Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Los Angeles Angels (6-6) @ Kansas City Royals (5-6) Kauffman Stadium - Easter Sunday, 2017 Game #12 - Home Game #6 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, April 17: Off day - Royals Charities Golf Tournament at Shadow Glen Golf Club Tuesday, April 18 vs. San Francisco Giants: RHP Matt Cain (1-0, 4.82) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (0-1, 6.52), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, April 19 vs. San Francisco Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (0-2, 3.43) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (2-0, 0.66), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...today is also being televised in High Definition on FSKC with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Angels vs. Royals With wins in the first two games of this series, the Royals have already doubled their win total from a season ago against the Halos when KC went 1-5...a win today would secure the first 3-game sweep by Kansas City over L.A. since April, 2015 in Anaheim, but first in Kauffman Stadium since August, 2001...all told, KC is 282-289 vs. Los Angeles, with a 134-149 deficit in Kansas City, including a 120-130 mark in The K...meanwhile, the Royals have gone 148-140 over the years in the Big A. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/14 KC W, 7-1 Duffy Ramirez 26,838 4/15 KC W, 3-2 Soria Alvarez 24,162 4/16 KC 6/15 @ Ana 6/16 @ Ana 6/17 @ Ana 6/18 @ Ana MOOSE WINS IT WITH BLAST--Kansas City s secured its first 3-game winning streak of the new year thanks to an eighth inning home run by Mike Moustakas to stake the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Halos... it was his second in as many games and fifth of the season to match Sal Perez for the early season club lead...while Moose tallied the big hit, it was pitching that once again controlled the contest, with Nate Karns working 6.0 innings of 4-hit, 1-run ball, allowing two walks (one intentional) and fanning three... unfortunately, he did not record the decision as the Angels plated the tying run in the seventh, which set the stage for the Moustakas heroics...joakim Soria entered with two aboard in the seventh and though he did allow a hit, the veteran was able to record strikeouts for four of the five outs he registered and wound up with the win...kelvin Herrera tossed a perfect ninth for his second save...lorenzo Cain had his fourth straight multi-hit game and Brandon Moss clubbed his second homer as a Royal. EASTER ACTION--The Royals bring an 11-14 all-time Easter Sunday record into today s series finale with the Angels...it s the first Easter contest for KC since losing an 8-3 decision to Minnesota on April 20, 2014...Kansas City s last Easter victory was against these L.A. Angels when the Royals posted a 7-3 win in Anaheim on April 8, 2012, a contest in which Eric Hosmer had two hits and three RBI, including a 2-run homer. GIANTS TO CLOSE OUT STAY--The first homestand of 2017 will witness an off day tomorrow and then the San Francisco Giants will hit town on Tuesday for a quick 2-game visit...the Royals and Giants will have home & home sessions this year, as KC will travel to AT&T Park on June 13-14 for a pair...this will mark San Francisco s first visit to Kauffman Stadium since winning Game #7 of the 2014 World Series here...as for regular season play, Kansas City has dominated by winning nine of the 12 previous meetings, including a 7-2 mark here...kc has only played once in AT&T (other than the Fall Classic) and was a 2-1 stop in June, 2005. CAIN MORE THAN ABLE TO OPEN 17--Lorenzo Cain, the freshly turned 31-year old (his birthday was Friday), collected his fourth straight multi-hit game last night, singling in each of his first two at bats...it marked the 10th time in 11 games this year that he has been aboard at least twice via a hit or walk...his success calculates to a.511 on-base pct., which is tops among all qualifying American League hitters and third in the Majors behind Pittsburgh s David Freese (.538) and Cincy s Zack Cozart (.514)...LoCain has already coaxed 10 walks through the first 11 games and is just 27 freebies shy of his Major League best of 37 set in 2015. STARTERS AMONG MLB ELITE--Nate Karns continued Kansas City s early-season trend of terrific starting pitching with 6.0 innings in which he allowed just one run in a no decision vs. the Angels last night...the remainder of the rotation that features Danny Duffy, Jason Vargas, Ian Kennedy and Jason Hammel has combined to post a Major League best 2.59 ERA through the first 11 games, allowing a big league low 19 earned runs and A.L. low four home runs. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing righthander compiled a 38-31 during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Tyler Skaggs (0-1, 8.71) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (0-2, 4.09) 2016 2015 Career 2017 2016 Career Tyler Skaggs vs. Royals 1-0 - 1-0 Major League Record 0-1 (8.71 ERA) 3-4 11-16 Ian Kennedy vs. Angels 0-2 - 0-4 Major League Record 0-2 (4.09 ERA) 11-11 86-81 IAN KENNEDY makes his third start of the year, seeking his first victory...it s the 240th starting assignment of his career, 242nd all-time outing, while he s facing the Angels for the sixth time (fifth start)...the 32-year-old righty is in the second season of a five-year deal he signed on January 29, 2016. ONE SWING SPOILS HOME OPENER--Ian incurred a tough-luck 2-0 loss to Oakland in the Royals home opener last Monday afternoon...he surrendered an opposite field, two-run homer to Khris Davis in the fourth inning, which proved to be the only scoring...kennedy scattered six hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 6.0 innings, firing 99 pitches...kennedy retired nine of the first 11 A s he faced, before Ryon Healy started the fourth with a single ahead of Davis two-run blast...the loss was Kennedy s second-straight to open the year, just the second time in his career that he s dropped consecutive decisions to start a season, also doing so in 2008, when he was 0-4 as a member of the Yankees. WORTH THE RISP--Kennedy continued his prowess with runners in scoring position Monday, holding Oakland hitless in three RISP at bats...last season, he yielded a.192 average (23-for-120) with RISP, good for fourth among qualifying A.L. pitchers...it was also the sixth-best mark in Royals history (min. 125 batters faced) and lowest since David Cone (.150) in 1994...over his last 13 starts (since last August 4), Kennedy has held opposing hitters to 9-for-59 (.153) with RISP. STARTING SOMETHING--Last season, Ian matched a career high with 33 starts, while it was his seventh consecutive season with 30 starts or more...he s one of just five active Major League pitchers to make 30 starts or more in seven-straight campaigns, along with James Shields, Max Scherzer, Jon Lester and Cole Hamels, while his 227 starting assignments since 2010 are tied for third-most, trailing Shields (235) and Scherzer (230). EXTENDING THE STREAK--Kennedy collected four K s last Monday vs. Oakland, extending his streak to 241 consecutive outings with at least one strikeout...it s the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Boston s David Price (253), who has yet to pitch in 2017...last season, Ian recorded 8.46 strikeouts-per-9.0 IP (184 K in 195.2 IP), the seventh-best mark in franchise history. VS. HALOS--The veteran is looking for his first win against the Angels, entering at 0-4 with a 6.55 ERA (16 ER in 22.0 IP) in four career starts (five appearances)...that includes dropping a pair of decisions to the Halos last season, including a 6-2 setback here on July 25...Kennedy won his other three decisions against the A.L. West last season, though he s 4-10 all-time against the division, posting a 4.58 ERA in 16 career starts (17 appearances). HOME SWEET HOME--Kennedy has posted a 3.39 ERA (35 ER in 95.0 IP) here as a Royals pitcher, after going 4-4 with a 3.41 mark a year ago...his home ERA ranked 10th among qualifying American League hurlers in 2016, while his.219 opponents average was fifth...ian is 47-31 with a 3.71 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP in 114 career starts at his various home ballparks throughout his career. Kennedy vs. Angels Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Kole Calhoun.000 4 0 0 1 Yunel Escobar.300 10 3 1 1 Danny Espinosa.182 11 2 1 3 Martin Maldonado.143 7 1 0 1 Cameron Maybin.300 20 6 0 1 Cliff Pennington.200 5 1 0 0 Carlos Perez.400 5 2 0 1 Albert Pujols.385 13 5 3 6 Ben Revere.429 7 3 0 0 Andrelton Simmons.176 17 3 0 1 Mike Trout.143 7 1 0 1 Ian s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/5 at Minnesota L, 1-9 5.0 3 3 3 0 5 5 95-55 1-3 4/9 Oakland L, 0-2 6.0 6 2 2 1 2 4 99-61 0-2 2017 Totals 0-2 4.09 11.0 9 5 5 1 7 9 194-116 59.8% Career Totals 86-81 3.94 1441.1 1345 678 631 187 485 1333 - - Ian s Last Win: September 11, 2016 at Chicago White Sox (6.0 IP, 2-0 over Chris Sale) Ian s Last Loss: April 10, 2017 vs. Oakland (6.0 IP, 0-2 to Jharel Cotton) Ian s Strikeout High: 12 (5x), last: September 2, 2015 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Ian s Last Complete Game: June 17, 2012 at Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) - Second Career Ian s Only Shutout: April 25, 2011 vs. Philadelphia (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Cliff Lee) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2017
Pitching Notes Tuesday s Starter - Jason Hammel = Jason takes the hill Tuesday as the Royals welcome San Francisco to town for a two-game set...hammel is 0-1 with a 6.52 ERA in his first two outings. = He had a rough outing last Wednesday, falling 8-3 to one of his former clubs Oakland...the veteran righty allowed four runs on seven hits over 4.2 innings... the loss snapped a six-game unbeaten streak in the month of April, which dated back to a April 22, 2015, a 4-3 setback to Pittsburgh. = The right-hander has enjoyed success in Interleague matchups, posting a 14-7 mark with a 3.90 ERA (71 ER in 164.0 IP) in 31 all-time outings against the other league...that includes winning all three of his Interleague starts last season with the Cubs, defeating Texas (3-1), the White Sox (8-1) and the Angels (3-1). = He s facing the Giants for the 12th time in his career, making his 10th start...hammel is 0-3 in those contests, despite a 3.17 ERA against San Francisco. = Jason has been very good in his home ballpark in recent years, which includes a 10-2 mark and a 2.42 ERA (23 ER in 85.2 IP) in 15 starts at Wrigley Field last season...since the start of 2014, Hammel has gone 19-8 at his home parks, while posting a 3.05 ERA and holding the opposition to a.226 batting average. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 11 4-3 - - 2.59 66.0 56 19 19 4 26 52.235 Relievers 11 1-3 2 4 6.89 32.2 30 25 25 4 27 25.246 Totals 11 5-6 2 4 4.01 98.2 86 44 44 8 53 77.239 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 24/35 (68.6%) Saves/Save Opp: 2/4 (50%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 22/7 (31.8%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2017 Strikeout High: n/a April 12 vs. Oakland 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Scott worked 2.1 scoreless frames Wednesday in his season debut...he needed just 18 pitches to record seven outs, which included stranding a pair of runners in the sixth...recalled from Omaha (AAA) earlier in the day, marking the third-straight year he s pitched for the Royals...had two stints in the Majors in 2016. = Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during the offseason...made a pair of scoreless outings with the Storm Chasers this year, allowing one hit. = Named the 2015 Omaha Pitcher of the Year...in his last three seasons at Triple-A, he s posted a 2.64 ERA (28 ER in 95.1 IP) in 65 appearances. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/4 Saves/Save Opp: 2/3 (66.7%) Last Save: April 15 vs. LAA (19th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (2x) last: April 15 vs. LAA April 15 vs. LA Angels (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Kelvin collected his second save in as many appearances, protecting a one-run lead last night...he retired Cliff Pennington, Yunel Escobar and Ben Revere in succession...recorded his first save of the year Thursday vs. Oakland, despite allowing a solo shot to Rajai Davis. = Herrera earned his second consecutive All-Star selection in 2016, making a team-high 72 appearances with career highs in saves (12) and strikeouts (86). = Recorded 8.0-straight scoreless innings vs. the Angels, beginning with an appearance on June 27, 2014...he s allowed three hits and no walks in that stretch. Jakob Junis 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2017 Strikeout High: n/a April 12 vs. Oakland 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 = Jakob made his Major League debut Wednesday night, working a scoreless ninth despite allowing two walks and a single...got out of a bases loaded jam with the help of a first-to-home-to-first double play...recalled from Omaha (AAA) earlier in the day, being placed on the Major League roster for the first time. = Made one start for the Storm Chasers, allowing two runs on four hits over 6.1 innings at Colorado Springs April 7, but did not factor into the decision as the Sky Sox rallied to win, 8-7 in 10 innings...made four appearances with the Royals during Spring Training, going 0-1 with a 15.19 ERA (9 ER in 5.1 IP). Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (4x), last:april 10 vs. OAK April 15 vs. LA Angels 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 = Mike was charged with the tying run in the seventh last night after he allowed a leadoff single to Cameron Maybin as well as a one-out walk in his 1/3 of an inning...he s allowed four runs in his last four outings after making back-to-back scoreless appearances to start the year. = Made his Royals debut on Opening Day, his first Major League appearance since Sept. 20, 2014 with Atlanta is in his second season with the Royals organization he didn t pitch in the Majors in 2016, but made 10 outings between Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA) on two separate rehab assignments. = Spent his first five big league seasons with the Atlanta Braves (2010-14), predominantly working as a starter...set a career high with 13 victories in 2013. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 (0.0%) 2017 Strikeout High: 2, April 7 at HOU April 14 vs. LA Angels 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Peter made his team-leading sixth appearance Friday night, tossing 2.0 innings in relief of Danny Duffy...retired the first five hitters he faced, before a single, a hit batsman and a walk loaded the bases in the ninth...his six relief outings are tied for fifth in the American League. = Moylan has stranded all six baserunners he s inherited this season, one behind Jose Alvarez and Jose Leclerc for the American League lead. = Made 50 appearances in 2016 after having his contract selected on May 12, his most since 2010 named Royals Pitcher of the Month in September...he also pitched for Team Australia in this spring s World Baseball Classic, making a scoreless 2.0-inning appearance vs. Cuba, recording three strikeouts. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: April 13, 2016 at HOU (203rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/2 2017 Strikeout High: 4, April 15 vs. LAA April 15 vs. LA Angels (Win) 1.2 1 0 0 2 4 = Joakim earned his first victory of the season last night, working 1 2/3 innings...he allowed the tying run to score in the seventh on Ben Revere s RBI single... however, he stranded the bases loaded by fanning Albert Pujols...worked a scoreless eighth inning ahead of Mike Moustakas go-ahead blast. = Soria s four strikeouts in last night s outing were the most by a KC reliever this season...while his 38 pitches were the sixth-highest total of his career. = He is in his 10th Major League season, including seven with the Royals (2007-12, 16) ranks third in club history in saves (161) and relief appearances (373). Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Oct. 4, 2015 at MIL (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/3 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (2x) last: April 6 at MIN April 12 vs. Oakland 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 = Travis worked 0.2 inning Wednesday, recording the final out of the fifth, before giving up a leadoff double and a one-out walk in the sixth...he s been saddled with eight inherited runners, second-most in the AL...made three scoreless appearances vs. the Angels last season as a member of the Cubs. = Ranked sixth in the NL last season with 77 appearances, all out of the Cubs bullpen went 4-0 with a 2.95 ERA (20 ER in 61.0 IP) and 12 holds. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Aug. 14, 2016 at MIN (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/2 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (2x), last April 12 vs. OAK April 12 vs. Oakland 0.1 3 2 2 1 1 = Chris was charged with two runs Wednesday night, allowing three hits and a walk in his 0.1 inning...it marked just the seventh time in 41 relief outings where he s surrendered multiple runs...tossed 1.1 scoreless frames Sunday in Houston, working out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth inning. = Posted a 4.13 ERA (15 ER in 32.2 IP) in 21 relief outings last season, opposed to a 7.39 ERA (46 ER in 56.0 IP) in 13 starts. = His career.230 opponents average is second best among active pitchers (min. 1200.0 IP), trailing only Clayton Kershaw (.205). Alexander - - Duffy 1-0 0 1.29 1 7.0 3 1 Hammel - - Herrera 0-0 1 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Junis - - Karns 0-0 0 1.50 1 6.0 4 1 Kennedy - - Minor 0-0 0 27.00 1 0.1 1 1 Moylan 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 1 0 Soria 1-0 0 0.00 1 1.2 1 0 Vargas - - Wood - - Young - - Royals vs. Angels 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER - - 2-1 0 3.46 5 26.0 24 10 2-3 0 5.30 7 35.2 41 21 2-0 1 2.16 15 16.2 17 4 - - 0-1 0 4.70 4 23.0 24 12 0-4 0 6.55 5 22.0 28 16 0-0 0 6.75 2 5.1 12 4 0-0 0 0.00 2 3.0 1 0 4-1 10 2.54 29 28.1 20 8 6-4 0 3.02 16 101.1 92 34 1-0 0 2.25 4 8.0 5 2 4-4 0 5.58 13 59.2 69 37
Hitting Notes Drew Butera This Series: Has not played This Stand: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Drew entered as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning on Wednesday, and popped out in his only at-bat made his only start on April 8 at Houston. = Butera played in 10 games for the Angels in 2015, before being traded to Kansas City on May 7 has reached safely in five straight vs. the Angels = Played in four games at the World Baseball Classic for Team Italy, going 4-for-14 (.286) with two homers and four runs scored. = Set career highs in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480) in 2016 made 34 starts behind the plate last season, reaching base in 26 of those games hit.275 (30-for-109) as a starter and.357 (5-for-14) off the bench. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 4-for-8, 2 R, 2B This Stand: 10-for-17 (.588), 3 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 5 g (10-17) = Lorenzo recorded his career-high tying fourth straight multi-hit game last night (fourth time) and has now reached safely at least twice in 10 of 11 games. = Cain has a 13-game hitting streak here at Kauffman Stadium since Aug. 9, 2016, in which he s batting.412/.475/.549 (21-for-51) wih nine RBI. = Ranks third in the Majors and first in the AL with a.511 on-base percentage also ranks tied for third in the Majors with 10 walks. = Hit.371 (33-for-89) vs. left-handed pitching last season, second best in the Majors (min. 100 plate appearances), trailing only Martin Prado (.424). = Batting.339 (81-for-239) in day games since the start of 2015, third in the Majors behind only J.T. Realmuto (.364) and Dee Gordon (.360). = Leads the American League with a.571 batting average (4-for-7) with runners in scoring position and with a.588 average (10-for-17) at home. = Stole third base in the third inning on Thursday, his fourth steal of the season is now 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts in his last 17 games dating back to last season. = Played in just 103 games last season due to hamstring and wrist injuries the Royals were 57-44 with him in the starting lineup in 2016 and 24-37 without him. Christian Colón This Series: Has not played This Stand: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Christian made his season debut on April 8, going 0-for-2, and hasn t appeared in a game since made the Opening Day roster for the third straight season. = Appeared in 54 games last season, making 29 starts at second base and 10 at third hit his first Major League home run on Sept. 15 of last season, a three-run homer off Oakland s Dillon Overton in his 293rd career at-bat hit.290 (18-for-62) with nine of his 13 RBI in the seventh inning or later last season. = Colón has a career.406 on-base percentage when leading off an inning, which ranks third among AL hitters since the start of 2014 (min. 60 plate appearances). Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: Has not played This Stand: 0-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Cheslor went 0-for-4 on Wednesday and is 2-for-11 on the season, both hits coming on April 8 at Houston, including a solo HR in Kansas City s 7-3 win. = Cuthbert hit six of his 14 home runs last season in day games, including his first career multi-hr game on June 11 at the White Sox. = Batting.320/.352/.467 (39-for-122) vs. left-handed pitching since the start of last season, including going 40-for-his-last-109 (.367). = Won the American League rookie batting title last season, hitting.274 (130-for-475) also led AL rookies in doubles (28), tied for the lead in multi-hit games (33) and ranked second in hits (130) his 12 HR were third most by a Royals rookie third baseman, two shy of Kevin Seitzer (1987) and Alex Gordon (2007). = His 123 starts at third base last season were fourth most by a Royals rookie, behind Seitzer (139 in 1987), Gordon (129 in 2007) and George Brett (128 in 1974). Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-5, BB This Stand: 3-for-16 (.188), BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Alcides went 0-for-3 last night enters today with 182 consecutive starts dating back to Sept. 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias. = Escobar committed the Royals first error of the season in the eighth inning on Thursday, snapping a club-record eight straight errorless games to start the season. = Hit.298 (50-for-168) in 42 day games last season, including three three-hit games and a four-hit game on May 15 vs. Atlanta. = Has played in 954 games since joining the Royals prior to the 2011 season since then, only Robinson Cano (966) and Adrian Gonzalez (958) have more. = Escobar had a 25-game on-base streak at home from May 15-July 9 of last season, the longest by a Royal since Gordon s 32-game on-base streak at home in 2011. = Appeared in seven games for Team Venezuela during the World Baseball Classic, batting.375 (9-for-24) with two doubles and four RBI. = Led the American League with 10 sacrifices last season his 65 sacrifices since the start of 2011 are second most in the Majors, behind Elvis Andrus (70). Alex Gordon This Series: 2-for-7, R, BB This Stand: 3-for-19 (.158), 3 R, 2 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (3-11) = Alex walked to leadoff the first inning last night and scored on Hosmer s RBI single, the third straight game in which he s reached and scored to leadoff the first. = Gordon made his fourth career start in right field Wednesday, his first since July 27, 2010. = Threw out Evan Gattis at second base on Sunday, his 75th career outfield assists, most in the Majors since 2010. = Reached via hit-by-pitch on April 5, the 76th HBP of his career, two shy of Mike Macfarlane (78) for the Royals all-time record. = Played in just 128 games last season, missing 29 games from May 23-June 24 with a fractured right wrist after colliding with Mike Moustakas on May 22. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, Gordon was charged with an error on May 13, 2016, snapping a streak of 188 consecutive games without one, dating back to August 2, 2014 he s errored just once in 102 games (101 starts) since. Eric Hosmer This Series: 2-for-7, 2 RBI, BB This Stand: 3-for-17, (.176), 3 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Eric tied the game with an RBI single in the first inning last night, extending his on-base streak to 10 games. = Hosmer hit.299 (44-for-147) with eight homers and 33 RBI in 38 home games last season he s reached safely in 15 of his last 16 day games. = Last season, Hosmer was named Royals Majestic Player of the Month in April, batting.326 (29-for-89), which included a career-best 18-game hitting streak. = Was a member of Team USA, which won the 2017 World Baseball Classic championship named to the WBC All-Tournament team, batting.385 (10-for-26) with three doubles, a homer and five RBI he also tied for second on the team with six runs scored in the tournament. = His 62 go-ahead RBI since 2015 are tied for fourth most in the Majors, trailing only Nolan Arenado (66), Matt Kemp (65) and Albert Pujols (63) earned his second Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year award last season while leading American League first basemen with 154 starts also named All-Star Game MVP. Raúl Mondesi This Series: 0-for-5, sac This Stand: 2-for-14 (.143), 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Raúl went 0-for-3 last night made his regular season debut on July 26, 2016 vs. the Angels and recorded his first Major League hit the next day, his 21st birthday. = Since his recall on July 26, 2016, his nine sacrifice hits lead the Majors and are three more than any other position player leads ML with three sacrifices in 2017. = Mondesi has four steals, tied for fourth most in the American League went 33-for-35 in stolen base attempts in 2016, including 9-for-10 in the Majors. = Hit a solo home run on an 0-2 count in the ninth inning on Wednesday vs. Oakland that traveled an estimated 436 ft. to center, according to Statcast. Brandon Moss This Series: 2-for-6, R, HR, RBI, BB This Stand: 2-for-16 (.125), R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-6) = Moss had a go-ahead solo home run in the fourth inning last night, his first homer at Kauffman Stadium as a Royal has six HR and 20 RBI in 23 career games here, including two HR and five RBI in the 2014 Wild Card Game for Oakland. = Has 11 home runs and 32 RBI in 48 career games vs. the Angels his 11 HR are his second most vs. any opponent and his 32 RBI are his third most. = His 28 home runs in just 413 at-bats last season were the second-highest total of his career, behind his 30 with Oakland in 2013 averaged one homer every 14.75 at bats, which ranked third in the National League (min. 400 at bats) 53 percent of his hits last season went for extra bases (49 of 93). Mike Moustakas This Series: 2-for-7, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB This Stand: 4-for-18 (.222), 5 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 4 g (4-14) = Mike hit the go-ahead solo HR in the eighth inning last night off LHP Jose Alvarez, his first HR vs. a lefty since April 9, 2016 vs. Minnesota (Tommy Milone) it was his 300th career RBI and third career go-ahead HR in the eighth inning or later and the first since April 16, 2014 at Houston (11th inning off Jerome Williams). = Moose has homered in back-to-back games for the eighth time in his career and first since April 21-22, 2016. = Has 23 home runs in his last 286 at-bats since Aug. 20, 2015 his 12.43 AB/HR ratio during that time ranks second in the Majors (min. 250 at-bats). = Moustakas is a career.272 hitter (138-for-508) from the No. 2 spot in the lineup, his best average in any batting slot (min. 5 plate appearances). = Moustakas, who is from Los Angeles, hit his first career home run vs. the Angels on June 11, 2011 in Anaheim. = Returning from an ACL tear, which kept him out for much of 2016 in a career-low 27 games last season, he hit.240 with seven homers and 13 RBI. Paulo Orlando This Series: 1-for-7, R This Stand: 2-for-14 (.143), R Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Paulo went 0-for-3 last night but is still batting.343/.343/.571 (12-for-35) with four doubles, two triples and two RBI in 11 career games vs. the Angels = Orlando hit.331 (78-for-236) in 63 games at Kauffman Stadium in 2016, the sixth-best home average in the American League (min. 225 at-bats). = Hit.307 (43-for-140) vs. left-handed pitching last season batting.348/.387/.536 (24-for-69) in his last 17 day games since the start of last August. = Batted.302 (138-for-457) in 2016, his first full season in the Majors his 138 hits were most ever by a Brazilian-born player, topping Yan Gomes (135 in 2014). = Ranked fourth in the AL last season, batting.329 (52-for-158) with two outs of his 72 career RBI, 32 of them (44.4 percent) have come with two outs. Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-6, R, HR, 2 RBI This Stand: 4-for-17 (.235), R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Salvy went 0-for-3 last night, snapping an eight-game hitting streak, in which he hit.313/.308/.813 (10-for-32) with five homers and seven RBI. = Perez homered in four straight games from April 6-9, the longest streak by a Royal since Billy Butler in 2011 and one shy of Mike Sweeney s club record in 2002. = Nine of his last 10 HR have been solo shots, dating back to last season his 46 HR as a catcher since 2015 are most in the Majors. = Perez has 92 career home runs, including 89 of them as a catcher Mike Macfarlane holds the Royals record with 93 HR as a catcher. = Batting.286 (32-for-112) with six home runs and 18 RBI in 28 career games vs. the Angels. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 544 games at catcher since 2013, most in the Major Leagues. = Threw out a career-high 30 would-be basestealers in 2016, second most in Majors his 101 catcher caught stealings since 2013 are second most in the Majors. = Perez received his American League Silver Slugger award at catcher and his fourth straight Rawlings Gold Glove award before Friday night s game.
This & That DUPER SUPER TO START 17--Kansas City s replay specialist, Bill Duplissea was quiet for the first four games of 2017, but has been busy (and successful) in five of the last seven, forging reversals each time out, making him 5-for-5 to open the season...the most recent last night against the Angels, when replay proved that Martin Maldonado was indeed out at first base to end the fifth inning...1:28 later, New York agreed with Duplissea and flipped the on-field decision...dupe also had a pair of overturns in the Oakland series to open this homestand, as well a pair of calls flipped last weekend in Houston...Dupe closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good of 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). OH SOLO WE-O--The good news is that the Royals have already clubbed 15 home runs in the first 11 games, four more than a season ago at this time...the mediocre news is that last night s blasts by Brandon Moss and Mike Moustakas upped KC s solo homer total to 13...the lone blasts with anybody aboard to this point was Moose s 2-run shot in the first inning here on Friday night to give the Royals a lead they never relinquished and Eric Hosmer s 2-run blast a week ago last night during a 6-run eighth inning in Houston. RISP S STILL UNREWARDING--Kansas City went 1-for-4 with runners in scoring position last night, with Eric Hosmer knocking home the tying run in the first inning on a single to left...on the year, the Royals are hitting.159 (11-for-69) in scoring position situations, which is currently 28th among all big league clubs...this is unchartered territory for the Royals, who finished fourth in the A.L. last year with a.273 mark with runners in scoring position, after finishing second in the loop in both 2015 (.281) and 2014 (.271). DUFFY AND HIS K S--For every strikeout that he records in 2017, Danny Duffy will donate $500 to Noah s Bandage Project, a local foundation that provides fun bandages to kids and raises money for pediatric cancer research...through three starts, he s on the hook for $8,500 with 17 strikeouts to this point, including a halfdozen here on Friday night Danny recorded 188 strikeouts in 2016, the most by a left-handed pitcher in KC history, Bill Butler s 156 K s in 1969. LOVIN THOSE LEFTIES--The southpaw duo of Danny Duffy and Jason Vargas are off to outstanding starts as the 2017 season unfolds...each at 2-0 on the year, the twosome has combined for 33.2 innings allowing only 24 hits and five runs (all earned) with nine walks and 31 strikeouts for a 1.34 ERA...Duff s win on Friday night extended his club record Kauffman Stadium unbeaten streak to 16 starts with last night s performance, posting an 8-0 record and 3.55 ERA (38 earned runs in 102.0 innings) during the skein...he has not been defeated in The K since September 5, 2015...as for Vargas, who was a winner here on Thursday vs. the A s with 7.2 scoreless frames, he has recorded a 1.40 ERA in his five starts since being deemed ready to perform last September after undergoing Tommy John surgery in July, 2015. HOMEWORK--With wins in the first two games of this series and a victory on Thursday vs. Oakland, the Royals are now 3-2 in this opening homestand with three games to play...following an day off tomorrow, the homestand will conclude with the first Interleague test of the new year as San Francisco comes to The K for a pair of night games on Tuesday and Wednesday in what will be the Giants first visit to town since the 2014 World Series...Kansas City will hit the road for a week following the Giants series, traveling to Arlington for four games and then to Chicago for three with the White Sox...after the visit Chi-Town, KC will start a stretch from April 28-May 18 in which it will host 17 of 21 games here in Kauffman Stadium, the only break a 4-game trip to Tampa Bay on May 8-11. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is now in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he enters today two games under.500 with the Royals at 554-556 during the regular season, the win total shattering Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers is games (2,069) and wins (1,011)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.170 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff (1991-2002). 162 ON THE TUBE--Today s game is on FOX Sports Kansas City with 2016 Emmy award winning Ryan Lefebvre on the play-by-play and Rex Hudler providing the analysis...every game of the 2017 season will be on television, 151 via FSKC, while nine are ticketed for FS 1 and two others on the FOX Network...the Royals are also slated for two appearances on ESPN...Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery will provide the pre and post game analysis on Royals Live. YEAR #49 AT THE MIC--The 2007 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award, Denny Matthews was in the broadcast booth on April 8, 1969 when Joe Keough delivered a 12th inning single to give Kansas City a win in the first game in franchise history against these Twins and the veteran announcer is back in the booth here in Minnesota for his 49th season behind the microphone...ryan Lefebvre, who will once again work both the TV and radio side during the year, is calling his 19th opener since joining the Royals...Steve Physioc in his sixth season in the broadcast booth for the Royals and Steve Stewart will anchor the pre and post-game as well as in-game updates all season, while also providing the play-by-play call on many occasions, his 10th season with KC...Don Free controls the dials for a 32nd and final season as the producer/engineer. vs. Angels (2017) vs. Angels (career) At Home (career) Skaggs (career) Cain (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 Cain.500 8 4 0 0 Colon Cuthbert Escobar.000 5 0 0 0 Gordon.286 7 2 0 0 Hosmer.286 7 2 0 2 Mondesi.000 5 0 0 0 Moss.333 6 2 1 1 Moustakas.286 7 2 2 3 Orlando.143 7 1 0 0 Perez.167 6 1 1 2.241 29 7 0 4.305 118 36 1 16.000 2 0 0 0.250 12 3 0 0.231 199 46 0 11.264 220 58 3 24.244 168 41 6 23.167 12 2 0 1.272 151 41 11 32.220 109 24 7 11.343 35 12 0 2.286 112 32 6 18.200 461 92 2 32.301 1083 326 22 152.252 151 38 1 13.284 278 79 5 36.265 2046 542 16 178.266 2291 609 75 305.276 1651 455 44 239.171 82 14 1 5.229 1342 307 57 191.251 1174 295 38 150.306 382 117 7 40.276 1211 334 39 175.333 3 1 0 0.500 2 1 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 0.500 2 1 1 3.500 2 1 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.000 4 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.176 17 3 1 1 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 3 15 5.0 2-1 3 Jason Hammel 2 6 3.0 0-2 - Nate Karns 2 7 3.5 1-1 1 Ian Kennedy 2 1 0.5 0-2 1 Jason Vargas 2 8 4.0 2-0 2 Totals 11 37 3.4 5-6 7 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy 1-0 1-1 2-1 Hammel - 0-2 0-2 Karns - 1-1 1-1 Kennedy - 0-2 0-2 Vargas - 2-0 2-0 Total 1-0 4-6 5-6 Butera Perez Totals Starts 1 10 11 CS/ATT 0/0 1/8 1/8 Pct. 0.0 12.5 12.5 ERA 2.25 4.26 4.01 ER/IP 3/12.0 41/86.2 44/98.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 1 (Last: 4/8 @ HOU)
2017 Royals Home Runs vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera 9/7/16 @ MIN K. Gibson 32 Cain 8/26/16 @ BOS J. Tazawa 55 Colon 9/15/16 OAK D. Overton 7 Cuthbert 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU D. Keuchel 7 Escobar 9/22/16 @ CLE S. Clevinger 72 Gordon 9/25/16 @ DET M. Pelfrey 64 Hosmer 1-1 - 1-1 - - - 1 1 - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU L. Gregerson 22 Mondesi 1-1 1-1 1 - - - - 1 - - 0-1 4/12/17 OAK F. Montas 8 Moss 2-2 1 1 2 - - - - 1 1-2 - - - 1 1 1-1 4/15/17 LAA M. Shoemaker 1 Moustakas 5 1 4 2 3 4 1 - - 4 1-1 3 - - - 3 2 2-3 4/15/17 LAA J. Alvarez 0 Orlando 9/19/16 CWS C. Rodon 79 Perez 5-5 1 4 5 - - - 3 2-1 1 2 3 - - - 3-2 4/14/17 LAA D. Guerra 4 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Alex Gordon (8/18/16 vs. Minnesota, fourth inning) - Franchise total: 122 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (9/6/16 @ Minnesota, 2-run off Ervin Santana, 3-run off Pat Light) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez (4/8/17 at Houston, eighth inning off Luke Gregerson) - once in 2017 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: Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Victor Martinez (9/25/16 @ Comerica Park off Edinson Volquez, 3rd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez, Boston (8/27/16 @ Fenway Park, Danny Duffy pitching, 5th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: George Springer, Houston (4/9/17 @ Minute Maid Park, Nate Karns pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mitch Moreland, Texas (7/30/16 @ Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (7/5/16 @ Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (9/5/16 @ Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2017 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera - - - 0 g - - - Cain 3 1 - - - 4 - - 1-1 - - 5 g 5 g (4/10-pres) 5 - Colon - - - 0 g - - - Cuthbert 1 - - - - 1 - - 0 g - - - Escobar 2 - - - - 2 - - 0 g 3 g (4/10-13) 1 - Gordon 2 - - - - 2 2 - - - - 2 1 1 2 - - - 3 g 3 g (2x) 2 1 Hosmer - 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - 2 g 5 g (4/5-9) - - Mondesi - - - 1 1 - - - 0 g - 1 - Moss - - - 2 1 - - - 2 g - - - Moustakas 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1 3-1 - - 4 g 6 g (4/3-9) - - Orlando - - - - 2 - - - 0 g 3 g (4/12-14) - - Perez 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1 1-1 - - 0 g 8 g (4/6-14) - - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) 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: Danny Duffy, September 7, 2016 at Minnesota (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): September 11, 2016 at Chicago White Sox (2-0), Kennedy (6.0), Moylan (1.0), Herrera (1.0), Davis (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Salvador Perez, May 23, 2016 @ Minnesota (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Kendrys Morales, August 28, 2016 @ Boston (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, September 6, 2016 @ Minnesota Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 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: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 28, 2015 @ Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: September 27, 2016 vs. Minnesota (4-3 in 11 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 8, 2017 @ Houston (8th inning, 6 runs) (Once in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: June 13-15, 2016 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 15-17, 2016 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 3-6, 2017 @ Minnesota Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 28-31, 2016 @ Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 2 4/13/17 vs. OAK Pitchers 13 9/30/16 vs. CLE Butera 6 9/23/16 @ DET Cain 48 6/17/16 vs. DET Colón 4 9/15/16 vs. OAK Cuthbert 11 9/23/16 @ DET Escobar 2 4/13/17 vs. OAK Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gordon 26 9/14/16 vs. OAK Hosmer 53 8/14/16 @ MIN Mondesi 42 8/15/16 @ DET Moss 22 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 10 5/21/16 @ CWS Orlando 37 8/31/16 vs. NYY Perez 36 8/25/16 @ MIA
Date Player Transaction 2/1 1B/OF-Brandon Moss Signed as a free agent 2/8 RHP-Jason Hammel Signed as a free agent RHP-Alec Mills Traded to Chicago Cubs for OF-Donald Dewes 2/15 LHP-Travis Wood Signed as a free agent LHP-Brian Flynn Placed on the 60-day DL (stable lumbar vertebral fracture) 3/8 RHP-Kyle Zimmer Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 3/13 1B/OF-Samir Dueñez Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) RHP-Jake Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Kevin McCarthy Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Miguel Almonte Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 3/17 OF-Bubba Starling Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF-Ramón Torres Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Andrew Edwards Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 3/27 LHP-Scott Alexander Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Billy Burns Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Peter O Brien Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 2017 Transactions Date Player Transaction 4/1 INF/OF-Whit Merrifield Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/2 OF-Jorge Soler Placed on 10-day D.L. (left oblique strain) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha (AAA) Placed on 60-day D.L. (left oblique strain) RHP-Peter Moylan Selected from Omaha (AAA) 4/10 OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 4/11 LHP-Matt Strahm Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/12 LHP-Scott Alexander Recalled from Omaha (AAA) RHP-Jake Junis Recalled from Omaha (AAA) Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/3 at Minnesota 7 Kepler called out at 1B 1-1 0:58 Overturned Opp. 1-0 4/8 at Houston 5 Marisnick called out on SB attempt 1-2 2:18 Stands Opp. 1-1 7 Marisnick no interference on DP 1-2 2:13 Overturned KC 1-0 4/9 at Houston 2 Reddick called safe at 2B on SB 0-1 1:40 Overturned KC 2-0 4/10 Oakland 6 Mondesi called out at 2B 0-2 1:16 Overturned KC 3-0 4/13 Oakland 2 Mondesi called out on SB attempt 2-0 1:05 Overturned KC 4-0 4/15 Los Angeles Angels 5 Maldonado safe at 1B 2-1 1:28 Overturned KC 5-0 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Gordon (5-6) 2nd: Cain (1-0), Moustakas (4-6) 3rd: Cain (4-6), Hosmer (1-0) 4th: Hosmer (4-6), Perez (1-0) 5th: Cuthbert (1-0), Perez (4-6) 6th: Moss (4-5), Orlando (1-1) 7th: Cuthbert (0-2), Escobar (1-0), Orlando (4-4) 8th: Colon (1-0), Escobar (4-6) 9th: Butera (1-0), Mondesi (4-6) The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (2-1), Hammel (0-2), Karns (1-1), Kennedy (0-2), Vargas (2-0) C: Butera (1-0), Perez (4-6) 1B: Hosmer (5-6) 2B: Colon (1-0), Mondesi (4-6) 3B: Cuthbert (1-1), Moustakas (4-5) SS: Escobar (5-6) LF: Gordon (5-5), Moss (0-1) CF: Cain (5-6) RF: Gordon (0-1), Orlando (5-5) DH: Cuthbert (0-1), Moss (4-4), Moustakas (0-1), Perez (1-0) Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 5 3 3 3 4 4-13 2-37 Opponents 3 2 5 6 2 4 18-3 - - 1 - - - 44 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 1 1-2 - 1 - - - - Opponents 1 2 - - 1 1-1 - - Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - - 4 2nd - 5 7 3rd - 1 4 4th - 1 4 5th - 5 7 6th - 2 4 7th - - 1 8th - - - 9th - 1 2 Kansas City By the Days Monday 0-2 Tuesday - Wednesday 0-2 Thursday 1-1 Friday 2-0 Saturday 2-0 Sunday 0-1 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 5 4/14 vs. LA Angels (3rd, 1 hit) 3 runs - 1 4/7 @ Houston (8th, 3 hits) 4 runs - - - 5 runs - - - 6 runs - 1 4/8 @ Houston (8th, 5 hits) 7 runs - - - Lead after six innings: 4-1 Lead after seven innings: 3-0 Lead after eight innings: 5-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 4-0 Score first: 2-1 Score more than three runs: 3-1 Hit home run: 4-4 Series opener: 2-2 10 or more hits: 1-0 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 0-2 Tied after seven innings: 1-1 Tied after eight innings: 0-1 Starter works 6.0 IP: 1-2 Opponents score first: 3-5 Score three runs or less: 2-5 Do not homer: 1-2 Series finale: 1-2 Opponents 10 or more hits: 0-2 Trail after six innings: 1-3 Trail after seven innings: 1-5 Trail after eight innings: 0-5 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 0-4 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 1/1 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/1 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 3/2 Errorless games by KC: 4-6 Extra Innings 0-1