Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Chicago White Sox Kansas City Royals (6-20) Kauffman Stadium - Sunday, April 29, 2018 Game #27 - Home Game #15 FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Go and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, April Boston Red Sox: RHP Jason Hammel (0-2, 3.38) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-0, 3.63), 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, May Boston Red Sox: RHP Jakob Junis (3-2, 3.34) vs. LHP Chris Sale (2-1, 2.31), 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, May Boston Red Sox: LHP Danny Duffy (0-3, 5.40) vs. LHP Drew Pomeranz (0-1, 7.27), 12:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD), Twitter & 610 Sports Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart...today s game will be televised by FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Go with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler calling the action... Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. White Sox vs. Royals The Royals are finally on the board against the ChiSox, taking the finale of yesterday s split-twinbill to snap a seasonopening 5-game slide...the Royals trail the all-time work by a margin, but hold a advantage in KC, in Kauffman Stadium...after today, the Royals will play nine straight in Chicago before they return here in September. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 3/29 KC L, 7-14 Shields Duffy 36,517 3/31 KC L, 3-4 Farquhar Maurer 17,564 4/26 KC L, 3-6 Giolito Junis 18,315 4/27 KC L, 4-7 (11) Infante Hill 15,395 4/28 KC (1) L, 0-8 Fulmer Oaks 16,971 KC (2) W, 5-2 Skoglund Covey 16,070 4/29 KC STREAKS SNAPPED IN NIGHTCAP--The Royals finally brought what grew to a 10-game home losing streak, five of which came to open this homestand, with a 5-2 win in the second game of a split-doubleheader on Saturday...Eric Skoglund was outstanding in gaining his first win of the year, allowing a game-opening home run to Tim Anderson then setting down the next 15 White Sox in order, before a leadoff single in the sixth, but that runner was wiped out on a double play...all told, Skoglund worked a career-high 7.0 innings allowing two hits and a run with walk and career-high nine strikeouts...meanwhile, Alex Gordon led the offense with a pair of hits, including a double and three RBI...the Royals opened the day with an 8-0 loss to Chicago, as Trevor Oaks made his big league debut with 5.0 innings allowing five runs on 12 hits, serving as the 26th man for the twinbill... the second game win was KC s first here since April 9 vs. Seattle. SKOGLUND SHINES--Eric Skoglund had arguably his best overall big league performance to snap Kansas City s victory drought with a career-high 7.0 innings last night to record the 5-2 win...after surrendering a home run to Tim Anderson on the game s fifth pitch, Skoglund retired 15 in a row and faced just one over the minimum over the last 22 hitters he faced, allowing a sixth inning single which was wiped out by a double play and then a two-out walk in the seventh...his nine strikeouts were three more than any previous career start, while the 7.0 innings were two outs more than his Major League debut here against Detroit last May 30...he s the first Royal lefty to record 7.0 innings with two hits or fewer allowed and at least nine strikeouts since Danny Duffy s record-setting 16-strikeout performance in Tampa Bay on August 1, RISP REVERSAL--For the first time in 12 games the Royals got as many as three hits with runners in scoring position in last night s second game, enough to record the 5-2 victory and snap the extended losing streak...kc had been limited to two or fewer knocks in RISP situations over an 11-game stretch leading up to the nightcap, with the last time of at least three occurring on April 17 in the first of two at Toronto...the Royals entered the second game on Saturday 4-for-44 with runners in scoring position (.091) during the 5-game slide that ended with last night s win...kansas City has scored just 84 runs through 26 games for a 3.2 per game average, which ranks last in the Majors, while hitting.178 (38-for-214) with runners in scoring position, which is 30th. SOLER POWER--Right-fielder Jorge Soler has quietly rebounded from an 0-for-11 start to the season, going 1-for-3 with a walk in each end of the splitdoubleheader on Saturday giving him a.462 mark (6-for-13) through the first four games of this series, while walking in each contest for a.588 on-base pct. since the Sox hit town...he has now walked in nine consecutive games, the longest streak in the Majors this year, one more than Bryce Harper recorded from April this streak of games with a free passes is also the longest by a Royal since Mike Sweeney had nine from July 17-24, Soler s 17 walks on the year not only lead the Royals, but rank tied for sixth in the American League...since the 0-for-11 start to the year, he has batted.350 (21-for-60) in his last 18 games, reaching base safely in 17 of them, with six doubles, two homers, 13 walks and a.480 on-base pct...his season OBP of.433 is also good for sixth in the league.. QUICK TRIP TO BEAN TOWN--The Royals will take a quick three-day trip to Boston for 6:10 games (CDT) tomorrow and Tuesday, then a 12:10 getaway day matinee on Wednesday...the Royals were 4-2 vs. the BoSox last year including a 2-1 stop in Fenway Park...the clubs have played 470 times since Kansas City joined the league 50 years ago and each team has won 235, with the Royals going in famed Fenway. BACK HOME THURSDAY--Kansas City will return from its three-day journey to Fenway Park for a four-game set with the Detroit Tigers beginning on Thursday with a 1:15 series opener for the annual School Day at The K celebration by FOX 4...the series also has 7:15, 3:15 and 1:15 starts Friday thru Sunday. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Hector Santiago (0-0, 3.38) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (1-3, 3.46) Career Career Hector Santiago vs. Royals Major League Record 0-0 (3.38 ERA) Ian Kennedy vs. White Sox Major League Record 1-3 (3.46 ERA) IAN KENNEDY takes the hill for his sixth start of the season, the 273rd of his career, 275th appearance he s facing the White Sox for the 11th time in his career and second this season...the 33-year-old right-hander is in the third season of a five-year contract that runs through the 2020 season...he was originally selected by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. STREAK SNAPPED IN SHORT OUTING--Ian suffered a 5-2 defeat to Milwaukee last Tuesday, exiting after 3.0 innings with a contusion in his right foot after being struck by a Ryan Braun line drive in the third...he was charged with four runs on six hits with one walk and no strikeouts, snapping his streak of 273 consecutive career appearances with at least one K...his run was the second-longest active streak to begin a career, trailing only David Price (275)...Ian retired five of the first seven hitters he faced, before the Brew Crew scored four runs with two outs in the third on Braun s RBI hit off of Kennedy s foot, which was followed immediately by Travis Shaw s three-run home run...it marked his shortest outing since going 3.0 innings last September 8 in an 8-5 loss to Minnesota. EARLY-SEASON WORK--Since joining the Royals in 2016, Kennedy has pitched to a 2.81 ERA (26 ER in 83.1 IP) in his 14 starts during the months of March and April...in that span he s holding the opposition to a.216 average (66-for-305), however he has just a 3-7 record to show for it...during that stretch, his ERA ranks third in the American League (min. 12 starts), trailing only Chris Sale (1.71) and Carlos Carrasco (2.55). LACKING SUPPORT--Ian has received just eight runs of support in his five starts (26.0 innings) this season, with four of them coming on April 18 in a 15-5 loss at Toronto since the start of 2017, his 3.85 run support average (77 runs in IP) is fourth lowest in the Majors (min. 30 starts). STARTING SOMETHING--Despite a brief stint on the disabled list last season, Ian made at least 30 starts for the eighth consecutive season it s the thirdlongest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Jon Lester (10 straight) and Max Scherzer (9 straight) since his first full season in the Majors (2010), his 261 starts (including this afternoon) rank third to Scherzer (265) and Lester (262) from , he led the NL in starts (192) and ranked third in innings pitched (1175.0). VS. WHITE SOX--Ian is 2-3 with a 4.66 ERA (29 ER in 56.0 IP) in 10 previous starts against the White Sox...that includes a no-decision here on March 31, when he held Chicago to one run on four hits over 6.0 innings in a 4-3 KC setback...his last win over the Sox came on September 11, 2016, when he outdueled Chris Sale, 2-0, tossing 6.0 scoreless frames...he s with a 4.72 ERA all-time vs. AL Central foes, including with a 4.63 mark as a Royal. AT HOME--Kennedy is making his fourth home start of the year, and looking for his first win, entering at 0-2 with a 3.60 ERA (6 ER in 15.0 IP)...he snapped a franchise record 18-game home winless streak last Sept. 29 with a 2-1 victory vs. Arizona he s allowed a total seven runs in his last four home starts (3.15 ERA), but has just one victory as the Royals offense has scored just five runs in those outings...ian is with a 3.97 ERA in 131 career home starts. Kennedy vs. White Sox Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jose Abreu Tim Anderson Welington Castillo Matt Davidson Nicky Delmonico Adam Engel Leury Garcia Yoan Moncada Omar Narvaez Yolmer Sanchez Ian s 2018 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 3/31 vs. White Sox ND, /7 at Cleveland W, /12 vs. Angels L, /18 at Toronto L, /24 vs. Milwaukee L, Totals % Career Totals Ian s Last Win: April 7, 2018 at Cleveland (6.0 IP, 1-0 over Trevor Bauer) Ian s Last Loss: April 24, 2018 vs. Milwaukee (3.0 IP, 2-5 to Zach Davies) Ian s Strikeout High: 12 (5x), last: September 2, 2015 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Ian s Last Complete Game: June 17, 2012 at Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) - second career Ian s Only Shutout: April 25, 2011 vs. Philadelphia (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Cliff Lee) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2018

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter Jason Hammel = Jason takes the hill tomorrow evening in Boston when the Royals open a three-game set with the Red Sox...he s 0-2 with a 3.38 ERA thus far. = He suffered his second defeat of the season last Wednesday night, falling 6-2 to Milwaukee...he was charged with four runs (three earned) on five hits over 6.2 innings, with two walks and a strikeout...he retired nine of the first 10 hitters, before allowing five of eight to reach in the Brewers four-run fourth. = Held opponents to a.233 average (7-for-30) with RISP this year after ranking sixth in the AL with a.226 opponents average with RISP in = Hammel is 3-3 with a 4.25 ERA (26 ER in 55.0 IP) in 15 outings (eight starts) vs. the Red Sox, which includes a pair of victories last season. = The righty will make his third road start of the year, entering at 0-1 with a 3.15 ERA (7 ER in 20.0 IP)...he was 4-7 with a 5.67 ERA on the road in 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: 56/80 (70.0%) Saves/Save Opp: 5/10 (50.0%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 47/24 (51.1%) Scott Barlow 1st Batter Efficiency: -/- Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/ Strikeout High: n/a April 22 vs. Nashville (AAA) = Scott was recalled from Omaha (AAA) yesterday in-between games, marking the third time he s been on the Major League roster in the last two weeks...he was recalled as the 26th man on April 17 at Toronto and April 20 at Detroit but did not pitch in either game. = Made three appearances (two starts) with Omaha this season, going 1-0 with an 0.75 ERA (1 ER in 12.0 IP), holding the opposition to a.209 average. = Signed as a free agent on December 8 after pitching in the Dodgers organization last year...went 7-6 with a 3.29 ERA in 26 starts between Oklahoma City (AAA) and Tulsa (AA)...posted a 2.10 ERA (25 ER in IP) with Tulsa, which would have led the Texas League, but fell five innings shy of qualifying. Blaine Boyer 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: May 29, 2016 vs. CIN (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 1 (2x), last: 4/10 vs. SEA April 24 vs. Milwaukee = Blaine hasn t pitched since Tuesday night, when we worked a pair of scoreless innings vs. Milwaukee, allowing just an infield hit...it marked his longest appearance since September 25 of last year, when he tossed 2.1 scoreless frames vs. Toronto...held lefties to a.182 average (2-for-11) this season. = Boyer signed with the Royals his fifth team in as many years as a minor league free agent on Feb. 7 and had his contract selected on Opening Day. Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/ Strikeout High: 2 on 4/9 vs. SEA April 26 vs. White Sox = Brian tossed 2.1 innings in the first game of the series Thursday, stranding an inherited runner in the sixth inning and pitching around a pair of hits over the next two frames...he s pitched 2.0 innings or more in four of his last six outings and allowed just one earned run over his last seven appearances (11.0 IP). = He allowed a walk-off RBI single to Luke Maile in the 10th inning of a 5-4 setback in Toronto on April 17...it was his first loss since Sept. 20, = Since the start of 2016, he s held opponents to a.220 average (54-for-246), ninth among American League left handers (min. 250 batters faced). = He has a 2.55 ERA (20 ER in 70.2 IP) in 45 career relief appearances, compared to a 9.25 ERA (25 ER in 24.1 IP) in his six career starts. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/11 Saves/Save Opp: 5/5 (100.0%) Last Save: April 28, 2018 vs. CWS-2 (48th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/2 at DET April 28 vs. White Sox-2 (Save) = Kelvin collected his fifth save in as many chances last night, pitching around a one-out double by Jose Abreu...he s made scoreless outings in three consecutive days and 12-straight scoreless appearances vs. the White Sox, dating back to April 24, 2017, which spans 11.1 innings...has a 2.56 ERA all-time vs. Chicago. = Herrera has not allowed a run in his 11 appearances this year...his 9.2 consecutive scoreless innings is the fifth-longest active streak in the American League. = He recorded a career-high 26 saves in 31 opportunities in 2017, including 26 in 28 chances (92.9%) from April 13-Aug. 16, the best percentage in the American League during that stretch. Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/10 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/27 vs. CWS April 27 vs. White Sox (Loss) = Tim endured his first loss Friday night, allowing a go-ahead two-run homer to Matt Davidson in the 11th inning as well as an RBI single to Leury Garcia...he pitched around a two-out double in the 10th, before permitting four of six hitters to reach in the 11th...the 2.0-inning stint marked his longest this season. = He did not allow a hit over his first seven big league appearances, one appearance shy of matching Jonathan Sanchez (2006) and Garry Roggenburk (1963) for the most hitless games to begin a career, according to Elias Sports Bureau. = He held left-handed batters to a.175 average (18-for-103) and allowed just four extra-base hits (.214 slugging percentage) with Northwest Arkansas in Brad Keller 1st Batter Efficiency: 7/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/ Strikeout High: 2 on 4/13 vs. LAA April 28 vs. White Sox = Brad allowed a run in the eighth inning last night in Game 2 but induced a ground ball double play off the bat of Tim Anderson to end the threat...allowed three hits after surrendering just two hits in his four previous appearances...worked a eighth inning on Friday night, needing just 10 pitches to retire the side. = All three hits he allowed last night came to left-handed hitters, however they ve gone just 3-for-15 against him this season (.200). = Acquired via trade with Cincinnati in the Rule 5 Draft, after going 10-9 with a 4.68 ERA in 26 starts at Jacksonville (AA) in Arizona s system in Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 1 (4x), last: 4/25 vs. MIL April 27 vs. White Sox = Kevin allowed a leadoff single in the seventh Friday night, but induced a 4-3 double play and a ground out to third to end the inning on eight pitches. = Earned his first victory of the year a week ago in Detroit, despite allowing the tying run to score in the sixth inning...he s won all three of his decisions at the Major League level, including one vs. these White Sox in his second big league appearance, September 10, = McCarthy was recalled on April 13 after starting the season in Omaha (AAA) he made his Major League debut in 2016 and recorded a career-high 33 appearances in 2017, going 1-0 with a 3.20 ERA (16 ER in 45.0 IP), including a 1.59 ERA (5 ER in 28.1 IP) in his first 22 outings with Kansas City. Burch Smith 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/ Strikeout High: 4 on 4/17 at TOR-1 April 28 vs. White Sox = Burch pitched the final 2.2 innings in Game 1 yesterday, allowing a three-run homer to Daniel Palka in the seventh but retired eight of nine hitters after that... he s allowed eight of his 10 inherited runners to score, including both in yesterday s first game...tossed 2.0 innings or more in four of his last five appearances. = Pitched 3.0 innings on Tuesday vs. Milwaukee, the longest by a Royals reliever since Kevin McCarthy worked 3.0 innings last September 13 vs. these Sox. = Smith was acquired via trade by Kansas City during the Rule 5 Draft, after being selected by the Mets spent last season in Tampa Bay s organization, posting a 5-3 record and a 2.40 ERA (15 ER in 56.1 IP), between three minor league stops missed all of 2015 and 2016, following Tommy John surgery. Royals vs. White Sox 2018 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Barlow Boyer Duffy Flynn Hammel Herrera Hill Junis Keller Kennedy McCarthy Skoglund Smith

3 Hitting Notes Abraham Almonte This Series: 3-for-7, run, 2B, RBI, 2 BB This Stand: 3-for-7, run, 2B, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 6 g (9-20) = Abraham reached safely three times in Game 2 last night, including a pair of walks and a bases-loaded infield single in the first inning, snapping the club s 0-for-18 skid with RISP dating back to Soler s RBI double in the first on Friday Almonte has two of the Royals four hits with the bases loaded (also, grand slam on April 22). = Almonte has a six-game hitting streak one shy of his career high done twice in 2016 in which he s batting.450/.522/.650 (9-for-20) with six RBI. = He hit the go-ahead grand slam in the Sonic Slam sixth inning April 22 in Detroit, his second career grand slam and first since Aug. 30, 2015 the Sonic Slam won Jadah Bradley of Eugene, Mo. $25,000 and was the ninth since the promotion began in 1995 and first since Cam Gallagher did it last Aug. 14 in Oakland. = Almonte hasn t been charged with an error in center field since Aug. 20, 2014, converting all 199 chances at the position in 83 games (78 starts) since. = The Royals are his fourth Major League team in five years also spent time with Seattle ( ), San Diego ( ) and Cleveland ( ). Drew Butera This Series: 0-for-3 This Stand: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Drew went 0-for-3 in Game 1 yesterday, his first start since April 22 when he reached safely three times the last game before Perez returned from the DL. = He s batting.333 (11-for-33) in 13 games vs. Chicago since 2017, including a career-high four hits on Aug. 13, 2017 and a double here on Opening Day. = Butera made 43 starts at catcher in 2017, including 11 during Salvador Perez s DL stint (Aug. 6-22), when he hit.316 (12-for-38) with a.366 OBP. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 0-for-9 This Stand: 1-for-16 (.063), BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-13) = Cheslor went 0-for-4 at third base in Game 2 last night and is 0-for-his-last-13 he s made starts at DH (7), first base (6) and third base (6). = He s made 25 of 55 starts vs. left-handed starters since the start of 2017 batting.293 (63-for-215) lifetime vs. southpaws, including.364 (8-for-22) in = Cuthbert is batting.294 (10-for-34) with the bases empty, but is just 5-for-38 (.132) with runners on, including 2-for-24 (.083) in scoring situations. = He s one of three active players born in Nicaragua, joining Mariners RHP Erasmo Ramirez and Angels RHP JC Ramirez. Lucas Duda This Series: 2-for-16, run, 2 BB This Stand: 4-for-23 (.174), run, 2B, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Lucas went 1-for-4 in Game 1 yesterday, and in Game 2 he walked and scored on Gordon s two-run single in the first inning. = Only four of his 19 hits have been XBH (21%) he ranked second in the Majors in 2017 with 63.0% of his hits (58 of 92) going for extra bases. = Duda has two HR & 11 RBI in 17 career games at The K, including a HR in the first on Opening Day vs. the White Sox according to Elias, he s the fifth to HR in his first at-bat as a Royal, joining: Adam Moore (Sept. 23, 2012), Calvin Pickering (Aug. 22, 2004), Yamil Benitez (July 24, 1997) & Jon Nunnally (April 29, 1995), and the sixth to HR in the first inning on Opening Day, joining: Alex Gordon (2009), Joe Randa (1999), George Brett (1988), Onix Concepcion (1984) & Amos Otis (1977). = He signed with the Royals on Feb. 28, after splitting 2017 between the Mets & Rays, matching a career-high with 30 HR (also, 2014), five of which came vs. LHP. Alcides Escobar This Series: 3-for-16, RBI, BB This Stand: 4-for-21 (.190), 2B, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Esky went 0-for-3 with a walk in Game 1 yesterday and 1-for-4 in Game 2, and has reached safely or recorded an RBI or run in his last 13 games. = He s batting.333 (5-for-15) vs. left-handed pitchers this season and he s batting.357 (10-for-28) lifetime vs. today s opposing starter, Hector Santiago. = Alcides has made 359 consecutive starts all at shortstop since Sept. 25, 2015 according to Elias, it s the longest streak in Royals history and the longest active streak in the Majors the last longer streak by a shortstop was Cal Ripken Jr. s 2,216 straight starts for Baltimore from Escobar is the only Royal to start all 162 games in a season, and he s done it three times: 2017, 16 and 14 since 2011, he s played in 1,131 of the Royals 1,160 games (97.5%). = His 36 doubles in 2017 were most by a Royals shortstop, besting Kurt Stillwell s 35 in 1990 his 190 doubles as a shortstop since 2011 are second most in MLB. Ryan Goins This Series: 2-for-4, 2B This Stand: 2-for-4, 2B Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Ryan doubled to leadoff the fifth inning Thursday and singled to leadoff the seventh, but was thrown out 6-2 at home in the fifth and was stranded at second in the seventh he s hit safely in 10 of his 12 career starts vs. the White Sox, including each of his last seven dating back to April 27, 2016 with Toronto. = Goins played in a career-high 143 games with the Blue Jays in 2017 and also set career highs in hits (99), doubles (21), home runs (9) and RBI (62). = Hit.330/.368/.540 (33-for-100) with runners in scoring position last year, including a Major League leading 10 hits in 14 at-bats with the bases loaded. Alex Gordon This Series: 5-for-15, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 HBP This Stand: 8-for-23 (.348), run, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (5-12) = Alex had four hits yesterday two in each game including a two-run single in the first inning of Game 2 and an RBI double in the eighth. = Gordon has reached safely in his last nine games (.371 OBP), including eight hits in six games since his return from the DL Tuesday with a left hip labral tear. = He recorded his 83rd career outfield assist in Game 1 yesterday (7-6-5 putout in the fourth), second most in the Majors since 2010 behind Gerardo Parra (84). = He s taken two hit-by-pitches this series (Thursday and Friday), extending his club-record to 91 HBP, 13 more than the next closest, Mike Macfarlane. = Gordon has reached safely or recorded an RBI in 23 of his last 26 games vs. the White Sox dating back to Sept. 18, 2016, and is 7-for-23 (.304) this season. Jon Jay This Series: 3-for-14 This Stand: 6-for-21 (.286), run, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-9) = Jon went 1-for-4 in Game 1 yesterday, his second straight start batting sixth (led off in previous 21) he s reached safely or recorded an RBI in 22 of 24 games. = Jay has reached 17 times in 41 tries to lead off an inning (.415 OBP), including 10 times in 21 tries to lead off a game (.476 OBP). = He s batting.324 (11-for-34) with a.425 on-base percentage in 10 career games vs. the White Sox, including six hits in five games this season. = Hasn t committed an error in his last 207 games in the field (369 chances) since April 15, 2016 his career.996 fielding % is the highest among active outfielders. Whit Merrifield This Series: 2-for-12, run, 2B, 2 BB, HBP, SB This Stand: 3-for-20 (.150), run, 2B, HBP, 2 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Whit went 0-for-7 in the two games yesterday, but walked twice in Game 2, which led to a steal of third base in the seventh inning he has three steals this season (after leading the AL with 34 in 2017), including two steals of third since his debut in 2016, his 12 steals of third are tied with Mike Trout for fifth in the AL. = All three of Merrifield s HR have come vs. LHP (all in his last 10 games), including one that broke up Francisco Liriano s no-hitter in the sixth inning on April 22 in Detroit he s batting.311/.360/.513 (71-for-228) lifetime vs. left-handed pitching, including a.367/.424/.700 (11-for-30) line this season. = Batting.290 (42-for-145) vs. Chicago with 20 runs & 29 RBI in 37 games, including two HR on July 23, 2017 and a career-high five RBI on Aug. 13, = He made his first career start in center on April 14, his fourth different starting defensive position this season (also: first, second & right) he s also started at DH. = Became the third Royal (fourth time) with at least 30 doubles, 30 steals and 19 HR in 2017, joining Carlos Beltran (2001, 02) and Amos Otis (1978). = Led the AL with 94 hits after the All-Star break last season, the most second-half hits by a Royal since Billy Butler (102) and Alex Gordon (98) in Mike Moustakas This Series: 5-for-19, 4 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB This Stand: 6-for-26 (.231), 5 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Mike went 0-for-4 in Game 1 yesterday, snapping his 18-game on-base streak, in which he hit.350/.366/.713 (28-for-80) with 13 extra-base hits (8 HR) and 17 RBI it was the second-longest streak of his career, trailing a 23-game on-base streak from April 17-May 16, 2012 he went 1-for-4 with a run and a stolen base in Game 2 to mark the 12th steal of his career and first since April 11, 2015, snapping a streak of 342 games and three unsuccessful stolen base attempts without one. = Moose s solo HR on Friday was his eighth of the season sixth solo, all since April 9 and 127th of his career, matching Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler for eighth in Royals history it was his 20th career HR and 48th RBI vs. the White Sox, both of which are his most vs. any opponent. = He has homered in six consecutive series (vs. SEA, vs. LAA, at TOR, at DET, vs. MIL, vs. CWS), the longest streak by a Royal since his own six-series streak in April 2016, according to Elias it s the longest streak in the Majors within one season since Aaron Judge homered in six straight series in September = His eight home runs are most by a Royal in the month of April since Carlos Beltran hit eight in 2004, and are three shy of the record set by Jermaine Dye in = His six infield hits are one behind Starlin Castro, Mallex Smith, Jonathan Villar and Jose Peraza for the Major League lead among American League players, he ranks tied for fourth in multi-hit games (10) and hits (33), tied for sixth in HR (8), ninth in slugging percentage (.586) and tied for 12th in RBI (19). Salvador Perez This Series: 5-for-17, 4 runs, 2B, BB This Stand: 6-for-25 (.240), 5 runs, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (5-17) = Salvy reached safely three times yesterday, including a double in each game he s reached safely or recorded an RBI in all six games since returning from the DL (sprained left knee) He hit.375/.385/.708 (9-for-24) with two HR and six RBI during his seven-game rehab stint between Northwest Arkansas (AA) & Omaha (AAA). = Perez was selected to the American League All-Star team for the fifth time in 2017 and set career highs in HR (27), RBI (80) and slugging percentage (.495). = He has thrown out 116 would-be base stealers since 2013, second most in the Majors behind Jonathan Lucroy (132) his 136 career catcher caught stealings rank third in Royals history, trailing only Mike Macfarlane (162) and Darrell Porter (149) he s started 653 games at catcher since 2013, second most to Yadier Molina (667). Jorge Soler This Series: 6-for-13, run, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB This Stand: 6-for-19 (.316), run, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 6 BB Hit Streak: 4 g (6-13) = Jorge went 1-for-3 with a walk in Game 1 yesterday and had an RBI double and a walk in Game 2 he s walked in nine consecutive games, surpassing Bryce Harper (8 from April 1-9) for the longest streak in the Majors this season it s the longest streak by a Royal since Mike Sweeney walked in nine straight from July 17-24, 2000 Soler leads the team with 17 walks and ranks fourth in the American League with a 5.29 PA/BB rate and sixth with a.433 on-base percentage. = Soler is batting.350/.480/.550 (21-for-60) in 18 games since starting 0-for-11, including a career-high 13-game on-base streak, batting.357/.500/.619 (15-for-42). = He s batting.429/.500/.714 (9-for-21) with four extra-base hits vs. left-handed pitching this season, including going 9-for-his-last-17 (.529) after starting 0-for-4.

4 This & That MOOSE STOPPED THEN RESUMES--Third baseman Mike Moustakas had his streak of reaching safely stopped at 18 consecutive games with an 0-for-4 first game on Saturday, but he rebounded with a hit and walk in the nightcap, which also witnessed his first stolen base in over three seasons...he had gone 342 games between his 11th and 12th career stolen base, with his most recent prior to last night taking place on April 11, he has batted.330 (29-for-88) in his last 20 games with five doubles, eight home runs and 17 RBI, while slugging at a.659 clip...he has homered is six consecutive series, the first time a Royal has done that since Moose in April, it should come as little surprise that the last big league hitter to homer in six straight sets was the Yankees Aaron Judge last September...with eight home runs in the first 25 games, Moose is ahead of his record pace of 17 when he clubbed his eighth in game #29...Friday s blast was his 127th career homer tying Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler for eighth on the franchise s all-time list. GORDO AND SALVY POST-SHELF--The duo of Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez, both activated from stints on the D.L. at the outset of this homestand last Tuesday, have each swung the bat well up on their returns...gordon, who drove home three in last night s win, has hit.348 (8-for-23) in the six games since he was activated from a left hip labral tear...meanwhile, Perez, out since Opening Day with a non-baseball related left knee sprain, has hit in each of the last four games at a.294 clip (5-for-17) with a pair of doubles. GORDO AND THE BRUISE CLUB--Alex Gordon, fresh off the D.L. with a hip injury, took one in the wallet on Friday night for his second hit by pitch in as many games of this series and upping his club record career total to 91...he has been hit 13 more times than the nearest Royal in franchise history, Mike Macfarlane...Gordo is now tied with Carlos Gomez for 11th among active players in hit by pitches, a far cry from the current active leader, Chase Utley with 200. BUSY TIMES--The Royals are now 1-5 in a stretch of 14 games in 13 days, which started with a 0-2 set vs. Milwaukee and then a 1-3 start to this five-game set...of the 14-game stretch, 11 are being contested here, with the lone interruption a three-game stop in Boston starting tomorrow. SUPER DUPER--Our own Bill Duplissea kept his replay review record perfect for 2018 here on Thursday night when he told the bench that Tim Anderson was in fact out at first base on a attempted double play...1:10 later, New York agreed with Dupe s assessment and gave him a 6-for-6 start to the new campaign... the Royals are one of only three clubs to hit on all of their replay requests this year, but KC s six requests rank as the most among the 100% trio...he has made good on over 67% of his challenges in his career, which ranks among the best, including a season mark of 69% (24-for-35) last year..duper closed 2016 as the best in baseball with a 69.2% success rate, converting 27 of 39 challenges. HOME STRUGGLES--The Royals have secured only two wins in 14 tries at Kauffman Stadium at the outset of this season, last night in the second game of the split doubleheader with the White Sox (5-2) and on April 9 against Seattle (10-0)...KC snapped a 10-game losing streak with last night s win, which was the longest since a club-record 11-game slide from May 6-June 4, the Royals had a winning record in The K for each of the last five seasons ( ), going which was good for a tie with Toronto for fourth among American League clubs in that span. TWITTER GAME ON WEDNESDAY--The Royals had their first Facebook-only exposure of the year April 18 in Toronto and now they ll have their first Twitter experience this Wednesday in the 12:10 (CDT) finale from Fenway Park...unlike the Facebook game which is the only way to view the contest, the Twitter game will also be on its normal home in Kansas City of FOX Sports Kansas City...there will be more Twitter games announced as the season progresses. ESKY THE IRON MAN--Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar, who re-signed with the Royals over the winter, continues to possess the longest active streak of starts in the Majors, starting his 358th and 359th consecutive games during the twinbill on Saturday...the next-closest player in consecutive starts is San Diego shortstop Freddy Galvis with 191. NOT JUST THE TEAM S 50TH SEASON--One common denominator with the Royals and this 50th season of baseball is Hall of Fame announcer Denny Matthews, who was in the booth with Buddy Blattner on April 8, 1969 and is once again calling the play-by-play during this milestone season...the Ford Frick Award winner in Cooperstown, NY in 2007, Matthews has been the one constant since the franchise came to be in 69...with this his 50th season, he trails only Los Angeles Dodger broadcasting icons Vin Scully (67 years prior to retiring) and Jaime Jarrin (59th season). AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his eighth full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, he has a regular season record at the helm for the Royals, surpassing Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,246) and wins (1,092)...his postseason winning pct. of.710 (22-9) is tops among all managers in history who have worked at least 20 playoff games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers ( )...he compiled a record with the Brew Crew including a mark in his last two seasons...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 ( ). RULE 5 HURLERS ON ROSTER--The Royals are carrying a pair of Rule 5 acquisitions on the roster with right-handed hurlers Brad Keller and Burch Smith...Keller, 22, was selected in last December s Rule 5 draft from Arizona by Cincinnati and then dealt to KC, while the 28-year old Smith was acquired from the New York Mets after being selected in the draft...keller spent the year in AA Jackson last year, while Smith has big league time with San Diego in each have performed well to this point with Keller allowing a run in an inning during last night s second game, giving him 11 appearances on the year with a 3.72 ERA (4 ER in 9.2 innings) while Smith was touched for a run in 2.2 innings in the early game on Saturday, giving him a 3.38 ERA (5 ER in 13.1 frames) over eight appearances. INTERLEAGUE FOES--The Royals opened interleague for 2018 with a pair of losses here to the Brewers to open this homestand...kansas City is playing the National League Central this summer with a 2-game set still slated for Miller Park in June, while there will also be a 2-game home & home vs. Cincinnati and a home & home 3-game series with St. Louis...also on the slate is a 3-game series in Kauffman Stadium against the Chicago Cubs (August 6-8) and 3-game road trip to Pittsburgh (September 17-19)...the next work against National League competition will be on May in Busch Stadium. vs. White Sox (2018) vs. White Sox (career) At Home (career) Santiago (career) Rodriguez (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 Almonte Butera Cuthbert Duda Escobar Goins Gordon Jay Merrifield Moustakas Perez Soler Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Ian Kennedy Trevor Oaks Eric Skoglund Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Duffy Hammel Junis Kennedy Oaks Skoglund Total Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Starts CS/ATT 2/9 0/4 1/4 3/17 Pct ERA ER/IP 90/ / / /231.0

5 2018 Royals Home Runs vs. on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Almonte DET A. Wilson 8 Butera OAK S. Casilla 92 Cuthbert /20/17 CLE D. Salazar 108 Duda J. Garcia 44 Escobar R. Tepera 37 Goins BOS A. Reed 47 Gordon CWS D. Covey 59 Jay /5/17 TB E. Ramirez 309 Merrifield DET F. Liriano 18 Moustakas /27/18 CWS R. Lopez 13 Perez /24/18 MIL Z. Davies 19 Soler /26/18 CWS L. Giolito 12 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Abraham Almonte Detroit, sixth inning) - Franchise total: 128; Once in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Salvador Perez Detroit, solo, 2-run off Matthew Boyd, Zac Reininger) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Mike Moustakas and Lucas Duda (4/17/18 at Toronto-1, 3rd inning off Jaime Garcia) - Once in 2018 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio, Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas Oakland, eighth inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (8/24/17 vs. Colorado) - Franchise total: 94 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: Eric Hosmer (8/23/17 vs. Colorado, ninth inning, Greg Holland pitching) - Franchise total: 69 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Mike Napoli, Texas Kauffman Stadium, off Mike Minor, 7th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Curtis Granderson Rogers Centre off Justin Grimm, 8th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Jose Abreu and Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox (4/28/18-Game Kauffman Stadium, Eric Skoglund pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: JaCoby Jones Comerica Park, Brad Keller pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 4th 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: Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy, Blaine Boyer, Brian Flynn) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2018 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players Total Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Almonte g 6 g (4/20-pres) 1 - Butera g Cuthbert g 4 g (3/29-4/3) - - Duda g 4 g (4/12-17) - - Escobar g 3 g (2x) 1 - Goins g Gordon g 3 g (2x) - - Jay g 4 g (4/17-20) 4 1 Merrifield g 5 g (4/18-22) 2 - Moustakas g 14 g (4/8-22) 6 - Perez g 4 g (4/26-pres) - - Soler g 7 g (4/13-22) 1 - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 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 Yankees (6-0) & vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: August Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: August Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (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): April 9, 2018 vs. Seattle, 10-0 Junis (7.0), Maurer (1.0), Flynn (1.0) 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: Eric Hosmer, July 26, Detroit (5-for-6) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Mike Moustakas, September 20, Toronto (2nd, 1B, 2B) Royals Five-RBI Game: Whit Merrifield, August 13, Chicago White Sox Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Taylor Motter, Seattle, April 9, 2018 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 9, LA Dodgers Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), July 2, 2017 vs. Minnesota Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Gregor Blanco, Arizona, October 1, 2017 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 23, 2017 vs. Colorado (6-4 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 9, 2018 vs. Seattle (1st inn. - 3 runs, 4th inn. - 5 runs) - Twice in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 21-23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: April 12-14, 2018 vs. Los Angeles Angels Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 17-18, Toronto 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 Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 4 4/25/18 vs. MIL Pitchers 18 CLE Almonte 54 CWS Butera 10 CLE Cuthbert 5 TOR-1 Duda 6 DET Escobar 4 4/25/18 vs. MIL Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Goins 21 MIN Gordon 33 9/8/17 vs. MIN Jay 207 PHI Merrifield 21 DET Moustakas 11 4/10/18 vs. SEA Perez 25 MIN Soler 4 4/25/18 vs. MIL

6 Date Player Transaction 2/28 1B-Lucas Duda Signed as a Major League free agent 3/6 OF-Jon Jay Signed as a Major League free agent RHP-Jesse Hahn Placed on 60-day disabled list (right UCL sprain) 3/10 3B-Mike Moustakas Signed as a Major League free agent OF-Jorge Bonifacio Placed on restricted list 3/18 RHP-Justin Grimm Signed as a Major League free agent 3/21 RHP-Sam Gaviglio Traded to Toronto for a player to be named/cash considerations 3/29 RHP-Blaine Boyer Selected from Omaha (AAA) INF-Ryan Goins Selected from Omaha C-Cam Gallagher Recalled from Omaha RHP-Wily Peralta Designated for assignment RHP-Kyle Zimmer Designated for assignment RHP-Nate Karns Placed on 10-day DL (right elbow inflammation), retro to 3/26 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Placed on 10-day DL (right shoulder impingement), retro to 3/26 C-Salvador Perez Placed on 10-day DL (left knee sprain), retro to 3/26 OF-Bubba Starling Placed on 10-day DL (left oblique strain), retro to 3/26 3/31 RHP-Wily Peralta Outrighted to Omaha 4/2 OF-Abraham Almonte Claimed off waivers from Cleveland RHP-Miguel Almonte Designated for assignment 4/10 OF-Abraham Almonte Recalled from Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 10-day DL (left hip labral tear) 4/13 RHP-Kevin McCarthy Recalled from Omaha RHP-Brandon Maurer Optioned to Omaha 4/15 C-Salvador Perez Sent on a rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas 2018 Transactions Date Player Transaction 4/17 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 4/18 C-Salvador Perez Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha 4/19 OF-Alex Gordon Sent on a rehab assignment to Omaha 4/20 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 4/24 C-Cam Gallagher Optioned to Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Returned from rehab assignment/reinstated from disabled list RHP-Justin Grimm Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back stiffness), retro 4/22 OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha C-Salvador Perez Returned from rehab assignment/reinstated from disabled list LHP-Eric Stout Recalled from Omaha 4/27 OF-Bubba Starling Reinstated from 10-day DL/Optioned to Omaha 4/28 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha (26th man)/optioned after second game RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha LHP-Eric Stout Optioned to Omaha Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/2 at Detroit 9 Orlando out at 1B 1-6 1:10 Overturned KC 1-0 4/7 at Cleveland 5 Davis out at 1B 0-0 1:41 Stands Opp 0-1 4/8 at Cleveland 8 Ramirez safe at 1B 1-1 1:06 Overturned KC 2-0 4/9 Seattle 2 Moustakas out at 1B 3-0 0:36 Overturned KC 3-0 4/10 Seattle 5 Marjama out at 2B on SB 2-5 1:00 Stands Opp 0-2 4/17 at Toronto-1 5 Pillar catch in CF 3-2 0:51 Overturned KC Smoak out at 3B 3-4 1:57 Stands Opp 0-3 4/18 at Toronto 3 Martin out at 2B on force 2-4 0:36 Overturned Opp 1-3 4/20 at Detroit-1 6 Candelario out at 1B on pickoff 1-2 1:05 Overturned KC 5-0 4/26 Chicago White Sox 7 Anderson safe at 1B 2-6 1:10 Overturned KC 6-0 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Almonte (0-1), Jay (4-17), Merrifield (2-2) 2nd: Almonte (0-1), Cuthbert (1-0), Merrifield (4-16), Moustakas (1-2), Soler (0-1) 3rd: Moustakas (5-18), Perez (1-2) 4th: Cuthbert (2-3), Duda (2-14), Perez (0-3), Soler (2-0) 5th: Cuthbert (1-5), Duda (1-5), Merrifield (0-1), Orlando (2-1), Soler (2-8) 6th: Almonte (2-3), Cuthbert (1-2), Duda (0-1), Goins (1-2), Jay (0-2), Orlando (1-2), Soler (1-8) 7th: Almonte (0-2), Cuthbert (0-1), Escobar (1-2), Gallagher (1-0), Goins (1-3), Gordon (2-7), Orlando (1-5) 8th: Cuthbert (1-2), Escobar (4-14), Goins (0-1), Gordon (1-3) 9th: Butera (4-11), Escobar (1-4), Gallagher (1-5) The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (0-6), Hammel (0-5), Junis (3-2), Kennedy (1-4), Oaks (0-1), Skoglund (2-2) C: Butera (4-11), Gallagher (1-5), Perez (1-4) 1B: Cuthbert (3-3), Duda (2-16), Merrifield (1-1) 2B: Goins (2-6), Merrifield (4-13) 3B: Cuthbert (2-4), Moustakas (4-16) SS: Escobar (6-20) LF: Gordon (2-7), Jay (3-11), Orlando (1-2) CF: Almonte (2-7), Gordon (1-3), Jay (0-4), Merrifield (0-1), Orlando (3-5) RF: Jay (0-2), Merrifield (1-2), Soler (5-16) DH: Cuthbert (1-6), Duda (1-4), Gallagher (1-0), Jay (1-2), Merrifield (0-1), Moustakas (2-4), Orlando (0-1), Perez (0-1), Soler (0-1) Daily Update Score by Innings Total Royals Opponents Victory Margin Royals Opponents Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 1-1 Tuesday 1-4 Wednesday 0-3 Thursday 0-3 Friday 1-4 Saturday 2-4 Sunday 1-1 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs /27 vs. CWS (7th inning, 2 hits) 3 runs - 4 4/28 vs. CWS-2 (1st inning, 3 hits) 4 runs - 1 3/29 vs. CWS (1st inning, 5 hits) 5 runs - 2 DET (6th inning, 3 hits) 6 runs runs Lead after six innings: 3-4 Lead after seven innings: 5-3 Lead after eight innings: 5-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 4-2 Score first: 3-7 Score more than three runs: 3-6 Hit home run: 4-11 Series opener: or more hits: 1-8 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 3-1 Tied after seven innings: 0-3 Tied after eight innings: 0-4 Starter works 6.0 IP: 1-5 Opponents score first: 3-14 Score three runs or less: 3-14 Do not homer: 2-9 Series finale: 2-6 Opponents 10 or more hits: 0-10 Trail after six innings: 0-15 Trail after seven innings: 1-14 Trail after eight innings: 1-16 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 1-13 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 1/4 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/3 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 3/10 Errorless games by KC: 3-10 Extra Innings 0-3

7 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 10 April 9 vs. Seattle 15 April Toronto Most runs, extra-inning game 4 Twice, last: April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox 7 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most hits, game 13 April 9 vs. Seattle 16 April Detroit Most hits, extra-inning game 12 Twice, last: April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox 12 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Fewest hits, game 3 April Cleveland 2 April 9 vs. Seattle Most runs, inning 5 Twice, last: April Detroit (6th) 6 Twice, last: April Toronto (8th) Most hits, inning 5 Twice, last: April 9 vs. Seattle (1st) 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most doubles, game 4 April 9 vs. Seattle 4 Twice, last: April Toronto Most doubles, extra-inning game 2 Twice, last: April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox 3 April Detroit-1 Most triples, game 1 Thrice, last: April Cleveland 1 5 times, last: April Detroit-2 Most triples, extra-inning game - 2 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, game 3 April Detroit 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 April Toronto-2 2 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, inning 2 April Detroit (6th) 3 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 5 April 9 vs. Seattle 9 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 4 April Toronto-2 6 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most steals, game 2 Twice, last: April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2 2 Thrice, last: April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most times caught stealing, game 2 April Toronto-1 1 Thrice, last: April 24 vs. Milwaukee Most sacrifice flies, game 1 4 times, last: April 24 vs. Milwaukee 2 April 25 vs. Milwaukee Most sacrifices, game 1 April Cleveland 1 4 times, last: April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most strikeouts, game 12 April 11 vs. Seattle 11 April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2 Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 8 April Toronto-2 13 April Toronto-2 Most walks, game 8 April Detroit 8 April Detroit Most walks, extra-inning game 4 April Toronto-2 7 April Toronto-2 Most left on base, game 11 April 26 vs. Chicago White Sox 12 April Detroit Most left on base, extra-inning game 12 April Toronto-2 11 April Toronto-2 Fewest left on base, game 4 Twice, last: April Cleveland 3 April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2 Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 10 Twice, last: April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox 3 April Detroit-1 Most double plays turned 3 April Cleveland 2 5 times, last: April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most errors, game 2 Thrice, last: April 25 vs. Milwaukee 2 4 times, last: April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2 Individual Batting: Most hits, game 3 5 times, last: Almonte (April Detroit) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 Thrice, last: Cuthbert, Merrifield (April Detroit-1) Must runs, game 2 8 times, last: Perez (April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2) Most doubles, game 1 Several Times Most triples, game 1 Thrice, last: Jay (April Cleveland) Most home runs, game 1 20 times, last: Moustakas (April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most RBI, game 4 Almonte (April Detroit) Most RBI, extra-inning game 1 7 times: Moustakas, Soler (April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most total bases, game 7 Moustakas (April 9 vs. Seattle) Most total bases, extra-inning game 5 Twice: Moustakas (April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox), Escobar (April Toronto-2) Most walks, game 3 Twice, Soler (April Detroit), Cuthbert (April 9 vs. Seattle) Most stolen bases, game 1 8 times, last: Merrifield, Moustakas (April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 14 Moustakas (April 8-22) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Hammel (April Detroit-1) Most innings pitched, reliever 3.0 Smith (April 24 vs. Milwaukee) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Skoglund (April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2) Most strikeouts, reliever 4 Smith (April Toronto-1) Most walks, starter 3 5 times, last: Kennedy (April Toronto) Most walks, reliever 3 Grimm (April Toronto-2) Most runs allowed 6 5 times, last: Junis (April 26 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most home runs allowed 5 Junis (April 26 vs. Chicago White Sox) - tied franchise record Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 16.0 Junis (April 3-14) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 9.2 Herrera (March 29-present) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 2 Junis (April 3-9) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall - Longest winning streak, home - Longest winning streak, road - Longest losing streak, overall 9 April Longest losing streak, home 10 April (Game 1) Longest losing streak, road 4 April Longest game-inning, home 11 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-inning, road 10 Twice, last: April Detroit-1 Longest game-time, home 3:26 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 3:09 April Detroit Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:34 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:37 April Toronto-2 Shortest game-time home 2:39 April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2 Shortest game-time road 2:17 April Detroit Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 2:46 April Detroit-1 Largest crowd-home 36,517 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 12,324 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest crowd-road 34,720 April Cleveland Smallest crowd-road 14,240 April Cleveland Largest winning margin 10 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest losing margin 10 April Toronto (5-15) Largest deficit overcome to win 2 April Detroit (trailed 2-0 after 5; won 8-5) Largest lead lost 4 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (led 4-0 after 3; lost 14-7) Lucas Duda 9 HR to 150 Danny Duffy 4 K to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (L. Hochevar-702) Alcides Escobar 3 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Damon-156) 35 G to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-1,166) Upcoming Milestones Alex Gordon 1 HR break tie for 5th on KC all-time list (F. White-160) 3 SB for 100 Jason Hammel 8 wins to 100 Kelvin Herrera 1 G to tie for 4th on KC all-time list (J. Soria-427) Ian Kennedy 8 wins to strikeouts to 1,500 Mike Moustakas 2 RBI for HR to break tie for 8th on KC all-time list (B. Butler/ E. Hosmer) Ned Yost 8 wins for 1,100 career Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Jesse Hahn 60-day right UCL sprain March 6 May RHP-Nate Karns 10-day right elbow inflammation March 29 (retro March 26) April INF-Adalberto Mondesi 10-day right shoulder impingement syndrome March 29 (retro March 26) April RHP-Justin Grimm 10-day lower back stiffness April 24 (retro to April 22) May

8 2018 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total March (0-2) 3/29 CWS D L, T3-1.0 Shields Duffy (0-1) - 36, ,517 3/31 CWS N L, Farquhar Maurer (R, 0-1) Soria 17, ,081 April (6-18) 4/1 CWS D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup scheduled for 4/28 4/2 at Det D L, Liriano Hammel (0-1) - 15, ,476 4/3 at Det D W, Junis (1-0) Boyd Herrera (1) 15, ,559 4/4 at Det D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup scheduled for 4/20 4/6 at Cle D L, Carrasco Duffy (0-2) Allen 34, ,279 4/7 at Cle D W, Kennedy (1-0) Bauer Herrera (2) 17, ,641 4/8 at Cle D L, Allen Maurer (R, 0-2) - 14, ,881 4/9 Sea N W, Junis (2-0) Gonzales - 12, ,405 4/10 Sea N L, Hernandez Skoglund (0-1) - 14, ,255 4/11 Sea D L, Vincent Grimm (R, 0-1) Diaz 14, ,569 4/12 LAA N L, Tropeano Kennedy (1-1) - 14, ,283 4/13 LAA N L, Wood Grimm (R, 0-2) Middleton 15, ,294 4/14 LAA N L, Richards Junis (2-1) Middleton 15, ,170 4/15 LAA D PPD - Cold, makeup scheduled for 6/25 4/16 at Tor N PPD - Roof damage, makeup scheduled for 4/17 as doubleheader 4/17 at Tor D L, Garcia Skoglund (0-2) at Tor N L, 4-5 (10) Clippard Flynn (R, 0-1) - 18, ,526 4/18 at Tor D L, Happ Kennedy (1-2) 28, ,329 4/20 at Det D L, 2-3 (10) Jimenez Keller (R, 0-1) - 15, ,735 at Det N W, Junis (3-1) Greene Herrera (3) 17, ,929 4/21 at Det D L, Fiers Duffy (0-3) Saupold 19, ,231 4/22 at Det D W, McCarthy (R, 1-0) VerHagen Herrera (4) 19, ,265 4/24 Mil N L, Davies Kennedy (1-3) - 16, ,725 4/25 Mil N L, Chacin Hammel (0-2) - 13, ,114 4/26 CWS N L, Giolito Junis (3-2) Soria 18, ,429 4/27 CWS N L, 4-7 (11) Infante Hill (R, 0-1) Soria 15, ,824 4/28 CWS D L, Fulmer Oaks (0-1) - 16, ,795 CWS N W, Skoglund (1-2) Covey Herrera (5) 16, ,865 4/29 CWS D 4/30 at Bos N May (0-0) 5/1 at Bos N 5/2 at Bos D 5/3 Det D 5/4 Det N 5/5 Det D 5/6 Det D 5/8 at Bal N 5/9 at Bal N 5/10 at Bal N 5/11 at Cle N 5/12 at Cle D 5/13 at Cle D 5/14 TB N 5/15 TB N 5/16 TB D 5/18 NYY N 5/19 NYY N 5/20 NYY D 5/21 at StL N 5/22 at StL N 5/23 at StL D 5/24 at Tex N 5/25 at Tex N 5/26 at Tex D 5/27 at Tex D 5/28 Min N 5/29 Min N 5/30 Min N Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Pacific Coast League American Conference, Northern Division (8-14) R H E LOB Omaha Colo. Springs (Brewers) LP: Jonathan Dziedzic (0-3) HR: None Colorado Springs scored three unearned runs off Jonathan Dziedzic in the second inning and held on to down Omaha. Hunter Dozier hit an RBI double in the third and Billy Burns accounted for the Storm Chasers other run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. By not allowing an earned run over seven innings, Dziedzic lowered his ERA to Dozier and Ramón Torres each finished with two hits. Minor League Report NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (7-14) R H E LOB Tulsa (Dodgers) NW Arkansas WP: Foster Griffin (2-2) HR: None Foster Griffin allowed just one run on four hits with nine strikeouts over 7.0 innings to lift Northwest Arkansas past Tulsa. Elier Hernandez went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Nick Dini, Hernandez and Anderson Miller all drove in first-inning runs. Corey Toups added an RBI single in the fourth, while Miller and Alex Liddi drove in runs with hits in the eighth. Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (10-12) R H E LOB Winston-Salem (CWS) Wilmington WP: Jace Vines (1-4) SV: Bryan Brickhouse (4) HR: None Jace Vines earned his first victory of the season by limiting Winston-Salem to one run on four hits with six strikeouts over 5.2 innings. Emmanuel Rivera tied the game at 1-1 with an RBI triple in the third and Rudy Martin and Brandon Downes collected RBI singles in the decisive fifth. Bryan Brickhouse earned his fourth save. Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (11-10) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division Burlington Royals (R) Appalachian League East Division Surprise Royals (R) Arizona League West Division R H E LOB West Virginia (Pirates) Lexington Begin play June 15 vs. Ogden (Dodgers) Begin play June 19 at Elizabethton (Twins) Begin play in June Schedule TBA LP: Janser Lara (0-1) HR: None Lexington jumped out to an early 2-0 lead but couldn t hold on in a loss to West Virginia. Sebastian Rivero and Marten Gasparini each hit two-out RBI singles in the first inning. Janser Lara allowed three runs in 4.1 innings of work.