Royals vs. Twins The Royals are out to avenge a season-opening 3-game sweep at the hands of the Twins in Target Field, getting outscored by a 21-5 margin...despite this mini-slide, Kansas City has gone 53-30 vs. the Twins since the start of the 13 season... KC trails the all-time work by a 368-387 margin, but possesses a 196-182 advantage in Kansas City, including a 177-165 mark in Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/3 @ Min L, 1-7 Santana Strahm 39,615 4/5 @ Min L, 1-9 Santiago Kennedy 15,171 4/6 @ Min L, 3-5 Rogers Minor 16,078 4/28 KC 4/29 KC 4/30 KC Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Minnesota Twins (10-11) @ Kansas City Royals (7-14) Kauffman Stadium - Friday, April 28, 2017 Game #22 - Home Game #9 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, April 29 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Phil Hughes (3-1, 4.71) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (0-2, 5.30), 6:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, April 30 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Ervin Santana (4-0, 0.77) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (3-1, 1.40), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight is also being televised in High Definition on FSKC with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler on the call...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. BACK HOME AFTER ROAD BROOMING--If Mother Nature cooperates, the Royals will be thrilled to return to Kauffman Stadium for a 10-game stay after one of the rougher road swings in team annals...kc s last effort was a 5-2 loss in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon to closeout an 0-7 journey through Arlington (0-4) and Chi-Town (0-3)...Wednesday s loss saw the Sox take a 2-0 lead in the first, but the Royals battled back to tie the game a 2-2 entering the home half of the sixth, but a 2-run homer by Avisail Garcia broke the deadlock and sent Kansas City to its seventh straight defeat...nate Karns absorbed the loss (0-2) allowing four runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings...it marked KC s first winless trip of at least seven games since April 11-19, 2006, when the club dropped all nine games of a tour through Yankee Stadium, Tampa Bay and Chicago...this is the first time the Royals have been seven games under the.500 mark since August 5, 2016, when the club was 51-58, but then proceeded to win 18 of its next 22. HOMESTAND COMMENCES--Tonight kicks off what is hoped to be a 10-game homestand, though the weather forecast is anything but promising for the next 72 hours...tonight also starts a stretch in which Kansas City will play 16 of its next 20 games here in Kauffman Stadium as the club attempts to dig out of the hole created by the just completed 0-7 road trip...things were a tad better during the initial homestand, though KC dropped the first two games to Oakland, but then rebounded to win five of the last six for a 5-3 opening stay... this stand features a weekend set against the Twins, followed by a 4-game visit from the White Sox starting on Monday, then a week from tonight the Royals will open a 3-game series against the newest American League champions from Cleveland...once the series with the Tribe concludes, Kansas City will make a 4-game jaunt to St. Pete on May 8-11, then return for three against the Orioles and three vs. the Yankees to closeout this stretch. RUNS STILL TOUGH TO COME BY--The Royals were held to two runs in Wednesday s loss marking the ninth time in the last 10 games that Kansas City has been limited to two or fewer runs in a game...kc had gone eight straight contests of two or less before plating three in Tuesday s loss in Chicago...the Royals have scored a Major League low 54 runs through the first 21 games, a 2.6 per game average and 17 runs fewer than the 29th offense in baseball which resides in Pittsburgh with 71 runs...the biggest issue has been the work with runners in scoring position, with KC going 1-for-10 in Wednesday s loss and falling to a.157 mark (20-for-127) on the year, which is also last in the Majors...the Royals were 5-for-33 (.152) in RISP situations on the trip. BOBBLEHEAD WEEKEND--The bobblehead craze hits The K this weekend as tonight and tomorrow will feature a pair of Royals figurines...tonight is the one-ofa-kind Rusty Kuntz bobblehead, in which the KC first base coach is represented with a bobblehead that features real hair, as well as a talking feature...tomorrow night is the first in the Memorable Moments Series of bobbleheads throughout 2017, with Kelvin Herrera s performance in the 2015 World Series the first to be highlighted. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing righthander compiled a 38-31 during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Kyle Gibson (0-3, 9.00) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (0-2, 2.08) 2017 2016 Career 2017 2016 Career Kyle Gibson vs. Royals 0-0 0-1 5-4 Major League Record 0-3 (9.00 ERA) 6-11 32-41 Ian Kennedy vs. Twins 0-1 3-0 4-2 Major League Record 0-2 (2.08 ERA) 11-11 86-81 IAN KENNEDY makes his fifth start of the season, the 242nd of his career and ninth of his career against the Twins he s in the second season of a five-year deal he signed on January 29, 2016 he was originally signed by the Yankees in the first round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. STRONG IN SEVEN--Ian didn t factor into the decision in Kansas City s 2-1 Ian s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT loss at Texas last Saturday, despite holding the Rangers to just one run on four hits and 4/5 at Minnesota L, 1-9 5.0 3 3 3 0 5 5 95-55 1-3 three walks in 7.0 innings, with three strikeouts the lone run was a Mike Napoli s solo 4/9 Oakland L, 0-2 6.0 6 2 2 1 2 4 99-61 0-2 4/16 LA Angels ND, 1-0 8.0 2 0 0 0 2 10 111-67 0-0 homer to open the second inning, before Kennedy retired nine of the next 10 batters 4/22 at Texas ND, 1-2 7.0 4 1 1 1 3 3 95-60 1-1 until Carlos Gonzalez s leadoff single in the sixth three of the seven runners he 2017 Totals 0-2 2.08 26.0 15 6 6 2 12 22 400-243 60.8% Career Totals 86-81 3.91 1456.1 1351 679 632 188 490 1346 - - allowed reached to leadoff an inning, but he held Texas to 0-for-4 in RISP situations he remains winless in four starts this season despite a 2.08 ERA (6 ER in 26.0 IP) and.169 opponents average (15-for-89) that ranks fifth in the Majors. AMONG THE ELITE--Kennedy owns a 2.52 ERA (30 ER in 107.1 IP) over his last 17 starts dating back to July 30, 2016, the second-best ERA in the American League (min. 15 starts) during that stretch, trailing only Ervin Santana (2.03) he won five of six starts from Aug 15-Sept. 11 of last season but hasn t won since, going 0-4 over his last eight starts, despite a 3.04 ERA (17 ER in 50.1 IP) during that eight-start stretch, the Royals have provided him just 13 runs of support. LACK OF SUPPORT--The Royals have scored just two runs in 26.0 innings with Kennedy on the mound this season, equating to a Major League low 0.69 run support average among qualified pitchers who have yet to earn a win this season, Kennedy s 2.08 ERA is the lowest. WORTH THE RISP--Kennedy has continued his success with runners in scoring position, allowing just two hits in 13 at-bats, and none since his first start last season, his.192 average (23-for-120) with RISP ranked fourth in the American League and was sixth best in Royals history (min 125 batters faced), and the lowest since David Cone (.150) in 1994 over his last 17 starts (since last July 30), opponents are batting.147 (10-for-68) in scoring situations with just two extrabase hits he hasn t allowed a homer with RISP since July 31, 2015 (Christian Yelich), marking a streak of 205 homerless at-bats with RISP. STARTING SOMETHING--Ian matched a career high with 33 starts in 2016, his seventh consecutive season with at least 30 starts he s one of just five active pitchers to make at least 30 starts in seven straight seasons (2010-16), joining James Shields, Max Scherzer, Jon Lester and Cole Hamels his 230 starts (including tonight) since 2010 are tied for the third most in the Majors, trailing Shields (236) and Scherzer (233 including tonight). STRIKEOUT STORY--Kennedy has recorded at least one strikeout in all 243 career outings, the second-longest active streak in the Majors to begin a career, trailing David Price (253), who has yet to pitch in 2017 last season, Ian recorded an 8.46 strikeouts-per-nine rate, the seventh-best mark in franchise history. VS. TWINS--Ian is 4-2 with a 3.78 ERA (20 ER in 47.2 IP) in eight career starts vs. Minnesota, including 3-0 with a 2.86 ERA (9 ER in 28.1 IP) in five starts in 2016, becoming the first Royal to go 3-0 against the Twins (min. five starts) since Paul Splittorff in 1977 he took the loss on April 5 in Minneapolis, his first since 2014. AT HOME--Kennedy is 4-5 in 16 starts at The K as a Royal, despite a solid 3.12 ERA (35 ER in 101.0 IP)...included was his last start at home in which he held the Angels scoreless over 8.0 innings with 10 K s to mark his 13th career double-digit strikeout game he is winless in his last six starts here. Kennedy vs. Twins Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Byron Buxton.143 7 1 0 0 Jason Castro.200 5 1 0 1 Ian s Last Win: Brian Dozier.235 17 4 2 4 September 11, 2016 at Chicago White Sox (6.0 IP, 2-0 over Chris Sale) Eduardo Escobar.438 16 7 1 3 Ian s Last Loss: Chris Gimenez.200 5 1 1 2 April 10, 2017 vs. Oakland (6.0 IP, 0-2 to Jharel Cotton) Robbie Grossman.333 6 2 0 1 Ian s Strikeout High: Max Kepler.167 6 1 0 1 12 (5x), last: September 2, 2015 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Joe Mauer.176 17 3 1 1 Ian s Last Complete Game: Jorge Polanco.000 2 0 0 0 June 17, 2012 at Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) - Second Career Eddie Rosario.500 10 5 0 1 Miguel Sano.000 9 0 0 0 Ian s Only Shutout: Danny Santana.000 7 0 0 0 April 25, 2011 vs. Philadelphia (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Cliff Lee) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2017
Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Jason Hammel = Jason looks to get back on track tomorrow, making his fifth start of the year...he s 0-2 with a 5.30 ERA through his first four starts as a Royal. = He suffered his second loss last Sunday in Arlington, working just 3.0 innings plus four batters in a 5-2 setback...he allowed two singles and a walk the first trip through the batting order, while he was charged with three runs after allowing two hits, two walks and a pair of hit batsmen the second trip through. = He ll be looking to avoid his first winless April since 2010 with the Orioles...since 2011, his 19 wins in the month of April are the most in the Major Leagues. = Hammel has not allowed a first-inning run in his four starts, one of 23 AL hurlers to record scoreless opening frames in four starts or more...however, the veteran righty has a 6.75 ERA (11 ER in 14.2 IP) after the first...last season, he had a 5.70 ERA in the first inning and a 3.42 ERA after that. = The 34-year-old is 2-1 with a 3.98 ERA all-time vs. Minnesota...that includes a no-decision in an April 6 meeting at Target Field, a 5-3 Royals loss. = Jason is also looking for his first Kauffman Stadium victory...last season, he was a 10-2 with a 2.42 ERA and a.191 opponents average at Wrigley Field. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 21 5-8 - - 3.10 124.2 108 44 43 11 43 105.236 Relievers 21 2-6 3 6 5.83 63.1 61 43 41 7 38 50.254 Totals 21 7-14 3 6 4.02 188.0 169 87 84 18 81 155.242 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 43/65 (66.2%) Saves/Save Opp: 3/6 (50.0%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 35/10 (28.6%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/1 2017 Strikeout High: 3, April 18 vs. SF April 25 at CWS 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 = Scott recorded 1.1 scoreless innings Tuesday in Chicago, stranding an inherited runner in relief of Danny Duffy with two outs in the fifth. = Owns a 1.20 ERA (2 ER in 15.0 IP) over his last 13 outings dating back to August 31 of last year, including 11 scoreless outings. = Alexander was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last season pitched for the Royals in parts of the last three seasons, posting a 3.26 ERA in 24 outings. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/8 Saves/Save Opp: 3/4 (75.0%) Last Save: April 19 vs. SF (20th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (5x) last: April 24 at CWS April 24 at CWS 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Kelvin worked around a leadoff walk to record a scoreless eighth inning on Monday at Guaranteed Rate Field, his first appearance in five days. = Herrera has retired 17 of his last 19 batters faced and hasn t allowed a hit since Jed Lowrie s double on April 13. = He earned his second consecutive All-Star selection in 2016, making a team-high 72 appearances with career highs in saves (12) and strikeouts (86). Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2017 Strikeout High: 2 (2x) last: April 23 at TEX April 26 at CWS 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Mike collected the final out in the seventh inning Wednesday in Chicago, getting Melky Cabrera to line out to third...it was his only appearance of the series. = He s had three-straight scoreless outings, including a 3.0-inning performance on April 20 at Texas, the longest relief appearance of his career. = Made his Royals debut on Opening Day, his first Major League appearance since Sept. 20, 2014 with Atlanta is in his second season with the Royals organization he didn t pitch in the Majors in 2016, but made 10 outings between Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA) on two separate rehab assignments. = Spent his first five big league seasons with the Atlanta Braves (2010-14), predominantly working as a starter set a career high with 13 victories in 2013. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/12 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: 9/1 (11.1%) 2017 Strikeout High: 2, April 7 at HOU April 26 at CWS 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 = Peter allowed another run in his 0.2 of an inning on Wednesday in Chicago, surrendering a solo shot to Leury Garcia and allowing an infield hit to Tim Anderson...he set career highs Monday, being charged with five runs on five hits to snap his streak of 10-straight scoreless appearances to open the year. = He remains unbeaten in his last 110 appearances, the longest active streak among pitchers currently on a Major League roster his last loss came on September 7, 2011 at Philadelphia (with Atlanta) he also had a streak of 104 outings without a loss from 2009-10. = Moylan has stranded eight of nine inherited runners his only inherited runner to score came last Saturday in Texas on Elvis Andrus walk-off RBI single. = He has made an American League high 43 appearances since July 25, 2016 he had allowed just six earned runs in his previous 29.2 IP (1.82 ERA) during that stretch before Monday, when he yielded five earned runs in 0.1 inning. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (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, April 15 vs. LAA April 26 at CWS 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Joakim continued to roll, recording his ninth-straight scoreless outing Wednesday in Chicago, setting the side down in order...he s one of four Major League relievers to work 10.0 scoreless innings or more to start the year...needs five appearances to tie Mark Gubicza (382) for fourth on KC s all-time list. = His four strikeouts on April 15 vs. the Angels were the most by a Royals reliever this season and his 38 pitches were the sixth-highest total of his career. = He s in his 10th Major League season, including seven with the Royals (2007-11, 2016-17) third in club history in saves (161) and relief appearances (377). Matt Strahm (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/1 2017 Strikeout High: 1, April 24 at CWS April 24 at CWS 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Matt recorded his second straight scoreless outing Monday since his recall on April 21, allowing a leadoff single in the seventh inning before inducing a double play and an inning-ending strikeout, his first of the season he recorded 30 strikeouts in 22.0 innings with the Royals last season. = Strahm was recalled from Omaha (AAA) prior on April 21, 10 days after he was optioned recorded four scoreless outings (5.0 IP) with the Storm Chasers, allowing just two hits and no walks, with seven strikeouts yielded seven runs on four hits and six walks in his first three outings (1.1 IP) with the Royals. = Had the longest scoreless streak by a Royal in 2016, going 16.1 consecutive scoreless innings from August 2 to September 10. Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Oct. 4, 2015 at MIL (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/4 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (5x) last: April 24 at CWS April 24 at CWS 0.2 2 3 3 2 1 = Travis retired just two of the six batters he faced in Chicago s eight-run sixth inning Monday, relieving Peter Moylan with one out and a runner on third he s been charged with a run in six of his nine outings, including multiple runs four times...surrendered multiple runs just five times last season. = Wood has inherited 11 base runners, tied for third most in the American League, and had stranded his previous seven before allowing one to score on Monday. = Lost back-to-back outings on April 20-22, snapping a streak of 105 consecutive outings without a loss, which was tied for the longest active streak in the Majors. = 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. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Aug. 14, 2016 at MIN (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/2 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (5x), last April 25 at CWS April 25 at CWS 2.0 4 4 2 2 1 = Chris allowed four runs two earned in two innings Tuesday in Chicago the two unearned runs scored in the seventh on an Omar Narvaez single that followed an error by Mike Moustakas the earned runs scored on a pair of RBI doubles in the eighth. = Young has allowed seven runs (five earned) in his last four outings (5.1 IP) after recording consecutive scoreless appearances (2.1 IP) to start the season. = His career.230 opponents average is second best among active pitchers (min. 1200.0 IP), trailing only Clayton Kershaw (.205). Alexander - - Duffy 0-0 0 1.50 1 6.0 3 1 Hammel 0-0 0 5.40 1 5.0 6 3 Herrera - - Karns 0-0 0 54.00 1 0.2 2 4 Kennedy 0-1 0 5.40 1 5.0 3 3 Minor 0-1 0 6.00 3 3.0 4 2 Moylan 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.0 0 0 Soria 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Strahm 0-1 0 81.00 2 0.2 3 6 Vargas - - Wood 0-0 0 27.00 2 0.2 2 2 Young 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 2 0 Royals vs. Twins 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 0-0 0 1.80 4 5.0 7 1 5-1 0 2.49 17 83.0 76 23 2-1 0 3.98 8 43.0 33 19 1-1 2 2.08 37 34.2 26 8 0-0 0 17.55 3 6.2 11 13 4-2 0 3.78 8 47.2 43 20 0-0 0 6.00 3 3.0 4 2 1-0 0 2.25 11 8.0 5 2 3-5 23 2.88 51 56.1 43 18 0-1 0 11.57 6 4.2 5 6 6-4 0 3.75 17 93.2 109 39 0-0 0 7.94 3 5.2 8 5 2-3 1 2.27 15 63.1 46 16
Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio CWS Series: 3-for-10, RBI, BB Last Trip: 5-for-17 (.294), run, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-7) = Jorge went 2-for-4 on Wednesday in Chicago and is 5-for-his-last-14 (.357) since going 0-for-3 in his Major League debut on April 21. = Bonifacio started in center field and batted third in the Royals lineup on Sunday in Texas, his second career start he went 2-for-4 with his first career home run in the third inning, becoming the sixth Royal ever to homer within his first two Major League games and first since Mike Moustakas in 2011. = Hit.314/.386/.608 (16-for-51) with seven extra-base hits and a team-high 12 RBI in 13 games at Triple-A Omaha before his recall on April 21. = Named Storm Chasers Player of the Year by the Omaha media in 2016, batting.277 with 19 HR and 86 RBI, leading the team in runs (82), hits (137), triples (six), homers, RBI, total bases (228) and walks (51), earning a selection to the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. = He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013), are the third set of brothers to play for the Royals, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Peña. Drew Butera CWS Series: def. replacement Last Trip: 3-for-9 (.333) run, 2B Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Drew last played on Monday at Chicago, entering as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning he last started on Sunday at Texas, going 0-for-3. = Butera made his Major League debut with Minnesota in 2010 and played in parts of four seasons with the Twins from 2010-13 he s a career.313/.371/.500 (10-for-32) hitter vs. his former team with two homers and five RBI in 15 games, marking his highest batting average vs. any opponent (min. 15 at-bats). = He s 6-for-8 (.750) lifetime vs. tonight s opposing starter, Kyle Gibson, with a home run and two RBI. = Played in four games at the World Baseball Classic for Team Italy, going 4-for-14 (.286) with two homers and four runs scored. = Set career highs in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480) in 2016 made 34 starts behind the plate last season, reaching base in 26 of those games hit.275 (30-for-109) as a starter and.357 (5-for-14) off the bench. Lorenzo Cain CWS Series: 0-for-12, run, BB, HBP Last Trip: 3-for-23 (.130), run, 2B, RBI, 3 BB, HBP, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-13) = Lorenzo hit just.130 (3-for-23) on the last road trip and is 0-for-his-last-13 after hitting.347/.467/.408 (17-for-49) in his first 14 games prior to the trip. = Cain has reached safely at least one in 17 of 20 games and has reached safely at least twice 14 times his.402 on-base percentage ranks eighth in the AL. = He ranks tied for fourth in the AL with 14 walks in just 87 plate appearances, after walking just 31 times in 434 plate appearances last season. = He s a.317/.390/.452 (80-for-252) career hitter vs. Minnesota, including.356/.437/.508 (42-for-118) in 32 games since the start of 2015. = Ranks tied for third in the AL with six stolen bases and is 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts in his last 26 games dating back to last season. = Ranks third in the AL with a.448 average (13-for-29) at home this season he s batting.357/.396/.517 (51-for-143) with 24 RBI in his last 36 home games. Christian Colón CWS Series: 1-for-4 Last Trip: 1-for-7 (.143) Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Christian last played on Tuesday in Chicago, going 1-for-4 with a seventh-inning single to snap an 0-for-9 skid to begin the season. = He s a career.312 hitter (54-for-173) vs. AL Central teams, the highest average within the divison among current Royals since 2014 (min. 150 at-bats). = Appeared in 54 contests last season, making 29 starts at second base and 10 at third hit his first Major League home run on Sept. 15 of last season, a threerun homer off Oakland s Dillon Overton in his 293rd career at-bat hit.290 (18-for-62) with nine of his 13 RBI in the seventh inning or later last season. = Colón has a career.394 on-base percentage when leading off an inning, which ranks fourth among AL hitters since the start of 2014 (min. 60 plate appearances). Cheslor Cuthbert CWS Series: 1-for-5 Last Trip: 2-for-12 (.167), BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Cheslor went 1-for-4 on Wednesday in Chicago with his first hit since April 21 at Texas he s batting just.138 (4-for-29) this season. = Won the American League rookie batting title last season, hitting.274 (130-for-475) also led AL rookies in doubles (28), tied for the lead in multi-hit games (33) and ranked second in hits (130) his 12 HR were third most by a Royals rookie third baseman, two shy of Kevin Seitzer (1987) and Alex Gordon (2007). = His 123 starts at third base last season were fourth most by a Royals rookie, behind Seitzer (139 in 1987), Gordon (129 in 2007) and George Brett (128 in 1974). Alcides Escobar CWS Series: 1-for-11, 2 runs, RBI Last Trip: 2-for-25 (.080), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Esky went 1-for-4 with an RBI groundout on Wednesday in Chicago, snapping an 0-for-20 skid with his fifth-inning single. = He hit.288 (23-for-80) vs. Minnesota in 2016 with eight multi-hit efforts in 19 games he s 12-for-34 (.353) lifetime vs. Kyle Gibson. = Alcides enters today with 192 consecutive starts dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias. = Has played in 964 games since joining the Royals prior to the 2011 season, third most in the Majors behind Robinson Cano (977) and Adrian Gonzalez (969). = Appeared in seven games for Team Venezuela during the World Baseball Classic, batting.375 (9-for-24) with two doubles and four RBI. = Led the American League with 10 sacrifices last season his 65 sacrifices since the start of 2011 are second most in the Majors, behind Elvis Andrus (70). Alex Gordon CWS Series: 3-for-9, run, RBI, 2 BB Last Trip: 4-for-24 (.167), 2 runs, RBI, 3 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (3-9) = Alex reached twice and scored Wednesday in Chicago he s reached five times in 14 plate appearances (.357 OBP) since dropping from the leadoff spot Sunday. = He s a career.293/.368/.501 (175-for-597) hitter vs. Minnesota with 23 home runs and 73 RBI, his most vs. any opponent three of those HR came last year, when he hit.300/.373/.483 (18-for-60) vs. the Twins he s batting.323/.417/.484 (10-for-31) lifetime vs. Kyle Gibson with three extra-base hits and four RBI. = Gordon has 76 career outfield assists, which leads the Majors since 2010, including his most recent on Tuesday in Chicago, a 7-2 putout to save a run. = He recorded his 78th career hit-by-pitch April 21 at Texas, matching Mike Macfarlane for the Royals all-time record he ranks 15th among active players, one behind Ian Kinsler and Anthony Rizzo and 112 behind the active leader, Chase Utley (190), who has 56 more than anyone else. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, Gordon was charged with an error on May 13, 2016, snapping a streak of 188 consecutive games without one, dating back to August 2, 2014 he s been charged with just one error in 112 games (111 starts) since. Eric Hosmer CWS Series: 4-for-13, 3B Last Trip: 7-for-28 (.250), run, 3B, 2 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (4-9) = Eric went 3-for-4 on Wednesday in Chicago, his first three-hit game since May 31, 2016 vs. Tampa Bay (127 games in between) one of his three hits on Wednesday was a triple, his first since April 10, 2016 vs. Minnesota (173 games in between). = Hosmer has reached safely in 18 of 21 games this season, including a 15-game on-base streak from April 5-21. = He s batting.353 (6-for-17) over his last four games after batting.185 (12-for-65) through his first 17 games, raising his season average from.185 to.220. = Led Team USA to the 2017 World Baseball Classic championship, earning All-Tournament team honors, batting.385 (10-for-26) with four XBH and five RBI. = His 62 go-ahead RBI since 2015 are tied for fifth the Majors, trailing Nolan Arenado (70), Matt Kemp (67), Albert Pujols (67) and Bryce Harper (63) earned his second Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year award last season while leading American League first basemen with 154 starts also named All-Star Game MVP. Whit Merrifield CWS Series: 1-for-6, run, BB, HBP Last Trip: 4-for-18 (.222), run, 3B, RBI, BB, HBP, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) = Whit reached three times on Wednesday in Chicago, but didn t score he s made seven starts since his recall on April 18, including five at 2B and two in RF. = Merrifield has reached safely in all nine career games vs. Minnesota, batting.343/.425/.486 (12-for-35) hit.312/.348/.450 (59-for-189) vs. the AL Central in 2016. = He hit.412/.432/.794 (14-for-34) with three homers and nine RBI with Omaha (AAA) and led the Pacific Coast League in slugging pct. at the time of his recall. = Whit made his Major League debut last May and played in 81 games for the Royals, including starts at second base (55), left field (11), right field (three), third base (three) and first base (one), becoming the first Royal to start games at five different positions (none at DH) since Willie Bloomquist in 2010. Brandon Moss CWS Series: 1-for-7, run, HR, 2 RBI Last Trip: 2-for-18 (.111), run, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Brandon last played on Tuesday in Chicago, when he hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to snap an 0-for-10 skid two of his three homers have come in the ninth inning, including a go-ahead solo shot in Houston on April 9, his 22nd career HR in the ninth inning or later. = Moss has hit 105 home runs since the start of 2013, sixth most among left-handed batters and two behind Bryce Harper (107) for fifth. = He has six home runs and 20 RBI in 24 career games at Kauffman Stadium, including the 2014 Wild Card Game in which he had two HR and five RBI. = His 28 home runs in just 413 at-bats last season were the second-highest total of his career, behind his 30 with Oakland in 2013 averaged one homer every 14.75 at bats, which ranked third in the National League (min. 400 at bats) 53 percent of his hits last season went for extra bases (49 of 93). Mike Moustakas CWS Series: 3-for-13, 2 runs, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI Last Trip: 6-for-26 (.231), 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Mike went 0-for-5 on Wednesday, snapping an 11-game hitting streak in which he hit.295 (13-for-44) the streak matched the second longest of his career. = Moustakas ranks tied for first in the AL with seven home runs, including six solo shots only two Royals have homered more times through the team s first 21 games: Jermaine Dye (nine in 2000) and Mark Quinn (eight in 2001) he also had seven homers through 21 games last season. = Moose has an active 10-game hitting streak vs. Minnesota dating back to Sept. 9, 2015, in which he s batting.359/.419/.718 (14-for-39) with four home runs. = Moose has 25 home runs in his last 321 at-bats since August 20, 2015 his 12.84 AB/HR ratio during that time ranks second in the Majors (min. 300 at-bats). Salvador Perez CWS Series: 1-for-11, RBI, BB Last Trip: 1-for-20 (.050), RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Salvy went 1-for-20 (.050) on the road trip and missed two games due to a stiff neck he was batting.302/.321/.604 (16-for-53) in 14 games before the trip. = Batting.313 (105-for-336) lifetime vs. Minnesota with 12 HR and 50 RBI, including.355/.403/.629 (22-for-62) with 11 XBH and 13 RBI in 17 games in 2016. = He homered in four straight games from April 6-9, the longest streak by a Royal since Billy Butler in 2011 and one shy of Mike Sweeney s club record in 2002. = He s hit 92 career HR, including 89 as a catcher, four shy of Mike Macfarlane s club record his 46 HR as a catcher since 2015 are tied for the most in the Majors. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 550 games behind the plate since 2013, most in the Major Leagues.
This & That STARTERS HANGING ON TO TOP SPOT--Entering the start of the just completed road a week ago yesterday, the Royals were leading the Majors with a starting staff ERA of 1.91...unfortunately the last seven games took its toll on that number, with the starters allowing 23 earned runs in 30.1 innings, to jump the figure to 3.10, though it s still good for #1 in the Majors among starting staffs...the starters had allowed only 20 earned runs in the first 15 games of the season, spanning 94.1 innings...individually, Ian Kennedy has allowed a total of three runs in his last three starts, spanning 21.0 innings (1.29 ERA), however he remains winless on the year (0-2), while Jason Vargas had his season ERA rise to 1.40 after allowing three earned runs in Chicago on Monday night. SORIA ROLLING--Joakim Soria was summoned for an inning on Wednesday despite the 5-2 team deficit since he had not pitched since Saturday...the former closer is off to an impressive start in 2017, putting up a zero against the White Sox on Wednesday to give him nine-straight scoreless outings (10.0 innings) to open the year...in his 10.0 innings, he s scattered five hits, while collecting 12 strikeouts...his scoreless-innings stretch is his longest since working 10.1 frames without a run last August 5-28, during which the Royals pen had a franchise-best 41.1 shutout innings. THE BEST WITH LEATHER--The Royals continue to lead the Majors in fewest errors committed with five, one less than runner-up Miami...Kansas City committed just one miscue in its first 15 games, but has since been guilty of four in the last six contests, yet still top the league defensive charts...kc s.994 fielding percentage is a 2-point advantage over the Fish...the Royals are also tied for fourth in the Majors in double plays turned with 26. DUPER STILL SUPER--Kansas City s replay specialist, Bill Duplissea is 6-for-6 in challenges to open 2017...he nailed #6 a week ago tonight in the seventh inning at Texas when it was determined that Eric Hosmer did indeed get a tag on the wallet of Carlos Gomez trying to get back to first base after Alcides Escobar made an over-the-shoulder grab in short-center...dupe closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good of 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). ROAD WOES CONTINUE--The Royals are just 2-11 in their first 13 contests away from Kauffman Stadium this year, being swept in Minnesota to start the season, going 2-1 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, and then getting swept in four in Arlington prior to dropping all three in Chicago vs. the White Sox...Kansas City went 34-47 on the road a year ago, but finished strong by winning 15 of their final 24 contests away from home. TRAVEL MADE EASY--For the first time in team history the Royals are playing their first 31 games within the Central time zone...the stretch includes 18 games in The K and two road trips through Minneapolis, Houston, Arlington and Chicago totaling 13 contests...this streak will be halted with a 4-game stop at Tampa Bay on May 8-11, followed by nine more in the Central zone with six at home vs. the Orioles and Yankees, then three in Minnesota for a total of 40 of first 44 in the Central time zone. DUFF S STRIKEOUTS FOR BANDAGES--For every strikeout that he records in 2017, Danny Duffy will donate $500 to Noah s Bandage Project, a local foundation that provides fun bandages to kids and raises money for pediatric cancer research...through five starts, he s on the hook for $12,000 with 24 strikeouts to this point 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 556-564 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 (2,079) and wins (1,013)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.710 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff (1991-2002). YEAR #49 AT THE MIC--The 2007 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award, Denny Matthews was in the broadcast booth on April 8, 1969 when Joe Keough delivered a 12th inning single to give Kansas City a win in the first game in franchise history against Minnesota and the veteran announcer is back in the booth for his 49th season behind the microphone...ryan Lefebvre, who is once again working both the TV and radio side this year, is in his 19th season with the Royals...Steve Physioc in his sixth season in the broadcast booth for the Royals and Steve Stewart will anchor the pre and post-game as well as in-game updates all season, while also providing the play-by-play call on many occasions, his 10th season with KC...Don Free controls the dials for a 32nd and final season as the producer/engineer. vs. Twins (2017) vs. Twins (career) At Home (career) Gibson (career) Hughes (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 Cain.250 8 2 0 0 Colon Cuthbert.000 2 0 0 0 Escobar.100 10 1 0 0 Gordon.083 12 1 0 0 Hosmer.182 11 2 0 0 Merrifield Moss.000 6 0 0 0 Moustakas.308 13 4 2 2 Perez.300 10 3 1 1 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.313 32 10 2 5.317 252 80 3 36.205 39 8 0 4.185 65 12 1 3.285 456 130 2 48.293 597 175 23 73.269 390 105 8 58.343 35 12 0 2.256 82 21 2 11.280 325 91 13 40.313 336 105 12 50.198 464 92 2 32.300 1095 329 22 152.248 153 38 1 13.278 284 79 5 36.265 2058 546 16 179.265 2303 611 75 305.275 1663 458 44 240.291 179 52 3 22.229 1347 309 57 191.252 1183 298 38 151.277 1223 339 39 176.750 8 6 1 2.160 25 4 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.125 8 1 0 0.353 34 12 0 2.323 31 10 1 4.242 33 8 0 5.333 6 2 0 2.000 5 0 0 0.348 23 8 1 1.148 27 4 1 4.167 12 2 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.286 21 6 1 2.303 33 10 0 4.222 18 4 0 0.263 19 5 1 4.269 26 7 1 2.211 19 4 0 1 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 5 20 4.0 2-3 4 Jason Hammel 4 9 2.3 0-4 1 Nate Karns 4 11 2.8 1-3 1 Ian Kennedy 4 3 0.8 1-3 3 Jason Vargas 4 11 2.8 3-1 3 Totals 21 54 2.6 7-14 12 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy 1-0 1-3 2-3 Hammel 0-1 0-3 0-4 Karns 0-1 1-2 1-3 Kennedy 1-1 0-2 1-3 Vargas - 3-1 3-1 Total 2-3 5-10 7-14 Butera Perez Totals Starts 4 17 21 CS/ATT 0/3 1/12 1/15 Pct. 0.0 8.3 6.7 ERA 3.17 4.32 4.02 ER/IP 17/48.1 67/139.2 84/188.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 3 (Last: 4/23 @ TEX)
2017 Royals Home Runs vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Bonifacio 1-1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - 0-1 4/23/17 @ TEX Y. Darvish 12 Butera 9/7/16 @ MIN K. Gibson 44 Cain 8/26/16 @ BOS J. Tazawa 90 Colón 9/15/16 OAK D. Overton 17 Cuthbert 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU D. Keuchel 25 Escobar 9/22/16 @ CLE S. Clevinger 109 Gordon 9/25/16 @ DET M. Pelfrey 100 Hosmer 1-1 - 1-1 - - - 1 1 - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU L. Gregerson 62 Merrifield 1-1 1-1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 0-1 4/18/17 SF M. Cain 23 Moss 3-3 1 2 2 1 - - - 2 1-2 - - 1 1 1 1-2 4/25/17 @ CWS C. Beck 0 Moustakas 7 1 6 2 5 6 1 - - 5 1 1 1 4 - - - 4 3 2-5 4/25/17 @ CWS C. Beck 5 Perez 5-5 1 4 5 - - - 3 2-1 1 2 3 - - - 3-2 4/14/17 LAA D. Guerra 36 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Alex Gordon (8/18/16 vs. Minnesota, fourth inning) - Franchise total: 122 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (9/6/16 @ Minnesota, 2-run off Ervin Santana, 3-run off Pat Light) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Mike Moustakas and Jorge Bonifacio (4/23/17 at Texas, third inning off Yu Darvish) - twice in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Victor Martinez (9/25/16 @ Comerica Park off Edinson Volquez, 3rd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez, Boston (8/27/16 @ Fenway Park, Danny Duffy pitching, 5th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: George Springer, Houston (4/9/17 @ Minute Maid Park, Nate Karns pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mitch Moreland, Texas (7/30/16 @ Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (7/5/16 @ Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (9/5/16 @ Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2017 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Bonifacio 2 - - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 g - - - Butera 1 - - - - 1 - - 0 g - - - Cain 4 1 - - - 5 - - 2-2 - - 0 g 5 g (2x) 6 - Colón - - - 1 g - - - Cuthbert 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 g - - - Escobar 2 1 - - - 3-1 1 - - - - 1 g 3 g (4/10-13) 1 - Gordon 2 - - - - 2 2 - - - - 2 1 1 3 - - - 3 g 3 g (4x) 3 1 Hosmer 1 1 - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - 2 g 5 g (2x) 2 1 Merrifield 2 - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - 1 g - - - Moss 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1-2 1 - - - 1 g 3 g (4/14-18) - - Moustakas 4 - - - - 4 1 - - - - 1 2 5 4 2 - - 0 g 11 g (4/12-25) 1 - Perez 4 - - - - 4 1 - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 - - 0 g 8 g (4/6-14) - - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Ian Kennedy (10), April 16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): April 19, 2017 vs. San Francisco (2-0), Vargas (7.0), Soria (1.0), Herrera (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Salvador Perez, May 23, 2016 @ Minnesota (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Kendrys Morales, August 28, 2016 @ Boston (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, September 6, 2016 @ Minnesota Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, 2017 at Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: April 16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels (1-0 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 8, 2017 @ Houston (8th inning, 6 runs) (Once in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 14-16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 15-17, 2016 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 24-26, 2017 @ Chicago White Sox Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, 2017 @ Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 1 4/25/17 @ CWS Pitchers 4 4/22/17 @ TEX Bonifacio 5 - Butera 12 9/23/16 @ DET Cain 57 6/17/16 vs. DET Colón 7 9/15/16 vs. OAK Cuthbert 3 4/21/17 @ TEX Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Escobar 12 4/13/17 vs. OAK Gordon 36 9/14/16 vs. OAK Hosmer 63 8/14/16 @ MIN Merrifield 8 10/1/16 vs. CLE Moss 23 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 0 4/25/17 @ CWS Perez 42 8/25/16 @ MIA
Date Player Transaction 2/1 1B/OF-Brandon Moss Signed as a free agent 2/8 RHP-Jason Hammel Signed as a free agent RHP-Alec Mills Traded to Chicago Cubs for OF-Donald Dewes 2/15 LHP-Travis Wood Signed as a free agent LHP-Brian Flynn Placed on the 60-day DL (stable lumbar vertebral fracture) 3/8 RHP-Kyle Zimmer Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 3/13 1B/OF-Samir Dueñez Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) RHP-Jake Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Kevin McCarthy Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Miguel Almonte Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 3/17 OF-Bubba Starling Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF-Ramón Torres Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Andrew Edwards Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 3/27 LHP-Scott Alexander Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Billy Burns Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Peter O Brien Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/1 INF/OF-Whit Merrifield Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/2 OF-Jorge Soler Placed on 10-day D.L. (left oblique strain) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha (AAA) Placed on 60-day D.L. (left oblique strain) 2017 Transactions Date Player Transaction RHP-Peter Moylan Selected from Omaha (AAA) 4/10 OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 4/11 LHP-Matt Strahm Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/12 LHP-Scott Alexander Recalled from Omaha (AAA) RHP-Jakob Junis Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 4/16 RHP-Jakob Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/18 INF-Whit Merrifield Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 4/21 OF-Jorge Bonifacio Recalled from Omaha (AAA) LHP-Matt Strahm Recalled from Omaha (AAA) INF-Raul Mondesi Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha (AAA) Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/3 at Minnesota 7 Kepler called out at 1B 1-1 0:58 Overturned Opp. 1-0 4/8 at Houston 5 Marisnick called out on SB attempt 1-2 2:18 Stands Opp. 1-1 7 Marisnick no interference on DP 1-2 2:13 Overturned KC 1-0 4/9 at Houston 2 Reddick called safe at 2B on SB 0-1 1:40 Overturned KC 2-0 4/10 Oakland 6 Mondesi called out at 2B 0-2 1:16 Overturned KC 3-0 4/13 Oakland 2 Mondesi called out on SB attempt 2-0 1:05 Overturned KC 4-0 4/15 Los Angeles Angels 5 Maldonado safe at 1B 2-1 1:28 Overturned KC 5-0 4/18 San Francisco 10 Hosmer safe at 1B 1-1 0:43 Overturned Opp 2-1 4/19 San Francisco 5 Orlando safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 2:18 Stands Opp 2-2 4/20 at Texas 12 Merrifield safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 2:55 Stands Opp 2-3 4/21 at Texas 7 Gomez safe at 1B on DP 1-6 1:50 Overturned KC 6-0 4/23 at Texas 4 Chirinos foul ball (HBP) 2-1 0:53 Overturned Opp 3-3 4/24 at Chicago White Sox 7 Garcia called out at 1B 1-12 0:40 Overturned Opp 4-3 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Gordon (7-10), Merrifield (0-2), Moustakas (0-2) 2nd: Cain (2-3), Moustakas (5-11) 3rd: Bonifacio (0-1), Cain (5-10), Hosmer (2-3) 4th: Hosmer (5-11), Perez (2-3) 5th: Cuthbert (2-2), Gordon (0-2), Merrifield (0-1), Perez (5-9) 6th: Bonifacio (0-1), Gordon (0-2), Merrifield (1-2), Moss (4-8), Orlando (2-1) 7th: Cuthbert (0-2), Escobar (3-8), Orlando (4-4) 8th: Bonifacio (0-1), Colon (2-1), Cuthbert (1-1), Escobar (4-6), Merrifield (0-1), Moss (0-3), Orlando (0-1) 9th: Bonifacio (0-2), Butera (2-3), Colon (0-1), Mondesi (4-8), Orlando (1-0) The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (2-3), Hammel (0-4), Karns (1-3), Kennedy (1-3), Vargas (3-1) C: Butera (2-3), Perez (5-11) 1B: Hosmer (7-14) 2B: Colon (2-2), Merrifield (1-4), Mondesi (4-8) 3B: Cuthbert (2-4), Moustakas (5-10) SS: Escobar (7-14) LF: Gordon (7-13), Moss (0-1) CF: Bonifacio (0-1), Cain (7-13) RF: Bonifacio (0-4), Gordon (0-1), Merrifield (0-2), Moss (0-1), Orlando (7-6) DH: Cuthbert (1-1), Moss (4-9), Moustakas (0-3), Perez (2-1) Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 7 3 7 3 7 6-14 7-54 Opponents 5 8 8 11 8 16 21 3 4-1 1 1 - - 87 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 2 2-2 - 1 - - - - Opponents 4 2 2 1 2 1-1 - - 1 - - - - Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 1 5 2nd - 6 12 3rd - 2 5 4th - 1 5 5th - 5 9 6th - 2 5 7th - - 3 8th - 2 3 9th - 1 3 Kansas City By the Days Monday 0-3 Tuesday 0-2 Wednesday 1-3 Thursday 1-2 Friday 2-1 Saturday 2-1 Sunday 1-2 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 6 4/23 @ Texas (3rd, 3 hits) 3 runs - 2 4/25 @ Chicago White Sox (9th, 3 hits) 4 runs - - - 5 runs - - - 6 runs - 1 4/8 @ Houston (8th, 5 hits) 7 runs - - - Lead after six innings: 5-1 Lead after seven innings: 4-0 Lead after eight innings: 6-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 6-2 Score first: 4-5 Score more than three runs: 3-2 Hit home run: 4-7 Series opener: 2-5 10 or more hits: 2-1 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 1-5 Tied after seven innings: 2-4 Tied after eight innings: 1-4 Starter works 6.0 IP: 1-4 Opponents score first: 3-9 Score three runs or less: 4-12 Do not homer: 3-7 Series finale: 3-4 Opponents 10 or more hits: 0-5 Trail after six innings: 1-8 Trail after seven innings: 1-10 Trail after eight innings: 0-10 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 0-8 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 2/4 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 1/3 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 3/6 Errorless games by KC: 6-10 Extra Innings 0-3