Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Baltimore Orioles (22-12) @ Kansas City Royals (14-21) Kauffman Stadium - Saturday, May 13, 2017 Game #36 - Home Game #19 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, May 14 vs. Baltimore Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-3, 6.63) vs. RHP Chris Young (0-0, 5.93), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, May 15: Off day at home Tuesday, May 16 vs. New York Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (2-2, 5.77) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (1-4, 5.97), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, May 17 vs. New York Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda (3-2, 3.27) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (5-1, 1.01), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, May 18 vs. New York Yankees: LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-2, 4.19) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (2-3, 3.38), 7:15 p.m., FS 1 (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 s game is being televised in High Definition by FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the pre and post-game shows are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. O s The Royals got the jump on the season series with last night s one-run win...kansas City trails the all-time series by a 209-267 margin...the Royals have a 118-123 deficit all-time in Kansas City, but a 111-106 advantage in Kauffman Stadium...after tomorrow, these clubs will next meet in Camden Yards on July 31-August 2. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 5/12 KC W, 3-2 Soria Nuno 25,467 5/13 KC 5/14 KC 7/31 @ Balt 8/1 @ Balt 8/2 @ Balt HOZ BREAKS DEADLOCK--Eric Hosmer snapped a 2-2 tie in the eighth with an RBI double to rightcenter to stake the Royals to a 3-2 win in the series opener with Baltimore...the win was Kansas City s fourth in the last five games and fifth in the last seven, pulling the club to seven games below.500 after maxing out at 10-under...Hosmer s game-winner came off of southpaw Vidal Nuno, who had allowed oneout single to Lorenzo Cain to start the threat...it marked the third and final one-run lead for the Royals, who jumped out to a 1-0 advantage in the first when Cain doubled home Mike Moustakas...after the O s tied the score in the second, Brandon Moss delivered a 456-blast into the second tier of the water spectacular to open the fifth, but Baltimore knotted the game again when Caleb Joseph scored on a wild pitch...danny Duffy allowed two runs on eight hits over 7.0 innings while fanning six in a no decision...joakim Soria earned the win with a perfect eighth and Kelvin Herrera secured his sixth save. THINK PINK--For the first time all uniforms for both the Saturday and Sunday games on Mother s Day weekend will feature the color pink to bring attention to Breast Cancer Awareness while Mother s Day is celebrated...all uniforms will have pink features, including shoes, wristbands, caps and uniform numbers...the bases will be adorned with the Breast Cancer Awareness logo and players will be allowed to use pink bats for both the Saturday and Sunday games this weekend. STARTERS AT IT AGAIN--Danny Duffy s performance of 7.0 innings and two runs allowed last night was the sixth time in the last eight games that a member of the starting rotation held the opposition to two earned runs or fewer...his effort came on the heels of Jason Vargas dispatching the Rays on Thursday in St. Pete with 7.0 shutout innings allowing only three hits...in the last eight games, KC starters have allowed 16.0 earned runs in 49.0 innings for a 2.95 ERA. THE OLD JACK IS BACK--Joakim Soria continued his 2017 resurgence with a 1-2-3 eighth inning last night, recording three ground balls, to earn his second victory of the year...soria, who re-signed with the Royals prior to last season the possessor 161 saves in a Kansas City uniform, has been scored upon in just two of the 16 games he s performed in this year, posting a 2.16 ERA, while fanning 24 in 16.2 innings. ANOTHER ASSIST FOR GORDON--Four-time Rawlings Gold Glove leftfielder Alex Gordon returned to leftfield last night, just a day after making his first career regular season start in centerfield in the win over the Rays at Tropicana Field...he immediately made an impact in last night s affair by throwing out Mark Trumbo with a perfect strike to Sal Perez to end the top of the third inning and keep the score tied at 1-1...it was Alex s third assist this year and the 77th since converting to the outfield at the midway point of 10, three more than any other outfielder in the Majors (Gerardo Parra-74). 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. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Chris Tillman (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Nate Karns (2-2, 4.58) 2016 2015 Career 2017 2016 Career Chris Tillman vs. Royals 1-0 0-1 3-3 Major League Record 1-0 (0.00 ERA) 16-6 73-48 Nate Karns vs. Orioles 1-0 0-1 1-1 Major League Record 2-2 (4.58 ERA) 6-2 16-11 NATE KARNS makes his seventh start (eighth appearance), the 53rd start of his career and 62nd appearance...he faces the Orioles for the seventh time overall, sixth as a starter...the 29-year-old right-hander was acquired by the Royals from Seattle on January 6 in exchange for Jarrod Dyson. TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO TROP--Nate matched a career-high with 10 strikeouts and earned a 7-3 victory last Monday at Tropicana Field, the park he called home during the 2014-15 seasons...he was charged with two runs on six hits over 6.1 innings, firing exactly 100 pitches...his 10 strikeouts matched his total from July 4, 2015 at Yankee Stadium with Tampa Bay a 3-2 Rays loss...on Monday, Karns did his best escape act, getting out of a bases loaded, nobody out jam in the third, just an inning after striking out the side to strand Colby Rasmus following a leadoff triple...nate set down 12 of the final 15 hitters he faced after allowing six baserunners in the first three frames...he became the second Royals hurler to fan 10 in a game this year, joining Ian Kennedy (April 16 vs. the Angels)...his 6.1 innings also established a season high, his longest outing since last May 30 when he went 6.2 frames in a 9-3 win vs. San Diego (with Seattle). MAY DAYS--True to his previous career splits, Karns has earned victories in both of his May starts...he s 7-1 with a 2.68 ERA (24 ER in 80.2 IP) in 14 career starts during the second full month of the season, compared to a 5.07 ERA (124 ER in 220.0 IP) in all other months combined...he s won each of his last five May decisions, going back to last year, when he was 3-0 with a 3.31 ERA in six outings as a Mariner. AS A STARTER--Nate s season ERA is a bit disproportionate due to a season-opening relief appearance in Minnesota, where he was tagged with four runs in just 0.2 of an inning...in his six starts since, Nate has posted a 3.63 ERA, allowing 14 earned runs in 34.2 innings, fanning 34 and holding opposing hitters to a.223 average... he has three quality starts, including each of his last two outings. STRIKEOUT STORY--After fanning 10 in his last start, Karns owns a career 9.16 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio (306 K s in 300.2 IP)...he s one of 21 pitchers (min. 50 starts) to average at least one strikeout per inning since the start of 2013, ranking 18th on that list...his 28 K s since April 21 are sixth-most in the AL. RARE FEAT--In his May 3 start, Nate became just the second Royal to collect four strikeouts in a single inning (according to Elias Sports Bureau)...he fanned the first two hitters in the sixth, before Yolmer Sanchez reached on a wild pitch following a strikeout...after a walk, Nate K d Jose Abreu to retire the side, joining Kevin Appier (September 3, 1996 at Toronto) as the only KC hurlers to accomplish this feat... the last Major League pitcher to do so was Colorado s Jon Gray last September 17. VS. O s--karns is 1-1 with a 3.72 ERA (12 ER in 29.0 IP) in five starts (six appearances) all-time vs. Baltimore...he earned a win and a save last season with Seattle... he allowed one run on four hits over 5.0 innings in a 7-2 triumph at Camden Yards last May 19, while he picked up his only career save on July 2, going the final 3.0 frames of a 12-6 triumph...nate is 5-1 with a 3.03 ERA (29 ER in 86.0 IP) in 15 career starts against A.L. East members, including a 2-0 mark in 2016. AT THE K --Nate makes his third home start of the year, entering at 1-0 with a 0.75 ERA (1 ER in 12.0 IP) after tossing 6.0 one-hit innings on May 3 in a 6-1 triumph Karns vs. Orioles Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Chris Davis.300 10 3 2 3 Ryan Flaherty.000 5 0 0 0 J.J. Hardy.400 5 2 1 1 Adam Jones.250 12 3 0 2 Caleb Joseph.000 7 0 0 0 Manny Machado.077 13 1 0 1 Joey Rickard.000 3 0 0 0 Jonathan Schoop.750 4 3 0 0 Mark Trumbo.333 3 1 0 0 Nate s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 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 Chicago-AL L, 2-5 6.0 7 4 4 1 0 5 93-68 2-4 5/3 Chicago-AL W, 6-1 6.0 1 0 0 0 1 7 95-62 3-0 5/8 at Tampa Bay W, 7-3 6.1 6 2 2 0 2 10 100-62 7-1 2017 Totals 2-2 4.58 35.1 31 18 18 6 12 36 586-364 62.1% 2017 As a Starter 2-2 3.63 34.2 29 14 14 6 10 34 559-351 62.8% Career Totals 16-11 4.43 300.2 282 152 148 44 123 306 - - over the White Sox...he was 3-1 with a 4.37 ERA (23 ER in 47.1 IP) in 11 outings at Safeco Field last year...since debuting with Washington in 2013, Karns is 8-6 with a 4.39 ERA in 27 starts (31 appearances) at home. Nate s Last Win: May 8, 2017 at Tampa Bay (6.1 IP, 7-3 over Blake Snell) Nate s Last Loss: April 21, 2017 at Chicago White Sox (6.0 IP, 2-5 to Jose Quintana) Nate s Strikeout High: 10 (2x), last: May 8, 2017 at Tampa Bay (6.1 IP, 7-3 win over Blake Snell) Nate s Innings Pitched High: 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 - Chris Young = Chris makes his second start filling in for an injured Ian Kennedy, while it s his ninth overall appearance of 2017...he s posted a 5.93 ERA with no record. = He pitched the first 3.0 innings Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, surrendering four runs on seven hits in a game KC rallied to win 7-6 in 12...it marked his first start since July 5, 2016, an 8-3 loss at Toronto...all four runs he allowed came with two outs in the first inning, while he stranded four runners in the next two frames. = At 37 years, 354 days in his next start, C.Y. will be the fourth-oldest pitcher to start a game for the Royals and the oldest since Gaylord Perry (45 years, 6 days) on September 21, 1983...he is the seventh KC hurler to start a game after his 37th birthday, with Bruce Chen (July 27, 2014) being the most recent before Chris. = Young has had success against Baltimore in his career, entering at 3-1 with a 3.41 ERA (11 ER in 29.0 IP) in five starts (six outings) all-time. = He s made just two home appearances this season, allowing two runs in 3.1 innings (5.40 ERA)...he s posted an 8-7 mark and a 4.51 ERA in 15 starts and 37 appearances at Kauffman Stadium as a Royal, while overall in his career he s gone 41-33 with a 3.50 ERA in 103 starts and 125 career home outings. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 35 10-13 - - 3.41 203.1 188 80 77 19 70 172.248 Relievers 35 4-8 6 11 4.79 112.2 99 64 60 13 51 107.235 Totals 35 14-21 6 11 3.90 316.0 287 144 137 32 121 279.244 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 75/105 (71.4%) Saves/Save Opp: 6/11 (54.5%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 50/16 (32.0%) Al Alburquerque 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: April 9, 2014 at LAD (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 1 on 5/11 @ TB May 11 at Tampa Bay 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Al made his Royals debut Thursday, working a scoreless ninth inning at The Trop...he fanned Peter Bourjos, allowed an infield hit and induced a gameending double play...it marked his first Major League outing since June 15, 2016 vs. Minnesota (with the Angels)...selected from Omaha (AAA) on Wednesday. = Alburquerque was 2-1 with two saves, a 2.63 ERA (4 ER in 13.2 IP) and 12 strikeouts in 11 appearances with the Storm Chasers. = He signed with Kansas City as a minor league free agent on January 7...spent five seasons with Detroit (2011-15), posting a 3.20 ERA in 241 appeances. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/14 Saves/Save Opp: 6/7 (85.7%) Last Save: May 12 vs. BAL (23rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last: 5/9 at TB May 12 vs. Baltimore (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Kelvin stranded the tying run on third base to pick up his sixth save last night...he retired the first two hitters he faced, before surrendering a triple to Caleb Joseph...however, he got pinch-hitter Seth Smith to fly out to left...converted his last six save opportunities after suffering a blown save April 9 in Houston. = Opponents are batting.067 (1-for-15) against him with runners on base, including 1-for-11 (.091) with runners in scoring position. = Herrera has surrendered four home runs in 14.0 innings this season including two on May 6 vs. Cleveland after giving up six in 72.0 innings last season. = 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). Seth Maness 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/0 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: May 26, 2015 (7th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: n/a May 7 at Salt Lake (AAA) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 = Seth was selected from Omaha (AAA) Wednesday he last pitched in the Majors on August 13, 2016 with St. Louis before being placed on the 15-day DL with a strained right elbow he signed with Kansas City as a minor league free agent on February 13, but didn t pitch this spring. = Maness allowed just one run in 6.0 innings (1.50 ERA) with five strikeouts in three relief appearances with the Storm Chasers, all 2.0-inning outings. = He posted a 3.41 ERA (12 ER in 31.2 IP) in 29 outings last year with St. Louis, including 14.1 consecutive scoreless innings from July 9-August 12. Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/13 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/2 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/9 at TB May 9 at Tampa Bay 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 = Mike last worked on Tuesday in St. Pete, allowing one hit over 2.2 scoreless innings...recorded four strikeouts, his highest total in a relief outing. = Five of his last seven outings have been more than 1.0 inning, including a career-high 3.0 relief innings April 20 in Texas. = Minor has a 0.77 ERA (1 ER in 12.2 IP) and.163 opponents average (7-for-43) in his last seven outings after a 6.75 ERA through his first six. = 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. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 15/18 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 10 at Tampa Bay 1.0 3 5 5 2 1 = Peter had a rough outing Wednesday in St. Petersburg, issuing a bases loaded walk in front of a Colby Rasmus grand slam...he s allowed a total of 10 runs in two outings (Wednesday and April 24 at Guaranteed Rate Field), and one run on six hits in his other 16 appearances (11.2 innings). = Moylan remains unbeaten in his last 116 appearances, the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing Sam Freeman (122) his last loss came on September 7, 2011 at Philadelphia (with Atlanta), and he also had a streak of 104 outings without a loss from 2009-10. = He s tied for the Major League lead with 47 appearances since last August 3...that includes 18 this season, tied for fourth-most in the American League. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 15/16 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (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 12 vs. Baltimore 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Joakim recorded three ground outs last night, setting the O s down in order in the eighth...it marked his third-straight scoreless outing since suffering a blown save last Saturday vs. Cleveland...ranks fourth in franchise history, having pitched in 384 games with KC...Jeff Montgomery is the all-time leader with 686. = Last night snapped a streak of 11-straight outings where Soria recorded at least one strikeout, including a career-best five-straight (May 1-9) where he collected two or more...still ranks sixth among AL relievers with 24 K s...his four strikeouts on April 15 vs. the Angels matched a career-high (fifth time). = In 20 career outings against the Orioles, Joakim has allowing just three earned runs in 19.0 innings (1.42 ERA), and held them to a.174 average (12-for-69). Matt Strahm (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/2 2017 Strikeout High: 4 (2x) last: 5/8 at TB May 11 at Tampa Bay 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Matt worked a scoreless eighth inning Thursday at The Trop, getting Daniel Robertson to fly out, before fanning the next two hitters he faced. = Since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on April 21, Strahm has allowed just two runs on four hits over eight appearances (9.2 IP) with 15 strikeouts (13.97 K/9 IP), after surrendering seven runs in his first three appearances of the season (1.1 IP), with no strikeouts. = 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: 5/12 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: 2 on 5/9 at TB May 9 at Tampa Bay 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 = Travis allowed two runs in 3.0 innings on Tuesday at The Trop, an RBI single by Tim Beckham in the fifth and a Brad Miller solo homer in the sixth his 3.0 relief innings were his most since working 4.0 innings on May 30, 2016 vs. the Dodgers (with the Cubs) he s allowed multiple runs in six of 12 outings. = Suffered losses in back-to-back outings, April 20-22, snapping a streak of 105 consecutive appearances without a loss, which was tied for the longest active streak. = Ranked sixth in the NL last season with 77 appearances, all out of the Cubs bullpen went 4-0 with a 2.95 ERA (20 ER in 61.0 IP) and 12 holds. Royals vs. Orioles 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Albuquerque - - Duffy 0-0 0 2.57 1 7.0 8 2 Hammel - - Herrera 0-0 1 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Karns - - Maness - - Minor - - Moylan - - Soria 1-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Strahm - - Vargas - - Wood - - Young - - 0-0 0 7.36 10 7.1 10 6 2-2 0 2.41 8 37.1 28 10 0-5 0 7.60 9 34.1 48 29 0-1 1 2.79 17 19.1 16 6 1-1 1 3.72 6 29.0 20 12 0-0 0 0.00 2 3.0 0 0 - - 0-0 0 3.38 3 2.2 2 1 1-1 8 1.42 20 19.0 12 3 - - 2-3 0 1.94 8 55.2 46 12 - - 3-1 0 3.41 6 29.0 23 11
Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 0-for-0, BB Last Trip: 3-for-9 (.333), 3 runs, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Jorge pinch-hit for Alex Gordon in the seventh inning last night and walked with two outs, but didn t score, before playing the final two innings in left field. = Hit his first career HR on April 23 at Texas, becoming the sixth Royal to homer within his first two Major League games and first since Mike Moustakas in 2011. = Bonifacio hit.314/.386/.608 (16-for-51) with seven extra-base hits and a team-high 12 RBI in 13 games at Omaha (AAA) before his recall on April 21. = 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: Has not played Last Trip: 3-for-5 (.600), run, HR, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (3-5) = Drew hit his first homer of the season on Monday in St. Petersburg he went 3-for-5 in the Tampa Bay series after going 3-for-20 (.150) in his first 10 games. = Butera had his first career RBI a two-run single vs. Baltimore on May 8, 2010 with Minnesota he s 2-for-8 with two doubles as a Royal vs. Baltimore. = He has made seven starts as the catcher this season and played in 12 games overall all five of his homers the last two seasons have come on the road. = 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. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 2-for-4, run, 2B, RBI, SB Last Trip: 5-for-12 (.417), 3 runs, RBI, 2 SB, 2 BB Hit Streak: 4 g (7-16) = Lorenzo went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in the first inning last night and scored the game-winning run on Eric Hosmer s double in the eighth. = He s batting.394/.474/.545 (13-for-33) with five multi-hit efforts in his last nine games since May 3, raising his season average from.253 to.292. = Cain stole third base in the first inning last night, his American League leading 10th steal of the season he s the only player in the Majors with at least seven attempts that hasn t been caught he s been successful on his last 14 steal attempts over a 39-game stretch dating back to last August. = He has reached safely in 29 of 33 games this season, including reaching at least twice in 23 of those games his.401 OBP ranks sixth in the AL. = He s tied for sixth in the American League with 20 walks in 142 plate appearances, after walking just 31 times in 434 plate appearances in 2016. = He ranks fourth in the American League with a.354 average (23-for-65) at home and has reached safely in 17 of 18 games here this season. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 1-for-11 (.091), 2B Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Cheslor doubled to leadoff the fifth inning Thursday vs. Jake Odorizzi, snapping an 0-for-9 skid to mark his first extra-base hit vs. a right-handed pitcher in 2017. = Cuthbert made his first career start at second base on Wednesday, moving over from third base, where he s made 144 of his 148 career starts (also, three at DH). = 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 KC rookie, behind Seitzer (139 in 1987), Gordon (129 in 2007) and George Brett (128 in 1974). Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-4 Last Trip: 4-for-18 (.222), 2 runs, 2B, 2 sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Esky went 0-for-4 last night in Kansas City s 3-2 win the Royals are 135-99 (.577) with Escobar batting leadoff in the regular season since 2014. = He s batting.300 (6-for-20) with a double in the regular season vs. tonight s opposing starter, Chris Tillman also had a solo HR in Game 1 of the 2014 ALCS. = He s tied for fourth in the AL with three sacrifice hits, including two in the Tampa Bay series his 67 sacrifices since 2011 are second most in the Majors. = Alcides has made 206 consecutive starts dating back to Sept. 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias entering tonight, he s six starts shy of matching Paul Schaal (212) for the most consecutive starts in Royals history he s played in 978 games since 2011, second most in the Majors. = He committed just his second error Wednesday, but still ranks second among Major League shortstops with a.988 fielding percentage, trailing Eric Aybar (.993). Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-1, BB Last Trip: 1-for-15 (.067), run, RBI, 2 BB, HBP, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Alex was pinch-hit for in the seventh inning last night, exiting with right groin tightness he is day-to-day. = Gordon went 0-for-1 last night with a 12-pitch walk to leadoff the third inning, fouling off six straight pitches with a full count the 12-pitch plate appearance was the second longest of his career (13-pitch PA on April 19, 2008 at Oakland) and longest by a Royal since Alcides Escobar s 12-pitch PA on May 15, 2016 vs. Atlanta. = He threw out Mark Trumbo at home plate last night to end the top of the third, his third outfield assist this season, tied for second most in the American League it was his 77th career outfield assist, most in the Majors since 2010 and three more than second place Gerardo Parra (74). = He is now 1-for-27 over his last nine games, the only hit being a game-tying RBI single in the eighth in Tuesday s 7-6 win over Tampa Bay. = He has 14 home runs in 58 career games vs. Baltimore, his most vs. any non-divisonal opponent two of his three hits vs. Tillman have been home runs. = He ranks tied for first in the AL with five hit-by-pitches his 80 career HBP are most in Royals history and are tied for 13th among active players. Eric Hosmer This Series: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI Last Trip: 7-for-19 (.368), 3 runs, 2B, RBI, 2 SB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Hosmer had the go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning last night, his third go-ahead RBI of the season...it was also his 65th since the start of 2015, fourth most in MLB, trailing Nolan Arenado (71), Albert Pujols (71) and Matt Kemp (68) he tied for second in the Majors with 34 go-ahead RBI in 2016. = Eric is batting.403/.441/.581 (25-for-62) with six extra-base hits and 10 RBI over his last 16 games after hitting.192 (14-for-73) through his first 19 games. = He has reached safely in a career-high 25 straight home games dating back to last Sept. 17, and is batting.317 (20-for-63) with 12 RBI in 18 home games. = He's batting.375/.464/.583 (9-for-24) with a hit in all seven games vs. Baltimore since the start of last season. Whit Merrifield This Series: 0-for-2, HBP, SB Last Trip: 4-for-12 (.333), 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Whit went 0-for-2 last night with a hit-by-pitch and stolen base in the seventh inning he s batting.323 (10-for-31) when hitting fifth in the order or lower. = He hit a go-ahead solo home run in the fourth inning Thursday that traveled an estimated 428 ft. according to Statcast, the longest of his career he also had an RBI single in the eighth and circled the bases to score on Kevin Kiermaier s error, the second time that happened in the series (Lorenzo Cain did it Monday). = Merrifield has three home runs in 71 at-bats with the Royals this season, after recording just two homers in 311 at-bats in 2016. = He threw out Melky Cabrera at second base on May 2, his fourth career outfield assist in just 17 outfield starts. Brandon Moss This Series: 1-for-4, run, HR, RBI Last Trip: 1-for-8 (.125), run, 2B Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Brandon hit a go-ahead solo home run in the fifth inning last night, his fifth of the season and third that gave Kansas City a lead it traveled an estimated 456 feet, the second longest homer by a Royal this season, trailing only Eric Hosmer s two-run HR on May 5 vs. Cleveland that traveled an estimated 458 feet. = Moss has eight home runs and 23 RBI in 32 career games at Kauffman Stadium, including two HR and five RBI for Oakland in the 2014 Wild Card game. = He has hit 107 home runs since the start of 2013, seventh-most by a left-handed hitter during that time, including 91 vs. right-handed pitching (85.0%). = He s one of five left-handed batters with at least 19 homers in each season from 2012-16, joining Kyle Seager, David Ortiz, Brian McCann and Chris Davis. Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-4, run, 2B Last Trip: 3-for-14 (.214), 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Moose doubled and scored on Lorenzo Cain s RBI double in the first inning last night he s hit in 26 of 31 games in which he s had an at-bat. = Moustakas hit the game-winning home run on Tuesday vs. the Rays, a solo shot in the 12th inning to mark his team-leading eighth of the season. = He has eight home runs and 29 RBI in 33 career games vs. Baltimore, including a franchise-record nine RBI on Sept. 12, 2015 at Camden Yards. = He s batting.385/.429/.692 (5-for-13) with a double, a home run and three RBI lifetime vs. tonight s opposing starter, Chris Tillman. = He has reached safely in 15 of 17 home games, but has hit just two of his eight home runs here seven of his eight homers this season have been solo shots. Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-4 Last Trip: 8-for-14 (.571), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 8 g (12-28) = Salvy singled in the eighth inning last night, extending his hitting streak to eight games, during which he s batting.429 (12-for-28). = Perez ranks sixth in the American League with a.620 slugging percentage vs. right-handed pitching, including all seven of his home runs. = He s batting.357/.400/.571 (5-for-14) with a home run and four RBI vs. tonight s opposing starter, Chris Tillman. = He s hit 94 career homers, including 91 as a catcher, two shy of Mike Macfarlane s club record his 48 homers 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 562 games behind the plate since 2013, most in the Majors. Jorge Soler This Series: 0-for-3, IBB Last Trip: 1-for-12 (.083), 2B, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Jorge was intentionally walked with two outs in the eighth last night, his fifth career intentional walk and first since Aug. 20, 2015 vs. Atlanta (with the Cubs). = Soler has walked three times in his last seven plate appearances, after walking just once in his first 18 plate appearances to start the season. = Soler recorded his first hit as a Royal on Wednesday, an RBI double with two outs to plate Kansas City s only run and snap an 0-for-15 skid to start the season. = He was reinstated from the 10-day DL (strained left oblique) May 6 after hitting.308 (12-for-39) with three homers during a rehab assignment at Omaha. = Soler was acquired from the Cubs on Dec. 7, 2016 in exchange for Wade Davis he played his first three seasons with the Cubs, hitting 27 HR in 211 games.
This & That HOME WIN #2,000--Kansas City s win last night as the 2,000th home triumph in franchise history...the Royals now have a home record of 2,000-1,829 for a.522 winning pct. since joining MLB in 1969..the first four seasons of Royal baseball was played in old Municipal Stadium at 22nd and Brooklyn, where the Royals compiled a 159-159 record as an expansion club...since opening Royals Stadium in 1973, Kansas City has played at a.524 clip with a 1,841-1,670 record. ESKY STREAKING TOWARD TEAM IRONMAN MARK--The durable Alcides Escobar made his 206th consecutive start at shortstop last night and is now just six straight starts shy of matching former third baseman Paul Schaal s team record of 212 set from April 6, 1971-June 15, 1972...Schaal s streak was halted on June 16, 1972, when Ron Hansen made the start at third base for KC...the Esky Magic has also returned to the batting order, as since Escobar was returned to the top spot on Monday at Tampa Bay, the Royals have reeled off a 4-1 record, despite him going just 4-for-22 at the plate. CAIN THE PERFECT THIEF--Lorenzo Cain pilfered third base in the first inning last night for his American League leading 10th theft of the year, while he s the only player in the Majors who has not been caught while stealing at least 10 bags...cain had gone 14 straight games without a stolen base before picking up a bag last Sunday vs. Cleveland and he s since swiped four in the last six games...from 2013 through last year, the Royals amassed a Major League best 531 stolen bases, but the shortage of baserunners to this point in 2017 have limited KC s chance at thievery...kc has appeared to remedy the situation in the last six games, stealing eight bases in that span CAIN TRAIN ROLLING AT THE PLATE TOO--Lorenzo Cain returned to the lineup last night after getting a day off in St. Pete and responded with a pair of hits, including a double, stolen base and he scored from first with the deciding run in the eighth...locain has rebounded in the last nine games, hitting safely in eight of them at a.394 clip (13-for-33) with eight runs scored and four stolen bases and on-base pct. in that span is.474...cain s season average had dropped to.253 prior to this stretch, but he s raised it 39 points to.292 entering tonight...he has also continued his new patient approach at the plate walking four times in this stretch and upping his season total to 20 which are good for a tie for sixth in the American League...he is already just 17 free passes shy of matching his career-high of 37 set during the title year of 2015. FS 1 ON THURSDAY--The second of nine Royals games on FS 1 will be next Thursday night when this homestand concludes with a 7:15 affair against the Yankees... Kevin Burkhardt, Alex Rodriguez and Ken Rosenthal will be here for the call...all 162 games of the 2017 schedule are ticketed for the tube with 151 on FSKC, nine on FS 1 and two others on the FOX Network...the Royals will also be on ESPN, with the first of those telecasts slated for Memorial Day when KC hosts the Detroit Tigers. YANKS TO CLOSEOUT HOME STRETCH--Last night kicked off a 6-game stay for the Royals, as they ll enjoy a day off Monday, then the New York Yankees will pay their only visit to with a 3-gamer starting Tuesday...once this stay is over, KC will have played 15 of 19 games in The K, but has gone just 4-6 through the first 10 games of this stretch...as for work against the Yankees, KC was just 2-5 last year, going 1-2 here and 1-3 in the Bronx...Kansas City trails the all-time series by a 193-285 margin, including 111-127-1 in KC, 100-114 in Kauffman Stadium. 4-1 AGAINST THE EAST--The first work against American League East competition started well with the Royals going 4-1, featuring three of four in St. Pete against the Rays and then last night s win over the O s...kansas City was 15-17 vs. the East last year...kc are just 3-12 in intradivision play, a far cry from where the Royals were a season ago within the Central when KC went 46-30 within the division...the Royals are in a stretch in which they re playing 10 straight and 14 out of 17 against A.L. East foes. DUPE STILL THE BEST AT REPLAY--Replay specialist Bill Duplissea has not been tested since a week ago last night when he determined that Cleveland s Roberto Perez did in fact come off the bag during a steal attempt in the third inning...duper is now 7-for-8 on the season in challenges...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). THE BEST WITH THE LEATHER--Kansas City has committed only one error in its last eight games and enters tonight atop the Major League defensive charts with only 10 errors, tying Minnesota...Kansas City made just one error in its first 15 games, but has since been guilty of nine in the last 20 contests, yet has reassumed its spot at the top of the defensive charts. 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 six Orioles on Friday night to bring his season total thru eight starts to 35, putting Duff on the hook for $17,500 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 eight games under.500 with the Royals at 563-571 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 (2,092) and wins (1,020)...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...he s also 2-0 in managing the American League All-Star team, winning in both Cincinnati ( 15) and San Diego ( 16)...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 is 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. Orioles (2017) vs. Orioles (career) At Home (career) Tillman (career) Gausman (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.000 0 0 0 0 Butera Cain.500 4 2 0 1 Cuthbert Escobar.000 4 0 0 0 Gordon.000 1 0 0 0 Hosmer.500 4 2 0 1 Merrifield.000 2 0 0 0 Moss.250 4 1 1 1 Moustakas.250 4 1 0 0 Perez.250 4 1 0 0 Soler.000 3 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.213 47 10 0 8.245 94 23 2 8.273 11 3 0 0.220 173 38 0 9.282 234 66 14 36.231 160 37 4 16.214 14 3 0 0.250 84 21 5 11.258 124 32 8 29.236 106 25 3 14.000 3 0 0 0.207 29 6 1 2.197 468 92 2 32.300 1131 339 23 155.276 290 80 5 36.264 2092 552 16 182.264 2329 614 75 306.278 1697 472 46 249.268 213 57 4 24.229 1371 314 59 194.250 1219 305 38 152.277 1260 349 40 182.257 377 97 14 51.333 3 1 0 2.091 11 1 0 0.333 3 1 0 0.300 20 6 0 0.200 15 3 2 3.231 13 3 0 1.250 4 1 0 0.067 15 1 0 0.385 13 5 1 3.357 14 5 1 4.200 5 1 0 0 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 8 23 2.9 3-5 6 Jason Hammel 7 18 2.6 1-6 2 Nate Karns 6 24 4.0 3-3 3 Ian Kennedy 6 10 1.7 1-5 3 Jason Vargas 7 24 3.4 5-2 6 Chris Young 1 7 7.0 1-0 0 Totals 35 106 3.0 14-21 20 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy 1-1 2-4 3-5 Hammel 0-1 1-5 1-6 Karns 1-1 2-2 3-3 Kennedy 1-1 0-4 1-5 Vargas - 5-2 5-2 Young - 1-0 1-0 Total 3-4 11-17 14-21 Butera Perez Totals Starts 7 28 35 CS/ATT 0/3 5/23 5/26 Pct. 0.0 21.7 19.2 ERA 4.35 3.78 3.90 ER/IP 33/68.1 104/247.2 137/316.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 4 (Last: 5/6 vs. CLE)
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 29 Butera 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - 1-1 - - - - 1-0 5/8/17 @ TB B. Snell 4 Cain 1-1 1-1 1 - - 1 - - - - 0-1 4/30/17 MIN P. Hughes 40 Cuthbert 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU D. Keuchel 42 Escobar 9/22/16 @ CLE S. Clevinger 161 Gordon 9/25/16 @ DET M. Pelfrey 141 Hosmer 3-3 2 1-3 - - - 1 2-1 - 1 1 1-3-0 5/5/17 CLE D. Salazar 29 Merrifield 3-3 2 1 3 - - - - 1 2-2 2 - - - 1 1-2 5/11/17 @ TB J. Odorizzi 3 Moss 5-5 3 2 4 1 - - 2 2 1-3 - - 1 2 2 2-3 5/12/17 BAL D. Bundy 2 Moustakas 8 1 7 2 6 7 1 - - 5 2 1 1 5 - - - 5 3 3-5 5/9/17 @ TB D. Moreno 12 Perez 7-7 2 5 5 2 - - 4 3-1 2 3 4 - - - 4-3 5/9/17 @ TB M. Andriese 12 Soler 9/15/16 MIL J. Nelson 31 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, Jason 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: 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: 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 5 - - - - 5 1 - - - - 1-1 3 1 - - 2 g 5 g (4/25-5/1) 1 - Butera 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1-1 - - - 1 g - - - Cain 9 1 - - - 10 - - 4 1 2 - - 3 g 5 g (2x) 6 - Cuthbert 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 g - - - Escobar 4 1 - - - 5-1 1 1 - - - 0 g 4 g (4/30-5/3) 1 - Gordon 2 - - - - 2 2 - - - - 2 2 1 4 - - - 0 g 3 g (5x) 3 1 Hosmer 4 4 - - - 8 3 - - - - 3-3 7 3 - - 1 g 10 g (4/25-5/6) 2 1 Merrifield 4 - - - - 4 1 - - - - 1-2 2 1 - - 0 g 5 g (4/26-5/3) - - Moss 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1-3 1 - - - 1 g 3 g (2x) - - Moustakas 5 - - - - 5 2 - - - - 2 2 7 4 3 1-3 g 11 g (4/12-25) 2 - Perez 7 2 - - - 9 5 - - - - 5 1 3 3 2 - - 7 g 8 g (4/6-14) - - Soler - - - - 1 - - - 0 g - - - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 @ 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: Nate Karns (10), May 8, 2017 @ Tampa Bay Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 11, 2017 @ Tampa Bay, 6-0, Vargas (7.0), Strahm (1.0), Alburquerque (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: 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 5/10/17 @ TB Pitchers 9 5/3/17 vs. CWS Bonifacio 10 4/28/17 vs. MIN Butera 16 9/23/16 @ DET Cain 70 6/17/16 vs. DET Cuthbert 7 4/21/17 @ TEX Escobar 2 5/10/17 @ TB Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gordon 49 9/14/16 vs. OAK Hosmer 77 8/14/16 @ MIN Merrifield 20 10/1/16 vs. CLE Moss 23 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 6 5/4/17 vs. CWS Perez 54 8/25/16 @ MIA Soler 45 4/23/16 @ CIN
Date Player Transaction 4/1 INF/OF-Whit Merrifield Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/2 OF-Jorge Soler Placed on 10-day D.L. (left oblique strain) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha (AAA) Placed on 60-day D.L. (left oblique strain) RHP-Peter Moylan Selected from Omaha (AAA) 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) 5/5 RHP-Ian Kennedy Placed on the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) RHP-Miguel Almonte Recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) 5/6 OF-Jorge Soler Reinstated from 10-day DL RHP-Miguel Almonte Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 5/9 LHP-Scott Alexander Placed on 10-day DL (right hamstring strain), retro to 5/8 RHP-Jakob Junis Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 2017 Transactions Date Player Transaction 5/10 RHP-Al Alburquerque Selected from Omaha (AAA) RHP-Jakob Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF/OF-Peter O Brien Designated for assignment RHP-Seth Maness Selected from Omaha (AAA) INF-Christian Colon Deisgnated for assignment Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Starts by Batting Order 1st: Escobar (4-1), Gordon (7-10), Merrifield (2-8), Moustakas (1-2) 2nd: Cain (4-4), Moustakas (10-17) 3rd: Bonifacio (0-1), Cain (9-16), Hosmer (5-4) 4th: Hosmer (9-17), Perez (5-4) 5th: Bonifacio (1-1), Cuthbert (2-2), Gordon (1-2), Merrifield (0-1), Perez (9-15), Soler (1-0) 6th: Bonifacio (1-1), Cuthbert (0-1), Gordon (3-7), Merrifield (3-2), Moss (4-8), Orlando (2-1), Soler (1-1) 7th: Bonifacio (2-3), Cuthbert (1-2), Escobar (3-10), Merrifield (1-0), Moss (2-0), Orlando (4-4), Soler (1-2) 8th: Bonifacio (0-1), Colon (2-2), Cuthbert (1-1), Escobar (5-7), Gordon (2-1), Merrifield (1-1), Moss (3-7), Orlando (0-1) 9th: Bonifacio (1-3), Butera (3-4), Colon (1-1), Cuthbert (1-2), Escobar (2-2), Gordon (1-0), Mondesi (4-8), Orlando (1-0) 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 -- 5/4 Chicago White Sox 6 Soto hit by pitch 0-5 1:13 Confirmed KC 6-1 5/5 Cleveland 3 Perez safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 0:53 Overturned KC 7-1 5/9 at Tampa Bay 12 Cain safe at 2B on SB attempt 7-6 1:14 Confirmed Opp 4-4 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (3-5), Hammel (1-6), Karns (3-3), Kennedy (1-5), Vargas (5-2), Young (1-0) C: Butera (3-4), Perez (11-17) 1B: Hosmer (14-21) 2B: Colon (3-3), Cuthbert (0-1), Merrifield (7-9), Mondesi (4-8) 3B: Cuthbert (4-5), Moustakas (10-16) SS: Escobar (14-21) LF: Bonifacio (1-0), Gordon (13-19), Merrifield (0-1), Moss (0-1) CF: Bonifacio (0-1), Cain (13-20), Gordon (1-0) RF: Bonifacio (4-8), Gordon (0-1), Merrifield (0-2), Moss (0-1), Orlando (7-6), Soler (3-3) DH: Bonifacio (0-1), Cuthbert (1-2), Moss (9-13), Moustakas (1-3), Perez (3-2) Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 8 7 12 7 14 14 11 23 9 - - 1 - - - 106 Opponents 13 12 16 21 11 20 25 15 8-1 1 1 - - 144 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 4 3-3 2 2 - - - - Opponents 5 5 2 1 3 2-1 - - 2 - - - - Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 2 7 2nd - 7 16 3rd - 4 10 4th - 2 18 5th - 7 16 6th - 3 9 7th - 2 7 8th - 3 5 9th - 2 8 Kansas City By the Days Monday 2-3 Tuesday 1-3 Wednesday 2-4 Thursday 2-3 Friday 4-2 Saturday 2-2 Sunday 1-4 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 17 5/9 @ Tampa Bay (7th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 4 5/8 @ Tampa Bay (3rd, 5 hits) 4 runs - - - 5 runs - 1 5/11 @ Tampa Bay (8th, 4 hits) 6 runs - 1 4/8 @ Houston (8th, 5 hits) 7 runs - - - Lead after six innings: 11-3 Lead after seven innings: 9-2 Lead after eight innings: 12-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 9-4 Score first: 7-8 Score more than three runs: 8-4 Hit home run: 10-9 Series opener: 6-6 10 or more hits: 5-2 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 1-5 Tied after seven innings: 3-4 Tied after eight innings: 2-5 Starter works 6.0 IP: 4-5 Opponents score first: 7-13 Score three runs or less: 5-17 Do not homer: 4-12 Series finale: 4-7 Opponents 10 or more hits: 1-9 Trail after six innings: 2-13 Trail after seven innings: 2-15 Trail after eight innings: 0-16 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 1-12 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 4/5 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 1/3 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 7/9 Errorless games by KC: 12-13 Extra Innings: 1-3