Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Chicago White Sox (14-11) @ Kansas City Royals (8-17) Kauffman Stadium - Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Game #26 - Home Game #13 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Thursday, May 4 vs. Chicago White Sox: LHP Derek Holland (2-2, 2.17) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (0-2, 2.30), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, May 5 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Josh Tomlin (2-3, 8.87) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (0-3, 6.65), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, May 6 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer (2-3, 7.67) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (4-1, 1.42), 3:15 p.m., FS 1 (HD), 610 Sports & ESPN Radio Sunday, May 7 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (3-2, 5.06) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (2-2, 3.89), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight is also being televised in High Definition on FSKC 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. Royals vs. ChiSox The White Sox evened up this series with last night s decision, with the Royals winning just one of the five played between these clubs this year...dating back to mid-may of 2014, the Royals have still gone 18-7 against the ChiSox here in Kauffman Stadium... overall, Kansas City trails the all-time series by a 364-379 ledger, including a 197-168 advantage in KC, 175-157 here in The K. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/24 @ Chi L, 1-12 Gonzalez Vargas 11,484 4/25 @ Chi L, 5-10 Jennings Duffy 14,591 4/26 @ Chi L, 2-5 Quintana Karns 18,218 5/1 KC W, 6-1 Vargas Covey 20,148 5/2 KC L, 0-6 Quintana Duffy 18,604 5/3 KC 5/4 KC BLANKED BY QUINTANA--Kansas City s momentum from a streak snapping victory on Monday night couldn t be carried over to a second straight game as Jose Quintana fired 8.0 shutout innings in a 6-0 decision over the Royals...the loss was KC s 10th in its last 11 games and evened the mark for May at 1-1...Quintana was so sharp that the Royals didn t get a runner in scoring position until there were two outs in the eighth inning and nothing eventually came of that opportunity...danny Duffy had his record squared at 2-2 by allowing 10 hits and six runs with two walks and three K s in 5.0+ innings, his first loss to the White Sox since September, 2015...the defeat also snapped Duffy s franchise record of 16 consecutive home starts without loss...meanwhile, the offense was limited to just four singles on the night in getting blanked for the third time this year as Kansas City returned to nine games under the.500 mark. BROADCAST AUCTION POSTPONED--Due to the uncertainty of the weather for tonight s game the 2017 Royals Charities/FOX Sports Kansas City Broadcast Auction has been moved to Wednesday, May 17 when the Royals host the New York Yankees...among items up for bid during the telecast will be dinner with George Brett, a suite meet & greet with catcher Salvador Perez, a World Series trophy party in the Royals Hall of Fame, a private meet & greet and cake with Lorenzo Cain (he loves cake), a Girls Night Out with Eric Hosmer, a Danny Duffy Bobblehead Night Experience which will included a meet & greet and other items, Pregame Bat Boy for a Day and a road trip to Los Angeles. TRIBE NEXT--The last three American League champions will go head-to-head this weekend, when the 2016 titleholders from Cleveland invade the home of the 2014-15 champs for a 3-game series...last year was a dismal campaign for Kansas City against the Tribe, going just 5-14, including a 4-5 mark here while really struggling in Cleveland with a 1-9 mark...friday will be the first of 19 this year, with nine slated for Kauffman Stadium...the Royals trail the all-time series by a 321-346 margin, but lead in Kansas City with a 172-158 mark, specifically 160-146 in The K. QUINTANA AVENGING THE PAST--Chicago s Jose Quintana has used his last two starts to make up for lost time against the Royals, posting a pair of wins within a week...kansas City had gone 9-1 in 22 games against Quintana dating back to 2012, but he has been solved for only one run in 14.0 innings against KC this year while doubling his career win total in those outings. TOUGH START TO STAY--The Royals are now 1-3 with a rainout at the mid-point of what started as a 10-game homestand, losing both games to the Twins last weekend and then splitting the first two with Chicago...the Saturday postponement will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday, July 1, with the make-up game starting at 7:35 p.m...this stand will conclude with a weekend set against the defending American League champion Cleveland Indians...KC is in the midst of a stretch in which it s playing 15 of 19 games here in Kauffman Stadium, the only trip in that span a 4-game journey to Tampa Bay next Monday thru Thursday...when the Royals return from Florida, they will play three against the Orioles and three vs. the Yankees to closeout this extended stretch of homework. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing righthander compiled a 38-31 during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Mike Pelfrey (0-1, 5.00) vs. RHP Nate Karns (0-2, 6.26) 2017 2016 Career 2017 2016 Career Mike Pelfrey vs. Royals - 0-2 1-4 Major League Record 0-1 (6.17 ERA) 4-10 65-92 Nate Karns vs. White Sox 0-1 - 0-2 Major League Record 0-2 (6.26 ERA) 6-2 14-11 NATE KARNS is making his fifth start (sixth appearance) of the season, his 51st assignment all-time this is his second-straight start against the White Sox, facing them for the fifth time in his career...the 29-year-old right-hander was acquired by the Royals from Seattle on January 6 in exchange for Jarrod Dyson. ONE SWING RUINS AFTERNOON--Nate suffered his second-straight defeat a week ago today in Chicago, surrendering a go-ahead two-run homer to Avisail Garcia in a 5-2 setback...he was charged with four runs on seven hits over his 6.0 innings with no walks and five strikeouts...karns allowed consecutive two-out RBI doubles in the first, but recovered to set down 13 of the next 15 Sox hitters...the Royals rallied to tie the score at two, before Garcia s sixth-inning roundtripper untied it...nate has been victimized by six home runs this season, tied for seventh-most in the American League...he s dropped consecutive starts for the first time in his career. Nate s 2017 Appearances DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/5 at Minnesota* ND, 1-9 0.2 2 4 4 0 2 2 27-13 1-6 4/9 at Houston ND, 4-5 (12) 5.2 6 1 1 1 2 3 86-50 3-1 4/15 LA Angels ND, 3-2 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 3 85-50 2-1 4/21 at Texas L, 2-6 4.2 5 6 6 4 3 6 100-59 1-6 4/26 at White Sox L, 2-5 6.0 7 4 4 1 0 5 93-68 2-4 2017 Totals 0-2 6.26 23.0 24 16 16 6 9 19 391-240 61.4% Career Totals 14-11 4.56 288.1 275 150 146 44 120 289 - - * - Relief appearance MAY DAYS--Karns is hoping to continue his success in the month of May, where he s 5-1 with a 2.90 ERA (22 ER in 68.1 IP) in 12 career starts...he s posted a combined 5.07 ERA (124 ER in 220.0 IP) in all other months...last season with Seattle, Nate went 3-0 with a 3.31 ERA in six May starts. FOR STARTERS--Nate has gone 14-11 with a 4.25 ERA (128 ER in 271.1 IP) in 50 career starts, but is still looking for his first win since June 25 of last season, a 5-4 triumph over St. Louis (with Seattle) however, he s 9-4 in his last 26 starts since the 2015 All-Star break in nine career relief outings (including seven last season), he owns a 9.53 ERA (18 ER in 17.0 IP) with a.296 opponents average (21-for-71). STRIKEOUT STORY--He owns a career 9.02 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio (289 K s in 288.1 IP), which includes fanning 19 in 23.0 frames this season (7.43 K s per 9.0 IP)...he s one of 21 pitchers (min. 45 starts) to average at least one strikeout per inning since the start of 2013. VS. PALE HOSE--Karns looks for his first win over the White Sox, entering with an 0-2 mark and a 5.24 ERA (13 ER in 22.1 IP) in four career matchups... he s also looking for his first victory over an A.L. Central foe since July 27, 2015, when he downed Detroit, 5-2, as a member of the Rays...he s gone 2-4 with a 6.00 ERA (50 ER in 75.0 IP) in 16 career outings (14 starts) against the division. AT THE K --Karns makes just his second home start tonight, taking a no-decision here on April 15 in a 3-2 KC victory over the Angels...he was 3-1 with a 4.37 ERA (23 ER in 47.1 IP) in 11 outings (seven starts) at Safeco Field in 2016...he held opponents to a.231 average (42-for-182) at home last season, compared to a.286 average (53-for-185) on the road...since debuting with Washington in 2013, Nate is 7-6 with a 4.57 ERA at his home parks. Karns vs. White Sox Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jose Abreu.444 9 4 1 3 Tim Anderson.000 3 0 0 0 Cody Asche.000 1 0 0 0 Nate s Last Win: Melky Cabrera.375 8 3 0 0 June 25, 2016 vs. St. Louis (5.0 IP, 5-4 over Mike Leake) Matt Davidson.000 3 0 0 0 Nate s Last Loss: Todd Frazier.333 3 1 0 1 April 21, 2017 at Chicago White Sox (6.0 IP, 2-5 to Jose Quintana) Avisail Garcia.273 11 3 3 4 Nate s Strikeout High: Leury Garcia.000 2 0 0 0 10, July 4, 2015 at New York Yankees (7.0 IP, 3-2 loss to Dellin Betances) Tyler Saladino.333 6 2 0 0 Nate s Innings Pitched High: Yolmer Sanchez.143 7 1 0 1 Geovany Soto.400 5 2 0 0 7.0, 5x; last: April 26, 2016 vs. Houston (7.0 IP, 11-1 win over Dallas Keuchel) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2017
Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Ian Kennedy = Ian takes the hill for his sixth start of the year as KC finishes this four-game set with Chicago...he s 0-2 with a 2.30 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 31.1 innings. = The veteran righy opened this homestand last Friday, but was saddled with another no-decision in a game KC dropped, 6-4...Kennedy worked the first 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on two hits with two walks and a pair of strikeouts...he surrendered a two-run homer to Miguel Sano, but still departed with the lead. = He is winless in his last nine starts, dating back to a 2-0 triumph in Chicago last September 11...during his run without a victory, he s posted a 3.07 ERA. = The 32-year-old is 5-4 with a 2.84 ERA (23 ER in 73.0 IP) in 11 daytime starts with Kansas City...last season, his afternoon ERA (3.00) ranked fourth in the AL. = Kennedy takes on the White Sox for the sixth time in his career...he enters tomorrow's start at 2-1 with a 3.30 ERA against them, after going 1-1 last season. = Ian is also looking for his first home victory since last August 20, when he tossed 8.0 shutout innings in a 10-0 triumph over the Twins...he s gone 4-5 with a 3.13 ERA (37 ER in 106.1 IP) in 16 home starts at Kauffman Stadium...he s 47-31 with a 3.67 ERA at home in his career. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 25 6-10 - - 3.56 144.0 131 58 57 13 53 120.244 Relievers 25 2-7 3 7 5.18 80.0 73 49 46 7 42 66.242 Totals 25 8-17 3 7 4.14 224.0 204 107 103 20 95 186.243 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 54/79 (68.4%) Saves/Save Opp: 3/7 (42.9%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 45/15 (33.3%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 8/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/1 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/18 vs. SF May 1 vs. Chicago 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Scott pitched a scoreless ninth Monday night, working around a two-out walk...made four straight scoreless appearances...among AL relievers that have pitched at least 10.0 innings, he s tied for 14th in opponents average (.146) and ERA (1.46)...held right-handed hitters to a.115 average (3-for-26) this season. = Since last August 31, he s posted a 0.98 ERA (2 ER in 18.1 IP), ranking him seventh in the AL among pitchers that have worked at least 15.0 innings in that span. = Alexander was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last season pitched for the Royals in parts of the last three seasons, posting a 2.89 ERA in 29 appearances. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/9 Saves/Save Opp: 3/4 (75.0%) Last Save: April 19 vs. SF (20th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (6x) last: 4/30 vs. MIN April 30 vs. Minnesota 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 = Kelvin allowed a run in the ninth inning Sunday, snapping a streak of five-straight scoreless outings...he s made just two appearances since his last save on April 19 vs. San Francisco...ranks 13th in the American League, holding right-handed hitters to a.111 batting average (2-for-18). = Since the start of 2015, Herrera has posted a 5-4 mark, seven saves and a 2.32 ERA (20 ER in 77.2 IP) in 77 appearances at Kauffman Stadium. = He earned his second consecutive All-Star selection in 2016, making a team-high 72 appearances with career highs in saves (12) and strikeouts (86). Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/10 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/2 2017 Strikeout High: 2 (2x) last: 4/23 at TEX April 30 vs. Minnesota 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 = Mike worked 2.2 innings Sunday in relief of Jason Hammel, the second-longest relief stint of his career...charged with a run in the sixth after allowing a oneout double to Brian Dozier...tossed a career-high 3.0 innings of relief on April 20 in Texas, retiring nine of the 10 hitters he faced. = Since a rough outing in Minnesota on April 6, Minor has allowed just three runs on seven hits over his last 9.1 innings (2.98 ERA,.206 opponent average). = Made his Royals debut on Opening Day, his first Major League appearance since Sept. 20, 2014 with Atlanta is in his second season with the Royals organization he didn t pitch in the Majors in 2016, but made 10 outings between Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA) on two separate rehab assignments. = Spent his first five big league seasons with the Atlanta Braves (2010-14), predominantly working as a starter set a career high with 13 victories in 2013. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 12/15 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: 11/2 (18.2%) 2017 Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last: 5/1 vs. CWS May 1 vs. Chicago 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Peter had a 1-2-3 seventh inning Monday night, setting the side down on 11 pitches...bounced back from a pair of rough outings in Chicago last week, allowing six runs over 1.1 innings, which spanned a pair of appearances...he s allowed just two of 11 inherited runners to score (18.2 percent). = He remains unbeaten in his last 113 appearances, the longest active streak among pitchers currently on a Major League roster his last loss came on September 7, 2011 at Philadelphia (with Atlanta) he also had a streak of 104 outings without a loss from 2009-10. = Moylan leads the American League with 49 relief outings since the 2016 All-Star break...while he has a 3.23 ERA (11 ER in 30.2 IP) since July 31, 2016. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: April 13, 2016 at HOU (203rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/2 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA May 1 vs. Chicago 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Joakim bounced back from his first loss with a flawless eighth inning Monday night...he set the Sox down in order, recording a pair of strikeouts...suffered his first defeat of the season last Friday, surrendering four runs (three earned) in the eighth, snapping a streak of nine consecutive scoreless outings. = His four strikeouts on April 15 vs. the Angels were the most by a Royals reliever this season and his top total since May 7, 2015 against these White Sox...tied for 16th among American League relievers with 15 strikeouts in 11.2 innings...with three more appearances, will tie Mark Gubicza (382) for fourth in club history. = He s in his 10th Major League season, including seven with the Royals (2007-11, 2016-17) third in club history in saves (161). Matt Strahm (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/1 2017 Strikeout High: 2 on 4/30 vs. MIN April 30 vs. Minnesota 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 = Matt had another strong outing, retiring all four hitters he faced Sunday...he fanned Joe Mauer to end the sixth inning and then set the side down in order in the seventh...collected two strikeouts Sunday, his first game with multiple K s this season after recording nine such outings in 2016. = Since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on April 21, he s made four-straight scoreless outings after allowing seven runs in his first three MLB appearances. = Strahm had the longest scoreless streak by a Royals reliever in 2016, going 16.1 consecutive innings without a run (August 2-September 10). Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/10 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: 11/4 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (5x) last: 4/24 at CWS May 2 vs. Chicago 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 = Travis faced the minimum in the ninth last night, inducing a double play off the bat of Melky Cabrera after a leadoff walk...marked his first appearance of 1.0 inning or more where he has not allowed a run this season...tied for fourth in the AL, having faced 11 inherited baserunners this season. = Suffered defeat in back-to-back appearances, April 20-22, snapping a streak of 105 consecutive outings without a loss...it was tied for the longest active streak. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/8 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: 4/4 2017 Strikeout High: 2 on 5/2 vs. CWS May 2 vs. Chicago 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 = Chris pitched 3.0 scoreless innings last night, his first action in a week...it matched the second-longest relief outing of his career and the longest by a Royal this season...allowed both of his inherited runners to score in the sixth inning...all four inherited runners he s faced this season have scored after just 2-of-6 did in 2016. = Last night marked his first scoreless outing since April 21 in Texas...he opened the year with back-to-back scoreless appearances (April 5 and 9). = His career.230 opponents average is second best among active pitchers (min. 1200.0 IP), trailing only Clayton Kershaw (.205). Alexander 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.1 1 0 Duffy 0-2 0 11.17 2 9.2 19 12 Hammel - - Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Karns 0-1 0 6.00 1 6.0 7 4 Kennedy - - Minor 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.1 0 0 Moylan 0-0 0 27.00 2 2.0 7 6 Soria 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 0 0 Strahm 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Vargas 1-1 0 3.27 2 11.0 12 4 Wood 0-0 0 16.20 2 1.2 2 3 Young 0-0 0 3.60 2 5.0 5 2 Royals vs. White Sox 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 0-0 0 4.50 4 4.0 5 2 6-4 0 4.08 18 88.1 94 40 2-2 0 3.54 10 40.2 39 16 4-5 0 3.10 51 49.1 45 17 0-2 0 5.24 4 22.1 22 13 2-1 0 3.30 5 30.0 25 11 0-1 0 2.16 2 8.1 5 2 1-0 0 10.13 9 8.0 15 9 3-2 22 2.50 55 57.2 44 16 0-0 0 0.00 4 4.1 5 0 1-2 0 6.13 11 54.1 64 37 2-1 0 6.41 7 19.2 19 14 3-1 0 3.72 9 29.0 24 12
Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 2-for-6, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB This Stand: 4-for-13 (.308), run, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Jorge went 0-for-3 with a walk last night, snapping his five-game hitting streak but extending his on-base streak to six games, batting.350/.458/.500 (7-for-20). = He hit his second career home run, a go-ahead, two-run shot in the fourth inning on Monday to mark the first HR by a Royal with a RISP this season. = Bonifacio started in center field and batted third in the Royals lineup on April 22 at Texas, his second career start he went 2-for-4 with his first career home run in the third inning, becoming the sixth Royal ever to homer within his first two Major League games and first since Mike Moustakas in 2011. = Hit.314/.386/.608 (16-for-51) with seven extra-base hits and a team-high 12 RBI in 13 games at Triple-A Omaha before his recall on April 21. = Named Storm Chasers Player of the Year by the Omaha media in 2016, batting.277 with 19 HR and 86 RBI, leading the team in runs (82), hits (137), triples (six), homers, RBI, total bases (228) and walks (51), earning a selection to the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. = He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013), are the third set of brothers to play for the Royals, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Peña. Drew Butera This Series: 0-for-3 This Stand: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Drew went 0-for-3 last night in his first start since April 23 at Texas and is now 3-for-19 (.158) this season, including 0-for-his-last-6. = Butera played in four games at the World Baseball Classic for Team Italy, going 4-for-14 (.286) with two homers and four runs scored. = Set career highs in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480) in 2016, making 34 starts behind the plate and reaching base in 26 of those games he hit.275 (30-for-109) as a starter and.357 (5-for-14) off the bench. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 0-for-6, 2 BB This Stand: 2-for-15 (.133), run, HR, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Lorenzo is 2-for-27 (.074) in his last seven games, on the heels of a 16-for-40 streak (.400) from April 10-22. = Cain has reached safely in 20 of 24 games and has reached safely at least twice 15 times his.375 on-base percentage leads all Royals. = He s a career.280 (86-for-307) hitter vs. the White Sox with nine home runs and 43 RBI, both of which are his most vs. any opponent. = He s batting.500/.579/.625 (8-for-16) with five RBI lifetime vs. tonight s opposing starter, Mike Pelfrey. = He leads the Royals with 16 walks in 104 plate appearances this season after walking just 31 times in 434 PA last season. = He hit a two-out, solo home run in the fifth inning on Sunday vs. Minnesota, his first since Aug. 26, 2016, snapping a streak of 96 at-bats without a homer. = Ranks fourth in the AL with six stolen bases and is 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts in his last 30 games dating back to last season. Christian Colón This Series: 2-for-6, run, sac This Stand: 2-for-6 (.333), run, sac Hit Streak: 3 g (3-10) = Christian hit a bunt single in the eighth inning last night and advanced to second after Merrifield s walk, becoming the only Royal to advance beyond first base. = He s a career.313 hitter (56-for-179) vs. AL Central teams, the highest average within the divison among current Royals since 2014 (min. 150 at-bats). = He s batting.372/.400/.419 (16-for-43) with a hit in 13 of his 15 games vs. the White sox, his highest average vs. any opponent. = Colón has a career.397 on-base percentage when leading off an inning, which ranks fourth among AL hitters since the start of 2014 (min. 60 plate appearances). = Appeared in 54 contests last season, making 29 starts at second base and 10 at third hit his first Major League home run on Sept. 15 of last season, a threerun homer off Oakland s Dillon Overton in his 293rd career at-bat hit.290 (18-for-62) with nine of his 13 RBI in the seventh inning or later last season. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 0-for-3 This Stand: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Cheslor went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts last night in his first start since April 26 at Chicago he s batting just.125 (4-for-32) this season. = Cuthbert hit.297 (19-for-64) in 17 games vs. the White Sox in 2016, including his first multi-hr game in Chicago on June 11. = Won the American League rookie batting title last season, hitting.274 (130-for-475) also led AL rookies in doubles (28), tied for the lead in multi-hit games (33) and ranked second in hits (130) his 12 HR were third most by a Royals rookie third baseman, two shy of Kevin Seitzer (1987) and Alex Gordon (2007). = His 123 starts at third base last season were fourth most by a Royals rookie, behind Seitzer (139 in 1987), Gordon (129 in 2007) and George Brett (128 in 1974). Alcides Escobar This Series: 3-for-6, run, 2B, HBP This Stand: 4-for-14 (.286), run, 2B, RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (4-10) = Esky went 1-for-3 last night and is now 4-for-10 in his last three games following a 1-for-27 (.037) skid. = Escobar is batting.391 (9-for-23) lifetime vs. tonight s opposing starter, Mike Pelfrey. = Alcides enters today with 196 consecutive starts dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias. = Has played in 968 games since joining the Royals prior to the 2011 season, third most in the Majors behind Robinson Cano (981) and Adrian Gonzalez (974). = Appeared in seven games for Team Venezuela during the World Baseball Classic, batting.375 (9-for-24) with two doubles and four RBI. = Led the American League with 10 sacrifices last season his 65 sacrifices since the start of 2011 are second most in the Majors, behind Elvis Andrus (70). Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-4, run, 2B This Stand: 2-for-11 (.182), run, 2B, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Alex didn t play last night on Monday, he doubled and scored on Bonifacio s two-run home run in the fourth inning and has reached safely in six straight. = Batting.389/.500/.667 (7-for-18) with a triple, a home run, three RBI and three walks lifetime vs. Mike Pelfrey. = Gordon has 76 career outfield assists, which leads the Majors since 2010, including his most recent on April 25 in Chicago, a 7-2 putout to save a run. = He recorded his 78th career hit-by-pitch April 21 at Texas, matching Mike Macfarlane for the Royals all-time record he ranks 15th among active players, one behind Ian Kinsler and 112 behind the active leader, Chase Utley (190), who has 56 more than anyone else. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, Gordon was charged with an error on May 13, 2016, snapping a streak of 188 consecutive games without one, dating back to August 2, 2014 he s been charged with just one error in 115 games (114 starts) since. Eric Hosmer This Series: 2-for-8, run, HR, 2 RBI This Stand: 4-for-15 (.267), 3 runs, HR, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 6 g (8-24) = Eric singled with two outs in the fourth inning last night, extending his hitting streak to a six games, in which he s batting.333 (8-for-24). = Hosmer has reached safely in 22 of 25 games this season, including a 15-game on-base streak from April 5-21. = His 16 career HR vs. the White Sox are his most vs. any opponent he s batting.462/.632/.615 (6-for-13) with two doubles, a HR and six RBI vs. Mike Pelfrey. = Led Team USA to the 2017 World Baseball Classic championship, earning All-Tournament team honors, batting.385 (10-for-26) with four XBH and five RBI. = His 62 go-ahead RBI since 2015 are tied for fifth the Majors, trailing Nolan Arenado (70), Albert Pujols (69), Matt Kemp (68) and Bryce Harper (63) he earned his second Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year award last season while leading American League first basemen with 154 starts and was named All-Star Game MVP. Whit Merrifield This Series: 1-for-3, BB This Stand: 3-for-13 (.231), 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (4-15) = Whit singled in the sixth and walked in the eighth last night, accounting for two of Kansas City s six base runners. = Merrifield threw out Melky Cabrera at second base to leadoff the fifth inning, his fourth career outfield assist in just 17 outfield starts. = He hit a solo home run in the ninth Sunday, snapping Brandon Kintzler s consecutive scoreless-innings streak at 13.1, and marking his second HR in 43 plate appearances with the Royals this season, matching his total in 332 plate appearances in 2016 he s started 10 of Kansas City s 13 games since his April 18 recall. = Merrifield is a career.303 (63-for-208) hitter vs. AL Central opponents, including a.352 average (25-for-71) vs. the White Sox. = He hit.412/.432/.794 (14-for-34) with three homers and nine RBI with Omaha (AAA) and led the Pacific Coast League in slugging pct. at the time of his recall. = Whit made his Major League debut last May and played in 81 games for the Royals, including starts at second base (55), left field (11), right field (three), third base (three) and first base (one), becoming the first Royal to start games at five different positions (none at DH) since Willie Bloomquist in 2010. Brandon Moss This Series: 0-for-3, BB This Stand: 3-for-11 (.273), run, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Brandon went 0-for-3 with a walk on Monday he had a bloop RBI single on Sunday, his first hit of the season with a runner in scoring position (was 0-for-9). = He has reached safely in six straight home games, batting.318/.375/.591 (7-for-22) with two home runs during that stretch he has seven home runs and 22 RBI in 27 career games at Kauffman Stadium, including the 2014 Wild Card Game in which he had two HR and five RBI. = He s batting.357/.438/.429 (5-for-14) with a double, two walks and two RBI lifetime vs. Mike Pelfrey. = Moss has hit 106 home runs since the start of 2013, sixth most among left-handed batters and two behind Bryce Harper (108) for fifth. Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-4, run This Stand: 3-for-13 (.231), run Hit Streak: 3 g (3-13) = Mike didn t play last night he has a hit in 14 of his last 15 games, including an 11-game hitting streak from April 12-25. = Moustakas was named Royals Player of the Month for April on Monday, leading the team in hits, home runs and slugging percentage to mark his third such honor. = He has 14 HR vs. the White Sox, his most vs. any opponent batting.429/.556/.857 (6-for-14) with two HR, five RBI and four walks lifetime vs. Mike Pelfrey. = Moose has 25 home runs in his last 334 at-bats since August 20, 2015 his 13.36 AB/HR ratio during that time ranks fourth in the Majors (min. 300 at-bats). Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-8, 2 RBI This Stand: 6-for-16 (.375), 3 runs, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Salvy went 0-for-4 last night, but is still 6-for-16 (.375) on the homestand with four extra-base hits and five RBI, following a 1-for-20 road trip. = He ranks tied for 11th in the AL with six home runs, including one in four straight from April 6-9, one shy of Mike Sweeney s club record in 2002. = He s hit 93 career HR, including 90 as a catcher, three shy of Mike Macfarlane s club record his 47 HR as a catcher since 2015 are most in the Majors. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 553 games behind the plate since 2013, most in the Major Leagues.
This & That MINOR LEAGUE HONOREES--The first batch of organizational monthly winners were announced yesterday with the following players earning the April honors for their respective clubs: Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA): Pitcher Jonathan Dziedzic; Player Ramon Torres; Northwest Arkansas Naturals (AA): Pitcher Miguel Almonte; Player Frank Schwindel; Wilmington Blue Rocks (Advanced-A): Pitcher Foster Griffin; Player Nicky Lopez; Lexington Legends (A): Pitcher Gerson Garabito; Player Chris DeVito; Extended Spring (Arizona): Pitcher Geoffrey Bramblett; Player Seuly Matias SCHOOL DAY TOMORROW--The annual trek to Kauffman Stadium by area students will be tomorrow afternoon when the Royals and FOX 4 combine to present School Day at The K...the day starts with a meteorological lesson and demonstrations by Mike Thompson and the entire FOX 4 weather team and concludes with the 1:15 contest between the Royals and White Sox. LITTLE RISP, NO REWARD--Kansas City entered last night going 7-for-22 (.318) with runners in scoring position in its last two games after hitting.159 (21-for- 132) in those situations over the first 21 contests...unfortunately, Jose Quintana limited any opportunities last night, as the Royals had one man reach second base and that didn t occur until there were two outs in the eighth inning...the Royals are hitting a Major League low.181 (28-for-155) in RISP situations this year...the start to 2017 has been unchartered territory for the Royals, who finished fourth in the A.L. last year with a.273 mark with runners in scoring position, after being second in the loop in both 2015 (.281) and 2014 (.271). DUPER STILL PERFECT--Though not challenged lately, Kansas City s replay specialist, Bill Duplissea is 6-for-6 in replay reviews to open 2017...he nailed #6 on April 21 in the seventh inning at Texas when it was determined that Eric Hosmer did indeed get a tag on the wallet of Carlos Gomez trying to get back to first base after Alcides Escobar made an over-the-shoulder grab in short-center...dupe 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). MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS IN LEATHER--The Royals have played errorless ball defensively in the last two games and are tied with the Miami Marlins for the Major League lead in fewest errors with seven...kansas City committed just one miscue in its first 15 games, but has since been guilty of six in the last 10 contests, yet still top the defensive charts...kc s.993 fielding percentage is a point ahead of the Marlins for the big league defensive lead. TRAVEL MADE EASY--For the first time in team history the Royals are playing their first 31 games within the Central time zone...the stretch includes 18 games in The K and two road trips through Minneapolis, Houston, Arlington and Chicago totaling 13 contests...this streak will be halted with a 4-game stop at Tampa Bay on May 8-11, followed by nine more in the Central zone with six at home vs. the Orioles and Yankees, then three in Minnesota for a total of 40 of first 44 in the Central time zone. DUFF S STRIKEOUTS FOR BANDAGES--For every strikeout that he records in 2017, Danny Duffy will donate $500 to Noah s Bandage Project, a local foundation that provides fun bandages to kids and raises money for pediatric cancer research...he fanned three White Sox on Tuesday night to bring his season total through six starts to 27, putting Duff on the hook for $13,500 Danny recorded 188 strikeouts in 2016, the most by a left-handed pitcher in KC history, Bill Butler s 156 K s in 1969. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is now in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he enters tonight 10 games under.500 with the Royals at 557-567 during the regular season, the win total shattering Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers is games (2,083) and wins (1,014)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.710 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff (1991-2002). YEAR #49 AT THE MIC--The 2007 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award, Denny Matthews was in the broadcast booth on April 8, 1969 when Joe Keough delivered a 12th inning single to give Kansas City a win in the first game in franchise history against Minnesota and the veteran announcer is back in the booth for his 49th season behind the microphone...ryan Lefebvre, who is once again working both the TV and radio side this year, is in his 19th season with the Royals...Steve Physioc in his sixth season in the broadcast booth for the Royals and Steve Stewart will anchor the pre and post-game as well as in-game updates all season, while also providing the play-by-play call on many occasions, his 10th season with KC...Don Free controls the dials for a 32nd and final season as the producer/engineer. vs. White Sox (2017) vs. White Sox (career) At Home (career) Pelfrey (career) Holland (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.313 16 5 1 3 Butera.000 3 0 0 0 Cain.000 18 0 0 0 Colon.300 10 3 0 0 Cuthbert.125 8 1 0 0 Escobar.294 17 5 0 1 Gordon.308 13 4 0 1 Hosmer.286 21 6 1 2 Merrifield.222 9 2 0 0 Moss.100 10 1 1 2 Moustakas.235 17 4 1 2 Perez.105 19 2 0 3.313 16 5 1 3.146 89 13 0 3.280 307 86 9 43.372 43 16 0 2.263 80 21 2 6.279 437 122 5 28.259 518 134 9 54.267 431 115 16 60.352 71 25 0 11.169 77 13 5 10.250 296 74 14 39.261 356 93 11 38.308 13 4 1 2.197 467 92 2 32.298 1110 331 23 153.252 159 40 1 13.275 287 79 5 36.265 2072 550 16 180.265 2314 613 75 305.275 1678 462 45 243.286 192 55 4 23.230 1358 312 58 193.252 1196 301 38 151.278 1239 345 40 181.500 16 8 0 5.333 3 1 0 1 1.000 2 2 0 1.391 23 9 0 2.389 18 7 1 3.462 13 6 0 1.000 1 0 0 0.357 14 5 0 2.429 14 6 2 5.250 20 5 0 2.286 7 2 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.308 13 4 0 1.267 15 4 0 0.400 10 4 0 1.000 2 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 0.167 6 1 0 2 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 6 20 3.3 2-4 4 Jason Hammel 5 14 2.8 0-5 1 Nate Karns 4 11 2.8 1-3 1 Ian Kennedy 5 7 1.8 1-4 3 Jason Vargas 5 17 3.4 4-1 4 Totals 25 69 2.8 8-17 13 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy 1-1 1-3 2-4 Hammel 0-1 0-4 0-5 Karns 0-1 1-2 1-3 Kennedy 1-1 0-3 1-4 Vargas - 4-1 4-1 Total 2-4 6-13 8-17 Butera Perez Totals Starts 5 20 25 CS/ATT 0/3 1/15 1/18 Pct. 0.0 6.7 5.6 ERA 3.61 4.32 4.14 ER/IP 23/57.1 80/166.2 103/224.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 3 (Last: 4/23 @ TEX)
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 2-2 1 1 1 1 - - - - 2-1 2 - - - - 1-1 5/1/17 CWS D. Covey 4 Butera 9/7/16 @ MIN K. Gibson 47 Cain 1-1 1-1 1 - - 1 - - - - 0-1 4/30/17 MIN P. Hughes 7 Colón 9/15/16 OAK D. Overton 23 Cuthbert 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU D. Keuchel 28 Escobar 9/22/16 @ CLE S. Clevinger 123 Gordon 9/25/16 @ DET M. Pelfrey 111 Hosmer 2-2 1 1-2 - - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - 2-0 5/1/17 CWS D. Covey 4 Merrifield 2-2 2-2 - - - - 1 1-1 1 - - - 1 0-2 4/30/17 MIN B. Kintzler 3 Moss 4-4 2 2 3 1 - - 1 2 1-2 - - 1 1 2 1-3 4/28/17 MIN B. Boshears 8 Moustakas 7 1 6 2 5 6 1 - - 5 1 1 1 4 - - - 4 3 2-5 4/25/17 @ CWS C. Beck 18 Perez 6-6 2 4 5 1 - - 4 2-1 2 3 3 - - - 3-3 4/28/17 MIN K. Gibson 15 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Alex Gordon (8/18/16 vs. Minnesota, fourth inning) - Franchise total: 122 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (9/6/16 @ Minnesota, 2-run off Ervin Santana, 3-run off Pat Light) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Mike Moustakas and Jorge Bonifacio (4/23/17 at Texas, third inning off Yu Darvish) - twice in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Victor Martinez (9/25/16 @ Comerica Park off Edinson Volquez, 3rd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez, Boston (8/27/16 @ Fenway Park, Danny Duffy pitching, 5th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: George Springer, Houston (4/9/17 @ Minute Maid Park, Nate Karns 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 3 - - - - 3 1 - - - - 1-1 3 1 - - 0 g 5 g (4/25-5/1) - - Butera 1 - - - - 1 - - 0 g - - - Cain 4 1 - - - 5 - - 2 1 2 - - 0 g 5 g (2x) 6 - Colón - - - 3 g 3 g (4/25-pres) - - Cuthbert 1 - - - - 1 - - 0 g - - - Escobar 3 1 - - - 4-1 1 1 - - - 3 g 3 g (2x) 1 - Gordon 2 - - - - 2 2 - - - - 2 1 1 3 - - - 2 g 3 g (4x) 3 1 Hosmer 1 1 - - - 2 2 - - - - 2 - - 3 3 - - 6 g 6 g (4/25-pres) 3 1 Merrifield 2 - - - - 2 - - 1 1 - - - 4 g 4 g (4/26-pres) - - Moss 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1-2 1 - - - 0 g 3 g (2x) - - Moustakas 4 - - - - 4 1 - - - - 1 2 5 4 2 - - 3 g 11 g (4/12-25) 2 - Perez 5 1 - - - 6 3 - - - - 3 1 3 3 1 - - 0 g 8 g (4/6-14) - - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Ian Kennedy (10), April 16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): April 19, 2017 vs. San Francisco (2-0), Vargas (7.0), Soria (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 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Kendrys Morales, August 28, 2016 @ Boston (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, September 6, 2016 @ Minnesota Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, 2017 at Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: April 16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels (1-0 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 8, 2017 @ Houston (8th inning, 6 runs) (Once in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 14-16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels 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 Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 2 4/30/17 vs. MIN Pitchers 8 4/22/17 @ TEX Bonifacio 3 4/28/17 vs. MIN Butera 13 9/23/16 @ DET Cain 61 6/17/16 vs. DET Colón 9 9/15/16 vs. OAK Cuthbert 4 4/21/17 @ TEX Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Escobar 16 4/13/17 vs. OAK Gordon 39 9/14/16 vs. OAK Hosmer 67 8/14/16 @ MIN Merrifield 11 10/1/16 vs. CLE Moss 23 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 1 4/30/17 vs. MIN Perez 45 8/25/16 @ MIA
Date Player Transaction 2/1 1B/OF-Brandon Moss Signed as a free agent 2/8 RHP-Jason Hammel Signed as a free agent RHP-Alec Mills Traded to Chicago Cubs for OF-Donald Dewes 2/15 LHP-Travis Wood Signed as a free agent LHP-Brian Flynn Placed on the 60-day DL (stable lumbar vertebral fracture) 3/8 RHP-Kyle Zimmer Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 3/13 1B/OF-Samir Dueñez Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) RHP-Jake Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Kevin McCarthy Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Miguel Almonte Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 3/17 OF-Bubba Starling Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF-Ramón Torres Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Andrew Edwards Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 3/27 LHP-Scott Alexander Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Billy Burns Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Peter O Brien Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/1 INF/OF-Whit Merrifield Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/2 OF-Jorge Soler Placed on 10-day D.L. (left oblique strain) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha (AAA) Placed on 60-day D.L. (left oblique strain) 2017 Transactions Date Player Transaction RHP-Peter Moylan Selected from Omaha (AAA) 4/10 OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 4/11 LHP-Matt Strahm Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/12 LHP-Scott Alexander Recalled from Omaha (AAA) RHP-Jakob Junis Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 4/16 RHP-Jakob Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/18 INF-Whit Merrifield Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 4/21 OF-Jorge Bonifacio Recalled from Omaha (AAA) LHP-Matt Strahm Recalled from Omaha (AAA) INF-Raul Mondesi Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha (AAA) Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/3 at Minnesota 7 Kepler called out at 1B 1-1 0:58 Overturned Opp. 1-0 4/8 at Houston 5 Marisnick called out on SB attempt 1-2 2:18 Stands Opp. 1-1 7 Marisnick no interference on DP 1-2 2:13 Overturned KC 1-0 4/9 at Houston 2 Reddick called safe at 2B on SB 0-1 1:40 Overturned KC 2-0 4/10 Oakland 6 Mondesi called out at 2B 0-2 1:16 Overturned KC 3-0 4/13 Oakland 2 Mondesi called out on SB attempt 2-0 1:05 Overturned KC 4-0 4/15 Los Angeles Angels 5 Maldonado safe at 1B 2-1 1:28 Overturned KC 5-0 4/18 San Francisco 10 Hosmer safe at 1B 1-1 0:43 Overturned Opp 2-1 4/19 San Francisco 5 Orlando safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 2:18 Stands Opp 2-2 4/20 at Texas 12 Merrifield safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 2:55 Stands Opp 2-3 4/21 at Texas 7 Gomez safe at 1B on DP 1-6 1:50 Overturned KC 6-0 4/23 at Texas 4 Chirinos foul ball (HBP) 2-1 0:53 Overturned Opp 3-3 4/24 at Chicago White Sox 7 Garcia called out at 1B 1-12 0:40 Overturned Opp 4-3 4/28 Minnesota 8 Sano double off top of wall (Crew Chief) 4-4 0:58 Stands -- Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Gordon (7-10), Merrifield (0-5), Moustakas (1-2) 2nd: Cain (3-4), Moustakas (5-13) 3rd: Bonifacio (0-1), Cain (5-12), Hosmer (3-4) 4th: Hosmer (5-13), Perez (3-4) 5th: Bonifacio (0-1), Cuthbert (2-2), Gordon (1-2), Merrifield (0-1), Perez (5-11) 6th: Bonifacio (1-1), Cuthbert (0-1), Gordon (0-4), Merrifield (1-2), Moss (4-8), Orlando (2-1) 7th: Bonifacio (0-1), Cuthbert (0-2), Escobar (3-10), Moss (1-0), Orlando (4-4) 8th: Bonifacio (0-1), Colon (2-2), Cuthbert (1-1), Escobar (5-6), Merrifield (0-1), Moss (0-5), Orlando (0-1) 9th: Bonifacio (0-3), Butera (2-4), Colon (1-1), Escobar (0-0), Mondesi (4-8), Orlando (1-0) The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (2-4), Hammel (0-5), Karns (1-3), Kennedy (1-4), Vargas (4-1) C: Butera (2-4), Perez (6-13) 1B: Hosmer (8-17) 2B: Colon (3-3), Merrifield (1-6), Mondesi (4-8) 3B: Cuthbert (2-5), Moustakas (6-12) SS: Escobar (8-17) LF: Gordon (8-15), Merrifield (0-1), Moss (0-1) CF: Bonifacio (0-1), Cain (8-16) RF: Bonifacio (1-7), Gordon (0-1), Merrifield (0-2), Moss (0-1), Orlando (7-6) DH: Cuthbert (1-1), Moss (5-11), Moustakas (0-3), Perez (2-2) Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 7 7 8 5 10 7 3 14 8-69 Opponents 5 10 13 16 8 19 21 7 5-1 1 1 - - 107 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 2 2-2 1 1 - - - - Opponents 4 4 2 1 2 2-1 - - 1 - - - - Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 2 6 2nd - 6 12 3rd - 4 8 4th - 1 8 5th - 6 12 6th - 2 5 7th - 1 5 8th - 3 5 9th - 1 4 Kansas City By the Days Monday 1-3 Tuesday 0-3 Wednesday 1-3 Thursday 1-2 Friday 2-2 Saturday 2-1 Sunday 1-3 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 11 5/1 vs. Chicago White Sox (7th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 2 4/25 @ Chicago White Sox (9th, 3 hits) 4 runs - - - 5 runs - - - 6 runs - 1 4/8 @ Houston (8th, 5 hits) 7 runs - - - Lead after six innings: 6-2 Lead after seven innings: 5-1 Lead after eight innings: 7-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 6-2 Score first: 4-7 Score more than three runs: 4-4 Hit home run: 5-9 Series opener: 3-6 10 or more hits: 2-2 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 1-5 Tied after seven innings: 2-4 Tied after eight innings: 1-4 Starter works 6.0 IP: 2-4 Opponents score first: 4-10 Score three runs or less: 4-13 Do not homer: 3-8 Series finale: 3-5 Opponents 10 or more hits: 0-7 Trail after six innings: 1-10 Trail after seven innings: 1-12 Trail after eight innings: 0-13 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 0-11 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 2/4 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 1/3 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 4/8 Errorless games by KC: 7-11 Extra Innings 0-3