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2020 Kansas City Royals Batting Orders

2019 Season 2021 Season

Record: 26-34-0, Finished 4th in AL_Central (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Mike Matheny (26-34)

General Manager: Dayton Moore (Senior VP, Baseball Ops & GM)

Farm Director: J.J. Picollo

Scouting Director: Lonnie Goldberg

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 105
One-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 105

Pythagorean W-L: 27-33, 248 Runs, 272 Runs Allowed

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Batting Orders

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Batting Orders
Game (# = Opp. LHS)	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1. Fri,7/24 at CLE L (0-2)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Soler-DH	Perez-C	Gordon-LF	McBroom-1B	Franco-3B	Lopez-2B	Starling-CF
2. Sat,7/25 at CLE W (3-2)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Soler-DH	Perez-C	Gordon-LF	McBroom-1B	Franco-3B	Lopez-2B	Starling-CF
3. Sun,7/26 at CLE L (2-9)	Merrifield-2B	Mondesí-SS	Soler-DH	Perez-C	Gordon-LF	Franco-1B	Cordero-RF	Mejia-3B	Phillips-CF
4. Mon,7/27 at DET W (14-6)	Merrifield-2B	Soler-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Cordero-DH	Phillips-CF
5. Tue,7/28 at DET L (3-4)	Merrifield-2B	Soler-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Hernández-C	Phillips-CF
6. Wed,7/29 at DET L (4-5)#	Merrifield-RF	Soler-DH	Perez-C	Franco-3B	McBroom-1B	Mondesí-SS	Cordero-LF	Starling-CF	Lopez-2B
7. Thu,7/30 at DET W (5-3)	Merrifield-2B	Soler-DH	Perez-C	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Cordero-RF	Phillips-CF
8. Fri,7/31 vs CHW L (2-3)#	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Soler-DH	Franco-3B	McBroom-1B	Gordon-LF	Starling-CF	Lopez-2B
9. Sat,8/1 vs CHW L (5-11)#	Merrifield-LF	Soler-RF	Perez-C	McBroom-DH	Franco-3B	Mondesí-SS	O'Hearn-1B	Starling-CF	Lopez-2B
10. Sun,8/2 vs CHW L (2-9)	Merrifield-2B	Soler-DH	Perez-1B	Cordero-RF	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Phillips-CF	Gallagher-C
11. Mon,8/3 at CHC L (0-2)	Merrifield-2B	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Perez-C	Cordero-RF	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Phillips-CF
12. Tue,8/4 at CHC L (4-5)	Merrifield-2B	Soler-RF	O'Hearn-1B	Perez-C	McBroom-DH	Mondesí-SS	Gordon-LF	Franco-3B	Starling-CF
13. Wed,8/5 vs CHC L (1-6)	Merrifield-CF	Soler-RF	O'Hearn-1B	Perez-C	Gordon-LF	McBroom-DH	Mondesí-SS	Franco-3B	Lopez-2B
14. Thu,8/6 vs CHC W (13-2)	Merrifield-RF	Soler-DH	Perez-C	O'Hearn-1B	Mondesí-SS	Gordon-LF	Franco-3B	Lopez-2B	Heath-CF
15. Fri,8/7 vs MIN W (3-2)#	Merrifield-RF	Soler-DH	Perez-C	McBroom-1B	Mondesí-SS	Gordon-LF	Franco-3B	Lopez-2B	Heath-CF
16. Sat,8/8 vs MIN W (9-6)	Merrifield-RF	Soler-DH	Perez-C	O'Hearn-1B	Mondesí-SS	Gordon-LF	Franco-3B	Lopez-2B	Phillips-CF
17. Sun,8/9 vs MIN W (4-2)	Merrifield-CF	Soler-RF	Perez-DH	Dozier-1B	Mondesí-SS	Gordon-LF	Franco-3B	Lopez-2B	Gallagher-C
18. Tue,8/11 at CIN L (5-6)	Merrifield-CF	Soler-DH	Perez-C	Dozier-RF	O'Hearn-1B	Mondesí-SS	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Lopez-2B
19. Wed,8/12 at CIN W (5-4)#	Merrifield-CF	Soler-DH	Perez-C	Dozier-RF	McBroom-LF	Franco-3B	O'Hearn-1B	Mondesí-SS	Lopez-2B
20. Sat,8/15 at MIN L (2-4)	Merrifield-CF	Soler-DH	Perez-C	Dozier-RF	McBroom-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Lopez-2B
21. Sat,8/15 at MIN W (4-2)	Merrifield-CF	Soler-RF	Perez-DH	Dozier-LF	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Lopez-2B	Mondesí-SS	Gallagher-C
22. Sun,8/16 at MIN L (2-4)	Merrifield-CF	Lopez-2B	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Viloria-C
23. Mon,8/17 at MIN L (1-4)	Merrifield-CF	Lopez-2B	Perez-C	Soler-DH	Dozier-RF	McBroom-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS
24. Wed,8/19 vs CIN W (4-0)	Merrifield-CF	Lopez-2B	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Gallagher-C
25. Wed,8/19 vs CIN L (0-5)	Merrifield-CF	Lopez-2B	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Phillips-LF	Mondesí-SS	Viloria-C
26. Fri,8/21 vs MIN W (7-2)	Merrifield-CF	Lopez-2B	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Gallagher-C
27. Sat,8/22 vs MIN L (2-7)	Merrifield-CF	Lopez-2B	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	McBroom-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Gallagher-C
28. Sun,8/23 vs MIN L (4-5)	Merrifield-RF	Lopez-2B	Dozier-1B	Soler-DH	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Starling-CF	Viloria-C
29. Mon,8/24 at STL L (3-9)	Merrifield-CF	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Lopez-2B	Viloria-C
30. Tue,8/25 at STL W (5-4)	Merrifield-CF	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	McBroom-LF	Mondesí-SS	Lopez-2B	Gallagher-C
31. Wed,8/26 at STL L (5-6)	Merrifield-CF	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Lopez-2B	Gallagher-C
32. Fri,8/28 at CHW L (5-6)	Merrifield-CF	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Lopez-2B	Gallagher-C
33. Sat,8/29 at CHW W (9-6)	Merrifield-CF	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Lopez-2B	Viloria-C
34. Sun,8/30 at CHW L (2-5)	Merrifield-CF	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Lopez-2B	Gallagher-C
35. Mon,8/31 vs CLE W (2-1)	Merrifield-CF	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Lopez-2B	Gallagher-C
36. Tue,9/1 vs CLE L (1-10)	Merrifield-2B	Dozier-LF	Soler-RF	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	McBroom-DH	Lopez-SS	Starling-CF	Viloria-C
37. Wed,9/2 vs CLE L (0-5)	Merrifield-CF	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	Franco-3B	McBroom-1B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Lopez-2B	Gallagher-C
38. Thu,9/3 vs CHW L (6-11)	Merrifield-RF	Dozier-1B	O'Hearn-DH	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Olivares-CF	Lopez-2B	Mondesí-SS	Gallagher-C
39. Fri,9/4 vs CHW L (4-7)	Merrifield-RF	Dozier-1B	Soler-DH	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Olivares-CF	Lopez-2B	Mondesí-SS	Viloria-C
40. Sat,9/5 vs CHW L (3-5)	Merrifield-2B	Dozier-RF	Soler-DH	O'Hearn-1B	Franco-3B	Gordon-LF	Mondesí-SS	Starling-CF	Gallagher-C
41. Sun,9/6 vs CHW L (2-8)#	Merrifield-LF	Dozier-1B	Franco-3B	McBroom-DH	Starling-CF	Olivares-RF	Mondesí-SS	Gallagher-C	Lopez-2B
42. Mon,9/7 at CLE L (2-5)	Merrifield-2B	Dozier-1B	Franco-3B	O'Hearn-DH	Gordon-LF	Starling-CF	Olivares-RF	Mondesí-SS	Gallagher-C
43. Tue,9/8 at CLE W (8-6)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Dozier-1B	Franco-DH	Gordon-LF	Reynolds-3B	Olivares-CF	Lopez-2B	Gallagher-C
44. Wed,9/9 at CLE W (3-0)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Dozier-1B	Franco-DH	Gordon-LF	Reynolds-3B	Olivares-CF	Lopez-2B	Gallagher-C
45. Thu,9/10 at CLE W (11-1)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Dozier-1B	Franco-DH	Gordon-LF	Reynolds-3B	Olivares-CF	Lopez-2B	Gallagher-C
46. Fri,9/11 vs PIT W (4-3)#	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Franco-3B	Dozier-1B	McBroom-DH	Olivares-LF	Starling-CF	Lopez-2B
47. Sat,9/12 vs PIT W (7-4)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Franco-DH	Dozier-1B	Gordon-LF	Gutiérrez-3B	Olivares-CF	Lopez-2B
48. Sun,9/13 vs PIT W (11-0)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Franco-DH	Dozier-1B	Gordon-LF	Gutiérrez-3B	Heath-CF	Lopez-2B
49. Tue,9/15 at DET L (0-6)#	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Franco-DH	Dozier-1B	Olivares-LF	Gutiérrez-3B	Starling-CF	Lopez-2B
50. Wed,9/16 at DET W (4-0)#	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Franco-DH	Dozier-1B	Olivares-LF	Mejia-3B	Starling-CF	Lopez-2B
51. Fri,9/18 at MIL L (5-9)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Franco-3B	Dozier-1B	Gordon-LF	O'Hearn-DH	Olivares-CF	Lopez-2B
52. Sat,9/19 at MIL L (0-5)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Dozier-1B	Gordon-LF	Franco-3B	O'Hearn-DH	Heath-CF	Lopez-2B
53. Sun,9/20 at MIL L (3-5)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Franco-DH	Dozier-1B	Gordon-LF	Olivares-CF	Mejia-3B	Lopez-2B
54. Mon,9/21 vs STL W (4-1)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Soler-DH	Franco-3B	Dozier-1B	Gordon-LF	Starling-CF	Lopez-2B
55. Tue,9/22 vs STL L (0-5)#	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Soler-DH	Franco-3B	Dozier-1B	Olivares-LF	Starling-CF	Lopez-2B
56. Wed,9/23 vs STL W (12-3)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Soler-DH	Franco-3B	Dozier-1B	Gordon-LF	Cordero-CF	Lopez-2B
57. Thu,9/24 vs DET W (8-7)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Franco-3B	Dozier-1B	O'Hearn-DH	Gordon-LF	Cordero-CF	Lopez-2B
58. Fri,9/25 vs DET W (3-2)	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Franco-3B	O'Hearn-DH	Dozier-1B	Gordon-LF	Cordero-CF	Lopez-2B
59. Sat,9/26 vs DET L (3-4)#	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Franco-3B	Dozier-1B	McBroom-DH	Gordon-LF	Olivares-CF	Lopez-2B
60. Sun,9/27 vs DET W (3-1)	Gordon-LF	Merrifield-RF	Mondesí-SS	Perez-C	Franco-3B	Dozier-1B	McBroom-DH	Olivares-CF	Lopez-2B
60 Games	2 Players	5 Players	6 Players	7 Players	8 Players	9 Players	11 Players	12 Players	7 Players
Most-Games	Merrifield-59 Gordon-1	Mondesí-21 Soler-17 Dozier-14 Lopez-7 Merrifield-1	Perez-28 Soler-14 Dozier-9 O'Hearn-4 Mondesí-3 Franco-2	Franco-17 O'Hearn-13 Soler-11 Perez-9 Dozier-6 McBroom-3 Cordero-1	Franco-18 Gordon-11 Dozier-10 O'Hearn-9 McBroom-6 Mondesí-4 Cordero-1 Starling-1	Gordon-19 Franco-13 McBroom-9 Dozier-5 Olivares-5 Mondesí-4 Reynolds-3 O'Hearn-1 Starling-1	Gordon-15 Mondesí-14 Franco-8 Olivares-7 O'Hearn-4 Lopez-4 Gutiérrez-3 Cordero-2 Mejia-1 McBroom-1	Lopez-17 Mondesí-12 Starling-11 Cordero-5 Olivares-4 Franco-2 Mejia-2 Heath-2 Gordon-2 Hernández-1	Lopez-23 Gallagher-18 Viloria-7 Phillips-6 Starling-3 Heath-2 Mondesí-1

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