Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals (51-96) Kauffman Stadium - Saturday, September 15, 2018 Game #148 - Home Game #76 Fox Sports Kansas City, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, September 16 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson (7-13, 3.67) vs. RHP Jakob Junis (8-12, 4.28), 1:15 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Monday, September Pittsburgh Pirates: RHP Brad Keller (8-6, 3.04) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (6-9, 3.87), 6:05 p.m. (CT), FSKC & 610 Sports Tuesday, September Pittsburgh Pirates: LHP Eric Skoglund (1-5, 6.19) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (13-9, 3.37), 6:05 p.m. (CT), FSKC & 610 Sports Wednesday, September Pittsburgh Pirates: RHP Heath Fillmyer (3-1, 4.76) vs. RHP Chris Archer (4-8, 4.66), 6:05 p.m. (CT), FSKC & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart mikeside tonight is being televised on FS 1 with Eric Collins and C.J. Nitkowski on the call...tomorrow s homestand finale will be back on FSKC, with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler describing the action. Royals vs. Twins Kansas City has taken the first two of this series and now have two remaining with the Twins in 2018 KC holds a slim 9-8 lead in the season work, but has dominated here with seven wins in eight tries the Royals also have a edge alltime at home, but trail by a count overall. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 5/28 KC L, 5-8 Lynn Junis 18,572 5/29 KC W, 2-1 (14) Barlow Rogers 20,533 5/30 KC W, 11-8 McCarthy Romero 21,343 Min L, 1-3 Berrios Hill 20,199 Min W, 9-4 Flynn Siegers 27,551 Min L, 5-8 Lynn Sparkman 26,708 7/20 KC W, 6-5 Duffy Gibson 27,719 7/21 KC W, 4-2 Flynn Lynn 22,159 7/22 KC W, 5-3 Keller Duke 18,107 Min L, 4-6 Moya Flynn 22,236 Min L, 2-8 Berrios Smith 27,909 Min L, 5-6 Moya Duffy 25,390 Min L, 6-10 May Sparkman 19,944 Min W, 4-1 López Berríos 25,814 Min L, 1-3 Hildenberger Hammel 20,903 9/13 KC W, 6-4 Fillmyer Busenitz 18,745 9/14 KC W, 8-4 Hammel Hildenberger 18,389 9/15 KC 9/16 KC A GRAND ENDING--Kansas City has mastered the walk-off win of late, recording their fourth in the last 13 home games when Salvador Perez smoked a game-ending grand slam to stake the Royals to an 8-4 triumph last night...kc trailed 4-3 entering the ninth, but Rosell Herrera delivered a one-out double, then scored the tying run on Whit Merrifield s single to center...the Royals loaded the bases on a Adalberto Mondesi single and intentional walk to Alex Gordon, setting the stage for Perez, who came back from an 0-2 count and took it to 3-2 before hitting his second career walk-off home run, third career grand slam, second this season...the ninth inning rally made a winner out of Jason Hammel, his first since May 27 at Texas, as he tossed a scoreless top of the ninth...jorge López made the start, allowing three runs on nine hits before departing 4.1 innings into the appearance with a left rib contusion...the victory was KC s ninth in its last 10 games at The K and upped the home mark to 13-6 since August 24. LEXINGTON TAKES SALLY LEAGUE CROWN--Kansas City s Class A affiliate, the Lexington Legends, won their first South Atlantic League title since 2001 with a 2-1 win at Lakewood last night...j.c. Cloney, the Pioneer League Pitcher of the Year in 2018 for his work with Idaho Falls, tossed the first 5.0 innings, allowing only two hits with a walk and two K s...cristian Perez knocked home Brewer Hicklen with a sacrifice fly to break a 1-1 tie in the ninth, making a winner out of Janser Lara...Tad Ratliff earned his third save of the series with a scoreless ninth to give manager Scott Thorman his first crown as a skipper. HOME IMPROVEMENT--Last night was KC s ninth win it its last 10 tries in Kauffman Stadium and gave the club a 12-2 mark in the last 14 home affairs...dating back to the All-Star break, the Royals have gone here (.667), tying for third most home wins in the Majors in that span the club had a seasonbest seven-game home win streak snapped in a loss to the White Sox on Wednesday, but have won fourstraight series at The K for the first time since May 13-June 19, 2016, when it won six in a row at at Kauffman this season, the Royals need to win at least one of their final six here to avoid matching the 1998 club (29-51) for fewest home wins in a non-strike year. WALK-OFF WINNER--Last night s ninth inning heroics by Sal Perez was the fifth walk-off win for the Royals this year and the fourth in the last 13 Kauffman Stadium triumphs...it was Perez s second career walk-off home run, getting his first on September 15, 2012 vs. the Angels...last night was the sixth walk-off grand slam in team history, first since Paulo Orlando ended a game with Tampa Bay on July 7, 2015 in the opener of a doubleheader. POWER SURGE--Kansas City clubbed a pair of home runs here last night, including the last swing of the evening with Sal Perez s walk-off slam the Royals have hit 30 roundtrippers since August 22, ranking them third in the American League in that span, behind only the Yankees (34) and Oakland (31) during that span, KC has the second-most extra-base hits (79) in the AL and tops the chart in slugging percentage (.474) it s a huge turnaround from early in the year as KC ranked last in the Majors in homers (78) and 29th in slugging percentage (.368) prior to the All-Star break. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Chase De Jong (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (1-8, 4.92) Career Career Chase De Jong vs. Royals Major League Record 0-0 (0.00 ERA) Ian Kennedy vs. Twins Major League Record 1-8 (4.92 ERA) IAN KENNEDY makes his 20th start of the season, the 287th assignment of his career and 289th appearance he s facing the Twins for the second-straight start and third time in 2018, while it s his 15th career start vs. Minnesota the 33-year-old right-hander in the third season of a five-year deal he signed on January 29, SOLID RETURN FROM DL--Ian returned from a two-month stint on the DL last Sunday, firing 6.0 strong innings in a no-decision against these Twins, a game the Royals dropped 3-1 on a walk-off homer he allowed one run on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts, recording his first quality start since June 23 his only blemish came in the second inning, when he allowed a one-out RBI single Ehire Adrianza after Jorge Polanco opened the third with an infield hit, Kennedy retired 11 of the final 14 Twins he faced, allowing no hits it was the first time he d held an opponent to one run or fewer since June 12, when he tossed 8.0 scoreless frames in a no-decision vs. Cincinnati his six strikeouts were also his highest total in a road start since April 18 at Toronto. DECEPTIVE NUMBERS--Kennedy missed two months of action due to a strained left oblique, but had started to turn his season around prior to his time on the disabled list over his last seven starts, the righty has pitched to a 3.15 ERA (14 ER in 40.0 IP), while holding the opposition to a.207 average (30-for-145) that includes 8.0 scoreless innings in a no-decision on June 12 vs. Cincinnati and 7.0 innings of two-run ball on June 23 in Houston vs. the defending World Series champs however, Kennedy has not won since April 7 in Cleveland, and his 17 consecutive winless starts is the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Tampa Bay s opener Ryne Stanek, who is winless in all 25 of his career starts dating back to May 26. LACKING SUPPORT--Although Kennedy has allowed 57 runs in innings, the Royals have supported him with just 38 runs, a 3.40 run support average, which is fifth lowest in the AL (min. 100 IP) the Royals have scored one run or fewer with him on the mound in 10 of his 19 starts, including six of his last 10. STELLAR IN THE CENTRAL--He s making his seventh start of the year against an American League Central foe, entering at 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA (6 ER in 32.0 IP), with nine walks and 35 strikeouts in those outings his only victory of the year came on April 7 at Cleveland, when tossed 7.0 scoreless frames in a 1-0 triumph his ERA against the Central is second-lowest in baseball (min IP), trailing only Boston s Chris Sale (1.13). VS. TWINS--Ian is 4-4 with a 4.33 ERA (35 ER in 72.2 IP) and a.242 opponents average (66-for-273) in 14 career starts vs. Minnesota he won three of his first four starts in 2016, posting a 2.31 ERA (6 ER in 23.1 IP), but he s 0-3 with a 5.40 ERA (21 ER in 35.0 IP) in his last eight a win tonight would give him five over Minnesota, breaking a tie with Houston for his highest total vs. any American League opponent. BACK AT HOME--Kennedy is making his first home start since June 18, when he suffered a 6-3 loss to Texas he s looking for his first victory here since last September 29, when he topped his former team, Arizona, 2-1 over the last two seasons, he s 1-12 at Kauffman Stadium with a 5.78 ERA (77 ER in IP), after Kennedy vs. Twins Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Ehire Adrianza Willians Astudillo Jake Cave Logan Forsythe Mitch Garver Chris Gimenez Robbie Grossman Max Kepler Joe Mauer Jorge Polanco Eddie Rosario Miguel Sano Ian s 2018 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 3/31 vs. White Sox ND, /7 at Cleveland W, /12 vs. Angels L, /18 at Toronto L, /24 vs. Milwaukee L, /29 vs. White Sox ND, /4 vs. Detroit ND, /10 at Baltimore L, /15 vs. Tampa Bay ND, /21 at St. Louis L /26 at Texas ND, 3-4 (10) /1 vs. Oakland L, /6 at LA Angels ND, /12 vs. Cincinnati ND, 1-5 (10) /18 vs. Texas L, /23 at Houston ND, /29 at Seattle L, /10 at Minnesota ND, /9 at Minnesota ND, Totals % Career Totals going 4-4 with a 3.41 mark (33 ER in 87.0 IP) in his first season in Kansas City (2016) Ian is with a 4.02 ERA in 137 lifetime starts at home. Ian s Last Win: April 7, 2018 at Cleveland (6.0 IP, 1-0 over Trevor Bauer) Ian s Last Loss: June 29, 2018 at Seattle (5.0 IP, 1-4 to Marco Gonzales) Ian s Strikeout High: 12 (5x), last: September 2, 2015 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Ian s Last Complete Game: June 17, 2012 at Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) - second career Ian s Only Shutout: April 25, 2011 vs. Philadelphia (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Cliff Lee) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2018

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter Jakob Junis = Jakob will make his 28th start of the season tomorrow afternoon in the finale of this homestand he s 8-12 with a 4.28 ERA (77 ER in IP). = He took a no-decision last Monday night vs. the White Sox in a game KC won 4-3 in 10 innings he allowed three runs on seven hits over 8.0 frames, working 7.0 innings or more for the third-straight start he limited the damage to a pair of third-inning homers, retiring 15 of the final 16 he faced. = Junis has a 2.83 ERA (19 ER in 60.1 IP) in 10 starts since returning from the DL on July 21, and has recorded 58 strikeouts in those outings (8.65 K/9). = He s 6-4 in 14 day game starts over his career with a 3.53 ERA (34 ER in 86.2 IP), as opposed to an record with a 4.66 ERA (90 ER in IP) at night. = He s 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA (4 ER in 10.0 IP) in two starts this year against the Twins, and has a career mark of 6-4 with a 3.98 ERA (37 ER in 83.2 IP) vs. the AL Central. = He owns a lifetime mark of 7-7 with a 4.09 ERA (62 ER in IP) at Kauffman, including his first complete game on Aug. 28 here at vs. Detroit, a 6-2 win Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters Relievers Totals , , , Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 302/437 (69.1%) Saves/Save Opp: 30/52 (57.7%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 210/77 (36.7%) Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 28/44 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: May 1, 2018 at BOS (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/ Strikeout High: 4 on 7/21 vs. MIN Sept. 13 vs. MIN = Brian allowed one of his two inherited runners to score in the eighth on Thursday following a pair of singles he departed with the bases loaded and one out. = Flynn has induced 16 ground ball double plays, tops in MLB by a reliever, and is tied for fifth overall in the AL...however, he has none in his last 10 outings. = He owns a 3.26 ERA (45 ER in IP) out of the bullpen since 2016, the eighth-best mark in the American League among left-handed relievers. Jason Hammel 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/18 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 25, 2013 vs. TOR (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/ Strikeout High: 10 on 5/27 at TEX Sept. 14 vs. MIN (Win) = Jason earned his third win of the year, and first since May 27 at Texas (as a starter)...pitched a scoreless ninth, stranding a two-out single, ahead of Salvy s heroics. = Last night s win was Hammel s first as a relief pitcher since August 14, 2008, when he earned a 7-6 triumph at Oakland as a member of Tampa Bay. = Carries a 4.19 ERA (55 ER in IP) in 76 relief appearances and a 4.65 ERA in 298 starts...has a 5.48 ERA in 18 relief outings this season and a 6.16 ERA in 18 starts...is one of four pitchers (Edwin Jackson, Francisco Liriano, Adam Wainwright) on a 25-man roster with at least 250 career starts and 50 career relief appearances. Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 44/63 Saves/Save Opp: 2/4 (50.0%) Last Save: Sept. 3, 2018 at CLE (2nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 43/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 5/24 at TEX Sept. 12 vs. CWS = Tim walked Adam Engel and fanned Daniel Palka in the 10th inning Wednesday vs. the Sox, before being lifted...he s posted a 62.4% ground ball rate, placing him third among American League relievers, behind teammate Kevin McCarthy (64.9%)...his ground ball/fly ball ratio of 4.87 ranks fourth among MLB relievers. = Hill collected his first win on June 2 and first save on June 22, becoming the first Royals pitcher to accomplish both in the same season since Kelvin Herrera (2012). Ben Lively 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 7 on 4/9 vs. CIN Sept. 14 vs. MIN = Ben made his first appearance as a Royal last night by tossing a scoreless eighth, stranding a two-out single from Jorge Polanco by striking out Jake Cave. = Lively made three rehab appearances with Philadelphia s Gulf Coast affiliates before making 11 appearances (eight starts) at Lehigh Valley (AAA), where he was 3-2 with a 2.42 ERA (14 ER in 52.0 IP), holding the opposition to a.199 batting average...posted a 6.85 ERA (18 ER in 23.2 IP) in five starts with the Phillies. Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/33 Saves/Save Opp: 1/6 (16.7%) Last Save: July 20, 2018 vs. MIN (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 8/18 at CWS Sept. 13 vs. MIN = Brandon relieved Brian Flynn with the bases loaded Thursday, and retired Robbie Grossman on a sac fly...has recorded 1+ strikeout in 10 of his last 17 appearances. = Since July 26, 13 of his 17 outings have been scoreless, posting a 3.52 ERA (6 ER in 15.1 IP) with 18 K s and an opponents average of.214 (12-for-56). Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 40/57 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 30/ Strikeout High: 2 (8x), last: 8/16 vs. TOR Sept. 14 vs. MIN = Kevin allowed one-out RBI single to Willians Astudillo in the seventh inning last night marked just the second run he allowed in his last 12 outings (13.0 IP). = Recorded a pair of ground outs, upping his season ground ball rate to 64.9%, second-best among AL relievers, and sixth best among all relief pitchers. = McCarthy owns a 1.83 ERA since Aug. 1, which ranks tied for fifth-best among American League relief pitchers, (min IP). = His 0.89 ERA (2 ER in 20.1 IP) in one-run games ranks second in the American League, trailing only Tampa Bay s Yonny Chirinos (0.37). Jake Newberry 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/ Strikeout High: 3 on 8/20 at TB Sept. 14 vs. MIN = Jake relieved Jorge López in the fifth last night after he left with a left rib contusion, stranding the bases loaded with a pair of fly outs that sandwiched two walks. = Newberry made his debut on Aug. 20, becoming the Royals lowest round draft pick (37th round in 2012) to debut with Kansas City since Jarrod Dyson, (50th round, 2006), who played in his first game in also tied Sal Fasano, (37th round in 1993), for the sixth-lowest round Royals selection to debut with the club. Wily Peralta 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/30 Saves/Save Opp: 11/11 (100.0%) Last Save: Sept. 13, 2018 vs. MIN (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/ Strikeout High: 3 on 8/29 vs. DET Sept. 13 vs. MIN (Save) = Wily notched his 11th save on Thursday by setting down Ehire Adrianza on a fly out, Max Kepler on a ground out and pinch-hitter Joe Mauer on a strikeout. = Peralta owns a 0.79 ERA (1 ER in 11.1 IP) in 12 save opportunities this year (one in the eighth inning) and has a 3.62 ERA (11 ER in 27.1 IP) overall. = He is 11-for-11 in save opportunities, joining Toronto s Ken Giles (20-for-20) as the only pitchers in the Majors with a 100 percent save percentage and at least 11 saves...he joins St. Louis Bud Norris and Boston s Chris Sale as the only players on a current 25-man roster with at least 120 career starts and 11 career saves. Burch Smith 1st Batter Efficiency: 22/30 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/ Strikeout High: 6 on 7/24 vs. DET Sept. 12 vs. CWS (Loss) = Burch took his fifth loss of the season Wednesday night, the first as a reliever, after surrendering a two-out, two-run home run to Tim Anderson in the 12th inning...he has allowed runs in four-straight outings following 15.0 consecutive scoreless innings out of the bullpen, the longest by a KC reliever this season. = Smith s scoreless streak took a hiatus while he posted a 9.67 ERA (24 ER in 22.1 IP) with 20 strikeouts and nine walks in six starts from July 11-Aug. 10. Glenn Sparkman 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/10 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/ Strikeout High: 5 on 8/21 at TB Sept. 12 vs. CWS = Glenn pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief on Wednesday, scattering a trio of hits while also striking out a pair...marked his first scoreless outing since July 28. = Sparkman owns an 0-3 record with a 5.27 ERA (16 ER in 27.1 IP) in 12 appearances (two starts) at the Major League level this year...worked 4.1 innings of relief, allowing two runs on four hits, on Aug. 10 vs. St. Louis, the longest relief outing by a Royal this season. Jerry Vasto (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 1 (3x), last: 9/14 vs. MIN Sept. 14 vs. MIN = Jerry worked in back-to-back nights for the first time in his career last night, weaving through a hitless sixth inning following a leadoff walk to Gregorio Petit. = Vasto, 26, pitched the majority of the year with Colorado s Triple-A affiliate, Albuquerque...named the club s Pitcher of the Year, posting a 3.16 ERA in 37 outings, including a 1.52 ERA (4 ER in 23.2 IP) through his first 23 appearances of the season... made his big league debut on June 10, working 0.2 innings vs. Arizona. = He has been named a minor league All-Star twice (2015, 2016) and was originally selected by the Rockies in the 24th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft.

3 Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 4-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB This Stand: 5-for-18 (.278), 3 runs, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (4-7) = Jorge last night matched a career high with three hits (5th time), including a three-hit effort on Sept. 7 in Minnesota, and is batting.308 in his last 22 games. = After hitting.220 (11-for-50) in his first 14 home games, he s batting.322/.406/.508 (19-for-59) with seven RBI in his last 17 games here since Aug. 8. = He was reinstated on June 28 after missing the first 80 games for violating MLB s Drug Prevention and Treatment policy, and has started 55 of 67 games since. Hunter Dozier This Series: 1-for-8, run, 2B, BB This Stand: 3-for-16 (.188), run, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Hunter went 0-for-4 last night, just the third time in his last 15 games that he didn t record a hit, a stretch in which he s batting.300/.328/.600 (18-for-60). = After batting.204/.264/.323 with 13 XBH and 13 RBI through his first 55 games, he's batting.267/.307/.489 with 16 XBH and 16 RBI in his last 35 since July 28. = He hit his first career walk-off homer vs. Indians on Aug. 24, the second of back-to-back HR with Ryan O Hearn, becoming the first rookie duo to hit back-toback HR in the ninth or later to win a game (Elias) he s the first Royals rookie to hit a walk-off HR since Paulo Orlando on July 7, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay (Game 1). = Dozier has started in 84 of the Royals 107 games since his May 14 recall, including starts at: first base (45), third base (29), designated hitter (8) and right field (2) after starting at first, DH or right in each of his first 39 starts, 29 of his last 45 have come at third, where he made 308 starts during his minor league career. Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand: 0-for-10, RBI, 2 BB, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = Esky went 0-for-4 Thursday, extending his hitless streak to 11 at-bats, but is batting.299 (26-for-87) with a team-leading (tied) seven doubles since Aug. 2. = Escobar is a career.288 hitter vs. Minnesota, including.333/.357/.505 (31-for-93) with 19 runs and 12 RBI in his last 26 games since May 21, = He has eight sacrifice bunts this season third most in the American League and 79 since joining the Royals in 2011, most in the Majors. = Alcides started a club-record 421 consecutive games from Sept. 26, 2015 to July 7, 2018, the longest streak in the Majors, according to Elias, since Miguel Tejada (558) from the first 407 of those 421 were at shortstop, the longest streak since Cal Ripken Jr. started in 2,216 straight at shortstop from he s started in 41 of 59 team games since the streak was snapped on July 8, including starts at shortstop (23), third base (15), center field (2) and second base (1). Cam Gallagher This Series: 0-for-3, BB This Stand: 0-for-3, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-14) = Cam went 0-for-3 with a walk on Thursday, extending his hitless streak to 14 at-bats since his last hit on Sept. 3 in Cleveland. = Gallagher hit his second career HR on Aug. 31 his first Major League game since April 20 and his first since his grand slam on Aug. 14, 2017 in Oakland. = He hit.265/.334/.358 (71-for-268) with a career-high 42 RBI in 77 games with Omaha, after batting.208 (5-for-24) in eight games in April with the Royals. Brian Goodwin This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand: 4-for-15 (.267), 2 runs, 2B, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Brian went 0-for-4 last night, just the third time in 16 games with Kansas City that he didn t reach safely, a stretch in which he s batting.286 (16-for-56). = Goodwin has four multi-hit efforts in eight games at Kauffman Stadium, in which he s batting.357/.400/.429 (10-for-28) with two walks and four runs. = He missed 29 games from July 31-Aug. 30 with a left groin strain, after missing 38 games with Washington from April 17-May 30 with a left wrist contusion. = Of his 104 career hits, 48 have gone for extra bases, including his first HR as a Royal on July 28, and his first career grand slam on March 31 with Washington. Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-6, run, RBI, HBP, 3 BB This Stand: 4-for-17 (.235), 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP, 4 BB, 3 SB, SF Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Alex was intentionally walked in the ninth last night ahead of Salvador Perez s walk-off grand slam, boosting his OBP on this homestand to.391. = Gordon has 12 stolen bases his most since 2014 (12) including eight in his last 24 games and one in three straight from Monday-Wednesday vs. Chicago. = He extended his club record with his 98th hit-by-pitch on Thursday 20 more than Mike Macfarlane and 11th most among active players. = Gordon has five HR and 22 RBI in his last 40 games since the beginning of August, after recording just six HR and 20 RBI in 88 games through July. = His 26 HR vs. Minnesota are his most vs. any team and the most by any Royal, three more than George Brett s 23 HR he s batting.295/.372/.491 lifetime vs. the Twins, including.342/.435/.481 (27-for-79) in his last 21 games dating back to Sept. 7, 2017, in which he has 13 runs, 16 RBI and nine multi-hit efforts. = His 171 career HR rank fourth in Royals history, trailing only: George Brett (317), Mike Sweeney (197) and Amos Otis (193), and his 514 XBH rank fifth. = He has nine outfield assists two behind the AL lead and his most since 2013 (17) and his 91 career outfield assists are most in the Majors since Rosell Herrera This Series: 3-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, BB This Stand: 3-for-14 (.214), 3 runs, 2B, 2 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-7) = Herrera doubled in the ninth last night and scored the game-tying run on Whit Merrifield s RBI single, and is 3-for-7 in the last two games to snap a 6-for-56 skid. = Despite his recent struggles, he s batting.333 (5-for-15) with a.500 on-base percentage (5 walks) in his last five games vs. Minnesota dating back to last weekend. = He s started 60 of the Royals 77 games since his June 17 recall, including starts in: right field (26), center field (11), at second base (11), DH (7) & third base (5). Whit Merrifield This Series: 2-for-7, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB, SF This Stand: 6-for-20 (.300), 8 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 5 SB, SF Hit Streak: 5 g (6-20) = Whit had a sacrifice fly in the second inning last night and the game-tying RBI single in the ninth, before scoring on Perez s walk-off grand slam. = Merrifield is tied with Francisco Lindor with 171 hits, second most in the American League behind only J.D. Martinez s 176 only three Royals have led the AL in hits, including: Kevin Seitzer (207, tied with Kirby Puckett in 1987), Willie Wilson (230 in 1980) and George Brett (212 in 1979, 215 in 1976 and 195 in 1975). = After leading the American League with 34 steals in 2017, he leads the AL with 36 his season, and ranks second in the Majors behind Trea Turner (39) his 19 steals since the All-Star break are most in the Majors, including five in his last four games his 23 career steals of third are most in the American League since 2016, including a Major League best 13 in 2018 five more than anyone else are a new Royals record, one more then Lorenzo Cain s 12 steals of third in = Merrifield on Wednesday became the third Royal with 35 doubles and 35 steals in a single season, joining Johnny Damon (1999, 2000) and Carlos Beltrán (2002). = He s the fourth Royal with consecutive 10-HR, 30-SB seasons, joining: Johnny Damon ( ), Carlos Beltrán ( ) and Amos Otis ( , 78-79). = He s the only player in the Majors since the start of last season with at least 60 doubles (69) and at least 60 stolen bases (70, most in the American League). = He hit a leadoff HR on the first pitch on Monday, his sixth career leadoff HR and third this season (also: Aug. 26 vs. Shane Bieber & July 2 vs. Corey Kluber) his six leadoff HR are tied with Freddie Patek for fifth in Royals history, trailing: Alex Gordon (14), David DeJesus (11), Willie Wilson (11) and Johnny Damon (10). = He s hit safely in 35 of 40 career games vs. Minnesota in which he s scored 28 runs including two three-hit games and a four-hit effort on Aug. 5. = He has started 142 of the Royals 147 games, including starts at: second base (98), center field (22), DH (9), right field (7), first base (5) and left field (1). Adalberto Mondesi This Series: 3-for-9, 3 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB This Stand: 9-for-21 (.429), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB Hit Streak: 4 g (9-18) = Adalberto reached safely three times last night, including a solo HR in the seventh, marking the sixth game in his last seven in which he s recorded an RBI it was his fourth HR in his last 14 games, in which he s batting.375/.426/.679 (21-for-56) with eight XBH and 12 RBI after hitting just four home runs in his first 46 games. = Mondesi recorded his 23rd stolen bases in 60 games last night, including 18 since the All-Star break, one behind Whit Merrifield s 19 for most in the Majors. = He has a hit in each of his last eight games with an at-bat vs. Minnesota, in which he s hitting.324/.378/.618 (11-for-34) with three HR and eight RBI. = After starting 7-for-38 (.184), he s batting.308/.339/.500 (53-for-172) in his last 48 games since July 3 with 28 runs, 17 extra-base hits (7 HR) and 23 RBI. = Of his 55 starts, 43 have come at shortstop in which the Royals are and he s the only Royal to start there other than Alcides Escobar since Sept. 26, Ryan O Hearn This Series: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB This Stand: 3-for-11 (.273), 2 runs, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, 6 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) = He reached safely three times last night, including two walks and a double to mark his 17th XBH in 33 games, second most by a Royal behind Mark Quinn s 20. = Ryan has reached safely in 16 of his last 17 games, in which he s batting.315/.464/.741 (17-for-54) with 11 extra-base hits (5 HR), 13 RBI and 14 walks. = His 10 HR through 33 career games are most by a Royal, and his 24 RBI trail only Billy Butler s 26 since Baseball Reference data is available (1908), only five American League players have had more than 10 HR and 24 RBI through 33 career games, the last of which was Chicago s José Abreu (12 HR and 35 RBI in 2014). = O Hearn has a Major-League best OPS vs. right-handed pitching since the All-Star break (min. 80 plate appearances), ahead of Mike Trout s = Since making his Major League debut July 31, his 10 HR are tied for fourth in the American League, and his.632 slugging percentage ranks third (min. 100 PA). = He homered in his Major League debut on July 31 off James Shields, becoming the third Royal to do so, joining: Clint Hurdle (1977) and Mark Quinn (1999). = He hit the first of back-to-back HRs with Hunter Dozier to walk off on Aug. 24, becoming the first rookie duo ever with back-to-back, game-ending HR (Elias). Salvador Perez This Series: 4-for-9, 2 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI This Stand: 6-for-18 (.333), 2 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI Hit Streak: 4 g (6-18) = Salvy hit a walk-off grand slam last night on a 3-2 count, the second walk-off HR of his career (also: Sept. 15, 2012 vs. the Angels), and the sixth walk-off grand slam in the 50-year history of the Royals, first since Paulo Orlando on July 7, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay (Game 1) it was the 19th walk-off slam by a catcher since 1974, and first since since Derek Norris in 2015 he matched a career high with five RBI (also: April 19, 2016) and has homered in consecutive games for the fourth time in = Perez s 26 HR are one shy of his career high from last season, and he s one of nine Royals to hit at least 25 HR in consecutive season, joining: Eric Hosmer ( ), Carlos Beltrán ( ), Mike Sweeney ( ), Jermaine Dye ( ), Bo Jackson ( ), Danny Tartabull ( ), Steve Balboni ( ) & John Mayberry ( ) he s the first catcher in the Majors to do it since Iván Rodríguez ( ) and Mike Piazza ( ). = He has 22 HR and 83 RBI vs. Minnesota both of which are his most vs. any opponent including six HR and 19 RBI in his last 11 games since July 11. = He s thrown out 23 of 48 would-be base stealers (47.9%), two behind Jonathan Lucroy for the Major League lead, despite starting in 17 fewer games at catcher. Brett Phillips This Series: Has not played This Stand: pinch runner Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Brett pinch ran for Perez in the 11th Wednesday, but was doubled off third base on a Herrera line drive to end the frame it was his first action since Sept. 4 in Cleveland, where he left the game with a right shoulder contusion after colliding with the right field wall he was 5-for-14 (.375) in three games prior to the injury. Meibrys Viloria This Series: Has not played This Stand: 0-for-2, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Meibrys (MAY-breeze) made his third start on Tuesday vs. Chicago and went 0-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt in the Royals three-run third inning. = Royals starters have recorded 7 innings and allowed exactly one earned run in each of his three starts at catcher to mark a 1.29 ERA (3 ER in 21 IP), including: Jorge López on Sept. 2 vs. Baltimore (9-1 win), and Brad Keller s last two starts on Sept. 5 at Cleveland (3-1 loss) and Tuesday vs. the White Sox (6-3 win). = Viloria had a two-run double in his Major League debut on Sept. 2 vs. Baltimore, becoming the first Colombian-born player in Royals history and the fourth Colombian-born catcher in Major League history, joining: Jorge Alfaro (2016-present), Jhonatan Solano ( , 2015) and Yamid Haad (1999, 2005). = According to Director of Royals Hall of Fame, Curt Nelson, Viloria is the sixth known Royals player to make the jump from A-ball to the Majors (not including Rule 5 picks), joining: Donnie Murphy (2004), Dee Brown (1999), Mike Sweeney (1995), Jeff Granger (1993) and Buck Martinez (1969).

4 This & That THE RUNNING MEN--Whit Merrifield and Adalberto Mondesi have been bandits on the bases since the All-Star break, pilfering 19 and 18 bags, respectively since the resumption of play...merrifield currently leads the American League with his career-high 36 thefts, three behind Washington s Trea Turner for the big league lead...merrifield topped the A.L. chart last season with 34...the last Royal to record more thefts in a single season was Carlos Beltrán (41) in Whit also has a Major League-best 13 swipes of third base this season and 23 for his career, which tops the AL since the start of as for Mondesi, he swiped his 23rd base last night, placing him in a tie for seventh in the American League despite playing in only 60 games this year...his 23 bases would translate to 62 on the year over a 162-game schedule...both Merrifield and Mondesi have been on a stolen base roll, with Whit pilfering five in his last four games and Mondi taking five in his last seven. ROAD WORK AHEAD--Following the completion of this four-game set tomorrow, Kansas City will embark on its final road trip of the 2018 season, visiting National League foes Pittsburgh (Sept ) and Cincinnati (Sept ), as well as Detroit (Sept ) the Royals are away from Kauffman Stadium this season and will be looking for their first road series victory since taking two of three from the White Sox, July 31-Aug. 2 the club has gone 3-2 in NL parks this year, while it s also posted a 3-3 mark at Comerica, with all six of those games taking place in April. SALVY IN SELECT COMPANY--Salvador Perez launched his 26th home run of the season to end last night s contests, now just one home run shy of matching his top single season total of 27 last year he s one of nine Royals to hit at least 25 homers in consecutive seasons, joining: Eric Hosmer ( ), Carlos Beltrán ( ), Mike Sweeney ( ), Jermaine Dye ( ), Bo Jackson ( ), Danny Tartabull ( ), Steve Balboni ( ) and John Mayberry ( ) he s also the first big league catcher to do it since Iván Pudge Rodríguez did in three-straight years ( ) and Mike Piazza in eight-straight ( ) Salvy has tormented Twins pitching in his career, collecting 22 homers and 83 RBI his highest totals against any one team including six roundtrippers and 20 RBI this year...last night was his second career five-rbi game. WILY EXTENDS PERFECT RUN--Wily Peralta needed just nine pitches to set the Twins down in order in the ninth inning here on Thursday night, recording his 11th save in as many tries Peralta, who was signed as a free agent in the offseason, and Ken Giles (20-for-20) are the only pitchers in the Majors to be at percent in save opportunities with 10 chances or more no Royals pitcher has ever finished a season 10-for-10 or better in save opportunities Peralta has posted a 0.79 ERA (1 ER in 11.1 IP) when a save is possible this season, holding opponents to a.091 batting average (3-for-33), while he s pitched to a 5.63 ERA (10 ER in 16.0 IP) in non-save situations. SAL AMONG DEFENSIVE BEST--Four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, Salvador Perez, had just the 25th stolen base go against his season total last night when Gregorio Petit pilfered second base in the sixth inning...sal s 23 caught stealings this year rank second in the Majors to Jonathan Lucroy s 25...Salvy s total includes 12 potential base thieves retired in the last 21 attempts against him, dating back to July 24 opponents have the lowest stolen base percentage against Perez at 52.1% (25-for-48), while his overall caught stealing percentage of 49% is the highest among MLB backstops who have caught at least 30 games... he s now thrown out 158 would-be basestealers in his career, just four behind Mike Macfarlane (162) for the most in franchise history. DIVISIONAL DUTY--The Royals have 15 games remaining on their 2018 docket, with 10 of them against American League Central clubs Kansas City is vs. the Central this year, which includes an 11-7 mark in its last 18 divisional games the Royals completed work against the White Sox earlier this week, finishing at 8-11, while it will see Minnesota twice more, including tonight, as well as four more games with Detroit and Cleveland the club also has two Interleague series remaining, facing Pittsburgh (3) and Cincinnati (2) on its final road trip, looking to improve on its 4-11 mark vs. the NL. DUPER UNCHALLENGED--Kansas City s replay guru, Bill Duplissea, has not challenged a call in the last six contests, but remains the best in the business according to numbers released by Major League Baseball yesterday, Duper s 29 overturned calls are tops in the Majors, leading Philadelphia (28) by one Kansas City is still the only club not to have a challenge come back confirmed this year, with all 37 reviews either being overturned or coming back as stands Duper has overturned 78.4% of the plays he s asked to be reviewed in 2018 (29-for-37), which leads the Majors, ahead of the second-place Giants, who are 23-for-31 (74.2%) he has made good on 68.1% of his challenges in his career (128-for-188), including an MLB-best 72.3% success rate over the last three seasons (81-for-112). GORDO AMONG THE ASSIST LEADERS--Alex Gordon hasn t been tested since August 13, when he proved once again why he s a five-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, throwing out Toronto s Russell Martin at the plate...it was Alex s ninth outfield assist of the season, his highest total since collecting 17 assists in 2013, while he s two behind Boston s Andrew Benintendi (11) for the American League lead...since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2010, Gordo s 91 assists are the most in baseball, one ahead of Colorado s Gerardo Parra (90), who ranks second in that span...his career total is the second-highest in franchise history, trailing only Amos Otis, who had 116 between KC S TOP SKIPPER--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost recorded his 1,100th career win on May 18 vs. the Yankees and has since upped that career total to 1,137, which is good for seventh among active skippers he s one win shy of matching Hall of Famer Frankie Frisch (1,138) for 50th on the all-time list Yost is in the regular season with the Royals, blowing past Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( ) he s the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,367), which ranks 41st in big league history Yost s postseason winning percentage of.710 (22-9) is tops among all managers in history who have worked at least 20 playoff games this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers ( ) he compiled a record with the Brew Crew including a mark in his last two seasons. vs. Twins (2018) vs. Twins (career) At Home (career) De Jong (career) Gibson (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bonifacio Dozier Escobar Gallagher Goodwin Gordon Herrera Merrifield Mondesi O Hearn Perez Phillips Viloria Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Heath Fillmyer Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Brad Keller Ian Kennedy Jorge López Trevor Oaks Eric Skoglund Burch Smith Glenn Sparkman Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Viloria Totals Duffy Fillmyer Hammel Junis Keller Kennedy López Oaks Skoglund Smith Sparkman Total Butera Gallagher Perez Viloria Totals Starts CS/ATT 3/23 1/6 24/49 0/2 28/80 Pct ERA ER/IP 254/ / / / /1,298.0

5 2018 Royals Home Runs vs. on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Bonifacio /13/18 MIN A. Busenitz 4 Dozier CLE J. Edwards 36 Escobar /11/18 STL J. Flaherty 67 Gallagher /31/18 BAL A. Cashner 19 Goodwin NYY D. Robertson 43 Gordon CLE M. Clevinger 33 Herrera NYY D. Robertson 117 Merrifield /10/18 CWS L. Giolito 19 Mondesi /14/18 MIN T. May 1 O Hearn /10/18 CWS L. Giolito 8 Perez /14/18 MIN T. Hildenberger 0 Phillips /1/18 BAL D. Bundy 6 Viloria Pinch-Hit: Last: Ryan O Hearn (8/15/18 vs. Toronto, 9th inning) - Franchise total: 78; Twice in 2018 Grand Slam: Last: Salvador Perez (9/14/18 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning) - Franchise total: 130; Thrice in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, 7th inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Ryan O Hearn Cleveland, solo off Adam Plutko, 2-run off Adam Plutko) Five times in Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez and Jorge Bonifacio (9/13/18 vs. Minnesota, 6th inning off Alan Busenitz) - Five times in 2018 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez Baltimore, 1st inning) - Once in 2018 Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ryan O Hearn, Whit Merrifield, Alex Gordon Chicago White Sox, 2nd inning) - Once in 2018 Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez and Alex Gordon Baltimore, 1st inning) - tied franchise record Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (9/10/18 vs. Chicago White Sox) - Franchise total: 97; Thrice in 2018 Inside-the-Park: Last: Drew Butera (7/22/18 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 97; Once in 2018 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Salvador Perez (9/14/18 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning off Trevor Hildenberger) - Franchise total: 73; Four times in 2018 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Daniel Palka, Chicago White Sox guaranteed Rate Field, off Jason Hammel, 8th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Curtis Granderson, Toronto Blue Jays Kauffman Stadium, off Jorge López, 4th inning) - 10 in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, off Scott Service, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Tim Anderson and Omar Narváez, Chicago White Sox guaranteed Rate Field, off Heath Fillmyer, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians Progressive Field, off Danny Duffy) Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians Kauffman Stadium, off Brandon Maurer, 9th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Willians Astudillo, Minnesota Twins Target Field, off Jason Hammel, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Avisaíl García, Tim Anderson, Omar Narváez, Chicago White Sox guaranteed Rate Field, off Heath Fillmyer, 4th inning)- Twice in 2018 Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago White Sox U.S. Cellular Field, off Anthony Lerew, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox Fenway Park, off Danny Duffy) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang) 2018 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players Total Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Bonifacio g 7 g (7/6-14) 2 - Dozier g 7 g (2x) 8 - Escobar g 7 g (2x) 11 1 Gallagher g 4 g (4/13-8/31) 1 - Goodwin g 6 g (7/15-28) 3 - Gordon g 8 g (5/22-6/1) 6 - Herrera g 6 g (2x) 3 - Merrifield g 12 g (3x) 8 1 Mondesi g 8 g (7/10-28) 14 4 O Hearn g 4 g (2x) 1 - Perez g 8 g (7/9-21) 3 - Phillips g 4 g (8/29-9/2) 1 1 Viloria g No-hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Andrew Heaney, Los Angeles Angels, June 5, 2018 at Angel Stadium (Angels, 1-0) Two-hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-back complete game wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) Seattle (5-1) Back-to-back shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York Yankees (6-0) & vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-back shutouts vs. Royals: August 27-28, Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three straight shutouts vs. Royals: August 26-28, Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) 10+ innings pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, Cleveland (10.0) 10+ strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy Oakland, June 9, 2018 Shutout by the Royals (complete game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (combined): August 8, 2018 vs. Chicago Cubs, 9-0 Fillmyer (7.0), McCarthy (1.0), Peralta (1.0) Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 7 MIN Pitchers 55 MIN Bonifacio 36 CWS Dozier 6 CLE Escobar 3 MIN Gallagher 11 4/11/18 vs. SEA Goodwin 8 CLE Gordon 65 HOU The Last Time... Triple play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal five-hit Game: Whit Merrifield, July 8, 2018 vs. Boston (5-for-5) Royal six-hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals two hits, one inning: Ryan Goins, May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota, (2nd inning) Royals five-rbi game: Salvador Perez, September 14, 2018 vs. Minnesota Royals six-rbi game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, Detroit Royals seven-rbi game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, Cleveland Royals nine-rbi game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, Baltimore Royals position player pitching: Drew Butera, July 7, 2018 vs. Boston Opponent position player pitching: A.L.: Taylor Motter, Seattle, April 9, 2018 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals pitcher homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, Arizona Royals pitcher with a hit: Ian Kennedy, May 21, St. Louis Royals pitcher with an RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, Philadelphia Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Herrera 56 - Merrifield 16 TB Mondesi 11 8/31/18 vs. BAL O Hearn 15 TB Perez 113 MIN Phillips 67 6/5/17 vs. SF Viloria 3 - Royals three or more steals, one game: Adalberto Mondesi (3), August 14, 2018 vs. Toronto - Thrice in Opponent three or more steals, one game: Gregor Blanco vs. Arizona, October 1, 2017 at KC (3 SB) Royals steal of home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent steal of home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals suspended game: April 24, Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals home run in first ML at-bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals home run in 4 consecutive games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 game after 9 innings: April 20, Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals walk-off win: September 14, 2018 vs. Minnesota (8-4 in 9 innings) Royals bat around: September 13, 2018 vs. Minnesota (6th inning - 4 runs) - 9 times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 31-September 2, 2018 vs. Baltimore Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: August 10-12, 2018 vs. St. Louis Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: August 3-5, Minnesota Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: August 20-23, Tampa Bay Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for Reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Jesse Hahn 60-day right UCL sprain March 6 May RHP-Nate Karns 60-day right elbow inflammation March 29 (retro March 26) May INF-Cheslor Cuthbert 60-day lower back strain May 19 (retro May 16) July OF-Jorge Soler 60-day left toe fracture June 16 August