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Next GameNext Game	10/09/2024 7:08 PM EST
Next OpponentNext Opponent	NYY New York Yankees
Standing (Division)Division Rank	2nd AL Central
WinsWins	86
LossesLosses	76
RunsRuns Scored	735
Runs AllowedRuns Allowed	644
Batting AverageBatting Average	.248
Home RunsHome Runs	170
ManagerManager	Matt Quatraro

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Perez’s homer off Rodón sparks 4-run 4th inning and Royals beat Yankees 4-2 in Game 2 to tie ALDS

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Adam Frazier

KC Second Baseman #26

Adam Frazier is starting in right field and hitting eighth against the Yankees on Wednesday in Game 4 of the ALDS.

Frazier will get the nod in right field against right-hander Clarke Schmidt, which means Tommy Pham will begin the contest on the bench. The rest of the Royals lineup: 2B Michael Massey, SS Bobby Witt Jr., DH Vinnie Pasquantino, C Salvador Perez, 1B Yuli Gurriel, LF MJ Melendez, 3B Maikel Garcia, RF Frazier and CF Kyle Isbel.
Michael Wacha

KC Starting Pitcher #52

Royals manager Matt Quatraro announced RHP Michael Wacha will start Game 4 of the ALDS.

Wacha allowed three runs in four innings in a no-decision in Game 1. He’ll be pitching with four days of rest on Thursday.
Maikel Garcia

KC Third Baseman #11

Maikel Garcia went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a steal as the Royals bested the Yankees 4-2 on Monday to even the ALDS at 1-1.

No runs scored, since Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino combined to go 0-for-9 with six strikeouts behind him. Two of Garcia’s hits checked in at 106 mph. In large part because the Royals were facing a lefty, Garcia was leading off tonight for the first time since Aug. 31. He made a case to remain there against a righty in Game 3, but at least after a performance like this, he knows he’ll be in the lineup somewhere. That is something he often couldn’t count on during September.
Cole Ragans

KC Starting Pitcher #55

Cole Ragans was lifted after allowing one run in four innings Monday in Game 2 versus the Yankees.

Ragans and Carlos Rodón both seemed to fade quickly tonight, but it resulted in only one run being charged to Ragans and that just because Bobby Witt Jr. couldn’t corral a hard shot to short. The left-hander wound up striking out five and walking four while throwing 87 pitches to get his 12 outs. He’ll be expected to start again if there’s a Game 5 on Saturday.
Lucas Erceg

KC Relief Pitcher #60

Lucas Erceg picked up his third save of the postseason despite surrendering a homer to Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the ninth inning of Monday’s Game 2.

Erceg was working with a three-run lead, so the solo shot leading off the ninth wasn’t particularly damaging. Erceg went on to give up a two-run single to Jon Berti, but he then got Gleyber Torres to ground out to end the game. The homer tonight was the first he’d allowed since June 12, when he was still with the A’s.
Maikel Garcia

KC Third Baseman #11

Maikel Garcia is leading off against lefty Carlos Rodón in Monday’s Game 2 between the Royals and Yankees.

It’s Garcia’s first time leading off since Aug. 31. Michael Massey, who has been leading off against righties, is in in the lineup tonight, but he’s batting sixth. The lineup: 3B Garcia, SS Bobby Witt Jr., DH Vinnie Pasquantino, C Salvador Perez, 1B Yuli Gurriel, 2B Massey, LF Tommy Pham, RF Hunter Renfroe, CF Garrett Hampson.
MJ Melendez

KC Left Fielder #1

MJ Melendez hit a two-run homer in a loss to the Yankees on Saturday in Game 1 of the ALDS.

Melendez gave the Royals a 3-2 lead with a two-run blast off Gerrit Cole into the right-field bleachers. The 25-year-old has his first postseason homer, and he’s slugging .545 in the first four games of his playoff run.
Michael Wacha

KC Starting Pitcher #52

Michael Wacha allowed three runs in four-plus innings in a no-decision against the Yankees on Saturday in Game 1 of the ALDS.

Wacha was pulled in the fifth after he walked Gleyber Torres. He ended walking three in the contest while also giving up four hits, but the only runs he allowed while in the game were on a two-run homer by Gleyber Torres. Wacha threw just 70 pitches, so he should be available in Game 4 or Game 5 — if necessary — against New York next week.
Tommy Pham

KC Center Fielder #22

Tommy Pham is back in right field for Saturday’s Game 1 after sitting Wednesday against the Orioles.

Hunter Renfroe got the nod over Pham against the Orioles’ Zach Eflin. Today’s lineup is the same the Royals used in the opener against Baltimore: 2B Michael Massey, SS Bobby Witt Jr., DH Vinnie Pasquantino, C Salvador Perez, 1B Yuli Gurriel, LF MJ Melendez, RF Pham, CF Kyle Isbel, 3B Maikel Garcia.
Robbie Grossman

KC Left Fielder #8

The Royals are sticking with the same roster in the ALDS that they used in the Wild Card series.

That means no Robbie Grossman, who was acquired to play against lefties but wound up going just 4-for-32 over the final month of the season. Reliever Will Smith was a candidate to be activated after missing the end of the year with back spasms, but it seems the Royals didn’t want to mess with what’s working in the pen.

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