ACE 30. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Danny Duffy (3-3, 2.97) vs. LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-3, 4.81)

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals New York Yankees (26-16) Yankee Stadium - Tuesday, May 23, 2017 Game #44 - Road Game #21 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Wednesday, May New York Yankees: RHP Jason Hammel (1-5, 6.20) vs. RHP Luis Severino ( ), 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, May New York Yankees: TBA vs. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (5-3, 6.56), 12:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, May Cleveland Indians: TBA vs. RHP Danny Salazar (3-4, 5.55), 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, May Cleveland Indians: LHP Jason Vargas (5-3, 2.30) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (2-6, 6.70), 3:10 p.m. (CDT), FS 1 (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, May Cleveland Indians: LHP Danny Duffy (3-3+ tonight) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (4-2+ tonight), 12:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...this entire series is being televised in High Definition by FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler... the pre and post-game shows are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Yankees The Royals fell to 1-3 vs. the Yankees in 2017 with last night s defeat...kansas City trails the all-time series by a margin, including mark in New York, in the newer version of Yankee Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 5/16 KC L, 1-7 Sabathia Hammel 30,878 5/17 KC L, 7-11 Pineda Vargas 22,899 5/18 KC W, 5-1 Duffy Montgomery 22,803 NY L, 2-4 Pineda Vargas 35,005 NY NY NY BIG FLY D IN BRONX--For the fourth straight game on this road trip, the Royals jumped out to a lead, but for the third time the opponent came from behind as the Yankees posted a 4-2 decision here last night...a trio of Bronx Bomber long balls made the difference, as Brett Gardner (solo), Didi Gregorius (2-run) and Chris Carter (solo) accounted for all of the New York runs...kc jumped out to a 2-0 advantage when Jorge Bonifacio homered in his first-ever Yankee Stadium at bat to open the third inning, then Alcides Escobar doubled home Whit Merrifield...Jason Vargas allowed a third inning homer to Gardner to cut the lead in half and then Gregorius gave the Yankees the lead with his 2-run blast in the fourth...vargy finished working 6.0 innings allowing three runs and four hits with three walks and six K s to fall to 5-3 on the year, while his ERA of 2.30 is still good for fourth best in the A.L...Salvador Perez had a pair of hits, his third multi-hit game of this road trip...kc had ample opportunities offensively, but wound up 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position. DOZIER HEADING TO WILMINGTON--Kansas City infielder/outfielder Hunter Dozier will start an injury rehabilitation assignment tonight with Wilmington (A) in the Carolina League...he has been on the 60-day Major League disabled list since April 2 with a left oblique strain that occurred during spring training. THE LAND OF HOZ--Eric Hosmer continued his solid start to this extended road trip with a double last night, giving him a.471 (8-for-17) start to this journey... his season average is now up to.308, which is a 123-point rise since April 22, when the three-time Rawlings Gold Glove first baseman was hitting in those 27 games he has batted.385 (40-for-104) with an on-base pct. of.440 and slugging pct. of.548, recording 12 games with two hits or more...since the calendar flipped to the month of May, Hoz leads the Majors with a.400 batting average and 32 hits, while his.462 OBP ranks sixth. PEREZ LOOKING TO BREAK TIE WITH MAC--Four-time All-Star and four-time Rawlings Gold Glove catcher, Salvador Perez, enjoyed yet another visit to Target Field over the weekend, clubbing three home runs in Sunday s doubleheader and in the process tied Mike Macfarlane as KC s most prolific home run hitting catcher...salvy upped his career homer total 98, with 93 of those coming while he was in the lineup as a catcher to match Mac s total in games he was behind the plate from and Sal had a pair of hits here last night and has batted.412 (7-for-17) through the first four games of this road trip with three homers and five RBI. BONI HOMERS IN THE BRONX--Jorge Bonifacio will have something to brag about to his older brother Emilio when they re sitting around talking about their careers some day, as the 23-year old Boni clubbed a home run in his first career at bat in Yankee Stadium, staking KC to an early lead last night...the elder Bonifacio, a former Royal and veteran of 12 Major League seasons, has yet to homer in his 20 career AB s in the Bronx...as for the up and coming Bonifacio, Jorge joins Mike Moustakas as current Royals to homer in their first at bat here...boni has now hit safely in six straight games at a.348 clip (8-for-23) with three homers and five RBI. 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. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Danny Duffy (3-3, 2.97) vs. LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-3, 4.81) Career Career Danny Duffy vs. Yankees Major League Record 3-3 (2.97 ERA) Jordan Montgomery vs. Royals Major League Record 2-3 (4.81 ERA) DANNY DUFFY takes the hill for his team-leading 10th start of the season and 116th of his career tonight s Duffy/Montgomery duel is a rematch of Thursday s 5-1 Royals win at Kauffman Stadium Danny signed a five-year deal in January to stay in Kansas City through the 2021 season and was originally selected by the Royals in the third round of the 2007 Draft. SEVEN SCORELESS VS YANKS--Danny snapped a five-start winless streak last Thursday at home with a 5-1 win over these Yankees...he worked 7.0 scoreless innings allowing three hits and two walks with 10 strikeouts, his fourth career double-digit strikeout game Duff retired the first nine batters before Jacoby Ellsbury s bunt single to leadoff the fourth inning, and allowed the first two batters to reach in the fifth, before inducing a double play and an inning-ending strikeout...he s worked at least 7.0 innings in five of his nine starts (including his last two), after going 7.0 innings just seven times in 26 starts last season Thursday was his second career start of at least 7.0 scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts (also, August 1, 2016 at Tampa Bay when he fanned a club record 16) the only other left-handed pitcher in Royals history to record one such start was Paul Splittorff on September 16, 1973 at California (9.0 IP, 10 SO). UP AND DOWN SUPPORT--The Royals scored five runs in support of Duffy on Thursday, more than the four runs they scored with him on the mound in his previous four starts combined the offense has supported him with one-or-fewer run in four of his nine starts, including being shutout three times the Royals are just 4-5 in Duffy s nine starts, despite his 2.97 ERA (19 ER in 57.2 IP). K S FOR THE KIDS--Duffy recorded 10 strikeouts on Thursday vs. these Yankees, his fourth career double-digit strikeout game, upping his total donatiton to $22,500 for Noah s Bandage Project for every strikeout he records, Danny will donate $500 to the foundation that provides fun bandages to kids and raises money for pediatric cancer research last season he recorded 188 strikeouts, the most by a left-handed pitcher in franchise history, topping Bill Butler s 156 strikeouts in VS. YANKEES--Danny is 2-2 with a 5.46 ERA (17 ER in 28.0 IP) in eight career outings (six starts) vs. the Yankees, including his previously mentioned outing last Thursday at home, his first win vs. New York since May 3, 2012 tonight marks his first career start at Yankee Stadium (he made two scoreless relief appearances here last May). ON THE ROAD--Duffy is 1-1 with a 3.24 ERA (9 ER in 25.0 IP) in four road starts this season, after going 5-3 with a 3.42 ERA (29 ER in 76.1 IP) in 20 outings Duffy vs. Yankees Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Chris Carter Starlin Castro Jacoby Ellsbury Brett Gardner Didi Gregorius Chase Headley Aaron Hicks Matt Holliday Aaron Judge Gary Sanchez Danny s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/3 at Minnesota ND, /8 at Houston W, /14 LA Angels W, /20 at Texas ND, 0-1 (13) /25 at Chicago-AL L, /2 Chicago-AL L, /7 Cleveland L, /12 Baltimore ND, /18 New York-AL W, Totals % Career Totals (11 starts) away from home in 2016 he took the loss in his last road start on April 25 at the White Sox and has not lost back-to-back road starts since July 6-19, 2014 at Cleveland and at Boston. Danny s Last Win: May 18, 2017 vs. New York Yankees (7.0 IP, 5-1 over Jordan Montgomery) Danny s Last Loss: May 7, 2017 vs. Cleveland Indians (6.2 IP, 1-2 to Mike Clevinger) Danny s Strikeout High: *16, August 1, 2016 at Tampa Bay (8.0 IP, 3-0 over Chris Archer) -- *Set franchise record Danny s Only Complete Game: August 11, 2016 vs. Chicago White Sox (9.0 IP, 2-1 win over Carson Fulmer) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2017

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Jason Hammel = Jason will make his ninth start of the season and 257th of his career tomorrow vs. the Yankees he s 1-5 with a 6.20 ERA (28 ER in 40.2 IP). = Hammel took the loss in Kansas City s 7-1 defeat to the Yankees on May 16 at Kauffman Stadium, allowing five runs on nine hits (two HR) and one walk in 6.0 innings, with no strikeouts he s recorded at least 6.0 innings in three straight starts after doing so just once in his first five starts and is averaging 93.3 pitches per start. = The Royals have scored a total of 11 runs in his 40.2 innings (eight starts), a 2.43 average, tied for the second lowest in the Majors (min. eight starts). = He has a.237 average (14-for-59) and 1.69 ERA (3 ER in 16.0 IP) in the first 2.0 IP, but has a 9.12 ERA (25 ER in 24.2 IP) and.364 average (40-for-110) after. = He s 4-5 with a 4.98 ERA (45 ER in 81.1 IP) in 20 outings (14 starts) vs. the Yankees, including a loss in his last start on May 16 in Kansas City. = He s 0-2 with a 7.20 ERA in three road starts this season and is 0-6 with a 9.28 ERA in his last seven road starts since his last win on July 22, 2016 at Milwaukee 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: 92/137 (67.2%) Saves/Save Opp: 9/16 (56.3%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 59/20 (33.9%) Miguel Almonte 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/0 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: n/a May 15 at ARK (AAA) = Miguel was recalled as the 26th man for Game 2 Sunday at Minnesota, but will remain with the team following Mondesi s option to Omaha (AAA) he was also recalled on May 5, but was optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) the next day without appearing in a game with Kansas City he last pitched in the Majors in = Almonte is 1-0 with a 1.86 ERA (6 ER in 29.0 IP) in seven outings (six starts) with the Naturals, including nine strikeouts in 6.0 IP in his win on May 1 at Tulsa. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 15/19 Saves/Save Opp: 9/11 (81.8%) Last Save: May 21 at MIN, GM 1 (26th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 2 (5x), last: 5/21, GM 1 at MIN May 21, GM 1 at MIN (save) = Kelvin worked around a one-out walk and a two-out single to record his ninth save in 11 chances Sunday in Game 1 at Minnesota, snapping a streak of three straight outings in which he allowed a run, including blowing a one-run lead in the ninth on Friday, yielding a two-run HR to pinch hitter Kennys Vargas. = He saved three games vs. Baltimore from May 12-14, becoming the first Royal to save all three games in a series since Joakim Soria from July 5-7, 2010 at Seattle. = Herrera has recorded multiple strikeouts in his last three outings, one shy of matching the longest such streak of his career, last done from April 5-13, Seth Maness 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: May 26, 2015 (7th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 2 on 5/22 at NYY May 22 at NYY = Seth retired five of seven batters last night, allowing a solo HR to Chris Carter in the seventh inning, the third time in four outings he s allowed a run. = Maness earned the win in his first appearance as a Royal on May 13 vs. Baltimore, despite allowing a game-tying HR to Chris Davis. = He was selected from Omaha (AAA) on May 10 after allowing one run in 6.0 innings (1.50 ERA) in three relief appearances with the Storm Chasers. = Missed the last six weeks of 2016 after being placed on the disabled list with a strained right elbow on Aug. 16. Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 12/18 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/ Strikeout High: 4 on 5/9 at TB May 21, GM 1 at MIN (win) = Mike walked the bases loaded after inheriting a first-and-second, two-out jam in the fifth inning of Game 1 Sunday, before retiring Kennys Vargas to end the inning he recorded a scoreless sixth inning to mark his eighth straight scoreless outing (11.1 IP), in which he s held opponents to a.108 average (4-for-37). = He earned the win in Game 1 Sunday, the first of his career as a reliever (19 appearances) and first overall since Aug. 28, 2014 at the Mets (with Atlanta). = Minor had a 6.75 ERA (4 ER in 5.1 IP) through his first six appearances, but has allowed just one run in 18.1 IP innings (0.49 ERA) over 12 outings since. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 16/21 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last: 5/1 vs. CWS May 21 (GM 1) at MIN = Peter struck out Buxton to leadoff the seventh in Game 1 Sunday, but allowed a single to Dozier before leaving in favor of Strahm, who allowed the inherited runner to score on a two-run double by Sano he s allowed 10 runs in his last three outings (30.00 IP) after allowing just six runs in his first 17 outings (4.50 ERA). = Of the 16 runs he s allowed, 14 have come in three outings, but he s allowed just two runs on eight hits in his other 18 appearances combined. = Moylan remains unbeaten in his last 119 appearances, the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing Sam Freeman (124) his last loss came on September 7, 2011 at Philadelphia (with Atlanta), and he also had a streak of 104 outings without a loss from Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 17/19 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: April 13, 2016 at HOU (203rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA May 21 (GM 1) at MIN = Joakim worked around a one-out single to record a scoreless eighth inning in Game 1 at Minnesota Sunday, his sixth straight scoreless outing. = Soria has held opponents scoreless in 17 of his 19 outings, lowering his ERA to 1.83 (4 ER in 19.2 IP), including nine straight scoreless outings to begin the season. = Tied a career-high with four strikeouts on April 15 vs. the Angels he recorded multiple strikeouts in a career-high five straight outings from May 1-9. = His ranks fourth in Royals history with 387 appearances and is third with 161 saves. Matt Strahm (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/14 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/ Strikeout High: 4 (2x) last: 5/8 at TB May 21 (GM 1) at MIN = Matt inherited a first-and-second, one-out jam in the seventh inning of Game 1 Sunday in Minnesota, and allowed a walk and a two-run double before retiring the last two batters he s recorded a strikeout in 10 consecutive outings, fanning 18 batters in 12.1 innings (13.14 SO/9) during that stretch. = Since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on April 21, Strahm has allowed just three runs on five hits over 12.2 innings (2.13 ERA) with 18 strikeouts (12.79 SO/9 IP) after allowing seven runs on four hits in his first 1.1 innings (three appearances). Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/16 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Oct. 4, 2015 at MIL (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last: 5/17 vs. NYY May 21 (GM 2) at MIN = Travis worked around a one-out double and walk before retiring Miguel Sano and Max Kepler to record a scoreless eighth inning in Game 2 on Sunday at Minnesota it was his second straight scoreless outing and just the sixth scoreless outing in 16 appearances overall. = Worked 3.0 innings in relief May 9 at Tampa Bay, his longest outing of the season and longest since May 30 of last year vs. the Dodgers (4.0 innings) he s allowed multiple runs in six of his 16 outings, after doing so just five times in 77 appearances last year. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Aug. 14, 2016 at MIN (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/ Strikeout High: 4 on 5/21 (GM 2) at MIN May 21 (GM 2) at MIN = Chris recorded a career-high 5.0 innings of relief in Game 2 on Sunday at Minnesota, allowing three runs on seven hits, including a HR to Gimenez to leadoff the fourth inning and RBI singles by Sano in the fourth and Vargas in the seventh in his first relief outing since May 2 after making starts on May 9 and 14. = His career.231 opponents average is tied with Max Scherzer for second best among active pitchers (min IP), trailing Clayton Kershaw (.205). Royals vs. Yankees 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Almonte - - Duffy Hammel Herrera Karns - - Kennedy - - Maness Minor Moylan Soria - - Strahm - - Vargas Wood Young

3 Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 1-for-4, run, HR, RBI This Trip: 5-for-17 (.294), 3 runs, 3 HR, 5 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 6 g (8-23) = Jorge hit a solo homer in the third inning last night to plate KC s first run...it marked his third home run in his last four games, while extending his hitting streak to a season-best six...during the streak, he s gone 8-for-23 (.348) with three homers and five RBI and slash lines of.348/.400/.739. = He recorded his first outfield assist on Friday at Target Field, hitting the cutoff man to nail Miguel Sano at home plate in the third inning. = Boni is batting.302 (13-for-43) with a double, four homers and eight RBI in his 12 road games this season...he s also hitting.304 (7-for-23) vs. AL East foes. = Hit his first home run on April 23 at Texas, becoming the sixth Royal to homer within his first two Major League games and first since Mike Moustakas in = He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013), are the third set of brothers to play for the Royals, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Peña. Drew Butera This Series: Has not played This Trip: 0-for-2, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Drew caught the second game of the doubleheader Sunday, going 0-for-2 with a walk...had a big homestand last week, going 4-for-8 with a homer, four runs scored and three RBI, which included a three-hit game with a homer and two RBI vs. the Orioles on May 14. = Butera is batting.467 (7-for-15) with five runs, two home runs and five RBI in his last six games (four starts) after opening the season 3-for-20 (.150). = He has made nine starts as the catcher this season and played in 14 games overall five of his six homers since the start of 2016 have come on the road. = Set career highs in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480) in 2016, making 34 starts behind the plate. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 0-for-4 This Trip: 1-for-17 (.059), SB, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-12) = Cain went 0-for-4 and has had a rough go of it at the plate on this trip...he s collected just one hit a 10th-inning single Friday night in Minnesota while over his last seven contests, he s 2-for-27 (.074)...he hit.362 (17-for-47) with four doubles, a triple and eight runs scored in his first 13 games this month (May 1-14). = Lo recorded his 12th steal of the season Sunday, which ranks him second in the AL behind former teammate Jarrod Dyson (13)...he has been successful in each of his last 16 attempts, dating back to August 26 of last season...his 82 steals since the start of 2014 are sixth-most in the Junior Circuit. = He enjoyed the ninth three-homer game in franchise history here on May 10 last season...he became the third Royal to hit three home runs in a game at Yankee Stadium (old or new), joining Bo Jackson (July 17, 1990) and George Brett (Game 3 of the 1978 ALCS). = Lorenzo has walked 21 times in 179 plate appearances this year (.358 OBP), but has walked just once in his last 11 contests walked 31 times in 434 plate appearances in Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 1-for-8, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Cheslor went 0-for-4 in the second game of the doubleheader Sunday, making the start at third base...he collected a two-out RBI single for KC s first run in the opener of this road trip Friday at Target Field...made his first career start at second base on May 10 at Tampa Bay...he s made 146 of 150 career starts at third. = Cuthbert hit.294 (5-for-17) in the four-game series at Yankee Stadium last season, hitting a two-run homer off Masahiro Tanaka on May 10. = Won the American League rookie batting title last season, hitting.274 (130-for-475) also led AL rookies in doubles (28), tied for the lead in multi-hit games (33) and ranked second in hits (130) his 12 HR were third most by a Royals rookie third baseman, two shy of Kevin Seitzer (1987) and Alex Gordon (2007). = His 123 starts at third base last season were fourth most by a KC rookie, behind Seitzer (139 in 1987), Gordon (129 in 2007) and George Brett (128 in 1974). Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI This Trip: 3-for-18 (.167), 2B, RBI Hit Streak: 3 g (3-13) = Esky drove in KC s second run last night with an RBI double down the left field line...it marked his first extra-base hit since May 8 (also doubled) at Tampa Bay. = He s made 215 consecutive starts at shortstop, establishing a franchise record and passing Paul Schaal (212), who is now second, over the weekend...his streak (which dates back to September 26, 2015) is the longest active in the Majors according to Elias Sports Bureau. = Since 2011, Alcides has played in 987 games, which are second-most in the Major Leagues one behind Robinson Cano (988)...he s played in all 162 games twice (2014, 2016)...the Royals have gone 8-6 this year with Esky hitting lead off and are (.572) in the regular season since = Alcides is tied for the MLB lead with four sacrifices this year...his 68 sacrifices since 2011 are second-most in the Majors, behind only Elvis Andrus (70). = He s committed just two errors in 194 chances and ranks third among qualifying Major League shortstops with a.990 fielding percentage. Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-4, 2B This Trip: 8-for-17 (.471), 5 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (8-17) = Hosmer led off the fourth inning with a double, but was left stranded at second base...he s hit in all four games of the road trip, going 8-for-17 (.471) with two extra-base hits and five runs scored...he leads the Major Leagues with a.400 batting average (32-for-80) in the month of May, while his.462 OBP is sixth. = On April 22, Hosmer s season average stood at.185, but he s gone 40-for-104 (.385) over his last 27 contests to raise his average to ranks eighth in the American League in batting average and fifth in hits (52)...he has five games this season with three hits or more, tying him for fourth in the AL. = Hosmer is a career.309 hitter (25-for-81) at Yankee Stadium with nine doubles, three homers and 10 RBI in 21 games...hit his first Major League roundtripper here on May 11, 2011, a solo shot off A.J. Burnett. = Eric has reached in 10-straight games, recording a.477 OBP in that span...he s reached in 40 of 44 games this season, tying for the most in the AL. = He had the go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning on May 12 vs. Baltimore, his third go-ahead RBI of 2017 also his 65th since the start of 2015, fifth most in the Majors, trailing Albert Pujols (73), Nolan Arenado (72), Matt Kemp (70) and Bryce Harper (67) he tied for second in the Majors with 34 go-ahead RBI in Whit Merrifield This Series: 1-for-3, run This Trip: 3-for-11 (.273), 2 runs Hit Streak: 8 g (10-30) = Whit singled in the third inning and scored KC s second run, coming home on Alcides Escobar s double...he s hit in eight-straight games, one shy of matching his longest streak from a year ago (nine, May 23-June 1)...over his last 10 contests, he s 12-for-35 (.343) with a double, two homers and six runs scored. = Homered against the Yankees last Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium, his fourth in 101 at-bats this season, after recording just two roundtrippers in 311 at-bats in 2016 the solo shot traveled 430 ft. according to Statcast, the longest of his career, two feet longer than his previous high of 428 ft. done May 11 at Tampa Bay. = He s 5-for-14 (.357) against the Yankees this season, while he's 12-for-36 (.333) with a double and two homers in 10 games vs. AL East foes. Brandon Moss This Series: 0-for-4 This Trip: 3-for-8, 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Brandon went 0-for-4 last night, snapping his five-game hitting streak, which was his longest of the season...still batting.281 (9-for-32) over his last eight games after hitting just.167 (10-for-60) in the month of April...he s a career.294 hitter (20-for-68) against the Yankees, with three homers here all-time. = Moss collected the 10th multi-homer contest of his career in the first game Sunday...he became the first Royal with two home runs in a game this season, while it was his first two-homer affair since August 25 of last season vs. the New York Mets (with St. Louis). = He has hit 110 home runs since the start of 2013, sixth-most by a left-handed hitter during that time, just two behind Bryce Harper (112) for fifth. = He s one of five left-handed batters with at least 19 homers in each season from , along with Kyle Seager, David Ortiz, Brian McCann and Chris Davis. Mike Moustakas This Series: 0-for-4 This Trip: 1-for-8, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Moose snapped his eight-game hitting streak last night, going 0-for-4...he had the big hit in last Thursday s win over the Yankees, clubbing a three-run homer off tonight s starter Jordan Montgomery...his 10 homers are tied for 11th in the American League this season. = He s hit a pair of three-run homers this season, the only two by a Royal this season...also has the only four-rbi game by a Royal, doing it May 14 vs. the O s. = Moustakas had an 11-game streak (April 12-25) earlier this year, which is the longest by a Royal in 2017 and was tied for the second-longest of his career. = Despite last night s 0 fer, he s still batting.289 (11-for-38) with two doubles, a triple, two homers and seven RBI in 10 games against the Yankees since the start of batting.296 (16-for-54) with runners on base, however, he s hitting just.200 (5-for-25) with runners in scoring position. Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-4 This Trip: 7-for-17 (.412), 3 runs, 3 HR, 5 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (7-17) = Salvy collected two hits last night with a pair of singles...he s 7-for-17 (.412) on the road trip, after homering three times in the Sunday doubleheader in Minnesota...he matched a club record, held by Bill Pecota, who also went deep three times in a twinbill at Yankee Stadium on July 14, = Perez has hit safely in 15 of his last 16 contests, batting.362 (21-for-58) with three doubles, five homers and 13 RBI in that span, good for a.672 slugging pct...he had a season-high nine-game hitting streak from May he s tied for eighth in the AL in homers (11) and also ranks eighth in slugging pct. (.545). = He blasted his 93rd home run as a catcher in the first game Sunday, matching Mike Macfarlane for the most by a Royals backstop...perez s 50 home runs as a catcher since 2015 are the most in the Majors, three more than Yasmani Grandal and Brian McCann. = Perez is two home runs away from reaching 100 in his career...he would become the 15th player to hit 100 roundtrippers in a Royals uniform. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 568 games behind the plate since 2013, most in the Majors...threw out pinch runner Jacoby Ellsbury trying to steal last night, the sixth runner he s caught this season and 60th since the start of 2015 second most in MLB in that span. Jorge Soler This Series: 1-for-3, BB This Trip: 2-for-10, 2B, 2 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-6) = Jorge singled in the seventh inning last night, but was left stranded at second base despite hustling home on Alcides Escobar s ground out. = Soler has struggled at the plate, batting.170 since returning from his rehab assignment, but has walked nine times in 15 games for a.304 on-base percentage...that includes reaching twice last night...reached base six times in 10 plate appearances when leading off an inning, going 3-for-7 with three walks. = He hit a solo HR to center field on May 14 vs. Baltimore, his first as a Royal, which traveled 464 ft. according to Statcast, the third-longest by a Royal in the Statcast era (since 2015), trailing only Alex Gordon (469 ft. on April 28, 2015 at Cleveland) and Kendrys Morales (469 ft. on Aug. 25, 2015 vs. Baltimore). = He was reinstated from the 10-day DL (strained left oblique) May 6 after hitting.308 (12-for-39) with three homers during a rehab assignment at Omaha.

4 This & That RISPY BUSINESS--Kansas City was 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position here last night and has scuffled to a 1-for-30 start to this road trip in RISP situations... the Royals had appeared to turn their fortunes around of late after a rough start to the season, hitting.275 (42-for-153) during a 21-game stretch from April 25 - May 18...the year began with a.152 mark (17-for-112) in the first 18 games with runners in scoring position...the Royals got a hit in their first RISP situation in the second inning on Friday night in Minnesota, but have since gone 0-for-29. FS 1 ON SATURDAY--The Saturday matinee from Cleveland will be part of FS 1 s national coverage of Major League Baseball...all 162 games of Royals baseball are being televised this season, with 151 on FOX Sports Kansas City, nine on FS 1 and two others on FOX National...next Monday s Memorial Day contest with the Tigers will be televised on both FSKC and nationally on ESPN with first pitch scheduled for 6:15 p.m. 1-3 TO OPEN THIS SWING--The Royals dropped the opener of this second of a three-leg trip for Kansas City with four slated here and then a weekend stop in Cleveland where the last three American League champions will hook up...the Royals have won just six of their first 21 games contested away from Kauffman Stadium, which includes an eight-game slide in April...KC had started to turn things around on its last trip, winning three of four from the Rays at The Trop, May the Friday night game in Minnesota began a stretch in the schedule that sees the Royals play 28 of their final 48 games in front of the All-Star break on the road. RUNNIN ROYALS RIDE AGAIN--Lorenzo Cain swiped his league leading matching 12th base of the year during Sunday s game one win over the Twins...he is one theft behind a familiar face Jarrod Dyson (13) atop the A.L. theft chart...kansas City has swiped 12 bases in its last 15 games and has pilfered 26 bags in 32 attempts for an 81.3% success rate which is second to these New York Yankees at 83.3% (30-for-36)...KC did not attempt a stolen base during a 14-game stretch from April 21-May 6...Cain is the only player in the Majors who has not been caught with at least 10 thefts, while he s now 16-for-16 dating back to August 26 of last season. DENNY UP FOR ANOTHER HALL HONOR--The 2007 Major League Baseball Ford Frick winner, Denny Matthews, is now up for a spot in the National Radio Hall of Fame as voting underway with 24 nominations in six categories...denny is up for Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more) with Robin Quivers (Howard Stern Show) and Jim Rome (The Jim Rome Show)...they will be voted on by a panel comprised of nearly 1,000 industry professionals with inductees announced on June 26 and the induction ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 2 at the Museum of Broadcast and Communications in Chicago. MINOR HAVING MAJOR IMPACT--Mike Minor earned the in the opener on Sunday for his first Major League victory since August 28, 2014 at the New York Mets while with Atlanta...Sunday was also his first career victory out of the bullpen...minor entered 2017 with 111 big league appearances under his belt, 110 of which were as a starter, but after missing all of last year due to shoulder surgery, the 29-year old is being used in a relief role this season and seems to be getting the hang of it... he has not allowed a run in his last eight appearances, totaling 11.1 innings, with four hits and 15 K s...he s been nearly as superb in his last 12 outings, giving up just one earned run in 18.1 frames for a 0.49 ERA, fanning 20 and holding opponents to a.145 average (9-for-62). THE OLD JACK IS BACK--Joakim Soria continued his resurgence with a scoreless eighth inning in Sunday s opener to collect his sixth hold of the year...soria, who re-signed with the Royals prior to last season and the possessor 161 saves in a Kansas City uniform, has been scored upon in just two of his 19 appearances this season, which includes six-straight scoreless outings since May 8...the 33-year-old righty, who celebrated his birthday last Thursday, opened the year with nine consecutive scoreless outings, allowing just five hits in his first 10.0 innings. REVIEW GOES AS STANDS--Replay specialist Bill Duplissea had his season mark drop to 9-for-12 (75%) when the New York office couldn t find the angle to change Whit Merrifield s stolen base attempt in the opener on Sunday in Target Field...Dupe closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good of 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). DUFF S STRIKEOUTS FOR BANDAGES--Danny Duffy had a $5,000 night for charity on Thursday, fanning 10 Yankees in his 5-1 win...for every strikeout that he records in 2017, Duffy is donating $500 to Noah s Bandage Project, a local foundation that provides fun bandages to kids and raises money for pediatric cancer research...his season total through nine starts is now 45 K s, putting Duff on the hook for $22,500 Danny recorded 188 strikeouts in 2016, the most by a left-handed pitcher in KC history, Bill Butler s 156 K s in AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is now in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, he enters tonight nine games under.500 with the Royals at during the regular season, the win total shattering 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 (2,101) and wins (1,025)...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)...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. Yankees (2017) vs. Yankees (career) On Road (career) Montgomery (career) Severino (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 Cuthbert Escobar Hosmer Merrifield Moss Moustakas Perez Soler Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Nate Karns Ian Kennedy Jason Vargas Chris Young Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy Hammel Junis Karns Kennedy Vargas Young Total Butera Perez Totals Starts CS/ATT 0/5 6/26 6/31 Pct ERA ER/IP 51/ / /395.1 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 4 (Last: 5/6 vs. CLE) Disabled List (3) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day stable lumbar vertebral fracture February 15 April INF/OF-Hunter Dozier 60-day left oblique strain April 2 June LHP-Scott Alexander 10-day right hamstring strain May 9 (retro to May 8) May

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 NYY M. Pineda 3 Butera /14/17 BAL M. Givens 6 Cain /30/17 MIN P. Hughes 75 Cuthbert HOU D. Keuchel 53 Escobar CLE S. Clevinger 200 Hosmer MIN-2 T. Rogers 4 Merrifield /17/17 NYY M. Pineda 16 Moss MIN-1 A. Wilk 4 Moustakas /18/17 NYY J. Montgomery 9 Perez MIN-2 A. Mejia 6 Soler /14/17 BAL R. Bleier 19 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Alex Gordon (8/18/16 vs. Minnesota, fourth inning) - Franchise total: 122 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Salvador Perez Minnesota, 2-run, solo off Adalberto Mejia) - twice in Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Jorge Bonifacio and Brandon Moss (5/21/17 at Minnesota (Game 1), fourth inning off Phil Hughes) - thrice 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: 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, Jason Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Kennys Vargas, Minnesota Target Field, off Kelvin Herrera, 9th 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: Logan Morrison and Rickie Weeks, Jr., Tampa Bay Tropicana Field, Jason Hammel pitching, 3rd inning) Leadoff Game: Last: George Springer, Houston Minute Maid Park, Nate Karns 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 6 g (5/16-pres) 1 - Butera g Cain g 5 g (3x) 7 - Cuthbert g 3 g (5/11-pres) - - Escobar g 4 g (4/30-5/3) 3 - Hosmer g 10 g (4/25-5/6) 3 1 Merrifield g 8 g (5/13-pres) 3 2 Moss g 5 g (5/12-21) 1 - Moustakas g 11 g (4/12-25) 2 - Perez g 9 g (5/5-13) - - Soler g 4 g (5/13-17) - - 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): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 11, Tampa Bay, 6-0, Vargas (7.0), Strahm (1.0), Alburquerque (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: Kendrys Morales, August 28, Boston (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, September 6, Minnesota 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: 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: April 16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels (1-0 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: May 14, 2017 vs. Baltimore (4th inning, 5 runs) (Twice in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: May 12-14, 2017 vs. Baltimore Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 15-17, Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 24-26, Chicago White Sox Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 NYY Pitchers 18 5/3/17 vs. CWS Bonifacio 18 4/28/17 vs. MIN Butera 20 DET Cain 2 MIN-1 Cuthbert 10 TEX Escobar 11 TB Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Hosmer 86 MIN Merrifield 0 NYY Moss 23 PIT Moustakas 2 5/18/17 vs. NYY Perez 60 MIA Soler 51 CIN

6 Date Player Transaction 4/1 INF/OF-Whit Merrifield Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/2 OF-Jorge Soler Placed on 10-day D.L. (left oblique strain) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha (AAA) Placed on 60-day D.L. (left oblique strain) RHP-Peter Moylan Selected from Omaha (AAA) 4/10 OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 4/11 LHP-Matt Strahm Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/12 LHP-Scott Alexander Recalled from Omaha (AAA) RHP-Jakob Junis Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 4/16 RHP-Jakob Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/18 INF-Whit Merrifield Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 4/21 OF-Jorge Bonifacio Recalled from Omaha (AAA) LHP-Matt Strahm Recalled from Omaha (AAA) INF-Raul Mondesi Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 5/5 RHP-Ian Kennedy Placed on the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) RHP-Miguel Almonte Recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) 5/6 OF-Jorge Soler Reinstated from 10-day DL RHP-Miguel Almonte Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 5/9 LHP-Scott Alexander Placed on 10-day DL (right hamstring strain), retro to 5/8 RHP-Jakob Junis Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 5/10 RHP-Al Alburquerque Selected from Omaha (AAA) 2017 Transactions Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Date Player Transaction RHP-Jakob Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF/OF-Peter O Brien Designated for assignment RHP-Seth Maness Selected from Omaha (AAA) INF-Christian Colon Deisgnated for assignment 5/21 RHP-Jakob Junis Recalled from Omaha (AAA)/optioned to Omaha after Game 1 RHP-Al Alburquerque Designated for assignment OF-Alex Gordon Placed on Paternity List INF-Raul Mondesi Recalled from Omaha (AAA)/optioned to Omaha after Game 2 RHP-Ian Kennedy Reinstated from 10-day DL RHP-Jakob Junis Optioned to Omaha (after Game 1) RHP-Miguel Almonte Recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA), 26th man Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/3 at Minnesota 7 Kepler called out at 1B 1-1 0:58 Overturned Opp /8 at Houston 5 Marisnick called out on SB attempt 1-2 2:18 Stands Opp Marisnick no interference on DP 1-2 2:13 Overturned KC 1-0 4/9 at Houston 2 Reddick called safe at 2B on SB 0-1 1:40 Overturned KC 2-0 4/10 Oakland 6 Mondesi called out at 2B 0-2 1:16 Overturned KC 3-0 4/13 Oakland 2 Mondesi called out on SB attempt 2-0 1:05 Overturned KC 4-0 4/15 Los Angeles Angels 5 Maldonado safe at 1B 2-1 1:28 Overturned KC 5-0 4/18 San Francisco 10 Hosmer safe at 1B 1-1 0:43 Overturned Opp 2-1 4/19 San Francisco 5 Orlando safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 2:18 Stands Opp 2-2 4/20 at Texas 12 Merrifield safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 2:55 Stands Opp 2-3 4/21 at Texas 7 Gomez safe at 1B on DP 1-6 1:50 Overturned KC 6-0 4/23 at Texas 4 Chirinos foul ball (HBP) 2-1 0:53 Overturned Opp 3-3 4/24 at Chicago White Sox 7 Garcia called out at 1B :40 Overturned Opp 4-3 4/28 Minnesota 8 Sano double off top of wall (Crew Chief) 4-4 0:58 Stands -- 5/4 Chicago White Sox 6 Soto hit by pitch 0-5 1:13 Confirmed KC 6-1 5/5 Cleveland 3 Perez safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 0:53 Overturned KC 7-1 5/9 at Tampa Bay 12 Cain safe at 2B on SB attempt 7-6 1:14 Confirmed Opp 4-4 5/14 Baltimore 4 Cain out at 2B on fielder s choice 5-5 1:26 Confirmed KC 7-2 5/16 New York Yankees 8 Bonifacio no catch in RF 0-6 3:30 Overturned KC 8-2 5/17 New York Yankees 5 Carter safe at HP :35 Overturned KC 9-2 5/18 New York Yankees 4 Ellsbury out at 1B 2-0 1:44 Overturned Opp 5-4 5/21-1 at Minnesota 8 Merrifield out at 2B on SB attempt 6-4 1:03 Stands KC 9-3 5/22 at New York Yankees 7 Escobar safe at 1B 2-3 0:52 Overturned Opp 6-4 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Escobar (8-6), Gordon (7-10), Merrifield (2-8), Moustakas (1-2) 2nd: Cain (4-6), Moustakas (14-20) 3rd: Bonifacio (0-1), Cain (13-19), Hosmer (5-6) 4th: Hosmer (13-20), Perez (5-6) 5th: Bonifacio (1-3), Cuthbert (2-2), Gordon (1-2), Merrifield (0-1), Perez (12-18), Soler (2-0) 6th: Bonifacio (4-2), Cuthbert (0-1), Gordon (3-7), Merrifield (3-2), Moss (5-9), Orlando (2-1), Soler (1-4) 7th: Bonifacio (2-4), Cuthbert (1-3), Escobar (3-10), Merrifield (2-1), Moss (3-1), Orlando (4-4), Soler (3-3) 8th: Bonifacio (0-1), Colon (2-2), Cuthbert (1-1), Escobar (5-7), Gordon (3-3), Merrifield (3-2), Mondesi (0-1), Moss (4-7), Orlando (0-1), Soler (0-1) 9th: Bonifacio (1-3), Butera (5-5), Colon (1-1), Cuthbert (1-3), Escobar (2-2), Gordon (2-1), Merrifield (1-2), Mondesi (4-8), Orlando (1-0) The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (4-5), Hammel (1-7), Junis (1-0), Karns (4-4), Kennedy (1-6), Vargas (5-4), Young (2-0) C: Butera (5-5), Perez (13-21) 1B: Hosmer (18-26) 2B: Colon (3-3), Cuthbert (0-1), Merrifield (11-13), Mondesi (4-9) 3B: Cuthbert (4-7), Moustakas (14-19) SS: Escobar (18-26) LF: Bonifacio (3-2), Gordon (15-22), Merrifield (0-1), Moss (0-1) CF: Bonifacio (0-1), Cain (17-25), Gordon (1-0) RF: Bonifacio (5-10), Gordon (0-1), Merrifield (0-2), Moss (0-1), Orlando (7-6), Soler (6-6) DH: Bonifacio (0-1), Cuthbert (1-2), Moss (12-15), Moustakas (1-3), Perez (4-3) Soler (0-2) Daily Update Score by Innings Total Royals Opponents Victory Margin Royals Opponents Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 2-4 Tuesday 1-4 Wednesday 2-5 Thursday 3-3 Friday 4-3 Saturday 3-2 Sunday 3-5 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 25 New York Yankees (3rd, 3 hits) 3 runs - 7 Minnesota-1 (4th, 3 hits) 4 runs runs - 2 5/14 vs. Baltimore (4th, 6 hits) 6 runs - 1 Houston (8th, 5 hits) 7 runs - - -