2019 Kansas City Royals season

The 2019 Kansas City Royals season was the 51st season for the franchise, and their 47th at Kauffman Stadium. They had a 1-game improvement from the previous season, but they were eliminated from postseason contention on August 27. The season was Ned Yost's final season as manager as he announced on September 23 that he was retiring at the end of the season.

Season standings

American League Central

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Regular season Game log

|-style=background:#bfb ||1|| March 28 ||White Sox || 5–3 || Keller (1–0) || Rodón (0–1) || Boxberger (1) || 31,675 || 1–0 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb ||2|| March 30 || White Sox || 8–6 || Junis (1–0) || López (0–1) || Kennedy (1) || 13,533 || 2–0 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb ||3|| March 31 || White Sox || 3–6 || Giolito (1–0) || López (0–1) || Colomé (1) || 12,669 || 2–1 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||4|| April 2 || Twins || 4–5 (10) || Hildenberger (1–0) || Boxberger (0–1) || Parker (1) || 10,024 || 2–2 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb ||5|| April 3 || Twins || 6–7 || May (1–0) || Peralta (0–1) || Parker (2) || 10,575 || 2–3 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb ||6|| April 4 || @ Tigers || 4–5 || Hardy (1–0) || Zimmer (0–1) || Greene (5) || 42,641 || 2–4 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb ||7|| April 6 || @ Tigers || 4–7 || Alcántara (2–0) || McCarthy (0–1) || Greene (6) || 22,111 || 2–5 || L5 |-style=background:#fbb ||8|| April 7 || @ Tigers || 1–3 || Ross (1–1) || Keller (1–1) || Greene (7) || 15,058 || 2–6 || L6 |-style=background:#fbb ||9|| April 8 || Mariners || 5–13 || Elías (1–0) || Bailey (0–1) ||-|| 10,259 || 2–7 || L7 |-style=background:#fbb ||10|| April 9 || Mariners || 3–6 || Gonzales (4–0) || Junis (1–1) || Swarzak (2) || 10,366 || 2–8 || L8 |-style=background:#fbb ||11|| April 10 || Mariners || 5–6 || Swarzak (1–0) || Boxberger (0–2) || Elías (2) || 12,775 || 2–9 || L9 |-style=background:#fbb ||12|| April 11 || Mariners || 6–7 (10) || Brennan (1–0) || Sparkman (0–1) || Sadzeck (1) || 10,231 || 2–10 || L10 |-style=background:#bfb ||13|| April 12 || Indians || 8–1 || Keller (2–1) || Carrasco (1–2) ||-|| 11,950 || 3–10 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb ||14|| April 13 || Indians || 3–0 || Bailey (1–1) || Rodríguez (0–1) || Peralta (1) || 15,188 || 4–10 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb ||15|| April 14 || Indians || 9–8 || Peralta (1–1) || Hand (0–1) ||-|| 14,303 || 5–10 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb ||16|| April 15 || @ White Sox || 4–5 || Bañuelos (1–0) || Boxberger (0–3) || Colomé (4) || 12,553 || 5–11 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||17|| April 16 || @ White Sox || 1–5 || López (1–2) || López (0–2) ||-|| 13,583 || 5–12 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb ||18|| April 17 || @ White Sox || 4–3(10) || Peralta (2–1) || Jones (0–1) || Barlow (1) || 14,358 || 6–12 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb ||19|| April 18 || @ Yankees || 6–1 || Bailey (2–1) || Germán (3–1) ||-|| 39,106 || 7–12 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb ||20|| April 19 || @ Yankees || 2–6 || Sabathia (1–0) || Junis (1–2) ||-|| 39,668 || 7–13 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||21|| April 20 || @ Yankees || 2–9 || Tanaka (2–1) || Fillmyer (0–1) ||-|| 42,013 || 7–14 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb ||22|| April 21 || @ Yankees || 6–7(10) || Britton (1–0) || Diekman (0–1) ||-|| 40,523 || 7–15 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb ||23|| April 22 || @ Rays || 3–6|| Font (1–0) || Keller (2–2) || Pagan (1) || 9,914 || 7–16 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb ||24|| April 23 || @ Rays || 2–5 || Beeks (1–0) || Bailey (2–2) || Pagan (2) || 8,298 || 7–17 || L5 |-style=background:#bfb ||25|| April 24 || @ Rays || 10–2 || Junis (2–2) || Snell (2–2) ||-|| 9,502 || 8–17 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||26|| April 26 || Angels || 1–5 || Skaggs (2–2) || Duffy (0–1) ||-|| 23,186 || 8–18 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb ||27|| April 27 || Angels || 9–4 || Barlow (1–0) || Barría (2–2) ||-|| 18,755 || 9–18 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||28|| April 28 || Angels || 3–7 || Harvey (1–2) || Bailey (2–3) ||-|| 21,549 || 9–19 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||29|| April 29 || Rays || 5–8 || Chirinos (4–0) || Keller (2–3) ||-|| 11,744 || 9–20 || L2 |-style=background:#bbb ||—|| April 30 || Rays || colspan=7|Postponed (Rain); Makeup: May 1

|-style=background:#bfb ||30|| May 1 || Rays || 3–2 || Junis (3–2) || Stanek (0–1) || Kennedy (2) || - || 10–20 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb ||31|| May 1 || Rays || 8–2 || Sparkman (1–1) || Snell (2–3) ||-|| 11,411 || 11–20 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb ||32|| May 2 || Rays || 1–3 || Kolarek (2–0) || Peralta (2–2) || Castillo (4) || 23,343 || 11–21 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||33|| May 3 || @ Tigers || 3–4 || Boyd (3–2) || López (0–3) || Greene (13) || 14,020 || 11–22 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb ||34|| May 4 || @ Tigers || 15–3 || Bailey (3–3) || Ross (1–4) ||-|| 19,500 || 12–22 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||35|| May 5 || @ Tigers || 2–5 (10) || Farmer (2–2) || Kennedy (0–1) ||-|| 16,369 || 12–23 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||36|| May 6 || @ Astros || 4–6 || Cole (3–4) || Junis (3–3) || Osuna (8) || 27,079 || 12–24 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb ||37|| May 7 || @ Astros || 12–2 || Duffy (1–1) || McHugh (3–4) ||-|| 30,377 || 13–24 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||38|| May 8 || @ Astros || 0–9 || Peacock (3–2) || López (0–4) ||-|| 22,698 || 13–25 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb ||39|| May 10 || Phillies || 5–1|| Bailey (4–3) || Arrieta (4–3) ||-|| 20,015 || 14–25 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||40|| May 11 || Phillies || 0–7 || Eflin (5–3) || Keller (2–4) ||-|| 24,463 || 14–26 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||41|| May 12 || Phillies || 1–6 || Irvin (1–0) || Junis (3–4) ||-|| 19,640 || 14–27 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb ||42|| May 14 || Rangers || 11–5 || Duffy (2–1) || Miller (1–3) ||-|| 19,410 || 15–27 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||43|| May 15 || Rangers || 1–6 || Minor (4–3) || López (0–5) ||-|| 14,572 || 15–28 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||44|| May 16 || Rangers || 1–16 || Lynn (5–3) || Bailey (4–4) ||-|| 17,469 || 15–29 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb ||45|| May 17 || @ Angels || 2–5 || Harvey (2–3) || Keller (2–5) || Robles (5) || 43,444 || 15–30 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb ||46|| May 18 || @ Angels || 3–6 || Canning (2–1) || Junis (3–5) || Buttrey (2) || 43,415 || 15–31 || L4 |-style=background:#bfb ||47|| May 19 || @ Angels || 5–1 || Duffy (3–1) || Skaggs (4–4) ||-|| 43,329 || 16–31 || W1 |-style=background:#bbb ||48|| May 21 || @ Cardinals || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); Makeup:May 22 |-style=background:#bfb ||48|| May 22 || @ Cardinals || 8–2 || Keller (3–5) || Wacha (3–2) ||-|| 42,275 || 17–31 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb ||49|| May 22 || @ Cardinals || 3–10 || Wainwright (4–4) || Bailey (4–5) ||-|| 42,529 || 17–32 || L1 |-style=background:#bbb ||50|| May 24 || Yankees || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); Makeup:May25 |-style=background:#fbb ||50|| May 25 || Yankees || 3–7 || Happ (4–3) || Barlow (1–1) ||-|| 25,243 || 17–33 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb ||51|| May 25 || Yankees || 5–6 || Adams (1–0) || López (0–6) || Chapman (14) || 18,599 || 17–34 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb ||52|| May 26 || Yankees || 8–7 (10) || McCarthy (1–1) || Holder (3–2) || — || 21,499 || 18–34 || W1 |-style=background:#bbb ||53|| May 27 || @ White Sox || colspan=8|Suspended (inclement weather); Continuation scheduled for May 28 |-style=background:#fbb ||53|| May 28 || @ White Sox || 1–2 || Colomé (2–0) || Diekman (0–2) || — || 13,842 || 18–35 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||54|| May 28 || @ White Sox || 3–4 || Giolito (7–1) || Keller (3–6) || Colomé (10) || 13,842 || 18–36 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb ||55|| May 29 || @ White Sox || 7–8 || Herrera (2–3) || Kennedy (0–2) || Colomé (11) || 16,167 || 18–37 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb ||56|| May 30 || @ Rangers || 4–2 || Junis (4–5) || Minor (5–4) || Kennedy (3) || 26,202 || 19–37 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||57|| May 31 || @ Rangers || 2–6 || Jurado (2–2) || Duffy (3–2) ||-|| 31,183 || 19–38 || L1

|-style=background:#fbb ||58|| June 1 || @ Rangers || 2–6 || Lynn (7–4) || Bailey (4–6) ||-|| 27,133 || 19–39 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb ||59|| June 2 || @ Rangers || 1–5 || Sampson (4–3) || Keller (3–7) ||-|| 21,891 || 19–40 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb ||60|| June 4 || Red Sox || 3–8 || Rodríguez (6–3) || Barlow (1–2) ||-|| 13,184 || 19–41 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb ||61|| June 5 || Red Sox || 0–8 || Sale (2–7) || Junis (4–6) ||-|| 15,523 || 19–42 || L5 |-style=background:#fbb ||62|| June 6 || Red Sox || 5–7 || Brewer (1–2) || Duffy (3–3) || Barnes (4) || 19,928 || 19–43 || L6 |-style=background:#bfb ||63|| June 7 || White Sox || 6–4 || Boxberger (1–3) || Fry (1–2) || Kennedy (4) || 24,744 || 20–43 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||64|| June 8 || White Sox || 0–2 || Giolito (9–1) || Keller (3–8) || Colomé (13) || 20,889 || 20–44 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||65|| June 9 || White Sox || 2–5 || López (4–6) || Sparkman (1–2) ||-|| 22,501 || 20–45 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb ||66|| June 11 || Tigers || 3–2 || Barlow (2–2) || Alcántara (2–1) || Kennedy (5) || 20,776 || 21–45|| W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||67|| June 12 || Tigers || 2–3 || Ramirez (3–0) || Diekman (0–3) || Greene (20) || 19,870 || 21–46|| L1 |-style=background:#bfb ||68|| June 13 || Tigers (Game played in Omaha) || 7–3 || Bailey (5–6) || Boyd (5–5) || Kennedy (6) || 25,454 || 22–46 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||69|| June 14 || @ Twins || 0–2 || Gibson (7–3) || Diekman (0–4) || Rogers (7) || 38,898 || 22–47 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||70|| June 15 || @ Twins || 4–5 || Odorizzi (10–2) || Sparkman (1–3) || Rogers (8) || 39,267 || 22–48 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb ||71|| June 16 || @ Twins || 8–6 || López (1–6) || Pérez (7–3) || Kennedy (7) || 38,886 || 23–48|| W1 |-style=background:#bfb ||72|| June 17 || @ Mariners || 6–4 || Flynn (1–0) || Bass (1–2) || Kennedy (8) || 14,476 || 24–48 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb ||73|| June 18 || @ Mariners || 9–0 || Bailey (6–6) || Kikuchi (3–5) ||-|| 12,697 || 25–48 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb ||74|| June 19 || @ Mariners || 8–2 || Gonzales (8–6) || Keller (3–9) ||-|| 16,228 || 25–49|| L1 |-style=background:#bfb ||75|| June 20 || Twins || 4–1 || Sparkman (2–3) || Odorizzi (10–3) || Kennedy (9) || 22,683 || 26–49 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||76|| June 21 || Twins || 7–8 || Harper (3–0) || Diekman (0–5) || Rogers (9) || 27,418 || 26–50 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||77|| June 22 || Twins || 3–5 || May (2–1) || Peralta (2–3) || Parker (10) || 28,504 || 26–51 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb ||78|| June 23 || Twins || 6–1 || Bailey (7–6) || Pineda (4–4) || McCarthy (1) || 21,257 || 27–51 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||79|| June 24 || @ Indians || 2–3 || Hand (4–2) || Peralta (2–4) ||-|| 15,413 || 27–52 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb ||80|| June 25 || @ Indians || 8–6 || McCarthy (2–1) || Hand (4–3) || Kennedy (10) || 21,766 || 28–52 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb ||81|| June 26 || @ Indians || 3–5 || Bauer (6–6) || Junis (4–7) ||-|| 22,246 || 28–53 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||82|| June 28 || @ Blue Jays || 2–6 || Hudson (4–2) || Duffy (3–4) ||-|| 18,399 || 28–54 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb ||83|| June 29 || @ Blue Jays || 5–7 || Hudson (5–2) || Barlow (2–3) ||-|| 24,906 || 28–55 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb ||84|| June 30 || @ Blue Jays || 7–6 || Keller (4–9) || Sanchez (3–11) || Kennedy (11) || 21,727 || 29–55 || W1

|-style=background:#fbb ||85|| July 1 || @Blue Jays || 3–11 || Richard (1–4) || Sparkman (2–4) ||-|| 29,339 || 29–56 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb ||86|| July 2 || Indians || 5–9 || Bauer (7–6) || Junis (4–8) ||-|| 18,934 || 29–57 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb ||87|| July 3 || Indians || 0–4 || Clevinger (2–2) || Duffy (3–5) ||-|| 25,049 || 29–58 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb ||88|| July 4 || Indians || 4–8 || Cimber (4–2) || López (1–7) ||-|| 18,076 || 29–59 || L4 |-style=background:#bfb ||89|| July 5 || @Nationals || 7–4 (11) || Flynn (2–0) || Venters (0–1) || Peralta (2) || 25,213 || 30–59 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb