ACE 30. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Derek Holland (5-9, 5.18) vs. LHP Travis Wood (1-3, 6.81)

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Chicago White Sox Kansas City Royals (49-47) Kauffman Stadium - Sunday, July 23, 2017 Game #97 - Home Game #53 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, July Detroit Tigers: RHP Jason Hammel (4-8, 4.81) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (5-7, 4.54), 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, July Detroit Tigers: LHP Danny Duffy (6-6, 3.71) vs. RHP Michael Fulmer (10-7, 3.35), 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, July Detroit Tigers: RHP Ian Kennedy (3-6, 4.61) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (2-0, 5.95), 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, July 27: Off day in Boston Today s game can be heard on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart on the call, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer today is being televised in HD on FSKC with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler mikeside, while Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor Royals Live. Royals vs. ChiSox The Royals are now 4-2 in the last six meetings with Chicago and a win today would avenge the 3-game series sweep at the hands of the White Sox in April...dating back to mid-may of 2014, the Royals are 21-8 against Chicago in Kauffman Stadium... overall, Kansas City trails the all-time series by a ledger, despit a advantage in KC, here in The K. Date Site Score WP LP Att. Chi L, 1-12 Gonzalez Vargas 11,484 Chi L, 5-10 Jennings Duffy 14,591 Chi L, 2-5 Quintana Karns 18,218 5/1 KC W, 6-1 Vargas Covey 20,148 5/2 KC L, 0-6 Quintana Duffy 18,604 5/3 KC W, 6-1 Karns Pelfrey 22,298 5/4 KC L, 3-8 Holland Kennedy 36,525 7/21 KC W, 7-6 (10) Feliz Clippard 29,647 7/22 KC W, 7-2 Alexander Holmberg 34,088 7/23 KC WE HAVE LIFT OFF--The Royals tied a season-high with five home runs, including a 3-homer sixth inning to turn a 2-0 deficit into an eventual 7-2 victory...kc has now won the first two games of this series and four in a row with a shot at its four 3-game series sweep this afternoon...jason Vargas battled the heat and the White Sox, giving up two runs on seven hits in 5.0+ innings, leaving the game with two aboard and none out in the sixth...scott Alexander did his best Houdini act, keeping the White Sox off the board with while retiring all three hitters he faced, then sat on the bench and watched the offense reward him with a second Major League win by clubbing three home runs in the bottom of the sixth...salvador Perez tied the game with a 2-run blast, followed immediately by the first of two on the night by Mike Moustakas and then an out later Brandon Moss got in on the dinger party...jorge Bonifacio and Moose would later add solo shots to cap the scoring...the win put the Royals back to two games over.500 as they remain 1 1/2 back in the A.L. Central and one out in the Wild Card hunt. KC HAS A BLAST IN THE SIXTH--In an 8-pitch span in the sixth inning last night, the Royals turned a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 advantage thanks to home runs from Salvador Perez (#19), Mike Moustakas (#27, then later #28) and Brandon Moss (#12)...the Perez and Moustakas homers came consecutively, with each hitting 0-1 pitches out of the yard for the seventh set of back-to-back home runs this year, first since the same duo did it in Detroit on June 28 off of Daniel Norris...after Alcides Escobar groundout, Moss joined the fun by clubbing a 1-0 delivery into the water spectacular in rightfield, giving KC its second 3-homer inning of the year, the other occurring on June 10 in San Diego when Eric Hosmer and Perez went deep in the eighth inning, then were joined much later in the inning with a Lorenzo Cain grand slam. MOOSE HAS SECOND BEST DINGER DAY--Mike Moustakas had a solid game with two homers last night, but his feat still came up a blast shy of assistant GM Scott Sharp s performance in the first annual Whiffle Ball game for the C You in the Major Leagues Foundation held Saturday morning...sharp, a one-time minor league catcher, only needed to see four pitches to etch his name in the Whiffle Ball record book and earn MVP honors...the morning event raised $75,000 for the Foundation. ANOTHER COMEBACK TRIUMPH--The Royals rebounded from a 2-0 deficit last night with seven unanswered runs and their 29th comeback of the season, tops in the American League and second only to Arizona s 30 come-from-behind wins that lead the Majors...the Astros have rallied 28 times for second in the A.L., while Pittsburgh also has 28 comebacks for second in the Senior Circuit. DAYDREAM BELIEVERS--Part of KC s resurgence from a slow start has been its change in fortune under the sun...the Royals were 4-3 winners in walkoff fashion here last Sunday against Texas, the 10th win in the last 14 afternoon affairs...over a longer haul, the Royals have gone 15-7 in the last 22 day games after a 1-11 start to the year. RELIEVERS ROLLING--Kansas City four more relievers last night for the final 4.0 innings and Scott Alexander s escape from a 2-on, none-out situation earned him the victory...in the last three contests, KC s pen has been summoned 14 times and worked 14.0 scoreless innings allowing only seven hits while fanning 11, while holding opposing hitters to a.152 average (7-for-46)...in the last seven games, the Royals have employed 30 relievers totaling 30.0 innings in which they ve posted a 2.70 ERA, allowing nine earned runs. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing right-hander compiled a during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Derek Holland (5-9, 5.18) vs. LHP Travis Wood (1-3, 6.81) Career Career Derek Holland vs. Royals Major League Record 5-9 (5.09 ERA) Travis Wood vs. White Sox Major League Record 1-3 (6.81 ERA) TRAVIS WOOD is making his third start of the season and 28th overall appearance...it s the 136th starting assignment of his career and 287th overall outing, while he s facing the White Sox for the ninth time (fourth start)...the 30-year-old left-hander signed a two-year free agent contract with Kansas City on February 15, after pitching for the 2016 World Series champion Chicago Cubs the last five seasons. UNFORGIVING SECOND--Travis had one bad inning last Tuesday against the Tigers, but it was enough to come up on the short end of a 9-3 decision...making his first start in 16 days, he was charged with six runs on nine hits over 4.1 frames...after setting the Tigers down in order in the first, the second inning didn t go nearly as smoothly as Detroit opened with four straight hits and eventually put a 5-spot on the board...after the troublesome second Wood then retired the next eight hitters he faced, before three-straight hits with one out in the fifth ended his night...despite the long second inning, it was still the deepest Travis has worked in a start since May 14, 2015, when he also worked 4.1 frames in a no-decision against the Mets (6-5 Cubs win)...he remained winless over his last seven starts, dating back to a 6-2 triumph over Pittsburgh on April 28, WORK AS A ROYAL--Wood opened this year in the Royals bullpen, making 25 relief appearances before receiving his first start on July 2, taking a no-decision in a 6-2 KC win over Minnesota...after a rough start to the season, Travis posted a 1.88 ERA (3 ER in 14.1 IP) over his last 11 relief appearances, from May 19 to June 25...he earned his first win on June 10 in San Diego, recording the final out in the seventh inning, before Kansas City exploded for nine runs in the eighth...he surrendered 16 runs in his first 12 appearances of the season, including multiple runs in six outings...he suffered his first loss in 105 games on April 20 at Texas, allowing Delino DeShields walk-off RBI single in the 13th inning of a 1-0 defeat...at the time the streak ended, his 105 unbeaten appearances were tied for the longest active run in the Majors. LEFTIES BEWARE--Travis has regained his form against left-handed hitters of late, holding them to a.174 average (4-for-23) since May 15, with just one extrabase hit, a solo homer to Jason Kipnis on May 28...he s held lefties to a.207 average (185-for-893) and a.321 slugging percentage in his career. VS. WHITE SOX--He is 2-1 with a 6.65 ERA (16 ER in 21.2 IP) in eight appearances (three starts) vs. the ChiSox all-time...that includes three relief outings this season...he won his first two career outings against the Sox, the most recent on May 30, 2013, when he allowed two runs on five hits over 6.0 innings in an 8-3 triumph at Wrigley Field...Wood is 2-4 with a 6.28 ERA in 23 appearances all-time vs. A.L. Central foes, including a 9.17 ERA in 11 outings (two starts) this year. AT HOME--Travis has worked 12 times at Kauffman Stadium this season, posting a 6.45 ERA (16 ER in 22.1 IP), dropping his only decision...he was 2-0 at his home park, Wrigley Field, last year, with a 4.26 ERA in 41 appearances...his career numbers are slightly better on the road, where he has gone with a 3.96 ERA and a.241 opponents average, while he s with a 4.26 ERA and a.251 opponents average in 144 outings (67 starts) at home. Wood vs. White Sox Player AVG AB H HR RBI Jose Abreu Melky Cabrera Matt Davidson Avisail Garcia Alen Hanson Tyler Saladino Yolmer Sanchez Travis 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 7/2 Minnesota ND, /18 Detroit L, Totals % 2017 As a Starter % Career Totals Travis Last Win (Relief): June 10, 2017 at San Diego (0.1 IP, 12-6 over Brad Hand) Travis Last Loss: July 18, 2017 vs. Detroit (4.1 IP, 3-9 to Matthew Boyd) Travis Strikeout High: 11 on July 30, 2014 vs. Colorado (6.0 IP, in a 4-6 loss to Brett Anderson) Travis Innings High: 9.0 on July 10, 2010 at Philadelphia (no-decision in 0-1 loss in 11 innings) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2017

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Jason Hammel = Jason takes the hill for his team-leading 20th start of the year as KC opens a three-game series in Detroit...he s 4-8 with a 4.81 ERA this season. = He s facing Detroit for the second-straight outing, taking a no-decision in the Royals 4-3 walk-off win last Wednesday at The K...the righty was charged with one run on four hits over 6.1 innings...after allowing two hits in the first inning, he retired 18 of the final 21 he faced, including 10 in a row at one point. = He surrendered a first-inning run Wednesday his second of the season...however, he s tied for second in the Majors with an 0.95 ERA in the opening frame. = After starting the year 1-6 with a 6.18 ERA in his first 10 starts, Hammel has a 3-2 record and a 3.56 ERA (22 ER in 55.2 IP) since June 1. = He s 2-2 with a save, despite a 6.98 ERA (31 ER in 40.0 IP) in 11 all-time outings vs. Detroit...however, he s looking for his first victory since 2011 with Colorado. = Jason is 1-4 with a 5.08 ERA in six road starts this season, with 14 walks and 31 strikeouts...he s looking for his first road win since June 14 in San Francisco 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: 214/302 (70.9%) Saves/Save Opp: 20/31 (64.5%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 140/43 (30.7%) Al Alburquerque 1st Batter Efficiency: 8/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: April 9, 2014 at LAD (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 3, 5/16 vs. NYY July 22 vs. White Sox = Al set the White Sox down in order in the ninth last night, fanning Alen Hanson, getting Omar Narvaez to fly out and retiring Tyler Saladino on a comebacker. = Allowed just one run in six outings since being selected from Omaha (AAA) for the second time this year on July 3...also pitched in five games here May = In 22 games with Omaha, Alburquerque went 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA (6 ER in 26.0 IP)...he s also collected three saves in five chances. Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/27 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 22/ Strikeout High: 4 on 6/9 at SD July 22 vs. White Sox (Win) = Scott earned his second victory last night, stranding a pair of inherited runners in the sixth...he s allowed just 18.2 percent of his inherited runners to score (4-for-22), ranking 10th in the AL...made three scoreless outings over the last four days, after allowing runs in consecutive outings (July 8-17). = Among AL lefties, his.180 average against right-handed hitters (18-for-100) is third-lowest (min. 100 BF), trailing Andrew Miller (.118) and Justin Wilson (.120). Neftalí Feliz 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/40 Saves/Save Opp: 8/9 (88.9%) Last Save: May 4, 2017 at STL (107th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/ Strikeout High: 3 on 6/8 vs. SF July 21 vs. White Sox (Win) = Neftalí earned his first victory as a Royal Friday night, pitching the 10th inning in front of Whit Merrifield s walk-off sac fly...he appeared in four of five games (July 17-21)...after allowing two runs in the ninth inning Monday, he s made three-straight scoreless appearances. = Feliz spent the first 10 weeks of the season with Milwaukee, going 1-5 with eight saves and a 6.00 ERA in 29 appearances served as the closer in the first part of the year, going 8-for-9 in save opportunities through May 4 held lefties to a.230 average (14-for-61), however they re 5-for-their-last-9 (.556) against him. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 31/40 Saves/Save Opp: 19/22 (86.4%) Last Save: July 5 at SEA (36th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/ Strikeout High: 3 on 6/7 vs. HOU July 21 vs. White Sox = Kelvin worked around a two-out double and an intentional walk for a scoreless ninth inning Friday...he fanned Yolmer Sanchez with the go-ahead run in scoring position to end the threat...suffered his third blown save of the year on Wednesday vs. Detroit, allowing a go-head home run before departing with an illness. = Herrera is sixth in the American League with a career-high 19 saves this season...his 86.4 save percentage (19-for-22) is also eighth in the AL. = He s allowed eight home runs in 37.0 innings (1.95 HR/9.0 IP) this season, after giving up just six roundtrippers in 72.0 innings in 2016 (0.75 HR/9.0 IP)... he has a 3.00 ERA (7 ER in 21.0 IP) in save situations, compared to a 6.75 ERA (12 ER in 16.0 IP) in non-save situations. Jakob Junis 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/2 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: n/a 2017 Strikeout High: 6 (2x), last: LAA (start) July 17 vs. Colo. Springs (AAA) = Jakob was recalled from Omaha (AAA) yesterday, his fifth stint in the big leagues this season...he s served as both a starting pitcher and a reliever, going 1-2 with a 6.00 ERA (22 ER in 33.0 IP), 12 walks and 26 strikeouts in his six starts, while he s made a pair of scoreless relief outings. = Junis has also made 10 starts for the Storms Chasers, posting a 2-4 record with a 2.55 ERA (17 ER in 60.0 IP)...his 76 strikeouts are tied for 11th in the PCL. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 8/14 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/ Strikeout High: 2 on 6/6 vs. HOU July 20 vs. Detroit = Kevin hasn t pitched the last two nights after making three appearances in the Detroit series...he earned his first victory of 2017 Wednesday, recording the final two outs in the ninth, before the Royals rallied to win in the bottom of the frame...it marked his first win since September 10 of last year against these White Sox. = He s posted a 1.74 ERA (2 ER in 10.1 IP) over his last nine outings (since June 25)...he also has a 2.50 career ERA vs. AL Central foes (5 ER in 18.0 IP). Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 30/39 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 21/ Strikeout High: 4 (2x), last: 7/1 vs. MIN (1) July 21 vs. White Sox = Mike worked 2/3 of an inning Friday, sandwiching a double to Melky Cabrera in-between a pair of strikeouts...he s made back-to-back scoreless outings, after surrendering multiple runs in his first two outings after the break (July 14 vs. Texas; July 18 vs. Detroit), allowing home runs in both outings. = Minor has posted the fifth-best ERA (1.80) in the American League since May 1, while his 0.94 WHIP in that span ranks 11th (min. 30. IP). = Held left-handed hitters to a.123 average (7-for-57), second-lowest in the AL (min. 60 batters faced), behind only Houston s Chris Devenski (.109). Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 38/46 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 42/ Strikeout High: 3 on 6/9 at SD July 22 vs. White Sox = Peter worked around a two-out single and a walk to record his seventh-straight scoreless appearance last night, his fifth on this homestand...since May 24, he s posted a 0.93 ERA (2 ER in 19.1 IP), while holding opponents to a.134 average (9-for-67)...he s also yielded just one unearned run in his last 12 outings (10.2 IP). = He s made 46 relief appearances this season, which are tied for third in the AL, one behind Detroit s Shane Greene and Cleveland s Bryan Shaw...he also leads the Major Leagues, facing 42 inherited runners...he s allowed just eight to score, for the 11th-best percentage in the American League (19.0 percent). = He remains unbeaten in his last 144 appearances, the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Atlanta s Sam Freeman (148). Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 34/43 Saves/Save Opp: 1/7 (14.2%) Last Save: July 3 at SEA (204th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/ Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA July 22 vs. White Sox = Joakim faced the minimum in the eighth inning last night, erasing a one-out walk with a double play...he s made three consecutive scoreless outings, after suffering blown saves in back-to-back outings (July 8-16)...he s recorded strikeouts per 9.0 innings (52 K in 41.0 IP), his best rate since 2009 (11.72 K/9.0 IP). = Allowed just one home run this season, ranking third among AL relievers with a 0.22 HR/9.0 IP rate...earned his first save of the season and 204th of his career on July 3 in Seattle...ranks third in team history with 162 saves and is fourth in appearances (411)...his 2.80 career ERA is fourth among active hurlers (min. 500 app.). Alburquerque Alexander Duffy Feliz Hammel Herrera Junis Kennedy McCarthy Minor Moylan Soria Vargas Wood Royals vs. White Sox 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER

3 Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 1-for-4, run, HR, RBI, BB This Stand: 9-for-34 (.265), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, HBP, 3 BB, SB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-10) = Jorge hit a solo home run in the seventh inning last night, his first since June 25 vs. Toronto, snapping an 18-game homerless drought. = Bonifacio has reached safely in 25 of his last 26 games (since June 18), including a 22-game on-base streak from June 18-July 18 according to STATS LLC, it was the second longest by a Royals rookie, trailing only a 29-game on-base streak by Kevin Seitzer in = Ranks tied for fifth among AL rookies with 12 home runs, 11 of which came before the All-Star break, most by a Royals rookie since Mark Quinn in = He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013) are the third set of brothers to play for Kansas City, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Peña. Drew Butera This Series: 3-for-4, run This Stand: 4-for-7 (.571), 3 runs, 2 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (4-7) = Drew matched a career high with three hits on Friday (sixth time, last, May 14, 2017 vs. Baltimore) it was his first multi-hit game since June 14 at San Francisco, snapping a 3-for-19 (.158) skid in between he s reached safely in six of nine plate appearances on this homestand (.667 on-base percentage). = Butera s last RBI came on June 29 at Detroit, a two-run triple in the ninth inning his last RBI at home was on May 18 vs. the Yankees. = He set career highs last season in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480), making 34 starts behind the plate. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 2-for-8, run, BB, SB This Stand: 6-for-34 (.176), 3 runs, 2B, 4 BB, SB Hit Streak: 4 g (4-15) = Lorenzo recorded his 16th steal in the fourth inning last night matching Whit Merrifield for the team lead and eighth most in the AL his first since July 1 vs. Minnesota (Game 1) he s the only player in the Majors (min. 10 attempts) who hasn t been caught and is now 20-for-his-last-20 dating back to Aug. 26, = Cain coaxed a walk to leadoff Kansas City s five-run sixth inning last night, his 38th of the season to set a new career high (previously, 2015). = He leads American League center fielders in starts (93), total chances (274) and putouts (266), and ranks second to Kevin Pillar in innings (805.1). Alcides Escobar This Series: 2-for-9, 2 runs, 2B This Stand: 10-for-31 (.323), 6 runs, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, HBP, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Esky went 0-for-4 last night, snapping his home on-base streak at 20 games, in which he hit.386/.427/.600 (27-for-70) with nine extra-base hits and 15 RBI. = Alcides is batting.326 (45-for-138) in 36 games since June 10 10th in the American League raising his season average 56 points from.178 to.234. = He s made a club-record 267 consecutive starts all at shortstop dating back to Sept. 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors (any position), according to Elias Sports Bureau he s the first to start that many consecutive games at shortstop since Miguel Tejada started 284 straight for Baltimore ( ). = He s played in 1,039 of the Royals 1,068 games (97.3%) since joining the club in 2011, the second-most games played in MLB, trailing Robinson Cano (1,042). = He s tied for fourth in the AL with four sacrifices his 68 sacrifice hits since 2011 are second most in the Majors, trailing only Elvis Andrus (70). Alex Gordon This Series: 5-for-8, 2 runs, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, 2 SB This Stand: 10-for-32 (.313), 3 runs, 2 2B, 5 RBI, HBP, 2 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 3 g (7-12) = Alex recorded his third straight multi-hit game last night and has reached safely in nine of 14 plate appearances during that stretch (seven hits, walk, HBP) he also swiped his second and third stolen bases of the season last night to mark his fifth career multi-steal game and first since Sept. 3, 2011 vs. Cleveland. = Gordon is batting.277 (18-for-65) with 16 RBI in his last 19 games (since June 28), after batting just.188 (43-for-229) with 15 RBI through his first 67 games. = He had the walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning Wednesday vs. Detroit, his sixth career walk-off RB and first since Aug. 26, 2014 vs. Minnesota. = He ranks tied for second in the American League with 10 hit-by-pitches and ranks tied for 12th among active players with a club-record 85 HBP. = Gordon has six outfield assists, tied for eighth in the American League, most recently throwing out Nelson Cruz at second base on July 5 he has 80 career outfield assists, most in the Majors since 2010 his eight errors in 1,635 chances since 2012 are tied with Nick Markakis for fewest among outfielders (min. 1,300 TC). = He's three runs shy of matching Mike Sweeney (700) for sixth in Royals history and is four homers shy of matching Frank White (160) for fifth. Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-5, 2 BB, SB This Stand: 8-for-31 (.258), 6 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 BB, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Eric went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks last night and has now reached safely in 35 of his last 36 vs. AL Central teams, the only exception being when he was ejected in the first inning on May 27 at Cleveland in 40 games overall within the division this season, he s batting.362/.411/.577 (54-for-149) with 24 RBI. = Hosmer is batting.312 (34-for-109) with 27 RBI in 28 games vs. Chicago since the start of 2016 he's 5-for-13 (.385) with a double lifetime vs. Holland. = He's batting.323 (40-for-124) vs. left-handed pitching this season, second best in the American League among left-handed batters, trailing Corey Dickerson (.327). = Since May 1, Hosmer ranks third in the Majors with a.342 average (94-for-275), trailing Jose Altuve (.361) and Carlos Correa (.351) the only players in the Majors who can match his combination of hits and home runs (13) since that date are Charlie Blackmon (99 hits, 16 HR) and George Springer (94 hits, 20 HR). = He has 12 go-ahead RBI this season and 74 since the start of 2015, tied for third most in the AL, trailing Albert Pujols (83) and Nelson Cruz (75). = Hosmer was charged with his second error in six games on July 14, after going 123 consecutive games without one from Aug. 15, 2016-July 3, = He was named the Royals 2017 Heart and Hustle Award winner Tuesday by the MLBPAA for the second straight year, an award that honors players who demonstrate a passion for the game and best embody the values, spirit and traditions of the game it s the only award in MLB voted on by former players. Whit Merrifield This Series: 2-for-7, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB This Stand: 13-for-37 (.351), 5 runs, 6 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 HBP, 3 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 9 g (13-37) = Whit had an RBI single in the Royals five-run sixth inning last night, but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double he now has a 23-game hitting streak vs. AL Central teams (since May 19), batting.363/.410/.582 (33-for-91) to mark the longest intra-division hitting streak in club history, according to STATS LLC the last player with a longer intra-division streak was Atlanta s Freddie Freeman, who hit in 28 straight vs. the National League East in = Merrifield has a nine-game hitting streak, batting.351/.419/.595 (13-for-37), including a walk-off sac. fly in the 10th on Friday, his second career walk-off RBI. = He s a career.316 (49-for-155) hitter vs. left-handed pitchers, but just two of his 10 career home runs have come vs. southpaws. = He has an extra-base hit in 10 of his last 12 home games, including one in eight straight from July 1-18, matching a club record previously done by Mike Macfarlane (1997), Hal McRae (1974) and Amos Otis (1970) the streak fell one game shy of Brian Dozier (2016) and Russell Branyan (2009) for the longest streak in the American League within the same season since Hank Greenberg had an XBH in 10 straight home games in = He s tied for eighth in the AL with 16 steals, including eight this month, tied for the ML lead his 94.1% success rate (16-for-17) is second in the Majors. = He ranks tied for fourth in the American League in triples (four) and bunt hits (four) ranks fourth in the AL with a.337 average (30-for-89) with two outs. = He had a Major League-best 19-game hitting streak from May 13-June 4, the longest by a Royal since Alex Gordon (also 19 games) in Brandon Moss This Series: 2-for-7, 2 runs, HR, RBI, 2 BB, SB This Stand: 8-for-26 (.308), 5 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, SB Hit Streak: 4 g (7-16) = Brandon hit a solo HR in the sixth last night he also walked and stole second in the third and has two steals for the second time in his career (four in 2013) he s batting.438/.500/.938 (7-for-16) with four extra-base hits and seven RBI in his last four games, including three hits on Wednesday on four RBI on Thursday. = Moss is batting.326/.383/.628 (14-for-43) with four doubles, three home runs and eight RBI in 13 games this month following a 7-for-45 (.156) June. = He s batting.371/.436/.714 (13-for-35) vs. left-handed pitchers this season, but just three of his 56 starts have come vs. southpaw starters. = He hit a 474-ft. solo home run on July 1 vs. Minnesota (Game 1), the longest by a Royal at Kauffman Stadium in the Statcast era (since 2015). = His 114 HR since 2013 are tied for seventh among active left-handed batters during that span, trailing C. Davis, Rizzo, Bruce, Harper, Cano and Seager. Mike Moustakas This Series: 3-for-8, 3 runs, 3 HR, 3 RBI, BB This Stand: 12-for-35 (.343), 4 runs, 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 5 g (9-20) = Moose hit solo home runs in the sixth and eighth innings last night to mark his sixth career multi-hr game (last, June 11 at San Diego) he s homered in back-to-back games (also, Friday) for the 12th time in his career (fifth time this season) on the heels of a season-high tying nine-game homerless drought. = He ranks third in the Majors with a career-high 28 HR 20 of which have been solo trailing only Aaron Judge (32) and Giancarlo Stanton (30) he s on pace for 47 HR, 11 more than the Royals single-season record of 36, held by Steve Balboni in 1985 he has 47 HR and 117 RBI in his last 162 games since Aug. 9, = He had 25 HR before the All-Star break, setting a Royals record previously held by Jermaine Dye (22 HR) in 2000 according to STATS LLC, he was one of four AL third basemen to hit 25 HR before the break, joining Miguel Cabrera (30 HR in 2013), Alex Rodriguez (30 HR in 2007) and Harmon Killebrew (28 HR in 1969 & 59, 26 HR in 1970) hit 10 HR in the first round of the HR Derby, joining Bo Jackson (1989) and Danny Tartabull (1991) as the only Royals to participate in the event. = He has homered vs. 14 of the 16 teams that Royals have faced (including Chicago) and has homered in 12 different ballparks, including 12 of his 28 HR here. = Moustakas drew 15.6 million votes to win the Final Vote to the All-Star Game presented by Esurance for the second time in his career (also, 2015). Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-8, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB This Stand: 7-for-30 (.233), 5 runs, 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, HBP, BB, SB Hit Streak: 6 g (7-21) = Salvy hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the sixth inning last night, the first of back-to-back home runs (also, Moustakas) it was his 19th HR of the season three shy of his career high in 2016 and his first at home since hitting a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning on June 21 vs. Boston. = Since starting the second half 0-for-9, Perez has a six-game hitting streak, batting.333/.375/.619 (7-for-21) with three extra-base hits and four RBI. = Perez had his third career stolen base and first since April 8, 2015 on Thursday, and had his 10th career triple and first since May 23, 2016 on Wednesday. = Hit 18 HR before the break, most by a catcher since Brian McCann in 2008 and most by an AL catcher since Ivan Rodriguez (26) & Charles Johnson (20) in = He played in his fifth straight All-Star Game (fourth straight start) on July 11 in Miami, going 0-for-2 while catching the first 5.0 innings. = Of his 106 career homers, 101 have come as a catcher, most in franchise history his 58 HR as a catcher since 2015 are most in the Majors, two more than Yasmani Grandal (56)...a four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Perez has started 609 games at catcher since 2013, most in the Majors ahead of Yadier Molina (591). Ramón Torres This Series: 0-for-2 This Stand: 1-for-8 (.125), run Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Ramón went 0-for-2 on Friday before being pinch-hit for by Eric Hosmer in the fourth inning he s 1-for-his-last-21 (.048) after starting 12-for-31 (.387) = Torres had a career-high three hits on July 1 vs. Minnesota (Game 1) and is batting.296 (8-for-27) with three walks (.367 OBP) in 11 home games (seven starts). = He made his Major League debut on June 7, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, becoming the seventh Royal to record at least two hits and an RBI in his debut and first since Johnny Giavotella on Aug. 5, 2011 vs. Detroit he also became the first Royal with a hit from each side of the plate in his debut. = In 53 games at Omaha (AAA), he hit.327 (69-for-211) with eight doubles, a triple, five HR and 34 RBI, making starts at second base (19) and shortstop (32).

4 This & That OFFENSIVE RESURGENCE--Kansas City has scored 34 runs during this 4-game winning streak, augmented greatly by the 16-run outburst on Thursday night against the Tigers...in this mini win streak, the Royals have batted.345 as a club (50-for-145) with nine doubles, a triple, nine homers and a team OPS of by comparison, in the eight games prior to this roll, in which KC went just 1-7, the squad hit.226 as a team (61-for-270) and scored only 19 runs (2.4 per game). STREAKING WITHIN THE CENTRAL--For the first time this year the Royals have won four in a row within its own division, taking the final two games here against Detroit earlier in the week and the first two vs. the White Sox...after today s series and homestand finale, Kansas City will travel to Comerica Park tomorrow for three more with the Tigers...KC has gone within the Central, including a mark in the last 24 after an abysmal 3-13 start...the Royals are vs. the A.L. West, featuring a 14-6 mark against any team not named Texas...KC is 12-7 vs. the A.L. East and will resume play with that division on the back end of the next road trip with three in Boston and three in Baltimore...the Royals are 5-5 in Interleague play with 10 still on the docket. FOUR OR MORE ROLL CONTINUES--With seven runs in each of the first two games of this series, KC has easily eclipsed the 4-run threshold that has been a huge determining factor in game results this year...with last night s triumph, the Royals are now 24-2 since June 1 when plating at least four runs...kansas City has an overall mark this year with four or more tallies. BACK TO ERRORLESS PLAY--After a season-high tying three errors on Friday night, the Royals went back to their errorless ways last night and enter today still leading the Majors with just 39 miscues in 96 games...miami with 42, while the Twins have the second fewest in the American League with 47...the Royals are currently on a pace to shatter the franchise record for fewest errors in a season, with the 162-game club mark of 85 set in the 1981 and 1994 squads had lower error totals of 72 and 80, respectively, but each were recorded in strike-shortened seasons...at the current pace this year, KC would commit just 66 errors. CONSISTENT WITH THE YEAR--Kansas City has won four in a row after losing four of the first five games of this homestand and scuffling through a 1-7 stretch prior to this...it has been a case of the streaks for KC all season as the Royals started the year with a 7-16 month of April that ended with a 9-game losing streak...after bottoming out at 10-20, KC had a 6-1 week from May 8-14, then went into another slide, going over a 3-week stretch...a June 10 win in San Diego jumpstarted the next hot streak, with Kansas City going 18-6 prior to the 1-7 stretch that began in the final series prior to the All-Star break. BENGALS BACK ON SLATE--The Royals will depart tonight for a visit to Motown to reacquaint themselves with the Tigers, as these clubs will wind up playing seven games in 10 days...kc and Detroit split a 4-game set in Kauffman Stadium earlier this week and the Royals are currently 4-6 this year vs. the Tigers, 1-2 in Comerica Park...since the Royals came into existence in 1969, these clubs have met 674 times and each club has come away with 337 wins, though KC has been outscored by 10 runs total (3,141 to 3,151). A SHOT AT A WINNING STAY--Kansas City opened this homestand with losses in four of the first five games, but this 4-game winning streak has afforded the club a chance to leave town with a winning stay as it enters at with last night s win, the Royals clinched this series and are now 5-1 with two splits in home sets since the start of June... Kansas City is on the year in Kauffman Stadium...after today, KC will have only 28 home games left on the 2017 docket while 37 are slated for the road, including a make-up game in Yankee Stadium on September 25 (12:05 KC time) from a May 25 rainout in the Bronx. HAVING A BLAST--With a season-high tying five home runs last night, Kansas City upped its season total to 118, the most in franchise history at the 96-game mark...the club standard for homers in a season is 168 set during the 1987 campaign, with this year s unit is currently on a pace to shatter that mark with 199 homers. MOOSE BACK ON TRACK--Mike Moustakas snapped a 9-game dinger drought with Friday s blast, then tied a career-high with his sixth multi-homer game last night, clobbering # s 27 and 27 on the season...he has now jumped to second in the A.L. home run race trailing only the Yankees Aaron Judge (32)...Moose has shattered his previous single-season best of 22 from 2015 and hit three more home runs prior to the All-Star break than any Royal in history, breaking Jermaine Dye s mark of 22 in he remains on a pace that would destroy Kansas City s long-standing club record of 36 roundtrippers hit by Steve Balboni during the 1985 season...his 28 home runs to this point translate to 47 over the remainder of the campaign. THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER--Reliever Peter Moylan made his 46th relief appearance of the year last night, working a scoreless seventh inning...it was the 39th time he has not allowed an earned run this year...he has inherited more runners than any reliever in the Majors (42) and during the month of July, Moylo is the only big league reliever to inherit at least 10 runners and have none score...the 38-year old from Australia, has been nothing short of spectacular since May 24, allowing just two earned runs in his last 19.1 innings, spanning 24 appearances, for a 0.93 ERA with 19 strikeouts and an opponents batting average of.134 (9-for-67). ESKY CONTINUES TO IMPRESS--Alcides Escobar was hitless last night, but since June 10, he has still batted at a.326 clip (45-for-138) spanning 36 games and by no coincidence the club has picked it up going in that stretch...esky was hitting.178 entering play on June 10, but has since upped his season average 56 points to its current.234 mark...he s made a club-record 267 consecutive starts at shortstop dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to the Elias Sports Bureau...the last MLB team to have the same starting SS in that many consecutive games was the Orioles, who had Miguel Tejada as their starting shortstop in 284 games from April 4, 2004 through August 20, should Esky get to 285, he will have the longest such streak since Cal Ripken started 2,216 consecutive games at SS for the Orioles from 1982 to DUPE IS KC S SECRET WEAPON--Replay specialist and team eagle eye Bill Duplissea had his first replay review since July 3 when he was called upon in the second inning on Thursday night to see if Danny Duffy did in fact pick Mikie Mahtook off second base, a call that was overturned to KC s favor after review...arguably the best in the business, Duper is 15-for-20 for a 75% success rate, which tops the Majors...Duplissea also requested a Crew Chief review of Danny Espinosa s home run on June 16 in Anaheim that was flipped into a foul ball upon review, but Dupe does not receive statistical credit for a Crew Chief review...bill closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good on 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, he enters today a game over.500 with a record with Kansas City, which is a big accomplishment considering he had a mark in his first two+ seasons in charge, but is since (.538)...his win total has shattered Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers is games (2,153) and wins (1,055)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.710 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...he s also 2-0 in managing the American League All-Star team, winning in both Cincinnati ( 15) and San Diego ( 16), the last two times the home field advantage was determined by the All-Star outcome...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers ( )...he compiled a record with the Brew Crew including a mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff ( ). vs. White Sox (2017) vs. White Sox (career) At Home (career) Holland (career) Verlander (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bonifacio Butera Cain Escobar Gordon Hosmer Merrifield Moss Moustakas Perez Torres Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Luke Farrell Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Nate Karns Ian Kennedy Eric Skoglund Matt Strahm Jason Vargas Travis Wood Chris Young Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy Farrell Hammel Junis Karns Kennedy Skoglund Strahm Vargas Wood Young Total Catcher Breakdown Butera Perez Totals Starts CS/ATT 1/12 10/43 11/55 Pct ERA ER/IP 119/ / /857.1 Pitcher Pickoffs: Pickoff & CS: Team 2 (7/20 vs. DET) 7 (Last: LAA)

5 2017 Royals Home Runs vs. on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Bonifacio /22/17 CWS J. Minaya 0 Butera /14/17 BAL M. Givens 51 Cain SEA A. Miranda 47 Escobar /14/17 TEX M. Perez 30 Gordon SEA A. Moore 47 Hosmer /20/17 DET M. Fulmer 7 Merrifield /20/17 DET C. Bell 9 Moss /22/17 CWS D. Holmberg 1 Moustakas /22/17 CWS B. Goldberg 0 Perez /22/17 CWS D. Holmberg 1 Torres Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Salvador Perez (6/21/17 vs. Boston, eighth inning) - Franchise total: 124; 2 in 2017 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas (7/22/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, solos off David Holmberg and Brad Goldberg) - 6 times in Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas (7/22/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, sixth inning off David Holmberg) - 7 times in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas and Brandon Moss (7/22/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, sixth inning) - twice in 2017 Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield Seattle) - Franchise total: 92 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mike Moustakas (6/6/17 vs. Houston, ninth inning, Ken Giles pitching) - Franchise total: 68 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Mike Napoli, Texas Kauffman Stadium, off Mike Minor, 7th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Colby Rasmus, Tampa Bay Tropicana Field off Peter Moylan, 8th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Andrew Benintendi and Xander Bogaerts, Boston Kauffman Stadium, Ian Kennedy pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Cameron Maybin Angel Stadium, Jakob Junis pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mitch Moreland, Texas Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2017 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players Total Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Bonifacio g 9 g (7/4-18) 4 - Butera g 3 g (5/8-14) - - Cain g 7 g (6/13-19) 12 - Escobar g 9 g (6/18-28) 10 1 Gordon g 5 g (5/16-24) 7 1 Hosmer g 16 g (6/24-7/14) 8 1 Merrifield g 19 g (5/13-6/4) 13 4 Moss g 5 g (5/12-21) 2 - Moustakas g 11 g (4/12-25) 6 1 Perez g 10 g (6/5-18) 1 - Torres g 4 g (6/25-7/2) 2 - 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 (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 30, 2017 vs. Detroit, 1-0 Skoglund (6.1), Moylan (0.2), Minor (1.0), Herrera (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Salvador Perez, May 23, Minnesota (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Lorenzo Cain, June 10, San Diego (1B, HR) Royals Five-RBI Game: Lorenzo Cain, June 10, San Diego Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: 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: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, 2017 at Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: July 21, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox (7-6 in 10 innings) (6 times in 2017) Royals Bat Around: July 20, 2017 vs. Detroit (8th inning, 4 runs) (10 times in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: May 12-14, 2017 vs. Baltimore Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 3-5, Seattle Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 7-9, Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Nate Karns 60-day right extensor strain/nerve irritation May 24 (retro to May 21) July OF-Paulo Orlando 60-day left tibia fracture June 1 July INF-Cheslor Cuthbert 10-day left wrist sprain June 28 (retro to June 26) July LHP-Matt Strahm 60-day left knee inflammation July 1 August