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Despite 104-loss season, Royals look forward with hope | |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Royals general manager Dayton Moore had seen enough progress under Ned Yost, and his manager in turn had seen enough progress in some promising young players, that there was no reason to delay what had become inevitable. So, with a simple statement issued before the Royals closed their 50th season with an unsightly 58-104 record, Yost announced he had signed an extension to return next season. The biggest question surrounding the club heading into the offseason had been answered. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | W. Merrifield | .304 | |||
| HR: | S. Perez | 27 | |||
| RBI: | S. Perez | 80 | |||
| SB: | W. Merrifield | 45 | |||
| W: | J. Junis | 9 | |||
| ERA: | J. Junis | 4.37 | |||
| Saves: | W. Peralta | 14 | |||
| K: | J. Junis | 164 | |||
| AL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| X-Cleveland | 91 | 71 | .562 | - |
| Minnesota | 78 | 84 | .481 | 13 |
| Detroit | 64 | 98 | .395 | 27 |
| Chi White Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 29 |
| Kansas City | 58 | 104 | .358 | 33 |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .245 (18) | ||||
| Runs: | 638 (25) | ||||
| Hits: | 1350 (18) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 155 (26) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 117 (6) | ||||
| OBP: | .305 (24) | ||||
| SLG: | .392 (24) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 2156 (23) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 4.94 (29) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 833 (27) | ||||
| Saves: | 33 (28) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 1157 (29) | ||||
| OpBA: | .275 (29) | ||||
| OBP: | .342 (29) | ||||
| SLG: | .446 (26) | ||||
| Run Support: | 4.01 (25) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 10/2 | J. Adam | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 10/2 | S. Barlow | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 10/2 | A. Machado | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 10/2 | T. Oaks | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 10/2 | P. Orlando | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 8/21 | J. Bonifacio | Stiff back (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 8/13 | D. Duffy | off 10-day DL | |||||||
| 8/5 | A. Mondesi | Pinched nerve in shoulder (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 7/29 | B. Goodwin | off 10-day DL | |||||||
| 7/11 | I. Kennedy | off 10-day DL | |||||||
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