TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Carlos Carrasco (6-4, 4.24) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (4-3, 6.70)

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Cleveland Indians Kansas City Royals (29-19) Kauffman Stadium - Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Game #49 - Home Game #25 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Wednesday, June 3 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (3-5, 3.52) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (3-2, 5.16), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, June 4 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer (4-2, 2.97) vs. RHP Chris Young (4-1, 1.55), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, June 5 vs. Texas Rangers: RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (4-3, 2.95), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, June 6 vs. Texas Rangers: LHP Wandy Rodriguez (2-2, 3.55) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (3-4, 4.26), 1:10 p.m., FS 1 (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, June 7 vs. Texas Rangers: RHP Colby Lewis (4-3+ tonight) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (4-3+ tonight), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight s tilt is being televised on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the pre and postgame shows on FSKC, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Indians Kansas City has gone 4-2 thus far in 2015 vs. the Tribe, posting 2-1 ledgers in each previous series...tonight is the seventh of 19 with Cleveland this year...kc trails in the all-time series with the Indians, , but holds a mark in Kansas City, including all-time at Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. Cle W, 6-2 Vargas Kluber 9,668 Cle W, 11-5 Finnegan Atchison 10,698 Cle L, 5-7 Salazar Ventura 10,284 5/5 KC W, 5-3 Vargas Salazar 29,099 5/6 KC L, 3-10 Carrasco Duffy 23,316 5/7 KC W, 7-4 Morales Kluber *38,271 6/2 KC 6/3 KC 6/4 KC Cle Cle Cle Cle Cle Cle Cle 9/25 KC 9/26 KC 9/27 KC BACK HOME AFTER ROUGH TRIP--Tonight kicks off a 6-game stay at The K, with the Royals looking to get back on the winning track after a 1-4 journey...kc was swept in a 3-game stop at Yankee Stadium and then split a pair in Chicago, a weekend series that was interrupted by a rainout on Saturday... the finale was an 11-inning affair, with David Ross dumping a blooper into shallow left field with the sacks full and staking the Cubs to a 2-1 decision...the Royals took a 1-0 lead in the sixth when 2-out walks to Lorenzo Cain and Kendrys Morales set the table for Alex Gordon, who singled to knock home the 500th run of his career...unfortunately, that would be the end of KC s scoring, while the Cubs knotted the game in the seventh when Yordano Ventura issued a 1-out walk to Miguel Montero, who was wild pitched to second and then a pinch runner scored on a 2-out knock by Chris Coghlan, his third hit of the day off of Ventura... the score remained tied until Ross snapped the tie in the 11th, an inning that was set up by a pair of walks... the loss dropped the Royals into second place in the A.L. Central for the first time since May 8, entering action tonight a half-game in back of the surging Twins. BACK TO THE CENTRAL--Well, at least for three games with the Tribe hitting town and staying thru Thursday night...the Royals have gone within its own division, while posting a 3-3 mark against the East (all vs. the Yankees) and 7-3 ledger vs. the West, who they ll see this weekend when the West s Texas Rangers visit Kauffman Stadium...KC just finished off its first stretch of Interleague games, going 5-2 with a rainout against N.L. Central opposition. WEEK TWO OF THE BALLOTING IS IN--The Royals continue to dominate the balloting for the 2015 All-Star Game based on numbers released yesterday by Major League Baseball...if the game was this week, which of course it is not, Kansas City would field five starters on the squad that will be managed by Ned Yost by virtue of KC s American League crown in Salvador Perez (the A.L. s top vote-getter), Mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon would each make the start at The Great American Ballpark...Eric Hosmer has closed the gap at first base to just a little over 70,000 votes behind annual frontrunner Miguel Cabrera. NED NEARING TEAM MARKS--Already the all-time leader in games managed in Kansas City with 821, Ned Yost is now closing in on becoming the winningest manager in franchise history...since taking the reigns in Kansas City on May 13, 2010, Yost has compiled a record with the Royals, just eight wins shy of matching Whitey Herzog (410) for the most in franchise history, while he s two behind Dick Howser (404) for second...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers ( )...he compiled a record with the Brew Crew including a mark in his last two seasons...ned s 860 career wins are good for 71st all time, now 20 wins behind George Stallings, who managed the Boston Braves in the early 1900 s... Ned s 1,781 career games on the bench are 66th in MLB history. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Carlos Carrasco (6-4, 4.24) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (4-3, 6.70) Career Career Carlos Carrasco vs. Royals Major League Record 6-4 (4.24 ERA) Jeremy Guthrie vs. Indians Major League Record 4-3 (6.70 ERA) JEREMY GUTHRIE makes his 10th start of the season, his 258th career start and 285th overall appearance...he is facing the club that initially drafted and signed him in 2002 for the 15th time (13th start)...he s in the final year of a three-year contract he signed on November 30, ROUGH DAY IN THE BRONX--Jeremy last worked a week ago yesterday in Yankee Stadium having won his previous three starts, including 6.0 shutout innings five days earlier vs. Cincinnati, however, the Bronx Bombers lived up to the moniker for a day, hammering four home runs in just 1.0+ innings of an eventual 14-1 decision...new York sent 13 batters to the plate in the first, scoring eight times on three home runs... Guthrie permitted a walk and a single to open the second, with Stephen Drew s threerun homer ending his day...the veteran allowed 11 runs on nine hits, three walks and a hit batter, with the run total topping his previous career high of eight...the eight-run first was the largest opening frame against a Royals pitcher since September 25, 2006, when Detroit plated nine on Mark Redman. STRONG STRETCH BEFORE NEW YORK--Jeremy s rough outing at Yankee Stadium followed three straight wins from May 9 to 20 in which he posted a 1.96 ERA (4 ER in 18.1 IP) and did not allow a home run...he allowed 17 runs over four outings leading up to May 9, recording a 6.95 ERA with two losses. PITCHER WITH A PASSPORT--Guthrie s year didn t end after the World Series as he and three KC teammates (Alcides Escobar, Erik Kratz, Salvador Perez) played in the MLB All-Star Series tour of Japan...the squad team played seven games on their tour, including a five-game series against Japan s National Team...Guthrie also traveled to Panama in January with U.S. softball Gold Medalist Jessica Mendoza through the U.S. State Department s Diamond Diplomacy program. allowed four runs over 6.0 innings while striking out two...he also faced Chicago at home in a relief appearance for Cleveland in NO HOMERS A KEY--Guthrie s success as a Royal has been correlated to keeping the ball in the park...of his 88 starts, 44 have featured no home runs and he s with a 2.70 ERA, compiling 31 quality outings...he s in the other 50 percent of his starts, posting a 5.66 ERA. VS. CLEVELAND--Thursday will mark the 13th anniversary of Cleveland drafting Jeremy in the first round (22nd overall), two picks ahead of current teammate Joe Blanton...Jeremy moved on to the Orioles in 2007 and has faced his first organization 14 times (12 starts), going 5-5 with a 6.14 ERA, including 3-3 as a Royal and 2-0 over three starts here...he took a no decision on April 28 at Progressive, allowing four runs over 5.0-plus innings in an 11-5 loss. CENTRAL TIME--Guthrie s win on May 9 at Detroit was his 22nd against A.L. Central teams since joining the Royals on July 20, 2012, which ranks second over the span to former Tigers hurler Max Scherzer (26)...Jeremy is 12-6 here vs. division rivals, with the Royals sporting a 16-7 mark. AT HOME--Jeremy has pitched well in Kauffman Stadium as a Royal, going with a 3.97 ERA over 45 starts, though he s 5-8 since May 1, he tossed Guthrie vs. Indians Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Mike Aviles Michael Bourn Michael Brantley Lonnie Chisenhall Yan Gomes Jason Kipnis Brandon Moss David Murphy Ryan Raburn Jose Ramirez Carlos Santana Nick Swisher Guthrie s 2015 Starts 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, Totals % Career Totals shutout innings in his last home start against Cincinnati on May 20, winning a 7-1 game, and is 1-2 with a 5.09 ERA this year. Jeremy s Last Win: May 20, 2015 vs. Cincinnati (6.0 IP, 7-1 over Jason Marquis) Jeremy s Last Loss: May 25, 2015 at New York Yankees (1.0 IP+3, 1-14 to Nathan Eovaldi) 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 - Jason Vargas = Jason will make his seventh start of 2015, entering at 3-2 with a 5.16 ERA and 20 strikeouts through 29.2 innings (17 ER). = Vargy missed 16 games with a left flexor strain, returning a week ago at Yankee Stadium on a limited pitch count...he fanned the first two batters, then walked Alex Rodriguez, setting up Mark Teixeira s two-run homer, his only runs allowed over 4.0 innings in a 5-1 defeat...he set a season-high with six strikeouts. = He won his final two outings before his D.L. stint, both against the Tribe...he pitched 6.0 innings in the most recent matchup on May 5 at home, holding Cleveland to two runs, two hits and two walks with five K s...he retired 17 of his final 19 batters after Michael Brantley s two-run homer in the first. = The lefty has held opponents to a.167 average over his last three starts (9-for-54) after they batted.348 (23-for-66) in his first three outings. = The two wins ran his record vs. Cleveland to 5-3 with a 4.86 ERA over 11 career starts, including 3-1 in six outings as a Royal. = Jason is 1-0 at home this year and 7-6 here as a Royal...he s holding opponents to a.227 average at home this year (10-for-44), compared to.289 on the road Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters Relievers Totals Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 101/136 (74%) Saves/Save Opp: 14/22 (64%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 35/11 (31%) Joe Blanton 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None career Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x, last 5/24 vs. Stl) May New York (AL) = Joe was charged with three runs (two earned) in the fifth inning last Tuesday at New York as the Yankees built a 5-0 lead...he went to work a sixth. = His Royals debut on May 16 vs. New York came hours after his contract was selected from Triple-A Omaha...made seven appearances (six starts) with the Storm Chasers, going 3-2 with a 3.89 ERA, recording 30 strikeouts in 39.1 innings...he signed a minor league deal on February 13 after not pitching in the Majors in Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 20/22 Saves/Save Opp: 7/7 (100%) Last Save: May 19 vs. Cin (10th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last Cubs) May Chicago Cubs = Wade sent Sunday's game at Wrigley Field to extra innings, working around Anthony Rizzo's one-out triple with an inning-ending strikeout. = Wade fanned all three Cubs he faced on Friday, the second time this year he has fanned the side. = Davis has compiled 22.0 scoreless innings on the year...he joins New York s Dellin Betances (28.1 IP, 3 R, 0 ER) as the only pitchers in MLB with at least 15.0 innings and no earned runs allowed on the year. = Wade recorded five saves during Greg Holland s D.L. stint and has seven on the year, most recently on May 19 vs. Cincinnati. = Wade has not allowed a home run in innings, dating to September 4, it s the longest active streak in MLB and second all-time among Royals relievers to Kelvin Herrera s recent streak of innings. = Opponents are batting.122 (9-for-74), fourth in the Majors among pitchers with at least 20.0 innings...lefties are hitting just.103 (4-for-39). Jason Frasor 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/18 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2010 vs. Bal (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last 4/30 vs. Det) May Chicago Cubs = Jason inherited runners at first and second in a 1-1 game on Sunday at Wrigley...he allowed a hit to Anthony Rizzo, with Alex Gordon throwing out Dexter Fowler at home on the play...starlin Castro was intentionally walked, loading the bases for David Ross, who singled to lift Chicago to a 2-1 win. = Jason has a 1.71 ERA vs. Cleveland since the start of 2010, holding batters to a.185 average (17-for-92). Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 14/19 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x, last CWS) May Chicago Cubs = Kelvin retired the Cubs in order in the eighth inning of a 1-1 game on Sunday, striking out one. = He was charged with a blown save on Friday at Wrigley, allowing game-tying homer in the seventh, but winding up with the win when KC plated three in the eighth. = Lefties are batting just.081 (3-for-37), fourth in the Majors among pitchers with at least 30 opponent at-bats by lefties. Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/6 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: 1/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x, last 5/20 vs. Cin) May 24 vs. St. Louis = Luke last pitched nine days ago, opening the eighth vs. St. Louis with two outs, then allowing a single and a double, bringing up Yadier Molina...Alcides Escobar nearly made a highlight-reel catch on Molina s pop to short left, which scored two and extended the Cardinals lead to 6-1. = Luke has made six appearances on the year as he works his way back from Tommy John surgery. = He made a successful transition to the bullpen in 2013, posting a 1.92 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 70.1 innings, with opponents batting.169. = Hoch signed a two-year free agent deal with a mutual option for 2017 last December 4...he was originally selected first overall in the 2006 June Free Agent Draft. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency: 8/11 Saves/Save Opp: 7/8 (87%) Last Save: May 14 vs. Texas (120th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x last Cubs) May Chicago Cubs = Greg appeared for just the second time since May 15 on Friday at Wrigley, working a perfect ninth inning with a pair of strikeouts. = He has converted 27 of 28 save chances since last July 26, recording a 1.25 ERA, with opponents batting.127 (15-for-118). = After allowing at least one earned run in six of his first 14 career outings vs. Cleveland, Greg has posted a 0.69 ERA over his last 13 matchups, holding batters to a.130 average (6-for-46). Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency: 17/21 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2011 at Atl (52nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/ Strikeout High: 3 on Min May Chi. Cubs (L) = Ryan posted a th on Sunday at Wrigley, then walked the first two batters in the 11th...Chicago went on to 2-1 win, resulting in Madson s first loss of = Ryan is back in the Majors for the first time since he has allowed just five runs in 21 outings for a 1.96 ERA (5 ER in 23.0 IP). = He has fanned at least one hitter in 18 of his last 20 outings and is averaging 9.00 strikeouts per 9.0 innings on the year (23 in 23.0 innings). Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/18 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: 5/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last NYY) May New York (AL) = Franklin made his second appearance of the Yankees series on Wednesday, pitching a eighth with a strikeout. = Morales is holding righties to a.128 average (5-for-39)...fellow lefties are batting.265 overall (9-for-34), though Morales has retired 12 straight since May 15. Blanton Davis Frasor Guthrie Herrera Hochevar Holland Madson Morales Vargas Ventura Volquez Young Royals vs. Indians 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER

3 Hitting Notes Drew Butera ChC Series: Did not play Last Trip: 0-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Drew hasn t played since starting on Memorial Day in New York, going 0-for-4 against the Yankees...he s made three starts and played in five games with KC. = He was acquired by the club May 7 from the Angels, in exchange for minor league infielder Ryan Jackson. = Butera spent the 2014 season with the Dodgers, playing 61 games...hit a career-high three homers for L.A...threw out 11 of 32 would-be base stealers (32.4 percent)...since his debut in 2010, he s thrown out 32.4 percent of runners trying to steal (50-of-173), which ranks eighth among active MLB backstops (min. 250 games). Lorenzo Cain ChC Series: 3-for-8, 3 runs, 2B, RBI, SB, 2 BB Last Trip: 4-for-17 (.235), 4 runs, 2B, RBI, 2 SB, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Lorenzo scored KC s only run on Sunday, drawing a two-out walk in the sixth inning...however, he was 0-for-4 at the plate...cain collected three hits in the series opener vs. the Cubs, which included driving in the go-ahead run in the seventh...it marked his first RBI since he recorded five vs. the Yankees on May 15. = Cain is tied for second in the A.L., hitting.379 (22-for-58) with two outs, trailing only teammate Kendrys Morales...his 22 two-out hits are tied with three other players for third in the Junior Circuit...batting.315 (28-for-89) with 4 doubles, a triple and 3 homers vs. A.L. Central pitching...also ranks fifth in the league in runs scored (35). = Opened the year with a career-best 10-game hitting streak, en route to hitting.329 (27-for-82) in April with six doubles, two homers and 12 RBI...it marked the third-straight April where he s hit above he has three outfield assists this season, after collecting a career-high eight in Christian Colon ChC Series: 1-for-3 Last Trip: 1-for-3, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-4) = Christian made the start at third base Sunday in Chicago, and singled in the third inning, going 1-for-3...reached base by either a hit or a walk in 15 of his last 16 games, batting.304 (14-for-46) with a.360 on-base percentage in that span...he s hitting.391 (9-for-23) with a.481 OBP when leading off an inning this season. = Colon has been a very versatile player in his career, making starts at three different positions...he s made starts at second (5), short (9) and third base (4) this year. = Recorded a pair of 3-hit games in his rookie season (2014), including July 4 in his first MLB start, at Progressive Field...became the second Royal (Mark Quinn, 1999) to collect 3 extra-base hits (2 doubles, triple) in his first big league start...also scored the winning run in KC s 9-8 Wild Card Game victory over Oakland in the 12th inning. Jarrod Dyson ChC Series: 1-for-1, run Last Trip: 3-for-3, run, RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (3-3) = Jarrod got back on track during the last road trip, going 3-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI...his first hit on May 25 in New York snapped him out of an 0-for-15 drought...he is 6-for-20 (.300) with a double and a triple when leading off an inning this season. = Dyson matched a career high with three hits April 30 against Detroit, while he stole three bases in Cleveland on April 27, also tying a career-best...he s collected 125 steals in his career, which are ninth-most all-time in KC history...he swiped 36 bases in 2014, the most by a Royal since Carlos Beltran lifted 41 bags during the 2003 season. Alcides Escobar ChC Series: 2-for-10, run, HR, 2 RBI Last Trip: 5-for-24 (.208), 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Alcides went 0-for-5 on Sunday after consecutive multi-hit games last Wednesday and Friday...hit his second leadoff homer on the first pitch of the game Friday at Wrigley, taking Jake Arrieta deep...his other leadoff homer came against Detroit s Anibal Sanchez on May 9. = Esky is tied for fourth in the A.L., hitting.407 (11-for-27) with runners in scoring position...while his 17 RBI out of the leadoff spot rank fifth in the league. = He s the fourth-toughest to strike out in the league, averaging plate appearances between K s (16 K in 178 PA)...also batting.301 (22-for-73) with two strikes on him, which is third in the A.L...also tied for the league-lead with four sacrifices this season. = Alcides is batting.308 (24-for-78) with five doubles, a homer and 11 runs scored vs. A.L. Central foes...he s a career.357 hitter (5-for-14) vs. Carlos Carrasco. = He s missed 9 games this season due to injury after playing in all 162 contests in he ranks second in the Majors with 514 games at shortstop since the start of 2012, trailing only the White Sox Alexei Ramirez (522)...his total is eighth in MLB among players at all positions. Alex Gordon ChC Series: 4-for-8, run, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Last Trip: 5-for-17 (.154), run, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (4-8) = Alex had a huge day Sunday in Wrigley, collecting three hits and momentarily preventing the winning run from scoring in the 11th by throwing out Dexter Fowler at the plate...drove in KC s only run Sunday, recording his 500th career RBI...also moved into eighth on KC s all-time hits list (1,086), passing Joe Randa (1,084). = He s tied with Joe Mauer for second in the A.L. with 12 go-ahead RBI this season, recording seven of them during the month of May...he s hitting.304 (14-for-46) with runners in scoring position, while he s also batting.346 (9-for-26) with RISP and two outs...he s 15-for-47 (.319) with two down overall. = Gordon has hit well against the Tribe recently, batting.353 (12-for-34) with 3 doubles, 2 homers and 9 RBI in his last 10 games vs. Cleveland, dating to last August 31. = Alex has collected 65 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011, more than any other player in baseball and lead second-place Gerardo Parra (49) by the four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner is also a two-time Wilson Defensive Player of the Year honoree...also earned the Royals first Platinum Glove last season. Eric Hosmer ChC Series: 1-for-5, run, 2B, RBI, IBB Last Trip: 3-for-16 (.188), run, 2B, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Eric drew a walk in his only plate appearance Sunday, appearing as a pinch hitter in the 10th inning...may was a tale of two halves for Hoz, as he hit.370 (20-for-54) with 5 doubles, 4 homers and 14 RBI through the first 13 games (May 1-14)...but hit.205 (9-for-44) with 3 doubles and 2 RBI in the last 13 games (May 15-31). = Hosmer still ranks eighth in the American League, batting.326 (28-for-86) at home this season...he s slugging.570 (5 doubles, 2 triples, 4 homers) here, compared to.448 on the road...he also ranks ninth in the Junior Circuit, hitting.327 (37-for-113) against right-handed pitching. = Hoz is 10-for-25 (.400) with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 homers and 11 RBI in six games vs. the Tribe this season...he s hit safely in nine-straight contests vs. the Indians, dating back to September 22 of last year...while since the start of 2014, Eric is hitting.338 (27-for-80) with 7 doubles, a triple, 4 homers and 18 RBI against Cleveland. = He leads the Major Leagues, batting.320 (126-for-394) after the seventh inning since the start of that includes a.510 slugging pct. and 49 RBI in those situations. = Eric, a two-time Rawling Gold Glove winner, is tied for fourth among A.L. first basemen with a.998 fielding pct. (1 error, 415 chances). Omar Infante ChC Series: 1-for-9 Last Trip: 2-for-19 (.105) Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Omar went 0-for-5 with a strikeout Sunday...after a six-game hitting streak (May 14-20), Infante has slumped, going 2-for-27 over his last eight games. = He s still hitting.300 (12-for-40) with runners in scoring position, while his 17 RBI are tied for seventh-most among A.L. second basemen...his 11 doubles are also tied for 15th in the American League, while they rank fifth among the league s second sackers...recorded 66 RBI last season, seventh-most by a Royals second baseman. = Infante is hitting.302 (13-for-43) with four doubles and seven RBI in his last 11 games against the Tribe, which includes a three-hit game at Progressive Field April 28. Kendrys Morales ChC Series: 1-for-4, 2 BB Last Trip: 5-for-15 (.333), 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Kendrys made his first start at first base Sunday and drew a pair of walks, going 0-for-3...he recorded a pinch single Friday, his first appearance off the bench this season. = He leads the A.L., and ranks third in the Majors, hitting.396 (26-for-66) with two outs...he's also second in the A.L. in two-out hits (26), trailing only Texas' Prince Fielder (29)...his 19 two-out RBI are tied for third in MLB, while he's also tied for third in runs scored (17) with two down...batting.345 (10-for-29) with 2 outs and RISP. = Morales ranks sixth in the American League in RBI (37), while he collected 20 of them during the month of May...he s also tied for seventh in runs scored (32), ranks fifth in doubles (15)...he s also fifth in the league, hitting.394 (21-for-53) with runners in scoring position. = He hit two homers and drove in five runs vs. St. Louis on May 22, the first multi-homer game by a Royal since last August 18, when Erik Kratz did it in Minnesota. = Kendrys has made himself a strong candidate for Comeback Player of the Year after batting just.218 with 20 doubles, eight homers and 42 RBI in 98 games split between Minnesota and Seattle in among active switch hitters, he ranks seventh in home runs (116), one behind former Royal Coco Crisp (117) for sixth. Mike Moustakas ChC Series: 0-for-5, run, BB Last Trip: 3-for-16 (.188), 2 runs, HR, RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Moose came on as a defensive sub in the seventh inning Sunday, but grounded out in his only at-bat...scored the go-ahead run Friday after drawing a leadoff walk in the eighth inning, scoring from first on Lorenzo Cain s RBI double...hitting.480 (12-for-25) with a double and six runs scored vs. the Tribe this season. = He ranks eighth in the American League in batting average (.320), while he s hitting.343 (37-for-108) against right-handed pitching, which is fourth in the A.L. = Mike is tied for eighth in the league with 17 multi-hit games, after recording the same number in 140 games last season...he s also third in the league, batting.359 (42-for-117) in night games, while his.530 slugging pct. (9 doubles, 1 triple, 3 homers) is tied for eighth in the league with teammate Eric Hosmer. = Mike leads the Majors, hitting.467 (14-for-30) with a.529 on-base percentage when leading off an inning...he s also batting.300 (24-for-80) with two strikes on him, which is fourth-highest in the American League...the Royals are in games where he has a hit and 16-4 when he scores at least one run. Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-9, run, HR, RBI This Trip: 1-for-17 (.059), run, HR, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Salvy had a rough day at the plate Sunday, going 0-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts...he hit a solo homer in the fourth inning on Friday, which was his only hit of the last road trip...however, he ranks sixth in the American League, hitting.349 (29-for-83) at home this season, which includes 14 RBI and a.494 slugging pct. = Perez has been one of the best clutch hitters in the A.L., batting.377 (20-for-53) with runners in scoring position, which ranks eighth in the league...he s also 12-for- 28 (.429) with 3 doubles and 2 homers with RISP and two outs...he s also tied for sixth in the A.L. with 16 two-out RBI. = Among American League backstops, Salvador ranks first in hits (48), third in RBI (25), fourth in batting average (.284) and fifth in homers (6). = Salvy has thrown out 10 would-be base stealers, tying him second in the A.L., behind Toronto s Russell Martin (16)...since the start of 2013, he s gunned down 56 baserunners trying to steal, which is second in MLB to Martin (73)...he s also fourth among active catchers in career pickoffs, with a franchise-best 14. Alex Rios This Series: 0-for-4 This Trip: 0-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Alex made his return to the lineup Sunday, but went 0-for-4 in his first Major League action since April 13...he was placed on the D.L. on April 14 after being hit by a pitch in Minnesota...he went 3-for-17 in a four-game rehab assignment with Omaha (AAA), collecting a double and a homer. = Rios recorded his second 3-hit game of the season the day before his hand was broken, while he had a trio of multi-rbi games in the early going...he homered on Opening Day in KC, his first since July 6 of last season ending a drought of 160 at-bats without a roundtripper. = Signed a one-year deal with the Royals on December 19 after spending the 2014 season with the Texas Rangers.

4 This & That MUST SEE TV--Sunday s series finale in Wrigley Field posted a 14.3 rating according to the folks at Nielsen, keeping Kansas City s season mark at a 12.3, which is a 128% difference from last year and continues to lead all of Major League Baseball...the lowest rated telecast of the year was last Wednesday s affair in New York, pulling a 6.1 rating, which was just a few points lower than the entire total of last year, which was a 6.7 (6.4 in 2013)...the Royals averaged an 8.9 rating last September while making their rush to the postseason and this year s current number is 3.4 higher. ALL-STAR VOTING--Round two of the voting for the 2015 All-Star Game looked an awful lot like round one as the first ever on-line only vote has produced five Royals at the top of the balloting for a second week...there are still four more weeks of voting for the contest that will be played in Cincinnati on July 14 and managed by Ned Yost, who will be assisted by his coaching staff...salvador Perez leads all American League players with just under 2.7 million votes, while Alcides Escobar, Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon are also among players who would be in the starting lineup if balloting ended today...eric Hosmer, Omar Infante and Kendrys Morales are also second in the voting at their respective positions. SERIES-LY SPEAKING--The split of what wound up a 2-game series in Wrigley Field gave Kansas City its third series split of the year to go with a 10-3 mark in the other 13 sets contested...the Royals are 7-0 with a split here in Kauffman Stadium, highlighted by an 8-0 mark in series opening games at home this year. TWO WINNING MONTHS IN THE BOOKS--Kansas City wrapped up May with a 2-1 loss in 11 innings in Chicago, but still managed to post a winning ledger during the month...the Royals spent 23 days either in first place or tied for the top spot, before relinquishing the position with Sunday s loss and falling a half-game behind the resurgent Twins...the month of May had not been kind to the Royals in this 21st century, as this marks just the second winning May since the 2000 campaign (15-13 in 2012)...last year s eventual American League championship squad went just in May...KC started 2015 with a 15-7 month of April. WADING THROUGH THE COMPETITION--Relief ace Wade Davis fanned all three Cubs he faced in the eighth inning on Friday...since the start of the 2014 season, Davis has posted an A.L.-best 11 wins in relief, which are tied with Pittsburgh s Tony Watson and Miami s Bryan Morris for the Major League lead...in that span, Wade has an 11-2 ledger with 10 rescues and a 0.77 ERA (8 earned runs in 93.0 innings) while limiting opposing hitters to a.143 mark, third-best in the Major Leagues...since June 27 of last year, Wade has been even better, going 6-0 with 10 saves, an 0.46 ERA (3 ER in 59.1 IP), a.150 opponents average and strikeouts per 9.0 innings, which is fifth best among all hurlers with at least 55.0 innings of work...he has now worked consecutive innings without allowing a home run, the longest-active streak in the Major Leagues...Davis streak dates back to August 24, 2013, which was the date of his last regular season start. WINDY CITY MAKE-UPS--The Royals have been postponed twice this year, each have come in the city of Chicago, with the north side joining in on Saturday with a brutal weather day thus forcing the postponement of that nationally televised contest...kc had been popped during what was to be a 4-game visit to the south side on April 25, with that affair slated to be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Friday, July 17, the first day after the All-Star break...as for the postponed game with the Cubbies, the Royals will return to Wrigley Field for a 7:05 affair on Monday, September 28...that rescheduling actually worked out well for Kansas City, who will be playing in Chicago the following three days of that week against the White Sox. TWO OUT OFFENSE--The Royals not only lead the Majors in team batting with a.278 mark, but they ve even been better at the plate with two outs in an inning, topping the big league charts with a.286 mark (156-for-545)...KC also leads the A.L. in two-out hits (156), rank second in two-out slugging (.429) second in twoout on-base pct. (.346)...in fact, KC has scored 41% of its runs this season (92 of 224) with two down...predictably, several Royals rank among the league-leaders in two-out hitting with Kendrys Morales ranking first among all big league batters with a.394 mark and Lorenzo Cain is tied for second in two-out batting with a.379 mark...morales second in the Majors in two-out hits (26), while Cain and Salvador Perez are tied for third (22)...Morales is tied for second in two-out extra-base hits (10) and ranks tied for third in RBI (19). THE BRUISE BROTHERS--The Royals rank tied with the Pittsburgh Pirates for second in the Majors with 29 hit by pitches, trailing only the Texas Rangers (32)... Kansas City hasn t been hit by pitches with the same proficiency as it was earlier, with the Memorial Day plunking of Mike Moustakas only the second HBP of a Royal in the last 15 games after being drilled 26 times in the first 33 affairs...individually, the Royals have cornered the market in bruises with Alex Gordon leading the American League with nine, followed closely by Moose with his seventh on Monday...Lorenzo Cain is lurking outside the top 10 with four. RANGERS NEXT--The two teams from the Surprise Recreation Campus will meet for the final time in the 2015 regular season this weekend when the Texas Rangers hit town for a 3-game set...kansas City split a 4-game visit to Arlington earlier this month and possesses a advantage in the all-time series...kc has gone in Kansas City vs. the Rangers, including a advantage in Kauffman Stadium. STILL ON TOP OF A.L. IN DIFFERENTIAL--Despite dropping into second place with Sunday s extra-inning setback in Chicago, the Royals continue to lead the American League in run differential at +49, which is 24 runs better than Houston and Toronto, who are tied for second best in the loop at the Royals have dropped to sixth in the A.L. in runs scored with 224, while continuing to lead the league in fewest runs allowed at last season, the Royals outscored their opponents by 27 runs, finishing with an record. vs. Indians (2015) vs. Indians (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 Colon Dyson Escobar Gordon Hosmer Infante Morales Moustakas Perez Rios Carrasco (career) Kluber (career) Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Jeremy Guthrie Jason Vargas Yordano Ventura Edinson Volquez Chris Young Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Duffy Guthrie Vargas Ventura Volquez Young Total Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starts CS/ATT Pct ERA ER/IP 144/ / /28.0 1/ /425.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 1 (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox) Pickoff & CS: 3 (May 19 vs. Cincinnati) Jarrod Dyson 25 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) Alex Gordon 1 HR to move into 7th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-127) 9 RBI to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (W. Wilson-509) 21 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) 48 BB to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-484) Upcoming Milestones Jeremy Guthrie 19 K to 1, wins to 100 Omar Infante 11 2B to 250 Mike Moustakas 12 hits to 500 Salvador Perez 21 hits to 500 Edinson Volquez 17 K to 1,000 Ned Yost 2 wins to tie for 2nd on KC all-time list (D. Howser-404) 8 wins to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (W. Herzog-410)

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 62 Cain /2/15 DET D. Price 77 Colon Dyson /25/14 LAD D. Haren 201 Escobar CHC J. Arrieta 9 Gordon CHC J. Arrieta 7 Hosmer TEX S. Freeman 45 Infante /13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 292 Morales /22/15 STL L. Lynn 22 Moustakas NYY M. Pineda 8 Perez CHC J. Arrieta 7 Rios /6/15 CWS K. Drabek 25 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: 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: Lorenzo Cain Detroit) - Franchise total: 95 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: 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: 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: 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 Cain g 10 gm (4/6-17) 5 - Colon g 8 gm (4/21-5/3) 1 - Dyson g 3 gm (4/27-30) 3 1 Escobar g 8 gm (4/6-15) 2 - Gordon g 5 gm (2x) 2 1 Hosmer g 12 gm (5/3-15) 5 1 Infante g 9 gm (4/9-19) 2 - Morales g 10 gm (5/6-15) 1 - Moustakas g 7 gm (4/10-17) 7 2 Perez g 10 gm (5/12-24) - - Rios g 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): May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis (5-0); Young (6.0 IP), Morales (1.0 IP), Madson (1.0 IP), Frasor (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: Alex Gordon, May 15, 2015 vs. New York (6th) 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: James Shields, June 3, St. Louis Royals Pitcher With a RBI: James Shields, June 3, St. Louis Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Jarrod Dyson (3), April 27, Cleveland 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: 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 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: September 15, 2014 vs. Chicago (4-3, 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: May 15 vs. New York (6th inning, 6 runs) -- 7 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: April Los Angeles Angels 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: May 25-27, New York Yankees 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 4-2 Tuesday 5-1 Wednesday 2-6 Thursday 5-1 Friday 6-2 Saturday 3-3 Sunday 4-4 Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 3 NYY Pitchers 11 5/16/15 vs. NYY Butera 11 HOU Cain 3 NYY Colon 5 DET Dyson 39 9/1/14 vs. TEX Escobar 15 TEX Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 26 May 23 vs. St. Louis (2nd, 2 hits) 3 runs - 17 May Chicago Cubs (8th, 2 hits) 4 runs - 3 May Detroit (4th, 5 hits) 5 runs - 3 April 30 vs. Detroit (5th, 6 hits) 6 runs - 3 May 15 vs. New York (6th, 6 hits) 7 runs Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gordon 96 OAK Hosmer 34 4/20/15 vs. MIN Infante 3 NYY Morales 1 TOR Moustakas 26 CWS Perez 17 DET Rios 29 7/29/14 vs. NYY

6 2015 Transactions Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 3/26 RHP-Jandel Gustave Claimed on waivers by San Diego 4/3 RHP-Louis Coleman Sent outright to Omaha 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha RHP-Ryan Madson Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Franklin Morales Contract selected from Omaha 4/14 OF-Alex Rios Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand) 4/15 OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas 4/17 OF-Reymond Fuentes Recalled from Omaha OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 4/18 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L. (right pectoral strain) RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha 4/24 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Northwest Arkansas INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha 4/26 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 5/1 INF-Alcides Escobar Placed on 7-day D.L. (concussion), retro to April 30 INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha 5/5 RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 5/6 RHP-Greg Holland Activated from 15-day D.L. C-Erik Kratz Placed on 15-day D.L. (left foot plantar fasciitis), retro to May 4 C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha 5/7 RHP-Luke Hochevar Activated from 15-day D.L. LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas C-Drew Butera Acquired from Los Angeles Angels in exchange for INF Ryan Jackson LHP-Tim Collins Transferred to 60-day D.L. C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha (postgame) Date Player Transaction 5/8 INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on the Bereavement/Family Emergency List INF-Alcides Escobar Activated from 7-day D.L. LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain), retro to May 6 RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha 5/11 INF-Mike Moustakas Activated from Bereavement/Family Emergency List INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha 5/12 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha 5/15 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 5/16 LHP-Brian Flynn Recalled from Omaha; placed on 60-day D.L. (left latissimus dorsi tear) RHP-Joe Blanton Contract selected from Omaha 5/21 C-Erik Kratz Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 5/25 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L. (left biceps tendinitis), retro to May 17 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha OF-Alex Rios Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 5/26 LHP-Jason Vargas Activated from 15-day D.L. 5/30 OF-Alex Rios Returned from rehab assignment, activated from 15-day D.L. OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/18 Yordano Ventura Jim Joyce / Hitting Brett Lawrie with a pitch 4/19 Dave Eiland Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/19 Ned Yost Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/19 Kelvin Herrera Greg Gibson / Throwing pitch behind Brett Lawrie 4/19 Don Wakamatsu Greg Gibson / Automatic ejection after benches warned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Escobar (24-15), Gordon (4-3), Orlando (1-1) 2nd: Cain (2-2), Infante (0-1), Moustakas (27-16) 3rd: Cain (24-17), Hosmer (4-1), Morales (1-1) 4th: Hosmer (25-17), Morales (4-2) 5th: Gordon (4-2), Morales (22-16), Perez (3-1) 6th: Gordon (17-13), Infante (4-1), Perez (6-5), Rios (2-0) 7th: Colon (1-0), Infante (6-4), Kratz (1-0), Orlando (3-2), Perez (12-12), Rios (5-1) 8th: Butera (1-0), Colon (3-2), Dyson (4-2), Infante (9-9), Orlando (8-6), Perez (5-0) 9th: Butera (1-1), Colon (6-6), Dyson (9-3), Infante (8-2), Orlando (4-6), Pitchers (1-1) Royals Ejections Daily Update The Lineup Card Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/19 Alcides Escobar Greg Gibson / Arguing after Kelvin Herrera was ejected 4/23 Yordano Ventura Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/23 Lorenzo Cain Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/23 Edinson Volquez Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident Score by Innings Total Royals Opponents Victory Margin Royals Opponents Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Pacific Coast League American Conference, Northern Division (26-26) R H E LOB Omaha Albuquerque (Rockies) Starts by Position P: Duffy (4-4), Guthrie (6-3), Vargas (5-2), Ventura (4-6), Volquez (6-3), Young (4-1) C: Butera (2-1), Kratz (1-0), Perez (26-18) 1B: Hosmer (29-18), Morales (0-1) 2B: Colon (3-2), Infante (26-17) 3B: Colon (2-2), Moustakas (27-17) SS: Colon (5-4), Escobar (24-15) LF: Dyson (2-0), Gordon (25-18), Orlando (2-1) CF: Cain (26-18), Dyson (3-1) RF: Dyson (8-4), Orlando (14-14), Rios (7-1) DH: Morales (28-18) Minor League Report NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (31-17) Monday was a travel day for all Texas League squads. The Naturals are at Corpus Christi (Astros) tonight. Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (28-23) R H E LOB Wilmington Carolina (Braves) WP: John Lamb (6-1) SV: Brian Broderick (1) HR: Cheslor Cuthbert (#6) Cheslor Cuthbert s ninth-inning homer was the difference as Omaha earned a 2-2 split with a second-straight 2-1 win. John Lamb worked a career-high 8.0 innings, holding the Isotopes to an unearned run on two hits and three walks with five strikeouts. The lefty lowered his ERA to 2.74 (14 ER in 46.0 IP). Francisco Pena s seventh-inning single plated Jose Martinez, tying the score at 1-1. Team Leaders (* = Promoted) AVG Balbino Fuenmayor.365 HR Mike Bianucci, 10 Balbino Fuenmayor RBI Balbino Fuenmayor 33 Runs Balbino Fuenmayor 31 SB Terrance Gore 20 W Four Pitchers 4 SO Andy Ferguson*, 37 J.C. Sulbaran SV M. Culver, D. Stumpf 3 WP: Alec Mills (4-3) SV: Andrew Edwards (1) HR: Cody Stubbs (#1) Alec Mills worked 8.0 innings, helping Wilmington snap a five-game losing streak. He allowed a lone run on a solo homer in the third, scattering six hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Cody Stubbs finished a triple shy of the cycle, with his first inning home run giving the Blue Rocks a 2-0 lead. Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (21-30) R H E LOB Lexington Rome (Braves) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division Begin play June 18 vs. Grand Junction (Rockies) Burlington Royals (R) Appalachian League East Division Begin play June 23 at Princeton (Rays) Surprise Royals (R) Arizona League West Division Begin play June 21 vs. AZL Rangers LP: Torey Deshazier (3-4) HR: None Lexington dropped the opener of a sevengame road trip. Corey Toups started the game with a triple, then scored on a sac fly by Humberto Arteaga. Alfredo Escalera went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. Torey Deshazier (5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO) carried a shutout into the fifth.

7 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 Twice, last: May 15 vs. NY Yankees 14 May NY Yankees Most runs, extra-inning game 7 May Texas 6 May Texas Most hits, game 18 April Cleveland 14 Twice, last: May NY Yankees Most hits, extra-inning game 13 April Chicago White Sox 14 May Texas Fewest hits, game 4 May Chicago Cubs 4 Seven times, last: May 23 vs. St. Louis Most runs, inning 6 Twice, thrice: May 15 vs. NY Yankees (6th) 8 May NY Yankees (1st) Most hits, inning 6 Twice, thrice: May 15 vs. NY Yankees(6th) 7 May NY Yankees (1st) Most doubles, game 5 May 15 vs. NY Yankees 4 May 6 vs. Cleveland Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 May Texas 2 April Chicago White Sox- Most triples, game 2 Twice, last: May 15 vs. NY Yankees 1 Six times, last: May 15 vs. NY Yankees Most triples, extra-inning game 1 Twice, last: May Texas - - Most home runs, game 3 May Chicago Cubs 5 May NY Yankees Most home runs, extra-inning game 3 May Texas 1 May Texas Most home runs, inning 2 April LA Angels (4th) 3 May NY Yankees (1st) Most extra-base hits, game 7 May 15 vs. NY Yankees 7 May NY Yankees Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 8 May Texas 2 Twice, last: May Texas Most steals, game 3 Twice, last: April Cleveland 3 May Texas (10 innings) Most times caught stealing, game 2 April Chicago White Sox 2 April Cleveland Most sacrifice flies, game 2 Twice, last: May 20 vs. Cincinnati 2 May Texas (10 innings) Most sacrifices, game 2 Twice, last: May Texas 1 Seven times, last: May 19 vs. Cincinnati Most strikeouts, game 13 April Chicago White Sox 15 May Chicago Cubs Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 11 May Chicago Cubs 14 April Chicago White Sox Most walks, game 5 Twice, last: April 21 vs. Minnesota 8 May Texas Most walks, extra-inning game 5 May Chicago Cubs 6 May Detroit Most left on base, game 11 May 7 vs. Cleveland 13 May 22 vs. St. Louis Most left on base, extra-inning game 8 Thrice, last: May Chicago Cubs 10 Twice, last: May Detroit Fewest left on base, game 3 Four times, last: May Texas 2 April LA Angels Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 5 May Detroit 7 May Texas Most double plays turned 3 Twice, last: May 3 vs. Detroit 3 Twice, last: May Detroit Most errors, game 3 May Detroit 3 April Cleveland Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 Moustakas (April Cleveland and May 15 vs. NY Yankees) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 4 times, last: Gordon (May Chicago Cubs) Must runs, game 4 Morales (April Cleveland) Most doubles, game 2 Hosmer (April Chicago White Sox), Gordon May Texas), Moustakas (May 15 vs. NY Yankees), Moustakas (May 19 vs. Cincinnati) Most triples, game 2 Orlando (April LA Angels) Most home runs, game 2 Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most RBI, game 5 Cain (May 15 vs. NY Yankees), Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Morales (April Chicago), Hosmer (May Texas) Most total bases, game 9 Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most total bases, extra-inning game 8 Gordon (May Texas) Most walks, game 3 Morales (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox), Hosmer (April 21 vs. Minnesota) Most stolen bases, game 3 Dyson (April Cleveland) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 12 Hosmer (May 3-16) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 Volquez (April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.2 Pino (April 18 vs. Oakland) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Young (May 1 vs. Detroit), Volquez (May Chicago Cubs) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Pino (May Texas) Most walks, starter 6 Guthrie (April 22 vs. Minnesota), Volquez (May 7 vs. Cleveland), Duffy (May Texas) Most walks, reliever 3 Finnegan (May 6 vs. Cleveland), Holland (May Detroit) Most runs allowed 11 Guthrie (May NY Yankees) Most home runs allowed 4 Guthrie (May NY Yankees) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 10.0 Ventura (May 13-19) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 21.0 Davis (April 6-current) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 4 Young (April 21-May 22) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 April 6-13 Longest winning streak, home 5 May Longest winning streak, road 4 April Longest losing streak, overall 4 May Longest losing streak, home 2 May 2-3 Longest losing streak, road 3 May Longest game-inning, home - - Longest game-inning, road 13 April Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, home 3:13 May 7 vs. Cleveland Longest game-time, road 3:22 April Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:07 April Chicago White Sox Shortest game-time home 1:40 May 23 vs. St. Louis (5 1/2 innings) Shortest game-time road 2:15 May Texas Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:23 May Detroit Largest crowd-home 40,085 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 20,236 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Largest crowd-road 44,489 April LA Angels Smallest crowd-road 9,668 April Cleveland Largest winning margin 11 May 15 vs. NY Yankees (12-1) Largest losing margin 13 May NY Yankees (1-14) Largest deficit overcome to win 2 Six times, last: May Texas (trailed 3-1 after 5) Largest lead lost 3 April Chicago White Sox (led 3-0 after 3 1/2) Disabled List (5) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Kris Medlen 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery March 7 May LHP-Tim Collins 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April C-Erik Kratz 15-day plantar fasciitis May 6 (retro to May 4) May LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July LHP-Danny Duffy 15-day left biceps tendinitis May 25 (retro to May 17) June Lead after six innings: 21-2 Lead after seven innings: 20-0 Lead after eight innings: 25-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 9-4 Score first: 20-6 Score more than three runs: 25-4 Hit home run: 19-8 Series opener: or more hits: 20-2 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 4-1 Tied after seven innings: 6-3 Tied after eight innings: 3-3 Starter works 6.0 IP: 8-4 Opponents score first: 9-12 Score three runs or less: 4-14 Do not homer: Series finale: 8-7 Opponents 10 or more hits: 4-6 Trail after six innings: 3-16 Trail after seven innings: 2-16 Trail after eight innings: 0-16 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 7/3 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/3 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 12/6 Errorless games by KC: 22-6

8 2015 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total April (15-7) 4/6 CWS D W T1 - Ventura (1-0) Samardzija - *40, ,085 4/8 CWS N W T1 - Davis (R, 1-0) Putnam Holland (1) 23, ,470 4/9 CWS D W T1 - Volquez (1-0) Danks Holland (2) 20, ,706 LAA N W T1 - Vargas (1-0) Santiago Davis (1) 44, ,489 LAA N W T1 - Guthrie (1-0) Weaver Holland (3) 44, ,643 LAA D W T1 - Ventura (2-0) Wilson - 37, ,703 Min D W Duffy (2-0) May - 40, ,826 Min N L Gibson Volquez (1-1) Perkins 21, ,188 Min D L Milone Vargas (1-1) Perkins 17, ,637 4/17 Oak N W Davis (R, 2-0) Otero Holland (4) *39, ,934 4/18 Oak N L Hahn Ventura (2-1) Chavez 33, ,085 4/19 Oak D W Morales (R, 1-0) O Flaherty Davis (2) 36, ,840 4/20 Min N W Volquez (2-1) Gibson - 20, ,233 4/21 Min N W T1 - Young (R, 1-0) Fien Davis (3) 20, ,223 4/22 Min N L T1 - Pelfrey Guthrie (1-1) Perkins 24, ,944 CWS N W 3-2 (13) Morales (R, 2-0) Petricka Davis (4) 14, ,855 CWS N L 2-3^ Robertson Herrera (R, 0-1) - 20, ,205 CWS D Postponed Rain (Make up scheduled for July 17 at 1:10) CWS D L Danks Volquez (2-2) Robertson 23, ,522 Cle N W Vargas (2-1) Kluber - 9, ,190 Cle N W Finnegan (R, 1-0) Atchison - 10, ,888 Cle N L Salazar Ventura (2-2) Allen 10, ,172 4/30 Det N W Duffy (2-0) Simon - 28, ,349 May (14-12) 5/1 Det N W Young (2-0) Lobstein Davis (5) *38, ,535 5/2 Det N L Price Volquez (2-3) - *38, ,227 5/3 Det D L Sanchez Guthrie (1-2) Soria *38, ,553 5/5 Cle N W Vargas (3-1) Salazar Davis (6) 29, ,652 5/6 Cle N L Carrasco Duffy (2-1) - 23, ,968 5/7 Cle D W Morales (R, 3-0) Kluber Holland (5) *38, ,239 Det N L Soria Pino (R, 0-1) - 39, ,606 Det D W Guthrie (2-2) Sanchez - 41, ,062 Det N W 2-1 (10) Frasor (R, 1-0) Nesbitt Holland (6) 29, ,914 Tex N L Lewis Duffy (2-2) - 21, ,120 Tex N W 7-6 (10) Holland (R, 1-0) Pimentel - 23, ,779 Tex N L Gallardo Ventura (2-3) Feliz 26, ,037 Tex D W Guthrie (3-2) Detwiler Holland (7) 33, ,855 5/15 NYY N W Young (3-0) Pineda - 34, ,823 5/16 NYY N L T1 - Sabathia Duffy (2-3) - 31, ,694 5/17 NYY D W Volquez (3-3) Capuano - 31, ,945 5/19 Cin N W Ventura (3-3) Cueto Davis (7) 29, ,714 5/20 Cin N W Guthrie (4-2) Marquis - 30, ,164 5/22 StL N W Young (4-0) Lynn - 37, ,543 5/23 StL N W 3-2 (6) Volquez (C, 4-3) Lackey - 38, ,219 5/24 StL D L Wacha Ventura (3-4) - 36, ,561 NYY D L Evovaldi Guthrie (4-3) - 36, ,886 NYY N L Warren Vargas (3-2) - 33, ,300 NYY D L T1 - Pineda Young (4-1) Miller 32, ,034 ChC D W Herrera (R, 1-1) Strop - 34, ,307 ChC N Postponed -- Rain (Make up scheduled for September 28 at 7:05) ChC D L 1-2 (11) Rosscup Madson (R, 0-1) - 37, ,073 June (0-0) 6/2 Cle N 6/3 Cle N 6/4 Cle N 6/5 Tex N 6/6 Tex D 6/7 Tex D Min N Min N Min N StL N StL D StL D Mil N Mil N 6/17 Mil N 6/18 Mil N 6/19 Bos N 6/20 Bos N 6/21 Bos D Sea N Sea N Sea N Oak N Oak D Oak D Hou N Hou N July (0-0) Hou N 7/2 Min N 7/3 Min N 7/4 Min N 7/5 Min D * - denotes sellout; ^ - suspended game, completed on April 26 Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record LA Angels 1st Moustakas safe on SB att. (LA challenge) 0-0 1:47 Stands Opp /17 Oakland 7th Lawrie out at 2B on force (Oak challenge) 4-4 2:26 Stands Opp /19 Oakland 8th Zobrist out at 1B on DP (Oak challenge) 0-5 1:25 Overturned Opp. 1-2 Chicago White Sox 10th Abreu safe at 2B on WP (KC challenge) 2-2 1:43 Stands K.C. 0-1 Chicago White Sox 3rd Escobar safe at 2B on SB (CWS challenge) 1-0 2:30 Overturned Opp th Abreu safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-2 1:32 Overturned K.C. 1-1 Cleveland 5th Ramirez safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-2 1:58 Stands K.C th Moustakas safe at 1B (CLE challenge) 6-5 1:39 Stands Opp /2 vs. Detroit 7th Gose out for not retouching 2B (DET challenge) 0-2 3:21 Stands Opp. 2-4 Detroit 8th Davis safe at 2B on SB (KC challenge) 5-5 1:16 Stands K.C. 1-3 Texas 8th Deshields out at 2B trying for SB (TEX challenge) 5-5 0:36 Stands Opp th Beltre safe at 1B on pickoff attempt (KC challenge) 6-6 2:13 Overturned K.C /16 vs. New York 5th Orlando safe at 2B (NY challenge) 1-4 0:58 Overturned Opp. 3-5 New York 5th Dyson safe at 2B on SB (NY challenge) :24 Overturned Opp. 4-5 Chicago Cubs 9th Ross out at 1B (CHC challenge) 1-1 0:55 Confirmed Opp th Fowler out at HP (Crew Chief challenge) 1-1 4:06 Stands - Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned