Brian Flynn excelled in his first season with Kansas City, posting a 2.60 ERA (16 ER in 55.1 IP) in 36 appearances.
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He also held opponents to a stingy .186 batting average (34-for-183), which ranked sixth among qualified American League relievers, trailing only: Craig Kimbrel (.152), Andrew Miller (.160), Zach Britton (.162), Cody Allen (.177) and Luke Gregerson (.183).
In a June 24 outing vs. Houston, Flynn recorded 5.0 innings and matched a career high with five strikeouts, holding the Astros to just one run on two hits. In doing so, he became the first Royal to allow two-or-fewer hits in at least 5.0 innings of relief since Todd Wellemeyer on Aug. 13, 2006.
