# 2022 Kansas City Royals season

The 2022 Kansas City Royals season was the 54th season for the franchise, and their 50th at Kauffman Stadium.
On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.
On September 13, the Royals were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the sixth consecutive season.
Overall, the team finished with a 65–97 record (.401), landing them in last place in the American League Central and in second to last place in the American League, winning more games than only the Oakland Athletics, whose record was 60-102 (.370).

## Offseason
### Lockout

The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021, with no new agreement in place. As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.
The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.

### Rule changes

Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.

## Regular season
### American League Central

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 11 | 37‍–‍44 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 14 | 46‍–‍35 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Detroit Tigers | 66 | 96 | .407 | 26 | 36‍–‍46 | 30‍–‍50 |
| Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | 39‍–‍42 | 26‍–‍55 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Houston Astros | 106 | 56 | .654 |
| New York Yankees | 99 | 63 | .611 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 70 | .568 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 92 | 70 | .568 | +6 |
| Seattle Mariners | 90 | 72 | .556 | +4 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 86 | 76 | .531 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 83 | 79 | .512 | 3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 5 |
| Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 8 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 8 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | .451 | 13 |
| Texas Rangers | 68 | 94 | .420 | 18 |
| Detroit Tigers | 66 | 96 | .407 | 20 |
| Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 21 |
| Oakland Athletics | 60 | 102 | .370 | 26 |

### Record against opponents

2022 American League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2022 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 6–0 | 9–10 | 12–8 |
| Boston | 10–9 | — | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 6–1 | 3–16 | 9–11 |
| Chicago | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 7–12 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| Cleveland | 3–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | — | 10–9 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
| Detroit | 5–1 | 1–5 | 7–12 | 9–10 | — | 0–7 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
| Houston | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 7–0 | — | 5–2 | 13–6 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 14–5 | 2–4 | 12–8 |
| Kansas City | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–13 |
| Los Angeles | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 7–13 |
| Minnesota | 4–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 6–13 | 11–8 | 0–6 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–12 |
| New York | 12–7 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | — | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
| Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 2–5 | — | 8–11 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–15 |
| Seattle | 4–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 11–8 | — | 2–5 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
| Tampa Bay | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–8 |
| Texas | 0–6 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 5–14 | 3–4 | — | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| Toronto | 10–9 | 16–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 4–2 | — | 13–7 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 5, 2022.

## Game log

2022 Game Log: 65–97 (Home: 39–40; Away: 26–57) :
April: 7–12 (Home: 5–6; Away: 2–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 7Guardians3–1Barlow (1–0)McKenzie (0–1)—Kauffman Stadium28,4591–0W1
2April 9Guardians1–0 (10)Snider (1–0)Clase (0–1)—Kauffman Stadium17,1032–0W2
3April 10Guardians3–17Quantrill (1–0)Bubic (0–1)—Kauffman Stadium20,1652–1L1
4April 11Guardians7–10Allen (1–0)Brentz (0–1)—Kauffman Stadium8,9712–2L2
5April 12@ Cardinals5–6Hicks (1–0)Lynch (0–1)Gallegos (1)Busch Stadium40,3982–3L3
—April 13@ CardinalsPPD, RAIN; rescheduled for MAY 2
6April 14Tigers2–4Jiménez (1–0)Brentz (0–1)Soto (2)Kauffman Stadium9,5952–4L4
7April 15Tigers1–2Barnes (1–0)Keller (0–1)Fulmer (1)Kauffman Stadium16,7202–5L5
8April 16Tigers3–1Snider (1–0)Vest (0–1)Staumont (1)Kauffman Stadium19,0223–5W1
—April 17TigersPPD, RAIN; rescheduled for JULY 11
9April 19Twins4–3Garrett (1–0)Duffey (0–2)Staumont (2)Kauffman Stadium10,3034–5W2
10April 20Twins2–0Lynch (1–1)Paddack (0–2)Barlow (1)Kauffman Stadium8,9695–5W3
11April 21Twins0–1Ryan (2–1)Greinke (0–1)Pagán (1)Kauffman Stadium15,5405–6L1
12April 22@ Mariners1–4Flexen (1–2)Keller (0–2)Muñoz (1)T-Mobile Park24,2065–7L2
13April 23@ Mariners7–13Castillo (1–0)Brentz (0–3)—T-Mobile Park28,5835–8L3
14April 24@ Mariners4–5 (12)Ramírez (1–0)Payamps (0–1)—T-Mobile Park28,5485–9L4
15April 26@ White Sox6–0Lynch (2–1)Keuchel (1–2)—Guaranteed Rate Field12,0316–9W1
16April 27@ White Sox3–7Sousa (1–0)Snider (2–1)Graveman (1)Guaranteed Rate Field12,3636–10L1
17April 28@ White Sox5–2 (10)Barlow (2–0)Bummer (0–1)Clarke (1)Guaranteed Rate Field11,2427–10W1
18April 29Yankees2–12 (8)Cortés Jr. (1–0)Bubic (0–2)—Kauffman Stadium16,4607–11L1
19April 30Yankees0–3Cole (2–0)Hernández (0–1)Chapman (5)Kauffman Stadium23,9657–12L2 :
May: 9–20 (Home: 3–7; Away: 6–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
20May 1Yankees4–6Schmidt (2–2)Coleman (0–1)Chapman (6)Kauffman Stadium19,7047–13L3
21May 2@ Cardinals0–1Matz (3–1)Greinke (0–2)Gallegos (5)Busch Stadium33,9637–14L4
22May 3Cardinals7–1Keller (1–2)Hudson (2–2)—Kauffman Stadium18,7888–14W1
23May 4Cardinals0–10Wainwright (3–3)Bubic (0–3)—Kauffman Stadium12,7748–15L1
—May 6@ OriolesPPD, RAIN; rescheduled for MAY 8
—May 7@ OriolesPPD, RAIN; rescheduled for MAY 9
24May 8 (1)@ Orioles6–4Clarke (1–0)López (3–2)Barlow (2)Camden Yardssee 2nd game9–15W1
25May 8 (2)@ Orioles2–4Zimmermann (2–1)Lynch (2–2)Tate (1)Camden Yards19,8939–16L1
26May 9@ Orioles1–6Wells (1–2)Hernández (0–2)—Camden Yards9,4389–17L2
27May 10@ Rangers4–6Pérez (1–2)Keller (1–3)Barlow (5)Globe Life Field15,4079–18L3
28May 11@ Rangers8–2Payamps (1–0)Allard (0–2)—Globe Life Field15,56110–18W1
29May 12@ Rangers1–3Hearn (2–2)Heasley (0–1)Barlow (6)Globe Life Field14,99410–19L1
30May 13@ Rockies14–10Coleman (1–1)Freeland (1–4)Barlow (3)Coors Field35,17611–19W1
31May 14@ Rockies4–10Márquez (1–3)Hernández (0–3)—Coors Field40,53411–20L1
32May 15@ Rockies8–7Staumont (1–0)Bard (1–1)Barlow (4)Coors Field34,50512–20W1
33May 16White Sox3–5 (10)Burr (1–1)Barlow (2–1)Hendriks (10)Kauffman Stadium12,44112–21L1
34May 17 (1)White Sox0–3Cease (4–1)Heasley (0–2)Hendriks (11)Kauffman Stadium9,16812–22L2
35May 17 (2)White Sox2–1Singer (1–0)Martin (0–1)Staumont (3)Kauffman Stadium11,68413–22W1
36May 18White Sox6–2Snider (3–1)López (4–1)—Kauffman Stadium13,50414–22W2
37May 19White Sox4–7Sousa (2–0)Speier (0–1)Hendriks (12)Kauffman Stadium11,78414–23L1
38May 20Twins4–6Smeltzer (1–0)Lynch (2–3)Pagán (6)Kauffman Stadium25,33714–24L2
39May 21Twins2–9Ryan (5–2)Keller (1–4)—Kauffman Stadium17,89314–25L3
40May 22Twins6–7Duffey (2–2)Staumont (1–1)Durán (3)Kauffman Stadium15,48214–26L4
41May 23@ Diamondbacks5–9Wendelken (1–1)Greinke (0–3)—Chase Field14,62914–27L5
42May 24@ Diamondbacks6–8Mantiply (2–0)Clarke (1–1)Melancon (10)Chase Field12,61614–28L6
43May 26@ Twins3–2Staumont (2–1)Duffey (2–3)Barlow (5)Target Field17,65715–28W1
44May 27@ Twins7–10Megill (1–1)Keller (1–5)Pagán (7)Target Field21,84115–29L1
45May 28@ Twins7–3Singer (2–0)Archer (0–2)—Target Field22,24916–29W1
46May 29@ Twins3–7Gray (3–1)Greinke (0–4)—Target Field27,19516–30L1
47May 30@ Guardians3–7Sandlin (4–2)Snider (3–2)—Progressive Field15,27116–31L2
48May 31@ Guardians3–8Quantrill (2–3)Lynch (2–4)—Progressive Field10,51916–32L3 :
June: 11–15 (Home: 6–10; Away: 5–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
49June 1@ Guardians0–4Pilkington (1–0)Keller (1–6)—Progressive Field12,89516–33L4
50June 3Astros3–10Urquidy (5–2)Singer (2–1)—Kauffman Stadium22,51616–34L5
51June 4Astros6–0Snider (4–2)García (3–4)—Kauffman Stadium14,66317–34W1
52June 5Astros4–7Valdez (6–2)Heasley (0–3)Montero (4)Kauffman Stadium12,77617–35L1
53June 6Blue Jays0–8Stripling (2–1)Lynch (2–5)—Kauffman Stadium10,88917–36L2
54June 7Blue Jays0–7Manoah (7–1)Keller (1–7)—Kauffman Stadium15,10317–37L3
55June 8Blue Jays8–4Singer (3–1)Richards (2–1)—Kauffman Stadium12,19618–37W1
56June 9Orioles7–5Payamps (2–1)Lyles (3–5)Barlow (6)Kauffman Stadium15,59419–37W2
57June 10Orioles8–1Heasley (1–3)Zimmermann (2–5)—Kauffman Stadium17,65020–37W3
58June 11Orioles4–6Wells (3–4)Lynch (2–6)López (8)Kauffman Stadium15,13420–38L1
59June 12Orioles7–10Kremer (1–1)Keller (1–8)Pérez (1)Kauffman Stadium15,03720–39L2
60June 13@ Giants2–6Wood (4–5)Garrett (1–1)—Oracle Park22,18520–40L3
61June 14@ Giants2–4Webb (6–2)Bubic (0–4)Doval (9)Oracle Park24,38620–41L4
62June 15@ Giants3–2Cuas (1–0)Brebbia (3–1)Barlow (7)Oracle Park25,52721–41W1
63June 17@ Athletics5–1Lynch (3–6)Montas (3–7)—Oakland Coliseum8,77222–41W2
64June 18@ Athletics2–0Keller (2–8)Irvin (2–4)Barlow (8)Oakland Coliseum10,93623–41W3
65June 19@ Athletics0–4Koenig (1–2)Singer (3–2)—Oakland Coliseum14,34123–42L1
66June 20@ Angels6–2Bubic (1–4)Syndergaard (4–6)—Angel Stadium22,23424–42W1
67June 21@ Angels12–11 (11)Coleman (2–1)Quijada (0–2)Mengden (1)Angel Stadium20,18925–42W2
68June 22@ Angels0–5Ohtani (6–2)Lynch (3–7)—Angel Stadium34,79225–43L1
69June 24Athletics3–1Greinke (1–4)Irvin (2–5)Barlow (9)Kauffman Stadium25,07726–43W1
70June 25Athletics7–9Jackson (2–2)Keller (1–9)Trivino (3)Kauffman Stadium13,54326–44L1
71June 26Athletics3–5Moll (3–0)Singer (3–3)Trivino (4)Kauffman Stadium24,82026–45L2
72June 27Rangers4–10Pérez (6–2)Bubic (1–5)—Kauffman Stadium12,87626–46L3
73June 28Rangers3–8Gray (4–3)Heasley (1–4)—Kauffman Stadium19,59326–47L4
74June 29Rangers2–1Greinke (2–4)Dunning (1–6)Barlow (10)Kauffman Stadium11,39127–47W1 :
July: 13–15 (Home: 8–5; Away: 5–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
75July 1@ Tigers3–1Keller (3–9)Pineda (1–3)Barlow (11)Comerica Park24,34928–47W2
76July 2@ Tigers3–4Jiménez (3–0)Payamps (2–2)—Comerica Park23,50228–48L1
77July 3@ Tigers7–4Cuas (2–0)Skubal (5–7)Barlow (12)Comerica Park21,62529–48W1
78July 4@ Astros6–7Stanek (1–0)Barlow (2–2)—Minute Maid Park33,93629–49L1
79July 5@ Astros7–9García (7–5)Greinke (2–5)Montero (6)Minute Maid Park28,76229–50L2
80July 6@ Astros7–4Keller (4–9)Javier (6–4)Barlow (13)Minute Maid Park26,53430–50W1
81July 7@ Astros2–5Verlander (11–3)Bubic (1–6)Pressly (18)Minute Maid Park36,06730–51L1
82July 8Guardians4–3Barlow (3–2)Hentges (2–1)—Kauffman Stadium19,61131–51W1
83July 9Guardians1–13McKenzie (6–6)Heasley (1–5)—Kauffman Stadium17,02431–52L1
84July 10Guardians5–1Greinke (3–5)Plesac (2–7)—Kauffman Stadium13,28432–52W1
85July 11 (1)Tigers3–1Keller (5–9)Pineda (2–4)Barlow (14)Kauffman Stadium11,08433–52W2
86July 11 (2)Tigers7–3Zerpa (1–0)Faedo (1–5)—Kauffman Stadium16,20234–52W3
87July 12Tigers5–7Brieske (3–6)Cuas (2–1)Soto (18)Kauffman Stadium14,54134–53L1
88July 13Tigers5–2Singer (4–3)Skubal (6–8)Barlow (15)Kauffman Stadium11,01635–53W1
89July 14@ Blue Jays3–1Zerpa (2–0)Gausman (6–7)Barlow (16)Rogers Centre24,42636–53W2
90July 15@ Blue Jays1–8Manoah (10–4)Greinke (3–6)—Rogers Centre26,42236–54L1
91July 16@ Blue Jays5–6 (10)Romano (3–2)Payamps (2–3)—Rogers Centre40,13536–55L2
92July 17@ Blue Jays2–4Mayza (3–0)Mills (0–1)Romano (20)Rogers Centre36,68136–56L3
92nd All-Star Game in Los Angeles, California
93July 22Rays3–7Rasmussen (6–3)Keller (5–10)—Kauffman Stadium22,10236–57L4
94July 23Rays6–3Barlow (4–2)Yarbrough (0–5)—Kauffman Stadium20,66837–57W1
95July 24Rays4–2Bubic (2–6)Raley (1–1)Clarke (2)Kauffman Stadium12,33638–57W2
96July 25Angels7–0Garrett (2–1)Syndergaard (5–8)—Kauffman Stadium16,61639–57W3
97July 26Angels0–6Suárez (2–4)Zerpa (2–1)—Kauffman Stadium20,83439–58L1
98July 27Angels0–4Junk (1–0)Keller (5–11)—Kauffman Stadium12,59639–59L2
99July 28@ Yankees0–1Holmes (5–1)Barlow (4–3)—Yankee Stadium43,83639–60L3
100July 29@ Yankees5–11Abreu (2–0)Barlow (4–4)—Yankee Stadium42,48139–61L4
101July 30@ Yankees2–8Cortés Jr. (9–3)Heasley (1–6)Schmidt (2)Yankee Stadium44,08139–62L5
102July 31@ Yankees8–6Clarke (2–1)Holmes (5–2)—Yankee Stadium45,34140–62W1 :
August: 13–16 (Home: 10–7; Away: 3–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
103August 1@ White Sox2–1Lynch (4–7)Kopech (4–7)Barlow (17)Guaranteed Rate Field17,50041–62W2
104August 2@ White Sox2–9Giolito (7–6)Keller (5–12)—Guaranteed Rate Field24,36141–63L1
105August 3@ White Sox1–4Lynn (2–4)Singer (4–4)Hendriks (21)Guaranteed Rate Field19,75341–64L2
106August 4Red Sox7–3Clarke (3–1)Hernández (0–1)—Kauffman Stadium18,97042–64W1
107August 5Red Sox4–7Winckowski (5–5)Greinke (3–7)—Kauffman Stadium21,24642–65L1
108August 6Red Sox5–4Coleman (3–1)Whitlock (2–2)—Kauffman Stadium19,13643–65W1
109August 7Red Sox13–5Keller (6–12)Crawford (3–4)—Kauffman Stadium14,94944–65W2
110August 9 (1)White Sox4–2Singer (5–4)Lynn (2–5)Cuas (1)Kauffman Stadiumsee 2nd game45–65W3
111August 9 (2)White Sox2–3Martin (2–3)Heasley (1–7)Hendriks (23)Kauffman Stadium12,70045–66L1
112August 10White Sox8–3Staumont (3–1)Diekman (5–2)—Kauffman Stadium15,46346–66W1
113August 11White Sox5–3Greinke (4–7)Cease (12–5)Barlow (18)Kauffman Stadium10,00947–66W2
114August 12Dodgers3–8Gonsolin (14–1)Staumont (3–2)—Kauffman Stadium24,33347–67L1
115August 13Dodgers3–13Bickford (2–1)Keller (6–13)—Kauffman Stadium29,68947–68L2
116August 14Dodgers4–0Singer (6–4)Anderson (13–2)Barlow (19)Kauffman Stadium18,48148–68W1
117August 15@ Twins2–4Ryan (9–5)Bubic (2–7)López (21)Target Field22,00348–69L1
118August 16@ Twins0–9Gray (7–3)Greinke (4–8)—Target Field23,09348–70L2
119August 17@ Twins0–4Pagán (4–6)Lynch (4–8)—Target Field23,54348–71L3
120August 18@ Rays1–7Patiño (1–1)Castillo (0–1)—Tropicana Field8,16948–72L4
121August 19@ Rays3–2 (10)Barlow (5–4)Beeks (2–3)—Tropicana Field10,04949–72W1
122August 20@ Rays2–5Rasmussen (8–4)Bubic (2–8)Fairbanks (3)Tropicana Field19,80049–73L1
123August 21@ Rays2–3Armstrong (2–1)Cuas (2–2)Fairbanks (4)Tropicana Field12,94049–74L2
124August 22White Sox6–4Garrett (3–1)Kelly (1–3)Barlow (20)Kauffman Stadium8,47150–74W1
125August 23Diamondbacks3–7Mantiply (2–4)Staumont (3–3)—Kauffman Stadium12,42750–75L1
126August 24Diamondbacks5–3Singer (7–4)Ramirez (4–4)—Kauffman Stadium10,53151–75W1
127August 26Padres5–13Suárez (4–1)Bubic (2–9)—Kauffman Stadium16,47951–76L1
128August 27Padres3–4Darvish (11–7)Lynch (4–9)Martinez (6)Kauffman Stadium22,23251–77L2
129August 28Padres15–7Heasley (2–7)Manaea (7–7)—Kauffman Stadium12,58452–77W1
130August 30@ White Sox9–7Cuas (3–2)Giolito (10–8)—Guaranteed Rate Field17,13053–77W2
131August 31@ White Sox2–4Lynn (4–5)Bubic (2–10)Hendriks (29)Guaranteed Rate Field17,16853–78L1 :
September: 10–16 (Home: 7–5; Away: 3–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
132September 1@ White Sox1–7Cueto (7–6)Mengden (0–1)—Guaranteed Rate Field15,25753–79L2
133September 2@ Tigers4–5Chafin (1–2)Hernández (0–4)Soto (24)Comerica Park16,06753–80L3
134September 3@ Tigers12–2Heasley (3–7)Pineda (2–7)—Comerica Park15,25954–80W1
135September 4@ Tigers3–2Coleman (4–1)Soto (2–8)Barlow (21)Comerica Park15,20655–80W2
136September 5Guardians5–6 (10)Morgan (5–3)Hernández (0–5)Clase (31)Kauffman Stadium11,51155–81L1
137September 6Guardians1–4Bieber (9–8)Bubic (2–11)Karinchak (1)Kauffman Stadium12,58055–82L2
138September 7Guardians2–1Barlow (6−4)Clase (2−4)—Kauffman Stadium13,39456–82W1
139September 9Tigers2–10Wentz (1–1)Lynch (4–10)—Kauffman Stadium14,55656–83L1
140September 10Tigers4–8 (8)Manning (2–2)Heasley (3–8)—Kauffman Stadium15,92956–84L2
141September 11Tigers4–0Singer (8–4)Alexander (3–10)—Kauffman Stadium13,15057–84W1
142September 13@ Twins3–6Ryan (11–8)Bubic (2–12)—Target Field19,00557–85L1
143September 14@ Twins0–4Gray (8–4)Greinke (4–9)—Target Field14,92757–86L2
144September 15@ Twins2–3Megill (4–3)Lynch (4–11)Durán (7)Target Field16,59557–87L3
145September 16@ Red Sox1–2Whitlock (4–2)Coleman (4–2)Strahm (4)Fenway Park33,18157–88L4
146September 17@ Red Sox9–0Singer (9–4)Hill (7–7)—Fenway Park34,92558–88W1
147September 18@ Red Sox3–13Pivetta (10–11)Bubic (2–13)—Fenway Park31,19958–89L1
148September 20Twins5–4Coleman (5–2)Fulmer (5–6)Barlow (22)Kauffman Stadium14,50859–89W1
149September 21Twins5–2Misiewicz (1–1)Ober (1–3)Barlow (23)Kauffman Stadium13,95260–89W2
150September 22Twins4–1Heasley (4–8)Winder (4–5)Keller (1)Kauffman Stadium12,95161–89W3
151September 23Mariners5–1Singer (10–4)Gonzales (10–15)—Kauffman Stadium13,61562–89W4
152September 24Mariners5–6Sewald (5–4)Keller (6–14)Muñoz (4)Kauffman Stadium25,23762–90L1
153September 25Mariners13–12Cuas (4–2)Brash (3–5)Barlow (24)Kauffman Stadium18,35063–90W1
154September 27@ Tigers3–4 (10)Lange (6–4)Misiewicz (2–2)—Comerica Park13,33463–91L1
155September 28@ Tigers1–2Norris (1–4)Lynch (4–12)Soto (29)Comerica Park12,61063–92L2
156September 29@ Tigers3–10Rodríguez (5–5)Heasley (4–9)—Comerica Park13,13763–93L3
157September 30@ Guardians3–6Civale (4–6)Singer (10–5)Clase (40)Progressive Field19,75363–94L4 :
October: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
158October 1@ Guardians7–1Bubic (3–13)Plesac (3–12)—Progressive Field26,98264–94W1
159October 2@ Guardians5–7Bieber (13–8)Castillo (0–2)Clase (41)Progressive Field20,62264–95L1
160October 3@ Guardians5–2 (10)Barlow (7–4)McCarty (4–3)Clarke (3)Progressive Field18,68865–95W1
161October 4@ Guardians3–5Quantrill (15–5)Lynch (4–13)Clase (42)Progressive Field19,45565–96L1
162October 5@ Guardians2–9Civale (5–6)Heasley (4–10)—Progressive Field12,98365–97L2 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Royals team member :

## Statistics
### Batting

(Final Stats) Players in bold are on the active roster. Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; TB = Total bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | TB |
| Andrew Benintendi * | 93 | 347 | 40 | 111 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 39 | 52 | .320 | .387 | .398 | 138 |
| Dairon Blanco | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .286 | .286 | 2 |
| Hunter Dozier | 128 | 462 | 51 | 109 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 34 | 125 | .236 | .292 | .387 | 179 |
| Nate Eaton | 44 | 106 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 30 | .264 | .331 | .387 | 41 |
| Cam Gallagher | 18 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .214 | .267 | .333 | 14 |
| Brewer Hicklen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Kyle Isbel | 106 | 256 | 32 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 75 | .211 | .264 | .340 | 87 |
| Nicky Lopez | 141 | 436 | 51 | 99 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 63 | .227 | .281 | .273 | 119 |
| Michael Massey | 52 | 173 | 16 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 46 | .243 | .307 | .376 | 65 |
| MJ Melendez | 129 | 460 | 57 | 100 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 62 | 2 | 66 | 131 | .217 | .313 | .393 | 181 |
| Whit Merrifield * | 95 | 383 | 51 | 92 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 15 | 30 | 61 | .240 | .290 | .352 | 135 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | 15 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .140 | .204 | .140 | 7 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 67 | 134 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 35 | .239 | .290 | .321 | 43 |
| Edward Olivares | 53 | 161 | 24 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 36 | .286 | .333 | .410 | 66 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 72 | 258 | 25 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 35 | 34 | .295 | .383 | .450 | 116 |
| Salvador Pérez | 114 | 445 | 48 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 76 | 0 | 18 | 109 | .254 | .292 | .465 | 207 |
| Nick Pratto | 49 | 158 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 66 | .184 | .271 | .386 | 61 |
| Emmanuel Rivera * | 63 | 198 | 24 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 46 | .237 | .284 | .399 | 79 |
| Sebastian Rivero | 17 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .154 | .214 | .154 | 4 |
| Carlos Santana * | 52 | 176 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 36 | 28 | .216 | .349 | .341 | 60 |
| Michael A. Taylor | 124 | 414 | 49 | 105 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 4 | 35 | 109 | .254 | .313 | .357 | 148 |
| Drew Waters | 32 | 96 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 40 | .240 | .324 | .479 | 46 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 150 | 591 | 82 | 150 | 31 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 30 | 30 | 135 | .254 | .294 | .428 | 253 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 162 | 5437 | 640 | 1327 | 247 | 38 | 138 | 613 | 104 | 460 | 1287 | .244 | .306 | .380 | 2064 |
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### Pitching

(Final Stats) Players in bold are on the active roster. Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks plus hits per inning pitched; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | WHIP | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Albert Abreu * | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2.31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Scott Barlow | 7 | 4 | 2.18 | 1.00 | 69 | 0 | 24 | 74.1 | 52 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 77 |
| Ronald Bolaños | 0 | 0 | 4.42 | 1.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Jake Brentz | 0 | 3 | 23.63 | 3.94 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
| Kris Bubic | 3 | 13 | 5.58 | 1.70 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 129.0 | 156 | 80 | 80 | 63 | 110 |
| Taylor Clarke | 3 | 1 | 4.04 | 1.18 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 49.0 | 50 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 48 |
| Dylan Coleman | 5 | 2 | 2.78 | 1.24 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 47 | 25 | 21 | 37 | 71 |
| José Cuas | 4 | 2 | 3.58 | 1.67 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 37.2 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 34 |
| Amir Garrett | 3 | 1 | 4.96 | 1.32 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 49 |
| Zack Greinke | 4 | 9 | 3.68 | 1.34 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 137.0 | 157 | 58 | 56 | 27 | 73 |
| Foster Griffin * | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 2.31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Jonathan Heasley | 4 | 10 | 5.28 | 1.49 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 104.0 | 108 | 61 | 61 | 47 | 70 |
| Carlos Hernández | 0 | 5 | 7.39 | 1.84 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 56.0 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 35 |
| Brad Keller | 6 | 14 | 5.09 | 1.50 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 139.2 | 153 | 81 | 79 | 57 | 102 |
| Jackson Kowar | 0 | 0 | 9.77 | 2.43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 |
| Daniel Lynch | 4 | 13 | 5.13 | 1.57 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 131.2 | 155 | 76 | 75 | 52 | 122 |
| Joel Payamps * | 2 | 3 | 3.16 | 1.45 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 33 |
| Matt Peacock * | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 1.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Brady Singer | 10 | 5 | 3.23 | 1.14 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 153.1 | 140 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 150 |
| Collin Snider | 4 | 2 | 6.55 | 1.60 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 22 |
| Gabe Speier | 0 | 1 | 2.33 | 1.09 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 19.1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Josh Staumont | 3 | 3 | 6.45 | 1.75 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 37.2 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 43 |
| Arodys Vizcaíno | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 1.94 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 65 | 97 | 4.70 | 1.47 | 162 | 162 | 33 | 1416.0 | 1493 | 758 | 740 | 589 | 1191 |
Source

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League |
| Triple-A | Omaha Storm Chasers | International League |
| Double-A | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Texas League |
| High-A | Quad Cities River Bandits | Midwest League |
| Single-A | Columbia Fireflies | Carolina League |
| Rookie | ACL Royals Blue | Arizona Complex League |
| Rookie | ACL Royals Gold | Arizona Complex League |
| Rookie | DSL Royals | Dominican Summer League |