Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals Pittsburgh Pirates (74-74) PNC Park - Monday, September 17, 2018 Game #150 - Road Game #73 Fox Sports Kansas City, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, September Pittsburgh Pirates: LHP Eric Skoglund (1-5, 6.19) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (13-9, 3.37), 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Wednesday, September Pittsburgh Pirates: RHP Heath Fillmyer (3-1, 4.76) vs. RHP Chris Archer (4-8, 4.66), 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Thursday, September Detroit Tigers: RHP Jorge López (2-3, 4.64) vs. TBA, 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Friday, September Detroit Tigers: RHP Ian Kennedy (2-8, 4.73) vs. TBA, 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Saturday, September Detroit Tigers: RHP Jakob Junis (8-12, 4.42) vs. TBA, 5:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Sunday, September Detroit Tigers: RHP Brad Keller (8-6+ tonight) vs. TBA, 12:10 p.m. (CDT), 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 mikeside this entire road trip will be televised on FSKC, with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler describing the action...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery are on board for the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Royals vs. Pirates Tonight kicks off the first meeting between these clubs since the 2015 season, when the Royals took two of three of a set in Kauffman Stadium...this marks KC s seventh overall trip to Pittsburgh since the advent of Interleague play, with the Royals posting a 7-11 mark here, 2-7 since the Bucs moved into PNC Park...the last visit here was an 0-3 stop in Kansas City is overall against the Pirates. Date Site Score WP LP Att. Pitt Pitt Pitt LONG BALL DOOMS HOMESTAND FINALE--The Royals closed out their next-to-last stay of 2018 with a 9-6 loss to the Twins yesterday, as Minnesota salvaged the finale of the four-game series...kansas City completed the stay with a 5-2 mark, taking two of three from the White Sox, prior to winning the first three games of Minnesota s visit...jakob Junis had a rough 26th birthday on the hill, allowing four runs on eight hits over 3.0+ innings, with three of the eight hits leaving the yard, his sixth three-homer game of the year...he also surrendered a first-inning walk, which snapped a streak of 118 consecutive batters faced between free passes dating back to August 17...pitch efficiency was not a strong suit on Sunday, as Jakob needed 82 pitches to get through his 3.0+ innings...despite leaving with a 4-2 deficit, he was not the pitcher of record as the KC offense came alive to knot the score at 5-5 in the fifth when Adalberto Mondesi clubbed his ninth home run of the year...unfortunately, the Twins came right back with a pair of sixth-inning tallies against reliever Jerry Vasto to hand the rookie his first career decision...mondesi and Ryan O Hearn each had three hits to lead KC s 13-hit attack. FINAL JOURNEY OF If Mother Nature is cool with it, tonight will jumpstart the final road trip of the season featuring stops in a pair of National League cities...following this three-game stop in PNC Park, the Royals will head to Detroit for a four-game set beginning Thursday and then will wrap up the road schedule with a pair in Cincinnati following an off day a week from tonight while Kansas City has had a second half resurgence in Kauffman Stadium, the Royals have scuffled throughout the season away from The K posting a ledger with nine to go...kc has gone 3-13 in its last 16 road tries...the club has gone 3-2 in National League parks this year (2-1 in St. Louis and 1-1 in Milwaukee). STRONG HOME WORK--Despite yesterday s defeat to the Twins, the Royals closed out the next-to-last stay with a 5-2 mark...kansas City has won 10 of its last 12 in Kauffman Stadium and over a longer stretch is 13-3 in the last 16 home affairs...dating back to the All-Star break, the Royals have gone at home (.613), tying the Chicago Cubs for fourth most home wins in the Majors in that span the club had a season-best seven-game home win streak snapped in a loss to the White Sox last Wednesday, but with Saturday night s win has won five-straight series at The K for the first time since May 13-June 19, 2016, when it won six in a row the Royals have one final stay on the 2018 agenda, a four-game visit from the three-time A.L. Central titleholders from Cleveland on September THE RUNNING MEN--Adalberto Mondesi and Whit Merrifield have been bandits on the bases since the All-Star break, with Mondi getting his 20th post-break theft yesterday while Whit has 19, ranking 1-2 in the Majors since the Midsummer Classic...Merrifield leads the American League with his career-high 36 thefts, three behind Washington s Trea Turner for the big league lead...whit topped the A.L. chart last season with 34...the last Royal to record more thefts in a single season was Carlos Beltrán (41) in Whit has a Major League-best 13 swipes of third base this season and 23 for his career, which tops the AL since the start of as for Mondesi, he swiped his 25th base yesterday, good for seventh in the American League despite playing in only 62 games this year. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Brad Keller (8-6, 3.04) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (6-9, 3.87) Career Career Brad Keller vs. Pirates First career appearance Major League Record 8-6 (3.04 ERA) Joe Musgrove vs. Royals First career appearance Major League Record 6-9 (3.87 ERA) BRAD KELLER takes the hill for his 19th start and the 40th overall appearance of his rookie season he s making his fifth Interleague outing (second start) and first vs. Pittsburgh the 23-year-old right-hander was acquired via trade from the Reds, who selected him from Arizona in the 2017 Rule 5 Draft, and was originally an eighth-round pick of Arizona in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. Brad s Major League Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT STRONG VS. CHISOX--Brad returned to the win column by tossing 7.0 solid 5/30 vs. Minnesota ND, innings last Tuesday night in a 6-3 triumph over the White Sox it was his eighth win 6/5 at LA Angels L, /10 at Oakland ND, of the season, allowing a run on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts, his sixthstraight outing surrendering two earned runs or fewer he gave up a third-inning run 7/1 at Seattle L, /17 vs. Houston ND, /25 vs. LA Angels W, /7 vs. Boston ND, on an Avisail Garcia two-out RBI single, then retired 13 of the final 14 hitters he faced, 7/13 at White Sox L, allowing just a two-out walk to Daniel Palka in the sixth Keller departed with a 6-1 7/22 vs. Minnesota W, /28 at NY Yankees-1 W, lead, throwing 108 pitches he became the youngest Royals pitcher to make threestraight starts of at least 7.0 innings and two earned runs or fewer since Zack Greinke 8/13 vs. Toronto W, /2 at White Sox ND, /7 vs. Chicago Cubs L, /18 at White Sox W, did in his second, third and fourth career starts as a 20-year-old in /24 vs. Cleveland ND, /31 vs. Baltimore W, OUTSTANDING ROOKIE YEAR--Keller has pitched to a 3.04 ERA (43 ER in 9/5 at Cleveland L, IP) in his first big league season, which ranks second among Major League rookies 9/11 vs. White Sox W, Totals (Starter) % (min IP), trailing only St. Louis righty Jack Flaherty (2.86) among AL rookies 2018 Totals (Reliever) % 2018 Totals % (min IP), Brad ranks fourth in opponents average (.249), tied for fourth in wins (8) and sixth in strikeouts (87) Doug Bird is the only KC hurler to end his first big league campaign (1973) with over 100 innings pitched and a lower ERA (2.99). DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH--Since the Rule 5 Draft adopted its current system in 2006, 141 selections in the Major League phase have been pitchers, including Keller, who was selected by Cincinnati from Arizona, then traded to the Royals of the 141 pitchers selected, only four have made at least 10 starts the next season: Dylan Covey (12, White Sox in 2017), Luis Perdomo (20, Padres, 2016), Carlos Monasterios (13, Dodgers, 2010) and Keller (19 including tonight) among the group, Monasterios had the lowest ERA (4.38), leaving Keller on pace to become the first (min. 10 starts) in the current Rule 5 format with a sub-4.00 ERA. LIMITING THE LONGBALL--Brad has kept the ball in the yard in his last two starts, after allowing a homer in four-straight (August 13-31) he allowed just one roundtripper in his first 29 outings which included eight starts and had a streak of 63.1 consecutive homerless innings, which was the longest streak in the Majors at the time (Elias Sports Bureau)...his 0.49 HR/9 rate (7 HR in IP) ranks second in the American League (min IP), trailing Trevor Bauer (0.43). IN INTERLEAGUE PLAY--He s making his first start against Pittsburgh and second against a National League squad, absorbing a 5-0 setback to the Cubs on August 7 at Kauffman Stadium in four total appearances vs. NL clubs, Brad has a 4.15 ERA (4 ER in 8.2 IP), while allowing a.219 average (7-for-32). AT THE DISH--Keller has not had a plate appearance at the big league level and was 1-for-22 (.045) last season with Jackson (AA), with a pair of walks since the beginning of Interleague play in 1997, Royals pitchers have batted.127 (54-for-426) with 10 doubles, a homer and 18 RBI KC pitchers are 1-for-9 this year, with Ian Kennedy collecting the only hit, singling on May 21 at St. Louis off Miles Mikolas. ON THE ROAD--Brad is making his ninth road start and 20th overall appearance away from home, entering with a 3-5 mark and a 3.18 ERA (20 ER in 56.2 IP) he most recently suffered a 3-1 setback at Progressive Field on September 5, after winning his previous two road decisions he s pitched to a 3.00 ERA (8 ER in 24.0 IP) in his four road starts since the All-Star break. Brad s Last Win: Keller vs. Pirates September 11, 2018 vs. Chicago White Sox (7.0 IP, 6-3 over Dylan Covey) Player AVG AB H HR RBI Brad s Last Loss: Brad has never faced a Pittsburgh hitter. September 5, 2018 at Cleveland (7.0 IP, 1-3 to Corey Kluber) Brad s Strikeout High: 9 on August 2, 2018 at Chicago White Sox (6.1 IP in a no-decision, 4-6 loss to Xavier Cedeño) Brad s Only Complete Game: 8.0 IP on July 1, 2018 at Seattle (lost 0-1 to James Paxton) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2018

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter Eric Skoglund (L) = Eric will make his 11th start of the season tomorrow night against these Pirates he s 1-5 with a 6.19 ERA (39 ER in 56.2 IP). = Took a no-decision last Wednesday in KC s 4-2 loss to the White Sox it was his first start (second appearance) since coming off the disabled list on Sept. 4...he tossed 5.0 innings, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks allowed just one hit through the third, before a two-out walk set up a two-run home run to José Rondón. = The lefty has held left-handed batters to a.205 average (8-for-39) this year, compared to a.280 average (51-for-182) by right-handers. = Skoglund enters tomorrow s start having issued two walks or fewer in 14 of his 15 career starts, including nine of 10 this season, = He s struggled on the road this season, going 0-2 with a 7.15 ERA (18 ER in 22.2 IP) in five outings (four starts) he s winless in eight career road appearances. = At 6-foot-7, Skoglund is as tall as all but four pitchers in Royals history, including: Chris Young (6-foot-10), Andy Sisco (6-foot-10), Kyle Snyder (6-foot-8) and Graeme Lloyd (6-foot-8) 10 others to toe the rubber for Kansas City have been as tall as Skoglund, including current teammate Brian Flynn 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: 304/444 (68.5%) Saves/Save Opp: 30/52 (57.7%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 213/79 (37.1%) Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 28/45 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: May 1, 2018 at BOS (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/ Strikeout High: 4 on 7/21 vs. MIN Sept. 16 vs. MIN = Brian relieved Jakob Junis in the fourth inning yesterday, and allowed a run on three hits before tossing a scoreless fifth. = Flynn has induced 16 ground ball double plays, tops in MLB by a reliever, and is tied for fifth overall in the AL...however, he has none in his last 11 outings. = He has a 3.28 ERA (46 ER in IP) out of the bullpen since 2016, tied for the eighth-best mark in the American League among left-handed relievers. Jason Hammel 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/18 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 25, 2013 vs. TOR (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/ Strikeout High: 10 on 5/27 at TEX Sept. 14 vs. MIN (Win) = Jason earned his third win of the year Friday, his first since May 27 at Texas (as a starter)...pitched a scoreless ninth ahead of Salvy s heroics. = Friday night s win was Hammel s first as a relief pitcher since August 14, 2008, when he earned a 7-6 triumph in Oakland as a member of the Rays. = Carries a 4.19 ERA (55 ER in IP) in 76 relief appearances and a 4.65 ERA in 298 starts...has a 5.48 ERA in 18 relief outings this season and a 6.16 ERA in 18 starts...is one of four pitchers (Edwin Jackson, Francisco Liriano, Adam Wainwright) on a 25-man roster with at least 250 career starts and 50 career relief appearances. Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 45/64 Saves/Save Opp: 2/4 (50.0%) Last Save: Sept. 3, 2018 at CLE (2nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 43/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 5/24 at TEX Sept. 15 vs. MIN = Tim stranded a pair of two-out hits on Saturday, but allowed a leadoff single in the eighth that scored on a Max Kepler sac fly...he s posted a 61.5% ground ball rate, ranking third among AL relievers, behind teammate Kevin McCarthy (64.5%)...his ground ball/fly ball ratio of 5.00 ranks fourth among MLB relievers. = Hill collected his first win on June 2 and first save on June 22, becoming the first Royals pitcher to accomplish both in the same season since Kelvin Herrera (2012). Ben Lively 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 7 on 4/9 vs. CIN Sept. 14 vs. MIN = Ben made his first appearance as a Royal on Friday night by tossing a scoreless eighth, stranding a two-out single by striking out Jake Cave. = Lively made three rehab appearances with Philadelphia s Gulf Coast affiliates before making 11 appearances (eight starts) at Lehigh Valley (AAA), where he was 3-2 with a 2.42 ERA (14 ER in 52.0 IP), holding the opposition to a.199 average...posted a 6.85 ERA (18 ER in 23.2 IP) in five starts with the Phillies in April. Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/34 Saves/Save Opp: 1/6 (16.7%) Last Save: July 20, 2018 vs. MIN (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 8/18 at CWS Sept. 16 vs. MIN = Brandon used a caught stealing and a pair of strikeouts to work through a scoreless eighth yesterday...he had 20 strikeouts in his last 18 appearances. = Since July 26, 14 of his last 18 outings have been scoreless, posting a 3.31 ERA (6 ER in 16.1 IP) with 20 K s and an opponents average of.220 (13-for-59). Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 41/58 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 32/ Strikeout High: 2 (8x), last: 8/16 vs. TOR Sept. 16 vs. MIN = Kevin allowed one of his two inherited runners to score yesterday via an error on a pickoff attempt, but settled down to strand the other by retiring Ehire Adrianza on a fly out to center, and then pitched a perfect seventh with a fly out, a strike out and a ground out he s allowed just two runs in his last 13 outings (14.1 IP). = Recorded a ground out yesterday, and his season ground ball rate of 64.5% is second-best among AL relievers, and sixth among all relief pitchers. = McCarthy owns a 1.71 ERA since Aug. 1, which ranks third among American League relief pitchers, (min IP). = His 0.89 ERA (2 ER in 20.1 IP) in one-run games ranks tied for second in the American League, trailing only Tampa Bay s Yonny Chirinos (0.37). Jake Newberry 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/ Strikeout High: 3 on 8/20 at TB Sept. 14 vs. MIN = Jake relieved Jorge López in the fifth inning on Friday pitched around a pair of two-out walks by getting Tyler Austin to fly out to end the inning. = Newberry made his debut on Aug. 20, becoming the Royals lowest round draft pick (37th round in 2012) to debut with Kansas City since Jarrod Dyson, (50th round, 2006), who played in his first game in also tied Sal Fasano, (37th round in 1993), for the sixth-lowest round Royals selection to debut with the club. Wily Peralta 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/31 Saves/Save Opp: 11/11 (100.0%) Last Save: Sept. 13, 2018 vs. MIN (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/ Strikeout High: 3 on 8/29 vs. DET Sept. 16 vs. MIN = Wily surrendered a pair of runs yesterday following a walk to Max Kepler with a double by Ehire Adrianza and a single by Johnny Field. = Peralta owns a 0.79 ERA (1 ER in 11.1 IP) in 12 save opportunities this year (one in the eighth inning), but a 6.35 ERA (12 ER in 17.0 IP) in non-save situations. = He is 11-for-11 in save opportunities, joining Toronto s Ken Giles (22-for-22) as the only pitchers in the Majors with a 100 percent save percentage and at least 11 saves...he joins St. Louis Bud Norris and Boston s Chris Sale as the only players on a current 25-man roster with at least 120 career starts and 11 career saves. Burch Smith 1st Batter Efficiency: 22/30 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/ Strikeout High: 6 on 7/24 vs. DET Sept. 12 vs. CWS (Loss) = Burch took his fifth loss of the season Wednesday night, the first as a reliever, after surrendering a two-out, two-run home run to Tim Anderson in the 12th inning...he has allowed runs in four-straight outings following 15.0 consecutive scoreless innings out of the bullpen, the longest by a KC reliever this season. = Smith s scoreless streak took a hiatus while he posted a 9.67 ERA (24 ER in 22.1 IP) with 20 strikeouts and nine walks in six starts from July 11-Aug. 10. Glenn Sparkman 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/ Strikeout High: 5 on 8/21 at TB Sept. 15 vs. CWS = Glenn pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief for the second time in as many appearances on Saturday, but allowed his lone inherited runner to score in the eighth has recorded 2.0+ scoreless innings of relief on four different occasions this season, including in each of his last two outings. = Sparkman owns an 0-3 record with a 4.91 ERA (16 ER in 29.1 IP) in 13 appearances (two starts) at the Major League level this year...worked 4.1 innings of relief, allowing two runs on four hits, on Aug. 10 vs. St. Louis, the longest relief outing by a Royal this season. Jerry Vasto (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/6 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: 9/16 vs. MIN Sept. 16 vs. MIN (Loss) = Jerry took his first career loss yesterday as he began the sixth with a homer to Jorge Polanco and a single to Eddie Rosario before striking out Robbie Grossman, but yielded another single to Logan Forsythe, who later scored when Ryan O Hearn committed error on a pickoff attempt by Kevin McCarthy. = Vasto, 26, pitched the majority of the year with Colorado s Triple-A affiliate, Albuquerque...named the club s Pitcher of the Year, posting a 3.16 ERA in 37 outings, including a 1.52 ERA (4 ER in 23.2 IP) through his first 23 appearances of the season... made his big league debut on June 10, working 0.2 innings vs. Arizona. = He has been named a minor league All-Star twice (2015, 2016) and was originally selected by the Rockies in the 24th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft.

3 Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio Min Series: 5-for-11, 3 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB Last Stand: 6-for-22 (.273), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (5-11) = Jorge didn t play in yesterday s series finale with Minnesota, after going 5-for-11 (.455) with a double and a homer in the first three games of the series. = He s batting.305/.370/.451 (25-for-82) with seven extra-base hits since Aug 16 he hit just.202/.288/.331 (25-for-124) over his first 34 games this year. = He was reinstated on June 28 after missing the first 80 games for violating MLB s Drug Prevention and Treatment policy, and has started 56 of 69 games since. Hunter Dozier Min Series: 1-for-8, run, 2B, BB Last Stand: 3-for-16 (.188), run, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Hunter didn t play in the last two contests of the homestand batting.300/.328/.600 (18-for-60) with 11 extra-base hits over his last 15 games. = Hit his first career walk-off homer vs. Cleveland on Aug. 24, the second of back-to-back homers with Ryan O Hearn, becoming the first rookie duo to hit backto-back HR in the ninth or later to win a game (Elias) he s the first KC rookie to hit a walk-off HR since Paulo Orlando on July 7, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay (Game 1). = Dozier has started in 84 of the Royals 109 games since his May 14 recall, including starts at: first base (45), third base (29), designated hitter (8) and right field (2) after starting at first, DH or right in each of his first 39 starts, 29 of his last 45 have come at third, where he made 308 starts during his minor league career. Alcides Escobar Min Series: 3-for-12, 2 runs, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI Last Stand: 3-for-18 (.167), 2 runs, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Esky made the start at third base yesterday, but went 0-for-4 at the plate he collected three hits and three RBI on Saturday vs. the Twins, third career game with three of each and first since May 14, 2015 at Texas he s batting.364/.429/.523 (16-for-44) with five doubles and a triple vs. right-handed pitching since Aug. 17. = He s batting.305/.350/.442 (29-for-95) since Aug. 2, with 10 extra-base hits and 11 RBI during that stretch, he s tied for the team lead with eight doubles. = Alcides is a career.336/.360/.477 hitter (36-for-107) against these Pirates, with nine extra-base hits and 16 runs scored also hitting.345 (19-for-55) here. = He has eight sacrifice bunts this season, which are third most in the American League his 79 sacrifices since joining the club in 2011 are tops in the Majors. = Alcides started a club-record 421 consecutive games from Sept. 26, 2015 to July 7, 2018, the longest streak in the Majors, according to Elias, since Miguel Tejada (558) from the first 407 of those 421 were at shortstop, the longest streak since Cal Ripken Jr. started in 2,216 straight at shortstop from he s started in 43 of 61 team games since the streak was snapped on July 8, including starts at shortstop (23), third base (17), center field (2) and second base (1). Cam Gallagher Min Series: 4-for-8, 2 runs, 2B, RBI, BB Last Stand: 4-for-8, 2 runs, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Cam started yesterday s game behind the plate, but was removed in the fifth inning collected a career-high four hits on Saturday, his first multi-hit game since Aug. 31 became the 15th Royal (19th time) to collect four hits out of the No. 9 spot in the order and second in 2018, joining Adalberto Mondesi on Aug. 14 vs. Toronto. = Gallagher hit his second career HR on Aug. 31 his first Major League game since April 20 and his first since his grand slam on Aug. 14, 2017 in Oakland. = He hit.265/.334/.358 (71-for-268) with a career-high 42 RBI in 77 games with Omaha (AAA) hit.208 (5-for-24) in eight games in April with the Royals. Brian Goodwin Min Series: 1-for-8, RBI Last Stand: 5-for-19 (.263), 2 runs, 2B, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Brian collected an RBI single in the fourth inning yesterday, going 1-for-4 he s batting.333 (11-for-33) with runners in scoring position this year. = He missed 29 games from July 31-Aug. 30 with a left groin strain, after missing 38 games with Washington from April 17-May 30 with a left wrist contusion. = Of his 105 career hits, 48 have gone for extra bases, including his first HR as a Royal on July 28, and his first career grand slam on March 31 with Washington. = Acquired by the Royals from Washington on July 22, in exchange for minor league pitcher Jacob Condra-Bogan. Alex Gordon Min Series: 5-for-15, 2 runs, 2 2B, 6 RBI, HBP, 3 BB Last Stand: 8-for-26 (.308), 3 runs, 3 2B, 7 RBI, HBP, 4 BB, 3 SB, sf Hit Streak: 3 g (5-13) = Alex singled in the first inning yesterday and scored on Ryan O Hearn s RBI double, going 1-for-4 reached base in each of his last 12 games, recording a.389 on-base percentage in that span collected five RBI on Saturday vs. Minnesota, his second-highest total, behind his six-rbi day vs. Baltimore on May 18, = Gordo has hit 24 career home runs in Interleague play, tops in KC history hit a solo shot at Busch Stadium on May 23, his only Interleague HR this year. = He has 12 stolen bases his most since 2014 (12) including eight in his last 26 games...collected thefts in each of the three games vs. the ChiSox last week. = He extended his club record with his 98th hit-by-pitch on Thursday 20 more than Mike Macfarlane and 11th most among active players. = Gordon has five homers and a team-high 27 RBI in his last 42 games since Aug. 1, after recording just six homers and 20 RBI in 88 games through July. = His 171 career HR rank fourth in Royals history, trailing only: George Brett (317), Mike Sweeney (197) and Amos Otis (193), and his 516 XBH rank fifth. = He has nine outfield assists, his most since collecting 17 in 2013, while he s tied for fifth in the AL his 91 career outfield assists are most in MLB since Rosell Herrera Min Series: 6-for-15, 4 runs, 2 2B, RBI, BB Last Stand: 6-for-22 (.273), 5 runs, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 4 g (6-15) = Rosell capped KC s two-run first yesterday with an RBI double he went 6-for-15 (.400) with four runs scored and a pair of doubles in the four-game set. = Herrera hit.280 (33-for-118) with 10 extra-base hits and 13 RBI in his first 30 games with the Royals however, he hit just.173 (14-for-81) during August. = He s started 62 of the Royals 79 games since his June 17 recall, including starts in: right field (27), at second base (12), center field (11), DH (7) & third base (5). Whit Merrifield Min Series: 5-for-16, 5 runs, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, SB, sf Last Stand: 9-for-28 (.321), 10 runs, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 5 SB, sf Hit Streak: 7 g (9-29) = Whit singled home KC s sixth run in the ninth inning yesterday, going 1-for-5 he extended his hitting streak to seven games, in which he s 9-for-29 (.310). = His 174 hits are second most in the AL behind only J.D. Martinez (176) and rank tied for third in the Majors only three Royals have led the AL in hits, including: Kevin Seitzer (207, tied with Kirby Puckett in 1987), Willie Wilson (230 in 1980) and George Brett (212 in 1979, 215 in 1976 and 195 in 1975). = Merrifield leads the AL with a career-high 36 steals this season, and ranks second in the Majors behind Trea Turner (39) his 19 thefts since the All-Star break are second-most in MLB, behind teammate Adalberto Mondesi (20) his 23 career steals of third are most in the American League since 2016, including a Major League best 13 in 2018 five more than anyone else are a new Royals record, one more then Lorenzo Cain s 12 steals of third in = He s the only player in the Majors since the start of last season with at least 70 doubles (71) and at least 70 stolen bases (70, most in the American League) the only players in the Majors with at least 50 of each during that time are Boston s Mookie Betts (88 2B, 54 SB) and Milwaukee s Lorenzo Cain (51 2B, 54 SB). = Merrifield is the third Royal with 35 doubles and 35 steals in a single season, joining Johnny Damon (1999, 2000) and Carlos Beltrán (2002). = He hit a leadoff HR on the first pitch on Monday, his sixth career leadoff HR and third this season (also: Aug. 26 vs. Shane Bieber & July 2 vs. Corey Kluber) his six leadoff HR are tied with Freddie Patek for fifth in Royals history, trailing: Alex Gordon (14), David DeJesus (11), Willie Wilson (11) and Johnny Damon (10). = He has started 144 of the Royals 149 games, including starts at: second base (99), center field (23), DH (9), right field (7), first base (5) and left field (1). Adalberto Mondesi Min Series: 7-for-19, 5 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB, 3 SB Last Stand: 13-for-31 (.419), 5 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 5 SB Hit Streak: 6 g (13-28) = Adalberto collected three hits yesterday, including a game-tying two-run homer in the fifth inning his fifth roundtripper in his last 16 games he s reached base in 16 of his last 17 games (including 12-straight)...he s batting.386/.427/.671 (27-for-70) in that stretch with 10 multi-hit games, 15 runs scored and 14 RBI. = Mondesi also stole his 25th bag of the year yesterday and fifth in his last six games he has 20 steals since the All-Star break, which are tops in the Majors. = He s batting.295/.323/.483 (44-for-149) vs. right-handed pitching, which includes hitting.317/.349/.585 (13-for-41) off righties this month. = Of his 57 starts, 45 have come at shortstop in which the Royals are and he s the only Royal to start there other than Alcides Escobar since Sept. 26, Ryan O Hearn Min Series: 4-for-11, 2 runs, 3 2B, RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 6-for-20 (.300), 4 runs, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, 6 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (3-4) = Ryan matched a career-high with three hits yesterday, collecting two doubles and two runs scored all four of his three-hit games have come in his last 21 games, as he s slashing.324/.442/.690 (23-for-71) in that span he has a OPS since the All-Star break, ranking him sixth in the AL among qualifying hitters. = His 10 HR through 35 games are most by a Royal, and his 25 RBI trail only Billy Butler (26) and Bob Hamelin (26) he has 19 XBH in his first 35 games, trailing only Mark Quinn (20) in team history the only AL players with more in their first 35 games since 2012 are: Jose Abreu (24), Gary Sanchez (22) and Jake Bauers (20). = Since making his Major League debut July 31, his 10 HR are tied for sixth in the American League, and his.626 slugging percentage ranks fifth (min. 100 PA). = He homered in his Major League debut on July 31 off James Shields, becoming the third Royal to do so, joining: Clint Hurdle (1977) and Mark Quinn (1999). Salvador Perez Min Series: 4-for-14, 2 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI Last Stand: 6-for-23 (.261), 2 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Salvy didn t play in the series finale with Minnesota yesterday he collected his second career walk-off home run on Friday night, slugging a game-ending grand slam off Trevor Hildenberger it was his second slam of the year (also, May 10 at Baltimore) and third of his career, while it was the sixth walk-off slam in KC history. = Perez s 26 HR are one shy of his career high from last season, and he s one of nine Royals to hit at least 25 HR in consecutive season, joining: Eric Hosmer ( ), Carlos Beltrán ( ), Mike Sweeney ( ), Jermaine Dye ( ), Bo Jackson ( ), Danny Tartabull ( ), Steve Balboni ( ) & John Mayberry ( ) he s the first catcher in the Majors to do it since Iván Rodríguez ( ) and Mike Piazza ( ). = Since the start of last season, his 36 home runs on the road are tied for seventh-most in the Majors his.530 road slugging pct. in that span is 10th in the AL. = He s thrown out 23 of 48 would-be base stealers (47.9%), three behind Jonathan Lucroy for the Major League lead, despite starting in 19 fewer games at catcher. Brett Phillips Min Series: 1-for-4 Last Stand: 1-for-4 Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Brett made his first start since Sept. 4 yesterday, serving as the designated hitter singled in his first at-bat, going 1-for-4 his only other action since crashing into the right field wall in Cleveland was last Wednesday, when he pinch-ran for Salvador Perez in the 11th inning of a 4-2 loss to Chicago. = Eight of Phillips 19 hits with Kansas City have gone for extra bases, including his first homer as a Royal in his second game, July 31 at the White Sox. = Phillips was acquired on July 28 from Milwaukee, along with pitcher Jorge López, in exchange for infielder Mike Moustakas. Meibrys Viloria Min Series: 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2B Last Stand: 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2B, sac Hit Streak: 1 g (2-3) = Meibrys (MAY-breeze) collected a pair of hits and scored two runs after entering in the fifth inning yesterday all three of his big league hits have been at home. = Viloria had a two-run double in his Major League debut on Sept. 2 vs. Baltimore, becoming the first Colombian-born player in Royals history and the fourth Colombian-born catcher in Major League history, joining: Jorge Alfaro (2016-present), Jhonatan Solano ( , 2015) and Yamid Haad (1999, 2005). = According to Director of Royals Hall of Fame, Curt Nelson, Viloria is the sixth known Royals player to make the jump from A-ball to the Majors (not including Rule 5 picks), joining: Donnie Murphy (2004), Dee Brown (1999), Mike Sweeney (1995), Jeff Granger (1993) and Buck Martinez (1969).

4 This & That POWER SURGE--Kansas City s bats erupted to the tune of a.333 mark during the 3-1 weekend series against the Twins, featuring a slugging pct. of the Royals had 15 doubles, a triple and five home runs during the series for 80 total bases, while averaging 7.5 runs per contest...the long ball has been a huge part of the offensive equation of late, with Adalberto Mondesi s shot yesterday the 31st roundtripper hit by the Royals since August 22, ranking them third in the American League in that span, behind only the Yankees (39) and Oakland (34) during that span, KC leads the Majors in extra-base hits (91) and slugging percentage (.483) it s a huge turnaround from early in the year as KC ranked last in the Majors in homers (78) and 29th in slugging percentage (.368) prior to the All-Star break. SALVY IN SELECT COMPANY--Salvador Perez launched his 26th home run of the season to end Friday night s contest, now just one home run shy of matching his top single season total of 27 last year he s one of nine Royals to hit at least 25 homers in consecutive seasons, joining: Eric Hosmer ( ), Carlos Beltrán ( ), Mike Sweeney ( ), Jermaine Dye ( ), Bo Jackson ( ), Danny Tartabull ( ), Steve Balboni ( ) and John Mayberry ( ) he s also the first big league catcher to do it since Iván Pudge Rodríguez did in three-straight years ( ) and Mike Piazza in eight-straight ( ) Salvy has tormented Twins pitching in his career, collecting 22 homers and 83 RBI his highest totals against any one team including six roundtrippers and 20 RBI this year...friday night was his second career five-rbi game. SAL AMONG DEFENSIVE BEST--Four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, Salvador Perez, had just the 25th stolen base go against his season total on Friday night when Gregorio Petit pilfered second base in the sixth inning...sal s 23 caught stealings this year rank second in the Majors to Jonathan Lucroy s 26...Salvy s total includes 12 potential base thieves retired in the last 21 attempts against him, dating back to July 24 opponents have the lowest stolen base percentage against Perez at 52.1% (25-for-48), while his overall caught stealing percentage of 49% is the highest among MLB backstops who have caught at least 30 games...he s now thrown out 158 would-be basestealers in his career, just four behind Mike Macfarlane (162) for the most in franchise history. VS. THE SENIOR CIRCUIT--Tonight kicks off a nine-game road trip that features a pair of stops against National League competition with three here in Pittsburgh and a pair next week in Cincinnati...Kansas City has gone just 4-11 vs. the N.L. this year, playing exclusively against foes from the Central...next year s schedule will see the Royals battle the N.L. East, while also playing a four-game home & home vs. the Cardinals...KC has 13 games remaining on its 2018 docket, with eight within the A.L. Central the Royals are vs. the Central this year, which includes a 12-8 mark in its last 20 divisional games the Royals completed work against the White Sox last week, finishing at 8-11, while closing out play with the Twins yesterday and going 10-9 on the year...kc still has four more games with Detroit and Cleveland. DUPER NABS ANOTHER ONE--The best replay reviewer in the Majors, Bill Duplissea, added another to his list on Sunday noticing that Adalberto Mondesi actually did get the tag on Jorge Polanco during a stolen base attempt in the eighth inning according to numbers released by Major League Baseball on Friday, Duper s 30 overturned calls are tops in the Majors, leading Philadelphia (28) by two Kansas City is still the only club not to have a challenge come back confirmed this year, with all 38 reviews either being overturned or coming back as stands Duper has overturned 78.9% of the plays he s asked to be reviewed in 2018 (30-for-38), which leads the Majors, ahead of the second-place Giants, who are 23-for-31 (74.2%) he has made good on 68.3% of his challenges in his career (129-for-189), including an MLB-best 72.6% success rate over the last three seasons (82-for-113). BILLY JOEL TICKETS AVAILABLE--The Kansas City Royals announced today that a limited number of tickets have just been made available for the Billy Joel Concert this Friday night at Kauffman Stadium...beginning at 10 a.m. tomorrow, tickets will be available online exclusively at royals.com/billyjoel...this performance will be Billy Joel s first-ever stadium appearance in Kansas City and the first concert at Kauffman Stadium in 39 years...billy Joel is one of the biggest concert draws in the world and continues this achievement with an impressive run of sold-out consecutive stadium shows and concert arenas...having sold 150 million records over the past quarter century, scoring 33 consecutive Top 40 hits, Billy Joel ranks as one of most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in history. GORDO AMONG THE ASSIST LEADERS--Alex Gordon hasn t been tested since August 13, when he proved once again why he s a five-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, throwing out Toronto s Russell Martin at the plate...it was Alex s ninth outfield assist of the season, his highest total since collecting 17 assists in 2013, while he s two behind Boston s Andrew Benintendi (11) and Seattle s Mitch Haniger (11) for the American League lead...since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2010, Gordo s 91 assists are the most in baseball, one ahead of Colorado s Gerardo Parra (90), who ranks second in that span...his career total is the second-highest in franchise history, trailing only Amos Otis, who had 116 between KC S TOP SKIPPER--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost recorded his 1,100th career win on May 18 vs. the Yankees and has since upped that career total to 1,138, which is good for seventh among active skippers and has tied Hall of Famer Frankie Frisch (1,138) for 50th on the all-time list...next up is Minnesota s Tom Kelly in 49th with 1,140 victories Yost is in the regular season with the Royals, blowing past Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( ) he s the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,369), which ranks 40th in big league history, passing Charlie Grimm by a game Yost s postseason winning percentage 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. vs. Pirates (2018) vs. Pirates (career) On Road (career) Musgrove (career) Taillon (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bonifacio Dozier Escobar Gallagher Goodwin Gordon Herrera Merrifield Mondesi O Hearn Perez Phillips Viloria Interleague Hitting (Career) Starting Pitchers Breakdown Player AVG AB H HR RBI Bonifacio Dozier Duffy Escobar Flynn Gallagher Goodwin Gordon Hammel Herrera Junis Kennedy Maurer Merrifield Mondesi O Hearn Peralta Perez Phillips Viloria Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Heath Fillmyer Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Brad Keller Ian Kennedy Jorge López Trevor Oaks Eric Skoglund Burch Smith Glenn Sparkman Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Viloria Totals Duffy Fillmyer Hammel Junis Keller Kennedy López Oaks Skoglund Smith Sparkman Total Butera Gallagher Perez Viloria Totals Starts CS/ATT 3/23 1/6 24/49 1/3 29/81 Pct ERA ER/IP 254/ / / / /1316.0

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 Bonifacio /13/18 MIN A. Busenitz 8 Dozier CLE J. Edwards 36 Escobar /11/18 STL J. Flaherty 75 Gallagher /31/18 BAL A. Cashner 24 Goodwin NYY D. Robertson 47 Gordon CLE M. Clevinger 42 Herrera NYY D. Robertson 125 Merrifield /10/18 CWS L. Giolito 28 Mondesi /16/18 MIN K. Gibson 2 O Hearn /10/18 CWS L. Giolito 17 Perez /14/18 MIN T. Hildenberger 5 Phillips /1/18 BAL D. Bundy 10 Viloria Pinch-Hit: Last: Ryan O Hearn (8/15/18 vs. Toronto, 9th inning) - Franchise total: 78; Twice in 2018 Grand Slam: Last: Salvador Perez (9/14/18 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning) - Franchise total: 130; Thrice in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, 7th inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Ryan O Hearn Cleveland, solo off Adam Plutko, 2-run off Adam Plutko) Five times in Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez and Jorge Bonifacio (9/13/18 vs. Minnesota, 6th inning off Alan Busenitz) - Five times in 2018 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez Baltimore, 1st inning) - Once in 2018 Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ryan O Hearn, Whit Merrifield, Alex Gordon Chicago White Sox, 2nd inning) - Once in 2018 Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez and Alex Gordon Baltimore, 1st inning) - tied franchise record Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (9/10/18 vs. Chicago White Sox) - Franchise total: 97; Thrice in 2018 Inside-the-Park: Last: Drew Butera (7/22/18 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 97; Once in 2018 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: Salvador Perez (9/14/18 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning off Trevor Hildenberger) - Franchise total: 73; Four times in 2018 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Daniel Palka, Chicago White Sox guaranteed Rate Field, off Jason Hammel, 8th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Curtis Granderson, Toronto Blue Jays Kauffman Stadium, off Jorge López, 4th inning) - 10 in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, off Scott Service, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Tyler Austin and Johnny Field, Minnesota Twins Kauffman Stadium, off Jakob Junis, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians Progressive Field, off Danny Duffy) Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians Kauffman Stadium, off Brandon Maurer, 9th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Willians Astudillo, Minnesota Twins Target Field, off Jason Hammel, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Avisaíl García, Tim Anderson, Omar Narváez, Chicago White Sox guaranteed Rate Field, off Heath Fillmyer, 4th inning)- Twice in 2018 Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago White Sox U.S. Cellular Field, off Anthony Lerew, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox Fenway Park, off Danny Duffy) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang) 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 Bonifacio g 7 g (7/6-14) 2 - Dozier g 7 g (2x) 8 - Escobar g 7 g (2x) 11 1 Gallagher g 4 g (4/13-8/31) 2 - Goodwin g 6 g (7/15-28) 3 - Gordon g 8 g (5/22-6/1) 6 - Herrera g 6 g (2x) 3 - Merrifield g 12 g (3x) 8 1 Mondesi g 8 g (7/10-28) 14 4 O Hearn g 4 g (2x) 1 - Perez g 8 g (7/9-21) 3 - Phillips g 4 g (8/29-9/2) 1 1 Viloria g No-hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Andrew Heaney, Los Angeles Angels, June 5, 2018 at Angel Stadium (Angels, 1-0) 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 27-28, Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three straight shutouts vs. Royals: August 26-28, 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 Oakland, June 9, 2018 Shutout by the Royals (complete game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (combined): August 8, 2018 vs. Chicago Cubs, 9-0 Fillmyer (7.0), McCarthy (1.0), Peralta (1.0) Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 9/16/18 vs. MIN Pitchers 1 9/15/18 vs. MIN Bonifacio 37 CWS Dozier 6 CLE Escobar 5 MIN Gallagher 13 4/11/18 vs. SEA Goodwin 9 CLE Gordon 67 HOU The Last Time... Triple play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal five-hit Game: Whit Merrifield, July 8, 2018 vs. Boston (5-for-5) Royal six-hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals two hits, one inning: Ryan Goins, May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota, (2nd inning) Royals five-rbi game: Alex Gordon, September 15, 2018 vs. Minnesota 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 7, 2018 vs. Boston 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: Ian Kennedy, May 21, St. Louis Royals pitcher with an RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, Philadelphia Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Herrera 58 - Merrifield 18 TB Mondesi 13 8/31/18 vs. BAL O Hearn 0 9/16/18 vs. MIN Perez 113 MIN Phillips 67 6/5/17 vs. SF Viloria 5 - Royals three or more steals, one game: Adalberto Mondesi (3), August 14, 2018 vs. Toronto - Thrice in Opponent three or more steals, one game: Gregor Blanco vs. 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: September 14, 2018 vs. Minnesota (8-4 in 9 innings) Royals bat around: September 13, 2018 vs. Minnesota (6th inning - 4 runs) - 9 times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 31-September 2, 2018 vs. Baltimore 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: August 10-12, 2018 vs. St. Louis Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: August 3-5, Minnesota Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: August 20-23, Tampa Bay 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 60-day right elbow inflammation March 29 (retro March 26) May INF-Cheslor Cuthbert 60-day lower back strain May 19 (retro May 16) July OF-Jorge Soler 60-day left toe fracture June 16 August