Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals (10-22) Kauffman Stadium - Saturday, May 5, 2018 Game #33 - Home Game #18 FS 1, FOX Sports Go and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES 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, 2.92) vs. TBA, 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart...today s game is being televised nationally on FS 1 with Kevin Kugler and C.J. Nitkowski on the call...tomorrow the Royals will return to their television home of FSKC with Ryan Lefebvre and Red Hudler. Royals vs. Tigers KC has now won three in a row over the Tigers, including the first two games of this four-game set and taking a 5-3 edge in the season work...it s a streaky schedule this year between these clubs, with Detroit here for nine in a row between now and August 29, before the Royals visit Motown for the final four in late September...KC possesses 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 W, 4-2 Boyer Stumpf 24,648 5/5 KC 5/6 KC BETTER LATE THAN NEVER--Kansas City s bats were dormant for the first seven innings of last night s affair, but after falling behind 2-0 in the eighth the offense came to life with a four-spot, capped by Jorge Soler s two-run single to stake the Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Tigers...it was KC s fourth straight win at home and the fifth in the last seven games overall...the Royals were held to just three singles over the first seven frames by Detroit starter Francisco Liriano, but a leadoff walk in the eighth signaled the end of his night and the KC bats then followed with four hits, an intentional walk and sacrifice fly to take control of the contest...alex Gordon had an RBI single followed by an intentional walk to Alcides Escobar, then a sac fly by Whit Merrifield tied the game and set the stage for Soler s heroics for a second time this week... the Cuban native hit a three-run homer in the 13th inning on Tuesday night for KC s win in Fenway Park... Blaine Boyer, who allowed the two eighth inning runs to the Tigers, wound up benefitting from the fourrun rally to earn his first win of the year...kelvin Herrera made quick work in the ninth for his sixth save. SOLER POWER STRIKES AGAIN--Right fielder Jorge Soler waited until his final at bat of the evening to extend his hitting streak to a career-high tying 10 games, knocking home the deciding runs with his eighth inning single last night...he s now matched his 2015 best streak while with the Cubs, while reaching base safely now in a career-best 19 consecutive game...soler is batting.385 (15-for-39) with five doubles, three home runs, seven runs scored, 10 driven in, six walks, a hit by pitch with a.478 on-base pct. and OPS during his hitting streak...he s had a huge hand in KC s recent 5-2 mark, hitting.345 (10-for-29) with six runs, two homers and seven RBI in that span... Soler s 19 walks on the year not only lead the Royals, but rank tied for fifth in the league, while his.429 on-base pct. is tied for sixth...since snapping an 0-for-11 start to the year, he has batted.349 (30-for-86) while reaching safely in 23 of his last 24 games with nine doubles, four homers, 16 walks, two hit by pitches and a.462 onbase pct. and.593 slugging pct. which adds up to a OPS. RUNS STARTING TO COME--Despite being held to just six hit last night, the Royals appear to be heating up as the temperatures rise, hitting.298 (73-for-245) in the last seven games, while scoring 41 runs for a 5.9 per game average and posting a 5-2 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 2-for-3 with runners in scoring position last night vs. the Tigers, but remain 30th in the Majors in RISP hitting with a team mark of.204 (55-for-269), but have hit.290 (20-for-69) in RISP situations during this seven-game stretch. DUPE REMAINS PERFECT--Our own Bill Duplissea made good on his lone replay review last night, when James McCann was called safe on a stolen base attempt in the seventh inning...after a very quick 32-second delay, New York overturned the call on the field and upped Dupe s record to 9-for-9 on the year, making the Royals the only to have a perfect start to their replay review season...dupe has made good on 68% of his challenges in his career (108-for-160), which ranks among the best, including a Major League best 73% success rate over the last three seasons (61-for-84). HOME IMPROVEMENTS--The Royals won their fourth straight home game last night after halting a 10-game Kauffman Stadium slide a week ago tonight 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. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (1-0, 5.81) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (0-3, 4.91) Career Career Jordan Zimmermann vs. Royals Major League Record 1-0 (5.81 ERA) Jason Hammel vs. Tigers Major League Record 0-3 (4.91 ERA) JASON HAMMEL takes the hill for his seventh start of the season, the 287th of his career and 345th overall outing...he s making his third start of 2018 vs. Detroit and 14th all-time (17th appearance)...the 35-year-old right-hander is in the second season of a two-year deal he signed on February 8, 2017, which includes a mutual option for NOT SUCH A GRAND TIME--Jason absorbed a 10-6 defeat last Monday night at Fenway Park, falling to 0-3 on the year...he was charged with a season-high eight runs on eight hits over 4.2 innings, with the most damaging blow coming on a third-inning grand slam by Xander Bogaerts...the slam came as part of a five-run frame, in which the Royals saw an early 3-1 lead evaporate...hammel was also charged with single runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings in his shortest outing of the season...it marked his first time allowing eight runs or more in a start since surrendering nine on September 6, 2016, while with the Cubs in a 12-5 loss at Milwaukee. FANTASTIC IN THE FIRST--For the sixth-straight start, Hammel kept the opponent off the board in the opening frame, setting the Red Sox down in order... in his six first innings this season, the righty has allowed no runs on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts...over the last two seasons, his 2.13 ERA in the first inning (9 ER in 38.0 IP) is tied with Zack Greinke for sixth-lowest in the Majors (min. 30 starts). EXCELLENT EARLY--Since joining the Royals, Jason has been good the first trip through the batting order, with opponents slashing just.244/.292/.361 (77- for-316)...that includes a.157 average (8-for-51) in his first six starts this year...he s struggled after that as the opposition has hit.276 (86-for-312) the second time seeing him and.335 (76-for-227) the third time through the order since the start of last year. LOOKING FOR SUPPORT--Kansas City plated a season-high five runs during Hammel s last start, however they ve scored just 15 in his 36.2 innings this season for a 3.68 run support average...since the start of last season, his 4.19 run support average is second-lowest in the AL (min. 35 starts) to teammate Ian Kennedy (3.82). VS. TIGERS--Jason is making his third start of the year against Detroit, going 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (7 ER in 14.0 IP) in his first two outings...he matched a careerhigh with 9.0 innings pitched in the first game of a split-doubleheader on April 20 at Comerica, but took a no-decision in KC s 3-2 setback in 10...he s made seven starts vs. the Tigers as a member of the Royals, going 1-1 with a 4.25 ERA (20 ER in 42.1 IP), holding them to a.242 average (40-for-165). HOME AGAIN--Hammel is making his third home start of the season, posting a 3.75 ERA (5 ER in 12.0 IP) with a no-decision vs. the Angels (5-4 KC loss) on April 13 and a 6-2 setback to Milwaukee on April 25...he s 4-7 at The K over the last two seasons with a 4.81 ERA (57 ER in IP), while he s gone 4-9 with a 5.63 ERA in his road starts...jason is with a 4.39 ERA in 166 career outings and 138 starts at his home venues throughout his career. Hammel vs. Tigers Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jeimer Candelario Nicholas Castellanos Niko Goodrum John Hicks JaCoby Jones Dixon Machado Leonys Martin Victor Martinez James McCann Jason s 2018 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/2 at Detroit L, /8 at Cleveland ND, /13 vs. LA Angels ND, /20 at Detroit-1 ND, 2-3 (10) /25 vs. Milwaukee L, /30 at Boston L, Totals % Career Totals Jason s Last Win: September 6, 2017 at Detroit (6.0 IP, 13-2 over Matthew Boyd) Jason s Last Loss: April 30, 2017 at Boston (4.2 IP, 6-10 loss to Eduardo Rodriguez) Jason s Strikeout High: 11, June 1, 2015 at Miami (6.2 IP, in a 5-1 win over Jose Urena) Jason s Last Complete Game: June 16, 2012 at Atlanta (9.0 IP, in a 5-0 win over Brandon Beachy) - second career Jason s Only Shutout: June 16, 2012 at Atlanta (9.0 IP, 5-0 over Brandon Beachy) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2018

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter Jakob Junis = Jakob takes the hill for his seventh start of the year in tomorrow s series finale...he s 3-2 with a 3.29 ERA (14 ER in 38.1 IP) and a.199 opponents average. = He took a no-decision last Tuesday evening at Fenway Park, scattering seven hits and two runs over 6.0 innings, with a walk and five strikeouts...he held the Red Sox scoreless over the first 5.1 innings, before surrendering a solo shot to Mitch Moreland and allowed a two-out RBI single to Jackie Bradley, Jr., in the sixth. = The righty is tied for the team lead with four quality starts this season, holding the opposition to two runs or fewer in each of those starts. = Junis 12 career wins in his first 26 games are second-most by a Royals hurler, trailing only Rich Gale, who won 14 of his first 26 Major League contests. = He s facing Detroit for the third time this year, entering at 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA (2 ER in 15.0 IP)...he s 4-1 with a 3.67 ERA in five career outings vs. the Tigers. = Jakob has struggled in his home starts, posting a 5.19 ERA in his first three starts here...comparatively, he has a 1.71 ERA and a 2-0 mark on the road 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: 71/101 (70.3%) Saves/Save Opp: 8/15 (53.3%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 59/28 (47.5%) Jason Adam 1st Batter Efficiency: -/- Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/ Strikeout High: n/a May 3 at Iowa (AAA) = Jason was selected from Omaha (AAA) yesterday...originally selected by the Royals in the fifth round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Blue Valley Northwest High School (Overland Park, Kan.), he re-signed with KC last August 18...he did not pitch professionally in 2015 or 16 due to elbow surgeries. = He s made 10 appearances between Northwest Arkansas (AA) and Omaha this season, going 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA (2 ER in 18.0 IP) and a pair of saves...in four outings with the Storm Chasers (April 25-May 3), he allowed just one unearned run in 6.2 innings with two walks and nine strikeouts. = Adam opened the 2017 season in San Diego s organization, before being released from his minor league contract on August 10. Blaine Boyer 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/12 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 (5x), last: 5/4 vs. DET May 4 vs. Detroit (Win) = Blaine earned his first win of the year last night, despite allowing a go-ahead two-run double to JaCoby Jones as KC rallied for four in the bottom of the frame. = Prior to last night, Boyer had made four-straight scoreless outings (April 24-May 3), after allowing runs in six of his first seven appearances...earned his first save last Sunday vs. the White Sox, pitching around a one-out single in the ninth...it marked his first save since May 29, 2016 vs. Cincinnati (with Milwaukee). = 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 hasn t pitched since recording his first career save on Tuesday night in Boston, when he recorded the final two outs of 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: 13/14 Saves/Save Opp: 6/7 (85.7%) Last Save: May 4 vs. Detroit (49th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/2 at DET May 4 vs. Detroit (Save) = Kelvin recorded his sixth save last night, retiring the side in order in the ninth...his save total is tied for fifth in the American League this season...made 11-straight scoreless outings to start the season before allowing a game-tying home run to Eduardo Núñez Tuesday in Boston. = Kelvin has not allowed a walk in 12.2 innings this year, the second-longest active streak in the Majors behind only Yusmeiro Petit (16.0 IP). = He s made 11-straight scoreless outings at The K, dating back to September 13 of last year...has a career 2.90 ERA (72 ER in IP) at home. = Herrera has faced 46 batters and retired 38 of them (82.6%), including 14 via strikeout (9.95 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 Thursday, 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: 6/11 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 4 vs. Detroit = Kevin faced the minimum in the seventh inning last night, despite allowing a leadoff single to James McCann...McCann s hit snapped a streak of 14-straight hitters retired by McCarthy, dating back to last Sunday vs. the White Sox...tied for second in the Majors with three wins out of the bullpen, trailing Tyler Clippard (4). = Held right-handed batters to a.219 average (7-for-32) this season with just one extra-base hit a double by Toronto s Lucas Maile on April 18. = 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 and 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 KC s 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 Adam Boyer Duffy Flynn Hammel Herrera Hill Junis Keller Kennedy McCarthy Skoglund Smith

3 Hitting Notes Abraham Almonte This Series: def. repl. BOS Series: 0-for-9, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Abraham entered in center field in the ninth last night he made a pair of leaping catches in CF on Tuesday in Boston, including one to end the game in the 13th. = 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 85 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-6, run, BB BOS Series: 2-for-10, run, HR, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Cheslor walked to leadoff the eighth last night and scored Kansas City s first run on a wild pitch he s made starts at first base (8), third base (9) and DH (8). = He s batting.327/.375/.538 (17-for-52) with all three of his home runs in 14 day games this season, including a career-high tying four RBI on April 29 vs. Chicago. = 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.650 with three home runs in his last six 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-7, 4 RBI BOS Series: 2-for-9, RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Lucas went 0-for-3 last night, after recording three run-scoring hits in Friday s 10-6 win, including: an RBI single in the first and fifth and a two-run single in the sixth it was 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 matched the total from his previous 22 games and matched 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 three starts (.417 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 loaded 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). Alcides Escobar This Series: 2-for-6, 2 runs, BB, SB BOS Series: 4-for-13 (.308), 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SF Hit Streak: 3 g (3-10) = Esky had exactly one hit and one run last night for the third straight day he was also intentionally walked in the eighth and scored on Soler s two-run single. = He s batting.333/.379/.481 (9-for-27) with six runs in eight games vs. Detroit this season he s 4-for-14 (.286) lifetime vs. Jordan Zimmermann. = 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). = Alcides has made 365 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 1,137 of the Royals 1,166 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: 4-for-7, 3 runs HR, RBI BOS Series: 4-for-13 (.308), 4 runs, HR, RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 4 g (8-17) = Alex singled in the eighth last night and scored the game-winning run on Soler s two-run single it extended his on-base streak to 15 games (since April 6), including a 12-game stretch since returning from the DL (left hip labral tear) on April 24, in which he s batting.370/.420/.543 (17-for-46) with four XBH and five RBI. = In his last 43 games dating back to last Sept. 6, he s batting.291/.363/.475 (41-for-141) with 23 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: 3-for-7, run, RBI BOS Series: 6-for-12 (.500), run, 2 RBI, SF, HBP Hit Streak: 5 g (9-19) = Jon had a pair of hits last night and scored the game-tying run on Merrifield s sacrifice fly in the eighth he s reached safely or recorded an RBI in 28 of 30 games. = 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 are tied for fourth most in the American League. = Hasn t committed an error in his last 213 games in the field (383 chances) since April 15, 2016 his career.996 fielding % is the highest among active outfielders. Whit Merrifield This Series: 1-for-8, RBI BOS Series: 4-for-15 (.267), 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Whit had the game-tying sacrifice fly in the eighth inning last night he s tied for second on the team in runs (15) and walks (12) and third in hits (31). = His 0-for-3 last night snapped a 15-game hit streak vs. Detroit he s still batting.331/.344/.523 (50-for-151) with 26 runs and 20 RBI in 37 games vs. the Tigers. = Merrifield has four stolen bases after leading the American League with 34 in 2017 including three in his last 10 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 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: 2-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, RBI, BB BOS Series: 1-for-5, run, HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (3-11) = Mike singled in the fourth last night and has reached safely in 28 of 31 starts he has no HR in his last eight games after hitting six HR in his previous 12 games. = He s batting.315/.361/.500 (34-for-108) with five HR and 15 RBI in 28 games vs. Detroit since the start of 2016, including two HR and five RBI already 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 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 = 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 has seven infield hits in 30 games (had 10 all of 2018), tied for third most in the American League behind Dee Gordon (13) and Mallex Smith (10). Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-6, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB BOS Series: 3-for-12 (.250), run, 2 RBI, BB, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Salvy went 0-for-2 with a walk last night, after hitting a go-ahead, two-run HR in the third on Friday, his 18th career HR vs. Detroit, his most vs. any opponent. = Perez has hit safely in nine of 12 games since being reinstated from the 10-day DL (sprained left knee) on April 24, batting.292/.340/.479 (14-for-48). = He threw out McCann at second base last night, his 117th catcher caught stealing since 2013, second most in the Majors behind Jonathan Lucroy (132). = 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). Jorge Soler This Series: 2-for-8, 3 runs, HR, 3 RBI, BB BOS Series: 5-for-14 (.357), 2 runs, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 10 g (15-39) = Jorge hit the game-winning two-run single in the eighth last night, his second career go-ahead RBI in the eighth or later the other was Tuesday in Boston, a threerun HR in the 13th he now has a 10-game hit streak matching his career high (2015) in which he s batting.385/.478/.744 (15-for-39) with eight XBH and 10 RBI. = Soler also has a career-high 19-game on-base streak (since April 13), in which he s batting.353/.470/.647 (24-for-68) with 12 extra-base hits and 11 RBI it s the longest active streak in the American League and the second longest in the AL this season, trailing only Aaron Judge s 21-game streak from April = 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 s tied for fifth in the American League with 19 walks and ranks sixth with a.429 on-base percentage. = Despite starting 0-for-11, he s batting.309/.429/.526 in 97 at-bats he had exactly 97 at-bats with Kansas City in 2017 and hit just.144/.245/.258.

4 This & That A HOMECOMING FOR ADAM--The Royals yesterday selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Jason Adam (#50) and optioned right-handed pitcher Scott Barlow to Omaha (AAA)...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 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 Storm Chasers on Thursday striking out the side on 11 pitches 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. NEGRO LEAGUE SALUTE TOMORROW--Kansas City s annual Salute to the Negro Leagues will take place tomorrow 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. KENNEDY CONTINUES STRONG START--The only thing evading Ian Kennedy is success in the win column as the veteran hurler has posted a solid 2.92 ERA through his first seven starts of the year...last night was arguably his best outing, tossing 6.0 shutout innings allowing six hits and a walk while fanning seven...he was particularly impressive in the fifth inning after the first two hitters reached on base hits, but Kennedy then struck out the side to avoid any damage...he also worked out of a first and third, one-out jam in the sixth with a strikeout and fly ball...his work in the fifth and sixth last night was consistent with his work all season when the opposition has put runners in scoring position, as Kennedy is holding opponents to a.119 average (5-for-42) in RISP situations this year, including 0-for- 6 last night...since joining the Royals in 2016, he has limited opponents to a.214 mark (57-for-266) with runners in scoring position. 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.370 (17-for-46) while hitting safely in 10 of 12 games since he was activated from a left hip labral tear while upping his season average 130 points from.174 prior to the injury to.304 entering today...he s gone 8-for-17 (.471) in the last four 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 hit in nine of 12 games since returning at a.292 clip (14-for-48) with a three doubles, two homers and six RBI. ROAD WORK AHEAD--The Royals will spend a portion of Monday s off day traveling to Baltimore where the club will kickoff a six-game journey with a trio at Oriole Park in Camden Yards...after the three night games vs. the O s, Kansas City will head to Cleveland for its second visit to Progressive Field in 2018 after going 1-2 there during a frigid weekend in early April...the Royals were 3-3 vs. the Orioles last year, going winless in three tries in Baltimore, but reversing that with three wins in Kauffman Stadium...KC trails the all-time series by a margin, including a mark in Baltimore, in Camden Yards. 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 365th consecutive game last night, 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 196. 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). FOUR TO GO FOR ANOTHER MANAGERIAL MILESTONE--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his eighth full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, he enters today with 1,096 career wins, which is good for sixth among active managers and only four shy of 1,100...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 also sixth among active managers in games (2,252)...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) Zimmermann (career) Boyd (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 2/5 4/19 Pct ERA ER/IP 102/ / / /287.0

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 6 Duda J. Garcia 60 Escobar R. Tepera 58 Goins BOS A. Reed 49 Gordon /3/18 DET M. Fiers 5 Jay /5/17 TB E. Ramirez 331 Merrifield DET F. Liriano 46 Moustakas /27/18 CWS R. Lopez 30 Perez /3/18 DET M. Fiers 4 Soler /3/18 DET C. Bell 5 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 (4x) 2 - Goins g Gordon g 4 g (2x) - - Jay g 5 g (4/30-pres) 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 10 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 4 BOS Pitchers 24 CLE Almonte 56 CWS Butera 13 CLE Cuthbert 3 BOS Duda 11 DET Escobar 10 4/25/18 vs. MIL Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Goins 23 MIN Gordon 39 9/8/17 vs. MIN Jay 213 PHI Merrifield 27 DET Moustakas 14 4/10/18 vs. SEA Perez 29 MIN Soler 9 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 4/17 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 2018 Transactions Date Player Transaction 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 5/4 RHP-Jason Adam Selected from Omaha RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Starts by Batting Order 1st: Almonte (0-1), Jay (4-17), Merrifield (6-4) 2nd: Almonte (0-1), Cuthbert (1-0), Merrifield (4-16), Moustakas (2-2), Soler (3-3) 3rd: Cuthbert (1-0), Moustakas (7-20), Perez (2-2) 4th: Cuthbert (2-3), Duda (2-14), Perez (3-5), Soler (3-0) 5th: Cuthbert (3-7), 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 (3-3), Orlando (1-2), Soler (1-8) 7th: Almonte (0-2), Cuthbert (1-1), Duda (2-0), 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 (3-5) 9th: Butera (5-12), Escobar (3-5), Gallagher (1-5), Gordon (1-0) 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 5/4 Detroit 5 Duda safe at 1B 0-0 1:31 Overturned Opp McCann safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 0:32 Overturned KC 9-0 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (0-7), Hammel (0-6), Junis (4-2), Kennedy (3-4), Oaks (0-1), Skoglund (3-2) C: Butera (5-12), Gallagher (1-5), Perez (4-5) 1B: Cuthbert (4-4), Duda (5-17), Merrifield (1-1) 2B: Goins (2-6), Merrifield (8-15) 3B: Cuthbert (4-5), Moustakas (6-17) SS: Escobar (10-22) LF: Gordon (4-8), Jay (5-12), Orlando (1-2) CF: Almonte (3-7), Gordon (3-4), Jay (1-5), Merrifield (0-1), Orlando (3-5) RF: Jay (1-2), Merrifield (1-2), Soler (8-18) DH: Cuthbert (2-6), Duda (1-4), Gallagher (1-0), Jay (1-2), Merrifield (0-1), Moustakas (3-5), 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 2-4 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 - 2 5/4 vs. DET (8th inning, 3 hits) 5 runs - 2 DET (6th inning, 3 hits) 6 runs runs 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

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 times, last: May 4 vs. Detroit 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 2 May 4 vs. Detroit 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 Twice, last: May 4 vs. Detroit 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 3 Soler (May 3 vs. Detroit) 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 11 times, last: Escobar (May 4 vs. Detroit) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 14 Moustakas (April 8-22) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Hammel (April Detroit-1) Most innings pitched, reliever 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) 3 McCarthy (April 22-May 3) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 2 April 28-29, May 3-4 Longest winning streak, home 4 April 28-May 4 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 Thrice, last: May 4 vs. Detroit (trailed 0-2 after 7 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 2 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Damon-156) 29 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 break 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 4 wins for 1,100 career Lead after six innings: 5-4 Lead after seven innings: 6-3 Lead after eight innings: 8-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 4-3 Score first: 6-9 Score more than three runs: 7-8 Hit home run: 7-12 Series opener: or more hits: 4-9 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 5-1 Tied after seven innings: 2-3 Tied after eight innings: 0-4 Starter works 6.0 IP: 3-5 Opponents score first: 5-14 Score three runs or less: 3-14 Do not homer: 3-10 Series finale: 3-7 Opponents 10 or more hits: 3-12 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): 4/4 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/3 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 6/12 Errorless games by KC: 7-11 Extra Innings 1-3

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 (3-1) 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 W, T4-7.0 Boyer (R, 1-0) Stumpf Herrera (6) 24, ,271 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 (11-17) Minor League Report NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (9-18) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (13-14) R H E LOB New Orleans (Marlins) Omaha LP: Jonathan Dziedzic (0-4) HR: None New Orleans broke a 1-1 tie with six runs in the sixth inning to take the series opener from Omaha. Jonathan Dziedzic allowed just one run through his first 5.0 innings of work before being tagged for six runs on five hits in the sixth. Hunter Dozier drove in a pair for the Storm Chasers, while Humberto Arteaga went 2-for-3 and Ramón Torres finished 2-for-4 with a double. R H E LOB Springfield (Cardinals) NW Arkansas LP: Foster Griffin (2-3) HR: None Springfield chased starter Foster Griffin with a fiverun fifth inning and earned a split of the four-game series with Northwest Arkansas. Anderson Miller went 2-for-4, including an RBI double, while Nicky Lopez reached three times on a pair of singles and a walk. Griffin was charged with four earned runs on six hits with three walks over 4.2 innings. Jake Kalish threw 3.1 scoreless innings of relief. R H E LOB Frederick (Orioles) Wilmington WP: Carter Hope (1-0) SV: Matthew Wynne (3) HR: Emmanuel Rivera (2) Emmanuel Rivera hit a go-ahead solo shot in the seventh and Wilmington never looked back in a win over Frederick. Rivera finished 2-for-3 on the night, while DJ Burt went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Brandon Downes collected three hits. Carter Hope earned the win in his Wilmington debut. Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (14-12) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division Burlington Royals (R) Appalachian League East Division Surprise Royals (R) Arizona League West Division R H E LOB Lexington Charleston (Yankees) Begin play June 15 vs. Ogden (Dodgers) Begin play June 19 at Elizabethton (Twins) Begin play in June Schedule TBA WP: Andres Sotillet (1-2) SV: Janser Lara (1) HR: Nick Pratto (4) Lexington used a five-run third to pull away. Nick Pratto went 3-for-5 with a double, a homer and two RBI. Matt Morales had three hits, while Seuly Matias and Marten Gasparini had two doubles. Janser Lara threw four scoreless innings in relief.