TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Scott Kazmir (5-5, 2.38) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (7-5, 5.36)

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Houston Astros Kansas City Royals (57-37) Kauffman Stadium - Friday, July 24, 2015 Game #95 - Home Game #50 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, July 25 vs. Houston Astros: RHP Scott Feldman (4-5, 4.93) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (4-4, 4.24), 6:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, July 26 vs. Houston Astros: LHP Dallas Keuchel (12-4, 2.12) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (4-7, 5.19), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, July Cleveland Indians: RHP Edinson Volquez (9-5, 3.15) vs. RHP Cody Anderson (2-1, 1.91), 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, July Cleveland Indians: RHP Chris Young (8-6, 3.32) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (8-7, 4.29), 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, July Cleveland Indians: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (7-5+ tonight) vs. RHP Corey Kluber (5-10+ tonight), 11:10 a.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free serves as the producer/engineer...tonight s game is being televised on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Astros Kansas City looks to avenge a 3-game sweep by the Astros in Houston during a visit in late June...the Royals are now all-time vs. the Astros, including an 8-13 mark here in KC... Houston has won the six meetings vs. the Royals, including a 3-game sweep here last year...prior to this drought, Kansas City had won six in a row. Date Site Score WP LP Att. Hou L, 1-6 McCullers Blanton 20,419 Hou L, 0-4 Keuchel Duffy 24,642 Hou L, 5-6 Gregerson Herrera 25,848 7/24 KC 7/25 KC 7/26 KC LONG BALL SPOILS OVERNIGHT TRIP--The Royals and Redbirds squeezed a one-night series into the schedule last night, making up for a June 14 rainout in Busch Stadium...a pair of two-run homers by the Redbirds spoiled the trip for Kansas City as the Royals fell by a 4-3 count...kc jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on two-out RBI hits from Salvador Perez and Eric Hosmer, but the Cards rebounded with a game-tying two-run shot by Randal Grichuk in the second inning and eventual game-winning two-run blast from Matt Carpenter in the third, both off of starter and losing hurler Chris Young...the Carpenter home run capped the scoring until the ninth inning when the Royals cut the deficit to a run on Omar Infante s RBI triple with none out, but KC couldn t get the tying run across the plate and absorbed just its fourth defeat in the last 16 games... Alex Rios continued his resurgence with a 3-hit affair, while both Hosmer and Perez had a pair of knocks...the loss trimmed Kansas City s lead in the Central to 6 1/2 over Minnesota while Detroit remained 10 1/2 back. THE K THE PLACE TO BE--Prior to last night s one-game stop in St. Louis, the Royals completed their largest attended 3-game series of the year in The K and it fell on a Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday vs. the Pirates...KC totaled 115,437 with the three sellouts, eclipsing the 115,280 who attended the June weekend set vs. the Red Sox...the Royals have had 15 sellouts and 34 crowds in excess of 30,000 this year will be the first time since 1991 that KC will surpass the 2,000,000 mark, 12th time in team history...kansas City is averaging 32,997 per game, which is an improvement of 10,107 compared to 49 dates last year...the Royals are on a pace to beat the team record of 2,477,700 set in HAPPY ANNIVERSARY--It was 32 years ago today when umpire Tim McClelland told George Brett that his bat had too much pine tar on it and created a show for the ages when KC s future Hall-of-Famer exploded from the third base dugout at Yankee Stadium to explain his side of the story...fortunately common sense prevailed when American League president Lee MacPhail upheld Kansas City s protest and ordered that the game be restarted from the point of Brett s home run...the game was restarted on August 18 and officially ended with the Royals winning, 5 4 VIVA LOS REALES MANANA--The Royals will don Los Reales jerseys tomorrow night in celebration of Hispanic heritage...pre-game events will feature festivities at the Outfield Experience for all fans to enjoy...a Salsa Showdown will showcase local Mexican restaurants competing to win the title of Best Salsa in KC...also, tomorrow s game will be a Kansas City first as it will be broadcast in Spanish locally on KDTD-1340 AM with Houston Astros announcers Francisco Romero and former big league catcher Alex Trevino. NEXT MAN UP--That has been the mantra of the 2015 Royals and despite losing leftfielder Alex Gordon to a left groin strain for at least eight weeks, the depth of the club has allowed manager Ned Yost to use two outfielder to fill the void...jarrod Dyson provided the game-winning RBI in both wins over the Pirates, snapping a 1-1 tie on Wednesday with a bunt single...on Tuesday, Dice beat the Bucs with a 2-run single off of ace Gerrit Cole in the eighth inning...dyson, a 50th round pick in the 2006 draft, has delivered five RBI, a double, inside-the-park homer, five stolen bases and three outfield assists since Gordo went down on July 8...the other replacement, rookie Paulo Orlando, has a double, two homers and six RBI when he s been summoned since the Gordon injury. STRONG AT HOME--The Royals won the last two games of the Pittsburgh series, with Wednesday night s rubber game victory giving Kansas City a 7-4 mark in series deciding contests this year, 5-2 in Kauffman Stadium...the series win over the Bucs gave KC an 11-3 record with two splits in the 16 sets contested in The K this year... Kansas City s 32 home wins are one behind Houston for the most in the American League, two behind the N.L. leading Cardinals. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Scott Kazmir (5-5, 2.38) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (7-5, 5.36) Career Career Scott Kazmir vs. Royals Major League Record 5-5 (2.38 ERA) Jeremy Guthrie vs. Astros Major League Record 7-5 (5.36 ERA) JEREMY GUTHRIE makes his 19th start of the year, the 267th starting assignment of his career and 294th overall outing...guthrie makes his first start of the year against the Astros and seventh of his career...the 36-year old is in the final year of a three-year contract he signed on November 30, DECISION-LESS VS. CHISOX--Jeremy opened his second half last Saturday in Guthrie s 2015 Starts Chicago, tossing the first 5.0 innings in the Royals 7-6 win in 13 innings...he allowed three runs on nine hits with a walk and three strikeouts, firing 88 pitches...five of the nine hits allowed came with two outs, including RBI singles by Melky Cabrera in the third and Adam Eaton in the fourth, which preceded a game-tying sacrifice fly by Alexei Ramirez in the fifth. LONGER REST--Guthrie will make tonight s start on five days of rest, which has worked to his benefit this season...he s gone 3-1 and posted a 4.02 ERA (21 ER in 47.0 IP) in the eight starts where he s had five days or more in-between outings, while he s 4-4 with a 6.52 ERA (39 ER in 53.2 IP) in his 10 starts on regular rest. STRONG FINISHER--@TheRealJGuts (Twitter handle) has historically been better after the All-Star break, going with a 4.03 ERA in the second half in his career...this includes a mark and a 3.68 ERA (113 ER in IP) after the break since 2012, when he was traded to Kansas City just after the break on July 20. LIMITING THE LONG BALL KEY--Keeping the ball in the yard has often been the difference between winning and losing for Jeremy throughout his Royals career...this season, he s gone 5-1 with a 3.17 ERA (19 ER in 54.0 IP) when he hasn t allowed a homer and with a 2.71 ERA (92 ER in IP) in his 47 starts without a roundtripper as a Royal...on the flip side, he s with a 5.63 ERA (188 ER in IP) in 49 starts where he has been taken deep. REGAL AS A ROYAL--When Jeremy joined the Royals on July 20, 2012, he brought along a career record of from his previous time with Cleveland, Baltimore and Colorado...since becoming Royalty he has gone 40-31, while the Royals have compiled a record in his 97 starting assignments. HOUSTON HELLO!--Guthrie makes his seventh career start against the Stros and first of the season, entering at 2-2 with a 4.62 ERA (20 ER in 39.0 IP)...he made two starts against the Astros last season, taking a no-decision at Minute Maid Park on April 16, in a 6-4 KC win, and suffering a 3-0 loss here on May 27. AT THE K--Jeremy enters tonight 3-2 with a 3.81 ERA (23 ER in 54.1 IP) in nine home starts, including quality starts in each of his last four outings here...since joining the Royals in 2012, Guthrie has posted a mark with a 3.87 and held opponents to a.261 average at The K...he s with a 4.43 ERA in 150 outings Guthrie vs. Astros Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jose Altuve Chris Carter Jason Castro Hank Conger Evan Gattis Marwin Gonzalez L.J. Hoes Alex Presley Colby Rasmus Luis Valbuena and 136 starts at home in his career. WHEN DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT Los Angeles W, /17 vs. Oakland ND, /22 vs. Minnesota L, Cleveland ND, /3 vs. Detroit L, Detroit W, Texas W, /20 vs. Cincinnati W, New York L, /2 vs. Cleveland ND, /7 vs. Texas ND, St. Louis L, /18 vs. Milwaukee W, Seattle L, Oakland W, /3 vs. Minnesota ND, 3-2 (10) /8 vs. Tampa Bay W, Chicago ND, 7-6 (13) Totals 7-5, % Career Totals Jeremy s Last Win: July 8, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay (6.0 IP, 9-7 over Chris Archer) Jeremy s Last Loss: June 23, Seattle (5.0 IP, 0-7 to Mike Montgomery) Jeremy s Strikeout High: 10 (3x), Last: September 14, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay (7.0 IP, 6-2 win over Wade Davis) Jeremy s Last Complete Game: August 7, Arizona (9.0 IP, 6-2 over Vidal Nuno) 8th career CG Jeremy s Last Shutout: August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota (9.0 IP, 13-0 over Kevin Correia) 2nd career shutout Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2015

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Danny Duffy = Danny makes his 14th start of the year tomorrow evening, facing the Astros for the second time in he s 4-4 with a 4.24 ERA and 28 walks and 45 strikeouts. = He had his best outing of the year last Sunday in Chicago, going a career high 8.0 innings, allowing one run on six hits with one walk and four strikeouts...he did not allow a run over the first 8.0 frames...tyler Saladino s solo shot to leadoff the ninth was the only run he gave up. = Duff has been exceptional since returning from the disabled list on June 24, going 2-1 with a 2.27 ERA (8 ER in 31.2 IP), holding the opposition to a.259 average... that includes a 2-0 mark and a 1.33 ERA in his three July starts. = His only loss over the last month came to these Astros, June 30, when he allowed four runs on six hits over 6.2 innings in a 4-0 setback...he s 1-2 with a 6.39 ERA in three appearances and two starts against the Stros all-time. = He makes his eighth home start of the year, entering at 2-2 with a 4.58 ERA...he s 6-14 with a 4.15 ERA and a.256 opponents average all-time at The K 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: 214/287 (75%) Saves/Save Opp: 32/45 (71%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 89/24 (27%) Joe Blanton 1st Batter Efficiency: 8/10 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100%) Last Save: July CWS (1st career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 7 on Sea (start) July 21 vs. Pittsburgh = Joe made an emergency appearance Tuesday night, escaping a two-on one-out jam, with two strikeouts in the second inning, stranding both Pittsburgh runners in scoring position...he totaled 3.2 innings in his appearance, allowing just two hits, while recording five strikeouts. = Blanton recorded his first career save Sunday, retiring all three hitters he faced in the ninth inning...according to Elias Sports Bureau, at 34 years, 221 days, Joe became the second-oldest pitcher to record his first save this season, behind only Mets hurler Buddy Carlyle (37). = He made four starts from June 17 to July 4, earning wins on June 17 vs. Milwaukee and June 22 at Seattle...the win over Milwaukee was his first in nearly two years. Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 36/43 Saves/Save Opp: 9/10 (90%) Last Save: June Oak (12th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/ Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last Cubs) July 22 vs. Pittsburgh = Wade made his 43rd appearance Wednesday night, coming on for the second-straight night with two outs in the eighth inning to strand a runner in scoring position. = Davis leads the Majors with an 0.43 ERA (2 ER in 41.2 IP), among pitchers with at least 40.0 innings...he s the second pitcher in Major League history to record an ERA below 0.50 while working at least 40.0 innings in a season, joining former Red Sox hurler Buck O Brien (0.38) in = Wade has not allowed a home run over innings dating to September 4, 2013, a club record for relievers = He allowed his second run of the year on July 12 vs. Toronto, but earned the win when Paulo Orlando hit a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the inning...his 15 wins as a reliever since the start of last season are the most in the Major Leagues. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 31/43 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/ Strikeout High: 3 on 6/2 vs. Cle July St. Louis = Kelvin threw a perfect eighth inning last night in St. Louis, striking out Randal Grichuk...it marked his 14th frame this season. = He s holding lefties to a.120 average on the year (9-for-76), second among Major League pitchers with at least 70 opponent at-bats by left-handers. Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency: 17/23 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 8, 2013 vs. Bos (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: CWS on 7/18 July St. Louis = Luke pitched a scoreless seventh last night in St. Louis...his 12th-straight scoreless outing, dating back to June 19 vs. Boston...had his best inning of the year Saturday in Chicago, fanning all three men he faced in the 10th. = Hoch allowed eight earned runs in his first 12 appearances of the year as he began his comeback from Tommy John surgery that cost him the entire 2014 season... he has since appeared 12 times, working 12.2 shutout innings, allowing only six hits in 42 at bats for a.143 opposing batting average. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency: 24/31 Saves/Save Opp: 21/24 (88%) Last Save: July 21 vs. Pitt (135th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 3 on 7/10 vs. Tor July 21 vs. Pittsburgh (Save) = Greg picked up his 21st save of the season Tuesday night and 135th of his career, despite allowing four hits and a run...it was the second time he s allowed four hits in an appearance this season, also doing so on June 15 in Milwaukee. = He struck out the side on July 10 at home vs. Toronto, completing a 3-0 win...it was his first time to fan all three hitters he faced since last September 12 vs. Boston. = Holland has 114 saves since the start of 2013, second in MLB to Craig Kimbrel (123). Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency: 34/42 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33%) Last Save: July CWS(53rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/ Strikeout High: 3 on Min July 23 vs. Pittsburgh = Ryan thew a perfect ninth inning Wednesday night against the Pirates, recording his second frame in as many games...he s made four scorless appearances since the All-Star break...recorded his first save since September 26, 2011 last Saturday in Chicago, working a scoreless 14th inning...it was the 53rd career save for the righty. = Opponents are 3-for-28 (.107) with no extra-base hits when leading off an inning against him. Kris Medlen 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/2 Saves/Save Opp: n/a Last Save: April 27, 2012 vs. Pitt. (first career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/ Strikeout High: 4 vs. Pittsburgh on 7/20 July St. Louis = Kris recorded his first scoreless outing for the Royals last night in St. Louis...he pitched a clean fourth and fifth frame, allowing one hit and collecting one strikeout. = Kris made his first appearance in a Royals uniform Monday, tossing 3.1 innings out of the bullpen...he allowed four runs, giving up a two-run homer to Travis Ishikawa and was charged with two runs on Neil Walker s two-run double in the eighth inning...it was his first outing since September 27, 2013, when he beat the Phillies, 1-0. = Medlen made six rehab starts for Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA), going 1-1 with a 3.56 ERA with five walks and 20 strikeouts in 30.1 innings. = He missed the entire 2014 season after having Tommy John surgery during Spring Training...he s posted a 3.07 ERA (47 ER in IP) in 93 career relief appearances. Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 29/39 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/ Strikeout High: 2 (4x, last 7/2 vs. Min) July St. Louis = Franklin recorded a perfect sixth inning last night in St. Louis...it was his first action since Saturday. = Morales has a 0.95 ERA over his last 23 appearances dating to May 27 (2 ER in 19.0 IP)...opponents are hitting just.210 against him (29-for-138), while he s allowed just one home run in 38.1 innings...his 0.99 WHIP ranks fifth among A.L. lefties that have thrown at least 35.0 innings. Blanton Davis Duffy Guthrie - - Herrera Hochevar Holland - - Madson Medlen - - Morales Ventura - - Volquez Young - - Royals vs. Astros 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER

3 Hitting Notes Drew Butera St.L: Did not play This Stand: Has not played Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Drew hasn t played since July 17 in Chicago, when he went 1-for-4 in the first game of a twinbill...he also threw out a pair of would-be basestealers in the game...collected his first RBI hit with the Royals on July 5vs. Minnesota...also recorded his first multi-hit game at Texas on May 14. = Butera opened the year with the Angels, but was traded to KC on May 7 in exchange for INF Ryan Jackson...he s thrown out 33.2 percent of would-be basestealers since debuting for the Twins in his percentage ranks ninth among active big league catchers who have played at least 250 games in that span. Lorenzo Cain St.L: 1-for-4 This Stand: 2-for-13 (.154), run, 2B Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = LoCain collected an infield single in the third inning last night, going 1-for-4...he was named A.L. co-player of the Week on Monday, after going 7-for-17 (.412) with two doubles, two homers and four runs scored in a four-game set in Chicago (July 17-19)...he s third in the league, hitting.367 (40-for-109) against left-handed pitching. = He has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball, batting.382 (26-for-68) with seven doubles, a triple, four homers and 12 RBI this month...he ranks second in the A.L. in batting average and on-base percentage (.432) and fourth in slugging (.691) during the month of July. = He leads the A.L. in two-out hitting, batting.388 (40-for-103), which also ranks third in the Majors...his 40 two-out hits are fourth-most in the Junior Circuit, while his.452 on-base percentage with two outs is fifth in the American League...went 5-for-12 with two doubles and a triple vs. the Astros earlier this year. = Cain s.314 overall batting average is fifth in the A.L., while he s also tied for ninth in the league with 58 runs scored this year, establishing a single-season best...he is 11th in the league with a.369 on-base percentage and third in the Junior Circuit with 18 stolen bases...has 46 steals since the start of 2014, which rank fifth in the A.L. = Lo collected his fourth outfield assist of the year Tuesday night, throwing out Starling Marte at the plate in the ninth inning. Cheslor Cuthbert St.L: Did not play This Stand: n/a Hit Streak: 4 g (5-15) = Cheslor was recalled from Triple-A Omaha this afternoon, marking his second stint in the big leagues this year...he hit safely in all four games during his previous time with the Royals, July participated in the SiriusXM Futures All-Star Game in Cincinnati, going 0-for-2 for the World Team. = Cuthbert was hitting.272 (86-for-316) with 17 doubles, eight homers and 38 RBI in 84 games for Omaha this season...he became the 14th player from Nicaragua to appear in a MLB game in his debut, while he s one of three active players from the country along with Tampa Bay s Erasimo Ramirez and Arizona s J.C. Ramirez. Jarrod Dyson St.L: 0-for-2, 2 BB This Stand: 3-for-8, run, 3 RBI, 3 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Dyson went 0-for-2 last night, but reached twice via a pair of walks...he collected go-ahead RBI in the past two home games, driving in the deciding run in the eighth inning Wednesday night with a bunt single...he has eight RBI during the month of July after driving in four runs during the first three months of the season. = He s collected 15 stolen bases this season, tying him for fifth in the A.L...batting.333 (21-for-63) with four doubles, two triples, a homer and 11 RBI over his last 28 games, dating back to May 25 at Yankee Stadium...recorded his first inside-the-park homer July 8 off Chris Archer, the first by a Royal since September 8, = Dyson matched a career high with three hits vs. Texas on June 6, his second three-hit game of the season and 12th of his career...he s batting.390 this year (16-for-41) with a double, two triples and a home run (.585 slugging pct.) with two outs. Alcides Escobar StL: 0-for-5 This Stand: 3-for-13 (.231), run, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Esky went hitless for the second-straight game and is in an 0-for-9 mini-slump...still tops in the Major Leagues with 48 base hits since June 15. = Alcides has 34 RBI this season, which are tied with Jason Kipnis for fourth in the A.L. among leadoff hitters...hitting.321 (25-for-78) with RISP. = He s tied for eighth in the A.L. with 30 multi-hit games this year, which includes eight this month...he s hitting.297 (30-for-101) against left-handed pitching. = Hit a pair of leadoff home runs this year, including most recently on May 29 at Wrigley Field, taking Cubs starter Jake Arrieta deep on the first pitch...batting.338 (26-for-77) with five doubles, two homers and 17 runs scored in his first at-bat of the game. = Esky ranks second in the Majors with 559 games at shortstop since the start of 2012, trailing only Chicago s Alexei Ramirez (563)...his total ranks sixth among players at all positions...he started all 162 contests in 2014, the first shortstop to do this since Jimmy Rollins in Eric Hosmer StL: 2-for-4, run This Stand: 6-for-10, 3 runs, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, HB Hit Streak: 6 g (13-25) = Eric extended his hitting streak to six games, going 2-for-4 with a run scored last night...he s hitting.520 (13-for-25) with a double, a triple and a homer during the current streak...collected five multi-hit games since the All-Star break, while he s batting.449 (22-for-49) with a.633 slugging percentage over his last 12 games. = Homered here on Wednesday night, his first since June 19 vs. Boston, spanning 101 at-bats between roundtrippers...he hit seven homers in his first 138 at-bats this year. = Hoz is eighth in the A.L. with a.304 batting average, ninth in hits (106) and ranks eighth in the league with a.333 average at home (60-for-180)...he s recorded a.528 slugging percentage at home this season, compared to a.373 mark on the road...he s also tied for fifth in the A.L. with 15 infield hits. = Eric is tied for eighth in the A.L. with 30 multi-hit games this season...since the start of 2013, his 127 games with two hits or more rank ninth in the league. = He s batting.351 (27-for-77) this month with five doubles, a triple, a homer and nine RBI...he s a career.314 hitter (144-for-459) with a.466 slugging pct. in July. = He didn t play in the series last month in Houston, but is a career.347 hitter (17-for-49) against the Stros...also batting.429 (9-for-21) off Scott Kazmir. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Hoz has committed just two errors in 805 chances...his.998 fielding pct. ranks second among A.L. first basemen. Omar Infante StL: 1-for-4, 3B, RBI This Stand: 2-for-10, 2 runs, 2 2B, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Omar collected an RBI triple in the ninth inning off Trevor Rosenthal last night, going 1-for-4...it marked his first three-base hit since May 15 vs. the Yankees. = He s recorded 20 doubles this season, which are tied for 16th in the A.L., and rank fifth among the league s second basemen...he s two doubles shy of reaching 250. = Infante is a career.417 hitter (10-for-24) off Scott Kazmir with four doubles and two homers...his 324 at-bats without a home run this year are second-most in the Major Leagues...he hasn t homered since August 13 of last year, spanning 465 at-bats...he s recorded 92 RBI since the start of 2014, which rank eighth among MLB second sackers. Kendrys Morales StL: 0-for-1 This Stand: 3-for-11 (.273), run, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Kendrys pinch-hit in the fourth inning last night and flew out to center with two outs...he s still tied for the American League lead in RBI (65). = He s recorded 18 multi-rbi games this season, which leads the club and includes six games with three or more...he s batting.298 (42-for-141) against left-handed pitching this year, with seven doubles, two homers and 25 RBI...tied for fifth in the American League with 24 doubles this season. = Morales has collected 34 two-out RBI, which lead the A.L., and are second in the Majors to Buster Posey (35)...he s hitting.336 (44-for-131) with two down, which ranks sixth in the A.L...his 44 two-out hits are second-most in the league, trailing only Texas Prince Fielder (54). = Morales is batting.321 (34-for-106) with runners in scoring position and.322 (57-for-177) with runners on base...he had a season-best 11-game hitting streak, June batted.315 during the month of April, his highest average in a month since May of 2013 (.343). Mike Moustakas StL: 1-for-4, run, BB This Stand: 3-for-11 (.273), 2 runs, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Moose went 1-for-4 last night and scored KC s first run after drawing a walk in the top of the first...hit his 10th home run of the season Wednesday night, which was also his third roundtripper since the All-Star break...he s also recorded eight RBI in the eight games since the break. = Mike is tied for seventh in the league, batting.315 (73-for-232) during night games...he s also third among A.L. third basemen with a.356 on-base percentage... he s hit.318 (21-for-66) when leading off an inning, while he s reached base at a.392 clip in those situations. = He has been named the Royals Majestic Player of the Month twice (April, June)...he hit.299 (29-for-97) with five doubles, two homers and 15 RBI last month, the most he s ever recorded in a single month in his career...he also hit.356 in April, his highest batting average in a single month. Paulo Orlando StL.: 0-for-1 This Stand: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Paulo pinch-hit in the seventh inning last night, but struck out...it was his first at-bat of the week after playing in three games in Chicago...he s homered three times in his last 9 games...he has six of his 13 extra-base hits in the seventh or later, while he s also collected 11 RBI late in games...batting.414 (12-for-29) when leading off an inning. = He hit the game-winning home run in the eighth inning July 12, lifting KC to a win over the Jays...it was his second game-winning home run in a week, hitting a walk-off grand slam vs. Tampa Bay in a 9-5 win July 7...it was the fifth walk-off slam in club history. = Orlando is tied for seventh in the A.L. with five triples this season, collecting all five in his first seven games in the big leagues...according to Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first Major League player to have five triples in his first seven games since at least hit his first MLB home run on May 26 at Yankee Stadium. Salvador Perez StL.: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI This Stand: 3-for-11 (.273), 2B, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-7) = Salvy collected two hits last night at Busch Stadium, including an RBI single in the first inning for KC s first run...also collected three hits in the Pittsburgh series. = Among A.L. catchers, he s tied for first in home runs (15), second in hits (84), second in doubles (15), fourth in RBI (40) and fourth in slugging percentage (.440). = Perez s 23 two-out RBI are tied with three others for seventh in the A.L...he s batting.375 (18-for-48) this season with runners in scoring position and two outs... also hitting.292 (31-for-106) with two doubles, seven homers and 10 RBI from the seventh inning on. = Recorded his second pickoff of the season and 15th of his career last night in St. Louis...his career total is the most in KC history and ranks fourth among active catchers. = He also threw out his 17th would-be basestealer earlier this week, ranking him third in the A.L...his 63 baserunners gunned down since 2013 are second-most in baseball. Alex Rios StL.: 3-for-4, run, 2B, RBI This Stand: 4-for-11 (.364), 3 runs, 2 2B Hit Streak: 6 g (11-23) = Alex continued his impressive run, going 3-for-4 last night with a double, a run scored and an RBI...it marked his second three-hit game of the season, also doing it April 12 at the Angels...matched a season-high hitting in his sixth-straight game, going 11-for-23 (.478) during the current streak with four doubles and six runs scored. = He s batting.364 (24-for-66) with seven extra-base hits in July after hitting.189 with two extra-base hits in June...batting an even.300 (27-for-90) at Kauffman Stadium with 5 doubles, a homer and 13 runs scored...became the first Royal in two years to steal home in Monday s game vs. Pittsburgh. = Missed seven weeks of action after being hit by pitch on the left wrist in April, before returning May 31.

4 This & That RIOS RESURGENCE--Alex Rios has turned it up a notch since finally kicking the remnants of a fractured left hand that occurred in the seventh game of the season when he was hit by a J.R. Graham pitch in Minnesota...Rios was out of action for nearly seven weeks and had a tough time getting his timing back to where he was prior to the injury, hitting.321 at the time of the fracture...his season mark bottomed out to.211 on June 28, but he has since hit at a.351 clip (26-for-74) while hitting safely in 15 of 20 games, with 14 runs scored, six doubles and a home run...he enters tonight in an even hotter stretch, hitting safely in his last six games at a.478 clip (11-for-23), scoring a run in each contest while doubling four times to up his season mark to.266, a 55-point increase in a four-week stretch. THE LAND OF HOZ--Eric Hosmer crossed the state last night and continued to swing a hot bat, hitting safely in his sixth straight game with a 2-for-4 performance... the two-time Rawlings Gold Glove first baseman has batted.520 (13-for-25) with a double, triple, homer, four RBI and a OPS...a 5-for-31 slide from June 28-July 7 dropped his season average to.280, but he has since hit safely in 10 of 12 games at a.449 clip (22-for-49) with a OPS. THE BRUISE CREW--The Royals were not plunked last night, but were hit six times during the series against the Pirates to extend Kansas City s American League lead in bruises to 51...Alex Gordon, who has been out a couple weeks and will remain out for some time due to a left groin strain, is tied for the A.L. lead with 12 plunkings, one more than his previous career high established last year...mike Moustakas was hit for the ninth and 10th times this year in Monday night s game and has climbed to fourth in the league...last year s club was hit 53 times, but the 2015 Royals are currently on a pace to get his 88 times, which would be one shy of the club record set in 2007 (89). SERIES WORK--Last night s loss to the Cardinals actually snapped KC s 4-series winning streak because by the book last night was considered a series...despite the loss to the Cards, this stretch began with a 4-game sweep of Tampa Bay at home on July 6-9, followed by a 2-1 mark against Toronto, then a post-break 3-1 stop in Chicago over the last weekend, prior to returning to The K to take two of three from the Bucs...over a longer stretch, KC has gone 6-2 with a split in its last eight sets contested...on the year, the Royals have gone 19-9 with four splits in the 32 series played. BUSY STRETCH--The Royals are currently 5-3 in this post-all-star Game stretch of 18 games over a 17-day span...kansas City s next off day is slated for Monday, August 3, when Kansas City will get a day to relax in Birmingham, MI, between stops in Toronto and Detroit...the Royals still have one other make-up on their agenda, returning to Chicago on Monday, September 28, for a one-night affair in Wrigley Field to thanks to a May 30 storm on the north side...fortunately, KC was already heading to Chi-town for a visit that starts the next night on the south side of town. KC S PEN PROVES RANKING--Kansas City s bullpen stepped up again last night with 5.0 innings of two-hit, shutout relief in St. Louis...combined with the last two games of the Pittsburgh series, Royals relievers have allowed one run in their last 14.0 innings of work...the Royals have baseball s best relief ERA at 2.11, while the Cardinals are next at Kansas City has a 19-5 record out of the pen, easily the best winning pct. in the Majors at.792, with the Angels are next at 15-7 (.682). WADING THROUGH THE OPPOSITION--Relief ace Wade Davis, who worked in his first career All-Star Game with a scoreless inning last week, entered each of the last two Pittsburgh games recording just one out to end the eighth inning...davis has allowed two runs in 41.2 innings in 2015 for a miniscule 0.43 ERA...he now has 15 wins since the start of 2014, making him the winningest reliever in the Major Leagues over the last two seasons...since the dawn of the 2014 season, Wade has a 15-3 record with 12 rescues and a 0.79 ERA (10 earned runs in innings) and limiting opponents to a.151 average (60-for-397)...since June 27 of last year, Wade has been even better, going 10-1 with 12 saves, a 0.56 ERA (5 ER in 80.0 IP)...he has now worked consecutive innings without allowing a home run, the longest-active streak in the Major Leagues...Davis homerless streak dates back to August 24, 2013, which was the date of his last start. MONTHLY BREAKDOWN--After starting July with just a 1-3 mark, the Royals have recovered by winning 12 of their last 16 to up this month s ledger to KC has already recorded three consecutive winning months for the first time since 1989, but that year s club slipped to in July...should the Royals finish with a winning record this month, it would mark the first time since 1982 that Kansas City had a winning ledger in each of its first four months...kc opened this year with a 15-7 April, followed by a May and then June. A ROOM WITH A VIEW--Today marks the 75th day that Kansas City has either shared or stood alone atop the A.L. Central in 2015 well ahead of the 33 such days during the 2014 campaign...this year s squad opened the season with a 7-game winning streak and the closest KC has come back to.500 has been five games at 7-2 and dating back to July 22 of last year, the Royals have recorded a big league best 98 wins, which are one more than the National League leading Cardinals. NED A ROYAL RECORD HOLDER--The 16th full-time manager in Royals history, Ned Yost, became the winningest skipper in franchise annals with #411 on June 18 vs. Milwaukee, passing Royals Hall of Famer, Whitey Herzog, who won 410 games from , while Ned is now Yost passed the late Dick Howser for the #2 spot on June 8 in Minnesota...since the All-Star break of 2013, Ned has guided the Royals to the best record in the American League at for a.580 winning pct...also the all-time leader in games managed in Kansas City with 869, this is Ned s second stint as a big league manager after nearly six years at the helm for Milwaukee ( ), compiling a record with the Brew Crew including a mark in his last two seasons...yost s 887 total wins as a big league manager rank 69th all time and now only seven shy of Cito Gaston for 68th, while Ned s 1,828 games managed are 64th on the all-time list, nine behind Paul Richards for 63rd. vs. Astros (2015) vs. Astros (career) At Home (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 Cuthbert Dyson Escobar Hosmer Infante Morales Moustakas Orlando Perez Rios Kazmir (career) Feldman (career) Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Joe Blanton Danny Duffy Jeremy Guthrie Yohan Pino Jason Vargas Yordano Ventura Edinson Volquez Chris Young Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Blanton Duffy Guthrie Pino Vargas Ventura Volquez Young Total Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starts CS/ATT Pct ERA ER/IP 266/ / /97.0 1/ /836.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 2 (June 6 vs. Texas) Pickoff & CS: 6 (July 5 vs. Minnesota) Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Tim Collins 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 June LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July OF-Alex Gordon 15-day left groin strain July 9 July LHP-Jason Vargas 15-day ulnar collateral ligment tear July 22 August

5 2015 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 ATL A. Harang 86 Cain CWS C. Sale 18 Coleman Dyson /8/15 TB C. Archer 25 Escobar CHC J. Arrieta 202 Hosmer /22/15 PIT C. Morton 6 Infante 8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 469 Morales /20/15 PIT A. Burnett 9 Moustakas /22/15 PIT C. Morton 4 Orlando CWS C. Sale 2 Perez /10/15 TOR R. Tepera 33 Rios CWS J. Samardzija 26 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, ninth inning) - Franchise total: 118 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/22/15 vs. St. Louis), 3-run, 2-run 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: Alcides Escobar Chicago Cubs) - Franchise total: 89 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 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: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Daniel Nava, Boston Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow, 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Ike Davis and Stephen Vogt, Oakland Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Texas Rangers Globe Life Park, Yordano Ventura pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Detroit Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Chase Headley, Brian McCann and Brett Gardner, New York Yankees Yankee Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 1st 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) 2015 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 (6/21-7/5) - - Cain g 10 gm (4/6-17) 11 - Coleman g Dyson g 5 gm (6/22-30) 6 2 Escobar g 10 gm (7/3-7/12) 11 1 Hosmer g 12 gm (5/3-15) 16 4 Infante g 9 gm (4/9-19) 11 - Morales g 11 gm (6/17-28) 4 - Moustakas g 9 gm (6/15-26) 9 3 Orlando g 5 gm (2x) 9 3 Perez g 10 gm (5/12-24) 1 - Rios g 6 gm (6/15-20) 2 - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 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: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) 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): July 10, 2015 vs. Toronto (3-0); Duffy (6.0 IP), Herrera (1.0 IP), Davis (1.0 IP), Holland (1.0 IP) 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: Alcides Escobar, June 24, Seattle (4th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis 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: 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 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: July 7, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay-1 (9-5 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: July 12, 2015 vs. Toronto (1st inning, 6 runs) times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 6-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: June 26-28, Oakland 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: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: June 29-July 1, Houston 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 Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 7-4 Tuesday 10-4 Wednesday 8-7 Thursday 7-4 Friday 10-6 Saturday 6-7 Sunday 9-5 Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 2 7/21/15 vs. PIT Pitchers 4 CWS Butera 0 CWS (1st) Cain 3 7/20/15 vs. PIT Coleman 2 - Dyson 61 9/1/14 vs. TEX Escobar 14 7/7/15 vs. TB-1 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 47 July St. Louis - (1st, 3 hits) 3 runs - 31 July 21 vs. Pittsburgh - (8th, 3 hits) 4 runs - 8 July 22 vs. Pittsburgh (7th, 3 hits) 5 runs - 5 July 8 vs. Tampa Bay - (5th, 5 hits) 6 runs - 4 July 12 vs. Toronto - (1st, 6 hits) 7 runs - 1 June Seattle - (4th, 6 hits) Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Hosmer 14 7/7/15 vs. TB-1 Infante 2 7/21/15 vs. PIT Morales 6 TOR Moustakas 8 MIN Orlando 10 NYY Perez 57 DET Rios 5 CWS