Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (31-71) @ New York Yankees (65-36) Yankee Stadium - Saturday, July 28, 2018 Games #103 & 104 - Road Games #51 & 52 Fox Sports Kansas City, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, July 29 @ New York Yankees: RHP Burch Smith (1-1, 5.58) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (10-6, 4.18), 12:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Monday, July 30: Off day in Chicago Tuesday, July 31 @ Chicago White Sox: LHP Danny Duffy (6-9, 4.70) vs. RHP James Shields (4-12, 4.53), 7:10 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Wednesday, August 1 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP Jakob Junis (5-11, 5.06) vs. RHP Dylan Covey (4-6, 5.40), 7:10 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Thursday, August 2 @ Chicago White Sox: TBA vs. RHP Reynaldo Lopez (4-9, 4.57), 1:10 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Today and tonight are both being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart mikeside...this entire road trip will be broadcast on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Yankees vs. Royals KC fell to 1-3 on the year vs. the Yankees with Thursday night s loss...the Royals trail the all-time work by a 196-293 margin, including an 83-162 deficit in the Bronx (and old Shea Stadium)...Kansas City has gone 11-21 since the Yankees made the move to this ballpark in 2009...for the record, KC was 67-134 across the street in old Yankee Stadium and went 5-7 when games were played in Shea in 1974-75. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 5/18 KC W, 5-2 Junis Sabathia 26,433 5/19 KC L, 3-8 Severino Duffy 33,684 5/20 KC L, 1-10 Gray Skoglund 24,121 7/26 @ NY L, 2-7 Gray Junis 46,965 7/28 @ NY (1) 7/28 @ NY (2) 7/29 @ NY LET S PLAY TWO--The Royals and Yankees will get a full day of each other today with a split doubleheader here in the Stadium...last night s rainout was the fifth postponement for Kansas City this year, first since April 16 in Toronto, where despite the roof, the game was popped after an icicle fell from the CN Tower and pierced the roof of Rogers Centre. ROUGH START TO BRONX VISIT--Kansas City kicked off its longest road trip of the season with a 7-2 defeat to the Yankees in front of a full house here on Thursday...Jakob Junis had a high pitch count and a couple of infield errors lead to his demise, as the second-year hurler fell to 5-11 on the year with his eighth straight losing decision spanning nine starts...he was solved for seven runs, but just three were earned, on nine hits with a pair of walks, three strikeouts and a hit by pitch, while needing 100 pitches to navigate just 4.2 innings...the hit batter was Aaron Judge in the first inning and a subsequent MRI revealed he incurred a chip fracture of his right wrist...shortstop Adalberto Mondesi made two-out errors in the first and fourth innings and the Yankees capitalized for the four unearned tallies...the Royals finally got on the board in the sixth when Salvador Perez hit his 16th home run of the year with a man aboard. ROYALS ACQUIRE A PAIR FOR MOOSE--In the early hours of this morning, the Royals completed a trade with Milwaukee, sending third baseman Mike Moustakas to the Brewers in exchange for outfielder Brett Phillips and right-handed pitcher Jorge Lopez...Phillips, a 24-year old left-handed hitter out of Seminole, FL, hit.240 (62-for-258) in 71 games with 12 doubles, seven triples and six home runs for Colorado Springs (AAA), while also having three stints with the Brewers, going 4-for- 22...he has 52 career big league games with Milwaukee dating back to last season, hitting.257 (28-for-109) with three doubles, a triple and four home runs...phillips was a sixth-round pick of the Houston Astros in 2012 out of Seminole High School and was ranked as the Astros No. 2 prospect when he was traded by Houston along with three others to Milwaukee for outfielder Carlos Gomez, right-handed pitcher Mike Fiers and other considerations on July 30, 2015... Lopez, 25, has spent the majority of the year with Colorado Springs, going 3-3 with a 5.65 ERA in 24 appearances, earning five saves...he s also appeared in 10 games for the Brewers, going 0-1 with a 2.75 ERA, allowing six earned runs in 19.2 innings while fanning 15... Moustakas hit.249 in 98 games for the Royals with 20 home runs and a team-high 62 RBI, re-signing on March 10 after becoming a free agent...a member of the back-to-back American League Championship clubs and the 2015 World Series title club, Moustakas set the club record for homers in a season last year with 38. POST-BREAK SALVY HEATING UP--The lone player who didn t get a break when the All-Stars convened in Washington, Salvador Perez, has picked it up offensively both just prior to and since making his fifth consecutive start for the American League...with a home run here on Thursday night, Perez has batted.296 (16-for-54) while hitting safely in 12 of his last 13 games with three doubles, five homers and 15 RBI, while slugging at a.630 clip...things weren t going quite as well during June, when he batted just.158 (15-for-95) with four RBI, but since the calendar flipped to July he has already collected six more hits and knocked home 13 more runs, going 21-for-76 for a.276 mark with 17 driven in. MACHADO RECALLED--The Royals have recalled right-handed pitcher Andres Machado from Northwest Arkansas (AA) to serve as extra help in the bullpen for today s split twinbill...the 25-year old, who will wear #59, has not allowed a run in his last four relief appearances spanning 4.1 innings. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Brad Keller (3-4, 3.20) vs. RHP Luis Severino (14-3, 2.63) 2018 2017 Career 2018 2017 Career Brad Keller vs. Yankees 0-0 - 0-0 Major League Record 3-4 (3.20 ERA) - 3-4 Luis Severino vs. Royals 1-0 1-0 2-0 Major League Record 14-3 (2.63 ERA) 14-6 36-20 BRAD KELLER makes his 10th start and 31st appearance overall of his rookie season he s making his first start (2nd outing) vs. the Yankees he was acquired via trade from the Reds, who selected him from Arizona in the 2017 Rule 5 Draft he was originally an eighth round pick of Arizona in the 2013 Draft... Keller was initially scheduled to go last night, which would have fallen on his 23rd birthday. MIGHTY VS. MINNESOTA--Brad snapped out of a three-start winless streak with a solid 5-3 win over the Twins last Sunday to complete a sweep of Minnesota...he gave up three runs on three hits and two walks in 7.0+ innings, while fanning a careerhigh eight Keller s only issue through the first seven was the fourth when the Twins plated a pair...he then retired the next 11 before surrendering a solo HR to Max Kepler to leadoff the eighth, followed by a walk, which led to his exit with a 5-3 lead the win clinched the Royals first three-game sweep of the season and their first series win since May 28-30, also vs. Minnesota Keller now owns a 3.20 ERA (25 ER in 70.1 IP), tops among Major League rookies (min. 70 IP). HOMER STREAK SNAPPED--The home run hit by Max Kepler on Sunday was the first Brad s allowed since April 20 in Detroit, (JaCoby Jones walk-off), snapping Keller s homerless streak at 63.1 innings, then the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias those are the only two he s allowed in 70.1 innings, good for a 0.26 HR/9 rate, tops in the Majors (min. 70 IP) ahead of Trevor Bauer (0.37) the KC record is 0.25 HR/9 (6 HR in 220.1 IP) by Al Fitzmorris in 1976. DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH--Brad, acquired via trade from Cincinnati, who selected him from Arizona in the 2017 Rule 5 Draft, makes his 10th start and enters with a 3.20 ERA overall since the Rule 5 Draft adopted its current system in 2006, 141 selections in the Major League phase have been pitchers of those, only three have made double-digit starts the next season: Dylan Covey (12, White Sox in 2017), Luis Perdomo (20, Padres in 2016) and Carlos Monasterios (13, Dodgers in 2010) Monasterios had the lowest ERA among those at 4.38, leaving Keller on pace to become the first pitcher (min. 10 starts) in the current Rule 5 format with a sub-4.00 ERA. GROUNDBALL SPECIALIST--Keller s groundball rate of 59.5% ranks second in the Majors (min. 70.0 IP), trailing only Marcus Stroman (63.2%) he s induced 12 groundball double plays this season but none in his last two starts two more than any other American League rookie and tied for seventh in the AL overall. VS. YANKEES--In his only previous outing vs. the Yankees, on May 18, Keller retired Gary Sanchez, Aaron Hicks and Neil Walker on 11 pitches to mark a 1-2-3 eighth and record his fourth of five holds en route to a 5-2 Royals win over CC Sabathia his only start vs. an AL East team was a 15-4 loss to Boston on July 7. ON THE ROAD--All four of Keller s losses have come on the road, where he s 1-4 despite a 3.31 ERA (12 ER in 32.2 IP) in four road starts since joining the rotation, he s 0-3 with a 3.98 ERA (9 ER in 20.1 IP), including a 1-0 loss to James Paxton on July 1 in Seattle, in which Keller became the youngest Royal (22 years, 339 days) to record a complete game of at least 8.0 innings since Zack Greinke (21.201) on May 10, 2005 at Toronto. Keller vs. Yankees Player AVG AB H HR RBI Aaron Hicks.000 1 0 0 0 Neil Walker.000 1 0 0 0 Brad s Major League Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 5/30 vs. Minnesota ND, 11-8 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 51-29 9-1 6/5 at LA Angels L, 0-1 4.1 5 1 1 0 1 3 75-45 0-0 6/10 at Oakland ND, 2-3 5.1 5 2 2 0 4 4 85-57 2-2 6/17 vs. Houston ND, 4-7 6.0 9 3 3 0 3 1 83-53 4-3 6/25 vs. LA Angels W, 2-0 7.0 2 0 0 0 2 6 109-67 1-0 7/1 at Seattle L, 0-1 8.0 6 1 1 0 0 3 102-64 0-1 7/7 vs. Boston ND, 4-15 4.2 6 4 4 0 5 2 89-46 4-3 7/13 at White Sox L, 6-9 2.2 7 5 5 0 4 1 70-42 2-5 7/22 vs. Minnesota W, 5-3 7.0+ 3 3 3 1 2 8 99-68 5-3 2018 Totals (Starter) 2-3 3.75 48.0 46 20 20 1 22 31 763-471 61.7% 2018 Totals (Reliever) 1-1 2.01 22.1 17 5 5 1 7 13 349-209 59.8% 2018 Totals 3-4 3.20 70.1 63 25 25 2 29 44 1112-680 61.2% Brad s Last Win: July 22, 2018 vs. Minnesota (7.0+ IP, 5-3 over Zach Duke) Brad s Last Loss: July 13, 2018 at Chicago White Sox (2.2 IP, 6-9 to James Shields) Brad s Strikeout High: 8 on July 22, 2018 vs. Minnesota (7.0+ IP in a 5-3 win over Zach Duke) Brad s Only Complete Game: 8.0 IP on July 1, 2018 at Seattle (lost 0-1 to James Paxton) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2018
Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter Burch Smith = Burch will make his fourth start of the season tomorrow afternoon against the Yankees he s 1-1 with a 5.58 ERA (31 ER in 50.0 IP). = Smith earned his first win since 2013 in a 5-4 victory over Detroit on Tuesday, giving up two runs on one hit with a season-high six strikeouts in 6.1 innings he allowed two runners through 6.1 innings before issuing two walks in the seventh he exited up 5-0 but both of his runners scored on a three-run homer off Tim Hill. = Acquired from the Mets after being selected from the Rays in the Rule 5 Draft, Smith posted a 5.40 ERA in 24 relief appearances before moving to the rotation. = Smith has one career appearance against the Yankees, allowing just a solo home run to Gary Sanchez over 3.0 innings of relief in an 8-3 loss on May 19. = He s 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA (12 ER in 20.0 IP) in 12 road outings, including a 10.13 ERA (6 ER in 5.1 innings) in road starts at Minnesota and Chicago White Sox. 2018 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 102 18-51 - - 5.26 563.0 616 346 329 89 204 461.276 Relievers 101 13-20 23 38 5.41 341.0 367 218 205 49 156 262.278 Totals 102 31-71 23 38 5.32 904.0 983 564 534 138 360 723.277 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 209/299 (69.9%) Saves/Save Opp: 23/38 (60.5%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 136/57 (41.9%) Jason Adam 1st Batter Efficiency: 16/24 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/7 2018 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/21 at STL July 26 at NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Jason pitched a perfect sixth Thursday, retiring Miguel Andujar and Didi Gregorius before striking out Giancarlo Stanton to snap a streak of three straight outings allowing a run one of seven pitchers to make their Major League debut for KC this season, tied for second most with the Mets, Rays and Cubs behind San Diego (9). = Adam is the 19th known player to play for the Royals after attending a Kansas City-area high school made his MLB debut May 5 against Detroit in Kansas City. Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 19/28 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: May 1, 2018 at BOS (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/5 2018 Strikeout High: 4 on 7/21 vs. MIN July 26 at NYY 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 = Brian worked around a pair of one-out singles by to pitch a perfect eighth Thursday, getting Didi Gregorius to hit into an inning-ending double play it was the 13th double play he s induced this season, the most by a reliever in the Majors despite missing most of 2017, his 24 GIDP since 2016 rank fourth in the AL. = He s worked at least 2.0 innings out of the bullpen in 16 outings, the most by a pitcher currently in the AL and tied for the third most in Majors. = His 2.91 ERA (34 ER in 105 IP) out of the bullpen since debuting with Royals in 2016 is sixth-best among left-handed relievers in the AL (min. 400 batters faced). Jason Hammel 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 25, 2013 vs. TOR (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/1 2018 Strikeout High: 10 on 5/27 at TEX July 23 vs. DET 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 = Jason entered in a 4-4 game in the ninth inning Monday and allowed the go-ahead run to score on an RBI double by James McCann he got Ronny Rodriguez to hit into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded he made his first relief appearance since Sept. 18, 2014 on July 10, snapping a run of 112 straight starts. = He s 3-3 with a 4.02 ERA (45 ER in 100.2 IP) and four saves in 62 career relief appearances and 91-108 with a 4.65 ERA in 298 career starts...of his 62 relief outings, 45 came with the Rays in 2007 and 2008...he s one of two players (Edwin Jackson) on a 25-man roster with at least 250 starts and 50 relief appearances. Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 27/43 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: June 22, 2018 at HOU (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 27/7 2018 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 5/24 at TEX July 26 at NYY 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 = Tim struck out the lone batter he faced Thursday, fanning Brett Gardner with two on to end the fifth, stranding a pair of inherited runners he s tied for seventh among American League relievers with 20 inherited runners stranded, while his inherited runners scored percentage of 25.9 leads American League rookie relievers. = Hill recorded his first victory on June 2 and first save on June 22, becoming the first Royals pitcher to accomplish both in the same season since Kelvin Herrera in 2012...he s second among AL rookies in appearances (43) his seven holds are second on the team behind Kevin McCarthy (10) and fifth among AL rookie relievers. = He did not allow a hit in each of the first seven (6.2 IP) appearances of his career, coming up one game shy of matching Jonathan Sanchez (San Francisco, 2006) and Garry Roggenburk (Minnesota, 1963) for the most hitless appearances to begin a career in Major League history, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Andres Machado 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/0 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2018 Strikeout High: n/a July 25 vs. Arkansas (AA) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Andres was recalled for today s doubleheader he s 0-7 with a 6.62 ERA (51 ER in 69.1 IP) in 25 outings between Triple-A Omaha and Double-A Northwest Arkansas this season, but he has a 3.60 ERA (6 ER in 15.0 IP) with three saves in 12 outings since moving to the Naturals bullpen on June 15. = Machado made his Major League debut with Kansas City last September, posting a 22.09 ERA (9 ER in 3.2 IP) over two outings out of the bullpen. Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/17 Saves/Save Opp: 1/5 (20.0%) Last Save: July 20, 2018 vs. MIN (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/4 2018 Strikeout High: 2 on 6/16 vs. HOU July 26 vs. NYY 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Brandon worked a scoreless seventh Thursday for his first full inning without allowing a run since July 3 against Cleveland (five outings) he has converted just three of his last nine save opportunities and one of five this season after going 15-for-15 in save chances from May 28-July 20, 2017 as a member of the Padres. = He s 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA (13 ER in 8.2 IP) in 12 outings since being selected from Triple-A Omaha on June 15, his second stint with Kansas City this season. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 27/37 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/6 2018 Strikeout High: 2 (6x), last: 7/7 vs. BOS July 24 vs. DET 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 = Kevin retired all five batters he faced Tuesday on just 16 pitches, recording the final two outs of the seventh and pitching a perfect eighth to earn his team-leading 10th hold of the season it was his 10th scoreless appearance in his last 12 outings and the 16th time he has not allowed a run in 20 games dating back to May 27. = He sat down four batters via the ground ball Tuesday, raising his ground ball rate to 65.1, the best mark by an AL reliever and the fifth-best rate in the Majors. = His 0.52 ERA (1 ER in 17.1 IP) in one-run games ranks second best in the American League went 3.0 scoreless in 7-6 win in 13 innings on May 1 in Boston, retiring nine batters on 24 pitches, becoming second pitcher since 2014 with 3.0 relief innings on 24 pitches or fewer, joining Ryan Webb (22) on Aug. 11, 2015. Wily Peralta 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/13 Saves/Save Opp: 5/5 (100.0%) Last Save: July 24, 2018 vs. DET (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/0 2018 Strikeout High: 2 (3x), last: 7/14 at CWS July 24 vs. DET (Save) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 = Wily recorded his fifth save in as many chances and his third in five games Tuesday he struck out Niko Goodrum to start the ninth but then allowed a triple to Nicholas Castellanos, who scored on an RBI ground out by Jeimer Candelario with the lead cut to 5-4, he retired Victor Martinez to end the game. = He hasn t allowed a run in 10 of 13 outings, including eight consecutive scoreless appearances from June 20-July 14, a span that covered 7.1 innings. = Peralta joins Houston s Ken Giles (12/12) and Atlanta s A.J. Minter (5/5) as only pitchers in the Majors with a 100 percent save percentage and at least five saves. = He s one of four players currently on a 25-man roster with at least five career saves and 120 career starts, joining Chris Sale, Bud Norris and Mike Minor. Glenn Sparkman 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/3 2018 Strikeout High: 2 (3x), last: 7/25 vs. DET July 25 vs. DET 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 = Glenn didn t allow a run over a career-high 2.1 innings Wednesday, allowing just one hit and striking out a pair he recorded the final out of the sixth before working scoreless frames in the seventh and eighth he s thrown 5.1 consecutive scoreless innings after allowing four runs in his first 2.1 innings this season. Royals vs. Yankees 2018 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Adam 0-0 0 9.00 2 2.0 2 2 0-0 0 9.00 2 2.0 2 2 Duffy 0-1 0 11.25 1 4.0 7 5 3-3 0 5.54 10 39.0 40 24 Fillmyer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Flynn 0-0 0 4.50 2 4.0 6 2 0-0 0 3.00 6 9.0 8 3 Hammel - - - - - - - 4-6 0 4.95 21 87.1 101 48 Hill 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.0 1 0 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.0 1 0 Junis 1-1 0 4.50 2 10.0 16 5 1-1 0 6.32 3 15.2 23 11 Keller 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Machado - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Maurer 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0 1 4.50 2 2.0 2 1 McCarthy 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Peralta - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Smith 0-0 0 3.00 1 3.0 5 1 0-0 0 3.00 1 3.0 5 1 Sparkman - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 1-for-4 Last Stand: 2-for-20 (.100), 3 runs, 2 2B, 5 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Jorge singled off relief pitcher Chasen Shreve Thursday night, going 1-for-4...he s 3-for-his-last-24 (.125), after hitting.326 (15-for-46) with eight extra-base hits and eight RBI in 12 games between June 30-July 14...had seven doubles in the month of July, two behind Francisco Lindor (9) for the American League lead. = He became the 16th different Royal to start at DH on Tuesday, most in the Majors and two more than the 1995 Royals for most in franchise history. = Bonifacio hit a pair of homers in a four-game series here last season, including a go-ahead two-run blast in the seventh inning on May 23, in a 6-2 win. = He s one of seven Royals to start in RF, joining: Jorge Soler (52), Rosell Herrera (14), Jon Jay (9), Whit Merrifield (5), Paulo Orlando (2) & Hunter Dozier (2). = Missed the first 80 games of the season after being suspended by MLB during spring training for violating the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment program. Drew Butera This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 4-for-6, run, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (4-6) = Drew hasn t played since reaching base four times on Monday vs. Detroit...he s 8-for-his-last-21 (.381), on the heels of a 1-for-27 skid from May 27-July 4. = Butera hit the go-ahead, inside-the-park three-run HR in the seventh inning last Sunday vs. Minnesota, the first by a Royal since Jarrod Dyson on July 8, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay he s the fifth catcher (6th time) to hit an inside-the park HR for the Royals, joining: Brent Mayne (Sept. 27, 1991 and Aug. 22, 1991), John Wathan (Sept. 23, 1983), Darrell Porter (April 12, 1978) and Fran Healy (July 29, 1973) he s the first catcher in the Majors to do it since Miami s J.T. Realmuto on Sept. 8, 2015. = Sunday s HR marked his first RBI since recording the 100th of his career on a solo HR May 27 his 48 RBI with the Royals are his most with any team. = He made his sixth career pitching appearance (3rd with the Royals) July 7 vs. Boston, but retired just one of six batters and was charged with two runs, matching the total he allowed from his previous five outings (4.0 IP) among the nine position players to pitch for the Royals, he s the only one to do it three times. Hunter Dozier This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 2-for-14 (.143), run, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Hunter didn t play in the series opener here Thursday...he started at first base on Wednesday vs. Detroit, going 1-for-4 with a single and a run scored. = Dozier has started 50 of the Royals 62 games since his May 14 recall, including starts at: first base (39), designated hitter (5), third base (4) and right field (2). = He s 10-for-63 (.159) with just three extra-base hits and two RBI in his last 20 games since recording a career-high three RBI on June 23 in Houston. = Three of his four HR in 2018 have given the Royals a lead, two of which have come off Lance McCullers, Jr. on June 17 at home and June 23 in Houston. Lucas Duda This Series: 0-for-4 Last Stand: 7-for-18 (.389), 3 runs, HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Lucas went 0-for-4 Thursday, making the start at first base...he s still batting.318 (7-for-22) with seven RBI in six games since the All-Star break. = He has a career.815 OPS after the All-Star break, which ranks 11th among left-handed batters since 2010 who are currently on a 25-man roster (min. 1300 PA). = He hit a pair of home runs and also drew eight walks in eight games (.416 OBP) against the Yankees last season, as a member of the Mets and Rays. = Duda has 18 two-out RBI this season, which are second on the team to Mike Moustakas (20), despite missing five weeks of action with right foot plantar fasciitis. Alcides Escobar This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 5-for-18 (.278), 3 runs, 2 BB, SB, 2 SAC Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Esky didn t play Thursday night, just the third game he s missed this season...he s reached safely in 13 of his last 15 contests...collected his first bunt hit of the year on Wednesday vs. Detroit...his 33 bunt hits since joining the Royals in 2011 are tops on the club, one ahead of Jarrod Dyson (2011-16). = He also recorded his 157th steal as a Royal on Tuesday, moving him past Johnny Damon (156) for eighth in franchise history. = He s hit three HR in 2018, all of which have tied or given the Royals a lead, including his first career walk-off HR on May 29 vs. Minnesota in the 14th inning. = Alcides started a club-record 421 consecutive games from Sept. 26, 2015 to July 7, 2018, the longest streak in the Majors, according to Elias, since Miguel Tejada (558) from 2004-07 the first 407 of those 421 were at shortstop, the longest streak since Cal Ripken Jr. started in 2,216 straight at shortstop from 1982-96. Brian Goodwin This Series: 2-for-4, 2B Last Stand: 3-for-5, RBI Hit Streak: 4 g (6-11) = Brian collected two more hits Thursday, including a double in the fifth...he s 5-for-9 (.556) with a pair of multi-hit contests, since being acquired by the club on Sunday from Washington for minor league pitcher Jacob Condra-Bogan...batting.275/.348/.475 (11-for-40) in 25 road games this season. = Goodwin made his Royals debut on Monday with a pinch-hit infield single in the seventh and a single in the ninth, his first career multi-hit game off the bench. = Of his 93 career hits, 45 have gone for extra bases, including a career-high 21 doubles & 13 HR last season...hit his first career grand slam this year on March 31. = Played in 48 games (9 starts) with the Nationals and missed 38 games from April 17-May 30 (left wrist contusion), but played in just three of their last 41 games. = In parts of three seasons with the Nationals, he made starts in center field (35), left field (28) and right field (15), and was a first-round pick (34th overall) in 2011. Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-4 Last Stand: 3-for-19 (.158), 2 runs, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Alex went 0-for-4 Thursday night and is hitless in four games against the Yankees this season (0-for-15)...collected an RBI double Wednesday vs. Detroit, the 501st extra-base hit of his career...he s the fifth Royal to record 500+ XBH, joining George Brett (1,119), Hal McRae (681), Frank White (625) and Amos Otis (623). = He s also three homers shy of matching Hal McRae (169) for fourth on the franchise s all-time list. = Gordon s eight outfield assists are one shy of the American League lead and his 90 career are most in the Majors since 2010, two more than Gerardo Parra. = He s been hit-by-pitch seven times this season, extending his Royals record to 96 18 more than anyone else and tied for 10th among active players. Rosell Herrera This Series: 0-for-3, BB Last Stand: 6-for-23 (.261), 3 runs, 2B, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Rosell went hitless Thursday, drawing a walk in the third inning...he s reached base in 12 of his last 13 contests, collecting a.339 OBP in that span. = Despite the 0 fer, Herrera still has the third-most hits (26) on the club since joining the Royals on June 17, behind Merrifield (39) and Perez (29). = Herrera had the game-saving catch in the eighth inning on June 22 in Houston, robbing Alex Bregman of a home run in right, before recording the go-ahead RBI triple in the ninth inning to break a scoreless tie it was the 10th go-ahead RBI triple in the ninth inning or later in the 50-year history of the Royals and first since 2007. = He missed the three games before the All-Star break to witness the birth of his first daughter, Roselyne Herrera Talavera, who was born on July 15. = He was claimed off waivers from Cincinnati on June 2 and was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on June 17 after batting.278/.366/.556 (10-for-36) in 10 games. Whit Merrifield This Series: 2-for-4, BB, 2 SB Last Stand: 5-for-25 (.200), 5 runs, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-13) = Whit reached base three times Thursday, collecting two hits and a walk and also stole two bases...it marked his fourth game of the season with multiple steals and first since June 3 vs. Oakland...he s reached base in 22 of his last 23 games, in which he s batting.372/.423/.511 (35-for-94). = His 21 thefts this season are tied for third in the American League, after leading the league with 34 in 2017...he has an MLB-best nine steals of third base in 2018 and is 19-for-21 in his career...his 19 steals of third since debuting in 2016 ranks third in the AL, behind only Rajai Davis (22) and Jose Altuve (20). = Ranks eighth in the AL with 34 multi-hit games this season...he has 80 contests with two hits or more over the last two years, also eighth in the AL. = Whit s.363 average (29-for-80) in the first inning ranks second in MLB, behind Michael Brantley (.366) while his.427 OBP ranks sixth (min. 80 PA in the first). = Merrifield is slashing.387/.430/.588 (46-for-119) vs. left-handed pitching...his average vs. LHP ranks second in the AL, while his on-base is sixth. = He has started 98 of the Royals 102 games, including starts at: second base (68), center field (13), right field (7), first base (5) and designated hitter (5). = Since the start of last season, he s the only player in the Majors with at least 50 doubles (63) and 50 stolen bases (55, most in the American League). Adalberto Mondesi This Series: 2-for-4 Last Stand: 2-for-4, run Hit Streak: 6 g (10-23) = Adalberto extended his hitting streak to a career-best six games, collecting a pair of singles Thursday...he s 10-for-23 (.435) with a double, two homers and five RBI during his current run...returned from the Family Medical Emergency List on Tuesday, missing the first five games after the All-Star break. = Mondesi is 12-for-32 (.375) with two doubles, two homers and 11 runs scored in the seventh inning or later...he s also batting.320 (8-for-25) with two outs. = Collected a career-high four RBI on July 10 in Minnesota, which included a three-run homer, making him the first Royals shortstop other than Alcides Escobar to HR since Yuniesky Betancourt on June 6, 2012 12 of his 21 starts have come at SS, and he s the only Royal to start there other than Escobar since Sept. 26, 2015. = In 23 games since his June 17 recall, Mondesi is second on the team with 14 runs scored and fourth with 11 RBI. Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-4, run, HR, 2 RBI Last Stand: 7-for-24 (.292), 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (6-17) = Salvy provided the Royals offense Thursday, connecting for a two-run homer in the sixth inning...he s slugged 16 roundtrippers this year, which are second to Yasmani Grandal (17) for the big league lead among catchers, while his 49 RBI rank fourth, despite not making his season debut until April 24 (left knee sprain). = After a rough month of June, Perez has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, batting.296/.304/.630 (16-for-54) with three doubles, five homers and 15 RBI... his five home runs have come in his last 11 contests, after going 92 at-bats between home runs (June 12-July 10), the third-longest drought of his career. = Since the start of last season, his 32 home runs on the road are tied for fifth-most in the Majors, while his.555 road SLG is sixth-highest in the AL. = He s thrown out 12 would-be basestealers this year, which are tied for third-most in the AL he s retired 127 would-be base stealers since the start of 2013, second most in the Majors behind Jonathan Lucroy s 142 he s thrown out 147 runners in his career, two shy of Darrell Porter (149) for second in club history. = Perez became the second Royal to start in five All-Star Games (2014-18), joining George Brett, who started in nine (1976-79, 81-85) he s the first catcher to start at least five consecutive All-Star Games since Iván Rodríguez started nine straight from 1993-01 Perez is one of five players to be named an All-Star in each of the last six seasons (since 2013), joining: Paul Goldschmidt, Chris Sale, Max Scherzer and Mike Trout.
This & That YOUNG GUNS TO FINISH VISIT TO BRONX--In the first series between these teams, KC s starting rotation consisted of Jakob Junis, Danny Duffy, Eric Skoglund, Ian Kennedy and Jason Hammel...in a little over two months, Junis and Duffy are still part of the fivesome, but Skoglund and Kennedy have both been placed on the disabled list, while Hammel has been moved to the pen...in the three games remaining games of this series, the Royals will be tossing a trio of rookies, including a pair of Rule 5 acquisitions from last December...Brad Keller, who was nabbed from Arizona, via a trade with Cincinnati, gets the nod this afternoon after turning 23 yesterday, coming off of 7.0+ innings of three-hit, three-run ball against the Twins...Heath Fillmyer, acquired in a trade with Oakland, will work the nightcap, fresh off 6.2 innings of three-hit work, allowing one earned run while fanning six on Monday vs. Detroit...tomorrow s finale will feature Burch Smith, a Rule 5 pick from Tampa Bay by the Mets, then traded to KC...Smith tossed 6.0 shutout frames of one-hit ball on Tuesday vs. the Tigers before surrendering a pair of one-out walks in the seventh that led to two runs. DUPER BACK ON TRACK--After two rare misfires, Royals replay guru Bill Duplissea got a familiar result on Monday night when he asked New York to look at a fifth-inning call in which Detroit s Jose Iglesias was ruled safe at first base...after just 51 seconds, the call on the field was overturned, Duper s MLB-best 20th overturn of the season...he s been successful on 76.9% of his challenges this year (20-of-26), which is tops in baseball, ahead of second-place San Francisco (70%), according to numbers released yesterday...kc is also the only club not to have a challenge come back confirmed this season...dupe has made good on 67.2% of his challenges in his career (119-for-177), which ranks among the best, including a Major League best 71.3% success rate over the last three seasons (72-for-101). CHI-TOWN NEXT--After the Royals play three games over a 27-hour stretch, they will enjoy a well deserved day off on Monday in Chicago before continuing this road trip with a three-game stop in Guaranteed Rate Field starting Tuesday night...the series features a pair of 7:10 starts and then a 1:10 matinee on Thursday before the club then heads to Minneapolis to wrap-up this season-long 10-game journey with three against the Twins...Kansas City is just 3-7 vs. the ChiSox this year, losing the first five meetings before taking three of the last five. WHIT BAGS A PAIR--The American League stolen base leader in 2017 has picked it up of late in 2018, as Whit Merrifield swiped a pair of bases in Thursday night s loss to up his season total to 21, good for a third place tie in the A.L. with Chicago s Tim Anderson and only three behind Seattle s Dee Gordon for the league lead... Merrifield, who pilfered 34 bases last year, is the only Major League player with at least 50 stolen bases and 50 doubles since the start of the 2017 season...he has swiped four bases in the last four games. ESKY BUNTS PAST DYSON--Alcides Escobar was not in the lineup here on Thursday night, but dropped a bunt single on Wednesday against the Tigers, the 33rd bunt hit he s collected since joining the Royals in 2011...the knock broke a tie he was in with Jarrod Dyson for most bunt hits by a Royals since the 2010 season, while climbing into sole possession of sixth on KC s all-time bunt hit list (since the record was kept starting in 1974)...Frank White tops the club s bunt hit chart with 47, while Willie Wilson is next (42), followed by a tie for third between Brian McRae and Tom Goodwin (38) and then Johnny Damon is fifth (36)...Esky already tops the team s all-time chart (again since 1974) in infield hits with 180. EARLY WORK AMONG THE BEST--The Royals have not scored in the first inning of the last two games, but overall as a club, Kansas City is batting an American League-best.291 (116-for-399) in the first inning, while its 72 runs are second-most in the AL and rank fourth in the Majors, behind Colorado (82), Arizona (78) and Cleveland (74)...Whit Merrifield has hit at or near the top of KC s batting order this season and leads the Majors in first-inning batting average (.363) and ranks sixth in on-base percentage (.427), among players that have at least 80 plate appearances in the first. EXTENDED JOURNEY UNDERWAY--This season-high 11-day, 10-game road swing through a trio of cities started with Thursday night s 7-2 loss...the Royals are here through tomorrow...upon completion of this series in the Big Apple, Kansas City will head to a pair of A.L. Central cities with stops in Chicago (3) and Minnesota (3) after an off day in the Windy City on Monday...KC will follow this extended road swing with the longest homestand of the season, with three-game Interleague visits from the Cubs and Cardinals, followed by a four-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays. SALVY STILL SLINGING IT--Four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Salvador Perez, nabbed his 12th basestealer of the year on Tuesday night, first since June 19, when he caught Detroit s Niko Goodrum in the fourth inning...his 12 caught stealings rank tied for third most in the American League, but opponents have the lowest stolen base percentage against Perez in 2018 at 57.1% (16-for-28)...his overall caught stealing pct. of 44.8 leads all receivers in the Majors with at least 50 games caught this year. DIVISIONAL PLAY RESUMES TUESDAY--This stop in the Bronx is a brief four-game break in play within the A.L. Central that is dominating the July calendar... KC went 6-6 in the just completed 12-game stretch of intradivision play and will play six more within the Central starting Tuesday with a stop in Chicago, followed by three in Minnesota...all told, the Royals will have played 18 of 22 within the division since July 2...on the year, Kansas City is 18-23 against Central, including an 11-12 mark at home...once this road trip is completed the Royals will return to Interleague action with the first six games of the next homestand featuring three-game visits from the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals...those sets will be followed by four at Kauffman Stadium against Toronto. GORDO AGAIN AMONG ASSIST ELITE--Five-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner Alex Gordon has not been tested since July 10 in Minnesota when Logan Morrison tried to stretch a double off the wall into a triple, but was denied by Gordon...it was Alex s eighth outfield assist this season, tying him for third in the A.L. and one behind league leaders Mitch Haniger and Leonys Martin...it was also Gordo s 90th assist since the beginning of 2010, which is two ahead of Colorado s Gerardo Parra (88), who ranks second in that span...his career total is also the second-most in Royals history, trailing only Amos Otis, who had 116 between 1970-83. KC S TOP SKIPPER--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost recorded his 1,100th career win on May 18 vs. the Yankees and has since upped that career total to 1,117, which is good for seventh among active skippers, while Detroit s Ron Gardenhire is next in the eighth spot with 1,112 career wins...with last Sunday s win over Minnesota, Ned passed former Pittsburgh skipper, Danny Murtaugh (1,115), for 52nd on the all-time list...yost is 660-703 in the regular season with the Royals, blowing past Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...he s the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,322)...his postseason winning pct. of.710 (22-9) is tops among all managers in history who have worked at least 20 playoff 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. vs. Yankees (2018) vs. Yankees (career) On Road (career) Severino (career) Sabathia (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bonifacio.250 4 1 0 0.304 23 7 2 3.256 234 60 10 31.000 3 0 0 0.400 5 2 0 0 Butera.000 2 0 0 0.133 30 4 0 2.201 587 118 14 62 - - - - -.333 3 1 0 1 Dozier.222 9 2 0 1.222 9 2 0 1.222 81 18 1 6.000 3 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 1 Duda.000 4 0 0 0.234 111 26 4 13.237 1475 350 67 222.000 3 0 0 0.222 9 2 1 1 Escobar.182 11 2 0 0.212 189 40 1 14.253 2677 678 21 208.286 7 2 0 0.167 18 3 0 0 Goodwin.286 7 2 0 0.286 7 2 0 0.237 177 42 6 24 - - - - - - - - - - Gordon.000 15 0 0 0.230 265 61 5 26.256 2813 721 87 293.167 6 1 0 0.171 35 6 0 2 Herrera.000 3 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.174 46 8 0 4 - - - - - - - - - - Merrifield.375 16 6 0 0.341 41 14 2 4.282 631 178 9 56.333 6 2 0 0.500 8 4 0 0 Mondesi.500 4 2 0 0.267 15 4 0 0.218 142 31 5 19 - - - - - - - - - - Perez.286 14 4 2 5.236 148 35 7 22.270 1755 473 81 250.200 5 1 0 0.200 15 3 2 4 Phillips - - - - - - - - - -.234 64 15 2 9 - - - - - - - - - - Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 22 93 4.2 8-14 9 Heath Fillmyer 2 8 4.0 0-2 1 Jason Hammel 18 60 3.3 4-14 7 Jakob Junis 19 66 3.5 8-11 8 Brad Keller 9 34 3.8 3-6 4 Ian Kennedy 18 55 3.1 4-14 6 Trevor Oaks 2 2 1.0 0-2 0 Eric Skoglund 9 38 4.2 3-6 3 Burch Smith 3 11 3.7 1-2 1 Totals 102 367 3.6 31-71 39 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Duffy 1-7 0-1 7-6 8-14 Fillmyer 0-2 - - 0-2 Hammel 1-2 0-3 3-9 4-14 Junis 4-1 1-0 3-10 8-11 Keller 1-2 - 2-4 3-6 Kennedy 2-3 - 2-11 4-14 Oaks 0-2 - - 0-2 Skoglund 1-2 0-1 2-3 3-6 Smith 0-2 - 1-0 1-2 Total 10-23 1-5 20-43 31-71 Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Starts 33 6 63 102 CS/ATT 2/18 0/4 13/29 15/50 Pct. 11.1 0.0 44.9 30.0 ERA 6.02 3.35 5.11 5.32 ER/IP 205/306.1 20/53.2 309/544.0 534/904.0
2018 Royals Home Runs vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Bonifacio 1-1 - 1-1 - - 1 - - - 1 1 - - - - 1-0 7/14/18 @ CWS R. Lopez 30 Butera 2 1 1 1 1 1-1 - - - 2-1 - - 1-1 2-0 7/22/18 MIN T. Hildenberger 3 Dozier 4-4 3 1 2 1 1-2 - 2-3 2 1 - - 1 1-3 6/23/18 @ HOU L. McCullers Jr. 65 Duda 8 2 6 4 4 5 2 1-4 1 3 1 4-1 - 2 5 2-6 7/20/18 MIN K. Gibson 19 Escobar 3 1 2 1 2 3 - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 - - - 1-2 6/7/18 @ OAK P. Blackburn 124 Goodwin 3-3 1 2 2 - - 1 2 1 - - - - - 2 1-2-1 7/3/18 BOS W. Cuevas 20 Gordon 6-6 1 5 4 1 1-1 5-2 - - - 1-5 6-0 7/10/18 @ MIN A. Reed 37 Herrera - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 114 Merrifield 5 4 1 2 3 4 1 - - 4-1 3 1 4 1 - - - 2-3 7/2/18 CLE C. Kluber 75 Mondesi 3 1 2-3 2-1 - 1 1 1-1 - - 1 1 1 1-2 7/15/18 @ CWS J. Gomez 8 Perez 16 4 12 5 11 8 6 1 1 7 4 5 2 7 8 3 2-3 10-6 7/26/18 @ NYY A. Warren 1 Phillips - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10/1/17 @ STL J. Flaherty 25 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, 7th inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Salvador Perez (5/10/18 @ Baltimore, 1st inning) - Franchise total: 129; Twice in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, 7th inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas (7/11/18 @ Minnesota, 2 solos, off Lance Lynn, Alan Busenitz) Thrice in 2018 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Mike Moustakas and Lucas Duda (4/17/18 at Toronto-1, 3rd inning off Jaime Garcia) - Once in 2018 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez (5/8/18 @ Baltimore, 1st inning) - Once in 2018 Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas (8/15/17 @ Oakland, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez and Alex Gordon (5/8/18 @ Baltimore, 1st inning) - ties franchise record Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (7/2/18 vs. Cleveland) - Franchise total: 95 Inside-the-Park: Last: Drew Butera (7/22/18 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 97; Once in 2018 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: Alcides Escobar (5/29/18 vs. Minnesota, 14th inning off Taylor Rogers) - Franchise total: 70; Once in 2018 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Evan Gattis, Houston Astros (6/24/18 @ Minute Maid Park, off Heath Fillmyer, 8th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Yan Gomes, Cleveland Indians (7/3/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 6th inning) - 8 in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Yankees (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Scott Service, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Miguel Andujar and Austin Romine, New York Yankees (5/20/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Jason Adam, 9th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox (7/6/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Jason Hammel) Inside-the-Park: Last: Aaron Hicks, New York Yankees (5/19/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 3rd inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Rangers (5/26/18 @ Globe Life Park, off Kevin McCarthy, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox (3/27/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 4th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago White Sox (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular Field, off Anthony Lerew, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox (5/2/18 @ Fenway Park, off Danny Duffy) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang) 2018 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Bonifacio 5 - - - - 5 2 1 - - - 3 1 2 4 1 - - 1 g 7 g (7/6-15) 2 - Butera 2 1 - - - 3 3 1 - - - 4 1 3 10 - - - 2 g - 1 - Dozier 8 - - - - 8 2 1 - - - 3-4 8 1 - - 1 g 5 g (6/4-8) 7 - Duda 8 4 - - - 12 3 4 1 - - 8 4 9 18 2 - - 0 g 8 g (5/9-6/25) 0 - Escobar 10 2 - - - 12 1-1 - - 2 2 7 9 2 - - 2 g 7 g (7/3-11) 10 1 Goodwin 4 - - - - 4 2-1 - - 3 1-1 - - - 4 g 4 (7/15-pres) 1 - Gordon 11 4 1 - - 16 2 3 - - - 5 4 2 6 2 - - 0 g 8 g (5/22-6/1) 5 - Herrera 2 3 - - - 5 - - - - - - - 1 4 1 - - 0 g 6 g (7/2-10) 3 - Merrifield 27 6-1 - 34 4 1 - - - 5 7 3 14 6 2-3 g 12 g (2x) 5 - Mondesi 7 - - - - 7 1-1 - - 2-3 3 1 - - 6 g 6 g (7/10-pres) 3 - Perez 16 1 - - - 17 10 2 2 - - 14 4 12 16 3 - - 4 g 8 g (7/9-21) 3 - Phillips 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1-2 3 - - - - - - - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 @ Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Andrew Heaney, Los Angeles Angels, June 5, 2018 at Angel Stadium (Angels, 1-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and @ Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York Yankees (6-0) & vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: August 27-28, 2017 @ Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: August 26-28, 2017 @ Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) @ Oakland, June 9, 2018 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): July 14, 2018 @ Chicago White Sox, 5-0 Duffy (7.0), Hammel (1.0), Peralta (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: Whit Merrifield, July 8, 2018 vs. Boston (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Ryan Goins, May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota, (2nd inning) Royals Five-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, May 8, 2018 @ Baltimore Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 7, 2018 vs. Boston Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Taylor Motter, Seattle, April 9, 2018 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: Ian Kennedy, May 21, 2018 @ St. Louis Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), May 18, 2018 vs. New York Yankees - Twice in 2018 - Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Gregor Blanco vs. Arizona, October 1, 2017 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, 2017 @ Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: May 29, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2-1 in 14 innings) Royals Bat Around: May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2nd inning - 7 runs) - 5 times in 2018 - Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 20-22, 2018 vs. Minnesota Twins Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, 2017 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: July 6-8, 2018 vs. Boston Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: June 29-July 1, 2018 @ Seattle Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, 2017 @ Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 7/26/18 @ NYY Pitchers 10 7/11/18 @ MIN Bonifacio 5 7/15/18 @ CWS Butera 10 6/24/18 @ HOU Dozier 12 6/25/18 vs. LAA Duda 1 7/24/18 vs. DET Escobar 7 7/13/18 @ CWS Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Goodwin 22 4/7/18 vs. NYM Gordon 23 6/24/18 @ HOU Herrera 26 - Merrifield 6 7/20/18 vs. MIN Mondesi 0 7/26/18 @ NYY Perez 85 9/3/17 @ MIN Phillips 41 6/5/17 vs. SF