ACE 30. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Chris Sale (8-3, 2.82) vs. LHP Matt Strahm (2-3, 3.67)

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals (34-35) Kauffman Stadium - Tuesday, June 20, 2017 Game #70 - Home Game #35 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Wednesday, June 21 vs. Boston Red Sox: LHP Drew Pomeranz (6-4, 4.19) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (1-6, 5.03), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, June 22: Off day at home -- Diamond of Dreams Charity Event featuring Leann Rimes Friday, June 23 vs. Toronto Blue Jays: TBA vs. RHP Jakob Junis (2-1, 5.56), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, June 24 vs. Toronto Blue Jays: TBA vs. LHP Jason Vargas (10-3, 2.27), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, June 25 vs. Toronto Blue Jays: TBA vs. RHP Jason Hammel (4-6, 4.83), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart on the call, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer tonight s game is being televised in HD on FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler in the booth while Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the Royals Live the pre and post-game shows. Red Sox vs. Royals The Royals took the opener of this 3-game series last night and dating back to 2015, KC has now won seven of the last nine meetings the the BoSox...the Royals now trail the all-time body of work by a slim margin, including a advantage in Kansas City, in Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 6/19 KC W, 4-2 Hammel Boyer 27,992 6/20 KC 6/21 KC Bos Bos Bos WINNING WAYS CONTINUE--The Royals returned from a 7-2 journey to open a weeklong stay at The K with a 4-2 win over Boston here last night...jason Hammel continued his resurgence after a slow start to 2017, working 7.0 strong innings allowing just two runs, both on a Jackie Bradley Jr. home run, with no walks, a pair of hit batters and four K s...the Royals took a 2-0 lead in the third when Eric Hosmer clubbed his eighth homer of the year just to the left of centerfield...the BoSox bounced right back in the fourth on the Bradley home run, but KC snapped the deadlock when Drew Butera delivered a one-out triple in the seventh, then Whit Merrifield fouled off a flurry of pitches before driving a ball through the left side for an RBI single...lorenzo Cain knocked in an insurance run with a single and then the pen did its thing with 2.0 scoreless innings, capped with Kelvin Herrera s 16th save...the win was Kansas City s eighth in its last nine games and pulled the club to within a game of.500 for the first time since being 7-8 after play on April 20. NO JUNE SWOON HERE--Kansas City s 12-5 start to June is the best record in the American League and is only a game off the big league pace for the month set by the Colorado Rockies (13-4)...since the month began, the Royals are third in the A.L. in ERA (3.81), third in batting (.285) and hits (173), fourth in runs (95) and fourth in extra-base hits (67)...KC started June eight games under.500 (22-30) and in last place, 5 1/2 games off the pace in the Central, but enter tonight in third place, a game below break-even and 3 1/2 games out of the top spot. TAPROOM TELECAST--Tonight s FSKC telecast is originating from the Blue Moon Taproom atop Rivals Sports Bar...play-by-play announcer Ryan Lefebvre and analyst Rex Hudler will be joined by special guests, including Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett...the Blue Moon Taproom was established prior to this season and is an open-air space with patio-style seating...the bar in the area also contains specialty beers exclusive to Kauffman Stadium...large groups can rent the taproom for parties of 100 to 200 guests...packages include food and soft drink options and a group welcome message on the video boards. HAMMEL TIME--Jason Hammel continued to turn his year around with a third consecutive winning decision in last night s 4-2 triumph over the Red Sox...it was his fourth straight quality start, allowing a total of seven earned runs in his last 27.1 innings for a 2.30 ERA while winning against Cleveland, at San Francisco and then last night, and also allowing just one run in 7.0 innings of a no decision vs. Houston...he has issued only one walk in those four starts while fanning 19. HOZ JUMPS INTO ASG LEAD - PEREZ EXPANDS HIS--Miami native Eric Hosmer has made a push in the last week among the voters to overtake both Yonder Alonso and Miguel Cabrera and vault into the top spot at first base for the 2017 All-Star Game in Marlins Park...Hoz, the MVP of last summer s Midsummer Classic in San Diego, has 936,734 votes in today s announcement, a near 50,000 vote advantage over Alonso...meanwhile, Salvador Perez has expanded his lead for his fourth straight opportunity to start the All-Star Game, recording 1,453,088 votes, which are over 400,000 more than current runner-up Brian McCann... Perez is coming off the 2016 contest in Petco Park when he received the most votes, with 4,965,838, becoming the first Royal to lead the Major League balloting since George Brett in ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing right-hander compiled a during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Chris Sale (8-3, 2.82) vs. LHP Matt Strahm (2-3, 3.67) Career Career Chris Sale vs. Royals Major League Record 8-3 (2.82 ERA) Matt Strahm vs. Red Sox Major League Record 2-3 (3.67 ERA) MATT STRAHM is making second start and 22nd appearance of the season tonight...it s the 43rd outing of his Major League career, with the first 41 coming out of the bullpen prior to his start last Thursday in Anaheim...this is his second career appearance (first start) vs. the BoSox...he was selected by KC in the 21st round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kan. FANTASTIC DEBUT AS STARTER--Matt made his initial Major League start last Thursday night in Anaheim, earning a 7-2 victory over the Angels...he worked 5.0 innings, allowing an unearned run and three hits with a walk and three strikeouts, his first professional start in 11 months, with previous one coming July 15, 2016 with Northwest Arkansas (AA)...after allowing a one-out RBI single to Albert Pujols in the opening frame, Strahm retired 13 of the final 15 hitters he faced...meanwhile, the Royals offense scored four times in the first four innings to give him all the breathing room he needed for his second victory of the year...his 5.0 innings and 68 pitches were both career highs in a Major League game. HARD TO HIT--Strahm has been tough to square up in his big league career, entering tonight with a.176 opponents average (29-for-165) since debuting on July 31 of last season...among big league pitchers that have faced at least 150 hitters in that span, his average ranks eighth, with Craig Kimbrel s.094 average leading the way...matt has been especially puzzling for right-handed hitters, holding them to a.142 mark (16-for-113), including a.161 average this season (10-for-62). MOVING UP ON NODAK LIST--With his win last Thursday, Matt became the first North Dakotan to start and win a Major League game since Rick Helling was a 6-2 winner over Cincinnati on September 27, 2005 as a member of the Brewers...Helling s 93 career victories are tops among North Dakota-born pitchers, while Strahm s four career triumphs rank fifth...a victory tonight would tie him for fourth on the concise list with fellow southpaw Mark Lee ( ). VS. BOSOX--Strahm made one appearance against the Red Sox last season, earning a win at Fenway August 28, when he worked 2.2 scoreless innings...he was the pitcher of record when KC exploded for eight runs in the sixth inning to overcome a two-run deficit in a 10-4 triumph...in nine career outings against AL East foes, Matt is 2-0 with two holds and a 0.79 ERA (1 ER in 11.1 IP) also picking up a 9-8 win over the Orioles here on May 14. HOME SWEET HOME--It hasn t taken Matt long to feel at home at The K...in 16 career appearances here, he has a 0.68 ERA (2 ER in 21.0 IP), while holding the opposition to a.106 average (7-for-66) with a 1-2 record...his home ERA since the day of his debut is fourth-lowest in the A.L. (min IP). CAREER HIGHLIGHTS--Strahm made his Major League debut last July 31 at Texas after allowing a run in his first outing, he recorded 16.1 consecutive scoreless innings from August 2-September 21, the longest scoreless streak by a Royal in 2016 and the longest by a KC rookie since the late Yordano Ventura (18.0 IP) in 2014 Matt earned his first Major League win on August 17 at Detroit, pitching out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning and recording a scoreless eighth in front of a four-run Royals rally he was a South Atlantic League All-Star in 2015 with Lexington (A), just one year after returning from Tommy John surgery, which forced him to miss all of 2013 and part of the 2014 season. Strahm vs. Red Sox Player AVG AB H HR RBI Mookie Betts Jackie Bradley, Jr Sandy Leon Mitch Moreland Hanley Ramirez Chris Young Matt s Last 5 Appearances DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 5/29 Detroit ND, /31 Detroit ND, /5 Houston ND, /9 at San Diego L, /15 at LA Angels* W, Totals % Career Totals *-start Matt s Last Win: June 15, 2017 at Los Angeles Angels (5.0 IP, 7-2 over Ricky Nolasco) Matt s Last Loss (Relief): June 9, 2017 at San Diego (2.0 IP, 3-6 to Jhoulys Chacin) Matt s Strikeout High (Relief): 5 on August 9, 2016 vs. Chicago White Sox (2.0 IP) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2017

2 Pitching Notes Tommorow s Starter - Ian Kennedy = Ian takes the hill for his 13th start of the season in the series finale vs. Boston tomorrow...he s 1-6 with a 5.03 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 62.2 innings. = The 32-year-old got back into the win column last Friday night in Southern California, earning a 3-1 triumph over the Angels...he retired the first 17 hitters of the game, before Cliff Pennington hit a solo homer with two outs in the sixth...it marked his first victory since last September 11, a 2-0 triumph at the White Sox. = He s been tough on right-handed hitters, holding them to a.188 average (21-for-112), good for fourth in the AL among qualifying hurlers. = Kennedy has limited leadoff hitters to a.123 average (7-for-57) this year...however, he s also walked seven men to open innings for a.219 OBP against him. = The right-hander making his fourth career start against the Red Sox, entering at 1-1 with a 5.29 ERA...he picked up the victory last August 26 at Fenway Park, tossing the first 5.1 innings of a 6-3 triumph...in 17.0 innings vs. Boston, Ian has allowed just four walks and fanned 23. = He s looking for his first home victory since last August 20, a 10-0 triumph over Minnesota...since then, he s gone 0-5 with a 4.61 ERA in 10 home starts 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: 149/212 (70.3%) Saves/Save Opp: 16/24 (66.7%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 98/31 (31.6%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/15 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/ Strikeout High: 4 on 6/9 at SD June 15 at LA Angels = Scott worked around three hits in his 1.1 innings Sunday for a scoreless outing...he got out of a two-on, nobody out jam in the eighth with a strikeout and a double play, while he exited in the ninth after allowing two of the first three hitters to reach...recorded 11 strikeouts in five appearances since returning from the DL. = Alexander was reinstated from the 10-day DL on June 7, following five rehab starts with Omaha (AAA) he missed nearly a month with a right hamstring strain. = Dating back to August 31, he s posted a 1.24 ERA (4 ER in 29.0 IP) in 23 big league outings, ranking sixth among Major League hurlers (min IP). Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 24/30 Saves/Save Opp: 16/18 (88.9%) Last Save: June 19 vs. BOS (33rd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 3 on 6/7 vs. HOU June 19 vs. Boston (Save) = Kelvin worked around Andrew Benintendi s one-out triple in the ninth to collect his 16th save last night...he s recorded three saves in the last four days, after recording just one rescue in the first 13 games this month...his total ranks sixth in the AL, while his save percentage (88.9 percent) is fifth in the Junior Circuit. = Dating back to July 1 of last season, Herrera s 28 saves are 10th in the AL, while he s converted 28-of-31 chances (90.3%), which ranks fourth. = Herrera owns a 2.55 ERA (5 ER in 17.2 IP) in save situations (18 outings), but has a 7.94 ERA (10 ER in 11.1 IP) in non-save situations (12 appearances). = He has surrendered seven home runs in just 28.0 innings (2.25 HR/9.0 IP) after allowing just six in 72.0 innings in 2016 (0.75 HR/9.0 IP). = He saved three games vs. Baltimore from May 12-14, becoming the first Royal to save all three games in a series since Joakim Soria from July 5-7, 2010 at Seattle. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 2 on 6/6 vs. HOU June Iowa (AAA) = Kevin was recalled from Omaha (AAA) yesterday, his second stint with KC this year...he made four big league appearances between May 29-June 6. = Worked a career-high 2.1 innings in his last big league outing, June 6, vs. Houston...retired seven of the nine hitters he faced, collecting a pair of strikeouts. = He s made 20 appearances with Omaha, going 1-1 with a 2.33 ERA (7 ER in 27.0 IP)...allowed just one run in his last seven Triple-A outings (10.2 IP). Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/29 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/ Strikeout High: 4 on 5/9 at TB June 19 vs. Boston = Mike worked out of a bases loaded jam last night, allowing two hits and a two-out walk, before retiring Christian Vazquez to end the threat...it marked his eighth hold of the season...ranks ninth among AL relievers (min IP) with a 2.06 ERA and 16th in opponents batting average (.200). = Minor has allowed just one run in his last eight outings (7.2 IP), but has a 1.43 WHIP (7 hits, 4 walks) in that span...he had a 0.86 WHIP in his first 20 outings. = He s 3-0 with a 1.21 ERA (4 ER in 29.2 IP) and 9.10 K per 9.0 IP (30 K in 29.2 IP) since April 20, after posting a 6.75 ERA (4 ER in 5.1 IP) in his first six outings...did not pitch with the Royals during the 2016 season, making 10 combined appearances at Northwest Arkansas (AA) and Omaha (AAA) in rehab assignments. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 26/32 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 26/ Strikeout High: 3 on 6/9 at SD June 18 at LA Angels = Peter worked a scoreless seventh inning Sunday and pitched to one batter in the eighth...he s allowed one run on four hits in his last 11 outings (8.0 IP). = Ranks fourth in the AL, having been saddled with 26 inherited runners...he s stranded 84.6 percent (22-of-26) of them, tying him for fifth in the Junior Circuit. = Moylan has held right-handed batters to a.200 average (14-for-70) this season, however lefties are batting.556 (10-for-18) against him. = He fanned all three batters he faced on 10 pitches on June 9 for the second time in his career (also, April 11, 2009 with Atlanta) he s the third Royals reliever to strikeout all three batters faced in an appearance in 10 pitches or less, joining Aaron Crow (July 24, 2014 vs. Cleveland) and Stan Belinda (Aug. 6, 1994 vs. Seattle). = He remains unbeaten in his last 129 appearances, the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing Sam Freeman (133). Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 22/30 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0.0%) Last Save: April 13, 2016 at HOU (203rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/ Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA June 16 at LA Angels = Joakim hasn t pitched since recording a scoreless eighth inning Friday in Anaheim...he s tied for 12th in the AL with 10 holds this season, after recording a careerhigh 21 holds in allowed one run over his last six outings (4.1 innings), after surrendering a total of six runs in consecutive appearances (May 29-June 3). = He struck out all three batters he faced in the seventh inning on June 8 (17 pitches), for the second time this season (also, May 5 vs. Cleveland). = He ranks fourth in club history with 398 appearances and is third with 161 saves his career 2.80 ERA ranks fourth among active pitchers (min. 500 appearances). Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 12/23 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Oct. 4, 2015 at MIL (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/ Strikeout High: 3 on CLE June 17 at LA Angels = Travis recorded a eighth inning Saturday on 12 pitches...it marked his fifth straight scoreless outing as he s retired 19 of 22 batters during that stretch. = Wood has allowed just three runs in his last nine outings (11.1 IP), after surrendering 17 earned runs in his first 14.1 innings of the season (10.67 ERA). = Pitched 3.0 innings in relief May 9 at Tampa Bay, his longest outing of the season and longest since May 30 of last year vs. the Dodgers (4.0 innings). Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/13 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Aug. 14, 2016 at MIN (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 4 on 5/21 at MIN-2 June 17 at LA Angels = Chris pitched 1.2 innings Saturday in LA his first appearance since June 9 stranding an inherited runner in the sixth in relief of Jakob Junis he allowed four runs on five hits in the seventh, including a leadoff ground-rule double, a pair of back-to-back one-out singles and a three-run homer. = He s posted a 7.82 ERA (11 ER in 12.2 IP) in his last five relief appearances, after recording a 4.22 ERA (5 ER in 10.2 IP) through his first seven relief outings. = His career.232 opponents average is fourth among active pitchers (min IP), trailing Clayton Kershaw (.205), Chris Sale (.223) and Max Scherzer (.229). Alexander - - Hammel Herrera Junis - - Kennedy - - McCarthy - - Minor Moylan - - Soria - - Strahm - - Vargas - - Wood - - Young - - Royals vs. Red Sox 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER

3 Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 1-for-4, run Last Trip: 6-for-35 (.171), 3 runs, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (2-9) = Jorge singled in the first last night and reached again on a force out in the third, scoring on Eric Hosmer s two-run home run. = Bonifacio is tied for fourth among AL rookies with nine home runs and is tied for sixth with 23 RBI just one of his nine HR have come vs. left handers. = He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013), are the third set of brothers to play for Kansas City, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Peña. Drew Butera This Series: 1-for-3, 3B Last Trip: 2-for-10 (.200) Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Drew had a one-out triple in the seventh inning last night, his first extra-base hit since homering here on May 14 vs. Baltimore he was pinch-run for at third base by Torres, who scored the go-ahead run on Merrifield s RBI single he s batting.421 (8-for-19) with three extra-base hits and five RBI vs. AL East teams this season. = He set career highs last season in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480), making 34 starts behind the plate. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 2-for-4, RBI Last Trip: 15-for-36 (.417), 13 runs, 2B, 6 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 7 g (13-28) = Lorenzo singled in the first inning and had an RBI single in the seventh last night, extending his hitting streak to seven games, in which he s batting.464/.516/.929 (13-for-28) with four home runs and seven RBI it s his longest streak since hitting in nine straight from Aug , = He s batting.346 (18-for-52) lifetime vs. Chris Sale with five doubles, three home runs and eight RBI he ranked second in the Majors in 2016 with a.371 average (33-for-89) vs. left-handed pitching, and is 6-for-his-last-16 (.375) vs. lefties after starting this season 6-for-46 (.130). = Cain hit.417/.475/.944 (15-for-36) on the road trip (June 9-18) with six HR and 11 RBI according to STATS, he s the second Royal to hit six HR on a road trip of nine games or fewer, joining Jermaine Dye, who hit six HR during a seven-game trip in 1999 he s the seventh player all-time with 15 hits, six HR and 11 RBI on a road trip of nine games or fewer, joining: Davey Lopes ( 79), Eddie Murray ( 80), Barry Bonds ( 01), Shawn Green ( 02), David Ortiz ( 02) and Adam LaRoche ( 06). = He recorded his fourth and fifth multi-hr games on June 10 and 16, and homered in three straight from June (four total), the longest streak of his career. = He s tied for the American League lead with eight HR this month, three shy of the club record for HR in June, done by Mike Sweeney in = He ranks fifth in the AL with 14 steals and is the only player in MLB (min. 10 attempts) who hasn t been caught he s 18-for-his-last-18 dating back to last August. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 1-for-4 Last Trip: 1-for-5 (.200) Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Cheslor went 1-for-4 last night, just his second start in the Royals last 11 games he s batting.346 (9-for-26) with six RBI in his last 11 games. = Of his 20 starts in 2017, 12 have come vs. left-handed pitchers he hit.320 (39-for-122) vs. lefties in 2016 and is 5-for-his-last-15 (.333) after starting 2-for-19. = Cuthbert is batting.348 (8-for-23) with three doubles and eight RBI in his last nine home games (since May 4) after starting 0-for-13 here. Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-4, SB Last Trip: 11-for-39 (.282), 5 runs, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (1-8) = Esky singled and stole second base in the eighth inning last night his 150th steal as a Royal matching Tom Goodwin for ninth most in club history. = He s batting.308 (12-for-39) in his last nine games and is one hit shy of 1,000 as a Royal he would be the 12th to record 1,000 hits with the team. = He s batting.338/.375/.426 (23-for-68) lifetime vs. Chris Sale his 23 hits vs. Sale are more than any other player he s 9-for-his-last-25 (.360) vs. lefties. = Alcides hit his first home run on June 10 in San Diego, snapping a streak of 266 at-bats without a HR, the third-longest streak by a non-pitcher, according to Elias. = He s made a club-record 240 consecutive starts dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias he s played in 1,012 games since joining the Royals prior to the 2011 season, second most in the Majors during that span, trailing only Robinson Cano (1,015). = He s tied for the AL lead with four sacrifice hits his 68 sacrifice hits since 2011 are second most in the Majors, trailing only Elvis Andrus (70). Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-4 Last Trip: 10-for-33 (.303), 9 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Gordon went 0-for-4 last night, but is still batting.286/.359/.543 (10-for-35) with five extra-base hits in his last nine games. = Alex has seven extra-base hits in his last 13 games (47 at-bats), after recording five doubles and no home runs in his first 49 games (168 at-bats) he snapped the longest homerless drought of his career (192 at-bats) on June 6 vs. Houston and has three home runs in 12 games since. = He has scored 11 runs in his last 12 games dating back to June 6, matching his run total from his first 50 games. = He s batting.320/.401/.535 (64-for-200) in 55 career games vs. Boston, his highest average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage vs. any AL team. = He ranks third in the AL with eight hit-by-pitches this season his 83 career HBP are a club record and rank 13th among active players. = He ranks tied for fifth in the AL with five outfield assists, most recently throwing out Jose Ramirez at home on June 4 his 79 career outfield assists are most in the Majors since 2010, four more than Gerardo Parra (75) he snapped a streak of 72 straight errorless game on Thursday, his first since September 14, Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-2, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB Last Trip: 11-for-34 (.324), 7 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, SF Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) = Eric reached three times last night, including two walks and a go-ahead, two-run home run in the third inning on a 3-2 count, after fouling off three straight pitches it was his seventh go-ahead RBI of the season and 69th since the start of 2015, second most in the American League, trailing only Albert Pujols (78). = He s batting.367/.392/.571 (18-for-49) with three HR and seven RBI vs. Chris Sale he s batting.321 (25-for-78) vs. lefties, third best among left-handed batters. = Hosmer recorded his 500th career RBI on Sunday in Anaheim on a sacrifice fly he s the 12th Royal to reach the 500-RBI mark and fourth left-handed batter. = After hitting.225 (20-for-89) in April, Hosmer ranks second in the Majors with a.351 average (61-for-174) since May 1. = Overall, he ranks tied for sixth in the American League in hits (81) and eighth in batting average (.308) he s reached safely in 60 of 69 games this season, most in the AL and tied for fourth in the Majors, trailing Joey Votto (63), Paul Goldschmidt (62) and Nolan Arenado (61). = Hosmer is batting.315/.390/.484 (39-for-124) in 34 home games this season, including a 38-game home on-base streak from Sept. 17, 2016-June 6, 2017, the longest by a Royal since Carlos Beltran reached in a club-record tying 44 straight home games from (also, Amos Otis from ). Whit Merrifield This Series: 2-for-4, run, RBI Last Trip: 10-for-35 (.286), 5 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 6 RBI, BB, SB, SF Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Whit went 2-for-4 last night with the game-winning RBI single in the seventh inning, his fourth game-winning RBI to match his total from last season. = He s batting.333 (5-for-15) lifetime vs. Chris Sale with a double and a triple his career.347 average (41-for-118) vs. left-handed pitching ranks first among active players (min. 100 at-bats), and includes a.341/.413/.537 (14-for-41) line vs. southpaws this season just one of his eight career HR, however, have come vs. LHP. = He s batting.333/.367/.507 (46-for-138) in his last 36 games dating back to May 8, including a Major League best 19-game hitting streak from May 13-June 4. = He s batting.310 (26-for-84) in 22 career games vs. the AL East, including.362 (17-for-47) in 13 games this season made his ML debut vs. Boston last May 18. = Merrifield has six home runs in 195 at-bats with the Royals this season (32.5 AB/HR) after homering just twice in 311 at-bats in 2016 (155.5 AB/HR). Brandon Moss This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 2-for-14 (.143), 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Brandon didn t play last night and went 0-for-1 on Sunday in Anaheim with a season-high tying three walks (also, April 7 at Houston). = Moss is homerless in his last 11 games after going deep five times during an eight-game span from May = His 31 career home runs in June are his most in any calendar month he hit.333/.407/.792 (24-for-72) with eight home runs and 15 RBI in 21 games last June. = He s batting.370/.414/.611 (20-for-54) with three home runs and 12 RBI in 18 career games vs. Boston, all with Oakland from = He has nine home runs and 25 RBI in 41 career games at Kauffman Stadium, including two HR and five RBI in the 2014 Wild Card Game with Oakland. = His 111 HR since 2013 are sixth most among active left-handed batters, trailing Chris Davis, Anthony Rizzo, Jay Bruce, Bryce Harper and Robinson Cano. Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-4 Last Trip: 11-for-36 (.306), 5 runs, 3 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SF Hit Streak: 2 g (2-9) = Moose went 1-for-4 last night and is batting.337/.379/.663 (29-for-86) with 14 extra-base hits (seven HR) and 21 RBI in his last 22 games since May 26. = Moustakas has an American League leading 31 RBI in his last 30 games since May 14, after recording just 14 RBI in his first 33 games. = He ranks tied for fifth in the AL with 18 home runs in 250 at-bats (13.9 AB/HR), four shy of his career high of 22 HR in 2015 (25.0 AB/HR) his 18 HR are most by a Royal before the All-Star break since Mike Sweeney hit 21 in 2001 and are four shy of the Royals record before the break, done by Jermaine Dye in = He has 99 career home runs and would become the 16th player to hit 100 HR for the Royals, including teammates Gordon (154), Hosmer (110) and Perez (101). = He s reached safely in 16 straight home games since May 12, batting.333/.382/.587 (21-for-63) with eight extra-base hits and 15 RBI during that stretch. = He has a 10-game hitting streak vs. Boston dating back to Sept. 11, 2014, batting.351/.390/.622 (13-for-37) with six extra-base hits and eight RBI. Salvador Perez This Series: def. Last Trip: 12-for-29 (.414), 5 runs, 3 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 10 g (18-41) = Salvy entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning last night after Drew Butera was pinch-run for by Torres at third base in the seventh. = Perez went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run on Sunday in Anaheim, extending his hitting streak to 10 games, in which he s batting.439/.452/.780 (18-for-41) with eight extra-base hits and seven RBI his average ranks first in the Majors during the streak (since June 5). = He s batting.298 (17-for-57) with three doubles and a homer vs. Chris Sale he s 13-for-his-last-37 (.351) vs. lefties after starting 3-for-26 (.115). = Perez hit his 100th career HR on June 10 he has 96 HR as a catcher, most in Royals history and his 53 HR as a catcher since 2015 are most in the Majors. = He has six home runs in his last nine games vs. Boston, including a HR in three straight (four total HR), including a two-hr game on Aug. 27, 2016 at Fenway. = Among American League players whose primary position is catcher, Perez leads in hits (67), doubles, (13), HR (14) and RBI (38). = He s caught 109 base runners since 2013 including nine this season second most in the Majors during that span, trailing Jonathan Lucroy (120). = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 586 games behind the plate since 2013, most in the Majors. Ramón Torres This Series: 0-for-1, run Last Trip: 3-for-9 (.333), 3 runs, 2B, HBP, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Ramón pinch-ran for Drew Butera at third base in the seventh inning last night and scored the go-ahead run on Merrifield s RBI single. = He reached base three times on Sunday in Anaheim, his third career start he singled to lead off the game and recorded his first career stolen base, then doubled to lead off the third and scored on Moustakas bases-clearing double also reached via HBP in the fourth and scored on Salvador Perez s three-run HR. = Torres was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on June 7 and made his Major League debut that night, becoming the first Royal to record a hit from both sides of the plate in his debut he s the seventh Royal to have two hits and an RBI in his Major League debut and first since Johnny Giavotella on Aug. 5, 2011 vs. Detroit. = He hit.327 (69-for-211) with five homers, 34 RBI and eight stolen bases with Omaha (AAA), making 19 starts at second base and 32 starts at shortstop.

4 This & That IMPROVING HOMEWORK--Last night kicked off a 6-game stay at The K with the Royals now on the year on the home turf...the BoSox are here through tomorrow with a 1:15 matinee scheduled, then following a day off on Thursday, KC will welcome the Toronto Blue Jays to town for a weekend set...the Jays series will feature a 7:15 first pitch on Friday, followed by 1:15 affairs on both Saturday and Sunday...the Royals trail the all-time series with Toronto by a mark, but possess a advantage in Kauffman Stadium...Kansas City has won seven of the last 10 regular season meetings in The K vs. the Jays. MINOR LEAGUE ALL-STARS--The Royals have added two more players to their list of organizational All-Stars...Wilmington right-handed pitcher A.J. Puckett, last year s second round pick and first choice of the draft by the Royals, was named to the Carolina League squad and Lexington s right-handed hurler Grant Gavin, a native of Parkville, MO and former standout at the University of Central Missouri, to the South Atlantic League game. ALL ABOARD--The Lorenzo Cain Train continued down the tracks last night with two more hits, including an RBI single that expanded KC s lead to 4-2 in the seventh inning...he has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games at a.404 clip (19-for-47) with 16 runs, a double, triple, seven homers and 13 RBI...in that stretch, LoCain has a.462 on-base pct. and.915 slugging pct...he swiped a pair of bases in Saturday s setback in Anaheim and is now 14-for-14 in stolen bases and the only Major League player with at least nine stolen bases to still be perfect on the year...locain hit as many home runs in Friday s game at Anaheim (2) as he had in the first 51 games of the season...overall, he s hit eight home runs in his last 16 games. MOOSE AND THE SHORT GAME--Mike Moustakas has taken an off-field liking to golf and last night brought out the short game in the sixth inning by beating the shift with his first bunt hit of the season...his only other three career bunt hits occurred during the 2015 season...known mostly for his power, Moose is currently tied with Joey Gallo and Khris Davis for fifth in the American League with 18 home runs...he is sitting on 99 roundtrippers in his career, his most recent last Wednesday into McCovey Cove in San Francisco...he continues on a pace that would shatter Steve Balboni s long-standing club record of 36 home runs in at his current home run rate, Moose would club 42 roundtrippers this year...moustakas has hit safely in 16 of his last 18 games at a.338 clip (24-for-71) with 12 runs, six doubles, five homers and 19 RBI...Moose appears to have taken to the move to the #6 spot in the batting order, hitting.390 (16-for-41) in 10 games from that slot this year. BIG SLICK RETURNS FRIDAY--The Royals host Kansas City natives Paul Rudd, Rob Riggle, Jason Sudeikis and Eric Stonestreet, as well as Midwesterner David Koechner and other celebrity guests for a Celebrity Softball Game this Friday night on the field at Kauffman Stadium...other celebrities who will participate include George Wendt from Cheers fame and also the uncle of Jason Sudeikis, actors James van der Beek, Johnny Knoxville, Kevin Pollak, Martin Starr and Randy Flagler (Chicago Fire), as well as American Idol winner and hometown favorite David Cook...gates open early at 4:30 p.m. with the softball game set to begin at 5:00 p.m... tickets for the Royals game include free admission to watch the Celebrity Softball game, and each ticket purchased through includes a $5 donation to Royals Charities to assist Big Slick in their fundraising efforts...in addition, 50/50 Raffle tickets sold throughout the night will benefit Big Slick. STILL THE BEST IN DEFENSE--The Royals played errorless ball last night and have been guilty of only two errors in the last 11 games as they continue to lead the Majors in fewest errors with 23 through the first 69 games, three fewer than runner-up Minnesota (26)...last year s club committed 37 errors through the 69-game mark a season ago...the defense has also been more proficient at turning double plays this year with 66 in 69 games, compared to 55 in this span last season. ONE OF THE FEW MISFIRES--Replay specialist and team eagle eye Bill Duplissea was stymied with a stands call last night after New York took 3:05 to review a possible pickoff at first base before coming back with a hung jury...dupe is now 13-for-17 for a 76.4% success rate, which is just a shade below the Yankees, who are 14-for-18 with a 77.8% mark for tops in the Majors...he also requested a Crew Chief review of Danny Espinosa s home run on Thursday that was flipped into a foul ball upon review, but Dupe does not receive statistical credit for a Crew Chief review...bill closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good of 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). SOLID VS. EAST--Last night s win over the Red Sox upped Kansas City s season mark to 9-5 against the A.L. East with five more to play this week...kc will resume play within the Central next week with a 3-day stop in Detroit, followed by a 4-game series here against Minnesota that features a day/night twinbill on July 1 to make up for an April 29 rainout...the Royals have some work to do intra-divisionally, going just 9-18 within the Central...Kansas City is vs. the West and will get three more against that division on July 3-5 with a 3-game stop in Seattle...meanwhile, KC is 5-2 against National League competition this year, with the next test coming in Dodger Stadium on July 7-9 in a 3-game set prior to the All-Star break. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, he enters tonight just two games under.500 with the Royals at during the regular season, the win total shattering Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )... Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers is games (2,127) and wins (1,040)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.710 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...he s also 2-0 in managing the American League All- Star team, winning in both Cincinnati ( 15) and San Diego ( 16), the last two times the home field advantage was determined by the All-Star outcome...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers ( )...he compiled a record with the Brew Crew including a mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff ( ). vs. Red Sox (2017) vs. Red Sox (career) At Home (career) Sale (career) Pomeranz (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 Butera Cain Cuthbert Escobar Gordon Hosmer Merrifield Moss Moustakas Perez Torres Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Nate Karns Ian Kennedy Eric Skoglund Matt Strahm Jason Vargas Chris Young Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy Hammel Junis Karns Kennedy Skoglund Strahm Vargas Young Total Butera Perez Totals Starts CS/ATT 1/9 9/38 10/47 Pct ERA ER/IP 87/ / /616.1 Disabled List (4) Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 7 (Last: LAA) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day stable lumbar vertebral fracture February 15 April RHP-Nate Karns 10-day right extensor strain/nerve irritation May 24 (retro to May 21) May LHP-Danny Duffy 10-day right oblique strain May 30 (retro to May 29) June OF-Paulo Orlando 60-day left tibia fracture June 1 July

5 2017 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 SF J. Cueto 25 Butera /14/17 BAL M. Givens 34 Cain LAA K. Middleton 10 Cuthbert HOU D. Keuchel 75 Escobar SD C. Stammen 37 Gordon LAA R. Nolasco 18 Hosmer /19/17 BOS H. Velazquez 0 Merrifield /30/17 DET D. Norris 77 Moss CLE M. Clevinger 41 Moustakas SF J. Cueto 22 Perez LAA K. Middleton 2 Torres Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Lorenzo Cain San Diego, eighth inning) - Franchise total: 123 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain Los Angeles Angels, solos off Jesse Chavez and Kenyan Middleton) - 5 times in Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Jorge Bonifacio and Lorenzo Cain San Francisco, third inning off Johnny Cueto) - 5 times in 2017 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: Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez and Lorenzo Cain San Diego, eighth inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mike Moustakas (6/6/17 vs. Houston, ninth inning, Ken Giles pitching) - Franchise total: 68 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Kennys Vargas, Minnesota Target Field, off Kelvin Herrera, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Colby Rasmus, Tampa Bay Tropicana Field off Peter Moylan, 8th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Logan Morrison and Rickie Weeks, Jr., Tampa Bay Tropicana Field, Jason Hammel pitching, 3rd inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Cameron Maybin Angel Stadium, Jakob Junis pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mitch Moreland, Texas Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2017 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 (5/16-23) 1 - Butera g Cain g 7 g (6/13-pres) 10 - Cuthbert g 3 g (5/11-19) - - Escobar g 4 g (3x) 6 1 Gordon g 5 g (5/16-24) 6 1 Hosmer g 10 g (4/25-5/6) 5 1 Merrifield g 19 g (5/13-6/4) 10 3 Moss g 5 g (5/12-21) 1 - Moustakas g 11 g (4/12-25) 4 1 Perez g 10 g (6/5-pres) 1 - Torres 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): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 30, 2017 vs. Detroit, 1-0 Skoglund (6.1), Moylan (0.2), Minor (1.0), Herrera (1.0) Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 3-6 Tuesday 5-4 Wednesday 4-7 Thursday 4-4 Friday 7-4 Saturday 6-3 Sunday 5-7 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: Salvador Perez, May 23, Minnesota (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Lorenzo Cain, June 10, San Diego (1B, HR) Royals Five-RBI Game: Lorenzo Cain, June 10, San Diego Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 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: Jason Vargas, June 13, San Francisco Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 4 LAA Pitchers 43 5/3/17 vs. CWS Bonifacio 42 4/28/17 vs. MIN Butera 32 DET Cain 27 MIN-1 Cuthbert 2 6/6/17 vs. HOU Escobar 5 SF Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs /19 vs. Boston (7th, 3 hits) 3 runs - 15 LA Angels (3rd, 2 hits) 4 runs - 3 LA Angels (4th, 3 hits) 5 runs - 3 6/3 vs. Cleveland (7th, 5 hits) 6 runs - 3 San Francisco (6th, 6 hits) 7 runs runs runs - 1 San Deigo (8th, 6 hits) Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, 2017 at Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: June 6, 2017 vs. Houston (9-7 in 9 innings) (Twice in 2017) Royals Bat Around: June 13, San Francisco (6th inning, 6 runs) (7 times in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: May 12-14, 2017 vs. Baltimore Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 15-17, 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: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 24-26, Chicago White Sox Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, Texas Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gordon 4 LAA Hosmer 108 MIN Merrifield 13 6/4/17 vs. CLE Moss 26 PIT Moustakas 23 5/18/17 vs. NYY Perez 18 NYY Torres 5 -