Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals Chicago White Sox (32-61) Guaranteed Rate Field - Saturday, July 14, 2018 Game #94 - Road Game #48 Fox Sports Kansas City and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, July Chicago White Sox: TBA vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (5-8, 6.59), 1:10 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports July 16-19: All-Star Break Tuesday, July 17: All-Star Game at Nationals Park (Washington, D.C.) Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart mikeside...this afternoon s game will be beamed home on Fox Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler on the call...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. White Sox vs. Royals The Sox took the series opener here last night as well as 6-2 lead in the season series...kansas City has a deficit in alltime work, including here in the Windy City and at Guaranteed Rate Field...the Royals, however, are still here since Date Site Score WP LP Att. 3/29 KC L, 7-14 Shields Duffy 36,517 3/31 KC L, 3-4 Farquhar Maurer 17,564 4/26 KC L, 3-6 Giolito Junis 18,315 4/27 KC L, 4-7 (11) Infante Hill /28-1 KC L, 0-8 Fulmer Oaks /28-2 KC W, 5-2 Skoglund Covey 16,070 4/29 KC W, 5-4 McCarthy Rondon Chi L, 6-9 Shields Keller 19,361 Chi Chi RALLY FALLS SHORT IN CHITOWN--Kansas City couldn t recover from a rough start in the series opener here last night, falling 9-6 to these White Sox...the Royals trailed 7-2 after six innings, but rallied to put the tying and go-ahead runs on base with two outs in the eighth...however, Jorge Bonifacio s drive to center was caught just in front of the fence, ending the rally...the Sox then tacked on two runs in the bottom of the inning on an Omar Narvaez two-run shot to put the game out of reach...rookie right-hander Brad Keller had his second-straight bumpy outing, allowing five runs on seven hits over 2.2 innings, in suffering his fourth loss of the year...offensively, the Royals plated four runs or more for the sixth time in their last seven games, but have just one win to show for it...whit Merrifield went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored, while Bonifacio drove in two in the sixth inning with a double to left...the loss was KC s 10th in 11 games so far this month and 31st in 37 contests since June 1. OFFENSE PICKING IT UP--After a prolonged slumber, the Royals bats have shown signs of waking up lately...in its last 10 games, Kansas City has scored 43 runs (4.3 per game), while batting.265 (94-for-355) with 21 doubles, two triples and nine homers for a.411 slugging percentage...in their previous 23 contests, the Royals scored a Major League-worst 46 runs (2.0 per game), while batting.180 (133-for-739), while slugging during that period, the Royals went 19-straight games scoring four runs or fewer (June 5-26). HOME STRETCH AHEAD--Kansas City will complete their pre-all Star work here tomorrow, then after taking the customary four days off for the Midsummer Classic next week, the club will open the second half with a six-game homestand against the Minnesota Twins (July 20-22) and Detroit Tigers (July 23-25)...both clubs will be making their second visits of the season to Kauffman Stadium...the Royals and Twins have split their first six contests of 2018, with Minnesota taking two of three at Target Field earlier on this trip...kc has the upper hand in season work against the Tigers, 6-4, taking three of four from Detroit at The K, May 3-6. RISP STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS--Despite plating six runs last night, the Royals went just 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position, using Jorge Bonifacio s two-double in the seventh and Whit Merrifield s RBI single in the eighth to climb back into the game...kc is 9-for-36 (.250) with RISP on the current trip, which includes going 5-for-9 on Tuesday in Minnesota, when the Royals scored nine runs...on the year, the club is hitting.219 in scoring situations, which ranks 29th among the 30 Major League clubs, ahead of Baltimore s.209 average. SALVY AND KT GOING TO DC--Catcher Salvador Perez and Assistant Athletic Trainer Kyle Turner will represent the Royals at the 89th Midsummer Classic, which is set for next Tuesday night at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C...Perez, 28, becomes the second player in franchise history to be named an All-Star as many as six times ( ), joining George Brett, who was a 13-time All-Star ( )...Salvy, who was selected by his peers in the American League is one of five players to be named to each All-Star Game since 2013, joining Paul Goldschmidt (Arizona), Chris Sale (Chicago White Sox, Boston), Max Scherzer (Detroit, Washington) and Mike Trout (LA Angels)...Turner is in his ninth season as the Royals Assistant Athletic Trainer and this will be his first All-Star Game...from , the Royals had more All-Star Game representatives than any other club, thanks to the back-to-back World Series appearances in KC had 20 All-Star players in that stretch, while the manager and coaching staff served in both 2015 in Cincinnati and 2016 in San Diego. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Danny Duffy (4-8, 4.89) vs. RHP Reynaldo Lopez (4-6, 3.77) Career Career Danny Duffy vs. White Sox Major League Record 4-8 (4.89 ERA) Reynaldo López vs. Royals Major League Record 4-6 (3.77 ERA) DANNY DUFFY makes his team-leading 20th start of the season and 150th of his career (178th appearance) it s his 23rd career outing (21st start) vs. the White Sox and third this season he signed a five-year extension in 2017, which runs through Danny s 2018 Starts 2021, and was originally selected in the third round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 3/29 vs. White Sox L, SIX SCORELESS IN MINNESOTA--Danny didn t figure into the decision in a 3-1 4/6 at Cleveland L, /11 vs. Seattle ND, loss at Target Field on Monday, despite recording 6.0 scoreless innings on six hits and two 4/17 at Toronto-2 ND, 4-5 (10) walks, with nine strikeouts he escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first and two-on, two-out 4/21 at Detroit L, /27 vs. White Sox ND, 4-7 (11) jams in the third and fifth to exit with a 1-0 lead Tim Hill surrendered two in the seventh, 5/2 at Boston L, however, and Brandon Maurer was charged with a run in the eighth en route to a 3-1 loss. 5/8 at Baltimore W, /13 at Cleveland L, STRIKEOUTS FOR A CAUSE--For every strikeout he records in 2018, Duffy will 5/19 vs. NY Yankees L, donate $1,000 to Noah s Bandage Project, a local foundation that provides fun bandages 5/24 at Texas W, /29 vs. Minnesota ND, 2-1 (14) to kids and raises money to fight childhood cancer from , he pledged $159,000 6/4 at LA Angels ND, ($500 per strikeout), before upping the ante this season, which has already reached 6/9 at Oakland W, /16 vs. Houston L, $95,000 through his first 19 starts the foundation is named for Noah Wilson, who lost 6/22 at Houston ND, a battle with bone cancer in 2015 his 765 career strikeouts are eighth most in Royals 6/27 at Milwaukee W, /3 vs. Cleveland L, history 166 behind Zack Greinke for seventh and second among left-handed pitchers, 7/9 at Minnesota ND, trailing only Paul Splittorff (1,057) Totals % Career Totals BOUNCING BACK--After going 1-6 with a 6.88 ERA (39 ER in 51.0 IP) through his first 10 starts, Duffy is 3-2 with a 3.07 ERA (19 ER in 55.2 IP) over his last nine since May 24 of the 20 runs he s allowed during that time, 17 have come in just three starts (4 R in 5.0 IP on June 4 at Anaheim, 7 R in 6.0 IP on June 16 vs. Houston and 6 R in 6.0 IP on July 3 vs. Cleveland) in the other six starts, he s allowed just three runs in 38.2 innings (0.70 ERA), including three scoreless starts. VS. LEFTIES--Despite overall success in nine starts since May 24, left-handed batters have hit.325 (13-for-40) during that stretch, after he held them to a.200 average (7-for-25) through his first 10 starts since 2012, he s allowed four HR in 615 plate appearances vs. LHB, second fewest in the Majors (min. 500 faced), trailing Trevor Rosenthal (3) the four were: Rougned Odor (July 22, 2016), Brian McCann (April 8, 2017), Kyle Seager (Aug. 6, 2017 (Game 1)) and Chris Davis (May 8, 2018). VS. WHITE SOX--Danny is 7-6 with a 4.55 ERA (56 ER in IP) in 20 career starts (22 appearances) vs. Chicago, and his seven wins are tied with Detroit for his most vs. any opponent after winning three straight from June 11-Sept. 18, 2016 including his only career complete game on Aug. 11 he s just 1-4 with a 7.88 ERA (28 ER in 32.0 IP) in six starts since the beginning of 2017, with just one quality start on Sept. 23, 2017, an 8-2 win that was his last win vs. an American League Central opponent, as he s 0-6 with a 7.43 ERA (38 ER in 46.0 IP) in nine starts since, including 0-5 in eight starts this season. ON THE ROAD--Duffy is 4-4 with a 3.89 ERA (30 ER in 69.1 IP) in 12 road starts this season, including 3-0 with a Major League-leading 1.43 ERA (6 ER in 37.2 IP) in his last six road starts since May 24 three of his last four road starts have been scoreless outings, a stretch in which he s allowed one run in 25.0 innings Duffy vs. White Sox Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jose Abreu Tim Anderson Matt Davidson Adam Engel Leury Garcia Ryan LaMarre Yoan Moncada Omar Narvaez Yolmer Sanchez Kevan Smith (0.36 ERA) at Oakland (June 9), at Houston (June 22), at Milwaukee (June 27) and at Minnesota (Monday) he s 4-3 with a 3.12 ERA (18 ER in 52.0 IP) in 12 outings (10 starts) here at Guaranteed Rate Field. Danny s Last Win: June 27, 2018 at Milwaukee (6.0 IP, 5-4 over Brent Suter) Danny s Last Loss: July 3, 2018 vs. Cleveland (6.0 IP, 4-6 loss to Shane Bieber) Danny s Strikeout High: 16, August 1, 2016 at Tampa Bay (8.0 IP in a 3-0 win over Chris Archer) (franchise record) Danny s Only Complete Game: August 11, 2016 vs. Chicago White Sox (9.0 IP in a 2-1 win over Carson Fulmer) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2018

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter TBA 2018 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: 192/272 (70.6%) Saves/Save Opp: 19/33 (57.8%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 124/51 (41.1%) Jason Adam 1st Batter Efficiency: 14/20 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/ Strikeout High: 4 on 5/21 at STL July 13 at CWS = Jason retired the White Sox in order last night in the seventh for his third straight scoreless outing hasn t allowed a run in five of six games since being recalled from Triple-A on June 27 (3.00 ERA) one of seven pitchers to make ML debut for KC this season, tied for second most in Majors with the Mets behind San Diego (9). = Adam is the 18th known player to play for the Royals after attending a Kansas City-area high school made his MLB debut May 5 against Detroit in Kansas City. Heath Fillmyer 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x), last: 7/13 at CWS July 13 at CWS = Heath worked 2.1 innings in relief last night, striking Yolmer Sanchez with the bases loaded to end the third he then pitched two scoreless before allowing a leadoff homer to Jose Abreu in the sixth he s the first Royals pitcher to throw 4.0+ innings in relief in ML debut since Dusty Hughes on Sept. 6, 2009 (4.1 IP). = He s the first Royal to pitch 2.0+ innings in first four career relief outings in a single season since Joel Johnston (1991) and first in ML since Casey Sadler (2014). Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 17/25 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: May 1, 2018 at BOS (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 7/10 at MIN July 10 at MIN (Win) = Brian earned the win Tuesday in Minnesota, working a season-high 4.0 scoreless innings with one hit allowed...it marked 14th time he s pitched at least 2.0 innings out of the bullpen, tied for fourth most in the Majors behind Pittsburgh s Tyler Glasnow (18), Tampa Bay s Austin Pruitt and Matt Andriese and Texas Jesse Chavez (15). = He s induced 12 double plays, the most by a reliever in the Major Leagues this season, leading Arizona s T.J. McFarland and Los Angeles Scott Alexander (11). = His 2.91 ERA out of the bullpen since debuting with Kansas City in 2016 is sixth-best among left-handed relievers in the AL (min. 400 batters faced). Jason Hammel 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 25, 2013 vs. TOR (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 10 on 5/27 at TEX July 10 at MIN = Jason made his first relief appearance since Sept. 18, 2014 on Tuesday, striking out two in a scoreless eighth before allowing an RBI triple to Max Kepler and an RBI single to Robbie Grossman in the ninth it snapped a run of 112 consecutive starts, including 50 with the Royals he went 2-11 with a 6.16 ERA in 18 starts. = He s 3-3 with a 4.01 ERA (44 ER in 98.2 IP) and four saves in 59 career relief appearances as opposed to a mark with a 4.65 ERA in 298 career starts. Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 24/39 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: June 22, 2018 at HOU (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 21/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 5/24 at TEX July 13 at CWS = Tim took over in the sixth last night, retiring Daniel Palka but then allowed a solo homer to Leury Garcia before setting down Omar Narvaez he struck out Ryan LaMarre to end the inning after two-out single by Tim Anderson he s allowed multiple hits in four of his last six outings and runs in three of his last six appearances. = Hill recorded his first victory on June 2 and his first save on June 22, becoming the first Royals pitcher to accomplish both in the same season since Kelvin Herrera did so in he s one of seven American League rookies to notch a save and one of four with a win and a save he s second among AL rookies in appearances (39). Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/14 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2017 vs. MIN (35th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/ Strikeout High: 2 on 6/16 vs. HOU July 9 at MIN = Brandon allowed a run to the Twins in the eighth Monday, issuing a one-out walk to Jorge Polanco and consecutive singles to Jake Cave and Joe Mauer. = He s 0-1 with a ERA (10 ER in 7.1 IP) in nine outings since being selected from Triple-A Omaha on June 15, his second stint with Kansas City this season. = He made seven straight scoreless outings (12.2 IP) with Omaha prior to his recall, a streak in which opponents hit.163 (7-for-43) with just one extra-base hit. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 26/35 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/ Strikeout High: 2 (6x), last: 7/7 vs. BOS July 13 at CWS = Kevin worked the eighth last night in Chicago, getting Jose Abreu and Leury Garcia to fly out around a one-out double by Daniel Palka but then surrendered a two-run, two-out home run to Omar Narvaez that increased Chicago s lead to 9-6 it marked just the fourth time in his last 18 outings that he has given up a run. = His 62.1 ground ball rate is third among AL relievers and the eighth-best mark in the Majors his ground ball to fly ball rate of 3.60 is fourth among AL relievers. = He s allowed homers in two of last three outings after 15 straight (15.2 IP) without giving one up went 3.0 scoreless in 7-6 win in 13 innings on May 1 in Boston, retiring nine batters on 24 pitches, becoming second pitcher since 2014 with 3.0 relief innings on 24 pitches or fewer, joining Ryan Webb (22) on Aug. 11, Wily Peralta 1st Batter Efficiency: 7/8 Saves/Save Opp: 2/2 (100.0%) Last Save: June 27, 2018 at MIL (2nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last: 6/25 vs. LAA July 8 vs. BOS = Wily hasn t pitched since a scoreless ninth inning July 8 against Boston when he issued two walks before getting a double play and a strikeout. he has a 1.17 ERA (1 ER in 7.2 IP) with two saves in eight outings since being selected from Triple-A on June 17, including seven straight scoreless outings (6.1 IP). = He posted a 4.37 ERA in 18 outings for Omaha but had a 1.96 ERA (5 ER in 23 IP) with 25 strikeouts over his last nine appearances dating back to May 12. Enny Romero (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (100.0%) Last Save: June 17, 2017 at NYM (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/18 vs. COL July 11 at BOS = Enny was charged with three runs on three hits Wednesday in Minnesota, allowing a two-run homer to Brian Dozier and a solo shot to Logan Morrison in the sixth he has a ERA (4 ER in 3.0 IP) in three outings with KC after posting a 7.50 ERA (5 ER in 6.0 IP) in two appearances each with Washington and Pittsburgh. = He finished with a career-best 3.56 ERA (22 ER in 55.2 IP) in 53 appearances for the Nats in 2017 he was claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh on July 5. Glenn Sparkman 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last: 7/11 at MIN July 11 at MIN (Loss) = Glenn relieved Burch Smith in the fourth inning Wednesday in Minnesota and was hit with the loss after allowing a pair of inherited runners to score and a run of his own to cross the plate in a three-run fourth before working a scoreless fifth inning he s 7-3 with a 3.96 ERA in 16 starts between Northwest Arkansas and Omaha. = He was selected by Toronto from Kansas City in the 2016 Rule 5 Draft but was returned to the Royals after being designated for assignment on July 2. Royals vs. White Sox 2018 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Adam Duffy Fillmyer Flynn Hammel Hill Keller Maurer McCarthy Peralta Romero Smith Sparkman

3 Hitting Notes Abraham Almonte This Series: Has not played This Trip: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Abraham has started just three of the Royals last 20 games: June 24 at Houston, June 25 vs. the Angels and last Sunday vs. Boston. = Almonte had a triple, two walks and a sacrifice fly on June 24 in Houston, snapping a 25-game streak without an RBI, in which he went 10-for-70. = He hasn t been charged with an error in center field since Aug. 20, 2014, converting all 259 chances at the position in 108 games (100 starts). Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 1-for-4, run, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP This Trip: 3-for-13 (.231), 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 6 g (8-25) = Jorge had a two-run double in the fifth last night, extending his hit streak to six games, in which he s batting.320/.370/.480 (8-for-25) with four doubles. = He has four HR and nine RBI in 16 career games vs. Chicago including HR in back-to-back games last July both of which are his most vs. any team. = He s batting.289 (13-for-45) in 12 games since returning from an 80-game suspension June 29 for violating MLB s Joint Drug Prevention & Treatment Program. = Bonifacio played in 13 games in a 15-day rehab assignment with Omaha (AAA) and hit.392/.466/.529 (20-for-51) with six extra-base hits and nine RBI. = He s one of seven Royals to start in RF, joining: Jorge Soler (52), Rosell Herrera (11), Jon Jay (9), Whit Merrifield (5), Paulo Orlando (2) & Hunter Dozier (2). Drew Butera This Series: Has not played This Trip: 1-for-4 Hit Streak: 2 g (3-8) = Drew went 1-for-4 Wednesday in Minnesota and is 4-for-his-last-11 (.364) on the heels of a 1-for-27 skid from May 27-July 4. = Butera has started two of the Royals last five games behind the plate, after starting in just three of the club s previous 18 games from June 17-July 7. = He hit.391/.417/.435 (9-for-23) vs. the White Sox in 2017, including a three-hit game on July 21 and a career-high four hits here on Aug. 13. = He made his sixth career pitching appearance (3rd with the Royals) Saturday vs. Boston, but retired just one of six batters and was charged with two runs, matching the total he allowed from his previous five outings (4.0 IP) among the nine position players to pitch for the Royals, he s the only one to do it three times. = He recorded his 100th career RBI on a solo HR on May 27 at Texas, but has none in 12 games since his 45 RBI with Kansas City are his most with any team. Hunter Dozier This Series: 0-for-3, run, BB This Trip: 2-for-8, 3 runs, 3B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Hunter walked and scored on Merrifield s single in the eighth inning last night, and has three runs in the last two games and scoring none in the previous eight. = Dozier s multi-hit game on Wednesday was his first since June 20 vs. Texas, snapping 6-for-44 (.136) stretch over 14 games in between. = He has started 45 of the Royals 53 games since his May 14 recall, including starts at: first base (37), third base (3), DH (3) and right field (2). = He had his first career RBI on Sept. 17, 2016 vs. the White Sox (Miguel Gonzalez), and he has reached safely in all eight games vs. AL Central teams in = Three of his four HR in 2018 have given the Royals a lead, two of which have come off Lance McCullers, Jr. on June 17 at home and June 23 in Houston. Lucas Duda This Series: 1-for-4, run, BB This Trip: 3-for-14 (.214), 2 runs, 3 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Lucas walked in the second last night and singled and scored in the eighth, and has reached in six of his last 11 plate appearances on the heels of a 0-for-13 skid. = Of his last 21 hits since May 5, 12 have gone for extra bases (4 of first 24 were XBH) in 2017, 58 of 92 hits went for extra bases (63%), second best in the Majors. = Duda tripled on July 6 vs. Boston for the first time since July 17, 2011 (791 games in between), after hitting three triples in his previous 14 games in = He hit a three-run HR in the first inning on Opening Day at Kauffman Stadium, becoming the fifth to HR in his first at-bat as a Royal, according to Elias. = He missed six weeks from May 14-June 23 with right foot plantar fasciitis, and had a season-high eight-game hit streak around the injury, batting.367 (11-for-30). Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-4, RBI This Trip: 4-for-15 (.267), run, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Esky went 0-for-4 last night and reached on an E5 that scored Duda in the eighth, snapping his seven-game hit streak, in which he hit.296 (8-for-27). = He doubled in consecutive games on July 7 and 9 on the heels of a 12-game drought without an extra-base hit his 197 doubles as a Royal are nine shy of Eric Hosmer for 10th in franchise history all but two of them (195) have come as a shortstop, 78 more than Freddie Patek for most by a Royals shortstop. = He has three stolen bases this season already one shy of his 2017 total and is one shy of matching Johnny Damon (156) for eighth in Royals history. = Alcides did not play July 8 for the first time since Sept. 25, 2015, snapping his streak of consecutive starts at 421, the longest streak in Royals history, according to Elias, and the longest in the Majors since Miguel Tejada (558) from the first 407 of those 421 were at shortstop, which was the longest such streak since Cal Ripken Jr. started in 2,216 straight at shortstop from Esky is the only Royal to start 162 games in a season, and he s done it thrice (2017, 16 and 14). = He s hit three HR in 2018, all of which have tied or given the Royals a lead, including his first career walk-off HR on May 29 vs. Minnesota in the 14th inning. Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-4, 2B This Trip: 5-for-15 (.333), 3 runs, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Alex doubled in the second last night, the 499th extra-base hit of his career, one shy of becoming the 14th active left-handed batter with 500 and fifth Royal (either side), joining: George Brett (1,119), Hal McRae (681), Frank White (625) and Amos Otis (623) his 166 HR are three behind Hal McRae for fourth in Royals history. = He stole home on a double steal on July 4 vs. Cleveland the first by a Royal since Alex Rios in 2015 but yesterday Elias changed it to a caught stealing, E4. = He s batting.301/.368/.451 (34-for-113) at Guaranteed Rate Field since the start of 2014 and has reached safely in 29 of 32 games during that stretch. = Gordon s eight outfield assists are one shy of the American League lead and his 90 career are most in the Majors since 2010, two more than Gerardo Parra. = He s been hit-by-pitch seven times this season, extending his Royals record to more than anyone else and tied for 10th among active players. Whit Merrifield This Series: 2-for-4, 2 runs, RBI, BB This Trip: 5-for-15 (.333), 4 runs, 2 2B, RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Whit walked and scored in the third last night, singled and scored in the seventh and had an RBI single in the eighth, extending his on-base streak to 14 games since June 27, in which he s batting.431/.477/.586 (25-for-58) with eight multi-hit efforts his 77 multi-hit games since 2017 are seventh most in the American League. = Merrifield had a career-high five hits Sunday vs. Boston, the first five-hit game by a Royal since Eric Hosmer on July 26, 2017 at Detroit. = He s batting.299/.364/.455 (46-for-154) with 31 RBI in 39 career games vs. the White Sox, including a career-high five RBI here on Aug. 13, = He s tied for fifth in the American League with 16 steals this year, after leading the AL last season with 34 he has a Major League-best nine steals of third base in 2018 and is 19-for-21 in his career when stealing third, the third-most such steals in the AL since his 2016 debut, trailing Rajai Davis (22) and Jose Altuve (20). = His.356 average (26-for-73) in the first inning ranks second in the American League (min. 80 PA) and his.413 on-base percentage ranks third. = He has started 89 of the Royals 93 games, including starts at: second base (60), center field (12), right field (7), first base (5) and designated hitter (5). = Since the start of last season, he s the only player in the Majors with at least 50 doubles (61) and 50 stolen bases (50, most in the American League). Adalberto Mondesi This Series: 1-for-4, run This Trip: 4-for-15 (.267), 2 runs, HR, 4 RBI, BB, SB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-12) = Adalberto singled and scored on Bonifacio s two-run double in the seventh inning last night, extending his hit streak to three games. = Mondesi had a career-high four RBI on Tuesday in Minnesota, three of which came on a HR, making him the first Royals shortstop other than Alcides Escobar to HR since Yuniesky Betancourt on June 6, 2012 ten of his 18 starts have come at SS, and he s the only Royal to start there other than Escobar sicne Sept. 26, = In 20 games since his June 17 recall, Mondesi leads the Royals with 12 runs and ranks second only to Mike Moustakas (12) with 10 RBI. = After batting.184 (7-for-38) with four RBI through his first 12 games, he s batting.290/.313/.419 (9-for-31) with six RBI in his last eight since July 3. Mike Moustakas This Series: 0-for-4, HBP This Trip: 4-for-17 (.235), 3 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Mike went 0-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch last night, after recording his ninth career multi-hr game Wednesday in Minnesota and second this season (also: May 8 in Baltimore) his nine multi-hr games trail only George Brett (17) and Mike Sweeney (16) in Royals history he has five HR and 10 RBI in his last 12 games. = After hitting a club record 38 HR in 2017, he needs just 11 HR in the Royals last 69 games to become the first in club history with consecutive 30-HR seasons. = Of his 57 HR since the start of 2017, 35 have come on the road (61%), second most in the Majors during that time behind only Giancarlo Stanton s 40. = Moustakas leads the Royals with 58 RBI 20 more than anyone else and has eight games with at least three RBI, one shy of J.D. Martinez for the AL lead. = He s slugging.544 with seven HR in 25 games vs. the White Sox since 2017, and is 4-for-13 lifetime vs. Reynaldo López with three solo HR. Paulo Orlando This Series: n/a This Trip: n/a Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Paulo was recalled from Omaha (AAA) yesterday to take the place of Rosell Herrera, who was placed on the Paternity List. = This is Orlando s third stint with the Royals this season (also: Opening Day-April 24 and June 7-23) and he s made 21 starts, 12 of which have come in CF. = Orlando hasn t played since Sunday due to the Triple-A All-Star break he had a hit in each of his last 11 games with Omaha, batting.366/.381/.512 (15-for-41). = He made his ML debut April 9, 2015 vs. Chicago and tripled for his first hit he hit.338 (25-for-74) in his first 20 games vs. Chicago, but is just 6-for-49 since. Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-4, RBI This Trip: 5-for-18 (.278), run, 2B, HR, 5 RBI Hit Streak: 4 g (5-18) = Salvy went 1-for-4 with a sacrifice fly last night, his sixth RBI in the last five games on the heels of a 26-game stretch from June 5-July 6 in which he had just two. = He hit a three-run HR in the first inning of Wednesday s 8-5 loss in Minnesota, his first HR since June 10, snapping a 23-game drought, his longest since = Perez was named to his sixth-straight All-Star Game Sunday, becoming the second Royal to be an All-Star as many as six times, joining George Brett (13, ) he s one of five to be named an All-Star in each of the last six seasons (since 2013), joining: Paul Goldschmidt, Chris Sale, Max Scherzer & Mike Trout. = He s hit safely in nine of his last 10 games vs. the White Sox, in which he s batting.375/.381/.550 (15-for-40), including a hit in all six games in = He s thrown out 11 of 27 would-be base stealers, tied for fourth most in the AL, behind Jonathan Lucroy (16), James McCann (13) & Chance Sisco (12) he s thrown out 126 would-be base stealers since 2013, second most in the Majors behind Lucroy s 141 he s three shy of Darrell Porter (149) for second in Royals history. = He has two pickoffs this season tied for second most in MLB behind Willson Contreras (4) and 21 in his career, most in the Majors since his debut in 2011.

4 This & That TIME CHANGE IN MINNESOTA--Major League Baseball announced yesterday that the Royals-Twins game on Saturday, August 4 will feature at 6:35 p.m. (CT) first-pitch as Minnesota will hold a pre-game ceremony to elect pitcher Johan Santana in the club s Hall of Fame...the contest was originally slated for a 6:10 p.m. start, while the other two games of the series on Friday, August 3 (7:10) and Sunday, August 5 (1:10) will remain the same. KEEPING HIS WHITS ABOUT HIM--Despite losing his hitting streak Wednesday in Minneapolis, Whit Merrifield has continued to be a catalyst in the Royals offense, going 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored last night...since June 25, Merrifield has reached base in 15 of 16 games, hitting safely in 14 of them, while batting.409/.452/.561 (27-for-66) with seven doubles, a homer and 10 runs scored...his run has helped him raise his season average above.300 for the first time this year, checking in today at he s collected two hits or more nine times in his last 16 contests, which included a career-best five hits against the Red Sox last Sunday afternoon...since the start of 2017, his 77 multi-hit games rank seventh in the American League...he s also the only player in the Majors with 50+ doubles (61) and 50+ steals (50) since the beginning of last season. DIVISIONAL WORK--Kansas City is in the midst of a stretch where it will play 21 of 28 games against AL Central competition, including a current stretch of 12 in a row that is dissected evenly by the All-Star break...the Royals are 1-3 on the current road trip through their first stops of the season in Minnesota and Chicago and this year overall within the Central...KC spent the entire month of June and first day of July playing only the Western Division when competing against the American League, while the interleague slate called for two vs. Cincinnati and two against Milwaukee...things didn t go well against the American League West, with the Royals going 4-19 during a 23-game stretch in June and finishing with a 7-26 mark on the year and KC has already completed play against the Western Division...the Royals are just 3-15 vs. the East to this point, winning once in Boston, once in Baltimore and once at home against the Yankees, while being swept in Toronto (0-3) and at home by the Red Sox (0-3) and Tampa Bay (0-3)...the Royals are 3-6 against the National League, with the NL Central the focus this season. DUPER DUPED AGAIN--For the second time on this road trip, replay guru Bill Duplissea misfired on a challenge last night when he asked New York to take a look at a play in the fifth inning where it appeared Ryan LaMarre had come off the bag at second after his leadoff hit...however, after a 1-minute, 21-second delay, MLB upheld the original call, ruling against Duper for the sixth time in 25 challenges this season (19-for-25)...he s now posted a 76.0% success rate, which is still tops in the Majors per numbers released yesterday, ahead of the Yankees (70.8%), San Francisco (70.6%) and Philadelphia (70.4%), the only other clubs above 70% for the year...dupe has made good on 67% of his challenges in his career (118-for-176), which ranks among the best, including a Major League best 71% success rate over the last three seasons (71-for-100). GORDO STILL BEING TESTED--Despite being the most prolific outfielder in assists since the start of 2010, baserunners continue to test Alex Gordon, who nabbed Logan Morrison at third base on Tuesday night at Target Field...it was Gordo s eighth outfield assist of the season, which is good for third in the AL and one behind league leaders Mitch Haniger and Leonys Martin and 90th since moving to the outfield from third base midway through his career total is two ahead of Colorado s Gerardo Parra (88) for the most in the Major Leagues since the start of 2010, while it s also the second-most in Royals history, behind only Amos Otis (116). WHERE S WHIT???--Kansas City utility man extraordinaire Whit Merrifield was back in his customary second base spot last night, after making the start in center field on Wednesday...now in his third big league season, Merrifield s name is likely to be somewhere near the top of the batting order, but where he ll play on a given day could be virtually anywhere on the diamond...since the first of June, he has started at second base (20 games), in center field (9 times), right field (3 times), at first base (twice) and as the DH (twice)...on the year, he s played four different defensive positions, including his normal location of second base (60 games), center field (14 games), first base (5 games) and right field (8 games)...he has played left field and third base in previous seasons, while also DH ing five times this year. MATIAS TO PLAY IN FUTURES GAME--Kansas City s minor league home run sensation, Seuly Matias, was announced last week as a member of the World Team for the 2018 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which will be played at 4:00 p.m. (EDT) Sunday at Nationals Park in Washington...Matias, 19, hit his minor league-leading 26th home run for Lexington (A) last Sunday, two more than Roberto Ramos, who is with Colorado s Double-A affiliate, Hartford...the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which is now in its 20th year, features the top Minor League prospects competing in a nine-inning contest as part of All-Star Sunday...the U.S. Team leads the all-time series, Major League Baseball, in conjunction with MLB.com, Baseball America and the 30 Major League Clubs, selected the 25 players currently on each team...each Major League organization is represented and players from all full-season Minor Leagues were eligible to be selected. ROYALS AND TIGERS IN OMAHA IN 19--Commissioner Rob Manfred was in Omaha on June 21 to announce that the Royals and Detroit Tigers will play a regular season game in TD Ameritrade Park next June 13 to celebrate the start of the 2019 College World Series...the announcement made in conjunction with the NCAA, was attended by Royals General Manager Dayton Moore, his counterpart with the Tigers, Al Avila, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert, the President/CEO of the Omaha Storm Chasers Gary Green and was emceed by ESPN s Karl Ravech...the game will be the completion of a three-game home series for the Royals where the June games will be played in Kauffman Stadium before taking the finale to Omaha...ESPN will televise the prime-time contest nationally. KC S TOP SKIPPER--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost recorded his 1,100th career win on May 18 vs. the Yankees and has since upped that career total to 1,112, which is good for seventh on the all-time list among active skippers, while Detroit s Ron Gardenhire is next in the eighth spot with 1,108 career wins...ned has a regular season record at the helm for the Royals, blowing past Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,313)...his postseason winning pct. of.710 (22-9) is tops among all managers in history who have worked at least 20 playoff games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers ( )...he compiled a record with the Brew Crew including a mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff ( ). vs. White Sox (2018) vs. White Sox (career) On Road (career) Lopez (career) Giolito (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 Bonifacio Butera Dozier Duda Escobar Gordon Merrifield Mondesi Moustakas Orlando Perez Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Heath Fillmyer Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Brad Keller Ian Kennedy Trevor Oaks Eric Skoglund Burch Smith Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Duffy Fillmyer Hammel Junis Keller Kennedy Oaks Skoglund Smith Total Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Starts CS/ATT 2/17 0/4 12/28 14/49 Pct ERA ER/IP 188/ / / /825.0

5 2018 Royals Home Runs vs. on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Almonte /5/18 DET B. Hardy 83 Bonifacio /30/17 ARI A. Bradley 49 Butera TEX C. Hamels 38 Dozier HOU L. McCullers Jr. 46 Duda /7/18 BOS D. Price 21 Escobar OAK P. Blackburn 103 Gordon MIN A. Reed 7 Merrifield /2/18 CLE C. Kluber 39 Mondesi MIN A. Slegers 11 Moustakas MIN A. Busenitz 4 Orlando /28/17 DET W. Saupold 83 Perez MIN L. Lynn 8 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, 7th inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Salvador Perez Baltimore, 1st inning) - Franchise total: 129; Twice in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, 7th inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas Minnesota, 2 solos, off Lance Lynn, Alan Busenitz) Thrice in Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Mike Moustakas and Lucas Duda (4/17/18 at Toronto-1, 3rd inning off Jaime Garcia) - Once in 2018 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez Baltimore, 1st inning) - Once in 2018 Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas Oakland, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez and Alex Gordon Baltimore, 1st inning) - ties franchise record Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (7/2/18 vs. Cleveland) - Franchise total: 95 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alcides Escobar (5/29/18 vs. Minnesota, 14th inning off Taylor Rogers) - Franchise total: 70; Once in 2018 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Evan Gattis, Houston Astros Minute Maid Park, off Heath Fillmyer, 8th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Yan Gomes, Cleveland Indians Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 6th inning) - 8 in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, off Scott Service, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Miguel Andujar and Austin Romine, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, off Jason Adam, 9th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox Kauffman Stadium, off Jason Hammel) Inside-the-Park: Last: Aaron Hicks, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 3rd inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Rangers Globe Life Park, off Kevin McCarthy, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 4th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago White Sox U.S. Cellular Field, off Anthony Lerew, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox Fenway Park, off Danny Duffy) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang) 2018 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players Total Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Almonte g 6 g (4/20-28) 1 - Bonifacio g 6 g (7/6-pres) 1 - Butera g Dozier g 5 g (6/4-8) 7 - Duda g 8 g (5/9-6/25) 1 - Escobar g 7 g (7/3-11) 8 - Gordon g 8 g (5/22-6/1) 5 - Merrifield g 12 g (2x) 5 - Mondesi g 3 g (6/26-29) 2 - Moustakas g 14 g (4/8-22) 16 2 Orlando g 5 g (4/9-15) 5 - Perez g 7 g (4/26-5/1) 3 - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Andrew Heaney, Los Angeles Angels, June 5, 2018 at Angel Stadium (Angels, 1-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York Yankees (6-0) & vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: August 27-28, Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: August 26-28, Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy Oakland, June 9, 2018 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): June 25, 2018 vs. Los Angeles Angels, 2-0 Keller (7.0), Hill (0.0) McCarthy (1.0), Peralta (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: Whit Merrifield, July 8, 2018 vs. Boston (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Ryan Goins, May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota, (2nd inning) Royals Five-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, May 8, Baltimore Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 7, 2018 vs. Boston Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Taylor Motter, Seattle, April 9, 2018 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Ian Kennedy, May 21, St. Louis Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), May 18, 2018 vs. New York Yankees - Twice in Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Gregor Blanco vs. Arizona, October 1, 2017 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: May 29, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2-1 in 14 innings) Royals Bat Around: May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2nd inning - 7 runs) - 5 times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 21-23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: July 6-8, 2018 vs. Boston Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: June 29-July 1, Seattle Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 CWS Pitchers 1 MIN Almonte 83 CWS Bonifacio 15 NYY Butera 7 HOU Dozier 8 6/25/18 vs. LAA Duda 27 DET Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Escobar 0 CWS Gordon 14 HOU Merrifield 2 MIN Mondesi 3 7/8/18 vs. BOS Moustakas 12 HOU Orlando 8 TOR Perez 78 MIN