Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Oakland A s (3-4) @ Kansas City Royals (2-4) Kauffman Stadium - Monday, April 10, 2017 Game #7 - Home Game #1 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, April 11: Off day at home Wednesday, April 12 vs. Oakland A s: RHP Andrew Triggs (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (0-0, 5.40), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, April 13 vs. Oakland A s: RHP Jesse Hahn (0-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (1-0, 1.50), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...today is also being televised in High Definition on 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. Royals vs. A s The Royals look to rebound from a 1-6 ledger against the Athletics last year, including a crippling 4-game sweep by Oakland here in Kauffman in September...after this series, these clubs will meet again in Oakland in mid-august...kc trails the all-time series by a 260-314 mark, but possesses a slim a 145-143 advantage in Kansas City, 129-123 here in The K. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/10 KC 4/12 KC 4/13 KC ROYALS WALKED OFF--Walks haunted Kansas City at the outset of its opening trip and they returned to the fold yesterday as Houston salvaged the finale of a 3-game set with a 5-4 decision in 12 innings... the tie-breaking run was forced in when Evan Gattis coaxed a bases loaded walk from Matt Strahm, who suffered his second loss of the trip...kc had issued 23 walks in the 3-game sweeping by Minnesota to open the year, but then issued only five free passes in the two wins over Houston before allowing eight yesterday (two intentional)...kansas City clubbed a trio of home runs on Sunday, the last of which was a Brandon Moss solo shot in the ninth to take a 4-3 advantage, his first hit as a Royal...the lead was short-lived as Kelvin Herrera was victimized by the short porch in leftfield, also known as the Crawford Boxes, when Jake Marisnick hooked a shot off the top of the wall to knot the score...the Royals then did not threaten over the three extra innings and Houston finally took the contest on a hit and three walks in the 12th. BACK IN THE K --The Royals get to play in Kauffman Stadium for the first time in 2017, with 57 days passing since the club convened in Surprise, AZ, on February 14...Kansas City brings a 4-game home opener winning streak into this afternoon s affair with Oakland, knocking off the Mets last year by a 4-3 count in what was also the season opener and preceded by wins over the Twins (2013) and twice against the White Sox (2014-15)...KC is 25-23 in the 48 previous home openers, including a 23-21 record in The K...today marks the third time the Royals have opened the home half of the schedule against the A s, dropping the previous two in 1970 and 1992. SALVY HAVING A BLAST--All-Star receiver, Salvador Perez, clubbed his fourth home run in as many games with his second inning blast yesterday off of Lance McCullers Jr...he s the first Royal to homer in four consecutive games since Billy Butler accomplished the feat on July 26-29, 2011 and a roundtripper by Salvy today would tie the club record of five in a row set by Mike Sweeney on June 25-29, 2002...Perez s out-of-the-chute power play marks the first time any Royal has hit four home runs in the club s first six games of a season. DUPE 2-FOR-2 TO START 17--Kansas City s replay specialist, Bill Duplissea was quiet for the first four games of 2017, but has been busy (and successful) in the last two games, forging a pair of reversals...yesterday in Houston, the Royals challenged Josh Reddick s second inning stolen base and 1:40 later the crew in New York agreed with Duplissea s diagnosis...the first challenge came on Saturday when Houston violated the slide rule at second base (Rule 6.01 j)...duper closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good of 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). OPENING DAY FESTIVITIES--Today s pregame ceremony will begin at 2:15 and among the events will be the annual Alumni introduction, the intros of the 2017 Royals staff and players, a stirring tribute to the late Yordano Ventura, including a ceremonial first pitch by his mother, Marisol Hernandez, and the National Anthem capped with a flyover by the B2 Bomber from nearby Whiteman AFB. GORDO AT IT AGAIN--Alex Gordon, the Major League outfield assist leader since making the move to leftfield in 2010 added to his resume yesterday by nabbing Evan Gattis at second base for his first dime of the year...gordo has accrued 75 assists since moving from third base to leftfield during the 2010 season, two more in that time frame than Colorado s Gerardo Parra...Gordon had a streak of winning four straight Rawlings Gold Gloves snapped last season. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing righthander compiled a 38-31 during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Jharel Cotton (0-1, 10.38) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (0-1, 5.40) 2016 2015 Career 2017 2016 Career Jharel Cotton vs. Royals 0-0 - 0-0 Major League Record 0-1 (10.38 ERA) 2-0 2-1 Ian Kennedy vs. Athletics - 1-0 1-1 Major League Record 0-1 (5.40 ERA 11-11 86-80 IAN KENNEDY makes his second start of the season, the 239th of his career and 241st overall outing...the 32-year-old righty is in the second season of a fiveyear deal he signed on January 29, 2016...he s making his third career start vs. Oakland and first as a Royal and first since 2015, when he was with the Padres. ONE INNING SPOILS 17 DEBUT--Ian was saddled with the defeat in his first start of 2017 last Wednesday at Target Field, allowing three runs in the second inning of a 9-1 setback...the damage came via three walks and two hits in the 37-pitch second... after back-to-back free passes opened the frame, the righty surrendered consecutive RBI singles, before the Twins added a third run on a fielder s choice...kennedy finished the outing by setting down 11 of the final 14 hitters he faced...his five walks matched his highest total as a Royal, also doing it May 30 of last year in a 6-2 win over Tampa Bay...it also marked the third time in his career that he s dropped his first start, joining 2008 with the Yankees (13-4 to the Rays) and 2014 with San Diego (3-2 to the Dodgers). SUPERB SPRING--Kennedy went 2-1 with a 1.40 ERA (3 ER in 19.1 IP) in five starts this spring, recording 22 strikeouts in his 19.1 innings he held opponents scoreless through his first 18.1 innings, before yielding three runs in his final inning of the exhibition season, March 31 at Texas he also had a.206 opponents average and 0.98 WHIP during Cactus League work. STARTING SOMETHING--Last season, Ian matched a career high with 33 starts, while it was his seventh consecutive season with 30 starts or more...he s one of just five active Major League pitchers to make 30 starts or more in seven-straight campaigns, along with James Shields, Max Scherzer, Jon Lester and Cole Hamels, while his 226 starting assignments since 2010 are tied for third-most, trailing Shields (234) and Scherzer (229). STRIKEOUT STREAK--Kennedy 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 238 career outings, the second-longest active streak to begin a career, trailing David Price (253). VS. OAKLAND--He makes his third career outing against the A s and first at his home park...he s gone 1-1 with a 6.17 ERA in two starts at the Coliseum, most recently earning a 3-1 triumph on June 18, 2015, when he allowed one run on four hits over 6.0 innings...last season, Kennedy went 3-2 with a 3.16 ERA (13 ER in 37.0 IP) vs. A.L. West foes, holding them to a.215 batting average...he s 4-9 with a 4.69 ERA in 15 career starts against the division. HOME SWEET HOME--Kennedy takes the mound for KC s 2017 home opener after going 4-4 with a 3.41 ERA (33 ER in 88.0 IP) here a year ago...his home ERA was 10th-lowest among qualifying AL hurlers in 2016, while his.219 opponents average (70-for-320) ranked fifth...ian is 47-30 with a 3.72 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP in 113 career starts at his home ballpark. Kennedy vs. Athetics Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Yonder Alonso.429 14 6 1 6 Mark Canha.000 2 0 0 0 Khris Davis.333 9 3 0 0 Rajai Davis.381 21 8 1 3 Matt Joyce.250 4 1 0 0 Josh Phegley.500 2 1 1 1 Trevor Plouffe.412 17 7 1 2 Marcus Semien.250 4 1 0 0 Stephen Vogt.000 3 0 0 0 Ian s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/5 @ Minnesota L, 1-9 5.0 3 3 3 0 5 5 95-55 1-3 2017 Totals 0-1 5.40 5.0 3 3 3 0 5 5 95-55 57.9% Career Totals 86-80 3.94 1435.1 1339 676 629 186 483 1329 - - 2017 Spring Totals 2-1 1.40 19.1 14 3 3 0 5 22 - - Ian s Last Win: September 11, 2016 at Chicago White Sox (6.0 IP, 2-0 over Chris Sale) Ian s Last Loss: April 5, 2017 at Minnesota (5.0 IP, 1-9 to Hector Santiago) 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 Wednesday s Starter - Jason Hammel = A former Athletic (in 2014), Jason takes the hill for his second start of the year as this series resumes on Wednesday. = The veteran righty took a no-decision last Thursday in Minneapolis, working the first 5.0 innings in a game KC eventually dropped, 5-3...he was charged with three runs on six hits with four walks and two strikeouts, but was taken off the hook for a loss after Mike Moustakas hit a game-tying homer in the sixth. = He s unbeaten in his last six April starts, while in his career he s 21-10 with a 3.79 ERA in 45 outings (42 starts) during the first month of the year. = He signed a two-year deal with the Royals on Feb. 8, which includes a mutual option for the 2019 season...he spent the last two seasons with the Chicago Cubs. = Hammel won a career high 15 games last season with the Chicago Cubs, which included 10 at Wrigley Field good to tie for second-most in the NL...while his 2.42 home ERA ranked sixth in the Majors...since the start of 2014, Jason is 19-7 with a 2.96 ERA in 43 starts at his home ballpark. = Jason is taking on the A s for the eighth time in his career (fourth start), entering with a 4-1 record and a 3.75 ERA (10 ER in 24.0 IP) in those outings. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 6 2-1 - - 2.86 34.2 32 11 11 3 17 27.254 Relievers 6 0-3 0 2 9.00 19.0 20 19 19 3 19 17.278 Totals 6 2-4 0 2 5.03 53.2 52 30 30 6 36 44.263 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 16/23 (69.6%) Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/4 (28.6%) Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (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: 1, April 9 at HOU April 9 at Houston 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 = Kelvin suffered a blown save yesterday, surrendering a game-tying home run to Jake Marisnick in the ninth inning...it marked just the third home run he s allowed in his last 23 appearances, dating back to August 10, 2016...made his season debut in Houston Friday, setting the side down in order in a non-save situation. = Herrera earned his second consecutive All-Star honor in 2016, making a team-high 72 appearances with career highs in saves (12) and strikeouts (86). = 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. = Kelvin is 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA (2 ER in 11.1 IP) in 12 career appearances against these A s, which includes two scoreless outings against them in 2016. Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/4 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 3x; last, April 8 at HOU April 8 at Houston 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 = Mike allowed a leadoff double to Carlos Beltran in the ninth inning Saturday Beltran later scored on a groundout after advancing to third on a wild pitch. = Minor made his Royals debut on Opening Day, his first Major League appearance since Sept. 20, 2014 with Atlanta is in his second season with the Royals organization he didn t pitch in the Majors in 2016, but made 10 starts between Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA) on two separate rehab assignments. = 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: 4/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 (0.0%) 2017 Strikeout High: 2, April 7 at HOU April 8 at Houston 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Peter recorded a 1-2-3 eighth inning on 11 pitches Saturday he has appeared in four of Kansas City s first six contests, including the first two in Houston. = 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 his first Opening Day roster since 2011 with Atlanta. = 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: 3/3 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: 2 (2x), last April 6 at MIN April 9 at Houston 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 = Joakim tossed scoreless 10th and 11th innings yesterday...he s made three scoreless outings thus far this season, allowing just one hit. = Soria 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 (370). = Held opponents scoreless in seven of his nine Cactus League outings made two appearances with Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic. Matt Strahm (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/1 2017 Strikeout High: n/a April 9 at Houston (Loss) 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 = Matt suffered his second loss of the season yesterday, allowing a bases loaded walk to Evan Gattis with two outs in the 12th...he s gotten off to a rough start to 2017, after making his Major League debut in 2016...he s allowed more runs (seven) in three outings this year than he did in 21 appearances (four runs) last season. = Strahm recorded 30 strikeouts in 22.0 innings last season, while he s looking for his first K of 2017. = 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 August 2 to September 10. Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Oct. 4, 2015 at MIL (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/3 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (2x) last: April 6 at MIN April 9 at Houston 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 = Travis allowed a game-tying two-run homer to Marwin Gonzalez in the seventh yesterday...he entered the game in the sixth, stranding an inherited runner by coaxing a flyout off the bat of Brian McCann...the home run was the first he s allowed in a regular season outing since August 16 vs. Milwaukee (Hernan Perez). = He s faced a Major League high seven inherited runners this season, stranding the last four he s been saddled with. = 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 3.08 ERA (41 ER in 120.0 IP) in 125 outings. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/2 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: 1, April 9 at HOU April 9 at Houston 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 = Chris worked 1.1 scoreless innings yesterday, recording the final out of the seventh, before pitching out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth...he allowed two hits and an intentional walk in the eighth, before getting Yuli Gurriel to pop out to first...he also worked a scoreless frame last Wednesday in Minnesota. = 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 3.24 2 8.1 3 3 Hammel - - Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.2 2 0 Karns 1-1 0 5.63 3 16.0 18 10 Kennedy - - Minor - - Moylan 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.2 0 0 Soria 0-1 0 7.71 3 2.1 4 2 Strahm 0-1 0 27.00 1 0.1 1 1 Vargas - - Wood 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Young 0-1 0 12.86 3 7.0 17 10 Royals vs. Athletics 2016 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 3-0 0 2.84 6 31.2 16 10 4-1 0 3.75 7 24.0 21 10 1-1 0 1.59 12 11.1 8 2 1-2 0 4.98 4 21.2 25 12 1-1 0 6.17 2 11.2 14 8 1-0 0 2.57 1 7.0 3 2 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.2 0 0 2-3 16 2.78 31 32.1 25 10 0-1 0 27.00 1 0.1 1 1 7-7 0 3.22 20 123.0 97 44 0-0 0 0.00 2 7.0 4 0 4-5 0 4.55 14 61.1 62 31
Hitting Notes Drew Butera HOU Series: 0-for-3 Last Trip: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Drew made his season debut on Saturday and went 0-for-3 the eighth-year catcher signed a two-year free agent contract with Kansas City 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. = 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 HOU Series: 2-for-12, run, RBI, 2 BB, SB Last Trip: 4-for-20 (.200), 2 R, RBI, 7 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Lorenzo went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts yesterday in Houston, snapping his five-game on-base streak to begin the season. = Cain is tied for second in the Majors with seven walks, trailing only Matt Holliday s eight walks he walked just 31 times in 434 plate appearances in 2016. = Cain s.338 average (80-for-237) in day games since 2015 ranks third in the Majors, trailing only J.T. Realmuto (.364) and Dee Gordon (.360). = Hit.333/.364/.509 (38-for-114) with 22 RBI in his last 28 home games last season dating back to May 28 has an eight-game hitting streak at home. = Played in just 103 games last season due to hamstring and wrist injuries the Royals were 57-44 with him in the starting lineup in 2016 and 24-37 without him. = Had 56 RBI in 397 at bats in 2016, one every 7.09 at-bats, the best rate of his career at the time of his injury on June 28, he was tied for the Major League lead in game-winning RBI (10) and go-ahead RBI (16). Christian Colón HOU Series: 0-for-2 Last Trip: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Christian made his season debut on Saturday, going 0-for-2 made the Opening Day roster for the third straight season. = Batting.292 (31-for-106) with a.370 on-base percentage in 41 career day games is a.251 hitter (49-for-195) with a.301 OBP in 78 games at night. = Appeared in 54 games last season, making 29 starts at second base and 10 at third hit his first Major League home run on Sept. 15 of last season, a three-run homer off Oakland s Dillon Overton in his 293rd career at-bat hit.290 (18-for-62) with nine of his 13 RBI in the seventh inning or later last season. = Colón has a career.406 on-base percentage when leading off an inning, which ranks third among AL hitters since the start of 2014 (min. 60 plate appearances). Cheslor Cuthbert HOU Series: 2-for-5, run, HR, RBI Last Trip: 2-for-7 (.286), run, HR, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Cheslor pinch-hit for Mondesi with two outs and a runner on first base in the 12th inning yesterday, but struck out to end the inning. = Won the American League rookie batting title last season, hitting.274 (130-for-475) also led AL rookies in doubles (28), tied for the lead in multi-hit games (33) and ranked second in hits (130) his 12 HR were third most by a Royals rookie third baseman, two shy of Kevin Seitzer (1987) and Alex Gordon (2007). = His 123 starts at third base last season were fourth most by a Royals rookie, behind Seitzer (139 in 1987), Gordon (129 in 2007) and George Brett (128 in 1974). Alcides Escobar HOU Series: 3-for-11, 2 runs, 2B, BB Last Trip: 4-for-21 (.190), 2 runs, 2 2B, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-5) = Alcides went 1-for-5 yesterday in Houston enters today with 177 consecutive starts dating back to Sept. 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias he s the only Royal ever to start 162 games in a season, and he s done it twice (2014, 16). = Has played in 949 games since joining the Royals prior to the 2011 season since then, only Robinson Cano (961) and Adrian Gonzalez (953) have more. = Escobar had a 25-game on-base streak at home from May 15-July 9 of last season, the longest by a Royal since Gordon s 32-game on-base streak at home in 2011. = Appeared in seven games for Team Venezuela during the World Baseball Classic, batting.375 (9-for-24) with two doubles and four RBI. = Led the American League with 10 sacrifices last season his 65 sacrifices since the start of 2011 are second most in the Majors, behind Elvis Andrus (70). Alex Gordon HOU Series: 5-for-13, run, 2 2B, 4 RBI, BB Last Trip: 6-for-25 (.240), run, 2 2B, 4 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (5-13) = Alex went 2-for-5 yesterday in Houston and has now reached safely in five of Kansas City s six games. = Gordon threw out Evan Gattis at second base yesterday, his 75th career outfield assists, most in the Majors since 2010. = Played in just 128 games last season, missing 29 games from May 23-June 24 with a fractured right wrist after colliding with Mike Moustakas on May 22. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, Gordon was charged with an error on May 13 2016, snapping a streak of 188 consecutive games without one, dating back to August 2, 2014 he s errored just once in 97 games since. Terrance Gore HOU Series: Has not played Last Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: n/a = Terrance has yet to make his season debut made his second straight Opening Day roster. = In six professional seasons, has 270 stolen bases in 296 attempts (91.2 percent), including 19-for-21 in the Majors in 2016, he recorded 11 steals with just three plate appearances...the only other player in MLB history with more steals and fewer plate appearances in a season was Herb Washington (29 steals, 0 PA) in 1974. = Scored six runs as a pinch-runner last season, third most in the Majors his 11 steals as a pinch-runner were seven more than anyone else in 2016. Eric Hosmer HOU Series: 3-for-14, run, HR, 2 RBI Last Trip: 5-for-25 (.200), run, HR, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 5 g (5-22) = Eric singled in the sixth inning yesterday to extend his hitting streak to five games hit a two-run HR in Kansas City s six-run eighth inning on Saturday. = Last season, was named Royals Majestic Player of the Month in April, batting.326 (29-for-89), which included a career-best 18-game hitting streak. = Was a member of Team USA, which won the 2017 World Baseball Classic championship named to the WBC All-Tournament team, batting.385 (10-for-26) with three doubles, a homer and five RBI he also tied for second on the team with six runs scored in the tournament. = His 62 go-ahead RBI since 2015 are tied for third most in the Majors, trailing only Matt Kemp (65) and Nolan Arenado (64) earned his second Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year award last season while leading American League first basemen with 154 starts also named All-Star Game MVP. Raúl Mondesi HOU Series: 1-for-8, run, RBI, 2 SB Last Trip: 2-for-18 (.111), run, RBI, 3 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Raúl went 0-for-3 in Houston yesterday with a go-ahead sacrifice bunt RBI in the fifth inning, the first sac. bunt RBI by a Royal since Nori Aoki on April 13, 2014. = Mondesi is tied for the AL lead with three steals went 33-for-35 (94.3 percent) on stolen base attempts last season, including 9-for-10 in the Majors. = Was the third-youngest Royal (21 years, 50 days) to start an Opening Day game on Monday, behind only Clint Hurdle, who did it in 1978 and 79. = Made his regular season debut on July 26 last season and played in 47 games among AL rookies last season, he ranked fourth in steals (nine), tied for sixth in triples (three) entered last season as the No. 1 prospect in the Royals organization, according to Baseball America. Brandon Moss HOU Series: 1-for-7, 2 runs, HR, RBI, 3 BB Last Trip: 1-for-13, 2 runs, HR, RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-5) = Brandon recorded his first hit as a Royal yesterday, a go-ahead solo home run in the ninth inning it was his seventh career go-ahead RBI in the ninth inning or later and first since Sept. 1, 2015 with St. Louis signed a two-year free agent contract with Kansas City on Feb. 1. = Moss is a career.315/.351/.589 (23-for-73) hitter in 18 games at The K, with five HR and 18 RBI, including two HR in the 2014 Wild Card Game with Oakland. = His 28 home runs in just 413 at-bats last season were the second-highest total of his career, behind his 30 with Oakland in 2013 averaged one homer every 14.75 at bats, which ranked third in the National League (minimum 400 at bats) 53 percent of his hits last season went for extra bases (49 of 93). Mike Moustakas HOU Series: 4-for-10, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB Last Trip: 8-for-23 (.348), 4 runs, 3 HR, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 6 g (8-23) = Mike had solo home run to leadoff the sixth inning yesterday in Houston, extending his hitting streak to six games, in which he s batting.348 (8-for-23). = Scored on a catcher interference Friday, becoming the first Royal to do so marked the 32nd time in last 68 years that a player has scored on a catcher interference. = Has 21 home runs in his last 268 at-bats since Aug. 20, 2015 his 12.76 AB/HR ratio during that time ranks second in the Majors (min. 250 at-bats). = Returning from an ACL tear, which kept him out for much of 2016 in a career-low 27 games last season, he hit.240 with seven homers and 13 RBI. = Moustakas hit.313/.353/.646 (15-for-48) with four home runs and 10 RBI in 13 games at Kauffman Stadium last season before his injury. = Among AL hitters last 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) he also averaged a home run once every 14.86 at-bats (7 HR in 104 AB), the best rate in club history among players with at least 100 AB. Paulo Orlando HOU Series: 1-for-11, run, RBI, HBP Last Trip: 3-for-21 (.143), 2 runs, 2 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Paulo went 1-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch yesterday in Houston and scored on Mondesi s go-ahead sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning. = Orlando reached on a catcher interference with the bases loaded on Friday, the second CI of his career (also, Sept. 9, 2016) at the White Sox his CI on Friday forced Moustakas home from third base, resulting in the 32nd run scored via CI in the last 68 years (since 1950) and first in the AL since 2011. = Hit.331 (78-for-236) in 63 games at Kauffman Stadium in 2016, the sixth-best home average in the American League (min. 225 at-bats). = Was the only Royal in 2016 (min. 50 at-bats) to hit.300, batting 138-for-457 (.302) in his first full season in the Majors his 138 hits were most ever by a Brazilian-born player, topping Yan Gomes (135 in 2014). = Ranked fourth in the AL last season, batting.329 (52-for-158) with two outs of his 72 career RBI, 32 of them (44.4 percent) have come with two outs. Salvador Perez HOU Series: 4-for-14, 4 runs, 3 HR, 3 RBI Last Trip: 7-for-24 (.292), 5 runs, 4 HR, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (6-18) = Salvy has homered in four straight games, the longest streak by a Royal since Billy Butler in 2011 the club record is five straight, done by Mike Sweeney in 2002. = Perez is the first Royals player to record four home runs through the team s first six games of a season he hit three homers through six games in 2015. = Eight of his last nine HR have been solo shots, dating back to last season his 45 HR as a catcher since 2015 match Yasmani Grandal for the Major League lead. = Perez has 91 career home runs, including 89 of them as a catcher Mike Macfarlane holds the Royals record with 93 HR as a catcher. = Played for Venezuela in the WBC this spring, going 2-for-7 with a double and a homer in two games, before suffering a knee injury. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 539 games at catcher since 2013, most in the Major Leagues. = Threw out a career-high 30 would-be basestealers in 2016, second most in Majors his 101 catcher caught stealings since 2013 are second most in the Majors. = Perez was named the American League s Silver Slugger at catcher in 2016, becoming the first Royals catcher to earn the award.
This & That STARTERS OFF TO SOLID BEGINNING--The Royals opened 2017 with three new names in the starting rotation from last year, with Danny Duffy and Ian Kennedy being joined by a now healthy Jason Vargas and newcomers to the organization Jason Hammel and Nate Karns...in the six games to open the season and one full lap through the rotation, the fivesome combined for a 2.86 ERA, allowing 11 earned runs in 34.2 innings...in the 3-game visit to Houston, Vargas, Duffy and Karns combined to allow just four earned runs in a combined 18.2 innings for a 1.93 ERA. MOSS JOINS HIT AND HOMER COLUMN--Kansas City jumped out to a brief 4-3 lead in the ninth inning on Sunday thanks to the first hit and home run of the year by newcomer Brandon Moss...he snapped an 0-for-11 to open the campaign and was the first Royal to hit a home run in his first hit with Kansas City since George Kottaras on April 21, 2013 vs. Boston...Kottaras homered in his second at bat as a Royal. ODD DAY AT THE DISH--Yesterday s loss saw the Royals fan 17 times over the 12 innings, just one strikeout shy of the club record of 18 for an extra-inning game set on May 8, 1996 in Anaheim in a 14-inning affair...conversely, Kansas City failed to receive a walk during yesterday s tilt, marking the third time in team history the Royals have fanned at least 17 times without receiving any free passes...the last time was on August 25, 1998 in a 3-0 loss at Toronto, when the Jays fanned 18 Royals in a nine-inning game...the first time was when KC struck out 17 times in a 6-3 loss at Seattle on June 14, 1993. ERROR FREE IN THE FIELD--The Kansas City defense made it through the first road trip without committing a defensive miscue over the six games...the Royals and Phillies are the only two clubs to play errorless ball in the field to open 2017...the last time KC opened a season without an error in the first six games was 2013, when KC actually played seven straight out of the chute without a miscue. A FINAL SALUTE TO YO--Today s home opener pre-game ceremonies will include a salute to the late Yordano Ventura, who tragically lost his life at the age of 25 in a vehicular accident on January 22...he will be remembered to Kansas City fans who have yet to mourn his passing with their hometown baseball team with a video salute dedicated to his abbreviated career, a moment of silence and then his mother, Marisol Hernandez, will throw out the first pitch to Yordano s batterymate Salvador Perez. HOME-SWEET-HOME--Today opens a Western themed homestand as work against the A.L. West will continue in the second series of the stay when the Angels hit town for a 3-game weekend set...following another day off next Monday, the homestand will conclude with the first Interleague test of the new year as San Francisco comes to The K for a pair in what will be the Giants first visit to town since the 2014 World Series...the Royals had their share of issues against the A.L. West last year, posting a 10-24 ledger, while going 10-10 against National League competition, which mainly consisted of the N.L. East in 2016 save four games vs. St. Louis. FOREIGN BORN ROYALS--Last Monday s 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. MONDI THIRD YOUNGEST--Raul Mondesi s start last Monday in Minnesota 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. NEW FACES IN 2017--Kansas City had 10 players on last 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. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is now in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he enters today three games under.500 with the Royals at 551-554 during the regular season, the win total surpassing 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 (2,064) and wins (1,008)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.170 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff (1991-2002). 162 ON THE TUBE--Today s contest is on FOX Sports Kansas City with 2016 Emmy award winning Ryan Lefebvre on the play-by-play and Rex Hudler providing the analysis...every game of the 2017 season will be on television, 151 via FSKC, while nine are ticketed for FS 1 and two others on the FOX Network...the Royals are also slated for two appearances on ESPN...Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery will provide the pre and post game analysis on Royals Live. YEAR #49 AT THE MIC--The 2007 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award, Denny Matthews was in the broadcast booth on April 8, 1969 when Joe Keough delivered a 12th inning single to give Kansas City a win in the first game in franchise history against these Twins and the veteran announcer is back in the booth here in Minnesota for his 49th season behind the microphone...ryan Lefebvre, who will once again work both the TV and radio side during the year, is calling his 19th opener since joining the Royals...Steve Physioc in his sixth season in the broadcast booth for the Royals and Steve Stewart will anchor the pre and post-game as well as in-game updates all season, while also providing the play-by-play call on many occasions, his 10th season with KC...Don Free controls the dials for a 32nd and final season as the producer/engineer. vs. Athletics (2016) vs. Athletics (career) At Home (career) Cotton (career) Triggs (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.400 5 2 0 0 Cain.200 10 2 0 2 Colon.200 15 3 1 3 Cuthbert.182 11 2 0 0 Escobar.360 25 9 0 2 Gordon.080 25 2 0 1 Gore.000 2 0 0 0 Hosmer.192 26 5 1 1 Mondesi.333 6 2 0 1 Moss.273 11 3 0 1 Moustakas.111 9 1 1 1 Orlando.267 15 4 0 4 Perez.167 18 3 0 0.149 47 7 0 2.271 70 19 0 5.297 37 11 1 4.182 11 2 0 0.271 144 39 0 10.218 220 48 6 18.000 2 0 0 0.313 131 41 3 14.333 6 2 0 1.214 28 6 1 4.148 115 17 2 9.231 26 6 0 5.224 98 22 1 10.200 460 92 2 32.296 1066 316 22 150.252 151 38 1 13.288 274 79 5 36.266 2030 539 16 178.267 2272 606 75 305.000 7 0 0 0.277 1634 452 44 237.176 68 12 0 4.230 1326 305 56 189.252 1156 291 36 147.313 368 115 7 40.276 1194 330 38 172.333 3 1 0 0.667 3 2 0 1.000 3 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.500 2 1 0 2.333 3 1 0 0.000 2 0 0 1 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 2 8 4.0 1-1 2 Jason Hammel 1 3 3.0 0-1 - Nathan Karns 1 4 4.0 0-1 - Ian Kennedy 1 1 1.0 0-1 - Jason Vargas 1 5 5.0 1-0 1 Totals 6 21 3.5 2-4 3 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy 1-0 0-1 1-1 Hammel - 0-1 0-1 Karns - 0-1 0-1 Kennedy - 0-1 0-1 Vargas - 1-0 1-0 Total 1-0 1-4 2-4 Butera Perez Totals Starts 1 5 6 CS/ATT 0/0 1/5 1/5 Pct. 0.0 20.0 20.0 ERA 3.00 5.64 5.20 ER/IP 3/9.0 28/44.2 31/53.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 1 (Last: 4/8 @ HOU)
2017 Royals Home Runs vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera 9/7/16 @ MIN K. Gibson 31 Cain 8/26/16 @ BOS J. Tazawa 38 Colon 9/15/16 OAK D. Overton 7 Cuthbert 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU D. Keuchel 3 Escobar 9/22/16 @ CLE S. Clevinger 56 Gordon 9/25/16 @ DET M. Pelfrey 45 Gore - - - 7 Hosmer 1-1 - 1-1 - - - 1 1 - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU L. Gregerson 5 Mondesi 9/25/16 @ DET A. Sanchez 24 Moss 1-1 - 1 1 1-1 - - - 1-0-1 4/9/17 @ HOU C. Devenski 1 Moustakas 3-3 - 3 3 - - - 3 - - 1 1 - - - 1 2 0-3 4/9/17 @ MIN L. McCullers 2 Orlando 9/19/16 CWS C. Rodon 65 Perez 4-4 - 4 4 - - - 3 1-1 1 2 2 - - - 2-2 4/9/17 @ HOU L. McCullers 4 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Alex Gordon (8/18/16 vs. Minnesota, fourth inning) - Franchise total: 122 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (9/6/16 @ Minnesota, 2-run off Ervin Santana, 3-run off Pat Light) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez (4/8/17 at Houston, eighth inning off Luke Gregerson) - once in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Victor Martinez (9/25/16 @ Comerica Park off Edinson Volquez, 3rd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez, Boston (8/27/16 @ Fenway Park, Danny Duffy pitching, 5th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: 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 - - - 0 g - - - Cain - - - 0 g 4 g (4/5-8) 2 - Colon - - - 0 g - - - Cuthbert 1 - - - - 1 - - 0 g - - - Escobar 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 g - 1 - Gordon 2 - - - - 2 2 - - - - 2 1 1 2 - - - 3 g 3 g (4/7-pres) 2 1 Gore - - - 0 g - - - Hosmer - 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - 5 g 5 g (4/5-pres) - - Mondesi - - - 1 - - - - 0 g - 1 - Moss - - - 1 1 - - - 1 g - - - Moustakas 2 - - - - 2-1 1-1 - - 6 g 6 g (4/3-pres.) - - Orlando - - - - 2 - - - 1 g - - - Perez 2 - - - - 2-1 1 - - - - 4 g 4 g (4/6-pres.) - - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy, September 7, 2016 at Minnesota (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): September 11, 2016 at Chicago White Sox (2-0), Kennedy (6.0), Moylan (1.0), Herrera (1.0), Davis (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Salvador Perez, May 23, 2016 @ Minnesota (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Kendrys Morales, August 28, 2016 @ Boston (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, September 6, 2016 @ Minnesota Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 28, 2015 @ Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: September 27, 2016 vs. Minnesota (4-3 in 11 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 8, 2017 @ Houston (8th inning, 6 runs) (Once in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: June 13-15, 2016 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 15-17, 2016 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 3-6, 2017 @ Minnesota Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 28-31, 2016 @ Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 7 10/1/16 vs. CLE Pitchers 8 9/30/16 vs. CLE Butera 5 9/23/16 @ DET Cain 43 6/17/16 vs. DET Colón 4 9/15/16 vs. OAK Cuthbert 11 9/23/16 @ DET Escobar 29 9/7/16 @ MIN Gordon 21 9/14/16 vs. OAK Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gore 7 - Hosmer 48 8/14/16 @ MIN Mondesi 37 8/15/16 @ DET Moss 21 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 5 5/21/16 @ CWS Orlando 33 8/31/16 vs. NYY Perez 31 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 4/8 at Houston 5 Marisnick called out on SB attempt 1-2 2:18 Stands Opp. 1-1 7 Marisnick no interference on DP 1-2 2:13 Overturned KC 1-0 4/9 at Houston 2 Reddick called safe at 2B on SB 0-1 1:40 Overturned KC 2-0 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Gordon (2-4) 2nd: Cain (1-0), Moustakas (1-4) 3rd: Cain (1-4), Hosmer (1-0) 4th: Hosmer (1-4), Perez (1-0) 5th: Cuthbert (1-0), Perez (1-4) 6th: Moss (1-3), Orlando (1-1) 7th: Cuthbert (0-1), Escobar (1-0), Orlando (1-3) 8th: Colon (1-0), Escobar (1-4) 9th: Butera (1-0), Mondesi (1-4) The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (1-1), Hammel (0-1), Karns (0-1), Kennedy (0-1), Vargas (1-0) C: Butera (1-0), Perez (1-4) 1B: Hosmer (2-4) 2B: Colon (1-0), Mondesi (1-4) 3B: Cuthbert (1-1), Moustakas (1-3) SS: Escobar (2-4) LF: Gordon (2-4) CF: Cain (2-4) RF: Orlando (2-4) DH: Moss (1-3), Moustakas (0-1), Perez (1-0) Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals - 2-2 4 3-9 1-21 Opponents 1 2 4 2 1-17 - 2 - - 1 - - - 30 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals - - - 2 - Opponents 1 1 - - - 1-1 - - Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - - 4 2nd - 3 4 3rd - 1 2 4th - 1 1 5th - 4 4 6th - 1 2 7th - - 1 8th - - - 9th - - 1 Kansas City By the Days Monday 0-1 Tuesday - Wednesday 0-1 Thursday 0-1 Friday 1-0 Saturday 1-0 Sunday 0-1 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 1 4/6 @ Minnesota (5th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 1 4/7 @ Houston (8th, 3 hits) 4 runs - - - 5 runs - - - 6 runs - 1 4/8 @ Houston (8th, 5 hits) 7 runs - - - Lead after six innings: 1-1 Lead after seven innings: 1-0 Lead after eight innings: 2-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 2-0 Score first: 1-1 Score more than three runs: 2-1 Hit home run: 2-3 Series opener: 1-1 10 or more hits: 1-0 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 0-2 Tied after seven innings: 0-1 Tied after eight innings: 0-1 Starter works 6.0 IP: 0-1 Opponents score first: 1-3 Score three runs or less: 0-3 Do not homer: 0-1 Series finale: 0-2 Opponents 10 or more hits: 0-1 Trail after six innings: 1-1 Trail after seven innings: 1-3 Trail after eight innings: 0-3 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 0-3 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): -/1 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/1 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 1/2 Errorless games by KC: 2-4 Extra Innings 0-1