Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals Chicago White Sox (47-52) U.S. Cellular Field - Monday, July 21, 2014 Game #98 - Road Game #51 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, July Chicago White Sox: LHP Bruce Chen (1-2, 6.46) vs. RHP Scott Carroll (4-5, 4.19), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, July Chicago White Sox: RHP James Shields (9-5, 3.70) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (5-7, 3.26), 1:10 p.m., No TV & 610 Sports Thursday, July 24 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (10-6, 2.95) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (5-10, 2.66), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, July 25 vs. Cleveland Indians: TBA vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (7-8, 3.59), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, July 26 vs. Cleveland Indians: TBA vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (5-8+ tonight), 6:10 p.m., Fox Sports 1 (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, July 27 vs. Cleveland Indians: TBA vs. LHP Bruce Chen (1-2+ tomorrow), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight s game is being televised in High Definition on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call, while Joel Goldberg anchors Royals Live with Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. White Sox Kansas City has won its last 4 against the ChiSox, including a 3-game sweep here in mid-june...kc has gone 10-1 in the last 11 contested in The Cell...KC trails in the all-time series, , including a deficit in the Windy City and since this yard opened in Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/4 KC W, 7-5 Guthrie Johnson 40,103 4/5 KC W, 4-3 Davis Downs 21,463 4/6 KC L, 1-5 Sale Shields 29,760 5/19 KC L, 6-7 Putnam Vargas 16,462 5/20 KC L, 6-7 Rienzo Ventura 14,900 5/21 KC W, 3-1 Davis Quintana 17,576 Chi W, 7-2 Guthrie Quintana 22,773 Chi W, 9-1 Duffy Noesi 24,527 Chi W, 6-3 Shields Rienzo 29,152 Chi Chi Chi 9/15 KC 9/16 KC 9/17 KC Chi Chi Chi Chi SWEPT IN FENWAY--For the first time since 2006, the Royals came up empty during a 3-game stop in Boston, losing the finale yesterday by a 6-0 count...for the record, KC was also swept in a 4-game set in Fenway Park in Kansas City had few chances against Boston ace Jon Lester, while Yordano Ventura gave up a run in the first and a 2-run double to Daniel Nava in the third that set the tone for the afternoon... David Ross put an exclamation point on the day with a 2-run blast over the Monster in the fourth...the loss dropped KC to a game below.500 for the first time since having a mark after play on June 8, but that was in the midst of a season-best 10-game winning streak that would result in the Royals peaking at 7 games over break-even...ventura worked just 4.1 innings and was roughed up for 6 runs on 9 hits with 4 walks and no strikeouts, his first-ever big league appearance without recording a K, in fact first time in a professional start since July 2, 2009, when pitching for the Dominican Royals...on the plus side, Eric Hosmer played pepper with the Monster in the fifth inning to extend his career-best hitting streak to 16 games, still the longest active streak in the Majors, and Francisley Bueno gave the bullpen a boost with 2.2 hitless innings featuring 4 strikeouts. ONE-UNDER WITH 65 TO PLAY--The good news is that despite entering this series on a 3-game slide and a game below break-even, the Royals are actually in better shape record-wise than a year ago after 97 games (46-51) and still went on to finish 10 games over kansas City will play 35 of its remaining 65 games against clubs who are currently below.500, which includes 10 against these White Sox, 10 against Minnesota, 6 with Texas, 4 with Boston and interleague games against Arizona (3) and Colorado (2)... conversely, the club has 10 left with the current second place Indians, 7 left with the A.L. West leading Athletics, 6 remaining with the Central leading Tigers, 4 to go with the Yankees and 3 with the N.L. West leading San Francisco Giants. DAVIS CONTINUES MOUND ROLL--Wade Davis made his first post-break appearance on Saturday in Boston and contributed his typical inning, the 18th time this year that he s tossed a perfect inning...wade has retired the last 18 hitters he s faced since walking the Angels Josh Hamilton to open the eighth inning on June Davis has also retired 21 of the last 22 batters he s faced since last allowing a run on June 25...that s the lone run he s surrendered in his last 30.1 innings for a 0.30 ERA in that span...he is the only pitcher in the Majors with more than 4 appearances who hasn t allowed an extra-base hit this season...davis now has 38 appearances and 40.2 innings...since surrendering two earned runs on April 5, Wade has given up only two runs over his last 34 outings (36.1 innings) for a 0.50 ERA with opponents hitting.099 (12-for-121) while fanning 58...the.099 batting average is the best in baseball for any hurlers with at least 30.0 innings pitched since April 6. HOZ ROLLS ON--Eric Hosmer extended his career-best hitting streak to 16 games with a single off Jon Lester that ricocheted off the Green Monster in the sixth yesterday...he has established a team high for 2014 and five more than his previous best...this streak began on June 30 and he is batting.413 (26-for-63) with 9 runs scored, 6 doubles, 2 homers and 8 walks for an on-base pct. of.486 and an OPS during the streak of this hitting streak has jumped Hoz s season average 26 points to since June 24, Hosmer has reached base safely in 20 of 21 games by either a hit or walk...this marks the longest streak by a Royal since Salvador Perez s 17-gamer in TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (5-8, 4.56) vs. LHP Chris Sale (8-1, 2.08) Career Career Jeremy Guthrie vs. White Sox Major League Record 5-8 (4.56 ERA) Chris Sale vs. Royals Major League Record 8-1 (2.08 ERA) JEREMY GUTHRIE makes his 20th start of the year, the 263rd outing of his career and 236th start...tonight is his fourth start of 2014 against Chicago and 23rd of his career (25th appearance)...he s in the second of a 3-year deal with KC after he was originally acquired two years ago yesterday from the Rockies for Jonathan Sanchez. ROUGH GO VS. TIGERS--Jeremy takes the hill for the first time in 11 days, his last outing a 16-4 loss to Detroit on July 10 in Kauffman Stadium...he was charged with 8 runs on 8 hits with 3 walks and just 2 K s over an abbreviated 4.0+ inning stint, though he needed 91 pitches to get through two hitters in the fifth before being lifted... Detroit scored 3 in the first, added 3 in the fourth and 8 in the fifth, including 2 charged to Jeremy...his 14 runs over the last 2 starts come after an 8-start stretch from May 21 to June 29 in which he posted a 2.68 ERA. POST-BREAK WORK--Jeremy has pitched well after the unofficial halfway mark since 2012, going 12-9 with a 3.71 ERA compared to with a 4.83 ERA before the All-Star break from the 12 wins tie him for 11th among A.L. pitchers. VS. WHITE SOX--Guthrie is 2-0 with a 3.44 ERA in 3 starts against Chicago this year, all Royals wins, combining to allow 7 earned runs in 18.1 innings...he won a 7-2 contest here on June 13, recording his first 9-strikeout outing of the year while allowing single tallies in the first and second frames of a 5.2 inning appearance...he s 9-7 over 24 career games (22 starts) vs. the Sox, posting a 3.45 ERA (56 ER in IP). CELL NUMBERS--Some of Jeremy s best work against Chicago has come here as he s 6-3 with a 2.77 ERA over 10 starts, including 4-0 as a Royal...the 2.77 ERA ranks second among active pitchers who have started here at least 10 times, trailing only tonight s mound opponent, Chris Sale (2.69)...his 1.30 ERA here since the start of 2012 leads all hurlers with at least 3 starts over the span. ON THE ROAD--Jeremy is making his 10th road start of 2014, recording a 2-3 mark and a 4.72 ERA to date...he s in his career on the road, posting a 4.02 ERA through 127 games (114 starts). CENTRAL SUCCESS--Despite losses in his last 2 starts, the righty has pitched well against the A.L. Central since joining the Royals, going with a 3.69 Guthrie vs. White Sox ERA...the win total ties him for second since the start of 2012, trailing only Max Scherzer (24). Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jose Abreu Gordon Beckham Alejandro De Aza Adam Dunn Adam Eaton Tyler Flowers Conor Gillaspie Paul Konerko Alexei Ramirez Moises Sierra Dayan Viciedo Jeremy s 2014 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/4 Chicago W, /9 Tampa Bay W, /16 at Houston ND, 6-4 (11) /21 at Cleveland L, /26 at Baltimore ND, 2-3 (10) /1 Toronto L, /6 at San Diego ND, 3-1 (11) /11 at Seattle ND, /16 Baltimore L, /21 Chicago ND, /27 Houston L, /1 at Toronto L, /6 New York L, /13 at Chicago W, /18 at Detroit W, /23 Los Angeles-NL W, /29 Los Angeles-AL ND, /5 at Cleveland L, /10 Detroit L, Totals % Career Totals Jeremy s Last Win: June 23 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (7.2 IP, 5-3 over Zack Greinke) Jeremy s Last Loss: July 10 vs. Detroit (4.0 IP+2, 4-16 to Drew Smyly) Jeremy s Last Complete Game: September 15, 2013 at Detroit (3-2 loss to Drew Smyly) - 7th career CG Jeremy s Last Shutout: August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota (13-0 win over Kevin Correia) - 2nd career shutout Jeremy s Strikeout High: 10, 3 times: last on September 14, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay (7.0 IP, 6-2 win) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2014

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Bruce Chen = Bruce will make his eighth appearance and sixth start of 2014, entering at 1-2 with a 6.46 ERA and 28 strikeouts over 30.2 innings. = Chen returned to the rotation on July 13 vs. Detroit, starting in place of Jason Vargas, who went to the D.L. after an appendectomy...bruce worked 5.1 innings, holding the hot-hitting Tigers to a pair of runs in the third...he fanned 2, scattering 8 hits without a walk and leaving a 2-0 game that the Royals won 5-2. = Chen opened 2014 in the rotation, making 4 starts before a bulging disc forced him to miss 2 months...he returned to active duty on June 24. = Bruce is facing Chicago for a 25th time (19th start), entering at 7-5 with a 3.48 ERA (48 ER in IP)...he s 7-2 with a 3.00 ERA since the start of 2011 and has a 2.08 ERA over his last 5 games (4 starts)...he held the Sox to a run, 7 hits and no walks over 6.1 innings on April 5 at home, striking out 7 and taking a no decision...he s 5-3 here, posting a 3.11 ERA over 13 outings and 10 starts...chen is holding Chicago to a.207 average here compared to.278 at his home parks. = Chen s 25 wins vs. the A.L. Central since 2010 rank fourth among all pitchers, trailing Justin Verlander (37), Max Scherzer (35) and Rick Porcello (29) 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: 170/250 (68%) Saves/Save Opp: 26/34 (79%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 101/33 (33%) Francisley Bueno (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/14 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/ Strikeout High: 4 on Boston July Boston = Francisley inherited a bases loaded jam in the fifth yesterday at Boston and stranded them all, then worked through the seventh, retiring 8 of 9 with 4 strikeouts. = He has set new career-highs in strikeouts in his last 2 outings, as the 4 K s yesterday topped his previous high of 3 on July 10 vs. Detroit. = Bueno is holding lefties to a.184 average (7-for-38)...righthanders are batting.297 (11-for-37). Aaron Crow 1st Batter Efficiency: 32/44 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33%) Last Save: June 10, 2014 vs. Cle (4th car.) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 16/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/30 vs. Tor July Boston = Aaron walked the first two hitters he faced in the eighth inning on Friday at Boston, but followed by recording three straight outs to keep them stranded. = He allowed 3 runs on July 12 at home against Detroit which snapped his stretch of 9.2 scoreless innings since June 13. = Aaron earned his fourth win of the year on July 9 in St. Pete, giving him 18 since debuting in the total ties him for second among A.L. relievers over the span, trailing only Joe Smith of the Angels (19)...he s tenth in Royals history among relievers. Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 31/38 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 4 on San Diego July Boston = Wade worked a perfect eighth inning on Saturday at Boston, his 18th frame of the year. = Davis has allowed just 1 run over his last 28 appearances for a 0.30 ERA (1 ER in 30.1 IP)...opponents are batting.091 (9-for-99) over the span. = Opponents are batting just.115 on the year (15-for-137), lowest in the Majors among pitchers who have worked at least 30.0 innings. = He s holding right-handed batters to a.055 mark (4-for-73), best in the Majors (minimum 30 at-bat by righties). = Wade is 6-1 over 16 games (7 starts) vs. Chicago, compiling a 1.75 ERA (11 ER in 56.2 IP). = Wade is averaging strikeouts per 9.0 innings, fifth among qualifying A.L. relievers. = Wade s 17 holds are second in the A.L. to Detroit s Joba Chamberlain (19). Scott Downs (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 25/44 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: May 26 vs. Cle (27th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 33/ Strikeout High: 3 (3x, last KC) July Boston = Scott pitched a scoreless eighth inning at Boston yesterday, working around a pair of walks. = He was charged with the loss on Friday at Fenway, entering with a man aboard and allowing a home run to pinch hitter Jonny Gomes to turn a 4-3 KC lead into a 5-4 deficit and eventual setback...it was Scott s third loss of the season, first as a Royal. = Scott has pitched for both Chicago teams as he debuted with the Cubs in 2000 before being traded to Montreal in a deadline deal for Rondell White...he began 2014 with the White Sox, going 0-2 with a save and 6.08 ERA in 38 games...he was designated for assignment on June 26 and released on July 3. = He s holding lefties to a.207 mark this year (12-for-58) and.204 ( ) since 2007, the second-best mark among left-handed relievers over the span. Jason Frasor 1st Batter Efficiency: 28/39 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2010 (36th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 27/ Strikeout High: 2 (5x, last Sea) July Boston = Jason made his Royals debut on Saturday at Fenway, retiring Dustin Pedroia with a pair of runners aboard to end the seventh inning...he was acquired on Wednesday from Texas in exchange for minor league hurler Spencer Patton. = The 11-year veteran was in his second season with Texas...Jason had a 1.46 ERA from May 17 to July 1, holding opponents to 2 earned runs and a.222 average over 12.1 innings...he allowed 5 runs over his last 5 outings with the Rangers (3.2 IP). = A native of nearby Oak Forest, Jason spent the latter half of 2011 with the Sox, making 20 appearances after a July 27 trade from Toronto. = Jason pitched for Toronto before and after his stint here and is the Blue Jays all-time leader with 505 appearances. = Jason has pitched well against the Sox, holding them to a 1.69 ERA and.211 average over 21.1 innings (4 ER). Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 29/40 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th car.) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 29/ Strikeout High: 3 on 6/27 vs. LAA July Boston = Kelvin tossed a scoreless seventh on Friday at Boston, pitching around a one-out double by David Ortiz. = Kelvin has held opponents to 1 run over 11.2 innings since June 7 for a 0.77 ERA, with righties batting.148 over the span (4-for-27). = He has stranded all 13 inherited runners since May 28 and 17 of his last 18 after allowing 6 of his first 11 to score. = Herrera is 2-1 with a 1.57 ERA over 25 career appearances against the Sox (4 ER in 23.0 IP). Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency: 25/36 Saves/Save Opp: 25/26 (96%) Last Save: July 13 vs. Det (92nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 3 (4x, last 6/27 vs. LAA) July 13 vs. Detroit (Save) = Greg made his second All-Star appearance on Tuesday, recording a seventh on 9 pitches, including a strikeout of Colorado's Charlie Blackmon. = Greg closed out a 5-2 win over Detroit on July 13 with a perfect ninth, earning his 25th save, which is second in the A.L. = Greg s 25 saves before the break tied the highest mark by a KC pitcher in the unofficial first half (Jeff Montgomery, 1993; Joakim Soria, 2008 and 2010). = Greg has fanned at least 1 batter in 17 consecutive outings...his strikeouts per 9.0 innings tied him for third among A.L. relievers. = Holland leads the Majors with a 96.2 percent save percentage (25 of 26)...last year, Greg set a new club mark at 94.0% (47 for 50). = Greg has a career 1.21 ERA against Chicago, going 5-1 with 18 saves in 19 chances. Royals vs. White Sox 2014 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Bueno Chen Crow Davis Downs Duffy Frasor Guthrie Herrera Holland Shields Ventura

3 Hitting Notes Nori Aoki Bos Series: 1-for-9, run, BB, SB Last Stand: 2-for-11 (.182), 2B, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Nori went 0-for-3 yesterday, hitting out of the No. 9 slot in the batting order...it marked just the second time in his MLB career that he s hit in the bottom spot in the order...his 0-for-3 snapped a streak of reaching base via a hit or a walk in 16-straight starts...missed 18 games in June and July with a strained groin muscle. = Aoki is tied for fourth in the A.L. with 6 bunt hits this year, while his 13 infield hits are 17th...he has collected 87 infield hits in his Major League career, the most by any player since the start of hitting.379 (11-for-29) with four doubles and 6 runs scored in seven games against the White Sox this season. = He s hitting.333 (24-for-72) with a.417 slugging percentage vs. left-handed pitching, compared to a.229 average and a.281 SLG vs. righties. = The Royals are 23-6 in games where Nori scores at least one run, while they re undefeated in the 7 games he s scored multiple runs. Billy Butler Bos Series: 2-for-12 Last Stand: 4-for-14 (.285), 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, SF, IBB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Billy went 0-for-4 yesterday after singling in the first 2 games of the trip...hitting.310 (13-for-42) with a double, a homer and 2 RBI over his last 11 contests. = Butler has enjoyed success in his career vs. Chris Sale, going 14-for-37 (.378) with 2 doubles, 3 homers and 10 RBI against the White Sox lefty...hitting.419 (13-for-31) with 10 runs scored, a double, a homer and 8 RBI vs. Chicago this season...his 10 homers here at The Cell are more than he has in any other road ballpark. = Tied for the A.L. lead with 8 sacrifice flies this season...his 35 RBI as a DH this year are fifth in the A.L...went 5-for-11 (.455) with a homer here in June. = He s 2 homers shy of matching Carlos Beltran (123) for eighth in Royals history...his.296 career average ranks third among Royals players with over 2,000 at bats, behind George Brett (.305) and Mike Sweeney (.299)...he s also 20 runs away from becoming the 12th Royal to score 500 runs in his career. Lorenzo Cain Bos Series: 0-for-8, BB Last Stand: 0-for-19, run Hit Streak: 0 g (0-22) = Lorenzo went 0-for-3 with a walk yesterday, and is in the midst of an 0-for-22 drought...he s been feast or famine in KC s five series this month, going 0-for-9 at Minnesota, 4-for-13 (.308) at Cleveland, 8-for-14 (.571) at Tampa Bay, 0-for-14 vs. the Tigers and 0-for-8 in Boston last weekend. = Despite his recent struggles, he is seventh in the league with a.354 mark (28-for-79) with runners in scoring position...has 37 RBI in 269 at-bats this year after recording a career high (46) in 399 at-bats last season...he has 4 games with 4 hits or more, which is tops in the A.L...tied for 12th in the league with 14 infield hits. = Cain is 10-for-30 (.333) with 2 doubles, a homer and 3 RBI against Chicago starter Chris Sale in his career...he has 8 RBI in 9 games vs. the ChiSox this year. = Lo recorded his seventh outfield assist July 5 in Cleveland, taking over the team lead and tying for sixth in the A.L...his 14 assists since the start of last year are tied for ninth in the league...named the Wilson Royals Defensive Player of the Year and a finalist for a Rawlings Gold Glove in Jarrod Dyson Bos Series: 1-for-3, run, 3B, BB Last Stand: 4-for-14 (.285), run, 2 RBI, 2 SB, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-7) = Jarrod didn t play yesterday after going 1-for-3 with a run scored Saturday...he s hitting.303 (10-for-33) this month after batting.298 in June. = He s batting.346 (27-for-78) with 13 runs scored and a.400 OBP on the road...also batting.340 (16-for-47) with 2 outs in the inning, collecting 6 two-out RBI. = Dyson has 6 steals in 12 games this month...his 18 thefts this season are tied for sixth in the American League...became the 13th player in franchise history to record 100 steals on July 9 in Tampa...has 82 stolen bases since the start of 2012, which are fifth-most in the A.L. in that span. = He s tied for the American League lead with 7 bunt singles this season...also tied for fifth with 15 infield hits. Alcides Escobar Bos Series: 2-for-10 Last Stand: 4-for-14 (.285), 2 runs, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-3) = Esky collected a pair of hits yesterday, going 2-for-3 with a double...it marked just his second multi-hit game of July...he s 11-for-54 (.204) this month, after earning KC s Player of the Month honors in June, when he batted.374 (34-for-91) with 10 multi-hit contests...his average last month was third-highest in the A.L. = He recorded his 25th double yesterday, which is tied for eighth in the A.L...he s 5 shy of his single-season career-best (30), which he did in = Hitting.385 (15-for-39) with a double and two walks against Chicago starter Chris Sale...batting.310 (26-for-84) with a.452 SLG vs. left-handed pitching. = Also collected his team-leading 18th infield hit of the year yesterday, which is good for fifth in the A.L., one behind Chicago s Adam Eaton (19)...since the start of 2012, Esky s 79 infield singles rank third in the Majors, behind teammate Nori Aoki (87) and Ichiro Suzuki (82). = Alcides ranks fourth in the league with 22 steals, matching his total from last season...he s 13 shy of his career-high (35), which he set in leads the Major Leagues with a 91.9 stolen base percentage (79-for-86) since the start of tied for 10th on KC s all-time list with 105 thefts as a Royal (John Wathan, Hal McRae). = Esky has played in 410 games at short since the start of 2012, which ranks third in the Majors, behind Starlin Castro (418) and Alexei Ramirez (414). Alex Gordon Bos Series: 3-for-10, RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Alex was 0-for-3 with a walk yesterday...he went 3-for-10 with an RBI and two walks in the three-game series after missing the last homestand with a right wrist sprain...despite being unable to play, Alex was named to his second-straight A.L. All-Star team. = Gordon is tied for 11th in the league with 24 doubles...his 147 two-base hits since 2011 rank third in the Majors to Robinson Cano (157) and Miguel Cabrera (150). = Alex has six outfield assists this year, tying him for eighth in the A.L...Gordon has 60 outfield assists since the start of 2011, which are 15 more than any other player in MLB (Gerardo Parra, 45) in that span...hitting.342 (27-for-79) with runners in scoring position, which is tied for 10th in the American League. = He enjoyed a career day vs. the O s on May 18, going 4-for-4 with a pair of 3-run homers...became first Royal since Jermaine Dye (1999) to collect 6 RBI in a game where he was 4-for-4 or better...gordon s four hits matched a career high, while it was his first multi-homer game since August 11, 2012 and KC s first of Brett Hayes Bos Series: 0-for-3 Last Stand: 1-for-3, 2B Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Brett made his first start of the second half yesterday, going 0-for-3 at Fenway...collected his first double of the year on July 13, going 1-for-2 vs. Detroit...after starting the year hitless in 27 at bats, he s 5 for his last 18 (.278) with a double and two homers...hit a two-run shot here on September 29 of last year off Jose Quintana. = Hayes has played in 25 games this season, making 12 starts behind the plate...he broke out of an 0-for-27 slump on May 28, collecting two hits, including his first home run of the season...it marked his first multi-hit game since August 7 of last year vs. Minnesota. Eric Hosmer Bos Series: 5-for-12, run, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP Last Stand: 7-for-16 (.438), 2 runs, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 16 g (26-63) = Eric singled in the sixth inning, extending his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games...it s the longest active streak in the Majors and the longest by a Royal since Salvador Perez hit in 17-straight games in he s batting.417 (26-for-63) with a.603 slugging pct. and a.486 OBP during his streak. = He ranks eighth in the American League, hitting.321 (67-for-209) on the road and he s slugging.440 on the road, compared to.324 at home...he s fifth in the A.L. with 27 doubles...he ranks fourth among A.L. first basemen with 30 multi-hit games...third in the A.L. with 90 multi-hit games since the start of = Hoz is hitting.424 (25-for-59) during July, which is second in MLB among qualifying players...he s reached base in 20 of his last 21 contests, posting a.436 OBP in that span...he s drawn 10 walks in his last 20 games, after walking just 7 times in his previous 40 games. = Eric blasted a two-run shot off Drew Smyly on July 10...it was his first roundtripper against a left-handed hurler since August 23, 2013 when he took Washington s Gio Gonzalez deep...went 4-for-4 at Target Field on July 1, the third time this year he s collected 4 hits in a game. Raul Ibanez Bos Series: 0-for-1 Last Stand: 1-for-7 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Raul grounded out as a pinch hitter to end Saturday night s game...he s gone just 1-for-27 since homering in Minnesota on July 2...he became the oldest Royal to homer (42 years, 32 days) supplanting Hal McRae (41 years, 296 days)...he was signed by the Royals on June 30. = In his 18th Major League season, Ibanez recorded his 2,000th hit on April 13 with a two-run homer against the Mets...a career.292 hitter (577-for-1977) with runners in scoring position...ranks 15th among active Major League players with 304 career home runs. Omar Infante Bos Series: 4-for-12, 2 runs, 3 2B, RBI, SF Last Stand: 5-for-14 (.357), 2 RBI, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Omar went 0-for-4 yesterday, snapping a 5-game hitting streak...still hitting.417 (25-for-60) with 6 doubles and 8 RBI over his last 15 games. = Infante ranks second among A.L. second basemen with a.310 batting average (22-for-71) with runners in scoring position...his 47 RBI are 4 shy of his 2013 total and rank third among the league s second basemen, behind Robinson Cano (57) and Ian Kinsler (53)...tied for the team lead with 10 multi-rbi games this season. = He s 11-for-28 (.393) with 6 runs scored and 2 RBI in 6 games vs. Chicago this year...hitting.340 (18-for-53) with a double and 5 RBI here since = Matched a career high with 6 RBI in Baltimore on April 27, becoming the first A.L. second baseman to record 6 RBI in a game, since he did it against the Royals on September 6, hitting.314 (44-for-140) vs. A.L. Central foes with 3 triples, 2 homers and 22 RBI...his 22 RBI within the division rank eighth. Mike Moustakas Bos Series: 0-for-7, BB Last Stand: 2-for-12 (.167), run, 2B Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Moose was 0-for-3 with a walk Saturday night...over his last 30 games (since June 8), he has a.449 slugging percentage (2 doubles, 6 homers) and 17 RBI. = Mike is slugging.426 on the road, compared to.279 at home...tied for the team lead with 10 multi-rbi games...his 36 RBI overall are 6 shy of last year s total. Salvador Perez Bos Series: 2-for-8, RBI Last Stand: 3-for-12 (.250), 2 runs, RBI, IBB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Salvy didn t play yesterday, resting his strained right groin muscle...he collected a pair of hits on Friday night, including an RBI single. = Participated in his second All-Star Game last Tuesday, going 0-for-1, starting behind the plate...he was the first Royals starter since Jermaine Dye in = He tops the league s backstops in hits (94), tied for first in extra-base hits (28), and is second in slugging percentage (.434), runs (39) and multi-hit games (24). = Perez is a career.306 hitter (26-for-85) here at U.S. Cellular Field, including 5-for-12 (.412) earlier this year...he s hitting.295 (56-for-190) on the road this year. = Salvy has thrown out 14 would-be base stealers, which ties him for seventh in the A.L...he s caught 33.3 percent (14-for-42) of would-be base stealers, the third-highest percentage in the league...tied for the A.L. lead with 3 pick-offs, while his 12 career picks are the most by a Royals catcher. Danny Valencia Bos Series: 1-for-4 Last Stand: 2-for-3, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-7) = Danny made his only start of the series yesterday, going 1-for-4 with a single in the first inning...since coming back from the disabled list on June 22, he s hitting.382 (13-for-34) with a double, a homer and 3 RBI...he s 4-for-10 (.400) with a double and 3 RBI in 3 games vs. Chicago this year. = Valencia is hitting.373 (22-for-59) this season against left-handed pitching, which ranks fifth in the A.L. among players with at least 50 at-bats...has a.525 slugging pct. vs. left-handed pitching, compared to.227 vs. righties...among players with at least 400 at-bats vs. left-handed pitching, Danny s.335 career average (153-for-457) against southpaws is third-highest in the Majors since 2010.

4 This & That FEW REVIEWS OF LATE--Manager Ned Yost has issued only one replay challenge since June 29, spanning 18 games, and wound up losing that one via the stands determination on July 11...despite that mini-setback, Kansas City went 17-8 with its challenges during the unofficial first half, including making good on nine of its last 11 reviews...kansas City s opposing managers haven t been nearly as successful, going to date...of the 25 challenges involving Kansas City, only one has been confirmed while seven were ruled stands. CONGRATS TO DOMINICAN ALL-STARS--The Dominican Summer League was named today with a pair of Royals on the squad that will be managed by Royals Dominican skipper, Jose Gualdron...lefthanded pitcher Reinaldo Cepin and infielder Offerman Collado have been tabbed as DSL All-Stars...the 20-year old Cepin is 6-0 with a 1.87 ERA fanning 34 in 33.2 innings...collado, an 18-year old second baseman has batted.282 in 35 games. KC IN NEED OF DIRECTIONAL CHANGE--Yesterday s loss was the third in a row to open the post-break slate and the sixth in the last seven games...since having their 10-game winning streak halted in Detroit on June 19, entering play that day with a 1 1/2-game lead in the Central, the Royals have gone just 9-17 and have dropped to 7.0 games behind the Tigers and 1 1/2 in back of the second place Tribe who invade Kauffman Stadium when this visit to Chicago is over. RISPY BUSINESS--Though it wasn t much of a factor in yesterday s one-sided loss, the Royals continue to have issues hitting with runners in scoring position...over the last nine games, KC has gone just 15-for-78 (.192) in RISP situations, posting a 2-7 record in that span...only twice in the 9-game stretch have the Royals collected four hits with runners in scoring position, while getting two or fewer in the other seven games, including three games without a hit in those situations...kansas City comes to Chicago going 0-for-11 over the last two losses in Boston in RISP situations. ROAD ISSUES ARISE--The 3-game sweep by the Red Sox dropped Kansas City to on the road, one of three clubs to possess a better road ledger than home mark (also the Yankees and Mariners)...KC entered this excursion with three straight winning road trips and four out of the last five with the only losing trip in that span a 1-2 single-city stop in Anaheim in late-may...despite the non-hospitable treatment in Boston, the Royals are 13-8 in their last 21 road games...once this 6-game road trip has concluded on Wednesday, Kansas City will have played 15 of 19 games on the road. SAVES CHANCES FEW AND FAR BETWEEN--Two-time All-Star, Greg Holland, hasn t had many opportunities to ply his trade of late, getting just two save opportunities in the last 18 games and making good on each of those chances, the most recent in the pre-break finale vs. Detroit on July 13...despite the save drought over the last three weeks, Holly is still second in the American League in rescues with 25, just two behind Fernando Rodney...a first time All-Star in 2013, Holland has made good on 65 of his last 67 (97.0%) since May 30 of last season, the highest percentage among closers with at least 40 opportunities in that span...since that date, Greg has one more save than any other pitcher in baseball (Craig Kimbrel - 63) and has allowed just 11 earned runs in 85.2 innings for a 1.16 ERA CATCHING UP--The Royals finished last season 10 games over the.500 mark, thanks to a second half that saw Kansas City win more games (43) after the All-Star break than any other American League team and finished second only to the Dodgers 45 post-break wins...kc enters tonight with a ledger for 2014 compared to a record after 97 games last year (47-51 after 97)...it was during this stretch last year that the club reeled off nine straight wins...this year was only the second time since 1996 that Kansas City entered the All-Star break with a winning record, the other occurring in 2003 when the Royals were to conclude the unofficial first half. BACK TO THE CENTRAL--The Royals are overall against A.L. Central, with the majority of that deficit occurring against the Tigers as KC has gone just 4-9 vs. Detroit...Kansas City started the year 5-15 within its own division, but then rebounded to go 12-2 over a 14-game span to battle back to.500 vs. the Central before dropping 5 of the last 6...KC s three losses in Boston dropped the Royals to vs. the East, while going 8-11 vs. the West and 8-4 against the National League...the Royals haven t enjoyed a winning mark in Interleague play since the 2008 season when they went the next N.L. duty will take place on August 5-7 in Arizona. ROYALS PRESENT FOR JETER SALUTE--The New York Yankees announced on Friday that their recognition of the career of team captain, Derek Jeter, will take place in Yankee Stadium on Sunday, September 7, prior to the finale of a 3-game series between the Royals and Yankees...Kansas City has yet to salute the future Hall of Fame shortstop because Mother Nature intervened on June 9, raining out that night s contest...the Royals will salute the Yankees captain on Monday, August 25 in a with a make-up game at 6:10 p.m. BACK ON TOP IN THEFTS--Despite no thefts in the last two games in Fenway, the Royals continue to lead the American League with 80 thefts, two more than runner-up Houston...it s a view from the top that Kansas City is familiar with, leading the Majors last year with 153 bags...kc has pilfered 14 bases in the last 14 games with only one caught stealing in that stretch...the Royals have also swiped 25 bags in their last 28 tries spanning the last 22 games...kc s 80.0 stolen base success rate is first among the 17 big league clubs with at least 70 tries (80-for-100). A TOP RATED THIEF--Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar has been one of the most successful base thieves in baseball over the past three seasons and enters tonight fourth in the American League with 22 thefts, the first Royals to pilfer at least 20 bags in four consecutive seasons since Willie Wilson did it over 13 straight campaigns from not only is Esky once again among the top thieves in the league, he s been the most successful in the Major Leagues over the past three seasons, successfully stealing at a 91.9% clip (79-for-86) since the start of 2012, which is the highest among all thieves with at least 40 attempts...he s been thrown out just twice in his last 52 attempts. vs. White Sox (2014) vs. White Sox (career) On Road (career) Sale (career) Carroll (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 Aoki Butler Cain Dyson Escobar Gordon Hayes Hosmer Ibanez Infante Moustakas Perez Valencia Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Aaron Brooks Bruce Chen Danny Duffy Jeremy Guthrie James Shields Jason Vargas Yordano Ventura Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Hayes Pena Totals Brooks Chen Duffy Guthrie Shields Vargas Ventura Total Perez Hayes Pena Totals Starts CS/ATT Pct Catcher PO ERA ER/IP 279/ / / /866.2 Pitcher Pickoffs: Pickoff & CS: Team 8 (June 6 vs. N.Y. Yankees) 1 (April Houston) Disabled List (2) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Luke Hochevar 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery March 30 (retro March 21) April LHP-Jason Vargas 15-day recovery from appendectomy July 10 (retro July 9) July

5 2014 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 Aoki NYM C. Torres 293 Butler /10/14 DET D. Smyly 24 Cain /25/14 LAD D. Haren 76 Dyson /25/14 LAD D. Haren 46 Escobar SEA R. Elias 218 Gordon /21/14 SEA C. Young 65 Hayes /28/14 HOU J. Williams 16 Hosmer /10/14 DET D. Smyly 24 Ibanez MIN C. Fien 27 Infante /27/14 LAA M. Shoemaker 65 Moustakas CLE C. Kluber 27 Perez TB K. Yates 21 Valencia CLE T.J. House 17 Pinch-Hit: Last: Justin Maxwell New York Mets, 12th inning) - Franchise total: 74 Grand Slam: Last: Omar Infante (6/27/14 vs. Los Angeles, third inning) - Franchise total: 116 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Alex Gordon (5/18/14 vs. Baltimore), 3-run, 3-run 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas 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: Lorenzo Cain (6/25/14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) - Franchise total: 87 Inside-the-Park: Last: David DeJesus (4/23/10 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 94 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: Justin Maxwell (9/22/13 vs. Texas, 10th inning, Soria pitching) - Franchise total: 64 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Kevin Keirmaier, Tampa Bay Tropicana Field, Yordano Ventura, 4th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Kyle Seager and Dustin Ackley, Seattle Safeco Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Kole Calhoun vs. Los Angeles Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie 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: Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla, Atlanta Turner Field, Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th 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) Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players Total Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Aoki g 6 gm (6/11-19) 13 6 Butler g 10 gm (6/10-20) 3 - Cain g 6 gm (7/4-10) 13 - Dyson g 5 gm (6/10-18) 16 7 Escobar g 12 gm (6/1-14) 18 4 Gordon g 9 gm (5/23-31) 5 - Hayes g 2 gm 1 - Hosmer g 16 gm (6/30-pres.) 3 - Ibanez g 5 gm (6/16-7/2) 2 - Infante g 9 gm (6/8-18) 4 - Moustakas g 5 gm (6/30-7/6) - - Perez g 12 gm (6/5-18) 2 - Valencia g 5 gm (2x) 5 - 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: Sept , 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0) 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): Jeremy Guthrie, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota (Royals 13-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): July 7, Tampa Bay (6-0); Shields (7.0), Davis (1.0), Downs (1.0) Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 6-5 Tuesday 8-6 Wednesday 10-5 Thursday 3-6 Friday 8-8 Saturday 6-10 Sunday Single-Game Bests 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, (6-3, 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: Alcides Escobar, June 27, 2014 vs. Los Angeles (3rd) Royals Five-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota 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: Gregor Blanco, August 13, 2010 vs. New York Yankees (3) Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 BOS Pitchers 5 7/11/14 vs. DET Aoki 38 SEA Butler 9 10/2/12 vs. DET Cain 15 6/29/14 vs. LAA Dyson 4 7/10/14 vs. DET Escobar 0 BOS Gordon 9 MIN Errorless Streaks Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 49 July Boston (4th inning, 4 hits) 3 runs - 27 July Tampa Bay (9th inning, 3 hits) 4 runs - 9 June 29 vs. Los Angeles (4th inning, 3 hits) 5 runs - 6 July 13 vs. Detroit (7th inning, 6 hits) 6 runs - 2 June St. Louis (5th inning, 5 hits) 7 runs - 2 June 27 vs. L.A. Angels (3rd inning, 7 hits) 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: June 15-16, 2001 at Milwaukee, 4-2 (Power Outage) 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: June 29, 2014 vs. Los Angeles (5-4) Royals Bat Around: July 13, 2014 vs. Detroit (7th inning, 5 runs) times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: June 7-9, 2013 vs. Houston Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: June 13-15, Chicago White Sox 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: July 18-20, Boston 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 Hayes 47 6/10/12 vs. TB Hosmer 16 6/29/14 vs. LAA Ibanez 1 7/10/14 vs. TOR Infante 12 MIN Moustakas 3 7/12/14 vs. DET Perez 67 CLE Valencia 25 HOU