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Royals' pitchers struggle heading into series with Cardinals | |
Kansas City Royals right-hander Ian Kennedy, who starts Monday night's series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, enters the game 1-4 with a 4.98 ERA. That makes him Kansas City's second-best starter in terms of ERA. It helps explain why the Royals are 14-32 in the American League Central, the majors' weakest division, with the second-worst run differential in baseball at minus-86. Three of Kansas City's starters sport ERAs of more than 6.00, including Danny Duffy, who at times during his career has looked like one of the best left-handers in the AL. MORE | |
Cardinals Headlines
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | J. Martínez | .313 | |||
| HR: | P. DeJong | 8 | |||
| RBI: | J. Martínez | 30 | |||
| SB: | T. Pham | 8 | |||
| W: | M. Mikolas | 5 | |||
| ERA: | C. Martínez | 1.62 | |||
| Saves: | B. Norris | 9 | |||
| K: | C. Martínez | 47 | |||
| NL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Milwaukee | 28 | 19 | .596 | - |
| Chi Cubs | 25 | 19 | .568 | 1.5 |
| St. Louis | 25 | 19 | .568 | 1.5 |
| Pittsburgh | 26 | 20 | .565 | 1.5 |
| Cincinnati | 16 | 32 | .333 | 12.5 |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .237 (22) | ||||
| Runs: | 196 (18) | ||||
| Hits: | 353 (26) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 55 (12) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 21 (19) | ||||
| OBP: | .319 (16) | ||||
| SLG: | .391 (23) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 583 (27) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 3.47 (5) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 169 (4) | ||||
| Saves: | 11 (19) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 370 (22) | ||||
| OpBA: | .240 (12) | ||||
| OBP: | .316 (16) | ||||
| SLG: | .356 (3) | ||||
| Run Support: | 4.33 (16) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 5/19 | T. Lyons | Sent to Minors For Rehabilitation | |||||||
| 5/18 | M. Bowman | Placed on 10-Day DL (Blisters on fingers, right hand) | |||||||
| 5/18 | P. DeJong | Placed on 10-Day DL (Fractured left hand) | |||||||
| 5/18 | Y. Muñoz | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 5/18 | T. O'Neill | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| Show Transactions | |||||||||
| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 5/18 | P. DeJong | Fractured left hand (on 10-day DL) | |||||||
| 5/17 | M. Bowman | Blisters on fingers, right hand (on 10-day DL) | |||||||
| 5/16 | L. Gregerson | Right shoulder impingement (on 10-day DL) | |||||||
| 5/16 | C. Kelly | Right hamstring strain (on 10-day DL) | |||||||
| 5/14 | A. Wainwright | Right elbow inflammation (on 60-day DL) | |||||||
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