Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (32-35) @ Los Angeles Angels (36-36) Angel Stadium - Father s Day, 2017 Game #68 - Road Game #35 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, June 19 vs. Boston Red Sox: RHP Hector Velàzquez (1-1, 6.48) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (3-6, 5.05), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, June 20 vs. Boston Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale (8-3, 2.82) vs. LHP Matt Strahm (2-3, 3.67), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, June 21 vs. Boston Red Sox: LHP Drew Pomeranz (6-4, 4.19) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (1-6, 5.03), 1:15 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 Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart on the call, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer today s game is being televised in High Definition on FOX Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler in the booth while Joel Goldberg anchors the pre and post-game shows. Angels vs. Royals The Royals have already iced the 2017 season work, but could win each series against the Halos with a win today...last night snapped a 6-game streak over Los Angeles dating back to last year...all told, KC is 285-290 vs. the Angels, with a 150-141 lead over the years here. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/14 KC W, 7-1 Duffy Ramirez 26,838 4/15 KC W, 3-2 Soria Alvarez 24,162 4/16 KC W, 1-0 Herrera Parker 27,950 6/15 @ Ana W, 7-2 Strahm Nolasco 34,884 6/16 @ Ana W, 3-1 Kennedy Chavez 34,184 6/17 @ Ana L, 0-9 Meyer Junis 41,209 A DOSE OF OWN MEDICINE--The Royals have been living by the long ball during this California road trip, hitting 17 entering last night, but had their season-high 6-game winning streak halted with the Halos flexing their muscles in a 9-0 decision...cameron Maybin hit the first delivery of the night from Jake Junis over the centerfield fence to give the Angels a lead they wouldn t relinquish...albert Pujols hit 2-run homer in the fifth, the 602nd roundtripper of his Hall of Fame career, 23rd against the Royals... Luis Valbuena removed any doubt when he clubbed a 3-run shot in the seventh...meanwhile, the Kansas City offense which had achieved a double-digit hit total in four consecutive games entering last night, was limited to just two hits...jake Junis was tagged for five of the runs in a 5.1-inning stint to suffer his first Major League setback...the loss was just the second in eight games on this road trip that has featured stops in San Diego (2-1), San Francisco (2-0) and a 2-1 stop here with today s finale pending. MLB COMMEMORATES FATHER S DAY--This Father s Day weekend, players and on-field personnel will wear the symbolic blue ribbon on their uniforms along with blue wristbands as well as specially-designed uniforms and caps to raise awareness and funds for the fight against prostate cancer...the uniforms incorporate blue into the Clubs regular logos while caps are highlighted by a blue shadow tech heather crown and graphite visor...mlb will again donate all royalty payments from the sales of specialty caps and jerseys to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer...commemorative base jewels and dugout lineup cards also will be blue...game equipment can be used for prostate cancer awareness throughout Father s Day Weekend...for the first time, Father s Day games are featuring a blue-stitched Rawlings baseball, the official ball of MLB, as the game ball...mlb first partnered with the Prostate Cancer Foundation in 1996. ROYALS REIGN ON FATHER S DAY--Kansas City has gone 5-1 in its last half dozen games on the day saluting dads...last year the Royals were had to go well into overtime to knock off Detroit in Kauffman Stadium, as Cheslor Cuthbert ended a 13-inning affair with a walk-off single. DON VOYAGE--Kansas City s long-time radio producer/engineer Don Free has decided to hang up his computers and cables for retirement after 32 seasons of running the operation for the Royals Radio Network...with that announced retirement, Don is making his final stop around the league and today is his 164th and final regular season game in the Big A. ALL ABOARD--Despite the blanking last night, Lorenzo Cain still found his way on base twice, picking up a single, a walks and a pair of stolen bases...he s now 14-for-14 in stolen bases and is the only Major League player with at least nine stolen bases to still be perfect on the year...after hitting only two roundtrippers in his first 51 games this year, he hit a pair of shots here in Friday s win, giving him six on this road trip and eight of his last 20 hits over the last 14 games have left the premises...friday night was his fifth career multi-homer game, fourth of the 2-homer variety, and second of this trip, also homering twice a week ago yesterday in San Diego...since this trip began on June 9 94 miles south of here in Petco Park, Cain has batted.438 (14-for-32) in eight games with 12 runs, six home runs, 11 RBI, a.486 on-base pct. and 1.000 slugging pct. for a road trip OPS of 1.486. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing right-hander compiled a 38-31 during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Jason Vargas (9-3, 2.10) vs. RHP J.C. Ramirez (6-4, 4.19) 2017 2016 Career 2017 2016 Career Jason Vargas vs. Angels - - 6-4 Major League Record 9-3 (2.10 ERA) 0-0 76-73 J.C. Ramirez vs. Royals 0-1 0-0 0-1 Major League Record 6-4 (4.19 ERA) 3-4 10-11 JASON VARGAS makes his team-leading 14th start of the season and 210th of his career (230th appearance) it s his 17th career appearance (16th start) vs. the Angels, who he pitched for during the 2013 season he s in the final season of a four-year contract he signed with Kansas City on November 22, 2013. WINNING STREAK HITS FOUR--Jason worked 7.0 strong innings on Tuesday night in AT&T Park, posting an 8-1 win over the Giants...he allowed one run on five hits and a walk while fanning six the lone run scored following a leadoff double and a oneout sacrifice fly in the second inning after the double, he retired 18 of his last 23 batters, allowing just two base runners beyond first base his departure after 7.0 innings marked the 10th time in 13 starts that he s left with a lead he s held opponents to two-or-fewer runs in 10 of his 13 starts, one behind the Major League lead. AMONG THE ELITE--Jason is tied with Clayton Kershaw, Dallas Keuchel and Antonio Senzatela for the Major League lead in wins (nine) and ranks second to Keuchel with a 2.10 ERA (19 ER in 81.1 IP) the last Royal with at least nine wins entering this date (June 18) was Kevin Appier (9-2) in 1995 the last Royal with an ERA as low as 2.10 (min. 10 starts) entering this date was Zack Greinke (1.96) during his 2009 Cy Young Award-winning season. COMPLETE PITCHER--Vargas recorded his seventh career shutout all since 2011 on June 2 vs. Cleveland during that stretch, only Clayton Kershaw (14) and Adam Wainwright (eight) have more he has 12 complete games, including 11 since 2011, tied for fifth most among left-handed pitchers during that span, trailing Kershaw (23), Madison Bumgarner (15), Chris Sale (15) and David Price (14). THE COMEBACK--Vargas made three starts last September, including his first appearance in the Majors since July 21, 2015 according to Jon Roegele s Tommy John surgery database at The Hardball Times, Vargas return from Tommy John surgery (409 days) was the fastest by a Major League starting pitcher since Gavin Floyd (363 days) in 2014 in 16 starts since his return, Vargas is 9-3 with a 2.12 ERA (22 ER in 93.1 IP) and a.229 opponents avgerage (79-for-345). VS. ANGELS--He is 6-4 with a 3.02 ERA (34 ER in 101.1 IP) in 16 outings (15 starts) vs. the Angels, for whom he pitched prior to joining the Royals in 14 he s recorded at least 6.0 innings in 13 of 15 starts vs. his former team and is 3-0 in his last five starts vs. the Angels since his last loss on May 24, 2012 with Seattle he s won his last five starts vs. AL West opponents including three this season posting a 1.44 ERA (5 ER in 31.1 IP) since his last loss on August 24, 2014 at Texas with Seattle. ON THE ROAD--Jason is 4-2 with a 2.45 ERA (10 ER in 36.2 IP) in six road starts this season since joining the Royals prior to the 2014 season, he s 12-8 with a 2.87 ERA (48 ER in 150.1 IP) in 26 road starts with the sixth best road ERA during that stretch (min. 25 starts), trailing Clayton Kershaw (2.25), Carlos Carrasco (2.61), Cole Hamels (2.73), Max Scherzer (2.85) and Zack Greinke (2.86). Vargas vs. Angels Player AVG AB H HR RBI Kole Calhoun.167 6 1 0 1 C.J. Cron.333 6 2 2 3 Yunel Escobar.182 22 4 0 2 Cameron Maybin.667 3 2 0 0 Cliff Pennington.200 20 4 1 2 Albert Pujols.250 24 6 1 4 Ben Revere.429 7 3 0 1 Eric Young Jr. 1.000 1 1 0 0 Jason s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/7 at Houston W, 5-1 6.0 6 1 1 0 1 6 93-62 2-1 4/13 Oakland W, 3-1 7.2 4 0 0 0 1 8 98-66 3-0 4/19 San Francisco W, 2-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 0 9 92-61 1-0 4/24 at Chicago-AL L, 1-12 5.0 7 4 3 1 0 5 96-60 1-4 5/1 Chicago-AL W, 6-1 6.0 5 1 1 0 3 1 96-59 4-1 5/6 Cleveland ND, 1-3 6.0 4 0 0 0 2 6 92-61 1-0 5/11 at Tampa Bay W, 6-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 1 4 96-63 6-0 5/17 New York-AL L, 7-11 4.0 7 6 6 1 2 4 91-56 0-6 5/22 at New York-AL L, 2-4 6.0 4 3 3 2 3 6 102-63 2-3 5/27 at Cleveland W, 5-2 5.2 9 2 2 1 2 2 94-60 4-2 6/2 Cleveland W, 4-0 9.0 7 0 0 0 1 3 103-69 4-0 6/7 Houston W, 7-5 5.0 6 2 2 1 1 5 89-53 7-2 6/13 at San Francisco W, 8-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 6 102-65 8-1 2017 Totals 9-3 2.10 81.1 71 20 19 6 18 65 1244-798 64.1% Career Totals 76-73 4.05 1303.0 1313 618 586 156 375 870 - - Vargas Last Win: June 13, 2017 at San Francisco (7.0 IP, 8-1 over Ty Blach) Vargas Last Loss: May 22, 2017 at New York Yankees (6.0 IP, 2-4 to Michael Pineda) Vargas Strikeout High: 10; 2x, last: June 26, 2012 vs. Oakland (6.2 IP, 3-2 win over Jim Miller) Vargas Last Complete Game (12th career) and Last Shutout (7th career): June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Josh Tomlin) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2017
Pitching Notes Tommorow s Starter - Jason Hammel = Jason will make his 14th start of the season and 262nd of his career tomorrow at Kauffman Stadium vs. the Red Sox he s 3-6 with a 5.05 ERA (40 ER in 71.1 IP). = Hammel earned the win in Kansas City s 7-2 victory in San Francisco on Wednesday, holding the Giants to one run on eight hits and one walk in 6.2 innings, with four strikeouts he s posted a quality start in four of his last five starts, after doing so just twice in his first eight starts. = He s 2-0 with a 2.21 ERA (5 ER in 20.1 IP) in three starts this month with a.218 opponents average (17-for-78), 15 strikeouts (6.64 SO/9) and one walk (0.89 BB/9) he started 1-6 through 10 starts with a 6.18 ERA (35 ER in 51.0 IP),.306 opponents average (64-for-209), 40 strikeouts (7.06 SO/9) and 23 walks (4.06 BB/9). = The Royals have scored 12 runs in his 20.1 innings over his last three starts (2-0) after scoring just 14 runs in his 51.0 innings over his first 10 starts (1-6). = He s 1-3 with a 4.61 ERA (21 ER in 41.0 IP) in 13 career outings (six starts) vs. Boston and none since 2013 his lone win came on May 5, 2012 at Fenway Park with Baltimore he s 0-3 with a 6.63 ERA (14 ER in 19.0 IP) in three starts vs. AL East teams this season. = He s 2-3 with a 4.95 ERA (24 ER in 43.2 IP) in eight home starts in 2017 went 10-2 with a 2.42 ERA (23 ER in 85.2 IP) in 15 home starts in 2016 with the Cubs. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 67 22-23 - - 4.05 370.2 363 174 167 49 125 309.257 Relievers 66 10-12 14 22 4.59 227.2 224 125 116 25 100 215.258 Totals 67 32-35 14 22 4.26 598.1 587 299 283 74 225 524.257 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 145/207 (70.0%) Saves/Save Opp: 14/22 (63.6%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 95/31 (32.6%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/14 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/1 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 6/9 at SD June 15 at LA Angels 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 = Scott allowed a run on a pair of singles in the sixth on Thursday, before recording a 1-2-3 seventh it was just the fourth time in 14 outings he s allowed a run. = Alexander was reinstated from the 10-day DL on May 7, following five rehab starts with Omaha (AAA) he missed nearly a month with a right hamstring strain. = He s been unscored upon in 18 of his last 22 outings with the Royals dating back to last August 31, posting a 1.30 ERA (4 ER in 27.2 IP) during that stretch. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 22/28 Saves/Save Opp: 14/16 (87.5%) Last Save: June 16 at LAA (31st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/7 vs. HOU June 16 at LA Angels (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Kelvin recorded a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Friday to notch his 14th save of the season his first since June 7 extending his career high. = Herrera owns a 2.81 ERA (5 ER in 16.0 IP) in save situations (16 outings), but has a 7.94 ERA (10 ER in 11.1 IP) in non-save situations (12 appearances). = He ranks seventh in the AL with 14 saves this season and is 26-for-29 in save opportunities (89.7%) dating back to last July. = He has surrendered seven home runs in just 26.1 innings (2.39 HR/9) after allowing just six HR in 72.0 innings in 2016 (0.75 HR/9). = He saved three games vs. Baltimore from May 12-14, becoming the first Royal to save all three games in a series since Joakim Soria from July 5-7, 2010 at Seattle. Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 20/28 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/6 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/9 at TB June 16 at LA Angels 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Mike pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning on Friday, recording his seventh hold, third most on the team among American League relievers who ve worked at least 30.0 innings, his.192 opponents average (23-for-120) ranks seventh and his 2.12 ERA (8 ER in 34.0 IP) ranks eighth. = Minor recorded his third win on June 6 vs. Houston, pitching a scoreless top of the ninth ahead of Mike Moustakas walk-off, two-run home run. = Since April 20, Minor is 3-0 with a 1.26 ERA (4 ER in 28.2 IP),.172 opponents average (17-for-99) and 29 strikeouts (9.10 SO/9), after allowing four runs over his first six outings (6.75 ERA) and a.286 opponents average (6-for-21) with just four strikeouts (6.75 SO/9). Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 25/31 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: 26/4 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/9 at SD June 14 at San Francisco 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Peter retired his only batter, Buster Posey, to strand two base runners in relief of Jason Hammel in the seventh inning on Wednesday in San Francisco he s inherited 26 base runners this season, fourth most in the American League, and his 84.6% strand rate ranks tied for fifth best in the AL. = He fanned all three batters he faced on 10 pitches on June 9 for the second time in his career (also, April 11, 2009 with Atlanta) he s the third Royals reliever to strikeout all three batters faced in an appearance in 10 pitches or less, joining Aaron Crow (July 24, 2014 vs. Cleveland) and Stan Belinda (Aug. 6, 1994 vs. Seattle). = Moylan has held right-handed batters to a.209 average (14-for-67) this season, but lefties are batting.529 (9-for-17) vs. him. = He remains unbeaten in his last 129 appearances, the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing Sam Freeman (133). Eric Skoglund (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: -/- Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2017 Strikeout High: 5 on 5/30 vs. DET (start) June 9 at San Diego (start) 1.1 7 2 2 2 1 = Eric was moved to the bullpen after starting each of his first three Major League games on May 30, he became the first Royal to start and earn a win in his Major League debut since 2005, tossing 6.1 shutout innings in a 1-0 win over Justin Verlander he s allowed six runs on 11 hits and four walks in two starts (3.1 IP) since. = Selected from Omaha (AAA) on May 30, after going 2-3 with a 4.40 ERA (23 ER in 47.0 IP) in nine minor league starts this season. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 22/30 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0.0%) Last Save: April 13, 2016 at HOU (203rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/3 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA June 16 at LA Angels 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 = Joakim worked around a leadoff single to record a scoreless eighth on Friday he s held opponents scoreless in 25 of 30 outings, including 14 of 15 on the road. = He struck out all three batters he faced in the seventh inning on June 8 (17 pitches), for the second time this season (also, May 5 vs. Cleveland). = He ranks fourth in club history with 398 appearances and is third with 161 saves his career 2.80 ERA ranks fourth among active pitchers (min. 500 appearances). Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 12/23 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: 15/5 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 5/28 @ CLE June 17 at LA Angels 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Travis recorded a 1-2-3 eighth inning last night on 12 pitches (11 strikes) to mark his fifth straight scoreless outing, retiring 19 of 22 batters during that stretch. = Wood has allowed just three runs in his last nine outings (11.1 IP), after surrendering 17 earned runs in his first 14.1 innings of the season (10.67 ERA). = Pitched 3.0 innings in relief May 9 at Tampa Bay, his longest outing of the season and longest since May 30 of last year vs. the Dodgers (4.0 innings). Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/13 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: 5/4 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/21 at MIN-2 June 17 at LA Angels 1.2 5 4 4 0 1 = Chris pitched 1.2 innings last night his first appearance since June 9 stranding an inherited runner in the sixth in relief of Jakob Junis he allowed four runs on five hits in the seventh, including a leadoff ground-rule double, a pair of back-to-back one-out singles and a three-run home run. = He s posted a 7.82 ERA (11 ER in 12.2 IP) in his last five relief appearances, after recording a 4.22 ERA (5 ER in 10.2 IP) through his first seven relief outings since joining the Royals prior to the 2015 season, he has a 4.26 ERA (38 ER in 80.1 IP) in 49 relief appearances and a 5.01 ERA (90 ER in 161.2 IP) in 33 starts. = His career.232 opponents average is fourth among active pitchers (min. 1200 IP), trailing Clayton Kershaw (.205), Chris Sale (.223) and Max Scherzer (.229). Alexander 0-0 0 4.50 1 2.0 2 1 Hammel - - Herrera 1-0 2 0.00 3 3.0 0 0 Junis 0-1 0 8.44 1 5.1 8 5 Kennedy 1-0 0 0.64 2 14.0 4 1 Minor 0-0 0 6.75 2 1.1 1 1 Moylan 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 1 0 Skoglund - - Soria 1-0 0 0.00 2 2.2 2 0 Strahm 1-0 0 0.00 1 5.0 3 0 Vargas - - Wood 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 0 0 Young 0-0 0 21.60 1 1.2 5 4 Royals vs. Angels 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 0-0 0 4.50 1 2.0 2 1 2-3 0 5.30 7 35.2 41 21 3-0 2 1.93 17 18.2 17 4 0-1 0 8.44 1 5.1 8 5 1-4 0 4.25 7 36.0 32 17 0-0 0 5.68 3 6.1 12 4 0-0 0 0.00 2 3.0 1 0 - - 4-1 10 2.45 30 29.1 21 8 1-0 0 0.00 1 5.0 3 0 6-4 0 3.02 16 101.1 92 34 1-0 0 1.80 6 10.0 5 2 4-4 0 6.02 14 61.1 74 41
Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 1-for-13, 2B This Trip: 5-for-30 (.167), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Jorge had a quiet night at the plate, going 0-for-4 last night...he s collected just one hit (a double on Friday night) in this series, after going 4-for-9 (.444) with a double, a homer and six RBI in the two-game series at San Francisco last week...still has a.544 slugging percentage on the road, compared to a.351 mark at home. = Among AL rookies, he s tied for fourth in homers (nine), while he s also sixth in RBI (23) and tied for sixth in multi-hit games (14). = Recorded nine two-out RBI this year, while slugging.588 as five of his nine home runs have come with two down. = He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013), are the third set of brothers to play for Kansas City, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Peña. Drew Butera This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 2-for-10 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Drew made his second start of the road trip last night, but went 0-for-3 at the plate...recorded his fourth multi-hit game of the season on Wednesday, with all of them coming since May 8...he s hit just.221 on the road as a member of the Royals, however six of his seven homers have come away from Kauffman Stadium. = Over the last two seasons, he s batting.295 (38-for-129) with eight doubles, five homers (.473 slugging pct.) vs. right-handed pitching. = He was acquired by the Royals from these Angels on May 7, 2015 in exchange for infielder Ryan Jackson...in 2016, he set career highs in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480), making 34 starts behind the plate. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 6-for-11, 4 runs, 3 HR, 4 RBI, BB This Trip: 14-for-32 (.438), 12 runs, 6 HR, 11 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 5 g (10-20) = Lorenzo accounted for two of KC s three baserunners last night, going 1-for-2 with a walk...hit safely in his last five games, while over his last 10 contests, he s batting.410 (16-for-39) with a triple, seven homers and 12 RBI...recorded his second multi-homer game of the trip here on Friday night, and drove in all three KC runs. = He s tied for the Major League lead with eight home runs this month...the KC record for homers in the month of June is 11, set by Mike Sweeney in 2001... among qualifying hitters, he s also second in slugging (.814), third in runs scored (18) and OPS (1.226) and tied for fourth in RBI (16) during the current month. = Lo recorded two steals in last night s game, marking his first thefts since May 21...his 14 stolen bases this year rank fifth in the American League, while he hasn t been caught in his last 18 attempts, dating back to August 26 of last season...cain s 98 thefts since the start of 2013 are eighth-most in the AL. = Last night ended his streak of scoring a run in nine-straight games, which was the longest of his career and tied for the fourth-longest this season. = Cain is batting.308 (24-for-78) with four doubles, four homers and 16 RBI in 20 regular season games here at Angel Stadium...that includes a.341 average (15-for-44) and a.999 OPS here since the start of 2014...he s 10-for-22 (.455) with a double, three homers and six runs scored against the Halos overall this year. = He s sixth in the AL, batting.315 (58-for-184) vs. right-handed pitching this year...that includes a.505 slugging percentage (7 doubles, 2 triples, 8 homers). Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 1-for-5 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Cheslor made his first start of the trip last night, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts...collected his first career pinch-hit on June 9 at San Diego, on the first day of the current trip... had three RBI June 7 vs. Houston, his first game with three RBI or more since July 6, 2016 at Toronto. = Despite last night s 0 fer, Cuthbert is still hitting.364 (8-for-22) in his last 10 games...that includes going 5-for-his-last-15 (.333) with RISP. = Won the American League rookie batting title (.274) last season, also leading AL rookies in doubles (28) and tied for the lead in multi-hit games (33). Alcides Escobar This Series: 3-for-12, run, 2B This Trip: 10-for-35 (.286), 5 runs, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Esky went hitless last night, after collecting eight hits in his previous four contests...still batting.293 (12-for-41) with three doubles and a homer in his last 10 games...collected a walk-off RBI single against these Angels on April 16 in a 1-0 KC triumph, while he s 6-for-16 (.375) in his last four games vs. the Halos. = He snapped a 266 at-bat homerless drought a week ago in San Diego, launching a game-tying solo shot in the fifth inning...it ended the third-longest active streak without a home run by a non-pitcher, according to Elias Sports Bureau...he hit a career-high seven roundtrippers last season, including six after the All-Star break. = Esky has played in 1,010 games since joining the Royals prior to the 2011 season, second in the Majors trailing only Robinson Cano (1,013) in that span...his total ranks 11th in franchise history, trailing Joe Randa (1,019) for 10th on KC's all-time list...played all 162 games twice in his career (2014, 2016). = He s made 238 consecutive starts dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors (Elias) and longest in franchise history. Alex Gordon This Series: 4-for-12, 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI This Trip: 9-for-29 (.310), 7 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Gordo had a quiet night at the plate, going 0-for-3...recorded his first three-hit game of the year in the series-opener on Thursday, finishing a triple shy of a cycle. = He has seven extra-base hits (4 doubles, 3 homers) in his last 11 games (39 AB), after recording just five doubles and no homers in his first 49 contests (168 AB)... snapped the longest homerless drought of his career (192 at-bats) on June 6 with a solo shot against Houston...hit three roundtrippers in his last 10 games. = He ranks third in the AL, having been hit by pitch eight times this year his 83 career HBP are a franchise record and rank 13th among active players. = He s also tied for fifth in the AL with five outfield assists this season, most recently assisting on throwing out Jose Ramirez at the plate on June 4 his 79 career outfield assists are most in the Majors since the start of 2010...snapped a streak of 72-straight games without an error Thursday, his first since last Sept. 14. Eric Hosmer This Series: 2-for-10, run, 2B, RBI, 2 BB This Trip: 11-for-31 (.355), 6 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Eric collected one of two KC hits last night, singling in the second inning...he s hit safely in seven of the eight games on this road trip, batting.355 (11-for-31) with two doubles, two homers and six RBI...he s still sitting on 499 career RBI, looking to become the 12th player in franchise history to drive in 500 runs. = Leads the Major Leagues with a.355 batting average (60-for-169) since May 1...also ranks third in the Majors in hits (60) during that span. = Overall, Hoz is fifth in the AL in hits (80), seventh in batting average (.310) and tied for 11th in multi-hit games (22)...he s reached in 58 of his 67 games this year, tying him for the American League lead and is tied for fourth in MLB, behind Joey Votto (61), Paul Goldschmidt (61) and Nolan Arenado (60). = Batting.330 (29-for-88) with a.489 slugging percentage in day games...he s also batting.337 (29-for-86) with five homers and 16 RBI in the seventh or later. = Collected his sixth go-ahead RBI of the season last Sunday in San Diego his 68 go-ahead RBI since the start of 2015 are tied for fifth in the big leagues, while 37 of them have produced the game-winning tally, tying him for fourth in the Majors with the Cubs Anthony Rizzo. Whit Merrifield This Series: 3-for-13, 2B, RBI This Trip: 10-for-35 (.286), 5 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 6 RBI, BB, SB, sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Whit went hitless last night, after hitting safely in his previous four contests...he s still batting.330 (32-for-97) with seven doubles, two triples, two homers and 15 RBI in his last 25 contests...hitting.321 (18-for-56) with four doubles, two triples and two homers (.571 SLG) with two outs this season. = Tied for third in the American League with three triples this season...his three bunt hits are also tied for fourth in the Junior Circuit. = He hit in 19-straight games (May 13-June 4), for the longest hitting streak in the Major Leagues this season and best by a Royal since Alex Gordon also hit in 19-straight in 2011...he batted.409 (27-for-66) during the streak with four doubles, a triple, three homers and nine RBI. = Merrifield is a career.312 hitter (49-for-157) with 10 doubles, a triple, two homers and a.353 on-base percentage during day games. Brandon Moss This Series: 2-for-10 This Trip: 2-for-13 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Brandon entered the game in the eighth inning last night and lined out in the ninth...he started as the designated hitter and collected singles in each of the first two games of this series...he s hit safely in his last seven starts against the Angels, going 7-for-23 (.304) with a homer in that span (since 2014). = Moss has 31 career home runs and a.486 slugging pct. in the month of June, his highest totals for any month...hit.333 (24-for-72) with eight HR in June of 2016. = His 111 dingers since 2013 are sixth-most among active left-handed hitters, one behind Robinson Cano (112) for fifth. Mike Moustakas This Series: 3-for-11, 2 RBI, BB This Trip: 10-for-31 (.323), 5 runs, 2 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB, 2 sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Moose snapped his eight-game hitting streak last night, going 0-for-3 at the plate...he s still hitting.378 (17-for-45) with four doubles, four homers and 13 RBI over his last 12 games...among qualifying hitters, he s fourth in the AL in batting average (.368), tied for fifth in RBI (16) and eighth in slugging (.719) this month. = Mike has collected 28 RBI in his last 28 games (since May 14), which are tied for second-most in the Majors in that span, trailing only Jake Lamb (33). = He recorded his fifth career multi-homer game a week ago in San Diego, while his 18 roundtrippers this season are tied for fourth in the American League... he s averaged a home run every 13.4 at bats this season, while he s also eighth among AL hitters in slugging percentage (.552), tied for eighth in total bases (133). = He enters today with 99 career home runs as he looks to become the 16th player in franchise history to reach triple digits. = Since the start of 2015, he's batting.308 (16-for-52) with four doubles, three homers and eight RBI and a 1.059 OPS against these Angels. = His 18 homers are four shy of his career-best total (22), set in 2015, while they re most by a Royals player before the All-Star break since Mike Sweeney hit 21 in the first half of 2001...Jermaine Dye holds the club record with 22 home runs before the All-Star break in 2000. Salvador Perez This Series: 3-for-9, run, 2 2B This Trip: 9-for-24 (.375), 4 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 9 g (15-36) = Salvy had the day off yesterday...he is riding a nine-game hitting streak, his second of the season (also, May 5-13)...he s collected an extra-base hit in seven of his last eight contests, recording five doubles and two homers in that span...ranks eighth in the American League with a.590 slugging pct. on the road. = Hit his 100th home run June 10 in San Diego, while his 95 homers as a catcher are tops in KC history...he has an MLB-best 52 homers as a catcher since 2015. = Since 2014, Perez has hit.310 (102-for-329) with 17 doubles, 19 homers and 42 RBI in the month of June...that includes batting.348 (16-for-46) with six doubles, two homers and five RBI in the current month...tops among AL catchers this season in hits (64), doubles (13), homers (13) and tied for the most RBI (35). = In his last 13 games in Anaheim (since 2013), he's batting.357 (20-for-56) with seven doubles, two homers and nine RBI...including 3-for-9 in the current series. = Dating back to 2013, he s caught 109 runners trying to steal, including nine this season...his total since 2013 is second in MLB, behind Jonathan Lucroy (120). = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 585 games behind the plate since 2013, most in the Majors. Ramón Torres This Series: 0-for-1 This Trip: 1-for-5 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Ramón entered last night s game in the eighth inning and flew out in his only at bat...it marked his first action since last Sunday in San Diego...played in three games since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on June 7...became the first Royal to record a hit from either side of the plate in his MLB debut (June 7 vs. Houston). = Torres is the seventh Royal to record two hits and an RBI in his Major League debut, and first since Johnny Giavotella on August 5, 2011 vs. Detroit. = He hit.327 (69-for-211) with five homers, 34 RBI and eight stolen bases with Omaha (AAA), making 19 starts at second base and 32 starts at shortstop.
This & That SUCCESSFUL TRIP CONCLUDES--The Royals bring a 6-2 mark into today s road trip finale with a shot to win all three series played with a victory this afternoon... Kansas City went 2-1 in San Diego, swept a pair in San Francisco and have taken two of the first three here in Anaheim...last night s 9-0 defeat snapped a 4-game stretch in which the offense had collected double-digit hit totals and the two hits were the fewest by KC since a 1-0, one-hit loss to the Indians on May 7...despite the slow night offensively on Saturday, Kansas City has still hit.293 (86-for-294) on this journey with 48 runs and posting a.531 slugging pct., with 17 doubles, a triple and 17 home runs...kc has flipped the script in its road work after a rough 2-11 start to the campaign by posting a 13-8 mark in the last 21 away affairs, including a 9-4 mark in the last 13...overall, the Royals have climbed to within 3 1/2 games of the division lead in the tightly packed A.L. Central. HOMEWORK AHEAD--Kansas City returns to Kauffman Stadium tomorrow night to open a 6-game stay that features 3-game visits from the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays separated by an off day on Thursday...the Red Sox hit town tomorrow for 7:15 games on Monday and Tuesday, then a 1:15 matinee on Wednesday... after the Royals host their annual Diamond of Dreams charity event on the Kauffman Stadium turf on Thursday, the Jays will visit for the weekend with a 7:15 first pitch on Friday followed by 1:15 on both Saturday and Sunday...the Royals will bring a 17-16 home mark into tomorrow s homestand opener. IS THERE SYMMETRY IN THE MILESTONE???--SoCal native, Mike Moustakas, closes out this series with the opportunity to hit career home run #100 in the same ballpark he hit the first big league roundtripper on June 11, 2011 in just his second career game...moose clubbed #99 in Wednesday s win over the Giants in San Francisco, bouncing a ball into McCovey Cove...the 28-year old third baseman who grew up in nearby Northridge, is tied with Joey Gallo and George Springer for fourth in the American League with 18 home runs as he continues on a pace that would shatter Steve Balboni s long-standing club record of 36 home runs in 1985...at his current pace, Moose would club 44 roundtrippers this year...he s not just hitting home runs to contribute to the KC offense, as Moustakas has hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games at a.355 clip (22-for-62) with 12 runs, five doubles, five homers and 16 RBI...Moose appears to have taken to the move to the #6 spot in the batting order, hitting.417 (15-for- 36) in nine games from that slot this year. LONG BALLS ON LEFT COAST--Today pulls the curtain on a 9-game journey that has bounced around the state of California with the Royals clobbering 17 home runs during the tour of San Diego, San Francisco and Anaheim...the 17 homers are second most among Major League clubs in the span that KC has been on this excursion... Kansas City hit 10 home runs during the 3-game stop in San Diego, tacked on three more in San Francisco and have hit four in this series, despite being blanked here last night...lorenzo Cain has found the long ball stroke in recent weeks, hitting his ninth and 10th of the year on Friday, giving him eight in the last 14 games after hitting only two in the first 51 contests. BIG SLICK RETURNS NEXT FRIDAY--The Royals host Kansas City natives Paul Rudd, Rob Riggle, Jason Sudeikis and Eric Stonestreet, as well as Midwesterner David Koechner and other celebrity guests for a Celebrity Softball Game next Friday night on the field at Kauffman Stadium...other celebrities who will participate include George Wendt from Cheers fame and also the uncle of Jason Sudeikis, actors James van der Beek, Johnny Knoxville, Kevin Pollak, Martin Starr and Randy Flagler (Chicago Fire), as well as American Idol winner and hometown favorite David Cook...gates open early at 4:30 p.m. with the softball game set to begin at 5:00 p.m...tickets for the Royals game include free admission to watch the Celebrity Softball game, and each ticket purchased through www.royals.com/themetickets includes a $5 donation to Royals Charities to assist Big Slick in their fundraising efforts...in addition, 50/50 Raffle tickets sold throughout the night will benefit Big Slick. PEREZ STILL HOLDING ALL-STAR LEAD - HOZ CLOSING IN--Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez is making a bid for his fifth consecutive trip to the All-Star Game as he continues to lead all A.L. catchers after three ballot announcements with 1,025,982 votes, nearly 235,000 more votes than second place Wellington Castillo of Baltimore...a three-time starter in the Midsummer Classic, Perez is coming off the 2016 contest here in Petco Park when he received the most votes, with 4,965,838, becoming the first Royal to lead the Major League balloting since George Brett in 1981...Salvy contributed a home run in the American League s win over the senior circuit...making a move at first base is KC s Eric Hosmer, the MVP of last summer s classic, is third and only 24,272 votes behind the leader Oakland s Yonder Alonso. STILL THE BEST IN DEFENSE--The Royals have played errorless ball in six of the eight game on this road trip and continue to lead the Majors in fewest errors with 23 through the first 67 games, three fewer than runner-up Minnesota (26)...last year s club committed 36 errors through the 67-game mark a season ago...the defense has also been more proficient at turning double plays this year with 64 in 67 games, compared to 53 in this span last season. KC S SECRET WEAPON--Replay specialist and team eagle eye Bill Duplissea continued his Major League best replay review work by asking for a second look at a force play at second base in the sixth inning last night...as has been the case on most occasions, Duper was right and ran his record to 13 of 16 for a Major League leading 81% success rate...he also requested a Crew Chief review of Danny Espinosa s home run on Thursday that was flipped into a foul ball upon review, but Dupe does not receive statistical credit for a Crew Chief review...bill 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). A WINNING START TO JUNE--Kansas City is 10-5 in June with 10 games to go in the third month of the season, a strong rebound from a slow start that began with a 7-16 April followed by a 15-14 May...last night s loss dropped the Royals to 10-10 against the A.L. West, with today the final game against this division until July 3-5 in Seattle...KC will play the first of six straight against the A.L. East starting tomorrow, possessing an 8-5 mark to this point vs. that division...the Royals are just 9-18 within the Central, going 0-8 in April, then improving to 7-9 in May...KC next plays an A.L. Central foe when it travels Detroit on June 27-29...KC is 5-2 vs. the N.L. vs. Angels (2017) vs. Angels (career) On Road (career) Ramirez (career) Velázquez (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.077 13 1 0 0 Butera.000 6 0 0 0 Cain.455 22 10 3 4 Cuthbert.000 6 0 0 0 Escobar.286 21 6 0 1 Gordon.261 23 6 1 1 Hosmer.238 21 5 0 3 Merrifield.231 13 3 0 1 Moss.250 16 4 1 1 Moustakas.278 18 5 2 5 Perez.316 19 6 1 2 Torres.000 1 0 0 0.077 13 1 0 0.200 35 7 0 4.318 132 42 4 20.167 18 3 0 0.242 215 52 0 12.263 236 62 4 25.242 182 44 6 24.231 13 3 0 1.267 161 43 11 32.225 120 27 7 13.296 125 37 6 18.000 1 0 0 0.256 90 23 7 19.200 470 94 12 46.277 1266 351 27 137.238 294 70 9 20.254 2331 591 16 183.259 2530 656 78 267.280 1890 530 62 245.286 231 66 2 18.246 1517 373 87 242.246 1450 356 57 169.270 1479 400 59 190.200 5 1 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.250 4 1 0 0.000 2 0 0 0.500 2 1 0 2.500 4 2 0 0.000 4 0 0 1.000 2 0 0 0.500 2 1 1 2.000 1 0 0 1 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 11 35 3.2 5-6 8 Jason Hammel 13 46 3.5 3-10 6 Jakob Junis 4 23 5.8 3-1 1 Nate Karns 8 31 3.9 4-4 3 Ian Kennedy 12 43 3.6 4-8 4 Eric Skoglund 3 4 1.3 1-2 1 Matt Strahm 1 7 7.0 1-0 0 Jason Vargas 13 57 4.4 9-4 9 Chris Young 2 16 8.0 2-0 0 Totals 67 262 3.9 32-35 32 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy 3-1 2-5 5-6 Hammel 1-2 2-8 3-10 Junis 0-1 3-0 3-1 Karns 1-1 3-3 4-4 Kennedy 1-3 3-5 4-8 Skoglund 0-1 1-1 1-2 Strahm - 1-0 1-0 Vargas - 9-4 9-4 Young 1-0 1-0 2-0 Total 7-9 25-26 32-35 Butera Perez Totals Starts 16 51 67 CS/ATT 1/9 9/36 10/45 Pct. 11.1 25.0 22.2 ERA 4.74 4.08 4.26 ER/IP 85/161.1 198/437.0 283/598.1 Disabled List (4) Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 6 (Last: 6/9 @ SD) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day stable lumbar vertebral fracture February 15 April 16 67 32-35 RHP-Nate Karns 10-day right extensor strain/nerve irritation May 24 (retro to May 21) May 31 22 13-9 LHP-Danny Duffy 10-day right oblique strain May 30 (retro to May 29) June 8 17 11-6 OF-Paulo Orlando 60-day left tibia fracture June 1 July 31 15 10-5
2017 Royals Home Runs vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Bonifacio 9 1 8 2 7 4 5 - - 3 1 5-3 6 1 1-1 4-5 6/14/17 @ SF J. Cueto 16 Butera 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - 2 - - 1-1 1 - - - 2-0 5/14/17 BAL M. Givens 31 Cain 10 2 8 3 7 8 1-1 4 3 3-1 7 2 1 - - 7-1 6/16/17 @ LAA K. Middleton 2 Cuthbert 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU D. Keuchel 71 Escobar 1-1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - 1-1 - - - - 1-0 6/10/17 @ SD C. Stammen 29 Gordon 3-3 1 2 3 - - - 1 1 1 - - - - 2-1 3-0 6/15/17 @ LAA R. Nolasco 10 Hosmer 7 2 5 3 4 1 6 - - 2 1 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 5-2 6/11/17 @ SD D. Lamet 20 Merrifield 6 1 5 4 2 6 - - - 2 2 2-3 3 1 - - 2 2-4 5/30/17 DET D. Norris 73 Moss 9 1 8 4 5 7 1 1-4 3 2-4 - - 1 4 4 5-3 5/26/17 @ CLE M. Clevinger 40 Moustakas 18 4 14 6 12 12 3 3-8 7 3 3 7 1 - - 6 11 12-5 6/14/17 @ SF J. Cueto 13 Perez 13 3 10 3 10 7 6 - - 8 3 2 2 5 7 6 - - - 6-6 6/10/17 @ SD B. Hand 17 Torres - - - 9 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Lorenzo Cain (6/10/17 @ San Diego, eighth inning) - Franchise total: 123 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (6/16/17 @ Los Angeles Angels, solos off Jesse Chavez and Kenyan Middleton) - 5 times in 2017 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Jorge Bonifacio and Lorenzo Cain (6/14/17 @ San Francisco, third inning off Johnny Cueto) - 5 times 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: Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez and Lorenzo Cain (6/10/17 @ San Diego, eighth 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: Mike Moustakas (6/6/17 vs. Houston, ninth inning, Ken Giles pitching) - Franchise total: 68 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Kennys Vargas, Minnesota (5/19/17 @ Target Field, off Kelvin Herrera, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Colby Rasmus, Tampa Bay (5/10/17 @ Tropicana Field off Peter Moylan, 8th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Logan Morrison and Rickie Weeks, Jr., Tampa Bay (5/10/17 @ Tropicana Field, Jason Hammel pitching, 3rd inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Cameron Maybin (6/17/17 @ Angel Stadium, Jakob Junis 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 Bonifacio 14 - - - - 14 5 2 - - - 7 2 6 9 2 - - 0 g 7 g (5/16-23) 1 - Butera 3 1 - - - 4 2 - - - - 2 1-2 - - - 0 g - - - Cain 12 6 - - - 18 1 2-1 - 4 1 6 5 5 - - 5 g 5 g (5x) 10 - Cuthbert 4 - - - - 4 2 1 - - - 3 1 1 8 - - - 0 g 3 g (5/11-19) - - Escobar 11 2 - - - 13 3 - - - - 3 2 3 5 - - - 0 g 4 g (3x) 6 1 Gordon 5 1 - - - 6 2 - - - - 2 3 1 6 1 - - 0 g 5 g (5/16-24) 6 1 Hosmer 16 6 - - - 22 5 1 - - - 6 2 6 12 6 - - 1 g 10 g (4/25-5/6) 5 1 Merrifield 10 2 - - - 12 4 2 - - - 6 1 5 12 2 1 1 0 g 19 g (5/13-6/4) 9 3 Moss 3 1 - - - 4 2 1 - - - 3-4 5 1 - - 0 g 5 g (5/12-21) 1 - Moustakas 13 1 1 - - 15 6 2 2 - - 10 6 10 11 6 1-0 g 11 g (4/12-25) 3 - Perez 14 3 - - - 17 7 1 - - - 8 2 9 8 4 - - 9 g 9 g (2x) 1 - Torres 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 0 g - 2 - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 @ Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and @ Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 2016 @ Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 @ Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 30, 2017 vs. Detroit, 1-0 Skoglund (6.1), Moylan (0.2), Minor (1.0), Herrera (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Salvador Perez, May 23, 2016 @ Minnesota (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Lorenzo Cain, June 10, 2017 @ San Diego (1B, HR) Royals Five-RBI Game: Lorenzo Cain, June 10, 2017 @ San Diego 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: Jason Vargas, June 13, 2017 @ San Francisco 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: April 20, 2017 at Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: June 6, 2017 vs. Houston (9-7 in 9 innings) (Twice in 2017) Royals Bat Around: June 13, 2017 @ San Francisco (6th inning, 6 runs) (7 times in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: May 12-14, 2017 vs. Baltimore 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 24-26, 2017 @ Chicago White Sox 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 Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 2 23 2nd - 15 38 3rd - 14 31 4th - 7 33 5th - 14 33 6th - 10 29 7th - 7 23 8th - 7 17 9th - 5 19 Kansas City By the Days Monday 2-6 Tuesday 5-4 Wednesday 4-7 Thursday 4-4 Friday 7-4 Saturday 6-3 Sunday 4-7 Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 2 6/15/17 @ LAA Pitchers 41 5/3/17 vs. CWS Bonifacio 40 4/28/17 vs. MIN Butera 31 9/23/16 @ DET Cain 25 5/21/17 @ MIN-1 Cuthbert 1 6/6/17 vs. HOU Escobar 3 6/14/17 @ SF Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 40 6/15 @ LA Angels (2nd, 3 hits) 3 runs - 14 6/15 @ LA Angels (7th, 5 hits) 4 runs - 2 6/11 @ San Diego (1st, 3 hits) 5 runs - 3 6/3 vs. Cleveland (7th, 5 hits) 6 runs - 3 6/13 @ San Francisco (6th, 6 hits) 7 runs - - - 8 runs - - - 9 runs - 1 6/10 @ San Deigo (8th, 6 hits) Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gordon 2 6/15/17 @ LAA Hosmer 106 8/14/16 @ MIN Merrifield 12 6/4/17 vs. CLE Moss 26 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 22 5/18/17 vs. NYY Perez 16 5/24/17 @ NYY Torres 3 -