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OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
Oakland A’s (5-5) @ Kansas City Royals (7-2)
Kauffman Stadium - Friday, April 17, 2015
Game #10 - Home Game #7
Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) and KCSP Radio (610 Sports)
UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES
Saturday, April 18 vs. Oakland A’s: RHP Jesse Hahn (0-1, 3.09) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (2-0, 2.31), 6:10 p.m., FSKC (HD), 610 Sports and ESPN Radio
Sunday, April 18 vs. Oakland A’s: LHP Scott Kazmir (2-0, 0.69) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (1-0, 6.35), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports
Monday, April 19 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson (1-1, 6.10) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (1-1, 2.30), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports
Tuesday, April 20 vs. Minnesota Twins: LHP Tommy Milone (2-0, 2.08) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (1-1, 6.00), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports
Wednesday, April 21 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Mike Pelfrey (0-0+ tonight) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-0+ tonight), 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 Steve Physioc 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 Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the
pre and postgame shows on FSKC, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Jeff Montgomery.
A’s vs. Royals
Tonight is the first of 6 meetings this season between these
two 2014 Wild Card qualifiers...Kansas City was 5-2 during the
regular season vs. the Athletics and then one the big one here in
12 innings last September 30 to send the Royals into the ALDS...
during the regular campaign, KC was 3-1 here and 2-1 in the
Coliseum...the Royals trail the all-time play by a 254-307 margin, but lead here in Kansas City, 143-138, specifically 127-118
in Kauffman Stadium.
DateSite Score WP
LP
Att.
4/17 KC
4/18 KC
4/19 KC
6/26 @ Oak
6/27 @ Oak
6/28 @ Oak
STILL A 4-2 INITIAL TRIP--The bad news is that the Royals lost their first series of the year, dropping
the rubber game of a visit to Minnesota on Thursday by an 8-5 count...the good news is that KC returns
to Kauffman Stadium after going 4-2 on the journey that began with a 3-game sweep of the Angels in
Anaheim and then spoiling the Twins’ opener on Monday...as for yesterday, KC jumped out to a quick
2-0 lead thanks to Lorenzo Cain’s first inning home run...unfortunately Minnesota rebounded and scored
five runs over innings two thru four and then never trailed again...Jason Vargas absorbed the loss, going
3.0 innings plus four batters into the fourth, evening his record at 1-1...Kansas City’s 10-hit attack was
led by Cain, who went 3-for-4 with the home run, a double, three runs scored and three driven in, while
also walking and swiping a bag...Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez each chipped in with a pair of hits.
ONE STREAK REMAINS IN TACT--Due to the first 0’fer of the year for Alcides Escobar yesterday,
Lorenzo Cain is the last Royal standing with hits in each of the first nine games of the 2015 season...the
KC centerfielder went 3-for-4 on Thursday and enters tonight’s action hitting .429 (15-for-35) with four
doubles, two homers and a league leading 11 RBI...Lo Cain hit safely in 11 of the 15 postseason games
last October, batting .333 overall (20-for-60) while winning the MVP honors for the ALCS vs. Baltimore...as for Esky’s 0’fer, it snapped a career-best 17-game
streak that included the last nine contests of the 2014 regular season... The Royals still have two players who have hit safely in all eight games to this point, while
three others have hit in all but one contest...Escobar now joins teammates Mike Moustakas, Kendrys Morales and Salvador Perez who have each hit safely in eight
of the first nine games of this season.
PEN FINALLY SOLVED--The last bullpen standing was finally scored upon yesterday as Chris Young surrendered a 2-run homer and Ryan Madson was touched
for a run in his inning of work...prior to the home run, Kansas City’s relievers had reeled off a 2015 big league best 23.1 consecutive scoreless innings to open the
campaign...despite the three runs on Thursday, KC’s overall relief ERA of 1.11 tops the Major League chart, allowing three earnies in 24.1 innings.
NO BRUISE THURSDAY--For just the second time this year the Royals played a game without getting hit by a pitch in Thursday’s finale in Minneapolis...Kansas
City’s .383 team on-base pct. has been fueled by getting plunked 13 times through the first nine games, matching the Texas Rangers for the Major League lead...
Mike Moustakas and Alex Gordon are tied for second in the league with four plunkings each...the Royals didn’t get hit 13 times last year until game #53 en route
to 53 on the year.
ROSTER MOVE--The Royals today recalled outfielder Reymond Fuentes from Omaha (AAA) and optioned outfielder Terrance Gore to Northwest Arkansas (AA)...
Fuentes, who will wear #34, is hitting .444 (8-for-18) through six games for the Storm Chasers with a double, six runs scored an two stolen bases.
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS:
RHP Sonny Gray (1-0, 0.59) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-0, 5.14)
Sonny Gray vs. Royals
Jeremy Guthrie vs. A’s
2014
0-2
1-1
2013
-
-
Career
2015
2014
0-2
Major League Record 1-0 (0.59 ERA) 14-10
4-5
Major League Record
1-0 (5.14 ERA) 13-11
Career
20-13
84-100
JEREMY GUTHRIE is making his first start at home since Game #7 of the 2014 World Series...this is his second start of 2015, the 250th start and 277th outing
of his career...he pitches against Oakland for the 13th time and 12th start...he is in the final year of a three-year contract he signed on November 30, 2012.
WINNER IN 2015 DEBUT--Jeremy opened his season with 7.0 solid innings
Guthrie’s 2015 Starts
WHEN
last Saturday at Angel Stadium, picking up a 6-4 victory...he fell behind early as Kole DATE OPPONENT
SCORE
IP
H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT
7.0
6 4 4 1 1
2 94-64 6-4
Calhoun hit a leadoff homer, but the Royals lept out to a 6-1 lead by plating five in the 4/11 at Los Angeles W, 6-4
2015 Totals
1-05.14 7.0 64411 294-64
68%
fourth and another in the fifth...Calhoun struck again in the fifth, doubling home two Career Totals
84-1004.23 1623.11676823763222463 964
-
of the three Halos’ runs in the inning, though Guthrie regrouped, needing just nine
pitches in the sixth and 11 in his final frame...Wade Davis and Greg Holland combined to the retire last six batters, preserving the win for Guthrie.
LIFE AS A ROYAL--Guthrie joined Kansas City on July 19, 2012, in deal that sent Jonathan Sanchez to Colorado...Jeremy had a career record of 50-74 at
the time of the deal, including a 3-9 mark with the Rockies during the first half of that campaign...since coming over to KC, Guthrie has gone 34-26, with his .557
winning percentage ranking seventh all-time among Royals hurlers with at least 500.0 innings.
2014 IN REVIEW--Jeremy had his second straight full season with a winning record as a Royal in ‘14, posting a 13-11 mark...he topped 30 starts for the sixth
time in his career and 200.0 innings for a fifth time and walked a career-low 2.18 hitters per 9.0 innings (49 BB in 202.2 IP)...Guthrie was at his best in the heat of
the race, going 8-2 with a 3.42 ERA (29 ER in 76.1 IP) with 14 walks and 44 K’s over his last 12 starts of the regular season...he went 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA in his
September starts, which included a 3-1 victory in Chicago on September 26 that clinched KC’s first postseason berth in 29 seasons...Jeremy recorded his eighth
complete game August 7 in Arizona, allowing two runs on seven hits, retiring the final 18 D’backs he faced...he made three postseason starts, including a pair in the
World Series, going 1-1 with a 4.05 ERA, including the loss in Game #7 of the Fall Classic, allowing three runs on four hits over 3.1 innings in a 3-2 defeat.
RIGHT ON--@TheRealJGuts (Twitter handle) has been especially tough on right-handed hitters since the start of 2013, holding them to a .232 batting average
(166-for-716) with a .324 slugging pct....he’s allowed only 14 home runs to righties over the span, which includes four in 345 at-bats last season.
WORLD TRAVELER--Jeremy’s year didn’t end after the World Series as he and three KC teammates (Alcides Escobar, Erik Kratz, Salvador Perez) played in
the MLB All-Star Series tour of Japan...the squad team played seven games on their tour, including a five-game series against Japan’s National Team...Guthrie also
traveled to Panama in January with U.S. softball Gold Medalist Jessica Mendoza through the U.S. State Department’s ‘Diamond Diplomacy’ program.
VS. OAKLAND--The Stanford product makes his 13th appearance and 12th start vs. the A’s, entering tonight at 4-5 with a 4.55 ERA (31 ER in 61.1 IP)...he
compiled 13.0 scoreless innings over his first two matchups as a Royal, including 6.0 shutout innings last August 1 in Oakland...he lost here 11 days later, allowing
six runs (four earned) and 11 hits over 4.2 innings.
HOME COOKIN’--Jeremy enters with a 19-13 mark and a 3.88 ERA here since his trade from Colorado in 2012...he was 6-6 here last year, recording a 4.25
ERA over 16 outings (48 ER in 101.2 IP)...Jeremy pitched well in his final three regular season starts here, going 2-0 with a 0.89 ERA over 20.1 innings (2 ER).
Jeremy’s Last Win:
Guthrie vs. Athletics
April 11, 2015 @ Los Angeles Angels (7.0 IP, 6-4 over Jered Weaver)
Player
AVG. AB H HRRBI
Jeremy’s Last Loss:
Billy Butler
.222
9
2
1
6
September 8, 2014 @ Detroit (2.2 IP, 5-9 to Justin Verlander)
Ike Davis
.333
3
1
0
0
Sam Fuld
.214
14
3
0
0
Jeremy’s Strikeout High:
Craig Gentry
.667
3
2
0
0
10 (3x), Last: September 14, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay (7.0 IP, 6-2 win over Wade Davis)
Brett Lawrie
.250
12
3
1
3
Jeremy’s Last Complete Game:
Josh Phegley
.000
3
0
0
0
August 7, 2014 @ Arizona (9.0 IP, 6-2 over Vidal Nuno) 8th career CG
Josh Reddick
.348
23
8
0
0
Jeremy’s Last Shutout:
Cody Ross
.250
4
1
0
0
Marcus Semien
.286
7
2
0
0
August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota (9.0 IP, 13-0 over Kevin Correia) 2nd career shutout
Eric Sogard
Stephen Vogt
Ben Zobrist
.000
.400
.317
4
5
41
0
2
13
0
0
0
0
1
4
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Royals Notes - Oakland A’s @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, April 17, 2015
Pitching Notes
Tomorrow’s Starter - Yordano Ventura
= Yordano will make his third start of 2015, entering at 2-0 with a 2.31 ERA...the 23-year old signed a 5-year contract on April 4 with options for 2020 and 2021.
= Ventura won a second straight start on Sunday at Angel Stadium, though he once again left due to a cramp, this time in his right calf...he fanned 7, scattering
2 runs and 4 hits over 5.2 innings in a 9-2 win...he allowed a homer to Albert Pujols in the first, with a Pujols double and an error leading to a run in the sixth.
= The youngest Opening Day starter in MLB this year, Yordano earned the win in a 10-1 final on April 6 vs. Chicago...he allowed a run, 4 hits and a walk while
striking out 2 over 6.0+ innings, exiting after 81 pitches due to a right thumb cramp...Jose Abreu accounted for the lone run with a leadoff homer in the seventh.
= Yordano took a no decision here last August 11 in his lone regular season matchup with the A’s, fanning 5 with 2 runs, 2 hits and 4 walks over 6.0 innings...the
runs came in the third, with Yordano facing the minimum over his final 3.0 frames...he pitched in relief during the 2014 A.L. Wild Card Game, allowing a 3-run
homer to Brandon Moss after inheriting a pair of runners in the sixth.
Starters
Relievers
Totals
Bullpen Totals:
G
W-L
SV
SVO
9
6-2
-
-
9
1-0
4
5
9
7-2
4
5
1st Batter Efficiency: 19/21 (90%)
2015 Pitching Lines
ERA
4.12
1.11
3.19
IP
H
R
54.2
52
26
24.1
11
3
79.0
63
29
Saves/Save Opp: 4/5 (80%) ER
25
3
28
HR
BB
SO
OPP AVG
8
9
35
.252
1
4
22
.143
9
13
57
.223
Inherited Runners/Runners Scored:
7/1(14%)
Wade Davis
1st Batter Efficiency: 4/4
Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100%)
Last Save: April 10 @ LAA (4th career)
Last Outing:
IP H R ER BBSO
Inherited Runners/Runners Scored:0/0
2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/10 @ LAA
April 11 @ LAA
1.0 0 0 0 0 0
= Wade last pitched on Saturday at the Angels, working a 1-2-3 frame to set-up Greg Holland for his ninth inning duty.
= Davis earned his fourth career save last Friday at Angel Stadium as he subbed for Holland in the closer role and recorded a trio of strikeouts around a walk...it was
his first save since last September 10 at Detroit.
= Davis earned Royals Pitcher of the Year honors in 2014 after leading MLB relievers and setting a Royals relief record with a 1.00 ERA (8 ER in 72.0 IP).
= Davis will be honored tomorrow night as the Set Up Man of the Year for MLB.com’s 2014 Gibby Awards.
Jason Frasor
1st Batter Efficiency: 4/4
Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%)
Last Save: Sept. 26, 2010 vs. Bal (36th) Last Outing:
IP H R ER BBSO
Inherited Runners/Runners Scored:6/1
2015 Strikeout High: 2 (twice, last on 4/10)
April 16 @ Minnesota
1.0 0 0 0 0 0
= Jason had an outstanding outing yesterday at Minnesota as he escaped unscathed after inheriting a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the fourth...he retired Brian
Dozier on a liner to third, then induced a 1-2-3 double play off the bat of Kennys Vargas.
= Since joining Kansas City last July 16, Frasor has made 27 appearances and allowed only 3 earned runs in 22.0 innings for a 1.23 ERA...he re-signed with the Royals
as a free agent last November 28.
Kelvin Herrera
1st Batter Efficiency: 3/3
Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%)
Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th)
Last Outing:
IP H R ER BBSO
Inherited Runners/Runners Scored:0/0
2015 Strikeout High: 1 (3x, last 4/10 @ LAA) April 10 @ LAA
1.0 1 0 0 0 1
= Kelvin made his third appearance of the year last Friday at Angel Stadium, working a scoreless eighth, allowing a hit and fanning a man.
= Herrera ranked fifth among MLB relievers with a 1.41 ERA in 2014 (11 ER in 70.0 IP)...he posted a 0.48 ERA from June 27 to the end of the regular season.
= Kelvin’s last home run allowed was on July 26, 2013 to Chicago’s Conor Gillaspie...his 98.0 innings since that date is a club record for relievers.
Greg Holland
1st Batter Efficiency: 4/4
Saves/Save Opp: 3/3 (100%)
Last Save: April 11 @ LAA (116th)
Last Outing:
IP H R ER BBSO
Inherited Runners/Runners Scored:0/0
2015 Strikeout High: 2 on last 4/9 vs. CWS
April 11 @ LAA (Save)
1.0 0 0 0 0 1
= Greg has earned three saves in KC’s first seven wins, the most recent on Saturday at Angel Stadium with a 1-2-3 ninth inning, capped by a strikeout.
= Greg has converted 23 straight save opportunities dating to last July 26...he has a 0.65 ERA over the span with opponents batting .110 (10-for-91).
= Greg made his Major League debut at Oakland in 2010...he allowed an earned run in each of his first 2 appearances against the A’s and since that point, he has 11.2
scoreless innings, with batters compiling a .108 mark (4-for-37).
= Greg will be honored in tomorrow’s pregame ceremony as the Closer of the Year for MLB.com’s 2014 Gibby Awards...he saved 46 games last year after 47 in 2013.
Ryan Madson
1st Batter Efficiency: 1/3
Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%)
Last Save: Sept. 26, 2011 at Atl (52nd)
Last Outing:
IP H R ER BBSO
Inherited Runners/Runners Scored:0/0
2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min
April 16 @ Minnesota
1.0 2 1 1 0 1
= Ryan finished the eighth inning yesterday at Minnesota, allowing a run on 2 hits with a strikeout in KC’s 8-5 loss.
= Ryan shut the door in the seventh on Monday at Target Field, fanning Kurt Suzuki and Shane Robinson after replacing Danny Duffy in a 5-3 game...the Royals added
6 runs in the eighth and Ryan worked the home half, pitching around a leadoff single with the help of a double play.
= Ryan is back in the Majors for the first time since 2011...he had “Tommy John” surgery in May, 2012 and appeared in one minor league game for the Angels in 2013...
he did not pitch in 2014.
Franklin Morales (L)
1st Batter Efficiency: 2/2
Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%)
Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th)
Last Outing:
IP H R ER BBSO
Inherited Runners/Runners Scored:1/0
2015 Strikeout High: 1 on 4/13 @ Min April 15 @ Minnesota
0.1 0 0 0 0 0
= Franklin was the only Royals reliever to pitch on Wednesday at Minnesota as he retired Joe Mauer in the eighth, stranding Torii Hunter at first.
= Franklin made his Royals debut on Monday at Minnesota, closing out a 12-3 win with a perfect ninth, including a strikeout.
= Morales made the Opening Day roster after signing as a non-roster invitee on February 19...he has also pitched for Colorado (2007-11 , 2014) and Boston (2011-13).
Chris Young
1st Batter Efficiency: 2/2
Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%)
Last Save:None
Last Outing:
IP H R ER BBSO
Inherited Runners/Runners Scored:0/0
2015 Strikeout High: 1 on 4/12 @ LAA
April 16 @ Minnesota
3.0+2 2 2 2 1 0
= Chris began the fifth yesterday at Minnesota with KC trailing 5-3...he retired the first 8 batters, holding Minnesota scoreless into the eighth, when Jordan Schafer led off
with a walk and Kurt Suzuki hit a 2-run homer...the runs were the first charged to KC’s bullpen in 2015 after 22.1 innings.
= Chris joined the Royals on March 7, signing a one-year free agent contract...he was 12-9 with a 3.65 ERA over 30 games (29 starts) for Seattle last year. earning A.L. = Chris will be honored in tomorrow’s pregame ceremony for his A.L. Comeback Player of the Year award...he missed all of 2013 due to thoracic outlet syndrome.
= Young faced Oakland 6 times last year with Seattle, including 5 starts...he opened the year with 11.0 scoreless innings against the A’s and went on to post a 4.05 ERA.
Royals vs. Athletics
2014
Pitcher
W-L S ERA G
IP H ER
W-L
2-2
Davis
0-0 0 0.00 3 3.0 2
0
3-0
Duffy
- -
-
-
- -
3-4
Frasor
0-0 0 11.57 5 2.1 6
3
4-5
Guthrie
1-1 0 3.38 2 10.214 4
1-1
Herrera
1-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 1
0
1-0
Holland
0-0 4 0.00 4 3.2 2
0
0-0
Madson
- -
-
-
- -
0-0
Morales
- -
-
-
- -
7-7
Vargas
1-1 0 2.70 2 13.1 9
4
0-0
Ventura
0-0 0 3.00 1 6.0 2
2
1-2
Volquez
- -
-
-
- -
3-4
Young
1-3 0 4.05 6 26.2 20 12
Career
S
0
0
2
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
ERA
4.80
2.45
3.75
4.55
1.50
1.26
0.00
0.00
3.22
3.00
4.20
3.72
G IP
10 30.0
3 18.1
40 36.0
1261.1
6 6.0
13 14.1
2 2.0
2 2.0
20123.0
1 6.0
3 15.0
10 48.1
H ER
31 16
9 5
30 15
6931
3 1
9 2
2 0
0 0
97 44
2 2
14 7
41 20
Royals Notes - Oakland A’s @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, April 17, 2015
Hitting Notes
Lorenzo Cain
Min Series: 5-for-11, 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, SBLast Trip: 10-for-23 (.435), 6 runs, 3 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, SB Hit Streak: 9 g (15-35)
= Lorenzo had another big game yesterday, going 3-for-4 with his second homer of the season and three runs scored...extended his hitting streak to 9 games, one of
three players in the A.L. (Billy Butler, Mike Trout) to hit in each of his club’s games this year...hit safely in 18 of his last 19 regular season games, dating back to last season.
= Cain is off to another fast start this year...since the start of 2013, he’s batting .353 (53-for-150) with 12 doubles, 3 homers and 27 RBI during the first full month
of the year...he’s batted over .300 in each of his last three Aprils, which includes .342 in 2014...went 7-for-17 (.412) with 2 doubles and 3 runs scored vs. the A’s last year.
= While still early, Cain ranks fourth in the A.L. in batting average (.429), tied for third in hits (15), tied for second in on-base percentage (.512) and tied for the
league-lead in RBI (11)...Lo has feasted on A.L. West pitching the last two seasons, batting .376 (41-for-109) with a .486 slugging pct. vs. Western Division hurlers.
= He blossomed in 2014, being named MVP of the American League Championship Series as well as the Royals Les Milgram Team MVP...set career highs in games
(133), runs (55), hits (142), doubles (29), triples (4), RBI (53) and steals (28)...hit .301, the only KC regular to bat over .300.
= Overall last postseason, Cain batted .333 (20-for-60) with 5 doubles, 8 RBI and 13 runs scored in 15 playoff games.
Christian Colon
Min Series: 0-for-3, BB
Last Trip:
0-for-3, BB
Hit Streak:
0 g (0-3)
= Christian made his first start of the season yesterday, but went 0-for-3 with a walk...he made his first Opening Day roster this season and will serve as a utility infielder.
= Played in 21 games for KC in 2014, recording a pair of 3-hit games, including July 4 in his first MLB start, at Cleveland...he became the second Royal (Mark Quinn,
1999) to collect three extra-base hits (2 doubles, triple) in his first big league start...also had 3 hits against these A’s here on August 14, in a 7-3 KC victory.
= Scored the winning run in the A.L. Wild Card Game in KC’s 9-8 triumph over these A’s in 12 innings, tied the game earlier with an RBI infield single.
Jarrod Dyson
Min Series: 1-for-6, run, BB
Last Trip:
1-for-6, run, BB
Hit Streak:
0 g (0-5)
= Jarrod went 0-for-2 with a walk yesterday, making his second start in right field...collected his first hit of the season Monday, coming in for an injured Alex Rios.
= Dice is a career .298 hitter (14-for-47) with two doubles and six stolen bases in 17 games against the A’s...that includes hitting .308 (12-for-39) against Oakland
here at ‘The K’...hit .311 (19-for-61) during the month of April the last three seasons with 10 steals in 12 attempts.
= He swiped a career-high 36 bases in 2014, which tied for third-most in the A.L. with Detroit’s Rajai Davis...they were the most by a Royal since Carlos Beltran lifted
41 bags during the 2003 season...enters this season tied with U.L. Washington (120) for ninth on the club’s all-time list.
Alcides Escobar
Min Series: 5-for-15, run, 2 RBI
Last Trip:
8-for-27 (.296), 2 runs, 2B, 5 RBI, BB, sac, sf Hit Streak:
0 g (0-5)
= Esky went hitless yesterday, seeing his career-best 17-game hitting streak end...his streak, which began on September 20 of last season, was the longest by a Royal since
Salvador Perez hit safely in 17-straight in 2012...yesterday’s marked just the second time in his last 24 regular season games that Alcides has failed to reach base via a hit or walk.
= Alcides assumed the role of leadoff hitter on September 13 of last year, and the club has posted a 16-8 regular season record in that span and a 27-12 mark including
the postseason...he’s hit .361 (39-for-108) with 8 doubles and 16 runs scored in his career during the regular season hitting first in the order.
= Became the first shortstop to start all 162 games since Jimmy Rollins (2007) last season...he was also just one of four Major League players to play in every game.
= He also had a 9-game hitting streak during the postseason, which started in Game #3 of the ALDS vs. the Angels and stretched to Game #4 of the World Series...
tied for second-longest streak by a Royal in postseason play, trailing only Amos Otis (11, 1978-80).
Reymond Fuentes Min Series: n/a
Last Trip:
n/a
Hit Streak:
n/a
= Reymond was recalled by the Royals from Triple-A Omaha this afternoon...he’s looking to make his KC debut after spending the last four years in the Padres’
organization...had gotten off to a quick start with the Storm Chasers, going 8-for-18 (.444) with a double and 6 runs scored in his first 6 games.
= Fuentes was acquired from San Diego on November 20 of last year in exchange for minor league pitcher Kyle Bartsch...spent a majority of spring training with KC,
hitting .273 (6-for-22) with 3 doubles, 3 runs scored and a pair of steals...cousin of former Royal and current Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltran.
Alex Gordon
Min Series: 2-for-7, run, RBI, BB, HBP
Last Trip:
2-for-14 (.143), run, RBI, BB, IBB, 3 HBP Hit Streak:
1 g (2-4)
= Alex had the day off yesterday, after recording his first two-hit game of the season Wednesday night...despite a slow start, Gordo has still reached base at a .370 clip,
drawing 3 walks and being hit by pitch 4 times...missed a significant amount of spring training, coming back from offseason wrist surgery.
= Gordon is closing in on several milestones, needing 4 runs to tie Fred Patek (571) for seventh on KC’s all-time list...he’s also 5 walks shy of tying Billy Butler (427)
for sixth on that list...he needs 2 homers to match Carlos Beltran (123) for ninth in club history.
= He’s been one of the best clutch hitters in baseball, batting .331 (46-for-139) with RISP the last two seasons, which ranks eighth in the A.L...all 3 of his RBI this
season have come with 2 outs...last season, he tied for sixth in the league with 14 game-winning RBI and tied for 14th with 22 go-ahead RBI.
= Gordo won his fourth-consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove last season...he was also the club’s first Platinum Glove winner in 2014.
= Started all 15 postseason games for KC in left field, setting a club record with 6 doubles...also hit a go-ahead homer in Game #1 of the ALCS vs. the Oriole in the
10th inning and collected four RBI to tie a club postseason record.
Eric Hosmer
Min Series: 3-for-12, 2 runs, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, sf Last Trip:
5-for-25 (.200), 3 runs, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, sf Hit Streak:
1 g (1-4)
= Hoz collected an RBI single in the ninth inning yesterday, going 1-for-4...collected 2 hits and 2 RBI in Monday’s 12-3 win in Minnesota...hit his first home run of
the season on April 8, a three-run blast off White Sox starter Jose Quintana here in a 7-5 Royals victory.
= Eric didn’t play against the A’s last year, but is a career .325 hitter (27-for-83) with .470 slugging pct. (6 doubles, 2 homers) against them.
= He earned his second-straight Rawlings Gold Glove award in 2014, becoming the first repeat winner at first base since Mark Teixeira (2009-10).
= Led the Royals with a .351 average (20-for-57) during the postseason...recorded 12 RBI, which set a KC postseason record...collected 3 hits in a playoff game 3
times, while his 6 multi-hit games overall in the postseason were tied for the most with teammate Alcides Escobar and the Giants’ Hunter Pence.
Omar Infante
Min Series: 2-for-9, 2B, RBI
Last Trip:
5-for-21 (.238), run, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Hit Streak: 6 g (6-24)
= Omar had the day off yesterday...he’s hit safely in six-straight contests, but is looking for his first multi-hit game of the year...collected 2 RBI Sunday in Anaheim for his
first multi-RBI game of the season...last year, he set a career high with 66 RBI, which were seventh-most by a Royals second baseman...needs 10 RBI to reach 500 for his career.
= He battled injuries throughout his first season in Kansas City, but played in 135 games — third-most in his career and highest since 2011 with the Marlins.
= Batted .318 (7-for-22) with 3 doubles and a homer during the World Series...hit a two-run shot in Game #2 of the Fall Classic off Hunter Strickland, his first
postseason roundtripper after 145 at-bats without one...it ended the second-longest drought among active Major Leaguers.
Erik Kratz
Min Series: Did not play
Last Trip:
Did not play
Hit Streak:
n/a
= Erik is looking for his first action of the season...he made his first Opening Day roster with KC and third with his third different team (Phillies, 2013; Blue Jays, 2014).
= Traded to KC from Toronto on July 28, in a deal that included RHP Liam Hendriks and sent INF Danny Valencia to the Jays...played in 13 games over the final
two months...slugged a pair of home runs at Target Field on August 18, becoming the first Royal to collect a multi-homer game when entering as a pinch hitter.
Kendrys Morales
Min Series: 3-for-12, 2 runs, RBI, HR, BB, HBP Last Trip: 10-for-26 (.385), 6 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HBP Hit Streak:
1 g (1-5)
= Kendrys collected a first-inning single yesterday, going 1-for-5...he’s hit safely in 8 of his 9 games as a Royal, which includes 10 hits on the last road trip.
= While still early, Morales ranks among the league leaders in several categories, including tied for fifth in runs scored (9) and 10th in on-base pct. (.442)...had fourstraight multi-hit games to open the last road trip...he drew three walks on Opening Day, becoming the first Royal in 25 years (Bo Jackson, 1990) to do this.
= A long-time member of the A.L. West, his 18 home runs against the A’s are more than he has against any other club.
= Traded to Seattle on July 24 of last season, after signing with the Twins on June 8...he hit 7 home runs over his last 43 games after just one in his first 55 contests...
ranks eighth among active switch-hitters with 112 career homers, 3 behind Oakland’s Ben Zobrist (115) for seventh and 5 behind former Royal Coco Crisp (117) for sixth.
Mike Moustakas
Min Series: 6-for-13, 4 runs, 2B, BB
Last Trip: 10-for-24 (.417), 6 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB, 3 HBP, SBHit Streak: 6 g (10-24)
= Mike recorded his third-straight 2-hit game yesterday, going 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored...he hit safely in all six games on the road trip, batting .417
(10-for-24) with six runs scored...he’s tied for second in the A.L. with 10 runs scored and also ranks fifth in on-base percentage (.488).
= Since August 31 of last season, Moose is hitting .310 (26-for-84) against right-handed pitching...this includes a .444 average (8-for-18) vs. righties this season.
= Had an impressive postseason, setting a Royals record with 5 home runs, which also led all of MLB in the 2014 playoffs...hit the go-ahead roundtripper in the 11th
inning of Game #1 of the ALDS in Anaheim, helping KC to a 3-2 win...also blasted a 10th-inning shot in Game #1 of the ALCS at Camden Yards.
Paulo Orlando
Min Series:1-for-4
Last Trip:
3-for-9, 3 runs, 2 3B
Hit Streak: 3 g (4-12)
= Paulo recorded an infield single in the third inning yesterday, his first hit that wasn’t a triple...he’s the first player record 3 triples for his first 3 Major League hits
since at least 1900, according to Elias Sports Bureau...on Sunday in Anaheim, he became the first Royal to triple twice in the same game since John Buck in 2009.
= Made his Major League debut April 9 vs. Chicago...he’s the third Brazilian-born player to appear in a big league game, joining catcher Yan Gomes (271 games) and
pitcher Andre Rienzo (29 games)... acquired by the Royals on August 9, 2008 from the White Sox, in exchange for LHP Horacio Ramirez.
Salvador Perez
Min Series: 4-for-14, 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI
Last Trip:
9-for-27 (.333), 5 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI
Hit Streak:
1 g (2-5)
= Salvy collected a pair of hits yesterday, including an RBI double in the third inning to briefly give KC the lead...the RBI double marked his Major League-best ninth
two-out RBI...he also recorded his sixth multi-hit game of the season, which is tied for the MLB lead...also tied for third in overall RBI (10) and sixth in slugging pct. (.658).
= Threw out his third baserunner trying to steal Wednesday, Minnesota’s Jordan Schafer...he’s thrown out 49 would-be base stealers since the start of 2013, which are
second most in the Major Leagues behind Russell Martin’s 60...his 13 career pickoffs are the most in club history and are tied for fourth among active big league backstops.
= He earned his second-straight Rawlings Gold Glove last season and became the first Royal to start in an All-Star Game since Jermaine Dye in 2000.
= Caught every inning during the Royals’ postseason run...combining the regular season and postseason, his 161 games behind the plate were the most in MLB history...
hit .333 (8-for-24) with a double and a homer during the World Series...his home run came against series MVP Madison Bumgarner in Game #1.
Royals Notes - Oakland A’s @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, April 17, 2015
This & That
PRESENTING OF THE GOLD--Prior to tonight’s game, Kansas City’s trifecta of Rawlings Gold Glove winners will receive their hardward for a second
consecutive year...catcher Salvador Perez and first baseman Eric Hosmer will each be handed their second consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove, while leftfielder
Alex Gordon will get his fourth in a row...Gordon will also receive his Platinum Glove, emblematic of being named the best defensive player in the American
League in 2014.
RUN AT YOUR OWN RISK--Those who have dared to challenge the two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winning Salvador Perez have come up empty thus far
with Perez nabbing his third runner in as many attempts on Wednesday night in Minnesota...every team in the Majors has recorded at least one stolen base, but
the Royals have yet to surrender a theft while picking up eight steals already...the Royals and Mariners are the only two clubs to not allow a stolen base in 2015.
HOME RUN BALL RETURNS--Lorenzo Cain put KC in an early 2-0 advantage yesterday with his second home run of the year, marking the eighth game
out of nine in which the Royals have homered...the team that finished dead last in home runs last year with 95 clubbed a team record 10 through the first seven
games and enters play tonight with 11 roundtrippers through nine contests, good for a tie for fourth in the A.L...by comparison, last year’s club didn’t hit its
11th home run until game #25.
SOLID AMONG THE LEADERS--Through the first nine games of the 2015 campaign, Kansas City’s 7-2 record has been built by ranking at or near the top
in virtually every category...among all Major League clubs, KC leads in runs scored (58), team batting (.316) and slugging pct. (.492), ranks second in on-base
pct. (.383), tied for fifth in fewest errors (3) and fourth in the American League in ERA (3.19).
NICE START IN RUN DIFFERENTIAL--Kansas City finished the 2014 regular season with a run differential of 27, scoring 651 times and allowing 624...
through just nine games this year, the Royals have a plus difference of 29, by plating 58 tallies and allowing half as many with 29...Kansas City’s +29 is second
in the Majors to Detroit’s +33...KC’s 6.44 runs per game rank first in Major League Baseball, while the 3.22 runs allowed are second in the American League.
NED CLOSING IN--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, Ned Yost, is already the franchise leader in games managed with 7843, but is just 30
victories shy of tying Whitey Herzog (410) as the winningest skipper in team annals...Yost enters tonight 24 wins shy of second place Dick Howser (404)...
Yost was named to his post on May 13, 2010 and has a 380-404 ledger since taking the reins...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).
PAULO, PAULO, PAULO--29-year old rookie Paulo Orlando has quickly made a name for himself after nine seasons in the minor leagues...just the third native
Brazilian in history to perform in the majors (Yan Gomes and Andre Rienzo), Orlando had a pair of triples last Sunday in Anaheim to go with a triple for his
first big league hit on April 9 vs. the White Sox thus becoming the only player since at least 1900 whose first three career hits were of the 3-base variety...there
were four players who had triples for their first two hits in the last 50 years.
SWEENEY INDUCTION SET--Mike Sweeney, announced earlier this spring as the most recent addition to the Royals’ Hall of Fame, will be inducted on Saturday,
August 15, prior to the game vs. these Los Angeles Angels...that will also be Retro Night, with the first 10,000 fans receiving a retro replica powder blue jersey,
courtesy of FOX Sports Kansas City...the Royals have also added a Mike Sweeney Hall of Fame Bobblehead Day, as the first 10,000 fans at the Sunday, September
6 game vs. the Chicago White Sox will receive a bobblehead featuring the 26th inductee into the exclusive club...a 5-time American League All-Star during his
Royals career (1995-2007), Sweeney holds the single-season club record with 144 RBI in 2000 and the second-best batting average at .340 in 2002...he ranks in the
top six all-time in Royals history in 17 offensive categories, including second in average (.299) and home runs (197)...Sweeney was a 3-time Les Milgram Royals
Player of the Year (2000, 2002 and 2005) and 1999 Joe Burke Special Achievement Award winner.
ALL-TIME HIGH 161 GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TV--With the addition of 11 national TV appearances to FOX Sports Kansas City’s 150 regional telecasts,
an all-time high 161 Kansas City Royals games are scheduled for television in 2015...FOX Sports will carry 10 games as part of Major League Baseball’s national
television package – six on FS1 and four on FOX...FS1 also selected the June 18 game vs. Milwaukee, which was previously scheduled for FSKC...in its place,
FSKC has added the July 29 game at Cleveland...ESPN will televise the Mother’s Day, May 10 game at Detroit as part of its Sunday Night Baseball package.
vs. Athletics (2014)
Player
Cain
Colon
Dyson
Escobar
Fuentes
Gordon
Hosmer
Infante
Kratz
Morales
Moustakas
Orlando
Perez
vs. Athletics (career)
At Home (career)
AVG AB HHR RBI AVG AB H HRRBI
0
1
.412177 0 0 .244 41 10
.4291460 1
.429146 0 1 0
3
.267154 0 2 .298 47 14
0
8
.238215 0 3 .267 101 27
---- - - --- 5 15
.208245 0 0 .226 177 40
2 11
---- - .325 83 27
2 17
.286216 1 4 .216 148 32
.2001530 0
.200153 0 0 .2522827118 50
.095212 1 1 1
7
.111182 0 1 .157 83 13
---- - - --- 0
6
.150203 0 4 .237 59 14
AVG AB H HRRBI
.286 622 178 11 79
.2922470 1
.265 456 121
4 40
.265 1453 385 11 122
.1331520 0
.273 1900 519 63 264
.270 1062 287 27 133
.270 2283 616 29 224
.2342525912 34
.278 1290 359 57 198
.239 869 208 24 99
.333 310 0
.288 715 206 19 108
Starting Pitchers Breakdown
Hahn (career)
Gray (career)
AVGAB HHRRBI
.000 100 0
- --- .333 620 0
.400 520 2
- --- .167 610 0
- --- .167 610 0
- --- .111 910 0
.167 610 0
- --- .000 600 0
AVG AB HHRRBI
- --- - --- - --- - --- - --- - --- - --- - --- - --- - --- - --- - --- - --- -
Catcher/Pitcher Matchups
(Team Record w/Starters)
Pitcher PerezKratz Totals
Duffy 2-0- 2-0
Guthrie1-0 - 1-0
Vargas 1-1- 1-1
Ventura2-0 - 2-0
Volquez1-1 - 1-1
Total
7-2- 7-2
Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality
Pitcher
GS
Runs
Per Start Record Starts
Danny Duffy
2
199.52-0
1
Jeremy Guthrie
1
6
6.0
1-0
0
Jason Vargas
2
9
4.5
1-1
1
Yordano Ventura
2
199.52-0
1
Edinson Volquez
2
5
2.5
1-1
2
Totals
9586.47-2
5
Perez KratzTotals
Starts 9- 9
CS/ATT3-3 - 3-3
Pct.
100.0- 100.0
ERA 3.19- 3.19
ER/IP 28/79.0/ 28/79.0
Team
Pitcher Pickoffs:
1 (April 6 vs. CWS)
Pickoff & CS:
1 (April 11 @ LAA)
May Game Times
Due to an unfortunate error in the printing process of the 2015 Royals Media Guide, the first pitch times for the majority of the games scheduled in May
were inadvertently omitted...below are the times for each game scheduled in May.
(ALL TIMES CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME)
Date
Opponent
First Pitch
Date
Opponent
First Pitch Date
Opponent
First Pitch
Friday, May 1
Saturday, May 2
Sunday, May 3
Tuesday, May 5
Wednesday, May 6
Thursday, May 7
Friday, May 8
Saturday, May 9
Sunday, May 10
Detroit
Detroit
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland
@ Detroit
@ Detroit
@ Detroit
7:10 p.m.
6:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
6:08 p.m.
12:08 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
Monday, May 11
Tuesday, May 12
Wednesday, May 13
Thursday, May 14
Friday, May 15
Saturday, May 16
Sunday, May 17
Tuesday, May 19
Wednesday, May 20
@ Texas
@ Texas
@ Texas
@ Texas
New York
New York
New York
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
1:05 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
6:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Saturday, May 23
Sunday, May 24
Monday, May 25
Tuesday, May 26
Wednesday, May 27
Friday, May 29
Saturday, May 30
Sunday, May 31
St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis
@ New York
@ New York
@ New York
@ Chicago Cubs
@ Chicago Cubs
@ Chicago Cubs
7:10 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
12:05 p.m.
6:05 p.m.
12:05 p.m.
3:05 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
1:20 p.m.
Royals Notes - Oakland A’s @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, April 17, 2015
2015 Royals Home Run Breakdown
vs.
vs.
@
onRunners On
Outs
Tied Gave Direction TeamLast 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
Cain
2 1 1
1 1
-2-- -2 - - 2 2---- 1-1
4/16/15 @ MIN
T. Milone
3
Colon
- - -
-
-
---- -- - - - -----
-
- -
-
48
Dyson
- - -
-
-
---- -- - - - -----
-
6/25/14
LAD
D. Haren 148
Escobar
- - -
-
-
---- -- - - - -----
-
9/17/14 CWS
C. Sale 83
Fuentes
- - -
-
-
---- -- - - - -----
-
- -
-
15
Gordon
- - -
-
-
---- -- - - - -----
-
9/3/14
TEX
N. Tepesch 96
Hosmer
1 1 -
1 -
--1- -1- - 1 ---1- 1-0
4/8/14 CWS
J. Quintana 32
Infante
- - -
-
-
---- -- - - - -----
-
8/13/14
OAK
S. Kazmir 177
Kratz
- - -
-
-
---- -- - - - -----
-
8/18/14 @ MIN
R. Pressly 16
Morales
2 1 1
-
2
2--- 2- - 1 - 1--1- 2-0
4/13/15 @ MIN
T. May 11
Moustakas
2 - 2
1 1
2--- 11 - 1 - -1-1- 2-0
4/11/15 @ LAA
J. Weaver 20
Orlando
- - -
-
-
---- -- - - - -----
-
- -
-
12
Perez
3 1 2
1
2
111- -- 3 - - 21- -- 3-0
4/12/15 @ LAA
F. Salas 15
Pinch-Hit:
Grand Slam:
Pinch-Hit Grand Slam:
2-Homer Game:
3-Homer Game:
Back-to-Back:
Back-to-Back-to-Back:
Three Home Runs, One Inning:
Four Home Runs, One Inning:
Leadoff Game:
Inside-the-Park:
Both Sides of the Plate in One Game:
Home Run by Pitcher:
Walk-off Home Run:
Last:
Last:
Last:
Last:
Last:
Last: Last: Last:
Last:
Last:
Last:
Last:
Last:
Last:
Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76
Nori Aoki (8/5/14 @ Arizona, fifth inning) - Franchise total: 117
Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning)
Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota), 2 solo
Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland)
Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning)
Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning)
Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning)
Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning)
Lorenzo Cain (6/25/14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) - Franchise total: 87
Lorenzo Cain (9/8/14 @ Detroit) - Franchise total: 95
Wilson Betemit (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6
Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona)
Alex Gordon (8/26/14 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning, Perkins pitching) - Franchise total: 65
Opponent:
Pinch-Hit:
Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning)
Grand Slam:
Last: Daniel Nava, Boston (9/14/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow, 6th inning)
Pinch-Hit Grand Slam:
Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning)
Back-to-Back:
Last: Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes, Cleveland (7/27/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow pitching, 9th inning)
Leadoff Game:
Last: Kole Calhoun, Los Angeles Angels (4/10/15 @ Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Jeremy Guthrie 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)
2015 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
Cain
2
2 -
-
-
4
3 1 - -
-
4
-
5
1
1
-
-
9 g 9 gm (4/6-pres)
1
Colon
- -- - - - - --- - -
-
-
- - - - 0 g
-
-
Dyson
- -- - - - - --- - -
-
-
- - - - 0 g
-
-
Escobar
2
2 -
-
-
4
1 1 - -
-
2
-
-
-
1
-
-
0 g 8 gm (4/6-15)
1
Fuentes
- -- - - - - --- - -
-
-
- - - - -
-
-
Gordon
1 -- - - 1 1--- - 1
1
-
3 - - - 1 g
-
-
Hosmer
3
- -
-
-
3
1 1 - -
-
2
1
2
2
1
-
-
1 g 5 gm (4/6-11)
-
Infante
-
- -
-
-
-
1 - - -
-
1
-
1
2
1
-
-
6 g 6 gm (4/9-15)
-
Kratz
- -- - - - - --- - -
-
-
- - - - -
-
-
Morales
3
1 -
-
-
4
-
- - -
-
-
1
-
2
1
-
-
1 g 7 gm (4/6-13)
-
Moustakas
5
- -
-
-
5
-
- - -
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
6 g 6 gm (4/10-pres)
3
1
Orlando
1
- -
-
-
1
-
- - -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3 g 3 gm (4/9-pres)
1
Perez
6
- -
-
-
6
3 - - -
-
3
1
3
9
1
-
-
1 g 7 gm (4/6-13)
-
-
The Last Time...
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,
(6-3, 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:
Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5)
Royal Six-Hit Game:
Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7)
Royals Two Hits, One Inning:
Billy Butler, August 17, 2014 @ Minnesota (2nd)
Royals Five-RBI Game:
Eric Hosmer, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota
Royals Six-RBI Game:
Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore
Royals Seven-RBI Game:
(12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly
Royals Position Player Pitching:
Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland
Opponent Position Player Pitching:
A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 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:
James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis
Royals Pitcher With a RBI:
James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis
Royals Three or more Steals, One Game:
Nori Aoki (3) and Jarrod Dyson (3), August 10, 2014
vs. San Francisco
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):
Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2)
at Metrodome (Twins 5-0)
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:
Sept. 29-30, 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0)
Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals:
May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0)
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:
James Shields, July 7, 2014 @ Tampa Bay (10)
Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game):
Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland
(Royals 3-0)
Shutout by the Royals (Combined):
September 22, 2014 @ Cleveland (2-0); Duffy (6.0),
Finnegan (1.0), Davis (1.0), Holland (1.0)
Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game:
Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB)
Royals Steal of Home:
Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013
(5th inning) - on double steal
Opponent Steal of Home:
Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal
Royals Suspended Game:
August 31, 2014 vs. Cleveland (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:
Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011
Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings:
September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.)
Royals Walk-Off Win:
September 15, 2014 vs. Chicago (4-3, 9 innings)
Royals Bat Around:
April 13, 2015 @ Minnesota (8th inning, 6 runs)
-- 4 times in 2015 -Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium:
April 6-9 vs. Chicago White Sox
Three-game sweep by Royals on the road:
April 10-12 @ Los Angeles Angels
Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium:
September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle
Four-game sweep by Royals on the road:
May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota
Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium:
June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle
Three-game sweep by opposition on the road:
July 18-20, 2014 @ Boston
Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium:
May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels
Four-game sweep by opposition on the road:
September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit
Errorless Streaks
Player
ROYALS
Pitchers
Cain
Colon
Dyson
Escobar
Fuentes
Gordon
Streak
0
35
3
2
20
16
12
58
Last Error
4/16/15 @ MIN
8/31/14 vs. CLE
4/12/15 @ LAA
9/2/14 vs. TEX
9/1/14 vs. TEX
9/21/14 vs. DET
9/8/13 vs. COL
8/2/14 @ OAK
Player
Hosmer
Infante
Kratz
Morales
Moustakas
Orlando
Perez
Streak
25
11
59
0
0
3
19
Last Error
9/11/14 vs. BOS
9/25/14 @ CWS
5/30/13 vs. BOS
9/25/14 @ TOR
4/16/15 @ MIN
9/17/14 vs. CWS
Royals Notes - Oakland A’s @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, April 17, 2015
2015 Transactions
DatePlayer
3/7
3/13
3/18
3/22
3/26
4/3
4/5
4/14
4/15
4/17
Transaction
RHP-Chris Young
RHP-Kris Medlen
LHP-John Lamb
OF-Lane Adams
OF-Jorge Bonifacio
RHP-Aaron Brooks
INF-Orlando Calixte
INF-Cheslor Cuthbert
OF-Reymond Fuentes
RHP-Michael Mariot
C-Francisco Pena
RHP-Yohan Pino
LHP-Brandon Finnegan
OF-Terrance Gore
RHP-Jandel Gustave
RHP-Louis Coleman
LHP-Tim Collins
RHP-Luke Hochevar
LHP-Brian Flynn
RHP-Ryan Madson
LHP-Franklin Morales
OF-Alex Rios
OF-Terrance Gore
OF-Reymond Fuentes
OF-Terrance Gore
Signed a one-year free agent contract
Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery)
Optioned to Omaha
Optioned to Omaha
Optioned to Omaha
Optioned to Omaha
Optioned to Omaha
Optioned to Omaha
Optioned to Omaha
Optioned to Omaha
Optioned to Omaha
Optioned to Omaha
Optioned to Northwest Arkansas
Optioned to Wilmington
Claimed off waivers by San Diego
Sent outright to Omaha
Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery)
Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery)
Optioned to Omaha
Contract selected from Omaha
Contract selected from Omaha
Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand)
Recalled from Northwest Arkansas
Recalled from Omaha
Optioned to Northwest Arkansas
Royals Ejections
Date
Player/Coach
Umpire/Type of Play
Instant Replay Reviews
ate
D
4/10
Opponent
@ LA Angels
Inning
1st
Original Call
Moustakas safe on SB att. (LA challenge)
Score at Time
0-0
Time Delay
1:47
Outcome
Stands
Challenge Record
1-0
Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned
The Lineup Card
Starts by Position
Starts by Batting Order
P: Duffy (2-0), Guthrie (1-0), Vargas (1-1), Ventura (2-0), Volquez (1-1)
C: Perez (7-2)
1B: Hosmer (7-2)
2B: Colon (0-1), Infante (7-1)
3B: Moustakas (7-2)
SS: Escobar (7-2)
LF: Gordon (5-1), Orlando (2-1)
CF: Cain (7-2)
RF: Dyson (0-2), Rios (7-0)
DH: Morales (7-2)
1st: Escobar (7-2)
2nd: Moustakas (7-2)
3rd: Cain (7-2)
4th: Hosmer (7-2)
5th: Morales (7-2)
6th: Gordon (5-1), Perez (0-1), Rios (2-0)
7th: Orlando (0-1), Perez (2-1), Rios (5-0)
8th: Colon (0-1), Infante (0-1), Orlando (2-0), Perez (5-0)
9th: Dyson (0-2), Infante (7-0),
Daily Update
Royals
Opponents
Score by Innings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Total
567668794 - - - - - - 58
453434330 - - - - - - 29
Victory Margin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15+
Royals -31---1-2-----Opponents -11------------
Lineup Production
Batting Order
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Kansas City By the Days
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
- HR RBI
-- 5
-2 2
-2 11
-1 8
-2 5
-- 6
-3 10
-1 5
-- 3
2-0
1-1
1-1
1-0
1-0
1-0
Multi-Run Innings for Royals
# of runs # times last time
2 runs -
6
April 16 @ Minnesota (9th, 3 hits)
3 runs -
3
April 13 @ Minnesota (6th, 4 hits)
4 runs -
1
April 12 @ LA Angels (2nd, 4 hits)
5 runs -
2
April 11 @ LA Angels (4th, 6 hits)
6 runs -
1
April 13 @ Minnesota (8th, 2 hits)
7 runs
-
-
-
Royals Record When:
Lead after six innings:
Lead after seven innings:
Lead after eight innings:
Starter works more than 6.0 IP:
Score first:
Score more than three runs:
Hit home run:
Series opener:
10 or more hits:
6-0
6-0
7-0
4-1
4-1
7-1
7-1
3-0
5-1
Tied after six innings:
Tied after seven innings:
Tied after eight innings:
Starter works 6.0 IP:
Opponents score first:
Score three runs or less:
Do not homer:
Series finale:
Opponents 10 or more hits:
1-0
1-0
1-0
3-1
0-1
0-1
2-1
1-1
Trail after six innings:
Trail after seven innings:
Trail after eight innings:
Starter works less than 6.0 IP:
In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP):
Walkoff wins (KC/OPP):
Comeback wins (KC/OPP):
Errorless games by KC:
0-2
0-2
0-2
2-1
1/-/4/1
6-0
Disabled List (4)
Player
RHP-Kris Medlen
LHP-Tim Collins
RHP-Luke Hochevar
OF-Alex Rios
D.L. Type
60-day
15-day
15-day
15-day
Injury
recovery from Tommy John surgery
recovery from Tommy John surgery
recovery from Tommy John surgery
fractured left hand
Dates on D.L.
March 7
April 5
April 5
April 14
Eligible for reinstatement
May 6
April 20
April 20
April 29
Games Missed
Team Record
9
7-2
9
7-2
9
7-2
2
0-2
Royals Notes - Oakland A’s @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, April 17, 2015
Miscellaneous Statistics
Team Batting
Individual Batting:
Individual Pitching:
Team Miscellaneous:
Most runs, game
Most runs, extra-inning game
Most hits, game
Most hits, extra-inning game
Fewest hits, game
Most runs, inning
Most hits, inning
Most doubles, game
Most doubles, extra-inning game
Most triples, game
Most triples, extra-inning game
Most home runs, game
Most home runs, extra-inning game
Most home runs, inning
Most extra-base hits, game
Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game
Most steals, game
Most times caught stealing, game
Most sacrifice flies, game
Most sacrifices, game
Most strikeouts, game
Most strikeouts, extra-inning game
Most walks, game
Most walks, extra-inning game
Most left on base, game
Most left on base, extra-inning game
Fewest left on base, game
Fewest left on base, extra-inning game
Most double plays turned
Most errors, game
Most hits, game
Most hits, extra-inning game
Must runs, game
Most doubles, game
Most triples, game
Most home runs, game
Most RBI, game
Most RBI, extra-inning game
Most total bases, game
Most total bases, extra-inning game
Most walks, game
Most stolen bases, game
Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games)
Most innings pitched, starter
Most innings pitched, reliever
Most strikeouts, starter
Most strikeouts, reliever
Most walks, starter
Most walks, reliever
Most runs allowed
Most home runs allowed
Consecutive scoreless innings, starter
Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever
Longest winning streak (2 or more)
Longest winning streak, overall
Longest winning streak, home
Longest winning streak, road
Longest losing streak, overall
Longest losing streak, home
Longest losing streak, road
Longest game-inning, home
Longest game-inning, road
Longest game-time, home
Longest game-time, road
Longest game-time (extra-innings, home)
Longest game-time (extra-innings, road)
Shortest game-time home
Shortest game-time road
Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home)
Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road)
Largest crowd-home
Smallest crowd-home
Largest crowd-road
Smallest crowd-road
Largest winning margin
Largest losing margin
Largest deficit overcome to win
Largest lead lost
Royals
12
-
14
-
9
6
6
3
-
2
-
2
-
2
6
-
2
-
2
2
9
-
5
-
10
-
7
-
3
1
April 13 @ Minnesota
-
Twice, last: April 12 @ LA Angels -
Twice, last: April 15 @ Minnesota
April 13 @ Minnesota (8th)
April 11 @ LA Angels (4th)
5 times, last: April 16 @ Minnesota
-
April 12 @ LA Angels
-
Thrice, last: April 11 @ LA Angels
-
April 11 @ LA Angels (4th)
April 12 @ LA Angels
-
Thrice, last: April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox
-
April 13 @ Minnesota
April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox
April 12 @ LA Angels
-
April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox
-
Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota
-
Thrice, last: April 15 @ Minnesota
-
April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox
Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota
3
-
3
1
2
1
3
-
7
-
3
1
9
7 times, last: Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota)
-
Thrice, last: Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota)
18 times
Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels)
11 times
4 times, last: Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota)
Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota)
Morales (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox)
6 times
Cain (April 6-current)
8.0
3.0
7
3
2
1
5
1
6.0
4.0
2
7
3
4
2
-
2
-
-
3:11
3:16
-
-
2:37
2:25
-
-
40,085
20,236
44,489
17,449
9
3
2
2
Opponents
8
-
14
-
4
3
4
3
-
-
-
2
-
1
4
-
-
1
1
-
10
-
3
-
8
-
2
-
2
2
April 16 @ Minnesota
April 16 @ Minnesota
April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox
Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota (8th)
April 16 @ Minnesota (4th)
April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox
April 16 @ Minnesota
9 times, last: April 16 @ Minnesota (8th)
Twice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota
Thrice, last: April 12 @ LA Angels
April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox
April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox
April 12 @ LA Angels
April 16 @ Minnesota
April 11 @ LA Angels
Twice, last: April 15 @ Minnesota
Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota
Volquez (April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox)
Young (April 16 @ Minnesota)
Ventura (April 12 @ LA Angels), Volquez (April 15 @ Minnesota)
Davis (April 10 @ LA Angels), Madson (April 13 @ Minnesota)
Ventura (April 12 @ LA Angels)
Thrice
Duffy (April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox), Vargas (April 16 @ Minnesota)
8 times
Ventura (April 6), Volquez (April 9)
Davis (April 6-11)
Ventura (April 6-12), Duffy (April 8-13)
April 6-13
April 6-9
April 10-13
April 15-current
April 15-current
April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox
April 10 @ LA Angels
-
April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox
April 15 @ Minnesota
April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox
April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox
April 10 @ LA Angels
April 16 @ Minnesota
April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox (10-1), April 13 @ Minnesota (12-3)
April 16 @ Minnesota (5-8)
April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox (trailed 3-1 after 2 1/2)
April 16 @ Minnesota (led 2-0 after 1 1/2)
Upcoming Milestones
36 strikeouts to 1,000
16 wins to 100
Jarrod Dyson
1 SB to rank 9th on KC all-time list (U.Washington-120)
Jeremy Guthrie
Alex Gordon
6 2B for 250
22 RBI to 500
4 runs to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (F. Patek-571)
37 hits to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-1084)
2 HR to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-123)
5 BB to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-427)
Omar Infante
20 2B to 250
10 RBI to 500
Mike Moustakas
55 hits to 500
Salvador Perez
55 hits to 500
Edinson Volquez
53 K to 1,000
Ned Yost
24 wins to tie for 2nd on KC all-time list (D. Howser-404)
30 wins to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (W. Herzog-410)
Royals Notes - Oakland A’s @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, April 17, 20154
2015 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
April (7-2)
4/6 CWS
D W10-1
1-0
T1
-
Ventura (1-0)
Samardzija
-
40,0851 40,085
4/8
CWS
N W 7-5
2-0
T1
-
Davis (R, 1-0)Putnam
Holland (1) 23,3852 63,470
4/9
CWS
D W 4-1
3-0
T1
-
Volquez (1-0)
Danks Holland (2)
20,2363 83,706
4/10 @ LAA
N W 4-2
4-0
T1
-
Vargas (1-0)
Santiago
Davis (1)
44,489 1 44,489
4/11 @ LAA
N W 6-4
5-0
T1
-
Guthrie (1-0)
Weaver
Holland (3) 44,154 2 88,643
4/12 @ LAA
D W 9-2
6-0
T1
-
Ventura (2-0)
Wilson
-
37,060 3125,703
4/13 @ Min
D W 12-3
7-0
1
+1.0 Duffy (2-0)
May
-
40,123 4165,826
4/15 @ Min
N L 1-3
7-1
2
-0.5
Gibson
Volquez (1-1) Perkins
21,362 5187,188
4/16 @ Min
D L 5-8
7-2
2
-1.0
Milone
Vargas (1-1)
Perkins
17,449 6
204,637
4/17 Oak
N
4/18 Oak
N
4/19 Oak
D
4/20 Min
N
4/21 Min
N
4/22 Min
N
4/23 @ CWS
N
4/24 @ CWS
N
4/25 @ CWS
D
4/26 @ CWS
D
4/27 @ Cle
N
4/28 @ Cle
N
4/29 @ Cle
N
4/30 Det
N
May (0-0)
5/1
Det
5/2
Det
5/3
Det
5/5
Cle
5/6
Cle
5/7
Cle
5/8
@ Det
5/9
@ Det
5/10 @ Det
5/11 @ Tex
5/12 @ Tex
5/13 @ Tex
5/14 @ Tex
5/15 NYY
5/16 NYY
5/17 NYY
5/19 Cin
5/20 Cin
5/22 StL
5/23 StL
5/24 StL
5/25 @ NYY
5/26 @ NYY
5/27 @ NYY
5/29 @ ChC
5/30 @ ChC
5/31 @ ChC
N
N
D
N
N
D
N
D
N
N
N
N
D
N
N
D
N
N
N
N
D
D
N
D
D
N
D
Minor League Report
NW Arkansas Naturals (AA)
Texas League
North Division
(2-5)
Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA)
Pacific Coast League
American Conference, Northern Division
(5-2)
Omaha
Memphis (Cardinals)
R H E LOB
9110 3
471 4
Midland (Athletics)
NW Arkansas
WP: Joe Blanton (1-1)
HR: Brett Eibner 2 (#2, 3), Cheslor Cuthbert (#2)
Omaha finished the opening road trip at 5-2 behind a big
night from Brett Eibner. The outfielder hit a two-run homer
in the third, then added to a 5-4 lead with a grand slam.
Eibner’s six RBI marked his second-most in a game as he had
nine last year, also vs. Memphis. Joe Blanton (5.2 IP, 5 H, 4
ER, 2 BB, 6 SO) held the Redbirds to one run until his final
inning. Omaha begins the home schedule tonight vs. New
Orleans (Marlins), with Christian Binford on the mound.
Lexington Legends (A)
South Atlantic League
Southern Division
(4-4)
West Virginia (Pirates)
Lexington
R H E LOB
4 6 2
5
2101 8
LP: Niklas Stephenson (0-2)
HR: Corey Toups (#2)
The Legends dropped their home opener, with
Olathe native and Kentucky basketball star Willie
Cauley-Stein throwing out the first pitch. Corey
Toups had a double and a solo homer. Brandon
Downes added two singles and an RBI. Starter
Emilio Ogando held the Power to a run, three hits
and two walks with five K’s over 5.0 innings.
R H E LOB
8120 10
380 6
Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced)
Carolina League
Northern Division
(4-3)
Frederick (Orioles)
Wilmington
R H E LOB
290 9
3122 11
WP: Cody Reed (2-0)
HR:None
LP: Glenn Sparkman (0-2)
HR: Ethan Chapman (#1)
Northwest Arkansas lost its home opener to Oakland’s
Double-A affiliate. Starter Glenn Sparkman struck out three
while allowing a pair of runs, five hits and three walks over
4.0 innings. The Naturals scored all three runs in the fifth.
Ethan Chapman hit a two-run homer in his season debut and
Angel Franco tripled home a run. Franco finished with three
hits, raising his average to .368 (7-for-19).
Bubba Starling’s double scored Jack Lopez from first as
Wilmington walked off with a win in the home opener at
Frawley Stadium. Starling had two hits, boosting his average
to .308 (8-for-26). Frank Schwindel also posted two hits and
an RBI, while Lopez singled twice and scored two runs.
Luke Farrell fanned seven over 5.0 innings, allowing two
runs (one earned), five hits and a walk. Cody Reed followed
with five strikeouts and four hits over 4.0 shutout innings.
Idaho Falls Chukars (R)
Pioneer League
South Division
Burlington Royals (R)
Appalachian League
East Division
Surprise Royals (R)
Arizona League
West Division
Begin play June 18
vs. Grand Junction (Rockies)
Begin play June 23 at Princeton (Rays)
Begin play June 21 vs. AZL Rangers