ACE 30. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Ervin Santana (10-4, 2.80) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (11-3, 2.29)

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Minnesota Twins (40-37) @ Kansas City Royals (38-39) Kauffman Stadium - Friday, June 30, 2017 Game #78 - Home Game #40 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, July 1 (Game 1) vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Jose Berrios (7-2, 2.98) or TBD vs. RHP Luke Farrell (MLB Debut), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, July 1 (Game 2) vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Jose Berrios (7-2, 2.98) or TBD vs. RHP Jason Hammel (4-6, 4.75), 7:35 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, July 2 vs. Minnesota Twins: LHP Hector Santiago (4-7, 5.37) vs. TBD, 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in KC on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart on the call, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer tonight s game is being televised in HD on FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler in the booth while Joel Goldberg anchors the Royals Live the pre and post-game shows. Royals vs. Twins Kansas City s struggles with the Twins in 2017 have been a script flipper from a year ago, as the Royals are just 1-7 this year after going 15-4 a season ago...kc trails the all-time series by a 369-391 count, but possesses a 196-184 record in Kansas City, specifically 177-167 here in Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/3 @ Min L, 1-7 Santana Strahm 39,615 4/5 @ Min L, 1-9 Santiago Kennedy 15,171 4/6 @ Min L, 3-5 Rogers Minor 16,078 4/28 KC L, 4-6 Breslow Soria 27,911 4/30 KC L, 5-7 Hughes Hammel 32,685 5/19 @ Min L, 3-4 (10) Kintzler Alburquerque 23,553 5/21 @ Min (1) W, 6-4 Minor Hughes @ Min (2) L, 4-8 Mejia Kennedy 27,852 6/30 KC 7/1 KC (1) KC (2) 7/2 KC HOME RUNS DECIDE DETROIT SERIES--The Tigers were a little more proficient at hitting the long ball during KC s 3-game stop in Motown, capped with a 7-3 loss in the rubber game yesterday...the defeat snapped Kansas City s streak of five consecutive series wins and was just the fifth setback in the last 17 games...tuesday s series opener went the way of the Tigers with Miguel Cabrera s 3-run homer the big blow, but KC evened the series on Wednesday thanks to blasts from Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas...that set up the finale yesterday where a trio of home runs, starting with a 3-run shot by Justin Upton in the first, led to six Detroit tallies off of starting and losing hurler Jakob Junis...that was more than enough for last year s Rookie of the Year, Michael Fulmer, who faced the minimum number of hitters through 5.2 innings en route to the decision, finally allowing three runs (two earned) in the ninth inning...ramon Torres had two hits and Drew Butera, a late defensive entry, doubled home a pair of runs. ROSTER MOVES--The Royals today optioned right-handed pitcher Jake Junis to Omaha (AAA) and have recalled left-handed hurler Eric Skoglund...this will be Skoglund s second stint with the big league club, as he was 1-1 with a 5.59 ERA in three earlier starts...he will wear #53. FOUR SCORE AND 14 WINS AGO--Kansas City didn t get to four runs yesterday, thus their June streak stayed intact as the Royals are a perfect 14-0 when scoring at least four runs...if this sounds all too familiar for a mid-season roll, one only has go to as far back as the 2015 World Series title year when from May 9-June 28, the Royals reeled off 19 consecutive wins when plating at least four runs, then after losing a July 1 contest in Houston (6-5), KC won eight more in a row for a 27-1 stretch when plating at least four...this current streak began with a 4-0 win on June 2 vs. Cleveland. A RARE MATCHUP--Thanks to the mind of Dave Holtzman and research of STATS, Inc., it s been uncovered that tonight s pitching matchup of Ervin Santana and Jason Vargas is just the second time since 1990 that two hurlers with at least 10 wins and ERA s under 3.00 have squared off prior to the All-Star break...the last such get together was June 16, 2002, when Boston s Derek Lowe (10 wins, 1.89 ERA) met up with Atlanta s Tom Glavine (11 wins, 1.53 ERA) in an interleague game at Turner Field... prior to that it was 27 years to the date, June 30, 1990, when Oakland s Bob Welch (12 wins, 2.53 ERA) squared off in Skydome against Dave Stieb (10 wins, 2.85 ERA). HOME WORK--The Royals return to The K where they possess an overall 21-18 ledger this year, including a 6-3 in their last nine...kc has won its last two series here, going 2-1 against both Boston and Toronto last week...this 4-game series with the Twins are the only home contests in a stretch of 13 games starting with the 1-2 stop in Detroit and then a 6-game tour of Seattle (3) and Dodger Stadium (3) prior to the break...the Royals will come out of the break with a 10-game homestand featuring visits from Texas (3), Detroit (4) and the White Sox (3)...once that post-break stand is completed, Kansas City will be on the road for 17 of 23 games from July 24-August 16. 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 right-hander 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 Ervin Santana (10-4, 2.80) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (11-3, 2.29) 2017 2016 Career 2017 2016 Career Ervin Santana vs. Royals 1-0 0-2 6-9 Major League Record 10-4 (2.80 ERA) 7-11 143-120 Jason Vargas vs. Twins - 0-0 6-4 Major League Record 11-3 (2.29 ERA) 0-0 78-73 JASON VARGAS, the American League leader in wins makes his 16th start of the season and 212th of his career (232nd appearance) he s making his 18th career appearance (17th start) vs. Minnesota and first since last September he is in the final season of a four-year contract he signed with Kansas City on November 22, 2013. SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN--Jason won his sixth straight start in the Royals 3-2 victory over Toronto here last Saturday, allowing eight hits, including a pair of solo homers, with no walks and two K s in 7.0 innings he gave up a second inning homer to Troy Tulowitzki and a game-tying shot to Kevin Pillar in the seventh, but Alex Gordon s go-ahead RBI triple in the bottom half of the frame gave him the 3-2 lead that held up his six consecutive winning starts are most by a Royal since Zack Greinke won nine straight from September 13, 2008-May 4, 2009 according to STATS LLC, Vargy s 11 wins are tied with four others for second most by a Royals pitcher through the end of June, trailing only Bret Saberhagen, who had 13 wins through the end of June in 1987. TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADERS--Vargas enters tonight leading the A.L. in wins (11) he was the first in the Majors to 10 wins (June 18), becoming the fourth Royal to do so, joining Bret Saberhagen (1987), David Cone (1994) and Kevin Appier (1995) his 2.29 ERA (24 ER in 94.1 IP) ranks second in the Majors, trailing only Max Scherzer (2.06) he ranks in the top 10 among American League pitchers in walks-per-nine innings (1.91, fourth) and WHIP (1.13, tied for eighth) his 2.29 ERA is the lowest by a Royal entering this date (June 30) since Zack Greinke, who had a 1.95 ERA on this date during his 2009 Cy Young Award winning season. RISPY BUSINESS--Opponents are batting just.175 (11-for-63) with two extra-base hits with runners in scoring position, fourth best in the American League behind Yu Darvish (.153), Andrew Cashner (.167) and teammate Jason Hammel (.171) only Cashner (one extra-base hit to 84 batters) has faced at least as many batters than Vargas with RISP and has allowed fewer extra-base hits. THE COMEBACK--Vargas made three starts last September, including his first appearance in the Majors since July 21, 2015 according to Jon Roegele s Tommy John surgery database at The Hardball Times, Vargas return from Tommy John surgery (409 days) was the fastest by a Major League starting pitcher since Gavin Floyd (363 days) in 2014 in 18 starts since his return, Vargas is 11-3 with a 2.29 ERA (27 ER in 106.1 IP) and a.240 opponents avgerage (95-for-396). VS. TWINS--He s 6-4 with a 3.75 ERA (39 ER in 93.2 IP) in 17 career outings (16 starts) vs. Minnesota, including his last start of 2016, a 5-2 win here at Kauffman Stadium he s recorded 11.0 scoreless innings over his last two starts vs. the Twins and is unbeaten in his last three starts since his last loss on April 16, 2015 at Minnesota since joining the Royals prior to the 2014 season, he s 12-7 with a 3.73 ERA (66 ER in 159.1 IP) in 28 starts vs. AL Central teams. AT HOME--Jason leads the A.L. with a 1.92 ERA (11 ER in 51.2 IP) at home, ahead of Chris Sale at 2.34 in eight starts at Kauffman Stadium this season, Vargas Vargas vs. Twins Player AVG AB H HR RBI Byron Buxton.500 2 1 0 0 Jason Castro.333 3 1 0 0 Brian Dozier.261 23 6 0 0 Eduardo Escobar.429 7 3 0 0 Robbie Grossman.125 8 1 0 1 Max Kepler.500 2 1 0 0 Joe Mauer.389 36 14 0 9 Jorge Polanco.000 2 0 0 0 Eddie Rosario.500 2 1 0 0 Miguel Sano.000 1 0 0 0 Kennys Vargas.182 11 2 1 2 Jason s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/7 at Houston W, 5-1 6.0 6 1 1 0 1 6 93-62 2-1 4/13 Oakland W, 3-1 7.2 4 0 0 0 1 8 98-66 3-0 4/19 San Francisco W, 2-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 0 9 92-61 1-0 4/24 at Chicago-AL L, 1-12 5.0 7 4 3 1 0 5 96-60 1-4 5/1 Chicago-AL W, 6-1 6.0 5 1 1 0 3 1 96-59 4-1 5/6 Cleveland ND, 1-3 6.0 4 0 0 0 2 6 92-61 1-0 5/11 at Tampa Bay W, 6-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 1 4 96-63 6-0 5/17 New York-AL L, 7-11 4.0 7 6 6 1 2 4 91-56 0-6 5/22 at New York-AL L, 2-4 6.0 4 3 3 2 3 6 102-63 2-3 5/27 at Cleveland W, 5-2 5.2 9 2 2 1 2 2 94-60 4-2 6/2 Cleveland W, 4-0 9.0 7 0 0 0 1 3 103-69 4-0 6/7 Houston W, 7-5 5.0 6 2 2 1 1 5 89-53 7-2 6/13 at San Francisco W, 8-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 6 102-65 8-1 6/18 at LA Angels W, 7-3 6.0 8 3 3 0 2 3 94-62 7-3 6/24 Toronto W, 3-2 7.0 8 2 2 2 0 2 98-69 3-2 2017 Totals 11-3 2.29 94.1 87 25 24 8 20 701,436-929 64.7% Career Totals 78-73 4.04 1316.0 1329 623 591 158 377 875 - - is 6-1, holding opponents to two-or-fewer runs seven times he s 8-1 with a 2.40 ERA (21 ER in 78.2 IP) in his last 14 home starts since the start of 2015, the lone loss coming to the Yankees on May 17 of this season. Vargas Last Win: June 24, 2017 vs. Toronto (7.0 IP, 3-2 over Marco Estrada) Vargas Last Loss: May 22, 2017 at New York Yankees (6.0 IP, 2-4 to Michael Pineda) Vargas Strikeout High: 10; 2x, last: June 26, 2012 vs. Oakland (6.2 IP, 3-2 win over Jim Miller) Vargas Last Complete Game (12th career) and Last Shutout (7th career): June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Josh Tomlin) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2017

Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Game 1 Starter - Luke Farrell = Luke will make his Major League debut in the first game of tomorrow s split twinbill...he will become the 221st pitcher to start a game for the Royals. = The 6-foot-6 right-hander is 7-3 with a 3.83 ERA (35 ER in 82.1 IP) in 13 starts (14 appearances) at Omaha (AAA) this season...among qualifying pitchers in the Pacific Coast League, he ranks third in WHIP (1.19), seventh in strikeouts (77) and eighth in ERA and innings pitched (88.2). = He most recently recorded a 5-3 win over Memphis on Tuesday night, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits over 6.0 innings...he issued no walks and fanned nine hitters for a second-straight start...he was named PCL Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 19-26, going 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA over his last two starts. = In his first two minor league seasons, he was 3-16 with a 5.69 ERA...however, since the start of 2015, he s 21-9 with a 3.45 mark (116 ER in 303.0 IP). = Luke was originally selected by the Royals in the sixth round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft...he is the youngest son of Red Sox manager, John Farrell. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 77 26-26 - - 4.18 426.1 425 207 198 62 140 350.260 Relievers 76 12-13 18 26 4.40 260.0 258 137 127 25 112 242.259 Totals 77 38-39 18 26 4.26 686.1 683 344 325 87 252 592.260 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 162/236 (68.6%) Saves/Save Opp: 18/26 (69.2%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 109/38 (34.9%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 15/19 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 12/2 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 6/9 at SD June 27 at Detroit 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 = Scott retired six of eight batters he faced Tuesday across 2.0 scoreless innings...he stranded a leadoff single in the sixth and a two-out triple in the seventh he s been unscored upon in 14 of his 19 outings, posting a 2.25 ERA (7 ER in 28.0 IP)...held opponents to a.171 average (7-for-41) with runners on base. = He was charged with a career-high three earned runs on Sunday after allowing six runs (four earned) in his previous 25 outings (32.0 IP) since last Aug. 31. = He s held right-handed batters to a.194 average (14-for-72), but left-handed batters are batting.296 (8-for-27) against him. Neftalí Feliz 1st Batter Efficiency: 17/32 Saves/Save Opp: 8/9 (88.9%) Last Save: May 4, 2017 at STL (107th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/8 vs. SF June 29 at Detroit 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Neftalí set Detroit down in order for a second-straight appearance, needing just six pitches in the eighth yesterday...also had a 1-2-3 eighth inning Tuesday. = Feliz signed a Major League free agent contract with the Royals a week ago, after spending the first 10 weeks of the season with Milwaukee he was 1-5 with eight saves and a 6.00 ERA in 29 appearances with the Brewers served as the closer in the first part of the year, going 8-for-9 in save opportunities through May 4. = Held the opposition to a.185 batting average (10-for-54) in his first 17 appearances (through May 10), but they ve hit.267 (15-for-56) since. = The 2010 AL Rookie of the Year with Texas, Feliz earned his 100th career save on April 5 vs. Colorado, becoming one of 20 active pitchers with 100 saves. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 25/32 Saves/Save Opp: 18/20 (90%) Last Save: June 24 vs. Tor (35th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/7 vs. HOU June 24 vs. Toronto (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Kelvin hasn t pitched since recording his 18th save of the season last Saturday vs. Toronto...he s converted 10-straight save opportunities, dating back to May 21 at Target Field...he s surrendered just one unearned run on five hits over his last seven outings (6.2 IP). = Herrera is tied for fifth in the American League with 18 saves and is tied for fourth with a 90.0 percent success rate (18-for-20). = He has a 2.29 ERA (5 ER in 19.2 IP) in save situations (18 appearances), but has pitched to a 7.94 ERA (10 ER in 11.1 IP) in non-save situations (12 outings). = He has surrendered seven home runs this season (2.03 HR/9.0 IP), after allowing six all of last year (0.75 HR/9.0 IP). = He saved three games vs. Baltimore from May 12-14, becoming the first Royal to save all three games in a series since Joakim Soria from July 5-7, 2010 at Seattle. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/8 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: 2 on 6/6 vs. HOU June 29 at Detroit 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 = Kevin allowed a run in the seventh inning yesterday in Detroit, surrendering an RBI single to J.D. Martinez after a 15-pitch at-bat...he worked a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday, erasing a leadoff single by Miguel Cabrera by inducing a double play. = McCarthy was recalled on June 19 for his second stint with the Royals this season (also, May 29-June 7)...he s allowed four runs in his four outings (5.0 IP) since his recall...he s made 20 appearances with Omaha between his two stints with the Royals, going 1-1 with a 2.33 ERA (7 ER in 27.0 IP). Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 23/31 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/8 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/9 at TB June 25 vs. Toronto 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Mike hasn t pitched since working a scoreless frame on Sunday vs. Toronto, recording all three outs in the sixth after the Jays had scored five runs...since May 1, his 1.04 ERA (3 ER in 26.0 IP) is third in the American League (minimum 20.0 IP), while his.165 opponents average (15-for-91) is eighth. = Minor has allowed just one run on eight hits over his last 10 outings (11.0 IP), lowering his season ERA to 1.88 (8 ER in 38.1 IP). = He s held left-handed hitters to a.130 batting average (6-for-46), fifth best in the American League (min. 50 left-handed batters faced). Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 27/35 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 32/8 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/9 at SD June 27 at Detroit 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 = Peter worked 1.1 innings Tuesday in Detroit, allowing an inherited runner to score in the fourth inning, before retiring four of the next six he faced. = He s faced 32 inherited runners this season, which are the most in the AL...he s stranded 24 of the 32 (75.0 percent). = Despite being charged with two runs (one earned) on Sunday, he still owns a 1.80 ERA (2 ER in 10.0 IP) in his last 14 appearances, dating back to May 24. = He remains unbeaten in his last 133 appearances, the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing Sam Freeman (138). = Fanned all three batters he faced on 10 pitches on June 9 for the second time in his career (also, April 11, 2009 with Atlanta) he s the third Royals reliever to strikeout all three batters faced in an appearance in 10 pitches or less, joining Aaron Crow (July 24, 2014 vs. Cleveland) and Stan Belinda (Aug. 6, 1994 vs. Seattle). Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 25/34 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0.0%) Last Save: April 13, 2016 at HOU (203rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/3 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA June 28 at Detroit 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Joakim worked around a leadoff single to record a scoreless eighth inning Wednesday his 11 holds are tops on the Royals and are tied for 10th in the AL. = Earned wins in back-to-back outings on June 21 and 23, giving him four wins overall, tied for fourth most among AL relievers and one shy of his career high. = He ranks fourth in club history with 402 appearances and is third with 161 saves his career 2.82 ERA ranks fourth among active pitchers (min. 500 appearances). Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/25 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: 15/5 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 5/28 at CLE June 25 vs. Toronto 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Travis didn t pitch in Detroit, last working the ninth inning here Sunday vs. Toronto...he worked around a leadoff single and a hit-by-pitch by inducing a double play and an inning-ending ground out...he s made seven-straight scoreless appearances since June 6 (9.1 IP), retiring 27 of the last 34 hitters he s faced. = Wood has allowed just three runs in his last 14.1 innings (1.88 ERA) over 11 outings, after surrendering 17 runs in his first 14.1 innings (10.67) over 14 outings. = He grounded into a double play in the ninth inning on June 20, becoming the first Royals pitcher to bat at Kauffman Stadium since Hipolito Pichardo in 1995. Alexander 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.1 2 0 Feliz - - Hammel 0-1 0 9.00 2 8.0 12 8 Herrera 0-0 1 9.00 3 3.0 6 3 Kennedy 0-2 0 7.30 3 12.1 8 10 McCarthy - - Minor 1-1 0 3.38 6 8.0 7 3 Moylan 0-0 0 5.40 5 1.2 2 1 Skoglund - - Soria 0-1 0 7.36 4 3.2 6 3 Strahm 0-1 0 12.60 6 5.0 4 7 Vargas - - Wood 0-0 0 9.00 4 2.0 3 2 Royals vs. Twins 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 0-0 0 1.23 6 7.1 9 1 0-1 3 2.45 13 18.1 14 5 2-2 0 4.70 9 46.0 39 24 1-1 2 2.63 40 37.2 32 11 4-3 0 4.42 10 55.0 48 27 0-0 0 10.80 2 1.2 2 2 1-0 0 3.38 6 8.0 7 3 1-0 0 3.12 14 8.2 7 3 - - 3-6 23 3.20 54 59.0 49 21 0-1 0 7.00 10 9.0 6 7 6-4 0 3.75 17 93.2 109 39 0-0 0 6.43 5 7.0 9 5

Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio DET Series: 3-for-12, 2 runs, RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 5-for-20 (.250), 5 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Jorge singled and scored in the ninth inning yesterday in Detroit and has reached safely in a career-high 10 straight games dating back to June 18. = Bonifacio ranks fourth in the American League with 11 HR, which are most by a Royals rookie before the All-Star break since Mark Quinn (11) in 2000. = He has hit safely in all five games vs. Minnesota, batting.300/.364/.600 (6-for-20) with two home runs he s reached safely in 14 of his last 15 vs. the AL Central. = He matched a Royals rookie record with three walks last Saturday vs. Toronto, becoming the first to do it since Alex Gordon on April 26, 2007 at Minnesota. = He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013) are the third set of brothers to play for Kansas City, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Peña. Drew Butera DET Series: 1-for-1, run, 2B, 2 RBI Last Stand: 1-for-6 (.167), 3B Hit Streak: 1 g (1-1) = Drew entered as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning yesterday in Detroit and had a two-run double in the ninth inning, his first RBI since May 18. = He made his Major League debut with Minnesota in 2010 and played in parts of four seasons with the Twins from 2010-13 he s a career.294/.368/.471 (10-for-34) hitter vs. his former team with two homers and five RBI in 16 games, marking his second-highest batting average vs. any opponent (min. 15 at-bats). = Butera is batting.299 (40-for-134) vs. right-handed pitching since the start of last season with five of his six home runs. = He set career highs last season in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480), making 34 starts behind the plate. Lorenzo Cain DET Series: 4-for-12, 2 runs, 2B Last Stand: 5-for-21 (.238), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Lorenzo went 0-for-3 yesterday in Detroit, snapping a three-game multi-hit streak in 25 games this month, he s batting.333/.373/.635 (32-for-96) with eight home runs three shy of Mike Sweeney s club record for June and 17 RBI, after batting.257/.346/.358 (48-for-187) with just two HR and 10 RBI through May. = Cain is a career.303 (83-for-274) hitter vs. Minnesota and is batting.333 (16-for-48) in his last 12 games vs. AL Central opponents. = He s one of nine players with double digit HR (10) and steals (14) only Jose Altuve, Elvis Andrus and Keon Broxton can match his combo in both categories. = He ranks eighth in the American League with a.317 (66-for-208) average vs. right-handed pitching, including 17-for-his-last-39 (.436) vs. righties. = He s tied for fifth in the AL with 14 steals and is the only player in the Majors who hasn t been caught (min. 10 attempts) he s 18-for-his-last-18 since last season. Alcides Escobar DET Series: 5-for-11, 2 runs, 2B Last Stand: 8-for-21 (.381), 4 runs, 2B, 3B, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Esky went 0-for-3 yesterday in Detroit, snapping his season-best nine-game hitting streak, in which he hit.424 (14-for-33) it was his 1,020th game as a Royal, surpassing Joe Randa for 10th most games played in club history during that stretch (since 2011), only Robinson Cano (1,023) has played in more games. = Alcides is batting.297 (33-for-111) over his last 28 games since May 29, raising his season average 47 points from.172 to.219. = He s made a club-record 248 consecutive starts all at shortstop dating back to Sept. 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors (any position), according to Elias Sports Bureau the last team to have the same starting shortstop in as many consecutive games was the Baltimore Orioles, who had Miguel Tejada as their starting shortstop in 284 consecutive games from April 4, 2004-Aug. 20, 2005. = He s tied for second in the AL with four sacrifices his 68 sacrifice hits since 2011 are second most in the Majors, trailing only Elvis Andrus (70). Alex Gordon DET Series: 3-for-11, 2B, 3 RBI Last Stand: 2-for-14 (.143), run, 3B, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (3-7) = Alex went 1-for-3 yesterday in Detroit, one day after recording a season-high three RBI he has five RBI in his last five games (13 RBI in first 64 games). = Gordon has nine extra-base hits in 23 games this month (.447 SLG) after recording just five extra-base hits through 46 games in April and May (.206 SLG). = He s batting.292/.368/.495 (178-for-610) lifetime vs. Minnesota with 23 home runs, tied with George Brett for most by a Royal vs. the Twins. = He ranks fourth in the American league with eight hit-by-pitches, but none since June 10 his 83 career HBP are 13th among active players. = He s tied for seventh in the AL with five outfield assists, most recently throwing out Jose Ramirez at home on June 4 his 79 career outfield assists are most in the Majors since 2010, four more than Gerardo Parra (75) he snapped a streak of 72 straight errorless game on June 15, his first since September 14, 2016. Eric Hosmer DET Series: 4-for-11, run, 2 BB Last Stand: 5-for-20 (.250), 4 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 5 g (7-19) = Eric went 1-for-4 yesterday in Detroit, extending his hitting streak to five games, in which he s batting.368/.429/.526 (7-for-19). = After batting.225 (20-for-89) in April, Hosmer is batting.340 (69-for-203) since May 1, fifth best in the American League. = As of Monday, Hosmer led American League first baseman with 1,419,887 All-Star votes he was the MVP of the 2015 All-Star Game in San Diego. = He s batting.308/.438/.731 (8-for-26) with three HR and 11 RBI vs. Santana he s hit in 17 of his last 19 vs. Minnesota, batting.333 (25-for-75) with 14 RBI. = He has eight go-ahead RBI this season and 70 since the start of 2015, tied with Jose Abreu and Nelson Cruz for second most in the AL, trailing Albert Pujols (80). Whit Merrifield DET Series: 2-for-10, run, 2B, SB Last Stand: 5-for-21 (.238), 2 runs, 2 2B, 5 RBI, BB, SF Hit Streak: 2 g (2-10) = Whit pinch ran for Moustakas at first base in the eighth inning yesterday in Detroit and remained in the game at third base, but did not receive at at-bat. = Merrifield is batting.302/.362/.453 (16-for-53) lifetime vs. Minnesota with a hit in 12 of 13 games he has a 13-game hitting streak vs. AL Central teams. = He ranks sixth in the American League (min. 60 at-bats) with a.323 average (20-for-62) with two outs, including 14 of his 29 RBI (48 percent). = He had a Major League-best 19-game hitting streak from May 13-June 4, the longest by a Royal since Alex Gordon (also 19 games) in 2011. = He hit six home runs in his first 34 games, but is homerless in his last 26 games since his last homer on May 29 vs. Detroit. Brandon Moss DET Series: 0-for-6 Last Stand: 2-for-8 (.250), run, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Brandon entered as a defensive replacement in left field yesterday in Detroit, and went 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts, extending his hitless streak to 10 atbats he s 9-for-his-last-64 (.141) since May 22 and is batting.156 (7-for-45) this month after hitting.333 (24-for-72) with eight home runs last June with St. Louis. = Moss is homerless in his last 20 games (14 starts) since May 27 after going deep five times during an eight-game span from May 12-26. = He s batting.287/.367/.564 (27-for-94) lifetime vs. Minnesota, including his 10th career multi-hr game on May 21 (Game 1) at Target Field. = His 111 HR since 2013 are tied with Votto for seventh most among active left-handed batters, trailing Davis, Rizzo, Bruce, Harper, Cano and Seager. Mike Moustakas DET Series: 4-for-11, 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, IBB Last Stand: 3-for-19 (.158), run, HR, RBI Hit Streak: 3 g (4-11) = Moose went 1-for-3 yesterday in Detroit and is batting.313/.352/.625 (35-for-112) with nine home runs and 23 RBI in his last 29 games since May 26. = Moustakas ranks tied for sixth in the American League with 20 HR, becoming the seventh Royal with 20 HR before the All-Star break, two shy of the club record done by Jermaine Dye in 2000 his 20 HR in 276 at-bats (13.8 AB/HR) are just two shy of his career high of 22 HR in 549 at-bats (25.0 AB/HR) in 2015. = He s hit 41 home runs in his last 162 games since July 20, 2015 the Royals record for home runs in a single season is 36, done by Steve Balboni in 1985. = He has a 13-game hitting streak vs. Minnesota dating back to Sept. 9, 2015, in which he s batting.327/.386/.596 (17-for-52) with four home runs. = He hit his 100th career home run on June 20 vs. Chris Sale, becoming the 16th player to hit 100 HR in a Royals uniform, joining teammates Alex Gordon (154), Eric Hosmer (111) and Salvador Perez (103) this marks the second time in franchise history that there have been four teammates with 100 HR in a Royals uniform, joining the 1987 Royals (George Brett, Steve Balboni, Frank White and Hal McRae). Salvador Perez DET Series: 3-for-11, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 5 RBI Last Stand: 6-for-18 (.333), 2 runs, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Salvy went 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts yesterday in Detroit before being replaced by Butera behind the plate in the seventh inning. = Perez has 13 RBI in his last 10 games, batting.353/.371/.706 (12-for-34) during that stretch, including his first career grand slam in the eighth inning on June 21. = He s batting.322/.346/.535 (115-for-357) lifetime vs. Minnesota with 16 home runs and 58 RBI, both of which are his most vs. any opponent. = His 16 HR are most by a Royals catcher before the All-Star break among Major League primary catchers since 2004, only Brian McCann (18 HR in 2008) and Jarrod Saltalamacchia (17 HR in 2012) have had more HR before the break as of Monday, he led American League catchers with 2,150,223 All-Star votes. = He hit his 100th career HR on June 10 in San Diego, becoming the sixth-youngest Royal (27 years, 231 days) to reach 100 HR, behind only Carlos Beltran (26 years,107 days), Billy Butler (26 years, 149 days), John Mayberry (26 years, 178 days), Eric Hosmer (26 years, 323 days) and Bo Jackson (27 years, 229 days). = Of his 103 career home runs, 98 have come as a catcher his 55 HR as a catcher since 2015 are most in the Majors, two more than Yasmany Grandal. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 593 games behind the plate since 2013, most in the Majors. Jorge Soler DET Series: 1-for-8, RBI Last Stand: n/a Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Jorge went 0-for-3 yesterday in Detroit, his second straight start as the designated hitter after being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on Wednesday he s in his second stint with Kansas City, after playing in 18 games between May 6-June 3 he spent the first month on the 10-day DL with a strained left oblique. = Soler hit.333/478/.736 (24-for-72) with five doubles, eight HR and 24 RBI in 20 games at Omaha (AAA) after being optioned on June 3. = He hit his first home run as a Royal here on May 14 vs. Baltimore, a solo shot to center that traveled 464 ft. according to Statcast. = He was acquired by the Royals last December from the Cubs in exchange for Wade Davis he hit 12 HR in 227 at-bats (18.9 AB/HR) last season with Chicago. Ramón Torres DET Series: 2-for-4, run Last Stand: 1-for-8 (.125), run, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-8) = Ramón made his sixth start yesterday in Detroit, going 2-for-4 with the Royals first run on Butera s two-run double in the ninth inning. = Torres is batting.320 (8-for-25) with a.370 on-base percentage in nine games since his recall on June 7, including a.364 average (8-for-22) in six starts. = He was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on June 7 and made his Major League debut that night, becoming the first Royal to record a hit from both sides of the plate in his debut he s the seventh Royal to have two hits and an RBI in his Major League debut and first since Johnny Giavotella on Aug. 5, 2011 vs. Detroit. = He hit.327 (69-for-211) with five homers, 34 RBI and eight stolen bases with the Storm Chasers, making 19 starts at second base and 32 at shortstop.

This & That DUFF SOLID IN REHAB START--Kansas City s Danny Duffy came one step closer to returning to the Majors with a strong performance last night in Colorado Springs... pitching for Omaha (AAA) in his second rehab assignment, Duffy worked 4.2 innings allowing just a run on four hits with no walks and five strikeouts throwing 66 pitches, 47 for strikes...he s been out since May 29 with a right oblique strain. AND NOW WE WAIT--Fan voting for the 2017 All-Star Game concluded late last night and now players and fans must play the waiting game until the teams are announced on Sunday Night s ESPN unveiling at 6:00 p.m. (CDT)...Miami native Eric Hosmer entered the final days of voting with a near 72,000 vote lead at first base as he hopes to start in his hometown...meanwhile, Salvador Perez expanded his lead for a fourth straight opportunity to start the Midsummer Classic, coming in with 2,150,223 votes, which doubled his lead of a week ago to over 800,000 votes ahead of #2 Gary Sanchez of the Yankees. SERIES STREAK SNAPPED--Yesterday s defeat in Motown snapped Kansas City s 5-series winning streak that has run from June 9-11 in San Diego through last weekend s home set against Toronto...the 2-1 stop in San Diego was followed by a 2-0 set in San Francisco, 3-1 visit to Anaheim, then 2-1 marks against both Boston and Toronto during the last homestand...kc had been unbeaten in its last seven series prior to yesterday, with the last series loss also coming at the hands of the Tigers to closeout May with a 1-2 set here...despite the defeat, Kansas City has won 12 of its last 17 games and has a 16-9 ledger in June which is tied with Houston for most wins this month, while the.640 winning pct. edges out the Astros.615 mark. GRIFFIN TO FUTURES GAME--Left-handed hurler Foster Griffin has been named to the U.S. roster for the 2017 Sirius/XM Futures Game slated for Sunday, July 9 in Marlins Park...the 21-year old was Kansas City s first round pick in the 2014 draft (28th overall) out of The First Academy in Orlando, FL...he opened this year with Wilmington (A), going 4-2, but since his promotion to Northwest Arkansas (AA), he has gone 5-1 with a 1.93 ERA in six starts for the Naturals...he has allowed only two earned runs in his last four assignments, spanning 25.1 innings for a shining 0.71 ERA. ESKY STREAK HALTED--Kansas City s recent run of success has coincided with the resurgence of shortstop Alcides Escobar...despite having his 9-game hitting streak halted with an 0-for-3 yesterday, he has still batted.389 (14-for-36) in his last 10 games...he was hitting.178 on the year entering play on June 10, but has since hit.358 (24- for-67) with 11 runs scored, five doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBI, upping his season mark 41 points to its present.219, while the Royals have gone 12-5 in that span... he s made a club-record 248 consecutive starts at shortstop dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. THE LAND OF HOZ--Kansas City first baseman and current #1 vote-getter for the 2017 All-Star Game at his position, Eric Hosmer, was hitting.185 after play on April 22, but in the 60 games since, he has batted.339 (77-for-227) with 38 runs, 16 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, a.394 on-base pct. and.524 slugging pct., upping his season mark 120 points to its present.305 average...his 24 multi-hit games on the year have all come since April 23. TOP DEFENSE IN THE GAME--The Royals continue to lead the Majors with fewest miscues, playing error-free in the last two games and holding at 29 errors on the year, with Colorado next with 34 and Minnesota ranking second in the A.L. with 35...last year s club committed 41 errors through the 77-game mark. ON THE ROAD AGAIN MONDAY--There is a lot of baseball packed into these next three days, but then Kansas City heads back out for a 6-game tour that will take the club into the All-Star break...the Royals will hit Seattle for three starting Monday, then after an off day next Thursday, KC will pay just its second-ever visit to Dodger Stadium, first since 2003, with a 3-game stop in L.A...the Royals are 17-21 on the year away from The K, but have flipped the script from a rough 2-11 road start to the year...starting with the first trip of May which was a 3-1 stop in Tampa Bay, Kansas City has gone 15-10 on the road for a.600 winning pct...kc has won eight of its last 11 road games. MOOSE NOW AT 20--Mike Moustakas clobbered career home run #101 and his 20th of this season on Wednesday night...as is the case with most Royal records, Hall of Famer George Brett is the all-time team home run king with 317...Moose continues on a pace that would break Steve Balboni s long-standing club record of 36 home runs in 1985...at his current home run rate, Moustakas would club 42 roundtrippers this year. STILL AMONG THE ELITE--Replay specialist and team eagle eye Bill Duplissea has made 18 challenges this year, the most recent was last Sunday which for the third time came back as stands with the call that was made on the field...dupe has only had two of his challenges confirmed by the umpires working the screens in New York... Duplissea now 13-for-18 for a 72.2% success rate, which is currently the third best mark in the Majors trailing only the Yankees, who are 14-for-18 with a 77.8% mark for the top spot and the Dodgers at 75% (15-for-20)...he also requested a Crew Chief review of Danny Espinosa s home run on June 16 that was flipped into a foul ball upon review, but Dupe does not receive statistical credit for a Crew Chief review...bill closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good on 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he enters tonight two games below the.500 mark with the Royals at 587-589 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 (2,135) and wins (1,044)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.710 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...he s also 2-0 in managing the American League All-Star team, winning in both Cincinnati ( 15) and San Diego ( 16), the last two times the home field advantage was determined by the All-Star outcome...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). vs. Twins (2017) vs. Twins (career) At Home (career) Santana (career) Berrios (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bonifacio.300 20 6 2 4 Butera.000 2 0 0 0 Cain.167 30 5 1 1 Escobar.125 32 4 0 1 Gordon.160 25 4 0 0 Hosmer.355 31 11 1 2 Merrifield.222 18 4 1 1 Moss.333 18 6 3 4 Moustakas.269 26 7 2 2 Perez.419 31 13 5 9 Soler.143 7 1 0 0 Torres.300 20 6 2 4.294 34 10 2 5.303 274 83 4 37.278 478 133 2 49.292 610 178 23 73.278 410 114 9 60.302 53 16 1 3.287 94 27 5 15.278 338 94 13 40.322 357 115 16 58.143 7 1 0 0.247 97 24 4 7.201 492 99 3 35.297 1210 359 25 162.264 2174 573 16 190.262 2381 624 76 311.279 1776 495 49 258.281 292 82 6 40.229 1411 323 60 196.253 1293 327 43 168.276 1324 366 42 193.260 396 103 15 53.250 12 3 0 1.250 12 3 0 1.267 15 4 0 1.250 36 9 0 5.209 43 9 2 5.308 26 8 3 11.167 6 1 0 0.200 10 2 0 1.250 16 4 1 1.250 12 3 1 2.333 3 1 0 0.333 6 2 0 2.250 4 1 0 1.333 6 2 0 1.500 4 2 0 0.286 7 2 0 0 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 11 35 3.2 5-6 8 Jason Hammel 15 52 3.5 4-11 7 Jakob Junis 6 31 5.2 4-2 2 Nate Karns 8 31 3.9 4-4 3 Ian Kennedy 14 57 4.1 6-8 5 Eric Skoglund 3 4 1.3 1-2 1 Matt Strahm 3 13 4.3 1-2 0 Jason Vargas 15 67 4.5 11-4 11 Chris Young 2 16 8.0 2-0 0 Totals 77 306 4.0 38-39 37 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy 3-1 2-5 5-6 Hammel 2-3 2-8 4-11 Junis 0-1 4-1 4-2 Karns 1-1 3-3 4-4 Kennedy 1-3 5-5 6-8 Skoglund 0-1 1-1 1-2 Strahm - 1-2 1-2 Vargas - 11-4 11-4 Young 1-0 1-0 2-0 Total 8-10 30-29 38-39 Butera Perez Totals Starts 18 59 77 CS/ATT 1/9 10/39 11/48 Pct. 11.1 25.6 22.9 ERA 4.72 4.10 4.26 ER/IP 95/181.1 230/505.0 325/686.1 Disabled List (4) Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 7 (Last: 6/18 @ LAA) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Nate Karns 60-day right extensor strain/nerve irritation May 24 (retro to May 21) July 20 32 19-13 LHP-Danny Duffy 10-day right oblique strain May 30 (retro to May 29) June 8 27 17-10 OF-Paulo Orlando 60-day left tibia fracture June 1 July 31 25 16-9 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert 10-day left wrist sprain June 28 (retro to June 26) July 6 2 1-1

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 Bonifacio 11 3 8 4 7 5 6 - - 3 3 5-4 7 2 1-1 4-7 6/25/17 TOR F. Liriano 15 Butera 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - 2 - - 1-1 1 - - - 2-0 5/14/17 BAL M. Givens 38 Cain 10 2 8 3 7 8 1-1 4 3 3-1 7 2 1 - - 7-1 6/16/17 @ LAA K. Middleton 39 Escobar 1-1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - 1-1 - - - - 1-0 6/10/17 @ SD C. Stammen 65 Gordon 3-3 1 2 3 - - - 1 1 1 - - - - 2-1 3-0 6/15/17 @ LAA R. Nolasco 39 Hosmer 9 2 7 5 4 2 7 - - 3 1 5 1 4 2 2 2 1 2 7-2 6/24/17 TOR M. Estrada 17 Merrifield 6 1 5 4 2 6 - - - 2 2 2-3 3 1 - - 2 2-4 5/30/17 DET D. Norris 104 Moss 9 1 8 4 5 7 1 1-4 3 2-4 - - 1 4 4 5-3 5/26/17 @ CLE M. Clevinger 55 Moustakas 20 6 14 7 13 14 3 3-8 8 4 3 8 1 - - 6 13 13-6 6/28/17 @ DET D. Norris 5 Perez 16 5 11 4 12 7 7 1 1 9 4 3 3 6 8 7 1 - - 9-6 6/28/17 @ DET D. Norris 5 Soler 1 1-1 - 1 - - - 1-1 - - 1-0 5/14/17 BAL R. Bleier 35 Torres - - - 25 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Salvador Perez (6/21/17 vs. Boston, eighth inning) - Franchise total: 124; 2 in 2017 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (6/16/17 @ Los Angeles Angels, solos off Jesse Chavez and Kenyan Middleton) - 5 times in 2017 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas (6/28/17 @ Detroit, fourth inning off Daniel Norris) - 6 times 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: Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez and Lorenzo Cain (6/10/17 @ San Diego, eighth 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: Mike Moustakas (6/6/17 vs. Houston, ninth inning, Ken Giles pitching) - Franchise total: 68 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Kennys Vargas, Minnesota (5/19/17 @ Target Field, off Kelvin Herrera, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Colby Rasmus, Tampa Bay (5/10/17 @ Tropicana Field off Peter Moylan, 8th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Andrew Benintendi and Xander Bogaerts, Boston (6/21/17 @ Kauffman Stadium, Ian Kennedy pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Cameron Maybin (6/17/17 @ Angel Stadium, Jakob Junis 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 Bonifacio 16 - - - - 16 6 2 - - - 8 2 8 9 2 - - 1 g 7 g (5/16-23) 2 - Butera 3 1 - - - 4 3 - - - - 3 1-4 - - - 1 g - - - Cain 15 6 - - - 21 1 2-1 - 4 1 6 6 5 - - 0 g 7 g (6/13-19) 12 - Escobar 12 4 - - - 16 3 - - - - 3 2 3 6 1 - - 0 g 9 g (6/18-28) 9 1 Gordon 6 1 - - - 7 2 1 - - - 3 3 3 8 1 - - 2 g 5 g (5/16-24) 7 1 Hosmer 18 6 - - - 24 6 1 - - - 7 2 8 14 7 - - 5 g 10 g (4/25-5/6) 8 1 Merrifield 12 2 - - - 14 5 2 - - - 7 3 7 14 2 1 1 2 g 19 g (5/13-6/4) 11 3 Moss 3 1 - - - 4 2 1 - - - 3-4 5 1 - - 0 g 5 g (5/12-21) 1 - Moustakas 14 1 1 - - 16 6 3 2 - - 11 7 12 15 6 1-3 g 11 g (4/12-25) 5 1 Perez 16 5 - - - 21 8 3 1 - - 12 3 10 12 4 - - 0 g 10 g (6/5-18) 1 - Soler 1 - - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - 0 g 4 g (5/13-17) - - Torres 3 - - - - 3 - - - 1 - - - 2 g - 2 - 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 @ Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 30, 2017 vs. Detroit, 1-0 Skoglund (6.1), Moylan (0.2), Minor (1.0), Herrera (1.0) Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 2 28 2nd - 17 42 3rd - 14 34 4th - 9 38 5th - 17 46 6th - 12 34 7th - 7 23 8th - 7 18 9th - 5 24 Kansas City By the Days Monday 3-6 Tuesday 5-6 Wednesday 6-7 Thursday 4-5 Friday 8-4 Saturday 7-3 Sunday 5-8 The Last Time... 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 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Lorenzo Cain, June 10, 2017 @ San Diego (1B, HR) Royals Five-RBI Game: Lorenzo Cain, June 10, 2017 @ San Diego 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: Jason Vargas, June 13, 2017 @ San Francisco 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 Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 2 6/27/17 @ DET Pitchers 6 6/21/17 vs. BOS Bonifacio 50 4/28/17 vs. MIN Butera 35 9/23/16 @ DET Cain 2 6/27/17 @ DET Escobar 3 6/25/17 vs. TOR Gordon 11 6/15/17 @ LAA Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 44 6/28 @ Detroit (9th, 3 hits) 3 runs - 17 6/29 @ Detroit (9th, 3 hits) 4 runs - 6 6/28 @ Detroit (4th, 6 hits) 5 runs - 3 6/3 vs. Cleveland (7th, 5 hits) 6 runs - 3 6/13 @ San Francisco (6th, 6 hits) 7 runs - - - 8 runs - - - 9 runs - 1 6/10 @ San Deigo (8th, 6 hits) 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: April 20, 2017 at Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: June 23, 2017 vs. Toronto (5-4 in 9 innings) (Thrice in 2017) Royals Bat Around: June 28, 2017 @ Detroit (4th inning, 4 runs) (8 times in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: May 12-14, 2017 vs. Baltimore 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 24-26, 2017 @ Chicago White Sox Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, 2017 @ Texas Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Hosmer 116 8/14/16 @ MIN Merrifield 21 6/4/17 vs. CLE Moss 28 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 30 5/18/17 vs. NYY Perez 25 5/24/17 @ NYY Soler 53 4/23/16 @ CIN Torres 9 -