Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals (60-60) Kauffman Stadium - Thursday, August 18, 2016 Game #121 - Home Game #58 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PITCHING PROBABLES Friday, August 19 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Jose Berrios (2-3, 9.32) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (9-10, 4.95), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, August 20 vs. Minnesota Twins: LHP Hector Santiago (10-7, 4.80) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (7-9, 3.78), 6:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, August 21 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Ervin Santana (6-9, 3.43) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (10-1, 2.73), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, August 22: Travel day to Miami All Royals games are broadcast on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials...tonight s game is being televised on FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...Royals Live is hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Twins The Royals and Twins renew acquaintances just four days after KC took two of three from Minnesota in Target Field last weekend...kc is now 7-2 vs. the Twins this year, including a 3-0 mark from their visit here in April...the Royals trail the all-time series by a mark, but hold a advantage in Kansas City, including a mark in Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/8 KC W, 4-3 Soria Jepsen 27,166 4/9 KC W, 7-0 Kennedy Milone 31,001 4/10 KC W, 4-3 (10) Davis May 35,317 Min W, 10-4 Moylan Nolasco 17,886 Min W, 7-4 Volquez Santana 23,541 Min L, 5-7 Duffey Gee 27,233 Min W, 7-3 Ventura Gibson 24,617 Min L, 3-5 Duffey Gee 30,147 Min W, 11-4 Volquez Santiago 31,730 8/18 KC 8/19 KC 8/20 KC 8/21 KC Min Min Min 9/27 KC 9/28 KC 9/29 KC A SWEEPING SUCCESS--The Royals didn t break out the offense until late last night, but as the saying goes, better late than never, as KC tied the contest in the eighth and then went ahead in the ninth to post a 4-1 win over the Tigers to complete its first three-game sweep in Comerica Park since Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez, the owner of one career no-hitter, made a bid for a second until Eric Hosmer s two-out double in the seventh erased that notion...alex Gordon greeted southpaw reliever Alex Wilson with a first pitch home run to open the eighth and tie the game at a run a piece, then Hosmer snapped the tie with a tworun blast in the ninth...the late runs made a big league winner out of reliever Matt Strahm for the first time, as he traveled 1.2 innings, followed by Kelvin Herrera s perfect ninth for his sixth save...yordano Ventura was solid once again as the starter, allowing five hits and a run, a solo homer by Victor Martinez in the second, with two walks and seven K s...kansas City, held hitless for 6.2 innings, wound up outhitting the Bengals, 7-6, winning for the ninth time in the last 11 games and completing a 5-1 road trip. BATTLING BACK TO.500--Kansas City entered play on August 6 a season-high seven games below the.500 mark at 51-58, a full 11 games out in the A.L. Central and 9 1/2 games back in the Wild Card race...in the 11 games since, the Royals have won nine, including the last four in a row, to cut the divisional deficit back to single digits, entering tonight nine games out, while shaving three games off the Wild Card deficit to 6 1/2 entering this abbreviated homestand...as far as the race in the Central goes, KC still has six games remaining with the current division leading Indians...as for this 11-game stretch, the Royals have averaged 5.0 runs per game, while the pitching staff has been outstanding, posting a 2.25 ERA and holding opponents to a.216 aggregate average...the bullpen has gone 4-for-4 in save situations and posted a 1.19 ERA. DIVISIONAL WORK--With last night s win, Kansas City is within the Central Division and 7-2 in this 13-game stretch exclusively against divisional foes, with this Twins series remaining...the Royals have the second best intra-division record behind Cleveland (32-17)...after the Minnesota series, KC will begin a stretch of nine games against the East from both leagues, playing its final Interleague series of the year next Tuesday thru Thursday in Miami and then heading to Boston for three before returning home to face the Yankees (3) to close August...once September commences, the Royals will have 29 games remaining on the 2016 docket, 25 of which will be intradivisional opponents featuring Cleveland (6), Detroit (6), Chicago (7) and Minnesota (6). SUPER DUPER--Kansas City s seer of replays in the clubhouse, Bill Duplissea, is on a roll right now with Tuesday night s challenge of Ian Kinsler being called safe at first base and the subsequent out call, the eighth straight overturned challenge for the Royals, including three on this road trip...duper and the Royals have made good on a Major League best 71% of their challenges this year, going 22-for-31, while six challenges have come back as stands and three confirmed...the A s are next in baseball with a 64% success rate (16-for-25). QUICK STAY, THEN BACK ON ROAD--The Royals are here through Sunday and then hit the road again Monday for a six-game journey to Miami and Boston...KC will be playing in Marlins Park for the first time, with its lone previous trip to Miami a 2-1 stop in Joe Robbie Stadium/Pro Player Stadium/Land Shark Stadium/Sun Life Stadium/Hard Rock Stadium (the newest name) in the Royals are 6-6 all-time vs. the Fish. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Tyler Duffey (8-8, 5.71) vs. RHP Dillon Gee (4-6, 4.78) Career Career Tyler Duffey vs. Royals Major League Record 8-8 (5.71 ERA) Dillon Gee vs. Twins Major League Record 4-6 (4.78 ERA) DILLON GEE is making his 10th start and 25th outing of the year, his 120th career start and 139th overall appearance tonight is his fifth career outing (fourth start) and second straight vs. Minnesota the 30-year-old signed with KC as a minor league free agent on December 18, 2015 and had his contract selected on March 15. A REMATCH OF LAST WEEK--Dillon is making his second straight start vs. Tyler Duffey and the Twins, taking a 5-3 loss last Saturday at Target Field Gee allowed five runs on a season-high 11 hits and one walk in 5.1 innings, while fanning six he held the Twins to one run through 4.0 innings before allowing a leadoff home run to Robbie Grossman in the fifth with one out in the sixth, he gave up a single and then back-to-back home runs to Eddie Rosario and Brian Dozier it was just the second time in his career that he s pitched on two days rest, after recording the win with 2.0 scoreless innings the 13th and 14th in Kansas City s 3-2 win vs. the White Sox on August 10 Saturday in Minnesota marked the second time Gee has allowed three homers to the Twins this season (also on May 25 in a start vs. Duffey) according to Elias, Gee is the first to allow three home runs to the Twins twice in one season since Catfish Hunter in 1969 Saturday also marked Dillon s fourth straight loss as a starter, a streak that spans five starts his last win as a starter was on May 31 vs. Tampa Bay. WHAT A RELIEF--Dillon is 2-0 with a 3.05 ERA (14 ER in 41.1 IP) in 15 relief outings this season, including a win in 2.0 relief innings on August 10 vs. the White Sox when he pitched the 13th and 14th innings in Kansas City s 3-2 win he s made seven relief appearances of at least 3.0 innings, tied with Colorado s Chris Rusin for the second most this season, trailing only Houston s Chris Devenski, who has done it eight times. RISPY BUSINESS--Gee has held opponents to a.215 average (17-for-79) with runners in scoring position this season, which includes holding Minnesota to 1-for-6 in scoring situations in his last start on Saturday at Target Field he s allowed just three extra-base hits with runners in scoring position, tied for the second fewest in the American League (min. 75 batters faced), trailing only Minnesota s Kyle Gibson, Texas A.J. Griffin and teammate Ian Kennedy (2 each). SURVIVE THROUGH FIVE--Gee has recorded 5.0 innings in seven of his last nine starts, including his last four he had a 51-start streak of at least 5.0 innings from May 19, 2013-May 3, 2015 with the Mets, which was the longest active streak in the Majors until it was snapped in his first start off the 15-day D.L. in June, VS. TWINS--Dillon is making his second straight start vs. Tyler Duffey, after taking a loss on Saturday at Target Field Gee also took the loss vs. Duffey on May 25 in Minnesota he s 1-2 with a 4.74 ERA (10 ER in 19.0 IP) in four career outings (3 starts) vs. the Twins, including 2.0 scoreless innings on April 10 here at Kauffman Stadium his win came almost three years ago to the day, on August 19, 2013 in a 6-1 victory with the Mets in which Gee allowed just one unearned run in 7.2 innings. Gee vs. Twins Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Brian Dozier Eduardo Escobar Robbie Grossman Max Kepler Joe Mauer Trevor Plouffe Jorge Polanco Eddie Rosario Miguel Sano Danny Santana Kurt Suzuki Dillon s 2016 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 5/14 Atlanta L, Chicago W, Minnesota L, /31 Tampa Bay W, /10 Seattle L, /26 LA Angels L, Texas L, /5 Toronto ND, Minnesota L, Totals (as a starter) % Dillon s Last Three Relief Appearances DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT Philadelphia ND, /19 Cleveland ND, /10 White Sox W, 3-2 (14) Totals Career Totals AT HOME--Gee is 2-3 with a 4.81 ERA (26 ER in 48.2 IP) in 14 outings (5 starts) at home this season, including a win in his last outing here on August 10, when he pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in relief in Kansas City s 3-2 win over the White Sox in 14 innings his last win at home as a starter was May 31 vs. Tampa Bay. Dillon s Last Win: August 10, 2016 vs. Chicago White Sox (2.0 IP in relief, 3-2 over Matt Albers) Dillon s Last Loss: August 13, 2016 at Minnesota (5.1 IP, 3-5 to Tyler Duffey) Dillon s Strikeout High: 12 on May 30, 2013 at New York Yankees (7.1 IP, in a 3-1 win over Vidal Nuno) Dillon s Last Complete Game: September 21, 2013 at Philadelphia (6.0 IP, in a 5-4 rain-shortened win over Tyler Cloyd) 3rd career Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2016

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Edinson Volquez = Edinson takes the hill for his team-leading 26th start of the season...he s 9-10 with a 4.95 ERA with 107 strikeouts in innings thus far. = The veteran righty snapped a streak of five-straight starts without a win last Sunday, downing these Twins, 11-4 at Target Field...he allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits over 6.0 innings...it also marked his first road victory since May 24, a 7-3 win, also at Minnesota. = Despite a 2-3 record over his last nine starts, Volquez has worked at least 6.0 innings in eight of them...his innings this season are 18th in the A.L. = The Royals scored 11 runs with Eddie on the mound in his last start, yet he still has the eighth-lowest run support (3.91 per game) in the American League. = Volquez has enjoyed success against the Twins, going 2-0 with a 2.95 ERA (6 ER in 18.1 IP) in three starts this season...he s gone 5-1 with a 2.29 ERA (14 ER in 55.0 IP) in nine outings and eight career starts vs. Minnesota...that includes a 2-0 mark in three career outings at The K. = He s 6-3 with a 4.04 ERA (38 ER in 84.2 IP) at Kauffman Stadium this season...however, since a 13-4 loss to Houston here on June 24, he s posted a 3.60 ERA at home...volky has been a better pitcher at home throughout his career, going with a 4.06 ERA in 126 starts and 128 outings all-time 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: 229/327 (70.0%) Saves/Save Opp: 29/41 (70.7%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 140/41 (29.3%) Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/20 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/ Strikeout High: 5 on 6/24 vs. HOU August 13 at Minnesota = Brian hasn t pitched since working 2.2 innings last Saturday in Minnesota...he entered the game in the sixth inning, allowing a single and a walk before retiring the final eight Twins he faced...he s allowed just one unearned run over his last four outings, spanning 4.2 innings. = Flynn has held left-handed batters to a.184 average (9-for-49) this season, while righties are hitting just.224 against him (19-for-85) opponents are hitting just.175 (10-for-57) with runners on base, compared to a.234 average (18-for-77) with the bases empty. = He owns a 1.59 ERA (5 ER in 28.1 IP) with a 0.99 WHIP in 15 relief outings since being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on June 15 that doesn t include his one start this season in which he allowed three runs in 2.1 innings in a 7-4 loss to Cleveland on July 19. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 43/54 Saves/Save Opp: 6/8 (75.0%) Last Save: August 17, 2016 at DET (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/ Strikeout High: 3 (4x), last July TOR August 17 at Detroit (Save) = Kelvin nailed down his sixth save last night, setting the Tigers down in order on 11 pitches in the ninth...he has gone 6-for-8 in save opportunities filling in for Wade Davis in the closer s role this season...prior to this year, he hadn t collected a save since April 10, 2013 vs. these Twins. = Herrera suffered his fourth loss on August 9 vs. the White Sox after allowing three straight one-out hits in the 10th inning, capped by a three-run home run by Todd Frazier it marked just the third time in 54 appearances this season that he allowed multiple runs. = He s posted a 1.91 ERA (6 ER in 28.1 IP) at Kauffman Stadium this season, while his 2.05 home ERA since the start of 2014 is sixth among A.L. relievers. = Held right-handed hitters to a.184 average (19-for-103), ranking him 14th among A.L. relievers that have faced at least 90 right-handed hitters. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 19/28 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last Aug. 6 vs. TOR August 16 at Detroit = He recorded a scoreless ninth Tuesday in Detroit on six pitches...he s made eight-straight scoreless outings (5.1 IP) in which he s held opponents to a.105 average (2-for-19)...he s held righties to a.218 batting average (17-for-78) this season. = Peter has recorded four outs or more in eight appearances this season, after recording three outs or less in all 22 of his outings (10.1 IP) last season with the Braves. = Moylan is the fourth Australian to play for the Royals, joining pitchers Graeme Lloyd (2003) and Liam Hendriks (2014) and infielder Justin Huber ( ). Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 39/52 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: April 13 at HOU (203) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/ Strikeout High: 3 (3x), last on July 7 vs. SEA August 16 at Detroit = Joakim faced one hitter Tuesday night, fanning Ian Kinsler to strand an inherited runner at second base in the eighth he s retired the last nine batters he s faced, dating back to his August 10 outing vs. the White Sox, and has recorded six straight scoreless outings dating back to August 5 at Tampa Bay. = Soria is 1-3 with a 6.11 ERA (12 ER in 17.2 IP) and six homers allowed in his last 19 outings since June 22 after starting 3-2 with a 2.94 ERA (11 ER in 33.2 IP) and two homers allowed through his first 33 outings his 4-5 record marks his most wins and losses since going 5-5 as a Royal in = He has posted a 2.61 ERA (6 ER in 20.2 IP) against A.L. Central foes, holding them to a.230 average (17-for-74). Matt Strahm (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: --- Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 5, August 9 vs. Chicago August 17 at Detroit (Win) = Matt earned his first big league win last night, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings in relief of Yordano Ventura...he got out of a bases loaded jam in the seventh by inducing a double play off the bat of Miguel Cabrera and then pitched around a one-out single in the eighth in front of KC s three-run ninth. = He s recorded 12 strikeouts in his first six appearances (26 batters faced)...became just the third Royals reliever to fan five in an outing of 2.0 innings or less, joining Tim Collins (May 15, 2012 at Texas) and Jeremy Affeldt (August 26, 2003 vs. Texas) August 7 vs. the White Sox. = Recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) on July 31 and made his Major League debut that afternoon in Arlington..in 22 outings (18 starts) with the Naturals, Strahm was 3-8 with a 3.43 ERA (39 ER in IP) and a 4.65 strikeout-to-walk ratio (107 SO, 23 BB) he ranked second among Texas League pitchers in strikeouts at the time of his callup and ranked fifth in ERA among qualified starters. Chien-Ming Wang 1st Batter Efficiency: 20/34 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: June 3, 2006 at BAL (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last on July 5 at TOR August 10 vs. Chicago = Chien-Ming hasn t pitched since August 10, allowing a two-out RBI single in the 11th inning before recording a scoreless 12th he s allowed a run in four straight outings and owns a 7.54 ERA (19 ER in 22.2 IP) over his last 16 outings after posting a 2.08 ERA (5 ER in 21.2 IP) through his first 18 appearances. = Wang is the only pitcher with at least five wins and zero losses this season the only Royal to finish a season with at least five wins and no losses was Ron Mahay, who went 5-0 in 2008 Wang s five wins are his most since going 8-2 with the Yankees in 2008 his 34 appearances match a career high, also done in Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 8/11 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100%) Last Save: August 14, 2016 at MIN (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/ Strikeout High: 10, April 22 vs. BAL (start) August 14 at Minnesota (Save) = Chris recorded his first career save on last Sunday in Minnesota, working 3.0 scoreless innings it was the Royals first three-inning save since Danny Duffy recorded a 4.0-inning save on September 20, 2015 in Detroit he s posted a 2.87 ERA (5 ER in 15.2 IP) across nine relief outings since joining the bullpen on July 10. = At 37 years, 81 days, Young became the oldest Royal ever to record his first career save and oldest to record a save (first or not) since Roberto Hernandez (37 years, 312 days) on September 19, 2002 at the White Sox he s the oldest on any team to collect his first save since Buddy Carlyle (37 years, 106 days) last season. = In 28 career appearances out of the bullpen, he s 5-0 with a 2.35 ERA (12 ER in 46.0 IP) he s one of two pitchers ever with at least five wins, no losses and a 2.35-or-lower ERA as a reliever, joining Andy Messersmith, who went 5-0 with a 1.58 ERA in 49 relief outings during his 12-year career from = His career.227 opponents average ranks second among active pitchers (min. 1,200.0 IP), trailing only Clayton Kershaw (.205). Royals vs. Twins 2016 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Duffy Flynn Gee Herrera Kennedy Moylan Soria Strahm Ventura Volquez Wang Young

3 Hitting Notes Billy Burns DET Series: Has not played Last Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Billy hasn t played since making his second start with Kansas City on August 11 vs. the White Sox, when he singled in the seventh inning to snap an 0-for-16 skid, which dated back to July 2 with Oakland he was acquired by the Royals from Oakland on July 30 in exchange for Brett Eibner. = He s batting.293 (22-for-75) with two outs four of his 12 RBI have given his team the lead, including his first career walk-off RBI on June 17 with Oakland. = He finished fifth in AL Rookie of the Year voting in 2015, batting.294 in 125 games, which set Oakland s rookie record by a switch-hitter he led Major League rookies in stolen bases (26) and multi-hit games (47) and led AL rookies in hits (153) his 40 steals since 2015 are tied with Mookie Betts for fifth most in the AL. Drew Butera DET Series: 1-for-4, RBI Last Trip: 1-for-4 (.250), RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Drew went 1-for-4 with an RBI single last night in his first start since August 11 he s recorded an RBI in three of his last four starts. = He has 12 extra-base hits in 82 at-bats this season after recording just four XBH in 107 at-bats in 2015 his.500 SLG ranks 2nd among AL catchers (min. 75 AB). = Butera is batting.383/.431/.574 (18-for-47) with nine doubles and seven RBI in 20 home games (13 starts) this season. = He made his Major League debut with the Twins in 2010 and played there until he was traded to the Dodgers in = He made his second pitching appearance (fifth career) on July 26, recording the final out in a loss to the Angels his five pitching appearances are tops among active position players he is the ninth Royals position player (13th time) to pitch in a game prior to his June 25 outing, the last Royals to do it was Mitch Maier in Lorenzo Cain DET Series: 4-for-11, run, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB Last Trip: 8-for-24 (.333), 5 runs, 2 2B, 5 RBI, SB, 2 BB, sf Hit Streak: 4 g (8-15) = Lorenzo singled and scored in the ninth last night, marking his fourth straight game with a hit he matched a career high with four hits on Sunday at Target Field and recorded two hits and two walks on Monday at Detroit, becoming the second Royal this season to reach four times in back-to-back games (also, Morales on June 17-18). = Cain is batting.324 (12-for-37) in nine games vs. the Twins this season, including a pair of four-hit games on May 24 and on Sunday, both at Target Field. = He is four stolen bases shy of 100 for his career he has nine steals in 13 attempts this season after recording a career-high 28 steals in each of the last two seasons. = He s batting.315 (29-for-92) with 11 extra-base hits and 17 RBI in his last 22 home games (since May 28), including a hit in eight of his last nine games here. = He ranks fourth in the AL with a.351 average (27-for-77) in the first inning, trailing only Jose Altuve (.400), Joe Mauer (.360) and Logan Forsythe (.353). = He collected his fifth career walk-off RBI second this season in the 14th inning on August 10 vs. Chicago he also had an RBI groundout in the 10th inning on August 9, becoming the first Royal with an extra-inning RBI on consecutive days since Mike Aviles on July 7-8, Christian Colon DET Series: Did not play Last Trip: 0-for-3, 2 runs, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Colon last played on Sunday in Minnesota, going 0-for-3 with two runs and a hit-by-pitch, becoming the second Royal this season to score twice without the benefit of a hit or a walk, joining Lorenzo Cain on Friday before that, it hadn t been done by a Royal since Terrence Long turned the trick on July 27, = He s batting.314 (48-for-153) in his career vs. AL Central teams, best among Royals since 2014 (min. 150 at-bats), including a.319 average (15-for-47) this season. = Christian s career.444 on-base percentage when leading off an inning ranks tops in the Majors since 2014 (min. 60 plate appearances). Cheslor Cuthbert DET Series: 2-for-12, 2B, RBI, BB Last Trip: 4-for-27 (.148), 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Cheslor went 4-for-27 (.148) on the road trip and is 0-for-his-last-9 he hit his 10th home run on Saturday off tonight s starter, Tyler Duffey, becoming the third Royals rookie third baseman with a double-digit homer season, joining Alex Gordon (15) in 2007 and Kevin Seitzer (15) in = Cuthbert is batting.305 (39-for-128) since the All-Star break, including an eight-game hitting streak (July 15-23) and a nine-game hitting streak (August 4-13) his 39 hits since the break are tied with Miguel Cabrera, Melky Cabrera and teammate Paulo Orlando for seventh most among American League players. = He s batting.321 (51-for-159) in 42 home games, including an active nine-game hitting streak, a five-game extra-base streak & a three-game RBI streak here. = Since his last recall on May 23, he leads AL rookies with a.297 average (84-for-283) he enters today 16 plate appearances shy of qualifying for the AL rookie batting title for the season, he ranks first among AL rookies in doubles (19), second in hits (97), multi-hit games (25), total bases (148) and fourth in RBI (38). Jarrod Dyson DET Series: run Last Trip: run Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Jarrod pinch ran for Kendrys Morales and scored in the ninth inning last night, his 27th career run as a pinch-runner, most in the Majors since 2010 he has 37 career stolen bases as a pinch-runner, 10 more than any active player and fifth most since pinch-running data is available (1974). = Dyson last started on August 11 and recorded his 18th stolen base tied for seventh most in the AL matching Carlos Beltran (164) for sixth most in Royals history. = He threw out Rougned Odor at second base on July 24, his eighth outfield assist to match a career high and tie him for eighth most in the AL. Alcides Escobar DET Series: 3-for-11, run, BB Last Trip: 10-for-24 (.417), 3 runs, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Esky went 0-for-4 last night, snapping a five-game hitting streak in which he hit.500 (10-for-20) the Royals are 29-8 (.784) when he scores. = Alcides is batting.349 (15-for-43) with five RBI in nine games vs. the Twins this season, including an active four-game multi-hit streak he s 5-for-7 vs. Duffey. = He recorded his Major League leading 10th sacrifice along with two intentional walks on August 10, becoming the first Royal to be intentionally walked twice since Billy Butler on August 26, 2013 Esky is the second Royal with a sacrifice and two intentional walks in the same game, joining Kevin Seitzer on June 6, = He s the only Royal to start every game this season his 901 games played since 2011 are third most in MLB, trailing Robinson Cano (911) & Adrian Gonzalez (905). Alex Gordon DET Series: 4-for-9, 4 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB Last Trip: 9-for-21 (.429), 7 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 8 g (12-30) = Alex hit the game-tying HR in the eighth last night, breaking a tie with John Mayberry (143) for sixth most in Royals history and second most among Royals left handers, trailing George Brett (317) it was his second straight game with a HR, marking the first time he s homered in back-to-back games since July 5-7, 2015 (2 games). = Gordon has an active eight-game hitting streak in which he s batting.400 (12-for-30), his longest since a 10-game streak from June 8-19, 2015 he s also reached safely in 12 straight, a streak in which he s batting.318/.412/.568 (14-for-44), one game shy of his season-high on-base streak done from April 29-May 12. = He doubled up Chicago s Tim Anderson off first base in the sixth inning on August 10, his Major League leading 72nd assist since moving to the outfield in Eric Hosmer DET Series: 3-for-11, 2 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB, sf Last Trip: 5-for-25 (.200), 2 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB, sf Hit Streak: 2 g (3-7) = Eric hit the game-winning home run in the ninth inning last night, his fourth career go-ahead homer in the ninth inning or later and first since September 30, 2015 at the White Sox it was his 25th go-ahead RBI this season, tied with Miguel Cabrera for second most in the AL, trailing only Albert Pujols (27) Hosmer also homered on Tuesday, marking the third time this season he s homered in back-to-back games (also, May 17-18, May 8-9) he s never homered in three straight. = Hosmer is 7-for-his-last-40 (.175) with runners in scoring position, including 0-for-his-last-7 the Royals are (.698) when he records an RBI = His 54 career stolen bases are 19 more than any other American League first baseman since he debuted in = He went 2-for-3 with a HR and two RBI in this year s All-Star Game, becoming the second Royal to be named All-Star Game MVP, joining Bo Jackson in Raul Mondesi DET Series: 3-for-9, 2 runs, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Last Trip: 4-for-16 (.250), 4 runs, 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB Hit Streak: 3 g (3-9) = Raul went 1-for-4 with a triple last night he hit his first Major League home run off Justin Verlander on Tuesday at 21 years, 20 days, he s the fifth youngest Royal to hit his first HR, behind Clint Hurdle (20 years, 50 days), Buck Martinez (20 years, 233 days), Jamie Quirk (20 years, 333 days) and George Brett (20 years, 358 days). = Mondesi has a team-leading four bunt hits, including two of Kansas City s four bunt hit RBI this season on August 7 vs. Toronto and Monday at Detroit. = He s tied for 10th in the AL with four sacrifices, including two on August 1 at Tampa Bay to become the first Royal to do that since Nori Aoki in = He became the first Royal to record his first career hit on his birthday (July 27) and the first player (any team) to do it since Kennys Vargas on August 1, = He was batting.304 (17-for-56) with nine runs, nine RBI and five stolen bases in 14 games with the Storm Chasers he served a 50-game suspension earlier this season for violating the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program he was named Kansas City s top prospect by Baseball America each of the last two seasons. Kendrys Morales DET Series: 2-for-12, run, 2B, HR, RBI Last Trip: 5-for-22 (.227), 2 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Kendrys doubled in the ninth inning last night and was pinch ran for by Jarrod Dyson, who scored on Butera s RBI single. = Morales his Kansas City s fourth home run on Tuesday, a leadoff homer in the ninth inning on the first pitch it was his team-leading 20th homer of the season, making him the first Royal to hit at least 20 homers in consecutive seasons since Mike Sweeney hit 22 and 21 in = He s batting.325/.397/.521 (38-for-117) with 24 RBI in his last 32 home games dating back to May 30, after starting 15-for-76 (.197) through his first 21 games here. = He hit his third career grand slam on August 7 (also, July 30, 2012 at Texas and May 29, 2010 at Seattle), snapping an 0-for-15 skid with RISP. Paulo Orlando DET Series: 0-for-12, run, BB Last Trip: 8-for-26 (.308), 5 runs, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, SB, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-12) = Paulo extended his hitless streak to 0-for-12 last night, following his 8-for-14 (.571) series at Target Field, which included a career-high tying four hits on Sunday. = He s batting.331 (39-for-118) in 27 games since the All-Star break, including 12 multi-hit efforts his 39 hits since the break are tied for seventh most in the AL. = He s batting.386 (22-for-57) lifetime vs. Minnesota, including.500 (17-for-34) this season he s 2-for-6 vs. Tyler Duffey. = He s batting.322 overall this season, which would rank second in the AL if he had enough plate appearances to qualify enters tonight 29 PA shy of qualifying. = Orlando ranks fifth in the Majors (min. 175 plate appearances) with a.349 average (59-for-169) at home, including hits in 33 of his last 39 games here. = He ranks fourth in the Majors with a.355 average (39-for-75) with two outs and ranks tied for ninth in the AL with a.333 average (26-for-78) with RISP. = He had his first career game with two outfield assists on August 10, throwing out Omar Narvaez at home in the seventh and Carlos Sanchez at second base in the ninth, his first outfield assists as a center fielder since September 18, 2015 he s the first Royal with two outfield assists in a game since Norichika Aoki on August 8, Salvador Perez DET Series: 0-for-8 Last Trip: 3-for-21 (.143), 2 runs, 2B, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = Salvy didn t play last night and is 0-for-his-last-11 after recording a hit in all three games at Target Field last weekend. = Perez is batting.320 (96-for-300) lifetime vs. Minnesota, the second-highest mark since 2011, trailing only Miguel Cabrera (.328) he s batting.444 (16-for-36) against the Twins this season, including five hits on May 23 to join Darrell Porter in 1978 as the only Royals catchers with a five-hit game. = He has thrown out a career-high 25 would-be basestealers, second most in the Majors behind Jonathan Lucroy (30) he s thrown out 47.2 percent of would-be basestealers (25 of 53) second best in the Majors behind James McCann (51.4) which would break the current franchise record held by Darrell Porter (43.9%) in = Among AL catchers, he s ranks first in hits (101), extra-base hits (41), doubles (23) and RBI (51), and second in homers (16) he s the third Royals catcher to hit at least 15 home runs in three different seasons, joining Darrell Porter ( ) and Mike Macfarlane ( , 1996).

4 This & That STARTERS SOLID OF LATE--KC has gone 9-2 in its last 11 games, but dating back to the last 13 contests, the starting pitching has done an outstanding job, posting a 2.72 ERA (25 earned runs in 85.2 innings)...during the just completed three-game sweep in Motown, Royals pitching allowed three solo homers for all of the Detroit scoring, as the Tigers went 0-for-18 with runners in scoring position...starters have worked at least 6.0 innings in 12 of the last 13 games and worked into the seventh inning in eight of those affairs...this stretch started with Ian Kennedy on August 4 in Tampa Bay, tossing 6.0 innings of one-hit ball, only to see the Rays rally after his departure...the starters have allowed three earned runs or less in 11 of these 13 games. STRAHM JOINS VICTORY LIST--24-year old rookie Matt Strahm is making the most out of his first look at Major League hitters, tossing 1.2 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief last night only to wind up with his first Major League victory after Eric Hosmer homered in the ninth inning...strahm is the 292nd hurler to record a win in a Royals uniform, the 80th southpaw...in six big league appearances, he has allowed one earned run in 6.1 innings, while fanning 12, and though it s an early sample size, his strikeout to nine-inning ratio is an off the charts GORDO GROOVIN --Leftfielder Alex Gordon has begun to heat up as the calendar pushes through the Dog Days, hitting safely in his eighth straight game last night, tying the contest with an eighth inning home run, his second blast in as many games...the veteran Gold Glover was on base three times last night, also walking twice, and has batted.400 (12-for-30) during this streak with seven runs scored, two doubles, two homers, upping his season average 20 points in the process. HOMER HAPPY ROYALS--It s not often the Royals have the home run tag as part of the resume, the club returns home after hitting nine roundtrippers during the 5-1 road trip, including six huge home runs in the last two nights...kc clubbed four solo blasts in the 6-1 win on Tuesday night and then finally got on the board in the eighth inning last night with a game-tying solo shot from Alex Gordon and then eventual game-winning two-run homer in the ninth from Eric Hosmer. ROAD LUCK TURNING--Kansas City is experiencing some success away from The K, returning home tonight after a 5-1 journey to Minnesota (2-1) and Detroit (3-0)...KC has also won seven of its last 10 away from home...last year the Royals had the second best road mark in the A.L. at (.543). REHAB WORK--Lefthanded starter Jason Vargas, out since undergoing Tommy John surgery last August, was the starting pitcher last night for Northwest Arkansas in Springdale against Corpus Christi...in his first AA stint, Vargas worked 2.1 innings allowing four hits and three runs (two earned) with no walks and a strikeout... he also surrendered a pair of solo home runs in his 42-pitch outing...southpaw starter, Mike Minor, out all season as he recovers from wintertime left labrum surgery, gets back on the mound tomorrow for Omaha when they play at Fresno. LONE RUNS BY TIGERS COME FROM LONG BALL--The only runs the Royals allowed in their visit to Comerica Park were a trio of solo homers, bringing the total to 15 runs scored on the six-game trip by the opposition, 11 of which the direct result of nine home runs by the Twins and Tigers...the Royals have surrendered 160 roundtrippers this season, already five more than all of last year, with 94 of those this year coming on the road...most of the home run damage has been since June 3, with the opposition going deep in 106 times in the last 67 games after giving up just 56 roundtrippers in the first 53 contests...the long ball numbers aren t just up in Kansas City, as entering play tonight, there have been 4,155 roundtrippers hit in the Majors, 2,185 allowed by American League hurlers and 1,970 by pitchers in the National League...compared through games of August 16 last season, there have been 706 more home runs hit in 2016 than in 2015 when teams combined to hit 3,449 homers. BASE THIEVES BEWARE--Catcher Salvador Perez continues to hold the Major League lead in caught stealing pct. with a 52.5 mark...he s caught 25 potential thieves, which are the second-most in the bigs, behind only Jonathan Lucroy s 30, and represent a career high for the three-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner... between Perez and Drew Butera, Kansas City has the top caught stealing percentage (49.3%) as a club, nabbing 34 would-be thieves for second-most in the A.L... Kansas City s defensive reputation behind the plate has limited the opposition to stealing only 35 bases on the year, the fewest allowed by any team in the Majors. CLOSING IN ON 1K--The winningest skipper in franchise history, Ned Yost is now as the Kansas City manager...his 985 career victories rank seventh among active managers and he s now tied with Phil Garner (985) for 64th all-time and now nine behind Alvin Dark for 63rd (994)...Ned was named to the role on May 13, 2010 and surpassed Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )...Yost s postseason managerial mark of 22-9 is good for a.710 winning pct., which ranks eighth all-time and is atop the list of managers with at least 20 postseason tilts under their belt...yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is now 58th all-time in games managed (2,015)...this is Ned s 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. Twins (2016) vs. Twins (career) At Home (career) Duffey (career) Berrios (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 Burns Butera Cain Colon Cuthbert Dyson Escobar Gordon Hosmer Mondesi Morales Orlando Perez Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Brian Flynn Dillon Gee Ian Kennedy Kris Medlen Yordano Ventura Edinson Volquez Chris Young Totals Disabled List (7) Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Butera Cruz Totals Duffy Flynn Gee Kennedy Medlen Ventura Volquez Young Total Perez Butera Cruz Totals Starts CS/ATT 25/53 3/10 0/0 28/63 Pct ERA ER/IP 391/ / / / Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 4 DET) Pickoff & CS: 6 (7/7 vs. SEA) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Jason Vargas 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery February 19 April LHP-Mike Minor 60-day Recovery from left labrum surgery March 15 May LHP-Tim Collins 60-day Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury April 3 June RHP-Kris Medlen 60-day Right rotator cuff inflammation May 12 (retro to May 11) May B-Mike Moustakas 60-day Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) May 26 (retro to May 23) July RHP-Luke Hochevar 15-day Symptoms of Thoracic outlet syndrome July 28 (retro to July 25) August RHP-Wade Davis 15-day Flexor strain July 31 (retro to July 28) August

5 2016 Royals Home Run Breakdown vs. on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Burns /25/15 SF M. Leake 315 Butera TEX L. Harrell 13 Cain /31/16 TB D. Smyly 161 Colon Cuthbert MIN T. Duffey 20 Dyson /18/16 CLE J. Manship 29 Escobar /7/16 TOR M. Stroman 35 Gordon DET J. Wilson 0 Hosmer DET S. Greene 0 Mondesi DET J. Verlander 5 Morales DET M. Lowe 4 Orlando MIN H. Santiago 14 Perez TB X. Cedeno 48 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Kendrys Morales (8/7/16 vs. Toronto, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 121 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales Philadelphia, 3-run off Aaron Nola, solo off Adam Morgan) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez (4/20/16 vs. Detroit, ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: George Springer, Houston Kauffman Stadium, off Edinson Volquez, 1st inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Eddie Rosario and Brian Dozier, Minnesota Target Field, Dillon Gee pitching, 6th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Devon Travis, Toronto Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy 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: Victor Martinez, Detroit Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy-2, Chien-Ming Wang-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2016 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 Burns g 8 g (5/3-13) 14 3 Butera g 5 g (5/29-6/3) 2 1 Cain g 10 g (5/6-17) 9 - Colon g 4 g (6/10-15) 2 - Cuthbert g 12 g (7/7-23) 10 - Dyson g 9 g (5/15-31) 9 2 Escobar g 14 g (6/18-7/3) 15 2 Gordon g 8 g (8/10-pres) 4 - Hosmer g 18 g (4/10-4/30) 8 2 Mondesi g 4 g (7/27-30) 5 4 Morales g 8 g (2x) 3 - Orlando g 14 g (5/14-31) 15 2 Perez g 12 g (5/13-27) 3 - 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, 2009 at 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) and at 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, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy, August 1, 2016 at Tampa Bay (16) - Set franchise record Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): August 1, 2016 at Tampa Bay: Duffy (8.0), 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, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Salvador Perez, August 15, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, June 18, 2016 vs. Detroit 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 2, Philadelphia Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston 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: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 28, Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 10, 2016 vs. Chicago White Sox (3-2 in 14 innings) - Seven times in Royals Bat Around: August 14, 2016 at Minnesota (4th inning, 6 runs) - 13 times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: June 13-15, 2016 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 15-17, Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay 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 4-6, Toronto Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 28-31, Texas Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 7-7 Tuesday 9-10 Wednesday 9-10 Thursday 5-5 Friday 9-10 Saturday 10-9 Sunday 11-9 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 61 DET (8th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 28 DET (9th, 4 hits) 4 runs - 14 MIN (6th, 1 hit) 5 runs - 7 PHI (2nd, 5 hits) 6 runs - 1 MIN (4th, 5 hits) 7 runs - 2 7/18 vs. CLE (8th, 5 hits)