# 2013 Kansas City Royals season

The Kansas City Royals' 2013 season was the 45th for the Royals franchise which began on April 1, 2013 against the Chicago White Sox.
After a winning record in spring training (setting a team and MLB record), the Royals remained over .500 nearly most of April during regular season play. The team also didn't commit an error in their first seven games (for 64 2/3 innings) for the first time in team history. On September 22, the Royals won their 82nd game of the season, to clinch their second winning season since 1994 and first since 2003.

## Offseason and spring training

During the offseason, the Kansas City Royals donated over $4 million in funds raised during the 2012 All-Star game for various projects in the Kansas City area communities, including building two baseball facilities for disabled children.
Alex Gordon signed a $37.5 million four-year deal last season with the Royals. Eric Hosmer missed spring training with the team to play for the United States national team in the World Baseball Classic.
Pitcher Zack Greinke, who won the 2009 AL Cy Young Award while with Kansas City behoort being traded to Milwaukee, signed a $147 million six-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason.
Jeremy Guthrie signed a three year, $25 million contract in November 2012 to stay with the Royals after being their best starter during the year. Guthrie will be the Royals' No. 3 starter. Former AL MVP, Miguel Tejada, made the team as a utility player with a $1.1 million one-year contract.
During spring training in Surprise, Arizona, the Royals had the best record of any team and maintained first place throughout every game. They not only tied and then exceeded a franchise record (previously set 22 wins and 9 losses in 1999), but also had more spring training wins than any other team in MLB history.
The Royals were the only team losing less than 10 games other than the Baltimore Orioles (9 losses), ending spring training with a 25–7–2 record. Kansas City lost their first spring training game after 11 wins in a row, the only unbeaten team in spring training at that point.
Kansas City manager Ned Yost said "The key to our success this year is going to be our pitching staff, because we can catch the ball. If they're throwing strikes, we're going to be able to make plays and I think we're going to be able to score runs." Yost added, "It just gives you confidence going into the season knowing that everybody's ready, everybody's playing well."
The Royals left Arizona (Surprise Stadium) without any players having any serious injuries. This was in contrast to March 2012 when closer Joakim Soria needed season-ending Tommy John surgery and starting catcher Salvador Pérez required knee surgery which sidelined him until late June 2012.
Kansas City led the majors in team batting average, hits, doubles, runs scored and on-base percentage, clinching first place in the Cactus League standings. The Royals finished with a Cactus League-leading .335 batting average and 230 runs.
After improving their starting rotation, the Royals were considered a "sleeper team" entering the 2013 season. The Royals appeared poised to challenge the AL champion Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. Overall, the Royals increased their chances that they would contend in 2013.
According to Foxs Sports, for the first time in more than two decades the Kansas City Royals may become relevant again. Other projections predicted the Royals to finish in second, third or even fourth place in the American League Central.
"There's a lot to like about this team", Royals manager Ned Yost said. "I think we've got a great defense. I think our starting pitching is going to be a focal point and a strong asset to our club. Our relief pitching has always been dynamite in my mind."

## Transactions
### Signings

•Major League: Jeremy Guthrie, SP: three years, $25MM.
•Minor League: Blaine Boyer, Chad Tracy, Endy Chávez, Miguel Tejada, Xavier Nady, Willy Taveras, George Sherrill, Dan Wheeler, Brandon Wood and Anthony Ortega.

### Trades and claims

•Acquired SP James Shields, P Wade Davis and IF Elliot Johnson from the Tampa Bay Rays for OF Wil Myers, P Mike Montgomery, 3B Patrick Leonard and P Jake Odorizzi.
•Acquired P Luis Rico and P Luis Santos from the Pittsburgh Pirates for P Vin Mazzaro and 1B Clint Robinson.
•Acquired SP Ervin Santana from the Los Angeles Angels for P Brandon Sisk.
•Claimed C George Kottaras off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
•Claimed P Guillermo Moscoso off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
•Claimed C Brett Hayes off waivers from the Miami Marlins.
•Claimed P Chris Volstad off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

### Notable losses

•Wil Myers, Vin Mazzaro, Joakim Soria, Mike Montgomery, Brandon Sisk and Patrick Leonard.

## Season highlights
### April

In April, Jeremy Guthrie had the longest undefeated streak by a Royals pitcher over 13 starts since Kevin Appier in 1994-95.
On April 5, Alex Gordon and Chris Getz each hit a bases-loaded triple, allowing the Royals to rally and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 13–4, spoiling the Phillies' home opener with a sellout crowd of 45,307 at Citizens Bank Park. The interleague matchup was a rare one between teams who first met in the 1980 World Series. The only other visit to Philadelphia by the Royals came in 2004. After getting a total of 17 hits in their first three games against the Chicago White Sox, the Royals had 19 against the Phillies. Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and George Brett, rivals when the Phillies beat the Royals to win their first championship 33 years earlier, threw out the first pitches (along with SNL's Joe Piscopo). Wade Davis, acquired from Tampa Bay Rays along with James Shields, made his first start since 2011. He made 54 relief appearances for the Rays in 2012 after 58 starts from 2010-11.
The Royals didn't commit an error in their first seven games (64 2/3 innings) for the first time in team history. As of April 10, the Royals had won four straight games and six of seven games to move three games above .500 for the first time since May 12, 2011, when they were 20–17. The Royals went on to sweep the Minnesota Twins at home at Kauffman Stadium. However, on April 12 (after a day off), the Royals lost against the Toronto Blue Jays after committing three errors within the game, matching their season total at that time.
Royals 1B Eric Hosmer had tightness in his right quadriceps and did not start for the second straight night on April 13. Nonetheless, as a result of Alex Gordon driving in a run, the Royals avoided a three-game sweep by the Blue Jays, who had won six straight and eight of 10 against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium, including a four-game sweep in their only series in Kansas City from the previous season. Therefore, the Royals maintained first place in the ALC, but were tied with the Detroit Tigers after they defeated the Oakland Athletics.

#### Impact of the Boston Marathon bombing

Although performing well, the Royals helped the Atlanta Braves win their 10th straight game with a 6–3 victory over KC on April 16. After both teams had a day off, players, managers and coaches for both teams wore No. 42 on their jerseys to honor Jackie Robinson. Like many teams, the Braves also held a moment of silence before the game for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing (April 15). Chris Getz, KC's number 8 hitter, homered for the first time in nearly four years. Jeff Francoeur, a former Braves RF, played his first game at Turner Field with Kansas City. With Wade Davis pitching 7 scoreless innings, the Royals beat the Braves 1–0 on April 17 to end Atlanta's 10-game winning streak.
The Royals had a scheduled weekend series against the Boston Red Sox on April 19–21. It was to be Boston's first home game since the bombings, the explosions occurring 45 minutes after they finished playing the Rays on April 15 while en route to play the Cleveland Indians. However, the Greater Boston area went on a citywide lockdown in search of a suspect on the morning of April 19. Therefore, their first "homecoming game" of the weekend was postponed. The Red Sox reported the decision was made "to support efforts of law enforcement officers." The Royals stayed at the Westin Copley Place Hotel near Copley Square, about a block from the marathon finish line. "We've been told not to go outside. We've been told the hotel has been locked down, although I've seen a handful of people moving around," Royals vice president Mike Swanson said. "The streets are just, wow. It's numbingly quiet for a noon hour in Boston." No make-up game was immediately scheduled.
However, with the second suspect captured that same evening and Fenway Park under tight security, play resumed Saturday, April 20, with a win of 4–3 by Boston over the Royals. Following an emotional pregame ceremony, both teams honored the victims of the bombing tragedy by wearing special uniforms/logos. (The Red Sox wore white home jerseys with "Boston" on the front instead of the customary "Red Sox" while Kansas City players and staff wore a "B Strong" patch on the front of their jerseys, with the shirts being auctioned off for funds to support victims of the bombing.) The Red Sox later announced Friday's (April, 19) game would be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Sunday (April, 21). The regularly scheduled game took place at 1:35 p.m., and a nightcap at 7 p.m. Even with the loss, the Royals moved to first place since the Detroit Tigers also lost in the American League Central.
On April 21, Kansas City ended Boston's seven-game winning streak with a 4–2 win over the Red Sox in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. With tributes to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings still visibly clear, the Royals ended a season-opening streak of 16 games by Red Sox starters allowing three runs or less, tying an AL record achieved by the Oakland Athletics in 1978 and 1981. With the Detroit Tigers losing, the win kept the Royals secure in first place. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas City narrowly beat Boston 5–4 in 10 innings to win the weekend series (and sweep the doubleheader), as a result of Lorenzo Cain walking with two outs and the bases loaded in the 10th inning. With both wins against the Red Sox on April 21, Kansas City remained in first place in the AL Central as did Boston in the AL East. A disappointing ending to an emotional weekend for the Red Sox, Ervin Santana (2-1) pitched seven strong innings, Kelvin Herrera (2–2) got the win and Greg Holland pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save in five opportunities. Billy Butler homered in the eighth inning of the night game (clearing the Green Monster). The Royals also recalled LHP Will Smith from Triple-A Omaha.

#### Remaining in first place

On April 25, Alex Gordon's grand slam (clearing the 420-foot marker on the wall in center field) highlighted a five-run 10th inning for Kansas City, who rallied against the Detroit Tigers bullpen for an 8–3 win, keeping the Royals in first place (ALC). Billy Butler had three hits on the day and improved to 23 for 55 (.418) off Justin Verlander, the best mark of anyone with at least 30 at-bats against the Detroit pitcher. Tim Collins (1–0) pitched a scoreless ninth for the Royals and got the win. This followed a game the previous day, which the Royals narrowly lost against Detroit (having only played two out of six days due to postponed games and having no batting practice prior to the game on April 24 as a result of bad weather). Overall, the Royals went 4–3 at Atlanta, Boston and Detroit. Kansas City did not play a home game since April 14. They played seven road games in 11 days. "This was a phenomenal road trip for us", said right-hander James Shields, who pitched eight solid innings on April 25. "We're going to look back at this road trip, and I think it's going to be a pretty crucial road trip."
On April 28, in the opener of a doubleheader caused by a rainout two days earlier, Jeremy Guthrie (3–0) allowed six hits over 6 2/3 innings for his 16th consecutive start without a loss. That matched the Kansas City record set by Paul Splittorff from August 13, 1977 – April 22, 1978. The Royals went on to beat the Indians 9–0, with a memorable 500th career hit from Alcides Escobar being a home run (370 feet) and a right center home run by Alex Gordon (438 feet),

### May

After spending most of April in first place (AL Central), the Royals ended the month with a 14–10 record (7–4 at home), a half game behind the Detroit Tigers as of April 30 (an improvement from their 6–15 mark going into May a year ago). However, on May 1, the Royals moved back into first place (15–10), due to the Tigers losing to the Minnesota Twins and then the Royals later beating the Tampa Bay Rays (giving them a .600 percentage). Unfortunately, it was not to last, as the Royals would go 8-20 for the month, their worst May record since 2006 (8-21).

## Season standings
### American League Central

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Detroit Tigers | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 92 | 70 | .568 | 1 | 51‍–‍30 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Kansas City Royals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 7 | 44‍–‍37 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | .407 | 27 | 32‍–‍49 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Chicago White Sox | 63 | 99 | .389 | 30 | 37‍–‍44 | 26‍–‍55 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Winners :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Boston Red Sox | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Detroit Tigers | 93 | 69 | .574 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Cleveland Indians | 92 | 70 | .568 | +½ |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 92 | 71 | .564 | — |
| Texas Rangers | 91 | 72 | .558 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5½ |
| New York Yankees | 85 | 77 | .525 | 6½ |
| Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | .525 | 6½ |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 78 | 84 | .481 | 13½ |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17½ |
| Seattle Mariners | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20½ |
| Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | .407 | 25½ |
| Chicago White Sox | 63 | 99 | .389 | 28½ |
| Houston Astros | 51 | 111 | .315 | 40½ |

### Record vs. opponents

2013 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2013vte :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 11–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 11–9 |
| Boston | 8–11 | — | 4–2 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 14–6 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 2–4 | — | 2–17 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 8–12 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 1–6 | 17–2 | — | 4–15 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 11–9 |
| Detroit | 2–4 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 15–4 | — | 6–1 | 9–10 | 0–6 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
| Houston | 2–4 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 1–6 | — | 2–4 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–15 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 2–17 | 3–4 | 8–12 |
| Kansas City | 4–3 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 9–10 | 10–9 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 15–4 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–11 |
| Los Angeles | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 9–10 | 5–2 | — | 1–5 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 4–15 | 6–1 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota | 3–3 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 6–13 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 4–15 | 5–1 | — | 2–5 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 8–12 |
| New York | 10–9 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | — | 1–5 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 14–5 | 9–11 |
| Oakland | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 15–4 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 5–1 | — | 8–11 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| Seattle | 4–2 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 8–12 |
| Tampa Bay | 13–6 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 4–4 | 11–8 | 12–8 |
| Texas | 2–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 17–2 | 3–3 | 15–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 12–7 | 4–4 | — | 1–6 | 10–10 |
| Toronto | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 6–1 | — | 11–9 |

### Detailed records

American League :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. |
| AL East |||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | .571 |
| Boston Red Sox | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | .714 |
| New York Yankees | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | .286 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | .857 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 1–2 | – | 1–2 | .333 |
| | 10–7 | 8–6 | 18–13 | .581 |
| AL Central |||||||
| Chicago White Sox | 3–6 | 7–3 | 10–9 | .526 |
| Cleveland Indians | 6–4 | 3–6 | 9–10 | .474 |
| Detroit Tigers | 6–3 | 4–6 | 10–9 | .526 |
| Minnesota Twins | 7–2 | 8–2 | 15–4 | .789 |
| | 22–15 | 22–17 | 44–32 | .579 |
| AL West |||||||
| Houston Astros | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | .667 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–5 | .286 |
| Oakland Athletics | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | .167 |
| Seattle Mariners | – | – | – | – |
| Texas Rangers | – | 1–2 | 1–2 | .333 |
| | 4–6 | 4–8 | 8–14 | .364 |
National League :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. |
| Atlanta Braves | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | .500 |
| Miami Marlins | 1–2 | – | 1–2 | .333 |
| New York Mets | – | 2–1 | 2–1 | .667 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | – | 2–1 | 2–1 | .667 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | .250 |
| Washington Nationals | 1–2 | – | 1–2 | .333 |
| | 3–7 | 6–4 | 9–11 | .450 |

## Game log

Legend :
| Royals Win | Royals Loss | Game Postponed |
| * All times are CDT |||
2013 Game Log :
April (14–10)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 1@ White Sox3:100–1Chris Sale (1–0)James Shields (0–1)Addison Reed (1)39,0120–1
2April 3@ White Sox3:102–5Jake Peavy (1–0)Ervin Santana (0–1)Addison Reed (2)14,2130–2
3April 4@ White Sox3:103–1Jeremy Guthrie (1–0)Gavin Floyd (0–1)Greg Holland (1)15,0361–2
4April 5@ Phillies3:0513–4Bruce Chen (1–0)Kyle Kendrick(0–1)45,3072–2
5April 6@ Phillies6:053–4Antonio Bastardo (1–0)Greg Holland (0–1)39,4752–3
6April 7@ Phillies12:359–8James Shields (1–1)Cole Hamels (0–2)Kelvin Herrera (1)39,4513–3
7April 8Twins3:103–1Ervin Santana (1–1)Kevin Correia (0–1)Aaron Crow (1)40,0734–3
8April 9Twins7:107–4Jeremy Guthrie (2–0)Mike Pelfrey (1–1)Greg Holland (2)11,6975–3
9April 10Twins7:103–0Wade Davis (1–0)Liam Hendriks (0–1)Kelvin Herrera (2)10,0696–3
10April 12Blue Jays7:104–8J. A. Happ (2–0)Luis Mendoza (0–1)Aaron Loup (1)13,0496–4
11April 13Blue Jays6:102–3R. A. Dickey (1–2)James Shields (1–2)Casey Janssen (3)21,9606–5
12April 14Blue Jays1:103–2Kelvin Herrera (1–0)Darren Oliver (0–1)29,0577–5
13April 16@ Braves6:103–6Eric O'Flaherty (3–0)Kelvin Herrera (1–1)26,4007–6
14April 17@ Braves11:101–0Wade Davis (2–0)Mike Minor (2–1)Greg Holland (3)23,0188–6
–April 19@ Red SoxPostponed (lockdown in Boston due to manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspect) (Makeup date: doubleheader April 21)
15April 20@ Red Sox12:103–4Clay Buchholz (4–0)Kelvin Herrera (1–2)Andrew Bailey (3)35,1528–7
16April 21@ Red Sox1:354–2Ervin Santana (2–1)Ryan Dempster (0–2)Greg Holland (4)31,4839–7
17April 21@ Red Sox7:055–4Kelvin Herrera (2–2)Andrew Miller (0–1)Greg Holland (5)33,27010–7
–April 23@ TigersPostponed (rain) (Makeup date: doubleheader August 16)
18April 24@ Tigers6:055–7Max Scherzer (2–0)Wade Davis (2–1)José Valverde (1)30,34710–8
19April 25@ Tigers12:058–3 (10)Tim Collins (1–0)Phil Coke (0–3)30,32111–8
–April 26IndiansPostponed (rain) (Makeup date: doubleheader April 28)
20April 27Indians6:103–2Ervin Santana (3–1)Scott Kazmir (0–1)Greg Holland (6)19,22412–8
21April 28Indians1:109–0Jeremy Guthrie (3–0)Justin Masterson (4–2)22,00113–8
22April 28Indians7:103–10Corey Kluber (2–0)Will Smith (0–1)19,83113–9
23April 29Indians7:100–9Ubaldo Jiménez (1–2)Wade Davis (2–2)14,25513–10
24April 30Rays7:108–2James Shields (2–2)Alex Cobb (3–2)12,73814–10 :
May (8–20)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
25May 1Rays7:109–8Bruce Chen (2–0)Jake McGee (0–2)Greg Holland (7)11,51415–10
–May 2RaysPostponed after 3 1/2 innings (rain) (Makeup date: August 26)
–May 3White SoxPostponed (rain) (Makeup date: May 6)
26May 4White Sox6:102–0Jeremy Guthrie (4–0)Dylan Axelrod (0–2)19,95716–10
27May 5White Sox1:106–5 (10)Greg Holland (1–1)Brian Omogrosso (0–1)16,46217–10
28May 6White Sox1:101–2 (11)Jesse Crain (1–1)Kelvin Herrera (2–3)Addison Reed (11)15,57617–11
29May 7@ Orioles6:053–4Tommy Hunter (2–1)Tim Collins (1–1)Jim Johnson (12)12,92117–12
30May 8@ Orioles6:053–5Chris Tillman (3–1)Luis Mendoza (0–2)Jim Johnson (13)12,34417–13
31May 9@ Orioles6:056–2Jeremy Guthrie (5–0)Freddy García (0–1)23,28218–13
32May 10Yankees7:106–11Phil Hughes (2–2)Wade Davis (2–3)24,52118–14
33May 11Yankees6:102–3Andy Pettitte (4–2)James Shields (2–3)Mariano Rivera (14)30,91018–15
34May 12Yankees1:102–4Hiroki Kuroda (5–2)Ervin Santana (3–2)Mariano Rivera (15)29,51518–16
35May 13@ Angels9:0511–4Luis Mendoza (1–2)Joe Blanton (0–7)Luke Hochevar (1)32,20319–16
36May 14@ Angels9:052–6Jason Vargas (2–3)Jeremy Guthrie (5–1)33,02819–17
37May 15@ Angels9:059–5Wade Davis (3–3)Barry Enright (0–2)31,91720–17
38May 17@ Athletics9:071–2Sean Doolittle (3–0)James Shields (2–4)Grant Balfour (7)14,60220–18
39May 18@ Athletics8:071–2Tommy Milone (4–5)Ervin Santana (3–3)Grant Balfour (8)35,06720–19
40May 19@ Athletics3:073–4Jerry Blevins (3–0)Kelvin Herrera (2–4)Ryan Cook (1)20,38720–20
41May 20@ Astros7:105–6Dallas Keuchel (1–1)Jeremy Guthrie (5–2)José Veras (7)12,98920–21
42May 21@ Astros7:107–3Bruce Chen (3–0)Paul Clemens (1–2)12,30221–21
43May 22@ Astros7:101–3Jordan Lyles (2–1)James Shields (2–5)José Veras (8)12,32421–22
44May 23Angels7:104–5Joe Blanton (1–7)Ervin Santana (3–4)Robert Coello (1)18,78421–23
45May 24Angels7:102–5Jason Vargas (4–3)Luke Hochevar (0–1)Garrett Richards (1)32,14821–24
46May 25Angels1:100–7Billy Buckner (1–0)Jeremy Guthrie (5–3)27,95821–25
47May 26Angels1:102–5Jerome Williams (4–1)Wade Davis (3–4)Ernesto Frieri (10)24,47521–26
48May 27Cardinals1:103–6Adam Wainwright (7–3)James Shields (2–6)Edward Mujica (15)34,74621–27
49May 28Cardinals7:101–4Tyler Lyons (2–0)Ervin Santana (3–5)Edward Mujica (16)27,83321–28
50May 29@ Cardinals7:153–5Randy Choate (1–0)Aaron Crow (0–1)Edward Mujica (17)43,47721–29
51May 30@ Cardinals7:154–2Louis Coleman (1–0)Mitchell Boggs (0–3)Greg Holland (8)43,91622–29
52May 31@ Rangers7:052–7Derek Holland (5–2)Wade Davis (3–5)37,76522–30 :
June (16–11)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
53June 1@ Rangers3:054–1 (10)Aaron Crow (1–1)Robbie Ross (2–1)Greg Holland (9)36,10723–30
54June 2@ Rangers2:051–3Tanner Scheppers (4–0)JC Gutierrez (0–1)Joe Nathan (17)47,56723–31
55June 4Twins7:100–3Samuel Deduno (2–1)Luis Mendoza (1–3)Glen Perkins (12)20,13423–32
56June 5Twins7:104–1Jeremy Guthrie (6–3)P. J. Walters (2–1)Greg Holland (10)12,40724–32
57June 6Twins7:107–3Tim Collins (2–1)Jared Burton (0–3)14,94225–32
58June 7Astros7:104–2Kelvin Herrera (3–4)Wesley Wright (0–2)Greg Holland (11)24,80826–32
59June 8Astros6:157–2Ervin Santana (4–5)Érik Bédard (1–3)28,05527–32
60June 9Astros1:102–0Aaron Crow (2–1)Héctor Ambriz (1–3)Greg Holland (12)20,72328–32
61June 10Tigers7:103–2Jeremy Guthrie (7–3)Doug Fister (5–4)Greg Holland (13)17,65329–32
62June 11Tigers7:102–3Max Scherzer (9–0)Aaron Crow (2–2)José Valverde (9)16,49329–33
63June 12Tigers1:103–2 (10)Greg Holland (2–1)Phil Coke (0–4)24,56430–33
64June 13@ Rays6:1010–1Ervin Santana (5–5)Jeremy Hellickson (4–3)11,39831–33
65June 14@ Rays6:107–2Luis Mendoza (2–3)Matt Moore (8–3)13,40732–33
66June 15@ Rays3:103–5Alex Torres (2–0)Jeremy Guthrie(7–4)Fernando Rodney (14)18,59332–34
67June 16@ Rays12:405–3Wade Davis (4–5)Roberto Hernández (4–7)Greg Holland (14)27,44233–34
68June 17@ Indians6:102–1Aaron Crow (3–2)Bryan Shaw (0–1)Greg Holland (15)12,80334–34
69June 18@ Indians6:103–4Cody Allen (2–0)Kelvin Herrera (3–5)Vinnie Pestano (2)14,85334–35
70June 19@ Indians6:103–6Justin Masterson (9–5)Luis Mendoza (2–4)17,34934–36
71June 21White Sox7:101–9Hector Santiago (3–5)Jeremy Guthrie (7–5)33,83034–37
72June 22White Sox1:102–3Jesse Crain (2–1)Aaron Crow (3–3)Addison Reed (21)20,36434–38
73June 23White Sox1:107–6Luke Hochevar (1–1)Jesse Crain (2–2)Greg Holland (16)18,62235–38
74June 25Braves7:103–4Kris Medlen (5–7)Tim Collins (2–2)Craig Kimbrel (22)29,94735–39
75June 26Braves7:104–3 (10)Aaron Crow (4–3)Alex Wood (0–2)22,20736–39
76June 27@ Twins7:101–3Samuel Deduno (4–2)Jeremy Guthrie (7–6)Glen Perkins (20)28,04036–40
77June 28@ Twins7:109–3James Shields (3–6)PJ Walters (2–4)28,91637–40
78June 29@ Twins3:102–6Kyle Gibson (1–0)Wade Davis (4–6)36,88137–41
79June 30@ Twins1:109–8Aaron Crow (5–3)Jared Burton (1–5)Greg Holland (17)34,23238–41 :
July (15–10)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
80July 2Indians7:105–6Cody Allen (3–0)Tim Collins (2–3)Chris Perez (8)15,62538–42
81July 3Indians7:106–5Will Smith (1–1)Cody Allen (3–1)Greg Holland (18)28,53439–42
82July 4Indians1:1010–7Luke Hochevar (2–1)Bryan Shaw (0–2)Greg Holland (19)16,79240–42
83July 5Athletics7:103–6Tommy Milone (8–7)Wade Davis (4–7)Grant Balfour (22)35,51840–43
84July 6Athletics1:104–3Aaron Crow (6–3)Ryan Cook (1–2)Greg Holland (20)16,60641–43
85July 7Athletics1:104–10A. J. Griffin (7–6)Luis Mendoza (2–5)Jesse Chavez (1)17,80441–44
86July 8@ Yankees6:105–1Jeremy Guthrie (8–6)Phil Hughes (4–8)Greg Holland (21)35,05742–44
87July 9@ Yankees6:103–1James Shields (4–6)CC Sabathia (9–7)Greg Holland (22)35,79743–44
88July 10@ Yankees6:101–8Iván Nova (4–2)Wade Davis (4–8)35,78143–45
89July 11@ Yankees12:104–8Andy Pettitte (7–6)Ervin Santana (5–6)40,38143–46
90July 12@ Indians6:050–3Corey Kluber (7–5)Tim Collins (2–4)Cody Allen (2)24,07743–47
91July 13@ Indians6:053–5Scott Kazmir (5–4)Jeremy Guthrie (8–7)Chris Perez (12)29,74043–48
92July 14@ Indians12:054–6Rich Hill (1–1)Tim Collins (2–5)Chris Perez (13)15,43243–49
93July 19Tigers7:101–0Ervin Santana (6–6)Aníbal Sánchez (7–7)Greg Holland (23)35,00044–49
94July 20Tigers6:106–5Jeremy Guthrie (9–7)Justin Verlander (10–7)Greg Holland (24)30,11645–49
95July 21Tigers1:101–4Doug Fister (8–5)James Shields (4–7)Joaquín Benoit (9)20,51345–50
96July 22Orioles7:102–9Scott Feldman (9–7)Wade Davis (4–9)16,36245–51
97July 23Orioles7:103–2Bruce Chen (4–0)Jason Hammel (7–7)Greg Holland (25)19,07246–51
98July 24Orioles7:104–3Luke Hochevar (3–1)Darren O'Day (5–1)17,41047–51
99July 25Orioles7:107–1Jeremy Guthrie (10–7)Miguel González (8–4)17,67548–51
100July 26@ White Sox7:105–1James Shields (5–7)José Quintana (5–3)18,34249–51
101July 27@ White Sox6:101–0Wade Davis (5–9)Chris Sale (6–10)Greg Holland (26)26,17250–51
102July 28@ White Sox1:104–2 (12)Aaron Crow (7–3)Donnie Veal (1–1)Greg Holland (27)24,07951–51
103July 30@ Twins7:107–2Ervin Santana (7–6)Mike Pelfrey (4–9)33,08552–51
104July 31@ Twins7:104–3Jeremy Guthrie (11–7)Caleb Thielbar (1–1)Greg Holland (28)32,78953–51 :
August (16–15)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
105August 1@ Twins12:107–2James Shields (6–7)Scott Diamond (5–10)35,44854–51
106August 2@ Mets6:102–4 (11)Carlos Torres (2–2)Luis Mendoza (2–6)31,03254–52
107August 3@ Mets12:104–3 (12)Kelvin Herrera (4–5)David Aardsma (2–1)Greg Holland (29)25,09555–52
108August 4@ Mets12:106–2Ervin Santana (8–6)Zack Wheeler (4–2)25,65856–52
109August 5Twins7:1013–0Jeremy Guthrie (12–7)Kevin Correia (7–8)21,47457–52
110August 6Twins7:100–7Andrew Albers (1–0)James Shields (6–8)18,92457–53
111August 7Twins7:105–2Louis Coleman (2–0)Samuel Deduno (7–5)Greg Holland (30)20,19858–53
112August 8Red Sox7:105–1Bruce Chen (5–0)Jon Lester (10–7)Luke Hochevar (2)21,12159–53
113August 9Red Sox7:109–6Francisley Bueno (1–0)Drake Britton (1–1)Greg Holland (31)29,48560–53
114August 10Red Sox6:103–5Brandon Workman (3–1)Jeremy Guthrie (12–8)Koji Uehara (12)38,74260–54
115August 11Red Sox1:104–3James Shields (7–8)John Lackey (7–10)Greg Holland (32)24,93561–54
116August 12Marlins7:106–2Wade Davis (6–9)Tom Koehler (3–8)15,95662–54
117August 13Marlins7:100–1 (10)Chad Qualls (3–1)Kelvin Herrera (4–6)Steve Cishek (25)21,09462–55
118August 14Marlins1:102–5Dan Jennings (2–3)Tim Collins (2–6)Steve Cishek (26)17,76062–56
119August 15@ Tigers6:051–4Aníbal Sánchez (11–7)Jeremy Guthrie (12–9)Joaquín Benoit (16)37,87262–57
120August 16@ Tigers12:052–1Danny Duffy (1–0)Justin Verlander (12–9)Greg Holland (33)38,71463–57
121August 16@ Tigers6:053–0James Shields (8–8)José Álvarez (1–3)Greg Holland (34)40,98064–57
122August 17@ Tigers6:055–6Joaquín Benoit (3–0)Aaron Crow (7–4)41,85064–58
123August 18@ Tigers12:053–6Max Scherzer (18–1)Bruce Chen (5–1)41,74064–59
124August 20White Sox7:100–2John Danks (3–10)Ervin Santana (8–7)Addison Reed (32)13,06064–60
125August 21White Sox7:102–5André Rienzo (1–0)Jeremy Guthrie (12–10)Addison Reed (33)13,08364–61
126August 22White Sox7:103–4 (12)Jake Petricka (1–0)Luke Hochevar (3–2)Addison Reed (34)13,36364–62
127August 23Nationals7:1010–11Tanner Roark (4–0)Bruce Chen (5–2)Rafael Soriano (33)28,73364–63
128August 24Nationals6:102–7Jordan Zimmermann (15–7)Wade Davis (6–10)28,02364–64
129August 25Nationals1:106–4Kelvin Herrera (5–6)Craig Stammen (7–6)Greg Holland (35)19,66165–64
130August 26Rays1:1011–1Jeremy Guthrie (13–10)Jeremy Hellickson (10–8)20,54666–64
131August 27@ Twins7:106–1James Shields (9–8)Jared Burton (2–8)27,00667–64
132August 28@ Twins7:108–1Danny Duffy (2–0)Andrew Albers (2–2)27,37968–64
133August 29@ Twins12:103–1Bruce Chen (6–2)Samuel Deduno (8–8)Greg Holland (36)28,01269–64
134August 30@ Blue Jays6:072–3Mark Buehrle (11–7)Ervin Santana (8–8)Casey Janssen (25)21,03169–65
135August 31@ Blue Jays12:072–4R. A. Dickey (11–12)Kelvin Herrera (5–7)Casey Janssen (26)34,31569–66 :
September (17–10)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
136September 1@ Blue Jays12:075–0James Shields (10–8)J. A. Happ (3–5)22,96170–66
137September 2Mariners1:103–1Will Smith (2–1)Félix Hernández (12–9)Greg Holland (37)20,06371–66
138September 3Mariners7:104–3Luke Hochevar (4–2)Yoervis Medina (4–4)Greg Holland (38)13,63872–66
139September 4Mariners7:104–6Lucas Luetge (1–2)Aaron Crow (7–5)Danny Farquhar (12)13,62172–67
140September 5Mariners1:107–6 (13)Louis Coleman (3–0)Chance Ruffin (0–1)14,00473–67
141September 6Tigers7:102–16Aníbal Sánchez (13–7)James Shields (10–9)21,35873–68
142September 7Tigers6:104–3Wade Davis (7–10)Justin Verlander (12–11)Greg Holland (39)20,40274–68
143September 8Tigers1:105–2Bruce Chen (7–2)Doug Fister (12–8)Greg Holland (40)16,77475–68
144September 9@ Indians6:053–4Ubaldo Jiménez (11–9)Ervin Santana (8–9)Chris Perez (23)9,79475–69
145September 10@ Indians6:056–3Jeremy Guthrie (14–10)Zach McAllister (7–9)Greg Holland (41)12,61576–69
146September 11@ Indians11:056–2James Shields (11–9)Scott Kazmir (8–8)Greg Holland (42)12,08577–69
147September 13@ Tigers6:053–6Justin Verlander (13–11)Bruce Chen (7–3)Joaquín Benoit (19)40,38977–70
148September 14@ Tigers6:051–0Ervin Santana (9–9)Doug Fister (12–9)Greg Holland (43)41,84178–70
149September 15@ Tigers12:052–3Drew Smyly (6–0)Jeremy Guthrie (14–11)Joaquín Benoit (20)40,49178–71
150September 16Indians7:107–1James Shields (12–9)Scott Kazmir (8–9)15,41379–71
151September 17Indians7:103–5Cody Allen (6–1)Wade Davis (7–11)Chris Perez (25)21,68579–72
152September 18Indians7:107–2Bruce Chen (8–3)Danny Salazar (1–3)21,19880–72
153September 20Rangers7:102–1Luke Hochevar (5–2)Jason Frasor (4–3)Greg Holland (44)21,83781–72
154September 21Rangers6:101–3Matt Garza (10–6)Jeremy Guthrie (14–12)Joe Nathan (40)36,57581–73
155September 22Rangers1:104–0 (10)Tim Collins (3–6)Neal Cotts (5–3)27,89982–73
156September 23@ Mariners9:106–5 (12)Wade Davis (8–11)Lucas Luetge (1–3)Greg Holland (45)12,79083–73
157September 24@ Mariners9:100–4James Paxton (3–0)Bruce Chen (8–4)12,52883–74
158September 25@ Mariners9:100–6Hisashi Iwakuma (14–6)Ervin Santana (9–10)15,34783–75
159September 26@ White Sox7:103–2Jeremy Guthrie (15–12)André Rienzo (2–3)Greg Holland (46)16,43484–75
160September 27@ White Sox7:106–1James Shields (13–9)Chris Sale (11–14)24,47485–75
161September 28@ White Sox6:105–6Erik Johnson (3–2)Yordano Ventura (0–1)Addison Reed (40)22,23585–76
162September 29@ White Sox1:104–1Bruce Chen (9–4)José Quintana (9–7)Greg Holland (47)22,63386–76 :

## Player stats
### Batting

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; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Alex Gordon | 156 | 633 | 90 | 168 | 27 | 6 | 20 | 81 | 11 | 52 | .265 | .422 |
| Eric Hosmer | 159 | 623 | 86 | 188 | 34 | 3 | 17 | 79 | 11 | 51 | .302 | .448 |
| Alcides Escobar | 158 | 607 | 57 | 142 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 22 | 19 | .234 | .300 |
| Billy Butler | 162 | 582 | 62 | 168 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 82 | 0 | 79 | .289 | .412 |
| Salvador Pérez | 138 | 496 | 48 | 145 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 79 | 0 | 21 | .292 | .433 |
| Mike Moustakas | 136 | 472 | 42 | 110 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 2 | 32 | .233 | .364 |
| Lorenzo Cain | 115 | 399 | 54 | 100 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 14 | 33 | .251 | .348 |
| David Lough | 96 | 315 | 35 | 90 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 10 | .286 | .413 |
| Jarrod Dyson | 87 | 213 | 30 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 21 | .258 | .366 |
| Chris Getz | 78 | 209 | 29 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 20 | .220 | .273 |
| Jeff Francoeur | 59 | 183 | 19 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | .208 | .322 |
| Elliot Johnson | 79 | 162 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 8 | .179 | .241 |
| Emilio Bonifácio | 42 | 158 | 21 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 17 | .285 | .348 |
| Miguel Tejada | 53 | 156 | 15 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 6 | .288 | .378 |
| George Kottaras | 46 | 100 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 24 | .180 | .370 |
| Justin Maxwell | 35 | 97 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 11 | .268 | .505 |
| Johnny Giavotella | 14 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .220 | .293 |
| Jamey Carroll | 14 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .194 |
| Brett Hayes | 5 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .611 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .273 |
| Adam Moore | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .400 |
| Irving Falú | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 |
| Carlos Peña | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5549 | 648 | 1443 | 254 | 34 | 112 | 620 | 153 | 422 | .260 | .379 |
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### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| James Shields | 13 | 9 | 3.15 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 228.2 | 215 | 82 | 80 | 68 | 196 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 15 | 12 | 4.04 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 211.2 | 236 | 99 | 95 | 59 | 111 |
| Ervin Santana | 9 | 10 | 3.24 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 211.0 | 190 | 85 | 76 | 51 | 161 |
| Wade Davis | 8 | 11 | 5.32 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 135.1 | 169 | 89 | 80 | 58 | 114 |
| Bruce Chen | 9 | 4 | 3.27 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 121.0 | 107 | 46 | 44 | 36 | 78 |
| Luis Mendoza | 2 | 6 | 5.36 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 94.0 | 106 | 60 | 56 | 43 | 54 |
| Luke Hochevar | 5 | 2 | 1.92 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 70.1 | 41 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 82 |
| Greg Holland | 2 | 1 | 1.21 | 68 | 0 | 47 | 67.0 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 103 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 5 | 7 | 3.86 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 58.1 | 48 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 74 |
| Tim Collins | 3 | 6 | 3.54 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 53.1 | 49 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 52 |
| Aaron Crow | 7 | 5 | 3.38 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 48.0 | 49 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 44 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 1 | 3.24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 33.1 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 43 |
| Louis Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.61 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 32 |
| Juan Gutiérrez | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 17 |
| Danny Duffy | 2 | 0 | 1.85 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 24.1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| Yordano Ventura | 0 | 1 | 3.52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15.1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Francisley Bueno | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Donnie Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Chris Dwyer | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Everett Teaford | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 86 | 76 | 3.45 | 162 | 162 | 52 | 1448.1 | 1366 | 601 | 555 | 469 | 1208 |
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## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Pacific Coast League | Mike Jirschele |
| AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Texas League | Brian Poldberg |
| A | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Carolina League | Vance Wilson |
| A | Lexington Legends | South Atlantic League | Brian Buchanan |
| Rookie | Burlington Royals | Appalachian League | Tommy Shields |
| Rookie | AZL Royals | Arizona League | Darryl Kennedy |
| Rookie | Idaho Falls Chukars | Pioneer League | Omar Ramírez |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Omaha, Idaho Falls