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Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Detroit Tigers (16-9) @ Kansas City Royals (14-15) Kauffman Stadium - Sunday, May 4, 2014 Game #30 - Home Game #15 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, May 5 @ San Diego Padres: RHP Yordano Ventura (2-1, 1.50) vs. LHP Eric Stults (1-3, 5.34), 9:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, May 6 @ San Diego Padres: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (2-2, 4.50) vs. LHP Robbie Erlin (1-4, 5.83), 9:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, May 7 @ San Diego Padres: RHP James Shields (3-3, 3.11) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (2-4, 2.72), 2:40 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, May 8 @ Seattle Mariners: LHP Danny Duffy (1-2, 2.19) vs. TBA, 9:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, May 9 @ Seattle Mariners: LHP Jason Vargas (2-0+ today) vs. TBA, 9:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, May 10 @ Seattle Mariners: RHP Yordano Ventura (2-1+ tomorrow) vs. TBA, 8:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, May 11 @ Seattle Mariners: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (2-2+ Tuesday) vs. TBA, 3:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...today’s game is being televised in High Definition on FSKC with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler...the pre and postgame show on FSKC, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Tigers NOTHING TO SMYLY ABOUT--Despite the first 80-degree day of the home season, the Kansas City The Royals remain winless after four tries vs. the Tigers this offense was unable to warm-up against the Tigers and Drew Smyly, as the Royals fell by a 9-2 count... year...last night’s loss dropped KC to a slim 305-306 mark all- meanwhile the Detroit offense unleashed a 12-hit attack that featured seven extra-base hits, capped by a time against the Bengals...the Royals possess a 160-143 advan- 6-run ninth inning against Aaron Brooks, who was making his big league debut...it was KC’s third straight tage in Kansas City, 150-129 in Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. loss, matching the longest drought of the young year, first time in Kauffman Stadium...Smyly allowed just 3/31 @ Det L, 3-4 Nathan Davis 45,068 two hits over his 7.0-inning stint, while Danny Duffy wound up with the setback, allowing a run in his 4/2 @ Det L, 1-2 (10) Albuquerque Collins 26,906 fourth and final inning of the game without the benefit of a hit...Duffy, who was on a pitch count due to 4/3 @ Det Rained out (Rescheduled for June 19) 5/2 KC L, 2-8 Porcello Shields 28,021 recent bullpen duty, walked three (one intentional) and then allowed a one-out sacrifice fly for the first run 5/3 KC L, 2-9 Smyly Duffy 29,200 of the game...Louis Coleman was charged with two runs in his 1.1 innings of work after a pair of runners 5/4 KC he left aboard after departing scored on a double allowed by Kelvin Herrera in the sixth...the KC offense 6/16 @ Det 6/17 @ Det was limited to an Eric Hosmer double and Danny Valencia single, though he was thrown out trying to 6/18 @ Det stretch it into extra bases...the setback dropped the Royals below the .500 mark at 14-15. 6/19 @ Det 7/10 KC ROSTER MOVE--The Royals today recalled lefthanded pitcher Tim Collins from his minor league 7/11 KC injury rehab stint in Omaha (AAA) and have activated him from the 15-day disabled list...the 24-year old 7/12 KC 7/13 KC reliever has been on the D.L. since April 7 with a left flexor strain...he was outstanding once healthy and 9/8 @ Det sent out for his injury rehab, working 4.0 innings of hitless, scoreless ball, with a walk, a hit batter and 10 9/9 @ Det strikeouts...to make room on the roster, the Royals have optioned righthanded pitcher Aaron Brooks, who 9/10 @ Det made his big league debut last night. 9/19 KC 9/20 KC MAGIC NUMBER WOULDN’T HAVE MATTERED--By scoring only twice last night, the Royals 9/21 KC obviously came up shy of the magic number that has been necessary for victory to this point in 2014... with the loss, KC is now 0-15 when being held under the 4-run mark, but has gone 14-0 when putting up a 4-spot...last season, the Royals were an amazing 51 games over .500 when scoring at least four runs with a 64-13 mark, while going 22-63 with three runs or fewer. INTERLEAGUE PLAY OPENS NEXT TRIP--The Royals are one of five big league clubs who have yet to play the other league (Oakland, Atlanta, St. Louis and Arizona are the others), but that will change tomorrow when they open a 3-game series in San Diego...the Royals were 9-11 vs. the N.L. last year, their fifth consecutive sub-.500 year against the Senior Circuit...the last winning season against was 2007 when KC dominated with a 13-5 mark...Kansas City’s all-time Interleague mark is 137-166, including a 68-85 record on the road...this year’s Interleague work is concentrated against the N.L. West with trips to San Diego, Arizona and Colorado, while the Dodgers, Giants and Rockies visit Kauffman Stadium...the Royals will also play four games in a home and home series against their cross-state rivals from St. Louis. TODAY’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Justin Verlander (3-1, 2.48) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (2-0, 2.40) 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 Career Justin Verlander vs. Royals 0-0 1-3 16-5 Major League Record 3-1 (2.48 ERA) 13-12 140-78 Jason Vargas vs. Tigers 0-0 - 2-1 Major League Record 2-0 (4.02 ERA) 9-8 53-58 JASON VARGAS is making his seventh start of the season, the 161st of his career and 181st outing overall...today marks his seventh start against Detroit and second this year...Vargas signed a four-year free agent contract with KC on November 22 after pitching for the Angels in 2013. ROYALS RALLY NETS NO DECISION--Jason opened this homestand on Jason’s 2014 Starts Tuesday vs. Toronto, and for the first time in six assignments as a Royal, he did not DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/2 at Detroit ND, 1-2 (10) 7.0 5 1 1 1 1 6 106-69 0-1 log a quality start...fortunately the offense took control late plating the game’s final 8 4/7 Tampa Bay W, 4-2 8.0 4 1 1 1 1 2 110-74 4-1 4/13 at Minnesota ND, 3-4 7.0 5 2 2 1 3 4 112-70 3-2 runs en route to a 10-7 KC win...Jose Bautista opened the scoring with a solo homer in 4/18 Minnesota W, 5-0 7.0 7 0 0 0 1 4 113-71 5-0 the first...after the Royals took a 2-1 lead in the second, Toronto tallied a pair of 2-run 4/23 at Cleveland ND, 3-5 6.0 6 3 2 0 2 2 100-63 3-3 4/29 Toronto ND, 10-7 6.1 10 5 5 1 0 5 94-64 2-5 frames, with Vargas exiting down 5-2...all told, he went 6.1 innings allowing 10 hits and 2014 Totals 2-0 2.40 41.1 37 12 11 4 8 23 635-411 65% the 5 runs with no walks and 5 K’s...he was extricated from the hook when the offense Career Totals 53-58 4.22 1021.0 1028 505 479 129 309 662 - - scored a pair in the seventh to cut the deficit to 5-4 and then erupted for a season-high 6 in the eighth to put the game away. ON THE LEADERBOARD --Jason enters today tied for eighth among A.L. pitchers in innings (41.1), seventh in ERA (2.40) and 10th in WHIP (1.09)...he’s looking for his sixth quality start, entering 1 shy of the A.L. lead. MAGNIFICIENT IN MAY--Jason looks to continue his May success from a year ago, when he earned A.L. Pitcher of the Month honors by going 5-0 with a 2.30 ERA...he has won 6 straight May decisions dating to 2012 and the month is his best as he’s 13-4 over 33 outings (28 starts), compiling a 3.16 ERA...his .765 winning percentage ranks second to Boston’s Clay Buchholz (.813) among 67 active MLB pitchers with at least 25 starts in May...he’s also eighth among 840 pitchers with 25-plus May starts since 1914. EFFICIENCY MATTERS--Vargas turned in his 15th career start of 6.0-plus innings and no walks on Tuesday, his first such start since September 29, 2012..