Norichika Aoki and Lucas May are tied for the highest career batting average for the Royals against Chris Sale, with an average of 1.000.
| NAME | AVG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Aoki | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 2.333 |
| 2 | | L. May | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 3 | | J. Jay | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 4 | | B. Eibner | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 5 | | E. Olivares | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 6 | | L. Duda | .500 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 |
| 7 | | B. Moss | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 8 | | B. Burns | .500 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 9 | | E. Bonifacio | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
| 10 | | J. Carroll | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 11 | | I. Falu | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 12 | | M. Maier | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 13 | | G. Blanco | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 14 | | J. Bonifacio | .429 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.429 |
| 15 |  | M. Garcia | .400 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| 16 | | B. Butler | .357 | 18 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .404 | .643 | 1.047 |
| 17 |  | E. Hosmer | .346 | 19 | 52 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .538 | .909 |
| 18 | | A. Escobar | .338 | 26 | 74 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 79 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .367 | .419 | .786 |
| 19 | | K. Gutierrez | .333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 20 | | A. Rios | .333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 21 | | C. Colon | .333 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 22 | | B. Hayes | .333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 23 | | M. Tejada | .333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 24 | | T. Abreu | .333 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| 25 |  | L. Cain | .333 | 17 | 54 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .593 | .926 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | 20 | .677 | ||
32 | 29 | .525 | 9.5 | |
31 | 32 | .492 | 11.5 | |
29 | 34 | .460 | 13.5 | |
27 | 35 | .435 | 15.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 22 | .627 | ||
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.5 | |
33 | 29 | .532 | 5.5 | |
32 | 30 | .516 | 6.5 | |
31 | 30 | .508 | 7.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
40 | 22 | .645 | ||
32 | 28 | .533 | 7.0 | |
32 | 29 | .525 | 7.5 | |
24 | 38 | .387 | 16.0 | |
24 | 39 | .381 | 16.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 23 | .610 | ||
36 | 25 | .590 | 1.0 | |
29 | 33 | .468 | 8.5 | |
29 | 33 | .468 | 8.5 | |
26 | 34 | .433 | 10.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
36 | 27 | .571 | ||
33 | 29 | .532 | 2.5 | |
29 | 34 | .460 | 7.0 | |
25 | 38 | .397 | 11.0 | |
24 | 38 | .387 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
33 | 30 | .524 | ||
30 | 31 | .492 | 2.0 | |
30 | 32 | .484 | 2.5 | |
28 | 35 | .444 | 5.0 | |
24 | 39 | .381 | 9.0 |
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