Joey Gathright is absolutely on fire in August as he doesn’t ever want to go to the minor leagues again.  Gathright has played in 19 games this August and he is 26 for 64 (.406 avg, .879 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 6 RBIs and 4 stolen bases.  Gathright has now played in 44 games this season for the Royals and he is 49 for 137 (.358 avg, .814 OPS) with 20 runs scored, 15 RBIs and 9 stolen bases.

The Royals have placed Odalis Perez on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left knee.  Perez has struggled this season in his 26 starts as he is 8-11 with a 5.57 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP so far this season.  In 137.1 innings this season Perez has allowed 178 hits, walked 50 batters and whiffed 64.  Zack Greinke will replace Perez in the starting rotation.  He has pitched in 45 games (7 starts) this season for the Royals and he is 5-5 with 1 save, a 4.40 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP.  In 88 innings this season Greinke has allowed 92 hits, walked 26 batters and whiffed 75.  The Royals have recalled outfielder Shane Costa to replace Perez on the active roster.  He has played in 33 games this season for the Royals and he is 12 for 65 (.185 avg, .425 OPS) with 9 runs scored and 7 RBIs.

The Royals have claimed 23 year old lefty pitcher Paul Mildren off waivers from the Florida Marlins.  Mildren has started 21 games in AAA ball this season and he is 5-7 with a 5.86 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP.  He has thrown 106 innings this season and he has allowed 115 hits, walked 52 batters and whiffed 65.  He will start out at AAA for the Royals.

26 year old lefty Neal Musser has unhittable in AAA ball this season.  In 23 games there he was 3-1 with 5 saves, a 0.00 ERA and a 0.79 WHIP.  In 40.1 innings Musser allowed 22 hits, walked 10 batters, whiffed 33 and allowed 0 EARNED RUNS!  He hasn’t been as good for the Royals as he is 0-0 with a 4.87 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP in 13 games this season.  But his outstanding AAA numbers warranted recognition.

The Royals have placed Jorge DeLaRosa on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right elbow.  DeLaRosa has started 22 games this season for the Royals and he is 8-11 with a 5.46 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP.  In 125.1 innings he has allowed 152 hits, 19 homers, walked 49 batters and whiffed 78.  The Royals will likely recall Leo Nunez to replace DeLaRosa in the Royals rotation.  He has started 2 games this season and he is 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP.  In 10 innings for the Royals he has allowed 9 hits, walked 2 batters and whiffed 4.