The Kansas City Royals' season of 2010 was the 42nd for the Royals franchise. It was also the 25th anniversary of their first World Series championship (1985).
The Royals' payroll as the 2010 season opened was $70 million (21st in the major leagues). Royals batters struck out 905 times during the season, the fewest of any team in a season in the 2010s.
Regular season Manager Trey Hillman and third base coach Dave Owen (baseball) were dismissed after the game on May 13, 2010, and replaced with Ned Yost as manager and Rusty Kuntz as first base coach with Eddie Rodriguez shifting from first base coach to third base coach.
Season standings American League Central
American League Wild Card
Record vs. opponents
Game log Legend Royals Win Royals Loss Game postponed
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 5 || Tigers || 8–4 || Zumaya (1–0) || Tejeda (0–1) || || 40,052 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 7 || Tigers || 3–2 (11) || Farnsworth (1–0) || Valverde (0–1) || || 10,574 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 8 || Tigers || 7–3 || Bonine (1–0) || Mendoza (0–1) || || 10,909 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 9 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Parrish (1–0) || Bard (0–1) || Soria (1) || 21,091 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 10 || Red Sox || 8–3 || Beckett (1–0) || Greinke (0–1) || || 37,505 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 11 || Red Sox || 8–6 || Buchholz (1–0) || Meche (0–1) || Papelbon (2) || 19,240 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 12 || @ Tigers || 10–5 || Hochevar (1–0) || Scherzer (0–1) || || 17,058 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 13 || @ Tigers || 6–5 || Zumaya (2–0) || Hughes (0–1) || Valverde (2) || 18,414|| 3–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 14 || @ Tigers || 7–3 || Davies (1–0) || Perry (0–1) || Soria (2) || 19,262 || 4–5 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 10 || April 16 || @ Twins || 10–3 || Baker (2–1) || Greinke (0–2) || || 38,532 || 4–6 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 11 || April 17 || @ Twins || 6–5 || Duensing (2–0) || Parrish (1–1) || Rauch (6) || 38,564 || 4–7 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 12 || April 18 || @ Twins || 10–5 || Hochevar (2–0) || Pavano (2–1) || Soria (3) || 38,544 || 5–7 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 13 || April 19 || @ Blue Jays || 8–1 || Morrow (1–1) || Bannister (0–1) || || 10,314 || 5–8 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 14 || April 20 || @ Blue Jays || 4–3 || Camp (1–0) || Davies (0–2) || Gregg (4) || 10,565 || 5–9 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 15 || April 21 || @ Blue Jays || 4–3 (10) || Tejeda (1–1) || Downs (0–1) || Soria (4) || 15,577 || 6–9 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 16 || April 23 || Twins || 8–3 || Pavano (3–1) || Meche (0–2) || || 16,605 || 6–10 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 17 || April 24 || Twins || 9–7 (12) || Rauch (1–0) || Tejeda (1–2) || || 26,649 || 6–11 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 18 || April 25 || Twins || 4–3 || Bannister (1–1) || Slowey (2–2) || Soria (5) || 15,601 || 7–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 26 || Mariners || 3–1 || Davies (2–1) || Hernández (2–1) || Chen (1) || 11,391 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 27 || Mariners || 3–2 || Kelley (1–0) || Rupe (0–1) || Aardsma (7) || 14,969 || 8–12 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 28 || Mariners || 6–5 || League (3–1) || Thompson (0–1) || Aardsma (8) || 13,206 || 8–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 29 || @ Rays || 11–1 || Garza (4–1) || Hochevar (2–1) || || 12,766 || 8–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 30 || @ Rays || 3–2 || Rupe (1–1) || Choate (0–2) || Soria (6) || 25,195 || 9–14
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || @ Rays || 4–2 (11) || Tejada (2–2) || Cormier (2–1) || Soria (7) || 34,813 || 10–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 2 || @ Rays || 1–0 || Davis (3–1) || Greinke (0–3) || Soriano (6) || 19,757 || 10–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Peavy (1–2) || Meche (0–3) || || 21,208 || 10–16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 4 || @ White Sox || 7–2 || Hochevar (3–1) || Floyd (1–3) || || 17,157 || 11–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 5 || @ White Sox || 9–2 || García (1–2) || Bannister (1–2) || || 21,255 || 11–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 6 || @ Rangers || 13–12 || Francisco (4–3) || Soria (0–1) || Feliz (7) || 15,132 || 11–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 7 || @ Rangers || 4–1 || Wilson (3–1) || Greinke (0–4) || || 29,065 || 11–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 8 || @ Rangers || 3–2 || Ray (1–0) || Meche (0–4) || Feliz (8) || 36,349 || 11–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 9 || @ Rangers || 6–4 || Mathis (1–0) || Thompson (0–2) || Feliz (9) || 25,476 || 11–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 11 || Indians || 8–2 || Westbrook (1–2) || Bannister (1–2) || || 15,930 || 11–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 12 || Indians || 4–0 || Carmona (4–1) || Davies (2–2) || || 11,803 || 11–23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 13 || Indians || 6–4 || Greinke (1–4) || Huff (1–5) || Soria (8) || 28,361 || 12–23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 14 || White Sox || 6–1 || Hughes (1–1) || Buehrle (2–5) || || 27,816 || 13–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 15 || White Sox || 5–4 || Peavy (3–2) || Hochevar (3–2) || Thornton (1) || 22,192 || 13–24 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 16 || White Sox || 5–3 || Bannister (2–3) || Floyd (1–4) || Soria (9) || 13,922 || 14–24 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 17 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Davies (3–2) || Bergesen (3–3) || Soria (10) || 9,299 || 15–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 18 || @ Orioles || 4–3 (10) || Simón (1–1) || Bullington (0–1) || || 9,715 || 15–25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 19 || @ Indians || 8–4 || Chen (1–0) || Wood (0–2) || || 10,916 || 16–25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 20 || @ Indians || 9–3 || Hochevar (4–2) || Talbot (5–3) || || 13,953 || 17–25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 21 || Rockies || 9–2 || Bannister (3–3) || Hammel (1–3) || || 24,807 || 18–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 22 || Rockies || 3–0 || Francis (1–0) || Davies (3–3) || Corpas (3) || 20,907 || 18–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 23 || Rockies || 11–7 || Rogers (1–2) || Greinke (1–5) || || 21,867 || 18–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 25 || Rangers || 8–7 || O'Day (2–2) || Thompson (0–3) || Feliz (13) || 12,796 || 18–28 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 26 || Rangers || 5–2 || Hochevar (5–2) || Feldman (2–5) || Soria (11) || 14,722 || 19–28 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 27 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 || Bannister (4–3) || Matsuzaka (3–2) || Soria (12) || 37,940 || 20–28 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 28 || @ Red Sox || 12–5 || Davies (4–3) || Wakefield (1–3) || || 37,945 || 21–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 29 || @ Red Sox || 1–0 || Buchholz (7–3) || Greinke (1–6) || Papelbon (12) || 37,956 || 21–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 30 || @ Red Sox || 8–1 || Lester (6–2) || Thompson (0–4) || || 37,581 || 21–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 31 || Angels || 7–1 || Santana (5–3) || Hochevar (5–3) || || 24,649 || 21–31
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 1 || Angels || 6–3 || Bannister (5–3) || Piñeiro (3–6) || Soria (13) || 15,142 || 22–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 2 || Angels || 7–2 || Kazmir (4–5) || Davies (4–4) || || 12,718 || 22–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 3 || Angels || 5–4 || Weaver (5–2) || Greinke (1–7) || Fuentes (7) || 13,621 || 22–33 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 4 || Tigers || 7–3 || Chen (2–0) || Scherzer (2–5) || || 21,930 || 23–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 5 || Tigers || 4–2 || Verlander (6–4) || Hochevar (5–4) || Valverde (12) || 24,383 || 23–34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 6 || Tigers || 7–2 || Bannister (6–3) || Bonderman (2–4) || || 22,240 || 24–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Twins || 7–3 || Slowey (7–3) || Greinke (1–8) || Guerrier (1) || 38,970 || 24–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 9 || @ Twins || 6–2 || Pavano (6–6) || Davies (4–5) || || 40,323 || 24–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 10 || @ Twins || 9–8 || Chen (3–0) || Baker (5–5) || Soria (14) || 39,022 || 25–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 11 || @ Reds || 6–5 (11) || Marté (1–0) || Owings (3–2) || Soria (15) || 25,847 || 26–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 12 || @ Reds || 11–5 || Cueto (6–1) || Bannister (6–4) || || 34,240 || 26–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 13 || @ Reds || 7–3 || Greinke (2–8) || LeCure (1–3) || || 23,747 || 27–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 15 || Astros || 15–7 || Texeira (1–1) || Paulino (1–8) || || 24,862 || 28–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 16 || Astros || 4–2 || Oswalt (5–8) || Chen (3–1) || Lindstrom (15) || 17,675 || 28–38 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 17 || Astros || 5–2 || Marté (2–0) || Myers (4–5) || Soria (16) || 16,255 || 29–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 18 || @ Braves || 6–4 || Lowe (9–5) || Bannister (6–5) || Wagner (13) || 29,808 || 29–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 19 || @ Braves || 5–4 || Wagner (5–0) || Tejeda (2–3) || || 39,109 || 29–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 20 || @ Braves || 8–5 || Kimbrel (2–0) || Wood (0–1) || Wagner (14) || 30,072 || 29–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 21 || @ Nationals || 2–1 || Hernández (6–4) || Chen (3–2) || Capps (21) || 13,592 || 29–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 22 || @ Nationals || 4–3 || Atilano (6–4) || Lerew (0–1) || Capps (22) || 21,168 || 29–43 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 23 || @ Nationals || 1–0 || Bannister (7–5) || Strasburg (2–1) || Soria (17) || 31,913 || 30–43 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 25 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Greinke (3–8) || Suppan (0–3) || Soria (18) || 38,916 || 31–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 26 || Cardinals || 5–3 || Hawksworth (2–4) || Davies (4–6) || Franklin (15) || 38,457 || 31–44 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 27 || Cardinals || 10–3 || Chen (4–2) || García (7–4) || || 32,938 || 32–44 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || June 28 || White Sox || 3–1 || Lerew (1–1) || Buehrle (6–7) || Soria (19) || 15,056 || 33–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 29 || White Sox || 4–3 || Floyd (3–7) || Bannister (7–6) || Putz (2) || 19,364 || 33–45 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || June 30 || White Sox || 7–6 || Greinke (4–8) || Peavy (7–6) || Soria (20) || 18,335 || 34–45
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 2 || @ Angels || 2–1 (10) || Tejeda (3–3) || Shields (0–3) || Soria (21) || 40,005 || 35–45 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || July 3 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Chen (5–2) || Santana (8–6) || Soria (22) || 39,112 || 36–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 4 || @ Angels || 11–0 || Piñeiro (9–6) || Lerew (1–2) || || 42,116 || 36–46 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 83 || July 5 || @ Mariners || 6–4 (10) || Farnsworth (2–0) || Cordero (0–1) || Soria (23) || 22,617 || 37–46 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || July 6 || @ Mariners || 3–2 || Greinke (5–8) || Rowland-Smith (1–8) || Soria (24) || 17,555 || 38–46 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 7 || @ Mariners || 7–3 || Marté (3–0) || League (5–6) || Soria (25) || 16,954 || 39–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 9 || @ White Sox || 8–2 || Buehrle (8–7) || Chen (5–3) || || 25,572 || 39–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 10 || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Floyd (5–7) || Bannister (7–7) || || 32,339 || 39–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 11 || @ White Sox || 15–5 || Peña (3–1) || Lerew (1–3) || || 29,040 || 39–49 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | colspan="9" | All-Star Break: National League defeats American League 3–1. |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 16 || Athletics || 5–1 || Gonzalez (8–6) || Greinke (5–9) || || 37,312 || 39–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 17 || Athletics || 6–5 || Breslow (4–2) || Soria (0–2) || Bailey (19) || 26,634 || 39–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 18 || Athletics || 9–6 || Mazzaro (5–2) || Bannister (7–8) || Bailey (20) || 18,702 || 39–52 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 19 || Blue Jays || 5–4 (10) || Farnsworth (3–0) || Gregg (0–4) || || 12,968 || 40–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 20 || Blue Jays || 13–1 || Litsch (1–4) || Lerew (1–4) || || 18,865 || 40–53 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 21 || Blue Jays || 5–2 || Greinke (6–9) || Rzepczynski (0–1) || Soria (26) || 15,285 || 41–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 22 || @ Yankees || 10–4 || Sabathia (13–3) || Chen (5–4) || || 47,484 || 41–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb"