Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

Transcription

1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals (52-96) Kauffman Stadium - Sunday, September 16, 2018 Game #149 - Home Game #77 Fox Sports Kansas City, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, September Pittsburgh Pirates: RHP Brad Keller (8-6, 3.04) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (6-9, 3.87), 6:05 p.m. (CDT), 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. (CDT), 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. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Today 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 today s homestand finale will be back on FSKC, with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler describing the action, with Joel Goldberg back in the saddle after the USO tour overseas and he s joined by Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery for the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Royals vs. Twins Kansas City iced the season series with last night s win over the Twins, upping the overall mark to 10-8 with today s finale to go after dropping the first meeting here in May, the Royals have now won eight in a row over Minnesota in Kauffman Stadium and a win today would mark the first four-game sweep of the Twins since August 18-21, 2016 the Royals have a edge all-time 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 W, 10-3 Kennedy DeJong 19,505 9/16 KC GORDO AND ESKY CARRY THE LOAD--The veteran duo of Alex Gordon and Alcides Escobar combined to knock home eight of Kansas City s 10 runs last night, as the Royals rolled to a 10-3 win to take the first three games of this series the victory was KC s fifth in six games on this homestand that concludes this afternoon key cogs in the World Series runs of , Gordon had his second career game of at least five RBI (he also has a six-rbi affair), going 3-for-5 with a pair of two-run doubles, while Escobar had a double, triple and three RBI...rookie catcher Cam Gallagher also had a huge night at the plate, collecting four hits for the first time in his career, including a double and RBI...the 16-hit attack was more than enough for Ian Kennedy to record his second win of the year, snapping a 17-start winless drought in which he was 0-8 with nine no decisions...he worked 6.0 innings allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits with two walks and four K s...the Royals go for the four-game sweep today, which would be the first for Kansas City since sweeping four from the Twins here on August 18-21, STRONG HOME WORK--Last night was KC s 10th win it its last 11 tries in Kauffman Stadium and gave the club a 13-2 mark in the last 15 home affairs...dating back to the All-Star break, the Royals have gone here (.633), tying the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox for third most home wins in the Majors in that span the club had a season-best seven-game home win streak snapped in a loss to the White Sox on Wednesday, but with last night s win has won five-straight 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 have rallied to avoid matching the 1998 club (29-51) for fewest home wins in a non-strike year. DRIVING EM HOME--With a five-rbi effort by Alex Gordon last night and Salvador Perez s five driven in on Friday, they became the first Kansas City twosome to knock in five runs on consecutive days since Mike Sweeney and Ken Harvey turned the trick on June 16-17, Perez picked up four of his five RBI on Friday with the final swing of the game, ending the contest with a walk-off grand slam, then Gordon had a pair of two-rbi doubles to go with a run-scoring groundout for his handful last night...prior to the last two games, the Royals had one five-rbi affair in the first 146 contests this season when Mike Moustakas knocked in five on May 8 at Baltimore. FINAL JOURNEY OF Kansas City will embark on its final road trip of the season following today s homestand finale, which will include stops in a pair of National League cities...the journey is scheduled to commence tomorrow night in Pittsburgh, but the remnants of tropical storm Florence are scheduled to hit Pennsylvania tomorrow, thus putting the series opener in jeopardy...kc is scheduled for three at PNC Park, followed by a four-game stop in Detroit beginning Thursday and then wrapping up the road schedule with a pair in Cincinnati following an off day a week from tomorrow the Royals are away from Kauffman Stadium this season the club has gone 3-2 in NL parks this year (2-1 in St. Louis and 1-1 in Milwaukee). TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Kyle Gibson (7-13, 3.67) vs. RHP Jakob Junis (8-12, 4.28) Career Career Kyle Gibson vs. Royals Major League Record 7-13 (3.67 ERA) Jakob Junis vs. Twins Major League Record 8-12 (4.28 ERA) JAKOB JUNIS takes the hill for his 28th start of the season, the 44th of his career and 48th appearance he s facing Minnesota for the fifth time in his career and third this season he turns 26 today and was the Royals 29th-round selection in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Rock Falls (Ill.) High School. QUALITY WORK IN NO-DECISION--Jakob recorded his third-straight quality Jakob s 2018 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT start last Monday, but did not factor into the decision as KC needed 10 innings to top the 4/3 at Detroit W, White Sox, 4-3 he scattered seven hits and allowed three runs over 8.0 innings, with 4/9 vs. Seattle W, /14 vs. LA Angels L, no walks and five strikeouts he allowed six hits through the first 3.0 frames, which 4/20 at Detroit-2 W, included a solo homer by Adam Engel and a two-run shot by Daniel Palka in the third 4/26 vs. White Sox L, /1 at Boston ND, 7-6 (13) he retired 15 of the final 16 he faced, surrendering a one-out single in the fifth, which 5/6 vs. Detroit W, /12 at Cleveland L, was erased by a double play he left after 99 pitches and in a 3-3 deadlock. 5/18 vs. NY Yankees W, DON T WALK--Junis has not issued a walk since a fifth-inning free pass to Yoán 5/23 at St. Louis ND, 5-2 (10) /28 vs. Minnesota L, Moncada on August 17, a streak of 116 consecutive batters over four-plus starts without 6/3 vs. Oakland L, /8 at Oakland L, a base on balls he s recorded 25 strikeouts in 30.2 innings during that stretch Jakob 6/15 vs. Houston L, is the sixth Royal with a streak of four or more starts without a walk, joining: Marty 6/20 vs. Texas L, /26 at Milwaukee L, Pattin (5, ), Danny Duffy (4, 2016), Paul Byrd (4, twice in 2002), Doug Bird 7/2 vs. Cleveland L, (4, 1976) and Al Fitzmorris (4, 1974) since his August 6 start vs. the Cubs, Jakob has 7/21 vs. Minnesota ND, /26 at NY Yankees L, issued just five walks in 46.0 innings with his 0.98 BB/9 ranking third in the AL (min. 8/1 at White Sox W, /6 vs. Chicago Cubs ND, IP), behind only Jordan Zimmermann (0.92) and David Price (0.96). 8/12 vs. St. Louis ND, AFTERNOON DELIGHT--Junis is 3-2 with a 2.40 ERA (12 ER in 45.0 IP) in his 8/17 at White Sox ND, /22 at Tampa Bay L, seven daytime starts this season, with six walks and 51 strikeouts among AL hurlers 8/28 vs. Detroit W, that have pitched at least 40.0 afternoon innings, his strikeout-to-walk ratio (8.50) is 9/3 at Cleveland W, /10 vs. White Sox ND, 4-3 (10) second to only Corey Kluber (11.43), while Jakob ranks fourth in WHIP (0.87), eighth 2018 Totals % Career Totals in ERA and ninth with a.200 opponents batting average (33-for-165). BACK ON TRACK--Since returning from the DL on July 21, Junis is 3-2 with a 2.83 ERA (19 ER in 60.1 IP) and 58 strikeouts (8.65 K/9) his ERA during that stretch ranks ninth among qualifying AL hurlers he was placed on the 10-day DL on July 3 with lower back inflammation, one day after losing his seventh consecutive start, a drought that witnessed a 7.59 ERA (34 ER in 40.1 IP) and 13 home runs allowed (2.9 HR/9). VS. TWINS--Jakob is 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA (4 ER in 10.0 IP) in his two previous starts against Minnesota this year, both taking place here he suffered an 8-5 loss on May 28, allowing three runs on six hits over 6.0 innings, and had a no-decision on July 21 in a 4-2 KC triumph, allowing one run over 4.0 innings in his first outing off the disabled list he s pitched to a 3.43 ERA (8 ER in 21.0 IP) in four career starts vs. the Twins, but has just the one decision. AT HOME--Junis has had a tale of two halves at Kauffman Stadium this year, going 4-7 with a 4.42 ERA (45 ER in 91.2 IP) here in 15 starts overall since the All-Star break, he has a 2.25 ERA (8 ER in 32.0 IP) with four walks and 34 strikeouts (8.50 K/BB), while allowing three homers (0.84 HR/9) before the Midsummer Classic, he was 3-7 with a 5.58 ERA (37 ER in 59.2 IP), allowing 16 homers in 10 starts (2.41 HR/9) he s 7-7 with a 4.09 ERA (62 ER in IP) in 22 starts and 24 all-time outings at Kauffman Stadium. Junis vs. Twins Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jake Cave Mitch Garver Robbie Grossman Max Kepler Joe Mauer Jorge Polanco Eddie Rosario Miguel Sano Jakob s Last Win: September 3, 2018 at Cleveland (7.0 IP, 5-1 over Adam Plutko) Jakob s Last Loss: August 22, 2018 at Tampa Bay (5.1 IP, 3-6 to Yonny Chirinos) Jakob s Strikeout High: 9 on June 3, 2018 vs. Oakland (7.1 IP in a 1-5 loss to Lou Trivino) Jakob s Only Complete Game: August 28, 2018 vs. Detroit (9.0 IP, 6-2 over Matthew Boyd) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2018

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter Brad Keller = Brad will make his 19th start of the season in tomorrow s series opener in Pittsburgh he owns an 8-6 record with a 3.04 ERA (43 ER in IP). = He earned his eighth win of the year, allowing one run on four hits over 7.0 innings last Tuesday in a 6-3 triumph over the White Sox it marked his sixth consecutive start in which he surrendered two runs or fewer after allowing a run in the third, Brad retired 13 of the last 14 he faced, allowing a walk in the sixth. = Keller is 7-5 with a 3.26 ERA (38 ER in IP) in 18 starts since joining rotation May 30...he leads American League rookies with a 3.04 ERA overall (min. 100 IP)...the only Royal to have ended his first big league season with a lower ERA and worked more than innings is Doug Bird (2.99 ERA in 1973). = He s on pace to become first pitcher in current Rule 5 Draft format (2006) to make 10+ starts and finish with sub-4.00 ERA for team that acquired him on draft day. = Keller has never faced the Pirates in his career...he is 0-1 in four appearances (one start) with a 4.15 ERA (4 ER in 8.2 IP) vs. NL Central opponents. = He s 3-5 with a 3.18 ERA (20 ER in 56.2 IP) in 19 appearances (eight starts) on the road, as opposed to his 5-1 record with a 2.93 ERA (23 ER in 70.2 IP) at home 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: 303/439 (69.0%) Saves/Save Opp: 30/52 (57.7%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 211/78 (37.0%) 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, theseventh-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 on Friday, and first since May 27 at Texas (as a starter)...pitched a scoreless ninth, stranding a two-out single, ahead of Salvy s heroics. = Friday night s win was Hammel s first as a relief pitcher since August 14, 2008, when he earned a 7-6 triumph in Oakland as a member of the Rays. = 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: 45/64 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. 15 vs. MIN = Tim stranded a pair of two-out hits in the seventh, but allowed a leadoff single in the eighth that scored on a Max Kepler sac fly...he s posted a 61.5% ground ball rate, tied for third among AL relievers, behind teammate Kevin McCarthy (64.9%)...his ground ball/fly ball ratio of 5.00 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 on Friday night by tossing a scoreless eighth, stranding a two-out single 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 average...posted a 6.85 ERA (18 ER in 23.2 IP) in five starts with the Phillies in April. 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...recorded at least one K 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 gave up a one-out RBI single to Willians Astudillo in the seventh inning Friday marked just the second run he s 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 among all relief pitchers. = McCarthy owns a 1.83 ERA since Aug. 1, which ranks tied for fifth 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 inning on Friday pitched around a pair of two-out walks by getting Tyler Austin to fly out to end the inning. = 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: 5/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/ Strikeout High: 5 on 8/21 at TB Sept. 15 vs. CWS = Glenn pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief for the second time in as many appearances, but allowed his lone inherited runner to score in the eighth has recorded 2.0+ scoreless innings of relief on four different occasions this season, including in each of his last two outings. = Sparkman owns an 0-3 record with a 4.91 ERA (16 ER in 29.1 IP) in 13 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 on Thursday and Friday worked a full inning on Friday, pitching around a leadoff walk. = 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: 5-for-11, 3 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB This Stand: 6-for-22 (.273), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (5-11) = Jorge singled and scored in the second inning last night, and is batting.305/.370/.451 in his last 23 games, including a career-high tying three hits on Friday. = After hitting.220 (11-for-50) in his first 14 home games, he s batting.317/.397/.492 (20-for-63) with seven RBI in his last 18 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 56 of 68 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 Friday, 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 108 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: 3-for-8, 2 runs, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI This Stand: 3-for-14 (.214), 2 runs, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, sac Hit Streak: 1 g (3-4) = Esky snapped an 0-for-11 with his first multi-rbi game last night since Aug. 11, including an RBI single in the second, an RBI triple in the fourth and an RBI double in the seventh, his first extra-base hits since Aug. 26 vs. Cleveland it was his first game with three run-scoring hits since July 1, 2017 vs. Minnesota (Game 1). = He s batting.319/.364/.462 (29-for-91) with 10 extra-base hits including a team-leading (tied) eight doubles and 11 RBI in his last 27 games since Aug. 2. = Escobar is a career.292 hitter vs. Minnesota, including.351/.373/.546 (34-for-97) with 21 runs, 13 XBH and 15 RBI in his last 27 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 42 of 60 team games since the streak was snapped on July 8, including starts at shortstop (23), third base (16), center field (2) and second base (1). Cam Gallagher This Series: 4-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, RBI, BB This Stand: 4-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (4-4) = Cam snapped an 0-for-14 skid last night with a career high four hits, his first multi-hit game since Aug. 31, the day he was recalled from Triple-A Omaha. = 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 on Friday, 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: 4-for-11, run, 2 2B, 6 RBI, HBP, 3 BB This Stand: 7-for-22 (.318), 2 runs, 3 2B, 7 RBI, HBP, 4 BB, 3 SB, SF Hit Streak: 2 g (4-9) = Alex had five RBI last night one shy of his career high on May 18, 2014 including two-run doubles in the fourth and sixth, and has 14 RBI in his last 16 games. = 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.297/.373/.495 lifetime vs. the Twins, including.357/.443/.512 (30-for-84) in his last 22 games dating back to Sept. 7, 2017, in which he has 13 runs, 21 RBI and 10 multi-hit efforts. = Gordon has 12 stolen bases his most since 2014 (12) including eight in his last 25 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 a team-high 27 RBI in his last 41 games since the beginning of August, after recording just six HR and 20 RBI in 88 games through July. = His 171 career HR rank fourth in Royals history, trailing only: George Brett (317), Mike Sweeney (197) and Amos Otis (193), and his 516 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: 5-for-11, 4 runs, 2B, BB This Stand: 5-for-18 (.278), 5 runs, 2B, 2 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (5-11) = Herrera singled and scored in the fourth and seventh innings last night, and is 5-for-11 (.455) in his last three games on the heels of a 6-for-56 skid. = Rosell is batting.368/.500/.474 (7-for-19) with four runs, two doubles and five walks in his last six games vs. Minnesota dating back to last weekend. = He s started 61 of the Royals 78 games since his June 17 recall, including starts in: right field (26), at second base (12), center field (11), DH (7) & third base (5). Whit Merrifield This Series: 4-for-11, 5 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, SB, SF This Stand: 8-for-24 (.333), 10 runs, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB, 5 SB, SF Hit Streak: 6 g (8-24) = Whit reached safely three times last night, including a pair of doubles, and has hit safely and scored in all six games on this homestand, batting.333/.414/.583. = His 173 hits are second most in the AL behind only J.D. Martinez (176), who is tied with Nick Markakis for the Major League lead 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 this season, and ranks second in the Majors behind Trea Turner (39) his 19 steals since the All-Star break are tied with Adalberto Mondesi for most in the Majors 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 = He s the only player in the Majors since the start of last season with at least 70 doubles (71) and at least 70 stolen bases (70, most in the American League) the only players in the Majors with at least 50 of each during that time are Boston s Mookie Betts (88 2B, 54 SB) and Milwaukee s Lorenzo Cain (51 2B, 54 SB). = 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 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 36 of 41 career games vs. Minnesota in which he s scored 30 runs including two three-hit games and a four-hit effort on Aug. 5. = He has started 143 of the Royals 148 games, including starts at: second base (98), center field (23), DH (9), right field (7), first base (5) and left field (1). Adalberto Mondesi This Series: 4-for-14, 4 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB This Stand: 10-for-26 (.385), 4 runs, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 4 SB Hit Streak: 5 g (10-23) = Adalberto singled and scored in the fourth last night, and has reached safely in 15 of his last 16 games (including 11 straight), a stretch in which he s batting.369/.414/.631 (24-for-65) with nine multi-hit efforts, 14 runs, eight extra-base hits and 12 RBI he has four HR in his last 15 after hitting four HR in his first 46. = Mondesi recorded his 24th stolen bases in 61 games last night, including 19 since the All-Star break, matching teammate Whit Merrifield for most in the Majors. = He has a hit in each of his last nine games with an at-bat vs. Minnesota, in which he s hitting.308/.357/.564 (12-for-39) with 10 runs, three HR and eight RBI. = Of his 56 starts, 44 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-7, 2B, 2 BB This Stand: 3-for-16 (.188), 2 runs, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, 6 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = He went 0-for-5 last night, just the second time in 18 games in which he failed to reach safely, in which he s batting.288/.432/.678 (17-for-59) with 13 RBI. = His 10 HR through 34 career games are most by a Royal, and his 24 RBI trail Billy Butler (26) and Bob Hemelin (25) since Baseball Reference data is available (1908), only six AL players have had more than 10 HR and 24 RBI through 34 career games, the last of which was Chicago s José Abreu (12 HR and 35 RBI in 2014). = O Hearn has a OPS vs. right-handed pitching since the All-Star break, trailing only Mike Trout s in the Majors (min. 80 plate appearances). = Since making his Major League debut July 31, his 10 HR are tied for sixth in the American League, and his.604 slugging percentage ranks eight (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-14, 2 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI This Stand: 6-for-23 (.261), 2 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Salvy went 0-for-5 last night, one night after recording a career-high tying five RBI, including a walk-off grand slam, 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). = 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 12 games since July 11. = He s thrown out 23 of 48 would-be base stealers (47.9%), three behind Jonathan Lucroy for the Major League lead, despite starting in 18 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: def. repl. This Stand: 0-for-2, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Meibrys (MAY-breeze) caught the last two innings last night and has made three starts since his Sept. 1 recall, but none since Tuesday vs. Chicago. = 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 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUNIE--Kansas City s starting pitcher today, Jakob Junis, is working on his 26th birthday...other celebrators of a September 16 birthday include singers Nick Jonas (26) and Flo Rida (39), magician David Copperfield (62) and baseball brethren Robin Yount (63), Orel Hershiser (60), Tim Raines (59) and former teammate Brandon Moss (35). POWER SURGE--Kansas City might not have homered in last night s win, but definitely took advantage of extra-base work, collecting six doubles and a triple among the 16 hits...the Royals have hit 30 roundtrippers since August 22, ranking them third in the American League in that span, behind only the Yankees (38) and Oakland (33) during that span, KC has the most extra-base hits (86) in the AL and tops the chart in slugging percentage (.481) 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. THE RUNNING MEN--Whit Merrifield and Adalberto Mondesi have been bandits on the bases since the All-Star break, pilfering 19 bags each since the Midsummer Classic...Merrifield currently leads the American League with his career-high 36 thefts, three behind Washington s Trea Turner for the big league lead...whit 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 24th base last night, placing him in a tie for seventh in the American League despite playing in only 61 games this year...his 24 bases would translate to 64 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 five games and Mondi taking six in his last eight. SALVY IN SELECT COMPANY--Salvador Perez launched his 26th home run of the season to end Friday night s contest, 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... Friday 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 (21-for-21) 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 on Friday 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 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 14 games remaining on their 2018 docket, with nine of them against American League Central clubs Kansas City is vs. the Central this year, which includes an 12-7 mark in its last 19 divisional games the Royals completed work against the White Sox last week, finishing at 8-11, while today closes out the season set with Minnesota, which the Royals have iced with a 10-8 ledger...kc still has 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 eight contests, but remains the best in the business according to numbers released by Major League Baseball on Friday, 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) and Seattle s Mitch Haniger (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 1,138, which is good for seventh among active skippers and has tied 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 (2,368), which is tied for 40th in big league history, with Charlie Grimm 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) Gibson (career) Musgrove (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/ / / / /1,307.0

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 8 Dozier CLE J. Edwards 36 Escobar /11/18 STL J. Flaherty 71 Gallagher /31/18 BAL A. Cashner 23 Goodwin NYY D. Robertson 43 Gordon CLE M. Clevinger 38 Herrera NYY D. Robertson 121 Merrifield /10/18 CWS L. Giolito 23 Mondesi /14/18 MIN T. May 6 O Hearn /10/18 CWS L. Giolito 13 Perez /14/18 MIN T. Hildenberger 5 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) 2 - 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 0 9/15/18 vs. MIN Pitchers 0 9/15/18 vs. MIN Bonifacio 37 CWS Dozier 6 CLE Escobar 4 MIN Gallagher 12 4/11/18 vs. SEA Goodwin 8 CLE Gordon 66 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: Alex Gordon, September 15, 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 57 - Merrifield 17 TB Mondesi 12 8/31/18 vs. BAL O Hearn 16 TB Perez 113 MIN Phillips 67 6/5/17 vs. SF Viloria 4 - 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

6 Date Player Transaction 4/2 OF-Abraham Almonte Claimed off waivers from Cleveland RHP-Miguel Almonte Designated for assignment 4/10 OF-Abraham Almonte Recalled from Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 10-day DL (left hip labral tear) 4/13 RHP-Kevin McCarthy Recalled from Omaha RHP-Brandon Maurer 4/17 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man)/optioned after second game 4/20 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man)/optioned after second game 4/24 C-Cam Gallagher OF-Alex Gordon Reinstated from disabled list RHP-Justin Grimm Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back stiffness), retro 4/22 OF-Paulo Orlando C-Salvador Perez Reinstated from disabled list Recalled from Omaha 4/27 OF-Bubba Starling Reinstated from 10-day DL/ 4/28 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha (26th man)/optioned after second game RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha 4/30 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Reinstated from 10-day DL/ 5/3 RHP-Brandon Maurer Outrighted to Omaha 5/4 RHP-Jason Adam Selected from Omaha RHP-Scott Barlow 5/14 INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha 1B-Lucas Duda Placed on 10-day disabled list (right foot plantar fasciitis) 5/19 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back strain) INF-Ramón Torres Recalled from Omaha 5/26 LHP-Eric Skoglund Placed on 10-day disabled list (UCL sprain/vulgas extension overload) Recalled from Omaha 5/28 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha 5/30 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha RHP-Blaine Boyer Placed on 10-day disabled list (right lower back strain) 6/6 RHP-Elvis Luciano/ Acquired from Arizona in exchange for OF-Jon Jay LHP-Gabe Speier 6/7 OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha 6/12 RHP-Justin Grimm Reinstated from disabled list RHP-Trevor Oaks 6/15 RHP-Brandon Maurer Selected from Omaha RHP-Jason Adam 6/17 RHP-Scott Barlow OF-Rosell Herrera Recalled from Omaha INF-Adalberto Mondesi Recalled from Omaha RHP-Wily Peralta Selected from Omaha INF-Ramón Torres OF-Jorge Soler Placed on 10-day disabled list (left toe fracture) LHP-Eric Skoglund Transferred to 60-day disabled list 6/18 INF-Kelvin Gutierrez/ Acquired from Washington for RHP-Kelvin Herrera OF-Blake Perkins/ RHP-Yohanse Morel 6/19 RHP-Heath Fillmyer Recalled from Omaha 6/23 1B-Lucas Duda Returned from rehab assignment/reinstated from 10-day DL OF-Paulo Orlando 6/27 RHP-Jason Adam Recalled from Omaha RHP Justin Grimm Placed on 10-day disabled list (right shoulder impingement) 6/28 OF-Jorge Bonifacio Activated from the restricted list INF-Ryan Goins Designated for assignment 6/30 INF-Ryan Goins Elected free agency 7/3 RHP-Ian Kennedy Placed on 10-day disabled list (left oblique strain) Starts by Batting Order 2018 Transactions Date Player Transaction 7/4 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha 7/5 LHP-Enny Romero Claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh RHP-Blaine Boyer Transferred to 60-day disabled list 7/6 LHP-Enny Romero Activated RHP-Trevor Oaks 7/7 RHP-Justin Grimm Requested unconditional release waivers 7/8 RHP-Glenn Sparkman Selected from Omaha RHP-Jakob Junis Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back inflammation) 7/10 RHP-Ian Kennedy Reinstated from 10-day disabled list RHP-Jason Adam 7/11 RHP-Jason Adam Recalled from Omaha RHP-Ian Kennedy Placed on 10-day disabled list (left oblique strain) 7/13 OF-Rosell Herrera Placed on paternity list OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha 7/16 OF-Abraham Almonte Designated for assignment OF-Rosell Herrera Activated from paternity list 7/20 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Placed on Family Medical Emergency List INF-Ramón Torres Recalled from Omaha OF-Abraham Almonte Released 7/21 RHP-Jakob Junis Reinstated from 10-day disabled list LHP-Enny Romero Designated for assignment 7/22 OF-Brian Goodwin Acquired from Washington for RHP-Jacob Condra-Bogan 7/23 INF-Ramón Torres 7/24 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Reinstated from Family Medical Emergency List OF-Paulo Orlando 7/26 LHP-Enny Romero Elected free agency 7/27 OF-Brett Phillips/ Acquired from Milwaukee for 3B-Mike Moustakas RHP-Jorge López 7/28 RHP-Andres Machado Recalled from Northwest Arkansas/Optioned after second game OF-Brett Phillips Recalled (26th man) 7/31 OF-Brian Goodwin Placed on 10-day disabled list (left groin strain) IF-Ryan O Hearn Selected from Omaha IF-Cheslor Cuthbert Transferred to 60-day disabled list 8/12 RHP-Blaine Boyer Reinstated from disabled list RHP-Glenn Sparkman OF-Jorge Soler Transferred to 60-day disabled list 8/13 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 10-day disabled list (left shoulder impingement) RHP-Glenn Sparkman Recalled from Omaha 8/14 RHP-Jorge López Recalled from Omaha RHP-Blaine Boyer Requested unconditional release waivers 8/18 RHP-Jake Newberry Selected from Omaha RHP-Jason Adam RHP-Blaine Boyer Cleared unconditional release waivers 8/23 LHP-Danny Duffy Reinstated from disabled list RHP-Glenn Sparkman 8/29 1B-Lucas Duda Traded to Atlanta 8/31 LHP-Jerry Vasto Acquired from Colorado in exchange for C-Drew Butera LHP-Jerry Vasto C-Cam Gallagher Recalled from Omaha OF-Brian Goodwin Reinstated from disabled list 9/1 C-Meibrys Viloria Recalled from Wilmington 9/4 RHP-Glenn Sparkman Recalled from Omaha LHP-Jerry Vasto Recalled from Omaha LHP-Eric Skoglund Reinstated from disabled list 9/5 RHP-Ben Lively Claimed off waivers from Philadelphia Designated for assignment 9/9 RHP-Ian Kennedy Reinstated from disabled list 9/10 Requested unconditional release waivers 9/12 Cleared unconditional release waivers Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 6/17 Mike Moustakas John Tumpane/Arguing from bench 6/17 Danny Duffy John Tumpane/Arguing from bench 6/20 Alcides Escobar Chad Fairchild/Arguing balls and strikes 7/9 Ned Yost Will Little/Arguing from bench 8/11 Danny Duffy Adam Hamari/Arguing 8/24 Dale Sveum Ramon DeJesus/Arguing from bench 9/5 Dale Sveum Marty Foster/Arguing from bench 1st: Almonte (0-1), Herrera (0-2), Jay (13-33), Merrifield (39-59), Mondesi (0-1) 2nd: Almonte (0-1), Bonifacio (4-6), Cuthbert (1-0), Escobar (1-2), Goins (1-0), Gordon (14-21), Herrera (6-15), Jay (0-1), Merrifield (9-23), Mondesi (6-5), Moustakas (3-7), Orlando (0-2), Soler (7-13) 3rd: Cuthbert (1-0), Dozier (4-1), Gordon (6-4), Moustakas (25-60), O Hearn (1-0), Perez (15-31) 4th: Bonifacio (1-5), Cuthbert (2-3), Dozier (6-9), Duda (11-30), Gordon (1-0), Merrifield (0-1), Moustakas (0-1), O Hearn (4-1), Perez (23-42), Soler (4-3) 5th: Bonifacio (7-10), Cuthbert (4-7), Dozier (6-8), Duda (12-21), Escobar (0-1), Gordon (0-6), Herrera (5-13), Jay (2-1), Merrifield (1-5), Mondesi (1-0), O Hearn (4-3), Orlando (2-2), Perez (1-1), Soler (7-18) 6th: Almonte (3-4), Bonifacio (8-11), Cuthbert (1-3), Dozier (8-16), Duda (0-6), Escobar (3-5), Goins (1-2), Goodwin (3-2), Gordon (7-18), Herrera (2-2), Jay (4-3), Merrifield (2-4), O Hearn (4-4), Orlando (1-3), Perez (2-1), Phillips, (2-4), Soler (1-8) 7th: Almonte (3-5), Bonifacio (3-1), Cuthbert (1-1), Dozier (3-21), Duda (2-1), Escobar (7-16), Gallagher (1-0), Goins (2-6), Goodwin (2-2), Gordon (15-24), Herrera (2-5), Jay (0-1), Mondesi (4-2), O Hearn (4-1), Orlando (1-6), Phillips (2-4) 8th: Almonte (1-5), Butera (1-3), Cuthbert (1-3), Dozier (1-0), Escobar (19-52), Goins (3-4), Goodwin (4-2), Gordon (3-7), Herrera (5-1), Mondesi (3-5), O Hearn (0-4), Orlando (3-3), Phillips (7-7), Torres (1-0) 9th: Almonte (3-7), Butera (11-29), Dozier (0-1), Escobar (11-13), Gallagher (6-8), Goins (1-7), Gordon (1-0), Herrera (2-1), Mondesi (10-19), O Hearn (0-2), Orlando (0-1), Torres (2-5), Viloria (2-1), Pitchers (3-2) The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (10-18), Fillmyer (4-7), Hammel (4-14), Junis (12-15), Keller (9-9), Kennedy (5-15), López (3-3), Oaks (0-2), Skoglund (3-7), Smith (1-5), Sparkman (1-1) C: Butera (12-29), Gallagher (6-7), Perez (32-59), Viloria (2-1) 1B: Butera (0-2), Cuthbert (5-4), Dozier (12-33), Duda (17-42), Merrifield (3-2), Moustakas (1-3), O Hearn (13-9), Perez (1-1) 2B: Escobar (0-1), Goins (8-16), Herrera (6-6), Merrifield (37-61), Mondesi (1-10), Torres (0-2) 3B: Cuthbert (4-7), Dozier (11-18), Escobar (9-10), Goins (0-3), Herrera (2-3), Moustakas (23-52), Torres (3-3) SS: Escobar (29-75), Mondesi (23-21) LF: Bonifacio (0-6), Gordon (40-70), Jay (10-17), Merrifield (1-0), O Hearn (0-1), Orlando (1-2) CF: Almonte (10-21), Escobar (3-3), Goodwin (9-6), Gordon (4-7), Herrera (3-8), Jay (4-11), Merrifield (7-16), Orlando (4-11), Phillips (8-13) RF: Bonifacio (19-25), Dozier (1-1), Gordon (0-1), Herrera (8-18), Jay (2-7), Merrifield (1-6), Orlando (0-2), Phillips (3-2), Soler (18-34) DH: Almonte (0-2), Bonifacio (4-2), Butera (0-1), Cuthbert (2-6), Dozier (4-5), Duda (8-16), Gallagher (1-1), Gordon (3-2), Herrera (3-4), Jay (3-4), Merrifield (2-7), Mondesi (0-1), Moustakas (4-13), O Hearn (4-5), Orlando (2-2), Perez (8-16), Soler (1-8) Daily Update Score by Innings Total Royals Opponents Victory Margin Royals Opponents Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 5-12 Tuesday Wednesday 6-16 Thursday 4-8 Friday 9-15 Saturday Sunday 6-16 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs /15 vs. MIN (7th inning, 4 hits) 3 runs /11 vs. CWS (3rd inning, 3 hits) 4 runs - 9 9/15 vs. MIN (4th inning, 5 hits) 5 runs - 6 9/14 vs. MIN (9th inning, 4 hits) 6 runs - 2 MIN (3rd inning, 5 hits) 7 runs - 1 5/30 vs. MIN (2nd inning, 7 hits) 8 runs runs runs - 1 BAL (1st inning, 9 hits)

7 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 15 May Baltimore 16 June 1 vs. Oakland Most runs, extra-inning game 7 May Boston 7 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most hits, game 20 May Baltimore 16 Thrice, last: July 7 vs. Boston Most hits, extra-inning game 15 May Boston 12 Twice, last: May Boston Fewest hits, game 1 June Los Angeles Angels 1 September Minnesota Most runs, inning 10 May Baltimore (1st) 8 June Houston (2nd) Most hits, inning 9 May Baltimore (1st) 7 Twice, last: August Chicago White Sox (4th) Most doubles, game 6 Thrice, last: September 15 vs. Minnesota 5 Twice, last: July 7 vs. Boston Most doubles, extra-inning game 3 September 12 vs. Chicago White Sox 3 Thrice, last: May Texas Most triples, game 2 August 29 vs. Detroit 2 4 times, last: May Texas Most triples, extra-inning game 1 September 10 vs. Chicago White Sox 2 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, game 5 May Baltimore 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 Thrice, last: September 10 vs. Chicago White Sox 2 4 times, last: September 12 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, inning 4 May Baltimore (1st) 3 Twice, Last: August Chicago White Sox (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 7 Thrice, last: September 15 vs. Minnesota 9 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 5 September 10 vs. Chicago White Sox 6 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most steals, game 4 5 times, last: September 12 vs. Chicago White Sox 3 Thrice, last: August Chicago White Sox Most times caught stealing, game 2 Twice, last: June 2 vs. Oakland 3 May St. Louis Most sacrifice flies, game 2 5 times, last: August 31 vs. Baltimore 2 7 times, last: August 7 vs. Chicago Cubs Most sacrifices, game 2 May St. Louis 2 May 15 vs. Tampa Bay Most strikeouts, game 16 Thrice, last: September Cleveland 13 Twice, last: August Chicago White Sox Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 16 June Houston 13 April Toronto-2 Most walks, game 9 July 21 vs. Minnesota 13 July 7 vs. Boston Most walks, extra-inning game 8 September 12 vs. Chicago White Sox 8 May 29 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, game 15 July New York Yankees-2 14 August Tampa Bay Most left on base, extra-inning game 12 Twice, last: May Boston 13 May 29 vs. Minnesota Fewest left on base, game 2 5 times, last: September Cleveland 1 Twice, last: September Minnesota Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 3 June Houston 3 Twice, last: September 10 vs. Chicago White Sox Most double plays turned 5 July 8 vs. Boston 4 Twice, last: September 12 vs. Chicago White Sox Most errors, game 3 Twice, last: June Houston 4 May Boston Individual Batting: Most hits, game 5 Merrifield (July 8 vs. Boston) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Twice, last: Mondesi (September 12 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most runs, game 3 8 times, last: Mondesi (September 14 vs. Minnesota) Most doubles, game 3 Twice: Jay (May 28 vs. Minnesota), Duda (May Cleveland) Most triples, game 1 25 times, last: Escobar (September 15 vs. Minnesota) Most home runs, game 2 5 times, last: O Hearn (September Cleveland) Most RBI, game 5 Thrice, last: Gordon (September 15 vs. Minnesota) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Twice: Soler (May Boston), Dozier (June Houston) Most total bases, game 10 O Hearn (September Cleveland) Most total bases, extra-inning game 6 Soler (May Boston) Most walks, game 3 Thrice, last: O Hearn (September 12 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most stolen bases, game 3 Thrice: Mondesi (August 14 vs. Toronto), Merrifield (May 18 vs. New York Yankees, May 6 vs. Detroit) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 14 Moustakas (April 8-22) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Twice, Hammel (April Detroit-1), Junis (August 28 vs. Detroit) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.1 Sparkman (August 10 vs. St. Louis) Most strikeouts, starter 10 Twice, Hammel (May Texas) and Duffy (June Oakland) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Twice, Barlow (May 29 vs. Minnesota and June 1 vs. Oakland) Most walks, starter 5 4 times, last: Fillmyer (August 14 vs. Toronto) Most walks, reliever 3 4 times, last: Butera (July 7 vs. Boston) Most runs allowed 9 4 times, last: Hammel (June Houston) Most home runs allowed 5 Junis (April 26 vs. Chicago White Sox) - tied franchise record Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 16.0 Twice, Duffy (July 9-20), Junis (April 3-14) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 15.0 Smith (June 19-July 6; August 15-21) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 3 Thrice, Fillmyer (August 8-present), Keller (August 13-31), McCarthy (April 22-May 3) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 6 August 28-September 3 Longest winning streak, home 7 August 28-September 11 Longest winning streak, road 3 May Longest losing streak, overall 10 June 29-July 9 Longest losing streak, home 10 April (Game 1) Longest losing streak, road 5 4 times, April 8-20, June 4-8, August 2-17, August Longest game-inning, home 14 May 29 vs. Minnesota Longest game-inning, road 13 May Boston Longest game-time, home 4:03 July 7 vs. Boston Longest game-time, road 3:36 September Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:12 May 29 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:25 May Boston Shortest game-time home 2:16 May 6 vs. Detroit Shortest game-time road 2:00 July Seattle Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 2:51 September 10 vs. Chicago White Sox Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 2:46 April Detroit-1 Largest crowd-home 38,427 August 11 vs. St. Louis (Sellout) Smallest crowd-home 12,324 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest crowd-road 46,965 July New York Yankees Smallest crowd-road 7,963 June Oakland Largest winning margin 10 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest losing margin 16 June 1 vs. Oakland Largest deficit overcome to win 5 May Cleveland (trailed 4-9 after 4, won 10-9) Largest lead lost 6 August Chicago White Sox (led 6-0 after 3 1/2; lost 7-6) Alcides Escobar 1 run to 600 Upcoming Milestones Jason Hammel 5 wins to 100 Ian Kennedy 7 wins to 100 Salvador Perez 2 RBI to 500 Lead after six innings: Lead after seven innings: 43-9 Lead after eight innings: 43-3 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: Score first: Score more than three runs: Hit home run: Series opener: or more hits: Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 9-11 Tied after seven innings: 5-12 Tied after eight innings: 4-9 Starter works 6.0 IP: 9-20 Opponents score first: Score three runs or fewer: 9-64 Do not homer: Series finale: Opponents 10 or more hits: Trail after six innings: 4-73 Trail after seven innings: 4-75 Trail after eight innings: 5-84 Starter works fewer than 6.0 IP: In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 12/17 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 5/7 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 28/47 Errorless games by KC: Extra Innings: 4-7

8 2018 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total March (0-2) 3/29 CWS D L, T3-1.0 Shields Duffy (0-1) - 36, ,517 3/31 CWS N L, Farquhar Maurer (R, 0-1) Soria 17, ,081 April (7-19) 4/1 CWS D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup played on 4/28 4/2 at Det D L, Liriano Hammel (0-1) - 15, ,476 4/3 at Det D W, Junis (1-0) Boyd Herrera (1) 15, ,559 4/4 at Det D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup played on 4/20 4/6 at Cle D L, Carrasco Duffy (0-2) Allen 34, ,279 4/7 at Cle D W, Kennedy (1-0) Bauer Herrera (2) 17, ,641 4/8 at Cle D L, Allen Maurer (R, 0-2) - 14, ,881 4/9 Sea N W, Junis (2-0) Gonzales - 12, ,405 4/10 Sea N L, Hernandez Skoglund (0-1) - 14, ,255 4/11 Sea D L, Vincent Grimm (R, 0-1) Diaz 14, ,569 4/12 LAA N L, Tropeano Kennedy (1-1) - 14, ,283 4/13 LAA N L, Wood Grimm (R, 0-2) Middleton 15, ,294 4/14 LAA N L, Richards Junis (2-1) Middleton 15, ,170 4/15 LAA D PPD - Cold, makeup played on 6/25 4/16 at Tor N PPD - Roof damage, makeup scheduled for 4/17 as doubleheader 4/17 at Tor D L, Garcia Skoglund (0-2) at Tor N L, 4-5 (10) Clippard Flynn (R, 0-1) - 18, ,526 4/18 at Tor D L, Happ Kennedy (1-2) 28, ,329 4/20 at Det D L, 2-3 (10) Jimenez Keller (R, 0-1) - 15, ,735 at Det N W, Junis (3-1) Greene Herrera (3) 17, ,929 4/21 at Det D L, Fiers Duffy (0-3) Saupold 19, ,231 4/22 at Det D W, McCarthy (R, 1-0) VerHagen Herrera (4) 19, ,265 4/24 Mil N L, Davies Kennedy (1-3) - 16, ,725 4/25 Mil N L, Chacin Hammel (0-2) - 13, ,114 4/26 CWS N L, Giolito Junis (3-2) Soria 18, ,429 4/27 CWS N L, 4-7 (11) Infante Hill (R, 0-1) Soria 15, ,824 4/28 CWS D L, Fulmer Oaks (0-1) - 16, ,795 CWS N W, Skoglund (1-2) Covey Herrera (5) 16, ,865 4/29 CWS D W, McCarthy (R, 2-0) Rondon Boyer (1) 23, ,757 4/30 at Bos N L, Velazquez Hammel (0-3) - 31, ,579 May (13-14) 5/1 at Bos N W, 7-6 (13) Herrera (R, 1-0) Johnson Flynn (1) 34, ,045 5/2 at Bos D L, Pomeranz Duffy (0-4) Kimbrel 32, ,312 5/3 Det D W, McCarthy (R, 3-0) Bell - 28, ,623 5/4 Det N W, T4-7.0 Boyer (R, 1-0) Stumpf Herrera (6) 24, ,271 5/5 Det D L, T4-7.0 Zimmermann Hammel (0-4) Greene 20, ,979 5/6 Det D W, Junis (4-2) Boyd Herrera (7) 18, ,403 5/8 at Bal N W, Duffy (1-4) Bundy - 10, ,175 5/9 at Bal N L, Bleier McCarthy (R, 3-1) Brach 14, ,550 5/10 at Bal N L, Castro Kennedy (1-4) - 17, ,392 5/11 at Cle N W, Keller (R, 1-1) Miller Herrera (8) 24, ,800 5/12 at Cle D L, Clevinger Junis (4-3) - 24, ,387 5/13 at Cle D L, Kluber Duffy (1-5) - 22, ,492 5/14 TB N L, Yarbrough Skoglund (1-3) Colome 14, ,577 5/15 TB N L, Venters Herrera (R, 1-1) Colome 21, ,077 5/16 TB D L, Andriese Hammel (0-5) Colome 19, ,688 5/18 NYY N W, Junis (5-3) Sabathia Herrera (9) 26, ,121 5/19 NYY N L, Severino Duffy (1-6) - 33, ,805 5/20 NYY D L, Gray Skoglund (1-4) - 24, ,926 5/21 at StL N L, Mikolas (CG) Kennedy (1-5) - 42, ,632 5/22 at StL N W, Hammel (1-5) Weaver - 39, ,177 5/23 at StL D W, 5-2 (10) Boyer (R, 2-0) Norris Herrera (10) 41, ,161 5/24 at Tex N W, Duffy (2-6) Bibens-Dirkx - 23, ,391 5/25 at Tex N L, Minor Skoglund (1-5) Kela 35, ,496 5/26 at Tex D L, 3-4 (10) Claudio McCarthy (R, 3-2) - 29, ,140 5/27 at Tex D W, Hammel (2-5) Hamels Herrera (11) 31, ,038 5/28 Min N L, Lynn Junis (5-4) Rodney 18, ,498 5/29 Min N W, 2-1 (14) Barlow (R, 1-0) Rogers - 20, ,031 5/30 Min N W, McCarthy (R, 4-2) Romero Herrera (12) 21, ,374 June (5-21) 6/1 Oak N L, Montas Kennedy (1-6) - 23, ,787 6/2 Oak D W, Hill (R, 1-1) Petit Herrera (13) 24, ,340 6/3 Oak D L, Trivino Junis (5-5) - 19, ,764 6/4 at LAA N L, Bedrosian Hill (R, 1-2) Parker 32, ,591 6/5 at LAA N L, Heaney (CG) Keller (1-2) - 31, ,105 6/6 at LAA N L, Bedrosian Barlow (R, 1-1) Parker 36, ,617 6/7 at Oak N L, Blackburn Hammel (2-6) Treinen 7, ,580 6/8 at Oak N L, Montas Junis (5-6) Trivino 10, ,712 6/9 at Oak D W, Duffy (3-6) Bassitt Herrera (14) 16, ,920 6/10 at Oak D L, Treinen Adam (R, 0-1) - 15, ,468 6/12 Cin N L, 1-5 (10) Hernandez McCarthy (R, 4-3) - 20, ,240 6/13 Cin N L, Mahle Hammel (2-7) - 24, ,139 6/15 Hou N L, Morton Junis (5-7) - 27, ,742 6/16 Hou D L, Keuchel Duffy (3-7) - 20, ,399 6/17 Hou D L, Sipp Maurer (R, 0-3) - 22, ,725 6/18 Tex N L, Colon Kennedy (1-7) Kela 18, ,044 6/19 Tex N L, Hamels Hammel (2-8) Kela 17, ,833 6/20 Tex N L, Bibens-Dirkx Junis (5-8) Diekman 19, ,322 6/22 at Hou N W, Grimm (R, 1-2) Giles Hill (1) 39, ,825 6/23 at Hou N L, 3-4 (12) McHugh Grimm (R, 1-3) - 40, ,853 6/24 at Hou D L, Cole Hammel (2-9) - 41, ,676 6/25 LAA D W, Keller (2-2) Skaggs Peralta (1) 19, ,857 6/26 at Mil N L, Peralta Junis (5-9) Hader 34, ,088 6/27 at Mil N W, Duffy (4-7) Suter Peralta (2) 38, ,015,524 6/29 at Sea N L, Gonzales Kennedy (1-8) - 25, ,041,082 6/30 at Sea N L, Hernandez Hammel (2-10) Diaz 33, ,074,477 July (8-16) 7/1 at Sea D L, Paxton Keller (2-3) (CG) Diaz 38, ,112,821 7/2 Cle N L, Kluber Junis (5-10) - 18, ,142 7/3 Cle N L, Bieber Duffy (4-8) Allen 19, ,147 7/4 Cle N L, Bauer Oaks (0-2) Allen 22, ,148 7/6 Bos N L, Sale Hammel (2-11) - 24, ,821 7/7 Bos N L, Hembree Adam (R, 0-2) - 30, ,168 7/8 Bos D L, Porcello Fillmyer (0-1) Kimbrel 28, ,611 7/9 at Min N L, Berrios Hill (R, 1-3) Rodney 20, ,133,020 7/10 at Min N W, Flynn (R, 1-1) Slegers - 27, ,160,571 7/11 at Min D L, Lynn Sparkman (R, 0-1) - 26, ,187,279 7/13 at CWS N L, Shields Keller (2-4) Soria 19, ,206,640 7/14 at CWS D W, Duffy (5-8) Lopez - 20, ,226,799 7/15 at CWS D L, Giolito Smith (0-1) - 23, ,250,233 7/17 All-Star Game (Washington, D.C.) 7/20 Min N W, Duffy (6-8) Gibson Maurer (1) 27, ,330 7/21 Min N W, Flynn (R, 2-1) Lynn Peralta (3) 22, ,005,489 7/22 Min D W, Keller (3-4) Duke Peralta (4) 18, ,023,596 7/23 Det N L, Wilson Maurer (R, 0-4) Greene 18, ,041,966 7/24 Det N W, Smith (1-1) Zimmermann Peralta (5) 25, ,067,923 7/25 Det D L, Boyd Duffy (6-9) - 17, ,085,305 7/26 at NYY N L, Gray Junis (5-11) - 46, ,297,198 7/27 at NYY N PPD - Rain, makeup played on 7/28 7/28 at NYY D W, Keller (4-4) Severino - 46, ,343,769 at NYY N L, Betances Flynn (R, 2-2) Chapman 45, ,388,812 7/29 at NYY D L, Happ Smith (1-2) Chapman 46, ,435,004 7/31 at CWS N W, Duffy (7-9) Shields Peralta (6) 15, ,450,254 August (10-18) 8/1 at CWS N W, Junis (6-11) Covey - 18, ,468,273 8/2 at CWS D L, Cedeno Adam (R, 0-3) Avilan 19, ,487,955 8/3 at Min N L, Moya Flynn (R, 2-3) Rodney 22, ,510,191 8/4 at Min N L, Berrios Smith (1-3) - 27, ,538,100 8/5 at Min D L, Moya Duffy (7-10) Rodney 25, ,563,490 8/6 ChC N L, Hamels McCarthy (R, 4-4) Strop 32, ,117,644 8/7 ChC N L, Montgomery Keller (4-5) - 27, ,145,527 8/8 ChC N W, Fillmyer (1-1) Quintana - 24, ,169,821

9 2018 Day-By-Days (Cont.) Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total August (10-18) (Cont.) 8/10 StL N L, Gomber Smith (1-4) Poncedeleon 29, ,199,235 8/11 StL N L, Flaherty Duffy (7-11) Hicks *38, ,237,662 8/12 StL D L, Ross Hammel (R, 2-12) - 23, ,261,071 8/13 Tor N W, Keller (5-5) Reid-Foley Peralta (7) 14, ,275,792 8/14 Tor N L, Petricka Fillmyer (1-2) Giles 13, ,289,472 8/15 Tor N L, Estrada López (0-2) Giles 14, ,303,863 8/16 Tor N W, Flynn (R, 3-3) Gaviglio - 14, ,318,757 8/17 at CWS N L, Shields Hill (R, 1-4) - 24, ,588,046 8/18 at CWS N W, Keller (6-5) Covey Peralta (8) 19, ,607,064 8/19 at CWS D L, Santiago Flynn (R, 3-4) Fry 22, ,629,097 8/20 at TB N L, Yarbrough López (0-3) Alvarado 10, ,639,133 8/21 at TB N L, Snell Sparkman (0-2) Romo 9, ,648,535 8/22 at TB N L, Chirinos Junis (6-12) Romo 8, ,657,221 8/23 at TB N L, Romo Flynn (R, 3-5) - 9, ,666,309 8/24 Cle N W, Peralta (R, 1-0) Allen - 19, ,338,061 8/25 Cle N W, Fillmyer (2-1) Kluber - 16, ,354,955 8/26 Cle D L, Bieber López (0-4) - 18, ,373,530 8/28 Det N W, Junis (7-12) (CG) Boyd - 16, ,390,418 8/29 Det D W, Duffy (8-11) Fulmer - 17, ,407,509 8/31 Bal N W, Keller (7-5) Cashner - 15, ,422,903 September (9-5) 9/1 Bal N W, Newberry (R, 1-0) Givens - 15, ,438,261 9/2 Bal D W, López (1-4) Hess - 18, ,456,724 9/3 at Cle D W, Junis (8-12) Plutko Hill (2) 20, ,686,845 9/4 at Cle N L, Clevinger Duffy (8-12) - 17, ,703,886 9/5 at Cle D L, Kluber Keller (7-6) Hand 18, ,722,321 9/7 at Min N L, May Sparkman (R, 0-3) - 19, ,742,265 9/8 at Min N W, López (2-4) Berríos Peralta (9) 25, ,768,079 9/9 at Min D L, Hildenberger Hammel (R, 2-13) - 20, ,788,982 9/10 CWS N W, 4-3 (10) Newberry (R, 2-0) Gómez - 17, ,474,533 9/11 CWS N W, Keller (8-6) Covey Peralta (10) 17, ,492,146 9/12 CWS N L, 2-4 (12) Minaya Smith (R, 1-5) Santiago 17, ,509,986 9/13 Min N W, Fillmyer (3-1) Busenitz Peralta (11) 18, ,528,731 9/14 Min N W, Hammel (R, 3-13) Hildenberger - 18, ,547,120 9/15 Min N W, Kennedy (2-8) De Jong - 19, ,566,625 9/16 Min D 9/17 at Pit N 9/18 at Pit N 9/19 at Pit N 9/20 at Det N 9/21 at Det N 9/22 at Det N 9/23 at Det D 9/25 at Cin N 9/26 at Cin N 9/27 Cle N 9/28 Cle N 9/29 Cle N 9/30 Cle N * = Denotes a sellout Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Pacific Coast League American Conference, Northern Division (66-74, Season Complete) AVG Humberto Arteaga.292 HR Frank Schwindel 24 RBI Frank Schwindel 93 Runs Frank Schwindel 65 SB Terrance Gore 21 W Jonathan Dziedzic/Trevor Oaks 8 SO Josh Staumont 103 IP Jonathan Dziedzic SV Richard Lovelady 9 Minor League Report Northwest Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (70-70, Season Complete) AVG Jecksson Flores*.314 HR Alex Liddi 23 RBI Alex Liddi 72 Runs Erick Mejia 79 SB Erick Mejia 34 W Emilio Ogando* 11 SO Foster Griffin 117 IP Foster Griffin * SV Jake Newberry 12 * - League Leader Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (68-72, Season Complete) AVG Travis Jones.298 HR Kort Peterson/Gabriel Cancel 8 RBI Gabriel Cancel 73 Runs D.J. Burt 72 SB D.J. Burt* 32 W Gerson Garabito 8 SO Gerson Garabito 116 IP Gerson Garabito SV Bryan Brickhouse 14 * - League Leader Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division ( , South Atlantic League Champions) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division (43-33, Season Complete) Burlington Royals (R) Appalachian League East Division (25-43, Season Complete) Surprise Royals (R) Arizona League West Division (22-30, Season Complete) AVG Brewer Hicklen.307 HR Seuly Matias 31 RBI MJ Melendez 73 Runs Nick Pratto 79 SB Brewer Hicklen 29 W Garrett Davila 7 SO Garrett Davila/Andres Sotillet 84 IP Garrett Davila SV Tad Ratliff 10 AVG Nathan Eaton.354 HR Nick Hutchins/Chase Vallot 7 RBI Reed Rohlman 56 Runs Reed Rohlman/Nathan Eaton 59 SB Tyler James* 38 W J.C. Cloney* 9 SO Tyler Gray 57 IP C.J. Eldred* 72.0 SV Jaret Hellinger 4 AVG Jose Marquez.301 HR Juan Carlos Negret 9 RBI Jose Marquez 35 Runs Jose Marquez 47 SB Jeison Guzman 14 W Marcelo Martinez 5 SO Marcelo Martinez* 71 IP Marcelo Martinez 57.0 SV Kyle Hinton 6 AVG Rubendy Jaquez.303 HR Rubendy Jaquez 4 RBI Rubendy Jaquez 27 Runs Rubendy Jaquez 27 SB Rubendy Jaquez 16 W Adriam Castillo 5 SO Delvin Capellan 61 IP Delvin Capellan 55.0 SV Daniel James 4 * - League Leader * - League Leader Royals vs. Twins 2018 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Duffy Fillmyer Flynn Hammel Hill Junis Keller Kennedy Lively Lopez Maurer McCarthy Newberry Peralta Skoglund Smith Sparkman Vasto