Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals (9-22) Kauffman Stadium - Friday, May 4, 2018 Game #32 - Home Game #17 FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Go and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, May 5 vs. Detroit Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmerman (1-0, 5.81) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (0-3, 4.91), 3:15 p.m., FS 1 (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, May 6 vs. Detroit Tigers: LHP Matthew Boyd (1-2, 2.48) vs. RHP Jakob Junis (3-2, 3.29), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, May 7: Travel day to Baltimore Tuesday, May Baltimore Orioles: LHP Danny Duffy (0-4, 5.63) vs. TBA, 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, May Baltimore Orioles: LHP Eric Skoglund (1-2, 6.84) vs. TBA, 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, May Baltimore Orioles: RHP Ian Kennedy (1-3+ tonight) vs. TBA, 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart...tonight s game is being televised by FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Go with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler calling the action... Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Royals vs. Tigers The Royals took the opener of this extended four-game set and now lead the season series by a 4-3 margin...it s a streaky schedule this year between these clubs, with yesterday the first of nine straight in The K between now and August 29, before the Royals visit Motown for the final four in late September...the Royals possess a edge in all-time work, including a advantage in Kansas City, in Kauffman Stadium Date Site Score WP LP Att. Det L, 1-6 Liriano Hammel 15,476 Det W, 1-0 Junis Boyd 15,083 Det PPD - Snow/Cold Det L, 2-3 (10) Jimenez Keller Det W, 3-2 Junis Greene 17,194 Det L, 4-12 Fiers Duffy 19,302 Det W, 8-5 McCarthy VerHagen 19,034 5/3 KC W, 10-6 McCarthy Bell 28,866 5/4 KC 5/5 KC 5/6 KC OFFENSE CLICKS IN SERIES OPENER--The Kansas City offense tied a season-high with 10 runs, while clubbing three home runs in a 10-6 victory over the Tigers on Thursday...it marked KC s second series-opening win of the year, the other the initial 10-run contest when the Royals blanked Seattle on April 9...Lucas Duda led the way with three hits and four RBI, while Salvador Perez, Alex Gordon and Jorge Soler contributed nearly a quarter-mile of home runs with a trio of shots that totaled 1,261 feet... Perez snapped a 2-2 tie with a 398-foot shot to left in the third inning, his second of the season, then Gordo added to KC s lead at the time with a fourth inning 422-ft. blast to right...after Detroit tied the game at 5-5 in the fifth, Soler smoked a 441-ft. home run over the water in left to give the Royals a lead they wouldn t relinquish...eric Skoglund came an out shy of qualifying for a win, allowing five runs in 4.2 innings, but Kevin McCarthy was outstanding recording five outs over four hitters faced to up his mark to the Royals, who have scuffled this year with runners in scoring position, had a superb day, going 5-for-11...the win was KC s third in a row at home after snapping a 10-game slide in The K. SOLER POWER--Right fielder Jorge Soler hammered his third home run of the year, second in three games, with the go-ahead blast in the fifth inning yesterday...he has now hit safely in nine straight games, one shy of his career best with the Cubs in 2015, while also reaching base safely in a career-high 18 in a row...soler is batting.400 (14-for-35) with five doubles, three home runs, seven runs scored, eight driven in, six walks, a hit by pitch with a.500 on-base pct. and OPS during his hitting streak...he has walked in 11 of the last 14 games which included a streak of one freebie in nine straight games snapped last weekend...soler s 19 walks on the year not only lead the Royals, but rank tied for fifth in the league, while his.435 on-base pct. is tied for third...since snapping an 0-for-11 start to the year, he has batted.354 (29-for-82) while reaching safely in 22 of his last 23 games with nine doubles, four homers, 16 walks, two hit by pitches and a.470 on-base pct. and.610 slugging pct. which adds up to a OPS. IMPROVING AT THE PLATE--The Royals seem to be turning a corner offensively, hitting.319 (67-for-210) in the last six games, while scoring 37 runs for a 6.2 per game average and posting a 4-2 mark...those numbers are a vast improvement over the 3.2 runs per game scored over the first 25 games of the year, while hitting just.175 (35-for-200) in RISP situations and batting.239 overall as a team...the Royals were 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position yesterday vs. the Tigers, but remain 30th in the Majors in RISP hitting with a team mark of.199 (53-for-266), but have hit.273 (18-for-66) in RISP situations during this six-game stretch. SUPER DUPER--Our own Bill Duplissea went 2-for-2 on replay reviews on Wednesday in Boston, as Jorge Soler was indeed proved safe on his second double of the day and Danny Duffy in fact recorded a pickoff of Eduardo Nunez in the sixth...with New York s agreement on Dupe s assessment in each case, he is now a perfect 8-for-8 on the year, the only club to have a perfect start to their replay review season...dupe has made good on over 67% of his challenges in his career (107-for-159), which ranks among the best, including a Major League best 72% success rate over the last three seasons (60-for-83). MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU--To celebrate May 4, the Royals are holding their annual Star Wars Night, with a special ticket package offered to those who wish to get their hands on a Sal Solo bobblehead...tonight is also the first summer fireworks post-game show Career Career Francisco Liriano vs. Royals Major League Record 3-1 (3.38 ERA) Ian Kennedy vs. Tigers Major League Record 1-3 (3.48 ERA) TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Francisco Liriano (3-1, 3.38) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (1-3, 3.48) IAN KENNEDY takes the hill for his seventh start of the season, the 274th of his career and 276th appearance he s facing Detroit for the first time this year and the 10th in his career...the 33-year-old right-hander is in the third season of a five-year contract that runs through the 2020 season...he was originally selected by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. DECISION-LESS DESPITE SOLID START--Ian snapped a three-start losing streak, but could not secure his second win last Sunday here against the White Sox, instead settling for a no-decision in KC s 5-4 victory...he left the game with a 4-2 lead, allowing two runs on five hits over 5.0 innings, but saw Chicago tie the score with single runs in the sixth and seventh after he departed...he permitted just two baserunners in the first three innings, before a walk and a double preceded Daniel Palka s two-run double in the fourth...kennedy stranded a leadoff single and a one-out walk in the fifth, before exiting after 97 pitches, with Cheslor Cuthbert s second home run of the game giving KC the lead...in three seasons with the Royals, Ian has a 2.86 ERA (28 ER in 88.1 IP) in his starts during March and April, which is the third-best ERA in American League during that stretch (min. 15 starts), but has a 3-7 record in those starts. STINGY IN RISP SITUATIONS--Kennedy has held the opposition to a.139 batting average (5-for-36) with runners in scoring position, good for sixth in the American League (min. 25 batters faced)...that includes holding the White Sox to 1-for-7 with RISP in his last start the lone hit Daniel Palka s two-run double...over the course of his Royals career, Ian has allowed just a.219 average (57-for-260) in RISP situations, which is fourth-lowest in the AL since LACKING SUPPORT--Ian has received 12 runs of support in his 31.0 innings this season, for a 3.48 run support average...over the past two seasons, his 3.94 run support average is the lowest in the American League among pitchers that have made at least 35 starts and third-lowest in the Majors...in that span, the Royals are averaging 6.63 runs of support in his wins (27 runs in 36.2 IP) and a 2.38 run support average (18 runs in 68.0 IP) in his defeats. DURABLE STARTER--Despite a brief stint on the disabled list last season, Ian made at least 30 starts for the eighth consecutive season it s the third-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Jon Lester (10 straight) and Max Scherzer (9 straight) since his first full season in the Majors (2010), his 262 starts (including this evening) rank third to Scherzer (266) and Lester (263) from , he led the NL in starts (192) and ranked third in innings pitched (1175.0). VS. TIGERS--He s making his first start of the year vs. Detroit and 10th of his career, entering with a 3-4 mark and a 4.01 ERA (23 ER in 51.2 IP)...he s won three of his last four starts, most recently on July 26 of last season, when he allowed one run on three hits over 6.0 innings in a 16-2 triumph at Comerica Park...Ian is with a 4.70 ERA in his career against AL Central foes, including with a 4.60 ERA (97 ER in IP) as a Royal. AT HOME--Kennedy is making his third-straight home start and fifth overall, entering at 0-2, despite a 3.60 ERA (8 ER in 20.0 IP)...he snapped a franchise record 18-game home winless streak last Sept. 29 with a 2-1 victory vs. Arizona he s allowed 12 runs over his last six home starts (3.86 ERA), but has just one victory...ian is with a 3.97 ERA in 132 career home starts. Kennedy vs. Tigers Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Miguel Cabrera Nicholas Castellanos Niko Goodrum Jose Iglesias Dixon Machado Leonys Martin Victor Martinez James McCann Ian s 2018 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 3/31 vs. White Sox ND, /7 at Cleveland W, /12 vs. Angels L, /18 at Toronto L, /24 vs. Milwaukee L, /29 vs. White Sox ND, Totals % Career Totals Ian s Last Win: April 7, 2018 at Cleveland (6.0 IP, 1-0 over Trevor Bauer) Ian s Last Loss: April 24, 2018 vs. Milwaukee (3.0 IP, 2-5 to Zach Davies) Ian s Strikeout High: 12 (5x), last: September 2, 2015 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Ian s Last Complete Game: June 17, 2012 at Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) - second career Ian s Only Shutout: April 25, 2011 vs. Philadelphia (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Cliff Lee) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2018

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter Jason Hammel = Jason looks for his first win, making his seventh start of the year tomorrow afternoon...he s gone 0-3 with a 4.91 ERA (20 ER in 36.2 IP) thus far. = He suffered a 10-6 loss at Fenway Park last Monday night, being charged with a season-high eight runs on eight hits over 4.2 innings...he retired eight of the first nine hitters he faced, before surrendering two hits, two walks and a grand slam to Xander Bogaerts with two outs in the third inning. = Hammel has held the opposition to a.157 average (8-for-51) the first time through the order...however, they re hitting.308 (28-for-91) after that. = The righty is facing Detroit for the third time this season, going 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (7 ER in 14.0 IP) in his previous two starts...he matched a career-high with 9.0 innings pitched in the first game of a doubleheader on April 20 at Comerica, but did not factor into the decision in the Tigers 3-2 win in 10 innings. = He s making his third home start of the year, entering at 0-1, despite a 3.75 ERA (5 ER in 12.0 IP)...he s 4-7 with a 4.81 ERA in 19 starts here as a Royal 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: 69/98 (70.4%) Saves/Save Opp: 7/14 (50.0%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 59/28 (47.5%) Scott Barlow 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/2 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 1 on BOS May 3 vs. Detroit = Scott made his second appearance yesterday, recording the final out of the fifth before allowing three hits and a run in the sixth inning...made his big league debut Monday night, tossing 3.0 innings of relief at Fenway Park...recalled from Omaha (AAA) last Saturday in between games. = Made three appearances (two starts) with Omaha this season, going 1-0 with an 0.75 ERA (1 ER in 12.0 IP), holding the opposition to a.209 average. = Signed as a free agent on December 8 after pitching in the Dodgers organization last year went 7-6 with a 3.29 ERA in 26 starts between Oklahoma City (AAA) and Tulsa (AA)...posted a 2.10 ERA (25 ER in IP) with Tulsa, which would have led the Texas League, but fell five innings shy of qualifying. Blaine Boyer 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/11 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100.0%) Last Save: April 29, 2018 vs. CWS (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 1 (4x), last: 5/3 vs. DET May 3 vs. Detroit = Blaine recorded the final out of the eighth inning yesterday, fanning Nicholas Castellanos with runners at the corners...he s made four-straight scoreless outings (4.1 IP), after allowing runs in six of his first seven appearances...earned his first save in nearly two years last Sunday vs. the White Sox. = Boyer signed with the Royals his fifth team in as many years as a minor league free agent on Feb. 7 and had his contract selected on Opening Day. Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 7/10 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: 9/ Strikeout High: 2 on 4/9 vs. SEA May 1 at Boston (save) = Brian recorded his first save Tuesday night, retiring two of three batters in relief of Burch Smith in a 7-6 win in 13 innings he allowed both inherited runners to score before incuding a game-ending fly out it was just his fourth outing out of 10 in which he didn t record more than 1.0 inning. = Since the start of 2016, he s held opponents to a.224 average (57-for-255), 11th among American League left handers (min. 250 batters faced). = He has a 2.71 ERA (22 ER in 73.0 IP) in 47 career relief appearances, compared to a 9.25 ERA (25 ER in 24.1 IP) in his six career starts. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 12/13 Saves/Save Opp: 5/6 (83.3%) Last Save: April 28, 2018 vs. CWS-2 (48th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/2 at DET May 3 vs. Detroit = Kelvin pitched a scoreless ninth yesterday, working around a one-out single...fanned James McCann and Jose Iglesias to end the game...allowed the tying run in the 12th inning on Eduardo Nunez s solo shot Tuesday night in Boston, but earned the win...snapped his streak of 11-straight scoreless outings to start the year. = Kelvin has not allowed a walk in 11.2 innings this year, the second-longest streak in the Majors behind only Yusmeiro Petit (15.2 IP). = He s made 10-straight scoreless outings at The K, dating back to September 13 of last year...has a career 2.91 ERA (72 ER in IP) at home. = Herrera has faced 43 batters and retired 35 of them, including 14 via strikeout (10.8 K/9). Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 8/13 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/27 vs. CWS May 3 vs. Detroit = Tim allowed a pair of hits to start the eighth inning, but retired Jeimer Candelario and Niko Goodrum, before giving way to Blaine Boyer...he s allowed 11 hits in his last six outings (4.1 IP), after beginning his career with seven hitless appearances (6.2 IP), which was one shy of matching Jonathan Sanchez (2006) and Garry Roggenburk (1963) for the most to begin a career, according to Elias. = He held left-handed batters to a.175 average (18-for-103) and allowed just four extra-base hits (.214 slugging percentage) with Northwest Arkansas in Brad Keller 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/13 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/ Strikeout High: 2 on 4/13 vs. LAA May 2 at Boston = Brad retired all four hitters he faced Wednesday in Boston...he got Hanley Ramirez to ground out to end the seventh and recorded a inning in the eighth...retired both Red Sox batters he faced on Tuesday night, but allowed the go-ahead run to score on a pair of wild pitches. = Keller has held left-handed batters to a.188 average (3-for-16), with all three hits coming in an April 28 outing vs. the White Sox. = Acquired via trade with Cincinnati in the Rule 5 Draft, after going 10-9 with a 4.68 ERA in 26 starts at Jacksonville (AA) in Arizona s system in Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/10 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/ Strikeout High: 2 on 5/1 at BOS May 3 vs. Detroit (Win) = Kevin earned his third victory of the year yesterday, which is tied for the team lead and one behind Toronto s Tyler Clippard for the Major League lead. = Retired all four hitters he faced, inducing a double play to end the sixth and recording a seventh...he s retired 14-straight hitters, dating back to his outing vs. the White Sox last Sunday...he s held opponents without an earned run over his last seven outings and nine of 10 overall. = He was recalled on April 13 after starting the season in Omaha (AAA) he made his Major League debut in 2016 and recorded a career-high 33 appearances in 2017, going 1-0 with a 3.20 ERA (16 ER in 45.0 IP), including a 1.59 ERA (5 ER in 28.1 IP) in his first 22 outings with Kansas City. Burch Smith 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/ Strikeout High: 4 on 4/17 at TOR-1 May 1 at Boston = Burch opened the 13th inning Tuesday night, but allowed a single and a hit batter, before recording a fielder s choice...he was lifted for Brian Flynn, who recorded the final two outs...it marked Smith s shortest outing since April 12, when he collected the final out in a loss to the Angels. = He has worked 2.0 innings or more in four of his last six outings, including a season-high 3.0 innings on April 24 vs. Milwaukee. = Smith was acquired via trade by Kansas City during the Rule 5 Draft, after being selected by the Mets spent last season in Tampa Bay s organization, posting a 5-3 record and a 2.40 ERA (15 ER in 56.1 IP), between three minor league stops missed all of 2015 and 2016, following Tommy John surgery. Royals vs. Tigers 2018 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Barlow Boyer Duffy Flynn Hammel Herrera Hill Junis Keller Kennedy McCarthy Skoglund Smith

3 Hitting Notes Abraham Almonte This Series: Has not played BOS Series: 0-for-9, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Abraham went 0-for-5 with a walk on Tuesday in Boston, but made a pair of leaping catches in deep center field, including one to end the game in the 13th inning. = Almonte went 0-for-9 in Boston and is 0-for-his-last-10 on the heels of a six-game hitting streak from April 20-28, in which he hit.450/.522/.650 (9-for-20). = He s 6-for-13 (.462) vs. Detroit in 2018, including a go-ahead grand slam in the Sonic Slam sixth inning on April 22, his second career slam and first since Aug. 30, 2015 the Sonic Slam won Jadah Bradley of Eugene, Mo. $25,000 & was the ninth since the promotion began in 1995 and first since Cam Gallagher s last Aug. 14. = Almonte hasn t been charged with an error in center field since Aug. 20, 2014, converting all 201 chances at the position in 84 games (79 starts) since. = The Royals are his fourth Major League team in five years also spent time with Seattle ( ), San Diego ( ) and Cleveland ( ). Drew Butera This Series: Has not played BOS Series: 2-for-5, run, 2 2B, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (2-5) = Drew had a two-run double in the second inning Wednesday in Boston, his second straight game with an extra-base hit he also doubled to leadoff the 12th inning on Tuesday and scored the go-ahead run after entering as a defensive replacement in the 10th inning had two XBH in his previous 16 games combined. = Butera made 43 starts at catcher in 2017, including 11 during Salvador Perez s DL stint (Aug. 6-22), when he hit.316 (12-for-38) with a.366 OBP. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 0-for-4 BOS Series: 2-for-10, run, HR, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Cheslor went 0-for-4 yesterday he s made starts at first base (8), third base (8) and as the designated hitter (8). = He s made 29 of 60 starts vs. left-handed pitchers since the start of 2017, and is batting.323/.382/.484 (10-for-31) vs. southpaws this season. = Cuthbert had a pair of hits and a walk Wednesday in Boston, including a solo home run in the eighth inning that wrapped around the right-field pole and traveled an estimated 335 ft., according to Statcast he s slugging.722 with three home runs in his last five games on the heels of an 0-for-14 skid. = Cuthbert homered in the fourth and fifth innings of Kansas City s 5-4 win vs. Chicago here on Sunday, marking his second career multi-hr game (June 11, 2016 at Chicago) became the first Royal to homer in consecutive innings since Alex Gordon did it August 20, 2016 vs. Minnesota. = He s one of three active players born in Nicaragua, joining Mariners RHP Erasmo Ramirez and Angels RHP JC Ramirez. Lucas Duda This Series: 3-for-4, 4 RBI BOS Series: 2-for-9, RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 1 g (3-4) = Lucas had three run-scoring hits yesterday, including: an RBI single in the first and fifth and a two-run single in the sixth it s his third career game with three hits and four RBI and first since Aug. 24, 2014 at the Dodgers (with the Mets) the four RBI match the total from his previous 22 games and match Cheslor Cuthbert (April 29 vs. the White Sox) and Abraham Almonte (April 22 at Detroit) for the team high this season. = Duda has five hits in his last two starts (.555 AVG), one shy of his total of six hits in his previous 13 games, a stretch in which he went 6-for-49 (.122). = He drove in a run with a bases load walk on Monday in Boston, the third time he s recorded an RBI with a walk or a hit-by-pitch this season. = Only four of his 24 hits have been for extra bases (16.7%) he ranked second in the Majors in 2017 with 63.0% of his hits (58 of 92) going for extra bases. = Duda hit a three-run home run in his first at-bat on Opening Day...according to Elias, he s the fifth to homer in his first at-bat as a Royal, joining: Adam Moore (Sept. 23, 2012), Calvin Pickering (Aug. 22, 2004), Yamil Benitez (July 24, 1997) and Jon Nunnally (April 29, 1995), and he s the sixth to homer in the first inning on Opening Day, joining: Alex Gordon (2009), Joe Randa (1999), George Brett (1988), Onix Concepcion (1984) & Amos Otis (1977). = He signed with the Royals on Feb. 28, after splitting 2017 between the Mets & Rays, matching a career-high with 30 HR (also, 2014), five of which came vs. LHP. Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-4, run BOS Series: 4-for-13 (.308), 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SF Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Esky went 1-for-4 with a run yesterday for the second straight day he s batting.320/.346/.480 (8-for-25) with five runs in seven games vs. Detroit in = His eight doubles are one shy of the team lead, and his 193 doubles as a shortstop since joining the Royals in 2011 are second most behind Elvis Andrus (216). = He s batting.292 (47-for-161) vs. left-handed pitchers since the start of 2017, including a.370 average (10-for-27) with six extra-base hits this season. = Alcides has made 364 consecutive starts all at shortstop dating back to Sept. 25, 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 2011, he s played in 1,136 of the Royals 1,165 games (97.5%). Ryan Goins This Series: Has not played BOS Series: 1-for-2 Hit Streak: 2 g (3-6) = Ryan pinch-ran for Salvador Perez in the 10th inning in Tuesday s 7-6 win in Boston and had a bunt single in the 12th inning. = Hasn t started a game since April 26 vs. the White Sox, when he went 2-for-4 with a double he s 2-for-5 (.400) off the bench. = Goins played in a career-high 143 games with the Blue Jays in 2017 and also set career highs in hits (99), doubles (21), home runs (9) and RBI (62). Alex Gordon This Series: 3-for-4, 2 runs HR, RBI BOS Series: 4-for-13 (.308), 4 runs, HR, RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (7-14) = Alex hit a solo home run in the fourth inning yesterday and singled in the sixth and seventh, extending his on-base streak to 14 games (since April 6), including an 11-game stretch since his return from the 10-day DL (left hip labral tear) on April 24, in which he s batting.372/.426/.558 (16-for-43) with four XBH and five RBI. = Gordon has recorded five multi-hit efforts in his last seven games, including three straight for the first time since July 20-22, = In his last 42 games dating back to last Sept. 6, he s batting.290/.364/.478 (40-for-138) with 22 runs, 14 extra-base hits (6 HR) and 13 RBI. = He hit the game-tying HR off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth on Tuesday in Boston, his first tying HR in the ninth or later since Game 1 of the 2015 World Series it was his first HR since Sept. 23, 2017 & 161st of his career, breaking a tie with Frank White for fifth in Royals history he s seven shy of tying Hal McRae for fourth. = Extended his club record with his 92nd hit-by-pitch Monday, 14 more than the next closest, Mike Macfarlane, and is tied for ninth among active players. = He recorded his 83rd career outfield assist in the first game Saturday vs. the White Sox, one shy of Gerardo Parra for most in the Majors since Jon Jay This Series: 1-for-4, RBI BOS Series: 6-for-12 (.500), run, 2 RBI, SF, HBP Hit Streak: 4 g (7-16) = Jon had an RBI single in the first inning yesterday and has either reached safely or recorded an RBI in 27 of 29 games this season. = Jay recorded his ninth career four-hit game in Tuesday s 7-6 win in Boston and had the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 12th, his fourth career go-ahead RBI in extras. = He s batting.350 (14-for-40) with a.422 OBP when leading off an inning, and his 14 such hits trail only Dee Gordon (19) and Mookie Betts (15) for the AL lead. = Hasn t committed an error in his last 212 games in the field (382 chances) since April 15, 2016 his career.996 fielding % is the highest among active outfielders. Whit Merrifield This Series: 1-for-5 BOS Series: 4-for-15 (.267), 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-5) = Whit went 1-for-5 yesterday and has reached safely in 26 of 30 games he s second on the team in runs (15) and hits (31) and is tied for second in walks (12). = He s batting.356/.408/.622 (16-for-45) vs. left-handed pitchers this season, including a HR to leadoff the sixth that ended Liriano s no-hit bid on April 22. = Merrifield has four stolen bases after leading the American League with 34 in 2017 including three in his last nine games two of his four steals have been of third base he s 12-for-13 in his career when stealing third, matching Mike Trout for the fifth most such steals in the American League since = He s batting.338/.353/.534 (50-for-148) lifetime vs. Detroit with 26 runs, 17 XBH and 19 RBI in 36 games and an active 15-game hit streak since last July 25. = He made his first career start in center on April 14, his fourth different starting defensive position this season (also: first, second & right) he s also started at DH. Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-3, 2 runs, 2B, RBI, BB BOS Series: 1-for-5, run, HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Mike scored twice yesterday, following a walk in the first and a double in the third, and had a sacrifice fly in the sixth he s reached safely in 27 of 30 starts. = He was named Royals Player of the Month for March/April, batting.302/.336/.578 (35-for-116) with eight HR & 19 RBI, including a 14-game hit streak from April 8-22, one shy of his career high (2011) & the second-longest streak in the Majors in 2018 his eight HR were most by a Royal in April since Beltran in = Moustakas most recent HR came on Friday vs. Chicago and was the 127th of his career, matching Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler for eighth in Royals history. = He s batting.317/.364/.510 (33-for-104) with five HR and 15 RBI in 27 games vs. Detroit since the start of 2016, including two HR and five RBI already in = He ranks among American League leaders in total bases (70, tied for sixth), hits (37, tied for eighth), slugging percentage (.565, 10th) and HR (eight, tied for 10th). = He homered in six consecutive series from April 9-29 (vs. SEA, vs. LAA, at TOR, at DET, vs. MIL, vs. CWS) according to Elias, it was the longest streak by a Royal since his own six-series streak in April 2016, and is the longest in the Majors within one season since Aaron Judge homered in six straight in September = Moustakas has seven infield hits in 30 games (had 10 all of 2018), tied for third most in the American League behind Dee Gordon (12) and Mallex Smith (10). Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB BOS Series: 3-for-12 (.250), run, 2 RBI, BB, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Salvy hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the third inning yesterday, his 18th career HR vs. Detroit, his most vs. any opponent. = Perez has hit safely in nine of 11 games since being reinstated from the 10-day DL (sprained left knee) on April 24, batting.304/.340/.500 (14-for-46). = He s batting.400/.455/.800 (4-for-10) lifetime vs. tonight s opposing starter, Francisco Liriano, with a double, a home run, two RBI and a walk. = He recorded his fourth career stolen base on Tuesday and first since July 20, 2017 vs. Detroit he s been successful on all four career steal attempts. = Perez was selected to the American League All-Star team for the fifth time in 2017 and set career highs in HR (27), RBI (80) and slugging percentage (.495). = He has thrown out 116 would-be base stealers since 2013, second most in the Majors behind Jonathan Lucroy (132) his 136 career catcher caught stealings rank third in Royals history, trailing only Mike Macfarlane (162) and Darrell Porter (149) he s started 655 games at catcher since 2013, second most to Yadier Molina (667). Jorge Soler This Series: 1-for-4, 3 runs, HR, RBI, BB BOS Series: 5-for-14 (.357), 2 runs, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 9 g (14-35) = Jorge hit a go-ahead, solo home run in the sixth inning yesterday that traveled 441 ft. according to Statcast his second in three games to extend his careerhigh on-base streak to 18 games (since April 13), in which he s batting.359/.481/.672 (23-for-64) with 12 extra-base hits and nine RBI (he hit.207 (6-for-29) in his first nine games) it matches Moustakas (April 8-27) for the longest on-base streak by a Royal this season and it s the longest active streak in the American League. = Soler also has a nine-game hitting streak (since April 26), in which he s batting.400/.500/.800 (14-for-35) with eight extra-base hits and eight RBI. = He had the go-ahead home run in the 13th inning on Tuesday in Boston, his first career run scoring hit in extra innings the 13th-inning HR was the latest go-ahead shot by a Royal since Kendrys Morales walk-off home run on May 15, 2016 vs. Atlanta (also 13th inning). = He walked in nine consecutive games from April 20-28, the longest streak in the Majors this season and the longest by a Royal since Mike Sweeney also walked in nine straight from July 17-24, 2000 he ranks tied for third in the American League with a.435 on-base percentage and is tied for fifth with 19 walks.

4 This & That NEGRO LEAGUE SALUTE ON SUNDAY--Kansas City s annual Salute to the Negro Leagues will take place on Sunday afternoon, with pre-game presentations on the field and fans encouraged to Dress to the Nine s in honor of fans who wore their Sunday Best to Negro League games...royals players will wear throwback Kansas City Monarchs uniforms, and Detroit will wear Stars uniforms...following the game, the game-worn, autographed jerseys will be auctioned with proceeds benefiting the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, which is located here in Kansas City...the president of the Negro League Museum, Bob Kendrick, will be on hand to present the 2017 Pitcher and Player of the Year for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum s Monarch Awards awards during the pre-game to the Royals Danny Duffy and Whit Merrifield...several Negro League alumni will be doing a free autograph signing for fans in the Royals Hall of Fame from 12:00-1 p.m... the first 10,000 fans will receive a Kansas City Monarchs Vintage Hat courtesy of Pepsi. GORDO AND SALVY STRONG SINCE RETURN--The duo of Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez, both activated from stints on the D.L. on April 24, have each posted solid numbers upon their returns...gordon has hit.372 (16-for-43) while hitting safely in nine of 11 games since he was activated from a left hip labral tear while upping his season average 129 points from.174 prior to the injury to.303 entering tonight...he s gone 7-for-14 in the last three games with a pair of home runs, including a huge game-tying home run in the ninth inning on Tuesday off of Craig Kimbrel to send the game to extra innings where the Royals prevailed in 13...meanwhile, Perez, who was out since Opening Day with a non-baseball related left knee sprain, has also hit in nine of 11 games since returning at a.304 clip (14-for-46) with a three doubles, a homer and nine RBI. ON THE FARM--The Royals have a couple hurlers in Omaha (AAA) who are turning heads in the early going in Josh Staumont and Jason Adam...the 24-year old Staumont, who was KC s second pick in the 2015 draft, gave up an earned run in his first appearance for the Storm Chasers on April 5 but has since not allowed an earned run in his last nine outings spanning 10.1 innings, giving up eight hits and eight walks with 21 strikeouts for an 18.3 strikeouts per 9.0-inning ratio in that span...adam, who returned to the Royals organization last August as a minor league free agent, was promoted to Omaha in April 24 from Northwest Arkansas and has worked four times, totaling 6.2 innings, giving up just two hits, an unearned run and two walks with nine strikeouts...he earned his second save with the Chasers yesterday striking out the side in Iowa...while with Northwest Arkansas (AA), Adam worked six times allowing two earned run in 11.1 innings while fanning 17...Jason was KC s fifth round pick in 2010 out of nearby Blue Valley Northwest, but was traded to Minnesota on August 11, 2014, as the Royals acquired Josh Willingham for the stretch run...after injury-riddled stints with the Twins and Padres organizations he was released by San Antonio (AA) last August and re-signed with Kansas City. GORDO AND THE BRUISE CLUB--The all-time club record holder for bruises, Alex Gordon, was plunked again on Monday night in Boston, giving him three bruises this year and now 92 in his big league career...fresh off the D.L. with a hip injury on April 24, he has been hit 14 more times than the nearest Royal in franchise history, Mike Macfarlane...Gordo is now tied with Adrian Beltre, Carlos Gomez and Brandon Phillips for ninth among active players in hit by pitches, still quite a distance behind the current active leader, Chase Utley with 200. HOME IMPROVEMENTS--The Royals won their third straight home game yesterday after halting a 10-game Kauffman Stadium slide last Saturday in the second game of a split twin-bill with the White Sox...Kansas City had a winning record in The K for each of the last five seasons ( ), going which was good for a tie with Toronto for fourth among American League clubs in that span. ESKY THE IRON MAN--Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar, who re-signed with the Royals over the winter, continues to possess the longest active streak of starts in the Majors, starting his 364th consecutive game yesterday, despite having to leave last Sunday s game after the eighth inning after being hit by a pitch... the next-closest player in consecutive starts is San Diego shortstop Freddy Galvis with 195. NOT JUST THE TEAM S 50TH SEASON--One common denominator with the Royals and this 50th season of baseball in Kansas City is Hall of Fame announcer Denny Matthews, who was in the booth with Buddy Blattner on April 8, 1969 and is once again calling the play-by-play during this milestone season... the Ford Frick Award winner in Cooperstown, NY in 2007, Matthews has been the one constant since the franchise came to be in 69...with this his 50th season, he trails only Los Angeles Dodger broadcasting icons Vin Scully (67 years prior to retiring) and Jaime Jarrin (59th season). AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his eighth full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, he has a regular season record at the helm for the Royals, surpassing 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 (2,251) and wins (1,095)...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 ( ). RULE 5 HURLERS ON ROSTER--The Royals are carrying a pair of Rule 5 acquisitions on the roster with right-handed hurlers Brad Keller and Burch Smith... Keller, 22, was selected in last December s Rule 5 draft from Arizona by Cincinnati and then dealt to KC, while the 28-year old Smith was acquired from the New York Mets after being selected in the draft...keller spent the year in AA Jackson last year, while Smith has big league time with San Diego in INTERLEAGUE FOES--The Royals opened interleague for 2018 with a pair of losses to the Brewers on April Kansas City is playing the National League Central this summer with a 2-game set still slated for Miller Park in June, while there will also be a 2-game home & home vs. Cincinnati and a home & home 3-game series with St. Louis...also on the slate is a 3-game series in Kauffman Stadium against the Chicago Cubs (August 6-8) and 3-game road trip to Pittsburgh (September 17-19)...the next work against National League competition will be on May in Busch Stadium. vs. Tigers (2018) vs. Tigers (career) At Home (career) Liriano (career) Zimmerman (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 Cuthbert Duda Escobar Goins Gordon Jay Merrifield Moustakas Perez Soler Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Ian Kennedy Trevor Oaks Eric Skoglund Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Duffy Hammel Junis Kennedy Oaks Skoglund Total Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Starts CS/ATT 2/10 0/4 1/4 3/18 Pct ERA ER/IP 102/ / / /278.0

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 DET A. Wilson 17 Butera OAK S. Casilla 99 Cuthbert BOS M. Barnes 4 Duda J. Garcia 57 Escobar R. Tepera 56 Goins BOS A. Reed 49 Gordon /3/18 DET M. Fiers 2 Jay /5/17 TB E. Ramirez 328 Merrifield DET F. Liriano 43 Moustakas /27/18 CWS R. Lopez 26 Perez /3/18 DET M. Fiers 2 Soler /3/18 DET C. Bell 1 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Abraham Almonte Detroit, sixth inning) - Franchise total: 128; Once in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Cheslor Cuthbert (4/29/18 vs. Chicago White Sox, solo, 3-run off Hector Santiago; Chris Volstad) Once 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: Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio, Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas Oakland, eighth inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran Cleveland, fourth inning) 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: Eric Hosmer (8/23/17 vs. Colorado, ninth inning, Greg Holland pitching) - Franchise total: 69 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Mike Napoli, Texas Kauffman Stadium, off Mike Minor, 7th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Xander Bogaerts Fenway Park off Jason Hammel, 3rd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Jose Abreu and Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox (4/28/18-Game Kauffman Stadium, Eric Skoglund pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: JaCoby Jones Comerica Park, Brad Keller pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 4th 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: Mookie Betts Fenway Park, Danny Duffy) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 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 Cuthbert g 4 g (3/29-4/3) - - Duda g 4 g (4/12-17) - - Escobar g 3 g (3x) 2 - Goins g Gordon g 4 g (4/27-29) - - Jay g 4 g (2x) 6 2 Merrifield g 5 g (4/18-22) 2 - Moustakas g 14 g (4/8-22) 7 - Perez g 7 g (4/26-5/1) 1 - Soler g 9 g (4/26-pres) 2 - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York 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 (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): April 9, 2018 vs. Seattle, 10-0 Junis (7.0), Maurer (1.0), Flynn (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: Mike Moustakas, September 20, Toronto (2nd, 1B, 2B) Royals Five-RBI Game: Whit Merrifield, August 13, Chicago White Sox 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: Danny Duffy, July 9, LA Dodgers Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), July 2, 2017 vs. Minnesota Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: 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: August 23, 2017 vs. Colorado (6-4 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 9, 2018 vs. Seattle (1st inn. - 3 runs, 4th inn. - 5 runs) - Twice 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: April 12-14, 2018 vs. Los Angeles Angels Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 17-18, Toronto 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 3 BOS Pitchers 23 CLE Almonte 55 CWS Butera 13 CLE Cuthbert 2 BOS Duda 10 DET Escobar 9 4/25/18 vs. MIL Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Goins 23 MIN Gordon 38 9/8/17 vs. MIN Jay 212 PHI Merrifield 26 DET Moustakas 14 4/10/18 vs. SEA Perez 28 MIN Soler 8 4/25/18 vs. MIL

6 Date Player Transaction 2/28 1B-Lucas Duda Signed as a Major League free agent 3/6 OF-Jon Jay Signed as a Major League free agent RHP-Jesse Hahn Placed on 60-day disabled list (right UCL sprain) 3/10 3B-Mike Moustakas Signed as a Major League free agent OF-Jorge Bonifacio Placed on restricted list 3/18 RHP-Justin Grimm Signed as a Major League free agent 3/21 RHP-Sam Gaviglio Traded to Toronto for a player to be named/cash considerations 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 4/15 C-Salvador Perez Sent on a rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas 2018 Transactions Date Player Transaction 4/17 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 4/18 C-Salvador Perez Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha 4/19 OF-Alex Gordon Sent on a rehab assignment to Omaha 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 Returned from rehab assignment/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 Returned from rehab assignment/reinstated from disabled list LHP-Eric Stout Recalled from Omaha 4/27 OF-Bubba Starling Reinstated from 10-day DL/Optioned to Omaha 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 Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/2 at Detroit 9 Orlando out at 1B 1-6 1:10 Overturned KC 1-0 4/7 at Cleveland 5 Davis out at 1B 0-0 1:41 Stands Opp 0-1 4/8 at Cleveland 8 Ramirez safe at 1B 1-1 1:06 Overturned KC 2-0 4/9 Seattle 2 Moustakas out at 1B 3-0 0:36 Overturned KC 3-0 4/10 Seattle 5 Marjama out at 2B on SB 2-5 1:00 Stands Opp 0-2 4/17 at Toronto-1 5 Pillar catch in CF 3-2 0:51 Overturned KC Smoak out at 3B 3-4 1:57 Stands Opp 0-3 4/18 at Toronto 3 Martin out at 2B on force 2-4 0:36 Overturned Opp 1-3 4/20 at Detroit-1 6 Candelario out at 1B on pickoff 1-2 1:05 Overturned KC 5-0 4/26 Chicago White Sox 7 Anderson safe at 1B 2-6 1:10 Overturned KC 6-0 5/2 at Boston 3 Soler out at 2B 3-0 1:16 Overturned KC Jay safe at 1B 3-4 0:53 Overturned Opp Nunez safe at 1B on pickoff 3-4 0:40 Overturned KC Duda HBP 4-5 0:53 Overturned Opp 3-3 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Almonte (0-1), Jay (4-17), Merrifield (5-4) 2nd: Almonte (0-1), Cuthbert (1-0), Merrifield (4-16), Moustakas (2-2), Soler (2-3) 3rd: Cuthbert (1-0), Moustakas (6-20), Perez (2-2) 4th: Cuthbert (2-3), Duda (2-14), Perez (2-5), Soler (3-0) 5th: Cuthbert (2-7), Duda (2-5), Jay (1-0), Merrifield (0-1), Orlando (2-1), Soler (2-8) 6th: Almonte (3-3), Cuthbert (1-2), Duda (0-2), Goins (1-2), Jay (2-3), Orlando (1-2), Soler (1-8) 7th: Almonte (0-2), Cuthbert (1-1), Duda (1-0), Escobar (1-3), Gallagher (1-0), Goins (1-3), Gordon (3-7), Jay (0-1), Orlando (1-5) 8th: Cuthbert (1-2), Escobar (6-14), Goins (0-1), Gordon (2-5) 9th: Butera (5-12), Escobar (2-5), Gallagher (1-5), Gordon (1-0) Lead after six innings: 5-4 Lead after seven innings: 6-3 Lead after eight innings: 7-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 4-3 Score first: 6-9 Score more than three runs: 6-8 Hit home run: 7-12 Series opener: or more hits: 4-9 The Lineup Card Royals Record When: Starts by Position P: Duffy (0-7), Hammel (0-6), Junis (4-2), Kennedy (2-4), Oaks (0-1), Skoglund (3-2) C: Butera (5-12), Gallagher (1-5), Perez (3-5) 1B: Cuthbert (4-4), Duda (4-17), Merrifield (1-1) 2B: Goins (2-6), Merrifield (7-15) 3B: Cuthbert (3-5), Moustakas (6-17) SS: Escobar (9-22) Tied after six innings: 4-1 Tied after seven innings: 1-3 Tied after eight innings: 0-4 Starter works 6.0 IP: 2-5 Opponents score first: 4-14 Score three runs or less: 3-14 Do not homer: 2-10 Series finale: 3-7 Opponents 10 or more hits: 3-12 LF: Gordon (4-8), Jay (4-12), Orlando (1-2) CF: Almonte (3-7), Gordon (2-4), Jay (1-5), Merrifield (0-1), Orlando (3-5) RF: Jay (1-2), Merrifield (1-2), Soler (7-18) DH: Cuthbert (2-6), Duda (1-4), Gallagher (1-0), Jay (1-2), Merrifield (0-1), Moustakas (2-5), Orlando (0-1), Perez (1-2), Soler (1-1) Daily Update Score by Innings Total Royals Opponents Victory Margin Royals Opponents Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 1-2 Tuesday 2-4 Wednesday 0-4 Thursday 1-3 Friday 1-4 Saturday 2-4 Sunday 2-1 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs /3 vs. DET (5th inning, 3 hits) 3 runs - 8 5/3 vs. DET (6th inning, 3 hits) 4 runs - 1 3/29 vs. CWS (1st inning, 5 hits) 5 runs - 2 DET (6th inning, 3 hits) 6 runs runs Trail after six innings: 0-17 Trail after seven innings: 2-16 Trail after eight innings: 3-18 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 3-14 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 3/4 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/3 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 5/12 Errorless games by KC: 6-11 Extra Innings 1-3

7 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 10 Twice, last: May 3 vs. Detroit 15 April Toronto Most runs, extra-inning game 7 May Boston 7 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most hits, game 13 Twice, last: May 3 vs. Detroit 16 April Detroit Most hits, extra-inning game 15 May Boston 12 Twice, last: May Boston Fewest hits, game 3 April Cleveland 2 April 9 vs. Seattle Most runs, inning 5 Twice, last: April Detroit (6th) 6 Twice, last: April Toronto (8th) Most hits, inning 5 Twice, last: April 9 vs. Seattle (1st) 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most doubles, game 4 Twice, last: April Boston 4 Twice, last: April Toronto Most doubles, extra-inning game 2 Thrice, last: May Boston 3 Twice, last: May Boston Most triples, game 1 Thrice, last: April Cleveland 2 April 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most triples, extra-inning game - 2 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, game 3 Twice, last: May 3 vs. Detroit 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 2 April Detroit (6th) 3 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 5 Twice, last: May 3 vs. Detroit 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 2 Twice, last: April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2 2 Thrice, last: April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most times caught stealing, game 2 April Toronto-1 1 Thrice, last: April 24 vs. Milwaukee Most sacrifice flies, game 2 May Boston 2 April 25 vs. Milwaukee Most sacrifices, game 1 Twice, last: April 29 vs. Chicago White Sox 1 4 times, last: April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most strikeouts, game 13 April Boston 11 Twice, last: May 3 vs. Detroit Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 11 May Boston 13 April Toronto-2 Most walks, game 8 April Detroit 8 April Detroit Most walks, extra-inning game 4 April Toronto-2 7 April Toronto-2 Most left on base, game 11 April 26 vs. Chicago White Sox 12 April Detroit Most left on base, extra-inning game 12 Twice, last: May Boston 11 April Toronto-2 Fewest left on base, game 4 Twice, last: April Cleveland 3 April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2 Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 10 Twice, last: April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox 3 April Detroit-1 Most double plays turned 3 April Cleveland 3 May Boston Most errors, game 2 Thrice, last: April 25 vs. Milwaukee 4 May Boston Individual Batting: Most hits, game 3 9 times, last: Duda, Gordon (May 3 vs. Detroit) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Jay (May Boston) Most runs, game 2 11 times, last: Gordon (May Boston) Most doubles, game 2 Thrice, last: Soler (May Boston) Most triples, game 1 Thrice, last: Jay (April Cleveland) Most home runs, game 2 Cuthbert (April 29 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most RBI, game 4 Thrice, last: Duda (May 3 vs. Detroit) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Soler (May Boston) Most total bases, game 8 Cuthbert (April 29 vs. Chicago White Sox) 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 1 10 times, last: Perez (May Boston) 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 3.0 Thrice, last: McCarthy (May Boston) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Skoglund (April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2) Most strikeouts, reliever 4 Smith (April Toronto-1) Most walks, starter 3 7 times, last: Skoglund (May 3 vs. Detroit) Most walks, reliever 3 Grimm (April Toronto-2) Most runs allowed 8 Hammel (April Boston) 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 9.2 Herrera (March 29-April 28) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 2 Junis (April 3-9) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 2 April Longest winning streak, home 3 April 28-May 3 Longest winning streak, road - Longest losing streak, overall 9 April Longest losing streak, home 10 April (Game 1) Longest losing streak, road 5 April Longest game-inning, home 11 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-inning, road 13 May Boston Longest game-time, home 3:26 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 3:13 April Boston Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:34 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:25 May Boston Shortest game-time home 2:39 April 28 vs. Chicago White Sox-2 Shortest game-time road 2:17 April Detroit Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - 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 34,720 April Cleveland Smallest crowd-road 14,240 April Cleveland Largest winning margin 10 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest losing margin 10 April Toronto (5-15) Largest deficit overcome to win 2 Twice, last: April 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (trailed 0-2 after 3 1/2) Largest lead lost 4 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (led 4-0 after 3; lost 14-7) Lucas Duda 9 HR to 150 Alcides Escobar 3 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Damon-156) 30 G to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-1,166) Alex Gordon 3 SB for 100 Upcoming Milestones Jason Hammel 8 wins to 100 Kelvin Herrera 1 G to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (P. Splittorff-429) Ian Kennedy 8 wins to strikeouts to 1,500 Mike Moustakas 1 RBI for HR to break tie for 8th on KC all-time list (B. Butler/ E. Hosmer-127) Ned Yost 5 wins for 1,100 career Disabled List (3) 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 10-day right elbow inflammation March 29 (retro March 26) April RHP-Justin Grimm 10-day lower back stiffness April 24 (retro to April 22) May

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 (2-1) 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 5/5 Det D 5/6 Det D 5/8 at Bal N 5/9 at Bal N 5/10 at Bal N 5/11 at Cle N 5/12 at Cle D 5/13 at Cle D 5/14 TB N 5/15 TB N 5/16 TB D 5/18 NYY N 5/19 NYY N 5/20 NYY D 5/21 at StL N 5/22 at StL N 5/23 at StL D 5/24 at Tex N 5/25 at Tex N 5/26 at Tex D 5/27 at Tex D 5/28 Min N 5/29 Min N 5/30 Min N Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Pacific Coast League American Conference, Northern Division (11-16) Minor League Report NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (9-17) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (12-14) R H E LOB Omaha Iowa (Cubs) WP: Trevor Oaks (2-2) SV: Jason Adam (2) HR: Frank Schwindel (4), Adalberto Mondesi (2) Adalberto Mondesi broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run homer in the top of the sixth to help Omaha to its third straight win. Frank Schwindel connected for his fourth home run, and Paulo Orlando recorded two doubles. Bubba Starling and Humberto Arteaga each went 2-for-3. Trevor Oaks allowed three runs over 6.0 innings for his second win. R H E LOB Springfield (Cardinals) NW Arkansas WP: Glenn Sparkman (2-2) HR: None Glenn Sparkman allowed just one earned run on five hits over 8.0 innings to pitch Northwest Arkansas to a triumph over Springfield. Nicky Lopez went 3-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored, while Nick Dini also had three hits, driving in a run and scoring twice. Elier Hernandez finished 2-for-4, Alex Liddi hit an RBI double, and Donnie Dewees drove in a run with a triple. R H E LOB Wilmington Potomac (Nationals) LP: Cristian Castillo (1-3) HR: None Potomac scored four runs in the first inning and cruised to a win over the Blue Rocks. Kort Peterson had three of Wilmington s five hits. Cristian Castillo took the loss, allowing seven runs on eight hits over 3.0 innings. Wilmington s runs came on an RBI groundout by Gabriel Cancel and a bases-loaded walk issued to Khalil Lee. Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (13-12) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division Burlington Royals (R) Appalachian League East Division Surprise Royals (R) Arizona League West Division (10 innings) R H E LOB Lexington Columbia (Mets) Begin play June 15 vs. Ogden (Dodgers) Begin play June 19 at Elizabethton (Twins) Begin play in June Schedule TBA LP: Tyler Zuber (0-1) HR: Seuly Matias (8), Nick Pratto (3) Nick Pratto tied the game at 3-3 with a solo homer in the ninth, but Columbia scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th on just its second hit of the game. Seuly Matias hit his eighth homer in the loss. Daniel Tillo struck out 10 over 6.1 innings but allowed three runs on one hit.