Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals (18-19) Kauffman Stadium - Monday, May 16, 2016 Game #38 - Home Game #18 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD), ESPN & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, May 17 vs. Boston Red Sox: LHP David Price (5-1, 6.00) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (4-3, 3.25), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, May 18 vs. Boston Red Sox: RHP Steven Wright (3-3, 2.36) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (4-3, 3.51), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, May 19: Travel day to Chicago Friday, May Chicago White Sox: RHP Dillon Gee (0-1, 3.12) vs. TBA, 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, May Chicago White Sox: LHP Danny Duffy (0-0, 2.57) vs. TBA, 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, May Chicago White Sox: RHP Yordano Ventura (3-2+ tonight) vs. TBA, 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials...tonight s contest is being televised by FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call...the pre and postgame shows, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery...tonight s tilt is also being televised nationally on ESPN with Dave Flemming, Dallas Braden and Eduardo Perez describing the action. Royals vs. Red Sox Tonight is scheduled to be the first of six games between these clubs, with the BoSox here thru Wednesday and then KC slated for a visit to Fenway in late August...the Royals were 3-4 vs. Boston last year, including a 1-2 mark here...kansas City trails the all-time series by a mark, but holds a advantage in KC, specifically in Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 5/16 KC 5/17 KC 5/18 KC Bos Bos Bos SERIES DROUGHT HALTED IN WALK-OFF FASHION--It took a season-long 13 innings to complete, but the Royals finally put an end to their five-series victory drought with a 4-2 win over the Braves on Sunday...the contest ended with Kendrys Morales clubbing a 3-2 pitch over the wall to dead-center to break the 2-2 deadlock and give KC its first series victory since beating Baltimore here on April the Royals tied a club record by employing nine pitchers in the overtime affair, with Chien-Ming Wang working a scoreless 13th and being rewarded with his second win as a Royal...Danny Duffy made the start, but was on a pitch limit and could only go 3.0 innings...he was followed by the entire bullpen and as luck would have it, the only hiccup came from Kansas City s one sure thing, when Wade Davis was touched for his first two runs of the year when trying to closeout the ninth inning...it was is first blown save since taking over the closer role for an injured Greg Holland last September...the most dominant relief performance on Sunday came from rookie Scott Alexander, who retired nine of 10 he faced in 3.0 frames...alcides Escobar led the offensive attack with his second four-hit game of the year, while Eric Hosmer added a pair of knocks. WAY AHEAD OF WALK-OFF PACE--Yesterday s game-ending blast by Kendrys Morales secured Kansas City s third walk-off win of the year, joining the April 10 win over Minnesota and May 3 vs. the Washington Nationals...last year, the Royals didn t walk an opponent off until July 3 in the 77th game of the year...the Royals and Yankees were the last two teams in baseball to have a walk-off last year and each club accomplished it on July 3...as for Morales, it was his third career walk-off home run, first that didn t involve the Seattle Mariners...he hit a walk-off grand slam to beat the M s while playing for the Angels on May 29, 2010, but then missed the remainder of that year and the entire 2011 campaign after fracturing his ankle in the celebration...k-mo then ended a game as a member of the Mariners on June 23, 2013 with a blast. BONUS BASEBALL--Yesterday s 13-inning victory was just the second overtime affair for the Royals this year, also winning a 10-inning contest over Minnesota back on April 10...Kansas City was 10-6 in regular season extra-inning games last year, but then tacked on two more in the World Series, capping the title with a 12-inning win in Game #5. ODD DAY FOR WADE--Closer Wade Davis was charged with the blown save on Sunday, when the Braves plated a pair of ninth inning runs to send the game to extra innings...it was the first time he s been scored upon this year and his first failed save conversion since taking over the closer role after Greg Holland went down last September...Davis was 16 for his last 16 save opportunities entering yesterday, not including his 4-for-4 run through last year s postseason...his last blown save prior to yesterday was on July 12 here vs. Toronto. UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY--The Royals are now a game below.500 with yesterday s win, the latest the club has been below break-even since July 22, 2014 at the 2014 club rectified the situation by reeling off five consecutive wins and 23 out of 29 to climb back into the race and eventually land a spot in the A.L. Wild Card game and ultimately won the American League championship...the biggest issue has been KC s play on the road, going 7-13 to this point, but just 3-12 in the last 15 after a 4-1 road start...entering 2016, KC was the best away team in the Majors from , posting a ledger, two more wins than the Dodgers ( ). TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Rick Porcello (6-1, 3.11) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (3-2, 4.62) Career Career Rick Porcello vs. Royals Major League Record 6-1 (0.99 ERA) Yordano Ventura vs. Red Sox Major League Record 3-2 (4.62 ERA) YORDANO VENTURA makes his eighth start of the year, the 69th of his career and 70th overall appearance, with tonight his fourth career outing against the Red Sox...the 24-year-old right-hander is in the second of a five-year deal that includes two club options, which he signed on April 4, BACK IN THE WINNER S CIRCLE--After back-to-back losses, Yordano rebounded with a 7-3 victory last Wednesday in the Bronx...it was his third quality start, allowing three runs on six hits over 6.0 innings...his roughest frame was the second when he needed 31 pitches to navigate through a two-run frame...it was his first road victory of the season and seventh-straight against an American League East member, which dates back to an 8-3 triumph here vs. Tampa Bay on July 8, at 24 years, 343 days old, Yordano became the youngest Royal to win 30 games since Zack Greinke earned his 30th win on August 3, 2008 (24 years, 287 days)...he s the eighth KC hurler to win 30 games prior to his 25th birthday. SOLID NUMBERS SINCE RECALL--On July 21, 2015, Yordano was optioned to Omaha (AAA), but was recalled the following day after Jason Vargas was placed on the disabled list...since that date, he is tied for the fourth-most wins in the American League, going 12-3 with a 3.56 ERA (49 ER in IP)...he s also seventh in opponents average (.225) and 12th in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (8.49) during that stretch among pitchers that have worked at least innings. WALKS STILL AN ISSUE--Yordano surrendered three free passes in 6.0 innings last Wednesday, but still leads the Junior Circuit, having issued 28 walks in 37.0 innings (6.81 per 9.0 innings) this season...he s walked at least two in every start and tied a career high with six freebies on two occasions...last season, Ventura gave out 58 bases on balls in frames (3.20 per 9.0 innings), while his career walks-per-9.0-innings ratio is 3.63 (161 BB in IP) SLOWING THE RUN GAME--Ventura has allowed just three stolen bases in eight attempts in his career innings...since 1950, only left-hander Don Rudolph ( ) has thrown more innings (450.1) and given up fewer stolen bases (two)...he s one of 13 A.L. hurlers (min. 7 starts) that has not allowed a stolen base this year. VS. BOSOX--Yordano is 1-2 with a 5.19 ERA (10 ER in 17.1 IP) in three starts against the Red Sox...he earned the lone win last season, allowing one run over 6.0 innings in a 6-3 triumph at Fenway Park August 22...the Sox are the last A.L. East club to beat Ventura, handing him a 4-2 setback here on September 12, BEAST OF THE EAST-- Ace improved to 9-3 all-time against the A.L. East in his last outing at Yankee Stadium...he s won each of his last seven starts against the division, defeating every member at least once in that stretch...ventura has a 3.19 career ERA (32 ER in 90.1 IP) vs. the East, his best against any division, while since 2014, his.750 winning percentage ranks third among pitchers with at least 10 decisions. BACK AT HOME--After three consecutive starts on the road Ventura makes his fourth appearance at Kauffman Stadium, entering at 2-0 with a 2.65 ERA (5 ER in 17.0 IP)...he s held opponents to the fifth-lowest batting average (.177) in the A.L. at home this season among hurlers that have pitched at least 15.0 innings...last Ventura vs. Red Sox Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Mookie Betts Xander Bogaerts Jackie Bradley, Jr Brock Holt David Ortiz Dustin Pedroia Hanley Ramirez Josh Rutledge Travis Shaw Christian Vazquez Yordano s 2016 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/8 Minnesota ND, Houston ND, /19 Detroit W, /24 Baltimore W, Seattle L, Cleveland L, N.Y. Yankees W, Totals % Career Totals season, he went 7-5 with a 3.84 ERA here, which included a stretch of five starts between July 26 and September 2, where he was 4-0 and allowed four earned runs in 33.0 innings (1.09 ERA)...he s at The K all-time, posting a 3.37 ERA and holding the opposition to a.233 average in 34 home starts and 35 appearances. Yordano s Last Win: May 11 at New York Yankees (6.0 IP, 7-3 over Michael Pineda) Yordano s Last Loss: May 6, 2016 at Cleveland (4.0 IP, 1-7 to Danny Salazar) Yordano s Strikeout High: 11 (3x), last: October 3, 2015 at Minnesota (7.0 IP, 5-1 win over Blaine Boyer) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2016

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Ian Kennedy = Ian will make his eighth start of the season tomorrow evening, his 214th big league outing...he s 4-3 with a 3.25 ERA thus far in = Kennedy suffered his third setback of the year, 7-3, last Thursday in the series finale at Yankee Stadium...the righty allowed just five hits in 6.1 innings, however three of them left the ballpark as he was charged with seven runs...marked his first time allowing three homers in a game since May 28 of last season. = He has posted a 5.14 ERA (4 ER in 7.0 IP) in the first inning of his starts and a 2.89 ERA (12 ER in 37.1 IP) after the first. = The 31-year-old righty faces Boston for just the second time in his career...he suffered a 6-3 loss to the Red Sox on June 15, 2010, allowing six runs on nine hits in 6.0 innings as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks...he s 2-7 all-time against A.L. East members. = Ian makes his third start here at The K, having gone 1-1 with a 1.38 ERA (2 ER in 13.0 IP) in his first two outings...he s with a 3.71 ERA in 101 career home outings with the Yankees ( ), Arizona ( ), San Diego ( ) and Kansas City (2016) 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: 79/108 (73.1%) Saves/Save Opp: 9/14 (64.2%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 47/15 (31.9%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 4 on May 15 vs. ATL May 15 vs. Atlanta = Scott worked 3.0 scoreless innings yesterday, retiring nine of the 10 hitters he faced...he collected a career high four strikeouts, the most by a Royals reliever since September 20 of last season...he s allowed no walks and recorded seven K s in 5.2 frames since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) last Thursday. = Made his Major League debut last September 2 vs. Detroit had a 4.50 ERA (3 ER in 6 IP) in four appearances for the Royals last September. = Was named Omaha Pitcher of the Year in 2015 after posting a 2.56 ERA (18 ER in 63.1 IP) with a 2-3 record in 41 appearances. Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/13 Saves/Save Opp: 8/9 (88.9%) Last Save: May 1, 2016 at SEA (28th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 2 (4x) last, April 30 at SEA May 15 vs. Atlanta = Wade suffered his first blown save of the season yesterday, allowing two Atlanta runs in the ninth inning...he had converted 25 of his previous 26 opportunities, dating back to the start of yesterday also marked just the third time he s allowed multiple runs in a relief outing since joining the Royals in = He allowed three hits yesterday after giving up three hits in his first 12 appearances...still ranks eighth among A.L. relievers with a.146 opponents average, while he s 10th among that group with a 1.42 ERA (2 ER in 12.2 IP)...his 1.01 ERA (17 ER in IP) since the start of 2014 is tops among MLB relief pitchers. = Led Major League relievers with a 0.94 ERA in 2015, the lowest mark by a reliever in franchise history, topping previous record he set in 2014 (1.00). Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last May 10 at NYY May 15 vs. Atlanta = Brian recorded a scoreless fifth inning yesterday, stranding an inherited runner, entering with a man on first...he s made three relief appearances this season after being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on May 6. = Went 2-1 with a 3.94 ERA (7 ER in 16.0 IP) in six appearances (one start) at Omaha made one appearance there in 2015 before suffering a season-ending lat injury. = Flynn made his second big league start vs. Atlanta on September 12, 2013 with Miami, suffering a 6-1 loss after allowing six runs in 4.0 innings. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/19 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. MIN (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/ Strikeout High: 2 (6x) last, April 27 at LAA May 15 vs. Atlanta = Kelvin worked around a one-out single by Freddie Freeman to record a scoreless eighth inning yesterday...since suffering his first loss of the season in the Bronx last Tuesday, he s made three scoreless appearances, retiring nine of the last 10 hitters he s faced...held opponents scoreless in 18 of his 19 outings this year. = His 15-straight scoreless appearances to open the year tied for the fourth-longest streak to start a season in franchise history...tied for third in the A.L. in appearances (19) and tied for ninth among the league s relief pitchers with 22 strikeouts. = Named an American League All-Star for the first time in 2015 he has recorded 13-straight scoreless appearances at home, dating back to August 27, Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/16 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 11, 2015 vs. DET (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/ Strikeout High: 3 on last May 10 at NYY May 15 vs. Atlanta = Luke worked around a pair of two-out singles for a scoreless sixth yesterday...he s made four-straight scoreless appearances since allowing a season-high three runs against the Nationals here on May 3...he s stranded 16 of his 17 inherited runners (94.1 percent), tied for third in the Majors (min. 15 inherited runners). = He has a 2.10 ERA (8 ER in 34.1 IP) in 33 appearances at home since the start of 2015, opposed to a 5.46 ERA (19 ER in 31.1 IP) on the road. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 2 on May 15 vs. ATL May 15 vs. Atlanta = Peter made his Royals debut yesterday, pitching 1.0-inning plus one batter in relief of Danny Duffy...he recorded a pair of strikeouts in a fourth, before Chase d Arnaud reached on an error to start the fifth...had his contract selected from Omaha (AAA) last Thursday, where he had an 0.71 ERA in 12 appearances. = Spent the majority of 2015 at Gwinnett (AAA), going 2-0 with six saves and a 3.14 ERA (10 ER in 28.2 IP) joined Atlanta in August and recorded a 3.48 ERA in 10.1 innings (22 appearances), totaling the fewest amount of innings in a single season (min. 22 appearances) since at least = Became the fourth Australian to play for the Royals, joining outfielder Justin Huber ( ) and fellow hurlers Graeme Lloyd (2003) and Liam Hendriks (2014). Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 15/19 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: April 13 at HOU (203) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last on May 13 vs ATL May 15 vs. Atlanta = Joakim kept the Braves off the board in the seventh yesterday, despite allowing a leadoff double to Chase d Arnaud...he also struck out the side in the ninth inning Friday, the second time he s fanned three in an inning this year (also April 10 vs. Minnesota)...tied for third in the A.L. with 19 appearances this season. = Charged with a balk last Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, his third this season (fifth career)...prior to this season, he had not been called for a balk since = He s in his ninth Major League season, including six with the Royals from ranks third in club history in saves (161) and fifth in pitcher appearances (317). = Soria has made 16 career appearances vs. Boston and has eight saves and a 2.81 ERA all-time...he s allowed three runs in his last nine outings, dating back to Chien-Ming Wang 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: June 3, 2006 at BAL (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 3 on April 11 at HOU May 15 vs. Atlanta (Win) = Chien-Ming recorded his second victory of the year, tossing a scoreless 13th inning yesterday in front of Kendrys Morales game-winning homer...he worked around a two-out walk and a single...he s collected two Major League wins for the first time since 2012 with the Nats. = Made his first Major League appearance since August 24, 2013 (with Toronto) on April 9 vs. Minnesota, becoming the first Taiwanese-born player in Royals history KC is his seventh organization since 2013, including time with the Yankees and Blue Jays (2013), Reds and White Sox (2014), and Braves and Mariners (2015). Alexander Davis Duffy Flynn Gee Herrera Hochevar Kennedy Moylan Soria Ventura Volquez Wang Royals vs. Red Sox 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER

3 Hitting Notes Drew Butera ATL Series: Did not play Last Trip: Did not play Hit Streak: 3 g (4-9) = Drew hasn t played since May 4 vs. Washington three of his four hits have been doubles, including all three in his last two games after recording three doubles in 55 games last season he's thrown out 29.3 percent of would-be basestealers (54-of-184) in his career. = He appeared in his first three postseason games in 15, which included working a 10-pitch walk in the eighth inning of Game #4 of the ALDS in Houston as KC erased a four-run deficit to stave off elimination...caught the final inning of the World Series after Salvador Perez was lifted for a pinch-runner in the top of the 12th. Lorenzo Cain ATL Series: 2-for-8, run, RBI, 2 SB Last Trip: 12-for-28 (.429), 7 runs, 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 9 g (14-36) = Lorenzo didn t play yesterday vs. Atlanta enters tonight with a nine-game hitting streak, the third longest of his career is batting.389 (14-for-36) during the streak he s hit safely in 12 of 13 games in May, bating.358 (19-for-53), the 10th best average in the AL this month hit.220 in April. = Cain became the seventh player in club history (ninth time) to homer three times in a game last Tuesday and second in as many seasons (Kendrys Morales, September 20, 2015) he s the second visiting player to homer three times at the new Yankee Stadium, joining Detroit s J.D. Martinez (June 21, 2015), and eighth all-time in the Bronx he matched a career high with five RBI on Tuesday (also, May 15, 2015 vs. the Yankees). = He had his fourth career walk-off RBI on May 3, singling home Mike Moustakas in a 7-6 win over Washington...it marked KC s second walk-off win of = He finished third in A.L. MVP voting last season, the highest a Royals player has finished since George Brett was also third in ranked fifth in the A.L. in average (.307), tied for fifth in runs scored (101), and second in stolen bases (28)...reached base in a club-record 20-straight postseason games dating back to Christian Colon ATL Series: 0-for-3 Last Trip: 7-for-19 (.368), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Christian made the start at second base on his 27th birthday Saturday, but went 0-for-3 he s started three of the last five games and hit safely in nine of his 12 starts this season is a career.290 (18-for-62) hitter in the month of May. = He s been a versatile player throughout his career, making starts at second (23), third (14) and shortstop (14)...has a career.449 OBP when leading off an inning. = He had the go-ahead RBI single in the 12th inning in the fifth and deciding game of the World Series last year...it was his only at-bat of the 2015 Postseason. Cheslor Cuthbert ATL Series: 1-for-11, run, 2B, BB Last Trip: 7-for-25 (.280), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Cheslor went 0-for-5 with a career-high three strikeouts yesterday vs. Atlanta ia 0-for-his-last-10 on the heels of a career-best seven-game hitting streak was recalled from Omaha on May 7 recorded his third career multi-hit game on Tuesday, going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer off Masahiro Tanaka. = Cuthbert made his Major League debut last year, playing in 19 games, hitting.217 (10-for-46) with a pair of doubles, a triple and his first big league home run. = He was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on May 7 as Mike Moustakas was placed on the 15-day D.L. he has 31 RBI in 33 games this season, including 28 in 24 games at Triple-A, where he was hitting.333/.402/.624 (31-for-93) with four doubles, a triple and seven home runs before his recall. Jarrod Dyson ATL Series: 1-for-4, 2 runs, SB Last Trip: 4-for-24 (.167), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Jarrod hit a leadoff double in the eighth inning yesterday and scored on Alcides Escobar s RBI single to give Kansas City a 2-0 lead over Atlanta. = Dyson pinch ran for Kendrys Morales in the eighth inning Friday night he stole second base and scored on a Salvador Perez single since his debut in 2010, he has 35 stolen bases as a pinch runner, most in the Majors ahead of Tony Campana (16) he s tied for 11th in the AL with six stolen bases. = He has 152 career thefts, which rank eighth in club history and are four shy of tying Johnny Damon (156) for seventh has 102 stolen bases since the start of 2013, tied for seventh most in the Majors during that time...he s recorded four outfield assists this year, tying him for fourth in the AL. = Jarrod is 5-for-39 (.128) dating back to April 29, after batting.333 (10-for-30) with a hit in seven of his first nine games missed the first 12 games of the season after suffering a right oblique strain in Kansas City s first exhibition game, March 2 vs. Texas. = Played in six postseason games in 2015, collecting three stolen bases...scored the go-ahead run in the 12th inning of Game 5 of the World Series. Alcides Escobar ATL Series: 6-for-14, 3 runs, 2 RBI Last Trip: 6-for-30 (.200), runs, RBI, BB, HBP, sac Hit Streak: 1 g (4-6) = Alcides matched a career high with four hits yesterday vs. Atlanta (eighth time, last May 3 vs. Washington) hit a leadoff double in the first inning, his 44th leadoff hit since the start of 2015, which ranks tied for third in the A.L behind Jose Altuve (49) and Adam Eaton (46). = Escobar recorded his eighth stolen base yesterday, which ranks tied for fourth in the AL didn t record his eighth stolen base last year until July 23 (84th game). = He has a hit in 12 of 14 games this month, batting.344 (21-for-61) in the month of May, after batting just.214 in April. = He has appeared in 818 games with the Royals, fourth most in the Majors since 2011 his total is second among MLB shortstops in that time, behind only Alexei Ramirez (825), while it s the second most by a Royals shortstop all-time, trailing only Freddie Patek (824). Alex Gordon ATL Series: 1-for-13, 2B, HBP Last Trip: 8-for-23 (.348), 4 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, SB, sf Hit Streak: 1 g (1-5) = Alex snapped an 0-for-12 streak with a double in the eighth inning yesterday recorded his sixth hit-by-pitch in the 10th inning, tied for second most in the Majors this season it was his 73rd career hit-by-pitch, third in Royals history behind Mike Macfarlane (78) and Hal McRae (74). = Gordon a career.347 (61-for-176) hitter vs. Boston, his highest average vs. any opponent (min. 40 games). = He committed his first error since 2014 on Friday night, snapping a streak of 188 straight errorless games it was the third-longest active errorless streak by a non-pitcher, behind Chris Heisey (267 games) and Jacoby Ellsbury (225). = His RBI single in New York Thursday tied him with Joe Randa (533) for eighth in Royals history is one walk shy of tying Mike Sweeney (484) for fifth. = A four-time Gold Glove winner ( ), Gordo has 68 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011, which are tops in the Majors in that span. = He signed a four-year contract to remain with the Royals on January 6 of this year selected to his third straight All-Star Game in 2015, but did not participate due to injury hit a game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning off Jeurys Familia in Game #1 of the World Series. Eric Hosmer ATL Series: 4-for-11, run, 2B, RBI, 3 BB Last Trip: 9-for-27 (.333), 7 run, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 5 g (8-20) = Eric hit a double in the sixth inning yesterday, and was thrown out at home trying to score on a Salvador Perez single he s recorded a hit in 31 of his last 33 games, batting.349/.397/.571 (44-for-126) dating back to April 10. = Is batting.346/.400/.615 (9-for-26) with two home runs lifetime vs. tonight s opposing starter, Rick Porcello. = Hosmer ranks among AL leaders in batting average (.336, fifth), hits (47, tied for fourth) and average vs. right-handed pitchers (.388, second). = He ranks ninth in the AL with a.392 on-base percentage and has reached base in 35 of his 37 games had a career-best 30-game on-base streak from September 27, 2015-April 29, 2016, the longest by a Royal since 2013 and the 10th-longest in club history. = Earned his third-straight Rawlings Gold Glove in 2015, becoming the first A.L. first baseman to win three straight Gold Gloves since Rafael Palmeiro ( )...set a Royals postseason record with 17 RBI in 16 playoff games, finishing four shy of the Major League record...scored 10 runs in postseason play. Omar Infante ATL Series: 1-for-9 Last Trip: 3-for-12 (.250) Hit Streak: 1 g (1-5) = Omar singled to leadoff the 10th inning yesterday, snapping an 0-for-12. his 258 career doubles are eighth among active MLB second basemen. = Infante is a career.292 (50-for-171) hitter in 50 games vs. Boston, and is 6-for-12 (.500) lifetime vs. Rick Porcello. = He struggled offensively for much of 2015, but tied for 10th in the American League with seven triples...recorded a career-high seven RBI on September 17 of last year at Progressive Field...he s had five games with KC where he s collected four RBI or more, while in his 10 previous seasons he had four. = He missed the final two weeks of the 2015 regular season and the entire postseason after suffering a left oblique strain on September 18 in Detroit. Kendrys Morales ATL Series: 4-for-13, run, HR, 3 RBI, BB Last Trip: 4-for-26 (.153), 3 runs, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (4-13) = Kendrys hit a two-run walk-off home run on a full count in the 13th inning yesterday vs. Atlanta, his sixth career walk-off RBI (third home run) was the first walk-off home run by the Royals since July 7, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay (Game 1, Paulo Orlando grand slam) was the sixth walk-off home run on a 3-2 count in Royals history (last, Justin Maxwell on September 22, 2013 vs. Texas) he s batting.310 (13-for-42) with three homers and eight RBI in the seventh inning or later. = Morales has a hit in all three games on this homestand (.308, 4-for-13), after batting.150 (12-for-80) in his previous 21 games. = He has hit.364 (12-for-33) against left-handed pitching this year, compared to.151 (16-for-106) vs. righties...set a franchise record with 53 two-out RBI last season, which were second in the Majors in = Enjoyed a fantastic first season in KC, earning a Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award...he was also named the Edgar Martinez Award recipient as the league s Most Outstanding DH...became the third Royals player to enjoy a multi-homer game in the postseason, doing it in Game 1 of the ALDS against Houston. Paulo Orlando ATL Series: 3-for-11, 2B, HBP Last Trip: 2-for-2, run, 2B Hit Streak: 2 g (3-8) = Paulo recorded his second outfield assist of the season (seventh career) yesterday vs. Atlanta, throwing out Mallex Smith at second base in the ninth inning has started each of the last three games in right field, including his third multi-hit game of the year on Saturday is batting.353 (6-for-17) in May. = Orlando recorded a pair of pinch hits during the Yankee series last week, including a double Monday night for his first extra-base hit of the season. = Last season, he collected five triples in his first seven games, becoming the first player to do this since at least he recorded 14 of his 27 RBI in the seventh inning or later, while he slugged.462 after the sixth in collected two hits in Game #4 of the ALCS, becoming the third Royals rookie to accomplish that. Salvador Perez ATL Series: 4-for-13, 2B, 2 RBI Last Trip: 5-for-28 (.179), 2 runs, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-13) = Salvy has started 10 straight games behind the plate, dating back to May 6 has a hit in seven of his last eight games, going 9-for-33 (.273) with six RBI, including his fifth home run of the season on Wednesday in the Bronx, a three-run shot off Michael Pineda. = Has 13 two-out RBI, eighth most in the AL and has a team-leading.304 average (14-for-46) with two outs has 15 extra-base hits, most among MLB catchers. = Perez threw out Ender Inciarte at second base on Saturday, the 11th baserunner he s caught stealing this, season tying him for the Major League lead with Milwaukee s Jonathan Lucroy...since the start of 2013, Sal has thrown out 81 would-be basestealers, ranking him second in MLB, behind only Russell Martin (86). = Coming off an amazing year where he was selected to his third-straight All-Star Game, earning the starting nod behind the plate...set a club record with 21 home runs as a catcher...became the first backstop since Pat Borders (1992) to be named MVP of the World Series...hit.364 (8-for-22) in the 2015 Fall Classic.

4 This & That LAND OF HOZ--Kansas City first baseman Eric Hosmer enters tonight fifth in the American League batting race with a.336 mark...hosmer is also tied with Boston s Dustin Pedroia for fourth in hits (47), ranks ninth in on-base pct. (.392) and he s second in hitting against righthanded pitching (.388)...he has reached base safely in 35 of Kansas City s 37 games to this point and had hitting streaks of 18, eight and has currently hit safely in five in a row at a.400 clip (8-for-20). GORDO BRUISES PILING UP--Alex Gordon was plunked a team leading sixth time in yesterday s win over the Braves, tying Nelson Cruz and Adam Eaton for second in the American League (Brandon Guyer leads with 12)...yesterday s was the 73rd hit by pitch in Gordo s career, now just one shy of Hal McRae for second on Kansas City s all-time bruise list with 74...the franchise leader for now is Mike Macfarlane, who was drilled 78 times during his two stints with the Royals ( and ). ESKY EN FUEGO--The tide has turned for shortstop Alcides Escobar since the calendar flipped over to May, as KC s leadoff man had his eighth career four-hit game on Sunday, second this month...mired in a 4-for-31 slide that dropped his season average to.214 to close April, Esky has upped his season mark 50 points to.264 by hitting.344 in 14 games this month (21-for-61). FANS FLOCKING TO THE K --Yesterday s crowd of 33,861 upped the season total to 572,244 through the first 17 home dates of 2016, a per game average of 33,662...the Royals established an all-time franchise record last year with 2,708,549 fans entering the turnstiles in what wound up a World Series title year...after 17 dates a year ago, Kansas City had totaled 527,823 for a per game average of 31,048. MINOR LEAGUE RELEASES--The Royals have released lefthanded pitchers Brian Duensing and David Huff from their player development contracts with the Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA)...the veteran southpaws were non-roster invitees to camp and each accepted their AAA assignments at the end of spring training, though each carried opt-out dates in their agreements. WORK AT THE K --The Royals are now 11-6 in Kauffman Stadium in dating back to last October s 7-1 mark in the postseason, Kansas City has won 18 of its last 25 games contested in The K...the Royals are coming off a home mark last season, the third best home win total in the American League...last year s total matched the 1975 Royals for fifth most at home in team history...dating back to the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City has the third most home wins in the American League with 148, trailing only the Orioles (159) and Blue Jays (148). SALVY NABS ANOTHER ONE--Three-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Salvador Perez has snagged his 11th potential base thief on Saturday night when he caught Mallex Smith attempting to steal second in the third inning...the caught stealing tied Salvy with Milwaukee s Jonathan Lucroy for the most in the Majors in in the last two-plus seasons going back to 2014, Perez has the most runners caught stealing with 58...Salvy is also #1 among all receivers in pickoffs since coming to the Majors with 17. LOCAIN BACK TO WORK--Lorenzo Cain somehow managed to miss all 13 innings yesterday, his third missed start of the year...a slow starter offensively this year, Lorenzo has begun turning his season around, hitting safely in his last nine games at a.389 clip (14-for-36) with eight runs scored, a double, three home runs and eighth RBI...all three home runs in this streak came in Tuesday night s game in Yankee Stadium, the first three-homer game of his career and ninth in franchise regular season history...,he was hitting.200 after play on April 25, but has since batted.354 (23-for-65) in his last 16 games, featuring seven multi-hit games, upping his season average 74 points to.274 entering today. STRETCH VS. THE EAST--The Royals are 3-4 at the start of this 10-game stretch against a combination of Eastern Division teams, playing the Yankees and the N.L. s Braves, with KC now back in action against the American League and hosting the Red Sox through Wednesday...KC is now 3-4 vs. the A.L. East on the year with the 1-3 stop in New York coupled with a 2-1 series at home vs. Baltimore in its only other work to this point against the East this year...the Royals were vs. the East last year...after the series with the Red Sox concludes on May 18, Kansas City will play 14 of 17 games within the Central Division from May 19-June 5. RECORD SETTING SKIPPER--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his sixth full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, he is currently two games below.500 for the Kansas City portion of his managerial career at , easily outdistancing Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )...his postseason managerial mark of 22-9 is good for a.710 winning pct., which ranks eighth all-time and is atop the list of managers with at least 20 postseason tilts under their belt...yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers is games (1,933) and sixth in wins (943)... his 1,933 games skippered rank 61st all-time, surpassing Bill Virdon...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 ( ). THE DEFENDING CHAMPS--Kansas City opened 2016 as the two-time defending American League Champions, a franchise first, defeating the Mets to win the World Series crown last year after going to a Game #7 in the 2014 Fall Classic before succumbing to the San Francisco Giants...Kansas City s A.L. title in 2015 was the fourth in franchise history, joining the 1980, 85 and the Royals are coming off a regular season and their first American League Central championship, winning the division by 12 games...the last division title won by Kansas City was the 1985 A.L. West, when the club parlayed that triumph into its first World Series title...the 95 wins last year were the most by a KC squad since the 1980 Royals went dating back to the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City has a record for a.551 winning pct., the best mark in the American League, and tied with the Washington Nationals for the fourth most in the Majors (behind St. Louis, Pittsburgh and the Dodgers)...KC has three more total wins in that span than the second best A.L. club Baltimore (285). THE COMEBACK KIDS--In winning 11 games during the 2015 postseason, the Royals had to come from behind in eight of those victories, including an unprecedented seven comebacks from a multiple-run deficit...kc rallied from a one-run deficit in Game #2 of the World Series against the Mets, while coming back from two runs behind on three other occasions during the Fall Classic, capped by the two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning of the deciding Game #5, sending the game to extra innings with the Royals plating five runs in the 12th to seal the title...kansas City also rallied from a two-run deficit in the deciding game of the ALDS vs. the Astros to advance to the League Championship Series vs. Toronto...the Royals came from three runs back in Game #2 of both the ALDS vs. Houston and the ALCS vs. the Blue Jays...the biggest comeback of the fall matched the same scenario of the 2014 Wild Card game vs. the A s, as KC was down by four runs to Houston with six outs to go in game #4 at Minute Maid Park, but plated five in the top of the eighth and two more in the ninth to get to a deciding Game #5 in Kauffman Stadium. vs. Red Sox (2015) vs. Red Sox (career) At Home (career) Porcello (career) Price (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera Cain Colon Cuthbert Dyson Escobar Gordon Hosmer Infante Morales Orlando Perez Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Dillon Gee Ian Kennedy Kris Medlen Yordano Ventura Edinson Volquez Chris Young Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Butera Totals Duffy Gee Kennedy Medlen Ventura Volquez Young Total Perez Butera Totals Starts CS/ATT 11/21-11/21 Pct ERA ER/IP 125/ / /325.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 1 HOU) Pickoff & CS: 3 (5/14 vs. ATL)

5 2016 Royals Home Run Breakdown vs. on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera DET A. Sanchez 48 Cain NYY A. Miller 14 Colon Cuthbert NYY M. Tanaka 23 Dyson /6/15 CWS E. Johnson 92 Escobar BOS H. Owens 305 Gordon NYY N. Eovaldi 15 Hosmer NYY C. Shreve 24 Infante CLE C. Kluber 111 Morales /15/16 ATL J. Grilli 0 Orlando DET A. Simon 65 Perez NYY M. Pineda 20 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Mike Moustakas Baltimore, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 119 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas Baltimore, grand slam & 3-run homer) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez (4/20/16 vs. Detroit, ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ben Zobrist Toronto, both solo) - Franchise total: 7 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Steve Clevenger, Baltimore Camden Yards, off Joba Chamberlain, 8th inning -- 2nd of inning, also Nolan Reimold off of Kelvin Herrera) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Brett Gardner and Aaron Hicks Yankee Stadium, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Carlos Santana, Cleveland Progressive Field, Edinson Volquez pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field, Miguel Almonte pitching, 11th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks and Carlos Beltran, New York Yankees Yankee Stadium, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching) 2016 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players Total Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera g 3 g (4/16-pres) 1 - Cain g 9 g (5/6-pres) 4 - Colon g 3 g (5/6-8) 2 - Cuthbert g 7 g (5/7-13) 3 - Dyson g 4 g (4/21-24) 4 - Escobar g 6 g (5/1-7) 1 - Gordon g 7 g (5/3-10) 2 - Hosmer g 18 g (4/10-4/30) 4 1 Infante g 8 g (4/8-17) 5 - Morales g 5 g (4/13-19) 2 - Orlando g 3 g (4/14-27) 3 - Perez g 4 g (5/8-11) - - 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, 2009 at 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) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Chris Young, April 22, 2016 vs. Baltimore (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): April 21, 2016 vs. Detroit (4-0); Volquez (7.0 IP), Herrera (1.0), Duffy (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: Billy Butler, September 5, Seattle (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Salvador Perez, August 15, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd) Royals Five-RBI Game: Lorenzo Cain, May 10, N.Y. Yankees Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore 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: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Chris Young (2), June 16, Milwaukee Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Chris Young (3), June 16, Milwaukee Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 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: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 28, Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: May 15, 2016 vs. Atlanta (4-2 in 13 innings) - Three times in Royals Bat Around: April 24, 2016 vs. Baltimore (7th inning, 4 runs) - Twice in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 8-10, 2016 vs. Minnesota Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: October 2-4, Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 25-27, Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, Detroit Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 5/15/16 vs. ATL Pitchers 0 5/15/16 vs. ATL Butera 16 9/3/15 vs. DET Cain 30 4/10/16 vs. MIN Colon 19 DET Cuthbert 22 7/9/15 vs. TB Dyson 8 5/4/16 vs. WSH Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Escobar 5 NYY Gordon 2 5/13/16 vs. ATL Hosmer 7 CLE Infante 5 5/4/16 vs. WSH Morales 9 TOR Orlando 39 TB Perez 39 CWS