He became the fourth pitcher in Royals history to record at least 40 strikeouts and no losses in any calendar month, following Dennis Leonard in May 1976 (4-0, 45 strikeouts), Zack Greinke in April 2009 (5-0, 44) and Mark Gubicza in September 1988 (4-0, 44). 30.0 IP) with a 2.05 ERA (7 ER in 30.2 IP) over 5 starts, while he ranked tied for 6th in the Majors with 42 strikeouts (12.3 K/9), trailing only Carlos Rodón (53), Gerrit Cole (51), Yu Darvish (45), Max Scherzer (45) and Shohei Ohtani (44). Singer went 1-0 in July and ranked 4th in the American League (min. This marks Lopez’s first career monthly award in four seasons with the Royals. He hit safely in 17 of his 24 starts, including seven multi-hit efforts and a career-high 4 hits on July 3 at Detroit, in which he became just the fifth player in Royals history and the first since 2010 to record 4 hits and a sacrifice bunt in the same game. 414 (12-for-29) with a double, a triple, 2 RBI and 4 runs scored. He put together a season-best eight-game hitting streak, which fell just four games shy of his career high, from July 13-24, during which he hit. 297 clip was the best by a Royal in the month of July (min. 297 (27-for-91), leading the team in batting average (min.
Lopez was the only Royal to appear in all 28 games last month (24 starts), over which he batted. The awards are determined by a local media vote. KANSAS CITY, Mo.-The Kansas City Royals announced this morning that infielder Nicky Lopez and right-handed pitcher Brady Singer have been named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for July.
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