ACE 30. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Andrew Triggs (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (0-0, 5.40)

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Oakland A s Kansas City Royals (2-5) Kauffman Stadium - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Game #8 - Home Game #2 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Thursday, April 13 vs. Oakland A s: RHP Jesse Hahn (0-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (1-0, 1.50), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, April 14 vs. Los Angeles Angels: TBA vs. LHP Danny Duffy (1-0, 2.08), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, April 15 vs. Los Angeles Angels: RHP Matt Shoemaker (0-0, 7.71) vs. RHP Nate Karns (0-0, 7.11), 6:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, April 16 vs. Los Angeles Angels: LHP Tyler Skaggs (0-1, 8.71) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (0-2, 4.09), 1:15 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, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight is also being televised in High Definition on FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler at the mics...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Royals vs. A s Kansas City s struggles with the A s continued in Monday s home opener, with KC now 1-7 over the last season-plus...this series ends tomorrow and then these clubs will meet again in Oakland in mid-august...kc trails the all-time series by a mark, but possesses a slim a advantage in Kansas City, here in The K. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/10 KC L, 0-2 Cotton Kennedy *40,019 4/12 KC 4/13 KC Oak Oak Oak BLANKED IN EMOTIONAL OPENER--The Royals opened the home half of the 2017 slate on Monday with a 2-0 loss to the Oakland A s in front of a full house of 40,019, who not only came to watch Opening Day baseball, but also to mourn the off-season passing of Yordano Ventura...after the emotional pre-game, that featured Ventura s mother, Marisol Hernandez, throwing out the first pitch to Salvador Perez, the KC offense couldn t get untracked against Jharel Cotton, who allowed only two hits over his 7.0-inning stint... Ian Kennedy was the hard-luck losing hurler, allowing a two-run opposite field homer to Khris Davis in the fourth inning for the only runs of the game...all told, Kennedy fell to 0-2 despite surrendering just the two runs and six hits with two walks and four K s over 6.0 innings...kc had several scoring opportunities despite just the three hits on the day, but went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position...the Royals were fanned 12 times on Monday, just a day after striking out 17 times in an extra-inning loss in Houston. ROSTER MOVES--The Royals made a pair of roster moves over the last two days, optioning outfielder Terrance Gore to Northwest Arkansas (AA) after Monday s game and then optioning left-handed pitcher Matt Strahm to Omaha (AAA) yesterday...to replace them on the 25-man roster, Kansas City has recalled left-handed reliever Scott Alexander and right-hander Jake Junis...Alexander, 27, has 21 career big league relief appearances, including 17 last year...he has worked twice for Omaha this year, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings...junis, 24, made the jump from AA to AAA last season, closing out the year with six starts at Omaha...he made one start for the Storm Chasers this year prior to his promotion, working 6.1 innings at Colorado Springs last Friday, allowing two runs on four hits with no walks and 7 K s...in other minor league news, right-handed pitcher Kyle Zimmer will take Junis spot on the Omaha roster and pitch for the Chasers on Friday vs. New Orleans. DUPE NOW 3-FOR-3 TO START 17--Kansas City s replay specialist, Bill Duplissea was quiet for the first four games of 2017, but has been busy (and successful) in the last three contest, forging reversals each time out...in Monday s home opener he noticed that Raul Mondesi should ve been deemed safe at second base when the infielder didn t have contact with the bag while receiving the throw...1:18 later the call was overturned, keeping Duplissea and the Royals perfect in challenges during the first week...on Sunday in Houston, the Royals challenged Josh Reddick s second inning stolen base and 1:40 later the crew in New York agreed with Duper s diagnosis...the first challenge came on Saturday when Houston violated the slide rule at second base (Rule 6.01 j)...duplissea closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good of 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). STARTERS CONTINUE TO IMPRESS--The Royals are well into their second lap through the starting rotation and all signs have been positive for the fivesome... Kansas City opened 2017 with three new names in the rotation from last year, with Danny Duffy and Ian Kennedy being joined by a now healthy Jason Vargas and newcomers to the organization Jason Hammel and Nate Karns...in the seven games to open the season, the handful of hurlers have combined for a 2.88 ERA, allowing 13 earned runs in 40.2 innings, which is good for fourth best among American League starting rotations and fifth best in the Majors...in the last four games particularly, the foursome of Vargas, Duffy, Karns and Kennedy have combined to allow just six earned runs in a combined 24.2 innings for a 2.19 ERA. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing righthander compiled a during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Andrew Triggs (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (0-0, 5.40) Career Career Andrew Triggs vs. Royals First career appearance Major League Record 1-0 (0.00 ERA) Jason Hammel vs. Athletics Major League Record 0-0 (5.40 ERA) JASON HAMMEL makes his second start of the year, the 250th start of his career and 308th overall appearance...the 34-year-old right-hander faces one of his former teams, Oakland, for the eighth time in his career, his fourth overall start against the A s...he signed a two-year deal with the Royals on February 8, after spending last season with the Chicago Cubs...Jason is in his 12th Major League season with his sixth team, previous pitching for Tampa Bay ( ), Colorado ( ), Baltimore ( ), Oakland (2014) and the Cubs (2014, ). DECISION-LESS DEBUT--Jason made his Royals debut last Thursday afternoon at Target Field, but didn t factor into the decision with the Twins scoring late for a 5-3 win...he allowed a pair of second-inning runs, surrendering three hits and a walk in a 30-pitch frame, with Max Kepler s RBI double snapping a 2-2 tie in the fifth...however, Mike Moustakas solo shot in the following inning took Jason off the hook...the four walks marked Hammel s highest total in his last 24 starts, going back to May 7 of last year, when he also yielded four free passes in 5.0 innings to Washington...last season, Jason gave up two or fewer walks in 13-straight outings (May 30-August 10) RECAP--Jason earned a career-high 15 wins in 2016 with the eventual World Series champion Chicago Cubs, five more than his previous career high done four times (2009, 10, 14, 15) he had a 0.75 ERA (2 ER in 24.0 IP) through his first four starts, the second-best mark by a Cubs starter through four starts since 1920, according to Elias, trailing only Steve Stone (0.51 ERA in 1976) he won a career-high six straight starts following the 2016 All-Star break, posting a 0.95 ERA (4 ER in 38.0 IP) during that stretch. EXCELLENT EARLY--Hammel has been fast out of the gate in his career, leading the Major Leagues in April victories (19) since the start of in that span, he s gone 19-5 with a 2.69 ERA (56 ER in IP) in the season s first month, collecting three more wins than Zack Greinke, Felix Hernandez and Jordan Zimmerman, who are all tied for second...he s unbeaten in his last six April outings, going 4-0 with a 1.22 ERA (5 ER in 37.0 IP) during his current run. VS. OAKLAND--Jason faces the A s for the eighth time, making his fourth start and first since he s 4-1 with a 3.75 ERA (10 ER in 24.0 IP) against Oakland...he went 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA in two Interleague starts vs. A.L. West foes last season defeating Texas and the Angels, both by 3-1 scores. AT HOME--Hammel makes his first home start at The K, after enjoying success at The Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field last season...in 15 home starts in 2016, he went 10-2 with a 2.42 ERA (23 ER in 85.2 IP), with a.191 opponents average, which ranked fourth in the Major Leagues...his 10 victories at Wrigley were tied for second-most home wins in the NL behind the late Jose Fernandez (12)...overall, Jason is with a 4.33 ERA in 147 appearances (119 starts) at his various home ballparks throughout his career. Hammel vs. Athletics Player AVG AB H HR RBI Yonder Alonso Khris Davis Rajai Davis Matt Joyce Jed Lowrie Trevor Plouffe Adam Rosales Jason s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT Minnesota ND, Totals % Career Totals Spring Totals Jason s Last Win: September 19, 2016 vs. Cincinnati Reds (7.0 IP, 5-2 over Blake Wood) Jason s Last Loss: September 24, 2016 vs. St. Louis (1.2 IP, 10-4 to Alex Reyes) Jason s Strikeout High: 11 on June 1, 2015 at Miami (6.2 IP, 5-1 win over Jose Urena) Jason s Last Complete Game and only Career Shutout: June 16, 2012 at Atlanta (9.0 IP, 5-0 win over Brandon Beachy) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2017

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Jason Vargas = Jason takes the hill for his second start of the year and fifth since returning to the Royals last September following Tommy John surgery in = Vargas earned his first win since June 8, 2015 last Friday night, downing Houston, the lefty scattered six hits and allowed one run with one walk and six K s in 6.0 innings... the lone walk was to the first hitter he faced, George Springer, as he has issued one free pass or less in each of his last eight Major League starts. = He had 'Tommy John' surgery in August of 2015 and missed all but three starts last year...according to Jon Roegele s Tommy John surgery database at The Hardball Times, Vargas return from Tommy John surgery (409 days) was the fastest by a Major League starting pitcher since Gavin Floyd (363 days) in = Vargy is 7-7 with a 3.22 ERA in 20 career outings (18 starts) vs. Oakland...most recently, he blanked the A s, 3-0, here on August 13, = Jason has a 10-7 career mark at Kauffman Stadium, which includes an 8-6 record and a 4.28 ERA as a Royal...however, dating back to the start of 2015, he s 2-0 here with a 3.33 ERA (10 ER in 27.0 IP)...the 34-year-old has an all-time home record of with a 3.63 ERA since debuting for the Marlins in 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: 18/25 (72.0%) Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/4 (28.6%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: -/- Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/ Strikeout High: n/a April 9 at Colo. Springs (AAA) = Scott was recalled from Omaha (AAA) this afternoon, marking his third-straight year he s appeared on the big league roster...had two stints with the Royals in 2016, posting a 3.32 ERA (7 ER in 19.0 IP) in 17 overall outings...diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last August. = He s made two scoreless appearances for the Storm Chasers this year, mosting recently tossing a spotless frame at Colorado Spring last Sunday. = Alexander had an excellent spring, going 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA (2 ER in 9.1 IP) with one walk and seven strikeouts. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 24, 2016 at DET (17th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 1, April 9 at HOU April 9 at Houston = Kelvin suffered a blown save Sunday in Houston, surrendering a game-tying solo shot to Jake Marisnick in the ninth...it marked just the third home run he s allowed in his last 23 appearances, dating back to August 10, made his season debut in Houston Friday, setting the side down in order in a non-save situation. = Herrera earned his second consecutive All-Star selection in 2016, making a team-high 72 appearances with career highs in saves (12) and strikeouts (86). = Posted a 1.50 walks-per-nine ratio last season (12 BB in 72.0 IP), the lowest by a Royal (min IP) since Paul Byrd (1.50) in = Kelvin is 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA (2 ER in 11.1 IP) in 12 career appearances against these A s, which includes two scoreless outings against them in Jake Junis 1st Batter Efficiency: -/- Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/ Strikeout High: n/a April 7 at Colo. Springs (AAA) = Jake was recalled from Omaha (AAA) this afternoon and placed on the Major League roster for the first time in his career. = Made one start for the Storm Chasers, allowing two runs on four hits over 6.1 innings at Colorado Springs last Friday, but did not factor into the decision as the Sky Sox rallied to win, 8-7 in 10 innings...made four appearances with the Royals during Spring Training, going 0-1 with a ERA (9 ER in 5.1 IP). = Named Northwest Arkansas (AA) Pitcher of the Year in 2016, going 9-7 with a 3.25 ERA in 21 starts...selected by KC in the 29th round of the 2011 Draft. Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 1 (4x), last, April 10 vs. OAK April 10 vs. Oakland = Mike posted a scoreless ninth inning on Monday, retiring Stephen Vogt, Jed Lowrie and Yonder Alonso in order...tied for the MLB lead with five appearances. = Minor made his Royals debut on Opening Day, his first Major League appearance since Sept. 20, 2014 with Atlanta is in his second season with the Royals organization he didn t pitch in the Majors in 2016, but made 10 outings between Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA) on two separate rehab assignments. = Spent his first five big league seasons with the Atlanta Braves ( ), predominantly working as a starter...set a career high with 13 victories in Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 (0.0%) 2017 Strikeout High: 2, April 7 at HOU April 10 vs. Oakland = Peter made his fifth relief appearance on Monday, retiring all six A s he faced...he s tied with Mike Minor and several others for the MLB lead in relief outings. = Moylan and Angels reliever Jose Alvarez are tied for the AL lead, stranding all six of their inherited baserunners this season. = Made 50 appearances in 2016 after having his contract selected on May 12, his most since 2010 named Royals Pitcher of the Month in September...he also pitched for Team Australia in this spring s World Baseball Classic, making a scoreless 2.0-inning appearance vs. Cuba, recording three strikeouts. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: April 13, 2016 at HOU (203rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last April 6 at MIN April 9 at Houston = Joakim tossed scoreless 10th and 11th innings Sunday in Houston...he s made three scoreless outings thus far this season, allowing just one hit. = Soria is in his 10th Major League season, including seven with the Royals ( , 16) ranks third in club history in saves (161) and relief appearances (370). = He made two appearances with Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic this spring. Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Oct. 4, 2015 at MIL (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/ Strikeout High: 1 (2x) last: April 6 at MIN April 9 at Houston = Travis allowed a game-tying two-run homer to Marwin Gonzalez in the seventh Sunday in Houston...he entered the game in the sixth, stranding an inherited runner by coaxing a Brian McCann fly out...the home run was the first he s allowed in a regular season outing since August 16 vs. Milwaukee (Hernan Perez). = He s faced a Major League high seven inherited runners this season, stranding the last four he s been saddled with. = Ranked sixth in the NL last season with 77 appearances, all out of the Cubs bullpen went 4-0 with a 2.95 ERA (20 ER in 61.0 IP) and 12 holds. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Aug. 14, 2016 at MIN (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 1, April 9 at HOU April 9 at Houston = Chris worked 1.1 scoreless innings Sunday, recording the final out of the seventh, before pitching out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth...he allowed two hits and an intentional walk in the eighth, before getting Yuli Gurriel to pop out to first...he also worked a scoreless frame last Wednesday in Minnesota. = Posted a 4.13 ERA (15 ER in 32.2 IP) in 21 relief outings last season, opposed to a 7.39 ERA (46 ER in 56.0 IP) in 13 starts. = His career.229 opponents average is second best among active pitchers (min IP), trailing only Clayton Kershaw (.205). Alexander - - Duffy - - Hammel - - Herrera - - Junis - - Karns - - Kennedy Minor Moylan Soria - - Strahm - - Vargas - - Wood - - Young - - Royals vs. Athletics 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER

3 Hitting Notes Drew Butera This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Drew made his season debut on Saturday and went 0-for-3 the eighth-year catcher signed a two-year free agent contract with Kansas City this offseason. = Played in four games at the World Baseball Classic for Team Italy, going 4-for-14 (.286) with two homers and four runs scored. = Set career highs in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480) in 2016 made 34 starts behind the plate last season, reaching base in 26 of those games...hit.275 (30-for-109) as a starter and.357 (5-for-14) off the bench. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 1-for-2, 2 BB, SB Last Trip: 4-for-20 (.200), 2 R, RBI, 7 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) = Cain went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks on Monday and has reached safely in six of seven games tied with Bryce Harper for Major League lead in walks (nine). = Lorenzo recorded his third stolen base on Monday and is now 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts in his last 13 games dating back to last season. = Has a nine-game hitting streak at home dating back to Sept. 9, 2016 batting.336/.376/.509 (39-for-116) with 22 RBI over his last 29 home games. = Played in just 103 games last season due to hamstring and wrist injuries the Royals were with him in the starting lineup in 2016 and without him. = Had 56 RBI in 397 at bats in 2016, one every 7.09 at-bats, the best rate of his career at the time of his injury on June 28, he was tied for the Major League lead in game-winning RBI (10) and go-ahead RBI (16). Christian Colón This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Christian made his season debut on Saturday, going 0-for-2 made the Opening Day roster for the third straight season. = Appeared in 54 games last season, making 29 starts at second base and 10 at third hit his first Major League home run on Sept. 15 of last season, a three-run homer off Oakland s Dillon Overton in his 293rd career at-bat hit.290 (18-for-62) with nine of his 13 RBI in the seventh inning or later last season. = Colón has a career.406 on-base percentage when leading off an inning, which ranks third among AL hitters since the start of 2014 (min. 60 plate appearances). Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 2-for-7 (.286), run, HR, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Cheslor last played on Sunday, when he pinch-hit for Mondesi with two outs and a runner on first base in the 12th inning, but struck out to end the inning. = Won the American League rookie batting title last season, hitting.274 (130-for-475) also led AL rookies in doubles (28), tied for the lead in multi-hit games (33) and ranked second in hits (130) his 12 HR were third most by a Royals rookie third baseman, two shy of Kevin Seitzer (1987) and Alex Gordon (2007). = His 123 starts at third base last season were fourth most by a Royals rookie, behind Seitzer (139 in 1987), Gordon (129 in 2007) and George Brett (128 in 1974). Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-3 Last Trip: 4-for-21 (.190), 2 runs, 2 2B, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Alcides went 0-for-3 on Monday enters today with 178 consecutive starts dating back to Sept. 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias he s the only Royal ever to start 162 games in a season, and he s done it twice (2014, 16). = Has played in 950 games since joining the Royals prior to the 2011 season since then, only Robinson Cano (963) and Adrian Gonzalez (954) have more. = Escobar had a 25-game on-base streak at home from May 15-July 9 of last season, the longest by a Royal since Gordon s 32-game on-base streak at home in = Appeared in seven games for Team Venezuela during the World Baseball Classic, batting.375 (9-for-24) with two doubles and four RBI. = Led the American League with 10 sacrifices last season his 65 sacrifices since the start of 2011 are second most in the Majors, behind Elvis Andrus (70). Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-4 Last Trip: 6-for-25 (.240), run, 2 2B, 4 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Alex went 0-for-4 on Monday, but has still reached safely in five of Kansas City s seven games. = Gordon threw out Evan Gattis at second base on Sunday, his 75th career outfield assists, most in the Majors since = Reached via hit-by-pitch on April 5, the 76th HBP of his career, two shy of Mike Macfarlane (78) for the Royals all-time record. = Played in just 128 games last season, missing 29 games from May 23-June 24 with a fractured right wrist after colliding with Mike Moustakas on May 22. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, Gordon was charged with an error on May , snapping a streak of 188 consecutive games without one, dating back to August 2, 2014 he s errored just once in 98 games since. Eric Hosmer This Series: 0-for-3, BB Last Trip: 5-for-25 (.200), run, HR, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Eric went 0-for-3 with a walk on Monday, snapping a five-game hitting streak hit a two-run HR in Kansas City s six-run eighth inning on Saturday. = Last season, was named Royals Majestic Player of the Month in April, batting.326 (29-for-89), which included a career-best 18-game hitting streak. = Was a member of Team USA, which won the 2017 World Baseball Classic championship named to the WBC All-Tournament team, batting.385 (10-for-26) with three doubles, a homer and five RBI he also tied for second on the team with six runs scored in the tournament. = His 62 go-ahead RBI since 2015 are tied for third most in the Majors, trailing only Matt Kemp (65) and Nolan Arenado (65) earned his second Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year award last season while leading American League first basemen with 154 starts also named All-Star Game MVP. Raúl Mondesi This Series: 1-for-3 Last Trip: 2-for-18 (.111), run, RBI, 3 SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Raúl went 1-for-3 on Monday had a go-ahead sacrifice bunt RBI in the fifth inning Sunday, the first sac. bunt RBI by a Royal since Nori Aoki on April 13, = Mondesi ranks tied for second in the AL with three steals went 33-for-35 (94.3 percent) on stolen base attempts last season, including 9-for-10 in the Majors. = Was the third-youngest Royal (21 years, 50 days) to start an Opening Day game on Monday, behind only Clint Hurdle, who did it in 1978 and 79. = Made his regular season debut on July 26 last season and played in 47 games among AL rookies last season, he ranked fourth in steals (nine), tied for sixth in triples (three) entered last season as the No. 1 prospect in the Royals organization, according to Baseball America. Brandon Moss This Series: 0-for-3 Last Trip: 1-for-13, 2 runs, HR, RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Brandon went 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts on Monday, including a game-ending strikeout with runners at first and third in a two-run game. = Moss recorded his first hit as a Royal on Sunday, a go-ahead solo home run in the ninth inning it was his seventh career go-ahead RBI in the ninth inning or later and first since Sept. 1, 2015 with St. Louis signed a two-year free agent contract with Kansas City on Feb. 1. = Moss is a career.303/.346/.566 (23-for-76) hitter in 19 games at The K, with five HR and 18 RBI, including two HR in the 2014 Wild Card Game with Oakland. = His 28 home runs in just 413 at-bats last season were the second-highest total of his career, behind his 30 with Oakland in 2013 averaged one homer every at bats, which ranked third in the National League (min. 400 at bats) 53 percent of his hits last season went for extra bases (49 of 93). Mike Moustakas This Series: 0-for-4 Last Trip: 8-for-23 (.348), 4 runs, 3 HR, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Mike went 0-for-4 on Monday, snapping a six-game hitting streak in whch he hit.348 (8-for-23) had a solo HR to leadoff the sixth inning in Houston on Sunday. = Scored on a catcher interference Friday, becoming the first Royal to do so marked the 32nd time in last 68 years that a player has scored on a catcher interference. = Has 21 home runs in his last 272 at-bats since Aug. 20, 2015 his AB/HR ratio during that time ranks third in the Majors (min. 250 at-bats). = Returning from an ACL tear, which kept him out for much of 2016 in a career-low 27 games last season, he hit.240 with seven homers and 13 RBI. = Moustakas hit.313/.353/.646 (15-for-48) with four home runs and 10 RBI in 13 games at Kauffman Stadium last season before his injury. = Among AL hitters last April (his only full month of the year), he ranked fourth in total bases (51), tied for sixth in extra-base hits (13) and eighth in slugging (.580) he also averaged a home run once every at-bats (7 HR in 104 AB), the best rate in club history among players with at least 100 AB. Paulo Orlando This Series: 0-for-3 Last Trip: 3-for-21 (.143), 2 runs, 2 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Paulo went 0-for-3 on Monday reached safely twice on Sunday in Houston and scored on Mondesi s go-ahead sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning. = Orlando reached on a catcher interference with the bases loaded on Friday, the second CI of his career (also, Sept. 9, 2016) at the White Sox his CI on Friday forced Moustakas home from third base, resulting in the 32nd run scored via CI in the last 68 years (since 1950) and first in the AL since = Hit.331 (78-for-236) in 63 games at Kauffman Stadium in 2016, the sixth-best home average in the American League (min. 225 at-bats). = Was the only Royal in 2016 (min. 50 at-bats) to hit.300, batting 138-for-457 (.302) in his first full season in the Majors his 138 hits were most ever by a Brazilian-born player, topping Yan Gomes (135 in 2014). = Ranked fourth in the AL last season, batting.329 (52-for-158) with two outs of his 72 career RBI, 32 of them (44.4 percent) have come with two outs. Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-4 Last Trip: 7-for-24 (.292), 5 runs, 4 HR, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 5 g (7-22) = Salvy went 1-for-4 Monday, snapping a four-game homer streak, the longest by a Royal since Billy Butler in 2011 and one shy of Sweeney s club record in = Eight of his last nine HR have been solo shots, dating back to last season his 45 HR as a catcher since 2015 match Yasmani Grandal for the Major League lead. = Perez has 91 career home runs, including 88 of them as a catcher Mike Macfarlane holds the Royals record with 93 HR as a catcher. = Played for Venezuela in the WBC this spring, going 2-for-7 with a double and a homer in two games, before suffering a knee injury. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 540 games at catcher since 2013, most in the Major Leagues. = Threw out a career-high 30 would-be basestealers in 2016, second most in Majors his 101 catcher caught stealings since 2013 are second most in the Majors. = Perez was named the American League s Silver Slugger at catcher in 2016, becoming the first Royals catcher to earn the award.

4 This & That STILL ERROR FREE IN THE FIELD--For the second time in franchise history, the Kansas City defense has gone seven games into the season without recording an error, matching the best start to a year set in 2013 with seven consecutive errorless affairs...the Royals, who have handled 249 chances flawlessly, are the only club left standing without a defensive miscue in the Majors, as all other squads have committed at least two, while Arizona is leading the pack with nine. GORDO AT IT AGAIN--Alex Gordon, the Major League outfield assist leader since making the move to leftfield in 2010 added to his resume on Sunday by nabbing Evan Gattis at second base for his first assist of the year...gordo has accrued 75 assists since moving from third base to leftfield during the 2010 season, one more in that time frame than Colorado s Gerardo Parra...Gordon had a streak of winning four straight Rawlings Gold Gloves snapped last season. SALVY HAVING A BLAST--All-Star receiver, Salvador Perez, came within just a few feet of tying Mike Sweeney s club record with home runs in five straight games when his deep fly ball to left was caught at the wall in the second inning of Monday s home opener...he clubbed his fourth home run in as many games with his second inning blast on Sunday off of Lance McCullers Jr, making him the first Royal to homer in four consecutive games since Billy Butler accomplished the feat on July 26-29, Perez enters tonight tied with Oakland s Khris Davis and the Tribe s Francisco Lindor for second in the A.L. with their four homers, one behind Houston s George Springer. LOTTA RISP, LITTLE REWARD--The Royals have had a rough go through the first seven games at driving in runs when presented the opportunity...kansas City enters tonight with a team average of.146 (6-for-41) with runners in scoring position...included was an 0-for-7 in Monday s home opener after going just 0-for-1 on Sunday in Houston...this is currently unchartered territory for the Royals, who finished fourth in the A.L. last year with a.273 mark with runners in scoring position, after finishing second in the loop in both 2015 (.281) and 2014 (.271). HOME-SWEET-HOME--The Royals are into a Western themed homestand as work against the A.L. West will continue with the Oakland series running through tomorrow and then the second series of the stay when the Los Angeles Angels hit town for a 3-game weekend set...following another day off next Monday, the homestand will conclude with the first Interleague test of the new year as San Francisco comes to The K for a pair in what will be the Giants first visit to town since the 2014 World Series...the Royals had their share of issues against the A.L. West last year, posting a ledger, while going against National League competition, which mainly consisted of the N.L. East in 2016 save four games vs. St. Louis. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is now in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, he enters tonight four games under.500 with the Royals at during the regular season, the win total surpassing Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers is games (2,065) and wins (1,008)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.170 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason 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 ( ). 162 ON THE TUBE--Tonight s contest is on FOX Sports Kansas City with 2016 Emmy award winning Ryan Lefebvre on the play-by-play and Rex Hudler providing the analysis...every game of the 2017 season will be on television, 151 via FSKC, while nine are ticketed for FS 1 and two others on the FOX Network... the Royals are also slated for two appearances on ESPN...Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery will provide the pre and post game analysis on Royals Live. YEAR #49 AT THE MIC--The 2007 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award, Denny Matthews was in the broadcast booth on April 8, 1969 when Joe Keough delivered a 12th inning single to give Kansas City a win in the first game in franchise history against these Twins and the veteran announcer is back in the booth here in Minnesota for his 49th season behind the microphone...ryan Lefebvre, who will once again work both the TV and radio side during the year, is calling his 19th opener since joining the Royals...Steve Physioc in his sixth season in the broadcast booth for the Royals and Steve Stewart will anchor the pre and post-game as well as in-game updates all season, while also providing the play-by-play call on many occasions, his 10th season with KC...Don Free controls the dials for a 32nd and final season as the producer/engineer. vs. Athletics (2017) vs. Athletics (career) At Home (career) Triggs (career) Hahn (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera Cain Colon Cuthbert Escobar Gordon Hosmer Mondesi Moss Moustakas Orlando Perez Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Jason Hammel Nathan Karns Ian Kennedy Jason Vargas Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy Hammel Karns Kennedy Vargas Total Butera Perez Totals Starts CS/ATT 0/0 1/6 1/6 Pct ERA ER/IP 3/9.0 30/ /62.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 1 (Last: HOU)

5 2017 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 Butera MIN K. Gibson 31 Cain BOS J. Tazawa 40 Colon 9/15/16 OAK D. Overton 7 Cuthbert HOU D. Keuchel 3 Escobar CLE S. Clevinger 59 Gordon DET M. Pelfrey 49 Hosmer HOU L. Gregerson 8 Mondesi DET A. Sanchez 27 Moss HOU C. Devenski 4 Moustakas MIN L. McCullers 6 Orlando 9/19/16 CWS C. Rodon 68 Perez HOU L. McCullers 8 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Alex Gordon (8/18/16 vs. Minnesota, fourth inning) - Franchise total: 122 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales Minnesota, 2-run off Ervin Santana, 3-run off Pat Light) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez (4/8/17 at Houston, eighth inning off Luke Gregerson) - once in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 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: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Victor Martinez Comerica Park off Edinson Volquez, 3rd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez, Boston Fenway Park, Danny Duffy pitching, 5th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota Target Field, Dillon Gee pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mitch Moreland, Texas Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd 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: Brian Dozier, Minnesota Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2017 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players Total Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera g Cain g 4 g (4/5-8) 2 - Colon g Cuthbert g Escobar g Gordon g 3 g (4/7-9) 2 1 Hosmer g 5 g (4/5-9) - - Mondesi g Moss g Moustakas g 6 g (4/3-9) - - Orlando g Perez g 5 g (4/6-pres.) - - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): 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) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy, September 7, 2016 at Minnesota (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): September 11, 2016 at Chicago White Sox (2-0), Kennedy (6.0), Moylan (1.0), Herrera (1.0), Davis (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: Salvador Perez, May 23, Minnesota (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Kendrys Morales, August 28, Boston (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, September 6, Minnesota Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore 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.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 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 2, Philadelphia Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 28, Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: September 27, 2016 vs. Minnesota (4-3 in 11 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 8, Houston (8th inning, 6 runs) (Once in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: June 13-15, 2016 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 15-17, 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: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 3-6, Minnesota Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 28-31, Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 8 10/1/16 vs. CLE Pitchers 9 9/30/16 vs. CLE Butera 5 DET Cain 44 6/17/16 vs. DET Colón 4 9/15/16 vs. OAK Cuthbert 11 DET Escobar 30 MIN Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gordon 22 9/14/16 vs. OAK Hosmer 49 MIN Mondesi 38 DET Moss 21 PIT Moustakas 6 CWS Orlando 34 8/31/16 vs. NYY Perez 32 MIA

6 Date Player Transaction 2/1 1B/OF-Brandon Moss Signed as a free agent 2/8 RHP-Jason Hammel Signed as a free agent RHP-Alec Mills Traded to Chicago Cubs for OF-Donald Dewes 2/15 LHP-Travis Wood Signed as a free agent LHP-Brian Flynn Placed on the 60-day DL (stable lumbar vertebral fracture) 3/8 RHP-Kyle Zimmer Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 3/13 1B/OF-Samir Dueñez Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) RHP-Jake Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Kevin McCarthy Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Miguel Almonte Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 3/17 OF-Bubba Starling Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF-Ramón Torres Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Andrew Edwards Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 3/27 LHP-Scott Alexander Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Billy Burns Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Peter O Brien Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 2017 Transactions Date Player Transaction 4/1 INF/OF-Whit Merrifield Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/2 OF-Jorge Soler Placed on 10-day D.L. (left oblique strain) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha (AAA) Placed on 60-day D.L. (left oblique strain) RHP-Peter Moylan Selected from Omaha (AAA) 4/10 OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 4/11 LHP-Matt Strahm Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/12 LHP-Scott Alexander Recalled from Omaha (AAA) RHP-Jake Junis Recalled from Omaha (AAA) Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/3 at Minnesota 7 Kepler called out at 1B 1-1 0:58 Overturned Opp /8 at Houston 5 Marisnick called out on SB attempt 1-2 2:18 Stands Opp Marisnick no interference on DP 1-2 2:13 Overturned KC 1-0 4/9 at Houston 2 Reddick called safe at 2B on SB 0-1 1:40 Overturned KC 2-0 4/10 Oakland 6 Mondesi called out at 2B 0-2 1:16 Overturned KC 3-0 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Gordon (2-5) 2nd: Cain (1-0), Moustakas (1-5) 3rd: Cain (1-5), Hosmer (1-0) 4th: Hosmer (1-5), Perez (1-0) 5th: Cuthbert (1-0), Perez (1-5) 6th: Moss (1-4), Orlando (1-1) 7th: Cuthbert (0-1), Escobar (1-0), Orlando (1-4) 8th: Colon (1-0), Escobar (1-5) 9th: Butera (1-0), Mondesi (1-5) The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (1-1), Hammel (0-1), Karns (0-1), Kennedy (0-2), Vargas (1-0) C: Butera (1-0), Perez (1-5) 1B: Hosmer (2-5) 2B: Colon (1-0), Mondesi (1-5) 3B: Cuthbert (1-1), Moustakas (1-4) SS: Escobar (2-5) LF: Gordon (2-5) CF: Cain (2-5) RF: Orlando (2-5) DH: Moss (1-4), Moustakas (0-1), Perez (1-0) Daily Update Score by Innings Total Royals Opponents Victory Margin Royals Opponents Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 0-2 Tuesday - Wednesday 0-1 Thursday 0-1 Friday 1-0 Saturday 1-0 Sunday 0-1 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 1 Minnesota (5th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 1 Houston (8th, 3 hits) 4 runs runs runs - 1 Houston (8th, 5 hits) 7 runs Lead after six innings: 1-1 Lead after seven innings: 1-0 Lead after eight innings: 2-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 2-0 Score first: 1-1 Score more than three runs: 2-1 Hit home run: 2-3 Series opener: or more hits: 1-0 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 0-2 Tied after seven innings: 0-1 Tied after eight innings: 0-1 Starter works 6.0 IP: 0-2 Opponents score first: 1-4 Score three runs or less: 0-4 Do not homer: 0-2 Series finale: 0-2 Opponents 10 or more hits: 0-1 Trail after six innings: 1-2 Trail after seven innings: 1-4 Trail after eight innings: 0-4 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 0-3 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): -/1 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/1 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 1/2 Errorless games by KC: 2-5 Extra Innings 0-1

7 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 7 April Houston 9 April Minnesota Most runs, extra-inning game 4 April Houston 5 April Houston Most hits, game 10 April Houston 9 Twice, last April Houston Most hits, extra-inning game 9 April Houston 12 April Houston Fewest hits, game 3 Twice, last: April 10 vs. Oakland 6 Twice, last: April 10 vs. Oakland Most runs, inning 6 April Houston (8th) 6 Twice, last: April Minnesota (7th) Most hits, inning 5 April Houston (8th) 4 April Minnesota (7th) Most doubles, game 2 April Houston 3 April Minnesota Most doubles, extra-inning game - - Most triples, game - - Most triples, extra-inning game - - Most home runs, game 3 April Houston 1 4 times, last: April 10 vs. Oakland Most home runs, extra-inning game 3 April Houston (12 innings) 3 April Houston (12 innings) Most home runs, inning 2 April Houston (8th) 1 7 times, last: April 10 vs. Oakland (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 4 April Houston 3 April Minnesota Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 3 April Houston (12 innings) 3 April Houston (12 innings) Most steals, game 3 April Houston 2 Twice, last: April Minnesota Most times caught stealing, game 1 April Minnesota 1 Twice, last: April Houston Most sacrifice flies, game - - Most sacrifices, game 2 April Houston 1 Twice, last April Houston Most strikeouts, game 12 April 10 vs. Oakland 11 April Minnesota Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 17 April Houston (12 innings) 7 April Houston (12 innings) Most walks, game 6 April Houston 9 April Minnesota Most walks, extra-inning game - 8 April Houston (12 innings) Most left on base, game 10 April Houston 11 April Minnesota Most left on base, extra-inning game 5 April Houston (12 innings) 11 April Houston (12 innings) Fewest left on base, game 2 April Minnesota 5 Thrice, last: April 10 vs. Oakland Fewest left on base, extra-inning game - - Most double plays turned 3 Thrice, last: April Houston 2 Thrice, last: April Houston Most errors, game - 1 Thrice, last: April 10 vs. Oakland Individual Batting: Most hits, game 2 Six times, last: Cuthbert (April Houston) Most hits, extra-inning game 2 Twice, last: Gordon, Moustakas (April Houston) Must runs, game 1 Several times Most doubles, game 1 Four times, last: Gordon (April Houston) Most triples, game - Most home runs, game 1 10 times, last: Moss, Moustakas, Perez (April Houston) Most RBI, game 1 Thrice, last: Gordon, Hosmer (April Houston) Most RBI, extra-inning game 1 Four times, last: Mondesi, Moss, Moustakas, Perez (April Houston) Most total bases, game 5 Four times, last: Cuthbert (April Houston) Most total bases, extra-inning game 5 Moustakas (April Houston) Most walks, game 3 Moss (April Houston) Most stolen bases, game 2 Mondesi (April Houston) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 6 Moustakas (April 3-9) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 7.0 Duffy (April Houston) Most innings pitched, reliever 2.0 Soria (April Houston); Moylan (April 10 vs. Oakland) Most strikeouts, starter 8 Duffy (April Minnesota) Most strikeouts, reliever 2 Four times, last: Soria (April Houston) Most walks, starter 5 Kennedy (April Minnesota) Most walks, reliever 3 Strahm (April Houston) Most runs allowed 4 Karns (April Minnesota); Strahm (April Minnesota) Most home runs allowed 1 Seven times Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 6.0 Vargas (April 7) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 4.0 Soria (April 6-present) Longest winning streak (2 or more) - Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 2 April 7-8 Longest winning streak, home - Longest winning streak, road 2 April 7-8 Longest losing streak, overall 3 April 3-6 Longest losing streak, home - Longest losing streak, road 3 April 3-6 Longest game-inning, home - Longest game-inning, road 12 April Houston Longest game-time, home 2:50 April 10 vs. Oakland Longest game-time, road 3:14 April Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:49 April Houston (12 innings) Shortest game-time home - Shortest game-time road 2:42 April Houston Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - Largest crowd-home 40,019 April 10 vs. Oakland Smallest crowd-home - Largest crowd-road 39,615 April Minnesota Smallest crowd-road 15,171 April Minnesota Largest winning margin 4 Twice, last: April Houston Largest losing margin 8 April Minnesota (1-9) Largest deficit overcome to win 2 April Houston (trailed 2-0 after 4; won 7-3) Largest lead lost 1 Twice, last: April Houston (led 4-3 after 8 1/2; lost 5-4 in 12 inn.) Disabled List (3) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day stable lumbar vertebral fracture February 15 April OF-Jorge Soler 10-day left oblique strain April 2 (retro to March 30) April INF/OF-Hunter Dozier 60-day left oblique strain April 2 June Alcides Escobar 2 SB to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) 18 runs for 500 Alex Gordon 2 HBP to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (M. MacFarlane-78) 29 hits to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-1273) 9 HR to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (F. White-160) Upcoming Milestones Eric Hosmer 26 RBI for B to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (D. DeJesus-187) 55 hits for 1,000 Ian Kennedy 59.0 IP for 1,500 Salvador Perez 9 HR to 100 Joakim Soria 9 G to tie for 4th on KC all-time list (M. Gubicza-382) Jason Vargas 3 GS for 200