Jays vs. Royals The Royals took two of three from the Jays in Kansas City in late June...Kansas City is 189-199 in all-time regular season play vs. Toronto, 86-108 in the Ontario province and 51-71 in Rogers Centre. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 6/23 KC W, 5-4 Soria Loup *38,848 6/24 KC W, 3-2 Vargas Estrada 26,938 6/25 KC L, 2-8 Liriano Alexander 37,182 9/19 @ Tor 9/20 @ Tor 9/21 @ Tor Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (73-76) @ Toronto Blue Jays (70-80) Rogers Centre - Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Game #150 - Road Game #75 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD), FOX Sports Go & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Wednesday, September 20 @ Toronto Blue Jays: RHP Jakob Junis (7-2, 4.15) vs. LHP Brett Anderson (1-1, 3.27), 6:07 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, September 21 @ Toronto Blue Jays: LHP Jason Vargas (16-10, 4.19) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (9-10, 3.76), 6:07 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, September 22 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP Jason Hammel (8-12, 5.05) vs. TBA, 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, September 23 @ Chicago White Sox: LHP Danny Duffy (8-9, 3.71) vs. TBA, 6:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, September 24 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP Sam Gaviglio (4-5, 4.35) vs. TBA, 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game can be heard on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart on the call, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer in his 32nd and final year tonight is being televised in HD on FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler, while Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. TOUGH WEEKEND IN CLEVELAND--About the only good news that came out of a 4-game stop in Cleveland was Kansas City s snapping of the Tribe s A.L. record 22-game winning streak on Friday night... the Royals then dropped the next two contests to lose three of four in the set, the finale a 3-2 defeat on Sunday...Danny Duffy returned to the hill for the first time in over three weeks and was outstanding, making only one mistake, which was hit a long way by Edwin Encarnacion...the 2-run blast was the only hit allowed by Duffy after he retired the 10 of the first 12 he faced, the other two reaching on errors...he fanned eight and walked none while on a pitch limit that was reached with 62 through 5.0 innings...the offense was stifled by perennial Cy Young candidate Corey Kluber, who ran his record to 17-4 with 7.0 shutout innings...the Royals plated two in the eighth and had two aboard in the ninth, but wound up falling for the 15th time in the last 24 games and enter play tonight 4 1/2 games out in the Wild Card race with only 13 games to play. GORDON ADDS TO PLUNKING RECORD--Left fielder Alex Gordon was hit by a pitch in Sunday s loss at Cleveland, the 14th bruise incurred this year which ties him with Todd Frazier for fourth in the American League this season...it was also the 89th plunking of his career, extending his club record by 11 over the previous mark of 78 set by Mike Macfarlane during his two stints with the club (1987-94 and 1996-98)...the 89 hit by pitches are tied with Adam Jones and the retired Kevin Youklis for second most among American Leaguers since 2007 when Gordon broke into the Majors...Shin-soo Choo leads since 07 with 94 HBP s. STOP #2 ON EXTENDED JOURNEY--Tonight starts the second series of this 4-city, 11-game journey that started with a 1-3 visit to Cleveland, as the Tribe clinched the A.L. Central...KC is here through Thursday, then will travel to Chicago for three over the weekend and then make-up a May 25 washout with a matinee affair in Yankee Stadium next Monday...the last time Kansas City hit four towns on one trip was April 29-May 11, 2005, making stops in Cleveland, Chicago, Baltimore and Toronto, going 3-9 on the swing. WILL IT BE A LUCKY 13?--Kansas City enters tonight with 13 games remaining and needs to make up 4 1/2 games in the standings if it intends to get back to postseason play for the third time in four years...with Cleveland no longer on the 2017 regular season slate, the combined record of KC s five remaining opponents stands at 362-388 for a.483 winning pct...of the remaining opponents, both the Yankees and Diamondbacks have substantial leads for the #1 Wild Card spot in each league...kc has six games left within the A.L. Central including Chicago (3) and Detroit (3) who collectively possess a mark of 122-177 for a.408 winning pct...the remaining non-central squads on KC s schedule are Toronto (3) and the Yankees (1), who are a combined 153-147, a.510 pct., while the National League s Arizona Diamondbacks are the last opponent of the regular season and have an 87-64 ledger. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing right-hander compiled a 38-31 during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 are adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Ian Kennedy (4-11, 5.45) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (11-8, 3.08) 2017 2016 Career 2017 2016 Career Ian Kennedy vs. Blue Jays - 0-0 0-0 Major League Record 4-11 (5.45 ERA) 11-11 90-90 Marcus Stroman vs. Royals - 1-1 2-1 Major League Record 11-8 (3.08 ERA) 9-10 35-24 IAN KENNEDY is making his 28th start of the season and 265th of his career (267th appearance) tonight vs. Toronto it s his third career start vs. the Blue Jays and first since July 6, 2016 he is in the second season of a five-year deal he signed with the Royals on January 29, 2016. BACK IN BUSINESS--Ian is making his first start in 11 days after being skipped in the rotation last week due to shoulder fatigue and tightness. WINLESS STREAK REACHES EIGHT--Kennedy last pitched on September 8 in an 8-5 defeat vs. Minnesota at Kauffman Stadium he allowed three runs on four hits and three walks in 3.0 innings, with two strikeouts, suffering his fifth consecutive loss Ian allowed one run in each of his 3.0 innings, including a sacrifice fly in the first, an RBI single in the second and a solo home run in the third after seven of the 16 batters reached safely, he departed after 3.0 innings trailing 3-1 he s failed to complete 5.0 innings in four of his last five starts after doing so in 16 of his first 22 starts. STRIKEOUT STORY--Ian has recorded a strikeout in all 266 career appearances it s the longest active streak to begin a career in the Majors and is the third longest all-time, trailing only Dwight Gooden (349) and Josh Beckett (335). HITS HARD TO COME BY--Kennedy has held opponents to six-or-fewer hits in 23 of 27 starts this season, just two behind the American League leader, Justin Verlander he allowed no more than six hits in each of his first 15 starts, setting a new club record to begin a season, surpassing Edinson Volquez (13) in 2015 his.201 average (59-for- 294) through his first 15 starts ranked second in the Majors behind Chris Sale (.197), but opponents are batting.306 (70-for-229) in 12 starts since. VS. BLUE JAYS--Ian is decision-less despite a 2.08 ERA (3 ER in 13.0 IP) and.114 opponents average (5-for-44) in two career starts vs. Toronto he last faced the Blue Jays here on July 6, 2016 allowing two runs on four hits and one walk in 6.0 innings en route 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 4/16 LA Angels ND, 1-0 8.0 2 0 0 0 2 10 111-67 0-0 4/22 at Texas ND, 1-2 7.0 4 1 1 1 3 3 95-60 1-1 4/28 Minnesota ND, 4-6 5.1 2 2 2 1 2 6 100-61 3-2 5/4 White Sox L, 3-8 4.1 6 5 4 2 1 3 84-52 0-5 5/21 at Minnesota (2) L, 4-8 2.0 3 5 5 2 3 1 54-28 2-5 5/26 at Cleveland ND, 6-4 5.0 3 4 4 1 2 4 88-50 4-4 5/31 Detroit L, 5-6 3.0 4 5 5 1 3 4 74-43 3-5 6/5 Houston L, 3-7 5.0 6 4 4 1 3 4 96-53 2-4 6/10 at San Diego ND, 12-6 6.0 6 4 4 1 2 5 100-67 3-4 6/16 at LA Angels W, 3-1 6.0 2 1 1 1 1 4 97-57 2-1 6/21 Boston ND, 6-4 4.2 3 4 2 2 3 4 89-54 2-3 6/28 at Detroit W, 8-2 7.0 5 2 2 2 1 5 94-63 5-2 7/3 at Seattle W, 3-1 6.2 4 1 1 0 2 7 105-67 3-1 7/8 at LA Dodgers ND, 4-5 (10) 6.0 7 3 3 1 1 7 100-71 3-3 7/16 Texas ND, 4-3 6.2 5 2 2 2 1 6 99-63 2-2 7/21 White Sox ND, 7-6 4.0 6 6 5 0 2 4 94-56 4-5 7/26 at Detroit W, 16-2 6.0 3 1 1 0 2 4 95-58 13-1 8/1 at Baltimore L, 2-7 4.0 8 4 4 0 1 2 92-63 1-3 8/7 St. Louis L, 3-11 6.0 6 7 6 1 4 5 103-67 2-7 8/12 at White Sox ND, 5-4 6.1 7 3 3 2 1 7 97-68 3-2 8/18 Cleveland L, 1-10 2.2 6 5 5 2 2 1 58-37 1-5 8/23 Colorado ND, 6-4 4.2 7 3 3 2 3 6 95-60 1-3 8/28 Tampa Bay L, 0-12 2.2 6 7 7 2 2 1 45-29 0-7 9/3 at Minnesota ND, 5-4 5.2 5 4 2 1 1 1 89-57 3-4 9/8 Minnesots L, 5-8 3.0 4 3 3 1 3 2 55-33 3-1 2017 Totals 4-11 5.45 138.2 129 91 84 30 58 115 2403-1400 58.3% Career Totals 90-90 4.07 1569.0 1465 764 710 216 536 1439 - - to recording his 12th of 13 double-digit strikeout games in his only other matchup on September 13, 2007 as a member of the Yankees, Kennedy held Toronto to one run on one hit over 7.0 innings the Blue Jays are one of only three teams he s never beaten (also, Baltimore and Texas). ON THE ROAD--Kennedy is 4-3 with a 4.21 ERA (34 ER in 72.2 IP) in 13 road starts this season, eight of which the Royals have won, including eight of the last 10 after starting 0-2 with a 6.12 ERA (17 ER in 25.0 IP) through his first four road starts, he is 4-1 with a 3.21 ERA (17 ER in 47.2 IP) in his last eight, holding opponents to three-or-fewer runs in all but one start his.225 opponents average (60-for-267) away from home ranks eighth in the American League. Kennedy vs. Blue Jays Ian s Last Win: Player AVG. AB H HR RBI July 26, 2017 at Detroit (6.0 IP, 16-2 over Anibal Sanchez) Darwin Barney.214 14 3 0 0 Ian s Last Loss: Ezequiel Carrera.333 3 1 0 1 September 8, 2017 vs. Minnesota (3.0 IP, 5-8 to Ervin Santana) Josh Donaldson.000 2 0 0 0 Ian s Strikeout High: Russell Martin.125 8 1 0 1 12 (5x), last: September 2, 2015 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Miguel Montero.462 13 6 1 4 Kendrys Morales.000 4 0 0 0 Ian s Last Complete Game: Steve Pearce.000 1 0 0 0 June 17, 2012 at Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) - Second Career Kevin Pillar.000 2 0 0 0 Ian s Only Shutout: Michael Saunders.333 3 1 1 1 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 Tomorrow s Starter -- Jakob Junis = Jakob will make his 14th start (18th appearance) tomorrow vs. Toronto he s 7-2 with a 4.15 ERA (37 ER in 80.1 IP) in his rookie season. = Junis didn t factor into the decision in the Royals 3-2 loss on Thursday in Cleveland, holding the Indians to one run on seven hits and one walk in 5.2 innings, with one strikeout he s 4-0 with a 2.35 ERA (11 ER in 42.0 IP) in his last seven starts after going 1-2 with a 6.00 ERA (22 ER in 33.0 IP) through his first six starts. = He s won five straight decisions, the longest streak by a Royals rookie since Luke Hochevar won five straight from June 4-25, 2008, according to STATS. = He s issued just four walks to his last 169 batters as a starter, a stretch in which he s recorded 36 strikeouts in 42.2 IP (0.84 BB/9, 7.59 SO/9, 9.00 SO/BB). = He got a no-decision in his only previous start vs. Toronto on June 23, allowing just two runs on six hits and two walks in 6.1 innings, with four strikeouts. = He s 5-2 with a 4.75 ERA (22 ER in 41.2 IP) in nine appearances (seven starts) away from home and is tied for the Major League lead among rookies in road wins. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 149 46-52 - - 4.85 798.0 856 451 430 125 250 655.273 Relievers 148 27-24 34 55 4.24 526.2 511 275 248 57 228 462.254 Totals 149 73-76 34 55 4.61 1324.2 1367 726 678 182 478 1117.266 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 336/488 (68.9%) Saves/Save Opp: 34/55 (61.8%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 219/70 (32.0%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 38/53 Saves/Save Opp: 4/6 (66.7%) Last Save: September 12 vs. CWS (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 45/11 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 6/9 at SD Sept. 17 at Cleveland 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Scott worked around a walk and a single to record a scoreless sixth inning on Sunday in Cleveland, the 18th scoreless outing in his last 19 appearances since Aug. 15, a stretch in which he s pitched to a 1.08 ERA (2 ER in 16.2 IP) and held opponents to a.190 average (11-for-58) with a win, four saves and five holds. = Alexander s 2.23 ERA (20 ER in 64.2 IP) ranks fifth in the American League (min. 60.0 IP), and is tops among Major League rookies. = He ranks second among Major League relievers with a 73.4 ground ball rate, trailing only Zach Britton (74.3%), and is tied for second with 12 GIDP. Ryan Buchter (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 49/64 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: April 8 vs. SF (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 23/7 2017 Strikeout High: 3 (5x); last 9/8 vs. MIN Sept. 17 at Cleveland 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Ryan retired his only batter, Francisco Lindor, to strand an inherited runner in relief of Moylan in the seventh inning on Sunday, his ninth scoreless outing in his last 10 appearances since Aug. 25 he s pitched to a 3.27 ERA (8 ER in 22.0 IP) and.177 opponents average (14-for-79) in 22 outings with the Royals. = His 1.62 road ERA (6 ER in 33.1 IP) ranks eighth in the Majors (min. 30 IP) and he hasn't allowed an earned run on the road since July 17 (14.0 IP since). = Buchter (BOOK-ter) was acquired by the Royals on July 24 from San Diego in a six-player trade that also included Trevor Cahill and Brandon Maurer. Trevor Cahill 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/5 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: April 18, 2014 at LAD (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 9 on 4/26 at ARI (start) Sept. 15 at Cleveland 2.0 0 0 0 3 0 = Trevor worked around a pair of walks in the seventh inning on Friday and stranded another walk in the eighth to record 2.0 scoreless innings, his second straight scoreless outing (5.2 IP) after allowing a run in each of his first six appearances (three starts) with the Royals since being acquired from San Diego on July 23. = Cahill missed 21 days in August with right shoulder impingement syndrome he has a 7.89 ERA with the Royals after posting a 3.69 ERA with the Padres. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 43/58 Saves/Save Opp: 26/31 (83.9%) Last Save: Aug. 16 at OAK (43rd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/1 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/7 vs. HOU Sept. 14 at Cleveland 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 = Kelvin blew his fifth save in 31 chances on Thursday, allowing a game-tying RBI double by Francisco Lindor in the ninth he owns an 8.59 ERA (7 ER in 7.1 IP) in nine appearances since his last save on Aug. 16 at Oakland, after pitching to a 2.04 ERA (4 ER in 17.2 IP) in his previous 20 outings from July 2-Aug. 29. = Thursday s earned run was the first he d allowed on the road since May 19 at Minnesota, snapping a streak of 16.1 innings without allowing an earned run. Andres Machado 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/2 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2017 Strikeout High: n/a Sept. 5 at Detroit 3.0 6 3 3 0 1 = Andres last pitched on Sept. 5 in Detroit, allowing one run in each of his 3.0 innings, including solo home runs to Jacoby Jones and John Hicks. = Machado spent time at Wilmington (A), Northwest Arkansas (AA) and Omaha (AAA) this year, before making his big league debut on September 2 in Minnesota he was 8-9 with a 4.54 ERA (56 ER in 111.0 IP) in 26 appearances (19 starts) in the minors this season, including a 3.63 ERA in seven starts at Omaha. Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 42/65 Saves/Save Opp: 22/26 (84.6%) Last Save: September 9 vs. MIN (35th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 16/5 2017 Strikeout High: 3 (3x); last, 7/26 at DET Sept. 14 at Cleveland (Loss) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 = Brandon didn t retire any of the three batters he faced on Thursday, going: double, walk, walk-off RBI double to earn his sixth loss of the season and first since Aug. 9 at St. Louis he s allowed 31 hits and 11 walks in 18.1 innings with Kansas City (2.29 WHIP) after posting a 1.19 WHIP with San Diego. = He s converted 22 of 26 save opportunities this season, including two with the Royals, most recently recording the last three outs on Sept. 9 vs. Minnesota. = Maurer was acquired in a six-player trade on July 24 from San Diego, where he recorded 20 saves in 23 opportunities and had a 4.75 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 18/30 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/2 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 9/13 vs. CWS Sept. 16 at Cleveland 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 = Kevin allowed a solo home run and a single to begin the seventh inning on Saturday, before inducing a force out and an inning-ending double play the homer was the fourth he s allowed in his last eight appearances (6.00 ERA) after he held opponents without a homer over his first 22 appearances (1.59 ERA). = McCarthy is in his fourth stint with the Royals this season, after recording a 3.09 ERA (11 ER in 32.0 IP) in 25 appearances with Omaha (AAA) this year. Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 44/60 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: Sept. 15 at CLE (1st career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 32/13 2017 Strikeout High: 4 (3x), last: 8/19 vs. CLE Sept. 15 at Cleveland (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 = Mike issued a leadoff single in the ninth inning on Friday before striking out the side to record his first professional save in his 227th career outing (171st in the Majors) he s the fifth different Royals pitcher to record a save this season, joining: Kelvin Herrera, Scott Alexander, Brandon Maurer and Joakim Soria. = Minor recorded a 5.68 ERA (12 ER in 19.0 IP) in his first 16 appearances after the All-Star break, but has a 0.84 ERA (1 ER in 10.2 IP) since. = He s recorded 83 strikeouts in 73.0 innings (10.23 SO/9), the second-most strikeouts by a left-handed reliever in Royals history, trailing Tim Collins (93) in 2012. Mike Morin 1st Batter Efficiency: 8/12 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 27, 2015 vs. SEA (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/3 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 5/29 vs. ATL Sept. 16 at Cleveland 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 = Mike worked around a two-out walk to record a scoreless ninth inning Saturday, his second scoreless appearance since being claimed off waivers from the Angels on Sept. 12 he allowed 11 runs in 14.1 innings across 10 appearances with the Angels, including five runs in his last 4.2 innings (three appearances). = Spent most of the season with Salt Lake (AAA), posting a 3.20 ERA (14 ER in 39.1 IP) in 22 outings made 10 appearances with the Angels, none since July 7. = Morin is a native of Overland Park, Kan. and was originally drafted by the Royals in 2009 (40th round), but opted to attend the University of North Carolina. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 59/72 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: 60/15 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/9 at SD Sept. 17 at Cleveland 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 = Peter allowed two of four batters to reach in the seventh on Sunday in Cleveland, going: groundout, hit-by-pitch, single, RBI groundout to snap his scoreless streak at 14 appearances (13.0 IP) of the 23 earned runs he s allowed, 14 have come in three outings, but he has a 1.52 ERA (9 ER in 53.1 IP) in his other 69 outings. = Moylan is one behind Dan Jennings for the Major League lead with 72 appearances, his most since appearing in 85 games with Atlanta in 2010. = He has inherited a Major League high 60 inherited runners four more than anyone else and has allowed just 15 of them to score (25.0%). = He s unbeaten in his last 170 outings (last loss: Sept. 7, 2011 with Atlanta), the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Sam Freeman (172). Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 42/54 Saves/Save Opp: 1/8 (12.5%) Last Save: July 3 at SEA (204th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/3 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA Sept. 17 at Cleveland 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 = Joakim worked around a two-out walk to record a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in Cleveland, a day after being reinstated from the 10-day DL with a strained left oblique that forced him to miss 29 days prior to Sunday, he last pitched on Aug. 15 in Oakland and was charged with four runs in 0.1 of an inning. = Soria ranks second among Major League relievers with a 0.18 HR/9 rate (1 HR in 51.0 IP), trailing only the Dodgers Brandon Morrow (0 HR in 40.0 IP). = He ranks fourth in club history with 422 appearances seven shy of Paul Splittorff for third and ranks third with 162 saves, his last coming on July 3 in Seattle. = He s fifth among actives (min. 500 games) with a 2.86 ERA, trailing Darren O Day (2.54), Brad Ziegler (2.62), Sergio Romo (2.71) and David Robertson (2.86).
Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio Cle Series: 0-for-2 Last Stand: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Jorge pinch-hit Sunday and struck out to start the eighth...he s made just two starts since the beginning of September, while he s in a 2-for-18 skid (.111). = Bonifacio s 16 home runs rank seventh among American League rookies and are most by a Royals rookie since Eric Hosmer hit 19 homers in 2011. = He went 3-for-9 with a solo homer and three walks in the three-game set vs. Toronto in June...hit five of his 16 homers vs. AL East foes. Drew Butera Cle Series: 1-for-9, run, 2B, RBI Last Stand: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Drew caught the final inning on Sunday and struck out in his only at-bat in the ninth...he snapped an 0-for-17 with an RBI double on Saturday...he started consecutive games in Cleveland on Friday and Saturday, with Salvador Perez out of the lineup...hit.316 (12-for-38) in 11 games with Perez was on the DL last month. = Butera is batting.360/.385/.680 (9-for-25) with two homers and five RBI vs. AL East opponents...hit six of his seven home runs since 2016 on the road. Melky Cabrera Cle Series: 4-for-17, 3 runs, 2B Last Stand: 2-for-23 (.087), 3 runs, 2 RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-13) = Melky went 1-for-4 Sunday, singling in the eighth and scoring on Brandon Moss two-run single...he s hit.325/.341/.525 (13-for-40) on the road this month. = A former Blue Jay (2013-14), Cabrera has a.355/.406/.565 slash line (22-for-62) vs. the Jays since 2015...he s 5-for-9 (.555) against Marcus Stroman. = Ranks fifth in the American League, hitting.321 (51-for-159) in the seventh inning or later...also hitting.352 (44-125) with leading off an inning, good for fourth. = Cabrera assisted in throwing out Lonnie Chisenhall at second base Thursday, giving him an AL-best 12 outfield assists this season...he s just one behind Cincinnati s Adam Duvall for the Major League lead...since his debut in 2005, his 114 career assists are tops among active outfielders. Lorenzo Cain Cle Series: 4-for-11, run, 2B, RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 9-for-23 (.391) run, 3B, RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (4-7) = Lo didn t play on Sunday, after going 4-for-11 (.364) with a double in the first three games of the Cleveland series...collected the game-winning RBI in the sixth inning Friday, which snapped the Tribe s 22-game winning streak in a 4-3 triumph...he has seven RBI this month, after totaling just 14 in July and August. = Since the start of August, Cain is batting.371 (59-for-159), which is the second-highest average in the Majors...his 59 hits in that span are fourth-most in the AL...he s hitting.415/.475/.516 (22-for-53) this month, with a double, two triples, a homer and eight runs scored. = Including postseason, Lorenzo is a career.324/.409/.486 hitter (12-for-37) at Rogers Centre...didn t play here last season (July 4-6) due to injury. = Lo is third in the American League, hitting.318 (135-for-414) against right-handed pitching...also hitting.302/.346/.448 (29-for-96) vs. AL East foes this year. = Cain leads AL center fielders in total chances (411) and putouts (399) and is tied with Adam Jones for first in starts (141)...he s also third in innings (1202.2). Cheslor Cuthbert Cle Series: 1-for-3 Last Stand: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Cheslor made the start at third base on Sunday, going 1-for-3 with a single in the seventh...it marked just his second start this month. = He s batting.308/.391/.462 (12-for-39) with eight RBI in 19 games since returning from a six-week stint on the disabled list with a left wrist sprain...after hitting.185 (12-for-65) over the first seven weeks of the season, he s batting.297 (22-for-74) with 14 RBI since May 27. = Cuthbert hit.333 (7-for-21) with three doubles, a homer and three RBI vs. Toronto in 2016...however, he s hitting just.138 (4-for-29) vs. AL East foes in 2017. Alcides Escobar Cle Series: 5-for-15, 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB Last Stand: 9-for-22 (.409), 4 runs, 4 2B, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Esky went hitless on Sunday, just the second time he s done that in his last 12 contests...drew a walk with one out in the ninth, his first since August 29. = He ranks sixth in the American League, batting.404 (23-for-57) during the month of September...also tied for sixth with 10 extra-base hits (seven doubles, one triple, two homers) this month...dating back to August 9, he s hitting.354/.372/.515 (46-for-130), after batting.221 (94-for-426) through August 8. = He s made 320 consecutive starts all at shortstop dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest streak in Royals history and the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias Sports Bureau it s the longest such streak since Cal Ripken started in 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop for Baltimore from 1982-96. = He s played in 1,092 of the Royals 1,121 games (97.4%) since joining the club in 2011, matching Robinson Cano for most in the Majors during that time. = Including the 2015 Postseason, Alcides is hitting.315/.350/.407 (17-for-54) with a double, two triples and six RBI in his last 14 games in Toronto. = He s tied for second in the American League with seven sacrifices this year and his 71 sacrifices since 2011 are tied with Elvis Andrus for most in the Majors. Cam Gallagher Cle Series: 0-for-2 Last Stand: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Cam made the start behind the plate Sunday in Cleveland, his first start since August 20...he went 0-for-2, before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth. = He played in five games (four starts) during Perez s DL stint last month made his MLB debut in the August 6 doubleheader vs. Seattle and on Aug. 14 in Oakland, he became the second Royal to have his first career home run be a grand slam, winning Tim Brown of Shawnee, Kan. $25,000 as part of the Sonic Slam Inning promotion. Alex Gordon Cle Series: 4-for-15, 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, HBP Last Stand: 9-for-23 (.391), 5 runs, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (4-11) = Alex reached base twice Sunday in Cleveland, collecting a ninth-inning single and was also hit by a pitch...over his last 12 games, he s batting.333/.364/.571 (14-for-42) with four doubles, two homers and six RBI...homered twice in his last nine games, after going 54 games between homers (July 3-September 9). = Gordo has collected six extra-base hits and six RBI in his first 17 games this month...he had one extra-base hit (a double) and three RBI in August. = His hit-by-pitch Sunday marked his 14th of the season, tying him for fourth in the AL...his club record 89 HBP are tied for 10th among active players. = He s tied for seventh in the American League this season with eight outfield assists...his 82 career outfield assists are most in the Majors since 2010. Terrance Gore Cle Series: SB Last Stand: 0-for-1, 2 runs, SB Hit Streak: 0-for-9 = Terrance collected his second steal in the eighth inning Sunday, but was left stranded...he s recorded thefts in each of his last two games. = He s 21-for-25 in stolen base attempts in his career, despite having just 11 plate appearances his 21 steals are tied for second most in Major League history by a player with 11 or fewer plate appearances, trailing only Herb Washington (31 steals, no plate appearances). Eric Hosmer Cle Series: 4-for-16, run, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Last Stand: 13-for-24 (.542), 5 runs, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 4 g (4-16) = Hoz went 1-for-4 with a single to lead off the seventh inning on Sunday...he hit in all four games of the Cleveland series, but collected one hit in each contest. = He s hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, batting.400/.460/.578 (18-for-45) with five doubles, a homer and seven RBI in that span. = Since the All-Star break, Hosmer s.377 average (60-for-159) against right-handers is tops in MLB, while his.471 OBP vs. righties is second to Joey Votto (.481). = Eric ranks second in the American League in hits (181) and third in batting average (.323), on-base pct. (.389) and multi-hit games (52)...he s seven hits shy of matching his top single-season total (188), set in 2013, while his 52 multi-hit games are also the second-highest total of his career, behind his 60 in 2013. = Since 2013, Hosmer has hit.328/.350/.431 (19-for-58) here at Rogers Centre, with three doubles, a homer and nine RBI...he s also 3-for-9 off Marcus Stroman. = Hoz collected a hit in nine consecutive at-bats during the last homestand, finishing one shy of Joe Randa s club record (June 8-12, 1999)...it also matched the longest stretch in the Majors this season, tying former teammate Danny Valencia (June 2-4)...he also reached base in 10-straight plate appearances (one walk). = He s one homer shy of matching his top single-season total from last year (25) the last Royal to hit 25 HR in consecutive years was Carlos Beltran in 2002-03. Whit Merrifield Cle Series: 5-for-18, run, 2B, RBI, BB, SB Last Stand: 7-for-22 (.318), 3 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 5 BB, HBP, 2 SB Hit Streak: 4 g (5-18) = Whit singled in the eighth inning on Sunday and scored on Brandon Moss two-run base hit...hit in all four games of the Cleveland series, while over his last 15 contests, he s hitting.328/.409/.466 (19-for-58) with six doubles, a triple and 10 runs scored...a career.300 hitter (48-for-160) in the month of September. = Merrifield has collected 58 RBI out of the leadoff position, which are tied for third in the AL with Brett Gardner...batting.324 (33-for-102) with RISP. = Recorded his 30th steal Saturday, ranking him third in the AL...he s one behind league leaders, Jose Altuve and Cameron Maybin. = Whit is tied for fifth in the American League with 22 infield hits this season...his six triples are also tied for third in the Junior Circuit. = He s hit 17 home runs this year, including 16 as a second baseman...it s the most by a KC second sacker since Frank White hit 17 roundtrippers in 1987...he needs three more homers to become the third Royal with 20+ homers and 30+ steals in the same season, joining Carlos Beltran (three times), Amos Otis (1978). Raúl Mondesi Cle Series: Did not play Last Stand: 1-for-3 Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) = Raúl hasn t played since collecting a pinch-hit single vs. the White Sox on September 11...he s gone 4-for-6 since being recalled on September 1, which included snapping an 0-for-18 skid on September 2 at Target Field...he was recalled after batting.305/.340/.539 (98-for-321) with 13 HR and 21 steals with Omaha. = Mondesi made the Royals Opening Day roster, but went 4-for-35 (.114) through 13 games, before being optioned to Triple-A. Brandon Moss Cle Series: 3-for-15, run, HR, 4 RBI, sf Last Stand: 7-for-17 (.412), 4 runs, 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Brandon collected a two-run single in the eighth inning Sunday, driving in KC s only runs...he s recorded 15 RBI in 15 games this month, after collecting 20 RBI in 58 games between June 1 and August 31...his 15 September RBI are tied for ninth in the AL and are his most since recording 21 RBI in August of 2016. = He's hitting.357 (10-for-28) with a double, four homers and 13 RBI in his last eight games...that includes his fourth career grand slam a week ago, providing the only runs in a 4-3 triumph over the White Sox...it marked Moss' first slam since July 24, 2014 vs. Houston and was the Royals' fifth slam of the year. = Hit at least 20+ home runs in five of the last six seasons (19 HR in 2015)...he s ninth among left-handed hitters with 145 roundtrippers since 2012. Mike Moustakas Cle Series: 2-for-12, BB Last Stand: 1-for-16 (.063), HBP, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Mike struck out in his only plate appearance Sunday, pinch-hitting in the eighth inning...he s had a rough go of it at the plate, going 3-for-his-last-28 (.107). = Sitting on 36 home runs, which are tied for fifth in the AL and match Steve Balboni for the Royals single-season record, which he set in 1985. = Moose has just one homer in his last 27 games, most recently September 1 at Target Field...his current 14-game drought is his longest stretch without a home run since July 23-August 10, 2015...still averaging a home run every 14.4 at-bats, which is the eighth-best ratio in the American League. = His 81 RBI are one shy of his career high in 2015 the last primary third baseman with more RBI in a Royals uniform was Joe Randa (83) in 2001. = Moustakas 22 home runs on the road are tied for second-most in the AL, while he s fifth in the league with a.581 slugging percentage in road contests...he s homered in 14 of the 18 different ballparks KC has played in this year...hit just one home run in 17 career games (including postseason) here at Rogers Centre.
Hitting Notes (Cont.) Paulo Orlando Cle Series: 1-for-4 Last Stand: 1-for-9, run, 2B Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Paulo made the start in center field on Sunday, going 1-for-4 with a single in the fifth...it marked just his fifth hit (5-for-23) since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on September 1...made the KC s Opening Day roster but was optioned on April 21, after starting the year 7-for-47 (.149). = He missed two months of the season with a fractured shin (May 18-July 21)...hit.306/.375/.414 (48-for-157) between Omaha and Northwest Arkansas (AA). Salvador Perez Cle Series: 2-for-3 Last Stand: 5-for-26 (.192), 5 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (4-7) = Salvy hasn t played in the last three games after aggravating an intercostal strain Thursday...it s the same injury that kept him out from August 6-22. = Connected for his 25th home run of the season last Wednesday against the White Sox...it marked his 22nd roundtripper as a catcher this year, matching his club record from a year ago...his 22 home runs as a catcher are third-most in the Majors, behind Gary Sanchez (25) and Mike Zunino (23). = He s slugging.588 on the road this year, good for fourth in the AL (min. 200 AB)...he s also second in the AL, batting.336 (45-for-134) in the seventh or later. = Perez s club-record 107 homers as a catcher are third most in the Majors since his debut in 2011, trailing only Brian McCann (135) and Russell Martin (118). Jorge Soler Cle Series: Did not play Last Stand: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-19) = Jorge has played in three games since being recalled on September 5, most recently appearing as a defensive replacement on September 11 vs. Chicago. = Soler hit.267/.388/.564 (73-for-273) with 24 home runs and 59 RBI in 74 games at Omaha (AAA), including 11 homers and 24 RBI in his last 26 games. Ramón Torres Cle Series: Did not play Last Stand: 1-for-7, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Ramón last played on September 11, replacing Mike Moustakas at third base in the seventh he grounded out in his only at-bat. = Torres made his Major League debut on June 7, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, becoming the seventh Royal to record at least two hits and an RBI in his debut and first since Johnny Giavotella on Aug. 5, 2011 vs. Detroit he also became the first Royal with a hit from each side of the plate in his debut. This & That MINOR LEAGUE HONOREES--The Kansas City organization had a pair of minor leaguers lead their respective leagues in hitting this past season with Lexington s Emmanuel Rivera and Idaho Falls Darrell Miller topping the charts in the South Atlantic League and Pioneer League, respectively...rivera, a 19th round pick in the 2015 draft out of Puerto Rico, led the SALLY league with a.310 average, while the third baseman also led in hits (144), ranked third in OPS (.832) and fifth in on-base pct. (.364)...Miller, a UCLA alum and the son of former Major League catcher Darrell Miller, hit.376 to top the Pioneer League while his OPS of 1.013 was third. TOP TWO IN TWO-OUT SWINGS--The Major League leaders in grounding into double plays are meeting in this 3-game set at Rogers Centre, as both the Royals and Jays have grounded into 143 double plays this season...the GDP s have been prevalent most recently for KC in the last dozen games with 18 in that span. TEAM HOME RUN MARK--Alex Gordon hit his seventh home run of the year on Saturday in Cleveland upping Kansas City s season mark to 179, 11 more than the previous single-season team record set in 1987...the quartet of Mike Moustakas (36), Salvador Perez (25), Eric Hosmer (24) and Brandon Moss (22) are the third foursome in franchise history to each hit at least 20 in the same season...the other two instances also happened in the 7 s with the 1977 group of Al Cowens (23), John Mayberry (23), George Brett (22) and Hal McRae (21) and the 1987 quartet of Danny Tartabull (34), Steve Balboni (24), Brett (22) and Bo Jackson (22)...the Royals still have an outside shot of at least five with 20, as Whit Merrifield (17) and Jorge Bonifacio (16) are looking to join the club in the remaining 13 games. ONE TO GO FOR MOOSE--Should Mike Moustakas hit one more home run he will sit alone atop the Royals all-time single season list for long balls...the All-Star third baseman tied Steve Balboni s 32-year record set in 1985 with his 36th blast on September 1 in Minnesota...plagued by a knee issue that cropped up in the August 23 win over Colorado, Moose is in the midst of his longest dry spell of the year hitting just one home run in his last 27 games, that being the record tying shot in Minnesota on September 1...he s hit 14 career home runs in the three remaining venues on this road trip including one here in Rogers Centre, 10 in Guaranteed Rate Field on the south side of Chicago and three in Yankee Stadium. BACK TO WORK VS. EAST--This 3-game set with the Jays resumes play against the A.L. East, with Kansas City going 15-13 vs. that division to this point, including losses in five of the last six...the 1-3 stop in Cleveland closed out a 17-game stretch of work within the Central, with KC going just 8-9 in that span...the Royals are six games under.500 against the Central this year at 32-38 after going 46-30 within the division last year...kansas City still has six remaining within the Central with three this weekend in Chicago and three to open the final homestand against Detroit...Kansas City has completed work with teams from the A.L. West, finishing at 19-15, which featured an 18-9 mark against all teams in the West not named Texas after going just 1-6 vs. the Rangers this year...the Royals are 7-10 against the National League with three to go against Arizona. THE LAND OF HOZ--Eric Hosmer was 1-for-4 on Sunday with his 181st hit of the season, only eight shy of his career best set in 2013 and now second in the American League behind Jose Altuve (193)...Hoz is third in hitting (.323), multi-hit games (52) and on-base pct. (.389)...it seems like a distant memory when his season started slowly, hitting just.195 after the first 20 games, as Hoz has hit.342 (161-for-471) since May 1, which is the second-highest average in the Majors during that span...he s also hit.331 on the road this year, which is third in the American League. ESKY STILL GOING--Alcides Escobar s.252 season average wouldn t normally garner a lot of attention, but it s thanks to his last 82 games he s raised his season mark 57 points from what was.195 after play on June 17...Esky has hit.302 (89-for-295) in this 82-game stretch, while scoring 45 runs...he extended his club record by starting for the 320th consecutive game on Sunday...the indestructible shortstop has started every game since September 26, 2015, which is the longest active streak in the Majors, according to the Elias Sports Bureau...he has the longest streak of consecutive starts at shortstop with the same club since Cal Ripken started 2,216 consecutive games for the Orioles from 1982 to 1996. YANKEES JUMP AHEAD--Replay specialist Bill Duplissea could only get a stands on his third inning challenge at home a week ago tonight when Chicago s Rymer Liriano swiped second base...the non-agreement by those in the Replay Center dropped Dupe s season mark to 73.3% (22-for-30), which has been barely passed by the New York Yankees, who made good on a challenge last night to up its season mark to 73.7% as they ve made good on 28-of-38 challenges...duper closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, converting 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). ROYALS CHASING TEAM DEFENSIVE MARK--The Royals were guilty of a pair of errors in Sunday s loss at Cleveland, upping the season total to 71 with 13 games remaining...kansas City is second in the American League in fewest errors, one more than Cleveland s 70...the Royals, who have committed 28 errors in the last 39 games after opening the year with only 43 in the first 110 contests, remain on a pace to break the 162-game club mark of 85 set in 2013...the 1981 and 1994 squads had lower error totals of 72 and 80, respectively, but each were recorded in strike-shortened seasons...at the current pace, KC would commit just 77 errors this year. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost, is in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he enters tonight four games below the.500 mark at 622-626 with Kansas City, which is still an impressive total considering he had a 198-253 mark in his first two-plus seasons here...he has gone 424-373 (.532) since the start of 2013...his Kansas City win total has shattered Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers is games (2,207) and wins (1,078)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.710 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...he s also 2-0 in managing the American League All-Star team, winning in both Cincinnati ( 15) and San Diego ( 16)...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff (1991-2002). vs. Blue Jays (2017) vs. Blue Jays (career) On Road (career) Stroman (career) Anderson (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bonifacio.333 9 3 1 1.333 9 3 1 1.255 188 48 9 25 - - - - - - - - - - Butera.000 3 0 0 0.143 42 6 0 2.205 521 107 13 55.500 2 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 Cabrera.455 11 5 1 5.281 292 82 7 37.288 3177 914 71 367.556 9 5 0 1.571 7 4 1 1 Cain.250 12 3 0 0.292 72 21 1 9.282 1414 399 31 154.000 3 0 0 0 - - - - - Cuthbert.000 3 0 0 0.233 30 7 1 3.238 315 75 9 21.167 6 1 0 0 - - - - - Escobar.455 11 5 0 1.257 167 43 1 14.257 2480 637 18 193.222 9 2 1 2 - - - - - Gallagher - - - - - - - - - -.250 12 3 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - Gordon.286 7 2 0 2.239 184 44 7 21.257 2656 683 80 280.143 7 1 0 0.000 3 0 0 0 Gore - - - - - - - - - -.000 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - Hosmer.250 12 3 1 2.326 172 56 5 27.286 2041 583 67 274.333 9 3 0 0 - - - - - Merrifield.182 11 2 0 3.105 19 2 0 3.273 406 111 5 36.000 3 0 0 0 - - - - - Mondesi - - - - -.364 11 4 0 2.177 96 17 2 10.500 2 1 0 1 - - - - - Moss.167 6 1 0 0.228 79 18 2 8.240 1604 385 89 251.000 3 0 0 0 - - - - - Moustakas.000 8 0 0 0.229 96 22 2 10.250 1587 396 67 192 - - - - - - - - - - Orlando - - - - -.348 23 8 2 4.243 370 90 5 33.400 5 2 0 0 - - - - - Perez.250 12 3 0 1.258 124 32 4 14.271 1578 428 68 212.000 3 0 0 0 - - - - - Soler - - - - -.273 11 3 1 2.229 362 83 13 49.333 3 1 0 0 - - - - - Torres - - - - - - - - - -.216 37 8 0 1 - - - - - - - - - -
2017 Royals Home Runs vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Bonifacio 16 5 11 7 9 10 6 - - 7 3 6-4 12 2 1-1 9-7 8/29/17 TB A. Cobb 19 Butera 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 - - 3 - - 1 1 2 1 - - - 2-1 8/15/17 @ OAK S. Casilla 32 Cabrera 17 7 10 9 8 8 4 5-7 6 4 2 10 5 3 - - 9 9-8 9/3/17 @ MIN E. Santana 53 Cain 14 4 10 3 11 9 3 1 1 5 3 6 1 3 8 3 2-1 9-3 9/5/17 @ DET D. Stumpf 37 Cuthbert 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - 1-1 1-1 1 - - - 2-0 8/20/17 CLE D. Salazar 27 Escobar 5 1 4 2 3 3 2 - - 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 - - - 4-1 9/15/17 @ CLE T. Bauer 10 Gallagher 1-1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1-0 8/14/17 @ OAK J. Cotton 8 Gordon 7-7 3 4 6-1 - 2 2 3 2-1 - 2 1 3 6-1 9/16/17 @ CLE C. Carrasco 6 Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 Hosmer 24 5 19 15 9 9 11 3 1 9 5 10 1 8 7 4 4 3 6 16-8 9/8/17 MIN E. Santana 32 Merrifield 17 5 12 12 5 14 1 2-8 5 5 4 8 11 5 - - 2 10-7 9/15/17 @ CLE T. Bauer 12 Mondesi 1-1 1-1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 0-1 4/12/17 OAK F. Montas 18 Moss 22 2 20 15 7 16 2 3 1 9 8 5 3 5 - - 5 5 12 13-7 9/15/17 @ CLE T. Bauer 9 Moustakas 36 7 29 14 22 25 6 5-15 12 8 6 11 2 1 1 8 24 23-10 9/1/17 @ MIN D. Gee 46 Orlando - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/19/16 CWS C. Rodon 109 Perez 25 9 16 6 19 13 10 1 1 11 10 4 4 11 12 10 1-2 15-8 9/13/17 CWS L. Giolito 4 Soler 2 2-2 - 1 1 - - 1-1 - - 1-1 - - 1-1 7/1/17 MIN-2 B. Boshers 23 Torres - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 71 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Brandon Moss (9/12/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, first inning) - Franchise total: 127; 5 in 2017 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Salvador Perez (9/6/17 @ Detroit, solo, 2-run off Matthew Boyd, Zac Reininger) - 10 times in 2017 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas (7/24/17 at Detroit, 12th inning off Drew VerHagen) - 8 times in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio, Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas (8/15/17 @ Oakland, eighth inning) - 4 times in 2017 Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (8/24/17 vs. Colorado) - Franchise total: 94 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: Eric Hosmer (8/23/17 vs. Colorado, ninth inning, Greg Holland pitching) - Franchise total: 69 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Mike Napoli, Texas (7/14/17 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Mike Minor, 7th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Yan Gomes (8/27/17 @ Progressive Field off Onelki Garcia, 2nd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Andrew Benintendi and Xander Bogaerts, Boston (6/21/17 @ Kauffman Stadium, Ian Kennedy pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Matt Joyce (8/15/17 @ Oakland Coliseum, Jason Hammel 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: Francisco Lindor, Carlos Santana, Yan Gomes, Cleveland (8/27/17 @ Progressive Field, Eric Skoglund (1) and Onelki Garcia (2) pitching, 2nd inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (9/5/16 @ Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2017 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Bonifacio 23 2 - - - 25 7 2 - - - 9 3 8 10 4 - - 0 g 9 g (7/4-18) 6 - Butera 5 2 1 - - 8 5 - - - - 4 2 3 5 - - - 1 g 4 g (8/12-16) 1 - Cabrera 35 8 4 - - 47 13 3 3 1-20 11 16 22 5 - - 3 g 9 g (8/6-13) 11 - Cain 29 15 1 - - 45 5 3-1 - 9 4 14 18 10 - - 2 g 7 g (6/13-19) 21 - Cuthbert 6 - - - - 6 2 3 - - - 5 3 3 15 1 - - 1 g 5 g (8/8-24) - - Escobar 32 7 1 - - 40 8 3 - - - 11 4 8 16 4 1-0 g 11 g (8/9-20) 15 3 Gallagher 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - - 0 g 3 g (8/14-9/2) - - Gordon 13 3 - - - 16 5 3 - - - 8 8 8 13 2 - - 3 g 6 g (9/6-11) 9 2 Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Hosmer 40 10 1 1-52 11 5 2-1 19 5 22 33 11 1 1 4 g 16 g (6/24-7/14) 15 1 Merrifield 29 6 3 - - 38 9 5-1 - 15 7 15 27 7 1 1 4 g 19 g (5/13-6/4) 22 4 Mondesi - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 g - 1 - Moss 10 3 - - - 13 6 2 3 - - 11 6 6 13 3 - - 1 g 6 g (9/10-15) 3 - Moustakas 26 5 1 - - 32 11 6 2 - - 19 12 16 28 10 1-0 g 11 g (2x) 9 1 Orlando 2 - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 1 g 3 g (4/12-14) - - Perez 27 5 - - - 32 13 4 1 - - 18 4 17 17 7 - - 2 g 10 g (6/5-18) 1 - Soler 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 - - 5 - - - 0 g 4 g (5/13-17) - - Torres 4 1 - - - 5 - - - - - - 1-1 - - - 0 g 4 g (6/25-7/2) 2 - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 @ Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and @ Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: August 27-28, @ Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: August 26-28 @ Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 30, 2017 vs. Detroit, 1-0 Skoglund (6.1), Moylan (0.2), Minor (1.0), Herrera (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit (5-for-6) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Eric Hosmer, September 10, 2017 vs, Minnesota (2nd, 1B, 2B) Royals Five-RBI Game: Whit Merrifield, August 13, 2017 @ Chicago White Sox Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, July 26, 2017 at Comerica Park; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 9, 2017 @ LA Dodgers Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), July 2, 2017 vs. Minnesota Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, 2017 at Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 23, 2017 vs. Colorado (6-4 in 9 innings) (8 times in 2017) Royals Bat Around: September 10, 2017 vs. Minnesota (2nd inning, 6 runs) (17 times in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 21-23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, 2017 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: August 25-27, 2017 @ Cleveland Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, 2017 @ Texas Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Nate Karns 60-day right extensor strain/nerve irritation May 24 (retro to May 21) July 20 104 54-50 RHP-Miguel Almonte 60-day right rotator cuff strain August 22 October 21 26 11-15 OF-Bubba Starling 60-day right oblique strain August 26 October 25 22 9-13 LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left groin strain August 29 October 28 19 9-10