TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Edinson Volquez (10-5, 3.21) vs. R.A. Dickey (5-10, 4.27)

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (62-41) @ Toronto Blue Jays (53-52) Rogers Centre - Sunday, August 2, 2015 Game #104 - Road Game #52 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, August 3: Off day in Birmingham, MI Tuesday, August 4 @ Detroit Tigers: LHP Danny Duffy (4-5, 4.28) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (1-3, 4.86), 6:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, August 5 @ Detroit Tigers: RHP Johnny Cueto (0-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Buck Farmer (0-2, 8.50), 6:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, August 6 @ Detroit Tigers: RHP Yordano Ventura (6-7, 4.98) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (10-9, 4.77), 12:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free serves as the producer/engineer...today s game is being televised on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Jays Today will mark the rubber game for the season series, with each club winning three times, posting 2-1 ledgers in their home park...kc trails the all-time series by a 185-193 margin, including an 86-104 deficit in Toronto, 51-66 at Rogers Centre. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 7/10 KC W, 3-0 Duffy Estrada 31,558 7/11 KC L, 2-6 Buehrle Young 30,790 7/12 KC W, 11-10 Davis Schultz 31,962 7/30 @ Tor L, 2-5 Estrada Duffy 30,057 7/31 @ Tor L, 6-7 (11) Hendriks Morales 29,389 8/1 @ Tor W, 7-6 Ventura Lowe 37,932 8/2 @ Tor ROYALS TURN TABLE ON COMEBACKS--Kansas City held early leads in each of the first two games of this series, but wound up on the short end of the final score...yesterday KC also had an early lead, but again the Jays rallied and eventually held a 5-1 lead before the Royals reversed course and had a pair of 3-run innings culminating in Kansas City s biggest comeback of the year in a 7-6 triumph...the newest Royal, Ben Zobrist, clubbed home runs from each side of the plate and also doubled during KC s 3-run sixth inning to lead the comeback...eric Hosmer remained en fuego, collecting key hits in both 3-run frames, winding up three RBI and extending his team best hitting streak to 14 games...lorenzo Cain also contributed with a double, hit by pitch and a pair of runs...yordano Ventura survived consecutive home runs from Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista in the fifth and gave up five runs on the day, but persevered to earn his sixth win of the year...wade Davis was solved for his first home run in almost two years, which cut the KC lead to 7-6, but the Greg Holland closed the door on an attempted uprising by the Jays in the ninth for his 22nd save...the win upped Kansas City s mark to 3-3 on this road trip and took its American League best record to 21 games over.500 as the only club with a winning pct. above.600 winning pct. (.602), while maintaining the 8-game lead in the Central by virtue of Minnesota s late-inning comeback last night. ZOBRIST ZAPS JAYS--Newcomer Ben Zobrist certainly made his presence felt on Saturday, his third game in a Royals uniform...he homered from both sides of the plate, giving KC an quick 1-0 advantage in the first from the right side and then tying the game at 5-5 with a blast from the left side to ignite a 3-run eighth...it was the seventh time a Royal homered from both sides of the plate in the same game, first time since Wilson Betemit on June 10, 2010 in Minnesota...yesterday marked the fifth multi-homer game of Zobrist s career and the second time he s accomplished it from each side, also doing so in his last multi-dinger affair on April 13, 2014 in Cincinnati...yesterday s effort was the second multi-homer game by a Royal this year, matching Kendrys Morales on May 22 at home vs. the Cardinals. THE LAND OF HOZ--Eric Hosmer continued his redhot roll with a pair of key knocks yesterday that featured three RBI, thus extending his current hitting streak to a team-high 14 games...he s batting.500 during the streak (28-for-56) with 12 runs, two doubles, two triples, three homers and 13 RBI...he has gone 13-for-25 (.520) thru the first six games of this extended road trip, which has included a 3-run homer in the first inning of Monday s win and then a game-winning solo homer with 2-out in the ninth on Tuesday in Cleveland...he s also hit safely in 18 of his last 20 games at a.463 clip (37-for-80) with a 1.194 OPS to up his average 38 points to its current.318 mark. DAYDREAM BELIEVERS--The Royals have been as hot as the sun during recent day games, winning six of their last seven afternoon affairs and posting an 11-2 mark in the last 13...overall, Kansas City has the best daytime winning pct. in the American League at.647 (22-12), second best in the Majors behind the Mets (.706). THE BRUISE BROTHERS--Kansas City was plunked twice in yesterday s affair upping its American League leading total to 56, just three shy of the Pirates for the big league bruise lead...alex Gordon, who is coming up on a month of lost time due to a left groin strain, is still second in the A.L. with 12 plunkings, one more than his previous career high established last year, while Mike Moustakas, who was hit as a pinch hitter yesterday, is now tied for third with 11...Lorenzo Cain, popped for the eighth time this year on Saturday, is now tied for eighth...this year s group is on a pace to get his 88 times, which would only be one shy of the club record set in 2007 (89). AUGUST STARTS WITH A WIN--The Royals opened the fifth month of the season with a comeback win on Saturday after closing out July with a 17-11 ledger, the most wins in a month this year, while gaining 3 1/2 games on the field in the A.L. Central...the Royals opened this year with a 15-7 April, followed by a 14-12 May and then 15-11 June...all told, this marks the first time since 1982 that KC has opened the season with four consecutive winning months. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Edinson Volquez (10-5, 3.21) vs. R.A. Dickey (5-10, 4.27) 2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Edinson Volquez vs. Blue Jays 0-0 0-1 0-3 Major League Record 10-5 (3.21 ERA) 13-7 76-64 R.A. Dickey vs. Royals - 0-0 3-3 Major League Record 5-10 (4.27 ERA) 14-13 94-92 EDINSON VOLQUEZ closes this four-game set in Toronto, taking the hill for his team-leading 22nd start of the season, his 207th career assignment and 213th overall outing...he makes his second start of the year and sixth of his career vs. the Jays...he inked a two-year deal on December 29, 2014 with a mutual option for 2017. WORKMAN-LIKE WIN--Edinson battled through 6.0 innings last Monday night in Cleveland, earning his 10th victory of the year, 10-5 over the Tribe...he was charged with three runs on six hits with five walks and four strikeouts...despite being handed a 4-0 lead early, Volky had to pitch out of jams in each of the first three innings, leaving the bases loaded in the second and runners at the corners in the third...the Tribe scored just one run with Volquez on the hill...he did not allow a hit over his final 3.0-plus frames, but was on the hook for two walks that scored on a Francisco Lindor three-run homer off Joe Blanton in the seventh...he recorded his third-straight quality start and team-best 10th of the year, while he reached double-digit wins for the fourth time in his career. KEEP ROLLIN --Volky has been on a roll as of late, going 6-1 over his last 10 starts, posting a 3.17 ERA (21 ER in 59.2 IP) since June 10...his six wins in that span are tied for the most in the A.L., while his ERA is 15th among qualifying A.L. hurlers...since June 20, 2014, Edinson is 19-6 with a 2.58 ERA (68 ER in 237.2 IP)...his.760 winning percentage in that time is second in the Majors to Clayton Kershaw (.767), while Volky s ERA sixthbest in baseball in that span. THE GREAT ESCAPE--Edinson has held opponents to a.181 batting average (21- for-116) with runners in scoring position, the third-lowest in the A.L. among qualifying hurlers...he s given up just four extra-base hits (all doubles) in those situations for the second-best opponents slugging percentage (.216) with RISP in the A.L., trailing only Baltimore s Wei-Yin Chen (.202). VS. TORONTO---Today marks Volky s second start against the Jays this year, taking a no-decision in the wild 11-10 win on July 12...in that outing, Edinson worked the first 5.1 innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on five hits...he s looking for his first victory against Toronto, going 0-3 with a 7.30 ERA in five career outings. ON THE ROAD--Edinson makes his 10th road start this afternoon, entering at 4-3 with a 3.73 ERA (25 ER in 60.1 IP) with opponents hitting.257 against him in their home parks...he s won four of his last five decisions on the road dating back to June 10, while he s posted a 3.47 ERA (14 ER in 36.1 IP) in that span...volquez is 36-31 with a 4.62 ERA in 103 career road outings, which includes 101 starts. Volquez vs. Blue Jays Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jose Bautista.214 14 3 0 3 Ezequiel Carrera.200 5 1 0 0 Chris Colabello.000 1 0 0 0 Edwin Encarnacion.167 6 1 1 2 Munenori Kawasaki.000 4 0 0 0 Russell Martin.000 3 0 0 0 Dioner Navarro 1.000 1 1 0 1 Kevin Pillar.000 2 0 0 0 Ben Revere.000 6 0 0 0 Justin Smoak.000 5 0 0 0 Troy Tulowitzki.250 12 3 0 4 Volquez s 2015 starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/9 vs. Chicago W, 4-1 8.0 4 1 1 0 1 5 95-58 4-1 4/15 @ Minnesota L, 1-3 7.2 5 3 3 1 1 7 106-77 1-3 4/20 vs. Minnesota W, 7-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 5 99-66 4-1 4/26 @ Chicago L, 3-5 5.2 5 5 1 0 2 6 90-64 3-4 5/2 vs. Detroit L, 1-2 6.0 5 2 2 0 3 4 102-63 0-2 5/7 vs. Cleveland ND, 7-4 3.0 2 3 3 0 6 3 78-41 4-3 5/12 @ Texas ND, 7-6 5.0 6 4 4 1 3 3 82-48 4-3 5/17 vs. New York W, 6-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 0 5 101-63 6-0 5/23 vs. St. Louis W, 3-2 6.0 4 2 2 0 3 1 84-53 3-2 5/29 @ Chicago Cubs ND, 8-4 5.2 6 3 3 1 1 9 109-72 4-3 6/5 vs. Texas L, 0-4 5.1 6 4 4 1 3 6 100-60 0-4 6/10 @ Minnesota W, 7-2 7.0 6 1 1 0 3 6 115-71 7-1 6/15 @ Milwaukee W, 8-5 5.0 6 2 2 0 2 2 78-48 7-2 6/20 vs. Boston W, 7-4 5.1 8 4 4 1 2 0 88-63 6-4 6/26 @ Oakland W, 5-2 7.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 107-66 5-1 7/1 @ Houston ND, 5-6 5.0 8 5 5 2 1 8 91-65 3-5 7/7 vs. Tampa Bay-2 ND, 7-1 5.0 5 1 1 1 3 5 101-59 1-1 7/12 vs. Toronto ND, 11-10 5.1 5 4 1 0 3 2 104-61 7-3 7/17 @ Chicago-2 L, 0-2 6.1 8 2 2 0 2 3 105-64 0-2 7/22 vs. Pittsburgh W, 5-1 7.2 8 1 1 0 1 8 97-71 5-1 7/27 @ Cleveland W, 9-4 6.0 6 3 3 1 5 4 111-68 9-1 2015 Totals 10-5, 3.21 126.0 114 52 45 9 47 95 2043-1301 64% Career Totals 76-64, 4.30 1168.2 1110 606 559 118 567 1030 - - Edinson s Last Win: July 27, 2015 at Cleveland (6.0 IP, 9-4 over Cody Anderson) Edinson s Last Loss: July 17 at Chicago White Sox (G2) (6.1 IP, 0-2 to John Danks) Edinson s Strikeout High: 13, September 3, 2008 vs. Pittsburgh (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 6-5 loss to Tyler Yates) Edinson s Last Complete Game: May 23, 2015 vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP, 3-2 over John Lackey) 3rd career Edinson s Last 9.0 Inning Complete Game: July 10, 2014 @ St. Louis (9.0 IP, 9-1 over Shelby Miller) Edinson s Only Career Shutout: July 19, 2012 vs. Houston (9.0 IP, 1-0 over Lucas Harrell) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2015

Pitching Notes Tuesday s Starter - Danny Duffy = Danny opens the three-game set in Motown Tuesday night, making his 16th start of the season...he enters at 4-5 with a 4.28 ERA. = Duff allowed a career-high three home runs in a 5-2 loss at Rogers Centre on Thursday night...he pitched 6.0 innings, allowing five runs on six hits with four walks and four strikeouts...the outing snapped his streak of consecutive quality starts at four, which was a career high. = The lefty is coming off a tremendous month of July, where he went 2-1 with a 2.51 ERA (9 ER in 32.1 IP)...among qualifying A.L. hurlers, Duffy ranked ninth in ERA, 11th in opponents batting average (.222) during the month. = Since coming off the D.L. on June 24, he s posted a 2.89 ERA, compared to a 5.87 mark in his eight starts before the injury. = Danny faces the Tigers for the second time this year, earning an 8-1 win at Kauffman Stadium on April 30...he s 2-6 with a 3.16 ERA in 10 career starts vs. Detroit. = Duffy is 2-3 with a 4.43 ERA in seven road outings this season...he ll make his 37th career road start and 41st appearance, entering at 15-13 with a 3.55 ERA. 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 103 41-35 - - 4.37 572.0 592 292 278 67 188 388.268 Relievers 101 21-6 35 49 2.22 345.1 261 93 85 23 113 311.209 Totals 103 62-41 35 49 3.56 917.1 853 385 363 90 301 699.247 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 225/307 (73%) Saves/Save Opp: 35/49 (71%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 95/27 (29%) Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 38/46 Saves/Save Opp: 9/10 (90%) Last Save: June 28 @ Oak (12th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last 5/29 @ Cubs) August 1 @ Toronto 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 = Wade entered yesterday with a 2-run cushion at 7-5 and was solved for a run when Jose Bautista led off the eighth with a home run...it was the first roundtripper that Davis has allowed since returning to full-time relief duty...he had worked a club record 125.2 innings as a reliever, facing 479 hitters in that span prior to Bautista s blast. = He recorded his seventh victory of the year by retiring the side in order on Tuesday in Cleveland...he was the pitcher of record when Eric Hosmer hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth...davis 16 wins out of the pen since the start of 2014 are the most in MLB. = Despite allowing a run on Saturday, Davis still leads the Majors with a 0.60 ERA (3 ER in 44.2 IP), among pitchers with at least 40.0 innings. = The Blue Jays are one of only two teams to score off Davis this season, also plating a run in the July 12 game, which the Royals won 11-10. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 32/46 Saves/Save Opp: 0/4 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 12/5 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/2 vs. Cle July 31 @ Toronto (BS) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Kelvin was saddled with a tough to swallow blown save here on Friday night, entering with runners on first and third in a one-run game and after issuing a walk, he coaxed a double play grounder that knocked in the tying run...he wound up working 2.0 solid frames allowing just a hit with a walk. = He was the winner on July 25 with a scoreless 10th inning at home against Houston...he's allowed just one earned run over his last 13 outings, dating back to July 2, for an 0.61 ERA (1 ER in 14.2 IP) in that span. = He s holding lefties to a.136 average on the year (11-for-81), sixth among Major League pitchers with at least 70 opponent at-bats by left-handers. = Kelvin hasn t allowed an earned run against the Blue Jays since July 4, 2012, a streak that spans 10 outings and 9.2 innings. Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency: 19/26 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 8, 2013 vs. Bos (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/2 2015 Strikeout High: 3 @ CWS on 7/18 July 31 @ Toronto 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Luke delivered a strong 2.0-inning performance here on Friday night, tossing the ninth and 10th innings, allowing just a hit with a strikeout. = He had a scoreless streak from June 19-July 26, working 13.2 innings, allowing just six hits and striking out 14. = He allowed eight earned runs in his first 12 appearances of the year as he began his comeback from Tommy John surgery that cost him the entire 2014 season. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency: 26/34 Saves/Save Opp: 23/26 (88%) Last Save: Aug. 1 @ Toronto (136th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/2 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 7/10 vs. Tor August 1 @ Toronto (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Greg worked around a walk and hit yesterday to record his 23rd save of the year, good for a tie for fifth in the A.L...it was his 136th rescue all-time, which ranks ninth among active pitchers. = He struck out the side on July 10 at home vs. Toronto, completing a 3-0 win...it was his first time to fan all three hitters he faced since last September 12 vs. Boston. = Holland has 116 saves since the start of 2013, second in MLB to San Diego s Craig Kimbrel (128). = Greg has a streak of 8.1 scoreless innings against Toronto dating back to July 3, 2012...over this span he has picked up five saves, struck out nine and allowed three hits. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency: 35/45 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33%) Last Save: July 18 @ CWS (53rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/5 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min July 31 @ Toronto +4 4 3 3 0 0 = Ryan had a rough go here on Friday night against the Jays, allowing hits to each of the four men he faced and three of them scored to eventually tie the game...it was the second straight time he s scuffled against Toronto, allowing four hits and four runs (two earned) in KC s 11-10 win at Kauffman Stadium on July 12. = He has 37 scoreless appearances this season, including five since the All-Star break...he has not allowed a walk since June 27, spanning 12.0 innings over 14 appearances. = Madson recorded his first save July 18, in Chicago, working a scoreless 14th inning...it was the 53rd all-time and first since September 26, 2011. = Opponents are 5-for-32 (.156) with no extra-base hits when leading off an inning against him. Kris Medlen 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/3 Saves/Save Opp: n/a Last Save: April 27, 2012 vs. Pitt. (first career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/1 2015 Strikeout High: 4 vs. Pittsburgh on 7/20 July 30 @ Toronto 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 = Kris saw his first action in a week here on Thursday and pitched out of his own jam, recording a scoreless frame after loading the bases with two walks and a single. = He made his first appearance in a Royals uniform July 20, tossing 3.1 innings out of the pen...he allowed four runs, giving up a two-run homer to Travis Ishikawa and was charged with two runs on Neil Walker s two-run double in the eighth inning...it was his first outing since September 27, 2013. = Medlen made six rehab starts for Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA), going 1-1 with a 3.56 ERA with five walks and 20 strikeouts in 30.1 innings. = He missed the entire 2014 season after having Tommy John surgery during Spring Training...he s posted a 3.07 ERA (47 ER in 138.0 IP) in 93 career relief appearances. Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 33/44 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/2 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 7/30 @ Cleveland July 31 @ Toronto (L) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 = Franklin incurred his first loss as a Royal here on Friday night, allowing a one-out hit, balking that runner to second and then surrendering the game-ending single to Josh Donaldson...it was just the third earned runs he s allowed in his last 28 appearances dating back to May 27, spanning 24.1 innings (1.11 ERA). = He s allowed just one home run in 43.1 innings. = Friday s 11th inning run was the first he s allowed in 5.0 career innings in the Rogers Centre with six strikeouts. Cueto 0-0 0 4.50 1 6.0 7 3 Davis 1-0 0 6.00 3 3.0 4 2 Duffy 1-1 0 3.75 2 12.0 10 5 Guthrie - - - - - - - Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 4 5.1 3 0 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 2 3.0 1 0 Holland 0-0 3 0.00 3 3.0 1 0 Madson 0-0 0 45.00 3 1.0 8 5 Medlen 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Morales 0-1 0 13.50 2 0.2 4 1 Ventura 1-0 0 6.43 1 7.0 6 5 Volquez 0-0 0 1.69 1 5.1 5 1 Young 0-1 0 4.50 1 6.0 5 3 Royals vs. Blue Jays 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 2-0 0 3.86 8 21.0 19 9 6-3 0 3.11 20 72.1 63 25 1-3 0 6.97 5 20.2 23 16 3-9 0 3.41 22 142.1 138 54 2-1 0 1.88 13 14.1 11 3 4-1 0 2.77 12 48.2 34 15 0-1 5 3.65 13 12.1 9 5 0-1 0 10.50 7 6.0 12 7 0-1 0 9.00 2 3.0 5 3 0-1 0 1.86 10 9.2 10 2 1-0 0 3.75 2 12.0 8 5 0-3 0 7.30 5 24.2 31 20 2-1 0 4.98 4 21.2 19 12

Hitting Notes Drew Butera This Series: Has not played This Trip: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Drew made his 13th start with the Royals Wednesday, going 0-for-3 at the plate...he was acquired from the Angels on May 7 in exchance for INF Ryan Jackson. = Threw out a pair of would-be basestealers on July 17 in Chicago, the fourth time he s thrown out multiple runners in the same game and first since July 20, 2011. = Butera recorded his first multi-hit game of the season May 14 at Texas...he s thrown out 33.0 percent of would-be basestealers since debuting for the Twins in 2010... his percentage ranks ninth among active big league catchers who have played at least 250 games in that span. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 4-for-11, 5 runs, 2 2B, 2 HBP, SB This Trip: 6-for-17 (.353), 9 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 2 BB, 2 HBP, SB Hit Streak: 6 g (8-21) = Lorenzo was in the middle of both 3-run rallies yesterday, getting hit by a pitch in the sixth and then doubling in the eighth, scoring each time...the double extended his hitting streak to six games in which he s batted.381 (8-for-21). = His career-best 68 runs scored are fifth in the A.L., while he s eighth in hitting at.314 and his 19 thefts rank third. = Lo has been tremendous with two outs this year, leading the league with a.396 average (44-for-111) with two down, while his.460 on-base percentage with two outs is second in the Junior Circuit, behind Mike Trout (.520)...Cain has scored 30 runs after two outs, which are second-most in the A.L. = Cain s.667 slugging pct. in July was the third base in the A.L., while his.367 average tied Mike Trout for sixth with 22 runs scored in 23 games. = Lo threw out Jason Kipnis at the plate in the first inning Monday night, recording his fifth outfield assist of the season...he's recorded 13 assists since the start of 2014, which are tied for 13th-most in the A.L...he's also second among A.L. outfielders in putouts per 9.0 innings (3.14), which is second to Tampa Bay's Kevin Kiermaier (3.21). = Named A.L. Player of the Week on July 20 after going 7-for-17 (.412) with two doubles, two homers and three RBI in a four-game set at U.S. Cellular Field. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 0-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Cheslor made the start at third yesterday, his sixth in the Majors, and went 0-for-3...he doubled in a pair of runs in the first inning a week ago today off of Houston s Dallas Keuchel...Ches was recalled from Omaha (AAA) July 24, marking his second stint in the Majors. = Cuthbert was hitting.272 (86-for-316) with 17 doubles, eight homers and 38 RBI in 84 games for Omaha this season...he became the 14th player from Nicaragua to appear in a MLB game in his debut, while he s one of three active players from the country along with Tampa Bay s Erasimo Ramirez and Arizona s J.C. Ramirez. Jarrod Dyson This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 1-for-11 (.091), 3B, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Dyson went hitless here on Thursday night and is now 1-for-11 on this trip...collected his fifth triple of the year Monday, tying him for ninth in the A.L. = Jarrod ranks fourth in the league with 18 steals, which included a league leading 10 in July...over the last three seasons, Dice s 88 thefts are fourth-most in the A.L. = He collected eight RBI in July after having just four RBI in the first three months of the year...he drove in the go-ahead runs July 21-22 in wins over the Pirates...hit his first inside-the-park homer July 8 off Chris Archer, the first by a Royal since September 8, 2014. = Batting.327 this year (16-for-49) with a double, two triples and a home run (.490 slugging pct.) with two outs. Alcides Escobar This Series: 3-for-14, run, RBI This Trip: 4-for-27 (.148), 2 runs, 2B, RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (3-10) = Esky was 1-for-5 with a single yesterday, but also reached on an error which ignited the 3-run sixth inning. = Alcides hit.347 (26-for-75) with three doubles and 14 runs scored over the first 18 games of July. = Despite recent dry spell, he s still hitting.326 (28-for-86) leading off the game this year, which includes a pair of leadoff homers, most recently on May 29 at Wrigley Field off Jake Arrieta. = Collected his first walk-off hit of the season in the 10th inning on July 25, beating Houston, 2-1...it was the third walk-off hit of his career and first since July 24, 2013...his 36 RBI this season are tied for fifth among A.L. leadoff hitters...batting.325 (27-for-83) with runners in scoring position. = He has played the second-most games at shortstop (568) since the start of 2012, trailing only Chicago s Alexei Ramirez (572)...his total ranks sixth among players at all positions...he started all 162 contests in 2014, the first shortstop to do this since Jimmy Rollins in 2007. Eric Hosmer This Series: 5-for-12, 4 runs, 3 RBI, BB This Trip: 13-for-25 (.520), 8 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI Hit Streak: 14 g (28-56) = Eric was once again in the middle of KC s offensive activity yesterday, going 2-for-4 with a 2-run single in the sixth and then RBI single in the eighth that tied the game...he has now hit in a 2015 team best 14 consecutive games at a.500 clip (26-for-56) with three doubles, two triples, three homers, 12 runs scored and 13 RBI. = Since the start of last season, Hosmer has three hitting streaks of 12 games or longer, hitting safely in a career-best 16-straight games, June 30-July 20, 2014. = Hoz led the American League in hitting during July with a.385 mark (40-for-104)...his 39 hits were the second-most he s ever had in one month, behind his 40 in August of 2013...he s a career.323 hitter (157-for-486) with 32 doubles, three triples, 14 homers and 64 RBI in July games. = He s fifth in the league with a.318 average, while he s sixth in hits (121) and tied for seventh in on-base percentage (.376). = Eric is 11-for-24 (.458) vs. the Jays this season, while he s a career.338 hitter (45-for-133) against Toronto with eight doubles, three homers and 22 RBI in 32 games. = Ranks fifth in the A.L., hitting.345 (48-for-139) with two outs...his 48 two-out hits are second in the league, behind Prince Fielder (56). = Hosmer ranks seventh in the A.L. with 35 multi-hit games...since the start of 2013, his 132 games with two hits or more rank tied for 10th in the Majors...he s also tied for 19th in the A.L. with 90 doubles since the start of 2013...leads the Junior Circuit, batting.326 (148-for-154) from the seventh inning on over the last 3 years. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Hoz has committed just two errors in 879 chances...his.998 fielding pct. ranks second among A.L. first basemen. Omar Infante This Series: 1-for-11, run This Trip: 5-for-21 (.238), 2 runs, 3B, HR, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Omar went 0-for-4 yesterday...he hit his first home run of 2015 on Monday in Clevelanbd, snapping a streak of 480 regular-season at-bats without going deep, which dated back to August 13 of last season (he did homer in Game #2 of last year s World Series). = Infante has 20 doubles this year, which rank sixth among the league s second basemen...he s one double shy of matching his total from last season (21), while he needs two more to reach 250 two-base hits for his career...he s also recorded 28 triples since the start of 2010, the most by an MLB second sacker. Kendrys Morales This Series: 4-for-12, run, 2 2B, 5 RBI, SF This Trip: 7-for-23 (.304), 2 runs, 3 2B, 8 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, SF Hit Streak: 3 g (4-12) = Kendrys went 2-for-4 yesterday featuring his 73rd RBI of the year, good for a second place tie in the A.L. with Mark Teixeira, two behind the Jays Josh Donaldson... Kendrys 21 multi-rbi contests are the most by a Royal since Salvador Perez had 22 of them during the 2013 season. = Morales leads the Major Leagues with 37 two-out RBI, one ahead of Giants catcher Buster Posey (36)...Kendrys is batting.324 (47-for-144) with two outs, which ranks eighth in the A.L., while his 47 two-out hits are third in the league, behind Prince Fielder (56) and teammate Eric Hosmer (48). = He also recorded his team-leading 28th double of the year here on Friday night, ranking him tied for third in the A.L. = He had a season-best 11-game hitting streak, June 17-28...batted.315 during the month of April, his highest average in a month since May of 2013 (.343). Mike Moustakas This Series: 0-for-9, HBP This Trip: 2-for-22 (.091), run, HPB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Moose was hit by a pitch as a pinch hitter in the ninth yesterday, his 11th plunking of the year which is good for a third place tie in the A.L...he has scuffled to a 2-for-22 start to this road trip, including 0-for-his-last-10. = He s still batting.301 (69-for-229) against right-handed pitching, which is 11th in the A.L...however, he s hitting just.163 (7-for-43) against righties since the break. = Mike is batting.288 on the road, compared to.277 at home. = He has been named the Royals Majestic Player of the Month twice (April, June)...he hit.299 (29-for-97) with five doubles, two homers and 15 RBI last month, the most he s ever recorded in a single month in his career...he also hit.356 in April, his highest batting average in a single month. Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-10, RBI, SF This Trip: 2-for-17 (.118), 2 RBI, 2 SF Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Salvy knocked home what proved to be the deciding tally yesterday with his eighth inning sacrifice fly, finishing the day 0-for-3 with an RBI. = Perez has collected 23 two-out RBI are tied with three others for eighth in the A.L...he s batting.367 (18-for-49) this season with runners in scoring position and two outs...he s hit seven of his team-leading 15 home runs from the seventh inning on, while seven of his home runs have also come with two outs. = He s a career.319 hitter (18-for-58) with two doubles, a triple, two homers and seven RBI in 16 games at Rogers Centre. = Among A.L. catchers, he s second in home runs (15), first in hits (85), tied for second in doubles (15), fourth in RBI (43) and fourth in runs scored (30). = He threw out Jason Kipnis at second base in the first inning Tuesday night, giving him 19 would-be basestealers caught, which is tied for the A.L. lead...he s gunned down 65 runners trying to steal since the start of 2013, which ranks second in the Majors, behind only Russell Martin (76). Alex Rios This Series: 1-for-8 This Trip: 1-for-18 (.056), RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Alex was 0-for-4 here yesterday...he hit.297 (27-for-91) with six doubles and a homer in the month of July...he batted just.189 with two doubles in June. = A former Blue Jay, Rios is a career.289 hitter (457-for-1582) with 106 doubles, 21 triples and 54 home runs here at Rogers Centre...his 54 home runs here are more than he s hit in any other ballpark...became the first Royal in two years to steal home July 20 vs. Pittsburgh...his 251 career stolen bases rank 13th among active Major Leaguers. = Missed seven weeks of action after being hit by pitch on the left wrist in April, before returning May 31. Ben Zobrist This Series: 4-for-12, 3 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI This Trip: 4-for-12 (.333), 3 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (4-8) = Ben made a huge impact yesterday, hitting his first two home runs as a Royal, putting KC on the board in the first from the right side and then tying the game at 5-5 in the eighth with a blast from the left side...it was his fifth career multi-homer game, second from both sides (April 13, 2014 at Cincinnati) and the seventh time by a Royal, first since Wilson Betemit on June 10, 2010 at Minnesota. = Ben was traded to KC from Oakland on Tuesday for for minor league pitchers Aaron Brooks and Sean Manaea...he s been hot as of late, batting.321 (43-for-134) over his last 39 games, which included going 6-for-11 in San Francisco last weekend. = He s tied for seventh in the American League with 16 go-ahead RBI this season, while five of his eight home runs have given his club the lead...he s started games at second base (33), left field (27) and right field (2) this season, while over the course of his Major League career he s played every position other than pitcher or catcher. = Spent his first nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, leaving as the franchise s all-time leader in doubles (229) and walks (542).

This & That DIVISIONAL WORK--Yesterday s win upped KC s mark against the A.L. East to 10-9 with today s series finale pending...kansas City s next work vs. this division will commence the Royals play 11 straight vs. Boston (4), Baltimore (4) and at Tampa Bay (3) from August 20-30...the Royals have gone 26-16 within the American League Central for a.619 winning pct., the best intradivisional mark in the league, while KC has a 15-10 ledger against the West and has gone 11-6 against foes from the National League...the only remaining work vs. the Senior Circuit will be a 2-game stop in Cincinnati and then a make-up game in Wrigley Field in September. TWO OUTS? NO SWEAT--The Royals continue to lead the Majors with a.281 team batting average in two-out situations, while also ranking first in the A.L. in twoout slugging pct. (.427) and ranks second in runs (186)...Lorenzo Cain leads all A.L. hitters with a.396 two-out batting average, while Eric Hosmer is now fifth at.345 and Kendrys Morales ninth with a.324 mark...hosmer (48), Morales (47) and Cain (44) rank second thru fourth, respectively in two-out hits, while Kendrys is first in two-out RBI (37), first in doubles (12) and tied for second in two-out extra-base hits (19). LONGEST DROUGHT AVERTED--The Royals snapped a 3-game slide with Saturday s win thus preventing the first 4-game losing streak June 29-July 2, which capped the second 4-game slide of the year and has been the longest of 2015...Kansas City peaked at 23 games over.500 after its win on Tuesday night in Cleveland, the most the club has been above break even since September 30, 1989...KC s current 8-game advantage in the A.L. Central is the largest current lead in the Majors, three games clear of the Yankees edge over Baltimore in the A.L. East. FSKC ADDS FINAL TELECAST--The only game on the 2015 slate that wasn t scheduled for some form of television has been picked up by our partners at FOX Sports Kansas City with the announcement that Thursday, August 27 vs. the Baltimore Orioles will be shown...with that addition, FSKC will have 151 games on their schedule this year, while the remaining 11 games will have been shown on FOX, FS 1 or ESPN, a franchise first of having all 162 televised. TRIP CONCLUDES IN DETROIT-- This 11-day, 10-game excursion will conclude with a 3-game stop in the Motor City starting Tuesday after the club enjoys its first off day since the All-Star break tomorrow...the Royals are 4-3 against the Tigers this year, including a 2-1 stop in Comerica Park in early-may. DAVIS DINGER STREAK HALTED--Relief ace Wade Davis, who worked in his first career All-Star Game with a scoreless inning on July 24, was solved for his first home run as a Royals reliever when Jose Bautista took him deep to open yesterday s eighth inning...it snapped a streak of 125.2 consecutive innings without allowing a homer since moving into the bullpen role on September 4, 2013...he faced 479 hitters before giving up his first relief blast since going to the pen...prior to yesterday, his last dinger allowed was in his last start on August 24, 2013...Davis has now allowed three runs in 44.2 innings in 2015 for a miniscule 0.60 ERA...he has 16 wins since the start of 2014, making him the winningest reliever in the Major Leagues over the last two seasons...since the dawn of the 2014 season, Wade has a 16-3 record with 12 rescues and a 0.85 ERA (11 earned runs in 116.2 innings) and limiting opponents to a.150 average (61-for-407)...since June 27 of last year, Wade has been even better, going 11-1 with 12 saves, a 0.65 ERA (6 ER in 83.0 IP). PEN STILL #1--Despite the Jose Bautista home run off of Wade Davis yesterday, the KC pen still sits atop the Majors with a 2.22 ERA...Kansas City has a 21-6 record out of the pen, easily the best winning pct. in the Majors at.778 and the most wins in the American League. SERIES WORK--If the Royals can win this afternoon they can gain a split of this 4-game visit...kansas City is 6-1 in its last seven series, the lone series loss the one-game stop in St. Louis on July 23...over a longer stretch, KC has gone 8-2 with a split in its last 11 sets contested...on the year, the Royals have gone 21-9 with four splits in the 34 series played. BUSY STRETCH ROLLS ON--Today concludes a busy post-break stretch of 18 games in 17 days, with KC currently 10-7 to this point...tomorrow is Kansas City s first off day since the break...the Royals still have one make-up on their agenda, returning to Chicago on Monday, September 28, for a one-night affair in Wrigley Field to thanks to a May 30 storm on the north side...fortunately, KC was already heading to Chi-town for a visit that starts the next night on the south side of town. NOT A BAD YEAR S WORTH--Dating back to July 27 of last year, the Royals have played at a 34-game over.500 pace with a 98-64 mark in their last 162 contests, six more wins than any other American League club in that span and three fewer than the St. Louis Cardinals...today marks the 84th day that Kansas City has either shared or stood alone atop the A.L. Central in 2015 well ahead of the 33 such days during the 2014 campaign. NED A ROYAL RECORD HOLDER--The 16th full-time manager in Royals history, Ned Yost, became the winningest skipper in franchise annals with #411 on June 18 vs. Milwaukee, passing Royals Hall of Famer, Whitey Herzog, who won 410 games from 1975-79, while Ned is now 435-443...Yost passed the late Dick Howser for the #2 spot on June 8 in Minnesota...since the All-Star break of 2013, Ned has guided the Royals to the best record in the American League at 194-141 for a.579 winning pct...also the all-time leader in games managed in Kansas City with 876, this is Ned s second stint as a big league manager after nearly six years at the helm for Milwaukee (2003-2008), compiling a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...yost s 892 total wins as a big league manager rank sixth among active skippers and 69th all time, only two shy of Toronto s Cito Gaston for 68th, while Ned s 1,837 games managed are tied with Paul Richards for 63rd on the all-time list. vs. Blue Jays (2015) vs. Blue Jays (career) On Road (career) Dickey (career) Verlander (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.333 3 1 0 0.143 35 5 0 1.194 366 71 6 36 - - - - -.222 9 2 0 0 Cain.400 20 8 0 1.341 44 15 1 8.285 831 237 12 87.167 6 1 0 0.350 20 7 1 2 Cuthbert.000 3 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.000 4 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - Dyson.000 9 0 0 0.264 53 14 0 1.244 483 118 0 23.333 6 2 0 0.250 24 6 0 3 Escobar.259 27 7 0 3.250 132 33 0 10.263 1753 461 12 151.333 15 5 0 2.196 56 11 0 3 Hosmer.458 24 11 0 5.338 133 45 3 22.284 1330 378 38 177.500 6 3 0 1.259 58 15 1 3 Infante.217 23 5 0 1.283 145 41 2 19.278 2616 726 52 279.500 34 17 2 6.105 19 2 1 5 Morales.250 24 6 1 9.295 176 52 5 24.267 1500 400 59 220.278 18 5 1 3.333 24 8 1 9 Moustakas.100 20 2 0 0.250 88 22 2 10.242 1155 280 35 118.000 7 0 0 0.180 50 9 1 3 Perez.222 18 4 1 2.295 88 26 4 13.273 993 271 34 126.333 9 3 1 1.429 35 15 1 10 Rios.263 19 5 0 1.278 151 42 7 19.268 3230 865 71 368.238 21 5 2 5.372 43 16 0 6 Zobrist.261 23 6 2 4.268 459 123 18 59.276 2148 593 65 297.162 37 6 1 1.250 32 8 1 2 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Joe Blanton 4 18 4.5 2-2 1 Johnny Cueto 1 6 6.0 0-1 1 Danny Duffy 15 61 4.2 9-6 6 Jeremy Guthrie 20 82 4.1 12-8 7 Yohan Pino 1 3 3.0 0-1 0 Jason Vargas 9 37 4.1 7-2 4 Yordano Ventura 16 68 4.3 7-9 5 Edinson Volquez 21 111 5.3 15-6 11 Chris Young 16 61 3.8 10-6 6 Totals 103 447 4.3 62-41 41 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Blanton 2-2 - - - 2-2 Cueto 0-1 - - - 0-1 Duffy 7-5 1-0 1-1 - 9-6 Guthrie 10-5 - 2-3 - 12-8 Pino 0-1 - - - 0-1 Vargas 6-2 - 1-0 - 7-2 Ventura 9-9 - 1-0 - 7-9 Volquez 15-6 - - - 15-6 Young 8-4 - 2-2 - 10-6 Total 53-35 1-0 7-6 - 61-41 Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starts 88 1 13-102 CS/ATT 19-64 0-2 3-7 - 22-73 Pct. 29.7 0.0 42.9-30.1 ERA 3.34 1.50 5.27 4.50 3.56 ER/IP 290/780.1 2/12.0 72/123.0 1/2.0 363/917.1 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 4 (July 29 @ Cleveland) Pickoff & CS: 6 (July 5 vs. Minnesota) Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Tim Collins 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 June 5 103 62-41 LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July 15 67 39-28 OF-Alex Gordon 15-day left groin strain July 9 July 24 21 13-8 LHP-Jason Vargas 15-day ulnar collateral ligment tear July 22 August 6 11 6-5

2015 Royals Home Run Breakdown vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8/14/14 @ ATL A. Harang 95 Cain 11 5 6 6 5 4 7 - - 3 4 4 1 5 6 3 2 - - 8-3 7/26/15 HOU D. Keuchel 19 Cuthbert - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 Dyson 1-1 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1-0 7/8/15 TB C. Archer 40 Escobar 2-2 - 2 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 1 1 - - - 2-0 5/29/15 @ CHC J. Arrieta 242 Hosmer 11 3 8 6 5 4 3 4-3 4 4 2 5-3 4 2 2 9-2 7/28/15 @ CLE T. Bauer 16 Infante 1-1 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 7/27/15 @ CLE C. Anderson 20 Morales 12 2 10 6 6 3 6 3-2 4 6 1 4 2 1-4 4 8-3 7/20/15 PIT A. Burnett 44 Moustakas 10 3 7 4 6 7 2 1-4 4 2 1 5-1 1 2 6 8-2 7/22/15 PIT C. Morton 33 Perez 15 4 11 7 8 10 4 1-5 3 7 1 2 9 6 - - - 11-4 7/10/15 TOR R. Tepera 56 Rios 2-2 1 1 1-1 - - - 2 - - 1 1 - - - 2-0 7/17/15 @ CWS J. Samardzija 55 Zobrist 8 1 7 2 6 3 3 1 1 4 3-1 5 1 - - 1 6 5-2 8/1/15 @ TOR M. Lowe 0 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, ninth inning) - Franchise total: 118 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alcides Escobar (5/29/15 @ Chicago Cubs) - Franchise total: 89 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) - Franchise total: 7 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Daniel Nava, Boston (9/14/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow, 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Francisco Lindor and Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Texas Rangers (5/13/15 @ Globe Life Park, Yordano Ventura pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Santiago @ Detroit (8/30/11 @ Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Giovany Urshela, Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching) 2015 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g 3 (6/21-7/5) - - Cain 16 11 - - - 27 9 2-1 - 12 5 13 14 6 - - 6 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 11 - Cuthbert 1 - - - - 1 2 - - - - 2 - - 2 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (7/8-26) 1 - Dyson 5 2 - - - 7 3 - - - - 3 1 3 6 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (6/22-30) 6 2 Escobar 23 8 1 - - 32 5 3 1 - - 9 2 5 11 5 - - 2 g 10 gm (7/3-7/12) 13 2 Hosmer 26 8 1 - - 35 8 3 2 - - 13 5 17 21 4 2-14 g 14 gm (7/18-pres.) 18 4 Infante 7 6 - - - 13 5 1 - - - 6 1 9 16 6 - - 0 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 12 1 Morales 19 6 - - - 25 14 6-1 - 21 4 15 37 5 1-3 g 11 gm (6/17-28) 4 - Moustakas 20 6 2 - - 28 5 2 - - - 7 3 16 11 5 - - 0 g 9 gm (6/15-26) 9 3 Perez 20 3 - - - 23 6 1 - - - 7 3 6 23 4 - - 0 g 10 gm (5/12-24) 1 - Rios 13 3 - - - 16 2 1 - - - 3 3 3 10 3 - - 0 g 6 gm (2x) 2 - Zobrist 14 5 - - - 19 7 2 1 - - 10 2 16 6 1 - - 2 g 5 gm (6/21-26) 7 - 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, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: James Shields, July 7, 2014 @ Tampa Bay (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland (Royals 3-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): July 10, 2015 vs. Toronto (3-0); Duffy (6.0 IP), Herrera (1.0 IP), Davis (1.0 IP), Holland (1.0 IP) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Alcides Escobar, June 24, 2015 @ Seattle (4th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Royals Position Player Pitching: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Chris Young (2), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Chris Young (3), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: July 25, 2015 vs. Houston (2-1 in 10 innings) Royals Bat Around: July 12, 2015 vs. Toronto (1st inning, 6 runs) -- 12 times in 2015 -- Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 6-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: June 26-28, 2015 @ Oakland Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: June 29-July 1, 2015 @ Houston Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 2 39 2nd - 15 53 3rd - 11 53 4th - 11 58 5th - 16 81 6th - 13 49 7th - 9 38 8th - 2 25 9th - 3 30 Kansas City By the Days Monday 8-4 Tuesday 11-4 Wednesday 8-8 Thursday 7-5 Friday 10-8 Saturday 8-7 Sunday 10-5 Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 1 7/31/15 @ TOR Pitchers 13 7/19/15 @ CWS Butera 3 7/17/15 @ CWS (1st) Cain 1 7/31/15 @ TOR Cuthbert 3 7/9/15 vs. TB Dyson 66 9/1/14 vs. TEX Escobar 23 7/7/15 vs. TB-1 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 50 July 31 @ Toronto - (6th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 36 August 1 @ Toronto - (8th, 4 hits) 4 runs - 9 July 26 vs. Houston (1st, 5 hits) 5 runs - 5 July 8 vs. Tampa Bay - (5th, 5 hits) 6 runs - 4 July 12 vs. Toronto - (1st, 6 hits) 7 runs - 1 June 24 @ Seattle - (4th, 6 hits) Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Hosmer 23 7/7/15 vs. TB-1 Infante 11 7/21/15 vs. PIT Morales 7 9/25/14 @ TOR Moustakas 3 7/29/15 @ CLE Perez 3 7/28/15 @ CLE Rios 13 7/18/15 @ CWS Zobrist 34 6/19/15 vs. LAA