TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Kyle Gibson (1-1, 6.10) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (1-1, 2.30)

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Minnesota Twins (5-7) @ Kansas City Royals (9-3) Kauffman Stadium - Monday, April 20, 2015 Game #13 - Home Game #7 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD), KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, April 20 vs. Minnesota Twins: LHP Tommy Milone (2-0, 2.08) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (1-1, 6.00), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, April 21 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Mike Pelfrey (0-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-0, 5.54), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, April 22 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP Yordano Ventura (2-1, 4.80) vs. LHP Chris Sale (2-0, 2.25), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, April 23 @ Chicago White Sox: LHP Danny Duffy (1-0, 5.51) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (1-1, 8.40), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, April 24 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP Edinson Volquez (1-1+ tonight) vs. LHP John Danks (0-2+ tonight), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, April 25 @ Chicago White Sox: LHP Jason Vargas (1-1+ tomorrow) vs. RHP Hector Noesi (0-1+ tomorrow), 1:10 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 Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight s game is being televised in High Definition by Fox Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler...the pre and postgame shows on FSKC, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Twins These clubs meet just four days after their last get together in Target Field when the Twins took the rubber game last Thursday...KC went 11-8 vs. the Twins last year, including a 6-3 advantage here in The K...the Royals trail the all-time series by a 342-375 mark, but possess a 182-176 advantage in Kansas City, 163-159 in Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/13 @ Min W, 12-3 Duffy May 40,123 4/15 @ Min L, 1-3 Gibson Volquez 21,362 4/16 @ Min L, 5-8 Milone Vargas 17,449 4/20 KC 4/21 KC 4/22 KC 6/8 @ Min 6/9 @ Min 6/10 @ Min 7/2 KC 7/3 KC 7/4 KC 7/5 KC 9/7 KC 9/8 KC 9/9 KC 10/2 @ Min 10/3 @ Min 10/4 @ Min WILD COMEBACK CAPS WILDER WEEKEND--The 2015 Royals are proving in the early going to be a resilient group, as KC rallied for its sixth come-from-behind win in nine overall triumphs by plating three eighth inning runs en route to an event-filled 4-2 win over the A s to take the series...in the process, Kansas City lost six members of its uniformed personnel with five being ejected and one (Omar Infante) departing due to an injury...the Royals were trailing Scott Kazmir by a 2-0 count entering the bottom of the fifth, but a Jarrod Dyson groundout scored Infante to cut the deficit in half...kazmir then walked Paulo Orlando to open the eighth and then following a ground ball that moved Orlando up 90-feet, the Oakland starter was replaced and Eric O Flaherty surrendered a game-tying double to Lorenzo Cain and later a 2-run double off the centerfield fence by Kendrys Morales to give the Royals the lead...wade Davis worked a perfect ninth for his second save, first since being installed as the closer while Greg Holland mends...the 9-3 start is KC s best since an 11-1 beginning to 2003. MUST SEE TV--KC S come-from-behind win over Oakland yesterday was the highest-rated Royals telecast ever on FOX Sports Kansas City, earning a 14.6 household rating (135,000 households) in Kansas City, according to Nielsen Media Research, beating the previous high of 13.6 for last September s playoff berth-clinching win at Chicago...the telecast peaked at a 19.4 rating/179,000 households and 38 share from 4 to 4:15 p.m., which was the bottom of the eighth and top of ninth...yesterday s Boulevard Royals Live postgame earned its highest rating ever, an 8.2...the A s-royals series averaged a 12.9 rating, making it the highest-rated series ever on FSKC and yesterday s telecast was the highest-rated event of any kind on FSKC, topping the KU-MU football game at Arrowhead on Nov. 29, 2008 (14.0). KC FINISHES SHORT-STAFFED--The Royals were running out of coaches during yesterday s chaotic win over the A s, as pitching coach Dave Eiland was ejected in the bottom of the first inning when warnings were issued and Ned Yost went seconds later when he attempted to get an explanation...things cooled for a few innings, but by the end of the eighth the lineup card would wind up in Dale Sveum s hands, as Kelvin Herrera, Don Wakamatsu and Alcides Escobar were each tossed after Herrera s pitch was delivered behind Brett Lawrie...Wakamatsu, run for the fourth time in his career, was essentially popped twice on the same play as he was automatically ejected after Herrera s delivery and ejection and then in a separate argument, crew chief Jim Joyce also chased Wak...as for Escobar, he was not playing in the game, but was apparently vocal enough to get tossed. PEN CONTINUES DOMINATION--The Kansas City bullpen tossed 4.0 more shutout innings on Sunday, with Franklin Morales recording one out and getting the victory...kc s pen has been scored upon in only one of the 37.0 innings it has worked thus far in 2015, with Minnesota plating three runs in the eighth last Thursday in Target Field to snap a streak of 23.1 consecutive scoreless to open the year...overall, Kansas City relievers have allowed three earned runs in the 34.0 innings for a Major League best 0.73 ERA, while holding opposing hitters to a big league low.156 batting average. THE PLUNKINGS CONTINUE--The Royals were hit for the 14th time in just 12 games yesterday when Lorenzo Cain wore it in the first inning...kc is second in the Majors in hit by pitches behind Texas (16), while the Royals didn t get their 14th bruise last year until game #53 on May 29. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Kyle Gibson (1-1, 6.10) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (1-1, 2.30) 2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Kyle Gibson vs. Royals 1-0 2-0 4-0 Major League Record 0-1 (6.10 ERA) 13-12 16-17 Edinson Volquez vs. Twins 0-1 - 0-1 Major League Record 1-1 (2.30 ERA) 13-7 67-60 EDINSON VOLQUEZ makes his third start of the season tonight, his third career vs. the Twins, second in a row...he takes the hill for his 188th career start and 194th overall appearance...the 31-year-old righty signed a two-year deal with the Royals on December 29, 2014 with a mutual option for 2017. FIRST LOSS IN A WHILE--Edinson incurred his first regular season defeat in 268 days, last Wednesday evening in Minnesota, coming up on the short end of a 3-1 decision... it was the veteran right-hander s first regular season loss since July 21 of last season, when he fell 5-2 to the Dodgers, a span of 13 starts between defeats...last Wednesday, he recorded his second-straight quality start, going 7.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits with a walk and seven strikeouts...despite two separate stretches of retiring 10-straight, Volky was done in by Oswaldo Arcia s two-run homer with two outs in the fourth, breaking a 1-1 tie...he departed in the eighth after Torii Hunter s two-out single brought him to 106 pitches, his high-watermark in his last eight outings, going back to August 29 of last season (114 in a 2-1 win over Cincinnati). BREAKOUT YEAR IN 2014--Edinson enjoyed an outstanding season with Pittsburgh in 2014, leading the Pirates in wins (13), innings (192.2), starts (31) and ERA (3.04)...the 13 victories were the second-most of his career, behind his 17 wins with Cincinnati in 2008...he ended the regular season with a career-best 18.0 consecutive scoreless innings, while he posted a 1.08 ERA (4 ER in 33.1 IP) in September, which was second-lowest in the N.L. among qualifying pitchers, trailing only the Cubs Jake Arietta (0.95)...Volquez went 9-1 with a 1.85 ERA (23 ER in 111.1 IP) over his final 17 regular season outings (June 23 to the end of the year)...he was saddled with the defeat in the N.L. Wild Card Game to the San Francisco Giants, allowing five runs in 5.0 innings in an 8-0 setback. WORKING LATE--Volquez has gone deep into his first two starts in a Royals uniform, working 8.0 innings April 9 in a 4-1 victory over Chicago and 7.2 innings last Wednesday against these Twins...it s the first time he s gone that deep into consecutive games since consecutive 8.0-inning performances April 29 and May 5, 2009, in victories over Houston (3-0) and at Florida (7-0), respectively. VS. TWINS--After going nearly eight years between appearances against Minnesota, Volky had to wait just five days for another shot at the Twins...he enters with a lifetime 2.63 ERA (4 ER in 13.2 IP) and a.204 opponents average in his two previous starts, suffering his first loss, 3-1 last Wednesday in Minneapolis. HOME AGAIN--Edinson makes his second home start of the year, after tossing 8.0 innings in a 4-1 victory over the ChiSox here on April 9...the veteran righty is 35-31 with a 4.12 ERA and a.239 opponents average in 99 career appearances (95 starts) at his various home parks throughout his career...last season, he posted an 8-5 record and a 3.06 ERA (36 ER in 106.0 IP) at PNC Park, while he was 5-1 with a 1.69 ERA in his last eight home outings. Volquez vs. Twins Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Oswaldo Arcia.333 3 1 1 2 Brian Dozier.000 2 0 0 1 Torii Hunter.200 5 1 0 0 Joe Mauer.333 6 2 1 1 Trevor Plouffe.333 3 1 0 0 Danny Santana.250 4 1 0 0 Jordan Schafer.000 8 0 0 0 Kurt Suzuki.143 7 1 0 0 Kennys Vargas.000 3 0 0 0 Volquez s 2015 starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/9 vs. Chicago W, 4-1 8.0 4 1 1 0 1 5 95-58 4-1 4/15 @ Minnesota L, 1-3 7.2 5 3 3 1 1 7 106-77 1-3 2015 Totals 1-1, 2.30 15.2 9 4 4 1 2 12 201-135 67% Career Totals 67-60, 4.41 1058.1 1005 558 518 110 522 947 - - Edinson s Last Win: April 9, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox (8.0 IP, 4-1 over John Danks) Edinson s Last Loss: April 15 @ Minnesota (7.1 IP, 1-3 to Kyle Gibson) Edinson s Strikeout High: 13, September 3, 2008 vs. Pittsburgh (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 6-5 loss to Tyler Yates) Edinson s Last Complete Game: July 10, 2014 at St. Louis (9.0 IP, 9-1 over Shelby Miller) 2nd career Edinson s Only Career Shutout: July 19, 2012 vs. Houston (9.0 IP, 1-0 over Lucas Harrell) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2011

Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Jason Vargas = Jason will match up with Tommy Milone for a second straight start...he enters at 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA on the year and 63-69 over 206 career games (185 starts). = Vargy had his shortest start since 2011 on Thursday at Target Field as he allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 10 hits and a walk with 1 strikeout over 3.0 innings plus 4 batters in an 8-5 loss...kennys Vargas hit a 2-run homer in the second, with Minnesota adding 2 in the third and a run in the fourth. = The lefty opened KC s road schedule by defeating the Angels on April 10, scattering 2 runs, 5 hits and a walk with 3 K s over 6.0 innings in a 4-2 final. = The 32-year old made 30 regular season starts last year, going 11-10 with a 3.71 ERA over 187.0 innings...he was 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA in 3 postseason starts. = Jason looks to get back to his winning ways against Minnesota as he was 3-0 with a 0.96 ERA in 4 games last year...the ERA placed him second among 160 pitchers with 4+ starts in a season against the Twins since 1990...he is now 5-4 with a 3.97 ERA in 14 games (13 starts) overall. = Vargas is 6-6 with a 4.53 ERA in 16 starts here since joining the Royals...he s 37-31 overall at home parks, sporting a 3.64 ERA. 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 12 6-3 - - 4.70 69.0 67 37 36 12 16 44.259 Relievers 12 3-0 6 7 0.73 37.0 19 3 3 1 7 31.156 Totals 12 9-3 6 7 3.31 106.0 86 40 39 13 23 75.226 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 26/31 (84%) Saves/Save Opp: 6/7 (86%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/1 (13%) Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/6 Saves/Save Opp: 2/2 (100%) Last Save: April 19 vs. Oak (5th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/10 @ LAA April 19 vs. Oakland (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Wade posted his second save of 2015 and the fifth of his career in yesterday s 4-2 win over Oakland, finishing with strikeouts of Marcus Semien and Sam Fuld. = Davis needed just 5 pitches to complete a 1-2-3 eighth in a 4-4 game on Friday vs. Oakland...KC plated a pair in the home half, lifting Wade to his second win of 2015...he leads MLB relievers with 11 wins since the start of 2014. = Davis earned Royals Pitcher of the Year honors in 2014 after leading MLB relievers and setting a Royals relief record with a 1.00 ERA (8 ER in 72.0 IP). Jason Frasor 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2010 vs. Bal (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/1 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (twice, last on 4/10) April 19 vs Oakland 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 = Jason pitched a scoreless sixth yesterday vs. Oakland, starting a 1-6-3 double play after allowing a pair of 1-out singles. = Frasor had an outstanding outing on Thursday at Target Field as he escaped unscathed after inheriting a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the fourth...he retired Brian Dozier on a liner to third, then induced a 1-2-3 double play off the bat of Kennys Vargas. = Since joining Kansas City last July 16, Frasor has made 28 appearances and allowed only 3 earned runs in 23.0 innings for a 1.17 ERA. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 1 (3x, last 4/10 @ LAA) April 19 vs. Oakland 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 = Kelvin recorded 2 outs in the eighth yesterday vs. Oakland before receiving his first career ejection for throwing behind Brett Lawrie. = Herrera ranked fifth among MLB relievers with a 1.41 ERA in 2014 (11 ER in 70.0 IP)...he posted a 0.48 ERA from June 27 to the end of the regular season. = Kelvin s last home run allowed was on July 26, 2013 to Chicago s Conor Gillaspie...his 99.2 innings since that date is a club record for relievers. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2011 at Atl (52nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min April 19 vs. Oakland 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Ryan pitched a scoreless seventh yesterday vs. Oakland, working around Eric Sogard s 2-out double. = Madson made a pair of appearances last week at Target Field, tossing 1.2 innings with 3 strikeouts in last Monday s win, then allowing a run in the eighth inning of Thursday s 8-5 loss. = Ryan is back in the Majors for the first time since 2011...he had Tommy John surgery in May, 2012 and appeared in one minor league game for the Angels in 2013... he did not pitch in 2014. Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2015 Strikeout High: 1 (2x, last 4/18 vs. Oak) April 19 vs. Oakland (Win) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Franklin made a second straight appearance yesterday vs. Oakland, entering with 2 outs in the eighth after Kelvin Herrera was ejected for throwing behind Brett Lawrie... he retired Lawrie, then picked up his first win as a Royal after KC s 3-run rally resulted in a 4-2 final. = Franklin pitched a scoreless ninth in Saturday s 5-0 loss to Oakland, working around a leadoff single by Brett Lawrie. Yohan Pino 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None career Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/18 vs. Oak April 18 vs. Oakland 4.2 3 0 0 0 3 = Yohan made his Royals debut on Saturday vs. the A s, entering in the fourth after Yordano Ventura was ejected for hitting Brett Lawrie...he held Oakland scoreless through the eighth, fanning 3 and scattering 3 hits...it was the longest outing by a Royals reliever since Bruce Chen pitched 5.0 innings in relief of Ventura after a rain delay last June 28 vs. the Angels. = Yohan was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Saturday as Greg Holland went to the disabled list with a right pectoral strain. = Pino won his only start for Omaha, tossing 7.0 shutout innings on August 12 at New Orleans...he struck out 6 with his only hit allowed an infield single in the third. = Yohan signed with the Royals last December 15 after seeing his first big league action in 2014 for Minnesota...he was 2-5 with a 5.07 ERA over 11 starts. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 1 on 4/12 @ LAA April 16 @ Minnesota 3.0+2 2 2 2 1 0 = Chris began the fifth on Thursday at Minnesota with KC trailing 5-3...he retired the first 8 batters, holding Minnesota scoreless into the eighth, when Jordan Schafer led off with a walk and Kurt Suzuki hit a 2-run homer...the runs were the first charged to KC s bullpen in 2015, following 22.1 scoreless innings. = Chris joined the Royals on March 7, signing a one-year free agent contract...he was 12-9 with a 3.65 ERA over 30 games (29 starts) for Seattle last year. earning A.L. Comeback Player of the Year honors. Davis - - - - - - - Duffy 1-0 0 4.26 1 6.1 6 3 Frasor 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Guthrie - - - - - - - Herrera - - - - - - - Madson 0-0 0 3.38 2 2.2 3 1 Morales 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.1 0 0 Pino - - - - - - - Vargas 0-1 0 12.00 1 3.0 10 4 Ventura - - - - - - - Volquez 0-1 0 3.52 1 7.2 5 3 Young 0-0 0 6.00 1 3.0 2 2 Royals vs. Twins 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 5-1 0 3.96 18 50.0 54 22 4-1 0 2.37 10 49.1 42 13 2-3 2 3.35 40 37.2 26 14 9-3 0 3.38 16 98.2 93 37 0-0 1 1.61 22 22.1 15 4 0-0 0 3.00 3 3.0 4 1 1-0 0 3.27 7 11.0 8 4 - - - - - - - 5-4 0 3.97 14 77.0 92 34 1-2 0 4.08 3 17.2 15 8 0-1 0 2.63 2 13.2 10 4 0-2 0 3.53 7 35.2 32 14

Hitting Notes Lorenzo Cain Oak Series: 4-for-11, 2 runs, 2B, RBI, 2 SB Last Trip: 10-for-23 (.435), 6 runs, 3 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Lorenzo recorded the game-tying double in the eighth inning yesterday, going 1-for-3...he s hit safely in 11 of KC s 12 games this season and 20 of his last 22 regular season contests, dating back to September 17 of last season, batting.395 (34-for-86) with 7 doubles, 3 homers and 18 RBI in that span. = Cain recorded his fifth double of the season in the eighth inning, which is tied for the American League lead...also tied for the league-lead in runs scored (12) and on-base percentage (.491)...while he ranks fourth in batting average (.413), tied for third in RBI (12) and fourth in hits (19). = A career.297 hitter (43-for-145) against Minnesota, which includes going 5-for-11 with 2 doubles and a homer last week at Target Field...gotten off to a fast start for the third-straight year...over his last 3 Aprils (since 2013), he s batting.354 (57-for-161) with a.491 slugging pct. (13 doubles, 3 triples) and 28 RBI in 45 games. = Cain blossomed in 2014, being named MVP of the American League Championship Series as well as the Royals Les Milgram Team MVP...set career highs in games (133), runs (55), hits (142), doubles (29), triples (4), RBI (53) and steals (28)...batted.333 (20-for-60) with 5 doubles, 8 RBI and 13 runs scored in 15 playoff games. Orlando Calixte Oak Series: 0-for-2, run Last Trip: n/a Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Orlando made his big league debut yesterday, coming on for an injured Omar Infante in the fifth inning. = Recalled from Triple-A Omaha Saturday...he played in 7 games for the Storm Chasers...hit his first Triple-A home run Friday night vs. New Orleans. = Calixte was originally signed by the club as a non-drafted free agent on August 28, 2010...played 96 games at Northwest Arkansas (AA) last season, being selected to his second-straight Double-A All-Star Game...hit a career-high 11 homers in 2014, second most by a shortstop in the Texas League. Christian Colon Oak Series: 2-for-7 Last Trip: 0-for-3, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-3) = Christian recorded his first two hits of the season yesterday, going 2-for-3 to snap an 0-for-7 start...it was CC s fourth career multi-hit game and second against the A s, also going 3-for-4 vs. Oakland here on August 14 of last year. = Played in 21 games for KC in 2014, recording a pair of 3-hit games, including July 4 in his first MLB start, at Cleveland...he became the second Royal (Mark Quinn, 1999) to collect three extra-base hits (2 doubles, triple) in his first big league start. = Scored the winning run in the A.L. Wild Card Game in KC s 9-8 triumph over the A s in 12 innings, tied the game earlier with an RBI infield single. Jarrod Dyson Oak Series: 1-for-2, run, RBI Last Trip: 1-for-6, run, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) = Jarrod collected an infield hit and drove in KC s first run with an RBI groundout in the fifth...made just his third career start in left field yesterday, and first since July 11 of last year vs. Detroit...made his first two starts in right field last week at Target Field. = Dice had a solid month of April last season, batting.343 (12-for-35) with 5 steals and 6 runs scored...looking for his first stolen base of 2015. = He swiped a career-high 36 bases in 2014, which tied for third-most in the A.L. with Detroit s Rajai Davis...they were the most by a Royal since Carlos Beltran lifted 41 bags during the 2003 season...enters this season tied with U.L. Washington (120) for ninth on the club s all-time list. Alcides Escobar Oak Series: 0-for-4 Last Trip: 8-for-27 (.296), 2 runs, 2B, 5 RBI, BB, sac, sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Esky missed his second-straight game, recovering from a sprain and contusion to his left knee...it s the first time he s missed consecutive games since September 29-30, 2012...he had played in 172 consecutive games prior to missing action Saturday evening...he s 5-for-11 (.455) against Kyle Gibson in his career. = Since the start of 2013, Alcides has hit.333 (51-for-153) with 7 doubles, 4 triples, a homer and 27 RBI against the Twins...he went 5-for-15 with 2 RBI last week. = Alcides is a career.305 hitter (46-for-151), batting out of the leadoff spot...he moved to the top of the batting order on September 13 of last season and the Royals have gone 17-8 in the regular season with him batting first, while their record is 28-12 including the postseason last year. = His 485 games at shortstop since the start of 2012 are tied with Chicago s Alexei Ramirez for most in baseball...one of four players to appear in all 162 games last season. = He also had a 9-game hitting streak during the postseason, which started in Game #3 of the ALDS vs. the Angels and stretched to Game #4 of the World Series... tied for second-longest streak by a Royal in postseason play, trailing only Amos Otis (11, 1978-80). Alex Gordon Oak Series: 3-for-8, 2B, RBI, BB Last Trip: 2-for-14 (.143), run, RBI, BB, IBB, 3 HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Alex came on as a defensive replacement in the seventh yesterday and flew out in his only at bat...hit safely in each of his last three starts (5-for-11) after opening the year 1-for-16 (.063)...hit.302 (88-for-291) with a.495 slugging pct. (20 doubles, 6 triples, 8 homers) vs. Minnesota since the start of 2011. = Gordo has recorded 4 RBI this season, all of them coming with two outs...ranks sixth in the A.L., batting.331 (47-for-142) with runners in scoring position since the start of last season...in 2014, he tied for sixth in the league with 14 game-winning RBI and tied for 14th with 22 go-ahead RBI. = Alex is closing in on several milestones, needing 4 runs to tie Fred Patek (571) for seventh on KC s all-time list...he s also 4 walks shy of tying Billy Butler (427) for sixth on that list...he needs 2 homers to match Carlos Beltran (123) for ninth in club history. = Won his fourth-consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove last season...he was also the club s first Platinum Glove winner...started all 15 postseason games in left field, setting a club record with 6 doubles...also hit a go-ahead homer in Game #1 of the ALCS vs. the Orioles in the 10th inning and collected 4 RBI to tie a club postseason record. Eric Hosmer Oak Series: 6-for-10, 2 runs, RBI, 2 BB Last Trip: 5-for-25 (.200), 3 runs, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, sf Hit Streak: 4 g (7-14) = Hoz went 1-for-3 yesterday, but also walked and scored in KC s eighth-inning rally...went 6-for-10 in the Oakland series, reaching base 8 times in 3 games. = Though it s just a small sample size, Eric is hitting.458 (11-for-24) with a homer and 5 RBI at home this season...he batted just.219 (53-for-242) at The K last season...over the last 2 years, Hoz is batting.308 (78-for-253) with runners on base, compared to.247 (74-for-299) with the bases empty. = He earned his second-straight Rawlings Gold Glove award in 2014, becoming the first repeat winner at first base since Mark Teixeira (2009-10). = Led the Royals with a.351 average (20-for-57) during the postseason...recorded 12 RBI, which set a KC postseason record...collected 3 hits in a playoff game 3 times, while his 6 multi-hit games overall in the postseason were tied for the most with teammate Alcides Escobar and the Giants Hunter Pence. Omar Infante Oak Series: 4-for-8, 2 2B, 2 RBI, sf Last Trip: 5-for-21 (.238), run, 2 2B, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 9 g (10-32) = Omar recorded his first multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-2 with a double...however, he left the game in the fifth with a strained left groin muscle. = Matched his longest hitting streak as a Royal, hitting safely in his last 9 games. = Infante batted.318 (7-for-22) with 3 doubles and a homer during the World Series...hit a two-run shot in Game #2 of the Fall Classic off Hunter Strickland, his first postseason roundtripper after 145 at-bats without one...it ended the second-longest drought among active Major Leaguers. Erik Kratz Oak Series: 0-for-3 Last Trip: Did not play Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Erik made his first start of the season yesterday, but went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts...he's played in two games this season, also catching the ninth inning Friday. = Kratz was traded to KC from Toronto last July 28, in a deal that included RHP Liam Hendriks and sent INF Danny Valencia to the Jays...played in 13 games over the final two months...slugged a pair of home runs at Target Field on August 18, becoming the first Royal to collect a multi-homer game when entering as a pinch hitter. Kendrys Morales Oak Series: 4-for-12, run, 2B, 2 RBI Last Trip: 10-for-26 (.385), 6 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 4 g (5-17) = Kendrys had the big hit yesterday, driving in the go-ahead run with a two-run double off the center field wall in the eighth inning...it marked his first multi-rbi game and first go-ahead RBI of the season...hit his second homer of the season a week ago at Target Field with a solo shot off Trevor May. = Morales is tied for fifth in the A.L. with 10 runs scored this season, while he s also tied for fifth in hits (17)...hitting.471 (8-for-17) with 2 outs this season. = Signed with these Twins on June 8 of last season, but played just six weeks in Minnesota, being traded to Seattle on July 24...hit 7 homers over his final 43 contests (all with Seattle) after hitting just one home run in his first 55 games...ranks eighth among active switch-hitters with 112 career homers, 3 behind Oakland s Ben Zobrist (115). Mike Moustakas Oak Series: 1-for-12, BB Last Trip: 10-for-24 (.417), 6 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB, 3 HBP, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Moose took a second-straight hitless game yesterday, going 0-for-4...he s looking to get back on track after a 1-for-12 series against the A s...snapped a seven-game hitting streak Saturday, which marked his longest since 2012. = He s 5-for-10 with a pair of doubles and a walk against Twins starter Kyle Gibson...he s batting.360 (9-for-25) with a pair of homers vs. right-handed pitching this year. = Mike enters KC s fifth series of the year tied for fifth in the A.L. in runs scored (10)...recorded 5 multi-hit games this season, after collecting 17 in 140 games last season. = Had an impressive postseason, setting a Royals record with 5 home runs, which also led all of MLB in the 2014 playoffs...hit the go-ahead roundtripper in the 11th inning of Game #1 of the ALDS in Anaheim, helping KC to a 3-2 win...also blasted a 10th-inning shot in Game #1 of the ALCS at Camden Yards. Paulo Orlando Oak Series: 2-for-11, run, 3B, RBI, BB Last Trip: 3-for-9, 3 runs, 2 3B Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Paulo went 0-for-3 yesterday, but recorded a leadoff walk in the eighth and scored the tying run on Lorenzo Cain s double...hit safely in 5 of his first 6 big league games. = Tripled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Friday night, his league-leading fourth triple of the season...he s the fastest player to 4 triples (4 games) in MLB history, according to Elias Sports Bureau...recorded a pair of three-base hits April 11 at Angel Stadium, becoming the first Royal to do that since John Buck in 2009. = Made his Major League debut April 9 vs. Chicago...he s the third Brazilian-born player to appear in a big league game, joining catcher Yan Gomes (271 games) and pitcher Andre Rienzo (29 games)... acquired by the Royals on August 9, 2008 from the White Sox, in exchange for LHP Horacio Ramirez. Salvador Perez Oak Series: 3-for-9, run, 2B, RBI Last Trip: 9-for-27 (.333), 5 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Salvy struck out in his only plate appearance yesterday, entering the game in the seventh as a pinch hitter. = Leads the Major Leagues with 10 two-out RBI, collecting his 10th Friday with an RBI single in the third inning vs. the A s...perez is also second in the A.L. in multihit games (7), ninth in batting average (.362) and eighth in slugging pct. (.617)...a career.321 hitter (68-for-212) with a.481 slugging pct. vs. Minnesota. = Allowed his first stolen bases of the season Friday night when Oakland s Josh Reddick and Marcus Semien executed a double steal...has thrown out 3 of 5 would-be base stealers in 2015...his 49 runners caught stealing since the start of 2013 are tied for second-most in the MLB, behind only Russell Martin (63). = Caught every inning during the Royals postseason run...combining the regular season and postseason, his 161 games behind the plate were the most in MLB history... hit.333 (8-for-24) with a double and a homer during the World Series...his home run came against series MVP Madison Bumgarner in Game #1.

This & That F. MORALES JOINS KC S WIN COLUMN--He needed only two pitches, but Franklin Morales was summoned from the pen to finish up the Brett Lawrie at bat after Kelvin Herrera was tossed in the eighth inning...lawrie popped up on the infield and the Royals rallied with a 3-run bottom of the frame to stake Franklin to his 20th Major League win and making him the 279th hurler to post a victory in a Kansas City Royals uniform...yesterday was his first win in the Majors since last September 7 when he was a 6-0 victor over San Diego in Coors Field, working 6.0 frames as the starter. DAVIS WINNINGEST OUT OF PEN--Since returning to full-time bullpen duty at the outset of 2014, Wade Davis has recorded a big league best 11 victories, with #11 occurring here on Friday night after a 1-2-3 eighth inning of work and a pair of Royal runs in the bottom of the frame...since the beginning of 2014, Davis has an 11-2 ledger and a 0.92 ERA (8 earned runs in 78.0 innings) while limiting opposing hitters to a big league best.144 mark...hard to believe, but he s been even better since June 27 of last year, going 6-0 with four saves and a 0.61 ERA (3 earnies in 44.1 innings). BUSY TURNSTILES--Kansas City is coming off its second home series of the year, drawing 109,134 for the 3-game set against the A s...friday s contest was the second sellout of the young year, while yesterday just fell short with 36,755 in attendance...the last time KC eclipsed 100K in a 3-game, non-postseason series, was last September 19-21 in the final three home games vs. Detroit that drew 112,231...through six games, the Royals have had 192,840 pass through the turnstiles, an improvement of 61,910 over six home dates to start last year. A TRIPLES MACHINE--The Major League leader in triples resides right here in Kansas City as 29-year old rookie Paulo Orlando has quickly made a name for himself after nine seasons in the minor leagues...just the third native Brazilian in history to perform in the majors (Yan Gomes and Andre Rienzo), Orlando became the first player in the modern era (since 1900) to collect four triples in his first four big league games when he tripled here on Friday night...the Brazilian Blur had a pair of triples on April 12 in Anaheim to go with a triple for his first big league hit on April 9 vs. the White Sox thus becoming the only player since at least 1900 whose first three career hits were of the 3-base variety...there were four players who had triples for their first two hits in the last 50 years...his triple streak was snapped with a measly single on Thursday in Minnesota. BUSY TIMES--Kansas City is in the midst of playing on 19 consecutive days with the next off day ticketed for Monday, May 4...the Royals will hit the road following Wednesday night s affair and open a 7-game road trip on Thursday evening vs. the White Sox in U.S. Cellular Field...KC will then visit Cleveland for a 3-game set starting Monday night...tonight is the first of 20 consecutive tilts against A.L. Central opposition, including this 3-game series with the Twins, seven vs. the Tigers (four here), six vs. Cleveland (three here) and four vs. the White Sox (all in ChiTown). PREVALENT AMONG THE LEADERS--Through the first dozen games of the 2015 campaign, Kansas City s 9-3 record has been built by ranking at or near the top in virtually every category...among all Major League clubs, KC leads in hits (132), team batting (.313), on-base pct. (.373) and ranks fourth in the Majors in slugging pct. (.467), while ranking first in fewest times K d (62)...the Royals are also tied for second in fewest errors (3) and fourth in the A.L. in ERA (3.31). CLUTCH & LATE KEYS KC--Kansas City s eighth inning 3-run rally yesterday was on a par for how the first two week of the season has gone, with the Royals leading the Majors with a.305 mark (40-for-131) when hitting from the seventh inning or later...kc also leads all of baseball with 17 go-ahead RBI, explaining the six come-from-behind wins through a dozen games...kansas City is also first in batting with runners in scoring position and two outs with a.303 mark (20-for-66). AMONG BEST IN RUN DIFFERENTIAL--Kansas City finished the 2014 regular season with a run differential of plus-27, scoring 651 times and allowing 624... through 12 games this year, the Royals have a plus difference of 28, by plating 68 tallies and allowing 40...Kansas City s +28 is second to Detroit s +33 for the Major League lead...kc s 5.67 runs per game rank tied with the Tigers first in Major League Baseball, while the 3.33 runs allowed are tied for third in the A.L. NED CLOSING IN--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, Ned Yost, is already the franchise leader in games managed with 787 and now two more than the late Don Zimmer for the 67th most games managed in a career at 1,745...his 382-405 record in a Kansas City uniform is just 30 victories shy of tying Whitey Herzog (410) as the winningest skipper in team annals and enters tonight 22 wins shy of second place Dick Howser (404)...Yost was named to his post on May 13, 2010...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...ned s 839 career wins are good for 73rd all-time in baseball annals, just one behind Charlie Comiskey for 72nd...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 (2015) vs. Twins (career) At Home (career) Gibson (career) Milone (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 Cain.455 11 5 1 5.297 145 43 2 20.288 633 182 11 80.100 10 1 0 0.286 14 4 1 2 Calixte - - - - - - - - - -.000 2 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - Colon.000 3 0 0 0.067 15 1 0 1.290 31 9 0 1 - - - - -.250 4 1 0 1 Dyson.167 6 1 0 0.244 119 29 1 9.266 458 122 4 41.200 5 1 0 0.143 7 1 0 0 Escobar.333 15 5 0 2.298 302 90 2 38.264 1457 385 11 122.455 11 5 0 1.200 20 4 0 3 Gordon.286 7 2 0 1.296 479 142 17 58.274 1908 522 63 265.300 10 3 0 1.375 8 3 0 1 Hosmer.250 12 3 0 3.297 249 74 6 34.273 1072 293 27 134.250 12 3 0 0.286 14 4 1 2 Infante.222 9 2 0 1.246 358 88 6 28.271 2291 620 29 226.250 8 2 0 0.250 8 2 0 0 Kratz - - - - -.600 5 3 2 2.231 255 59 12 34 - - - - -.000 3 0 0 0 Morales.250 12 3 1 1.250 136 34 9 24.279 1302 363 57 200.000 5 0 0 0.133 15 2 1 3 Moustakas.462 13 6 0 0.270 241 65 8 29.237 881 209 24 99.500 10 5 0 0.083 12 1 0 0 Orlando.250 4 1 0 0.250 4 1 0 0.214 14 3 0 1 - - - - -.333 3 1 0 0 Perez.286 14 4 0 2.321 212 68 7 31.289 724 209 19 109.083 12 1 0 1.429 14 6 0 2 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 3 23 7.7 3-0 1 Jeremy Guthrie 2 12 6.0 2-0 0 Jason Vargas 2 9 4.5 1-1 1 Yordano Ventura 3 19 6.3 2-1 1 Edinson Volquez 2 5 2.5 1-1 2 Totals 12 68 5.7 9-3 5 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Totals Duffy 2-0 1-0 3-0 Guthrie 2-0 - 2-0 Vargas 1-1 - 1-1 Ventura 2-1 - 2-1 Volquez 1-1 - 1-1 Total 8-3 1-0 8-3 Perez Kratz Totals Starts 11 1 12 CS/ATT 3-5 0-2 3-7 Pct. 60.0 0.0 42.9 ERA 3.40 2.25 3.31 ER/IP 37/98.0 2/8.0 39/106.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 1 (April 6 vs. CWS) Pickoff & CS: 1 (April 11 @ LAA) May Game Times Due to an unfortunate error in the printing process of the 2015 Royals Media Guide, the first pitch times for the majority of the games scheduled in May were inadvertently omitted...below are the times for each game scheduled in May. (ALL TIMES CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME) Date Opponent First Pitch Friday, May 1 Detroit 7:10 p.m. Saturday, May 2 Detroit 6:10 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Detroit 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 Cleveland 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 Cleveland 7:10 p.m. Thursday, May 7 Cleveland 1:10 p.m. Friday, May 8 @ Detroit 6:08 p.m. Saturday, May 9 @ Detroit 12:08 p.m. Sunday, May 10 @ Detroit 7:05 p.m. Date Opponent First Pitch Monday, May 11 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Thursday, May 14 @ Texas 1:05 p.m. Friday, May 15 New York 7:10 p.m. Saturday, May 16 New York 6:10 p.m. Sunday, May 17 New York 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 19 Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Date Opponent First Pitch Friday, May 22 St. Louis 7:10 p.m. Saturday, May 23 St. Louis 6:15 p.m. Sunday, May 24 St. Louis 1:10 p.m. Monday, May 25 @ New York 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 @ New York 6:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 @ New York 12:05 p.m. Friday, May 29 @ Chicago Cubs 3:05 p.m. Saturday, May 30 @ Chicago Cubs 6:15 p.m. Sunday, May 31 @ Chicago Cubs 1:20 p.m.

2015 Royals Home Run Breakdown vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Cain 2 1 1 1 1-2 - - - 2 - - 2 2 - - - - 1-1 4/16/15 @ MIN T. Milone 14 Calixte - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Colon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 55 Dyson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 150 Escobar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/17/14 CWS C. Sale 87 Gordon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/3/14 TEX N. Tepesch 104 Hosmer 1 1-1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - 1-1-0 4/8/14 CWS J. Quintana 42 Infante - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 185 Kratz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8/18/14 @ MIN R. Pressly 19 Morales 2 1 1-2 2 - - - 2 - - 1-1 - - 1-2-0 4/13/15 @ MIN T. May 23 Moustakas 2-2 1 1 2 - - - 1 1-1 - - 1-1 - 2-0 4/11/15 @ LAA J. Weaver 32 Orlando - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 Perez 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 - - - 3 - - 2 1 - - - 3-0 4/12/15 @ LAA F. Salas 24 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Nori Aoki (8/5/14 @ Arizona, fifth inning) - Franchise total: 117 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota), 2 solo 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (6/25/14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) - Franchise total: 87 Inside-the-Park: Last: Lorenzo Cain (9/8/14 @ Detroit) - Franchise total: 95 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alex Gordon (8/26/14 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning, Perkins pitching) - Franchise total: 65 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Daniel Nava, Boston (9/14/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow, 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Ike Davis and Stephen Vogt, Oakland (4/17/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Kole Calhoun, Los Angeles Angels (4/10/15 @ Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Jeremy Guthrie pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland (7/3/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Santiago @ Detroit (8/30/11 @ Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla, Atlanta (4/16/13 @ Turner Field, Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching) 2015 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Cain 2 3 - - - 5 3 1 - - - 4 1 5 1 1 - - 1 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 1 - Calixte - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Colon 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 g - 1 - Dyson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 g - 1 - Escobar 2 2 - - - 4 1 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - 0 g 8 gm (4/6-15) 1 - Gordon 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1 1 4 - - - 0 g 3 gm (4/16-18) - - Hosmer 4 1 - - - 5 1 1 - - - 2 2 2 3 1 - - 4 g 5 gm (4/6-11) 1 - Infante 1 - - - - 1 2 - - - - 2-1 2 1 - - 9 g 9 gm (4/9-pres) 1 - Kratz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Morales 4 1 - - - 5 1 - - - - 1 1 1 2 1 - - 4 g 7 gm (4/6-13) - - Moustakas 5 - - - - 5 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 g 7 gm (4/10-17) 3 1 Orlando 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (4/9-18) 1 - Perez 6 1 - - - 7 3 - - - - 3 1 3 10 1 - - 0 g 7 gm (4/6-13) - - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Sept. 29-30, 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: James Shields, July 7, 2014 @ Tampa Bay (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland (Royals 3-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): September 22, 2014 @ Cleveland (2-0); Duffy (6.0), Finnegan (1.0), Davis (1.0), Holland (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, (6-3, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Billy Butler, August 17, 2014 @ Minnesota (2nd) Royals Five-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Royals Position Player Pitching: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Royals Pitcher With a RBI: James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Nori Aoki (3) and Jarrod Dyson (3), August 10, 2014 vs. San Francisco Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013 (5th inning) - on double steal Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: August 31, 2014 vs. Cleveland (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: September 15, 2014 vs. Chicago (4-3, 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 13, 2015 @ Minnesota (8th inning, 6 runs) -- 4 times in 2015 -- Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 6-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: April 10-12 @ Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 18-20, 2014 @ Boston Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 3 4/16/15 @ MIN Pitchers 38 8/31/14 vs. CLE Cain 6 4/12/15 @ LAA Calixte 1 - Colon 5 9/2/14 vs. TEX Dyson 21 9/1/14 vs. TEX Escobar 17 9/21/14 vs. DET Gordon 61 8/2/14 @ OAK Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Hosmer 28 9/11/14 vs. BOS Infante 14 9/25/14 @ CWS Kratz 61 5/30/13 vs. BOS Morales 0 9/25/14 @ TOR Moustakas 3 4/16/15 @ MIN Orlando 6 - Perez 22 9/17/14 vs. CWS

Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 3/13 LHP-John Lamb Optioned to Omaha 3/18 OF-Lane Adams Optioned to Omaha OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha 3/22 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Wilmington 3/26 RHP-Jandel Gustave Claimed off waivers by San Diego 4/3 RHP-Louis Coleman Sent outright to Omaha 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha RHP-Ryan Madson Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Franklin Morales Contract selected from Omaha 4/14 OF-Alex Rios Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand) 4/15 OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas 4/17 OF-Reymond Fuentes Recalled from Omaha OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 4/18 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L. (right pectoral strain) RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha 2015 Transactions Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/18 Yordano Ventura Jim Joyce / Hitting Brett Lawrie with a pitch 4/19 Dave Eiland Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/19 Ned Yost Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/19 Kelvin Herrera Greg Gibson / Throwing pitch behind Brett Lawrie 4/19 Don Wakamatsu Greg Gibson / Automatic ejection after benches warned 4/19 Alcides Escobar Greg Gibson / Arguing after Kelvin Herrera was ejected Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/10 @ LA Angels 1st Moustakas safe on SB att. (LA challenge) 0-0 1:47 Stands Opp. 0-1 4/17 Oakland 7th Lawrie out at 2B on force (Oak challenge) 4-4 2:26 Stands Opp. 0-2 4/19 Oakland 8th Zobrist out at 1B on DP (Oak challenge) 0-5 1:25 Overturned Opp. 1-2 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Escobar (8-2), Orlando (1-1) 2nd: Moustakas (9-3) 3rd: Cain (9-3) 4th: Hosmer (9-3) 5th: Morales (9-3) 6th: Gordon (6-2), Infante (1-0), Perez (0-1), Rios (2-0) 7th: Kratz (1-0), Orlando (0-1), Perez (3-2), Rios (5-0) 8th: Colon (1-1), Infante (0-2), Orlando (3-0), Perez (5-0) 9th: Colon (0-1), Dyson (1-2), Infante (8-0) The Lineup Card Daily Update Starts by Position P: Duffy (3-0), Guthrie (2-0), Vargas (1-1), Ventura (2-1), Volquez (1-1) C: Kratz (1-0), Perez (8-3) 1B: Hosmer (9-3) 2B: Colon (0-1), Infante (9-2) 3B: Moustakas (9-3) SS: Colon (1-1), Escobar (8-2) LF: Dyson (1-0), Gordon (6-2), Orlando (2-1) CF: Cain (9-3) RF: Dyson (0-2), Orlando (2-1), Rios (7-0) DH: Morales (9-3) Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 5 6 10 6 7 9 7 14 4 - - - - - - 68 Opponents 4 6 4 11 4 4 4 3 0 - - - - - - 40 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals - 5 1 - - - 1-2 - - - - - - Opponents - 1 1-1 - - - - - - - - - - Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - - 5 2nd - 2 2 3rd - 2 12 4th - 1 9 5th - 2 7 6th - - 7 7th - 3 11 8th - 1 6 9th - - 6 Kansas City By the Days Monday 2-0 Tuesday - Wednesday 1-1 Thursday 1-1 Friday 2-0 Saturday 1-1 Sunday 2-0 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 7 April 17 vs. Oakland (8th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 5 April 19 vs. Oakland (8th, 2 hits) 4 runs - 1 April 12 @ LA Angels (2nd, 4 hits) 5 runs - 2 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th, 6 hits) 6 runs - 1 April 13 @ Minnesota (8th, 2 hits) 7 runs - - - Lead after six innings: 7-0 Lead after seven innings: 6-0 Lead after eight innings: 9-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 4-1 Score first: 4-1 Score more than three runs: 9-1 Hit home run: 7-1 Series opener: 4-0 10 or more hits: 6-1 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 1-0 Tied after seven innings: 2-0 Tied after eight innings: - Starter works 6.0 IP: 2-0 Opponents score first: 5-2 Score three runs or less: 0-2 Do not homer: 2-2 Series finale: 3-1 Opponents 10 or more hits: 1-1 Trail after six innings: 1-3 Trail after seven innings: 1-3 Trail after eight innings: 0-3 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 3-2 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 3/- Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/- Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 6/1 Errorless games by KC: 8-1

Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 April 13 @ Minnesota 8 April 16 @ Minnesota Most runs, extra-inning game - - - - Most hits, game 15 April 17 vs. Oakland 14 April 16 @ Minnesota Most hits, extra-inning game - - - - Fewest hits, game 7 April 18 vs. Oakland 4 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Most runs, inning 6 April 13 @ Minnesota (8th) 5 April 18 vs. Oakland (4th) Most hits, inning 6 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th) 4 Twice, last: April 18 vs. Oakland (4th) Most doubles, game 3 6 times, last: April 19 vs. Oakland 3 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Most doubles, extra-inning game - - - - Most triples, game 2 April 12 @ LA Angels - - Most triples, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, game 2 Thrice, last: April 11 @ LA Angels 3 April 17 vs. Oakland Most home runs, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, inning 2 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th) 2 April 17 vs. Oakland (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 6 April 12 @ LA Angels 5 April 17 vs. Oakland Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game - - - - Most steals, game 2 Thrice, last: April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox 2 Twice, last: April 19 vs. Oakland Most times caught stealing, game - - 1 Thrice, last: April 12 @ LA Angels Most sacrifice flies, game 2 April 13 @ Minnesota 1 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Most sacrifices, game 2 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox 1 April 17 vs. Oakland Most strikeouts, game 9 April 12 @ LA Angels 10 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Most strikeouts, extra-inning game - - - - Most walks, game 5 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox 6 April 19 vs. Oakland Most walks, extra-inning game - - - - Most left on base, game 10 Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota 8 Twice, last: April 19 vs. Oakland Most left on base, extra-inning game - - - - Fewest left on base, game 6 April 19 vs. Oakland 2 April 11 @ LA Angels Fewest left on base, extra-inning game - - - - Most double plays turned 3 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox 2 4 times, last: April 18 vs. Oakland Most errors, game 1 Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota 2 Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota Individual Batting: Most hits, game 3 10 times, last: Cain, Hosmer, Perez (April 17 vs. Oakland) Most hits, extra-inning game - - Must runs, game 3 Thrice, last: Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota) Most doubles, game 1 19 times Most triples, game 2 Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels) Most home runs, game 1 11 times Most RBI, game 3 4 times, last: Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota) Most RBI, extra-inning game - - Most total bases, game 7 Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota) Most total bases, extra-inning game - - Most walks, game 3 Morales (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most stolen bases, game 1 10 times Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 10 Cain (April 6-17) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 Volquez (April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most innings pitched, reliever 3.0 Young (April 16 @ Minnesota) Most strikeouts, starter 7 Ventura (April 12 @ LA Angels), Volquez (April 15 @ Minnesota) Most strikeouts, reliever 3 Davis (April 10 @ LA Angels), Madson (April 13 @ Minnesota) Most walks, starter 5 Duffy (April 19 vs. Oakland) Most walks, reliever 1 7 times Most runs allowed 5 Duffy (April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox), Vargas (April 16 @ Minnesota), Ventura (April 18 vs. Oakland) Most home runs allowed 3 Guthrie (April 17 vs. Oakland) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 6.0 Ventura (April 6), Volquez (April 9) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 6.0 Davis (April 6-current) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 2 Ventura (April 6-12), Davis (April 8-current) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 April 6-13 Longest winning streak, home 4 April 6-17 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 10-13 Longest losing streak, overall 2 April 15-16 Longest losing streak, home - - Longest losing streak, road 2 April 15-16 Longest game-inning, home - - Longest game-inning, road - - Longest game-time, home 3:11 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 3:16 April 10 @ LA Angels Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Shortest game-time home 2:33 April 17 vs. Oakland, April 18 vs. Oakland Shortest game-time road 2:25 April 15 @ Minnesota Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Largest crowd-home 40,085 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 20,236 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Largest crowd-road 44,489 April 10 @ LA Angels Smallest crowd-road 17,449 April 16 @ Minnesota Largest winning margin 9 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox (10-1), April 13 @ Minnesota (12-3) Largest losing margin 5 April 18 vs. Oakland (0-5) Largest deficit overcome to win 2 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox (trailed 3-1 after 2 1/2); April 19 vs. Oakland (trailed 2-0 after 4 1/2) Largest lead lost 2 April 16 @ Minnesota (led 2-0 after 1 1/2) Upcoming Milestones Jarrod Dyson 1 SB to rank 9th on KC all-time list (U.Washington-120) Alex Gordon 5 2B for 250 21 RBI to 500 4 runs to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (F. Patek-571) 34 hits to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-1084) 2 HR to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-123) 4 BB to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-427) Jeremy Guthrie 36 strikeouts to 1,000 16 wins to 100 Omar Infante 18 2B to 250 8 RBI to 500 Mike Moustakas 54 hits to 500 Salvador Perez 52 hits to 500 Edinson Volquez 53 K to 1,000 Ned Yost 22 wins to tie for 2nd on KC all-time list (D. Howser-404) 28 wins to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (W. Herzog-410) Disabled List (5) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Kris Medlen 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery March 7 May 6 12 9-3 LHP-Tim Collins 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April 20 12 9-3 RHP-Luke Hochevar 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April 20 12 9-3 OF-Alex Rios 15-day fractured left hand April 14 April 29 5 2-3 RHP-Greg Holland 15-day right pectoral strain April 18 May 3 2 1-1

2015 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total April (9-3) 4/6 CWS D W 10-1 1-0 T1 - Ventura (1-0) Samardzija - *40,085 1 40,085 4/8 CWS N W 7-5 2-0 T1 - Davis (R, 1-0) Putnam Holland (1) 23,385 2 63,470 4/9 CWS D W 4-1 3-0 T1 - Volquez (1-0) Danks Holland (2) 20,236 3 83,706 4/10 @ LAA N W 4-2 4-0 T1 - Vargas (1-0) Santiago Davis (1) 44,489 1 44,489 4/11 @ LAA N W 6-4 5-0 T1 - Guthrie (1-0) Weaver Holland (3) 44,154 2 88,643 4/12 @ LAA D W 9-2 6-0 T1 - Ventura (2-0) Wilson - 37,060 3 125,703 4/13 @ Min D W 12-3 7-0 1 +1.0 Duffy (2-0) May - 40,123 4 165,826 4/15 @ Min N L 1-3 7-1 2-0.5 Gibson Volquez (1-1) Perkins 21,362 5 187,188 4/16 @ Min D L 5-8 7-2 2-1.0 Milone Vargas (1-1) Perkins 17,449 6 204,637 4/17 Oak N W 6-4 8-2 2-1.0 Davis (R, 2-0) Otero Holland (4) *39,228 4 122,934 4/18 Oak N L 0-5 8-3 2-1.0 Hahn Ventura (2-1) Chavez 33,151 5 156,085 4/19 Oak D W 4-2 9-3 2-1.0 Morales (R, 1-0) O Flaherty Davis (2) 36,755 6 192,840 4/20 Min N 4/21 Min N 4/22 Min N 4/23 @ CWS N 4/24 @ CWS N 4/25 @ CWS D 4/26 @ CWS D 4/27 @ Cle N 4/28 @ Cle N 4/29 @ Cle N 4/30 Det N May (0-0) 5/1 Det N 5/2 Det N 5/3 Det D 5/5 Cle N 5/6 Cle N 5/7 Cle D 5/8 @ Det N 5/9 @ Det D 5/10 @ Det N 5/11 @ Tex N 5/12 @ Tex N 5/13 @ Tex N 5/14 @ Tex D 5/15 NYY N 5/16 NYY N 5/17 NYY D 5/19 Cin N 5/20 Cin N 5/22 StL N 5/23 StL N 5/24 StL D 5/25 @ NYY D 5/26 @ NYY N 5/27 @ NYY D 5/29 @ ChC D 5/30 @ ChC N 5/31 @ ChC D * - denotes sellout Minor League Report Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Pacific Coast League American Conference, Northern Division (7-3) Game One (11 innings) R H E LOB New Orleans (Marlins) 2 7 1 9 Omaha 3 7 1 13 WP: Louis Coleman (2-0) HR: Jose Martinez (#2) Game Two (7 innings) R H E LOB New Orleans (Marlins) 1 6 1 9 Omaha 6 8 0 6 WP: Clayton Mortensen (2-0) HR: None NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (4-6) R H E LOB Frisco (Rangers) 7 7 1 3 NW Arkansas 3 8 0 10 LP: J.C. Sulbaran (0-2) HR: Alex Liddi (#1) Northwest Arkansas lost game one vs. Frisco. The RoughRiders built a 7-0 lead before Alex Liddi hit a threerun homer for the Naturals. Jorge Bonifacio and Balbino Fuenmayor joined Liddi with two hits apiece. Starter J.C. Sulbaran fanned seven while allowing five runs over 5.0 innings. Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (6-4) R H E LOB Frederick (Orioles) 3 8 1 7 Wilmington 4 8 2 7 WP: Luis Rico (1-0) HR: Bubba Starling (#2) Wilmington won a second straight game by a 4-3 count. Bubba Starling s solo shot tied the contest in the seventh, with Robert Pehl s producing a go-ahead sac fly RBI in the eighth. Starling finished 3-for-4, lifting his average to.361 (13-for-36), second in the league. Yender Caramo (5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO) made the start, with Luis Rico (3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO) winning in relief. West Virginia (Pirates) Lexington Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (5-5) R H E LOB Postponed - Rain Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division Begin play June 18 vs. Grand Junction (Rockies) Burlington Royals (R) Appalachian League East Division Begin play June 23 at Princeton (Rays) Surprise Royals (R) Arizona League West Division Begin play June 21 vs. AZL Rangers Rain washed away Lexington s finale vs. West Virginia. The game will be made up when the Legends visit the Power next weekend.