TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Yordano Ventura (3-5, 4.62) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (1-3, 2.67)

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals St. Louis Cardinals (39-21) Busch Stadium - Friday, June 12, 2015 Game #58 - Road Game #28 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, June St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (4-3, 5.82) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (4-4, 3.07), 3:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, June St. Louis Cardinals: LHP Jason Vargas (5-2, 4.10) vs. RHP John Lackey (4-4, 3.74), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, June Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Chris Young (5-2, 2.25) vs. RHP Kyle Lohse (3-7, 6.27), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, June Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Edinson Volquez (5-4, 3.07) vs. RHP Matt Garza (4-7, 4.92), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, June 17 vs. Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Mike Fiers (2-6+ tonight) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (3-5+ tonight), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, June 18 vs. Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (3-6+ tomorrow) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (4-3+ tomorrow), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight s game is being televised in High Definition by Fox Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler...the pre and postgame shows on FSKC, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Cardinals The Royals went 2-1 during a 3-game set in KC in May and have won six of the last eight vs. St. Louis dating back to KC has won three in a row here in Busch Stadium...all told, Kansas City trails the all-time regular season work by a mark, but had an edge in St. Louis, 13-9 here in new Busch. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 5/22 KC W, 5-0 Young Lynn 37,379 5/23 KC W, 3-2 (6) Volquez Lackey 38,676 5/24 KC L, 1-6 Wacha Ventura 36,342 StL StL StL ON TARGET IN MINNESOTA--The Royals hit St. Louis riding a 4-game winning streak, featuring a 3-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins in Target Field...KC capped the brooming with a 7-2 victory on Wednesday night, with Edinson Volquez firing 7.0 strong innings while the offense erupted for its largest output since plating eight on May 29 in Wrigley Field...Volky allowed a run on six hits with three walks and a half-dozen strikeouts...meanwhile, the offense scored four times in the first, the largest single-inning for KC since May 15 (a 6-run sixth vs. New York)...Alex Gordon delivered the crushing blow, a 3-run homer to right, which gave the Royals more than enough runs to complete the sweep...alcides Escobar and Salvador Perez each had a pair of hits..kansas City pitchers combined to hold the Twins to 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position, which was a theme for the series, with Minnesota going just 2-for-16 in the three games...kc entered Target Field a game behind the surging Twins, but left town with the best record in the American League and a 2-game advantage over Minnesota. ROSTER MOVE--The Royals yesterday settled on their back-up catching situation by recalling Erik Kratz from his injury rehab assignment with Omaha and designating him for assignment...the move took him off the 40-man roster and allowed Drew Butera to remain with the big league club as the reserve receiver...kratz, who joined the Royals last July 28 in a trade with Toronto, was shelved on May 6 (retroactive to May 4) with plantar fasciitis and once healthy was assigned to the Storm Chasers where he played in 15 games and hit.214 (12-for-56)...the Royals now have 39 player on their 40-man roster. INTERLEAGUE SUCCESS--Tonight resumes play for the Royals against National League competition, with the club going 5-2 to this point vs. Cincinnati (2-0), St. Louis (2-1) and the Cubs (1-1)...Kansas City was a Major League best and set a club record by going 15-5 against the N.L. last year when play was centered around the N.L. West...tonight kicks off a stretch of seven in a row vs. the N.L. Central with a 4-game home & home series vs. the Brewers starting on Monday in Miller Park. PITCHERS AT THE DISH--The return to Interleague play has seen KC pitchers go 0-for-5 to this point swinging the bat in 2015, with Edinson Volquez hitless in two tries and tonight s starter, Yordano Ventura, 0-for-3 in Wrigley...Ventura is 1-for-7 in his career, picking up a single and scoring a run when the Royals played in San Diego a season ago...since the advent of Interleague play in 1997, KC hurlers are hitting.126 (46-for-366) with one home run when Zack Greinke went deep on June 10, 2005 at Arizona. THE TRAVELING GOOD LUCK CHARMS--This road trip marks the third time that the Royals organization has allowed the players and traveling staff to take their fathers on the trip to make for an extended Father s Day celebration...wednesday s win continued the club s winning ways when the dads are along, running the overall 3-year ledger to 13-4 on this annual Father s Day journey...in 2013, the first year of the Father s Day trip, the Royals went 4-3 through Tampa Bay and Cleveland and then last year the players made dad proud by posting a 6-1 mark through Chicago and Detroit and now 3-0 this year. NED CLOSING IN ON WHITEY--The second winningest manager in franchise history with 407, Ned Yost is now just three wins shy of the franchise record of 410, set by Royals Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog from Yost, now since taking the role on May 13, 2010, passed Dick Howser for the #2 spot with Monday s win...already the all-time leader in games managed in Kansas City with 832, Yost took the reigns in Kansas City on May 13, this is Ned s second stint as a big league manager after nearly six years at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers ( )...he compiled a record with the Brew Crew including a mark in his last two seasons. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Yordano Ventura (3-5, 4.62) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (1-3, 2.67) Career Career Yordano Ventura vs. Cardinals Major League Record 3-5 (4.62 ERA) Jaime Garcias vs. Royals Major League Record 1-3 (2.67 ERA) YORDANO VENTURA makes his 12th start of 2015, taking the hill for his 46th career outing and 45th start...he opposes St. Louis for the second time this season and third overall...the 24-year old signed a five-year contract with two club options on April 4 after originally joining the Royals in 2008 as a non-drafted free agent. BRIEF OUTING VS. RANGERS--Yordano looks to rebound from an abbreviated afternoon at home against Texas last Saturday, dropping a 4-2 decision...he worked a season-low 3.0 innings allowing six hits and four runs while needing 78 pitches to navigate through his day...a 35-pitch first inning was the major contributor, as Texas plated a pair of runs in the first and then two more in the second...ventura had worked 7.0 innings in each of his last four starts leading up to last Saturday...the outing was the second-shortest of his career as he went 2.2 innings on May 26, 2014 against Houston. LIMITED SUPPORT OF LATE--The Royals have scored only seven runs with Yordano in the game over his last five starts, an average of 2.03 runs per 9.0 innings, fourthlowest among qualifying A.L. pitchers since May 13. VS. CARDS--Ace is making his Busch Stadium debut tonight, his third overall start against St. Louis and second this year...he s 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA, winning a year ago on June 5, allowing just two runs in 6.0 innings of a 3-2 triumph and then losing in Interleague play for the first time 19 days ago in a 6-1 final (7.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO)...he allowed a pair of first inning runs after walking the first two batters, then retired 14 in a row at one point until Kolten Wong singled in the sixth and scored on Matt Carpenter s two-run homer. VS. THE N.L.--Ventura is facing a National League club for the fourth time in five starts since May 19th...he tossed 7.0 strong innings 12 days ago at Wrigley Field, allowing a run and taking a no decision in a game that the Cubs won 2-1 in 11 innings...the outing lowered his career Interleague ERA to 2.77 over six starts (12 ER in 39.0 IP) as he s 3-1, holding the Senior Circuit to a.226 batting average (33-for-146). AT THE PLATE--This evening is Yordano s fourth start in a National League ballpark...he s 1-for-7 plus a sacrifice in the batter s box as he singled to lead off the fifth inning on May 5, 2014 at San Diego, later coming around to score his first run on an Eric Hosmer single. A RARE STEAL--Rangers rookie Joey Gallo stole second base during the second inning of Ventura s outing on Saturday, just the second time an opposing runner has been successful on the basepaths in his career innings as Yoenis Cespedes swiped second last September 12 while with Boston...since 1963, only former Cardinals and Nationals hurler Jason Simontacchi ( ) has thrown more innings (355.2) and allowed fewer steals (1). ON THE ROAD--Yordano makes his seventh road start of the year, looking for his first win away from The K since April 12 at Angel Stadium...he s 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA this year and a solid 9-6 in his career, recording a 3.66 ERA and 13 quality starts in 22 outings. Ventura vs. Cardinals Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Peter Bourjos Matt Carpenter Randal Grichuk Jon Jay Pete Kozma Yadier Molina Jhonny Peralta Mark Reynolds Kolten Wong Yordano s 2015 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/6 vs. Chicago W, L.A. Angels W, /18 vs. Oakland L, Chicago ND, 3-2 (13) Cleveland L, Detroit ND, Texas L, /19 vs. Cincinnati W, /24 vs. St. Louis L, Chicago Cubs ND, 1-2 (11) /6 Texas L, Totals 3-5, % Career Totals 17-16, Yordano s Last Win: May 19, 2015 vs. Cincinnati (7.0 IP, 3-0 over Johnny Cueto) Yordano s Last Loss: June 6, 2015 vs. Texas (3.0 IP, 2-4 to Wandy Rodriguez) Yordano s Strikeout High: 10, May 5, 2014 at San Diego (6.0 IP, no decision in a 6-5 loss in 12 innings) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2015

2 Blanton Davis - - Frasor Guthrie - - Herrera - - Hochevar Holland - - Madson Morales Vargas - - Ventura Volquez Young Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Jeremy Guthrie = Jeremy will make his 12th start of 2015, entering at 4-3 with a 5.82 ERA...this will be his third career start against St. Louis, all here at Busch Stadium. = Guthrie had a strong showing on Sunday vs. Texas, though he finished with a no decision...he worked around two early walks, not allowing a hit until the fourth...the next Texas hits came in the seventh, ending his day with two on and one out in a 3-0 game...both of his runners would eventually score, along with a third run...guthrie s final line featured two runs, three hits, two walks and a season-high five K s, with KC winning 4-3 on a Salvador Perez homer in the eighth. = Jeremy is looking for his first win against the Cards, entering at 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA...he dropped a 4-1 game to Adam Wainwright on the Fourth of July in 2012 with Colorado, allowing two runs over 6.0 innings...a no decision followed on May 30, 2013 as he permitted two runs in the first, then zeroes for the rest of his 6.0 inning outing...that game featured five hours and 32 minutes of rain delays, with Guthrie assisting the St. Louis ground crew at around 2:30 a.m. = Jeremy is 3-0 in six Interleague starts as a Royal, posting a 1.85 ERA with wins in his last three outings...he has a career 3.64 ERA in Interleague play 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: 122/166 (74%) Saves/Save Opp: 18/27 (67%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 42/13 (31%) Joe Blanton 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None career Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 4 on 6/6 vs. Tex June 6 vs. Texas = Joe last pitched on Saturday vs. Texas, tossing 3.1 solid innings with a season-high four strikeouts in his third straight outing. = Blanton started the year at Triple-A Omaha, going 3-2 with a 3.89 ERA before having his contract selected on May 16...he did not pitch in the Majors last year. Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 22/26 Saves/Save Opp: 7/7 (100%) Last Save: May 19 vs. Cin (10th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last Cubs) June Minnesota = Wade made a third straight appearance on Tuesday at Minnesota, working a eighth with two strikeouts in a 2-0 game. = Wade earned the win in Sunday s 4-3 final vs. Texas, giving him 12 wins since the start of 2014, most among Major League relievers. = Davis has not allowed a home run over innings dating to September 4, 2013, a club record for relievers as he surpassed Kelvin Herrera (105.1) on Sunday. = Wade s 0.35 ERA ranks second in the Majors to the Yankees Dellin Betances (0.28) among pitchers with at least 20.0 innings of work. = Davis filled the closer s role while Greg Holland was on the D.L...he joins Rangers righty Shawn Tolleson as the only MLB pitchers with at least five saves and five holds. Jason Frasor 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/21 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2010 vs. Bal (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last 4/30 vs. Det) June Minnesota = Jason closed out Wednesday s 7-2 win at Minnesota, needing just 11 pitches for a ninth. = The scoreless inning on Wednesday dropped Jason s ERA to 0.49 (1 ER in 18.1 IP), though five of his 15 inherited runners have scored. = The SIU-Carbondale alum has compiled 10.0 scoreless innings over 12 road outings this year, with two of 10 inherited runners scoring. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 17/24 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 3 on 6/2 vs. Cle June Minnesota = Kelvin retired Kurt Suzuki to end the seventh on Tuesday at Minnesota, receiving a great pick at short by Alcides Escobar and a scoop at first from Eric Hosmer... the play stranded Trevor Plouffe at third in a 1-0 game. = Kelvin allowed the tying run Sunday vs. Texas after entering a 3-0 game with one out and two aboard in the seventh...a single by Elvis Andrus loaded the bases and Leonys Martin singled home the inherited runners...andrus scored the tying run on a ground out. = The single by Leonys Martin on Sunday was just the fifth that Herrera has allowed to a lefty this year...the.109 average (5-for-46) against Kelvin ranks first in the Majors among pitchers with at least 45 opponent at-bats by lefties. Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 8, 2013 vs. Bos (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/ Strikeout High: 2 (4x, last Min) June Minnesota = Luke pitched the eighth inning of Wednesday s 7-2 win over Minnesota, allowing a leadoff homer to Trevor Plouffe, then striking out Torii Hunter, who was ejected along with Twins manager Paul Molitor for arguing balls and strikes...hoch retired the next two batters, including a second strikeout. = Luke has made 10 appearances on the year as he works his way back from Tommy John surgery, including an outing where he did not face a batter. = He made a successful transition to the bullpen in 2013, posting a 1.92 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 70.1 innings, with opponents batting.169. = Hoch signed a two-year free agent deal with a mutual option for 2017 last December 4...he was originally selected first overall in the 2006 June Free Agent Draft. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency: 12/15 Saves/Save Opp: 11/12 (92%) Last Save: June Min (124th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x last Cubs) June Minnesota (Save) = Greg recorded his third save in as many days and 11th on the year on Tuesday at Minnesota, working around a two-out walk to Joe Mauer to close out a 2-0 win. = Tuesday s appearance marked the first time that Holland has pitched on three consecutive days since last July 30 to August 1, when he also recorded three saves. = He has converted 31 of 32 save chances since last July 26, recording a 1.13 ERA, with opponents batting.115 (15-for-130). = Greg is holding batters to a.104 average (5-for-48), fourth among Major League pitchers with at least 45 opponent at-bats...he has not allowed a hit over his last five outings, retiring 15 of his 16 with Joe Mauer reaching on a walk. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency: 20/24 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2011 at Atl (52nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 3 on Min June Minnesota = Ryan entered with a 2-0 lead in the seventh on Monday night at Minnesota, recording two outs before Eddie Rosario homered just beyond the left-center field wall... Eduardo Escobar and Aaron Hicks singled, with Madson fanning Brian Dozier to end the inning. = Ryan is back in the Majors for the first time since he has allowed six runs in 24 outings for a 2.10 ERA (5 ER in 25.2 IP). Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 17/22 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last NYY) June Minnesota = Franklin needed just two pitches to record the second out in the seventh on Tuesday at Minnesota, retiring Eddie Rosario to keep Trevor Plouffe at third base. = Franklin posted his first pickoff of the year and 14th of his career on Saturday vs. Texas, nabbing Prince Fielder at first base in the seventh. = He has held lefties to a.045 average since May 15 (1-for-22) and a.227 mark on the year (10-for-44)...righties are hatting.171 (7-for-41). Royals vs. Cardinals 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Interleague - Pitching (Career) Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER Blanton Davis Frasor Guthrie Herrera Hochevar Holland Madson Morales Vargas Venutra Volquez Young

3 Hitting Notes Drew Butera Min Series: Did not play Last Stand: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Drew last played June 3 vs. Cleveland, making his fourth start behind the plate...he recorded a two-hit game at Texas on May 14, his only base hits with the Royals. = He was acquired by Kansas City on May 7 in exchange for minor league infielder Ryan Jackson...played the first month with the Los Angeles Angels. = Butera spent the 2014 season with the Dodgers, playing 61 games...hit a career-high three homers for L.A...threw out 11 of 32 would-be base stealers (32.4 percent)...since his debut in 2010, he s thrown out 32.4 percent of runners trying to steal (50-of-173), which ranks eighth among active MLB backstops (min. 250 games). Lorenzo Cain Min Series: 3-for-12, RBI Last Stand: 3-for-19 (.158), 2 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (3-12) = Lorenzo singled with two outs in the fifth inning Wednesday, going 1-for-4...he hit safely in all three games in Minnesota, going 1-for-4 each night. = Cain has 27 two-out hits, which are tied for third-most in the American League and seventh in the Majors...hitting.388 (26-for-67) with two outs, which ranks second in the A.L. and fifth in the Majors...his.446 two-out on-base percentage is also fifth-highest in the league. = He s also fifth in the American League, hitting.344 (21-for-61) against left-handed pitching...recorded 7 of his 15 extra-base hits (5 doubles, 2 homers) vs. southpaws... also a career.316 hitter (6-for-19) with two doubles, a triple and four runs scored in six games at Busch Stadium. = Lo opened the year with a career-best 10-game hitting streak, en route to hitting.329 (27-for-82) in April with six doubles, two homers and 12 RBI...it marked the third-straight April where he s hit better than ranks second among MLB outfielders with 156 putouts this season, trailing only Mike Trout (176). Christian Colon Min Series: Did not play Last Stand: 0-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Christian hasn t played in the last three games after making starting at second base Saturday vs. the Rangers...he reached on an error, going 0-for-4 in the game, just the second time in his last 17 contests that he has not recorded a hit or a walk...still hitting.417 (5-for-12) with a.533 on-base percentage when leading off an inning. = Colon is 3-for-7 all-time in Interleague games, which includes a single in his only at-bat vs. the Cardinals, May 23...had a pair of 3-hit games in 2014, which includes July 4 in his first Major League start...became the second Royal (Mark Quinn, 1999) to collect 3 extra-base hits (2 doubles, triple) in his first big league start. Jarrod Dyson Min Series: Did not play Last Stand: 4-for-7, run, 2 2B, SB Hit Streak: 4 g (7-10) = Jarrod didn t play in the series at Target Field...he s been hot as of late, going 7-for-10 with two doubles and two runs scored over his last four games with a plate appearance...he matched a career high with three hits vs. Texas last Saturday, his second 3-hit game of the year and 12th of his career. = Dyson is a career.292 hitter (31-for-106) in Interleague play...he s hitting.310 (9-for-29) with six runs scored in the seventh or later this season. = He matched a career high with three stolen bases vs. the Tribe on April 27, the third time he s done that in his career...his 126 career thefts ranks ninth in club history, just 24 behind Tom Goodwin (150) for eighth...he swiped 36 bags last season, tying for third in the A.L., while it was the most by a Royal since Carlos Beltran (41 in 2003). Alcides Escobar Min Series: 3-for-14, 3 runs, 2B Last Stand: 5-for-23 (.217), 4 runs, 2B, RBI, BB, sf Hit Streak: 2 g (3-10) = Esky collected two hits and scored a pair of runs Wednesday, his second multi-hit effort in his last four games. = Alcides has collected 18 RBI out of the leadoff spot this season, which ranks fifth in the American League...he s hitting.324 (11-for-34) with a pair of doubles with runners in scoring position...hit a pair of leadoff homers, including May 29 at Wrigley Field, when he took Chicago s Jake Arrieta deep on the first pitch of the game. = He has collected 16 of his 18 RBI on the road this season, while he has a.400 slugging percentage away from Kauffman Stadium. = Esky has missed 9 games this season due to injury after playing in all 162 contests in he ranks second in the Majors with 523 games at shortstop since the start of 2012, trailing only the White Sox Alexei Ramirez (530)...his total is eighth in MLB among players at all positions, one behind teammate Alex Gordon (524). Alex Gordon Min Series: 3-for-8, run, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB Last Stand: 1-for-17 (.059), 2B, 3 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (3-8) = Alex capped a four-run first Wednesday with a three-run shot to right field off Kyle Gibson...his home run was the 128th of his career, moving him into seventh on KC s all-time list, passing former teammate Billy Butler (127)...he s 15 shy of tying John Mayberry (143) for sixth. = He also drew a walk in the fourth inning, giving him seven walks and a hit-by-pitch in his last nine games...he s recorded a.443 on-base percentage in road games, which ranks second in the A.L., behind only Detroit s Miguel Cabrera (.444)...Gordo is also hitting.306 on the road, compared to.213 at home. = Gordon has destroyed Cardinals pitching throughout his career, batting.356 (47-for-132) with six doubles, a triple, nine homers and 26 RBI in 35 games against them... among active players with at least 100 at-bats vs. St. Louis, Alex.356 average ranks fourth...he s 3-for-9 with a two-run homer vs. the Redbirds this season. = He is tied for third in the A.L. with 12 go-ahead RBI this season, while he s also collected six game-winning RBI...his 55 go-ahead RBI since the start of 2013 are tied for eighth in the Junior Circuit with Toronto s Jose Bautista...while since 2011, his 342 RBI overall are tied for 15th in the American League. = Gordo is six RBI shy of matching Willie Wilson (509) for 10th on KC s all-time list, after recording his 500th RBI May 31 at Wrigley Field. = Alex also collected his third assist on May 31, throwing out Dexter Fowler at the plate in the 11th inning...his 65 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011 are more than any other player in baseball and lead second-place Gerardo Parra (49) by 16...he s a four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner. Eric Hosmer Min Series: 3-for-11, 2 runs, 2 RBI Last Stand: 6-for-20 (.300), run, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, IBB, sf Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Eric drove in KC s first run Wednesday with an RBI single...he s collected RBI in three of the last four games after recording just four over his previous 18 contests (May 15-June 6)...hitting.333 (18-for-54) with runners in scoring position, which includes going 4 for his last 6 with 5 RBI in those situations. = Hoz has hit safely in 16 of his last 18 road games, batting.319 (22-for-69) in that span with four doubles, three homers and 12 RBI. = He s hitting.338 (22-for-65) with five doubles, two triples and six RBI from the seventh inning on...his.323 average (130-for-402) from the seventh on since the start of 2013 is tops in the Majors...he s also collected 114 multi-hit games since 2013, which are 10th most in the A.L. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Hoz is tied for third among A.L. first basemen with a.998 fielding pct. (1 error, 495 chances). Omar Infante Min Series: 1-for-12, run Last Stand: 2-for-16 (.125), 2 runs Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Omar went 0-for-4, but scored KC s seventh run after reaching on a fielder s choice Wednesday...he s looking to get back on track after hitting.091 (5-for-55) over his last 16 games...he had a six-game hitting streak (May 14-21) where he hit.417 (10-for-24) with two doubles, a triple and five runs scored. = He s a career.313 hitter (40-for-128) against the Cardinals with 10 doubles, a homer and 15 runs scored in 36 career games vs. St. Louis...that includes hitting.319 (15-for-47) with five doubles and five RBI in 14 games here at Busch Stadium...he was 0-for-8 vs. St. Louis May at Kauffman Stadium. = Infante is looking for his first extra-base hit since a double on May 17 vs. the Yankees...he s collected 11 doubles this season, which are fifth among A.L. second basemen...needs 11 more two-base hits for 250 for his career. Kendrys Morales Min Series: 2-for-11, run, HR, 2 RBI, BB Last Stand: 4-for-21 (.190), 3 2B, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Kendrys took an 0-for-4 Wednesday, going 2-for-11 in the Twins series...however, one of his two hits was a two-run homer Monday off Phil Hughes...he s one homer shy of matching his 2014 total (8 in 98 games)...homered twice against these Cardinals on May 22 in Kansas City, the Royals only multi-homer game of = He s a career.419 hitter (13-for-31) with two doubles, four homers and nine RBI in nine games against these Cardinals. = Morales is tied for second in the A.L. in doubles (18) and also fourth in RBI (41)...leads the club with 11 multi-rbi games, which includes driving in a season-high five runs against these Cardinals in the May 22 game...hitting.361 (22-for-61) with runners in scoring position, which ranks ninth in the A.L. = He s been one of the better clutch hitters, batting.377 (29-for-77) with two outs, which ranks third in the A.L. and seventh in the Majors...his 29 two-out hits are tied for second in MLB, behind only Texas Prince Fielder (33), while his 21 two-out RBI are also tied for third in the Majors. Mike Moustakas Min Series: 4-for-13, 2 runs, 2 RBI, BB Last Stand: 7-for-21 (.333), run, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 6 g (8-25) = Mike singled in a run in the seventh inning Wednesday and also drew a walk in the first, going 1-for-4...he extended his hitting streak to six-straight games, batting.320 (8-for-25) with a double and three RBI during the streak...over his last 25 games, he s 30-for-95 (.316) with six doubles, a triple, two homers and 10 RBI. = Moose ranks second in the A.L., batting.344 (33-for-96) on the road this season, while his.411 on-base percentage in road games is fourth in the Junior Circuit. = He s is fifth in the A.L. with a.318 batting average overall (67-for-211)...his 67 hits also rank 10th in the league...also tied for 10th with 20 multi-hit games. = Mike is a career.313 hitter (20-for-64) with three doubles, three homers and 9 RBI in 17 games vs. the Cardinals...he s also a.306 hitter (77-for-252) vs. the N.L. = He has gotten off to an amazing start after hitting.356 during the month of April, his highest average for a single month in his career...he didn t collect his 67th hit last season until August 18, his 103rd game of the season, while he recorded just 17 multi-hit games in all of Salvador Perez Min Series: 5-for-11, 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB Last Stand: 4-for-17 (.235), 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 5 g (8-19) = Salvy recorded two more hits Wednesday, going 5-for-11 with a double, a homer and two runs scored in the Twins series...after a quiet May, Perez is hitting.321 (9-for-28) with a double, three homers and three RBI in his first eight games this month...that includes hitting safely in five-straight. = He s homered in three of his last five contests with all three roundtrippers coming in the eighth inning or later. = Perez went 5-for-9 (.556) with a double and two RBI vs. the Cardinals May 22-24, while he s a career.406 hitter (13-for-32) against them with eight RBI in nine games. = Among A.L. backstops, Salvador is tops in hits (57), second in doubles (10), tied for second in homers (9), third in RBI (28) and third in slugging (.477). = He threw out Eduardo Escobar trying to steal Tuesday for his 11th baserunner he s gunned down this season, which ranks fourth in the A.L...he s thrown out 57 wouldbe base stealers since the start of 2013, which ranks second in the Majors to Toronto s Russell Martin (74)...he s also fourth among active catchers in career pickoffs (14). Alex Rios Min Series: 1-for-12 Last Stand: 3-for-15 (.200), 2B, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Alex went 0-for-4 Wednesday with a pair of strikeouts...he s gotten off to a slow start since returning from the D.L. on May 31, going just 4-for-31 (.129). = Rios missed seven weeks of action after suffering a a fractured left hand on April 13 in Minnesota...he s hit 20 career home runs in Interleague play, tied for 19th among active A.L. hitters...homered off ChiSox reliever Kyle Drabek on Opening Day, his first homer in 160 at-bats. = He spent the 2014 season with Texas, hitting.280 with 30 doubles, 8 triples and 54 RBI...signed a one-year deal with KC on December 15.

4 This & That BASEBALL S BEST COLLIDE IN ST. LOUIS--The two best winning percentages in the Majors reside in the state of Missouri, as the A.L. best Royals with a.596 winning pct. battle the Redbirds and their.650 mark...the similarities continue with the pitching, as St. Louis leads baseball with a 2.71 staff ERA, while Kansas City hits town with the second best mark among all American League squads at 3.36 (Tampa Bay is at 3.33)...both bullpens have been dynamite since the outset, with the Royals topping the Majors with a 1.77 relief ERA and the Cards on their heels with a 1.98 bullpen mark, the only two relief corps with sub-2.00 ERA s... PITCHING IMPRESSIVE DURING WIN STREAK--Kansas City s 4-game winning streak has featured outstanding mound work with the staff compiling a 1.50 ERA, allowing only six earned runs in 36.0 innings with 26 strikeouts and an opponents batting average of the starters have been most impressive, with Jeremy Guthrie, Jason Vargas, Chris Young and Edinson Volquez combining to allow four earned runs in 25.2 innings for a 1.05 ERA and a.172 opponents batting average. MINOR LEAGUE ALL-STARS--Kansas City has made news with the massive voting numbers for the Major League All-Star Game, but its minor league clubs are also drawing the attention of their respective leagues...the Southern Division team for the South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 23 in Asheville will feature six members of the Lexington Legends...named to the squad this week was Pedro Fernandez (RHP), Zach Lovvorn (RHP), Matthew Strahm (LHP), Ryan O Hearn (1B), Elier Hernandez (OF) and Alfredo Escalera (OF)...the Carolina League will have four members of the Wilmington Blue Rocks representing with Eric Skoglund (LHP), Alec Mills (RHP), Cody Reed (LHP) and Ramon Torres (3B) all selected to its Midsummer Classic on June 23 vs. the California League in Rancho Cucamonga. ROYALS A HIT IN BIG LEAGUE BALLOTING--If the All-Star Game were today, American League manager Ned Yost will have some familiar names to pen into the lineup as the Royals would have seven starters based on the voting that was announced on Monday...catcher Salvador Perez leads all vote getters with over 4.4 million votes, double the amount of tallies for second place Stephen Vogt...Eric Hosmer has overtaken Miguel Cabrera and Kendrys Morales has jumped over Nelson Cruz for first base and designated hitter, respectively...mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon are also leading at their respective positions, while Mike Trout is second in outfield voting and Jose Altuve leads Omar Infante for the start at second base. A RECORD SETTING STAY AHEAD--The Royals will return home from this journey next Wednesday to finish up a home & home series with the Milwaukee Brewers...either the Wednesday and Thursday contest will see Kansas City eclipse the 1,000,000 mark in home attendance faster than any previous season in the 47 years of Royals baseball...through 30 home dates, KC has drawn 967,658 and will enter the stay 32,342 fans shy of the one million milestone...the Royals will surpass the mark in either the 31st or 32nd home date of the year, which would break the previous quickest of the 34th date in both 1986 and by comparison, last year s A.L. Championship team didn t see fan #1,000,000 enter the ballpark until the 45th date on July 11...Kansas City is averaging 32,255 per game, which is an improvement of 11,557 through the turnstiles on a daily basis compared to 30 dates last year...with 51 home dates remaining, the current per game average factors out to just over 2.6 million over a full season, which would shatter the team record of 2,477,700 set in the Royals have eclipsed the 2,000,000 plateau on 11 occasions, but not since WAY AHEAD OF 14 PACE--With four straight wins and a record, the 2015 Royals have distanced themselves from the start of last year s A.L. Champs at this point of the year when they were tied for fourth place in the A.L. Central, six games removed from first with a record after 57 games. BREW CREW NEXT--This 8-game trip concludes with a pair in Milwaukee, which will be followed immediately by a two-game visit from the Brewers to Kauffman Stadium to start the next homestand on Wednesday night...this trip that began on Monday started a stretch in which 17 of 22 games are on the road...kc has an all-time record of against the Milwaukee franchise that actually began play in Seattle in 1969, the same year the Royals entered the fray...since moving to Milwaukee, Kansas City possesses a advantage and since the Brewers became a National League club in 1998, the Royals are 11-10, including a 4-5 mark in Wisconsin. CENTRALLY SPEAKING--The 3-game sweep of the Twins gave Kansas City a ledger within its own division, the second best intradivision record in the league to Detroit s mark within the Central...the Royals took last Sunday s series finale with Texas and is 8-5 vs. the West, a division they ll see plenty of over the next couple weeks with a 9-game road trip starting on June 22 in Seattle (3), Oakland (3) and Houston (3)..the Royals have a 2-4 mark against the East with all six of those games coming against the Yankees...the next non-yankee battle with the East will be a week from now when the Royals host the Red Sox...Kansas City is 5-2 against National League opposition, exclusively against the Central Division this year and play resuming this weekend with the first of seven straight against the N.L. tonight... KC led all of baseball with a 15-5 Interleague mark last year. ALL-STAR STAFFS ANNOUNCED--Major League Baseball has formally announced the staffs for the 2015 All-Star Game in Cincinnati, with Kansas City skipper Ned Yost heading up the American League squad...his staff will include managers A.J. Hinch of the Houston Astros and Lloyd McClendon of the Seattle Mariners... Hinch, who is in his first season at the helm of the Astros, will make his All-Star coaching debut, while McClendon was previously a member of Dusty Baker s NL staff at the 2003 All-Star Game in Chicago...Yost s Royals staff pitching coach Dave Eiland, catching coach Pedro Grifol, bullpen coach Doug Henry, third base coach Mike Jirschele, first base coach Rusty Kuntz, hitting coach Dale Sveum and bench coach Don Wakamatsu will also work with the A.L. All-Stars. Adam Nevala, head athletic trainer of the Los Angeles Angels, and Paul Harker, assistant athletic trainer of the Tampa Bay Rays, will round out the A.L. staff...san Francisco manager Bruce Bochy will not only have his Giants staff, but also managers Don Mattingly of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Bryan Price of the host Reds to join his N.L. staff. vs. Cardinals (2015) vs. Cardinals (career) On Road (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 Butera Cain Colon Dyson Escobar Gordon Hosmer Infante Morales Moustakas Perez Rios Garcia (career) Lynn (career) Interleague Hitting (Career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI Blanton Butera Cain Colon Davis Dyson Escobar Gordon Guthrie Hochevar Hosmer Infante Madson F. Morales K. Morales Moustakas Perez Rios Vargas Ventura Volquez Young Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Duffy Guthrie Vargas Ventura Volquez Young Total Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starts CS/ATT Pct ERA ER/IP 165/ / /38.0 1/ /506.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 2 (June 6 vs. Texas) Pickoff & CS: 4 (June Minnesota) Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Jeremy Guthrie Jason Vargas Yordano Ventura Edinson Volquez Chris Young Totals

5 2015 Royals Home Run Breakdown vs. on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera ATL A. Harang 65 Cain /4/15 CLE T. Bauer 21 Colon Dyson 6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 224 Escobar CHC J. Arrieta 46 Gordon MIN K. Gibson 2 Hosmer TEX S. Freeman 76 Infante 8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 330 Morales MIN P. Hughes 10 Moustakas NYY M. Pineda 44 Perez MIN B. Boyer 4 Rios /6/15 CWS K. Drabek 55 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Nori Aoki Arizona, fifth inning) - Franchise total: 117 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/22/15 vs. St. Louis), 3-run, 2-run 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) 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: Alcides Escobar Chicago Cubs) - Franchise total: 89 Inside-the-Park: Last: Lorenzo Cain Detroit) - Franchise total: 95 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alex Gordon (8/26/14 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning, Perkins pitching) - Franchise total: 65 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Daniel Nava, Boston Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow, 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Ike Davis and Stephen Vogt, Oakland Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Texas Rangers Globe Life Park, Yordano Ventura pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Detroit Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Chase Headley, Brian McCann and Brett Gardner, New York Yankees Yankee Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 1st 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: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching) 2015 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 Butera g Cain g 10 gm (4/6-17) 5 - Colon g 8 gm (4/21-5/3) 1 - Dyson g 4 gm (5/25-pres) 3 1 Escobar g 8 gm (4/6-15) 4 - Gordon g 5 gm (2x) 3 1 Hosmer g 12 gm (5/3-15) 7 2 Infante g 9 gm (4/9-19) 4 - Morales g 10 gm (5/6-15) 1 - Moustakas g 7 gm (4/10-17) 6 2 Perez g 10 gm (5/12-24) - - Rios g No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: May 22-23, St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: James Shields, July 7, Tampa Bay (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland (Royals 3-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): June 9, Minnesota (2-0); Young (6.1 IP), Morales (0.1 IP), Herrera (0.1 IP), Davis (1.0 IP), Holland (1.0 IP) Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 5-2 Tuesday 6-2 Wednesday 4-6 Thursday 5-2 Friday 6-3 Saturday 3-4 Sunday 5-4 The Last Time... Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Billy Butler, September 5, Seattle (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Alex Gordon, May 15, 2015 vs. New York (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, Philly Royals Position Player Pitching: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 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: James Shields, June 3, St. Louis Royals Pitcher With a RBI: James Shields, June 3, St. Louis Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Jarrod Dyson (3), April 27, Cleveland Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 MIN Pitchers 4 6/6/15 vs. TEX Butera 13 HOU Cain 6 6/3/15 vs. CLE Colon 6 DET Dyson 42 9/1/14 vs. TEX Escobar 24 TEX Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 29 June Minnesota (7th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 18 June 3 vs. Cleveland (3rd, 5 hits) 4 runs - 4 June Minnesota (1st, 3 hits) 5 runs - 3 April 30 vs. Detroit (5th, 6 hits) 6 runs - 3 May 15 vs. New York (6th, 6 hits) Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013 (5th inning) - on double steal Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: September 15, 2014 vs. Chicago (4-3, 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: May 15 vs. New York (6th inning, 6 runs) -- 7 times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 6-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: June 8-10, Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: May 25-27, New York Yankees Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, Detroit Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gordon 105 OAK Hosmer 42 4/20/15 vs. MIN Infante 11 NYY Morales 1 TOR Moustakas 0 MIN Perez 25 DET Rios 38 7/29/14 vs. NYY

6 Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 3/26 RHP-Jandel Gustave Claimed on waivers by San Diego 4/3 RHP-Louis Coleman Sent outright to Omaha 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha RHP-Ryan Madson Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Franklin Morales Contract selected from Omaha 4/14 OF-Alex Rios Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand) 4/15 OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas 4/17 OF-Reymond Fuentes Recalled from Omaha OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 4/18 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L. (right pectoral strain) RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha 4/24 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Northwest Arkansas INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha 4/26 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 5/1 INF-Alcides Escobar Placed on 7-day D.L. (concussion), retro to April 30 INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha 5/5 RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 5/6 RHP-Greg Holland Activated from 15-day D.L. C-Erik Kratz Placed on 15-day D.L. (left foot plantar fasciitis), retro to May 4 C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha 5/7 RHP-Luke Hochevar Activated from 15-day D.L. LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas C-Drew Butera Acquired from Los Angeles Angels in exchange for INF Ryan Jackson LHP-Tim Collins Transferred to 60-day D.L. C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha (postgame) Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/18 Yordano Ventura Jim Joyce / Hitting Brett Lawrie with a pitch 4/19 Dave Eiland Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/19 Ned Yost Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/19 Kelvin Herrera Greg Gibson / Throwing pitch behind Brett Lawrie 4/19 Don Wakamatsu Greg Gibson / Automatic ejection after benches warned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Escobar (29-19), Gordon (4-3), Orlando (1-1) 2nd: Cain (2-2), Infante (0-1), Moustakas (32-20) 3rd: Cain (28-21), Hosmer (5-1), Morales (1-1) 4th: Hosmer (29-21), Morales (5-2) 5th: Gordon (5-2), Morales (26-20), Perez (3-1) 6th: Gordon (21-17), Infante (4-1), Perez (6-5), Rios (3-0) 7th: Colon (1-0), Infante (6-4), Kratz (1-0), Orlando (3-2), Perez (13-13), Rios (9-4) 8th: Butera (1-0), Colon (3-3), Dyson (4-2), Infante (11-9), Orlando (8-6), Perez (8-3) 9th: Butera (2-1), Colon (6-6), Dyson (10-4), Infante (11-5), Orlando (4-6), Pitchers (1-1) 2015 Transactions Royals Ejections Daily Update The Lineup Card Date Player Transaction 5/8 INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on the Bereavement/Family Emergency List INF-Alcides Escobar Activated from 7-day D.L. LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain), retro to May 6 RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha 5/11 INF-Mike Moustakas Activated from Bereavement/Family Emergency List INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha 5/12 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha 5/15 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 5/16 LHP-Brian Flynn Recalled from Omaha; placed on 60-day D.L. (left latissimus dorsi tear) RHP-Joe Blanton Contract selected from Omaha 5/21 C-Erik Kratz Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 5/25 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L. (left biceps tendinitis), retro to May 17 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha OF-Alex Rios Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 5/26 LHP-Jason Vargas Activated from 15-day D.L. 5/30 OF-Alex Rios Returned from rehab assignment, activated from 15-day D.L. OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha 6/9 LHP-Danny Duffy Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 6/11 C-Erik Kratz Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from disabled list Designated for assignment Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/19 Alcides Escobar Greg Gibson / Arguing after Kelvin Herrera was ejected 4/23 Yordano Ventura Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/23 Lorenzo Cain Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/23 Edinson Volquez Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident Score by Innings Total Royals Opponents Victory Margin Royals Opponents Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Pacific Coast League American Conference, Northern Division (31-30) (11 innings) R H E LOB Omaha New Orleans (Marlins) Starts by Position P: Duffy (4-4), Guthrie (7-4), Vargas (6-2), Ventura (4-7), Volquez (8-4), Young (5-2) C: Butera (3-1), Kratz (1-0), Perez (30-22) 1B: Hosmer (34-22), Morales (0-1) 2B: Colon (3-3), Infante (31-20) 3B: Colon (2-2), Moustakas (32-21) SS: Colon (5-4), Escobar (29-19) LF: Dyson (2-0), Gordon (30-22), Orlando (2-1) CF: Cain (30-22), Dyson (4-1) RF: Dyson (9-5), Orlando (14-14), Rios (11-4) DH: Morales (33-22) Minor League Report NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (34-24) R H E LOB NW Arkansas Tulsa (Dodgers) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (34-26) R H E LOB Wilmington Winston-Salem (W. Sox) WP: Buddy Baumann (1-0) SV: Michael Mariot (4) HR: Moises Sierra (#2), Francisco Pena (#4) Omaha won game one at New Orleans on Francisco Pena s homer in the 11th. Moises Sierra started the scoring with a fifth-inning home run. He added a second RBI in the sixth and finished 3-for-5. Casey Kotchman was also 3-for-5. Aaron Brooks struck out six without a walk over 6.0 innings, allowing two runs. LSU product Louis Coleman struck out five batters in a row, finishing with 3.0 perfect innings. WP: Luke Farrell (1-1 w/ NW Arkansas, 3-1 overall) HR: Kenny Diekroeger (#1) Northwest Arkansas won a second straight as the series shifted to Tulsa. Kenny Diekroeger started a five-run third inning with a home run. Hunter Dozier s three-run double capped the inning. Terrance Gore scored twice and stole two bases, bringing his league-leading total to 23. Luke Farrell earned his first Double-A win, holding Tulsa to two runs, five hits and a walk with six strikeouts over 7.0 innings. He has 55 strikeouts and 11 walks through 44.1 innings. LP: Jake Junis (3-5) HR: None The Blue Rocks were held to three hits in the finale at Winston-Salem. Jake Junis pitched well in defeat, yielding three runs, six hits and a walk with five strikeouts. He allowed a two-run homer in the first, with Winston-Salem adding a run in the third. Dominique Taylor doubled home Dex Kjerstad and Jack Lopez in the fifth, bringing Wilmington to within a run. Cody Stubbs had an 11-game hitting streak snapped. Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (26-34) (11 innings) R H E LOB Lakewood (Phillies) Lexington Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division Begin play June 18 vs. Grand Junction (Rockies) Burlington Royals (R) Appalachian League East Division Begin play June 23 at Princeton (Rays) Surprise Royals (R) Arizona League West Division Begin play June 21 vs. AZL Rangers LP: Brennan Henry (1-1) HR: Alfredo Escalera (#8), Chase Vallot (#4), Chad Johnson (#1) Lexington lost in 11 innings as Carlos Tocci homered for Lakewood. Chad Johnson s tworun homer tied the game at 6-6 in the 10th. Kyle Zimmer pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing a run, four hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

7 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 Twice, last: May 15 vs. NY Yankees 14 May NY Yankees Most runs, extra-inning game 7 May Texas 6 May Texas Most hits, game 18 April Cleveland 14 Twice, last: May NY Yankees Most hits, extra-inning game 13 April Chicago White Sox 14 May Texas Fewest hits, game 3 June 5 vs. Texas 1 June Minnesota Most runs, inning 6 Twice, thrice: May 15 vs. NY Yankees (6th) 8 May NY Yankees (1st) Most hits, inning 6 Twice, thrice: May 15 vs. NY Yankees(6th) 7 May NY Yankees (1st) Most doubles, game 5 May 15 vs. NY Yankees 4 May 6 vs. Cleveland Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 May Texas 2 April Chicago White Sox Most triples, game 2 Twice, last: May 15 vs. NY Yankees 1 Eight times, last: June Minnesota Most triples, extra-inning game 1 Twice, last: May Texas - - Most home runs, game 3 May Chicago Cubs 5 May NY Yankees Most home runs, extra-inning game 3 May Texas 1 May Texas Most home runs, inning 2 April LA Angels (4th) 3 May NY Yankees (1st) Most extra-base hits, game 7 May 15 vs. NY Yankees 7 May NY Yankees Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 8 May Texas 2 Twice, last: May Texas Most steals, game 3 Twice, last: April Cleveland 4 June 5 vs. Texas Most times caught stealing, game 2 April Chicago White Sox 2 April Cleveland Most sacrifice flies, game 2 Thrice, last: June 7 vs. Texas 2 May Texas (10 innings) Most sacrifices, game 2 Twice, last: May Texas 1 10 times, last: June 6 vs. Texas Most strikeouts, game 13 April Chicago White Sox 15 May Chicago Cubs Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 11 May Chicago Cubs 14 April Chicago White Sox Most walks, game 5 Thrice, last: June 4 vs. Cleveland 8 May Texas Most walks, extra-inning game 5 May Chicago Cubs 6 May Detroit Most left on base, game 11 May 7 vs. Cleveland 13 May 22 vs. St. Louis Most left on base, extra-inning game 8 Thrice, last: May Chicago Cubs 10 Twice, last: May Detroit Fewest left on base, game 3 Five times, last: June 5 vs. Texas 2 April LA Angels Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 5 May Detroit 7 May Texas Most double plays turned 3 Twice, last: May 3 vs. Detroit 3 Twice, last: May Detroit Most errors, game 3 May Detroit 3 Thrice, last: June Minnesota Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 Moustakas (April Cleveland and May 15 vs. NY Yankees) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 4 times, last: Gordon (May Chicago Cubs) Must runs, game 4 Morales (April Cleveland) Most doubles, game 2 Hosmer (April Chicago White Sox), Gordon May Texas), Moustakas (May 15 vs. NY Yankees), Moustakas (May 19 vs. Cincinnati) Most triples, game 2 Orlando (April LA Angels) Most home runs, game 2 Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most RBI, game 5 Cain (May 15 vs. NY Yankees), Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Morales (April Chicago), Hosmer (May Texas) Most total bases, game 9 Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most total bases, extra-inning game 8 Gordon (May Texas) Most walks, game 3 Morales (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox), Hosmer (April 21 vs. Minnesota) Most stolen bases, game 3 Dyson (April Cleveland) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 12 Hosmer (May 3-16) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 Volquez (April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.2 Pino (April 18 vs. Oakland) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Young (May 1 vs. Detroit), Volquez (May Chicago Cubs) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Pino (May Texas) Most walks, starter 6 Guthrie (April 22 vs. Minnesota), Volquez (May 7 vs. Cleveland), Duffy (May Texas) Most walks, reliever 3 Finnegan (May 6 vs. Cleveland), Holland (May Detroit) Most runs allowed 11 Guthrie (May NY Yankees) Most home runs allowed 4 Guthrie (May NY Yankees) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 10.0 Ventura (May 13-19) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 21.0 Davis (April 6-May 31) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 4 Young (April 21-May 22) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 April 6-13 Longest winning streak, home 5 May Longest winning streak, road 4 April Longest losing streak, overall 4 May Longest losing streak, home 3 June 4-6 Longest losing streak, road 3 May Longest game-inning, home - - Longest game-inning, road 13 April Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, home 3:16 June 2 vs. Cleveland Longest game-time, road 3:22 April Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:07 April Chicago White Sox Shortest game-time home 1:40 May 23 vs. St. Louis (5 1/2 innings) Shortest game-time road 2:15 May Texas Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:23 May Detroit Largest crowd-home 40,085 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 20,236 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Largest crowd-road 44,489 April LA Angels Smallest crowd-road 9,668 April Cleveland Largest winning margin 11 May 15 vs. NY Yankees (12-1) Largest losing margin 13 May NY Yankees (1-14) Largest deficit overcome to win 2 Six times, last: May Texas (trailed 3-1 after 5) Largest lead lost 3 April Chicago White Sox (led 3-0 after 3 1/2) Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Kris Medlen 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery March 7 May LHP-Tim Collins 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 June LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July LHP-Danny Duffy 15-day left biceps tendinitis May 25 (retro to May 17) June Lead after six innings: 26-2 Lead after seven innings: 24-0 Lead after eight innings: 30-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 12-4 Score first: 25-7 Score more than three runs: 28-4 Hit home run: 23-9 Series opener: or more hits: 20-2 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 4-2 Tied after seven innings: 7-4 Tied after eight innings: 3-3 Starter works 6.0 IP: 10-4 Opponents score first: 9-16 Score three runs or less: 6-18 Do not homer: Series finale: 10-8 Opponents 10 or more hits: 5-8 Upcoming Milestones Trail after six innings: 3-19 Trail after seven innings: 2-19 Trail after eight innings: 0-19 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 8/3 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/3 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 13/7 Errorless games by KC: 25-8 Jarrod Dyson 24 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) Alex Gordon 6 RBI to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (W. Wilson-509) 20 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) Jeremy Guthrie 13 K to 1, wins to 100 Omar Infante 11 2B to 250 Mike Moustakas 1 hit to 500 Salvador Perez 12 hits to 500 Edinson Volquez 5 K to 1,000 Ned Yost 3 wins to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (W. Herzog-410)

8 2015 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 April (15-7) 4/6 CWS D W T1 - Ventura (1-0) Samardzija - *40, ,085 4/8 CWS N W T1 - Davis (R, 1-0) Putnam Holland (1) 23, ,470 4/9 CWS D W T1 - Volquez (1-0) Danks Holland (2) 20, ,706 LAA N W T1 - Vargas (1-0) Santiago Davis (1) 44, ,489 LAA N W T1 - Guthrie (1-0) Weaver Holland (3) 44, ,643 LAA D W T1 - Ventura (2-0) Wilson - 37, ,703 Min D W Duffy (2-0) May - 40, ,826 Min N L Gibson Volquez (1-1) Perkins 21, ,188 Min D L Milone Vargas (1-1) Perkins 17, ,637 4/17 Oak N W Davis (R, 2-0) Otero Holland (4) *39, ,934 4/18 Oak N L Hahn Ventura (2-1) Chavez 33, ,085 4/19 Oak D W Morales (R, 1-0) O Flaherty Davis (2) 36, ,840 4/20 Min N W Volquez (2-1) Gibson - 20, ,233 4/21 Min N W T1 - Young (R, 1-0) Fien Davis (3) 20, ,223 4/22 Min N L T1 - Pelfrey Guthrie (1-1) Perkins 24, ,944 CWS N W 3-2 (13) Morales (R, 2-0) Petricka Davis (4) 14, ,855 CWS N L 2-3^ Robertson Herrera (R, 0-1) - 20, ,205 CWS D Postponed Rain (Make up scheduled for July 17 at 1:10) CWS D L Danks Volquez (2-2) Robertson 23, ,522 Cle N W Vargas (2-1) Kluber - 9, ,190 Cle N W Finnegan (R, 1-0) Atchison - 10, ,888 Cle N L Salazar Ventura (2-2) Allen 10, ,172 4/30 Det N W Duffy (2-0) Simon - 28, ,349 May (14-12) 5/1 Det N W Young (2-0) Lobstein Davis (5) *38, ,535 5/2 Det N L Price Volquez (2-3) - *38, ,227 5/3 Det D L Sanchez Guthrie (1-2) Soria *38, ,553 5/5 Cle N W Vargas (3-1) Salazar Davis (6) 29, ,652 5/6 Cle N L Carrasco Duffy (2-1) - 23, ,968 5/7 Cle D W Morales (R, 3-0) Kluber Holland (5) *38, ,239 Det N L Soria Pino (R, 0-1) - 39, ,606 Det D W Guthrie (2-2) Sanchez - 41, ,062 Det N W 2-1 (10) Frasor (R, 1-0) Nesbitt Holland (6) 29, ,914 Tex N L Lewis Duffy (2-2) - 21, ,120 Tex N W 7-6 (10) Holland (R, 1-0) Pimentel - 23, ,779 Tex N L Gallardo Ventura (2-3) Feliz 26, ,037 Tex D W Guthrie (3-2) Detwiler Holland (7) 33, ,855 5/15 NYY N W Young (3-0) Pineda - 34, ,823 5/16 NYY N L T1 - Sabathia Duffy (2-3) - 31, ,694 5/17 NYY D W Volquez (3-3) Capuano - 31, ,945 5/19 Cin N W Ventura (3-3) Cueto Davis (7) 29, ,714 5/20 Cin N W Guthrie (4-2) Marquis - 30, ,164 5/22 StL N W Young (4-0) Lynn - 37, ,543 5/23 StL N W 3-2 (6) Volquez (C, 4-3) Lackey - *38, ,219 5/24 StL D L Wacha Ventura (3-4) - 36, ,561 NYY D L Evovaldi Guthrie (4-3) - 36, ,886 NYY N L Warren Vargas (3-2) - 33, ,300 NYY D L T1 - Pineda Young (4-1) Miller 32, ,034 ChC D W Herrera (R, 1-1) Strop - 34, ,307 ChC N Postponed -- Rain (Make up scheduled for September 28 at 7:05) ChC D L 1-2 (11) Rosscup Madson (R, 0-1) - 37, ,073 June (5-4) 6/2 Cle N L Carrasco Davis (R, 2-1) Allen 30, ,922 6/3 Cle N W T1 - Vargas (4-2) Kluber Holland (8) 29, ,821 6/4 Cle N L 2-6 (8) Bauer Young (4-2) - 29, ,373 6/5 Tex N L Gonzalez (C) Volquez (4-4) - *38, ,532 6/6 Tex D L Rodriguez Ventura (3-5) Tolleson 37, ,456 6/7 Tex D W Davis (R, 3-1) Kela Holland (9) *38, ,658 Min N W T1 - Vargas (5-2) Hughes Holland (10) 22, ,869 Min N W Young (5-2) May Holland (11) 22, ,366 Min N W Volquez (5-4) Gibson - 22, ,800 StL N StL D StL D Mil N Mil N 6/17 Mil N 6/18 Mil N 6/19 Bos N 6/20 Bos N 6/21 Bos D Sea N Sea N Sea N Oak N Oak D Oak D Hou N Hou N July (0-0) Hou N 7/2 Min N 7/3 Min N 7/4 Min N 7/5 Min D * - denotes sellout; ^ - suspended game, completed on April 26 Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record LA Angels 1st Moustakas safe on SB att. (LA challenge) 0-0 1:47 Stands Opp /17 Oakland 7th Lawrie out at 2B on force (Oak challenge) 4-4 2:26 Stands Opp /19 Oakland 8th Zobrist out at 1B on DP (Oak challenge) 0-5 1:25 Overturned Opp. 1-2 Chicago White Sox 10th Abreu safe at 2B on WP (KC challenge) 2-2 1:43 Stands K.C. 0-1 Chicago White Sox 3rd Escobar safe at 2B on SB (CWS challenge) 1-0 2:30 Overturned Opp th Abreu safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-2 1:32 Overturned K.C. 1-1 Cleveland 5th Ramirez safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-2 1:58 Stands K.C th Moustakas safe at 1B (Cle challenge) 6-5 1:39 Stands Opp /2 vs. Detroit 7th Gose out for not retouching 2B (Det challenge) 0-2 3:21 Stands Opp. 2-4 Detroit 8th Davis safe at 2B on SB (KC challenge) 5-5 1:16 Stands K.C. 1-3 Texas 8th Deshields out at 2B trying for SB (Tex challenge) 5-5 0:36 Stands Opp th Beltre safe at 1B on pickoff attempt (KC challenge) 6-6 2:13 Overturned K.C /16 vs. New York 5th Orlando safe at 2B (NY challenge) 1-4 0:58 Overturned Opp. 3-5 New York 5th Dyson safe at 2B on SB (NY challenge) :24 Overturned Opp. 4-5 Chicago Cubs 9th Ross out at 1B (ChC challenge) 1-1 0:55 Confirmed Opp th Fowler out at HP (Crew Chief challenge) 1-1 4:06 Stands - 6/2 vs. Cleveland 8th Ramirez safe at 1B (KC challenge) 1-1 2:52 Stands K.C /5 vs. Texas 1st Moustakas safe at 2B (Tex challenge) 0-1 1:10 Overturned Opp th Hosmer safe at 1B (Tex challenge) 0-4 1:21 Stands Opp. 5-7 Minnesota 7th Perez out at 2B (KC challenge) 5-1 1:32 Overturned K.C. 3-4 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned