Alexander Lange: Everything you need to know

Alexander Lange

#56 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/23	TEX	L 3-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
3/15	CWS	W 10-4	1.1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/11	SF	L 5-2	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
3/8	CWS	L 5-4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/5	TEX	L 15-9	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	2
3/2	LAA	L 5-4	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2/26	AZ	L 13-10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2/23	CHC	L 3-2	0.2	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	1
Preseason Totals			7.3	9	5	0	0	0	7	6	5

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
6/10	TEX	L 6-4	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	1
6/9	TEX	W 5-3	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6/6	MIN	W 3-2	1.0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
6/4	MIN	W 8-6	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
6/3	CIN	W 5-2	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
6/1	CIN	W 9-2	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/30	TEX	W 6-5	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5/27	NYY	L 7-0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5/22	SEA	L 2-0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/20	BOS	L 4-3	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5/18	BOS	L 3-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1
5/14	CWS	L 6-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5/13	CWS	L 6-5	1.0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5/10	DET	L 6-3	1.2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/7	CLE	L 8-5	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
5/6	CLE	L 3-1	1.1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
5/4	CLE	W 6-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/29	ATH	L 5-2	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/26	LAA	W 11-9	1.0	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	1
4/22	BAL	L 8-6	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/20	BAL	L 7-5	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	3	5	4
4/16	DET	L 10-9	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4/12	CWS	L 6-5	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/8	CLE	L 10-2	2.1	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	1
4/4	MIL	L 5-2	2.0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/1	MIN	W 13-9	0.1	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	2
3/27	ATL	L 6-0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			26.9	32	18	3	0	0	25	14	12

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	31.0	0	3	0.0	34	18	3	0	27	16	14	4	4	0.239	2
Home	0	17.0	0	2	0.0	18	15	0	0	15	13	11	1	1	0.242	1
Away	0	14.0	0	1	0.0	16	3	0	0	12	3	3	3	3	0.235	1
Day	0	12.0	0	0	0.0	18	6	0	0	10	3	3	1	1	0.222	0
Night	0	19.0	0	3	0.0	16	12	0	0	17	13	11	3	3	0.250	2
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	15	12	1	0	10	5	0	0	0	0.213	0
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	19	6	2	0	17	11	0	0	0	0.258	2
March	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
April	0	12.2	0	2	0.0	18	10	0	0	13	11	10	0	0	0.260	2
May	0	11.1	0	0	0.0	5	3	0	0	9	3	3	0	0	0.243	0
June	0	6.0	0	1	0.0	10	5	0	0	5	2	1	4	4	0.217	0
Opponent
vs BOS	0	2.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0.444	0
vs ATL	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs LAA	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.250	0
vs NYY	0	1.1	0	1	0.0	2	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0.429	1
vs BAL	0	2.0	0	1	0.0	3	1	0	0	3	5	4	0	0	0.333	1
vs CLE	0	5.2	0	0	0.0	3	2	0	0	5	3	3	0	0	0.250	0
vs MIN	0	2.1	0	0	0.0	4	4	0	0	3	2	2	2	2	0.300	0
vs SEA	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs CIN	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.143	0
vs TEX	0	2.2	0	1	0.0	4	3	0	0	3	2	1	1	1	0.273	0
vs MIL	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.143	0
vs DET	0	2.2	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.222	0
vs ATH	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs CWS	0	3.0	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.125	0
Venue
@ Cincinnati	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.143	0
@ Athletics	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Texas	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0
@ Atlanta	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Detroit	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.400	0
@ Chicago	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.200	0
@ Cleveland	0	2.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.333	0
@ Kansas City	0	17.0	0	2	0.0	18	15	0	0	15	13	11	1	1	0.242	1
@ Minnesota	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0.250	0
@ New York	0	1.0	0	1	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.400	1

Alexander Lange: Breaking News

Lange (0-4) was tagged with the loss Saturday against the Astros after allowing a run on one hit and a walk across 1.2 innings. He struck out one. Lange entered the game at the top of the eighth inning and retired Jake Meyers and Brice Matthews to keep the game tied. However, he couldn't do it in the ninth and allowed the game-winning run when Joey Loperfido crossed home plate on an RBI groundout from Christian Walker. Lange enjoyed a run of nine straight appearances without allowing a run between May 20 and June 9, but he's given up three over his last two outings (2.2 innings). He owns a 4.13 ERA and 1.44 WHIP so far this season across 32.2 frames.

Lange earned a save against the Rangers on Tuesday, walking one batter and striking out two over one scoreless inning. Lange was called upon to close things out with Kansas City up by two runs in the ninth inning. The right-hander threw just 10 of 19 pitches for strikes, hurled a wild pitch and walked a batter, but he also struck out the final two batters he faced and got out of the frame without allowing any runs. Lange now has four of the Royals' past five saves and is clearly the team's preferred ninth-inning option. He's earned that role by registering nine consecutive scoreless outings. Since April 22, Lange has a 1.77 ERA and 17:10 K:BB over 20.1 innings spanning 20 appearances.

Lange gave up a hit and struck out three in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday to record his third save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Twins. Royals manager Matt Quatraro suggested earlier this week that he would be playing matchups in closing situations while Lucas Erceg worked through his struggles, but since then Lange has gotten three straight saves, with Saturday's coming when Kody Clemens, a left-handed power hitter, was leading off the ninth for the Twins and representing the tying run. Lange has been scored upon just once in his last 12 appearances, posting a 0.75 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 11:3 K:BB in 12 innings, and he appears to have seized the top spot in the Kansas City bullpen.