Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Chicago Cubs Kansas City Royals (34-77) Kauffman Stadium - Monday, August 6, 2018 Game #112 - Home Game #53 Fox Sports Kansas City, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, August 7 vs. Chicago Cubs: LHP Mike Montgomery (3-4, 3.90) vs. RHP Brad Keller (4-4, 3.39), 7:15 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Wednesday, August 8 vs. Chicago Cubs: LHP Jose Quintana (10-7, 4.12) vs. RHP Heath Fillmyer (0-1, 3.86), 7:15 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Thursday, August 9: Off day at home Friday, August 10 vs. St. Louis Cardinals: TBA vs. RHP Burch Smith (1-3, 6.41), 7:15 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Saturday, August 11 vs. St. Louis Cardinals: TBA vs. LHP Danny Duffy (7-10, 4.70), 6:15 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Sunday, August 12 vs. St. Louis Cardinals: TBA vs. RHP Jakob Junis (6-11 +tonight), 1:15 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart mikeside...tonight s series opener is being televised on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Royals vs. Cubs The 2015 and 2016 World Series champions will renew acquaintances for the first time in three years this week...these will also be the first games between the Royals and Cubs at Kauffman since the 2011 season...chicago holds a 12-9 lead in the all-time series, however KC is 5-4 against the Cubs all-time at home. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 8/6 KC 8/7 KC 8/8 KC LATE RALLY FALLS SHORT--Two weekends after sweeping the Twins at home, Kansas City could not avoid the brooms at Target Field yesterday, falling the Royals trailed most of the afternoon, but put the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position in the ninth with two down, but could not come up with the clutch hit, finishing the road trip at after Lucas Duda gave KC an early lead, Minnesota rallied back on Jake Cave s grand slam in the second off starter Danny Duffy...Duffy, who had allowed just one run in his previous six road outings, was touched up for six earned on eight hits over 6.0 innings, suffering his 10th setback of the season...trailing by four, the Royals cut the deficit to one on Alex Gordon s RBI single in the fifth and Whit Merrifield s two-run shot in the seventh...merrifield led the Royals attack, going 4-for-5 on the day, his second game with four hits or more this year...kc left nine men on base, including two in each of the final two frames, going 2-for-9 overall with runners in scoring position. A WEEK OF INTERLEAGUE--This evening kicks off a six-game, seven-day stretch against National League foes, with the Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals visiting Kauffman Stadium...the Royals and Cubs are meeting for the first time since KC s magical 2015 campaign and the first time at The K since 2011, with 7:15 contests each of the next three nights...after a day off on Thursday, the Royals will complete the I-70 series for the year with a three-game set vs. the Cardinals, featuring 7:15, 6:15 and 1:15 start times...kansas City took two-of-three at Busch Stadium earlier this year, but trails in all-time work by a count...the Royals are 3-6 against the Senior Circuit this year and still have games at Pittsburgh (September 17-19) and Cincinnati (September 25-26) remaining after this week. ALL GOOD THINGS MUST END--Danny Duffy saw his historic run of success on the road go by the boards yesterday, suffering his first road defeat since May 13 at Cleveland...he entered yesterday s start having allowed just one run in his previous six start away from home, which spanned 37.2 innings and included a stretch of 19.2 scoreless frames on the road before Jake Cave s second-inning slam...target Field was an unlikely place for Duff s road dominance to end as he entered yesterday with a 4-0 record and a 1.79 ERA in nine previous outings and seven starts at the park, suffering his first loss to the Twins overall since his rookie year (2011). ROYALS RUNNING WILD--Kansas City collected four more steals yesterday, upping their total since the All-Star break to a Major-League best 17...the Royals ripped off 14 of those bags during the recently completed 10-game road trip, recording at least one theft in eight of those contests, going 14-for-16 (87.5%)... Adalberto Mondesi stole second and third base during the ninth inning yesterday and has 11 thefts since being recalled on June 17 tied for second-most in the AL in that span...whit Merrifield, who was thrown out for the first time in 10 attempts yesterday, is tied for tops the Majors with eight steals since the All-Star break. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Cole Hamels (6-9, 4.53) vs. RHP Jakob Junis (6-11, 5.12) Career Career Cole Hamels vs. Royals Major League Record 6-9 (4.53 ERA) Jakob Junis vs. Cubs first career appearance Major League Record 6-11 (5.12 ERA) JAKOB JUNIS makes his 21st start of the season and 37th of his career (41st appearance) it s his first career appearance vs. the Cubs he was the Royals 29th-round selection in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Rock Falls (Ill.) High Jakob s 2018 Starts School, which is about 120 miles west of Wrigley Field. DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/3 at Detroit W, SKID SNAPPED ON SOUTH SIDE--Jakob snapped a 10-start winless streak 4/9 vs. Seattle W, /14 vs. LA Angels L, with a 10-5 victory on the south side of Chicago last Wednesday he allowed four runs 4/20 at Detroit-2 W, on six hits and three walks in 5.2 innings, with five strikeouts, but was provided with 4/26 vs. White Sox L, /1 at Boston ND, 7-6 (13) runs of support after yielding a leadoff home run to Yoán Moncada, Junis kept the 5/6 vs. Detroit W, /12 at Cleveland L, White Sox off the board through the fifth he entered the bottom of the sixth with a 5/18 vs. NY Yankees W, lead, but allowed five of seven batters to reach, including a bases-loaded walk and 5/23 at St. Louis ND, 5-2 (10) /28 vs. Minnesota L, a two-run single three relievers combined for 3.1 innings of one-run ball to secure 6/3 vs. Oakland L, /8 at Oakland L, Junis first win since May 18 vs. the Yankees, snapping a 10-start winless skid in which 6/15 vs. Houston L, he went 0-8 with a 6.67 ERA (40 ER in 54.0 IP)... that run included seven consecutive 6/20 vs. Texas L, /26 at Milwaukee L, losing starts from May 28-July 2. 7/2 vs. Cleveland L, /21 vs. Minnesota ND, SUPPORT STORY--The Royals offense provided Junis with 10 runs of support 7/26 at NY Yankees L, in his start last Wednesday in Chicago, equalling their support of him over his previous 8/1 at White Sox W, Totals % eight starts combined (43.0 IP) of the 51 runs of support he s received this season, 19 Career Totals (37.2%) have come in just two starts in his other 18 starts, he s received just 32 runs of support (2.79 run support average), including two runs or fewer in 13 of those outings. TROUBLE WITH THE LONG BALL--Junis has surrendered 26 homers in 20 starts, one behind Dylan Bundy for the Major League lead of the 26 HR, 17 have been solo, but six of the last nine have come with at least one man on base of the 71 runs he s allowed this season, 41 have come via the longball (57.8%), including a franchise-record tying five HR at Kauffman Stadium vs. the White Sox on April 26 after yielding 12 HR during a five-start stretch from June 8-July 2, he s allowed just two in his last three starts, including a three-run HR (all runs unearned) to Didi Gregorius on July 26 and a leadoff HR to Yoán Moncada Wednesday. EIGHTH MONTH IS A CHARM--Last August proved to be Junis best month in the Majors to this point as he went 3-0 with a 2.96 ERA (9 ER in 27.1 IP) in five outings (4 starts), becoming just the fifth Royals rookie to go 3 0 or better in a calendar month (min. 3 starts), joining: Kevin Appier (August 1990), Rich Gale (July and May 1978), Dennis Leonard (August 1975) and Steve Busby (September 1972) his efforts earned him Royals Pitcher of the Month honors, becoming the first rookie pitcher to win the award since Louis Coleman in 2011 and the first to do it as a starting pitcher since Brian Bannister in August 2007 after going 0-7 with a 7.33 ERA (35 ER in 43.0 IP) over eight starts this June and July, Junis snapped a 10-start winless streak with a win on Wednesday, the first day of August. HIDDEN GEM--He made his debut in April, 2017 after six years in the minors as a 29th-round pick in in the Royals 50-year history, his 15 wins with the club are most by a player drafted by Kansas City in the 29th round or later, two better than Jose Santiago (70th round in 1994), who went from VS. INTERLEAGUE--Junis is making his first appearance vs. the Cubs, and is 2-1 with a 4.13 ERA (13 ER in 28.1 IP) in five career Interleague starts in two starts this season, both vs. National League Central opponents, he s 0-1 with a 6.30 ERA (7 ER in 10.0 IP), including a no-decision despite 5.0 innings of two-run ball in a 5-2 Royals win in St. Louis on May 23, and a 5-1 loss in Milwaukee on June 26, in which he allowed five runs over 5.0 innings. AT HOME--Junis is 3-7 with a 5.37 ERA (38 ER in 63.2 IP) in 11 home starts this season, and is winless in his last six starts since his last win on May 18 vs. the Yankees he was 6-2 with a 3.75 ERA (31 ER in 74.1 IP) in his first 14 career outings (12 starts) here, but is 0-5 with a 6.35 ERA (24 ER in 34.0 IP) in his last six starts the winless stretch does, however, include three quality starts, plus 4.0 innings of one-run ball on July 21 vs. Minnesota in his first start after returning from the 10-day DL due to lower back inflammation. Junis vs. Cubs Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Junis has never faced a Cubs batter Jakob s Last Win: August 1, 2018 at Chicago White Sox (5.2 IP, 10-5 over Dylan Covey) Jakob s Last Loss: July 26, 2018 at New York Yankees (4.2 IP, 2-7 to Sonny Gray) Jakob s Strikeout High: 9 on June 3, 2018 vs. Oakland (7.1 IP in a 1-5 loss to Lou Trivino) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2018

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter Brad Keller = Brad will make his 12th start of the season tomorrow night against the Cubs he s 4-4 with a 3.39 ERA (31 ER in 82.1 IP). = Keller took a no-decision in a 6-4 loss to the White Sox on Thursday despite allowing two runs on five hits with a career-high nine strikeouts in 6.1 innings he faced minimum through 3.2 innings before giving up a run on three straight two-out hits in the fourth exited after two walks in the seventh, with one runner later scoring. = He s 3-3 with a 3.90 ERA (26 ER in 60.0 IP) in 11 starts since moving to the rotation May 30 his 3.39 ERA ranks 11th in the American League (min. 80 IP). = He s on pace to become first pitcher in current Rule 5 Draft format (2006) to make 10+ starts and finish with sub-4.00 ERA for team that acquired him on draft day. = Keller will be facing the Cubs for the first time he has thrown 2.2 scoreless innings in three relief outings in Interleague games (Milwaukee and St. Louis). = He s 2-0 with a 3.11 ERA (13 ER in 37.2 IP) in 15 home appearances, including a 2-0 mark with a 3.58 ERA (11 ER in 27.2 IP) in five starts at Kauffman 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: 226/327 (69.1%) Saves/Save Opp: 24/40 (60.0%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 159/65 (40.9%) Jason Adam 1st Batter Efficiency: 20/28 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 12/ Strikeout High: 4 on 5/21 at STL Aug. 4 at MIN = Jason pitched a scoreless eighth Saturday in Minnesota, appearing in a third straight game retired Joe Mauer on a liner, struck out Eddie Rosario and got Jorge Polanco to ground out he s struck out three of the last six he s faced and his 9.96 K/9 rate is tops on Royals and seventh among American League rookie relievers. = He s one of seven pitchers to make his Major League debut for Kansas City this season, tied for third-most in the Majors behind Baltimore (8) and San Diego (9). = Adam is the 19th known player to play for the Royals after attending a Kansas City-area high school made his MLB debut May 5 vs. Detroit in Kansas City. Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/31 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: 16/ Strikeout High: 4 on 7/21 vs. MIN Aug. 3 at MIN (Loss) = Brian took the loss Friday in Minnesota, giving up three runs over 2.1 innings he came in after the first rain delay and pitched a perfect fourth but gave up two runs on three hits in the fifth and another run in the sixth it marked the 18th time he s worked at least 2.0 innings in relief, which is tied for second-most in the Majors. = He s induced 14 double plays, tops among all relievers despite missing most of 2017 due to injury, his 25 GIDP as a reliever since 2016 are fourth-most in AL. = His 3.17 ERA (39 ER in IP) out of the bullpen since debuting with Royals in 2016 is seventh in AL among left-handed relievers (min. 400 batters faced). Jason Hammel 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 25, 2013 vs. TOR (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 10 on 5/27 at TEX Aug. 2 at CWS = Jason entered with two on and one out in the eighth Thursday in Chicago and allowed a go-ahead three-run home run to pinch-hitter Daniel Palka it was the first home run he allowed as a reliever since Sept. 11, 2011 with Colorado when Cincinnati s Joey Votto got him for a solo shot at Coors Field. = Made his first relief appearance since Sept. 18, 2014 with Oakland on July 10, snapping a run of 112 straight starts, including 50 consecutive starts with the Royals. = He carries a 3.93 ERA (46 ER in IP) in 65 career relief appearances and a 4.65 ERA in 298 career starts...he has a 4.15 ERA in seven relief outings this season and a 6.16 ERA in 18 starts...one of three players (Edwin Jackson, Francisco Liriano) on a 25-man roster with at least 250 starts and 50 relief appearances. Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 32/48 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: June 22, 2018 at HOU (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 33/ Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 5/24 at TEX Aug. 5 at MIN = Tim pitched around a one-out single by Robbie Grossman to pitch a scoreless seventh yesterday, working a full inning for first time in seven outings he s tied for seventh among AL relievers with 23 inherited runners stranded...he s allowed 30.3% of inherited runners to score, which is second-best among AL rookie relievers. = Hill recorded his first victory on June 2 and first save on June 22, becoming the first Royals pitcher to accomplish both in the same season since Kelvin Herrera in he s second among AL rookies in appearances (48) his nine holds are second on the team behind Kevin McCarthy (12) and fifth among AL rookie relievers. = He did not allow a hit in each of the first seven appearances (6.2 IP) of his career, coming up one game shy of matching Jonathan Sanchez (San Francisco, 2006) and Garry Roggenburk (Minnesota, 1963) for the most hitless appearances to begin a career in Major League history, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/20 Saves/Save Opp: 1/5 (20.0%) Last Save: July 20, 2018 vs. MIN (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x) last: 7/29 at NYY Aug. 3 at MIN = Brandon pitched around a leadoff single in the eighth Friday for his fourth consceutive scoreless outing on the heels of allowing nine runs in four outings marks first time he has not allowed a run in four appearances of at least 1.0 inning since tossing 8.0 straight scoreless innings from June 28-July 20, 2017 with San Diego. = He s 0-2 with a ERA (13 ER in 11.2 IP) in 15 outings since being selected from Omaha (AAA) on June 15, his second stint with Kansas City this season. = He went 1-3 with a 5.48 ERA (14 ER in 23.0 IP) for Omaha after being optioned April 13, converting five of his seven save opportunities he made seven consecutive scoreless outings prior to his recall, a streak of 12.2 straight scoreless innings in which opponents hit just.163 (7-for-43) with one extra-base hit against him. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 29/41 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 22/ Strikeout High: 2 (6x), last: 7/7 vs. BOS Aug. 5 at MIN = Kevin allowed two hits and issued a walk to load the bases with no outs in the eighth yesterday but then got Mitch Garver to hit into a double play before exiting. = By inducing Garver s double play, he increased his ground-ball rate to 62.1 percent, the best mark by an AL reliever and sixth-best in the Majors by a reliever. = He has a 2.01 ERA (5 ER in 22.1 IP) in 20 appearances at Kauffman Stadium this season and a 5.40 ERA (14 ER in 23.1 IP) in 21 outings on the road. = His 0.50 ERA (1 ER in 18.0 IP) in one-run games ranks second in the American League went 3.0 scoreless in 7-6 win in 13 innings on May 1 in Boston, retiring nine batters on 24 pitches, becoming second pitcher since 2014 with 3.0 relief innings on 24 pitches or fewer, joining Ryan Webb (22) on Aug. 11, Wily Peralta 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/16 Saves/Save Opp: 6/6 (100.0%) Last Save: July 31, 2018 at CWS (6th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/ Strikeout High: 2 (3x), last: 7/14 at CWS Aug. 5 at MIN = Wily needed just one pitch to work out of a jam in the eighth yesterday, as Salvador Perez threw out Ehire Adrianza trying to bunt for a hit with two on and two outs it was his ninth appearance in a non-save situation, lowering his ERA to 4.70 (4 ER in 7.2 IP) as opposed to a 1.29 ERA (1 ER in 7.0 IP) in seven save situations. = He hasn t allowed a run in 13 of 16 outings, including eight consecutive scoreless appearances from June 20-July 14, a span that covered 7.1 innings. = Peralta joins Toronto s Ken Giles (12/12) as the only pitchers in the Majors with a 100 percent save percentage and at least six saves. = He joins Chris Sale, Bud Norris and Mike Minor as the only players on an active roster or the disabled list with at least 120 career starts and six career saves. Glenn Sparkman 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/ Strikeout High: 4 on 8/4 at MIN Aug. 4 at CWS = Glenn came in with two on and no outs in the sixth Saturday in Minnesota and allowed both runners to score on a double by Logan Forsythe and a ground out by Bobby Wilson he stayed on for the seventh giving up a leadoff single to Jorge Polanco in front of a two-run homer to Logan Morrison. = He went 7-3 with a 3.96 ERA (39 ER in 88.2 IP) in 16 starts between Triple-A Omaha and Double-A Northwest Arkansas before contract was selected on July 8. Royals vs. Cubs 2018 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Adam Duffy Fillmyer Flynn Hammel Hill Junis Keller Maurer McCarthy Peralta Smith Sparkman Interleague - Pitching (Career) Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER Adam Duffy Fillmyer Flynn Hammel Hill Junis Keller Maurer McCarthy Peralta Smith Sparkman

3 Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio MIN Series: 1-for-8 Last Trip: 3-for-28 (.107), 2 runs, 2B, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Jorge went 0-for-4 Sunday in Minnesota and is 5-for-51 (.098) in his last 14 games on the heels of a seven-game hit streak in which he hit.345 (10-for-29). = Bonifacio missed the first 80 games for violating MLB s Drug Prevention and Treatment policy he was reinstated on June 28 and has started 27 of the Royals 31 games since, 21 of which have come in right field he hit 17 HR in 384 at-bats in 2017, most by a Royals rookie since Eric Hosmer (19) in Drew Butera MIN Series: 0-for-3, run, BB Last Trip: 1-for-9, run, 2B, RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Drew went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run on Saturday in Minnesota, and is 0-for-his last-8 on the heels of an 8-for-18 (.444) stretch. = He hit a solo HR vs. Cole Hamels on May 27 in Arlington, his first HR since Aug. 15, 2017 in Oakland, snapping a streak of 113 at-bats without one. = Butera hit the go-ahead, inside-the-park three-run HR in the seventh inning on July 22 vs. Minnesota, the first by a Royal since Jarrod Dyson on July 8, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay he s the fifth catcher (6th time) to hit an inside-the park HR for the Royals, joining: Brent Mayne (Sept. 27, 1991 and Aug. 22, 1991), John Wathan (Sept. 23, 1983), Darrell Porter (April 12, 1978) and Fran Healy (July 29, 1973) he s the first catcher in the Majors to do it since Miami s J.T. Realmuto on Sept. 8, = He made his sixth career pitching appearance (3rd with the Royals) July 7 vs. Boston, but retired just one of six batters and was charged with two runs, matching the total he allowed from his previous five outings (4.0 IP) among the nine position players to pitch for the Royals, he s the only one to do it three times. Hunter Dozier MIN Series: 2-for-5, SB Last Trip: 5-for-16 (.313), 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, SB Hit Streak: 6 g (6-20) = Hunter had a pinch-hit single in the eighth inning yesterday in Minnesota and stole second base, the first steal of his career. = Dozier is batting.300/.333/.500 (6-for-20) during his six-game hitting streak on the heels of a 7-for-52 (.135) skid from June 26-July 23. = He has started in 54 of the Royals 71 games since his May 14 recall, including starts at: first base (40), third base (7), designated hitter (5) and right field (2). Lucas Duda MIN Series: 2-for-11, run, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB, SF Last Trip: 5-for-32 (.156), 3 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, HBP, 4 BB, SB, 2 SF Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Lucas hit a two-run HR in the first inning yesterday off Ervin Santana, his 10th of the season, eight of which have come vs. right-handed pitchers he also walked and stole second base in the ninth inning, his sixth career steal and first since July 22, 2014 with New York, snapping a 438-game streak without one. = Duda has three HR and 15 RBI in 14 games since the All-Star break, tied for fifth most in the American League, including a trio of three-rbi efforts. = He s 0-for-his-last-6 vs. left-handed pitchers after going 6-for-13 (.462) with five RBI vs. southpaws from July 7-23, including a HR off David Price. = He has just one HR in his last 26 Interleague games, but he has a.382 on-base percentage in 18 games vs. the Cubs (17 with the Mets) since June 3, Alcides Escobar MIN Series: 2-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, SAC Last Trip: 4-for-25 (.160), 4 runs, 2 2B, 2 BB, 2 SAC Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Esky singled and scored in the fifth inning yesterday and doubled and scored on Merrifield s HR in the seventh to mark his second multi-hit effort in three games on the heels of a 3-for-29 skid over his previous 10 games three of his last four hits have been doubles, his first extra-base hits since July 9. = He s batting.293 (27-for-92) in 28 career games vs. the Cubs and.285 (175-for-613) in Interleague play, fourth best among active primary shortstops. = His six sacrifices are tied for third most in the American League this season and his 23 since 2016 are second among non-pitchers, behind Delino DeShields (25). = He s hit three HR in 2018, all of which have tied or given the Royals a lead, including his first career walk-off HR on May 29 vs. Minnesota in the 14th inning. = Alcides started a club-record 421 consecutive games from Sept. 26, 2015 to July 7, 2018, the longest streak in the Majors, according to Elias, since Miguel Tejada (558) from the first 407 of those 421 were at shortstop, the longest streak since Cal Ripken Jr. started in 2,216 straight at shortstop from Alex Gordon MIN Series: 6-for-12, run, 4 RBI, BB Last Trip: 13-for-36 (.361), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (6-12) = Alex singled and scored in the first yesterday in Minnesota, walked in the third and had an RBI single in the fifth it was his sixth multi-hit effort in his last nine games, a stretch in which he s batting.406/.457/.563 (13-for-32), including eight RBI in his last five games on the heels of a 42-game stretch in which he had just six. = Gordon has hit second in the lineup in each of the last six games, a stretch in which he s batting.435/.500/.609 (10-for-23) on the heels of a 7-for-46 skid. = He s batting.391/.481/.609 (9-for-23) and has reached safely in all six career games vs. the Cubs, and he s 9-for-32 (.281) in nine Interleague games in = He recorded his 500th career extra-base hit July 22 vs. Minnesota and has since upped his total to 504, fifth most in Royals history behind: George Brett (1,119), Hal McRae (681), Frank White (625) and Amos Otis (623) his 167 career HR and fifth in Royals history and two shy of matching Hal McRae for fourth. = His eight outfield assists are one shy of the AL lead, and his 90 career outfield assists are most in the Majors since 2010, two more than Gerardo Parra. = He s been hit-by-pitch seven times this season, extending his Royals record to more than anyone else and tied for 10th among active players. Rosell Herrera MIN Series: 2-for-13 Last Trip: 11-for-37 (.297), 4 runs, 3 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, SF Hit Streak: 1 g (1-5) = Rosell went 1-for-5 in Minnesota yesterday and has reached safely in 20 of his last 22 games with an at-bat, a stretch in which he s batting.282 (24-for-85). = Herrera s 36 hits in 35 games since joining the Royals on June 17 are third most on the team, trailing Merrifield s 52 (40 games) and Perez s 39 (39 games). = He reached safely in 12 consecutive games with an at-bat from July 21-Aug. 3, a stretch in which he hit.319/.377/.468 (15-for-47) with seven RBI, including his first Major League home run on July 29 off David Robertson, joining Hunter Dozier (May 30) and Ryan O Hearn (July 31) as Royals to hit their first HR this season. = He has started in 33 of the Royals 41 games since joining the team on June 17, including starts at: right field (16), center field (10), third base (4) and DH (3). Whit Merrifield MIN Series: 8-for-13, 3 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB Last Trip: 15-for-40 (.375), 7 runs, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 6 SB Hit Streak: 6 g (11-23) = Whit had his fifth career game with at least four hits yesterday in Minnesota, including a two-run HR in the seventh and has hit safely in 30 of 32 games since June 27, a stretch in which he s batting.369/.420/.515 (48-for-130), the second-best average in the Majors during that time, trailing only Christian Yelich (.397). = After leading the AL with 34 steals in 2017, he has 25 this season, one behind Dee Gordon & José Ramírez for the AL lead he has eight steals in his last 13 games, matching Trea Turner for most in the Majors since the All-Star break his 19 steals of third are third most in the AL since 2016, including a MLB-best nine in = His.341 average (30-for-88) in the first inning ranks tied for second in the AL (min. 90 PA) and his.402 on-base percentage is second only to Mike Trout (.454). = Merrifield s 298 hits since the start of last season are fifth most in the American League, and he s the only player in the Majors during that time with at least 50 doubles (63) and 50 stolen bases (59, most in the AL) he has 31 doubles this season tied for fifth in the AL one shy of his career high from last season. = He ranks fourth in the Majors with a.377 average (49-for-130) vs. left-handed pitchers this season including five of his seven HR and he s batting.332/.377/.524 (109-for-328) lifetime vs. southpaws, with the second-best average among players currently on a 25-man roster, trailing only Jose Altuve (.339). = He hit his first career pinch-hit HR Thursday in Chicago, a three-run shot in the eighth inning and the first by a Royal since Erik Kratz on Aug. 18, = He has started 106 of the Royals 111 games, including starts at: second base (75), center field (14), right field (7), first base (5) and designated hitter (5). Adalberto Mondesi MIN Series: 1-for-4, run, 2 SB Last Trip: 8-for-28 (.286), 6 runs, 2B, 4 SB, SAC Hit Streak: 3 g (3-11) = Adalberto pinch-ran for Perez in the ninth yesterday in Minnesota and stole second and third base, but was stranded as the tying run to end the game he ranks second on the team with 11 stolen bases, despite not making his season debut until June 17, and his six steals since the All-Star break are tied for fourth in the Majors. = Mondesi last started on Friday, when he injured his right shoulder while diving for a ball he s batting.301 (25-for-83) with eight XBH in his last 24 games. = He had a career-high four RBI at Target Field on July 10, including a three-run HR, making him the first Royals shortstop other than Alcides Escobar to HR since Yuniesky Betancourt on June 6, 2012 sixteen of his 27 starts have come at short, and he s the only Royal to start there other than Escobar since Sept. 26, Ryan O Hearn MIN Series: 0-for-7 Last Trip: 2-for-16 (.125), 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-12) = Ryan went 0-for-3 yesterday in Minnesota, extending his hitless skid to 12 at-bats since his fourth-inning single on Wednesday he hit safely in two of his first four at-bats, including a HR in his Major League debut Tuesday in Chicago, becoming the third Royal to do so, joining Clint Hurdle (1977) and Mark Quinn (1999). = O Hearn had his contract selected from Omaha (AAA) on Tuesday, where he had 33 XBH and 52 RBI in 100 games, second most on the Storm Chasers. Salvador Perez MIN Series: 3-for-12, run, HR, 2 RBI, HBP Last Trip: 11-for-41 (.268), 6 runs, 2B, 4 HR, 8 RBI, BB, 2 HBP Hit Streak: 1 g (1-5) = Salvy went 1-for-5 yesterday in Minnesota and is batting.293/.322/.622 (24-for-82) in his last 20 games since July 11 his eight HR during that stretch are tied for third most in the Majors and his 20 RBI are tied for fourth this run comes on the heels of a 33-game stretch from May 29-July 7 in which he hit.173 (22-for-127). = Perez is slugging.526 with six HR and 11 RBI in 19 Interleague games since the start of last season, including three HR in nine games vs. the NL in = He s thrown out six of eight attempted base stealers in his last nine games behind the plate and his 18 catcher caught stealings ranks third in the Majors this season trailing Alfaro (20) and Lucroy (18), despite missing the first 20 games due to a left knee sprain opposing base runners are just 18-for-35 (51.4%), worst in the Majors. = He started the All-Star Game last month for the fifth consecutive season, the second-most starts by a Royal, trailing only George Brett, who started nine overall. Brett Phillips MIN Series: 1-for-11, run, BB Last Trip: 5-for-26 (.192), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Brett went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts yesterday in Minnesota, and is 1-for-his-last-11 after starting his Royals career 4-for-15, including a HR on July 31. = Phillips was acquired with pitcher Jorge López on July 28 from Milwaukee for Mike Moustakas, and has yet to make his Kauffman Stadium debut. = He threw out Leury Garcia at home plate Thursday in Chicago on a mph throw, according to Statcast, his fifth career outfield assist and first as a Royal. = He had a career-high four RBI on July 15 with Milwaukee, during his third Major League stint this season before being acquired by Kansas City on July 28.

4 This & That FOUR-HIT WHIT--Whit Merrifield collected four hits yesterday, including a two-run shot in the seventh inning which brought KC back to within one...his four-hit effort was the 36th multi-hit game of the season by Merrifield, which is tied with Detroit s Nicholas Castellanos for seventh in the American League... Whit had 46 multi-hit games last year and is currently on pace for a career-best 52 this season...since first appearing for the Royals on May 18, 2016, Whit has 109 multi-hit efforts and dating back to his debut game, his 386 hits are 13th among American League hitters. GORDO HEATING UP--Alex Gordon was a model of consistency last weekend at Target Field, collecting two hits in all three contests, including a 2-for-4 effort yesterday, which included a walk and an RBI single in the fifth...during the last road trip, Gordo had six multi-hit games, batting.361 (13-for-36) with two doubles, a homer, eight RBI and three walks for a.410 on-base percentage...after an 0-for-4 on the first day of the trip, Alex s season average dipped to.233, but he s raised it by 17 points in the last nine days, by going 13-for-his-last-31 (.419) since the fourth inning of the first game on July 28 at Yankee Stadium. POST-BREAK IMPROVEMENT--Despite being swept in a three-game series over the weekend, Kansas City has played its most consistent ball of the year since the All-Star break, going 7-9 in their first 16 contests...though its just a 16-game sample size, the Royals have averaged 4.8 runs per game since the break, compared to 3.5 runs per game over the first 95 games of the season. HOME WORK--The Royals open their longest homestand of the season tonight, looking to continue where they left off 12 days ago, when they completed their first winning homestand of five games or more this year...overall, KC is at Kauffman this year after taking four of six from Minnesota and Detroit in its most recent stand, July MINOR LEAGUE KUDOS--Idaho Falls first baseman Reed Rohlman has been named the Pioneer League (Rookie) Player of the Month for July by Minor League Baseball this afternoon...rohlman, a 35th-round selection by the Royals in 2017, led the league in batting average (.426), hits (43), total bases (71), extra-base hits (17), RBI (37), on-base percentage (.508), slugging (.703) and OPS (1.211) during the month, which included 15 multi-hit games and hitting streaks of eight and nine contests. SHOWING OFF THE GOLDEN ARM--Four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Salvador Perez allowed a rare stolen base yesterday as Jorge Polanco ripped off second base in the third inning, snapping Perez s streak of throwing out four-straight would-be basestealers...salvy has caught 17 potential base thieves this year, which ranks third in the Majors...opponents have the lowest stolen base percentage against Perez at 51.4% (17-for-35), while his overall caught stealing percentage of 50.0 percent is tops among all Major League backstops with at least 50 games behind the plate this year...he threw out four-of-five would-be basestealers to open the last road trip, including four in a three-game set in Chicago, July 31-August 2. DUPER NABS ANOTHER ONE--Kansas City s not-so-secret weapon in the clubhouse, Bill Duplissea, added to his big-league best mark with a ninth inning challenge on Thursday in Chicago, noting that Brett Phillips did indeed tag up at second base before going to third on a fly ball to left, which somehow went unnoticed on the field...it was Dupe s big-league best 22nd overturn of the year, two more than both Arizona and Philadelphia...he s been successful on 78.6% of his challenges this year (22-for-28), which is also tops in baseball, ahead of second-place San Francisco (71.4%) as the Giants are 15-for-21 according to numbers released last Friday...KC is also the only club not to have a challenge come back confirmed this season...dupe has made good on 67.6% of his challenges in his career (121-for-179), including a Major League best 71.8% success rate over the last three seasons (74-for-103). TITLE CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEKEND--The celebration of 50 years of Royals baseball will continue this weekend when the organization s first World Series title team is honored on Saturday night prior to the 6:15 game against the St. Louis Cardinals...scheduled to appear will be Hall of Famer George Brett, Charlie Leibrandt, Royals Hall of Famer Dennis Leonard, Danny Jackson, Darryl Motley. Jorge Orta, Greg Pryor, Jamie Quirk, John Wathan, Royals Hall of Famer Willie Wilson and Janie Quisenberry Stone, widow of Royals Hall of Famer Dan Quisenberry...the first 15,000 fans will get a replica 1985 World Series trophy, courtesy of Old Dominion. HERRERA A SOLID ADDITION--Rosell Herrera s first 25 defensive starts for the Royals came in the outfield, but the versatile 25-year-old has found himself at third base in four of his last five starts...acquired off waivers from Cincinnati on June 2 and recalled to the big league club on June 17, Herrera has gone 11-for-34 (.324) while hitting safely in seven of his last eight games with an official at-bat, which included his first Major League home run, a solo blast off of veteran reliever David Robertson in Yankee Stadium on July 29...the switch-hitter has batted.294 (15-for-51) in his last 13 contests. GORDO AGAIN AMONG ASSIST ELITE--Five-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner Alex Gordon has not been tested since July 10 when Logan Morrison tried to stretch a double off the wall into a triple, but was denied by Gordon...it was Alex s eighth outfield assist this season, tying him for third in the A.L. and one behind league leaders Mitch Haniger and Leonys Martin...it was also Gordo s 90th assist since the beginning of 2010, which are two ahead of Colorado s Gerardo Parra (88), who ranks second in that span...his career total is also the second-most in Royals history, trailing only Amos Otis, who had 116 between his work has allowed the Royals match Minnesota for the most outfield assists in the Majors since 2010, with 289. KC S TOP SKIPPER--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost recorded his 1,100th career win on May 18 vs. the Yankees and has since upped that career total to 1,120, which is good for seventh among active skippers, while Detroit s Ron Gardenhire is next in the eighth spot with 1,115 career wins... Ned has most recently passed former Pittsburgh skipper, Danny Murtaugh (1,115), for 52nd on the all-time list...yost is in the regular season with the Royals, blowing past Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )...he s the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,331)...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. vs. Cubs (2017) vs. Cubs (career) At Home (career) Hamels (career) Montgomery (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 Bonifacio Butera Dozier Duda Escobar Gordon Herrera Merrifield Mondesi O Hearn Perez Phillips Interleague Hitting (Career) Starting Pitchers Breakdown Player AVG AB H HR RBI Bonifacio Butera Dozier Duda Escobar Gordon Herrera Merrifield Mondesi O Hearn Perez Phillips Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Heath Fillmyer Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Brad Keller Ian Kennedy Trevor Oaks Eric Skoglund Burch Smith Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Duffy Fillmyer Hammel Junis Keller Kennedy Oaks Skoglund Smith Total Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Starts CS/ATT 3/19 0/4 18/36 21/58 Pct ERA ER/IP 224/ / / /979.0

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 Bonifacio CWS R. Lopez 54 Butera /22/18 MIN T. Hildenberger 12 Dozier NYY C. Green 10 Duda MIN E. Santana 3 Escobar OAK P. Blackburn 149 Gordon CWS T. Danish 16 Herrera NYY D. Robertson 21 Merrifield MIN T. Hildenberger 1 Mondesi CWS J. Gomez 32 O Hearn CWS J. Shields 14 Perez MIN J. Odorizzi 11 Phillips CWS J. Shields 21 Pinch-Hit: Last: Whit Merrifield Chicago White Sox, 8th inning) - Franchise total: 77 Grand Slam: Last: Salvador Perez Baltimore, 1st inning) - Franchise total: 129; Twice in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, 7th inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas Minnesota, 2 solos, off Lance Lynn, Alan Busenitz) Thrice 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, 1st inning) - Once in 2018 Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas Oakland, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez and Alex Gordon Baltimore, 1st inning) - ties franchise record Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (7/2/18 vs. Cleveland) - Franchise total: 95 Inside-the-Park: Last: Drew Butera (7/22/18 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 97; Once in 2018 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: Alcides Escobar (5/29/18 vs. Minnesota, 14th inning off Taylor Rogers) - Franchise total: 70; Once in 2018 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Daniel Palka, Chicago White Sox guaranteed Rate Field, off Jason Hammel, 8th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Jake Cave, Minnesota Twins Target Field, off Danny Duffy, 2nd inning) - 9 in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, off Scott Service, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Miguel Andujar and Austin Romine, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, off Jason Adam, 9th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Yoan Moncada, Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field, off Jakob Junis) Inside-the-Park: Last: Aaron Hicks, New York Yankees Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 3rd inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Rangers Globe Life Park, off Kevin McCarthy, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 4th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago White Sox U.S. Cellular Field, off Anthony Lerew, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox Fenway Park, off Danny Duffy) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang) 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 Bonifacio g 7 g (7/6-15) 2 - Butera g 3 g (7/22-28) 1 - Dozier g 6 g (7/25-pres) 8 - Duda g 8 g (5/9-6/25) 0 - Escobar g 7 g (7/3-11) 10 1 Gordon g 8 g (5/22-6/1) 6 - Herrera g 6 g (2x) 3 - Merrifield g 12 g (2x) 5 - Mondesi g 8 g (7/10-28) 6 1 O Hearn g Perez g 8 g (7/9-21) 3 - Phillips g 3 g (7/31-8/2) - - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Andrew Heaney, Los Angeles Angels, June 5, 2018 at Angel Stadium (Angels, 1-0) 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 27-28, Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: August 26-28, 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 Oakland, June 9, 2018 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): July 14, Chicago White Sox, 5-0 Duffy (7.0), Hammel (1.0), Peralta (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: Whit Merrifield, July 8, 2018 vs. Boston (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Ryan Goins, May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota, (2nd 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 7, 2018 vs. Boston 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: Ian Kennedy, May 21, St. Louis 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 vs. 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: May 29, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2-1 in 14 innings) Royals Bat Around: May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2nd inning - 7 runs) - 5 times in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 20-22, 2018 vs. Minnesota Twins 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: July 6-8, 2018 vs. Boston Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: August 3-5, Minnesota 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 6 NYY Pitchers 19 MIN Bonifacio 11 CWS Butera 13 HOU Dozier 3 NYY Duda 7 7/24/18 vs. DET Escobar 15 CWS Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gordon 32 HOU Herrera 33 - Merrifield 14 7/20/18 vs. MIN Mondesi 6 NYY-1 O Hearn 2 - Perez 91 MIN Phillips 48 6/5/17 vs. SF