Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals St. Louis Cardinals (25-19) Busch Stadium - Monday, May 21, 2018 Game #47 - Road Game #22 FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Go and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, May St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Luke Weaver (3-3, 4.37 ERA) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (0-5, 6.28), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, May St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (5-1, 3.08 ERA) vs. RHP Jakob Junis (5-3, 3.51), 12:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, May Texas Rangers: LHP Danny Duffy (1-6, 6.88) vs. TBA, 7:05 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, May Texas Rangers: LHP Eric Skoglund (1-4, 6.15) vs. TBA, 7:05 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, May Texas Rangers: RHP Ian Kennedy (1-4+ tonight) vs. TBA, 3:05 p.m., FS 1 (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, May Texas Rangers: RHP Jason Hammel (0-5+ tomorrow) vs. TBA, 2:05 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart calling the action...tonight s game is being televised on FSKC with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler...the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Redbirds Tonight is the first of six this year between these cross-state rivals, with Kansas City looking to rebound from an 0-4 matchup last year...the Royals trail the all-time regular season work by a margin, including a slim deficit in St. Louis, but KC possesses a advantage here in the new Busch Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. StL StL StL 8/10 KC 8/11 KC 8/12 KC RUBBER GAME GONE AWRY--The Royals were seeking their first rubber game victory of 2018 on Sunday, but the Bronx Bombers had other ideas and took a 10-1 decision to close out the weekend series...kansas City is now 0-for-6 in series deciding games this season...starter Eric Skoglund provided three solid innings before running into trouble in the fourth with a leadoff walk followed by three straight first-pitch hits that resulted in three New York runs...he was solved for three more runs in the fifth, thus ending his day with six allowed on eight hits and falling to 1-4 on the year... meanwhile, Sonny Gray was perfect through the first 14 hitters until Hunter Dozier singled with two out in the fifth for KC s first hit...to prove it wasn t a fluke, Dozier singled again off Gray to open the eighth inning and came around to score the Royals lone run...the extra-base hit was the main culprit on Sunday, as the Yankees had two doubles, two triples and four home runs on the afternoon. A WEEK ON THE ROAD--This cross-state journey opens a seven-game tour of the Central time zone, as the Royals will head south to Arlington and open a four-game series against their spring training housemates starting Thursday night...the Rangers have dominated play of late between these clubs, as KC snapped a 12-game losing streak to Texas with a 4-3 win last July 16 in Kauffman Stadium...the Royals are 0-for-their-last-8 in Globe Life Park dating back to the last win there on May 14, all told, KC still holds a advantage with a tie in the all-time work, but trails by a margin in Arlington, since the move to Globe Life. A RETURN TO INTERLEAGUE PLAY--Tonight starts the second series of the year for Kansas City against National League competition, dropping both games of a set with Milwaukee in Kauffman Stadium in April...the Royals and Redbirds will play three here beginning tonight and then St. Louis will make the trek to The K on August also on the Interleague docket this year will be a two-game stop at Miller Park vs. the Brewers, a two-game home & home with the Reds, while the Cubs visit KC for three in August and the Royals travel to Pittsburgh for three at PNC Park in September...the Royals were just 9-11 last year against the N.L., playing mainly vs. the West...dating back to last year, KC is looking to snap a three-game losing streak vs. the Senior Circuit, with the last win coming last September 30 vs. Arizona. ERRORLESS WORK CONTINUES--Though it s not showing up in the win column, Kansas City s defensive work has been solid with the club playing its seventh straight errorless game yesterday and 22nd in the last 24...KC s last error was a wayward pickoff attempt on May 12 in Cleveland which snapped a 10-game errorless streak...kc is tied for second in the American League in fewest errors with 18 and tied for second with a.989 fielding percentage. DIVISIONAL WORK--The Royals fell to 3-12 vs. the East with yesterday s loss to the Yankees that pulled the curtain on a 12-game stretch in which nine were played against the East, with KC going 1-2 in Baltimore, 0-3 at home against Tampa Bay and 1-2 against the Yankees...KC is within its own Central Division, rebounding from a rugged 4-10 intradivision start to post wins in six of the last nine...the Royals are 1-5 against the A.L. West to this point, winning the first game of a series vs. Seattle before losing two in a row to the M s and all three meetings with the Angels...as for Interleague work, Kansas City has dropped its first two games vs. N.L. Central opponents, losing to Milwaukee in late-april...following this three-game stop in St. Louis, KC will play 14 of its next 17 against A.L. West opponents. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Miles Mikolas (5-0, 2.63 ERA) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (1-4, 4.98) Career Career Ian Kennedy vs. Cardinals Major League Record 1-4 (4.98 ERA) Miles Mikolas vs. Royals Major League Record 5-0 (2.63 ERA) IAN KENNEDY makes his 10th start of the season, the 277th of his career and 279th overall appearance he s facing the Cardinals for 10th time in his career, while it s his first start in St. Louis since the 33-year-old righty is in the third season of a five-year contract that runs through DECISION-LESS VS. RAYS--Ian s winless streak hit seven last Tuesday night Ian s 2018 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT when he took a no-decision in Kansas City s 6-5 loss to Tampa Bay at Kauffman 3/31 vs. White Sox ND, Stadium...he was charged with five runs on seven hits with three walks and six 4/7 at Cleveland W, /12 vs. Angels L, strikeouts over 6.0 innings...the Rays sent nine to the plate in a three-run first, but then 4/18 at Toronto L, he held them to two runs over the next five frames on a sac fly and a squeeze bunt, 4/24 vs. Milwaukee L, /29 vs. White Sox ND, departing with a 5-3 deficit...the Royals scored twice in the seventh to tie the game and 5/4 vs. Detroit ND, /10 at Baltimore L, take Kennedy off the hook, but KC lost in the ninth...it marked his fifth time finishing 5/15 vs. Tampa Bay ND, innings this season, just the second in his last six outings...he ended his night by 2018 Totals % Career Totals fanning Denard Span for career strikeout #1,500, joining 14 other active hurlers. RISPY BUSINESS--Kennedy held the Rays to 1-for-4 with runners in scoring position in his last start, though they scored twice on sacrifices...this season, he s held opponents to.200 average (10-for-50) in scoring situations, which is tied for 11th in the American League...since joining the club in 2016, the righty has posted a.226 average (62-for-274) with RISP, good for 10th-best among qualifying AL hurlers. DURABLE STARTER--Ian has made at least 30 starts for eight consecutive seasons, despite a stint on the D.L. last year it s the third-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Jon Lester (10 straight) and Max Scherzer (9 straight) since his first full season in the Majors (2010), his 265 starts (including tonight) rank third to Scherzer (269) and Lester (266) from , he led the NL in starts (192) and ranked third in innings pitched (1175.0). AT THE PLATE--Kennedy will get a chance to swing the bat tonight, entering with a.129 career average (41-for-319) featuring 11 doubles, a triple, one homer and 21 runs scored...his roundtripper came on May 12, 2014, when he hit a solo shot off Miami s Jacob Turner...he went 1-for-3 in two starts in NL stadiums last season, collecting a single and a walk in his June 10 start at Petco Park...since Interleague play began in 1997, KC hurlers have hit a combined.127 (53-for-417). VS. CARDINALS--He s making his 10th career start against St. Louis, posting a decision in each outing going 3-6 with a 7.41 ERA (42 ER in 51.0 IP)...Ian faced the Cards last season in KC, suffering an 11-3 defeat...he s 6-17 with a 5.37 ERA in 28 all-time interleague starts, and he s 1-4 and a 5.90 ERA with the Royals. ON THE ROAD--Kennedy is looking to bounce back from a pair of rough road starts...he recorded his first victory of the year with 6.0 scoreless frames in Cleveland on April 7 (1-0 win), but has been charged with 13 earned runs in his last two outings away from Kauffman Stadium (both losses)...he s gone with a 4.40 ERA (101 ER in IP) in his 37 road starts with Kansas City, while in his career he s with a 4.24 ERA in visiting parks. Kennedy vs. Cardinals Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Matt Carpenter Dexter Fowler Greg Garcia Jedd Gyrko Jose Martinez Marcell Ozuna Tommy Pham Kolten Wong Ian s Last Win: April 7, 2018 at Cleveland (6.0 IP, 1-0 over Trevor Bauer) Ian s Last Loss: May 10, 2018 at Baltimore (4.0 IP, 6-11 to Miguel Castro) Ian s Strikeout High: 12 (5x), last: September 2, 2015 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Ian s Last Complete Game: June 17, 2012 at Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) - second career Ian s Only Shutout: April 25, 2011 vs. Philadelphia (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Cliff Lee) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2018

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter Jason Hammel = Jason will make his 10th start of the season tomorrow in the second of three against St. Louis he s 0-5 with a 6.28 ERA (37 ER in 53.0 IP). = Hammel took the loss in a 5-3 defeat to the Rays on Wednesday he gave up five runs on 10 hits over 6.0 innings, allowing four of the first six to reach in a three-run first before limiting the damage to a solo homer by C.J. Cron in the third and a run in the fifth. He left after Denard Span led off the seventh with a double. = He s winless over his last 13 starts, going 0-8 with a 7.28 ERA (58 ER in 71.2 IP) since a 13-2 victory in Detroit on Sept. 6, = His 66.0 first-pitch strike percentage ranks fifth in AL threw first-pitch strikes to 25 of 30 batters (83.3%) vs. Detroit on May 5, second-best rate of his career. = Hammel is 4-6 with a 5.51 ERA (39 ER in 63.2 IP) in 13 career starts against the Cardinals he posted a 2.33 ERA (5 ER in 19.1 IP) during a three-game win streak against St. Louis as a member of the Cubs from Sept to May 2016 but is 0-3 with a 7.71 ERA in four starts since, including a no-decision on May 10, = He s 0-2 with a 7.62 ERA (24 ER in 28.1 IP) in five road starts Hammel is 4-4 with a 4.81 ERA (26 ER in 48.2 IP) in nine starts at Busch Stadium 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: 95/136 (69.9%) Saves/Save Opp: 11/18 (61.1%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 75/31 (41.3%) Jason Adam 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/ Strikeout High: 3 on 5/14 vs. TB May 20 vs. New York = Jason yielded back-to-back home runs to Tyler Austin and Miguel Andújar in the ninth inning yesterday vs. the Yankees, the first runs he s allowed in his Major League career, after starting with four scoreless outings (5.1 IP) in which he retired 14 of 19 batters, including six strikeouts and one walk. = He was originally selected by the Royals in the fifth round of the 2010 Draft out of Blue Valley Northwest HS (Overland Park, Kan.), but was traded to Minnesota in 2014 for Josh Willingham did not pitch in 2015 or 16 due to injury and re-signed with Kansas City last August 18 after a brief stint in the Padres organization. = Adam is the 18th known player to play for the Royals after attending a Kansas City-area high school, and he s the sixth different Royals pitcher to make his Major League debut this season most in the Majors joining: Scott Barlow, Tim Hill, Brad Keller, Trevor Oaks and Eric Stout. Blaine Boyer 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/16 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100.0%) Last Save: April 29, 2018 vs. CWS (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/ Strikeout High: 2 on 5/12 at CLE May 19 vs. New York = Blaine worked the final 2.0 innings in Saturday s 8-3 loss to the Yankees, recording a eighth, before allowing back-to-back solo HR to Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sánchez in the ninth, snapping a streak of 12 straight batters retired by Boyer dating back to May 8 at Baltimore. = Boyer has held opponents scoreless in six of his last nine outings (6.75 ERA in 10.2 IP) after allowing a run in six of his first seven (22.50 ERA in 6.0 IP). = Recorded his fifth career save on April 29 vs. the White Sox, his first since May 29, 2016 vs. Cincinnati (with Milwaukee). Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/14 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: May 1, 2018 at BOS (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/ Strikeout High: 2 (4x), last: 5/20 at NYY May 20 vs. New York = Brian matched a season high with 3.0 innings in relief yesterday vs. New York, his first appearance in a week he stranded a two-out walk in the sixth and a oneout single in the seventh, but in the eighth he went: double, single, fly out, RBI single (Brett Gardner), walk, wild pitch to score a from third with the bases loaded. = He recorded the final two outs in the 13th inning of a 7-6 win in Boston on May 1, earning his first career save in his 53rd career appearance. = He s one of 12 left-handed relievers in the AL with a sub-3.00 ERA (min. 50 games) since he joined the Royals in 2016, posting a 2.99 ERA (26 ER in 78.1 IP). Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 16/18 Saves/Save Opp: 9/10 (90%) Last Save: May 18 vs. New York (52nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/2 at DET May 18 vs. New York (save) = Kelvin recorded a ninth inning on Friday vs. the Yankees to earn his ninth save in 10 opportunities, tied for sixth in the American League his 90.0% conversion rate is tied for third in the American League with Aroldis Chapman and Roberto Osuna, trailing only Ken Giles (8-for-8) and Keone Kela (8-for-8). = Herrera ranks third among American League relievers with a 1.08 ERA (2 ER in 16.2 IP), trailing only Collin McHugh (0.51) and Lou Trivino (0.55). = He has not yielded a walk in any of his 18 appearances (16.2 IP), the second-longest streak by a Royal to begin a season, trailing Dan Quisenberry, who didn t allow a walk in his first 19 outings (37.2 IP) to begin the 1982 season his 16.2 innings without a walk are most in the Majors ahead of Ken Giles (15.0 IP). = He ranks seventh in Royals history with 52 career saves, two behind Roberto Hernandez for sixth and six behind Doug Bird for fifth. Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/18 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 12/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/27 vs. CWS May 18 vs. New York = Tim relieved Junis with two on and one out in the sixth inning in Friday s 5-2 win vs. the Yankees, and allowed both inherited runners to score on an RBI single and a sacrifice fly, before recording the last two outs of the frame to earn his fourth hold, matching Brad Keller for most on the team. = Hill is tied with teammate Brad Keller for the third-most appearances by an American League rookie (18), and hasn t allowed an earned run in 15 of them. = He has held opponents hitless in 12 of 18 outings, including four of his last five, and each of the first seven (6.2 IP) to begin his career, which was one game shy of matching Jonathan Sanchez (2006) and Garry Roggenburk (1963) for the most hitless appearances to begin a career in Major League history, according to Elias. Brad Keller 1st Batter Efficiency: 12/18 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last: 5/11 at CLE May 18 vs. New York = Brad recorded a eighth inning in Friday s 5-2 win over the Yankees, his seventh consecutive scoreless appearance all this month a streak in which he s retired 25 of 32 batters (4 hits, 3 walks) his 8.2 scoreless-innings streak trails only Herrera and McCarthy (9.2 IP each) for the longest by a Royals reliever this season. = Keller s 1.96 ERA (4 ER in 18.1 IP) ranks third among American League rookie relievers and his.232 opponents average (16-for-69) ranks fourth. = He recorded his first career win with 3.0 scoreless innings in a 10-9 victory in Cleveland on May 11 thanks to Perez s two-run HR off Miller in the seventh. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/15 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x), last: 5/18 vs. NYY May 18 vs. New York = Kevin retired Aaron Judge (6-3), Didi Gregorius (strikeout swinging) and Giancarlo Stanton (strikeout swinging) in the seventh inning of Friday s 5-2 win vs. New York it was his 12 outing (of 15) in which he didn t allow an earned run, and the sixth in which he did not allow a base runner. = McCarthy has three of the six wins credited to the Royals bullpen, trailing only Tyler Clippard and Robert Gsellman (4 each) for most among relievers. = He recorded 3.0 scoreless innings (9th-11th) in Kansas City s 7-6 win in 13 innings on May 1 in Boston, retiring all nine batters he faced on just 24 pitches Burch Smith 1st Batter Efficiency: 8/13 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 12/ Strikeout High: 4 on 4/17 at TOR-1 May 19 vs. New York = Burch matched a career high with 3.0 relief innings on Saturday vs. the Yankees (also: April 24 vs. Milwaukee), allowing one run (Gary Sánchez HR) on five hits. = Smith has allowed just one run in his last 5.2 innings (1.59 ERA) over three appearances, after allowing a run in each of his previous five (6.97 ERA in 10.1 IP). = He has recorded multiple strikeouts in eight of 13 appearances, including his last four his 24 strikeouts in 22.0 innings (9.2 K/9) are most by a Royals reliever this season, nine more than Kelvin Herrera s 15 he was acquired via trade by Kansas City during the Rule 5 Draft after being selected by the Mets. Royals vs. Cardinals 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Adam Boyer Duffy Flynn Hammel Herrera Hill Junis Keller Kennedy McCarthy Skoglund Smith Interleague - Pitching (Career) Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER Adam Boyer Duffy Flynn Hammel Herrera Hill Junis Keller Kennedy McCarthy Skoglund Smith

3 Hitting Notes Abraham Almonte NYY Series: 0-for-4, run, BB Last Stand: 1-for-11 (.091), run, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Abraham pinch-hit in the ninth inning Saturday, after starting in center field Friday night he s 4-for-his-last-37 on the heels of a six-game hit streak. = He's 7-for-21 (.333) with a double and three RBI all-time vs. St. Louis, while he's a career.317/.354/.450 (19-for-60) hitter against NL Central foes. = He hit the go-ahead grand slam in the Sonic Slam sixth inning on April 22 in Detroit, his second career slam and first since Aug. 30, 2015 the Sonic Slam won Jadah Bradley of Eugene, Mo. $25,000 and was the ninth since the promotion began in 1995 and first since Cam Gallagher s last Aug. 14 in Oakland. = Almonte hasn t been charged with an error in center field since Aug. 20, 2014, converting all 224 chances at the position in 93 games (87 starts) since. Drew Butera NYY Series: 0-for-2, BB Last Stand: 0-for-2, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Drew made the start behind the plate yesterday and went 0-for-2 with a walk...looking to snap out of a 1-for-10 skid. = He is three RBI shy of 100 for his career, 42 of which have come since joining the Royals in 2015 (had 41 RBI with Minnesota and 14 RBI with the Dodgers). = Butera colored his hair pink on Friday to make good on a pact he made with 7-year-old Dagan Lingenfelter, who survived acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Hunter Dozier NYY Series: 2-for-9, run, RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 5-for-20 (.250), 3 runs, 2B, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-3) = Hunter recorded his second multi-hit game yesterday, recording two singles off Sonny Gray...he s reached safely in five of his six games since being recalled a week ago, taking the spot of Lucas Duda, who was plaed on the 10-day disabled list with right foot plantar faciitis. = Dozier has started all six games at first base in Duda s absence...he made his big league debut on September 12, 2016 and played in eight games that season. = He hit.254 (30-for-118) with seven doubles and one homer in 35 games with Omaha prior to his recall he was the Royals first pick (eighth overall) in Alcides Escobar NYY Series: 2-for-11, run Last Stand: 5-for-20 (.250), run, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Esky went 0-for-3 yesterday, after hitting in the first two games of the series...he s hitting.292/.325/.431 (21-for-72) in 17 games here as a Royal. = Alcides has made 379 consecutive starts all at shortstop dating back to Sept. 26, 2015 according to Elias, it s the longest streak in Royals history and the longest active streak in the Majors the last shortstop to have a longer streak was Cal Ripken Jr. s 2,216 straight starts for Baltimore from Escobar is the only Royal to start all 162 games in a season, and he s done it three times: 2017, 16 and 14 since 2011, he s played in 1,151 of the Royals 1,180 games (97.5%). = His last 14 hits have been singles since his last XBH April 30 in Boston, but his 193 doubles as a shortstop since 2011 are second most behind Elvis Andrus (216). Ryan Goins NYY Series: 2-for-2, 2 runs, RBI, BB Last Stand: 3-for-7, 2 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-6) = Ryan didn t play yesterday, after going 2-for-2 with two doubles and a walk Saturday evening...it marked his ninth career game with two extra-base hits and first since September 3, 2017 at Baltimore (with Toronto)...he s batting.311/.354/.400 (14-for-45) with four doubles against right-handed pitching this season. = Goins is batting.324 (11-for-34) in his last 13 games (since April 20), after starting the season 4-for-21 he s started in just four of the Royals last 23 games. = Appeared in games at second base (12), third base (3) and shortstop (3) this season...he s played every position except catcher and center field in his career. Alex Gordon NYY Series: 0-for-11 Last Stand: 2-for-20 (.100), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = Alex went 0-for-3 yesterday and was hitless in the three-game set against the Yankees...he s 4-for-37 (.108) with one extra-base hit since recording four hits, including a home run on May 8 at Baltimore, lowering his average from.321 to.259. = Gordon is a career.323/.423/.559 hitter (52-for-161) vs. St. Louis, with 10 homers and 27 RBI in 45 games...that includes hiting.329 (28-for-85) here. = All three of his homers this season came in a six-game span from May 1-8 his 163 career HR are six shy of Hal McRae for fourth most in Royals history. = Extended his club record with his 92nd hit-by-pitch April 30, 14 more than the next closest, Mike Macfarlane, and is tied for ninth among active players. = He has 83 career outfield assists his most recent on April 28 vs. the White Sox (Game 1) one shy of Gerardo Parra for most in the Majors since Jon Jay NYY Series: 2-for-11, RBI Last Stand: 8-for-27 (.296), run, 2B, 3B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Jon drove in KC s lone run yesterday with a two-out single in the eighth inning...he s hit safely in 17 of his last 19 games, while he s reached base in 39 of batting.365 (27-for-74) this month, while his 27 hits in May are tied for third-most in the American League, behind Mookie Betts (30) and Francisco Lindor (29). = Jay was originally selected by these Cardinals in 2006 and played in parts of six seasons here ( )...he's a career.304 hitter (345-for-1134) at Busch Stadium. = Of his last 36 hits, 33 have been singles, including 25 straight from April 18-May 10, the longest singles streak by a Royal since Chris Getz s club-record 45 straight from 2011 he hasn t homered in his last 390 at-bats since July 5, 2017, the longest active streak in the Majors by a non-pitcher, according to Elias. = Jay has reached to lead off the first inning 15 times in 32 games and his.474 OBP overall in the first inning (13 hits, 5 walks) ranks third in the AL (min. 30 PA). = Hasn t committed an error in his last 226 games in the field (420 chances) since April 15, 2016 his career.996 fielding % is the highest among active outfielders. Whit Merrifield NYY Series: 4-for-12, 2 runs, 2 2B, 3 SB Last Stand: 10-for-25 (.400), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Whit snapped his season-best 12-game hitting streak yesterday, going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts...he hit.447/.490/.638 (21-for-47) during his run, which was the second-longest of his career, behind his 19-game streak from May 13-June 4 last season. = He matched a career high with three steals Friday, and ranks second in the AL with 12, four behind Dee Gordon for the league lead he s a Major League-best 6-for-6 when stealing third base this season and is 16-for-17 lifetime, trailing Rajai Davis (22) and Jose Altuve (19) in the AL since the start of = Friday was his second career three-hit, three-steal game (also: July 2, 2017) the last Royal to do it before him was Jarrod Dyson (Aug. 10, 2014) he s the fifth Royal with multiple three-hit, three-steal games, joining: Amos Otis (6), Willie Wilson (2), Freddie Patek (2) and Vince Coleman (2). = Merrifield is batting.419/.500/.548 (13-for-31) in the first inning, with the best average and on-base percentage in the American League (min. 30 PA). = Whit is batting.310/.385/.500 (26-for-84) with seven doubles and three homers in road games this season...hit in 13 of his last 14 games away from The K. = He s started 44 of the Royals 46 games and has made starts at second base (35), designated hitter (3), right field (3), first base (2) and center field (1). Mike Moustakas NYY Series: 3-for-10, run, RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 6-for-21 (.286), 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-8) = Mike singled in the seventh inning yesterday, but was erased on an inning-ending double play...he s one of six players in the Major Leagues this year with at least 50 hits, 10 doubles, 10 homers and 30 RBI, along with Manny Machado, J.D. Martinez, Mookie Betts, Jose Ramirez and Ozzie Albies. = Moustakas ranks fourth in the AL with a.625 slugging percentage off right-handers, while his.321 batting average (36-for-112) ranks 10th. = Moose is a career.385 hitter (20-for-52) with two doubles and a homer in 14 games here in St. Louis...batting.310/.386/.535 (22-for-71) in NL parks since = He s tied for fourth in the Majors with 10 infield hits matching his 2017 total trailing only Dee Gordon (14), Mallex Smith (13) and Starlin Castro (11). = Moose recorded his eighth multi-hr game on May 8 in Baltimore, third most among Royals left-handed batters behind George Brett (17) and John Mayberry (9). = His first HR on May 8 broke a tie with Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler for eighth in Royals history he now has 129 HR, 14 behind John Mayberry for seventh. Salvador Perez NYY Series: 3-for-10, run, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 3-for-21 (.143), run, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Salvy had a quiet day at the plate yesterday, going 0-for-4 as the designated hitter...in 26 games since returning from the disabled list on April 24, Perez is tops among big league catchers in RBI (20) and tied for second in hits (26)...he missed the club s first 20 contests this season with a left knee sprain. = Hit.359/390/.641 (14-for-39) in Interleague games in 2017, though he did not play against St. Louis due to injury...a career.345 hitter (20-for-58) vs. the Cards. = Perez hit the go-ahead, two-run homer off Andrew Miller in the seventh inning on May 11, his 12th career go-ahead RBI in the seventh inning or later and sixth since the start of 2017, most in the Majors batting.300 (9-for-30) with two doubles and a homer in the seventh inning or later this season. = Perez hit his second career grand slam in the first inning May 10 in Baltimore (also: June 21, 2017 vs. Boston) on his 28th birthday, giving the Royals a 4-0 lead before they recorded an out he s the 13th different Royal (16th time) to homer on his birthday and the first since Kendrys Morales in 2015 Perez is the second Royal to hit a grand slam on his birthday, joining Mike Sweeney (2004) and he s the first in the American League player to do it in 10 years, since Hideki Matsui in = He has caught four of seven would-be base stealers this season, including last Monday when he nabbed Tampa Bay s Matt Duffy his 119 runners caught stealing since 2013 are second in the Majors to Jonathan Lucroy (134). Jorge Soler NYY Series: 1-for-11, RBI, HBP Last Stand: 2-for-18 (.111), run, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 HBP, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Jorge was hit by a pitch yesterday, but left stranded at third base in the seventh inning...ranks third in the Majors, batting.373 (25-for-67) in road games, trailing only Matt Kemp (.400) and Jose Altuve (.379)...his.642 road slugging pct. (9 doubles, 3 homers) is also fifth in the Junior Circuit. = Batting.324 (11-for-34) with four doubles and a homer with runners in scoring position...his RISP average is tops on the club. = Soler ranks sixth in the AL in OBP (.401), tied for eighth in doubles (13) and tied for 16th in walks (23) he walked in nine straight games from April 20-28, the longest streak in the Majors this season and the longest by a Royal since Mike Sweeney walked in nine straight from July 17-24, = He s a career.316/.400/.605 hitter (12-for-38) at Busch Stadium, which includes three homers and nine RBI in 14 games at this park (all with the Cubs). = He has reached safely in 35 of 40 games, including a career-high 19 straight April 13-May 4, and a career-high tying 10-game hit streak from April 26-May 4. = Despite starting the season 0-for-11, he s batting.297/.401/.485 in 148 at-bats (41 games) in 97 at-bats with Kansas City in 2017, he hit just.144/.245/.258. Ramón Torres NYY Series: n/a Last Stand: n/a Hit Streak: n/a = Ramon was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on Saturday to take the roster spot of Cheslor Cuthbert, who was placed on the 10-day DL with a lower back strain. = Torres hit.229 (35-for-153) with 10 doubles in 39 games with Omaha, after batting.292 (86-for-317) in 75 games with the Storm Chasers in = He made his Major League debut last June 7 vs. Houston and had two hits one from each side of the plate becoming the first Royal to have hit first two hits come from each side of the plate and the first in the Majors since Shawn O Malley on Sept. 7, 2014 was the first Royal with two hits and an RBI in his debut since Johnny Giavotella in 2011 he hit.227 (5-for-22) as a right-handed batter with Kansas City in 2017 and.250 (13-for-52) as a left-handed batter.

4 This & That WHIT STREAK HALTED--Whit Merrifield s 12-game hitting streak came to an end on Sunday with an 0-for-4 afternoon against the Yankees...despite the 0 fer, Merrifield has batted.412 (21-for-51) in his last 13 games, which has included seven multi-hit efforts...since breaking into the Majors on May 18, 2016, he has 87 games with at least two hits...to put those 87 contests in perspective, Alcides Escobar is the closest active Royal on the list since Whit s debut date with 82, followed by Salvador Perez s 68...Merrifield also pilfered three bags here on Friday night, the third time in his career to steal at least three bases in a game, second this year...his steal of third base in the first inning made Merrifield 6-for-6 in attempts at third this year and 16-for-17 in his career. JAY STAYS HOT IN MAY--One of baseball s hottest hitters in May, Jon Jay, was 1-for-4 yesterday and has now hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games at a.346 clip (18-for-52)...now a.291 hitter on the year, he has raised his season average 53 points since the month began by hitting.365 (27-for-74) in 18 games, which is the fourth best mark in the American League in May. BUSY TIMES UNDERWAY--This stop in St. Louis is the second series in a stretch of 13 games in as many days, then following a May 31 off day, the Royals will play 10 more in a row...of the 23 games in 24 days, nine are slated for Kauffman Stadium, including the just completed three-game set with New York, then the next homestand will feature KC s first look at both the Minnesota Twins (May 28-30) and Oakland A s (June 1-3)...once this 3 1/2 week span expires, the Royals will have a stretch in which they will play 16 games in 20 days with four off days over the last 2 1/2 weeks of June...there would have been five off days if not for the make-up game here on June 25 from the April 15 snowout vs. Angels. WALK FREE ZONE--Kelvin Herrera recorded his ninth save in 10 tries with Friday night s ninth inning to lower his season ERA to 1.08 (2 earned runs in 16.2 innings)...he has yet to yield a walk thru his first 18 appearances of 2018, spanning 16.2 innings...it s the second longest streak by a Royal to open the year, trailing Dan Quisenberry, who did not allow a free pass in his first 19 outings, spanning 37.2 innings in RUGGED RISP SERIES--Kansas City was just 3-for-24 (.125) with runners in scoring position against the Yankees, a stretch that included a 5-2 victory on Friday, with the club going 0-for-8 in RISP situations...including the last three games the Royals are still hitting.280 (44-for-157) with runners in scoring position over the last 19 games...kc was hitting a Major League low.175 in RISP situations after the first game of an April 28 split-doubleheader vs. the White Sox, but has upped that mark to.216 on the year, which is 27th in the Majors. 1,100 AND COUNTING--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost recorded his 1,100th career win with Friday night s victory, good for sixth among active managers...he has a regular season record at the helm for the Royals, surpassing Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is also sixth among active managers in games (2,266)...his postseason winning pct. of.710 (22-9) is tops among all managers in history who have worked at least 20 playoff games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers ( )...he compiled a record with the Brew Crew including a mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff ( ). ROUGH NIGHT FOR REPLAY--Saturday night s game featured three replay reviews and the Royals took it on the nose in all three, losing their own challenge of Mike Moustakas attempting to score in the fifth inning and then two by the Yankees that went their way...despite the stands call on Saturday, Kansas City replay review expert Bill Duplissea is still a big league best (tied with the Phillies) 11 for 13 this year for an 84.6% success rate...he has made good on 67% of his challenges in his career (110-for-164), which ranks among the best, including a Major League best 71.6% success rate over the last three seasons (63-for-88). ESKY THE IRON MAN--Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar, who re-signed with the Royals over the winter, continues to possess the longest active streak of starts in the Majors, starting his 379th consecutive game yesterday...the next-closest player in consecutive starts is San Diego shortstop Freddy Galvis with 209. NOT JUST THE TEAM S 50TH SEASON--One common denominator with the Royals and this 50th season of baseball in Kansas City is Hall of Fame announcer Denny Matthews, who was in the booth with Buddy Blattner on April 8, 1969 and is once again calling the play-by-play during this milestone season...the Ford Frick Award winner in Cooperstown, NY in 2007, Matthews has been the one constant since the franchise came to be in 69...with this his 50th season, he trails only Los Angeles Dodger broadcasting icons Vin Scully (67 years prior to retiring) and Jaime Jarrin (59th season). RULE 5 HURLERS ON ROSTER--The Royals are carrying a pair of Rule 5 acquisitions on the roster with right-handed hurlers Brad Keller and Burch Smith...Keller, 22, was selected in last December s Rule 5 draft from Arizona by Cincinnati and then dealt to KC, while the 28-year old Smith was acquired from the New York Mets after being selected in the draft...keller spent the year in AA Jackson last year, while Smith has big league time with San Diego in vs. Cardinals (2017) vs. Cardinals (career) On Road (career) Mikolas (career) Weaver (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Almonte Butera Dozier Escobar Goins Gordon Jay Merrifield Moustakas Perez Soler Torres Interleague Hitting (Career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI Almonte Boyer Butera Dozier Duffy Escobar Flynn Gordon Goins Hammel Jay Junis Kennedy Merrifield Moustakas Perez Soler Torres Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Ian Kennedy Trevor Oaks Eric Skoglund Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Duffy Hammel Junis Kennedy Oaks Skoglund Total Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Starts CS/ATT 2/11 0/4 4/7 6/22 Pct ERA ER/IP 131/ / / /409.0

5 2018 Royals Home Runs vs. on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Almonte /5/18 DET B. Hardy 25 Butera OAK S. Casilla 109 Dozier Escobar R. Tepera 106 Goins BOS A. Reed 69 Gordon BAL D. Bundy 41 Jay /5/17 TB E. Ramirez 390 Merrifield /14/18 TB R. Yarbrough 23 Moustakas BAL P. Araujo 42 Perez /18/18 NYY C. Sabathia 8 Soler BAL D. Bundy 43 Torres Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Salvador Perez Baltimore, first inning) - Franchise total: 129; Twice in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas Baltimore, solo, 2-run off Dylan Bundy, Pedro Araujo) Twice in Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Mike Moustakas and Lucas Duda (4/17/18 at Toronto-1, 3rd inning off Jaime Garcia) - Once in 2018 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez Baltimore, first inning) - Once in 2018 Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas Oakland, eighth inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez and Alex Gordon Baltimore, first inning) - ties franchise record Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (8/24/17 vs. Colorado) - Franchise total: 94 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Eric Hosmer (8/23/17 vs. Colorado, ninth inning, Greg Holland pitching) - Franchise total: 69 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Mike Napoli, Texas Kauffman Stadium, off Mike Minor, 7th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Michael Brantley Progressive Field off Jason Hammel, 4th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sanchez, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, Blaine Boyer pitching, 9th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox (4/28/18-Game Kauffman Stadium, Eric Skoglund pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Aaron Hicks, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 3rd inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: JaCoby Jones Comerica Park, Brad Keller pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 4th 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: Mookie Betts Fenway Park, Danny Duffy) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2018 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players Total Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Almonte g 6 g (4/20-28) 1 - Butera g Dozier g Escobar g 3 g (5x) 4 - Goins g 4 g (4/26-5/8) 2 1 Gordon g 4 g (2x) 1 - Jay g 9 g (5/7-16) 8 2 Merrifield g 12 g (5/6-19) 2 - Moustakas g 14 g (4/8-22) 10 - Perez g 7 g (4/26-5/1) 1 - Soler g 10 g (4/26-5/4) 4 - Torres The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York Yankees (6-0) & vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: August Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: August Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): April 9, 2018 vs. Seattle, 10-0 Junis (7.0), Maurer (1.0), Flynn (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, Detroit (5-for-6) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Jon Jay, Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, May 8, Baltimore, (first inning) Royals Five-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, May 8, Baltimore Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Taylor Motter, Seattle, April 9, 2018 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 9, LA Dodgers Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), May 18, 2018 vs. New York Yankees - Twice in Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Gregor Blanco, Arizona, October 1, 2017 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 23, 2017 vs. Colorado (6-4 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: May 8, Baltimore (first inning - 10 runs) - Thrice in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 21-23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 14-16, 2018 vs. Tampa Bay Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 17-18, Toronto Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 7 CLE Pitchers 7 CLE Almonte 64 CWS Butera 18 CLE Dozier 13 - Escobar 24 4/25/18 vs. MIL Goins 30 MIN Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gordon 50 9/8/17 vs. MIN Jay 226 PHI Merrifield 38 DET Moustakas 25 4/10/18 vs. SEA Perez 40 MIN Soler 19 4/25/18 vs. MIL Torres 33 - Disabled List (5) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Jesse Hahn 60-day right UCL sprain March 6 May RHP-Nate Karns 10-day right elbow inflammation March 29 (retro March 26) April RHP-Justin Grimm 10-day lower back stiffness April 24 (retro to April 22) May B-Lucas Duda 10-day right foot plantar fasciitis May 14 May INF-Cheslor Cuthbert 10-day lower back strain May 19 (retro May 16) May