Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (26-30) @ St. Louis Cardinals (30-27) Busch Stadium - Monday, June 2, 2014 Game #57 - Road Game #30 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD), ESPN & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, June 3 @ St. Louis Cardinals: RHP James Shields (6-3, 3.36) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (1-0, 4.12), 6:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, June 4 vs. St. Louis Cardinals: LHP Jason Vargas (5-2, 3.39) vs. RHP Adam Wainwright (8-3, 2.32), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, June 5 @ St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Yordano Ventura (2-5, 3.45) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (4-3, 2.45), 7:10 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 Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight’s game is being televised in High Definition by Fox Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler calling the action...the pre and postgame show on FSKC, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg...ESPN is also showing tonight’s game with the trifecta of Dave O’Brien, Aaron Boone and Tim Kurkjian.
Royals vs. Redbirds ROYALS GET “BUEHRLE’D” IN TORONTO FINALE--After taking a 2-0 lead in the 4-game Tonight kicks off a home & home series between these I-70 series, Kansas City had to settle for a split in the set after being boatraced on Saturday and then combatants, with the set moving across the state on Wednesday... blanked in Sunday’s finale by Mark Buehrle, 4-0...baseball’s top winner in the early going with 10, the Royals were 1-3 vs. the Cards last year, going 1-1 here and winless in a pair at “The K”...Kansas City trails the all-time Buehrle won for the 25th time over the Royals, matching Roger Clemens for the second most wins all- regular season work by a 31-45 margin, including a 16-16 split time vs. Kansas City trailing only Bert Blyleven’s 34...the St. Charles, MO, native held the Royals to in St. Louis and an 11-9 advantage in new Busch Stadium. 6 hits with a walk and 3 K’s before giving way to Aaron Loup for a scoreless ninth...Alcides Escobar Date Site Score WP LP Att. was the only Royal with 2 hits, which included a double...Jeremy Guthrie deserved a much better fate, 6/2 @ StL 6/3 @ StL allowing just 2 runs over his 7.0 innings with a pair of walks and 5 strikeouts...what wound up the 6/4 KC determining blow was a Dioner Navarro home run in the second inning...Guthrie allowed one more 6/5 KC run and then Edwin Encarnacion clubbed a 2-run shot in the eighth off of Aaron Crow to ice the affair. INTERLEAGUE INTERLUDE--The Royals and Redbirds start of a 4-game series tonight marks the resumption of Interleague play for Kansas City, who has gone 4-1 to this point vs. the Senior Circuit...KC dropped its first contest to San Diego in 12 innings back on May 5 in Petco Park, but then won the remaining two games and followed a week later with a 2-game sweep of Colorado in Kauffman Stadium...the Royals are looking to turn their fortunes against the National League around in 2014, going 9-11 vs. the N.L. last year, their fifth consecutive sub-.500 year...the last winning season against was 2007 when KC dominated with a 13-5 mark...Kansas City’s all-time Interleague mark is 141-167, including a 70-86 ledger on the road...this year’s Interleague work is concentrated against the N.L. West including the 2-1 stop in San Diego followed later by visits to Arizona (3) and Colorado (2), while the Dodgers (3) and Giants (3) are still slated to visit “The K.” HOMESTAND STARTS WEDNESDAY--As this series shifts to Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday night it will mark the beginning of an 8-game stay at “The K”...the Royals will host the Redbirds thru Thursday and then the New York Yankees will hit town for a 4-game wraparound series that will run Friday thru Monday, with the finale also slated as a salute to Derek Jeter, as the Yankee captain will play his final regular season game in Kansas City...the homestand will conclude with a 2-game visit from the Cleveland Indians... TOPS IN THIEVERY--Kansas City finds itself back at the top of the American League with 48 thefts on the year...the Royals have been on a bit of a “run” lately, stealing 20 bases in the last 14 games to overtake Houston (43)...the Royals led all of baseball last year with 153 stolen bases, but got off to a slow start this year before the recent run of thefts in which they’ve been successful in 20 of 23 tries (87%). WADING THROUGH THE OPPOSITION--Reliever Wade Davis last worked on Thursday in Toronto with 2.0 perfect innings and was rewarded with his fourth win out of the bullpen in 2014...he has now retired 17 consecutive hitters dating back to a Tyler Flowers single on May 19 and has fanned 42 in his 24.1 innings for a strikeout to 9.0-inning ratio of 15.53, tops among qualifying A.L. relievers and second in the American League to the Yankees’ David Robertson (16.00)...Davis, 28, has not allowed a run in his last 11 appearances, totaling 14.0 innings while recording 24 K’s in that span...since surrendering a season-high 2 earned runs back on April 5, Wade has given up one tally over his last 17 outings (20.0 innings) for a 0.45 ERA with opponents hitting just .104 (7-for-67) while fanning 38. TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Danny Duffy (2-5, 3.57) vs. RHP Shelby Miller (6-4, 3.94) 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 Career Danny Duffy vs. Cardinals - - 0-0 Major League Record 2-5 (3.57 ERA) 2-0 10-15 Shelby Miller vs. Royals first career appearance Major League Record 6-4 (3.94 ERA) 15-9 22-13 DANNY DUFFY is making his 12th appearance of the year, sixth start...this is his 43rd career big league outing (37th start) and second start against St. Louis...the 25-year-old was the Royals’ third-round selection in the 2007 Free Agent Draft out of Cabrillo High School in Lompoc, Calif. SHORT AFTERNOON--Danny had a tough afternoon last Wednesday in Danny’s 2014 Major League starts Kansas City, dropping a 9-3 decision to Houston...he allowed 6 runs (5 earned) on DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 7 hits over just 4.0 innings with 5 walks and 3 K’s...he trailed just two hitters into 5/3 Detroit L, 2-9 4.0 2 1 1 0 4 2 75-41 0-1 the outing as an error and a George Springer homer put the Astros up 2-0 early... 5/8 at Seattle L, 0-1 6.0 2 1 1 0 3 4 88-49 0-1 5/17 Baltimore W, 1-0 7.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 97-65 1-0 after allowing runs in the second and third frame, Chris Carter ended Duffy’s day by 5/23 at Los Angeles L, 1-6 6.0 9 5 5 2 2 2 87-59 1-5 leading off the fifth with a solo shot, his first of two roundtrippers in the game...the 5/28 Houston L, 3-9 4.0 7 6 5 2 5 3 86-47 1-6 6 runs allowed were the most by Duffy since July 26, 2011 in a 13-9 loss to the Red 2014 Totals 2-5 3.57 35.1 27 16 14 4 17 24 589-359 61% Career Totals 10-15 4.53 192.2 191 100 97 21 100 161 - - Sox at Fenway Park...it’s been a rough last couple starts for Duff who allowed just 2014 Totals (starter) 1-4 4.00 27.0 22 13 12 4 14 13 433-261 - 2 runs in his first 3 starts of the year, he’s been charged with 11 (10 earned) over his last two outings, totaling 10.0 innings. PICK THREE--Danny picked off David Freese in his May 23 start vs. the Angels to take over the A.L. lead with 3 pickoffs...he also ranks second in the Majors behind Pittsburgh’s Charlie Morton (4)...Duffy’s 12 career picks are tops among active pitchers who have worked less than 300.0 innings. LIMITED SUPPORT IN STARTS--The Royals have been held to 3 runs with Danny on the mound during his 5 starts (27.0 IP), an average of 1.00 run per 9.0 innings...it’s the lowest run support average in the Major Leagues among pitchers that have made at least five starts. NEARLY FLAWLESS VS. THE O’S--Danny’s last win came on May 17 vs. Baltimore, when he retired the first 20 Orioles he faced in a 1-0 triumph... Adam Jones broke up the bid at perfection with a two-out single in the seventh...Duff matched a career high with 7.0 innings (plus a batter in the eighth), allowing 2 hits with no walks and 2 K’s, pitching into the eighth for the first time in his career. IN INTERLEAGUE PLAY--Tonight marks Duffy’s fourth career Interleague assignment, and first since 2011 when he made 3 starts against the National League...he enters at 0-1 with a 5.17 ERA (9 ER in 15.2 IP) and 17 strikeouts vs. the Senior Circuit, having lost his last Interleague outing in Colorado (9-0) on July 1, 2011...he also faced these Cardinals on June 19 (5-4 loss) and the Cubs June 25 (3-2 win) in 2011, taking no-decisions in both outings. AT THE PLATE--Duffy is 0-for-3 in his big league career at the plate...as a team, pitchers are 1-for-7 this season, with rookie Yordano Ventura providing the only hit on May 5 in San Diego...since Interleague play began, Royals hurlers have recorded 18 hits, with Bruce Chen and Zack Greinke leading the way with 4. VS. CARDS--Danny makes his second career start against St. Louis, having recorded a career-best 9 strikeouts here on June 19, 2011, in just his seventh Major League start...he tossed the first 3.2 innings of KC’s 5-4 loss, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, but did not factor into the decision. ON THE ROAD--Duffy makes his third start and seventh appearance on the road tonight...he enters at 1-3 with a 2.95 ERA (6 ER in 18.1 IP), holding opponents to a .235 average in their home parks...he’s 7-5 with a 4.03 ERA (43 ER in 96.0 IP) and a .242 opponents average in 17 career road starts and 21 outings. Duffy vs. Cardinals Danny’s Last Win: Player AVG. AB H HR RBI May 17 vs. Baltimore (7.0 IP, 1-0 over Bud Norris) Daniel Descalso .000 2 0 0 0 Danny’s Last Loss: Mark Ellis .667 3 2 1 2 May 28 vs. Houston (4.0 IP, 3-9 to Zach Cosart) Matt Holliday .000 2 0 0 0 Danny’s Strikeout High: Yadier Molina .000 1 0 0 0 9, June 19, 2011 at St. Louis (no-decision) Jhonny Peralta .333 9 3 0 0 Kansas City Royals • P.O. Box 419969 • Kansas City, MO 64141-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2014 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Monday, June 2, 2014 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - James Shields = James will start the second game of this home-and-home series...at 6-3 with a 3.36 ERA on the year, he’s tied for fifth in the A.L. in wins...he’s also among the leaders in innings (80.1, 5th), fewest walks per 9.0 innings (1.68, 6th), strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.60, 7th), strikeouts (69, T-8th) and quality starts (8, T-10th). = He allowed a trio of 3-run homers over 7.0 innings on Thursday at Toronto, finishing with a no decision as KC rallied for an 8-6 win in 10 innings. = The righty recorded his first 2 pickoffs of the year on Thursday, marking his third career 2-pick game while becoming the first Major League pitcher to do it this year...he has 29 in his career, the most by a right-hander since he debuted in 2006 and fourth-most among all hurlers in that span. = James will make his first start here at Busch Stadium, his 28th venue in the big leagues...he faced the Redbirds for the first time on May 27, 2013 at home, allowing 6 runs, 9 hits and 5 walks while striking out 4 over 6.0 innings in a 6-3 loss...he’s 17-6 since that defeat. = Shields has won 13 of his 14 road decisions dating to last June 28, recording a 2.31 ERA (31 ER in 120.2 IP)...the 13 wins lead the Majors. 2014 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 56 17-22 - - 3.99 340.1 340 162 151 46 98 257 .259 Relievers 56 9-8 15 22 3.75 163.1 151 74 68 10 67 157 .244 Totals 56 26-30 15 22 3.91 503.2 491 236 219 56 165 414 .254 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 103/146 (71%) Saves/Save Opp: 15/22 (68%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 51/23 (45%) Francisley Bueno (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:0/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/2 2014 Strikeout High: None May 29 @ OKC (AAA) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 = Francisley returned to active duty yesterday after spending 50 games on the shelf with a contusion and sprain of the left little finger...he spent most of the last month on an injury rehab assignment to Omaha (AAA), appearing in 9 games (3 starts) and allowing 9 earned runs in 14.2 innings for a 5.52 ERA with 17 strikeouts. = Francisley had stranded all 20 of his inherited runners in the Majors prior to his last appearance before going on the D.L. when both inherited runners scored on April 6. = Bueno split 2013 between Omaha and Kansas City...he compiled a 2.66 ERA over 67.2 innings for the Storm Chasers (20 ER) and did not allow a run in 8.1 innings with the big league team. Louis Coleman 1st Batter Efficiency:12/17 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: May 11, 2011 @ NYY (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/3 2014 Strikeout High: 2 (2x, last 5/1 vs. Tor) May 31 @ Toronto 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 = Louis worked the ninth on Saturday at Toronto, allowing a run on two hits with a walk...it was the fourth straight outing he’s been touched for a run, allowing 6 total in 6.0 innings. = On the year he’s allowed 13 runs in 18.2 innings on the season...a year ago, he held opponents to 2 runs in 29.2 innings of work. Tim Collins (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:8/14 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 5/31 @ Toronto May 31 @ Toronto 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 = Tim brought some normalcy to Saturday’s game at Toronto with 3.0 scoreless innings of relief, allowing a hit while fanning 3 and hitting a man. = His strikeout of Houston’s George Springer on May 28 placed him first among Royals left-handed relievers with 210 strikeouts, passing Steve Mingori (209 from 1973-79)...Collins is eighth among all Royals relievers now with 213. Aaron Crow 1st Batter Efficiency:19/25 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 8, 2013 vs. Min (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/5 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/30 vs. Tor June 1 @ Toronto 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 = Aaron began the eighth yesterday with Toronto leading 2-0...he allowed a 1-out single to Adam Lind, then a 2-run homer to Edwin Encarnacion. = Crow was 5-2 with a 1.93 ERA over 12 outings last June...the win total tied a Royals record for the month. = Aaron pitched collegiately at the University of Missouri, earning Big 12 Pitcher of the Year honors for the Tigers in 2008. Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency:17/21 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/3 2014 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/6 @ San Diego May 29 @ Toronto (Win) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Wade began the eighth on Thursday with KC trailing Toronto 6-5...he tossed 2.0 perfect innings, with KC rallying to tie in the ninth and moving ahead in the 10th, leading to Wade’s fourth win of the year in an 8-6 final...the 4 wins tie him for first among A.L. relievers...it was his 20th straight outing with at least 1 K. = Davis has compiled 14.0 scoreless innings over his last 11 outings, striking out 24 while holding opponents to a .089 average (4-for-45)....he has retired 24 of 25 batters over his last 5 outings (.040 opponents average). = Wade needs 3 strikeouts for 500 in his career...he’s second among A.L. relievers with 42 on the year. = His 15.53 strikeouts per 9.0 innings on the year rank first amongA.L. pitchers who have worked at least 20.0 innings. = Opponents are batting .120 (10-for-83) vs. Wade, lowest in the Majors among pitchers who have worked at least 20.0 innings. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency:18/26 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/7 2014 Strikeout High: 2 (7x, last 5/30 @ Tor) May 30 @ Toronto 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 = Kelvin worked 2.0 innings for the second time this year on Friday at Toronto, needed 47 pitches to navigate once through the lineup, fanning a pair and walking three...he issued a pair of two out walks in the ninth before fanning Dioner Navarro to end the contest. = He has a 0.95 ERA over his last 18 appearances, spanning 19.0 innings and holding opponents to 2 runs of his own since April 27...unfortunately, 5 inherited runners have scored over the span. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency:16/22 Saves/Save Opp: 15/16 (94%) Last Save: May 29 @ Toronto (82nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 5/17 vs. Bal) May 29 @ Toronto (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 = Greg recorded his 15th save of the year on Thursday at Toronto, striking out Jose Reyes to cap KC’s 10-inning win. = Thursday’s save moved him into the A.L. lead, with Minnesota’s Glen Perkins second at 14. = Greg’s numbers rival those of any closer in baseball over the last year as he has converted 55 of 57 save opportunities since May 30, 2013, holding opponents to a 1.00 ERA (8 ER in 71.2 IP) and a .167 average (42-for-251)...the 55 saves are 6 more than any other closer over the time period as Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel has 48. = Greg is averaging 13.06 strikeouts per 9.0 innings on the year (29 in 19.2 IP), eighth among A.L. relievers. = Holland’s 321 career strikeouts tie him with club Hall of Famer Dan Quisenberry for fourth among KC relievers. Michael Mariot 1st Batter Efficiency:8/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/0 2014 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/24 @ Cle May 31 @ Toronto 3.1 5 4 4 0 2 = Michael was summoned early on Saturday at Toronto, entering with 2 aboard in the first inning and coaxed an inning-ending foul pop to end the elongated frame...he finished working 3.1 innings allowing 4 runs on 5 hits with no walks and a pair of K’s. = Mariot is in his second stint with KC after being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on May 25....he was 1-0 with 2 saves and a 4.66 ERA in six appearances with the Storm Chasers.
Royals vs. Cardinals Interleague - Pitching (Career) 2013 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER Bueno ------0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 2 1 Bueno 0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 2 1 Coleman 1-0 0 0.00 2 3.0 1 0 1-1 0 3.18 5 5.2 3 2 Coleman 1-1 0 3.28 20 24.2 20 9 Collins 0-0 0 0.00 3 2.0 2 0 0-4 0 7.36 11 11.0 11 9 Collins 2-7 0 4.55 28 27.2 24 14 Crow 0-1 0 54.00 1 0.2 5 4 0-1 0 5.40 9 8.1 13 5 Crow 1-2 0 2.77 27 26.0 28 8 Davis ------0-1 0 2.57 1 7.0 6 2 Davis 5-5 0 3.57 19 75.2 75 30 Duffy ------0-0 0 4.91 1 3.2 6 2 Duffy 0-1 0 5.17 3 15.2 24 9 Guthrie 0-0 0 3.00 1 6.0 8 2 0-1 0 3.00 2 12.0 14 4 Guthrie 6-10 0 3.92 27 167.2 153 73 Herrera ------0-0 0 2.25 4 4.0 4 1 Herrera 2-3 1 3.08 22 26.1 19 9 Holland 0-0 1 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-1 1 6.75 6 5.1 7 4 Holland 2-2 6 3.67 28 27.0 24 11 Mariot ------Mariot ------Shields 0-1 0 9.00 1 6.0 9 6 0-1 0 10.13 1 5.1 9 6 Shields 13-9 0 4.14 30 191.1 193 88 Vargas ------1-1 0 5.14 3 14.0 16 8 Vargas 8-7 0 4.23 18 117.0 120 55 Ventura ------Ventura 0-0 0 4.50 1 6.0 5 3 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Monday, June 2, 2014 Hitting Notes Nori Aoki Tor Series: 4-for-15 (.267), run, 2B, RBI, BB, HBP, SB Last Stand: 0-for-13, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Nori went 1-for-4 yesterday with a single in the fifth inning...went 4-for-15 in the series, and has hit .308 (12-for-39) with a .372 OBP in his last 10 road games. = The Royals are 18-4 this season in games where Nori scores at least one run, while the club is undefeated in the 5 games when he’s scored more than one run. = Aoki is tied for the Major League lead with 6 bunt hits, which is also tops in the A.L...ranks second in the A.L. with 13 infield singles this season...since arriving in the Majors in 2012, Nori’s 87 infield hits more than anyone else in baseball, 12 ahead of Ichiro Suzuki (75) who is second. = Nori is a career .333 hitter (21-for-63) here at Busch Stadium with 6 extra-base hits (4 2B, 3B, HR)...had a pair of three-hit games (May 17 and May 19) here last season with Milwaukee...batting .364 (40-for-110) with a .500 slugging percentage (7 2B, 3B, 2 HR) in 33 games vs. the Cardinals. = Last year, Aoki led the National League in singles (140), tied for seventh in multi-hit games (50) and tied for 10th in hits overall (171). Billy Butler Tor Series: 7-for-19 (.368), 3 runs, RBI Last Stand: 1-for-12 (.083), run, 2B Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Billy went 0-for-4 in the yesterday, after going 7-for-15 (.466) in the first 3 games of the Toronto series...leads the club with 10 go-ahead RBI, which ties him for seventh in the American League...ranks second in the A.L. with 6 sacrifice flies...hitting .325 (27-for-83) with runners on, compared to .197 with the bases empty. = Butler is a career .296 hitter (94-for-318) in Interleague play...went 4-for-12 (.333) against St. Louis last season with a double and an RBI. = His .296 career average ranks third among Royals players with over 2,000 at bats, behind George Brett (.305) and Mike Sweeney (.299)...he’s four home runs shy of tying Carlos Beltran (123) for eighth on KC’s all-time list...he’s also 8 walks shy of matching Frank White (412) for seventh on KC’s all-time list. Lorenzo Cain Tor Series: 4-for-11 (.364), run, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB Last Stand: 5-for-7, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Lorenzo went 0-for-4 yesterday, after matching a career high with 4 RBI in Friday night’s contest...still hitting .318 (7-for-22) in his last 5 road games with 2 doubles, a homer and 5 RBI...hit .342 (26-for-76) in May, after also batting .342 in April, marking the first time in his career he’s hit over .300 in consecutive months. = Lo is hitting .366 (15-for-41) with 4 extra-base hits (3 2B, HR) over his last 10 games...also hitting .366 (15-for-41) with runners in scoring position...he’s hit 25-for-71 (.354) with a .492 slugging percentage during night games...a career .309 hitter (17-for-55) in Interleague play, including 6-for-13 (.462) this year. is batting .366 (15-for-41) with runners in scoring position...also hitting .352 (25-for-71) with a .493 slugging percentage during night games. = Cain recorded his second outfield assist of the year May 25, throwing outAlbert Pujols at the plate...he has 9 assists since the start of 2013. = Named the Wilson Royals’ Defensive Player of the Year and a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award last season...his .924 zone rating in 2013 ranked second among A.L. center fielders, behind only Coco Crisp (.926) and fourth in the Major Leagues. Pedro Ciriaco Tor Series: 3-for-8, 2 runs, 2B, RBI, HBP Last Stand: 2-for-8 Hit Streak: 5 g (6-19) = Pedro didn’t play yesterday, after collecting his second multi-hit game of the year Saturday...he’s hit safely in five-straight games, his longest hitting streak since hitting in a career-best six-straight contests July 25-August 1, 2012 with the Red Sox...he’s 6-for-14 (.429) with 3 runs scored from the seventh inning on. = Ciriaco has started at both second base and third base for the Royals this year...he’s played at every position except catcher or pitcher in his big league career. = He played for three different organizations in 2013, which included five games with the Royals in September...opened the year with Boston, but was traded to San Diego on June 14...claimed off waivers by KC on July 16, and spent a majority of the second half in Triple-A with the Omaha Storm Chasers. Jarrod Dyson Tor Series: 2-for-5, run, SB Last Stand: 0-for-2, run, 2 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Jarrod didn’t play yesterday, after a 2-hit game Saturday afternoon...recorded his ninth infield hit Saturday, which is tied for 10th in the American League. = Dyson’s 10 steals are tied for 14th in the American League, however he is the only player in the Majors with 10 steals and fewer than 100 plate appearances... he’s swiped 74 bags since the start of 2012, which ranks sixth in the A.L...swiped a career-best 34 bags last year for consecutive 30+ steal seasons. = He’s tied for third in the A.L. with 4 bunt hits...hitting .389 (14-for-36) with 9 runs scored in 18 road games this year. Alcides Escobar Tor Series: 5-for-17 (.294), 2 runs, 2B, SB Last Stand: 2-for-9, 2B, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-3) = Esky broke out of a mini 0-for-9 slump, going 2-for-3 with a double yesterday...tied for third in the league with 4 bunt hits and tied for sixth with 11 infield singles. = Among A.L. shortstops, Escobar is tied for fourth in doubles (14), fourth in RBI (18) and sixth in hits (53)...also tied for second in the A.L. with 4 sacrifices. = Recorded his 15th steal of the season on Thursday, moving him into a tie for third in the A.L...since the start of 2012, his 92.3 stolen base percentage (72-of- 78) is the best in baseball among players with at least 40 attempts...he’s been caught just once in his last 44 attempts, April 9 this season vs. Tampa Bay. = Alcides has the best fielding percentage (.990) among MLB shortstops since the 2013 All-Star Break, with 5 errors in his last 499 chances...has played 369 games at short since 2012, which is third in the Majors, behind Starlin Castro (375) and Alexei Ramirez (374). Alex Gordon Tor Series: 4-for-14 (.286), 3 runs, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB Last Stand: 4-for-11 (.364), run, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Alex snapped his season-best 9-game hitting streak yesterday, going 0-for-4...it was the longest streak by a Royal this season, and his longest since he hit in 10-straight games, September 5-15 last year...hit .364 (12-for-33) with 5 RBI and 3 multi-hit games during the streak...a career .304 hitter (116-for-381) vs. the N.L. = Gordon ranks fourth in the A.L., hitting .375 (18-for-48) with runners in scoring position...his 29 RBI are tied for fifth among A.L. outfielders...tied for eighth in the league with 15 doubles, while his 138 doubles since the start of 2011 rank second in the Major Leagues, behind Robinson Cano (146). = He is now ninth on KC’s all-time run scored list with 505, one more than Johnny Damon. = Enjoyed a career day vs. the O’s on May 18, going 4-for-4 with a pair of 3-run homers...became first Royal since Jermaine Dye (1999) to collect 6 RBI in a game where he was 4-for-4 or better...Gordon’s 4 hits matched a career high, while it was his first multi-homer game since August 11, 2012 and KC’s first of 2014. = Tied for fifth in the A.L. with 4 outfield assists this season...his 58 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011 are most in the Majors in that span. Brett Hayes Tor Series: 1-for-4, RBI Last Stand: 2-for-4, run, HR, RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (3-8) = Brett didn’t play yesterday after driving in KC’s first run on Saturday with an RBI single...broke out of an 0-for-27 slump on Wednesday vs. Houston and later added his first homer of the season...it marked his first multi-hit game sinceAugust 7 of last year, vs. Minnesota, which was Hayes’ first start with the Royals. = Hayes has made nine starts behind the plate for the Royals this season and played in 16 games overall. = Spent a majority of last season at Triple-A Omaha, blasting 17 homers, which ranked second among PCL catchers...had 2 stints in the Major Leagues in 2013. Eric Hosmer Tor Series: 3-for-18 (.167), run, 2 2B Last Stand: 2-for-12 (.167), run, 2B Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Eric doubled in the sixth inning yesterday, going 1-for-4...he’s tied for the A.L. lead with 20 doubles this year, which is also tied for fourth in the Majors. = Hosmer is hitting .317 (39-for-123) on the road this season, which ranks 12th in the league...he’s also hit .297 with runners on base. = Dating back to June 1 of last year, Hosmer’s 203 hits are tied with Matt Carpenter for second-most in the Major Leagues, 1 behind Detroit’s Victor Martinez (204)...leads the American League with 78 multi-hit games since the start of last season, while his 54 doubles over the last 2 years are third-most in the A.L. = The 2013 Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year, Eric also became the first Royals first baseman to earn Rawlingsa Gold Glove Award...batted .318 with 26 doubles, 16 homers and 63 RBI over the final four months of the season...led theA.L. with 60 multi-hit games, tied for fifth-most in franchise history. Omar Infante Tor Series: 3-for-15 (.200), 2B, 3 RBI Last Stand: 2-for-10, 2B, RBI, SF Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Omar collected a ground-rule double in the first inning yesterday, going 1-for-4...delivered the winning runs in the 10th on Thursday night with a 2-out, 2-run single...his 23 RBI are tied for fourth among A.L. second basemen with Detroit’s Ian Kinsler...batting .316 (12-for-38) with runners in scoring position. = Infante returned to the lineup on Monday after missing 17 games with irritation in his lower back. = Omar has hit .333 (13-for-39) with 4 doubles and 5 RBI in 12 career games here at Busch Stadium...a career .369 hitter (38-for-103) with a .485 SLG vs. the Cards. = Matched a career high with 6 RBI in Baltimore on April 27, becoming the first A.L. second baseman to record 6 RBI in a game, since he did it against the Royals on September 6, 2013 with Detroit...hit .318 last year, which was tops among the league’s second sackers with at least 450 at bats. Mike Moustakas Tor Series: 0-for-3 Last Stand: n/a Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = Mike started at third base yesterday after being recalled from Omaha (AAA), but went 0-for-3...he was optioned to Triple-A on May 21, and hit .355 (11-for-31) with 3 doubles, a homer and 5 RBI in 8 games with the Storm Chasers. = Moose is a career .309 hitter (56-for-181) in Interleague play, including 16-for-40 (.400) vs. St. Louis. = He has 12 extra-base hits this season (7 doubles, 1 triple, 4 homers) and is tied for second on the club with the 4 roundtrippers. = Played for Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League during the offseason...batted .288 (19-for-66) with 6 doubles and 3 homers in 17 games. Salvador Perez Tor Series: 2-for-11 (.182), run, HR, RBI, BB, HBP Last Stand: 1-for-7 Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Salvy went 1-for-3 with a single and a walk yesterday...connected for his team-leading fifth home run of the year on Thursday night in Toronto. = Thursday night’s roundtripper was Perez’s 18th extra-base hit of the season, tops by an A.L. catcher and second among Major League backstops behind Jonathon Lucroy’s 19...his 46 hits overall are the most by an American League catcher. = In limited time against the Cardinals, Salvy has gone 3-for-8 (.375) with a two-run homer on June 22, 2012...hitting .455 (10-for-22) with 2 doubles and 2 homers in Interleague play this season. = He’s thrown out 8 baserunners trying to steal this year, which is tied for ninth in the A.L...led the league last season, throwing out 23 would-be base stealers, helping him win his firstRawlings Gold Glove Award. = Went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles on Opening Day in Detroit, becoming the first Royal to record 4 hits on Opening Day since Fred Patek did it against Toronto in 1979...selected to his first All-Star game last year, collecting the first hit by a Royal in the Midsummer Classic since Bo Jackson in 1989. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Monday, June 2, 2014 This & That NED NAILS ANOTHER CHALLENGE--Kansas City manager Ned Yost only took a handful of steps off the bench in the eighth inning yesterday but requested a replay review from long distance and once again he proved correct...Toronto’s Brett Lawrie was ruled safe on a close play with two outs in the eighth after grounding to third, but after New York got a hold of it the call was reversed...all told, Yost is now 7-5 in challenges under the new system, including six correct challenges in his last nine tries, while the opposition is 6-8...to review, each manager gets a challenge and for the first six innings and if he challenges correctly, he’ll receive another...calls are defined as either a) Confirmed; b) Stands or C) Overturned.
SCHWINDEL WINS WEEKLY HONOR--Catcher/First Baseman Frank Schwindel has been named the South Atlantic League Player-of-the-Week for May 26-June 1...he batted .414 (12-for-29) while hitting safely in all 7 games for the Lexington Legends with 3 doubles, 6 home runs, 16 RBI and 8 runs scored...he knocked home at least one run his last 6 games and homered in 5 of the last 6 games...he was KC’s 18th round pick out of St. John’s last summer.
TOUGH 30-GAME STRETCH UNDERWAY--The Royals have split the first four games of a 30-game stretch through June 29 in which they are playing nine different opponents, with all but three entering today’s action with a record of .500 or better...the stretch started with the 2-2 stop in Toronto (34-24), and now four with the Cardinals (30-27) then followed by four with the New York Yankees (29-26) who have a combined mark of 93-77 for a .547 winning pct...after a 2-game set at home vs. Cleveland, one of two clubs in this stretch below break-even (27-30), the Royals will 16 more against clubs at or over .500 including the White Sox (29-29), Detroit (31-22), Seattle (28-28) and capped with the two Los Angeles entries, the Dodgers (30-28) and Angels (30-26).
PITCHERS AT THE PLATE--Kansas City pitchers have gone 1-for-7 at the plate this year, with rookie Yordano Ventura picking up his first big league hit in his second career at bat on May 5 in San Diego...hurlers went a respectable 6-for-21 (.286) with a pair of runs scored and an RBI last season...since the advent of Interleague play in 1997, KC’s mound staff has batted .125 (42-for-337) with 15 runs, 8 doubles and a home run in 2004 by Zack Greinke...Greinke and Bruce Chen lead the KC pitching pack with four hits apiece...tonight’s starter, Danny Duffy, is seeking his first career knock, going 0-for-3 at the dish to this point.
ROYALS EMPLOY THE SHORT GAME--The Royals extended their American League lead in bunt hits with a pair last Thursday night in Toronto, as Nori Aoki and Alcides Escobar each dropped down successful bunts, the one by Aoki coming with two strikes, the second such risky knock of the year...KC now has 14 bunt hits on the year, four more than runner-up Cleveland, while Aoki leads the individual race with a half dozen, trailed by Jarrod Dyson and Escobar each in the third spot with four...since coming to America in 2012, Aoki has 19 bunt hits, which are tied with Dyson for second most in the Majors in that span behind the Angels’ Erick Aybar...Nori’s 13 infield hits this year are second in the A.L. behind Baltimore’s Adam Jones (14), while Kansas City’s 57 infield knocks also lead the American League.
ESKY A TOP RANKED THIEF--Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar has been one of the most successful base thieves in baseball over the past three seasons, entering today tied for third in the American League with 15 thefts...not only is Esky once again among the top thieves in the league, he’s been the most successful in the Major Leagues over the past three seasons, successfully stealing at a 92.3% clip (72-for-78) since the start of 2012, which is the highest among all thieves with at least 40 attempts...he’s been thrown out just once – April 9 vs. Tampa Bay – in his last 45 attempts.
HOLLY ASSUMES A.L. RESCUE LEAD--With his 15th save of the season on Thursday night, Greg Holland has taken over the A.L. top spot in rescues, one more than Minnesota’s Glen Perkins...Holland has made good on 55 of his last 57 tries (96.5%), the highest percentage among the 10 closers with at least 40 opportunities in that span...since May 30, 2013, Greg has 6 more saves than any other pitcher in baseball (Craig Kimbrel - 49) and has allowed just 8 earned runs in 71.2 innings for a 1.00 ERA, holding opposing hitters to a .167 average...he’s also recorded 107 strikeouts in those 71.2 innings, for an A.L.-best 13.44 strikeouts per 9.0 IP.
SALUTE TO #2--The Royals will join the rest of baseball in honoring shortstop Derek Jeter when his New York Yankees visit Kauffman Stadium during the next homestand...the 4-game series will be capped with a 7:10 game on Monday, June 9, and prior to first pitch the Royals will honor the retiring captain with a video tribute and then present him with a check for $10,000 for his Turn 2 Foundation...during his rookie year in 1996, Jeter established the Turn 2 Foundation to promote healthy lifestyles among youth...while sharing a pizza in a Detroit hotel room, Derek announced to his father that he was ready to establish his own foundation, which is where the Turn 2 Foundation began...not only does it represent the role he plays on the field turning double plays, but it represents Jeter’s wish to promote healthy lifestyles among young people and enable them to “Turn 2” his foundation for guidance and the much needed help to avoid drugs and alcohol.
NED AT THE HELM--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, Ned Yost recorded his 300th win as the KC skipper on May 7 in San Diego, and is now 310-365 since he was named to his position on May 13, 2010...he recently passed John Wathan (287) and Hal McRae (286) to move into fourth on KC’s all-time wins list...he is seven wins shy of catching Tony Muser, who is third with 317 victories...Yost, who managed six seasons in Milwaukee (2003-08), is 767-860 all-time as a Major League skipper.
vs. Cardinals (2013) vs. Cardinals (career) On Road (career) Miller (career) Garcia (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 Aoki .423 71 30 1 5 .364 110 40 2 8 .277 697 193 9 54 .500 14 7 1 1 .308 13 4 0 0 Butler .333 12 4 0 1 .263 80 21 3 8 .276 1984 548 58 281 - - - - - .333 6 2 0 1 Cain .100 10 1 0 1 .231 26 6 0 2 .265 472 125 6 52 - - - - - .200 5 1 0 0 Ciriaco - - - - - .333 9 3 0 2 .251 243 61 0 12 ------Dyson - - - - - .333 24 8 0 2 .242 330 80 0 11 ------Escobar .176 17 3 0 0 .267 131 35 1 12 .260 1340 348 10 113 - - - - - .231 13 3 0 0 Gordon .333 15 5 0 1 .351 111 39 6 20 .261 1818 475 51 192 - - - - - .333 6 2 0 2 Hayes - - - - - .294 17 5 0 0 .220 205 45 5 17 ------Hosmer .167 12 2 0 3 .186 59 11 0 4 .276 998 275 30 126 - - - - - .000 3 0 0 0 Infante - - - - - .369 103 38 1 11 .282 2220 626 49 237 ------Moustakas .333 6 2 0 0 .400 40 16 3 7 .228 803 183 22 78 ------Perez - - - - - .375 8 3 1 3 .293 607 178 20 75 ------
Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups Interleague Hitting (Career) (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Player AVG AB H HR RBI Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Pitcher Perez Hayes Pena Totals Aoki .243 144 35 0 8 Aaron Brooks 1 2 2.0 0-1 0 Brooks - 0-1 - 0-1 Butler .296 318 94 12 46 Bruce Chen 4 11 2.8 2-2 1 Chen 2-1 0-1 - 2-2 Cain .309 55 17 1 8 Danny Duffy 5 7 1.4 1-4 2 Duffy 0-1 1-3 - 1-4 Ciriaco .143 14 2 0 0 Jeremy Guthrie 12 43 3.6 6-6 6 Coleman .000 1 0 0 0 James Shields 12 65 5.4 8-4 8 Guthrie 4-6 2-0 - 6-6 Collins .000 1 0 0 0 Jason Vargas 12 54 4.5 6-6 9 Shields 8-4 - - 8-4 Yordano Ventura 10 31 3.1 3-7 6 Vargas 6-6 - - 6-6 Davis .250 8 2 0 0 Totals 56 213 3.8 26-30 32 Ventura 3-6 0-1 - 3-7 Duffy .000 3 0 0 0 Total 23-24 3-6 - 26-30 Dyson .247 85 21 0 5 Escobar .278 284 79 2 24 Perez Hayes Pena Totals Gordon .304 381 116 12 49 Starts 47 9 - 56 Guthrie .094 32 3 0 0 CS/ATT 8-26 0-3 1-1 9-30 Hayes .136 44 6 1 2 Pct. 30.8 0.0 100.0 30.0 Hosmer .244 213 52 5 35 Infante .280 404 113 8 53 Catcher PO 1 - - 1 Moustakas .309 181 56 5 18 ERA 3.50 5.87 0.00 3.99 Perez .294 85 25 4 13 ER/IP 161/413.2 58/89.0 0/1.0 219/493.2 Shields .186 43 8 0 3 Vargas .176 17 3 0 1 Team Ventura .500 2 1 0 0 Pitcher Pickoffs: 7 (2 on May 29 @ Toronto) Pickoff & CS: 1 (April 16 @ Houston) Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Monday, June 2, 2014
2014 Royals Home Run Breakdown 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 Aoki ------9/27/13 @ NYM C. Torres 227 Butler 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 5/2/14 DET R. Porcello 101 Cain 2 2 - 1 1 - 2 - - - 1 2 - 1 1 1 - - - 2-0 5/30/14 @ TOR J. Happ 4 Ciriaco ------6/20/13 LAD P. Moylan 97 Dyson ------6/23/13 CWS D. Axelrod 234 Escobar 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 2 - - - - 1-1 5/11/14 @ SEA R. Elias 76 Gordon 4 2 2 3 1 - 1 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - - - 3 1 3-0 5/30/14 @ TOR J. Happ 8 Hayes 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 5/28/14 HOU J. Williams 5 Hosmer 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 0-1 5/5/14 @ SD N. Vincent 106 Infante 2 - 2 - 2 1 1 - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 - - - 2-0 4/27/14 @ BAL E. Meek 59 Moustakas 4 - 4 1 3 2 1 1 - 1 2 1 - 2 - - - 1 3 3-1 4/23/14 @ CLE J. Masterson 63 Perez 5 2 3 2 3 4 1 - - 2 3 - 1 1 4 - 1 - - 4-1 5/29/14 @ TOR R. Dickey 10
Pinch-Hit: Last: Justin Maxwell (8/3/13 @ New York Mets, 12th inning) - Franchise total: 74 Grand Slam: Last: Alcides Escobar (5/11/14 @ Seattle, second inning) - Franchise total: 115 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Alex Gordon (5/18/14 vs. Baltimore), 3-run, 3-run 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (4/23/14 @ Cleveland, second inning) 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 (9/11/13 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 86 Inside-the-Park: Last: David DeJesus (4/23/10 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 94 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Justin Maxwell (9/22/13 vs. Texas, 10th inning, Soria pitching) - Franchise total: 64 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (8/21/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Kyle Seager and Dustin Ackley, Seattle (5/11/14 @ Safeco Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (4/12/14 @ Target Field, James Shields pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland (7/3/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Santiago @ Detroit (8/30/11 @ Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla, Atlanta (4/16/13 @ Turner Field, Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th 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: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching)
2014 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 Aoki 14 4 - - - 18 1 - - - - 1 2 1 3 2 - - 1 g 5 gm (2x) 13 6 Butler 10 3 - - - 13 4 - - - - 4 2 10 4 3 - - 0 g 7 gm (4/25-5/3) 1 - Cain 6 2 2 - - 10 3 - 1 - - 4 1 3 7 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (4/12-5/5) 7 - Ciriaco 2 - - - - 2 ------1 - 1 - - 5 g 5 gm (5/25-pres.) 3 - Dyson 4 1 - - - 5 1 - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - 1 g 4 gm (4/22-25) 9 4 Escobar 13 2 - - - 15 4 1 1 - - 6 - 4 9 1 - - 1 g 5 gm (5/11-17) 11 4 Gordon 11 3 1 - - 15 4 1 1 - 1 7 4 5 12 2 - - 0 g 9 gm (5/23-31) 4 - Hayes 1 - - - - 1 ------2 g - - - Hosmer 13 3 2 - - 18 1 2 1 - - 4 - 8 6 2 - - 2 g 6 gm (4/25-5/1) - - Infante 8 1 - - - 9 3 1 - - 1 5 1 6 7 3 - - 1 g 6 gm (4/2-11) 3 - Moustakas 3 - - - - 3 2 2 - - - 4 - 5 6 - - - 0 g 3 gm (2x) - - Perez 7 3 1 - - 11 1 - 1 - - 2 4 3 3 1 - - 1 g 5 gm (5/9-15) 1 -
The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB) (Royals 7-0) Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Royals Steal of Home: No-Hitter vs. Royals: Triple Play vs. Royals: Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013 Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (5th inning) - on double steal in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (6-3, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: Royals Suspended Game: One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 June 15-16, 2001 at Milwaukee, 4-2 (Power Outage) Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Angel Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: (Blue Jays 3-2) Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Justin Maxwell, August 9, 2013 vs. Boston (6th) September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: Royals Walk-Off Win: Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Eric Hosmer, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota September 22 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 Royals Six-RBI Game: Royals Bat Around: vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore May 19, 2014 vs. Chicago (1st inning, 5 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 8 times in 2014 -- Sept. 29-30, 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0) (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Royals Position Player Pitching: June 7-9, 2013 vs. Houston May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: Opponent Position Player Pitching: April 15-17, 2014 @ Houston July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Royals Pitcher Homered: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Yordano Ventura, May 5, 2014 @ San Diego (10) Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Royals Pitcher With a Hit: May 26-28, 2014 vs. Houston Jeremy Guthrie, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota Yordano Ventura, May 5, 2014 @ San Diego Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: (Royals 13-0) Royals Pitcher With a RBI: April 11-13, 2014 @ Minnesota Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Luis Mendoza, May 29, 2013 @ St. Louis Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 17, 2014 vs. Baltimore (1-0); Duffy (7.0), Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Davis (1.0), Holland (1.0) Gregor Blanco, August 13, 2010 vs. New York Yankees (3) Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit
Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 6/1/14 @ TOR Gordon 60 9/24/13 @ SEA Pitchers 0 6/1/14 @ TOR Hayes 38 6/10/12 vs. TB Aoki 20 5/9/14 @ SEA Hosmer 4 5/28/14 vs. HOU Butler 9 10/2/12 vs. DET Infante 19 4/22/14 @ CLE Cain 3 5/27/14 vs. HOU Moustakas 14 5/2/14 vs. DET Ciriaco 21 7/1/13 @ MIA Perez 27 4/23/14 @ CLE Dyson 22 4/23/14 @ HOU Escobar 12 5/19/14 vs. CWS
Disabled List (3) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Luke Hochevar 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery March 30 (retro March 21) April 5 55 26-30 LHP-Bruce Chen 15-day bulging disc May 2 (retro April 25) May 10 28 12-17 INF-Danny Valencia 15-day muscle strain left hand June 1 June 16 1 0-1 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Monday, June 2, 2014
2014 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 2/17 OF-Jimmy Paredes Claimed off Waivers from Baltimore 5/4 LHP-Tim Collins Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Maikel Cleto Designated for Assignment RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 3/2 RHP-Guillermo Mota Announced retirement 5/5 OF-Lorenzo Cain Activated from 15-day D.L. 3/7 RHP-Brad Penny Released OF/INF-Jimmy Paredes Optioned to Omaha 3/25 LHP-Patrick Schuster Claimed off Waivers from San Diego 5/9 RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha OF-Carlos Peguero Designated for Assignment INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha 3/30 RHP-Louis Coleman Placed on 15-day D.L. (bone contusion/sprained middle finger) 5/13 INF-Omar Infante Placed on 15-day D.L. (lower back irritation) RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) INF-Pedro Ciriaco Contract selected from Omaha 4/2 OF-Carlos Peguero Assigned outright to Omaha 5/16 RHP-Casey Coleman Contract selected from Omaha 4/5 RHP-Aaron Brooks Selected from Omaha OF-Justin Maxwell Designated for assignment INF-Pedro Ciriaco Designated for assignment 5/20 C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha 4/7 LHP-Francisley Bueno Placed on 15-day D.L. (contusion/sprain on left little finger ) INF-Johnny Giavotella Optioned to Omaha LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain) 5/22 INF-Mike Moustakas Optioned to Omaha LHP-Donnie Joseph Recalled from Omaha 5/23 INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Recalled from Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha 5/23 OF-Justin Maxwell Accepted Outright Assignment to Omaha 4/9 RHP-Louis Coleman Activated from 15-day D.L. 5/25 RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 5/26 INF-Omar Infante Activated from 15-day D.L. LHP-Donnie Joseph Optioned to Omaha RHP-Casey Coleman Optioned to Omaha 4/12 LHP-Danny Duffy Recalled from Omaha 5/31 INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Optioned to Omaha INF-Johnny Giavotella Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha 4/17 OF-Lorenzo Cain Placed on 15-day D.L. (left groin strain) 6/1 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha LHP-Justin Marks Recalled from Omaha LHP-Francisley Bueno Recalled from injury rehab assignment and activated from D.L. 4/18 OF-Jarrod Dyson Placed on Bereavement List INF-Danny Valencia Placed on 15-day disabled list (muscle strain left hand) OF/IF-Jimmy Paredes Recalled from Omaha INF-Mike Moustakas Recalled from Omaha 4/21 OF-Jarrod Dyson Reinstated from Bereavement List LHP-Justin Marks Optioned to Omaha 4/23 LHP-Tim Collins Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment 5/2 LHP-Bruce Chen Placed on 15-day D.L. (bulging disc) RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha OF-Lorenzo Cain Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment LHP-Francisley Bueno Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 5/17 Ned Yost (1st/34th career) Chris Segal at home plate (foul tip call on A. Jones) 5/27 Ned Yost (2nd/35th career) Kerwin Danley at mound (balls & strikes) The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Aoki (25-27), Dyson (0-1), Infante (1-2) P: Brooks (0-1), Chen (2-2), Duffy (1-4), Guthrie (6-6), Shields (8-4), 2nd: Escobar (4-4), Giavotella (1-0), Hosmer (6-8), Infante (15-17), Valencia (0-1) Vargas (6-6), Ventura (3-7) 3rd: Butler (5-6), Gordon (0-1), Hosmer (20-21), Perez (1-2) C: Hayes (3-6), Perez (23-24) 4th: Butler (16-21), Gordon (1-3), Perez (8-6), Valencia (1-0) 1B: Hosmer (26-30) 5th: Butler (0-1), Gordon (25-26), Hosmer (0-1), Infante (0-1), Perez (1-1) 2B: Ciriaco (3-4), Giavotella (6-4), Infante (16-20), Valencia (1-2) 6th: Butler (3-1), Cain (3-2), Escobar (0-1), Giavotella (2-2), Moustakas (0-1), 3B: Ciriaco (1-2), Moustakas (18-17), Paredes (0-2), Valencia (7-9) Perez (13-15), Valencia (5-8) SS: Escobar (26-30) 7th: Cain (6-7), Ciriaco (0-1), Escobar (1-4), Giavotella (2-1), Hayes (0-1), LF: Gordon (26-30) Moustakas (15-12), Maxwell (1-2), Valencia (1-2) CF: Cain (17-16), Dyson (7-11), Maxwell (2-3) 8th: Cain (8-8), Ciriaco (1-2), Dyson (1-2), Escobar (9-9), Giavotella (1-0), RF: Aoki (25-27), Cain (0-1), Maxwell (1-2) Hayes (0-1), Maxwell (2-3), Moustakas (3-4), Paredes (0-1), Valencia (1-0) DH: Butler (24-29) 9th: Ciriaco (3-3), Dyson (6-8), Escobar (12-12), Giavotella (0-1), Hayes (3-4), Paredes (0-1), Pitchers (2-1) Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 24 22 16 35 31 12 30 21 12 2 4 1 3 - - 213 Opponents 25 22 17 42 29 28 23 23 23 2 - 2 - - - 236 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 4 10 2 3 4 2 - 1 ------Opponents 12 2 1 5 3 3 2 - 1 1 - - - - -
Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Multi-Run Innings for Royals Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 1-5 # of runs # times last time 1st - - 12 Tuesday 5-3 2 runs - 29 May 30 @ Toronto (8th inning, 2 hits) 2nd - 2 26 Wednesday 6-3 3 runs - 15 May 29 @ Toronto (5th inning, 5 hits) 3rd - 1 27 Thursday 2-4 4 runs - 4 May 11 @ Seattle (7th inning, 2 hits) 4th - 3 19 Friday 5-4 5 runs - 3 May 19 vs. Chicago (1st inning, 5 hits) 5th - 4 28 6th - 4 20 Saturday 4-5 6 runs - 1 April 29 vs. Toronto (8th inning, 6 hits) 7th - 6 28 Sunday 3-6 7 runs - - - 8th - 3 22 9th - 1 14 Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time to Review Outcome Challenge Record 4/2 @ Detroit 6 Collins out at 1B (Detroit challenge) 0-1 2:45 Overturned Opp. 1-0 10 Aoki safe at 1B (Detroit request) 1-1 2:35 Overturned Opp. 2-0 4/4 Chicago 7 Abreu safe at 1B (KC challenge) 7-4 2:54 Stands K.C. 0-1 4/6 Chicago 6 Semien safe at 1B (KC challenge) 0-0 1:13 Overturned K.C. 1-1 6 Hosmer safe at 1B (Chicago challenge) 0-0 2:00 Stands Opp. 2-1 4/7 Tampa Bay 8 Myers ruled out at 1B (Tampa Bay challenge) 4-0 1:05 Confirmed Opp. 2-2 4/8 Tampa Bay 3 Escobar ruled safe at 2B (Tampa Bay challenge) 0-0 1:08 Confirmed Opp. 2-3 4/9 Tampa Bay 2 Gordon ruled out at 3B on SB attempt (KC challenge) 0-0 2:10 Stands K.C. 1-2 4/16 @ Houston 9 Cain ruled safe at 1B (Houston challenge) 4-4 2:54 Overturned Opp. 3-3 4/17 @ Houston 2 Presley ruled safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-0 1:25 Overturned K.C. 2-2 4/24 @ Cleveland 1 Hayes did not block the plate (Crew Chief challenge) 0-0 2:49 Stands -- 4/29 Toronto 2 Getz ruled safe at 1B (KC challenge) 0-1 1:06 Overturned K.C. 3-2 9 Navarro ball called foul (Crew Chief challenge) 10-7 1:25 Stands -- 4/30 Toronto 4 Hosmer out at plate (Crew Chief challenge) 2-0 2:25 Confirmed -- 5/7 @ San Diego 2 Maybin out at second base (San Diego challenge) 3-0 1:26 Stands Opp. 3-4 5/9 @ Seattle 1 Hosmer out at second base (Seattle challenge) 1-0 1:21 Overturned Opp. 4-4 5/10 @ Seattle 7 Cano safe at second attempting advance (KC challenge) 1-3 2:21 Overturned K.C. 4-2 5/18 Baltimore 4 Gordon out at second base (KC challenge) 1-3 1:29 Overturned K.C. 5-2 5/18 Baltimore 7 Cain safe at first base (Baltimore challenge) 8-3 1:32 Overturned Opp. 5-4 5/19 Chicago 5 Ramirez out at first base (Chicago challenge) 6-5 0:48 Confirmed Opp. 5-5 5/20 Chicago 9 Dyson safe at second base on SB attempt (Chicago challenge) 6-7 2:30 Stands Opp. 5-6 5/24 @ Los Angeles 5 Pujols out on fly out to the wall (L.A. challenge) 3-3 2:39 Overturned Opp. 6-6 6 Conger safe at second base (KC challenge) 3-4 1:03 Stands K.C. 5-3 5/25 @ Los Angeles 1 Dyson called out at first base (KC challenge) 0-0 2:20 Stands K.C. 5-4 7 Pujols called out at the plate (L.A. challenge) 3-3 2:29 Stands Opp. 6-7 5/29 @ Toronto 5 Gose ruled safe at first base on pickoff attempt (KC challenge) 5-4 1:47 Overturned K.C. 6-4 6 Aoki ruled hit by pitch (KC challenge) 5-4 2:45 Stands K.C. 6-5 5/31 @ Toronto 6 Hosmer ruled safe at first base on infield hit (Tor. challenge) 1-11 1:49 Stands Opp. 6-8 6/1 @ Toronto 8 Lawrie ruled safe at first base on ground ball (KC challenge) 0-4 1:28 Overturned K.C. 7-5 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Monday, June 2, 2014 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 10 April 29 vs. Toronto 12 May 31 @ Toronto Most runs, extra-inning game 8 May 29 @ Toronto 6 Twice, last: May 29 @ Toronto Most hits, game 16 May 9 @ Seattle 16 Twice, last: May 26 vs. Houston Most hits, extra-inning game 16 Twice, last: May 24 @ Los Angeles 14 May 24 @ Los Angeles Fewest hits, game 4 5 times, last: May 17 vs. Baltimore 2 May 8 @ Seattle Most runs, inning 6 April 29 vs. Toronto (8th) 7 May 31 @ Toronto (1st) Most hits, inning 6 Thrice, last: April 29 vs. Toronto (8th) 6 May 3 vs. Detroit (9th) Most doubles, game 5 Twice, last: April 30 vs. Toronto 6 May 3 vs. Detroit Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 May 6 @ San Diego 5 May 24 @ Los Angeles Most triples, game 1 7 times, last: May 10 @ Seattle 2 March 31 @ Detroit Most triples, extra-inning game - - 1 Twice, last: May 5 @ San Diego Most home runs, game 2 5 times, last: May 30 @ Toronto 3 Thrice, last: May 28 vs. Houston Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 April 16 @ Houston 3 May 29 @ Toronto Most home runs, inning 2 April 23 @ Cleveland (2nd) 2 May 11 @ Seattle (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 5 4 times, last: May 29 @ Toronto 7 April 21 @ Cleveland Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 5 May 6 @ San Diego 7 May 24 @ Los Angeles Most steals, game 4 May 20 vs. Chicago 3 Thrice, last: May 4 vs. Detroit Most times caught stealing, game 2 Twice, last: May 19 vs. Chicago 2 Twice, last: May 6 @ San Diego Most sacrifice flies, game 2 May 24 @ Los Angeles 2 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Most sacrifices, game 2 Thrice, last: May 24 @ Los Angeles 2 May 8 @ Seattle Most strikeouts, game 11 Thrice, last: May 27 vs. Houston 13 Twice, last: May 15 vs. Baltimore Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 12 May 24 @ Los Angeles 14 May 5 @ San Diego Most walks, game 6 Twice, last: May 13 vs. Colorado 10 May 28 vs. Houston Most walks, extra-inning game 4 May 6 @ San Diego 5 April 16 @ Houston Most left on base, game 12 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox 14 May 30 @ Toronto Most left on base, extra-inning game 12 May 24 @ Los Angeles 12 April 16 @ Houston Fewest left on base, game 2 May 2 vs. Detroit 2 April 24 @ Cleveland Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 6 April 2 @ Detroit 1 May 29 @ Toronto Most double plays turned 3 Twice, last: May 27 vs. Houston 3 May 9 @ Seattle Most errors, game 4 April 16 @ Houston 5 May 11 @ Seattle Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 4 times, last: Cain (May 26 vs. Houston) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Cain (May 5 @ San Diego), Hosmer (May 24 @ Los Angeles) Most runs, game 3 5 times, last: Butler (May 30 @ Toronto) Most doubles, game 2 8 times, last: Moustakas (May 14 vs. Colorado) Most triples, game 1 6 times, last: Dyson (May 4 vs. Detroit) Most home runs, game 2 Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) Most RBI, game 6 Infante (April 27 @ Baltimore), Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Hosmer (May 5 @ San Diego), Infante (May 29 @ Toronto) Most total bases, game 10 Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) (2 HR, 2 1B) Most total bases, extra-inning game 6 Hosmer (May 5 @ San Diego) Most walks, game 3 Aoki (May 4 vs. Detroit) Most stolen bases, game 2 6 times, last: Dyson (May 28 vs. Houston) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 9 Gordon (May 23-31) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 5 times, last: Guthrie (May 16 vs. Baltimore) Most innings pitched, reliever 3.2 Mariot (April 24 @ Cleveland) Most strikeouts, starter 12 Shields (April 17 @ Houston) Most strikeouts, reliever 4 Duffy (April 16 @ Houston), Mariot (April 24 @ Cleveland), Davis (May 6 @ San Diego) Most walks, starter 5 Duffy (May 28 vs. Houston) Most walks, reliever 3 Marks (April 20 vs. Minnesota) Most runs allowed 8 Shields (May 2 vs. Detroit) Most home runs allowed 3 Guthrie (May 11 @ Seattle), Vargas (May 19 vs. Chicago), Shields (May 29 @ Toronto) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 18.0 Ventura (April 25-May 5) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 14.1 Herrera (April 27-May 24) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 3 Shields (April 17-27, May 7-18) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 5 April 15-19 Longest winning streak, home 3 April 9-19 Longest winning streak, road 3 April 15-17 Longest losing streak, overall 5 May 1-5 Longest losing streak, home 4 May 1-4 Longest losing streak, road 5 March 31-April 13 Longest game-inning, home - - Longest game-inning, road 13 May 24 @ Los Angeles Longest game-time, home 3:37 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 3:34 April 22 @ Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:52 May 24 @ Los Angeles Shortest game-time home 2:22 May 16 vs. Baltimore Shortest game-time road 2:14 June 1 @ Toronto Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:03 May 6 @ San Diego Largest crowd-home 40,103 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 10,705 April 29 vs. Toronto Largest crowd-road 45,068 March 31 @ Detroit Smallest crowd-road 8,848 April 22 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 8 May 7 @ San Diego (8-0) Largest losing margin 10 May 31 @ Toronto (2-12) Largest deficit overcome to win 3 April 29 vs. Toronto (trailed 5-2 after 6 1/2) Largest lead lost 5 May 19 vs. Chicago (led 5-0 after 2) Upcoming Milestones Nori Aoki 17 RBI for 500 (combined Japan/MLB) Jarrod Dyson 6 stolen bases for 100 Jeremy Guthrie 7.2 IP to 1,500
Billy Butler Alcides Escobar 7 SB to tie for 10th on KC all-time list Greg Holland 18 saves for 100 4 HR to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-123) (J.Wathan, H.McRae-105) 8 walks to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (F. White-412) Alex Gordon Eric Hosmer 10 RBI to 250 34 runs for 500 19 hits to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (D.DeJesus-971) 9 runs to 250 41 runs to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-546) Ned Yost Wade Davis 3 strikeouts for 500 16 doubles to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (W.Wilson-241) 7 wins to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (T. Muser-317)
Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 18-2 Tied after six innings: 3-6 Trail after six innings: 5-22 Lead after seven innings: 20-1 Tied after seven innings: 4-4 Trail after seven innings: 2-25 Lead after eight innings: 22-1 Tied after eight innings: 3-3 Trail after eight innings: 1-26 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 18-12 Starter works 6.0 IP: 4-8 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 4-10 Score first: 18-8 Opponents score first: 8-22 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 7/7 Score more than three runs: 22-4 Score three runs or less: 4-26 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 0/4 Hit home run: 13-5 Do not homer: 13-25 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 12/12 Series opener: 8-10 Series finale: 8-10 Errorless games by KC: 16-14 10 or more hits: 15-7 Opponents 10 or more hits: 5-17 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Monday, June 2, 2014 2014 Day-By-Days
Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total
March (0-1) 3/31 at Det D L 3-4 0-1 T4 -1.0 Nathan Davis (R, 0-1) -- 45,068 1 45,068
April (14-11) 4/2 at Det D L 1-2 (10) 0-2 T4 -2.0 Alburquerque Collins (R, 0-1) -- 26,906 2 71,974 4/3 at Det D Postponed Due to Rain – Make up scheduled for Thursday, June 19 at 12:08 p.m. CT 4/4 CWS D W 7-5 1-2 4 -2.0 Guthrie (1-0) Johnson Holland (1) 40,103 1 40,103 4/5 CWS D W 4-3 2-2 3 -2.0 Davis (R, 1-1) Downs Holland (2) 21,463 2 61,566 4/6 CWS D L 1-5 2-3 5 -2.0 Sale Shields (0-1) -- 29,760 3 91,326 4/7 TB N W 4-2 3-3 3 -1.5 Vargas (1-0) Moore Holland (3) 12,087 4 103,413 4/8 TB N L 0-1 3-4 T4 -1.5 Peralta Holland (0-1) Balfour 13,905 5 117,318 4/9 TB D W 7-3 4-4 3 -1.0 Guthrie (2-0) Odorizzi -- 13,612 6 130,930 4/11 at Min N L 1-10 4-5 4 -1.5 Gibson Chen (0-1) -- 24,338 3 96,312 4/12 at Min D L 1-7 4-6 5 -2.5 Nolasco Shields (0-2) -- 23,963 4 120,275 4/13 at Min D L 3-4 4-7 5 -2.5 Fien Crow (R, 0-1) Perkins 20,878 5 141,153 4/15 at Hou N W 4-2 5-7 5 -2.0 Ventura (1-0) Harrell Holland (4) 29,778 6 170,931 4/16 at Hou N W 6-4 (11) 6-7 T4 -1.5 Duffy (R, 1-0) Williams Holland (5) 23,043 7 193,974 4/17 at Hou N W 5-1 7-7 4 -1.0 Shields (1-2) Feldman -- 26,333 8 219,707 4/18 Min N W 5-0 8-7 T1 - Vargas (2-0) Nolasco -- 21,192 7 152,122 4/19 Min D W 5-4 9-7 T1 - Chen (1-1) Correia Holland (6) 24,291 8 176,413 4/20 Min D L 3-8 9-8 2 -1.0 Hughes Ventura (1-1) -- 17,710 9 194,123 4/21 at Cle N L 3-4 9-9 T2 -1.0 McAllister Guthrie (2-1) Axford 10,789 9 230,496 4/22 at Cle N W 8-2 10-9 2 -1.0 Shields (2-2) Salazar -- 8,848 10 239,344 4/23 at Cle N L 3-5 10-10 T2 -1.0 Shaw Herrera (R, 0-1) Axford 9,311 11 248,655 4/24 at Cle D L 1-5 10-11 T4 -2.0 Kluber (C) Chen (1-2) -- 10,440 12 259,095 4/25 at Bal N W 5-0 11-11 T2 -2.0 Ventura (2-1) Jimenez -- 22,478 13 281,573 4/26 at Bal N L 2-3 (10) 11-12 T3 -2.0 Britton Duffy (R, 1-1) -- 34,941 14 316,514 4/27 at Bal D W 9-3 12-12 3 -1.5 Shields (3-2) Gonzalez -- 38,368 15 355,482 4/29 Tor N W 10-7 13-12 T2 -1.5 Crow (R, 1-1) Cecil -- 10,705 10 204,828 4/30 Tor N W 4-2 14-12 2 -1.5 Herrera (R, 1-1) Hutchison Holland (7) 11,715 11 216,543
May (12-17) 5/1 Tor N L 3-7 14-13 2 -2.0 Buehrle Guthrie (2-2) Loup 11,207 12 227,750 5/2 Det N L 2-8 14-14 2 -3.0 Porcello Shields (3-3) -- 28,021 13 255,771 5/3 Det N L 2-9 14-15 2 -4.0 Smyly Duffy (1-2) -- 29,200 14 284,971 5/4 Det D L 4-9 14-16 T3 -5.0 Verlander Vargas (2-1) -- 22,504 15 307,475 5/5 at SD N L 5-6 (12) 14-17 4 -6.0 Stauffer Collins (R, 0-2) -- 14,089 16 369,571 5/6 at SD N W 3-1 (11) 15-17 4 -6.0 Davis (R, 2-1) Vincent Holland (8) 16,542 17 386,113 5/7 at SD D W 8-0 16-17 3 -6.0 Shields (4-3) Cashner -- 18,228 18 404,341 5/8 at Sea N L 0-1 16-18 3 -6.0 Iwakuma Duffy (1-3) Rodney 12,577 19 416,918 5/9 at Sea N W 6-1 17-18 3 -5.0 Vargas (3-1) Maurer -- 20,858 20 437,776 5/10 at Sea N L 1-3 17-19 3 -6.0 Young Ventura (2-2) Rodney 29,359 21 467,135 5/11 at Sea D W 9-7 18-19 3 -5.0 Coleman (R, 1-0) Farquhar Holland (9) 30,447 22 497,582 5/13 Col N W 5-1 19-19 2 -5.5 Shields (5-3) Morales -- 15,914 16 323,389 5/14 Col D W 3-2 20-19 2 -5.5 Vargas (4-1) Chacin Holland (10) 27,323 17 350,712 5/15 Bal N L 1-2 20-20 2 -6.0 Chen Ventura (2-3) Britton 12,455 18 363,167 5/16 Bal N L 0-4 20-21 T3 -7.0 Tillman (C) Guthrie (2-3) -- 25,985 19 389,152 5/17 Bal N W 1-0 21-21 3 -7.0 Duffy (2-3) Norris Holland (11) 24,064 20 413,216 5/18 Bal D W 8-6 22-21 2 -7.0 Shields (6-3) Jimenez Holland (12) 22,692 21 435,908 5/19 CWS N L 6-7 22-22 T2 -7.0 Putnam Vargas (4-2) Petricka 16,462 22 452,370 5/20 CWS N L 6-7 22-23 T3 -7.0 Rienzo Ventura (2-4) Belisario 14,900 23 467,270 5/21 CWS N W 3-1 23-23 3 -6.0 Davis (R, 3-1) Quintana Holland (13) 17,576 24 484,846 5/23 at LAA N L 1-6 23-24 4 -6.5 Wilson Duffy (2-4) -- 35,082 23 532,664 5/24 at LAA D W 7-4 (13) 24-24 T2 -5.5 Crow (R, 2-1) Morin Holland (14) 42,140 24 574,804 5/25 at LAA D L 3-4 24-25 T2 -5.5 Kohn Collins (R, 0-3) Frieri 36,114 25 610,918 5/26 Hou N L 2-9 24-26 T3 -5.5 Feldman Ventura (2-5) -- 32,070 25 516,916 5/27 Hou N L 0-3 24-27 4 -6.5 McHugh Guthrie (2-4) -- 17,826 26 534,742 5/28 Hou D L 3-9 24-28 4 -6.5 Cosart Duffy (2-5) -- 16,220 27 550,962 5/29 at Tor N W 8-6 (10) 25-28 T3 -6.5 Davis (R, 4-1) Redmond Holland (15) 17,978 26 628,896 5/30 at Tor N W 6-1 26-28 3 -6.5 Vargas (5-2) Happ -- 21,543 27 650,439 5/31 at Tor D L 2-12 26-29 3 -6.5 Stroman Brooks (0-1) Redmond 31,652 28 682,091
June (0-1) 6/1 at Tor D L 0-4 26-30 5 -6.5 Buehrle Guthrie (2-5) -- 38,008 29 720,099 6/2 at StL N 6/3 at StL N 6/4 StL N 6/5 StL N 6/6 NYY N 6/7 NYY N Minor League Report Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Pacific Coast League Texas League Carolina League American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (29-28) (19-36) (27-28) R H E LOB R H E LOB Completion of 5/8 game R H E LOB NW Arkansas 2 10 1 10 Wilmington 1 6 0 4 Omaha 4 9 2 14 Corpus Christi (Astros) 1 4 1 5 Frederick (Orioles) 4 8 0 11 Round Rock (Rangers) 3 6 1 5 WP: Andy Ferguson (3-5) LP: Sean Manaea (2-4) WP: Brett Tomko (2-3) SV: Andrew Triggs (4) HR: None SV: Buddy Baumann (2) HR: Mark Threlkeld (#6) HR: None Wilmington dropped to 0-3 in a four-game road set. The Naturals snapped a five-game losing streak with a Mark Donato drove home Hunter Dozier to give the Rocks a 6/1 game (7 innings) R H E LOB Sunday win at Corpus Christi. Andy Ferguson pitched 7.0 1-0 lead in the fourth. Frederick countered with three in the Omaha 4 7 0 6 strong innings, holding the Hooks to a run, 3 hits and 2 walks home half and one in the fifth. Sean Manaea allowed three Round Rock (Rangers) 11 15 1 6 and 8 strikeouts. Andrew Triggs earned the save, striking out runs, six hits with five strikeouts over 4.0 innings. Dozier five over the final 2.0 innings. Mark Threlkeld hit a game- and Zane Evans had two hits apiece. Dozier, KC’s first- LP: Justin Marks (3-2) tying homer in the seventh. Cheslor Cuthbert delivered a go- round pick in 2013, is batting .429 (18-for-42) with seven HR: Carlos Peguero (#8), Paulo Orlando (#2) ahead RBI double in the eighth, scoring Jorge Bonifacio. doubles, seven RBI and 12 runs since May 20.
Lexington Legends (A) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Burlington Royals (R) South Atlantic League Pioneer League Appalachian League Southern Division South Division East Division (24-32) 2013 Pioneer League Champions R H E LOB Augusta (Giants) 6 11 2 8 Begin play June 16 vs. Orem (Angels) Begin play June 19 at Pulaski (Mariners) Lexington 5 9 0 9
LP: Pedro Fernandez (0-1) HR: Frank Schwindel (#9)
Lexington finished 1-3 vs. Augusta. Pedro Fernandez (4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO) lost in his 2014 debut. Frank Schwindel capped his spectacular week, hitting his sixth home run in a six-game stretch (one game with two home runs). Mauricio Ramos, Dominique Taylor and Ramon Torres had two hits apiece.