2007 Kansas City Royals season

March 2026 November 2022 Kansas City Royals 2007 Kansas City Royals Insignia (2002–2025).svg American League Central Kauffman Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 69 93 y 5th David Glass Dayton Moore Buddy Bell KMCIRSTN WHB 810AM KCXM 97.3FM The 2007 Kansas City Royals season was the 39th season for the franchise, and their 35th at Kauffman Stadium. The season began with the team attempting to win the American League Central - a task not achieved since the division was formed in 1994. In trying to improve on their 62–100 record in the 2006 season, the team avoided a fourth straight 100-loss season. Buddy Bell returned for his second and final full season as manager, while Dayton Moore began his first season as the team's general manager. Anticipation surrounded the Royals' newfound approach to once again become a playoff contender with rebuilding the roster. Roster moves generated much interest in the Kansas City area, including the big-budget signing of starting pitcher Gil Meche, and the arrival of young, new talent—such as rookie third baseman Alex Gordon and designated hitter Billy Butler. The team's payroll for the 2007 season was increased to $67 million (22nd in the major leagues). Dutton Bob Royals to Open 2010 Season With $70.1 million Payroll Kansas City Star April 4, 2010 http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/04/1856456/royals-to-open-2010-season-with.html April 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100409055851/http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/04/1856456/royals-to-open-2010-season-with.html April 9, 2010 dead USA Today Salaries Database USA Today http://content.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/totalpayroll.aspx?year=2007 April 5, 2010 October 24, 2007 Free agency and roster moves The biggest free-agent pickups for the Royals in 2007 included RHP Gil Meche—who was signed to a 5-year, $55 million deal—and RHP Octavio Dotel, who quickly became trade bait to the Atlanta Braves. Royals activity in free agency center powderblue (x) = club option for 2007 (m) = mutual option for 2007 (y) = player option for 2007 Color Code Key ColorMeaningGreen Player will return to teamLight Green Player joins teamCrimsonPlayer will not return to team (released, option not exercised, signed with new team, or retired)White Player's status undetermined PlayerPosition2006 Team2007 TeamCommentsSteve Andrade RP RoyalsDevil Rays Signed a minor league contractPaul Bako C RoyalsOrioles Signed for 1 yearAdam Bernero SP RoyalsRed Sox Signed a minor league contractDewon Brazelton SP PadresRoyals Signed a minor league contractJose Diaz RP RoyalsNoneDid not return in 2007Scott DohmannRHPRoyalsDevil Rays Signed one-year contractOctavio Dotel RHP YankeesRoyals Signed for 1 year, $5 MBrandon Duckworth RHP RoyalsRoyals Signed a minor league contractSeth Etherton RP RoyalsNoneDid not return in 2007Wayne Franklin RP BravesRoyals Signed a minor league contractAlex S. Gonzalez 3B PhilliesRoyals Signed a minor league contractRunelvys HernándezRHPRoyalsRed Sox Signed a minor league contractKen Harvey IF RoyalsTwins Signed a minor league contractJason LaRue C RedsRoyals Signed by Reds to a two-year contract, then traded to RoyalsGil Meche RHP MarinersRoyals Signed for 5 years, $55 MDoug Mientkiewicz IF RoyalsYankees Signed one-year contract Mark Redman LHP RoyalsBraves Signed a minor league contractDavid Riske RHP White SoxRoyals Signed one-year contract with club optionKerry Robinson OF RoyalsRed Sox Signed a minor league contractJason Shiell RHP BravesRoyals Signed a minor league contractJason Standridge RHP MetsRoyals Signed a minor league contract Regular season Season summary April The Royals began the season with expectations of improvement from their fans, and the team never ceased to impress in their home opener against the Boston Red Sox. The Royals defeated the Red Sox 7–1 in front of the sold-out home crowd. The magic did not last, however—Kansas City was just 3–7 through the first ten games of the season, and 8–18 by the end of April. May The Royals hit minor spots of winning when the team won 8 of 10 games from May 13 to 23, but finished the month of May on a seven-game losing streak with series sweeps by the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles. Kansas City went 11–17 in May and finished the month with an overall record of 19–35. June In the 2007 MLB draft held on June 7, the Royals selected shortstop Mike Moustakas at No. 2 overall.http://www.kansascitykansan.com/articles/2007/06/12/sports/sports2.txt Kansas Payday Loans | Online Cash Advances in Kansas | Snappy The team went 15–12 in June, their first winning month since July 2003.The Kansas City Star December 2022 Pitcher Brian Bannister won the American League Rookie of the Month Award. July Gil Meche was the only Royal selected to represent the team at the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Francisco.The Kansas City Star December 2022 At the All-Star break, the Royals had a record of 38–50 and the lowest team ERA in 13 years. On July 31, the Royals traded pitcher Octavio Dotel to the Atlanta Braves for pitcher Kyle Davies.The Kansas City Star December 2022 The Royals went 13–12 in July, giving the team its first consecutive winning months since June and July 2003.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores107/107211/MLB733329.htm USA Today How they scored April 18, 2006 April 22, 2010 Billy Butler won the Rookie of the Month Award. August On August 1, manager Buddy Bell announced his intention to resign following the 2007 season before a game against the Minnesota Twins.http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070801&content_id=2122768&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc Bell stepping down as Royals skipper August 1, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110519174939/http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070801&content_id=2122768&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc May 19, 2011 dead mdy-all Also, about an hour before the first pitch, the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis collapsed with a death toll of at 13.https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2957912 Twins postpone Thursday's game after bridge collapses near Metrodome ESPN August 1, 2007 August 2, 2007 Before the game, a moment of silence was held for the victims of the collapse. The team rescheduled their August 2 game against the Twins to the afternoon of August 31 for a double-header. Brian Bannister won his second Rookie of the Month Award for the season. The Royals went 13–15 in August, completing a three-month stretch in which the team compiled a record of 41–39. September On September 12, the Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 6–3 to win their 63rd game, guaranteeing that they would not lose 100 games in 2007. The victory ended the team's string of three consecutive seasons of 100 losses of more from 2004 to 2006. While the Royals struggled with a 9–19 record in September, their overall record of 69–93 was the team's best finish since 2003. Season standings Kansas City Royals Record vs. opponents KC Roster 2007 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers 49 John Bale 40 Brian Bannister 47 Ryan Z. Braun 38 Billy Buckner 28 Kyle Davies 36 Jorge de la Rosa 28 Octavio Dotel 31 Brandon Duckworth 37 Scott Elarton 41 Jimmy Gobble 23 Zack Greinke 44 Luke Hochevar 34 Luke Hudson 55 Gil Meche 58 Neal Musser 43 Leo Núñez 57 Joel Peralta 45 Odalis Pérez 54 David Riske 48 Joakim Soria 30 Jason Standridge 52,66 John Thomson 56 Todd Wellemeyer Catchers 14 John Buck  6 Jason LaRue 12 Paul Phillips Infielders  4 Ángel Berroa 39 Craig Brazell 21 Billy Butler 30 Fernando Cortez  3 Esteban Germán 11 Ross Gload  7 Alex Gordon 15 Mark Grudzielanek  1 Tony Peña Jr. 43 Ryan Shealy 26 Jason Smith 29 Mike Sweeney Outfielders 35,42 Emil Brown 32 Shane Costa  9 David DeJesus  2 Joey Gathright 30 Justin Huber 16,42 Reggie Sanders 24 Mark Teahen Manager 25 Buddy Bell Coaches  8 Mike Barnett (hitting) 19 Bill Doran (bench) 18 Fred Kendall (bullpen) 33 Bob McClure (pitching) 49 Brian Poldberg (first base) 17 Luis Silverio (third base) Game log 2007 Kansas City Royals 2002thru2025 April Kansas City Royals 2002thru2025 y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 2 || Red Sox || 7 – 1 || Meche (1–0)|| Schilling (0–1) || || 41,257 || 1–0 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 4 || Red Sox || 7 – 1 || Beckett (1–0) || Pérez (0–1) || || 22,348 || 1-1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 5 || Red Sox || 4 – 1 || Matsuzaka (1–0) || Greinke (0–1) || Papelbon (1) || 23,170 || 1–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 6 || Tigers || 3 – 1 || de la Rosa (1–0) || Mesa (0–1) || Riske (1) || 13,330 || 2-2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 5 || April 7 || Tigers || 6 – 5 || Maroth (1–0) ||Meche (1-1) || Jones (2) || 13,899 || 2–3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 8 || Tigers || 3 – 2 || Rodney (1-1) || Riske (0–1) || Jones (3) || 13,109 || 2–4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 7 || April 9 || @ Blue Jays || 9 – 1 || Burnett (1-1) || Pérez (0–2) || || 50,125 || 2–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 10 || @ Blue Jays || 5 – 3 || Greinke (1-1) || Towers (0–1) || Soria (1) || 22,106 || 3–5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 11 || @ Blue Jays || 7 – 4 || Chacín (1–0) || de la Rosa (1-1) || Ryan (3) || 15,218 || 3–6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 12 || @ Orioles || 2 – 1 (10) || Ray (1-1) || Standridge (0–1) || || 13,229 || 3–7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 13 || @ Orioles || 8 – 1 || Bédard (2–1) || Duckworth (0–1) || || 20,922 || 3–8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 14 || @ Orioles || 6 – 4 || Williamson (1–0) || Peralta (0–1) || Ray (3) || 15,244 || 3–9 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | -- || April 15 || @ Orioles || colspan=5|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 24 || 3–9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 13 || April 16 || @ Tigers || 12 – 5 || Verlander (1–0) || Greinke (1–2) || || 21,832 || 3–10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 17 || @ Tigers || 7 – 6 || Ledezma (3–0) || Riske (0–2) || Jones (7) || 21,263 || 3–11 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 15 || April 18 || @ Tigers || 4 – 3 (10) || Soria (1–0) || Rodney (1–3) || || 27,945 || 4–11 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 16 || April 20 || Twins || 11 – 7 || Pérez (1–2) || Ponson (1–2) || Riske (2) || 31,813 || 5–11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 21 || Twins ||7 – 5 ||Neshek (2–0) ||Peralta (0–2) ||Nathan (6) || 20,566|| 5–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 22 || Twins || 3 – 1 || de la Rosa (2–1) || Ortiz (3–1) || Soria (2) || 14,801 || 6–12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 23 || White Sox || 7 – 4 || Buehrle (2–0) || Gobble (0–1) || Jenks (7) || 12,265 || 6–13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 24 || White Sox || 9 – 7 || Logan (1–0) || Soria (1-1) || Jenks (8) || 14,907 || 6–14 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 21 || April 25 || @ Twins || 4 – 3 || Pérez (2-2) || Ponson (1–3) || Soria (3) || 21,496 || 7–14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 26 || @ Twins || 1 – 0 (11) || Rincón (1–0) || Wellemeyer (0–1) || || 18,520 || 7–15 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 23 || April 27 || @ Mariners || 7 – 4 || Ramírez (2–1) || de la Rosa (2-2) || Putz (3) || 37,281 || 7–16 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 24 || April 28 || @ Mariners || 8 – 3 || Meche (2–1) || Weaver (0–4) || Duckworth (1) || 32,441 || 8–16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 25 || April 29 || @ Mariners || 5 – 1 || Morrow (2–0) || Bannister (0–1) || || 26,019 || 8–17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 26 || April 30 || Angels || 3 – 1 || Lackey (4–2) || Pérez (2–3) || Rodríguez (9) || 10,866 || 8–18 May Kansas City Royals 2002thru2025 y |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 1 || Angels || 7 – 5 || Colón (3–0) || Greinke (1–3) || Rodríguez (10) || 11,225 || 8–19 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 28 || May 2 || Angels || 3 – 1 || de la Rosa (3–2) || Santana (2–4) || Soria (4) || 9,697 || 9–19 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 29 || May 3 || Angels || 5 – 2 || Meche (3–1) || Weaver (1–3) || Soria (5) || 12,683 || 10–19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 30 || May 4 || Tigers || 6 – 3 || Verlander (2–1) || Bannister (0–2) || Jones (11) || 17,614 || 10–20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 5 || Tigers || 7 – 5 || Mesa (1-1) || Duckworth (0–2) || Jones (12) || 26,070 || 10–21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 6 || Tigers || 13 – 4 || Durbin (2–1) || Greinke (1–4) || || 17,034 || 10–22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 8 || Athletics || 6 – 1 || Gaudin (2–1) || de la Rosa (3-3) || || 10,989 || 10–23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 34 || May 9 || Athletics || 3 – 2 || Gobble (1-1) || Duchscherer (3–2) || Soria (6) || 10,974 || 11–23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 10 || Athletics || 17 – 3 || Kennedy (1–2) || Hudson (0–1) || || 31,006 || 11–24 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 11 || @ White Sox || 2 – 1 || Garland (2-2) || Pérez (2–4) || Jenks (12) || 34,522 || 11–25 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 12 || @ White Sox || 5 – 4 (10) || MacDougal (1–0) || Duckworth (0–3) || || 36,702 || 11–26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 38 || May 13 || @ White Sox || 11 – 1 || de la Rosa (4–3) || Vázquez (2-2) || || 34,468 || 12–26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 39 || May 14 || @ Athletics || 2 – 1 || Gobble (2–1) || Duchscherer (3-3) || Soria (7) || 12,477 || 13–26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 15 || @ Athletics || 5 – 4 (11) || DiNardo (1-1) || Soria (1–2) || || 14,966 || 13–27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 41 || May 16 || @ Athletics || 4 – 3 || Gobble (3–1) || Calero (0–3) || Riske (3) || 16,242 || 14–27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 42 || May 17 || @ Athletics || 7 – 4 || Elarton (1–0) || Braden (1–3) || Soria (8) || 21,037 || 15–27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 43 || May 18 || @ Rockies || 5 – 2 || Duckworth (1–3) || Corpas (0–2) || Soria (9) || 22,399 || 16–27 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 44 || May 19 || @ Rockies || 6 – 4 || Buchholz (2-2) || Meche (3–2) || Fuentes (11) || 24,017 || 16–28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 45 || May 20 || @ Rockies || 10 – 5 (12) || Peralta (1–2) || Ramírez (1-1) || || 25,829 || 17–28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 22 || Indians || 4 – 3 || Greinke (2–4) || Mastny (3–2) || Soria (10) || 19,776 || 18–28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 23 || Indians || 11 – 7 || Duckworth (2–3) || Lee (2–1) || || 11,506 || 19–28 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 24 || Indians || 10 – 3 || Sowers (1–4) || de la Rosa (4-4) || || 11,681 || 19–29 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 25 || Mariners || 10 – 2 || Hernández (3–2) || Meche (3-3) || || 28,651 || 19–30 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 50 || May 26 || Mariners || 9 – 1 || Baek (2-2) || Bannister (0–3) || || 21,138 || 19–31 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 51 || May 27 || Mariners || 7 – 4 || Washburn (5–4) || Pérez (2–5) || Putz (12) || 16,091 || 19–32 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 52 || May 28 || Orioles || 9 – 1 || Trachsel (4–3) || Elarton (1-1) || || 14,758 || 19–33 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 53 || May 29 || Orioles || 6 – 2 || Guthrie (3–1) || de la Rosa (4–5) || || 13,556 || 19–34 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 54 || May 30 || Orioles || 3 – 0 || Bédard (4–3) || Meche (3–4) || Ray (12) || 10,513 || 19–35 June Kansas City Royals 2002thru2025 y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 55 || June 1 || @ Devil Rays || 4 – 1 || Bannister (1–3) || Kazmir (3-3) || Dotel (1) || 12,032 || 20–35 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 2 || @ Devil Rays || 9 – 4 || Pérez (3–5) || Jackson (0–7) || || 14,403 || 21–35 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 57 || June 3 || @ Devil Rays || 5 – 1 || Howell (1–0) || Elarton (1–2) || || 12,220 || 21–36 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 4 || @ Devil Rays || 4 – 2 || Shields (5–0) || Meche (3–5) || Reyes (14) || 9,435 || 21–37 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 5 || @ Indians || 1 – 0 || Sabathia (9–1) || de la Rosa (4–6) || || 14,036 || 21–38 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 60 || June 6 || @ Indians || 4 – 3 || Bannister (2–3) || Byrd (6–2) || Dotel (2) || 17,632 || 22–38 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 61 || June 7 || @ Indians || 8 – 3 || Carmona (7–1) || Pérez (3–6) || || 19,315 || 22–39 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 62 || June 8 || Phillies || 8 – 4 || Elarton (2-2) || García (1–5) || Dotel (3) || 19,121 || 23–39 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 9 || Phillies || 4 – 0 || Lieber (3–4) || Meche (3–6) || || 23,734 || 23–40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 64 || June 10 || Phillies || 17 – 5 || Greinke (3–4) || Moyer (5-5) || || 16,034 || 24–40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 65 || June 12 || Cardinals || 8 – 1 || Bannister (3-3) || Thompson (4–2) || || 29,354 || 25–40 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 13 || Cardinals || 7 – 3 || Wainwright (5-5) || Pérez (3–7) || || 25,555 || 25–41 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 67 || June 14 || Cardinals || 17 – 8 || Greinke (4-4) || Wells (2–11) || || 28,837 || 26–41 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 68 || June 15 || Marlins || 6 – 2 || Meche (4–6) || Mitre (2–3) || Dotel (4) || 28,015 || 27–41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 69 || June 16 || Marlins || 9 – 8 || VandenHurk (2-2) || de la Rosa (4–7) || Gregg (11) || 24,323 || 27–42 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 70 || June 17 || Marlins || 5 – 4 || Bannister (4–3) || Olsen (5–6) || Dotel (5) || 19,433 || 28–42 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 71 || June 18 || @ Cardinals || 5 – 3 || Pérez (4–7) || Wainwright (5–6) || Dotel (6) || 43,524 || 29–42 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 19 || @ Cardinals || 5 – 1 || Thompson (5–2) || Elarton (2–3) || || 42,712 || 29–43 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 73 || June 20 || @ Cardinals || 7 – 6 (14) || Wells (3–11) || de la Rosa (4–8) || || 42,623 || 29–44 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 22 || @ Brewers || 11 – 6 || Suppan (8–7) || de la Rosa (4–9) || || 36,328 || 29–45 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 75 || June 23 || @ Brewers || 7 – 1 || Bush (5–6) || Bannister (4-4) || || 41,721 || 29–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 76 || June 24 || @ Brewers || 4 – 3 (11) || Riske (1–2) || Capellán (0–2) || Gobble (1) || 44,064 || 30–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 25 || @ Angels || 5 – 3 || Thomson (1–0) || Lackey (10–5) || Dotel (7) || 43,895 || 31–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 78 || June 26 || @ Angels || 12 – 4 || Meche (5–6) || Santana (5–8) || || 44,002 || 32–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 79 || June 27 || @ Angels || 1 – 0 || de la Rosa (5–9) || Weaver (6–4) || Dotel (8) || 41,269 || 33–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 80 || June 29 || White Sox || 8 – 1 || Bannister (5–4) || Contreras (5–9) || Greinke (1) || 20,525 || 34–46 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 81 || June 30 || White Sox || 3 – 1 (10) || Bukvich (1–0) || Dotel (0–1) || Jenks (21) || 25,119 || 34–47 July Kansas City Royals 2002thru2025 y |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 82 || July 1 || White Sox || 3 – 1 || Garland (6–5) || Thomson (1-1) || Jenks (22) || 23,004 || 34–48 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 83 || July 2 || Mariners || 3 – 2 (11) || Dotel (1-1) || Morrow (3–2) || || 13,257 || 35–48 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 84 || July 3 || Mariners || 17 – 3 || de la Rosa (6–9) || Feierabend (1–3) || || 28,140 || 36–48 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 85 || July 4 || Mariners || 4 – 0 || Washburn (8–6) || Bannister (5-5) || Putz (24) || 27,797 || 36–49 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 6 || Devil Rays || 6 – 5 || Shields (7–4) || Pérez (4–8) || Glover (1) || 18,753 || 36–50 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 87 || July 7 || Devil Rays || 8 – 7 || Dotel (2–1) || Shawn Camp (0–3) || || 20,458 || 37–50 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 88 || July 8 || Devil Rays || 12 – 4 || de la Rosa (7–9) || Kazmir (5–6) || || 14,726 || 38–50 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 89 || July 13 || @ Indians || 5 – 4 || Borowski (2–3) || Greinke (4–5) || || 32,624 || 38–51 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 90 || July 14 || @ Indians || 6 – 5 || Meche (6-6) || Sabathia (12–4) || Dotel (9) || 31,599 || 39–51 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 91 || July 15 || @ Indians || 5 – 3 || Carmona (11–4) || de la Rosa (7–10) || Borowski (26) || 29,657 || 39–52 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 92 || July 16 || @ Red Sox || 4 – 0 || Gabbard (3–0) || Bannister (5–6) || || 37,099 || 39–53 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 93 || July 17 || @ Red Sox || 9 – 3 || Gobble (4–1) || Wakefield (10–9) || || 37,001 || 40–53 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 94 || July 18 || @ Red Sox || 6 – 5 || Pérez (5–8) || Tavárez (5–8) || Dotel (10) || 36,681 || 41–53 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 95 || July 20 || @ Tigers || 10 – 2 || Meche (7–6) || Rogers (3–2) || || 43,200 || 42–53 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 21 || @ Tigers || 10 – 8 (10) || Durbin (7–3) || Soria (1–3) || || 43,408 || 42–54 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 97 || July 22 || @ Tigers || 5 – 2 || Bannister (6-6) || Robertson (6–7) || || 42,201 || 43–54 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 98 || July 23 || Yankees || 9 – 2 || Clemens (3–4) || Pérez (5–9) || || 30,746 || 43–55 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 99 || July 24 || Yankees || 9 – 4 || Wang (11–5) || Elarton (2–4) || || 38,212 || 43–56 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 100 || July 25 || Yankees || 7 – 1 || Mussina (5–7) || Meche (7-7) || || 28,460 || 43–57 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 101 || July 26 || Yankees || 7 – 0 || de la Rosa (8–10) || Igawa (2–3) || || 37,036 || 44–57 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 102 || July 27 || Rangers || 6 – 1 || Bannister (7–6) || Wright (3-3) || || 21,730 || 45–57 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 103 || July 28 || Rangers || 6 – 5 || Pérez (6–9) || Millwood (7–9) || Dotel (11) || 27,700 || 46–57 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 104 || July 29 || Rangers || 10 – 0 || Núñez (1–0) || Loe (5–9) || Peralta (1) || 15,638 || 47–57 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 105 || July 30 || @ Twins || 3 – 1 || Baker (5–4) || Meche (7–8) || Nathan (23) || 23,628 || 47–58 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 106 || July 31 || @ Twins || 5 – 3 || Silva (9–11) || de la Rosa (8–11) || Nathan (24) || 22,890 || 47–59 August Kansas City Royals 2002thru2025 y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 107 || August 1 || @ Twins || 5 – 3 (10) || Greinke (5-5)|| Rincón (3–2) || Soria (11) || 24,880 || 48–59 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | --- || August 2 || @ Twins ||colspan=5|Postponed (I-35W bridge collapse) Rescheduled for August 31|| 48–59 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 108 || August 3 || @ Yankees || 7 – 1 || Wang (13–5) || Pérez (6–10) || || 54,246 || 48–60 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 4 || @ Yankees || 16 – 8 || Myers (1–0) || Bale (0–1) || || 54,056 || 48–61 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 110 || August 5 || @ Yankees || 8 – 5 || Mussina (7-7) || Meche (7–9) || Rivera (17) || 54,525 || 48–62 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 111 || August 7 || Twins || 5 – 1 || Bannister (8–6) || Bonser (5–8) || || 15,648 || 49–62 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 112 || August 8 || Twins || 11 – 4 || Santana (12–9)|| Pérez (6–11) || || 21,503 || 49–63 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 113 || August 9 || Twins || 1 – 0 || Davies (5–8) || Garza (1–3)|| Soria (12) || 14,569 || 50–63 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 114 || August 10 || Blue Jays || 2 – 1 || Marcum (9–4) || Meche (7–10) || Accardo (21) || 21,276 || 50–64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 115 || August 11 || Blue Jays || 4 – 1 || Núñez (2–0) || McGowan (8–6) || Soria (13) || 25,934 || 51–64 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 116 || August 12 || Blue Jays || 4 – 1 || Burnett (6-6) || Bannister (8–7) || Accardo (22) || 18,381 || 51–65 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 117 || August 13 || Blue Jays || 6 – 2 || Pérez (7–11) || Litsch (4–5) || || 14,845 || 52–65 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 118 || August 14 || @ Rangers || 5 – 3 || Millwood (8–9) || Davies (5–9) || Wilson (5) || 23,906 || 52–66 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 119 || August 15 || @ Rangers || 4 – 3 || Wood (3–1) || Meche (7–11) || Wilson (6) || 24,529 || 52–67 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 120 || August 16 || @ Rangers || 6 – 2 || Braun (1–0) || Eyre (4–6) || || 22,674 || 53–67 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 121 || August 17 || @ Athletics || 9 – 2 || Bannister (9–7) || Meyer (0–1) || || 18,185 || 54–67 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 122 || August 18 || @ Athletics || 7 – 3 || Pérez (8–11) || Gaudin (9-9) || || 24,638 || 55–67 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 19 || @ Athletics || 6 – 1 || DiNardo (8–6) || Davies (5–10) || || 26,445 || 55–68 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 124 || August 20 || @ White Sox || 4 – 3 || Thornton (4-4) || Riske (1–3) || Jenks (34) || 35,391 || 55–69 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 125 || August 21 || @ White Sox || 5 – 2 || Vázquez (11–6) || Núñez (2–1) || Jenks (35) || 35,309 || 55–70 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 126 || August 22 || @ White Sox || 7 – 6 || Bannister (10–7) || Contreras (6–16) || || 31,739 || 56–70 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 127 || August 24 || Indians || 2 – 1 || Bale (1-1) || Sabathia (14–7) || Soria (14) || 25,640 || 57–70 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 25 || Indians || 9 – 4 || Laffey (2–1) || Davies (5–11) || || 23,167 || 57–71 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 129 || August 26 || Indians || 5 – 3 (11) || Betancourt (3–0) || Peralta (1–3) || Borowski (37) || 18,268 || 57–72 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 130 || August 28 || Tigers || 6 – 3 || Bannister (11–7) || Robertson (7–11) || || 16,193 || 58–72 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 131 || August 29 || Tigers || 5 – 0 || Braun (2–0) || Miller (5-5) || Riske (4) || 11,628 || 59–72 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 132 || August 30 || Tigers || 6 – 1 || Bonderman (11–7) || Núñez (2-2) || || 11,196 || 59–73 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 133 || August 31 || @ Twins || 9 – 4 || Davies (6–11) || Garza (3–5) || || 15,736 || 60–73 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 134 || August 31 || @ Twins || 5 – 0 || Baker (8–6) || Meche (7–12) || || 24,986 || 60–74 September Kansas City Royals 2002thru2025 y |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 135 || September 1 || @ Twins || 6 – 4 || Silva (11–13) || Duckworth (2–4) || Nathan (29) || 21,738 || 60–75 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 136 || September 2 || @ Twins || 8 – 1 || Bannister (12–7) || Bonser (6–12) || || 26,454 || 61–75 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 137 || September 3 || @ Rangers || 8 – 1 || Greinke (6–5) || Loe (6–11) || || 19,214 || 62–75 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 138 || September 4 || @ Rangers || 9 – 8 || Rheinecker (2–1) || Núñez (2–3) || Wilson (11) || 18,892 || 62–76 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 139 || September 5 || @ Rangers || 3 – 2 || Padilla (5–9) || Davies (6–12) || Benoit (3) || 17,232 || 62–77 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 140 || September 7 || Yankees || 3 – 2 || Farnsworth (2–1) || Musser (0–1) || Rivera (24) || 27,462 || 62–78 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 141 || September 8 || Yankees || 11 – 5 || Pettitte (13–8) || Bannister (12–8) || || 35,518 || 62–79 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 142 || September 9 || Yankees || 6 – 3 || Wang (18–6) || Duckworth (2–5) || Rivera (25) || 24,910 || 62–80 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 143 || September 10 || Twins || 4 – 2 || Bonser (7–12) || Buckner (0–1) || Nathan (31) || 10,525 || 62–81 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 144 || September 11 || Twins || 6 – 3 || Baker (9–7) || Davies (6–13) || Nathan (32) || 12,891 || 62–82 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 145 || September 12 || Twins || 6 – 3 || Meche (8–12) || Silva (11–14) || || 10,102 || 63–82 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 146 || September 14 || @ Indians || 5 – 4 || Borowski (4–5) || Riske (1–4) || || 35,230 || 63–83 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 147 || September 15 || @ Indians || 6 – 0 || Carmona (17–8) || Greinke (6-6) || || 32,113 || 63–84 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 148 || September 16 || @ Indians || 4 – 3 || Buckner (1-1) || Laffey (3–2) || Soria (15) || 30,112 || 64–84 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 149 || September 17 || White Sox || 11 – 3 || Vázquez (13–8) || Davies (6–14) || || 14,421 || 64–85 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 150 || September 18 || White Sox || 3 – 2 || Meche (9–12) || Floyd (1–4) || Soria (16) || 15,015 || 65–85 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 151 || September 19 || White Sox || 7 – 0 || Contreras (10–16) || Bannister (12–9) || || 11,857 || 65–86 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 152 || September 20 || White Sox || 3 – 0 || Greinke (7–6) || Garland (9–13) || Soria (17) || 10,264 || 66–86 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 153 || September 21 || @ Tigers || 5 – 4 || Byrdak (2–0) || Núñez (2–4) || Jones (38) || 40,117 || 66–87 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 154 || September 22 || @ Tigers || 7 – 4 || Davies (7–14) || Rogers (3-3) || || 41,792 || 67–87 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 155 || September 23 || @ Tigers || 7 – 2 || Verlander (18–6) || de la Rosa (8–12) || || 40,068 || 67–88 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 156 || September 24 || @ Orioles || 3 – 2 || Walker (3–2) || Meche (9–13) || Bradford (2) || 15,769 || 67–89 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 157 || September 25 || @ White Sox || 9 – 5 || Duckworth (3–5) || Wassermann (0–1) || || 31,607 || 68–89 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 158 || September 26 || @ White Sox || 3 – 0 || Garland (10–13) || Greinke (7-7) || || 32,091 || 68–90 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 159 || September 27 || @ White Sox || 10 – 0 || Broadway (1-1) || Buckner (1–2) || || 34,477 || 68–91 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 160 || September 28 || Indians || 5 – 3 || Sabathia (19–7) || Davies (7–15) || Borowski (44) || 29,846 || 68–92 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 161 || September 29 || Indians || 4 – 3 || Soria (2–3) || Pérez (1–2) || || 24,274 || 69–92 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 162 || September 30 || Indians || 4 – 2 || Laffey (4–2) || Hochevar (0–1) || Borowski (45) || 19,104 || 69–93 Statistical team leaders Batting Stat Player Total Avg. Mark Teahen .285 HR John Buck 18 RBI Emil Brown 62 R David DeJesus 101 H David DeJesus 157 SB Alex Gordon 14 Pitching Stat Player Total W Brian Bannister 12 L Gil Meche 13 ERA Gil Meche 3.67 SO Gil Meche 156 SV Joakim Soria 17 IP Gil Meche 216 Stats as of September 30, 2007 Royals among league leaders Batting StatPlayerTotalAL RankMLB Rank R David DeJesus 101 13 26 3B David DeJesus 9 2 (tie) 5 (tie) G David DeJesus 157 16 (tie) 30 (tie) Pitching StatPlayerTotalAL RankMLB Rank ERA Gil Meche 3.67 14 24 IP Gil Meche 216 8 13 G Jimmy Gobble 74 5 25 Stats as of September 30, 2007 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 PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGDavid DeJesus1576051011572997581064.260.372Mark Teahen144544781553187601355.285.410Alex Gordon1515436013436415601441.247.411Tony Peña Jr.15250958136257247510.267.356Mark Grudzielanek11645370137323651123.302.426Emil Brown11336644941316621224.257.347Esteban Germán12134849921564371143.264.376John Buck11334741771801848036.222.429Billy Butler923293896232852027.292.447Ross Gload1023203792223751216.288.441Mike Sweeney742652669151738017.260.404Joey Gathright74228287080019920.307.342Ryan Shealy52172183860321013.221.308Jason LaRue66169142590413117.148.272Shane Costa5510313236101205.223.301Jason Smith40859162161403.188.447Reggie Sanders2473122370211011.315.493Fernando Cortez81434100101.286.357Paul Phillips81422100201.143.214Ángel Berroa91101000100.091.091Justin Huber81021000000.100.100Craig Brazell5411000001.250.250Pitcher totals1622224100200.182.227Team totals162553470614473004610266078428.261.388 Source: 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 PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSOGil Meche9133.6734340216.0218988862156Brian Bannister1293.8727270165.015676714477Odalis Pérez8115.5726260137.117890855064Jorge De La Rosa8125.8226230130.016088845382Zack Greinke773.6952141122.0122525036106Joel Peralta133.80620187.29339371966David Riske142.45650469.26119192752Joakim Soria232.486201769.04620191975Jimmy Gobble413.02740153.25623182350Kyle Davies376.661111050.06341372640Brandon Duckworth354.63263146.25130242321Juan Carlos Oviedo243.92136043.24421191037John Bale114.05260040.04518181742Ryan Braun206.64260039.14632292224Scott Elarton2410.4699037.05344432113Billy Buckner125.2975034.03720201617Neal Musser014.38170024.23213121419Octavio Dotel213.912401123.02411101129Todd Wellemeyer0110.34120015.2251918119Luke Hochevar012.1341012.2114345John Thomson113.3822010.2135433Jason Standridge018.224007.21110756Luke Hudson0118.001102.025440Team totals69934.48162162361437.11547778716520993 Source: Awards and honors Mike Sweeney, Hutch Awardhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Gil Meche, pitcher, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Omaha Royals Pacific Coast League Mike Jirschele AA Wichita Wranglers Texas League Tony Tijerina A Wilmington Blue Rocks Carolina League John Mizerock A Burlington Bees Midwest League Jim Gabella Rookie Burlington Royals Appalachian League Darryl Kennedy Rookie AZL Royals Arizona League Lloyd Simmons Rookie Idaho Falls Chukars Pioneer League Brian Rupp References Game logs: 1st half: Kansas City Royals Game Log on ESPN.com 2nd half: Kansas City Royals Game Log on ESPN.com Batting statistics: Kansas City Royals Batting Stats on ESPN.com Pitching statistics: Kansas City Royals Pitching Stats on ESPN.com 2007 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference Kansas City Royals: Official web site Category:Kansas City Royals seasons Kansas City Royals season Kansas