Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES St. Louis Cardinals (56-56) @ Kansas City Royals (57-54) Kauffman Stadium - Tuesday, August 8, 2017 Game #112 - Home Game #59 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Wednesday, August 9 @ St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Trevor Cahill (4-3, 4.13) vs. RHP Mike Leake (7-10, 3.34), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, August 10 @ St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Jason Hammel (5-9, 4.73) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (10-6, 3.12), 6:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game can be heard on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart on the call, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer tonight being televised in HD on FSKC with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler mikeside, while Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor Royals Live. Royals vs. Redbirds The Royals go for the split in this 2-game set in The K, which is exactly what occurred last year before KC went into Busch Stadium to take the pair there...kc trails the all-time series by a 39-52 margin, including 19-33 deficit in Kauffman...KC has gone 20-19 in St. Louis, 15-12 in new Busch Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 8/7 KC L, 3-11 Martinez Kennedy *38,478 8/8 KC 8/9 @ StL 8/10 @ StL BIG INNING DOES IN ROYALS--The cross-state Cardinals erupted for a 6-spot in the fourth inning and cruised to an 11-3 in the first of four straight in this I-70 revival...the loss was the third in five games on this homestand, as KC attempts to leave town with a split of this series and overall stay...tied at 1-1, Ian Kennedy was solved for six runs, five earned, on three hits, a pair of walks and an infield error, with the crushing blow a 3-run homer by Matt Carpenter...Kennedy finished working 6.0 innings allowing seven runs (six earned) on just six hits...all of Kansas City s runs came via the long ball, with Mike Moustakas hitting a game-tying shot in the second inning, his 32nd of the year, then Eric Hosmer going oppo in the fourth for his 18th and then Brandon Moss clubbing his 15th in the ninth...the loss dropped the Royals to three games behind the idle Indians and into a tie with Tampa Bay for the second Wild Card spot, though KC is a game up in the loss column. ROSTER MOVE--The Royals today returned infielder Cheslor Cuthbert from his minor league injury rehab assignment in Omaha (AAA) and reinstated him from the 10- day disabled list (left wrist sprain)...he s been out since June 26, but initially began his injury rehab work on July 17, appearing in nine games before fouling a ball off his foot that caused him to halt his assignment as he healed from the contusion...he returned to play on August 1 and has since hit in six straight at a.346 clip (9-for-26) with five runs, two doubles, three homers and six RBI...to make room on the roster for Cuthbert, the Royals have optioned infielder Ramon Torres to Omaha. ROADIE AHEAD--This series with the Cardinals will change venues after tonight and Kansas City will start an 8-game journey tomorrow with a visit to Busch Stadium for a pair of games...the Royals will then head north to Chicago for a 3-game weekend set against the White Sox and then turn left and travel back to the bay area for a final time in 17 for a 3-game series in Oakland...once the upcoming journey is completed, the Royals will return to Kauffman Stadium where they ll play nine of 12 games against Cleveland (3) and Colorado (3), then make a weekend trip to Cleveland on August 25-27 before returning to The K for three against Tampa Bay to closeout August...KC will wrap up the regular season with 13 home games and 17 road affairs in September. THE REMAINING SLATE--Kansas City enters tonight with 51 games left on the 2017 regular season docket, 23 here in Kauffman Stadium and 28 roadies...the composite record for KC s remaining opponents is 607-623 for a.493 winning pct...the Royals have nine games remaining with a trio of National League opponents, St. Louis, Colorado and Arizona, who have a combined ledger of 183-152 entering tonight for a.546 winning pct...kansas City has 32 games left with clubs from within the A.L. Central including Cleveland (10), Chicago (9), Minnesota (7) and Detroit (6)...the four A.L. Central rivals have a combined mark of 205-234 for a.476 winning pct... the remaining non-central squads on KC s schedule is Oakland (3), Tampa Bay (3), Toronto (3) and the Yankees (1), who have a combined record of 219-227, a.491 pct. 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 Michael Wacha (8-4, 3.66) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (13-5, 3.10) 2016 2015 Career 2017 2016 Career Michael Wacha vs. Royals 1-0 1-0 2-1 Major League Record 8-4 (3.66 ERA) 7-7 41-25 Jason Vargas vs. Cardinals - - 1-1 Major League Record 13-5 (3.10 ERA) 0-0 80-75 JASON VARGAS takes the hill for his 22nd start of the year, the 218th of his career and 238th overall outing...he s facing St. Louis for the fifth time overall, his fourth start...the 34-year-old left-hander is in the final season of a four-year contract he signed with Kansas City on November 22, 2013. SECOND FRAME COSTLY--Jason surrendered a trio of second-inning runs last Wednesday night at Camden Yards, suffering his fifth loss in a 6-0 setback to the O s... he was charged with three runs on four hits over 5.0 innings of work, with two walks and six strikeouts...after a 1-2-3 first inning, he allowed an RBI double to Tim Beckham then Caleb Joseph capped the rally with a two-run homer... following the roundtripper, the seventh Vargas has allowed since July 5, he set down 10 of the final 13 he faced, departing due to an elevated pitch-count...the six K s marked his highest total since June 13 at San Francisco, and was the first time recording six K s or more in 5.0 innings or less since September 28, 2016 vs. Minnesota)...Vargas has worked more than 5.0 innings just once in his last five starts (July 28 in Boston) after averaging over 6.0 innings per start in his first 16 outings. LOOKING FOR WIN NO. 14--Vargas 13 victories are one shy of his career-best total (14), which he set in 2012 with Seattle...he s the seventh southpaw in the Royals 49-year history to record a 13-win season and first since Charlie Leibrandt in 1988 the others include: Paul Splittorff (seven times), Larry Gura (four times), Danny Jackson (1985), Bud Black (1985) and Vida Blue (1982) Vargas 13 wins through 21 starts are one more than last year s club leader, Danny Duffy (12) and are tied with Chris Sale for most in the American League Jason had 12 wins before the All-Star break, most by a Royal since Bret Saberhagen collected 15 in 1987. AMONG THE LEADERS--He s held opponents to two runs or fewer in 14 of his 21 starts this year, tied for the second-most in the American League, behind Drew Pomeranz s 17 his 3.10 ERA ranks fifth in the Junior Circuit, trailing Chris Sale (2.70), James Paxton (2.70), Corey Kluber (2.77) and Luis Severino (2.91). FIRST-TIME ALL-STAR--The left-hander tossed a scoreless fourth inning at the 2017 Midsummer Classic in Miami it was his first career All-Star selection, becoming the first Royals starting pitcher to be named to the American League squad since Zack Greinke in 2009. THE LONG ROAD BACK--Vargy made three starts last September, starting with his first appearance in the Majors since July 21, 2015 according to Jon Roegele s Tommy John surgery database at The Hardball Times, Vargas return from surgery (409 days) was the fastest by a Major League starting pitcher since Gavin Floyd (363 days) in 2014 in 24 starts since his return, Vargas is 13-5 with a 3.02 ERA (46 ER in 137.0 IP) and a.247 opponents average (128-for-519). VS. CARDINALS--Vargas is 1-1 with a 4.09 ERA (10 ER in 22.0 IP) in four previous outings (three starts) against St. Louis...he most recently faced the Cards here on June 4, 2014, allowing two runs on nine hits over 8.0 innings, taking a no-decision in a 5-2 KC setback...he s 5-3 with a 5.03 ERA all-time vs. N.L. Central foes. EXCELLENT IN INTERLEAGUE--Jason has made a pair of Interleague starts this season, going 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA (1 ER in 14.0 IP), victimizing the Giants twice...since joining the Royals, he s 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA (7 ER in 35.0 IP) in his six starts vs. N.L. foes, while he s 10-7 with a 3.72 ERA all-time in Interleague contests. AT HOME--Despite his recent struggles, Vargy is tied for the American League lead in home wins (seven) and fourth in ERA (2.71), going 7-2 in 11 starts here... a win tonight would make him the first KC left-hander to win eight home games or more since Charlie Leibrandt (8) in 1988...he s posted a 15-8 record with a 3.74 ERA here since signing with Kansas City in 2014, while he s 46-33 with a 3.54 ERA at his various home parks throughout his career. Vargas vs. Cardinals Player AVG AB H HR RBI Matt Carpenter 1.000 4 4 0 1 Dexter Fowler.200 5 1 0 1 Randal Grichuk.000 3 0 0 0 Yadier Molina.375 8 3 0 2 Jason s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/7 at Houston W, 5-1 6.0 6 1 1 0 1 6 93-62 2-1 4/13 Oakland W, 3-1 7.2 4 0 0 0 1 8 98-66 3-0 4/19 San Francisco W, 2-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 0 9 92-61 1-0 4/24 at White Sox L, 1-12 5.0 7 4 3 1 0 5 96-60 1-4 5/1 White Sox W, 6-1 6.0 5 1 1 0 3 1 96-59 4-1 5/6 Cleveland ND, 1-3 6.0 4 0 0 0 2 6 92-61 1-0 5/11 at Tampa Bay W, 6-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 1 4 96-63 6-0 5/17 NY Yankees L, 7-11 4.0 7 6 6 1 2 4 91-56 0-6 5/22 at NY Yankees L, 2-4 6.0 4 3 3 2 3 6 102-63 2-3 5/27 at Cleveland W, 5-2 5.2 9 2 2 1 2 2 94-60 4-2 6/2 Cleveland W, 4-0 9.0 7 0 0 0 1 3 103-69 4-0 6/7 Houston W, 7-5 5.0 6 2 2 1 1 5 89-53 7-2 6/13 at San Francisco W, 8-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 6 102-65 8-1 6/18 at LA Angels W, 7-3 6.0 8 3 3 0 2 3 94-62 7-3 6/24 Toronto W, 3-2 7.0 8 2 2 2 0 2 98-69 3-2 6/30 Minnesota W, 8-1 7.0 2 1 1 0 4 4 100-60 7-1 7/5 at Seattle ND, 9-6 (10) 5.0 8 6 6 3 1 4 82-54 5-5 7/17 Detroit L, 2-10 2.2 7 6 6 2 4 4 70-41 0-6 7/22 White Sox ND, 7-2 5.0 7 2 2 1 1 2 84-50 2-0 7/28 at Boston W, 4-2 6.0 5 1 1 0 2 2 99-61 4-1 8/2 at Baltimore L, 0-6 5.0 4 3 3 1 2 6 96-54 0-3 2017 Totals 13-5 3.10 125.0 120 44 43 15 34 92 1967-1249 63.5% Career Totals 80-75 4.08 1346.2 1362 642 610 165 391 897 - - Vargas Last Win: July 28, 2017 at Boston (6.0 IP, 4-2 over Rick Porcello) Vargas Last Loss: August 2, 2017 at Baltimore (5.0 IP, 0-6 to Jeremy Hellickson) Vargas Strikeout High: 10; 2x, last: June 26, 2012 vs. Oakland (6.2 IP, 3-2 win over Jim Miller) Vargas Last Complete Game (12th career) and Last Shutout (7th career): June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Josh Tomlin) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2017
Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Trevor Cahill = Trevor takes the hill for his 14th start of the season and third since joining the Royals as the series shifts to St. Louis...he s 4-3 with 4.13 ERA this season. = He took a no-decision in his outing last Thursday vs. Seattle, working the first 4.2 innings in a game KC won 6-4...he scattered six hits and allowed two runs with two walks and three strikeouts...he surrendered eight baserunners, but was able to work out of trouble most of the night, allowing the two runs on solo homers. = The righty was acquired by KC from San Diego on July 24 as part of a six-player deal that also included pitchers Ryan Buchter and Brandon Maurer. = He s held the opposition to a.224 average (15-for-67), which includes a.194 average (6-for-31) with RISP and two outs. = He s 1-3 with a 3.55 ERA (15 ER in 38.0 IP) in 13 outings (five starts) vs. St. Louis...he made five scoreless outings against the Cards last season with the Cubs. = Cahill is looking for his first road victory, entering at 0-3 with a 6.30 ERA in eight starts...his last road win came in Colorado on August 20 of last season. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 111 35-37 - - 4.43 616.0 632 319 303 89 192 499.265 Relievers 110 22-17 25 38 3.88 377.2 356 179 163 32 155 338.249 Totals 111 57-54 25 38 4.22 993.2 988 498 466 121 347 837.259 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 249/353 (70.5%) Saves/Save Opp: 25/38 (65.8%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 155/49 (31.6%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 24/32 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 25/7 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 6/9 at SD August 6 vs. Seattle (1) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 = Scott worked 1.2 innings in the first game Sunday...he allowed a two-out home run to Nelson Cruz, and then consecutive hits to Kyle Seager and Guillermo Heredia, before retiring the next four he faced...he s allowed runs in each of his last four outings, posting a 3.97 ERA (5 ER in 11.1 IP) since July 8. = The home run was just his second he s given up this year and first since April 23 at Texas (Joey Gallo)...snapped a streak of 35.1 innings without a home run. = Alexander has held right-handed hitters to a.237 average (28-for-118) this year...however, they ve gone 10-for-18 (.556) in his last four outings. Ryan Buchter (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 37/48 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: April 8, 2017 vs. SF (2nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/7 2017 Strikeout High: 3 (3x); last, 6/6 at ARI August 7 vs. St. Louis 2.0 3 3 3 0 1 = Ryan had a rough outing last night, allowing an inherited run for a second-straight appearance, while he was charged with three runs of his own on home runs to Kolten Wong and Paul DeJong...it was his first time surrendering multiple homers in 116 career outings and just the second time this year he s yielded multiple runs. = Earned his first win with the Royals last Thursday vs. Seattle, recording the final out in the sixth with one pitch, before KC took the lead in their half. = Buchter (pronounced: BOOK-ter) was acquired from San Diego in a six-player trade July 24 he posted a 2.94 ERA (11 ER in 33.2 IP) before the All-Star break, but has a 5.04 ERA (6 ER in 10.0 IP) since...yielded three hits to left-handed hitters in his last two outings, after holding them to a.169 average prior (10-for-59). Neftalí Feliz 1st Batter Efficiency: 26/46 Saves/Save Opp: 8/9 (88.9%) Last Save: May 4, 2017 at STL (107th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/8 vs. SF August 6 vs. Seattle (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 = Neftalí worked a scoreless ninth in the nightcap Sunday, working around a one-out walk to Robinson Cano, before retiring Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager. = He s allowed just one run in his last nine appearances (1.00 ERA), while holding the opposition to a.133 batting average (4-for-30)...the only run he s allowed in that stretch came a week ago in Baltimore, which snapped a streak of six-straight scorless outings...he s posted a 2.65 ERA (5 ER in 17.0 IP) since joining KC. = He spent the first 10 weeks of the season with Milwaukee, going 1-5 with eight saves and a 6.00 ERA in 29 appearances served as the closer in the first part of the year, going 8-for-9 in save opportunities through May 4 held lefties to a.221 average (15-for-68), however they re 6-for-their-last-16 (.375) against him. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 36/46 Saves/Save Opp: 24/27 (88.9%) Last Save: Aug. 3 vs. SEA (41st career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/1 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/7 vs. HOU August 3 vs. Seattle (Save) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 = Kelvin allowed a run in the ninth inning Thursday night, but still recorded his 24th save...his save total is fifth in the American League, while he s also third in the Junior Circuit, having converted 88.9 percent (24-for-27) of his save opportunities...dating back to July of 2016, he s converted 36-of-his-last-40 save chances. = Herrera has allowed eight home runs in 43.0 innings (1.67 HR/9) this season but just one in his last 18.2 IP...he yielded six homers in 72.0 innings in 2016 (0.75 HR/9) he owns a 2.77 ERA (8 ER in 26.0 IP) in save situations, compared to a 6.35 ERA (12 ER in 17.0 IP) in non-save situations. = In 10 appearances since the All-Star break, he s 2-0, converting 5-of-6 save chances, with a 3.00 ERA (3 ER in 9.0 IP) and a.156 opponents average (5-for-32). Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 35/48 Saves/Save Opp: 20/23 (87.0%) Last Save: July 20, 2017 at SF (33rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/4 2017 Strikeout High: 3 (3x); last, 7/26 at DET August 6 vs. Seattle (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 = For a second-straight outing, Brandon gave up a leadoff triple in his inning Sunday during the first game...however, this time he stranded the runner at third base, inducing three ground outs...he had allowed runs in his previous two outings, after making three-straight scoreless appearances after joining the Royals. = He was acquired in a six-player trade with San Diego on July 24...he converted 20 saves in 23 opportunities as the Pads closer. = Maurer s 4.75 strikeout-to-walk ratio (38 SO, 8 BB) before the trade ranked seventh among NL relievers opponents are batting.380 (19-for-50) with RISP. Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 33/44 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 23/8 2017 Strikeout High: 4 (2x), last: 7/1 vs. MIN (1) August 3 vs. Seattle 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 = Mike last worked out of the bullpen Thursday, allowing a run in the sixth on Guillermo Heredia s RBI single...stranded a pair of inherited runners in the fifth, getting Kyle Seager to fly out...hererdia s single was just the second hit he s allowed with RISP since July 1, with opponents going 2-for-16 (.125) in that span. = Minor has held left-handed batters to a.108 average (7-for-65), second best in the AL (min. 70 lefties faced), trailing only Houston s Chris Devenski (.101). = He s posted a 5.22 ERA (6 ER in 10.2 IP) since the All-Star break, after recording a 1.87 ERA (9 ER in 43.1 IP) in the first half. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 45/54 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: 47/8 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/9 at SD August 7 vs. St. Louis 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 = Peter snapped a streak of 19 consecutive outings without allowing an earned run last night, giving up a leadoff single to Yadier Molina in the eighth, in front of Kolten Wong s two-run homer off Ryan Buchter...his streak dated back to June 27...he had retired all three hitters in the seventh inning prior to Molina s single. = He s still posted the second-lowest ERA (1.07) in the Majors since May 24 (min. 25.0 IP), while his opponents average (.126) in that span is also second-best. = Moylan s 54 appearances this year are tied for the AL lead with Dan Jennings...it s his highest total since 2010, when his 85 appearances tied for second in MLB...he also leads the Majors having faced 47 inherited runners...he s allowed only eight to score (17.0%), which ranks eighth in the AL. = He s undefeated in his last 152 appearances, the second-longest active streak in MLB, behind only Atlanta s Sam Freeman (154). Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 38/49 Saves/Save Opp: 1/8 (12.5%) Last Save: July 3 at SEA (204th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/3 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA August 3 vs. Seattle 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Joakim hasn t pitched since last Thursday vs. Seattle when he retired the side on nine pitches...picked up his 15th hold, tying him for ninth in the AL. = Ranks third among Major League relievers with 0.19 HR/9.0 IP ratio (1 HR in 46.2 IP)...he s earned one save this season, July 3 at Safeco Field, but has seven in 19 career appearances vs. the Cardinals...he s posted a 1.89 ERA (4 ER in 19.0 IP) vs. St. Louis all-time and a 2.35 ERA (17 ER in 65.0 IP) in Interleague games. = Soria ranks fourth in club history with 417 appearances and third with 162 saves his career 2.81 ERA ranks fourth among active players (min. 500 appearances). Alexander - - Buchter 0-0 0 13.50 1 2.0 3 3 Cahill - - Duffy - - Feliz - - Hammel - - Herrera - - Kennedy 0-1 0 9.00 1 6.0 6 6 Maurer - - Minor - - Moylan 0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 1 1 Soria - - Vargas - - Royals vs. Cardinals 2016 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER - - 0-0 0 9.00 5 7.0 9 7 1-2 0 3.55 13 38.0 35 15 2-0 0 2.04 3 17.2 13 4 0-0 3 4.50 11 10.0 7 5 4-6 0 5.68 12 58.2 62 37 0-1 0 3.86 10 9.1 7 4 3-5 0 7.41 9 51.0 63 42 0-2 0 5.40 5 5.0 4 3 2-1 0 5.79 5 28.0 36 18 2-0 0 2.08 18 17.1 16 4 0-0 7 1.89 19 19.0 14 4 1-1 0 4.09 4 22.0 25 10 Interleague - Pitching (Career) Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER Alexander 0-2 0 2.38 6 11.1 6 3 Buchter 0-1 0 11.25 15 12.0 15 15 Cahill 11-4 0 2.96 25 134.0 114 44 Duffy 5-4 0 3.20 16 81.2 70 29 Feliz 1-2 14 4.04 41 42.1 32 19 Hammel 15-8 0 3.74 34 182.2 170 76 Herrera 3-4 4 2.30 55 58.2 39 15 Kennedy 5-16 0 5.34 25 146.2 155 87 Maurer 0-4 6 7.07 31 35.2 40 28 Minor 3-8 0 3.87 18 97.2 94 42 Moylan 0-0 1 1.07 35 25.1 11 3 Soria 2-1 24 2.35 66 65.0 50 17 Vargas 10-7 0 3.72 23 145.1 148 60
Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: Has not played This Stand: 1-for-6 (.167), BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Jorge singled and walked in Game 1 on Sunday vs. Seattle and has reached safely in 33 of his last 37 games, including a 22-game on-base streak from June 18-July 18...it was the second longest by a Royals rookie, trailing only Kevin Seitzer s 29-game on-base streak in 1987 he s also hit in 19 of his last 22 starts. = He had a HR in three straight from July 22-24 including two games on the last homestand becoming first Royals rookie to do so since Abraham Nunez in 2004. = His 14 home runs are tied for fourth most among American League rookies and are most by a Royals rookie since Eric Hosmer hit 19 HR in 2011. = He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013) are the third set of brothers to play for Kansas City, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Peña. Drew Butera This Series: 0-for-3 This Stand: 0-for-6, run, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Drew went 0-for-3 last night, his second start in as many days (also, Game 1 on Sunday), filling in for Salvador Perez, who is on the 10-day DL. = Butera is batting.296 (45-for-152) vs. right-handed pitching since the start of 2016, including five of the six home runs he s hit during that time. = He is batting.280 (7-for-25) with a.419 on-base percentage (five walks, hit-by-pitch) in 12 games (seven starts) since the All-Star break. = He set career highs last season in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480), making 34 starts behind the plate. Melky Cabrera This Series: 1-for-4, 2B This Stand: 7-for-19 (.368), 2 runs, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (5-12) = Melky doubled in the fourth inning last night, his fifth hit in two days after going 4-for-8 with five RBI in Sunday s doubleheader three of the hits and four RBI came in Game 2, including a three-run HR, his 14th of the season first as a Royal and first since July 22 here at Kauffman Stadium with Chicago. = Cabrera is batting.370/.400/.587 (17-for-46) with six extra-base hits and eight RBI in 12 games at Kauffman Stadium this season (five as a Royal). = He s batting.333/.359/.540 (29-for-87) in 22 games since the All-Star break with four games of at least three hits, two of which have come at Kauffman Stadium. = After hitting.234 (37-for-158) through his first 40 games, he s batting.332 (89-for-268) in 66 games since May 23, second in the Majors among switch hitters. = He ranks second in the American League with a.345 average (40-for-116) in the seventh inning or later, trailing only Jose Altuve (.354). = His nine outfield assists this season are one behind the Major League leaders and his 111 career outfield assists are most among active players since 2005. = He was acquired from the White Sox on July 30 for minor league pitchers A.J. Puckett and Andre Davis he hit.295 (117-for-397) with 13 HR with Chicago. = He played for the Royals in 2011 and set career highs in runs (102), hits (201), doubles (44), home runs (18), RBI (87) and stolen bases (20). = Among active switch hitters, he ranks second in batting average (.286), third in RBI (745), and fourth in runs (803), hits (1,735) and doubles (334). Lorenzo Cain This Series: 2-for-4 This Stand: 11-for-21 (.524), 4 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 3 SB Hit Streak: 5 g (11-21) = Lorenzo had two hits last night to mark hit third straight multi-hit game, including six hits in Sunday s doubleheader (three in each game), one shy of the club record by George Brett on Aug. 10, 1990 vs. Milwaukee he s batting.524/.545/.619 (11-for-21) on this homestand and.411/.431/.571 (23-for-56) since July 24. = Cain ranks tied for fifth in the American League with 20 stolen bases and ranks first in the Majors with a 95.2% success rate (20-for-21). = He is one of three players with at least 10 home runs and 20 stolen bases, joining Jose Altuve (16 HR, 24 SB) and Elvis Andrus (15 HR, 20 SB). = He s batting.333/.375/.556 (15-for-45) in 11 Interleague games this season with three homers and seven RBI, including a two-hr game on June 10 at San Diego. = He leads American League center fielders in starts (106), total chances (322) and putouts (312), and is second in innings (923.2) to Kevin Pillar. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: n/a This Stand: n/a Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Cheslor was returned from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the 10-day DL today after missing nearly six weeks due to a left wrist sprain. = Cuthbert had two rehab assignments at Omaha (AAA) from July 17-25 and Aug. 1-7, batting.271/.353/.559 (16-for-59) with eight XBH in 15 games. = He hit.140 (8-for-57) through his first 19 games with Kansas City this season, but is batting.286 (10-for-35) in 14 games since May 27. Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand: 1-for-18 (.056), run, SB, SAC Hit Streak: 0 g (0-14) = Esky went 0-for-4 last night and is now 2-for-his-last-28 (.071), following a 43-game stretch from June 10-July 30 in which he hit.311 (51-for-164). = Alcides is batting.291 (161-for-553) lifetime in Interleague play, including.337 (61-for-181) in his last 42 Interleague games since June 15, 2015. = He s made a club-record 282 consecutive starts all at shortstop dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias Sports Bureau it s the longest consecutive games streak by a shortstop since Miguel Tejada (284) with Baltimore from 2004-05. = He ranks tied for second in the American League with six sacrifices his 70 sacrifices since 2011 are second most in the Majors, trailing Elvis Andrus (71). = He s played in 1,054 of the Royals 1,083 games (97.3%) since joining the club in 2011, the second-most games in the Majors, trailing Robinson Cano (1,055). Cam Gallagher This Series: Has not played This Stand: 1-for-3 (.333), run, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Cam made his Major League debut in Game 1 on Sunday, catching the final inning he made his first start in Game 2 and recorded his first hit, a leadoff single in the eighth he also walked and scored in the seventh was recalled from Omaha (AAA) to take the spot of Salvador Perez, who was placed on the 10-day DL. = Gallagher hit.294 (70-for-238) with five HR at Omaha, his first year at Triple-A and seventh in the minors since being drafted in the second round in 2011. = He was selected to the 40-man roster on Nov. 18, 2016 after leading Texas League (AA) catchers in total chances, putouts, assists and caught stealing rate. = His father, Glenn, was Toronto s third-round pick in the 1981 Draft, and his brother, Austin, was the Dodgers third-round pick in 2007. Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand: 1-for-14 (.071), run Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = Alex went 0-for-4 last night and is 2-for-his-last-19 (.105), including an 0-for-11 skid he has 21 RBI in his last 36 games after having just 13 RBI in his first 64. = Gordon is batting.325/.421/.567 (51-for-157) lifetime vs. St. Louis with 10 home runs and 27 RBI in 42 games he s batting.285 lifetime in Interleague play. = He has 702 career runs, two more than Mike Sweeney for sixth in Royals history, and is just four home runs shy of Frank White (160) for fifth. = He ranks second in the American League this season with 12 hit-by-pitches and ranks 11th among active players with a club-record 87 HBP. = His seven outfield assists are tied for sixth in the AL, most recently throwing out Jose Iglesias at third base on July 26 his 81 career assists are the most in the Majors since 2010 he s committed just eight errors in 1,665 chances since 2012, tied for the fewest in the Majors with Nick Markakis (min. 1,400 TC). Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-4, run, HR, RBI This Stand: 4-for-21 (.190), 4 runs, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (4-9) = Eric hit a solo home run in the fourth last night, his 18th HR of the season and second in as many games, marking the 17th time he s homered in back-to-back games and second time in 2017 (also, June 10-11 in San Diego) he s batting.391/.429/.696 (18-for-46) with four HR and eight RBI in 11 Interleague games in 2017. = Hosmer s HR last night marked the 533rd RBI of his career, matching Joe Randa for ninth in Royals history and is 19 shy of John Mayberry (552) for eighth. = He snapped a three-game hitless drought in Game 2 on Sunday, his longest games played stretch without a hit since July 26-28, 2016 (164 games in between). = After batting.225 (20-for-89) in April, he s batting.339 (115-for-339) since May 1, fourth in the Majors trailing Altuve (.374), Correa (.351) and Blackmon (.344). = He was named Royals Player of the Month for July on Thursday he hit.379/.434/.592 (39-for-103) and ranked among the AL leaders with 39 hits (second), 22 runs (tied for second), a.434 OBP (fourth), 21 RBI (tied for fourth) and a.379 average (fifth) it s his 10th such honor, third most since the award s inception in 1995. = On July 26 at Detroit, he became the 13th player since 1913 to record five runs, five hits and six RBI in a game, and just the third to also have a steal. = He has 14 go-ahead RBI this season and 76 since the start of 2015, third most in the American League, trailing Albert Pujols (85) and Nelson Cruz (77). Whit Merrifield This Series: 1-for-4 This Stand: 6-for-21 (.286), 6 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB Hit Streak: 4 g (6-17) = Whit singled in the fifth last night, his sixth hit on the homestand he went 4-for-10 in Sunday s doubleheader, becoming the 12th Royal (16th time) homer in both games of a doubleheader, according to STATS, the first since Salvador Perez on May 21 at Minnesota and the first by a Royal at Kauffman Stadium since Dean Palmer on Sept. 11, 1998 vs. Seattle he has an extra-base hit in 14 of his last 18 home games, batting.360/.410/.720 (27-for-75) with 16 XBH and 12 RBI. = His HR in Game 1 on Sunday was his first of 15 career HR that came with a man on base he s hit seven HR in his last 29 games following a 31-game HR drought. = Of his 13 HR this season, 12 have come as a second baseman, more than any Royals 2B other than Frank White, who hit at least 17 HR each year from 1984-87. = Merrifield ranks tied for eighth in the AL with 18 stolen bases including six steals of third and ranks fifth in the Majors with a 90.0% success rate (18-for-20). = He s batting.327/.366/.577 (34-for-104) with 14 extra-base hits and 16 RBI in 24 games since the All-Star break his 33 hits trail only Jose Altuve in the AL. = He hit.330/.371/.583 (38-for-115) in July with 18 extra-base hits, matching Giancarlo Stanton for the Major League lead, and his nine steals trailed only Billy Hamilton for the Major League lead he joined Mike Trout (July 2012) as only AL players since 2001 with 18 XBH and nine steals in a calendar month. = He is one of seven players to have 175 hits, 80 runs, 40 doubles and 20 steals within his first 162 games, joining active players Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez. Brandon Moss This Series: 1-for-4, run, HR, RBI This Stand: 4-for-15 (.267), 3 runs, 3 HR, 5 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Moss hit a solo home run in the ninth inning last night, his 15th of the season and fifth in the last 10 home games, batting.353/.421/.882 (12-for-34) with 13 RBI. = He played in 179 games for St. Louis from July 31, 2015 through the end of last season and had 32 home runs in 545 at-bats as a Cardinal. = He hit.284/.377/.507 (19-for-67) with nine extra-base hits and 10 RBI in July after hitting just.156/.240/.178 (7-for-45) with one XBH and one RBI in June. = He ranks eighth among active left-handed batters with 117 HR since 2013, trailing C. Davis, Rizzo, Bruce, Harper, Cano, K. Seager and Votto. Mike Moustakas This Series: 2-for-4, run, HR, RBI This Stand: 7-for-18 (.389), 4 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 5 g (7-18) = Moose hit his 32nd home run of the season in the second last night, four shy of matching Steve Balboni (36 HR in 1985) for the Royals single-season record his 32 HR are tied for third in the Majors and are the most by a Royal since Jermaine Dye hit 33 HR in 2000 he has five HR in his last eight home games. = He s now homered vs. 15 of the 18 teams the Royals have faced this season, including his first HR vs. St. Louis since June 24, 2012 (12 games in between). = Moustakas is a lifetime.298 (106-for-356) hitter in Interleague play with 13 HR and 48 RBI in 97 games, including a.321/.361/.513 (25-for-78) line vs. St. Louis. = His club-record 25 HR before the break made him one of four AL third basemen to hit 25 HR before the break, joining M. Cabrera, A. Rodriguez and H. Killebrew. = He has homered in 13 different ballparks this season, including 14 of his 32 HR here at Kauffman Stadium, the most since Billy Butler hit 16 HR here in 2009.
This & That FS 1 TONIGHT--The Royals will not be on their normal TV home of FOX Sports Kansas City this evening, but instead this is a rare Tuesday night nationally televised contest on FS 1...Justin Kutcher and Tom Verducci are here on the call for the network...thursday s 6:15 series finale in St. Louis has been added at the marquee game on the MLB Network. HOME RUNS CONTINUE--All three runs in last night s loss came via the long ball with solo blasts provided by Mike Moustakas (32), Eric Hosmer (18) and Brandon Moss (15)...KC has hit eight roundtrippers in the last three games and has hit 42 in the last 30 contests...with 140 home runs through the first 111 games, the Royals are on a pace for 204 roundtrippers this year, which would demolish previous single-season record of 168 in 1987. STILL THE A.L. BEST SINCE JUNE--Despite dropping five of the last seven games, Kansas City s 35-24 record since June 1 is the second best mark in the Majors to the Dodgers 46-11 ledger...in that span, the Royals have gone 11-4 with three splits in the 18 series played...since the start of the 2014 season, Kansas City and Baltimore are tied for the most wins in the American League with 322. INTERLEAGUE DROUGHT--For the first time since August, 2013, the Royals have lost four straight games against National League competition...kansas City dropped the final three affairs prior to the All-Star break in Dodger Stadium, then resumed Interleague play last night with an 11-3 loss to the Cardinals...KC is now 5-6 vs. the Senior Circuit this year with nine remaining...the Redbirds are only the second N.L. club to visit Kauffman Stadium this season, as KC split a 2-game visit from San Francisco way back in the first homestand of 2017...after tonight there are still two N.L. West clubs ticketed for a visit with Colorado coming to town on August 22-24 and the Arizona Diamondbacks closing out the regular season on September 29-October 1. MOOSE CLOSING IN--One of the most talked about records in franchise history is Steve Balboni s 36 home runs in 1985, which still stands today as the most in franchise history...if Mike Moustakas has anything to say about it, that record will fall in 2017...Moose clubbed his 32nd home run of the year last night, second in as many days, to pull to within four of the coveted mark...moustakas enters play tonight on a pace for 47 blasts, which would shatter Balboni s 32-year mark...moose s 32 home runs are the most by a Royal since Jermaine Dye finished the 2000 season with 33...Moustakas is now second in the A.L. home run chase behind the Yankees Aaron Judge (35). HOME & ROAD WORK--With last night s loss, Kansas City is 7-3 in its last 10 home games and enters tonight with a 32-26 record in The K...as for road work, after a rocky 2-11 start to road action this year, the Royals have played at a.575 clip (23-17) away from The K since May 8, the second best road record in the Majors in that span (Houston 29-10). THE BEST IN LEATHER--The Royals were guilty of a pair of errors last night giving them six in the last 16 games while they continue to pace Major League baseball with only 45 errors on the year...miami is next in the Majors with 48, while the Twins and Angels have the second fewest in the American League with 56...the Royals are currently on a pace to shatter the franchise record for fewest errors in a season, with the 162-game club mark of 85 set in 2013...the 1981 and 1994 squads had lower error totals of 72 and 80, respectively, but each were recorded in strike-shortened seasons...at the current pace this year, KC would commit just 66 errors. HOZ GOES BIG FLY--Eric Hosmer has homered in consecutive games and gone 4-for-9 with four runs and four RBI in the his last two...hoz entered play on April 23 with a.185 average, but has upped that 131 points to his present.315 mark by hitting.339 (123-for-363) in the 94 games while the club has posted a 50-44 record. MOYLO STREAK HALTED--Reliever Peter Moylan left a runner aboard when he departed in the eighth inning last night and that runner eventually crossed the plate for the first earned runs charged to him since June 25 vs. Toronto...in that span, he has now allowed one earned run in 16.2 innings for a 0.54 ERA, while holding opposing hitters to a collective.105 mark (6-for-57)...the inventor of the Sledge-iatto has inherited more runners than any reliever in the Majors (47). DUPE S #1--KC replay specialist Bill Duplissea requested a second look at the Terrance Gore caught stealing in the ninth inning on July 29 night in Fenway Park and after a lengthy delay it was determined there wasn t enough evidence to overturn the call...duper is now 16-for-22 for a 73% success rate, the only Major League replay reviewer with a percentage above 70%...Bill closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good on 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). STILL GOING--Kansas City s energizer bunny, Alcides Escobar, has made a club-record 282 consecutive starts at shortstop dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to the Elias Sports Bureau...the last MLB team to have the same starting SS in that many consecutive games was the Orioles, who had Miguel Tejada as their starting shortstop in 284 games from April 4, 2004 through August 20, 2005...should Esky get to 285, he will have the longest such streak since Cal Ripken started 2,216 consecutive games at SS for the Orioles from 1982 to 1996. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he enters tonight two games over.500 with a 606-604 record with Kansas City, which is a big accomplishment considering he had a 198-253 mark in his first two+ seasons in charge, but is since 408-351 (.538)...his win total has shattered 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 (2,169) and wins (1,063)...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), the last two times the home field advantage was determined by the All-Star outcome...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). vs. Cardinals (2017) vs. Cardinals (career) At Home (career) Wacha (career) Leake (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 Butera.000 3 0 0 0 Cabrera.250 4 1 0 0 Cain.500 4 2 0 0 Cuthbert Escobar.000 4 0 0 0 Gallagher Gordon.000 4 0 0 0 Hosmer.250 4 1 1 1 Merrifield.250 4 1 0 0 Moss.250 4 1 1 1 Moustakas.500 4 2 1 1 Interleague Hitting (Career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI Bonifacio.280 25 7 1 6 Butera.232 95 22 2 8 Cabrera.264 777 205 12 83 Cain.281 285 80 7 35 Cuthbert.228 57 13 1 4 Escobar.291 553 161 5 50 Gallagher Gordon.285 583 166 23 73 Hosmer.267 431 115 10 58 Merrifield.244 82 20 1 10 Moss.229 353 81 19 54 Moustakas.298 356 106 13 48.100 10 1 0 0.212 104 22 1 8.284 74 21 0 5.143 14 2 0 2.257 191 49 1 16.325 157 51 10 27.205 117 24 1 9.190 21 4 0 1.277 94 26 2 13.321 78 25 4 10.245 151 37 6 10.204 511 104 3 35.286 2965 847 60 393.298 1276 380 25 164.278 316 88 5 44.264 2242 591 18 202.333 3 1 0 0.261 2439 637 77 322.279 1849 515 56 274.296 372 110 11 53.232 1467 341 66 210.257 1363 350 50 182 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Trevor Cahill 2 14 7.0 1-1 0 Danny Duffy 18 71 3.9 8-10 11 Luke Farrell 1 11 11.0 1-0 0 Jason Hammel 22 77 3.5 7-15 11 Jakob Junis 7 40 5.7 5-2 3 Nate Karns 8 31 3.9 4-4 3 Ian Kennedy 21 96 4.6 10-11 9 Eric Skoglund 3 4 1.3 1-2 1 Matt Strahm 3 13 4.3 1-2 0 Jason Vargas 21 97 4.6 15-6 13 Travis Wood 3 14 4.7 2-1 0 Chris Young 2 16 8.0 2-0 0 Totals 111 484 4.4 57-54 51.000 2 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 1.333 12 4 0 0.333 3 1 0 2.273 11 3 0 0.125 8 1 0 0.333 12 4 0 1.000 4 0 0 0.333 3 1 0 0.143 7 1 0 0.000 2 0 0 0.333 9 3 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.333 3 1 0 0.333 3 1 0 0.000 2 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.375 8 3 1 3 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Cahill - - 1-1 1-1 Duffy 3-3 - 5-7 8-10 Farrell - - 1-0 1-0 Hammel 3-4 - 4-11 7-15 Junis 0-1 1-0 4-1 5-2 Karns 1-1 - 3-3 4-4 Kennedy 4-4 - 6-7 10-11 Skoglund 0-1 - 1-1 1-2 Strahm - - 1-2 1-2 Vargas - - 15-6 15-6 Wood 1-0 - 1-1 2-1 Young 1-0 - 1-0 2-0 Total 13-14 1-0 43-40 57-54 Catcher Breakdown Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Starts 27 1 83 111 CS/ATT 1/18 0/1 11/48 12/67 Pct. 5.6 0.0 22.9 17.9 ERA 4.80 0.91 4.05 4.22 ER/IP 146/274.0 1/10.0 319/709.2 466/993.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 2 (7/20 vs. DET) Pickoff & CS: 8 (Last: 7/23 vs. CWS)
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 14 4 10 6 8 8 6 - - 6 3 5-4 10 2 1-1 7-7 7/24/17 @ DET J. Verlander 36 Butera 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - 2 - - 1-1 1 - - - 2-0 5/14/17 BAL M. Givens 65 Cabrera 14 6 8 9 5 8 1 5-5 5 4 2 7 5 2 - - 7 7-7 8/6/17 SEA-2 E. Ramirez 6 Cain 12 3 9 3 9 8 2 1 1 4 3 5 1 2 8 2 1-1 8-2 7/29/17 @ BOS E. Rodriguez 34 Cuthbert 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU D. Keuchel 84 Escobar 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 - - 2-1 1 1 2 1 - - - 2-1 7/14/17 TEX M. Perez 84 Gallagher - - - 3 Gordon 5-5 2 3 4-1 - 2 1 2 - - - - 2-3 5-0 7/3/17 @ SEA A. Moore 93 Hosmer 18 4 14 12 6 7 9 1 1 8 3 7 1 6 5 3 3 3 4 12-6 8/7/17 STL C. Martinez 2 Merrifield 13 5 8 9 4 12 1 - - 6 3 4 2 6 8 3 - - 2 7-5 8/6/17 SEA-2 E. Ramirez 7 Moss 15 2 13 10 5 12 2 1-5 5 5 3 4 - - 3 4 8 9-4 8/7/17 STL C. Martinez 0 Moustakas 32 7 25 14 18 22 6 4-15 11 6 5 10 2-1 6 23 22-8 8/7/17 STL C. Martinez 3 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Eric Hosmer (7/26/17 @ Detroit, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 125; 3 in 2017 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Brandon Moss (8/3/17 vs. Seattle, two-run off Yovani Gallardo; solo off Emilio Pagan) - 8 times in 2017 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas (7/24/17 at Detroit, 12th inning off Drew VerHagen) - 8 times in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio, Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio, Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) - thrice in 2017 Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (7/25/17 @ Detroit) - Franchise total: 93 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mike Moustakas (6/6/17 vs. Houston, ninth inning, Ken Giles pitching) - Franchise total: 68 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Mike Napoli, Texas (7/14/17 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Mike Minor, 7th 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: Andrew Benintendi and Xander Bogaerts, Boston (6/21/17 @ Kauffman Stadium, Ian Kennedy pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Cameron Maybin (6/17/17 @ Angel Stadium, Jakob Junis pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mitch Moreland, Texas (7/30/16 @ Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (7/5/16 @ Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (9/5/16 @ Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2017 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Bonifacio 21 1 - - - 22 6 2 - - - 8 3 8 9 4 - - 1 g 9 g (7/4-18) 5 - Butera 3 2 - - - 5 4 - - - - 4 1-4 - - - 0 g 3 g (5/8-14) - - Cabrera 25 7 3 - - 35 9 2 3 1-15 6 11 19 4 - - 3 g 8 g (6/12-20) 10 - Cain 20 10 - - - 30 2 3-1 - 6 3 10 12 8 - - 5 g 7 g (6/13-19) 16 - Cuthbert 4 - - - - 4 2 1 - - - 3 1 1 8 - - - 0 g 3 g (5/11-19) - - Escobar 21 5 - - - 26 7 2 - - - 9 3 6 14 1 - - 0 g 9 g (6/18-28) 10 1 Gallagher - - - 1 g - - - Gordon 8 2 - - - 10 4 3 - - - 7 4 6 12 1 - - 0 g 5 g (5/16-24) 7 1 Hosmer 30 8-1 - 39 10 3 - - 1 14 2 13 22 8 1 1 2 g 16 g (6/24-7/14) 12 1 Merrifield 23 4 1 - - 28 8 3 - - - 11 6 12 20 5 1 1 4 g 19 g (5/13-6/4) 15 4 Moss 6 3 - - - 9 3 2 1 - - 6 5 5 11 1 - - 1 g 5 g (2x) 3 - Moustakas 19 4 1 - - 24 10 5 2 - - 17 10 15 23 9 1-5 g 11 g (4/12-25) 6 1 The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 @ Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and @ Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 2016 @ Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 @ Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 30, 2017 vs. Detroit, 1-0 Skoglund (6.1), Moylan (0.2), Minor (1.0), Herrera (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit (5-for-6) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit (7th, 1B, HR) Royals Five-RBI Game: Lorenzo Cain, June 10, 2017 @ San Diego Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, July 26, 2017 at Comerica Park; 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 9, 2017 @ LA Dodgers Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), July 2, 2017 vs. Minnesota 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: July 23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox (5-4 in 9 innings) (7 times in 2017) Royals Bat Around: August 6, 2017 vs. Seattle-2 (7th inning, 4 runs) (13 times in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 21-23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, 2017 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 31-August 2, 2017 @ Baltimore 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 Disabled List (3) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Nate Karns 60-day right extensor strain/nerve irritation May 24 (retro to May 21) July 20 66 38-28 OF-Paulo Orlando 60-day left tibia fracture June 1 July 31 59 35-24 C-Salvador Perez 10-day right intercostal strain August 6 (retro to August 5) August 15 3 1-2 Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 8/7/17 vs. STL Pitchers 11 7/26/17 @ DET Bonifacio 24 7/1/17 vs. MIN-2 Butera 0 8/7/17 vs. STL Cabrera 29 6/30/17 vs. TEX Cain 7 7/30/17 @ BOS Cuthbert 0 6/25/17 vs. TOR Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Escobar 0 8/7/17 vs. STL Gallagher 2 - Gordon 42 6/15/17 @ LAA Hosmer 24 7/14/17 vs. TEX Merrifield 16 7/21/17 vs. CWS Moss 32 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 4 8/3/17 vs. SEA