Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals New York Yankees (13-19) Yankee Stadium - Thursday, May 12, 2016 Game #34 - Road Game #20 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD), MLB Network & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PITCHING PROBABLES Friday, May 13 vs. Atlanta Braves: RHP Julio Teheran (0-3, 3.48) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (3-3, 3.89), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, May 14 vs. Atlanta Braves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz (0-1, 5.06) vs. RHP Dillon Gee (0-0, 2.61), 6:15 p.m., FS 1 (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, May 15 vs. Atlanta Braves: RHP Matt Wisler (1-3, 3.27) vs. TBA, 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, May 16 vs. Boston Red Sox: TBA vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (3-2, 4.62), 6:08 p.m., FSKC (HD), ESPN & 610 Sports Tuesday, May 17 vs. Boston Red Sox: TBA vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (4-2+ tonight), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, May 18 vs. Boston Red Sox: TBA vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (3-3+ tomorrow), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 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, while Don Free controls the dials...tonight s contest is being televised by FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call...the pre and postgame shows, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery...tonight is also the feature game on MLB Network with Bob Costas, John Smoltz and Tom Verducci on the call. Royals vs. Yankees The Royals snapped their five-game Yankee Stadium losing streak with last night s victory...kc goes for the split tonight and then these clubs don t meet again until the end of August...Kansas City is all-time vs. the Yanks, here in the Bronx, here in new Yankee Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. NY L, 3-6 Yates Young 41,243 NY L, 7-10 Miller Herrera 39,128 NY W, 7-3 Ventura Pineda 31,226 NY 8/29 KC 8/30 KC 8/31 KC BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN--The Royals rode a four-run first inning last night to snap out of a threegame slide and posting a 7-3 victory over the Yankees...the win, KC s second in six games on this road, pulled the Royals back to within a game of.500 on the year...salvador Perez keyed the first inning uprising with a three-run homer off of starting and losing hurler Michael Pineda...Kansas City added two more in the sixth when Lorenzo Cain delivered the club s first hit of the year with the bases loaded in 14 tries to drive home a pair...yordano Ventura snapped a personal two-game slide with 6.0 innings of six-hit ball, allowing three runs with three walks and a strikeout...danny Duffy, Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis each tossed a scoreless frame to seal the victory...eric Hosmer had a pair of hits, while Kendrys Morales scored twice and clubbed his fourth homer of the year...a win tonight would give Kansas City a split of this visit to Yankee Stadium and snap a four-series losing streak that dates back to the last week of April. HOMESTAND STARTS TOMORROW--The Royals will return home tonight, sleep fast after a scheduled 2:30 a.m. arrival and return to The K tomorrow to open a six-game stand featuring an Interleague visit from the Atlanta Braves followed by a three-game set against Boston that begins next Monday...since the start of 2014, Kansas City has compiled the best Interleague record in the Majors at 30-15, four wins better than runner-up Detroit in that span at KC is 2-3 to this point vs. the N.L. in 2016, splitting a pair with the Mets to open the season and then going 1-2 against the Nationals. WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS--The three-game series with Atlanta that commences tomorrow is full of promotions for fans starting tomorrow with the first post-game fireworks show of the year...saturday s 6:15 contest is Ned Yost Bobblehead The first of the 2015 World Series Commemorative Bobblehead Series, with the first 20,000 fans receiving the item...sunday s series finale will also be the annual Salute to the Negro Leagues as the Royals and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum pay tribute to Kansas City s rich baseball tradition with this annual salute...both teams will wear replica Negro Leagues uniforms that fans can bid on after the game at NLBM or City will wear cream uniforms with navy blue trim, Monarchs block lettering on the front and a KC patch on the left sleeve, while the Braves will wear road gray uniforms with red and navy trim and Atlanta block lettering on the front...the first 10,000 fans on Sunday will receive a Monarchs Fedora THE BRUISE CREW--Kansas City was plunked three times in last night s game, the most since Pittsburgh popped a trio of Royals last July 20 in Kauffman Stadium... KC is in the middle of the pack in the league bruise race with 10, half of those have landed on the body of Alex Gordon, who is tied for second in the American League with five HBP s...last night s was the 72nd hit by pitch in Gordo s career, now just two shy of Hal McRae for second on Kansas City s all-time bruise list with 74...the franchise leader for now is Mike Macfarlane, who was drilled 78 times during his two stints with the Royals ( and ). UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY--Last night s win was just the fourth in the last 15 games that has seen KC turn its 8-2 start to the year into a mark as they attempt to regain the.500 level tonight...prior to this stretch, Kansas City had not been below.500 since July 22, 2014 at 49-50, but that club rectified the situation by reeling off five consecutive wins and 23 out of 29 to climb back into the race and eventually land a spot in the A.L. Wild Card game...the biggest issue has been KC s play on the road, going 6-13 to this point, but just 3-12 in the last 13 away games...entering 2016, Kansas City was the best road team in the Majors from , posting a ledger, two more wins than the N.L. best Los Angeles Dodgers ( ). BRAVES NEXT--Kansas City will open its homestand with a visit from the Atlanta Braves, a club the Royals last played in 2013 when the club s split a 4-game home & home series...the Royals are 4-6 all-time against Atlanta, with the 1-1 split in 2013 the only time the Braves have ever seen Kauffman Stadium. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Ian Kennedy (4-2, 2.13) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 4.78) Career Career Ian Kennedy vs. Yankees Major League Record 4-2 (2.13 ERA) Nathan Eovaldi vs. Royals Major League Record 2-2 (4.78 ERA) IAN KENNEDY is making his seventh start of the season, the 211th of his career and 213th overall appearance...tonight is his second appearance vs. the Yankees, who selected him 21st overall in the 2006 June Draft...a win tonight would mark his first three-game road winning streak in one season since July 8-August 1, 2011, the year he won 21 games with Arizona the 31-year-old signed a five-year deal with the Royals on January 29, after pitching in San Diego the last two-plus seasons. STELLAR OVER 7.0 SCORELESS--Kennedy won his second straight start in a Ian s 2016 Starts 7-0 win over Cleveland on Saturday, scattering four hits and two walks over 7.0 innings DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/9 Minnesota W, with six strikeouts, his first start of 7.0 shutout frames since July 12, 2014 (with San Houston W, /20 Detroit L, Diego) after allowing two of the first three batters to reach in the first inning, Kennedy L.A. Angels L, retired 14 straight through the fifth he became the first Royals pitcher to get the win in Seattle W, Cleveland W, shutout innings on the road since Chris Young on June 26, 2015 at Milwaukee he 2016 Totals % Career Totals ranks among AL leaders in ERA (2.13, seventh), opponents batting average (.209, tied for eighth) and WHIP (1.08, ninth) and has won five of his last seven starts dating back to last season. ELITE COMPANY--Ian boasts a 3.12 ERA (58 ER in IP) with 172 strikeouts over his last 28 starts since June 2, 2015 during that time, his ERA ranks 11th among pitchers who ve made at least as many starts, and his 9.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks ninth, behind Clayton Kershaw (11.60), Chris Sale (11.48), Max Scherzer (11.07), Chris Archer (10.81), Madison Bumgarner (10.69), Noah Syndergaard (10.43), David Price (10.33) and Francisco Liriano (9.39). WORKHORSE--Kennedy has been one of the most durable pitchers in baseball over the last several seasons, as 2015 marked his sixth-straight year with 30 starts or more...he became one of nine Major League pitchers to accomplish that feat and the only one to do it exclusively in the National League...since the beginning of the 2010 season, Ian ranks tied for sixth in the Majors in starts (198), 11th in strikeouts (1,132) and 12th in innings (1213.0). VS. YANKEES--Tonight is Kennedy s second career start against the team that drafted him is the first round (21st overall) in 2006 in his previous start on August 4, 2013, Kennedy held the Yankees to two runs on four hits in 5.2 innings of a 6-3 San Diego win prior to that, his last win vs. an A.L. East team was on September 1, 2007 vs. Tampa Bay, his Major League debut with the Yankees. ROAD WORK--Kennedy is 3-1 with a 2.52 ERA (7 ER in 25.0 IP) in four road starts with Kansas City this season, after going 2-10 with a 4.12 ERA (38 ER in 83.0 IP) in 14 road starts with San Diego in for his career, he s all-time on the road with a 4.12 ERA and a.250 opponents batting average. Kennedy vs. Yankees Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Dustin Ackley Carlos Beltran Starlin Castro Didi Gregorius Chase Headley Aaron Hicks Brian McCann Austin Romine Mark Teixeira Ian s Last Win: May 7, 2016 at Cleveland (7.0 IP, 7-0 over Cody Anderson) Ian s Last Loss: April 25, Los Angeles Angels (6.0 IP, 1-6 to Garrett Richards) Ian s Strikeout High: 12 (5x), last: September 2, 2015 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Ian s Last Complete Game: June 17, Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) second career Ian s Only Shutout Game: 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 2016

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Edinson Volquez = Edinson will make his team-leading eighth start and the 226th of his career tomorrow as the Royals begin a three-game weekend series at home vs. Atlanta he s trying to avoid losing four straight for the second time in his career, after doing so from August 17-September 14, 2006 (with Texas). = He took his third straight loss on Sunday in Cleveland, allowing five runs on seven hits (two home runs) and four walks in a season-low 4.1 innings allowed his 12th career leadoff HR (Carlos Santana), second most in the Majors since his debut in 2005 behind Dan Haren (16) didn t record a inning and allowed four of five batters to reach in the fifth before ceding the inning to Danny Duffy, who allowed one inherited runner to score. = Volquez is 3-3 with a 3.18 ERA (14 ER in 39.2 IP) in seven career starts vs. Atlanta, including 7.0 shutout innings with 10 strikeouts in his last start vs. them on September 25, 2014 with Pittsburgh his strikeouts-per-nine rate (53 SO in 39.2 IP) vs. Atlanta is his highest vs. any opponent. = He is with a 3.30 ERA (77 ER in IP) in 37 careert starts vs. NL East teams, his best ERA vs. any division is 9-1 with a 1.65 ERA in his last 13 starts vs. NL East clubs, his only loss coming on May 2 vs. Washington in which he held the Nationals to two earned runs over a season-high 7.2 innings. = Volquez is (.604) with a 3.35 ERA since the start of 2014 went (.505) with a 4.75 ERA from 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: 68/93 (73.1%) Saves/Save Opp: 9/13 (69.2%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 41/12 (29.3%) Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/12 Saves/Save Opp: 8/8 (100%) Last Save: May 1, 2016 at SEA (28th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 2 (4x) last, April 30 at SEA May 11 at NYY = Davis pitched a scoreless ninth here last night, his first appearance in seven days he s retired 24 of his last 28 batters faced and has saved eight of KC s 16 wins. = Ranks second among Major League relievers in opponents batting average (.083, 3-for-36), behind Atlanta s Hunter Cervenka (.036, 1-for-28). = Had five saves and one win through the team s first 10 games, becoming the second pitcher since 1969 to do so, joining Javy Guerra (Dodgers) in = He s converted 96.2 percent (25-for-26) of save opportunities since the start of 2015, best in MLB during that time (min. 25 opportunities). = Led Major League relievers with a 0.94 ERA in 2015, the lowest mark by a reliever in franchise history, topping previous record he set in 2014 (1.00). Danny Duffy (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/17 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 20, 2015 at DET (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/ Strikeout High: 3 on May 2 vs. WAS May 11 at NYY = Duffy recorded a seventh inning here last night has a 0.84 ERA (1 ER in 10.2 IP) in his last 10 appearances, after pitching to a 6.14 ERA (5 ER in 7.1 IP) in his first six appearances has a 2.08 ERA (8 ER in 34.2 IP) with a 4.40 strikeout-to-walk ratio (44 strikeouts, 10 walks) in 28 career relief appearances. = Worked 1.0 inning on six pitches on April 21 vs. Detroit and on April 24 vs. Baltimore, the first Royals pitcher to record consecutive 1.0-inning outings on six pitches or less since Roberto Hernandez from June 27-29, 2002, and the first pitcher (any team) to do it since Brad Ziegler from April 20-23, 2012 for Arizona. = Since the start of 2015, he has held left-handed batters to a.225 average (29-for-129), including a.150 average (3-for-20) this season hasn t allowed an extra-base hit to a left-handed batter in his last 32 at-bats vs. them, dating back to September 11, 2015 (Chris Davis double). Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last May 10 at NYY May 10 at NYY = Flynn inherited two baserunners in the third inning here on Tuesday in relief of Kris Medlen following a walk to his first batter (Aaron Hicks), he allowed a bases-clearing double (Didi Gregorius) to relinquish Kansas City s brief 3-2 lead, the second of three blown leads that night. = Made his Royals debut in Cleveland on Friday after being recalled from Triple-A Omaha, his first Major League appearance since August 7, 2014 with Miami. = Was 2-1 with a 3.94 ERA (7 ER in 16.0 IP) in six appearances (one start) at Omaha made one appearance there in 2015 before suffering a season-ending lat injury. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/17 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. MIN (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/ Strikeout High: 2 (6x) last, April 27 at LAA May 11 at NYY = Herrera worked around a leadoff double (Carlos Beltran) here last night to record a scoreless eighth inning has held opponents scoreless in 16 of his 17 outings. = Allowed three runs (two earned) and took the loss here on Thursday, his first since September 11, 2015 at Baltimore had allowed just 2 ER in his previous 35.0 innings (0.51 ERA) in his previous 34 outings (including postseason). it snapped his streak of 15 straight scoreless appearances to start the season, tied with Hipolito Pichardo (1997) for the fourth-longest such streak in Royals history behind Wade Davis (22 straight to start 15), Louis Coleman (18 in 13) and Joakim Soria (17 in 08). Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/14 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 11, 2015 vs. DET (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/ Strikeout High: 3 on last May 10 at NYY May 10 at NYY = Hochevar struck out the side (all swinging) in the sixth inning here Tuesday night, his first time doing so since July 18, 2015 at Chicago-AL. = Has stranded 14 of his 15 inherited runners (93.3 percent), fourth best in the Majors (min. 10 inherited runners) and ranks tied for sixth with 15 inherited runners. = He made his Major League debut vs. the Yankees on September 8, 2007 at Kauffman Stadium, pitching 3.0 scoreless innings in relief of an 11-5 loss. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 14/17 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: April 13 at HOU (203) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/ Strikeout High: 3 on April 8 vs. MIN May 10 at NYY = Soria blew a 6-5 lead here in the seventh inning Tuesday night, allowing a one-out single (balked to second) before yielding a two-out RBI single and RBI double, snapping a streak of five straight scoreless appearances is tied with Kelvin Herrera for the team lead in appearances (17), and is tied for fourth among AL pitchers. = Tuesday night s balk was his third this season (fifth career), following ones on May 3 and May 1, his first balks since July 16, = He s in his ninth Major League season, including six with the Royals from ranks third in club history in saves (161) and fifth in pitcher appearances (315). Chien-Ming Wang 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: June 3, 2006 at BAL (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 3 on April 11 at HOU May 4 vs. WSH = Wang last pitched eight days ago on May 4 vs. Washington (2.0 IP), his second multi-inning outing this season (also, 2.1 IP on April 11 at Houston). = Earned his second career win in relief on May 3 (also, May 25, 2012 with Wash.) and his first win (starter or reliever) since June 16, 2013 with Toronto. = Made his first Major League appearance since August 24, 2013 (with Toronto) on April 9 vs. Minnesota, becoming the first Taiwanese-born player in Royals history KC is his seventh organization since 2013, including time with the Yankees and Blue Jays (2013), Reds and White Sox (2014), and Braves and Mariners (2015). Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/0 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High (relief): 3 (2x), last Aug. 29 at TB May 9 at NYY (loss) = Young flew back to KC Wednesday morning to undergo an MRI on his right forearm. = He tied a franchise record by allowing five home runs in his last start here on Monday of the 24 runs he s allowed, 18 have come via homers (75.0 percent). = C.Y. went 4-0 with a 2.30 ERA (8 ER in 31.1 IP) in 18 relief outings in 2015, including a win in Game 1 of the World Series in which he threw 3.0 hitless innings. = He led the A.L. in 2015 (min. 100 IP) with a.202 opponents batting average his.226 career average is second among active MLB pitchers (min. 1,000 IP). Davis Duffy Flynn Gee Herrera Hochevar Kennedy Medlen Soria Ventura Volquez Wang Young Royals vs. Yankees 2016 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER

3 Hitting Notes Drew Butera This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 3 g (4-9) = Drew hasn t played on this road trip...he last appeared in a game May 4 vs. Washington, collecting an RBI double...he has three doubles in his last two games after recording three two-base hits in 55 contests last year...he's thrown out 29.3 percent of would-be basestealers (54-of-184) in his career. = He appeared in his first three postseason games in 15, which included working a 10-pitch walk in the eighth inning of Game #4 of the ALDS in Houston as KC erased a four-run deficit to stave off elimination...caught the final inning of the World Series after Salvador Perez was lifted for a pinch-runner in the top of the 12th. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 5-for-12, 4 runs, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, HBP This Trip: 11-for-25 (.440), 7 runs, 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 6 g (11-25) = Lorenzo recorded his second-straight multi-rbi game, going 1-for-2 with a two-run single in the sixth inning...he s collected seven RBI in the last two games after recording just 10 in his first 30 contests...hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, batting.370 (20-for-54) with a.556 slugging percentage in that span. = Cain became the seventh player in club history (ninth occurance) to homer three times in a game Tuesday night and second in as many seasons (Kendrys Morales, September 20, 2015)...he s also the second visiting player to homer three times at this Yankee Stadium, joining Detroit s J.D. Martinez (June 21, 2015), and eighth alltime in the Bronx...he recorded five RBI in Tuesday s game, matching a career-best, which he first did last May 15 in a home game against these Yankees. = Lo is hitting.313 (10-for-32) with a pair of homers with runners in scoring position...that includes going 5-for-13 (.385) in those situations since May 1. = He had his fourth career walk-off RBI May 3, singling home Mike Moustakas in a 7-6 win over the Nats...it marked KC s second walk-off win of = He finished third in A.L. MVP voting last season, the highest a Royals player has finished since George Brett was also third in ranked fifth in the A.L. in average (.307), tied for fifth in runs scored (101), and second in stolen bases (28)...reached base in a club-record 20-straight postseason games dating back to Christian Colon This Series: 1-for-4, run, BB This Trip: 5-for-15 (.333), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Christian made his fourth start of the road trip and first of the series last night, going 1-for-4 with a walk and run scored...hit safely in each of his last five starts, going back to May 3 vs. Washington...in 37 career road games, C.C. has hit.311 (28-for-90) with six doubles, a triple and nine runs scored. = He s been a versatile player throughout his career, making starts at second (21), third (14) and shortstop (14)...has a career.447 OBP when leading off an inning. = He had the go-ahead RBI single in the 12th inning in the fifth and deciding game of the World Series last year...it was his only at-bat of the 2015 Postseason. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 4-for-13, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI This Trip: 6-for-21 (.286), 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 5 g (6-21) = Cheslor hit safely in his fifth-straight game, going 1-for-5 last night with an infield hit...his streak matches the longest of his Major League career as he also hit in his first five games last season (July 7-26)...recorded his third career multi-hit contest Tuesday, going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer off Masahiro Tanaka. = Cuthbert made his Major League debut last year, playing in 19 games hitting.217 (10-for-46) with a pair of doubles, a triple and his first big league home run. = He was recalled from Omaha (AAA) Saturday as Mike Moustakas was placed on the 15-day D.L...the 23-year old infielder hit.333 (31-for-93) in 24 games for the Storm Chasers with four doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 28 RBI, while compiling a.624 slugging pct. and OPS. Jarrod Dyson This Series: 2-for-10, 2 runs, SB This Trip: 4-for-21 (.190), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Dyson singled in the sixth inning last night and scored on Lorenzo Cain s two-run single...he s collected a hit and scored a run each of the last two nights. = Jarrod recorded his fifth steal of the year Monday night, tying him for 11th in the American League this season...his 151 career thefts are eighth in club history and five away from matching Johnny Damon (156) for seventh...swiped 101 bags since the start of 2013, which are eighth-most in the Majors in that span. = He has recorded four outfield assists this year, tying him for third in the league...he tied a career-high with eight assists in just 90 games in = He missed the first 12 games of the regular season after suffering a right oblique strain in KC s first exhibition game, March 2 vs. Texas...he went 9-for-27 (.333) with two runs scored in his first six games after coming off the D.L. = Played in six postseason games in 2015, collecting three stolen bases...scored the go-ahead run in the 12th inning of Game #5 of the World Series. Alcides Escobar This Series: 3-for-12, RBI, BB, HBP, sac This Trip: 6-for-25 (.240), run, RBI, BB, sac Hit Streak: 3 g (3-12) = Esky went 1-for-4 with a single and also reached base via a hit by pitch last night...he s hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, batting.357 (15-for-42) during that stretch, while he s reached base at a.400 clip this month...thrown out trying to steal last night, but still tied for fifth in the league with seven stolen bases. = Alcides is hitting.326 (14-for-43) with a double and two RBI from the seventh inning on this year, while he's also hitting.303 (10-for-33) with two outs. = Matched a career high with four hits on May 3 vs. Washington, it was the first four-hit game by a Royal this season and Esky s first since July 8, = He has appeared in 814 contests with the Royals, which are fourth-most in the Majors since his total is second among MLB shortstops in that time, behind only Alexei Ramirez (821), while it s the second-most by a Royals shortstop, trailing only Freddie Patek (824). = Tabbed an All-Star for the first time as well as co-winner of the Joe Burke Special Achievement Award in named MVP of the A.L. Championship Series, hitting.478 in the series...led off each of the first four games of the ALCS with a hit, setting an MLB record. Alex Gordon This Series: 3-for-9, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, sf This Trip: 6-for-19 (.316), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB, SB, sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Alex snapped his seven-game hitting streak last night, but reached base twice via a walk and a hit by pitch...he also drove in KC s first run with a sac fly in the first inning...hitting.316 (6-for-19) on this trip with a double, a homer and three RBI, after batting.208 (16-for-77) in April. = Gordo is batting.333 (6-for-18) with a double, two homers and five runs scored in six games vs. A.L. East foes this season. = His sac fly marked his 531st career RBI, moving him within two of tying Joe Randa (533) for eighth on KC s all-time list...he was also plunked for the 72nd time in his career, which are two shy of Hal McRae (74) for second-most in club history...he s also one walk away from Mike Sweeney (484) to tie for fifth. = A four-time Gold Glove winner ( ), Gordo has 68 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011, which are tops in the Majors in that span. = He signed a four-year contract to remain with the Royals on January 6 of this year...selected to his third straight All-Star Game in 2015, but did not participate due to injury...hit a game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning off Jeurys Familia in Game #1 of the World Series. Eric Hosmer This Series: 3-for-12, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB This Trip: 7-for-23 (.304), 6 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-5) = Eric singled in his first two at-bats last night, going 2-for-5 with a run scored...he s hit safely in 27 of his last 29 games, batting.342 (38-for-111) with six doubles, six homers and 17 runs scored...he had an 18-game hitting streak from April 10-29, which is the longest in the Major Leagues this season. = He is tied with Boston s Xander Bogaerts for fourth in the A.L. with a.326 average, while he s also tied for eighth in hits (41) and ranks 14th in the league with a.914 OPS...he s also second in the Junior Circuit, hitting.370 (34-for-92) against right-handed pitching...hitting.355 in road games, good for eighth in the A.L. = Hoz has also reached base in 31 of his 33 games this season (.378 OBP)...he had a streak of reaching in 30 consecutive games (going back to September 27 of last year) come to an end, which was the longest by a Royal since 2013 and the 10th-longest in club history...he s 7-for-23 (.304) vs. A.L. East foes this season. = Earned his third-straight Rawlings Gold Glove in 2015, becoming the first A.L. first baseman to win three straight Gold Gloves since Rafael Palmeiro ( )...set a Royals postseason record with 17 RBI in 16 playoff games, finishing four shy of the Major League record...scored 10 runs in postseason play. Omar Infante This Series: 2-for-8 This Trip: 3-for-12 (.250) Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Omar had a night off last night after starting the first two games of this series...collected two hits Monday and is batting.296 (16-for-54) on the road this season, hitting safely in 13 of his 15 away contests...has seven doubles in 2016, while his 258 career doubles are eighth among active MLB second basemen. = Infante struggled offensively for much of 2015, but tied for 10th in the American League with seven triples...recorded a career-high seven RBI on September 17 of last year at Progressive Field...he s had five games with KC where he s collected four RBI or more, while in his 10 previous seasons he had four. = He missed the final two weeks of the 2015 regular season and the entire postseason after suffering a left oblique strain on September 18 in Detroit. Kendrys Morales This Series: 1-for-11, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, HBP This Trip: 4-for-23 (.174), 3 runs, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Kendrys snapped an 0-for-14 skid with a solo home run in the seventh inning last night...it marked his second home run of the road trip, blasting a three-run shot Saturday at Progressive Field...the roundtripper was his third at Yankee Stadium and first since April 13, 2010 with the Angels. = Morales is hitting just.151 (14-for-93) against right-handed pitching, however seven of his nine extra-base hits have come against righties. = He set a Royals franchise record with 53 two-out RBI last season, which were second in the Majors behind Colorado's Nolan Arenado (59). = Enjoyed a fantastic first season in KC, earning a Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award...he was also named the Edgar Martinez Award recipient as the league s Most Outstanding DH...became the third Royals player to enjoy a multi-homer game in the postseason, doing it in Game #1 of the ALDS against Houston. Paulo Orlando This Series: 1-for-1, run, 2B This Trip: 1-for-1, run, 2B Hit Streak: 1 g (1-1) = Paulo didn t appear in last night s game after coming off the bench in the first two games here...he pinch-hit Monday, doubling and scoring KC s third run. = He made six starts in right field in the first 10 games of the season and has nine total this season...collected three hits on April 10 vs. Minnesota, marking his third career three-hit game...he hit his first career home run here last season, a solo shot on May 26 off Adam Warren. = Last season, he collected five triples in his first seven games, becoming the first player to do this since at least he recorded 14 of his 27 RBI in the seventh inning or later, while he slugged.462 after the sixth in collected two hits in Game #4 of the ALCS, becoming the third Royals rookie to accomplish that. Salvador Perez This Series: 3-for-12, run, HR, 3 RBI, BB This Trip: 5-for-24 (.208), 2 runs, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (5-16) = Salvy blasted his fifth home run of the year in the first inning last night, capping the four-run frame...it marked his first home run since April 23 vs. Baltimore. = Last night s homer gives him 13 two-out RBI, which are tied with Colby Rasmus for fourth in the A.L...batting.326 (14-for-43) with two down. = Perez has hit in each of his last four games, going 5-for-16 (.313) with two doubles and a homer...his 14 extra-base hits this year are tops among MLB catchers. = A three-time Gold Glove winner, Sal is tied for the Major League lead, having thrown out 10 would-be basestealers this season...dating back to 2014, he s nabbed 57 runners trying to steal, which are tied for second in the bigs behind Jonathan Lucroy (58)...his 14 pickoffs since the start of 2012 lead the Majors. = Coming off an amazing year where he was selected to his third-straight All-Star Game, earning the starting nod behind the plate...set a club record with 21 home runs as a catcher...became the first backstop since Pat Borders (1992) to be named MVP of the World Series...hit.364 (8-for-22) in the 2015 Fall Classic.

4 This & That KC COMES FORTH IN THE FIRST--Last night s four-run first inning was Kansas City s largest initial frame since Game #4 of last year s American League Championship Series, when the Royals put up a four-spot in Toronto en route to a 14-2 thumping of the Jays...the last regular season first frame of at least four runs was last September 8 against the Twins, when KC put all four of its runs on the board in a 4-2 victory. ROTATION SWITCH--Kansas City has altered its rotation for this Saturday s game at home against Atlanta, with Dillon Gee scheduled to make his first start as a Royal after seven relief appearances...the 30-year old righthander signed with the Royals in the off-season after a six-year career with the Mets, where he worked 114 times, 110 as a starter, posting a record...gee last worked here on Monday night, tossing 5.1 innings of three-hit, one-run relief in KC s loss...he will take the spot of Chris Young, who flew back to Kansas City today to get his right forearm checked out via MRI after experiencing some discomfort in the last few weeks. LOCAIN HEATING UP--A slow starter this year Lorenzo Cain has begun turning his season around, driving in seven runs in the last two games, including a big insurance two-run single in the sixth inning last night...cain, who clubbed three home runs here on Tuesday night and was hitting.200 after play on April 25, has batted.370 (20-for-54) in his last 13 games, featuring seven multi-hit games, upping his season average 74 points to.274 entering tonight...he also has a.556 slugging pct. in that 13-game stretch. DAVIS ZEROED IN--Closer Wade Davis has made 12 scoreless appearances to open this year, totaling 11.2 innings with three hits allowed and 12 strikeouts... unfortunately, he has had only one save situation in Kansas City s last 17 games, securing a Kansas City win in Seattle on May 1, thus he was summoned last night with a four-run lead to close the game despite not having a save on the line...he has eight saves in as many tries this year, which despite the recent stretch of rescue inactivity still ranks just three saves behind the American League leaders...davis, who became the full-time closer after Greg Holland went down with an elbow injury in the second half of 2015, has made good on 25 of his last 26 regular season save situations for a 96.2% success which tops the Majors since the start of the 2015 season, just ahead of the Dodgers Kenley Jansen (95.9%)... Davis was also 4-for-4 in last October s run to the title, tossing 10.2 scoreless innings over the three series. SALVY CONTROLLING THE RUNNING GAME--Three-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Salvador Perez has nabbed a Major League tying 10 potential base thieves, a total that was matched last night by Milwaukee s Jonathan Lucroy..in the last two-plus seasons going back to 2014, Perez has the most runners caught stealing with 57...Salvy is also #1 among all receivers in pickoffs since coming to the Majors with 17. STRETCH VS. THE EAST--The Royals are now 1-2 at the start of this 10-game stretch against a combination of Eastern Division teams, with this series running through tonight, before hosting the N.L. East s Atlanta Braves this weekend and then returning to work against the A.L. East when Boston hits town next week... KC is now 3-3 vs. the East with last night s win combined to a 2-1 series at home vs. Balltimore in its only other work to this point against the East this year...the Royals were vs. the East last year...after the series with the Red Sox concludes on May 18, Kansas City will play 14 of 17 games within the Central Division from May 19-June 5. HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE--The Royals are 9-5 in Kauffman Stadium in dating back to last October, Kansas City has won 16 of its last 21 games contested in The K...the Royals are coming off a home mark last season, the third best home win total in the American League...last year s total matched the 1975 Royals for fifth most at home in team history...dating back to the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City is tied with Cleveland and the Angels for the third most home wins in the American League with 146, trailing only the Orioles (156) and Blue Jays (148). RECORD SETTING SKIPPER--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his sixth full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, he is currently two games below.500 for the Kansas City portion of his managerial career at , easily outdistancing Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )...his postseason managerial mark of 22-9 is good for a.710 winning pct., which ranks eighth all-time and is atop the list of managers with at least 20 postseason tilts under their belt...yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers is games (1,929) and sixth in wins (941)...his 1,929 games skippered rank 61st all-time, surpassing Bill Virdon...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...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff ( ). THE DEFENDING CHAMPS--Kansas City opened 2016 as the two-time defending American League Champions, a franchise first, defeating the Mets to win the World Series crown last year after going to a Game #7 in the 2014 Fall Classic before succumbing to the San Francisco Giants...Kansas City s A.L. title in 2015 was the fourth in franchise history, joining the 1980, 85 and the Royals are coming off a regular season and their first American League Central championship, winning the division by 12 games...the last division title won by Kansas City was the 1985 A.L. West, when the club parlayed that triumph into its first World Series title...the 95 wins last year were the most by a KC squad since the 1980 Royals went dating back to the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City has a record for a.551 winning pct., the best mark in the American League, fourth best in the Majors (behind St. Louis, Pittsburgh and L.A.)... KC has four more total wins in that span than the second best A.L. club Baltimore (282). THE COMEBACK KIDS--In winning 11 games during the 2015 postseason, the Royals had to come from behind in eight of those victories, including an unprecedented seven comebacks from a multiple-run deficit...kc rallied from a one-run deficit in Game #2 of the World Series against the Mets, while coming back from two runs behind on three other occasions during the Fall Classic, capped by the two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning of the deciding Game #5, sending the game to extra innings with the Royals plating five runs in the 12th to seal the title...kansas City also rallied from a two-run deficit in the deciding game of the ALDS vs. the Astros to advance to the League Championship Series vs. Toronto...the Royals came from three runs back in Game #2 of both the ALDS vs. Houston and the ALCS vs. the Blue Jays...the biggest comeback of the fall matched the same scenario of the 2014 Wild Card game vs. the A s, as KC was down by four runs to Houston with six outs to go in game #4 at Minute Maid Park, but plated five in the top of the eighth and two more in the ninth to get to a deciding Game #5 in Kauffman Stadium. vs. Yankees (2016) vs. Yankees (career) On Road (career) Eovaldi (career) Teheran (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 Butera Cain Colon Cuthbert Dyson Escobar Gordon Hosmer Infante Morales Orlando Perez Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Ian Kennedy Kris Medlen Yordano Ventura Edinson Volquez Chris Young Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Butera Totals Kennedy Medlen Ventura Volquez Young Total Perez Butera Totals Starts CS/ATT 10/20-10/20 Pct ERA ER/IP 110/ / /286.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 1 HOU) Pickoff & CS: 2 NYY)

5 2016 Royals Home Run Breakdown 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 Butera DET A. Sanchez 48 Cain NYY A. Miller 3 Colon Cuthbert NYY M. Tanaka 8 Dyson /6/15 CWS E. Johnson 85 Escobar BOS H. Owens 286 Gordon NYY I. Nova 8 Hosmer NYY C. Shreve 9 Infante CLE C. Kluber 102 Morales NYY P. Coke 1 Orlando DET A. Simon 53 Perez NYY M. Pineda 3 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Mike Moustakas Baltimore, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 119 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas Baltimore, grand slam & 3-run homer) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez (4/20/16 vs. Detroit, ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ben Zobrist Toronto, both solo) - Franchise total: 7 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Steve Clevenger, Baltimore Camden Yards, off Joba Chamberlain, 8th inning -- 2nd of inning, also Nolan Reimold off of Kelvin Herrera) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Brett Gardner and Aaron Hicks Yankee Stadium, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Carlos Santana, Cleveland Progressive Field, Edinson Volquez pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field, Miguel Almonte pitching, 11th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks and Carlos Beltran, New York Yankees Yankee Stadium, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching) 2016 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 Butera g 3 g (4/16-pres) 1 - Cain g 6 g (2x) 3 - Colon g 3 g (5/6-8) 1 - Cuthbert g 5 g (5/7-pres) 3 - Dyson g 4 g (4/21-24) 4 - Escobar g 6 g (5/1-7) 1 - Gordon g 7 g (5/3-10) 2 - Hosmer g 18 g (4/10-4/30) 4 1 Infante g 8 g (4/8-17) 5 - Morales g 5 g (4/13-19) 2 - Orlando g 3 g (4/14-27) 2 - Perez g 4 g (5/8-pres) - - The Last Time... 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, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) 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) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Chris Young, April 22, 2016 vs. Baltimore (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): April 21, 2016 vs. Detroit (4-0); Volquez (7.0 IP), Herrera (1.0), Duffy (1.0) 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: Billy Butler, September 5, Seattle (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Salvador Perez, August 15, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd) Royals Five-RBI Game: Lorenzo Cain, May 10, N.Y. Yankees Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore 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: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 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: Chris Young (2), June 16, Milwaukee Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Chris Young (3), June 16, Milwaukee Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 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: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 28, Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: May 3, 2016 vs. Washington (7-6 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 24, 2016 vs. Baltimore (7th inning, 4 runs) - Twice in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 8-10, 2016 vs. Minnesota Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: October 2-4, Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 25-27, Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, Detroit Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 1 NYY Pitchers 20 4/19/16 vs. DET Butera 16 9/3/15 vs. DET Cain 27 4/10/16 vs. MIN Colon 17 DET Cuthbert 18 7/9/15 vs. TB Dyson 6 5/4/16 vs. WSH Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Escobar 1 NYY Gordon 187 8/2/14 vs. OAK Hosmer 3 CLE Infante 3 5/4/16 vs. WSH Morales 9 TOR Orlando 36 TB Perez 35 CWS