Lucas Erceg - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Picks up 13th save Erceg allowed a hit and struck out one over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Guardians.

Impact Erceg closed out the season with five scoreless innings, earning a save and a hold over five appearances in that span. He had spent a month in Triple-A after giving up 14 runs (11 earned) over 10.2 innings in July and August. Erceg finishes the campaign with a 5.59 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and 34:32 K:BB across 48.1 innings in the majors. He added 13 saves, five holds and six blown saves.

SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

Vinnie Pasquantino homered twice and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in the regular-season finale for bot...

SEPTEMBER 27 • Associated Press

Royals Roster Moves: Lucas Erceg Returns to Kansas City After Triple-A Stint The Kansas City Royals announced Monday that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Lucas Erceg from Triple-A Omaha after nearly a month.

SEPTEMBER 14 • SI.COM

Back in majors The Royals recalled Erceg from Triple-A Omaha on Monday.

Impact Erceg was sent down one month ago and logged a 1.74 ERA and 13:3 K:BB over 10.1 frames covering nine appearances with Omaha. The 31-year-old has had a disastrous season with the Royals, posting a 6.23 ERA and 31:29 K:BB over 43.1 innings, but will aim to finish on a high note.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

What's Next for Lucas Erceg Following Royals Demotion, Michael Massey's Emergence: One Royal Way In the latest episode of “One Royal Way” on the KC Sports Network, host Joel Penfield dives into the recent demotion of Kansas City Royals p...

AUGUST 25 • SI.COM

Royals option struggling Erceg to Triple-A Omaha for reset; Duran called up KANSAS CITY – In a move that would have once been hard to imagine but seemed likelier recently with each outing, the Royals optioned Lucas E...

AUGUST 19 • MLB.COM

Carlos Duran Set to Make Royals Team Debut After Lucas Erceg Optioned The Kansas City Royals announced Tuesday that they optioned Lucas Erceg to Triple-A Omaha and recalled Carlos Duran for his team debut.

AUGUST 18 • SI.COM

Demoted to minors The Royals optioned Erceg to Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.

Impact It's been a disastrous season for Erceg, who holds a 6.23 ERA, 1.89 WHIP and 31:29 K:BB over 43.1 innings. The Royals finally ran out of patience with the reliever after he recorded just one out combined over his last two appearances. His spot on the roster will be filled by Carlos Duran.

AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE

Bobby Witt Jr. homers and scores 4 runs in the Royals' 9-5 win over the Athletics

Bobby Witt Jr. had a two-run homer, an RBI double and scored four times, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 9-5 victory over the Athletics on Monday night

AUGUST 18 • Associated Press

Max Muncy's 10th-inning single lifts the Dodgers past the Royals 5-4

Max Muncy singled in Shohei Ohtani, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Kansas City Royals 5-4 in 10 innings

AUGUST 12 • Associated Press

Kansas City Royals Head to Colorado for a Series against the Rockies: Stats and Trends to Keep an Eye on The Royals keep finding tragic ways to lose baseball games this year, and a ninth-inning to forget for Lucas Erceg and Matt Strahm against t...

JULY 31 • SI.COM

Twins take momentum toward the trade deadline with a goal to buy after last year's stinging sell-off

The Minnesota Twins haven’t forgotten the sting from the day of the trade deadline last year

JULY 30 • Associated Press

Kody Clemens hits a walk-off grand slam with 2 outs in the 9th to send the Twins past the Royals 4-3

Kody Clemens hit a game-ending grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 after being no-hit by Noah Cameron until the seve...

JULY 30 • Associated Press

Picks up fourth win Friday Erceg (4-3) earned the win against the Padres on Friday, allowing three runs (one earned) on two hits in one inning.

Impact Erceg came into the game in the 10th with the game tied and allowed three runs to give San Diego a 6-3 lead before the Royals scored four unanswered runs in the bottom of the frame. In 39 games this season, the 31-year-old has posted a 5.21 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 27:21 K:BB through 38 innings.

JULY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Carter Jensen's 2-run single caps 4-run 10th inning as Royals rally for 7-6 win over Padres

Carter Jensen hit a two-run single to cap a four-run rally in the 10th inning that gave the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres

JULY 18 • Associated Press

Alexander explains HBP frustration, responds to Pasquantino's comments BALTIMORE -- Before the benches cleared and the bullpens emptied at Camden Yards on Sunday afternoon, Orioles third baseman Blaze Alexander...

JULY 13 • MLB.COM

Benches clear as Orioles' Blaze Alexander breaks hand on HBP The Orioles lost baseball's hottest hitter to a broken hand Sunday after a tense seventh-inning confrontation with Royals reliever Lucas Erc...

JULY 13 • USATODAY.COM

Royals, Orioles show frustration during dugout-emptying confrontation

The frustration of struggling through a lackluster first half of the season became alarmingly evident for both the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals

JULY 12 • Associated Press

Taveras' homer and 3 RBIs carry the Orioles to an 8-2 win over the Royals for a 3-game sweep

Leody Taveras homered and drove in three runs, Samuel Basallo added a solo shot and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals for a three-game sweep

JULY 12 • Associated Press

Carter Jensen extends his hitting streak as the Royals avoid sweep in 5-4 win over the White Sox

Carter Jensen extended his franchise-record rookie hitting streak to 19 games and five Kansas City Royals relievers held the Chicago White Sox scoreless for five innings to end a f...

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Survives for 12th save Erceg secured the save Saturday against the Twins, allowing no runs on two hits and no walks in two-thirds of an inning.

Impact The Royals first turned to Beck Way to close out a 6-1 game in the ninth inning, but the hurler gave up ended up giving up four runs to create a save opportunity. Erceg did surrender a pair of singles Sunday, though he eventually got Brooks Lee to fly out and extinguish the fire. Erceg, who has fallen into a closer committee with Kansas City due to his MLB-worst six blown saves, has a 6.00 ERA, 1.96 WHIP and 21:16 K:BB with 12 saves across 24 frames.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

Royals hold off Twins 6-5 after star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. exits with sore knee

Starling Marte hit a three-run homer to back six strong innings from Noah Cameron, and the Kansas City Royals held off the Minnesota Twins 6-5 to take three of four games in the se...

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

Manager playing matchups at closer Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Wednesday that he will play the matchups in the ninth inning for the short term, but he still views Erceg as a long-term closer option, Joel Goldb...

Impact Quatraro made the statement prior to Alex Lange notching his first save of the season in Wednesday's win over the Reds. Erceg blew his sixth save of the season Tuesday and holds a 6.45 ERA with a 20:15 K:BB across 22.1 innings this season. While Erceg could still see save chances for the Royals in the immediate future, he will have to contend with Lange, Daniel Lynch and Matt Strahm. Carlos Estevez (shoulder) should also throw his hat back in the ring if he can get healthy.

JUNE 4 • ROTOWIRE

Blows another save Tuesday Erceg blew the save in Tuesday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Reds, allowing one run on one hit and two walks with two strikeouts in the ninth inning.

Impact Tasked to protect a 3-2 lead, Erceg came on and allowed a leadoff homer to pinch-hitter Will Benson to tie the game. He then walked a pair before getting an inning-ending strikeout. Erceg has been dreadful in his last four outings, surrendering nine runs on 14 hits and two walks with three strikeouts across three innings. He has three blown saves in that span, and it's fair to wonder if he's not 100 percent healthy. Erceg has six blown saves in 17 chances this season, while his ERA has ballooned to 6.45 with a 20:15 K:BB across 22.1 innings.

JUNE 3 • ROTOWIRE

Blake Dunn's walk-off single in 10th lifts Reds past Royals 4-3

Blake Dunn hit a single in the 10th inning to drive in automatic runner Spencer Steer and give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals

JUNE 3 • Associated Press

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