Kansas City Royals
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (64-64) @ Cleveland Indians (72-56) Progressive Field - Sunday, August 27, 2017 Game #129 - Road Game #64 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, August 28 vs. Tampa Bay Rays: RHP Austin Pruitt (6-4, 5.76) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (4-9, 5.09), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, August 29 vs. Tampa Bay Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (9-8, 3.69) vs. RHP Jakob Junis (5-2, 4.68), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, August 30 vs. Tampa Bay Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (6-7, 4.82) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (14-8, 3.72), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, August 31: Travel day to Minnesota Today’s game can be heard on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart on the call, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer…today is being televised in HD on FSKC with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler mikeside, while Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery host the pre/postgame shows, Royals Live. Royals vs. Indians GROUNDHOG NIGHT--For the second time in as many nights, the Royals dropped a 4-0 decision to the The Royals are now 6-8 against the Tribe this year after drop- Tribe as KC fell back to .500 on the year at 64-64...the offensive slide continued as the Royals were blanked ping the first two of this series, including a 2-3 mark here...all five for a second straight night here and enter today with a scoreless inning drought of 25.0 straight, the longest remaining games between these clubs in 2017 are ticketed for Pro- scoring drought in the Majors this year...KC’s last run was a Brandon Moss homer in the second inning of gressive Field...KC trails the all-time series by a 327-354 count, in- cluding a 151-191 deficit in Cleveland, 78-117 here in “The Pro.” Thursday’s 3-2 loss at home to the Rockies...as for last night, Jason Hammel retired the first 16 Indians he Date Site Score WP LP Att. faced before Bradley Zimmer singled to center, which was followed immediately by a Roberto Perez 2-run 5/5 KC W, 3-1 Hammel Salazar 25,722 homer...it was Zimmer who took Kansas City’s best scoring chance and turned it into a highlight reel keeper 5/6 KC L, 1-3 Miller Herrera 23,743 5/7 KC L, 0-1 Clevinger Duffy 25,734 when he made a diving catch on Lorenzo Cain’s bid for extra bases with a man aboard in the fifth...Hammel 5/26 @ Cle W, 6-4 Minor Shaw 29,603 was then tagged for a pair of solo homers in the seventh, finishing the night with 6.2 innings and four runs 5/27 @ Cle W, 5-2 Vargas Salazar 30,920 5/28 @ Cle L, 1-10 Tomlin Duffy 23,136 allowed while falling to 6-10...the loss dropped KC to eight games in back of the Indians in the Central while 6/2 KC W, 4-0 VARGAS (C) Tomlin 33,408 remaining 1 1/2 in back of the Twins for the second Wild Card slot. 6/3 KC W, 12-5 Hammel Carrasco 26,497 6/4 KC L, 0-8 Otero Skoglund 28,185 DUFFY TO THE SHELF--Yesterday the Royals placed left-handed pitcher Danny Duffy on the 10-day 8/18 KC L, 1-10 Kluber Kennedy 35,974 disabled list (retroactive to August 23) with a left elbow impingement/valgus extension overload...the club 8/19 KC L, 0-5 Bauer Vargas 34,204 selected the contract of southpaw Onelki Garcia from Omaha...to make room on the 40-man roster, KC recalled 8/20 KC W, 7-4 Hammel Salazar 27,417 8/25 @ Cle L, 0-4 Merritt Vargas 34,061 outfielder Bubba Starling and placed him on the 60-day disabled list with a season-ending right oblique strain. 8/26 @ Cle L, 0-4 Clevinger Hammel 34,273 DAYDREAM BELIEVERS--Since opening the season with just one win in their first 12 afternoon affairs, the Royals have posted a 21-9 record starting with a May 11 win over the Rays in St. Petersburg...Kansas City’s last daytime test was tough 3-2 loss at home to Colorado on Thursday prior to heading here...the Royals are 10-3 in day ball since July 1, including wins in six of the last eight afternoon games here. ESKY LOOKING AT 300--If things go as planned today, Alcides Escobar will extend his club record by starting for the 300th consecutive game...the indestructible shortstop has started every game since September 26, 2015, which is the longest active streak in the Majors, according to the Elias Sports Bureau...he recently passed Baltimore’s Miguel Tejada with 284 consecutive starts from April 4, 2004 through August 20, 2005, giving him the longest streak of consecutive starts at shortstop with the same club since Cal Ripken started 2,216 consecutive games for the Orioles from 1982 to 1996. QUICK TRIP HOME--Today closes out this weekend road trip to Cleveland, with the Royals heading home tonight to open a 3-game “homestand” tomorrow against the Tampa Bay Rays...upon completion of the set against the Rays, KC will set out for a 6-game journey through Minnesota (3) and Detroit (3)...this weekend kicked off a stretch in which the Royals are on the road for 21 of 31 games before closing the year with a 6-game homestand...Kansas City holds a 3-1 advantage over the Rays this year from an early May visit to St. Pete. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing right-hander compiled a 38-31 during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, “Ace” will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TODAY’S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Eric Skoglund (1-1, 5.59) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (12-6, 3.95) 2017 2016 Career 2017 2016 Career Eric Skoglund vs. Indians 0-1 - 0-1 Major League Record 1-1 (5.59 ERA) - 1-1 Carlos Carrasco vs. Royals 0-1 1-1 7-6 Major League Record 12-6 (3.95 ERA) 11-8 56-52 ERIC SKOGLUND (pronounced SKOH-glund) is making his fourth Major League start today vs. Cleveland…one of those starts came vs. these Indians on June 4 in Kansas City…he was originally a third round pick of the Royals in the 2014 Draft out of the University of Central Florida. THIRD STINT WITH KANSAS CITY--Eric is in the midst of his third recall to the Eric’s Major League Starts big league club, most recently coming aboard on August 19…he last pitched on August DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 15 with Omaha, where he recorded 5.2 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in a 1-0 no- 5/30 Detroit W, 1-0 6.1 2 0 0 0 1 5 90-62 1-0 decision vs. Oklahoma City…he last pitched with Kansas City on June 9 at San Diego, but 6/4 Cleveland L, 0-8 2.0 4 4 4 0 2 2 46-28 0-4 didn’t figure into the decision of a 6-3 Royals loss, allowing two runs on seven hits and 6/9 at San Diego ND, 3-6 1.1 7 2 2 0 2 1 32-17 0-2 Major League Totals 1-1 5.59 9.2 13 6 6 0 5 8 136-90 66.2% two walks in 1.1 innings, with a strikeout…in his last three starts with Omaha prior to his Eric’s Last 3 Starts with Omaha most recent recall, he posted a 1.45 ERA (3 ER in 18.2 IP) with 25 strikeouts (12.1 SO/9) DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT and just three walks (1.4 BB/9), throwing 70 percent of his pitches (218 of 312) for strikes. 8/5 Sacramento ND, 4-5 6.0 6 4 1 1 1 7 101-68 4-4 OUTSTANDING OPENING ACT--Skoglund made his Major League debut on May 8/10 at Memphis ND, 2-3 (13) 7.0 4 2 2 1 1 9 112-80 2-2 30, outdueling Justin Verlander in a 1-0 win over Detroit, allowing just two hits over 6.1 8/15 Oklahoma City ND, 0-1 5.2 4 0 0 0 1 9 99-70 0-0 2017 AAA Totals 4-5 4.11 100.2 110 57 46 14 29 102 1702-1123 66.0% scoreless innings…he became the 10th Royal to start and win in his Major League debut 2017 Minors Totals 4-5 4.07 104.0 115 58 47 14 32 103 1764-1163 65.9% and first since J.P.