How many Royals have been hit by pitches this season? Here’s a tracker
Royals batters have been hit by pitches 24 times through 31 games this season. Here’s a detailed list of every time a Kansas City Royals hitter has been plunked.
No. 1: Alex Gordon
▪ Date: April 6 (Game 1, at KC)
▪ Pitcher: Jeff Samardzija, Chicago White Sox
▪ Situation: No score, bottom of second, runner on first, one out
▪ Count: 0-1, second pitch
No. 2: Lorenzo Cain
▪ Date: April 6 (Game 1, at KC)
▪ Pitcher: Jeff Samardzija, Chicago White Sox (2)
▪ Situation: Royals 4-0, bottom of fifth, none on, one out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
▪ Intentional? Likely so
No. 3 Lorenzo Cain (Second time hit in season)
▪ Date: April 8 (Game 2, at KC)
▪ Pitcher: Jose Quintana, Chicago White Sox
▪ Situation: No score, bottom of first, runner on second, one out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
No. 4 Mike Moustakas
▪ Date: April 8 (Game 2, at KC)
▪ Pitcher: Jose Quintana, Chicago White Sox (2)
▪ Situation: White Sox 3-1, bottom of third, none on, one out
▪ Count: 1-2, fifth pitch
No. 5 Mike Moustakas (2)
▪ Date: April 10 (Game 4, at LAA)
▪ Pitcher: Hector Santiago, Los Angeles Angels
▪ Situation: Royals 1-0, top of third, runner on first, none out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
No. 6 Alex Gordon (2)
▪ Date: April 10 (Game 4, at LAA)
▪ Pitcher: Jose Alvarez, Los Angeles Angels
▪ Situation: Royals 3-2, top of eighth, none on, two out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
No. 7 Mike Moustakas (Third time hit in season, second in game)
▪ Date: April 10 (Game 4, at LAA)
▪ Pitcher: Fernando Salas, Los Angeles Angels
▪ Situation: Royals 3-2, top of ninth, runners on second and third, one out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
▪ Intentional? Likely so
No. 8 Alex Gordon (3)
▪ Date: April 11 (Game 5, at LAA)
▪ Pitcher: Cesar Ramos, Los Angeles Angels
▪ Situation: Royals 6-4, top of seventh, runner on first, two out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
No. 9 Eric Hosmer
▪ Date: April 11 (Game 5, at LAA)
▪ Pitcher: Jose Alvarez, Los Angeles Angels (2)
▪ Situation: Royals 6-4, top of ninth, runner on first, one out
▪ Count: 1-0, second pitch
No. 10 Mike Moustakas (4)
▪ Date: April 12 (Game 6, at LAA)
▪ Pitcher: C.J. Wilson, Los Angeles Angels
▪ Situation: Royals 4-1, top of fifth, none on, none out
▪ Count: 3-0, fourth pitch
No. 11 Alex Gordon (4)
▪ Date: April 13 (Game 7, at MIN)
▪ Pitcher: Brian Duensing, Minnesota Twins
▪ Situation: Royals 5-3, top of eighth, runners on first and second, none out
▪ Count: 0-1, second pitch
No. 12 Alex Rios
▪ Date: April 13 (Game 7, at MIN)
▪ Pitcher: J.R. Graham, Minnesota Twins
▪ Situation: Royals 5-3, top of eighth, bases loaded, none out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
▪ Fallout: Rios suffered a broken bone in his left hand and was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
No. 13 Kendrys Morales
▪ Date: April 15 (Game 8, at MIN)
▪ Pitcher: Kyle Gibson, Minnesota Twins
▪ Situation: Twins 1-0, top of fourth, runner on second, two out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
No. 14 Lorenzo Cain (3)
▪ Date: April 19 (Game 12, at KC)
▪ Pitcher: Scott Kazmir, Oakland A’s
▪ Situation: No score, bottom of first, none on, two out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
▪ Intentional? The Royals believe so
No. 15 Alex Gordon (5)
▪ Date: April 22 (Game 15, at KC)
▪ Pitcher: Mike Pelfrey, Minnesota Twins
▪ Situation: Royals 3-0, bottom of second, none on, none out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
No. 16 Lorenzo Cain (4)
▪ Date: April 22 (Game 15, at KC)
▪ Pitcher: Mike Pelfrey, Minnesota Twins (2)
▪ Situation: Royals 3-0, bottom of fifth, runners on second and third, two out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
No. 17 Mike Moustakas (5)
▪ Date: April 23 (Game 16, at CWS)
▪ Pitcher: Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox
▪ Situation: Royals 2-1, top of fifth, none on, two out
▪ Count: 0-2, fourth pitch
▪ Intentional? The Royals believe so
No. 18 Mike Moustakas (6)
▪ Date: April 26 (Game 18, at CWS)
▪ Pitcher: John Danks, Chicago White Sox
<bullet>Situation: No score, top of first, none on, one out
▪ Count: 2-2, fifth pitch
No. 19 Alex Gordon (6)
▪ Date: April 27 (Game 19, at CLE)
▪ Pitcher: Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
▪ Situation: Royals 2-0, top of fourth, none on, none out
▪ Count: 0-1, second pitch
No. 20 Alcides Escobar
▪ Date: April 29 (Game 21, at CLE)
▪ Pitcher: Danny Salazar, Cleveland Indians
▪ Situation: Indians 3-2, top of fifth, none on, two out
▪ Count: 2-2, sixth pitch
▪ Fallout: Escobar was hit in the earflap of his helmet by a 96-mph fastball and had to leave the game after being helped up by Royals trainers. The initial diagnosis was a bruised left cheek. Escobar passed tests ruling out a broken jaw but was not cleared of a concussion.
No. 21 Kendrys Morales (2)
▪ Date: May 5 (Game 26, at KC)
▪ Pitcher: Danny Salazar, Cleveland Indians (2)
▪ Situation: Indians 2-0, bottom of first, runner on second, one out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
No. 22 Alex Gordon (7)
▪ Date: May 7 (Game 28, at KC)
▪ Pitcher: Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians (2)
▪ Situation: No score, bottom of first, none on, none out
▪ Count: 1-2, fourth pitch
No. 23 Alex Gordon (8)
▪ Date: May 9 (Game 30, at DET)
▪ Pitcher: Anibal Sanchez, Detroit Tigers
▪ Situation: Royals 4-1, top of third, none on, none out
▪ Count: 1-1, third pitch
No. 24 Alex Gordon (9)
▪ Date: May 10 (Game 31, at DET)
▪ Pitcher: Angel Nesbitt, Detroit Tigers
▪ Situation: Tied 1-1, top of 10th, none on, none out
▪ Count: 0-0, first pitch
▪ Fallout: Gordon wound up scoring the eventual winning run in the Royals’ 2-1 victory
Source: Baseball-Reference.com
HBP superlatives
Royals hit most often | HBPs |
Alex Gordon | 9 |
Mike Moustakas | 6 |
Lorenzo Cain | 4 |
Opposing pitchers | HBPs |
Jose Alvarez, LAA | 2 |
Corey Kluber, CLE | 2 |
Mike Pelfrey, MIN | 2 |
Jose Quintana, CWS | 2 |
Danny Salazar, CLE | 2 |
Jeff Samardzija, CWS | 2 |
Count when Royals were HBP | No. |
0-0 (first pitch) | 13 |
0-1 (second pitch) | 3 |
1-2 | 2 |
2-2 | 2 |
This story was originally published April 30, 2015 at 9:58 AM.