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Kansas City Royals

AL Central · 2021

74-88.45719.0 GB

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Division

AL Central

Team	W-L	GB	RF	RA	DIFF
CWS	93-69	—	796	636	+160
CLE	80-82	13.0	717	727	-10
DET	77-85	16.0	697	756	-59
KC	74-88	19.0	686	788	-102
MIN	73-89	20.0	729	834	-105

2021 Outlook

Final record

74-88.457 · 162 games

Pythagorean review

Pythag win%	.437
Deserved record	71-91
Luck (W vs Pythag)	+3
MLB Pythag rank	25th of 30

Schedule

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Date	Opp	Res	Score
9/29	vsCLE	W	10-5
9/30	vsCLE	L	1-6
10/1	vsMIN	W	11-6
10/2	vsMIN	L	0-4
10/3	vsMIN	L	3-7

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
HR	Salvador Pérez	48
RBI	Salvador Pérez	121
SB	Whit Merrifield	40
AVG	Nicky Lopez	.300
OPS	Salvador Pérez	.860

2021 · by PA

Player	Pos	G	PA	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Whit Merrifield	2B	162	720	10	74	40	.277	.317	.712
Salvador Pérez	C	161	665	48	121	1	.273	.316	.860
Carlos Santana	1B	158	659	19	69	2	.214	.319	.661
Nicky Lopez	2B	151	565	2	43	22	.300	.365	.743
Hunter Dozier	1B	144	543	16	54	5	.216	.285	.679
Andrew Benintendi	DH	134	538	17	73	8	.276	.324	.766
Michael Taylor	RF	142	528	12	54	14	.244	.297	.653
Hanser Alberto	3B	103	255	2	24	3	.270	.291	.693
Ryan O'Hearn	RF	84	254	9	29	0	.225	.268	.637
Adalberto Mondesí	SS	35	136	6	17	15	.230	.271	.723
Cam Gallagher	C	48	124	1	7	0	.250	.298	.628
Edward Olivares	RF	39	111	5	12	2	.238	.291	.697
Emmanuel Rivera	3B	29	98	1	5	2	.256	.316	.649
Kyle Isbel	CF	28	83	1	7	2	.276	.337	.771
Sebastián Rivero	C	17	44	0	3	0	.175	.250	.475

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
W	Mike Minor	8
SV	Scott Barlow	16
SO	Mike Minor	149
IP	Mike Minor	158.2
ERA	Scott Barlow	2.42
WHIP	Josh Staumont	1.07

2021 · by IP

Player	W	L	ERA	WHIP	GS	SV	IP	SO
Mike Minor	8	12	5.05	1.24	28	0	158.2	149
Brad Keller	8	12	5.39	1.66	26	0	133.2	120
Kris Bubic	6	7	4.43	1.38	20	0	130.0	114
Brady Singer	5	10	4.91	1.55	27	0	128.1	131
Carlos Hernández	6	2	3.68	1.28	11	0	85.2	74
Scott Barlow	5	3	2.42	1.20	0	16	74.1	91
Daniel Lynch	4	6	5.69	1.63	15	0	68.0	55
Josh Staumont	4	3	2.88	1.07	0	5	65.2	72
Ervin Santana	2	2	4.68	1.33	2	0	65.1	52
Jake Brentz	5	2	3.66	1.28	0	2	64.0	76
Danny Duffy	4	3	2.51	1.21	12	0	61.0	65
Greg Holland	3	5	4.85	1.35	0	8	55.2	53

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
OAA	Nicky Lopez	+26
FLD%	Salvador Pérez	.998
RF/9	Salvador Pérez	9.30
DP	Carlos Santana	117

2021 · by Inn · OAA 2016+

Player	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
Whit Merrifield	2B	149	1255.2	283	382	8	103	.988	4.77	+5
Nicky Lopez	SS	148	1233.2	156	371	7	77	.987	3.84	+26
Michael Taylor	CF	139	1186.0	351	11	3	3	.992	2.75	+14
Carlos Santana	1B	136	1167.0	1001	50	7	117	.993	8.11	+1
Andrew Benintendi	LF	129	1116.0	225	6	3	1	.987	1.86	0
Salvador Pérez	C	124	1002.2	975	61	2	12	.998	9.30	—
Hunter Dozier	RF	60	454.0	106	5	2	0	.982	2.20	—
Cam Gallagher	C	46	308.2	281	13	5	0	.983	8.57	—
Hanser Alberto	3B	49	294.0	32	53	4	8	.955	2.60	-1
Emmanuel Rivera	3B	28	222.1	23	48	5	3	.934	2.87	—
Adalberto Mondesí	3B	20	175.0	14	40	2	6	.964	2.78	—
Ryan O'Hearn	RF	25	167.0	35	1	0	0	1.000	1.94	—
Mike Minor	P	28	158.2	1	7	1	0	.889	0.45	—
Edward Olivares	RF	22	135.0	24	2	1	0	.963	1.73	—
Brad Keller	P	26	133.2	6	7	0	0	1.000	0.88	—

2021 · vs league

xwOBA

.31250

AVG

.25487

SLG

.40240

Barrel%

7.0%23

Hard%

39.1%63

89.273

BB%

6.9%7

20.6%90

Speed

27.260

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Scoring Trend

rolling 12-game R/G

4.23

R/G

4.86

RA/G

-0.63

Diff

Runs scoredRuns allowed162 games

Run Profile

Pythagorean

Runs / G	4.23
Runs allowed / G	4.86
Run diff / G	-0.63
Expected record	71-91
Expected win %	.437
Actual vs Pythag	+3

Situational Splits

record · run diff

Split	W-L	RF	RA	DIFF
Home	39-42	379	414	-35
Away	35-46	307	374	-67
vs Division	36-40	320	344	-24
1-run games	21-19	169	167	+2
Last 10	5-5	40	47	-7

Roster Profile

45 players · 16 pos / 29 P

Average age32.6

Age distribution

U25 025-29 1130-33 1934+ 15

Bats

Left 11Right 32Switch 2

Throws

Left 11Right 34

Recent Form

last 12 · 6-6

WinLossStreak W1

Recent results

last 12

Date		Opp	Result	Score
2021-10-03	vs	MIN	L	3–7
2021-10-02	vs	MIN	L	0–4
2021-10-01	vs	MIN	W	11–6
2021-09-30	vs	CLE	L	1–6
2021-09-29	vs	CLE	W	10–5
2021-09-28	vs	CLE	W	6–4
2021-09-27	@	CLE	L	3–8
2021-09-26	@	DET	W	2–1
2021-09-25	@	DET	L	1–5
2021-09-24	@	DET	W	3–1
2021-09-21	@	CLE	L	1–4
2021-09-20	@	CLE	W	7–2

Injured List

10 on IL

Player	Pos	Status	Detail
Kyle Isbel	CF	10-Day IL· foot	Isbel (foot) participated in a full team workout Friday and could begin a rehab assignment next week, per MLB.com.
Maikel García	3B	10-Day IL· hand	Garcia (hand) began swinging during the All-Star break and is set to be re-evaluated Sunday, per MLB.com.
Connor Seabold	P	15-Day IL	The Royals placed Seabold on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a right lat strain.
Alec Marsh	P	60-Day IL· shoulder	The Royals placed Marsh (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.
Carlos Estévez	P	60-Day IL· shoulder	Estevez (shoulder) started a throwing program Friday, per MLB.com.
Cole Ragans	P	60-Day IL	Ragans underwent UCL repair surgery on his left elbow Wednesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
James McArthur	P	60-Day IL· elbow	McArthur (elbow) underwent surgery Friday to help combat continued soreness and inflammation, MLB.com reports.
Jonathan India	2B	60-Day IL	no
Kris Bubic	P	60-Day IL· elbow/shoulder	Bubic (elbow/shoulder) could begin a new throwing program next week, per MLB.com.
Nick Mears	P	60-Day IL· shoulder	The Royals transferred Mears (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.

KC News

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Royals star Bobby Witt Jr., bothered by back again, exits
Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left Monday night's 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants with back tightness.
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Bobby Witt: Back in action Monday
Witt (back) will start at shortstop and bat second in Monday's game against the Giants. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Bobby Witt: Still nursing back issue
Witt left Monday's game against the Giants due to low back tightness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Bobby Witt: Lifted early Monday
Witt (undisclosed) was removed from Monday's game against the Giants in the fifth inning, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Royals Place Stephen Kolek On 15-Day Injured List
Prior to today’s 19-2 loss to the Padres, the Royals activated right-hander Stephen Kolek from the restricted list and placed Kolek on the 15-day injured list due to a right flexor strain. K.C. manager Matt Quatraro told MLB.com’s Anne Rogers and other media that Kolek will undergo testing on Monday to determine the extent of […]
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Padres embarrass Royals, hang 19 runs in Kansas City
The Padres steamroll the Royals in Kansas City 19-2 thanks to five home runs from the team.
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Stephen Kolek: Out with flexor strain
Kolek (personal) was reinstated from the family medical leave list and placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a right flexor strain. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Bobby Witt: Managing back tightness
Manager Matt Quatraro said that Witt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres due to back tightness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Vinnie Pasquantino: Back on bench Sunday
Pasquantino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Bobby Witt: Not in Sunday's lineup
Witt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Fernando Tatis: Swats homer, logs steal Saturday
Tatis went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and a stolen base in Saturday's loss to Kansas City. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Fernando Tatis: Fills stat sheet in rout
Tatis went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 19-2 win over the Royals. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Salvador Perez and Lane Thomas hit 2-run HRs, Royals beat Padres 6-1
— Salvador Perez and Lane Thomas homered to help the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 on Saturday.
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San Diego Padres vs. Kansas City Royals: Game Highlights
San Diego Padres vs. Kansas City Royals: Game Highlights
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Kris Bubic: Could resume throwing soon
Bubic (elbow/shoulder) could begin a new throwing program next week, per MLB.com. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Carter Jensen's 2-run single caps 4-run 10th inning as Royals rally for 7-6 win over Padres
— Carter Jensen hit a two-run single to cap a four-run rally in the 10th inning that gave the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
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Carter Jensen: Walks off San Diego
Jensen went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a walk during the Royals' 7-6 extra-inning win over the Padres on Tuesday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Fernando Tatis: Picks up three hits in loss
Tatis went 3-for-5 with an RBI single in Friday's 7-6 loss in extra-innings against the Royals. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Michael King: Picks up no-decision Friday
King allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in a no-decision Friday against the Royals. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Phillies' trade deadline shopping list gets longer, more urgent with Brad Keller injury
The Phillies have surged back into contention, but the bullpen in front of All-Star closer Jhoan Duran is an area of concern
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