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M. BoydL	7-1 W-L	72.2 IP	3.59 ERA	3.15 SO/BB	1.22 WHIP
R. DobnakR	2-0 W-L	31.0 IP	1.16 ERA	1.15 SO/BB	1.19 WHIP

.M. Boyd

7-1, 72.2 IP, 3.59 ERA

.R. Dobnak

2-0, 31.0 IP, 1.16 ERA

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Shelby Miller	Elbow	09-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
Tyler Austin	Knee	08-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 24
Clay Holmes	Lower Leg	08-07-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 8
Hunter Harvey	Triceps	08-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 24
Justin Steele	Elbow	09-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
Hoby Milner	Abdomen	08-07-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 8
Phil Maton	Knee	08-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 24
Edward Cabrera	Hamstring	08-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 17
Ethan Roberts	Forearm	08-07-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 8
Gavin Hollowell	Shoulder	08-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 15
Daniel Palencia	Elbow	08-10-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
Cade Horton	Elbow	07-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
Ben Brown	Neck	08-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 26
Porter Hodge	Elbow	04-30-2027Expected to be out until at least May 1
Matt Shaw	Hand	08-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 17
Riley Martin	Elbow	08-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 24

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Carlos Estevez	Shoulder	08-24-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 25
Cole Ragans	Elbow	05-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Maikel Garcia	Hand	08-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 17
Connor Seabold	Lat	08-29-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 30
James McArthur	Elbow	08-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 22
Jonathan India	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Alec Marsh	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Nick Mears	Shoulder	08-20-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 21
Beck Way	Back	08-11-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 12
Vinnie Pasquantino	Wrist	08-07-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 8
Luinder Avila	Elbow	01-31-2028Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2028

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Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

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KCRoyals

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	117	439	82	127	70	26	62	137	.289	.388	.549	.937	22	7	30	7	450
N. Hoerner 2B	115	459	48	118	54	7	38	45	.257	.318	.359	.677	24	1	17	3	318
D. Swanson SS	112	385	73	83	63	17	43	101	.216	.293	.403	.696	15	3	16	1	315
S. Suzuki RF	100	379	63	103	66	19	53	111	.272	.364	.475	.839	20	0	2	0	314
A. Bregman 3B	114	452	61	112	51	12	57	83	.248	.339	.383	.722	23	1	3	1	313
M. Busch 1B	116	439	50	107	63	14	68	117	.244	.356	.392	.748	19	2	2	1	308
I. Happ LF	113	412	66	86	48	18	62	152	.209	.320	.400	.720	21	2	4	1	278
C. Kelly C	87	272	40	72	40	7	33	50	.265	.351	.379	.730	10	0	0	1	193
M. Conforto RF	76	172	24	39	24	9	24	58	.227	.323	.448	.771	11	0	1	0	123
T. Taylor CF	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.286	.167	.453	0	0	0	0	118
M. Amaya C	63	160	28	38	18	3	19	47	.238	.348	.350	.698	9	0	0	0	105
M. Shaw RF	56	130	20	32	20	4	12	27	.246	.322	.415	.737	6	2	4	1	102
P. Ramirez 2B	43	110	17	33	15	2	10	21	.300	.355	.445	.800	8	1	5	0	90
J. Dean RF	17	8	3	3	3	0	2	4	.375	.500	.625	1.125	0	1	1	0	13
K. Alcantara DH	20	21	4	5	5	1	2	9	.238	.304	.381	.685	0	0	0	1	13
S. Kingery 2B	8	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	1	0	5
J. Triantos 2B	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	1
D. Carlson LF	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	117	4017	601	997	563	145	502	1004	.248	.339	.415	.754	194	20	87	17	3059

HITTING	G
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	117
N. Hoerner 2B	115
D. Swanson SS	112
S. Suzuki RF	100
A. Bregman 3B	114
M. Busch 1B	116
I. Happ LF	113
C. Kelly C	87
M. Conforto RF	76
T. Taylor CF	3
M. Amaya C	63
M. Shaw RF	56
P. Ramirez 2B	43
J. Dean RF	17
K. Alcantara DH	20
S. Kingery 2B	8
J. Triantos 2B	4
D. Carlson LF	3
Total	117

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Imanaga SP	23	23	8-9	0	0	132.2	3.60	116	54	53	25	29	125	.232	1.09	300
K. Gausman SP	1	1	1-0	0	0	7.0	2.57	4	2	2	1	1	4	.160	0.71	262
C. Rea SP	23	19	8-8	1	1	117.2	4.59	119	62	60	18	41	90	.261	1.36	209
C. Kelly C	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	18.00	2	2	2	2	0	0	.400	2.00	193
B. Brown RP	20	8	4-2	1	2	68.0	1.85	45	16	14	2	19	65	.186	0.94	190
M. Boyd SP	13	13	7-1	0	0	72.2	3.59	69	31	29	8	20	63	.249	1.22	185
J. Assad SP	19	10	6-1	1	1	75.1	3.58	67	31	30	13	20	51	.241	1.15	179
J. Webb RP	52	0	4-2	7	11	51.2	2.44	44	17	14	6	17	58	.226	1.18	176
D. Peterson SP	6	6	3-1	0	0	33.0	4.36	27	17	16	5	10	22	.220	1.12	157
R. Zeferjahn RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	1.2	5.40	1	1	1	1	0	2	.167	0.60	145
R. Rolison RP	41	2	6-1	1	3	46.0	2.35	36	14	12	4	20	46	.225	1.22	137
E. Cabrera SP	14	14	5-4	0	0	72.1	5.10	72	46	41	14	29	65	.262	1.40	133
A. Civale RP	5	0	0-0	1	1	9.1	2.89	10	3	3	1	2	9	.270	1.29	112
T. Thornton RP	34	0	5-4	3	4	36.1	2.72	26	14	11	4	15	17	.208	1.13	100
C. Thielbar RP	42	0	3-2	3	7	35.2	5.30	35	22	21	10	13	44	.250	1.35	92
H. Milner RP	38	0	1-0	1	2	35.2	3.53	34	14	14	4	9	18	.256	1.21	70
D. Palencia RP	19	0	2-1	3	3	16.2	2.70	17	5	5	2	6	19	.266	1.38	61
J. Woodford RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	9.00	6	3	3	1	0	3	.462	2.00	36
G. Hollowell RP	14	0	0-0	1	1	14.1	2.51	11	5	4	2	8	13	.208	1.33	32
T. Ferguson RP	16	0	0-1	0	1	15.2	3.45	10	6	6	3	2	19	.175	0.77	27
C. Horton P	2	2	1-0	0	0	7.1	2.45	4	2	2	1	2	4	.167	0.82	26
D. Pomeranz RP	6	0	2-0	0	1	5.2	7.94	7	5	5	2	4	1	.304	1.94	26
E. Roberts RP	23	0	0-2	0	1	25.2	4.21	22	14	12	3	14	17	.237	1.40	24
R. Martin P	8	1	0-0	0	0	8.1	2.16	5	2	2	1	2	10	.179	0.84	21
P. Maton RP	31	0	0-1	0	2	27.2	6.18	34	19	19	5	16	31	.306	1.81	19
T. Blach RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	2	.111	0.33	9
Y. Rios RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.2	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	0.00	6
J. Wicks SP	4	2	0-2	2	2	10.1	10.45	18	12	12	1	2	8	.383	1.94	6
J. Murray RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	18.00	6	6	6	2	2	6	.400	2.67	5
A. Kelly RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.1	0.00	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	0.75	3
H. Harvey RP	4	0	0-1	0	0	4.0	6.75	5	3	3	2	1	4	.294	1.50	0
Total	117	117	68-49	26	44	1046.2	4.05	963	499	471	173	345	905	.244	1.25	2941

PITCHING	GP
S. Imanaga SP	23
K. Gausman SP	1
C. Rea SP	23
C. Kelly C	1
B. Brown RP	20
M. Boyd SP	13
J. Assad SP	19
J. Webb RP	52
D. Peterson SP	6
R. Zeferjahn RP	2
R. Rolison RP	41
E. Cabrera SP	14
A. Civale RP	5
T. Thornton RP	34
C. Thielbar RP	42
H. Milner RP	38
D. Palencia RP	19
J. Woodford RP	2
G. Hollowell RP	14
T. Ferguson RP	16
C. Horton P	2
D. Pomeranz RP	6
E. Roberts RP	23
R. Martin P	8
P. Maton RP	31
T. Blach RP	1
Y. Rios RP	1
J. Wicks SP	4
J. Murray RP	2
A. Kelly RP	1
H. Harvey RP	4
Total	117

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
B. Witt SS	98	385	56	110	42	13	42	74	.286	.355	.455	.810	24	1	31	5	336
J. Caglianone RF	108	386	49	99	45	18	27	112	.256	.311	.456	.767	19	2	4	2	251
C. Jensen C	109	384	52	88	55	16	42	129	.229	.303	.422	.725	24	1	1	0	249
S. Perez DH	109	422	40	91	49	16	18	93	.216	.263	.374	.637	17	1	0	0	229
I. Collins LF	105	331	40	79	35	6	45	86	.239	.339	.369	.708	19	3	6	5	212
M. Massey 2B	96	293	38	76	39	9	16	53	.259	.293	.420	.713	20	0	2	0	193
V. Pasquantino 1B	79	293	34	68	33	6	37	60	.232	.318	.345	.663	11	2	4	0	185
N. Loftin 3B	79	237	31	58	35	5	26	39	.245	.327	.392	.719	18	1	1	0	172
M. Garcia 3B	69	268	32	70	30	3	24	45	.261	.320	.373	.693	17	2	5	3	170
T. Tolbert SS	51	83	23	27	6	3	6	16	.325	.367	.482	.849	4	0	15	3	94
K. Isbel CF	60	174	17	42	13	3	10	43	.241	.291	.345	.636	7	1	5	0	91
S. Marte RF	55	140	14	35	12	1	8	38	.250	.305	.307	.612	5	0	2	2	64
J. India 2B	17	48	8	8	8	2	8	13	.167	.310	.313	.623	1	0	0	0	34
J. Rojas 3B	26	64	6	15	6	1	3	9	.234	.269	.328	.597	3	0	1	0	33
J. Rave RF	17	39	6	10	2	2	4	9	.256	.326	.564	.890	4	1	1	0	31
L. Maile C	5	15	2	4	5	1	1	5	.267	.313	.533	.846	1	0	0	0	13
A. Velazquez SS	6	15	0	1	0	0	0	2	.067	.067	.067	.134	0	0	1	0	2
Total	117	3925	484	961	461	117	359	926	.245	.312	.396	.708	213	15	89	24	2359

HITTING	G
B. Witt SS	98
J. Caglianone RF	108
C. Jensen C	109
S. Perez DH	109
I. Collins LF	105
M. Massey 2B	96
V. Pasquantino 1B	79
N. Loftin 3B	79
M. Garcia 3B	69
T. Tolbert SS	51
K. Isbel CF	60
S. Marte RF	55
J. India 2B	17
J. Rojas 3B	26
J. Rave RF	17
L. Maile C	5
A. Velazquez SS	6
Total	117

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Wacha SP	23	23	5-8	0	0	144.0	3.44	125	59	55	17	41	112	.234	1.15	302
N. Cameron SP	22	21	6-8	0	0	123.2	4.37	119	65	60	14	40	116	.250	1.29	230
S. Lugo SP	23	23	4-7	0	0	128.2	4.41	134	71	63	15	45	99	.274	1.39	219
L. Erceg RP	44	0	4-3	12	18	42.0	6.21	49	33	29	5	25	29	.302	1.76	128
D. Lynch IV RP	47	1	4-3	1	3	47.2	2.64	34	17	14	2	14	37	.193	1.01	117
S. Kolek SP	10	10	4-3	0	0	54.0	4.50	55	30	27	8	12	34	.262	1.24	111
A. Lange RP	44	0	1-6	10	13	45.2	6.11	44	33	31	5	26	48	.253	1.53	102
L. Avila SP	21	12	5-4	0	0	70.0	5.53	71	43	43	7	42	61	.272	1.61	100
S. Cruz RP	40	2	2-3	3	4	42.0	4.29	34	21	20	11	17	48	.219	1.21	98
T. Tolbert SS	5	0	0-0	0	0	4.2	25.07	17	13	13	4	3	0	.586	4.29	94
R. Dobnak SP	6	4	2-0	0	0	31.0	1.16	24	4	4	2	13	15	.212	1.19	76
N. Pearson RP	4	0	1-0	0	0	4.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	1	.083	0.50	62
J. Schreiber RP	46	0	0-3	1	3	41.2	3.67	39	20	17	7	18	31	.257	1.37	57
C. Ragans RP	8	8	1-4	0	0	35.1	4.84	27	20	19	10	23	45	.213	1.42	55
B. Way RP	19	1	1-1	0	0	23.1	3.86	27	13	10	4	10	21	.293	1.59	34
C. Seabold RP	5	0	0-0	0	0	5.0	9.00	7	6	5	0	4	5	.318	2.20	31
M. Black RP	13	0	0-0	0	0	22.2	3.57	22	9	9	4	14	17	.256	1.59	29
N. Mears RP	21	0	2-3	0	2	19.1	5.12	18	11	11	2	11	15	.257	1.50	24
E. Morgan RP	16	0	0-1	1	1	19.1	5.12	24	11	11	5	9	16	.300	1.71	22
J. Cuas RP	7	0	0-0	0	0	8.0	2.25	10	2	2	0	2	10	.294	1.50	15
E. McGee RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.1	3.86	5	1	1	0	0	2	.455	2.14	8
A. Bummer RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	27.00	4	3	3	1	0	0	.571	4.00	-1
C. Estevez RP	1	0	0-1	0	1	0.1	162.00	4	6	6	1	2	0	.800	18.00	-16
M. Spence RP	3	1	0-2	0	0	9.1	21.21	19	22	22	3	9	6	.413	3.00	-29
Total	117	117	48-69	28	50	1028.0	4.82	1020	589	550	149	440	864	.260	1.42	1868

PITCHING	GP
M. Wacha SP	23
N. Cameron SP	22
S. Lugo SP	23
L. Erceg RP	44
D. Lynch IV RP	47
S. Kolek SP	10
A. Lange RP	44
L. Avila SP	21
S. Cruz RP	40
T. Tolbert SS	5
R. Dobnak SP	6
N. Pearson RP	4
J. Schreiber RP	46
C. Ragans RP	8
B. Way RP	19
C. Seabold RP	5
M. Black RP	13
N. Mears RP	21
E. Morgan RP	16
J. Cuas RP	7
E. McGee RP	2
A. Bummer RP	1
C. Estevez RP	1
M. Spence RP	3
Total	117

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