Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals New York Yankees (72-66) Yankee Stadium - Friday, September 5, 2014 Game #140 - Road Game #69 Fox Sports Kansas City & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, September New York Yankees: LHP Danny Duffy (8-11, 2.42) vs. RHP Brandon McCarthy (5-4, 2.80), 3:05 p.m. (CDT), FS 1 & 610 Sports Sunday, September New York Yankees: RHP Yordano Ventura (11-9, 3.38) vs. RHP Shane Greene (4-2, 3.88), 12:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & TBS & 610 Sports Monday, September Detroit Tigers: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (10-10, 4.31) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (12-12, 4.80), 3:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Tuesday, September Detroit Tigers: LHP Jason Vargas (11-7, 3.14) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (15-5, 3.25), 6:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Wednesday, September Detroit Tigers: RHP James Shields (12-7+ tonight) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (15-9+ tonight), 6:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC, ESPN & 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 as the producer/engineer...tonight s game is being televised in High Definition on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler mikeside...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery host Hy-Vee Royals Live. Royals vs. Yankees The Royals and Yankees split a 4-game series in Kansas City, though it took over two months to do so, as New York won the make-up game of June 9 to open KC s last homestand...the Royals trail the all-time series by a margin, including a deficit in the Big Apple, specifically 7-10 in this ballpark. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 6/6 KC L, 2-4 Whitley Guthrie 23,418 6/7 KC W, 8-4 Crow Phelps 26,991 6/8 KC W, 2-1 Shields Kuroda 24,614 8/25 KC L, 1-8 Pineda Shields 31,578 NY NY NY VARGY LEADS ROYALS TO SWEEP OF RANGERS--Kansas City rebounded from a tough weekend against the Indians to sweep a 3-game series from Texas and end the homestand with a 5-4 mark, while an inning is still pending in a game that was suspended on Sunday night...jason Vargas did the honors on Wednesday night, working 6.2 scoreless innings allowing just six hits, with no walks and five strikeouts... the Rangers had runners a second base in five of the innings Vargy worked, but the veteran southpaw coaxed them into an 0-for-11 night during those situations...the offense, which scuffled throughout most of the stay, did just enough on Wednesday, with Alex Gordon jumpstarting the scoring with a 2-run homer in the fourth... Greg Holland finished things off from the hill, working a perfect ninth for his league best 42nd save of the year...kc entered the homestand with a 2-game lead in the division, but open play tonight one game worse off as Detroit has crept to within one, but the Royals are two up in the loss column. KC RETURNS TO 16 OVER--The sweep of the Rangers afforded the Royals the opportunity to return to a season-high 16 games over the.500 mark, the third time that Kansas City has been this far above breakeven...the Royals enter tonight in a position of controlling their own destiny with 23 plus the suspended game to play, compared to a season ago, when KC was with 24 remaining, 8 1/2 games out in the A.L. Central and 4 1/2 games shy in the Wild Card chase...since July 22, the Royals have posted a Major League best record and turned an 8-game deficit in the Central into their current 1-game lead...the sweep of Texas gave Kansas City its 11th series win out of the last 13 played, with the club taking sets in Chicago, vs. Oakland (home and road), Minnesota (two at home and one on the road), at Arizona, at Texas, vs. San Francisco and winning a series at home vs. Cleveland before dropping the lone set in this span to the Tribe last weekend...the only series split was a 2-game stop in Colorado. STRONG ON THE ROAD--Kansas City arrive in the Big Apple in possession of a overall road ledger in 2014, tying with Baltimore for the best road winning pct. in the American League at detroit has 42 road wins, but has dropped 33 for a winning pct. of the Royals started the year 0-5 away from The K, but has gone since, including a 13-4 mark since July 22...KC is unbeaten in its last six road series, winning stops in Chicago, Oakland, Arizona, Minnesota and Texas and splitting a 2-game set in Denver vs. the Rockies...last year s club won 42 road games. STARTERS SHINE AT HOME--The starting rotation capped a solid homestand on the hill with a masterfully stingy performance against Texas...the trifecta of Yordano Ventura, Jeremy Guthrie and Jason Vargas held the Rangers to three earned runs in a combined 20.0 innings of work for a 1.35 ERA...in the last nine games of the stay, the starters posted a 2.43 ERA, allowing 16 earned runs in a combined 59.1 innings. THE TERRIFIC TRIO--Much of Kansas City s success can be traced to the seventh, eighth and ninth innings thanks to the trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland, respectively...each worked in Wednesday s win, with Herrera retiring the only man he faced, Davis working 0.1 of an inning and then Holland closing the contest with a perfect ninth for his 42nd save...the trio has combined to allow just 3 earned runs in 69.1 innings in this big league best span that began on July 22 for a 0.39 ERA while fanning 74 and holding the opponents to a collective.153 average (36-for-235)...Herrera has a streak of 26.2 consecutive scoreless frames alive, which spans his last 27 outings...the only pitcher in baseball with a longer active streak is Davis, who is in the midst of a 30-appearance streak with 28.0-straight shutout innings...holland is the only one of the three to be scored upon, allowing 3 earned runs in 21.2 innings (1.25 ERA) since July 22, but has converted 17 of his last 18 save chances, including his 16th consecutive conversion on Wednesday night for his league leading 42nd rescue. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP James Shields (12-7, 3.38) vs. RHP Michael Pineda (3-3, 2.09) Career Career Michael Pineda vs. Royals Major League Record 3-3 (2.09 ERA) James Shields vs. Yankees Major League Record 12-7 (3.38 ERA) JAMES SHIELDS makes his team leading 30th start of the season, the 281st career start and 282nd overall appearance...he faces New York for the 31st time in his career and third this season...he was acquired by the Royals in a 7-player deal with Tampa Bay on December 9, STRONG SHOWING, BUT NO DECISION--James bounced back from his first loss in nearly a month by pitching seven strong innings last Saturday against Cleveland, but did not factor into the decision as the Tribe claimed a 3-2 triumph in 11 innings at The K...Shields allowed just a run on 5 hits over his 7.0 frames with a walk and 4 strikeouts, earning his team-leading 19th quality start...the only dent came in the fourth inning when he allowed back-to-back 1-out doubles to Jason Kipnis and Yan Gomes, producing Cleveland s lone run off him...following Gomes RBI hit, Shields retired 10 of the final 11 he faced...kc scored the tying run in the bottom of the eighth inning to keep him from dropping consecutive starts for the first time since April WORKHORSE--The righty is closing in on his eighth-straight season of at least innings, with his ranking fifth in the American League...he s tossed the thirdmost innings (1,750.2) in the Major Leagues since the start of 2007, trailing only Felix Hernandez (1,755.1) and Justin Verlander (1,752.2) over that span. VS. YANKEES--James will make his third start of the year against the Yankees, coming in with a 1-1 record and a 4.26 ERA (6 ER in 12.2 IP)...New York handed him an 8-1 defeat just 11 days ago in a make-up game in KC, tagging him for 6 earned runs on 10 hits over 6.2 innings...shields earned a 2-1 victory in the first meeting, allowing just an unearned run over 6.0 frames on June 8...he s 9-16 with a 4.33 ERA in 30 career assignments vs. the Yankees. BEAST OF THE EAST--Shields has gone 4-1 against the A.L. East this season, posting a 3.88 ERA (20 ER in 46.1 IP) with 10 walks and 39 strikeouts in seven starts... over the past two years, Shields is 8-3 with a 2.87 ERA (31 ER in 97.1 IP) against his former division with at least one victory against each of the five members STELLAR ON THE ROAD-- Juego G has been one of the best road pitchers in the James 2014 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 3/31 at Detroit ND, /6 Chicago L, /12 at Minnesota L, /17 at Houston W, /22 at Cleveland W, /27 at Baltimore W, /2 Detroit L, /7 at San Diego W, /13 Colorado W, /18 Baltimore W, /24 at Los Angeles ND, 7-4 (13) /29 at Toronto ND, 8-6 (10) /3 at St. Louis ND, /8 New York W, /15 at Chicago W, /20 Seattle ND, /25 L.A. Dodgers ND, /1 at Minnesota L, /7 at Tampa Bay W, /12 Detroit L, /18 at Boston ND, /23 at Chicago ND, /29 Minnesota L, /3 at Oakland W, /9 San Francisco W, /14 Oakland ND, /19 at Colorado W, /25 New York L, /30 Cleveland ND, 2-3 (11) Totals 12-7, % Career Totals Shields vs. Yankees baseball the last two years, posting an 18-5 record and a 2.64 ERA (66 ER in IP) in 34 starts away from The K...that includes an 8-2 record and a 3.32 ERA in 16 road starts this season...his 18 road wins since the start Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Zolio Almonte of 2013 are third-most in the Majors, while his ERA ranks fourth in the American League...Shields is with Carlos Beltran a 4.06 ERA in 140 career outings (139 starts) away from home. Stephen Drew Jacoby Ellsbury James Last Win: Brett Gardner August Colorado (6.0 IP, 7-4 over Tyler Matzek) Chase Headley James Last Loss: Derek Jeter Brian McCann August 25 vs. New York (6.2 IP, 1-8 to Michael Pineda) Martin Prado James Strikeout High: Brendan Ryan , October 2, 2012 vs. Baltimore (9.0 IP, 1-0 loss to Miguel Gonzalez) Ichiro Suzuki James Last Complete Game & Shutout: Mark Teixeira Zelous Wheeler August 9 vs. San Francisco (9.0 IP, 5-0 over Tim Hudson) - 22nd career CG & 9th shutout Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2014

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Danny Duffy = Danny will make his 29th appearance (23rd start)...he s 8-11 with a 2.42 ERA, third in the A.L. behind Chris Sale (2.11) and Felix Hernandez (2.18). = Duff had a no decision on Sunday night, as did all participating hurlers as the game was suspended due to rain with Cleveland leading 4-2 in the 10th...he worked 6.2 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits and 3 walks with 6 strikeouts, exiting in line for a loss until Alex Gordon hit a game-tying homer in the ninth. = His.201 opponents average is third in the A.L., just behind leader Felix Hernandez (.199)...Larry Gura s.223 mark in 1981 is the lowest by a KC lefty. = Left-handed batters are hitting.129 (15-for-116), the sixth-lowest mark by a qualifying MLB pitcher since 1974 and second-best by a starter. = Danny is making his Yankee Stadium debut, though he has faced New York 3 times at home, going 1-1 while allowing 13 runs over 14.0 innings...he carried a shutout into the sixth on June 7, yielding 3 runs, 5 hits and 3 walks with 4 K s over 5.2 innings...the win, on May 3, 2012, was his last before Tommy John surgery. = Duff has held opponents to 1 earned run or less in 15 of his 22 starts, though he s 5-6 in the 15 outings, recording a 1.07 ERA and.170 opponents average 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: 262/373 (70%) Saves/Save Opp: 45/55 (82%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 141/42 (30%) Francisley Bueno (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 17/27 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/ Strikeout High: 4 on Boston September 2 vs. Texas = Francisley made 1 pitch on Tuesday vs. Texas, opening the eighth by retiring Leonys Martin on a ground ball to second. = He has allowed 3 home runs over his last 6 appearances (4.2 innings) after permitting just 1 in his previous 47 Major League outings (53.2 IP). Casey Coleman 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: - Aug. 29 vs. Colo. Spr. (AAA) = Casey is with the Royals for a third time this year aftering being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Monday...he allowed 1 run over 3.2 innings earlier this year. = He was 5-1 with a 2.15 ERA, 3 saves and 53 strikeouts over 34 appearances (67.0 innings) with Omaha...he started 2014 in the Cubs organization. Louis Coleman 1st Batter Efficiency: 15/22 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: May 11, NYY (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last 7/10 vs. Det) September 3 vs. Texas = Louis was charged with a run in the eighth on Wednesday vs. Texas, allowing a walk, a wild pitch and a single before exiting. = He s in his fourth stint of 2014 with KC...he was 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 7 saves in 28 games at Triple-A Omaha. Aaron Crow 1st Batter Efficiency: 43/60 Saves/Save Opp: 3/5 (60%) Last Save: Sept. 2 vs. Texas (6th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 7/24 vs. Cle) Sept. 2 vs. Texas (Save) = Aaron earned his third save of 2014 in Tuesday s 2-1 win over Texas, working around a 2-out single by striking out pinch hitter Luis Sardinas. = Aaron was recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) on Tuesday...he was 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 2 outings after being optioned on August 27. = Aaron has allowed 22 earned runs over his last 39.1 Major League innings after opening the year by not allowing an earned run through 13.0 innings. Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 47/60 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/ Strikeout High: 4 on San Diego September 3 vs. Texas = Wade allowed a single before recording the final out of the eighth in Wednesday s 4-1 win over Texas. = He has a 28.0 inning scoreless streak, a club record for a reliever...it s also the longest active streak in the Majors...he has a 0.18 ERA since April 26. = Davis is tied for first among A.L. relievers with 8 wins...he s the first Royals reliever to notch 8 or more wins since = He set a club record with his 29th hold on Wednesday, surpassing Jason Grimsley s single-season record from Davis also leads the A.L. in holds. = Davis has a season ERA of 0.73 (5 ER in 61.2 IP)...the lowest full-season ERA by a Royals reliever is 1.21, set last year by Greg Holland. Scott Downs (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 30/52 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: May 26 vs. Cle (27th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 35/ Strikeout High: 3 (3x, last KC) Aug. 30 vs. Cleveland (Loss) = Scott opened the 11th on Saturday against Cleveland, allowing a triple to Jose Ramirez followed by Michael Brantley s RBI single past a drawn in infield... Brantley scored later in the inning, with Scott taking the loss in a 3-2 final...the appearance was his second since returning from the 15-day D.L. on Thursday. = Downs has appeared in 14 games for the Royals after opening 2014 with the White Sox, going 0-2 with a save and 6.08 ERA in 38 games. Brandon Finnegan (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: -/- Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: Looking to make MLB debut Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/ Strikeout High: 5 on 7/26 w/ Wilmington August 29 at Tulsa (AA) = Brandon is looking to make his Major League debut after having his contract selected from Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Monday. = He s in the Majors after just 13 professional outings...he posted a 0.60 ERA over 15.0 innings at Wilmington (A), then a 2.25 ERA in 12.0 Double-A innings. = KC s first round pick this June (number 17 overall), the Fort Worth native helped TCU reach the 2014 College World Series. Jason Frasor 1st Batter Efficiency: 40/55 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2010 (36th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 35/ Strikeout High: 2 (7x, last 8/8 vs. SF) September 2 vs. Texas = Jason entered a 2-1 game with 1 away in the eighth on Tuesday vs. Texas...he allowed a 2-out single to Alex Rios, who stole second and moved to third on a throwing error...after an intentional walk to Adrian Beltre, Frasor closed the inning with a strikeout of Ryan Rua. = He opened the year with the Rangers, making 38 appearances before a July 16 trade...he has allowed just 2 runs of his own in 17 outings with KC (11.1 IP). Liam Hendriks 1st Batter Efficiency: -/- Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/ Strikeout High: 5 (2x, last 8/27 vs. Min.) Aug. 27 vs. Min. (Start) = Liam is in his second stint with the Royals after being recalled from Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Tuesday. = He was terrific in his Royals debut, a spot start on August 27 vs. Minnesota...the former Twin carried a shutout into his final inning, allowing a run and 4 hits over 7.0 stanzas...he fanned 5 without a walk, leaving in line for a loss before the Royals rallied for 6 in the eighth, winning 6-1. = Hendriks was acquired along with Erik Kratz in a July 28 trade that sent infielder Danny Valencia to Toronto. = The 25-year old from Perth, Australia, was a combined 12-2 at Triple-A this year...he was 4-1 in 5 starts for Omaha, posting a 2.83 ERA after going 8-1 with a 2.33 ERA in 18 games (16 starts) for Buffalo in the Jays organization. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 44/60 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th car.) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 38/ Strikeout High: 3 on 6/27 vs. LAA September 3 vs. Texas = Kelvin made his fourth appearance in 5 days on Wednesday vs. Texas, retiring Daniel Robertson to strand inherited runners at first and third in the seventh. = He extended his scoreless streak to 26.2 innings, dating back to June 27...it s the second-longest active streak in MLB behind teammate Wade Davis (28.0) and the second-longest streak by a reliver in franchise history. = Kelvin has not allowed a home run in his last 84.1 innings dating to July 28, it s the longest streak by a reliever in franchise history. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency: 44/59 Saves/Save Opp: 42/44 (95%) Last Save: Sept. 3 vs. Tex (109th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 3 (5x, last 8/27 vs. Min) September 3 vs. Texas (SV) = Greg closed out Wednesday s 4-1 win over Texas with 2 strikeouts in a ninth...his 42 saves tie Atlanta s Craig Kimbrel for first in the Majors. = Greg has converted 16 straight save chances since July 26...he leads MLB over the span, 2 more than Baltimore s Zach Britton and Seattle s Fernando Rodney. = He s 89-for-94 in conversions since the start of the 89 saves rank second in the Majors to Atlanta's Craig Kimbrel (91). = Greg s 89 saves over the last 2 years tie Dan Quisenberry (45 in 1983 and 44 in 1984) for the most by a Royal over back-to-back seasons...holland set the single-season club mark last year with 47. = He s the third Royal to have multiple seasons of 40 or more saves, joining Quisenberry and Joakim Soria.

3 Hitting Notes Lane Adams Tex Series: pinch ran Last Stand: pinch ran Hit Streak: n/a = Lane made his Major League debut Monday night, pinch running in the eighth...he was recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) earlier in the day, where he was hitting.269 (109-for-405) with 25 doubles, 3 triples and 11 homers for the Naturals...ranked third in the league with 38 steals...hit.323 after the All-Star break. = Adams, KC s 13th-round selection in 2009, was named a mid-season and postseason All-Star in the Texas League this year. Nori Aoki Tex Series: 2-for-6, 2 2B, RBI Last Stand: 8-for-26 (.308), 2 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Nori took an 0-for-3 on Wednesday night, snapping a six-game hitting streak...he hit.308 (8-for-26) on the last homestand with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI...he s collected 19 RBI since the All-Star break, after recorded 14 RBI in the first half...batting.394 (13-for-33) with RISP since the break. = He s collected his 22 infield hits this season, tying him for seventh in the league...he s recorded 96 infield hits in his Major League career, more than any other player since the start of Aoki is batting.310 (26-for-84) with a.379 on-base percentage against A.L. East foes this year. = The Royals are 34-9 in games where Aoki scores at least one run, while they're undefeated in the nine games where he's scored multiple times. Billy Butler Tex Series: 1-for-6, 2B, RBI Last Stand: 6-for-30 (.200), run, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Billy snapped an 0-for-15 skid on Wednesday night with an RBI double in the seventh inning...it marked his only extra-base hit of the homestand...he s a career.311 hitter (19-for-61) with 3 doubles, 2 homers and a.492 slugging pct. here at Yankee Stadium. = Butler had a phenomenal start to the month of August, hitting.329 (26-for-79) with 6 doubles, 3 homers and 12 RBI in the first 20 games of the month... however, he is hitting just.184 (7-for-38) over his last 10 contests...named A.L. Player of the Week on August 11, the first Royal to earn the honor since = Butler ranks seventh in KC history with 127 career homers, moving past Danny Tartabull (124) with his blast on August 8 vs. the Giants...among Royals with over 2,000 at-bats, his.295 career batting average ranks third, behind George Brett (.305) and Mike Sweeney (.299). Lorenzo Cain Tex Series: 2-for-7 Last Stand: 8-for-30 (.267), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 4 SB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-6) = Lorenzo led off the fifth inning with a single on Wednesday night, going 1-for-3...hitting.341 (14-for-41) with 2 doubles and 5 runs scored over the last 14 days. = Cain is hitting.324 (33-for-102) with runners in scoring position and has 42 RBI this year, which are 4 shy of his career high (46) from last season. = He s tied for fifth in the league with 23 infield hits this year...also 10th in the A.L., hitting.303 (85-for-280) during night games. = Cain has been a threat on the basepaths this season, swiping a career-high 24 bags, which are eighth-most in the A.L...he s gone 17-for-18 in his stolen base attempts since July 1, with his 17 thefts the fifth-most in the Major Leagues in that span...also tied for seventh in the A.L. with a team-best 8 outfield assists. Christian Colon Tex Series: sac Last Stand: 2-for-14 (.143), run, RBI, BB, sac Hit Streak: 2 g (2-9) = Christian left Tuesday s game after fracturing the distal tip of the middle finger on his right hand...he s day-to-day...he s made eight starts with KC this season and played in 19 games over three stints in the Major Leagues...batting.316 (6-for-19) with 4 extra-base hits on the road this season. = Collected 2 doubles and a triple on July 4 in Cleveland to become first Royal to collect 3 extra-base hits in his first start, since Mark Quinn in Jarrod Dyson Tex Series: 1-for-6, run, 2B, 3 SB Last Stand: 6-for-21 (.286), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, 5 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Jarrod came on as a defensive replacement in the seventh on Wednesday, going 0-for-1 at the plate...matched a career-high with 3 steals on Tuesday and also scored the winning run as a pinch-runner...he s hitting.327 (35-for-107) with a.400 on-base percentage on the road this season. = Dyson s 33 steals this year rank third in the American League...he s one theft shy from matching his career-high total from last season (34)...he s the first Royal to record 30-plus steals in three consecutive years since Carlos Beltran did it from set career highs in batting average (.354) and OBP (.407) in August. = He ranks third in the A.L. with nine bunt hits this season, while his 22 infield singles are tied for seventh. = Jarrod has a.956 zone rating, tops among Major League outfielders...he matched a team record with 10 outfield putouts on August 10 vs. San Francisco, marking just the fourth time that s been done in Royals history and the second time he s collected 10 putouts in a game. Alcides Escobar Tex Series: 2-for-9, run, 2 2B Last Stand: 11-for-38 (.289), 5 runs, 3 2B, 3B, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-6) = Esky recorded his 29th double of the season, going 1-for-3 Wednesday night...he s hit safely in eight of his last nine games, batting.314 (11-for-34) with 3 doubles, a triple and 5 runs scored in that span...matched a career high with four hits vs. Cleveland on August 29, the first time he s done that since August 18, = Alcides ranks fifth in the American League with 27 stolen bases...his 91.3 stolen base percentage (84-for-92) since the start of 2012 is the highest in the Major Leagues among players with at least 40 attempts...this includes being successful on 56 of his last 59 tries. = He s tied for fifth in the A.L. with 23 infield hits this year...his 116 infield knocks since the start of 2011 are tied for second-most in the Majors behind Ichiro Suzuki (128)... played in 610 games at shortstop since the start of 2011, tied for second-most in the Majors, behind Starlin Castro (612). Johnny Giavotella Tex Series: Did not play Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Johnny hasn t played since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on Monday...this marks his third stint in the Majors this season...hit.308 (136-for-441) with 33 doubles, 2 triples and 7 homers for the Storm Chasers this year...his 33 doubles tied for fourth-most in the Pacific Coast League, while his.373 OBP tied for 13th. = Giavotella has played in 10 games for KC this year, going 6-for-34 (.176) with a homer and 5 RBI...slugged his fourth career Major League home run on May 11 in Seattle, with his 3-run shot helping the Royals to a 9-7 victory...he s hitting.301 (43-for-143) in his career with two outs in an inning. Alex Gordon Tex Series: 2-for-9, 3 runs, HR, 2 RBI, SB, HBP Last Stand: 9-for-36 (.250), 9 runs, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 5 BB, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Alex slugged his team-best 19th home run on Wednesday night, driving in KC s first two runs...he has connected for 10 homers since August 1, which are third-most in the Majors, behind Chris Carter (14) and Giancarlo Stanton (11)...13 of his 19 home runs have tied the game or given KC the lead. = Gordo s.583 slugging pct. since the beginning of August is the seventh-highest in baseball, while his.939 OPS in that span ranks fifth in the A.L. = He leads the club with 65 RBI this year, which are tied for ninth among A.L. outfielders...his 21 go-ahead RBI are tied for 10th in the American League. = He recorded his seventh outfield assist of the season August 24 in Texas...his 61 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011 are most in the Majors. = Gordon is close to moving up on several KC career lists...he s 2 doubles shy of matching Willie Wilson (241) for seventh in team history...he s also 6 hits away from Fred Patek (1,036) for ninth on the club s all-time list...with 553 runs scored, he needs 17 more to tie Patek (570) for seventh. Terrance Gore Tex Series: run, SB Last Stand: run, SB Hit Streak: n/a = Terrance recorded his first steal and his first run scored Wednesday night, collecting both on the same play...made his second pinch-running appearance in as many nights after being recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) Tuesday...recorded 36 steals in 89 games for Wilmington (A), ranking fourth in the Carolina League. = Gore was KC s 20th-round selection in the 2011 June Free Agent Draft...he spent time at Wilmington (A), NW Arkansas (AA) and Omaha (AAA) this year. Eric Hosmer Tex Series: 2-for-11, 2B, SB Last Stand: 2-for-11 (.182), 2B, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Eric went 0-for-3 Wednesday after collecting hits in the first two games of the series...returned to the lineup Monday after missing 29 games with a hairline fracture in his right hand...he s hitting.318 (67-for-211) with a.436 slugging pct. on the road, compared to a.211 average and a.311 SLG at home. = Hosmer had a team-best 16-game hitting streak from June 30-July 20, where he hit.360 (27-for-75) with 6 doubles, 2 homers and 11 RBI...he s a career.375 hitter (15-for-40) here at Yankee Stadium with 6 doubles, 2 homers and 8 RBI in 10 games here...hit his first Major League home run here on May 11, Raul Ibanez Tex Series: 0-for-3, BB Last Stand: 1-for-9, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Raul hasn t played since going 0-for-3 with a walk Monday...he s reached base via a hit or a walk in 5 of his last 6 games, while he has a.357 on-base percentage over his last 16 games...he s recorded three multi-hit games since the All-Star break, most recently on August 16 with 2 hits at Target Field. = Ibanez was signed by the Royals on June 30 after spending the first 2 1/2 months with the Angels...became the oldest Royal to homer (42 years, 61 days) on August 1, with his solo shot in Oakland besting the A s, his 31 career home runs at The K are 20th all-time and fourth-most among active players. Omar Infante Tex Series: 3-for-12, run, 2B Last Stand: 6-for-25 (.240), run, 2B, BB, SB Hit Streak: 5 g (6-21) = Omar led off the fourth inning with a single Wednesday night and scored on Alex Gordon s two-run homer...he s hit safely in his last five games and nine of his last 10...he s hitting.296 (24-for-81) with 7 doubles, a homer and 15 RBI vs. A.L. clubs...missed four-straight games August with a sore right shoulder. = Enjoyed a career night in Colorado August 19, going 4-for-5 with 3 doubles and 4 RBI...it marked his first 4-hit game as a Royal, while his 3 doubles matched a career-best, also doing it here on May 27, 2004 as a member of the Tigers...he s collected 59 RBI, the most by a Royals second baseman since Frank White (78) in = He s collected 4 RBI or more on four occasions this season...prior to 2014, Omar had 5 games in his career with 4+ RBI. Erik Kratz Tex Series: Did not play Last Stand: 1-for-5, 2B, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Erik hasn t played since August 31, when he started behind the plate and went 1-for-3 with a double...he s hitting.333 (8-for-24) with a double, 2 homers and 3 RBI since joining the Royals...recorded his first career multi-homer game August 18 at Target Field after entering the game in the seventh inning. = Kratz was acquired from Toronto on July 28, along with RHP Liam Hendriks in exchange for 3B Danny Valencia. Mike Moustakas Tex Series: 3-for-9, 2B, RBI Last Stand: 6-for-32 (.188), 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Mike went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Wednesday night...went 3-for-9 (.333) with a double and an RBI during the Texas series. = Moose hit his 15th home run of the season August 25 vs. the Yankees...his 15 roundtrippers as a third baseman are fourth-most in the A.L...tied for second on the team with 21 two-out RBI, while he s collected 91 RBI with two outs over the last 3 seasons...he has 50 RBI this year after recording just 42 in 136 games last season. = He s recorded a.447 slugging percentage away from Kauffman Stadium, and compared to slugging.299 at home. Jayson Nix Tex Series: def. replacement Last Stand: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Jayson came on as a defensive replacement Tuesday, his second game as a member of the Royals...went 0-for-2 on August 30 in his KC debut. = He was claimed off waivers by the Royals on August 28 from the Pittsburgh Pirates...Kansas City is his fourth team of 2014, also spending time with Philadelphia, Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh...played for the Yankees in 2013, recording a.236 batting average and 13 steals in 14 attempts.

4 Hitting Notes (Cont.) Carlos Peguero Tex Series: 1-for-3, run, 2B Last Stand: 1-for-3, run, 2B Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Carlos went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored Monday night in his first start with the Royals...it marked his first big league action since appearing in two games during April 2013 with Seattle...had his contract selected Monday from Omaha, where he hit.266 (98-for-368) with 17 doubles, 30 homers and 76 RBI. = Peguero ranked second in the Pacific Coast League with 30 homers...hit.311 during the month of August with six doubles, 15 homers and 32 RBI in 30 games... he also batted.290 with a.647 slugging pct. against right-handed pitching...he s hitless in 16 career at-bats against the Yankees. Francisco Pena Tex Series: Did not play Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: n/a = Francisco hasn t played since being recalled by from Omaha (AAA) on Monday...he s making his second stint in the big leagues this season, making his Major League debut on May 20 vs. the White Sox...he hit.240 with 27 homers and 61 RBI for the Storm Chasers...his 27 homers were tops by a catcher in the PCL. = Pena, the youngest son of former Royals manager Tony Pena, was signed by KC as a free agent in November...he and older brother, Tony Jr., are only the second set of brothers to ever play for Kansas City, joining George and Ken Brett. Salvador Perez Tex Series: 5-for-11, 2 runs, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI Last Stand: 14-for-41 (.341), 2 runs, 5 2B, 3B, HR, 8 RBI Hit Streak: 5 g (8-21) = Salvy doubled in the seventh inning and scored KC s third run on Billy Butler s RBI double Wednesday night...finished the homestand batting.341 (14-for-41) with five doubles, a triple, a homer and 8 RBI...he s collected 24 RBI since August 1, tying him for sixth-most in the American League in that span. = His 16 roundtrippers are tied for ninth-most by a Royals catcher and rank third among American League backstops...he s tops among the league s catchers in hits (132), RBI (63), multi-hit games (34) and extra-base hits (43)...hit.400 (6-for-15) with 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI in 4 games against the Yankees this season. = Perez has gunned down 19 would-be base stealers this season, ranking him seventh in the A.L...also tied for the Major League lead in pickoffs (4) with the Cubs Wellington Castillo...his 13 career picks are tied for fifth among active Major League catchers and are the most by a Royals backstop. Josh Willingham Tex Series: Did not play Last Stand: 1-for-11 (.091), 3 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) = Josh hasn t played since August 29, nursing a sore back...hit safely in 6 of his first 7 games with KC, but is just 1-for-13 over his last 5 contests...hit his 14th home run of the season on August 22 in Arlington...12 of his 14 roundtrippers have come since June 1...went 3-for-5 in Minnesota August 18 for his first 3-hit game of the year. = Willingham played for Minnesota for parts of 3 seasons ( ) was traded to KC on August 11 in exchange for minor league pitcher Jason Adam...he s hitting.267 (12-for-45) with 7 walks (.377 OBP) and 6 extra-base hits (.489 slugging pct.) as a Royal...homered 3 times in 7 games against the Yankees this season. This & That BIG TRIP KICKS OFF--The Royals are here through Sunday s historical afternoon when Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is honored...kc will then head to Detroit for a trio of games in Comerica Park beginning Monday at 3:05 (CDT) due to a scheduling conflict that also has the Detroit Lions opening their season next door that night against the New York Giants. ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OFFENSIVELY--It s been an up and down ride for the offense this year, particularly during this big league best stretch since July Kansas City is coming off a 5-4 (with one pending) homestand where the pitching was outstanding overall, but the offense plated just 29 runs (2.9 per game)...kc batted.246 (82-for-334) during the stay and scuffled through a.224 average (19-for-85) with runners in scoring position...during the 6-4 road trip that preceded the 10-game say, the Royals batted.299 with runners in scoring position (23-for-77) and scored 48 runs (4.8 per game)...despite the clutch-hitting struggles during the homestand, Kansas City still possesses the best team mark with runners in scoring position in the A.L. since July 22, hitting at a.300 clip, which is second only to San Francisco in the Majors. THE RACE IS ON...--Kansas City enters tonight with 24 games left on the docket, which includes the completion of the suspended game on September 22 with KC trailing 4-2 in the 10th...the Tigers are down to 22 games left while Cleveland, who enters tonight six back have 24 to go...kc s remaining opponents include the Indians (3+ suspended game), this 3-game set with the Yankees, the White Sox (7), Boston (4) and Detroit (6)...meanwhile, aside from the six with the Royals, Detroit has Cleveland (3), San Francisco (3), Minnesota (7) and the White Sox (3). FEW CHALLENGES BY KC--Manager Ned Yost has asked for just eight reviews in Kansas City s last 59 contests, and none during the just completed 10-game homestand...the last KC challenge was on August 24 in Arlington when Yost won a reversal on a double play call...he and the Royals have been extremely successful this year, going in reviews (63%)...on the flip side, KC s opponents have gone 15-for-36 (42%) in replay challenges. SHARPENING THE SHORT GAME--The Royals enter this weekend leading the American League in infield hits with Kansas City has four in the Top 7 individually in infield knocks with Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain tied for fifth with 23, followed closely by teammates Jarrod Dyson and Nori Aoki tied for seventh (22)...KC is also among the elite in bunt hits with 21 on the season, third most in the American League behind Cleveland and Texas. MAGIC NUMBER ACHIEVED AGAIN--Kansas City attained its magic number of four runs in Wednesday s 4-1 win over the Rangers, upping the Royals to 62-9 when scoring at least four times in a game this year...since the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City is an astounding when scoring four or more...kc is when held to fewer that four runs. DAVIS AMONG BASEBALL S ELITE--Wade Davis was asked to record only one out in Wednesday s win and continues to hold the Majors longest scoreless inning streak at 28.0, while his season ERA of 0.73 is tops in the Majors among all hurlers who have thrown at least 40.0 innings...the last run Wade allowed was on June 25th and has been the lone run surrendered in his last 49.1 innings for a 0.18 ERA dating back to April 26...since giving up two earned runs on April 5, Wade has allowed only two runs over his last 54 outings (56.1 innings) for a 0.32 ERA, while fanning 87...he opened the year going almost four full months without allowing an extrabase hit, but Minnesota s Kurt Suzuki spoiled the streak with a double on July 31. HOLLY HOLDS A.L. RESCUE LEAD--Greg Holland picked up his league leading 42nd save on Wednesday night, tying Atlanta s Craig Kimbrel for the Major League lead...the last Royals pitcher to lead the A.L. in saves was Jeff Montgomery (45 in 1993), while Greg is the first to record back-to-back 40-save seasons since Dan Quisenberry did it in 1983 (45) and 84 (44)...Holly has made good of 42 of his 44 tries this year, including 35 of the last 36 and 16 in a row...over a longer haul, Holland has converted 82 of his last 85 attempts (96.5%) since May 30 of last season, the highest percentage among closers with at least 40 opportunities in that span... since that date, Greg has six more saves than any other pitcher in baseball (Craig Kimbrel - 76) and has allowed just 14 earned runs in innings for a 1.17 ERA... he recorded his 100th career save on August 8 and since posting his first career save on August 3, 2011 vs. Baltimore, Holland has gone 109-for-119 in save situations, the best save pct. at 91.6 among closers with at least 100 save opportunities...since becoming Kansas City s full-time closer on August 1, 2012, the day after Jonathan Broxton was dealt to Cincinnati, Holland has gone 105-for-112 in save situations, the most saves in the majors while Holly s 93.8 save pct. is the best among relievers with at least 80 save chances. SPEED THRILLS--Kansas City swiped another bag on Wednesday to up the Royals American League leading total in thefts to 130, 35 more than the runner-up Yankees and Astros...the Royals have swiped at least one base in each of the last five games (10 total) and 18 in the last 11 affairs...kc is familiar with the top spot in the loop, leading the A.L. last year with 153 thefts...the Royals have three players among the top eight in thefts in the league with Jarrod Dyson third with 33, Alcides Escobar fifth (27) and Lorenzo Cain eighth with his career-high 24. HOMEWORK--Wednesday s win gave Kansas City a 17-7 record in its last 24 affairs in Kauffman Stadium...the year began with a rough home ledger until turning the corner with a win over the Tigers on July 13...the Royals are also seeing a resurgence at the gate in 2014, with KC s season total up to 1,673,976, which is an increase of 140,367 over 71 home dates a year ago...the Royals have averaged 23,577 per contest this year which paces the total to just under the 1.92 million mark and it would be the highest single-season total since 1993 when KC had 1,934,578 fans attend the 80-game home slate. vs. Yankees (2014) vs. Yankees (career) On Road (career) Pineda (career) McCarthy (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 Adams Aoki Butler Cain Colon Dyson Escobar Giavotella Gordon Gore Hosmer Ibanez Infante Kratz Moustakas Nix Peguero Pena Perez Willingham

5 2014 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 Adams Aoki ARZ B. Schultz 82 Butler TEX S. Baker 33 Cain /25/14 LAD D. Haren 196 Colon Dyson /25/14 LAD D. Haren 123 Escobar SEA R. Elias 363 Giavotella SEA D. Farquhar 14 Gordon /3/14 TEX N. Tepesch 1 Gore Hosmer /10/14 DET D. Smyly 47 Ibanez OAK S. Gray 28 Infante /13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 66 Kratz MIN R. Pressly 11 Moustakas /25/14 NYY M. Pineda 32 Nix LAD Z. Greinke 50 Peguero /25/13 LAA G. Richards 9 Pena Perez /1/14 TEX C. Lewis 9 Willingham TEX C. Lewis 15 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Nori Aoki Arizona, fifth inning) - Franchise total: 117 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota), 2 solo 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (6/25/14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) - Franchise total: 87 Inside-the-Park: Last: David DeJesus (4/23/10 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 94 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alex Gordon (8/26/14 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning, Perkins pitching) - Franchise total: 65 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Matt McBride, Colorado Coors Field, Danny Duffy, 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes, Cleveland Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow pitching, 9th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Globe Life Park, Jeremy Guthrie pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Detroit Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla, Atlanta Turner Field, Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th 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) 2014 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 Adams Aoki g 6 gm (2x) 22 6 Butler g 10 gm (6/10-20) 7 - Cain g 6 gm (3x) 23 - Colon g 3 gm (8/13-20) 2 1 Dyson g 5 gm (3x) 22 9 Escobar g 12 gm (6/1-14) 23 5 Giavotella g Gordon g 9 gm (5/23-31) 6 - Gore Hosmer g 16 gm (6/30-7/20) 3 - Ibanez g 5 gm (6/16-7/2) 2 - Infante g 9 gm (6/8-18) 9 - Kratz g 3 gm (5x) 2 1 Moustakas g 6 gm (8/18-25) 1 - Nix g 2 gm - - Peguero g 1 gm - - Pena Perez g 12 gm (6/5-18) 4 - Willingham g 8 gm (5/28-6/4) 4 - No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Sept , 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: May 22-23, St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: James Shields, July 7, Tampa Bay (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland (Royals 3-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): August 1, Oakland (1-0); Guthrie (6.0), Herrera (1.0), Davis (1.0), Holland (1.0) The Last Time... Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (6-3, 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: Billy Butler, August 17, Minnesota (2nd) Royals Five-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, Philly Royals Position Player Pitching: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: James Shields, June 3, St. Louis Royals Pitcher With a RBI: James Shields, June 3, St. Louis Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Nori Aoki (3) and Jarrod Dyson (3), August 10, 2014 vs. San Francisco Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013 (5th inning) - on double steal Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: August 31, 2014 vs. Cleveland (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 26, 2014 vs. Minnesota (2-1, 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: August 27, 2014 vs. Minneosta (8th inning, 6 runs) times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: September 1-3, 2014 vs. Texas Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 5-7, Arizona Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 18-20, Boston 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 Disabled List (2) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Luke Hochevar 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery March 30 (retro March 21) April RHP-Michael Mariot 60-day Right hamstring strain August 28 October