ACE 30. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Matt Cain (1-0, 4.82) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (0-1, 6.52)

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES San Francisco Giants (5-9) @ Kansas City Royals (6-6) Kauffman Stadium - Tuesday, April 18, 2017 Game #13 - Home Game #7 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Wednesday, April 19 vs. San Francisco Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (0-2, 3.43) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (2-0, 0.66), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, April 20 @ Texas Rangers: LHP Danny Duffy (2-0, 1.80) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (0-1, 5.06), 7:05 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, April 21 @ Texas Rangers: RHP Nate Karns (0-0, 4.38) vs. LHP Cole Hamels (0-0, 3.50), 7:05 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, April 22 @ Texas Rangers: RHP Ian Kennedy (0-2, 2.37) vs. RHP A.J. Griffin (2-0, 4.11), 7:05 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, April 23 @ Texas Rangers: RHP Jason Hammel (0-1+ tonight) vs. RHP Yu Darvish (1-1+ tonight), 2:05 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight is also being televised in High Definition on FSKC with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Giants vs. Royals Tonight opens the first of a home & home session with the Giants this year, as KC will travel to AT&T Park on June 13-14 for a pair...this marks San Francisco s first visit to Kauffman Stadium since winning Game #7 of the 2014 World Series...as for regular season play, Kansas City has dominated by winning nine of the 12 previous meetings, including a 7-2 mark here...kc has only played once in AT&T (other than the Fall Classic) and that was a 2-1 stop in June, 2005. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/18 KC 4/19 KC 6/13 @ SF 6/14 @ SF LONE RUN PROMPTS WALK-OFF WIN--The Royals extended their season-high winning streak to four in a row with a 1-0 walk-off victory over the Angels on Sunday, KC s first sweep of the Halos in a 3-game set here since 2001...Alcides Escobar ended the pitchers duel with a fly ball single to right for his third hit of the day and scoring pinch runner Raul Mondesi from third base...the triumph was KC s first walk-off victory since last September 27 vs. Minnesota and first of the 1-0 variety since August 21, 2005 also against the Twins...it was the fifth 1-0 walk-off win in team history...ian Kennedy was stellar for the Royals, tossing 8.0 innings allowing only two hits with two walks and 10 strikeouts, while opposing hurler Tyler Skaggs was equally as impressive, fanning nine while allowing four hits and two walks in his 7.0-inning stint...the game came down to the bullpens and while Kelvin Herrera worked a perfect ninth for Kansas City, Salvador Perez opened the bottom of the frame with a single, was run for by Mondesi, the following a stolen base and wild pitch, Esky delivered the game-ending single. STARTING STAFF RANKS #1--Ian Kennedy continued Kansas City s terrific early-season stretch of strong starts by a member of the rotation, tossing 8.0 scoreless in Sunday s win...his performance, combined with the remainder of the rotation that features Danny Duffy, Jason Vargas, Nate Karms and Jason Hammel has combined to post a Major League best 2.31 ERA through the first dozen games, allowing a big league low 19 earned runs in 74.0 innings and an American League low four home runs. WHIT BACK IN THE BIGS--The Royals have recalled utility man Whit Merrifield from Omaha (AAA) to take the spot vacated when pitcher Jake Junis was optioned to after Sunday s game...the 28-year old played in 81 games for Kansas City last year, including 73 starts spanning five differrent positions (second base, leftfield, rightfield, third base and first base)...in nine games this year, he has batted.412 (14-for-34) for Omaha with four doubles, three homers and nine RBI. IAN DEALIN --Sunday s starter Ian Kennedy may not have been involved in the final decision, but his 8.0 shutout innings afforded the Royals the opportunity to walk the Halos off for a fourth straight victory...his 10-K performance was his 13th career double-digit strikeout game, first since July 6 of last year at Toronto...it was the first 8.0-scoreless inning, 10-strikeout game by a Royals hurler since Danny Duffy set a club record with 16 K s over 8.0 shutout frames in Tampa Bay last August 1...on Sunday, Kennedy retired 22 of the first 25 Angels he faced, including the first nine out of the chute. ON BOARD THE CAIN TRAIN--Lorenzo Cain was held hitless on Sunday, but did coax a walk in his second plate appearance marking the 11th time in 12 games that he has reached base this year...his success calculates to a.490 on-base pct., which is tied for third in the Majors behind fellow American Leaguers Robbie Grossman of Minnesota (.512) and the Yankees Chase Headley (.509)...LoCain has already coaxed 11 walks through the first 12 games, good for a second place tie in the A.L., and just 26 freebies shy of his Major League best of 37 set in 2015. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing righthander compiled a 38-31 during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Matt Cain (1-0, 4.82) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (0-1, 6.52) 2016 2015 Career 2017 2016 Career Matt Cain vs. Royals - - 1-0 Major League Record 1-0 (4.82 ERA) 4-8 102-107 Jason Hammel vs. Giants - 0-0 0-3 Major League Record 0-1 (6.52 ERA) 15-10 84-88 JASON HAMMEL takes the hill for his third start of the season, the 251st of his career and his 309th all-time appearance...a veteran of the National League, tonight marks his 11th start (12th appearance) against the Giants...the 34-year-old righty signed a two-year deal with the Royals on February 8 after spending the last two seasons with the Chicago Cubs...he was originally drafted by Tampa Bay in 2002, and has pitched for the Rays (2006-08), Rockies (2009-11), Orioles (2012-13), A s (2014) and Cubs (2014, 2015-16) previously in his career. APRIL STREAK STOPPED--Jason saw his six-game unbeaten streak in the month of April end here last Wednesday, in an 8-3 loss to Oakland...the April defeat was Hammel s first since April 22, 2015, when he fell at Pittsburgh, 4-3...against the A s, he was charged with four runs on seven hits over 4.2 innings with two walks and four strikeouts...he surrendered a run in the third on Rajai Davis RBI double, then Yonder Alonso s RBI single and a pair of sacrifice flies gave Oakland a 4-0 lead when Hammel departed with two outs in the fifth...the outing was his shortest in the month of April since 2010 as a member of the Rockies, when he worked just 3.0 innings in a 5-3 loss to Arizona on April 26...since 2011, Jason has posted a Major League-best 19 victories in the first month of the season, two more than Felix Hernandez (17), who ranks second. INTERLEAGUE STAR--Hammel has a sparkling Interleague resumé, entering tonight with a 14-7 mark and a 3.90 ERA (71 ER in 164.0 IP) in 25 career starts (31 appearances) against the opposing league...his.667 winning percentage in Interleague play since 2007 is tied for eighth-best among hurlers with a least 20 decisions...jason won all three of his matchups with the A.L. in 2016, pitching for the Cubs, while he posted an 0.90 ERA (2 ER in 20.0 IP) in those outings. UNDER THE LIGHTS--Jason has enjoyed pitching during evening hours the last few seasons, going 18-9 with a 3.39 ERA (81 ER in 215.1 IP) in his 38 nighttime starts since 2015...in that same period, he s 7-9 with a 4.65 ERA (68 ER in 131.2 IP) during the day. VS. GIANTS--Hammel faces San Francisco for the 12th time in his career, looking for his first win...he s 0-3 all-time against the Giants despite respectable a 3.17 ERA (21 ER in 59.2 IP) and a 1.22 WHIP...he s surrendered three runs or less in eight of his 10 starts against the club, including most recently on August 6, 2015, when he took a no-decision after allowing two runs on three hits over 4.0 innings in a 5-4 Cubs victory. AT HOME--Hammel makes his second start of this homestand, looking for his first victory at Kauffman Stadium...in 15 home starts last season as a Cub, Jason Hammel vs. Giants Player AVG AB H HR RBI Brandon Belt.200 5 1 1 2 Brandon Crawford.000 6 0 0 0 Conor Gillaspie.750 4 3 1 1 Aaron Hill.118 17 2 0 1 Nick Hundley.389 18 7 1 2 Eduardo Nunez.333 6 2 0 1 Joe Panik.500 2 1 0 0 Hunter Pence.316 19 6 1 5 Buster Posey.182 11 2 0 1 Denard Span.105 19 2 0 0 Jason s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/6 at Minnesota ND, 3-5 5.0 6 3 3 0 4 2 95-59 3-3 4/12 Oakland L, 3-8 4.2 7 4 4 0 2 4 94-55 0-4 2017 Totals 0-1 6.52 9.2 13 7 7 0 6 6 189-114 62.1% Career Totals 84-88 4.43 1512.2 1555 794 745 188 486 1197 - - tied for second in the National League with 10 victories, going 10-2 with a 2.42 ERA...his.191 opponents average at home ranked fourth among qualifying Major League hurlers...in his career, Hammel has a 48-44 record with a 4.35 ERA in 120 starts and 148 overall appearances at his home venues. Jason s Last Win: September 19, 2016 vs. Cincinnati Reds (7.0 IP, 5-2 over Blake Wood) Jason s Last Loss: April 12, 2017 vs. Oakland (4.2 IP, 3-8 to Andrew Triggs) Jason s Strikeout High: 11 on June 1, 2015 at Miami (6.2 IP, 5-1 win over Jose Urena) Jason s Last Complete Game and only Career Shutout: June 16, 2012 at Atlanta (9.0 IP, 5-0 win over Brandon Beachy) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2017

Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Jason Vargas = Jason makes his third start of the season tomorrow, hoping to continue his early-season success...he s 2-0 with an 0.66 ERA in his first two outings of 2017. = He was nothing short of spectacular last Thursday vs. Oakland, tossing 7.2 scoreless innings in a 3-1 win...the veteran lefty scattered four hits and allowed just one walk with eight strikeouts in his longest outing since his complete game shutout against the A s on August 14, 2014...he s 2-0 for the fourth time in his career. = Vargas extended his streak to 11-straight starts of holding the opposition to two runs or less, dating back to April 27, 2015, the longest by a KC left-hander. = The veteran southpaw has recorded 25 strikeouts in 25.2 innings since returning from Tommy John (8.77 K/9.0 IP), far exceeding his career rate (5.97). = He s facing the Giants for the fourth time in the regular season, going 0-1 with a 3.15 ERA in his previous matchups...he also took a no-decision in Game 4 of the 2014 World Series, allowing three runs on six hits over 4.0 innings, in a contest San Francisco won 11-4, evening the series. = Jason is unbeaten in his last seven starts at Kauffman Stadium, going 3-0 with a 2.60 ERA (10 ER in 34.2 IP)...since the start of 2014, he s posted a microscopic 1.13 walks per 9.0 innings (17 BB in 136.0 IP) in his home starts, fourth-lowest in the Majors in that span. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 12 4-3 - - 2.31 74.0 58 19 19 4 28 62.221 Relievers 12 2-3 2 4 6.68 33.2 30 25 25 4 27 26.240 Totals 12 6-6 2 4 3.68 107.2 88 44 44 8 55 88.227 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 25/36 (69.4%) Saves/Save Opp: 2/4 (50%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 22/7 (31.8%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2017 Strikeout High: n/a April 12 vs. Oakland 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Scott has made one Major League appearance this season, last Wednesday, when he retired all seven A s he faced...marked the fourth time in his career that he s pitched more than 2.0 innings without allowing a run...he was recalled from Omaha (AAA) last Wednesday, after making a pair of scoreless outings for the Chasers. = Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during the offseason...pitched for the Royals in parts of the last three seasons and has a 2.50 ERA (5 ER in 18.0 IP) at The K. = Named Omaha s Pitcher of the Year in 2015, going 2-3 with a 2.56 ERA that season...he has a 2.64 ERA in 65 appearances at the Triple-A level the last three years. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/5 Saves/Save Opp: 2/3 (66.7%) Last Save: April 15 vs. LAA (19th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (3x) last: April 16 vs. LAA April 16 vs. LA Angels (Win) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Kelvin recorded his first victory Sunday, after working a flawless ninth ahead of Alcides Escobar s walk-off hit in the bottom of the inning...made consecutive scoreless appearances after allowing home runs in back-to-back appearances (April 9 and 13), the first time he s done that since May 14-19, 2013. = Herrera earned his second consecutive All-Star selection in 2016, making a team-high 72 appearances with career highs in saves (12) and strikeouts (86). = He s made 50 appearances in Interleague play all-time, going 3-4 with three saves and a 2.47 ERA, holding NL foes to a.188 batting average (37-for-197)... that includes one scoreless outing vs. these Giants in 2014...however, he made four appearances in the 2014 World Series, earning the win here in Game 2. Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (4x), last:april 10 vs. OAK April 15 vs. LA Angels 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 = Mike was charged with the tying run in the seventh Saturday night after he allowed a leadoff single to Cameron Maybin as well as a one-out walk in his 1/3 of an inning...he s allowed four runs in his last four outings after making back-to-back scoreless appearances to start the year. = Made his Royals debut on Opening Day, his first Major League appearance since Sept. 20, 2014 with Atlanta is in his second season with the Royals organization he didn t pitch in the Majors in 2016, but made 10 outings between Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA) on two separate rehab assignments. = Spent his first five big league seasons with the Atlanta Braves (2010-14), predominantly working as a starter...set a career high with 13 victories in 2013. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 (0.0%) 2017 Strikeout High: 2, April 7 at HOU April 14 vs. LA Angels 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Peter made his sixth-straight scoreless appearance on Friday vs. the Angels, working the final two frames...he retired the first five hitters he faced, before loading the bases with a single, a hit batsman and a walk...he s also stranded all six inherited runners he s faced this year, tied for third in the American League. = He allowed just two runs in his last 20 outings at Kauffman Stadium (17.1 IP), dating back to last July 26...he has a 3.58 ERA at The K with the Royals. = Made 50 appearances in 2016 after having his contract selected on May 12, his most since 2010 named Royals Pitcher of the Month in September...he also pitched for Team Australia in this spring s World Baseball Classic, making a scoreless 2.0-inning appearance vs. Cuba, recording three strikeouts. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: April 13, 2016 at HOU (203rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/2 2017 Strikeout High: 4, April 15 vs. LAA April 15 vs. LA Angels (Win) 1.2 1 0 0 2 4 = Joakim earned his first victory of the season Saturday against the Angels...he allowed the tying run in the seventh on Ben Revere s RBI single...however, he stranded the bases loaded by fanning Albert Pujols and worked a scoreless eighth inning ahead of Mike Moustakas go-ahead solo homer. = Soria s four strikeouts in Saturday s outing were the most by a KC reliever this season...while his 38 pitches were the sixth-highest total of his career. = He is in his 10th Major League season, including seven with the Royals (2007-12, 16) ranks third in club history in saves (161) and relief appearances (373). Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Oct. 4, 2015 at MIL (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/3 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (2x) last: April 6 at MIN April 12 vs. Oakland 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 = Travis hasn t pitched since working 0.2-inning Wednesday vs. Oakland...he recorded the final out of the fifth inning, before allowing a leadoff double and a one-out walk in the sixth...he s been saddled with eight inherited runners this year, which are tied for third-most in the Majors...he s stranded his last five. = Wood made five scoreless outings against the Giants last season, while he has a 3.13 ERA (16 ER in 46.0 IP) in 13 career outings against San Francisco... earned a Game 2 win vs. these Giants in last year s NLCS, working 1.1 scoreless frames...also clubbed a fourth-inning home run off George Kontos in that game. = Ranked sixth in the NL last season with 77 appearances, all out of the Cubs bullpen went 4-0 with a 2.95 ERA (20 ER in 61.0 IP) and 12 holds. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Aug. 14, 2016 at MIN (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/2 2017 Strikeout High: 1 (2x), last April 12 vs. OAK April 12 vs. Oakland 0.1 3 2 2 1 1 = Chris was charged with two runs Wednesday night, allowing three hits and a walk in his 0.1 inning...it marked just the seventh time in 41 relief outings where he s surrendered multiple runs...tossed 1.1 scoreless frames April 9 in Houston, working out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth inning. = Posted a 4.13 ERA (15 ER in 32.2 IP) in 21 relief outings last season, opposed to a 7.39 ERA (46 ER in 56.0 IP) in 13 starts. = His career.230 opponents average is second best among active pitchers (min. 1200.0 IP), trailing only Clayton Kershaw (.205). Alexander - - Duffy - - Hammel - - Herrera - - Karns - - Kennedy - - Minor - - Moylan - - Soria - - Vargas - - Wood 0-0 0 0.00 5 5.1 2 0 Young - - Royals vs. Giants 2016 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER - - 1-0 0 5.40 1 6.2 3 4 0-3 0 3.17 11 59.2 58 21 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 - - 11-6 0 2.86 26 166.2 142 53 3-1 0 2.41 6 37.1 28 10 1-1 0 3.65 11 12.1 13 5 0-0 2 2.25 4 4.0 3 1 0-1 0 3.15 3 20.0 21 7 1-3 0 3.13 13 46.0 42 16 4-4 0 2.87 12 78.1 60 25 Interleague - Pitching (Career) Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER Alexander 0-0 0 1.93 2 4.2 3 1 Duffy 5-3 0 2.89 15 74.2 64 24 Hammel 14-7 0 3.90 31 164.0 148 71 Herrera 3-4 3 2.47 50 54.2 37 15 Karns 5-0 0 5.09 10 40.2 42 23 Kennedy 5-15 0 5.18 22 128.2 136 74 Minor 3-8 0 3.88 15 95.0 92 41 Moylan 0-0 1 1.25 29 21.2 11 3 Soria 2-1 24 2.20 62 61.1 45 15 Vargas 8-7 0 4.04 21 131.1 139 59 Wood 4-6 0 3.53 30 102.0 98 40 Young 12-4 0 3.17 25 127.2 109 45

Hitting Notes Drew Butera LAA Series: 0-for-3 This Stand: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Drew made his second start of the season on Sunday vs. the Angels and went 0-for-3. = Played in four games at the World Baseball Classic for Team Italy, going 4-for-14 (.286) with two homers and four runs scored. = Set career highs in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480) in 2016 made 34 starts behind the plate last season, reaching base in 26 of those games hit.275 (30-for-109) as a starter and.357 (5-for-14) off the bench. Lorenzo Cain LAA Series: 4-for-11, 2 runs, 2B, BB This Stand: 10-for-20 (.500), 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Lorenzo went 0-for-3 with a walk on Sunday and has now reached safely in 11 of 12 games this season snapped a 13-game hitting streak at home. = Cain ranks tied for third in the Majors in walks (11) and on-base percentage (.490) hit.308 (8-for-26) with four RBI vs. the Giants in the 2014 World Series. = Ranks second in the Majors with a.500 average (10-for-20) at home and ranks tied for third in the Majors with a.571 average (4-for-7) with RISP. = Stole third base in the third inning on Thursday, his fourth steal of the season is now 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts in his last 18 games dating back to last season. = Played in just 103 games last season due to hamstring and wrist injuries the Royals were 57-44 with him in the starting lineup in 2016 and 24-37 without him. Christian Colón LAA Series: 0-for-2, BB This Stand: 0-for-2, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Christian made his second start of the season on Sunday vs. the Angels, going 0-for-2 with a walk made the Opening Day roster for the third straight season. = Appeared in 54 games last season, making 29 starts at second base and 10 at third hit his first Major League home run on Sept. 15 of last season, a three-run homer off Oakland s Dillon Overton in his 293rd career at-bat hit.290 (18-for-62) with nine of his 13 RBI in the seventh inning or later last season. = Colón has a career.406 on-base percentage when leading off an inning, which ranks third among AL hitters since the start of 2014 (min. 60 plate appearances). Cheslor Cuthbert LAA Series: 0-for-3 This Stand: 0-for-7 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Cheslor went 0-for-3 on Sunday vs. the Angels and is now 2-for-14 this season including 0-for-his-last-10, both hits coming on April 8 at Houston. = Won the American League rookie batting title last season, hitting.274 (130-for-475) also led AL rookies in doubles (28), tied for the lead in multi-hit games (33) and ranked second in hits (130) his 12 HR were third most by a Royals rookie third baseman, two shy of Kevin Seitzer (1987) and Alex Gordon (2007). = His 123 starts at third base last season were fourth most by a Royals rookie, behind Seitzer (139 in 1987), Gordon (129 in 2007) and George Brett (128 in 1974). Alcides Escobar LAA Series: 3-for-9, BB, RBI This Stand: 6-for-20 (.300), BB, RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (3-4) = Alcides recorded his fourth career walk-off RBI on Sunday vs. the Angels, a single to score Raul Mondesi from third in a 1-0 win also singled in the second and seventh innings, marking his first three-hit game since Aug. 14, 2016 at Minnesota. = Escobar enters today with 183 consecutive starts dating back to Sept. 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias. = Batting.296 (150-for-506) lifetime in Interleague play and enters with a 13-game hitting streak vs. NL foes, in which he s batting.421 (24-for-57), including nine multi-hit efforts hit.310 (9-for-29) with three doubles and two RBI vs. San Francisco in the 2014 World Series. = Has played in 955 games since joining the Royals prior to the 2011 season since then, only Robinson Cano (968) and Adrian Gonzalez (960) have more. = Appeared in seven games for Team Venezuela during the World Baseball Classic, batting.375 (9-for-24) with two doubles and four RBI. = Led the American League with 10 sacrifices last season his 65 sacrifices since the start of 2011 are second most in the Majors, behind Elvis Andrus (70). Alex Gordon LAA Series: 2-for-11, 2 runs, BB This Stand: 3-for-23 (.130), 3 runs, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Alex went 0-for-4 on Sunday vs. the Angels reached and scored in the first inning in three straight games from April 13-15. = Gordon is a career.289/.367/.477 hitter in Interleague play, including.389/.500/.722 (7-for-18) with two HR in six career regular season games vs. San Francisco. = Threw out Evan Gattis at second base on April 8 in Houston, his 75th career outfield assists, most in the Majors since 2010. = Reached via hit-by-pitch on April 5, the 76th HBP of his career, two shy of Mike Macfarlane (78) for the Royals all-time record. = Played in just 128 games last season, missing 29 games from May 23-June 24 with a fractured right wrist after colliding with Mike Moustakas on May 22. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, Gordon was charged with an error on May 13, 2016, snapping a streak of 188 consecutive games without one, dating back to August 2, 2014 he s errored just once in 103 games (102 starts) since. Eric Hosmer LAA Series: 3-for-11, 2 RBI, BB This Stand: 4-for-21, (.190), 3 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (3-11) = Eric went 1-for-4 on Sunday vs. the Angels, extending his on-base streak to 11 games. = Last season, Hosmer was named Royals Majestic Player of the Month in April, batting.326 (29-for-89), which included a career-best 18-game hitting streak. = Was a member of Team USA, which won the 2017 World Baseball Classic championship named to the WBC All-Tournament team, batting.385 (10-for-26) with three doubles, a homer and five RBI he also tied for second on the team with six runs scored in the tournament. = His 62 go-ahead RBI since 2015 are tied for fourth most in the Majors, trailing only Nolan Arenado (66), Matt Kemp (65) and Albert Pujols (63) earned his second Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year award last season while leading American League first basemen with 154 starts also named All-Star Game MVP. Whit Merrifield LAA Series: n/a This Stand: n/a Hit Streak: n/a = Whit was recalled from Omaha (AAA) before tonight s game hit.412/.432/.794 (14-for-34) with three homers and nine RBI in nine games with the Storm Chasers, leading the Pacific Coast League in slugging percentage before his recall hit.274 (17-for-62) with five extra-base hits and six RBI in 30 games this spring. = Merrifield made his Major League debut last May and played in 81 games for the Royals, including starts at second base (55), left field (11), right field (three), third base (three) and first base (one), becoming the first Royal to start games at five different positions (none at DH) since Willie Bloomquist in 2010. = Hit.283 (88-for-311) with the Royals in 2016 ranked second among AL rookies (min. 300 AB) in doubles (22), third in average & fourth in multi-hit games (27). Raúl Mondesi LAA Series: 0-for-5, run, SB, sac This Stand: 2-for-14 (.143), 3 runs, HR, RBI, BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Raúl pinch ran for Perez on Sunday in the ninth stole second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch scored game-winning run on Escobar s walk-off single. = Mondesi ranks tied for the Major League lead with five stolen bases went 33-for-35 in stolen base attempts in 2016, including 9-for-10 in the Majors. = Since his recall on July 26, 2016, his nine sacrifice hits lead Majors and are two more than any position player tied for ML lead with three sacrifices in 2017. = Hit a solo home run on an 0-2 count in the ninth inning on last Wednesday vs. Oakland that traveled an estimated 436 ft. to center, according to Statcast. Brandon Moss LAA Series: 2-for-7, run, HR, RBI, BB This Stand: 2-for-16 (.125), run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-6) = Moss didn t play on Sunday had a go-ahead solo home run in the fourth inning on Saturday, his first homer at Kauffman Stadium as a Royal has six HR and 20 RBI in 23 career games here, including two HR and five RBI in the 2014 Wild Card Game for Oakland. = Has 18 career home runs in Interleague play, all of them coming since 2012 has three home runs in his last six games vs. San Francisco. = His 28 home runs in just 413 at-bats last season were the second-highest total of his career, behind his 30 with Oakland in 2013 averaged one homer every 14.75 at bats, which ranked third in the National League (min. 400 at bats) 53 percent of his hits last season went for extra bases (49 of 93). Mike Moustakas LAA Series: 2-for-7, 3 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB This Stand: 4-for-18 (.222), 5 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 4 g (4-14) = Mike hit the go-ahead solo HR in the eighth inning Saturday off LHP Jose Alvarez, his first HR vs. a lefty since April 9, 2016 vs. Minnesota (Tommy Milone) it was his 300th career RBI and third career go-ahead HR in the eighth inning or later and the first since April 16, 2014 at Houston (11th inning off Jerome Williams). = Moose didn t play on Sunday, but has homered his last two games for the eighth time in his career and first since April 21-22, 2016. = Batting.296/.347/.433 (93-for-314) with nine home runs and 39 RBI in 87 career games in Interleague play. = Has 23 home runs in his last 286 at-bats since Aug. 20, 2015 his 12.43 AB/HR ratio during that time ranks second in the Majors (min. 250 at-bats). = Moustakas is a career.272 hitter (138-for-508) from the No. 2 spot in the lineup, his best average in any batting slot (min. 5 plate appearances). = Returning from an ACL tear, which kept him out for much of 2016 in a career-low 27 games last season, he hit.240 with seven homers and 13 RBI. Paulo Orlando LAA Series: 1-for-11, run This Stand: 2-for-18 (.111), run Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Paulo went 0-for-4 on Sunday and is now 0-for-his-last-10 since his second-inning single on Friday vs. the Angels. = Orlando hit.331 (78-for-236) in 63 games at Kauffman Stadium in 2016, the sixth-best home average in the American League (min. 225 at-bats). = Batted.302 (138-for-457) in 2016, his first full season in the Majors his 138 hits were most ever by a Brazilian-born player, topping Yan Gomes (135 in 2014). = Ranked fourth in the AL last season, batting.329 (52-for-158) with two outs of his 72 career RBI, 32 of them (44.4 percent) have come with two outs. Salvador Perez LAA Series: 3-for-10, run, HR, 2 RBI This Stand: 6-for-21 (.286), run, 2B, HR, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Salvy went 2-for-4 on Sunday as Kansas City s designated hitter has hit safely in 10 of his 12 games this season. = Perez homered in four straight games from April 6-9, the longest streak by a Royal since Billy Butler in 2011 and one shy of Mike Sweeney s club record in 2002. = Nine of his last 10 HR have been solo shots, dating back to last season his 46 HR as a catcher since 2015 are most in the Majors. = Perez has 92 career home runs, including 89 of them as a catcher Mike Macfarlane holds the Royals record with 93 HR as a catcher. = Hit.333/.360/.500 (8-for-24) with a home run and four RBI in the 2014 World Series vs. San Francisco. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 544 games at catcher since 2013, most in the Major Leagues. = Threw out a career-high 30 would-be basestealers in 2016, second most in Majors his 101 catcher caught stealings since 2013 are second most in the Majors. = Perez received his American League Silver Slugger award at catcher and his fourth straight Rawlings Gold Glove award before Friday night s game.

This & That INTERLEAGUE RETURNS--Tonight is the first of 20 regular season games against National League competition this year, with the majority of the action taking place against the N.L. West, while the annual home & home with the A.L. Central Cardinals will consist of four games on August 7-10, two in each venue...kansas City enters tonight with an all-time 41-38 ledger against teams from the N.L. West, posting winning marks against the Giants (9-3), Colorado (12-10) and the Dodgers (5-4), while falling short against the Diamondbacks (11-13) and San Diego (4-8)...the Giants (2), Rockies (3) and D Backs (3) will all visit Kauffman Stadium this year, while the Royals will travel to San Francisco (2), Los Angeles (3) and San Diego (3)...overall, Kansas City has a 175-188 record since Interleague play began in 1997, including an 89-91 mark in The K...in the last three years, the Royals have compiled a 38-22 Interleague mark, which is tied with Baltimore and Toronto for second most wins in the Majors in that span behind only Boston. RING BEARERS--Three members of the 2016 World Series champion Chicago Cubs did some traveling on their off day on Monday, as tonight s starter Jason Hammel joined teammates Travis Wood and Jorge Soler on a trek to Wrigley Field...each were introduced last night prior to the Cubs game with Milwaukee and were handed their coveted World Series rings from Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and Joe Maddon. DZIEDZIC EARNS PCL HONOR--Omaha hurler Jonathan Dziedzic (pronounced Jeh-Jick) has been named the initial winner of the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for 2017...the 26-year old southpaw has opened the year 2-1 with a 1.04 ERA allowing two earned runs in 17.1 innings...he has been most impressive in his last two starts, combining to allowing only six hits and one walk of 12.1 scoreless innings while fanning 11...his most recent gem was on Sunday, when Dziedzic worked 6.2 hitless innings against New Orleans, allowing only a walk while fanning six in a 7-0 victory. ROAD TRIP AHEAD--Kansas City will set out on its second week-long journey of the year starting Thursday night with the first of a 4-game series against the Rangers in Arlington...the trip will then head north to the Windy City, with the Royals playing three games against the White Sox starting Monday night...kc went just 1-6 vs. Texas last year, getting swept in a 4-game stop in Globe Life Park...all-time, KC has gone 277-267-1 against the Rangers. DUPER SUPER TO START 17--Kansas City s replay specialist, Bill Duplissea was quiet for the first four games of 2017, but has been busy (and successful) in five of the last eight, forging reversals each time out, making him 5-for-5 to open the season...the most recent was on Saturday night against the Angels, when replay proved that Martin Maldonado was indeed out at first base to end the fifth inning...1:28 later, New York agreed with Duplissea and flipped the on-field decision... Dupe also had a pair of overturns in the Oakland series to open this homestand, as well a pair of calls flipped last weekend in Houston...Dupe closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good of 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). RISP S STILL NEED WORK--Kansas City went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position on Sunday, but the one was the most important as Alcides Escobar knocked home the game winner with a runner on third and the 1-0 victory...on the year, the Royals are hitting.158 (11-for-76) in scoring position situations, which is currently 30th among all big league clubs...this is unchartered territory for the Royals, who finished fourth in the A.L. last year with a.273 mark with runners in scoring position, after finishing second in the loop in both 2015 (.281) and 2014 (.271). DUFFY AND HIS K S--For every strikeout that he records in 2017, Danny Duffy will donate $500 to Noah s Bandage Project, a local foundation that provides fun bandages to kids and raises money for pediatric cancer research...through three starts, he s on the hook for $8,500 with 17 strikeouts to this point, including a half-dozen here on Friday night Danny recorded 188 strikeouts in 2016, the most by a left-handed pitcher in KC history, Bill Butler s 156 K s in 1969. HOMEWORK--Riding a 4-game winning streak, Kansas City is now 4-2 in this opening homestand with just these two games against the Giants remaining...kc will charter out of town tomorrow for visits to Texas (4) and Chicago (3), but then will open a stretch from April 28-May 18 in which it will host 17 of 21 games here in Kauffman Stadium, the only break a 4-game trip to Tampa Bay on May 8-11. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is now in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he enters tonight one game under.500 with the Royals at 555-556 during the regular season, the win total shattering Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers is games (2,070) and wins (1,012)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.170 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (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). 162 ON THE TUBE--Tonight s game is on FOX Sports Kansas City with 2016 Emmy award winning Ryan Lefebvre on the play-by-play and Rex Hudler providing the analysis...every game of the 2017 season will be on television, 151 via FSKC, while nine are ticketed for FS 1 and two others on the FOX Network...the Royals are also slated for two appearances on ESPN...Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery will provide the pre and post game analysis on Royals Live. YEAR #49 AT THE MIC--The 2007 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award, Denny Matthews was in the broadcast booth on April 8, 1969 when Joe Keough delivered a 12th inning single to give Kansas City a win in the first game in franchise history against these Twins and the veteran announcer is back in the booth here in Minnesota for his 49th season behind the microphone...ryan Lefebvre, who will once again work both the TV and radio side during the year, is calling his 19th opener since joining the Royals...Steve Physioc in his sixth season in the broadcast booth for the Royals and Steve Stewart will anchor the pre and post-game as well as in-game updates all season, while also providing the play-by-play call on many occasions, his 10th season with KC...Don Free controls the dials for a 32nd and final season as the producer/engineer. vs. Giants (2016) vs. Giants (career) At Home (career) Cain (career) Bumgarner (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera Cain Colon Cuthbert Escobar Gordon Hosmer Merrifield Mondesi Moss.294 17 5 2 2 Moustakas Orlando Perez.100 20 2 0 2.091 11 1 0 1.147 34 5 0 1.389 18 7 2 5.193 88 17 4 8.200 10 2 0 1.182 11 2 1 2.198 464 92 2 32.300 1086 326 22 152.248 153 38 1 13.281 281 79 5 36.266 2050 545 16 179.265 2295 609 75 305.276 1655 456 44 239.291 172 50 2 21.171 82 14 1 5.229 1342 307 57 191.251 1174 295 38 150.303 386 117 7 40.277 1215 336 39 175.000 4 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.176 17 3 1 1.000 3 0 0 0.167 6 1 0 0.333 3 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0.333 3 1 0 0.000 4 0 0 0 Interleague Hitting (Career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI Butera.244 82 20 2 8 Cain.271 240 65 4 28 Colon.237 38 9 0 2 Cuthbert.231 52 12 1 4 Escobar.296 506 150 4 46 Gordon.289 547 158 22 72 Hosmer.252 385 97 6 50 Merrifield.216 37 8 0 3 Mondesi.111 9 1 0 0 Moss.229 340 78 18 53 Moustakas.296 314 93 9 39 Orlando.224 67 15 0 2 Perez.260 281 73 9 35 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 3 15 5.0 2-1 3 Jason Hammel 2 6 3.0 0-2 - Nate Karns 2 7 3.5 1-1 1 Ian Kennedy 3 2 0.7 1-2 2 Jason Vargas 2 8 4.0 2-0 2 Totals 12 38 3.2 6-6 8 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy 1-0 1-1 2-1 Hammel - 0-2 0-2 Karns - 1-1 1-1 Kennedy 1-0 0-2 1-2 Vargas - 2-0 2-0 Total 2-0 4-6 6-6 Butera Perez Totals Starts 2 10 11 CS/ATT 0/0 1/8 1/8 Pct. 0.0 12.5 12.5 ERA 1.29 4.26 3.68 ER/IP 3/21.0 41/86.2 44/107.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 1 (Last: 4/8 @ HOU)

2017 Royals Home Runs 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 9/7/16 @ MIN K. Gibson 35 Cain 8/26/16 @ BOS J. Tazawa 58 Colón 9/15/16 OAK D. Overton 10 Cuthbert 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU D. Keuchel 10 Escobar 9/22/16 @ CLE S. Clevinger 76 Gordon 9/25/16 @ DET M. Pelfrey 68 Hosmer 1-1 - 1-1 - - - 1 1 - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU L. Gregerson 26 Merrifield 6/15/16 CLE J. Tomlin 218 Mondesi 1-1 1-1 1 - - - - 1 - - 0-1 4/12/17 OAK F. Montas 8 Moss 2-2 1 1 2 - - - - 1 1-2 - - - 1 1 1-1 4/15/17 LAA M. Shoemaker 1 Moustakas 5 1 4 2 3 4 1 - - 4 1-1 3 - - - 3 2 2-3 4/15/17 LAA J. Alvarez 0 Orlando 9/19/16 CWS C. Rodon 83 Perez 5-5 1 4 5 - - - 3 2-1 1 2 3 - - - 3-2 4/14/17 LAA D. Guerra 8 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Alex Gordon (8/18/16 vs. Minnesota, fourth inning) - Franchise total: 122 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (9/6/16 @ Minnesota, 2-run off Ervin Santana, 3-run off Pat Light) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez (4/8/17 at Houston, eighth inning off Luke Gregerson) - once in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (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: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 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: Victor Martinez (9/25/16 @ Comerica Park off Edinson Volquez, 3rd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez, Boston (8/27/16 @ Fenway Park, Danny Duffy pitching, 5th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: George Springer, Houston (4/9/17 @ Minute Maid Park, Nate Karns pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mitch Moreland, Texas (7/30/16 @ Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (7/5/16 @ Rogers Centre, 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: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (9/5/16 @ Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2017 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 - - - 0 g - - - Cain 3 1 - - - 4 - - 1-1 - - 0 g 5 g (4/10-15) 5 - Colón - - - 0 g - - - Cuthbert 1 - - - - 1 - - 0 g - - - Escobar 2 1 - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - 1 g 3 g (4/10-13) 1 - Gordon 2 - - - - 2 2 - - - - 2 1 1 2 - - - 0 g 3 g (2x) 2 1 Hosmer - 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - 3 g 5 g (4/5-9) - - Merrifield - - - 2 g - - - Mondesi - - - 1 1 - - - 0 g - 1 - Moss - - - 2 1 - - - 2 g - - - Moustakas 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1 3-1 - - 4 g 6 g (4/3-9) - - Orlando - - - - 2 - - - 0 g 3 g (4/12-14) - - Perez 3 - - - - 3 1 - - - - 1 1 1-1 - - 1 g 8 g (4/6-14) - - 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: Ian Kennedy (10), April 16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): April 16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels (1-0), Kennedy (8.0), Herrera (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: Kendrys Morales, August 28, 2016 @ Boston (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, September 6, 2016 @ Minnesota 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: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 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: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 28, 2015 @ Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: April 16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels (1-0 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 8, 2017 @ Houston (8th inning, 6 runs) (Once in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 14-16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 15-17, 2016 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 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 3-6, 2017 @ Minnesota Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 28-31, 2016 @ Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 3 4/13/17 vs. OAK Pitchers 14 9/30/16 vs. CLE Butera 7 9/23/16 @ DET Cain 49 6/17/16 vs. DET Colón 5 9/15/16 vs. OAK Cuthbert 12 9/23/16 @ DET Escobar 3 4/13/17 vs. OAK Gordon 27 9/14/16 vs. OAK Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Hosmer 54 8/14/16 @ MIN Merrifield 1 10/1/16 vs. CLE Mondesi 42 8/15/16 @ DET Moss 22 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 10 5/21/16 @ CWS Orlando 38 8/31/16 vs. NYY Perez 36 8/25/16 @ MIA

Date Player Transaction 2/1 1B/OF-Brandon Moss Signed as a free agent 2/8 RHP-Jason Hammel Signed as a free agent RHP-Alec Mills Traded to Chicago Cubs for OF-Donald Dewes 2/15 LHP-Travis Wood Signed as a free agent LHP-Brian Flynn Placed on the 60-day DL (stable lumbar vertebral fracture) 3/8 RHP-Kyle Zimmer Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 3/13 1B/OF-Samir Dueñez Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) RHP-Jake Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Kevin McCarthy Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Miguel Almonte Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 3/17 OF-Bubba Starling Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF-Ramón Torres Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Andrew Edwards Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 3/27 LHP-Scott Alexander Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Billy Burns Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Peter O Brien Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/1 INF/OF-Whit Merrifield Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/2 OF-Jorge Soler Placed on 10-day D.L. (left oblique strain) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha (AAA) Placed on 60-day D.L. (left oblique strain) 2017 Transactions Date Player Transaction RHP-Peter Moylan Selected from Omaha (AAA) 4/10 OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 4/11 LHP-Matt Strahm Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/12 LHP-Scott Alexander Recalled from Omaha (AAA) RHP-Jakob Junis Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 4/16 RHP-Jakob Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/18 INF-Whit Merrifield Recalled from Omaha (AAA) Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/3 at Minnesota 7 Kepler called out at 1B 1-1 0:58 Overturned Opp. 1-0 4/8 at Houston 5 Marisnick called out on SB attempt 1-2 2:18 Stands Opp. 1-1 7 Marisnick no interference on DP 1-2 2:13 Overturned KC 1-0 4/9 at Houston 2 Reddick called safe at 2B on SB 0-1 1:40 Overturned KC 2-0 4/10 Oakland 6 Mondesi called out at 2B 0-2 1:16 Overturned KC 3-0 4/13 Oakland 2 Mondesi called out on SB attempt 2-0 1:05 Overturned KC 4-0 4/15 Los Angeles Angels 5 Maldonado safe at 1B 2-1 1:28 Overturned KC 5-0 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Gordon (6-6) 2nd: Cain (2-0), Moustakas (4-6) 3rd: Cain (4-6), Hosmer (2-0) 4th: Hosmer (4-6), Perez (2-0) 5th: Cuthbert (2-0), Perez (4-6) 6th: Moss (4-5), Orlando (2-1) 7th: Cuthbert (0-2), Escobar (2-0), Orlando (4-4) 8th: Colon (2-0), Escobar (4-6) 9th: Butera (2-0), Mondesi (4-6) The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (2-1), Hammel (0-2), Karns (1-1), Kennedy (1-2), Vargas (2-0) C: Butera (2-0), Perez (4-6) 1B: Hosmer (6-6) 2B: Colon (2-0), Mondesi (4-6) 3B: Cuthbert (2-1), Moustakas (4-5) SS: Escobar (6-6) LF: Gordon (6-5), Moss (0-1) CF: Cain (6-6) RF: Gordon (0-1), Orlando (6-5) DH: Cuthbert (0-1), Moss (4-4), Moustakas (0-1), Perez (2-0) Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 5 3 3 3 4 4-13 3-38 Opponents 3 2 5 6 2 4 18-3 - - 1 - - - 44 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 2 1-2 - 1 - - - - Opponents 1 2 - - 1 1-1 - - Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - - 4 2nd - 5 7 3rd - 1 4 4th - 1 4 5th - 5 7 6th - 2 4 7th - - 2 8th - - - 9th - 1 2 Kansas City By the Days Monday 0-2 Tuesday - Wednesday 0-2 Thursday 1-1 Friday 2-0 Saturday 2-0 Sunday 1-1 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 5 4/14 vs. LA Angels (3rd, 1 hit) 3 runs - 1 4/7 @ Houston (8th, 3 hits) 4 runs - - - 5 runs - - - 6 runs - 1 4/8 @ Houston (8th, 5 hits) 7 runs - - - Lead after six innings: 4-1 Lead after seven innings: 3-0 Lead after eight innings: 5-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 5-0 Score first: 3-1 Score more than three runs: 3-1 Hit home run: 4-4 Series opener: 2-2 10 or more hits: 1-0 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 1-2 Tied after seven innings: 2-1 Tied after eight innings: 1-1 Starter works 6.0 IP: 1-2 Opponents score first: 3-5 Score three runs or less: 3-5 Do not homer: 2-2 Series finale: 2-2 Opponents 10 or more hits: 0-2 Trail after six innings: 1-3 Trail after seven innings: 1-5 Trail after eight innings: 0-5 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 0-4 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 2/1 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 1/1 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 3/2 Errorless games by KC: 5-6 Extra Innings 0-1