Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Houston Astros Kansas City Royals (22-47) Kauffman Stadium - Saturday, June 16, 2018 Game #70 - Home Game #35 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD), FOX Sports Go and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, June 17 vs. Houston Astros: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (8-3, 3.83) vs. RHP Brad Keller (1-2, 2.31), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, June 18 vs. Texas Rangers: TBA vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (1-6, 5.13), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, June 19 vs. Texas Rangers: TBA vs. RHP Jason Hammel (2-7, 4.89), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, June 20 vs. Texas Rangers: TBA vs. RHP Jakob Junis (5-7, 4.43), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, June 21: Travel day to Houston Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart calling the action...today is being televised on FOX Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler providing the call, with Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery hosting the the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Astros vs. Royals Last night was the first of six between the last two A.L. World Series winners, with the most recent titleholder taking the opener...the Royals and Stros will play a pair of matinees today and tomorrow, then KC will travel to Minute Maid Park for three next weekend...kansas City trails the all-time regular season work by a margin, including a deficit in The K. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 6/15 KC L, 3-7 Morton Junis 27,603 6/16 KC 6/17 KC Hou Hou Hou NOT SO GRAND--For the second straight game the Royals were on the wrong end of a grand slam, the one last night by Evan Gattis turned a 3-2 KC lead into an eventual 7-3 defeat...jakob Junis in falling for the fourth straight start, allowed six runs in 5.1 innings, with all tallies the direct result of three Houston homers, upping his season total 18 roundtrippers allowed in 14 starts...the Royals jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third when Mike Moustakas delivered a two-out, two-run double into the corner in right, but the Stros tied it the next inning on solo shots from Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa, the first two hits allowed by Junis on the night...kc took a 3-2 lead when Moustakas was walked with the bases loaded in the fifth, but again Houston came back the next inning, this time plating four runs on the Gattis slam...the defeat was Kansas City s fourth in a row and 10th in the last 11 games. BATS STILL SCUFFLING--The Royals put three runs on the board in last night s setback, the most tallies scored since a June 6, 4-3 defeat in Anaheim...since the calendar flipped into June, KC has scored only 26 runs in 13 games for a 2.0 per contest average, while hitting.183 as a unit (76-for-415)...hitting with runners in scoring position has been the biggest culprit, with Mike Moustakas two-run double in the third inning last night, just the second hit in RISP situations in the last 30 tries (.067) spanning the last seven games in which the club has gone the Royals are batting.151 (11-for-73) with runners in scoring position during June...for the season, the club s.210 average in scoring situations is 29th out of 30 teams, ahead of only the Rangers.208 mark. GORDO AT IT AGAIN--Five-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and Platinum Glove winner, Alex Gordon, continues to get tested by baserunners and he continues to pass the test...last night it was Tony Kemp attempting to go to second on a deep fly to left, but Gordo nabbed him for the second assist in as many games and sixth on the season...for Gordon, it was his 88th career outfield assist, keeping pace with Gerardo Parra for the most in the Majors since 2010, when Alex made the move from infielder to outfielder...gordo also has a Major League best 86 outfield dimes since the start of the 2011 campaign, which was his first full year in left. TEXAS TEAMS CLOSEOUT STAY--The Royals are 0-3 to start out this eight-game homestand, dropping both games vs. Cincinnati and last night s series opener with the Astros...the stay is now down to five games with both Texas entries visiting Kauffman Stadium over the remaining days...last night started a weekend set with the last two World Series champs from the A.L., then the Rangers will be here from Monday thru Wednesday. DAD S DAY TOMORROW--During tomorrow s Father s Day games, players and on-field personnel will wear the symbolic blue ribbon on their uniforms along with blue wristbands...also, for the third consecutive year, players will wear specially-designed caps to raise awareness and funds for the fight against prostate cancer...mlb will again donate all royalty payments from the sales of specialty caps and apparel to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer...commemorative base jewels and dugout lineup cards also will be blue...players and all on-field personnel have worn blue ribbons and sported blue wristbands on Father s Day since MLB first partnered with the Prostate Cancer Foundation in this effort also includes the annual Prostate Cancer Foundation Home Run Challenge, which has given fans the chance to make a one-time monetary donation or pledge for every home run hit by their favorite MLB Clubs from June 1st through Father s Day, all the while tracking where their team stacks up in a Team vs. Team competition...every dollar donated through the Home Run Challenge goes to PCF to fund critical research to defeat prostate cancer...as of June 15th, more than $1.85 million has been pledged via the Home Run Challenge in 2018 and since inception, the Home Run Challenge has raised nearly $50 million for PCF, the world s leading philanthropic organization funding and accelerating prostate cancer research. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Dallas Keuchel (3-8, 4.45) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (3-6, 5.28) Career Career Dallas Keuchel vs. Royals Major League Record 3-8 (4.45 ERA) Danny Duffy vs. Astros Major League Record 3-6 (5.28 ERA) DANNY DUFFY makes his team-leading 15th start of the season and 145th of this career (173rd appearance) it s his eighth outing and fifth start all-time against the Astros the 29-year-old lefty signed a five-year extension in 2017, which runs through he was originally selected in the third round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Cabrillo High School in Lompac, Calif. STRAIGHT A S--Danny tossed 7.0 scoreless innings last Saturday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum, earning his second-straight victory, 2-0 over the A s...he allowed just three hits and three walks, while recording a season-high 10 strikeouts, matching Jason Hammel (May 27 at Texas) for the most by a Royal this season...duffy faced two-on, one-out jams in both the second and seventh innings, but pitched out of each... he completed the seventh by fanning Chad Pinder and Josh Phegley to protect his 1-0 lead...it was Danny s longest outing without allowing a run since May 18, 2017, when he blanked the Yankees for 7.0 innings, which was also the last time he collected as many as 10 K s...after not recording a strikeout in his previous outing (June 4) at Angel Stadium, he became the second Royal to fan 10 or more after no strikeouts in his previous start, joining Kevin Appier (July 5 and 11, 1993). BIG TIME IMPROVEMENT--Duffy is in his best stretch of the season over his last four starts, going 2-0 with a 2.10 ERA (6 ER in 25.2 IP), while holding the opposition to a.202 average (18-for-89)...this run includes three quality starts and his two longest outings of 2018, May 24 at Texas (7.2 IP) and 7.0 frames last Saturday...he was 1-3 with a 9.31 ERA (20 ER in 19.1 IP) in four previous starts, with opponents batting.356 (31-for-87). VS. LEFTIES--Despite overall better numbers, Danny has hit a rough spot vs. left-handed hitters in his last four outings as they ve gone 6-for-20 against him (.300) in that span...they re batting just.236 for the season (13-for-55), with three extra-base hits (.327 slugging pct.)...since returning from an oblique injury last July 4, he has held lefty batters to a.164 average (18-for-110), tied for sixth best in the Majors (min. 110 lefties faced) since the start of 2012, he s allowed only four home runs to left-handed batters in 594 plate appearances, second fewest in the Majors (min. 500 lefties faced), behind Trevor Rosenthal (3). VS. HOUSTON--Duffy is 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA (14 ER in 28.0 IP) in four starts (seven outings) against the Stros...that includes a 7-3 victory at Minute Maid Park on April 8 last year, when he allowed two runs on eight hits over 7.0 innings...he has a 2.93 ERA (5 ER in 15.1 IP) in his last four outings (two starts) against Houston, dating back to a no-decision here on July 25, Danny is 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA (6 ER in 25.0 IP) in four starts vs. AL West foes this season. BACK AT HOME--Danny is making his sixth home start of the year, entering at 0-2 with a 5.68 ERA (16 ER in 25.1 IP)...he s looking for his first victory at The K since last August 22, a 3-2 triumph over Colorado...from the start of 2016 to the end of last season, Duff was 11-5 with a 3.54 ERA (65 ER in IP) here...he s with a 3.93 ERA in 69 starts and 80 appearances all-time at Kauffman Stadium. Duffy vs. Astros Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jose Altuve Alex Bregman Carlos Correa Evan Gattis Marwin Gonzalez Yuli Gurriel Jake Marisnick Brian McCann Josh Reddick George Springer Danny s 2018 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 3/29 vs. White Sox L, /6 at Cleveland L, /11 vs. Seattle ND, /17 at Toronto-2 ND, 4-5 (10) /21 at Detroit L, /27 vs. White Sox ND, 4-7 (11) /2 at Boston L, /8 at Baltimore W, /13 at Cleveland L, /19 vs. NY Yankees L, /24 at Texas W, /29 vs. Minnesota ND, 2-1 (14) /4 at LA Angels ND, /9 at Oakland W, Totals % Career Totals Danny s Last Win: June 9, 2018 at Oakland (7.0 IP, 2-0 over Chris Bassitt) Danny s Last Loss: May 19, 2018 vs. New York Yankees (4.0 IP, 3-8 loss to Luis Severino) Danny s Strikeout High: 16, August 1, 2016 at Tampa Bay (8.0 IP in a 3-0 win over Chris Archer) (franchise record) Danny s Only Complete Game: August 11, 2016 vs. Chicago White Sox (9.0 IP in a 2-1 win over Carson Fulmer) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2018

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter Brad Keller = Brad will make make his fourth start of the season in Sunday afternoon s series finale with Houston he s 1-2 with a 2.31 ERA (9 ER in 35.0 IP). = He took a no-decision in a 3-2 KC loss in Oakland on June 10, allowing two runs on five hits over a career-high 5.1 innings both runs came in the second, as four of the first five reached...keller faced the minimum over his next three innings before leaving after a hit-by-pitch and a walk in the sixth. = He made 26 starts for Double-A Jackson (D-backs) in 2017, going 10-9 with a 4.68 ERA 100 of 106 minor-league outings were starts, including his last 50. = He ranks fourth among American League rookie pitchers in appearances with 24 and fourth in opponent batting average at.231 (min. 100 batters faced). = Keller will be facing the Astros for the first time two of his three career starts have come against AL West foes, posting a 2.79 ERA over 9.2 innings. = He has a 2.08 ERA (3 ER in 13.0 IP) in 11 outings at Kauffman Stadium, including allowing one run in 3.0 innings in his first career start May 30 vs. Minnesota 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: 141/201 (70.1%) Saves/Save Opp: 16/27 (59.3%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 100/42 (42.0%) Scott Barlow 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/ Strikeout High: 5 (2x), last: 6/1 vs. OAK June 10 at OAK = Scott last pitched on June 10 in Oakland, working 1.1 scoreless innings, escaping a bases-loaded jam in the sixth before recording two outs in the seventh he s recorded four outs or more in five of six relief appearances, including three straight of at least 3.0 innings (May 29-June 6). = On May 29, he became the first KC reliever to toss 4.0 hitless innings since Jose Santiago (also, 4.0) on May 21, 2000 at Anaheim...he s the third Royals reliever to collect five strikeouts and work 4.0 hitless frames, joining Jeff Montgomery (May 7, 1990 at Cleveland ) and Mark Littell (June 2, 1976 at Oakland). Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/20 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: May 1, 2018 at BOS (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/ Strikeout High: 3 on 5/25 at TEX June 15 vs. HOU = Brian tossed a scoreless ninth last night, erasing a leadoff single by inducing a double play from George Springer and retiring Alex Bregman...he s worked at least 2.0 innings in 10 of 20 outings, tied for fourth most in the AL behind Texas Jesse Chavez (12) and Tampa Bay s Matt Andriese (12) and Austin Pruitt (11). = His 3.09 ERA out of the bullpen since debuting with KC in 2016 ranks eighth among lefty relievers in the AL (min. 350 batters faced). Justin Grimm 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 29, 2017 vs. CIN (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 2 on 3/31 vs. CWS June 15 vs. HOU = Justin allowed a hit and a walk but held Houston scoreless in the seventh last night with help from an outfield assist by Alex Gordon...it was his first appearance in the big leagues since April 21 at Detroit, as he was activated from the DL Tuesday it marked his first scoreless outing since April 8 at Cleveland. = Grimm made nine appearances on his rehab assignment with Omaha (AAA) from May 14 to June 10, posting a 1-1 mark and an 8.68 ERA (9 ER in 9.1 IP). Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/27 Saves/Save Opp: 14/16 (87.5%) Last Save: June 9 at OAK (57th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/2 at DET June 12 vs. CIN = Kelvin suffered his second blown save of the season Tuesday, allowing a leadoff home run to Tucker Barnhart in the ninth before issuing his first two walks of the season he eventually worked out of the jam to keep the game tied...he s tied for sixth in the AL with 14 saves...pitched in 18 of KC s 22 victories this season. = Herrera snapped a streak of 26 appearances (24.2 IP) without issuing a walk Tuesday when he gave free passes to Joey Votto and Jesse Winker in the ninth, a run that surpassed Dan Quisenberry (19 outings, 37.2 IP in 1982) for most consecutive games without a walk to begin a season in Royals history and came up just shy of the Major League record of 30 held by Kenley Jansen (2017) and Mark Eichhorn (1991) also ended a run of 124 consecutive batters faced without a walk. = Herrera s 1.05 ERA (3 ER in 25.2 IP) ranks second among AL relievers behind Oakland's Blake Treinen (0.87) and seventh in the Majors. = Recorded his 57th career save June 9 in Oakland, moving him to within one of tying Doug Bird (58) for fifth all-time in club history. Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 19/28 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 5/24 at TEX June 15 vs. HOU = Tim retired two batters in the sixth inning last night, getting Marwin Gonzalez to ground out to catcher Salvador Perez before striking out Brian McCann for his third scoreless outing in his last four appearances his inherited runners scored percentage of 22.2 (4/18) is tied for 10th lowest in the AL. = Hill recorded his first big league victory on June 2, becoming the third Royal to do so this year, joining Brad Keller (May 11) and Scott Barlow (May 29)...he s second among AL rookies in appearances (28), while his ground ball rate of 63.2 is tied for second among all AL relievers, trailing only teammate Brad Keller (63.8). = He has held opponents hitless in 17 of 28 outings, including each of the first seven (6.2 IP) to begin his career...he was one game shy of matching Jonathan Sanchez (2006) and Garry Roggenburk (1963) for the most hitless appearances to begin a career in Major League history, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2017 vs. MIN (35th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 1 (3x) on 4/9 vs. SEA June 11 vs. ABQ (Save) = Brandon was selected from Omaha (AAA) Friday, as Jason Adam was optioned Maurer went 0-2 with a ERA (6 ER in 4.1 IP) in five appearances for the Royals before being optioned on April 13...originally acquired in a six-player trade from San Diego on July 23 of last season. = He went 1-3 with a 5.48 ERA (14 ER in 23.0 IP) for Omaha, converting five of his seven save opportunities he made seven consecutive scoreless outings prior to his recall, a streak of 12.2 straight scoreless innings where opponents hit just.163 (7-for-43) with one extra-base hit against him. = Since the start of 2017, he has a 4.04 ERA (16 ER in 35.2 IP) in 38 games at home compared to a ERA (33 ER in 28.0 IP) in 35 outings on the road. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 19/25 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/ Strikeout High: 2 (4x), last: 5/23 at STL June 12 vs. CIN (Loss) = Kevin took the loss Tuesday after allowing a career-high tying four runs in the 10th, surrendering a three-run triple and an RBI single after a missed tag on a rundown left the bases loaded it snapped a streak of 11 appearances (12.1 IP) without allowing a run at home, the fourth-longest streak by a Royal to begin a season. = His four wins are one off the lead among relievers in the Major Leagues, trailing David Robertson (5), Robert Gsellman (5) and Jeremy Jeffress (5). = His 59.3 ground ball rate is ninth among AL relievers he worked 3.0 scoreless innings in Kansas City s 7-6 win in 13 innings on May 1 in Boston, retiring nine batters on 24 pitches, becoming the second player since 2014 to record 3.0 relief innings on 24 pitches or fewer, joining Ryan Webb (22) on Aug. 11, Burch Smith 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/18 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 16/ Strikeout High: 4 on 4/17 at TOR-1 June 15 vs. HOU = Burch allowed a run on three hits in the eighth inning last night, his first outing since June 4...he surrendered consecutive doubles to Evan Gattis and Marwin Gonzalez...he has at least one strikeout in eight of his last nine outings and 14 of his 18 appearances he leads Kansas City relievers with 29 strikeouts. = He has a 9.64 ERA (15 ER in 14 IP) in nine outings in May and June after posting a 3.38 mark (5 ER in 13.1 IP) in eight appearances in March and April. Royals vs. Astros 2018 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Barlow Duffy Flynn Grimm Hammel Herrera Hill Junis Keller Kennedy Maurer McCarthy Smith

3 Hitting Notes Abraham Almonte This Series: 0-for-1, run, 2 BB This Stand: 0-for-4, run, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = Abraham went 0-for-1 last night to extend his hitless streak to 11 at-bats, but walked twice and scored on Moustakas two-run double in the third. = He threw out José Peraza at home in the second inning on Tuesday, his first outfield assist as a center fielder since Sept. 24, 2015 he s hasn t been charged with an error in center field since Aug. 20, 2014, converting all 247 chances at the position in 100 games (94 starts) since, including a team-high 25 starts this season. = Almonte s three homers in 37 games this season but none since May 5 match his total from all of last season in 69 games with Cleveland. = He hit the go-ahead grand slam in the Sonic Slam sixth inning on April 22 in Detroit, his second career slam and first since Aug. 30, 2015 the Sonic Slam won Jadah Bradley of Eugene, Mo. $25,000 and was the ninth since the promotion began in 1995 and first since Cam Gallagher s last Aug. 14 in Oakland. Drew Butera This Series: Has not played This Stand: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-16) = Drew has started twice in the Royals last 14 games: Sunday at Oakland and June 5 at Anaheim, which was his first career start as the designated hitter. = Butera is 0-for-his-last-16 dating back to his HR on May 27 in Texas, his first since Aug. 15, 2017 in Oakland, snapping a streak of 113 at-bats without one. = His HR on May 27 was the 100th RBI of his career, 45 of which have come since joining the Royals in 2015 (had 41 RBI with Minnesota & 14 with Dodgers). = He had the go-ahead, two-run single in the 10th inning of a 5-2 win on May 23 in St. Louis, his second career go-ahead hit in extras & first since his first career HR a pinch-hit shot in the 10th inning of a win for Minnesota on June 19, 2010 at Philadelphia his two go-ahead RBI already match his total from Hunter Dozier This Series: 1-for-4 This Stand: 2-for-12 (.167), run, HR, RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Hunter went 1-for-4 last night and has reached safely in 16 of his last 18 games since May 25, including a hit in 14 of those games. = Dozier has homered twice in 2018, the first two HR of his career: May 30 vs. Minnesota and Tuesday vs. Cincinnati, becoming the 297th player to HR as a Royal. = He s batting.350/.409/.450 (7-for-20) vs. left-handed pitching with two doubles and three of his five RBI, including a two-run single vs. Cole Hamels on May 27. = He s made 26 starts, 23 of which have come at first base (1 DH, 2 RF) recalled on May 14, when Lucas Duda was placed on the DL (right foot plantar faciitis). Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-11 This Stand: 1-for-7 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Esky went 0-for-4 last night and is 2-for-his-last-36 (.056), including a single on Wednesday vs. Cincinnati and a solo HR on June 7 in Oakland it was his third HR of the season, all of which have tied the game or given Kansas City a lead, including his first career walk-off HR on May 29 to beat Minnesota, 2-1, in 14 innings. = Alcides started 15-for-39 (.385) vs. left-handed pitching, but is just 1-for-19 (.053) since he s 6-for-19 (.316) lifetime vs Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel. = He has three steals this season already one shy of his 2017 total and 155 in his Royals career, one behind Johnny Damon for eighth in club history. = His 194 doubles as a shortstop since 2011 are second most in the Majors, trailing Elvis Andrus (216), and are most by a shortstop in Royals history. = He s made 402 consecutive starts all at shortstop dating back to Sept. 26, 2015 according to Elias, it s the longest streak in Royals history and the longest active streak in the Majors the last shortstop to have a longer streak was Cal Ripken Jr. s 2,216 straight starts for Baltimore from Escobar is the only Royal to start all 162 games in a season, and he s done it three times (2017, 16 and 14) since the start of 2011, he s played in 1,174 of the Royals 1,203 games (97.6%). Ryan Goins This Series: 1-for-1, 2B This Stand: 1-for-5, 2B Hit Streak: 1 g (1-1) = Ryan entered at second base in the seventh inning last night and doubled in the eighth, snapping a 1-for-19 skid with his first hit since June 9 in Oakland. = Goins is batting.346 (18-for-52) with the bases empty, but he s 5-for-47 (.106) with runners on and just 4-for-25 (.160) with runners in scoring position. = He s batting.333/.375/.511 (15-for-45) in 18 career games at Kauffman Stadium, including.341/.372/.537 (14-for-41) in 15 games this season as a Royal. = He had two hits in the Royals seven-run second inning on May 30 vs. Minnesota, including a single to leadoff the frame and a two-run triple he s the fourth Royal to record a multi-hit inning this season, joining: Jorge Soler, Jon Jay and Mike Moustakas, all in the first inning on May 8 at Baltimore. = He has appeared in games at second base (24), shortstop (4) and third base (3) he s played every position in his career except catcher and center field. Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand: 0-for-11, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = Alex went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts last night, extending his hitless streak to 11 at-bats in three games on this homestand. = He threw out Tony Kemp at second base to complete a 7-4 double play last night, his sixth outfield assist of the season two shy of the Major League lead and 88th of his career, keeping pace with Gerardo Parra for most in the Majors since 2010 his 88 outfield assists are second most in Royals history, trailing Amos Otis 116. = Gordon s last two hits have gone for extra bases, including a double on Sunday and a HR June 9, snapping a streak of 17 straight singles he has 493 XBH and is seven shy of becoming the 13th active left-handed batter with 500 he has 165 career HR, four shy of matching Hal McRae for fourth in Royals history. = He s batting.298/.365/.430 (34-for-114) in 30 career games vs. Houston and is 7-for-22 (.318) with a HR and four RBI in his last six games vs. AL West teams. = He has four of the Royals 33 hit-by-pitches and 93 in his career, tied for 11th among active players and most in club history, 15 more than Mike Macfarlane. = Gordon has five three-hit (or more) efforts through 53 games this season, after recording just six three-hit (or more) efforts in 276 games from Whit Merrifield This Series: 0-for-3, BB This Stand: 4-for-10, 2B, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Whit went 0-for-3 with a walk last night and is batting.321/.396/.447 (51-for-159) in 41 games since April 29, raising his average 49 points from.242 to.291. = Merrifield has started 66 of the Royals 69 games, including starts at second base (45), center field (7), right field (5), first base (5) and designated hitter (4). = He s batting.395/.437/.654 (32-for-81) vs. left-handed pitching with the fifth-best average in the Majors this season and is a career.330 (92-for-279) hitter vs. southpaws, the fourth-best mark among active players (min. 275 at-bats), trailing only Jose Altuve (.341), David Wright (.337) and Paul Goldschmidt (.333). = He s one of three players with at least 40 doubles and 40 steals since 2017, joining Jose Altuve (56 2B, 42 SB) and former teammate Lorenzo Cain (41 2B, 40 SB). = He had the game-tying, bases-clearing double in the eighth inning on June 6, 2017 vs. Houston, ahead of Mike Moustakas two-run, walk-off HR in the ninth. = He s batting.323 (30-for-93) from the leadoff spot trailing only Mookie Betts (.350) & Andrew Benintendi (.338) in the AL and.273 (45-for-165) elsewhere. = He s batting.353/.421/.451 (18-for-51) in the first inning with the third-best average and on-base percentage among players currently in the AL (min. 50 PA). = He led the American League with 34 steals in 2017, and is tied for second with 14 this season, trailing only Dee Gordon (19) he s a Major League-best 7-for- 7 when stealing third and 17-for-18 in his career, third best in the American League since his debut in 2016, trailing only Rajai Davis (22) and Jose Altuve (20). Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI, BB This Stand: 1-for-11 (.091), 2B, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Moustakas snapped an 0-for-12 skid last night with a two-run double in the third, matching the most runs the Royals had scored in their previous six games also broke a 2-2 tie with a bases-loaded walk in the fifth his team-leading 12th go-ahead RBI his first bases-loaded walk since April 5, 2014 vs. the White Sox. = Mike s three-rbi game last night was his seventh of the season, one behind New York s Gary Sanchez and Milwaukee s Jesus Aguilar for most in the Majors. = He s batting.279/.322/.507 (38-for-136) in 34 home games 41 points higher than his road average (.238) with 18 extra-base hits (6 HR) and 25 RBI. = Moose made back-to-back starts at first base on June 9-10 the first two starts at 1B of his career becoming the sixth Royal to start at first in 2018, joining: Lucas Duda (29), Hunter Dozier (23), Cheslor Cuthbert (9), Whit Merrifield (5) & Salvador Perez (1) became 13th Royal on June 9 to play in 900 games. = He s batting.410 (16-for-39) with three HR in his last 11 games vs. Houston, including four hits and a two-run, walk-off HR in a 9-7 win on June 6, = He has 13 HR & 11 infield hits (1 more than his 2017 total), joining Giancarlo Stanton (15, 11) and George Springer (14, 10) as the only players with 10+ of both. Paulo Orlando This Series: 2-for-4, 2 runs This Stand: 2-for-7, 2 runs Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Paulo singled and scored in the second and fifth innings last night accounting for two of the Royals three runs in his first multi-hit game since April 13. = Orlando s two-hit effort last night snapped a 1-for-16 skid since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on June 7, which interrupted an 11-game hit streak with the Storm Chasers, in which he hit.523/.563/.795 (23-for-44) he s 12-for-67 (.179) in the Majors this season, including 9-for-47 (.191) in March/April. = Orlando is batting.333 (9-for-27) with four RBI in his last seven home games, including a hit in five of those games before being optioned on April 24. = He has spent parts of the last four seasons with the Royals, including a career high 128 games in 2016, when he hit.302/.329/.405 (138-for-457). Salvador Perez This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand: 1-for-11 (.091), HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Salvy went 0-for-4 last night and has started all 49 team games since his return from the DL, including 10 straight as the catcher from May 30-June 9. = Since coming off the DL (sprained left knee) on April 24, he ranks second among catchers with 11 HR & 32 RBI, tied for third with 43 hits & fourth with 23 runs. = He's batting.283/.300/.587 (13-for-46) with four HR and nine RBI in his last 12 games vs. Houston, including a HR in all three games of the series last April 7-9. = Perez picked Josh Reddick off third base in the eighth inning last night, his 21st career pickoff, most in the Majors since his debut in 2011 he s thrown out 10 of 17 would-be base stealers, tied for second most in the Majors, despite not making his season debut until April 24 he s caught 125 since the start of 2013, second most in the Majors to Jonathan Lucroy s 135 he s thrown out 145 in his career, third in Royals history behind Mike Macfarlane (162) and Darrell Porter (149). Jorge Soler This Series: 0-for-3 This Stand: 2-for-10, 2B, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Jorge went 0-for-3 last night before exiting with a fracture of the left first metatarsal missed two games last weekend with a bone bruise on his left big toe. = His two go-ahead HR in the eighth or later (8th inning on June 2 vs. Oakland, 13th inning on May 1 at Boston) are tied with several others for most in the Majors. Ramón Torres This Series: Has not played This Stand: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Ramón went 0-for-3 on Wednesday vs. Cincinnati and has started in four of the last seven team games, after starting in none of the previous eight. = Torres hit a little league home run in his first at-bat of the season on May 23 at Texas, but was credited with a single and scored on a three-base error. = He made his Major League debut last June 7 vs. Houston and had two hits one from each side of the plate becoming the first Royal to have his first two hits come from each side of the plate in his debut and the first in the Majors since Shawn O Malley on Sept. 7, 2014 was the first Royal with two hits and an RBI in his debut since Johnny Giavotella in 2011 he s a career.221 hitter (15-for-68) as a left-handed batter and a.235 hitter (8-for-34) as a right-handed batter.

4 This & That DIVISIONAL WORK--Kansas City s struggles with the A.L. West continued with last night s loss, now 5-16 on the year, including a 1-7 mark in the last eight tries... this homestand concludes with two more against the Astros and then the Rangers hit town on Monday for a three-game set before KC travels to Houston for three next weekend...the Royals will then return home for one day on Monday, June 25 in a 3:15 contest against the Angels to make-up the April 15 snowout...kc is within the AL Central, including an 8-4 record in its last 12 intradivision contests...the Royals have gone just 3-12 vs. the East...KC s work against the National League is 2-5, with the NL Central the focus this season. SOLER OUT--The Royals will eventually make a roster move and place outfielder Jorge Soler on the disabled list after the 26-year old fractured the first metatarsal in his left foot while leaving the batters box during a seventh inning at bat last night...kansas City s Triple-A club played in Tacoma last night and is traveling to Reno today, thus the big league club could not get anyone here in time for the 1:15 first pitch. DP S SPOILING OPPORTUNITIES--The offense has scuffled enough of late and one of the biggest culprits has been the double play ball, with the Royals hitting into their Major League leading 68th last night...kc s struggles with runners in scoring position have been well documented and the double play grounder has reared its ugly head in those situations as well, with the Royals leading the Majors 28 GDP s during RISP situations. WHERE S WHIT???--Kansas City utility man extraordinaire Whit Merrifield was back at his familiar post at second base to start last night s game, but made the move to right field in the seventh after Jorge Soler departed with a foot injury...merrifield will make today s start in right...in his third big league season, Merrifield s name is likely to be somewhere near the top of the batting order, but where he ll play on a given day could be virtually anywhere on the diamond...since June 1 alone, he has started at second base (5 games), in center field (4 times), at first base (twice), right field (once) and as the DH (once)...on the year, he s played four different defensive positions, including his normal location of second base (45 games), center field (8 games), first base (5 games) and right field (5 games)...he has played left field and third base in previous seasons, while also DH ing four times this year. DUPER STILL SUPER--Kansas City replay review guru, Bill Duplissea had split decisions on the same play in Oakland on Saturday, getting an out call at first base, but having a call stand on a subsequent play at the plate...with those calls, Dupe s current 2018 mark is 16-for-19 for an 84.2% success rate, the tops in the Majors... it s actually not even close, as Wednesday s updated numbers indicate the New York Yankees are second at 70.0% (14-for-20)...Dupe has made good on 68% of his challenges in his career (115-for-170), which ranks among the best, including a Major League best 72.3% success rate over the last three seasons (68-for-94). ESKY THE IRON MAN--Alcides Escobar made his 402nd consecutive start at shortstop last night, the longest active streak of any player in the Majors...the next closest Major Leaguer in consecutive starts is San Diego shortstop Freddy Galvis with 235. STREAK HALTED FOR HERRERA--Kelvin Herrera s season-opening streak of consecutive appearances without issuing a walk was snapped at 26 when he gave up a freebie to Joey Votto in the ninth inning on Tuesday night...herrera also surrendered his second walk of the year later that inning, just the second free pass allowed in his 25.2 innings this year...the ninth inning home run resulted in his second blown save in 16 tries and jumped his ERA to 1.05 with just three earned runs allowed on the season...kelvin s 26 appearances to open the year without a walk allowed surpassed Dan Quisenberry for the most games without a walk to start a season... Quiz did not allow a free pass in his first 19 outings, though his inning total was 37.2 in BREAKS IN THE SCHEDULE--The Royals had their second off day of this week on Thursday after playing 23 games in 24 days prior to Monday...KC also has next Thursday off, though that evening the club will travel to Houston, then there is a scheduled off day in Seattle on Thursday, June 28...the Royals actually had five days off this month on the original schedule, but have to make up the April 15 snowout with the Angels on Monday, June 25, when the Royals are traveling between Houston and Milwaukee making that a four-city, nine-game tour, which includes the makeup game. DRAFTEES STILL WORKING--Kansas City s first two picks in the 2018 Major League Draft will continue to work over the next couple weeks as their University of Florida Gators clinched an opportunity to defend their College World Series crown from a year ago with last Sunday night s walk-off win in Gainesville over Auburn...18th overall selection, right-handed hurler Brady Singer, who is 12-1 on the year, and 33rd overall pick fellow right-handed starter Jackson Kowar, will be accompanying their squad to Omaha, with their first game slated for tomorrow night against Texas Tech. ALL-STAR BALLOTING UNDERWAY--All-Star Balloting for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, which will be held on Tuesday, July 17th at Nationals Park, the home of the Washington Nationals is underway...the 89th Midsummer Classic, hosted by the Nationals for the first time since the franchise moved to Washington, D.C., will mark the fifth All-Star Game to be played in the nation s capital...for the fourth consecutive season, MLB s All-Star Balloting Program will be conducted exclusively online and via mobile devices at MLB.com, all 30 Club web sites and the MLB At Bat and MLB Ballpark mobile apps...fans around the world can cast their votes for starters a total of 35 times with the 2018 Camping World MLB All-Star Ballot. INTERLEAGUE ACTION--Wednesday night s loss to the Reds dropped Kansas City to 2-5 against National League competition this year, going 2-1 in St. Louis and 0-2 when Milwaukee visited The K...the Royals are all-time against the N.L. since regular season Interleague play began in 1997, including a mark since the start of the 2014 campaign...kc possesses a record against the Central, which is the opponent during the 18 season...the Royals still have two in Milwaukee (June 26-27), two in Cincinnati (September 25-26), three in Pittsburgh (September 17-19) and three here against both the Chicago Cubs (August 6-8) and St. Louis (August 10-12). KC S TOP SKIPPER--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost recorded his 1,100th career win on May 18 vs. the Yankees and has since upped that career total to 1,108, which is good for seventh on the all-time list among active skippers...he has a regular season record at the helm for the Royals, blowing past Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,289)...his postseason winning pct. of.710 (22-9) is tops among all managers in history who have worked at least 20 playoff games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers ( )...he compiled a record with the Brew Crew including a mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff ( ). vs. Astros (2018) vs. Astros (career) At Home (career) Keuchel (career) McCullers, Jr. (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Almonte Butera Dozier Escobar Goins Gordon Merrifield Moustakas Orlando Perez Soler Torres Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Brad Keller Ian Kennedy Trevor Oaks Eric Skoglund Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Duffy Hammel Junis Keller Kennedy Oaks Skoglund Total Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Starts CS/ATT 2/12 0/4 11/18 13/34 Pct ERA ER/IP 147/ / / /615.0

5 2018 Royals Home Runs vs. on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Almonte /5/18 DET B. Hardy 57 Butera TEX C. Hamels 16 Dozier /12/18 CIN S. Romano 10 Escobar OAK P. Blackburn 24 Goins BOS A. Reed 113 Gordon OAK Y. Petit 15 Merrifield /14/18 TB R. Yarbrough 103 Moustakas OAK F. Montas 19 Orlando /28/17 DET W. Saupold 71 Perez OAK S. Manaea 13 Soler /2/18 OAK Y. Petit 29 Torres Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, 7th inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Salvador Perez Baltimore, 1st inning) - Franchise total: 129; Twice in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, 7th inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas Baltimore, solo, 2-run off Dylan Bundy, Pedro Araujo) Twice in Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Mike Moustakas and Lucas Duda (4/17/18 at Toronto-1, 3rd inning off Jaime Garcia) - Once in 2018 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez Baltimore, 1st inning) - Once in 2018 Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas Oakland, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez and Alex Gordon Baltimore, 1st inning) - ties franchise record Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (8/24/17 vs. Colorado) - Franchise total: 94 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alcides Escobar (5/29/18 vs. Minnesota, 14th inning off Taylor Rogers) - Franchise total: 70; Once in 2018 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Mike Napoli, Texas Rangers Kauffman Stadium, off Mike Minor, 7th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Evan Gattis, Houston Astros Kauffman Stadium, off Jakob Junis, 6th inning) - 5 in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, off Scott Service, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Miguel Andujar and Austin Romine, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, off Jason Adam, 9th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox (4/28/18-Game Kauffman Stadium off, Eric Skoglund) Inside-the-Park: Last: Aaron Hicks, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 3rd inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Rangers Globe Life Park, off Kevin McCarthy, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 4th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago White Sox U.S. Cellular Field, off Anthony Lerew, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox Fenway Park, off Danny Duffy) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang) 2018 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players Total Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Almonte g 6 g (4/20-28) 1 - Butera g Dozier g 5 g (6/4-8) 3 - Escobar g 6 g (5/29-6/4) 5 - Goins g 4 g (4/26-5/8) 3 2 Gordon g 8 g (5/22-6/1) 3 - Merrifield g 12 g (5/6-19) 3 - Moustakas g 14 g (4/8-22) 11 1 Orlando g 5 g (4/9-15) 5 - Perez g 7 g (4/26-5/1) 2 - Soler g 10 g (4/26-5/4) 5 - Torres g 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): Andrew Heaney, Los Angeles Angels, June 5, 2018 at Angel Stadium (Angels, 1-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York Yankees (6-0) & vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: August Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: August Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy Oakland, June 9, 2018 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): June 9, Oakland, 2-0 Duffy (7.0), McCarthy (1.0), Herrera (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, Detroit (5-for-6) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Ryan Goins, May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota, 2nd inning) Royals Five-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, May 8, Baltimore Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Taylor Motter, Seattle, April 9, 2018 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Ian Kennedy, May 21, St. Louis Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), May 18, 2018 vs. New York Yankees - Twice in Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Gregor Blanco, Arizona, October 1, 2017 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: May 29, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2-1 in 14 innings) Royals Bat Around: May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2nd inning - 7 runs) - 5 times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 21-23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 14-16, 2018 vs. Tampa Bay Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: June 4-6, Los Angeles Angels 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 1 6/13/18 vs. CIN Pitchers 3 OAK Almonte 74 CWS Butera 23 CLE Dozier 1 6/13/18 vs. CIN Escobar 1 6/13/18 vs. CIN Goins 42 MIN Errorless Streaks Disabled List (6) Player Streak Last Error Gordon 9 LAA Merrifield 16 TEX Moustakas 2 6/12/18 vs. CIN Orlando 6 TOR Perez 60 MIN Soler 17 STL Torres 0 6/13/18 vs. CIN Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Jesse Hahn 60-day right UCL sprain March 6 May RHP-Nate Karns 60-day right elbow inflammation March 29 (retro March 26) May B-Lucas Duda 10-day right foot plantar fasciitis May 14 May INF-Cheslor Cuthbert 10-day lower back strain May 19 (retro May 16) May LHP-Eric Skoglund 10-day UCL sprain/valgus extension overload May 26 June RHP-Blaine Boyer 10-day right lower back strain May 30 June

6 Date Player Transaction 3/29 RHP-Blaine Boyer Selected from Omaha (AAA) INF-Ryan Goins Selected from Omaha C-Cam Gallagher Recalled from Omaha RHP-Wily Peralta Designated for assignment RHP-Kyle Zimmer Designated for assignment RHP-Nate Karns Placed on 10-day DL (right elbow inflammation), retro to 3/26 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Placed on 10-day DL (right shoulder impingement), retro to 3/26 C-Salvador Perez Placed on 10-day DL (left knee sprain), retro to 3/26 OF-Bubba Starling Placed on 10-day DL (left oblique strain), retro to 3/26 3/31 RHP-Wily Peralta Outrighted to Omaha 4/2 OF-Abraham Almonte Claimed off waivers from Cleveland RHP-Miguel Almonte Designated for assignment 4/10 OF-Abraham Almonte Recalled from Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 10-day DL (left hip labral tear) 4/13 RHP-Kevin McCarthy Recalled from Omaha RHP-Brandon Maurer Optioned to Omaha 4/17 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 4/20 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 4/24 C-Cam Gallagher Optioned to Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Reinstated from disabled list RHP-Justin Grimm Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back stiffness), retro 4/22 OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha C-Salvador Perez Reinstated from disabled list LHP-Eric Stout Recalled from Omaha 4/27 OF-Bubba Starling Reinstated from 10-day DL/Optioned to Omaha 2018 Transactions Date Player Transaction 4/28 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha (26th man)/optioned after second game RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha LHP-Eric Stout Optioned to Omaha 4/30 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Reinstated from 10-day DL/Optioned to Omaha 5/3 RHP-Brandon Maurer Outrighted to Omaha 5/4 RHP-Jason Adam Selected from Omaha RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha 5/14 INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha 1B-Lucas Duda Placed on 10-day disabled list (right foot plantar fasciitis) 5/19 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back strain) INF-Ramón Torres Recalled from Omaha 5/26 LHP-Eric Skoglund Placed on 10-day disabled list (UCL sprain/vulgas extension overload) LHP-Eric Stout Recalled from Omaha 5/28 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha LHP-Eric Stout Optioned to Omaha 5/30 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha RHP-Blaine Boyer Placed on 10-day disabled list (right lower back strain) 6/6 RHP-Elvis Luciano/ Acquired from Arizona in exchange for OF-Jon Jay LHP-Gabe Speier 6/7 OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha 6/12 RHP-Justin Grimm Reinstated from disabled list RHP-Trevor Oaks Optioned to Omaha 6/15 RHP-Brandon Maurer Selected from Omaha RHP-Jason Adam Optioned to Omaha Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Starts by Batting Order 1st: Almonte (0-1), Jay (13-33), Merrifield (9-13) 2nd: Almonte (0-1), Cuthbert (1-0), Escobar (1-2), Goins (1-0), Jay (0-1), Merrifield (9-23), Moustakas (3-6), Orlando (0-1), Soler (7-13) 3rd: Cuthbert (1-0), Moustakas (17-40), Perez (4-7) 4th: Cuthbert (2-3), Dozier (0-1), Duda (2-14), Gordon (1-0), Moustakas (0-1), Perez (13-25), Soler (4-3) 5th: Cuthbert (4-7), Dozier (2-0), Duda (4-10), Escobar (0-1), Gordon (0-3), Jay (2-1), Merrifield (1-5), Orlando (2-2), Soler (7-18) 6th: Almonte (3-4), Cuthbert (1-3), Dozier (3-8), Duda (0-2), Escobar (2-0), Goins (1-2), Gordon (4-11), Jay (4-3), Merrifield (2-4), Orlando (1-2), Soler (1-8) 7th: Almonte (3-2), Cuthbert (1-1), Dozier (1-10), Duda (2-0), Escobar (3-8), Gallagher (1-0), Goins (2-4), Gordon (8-16), Jay (0-1), Orlando (1-5) 8th: Almonte (0-2), Butera (1-1), Cuthbert (1-3), Escobar (12-28), Goins (3-4), Gordon (3-6), Orlando (1-3), Torres (1-0) 9th: Almonte (3-7), Butera (8-15), Dozier (0-1), Escobar (4-8), Gallagher (1-5), Goins (1-5), Gordon (1-0), Torres (2-5), Pitchers (2-1) The Lineup Card Daily Update Starts by Position P: Duffy (4-10), Hammel (4-10), Junis (7-7), Keller (1-2), Kennedy (3-11), Oaks (0-1), Skoglund (3-6) C: Butera (9-15), Gallagher (1-5), Perez (12-27) 1B: Cuthbert (5-4), Dozier (5-18), Duda (7-22), Merrifield (3-2), Moustakas (1-1), Perez (1-0) 2B: Goins (8-14), Merrifield (14-31), Torres (0-2) 3B: Cuthbert (4-6), Goins (0-1), Moustakas (15-37), Torres (3-3) SS: Escobar (22-47) LF: Gordon (11-28), Jay (10-17), Orlando (1-2) CF: Almonte (9-16), Gordon (4-7), Jay (4-11), Merrifield (2-5), Orlando (3-8) RF: Dozier (1-1), Jay (2-7), Merrifield (1-4), Orlando (0-1), Soler (18-34) DH: Almonte (0-1), Butera (0-1), Cuthbert (2-6), Dozier (0-1), Duda (1-4), Gallagher (1-0), Gordon (2-1), Jay (3-4), Merrifield (1-3), Moustakas (4-10), Orlando (1-2), Perez (4-5), Soler (1-8) Score by Innings Total Royals Opponents Victory Margin Royals Opponents Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Pacific Coast League American Conference, Northern Division (30-36) Minor League Report NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (33-34) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (29-39) Omaha Tacoma (Mariners) LP: Luis Vasquez (1-1) HR: None The Storm Chasers surrendered a three-run fifth inning in a loss at Tacoma. Josh Staumont allowed two runs over 3.0 innings while striking out four. Adalberto Mondesi, Corey Toups and Frank Schwindel each collected a double as they combined to go 6-for-12. Jorge Bonifacio and Humberto Arteaga each brought home an RBI. NW Arkansas Tulsa (Dodgers) LP: Jake Kalish (1-2) HR: None The Naturals bats were stymied in a loss to Tulsa, producing just one run on five hits. Donnie Dewees had two of Northwest Arkansas hits, while Elier Hernandez drove in the lone run with a sacrifice fly. Jake Kalish suffered a tough-luck loss, despite recording a season-high seven strikeouts in his 5.0 innings of work. Wilmington Winston-Salem (White Sox) LP: Julio Pinto (0-2) HR: None Wimington scored twice in the top of the first, but could not add to it in a loss. Kort Peterson collected two of the Blue Rocks five hits, which included a double, while D.J. Burt singled to reach safely for the ninth time in his last 10 games. Gerson Garabito tossed 5.0 innings of tworun ball, allowing four hits and striking out seven, his most since his first start of the year on April 9. Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (36-31) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division (1-0) Burlington Royals (R) Appalachian League East Division Surprise Royals (R) Arizona League West Division Lexington Rome (Braves) Ogden (Dodgers) Idaho Falls Begin play June 19 at Elizabethton (Twins) Begin play June 18 at AZL Dodgers WP: Nolan Watson (4-6) HR: Seuly Matias (21) WP: J.C. Cloney (1-0) SV: Robert Garcia (1) Nolan Watson recorded his first career shutout, scattering six hits over his 9.0 scoreless frames. The righty allowed no walks and fanned seven, needing just 89 pitches to finish his gem. Seuly Matias blasted his 21st home run of the season, which leads all minor league players. The Chukars won their season opener behind 7.0 masterful innings from J.C. Cloney. The lefty struck out 11 and allowed two runs on four hits. Manny Olloque, Nick Hutchins and Reed Rohlman combined to go 4-for-11 with three RBI and a stolen base.

7 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 15 May Baltimore 16 June 1 vs. Oakland Most runs, extra-inning game 7 May Boston 7 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most hits, game 20 May Baltimore 16 Twice, last: June 1 vs. Oakland Most hits, extra-inning game 15 May Boston 12 Twice, last: May Boston Fewest hits, game 1 June Los Angeles Angels 2 April 9 vs. Seattle Most runs, inning 10 May Baltimore (1st) 7 Twice, last: June 1 vs. Oakland (9th) Most hits, inning 9 May Baltimore (1st) 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most doubles, game 6 May Cleveland 5 May 5 vs. Detroit Most doubles, extra-inning game 2 5 times, last: May 29 vs. Minnesota 3 Thrice, last: May Texas Most triples, game 1 7 times, last: June 2 vs. Oakland 2 Thrice, last: May Texas Most triples, extra-inning game - 2 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, game 5 May Baltimore 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 Twice, last: May Boston 2 Twice, last: May Boston Most home runs, inning 4 May Baltimore (1st) 3 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 7 May Cleveland 9 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 4 Twice, last: May Boston 6 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most steals, game 4 May 6 vs. Detroit 2 4 times, last: May St. Louis Most times caught stealing, game 2 Twice, last: June 2 vs. Oakland 2 Twice, last: May St. Louis Most sacrifice flies, game 2 Thrice, last: May 16 vs. Tampa Bay 2 April 25 vs. Milwaukee Most sacrifices, game 2 May St. Louis 2 May 15 vs. Tampa Bay Most strikeouts, game 13 Twice, last: June Los Angeles Angels 13 June Oakland Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 13 May 29 vs. Minnesota 13 April Toronto-2 Most walks, game 8 April Detroit 8 April Detroit Most walks, extra-inning game 4 April Toronto-2 8 May 29 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, game 12 May 28 vs. Minnesota 12 April Detroit Most left on base, extra-inning game 12 Twice, last: May Boston 13 May 29 vs. Minnesota Fewest left on base, game 2 Thrice, last: June Oakland 3 Thrice, last: May Texas Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 5 Thrice, last: June 12 vs. Cincinnati 3 April Detroit-1 Most double plays turned 3 Twice, last: May St. Louis 3 Thrice, last: May Baltimore Most errors, game 3 June 13 vs. Cincinnati 4 May Boston Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 Thrice: Soler (May 30 vs. Minnesota), Jay (May 28 vs. Minnesota); Gordon (May Baltimore) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Jay (May Boston) Most runs, game 3 Thrice, last: Torres (May Texas) Most doubles, game 3 Twice: Jay (May 28 vs. Minnesota); Duda (May Cleveland) Most triples, game 1 7 times, last: Escobar (June 2 vs. Oakland) Most home runs, game 2 Twice, Moustakas (May Baltimore ), Cuthbert (April 29 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most RBI, game 5 Moustakas (May Baltimore) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Soler (May Boston) Most total bases, game 9 Moustakas (May Baltimore) Most total bases, extra-inning game 6 Soler (May Boston) Most walks, game 3 Twice, Soler (April Detroit), Cuthbert (April 9 vs. Seattle) Most stolen bases, game 3 Twice, Merrifield (May 18 vs. New York Yankees; May 6 vs. Detroit) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 14 Moustakas (April 8-22) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Hammel (April Detroit-1) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.0 Barlow (May 29 vs. Minnesota) Most strikeouts, starter 10 Twice, Hammel (May Texas) and Duffy (June Oakland) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Twice: Barlow (May 29 vs. Minnesota and June 1 vs. Oakland) Most walks, starter 5 Duffy (April Cleveland) Most walks, reliever 3 Thrice, last: Flynn (June 1 vs. Oakland) Most runs allowed 9 Thrice, last: Duffy (May Cleveland) Most home runs allowed 5 Junis (April 26 vs. Chicago White Sox) - tied franchise record Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 16.0 Junis (April 3-14) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 10.2 Keller (May 1-23) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 3 McCarthy (April 22-May 3) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 3 May Longest winning streak, home 4 April 28-May 4 Longest winning streak, road 3 May Longest losing streak, overall 9 April Longest losing streak, home 10 April (Game 1) Longest losing streak, road 5 April 17-20, June 4-8 Longest game-inning, home 14 May 29 vs. Minnesota Longest game-inning, road 13 May Boston Longest game-time, home 3:26 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 3:35 June Los Angeles Angels Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:12 May 29 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:25 May Boston Shortest game-time home 2:16 May 6 vs. Detroit Shortest game-time road 2:16 June Los Angeles Angels Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 2:58 June 12 vs. Cincinnati Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 2:46 April Detroit-1 Largest crowd-home 36,517 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 12,324 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest crowd-road 42,140 May St. Louis Smallest crowd-road 7,963 June Oakland Largest winning margin 10 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest losing margin 16 June 1 vs. Oakland Largest deficit overcome to win 5 May Cleveland (trailed 4-9 after 4, won 10-9) Largest lead lost 4 Twice, last: May 10 at Baltimore (led 4-0 after 1/2; lost 6-11) Alcides Escobar 1 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Damon-156) 6 2B to 200 Upcoming Milestones Alex Gordon 1 SB for HR to tie for fourth on KC all-time list (H. McRae-169) 35 games from 1,500 Jason Hammel 6 wins to 100 Kelvin Herrera 1 save to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (Doug Bird-58) Ian Kennedy 8 wins to 100 Lead after six innings: 14-5 Lead after seven innings: 16-4 Lead after eight innings: 18-1 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 9-9 Score first: Score more than three runs: Hit home run: Series opener: or more hits: 9-14 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 6-6 Tied after seven innings: 3-9 Tied after eight innings: 2-6 Starter works 6.0 IP: 4-9 Opponents score first: 8-29 Score three runs or less: 5-34 Do not homer: 5-23 Series finale: 7-15 Opponents 10 or more hits: 7-27 Trail after six innings: 2-36 Trail after seven innings: 3-34 Trail after eight innings: 3-40 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 9-29 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 7/10 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 1/4 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 10/22 Errorless games by KC: Extra Innings 3-5

8 2018 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total March (0-2) 3/29 CWS D L, T3-1.0 Shields Duffy (0-1) - 36, ,517 3/31 CWS N L, Farquhar Maurer (R, 0-1) Soria 17, ,081 April (7-19) 4/1 CWS D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup scheduled for 4/28 4/2 at Det D L, Liriano Hammel (0-1) - 15, ,476 4/3 at Det D W, Junis (1-0) Boyd Herrera (1) 15, ,559 4/4 at Det D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup scheduled for 4/20 4/6 at Cle D L, Carrasco Duffy (0-2) Allen 34, ,279 4/7 at Cle D W, Kennedy (1-0) Bauer Herrera (2) 17, ,641 4/8 at Cle D L, Allen Maurer (R, 0-2) - 14, ,881 4/9 Sea N W, Junis (2-0) Gonzales - 12, ,405 4/10 Sea N L, Hernandez Skoglund (0-1) - 14, ,255 4/11 Sea D L, Vincent Grimm (R, 0-1) Diaz 14, ,569 4/12 LAA N L, Tropeano Kennedy (1-1) - 14, ,283 4/13 LAA N L, Wood Grimm (R, 0-2) Middleton 15, ,294 4/14 LAA N L, Richards Junis (2-1) Middleton 15, ,170 4/15 LAA D PPD - Cold, makeup scheduled for 6/25 4/16 at Tor N PPD - Roof damage, makeup scheduled for 4/17 as doubleheader 4/17 at Tor D L, Garcia Skoglund (0-2) at Tor N L, 4-5 (10) Clippard Flynn (R, 0-1) - 18, ,526 4/18 at Tor D L, Happ Kennedy (1-2) 28, ,329 4/20 at Det D L, 2-3 (10) Jimenez Keller (R, 0-1) - 15, ,735 at Det N W, Junis (3-1) Greene Herrera (3) 17, ,929 4/21 at Det D L, Fiers Duffy (0-3) Saupold 19, ,231 4/22 at Det D W, McCarthy (R, 1-0) VerHagen Herrera (4) 19, ,265 4/24 Mil N L, Davies Kennedy (1-3) - 16, ,725 4/25 Mil N L, Chacin Hammel (0-2) - 13, ,114 4/26 CWS N L, Giolito Junis (3-2) Soria 18, ,429 4/27 CWS N L, 4-7 (11) Infante Hill (R, 0-1) Soria 15, ,824 4/28 CWS D L, Fulmer Oaks (0-1) - 16, ,795 CWS N W, Skoglund (1-2) Covey Herrera (5) 16, ,865 4/29 CWS D W, McCarthy (R, 2-0) Rondon Boyer (1) 23, ,757 4/30 at Bos N L, Velazquez Hammel (0-3) - 31, ,579 May (13-14) 5/1 at Bos N W, 7-6 (13) Herrera (R, 1-0) Johnson Flynn (1) 34, ,045 5/2 at Bos D L, Pomeranz Duffy (0-4) Kimbrel 32, ,312 5/3 Det D W, McCarthy (R, 3-0) Bell - 28, ,623 5/4 Det N W, T4-7.0 Boyer (R, 1-0) Stumpf Herrera (6) 24, ,271 5/5 Det D L, T4-7.0 Zimmermann Hammel (0-4) Greene 20, ,979 5/6 Det D W, Junis (4-2) Boyd Herrera (7) 18, ,403 5/8 at Bal N W, Duffy (1-4) Bundy - 10, ,175 5/9 at Bal N L, Bleier McCarthy (R, 3-1) Brach 14, ,550 5/10 at Bal N L, Castro Kennedy (1-4) - 17, ,392 5/11 at Cle N W, Keller (R, 1-1) Miller Herrera (8) 24, ,800 5/12 at Cle D L, Clevinger Junis (4-3) - 24, ,387 5/13 at Cle D L, Kluber Duffy (1-5) - 22, ,492 5/14 TB N L, Yarbrough Skoglund (1-3) Colome 14, ,577 5/15 TB N L, Venters Herrera (R, 1-1) Colome 21, ,077 5/16 TB D L, Andriese Hammel (0-5) Colome 19, ,688 5/18 NYY N W, Junis (5-3) Sabathia Herrera (9) 26, ,121 5/19 NYY N L, Severino Duffy (1-6) - 33, ,805 5/20 NYY D L, Gray Skoglund (1-4) - 24, ,926 5/21 at StL N L, Mikolas (CG) Kennedy (1-5) - 42, ,632 5/22 at StL N W, Hammel (1-5) Weaver - 39, ,177 5/23 at StL D W, 5-2 (10) Boyer (R, 2-0) Norris Herrera (10) 41, ,161 5/24 at Tex N W, Duffy (2-6) Bibens-Dirkx - 23, ,391 5/25 at Tex N L, Minor Skoglund (1-5) Kela 35, ,496 5/26 at Tex D L, 3-4 (10) Claudio McCarthy (R, 3-2) - 29, ,140 5/27 at Tex D W, Hammel (2-5) Hamels Herrera (11) 31, ,038 5/28 Min N L, Lynn Junis (5-4) Rodney 18, ,498 5/29 Min N W, 2-1 (14) Barlow (R, 1-0) Rogers - 20, ,031 5/30 Min N W, McCarthy (R, 4-2) Romero Herrera (12) 21, ,374 June (2-11) 6/1 Oak N L, Montas Kennedy (1-6) - 23, ,787 6/2 Oak D W, Hill (R, 1-1) Petit Herrera (13) 24, ,340 6/3 Oak D L, Trivino Junis (5-5) - 19, ,764 6/4 at LAA N L, Bedrosian Hill (R, 1-2) Parker 32, ,591 6/5 at LAA N L, Heaney (C) Keller (1-2) - 31, ,105 6/6 at LAA N L, Bedrosian Barlow (R, 1-1) Parker 36, ,617 6/7 at Oak N L, Blackburn Hammel (2-6) Treinen 7, ,580 6/8 at Oak N L, Montas Junis (5-6) Trivino 10, ,712 6/9 at Oak D W, Duffy (3-6) Bassitt Herrera (14) 16, ,920 6/10 at Oak D L, Treinen Adam (R, 0-1) - 15, ,468 6/12 Cin N L, 1-5 (10) Hernandez McCarthy (R, 4-3) - 20, ,240 6/13 Cin N L, Mahle Hammel (2-7) 24, ,139 6/15 Hou N L, Morton Junis (5-7) - 27, ,742 6/16 Hou D 6/17 Hou D 6/18 Tex N 6/19 Tex N 6/20 Tex N 6/22 at Hou N 6/23 at Hou N 6/24 at Hou D 6/25 LAA D 6/26 at Mil N 6/27 at Mil N 6/29 at Sea N 6/30 at Sea N July (0-0) 7/1 at Sea D 7/2 Cle N 7/3 Cle N 7/4 Cle N 7/6 Bos N 7/7 Bos N 7/8 Bos D 7/9 at Min N 7/10 at Min N 7/11 at Min D 7/13 at CWS N 7/14 at CWS D 7/15 at CWS D 7/17 All-Star Game (Washington, D.C.) Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 1-6 Tuesday 5-7 Wednesday 2-8 Thursday 2-5 Friday 4-8 Saturday 4-8 Sunday 4-5 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs /15 vs. HOU (3rd inning, 2 hits) 3 runs - 14 TEX (3rd inning, 4 hits) 4 runs - 3 BAL (1st inning, 3 hits) 5 runs - 2 DET (6th inning, 3 hits) 6 runs runs - 1 5/30 vs. MIN (2nd inning, 7 hits) 8 runs runs runs - 1 BAL (1st inning, 9 hits)