2024 Kansas City Royals season

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2024  Kansas City Royals
American League Wild Card
Kansas City Royals Insignia.svg
League American League
Division Central
Ballpark Kauffman Stadium
City Kansas City, Missouri
Record86–76 (.531)
Divisional place2nd
Owners John Sherman
General managers J.J. Picollo
Managers Matt Quatraro
Television Bally Sports Kansas City
RadioKFNZ 96.5 The Fan
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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. [1] The Royals made MLB history with the biggest turnaround in two seasons.

Contents

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. [2] 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 30Royals 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 11Royals signed left-handed pitcher Will Smith to a 1 year, $5 million contract. [3]
December 12Royals signed right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo to a 2 year, $30 million contract. [4]
December 15Royals signed right-handed pitcher Chris Stratton to a 1 year, $3.5 million contract. [5]
December 18Royals signed right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha to a 1 year, $16 million contract. [4]
Baltimore Orioles traded right-handed pitcher Cesar Espinal to Kansas City Royals for right-handed pitcher Jonathan Heasley
December 19Royals 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 5Royals signed shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to a 11 year, $288.7 million contract extension

Regular season

American League Central

AL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cleveland Guardians 9269.571—50‍–‍3042‍–‍39
Kansas City Royals 8676.5316½45‍–‍3641‍–‍40
Detroit Tigers 8676.5316½43‍–‍3843‍–‍38
Minnesota Twins 8280.50610½43‍–‍3839‍–‍42
Chicago White Sox 41121.25351½23‍–‍5818‍–‍63

American League Wild Card

Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
New York Yankees 9468.580
Cleveland Guardians 9269.571
Houston Astros 8873.547
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Baltimore Orioles 9171.562+5
Kansas City Royals 8676.531—
Detroit Tigers 8676.531—
Seattle Mariners 8577.5251
Minnesota Twins 8280.5064
Boston Red Sox 8181.5005
Tampa Bay Rays 8082.4946
Texas Rangers 7884.4818
Toronto Blue Jays 7488.45712
Oakland Athletics 6993.42617
Los Angeles Angels 6399.38923
Chicago White Sox 41121.25345

Record vs. opponents

Record vs. American League

2024 American League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2024

TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore —8–56–13–42–42–54–24–26–08–53–34–29–45–27–620–26
Boston 5–8—4–32–53–42–44–24–23–36–75–14–36–74–28–521–25
Chicago 1–63–4—5–83–102–41–124–21–121–53–31–64–20–71–511–35
Cleveland 4–35–28–5—7–61–45–85–110–32–46–14–23–44–24–224–22
Detroit 4–24–310–36–7—2–46–73–46–72–43–35–15–13–45–222–24
Houston 5–24–24–24–14–2—4–39–42–41–68–55–84–27–65–222–24
Kansas City 2–42–412–18–57–63–4—5–26–72–54–23–33–31–55–223–23
Los Angeles 2–42–42–41–54–34–92–5—1–53–35–88–53–44–90–722–24
Minnesota 0–63–312–13–107–64–27–65–1—0–66–15–23–45–24–218–28
New York 5–87–65–14–24–26–15–23–36–0—5–24–37–63–37–623–23
Oakland 3–31–53–31–63–35–82–48–51–62–5—4–93–46–73–324–22
Seattle 2–43–46–12–41–58–53–35–82–53–49–4—3–310–32–426–20
Tampa Bay 4–97–62–44–31–52–43–34–34–36–74–33–3—1–59–426–20
Texas 2–52–47–02–44–36–75–19–42–53–37–63–105–1—2–419–27
Toronto 6–75–85–12–42–52–52–57–02–46–73–34–24–94–2—20–26

Updated with the results of all games through September 30, 2024.

Record vs. National League

2024 American League record vs. National League

Source: MLB Standings

TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLLADMIAMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSH
Baltimore 2–12–10–33–02–11–21–21–21–22–11–21–21–20–32–2
Boston 0–31–32–12–11–20–33–01–20–32–13–01–22–11–22–1
Chicago 1–22–10–40–32–10–31–20–30–30–30–30–31–22–12–1
Cleveland 0–31–23–03–11–21–22–10–33–02–12–11–22–11–22–1
Detroit 2–10–31–23–02–12–11–21–22–11–22–21–21–22–11–2
Houston 2–10–30–30–34–02–13–02–12–11–21–21–21–22–11–2
Kansas City 1–21–21–23–01–21–22–12–11–21–22–11–20–33–13–0
Los Angeles 1–21–21–20–31–22–23–01–22–11–22–13–02–11–21–2
Minnesota 2–10–31–21–22–11–21–21–31–22–11–21–21–21–22–1
New York 2–11–22–10–32–11–22–12–10–43–01–22–13–01–21–2
Oakland 1–21–22–12–12–11–22–11–22–12–13–00–32–21–22–1
Seattle 2–12–11–23–02–10–31–21–23–02–11–23–12–12–11–2
Tampa Bay 3–01–22–12–12–11–23–11–23–00–32–11–22–11–22–1
Texas 2–21–22–12–10–32–12–10–31–20–32–11–21–21–22–1
Toronto 1–21–21–21–22–11–20–31–21–21–32–12–12–13–01–2

Updated with the results of all games through September 30, 2024.

Game log

Legend
Royals WinRoyals LossGame PostponedClinched 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 28 Twins 1–4 López (1–0) Ragans (0–1) Jax (1)38,7750–1L1
2March 30 Twins 1–5 Jax (1–0) Smith (0–1)—19,4610–2L2
3March 31 Twins 11–0 Singer (1–0) Ober (0–1)—13,0051–2W1
4April 1@ Orioles 4–6 Kimbrel (1–0) Anderson (0–1)—12,6661–3L1
5April 2@ Orioles 4–1 Marsh (1–0) Irvin (0–1) Smith (1)9,4042–3W1
6April 3@ Orioles 3–4 Canó (1–0) Smith (0–2)—11,4882–4L1
7April 4 White Sox 10–1 Lugo (1–0) Soroka (0–1)—10,8633–4W1
8April 5 White Sox 2–1 Stratton (1–0) Kopech (0–1) McArthur (1)10,5924–4W2
9April 6 White Sox 3–0 Wacha (1–0) Flexen (0–2) Stratton (1)15,4535–4W3
10April 7 White Sox 5–3 Schreiber (1–0) García (0–1) McArthur (2)14,2516–4W4
11April 9 Astros 4–3 (10) McArthur (1–0) Suero (0–1)—11,9267–4W5
12April 10 Astros 11–2 Lugo (2–0) Arrighetti (0–1)—10,5368–4W6
13April 11 Astros 13–3 Singer (2–0) Brown (0–2)—10,2809–4W7
14April 12@ Mets 1–6 Severino (1–1) Wacha (1–1)—18,8229–5L1
15April 13@ Mets 11–7 Marsh (2–0) Manaea (1–1)—25,38710–5W1
16April 14@ Mets 1–2 Raley (1–0) Stratton (1–1) Díaz (3)32,74910–6L1
17April 15@ White Sox 2–0 Lugo (3–0) Nastrini (0–1) McArthur (3)10,56911–6W1
—April 16@ White Sox Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 17
18April 17 (1)@ White Sox 4–2 Anderson (1–1) Kopech (0–2) McArthur (4)see 2nd game12–6W2
19April 17 (2)@ White Sox 1–2 Fedde (1–0) Wacha (1–2) García (1)10,41212–7L1
20April 19 Orioles 9–4 Marsh (3–0) Kremer (0–2)—17,07313–7W1
21April 20 Orioles 7–9 Burnes (3–0) Ragans (0–2) Kimbrel (5)23,11813–8L1
22April 21 Orioles 0–5 Irvin (1–1) Lugo (3–1)—18,04413–9L2
23April 22 Blue Jays 3–5 Kikuchi (2–1) Singer (2–1) Romano (3)10,00413–10L3
24April 23 Blue Jays 3–2 Stratton (2–1) Gausman (0–3) McArthur (5)11,35714–10W1
25April 24 Blue Jays 3–2 Schreiber (2–0) Rodríguez (0–1) McArthur (6)10,28215–10W2
26April 25 Blue Jays 2–1 (5) Ragans (1–2) Berríos (4–1)—9,74016–10W3
27April 26@ Tigers 8–0 Lugo (4–1) Olson (0–4)—17,25117–10W4
28April 27@ Tigers 5–6 Faedo (2–1) Stratton (2–2) Foley (8)22,73417–11L1
29April 28@ Tigers 1–4 Skubal (4–0) Wacha (1–3) Foley (9)18,79417–12L2
30April 29@ Blue Jays 5–6 Cabrera (1–0) Bowlan (0–1) Pearson (1)29,87917–13L3
31April 30@ Blue Jays 4–1 Ragans (2–2) Berríos (4–2) McArthur (7)27,18918–13W1
May: 17–11 (Home: 9–4; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
32May 1@ Blue Jays 6–1 Lugo (5–1) Bassitt (2–5)—32,30719–13W2
33May 3 Rangers 7–1 Schreiber (3–0) Winn (0–1)—25,69020–13W3
34May 4 Rangers 4–15 Sborz (1–0) Wacha (1–4)—26,00220–14L1
35May 5 Rangers 2–3 (10) Yates (3–0) McArthur (1–1) Robertson (1)20,61320–15L2
36May 6 Brewers 3–2 Anderson (2–1) Koenig (2–1) Stratton (2)10,00521–15W1
37May 7 Brewers 5–6 Koenig (3–1) McArthur (1–2) Megill (3)14,65721–16L1
38May 8 Brewers 6–4 Singer (3–1) Ross (1–4) McArthur (8)22,43022–16W1
39May 9@ Angels 10–4 Wacha (2–4) Detmers (3–4)—23,56823–16W2
40May 10@ Angels 2–1 Duffey (1–0) Estévez (0–2) Schreiber (1)29,12624–16W3
41May 11@ Angels 3–9 Anderson (3–4) Ragans (2–3)—31,59324–17L1
42May 12@ Angels 4–2 Lugo (6–1) Sandoval (2–6) McArthur (9)27,72325–17W1
43May 13@ Mariners 2–6 Kirby (4–3) Singer (3–2) Muñoz (6)14,98425–18L1
44May 14@ Mariners 4–2 Wacha (3–4) Gilbert (3–2) McArthur (10)20,66526–18W1
45May 15@ Mariners 2–4 Woo (1–0) Marsh (3–1) Muñoz (7)22,23326–19L1
46May 17 Athletics 6–2 Ragans (3–3) Spence (3–2)—24,58527–19W1
47May 18 Athletics 5–3 Lugo (7–1) Stripling (1–8) McArthur (11)22,01428–19W2
48May 19 Athletics 8–4 Singer (4–2) Sears (3–3)—20,03529–19W3
49May 20 Tigers 8–3 Wacha (4–4) Olson (0–5) Stratton (3)12,98630–19W4
50May 21 Tigers 10–3 Marsh (4–1) Mize (1–3)—14,03131–19W5
51May 22 Tigers 8–3 Ragans (4–3) Skubal (6–1)—15,00432–19W6
52May 24@ Rays 8–1 Lugo (8–1) Alexander (2–3)—16,36833–19W7
53May 25@ Rays 7–4 (11) McArthur (2–2) Lovelady (0–3) Anderson (1)20,30934–19W8
54May 26@ Rays 1–4 Cleavinger (4–0) Wacha (4–5) Fairbanks (5)20,78934–20L1
55May 27@ Twins 5–6 Ryan (4–3) Marsh (4–2) Durán (7)17,50834–21L2
56May 28@ Twins 2–4 Woods Richardson (2–0) Ragans (4–4) Durán (8)15,17434–22L2
57May 29@ Twins 6–1 Lugo (9–1) Ober (5–3)—18,13035–22W1
58May 30@ Twins 6–7 Thielbar (2–1) Stratton (2–3) Durán (9)22,54235–23L1
59May 31 Padres 8–11 Matsui (3–0) Schreiber (3–1) Suárez (17)30,00635–24L2
June: 12–15 (Home: 9–7; Away: 3–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
60June 1 Padres 3–7 Vásquez (1–3) Marsh (4–3)—25,26635–25L3
61June 2 Padres 4–3 Klein (1–0) Matsui (3–1)—21,82536–25W1
62June 4@ Guardians 5–8 Smith (3–0) Long (0–1) Clase (19)23,26036–26L1
—June 5@ Guardians Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 26
63June 6@ Guardians 4–3 Long (1–1) Gaddis (3–2) McArthur (12)26,34437–26W1
64June 7 Mariners 10–9 Anderson (3–1) Stanek (3–1)—25,17838–26W2
65June 8 Mariners 8–4 Marsh (5–3) Castillo (5–7)—18,35139–26W3
66June 9 Mariners 5–6 (10) Baumann (3–0) McArthur (2–3) Saucedo (3)20,92639–27L1
67June 10 Yankees 2–4 Rodón (9–2) Lugo (9–2) Tonkin (1)24,03839–28L2
68June 11 Yankees 1–10 Stroman (6–2) Singer (4–3)—22,43739–29L3
69June 12 Yankees 5–11 Poteet (3–0) Altavilla (0–1)—25,13239–30L4
70June 13 Yankees 4–3 McArthur (3–3) Holmes (1–2)—21,87540–30W1
71June 14@ Dodgers 3–4 Hudson (3–1) Smith (0–3) Vesia (3)49,58040–31L1
72June 15@ Dodgers 7–2 Lugo (10–2) Treinen (2–1)—50,42341–31W1
73June 16@ Dodgers 0–3 Glasnow (7–5) Singer (4–3) Phillips (10)52,78941–32L1
74June 18@ Athletics 5–7 Harris (1–0) Marsh (5–4) Miller (13)7,01341–33L2
75June 19@ Athletics 1–5 Medina (1–2) Ragans (4–5)—4,55741–34L3
76June 20@ Athletics 3–2 McArthur (4–3) Nittoli (0–1) Stratton (4)8,75342–34W1
77June 21@ Rangers 2–6 Eovaldi (4–3) Schreiber (3–2)—37,67842–35L1
78June 22@ Rangers 0–6 Gray (3–3) Wacha (4–6)—38,30142–36L2
79June 23@ Rangers 0–4 Scherzer (1–0) Marsh (5–5) Ureña (1)35,76242–37L3
80June 24 Marlins 4–1 Ragans (5–5) Muñoz (1–3) McArthur (13)16,81743–37W1
81June 25 Marlins 1–2 Puk (2–8) Hernández (0–1) Scott (10)16,11943–38L1
82June 26 Marlins 5–1 Zerpa (1–0) Brazobán (0–1)—14,13244–38W1
83June 27 Guardians 2–1 Long (2–1) Lively (7–4) McArthur (14)23,34045–38W2
84June 28 Guardians 10–3 Marsh (6–5) McKenzie (3–5)—20,69146–38W3
85June 29 Guardians 2–7 Bibee (7–2) Ragans (5–6)—24,15346–39L1
86June 30 Guardians 6–2 Lugo (11–2) Allen (8–4)—27,69147–39W1
July: 13–10 (Home: 6–6; Away: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
87July 2 Rays 1–5 Littell (3–5) Singer (4–5)—16,86547–40L1
88July 3 Rays 4–2 Wacha (5–6) Pepiot (4–5) McArthur (15)23,26848–40W1
89July 4 Rays 8–10 Eflin (5–5) Marsh (6–6) Fairbanks (14)28,35848–41L1
90July 5@ Rockies 2–4 Vodnik (2–1) Schreiber (3–3) Beeks (8)48,32148–42L2
91July 6@ Rockies 1–3 Gomber (2–5) Lugo (11–3) Vodnik (1)33,74848–43L3
92July 7@ Rockies 10–1 Singer (5–5) Gordon (0–1)—32,18049–43W1
—July 9@ Cardinals Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 10 [6]
93July 10 (1)@ Cardinals 6–4 Marsh (7–6) Pallante (4–4) McArthur (16)32,10850–43W2
94July 10 (2)@ Cardinals 8–5 Wacha (6–6) Graceffo (0–1) McArthur (17)37,89851–43W3
95July 12@ Red Sox 6–1 Ragans (6–6) Criswell (3–4)—34,89452–43W4
96July 13@ Red Sox 0–5 Crawford (6–7) Lugo (11–4)—32,37852–44L1
97July 14@ Red Sox 4–5 Bello (10–5) Singer (5–6) Jansen (19)35,35152–45L2
94th All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas
98July 19 White Sox 7–1 Wacha (7–6) Flexen (2–9)—26,69353–45W1
99July 20 White Sox 6–1 Singer (6–6) Cannon (1–4)—27,54554–45W2
100July 21 White Sox 4–1 Lugo (12–4) Brebbia (0–5)—22,22655–45W3
101July 22 Diamondbacks 10–4 Ragans (7–6) Díaz (1–1)—16,27556–45W4
102July 23 Diamondbacks 2–6 Montgomery (7–5) Marsh (7–7)—21,99356–46L1
103July 24 Diamondbacks 6–8 Mantiply (4–2) McArthur (4–4)—15,93156–47L2
104July 26 Cubs 6–0 Singer (7–6) Hendricks (2–9)—36,35157–47W1
105July 27 Cubs 4–9 Imanaga (9–2) Lugo (12–5)—31,78457–48L1
106July 28 Cubs 3–7 Assad (5–3) Ragans (7–7)—24,83957–49L2
107July 29@ White Sox 8–5 Stratton (3–3) Brebbia (0–6) McArthur (18)12,17958–49W1
108July 30@ White Sox 4–3 Wacha (8–6) Ellard (0–1) Long (1)15,36059–49W2
109July 31@ White Sox 10–3 Singer (8–6) Thorpe (3–3)—14,11260–49W3
August: 15–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 10–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
110August 1@ Tigers 7–1 Lugo (13–5) Montero (1–5)—15,74361–49W4
111August 2@ Tigers 9–2 Ragans (8–7) Skubal (12–4)—21,03562–49W5
112August 3@ Tigers 5–6 (11) Foley (3–3) McArthur (4–5)—35,21062–50L1
113August 4@ Tigers 3–2 Stratton (4–3) Miller (5–7) Harvey (1)25,99063–50W1
114August 5 Red Sox 5–9 Paxton (9–3) Singer (8–7)—20,08763–51L1
115August 6 Red Sox 5–6 Bernardino (4–3) Lugo (13–6) Jansen (21)21,38663–52L2
116August 7 Red Sox 8–4 Ragans (9–7) Crawford (7–9)—16,55064–52W1
117August 9 Cardinals 5–8 Liberatore (3–3) Smith (0–4) Helsley (37)34,06664–53L1
118August 10 Cardinals 8–3 Wacha (9–6) Fernandez (1–4) Erceg (4)36,79965–53W1
119August 12@ Twins 3–8 López (11–8) Singer (8–8)—22,17365–54L1
120August 13@ Twins 3–13 Matthews (1–0) Lugo (13–7)—25,88565–55L2
121August 14@ Twins 4–1 Ragans (10–7) Varland (0–5) Erceg (5)27,56066–55W1
122August 16@ Reds 7–1 Lorenzen (6–6) Martinez (6–6)—32,50067–55W2
123August 17@ Reds 13–1 Wacha (10–6) Lodolo (9–5)—35,43068–55W3
124August 18@ Reds 8–1 Singer (9–8) Abbott (10–10)—30,38869–55W4
125August 19 Angels 5–3 Lugo (14–7) Fulmer (0–4) Schreiber (2)15,09170–55W5
126August 20 Angels 5–9 Anderson (10–11) Ragans (10–8)—16,31070–56L1
127August 21 Angels 3–0 Lorenzen (7–6) Cueto (0–1) Erceg (6)13,00971–56W1
128August 23 Phillies 7–4 Wacha (11–6) Walker (3–5) Erceg (7)25,49172–56W2
129August 24 Phillies 2–11 Suárez (11–5) Singer (9–9)—27,00272–57L1
130August 25 Phillies 3–11 Allard (2–0) Lugo (14–8)—18,19372–58L2
131August 26 (1)@ Guardians 4–3 Schreiber (4–3) Gaddis (4–3) Erceg (8)17,73873–58W1
132August 26 (2)@ Guardians 9–4 Long (3–1) Allen (8–5) Lynch IV (1)16,85674–58W2
133August 27@ Guardians 6–1 McArthur (5–5) Williams (2–7)—19,82075–58W3
134August 28@ Guardians 5–7 Morgan (2–0) Erceg (2–4) Clase (39)19,72275–59L1
135August 29@ Astros 3–6 Pressly (1–3) Erceg (2–5) Hader (29)32,07075–60L2
136August 30@ Astros 2–3 Hader (7–7) McArthur (5–6)—37,27975–61L3
137August 31@ Astros 2–5 Kikuchi (7–9) Ragans (10–9) Pressly (3)37,77675–62L4
September: 11–14 (Home: 4–8; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
138September 1@ Astros 2–7 Blanco (10–6) Marsh (7–8)—40,22975–63L5
139September 2 Guardians 2–4 Williams (3–7) Wacha (11–7) Clase (41)30,61275–64L6
140September 3 Guardians 1–7 Bibee (11–6) Singer (9–10)—14,81375–65L7
141September 4 Guardians 4–1 Lugo (15–8) Lively (11–9) Erceg (9)14,09476–65W1
142September 6 Twins 5–0 Ragans (11–9) Matthews (1–3)—19,48477–65W2
143September 7 Twins 4–2 Lynch IV (1–0) Durán (6–9) Erceg (10)29,16078–65W3
144September 8 Twins 2–0 Wacha (12–7) Woods Richardson (5–4) Erceg (11)26,47779–65W4
145September 9@ Yankees 4–10 Cousins (2–1) McArthur (5–7)—35,30879–66L1
146September 10@ Yankees 5–0 Lugo (16–8) Stroman (10–8)—34,48580–66W1
147September 11@ Yankees 3–4 (11) Weaver (5–3) Bubic (0–1)—40,08080–67L1
148September 13@ Pirates 8–3 Marsh (8–8) Ortiz (6–6)—24,74881–67W1
149September 14@ Pirates 5–1 Wacha (13–7) Keller (11–10)—15,43982–67W2
150September 15@ Pirates 3–4 Mlodzinski (3–5) Singer (9–11) Chapman (9)20,07882–68L1
151September 16 Tigers 6–7 Hanifee (1–1) Long (3–2) Foley (24)18,92082–69L2
152September 17 Tigers 1–3 (10) Holton (7–1) Erceg (2–6) Foley (25)21,08682–70L3
153September 18 Tigers 2–4 Skubal (17–4) Marsh (8–9) Vest (2)16,27982–71L4
154September 20 Giants 1–2 Black (1–4) Wacha (13–8) Doval (23)22,11782–72L5
155September 21 Giants 0–9 Roupp (1–1) Singer (9–12)—24,18982–73L6
156September 22 Giants 0–2 Snell (5–3) Lugo (16–9) Walker (9)24,18982–74L7
157September 24@ Nationals 1–0 (10) Zerpa (2–0) Finnegan (3–7) Erceg (12)14,47783–74W1
158September 25@ Nationals 3–0 Lynch IV (2–0) Herz (4–9) Erceg (13)16,67084–74W2
159September 26@ Nationals 7–4 Bubic (1–1) Finnegan (3–8) Erceg (14)14,35785–74W3
160September 27*@ Braves 0–3 Fried (11–10) Singer (9–13) Iglesias (33)36,21285–75L1
161September 28@ Braves 1–2 Iglesias (6–2) Long (3–3)—38,77585–76L2
162September 29@ Braves 4–2 Marsh (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@ Orioles 1–0 Ragans (1–0) Burnes (0–1) Erceg (1)41,5061–0
2October 2@ Orioles 2–1 Zerpa (1–0) Pérez (0–1) Erceg (2)38,6982–0
AL Division Series: 1–3 (Home 0–2, Road 1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 5@ Yankees 5–6 Holmes (1–0) Lorenzen (0–1) Weaver (1)48,7900–1
2October 7@ Yankees 4–2 Zerpa (2–0) Rodón (0–1) Erceg (3)48,0341–1
3October 9 Yankees 2–3 Kahnle (1–0) Bubic (0–1) Weaver (2)40,3121–2
4October 10 Yankees 1–3 Cole (1–0) Wacha (0–1) Weaver (3)39,0121–3

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters
American League Wild Card Series
American League Division Series

Roster

2024 Kansas City Royals
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

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

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Bobby Witt Jr. 1616361252114511321093157.332.588
Salvador Pérez 1585905816028027104044.271.456
Maikel García 157575841312757583742.231.332
Vinnie Pasquantino 131496641303021997140.262.446
MJ Melendez 13541244852331744435.206.400
Hunter Renfroe 12038544881801552136.229.392
Kyle Isbel 13638462881388421127.229.367
Freddy Fermín 1113394092140636223.271.366
Michael Massey 10033245861721445115.259.449
Adam Frazier 1042623553101422322.202.294
Garrett Hampson 1132131649131016714.230.300
Nelson Velázquez 64205314181827219.200.366
Nick Loftin 56148152840114119.189.236
Dairon Blanco 88120373140413318.258.392
Paul DeJong 3710815243061509.222.417
Tommy Pham 23101923312813.228.337
Yuli Gurriel 1854713300619.241.296
Robbie Grossman 163224000205.125.125
Drew Waters 71623100102.188.250
CJ Alexander 4801000000.125.125
Tyler Gentry 3500000000.000.000
Team totals1625421735134326435170711134429.248.403

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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

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Seth Lugo 1693.0033330206.2177756948181
Cole Ragans 1193.1432320186.1146716567223
Brady Singer 9133.7132320179.2175777454170
Michael Wacha 1383.3529290166.2154656245145
Alec Marsh 994.5326250129.0123706539123
Chris Stratton 435.55570458.15338363344
James McArthur 574.925701856.26836311449
Ángel Zerpa 203.86600053.25924231949
John Schreiber 433.66590251.24823212046
Daniel Lynch IV 203.32163143.12917161439
Sam Long 333.16430142.23417151744
Will Smith 046.53450141.14531301529
Nick Anderson 314.04370135.23517161529
Kris Bubic 112.67270130.126129539
Carlos Hernández 013.30270030.02414111627
Michael Lorenzen 201.5776028.219651222
Lucas Erceg 032.882301125.01898331
Matt Sauer 007.71140016.1231414119
Tyler Duffey 105.009009.0755810
Hunter Harvey 006.356015.284445
Will Klein 106.355005.2104426
Steven Cruz 000.005005.210004
Jordan Lyles 000.005005.020023
Dan Altavilla 0114.735103.256635
Colin Selby 006.002003.023220
Jonathan Bowlan 0113.501102.264433
Anthony Veneziano 004.502002.042112
Nick Pratto 000.001001.010001
Garrett Hampson 000.001001.000000
Nick Loftin 000.001001.010000
Walter Pennington 000.001000.200001
Team totals86763.76162162411428.013036445964721339

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Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
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

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