TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Anibal Sanchez (1-3, 5.46) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-1, 5.87)

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Detroit Tigers (16-9) @ Kansas City Royals (16-8) Kauffman Stadium - Sunday, May 3, 2015 Game #25 - Home Game #13 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD), MLB Network (HD), KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, May 4: Off Day at Home Tuesday, May 5 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Danny Salazar (3-0, 3.32) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (2-1, 5.95), 7:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, May 6 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Carlos Carrasco (3-2, 4.98) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (2-0, 3.45), 7:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, May 7 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (0-4, 4.62) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (2-3, 2.10), 1:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc 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 Ryan Lefebvre 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. Tigers The Royals fell to David Price and the Tigers last night, in the third game of this four-game set. After things finish up today at Kauffman, the teams will meet up again in Detroit five days from now for their second of six series in 2015. KC looks to close the gap in the all-time series, which it trails by a 313-316 margin. The Royals, however, lead in games played in Missouri by a 164-150 count, including 154-136 at Kauffman. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/30 KC W, 8-1 Duffy Simon 28,405 5/1 KC W, 4-1 Young Lobstein 38,186 5/2 KC L, 1-2 Price Volquez 38,692 5/3 KC 5/8 @ Det 5/9 @ Det 5/10 @ Det 8/4 @ Det 8/5 @ Det 8/6 @ Det 8/10 KC 8/11 KC 8/12 KC 9/1 KC 9/2 KC 9/3 KC 9/18 @ Det 9/19 @ Det 9/20 @ Det PRICE IS WRONG FOR K.C.--Kansas City suffered its first setback of this seven-game homestand with a 2-1 loss to David Price and Detroit last night...the Tigers lefty came within one out of his third career shutout, before Lorenzo Cain belted a solo shot over the Royals bullpen with two outs in the ninth, bringing KC within one...however, Price fanned Eric Hosmer to end the game, his first 9.0-inning complete game since May 13 of last season...royals starter Edinson Volquez pitched well in defeat, allowing two runs on five hits over 6.0 innings...volky recorded his team-leading fourth quality start and ninth in his last 10 regular season outings dating back to 2014...he was touched up for runs after a walk, a single and an error in the third, and consecutive hits by Anthony Gose and Ian Kinsler in the fifth...the Royals offense registered a season-low five hits, with two of them by Salvador Perez, who was celebrating his bobblehead night, while Cain s homer was KC s only extra-base hit...the club s lead in the A.L. Central dropped to a half game over the Tigers, while their home record dipped to 9-3, which is still tops in the Junior Circuit. THEY DON T GO QUIETLY--Predictably, with the Royals plating only one run last night, it would come with two outs as Lorenzo Cain hit a solo homer with the club down to its final out in the ninth...this season KC has scored more two-out runs than any other team in baseball (55), while they also lead the big leagues in hits (88), RBI (53), overall batting average (.313) as well as batting average with two outs and runners in scoring position (.319)...KC has scored 44% of its runs (55 of 124) with two down...several Royals rank among the league leaders with two outs individually as well with Lorenzo Cain topping the A.L. with a.481 batting average with two outs (13-for-27) and also has the top on-base percentage (.548)...Cain is tied with teammates Kendrys Morales and Salvador Perez, each collecting an A.L.-best 13 hits with two down...morales leads the Majors in two-out runs scored (12) and Perez is tied for second in two-out RBI (12). CAIN TO DROP APPEAL--Outfielder Lorenzo Cain announced this morning that he will drop the appeal on his two-game suspension, which was handed down by Major League Baseball for his role in the April 23 altercation at U.S. Cellular Field...Cain will serve his penalty today and Tuesday vs. Cleveland and be eligible to rejoin the club for Wednesday night s tilt with the Tribe...KC pitcher Edinson Volquez returned from his five-game suspension last night, while fellow hurler Yordano Ventura is in the third day of his seven-game ban. LOOKING FOR SERIES WIN NO. 6--Kansas City will be playing for its sixth series victory of the season today, looking to take three-of-four from division rival Detroit...KC has won all three of its home series thus far, sweeping Chicago (April 6-9) and taking two-of-three from Oakland (April 17-19) and Minnesota (April 20-22), while the club swept the Angels (April 10-12) and took two from the Tribe (April 27-29) on the road. CLEVELAND ON DECK--After tomorrow s off day, KC will resume it s 3-week tour of the A.L. Central as the Indians visit Kauffman Stadium for the first time in 2015...the Royals took two of three from the Tribe at Progressive Field last week and are 11-7 within their division thus far...kc went 9-10 vs. Cleveland last season, but had a 5-4 mark against them here...the Royals are 164-148 all-time vs. the Tribe in Kansas City, including 16-12 at The K since the start of the 2012 campaign. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Anibal Sanchez (1-3, 5.46) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-1, 5.87) 2014 2013 Career 2015 2014 Career Anibal Sanchez vs. Royals 2-0 2-1 5-2 Major League Record 1-3 (5.46 ERA) 8-5 71-67 Jeremy Guthrie vs. Tigers 2-2 2-2 9-7 Major League Record 1-1 (5.87 ERA) 13-11 84-101 JEREMY GUTHRIE takes the hill for his fifth starting assignment of the season, his 253rd career start and 280th overall appearance...he faces Detroit for the 23rd time, making his 20th start against the Tigers...Guthrie is in the final year of a three-year contract he signed on November 30, 2012. CAN T ESCAPE THE SIXTH--Jeremy pitched well for 5.0 innings last Tuesday in Cleveland, but could not get out of the sixth and wasn t around when the Royals rallied for an 11-5 victory...the veteran righty was charged with four runs on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts in his 5.0 innings, plus two hitters...he gave up a two-run single to Michael Bourn in the second inning, then after holding the Tribe to one hit over the next three frames, he allowed a leadoff single to Michael Brantley and walked Carlos Santana to find himself out of the game...brandon Moss hit a three-run homer off relief pitcher Brandon Finnegan, plating both of Guthrie s baserunners...fortunately for Jeremy, K.C. s offense scored six runs in the seventh to take him off the hook for a loss. LIFE IS ROYAL--Guthrie s career was rejuvenated on July 20, 2012, when he was traded to Kansas City in deal that sent Jonathan Sanchez to Colorado... Jeremy had a career record of 50-74 at the time of the deal, including a 3-9 mark with the Rockies during the first half of that campaign...since coming over to KC, Guthrie has gone 34-27, with his.557 winning percentage ranking ninth all-time among Royals hurlers with at least 500.0 innings. PITCHER WITH A PASSPORT--Jeremy s year didn t end after the World Series as he and three KC teammates (Alcides Escobar, Erik Kratz, Salvador Perez) played in the MLB All-Star Series tour of Japan...the squad team played seven games on their tour, including a five-game series against Japan s National Team... Guthrie also traveled to Panama in January with U.S. softball Gold Medalist Jessica Mendoza through the U.S. State Department s Diamond Diplomacy program. VS. TIGERS--Guthrie will face Detroit for the 23rd time in his career, making his 12th start against them in a Royals uniform...he s 9-7 with a 4.63 ERA (63 ER in 122.1 IP) lifetime vs. the Tigers...while he s 6-4 with a 5.02 ERA against them since being traded to KC on July 20, 2012...his last regular season win at The K came at the expense of Detroit, when he held them to two runs (one earned) on five hits over 5.1 innings in a 5-2 triumph on September 21 of last year. HOME AT THE K --@TheRealJGuts (Twitter handle) looks to get back on track at home, entering this afternoon with an 0-1 mark and a 5.73 ERA (7 ER in 11.0 IP) in his two outings here...since being traded to the Royals in the middle of the 2012 season, Guthrie has found success here, going 19-14 with a 3.95 ERA (120 ER in 273.1 IP), holding the opposition to a.263 batting average...his nine victories here in 2013 were third-most in the American League that season...in his Guthrie vs. Tigers Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Alex Avila.276 29 8 3 10 Miguel Cabrera.320 50 16 3 12 Nick Castellanos.444 9 4 0 3 Yoenis Cespedes.000 5 0 0 1 Rajai Davis.190 21 4 0 1 Anthony Gose.125 8 1 0 1 Jose Iglesias.000 3 0 0 0 Ian Kinsler.333 42 14 1 3 J.D. Martinez.333 18 6 2 2 Victor Martinez.353 34 12 0 2 Andrew Romine.333 3 1 0 0 Guthrie s 2015 Starts WHEN DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/11 at Los Angeles W, 6-4 7.0 6 4 4 1 1 2 94-64 6-4 4/17 Oakland ND, 6-4 6.0 7 4 4 3 0 2 79-52 4-4 4/22 Minnesota L, 0-3 5.0 6 3 3 0 6 3 98-49 0-3 4/28 @ Cleveland ND, 11-5 5.0 6 4 4 0 3 3 89-54 3-2 2015 Totals 1-1 5.87 23.0 25 15 15 4 10 10 360-219 61% Career Totals 84-101 4.25 1639.1 1695 834 774 225 472 972 - - career, Jeremy is 42-53 with a 4.49 ERA at his various home parks throughout his career. Jeremy s Last Win: April 11, 2015 @ Los Angeles Angels (7.0 IP, 6-4 over Jered Weaver) Jeremy s Last Loss: April 22, 2015 vs. Minnesota (5.0 IP, 0-3 to Mike Pelfrey) Jeremy s Strikeout High: 10 (3x), Last: September 14, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay (7.0 IP, 6-2 win over Wade Davis) Jeremy s Last Complete Game: August 7, 2014 @ Arizona (9.0 IP, 6-2 over Vidal Nuno) 8th career CG Jeremy s Last Shutout: August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota (9.0 IP, 13-0 over Kevin Correia) 2nd career shutout Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2011

Pitching Notes Tuesday s Starter - Jason Vargas = Jason will face the Indians for a second straight start...he s 2-1 with a 5.95 ERA (13 ER in 19.2 IP) and 64-69 over 208 career games (188 starts). = Vargy picked up the win on Monday at Progressive Field, pitching 5.0 innings in a 6-2 win...he scattered three hits with one strikeout and worked around five walks, with both runs on a Mike Aviles homer in the fifth...the lefty entered having allowed just one walk in each of his first three outings. = Monday s win puts him at 4-3 with a 5.05 ERA over 10 career starts against Cleveland...he s 3-1 since the start of 2012. = 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. = Vargas has pitched at home just once this year, taking a no decision on April 21 vs. Minnesota...he was 6-6 here last year, recording a 4.53 ERA...he s 37-31 in his career at home parks, recording a 3.68 ERA, compared to 27-38 on the road with a 4.81 ERA. = Jason is holding opponents to a.152 average the first time through the order (5-for-33)...after that, they are batting.420 (21-for-50). 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 24 10-7 - - 4.04 138.0 129 68 62 14 48 98.248 Relievers 24 6-1 9 12 1.04 77.2 42 9 9 3 20 67.158 Totals 24 16-8 9 12 2.96 215.2 171 77 71 17 68 165.218 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 52/67 (78%) Saves/Save Opp: 9/12 (75%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/7 (35%) Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/10 Saves/Save Opp: 5/5 (100%) Last Save: May 1 vs. Det (8th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/10 @ LAA May 1 vs. Detroit (Save) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 = Wade earned his fifth save of the year on Friday night, working around hits by Yoenis Cespedes and Alex Avila to close out a 4-1 win. = Wade s five saves tie him for seventh in the A.L...he s recorded four of the five since Greg Holland went to the disabled list on April 18. = Davis was named Royals Pitcher of the Month for April after tossing 9.0 scoreless innings, with opponents batting.069 (2-for-29). = Wade is 11-2 with a 0.88 ERA and.147 opponents average since the start of 2014 (8 ER in 82.0 IP)...the ERA ranks first among MLB relievers over the span (minimum 50.0 IP), with the average ranking fourth. Brandon Finnegan (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 Last Save: None career Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/2 2015 Strikeout High: 1 on 4/30 vs. Det April 30 vs. Detroit 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Brandon recorded a 1-2-3 ninth to close out Thursday s 8-1 win. = Brandon made his first big league appearance of 2015 on Tuesday at Cleveland, inheriting runners at first and second with a 3-2 lead in the sixth...a passed ball moved the runners up 90 feet and Brandon Moss hit Finnegan s 1-1 pitch out to right, giving Cleveland a 5-3 lead...the Royals rallied for an 11-5 win, resulting in Brandon s first regular season win in the Majors, to go along with his victory in Game 2 of the 2014 ALDS. = Brandon joined the Royals on April 24 from Double-A Northwest Arkansas...the 2014 first-round pick was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and six strikeouts over 7.0 innings. = Finnegan had an eventful 2014, becoming the first player to participate in the College World Series and Major League Baseball s World Series in the same year...he made seven postseason appearances for the Royals and earned his first professional win in Game 2 of the ALDS at Angel Stadium. Jason Frasor 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/11 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: 12/4 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last 4/30 vs. Det) April 30 vs. Detroit 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 = Jason replaced Danny Duffy in the eighth on Thursday with Rajai Davis at first in an 8-1 game...he walked Ian Kinsler, then worked out of the inning by retiring the next three, including strikeouts of Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez. = Frasor opened the eighth on Tuesday at Cleveland by snaring a line drive off the bat of Lonnie Chisenhall...he went on to a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. = Jason was a 33rd round pick of the Tigers out of Southern Illinois University in 1999...he pitched at Oneonta, West Michigan and Lakeland before a 2002 trade to the Dodgers. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 7/10 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: 2 (2x, last 4/23 @ CWS) May 1 vs. Detroit 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 = Kelvin began the eighth with a 4-0 lead on Friday night...after a leadoff walk, he allowed a single to Nick Castellanos, which ended a combined no-hit bid...the Tigers went on to score a run though Kelvin made big pitches to work out of a bases-loaded jam, fanning Miguel Cabrera in a 10-pitch encounter, then retiring Victor Martinez for the third out. = Kelvin pitched a perfect eighth in a 6-2 game on Monday at Cleveland, ending with a strikeout of David Murphy. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency: 7/10 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: 1/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min May 1 vs. Detroit 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Ryan retired six in a row in the sixth and seventh innings on Friday, preserving KC s no-hit bid, which was broken up in the eighth. = Ryan has fanned at least one batter in each of his last nine outings and is averaging 9.69 strikeouts per 9.0 innings on the year (14 in 13.0 innings). = Ryan is back in the Majors for the first time since 2011...he had Tommy John surgery in 2012, appeared in one minor league game in 2013 and did not pitch in 2014. Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/1 2015 Strikeout High: 2 on 4/27 @ Cle May 2 vs. Detroits 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Franklin worked the seventh last night, allowing a one-out single to Anthony Gose and facing the minimum as Gose was called out for not retouching second base after after Ian Kinsler s fly out. = Morales has held opponents to a.176 batting average this season (6-for-34), with his first walk coming on Wednesday at Cleveland. Yohan Pino 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/4 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: 4 on 4/22 vs. Min May 3 vs. Detroit 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Yohan pitched the final 2.0 innings of last night s 2-1 loss, allowing an infield hit to Yoenis Cespedes in the eighth. = Yohan has compiled 10.2 scoreless innings since being recalled from Omaha on April 18, the longest scoreless stretch this year by a Royals reliever. = Pino made his Royals debut on April 18 vs. Oakland, scattering three hits and recording three strikeouts over 4.2 scoreless innings. Davis 0-0 1 0.00 1 1.0 2 0 Duffy 1-0 0 1.29 1 7.0 7 1 Finnegan 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Frasor 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Guthrie - - Herrera 0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 2 1 Madson 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0 Morales 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Pino 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 1 0 Vargas - - Ventura - - Volquez 0-1 0 3.00 1 6.0 5 2 Young 1-0 0 0.00 1 5.0 0 0 Royals vs. Tigers 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 1-2 2 3.51 20 51.1 45 20 2-6 0 3.16 10 57.0 42 20 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 2-2 2 4.45 32 32.1 29 16 9-7 0 4.63 22 122.1 151 63 0-2 1 2.37 29 30.1 25 8 0-1 0 2.25 3 4.0 3 1 0-1 1 5.14 8 14.0 15 8 1-0 0 1.29 2 7.0 7 1 3-4 0 5.37 10 57.0 70 34 2-0 0 3.12 2 8.2 9 3 1-3 0 4.98 4 21.2 25 12 3-0 0 1.41 5 32.0 17 5

Hitting Notes Lorenzo Cain This Series: 4-for-13, 3 runs, HR, RBI, SB Last Trip: 6-for-24 (.250), 2 runs, 2B, IBB Hit Streak: 4 g (5-17) = Lorenzo announced that he is dropping his appeal and will begin serving his two-game suspension today...last night, he provided the only offense with his third home run of the season with two outs in the ninth inning...hit safely in four-straight games and nine of his last 10, dating back to April 22. = Cain still ranks sixth in the A.L. in runs scored (18), tied for fifth in stolen bases (6) and 10th in on-base percentage (.402)...had a career-best 10-game hitting streak to open the 2015 season, which is tied for the fourth-longest streak in the A.L. this year. = Lo 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 This Series: Has not played Last Trip: Did not play Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Orlando was recalled from Triple-A Omaha Friday, after Alcides Escobar was placed on the 7-day D.L. (concussion)...he was also with the Royals April 18-24, making his big league debut against the Oakland A s on April 19 when he replaced an injured Omar Infante. = Calixte has played in 12 games with the Storm Chasers this season, batting.167 (7-for-42) with two doubles, a homer and four runs scored...hit his first Triple-A home run on April 17 vs. New Orleans...originally signed as a non-drafted free agent on August 28, 2010...selected a Double-A All-Star in 2013 and 2014. Christian Colon This Series: 3-for-10, run, 2B, RBI, SB Last Trip: 2-for-7 Hit Streak: 7 g (8-23) = Christian recorded one of the five hits off David Price last night, singling with one out in the sixth...he extended his career-best hitting streak to seven games, batting.348 (8-for-23) with two doubles and three RBI during the streak...started games at short (5) and second base (4) this season, while he made four starts at third last year. = Christian has recorded a pair of multi-hit games this season, most recently vs. the Twins on April 21 with a 2-for-4 effort...also collected 3 RBI vs. A.L. Central foes. = Recorded a pair of 3-hit games in his rookie season, including July 4 in his first MLB start, at Progressive Field...became the second Royal (Mark Quinn, 1999) to collect 3 extra-base hits (2 doubles, triple) in his first big league start...also scored the winning run in KC s 9-8 Wild Card Game victory over Oakland in the 12th inning. Jarrod Dyson This Series: 3-for-4, run Last Trip: 2-for-12 (.167), 2 runs, 3 SB Hit Streak: 3 g (5-13) = Jarrod didn t play again last night...he matched a career high with three hits Thursday, his first three-hit effort since last September 20, which also came against these Tigers here...dice also matched a career high with three steals Monday night in Cleveland, the third time he s done that in his career. = His three thefts Monday gave him 123 in his KC career, moving him into ninth on the Royals all-time list, past U.L. Washington, who had 120 from 1977-84. = 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. Alex Gordon This Series: 2-for-12, run, 2 RBI Last Trip: 9-for-23 (.391), 5 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Alex went hitless for the second-straight night...it marked the first time he s been 0 fer in back-to-back games since April 11-13...he s hit out of the leadoff spot the last three games with Alcides Escobar on the seven-day D.L...he s still hitting.328 (19-for-58) with four doubles, three homers and 11 RBI in his last 16 games. = He s one of the few Royals who has had success against Detroit righty Anibal Sanchez, going 5-for-15 (.333) against him with a double, a walk and an RBI. = Gordo is batting.320 (8-for-25) with a double and a homer with runners in scoring position...since the start of 2014, his.335 average with RISP ranks fourth in the American League...he s collected 11 RBI this season, including eight with 2 outs...tied for fourth in the A.L. with five go-ahead RBI. = He s tied with former teammate Billy Butler for sixth on KC s all-time list with 427 career walks...he s currently tied with Danny Tartabull for eighth on the team s all-time homer list with 124...he needs 2 more doubles to reach 250 for his career, while he s 12 RBI away from reaching 500. = Collected his first outfield assist last Sunday in Chicago, doubling up Melky Cabrera after snaring a line drive...his 63 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011 are more than any other player in baseball and lead second-place Gerardo Parra (49) by 14. = The four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner is also a two-time Wilson Defensive Player of the Year honoree...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 This Series: 4-for-12, 3 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Last Trip: 8-for-26 (.308), 3 runs, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Eric went 0-for-4 last night with a strikeout to end the games...it marked first time he hasn t reached base in a game at The K this season. = Hoz has recorded five multi-hit games at home this season, which includes his second three-hit effort Friday night...he s seventh in the league, batting.390 (16-for-41) at home this year, while his.610 slugging percentage here is eighth...last season, Hosmer batting.219 with a.347 slugging pct. at Kauffman Stadium. = His 0 fer last night snapped a 12-game hitting streak against these Tigers...he s still batting.327 (51-for-156) with a.526 slugging pct. (12 doubles, 2 triples, 5 homers) vs. Detroit since the start of 2013...also ranks third in the American League, batting.378 (17-for-45) against right-handed pitching. = Led the Royals with a.351 average (20-for-57) during the 2014 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 This Series: 1-for-9, 2 BB Last Trip: 6-for-20 (.300), 2 runs, 2 2B, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Omar took an 0-for-3 last night, fanning in the third inning...he s gone hitless in back-to-back games for the first time since the first two games of the year (April 6-8). = Infante needs just five more RBI to reach 500 for his career...he s recorded three multi-rbi games this season, after collecting a career high 66 RBI in 2014, which were seventh-most by a Royals second baseman...had 4 RBI or more in five games last year...hit 2 homers and collected 12 RBI vs. Detroit last season. = Omar 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 This Series: Has not played Last Trip: Did not play Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Erik hasn t played since caught the ninth inning April 21 vs. the Twins...he made his first start of the season April 19 vs. the A s. = 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 This Series: 3-for-11, 2 runs, 2 2B, 4 RBI Last Trip: 8-for-27 (.296), 5 runs, 2B, HR, 7 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Kendrys went hitless in three at-bats last night, marking just his third 0 fer of the season...snapped a season-best eight game hitting streak, which was his longest since a 12-game run July 7-22 of last season. = Morales is hitting.321 (9-for-28) with three doubles and a homer during day games this year...leads the Major Leagues, scoring 12 runs with two outs this season, while he s tied for the A.L. lead in two-out hits (13)...third in the league in RBI (20), and tied for third in runs scored (19)...he s also tied for fourth in doubles (8). = Signed by the Royals on December 16, after splitting the 2014 season between Minnesota and Seattle...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 113 career homers, 2 behind Oakland s Ben Zobrist (115). Mike Moustakas This Series: 3-for-13, run, 2B, RBI Last Trip: 12-for-26 (.462), 5 runs, 2 2B, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Moose collected an infield single in the fourth inning, but was thrown out at second base attempting a delayed steal. = Mike ranks 10th in the league, batting.353 (18-for-51) against right-handed pitching, with a.510 slugging pct. vs. righties...he s also hitting.412 (7-for-17) when leading off an inning, while he s also 23-for-56 (.411) with nobody on base. = He s tied for second in the A.L. in hits overall (33), while he s ninth in batting average (.337), tied for third in multi-hit games (11) and tied for third in runs (19). = 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 This Series: 1-for-7, SB Last Trip: 5-for-16 (.313), run, 2B, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Paulo went hitless last night...recorded his first career three-hit game April 24 in Chicago...batting just.194 at home (6-for-31), compared to.320 on the road (8-for-25). = He leads the Major Leagues with five triples this season, collecting his fifth in just his seventh game in the big leagues (April 20 vs. Minnesota)...according to Elias Sports Bureau, no player has ever had more than 3 triples in his first seven Major League games since 1900. = Orlando became the first Royal to triple twice in a game since 2009, with a pair of three-base hits on April 12 at Angel Stadium. = A 29-year-old rookie, Paulo made his Major League debut April 9 vs. Chicago...he s the third Brazilian-born player to appear in a big league game, joining Cleveland catcher Yan Gomes (271 games) and pitcher Andre Rienzo (29 games)...acquired by the Royals on August 9, 2008 from the ChiSox, in exchange for LHP Horacio Ramirez. Salvador Perez This Series: 5-for-11, run, 2B, 2 RBI Last Trip: 6-for-24 (.250), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, IBB Hit Streak: 3 g (5-11) = Salvy recorded his 11th multi-hit game of the year, going 2-for-3 with a pair of singles last night...batting.381 (16-for-42) at home this season, including 5-for-11 on the current stand...also batting.324 (23-for-71) with four doubles, a homer and 10 RBI against A.L. Central foes this season. = Perez recorded his 12th two-out RBI Friday night, tying him for second in the Majors with Josh Reddick, behind only Yoenis Cespedes (13)...he s batting.342 (13-for- 38) with a.632 slugging pct. (2 doubles, 3 homers) with 2 outs this year...tied for third in the league with 11 multi-hit games, while he s also fifth with a.458 average with RISP. = He s thrown out 8 would-be basestealers already this season, ranks second in the A.L., behind Russell Martin (10)...since his first Gold Glove season in 2013, he s caught 54 baserunners trying to steal, which ranks second to Martin (67) among all big league backstops in that span...also fourth among active catchers with 13 career pickoffs. = 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 DAYTON MOORE TO HOST BOOK SIGNING TOMORROW--Royals General Manager Dayton Moore will host a pre-launch for his book, More Than a Season at 6:30 p.m., tomorrow, at the Kansas City Public Library - Plaza Branch at 4801 Main Street...Moore and co-author of the book, Matt Fulks, will be on stage for a discussion and Q&A session, followed by a book signing...copies of the book will be available for purchase, while for $50, fans can meet with Moore and receive a personalized autographed book as well as an opportunity for priority seating at the event...all proceeds from the event will benefit Moore s C You In The Major Leagues Foundation. ONE-RUN BLUES--Kansas City dropped its second one-run decision of the year last night, it had been a lot longer for its starting pitcher...edison Volquez suffered his first one-run loss since April 24, 2009, when the Braves beat him, 4-3, when he pitched for the Cincinnati Reds...coming into last night s start, Volky had won 12-straight games decided by the narrowest of margins, while his.773 winning percentage (17-5) in one-run affairs is still tops in baseball since the start of 2005 among hurlers with at least 20 decisions. HOLLY BACK SOON--Two-time All-Star Greg Holland threw a simulated game yesterday before batting practice and is hopeful to rejoin the club this week...holland has been sidelined since April 18 with a right pectoral strain after experiencing discomfort during his outing the night before...the 29-year-old righty has converted 90 of his last 93 save opportunities (97 percent) since May 30, 2013, while his rescue total is tops in the Major Leagues in that span, two ahead of San Diego s Craig Kimbrel (88)...since becoming the full-time closer in the middle of the 2012 season, Holland has posted a 1.40 ERA, recording six wins and 113 saves along with 230 strikeouts in 160.2 innings. CENTRALIZING THE SCHEDULE--The Royals begin their final week of a three-week tour of division rivals...since April 20, KC has played nothing but A.L. Central clubs, going 7-5 thus far with four games remaining against these Tigers (one today, three in Detroit) and three with the Indians...the Royals are 11-7 overall in division play, which is a stark contrast to last season when the club dropped 13 of their first 18 contests against Central foes, including the first five against these Tigers. ANOTHER SELLOUT--Kauffman Stadium is the place to be this season as the Royals recorded their fourth sellout crowd of the year, matching their 2014 regular season total, in just their 12th home game...kc officials are expecting another capacity crowd today in the final game of this series with Detroit...the club has drawn 364,227 fans to its 12 games at The K, which ranks fourth in the American League, behind only New York, Boston and Detroit...KC s average crowd of 30,352 is nearly double of what the club averaged in 2014 (18,979) through 12 games...the fan support has helped the Royals go 9-3 at home, best in the American League. DAY BALL--The Royals will play their first day game in a week and just their third in their last 16 contests, enterting today at 5-2 under the afternoon sun...kc has won all three of its afternoon home games, mostly recently a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over Oakland on April 17...as a team, the Royals have averaged 6.7 runs per game during the day, compared to 4.5 at night, while batting.301 with a.496 slugging percentage...on the mound, KC s pre-evening ERA is 2.51 (17 ER in 61.0 IP), while holding the opposition to a.220 batting average. RUN DIFFERENTIAL TAKES SMALL HIT--Kansas City s one-run defeat last night didn t hurt its Major League-best run differential as the Royals have outscored their opposition by 47 runs in their first 24 games this year...the Royals finished the month of April plus-45 in run differential, their best total in a single month since August of 1980, when the club was 53 runs on the plus side...kc s +47 run differential leads the bigs by eight over I-70 rival, St. Louis (+39), while the surprising Astros are second in the A.L. and third in the Majors at +36. PEN MAINTAINS LOWEST ERA--Franklin Morales and Yohan Pino combined for three scoreless innings last night, helping the Royals reduce their already microscopic bullpen ERA to a Major League-best 1.04 (9 ER in 77.2 IP)...the pen has tossed the 12th-most frames in the big leagues, but has allowed the fewest runs (9) and second fewest hits (42), while they also rank second in opponents batting average (.158), one point behind the Yankees (.157). LEADERS OF THE PACK--Kansas City lost ground on their quest for the best record in baseball, trailing St. Louis (17-6) by 1.5 games and are a full game behind Houston (17-7) for the best record in the A.L...however, the Royals continue to lead the Majors in batting average (.300) and on-base pct. (.355), hits (254) and have struck out the fewest times (136)...the Royals are also third in the Majors in slugging pct. (.441) and tied for fourth in doubles (50)...KC s pitching staff has allowed the fewest runs (77) and the third-fewest hits (171) in the American League, while its.987 fielding percentage ranks sixth in the bigs. NED TO MANAGE NO. 800 TODAY--The 16th full-time manager in Royals history, Ned Yost, is the franchise leader in games manager with 799, which is 67th alltime, 12 behind Billy Southwick for the 66th spot...ned has posted a 389-410 mark as KC skipper, just 21 victories shy of tying Whitey Herzog (410) as the winningest manager in team history... he s also 15 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 846 career wins are good for 72nd all-time. vs. Tigers (2015) vs. Tigers (career) At Home (career) Sanchez (career) Salazar (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.308 13 4 1 1 Calixte Colon.300 10 3 0 1 Dyson.750 4 3 0 0 Gordon.167 12 2 0 2 Hosmer.333 12 4 1 2 Infante.111 9 1 0 0 Kratz Morales.273 11 3 0 4 Moustakas.231 13 3 0 1 Orlando.143 7 1 0 0 Perez.455 11 5 0 2.267 116 31 3 11.333 12 4 0 1.254 122 31 0 7.234 427 100 15 50.285 263 75 9 30.261 88 23 2 12.222 9 2 0 2.280 164 46 3 23.207 237 49 3 13.143 7 1 0 0.304 191 58 5 27.286 653 187 12 81.000 2 0 0 0.300 50 15 0 4.269 465 125 4 41.273 1931 527 64 268.274 1089 298 28 136.270 2300 621 29 226.231 255 59 12 34.278 1325 369 57 206.238 907 216 25 103.194 31 6 0 3.291 746 217 19 112.188 16 3 0 0.105 19 2 0 0.286 21 6 0 0.333 15 5 0 1.227 22 5 0 1.167 24 4 0 2.333 6 2 0 1.200 15 3 0 0.133 15 2 0 1.273 11 3 0 0.000 2 0 0 0.286 7 2 0 2.200 15 3 0 1.500 12 6 1 2.083 12 1 0 2.500 2 1 0 0.167 6 1 0 2.214 14 3 1 3.000 2 0 0 0.188 16 3 0 4 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 5 33 6.6 4-1 2 Jeremy Guthrie 4 23 5.8 3-1 0 Jason Vargas 4 21 5.3 3-1 1 Yordano Ventura 5 27 5.4 3-2 2 Edinson Volquez 5 16 3.2 2-3 4 Chris Young 1 4 4.0 1-0 0 Totals 24 124 5.2 16-8 9 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Totals Duffy 3-1 1-0 4-1 Guthrie 3-1 - 3-1 Vargas 3-1 - 3-1 Ventura 3-2 - 3-2 Volquez 2-3 - 2-3 Young 1-0 - 1-0 Total 15-8 1-0 16-8 Perez Kratz Totals Starts 23 1 24 CS/ATT 8-11 0-2 8-13 Pct. 72.7 0.0 61.5 ERA 3.00 2.00 2.96 ER/IP 69/206.2 2/9.0 71/215.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 1 (April 6 vs. CWS) Pickoff & CS: 2 (April 23 vs. MIN) 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 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 - - - 2 1-2 3 - - - - 1-2 5/2/15 DET D. Price 0 Calixte - - - 2 Colon - - - 81 Dyson 6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 164 Gordon 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 - - 1 2 - - 2 - - - - 3 2-1 4/28/15 @ CLE T. Bauer 18 Hosmer 3 1 2 2 1-2 1-1 1 2-2 - 1 1 1-2-1 4/30/15 DET A. Simon 11 Infante 8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 209 Kratz 8/18/14 @ MIN R. Pressly 19 Morales 3 1 2-3 2-1 - 2-1 1-1 - - 2-3-0 4/28/15 @ CLE B. Shaw 16 Moustakas 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 - - 1 2-1 1-1 - 1 1 3-0 4/21/15 MIN T. Milone 40 Orlando - - - 56 Perez 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 - - - 3 - - 2 1 - - - 3-0 4/12/15 @ LAA F. Salas 67 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 4 3 - - - 7 3 1 - - - 4 1 5 2 2 - - 4 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 2 - Calixte - - - 0 g - - - Colon 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1-2 1 - - 7 g 7 gm (4/21-pres.) 1 - Dyson - 1 - - - 1 - - 3 g 3 gm (4/27-pres.) 2 - Gordon 7 - - - - 7 5 - - - - 5 1 5 8 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (4/26-4/30) 1 - Hosmer 6 3 - - - 9 3 1 - - - 4 3 4 3 2 - - 0 g 5 gm (2x) 3 1 Infante 1 1 - - - 2 3 - - - - 3 1 1 5 2 - - 0 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 1 - Kratz - - - 0 g - - - Morales 6 2 - - - 8 4 2 - - - 6 1 5 9 3 - - 0 g 8 gm (4/23-5/1) - - Moustakas 8 2 1 - - 11-1 - - - 1 1 5 4 2 - - 1 g 7 gm (4/10-17) 6 2 Orlando 1 1 - - - 2 1 - - - - 1-1 2 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (4/9-18) 2 - Perez 9 2 - - - 11 3 - - - - 3 1 3 12 1 - - 3 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, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: 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: Jarrod Dyson (3), April 27, 2015 @ Cleveland 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: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: September 15, 2014 vs. Chicago (4-3, 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 30, 2015 vs. Detroit (5th inning, 5 runs) -- 6 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 0 5/2/15 vs. DET Pitchers 3 4/29/15 @ CLE Cain 17 4/12/15 @ LAA Calixte 1 - Colon 0 5/2/15 vs. DET Dyson 26 9/1/14 vs. TEX Gordon 73 8/2/14 @ OAK Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Hosmer 11 4/20/15 vs. MIN Infante 22 9/25/14 @ CWS Kratz 62 5/30/13 vs. BOS Morales 0 9/25/14 @ TOR Moustakas 6 4/26/15 @ CWS Orlando 15 - Perez 34 9/17/14 vs. CWS

2015 Transactions 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 4/24 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Northwest Arkansas INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha Date Player Transaction 4/26 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 5/1 INF-Alcides Escobar Placed on 7-day D.L. (concussion), retro to April 30 INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha 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 Royals Ejections Instant Replay Reviews Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/23 Yordano Ventura Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/23 Lorenzo Cain Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/23 Edinson Volquez Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 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 4/23 @ Chicago White Sox 10th Abreu safe at 2B on WP (KC challenge) 2-2 1:43 Stands K.C. 0-1 4/24 @ Chicago White Sox 3rd Escobar safe at 2B on SB (CWS challenge) 1-0 2:30 Overturned Opp. 2-2 7th Abreu safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-2 1:32 Overturned K.C. 1-1 4/28 @ Cleveland 5th Ramirez safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-2 1:58 Stands K.C. 1-2 7th Moustakas safe at 1B (CLE challenge) 6-5 1:39 Stands Opp. 2-3 5/2 vs. Detroit 7th Gose out for not retouching 2B (DET challenge) 0-2 3:21 Stands Opp. 2-4 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order 1st: Escobar (13-6), Gordon (2-1), Orlando (1-1) 2nd: Moustakas (16-8) 3rd: Cain (15-8), Hosmer (1-0) 4th: Hosmer (15-8), Morales (1-0) 5th: Morales (15-8), Perez (1-0) 6th: Gordon (11-6), Infante (1-0), Perez (2-2), Rios (2-0) 7th: Infante (2-1), Kratz (1-0), Orlando (1-1), Perez (7-6), Rios (5-0) 8th: Colon (2-1), Dyson (1-0), Infante (2-3), Orlando (6-4), Perez (5-0) 9th: Colon (4-3), Dyson (4-2), Infante (8-2), Orlando (0-1) Lead after six innings: 11-1 Lead after seven innings: 11-0 Lead after eight innings: 15-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 6-1 Score first: 10-4 Score more than three runs: 15-2 Hit home run: 10-4 Series opener: 8-0 10 or more hits: 12-1 Daily Update Royals Record When: Starts by Position P: Duffy (4-1), Guthrie (3-1), Vargas (3-1), Ventura (3-2), Volquez (2-3), Young (1-0) C: Kratz (1-0), Perez (15-8) 1B: Hosmer (16-8) 2B: Colon (3-2), Infante (13-6) 3B: Moustakas (16-8) SS: Colon (3-2), Escobar (13-6) LF: Dyson (1-0), Gordon (13-7), Orlando (2-1) CF: Cain (15-8), Dyson (1-0) RF: Dyson (3-2), Orlando (6-6), Rios (7-0) DH: Morales (16-8) Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 12 9 18 9 15 17 15 19 8 - - - 1 - - 124 Opponents 7 9 8 14 8 19 5 6 1-77 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 2 5 2 1-2 2-2 - Opponents 2 3 2-1 Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - - 10 2nd - 3 9 3rd - 3 13 4th - 3 17 5th - 3 19 6th - 3 15 7th - 3 14 8th - 1 10 9th - - 9 Kansas City By the Days Monday 4-0 Tuesday 2-0 Wednesday 1-3 Thursday 3-1 Friday 3-1 Saturday 1-2 Sunday 2-1 Tied after six innings: 2-0 Tied after seven innings: 3-1 Tied after eight innings: 1-1 Starter works 6.0 IP: 3-1 Opponents score first: 7-3 Score three runs or less: 1-6 Do not homer: 6-4 Series finale: 3-4 Opponents 10 or more hits: 2-2 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 14 April 29 @ Cleveland (6th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 10 May 1 vs. Detroit (1st, 4 hits) 4 runs - 1 April 12 @ LA Angels (2nd, 4 hits) 5 runs - 3 April 30 vs. Detroit (5th, 6 hits) 6 runs - 2 April 28 @ Cleveland (7th, 5 hits) 7 runs - - - Trail after six innings: 3-7 Trail after seven innings: 2-7 Trail after eight innings: 0-7 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 7-6 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 5/1 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/1 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 9/4 Errorless games by KC: 13-1

Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 April 13 @ Minnesota 8 April 16 @ Minnesota Most runs, extra-inning game 3 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most hits, game 18 April 28 @ Cleveland 14 April 16 @ Minnesota Most hits, extra-inning game 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 6 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Fewest hits, game 5 May 2 vs. Detroit 4 Thrice, last: May 1 vs. Detroit Most runs, inning 6 Twice, last: April 28 @ Cleveland (7th) 5 Twice, last: April 26 @ Chicago White Sox (6th) Most hits, inning 6 Twice, last: April 30 vs. Detroit (5th) 6 April 21 vs. Minnesota (6th) Most doubles, game 4 Twice, last: April 28 @ Cleveland 3 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Most doubles, extra-inning game 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox- Most triples, game 2 April 12 @ LA Angels 1 Twice, last: April 30 vs. Detroit Most triples, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, game 2 5 times, last: April 28 @ Cleveland 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 Twice, last: April 28 @ Cleveland 5 April 17 vs. Oakland Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 1 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most steals, game 3 Twice, last: April 27 @ Cleveland 2 Twice, last: April 19 vs. Oakland Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 24 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 28 @ Cleveland 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 13 April 26 @ Chicago White Sox 12 May 1 vs. Detroit Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 7 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 14 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most walks, game 5 Twice, last: April 21 vs. Minnesota 6 Twice, last April 22 vs. Minnesota Most walks, extra-inning game 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 4 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most left on base, game 10 3 times, last: April 16 @ Minnesota 12 April 22 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, extra-inning game 8 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 10 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Fewest left on base, game 3 May 2 vs. Detroit 2 April 11 @ LA Angels Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 8 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 10 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most double plays turned 3 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox 3 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox (13 innings) Most errors, game 2 Twice, last: April 26 @ Chicago White Sox 3 April 27 @ Cleveland Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 Moustakas (April 27 @ Cleveland) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 Hosmer and Moustakas (April 23 @ Chicago White Sox) Must runs, game 4 Morales (April 28 @ Cleveland) Most doubles, game 2 Hosmer (April 23 @ Chicago White Sox, 13 innings) Most triples, game 2 Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels) Most home runs, game 1 19 times Most RBI, game 3 7 times, last: Morales (May 1 vs. Detroit) Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Morales (April 23 @ Chicago) Most total bases, game 7 Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota), Morales (April 28 @ Cleveland) Most total bases, extra-inning game 5 Hosmer (April 23 @ Chicago White Sox) Most walks, game 3 Morales (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox), Hosmer (April 21 vs. Minnesota) Most stolen bases, game 3 Dyson (April 27 @ Cleveland) 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 4.2 Pino (April 18 vs. Oakland) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Young (May 1 vs. Detroit) Most strikeouts, reliever 4 Pino (April 22 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, starter 6 Guthrie (April 22 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, reliever 2 Thrice, last: Herrera (May 1 vs. Detroit) Most runs allowed 5 6 times, last: Ventura (April 29 @ Cleveland) Most home runs allowed 3 Guthrie (April 17 vs. Oakland) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 8.1 Duffy (April 24-30) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 10.2 Pino (April 18-current) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 2 Ventura (Apr. 6-12), Davis (Apr 8-current), Duffy (Apr. 13-current), Morales (Apr. 19-current), Young (Apr. 21-current0 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 Twice, last: April 24-26 Longest losing streak, home - - Longest losing streak, road 2 Twice, last: April 24-26 Longest game-inning, home - - Longest game-inning, road 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, home 3:11 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 3:22 April 27 @ Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:07 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 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) 4:07 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 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 9,668 April 27 @ Cleveland 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 Four times, last: April 28 @ Cleveland (trailed 5-3 after 6) Largest lead lost 3 April 26 @ Chicago (led 3-0 after 3 1/2) Upcoming Milestones Jarrod Dyson 27 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) Alex Gordon 2 2B for 250 12 RBI to 500 20 hits to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-1084) 1 HR to rank 8th on KC all-time list (D. Tartabull-124) 1 BB to rank 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-427) Jeremy Guthrie 28 strikeouts to 1,000 16 wins to 100 Omar Infante 16 2B to 250 5 RBI to 500 Mike Moustakas 35 hits to 500 Salvador Perez 38 hits to 500 Edinson Volquez 38 K to 1,000 Ned Yost 15 wins to tie for 2nd on KC all-time list (D. Howser-404) 21 wins to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (W. Herzog-410) Disabled List (6) 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 24 16-8 LHP-Tim Collins 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April 20 24 16-8 RHP-Luke Hochevar 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April 20 24 16-8 OF-Alex Rios 15-day fractured left hand April 14 April 29 17 9-8 RHP-Greg Holland 15-day right pectoral strain April 18 May 3 14 8-6 SS-Alcides Escobar 7-day concussion May 1 (retro to April 30) May 7 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 (15-7) 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 W 7-1 10-3 2-1.0 Volquez (2-1) Gibson - 20,393 7 213,233 4/21 Min N W 6-5 11-3 T1 - Young (R, 1-0) Fien Davis (3) 20,990 8 234,223 4/22 Min N L 0-3 11-4 T1 - Pelfrey Guthrie (1-1) Perkins 24,721 9 258,944 4/23 @ CWS N W 3-2 (13) 12-4 1 +1.0 Morales (R, 2-0) Petricka Davis (4) 14,218 7 218,855 4/24 @ CWS N L 2-3^ 12-5 - - Robertson Herrera (R, 0-1) - 20,350 8 239,205 4/25 @ CWS D Postponed Rain (Make Up July 17, at 1:10 p.m. CST) 4/26 @ CWS D L 3-5 12-6 2-0.5 Danks Volquez (2-2) Robertson 23,317 9 262,522 4/27 @ Cle N W 6-2 13-6 2-0.5 Vargas (2-1) Kluber - 9,668 10 272,190 4/28 @ Cle N W 11-5 14-6 1 +0.5 Finnegan (1-0) Atchison - 10,698 11 282,888 4/29 @ Cle N L 5-7 14-7 2-0.5 Salazar Ventura (2-2) Allen 10,284 12 293,172 4/30 Det N W 8-1 15-7 1 +0.5 Duffy (2-0) Simon - 28,405 10 287,349 May (1-1) 5/1 Det N W 4-1 16-7 1 +1.5 Young (2-0) Lobstein Davis (5) *38,186 11 325,535 5/2 Det N L 1-2 16-8 1 +0.5 Price Volquez (2-3) - *38,692 12 364,227 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; ^ - suspended game, completed on April 26 Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Pacific Coast League American Conference, Northern Division (11-11) R H E LOB Omaha 2 14 2 13 Colo. Springs (Brewers) 4 5 0 6 LP: Clayton Mortensen (2-2) HR: Lane Adams (#3) Omaha lost despite recording 14 hits to Colorado Springs five. The Storm Chasers were 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position. Whit Merrifield extended his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games, going 2-for-4 plus an RBI. Merrifield s RBI followed a solo homer by Lane Adams in the second. Minor League Report NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (13-9) R H E LOB NW Arkansas 4 6 1 7 Tulsa (Dodgers) 1 7 1 8 WP: Matt Murray (2-0) SV: Daniel Stumpf (1) HR: Alex Liddi (#5), Santiago Nessy (#1) The Naturals extended their winning streak to seven as the series moved to Tulsa for one game. Alex Liddi and Santiago Nessy hit solo homers. Nessy led the Naturals with two hits and two runs. Terrance Gore walked twice, drove in a run and posted his seventh steal. Matt Murray (5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO) earned the win with Mark Peterson (2.1 IP) and Daniel Stumpf (1.2 IP) recording scoreless outings. Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (11-11) R H E LOB Winston-Salem (W. Sox) 2 6 1 6 Wilmington 0 8 1 7 LP: Cody Reed (2-2) HR: None Wilmington dropped to 1-1 vs. Winston-Salem. Cody Reed pitched well in defeat, fanning seven while allowing a run, four hits and two walks over 6.0 innings. KC s second-round pick in 2013 has a 2.01 ERA (5 ER in 22.1 IP). Mauricio Ramos had three hits, boosting his average to.314. He s batting.368 over his last 10 games (14-for-38). Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (8-15) R H E LOB Lexington 12 16 1 8 Asheville (Rockies) 3 3 5 1 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 WP: Pedro Fernandez (2-0) SV: Torey Deshazier (1) HR: Brandon Downes 2 (#1, #2) All nine players scored at least once as Lexington rolled to a road win. Brandon Downes belted two homers and drove in four. Elier Hernandez and Ryan O Hearn had three hits apiece. Torey Deshazier pitched 3.1 perfect innings for the save.