.Kansas City Royals to win AL Player of the Month: Jul 75 Mayberry Jul 80 Brett Sept 81 Wilson May 82 H. McRae Jun 82 Brett Apr 83 Brett May 85 Brett Jul 85 Brett Jul 90 Brett Jun 97 King Jul 99 Randa Apr 00 Dye Jul 00 Damon Jun 01 Sweeney Apr 04 Beltrán Sep 09 Butler Jul 24 Witt Jr.

.Kansas City Royals pinch-hit HR that turned a deficit into a lead, 9th inning or later: Hawk Taylor 5/6/69 at DET Lou Piniella 7/4/70 at MIL Pat Tabler 9/12/89 vs. TEX Warren Cromartie 8/17/91 at BOS MJ MELENDEZ 8/4/24 at DET

Best road trips, Kansas City Royals history (min. 7 games): 1.000 Sept. 5-11, 1977 (7-0) .889 July 26-Aug. 4, 2013 (8-1) .857 *July 29-Aug. 4, 2024 (6-1)* .857 June 13-19, 2014 (6-1) .857 Aug. 14-20, 1989 (6-1) .857 June 10-16, 1988 (6-1) .857 Aug. 23-29, 1982 (6-1) h/t Elias Sports Bureau

Seth Lugo's MLB ranks entering tonight's start: 150.1 IP (1st) 13 Wins (T-1st) 2.57 ERA (T-1st) In the Expansion Era (since 1961), only two AL/NL pitchers have led MLB in innings, wins and ERA: 1965 Sandy Koufax 1966 Sandy Koufax 1989 Bret Saberhagen h/t Elias Sports Bureau

Best run differential in 3-game series, Kansas City Royals history: +27 (34-7) May 18-20, 1999 vs OAK +25 (28-3) *Aug. 16-18, 2024 at CIN* +22 (29-7) July 11-13, 2003 at TEX +22 (25-3) Aug. 9-11, 1982 vs CLE +22 (28-6) April 7-10, 1977 at DET h/t Elias Sports Bureau

5-game win streaks with +30 run differential, Kansas City Royals history: Aug. 14-19, 2024 (5-0, +30) Sept. 14-18, 2008 (5-0, +31) Sept. 6-10, 1977 (5-0, +30) May 11-15, 1976 (5-0, +33)

Last five players with a .440 AVG and 1.280 OPS over any 40-game span: -Bobby Witt Jr. (June 30-Aug. 19, 2024) -Josh Hamilton (June 4-July 20, 2010) -Albert Pujols (May 18-June 29, 2003) -Barry Bonds (July 31-Sept. 14, 2002) -Larry Walker (June 10-July 31, 2002)

Most grand slams, Kansas City Royals history: T1. Salvador Perez 6 T1. Frank White 6 Most multi-HR games, Kansas City Royals history: T1. Salvador Perez 17 T1. George Brett 17

Vinnie Pasquantino (96 RBI), Salvador Perez (94) and Bobby Witt Jr. (94) are all on pace for at least 115 RBI. In the Expansion Era (since 1961), only five teams have had three players with 115 RBI in the same season: 96 Mariners 96 Rockies 97 Rockies 99 Indians 05 Yankees

The Major League record (since 1900) for most wins following a 100-loss season is 87, set by the 1967 Cubs and 1989 Orioles. (h/t @Eliassports) To break that record with 88 wins, the Kansas City Royals would have to go 14-16 over their last 30 games.

Most RBI in MLB since the All-Star break: 38 Aaron Judge (NYY) 35 Vinnie Pasquantino (KC) 32 Salvador Perez (KC) 32 Bobby Witt Jr. (KC)

Best record vs. teams currently in 1st place: 1. Yankees 16-6 (.727) 2. Phillies 11-7 (.611) 3. D-backs 13-9 (.591) 4. Kansas City Royals 15-11 (.577) 5. Braves 15-12 (.556) h/t Elias Sports Bureau

Bobby Witt Jr. has 30 HR Aaron Judge has 51 HR If Witt Jr. played all his games at Yankee Stadium, he would have 38 HR If Judge played all his games at Kauffman Stadium, he would have 38 HR

Bobby Witt Jr. leads MLB in runs (118), hits (192) and batting average (.336). Here's the complete list of players since 1900 to lead MLB in all three of those categories: 1977 Rod Carew 1952 Stan Musial 1915 Ty Cobb 1911 Ty Cobb 1901 Nap Lajoie h/t Elias Sports Bureau

Seth Lugo's last 3 starts, all vs. 1st-place teams: 8/30 at HOU: 7 IP, 1 R 9/4 vs. CLE: 7 IP, 1 R TONIGHT at NYY: 7 IP, 0 R He's the first Kansas City Royals pitcher to record ≥ 7 IP and ≤ 1 R in 3 straight starts since James Shields in 2014.

Opposing pitchers to record ≥ 7 IP, 0 R, 0 BB, ≥ 10 K at Yankee Stadium (any of them), last 45 years: Seth Lugo (KC) TONIGHT Kevin Gausman (TOR) 4/23/23 Yu Darvish (TEX) 6/23/17

The Kansas City Royals tonight became the first team *ever* to hold the Yankees to: *no runs *no walks *with 14 strikeouts

Seth Lugo is the *only* pitcher in MLB who ranks in the top 5 in: *innings (193.0, 1st) *wins (16, T-1st) *ERA (2.94, 5th)

AL fWAR Pitching Leaders: 1. Tarik Skubal (DET) 5.3 2. Cole Ragans (KC) 4.5 3. Seth Lugo (KC) 4.4

Most grand slams, Kansas City Royals history: T1. Salvador Perez (6) T1. Frank White (6) 3. Danny Tartabull (5) T4. BOBBY WITT JR. (4) T4. Carlos Beltran (4)