TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Edinson Volquez (4-3, 2.77) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (4-4, 2.95)

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals Chicago Cubs (25-21) Wrigley Field - Friday, May 29, 2015 Game #47 - Road Game #23 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, May Chicago Cubs: RHP Yordano Ventura (3-4, 4.64) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (3-2, 2.98), 6:15 p.m., FOX Network (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, May Chicago Cubs: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (4-3, 6.70) vs. LHP Tsuyoshi Wada (0-0, 2.70), 1:20 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, June 1: Royals Charity Golf Tournament at Shadow Glen Country Club Tuesday, June 2 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Carlos Carrasco (6-4, 4.24) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (3-2, 5.16), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, June 3 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (3-5, 3.52) vs. RHP Chris Young (4-1, 1.55), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, June 4 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer (4-1+ tonight) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (4-3+ today), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...today s game is being televised on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the pre and postgame shows on FSKC, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Cubs The Royals invade Wrigley Field for the first time since the 2001 season...kansas City trails its all-time work against the Cubs by an 8-10 count, with the last work occurring when the Royals took two of three while hosting in Kansas City is 3-6 alltime here at the corner of Clark and Addison. Date Site Score WP LP Att. Chi Chi Chi SWEPT IN THE BRONX--Kansas City s first official losing streak of the 2015 season has reached four games as the Royals arrive in Wrigley Field after a 3-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees, capped by a 4-2 setback on Wednesday...it marked the first time KC had been swept in a series this year and the first 4-game losing streak for the Royals since August of last year...the home run ball was the enemy on Wednesday, as starter Chris Young was touched for a solo shot from Brian McCann that tied the game in the second and then a 3-run homer by Alex Rodriguez in the third...young surrendered one more earned run (4) on Wednesday than he had allowed in his previous 34.2 innings on the year entering the contest... Kansas City jumped out to its first lead in four days when Mike Moustakas crushed his fifth homer in the first inning, but that would be the end of the scoring until KC forged an unearned tally in the eighth... Alcides Escobar had a 3-hit contest, while Kendrys Morales added a pair of knocks...the 4-game slide, coupled with Minnesota s recent hot streak has seen the Twins catch Kansas City in the A.L. Central standings with identical ledgers, while the Tigers are lurking 1 1/2 games back with a mark. OFFENSE M.I.A. DURING WIN DROUGHT--This 4-game losing streak has seen one of the top statistical offenses in Major League Baseball collect only five runs during the slide...the Royals had won five straight heading into last Sunday s homestand finale at home against the Cardinals, but dropped a 6-1 contest to St. Louis that started a stretch in which KC plated just one run in three straight games and then a pair of tallies in Wednesday s loss...all told, in the 4-game slide Kansas City has batted.197 (26-for-132) with a.243 on-base pct. and just a.258 slugging pct. SERIES STREAK HALTED--By being swept in Yankee Stadium, the Royals suffered their first series defeat since losing two of three to the White Sox in a rainshortened series on April down on the south side of town...kansas City won the first game of that visit, then had the second game suspended with the score tied at the scheduled third game of the series was postponed on April 25 and then the Royals dropped both the suspended and regularly scheduled contest on April KC had gone 6-0 with two splits in the last eight series prior to arriving in Yankee Stadium...overall, the Royals are 10-3 with two splits this year. A RETURN TO INTERLEAGUE--The forgettable stop in the Big Apple was the only interruption in an 11-game stretch where the Royals are playing eight games against National League competition...kc has picked up where it left off in 2014 against the Senior Circuit, going 4-1 out of the chute this year by sweeping the Reds in a 2-game set last week and then going 2-1 last weekend at home vs. St. Louis...Kansas City was a Major League best and club record 15-5 against the N.L. last year when play was centered around the N.L. West. PITCHERS GET INTO THE SWING OF THINGS--The return to Interleague play and the first stop in a National League park merits a look back into the batting history of Kansas City pitchers, with Edinson Volquez kicking it off today...the veteran righthander, who spent his last seven seasons in the N.L., brings a lifetime.085 average into today s play (23-for-271), with a home run and 43 sacrifice bunts...the roundtripper was a 3-run shot in Petco Park in 2013 off of Toronto s Ramon Ortiz... Yordano Ventura will bring a 1-for-4 mark into Saturday s start and then Jeremy Guthrie will take a.089 average (5-for-56) with 5 sac s when he hurls on Sunday... since the advent of Interleague play in 1997, KC hurlers are hitting.127 (46-for-361) with one home run hit by Zack Greinke on June 10, 2005 at Arizona. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Edinson Volquez (4-3, 2.77) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (4-4, 2.95) Career Career Edinson Volquez vs. Cubs Major League Record 4-3 (2.77 ERA) Jake Arrieta vs. Royals Major League Record 4-4 (2.95 ERA) EDINSON VOLQUEZ takes the hill for his 10th start of the season, his 195th career start and 201st outing...a seven-year veteran of the National League, he makes his 11th start and 12th appearance against the Cubs...the 31-year-old righty signed a two-year deal with KC on December 29, 2014 with a mutual option for the 2017 season. WINNING IN THE RAIN--Edinson earned the win in Saturday s rain-shortened 3-2 contest against St. Louis, closing out the sixth inning ahead of a one-hour, 10-minute wait before the contest was called...volky allowed a pair of runs, four hits, three walks and a hit batter with a strikeout to gain credit for his third career complete game, second vs. St. Louis and first of the abbreviated variety...he had three frames, facing his biggest threat in the fifth, when the Redbirds scored a run and loaded the bases before Volquez induced an inning-ending double play...the win was his second straight and fourth of the year...it was the 14th complete game in Royals history of less than 8.0 innings and first since HITS SCARCE IN VOLKY STARTS--Opposing hitters have had little success against Volquez as he enters today with the third-lowest opponents batting average (.195) in the A.L., allowing only 39 hits in his nine starts...he has the fourth-best hits per 9.0 innings rate (6.34) and the seventh-best WHIP (1.07) among qualifying hurlers in the league... he ranks third in both home runs per 9.0 innings (0.33) and opponents slugging pct. (.265), surrendering nine extra-base hits. AWESOME EARLY--The righty is holding opposing hitters to a.143 average (10-for-70) the first time through, while they re not fairing much better the second time, going 13-for-72 (.181)...he s also retired leadoff batters with regularity, holding them to a.132 average (7-for-53) and a.193 on-base percentage. THE BEAT GOES ON--Volquez is building on a stellar second-half last year with Pittsburgh...since July 1, 2014, Edinson s 2.29 ERA (39 ER in IP) is the fourth-lowest in baseball among hurlers with at least innings, trailing only former Cy Young Award winners Felix Hernandez, Zack Greinke and Max Scherzer... he s gone 11-4 in that span and held the opposition to a.215 average, which ranks seventh in the Majors, while his.733 winning percentage is fifth. UNBEATEN VS. CUBS--Formerly of the N.L. Central s Reds and Pirates, Edinson enters today at 7-0 vs. the Cubs, recording a 2.90 ERA over 11 outings and 10 starts pitchers have started at least 10 games against the Cubs since 1914, with Volquez and Hall of Famer-elect Randy Johnson (13-0) the only to go undefeated... Volky was 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA over three outings and two starts last year, all at PNC Park...he s 3-0 in four starts here at Wrigley, recording a 3.63 ERA (9 ER in 22.1 IP). AN INTERLEAGUE FIRST--While Edinson pitched parts of three years for Texas, today is his first Interleague outing on the road as an American League pitcher... he s 9-7 over 21 career Interleague outings, winning his last three starts, with Saturday s outing against St. Louis his first victory over the N.L. in Interleague play. WITH THE BAT--Edinson is the owner of 23 career hits, including a single in his most recent regular season at-bat, last September 25 for Pittsburgh...he has 43 sacrifice hits and three extra-base knocks, highlighted by a three-run home run for the Padres on June 2, 2013 vs. Toronto. AWAY FROM THE K --Volquez is looking for his first road win as a Royal, entering at 0-2 with a 3.93 ERA and.232 opponents average over three starts...he s through 96 career road games and 94 starts and despite the two losses this year, he s 5-2 since last June 1, compiling a 2.53 ERA over 13 outings. Volquez vs. Cubs Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Mike Baxter Starlin Castro Chris Coghlan Dexter Fowler Jonathan Herrera Junior Lake Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo David Ross Volquez s 2015 starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/9 vs. Chicago W, Minnesota L, /20 vs. Minnesota W, Chicago L, /2 vs. Detroit L, /7 vs. Cleveland ND, Texas ND, /17 vs. New York W, /23 vs. St. Louis W, Totals 4-3, % Career Totals 70-62, Edinson s Last Win: May 23, 2015 vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP, 3-2 over John Lackey) Edinson s Last Loss: May 2, 2015 vs. Detroit (6.0 IP, 1-2 to David Price) Edinson s Strikeout High: 13, September 3, 2008 vs. Pittsburgh (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 6-5 loss to Tyler Yates) Edinson s Last Complete Game: May 23, 2015 vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP, 3-2 over John Lackey) 3rd career Edinson s Only Career Shutout: July 19, 2012 vs. Houston (9.0 IP, 1-0 over Lucas Harrell) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2015

2 Blanton - - Davis - - Frasor - - Guthrie - - Herrera - - Hochevar - - Holland - - Madson - - Morales Vargas - - Ventura - - Volquez Young - - Royals Notes - Kansas City Chicago Cubs - Friday, May 29, 2015 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Yordano Ventura = Yordano, who turns 24 next Wednesday, will make his 10th start of the year, entering at 3-4 with a 4.64 ERA and 43 strikeouts over 54.1 innings (28 ER). = The first four batters Yordano faced on Sunday vs. St. Louis reached, with the first two (both walks), coming around to score...those runs proved to be enough as the Cards won 6-1, though Ventura retired 14 in a row from the first until the sixth, when Kolten Wong led off with a single and scored on a two-run homer by Matt Carpenter...Ace pitched 7.0 innings for a third straight start, allowing four runs, five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts, which tied a season-high. = Ventura is 1-for-4 plus a sacrifice at the plate as he singled in his second career plate appearance and later and scored on May 5, 2014 at San Diego. = Yordano will face the Cubs for the first time in his third straight Interleague outing and sixth overall...he enters at 3-1 with 3.09 ERA (11 ER in 32.0 IP). = The righty is 1-2 with a 5.23 ERA (18 ER in 31.0 IP) over five road starts this year and 9-6 in his career, recording a 3.79 ERA through 21 starts. = Yordano has allowed just one stolen base in career innings as Yoenis Cespedes swiped second last September 12 while with Boston 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: 94/128 (73%) Saves/Save Opp: 14/21 (67%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 32/10 (31%) Joe Blanton 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None career Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x, last 5/24 vs. Stl) May New York (AL) = Joe was charged with three runs (two earned) in the fifth inning on Tuesday at New York as the Yankees built a 5-0 lead...he went to work a sixth. = Joe pitched the ninth inning of Sunday s 6-1 loss to St. Louis, striking out a pair while allowing a double and a walk with two away. = His Royals debut on May 16 vs. New York came hours after his contract was selected from Triple-A Omaha...made seven appearances (six starts) with the Storm Chasers, going 3-2 with a 3.89 ERA, recording 30 strikeouts in 39.1 innings...he signed a minor league deal on February 13 after not pitching in the Majors in Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 18/20 Saves/Save Opp: 7/7 (100%) Last Save: May 19 vs. Cin (10th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 3 on LAA May New York (AL) = Wade worked around a leadoff walk to Chase Headley for a scoreless eighth inning in Tuesday s 5-1 loss at Yankee Stadium. = Davis has compiled 20.0 scoreless innings on the year...he joins New York s Dellin Betances (26.0 IP, 3 R, 0 ER) as the only pitchers in MLB with at least 15.0 innings and no earned runs allowed on the year. = Wade recorded five saves during Greg Holland s D.L. stint and has seven on the year, most recently on May 19 vs. Cincinnati. = Wade has not allowed a home run in innings, dating to September 4, it s the longest active streak in MLB and second all-time among Royals relievers to Kelvin Herrera s recent streak of innings. = Opponents are batting.119 (8-for-67), fifth in the Majors among pitchers with at least 20.0 innings...lefties are hitting just.081 (3-for-37). Jason Frasor 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/17 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2010 vs. Bal (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last 4/30 vs. Det) May New York (AL) = Jason pitched the final 1.2 innings on Monday at Yankee Stadium, stranding an inherited runner in the seventh and working around two hits for a scoreless eighth. = Jason has compiled 8.2 scoreless innings over 10 road outings, allowing one of eight inherited runners to score. = Frasor grew up a Cubs fan in nearby Oak Forest...he has faced the North Siders three times, including twice here at Wrigley. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 12/17 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x, last CWS) May New York (AL) = Kelvin made his first appearance in a week on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, working around a leadoff walk for a scoreless seventh. = Lefties are batting just.088 (3-for-34), fifth in the Majors among pitchers with at least 30 opponent at-bats by lefties. = Herrera has a 0.91 ERA on the road since the start of 2014, allowing just four earned runs over 39.2 innings...he has been charged with just one run away from The K since last May 30 for a 0.32 ERA (28.0 innings). Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 8, 2013 vs. Bos (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x, last 5/20 vs. Cin) May 24 vs. St. Louis = Luke opened the eighth on Sunday vs. St. Louis with two outs, then allowed a single and a double, bringing up Yadier Molina...Alcides Escobar nearly made a highlight-reel catch on Molina s pop to short left, which scored two and extended the Cardinals lead to 6-1. = Luke has made six appearances on the year as he works his way back from Tommy John surgery. = He made a successful transition to the bullpen in 2013, posting a 1.92 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 70.1 innings, with opponents batting.169. = Hoch signed a two-year free agent deal with a mutual option for 2017 last December 4...he was originally selected first overall in the 2006 June Free Agent Draft. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency: 7/10 Saves/Save Opp: 7/8 (87%) Last Save: May 14 vs. Texas (120th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x last Tex) May New York (AL) = Greg last pitched on Monday at New York, allowing three of the four batters he faced in the seventh to reach, including a two-run homer by Slade Heathcott. = Monday s outing marked the first time that Greg entered a game before the eighth inning since July 14, 2012, a span of 175 appearances. = He has converted 27 of 28 save chances since last July 26, recording a 1.29 ERA, with opponents batting.130 (15-for-115). = Greg earned the win in his only outing against the Cubs, a 3-2 final on June 25, he has recorded at least one save against 23 other clubs. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency: 15/19 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2011 at Atl (52nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/ Strikeout High: 3 on Min May New York (AL) = Ryan pitched a scoreless seventh inning in Wednesday s 4-1 loss at Yankee Stadium, loading the bases with two away, then retiring Chris Young to end the inning. = The longtime Philadelphia Phillie is back in the Majors for the first time since he has allowed just four runs in 19 outings for a 1.66 ERA (4 ER in 21.2 IP). = He has fanned at least one hitter in 17 of his last 18 outings and is averaging 9.14 strikeouts per 9.0 innings on the year (22 in 21.2 innings). Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/18 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last NYY) May New York (AL) = Franklin made his second appearance of the Yankees series on Wednesday, pitching a eighth with a strikeout. = Morales is holding righties to a.128 average (5-for-39)...fellow lefties are batting.265 overall (9-for-34), though Morales has retired 12 straight since May 15. Royals vs. Cubs 2014 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Interleague - Pitching (Career) Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER Blanton Davis Frasor Guthrie Herrera Hochevar Holland Madson Morales Vargas Venutra Volquez Young

3 Hitting Notes Drew Butera NYY Series: 0-for-4 Last Stand: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Drew made his third start as a Royal Monday, going 0-for-4...it was his first start since May 14 at Texas, when he collected two of hits, including a double. = He was acquired by the club May 7 from the Angels, in exchange for minor league infielder Ryan Jackson. = Butera spent the 2014 season with the Dodgers, playing 61 games...hit a career-high three homers for L.A...threw out 11 of 32 would-be base stealers (32.4 percent)...since his debut in 2010, he s thrown out 32.4 percent of runners trying to steal (50-of-173), which ranks eighth among active MLB backstops (min. 250 games). Lorenzo Cain NYY Series: 1-for-9, run, SB, BB Last Stand: 8-for-30 (.267), 7 runs, 2B, 5 RBI, SB, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Lorenzo went 0-for-3 Wednesday, but drew a walk in the eighth inning and scored KC s second run on a throwing error. = Cain is tied for third in the A.L., hitting.382 (21-for-55) with two outs, while his 21 two-out hits are also tied for third in the league...batting.313 (15-for-48) with four doubles, a homer and 11 runs scored in day games this season...looking to break out of a 5-for-31 slide (.161), which spans his last nine contests. = Cain collected 5 RBI on May 15 vs. the Yankees to set a career high, but is looking for his first RBI since that night. = Opened the year with a career-best 10-game hitting streak, en route to hitting.329 (27-for-82) in April with six doubles, two homers and 12 RBI...it marked the third-straight April where he s hit above he has the second-most putouts (124) among Major League outfielders, behind only Mike Trout (139). Christian Colon NYY Series: BB Last Stand: 1-for-1 Hit Streak: 1 g (1-1) = Christian last saw action Monday, when he pinch ran for Omar Infante in the sixth inning...also drew a walk in the ninth in his only plate appearance. = Colon is 4-for-11 (.364) with a double and a pair of walks when leading off an inning...he s made starts at second (5), short (9) and third base (3) this season. = Recorded a pair of 3-hit games in his rookie season (2014), including July 4 in his first MLB start, at Progressive Field...became the second Royal (Mark Quinn, 1999) to collect 3 extra-base hits (2 doubles, triple) in his first big league start...also scored the winning run in KC s 9-8 Wild Card Game victory over Oakland in the 12th inning. Jarrod Dyson NYY Series: 2-for-2, RBI Last Stand: 0-for-5 Hit Streak: 1 g (2-2) = Jarrod hasn t played since going 2-for-2 with an RBI single Monday...his fifth-inning knock snapped an 0-for-15 drought, which dated back to May 10 in Detroit, the last time he had two hits...it marked his third multi-hit game of the season...he s hitting.294 (58-for-197) in day games since the start of = Dyson matched a career high with three hits April 30 against Detroit, while he stole three bases in Cleveland on April 27, also tying a career-best...he s collected 125 steals in his career, which are ninth-most all-time in KC history...he swiped 36 bases in 2014, the most by a Royal since Carlos Beltran lifted 41 bags during the 2003 season. Alcides Escobar NYY Series: 4-for-14, run, 2B Last Stand: 4-for-29 (.138), 3 runs, RBI, 2 BB, SB, sf, sac Hit Streak: 1 g (3-5) = Alcides broke out of a slump with three singles Wednesday, going 3-for-5...his three hits matched his total from the previous seven games (3-for-26), while it was his first multi-hit contest since he also collected a trio of singles at Texas on May 14. = He s eighth in the A.L., hitting.346 (18-for-52) in day games...collected five doubles, a homer and 10 runs scored in those contests...he s the third-toughest to strike out in the league, averaging 12.0 plate appearances between K s (14 K in 168 PA)...also batting.304 (21-for-69) with two strikes on him, which is fourth in the A.L. = Esky ranks fifth in the A.L. with 15 RBI out of the leadoff spot in the batting order...ranks fifth in the league, hitting.400 (10-for-25) with RISP. = He s missed 9 games this season due to injury after playing in all 162 contests in he ranks second in the Majors with 512 games at shortstop since the start of 2012, trailing only the White Sox Alexei Ramirez (519), while his total is eighth in MLB among players at any position. Alex Gordon NYY Series: 1-for-9, BB Last Stand: 6-for-25 (.240), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, sf, IBB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Alex went hitless Wednesday, but drew a walk in the fourth inning, which brought the tying run to the plate...still sitting on 498 career RBI as he looks to become the 11th player to record 500 or more with Kansas City...he s also two hits shy of matching Joe Randa (1,084) for eighth on KC s all-time list. = Gordo is a career.299 hitter (134-for-448) with 25 doubles, five triples, 19 homers and 64 RBI in Interleague games...he s 5-for-11 (.455) in 3 games vs. the Cubs. = He ranks second in the A.L. with 11 go-ahead RBI this year...since the start of 2014, he has 47 RBI that have either tied the game or given KC the lead. = Gordo s 64 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011 are more than any other player in baseball and lead second-place Gerardo Parra (49) by 15. = The four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner is also a two-time Wilson Defensive Player of the Year honoree...earned the Royals first Platinum Glove last season, also becoming the first American League outfielder to be honored in the four-year history of the award. Eric Hosmer NYY Series: 2-for-11, BB Last Stand: 6-for-29 (.207), 7 runs, 2 2B, RBI, SB, 3 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Eric collected a single with one out in the fourth Wednesday, going 1-for-4...May has been a tale of two halves for Hoz as he hit.370 (20-for-54) with five doubles, four homers and 14 RBI in the first 13 games (May 1-14)...however, he s batting.200 (8-for-40) with two doubles and one RBI in his last 11 games. = Hosmer ranks seventh in the A.L. in total bases (90), 10th in on-base percentage (.375) and tied for 10th in RBI (30)...he s also ninth in the league, hitting.356 (36- for-109) against right-handed pitching...looking for his first multi-hit game since May 14, when he collected three hits, including a three-run homer, at Texas. = Also leads the Major Leagues, hitting.321 (126-for-393) from the seventh inning on since this start of = He s batting.311 (19-for-61) with three doubles, two homers and 11 RBI in day games this year...also hitting.395 (15-for-38) with a.425 on-base percentage when leading off an inning...a two-time Rawling Gold Glove winner, Hoz is tied for fourth among A.L. first basemen with a.998 fielding pct. (1 error, 407 chances). Omar Infante NYY Series: 1-for-10 Last Stand: 8-for-27 (.296), 4 runs, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Omar went 0-for-4 with a pair of fly outs on Wednesday...he s looking to get back on track, going 1 for his last 18. = He s a career.368 hitter (25-for-68) with three doubles, two triples, four homers and 13 RBI in 22 games vs. the Cubs...that includes a.442 average (19-for-43) here at Wrigley Field...Infante had a four-hit, two-homer game here on August 22, 2010 as a member of the Braves. = Ranks fifth among A.L. second basemen with 11 doubles this season, while his 17 RBI rank seventh...he s batting.308 (12-for-39) with runners in scoring position, however he s looking for his first RBI since May 19...recorded a career-high 66 RBI last season, which were seventh-most by a Royals second sacker. Kendrys Morales NYY Series: 4-for-11, BB Last Stand: 8-for-27 (.296), 5 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, sf Hit Streak: 3 g (4-11) = Kendrys recorded a pair of singles Wednesday and collected four hits and a walk during the Yankee series...he s hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games, batting.333 (14- for-42) with three doubles, two homers and 11 RBI in that span...overall, Kendrys has at least one hit in 39 of KC s 46 games this season. = Morales is third in the American League in RBI (37), trailing Prince Fielder and Nelson Cruz, who are tied with 38...he s also tied for fifth in runs scored (32), third in doubles (15) and ranks sixth in the Junior Circuit, hitting.396 (21-for-53) with runners in scoring position. = Hit a pair of homers and drove in five runs vs. St. Louis on May 22, the first multi-homer game by a Royal since last August 18, when Erik Kratz did it at Minnesota. = While a small sample size, Morales has a.385 career average (5-for-13) vs. the Cubs with a double and an RBI, facing them in 2013 as a member of the Mariners. = Ranks second in the Majors in two-out hits (25), tied for the MLB lead in two-out runs scored (17) and tied for third in two-out RBI (19)...he s hitting.385 (25- for-65) with two down, which ranks seventh in the Majors, while his.631 slugging pct. is 10th...also batting.345 (10-for-29) with two outs and RISP. = Kendrys is a strong candidate for Comeback Player of the Year after batting just.218 with 20 doubles, eight homers and 42 RBI in 98 games split between Minnesota and Seattle in among active switch hitters, he ranks seventh in home runs (116), one behind former Royal Coco Crisp (117) for sixth. Mike Moustakas NYY Series: 3-for-11, run, HR, RBI, HBP Last Stand: 12-for-28 (.429), 4 runs, 5 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, sf, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-8) = Moose connected for his fifth home run of the season in the first inning, giving KC an early lead Wednesday...Mike is hitting.375 (15-for-40) with five doubles, a triple, a homer and five RBI since May 15...he s a career.312 hitter (77-for-247) with 15 doubles and six homers in Interleague games, including 8-for-18 (.444) this year. = He s has gotten off to a phenomenal start this year, tying for fifth in the A.L. in batting average (.327), he s also tied for seventh in hits (56), tied for eighth in multi-hit games (17) and ninth in on-base pct. (.382)...in 140 games last season, Mike recorded 17 multi-hit games...it also took him 90 games to reach 56 hits in 2014 (August 5). = Moose ranks second in the American League and fourth in the Majors, hitting.372 (29-for-78) on the road this year...he s also third in the A.L. with a.437 on-base percentage away from Kauffman...he s also fourth in the A.L., hitting.356 (37-for-104) against right-handed pitching...slugging.529 vs. righties compared to.439 vs. lefties. = Mike is batting.467 (14-for-30) with a.515 on-base percentage when leading off an inning...he s also batting.308 (24-for-78) with two strikes on him, which is third-highest in the American League...the Royals are in games where he has a hit and 15-4 when he scores at least one run. Paulo Orlando NYY Series: 2-for-11, run, 2B, HR, RBI Last Stand: 8-for-23 (.348), 4 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Paulo doubled in the fifth inning, going 1-for-4 Wednesday...it marked his second-straight game with an extra-base hit after hitting his first MLB home run Tuesday. = Among A.L. rookies, Orlando is sixth in hits (27), ranks fifth in runs scored (14) and is fourth in extra-base hits (9). = Leads MLB with 5 triples, collecting his fifth in just his seventh game in the big leagues (April 20 vs. Minnesota), the first player to do this since at least = A 29-year-old rookie, Paulo made his Major League debut April 9 vs. Chicago...he s the third Brazilian-born player to appear in a big league game, joining Cleveland catcher Yan Gomes (274 games) and Marlins pitcher Andre Rienzo (29 games)...acquired by the Royals on August 9, 2008 from the White Sox. Salvador Perez NYY Series: 0-for-8 Last Stand: 11-for-27 (.407), run, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Salvy went 0-for-4 Wednesday with a pair of strikeouts...after hitting safely in 10-straight games May 12-24, he went hitless in the series in the Bronx. = Perez ranks third in the American League with a.417 average (20-for-48) with runners in scoring position...he s also hitting.319 (102-for-320) with RISP since the start of 2013, which ranks seventh in the Junior Circuit, one point behind Mike Trout for sixth...ranks seventh in the A.L. with 15 two-out RBI. = He s 7-for-15 (.467) with two doubles and three RBI in five Interleague game thus far, while he s a career.301 hitter (46-for-153) vs. the N.L. all-time. = Salvador has the most hits (47), the fourth-most RBI (24) and is tied for the third-most doubles (9) as a catcher this season. = He s thrown out 10 would-be base stealers, tying him second in the A.L., behind Toronto s Russell Martin (14)...since the start of 2013, he s gunned down 56 baserunners trying to steal, which is second in MLB to Martin (71)...he s also fourth among active catchers in career pickoffs, with a franchise-best 14.

4 This & That ALL-STAR VOTING--The first round of voting for the 2015 All-Star Game was announced earlier this week and the first ever on-line only vote has produced five Royals at the top of the balloting to this point...there are still four more weeks of voting for the contest that will be played in Cincinnati on July 14 and managed by Ned Yost, who will be assisted by his coaching staff...salvador Perez leads all players with just under 1.5 million votes, while Alcides Escobar, Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon are also among players who would be in the starting lineup if balloting ended today...eric Hosmer, Omar Infante and Kendrys Morales are also second in the voting at their respective positions. GRADUATION WEEKEND--The Royals will have a pair of coaches departing following today s contest in order to be in attendance for the graduation of their children...pitching coach Dave Eiland and bench coach Don Wakamatsu will be absent tomorrow and Sunday as they re attending their respective kid s graduation... bullpen coach Doug Henry will shift from the bullpen to the dugout to serve as the pitching coach in Eiland s absence, while minor league pitching coordinator, Larry Carter will be here to assist in the bullpen. KENDRYS IN A PINCH--Since Kansas City s designated hitter, Kendrys Morales, will have to watch from the bench with no DH being implemented here in Wrigley, he will likely get the majority of his work in a pinch hitter role...the veteran has hit.239 (11-for-46) when asked to pinch hit with three doubles, three homers and 13 RBI... his last pinch hit home run was June 23, 2013 off of Oakland s Grant Balfour. SEEKING A WINNING MAY--Kansas City has this weekend remaining in this second month of the season, a month in which the Royals have gone to this point... the month of May hasn t been fair to the Royals in this 21st century, as KC needs a win to clinch just its second winning May since the 2000 campaign (15-13 in 2012). TWO OUT OFFENSE--In spite of the current 4-game slide that has witnessed just a.197 average (26-for-132), Kansas City still remains atop the Majors with an overall team batting average of the Royals have been even more impressive with two outs in an inning, leading the pack with a.289 mark in those situations (150-for- 519)...the Royals are also tied with Pittsburgh and Colorado for the big league lead in two-out slugging (.432)...in fact, KC has scored 40% of its runs this season (87 of 215) with two down...predictably, several Royals rank among the league-leaders in two-out hitting with Kendrys Morales ranking second among all big league batters with a.385 mark and Lorenzo Cain third in two-out batting with a.382 mark...morales second in the Majors in two-out hits (25), while Cain and Salvador Perez are tied for third (21)...Morales is tied for the top spot in two-out extra-base hits (10) and ranks tied for third in RBI (19). THE BRUISE BROTHERS--The Royals rank second in the Majors with 29 hit by pitches, trailing only the Texas Rangers (31)...Kansas City hasn t been hit by pitches with the same proficiency as it was earlier, with Monday s plunking of Mike Moustakas only the second HBP of a Royal in the last 13 games after being drilled 26 times in the first 33 affairs...individually, the Royals have cornered the market in bruises with Alex Gordon leading the American League with nine, followed closely by Moose with his seventh on Monday...Lorenzo Cain is lurking outside the top 10 with four. NED NEARING TEAM MARKS--Already the all-time leader in games managed in Kansas City with 819, Ned Yost is now closing in on becoming the winningest manager in franchise history...since taking the reigns in Kansas City on May 13, 2010, Yost has compiled a record with the Royals, just nine wins shy of matching Whitey Herzog (410) for the most in franchise history, while he s three behind Dick Howser (404) for second...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...ned s 859 career wins are good for 71st all time, now 21 wins behind George Stallings, who managed the Boston Braves in the early 1900 s...ned s 1,779 games on the bench are 66th in MLB history. NEXT STAND STARTS TUESDAY--Kansas City will take its American League best 17-7 home record back to Kauffman Stadium next Tuesday as it opens a 6-game stay with division rival Cleveland visiting The K for a trio of 7:10 affairs...the resurgent Texas Rangers, winners of seven of their last nine, will closeout the week-long stay with a weekend visit (June 5-7)...the Royals have gone 8-0 in series opening games at home this year and have won seven of the eight series played in Kauffman Stadium while splitting the other. STILL ON TOP OF A.L. IN DIFFERENTIAL--Despite a season high 4-game slide, Kansas City had built enough run differential equity that it continues to possess the American League lead in that department, having outscored their opponents by 46 runs this season, 18 runs better than runner-up Houston..the Royals are third in runs scored in the A.L. with 215, while KC has allowed a league low 169 runs, the only club to rank in the top five in both categories...last season, the Royals outscored their opponents by 27 runs, finishing with an record. WADING THROUGH THE COMPETITION--Relief ace Wade Davis tossed a scoreless inning on Tuesday night in New York...since the start of the 2014 season, Davis has posted an A.L.-best 11 wins in relief, which are tied with Pittsburgh s Tony Watson and Miami s Bryan Morris for the Major League lead...in that span, Wade has an 11-2 ledger with 10 rescues and a 0.78 ERA (8 earned runs in 92.0 innings) while limiting opposing hitters to a.144 mark, third-best in the Major Leagues...since June 27 of last year, Wade has been even better, going 6-0 with 10 saves, an 0.46 ERA (3 ER in 58.1 IP), a.153 opponents average and strikeouts per 9.0 innings...he has now worked consecutive innings without allowing a home run, the longest-active streak in the Major Leagues...Davis streak dates back to August 24, 2013, which was the date of his last regular season start. vs. Cubs (2014) vs. Cubs (career) On Road (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 Dyson Escobar Gordon Hosmer Infante Morales Moustakas Orlando Perez Arrieta (career) Hammel (career) Interleague Hitting (Career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI Blanton Butera Cain Colon Davis Dyson Escobar Gordon Guthrie Hochevar Hosmer Infante Madson F. Morales K. Morales Moustakas Orlando Perez Vargas Ventura Volquez Young Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Duffy Guthrie Vargas Ventura Volquez Young Total Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starts CS/ATT Pct ERA ER/IP 138/ / /28.0 1/ /405.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 1 (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox) Pickoff & CS: 3 (May 19 vs. Cincinnati) Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Jeremy Guthrie Jason Vargas Yordano Ventura Edinson Volquez Chris Young Totals

5 2015 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 ATL A. Harang 62 Cain /2/15 DET D. Price 69 Colon Dyson 6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 200 Escobar DET A. Sanchez 59 Gordon /23/15 STL J. Lackey 13 Hosmer TEX S. Freeman 41 Infante 8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 283 Morales /22/15 STL L. Lynn 18 Moustakas NYY M. Pineda 3 Orlando NYY A. Warren 5 Perez /17/15 NYY C. Capuano 26 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Nori Aoki Arizona, fifth inning) - Franchise total: 117 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/22/15 vs. St. Louis), 3-run, 2-run 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) 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: Alcides Escobar Detroit) - Franchise total: 88 Inside-the-Park: Last: Lorenzo Cain Detroit) - Franchise total: 95 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alex Gordon (8/26/14 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning, Perkins pitching) - Franchise total: 65 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Daniel Nava, Boston Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow, 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Ike Davis and Stephen Vogt, Oakland Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Texas Rangers Globe Life Park, Yordano Ventura pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Detroit Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Chase Headley, Brian McCann and Brett Gardner, New York Yankees Yankee Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 1st 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) 2015 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 Cain g 10 gm (4/6-17) 4 - Colon g 8 gm (4/21-5/3) 1 - Dyson g 3 gm (4/27-30) 2 - Escobar g 8 gm (4/6-15) 2 - Gordon g 5 gm (2x) 2 1 Hosmer g 12 gm (5/3-15) 5 1 Infante g 9 gm (4/9-19) 2 - Morales g 10 gm (5/6-15) 1 - Moustakas g 7 gm (4/10-17) 7 2 Orlando g 5 gm (2x) 7 3 Perez g 10 gm (5/12-24) - - 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): Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) 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: May 22-23, St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) 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: James Shields, July 7, Tampa Bay (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland (Royals 3-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis (5-0); Young (6.0 IP), Morales (1.0 IP), Madson (1.0 IP), Frasor (1.0 IP) 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: Alex Gordon, May 15, 2015 vs. New York (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, Philly 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: James Shields, June 3, St. Louis Royals Pitcher With a RBI: James Shields, June 3, St. Louis Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Jarrod Dyson (3), April 27, Cleveland Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013 (5th inning) - on double steal 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 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: September 15, 2014 vs. Chicago (4-3, 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: May 15 vs. New York (6th inning, 6 runs) -- 7 times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 6-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: April Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: May 25-27, New York Yankees 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 9 5/16/15 vs. NYY Butera 11 HOU Cain 1 NYY Colon 4 DET Dyson 39 9/1/14 vs. TEX Escobar 13 TEX Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gordon 94 OAK Hosmer 33 4/20/15 vs. MIN Infante 1 NYY Morales 0 TOR Moustakas 24 CWS Orlando 2 NYY Perez 15 DET