Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (30-24) @ Cleveland Indians (29-24) Progressive Field - Saturday, June 4, 2016 Game #55 - Road Game #29 FOX Network (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, June 5 @ Cleveland Indians: RHP Chris Young (2-5, 5.94) vs. RHP Corey Kluber (4-6, 4.15), 12:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, June 6 @ Baltimore Orioles: LHP Danny Duffy (1-0, 3.44) vs. TBA, 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, June 7 @ Baltimore Orioles: RHP Yordano Ventura (4-3, 4.82) vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (2-6, 6.59), 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, June 8 @ Baltimore Orioles: RHP Edinson Volquez (5-5, 4.03) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (7-1, 3.33), 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports All Royals games are broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials...tonight s game is being televised by the FOX Network with Joe Davis and C.J. Nitkowski on the call...tomorrow s finale will be on FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler at the ready...the pre and postgame shows, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg. Royals vs. Indians With consecutive setbacks to open this visit, the Royals are now 1-4 vs. the Tribe this year with all games to this point contested here in Progressive Field...Cleveland will make its first appearance in The K to open the next homestand on June 13... KC trails the all-time body of work by a 317-336 margin, including a 149-183 deficit in Cleveland, 76-109 here in The Pro. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 5/6 @ Clev L, 1-7 Salazar Ventura 13,587 5/7 @ Clev W, 7-0 Kennedy Anderson 17,302 5/8 @ Clev L, 4-5 Tomlin Volquez 14,463 6/2 @ Clev L, 4-5 Hunter Soria 11,131 6/3 @ Clev L, 1-6 Salazar Volquez 24,753 6/4 @ Clev 6/5 @ Clev 6/13 KC 6/14 KC 6/15 KC 7/18 KC 7/19 KC 7/20 KC 9/20 @ Clev 9/21 @ Clev 9/22 @ Clev 9/30 KC 10/1 KC 10/2 KC LEAD SHRINKS TO A HALF-GAME--The Royals have lost consecutive games for the first time since May 8-10, when KC endured a three-game slide, as the Tribe carried the momentum from Thursday s walkoff into a 6-1 decision here last night...kansas City arrived in Cleveland riding a six-game winning streak and winners of 13 of 16 before the Indians late magic on Thursday...Edinson Volquez was solved for five runs on seven hits over 6.1 innings, while walking four and fanning five to even his season record at 5-5...the Royals tied the game at a run apiece briefly when Drew Butera hit his second homer in as many nights to open the third inning...unfortunately, the Indians came back with three in their half of the third and then cruised from there with Danny Salazar giving up just three hits over an 8.0-inning stint. ALL GOOD THINGS MUST...--The three-hitter by Cleveland pitching last night snapped Kansas City s club record of 10 consecutive games with at least 10 hits and matched a season low for the Royals, who also had just three hits vs. the Mets on April 3...it was also the first time the Royals had been held to fewer than two runs in a game since losing a 5-0 decision at home to Atlanta on May 14...despite last night s slowed attack, since the May 22 loss in Chicago, the game in which both Mike Moustakas and Alex Gordon were lost to injury, the offense has hit at a.338 clip (131-for-388) with 69 runs scored (6.3 per game), with 27 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, a.487 slugging pct. and team OPS of.872...the Royals have also hit.339 (39-for-115) with runners in scoring position over this 11-game stretch in which Kansas City is still 8-3 SEEKING A SPLIT--Last night s loss brought Kansas City s six-series winning streak to a halt and the club will need victories in the remaining two games of this series to avoid its first series loss since a 1-3 stop in Yankee Stadium on May 9-12...KC entered this visit to Cleveland winning series at home against the Braves and Red Sox, on the road vs. the White Sox and Twins, and then back home with consecutive three-game sweeps of the White Sox and Rays. 1K FOR ESKY--Alcides Escobar s sixth inning floater to centerfield was the 1,000th hit of his big league career...the 29-year old shortstop picked up the first 169 hits of his career in a Milwaukee uniform and the last 831 have come since his December, 2010 arrival in Kansas City with Lorenzo Cain, Jake Odorizzi and Jeremy Jeffress in exchange for Zack Greinke and Yuniesky Betancourt...both Esky and Cain have won postseason accolades in the last two years, with Escobar named the American League Championship Series MVP for his.478 (11-for-23) work against the Blue Jays last October, just a year after Cain won the same award vs. the Orioles. WHITTING STREAK SNAPPED--Rookie utility man Whit Merrifield had his streak of at least one hit in his first 11 starts snapped with a walk and 0-for-3 here last night...his 11-start streak established a club record, three more games than Aaron Guiel (2002), Johnny Damon (1995) and Steve Hammond (1982) to open their respective careers with Kansas City. NEXT STOP, BALTIMORE--The Royals will head east following tomorrow s tilt for a three-game set against the Orioles at Camden Yards to pull the curtain on the season series between the two already...kansas City took two of three from the O s in Kauffman Stadium back in April...KC was 4-3 vs. the O s last year, going 1-2 in Baltimore...the Royals trail the all-time body of work by a 206-263 margin, including a 91-141 deficit in Baltimore, 37-61 in Oriole Park. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Ian Kennedy (4-3, 3.03) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (7-1, 3.79) 2016 2015 Career 2016 2015 Career Ian Kennedy vs. Indians 1-0 - 1-0 Major League Record 4-3 (3.03 ERA) 9-15 79-71 Josh Tomlin vs. Royals 1-0 0-1 7-4 Major League Record 7-1 (3.79 ERA) 7-2 43-31 IAN KENNEDY is making his 11th start of the year, the 215th of his career and 217th overall appearance he takes on the Indians for the fourth time in his career, including 7.0 shutout innings in a 7-0 win here on May 7 the 31-year-old signed a five-year deal with the Royals on January 29, after pitching for San Diego the last two-plus seasons he was originally selected 21st overall in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft by the Yankees out of the University of Southern California. STELLAR IN SIX--Ian was involved in his third straight no-decision last Monday in Kansas City s 6-2 win over the Rays he held Tampa Bay to one unearned run on three hits and five walks in 6.0 innings, with five strikeouts three of the first five batters reached in the first inning (including a pair of two-out walks) before he retired 10 of the next 12 batters he walked the bases loaded in the fifth, but escaped without allowing a run, then followed with a 1-2-3 sixth Kennedy threw first-pitch strikes to 21 of 26 batters (80.8 percent), marking his second straight start with a first-pitch strike rate over 80.0 after issuing first-pitch strikes to 14 of 17 batters (82.4 percent) in a rain-shortened outing on May 23 in Minnesota the five walks he issued were his most since August 28, 2015 at Philadelphia (with San Diego). PITCHER OF THE MONTH--Kennedy was named Royals Pitcher of the Month for May, going 2-1 with a 3.24 ERA (12 ER in 33.1 IP) and a.214 opponents average in six starts his 9.72 strikeouts-per-nine ranked fifth among AL starters last month behind Danny Salazar, Cole Hamels, Michael Fulmer and Chris Sale. ELITE STATUS--Kennedy has pitched to a 3.29 ERA (69 ER in 188.2 IP) with a.239 opponents average in his last 32 starts dating back to June 2, 2015 his 9.35 strikeouts-per-nine innings (196 SO in 188.2 IP) during that time ranks eight among Major League starters behind Clayton Kershaw (11.51), Chris Sale (11.19), Max Scherzer (11.03), Noah Syndergaard (10.74), Chris Archer (10.53), Madison Bumgarner (10.49) and David Price (9.99). WORKHORSE--Ian posted his sixth-straight year with 30 or more starts in 2015, becoming one of nine pitchers to accomplish that feat and the only one to do it all in the N.L since 2010, Kennedy is tied with Clayton Kershaw for sixth among Major League pitchers in starts (202), is 12th in strikeouts (1,156) and 13th in innings (1234.1). VS. INDIANS--Ian is 1-0 with a 3.15 ERA (7 ER in 20.0 IP) in three career starts vs. Cleveland, including 7.0 shutout innings in a 7-0 win here on May 7 he s 2-1 with a 1.54 ERA (4 ER in 23.1 IP) in four starts vs. AL Central foes this season. ON THE ROAD--Kennedy is 3-2 with a 4.15 ERA (16 ER in 34.2 IP) in six road starts this season, already surpassing his win total (2) in 14 road starts with the Kennedy vs. Indians Padres in 2015 he s 1-1 with a 1.46 ERA (4 ER in 24.2 IP) in four starts at home. Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Lonnie Chisenhall.667 3 2 0 1 Rajai Davis.429 7 3 0 0 Chris Gimenez.333 3 1 1 1 Yan Gomes.000 3 0 0 0 Jason Kipnis.000 2 0 0 0 Francisco Lindor.667 3 2 0 0 Michael Martinez - 0 0 0 0 Mike Napoli.000 2 0 0 0 Jose Ramirez.000 3 0 0 0 Carlos Santana.000 6 0 0 0 Juan Uribe.231 26 6 0 1 Ian s 2016 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/9 Minnesota W, 7-0 6.2 5 0 0 0 1 7 109-69 7-0 4/14 @ Houston W, 6-2 7.0 2 1 1 1 2 7 97-59 6-1 4/20 Detroit L, 2-3 6.1 6 2 2 0 2 7 97-61 0-2 4/25 @ L.A. Angels L, 1-6 6.0 7 5 5 2 4 2 108-66 1-5 5/1 @ Seattle W, 4-1 5.0 4 1 1 0 2 6 104-70 3-0 5/7 @ Cleveland W, 7-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 2 6 103-65 4-0 5/12 @ N.Y. Yankees L, 3-7 6.1 5 7 7 3 3 6 102-61 3-5 5/18 Boston ND, 3-2 5.2 6 2 2 1 1 9 116-81 2-2 5/23 @ Minnesota ND, 10-4 3.1 5 2 2 1 1 3 73-49 8-2 5/30 Tampa Bay ND, 6-2 6.0 3 1 0 0 5 6 107-66 2-1 2016 Totals 4-3 3.03 59.1 47 21 20 8 23 59 1016-647 63.7% Career Totals 79-71 3.94 1294.0 1210 613 566 161 435 1199 - - Ian s Last Win: May 7, 2016 at Cleveland (7.0 IP, 7-0 over Cody Anderson) Ian s Last Loss: May 12 at New York Yankees (6.1 IP, 3-7 to Nathan Eovaldi) Ian s Strikeout High: 12 (5x), last: September 2, 2015 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Ian s Last Complete Game: June 17, 2012 at Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) second career Ian s Only Shutout: April 25, 2011 vs. Philadelphia (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Cliff Lee) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2016

Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Chris Young = Chris will make his eighth start (10th appearance) of the season and his 214th career start tomorrow afternoon vs. Cleveland he s 2-5 with a 5.94 ERA. = Young pitched 3.0 scoreless innings in relief on Tuesday in Kansas City s 10-5 win over the Rays he allowed just two hits and two walks with five strikeouts, becoming the first Royals reliever to fan five batters in 3.0 or fewer scoreless innings since Luke Hochevar on September 10, 2013 at Cleveland. = He s made two scoreless outings since being reinstated from the 15-day DL on May 28, retiring 12 of 16 batters faced with six strikeouts in 4.0 innings. = He allowed five solo home runs in 2.2 innings in his last start on May 9 in Kansas City s 6-3 loss to the Yankees, before being placed on the 15-day DL with a right forearm strain the five homers matched a Royals record (also, Sean O Sullivan on May 28, 2011 at Texas). = He's 3-1 with a 2.89 ERA (12 ER in 37.1 IP) in nine career outings (6 starts) vs. Cleveland, including 5.0 no-hit innings vs. them in a 3-0 win on September 27, 2015 his career 2.47 ERA (49 ER in 178.1 IP) vs. AL Central teams is the second lowest among active pitchers since 2004, trailing only David Price (2.46). = He s 26-16 (.619) with a 3.28 ERA in 75 career outings (68 starts) in day games with a.206 opponents average. = He s 0-4 with a 9.72 ERA (18 ER in 16.2 IP) in four road starts this season he hasn t won on the road as a starter since July 17, 2015 at the White Sox. = His career.225 opponents average ranks second in the Majors since 2004 (min. 1000 IP) behind only Clayton Kershaw (.205). 2016 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 54 18-21 - - 4.73 289.1 297 163 152 46 124 250.263 Relievers 54 12-3 17 24 2.48 185.1 157 54 51 9 63 188.231 Totals 54 30-24 17 24 3.85 474.2 454 217 203 55 187 438.251 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 117/160 (73.1%) Saves/Save Opp: 17/24 (70.8%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 66/17 (25.8%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2016 Strikeout High: 4 on May 15 vs. ATL May 31 vs. Tampa Bay 0.1 2 1 1 2 1 = Scott made his first appearance in six days on Tuesday and allowed a run on two hits and two walks in the ninth, departing with the tying run on deck it marked the shortest outing of his career held left-handed hitters to a.250 average (4-for-16) this year, while righties are batting.292 against him (7-for-24). = Made his Major League debut last September 2 vs. Detroit had a 4.50 ERA (3 ER in 6 IP) in four appearances for the Royals last September. = Named Omaha Pitcher of the Year in 2015 after posting a 2.56 ERA (18 ER in 63.1 IP) with a 2-3 record in 41 appearances. Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 16/21 Saves/Save Opp: 16/17 (94.1%) Last Save: June 1, 2016 vs. TB (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/0 2016 Strikeout High: 2 (6x) last, May 27 vs. CWS June 1 vs. Tampa Bay (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 = Wade did not pitch in a save situation Thursday after working Wednesday (16 pitches) and Tuesday (5 pitches) he pitched on three straight days just once in 2015 from June 7-9, recording exactly 12 pitches each day over 3.0 scoreless outings he s tied with Zach Britton for the AL lead in saves (16). = He ranks fourth among AL relievers in ERA (0.89) and sixth in opponents average (.159) he has saved 16 of Kansas City s 30 wins (53.3 percent). = He has converted 33 of 35 (94.3 percent) save opportunities since the start of 2015, the fourth-best save percentage in the Majors. = Since the start of 2014, Davis is tops among MLB relief pitchers in wins (18), ERA (0.96), and opponents average (.149), while his 0.85 WHIP is second to Yankees lefty Andrew Miller (0.82) he allowed two runs in his May 15 outing vs. Atlanta, just the third time in his last 168 outings he s given up multiple runs. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/28 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. MIN (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/2 2016 Strikeout High: 3 on May 27 vs. CWS June 2 at Cleveland 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 = Kelvin yielded two singles and a walk in the eighth inning Thursday, allowing a run for the second time in his last three appearances posted a 0.75 ERA (2 ER in 24.0 IP) through his first 25 appearances, but his ERA has increased 0.58 points to 1.33 in three appearances since. = Herrera recorded his ninth hold in 11 appearances last night to give him a Major League leading 15 holds overall had a streak of five straight appearances with a hold from May 13-20, tied for the second-longest in Royals history ranks fifth among AL relievers with an 8.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio (34 strikeouts, 4 walks). = His 29 appearances rank tied for second in the Majors he s on pace for 84 appearances, which would tie Dan Quisenberry s club record (84 in 1985). = Opened the season with 15-straight scoreless appearances, tying him for the fourth-longest streak to start a season in franchise history. = He s held right-handed batters to a.173 average (9-for-52) and has allowed just four hits in 27 at-bats (.148) with runners in scoring position. Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency: 19/24 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 11, 2015 vs. DET (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/1 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (2x) last May 18 vs. BOS (1) June 2 at Cleveland 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Luke stranded an inherited runner in relief of Yordano Ventura in the seventh inning Thursday, retiring Carlos Santana, Jason Kipnis and Francisco Lindor. = He has retired 33 of 39 batters faced over his last 12 appearances (11.0 IP) allowed three to reach on Sunday vs. White Sox, snapping a 10-outing scoreless streak. = Hochevar has stranded 19 of 20 inherited runners (95.0 percent), tied for the fourth best rate in the Majors (min. 15 inherited runners). Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/1 2016 Strikeout High: 2 (2x) last May 21 at CWS May 27 vs. Chicago (Win) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Peter was recalled from Omaha (AAA) Wednesday as outfielder Brett Eibner was placed on the 15-day D.L. he had been optioned on Sunday. = Picked up his second victory of the season May 27 in Kansas City s 7-5 win over the White Sox recorded a scoreless eighth inning in front of the Royals four-run rally he also earned a win May 23 at Minnesota, marking the first time he d won twice in the same week since 2010 (August 16, 20) with Atlanta. = Tossed 2.1 innings in his outing May 23, marking the fourth time he s gone 2.1 or more in a game and the first time since June 9, 2007. = Moylan made his Royals debut on May 15, becoming the fourth Australian to play for the Royals, joining outfielder Justin Huber (2005-07) and fellow pitchers Graeme Lloyd (2003) and Liam Hendriks (2014) he had his contract selected on May 12 from Omaha (AAA), where he had a 0.71 ERA in 12 appearances. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/26 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: April 13 at HOU (203) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/1 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last on May 13 vs ATL June 2 at Cleveland (Loss) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 = Joakim took the loss here on Thursday, allowing a single, sac bunt, triple and a sac fly to blow a one-run lead in the ninth inning. = Soria allowed two earned runs on Thursday, matching his total from his previous 15 appearances in which he had a 1.10 ERA (2 ER in 16.1 IP). = His 26 appearances rank second on the team behind Kelvin Herrera (28) and are tied for seventh among AL relievers. = Charged with a balk on May 10 at Yankee Stadium, his third this season (fifth career) prior to this season, he had not been called for a balk since 2010. = He s in his ninth Major League season, including six with the Royals from 2007-12 ranks third in club history in saves (161) and fifth in pitcher appearances (324). Chien-Ming Wang 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/17 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: June 3, 2006 at BAL (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/3 2016 Strikeout High: 3 on April 11 at HOU June 3 at Cleveland 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 = Chien-Ming stranded an inherited runner in relief of Edinson Volquez in the seventh inning last night, inducing a groundball double play off the bat of Francisco Lindor yielded a one-out double in the ninth, which scored on a stolen base and a throwing error by Drew Butera. = Wang has a 1.13 ERA (2 ER in 16.0 IP) in his last 13 outings since April 25 after allowing three runs in his first four outings (5.06 ERA). = Wang earned his third win on May 28 in Kansas City s seven-run, ninth-inning rally vs. Chicago his three wins are his highest total since 2011 with Washington (4) among Major League relievers with at least three wins, his 2.11 ERA (5 ER in 21.1 IP) is the fifth lowest. = His 17 appearances this season are his most in the Major Leagues since 2007, when he recorded 30 starts for the Yankees. Royals vs. Indians 2016 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Alexander - - - -, - - Davis - - - - - - - Duffy 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.2 1 0 Herrera 0-0 0 4.50 2 2.0 4 1 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 0 0 Kennedy 1-0 0 0.00 1 7.0 4 0 Moylan - - - - - Soria 0-1 0 6.75 3 2.2 2 2 Ventura 0-1 0 5.40 2 10.0 13 6 Volquez 0-2 0 8.44 2 10.2 14 10 Wang 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.2 1 0 Young - - - - - - - 0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 1 1 3-3 2 3.70 25 41.1 40 17 2-3 0 3.83 12 44.2 52 19 1-2 2 4.70 30 30.2 32 16 7-9 0 5.54 31 105.2 111 65 1-0 0 3.15 3 20.0 16 7 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 1-4 24 3.80 46 45.0 37 19 4-2 0 3.13 9 54.2 54 19 2-6 0 8.12 9 41.0 49 37 3-3 0 4.35 8 39.1 44 19 3-1 0 2.89 9 37.1 27 12

Hitting Notes Drew Butera This Series: 2-for-7, 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI Last Stand: 6-for-13 (.462), 3 runs, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 5 g (7-16) = Drew provided KC s only run last night with a solo homer in the third inning...it marked his second home run in as many nights and the first time in his career that he s homered in back-to-back games...he s hitting.400 (8-for-20) with two doubles and two homers over his last seven contests. = He reached base four times Tuesday vs. the Rays, with three hits and a walk...replaced Salvador Perez behind the plate in ninth a week ago, recording the game-tying RBI double as part of Kansas City s seven-run rally in their 8-7 win over Chicago has seven extra-base hits this year after collecting four in 2015. = Butera has thrown out six would-be base stealers in 17 attempts (35.3 percent) since joining the Royals in 2015. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 2-for-9 Last Stand: 10-for-25 (.400), 8 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Lorenzo snapped a six-game hitting streak, going 0-for-4 last night...he s still hitting.381 (24-for-63) with five doubles, three homers and 15 RBI over his last 15 contests, dating back to May 18...Lo also has 24 RBI in his last 22 games, dating back to May 10, batting.387 (12-for-31) with RISP in that span. = He is eighth in the A.L., hitting.336 (37-for-110) on the road this year...also batting.333 (27-for-81) with nine extra-base hits vs. A.L. Central foes in 2016. = Cain is hitting.364 (8-for-22) with a double and three runs scored vs. the Tribe this season, which includes four multi-hit games. = He finished finished May tied for fourth in the A.L. in hits (39) and tied for fifth in RBI (25) he hit.351 (39-for-111) in May with six home runs and 25 RBI, totals that haven t been matched by a Royals player in a calendar month since Billy Butler hit.363 with six homers and 26 RBI in September of 2009. = Became the seventh player in KC history (ninth time) to homer three times in a game on May 10 at Yankee Stadium he s the second visiting player to homer three times at the new Yankee Stadium, joining Detroit s J.D. Martinez (June 21, 2015), and eighth all-time in the Bronx matched a career high with 5 RBI in the game. Tony Cruz This Series: Has not played Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: 0 g (0-0) = Tony was recalled from Omaha (AAA) last Sunday...he was hitting.278 (30-for-108) with six doubles, three home runs and 20 RBI in 31 games with the Chasers. = Cruz was acquired in a trade with St. Louis on December 2, 2015, after spending the first five years of his Major League career with the Cardinals. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 4-for-6, run, HR, RBI, BB Last Stand: 6-for-20 (.300), 2 runs, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (6-11) = Cheslor collected a single and a walk last night, going 1-for-2...recorded his second three-hit game of the season on Thursday night, matching a career-best... he also had three hits on May 17 vs. the Red Sox...batting.324 (11-for-34) with a homer and three RBI since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on May 23. = Hit his second home run of the year Thursday, a solo shot off reliever Austin Adams...he s hitting.302 (13-for-43) in road contests, compared to.262 at home...hit safely in 17 of his 22 games this year, which includes a hitting streak spanning his first seven games. = Cuthbert was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on May 23 for his second stint with the Royals this season (also May 7-20) he has 34 RBI in 46 games this season, including 28 in 24 games at Triple-A, where he was hitting.333/.402/.624 (31-for-93) with four doubles and seven homers. Jarrod Dyson This Series: 2-for-6, run, RBI, BB Last Stand: 3-for-9 (.333), 4 runs, RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB, sf, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Jarrod was 0-for-2 with a walk last night...he collected two hits, including an RBI single in the first game of the series Thursday...still batting.371 (13-for-35) with two doubles, a triple and nine runs scored since May 15...had a nine-game hitting streak from May 15-31, which matched a career long (2011-12). = Recorded his sixth outfield assist Wednesday night, helping throw out Brad Miller at the dish in the third inning...his six assists are tied for second in the A.L. = Dyson is also tied for fifth in the league with 10 stolen bases...he s matched Johnny Damon for seventh in club history with 156 thefts in his career...he s eight shy of tying Carlos Beltran (164) for sixth on KC s all-time list...dice s 106 steals since the start of 2013 are seventh-most in the Majors. = He has 35 stolen bases as a pinch runner since making his debut in 2010, most in the Majors during that time and 19 more than anyone else (Tony Campana, 16) his 24 runs scored as a pinch runner since 2010 are tied for first in the Majors with Brent Lillibridge. Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-9 Last Stand: 7-for-26 (.269), 4 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, sf, sac Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Alcides collected his 1,000th career hit last night, singling to leadoff the sixth inning...he became the 10th active shortstop to record 1,000 hits as well as the 31st Venezuelan-born player to reach that milestone in big league history...hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, snapping a nine-game hitting streak on Thursday. = Escobar finished May batting.309 (38-for-123) with five extra-base hits after hitting.214 (21-for-98) with three extra-base hits in April. = He has 49 leadoff hits since 2015, tied for the second in the A.L. behind Jose Altuve (50) he has 57 RBI as a leadoff hitter since 2015, tied for fifth in the A.L. = He is tied for fifth in the A.L. with 10 stolen bases, after recording just 17 in 148 games last season...his 141 steals as a Royal are 10th in club history. = Since joining the club prior to the 2011 season, he s played in 835 games, which ranks fourth in the Majors in that span. Rey Fuentes This Series: 3-for-4, run Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: 1 g (3-4) = Rey didn t play last night...collected a career-best three hits on Thursday evening, his first start since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) earlier this week...it marked his third multi-hit game of the season...he was on KC s Opening Day roster and hit.238 (5-for-21) with three RBI before being optioned on April 19. = Fuentes was hitting.302 (19-for-63) with the Storm Chasers, which included a six-game hitting streak, before the recalled on Wednesday...he made his Major League debut with San Diego in 2013 he was originally drafted by Boston in the first round (28th overall) in 2009. Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-4, 4 BB Last Stand: 14-for-26 (.538), 6 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Eric snapped his eight-game hitting streak last night, but drew a pair of walks including an intentional free pass...he s reached base five times in eight plate appearances during the first two games of the series...still hitting.471 (16-for-34) with four doubles, two homers and 14 RBI over his last nine games. = Hoz is tied for sixth in the A.L. in hits (67), while he s sixth in batting average (.327), 10th in OPS (.924) and 11th in on-base percentage (.382). = He leads the A.L. and is second in the Majors with a.371 average (52-for-140) against right-handed pitching he s hitting just.227 (5-for-22) off Josh Tomlin, however three of the five hits have gone for extra-bases (one double, two homers)...batting.333 (34-for-102) with 10 doubles and four homers in Cleveland since 2014. = Connected for his 10th home run on Monday (50th game) he didn t hit his 10th homer last year until July 27 (95th game). = Hoz had a career-best 18-game hitting streak April 10-29, the longest by a Royal since Alcides Escobar hit in the final nine games of 2014 and the first nine in 2015 his streak is the third-longest in the Majors this year behind Jackie Bradley, Jr. (29) and Xander Bogaerts (26) reached in 37 of his first 40 games this season. Omar Infante This Series: 0-for-4 Last Stand: 1-for-5, 2 runs, RBI, 2 BB, sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Omar didn t play last night, after going hitless in the first game of the series...started consecutive games at second base Wednesday and Thursday, the first time since May 22-23...he s recorded six RBI in his last six games, after collecting just five in his first 32 contests this year. = Infante recorded his first triple on May 25, after hitting seven triples in 2015 his 53 career triples rank second among active second basemen since 2002. = He collected a career-high seven RBI here on September 17, going 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and a two-run double...it marked his fifth game with four RBI or more since joining the Royals prior to the 2014 season. Whit Merrifield This Series: 0-for-3, BB Last Stand: 10-for-27 (.370), 7 runs, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Whit had his first hitless start last night, going 0-for-3 with a walk...he had at least one hit in each of his first 11 Major League starts, the longest streak in team history...merrifield also snapped his nine-game hitting streak, which is the second-longest by a rookie this season, behind only Corey Seager (11) of the Dodgers. = He s still fourth among A.L. rookies in multi-hit games (seven) and doubles (six), while his 11 runs scored are tied for sixth with Cleveland s Tyler Naquin. = Merrifield recorded his first career stolen base a week ago, swiping third base he had a streak of 22 consecutive steals of third base in the minors dating back to August 14, 2014 the streak was snapped on May 10 of this season (with Omaha) he recorded his second steal (second base) Tuesday night vs. Tampa Bay. = He had his contract selected from Omaha (AAA) on May 18...he led the Pacific Coast League with 16 stolen bases at the time of his call-up. Kendrys Morales This Series: 0-for-8 Last Stand: 5-for-13 (.385), 2 runs, HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Kendrys was hitless for the second-straight game, going 0-for-4 last night...he hit.385 (5-for-13) on the last homestand, which included a homer and four RBI. = Morales collected four RBI here on May 7, his 14th career game with four RBI or more...he has 15 RBI in 22 games vs. the Tribe since the start of 2015. = He s batting.327 (16-for-49) vs. left-handed pitching, opposed to.145 (20-for-138) vs. righties went 0-for-2 with RISP last night, but is still 9-for-22 (.409) in scoring situations since May 7, after going 3-for-24 (.125) with RISP to start the year...he also has eight two-out RBI in his last 14 games. Paulo Orlando This Series: 0-for-4 Last Stand: 6-for-24 (.250), run, 2B, HBP, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Paulo went 0-for-4 last night, fanning three times against Danny Salazar...he s looking for his first hit this month after hitting in 14-straight games to end May...he hit.429 (27-for-63) last month, tying him with Cameron Maybin for tops in the Majors...named Majestic Royals Player of the Month for May. = He ranks fifth in the Majors, batting.440 (11-for-25) with runners in scoring position (minimum 25 at bats)...he s a career.325 hitter (26-for-80) with RISP. = Despite last night s 0 fer, he s still hitting.375 (18-for-48) with four doubles and five RBI on the road this season...also hitting.333 (11-for-33) with two outs. Salvador Perez This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 1-for-7 (.143), BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Salvy hasn t played since suffering a quad contusion in the ninth inning of last Saturday s game when he collided with Cheslor Cuthbert on a foul pop-up... he snapped a 12-game hitting streak in that game, which was the second-longest of his career...batted.417 (20-for-48) during the streak. = Perez is 11-for-17 (.647) with five doubles, a homer and six RBI vs. Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin. = He became the second Royals catcher to record a five-hit game on May 23 in Minnesota, joining Darrell Porter, who did it on June 4, 1978 he became the first Royals player (any position) with a five-hit game since Billy Butler did it on September 5, 2013 he s one of four players in the Majors with a five-hit game this season. = He s thrown out 12 would-be basestealers this season, which lead the American League and rank second in the Majors behind Milwaukee's Jonathan Lucroy (21) he's thrown out 50.0 percent of runners trying to steal (12-of-24), the highest caught stealing percentage in the big leagues.

This & That PEN STILL ON TOP IN MLB--Despite the late-inning heroics by the Indians here on Thursday, the Kansas City bullpen enters tonight still leading the Majors in ERA with a 2.48 mark, well ahead of Washington s 2.72 bullpen, while the nearest competition in the American League is KC s next opponent in Baltimore with a 2.74 relief ERA...the Kansas City pen has been particularly effective at keeping the ball in the yard, not allowing a home run in its last 100.2 innings of work dating back to May 4 when Washington s Bryce Harper took Dillon Gee deep in the fifth inning. MINOR LEAGUE KUDOS--The Royals organization has handed out its minor league Pitcher and Player honors for the month of May...the winners included: OMAHA (AAA)--Pitcher: John Lannan; Player: Brett Eibner. NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (AA)--Pitcher: Jake Junis; Player: Mauricio Ramos. WILMINGTON (Advanced A)--Pitcher: Jake Newberry; Player: Alfredo Escalera. LEXINGTON (A)--Pitcher: Scott Blewett; Player: Chase Vallot. EXTENDED SPRING--Pitcher: Andre Davis; Player: Manny Olloque. ALL ABOARD THE CAIN TRAIN--Lorenzo Cain was silenced for the first time in seven games with an 0-for-4 here last night...in the six games prior to last night, he had collected five multi-hit games...dating back to his last 13 games, even with last night s 0 fer, LoCain has batted.407 (22-for-54) with 10 runs scored and 13 knocked home, highlighted by nine multi-hit affairs...locain was hitting.200 after play on April 25, but has since batted.353 (48-for-136) in 32 games to jump his season average to.301. THE LAND OF HOZ--Eric Hosmer had hit eight-game hitting streak halted last night with an 0-for-2 and pair of walks, one intentional...despite the 0 fer, he has batted.471 (16-for-34) in his last nine games while displaying an on-base pct. of was on base three times last night with a hit and two walks, giving him an eightgame hitting streak in which he s batted.500 (16-for-32) with an on-base pct. of.526...hoz has been particularly impressive of late with runners in scoring position, going 7-for-his-last-13 in RISP situations while driving in 14 runs...hosmer is the only Major Leaguer this year with four hitting streaks this year of at least seven games, highlighted by an 18-gamer in April...he had gone 2-for-25 (.080) prior to this stretch which dropped his season average to.297, but enters tonight with a.327 average, which is good for sixth in the league in batting...he already has 10 home runs on the year, a figure he didn t reach last year until his 95th game on July 27. DAVIS SHARES SAVE LEAD--Closer Wade Davis converted his seventh straight save opportunity on Wednesday night against Tampa Bay and 24th in his last 25 tries dating back to last year...his 16 saves on the year are now tied with Baltimore s Zach Britton for the American League lead...wade suffered a rare blown save on May 15, allowing a pair of ninth inning runs to Atlanta, in a game KC won 4-2 in 13 innings, the only runs he has surrendered this year...it was his first missed opportunity since taking over the closer role for Greg Holland last September...his current 24 of 25 stretch does not include going 4-for-4 in his chances during the 2015 postseason. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED--The Royals are 0-2 to open this 10-game journey that moves onto Baltimore (3) and Chicago (3) after this series concludes tomorrow...kansas City is now just 11-17 away from The K which is a far cry from a season ago when the Royals finished 44-37 in out-of-town affairs...despite the 16 issues to this point, dating back to the start of the 2013 season, the Royals have the second most road wins in the Majors with 144, just two behind the L.A. Dodgers. PLENTY OF CENTRAL WORK--This series marked the return to a stretch in which the Royals are playing 21 of 27 games within the division, going 7-4 to this point...kansas City is 12-7 within the Central on the year, with the club seeing each of its division rivals over this four-week span...the Royals will play three in Baltimore after this series, then follow up with 10 more intra-division tilts against the White Sox (3), Indians (4) and Tigers (3)...in 2015, the Royals went 44-32 against the division en route to their first-ever A.L. Central title. HONING IN ON 500 WIN WITH THE ROYALS--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is just two wins away from 500 in a Royals uniform... already the winningest manager in franchise history with a 498-493 record, he took the role on May 13, 2010 and has surpassed Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost s postseason managerial mark of 22-9 is good for a.710 winning pct., which ranks eighth all-time and is atop the list of managers with at least 20 postseason tilts under their belt...yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers is games (1,950) and sixth in wins (955)...his 1,950 games are now tied with Alvin Dark for 60th all-time...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 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 (1991-2002). THE DEFENDING CHAMPS--Kansas City opened 2016 as the two-time defending American League Champions, a franchise first, defeating the Mets to win the World Series crown last year after going to a Game #7 in the 2014 Fall Classic before succumbing to the San Francisco Giants...Kansas City s A.L. title in 2015 was the fourth in franchise history, joining the 1980, 85 and 2014...the Royals are coming off a 95-67 regular season and their first American League Central championship, winning the division by 12 games...the last division title won by Kansas City was the 1985 A.L. West, when the club parlayed that triumph into its first World Series title...the 95 wins last year were the most by a KC squad since the 1980 Royals went 97-65...dating back to the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City has a 300-240 record for a.556 winning pct., the best mark in the American League, and fourth in the Majors (behind St. Louis, Pittsburgh and the Dodgers)... KC has seven more wins in that span than the second best A.L. club Baltimore (293). THE COMEBACK KIDS--In winning 11 games during the 2015 postseason, the Royals had to come from behind in eight of those victories, including an unprecedented seven comebacks from a multiple-run deficit...kc rallied from a one-run deficit in Game #2 of the World Series against the Mets, while coming back from two runs behind on three other occasions during the Fall Classic, capped by the two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning of the deciding Game #5, sending the game to extra innings with the Royals plating five runs in the 12th to seal the title...kansas City also rallied from a two-run deficit in the deciding game of the ALDS vs. the Astros to advance to the League Championship Series vs. Toronto...the Royals came from three runs back in Game #2 of both the ALDS vs. Houston and the ALCS vs. the Blue Jays...the biggest comeback of the fall matched the same scenario of the 2014 Wild Card game vs. the A s, as KC was down by four runs to Houston with six outs to go in game #4 at Minute Maid Park, but plated five in the top of the eighth and two more in the ninth to get to a deciding Game #5 in Kauffman Stadium. vs. Indians (2016) vs. Indians (career) On Road (career) Tomlin (career) Kluber (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.286 7 2 2 3.167 84 14 2 7.196 403 79 9 40.250 4 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 Cain.364 22 8 0 0.269 201 54 2 17.282 1045 295 19 113.375 16 6 0 2.192 26 5 0 2 Cruz - - - - -.000 1 0 0 0.240 312 75 4 30 - - - - - - - - - - Cuthbert.429 14 6 1 2.333 18 6 1 2.245 53 13 2 4.000 2 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 Dyson.235 17 4 0 2.245 188 46 0 11.246 570 140 0 29.357 14 5 0 1.226 31 7 0 1 Escobar.182 22 4 0 0.269 331 89 2 31.258 1990 513 13 158.250 28 7 0 4.205 39 8 0 0 Fuentes.750 4 3 0 0.750 4 3 0 0.303 33 10 0 2 - - - - - - - - - - Hosmer.333 15 5 1 3.288 323 93 13 60.283 1558 441 46 203.227 22 5 2 4.256 39 10 3 12 Infante.125 8 1 0 0.281 385 108 7 53.278 2721 756 53 295.000 5 0 0 0.333 30 10 1 4 Merrifield.000 3 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.304 23 7 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - Morales.150 20 3 1 4.273 245 67 9 37.262 1693 443 68 244.125 8 1 0 0.167 18 3 0 1 Orlando.000 4 0 0 0.056 18 1 0 0.261 157 41 3 15 - - - - -.000 3 0 0 0 Perez.167 12 2 0 1.243 243 59 3 26.278 1185 330 41 154.647 17 11 1 6.174 23 4 0 2 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 4 19 4.8 4-0 1 Dillon Gee 4 19 4.8 2-2 0 Ian Kennedy 10 49 4.9 7-3 5 Kris Medlen 6 17 2.8 1-5 1 Yordano Ventura 11 52 4.7 7-4 5 Edinson Volquez 12 44 3.7 7-5 7 Chris Young 7 21 3.0 2-5 1 Totals 54 221 4.1 30-24 20 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Butera Cruz Totals Duffy 3-0 1-0 - 4-0 Gee 1-1 1-1 - 2-2 Kennedy 5-3 2-0 - 7-3 Medlen 1-4 0-1 - 1-5 Ventura 6-2 1-2 - 7-4 Volquez 6-4 1-1 - 7-5 Young 2-4 0-1 - 2-5 Total 24-18 5-6 - 30-24 Perez Butera Cruz Totals Starts 42 12-54 CS/ATT 12/24 2/7-14/31 Pct. 50.0 28.6-45.2 ERA 3.74 4.23-3.85 ER/IP 153/368.1 50/106.1-203/474.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 2 (5/25 @ MIN) Pickoff & CS: 3 (5/14 vs. ATL)

2016 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 2-2 - 2 1 1 - - 2 - - 1 1 2 - - - - 0-2 6/3/16 @ CLE D. Salazar 2 Cain 8 3 5 3 5 5 1 2-4 4-1 3 2 3-1 2 5-1 5/31/16 TB D. Smyly 16 Cruz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/30/15 @ PIT R. Scahill 5 Cuthbert 2-2 - 2 1 1 - - - 1 1-1 2 - - - - 0-2 6/2/16 @ CLE A. Adams 3 Dyson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/6/15 CWS E. Johnson 123 Escobar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8/21/15 @ BOS H. Owens 380 Fuentes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 58 Hosmer 10 3 7 5 5 6 3 1-3 4 3-4 - - 4 4 2 7-3 5/30/16 TB E. Ramirez 13 Infante - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/17/15 @ CLE C. Kluber 139 Merrifield - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53 Morales 6 2 4 3 3 2 3 2-3 1 2-2 - 1 1 1 3 5-1 5/31/16 TB B. Boxberger 12 Orlando 1-1 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 5/17/16 BOS K. Uehara 50 Perez 7 1 6 4 3 2 3 2-2 1 4 1 2 2 3 2 - - 4-3 5/24/16 @ MIN E. Santana 13 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 119 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, grand slam & 3-run homer) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez (4/20/16 vs. Detroit, ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez) 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: Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ 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: 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: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Melky Cabrera, Chicago White Sox (5/27/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 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: Melky Cabrera and Todd Frazier, Chicago White Sox (5/27/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 6th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Eduardo Nunez, Minnesota (5/25/16 @ Target Field, Dillon Gee pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, Miguel Almonte pitching, 11th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks and Carlos Beltran, New York Yankees (5/9/16 @ Yankee Stadium, Chris Young pitching, 3rd 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) 2016 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 - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 3 2 2 1 - - 5 g 5 g (5/29-pres) 3 1 Cain 14 2 1 - - 17 3 1 1 1-6 1 15 8 5 - - 0 g 10 g (5/6-17) 6 - Cruz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cuthbert 3 2 - - - 5 1 - - - - 1-3 3 1 - - 3 g 7 g (5/7-13) 5 - Dyson 4 1 - - - 5 2 - - - - 2-2 5 1 - - 0 g 9 g (5/15-31) 6 1 Escobar 10 2 2 - - 14 1 - - - - 1 2-7 2 - - 1 g 9 g (5/23-6/1) 5 - Fuentes 2 1 - - - 3 1 - - - - 1 1 1 3 - - - 1 g 3 g (4/8-16) 3 - Hosmer 11 6 - - - 17 7 2 1 - - 10 3 11 11 4 1 1 0 g 18 g (4/10-4/30) 4 1 Infante 5 - - - - 5-1 - - - 1 2 3 5 1 - - 0 g 8 g (4/8-17) 6 1 Merrifield 7 - - - - 7 2 - - - - 2 - - - 1 - - 0 g 9 g (5/23-6/1) - - Morales 6 1 - - - 7 2 1 1 - - 4 1 2 9 1 - - 0 g 5 g (4/13-19) 2 - Orlando 4 4 - - - 8 2-1 - - 3 1 1 3 1 1-0 g 14 g (5/14-31) 3 - Perez 9 1-1 - 11 3 2-1 - 6 3 3 14 1 1-0 g 12 g (5/13-27) - - 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): 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: Chris Young, April 22, 2016 vs. Baltimore (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): April 21, 2016 vs. Detroit (4-0); Volquez (7.0 IP), Herrera (1.0), Duffy (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, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Salvador Perez, May 23, 2016 @ 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: Salvador Perez, August 15, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd) Royals Five-RBI Game: Lorenzo Cain, May 10, 2016 @ N.Y. Yankees Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore 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 28, 2015 @ Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: May 28, 2016 vs. Chicago White Sox (8-7 in 9 innings) - Four times in 2016 - Royals Bat Around: May 31, 2016 vs. Tampa Bay (4th inning, 5 runs) - Six times in 2016 - Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: May 30-June 1, 2016 vs. Tampa Bay Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: October 2-4, 2015 @ Minnesota 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: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 25-27, 2016 @ Los Angeles Angels 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 Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 6/3/16 @ CLE Pitchers 8 5/25/16 @ MIN Butera 0 6/3/16 @ CLE Cain 47 4/10/16 vs. MIN Cruz 60 8/24/14 @ PHI Cuthbert 5 5/28/16 vs. CWS Dyson 18 5/4/16 vs. WSH Escobar 1 6/2/16 @ CLE Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Fuentes 18 9/8/13 vs. COL Hosmer 1 6/2/16 @ CLE Infante 2 5/28/16 vs. CWS Merrifield 13 - Morales 9 9/25/14 @ TOR Orlando 1 6/2/16 @ CLE Perez 47 9/30/15 @ CWS