Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers (80-65) Comerica Park - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Game #145 - Road Game #74 Fox Sports Kansas City, ESPN & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Thursday, September 11 vs. Boston Red Sox: RHP Clay Buchholz (7-8, 5.29) vs. RHP Liam Hendriks (1-1, 4.81), 7:10 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Friday, September 12 vs. Boston Red Sox: RHP Allen Webster (3-3, 6.47) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (12-9, 3.25), 7:10 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Saturday, September 13 vs. Boston Red Sox: RHP Rubby De La Rosa (4-6, 4.01) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (10-11, 4.54), 6:10 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Sunday, September 14 vs. Boston Red Sox: RHP Joe Kelly (1-2, 3.95) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (11-8, 3.25), 1:10 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight is televised in High Definition on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler, while Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor Royals Hy-Vee Live...tonight is also on ESPN with Dave O Brien, Aaron Boone and Tim Kurkjian. Royals vs. Tigers Kansas City s struggles against the Bengals continued last night, with the Royals falling for the sixth time in the last 7 tries and are now 4-11 this year...just a sesaon ago KC was a 10-9 winner in the season set...kansas City is all-time vs. the Tigers...KC has a deficit in Motown, in Comerica. Date Site Score WP LP Att. Det L, 3-4 Nathan Davis 45,068 Det L, 1-2 (10) Albuquerque Collins 26,906 5/2 KC L, 2-8 Porcello Shields 28,021 5/3 KC L, 2-9 Smyly Duffy 29,200 5/4 KC L, 4-9 Verlander Vargas 22,504 Det W, 11-8 Vargas Verlander 31,774 Det W, 11-4 Ventura Scherzer 34,328 Det W, 2-1 Guthrie Smyly 37,209 Det L, 1-2 Sanchez Duffy 35,715 7/10 KC L, 4-16 Smyly Guthrie 21,775 7/11 KC L, 1-2 Sanchez Duffy 31,581 7/12 KC L, 5-1 Porcello Shields 33,849 7/13 KC W, 5-2 Ventura Verlander 23,424 Det L, 5-9 Verlander Guthrie 30,758 Det L, 2-4 Scherzer Vargas 32,603 Det 9/19 KC 9/20 KC 9/21 KC ONE UP, ONE DOWN = ALL EVEN--With losses in the first two games of this visit to Motown, the Royals enter tonight in a virtual dead heat with the Tigers for the top spot in the A.L. Central...Kansas City is one ahead of Detroit in the loss column, but one behind in the win column, with tonight s finale pending... last night s 4-2 setback saw the host club take advantage of the long ball, hitting a pair of home runs that accounted for three of the four runs...meanwhile, KC had it share of baserunners against Detroit-ace Max Scherzer, but couldn t get the key hit and wound up stranding 11 runners in the game...jason Vargas took the loss, allowing a 2-run homer to Rajai Davis in the second inning and a solo shot to J.D. Martinez... former Tiger, Omar Infante, had three hits and drove home a run...the Royals had two-on and none-out in the second, the same situation in the ninth and the bases loaded with one-out in the fifth and each time failed to push a runner across. CLUTCH KNOCKS M.I.A.--The Royals struggled through another tough night with runners in scoring position in dropping their second in a row here...kc had its share of chances last night, but couldn t capitalize to the tune of 1-for-10 in RISP situations...dating back to August 29, the Royals have gone 5-5 with a suspended game still pending and hit just.174 by going 15-for-86...Kansas City has not had more than two hits with runners in scoring position in any of the 11 games in this span...prior to August 29, the Royals were leading the Majors in hitting in RISP situations with a.277 mark, but have since dropped to fifth at a still respectable.270. A SERIES SETBACK--It hasn t happened often over the last two months, but last night s defeat signified just the second series loss for the Royals over their last 15 sets played...since July 22, the Royals have posted a record, tying Baltimore for the most wins in that span...kansas City has won series in Chicago, vs. Oakland (home and road), Minnesota (two at home and one on the road), at Arizona, at Texas, vs. San Francisco, at home vs. Cleveland and in New York... the lone series losses have come here to the Tigers and at home to the Tribe during the last homestand, while the only split was a 2-game stop in Colorado last month. REALITY BASEBALL--The Royals are becoming reality TV as the networks have taken notice for the final home series of the year against the Tigers...the Friday night games (September 19) has been picked up by ESPN 2 as part of their new contract with Major League Baseball that they can select Postseason Impact Games as the season slate wanes...the Saturday, September 20, contest has been moved from a 6:10 first pitch to 12:05 to accommodate the FOX Network for a national telecast...all Fan Appreciation Day festivities will still take place despite the earlier start time...finally, the Sunday, September 21, home finale has been added to the TBS schedule, though it will not impact the already scheduled 1:10 start...fox Sports Kansas City will still carry both the Friday and Sunday games vs. the Tigers. A LONG STAY AHEAD--Kansas City s last regular season homestand is just around the corner, as the Royals will open a 10-game stay tomorrow night when the Boston Red Sox hit town...that series will run through Sunday, then the White Sox will stop in for three, followed by an off day and then a 3-game visit from these Tigers. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP James Shields (13-7, 3.23) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (15-10, 3.30) Career Career James Shields vs. Tigers Major League Record 13-7 (3.23 ERA) Rick Porcello vs. Royals Major League Record (3.30 ERA) JAMES SHIELDS makes his team leading 31st start of the season, the 282nd career start and 283rd overall appearance...he faces Detroit for the 18th time in his career and fourth this season...he was acquired by the Royals in a 7-player deal with Tampa Bay on December 9, HUGE WIN IN THE BIG APPLE-- Big Game James came up as big as his moniker last Friday night in the Bronx, tossing 8.1 shutout innings to earn a 1-0 nailbiter over the Yankees...he retired the first 11 batters and gave up just 3 hits, exiting after Derek Jeter s 1-out single in the ninth...shields fanned 6 and had no walks to earn his 13th win as Wade Davis fanned the final 2 batters for his first Major League save in the franchise s first 1-0 win at New York...Shields tied his win total from 2013 while recording his teamleading 20th quality start and his 16th career outing of at least 8.0 innings with no walks. 200 AND COUNTING AGAIN--The final out of the eighth on Friday put James at innings for an eighth-straight season. which is the second-longest streak in baseball as Mark Buehrle (182.0) is 18.0 innings away from a 14th straight inning season and Justin Verlander (185.0 IP) can match Shields... since 1980, Juego G is one of only 8 hurlers to attain innings in at least 8 straight seasons joining Buehrle (13 times), Greg Maddux (14), Frank Viola (10), Mike Mussina (9), Livan Hernandez (8), Mark Langston (8) and Tom Candiotti (8)...James ranks tied for fourth in the A.L. this year and has tossed the third-most innings (1,759.0) in the Major Leagues since the start of 2007, trailing only Felix Hernandez (1,761.1) and Verlander (1,759.2). FEWER FREEBIES--Shields enters with the eighth-lowest walk ratio among A.L. pitchers at 1.80 per 9.0 innings. VS. TIGERS--James last pitched here on Opening Day, allowing 3 runs over 6.1 innings in a no decision...he dropped 2 matchups at home in the interim and is looking for his first win against the Tigers since tossing 7.0 shutout innings here on August 16, he s 4-0 in 7 starts at Comerica, posting a 2.64 ERA and 6-5 with a 4.37 ERA in 17 career starts vs. Detroit, winning his first 5 decisions before going 1-5 over his last 9 starts. James 2014 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 3/31 at Detroit ND, /6 Chicago L, /12 at Minnesota L, /17 at Houston W, /22 at Cleveland W, /27 at Baltimore W, /2 Detroit L, /7 at San Diego W, /13 Colorado W, /18 Baltimore W, /24 at Los Angeles ND, 7-4 (13) /29 at Toronto ND, 8-6 (10) /3 at St. Louis ND, /8 New York W, /15 at Chicago W, /20 Seattle ND, /25 L.A. Dodgers ND, /1 at Minnesota L, /7 at Tampa Bay W, /12 Detroit L, /18 at Boston ND, /23 at Chicago ND, /29 Minnesota L, /3 at Oakland W, /9 San Francisco W, /14 Oakland ND, /19 at Colorado W, /25 New York L, /30 Cleveland ND, 2-3 (11) /5 at New York W, Totals 13-7, % Career Totals KING OF THE ROAD-- Juego G has been one of the best road pitchers in baseball the last two years, posting a 19-5 record and a 2.55 ERA (66 ER in IP) in 35 starts, with the win total third in the Majors since the start of he s tied with Rick Porcello and Phil Hughes for first in the A.L. with 9 road wins this year, sporting a 9-2 record and a 3.07 ERA over 17 starts...he can become the first Royal to post double-digit road wins in back-to-back seasons...the only other hurlers to post a pair of seasons with 10+ road wins are club Hall of Famers Paul Splittorff (1973, 1977), Dennis Leonard (1977, 1980) and Bret Saberhagen (1985, Shields vs. Tigers 1989)...Shields can tie the high mark of 20 road wins over a 2-year period, accomplished by Leonard ( ) Player AVG. AB H HR RBI and Saberhagen ( )...Shields is with a 4.03 ERA in 141 career outings (140 starts) away from home. Alex Avila Miguel Cabrera James Last Win: Ezequiel Carrera September New York (8.1 IP, 1-0 over Michael Pineda) Nick Castellanos James Last Loss: Rajai Davis August 25 vs. New York (6.2 IP, 1-8 to Michael Pineda) Torii Hunter Don Kelly James Strikeout High: Ian Kinsler , October 2, 2012 vs. Baltimore (9.0 IP, 1-0 loss to Miguel Gonzalez) J.D. Martinez James Last Complete Game & Shutout: Victor Martinez Andrew Romine August 9 vs. San Francisco (9.0 IP, 5-0 over Tim Hudson) - 22nd career CG & 9th shutout Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2014

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Liam Hendriks = Liam will make his third Royals appearance (second start) as KC opens 10-game homestand vs. Boston...the 25-year old native of Australia is 1-1, recording a 4.81 ERA as he made 3 starts for Toronto before being acquired on July 28 along with Erik Kratz in exchange for Danny Valencia. = Hendriks replaced Danny Duffy after a single pitch on Saturday at Yankee Stadium as Duffy departed due to shoulder soreness...he worked 4.0 innings in his third career relief outing, allowing 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits and walks with 2 strikeouts...liam took his first loss as a Royal in a 6-2 final. = Liam retired the first 14 Twins in his KC debut on August 27...the former Twin allowed a run, 4 hits and no walks with 5 K's over 7.0 innings in a no decision. = Liam was a combined 12-2 at Triple-A this year, opening at Buffalo in the Jays organization, where he went 8-1 with a 2.33 ERA...he earned Top Star honors and the win at the Triple-A All-Star Game on July 16, then went 4-1 over 5 outings at Omaha, recording a 2.83 ERA and 35 strikeouts over 35.0 innings. = His only outing vs. Boston was a 7-6 loss on April 25, 2012 at Target Field...he allowed 7 runs, 9 hits and 3 walks with 3 K's over 4.0 innings plus 2 batters 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: 271/383 (71%) Saves/Save Opp: 47/57 (82%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 148/42 (28%) Francisley Bueno (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 17/27 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/ Strikeout High: 4 on Boston September 2 vs. Texas = Francisley made 1 pitch 8 days ago vs. Texas, opening the eighth by retiring Leonys Martin on a ground ball to second. = He has allowed 3 home runs over his last 6 appearances (4.2 innings) after permitting just 1 in his previous 47 Major League outings (53.2 IP). Casey Coleman 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 1 (2x, last Det) September Detroit = Casey stranded 2 inherited runners in the third on Monday, retiring Miguel Cabrera after the Tigers took an 8-2 lead with 6 runs...he allowed an infield single and 2 walks in the fourth before leaving the bases loaded. = He was 5-1 with a 2.15 ERA, 3 saves and 53 strikeouts over 34 appearances (67.0 innings) with Omaha...he started 2014 in the Cubs organization. = Casey is part of the only 3-generation family of pitchers in Major League history...his father, Joe, won 20 or more games twice with the Tigers (1971, 1973) and was an A.L. All-Star here in his grandfather, also Joe, finished his career with Detroit in 1955 after pitching for the Athletics and Orioles. Louis Coleman 1st Batter Efficiency: 17/24 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: May 11, NYY (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last 7/10 vs. Det) September Detroit = Louis tossed a fifth on Monday, then worked into the sixth, allowing a leadoff single to Victor Martinez before exiting with 1 away. = He s in his fourth stint of 2014 with KC...he was 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 7 saves in 28 games at Triple-A Omaha. Aaron Crow 1st Batter Efficiency: 45/62 Saves/Save Opp: 3/5 (60%) Last Save: Sept. 2 vs. Texas (6th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 22/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 7/24 vs. Cle) September Detroit = Aaron entered with 1 on and 1 away in the sixth last night...he retired fellow Mizzou alum Ian Kinsler, then nabbed Rajai Davis for his first career pickoff... he went on to work a seventh. = He earned his third save of 2014 in a 2-1 win over Texas on September 2, working around a 2-out single by striking out pinch hitter Luis Sardinas. Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 48/62 Saves/Save Opp: 2/5 (40%) Last Save: Sept. NY (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/ Strikeout High: 4 on San Diego September NYY (Save) = Wade celebrated his 29th birthday on Sunday by recording his second career save at New York...he worked around Carlos Beltran s leadoff single in the ninth by striking out Stephen Drew to close out a 2-0 win...his first save came on Friday against the Yankees. = He has a 29.2 inning scoreless streak, a club record for a reliever...it s also the longest active streak in the Majors...he has a 0.17 ERA since April 26. = Davis is tied for first among A.L. relievers with 8 wins...he s the first Royals reliever to notch 8 or more wins since = Wade s 94 strikeouts tie him for fourth in a single-season by a Royals reliever...he s 9 away from matching the club mark, shared by Jim York (1971) and Greg Holland (2013). = He set a club record with his 29th hold last Wednesday, surpassing Jason Grimsley s single-season record from Davis also leads the A.L. in holds. = Davis has a season ERA of 0.71 (5 ER in 63.1 IP)...the lowest full-season ERA by a Royals reliever is 1.21, set last year by Greg Holland. Scott Downs (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 31/53 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: 36/ Strikeout High: 3 (3x, last KC) September Detroit = Scott made his first appearance in 9 days on Monday, working into the seventh after entering with 1 on and 1 away in the sixth...he ended the sixth by picking off Don Kelly, which was his sixth career pickoff and first since = Downs has appeared in 15 games for the Royals after opening 2014 with the White Sox, going 0-2 with a save and 6.08 ERA in 38 games. Brandon Finnegan (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 2 on NY September NYY = Brandon excelled in his Major League debut on Saturday at New York, retiring all 6 batters, including 5 players with All-Star appearances...the 21-year old ended his first frame with back-to-back strikeouts of Jacoby Ellsbury and Derek Jeter. = He s in the Majors after just 13 minor league outings...he posted a 0.60 ERA over 15.0 innings at Wilmington (A), then a 2.25 ERA in 12.0 Double-A innings. = The 17th overall pick in June, Brandon became the first 2014 draftee to make the Majors. = The Fort Worth native was 9-3 with a 2.04 ERA and 134 strikeouts in innings this year at TCU. Jason Frasor 1st Batter Efficiency: 41/56 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: 36/ Strikeout High: 2 (7x, last 8/8 vs. SF) September Detroit = Jason recorded the final out in the seventh on Monday, stranding an inherited runner...he allowed a leadoff double to Torii Hunter in the eighth, with Hunter moving to third on a wild pitch and scoring on Miguel Cabrera s single. = Jason has a 1.93 ERA on the year against A.L. Central clubs (3 ER in 14.0 IP), holding opponents to a.178 average (8-for-45). = Frasor was Detroit s 33rd-round selection in he pitched at Oneonta, West Michigan and Lakeland before a 2002 trade to the Dodgers. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 46/62 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: 38/ Strikeout High: 3 on 6/27 vs. LAA September Detroit = Kelvin opened the eighth last night, making a nice play on a grounder that deflected off of him...he scooped the ball near first base and flipped to Eric Hosmer for the out...herrera went on to allow 2 singles in a scoreless inning. = He extended his scoreless streak to 28.2 innings last night, dating back to June 27...it s the second-longest active streak in MLB behind teammate Wade Davis (29.2) and the second-longest streak by a reliver in franchise history. = He has 17.2 straight scoreless road innings since May 30...his season ERA on the road is 0.89 ERA (3 ER in 30.1 innings), with opponents batting.193 (21- for-109). = Kelvin has not allowed a home run in his last 86.1 innings dating to July 28, it s the longest streak by a reliever in franchise history. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency: 44/59 Saves/Save Opp: 42/44 (95%) Last Save: Sept. 3 vs. Tex (109th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 3 (5x, last 8/27 vs. Min) September 3 vs. Texas (SV) = Greg last pitched a week ago, closing out a 4-1 win over Texas with 2 strikeouts in a ninth...his 42 saves are second in the A.L. to Fernando Rodney (44). = He s 89-for-94 in conversions since the start of the 89 saves rank second in the Majors to Atlanta's Craig Kimbrel (93). = Greg s 89 saves over the last 2 years tie Dan Quisenberry (45 in 1983 and 44 in 1984) for the most by a Royal over back-to-back seasons...holland set the single-season club mark last year with 47...he s the third Royal to have multiple seasons of 40 or more saves, joining Quisenberry and current Tiger Joakim Soria.

3 Hitting Notes Lane Adams This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: n/a = Lane made his Major League debut September 1 as a pinch runner vs. Texas, his only Major League appearance this year...he was recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA), where he was hitting.269 (109-for-405) with 25 doubles, 3 triples and 11 homers for the Naturals...ranked third in the league with 38 steals. = Adams, KC s 13th-round selection in 2009, was named a mid-season and postseason All-Star in the Texas League this year. Nori Aoki This Series: 3-for-8, 2 RBI, BB This Trip: 5-for-14 (.357), 3 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 4 g (5-14) = Nori reached base three times last night, collecting two singles and a walk...he s hit safely in each of his last four games and in 10 of his last 11, dating back to August 27...he s batting.325 (13-for-40) with 2 doubles, 5 RBI and a.372 on-base percentage in that span...a career.300 hitter (70-for-233) in September. = Aoki has collected 22 RBI since the All-Star break, hitting.432 (16-for-37) with RISP...collected 2 RBI in Monday s game and has 4 in his last 6 games. = Recorded his 24th infield hit of the season last night, tying him for fourth in the A.L...he has 98 infield hits since the start of 2012, more than any other Major League player in that span...a career.297 hitter with a.395 SLG during night games, compared to a.250 average and a.356 SLG during the day. = The Royals are 34-9 in games where Aoki scores at least one run, while they re undefeated in the 9 games that he s scored multiple times. Billy Butler This Series: 0-for-4, RBI This Trip: 0-for-7, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Billy didn t play last night after going 0-for-4 with an RBI ground out in Monday s game...he s been slumping lately, going 2 for his last 25, dating back to August 29...he hit.329 (26-for-79) with 3 homers, 12 RBI and a.519 SLG over his first 20 games in the month of August. = Named A.L. Player of the Week August 11, hitting.481 with 5 doubles, 2 homers and 7 RBI over the previous week...the first Royal to win the honor since = He s a career.340 hitter (16-for-47) with 4 doubles, a homer and 8 RBI vs. Rick Porcello...also batting.330 (87-for-264) with a.492 SLG here at Comerica. = Butler ranks seventh in KC history with 127 career homers, moving past Danny Tartabull (124) with his blast on August 8 vs. the Giants...among Royals with over 2,000 at-bats, his.295 career batting average ranks third, behind George Brett (.305) and Mike Sweeney (.299). Lorenzo Cain This Series: 2-for-8, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI This Trip: 2-for-15 (.133), 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Lorenzo went 0-for-4 with an RBI ground out last night after collecting 2 hits in the series-opener Monday...one of his hits Monday was the Royals first insidethe-park home run since April 23, 2010, when David DeJesus hit one against Minnesota...it was also Cain s first homer since June 25 vs. the Dodgers. = Lo is hitting.314 (33-for-105) with runners in scoring postion this year, but is just 5-for-27 (.185) in those situations since the All-Star break...collected his 44th RBI of the year last night, 2 shy of his career-high total (46) from last season...tied for eighth in the league with 23 infield hits. = Cain has swiped a career-high 24 bags, which rank 10th in the A.L...he s gone 17-for-18 in his stolen base attempts since July 1, with his 17 thefts the fifthmost in the Major Leagues in that span...also tied for seventh in the A.L. with a team-best 8 outfield assists. Christian Colon This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 2 g (2-9) = Christian left the September 2 game vs. Texas after fracturing the distal tip of the middle finger on his right hand...he s day-to-day...he s made eight starts with KC this season and played in 19 games over three stints in the Major Leagues...batting.316 (6-for-19) with 4 extra-base hits on the road this season. = Collected 2 doubles and a triple on July 4 in Cleveland to become first Royal to collect 3 extra-base hits in his first start, since Mark Quinn in Jarrod Dyson This Series: pinch ran This Trip: 0-for-4, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Jarrod pinch ran in the ninth inning last night, but got picked off second base...he s made just one start on this trip, going 0-for-3 Sunday...still hitting.315 (35- for-111) on the road this year, with a.392 on-base percentage...ranks third in the A.L. with nine bunt hits, while his 22 infield hits are tied for 10th in the league. = Dyson s 33 steals rank third in the American League...he s one theft shy from matching his career-high total from last season (34)...he s the first Royal to record 30-plus steals in 3 consecutive years since Carlos Beltran ( )...he s also 3 steals away from matching U.L. Washington (120) for ninth on KC s all-time list. Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-7, run, SAC This Trip: 4-for-17 (.235), 2 runs, 2B, SB, SAC Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Esky singled in the fifth inning and scored KC s first run last night, going 1-for-4...he s still hitting.308 (12-for-39) with 4 doubles and 3 runs scored over his last 11 contests... matched a career high with 4 hits vs. Cleveland on August 29, the first time he s done that since August 18, 2012 and the fourth time total. = Alcides ranks fifth in the American League with 29 stolen bases...he was caught stealing Sunday for just the fourth time in his last 60 attempts (56-of-60)... his 90.4 stolen base percentage (85-for-94) since the start of 2012 is the highest in the Major Leagues among players with at least 40 tries. = He s tied for eighth in the A.L. with 23 infield hits this year...his 116 infield knocks since the start of 2011 are tied for second-most in the Majors behind Ichiro Suzuki (130)... played in 615 games at shortstop since the start of 2011, the most in the Major Leagues in that span. Johnny Giavotella This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Johnny hasn t played since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on September 1...he hit.308 (136-for-441) with 33 doubles, 2 triples and 7 homers for the Storm Chasers this year...his 33 doubles tied for fourth-most in the Pacific Coast League...he s 5-for-9 (.556) vs. Max Scherzer in his career with 2 doubles and a homer. = Giavotella has played in 10 games over 2 previous stints with KC this year, going 6-for-34 (.176) with a homer and 5 RBI...slugged his fourth career Major League home run on May 11 in Seattle, with his 3-run shot helping the Royals to a 9-7 victory...he s hitting.301 (43-for-143) in his career with two outs in an inning. Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-5, 4 BB This Trip: 1-for-15 (.067), run, RBI, 6 BB, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Alex drew a pair of walks, but went 0-for-3 last night...he s had a tough road trip, going 1-for-15 (.067), but has walked six times in the five games. = Gordo hit 4 home runs during KC s last homestand and has hit 10 roundtrippers since August 1, tied for fourth-most in the Major Leagues...13 of his 19 teambest 19 homers this year have either tied the game or given KC the lead...he s a career.324 hitter (11-for-34) with 2 doubles, 2 homers and 7 RBI vs. Rick Porcello. = He recorded his seventh outfield assist of the season August 24 in Texas...his 61 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011 are most in the Majors. = Gordon is close to moving up on several KC career lists...he s 2 doubles shy of matching Willie Wilson (241) for seventh in team history...he s also 5 hits away from Fred Patek (1,036) for ninth on the club s all-time list...with 555 runs scored, he needs 15 more to tie Patek (570) for seventh. Terrance Gore This Series: pinch ran This Trip: pinch ran Hit Streak: n/a = Terrance played in his third Major League game last night, pinch-running for Omar Infante in the ninth inning...all three of his appearances this season have been as a pinch-runner...he recorded a stolen base and scored his first run on the same play September 3 vs. Texas. = Gore was recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) on September 2...he opened the year at Wilmington (A), where he ranked fourth in the Carolina League with 36 steals in 89 games...also played in 17 games at Omaha (AAA), where he hit.250 and recorded 11 steals in 14 attempts. Eric Hosmer This Series: 4-for-7, run, 3B, RBI, BB This Trip: 6-for-17 (.353), run, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 4 g (6-14) = Eric singled in the second inning last night and also drew a walk, going 1-for-3...he s hit safely in each of his last 4 games, going 6-for-14 (.429) with a double, a triple and 2 RBI...recorded 3 hits Monday, his first multi-hit game since coming off the D.L. on September 1 and first game with 3 hits since July 11 vs. these Tigers. = Hoz is hitting.320 (73-for-228) on the road this year, which ranks fourth in the league...he s 6-for-19 (.316) with a pair of homers off Rick Porcello in his career. = He had a team-best 16-game hitting streak from June 30-July 20, where he hit.360 (27-for-75) with 6 doubles, 2 homers and 11 RBI...he s batting.309 (21- for-68) with 3 doubles, 2 triples and 2 homers in 18 games here at Comerica Park since the start of Raul Ibanez This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Raul hasn t played since going 0-for-3 with a walk September 1...he s reached base via a hit or a walk in 5 of his last 6 games, while he has a.357 on-base percentage over his last 16 games...he s recorded three multi-hit games since the All-Star break, most recently on August 16 with 2 hits at Target Field. = Ibanez was signed by the Royals on June 30 after spending the first 2 1/2 months with the Angels...became the oldest Royal to homer (42 years, 61 days) on August 1, with his solo shot in Oakland besting the A s, his 305 career roundtrippers are 14th-most among active Major Leaguers. Omar Infante This Series: 4-for-9, run, RBI This Trip: 6-for-21 (.286), run, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 4 g (6-17) = Omar went 3-for-5 last night with an RBI single in the fifth inning...it marked his first game with 3 hits or more since going 4-for-5 at Coors Field on August 19...he s hit safely in 9 of 10 games since returning to the lineup on August 30...missed four consecutive games with a sore right shoulder (August 26-29). = Infante has collected a career-best 60 RBI this season, tied for seventh-most by a Royals second baseman...he s collected 4 RBI or more on four occasions this season...prior to this year, Omar had just five games in his career with four-plus RBI...hitting.333 (11-for-33) with 2 homers and 10 RBI here at Comerica this year. = He enjoyed a career night in Colorado August 19, going 4-for-5 with 3 doubles and 4 RBI...it was his first 4-hit game as a Royal, while his 3 doubles matched a career-best, also doing it at The K on May 27, 2004 as a member of the Tigers. Erik Kratz This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Erik hasn t played since August 31, when he started behind the plate and went 1-for-3 with a double...he s hitting.333 (8-for-24) with a double, 2 homers and 3 RBI since joining the Royals...recorded his first career multi-homer game August 18 at Target Field after entering the game in the seventh inning. = Kratz was acquired from Toronto on July 28, along with RHP Liam Hendriks in exchange for 3B Danny Valencia. Mike Moustakas This Series: 3-for-8, run, 2B This Trip: 5-for-17 (.294), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, SF Hit Streak: 4 g (5-14) = Mike went 2-for-4 last night with a ground-rule double in the eighth, hitting safely in his fourth-straight game...he s off to a good start in September, going 8-for-26 (.308) with 2 doubles and 2 RBI in the final month of the regular season...slugging.439 on the road this year, compared to.299 at home. = Moose is batting.221 (44-for-199) vs. A.L. Central foes this year, but that includes 11 homers, 27 RBI and a.439 slugging pct. within the division...hit 15 homers as a third baseman, which is tied for fourth in the A.L...he s collected 21 RBI with two outs, while his 50 RBI overall are more than he had last year (42). Jayson Nix This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Jayson came on as a defensive replacement September 2, his second game as a member of the Royals...went 0-for-2 on August 30 in his KC debut. = He was claimed off waivers by the Royals on August 28 from the Pittsburgh Pirates...Kansas City is his fourth team of 2014, also spending time with Philadelphia, Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh.

4 Hitting Notes (Cont.) Carlos Peguero This Series: Has not played This Trip: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Carlos made his second start as a Royal Saturday, going 0-for-3 as the rightfielder...last week marked his first big league action since appearing in 2 games during April 2013 with Seattle...he had his contract selected Monday from Omaha, where he hit.266 (98-for-368) with 17 doubles, 30 homers and 76 RBI. = Peguero ranked second in the Pacific Coast League with 30 homers...hit.311 during the month of August with six doubles, 15 homers and 32 RBI in 30 games... he also batted.290 with a.647 slugging pct. against right-handed pitching...he s 2-for-9 with a triple and a homer in 3 career games here at Comerica Park. Francisco Pena This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: n/a = Francisco hasn t played since being recalled by from Omaha (AAA) on September 1...he s making his second stint in the big leagues this season, making his Major League debut on May 20 vs. the White Sox...he hit.240 with 27 homers and 61 RBI for the Storm Chasers...his 27 homers were tops by a catcher in the PCL. = Pena, the youngest son of former Royals manager Tony Pena, was signed by KC as a free agent in November...he and older brother, Tony Jr., are only the second set of brothers to ever play for Kansas City, joining George and Ken Brett. Salvador Perez This Series: 0-for-9 This Trip: 2-for-20 (.100) Hit Streak: 0 g (0-17) = Salvy went 0-for-5 last night and is hitless in his last 17 at-bats, dating back to last Friday night in the Bronx...he s 2-for-20 on the current road trip after hitting.341 (14-for-41) with a.585 SLG (5 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer) during the last homestand...he s collected 24 RBI since August 1. = His 16 homers this year are tied for ninth-most by a Royals catcher...leads A.L. backstops in hits (134), multi-hit games (35) and tied for first in extra-base hits (43). = Perez has gunned down 19 would-be base stealers this season, ranking him eighth in the A.L...also tied for the Major League lead in pickoffs (4) with the Cubs Wellington Castillo...his 13 career picks are tied for fifth among active Major League catchers and are the most by a Royals backstop. Josh Willingham This Series: 1-for-3, run, BB This Trip: 3-for-11 (.273), 3 runs, 2B, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (4-13) = Josh was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored last night...he s hit safely in four-straight games, going 4-for-13 (.308) with a double, 3 walks and 3 runs scored in that span...he s a career.381 hitter (8-for-21) with 3 doubles, 2 homers and 8 RBI against Detroit starter Rick Porcello. = Blasted his 14th home run of the season on August 22 in Arlington, with 12 of his 14 homers coming since June 1...went 3-for-5 in Minnesota August 18 for his first 3-hit game of the year...played for Minnesota for parts of 3 seasons ( ) was traded to KC on August 11 in exchange for minor league pitcher Jason Adam. This & That THE DWINDLING SCHEDULE--Kansas City enters tonight with 19 games remaining on the 2014 docket, which includes the completion of the suspended game on September 22 with KC trailing 4-2 in the 10th...the Tigers are down to 17 games left while Cleveland, who enters tonight five back, has 19 to go, also including the suspended contest...kc s remaining opponents include the Indians (3+ suspended game), Detroit (4), Boston (4) and the White Sox (7)...meanwhile, aside from the four with the Royals, Detroit has Cleveland (3), Minnesota (7) and the White Sox (3). CENTRALLY LOCATED--Of the 19 games remaining on the 2014 docket, 13 of them will be within the American League Central and go a long way in deciding who represents the division in post-season play...with losses in the last first two games of this series, Kansas City has dropped to in what has been a rollercoaster ride intradivisionally...kc turned the page from a 5-15 start within the Central to go in its next 36 A.L. Central contests, but has since lost five in a row and trail 4-2 in a suspended contest against Cleveland...this series with the Tigers concludes tonight and then KC will step out of the division again for four at home against the Red Sox before finishing up with 14 straight within the Central, which includes the completion of the suspended contest...for the record, the Royals went vs. the A.L. East, vs. the A.L. Central and had a big league best 15-5 ledger against the National League, of which all but four of those games were against the N.L. West. ROAD WORK--The Royals are 2-3 on this 6-game journey with tonight remaining...despite losses in the first two games of this series, Kansas City still possesses a solid road ledger, just a road win shy of matching last year s victory total...the Royals started the year 0-5 away from The K, but has gone since (.603 winning pct.), including a 15-7 mark since July 22...the visit here snapped a 7-series road unbeaten streak dating back to late July...KC had won stops in Chicago, Oakland, Arizona, Minnesota, Texas and New York and split a 2-game set in Denver vs. the Rockies. SUSPENDED GAME RESUMPTION--The Cleveland Indians announced that the September 22 resumption of the August 31 suspended game will have a 6:05 first pitch in Progressive Field (5:05 Kansas City time)...the game will resume with Kansas City coming to bat in the bottom of the 10th inning, trailing 4-2, with Mike Moustakas scheduled to face reliever Kyle Crockett...the Indians plated a pair of unearned runs in the top of the 10th just prior to the storm s arrival...all players on both expanded rosters are eligible to participate in the game resumption unless they ve already been removed from the contest. THE TERRIFIC TRIO--Much of Kansas City s success this year can be traced to the seventh, eighth and ninth innings thanks to the trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland, respectively...the trio has combined to allow just 3 earned runs in 73.0 innings in this span that began on July 22 for a 0.37 ERA while fanning 79 and holding the opponents to a collective.157 average (39-for-249)...Herrera has a streak of 28.2 consecutive scoreless frames alive, which spans his last 29 outings... the only pitcher in baseball with a longer active streak is Davis, who is in the midst of a 32-appearance streak with 29.2-straight shutout innings...holland, who has been sidelined for a few days with a tight right triceps, is the only one of the three to be scored upon, allowing 3 earned runs in 21.2 innings (1.25 ERA) since July 22, but has converted 17 of his last 18 save chances, including his 16th consecutive conversion a week ago tonight for his 42nd rescue. CHALLENGES FEW AND FAR BETWEEN--Manager Ned Yost has asked for just eight reviews in Kansas City s last 64 contests, and none in the last 15 games... the last KC challenge was on August 24 in Arlington when Yost won a reversal on a double play call...he and the Royals have been extremely successful this year, going in reviews (63%)...on the flip side, KC s opponents have gone 16-for-38 (42%) in replay challenges. SHARPENING THE SHORT GAME--The Royals had two more infield hits last night and enter tonight leading the American League with Kansas City has four in the Top 10 individually in infield knocks with Nori Aoki ranking fourth with 24, while teammates Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain tied for eighth with 23, followed by teammate Jarrod Dyson tied for 10th (22). FOUR WOULD VE MATTERED--The Royals couldn t reach their magic number last night and wound up dropping a 4-2 decision...when KC plates at least four runs in a game, they are an impressive and dating back to the start of 2013, the Royals are when scoring four or more...conversely, when held to three or fewer, the Royals are just this season. DAVIS AMONG BASEBALL S ELITE--Wade Davis had to step in for closer Greg Holland over the weekend in New York, but that didn t matter as he locked down the first two saves of his professional career on Friday and Sunday...he possesses the Majors longest scoreless inning streak at 29.2, while his season ERA of 0.71 is tops in the Majors among all hurlers who have thrown at least 40.0 innings...the last run Wade allowed was on June 25th and has been the lone run surrendered in his last 51.0 innings for a 0.18 ERA dating back to April 26...since giving up two earned runs on April 5, Wade has allowed only two runs over his last 56 outings (58.0 innings) for a 0.31 ERA, while fanning 91...he opened the year going almost four full months without allowing an extra-base hit, but Minnesota s Kurt Suzuki doubled on July 31. HOLLY GETTING A REST--Greg Holland has had the last five days off to rest a tight triceps, but the KC closer still ranks second in the A.L. with 42 saves...he is the first to record back-to-back 40-save seasons for KC since Dan Quisenberry did it in 1983 (45) and 84 (44)...Holly has made good of 42 of his 44 tries this year, including 35 of the last 36 and 16 in a row...over a longer haul, Holland has converted 82 of his last 85 attempts (96.5%) since May 30 of last season, the highest percentage among closers with at least 40 opportunities in that span...since that date, Greg has five more saves than any other pitcher in baseball (Craig Kimbrel - 77) and has allowed just 14 earned runs in innings for a 1.17 ERA...he recorded his 100th career save on August 8 and since posting his first career save on August 3, 2011 vs. Baltimore, Holland has gone 109-for-119, the best save pct. at 91.6 among closers with at least 100 save opportunities...since becoming Kansas City s full-time closer on August 1, 2012, Holland has gone 105-for-112 in save situations, the most saves in the majors while Holly s 93.8 save pct. is the best among relievers with at least 80 save chances. vs. Tigers (2014) vs. Tigers (career) On Road (career) vs. Porcello vs. Buchholz 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 Adams Aoki Butler Cain Colon Dyson Escobar Giavotella Gordon Gore Hosmer Ibanez Infante Kratz Moustakas Nix Peguero Pena Perez Willingham

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 Adams Aoki ARZ B. Schultz 96 Butler TEX S. Baker 40 Cain DET J. Verlander 5 Colon Dyson /25/14 LAD D. Haren 127 Escobar SEA R. Elias 380 Giavotella SEA D. Farquhar 14 Gordon /3/14 TEX N. Tepesch 16 Gore Hosmer /10/14 DET D. Smyly 64 Ibanez OAK S. Gray 28 Infante /13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 87 Kratz MIN R. Pressly 11 Moustakas /25/14 NYY M. Pineda 49 Nix LAD Z. Greinke 50 Peguero /25/13 LAA G. Richards 12 Pena Perez /1/14 TEX C. Lewis 29 Willingham TEX C. Lewis 26 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Nori Aoki Arizona, fifth inning) - Franchise total: 117 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota), 2 solo 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (6/25/14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) - Franchise total: 87 Inside-the-Park: Last: Lorenzo Cain Detroit) - Franchise total: 95 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alex Gordon (8/26/14 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning, Perkins pitching) - Franchise total: 65 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Matt McBride, Colorado Coors Field, Danny Duffy, 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes, Cleveland Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow pitching, 9th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Globe Life Park, 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) 2014 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 Adams Aoki g 6 gm (2x) 24 6 Butler g 10 gm (6/10-20) 7 - Cain g 6 gm (3x) 23 - Colon g 3 gm (8/13-20) 2 1 Dyson g 5 gm (3x) 22 9 Escobar g 12 gm (6/1-14) 23 5 Giavotella g Gordon g 9 gm (5/23-31) 6 - Gore Hosmer g 16 gm (6/30-7/20) 3 - Ibanez g 5 gm (6/16-7/2) 2 - Infante g 9 gm (6/8-18) 12 - Kratz g 3 gm (5x) 2 1 Moustakas g 6 gm (8/18-25) 2 - Nix g 2 gm - - Peguero g 1 gm - - Pena Perez g 12 gm (6/5-18) 4 - Willingham g 8 gm (5/28-6/4) 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): Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland (Royals 3-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): September 7, New York (2-0); Ventura (6.0), Crow (1.0), Herrera (1.0), Davis (1.0) 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: Billy Butler, August 17, Minnesota (2nd) 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: Nori Aoki (3) and Jarrod Dyson (3), August 10, 2014 vs. San Francisco 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: August 31, 2014 vs. Cleveland (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 26, 2014 vs. Minnesota (2-1, 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: August 27, 2014 vs. Minneosta (8th inning, 6 runs) times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: September 1-3, 2014 vs. Texas Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 5-7, Arizona 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 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 RHP-Michael Mariot 60-day Right hamstring strain August 28 October