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John Bale

Royals
P
Position
May 22, 1974
Birthdate
6'4"
Height
210 lbs
Weight
7 years
Experience
2009
0-1
Record
5.72
ERA
24
SO
18
BB
1.84
WHIP
28.1
IP
43
G
0
GS
1
SV
7.6
K/9
Career Regular Season
3-7
Record
4.66
ERA
148
SO
75
BB
1.49
WHIP
173.2
IP
109
G
12
GS
1
SV
7.7
K/9

Summary

John Bale played 7 seasons for 4 teams, including the Royals and Blue Jays. He had 3 wins, 7 losses, an ERA of 4.66 and 148 strikeouts.

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Team Batting Leaders

HR

23

Caglianone

Jac Caglianone

RBI

66

Caglianone

Jac Caglianone

AVG

.288

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.
Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

Cameron

Noah Cameron

K

136

Wacha

Michael Wacha

ERA

3.32

Wacha

Michael Wacha
Team Rankings

HR

140

22nd

R

581

21st

SO

991

28th

ERA

4.65

26th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
71
63
.530
Guardians Guardians
68
67
.504
3.5
Twins Twins
64
71
.474
7.5
Tigers Tigers
62
72
.463
9.0
Royals Royals
61
75
.449
11.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
KCR KCR
@
CLE CLE
4:10 PM
Sun
8/30
KCR KCR
@
CLE CLE
1:40 PM
Tue
9/1
MIA MIA
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Wed
9/2
MIA MIA
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Thu
9/3
MIA MIA
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Last Game
KCR Royals

61 - 75

3

Final

0

CLE Guardians

68 - 67

Fri 28 Aug 2026

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HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

37

Olson

Matt Olson

36

Goodman

Hunter Goodman
RBI Leaders

102

Stewart

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99

Burleson

Alec Burleson

97

Walker

Jordan Walker
Batting Average Leaders

.320

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.318

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.309

Simpson

Chandler Simpson
Hit Leaders

163

Arraez

Luis Arraez

161

Lopez

Otto Lopez

154

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Run Leaders

100

Wood

James Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

92

Vargas

Miguel Vargas
OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.393

Wood

James Wood
SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.557

García

Luis García Jr.

.549

Goodman

Hunter Goodman
SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

38

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

37

Simpson

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16

Sánchez

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16

Gray

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15

Griffin

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Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

217

Cease

Dylan Cease

204

Williams

Gavin Williams
ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

Chris Sale

2.09

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.77

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

Chris Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

Nick Martinez

25

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

28

Sale

Chris Sale

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,228.2

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,875.1

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,785.3

Alvarez

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DraftKings Points Leaders

1,565.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,425

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,338

Alvarez

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MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
White Sox

81-53

Nationals

78-59

Padres

76-59

Rays

74-60

Cardinals

75-61

Braves

74-61
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

51-84

Dodgers

54-81

Phillies

56-79

Rangers

58-77

Mets

61-74

Athletics

63-72

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
80
55
.593
Phillies Phillies
75
60
.556
5.0
Marlins Marlins
68
67
.504
12.0
Nationals Nationals
64
73
.467
17.0
Mets Mets
60
75
.444
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
84
51
.622
Cubs Cubs
76
59
.563
8.0
Cardinals Cardinals
68
68
.500
16.5
Pirates Pirates
65
71
.478
19.5
Reds Reds
64
71
.474
20.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
81
54
.600
Padres Padres
72
63
.533
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
72
64
.529
9.5
Giants Giants
55
80
.407
26.0
Rockies Rockies
52
83
.385
29.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
80
54
.597
Yankees Yankees
76
58
.567
4.0
Red Sox Red Sox
73
61
.545
7.0
Orioles Orioles
66
69
.489
14.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
66
70
.485
15.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
71
63
.530
Guardians Guardians
68
67
.504
3.5
Twins Twins
64
71
.474
7.5
Tigers Tigers
62
72
.463
9.0
Royals Royals
61
75
.449
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
68
67
.504
Rangers Rangers
66
69
.489
2.0
Mariners Mariners
64
71
.474
4.0
Athletics Athletics
53
82
.393
15.0
Angels Angels
52
83
.385
16.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
8/14
STL STL
@
CHC CHC
0-3
Fri
8/14
MIA MIA
@
CIN CIN
0-1
Fri
8/14
BOS BOS
@
PIT PIT
4-8
Fri
8/14
CWS CWS
@
DET DET
9-5
Fri
8/14
SDP SDP
@
CLE CLE
7-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
1:05 PM
Sat
8/29
LAD LAD
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Sat
8/29
CWS CWS
@
MIN MIN
2:10 PM
Sat
8/29
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Sat
8/29
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM