Royals vs. Twins Monday s season opener was just the fifth loss in the last 23 games against the Twins dating back to late in 2015, including a now 9-4 mark for KC here in Target Field in that span...kansas City has gone 53-28 vs. the Twins since the start of the 13 season, but still trails the all-time body of work by a 368-385 count, including a 172-203 ledger in the Twin Cities, but a 35-31 edge since the move to Target Field. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/3 @ Min L, 1-7 Santana Strahm 39,615 4/5 @ Min 4/6 @ Min Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (0-1) @ Minnesota Twins (1-0) Target Field - Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Game #2 - Road Game #2 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) ACE 30 UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Thursday, April 6 @ Minnesota Twins: RHP Jason Hammel vs. RHP Kyle Gibson, 12:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, April 7 @ Houston Astros: LHP Jason Vargas vs. RHP Mike Fiers, 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, April 8 @ Houston Astros: LHP Danny Duffy (0-0, 1.50) vs. LHP Dallas Keuchel (1-0, 0.00), 6:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, April 9 @ Houston Astros: RHP Nathan Karns vs. RHP Lance McCullers, 1:10 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 FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler at the mics...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. LID-LIFTER LOSS--The Royals had their two-game Opening Day winning streak halted on Monday with a 7-1 loss here to the Twins in Kansas City s first-ever season opener in the Twin Cities...a 1-1 game that featured outstanding work by each club s starters, Danny Duffy and Ervin Santana, took a turn for the worst in the seventh when KC relievers allowed six runs on just four hits, with four walks (one intentional)...the inning was keyed by a trio of bases loaded walks which handed the defeat to reliever Matt Strahm, who walked in the tie-breaking run before departing...as for Duffy, making his first Opening Day start, he provided 6.0 innings of one-run ball, a solo homer by Miguel Sano in the fourth... all told, Duff gave up three hits and the run, with three walks and eight strikeouts...meanwhile, the KC offense was held to just three hits, with Mike Moustakas providing the lone tally with a solo homer to leadoff off the fourth...the loss dropped Kansas City to 17-32 in its 49 season openers, including a 5-19 ledger on the road. IN THE BIG INNING--In the beginning of the 2017 season, it was the big inning that handed Kansas City its first loss of the year, as the Royals allowed six runs in the deciding seventh inning of Monday s defeat to the Twins...the six run frame tied for the most tallies allowed in a season opening inning, marking the third time, first since Detroit plated a half-dozen runs in the seventh inning on April 4, 2005. 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 of 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... 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. NEXT STOP, HOUSTON--This series will conclude with a matinee tomorrow before the Royals head south for a weekend visit to Houston...the 3-game series will consist of a 7:10 start on Friday, 6:10 on Saturday and then a 1:10 road trip finale Sunday...Kansas City will then head home where it will open the 2017 home slate one week from today at 3:10 in Kauffman Stadium when the Oakland A s hit town...the initial stay will be an 8-game homestand featuring three with the Athletics, three with the Angels and a pair of Interleague affairs against San Francisco. NEW FACES IN 2017--Kansas City had 10 players on Monday s Opening Day roster who were not aboard when the 2016 club opened the campaign...the list includes Cheslor Cuthbert, Jason Hammel, Mike Minor, Raul Mondesi, Brandon Moss, Peter Moylan, Matt Strahm, Jason Vargas and Travis Wood...Alex Gordon and Alcides Escobar extended their Opening Day lineup streak to seven in a row while it was the 10th in the last 11 years for Gordon...Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas and Lorenzo Cain each started in their sixth straight opener, while Salvador Perez was in his fifth in a row. DOLLARS FOR BANDAGES--Danny Duffy gave the Noah s Bandage Project a nice boost with his performance here on Monday, fanning eight hitters, which translates to $4,000 toward providing fun bandages to kids and raise money for pediatric cancer research...duffy will donate $500 for each strikeout he records during the 2017 season. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Ian Kennedy (11-11, 3.68 ERA in 16) vs. LHP Hector Santiago (13-10, 4.70 ERA in 16) 2016 2015 Career 2016 2015 Career Ian Kennedy vs. Twins 3-0 - 4-1 Major League Record 11-11 (3.68 ERA) 9-15 86-79 Hector Santiago vs. Royals 1-2 0-1 2-3 Major League Record 13-10 (4.70 ERA) 9-9 36-38 IAN KENNEDY is making his first start of 217 and the 238th of his career the 32-year old is in the second season of a five-year deal he signed on January 29, 2016 he s making his eighth career start vs. Minnesota, five of which came last season, when he went 3-0 vs. the Twins. MR. RELIABLE--Ian matched a career high with 33 starts in his first year with Kansas City in 2016 it marked his seventh consecutive year with at least 30 starts, making him one of five pitchers to do that, joining James Shields, Max Scherzer, Jon Lester and Cole Hamels. SUPER SPRING--Kennedy went 2-1 with a 1.40 ERA (3 ER in 19.1 IP) in five starts this spring, recording 22 strikeouts and five walks he held opponents scoreless through his first 18.1 innings, before yielding three runs in his last inning of the spring last Friday in Texas he also had a.206 opponents average and 0.98 WHIP during spring work. RISPY BUSINESS--Ian held opponents to a.192 average (23-for-120) with runners in scoring position in 2016, fourth best among qualifying A.L. starters and sixth best in club history (min. 125 batters faced) and the lowest since David Cone (.150) in 1994. AFTERNOON DELIGHT--Kennedy went 5-2 in nine day starts last season his 3.00 ERA (18 ER in 54.0 IP) in such games ranked fourth in the American League and his.196 opponents average ranked sixth. STRIKEOUT STREAK--Ian recorded an 8.46 strikeouts-per-nine rate in 2016 (184 SO in 195.2 IP), the seventh-best mark in Royals history he s recorded a strikeout in each of his 237 career outings, the second-longest active streak to begin a career, trailing David Price (253). VS. TWINS--Kennedy went 3-0 vs. Minnesota in 2016 with a 2.86 ERA (9 ER in 28.1 IP) in five starts, becoming the first Royal to go 3-0 vs. the Twins (min. five starts) since Paul Splittorff in 1977 he s 4-1 lifetime vs. the Twins and his teams are 6-1 in his seven career starts in two starts here at Target Field, Kennedy Kennedy vs. Twins Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Byron Buxton.250 4 1 0 0 Jason Castro.200 5 1 0 1 Brian Dozier.267 15 4 2 3 Eduardo Escobar.429 14 6 1 2 Chris Gimenez.200 5 1 1 2 Robbie Grossman.400 5 2 0 1 Max Kepler.333 3 1 0 1 Joe Mauer.143 14 2 1 1 Jorge Polanco.000 2 0 0 0 Eddie Rosario.500 8 4 0 0 Miguel Sano.000 7 0 0 0 Danny Santana.000 7 0 0 0 Kennedy s 2017 Cactus League appearances DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 3/3 Los Angeles-NL W, 7-2 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - - 3/14 Los Angeles-AL W, 8-4 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 5 - - 3/19 Chicago-NL W, 6-2 6.0 3 0 0 0 0 7 - - 3/25 Milwaukee W, 1-0 6.0 3 0 0 0 2 7 - - 3/31 Texas L, 0-3 2.0 5 3 3 0 2 3 - - 2017 Cactus League Totals 2-1, 1.40 19.1 14 3 3 0 5 22 - - is 1-0 with a 6.23 ERA (6 ER in 8.2 IP). ON THE ROAD--Ian made 19 road starts in 2016, going 7-7 with a 3.89 ERA (47 ER in 108.2 IP) after starting 3-4 with a 5.44 ERA (28 ER in 46.1 IP) through his first eight road starts, he went 4-3 with a 2.74 ERA (19 ER in 62.1 IP) through his last 11 road starts, holding opponents to three-or-fewer runs 10 times. Ian s Last Win: September 11, 2016 at Chicago White Sox (6.0 IP, 2-0 over Chris Sale) Ian s Last Loss: October 2, 2016 vs. Cleveland (7.2 IP, 3-2 to Josh Tomlin) 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 Tomorrow s Starter - Jason Hammel = Jason will make his Royals debut and the 249th start of his career in tomorrow s series finale vs. Minnesota, a team he hasn t faced since 2014. = Hammel is in his first year with Kansas City after signing a two-year deal on Feb. 8 went 0-2 with a 6.45 ERA (16 ER in 22.1 IP) in six spring starts. = Spent the 2015 season with the Cubs, earning a career-high 15 wins made at least 20 starts for the eighth straight year, becoming one of 15 ML pitchers to do so. = Won six consecutive starts following the All-Star break in 2016, going 6-0 with a 0.95 ERA during that span did not pitch in the postseason. = Making his eighth career outing (seventh start) vs. Minnesota, first since 2014 is 2-1 with a 3.79 ERA (16 ER in 38.0 IP) and.199 average against vs. the Twins. = Issued two-or-fewer walks in 13 straight starts from May 30-Aug. 10, 2016 since 2014, his 2.40 walk rate ranks 14th in the Majors (min. 90 starts). 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 1 0-0 0 0 1.50 6.0 3 1 1 1 3 8.143 Relievers 1 0-1 0 0 27.00 2.0 5 6 6 0 4 3.500 Totals 1 0-1 0 0 7.88 8.0 8 7 7 1 7 11.258 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/4 (50.0%) Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/3 (50.0%) Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/0 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 24, 2016 at DET (17th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: March 31 at TEX 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Kelvin earned his second consecutive All-Star honor in 2016, making a team-high 72 appearances with career highs in saves (12) and strikeouts (86). = Herrera had a 2.70 ERA (3 ER in 10.0 IP) in 10 Cactus League outings with nine strikeouts and one walk. = Posted a 1.50 walks-per-nine ratio last season (12 BB in 72.0 IP), the lowest by a Royal (min. 70.0 IP) since Paul Byrd (1.50) in 2002. Nate Karns 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/0 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: July 2, 2016 vs. BAL (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: March 28 vs. CWS (win) 6.0 5 1 1 1 7 = Nate is in his first year with Kansas City after being acquired from Seattle on Jan. 6 in exchange for Jarrod Dyson. = Karns won the fifth starter role in Spring Training, but his first turn through the rotation will be skipped due to yesterday s off day went 3-2 in six Cactus League starts with a 3.91 ERA (10 ER in 23.0 IP) and 5.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio (30 SO, 6 BB) his 30 strikeouts ranked third in the Cactus League. = Split time between the rotation and bullpen with Seattle last season recorded a 4.56 ERA (41 ER in 81.0 IP) in 15 starts and an 8.78 ERA (13 ER in 13.1 IP) in seven relief appearances missed the final two months of the season with a lower back strain. Mike Minor (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: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (April 3 at MIN) April 3 at MIN 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Mike made his Royals debut on Monday, his first Major League appearance since Sept. 20, 2014 with Atlanta worked around a one-out single to record a scoreless eighth is in his second season with the Royals organization he didn t pitch in the Majors in 2016, but made 10 starts between Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA) on two separate rehab assignments missed all of 2015 season due to a torn labrum. = Minor posted a 0.64 ERA (1 ER in 14.0 IP) in 11 Cactus League appearances with 13 strikeouts and four walks. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 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: 3/0 (0.0%) 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (April 3 at MIN) April 3 at MIN 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 = Peter struck out his only batter on Monday, Byron Buxton, with the bases loaded made his first Opening Day roster since 2011 with Atlanta. = Moylan went 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA (3 ER in 10.0 IP), eight strikeouts and two walks in 10 Cactus League outings recorded 2.0 scoreless innings on two hits with three strikeouts in his only appearance with Team Australia. = 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. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/0 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: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: March 31 at TEX 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Joakim 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 (368). = Soria held opponents scoreless in seven of his nine Cactus League outings made two appearances with Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic. = Suffered eight losses in 2016, second most by an AL reliever and most by a Royals reliever since Dan Quisenberry s nine losses in 1985. Matt Strahm (L) 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: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: April 3 at MIN (loss) 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 = Matt retired just four of the five batters he faced in the seventh inning yesterday, earning his first loss went bloop single, infield single, sac. bunt, intentional walk before walking in the go-ahead run all three base runners he left later scored on two bases-loaded walks and a two-run single. = Strahm made his Major League debut last July, posting a 1.23 ERA (3 ER in 22.0 IP) with 30 strikeouts in 21 outings. = Held opponents scoreless in eight of his nine Cactus League outings, recording 15 strikeouts and one walk in 11.0 innings recorded just one out while allowing six runs on six hits on March 20 vs. Cincinnati after entering the game having retired his previous 15 batters. = Had the longest scoreless streak by a Royal in 2016, going 16.1 consecutive scoreless innings from Aug. 2 to Sept. 10. Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Oct. 4, 2015 at MIL (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/3 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (April 3 at MIN) April 3 at MIN 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 = Travis retired just one of the five batters he faced on Monday in his Royals debut inherited a bases-loaded, two-out jam and went walk, walk, two-run single, RBI single before ending the inning with a strikeout three of the five batters he faced were left handed (walk, single, strikeout) ranked second in the Majors in 2016 with a.128 opponents average (14-for-109) vs. lefties. = Wood is in his first season with the Royals, after signing a two-year deal with a mutual option for 2019 on Feb. 15. = Went 3-0 with a 3.63 ERA (7 ER in 17.1 IP) in eight Cactus League outings (two starts) all three wins came in relief. = 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. = Since becoming a full-time reliever in May of 2015, he is 7-2 with a 3.09 ERA (41 ER in 119.1 IP) in 123 outings. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/0 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: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: March 31 at TEX 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Chris is in his 13th Major League season and his third with the Royals posted a career-worst 6.19 ERA (61 ER in 88.2 IP) in 34 outings (13 starts) in 2016. = Young made eight appearances (two starts) this spring, going 0-1 with a 2.16 ERA (4 ER in 16.2 IP) and 13 strikeouts to eight walks. = 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.229 opponents average is second best among active pitchers (min. 1200.0 IP), trailing only Clayton Kershaw. Duffy 0-0 0 1.50 1 6.0 3 1 Hammel - - - - - - - Herrera - - - - - - - Karns - - - - - - - Kennedy - - - - - - - Minor 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Moylan 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.1 0 0 Soria - - - - - - - Strahm 0-1 0 108.00 1 0.1 2 4 Vargas - - - - - - - Wood 0-0 0 54.00 1 0.1 2 2 Young - - - - - - - Royals vs. Twins 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 5-1 0 2.49 17 83.0 76 23 2-1 0 3.79 7 38.0 27 16 1-1 2 2.08 37 34.2 26 8 0-0 0 13.50 2 6.0 9 9 4-1 0 3.59 7 42.2 40 17 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 1-0 0 2.45 10 7.1 5 2 3-5 23 2.93 50 55.1 43 18 0-1 0 8.31 5 4.1 4 4 6-4 0 3.75 17 93.2 109 39 0-0 0 8.44 2 5.1 8 5 2-3 1 2.31 14 62.1 44 16
Hitting Notes Drew Butera This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: n/a = Drew didn t play Monday, but was part of his second Opening Day roster with Kansas City...signed a two-year free agent contract with KC this offseason. = Played in four games at the World Baseball Classic for Team Italy, going 4-for-14 (.286) with two homers and four runs scored. = A former Minnesota Twin (2010-13), Butera 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: 0-for-2, 2 BB This Trip: 0-for-2, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Lorenzo made his sixth-straight start on Opening Day, going 0-for-2 with a pair of walks Monday...during the 2016 season, he drew multiple walks seven times. = Despite Monday s 0 fer, Cain is still batting.316 (37-for-117) at this ballpark with 12 doubles, a triple and a homer...that includes a.382 average (21-for-55) with eight extra-base hits here since the start of 2015...he collected four hits here twice last season, doing it on May 24 and August 14. = Cain is 6-for-18 (.333) with four doubles and five RBI against Hector Santiago...he batted.371 (33-for-89) vs. left-handed pitching 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 and 24-37 without him in 2016. = Lo ranked fourth in the AL, batting.341 (29-for-85) during day games...also hit.320 (56-for-175) with 15 doubles and three homers vs. AL Central foes. Christian Colón This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: n/a = Christian didn t play on Monday, but was on KC s Opening Day roster for the third-straight year...he batted.271 (16-for-59) during the exhibition season. = Appeared in 54 games last season, making 29 starts at second base and 10 at third...batted.317 (20-for-63) vs. AL Central foes last season, while his.314 career average in the division is tops among Royals since 2014 (minimum 150 at-bats)...made his Major League debut here on July 1, 2014. = Colón has a.412 career 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 Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: n/a = Cheslor also didn t see action on Monday, but was on the first Opening Day roster of his career...he batted.239 with four doubles and two homers this spring. = 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 second in hits (130)...his 12 homers were third-most by a KC rookie third baseman, behind Kevin Seitzer (1987) and Alex Gordon (2007), who both had 14. = Cuthbert hit.320 (39-for-122) vs. left-handed pitching last season...that included going 38-for-104 (.365) after starting 1-for-18 vs. southpaws. Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Alcides made his seventh-straight Opening Day start Monday, but went 0-for-3...his streak is tied with Alex Gordon for the longest active run by a Royal. = Appeared in seven games for Team Venezuela during the World Baseball Classic, batting.375 (9-for-24) with two doubles and four RBI...also played in 13 Cactus League games, batting.290 (9-for-31) with a triple, two homers and five runs scored. = Esky has hit well here in the past, batting.309 (72-for-233) in his career at Target Field...that includes a.331 average (39-for-118) here since the start of 2014. = He s also 10-for-22 (.455) with a double, a triple and two RBI vs. Twins starter Hector Santiago. = One of two players to appear in all 162 games last season, the second time in the last three seasons he s done that..he enters this season having made 171 consecutive starts, dating back to Sept. 26, 2015...according to Elias Sports Bureau, it s the longest active streak in the Major Leagues. Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-4 This Trip: 1-for-4 Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Alex collected one of KC s three hits Monday, going 1-for-4 with an infield single...he made his seventh-straight Opening Day start in left field, while it was his 10th overall (three at third base)...tied with Willie Wilson for fifth in club history with 10 total Opening Day starts. = Gordo has hit 23 career home runs against Minnesota, tied with George Brett for the most all-time by a Royals player...it s also the most he s hit against any one club...he s a career.308 hitter (86-for-279) in the Twin Cities with a.386 OBP and a.527 slugging pct., which includes 25 games at the Metrodome. = Limited to just 128 games last season, missing 29 games from May 23-June 24 with a fractured right wrist after colliding with Mike Moustakas chasing a foul pop in Chicago...signed a four-year free agent contract to remain in Kansas City on January 6, 2016...hit a pair of homers of Hector Santiago on = Collected six outfield assists last season, giving him a Major League-best 72 since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011...charged with an error on May 13 2016, snapping a streak of 188 consecutive games without one, dating back to August 2, 2014. Terrance Gore This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: n/a = Terrance made the Opening Day roster for the second-straight year, but didn t play Monday...recorded six steals in Cactus League games, batting.190 this spring. = In six professional seasons, has 270 stolen bases in 296 attempts (91.2 percent), including 19-for-21 in the Majors...in 2016, recorded 11 steals with just three plate appearances...the only other player in MLB history with more thefts and fewer plate appearances in a season was Herb Washington (29 steals, 0 PA) in 1974. = Scored the winning run on a wild pitch against these Twins, April 10, 2016, coming in from third in the 10th inning in a 4-3 triumph. Eric Hosmer This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Eric made his sixth-straight Opening Day start at first base Monday, but went 0-for-3 at the plate...he 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. = Hoz is a career.308 hitter (8-for-26) vs. Hector Santiago...it s his fourth-highest average off a left-handed pitcher he s faced 20 times or more. = He earned his second Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year award last season and was also named MVP of the All-Star Game, collecting two hits, including a solo home run in the second inning...became the fifth Royal (10th time) to record a 100-RBI season as a left-handed hitter, driving in 104 runs. = Since the start of 2015, Hosmer s 197 RBI are the ninth-most in the American League...while since 2013, his 663 hits are also ninth in the AL. Raúl Mondesi This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Raúl made his first Opening Day start Monday, but went hitless in three at-bats...he became the third-youngest Royal (21 years, 50 days) to start an Opening Day game, behind only Clint Hurdle (twice) in 1978 and 79...had an impressive spring, batting.333 (18-for-54) with three doubles, three homers and four steals. = Made his regular season debut on July 26 last season and played in 47 games...among AL rookies last season, ranked fourth in steals (nine), tied for sixth in triples (three), while he tied for eighth among all AL players in sacrifices (six) and tied for ninth in bunt hits (five). = Mondesi entered last season as the No. 1 prospect in the Royals organization, according to Baseball America. Brandon Moss This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Brandon made his Royals debut here on Monday, but went 0-for-3 as the designated hitter...it marked the seventh time he s appeared on a Major League roster on Opening Day...signed a two-year contract on February 1, with a mututal option for 2019...batted.267 (16-for-60) this spring with two doubles, four homers and 12 RBI. = His 28 home runs last season were the second-highest total of his career, behind his 30 with Oakland in 2013...hit 2016 total also ranked 14th among lefthanded hitters...averaged one homer every 14.75 at bats, which ranked third in the National League (minimum 400 at bats). = Moss has gone deep 102 times since the start of 2013, tying him for seventh-most among Major League left-handed hitters in that span. Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-4, run, HR, RBI This Trip: 1-for-4, run, HR, RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Moose accounted for the KC offense Monday, blasting a solo shot in the fourth inning...it marked his second Opening Day roundtripper, also going deep off then-white Sox hurler Jeff Samardzija in 2015 at The K...he made his sixth-straight start on Opening Day, longest by a KC third sacker since Joe Randa (1999-2004). = Hit five homers in 21 spring training games this year, batting.197 (12-for-61) overall...returning from an ACL tear, which kept him out the last four months of the 2016 season...in a career-low 27 games, batted.240 with six doubles, seven homers and 13 RBI last season, before being placed on the DL, May 24. = Averaged a home run once every 14.86 at-bats, the fifth-best ratio in franchise history among players with at least 100 at bats...among AL hitters in the month of April (his only full month of the year), he ranked fourth in total bases (51), tied for sixth in extra-base hits (13) and eighth in slugging (.580). = His homer on Monday gives him 12 career roundtrippers vs. the Twins, his second-highest total against any one team, trailing his 13 dingers vs. the ChiSox. Paulo Orlando This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Paulo made his first Opening Day start on Monday, but went 0-for-3 at the plate...hit.288 (15-for-52) with two doubles, four homers and 11 RBI this spring. = Despite the 0 fer, Orlando is hitting.385 (20-for-52) with a double, a triple, a homer and nine RBI here...last season, he batted.433 (29-for-67) with three doubles, a triple, a homer and 10 RBI against these Twins, which included a pair of four-hit games (August 14 here and September 29 at Kauffman). = Orlando hit.302 last season, the only Royals player to bat above.300 with at least 400 at-bats...ranked fourth in the AL, batting.329 (52-for-158) with two outs. = Paulo also batted.307 (43-for-140) against left-handed pitching last season, while he has a career.458 slugging percentage against southpaws. Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-3 This Trip: 1-for-3 Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Salvy collected KC s first hit of the season with a single in the second inning...he was the club s starting catcher on Opening Day for the fifth-straight year. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 535 games behind the dish since 2013, most in the Major Leagues. = He played for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic this spring, going 2-for-7 with a double and a homer in two games, before suffering a knee injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the tournament...went 6-for-34 (.176) with two doubles, two homers and nine RBI in 12 Cactus League games this year. = He s a career.361 hitter (65-for-180) with 12 doubles, 10 homers and 32 RBI in 47 games here at Target Field...his average is the second-highest at this ballpark by any player with more than 100 at-bats, trailing only Victor Martinez (.372)...collected a career high five hits here on May 23 of last season. = Perez was named the AL s Silver Slugger at catcher in 2016, becoming the first Royals backstop to garner the award...he set a career high with 22 roundtrippers last season, including 21 as a catcher to match his team record from 2015...also threw out 30 would-be basestealers in 2016, second most in MLB.
This & That BASEBALL LOSES A FRIEND--The Kansas City Royals and rest of Major League Baseball extend their condolences to the family of Katy Feeney, who passed away last weekend while visiting relatives in Maine...Katy was born into the game of baseball, with her father, Chub Feeney serving as National League President, and her uncle Horace Stoneham, the owner of the San Francisco Giants...named to the prestigious Robert O. Fishel Award in 1994, Katy was a Vice President in MLB s Public Relations office through last year. MOOSE GOES DEEP IN OPENER--The only other time that Mike Moustakas hit an Opening Day home run, the Royals closed out the year as the World Series champions...what happens over the next 161 games remains to be seen, but Moose s clout on Monday was the 35th season opening shot in the 49-year history of the Royals. FOREIGN BORN ROYALS--Opening Day saw a record 259 foreign born players on either the 25-man roster or inactive lists to begin the 2017 season, or 29.8% of all players...kansas City s roster/d.l. has nine players born on foreign soil or 34.6%...KC s group includes Peter Moylan (one of two MLB players from Australia), Paulo Orlando (one of two from Brazil), the disabled Jorge Soler (one of 23 from Cuba), Kelvin Herrera (one of 93 from the Dominican Republic), Joakim Soria (one of nine from Mexico), Cheslor Cuthbert (one of four from Nicaragua), Christian Colon (one of 16 from Puerto Rico) and Alcides Escobar and Salvador Perez (two of 77 from Venezuela)...Raul Mondesi, who spent much of his life in the Dominican Republic, was actually born in California and is not a part of the total list. FINAL ROSTER--The Royals finalized their 2017 Opening Day roster by placing outfielder Jorge Soler on the 10-day disabled list with a left oblique strain, retroactive to March 30, making him eligible to return on April 9...the club recalled infielder/outfielder Hunter Dozier from Omaha (AAA) and placed him on the 60-day disabled list with a left oblique strain...taking Dozier s spot on the 40-man roster is right-handed pitcher Peter Moylan who was selected from Omaha...the Royals have 40 players on their Major League Reserve list with left-handed pitcher Brian Flynn and Dozier on the 60-day D.L...the Opening Day roster featured 12 pitchers (Danny Duffy-LHP, Jason Hammel, Kelvin Herrera, Nate Karns, Ian Kennedy, Mike Minor-LHP, Moylan, Joakim Soria, Matt Strahm-LHP, Jason Vargas- LHP, Travis Wood-LHP and Chris Young); two catchers (Drew Butera and Salvador Perez); six infielders (Christian Colon, Cheslor Cuthbert, Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer, Raul Mondesi and Mike Moustakas) and five outfielders (Lorenzo Cain, Alex Gordon, Terrance Gore, Brandon Moss and Paulo Orlando). MONDI THIRD YOUNGEST--Raul Mondesi s start on Monday made him the third youngest member of an Opening Day starting lineup in franchise history, youngest since the 1979 season...clint Hurdle owns the top two slots of youth at 20 years, 252 days in 1978, then again in the 1979 lid-lifter at 21 years, 249 days... Mondi is just edged out by Hurdle s second Opening Day appearance by one day, appearing Monday at 21 years, 250 days. SPRING WORK--The Royals wrapped up their 2017 exhibition season with a 17-15-2 ledger, including a 4-2-1 mark in the last seven games...kansas City just completed its 15th spring in Surprise, AZ after spending its first 34 seasons training in Florida, beginning with Fort Myers (1969-87), followed by a 15-year stint in Baseball City (1988-2002). AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost begins 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 549-551 during the regular season, surpassing Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and enters this year seventh among active managers is games (2,059) and wins (1,006)...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 is the second of 151 telecasts on FOX Sports Kansas City with 2016 Emmy award winning Ryan Lefebvre on the play-by-play and Rex Hudler providing the analysis...all 162 games 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. A LOOK AHEAD IN 2017--Today is game two of this 3-game visit to Minneapolis with the series concluding tomorrow afternoon...kansas City will then head to Houston for a three-game weekend set before the home half of the schedule opens on Monday against the Oakland A s...kc will host the Athletics for a three-game set, separated by an off day next Tuesday, then visits from the Los Angeles Angels (3) and San Francisco Giants (2) will wrap-up the initial stay of the season... Kansas City will have a stretch from April 28-May 18 when it will play 16 of 20 games in Kauffman Stadium, separated only by a four-game journey to Tampa Bay on May 8-11...as evidenced by the two-game visit from the Giants during the opening homestand, the Royals will battle the N.L. West in Interleague play in 2017, also making trips to San Francisco (2), Dodger Stadium (3) and San Diego (3), while the Giants, Rockies (3) and Diamondbacks (3) pay a visit to Kauffman Stadium. 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, teaming tonight with Matthews...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, his 10th season with KC...Don Free controls the dials for a 32nd and final season as the producer/engineer. vs. Twins (2017) vs. Twins (career) On Road (career) Santiago (career) Gibson (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.000 2 0 0 0 Colon - - - - - Cuthbert - - - - - Escobar.000 3 0 0 0 Gordon.250 4 1 0 0 Gore - - - - - Hosmer.000 3 0 0 0 Mondesi.000 3 0 0 0 Moss.000 3 0 0 0 Moustakas.250 4 1 1 1 Orlando.000 3 0 0 0 Perez.333 3 1 0 0.313 32 10 2 5.317 246 78 3 36.205 39 8 0 4.190 63 12 1 3.287 449 129 2 48.297 589 175 23 73.000 0 0 0 0.270 382 103 8 58.095 21 2 0 1.266 79 21 2 11.278 316 88 12 39.366 93 34 1 12.313 329 103 11 49.197 437 86 11 44.279 1145 319 20 122.284 148 42 0 12.247 247 61 8 18.258 2196 566 15 176.261 2422 633 76 258.000 0 0 0 0.278 1757 488 58 235.186 70 13 2 9.250 1448 362 82 234.243 1331 323 46 148.249 333 83 5 38.269 1365 367 49 171.000 2 0 0 0.333 18 6 0 5.333 3 1 0 0.222 9 2 0 1.455 22 10 0 2.250 20 5 2 2 - - - - -.308 26 8 1 4 - - - - -.000 5 0 0 0.000 14 0 0 0.273 11 3 1 3.190 21 4 2 5.750 8 6 1 2.130 23 3 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.125 8 1 0 0.344 32 11 0 2.357 28 10 1 4 - - - - -.258 31 8 0 5.500 2 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0.300 20 6 0 0.600 10 6 0 1.120 25 3 0 3 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 1 1 1.0 0-1 1 Ian Kennedy - - - - - Totals 1 1 1.0 0-1 1 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy - 0-1 0-1 Kennedy - - - Total - 0-1 0-1 Butera Perez Totals Starts - 1 1 CS/ATT - 0/0 0/0 Pct. - 0.0 0.0 ERA - 7.88 7.88
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 28 Cain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8/26/16 @ BOS J. Tazawa 20 Colon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/15/16 OAK D. Overton 6 Cuthbert - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10/2/16 CLE J. Tomlin 1 Escobar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/22/16 @ CLE S. Clevinger 38 Gordon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/25/16 @ DET M. Pelfrey 24 Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Hosmer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/28/16 MIN E. Santana 13 Mondesi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/25/16 @ DET A. Sanchez 9 Moss - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/30/16 PIT T. Williams 11 Moustakas 1-1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 0-1 4/3/17 @ MIN E. Santana 2 Orlando - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/19/16 CWS C. Rodon 47 Perez - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/25/16 @ DET M. Boyd 18 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) - 7 in 2016 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Cheslor Cuthbert and Raul Mondesi (9/25/16 at Detroit, third inning off Anibal Sanchez) 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: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (9/6/16 @ Target Field, Dillon Gee 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 g - - - Cain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Colon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Cuthbert - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 g - - - Escobar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Gordon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 g - 1 - Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Hosmer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Mondesi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Moss - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Moustakas - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 g - - - Orlando - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Perez - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 g - - - 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: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 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: September 25, 2016 @ Detroit (1st inning, 4 runs) 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: August 20-22, 2016 @ Cleveland 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 10/1/16 vs. CLE Pitchers 3 9/30/16 vs. CLE Butera 4 9/23/16 @ DET Cain 38 6/17/16 vs. DET Colón 3 9/15/16 vs. OAK Cuthbert 8 9/23/16 @ DET Escobar 24 9/7/16 @ MIN Gordon 16 9/14/16 vs. OAK Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gore 7 - Hosmer 43 8/14/16 @ MIN Mondesi 32 8/15/16 @ DET Moss 21 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 2 5/21/16 @ CWS Orlando 28 8/31/16 vs. NYY Perez 27 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) 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 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned 1st: Gordon (0-1) 2nd: Moustakas (0-1) 3rd: Cain (0-1) 4th: Hosmer (0-1) 5th: Perez (0-1) 6th: Moss (0-1) 7th: Orlando (0-1) 8th: Escobar (0-1) 9th: Mondesi (0-1) Starts by Batting Order The Lineup Card P: Duffy (0-1) C: Perez (0-1) 1B: Hosmer (0-1) 2B: Mondesi (0-1) 3B: Moustakas (0-1) SS: Escobar (0-1) LF: Gordon (0-1) CF: Cain (0-1) RF: Orlando (0-1) DH: Moss (0-1) Starts by Position Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Opponents - - - 1 - - 6 - - - - - - - - 7 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Opponents - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - - - 2nd - 1 1 3rd - - - 4th - - - 5th - - - 6th - - - 7th - - - 8th - - - 9th - - - Kansas City By the Days Monday 0-1 Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday - Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - - - 3 runs - - - 4 runs - - - 5 runs - - - 6 runs - - - 7 runs - - - Lead after six innings: - Lead after seven innings: - Lead after eight innings: - Starter works more than 6.0 IP: - Score first: 0-1 Score more than three runs: - Hit home run: 0-1 Series opener: 0-1 10 or more hits: - Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 0-1 Tied after seven innings: - Tied after eight innings: - Starter works 6.0 IP: 0-1 Opponents score first: - Score three runs or less: 0-1 Do not homer: - Series finale: - Opponents 10 or more hits: - Trail after six innings: - Trail after seven innings: 0-1 Trail after eight innings: 0-1 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: - In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): -/- Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/- Comeback wins (KC/OPP): -/1 Errorless games by KC: 0-1 Extra Innings - Disabled List (3) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day stable lumbar vertebral fracture February 15 April 16 1 0-1 OF-Jorge Soler 10-day left oblique strain April 2 (retro to March 30) April 9 1 0-1 INF/OF-Hunter Dozier 60-day left oblique strain April 2 June 1 1 0-1 Alcides Escobar 2 SB to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) 20 runs for 500 Alex Gordon 3 HBP to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (M. MacFarlane-78) 34 hits to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-1273) 9 HR to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (F. White-160) Upcoming Milestones Eric Hosmer 28 RBI for 500 12 2B to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (D. DeJesus-187) 60 hits for 1,000 Ian Kennedy 70.0 IP for 1,500 Joakim Soria 12 G to tie for 4th on KC all-time list (M. Gubicza-382) Jason Vargas 4 GS for 200