Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals Kauffman Stadium - Wednesday, October 7, 2014 American League Division Series Off Day Notes POSSIBLE UPCOMING SCHEDULE Game #1 - Thursday, October 8 vs. Houston Astros: RHP Collin McHugh (19-7, 3.89) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (13-8, 4.08), 2:07 p.m., FS 1, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports Game #2 - Friday, October 9 vs. Houston Astros: TBA vs. RHP Johnny Cueto (11-13, 3.44), 2:45 p.m., FS 1, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports Saturday, October 10: 1:00 p.m. workout at Minute Maid Park (Media availability times to be announced) Game #3 - Sunday, October 11 @ Houston Astros: RHP Edinson Volquez (13-9, 3.55) vs. TBA, 3:10 p.m. (CDT), MLB Network, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports This series is being broadcast on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...the ALDS is being televised nationally on FS 1 with Matt Vasgersian, newly-minted Hall of Famer John Smoltz, A.J. Pierzynski and Jon Paul Morosi...every game is also being broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio with Dave O Brien and John Kruk. THE 2015 KANSAS CITY ROYALS POST-SEASON GUIDE IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT MLBPRESSBOX.COM Royals vs. Astros The Royals dropped four of six vs. the Astros this year, but did win the last two games contested here in Kauffman Stadium at the end of July...KC has a 22-26 all-time regular season record vs. Houston and 10-14 here in Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 6/29 @ Hou L, 1-6 McCullers Blanton 20,419 6/30 @ Hou L, 0-4 Keuchel Duffy 24,642 7/1 @ Hou L, 5-6 Gregerson Herrera 25,848 7/24 KC L, 0-4 Kazmir Guthrie 36,965 7/25 KC W, 2-1 (10) Herrera Harris *38,393 7/26 KC W, 5-1 Ventura Keuchel 33,638 2015 AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES: Date Site Score WP LP Att. 10/8 KC 10/9 KC 10/11 @ Hou 10/12 @ Hou (If necessary) 10/14 KC (If necessary) LET THE POSTSEASON COMMENCE--The Royals will start their ninth tour of Fall Ball and second in a row, as Kansas City hosts the Houston Astros here tomorrow in the opener of the 2015 American League Division Series...KC clinched its first-ever A.L. Central crown on September 24 with a win over Seattle and wound up taking the division by 12 games over Minnesota, the only double-digit spread of any division winner in 2015...the Royals then sealed the best record in the American League by winning their last five games of the year, capped with a 3-game sweep of the Twins in Target Field...Kansas City enters this year s postseason action on the other side of the spectrum from a year ago, when the club clinched a Wild Card berth with just three games left on the docket and then rallied from a 7-3 deficit in the eighth inning to Oakland for what has become a legendary 9-8 win in 12 innings in the Wild Card game to catapult the Royals into the ALDS...from there, KC swept the Angels (3-0) and Orioles (4-0) to end up in its first World Series since 1985 and losing in game #7 to the San Francisco Giants...along the way, the Royals set a Major League record by becoming the first team to win its first eight postseason games in a single year. MEDIA SCHEDULE--Today s off-day workout by the Royals will be followed by press conferences with manager Ned Yost and tomorrow s starting pitcher, Yordano Ventura, at 3:15 and 3:30, respectively...the Astros, who advanced with a win last night in New York, will not work out today, but will have manager A.J. Hinch, starting pitcher Collin McHugh and four of their players available in the Interview Room at 4:00 p.m. 95-WIN SEASON--The Royals finished the regular season with a 95-67 record, the most wins since the 1980 squad went 97-65, en route to the franchise s first A.L. Championship...the 95 wins were the third-most in franchise history with the 1977 Royals setting the standard with 102 wins...this year s squad was the sixth straight Royals club to improve its win total dating back to 2009...after winning 65 games in 2009, the Royals then won 67, 71, 72, 86, 89 and now, 94...only Connie Mack s 1919-1925 Philadelphia A s have achieved that stretch of continued improvement. TWO OUTS? NO PROBLEM--The Royals finished the regular season with a big league best.277 batting average with two outs, 34 points higher than the league average (.243)...KC also led the big leagues with a.278 average with two down and runners in scoring position, plating 301 two-out runs, third most in the Majors...a season ago, Kansas City hit just.236 in two-out situations with 219 total runs...the Royals had three of the top eight individual two-out hitters in the A.L. with Lorenzo Cain (.372) leading the league, followed by Kendrys Morales (.335) in fourth and Eric Hosmer (.303), who was eighth...morales, who finished sixth in the A.L. in overall RBI (106) drove exactly half of those in with two outs with an American League-leading 53 while shattering Joe Randa s (2000) previous club record of 46. MUST SEE TV--Kansas City set a franchise record by recording a Major League best 12.3 household rating during the 2015 season of telecasts on FOX Sports Kansas City...it was the highest mark for any Major League team on a regional sports network since 2002 and marked the first time the Royals and FSKC ranked #1 in Major League Baseball...viewership rose 84% over the 2014 season and games on FSKC were the most watched programming in Kansas City during the baseball season, with prime-time games averaging a 13.0, which was 136% higher than the closest competitor in the market (KCTV-Channel 5 and KMBC-Channel 9 each had a 5.5). BATTING PRACTICE TIMES--With the 6:37 p.m. start time tomorrow, the Royals will take batting practice from 3:45-4:45 and then the Astros will follow from 4:45 to 5:40...for the 2:45 start on Friday, KC will hit the field from 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m., with Houston hitting from 12:50-1:45...clubhouses will be closed to the media prior to every postseason game, but interview room times will be announced daily...the Royals will workout in Houston s Minute Maid Park at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MED--Today s off day in the schedule is also the 30th birthday for Royals pitcher Kris Medlen...he shares his birthday with fellow big leaguers, Tampa Bay s Evan Longoria, who is also 30 today, as well as Boston s Mookie Betts (23) and pop singer John Mellencamp (64) and the NFL s Charles Woodson (39). TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHERS: TBA vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (13-8, 4.08) 2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Collin McHugh vs. Royals - 1-0 1-0 Major League Record 19-7 (3.89 ERA) 11-9 30-24 Yordano Ventura vs. Astros 1-0 1-1 2-1 Major League Record 13-8 (4.08 ERA) 14-10 27-19 YORDANO VENTURA takes the hill for his fifth career postseason start and sixth appearance in October after finishing the regular season with a 13-8 record...he has three career starts vs. Houston, including one this season on July 26...the 24-year-old signed a five-year deal with two club options on April 4...he originally signed with the Royals in 2008 as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic. FINISHING STRONG--Yordano put a final exclamation point on his 2015 regular season last Saturday afternoon, matching a career high with 11 strikeouts in a 5-1 triumph over the Twins at Target Field...the young righty worked 7.0 innings, allowing one run on four hits, firing 97 pitches...he recorded 11 K s for the third time this season and third time in his final eight starts of the regular season...since doing it the first time on August 27 vs. the Orioles, Ventura has fanned 60 over his last 49.0 innings, for an 11.02 strikeouts per 9.0 innings rate, seventh-highest in the Majors in that span...the only run he allowed to Minnesota in his last start came in the sixth, when Aaron Hicks doubled and Brian Dozier singled with one out tying the game at 1-1...however, he fanned Joe Mauer and Trevor Plouffe to end the inning, while his teammated plated four runs in the top of the seventh, helping him earn his 13th win...yordano s 27 victories over the last two years are tied for eighth-most in the A.L. VS. HOUSTON--Ventura is 2-1 with a 3.78 ERA (7 ER in 16.2 IP) in three career starts vs. Houston, which includes a 5-1 victory here on July 26 during the 2015 regular season...in that outing, Ace outdueled Dallas Keuchel, allowing one run on six hits over 7.0 innings with no walks and five strikeouts...he also earned his first Major League victory over the Astros on April 15, 2014, a 4-2 win at Minute Maid Park...Yordano is 5-7 with a 4.10 ERA in 16 all-time starts vs. A.L. West foes. POSTSEASON TESTED--Yordano won t be rattled by the Postseason stage as he made four starts and five appearances during KC s run to the World Series last season...after a rough relief appearance in the Wild Card Game vs. Oakland, Ventura posted a 1-0 record and a 2.52 ERA, holding to opposition to a.231 average in his four starts...his victory came in a do-or-die Game #6 of the World Series, when he tossed 7.0 scoreless frames in a 10-0 win over San Francisco. STELLAR SECOND HALF--Beginning with his 5-1 victory over these Astros on July 26, Ventura went 9-1 with a 3.10 ERA (30 ER in 87.0 IP), with opponents batting.229 against him over his final 14 starts...his nine wins tied for the American League lead and third in the Majors, while his 91 strikeouts in that span also tied for second in the A.L., behind only White Sox lefty Chris Sale...Yorando struggled early in the season, posting a 4-6 record and a 4.73 ERA over his first 13 outings. Ventura vs. Astros Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jose Altuve.143 7 1 0 0 Chris Carter.000 3 0 0 0 Jason Castro.500 8 4 0 1 Hank Conger.000 2 0 0 0 Carlos Correa.500 2 1 0 0 Evan Gattis.333 3 1 0 0 Marwin Gonzalez.400 5 2 0 0 Jed Lowrie.000 2 0 0 0 Jake Marisnick.333 3 1 0 0 George Springer 1.000 1 1 0 2 Preston Tucker.000 3 0 0 0 Luis Valbuena.000 3 0 0 0 Johnathan Villar.000 2 0 0 0 Yordano s Career Postseason Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 10/3 @ L.A. Angels ND, 4-1 (11) 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 5 95-61 1-1 10/11 @ Baltimore ND, 6-4 5.2 5 4 4 1 3 3 92-52 4-4 10/22 vs. San Francisco ND, 7-2 5.1 8 2 2 1 0 2 87-55 2-2 10/29 vs. San Francisco W, 10-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 5 4 100-58 10-0 2014 Postseason 1-0 3.20 25.1 23 9 9 3 9 14 387-233 60% 2014 Postseason Starts 1-0 2.52 25.0 21 7 7 2 9 14 374-226 60% 2015 Regular Season 13-8, 4.08 163.1 154 75 74 14 58 156 2651-1640 62% Regular Season Totals 27-19, 3.61 361.2 335 151 146 31 133 326 - - HOME SWEET HOME--The righty makes his third postseason start and 36th outing (34th start) combined between the regular and postseason at home...he s 14-12 here all-time, posting a 3.40 ERA with 65 walks and 180 strikeouts, while he s held the opposition to a.240 batting average at this park...yordano enjoyed a standout regular seaon here, going 7-5 with a 3.84 ERA with 85 K s in 79.2 innings pitched. Yordano s Last Win: October 3, 2015 at Minnesota (7.0 IP, 5-1 over Tommy Milone) Yordano s Last Loss: September 7, 2015 vs. Minnesota (5.1 IP, 2-6 to Tommy Milone) Yordano s Strikeout High: 11 (3x), last: October 3, 2015 at Minnesota (7.0 IP, 5-1 win over Tommy Milone) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2014
Off Day Royals Notes - Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals - Wednesday, October 7, 2015: This & That PLAYER AND PITCHER AWARDS FOR SEPTEMBER--Kendrys Morales was named the Royals Majestic Player of the Month for September/October, while Yordano Ventura was named the club s Pitcher of the Month...the player award is determined by a combined fan and media vote, with the pitcher award voted on by local media...morales won the honor for the first time this season after hitting.316 with seven doubles, seven homers and 16 RBI during September and the four regular season games in October...he also scored 24 runs in September/October, which ranked fifth in the American League, while his seven homers tied for ninth and his 1.016 OPS also ranked ninth in the league...the designated hitter had a career day September 20 in Detroit, becoming the first Royal to homer three times in a game since Danny Tartabull in 1991, while his 15 total bases in the contest set a franchise record...ventura was tabbed the Pitcher of the Month for the secondstraight voting period, also earning the honor in August...he posted a 4-1 record with a 3.14 ERA with 16 walks and 49 strikeouts in seven starts during September and October...he ranked second in the A.L. with his 49 K s, matching a career high with 11 in starts vs. Detroit (September 2) and at Minnesota (October 3)...he recorded quality starts in each of his last three outings, posting a 1.80 ERA and a.171 opponents average in that span FOR STARTERS--Kansas City s starting staff finished with a flourish, combining the final eight games of the regular season to post a 4-1 record and 1.49 ERA, allowing just eight earned runs in 48.1 innings...opposing hitters could muster just a.210 average (37-for-176) in the last eight contests...tomorrow s Game #1 starter Yordano Ventura was the top performer of the group allowing just one earned run over his last 14.0 innings (0.64 ERA) with four walks and 17 strikeouts... he turned his season around on July 26, the day KC acquired fellow Dominican hurler Johnny Cueto from the Reds...since that date, Ventura went 9-1 with a 3.10 ERA, recording 91 strikeouts in 87.0 innings, while holding the opposition to a.229 average...his nine victories in that span are tied for third in the Majors, while his 91 K s are tied for seventh. MOOSE S CAREER YEAR--The re-invention of Mike Moustakas as a hitter has been deemed a success as the 27-year old third baseman finished the regular season with career highs in hits (156), home runs (22), RBI (82), runs scored (73) and walks (43)...his.284 batting average was also a career-best, topping the.263 mark from his rookie campaign of 2011, while finishing 72 points higher than his 2014 mark...perhaps the most jarring number is that he recorded his 43rd multi-hit game of the season on Saturday in Minnesota, after collecting 45 of them in 2013 and 2014 combined. AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL CHAMPS!!!--The Royals have won their first A.L. Central title in franchise history, with the last division crown for the Royals coming in 1985, when KC was a member of the A.L. West...of the now nine postseasons that Kansas City has qualified for, clinching in game #152 was the third earliest in team annals, following only the American League title club of 1980 that iced the A.L. West in the 145th game of the year and the 1977 division winners, who clinched in the 151st game...this also marks the first time the Royals have played in the postseason in consecutive years since 1984-85. NEW SAVE MARK--Wade Davis got out of a bases loaded jam on Saturday for the 56th save by the Kansas City bullpen, which established a club record, while finishing the third-most in the Major Leagues, behind only St. Louis (62) and Tampa Bay (60)...the KC pen has set the team save record in each of the last three years, with the 2013 relief corps becoming the first to rescue 52 games, which was eclipsed by one with last year s group...the 2015 pen topped the previous mark by three, while the Royals bullpen ended with the second best ERA in the Majors at 2.69 (Pittsburgh leads at 2.64), which was more than a half of a run better than last year s stellar corps that finished with a 3.30 mark...opponents hit.214 off KC s relievers this year, compared to a.235 mark last season. WADING THROUGH THE COMPETITION--Wade Davis earned his 17th save of the year on Saturday and finished the regular season allowing one earned run in his last 19.2 innings, limiting the opposition to a collective.098 batting average while fanning 25 in that span...he was rewarded with his eighth win of the year on September 23, which were more victories than 15 pitchers in the Majors who have made at least 25 starts this year...he s 8-1 with 17 rescues and a 0.95 ERA this season...dating back to September 4, 2013, when Wade made the full-time return to the bullpen, he has posted a Major League best 19-4 record among relievers and 0.96 ERA, allowing only 16 earned runs in 149.1 innings, while fanning 194 hitters for an 11.69 strikeouts per 9-inning ratio. DIVISIONAL WORK--The Royals finished with a 44-32 record within the Central after finishing with five straight divisional wins...kansas City had a winning record against each of it s division rivals this season as the club went 12-7 vs. Chicago, 10-9 vs. Cleveland, 10-9 vs. Detroit, and is 12-7 vs. the Twins...KC finished its regular season work against the A.L. West at 20-12...the Royals went 18-16 vs. the East and finished with a 13-7 mark vs. the National League this year...dating back to the start of 2014, KC has the best Interleague record in the Majors at 28-12 (Toronto is next at 25-15). HOMER HAPPY--Kansas City closed the year with 139 home runs, easily outdistancing last year s total of 95...the 139 roundtrippers hit by the Royals this season are the most by the club since 2009, when KC went deep 144 times and the second-highest total in the last 10 seasons...since 2010, only eight Royals have hit 20 home runs or more, with three of them doing it this season -- Kendrys Morales (22), Mike Moustakas (22) and Salvador Perez (21)...while Eric Hosmer (18), Lorenzo Cain (16) and Alex Gordon (13) have also reached double-digits. RECORD SEASON AT THE GATE--Kansas City finished the home slate with 2,708,549 fans passing through the Kauffman Stadium turnstiles to shatter its previous single season total of 2,477,700 set back in 1989...the Royals had a per game average of 33,439 and enjoyed 60 crowds in excess of 30,000, going 34-26 in those affairs, while posting a 13-7 mark in 20 home sellouts..kansas City blew past the 2,000,000 mark in season attendance in the 60th home date on August 14, marking the fastest that KC has eclipsed that milestone, three dates earlier than the 1989 campaign. RECORD SETTING SKIPPER--Manager Ned Yost, who became the winningest manager in franchise history earlier this year, finished this regular season with a career mark just a game under.500 all-time as KC s skipper (468-469)...he took on the role on May 13, 2010, and in his first 2 1/2 seasons saw his club play 55 games under.500 at 198-253...since the start of 2013, Ned s troops have gone 270-216 for a.556 winning pct., which is the best record in the American League (Baltimore next at 262-224), and the fourth-most wins in the Majors trailing only St. Louis (287), Pittsburgh (280) and the Dodgers (278) in that span...ned passed Royals Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog as the winningest skipper in team annals when he captured win #411 on June 18 vs. the Brewers...Ned s 925 career wins, which include 457 with Milwaukee, rank sixth among active managers and 66th all-time.
Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels - Friday, October 3, 2014 Hitting Notes Nori Aoki This Series: 1-for-5 Postseason: 1-for-9, RBI, SB, SF = Nori singled in his first at bat last night, going 1-for-5, collecting his first postseason hit...he was 0-for-4 vs. Oakland, but drove in a run with a sac fly Tuesday. = Finished the regular season with nine-game hitting streak, his longest of the year...while he batted.379 (33-for-87) over the month of September, third-highest in the American League...his.432 OBP over the final month also ranked fourth in the A.L...his September average was his highest in a month in his MLB career. = Hit.317 (69-for-218) after the All-Star break, after batting just.260 before the break...collected 29 RBI after the break, hitting.412 (21-for-51) with runners in scoring position during the second half of the season...he went 5-for-11 (.455) with a double, and RBI and three runs scored here during the regular season. = Ranked sixth in the A.L. with 27 infield hits, while his 101 infield hits in his MLB career are most in the Majors since the start of 2012. Billy Butler This Series: 0-for-3, BB Postseason: 2-for-7, 2 RBI, BB = Billy went 0-for-3 last night, but drew a walk in the 10th inning...he went 2-for-4 in his first postseason game Tuesday, collecting a pair of RBI vs. the A s. = Finished the year swinging a hot bat, going 12-for-30 (.400) with three doubles and seven RBI during KC s final eight games, helping the Royals to a 6-2 record. = His hot hitting corresponded with hot streaks by the Royals during the season...he hit.389 (14-for-36) with 4 doubles, a homer and 10 RBI during KC s 10- game winning streak (June 7-18), while he hit.333 (24-for-72) with a.583 slugging pct. and 14 RBI during the Royals 16-4 stretch, July 24-August 14. = A career.308 hitter (33-for-107) here at Angel Stadium with 9 doubles, 5 homers and 24 RBI in 29 games...among Royals players with at least 2,000 at bats, his.295 career batting average ranks third, behind only George Brett (.305) and Mike Sweeney (.299). Lorenzo Cain This Series: 0-for-5 Postseason: 2-for-11, 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, SB = Lorenzo went 0-for-5 last night, but made a pair of highlight reel catches early in the game...he went 2-for-6 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI vs. the A s Tuesday. = Batted.370 (10-for-27) with 4 doubles, a triple and 4 RBI vs. the Angels this year...he s a career.303 hitter against L.A. with 13 RBI in 19 games. = Enjoyed a breakout year in his fourth season with the Royals, setting career highs in games played (133), runs (55), hits (142), doubles (29), triples (4), RBI (53) and stolen bases (28)...his 28 steals were good for eighth in the league...he swiped 21 bags after July 1, which was tied for fifth-most in MLB in that span. = Matched a career-best with a nine-game hitting streak, September 19-27, also his longest of the season...batted.375 (12-for-32) with 2 doubles and 5 runs scored during the streak... Collected a career-high 27 infield hits, which tied for third in the American League with Baltimore s Adam Jones and Chicago s Adam Eaton. = Batted over.342 in both April (13-for-38) and May (26-for-76), marking the first time in his career he s hit over.300 in consecutive months...he also batted.305 (25-for-82) in August and.315 (28-for-89) in September...collected a career-high 8 outfield assists, which tied for 11th in the A.L. Christian Colon This Series: Has not played Postseason: 1-for-1, run, RBI, SB, SAC = Christian didn t play last night after driving in the tying run and scoring the winning run in Tuesday s Wild Card Game. = Made his Major League debut on July 2 and had three seperate stints with the Royals...he also played in 86 games at Triple-A Omaha. = Collected three hits twice with Kansas City, including on July 4 at Cleveland...with two doubles and a triple in that game, he became the second Royal to record 3 extra-base hits in their first Major League start, joining Mark Quinn who hit two homers and doubled vs. the Angels on September 14, 1999. Jarrod Dyson This Series: def. Postseason: run, SB, SAC = Jarrod was a defensive replacement in the 11th inning last night...hasn t had an official at bat in the postseason, but stole a base and had a sacrifice Tuesday. = His career-high 36 steals tied for third in the A.L. with Detroit s Rajai Davis this season...it was the most by a Royals player since Carlos Beltran swiped 41 bags during the 2003 season...tied U.L. Washington for ninth in club history with his 120th career theft on September 22 during the completion of a suspended game. = Tied for the American League lead in zone rating (.953), matching Oakland s Josh Reddick...hit.302 (35-for-116) on the road during the regular season. Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI Postseason: 3-for-9, run, 2B, RBI, SB, 2 SAC = Alcides doubled home the first run of the game in the third inning, going 1-for-5 last night...collected a pair of hits and scored a run in the Wild Card Game Tuesday. = His two sacrifies on Tuesday night were the most in a postseason game since Melky Cabrera also did it against these Angels in Game 6 of the 2009 ALCS with the Yankees...tied the Royals record, set by Fred Patek in the 1977 ALCS. = He was the only Royals player and one of just four in the Major Leagues to appear in all 162 games this season, along with Atlanta s Freddie Freeman, Tampa Bay s Evan Longoria and San Francisco s Hunter Pence...he s played in 633 games over the past four seasons, tops among MLB shortstops and fifth overall. = Had a bounce-back season, batting.285 with 34 doubles, five triples and three homers, after hitting just.234 with 28 extra-base hits (20 doubles, 4 triples, 4 homers) in 2013...ended the season on a nine-game hitting streak, batting.425 (17-for-40) with three doubles and three RBI during the streak. = Hit out of the leadoff spot the last two weeks of the season, batting.362 (25-for-69) with five doubles, a homer, nine runs scored and a.397 on-base percentage. Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-3, run, 2B, BB Postseason: 1-for-8, run, 2B, SB, 2 BB = Alex led off the fifth inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on Omar Infante s sacrifice fly...he s drawn walks in both postseason games. = Selected to his second-straight All-Star game this year...did not participate due to injury...became the first KC outfielder named to consecutive All-Star teams since Willie Wilson in 1982 and 1983...slugged nine home runs during the month of August, second-most in the Major Leagues behind only Houston s Chris Carter (12). = Ranked sixth in the American League, hitting.338 (44-for-130) with runners in scoring position...his 74 RBI were also ninth-most among A.L. outfielders. = He s a career.315 hitter (29-for-92) with 5 doubles, a homer and 14 RBI at this park...collected 61 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder before the 2011 season, which are the most in the Major Leagues in that span...has won three consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. Terrance Gore This Series: SB Postseason: 2 SB = Terrance made a second-straight pinch-running appearance last night, stealing second base after running for Billy Butler in the 10th...has 2 steals in 2 playoff games. = Made his Major League debut on September 2 vs. Texas and went on to appear in 11 games, including nine as a pinch runner. = He scored five runs and recorded five stolen bases, despite making just two plate appearances during September...he ranks second in Major League history with the most runs scored and two plate appearances or fewer, behind former Oakland designated runner, Herb Washington (33 runs scored, 0 plate appearances). Eric Hosmer This Series: 0-for-3, BB Postseason: 3-for-7, 2 runs, 3B, RBI, 3 BB = Eric went 0-for-3 with a walk last night, after collecting 3 hits in Tuesday s Wild Card Game vs. Oakland...he scored the tying run in the 12th inning vs. the A s after recording a one-out triple...he s reached base in 6 of his 10 plate appearances during the postseason. = Ranked fourth in the American League, hitting.318 (83-for-261) on the road...also hit.314 (70-for-223) with runners on base, compared to.236 with nobody on. = Batted.321 (53-for-165) with 14 doubles, a triple, five homers and 23 RBI after July 1...his.509 slugging percentage in that span ranked 11th in the American League...his 35 doubles were tied for 10th in the American League, while he s tied for 12th in the league with 69 doubles over the last two seasons. = Had a career-best 16-game hitting streak from June 30-July 20, where he batted.413 (26-for-63) with six doubles, two homers and nine RBI...his streak was the longest by a Royal since Salvador Perez hit safely in 17-straight games in 2012... Suffered a fracture in his right hand and missed 29 games, placed on the disabled list August 2. Omar Infante This Series: 0-for-3, RBI, SF Postseason: 2-for-8, RBI, SF = Omar went 0-for-3 last night, but drove in KC s second run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning...he collected a pair of hits Tuesday vs. Oakland, his seventh multi-hit game in postseason play...he s a career.254 hitter (30-for-118) with 4 doubles and 11 runs scored in 32 playoff games. = Recorded a career-best 66 RBI, the seventh-most by a Royals second baseman...went 4-for-12 vs. the Angels (.333) this year with his first career grand slam June 27...he also recorded a walk-off single in the third game of the series, June 29...he had four games with 4 RBI or more, including 6 vs. the Orioles on April 27 in Balitmore. Erik Kratz This Series: Has not played Postseason: Has not played = Erik hasn t played yet this postseasons...he joined the Royals on July 29 in a trade that sent INF Danny Valencia to Toronto and included RHP Liam Hendriks. = He recorded his first career multi-home run game on August 18 at Target Field after entering as a pinch-hitter for an injured Salvador Perez in the seventh inning, homering on the first pitch...batted.333 (8-for-24) with a double, 2 home runs and 3 RBI in August batted.281 after the All-Star break. Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-3, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB Postseason: 2-for-6, 3 runs, HR, RBI, BB = Moose hit the first extra-innings home run in Royals postseason history last night, providing the winning run in a 3-2 triumph...it was also the first time in Major League history that a player hitting ninth in the batting order hit a go-ahead homer in extra innings of a playoff game. = Mike also drew a walk in the third inning and scored the Royals first run...he s 2-for-6 with 3 runs scored in the postseason thus far. = He blasted 15 home runs, which ranked seventh among A.L. third basemen...hit 11 home runs between June 10 and August 25, which were tied for 10th-most in the American League during that span...had a pair of 6-game hitting streaks, most recently from September 11-16 in KC s final homestand of the year. Salvador Perez This Series: 0-for-4 Postseason: 1-for-10, RBI = Salvador went 0-for-4 last night...he collected the third walk-off hit in Royals postseason history Tuesday with his game-ending RBI single in the 12th vs. Oakland. = He had another All-Star campaign in 2014...started a Royals record 143 games behind the plate, while his 146 games as a catcher overall were also tops in team history...became the first Royals player to start in the Midsummer Classic since Jermaine Dye did in 2000...hit.318 (7-for-22) vs. the Angels this year. = Led A.L. catchers in hits (150) and multi-hit games (40), while he was second in extra-base hits (47) and tied for second in runs scored (57)...his 150 hits were the most by a KC backstop since Darrell Porter s 155 base knocks during the 1979 season... his 17 homers tied for eighth-most by a KC catcher with Mike Macfarlane s 1992 total. = Threw out 23 would-be base stealers, which ranked fifth in the American League...over the past two seasons, he s nabbed 46 runners trying to steal, tops in the A.L. Josh Willingham This Series: Has not played Postseason: 1-for-1 = Josh didn t play last night...he collected a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning Tuesday, the first pinch hit by a Royal in a postseason game since Lynn Jones tripled in Game 1 of the 1985 World Series. = He was acquired by the Royals in an August 11 trade with the Twins that also sent minor league pitcher Jason Adam to Minnesota...he hit.233 with 2 homers, 6 RBI and a.349 on-base percentage in 23 games for Kansas City...hit.344 (11-for-32) with 4 doubles, 2 homers and 6 RBI in his first 10 games with the Royals.
Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels - Friday, October 3, 2014 This & That HOLLY HAS ANOTHER SOLID YEAR--Greg Holland finished the regular season with 46 saves, good for second in the A.L. in saves and is the first Royal to record back-to-back 40-save seasons for Kansas City since Dan Quisenberry did it in 1983 (45) and 84 (44)...while postseason stats are not included in the regular season total, Holly has now made good on 47 of his 49 save tries this year, including 40 of the last 41 and 21 in a row after last night s rescue...over a longer haul in regular season play, Holland has converted 86 of his last 89 attempts (96.6%) since May 30 of last season, the highest percentage among closers with at least 40 opportunities in that span...since that date, Greg has five more saves than any other pitcher in baseball (Craig Kimbrel - 81) and Holland has allowed just 14 earned runs in 113.1 innings for a 1.11 ERA...he recorded his 100th career save on August 8 and since posting his first career save on August 3, 2011 vs. Baltimore, Holland has gone 113-for-123, the best save pct. at 91.9 among closers with at least 100 save opportunities. GORE A BLUR ON THE BASES--Terrance Gore, a 23-year old outfielder from Macon, GA, has had a meteoric rise this season, culminating with a little over a month in the Majors thanks to the wheels he possesses...kc s 20th round selection in 2011, Gore s year began in Wilmington, KC s Class A club in the Carolina League, where he pilfered 36 bags in 40 tries...to prepare him for a potential September big league audition, Gore was moved to Omaha (AAA), where he swiped 11 bases in 14 tries...he was then added as part of the September roster expansion and went 5-for-5 as a big league base thief...gore has proven to be such a threat on the bases that he has been on each postseason roster to this point and swiped a base in each game. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING--This 2014 version of the Kansas City Royals entered Tuesday night s Wild Card Game with only four players who had previous postseason experience with Wade Davis, Omar Infante, James Shields and Raul Ibanez...with Ibanez inactive for this series, KC is down to three who have extended experience in October baseball. NORI AND JEREMY TAKE SEPTEMBER HONORS--Nori Aoki and Jeremy Guthrie were voted the Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month for the final regular season month of the year...aoki finished third among American League batters with a.379 average and fourth in on-base percentage at.432...he set a club record with 11 hits in a 3-game series from September 15-17 vs. the White Sox and added 2 walks against Chicago, becoming the first Major League player since 2009 to reach base 13 times in a series...this is Aoki s first Player of the Month honor since joining the Royals this season...guthrie was 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA over 5 starts... he tossed 7.0 shutout innings on September 26 at Chicago, earning the win as the Royals clinched a playoff spot and recorded a 0.89 home ERA, fourth-best in the A.L., and finished the season on a 3-game winning streak...this is Guthrie s third career Royals Pitcher of the Month award. ROSTER MOVE--Outfielder Justin Maxwell has elected free agency under Article XX (D) of the Basic Agreement...he was previously assigned outright to Omaha.. the move did not impact Kansas City s 40-man roster which remains at 40. A LOOK BACK AT 14--Kansas City snapped its postseason dry spell with an 89-73 season, capped last Sunday afternoon with a 6-4 win over the White Sox in Chicago to finish one game behind the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central...the rollercoaster ride that was the 2014 season saw the Royals trail by as many as 6 1/2 games after play on June 1, only to reel off a 13-2 stretch to take a 1 1/2-game advantage in the Central on June 18...KC then fell into a 9-18 skid from June 19-July 21 to fall to eight games behind the Tigers, but a win in Chicago on July 22 jumpstarted a season-ending stretch in which the Royals were 41-23 and popped champagne corks for the first time in 29 years last Friday night with a win over the White Sox in U.S. Cellular Field...the 41 victories since July 22 were the second most in the Majors, trailing only the Orioles and Nationals, who recorded 42 each...the 89-victory season marked the most by the Kansas City franchise since winning 92 times in 1989...KC has coupled its last two seasons for a 175-149 mark for a.540 winning pct. 89-WIN YEAR--The Royals recorded 89 victories, the most for the franchise since going 92-70 in 1989...with 86 wins last year and 89 this season, Kansas City has eclipsed the 86-win mark in consecutive years for the first time since 1977 (102) and 1978 (92)...the last two full seasons KC had a winning mark was 1988-89, when the Royals went 84-77 and 92-70, respectively. RUNNIN ROYALS--As evidenced by Tuesday s MLB postseason record tying performance with seven thefts in the win over Oakland, the stolen base is a valuable asset in the Kansas City offensive arsenal...for the second straight year, the Royals led the Majors in stolen bases with 153 both this year and last season...jarrod Dyson, despite being a part-time player, has swiped 30, 34 and now 36 in his last three seasons, totaling 100 bags in that span which is seventh among all big league thieves, most of whom play every day...kc was the only big league club with three players with at least 25 thefts, as Dyson is joined by Alcides Escobar (31) and Lorenzo Cain (28), marking the first time for the franchise since U.L. Washington, Willie Wilson and John Wathan each swiped at least 25 bags in 1983. KEEPING IT IN THE YARD--The bullpen duo of Wade Davis and Kelvin Herrera combined for 140.0 homerless innings during the 2014 campaign...davis has tossed 72.0 frames and allowed only five extra-base hits (four doubles and a triple), while Herrera has fired 68.0 innings and given up 12 extra-base knocks (all doubles)...davis, Herrera and the Dodgers Brandon League were the only three pitchers in the Majors who have worked at least 60.0 innings with no home runs surrendered. DAVIS SETS STRIKEOUT MARK--The breakout bullpen year of Wade Davis ended with 109 strikeouts, shattering the team record for a reliever held by fellow bullpen-mate Greg Holland, set last year, and Jim York, a reliever for KC in 1971...Davis attained his 109 K s in 72.0 innings for a 13.6 strikeout to 9-inning ratio, the third best mark in the A.L. (minimum 60.0 innings). ESKY LOVING LEADOFF--Alcides Escobar was moved to the top of the batting order on September 13 and responded by hitting.375 (24-for-64) from the leadoff position in the last 15 games of the regular season, with four doubles, a home run and eight runs scored...he also hit safely in his last nine contests at a.415 clip (17-for-41)...he finished with a career best 34 doubles, the second most by a Kansas City shortstop in team history, trailing only Kurt Stillwell s 35 in 1990. OFFENSE DOUBLES DOWN--Kansas City had nine players with at least 20 doubles this season, tying a club record...the group of Eric Hosmer (35), Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon (34 each), Billy Butler (32), Lorenzo Cain (29), Salvador Perez (28), Nori Aoki (22), Omar Infante (21) and Mike Moustakas (20) are the fourth nine-some to hit the 20-double mark joining the 1977, 78 and 2008 squads. REPLAYING 2014--Manager Ned Yost finished the first year of instant replay in the regular season making good on 22 of his 35 requests for a 63% success rate... he requested only three reviews in the last 33 games of the season...on the flip side, KC s opponents went 18-for-43 (42%) in replay challenges...there were 1,275 reviews during this initial campaign of replay, 310 were confirmed, 352 stood and 603 were overturned...the overall overturned figure was 47.3%, while Kansas City finished well above that at 63%...there were 1,051 manager challenges and 224 Crew Chief Reviews. SHORT GAME PAID OFF--The Royals finished the year second in the American League in infield hits with 158...Kansas City featured four in the Top 14 individually in infield knocks with Lorenzo Cain tied for third (28), Nori Aoki tied for sixth (27), Alcides Escobar tied for 12th (24) and Jarrod Dyson tied for 14th (22). NED LONGEST TENURED KC SKIPPER--Ned Yost has been at the helm for 775 regular season games as the Kansas City manager, surpassing Royals Hall of Famer skipper Dick Howser (770) for the most games managed in franchise history, and becoming the first manager since Howser to lead the Royals to the postseason...yost has a 373-402 ledger as KC s manager, including a 175-149 (.540) mark in the last two seasons...coupled with 457 wins in Milwaukee, Yost is tied for 73rd on the all-time managerial win list with 830 over his 11-year career, matching Fred Hutchinson s total in a 12-year career as a skipper of the Tigers, Cardinals and Reds. vs. Angels (2014) vs. Angels (career) At Angel Stadium (career) vs. Shoemaker vs. Wilson 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 Aoki.455 11 5 0 1.400 20 8 0 1.455 11 5 0 1.333 3 1 0 0.600 5 3 0 0 Butler.200 20 4 0 3.279 229 64 12 43.308 107 33 5 24.333 3 1 0 2.211 19 4 1 2 Cain.370 27 10 0 4.303 76 23 1 13.255 47 12 1 10.667 6 4 0 2.571 7 4 0 3 Colon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dyson.200 10 2 0 0.250 20 5 0 2.308 13 4 0 2.500 2 1 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 Escobar.304 23 7 0 0.271 140 38 0 7.297 74 22 0 5.750 4 3 0 0.083 12 1 0 1 Gordon.227 22 5 0 4.280 186 52 3 24.315 92 29 1 14.200 5 1 0 1.250 16 4 0 3 Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hosmer.222 27 6 0 2.223 112 25 3 12.197 61 12 2 6.500 6 3 0 1.182 11 2 0 0 Infante.333 12 4 1 6.228 123 28 1 14.211 57 12 0 2.333 3 1 1 4.467 15 7 0 2 Kratz.000 8 0 0 0.000 8 0 0 0.000 5 0 0 0 - - - - -.000 2 0 0 0 Moustakas.000 6 0 0 0.162 68 11 3 5.167 48 8 2 2.000 2 0 0 0.200 5 1 1 1 Perez.318 22 7 0 1.306 62 19 1 7.333 30 10 0 4.667 6 4 0 0.000 3 0 0 0 Willingham.167 6 1 1 1.319 91 29 9 22.150 40 6 2 4 - - - - -.333 27 9 3 7
Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Sunday, September 28, 2014 2014 Royals Home Run Breakdown vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Adams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Aoki 1-1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1-0 8/5/14 @ ARZ B. Schultz 162 Butler 9 4 5 5 4 4 4 1-4 3 2-4 6 2 - - 1 5-3 8/24/14 @ TEX S. Baker 80 Cain 5 3 2 3 2 2 2 1-1 2 2 1 3 1 4 - - - 2-2 9/17/14 CWS C. Sale 35 Dyson 1-1 1-1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 0-1 6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 141 Escobar 3 2 1 2 1 1 1-1 1 1 1-1 2 1 - - - 1-1 9/17/14 CWS C. Sale 41 Giavotella 1-1 - 1 - - 1 - - - 1-1 1 - - - - 1-0 5/11/14 @ SEA D. Farquhar 15 Gordon 19 9 10 11 8 8 7 4-13 1 5 3 10 - - 2 10 7 14-3 9/3/14 TEX N. Tepesch 74 Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Hosmer 9 2 7 5 4 4 4 1-2 4 3 1 4 - - 3 2 4 6-3 9/25/14 @ CWS J. Quintana 9 Ibanez 5-5 3 2 3 1 1 - - 4 1 1 1 - - - 1 4 3-2 8/1/14 @ OAK S. Gray 31 Infante 6 2 4 2 4 2 2 1 1-3 3-2 4 2 - - - 6-0 8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 143 Kratz 5 3 2 1 4 3 2 - - 2 1 2 - - 2 1 2 - - 3-1 8/18/14 @ MIN R. Pressly 13 Moustakas 15 3 12 5 10 7 6 2-5 5 5 1 4 - - - 2 13 10-4 8/25/14 NYY M. Pineda 103 Nix 1-1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 0-1 4/23/14 @ LAD Z. Greinke 54 Peguero - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4/25/13 LAA G. Richards 14 Pena - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Perez 17 4 13 8 9 10 3 4-6 7 4 3 6 12 4 1 - - 14-3 9/27/14 @ CWS J. Danks 1 Willingham 14 3 11 5 9 10 3 1-7 4 3 3 7 7 4 2 - - 9-4 8/22/14 @ TEX C. Lewis 40 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Nori Aoki (8/5/14 @ Arizona, fifth inning) - Franchise total: 117 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota), 2 solo 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (6/25/14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) - Franchise total: 87 Inside-the-Park: Last: Lorenzo Cain (9/8/14 @ Detroit) - Franchise total: 95 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alex Gordon (8/26/14 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning, Perkins pitching) - Franchise total: 65 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Daniel Nava, Boston (9/14/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow, 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes, Cleveland (7/27/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow pitching, 9th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-Soo Choo, Texas (8/23/14 @ Globe Life Park, Jeremy Guthrie pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland (7/3/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Santiago @ Detroit (8/30/11 @ Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla, Atlanta (4/16/13 @ Turner Field, Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching) 2014 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 Adams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Aoki 33 5 2 - - 40 6-1 - - 7 3 11 12 5 - - 7 g 7 gm (9/21-pres.) 27 6 Butler 30 7 1 - - 38 11 4 - - - 15 7 20 18 9 - - 2 g 10 gm (6/10-20) 7 - Cain 22 9 5 - - 36 6 1 1 - - 8 9 10 15 7 - - 9 g 9 gm (9/17-pres.) 28 1 Dyson 15 4 - - - 19 3 1 - - - 4 3 3 10 3 - - 0 g 5 gm (3x) 22 9 Escobar 33 7 2 - - 42 8 2 2 - - 12 3 8 24 6 1-8 g 12 gm (6/1-14) 24 5 Giavotella - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 1 1 3 - - - 0 g - - - Gordon 34 7 1 - - 42 15 2 1-1 19 12 22 20 6 - - 1 g 9 gm (5/23-31) 7 - Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Hosmer 27 7 3 - - 37 7 4 1 - - 12 2 17 16 6 - - 0 g 16 gm (6/30-7/20) 5 1 Ibanez 7 - - - - 7 4 3 - - - 7 1 8 10 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (6/16-7/2) 2 - Infante 22 10 1 - - 33 10 2 3-1 16 3 13 22 6 - - 0 g 9 gm (6/8-18) 14 - Kratz 3 - - - - 3 5 - - - - 5 1 2 4 - - - 0 g 3 gm (5x) 2 1 Moustakas 15 2 - - - 17 7 4 1 - - 12 3 9 22 5 - - 1 g 6 gm (2x) 2 - Nix 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 0 g 2 gm - - Peguero - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g 1 gm - - Pena - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Perez 29 10 1 - - 40 7 6 1 - - 14 10 16 27 3 1-1 g 12 gm (6/5-18) 5 - Willingham 11 1 - - - 12 5 4 - - - 9 4 13 11 4 - - 0 g 8 gm (5/28-6/4) 5 - No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Sept. 29-30, 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: James Shields, July 7, 2014 @ Tampa Bay (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland (Royals 3-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): September 22, 2014 @ Cleveland (2-0); Duffy (6.0), Finnegan (1.0), Davis (1.0), Holland (1.0) The Last Time... 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, (6-3, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Billy Butler, August 17, 2014 @ Minnesota (2nd) Royals Five-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Royals Position Player Pitching: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Royals Pitcher With a RBI: James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Nori Aoki (3) and Jarrod Dyson (3), August 10, 2014 vs. San Francisco Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013 (5th inning) - on double steal Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: August 31, 2014 vs. Cleveland (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: September 15, 2014 vs. Chicago (4-3, 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: August 27, 2014 vs. Minneosta (8th inning, 6 runs) -- 23 times in 2014 -- Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: September 1-3, 2014 vs. Texas Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 5-7, 2014 @ Arizona Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 18-20, 2014 @ Boston Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit Disabled List (3) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Luke Hochevar 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery March 30 (retro March 21) April 5 161 88-73 RHP-Michael Mariot 60-day Right hamstring strain August 28 October 26 29 14-15 INF-Christian Colon 15-day Fractured middle finger on right hand September 17 (retro to September 7) September 22 11 6-5
Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Sunday, September 28, 2014 2014 Recent Transactions Date Player Transaction 7/16 RHP-Jason Frasor Acquired from Texas in exchange for RHP Spencer Patton INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Designated for assignment RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha 7/24 INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Traded to Baltimore for cash considerations 7/28 C-Erik Kratz/ RHP-Liam Hendriks Acquired from Toronto for INF Danny Valencia C-Brett Hayes Designated for assignment 7/29 INF-Christian Colon Recalled from Omaha 8/2 1B-Eric Hosmer Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured right third metacarpal) LHP-Jason Vargas Activated from 15-day D.L. 8/11 OF-Josh Willingham Acquired from Minnesota for RHP Jason Adam 8/12 LHP-Scott Downs Placed on the 15-day D.L. (cervical facet sprain) 8/27 RHP-Liam Hendriks Recalled from Omaha RHP-Aaron Crow Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 8/28 INF-Jayson Nix Claimed on Outright Waivers from Pittsburgh RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha; placed on 60-day D.L. (right hamstring strain) LHP-Scott Downs Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Liam Hendriks Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 8/30 INF-Christian Colon Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 9/1 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Contract selected from Northwest Arkansas OF-Carlos Peguero Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Chris Dwyer Designated for assignment RHP-Blake Wood Designated for assignment 1B-Eric Hosmer Returned from rehab assignment; reinstated from 15-day D.L. OF-Lane Adams Recalled from Northwest Arkansas RHP-Casey Coleman Recalled from Omaha INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha 9/2 RHP-Aaron Crow Recalled from Northwest Arkansas RHP-Liam Hendriks Recalled from Northwest Arkansas INF-Christian Colon Recalled from Northwest Arkansas OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas 9/17 INF-Christian Colon Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured middle finger on right hand), retroactive to September 7 9/19 LHP-Tim Collins Recalled from Omaha Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 4 58 2nd - 5 65 3rd - 16 86 4th - 14 74 5th - 18 74 6th - 16 76 7th - 11 58 8th - 10 67 9th - 1 41 Kansas City By the Days Monday 12-8 Tuesday 14-10 Wednesday 18-7 Thursday 8-8 Friday 14-12 Saturday 10-16 Sunday 12-13 Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 2 9/25/14 @ CWS Pitchers 25 8/31/14 vs. CLE Adams 1 - Aoki 88 5/9/14 @ SEA Butler 1 8/31/14 vs. CLE Cain 37 8/15/14 @ MIN Dyson 16 9/1/14 vs. TEX Escobar 6 9/21/14 vs. DET Giavotella 7 5/11/14 @ SEA Gordon 51 8/2/14 @ OAK Gore 1 - Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 83 September 25 @ Chicago (8th inning, 4 hits) 3 runs - 40 September 26 @ Chicago (1st inning, 4 hits) 4 runs - 17 September 17 vs. Chicago (3rd inning, 4 hits) 5 runs - 8 August 15 @ Minnesota (4th inning, 5 hits) 6 runs - 3 August 27 vs. Minnesota (8th inning, 7 hits) 7 runs - 3 August 17 @ Minnesota (2nd inning, 5 hits) 8 runs - 1 August 5 @ Arizona (5th inning, 5 hits) The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order 1st: Aoki (59-45), Cain (8-13), Colon (0-1), Dyson (10-5), Escobar (9-6), Infante (2-3) 2nd: Aoki (8-6), Cain (1-2), Escobar (7-6), Giavotella (1-0), Hosmer (14-18), Infante (57-40), Valencia (0-1) 3rd: Butler (12-13), Cain (8-5), Gordon (15-12), Hosmer (37-31), Perez (16-11), Willingham (0-1) 4th: Butler (45-34), Gordon (13-17), Hosmer (5-2), Ibanez (0-1), Perez (22-15), Valencia (1-2), Willingham (2-2) 5th: Butler (5-6), Gordon (53-38), Hosmer (6-6), Infante (2-6), Moustakas (6-1), Perez (14-15), Valencia (0-1), Willingham (2-0) 6th: Butler (11-10), Cain (16-5), Escobar (0-1), Giavotella (2-2), Gordon (5-2), Hosmer (2-4), Ibanez (6-3), Infante (4-3), Kratz (0-2), Maxwell (0-1), Moustakas (4-5), Perez (25-21), Valencia (6-9), Willingham (7-5) 7th: Aoki (1-0), Butler (4-2), Cain (18-17), Ciriaco (0-1), Colon (1-0), Escobar (3-8), Giavotella (2-1), Hayes (0-2), Ibanez (7-3), Infante (2-4), Kratz (3-0), Maxwell (1-2), Moustakas (38-24), Peguero (1-1), Perez (5-2), Valencia (2-6) 8th: Aoki (1-1), Cain (15-14), Ciriaco (1-2), Colon (2-0), Dyson (4-6), Escobar (32-16), Giavotella (1-0), Hayes (0-3), Ibanez (1-1), Infante (7-3), Kratz (0-1), Maxwell (2-6), Moustakas (20-19), Paredes (0-1), Valencia (2-0) 9th: Aoki (2-2), Ciriaco (3-4), Colon (4-3), Dyson (24-16), Escobar (36-36), Giavotella (0-1), Hayes (4-5), Moustakas (5-3), Nix (2-0), Paredes (0-1), Pitchers (8-2) Starts by Position P: Brooks (0-1), Chen (4-3), Duffy (12-13), Guthrie (19-13), Hendriks (1-2), Shields (21-13), Vargas (14-16), Ventura (17-12) C: Hayes (4-10), Kratz (2-3), Perez (82-60) 1B: Butler (23-12), Hosmer (64-61), Ibanez (1-0) 2B: Ciriaco (3-5), Colon (4-3), Giavotella (6-4), Infante (74-59), Valencia (1-2) 3B: Ciriaco (1-2), Colon (3-1), Moustakas (76-51), Paredes (0-2), Valencia (9-16) SS: Escobar (88-73) LF: Aoki (0-1), Dyson (0-2), Gordon (86-68), Ibanez (2-2) CF: Cain (48-44), Dyson (38-26), Maxwell (2-3) RF: Aoki (66-51), Cain (17-12), Ibanez (3-2), Maxwell (1-6), Peguero (1-1), Willingham (0-1) DH: Aoki (5-2), Butler (54-53), Ibanez (8-4), Kratz (1-0), Perez (0-4), Valencia (1-1), Willingham (11-7) Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Hosmer 15 9/11/14 vs. BOS Ibanez 4 7/10/14 vs. DET Infante 2 9/25/14 @ CWS Kratz 58 5/30/13 vs. BOS Moustakas 4 9/23/14 @ CLE Nix 13 8/13/14 @ DET Peguero 33 6/12/11 @ DET Pena 1 - Perez 9 9/17/14 vs. CWS Willingham 57 9/14/13 vs. TB Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 59 74 63 93 101 47 86 63 46 3 5 1 3 1-645 Opponents 65 56 78 85 85 68 54 49 62 10 5 2 - - - 627 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 22 20 16 9 8 8 1 2-1 - - - - - Opponents 25 10 7 11 5 5 4 2 2 1-1 - - - Royals vs. White Sox 2014 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Bueno 0-0 0 3.00 5 3.0 5 1 0-0 0 2.08 7 4.1 5 1 C. Coleman 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.1 2 0 0-0 0 1.69 5 5.1 4 1 L. Coleman 0-0 0 0.00 3 5.0 2 0 0-0 0 1.74 14 20.2 11 4 Collins 0-0 0 8.31 5 4.1 3 4 0-0 0 9.00 23 14.0 16 14 Crow 0-0 0 6.75 6 4.0 5 3 2-2 0 2.88 26 25.0 25 8 Davis 4-0 0 3.86 12 11.2 11 5 8-1 0 1.99 23 63.1 48 14 Downs 0-1 0 0.00 2 1.1 0 0 1-1 5 2.36 29 26.2 12 7 Duffy 1-1 0 4.00 2 9.0 10 4 2-1 0 3.24 4 16.2 15 6 Finnegan 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.1 1 0 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.1 1 0 Frasor 0-0 0 0.00 4 2.2 0 0 5-2 0 1.52 35 23.2 15 4 Guthrie 3-1 0 2.87 5 31.1 25 10 8-7 0 3.34 26 159.0 140 59 Hendriks 0-0 0 12.00 1 3.0 7 4 0-3 0 7.33 5 23.1 28 19 Herrera 1-1 0 1.93 10 9.1 9 2 3-2 0 1.88 30 28.2 28 6 Holland 0-0 7 0.00 8 9.0 3 0 5-1 21 1.06 38 42.1 31 5 Shields 1-1 0 3.00 5 33.0 36 11 6-5 0 3.62 22 146.2 156 59 Vargas 0-1 0 13.50 1 4.2 8 7 1-2 0 7.14 8 40.1 50 32 Ventura 1-1 0 3.46 2 13.0 10 5 1-2 0 4.76 3 17.0 16 9 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Hayes Kratz Totals Brooks - 0-1 - 0-1 Chen 3-1 1-2 - 4-3 Duffy 11-8 1-3 0-2 12-13 Guthrie 16-12 2-1 1-0 19-13 Hendriks 1-2 - - 1-2 Shields 20-12 0-1 1-0 21-13 Vargas 14-15 - 0-1 14-16 Ventura 17-10 0-2 - 17-12 Total 82-60 4-10 2-3 88-73 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Aaron Brooks 1 2 2.0 0-1 0 Bruce Chen 7 26 3.7 4-3 1 Danny Duffy 25 85 3.4 12-13 12 Jeremy Guthrie 32 134 4.2 19-13 16 Liam Hendriks 3 14 4.7 1-2 1 James Shields 34 148 4.4 21-13 24 Jason Vargas 30 125 4.2 14-16 18 Yordano Ventura 29 111 3.8 17-12 22 Totals 161 645 4.0 88-73 94 Catcher Breakdown Perez Hayes Kratz Pena Totals Starts 142 14 5 0 161 CS/ATT 23-80 1-8 1-5 1-1 27-94 Pct. 28.8 22.2 20.0 100.0 28.7 Catcher PO 4 - - - 4 ERA 3.22 6.10 3.29 0.00 3.50 ER/IP 445/1244.2 97/143.0 19/52.0 0/1.0 561/1441.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 13 (September 10 @ Detroit) Pickoff & CS: 3 (September 22 @ Clevelamd)
Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Sunday, September 28, 2014 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 Twice, last: August 17 @ Minnesota 16 July 10 vs. Detroit Most runs, extra-inning game 8 May 29 @ Toronto 11 August 28 vs. Minnesota Most hits, game 17 June 16 @ Detroit 20 August 12 vs. Oakland Most hits, extra-inning game 16 Twice, last: May 24 @ Los Angeles 14 Twice, last: August 28 vs. Minnesota Fewest hits, game 3 Twice, last: September 5 @ New York 2 Twice, last September 10 @ Detroit Most runs, inning 8 August 5 @ Arizona (5th) 8 Twice, last: August 2 @ Oakland (5th) Most hits, inning 7 Thrice, last: August 27 vs. Minnesota (8th) 8 Twice, last: August 2 @ Oakland (5th) Most doubles, game 6 Thrice, last: September 23 @ Cleveland 8 July 10 vs. Detroit Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 May 6 @ San Diego 5 Twice, last: August 28 vs. Minnesota Most triples, game 2 August 15 @ Minnesota 2 Thrice, last: September 16 vs. Chicago Most home runs, game 3 4 times, last: August 17 @ Minnesota 4 July 27 vs. Cleveland Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 April 16 @ Houston 3 May 29 @ Toronto Most home runs, inning 2 6 times, last: August 5 @ Arizona (5th) 2 4 times, last: July 27 vs. Cleveland (9th) Most extra-base hits, game 6 6 times, last: September 23 @ Cleveland 9 July 10 vs. Detroit Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 5 May 6 @ San Diego 7 May 24 @ Los Angeles Most steals, game 7 August 10 vs. San Francisco 3 4 times, last: June 28 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most times caught stealing, game 2 Thrice, last: September 9 @ Detroit 2 Thrice, last: July 12 vs. Detroit Most sacrifice flies, game 4 June 11 vs. Cleveland (tied franchise record) 3 Twice, last: September 16 vs. Chicago Most sacrifices, game 2 5 times, last: September 20 vs. Detroit 2 May 8 @ Seattle Most strikeouts, game 12 August 12 vs. Oakland 13 4 times, last: July 7 @ Tampa Bay Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 13 August 30 vs. Cleveland 15 July 24 vs. Cleveland Most walks, game 9 August 30 vs. Cleveland 10 May 28 vs. Houston Most walks, extra-inning game 9 August 30 vs. Cleveland 6 July 24 vs. Cleveland Most left on base, game 14 July 22 @ Chicago 14 May 30 @ Toronto Most left on base, extra-inning game 16 August 30 vs. Cleveland 12 Twice, last: June 4 vs. St. Louis Fewest left on base, game 1 Twice, last: September 3 vs. Texas 1 August 3 @ Oakland Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 2 July 24 vs. Cleveland 1 May 29 @ Toronto Most double plays turned 4 June 17 @ Detroit 4 Thrice, last: August 20 @ Colorado Most errors, game 4 April 16 @ Houston 5 May 11 @ Seattle Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 13 times, last: Cain (September 25 @ Chicago) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Cain (May 5 @ San Diego), Hosmer (May 24 @ Los Angeles) Most runs, game 3 9 times, last: Butler (September 23 @ Cleveland) Most doubles, game 3 Cain (June 29 vs. Los Angeles Angels), Infante (August 19 @ Colorado) Most triples, game 1 28 times, last: Perez (September 25 @ Chicago) Most home runs, game 2 Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore), Moustakas (July 22 @ Chicago), Kratz (August 18 @ Minnesota) Most RBI, game 6 Infante (April 27 @ Baltimore), Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Hosmer (May 5 @ San Diego), Infante (May 29 @ Toronto) Most total bases, game 10 Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) (2 HR, 2 1B) Most walks, game 3 Thrice, last: Hosmer (July 9 @ Tampa Bay) Most stolen bases, game 3 Thrice, last: Dyson (September 2 vs. Texas) Longest hitting streak 16 Hosmer (June 30-July 20) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Guthrie (August 7 @ Arizona), Shields (August 9 vs. San Francisco), Vargas (August 13 vs. Oakland) Most innings pitched, reliever 5.0 Chen (June 28 vs. Los Angeles) Most strikeouts, starter 12 Shields (April 17 @ Houston) Most strikeouts, reliever 8 Chen (June 28 vs. Los Angeles) Most walks, starter 6 Duffy (July 30 vs. Minnesota), Ventura (August 16 @ Minnesota) Most walks, reliever 3 Marks (April 20 vs. Minnesota) Most runs allowed 8 Shields (May 2 vs. Detroit), Guthrie (July 10 vs. Detroit), Guthrie (September 8 @ Detroit) Most home runs allowed 3 4 times, last: Vargas (June 27 vs. Los Angeles) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 18.1 Shields (August 30-September 10) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 31.2 Davis (June 27-September 15) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 6 Crow (April 24-present) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 10 June 7-18 Longest winning streak, home 6 July 30-August 11 Longest winning streak, road 8 June 2-18 Longest losing streak, overall 5 May 1-5 Longest losing streak, home 4 May 1-4, May 26-June 4, August 28-31 Longest losing streak, road 5 March 31-April 13 Longest game-inning, home 14 July 24 vs. Cleveland Longest game-inning, road 13 May 24 @ Los Angeles Longest game-time, home 4:16 September 16 vs. Chicago (longest in franchise history) Longest game-time, road 3:35 Twice, last: July 22 @ Chicago Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:23 July 24 vs. Cleveland; August 30 vs. Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:52 May 24 @ Los Angeles Shortest game-time home 2:06 August 13 vs. Oakland Shortest game-time road 2:14 June 1 @ Toronto Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:46 June 4 vs. St. Louis Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:03 May 6 @ San Diego Largest crowd-home 40,103 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 10,705 April 29 vs. Toronto Largest crowd-road 48,110 September 7 @ New York Yankees Smallest crowd-road 8,848 April 22 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 10 August 5 @ Arizona (12-2) Largest losing margin 12 July 10 vs. Detroit (4-16) Largest deficit overcome to win 5 July 26 vs. Cleveland (trailed 5-0 after 2 1/2) Largest lead lost 5 May 19 vs. Chicago (led 5-0 after 2) Lead after six innings: 64-5 Lead after seven innings: 71-1 Lead after eight innings: 78-1 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 53-28 Score first: 62-21 Score more than three runs: 68-14 Hit home run: 49-20 Series opener: 31-21 10 or more hits: 48-17 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 13-11 Tied after seven innings: 10-8 Tied after eight innings: 6-7 Starter works 6.0 IP: 17-16 Opponents score first: 26-52 Score three runs or less: 20-59 Do not homer: 39-53 Series finale: 28-22 Opponents 10 or more hits: 17-38 Trail after six innings: 11-57 Trail after seven innings: 7-64 Trail after eight innings: 4-65 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 18-29 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 17/13 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 4/4 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 33/27 Errorless games by KC: 54-28 Billy Butler 3 runs to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (J. Damon-504) Upcoming Milestones Alex Gordon 7 runs to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (F. Patek-571) 2 HR to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-123) Raul Ibanez 30 at bats for 7,500 Omar Infante 13 RBI for 500 Josh Willingham 5 HR for 200 12 hits for 1,000 Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 5/17 Ned Yost (1st/34th career) Chris Segal at home plate (foul tip call on A. Jones) 5/27 Ned Yost (2nd/35th career) Kerwin Danley at mound (balls & strikes) 6/15 Ned Yost (3rd/36th career) Paul Emmel at home plate (balk call on J. Shields) 6/25 Mike Moustakas (1st career) Brian Knight at home plate (from bench)
Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Sunday, September 28, 2014 2014 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total March (0-1) 3/31 at Det D L 3-4 0-1 T4-1.0 Nathan Davis (R, 0-1) -- 45,068 1 45,068 April (14-11) 4/2 at Det D L 1-2 (10) 0-2 T4-2.0 Alburquerque Collins (R, 0-1) -- 26,906 2 71,974 4/3 at Det D Postponed Due to Rain Made up June 19 4/4 CWS D W 7-5 1-2 4-2.0 Guthrie (1-0) Johnson Holland (1) 40,103 1 40,103 4/5 CWS D W 4-3 2-2 3-2.0 Davis (R, 1-1) Downs Holland (2) 21,463 2 61,566 4/6 CWS D L 1-5 2-3 5-2.0 Sale Shields (0-1) -- 29,760 3 91,326 4/7 TB N W 4-2 3-3 3-1.5 Vargas (1-0) Moore Holland (3) 12,087 4 103,413 4/8 TB N L 0-1 3-4 T4-1.5 Peralta Holland (0-1) Balfour 13,905 5 117,318 4/9 TB D W 7-3 4-4 3-1.0 Guthrie (2-0) Odorizzi -- 13,612 6 130,930 4/11 at Min N L 1-10 4-5 4-1.5 Gibson Chen (0-1) -- 24,338 3 96,312 4/12 at Min D L 1-7 4-6 5-2.5 Nolasco Shields (0-2) -- 23,963 4 120,275 4/13 at Min D L 3-4 4-7 5-2.5 Fien Crow (R, 0-1) Perkins 20,878 5 141,153 4/15 at Hou N W 4-2 5-7 5-2.0 Ventura (1-0) Harrell Holland (4) 29,778 6 170,931 4/16 at Hou N W 6-4 (11) 6-7 T4-1.5 Duffy (R, 1-0) Williams Holland (5) 23,043 7 193,974 4/17 at Hou N W 5-1 7-7 4-1.0 Shields (1-2) Feldman -- 26,333 8 219,707 4/18 Min N W 5-0 8-7 T1 - Vargas (2-0) Nolasco -- 21,192 7 152,122 4/19 Min D W 5-4 9-7 T1 - Chen (1-1) Correia Holland (6) 24,291 8 176,413 4/20 Min D L 3-8 9-8 2-1.0 Hughes Ventura (1-1) -- 17,710 9 194,123 4/21 at Cle N L 3-4 9-9 T2-1.0 McAllister Guthrie (2-1) Axford 10,789 9 230,496 4/22 at Cle N W 8-2 10-9 2-1.0 Shields (2-2) Salazar -- 8,848 10 239,344 4/23 at Cle N L 3-5 10-10 T2-1.0 Shaw Herrera (R, 0-1) Axford 9,311 11 248,655 4/24 at Cle D L 1-5 10-11 T4-2.0 Kluber (C) Chen (1-2) -- 10,440 12 259,095 4/25 at Bal N W 5-0 11-11 T2-2.0 Ventura (2-1) Jimenez -- 22,478 13 281,573 4/26 at Bal N L 2-3 (10) 11-12 T3-2.0 Britton Duffy (R, 1-1) -- 34,941 14 316,514 4/27 at Bal D W 9-3 12-12 3-1.5 Shields (3-2) Gonzalez -- 38,368 15 355,482 4/29 Tor N W 10-7 13-12 T2-1.5 Crow (R, 1-1) Cecil -- 10,705 10 204,828 4/30 Tor N W 4-2 14-12 2-1.5 Herrera (R, 1-1) Hutchison Holland (7) 11,715 11 216,543 May (12-17) 5/1 Tor N L 3-7 14-13 2-2.0 Buehrle Guthrie (2-2) Loup 11,207 12 227,750 5/2 Det N L 2-8 14-14 2-3.0 Porcello Shields (3-3) -- 28,021 13 255,771 5/3 Det N L 2-9 14-15 2-4.0 Smyly Duffy (1-2) -- 29,200 14 284,971 5/4 Det D L 4-9 14-16 T3-5.0 Verlander Vargas (2-1) -- 22,504 15 307,475 5/5 at SD N L 5-6 (12) 14-17 4-6.0 Stauffer Collins (R, 0-2) -- 14,089 16 369,571 5/6 at SD N W 3-1 (11) 15-17 4-6.0 Davis (R, 2-1) Vincent Holland (8) 16,542 17 386,113 5/7 at SD D W 8-0 16-17 3-6.0 Shields (4-3) Cashner -- 18,228 18 404,341 5/8 at Sea N L 0-1 16-18 3-6.0 Iwakuma Duffy (1-3) Rodney 12,577 19 416,918 5/9 at Sea N W 6-1 17-18 3-5.0 Vargas (3-1) Maurer -- 20,858 20 437,776 5/10 at Sea N L 1-3 17-19 3-6.0 Young Ventura (2-2) Rodney 29,359 21 467,135 5/11 at Sea D W 9-7 18-19 3-5.0 Coleman (R, 1-0) Farquhar Holland (9) 30,447 22 497,582 5/13 Col N W 5-1 19-19 2-5.5 Shields (5-3) Morales -- 15,914 16 323,389 5/14 Col D W 3-2 20-19 2-5.5 Vargas (4-1) Chacin Holland (10) 27,323 17 350,712 5/15 Bal N L 1-2 20-20 2-6.0 Chen Ventura (2-3) Britton 12,455 18 363,167 5/16 Bal N L 0-4 20-21 T3-7.0 Tillman (C) Guthrie (2-3) -- 25,985 19 389,152 5/17 Bal N W 1-0 21-21 3-7.0 Duffy (2-3) Norris Holland (11) 24,064 20 413,216 5/18 Bal D W 8-6 22-21 2-7.0 Shields (6-3) Jimenez Holland (12) 22,692 21 435,908 5/19 CWS N L 6-7 22-22 T2-7.0 Putnam Vargas (4-2) Petricka 16,462 22 452,370 5/20 CWS N L 6-7 22-23 T3-7.0 Rienzo Ventura (2-4) Belisario 14,900 23 467,270 5/21 CWS N W 3-1 23-23 3-6.0 Davis (R, 3-1) Quintana Holland (13) 17,576 24 484,846 5/23 at LAA N L 1-6 23-24 4-6.5 Wilson Duffy (2-4) -- 35,082 23 532,664 5/24 at LAA D W 7-4 (13) 24-24 T2-5.5 Crow (R, 2-1) Morin Holland (14) 42,140 24 574,804 5/25 at LAA D L 3-4 24-25 T2-5.5 Kohn Collins (R, 0-3) Frieri 36,114 25 610,918 5/26 Hou N L 2-9 24-26 T3-5.5 Feldman Ventura (2-5) -- 32,070 25 516,916 5/27 Hou N L 0-3 24-27 4-6.5 McHugh Guthrie (2-4) -- 17,826 26 534,742 5/28 Hou D L 3-9 24-28 4-6.5 Cosart Duffy (2-5) -- 16,220 27 550,962 5/29 at Tor N W 8-6 (10) 25-28 T3-6.5 Davis (R, 4-1) Redmond Holland (15) 17,978 26 628,896 5/30 at Tor N W 6-1 26-28 3-6.5 Vargas (5-2) Happ -- 21,543 27 650,439 5/31 at Tor D L 2-12 26-29 3-6.5 Stroman Brooks (0-1) Redmond 31,652 28 682,091 June (17-10) 6/1 at Tor D L 0-4 26-30 5-6.5 Buehrle Guthrie (2-5) -- 38,008 29 720,099 6/2 at StL N W 6-0 27-30 T4-6.0 Duffy (3-5) Miller -- 41,230 30 761,338 6/3 at StL N W 8-7 28-30 T4-5.0 Davis (R, 5-1) Rosenthal Holland (16) 41,192 31 802,530 6/4 StL N L 2-5 (11) 28-31 5-5.0 Freeman Herrera (R, 1-2) Neshek 22,126 28 573,088 6/5 StL N W 3-2 29-31 T4-4.0 Ventura (3-5) Wacha Holland (17) 24,438 29 597,526 6/6 NYY N L 2-4 29-32 T4-5.0 Whitley Guthrie (2-6) Robertson 23,418 30 620,944 6/7 NYY N W 8-4 30-32 T4-5.0 Crow (R, 3-1) Phelps -- 26,991 31 647,935 6/8 NYY D W 2-1 31-32 3-4.0 Shields (7-3) Kuroda Holland (18) 24,614 32 672,549 6/9 NYY N Postponed Due to Rain Made up Monday, August 25 6/10 Cle N W 9-5 32-32 3-3.0 Vargas (6-2) Kluber Crow (1) 25,540 33 698,089 6/11 Cle D W 4-1 33-32 2-2.0 Ventura (4-5) Bauer Holland (19) 19,938 34 718,027 6/13 at CWS N W 7-2 34-32 2-1.5 Guthrie (3-6) Quintana -- 22,773 32 825,303 6/14 at CWS D W 9-1 35-32 2-1.5 Duffy (4-5) Noesi -- 24,527 33 849,830 6/15 at CWS D W 6-3 36-32 2-1.5 Shields (8-3) Rienzo Holland (20) 29,152 34 878,982 6/16 at Det N W 11-8 37-32 2-0.5 Vargas (7-2) Verlander -- 31,774 35 910,756 6/17 at Det N W 11-4 38-32 1 +0.5 Ventura (5-5) Scherzer -- 34,328 36 945,084 6/18 at Det D W 2-1 39-32 1 +1.5 Guthrie (4-6) Smyly Holland (21) 37,209 37 982,293 6/19 at Det D L 1-2 39-33 1 +0.5 Sanchez Duffy (4-6) Nathan 35,715 38 1,018,008 6/20 Sea N L 5-7 39-34 2-0.5 Furbush Holland (R, 0-2) Rodney 38,475 35 756,502 6/21 Sea D L 1-2 39-35 2-1.5 Medina Vargas (7-3) Rodney 21,640 36 778,142 6/22 Sea D L 1-2 39-36 2-2.5 Elias Ventura (5-6) Rodney 23,278 37 801,420 6/23 LAD N W 5-3 40-36 2-2.0 Guthrie (5-6) Greinke Holland (22) 21,615 38 823,035 6/24 LAD N L 0-2 40-37 2-3.0 Kershaw Duffy (4-7) Jansen 28,302 39 851,337 6/25 LAD N L 4-5 40-38 2-4.0 Wright Davis (R, 5-2) Wilson 19,776 40 871,113 6/27 LAA N W 8-6 41-38 2-3.5 Mariot (R, 1-0) Shoemaker Holland (23) 35,461 41 906,574 6/28 LAA D L 2-6 41-39 2-4.5 Morin Ventura (5-7) -- 21,093 42 927,667 6/29 LAA D W 5-4 42-39 2-3.5 Holland (R, 1-2) Grilli -- 27,803 43 955,470 6/30 at Min N W 6-1 43-39 2-3.5 Duffy (5-7) Pino -- 28,533 39 1,046,541 July (12-13) 7/1 at Min N L 2-10 43-40 2-4.5 Nolasco Shields (8-4) -- 23,383 40 1,069,924 7/2 at Min D W 4-0 44-40 2-4.5 Vargas (8-3) Correia -- 28,860 41 1,098,784 7/4 at Cle N W 7-1 45-40 2-4.0 Ventura (6-7) Tomlin -- 39,020 42 1,137,804 7/5 at Cle N L 3-7 45-41 2-4.0 House Guthrie (5-7) -- 24,481 43 1,162,285 7/6 at Cle D L 1-4 45-42 2-4.0 Kluber Duffy (5-8) -- 16,991 44 1,179,276 7/7 at TB N W 6-0 46-42 2-3.5 Shields (9-4) Odorizzi -- 13,406 45 1,192,682 7/8 at TB N L 3-4 46-43 2-4.5 Boxberger Vargas (8-4) McGee 12,818 46 1,205,500 7/9 at TB N W 5-4 47-43 2-4.5 Crow (R, 4-1) Yates Holland (24) 12,150 47 1,217,650 7/10 Det N L 4-16 47-44 2-5.5 Smyly Guthrie (5-8) -- 21,775 44 977,245 7/11 Det N L 1-2 47-45 2-6.5 Sanchez Duffy (5-8) Nathan 31,581 45 1,008,826 7/12 Det N L 1-5 47-46 2-7.5 Porcello Shields (9-5) -- 33,849 46 1,042,675 7/13 Det D W 5-2 48-46 2-6.5 Ventura (R, 7-7) Verlander Holland (25) 23,424 47 1,066,099 All-Star Break (Game at Target Field in Minneapolis) 7/18 at Bos N L 4-5 48-47 T2-6.5 Buchholz Downs (R, 0-3) Uehara 37,743 48 1,255,393 7/19 at Bos N L 1-2 48-48 3-6.0 De La Rosa Duffy (5-8) Uehara 37,878 49 1,293,271 7/20 at Bos D L 0-6 48-49 3-7.0 Lester Ventura (7-8) -- 37,439 50 1,330,710 7/21 at CWS N L 1-3 48-50 3-8.0 Sale Guthrie (5-9) Petricka 18,888 51 1,349,598 7/22 at CWS N W 7-1 49-50 3-7.0 Chen (2-2) Carroll -- 20,428 52 1,370,026 7/23 at CWS D W 2-1 50-50 3-7.0 Davis (R, 6-2) Putnam Holland (26) 23,811 53 1,393,837 7/24 Cle N W 2-1 (14) 51-50 2-7.0 Crow (R, 5-1) Rzepczynski -- 22,120 48 1,088,219 7/25 Cle N W 6-4 52-50 2-6.0 Herrera (R, 2-2) Axford Crow (2) 33,460 49 1,121,679 7/26 Cle N W 7-5 53-50 2-5.0 Guthrie (6-9) McAllister Holland (27) 29,567 50 1,151,246 7/27 Cle D L 3-10 53-51 2-5.0 Salazar Chen (2-3) -- 23,409 51 1,174,655 7/29 Min N L 1-2 53-52 2-5.0 Gibson Shields (9-6) Perkins 30,686 52 1,205,341 7/30 Min N W 3-2 54-52 2-5.0 Frasor (R, 2-1) Hughes Holland (28) 20,747 53 1,226,088 7/31 Min N W 6-3 55-52 2-4.0 Ventura (8-8) Thielbar Holland (29) 24,127 54 1,250,215
Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Sunday, September 28, 2014 2014 Day-By-Days (Cont.) Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total August (19-10) 8/1 at Oak N W 1-0 56-52 2-4.0 Guthrie (7-9) Gray Holland (30) 35,067 54 1,428,904 8/2 at Oak D L 3-8 56-53 2-5.0 Lester Vargas (8-5) -- 30,097 55 1,459,001 8/3 at Oak D W 4-2 57-53 2-5.0 Shields (10-6) Kazmir Holland (31) 22,612 56 1,481,613 8/5 at Ari N W 12-2 58-53 2-4.5 Duffy (6-10) Miley -- 16,677 57 1,498,290 8/6 at Ari N W 4-3 59-53 2-3.5 Ventura (9-8) Collmenter Holland (32) 16,157 58 1,514,447 8/7 at Ari N W 6-2 60-53 2-2.5 Guthrie (C, 8-9) Nuno -- 17,809 59 1,532,256 8/8 SF N W 4-2 61-53 2-2.5 Frasor (R, 3-1) Bumgarner Holland (33) 28,307 55 1,278,522 8/9 SF N W 5-0 62-53 2-1.5 Shields (C, 11-6) Hudson -- 35,114 56 1,313,636 8/10 SF D W 7-4 63-53 2-0.5 Duffy (7-10) Lincecum Holland (34) 27,359 57 1,340,995 8/11 Oak N W 3-2 64-53 1 +0.5 Herrera (R, 3-2) Gray Holland (35) 21,479 58 1,362,474 8/12 Oak N L 3-11 64-54 1 +0.5 Lester Guthrie (8-10) -- 27,161 59 1,389,635 8/13 Oak N W 3-0 65-54 1 +0.5 Vargas (C, 9-5) Kazmir -- 21,099 60 1,410,734 8/14 Oak D W 7-3 66-54 1 +0.5 Crow (R, 6-1) Samardzija Holland (36) 20,569 61 1,431,303 8/15 at Min N W 6-5 67-54 1 +1.5 Duffy (8-10) Nolasco Holland (37) 32,013 60 1,564,269 8/16 at Min N L 1-4 67-55 1 +0.5 Hughes Ventura (9-9) Perkins 35,575 61 1,599,844 8/17 at Min D W 12-6 68-55 1 +1.5 Guthrie (9-10) Milone -- 31,455 62 1,631,299 8/18 at Min N W 6-4 69-55 1 +2.0 Vargas (10-5) May Holland (38) 25,559 63 1,656,858 8/19 at Col N W 7-4 70-55 1 +2.0 Shields (12-6) Matzek Holland (39) 30,394 64 1,687,252 8/20 at Col N L 2-5 70-56 1 +1.0 De La Rosa Duffy (8-11) Hawkins 28,834 65 1,716,086 8/22 at Tex N W 6-3 71-56 1 +2.5 Ventura (10-9) Lewis Holland (40) 26,991 66 1,743,077 8/23 at Tex N W 6-3 72-56 1 +3.0 Guthrie (10-10) Tepesch -- 27,400 67 1,770,477 8/24 at Tex D L 1-3 72-57 1 +2.0 Baker Vargas (10-6) Feliz 30,049 68 1,800,526 8/25 NYY N L 1-8 72-58 1 +1.5 Pineda Shields (12-7) -- 31,758 62 1,463,061 8/26 Min N W 2-1 73-58 1 +1.5 Davis (R, 7-2) Perkins -- 13,847 63 1,476,908 8/27 Min N W 6-1 74-58 1 +2.5 Davis (R, 8-2) Hughes -- 17,668 64 1,494,576 8/28 Min N L 5-11 (10) 74-59 1 +1.5 Swarzak Chen (R, 2-4) -- 17,219 65 1,511,795 8/29 Cle N L 1-6 74-60 1 +0.5 Salazar Vargas (10-7) -- 31,341 66 1,543,136 8/30 Cle N L 2-3 (11) 74-61 T1 - Tomlin Downs (R, 0-4) -- 35,089 67 1,578,225 8/31 Cle* N L 3-4 (10) 74-62 - - Allen Holland (1-3) Atchison 39,009 68 1,617,234 September (14-11) 9/1 Tex N W 4-3 75-62 T1 - Ventura (11-9) Lewis Holland (41) 21,536 69 1,638,770 9/2 Tex N W 2-1 76-62 T1 - Frasor (R, 4-1) Kirkman Crow (3) 19,435 70 1,658,205 9/3 Tex N W 4-1 77-62 1 +1.0 Vargas (11-7) Tepesch Holland (42) 15,771 71 1,673,976 9/5 at NYY N W 1-0 78-62 1 +1.5 Shields (13-7) Pineda Davis (1) 36,284 69 1,836,810 9/6 at NYY D L 2-6 78-63 1 +1.5 McCarthy Hendriks (1-1) -- 45,262 70 1,882,072 9/7 at NYY D W 2-0 79-63 1 +1.5 Ventura (12-9) Greene Davis (2) 48,110 71 1,930,182 9/8 at Det N L 5-9 79-64 1 +0.5 Verlander Guthrie (10-11) -- 30,758 72 1,960,940 9/9 at Det N L 2-4 79-65 2-0.5 Scherzer Vargas (11-8) Nathan 32,603 73 1,993,543 9/10 at Det N W 3-0 80-65 1 +0.5 Shields (14-7) Porcello Davis (3) 29,751 74 2,023,294 9/11 Bos N L 3-6 80-66 T1 - Buchholz Hendriks (1-1) Mujica 28,673 72 1,702,649 9/12 Bos N L 2-4 80-67 2-1.0 Webster Ventura (12-10) Mujica 19,191 73 1,721,840 9/13 Bos N W 7-1 81-67 2-1.0 Guthrie (11-11) De La Rosa -- 26,627 74 1,748,467 9/14 Bos D L 4-8 81-68 2-2.0 Kelly Vargas (11-9) -- 19,065 75 1,767,532 9/15 CWS N W 4-3 82-68 2-2.0 Davis (R, 9-2) Petricka -- 21,390 76 1,788,922 9/16 CWS N L 5-7 82-69 2-2.0 Surkamp Herrera (R, 3-3) Putnam 28,904 77 1,817,826 9/17 CWS N W 6-2 83-69 2-1.0 Ventura (13-10) Sale -- 26,425 78 1,844,251 9/19 Det N L 1-10 83-70 2-2.0 Verlander Vargas (11-10) -- 37,945 79 1,882,196 9/20 Det D L 2-3 83-71 2-3.0 Scherzer Shields (14-8) Nathan 37,074 80 1,919,270 9/21 Det D W 5-2 84-71 2-2.0 Guthrie (12-11) Porcello Holland (43) 37,212 81 1,956,482 9/22 at Cle N W 2-0 85-71 2-1.0 Duffy (9-11) Carrasco Holland (44) 10,458 75 2,033,752 9/23 at Cle N W 7-1 86-71 2-1.0 Ventura (14-10) Salazar -- 11,735 76 2,045,487 9/24 at Cle N L 4-6 86-72 2-2.0 McAllister Finnegan (R, 0-1) Allen 13,796 77 2,059,283 9/25 at CWS N W 6-3 87-72 2-2.0 Herrera (R, 4-3) Quintana Holland (45) 19,587 78 2,078,870 9/26 at CWS N W 3-1 88-72 2-1.0 Guthrie (13-11) Noesi Holland (46) 20,261 79 2,099,131 9/27 at CWS N L 4-5 88-73 2-1.0 Danks Duffy (9-12) Guerra 20,488 80 2,119,619 9/28 at CWS D * - Suspended, completed on September 22 in Cleveland. Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Pacific Coast League American Conference, Northern Division (76-67, Triple-A and PCL Champions, Season Complete) Team Leaders (* = Among Players in the organization) AVG Johnny Giavotella.308 HR Carlos Peguero 30 RBI Matt Fields 81 Runs Matt Fields 67 SB Paulo Orlando 34 W Aaron Brooks 12 SO John Lamb 131 SV Louis Coleman 7* Minor League Report NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (28-41 2nd half, 53-87 overall, Season Complete) Team Leaders (^ = League Leader) AVG Cheslor Cuthbert.276 HR Lane Adams, 11 Orlando Calixte RBI Jorge Bonifacio 51 Runs Lane Adams 65 SB Lane Adams 38 W Andy Ferguson 11 SO Andy Ferguson 118 SV Andrew Triggs 19^ Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (32-37 2nd half, 65-72 overall, Season Complete) Team Leaders (^ = League Leader) AVG Hunter Dozier.295 HR Cody Stubbs 10 RBI Bubba Starling 54 Runs Bubba Starling 67 SB Terrance Gore 36 W Glenn Sparkman 8 SO Sean Manaea 146^ SV Mark Peterson 22^ Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (28-42 2nd half, 57-83 overall, Season Complete) Team Leaders AVG Frank Schwindel.286 HR Frank Schwindel 20 RBI Frank Schwindel 70 Runs Alfredo Escalera 62 SB Carlos Garcia 31 W Jake Junis 9 SO Jake Junis 109 SV Tim Hill 8 Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division (18-20 2nd half, 38-38 overall, Season Complete) Team Leaders (^ = League Leader) AVG Ryan O Hearn.361 HR Ryan O Hearn 13 RBI Ryan O Hearn 54 Runs Ryan O Hearn 61^ SB DonAndre Clark 14 W Jake Newberry 6 SO Torey Deshazier 66 SV Nick Green 4 Burlington Royals (R) Appalachian League East Division (28-40, Season Complete) Team Leaders (^ = League Leader) AVG Logan Moon.332^ HR Brandon Dulin, 7 Chase Vallot 7 RBI Chase Vallot 27 Runs Chase Vallot 29 SB Logan Moon 16 W Yunior Marte, Julio Pinto 4 SO Niklas Stephenson 47 SV Estarlin Cordero 5
Royals Notes - Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals - Monday, September 1, 2014 Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time to Review Outcome Challenge Record 4/2 @ Detroit 6 Collins out at 1B (Detroit challenge) 0-1 2:45 Overturned Opp. 1-0 10 Aoki safe at 1B (Detroit request) 1-1 2:35 Overturned Opp. 2-0 4/4 Chicago 7 Abreu safe at 1B (KC challenge) 7-4 2:54 Stands K.C. 0-1 4/6 Chicago 6 Semien safe at 1B (KC challenge) 0-0 1:13 Overturned K.C. 1-1 6 Hosmer safe at 1B (Chicago challenge) 0-0 2:00 Stands Opp. 2-1 4/7 Tampa Bay 8 Myers ruled out at 1B (Tampa Bay challenge) 4-0 1:05 Confirmed Opp. 2-2 4/8 Tampa Bay 3 Escobar ruled safe at 2B (Tampa Bay challenge) 0-0 1:08 Confirmed Opp. 2-3 4/9 Tampa Bay 2 Gordon ruled out at 3B on SB attempt (KC challenge) 0-0 2:10 Stands K.C. 1-2 4/16 @ Houston 9 Cain ruled safe at 1B (Houston challenge) 4-4 2:54 Overturned Opp. 3-3 4/17 @ Houston 2 Presley ruled safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-0 1:25 Overturned K.C. 2-2 4/24 @ Cleveland 1 Hayes did not block the plate (Crew Chief review) 0-0 2:49 Stands -- 4/29 Toronto 2 Getz ruled safe at 1B (KC challenge) 0-1 1:06 Overturned K.C. 3-2 9 Navarro ball called foul (Crew Chief review) 10-7 1:25 Stands -- 4/30 Toronto 4 Hosmer out at plate (Crew Chief review) 2-0 2:25 Confirmed -- 5/7 @ San Diego 2 Maybin out at second base (San Diego challenge) 3-0 1:26 Stands Opp. 3-4 5/9 @ Seattle 1 Hosmer out at second base (Seattle challenge) 1-0 1:21 Overturned Opp. 4-4 5/10 @ Seattle 7 Cano safe at second attempting advance (KC challenge) 1-3 2:21 Overturned K.C. 4-2 5/18 Baltimore 4 Gordon out at second base (KC challenge) 1-3 1:29 Overturned K.C. 5-2 5/18 Baltimore 7 Cain safe at first base (Baltimore challenge) 8-3 1:32 Overturned Opp. 5-4 5/19 Chicago 5 Ramirez out at first base (Chicago challenge) 6-5 0:48 Confirmed Opp. 5-5 5/20 Chicago 9 Dyson safe at second base on SB attempt (Chicago challenge) 6-7 2:30 Stands Opp. 5-6 5/24 @ Los Angeles 5 Pujols out on fly out to the wall (L.A. challenge) 3-3 2:39 Overturned Opp. 6-6 6 Conger safe at second base (KC challenge) 3-4 1:03 Stands K.C. 5-3 5/25 @ Los Angeles 1 Dyson called out at first base (KC challenge) 0-0 2:20 Stands K.C. 5-4 7 Pujols called out at the plate (L.A. challenge) 3-3 2:29 Stands Opp. 6-7 5/29 @ Toronto 5 Gose ruled safe at first base on pickoff attempt (KC challenge) 5-4 1:47 Overturned K.C. 6-4 6 Aoki ruled hit by pitch (KC challenge) 5-4 2:52 Stands K.C. 6-5 5/31 @ Toronto 6 Hosmer ruled safe at first base on infield hit (Tor. challenge) 1-11 1:47 Stands Opp. 6-8 6/1 @ Toronto 8 Lawrie ruled safe at first base on ground ball (KC challenge) 0-4 1:43 Overturned K.C. 7-5 6/2 @ St. Louis 7 Cain ruled safe at first base on infield hit (StL challenge) 1-0 2:13 Stands Opp. 6-9 6/3 @ St. Louis 3 Taveras ruled safe at first base on high throw (KC challenge) 0-4 2:05 Overturned K.C. 8-5 6/4 St. Louis 7 Cain ruled out at first base on double play ball (KC challenge) 0-2 2:06 Stands K.C. 8-6 6/5 St. Louis 5 Molina called out at second base (StL challenge) 0-2 3:30 Stands Opp. 6-10 9 Taveras called out at first base (Crew Chief review) 3-2 1:11 Overturned -- 6/6 New York 3 Aoki called safe on stolen base attempt (NY challenge) 1-4 1:43 Overturned Opp. 7-10 6/10 Cleveland 3 Escobar called out at 2B on transfer (KC challenge) 0-0 0:53 Overturned K.C. 9-6 8 Murphy called out at 1B (Cleveland challenge) 6-0 0:47 Confirmed Opp. 7-11 6/14 @ Chicago 8 Eaton called safe at the plate (KC challenge) 6-0 2:08 Overturned K.C. 10-6 6/15 @ Chicago 4 Moustakas called out at 2B (KC challenge) 5-1 1:27 Overturned K.C. 11-6 6/17 @ Detroit 2 Dyson called out on bunt at 1B (KC challenge) 4-0 2:17 Overturned K.C. 12-6 6/19 @ Detroit 4 Cabrera called safe returning to 2B (KC challenge) 1-1 1:04 Overturned K.C. 13-6 6/20 Seattle 9 Dyson called safe at 1B (Seattle challenge) 5-7 0:49 Stands Opp. 7-12 6/22 Seattle 7 Ciriaco called safe at 1B (Seattle challenge) 1-2 3:04 Overturned Opp. 8-12 6/24 L.A. Dodgers 1 Puig called safe at 1B (KC challenge) 0-0 2:01 Stands K.C, 13-7 6/25 L.A. Dodgers 9 Ciriaco called out at 2B (KC challenge) 4-5 1:16 Overturned K.C. 14-7 6/27 L.A. Angels 3 Trout called safe at 1B (KC challenge) 0-2 0:56 Overturned K.C. 15-7 6/29 L.A. Angels 3 Trout called safe at 2B (KC challenge) 0-2 1:08 Overturned K.C. 16-7 5 Calhoun called safe at 1B (KC challenge) 4-3 1:10 Overturned K.C. 17-7 7/2 @ Minnesota 5 Fuld called out at 2B on SB attempt (Minnesota challenge) 2-0 2:01 Overturned Opp. 9-12 7/11 Detroit 4 Perez called out at 1B on pickoff (KC challenge) 1-2 1:43 Stands K.C. 17-8 7/12 Detroit 8 Castellanos called out at 1B (Detroit challenge) 1-3 1:04 Overturned Opp. 10-12 7/21 @ Chicago 6 Flowers foul ball to LF (Chicago challenge) 1-3 1:37 Confirmed Opp. 10-13 7/22 @ Chicago 5 Dyson called out at 1B (KC challenge) 1-1 2:16 Stands K.C. 17-9 5 Ramirez called out at 2B on SB attempt (Chicago challenge) 1-1 2:39 Overturned Opp. 11-13 7/24 Cleveland 11 Aoki called safe at 1B (Cleveland challenge) 1-1 2:14 Overturned Opp. 12-13 14 Cain called safe at 2B on SB attempt (Cleveland challenge) 1-1 1:06 Confirmed Opp. 12-14 7/29 Minnesota 3 Gordon diving catch in LF (Minnesota challenge 0-1 3:31 Stands Opp. 12-15 6 Nunez called safe at 2B on SB attempt (KC challenge) 0-2 1:08 Stands K.C. 17-10 7/30 Minnesota 3 Nunez called out at 1B (Minnesota challenge) 0-1 1:16 Overturned Opp. 13-15 8/2 @ Oakland 4 Gordon called out at the plate (Crew Chief review) 1-0 1:00 Confirmed -- 8/6 @ Arizona 9 Moustakas called out at 1B (KC challenge) 3-2 0:48 Overturned K.C. 18-10 8/7 @ Arizona 9 Guthrie called safe at 3B (Arizona challenge) 6-2 2:35 Stands Opp. 13-16 8/8 San Francisco 2 Perez foul ball to LF (Crew Chief review) 2-0 1:04 Confirmed -- 3 Pence called safe at 3B (KC challenge) 2-0 2:30 Overturned K.C. 19-10 8/14 Oakland 7 Cain called safe at 3B on pick-off (Oakland challenge) 2-3 2:08 Stands Opp. 13-17 8/15 @ Minnesota 4 Plouffe called safe at 3B on pick-off (KC challenge) 5-2 3:23 Stands K.C. 19-11 8/19 @ Colorado 5 Aoki called safe at 3B on SB attempt (Colorado challenge) 1-1 0:44 Overturned Opp. 14-17 8/20 @ Colorado 8 Arenado fly ball called foul (Colorado challenge) 2-5 1:41 Stands Opp. 14-18 8/22 @ Texas 6 Andrus called safe at 2B on SB attempt (KC challenge) 4-1 1:30 Confirmed K.C. 19-12 7 Cane called safe at plate (Texas challenge) 6-1 0:35 Confirmed Opp. 14-19 8/24 @ Texas 7 Rosales called safe at 1B (KC challenge) 1-3 1:14 Overturned K.C. 20-12 8/25 New York 7 Ellsbury called out at plate on sac fly (New York challenge) 1-5 2:00 Overturned Opp. 15-19 9/7 @ New York 4 Escobar called safe on steal of third (New York challenge) 2-0 0:26 Overturned Opp. 16-19 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned