# 2024 Kansas City Royals season

The 2024 Kansas City Royals season was the 56th season for the franchise, and their 52nd at Kauffman Stadium. It was also the team's second season under the management of Matt Quatraro. The season was a major improvement for the Royals; after finishing with only 56 wins and 106 losses in 2023, the second-worst during the Major League Baseball season just behind the Oakland Athletics, the 2024 Royals won their 56th game on July 2, and won 86 games total, 30 more than the previous season. The 2024 Royals were one of only six teams since 1969 to achieve a season-to-season improvement of 30 wins. The Royals made MLB history with the biggest turnaround in two seasons.
On September 14, the Royals secured their first winning record since the World Series-winning 2015 team. On September 27, they clinched a postseason berth for the first time since 2015 when the Minnesota Twins lost to the Baltimore Orioles. They swept the Orioles in the 2024 American League Wild Card Series, a rematch of the 2014 American League Championship Series, which the Royals won in a four-game sweep. They were then defeated by the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series in four games, the first postseason matchup between the two since the 1980 ALCS.

## Offseason

The Royals in 2023 finished 56–106, nine games worse than their 65–97 record in 2022.

### Transactions
#### November 2023

| November 17 | Atlanta Braves traded right-handed pitcher Nick Anderson to Kansas City Royals for cash considerations. |
| November 30 | Royals signed infielder/outfielder Garrett Hampson to a 1 year, $2 million contract. |

#### December 2023

| December 6 | Houston Astros traded right-handed pitcher Carlos Mateo to Kansas City Royals for right-handed pitcher Dylan Coleman. |
| December 11 | Royals signed left-handed pitcher Will Smith to a 1 year, $5 million contract. |
| December 12 | Royals signed right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo to a 2 year, $30 million contract. |
| December 15 | Royals signed right-handed pitcher Chris Stratton to a 1 year, $3.5 million contract. |
| December 18 | Royals signed right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha to a 1 year, $16 million contract. Baltimore Orioles traded right-handed pitcher Cesar Espinal to Kansas City Royals for right-handed pitcher Jonathan Heasley |
| December 19 | Royals signed outfielder Hunter Renfroe to a 1 year contract. |

#### January 2024

| January 30 | Seattle Mariners traded a player to be named later or cash to Kansas City Royals for infielder/outfielder Samad Taylor |

#### February 2024

| February 5 | Royals signed shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to a 11 year, $288.7 million contract extension |

## Regular season
### American League Central

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 69 | .571 | — | 50‍–‍30 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Kansas City Royals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6½ | 45‍–‍36 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6½ | 43‍–‍38 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | 43‍–‍38 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Chicago White Sox | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51½ | 23‍–‍58 | 18‍–‍63 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| New York Yankees | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 69 | .571 |
| Houston Astros | 88 | 73 | .547 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Baltimore Orioles | 91 | 71 | .562 | +5 |
| Kansas City Royals | 86 | 76 | .531 | — |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 76 | .531 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 85 | 77 | .525 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | .506 | 4 |
| Boston Red Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 6 |
| Texas Rangers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 8 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 12 |
| Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | .426 | 17 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 63 | 99 | .389 | 23 |
| Chicago White Sox | 41 | 121 | .253 | 45 |

### Record vs. opponents
#### Record vs. American League

2024 American League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2024 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 8–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 9–4 | 5–2 | 7–6 | 20–26 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 4–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 4–2 | 8–5 | 21–25 |
| Chicago | 1–6 | 3–4 | — | 5–8 | 3–10 | 2–4 | 1–12 | 4–2 | 1–12 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 0–7 | 1–5 | 11–35 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 5–2 | 8–5 | — | 7–6 | 1–4 | 5–8 | 5–1 | 10–3 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 24–22 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 4–3 | 10–3 | 6–7 | — | 2–4 | 6–7 | 3–4 | 6–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 22–24 |
| Houston | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | — | 4–3 | 9–4 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 4–2 | 7–6 | 5–2 | 22–24 |
| Kansas City | 2–4 | 2–4 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 3–4 | — | 5–2 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 23–23 |
| Los Angeles | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–9 | 2–5 | — | 1–5 | 3–3 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 3–4 | 4–9 | 0–7 | 22–24 |
| Minnesota | 0–6 | 3–3 | 12–1 | 3–10 | 7–6 | 4–2 | 7–6 | 5–1 | — | 0–6 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 18–28 |
| New York | 5–8 | 7–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | — | 5–2 | 4–3 | 7–6 | 3–3 | 7–6 | 23–23 |
| Oakland | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 5–8 | 2–4 | 8–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | — | 4–9 | 3–4 | 6–7 | 3–3 | 24–22 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 8–5 | 3–3 | 5–8 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 9–4 | — | 3–3 | 10–3 | 2–4 | 26–20 |
| Tampa Bay | 4–9 | 7–6 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 4–3 | 3–3 | — | 1–5 | 9–4 | 26–20 |
| Texas | 2–5 | 2–4 | 7–0 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 5–1 | 9–4 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 7–6 | 3–10 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 19–27 |
| Toronto | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 7–0 | 2–4 | 6–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–9 | 4–2 | — | 20–26 |
Updated with the results of all games through September 30, 2024.

#### Record vs. National League

2024 American League record vs. National Leaguevte
Source: MLB Standings :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH |
| Baltimore | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Chicago | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Cleveland | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Detroit | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Houston | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Kansas City | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Los Angeles | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Minnesota | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| New York | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Oakland | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Seattle | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Tampa Bay | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Texas | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Toronto | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Updated with the results of all games through September 30, 2024.

### Game log

Legend :
| Royals Win | Royals Loss | Game Postponed | Clinched playoff spot |
2024 Game Log: 86–76 (Home: 45–36; Away: 41–40) :
March/April: 18–13 (Home: 12–5; Away: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 28Twins1–4López (1–0)Ragans (0–1)Jax (1)38,7750–1L1
2March 30Twins1–5Jax (1–0)Smith (0–1)—19,4610–2L2
3March 31Twins11–0Singer (1–0)Ober (0–1)—13,0051–2W1
4April 1@ Orioles4–6Kimbrel (1–0)Anderson (0–1)—12,6661–3L1
5April 2@ Orioles4–1Marsh (1–0)Irvin (0–1)Smith (1)9,4042–3W1
6April 3@ Orioles3–4Canó (1–0)Smith (0–2)—11,4882–4L1
7April 4White Sox10–1Lugo (1–0)Soroka (0–1)—10,8633–4W1
8April 5White Sox2–1Stratton (1–0)Kopech (0–1)McArthur (1)10,5924–4W2
9April 6White Sox3–0Wacha (1–0)Flexen (0–2)Stratton (1)15,4535–4W3
10April 7White Sox5–3Schreiber (1–0)García (0–1)McArthur (2)14,2516–4W4
11April 9Astros4–3 (10)McArthur (1–0)Suero (0–1)—11,9267–4W5
12April 10Astros11–2Lugo (2–0)Arrighetti (0–1)—10,5368–4W6
13April 11Astros13–3Singer (2–0)Brown (0–2)—10,2809–4W7
14April 12@ Mets1–6Severino (1–1)Wacha (1–1)—18,8229–5L1
15April 13@ Mets11–7Marsh (2–0)Manaea (1–1)—25,38710–5W1
16April 14@ Mets1–2Raley (1–0)Stratton (1–1)Díaz (3)32,74910–6L1
17April 15@ White Sox2–0Lugo (3–0)Nastrini (0–1)McArthur (3)10,56911–6W1
—April 16@ White SoxPostponed (rain); Makeup: April 17
18April 17 (1)@ White Sox4–2Anderson (1–1)Kopech (0–2)McArthur (4)see 2nd game12–6W2
19April 17 (2)@ White Sox1–2Fedde (1–0)Wacha (1–2)García (1)10,41212–7L1
20April 19Orioles9–4Marsh (3–0)Kremer (0–2)—17,07313–7W1
21April 20Orioles7–9Burnes (3–0)Ragans (0–2)Kimbrel (5)23,11813–8L1
22April 21Orioles0–5Irvin (1–1)Lugo (3–1)—18,04413–9L2
23April 22Blue Jays3–5Kikuchi (2–1)Singer (2–1)Romano (3)10,00413–10L3
24April 23Blue Jays3–2Stratton (2–1)Gausman (0–3)McArthur (5)11,35714–10W1
25April 24Blue Jays3–2Schreiber (2–0)Rodríguez (0–1)McArthur (6)10,28215–10W2
26April 25Blue Jays2–1 (5)Ragans (1–2)Berríos (4–1)—9,74016–10W3
27April 26@ Tigers8–0Lugo (4–1)Olson (0–4)—17,25117–10W4
28April 27@ Tigers5–6Faedo (2–1)Stratton (2–2)Foley (8)22,73417–11L1
29April 28@ Tigers1–4Skubal (4–0)Wacha (1–3)Foley (9)18,79417–12L2
30April 29@ Blue Jays5–6Cabrera (1–0)Bowlan (0–1)Pearson (1)29,87917–13L3
31April 30@ Blue Jays4–1Ragans (2–2)Berríos (4–2)McArthur (7)27,18918–13W1 :
May: 17–11 (Home: 9–4; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
32May 1@ Blue Jays6–1Lugo (5–1)Bassitt (2–5)—32,30719–13W2
33May 3Rangers7–1Schreiber (3–0)Winn (0–1)—25,69020–13W3
34May 4Rangers4–15Sborz (1–0)Wacha (1–4)—26,00220–14L1
35May 5Rangers2–3 (10)Yates (3–0)McArthur (1–1)Robertson (1)20,61320–15L2
36May 6Brewers3–2Anderson (2–1)Koenig (2–1)Stratton (2)10,00521–15W1
37May 7Brewers5–6Koenig (3–1)McArthur (1–2)Megill (3)14,65721–16L1
38May 8Brewers6–4Singer (3–1)Ross (1–4)McArthur (8)22,43022–16W1
39May 9@ Angels10–4Wacha (2–4)Detmers (3–4)—23,56823–16W2
40May 10@ Angels2–1Duffey (1–0)Estévez (0–2)Schreiber (1)29,12624–16W3
41May 11@ Angels3–9Anderson (3–4)Ragans (2–3)—31,59324–17L1
42May 12@ Angels4–2Lugo (6–1)Sandoval (2–6)McArthur (9)27,72325–17W1
43May 13@ Mariners2–6Kirby (4–3)Singer (3–2)Muñoz (6)14,98425–18L1
44May 14@ Mariners4–2Wacha (3–4)Gilbert (3–2)McArthur (10)20,66526–18W1
45May 15@ Mariners2–4Woo (1–0)Marsh (3–1)Muñoz (7)22,23326–19L1
46May 17Athletics6–2Ragans (3–3)Spence (3–2)—24,58527–19W1
47May 18Athletics5–3Lugo (7–1)Stripling (1–8)McArthur (11)22,01428–19W2
48May 19Athletics8–4Singer (4–2)Sears (3–3)—20,03529–19W3
49May 20Tigers8–3Wacha (4–4)Olson (0–5)Stratton (3)12,98630–19W4
50May 21Tigers10–3Marsh (4–1)Mize (1–3)—14,03131–19W5
51May 22Tigers8–3Ragans (4–3)Skubal (6–1)—15,00432–19W6
52May 24@ Rays8–1Lugo (8–1)Alexander (2–3)—16,36833–19W7
53May 25@ Rays7–4 (11)McArthur (2–2)Lovelady (0–3)Anderson (1)20,30934–19W8
54May 26@ Rays1–4Cleavinger (4–0)Wacha (4–5)Fairbanks (5)20,78934–20L1
55May 27@ Twins5–6Ryan (4–3)Marsh (4–2)Durán (7)17,50834–21L2
56May 28@ Twins2–4Woods Richardson (2–0)Ragans (4–4)Durán (8)15,17434–22L2
57May 29@ Twins6–1Lugo (9–1)Ober (5–3)—18,13035–22W1
58May 30@ Twins6–7Thielbar (2–1)Stratton (2–3)Durán (9)22,54235–23L1
59May 31Padres8–11Matsui (3–0)Schreiber (3–1)Suárez (17)30,00635–24L2 :
June: 12–15 (Home: 9–7; Away: 3–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
60June 1Padres3–7Vásquez (1–3)Marsh (4–3)—25,26635–25L3
61June 2Padres4–3Klein (1–0)Matsui (3–1)—21,82536–25W1
62June 4@ Guardians5–8Smith (3–0)Long (0–1)Clase (19)23,26036–26L1
—June 5@ GuardiansPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 26
63June 6@ Guardians4–3Long (1–1)Gaddis (3–2)McArthur (12)26,34437–26W1
64June 7Mariners10–9Anderson (3–1)Stanek (3–1)—25,17838–26W2
65June 8Mariners8–4Marsh (5–3)Castillo (5–7)—18,35139–26W3
66June 9Mariners5–6 (10)Baumann (3–0)McArthur (2–3)Saucedo (3)20,92639–27L1
67June 10Yankees2–4Rodón (9–2)Lugo (9–2)Tonkin (1)24,03839–28L2
68June 11Yankees1–10Stroman (6–2)Singer (4–3)—22,43739–29L3
69June 12Yankees5–11Poteet (3–0)Altavilla (0–1)—25,13239–30L4
70June 13Yankees4–3McArthur (3–3)Holmes (1–2)—21,87540–30W1
71June 14@ Dodgers3–4Hudson (3–1)Smith (0–3)Vesia (3)49,58040–31L1
72June 15@ Dodgers7–2Lugo (10–2)Treinen (2–1)—50,42341–31W1
73June 16@ Dodgers0–3Glasnow (7–5)Singer (4–3)Phillips (10)52,78941–32L1
74June 18@ Athletics5–7Harris (1–0)Marsh (5–4)Miller (13)7,01341–33L2
75June 19@ Athletics1–5Medina (1–2)Ragans (4–5)—4,55741–34L3
76June 20@ Athletics3–2McArthur (4–3)Nittoli (0–1)Stratton (4)8,75342–34W1
77June 21@ Rangers2–6Eovaldi (4–3)Schreiber (3–2)—37,67842–35L1
78June 22@ Rangers0–6Gray (3–3)Wacha (4–6)—38,30142–36L2
79June 23@ Rangers0–4Scherzer (1–0)Marsh (5–5)Ureña (1)35,76242–37L3
80June 24Marlins4–1Ragans (5–5)Muñoz (1–3)McArthur (13)16,81743–37W1
81June 25Marlins1–2Puk (2–8)Hernández (0–1)Scott (10)16,11943–38L1
82June 26Marlins5–1Zerpa (1–0)Brazobán (0–1)—14,13244–38W1
83June 27Guardians2–1Long (2–1)Lively (7–4)McArthur (14)23,34045–38W2
84June 28Guardians10–3Marsh (6–5)McKenzie (3–5)—20,69146–38W3
85June 29Guardians2–7Bibee (7–2)Ragans (5–6)—24,15346–39L1
86June 30Guardians6–2Lugo (11–2)Allen (8–4)—27,69147–39W1 :
July: 13–10 (Home: 6–6; Away: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
87July 2Rays1–5Littell (3–5)Singer (4–5)—16,86547–40L1
88July 3Rays4–2Wacha (5–6)Pepiot (4–5)McArthur (15)23,26848–40W1
89July 4Rays8–10Eflin (5–5)Marsh (6–6)Fairbanks (14)28,35848–41L1
90July 5@ Rockies2–4Vodnik (2–1)Schreiber (3–3)Beeks (8)48,32148–42L2
91July 6@ Rockies1–3Gomber (2–5)Lugo (11–3)Vodnik (1)33,74848–43L3
92July 7@ Rockies10–1Singer (5–5)Gordon (0–1)—32,18049–43W1
—July 9@ CardinalsPostponed (rain); Makeup: July 10
93July 10 (1)@ Cardinals6–4Marsh (7–6)Pallante (4–4)McArthur (16)32,10850–43W2
94July 10 (2)@ Cardinals8–5Wacha (6–6)Graceffo (0–1)McArthur (17)37,89851–43W3
95July 12@ Red Sox6–1Ragans (6–6)Criswell (3–4)—34,89452–43W4
96July 13@ Red Sox0–5Crawford (6–7)Lugo (11–4)—32,37852–44L1
97July 14@ Red Sox4–5Bello (10–5)Singer (5–6)Jansen (19)35,35152–45L2
94th All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas
98July 19White Sox7–1Wacha (7–6)Flexen (2–9)—26,69353–45W1
99July 20White Sox6–1Singer (6–6)Cannon (1–4)—27,54554–45W2
100July 21White Sox4–1Lugo (12–4)Brebbia (0–5)—22,22655–45W3
101July 22Diamondbacks10–4Ragans (7–6)Díaz (1–1)—16,27556–45W4
102July 23Diamondbacks2–6Montgomery (7–5)Marsh (7–7)—21,99356–46L1
103July 24Diamondbacks6–8Mantiply (4–2)McArthur (4–4)—15,93156–47L2
104July 26Cubs6–0Singer (7–6)Hendricks (2–9)—36,35157–47W1
105July 27Cubs4–9Imanaga (9–2)Lugo (12–5)—31,78457–48L1
106July 28Cubs3–7Assad (5–3)Ragans (7–7)—24,83957–49L2
107July 29@ White Sox8–5Stratton (3–3)Brebbia (0–6)McArthur (18)12,17958–49W1
108July 30@ White Sox4–3Wacha (8–6)Ellard (0–1)Long (1)15,36059–49W2
109July 31@ White Sox10–3Singer (8–6)Thorpe (3–3)—14,11260–49W3 :
August: 15–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 10–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
110August 1@ Tigers7–1Lugo (13–5)Montero (1–5)—15,74361–49W4
111August 2@ Tigers9–2Ragans (8–7)Skubal (12–4)—21,03562–49W5
112August 3@ Tigers5–6 (11)Foley (3–3)McArthur (4–5)—35,21062–50L1
113August 4@ Tigers3–2Stratton (4–3)Miller (5–7)Harvey (1)25,99063–50W1
114August 5Red Sox5–9Paxton (9–3)Singer (8–7)—20,08763–51L1
115August 6Red Sox5–6Bernardino (4–3)Lugo (13–6)Jansen (21)21,38663–52L2
116August 7Red Sox8–4Ragans (9–7)Crawford (7–9)—16,55064–52W1
117August 9Cardinals5–8Liberatore (3–3)Smith (0–4)Helsley (37)34,06664–53L1
118August 10Cardinals8–3Wacha (9–6)Fernandez (1–4)Erceg (4)36,79965–53W1
119August 12@ Twins3–8López (11–8)Singer (8–8)—22,17365–54L1
120August 13@ Twins3–13Matthews (1–0)Lugo (13–7)—25,88565–55L2
121August 14@ Twins4–1Ragans (10–7)Varland (0–5)Erceg (5)27,56066–55W1
122August 16@ Reds7–1Lorenzen (6–6)Martinez (6–6)—32,50067–55W2
123August 17@ Reds13–1Wacha (10–6)Lodolo (9–5)—35,43068–55W3
124August 18@ Reds8–1Singer (9–8)Abbott (10–10)—30,38869–55W4
125August 19Angels5–3Lugo (14–7)Fulmer (0–4)Schreiber (2)15,09170–55W5
126August 20Angels5–9Anderson (10–11)Ragans (10–8)—16,31070–56L1
127August 21Angels3–0Lorenzen (7–6)Cueto (0–1)Erceg (6)13,00971–56W1
128August 23Phillies7–4Wacha (11–6)Walker (3–5)Erceg (7)25,49172–56W2
129August 24Phillies2–11Suárez (11–5)Singer (9–9)—27,00272–57L1
130August 25Phillies3–11Allard (2–0)Lugo (14–8)—18,19372–58L2
131August 26 (1)@ Guardians4–3Schreiber (4–3)Gaddis (4–3)Erceg (8)17,73873–58W1
132August 26 (2)@ Guardians9–4Long (3–1)Allen (8–5)Lynch IV (1)16,85674–58W2
133August 27@ Guardians6–1McArthur (5–5)Williams (2–7)—19,82075–58W3
134August 28@ Guardians5–7Morgan (2–0)Erceg (2–4)Clase (39)19,72275–59L1
135August 29@ Astros3–6Pressly (1–3)Erceg (2–5)Hader (29)32,07075–60L2
136August 30@ Astros2–3Hader (7–7)McArthur (5–6)—37,27975–61L3
137August 31@ Astros2–5Kikuchi (7–9)Ragans (10–9)Pressly (3)37,77675–62L4 :
September: 11–14 (Home: 4–8; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
138September 1@ Astros2–7Blanco (10–6)Marsh (7–8)—40,22975–63L5
139September 2Guardians2–4Williams (3–7)Wacha (11–7)Clase (41)30,61275–64L6
140September 3Guardians1–7Bibee (11–6)Singer (9–10)—14,81375–65L7
141September 4Guardians4–1Lugo (15–8)Lively (11–9)Erceg (9)14,09476–65W1
142September 6Twins5–0Ragans (11–9)Matthews (1–3)—19,48477–65W2
143September 7Twins4–2Lynch IV (1–0)Durán (6–9)Erceg (10)29,16078–65W3
144September 8Twins2–0Wacha (12–7)Woods Richardson (5–4)Erceg (11)26,47779–65W4
145September 9@ Yankees4–10Cousins (2–1)McArthur (5–7)—35,30879–66L1
146September 10@ Yankees5–0Lugo (16–8)Stroman (10–8)—34,48580–66W1
147September 11@ Yankees3–4 (11)Weaver (5–3)Bubic (0–1)—40,08080–67L1
148September 13@ Pirates8–3Marsh (8–8)Ortiz (6–6)—24,74881–67W1
149September 14@ Pirates5–1Wacha (13–7)Keller (11–10)—15,43982–67W2
150September 15@ Pirates3–4Mlodzinski (3–5)Singer (9–11)Chapman (9)20,07882–68L1
151September 16Tigers6–7Hanifee (1–1)Long (3–2)Foley (24)18,92082–69L2
152September 17Tigers1–3 (10)Holton (7–1)Erceg (2–6)Foley (25)21,08682–70L3
153September 18Tigers2–4Skubal (17–4)Marsh (8–9)Vest (2)16,27982–71L4
154September 20Giants1–2Black (1–4)Wacha (13–8)Doval (23)22,11782–72L5
155September 21Giants0–9Roupp (1–1)Singer (9–12)—24,18982–73L6
156September 22Giants0–2Snell (5–3)Lugo (16–9)Walker (9)24,18982–74L7
157September 24@ Nationals1–0 (10)Zerpa (2–0)Finnegan (3–7)Erceg (12)14,47783–74W1
158September 25@ Nationals3–0Lynch IV (2–0)Herz (4–9)Erceg (13)16,67084–74W2
159September 26@ Nationals7–4Bubic (1–1)Finnegan (3–8)Erceg (14)14,35785–74W3
160September 27*@ Braves0–3Fried (11–10)Singer (9–13)Iglesias (33)36,21285–75L1
161September 28@ Braves1–2Iglesias (6–2)Long (3–3)—38,77585–76L2
162September 29@ Braves4–2Marsh (9–9)Morton (8–10)Bubic (1)39,04386–76W1
* Despite losing to Atlanta on September 27, the Royals clinched a playoff berth on this day by virtue of a Minnesota loss. :

## Postseason
### Game log

2024 Game Log: 3–3 (Home 0–2, Road 3–1) :
AL Wild Card Series: 2–0 (Home 0–0, Road 2–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 1@ Orioles1–0Ragans (1–0)Burnes (0–1)Erceg (1)41,5061–0
2October 2@ Orioles2–1Zerpa (1–0)Pérez (0–1)Erceg (2)38,6982–0 :
AL Division Series: 1–3 (Home 0–2, Road 1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 5@ Yankees5–6Holmes (1–0)Lorenzen (0–1)Weaver (1)48,7900–1
2October 7@ Yankees4–2Zerpa (2–0)Rodón (0–1)Erceg (3)48,0341–1
3October 9Yankees2–3Kahnle (1–0)Bubic (0–1)Weaver (2)40,3121–2
4October 10Yankees1–3Cole (1–0)Wacha (0–1)Weaver (3)39,0121–3 :

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
American League Wild Card Series
Pitchers: 24 Michael Lorenzen 41 Daniel Lynch IV 46 John Schreiber 50 Kris Bubic 51 Brady Singer 52 Michael Wacha 55 Cole Ragans 60 Lucas Erceg 61 Ángel Zerpa 67 Seth Lugo 73 Sam Long
Catchers: 13 Salvador Pérez 34 Freddy Fermín
Infielders: 2 Garrett Hampson 7 Bobby Witt Jr. 9 Vinnie Pasquantino 11 Maikel García 15 Paul DeJong 18 Yuli Gurriel 19 Michael Massey 26 Adam Frazier
Outfielders: 1 MJ Melendez 16 Hunter Renfroe 22 Tommy Pham 28 Kyle Isbel 44 Dairon Blanco :
American League Division Series
Pitchers: 24 Michael Lorenzen 41 Daniel Lynch IV 46 John Schreiber 50 Kris Bubic 51 Brady Singer 52 Michael Wacha 55 Cole Ragans 60 Lucas Erceg 61 Ángel Zerpa 67 Seth Lugo 73 Sam Long
Catchers: 13 Salvador Pérez 34 Freddy Fermín
Infielders: 2 Garrett Hampson 7 Bobby Witt Jr. 9 Vinnie Pasquantino 11 Maikel García 15 Paul DeJong 18 Yuli Gurriel 19 Michael Massey 26 Adam Frazier
Outfielders: 1 MJ Melendez 16 Hunter Renfroe 22 Tommy Pham 28 Kyle Isbel 44 Dairon Blanco :

## Player stats

Yellow background = Team leader in category.

### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; 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 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 161 | 636 | 125 | 211 | 45 | 11 | 32 | 109 | 31 | 57 | .332 | .588 |
| Salvador Pérez | 158 | 590 | 58 | 160 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 104 | 0 | 44 | .271 | .456 |
| Maikel García | 157 | 575 | 84 | 131 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 37 | 42 | .231 | .332 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 131 | 496 | 64 | 130 | 30 | 2 | 19 | 97 | 1 | 40 | .262 | .446 |
| MJ Melendez | 135 | 412 | 44 | 85 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 4 | 35 | .206 | .400 |
| Hunter Renfroe | 120 | 385 | 44 | 88 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 52 | 1 | 36 | .229 | .392 |
| Kyle Isbel | 136 | 384 | 62 | 88 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 27 | .229 | .367 |
| Freddy Fermín | 111 | 339 | 40 | 92 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 23 | .271 | .366 |
| Michael Massey | 100 | 332 | 45 | 86 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 15 | .259 | .449 |
| Adam Frazier | 104 | 262 | 35 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 22 | .202 | .294 |
| Garrett Hampson | 113 | 213 | 16 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 14 | .230 | .300 |
| Nelson Velázquez | 64 | 205 | 31 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 19 | .200 | .366 |
| Nick Loftin | 56 | 148 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 19 | .189 | .236 |
| Dairon Blanco | 88 | 120 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 8 | .258 | .392 |
| Paul DeJong | 37 | 108 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 9 | .222 | .417 |
| Tommy Pham | 23 | 101 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .228 | .337 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 18 | 54 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | .241 | .296 |
| Robbie Grossman | 16 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 |
| Drew Waters | 7 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .250 |
| CJ Alexander | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 |
| Tyler Gentry | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Team totals | 162 | 5421 | 735 | 1343 | 264 | 35 | 170 | 711 | 134 | 429 | .248 | .403 |
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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; Hits = 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 |
| Seth Lugo | 16 | 9 | 3.00 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 206.2 | 177 | 75 | 69 | 48 | 181 |
| Cole Ragans | 11 | 9 | 3.14 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 186.1 | 146 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 223 |
| Brady Singer | 9 | 13 | 3.71 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 179.2 | 175 | 77 | 74 | 54 | 170 |
| Michael Wacha | 13 | 8 | 3.35 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 166.2 | 154 | 65 | 62 | 45 | 145 |
| Alec Marsh | 9 | 9 | 4.53 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 129.0 | 123 | 70 | 65 | 39 | 123 |
| Chris Stratton | 4 | 3 | 5.55 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 58.1 | 53 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 44 |
| James McArthur | 5 | 7 | 4.92 | 57 | 0 | 18 | 56.2 | 68 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 49 |
| Ángel Zerpa | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 53.2 | 59 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 49 |
| John Schreiber | 4 | 3 | 3.66 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 51.2 | 48 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 46 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 2 | 0 | 3.32 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 43.1 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 39 |
| Sam Long | 3 | 3 | 3.16 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 42.2 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 44 |
| Will Smith | 0 | 4 | 6.53 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 41.1 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 29 |
| Nick Anderson | 3 | 1 | 4.04 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 35.2 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 29 |
| Kris Bubic | 1 | 1 | 2.67 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 30.1 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 39 |
| Carlos Hernández | 0 | 1 | 3.30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Michael Lorenzen | 2 | 0 | 1.57 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 28.2 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| Lucas Erceg | 0 | 3 | 2.88 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 25.0 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
| Matt Sauer | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Hunter Harvey | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Will Klein | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Steven Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan Lyles | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Altavilla | 0 | 1 | 14.73 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Colin Selby | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Anthony Veneziano | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Pratto | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garrett Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Pennington | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team totals | 86 | 76 | 3.76 | 162 | 162 | 41 | 1428.0 | 1303 | 644 | 596 | 472 | 1339 |
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## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| Triple-A | Omaha Storm Chasers | International League | Mike Jirschele |
| Double-A | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Texas League | Tommy Shields |
| High-A | Quad Cities River Bandits | Midwest League | Brooks Conrad |
| Single-A | Columbia Fireflies | Carolina League | Tony Peña Jr. |
| Rookie | ACL Royals Blue | Arizona Complex League | Larry Sutton |
| Rookie | ACL Royals Gold | Arizona Complex League | Larry Sutton |
| Rookie | DSL Royals | Dominican Summer League | Sergio De Luna |