattle.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Chris recorded a -2-3 ninth inning on 2 pitches Sunday vs. Seattle, his first relief outing since being removed from the starting rotation after his July 5 start. = Young has made 20 career relief appearances, going 4-0 with a 2.0 ERA (7 ER in 3. IP), including three scoreless relief outings this season. = His career.227 opponents average ranks third among active pitchers (min.,000 IP), trailing only Clayton Kershaw (.205) and Chris Sale (.224). Royals vs. Tigers 206 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Duffy 0-0 0 7.7 3 7.0 6 6 Flynn - - - - - - - Gee 0-0 0 27.00.0 4 3 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 4 4. 0 0 Hochevar 0-0 8.0 4 3. 3 3 Kennedy 0-0 2.84 6. 6 2 Moylan 0-0 0 8.0 2 3. 5 3 Pounders - - - - - - - Soria 0-0 0 2.08 5 4. 5 Ventura 2-0 0.59 2. 2 2 Volquez 2-0 0 3.38 2 3. 3 5 Wang -0 0 4.9 3 3.2 5 2 Young 0-0 0.50 6.0 3 3-6 3.24 5 75.0 55 27 - - - - - - - 0-0 9.00 2 7.0 4 7 0-2.82 38 39.2 28 8 4-7 5.38 28 90. 05 54 0-3 0 4.94 4 23.2 25 3 0-0 4.26 6 6. 6 3 - - - - - - - 2-5 2.4 4 4.0 36 6-0 0 3.27 8 44.0 44 6 3-4 0 5.47 9 5.0 6 3 6-0 0 3.86 0 44. 48 9 4-0 0.69 0 48.0 28 9
Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Friday, July 5, 206 Hitting Notes Drew Butera Sea Series: -for-4, run Last Trip: 0-for-4, run, BB Hit Streak: g (-4) = Drew made his 7th start of the year Sunday, going -for-4 with a run scored...he recorded nine extra-base hits (seven doubles, two homers) in his first 60 at-bats this season after recording just four extra-base hits (three doubles, one homer) in 07 ABs last season...he s 0-for-29 (.345) with runners on base. = Butera is -for-30 (.367) with a.424 on-base percentage at night, compared to a.200 average (6-for-30) and a.273 OBP during the day. = Took the hill for his fourth career pitching appearance on June 25 vs. Houston, retiring three of four batters faced in the ninth inning he s the ninth Royals position player (2th time) to pitch in a game, and first since Mitch Maier on April 5, 202 vs. Cleveland fanned Marwin Gonzalez for his fourth career strikeout. Christian Colon Sea Series: 0-for-5, BB Last Trip: 3-for-3 (.23), run, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Christian came on to play shortstop in the eighth inning on Sunday, grounding out and drawing a walk in his two plate appearances. = Colon has enjoyed hitting in this park, going 0-for-22 (.455) with a double and three RBI here...that includes collecting a career high four hits (4-for-5) here on September 20 of last season...a career.386 hitter (7-for-44) vs. Detroit, which includes two doubles and six runs scored in 5 games. = He s batting.367 with a.456 on-base percentage in his career when leading off an inning, best in the Majors since 204 (min. 50 plate appearances). Cheslor Cuthbert Sea Series: 5-for-4, 2 runs, 2 2B, 4 RBI Last Trip: 8-for-27 (.296), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (5-4) = Cheslor capped the first half, going -for-3 with a double and an RBI Sunday vs. Seattle...hit in all four games of the series, going 5-for-4 (.357) with a pair of doubles...he s hit.343 (2-for-35) with three doubles and a homer thus far in the month of July. = Among A.L. rookies, he's third in hits (58), fourth in RBI (28), tied for fifth in homers (eight) and tied for third in total bases (94). = He matched a season high with three RBI on July 5 in Toronton (also, June 24) he s driven in 8 runs in his last 20 games (since June 9). = Cuthbert led the Royals with six home runs in June, becoming the first Royals rookie with a six-homer month since Kila Ka aihue did it in September 200. Jarrod Dyson Sea Series: -for-3, run Last Trip: 6-for-24 (.250), run, 4 2B, RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: g (-3) = Dyson didn t play in the final two games of the first half...he went -for-3 with a run scored Friday night vs. Seattle, his only start of the series. = He entered as a pinch-runner for Kendrys Morales in the ninth inning Thursday and scored the game-winning run on Salvador Perez s walk-off, two-run double it was his 25th career run scored as a pinch-runner, most in the Majors since 200 he has 35 stolen bases as a pinch-runner, eight more than any other active player. = He s tied for fifth in the A.L. with seven outfield assists, one shy of matching his career best in a season, which he did last year and in 202. = His 2 steals are tied for th in the A.L., despite having one in his last 23 games his 58 career steals are six shy of matching Carlos Beltran for sixth in club history. Brett Eibner Sea Series: 5-for-0, 3 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Last Trip: -for-9 (.), 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (6-2) = Brett collected a season-high three hits last Sunday, including his third home run of the season to get KC on the board in the seventh inning...hit safely in his last four games, going 6-for-2 with a double, two homers and five runs scored...batting.327 (7-for-52) with six doubles, three homers and 0 RBI in his 5 starts. = He hit his first career home run off Justin Verlander on June 6, his fifth game in the Major Leagues, becoming the fastest Royal to hit his first home run since Johnny Giavotella (third game, August 7, 20)...batting.296 (8-for-27) with three doubles, a homer and six RBI in seven games vs. A.L. Central foes. = Eibner is on his third stint with the Royals after being originally called up on May 26 he hit.462 (6-for-3) through his first four games, before being placed on the 5-day D.L. with a sprained left ankle hit a game-tying home run in the eighth inning on July 6 in Toronto, snapping an 0-for-9 skid. = His first career RBI was a walk-off single to cap a seven-run, ninth-inning comeback vs. the White Sox on May 28 also doubled in the ninth that day, becoming the first rookie since at least 974 to record two hits in one inning, one of them being a walk-off hit (Elias). Alcides Escobar Sea Series: 3-for-, RBI, BB, SB Last Trip: 8-for-30 (.267), 2 runs, 3 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Alcides went hitless in two at-bats on Sunday vs. Seattle...he snapped his career-best 25-game on-base streak, which was the longest by a Royal since Eric Hosmer reached in 30-straight contests from September 27, 205 to April 29, 206...it was also the first home game where he failed to reach base since May 5. = He s collected three doubles and four RBI in seven games vs. these Tigers this season, despite hitting just.233 (7-for-30). = Esky is tied for th in the A.L. with 2 stolen bases, despite recording only two in his last 47 games, including a career-long 38-game streak without one. = He homered June 24 vs. Houston, his first since August 2, 205 at Boston, snapping a 455 homerless at-bat streak, the third-longest active streak in the Majors. = He s the only Royal to start every game this season, while his 869 games played since the start of 20 are fourth-most in the Major Leagues. Alex Gordon Sea Series: 3-for-, run, 2B, HR, RBI, BB Last Trip: 5-for-3 (.6), 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, 5 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-8) = Alex doubled and homered last Sunday vs. Seattle, his second game with two extra-base hits this season (also double-homer vs. Houston, June 25)...looking to bounce back from a slow first half, where he missed 28 games due to a fractured right wrist, which he suffered May 22 in Chicago. = All seven of his home runs this year have come against right-handed pitching...while 2 of his 4 extra-base hits have been off of righties. = He threw out Edwin Encarnacion at the plate on July 4, his 70th outfield assist since becoming a full-time outfielder in 20, most in the Majors during that span. = Alex is two home runs shy of tying John Mayberry (43) for sixth on the club s all-time list...he s been hit 74 times in his career, including seven this season he s tied for second in Royals history in HBP, four shy of Mike Macfarlane s franchise record (78). Eric Hosmer Sea Series: -for-2 Last Trip: 9-for-33 (.273), 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: g (-4) = Eric was named the MVP of the All-Star Game on Tuesday, hitting a home run in the second inning and also singling home a run in the following inning...he is the second Royal to be named MVP at the Midsummer Classic, joining Bo Jackson (989)...his home run was the first by a Royal at an All-Star Game since Bo in 989... Salvador Perez followed with a two-run shot, making them the second teammates to homer in the same inning along with Jimmy Wynn and Steve Garvey (975). = Hoz got off to a great start, batting.330 with a.553 slugging percentage over the first two months...however, he s hit.255 with a.365 SLG since June...he had a career-best 8-game hitting streak from April 0-29, which is still fourth-longest in the Majors this season...also reached base in 25-straight games in that time. = He s hitting.333 (60-for-80) with 6 doubles, a triple, four homers and 22 RBI vs. Detroit since the start of 204...that includes a.342 average (26-for-76) with five extra-base hits (3 doubles, a triple, a homer) and 3 runs scored in 8 games here in that span...he s a career.299 hitter at Comerica Park. = Eric is batting.32 (74-for-237) vs. right-handed pitching this year, though he s hitting.22 off righties since June...homered twice off southpaw Chris Sale on June 0, his fourth career multi-hr game he s the only left-handed hitter this season to homer twice in a game off the same left-handed pitcher. Whit Merrifield Sea Series: 4-for-6, 2 runs, 3 2B, RBI, 2 BB Last Trip: 6-for-27 (.222), 4 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-9) = Whit was -for-4 with a double, a walk and a run scored on Sunday vs. Seattle...he s served as KC s leadoff hitter in 9 games this season and led off with a hit on seven occasions...he s also hit.32 (7-for-53) with a.333 on-base percentage when leading off an inning this season. = Among A.L. rookies, Merrifield has the second-highest batting average (.290), while he s also tops in doubles (5), second in multi-hit games (8) and tied for third in runs scored (28)...his average is highest at the break by a KC rookie since Carlos Beltran hit.302 in the first half of 999 (minimum 80 at-bats). = Merrifield went 7-for-20 (.350) with a double and four RBI against Detroit in June...he s batting.34 (3-for-9) with a.505 slugging pct. vs. A.L. Central foes. = Homered in consecutive games on June 3-4, becoming the first Royals rookie to do that since Mike Moustakas (20). Kendrys Morales Sea Series: 2-for-4, RBI, BB, HBP Last Trip: -for-26 (.423), 5 runs, 2 2B, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Kendrys made his third start of the year at first base last Sunday vs. Seattle, but went hitless...he s hit four home runs already in the month of July, despite a.29 batting average (7-for-32)...still hitting.389 (35-for-90) with a.450 on-base percentage and a.744 slugging percentage in his last 25 games (since June ). = He s batting.338/.408/.585 (22-for-65) with runners in scoring position this season, including going 9-for-his-last-4 (.463)...his.336 average (76-for-226) with RISP since the start of last season ranks third in the A.L., trailing only Xander Bogaerts (.339) and Detroit s Nick Castellanos (.337). = Morales hit.67 (27-for-62) vs. right-handed pitching over the team s first 64 games...however, he s hitting.436 (24-for-55) vs. righties since June 5. = He s hitting.324 (2-for-37) with four doubles, two homers and 0 RBI all-time vs. Justin Verlander...he hit.385 (5-for-39) with four homers here in 205. = He was named A.L. Player of the Week (June 27-July 3) on July 5, becoming the first Royal to earn weekly honors since Lorenzo Cain in 205 he homered in three consecutive games (4 HR total) from June 30-July 2 for the first time in his career, including homers from both sides of the plate on July 2 in Philadelphia. = Morales hit.63 (9-for-3) with six home runs and 3 RBI during an eight-game stretch from June 25-July 2, becoming the first player, according to Elias, to hit.600 with six home runs and 3 RBI in an eight-game strethc since Barry Bonds did it in 2004. Paulo Orlando Sea Series: 5-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI Last Trip: 0-for-5 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Paulo went hitless last Sunday vs. Seattle, after going 5-for- in the first three games of the series...recorded two hits on July 8 to snap an 0-for-7 skid. = He s hitting.338 (23-for-68) with two outs to rank eighth in the A.L. (min. 50 plate appearances), while his.400 average (20-for-50) with runners in scoring position is tied for fourth in the Majors (min. 50 plate appearances)...he s hitting.364 (55-for-5) during night games, compared to.93 in daytime hours. = Orlando is a career.373 hitter (9-for-5) with eight doubles, two triples and two homers against these Tigers...that includes going 9-for-7 (.563) this year. Salvador Perez Sea Series: 7-for-5, 6 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB Last Trip: 2-for-29 (.069), run, 2B, HBP Hit Streak: 4 g (7-5) = Salvy blasted a two-run homer in the second inning at Tuesday s All-Star Game...his homer came two batters after Eric Hosmer s solo blast as the tandem became the second set of teammates to go deep in the same inning, joining then-dodgers Jimmy Wynn and Steve Garvey at the 975 Midsummer Classic. = Sal collected his second career walk-off hit on July 7, doubling home two runs in the ninth inning of a 4-3 win over Seattle. = He also homered in consecutive games, July 8-9, marking the 0th time in his career (third this season) that he s done that...of his 4 home runs, 0 have come with two outs, tied for second-most in the Majors...his 25 two-out RBI this year are tied for seventh in MLB, but just two behind the Major League leaders. = Perez picked off Kyle Seager at first base on Saturday, his first of the season and 8th of his career, seven more than any other catcher since 20. = Among hitters that have faced Justin Verlander at least 30 times, Salvy s.478 average (22-for-46) against him is the highest...he s collected seven doubles, two homers and 3 RBI off the Detroit righty...perez has also hit.340 (50-for-47) with eight doubles, six homers and 24 RBI vs. the Tigers since the start of 204. = He s thrown out 20-of-40 would-be base stealers (50.0 percent), second most in the Majors behind Jonathan Lucroy (23-of-63)...his percentage of runners caught stealing is tied for second in the Majors behind James McCann (4-for-25, 56.0 percent).
Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Friday, July 5, 206 This & That BACK HOME MONDAY--This three-game visit to Detroit mark the only separation of a stretch in which the Royals are playing 3 of 6 games in Kauffman Stadium...after Sunday s finale, KC will head home for a nine-game stand featuring visits from Cleveland (3), Texas (3) and the Angels (3)...the Royals are 6-6 mark in their last 22 games contested at The K and have the second best home winning pct. in the Majors at.690 (29-3)...dating back to the Royals success in the postseason last fall, Kansas City has gone 36-3 in its last 49 games contested at home...conversely, KC has scuffled to a.348 (6-30) road winning pct. which is third worst in the Majors and a far cry from a year ago when KC had the second best road mark in the American League and fifth best in the Majors at.543 (44-37). VS. CENTRAL--Tonight kicks off a six-game stretch of intra-divisional play for Kansas City, with division leading Cleveland next on the agenda when the homestand opens on Monday...once the series with the Tribe has concluded, the Royals won t see an A.L. Central opponent until August 9 when the White Sox come to town and ignite a 2-game stretch vs. the Central...in the interim, KC will play Texas (7), the Angels (3), Tampa Bay (4) and Toronto (3). ESKY STREAK HALTED--Shortstop Alcides Escobar was 0-for-2 in last Sunday s setback to the Mariners effectively halting his Major League leading 25 consecutive games of reaching base safely...esky has hit safely in 2 of the 25 games at a.33 clip (3-for-99)...included was a 4-game hitting streak that ran from June 9-July 3...he had also reached safely in 25 consecutive games in Kauffman Stadium dating back to May 5 prior to last Sunday s 0 fer. FEAST OR FAMINE AT THE PLATE--Dating back to June, the Royals have posted a 5-3 record and there has been no middle ground as to how the club has succeeded or lacked success in that stretch...kansas City has batted.3 (69-for-544) in the 5 wins, scoring 83 runs for a 5.5 per game average, with a slugging pct. of.469 and team OPS of.822...conversely, KC has hit just.247 (07-for-438) in the 3 setbacks with only 40 runs scored (3. per game) with a team slug of.404 and OPS of.698. PEN LEADS THE A.L.--The Kansas City bullpen was roughed up for five runs in Sunday s loss to the Mariners, falling to second in the Majors in overall bullpen with a 2.92 mark (Dodgers lead at 2.83)...Kansas City has the fewest number of losses out of the pen with six, two less than Baltimore...the Royals pen has worked the third most innings pitched in the A.L. this year at 302.. LONG YEAR FOR THE LONG BALL--The Royals went into the break allowing home runs in 30 of their last 35 games, totaling 63 roundtrippers by the opposition in that span...while the Royals have given up their share of home runs through the first three-plus months of the 206 season, the long ball numbers aren t just up in Kansas City, the long ball is on the rise all over Major League Baseball...entering play tonight, there have been 3,082 roundtrippers hit in the Majors,,62 allowed by American League hurlers and,470 by pitchers in the National League...the 206 season total marks 56 more home runs allowed heading into the All-Star break last year when 2,52 had been surrendered (,300 in the A.L. and,22 in the N.L.). HOPEFUL OF HELP ON THE HORIZON--Kansas City hopes to add a pair of huge contributors to last year s success with Wade Davis and Lorenzo Cain nearing a return to active duty...kansas City lost Davis to the D.L. on July 5 with a right forearm strain, with his transaction retroactive to July and making him eligible to return tomorrow...on June 28, the Royals lost All-Star centerfielder Cain with a left hamstring strain that has him eligible to return tonight...righthanded starter, Kris Medlen, was removed from his minor league injury rehab start in the third inning on July 5 with a right shoulder strain and returned to the big league club effectively halting his rehab assignment...kansas City has already lost All-Star third baseman Mike Moustakas for the season after he underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL, the result of a collision with leftfielder Alex Gordon on May 22 in Chicago...that collision also fractured Gordon s right wrist, costing him a month on the disabled list as well. NED POINTING TOWARD,000 WINS--The winningest skipper in franchise history, Ned Yost is now 53-52 after last Sunday s loss...his 970 career victories rank seventh among active managers...he was named to the role on May 3, 200 and surpassed Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 40 wins (975-79)... Yost s postseason managerial mark of 22-9 is good for a.70 winning pct., which ranks eighth all-time and is atop the list of managers with at least 20 postseason tilts under their belt...yost is the 6th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers in games (,984) and 60th on the all-time games managed list, just six behind Chuck Dressen (,990) and 5 in back of Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst (,999)...this is Ned s 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 66-46 mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 2 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff (99-2002). THE DEFENDING CHAMPS--Kansas City opened 206 as the two-time defending American League Champions, a franchise first, defeating the Mets to win the World Series crown last year after going to a Game #7 in the 204 Fall Classic before succumbing to the San Francisco Giants...Kansas City s A.L. title in 205 was the fourth in franchise history, joining the 980, 85 and 204...the Royals are coming off a 95-67 regular season and their first American League Central championship, winning the division by 2 games...the last division title won by Kansas City was the 985 A.L. West, when the club parlayed that triumph into its first World Series title...the 95 wins last year were the most by a KC squad since the 980 Royals went 97-65...dating back to the start of the 203 season, Kansas City has a 35-259 record for a.549 winning pct., the best mark in the American League, and fifth most victories in the Majors (behind St. Louis, Pittsburgh, the Dodgers and Washington)...KC has two more wins in that span than the second best A.L. club Baltimore (32). vs. Tigers (206) vs. Tigers (career) On Road (career) Verlander (career) Pelfrey (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.000 0 0 0 0.28 55 2 2 6.92 42 79 9 40.222 9 2 0 0 - - - - - Colon.000 0 0 0.386 44 7 0 4.39 9 38 0 0 - - - - -.500 2 0 0 Cuthbert.235 7 4 0 2.304 23 7 6.259 6 30 6.000 2 0 0 0 - - - - - Dyson.250 2 3 0.245 55 38 0 8.247 608 50 0 30.23 26 6 0 3.000 2 0 0 0 Eibner.88 6 3 4.88 6 3 4.43 4 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - Escobar.233 30 7 0 4.229 354 8 4 3.257 206 529 3 62.86 70 3 0 4.400 20 8 0 2 Gordon.222 9 2.236 462 09 6 55.26 229 598 70 245.207 82 7 2 6.33 6 5 0 0 Hosmer.259 27 7 0 4.298 356 06 43.28 627 458 49 207.264 72 9 4.47 2 5 0 Merrifield.350 20 7 0 4.350 20 7 0 4.26 92 24 0 4.250 4 0 0 - - - - - Morales.480 25 2 8.328 256 84 0 48.264 745 46 74 255.324 37 2 2 0.23 3 3 2 Orlando.529 7 9 0 3.373 5 9 2 9.244 209 5 3 7.333 6 2 0.000 3 0 0 0 Perez.464 28 3 3 9.323 263 85 45.273 252 342 43 56.478 46 22 2 3.278 8 5 0 2 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 47 4.3 8-3 6 Dillon Gee 5 24 4.8 2-3 0 Ian Kennedy 7 76 4.5 9-8 7 Kris Medlen 6 7 2.8-5 Yordano Ventura 7 74 4.4 9-8 8 Edinson Volquez 9 76 4.0-8 0 Chris Young 3 38 2.9 5-8 2 Totals 88 352 4.0 45-43 34 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Butera Cruz Totals Duffy 7-2 - - 8-3 Gee - -2-2-3 Kennedy 6-8 3-0 - 9-8 Medlen -4 0- - -5 Ventura 8-4 -4-9-8 Volquez 0-7 - - -8 Young 5-7 0- - 5-8 Total 38-33 7-0 - 45-43 Perez Butera Cruz Totals Starts 7 7 0 88 CS/ATT 20/40 2/8 0/0 22/48 Pct. 50.0 25.0 0.0 45.8 ERA 4.03 4.8 3.60 4.8 ER/IP 276/66. 82/53. 2/5.0 360/774.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 3 (6/ @ CWS) Pickoff & CS: 6 (7/7 vs. SEA)
Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Friday, July 5, 206 206 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 2 3 0 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera 2-2 - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - - - 0-2 6/3/6 @ CLE D. Salazar 22 Colon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 235 Cuthbert 8 3 5 2 6 5 3 - - 5 2 2 5 2 - - 2-5 7/5/6 @ TOR R. Dickey 9 Dyson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/6/5 CWS E. Johnson 73 Eibner 3 2 2 3 - - - 2-2 - - - 2-7/0/6 SEA M. Montgomery Escobar - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-6/25/6 HOU D. Keuchel 60 Gordon 7-7 4 3 6 - - 4 2 2 - - 2 2 2-6 7/0/6 SEA S. Cishek 0 Hosmer 3 6 7 5 8 9 3-4 4 5-5 3-4 4 2 7-5 7/4/6 @ TOR B. Cecil 20 Merrifield 2-2 2-2 - - - - - - - - 2-0 6/4/6 CLE J. Tomlin 00 Morales 5 6 9 6 9 8 4 4-8 2 5 4 3 9 0-3 7/4/6 @ TOR A. Sanchez 9 Orlando - - - - - - - - - - - - - -0 5/7/6 BOS K. Uehara 57 Perez 4 3 9 5 7 4 3-3 2 9 4 7 3 4 - - 9-5 7/9/6 SEA V. Nuno 5 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/8/4 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/2/5 @ Baltimore, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 9 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/6 @ Philadelphia, 3-run off Aaron Nola, solo off Adam Morgan) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/0/6 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez (4/20/6 vs. Detroit, ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez) 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/ @ Texas, 4th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/0 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (9/4/5 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 9 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/5 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/6 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/0/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/5/6 vs. Atlanta, 3th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/5 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, th inning) Grand Slam: Last: George Springer, Houston (6/25/6 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Edinson Volquez, st inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Ezequiel Carrera and Josh Donaldson, Toronto (7/5/6 @ Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Odubel Herrera, Philadelphia (7//6 @ Citizens Bank Park, Ian Kennedy pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/5 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/5 @ Wrigley Field, Miguel Almonte pitching, th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (7/5/6 @ Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7//0 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit (6/6/6 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy-2, Chien-Ming Wang-) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/6/6 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 99 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 9, 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): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 205 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 3, 203 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 3-4, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-) and at Seattle (5-) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 7 & 9, 205 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 206 at Seattle (-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 2-0) 0+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 992 at Cleveland (0.0) 0+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Ian Kennedy, July 6, 206 @ Toronto (0) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 0, 205 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 7, 206 at Cleveland (7-0); Kennedy (7.0 IP), Herrera (.0), Soria (.0) 206 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 5-0 -5 6+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera 2 - - - 3 - - - - 3 2 2 - - g 5 g (5/29-6/3) 2 Colon 5 - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 0 g 4 g (6/0-5) 2 - Cuthbert 8 4 - - - 2 5 2 - - - 7 2 6 3 - - 4 g 7 g (5/7-3) 8 - Dyson 6 - - - 7 2 - - - - 2-2 6 - - g 9 g (5/5-3) 8 2 Eibner 3 - - - 4 2 - - - - 2 2 3 - - 4 g 5 g (5/27-6/6) - - Escobar 20 2 2 - - 24 2 - - - - 2 2 3 8 3 - - 0 g 4 g (6/8-7/3) 9 Gordon 9 - - - - 9 2 - - - - 2 2 2 6 - - 2 g 7 g (5/3-0) 2 - Hosmer 20 6 - - - 26 0 4 - - 5 3 4 7 6 g 8 g (4/0-4/30) 6 Merrifield 6 2 - - - 8 2 - - - 3 4 8 4 - - 2 g 9 g (5/23-6/) 3 Morales 2 4 2 - - 8 6 2 2-3 5 9 3 - - 0 g 8 g (2x) 3 - Orlando 3 4 - - 8 4 - - - 5 2 8 2-0 g 4 g (5/4-3) 7 Perez 7 4 - - 22 5 4 - - 0 5 6 25 2 2-4 g 2 g (5/3-27) 3 - Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI st - 3 29 2nd - 2 33 3rd - 7 56 4th - 0 4 5th - 2 38 6th - 0 35 7th - 7 34 8th - 3 30 9th - 6 40 Kansas City By the Days Monday 4-6 Tuesday 7-7 Wednesday 6-8 Thursday 4-3 Friday 7-7 Saturday 8-6 Sunday 9-6 The Last Time... Triple Play by the Royals: June, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 202 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Salvador Perez, May 23, 206 @ Minnesota (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Salvador Perez, August 5, 205 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, June 8, 206 vs. Detroit Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 8, 204 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (3 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 7, 205 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 2, 205 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, June 25, 206 vs. Houston Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 8, 206 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 0, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 2, 206 @ Philadelphia Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 206 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 205 vs. Boston Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 7/0/6 vs. SEA Pitchers 0 7/0/6 vs. SEA Butera 0 6/3/6 @ CLE Colon 34 9/20/5 @ DET Cuthbert 6 6/24/6 vs. HOU Dyson 4 5/4/6 vs. WSH Eibner 2 - Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 45 7/7 vs. SEA (9th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 24 7/0 vs. SEA (8th, 3 hits) 4 runs - 9 6/28 vs. STL (2nd, 6 hits) 5 runs - 7 7/2 @ PHI (2nd, 5 hits) 6 runs - - - 7 runs - 5/28 vs. CWS (9th, 6 hits) Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July, 204 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 205 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 202 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 205 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 20 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 28, 205 @ Chicago Cubs (lost -0 in inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: July 7, 206 vs. Seattle (4-3 in 9 innings) - Six times in 206 - Royals Bat Around: June 27, 206 vs. St. Louis (2nd inning, 4 runs) - 0 times in 206 - Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: June 3-5, 206 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: October 2-4, 205 @ Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 7-9, 205 vs. Tampa Bay Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-0, 999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 205 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 4-6, 206 @ Toronto Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 203 vs. Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: June 2-5, 206 @ Cleveland Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Escobar 5 6/25/6 vs. HOU Gordon 2 5/3/6 vs. ATL Hosmer 6/28/6 vs. STL Merrifield 8 7//6 @ PHI Morales 4 9/25/4 @ TOR Orlando 3 6/2/6 @ CLE Perez 7/8/6 vs. SEA