TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Scott Kazmir (2-0, 0.69) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (1-0, 6.35)

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Oakland A s (6-6) @ Kansas City Royals (8-3) Kauffman Stadium - Sunday, April 19, 2015 Game #12 - Home Game #9 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD), KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, April 19 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson (1-1, 6.10) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (1-1, 2.30), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports 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 Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...today 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. A s vs. Royals KC s loss last night evened this 3-game set with the rubber game today...after today these clubs will get together for a final time in 2015 in the Coliseum in late June...the Royals trail the all-time play by a 255-308 margin, but lead here in Kansas City, 144-139, specifically 128-119 in The K. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/17 KC W, 6-4 Davis Otero 39,228 4/18 KC L, 0-5 Hahn Ventura 33,151 4/19 KC 6/26 @ Oak 6/27 @ Oak 6/28 @ Oak ONE INNING SUMS IT UP--The Royals and A s went nine last night, but the fourth inning encapsulated the entire contest as Oakland plated all five of its runs, starting Yordano Ventura was ejected and KC never scored in a 5-0 loss to even this series...ventura worked 3.0 near perfect innings, allowing only a walk and having that runner erased on a double play, but he wasn t nearly as fortunate in the fourth, allowing a leadoff walk that opened the flood gates and was capped by Josh Reddick s 3-run homer...immediately following the roundtripper, Ventura hit Brett Lawrie with a pitch causing an immediate ejection, the first of Ace s career...kc couldn t do much against dual Jesse s as Jesse Hahn worked 5.1 scoreless before leaving with a blister and Jesse Chavez firing the final 3.2 to record the save...eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon each had a pair of hits, but the Royals were 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position to get blanked for the first time this year while also losing at home for the first time...one bright spot was the relief work of Yohan Pino, who tossed 4.2 scoreless of 3-hit work. RUBBER GAME #2--The Royals and A s will play Kansas City s second rubber game of the still young year, with KC dropping its first one on Thursday in Minnesota...Kansas City was 12-3 in regular season series deciding affairs in 2014, including a 5-1 mark here...last time the Royals and Athletics had a rubber game was last August 3 in the Coliseum with KC prevailing. WILD WEEK WINDING DOWN--This week began with Kansas City upping its season mark to 7-0 with a win in Minneapolis last Monday to open the Twins home slate, but it proved costly as KC lost rightfielder Alex Rios to a disabled list stint due to a fractured fifth metacarpal in his left hand...that would be the first of several transactions while the Royals have gone 2-3 to this point with today s finish to the second week of the season...terrance Gore was recalled for the first couple days after the Rios injury, but he was replaced on the roster Friday by Reymond Fuentes, where he stayed for not quite 24 hours before being replaced by infielder Orlando Calixte just prior to game time last night...that move was necessitated by the knee injury incurred by shortstop Alcides Escobar after he was taken out by a slide on Friday, but is only expected to miss minimal time...while all that was going on, closer Greg Holland has been dealing with a right pectoral strain and was placed on the D.L. following his save on Friday, thus the club recalled Yohan Pino from Omaha and he was immediately thrown into the fire with 4.2 innings of scoreless relief last night. PEN BACK TO BLANKING--Due to the abbreviated night by Yordano Ventura on Saturday, the Royals needed length from the bullpen and received it with 4.2 scoreless from Yohan Pino and a shutout frame from Franklin Morales...KC s pen has been scored upon in only one of the 33.0 innings it has worked thus far in 2015, with Minnesota plating three runs in the eighth on Thursday in Target Field to snap a streak of 23.1 consecutive scoreless to open the year...overall, Kansas City reliever have allowed three earned runs in the 33.0 innings for a big league best 0.88 ERA, while holding opposing hitters to a Major League low.148 batting average. 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 0.94 ERA (8 earned runs in 77.0 innings) while limiting opposing hitters to a big league best.146 mark...hard to believe, but he s been even better since June 27 of last year, going 6-0 with four saves and a 0.62 ERA (3 earnies in 43.1 innings). TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Scott Kazmir (2-0, 0.69) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (1-0, 6.35) 2014 2013 Career 2015 2014 Career Scott Kazmir vs. Royals 0-2 1-3 4-7 Major League Record 2-0 (0.69 ERA) 15-9 93-79 Danny Duffy vs. Athletics - - 3-0 Major League Record 1-0 (6.35 ERA) 9-12 18-22 DANNY DUFFY takes the hill for his third start of the season, 65th appearance of his career and 59th starting assignment...today marks the lefty s fourth career outing vs. the A s, but first since 2012...the 26-year-old is nearly three years removed from Tommy John surgery which kept him out for much of the 2012 and 2013 seasons...he was originally selected by KC in the third round of the 2007 June Free Agent Draft. A VICTOR IN MINNESOTA--Danny earned his first win of 2015 on Monday in Minneapolis, a 12-3 triumph over the Twins...he scattered six hits and allowed three runs over 6.1 innings, collecting three strikeouts...the fifth-year southpaw surrendered single runs in the first and sixth on a Kennys Vargas RBI single and Torii Hunter s sacrifice fly, but escaped futher damage in both innings...he departed with one out in Duffy vs. Athletics Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Sam Fuld.286 7 2 0 0 Craig Gentry.000 3 0 0 0 Brett Lawrie.333 3 1 0 2 Josh Phegley 1.000 1 1 1 1 Josh Reddick.000 4 0 0 0 Cody Ross.000 2 0 0 0 Marcus Semien.000 1 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist.500 2 1 0 2 Danny s 2015 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/8 vs. Chicago ND, 7-5 5.0 8 5 5 1 0 5 81-61 5-4 4/13 @ Minnesota W, 12-3 6.1 6 3 3 1 1 3 89-63 5-3 2015 Totals 1-0, 6.35 11.1 14 8 8 2 1 8 170-124 73% Career Totals 18-22, 3.76 318.0 291 144 133 31 137 258 - - the seventh after Trevor Plouffe led off the inning with a home run...the Royals scored five runs during Duffy s 6.1 innings of work and put the game away with a six-run eighth...maybe the tide is turning for Duffy, as KC has scored 19 runs in his first two starts...in 2014, Danny received the lowest run support in the American League (3.38 runs per game), among pitchers that made at least 25 starts. 2014 IN REVIEW--Danny opened 2014 in Omaha (AAA), but was recalled April 11 and spent the last five months of the season in the Royals rotation, finishing with a deceiving 9-12 record...he finished fifth in the A.L. in ERA (2.53), fifth in opponents batting avg. (.209) and ninth in WHIP (1.11) among pitchers with at least 140.0 innings...he had a solid second half, going 4-3 with a 2.23 ERA (16 ER in 64.2 IP) and a.210 opponents batting avg. after the All-Star break...he had two signature starts: on May 17, he retired the first 20 hitters he faced in a 1-0 win over the Orioles, one shy of Kansas City s team record, set by Bret Saberhagen in his June 22, 1985 start vs. Seattle...he also tossed 6.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in KC s first shutout (6-0) at Busch Stadium, June 2. POSTSEASON WORK LIMITED--Danny was removed from any consideration as a starter during the postseason due to a stress reaction in his rib cage...he made a trio of relief appearances, earning the win in Game #1 of the ALDS over the Angels in Anaheim, then appeared twice in the World Series, allowing two runs over 3.2 total innings. LEFTIES BEWARE--Duff held left-handed hitters to a.137 average (17-for-124) last season, second-lowest in the Majors to Tampa Bay s Brad Boxberger (.107) among pitchers who faced at least 100 batters...he was even better over his final 10 starts, holding lefties to a.121 mark (7-for-58) with just two extra-base hits (.162 SLG)...he has not allowed a home run to a lefty since August 27, 2011, when Jim Thome took him deep for a solo shot at Progressive Field, in an 8-7 defeat. VS. OAKLAND--Duffy makes his fourth career start against the A s, first in three years...this is a first for him at Kauffman Stadium, as all three of his previous outings came at the O.co Coliseum, going 3-0 with a 2.45 ERA (5 ER in 18.1 IP), holding Oakland to a.145 batting average...in his most recent start vs. the A s, Duff tossed 6.0 shutout innings, allowing one hit with eight strikeouts in a rain-shortened, 3-0 KC victory on April 10, 2012. LOOKING FOR A HOME WIN--Danny is looking for his first home victory since August 10 of last season, a 7-4 triumph over the Giants...Duff is 4-12 alltime here, with a 4.20 ERA in 28 career home starts...he was 2-4 at The K in 2014, despite a 2.67 ERA (20 ER in 67.1 IP) and a.185 opponents average in his 13 home outings (11 starts). Danny s Last Regular Season Win: April 13, 2015 at Minnesota (6.1 IP, 12-3 over Trevor May) Danny s Last Loss: September 27, 2014 at Chicago White Sox (2.0 IP, 4-5 to John Danks) Danny s Strikeout High: 9 (2x), last: June 14, 2014 at Chicago White Sox (7.0 IP, 9-1 win over Hector Noesi) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2011

Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Edinson Volquez = Edinson will square off against Kyle Gibson and the Twins for a second straight start, entering at 1-1 with a 2.30 ERA over 15.2 innings (4 ER)...he signed a 2-year free agent deal with a mutual option on December 29 and is 67-60 in the Majors, recording a 4.41 ERA over 193 games (187 starts) since 2005. = Volquez dropped a 3-1 decision to Gibson on Wednesday at Target Field, striking out 7 while allowing the 3 runs, 5 hits and a walk over 7.2 innings...oswaldo Arcia hit a decisive 2-run homer in the fourth, with Volquez retiring 10 straight batters after that point...the streak ended due to an error in the eighth. = He has pitched 8.0 innings and 7.2 in his first 2 starts, the first time he s done that in back-to-back starts since going 8.0 and 8.0 on April 29 and May 5, 2009. = Volquez won his Royals debut on April 9 vs. the White Sox, needing just 95 pitches to work 8.0 innings in a 4-1 win. = Edinson will make his third career start here at "The K"...he's 35-31 in his career at home parks and has won 4 straight decisions dating to last August 7. = The 31-year old was 13-7 last year in his lone season with Pittsburgh, posting a 3.04 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 192.2 innings. 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 11 6-3 - - 4.78 64.0 63 35 34 12 11 39.260 Relievers 11 2-0 5 6 0.82 33.0 16 3 3 1 6 28.148 Totals 11 8-3 5 6 3.43 97.0 79 38 37 13 21 67.226 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 22/26 (85%) Saves/Save Opp: 5/6 (83%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/1 (13%) Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/5 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100%) Last Save: April 10 @ LAA (4th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/10 @ LAA April 17 vs. Oakland (Win) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Wade needed just 5 pitches to complete a 1-2-3 eighth inning in a 4-4 game on Friday...KC plated a pair in the home half, lifting Wade to his second win of 2015. = Friday s win brought Wade s total to 11 since the start of 2014, first among Major League relievers. = Davis earned his fourth career save on April 10 at Angel Stadium...it was his first save since September 10 at Detroit. = 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: 4/4 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 16 @ Minnesota 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Jason had an outstanding outing on Thursday at Minnesota 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 27 appearances and allowed only 3 earned runs in 22.0 innings for a 1.23 ERA...he re-signed with the Royals as a free agent last November 28. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/4 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 17 vs. Oakland 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 = Kelvin entered in the seventh on Friday after Stephen Vogt led off the frame with a game-tying homer...herrera fanned a pair, working around a single and a walk for a scoreless inning. = 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 99.0 innings since that date is a club record for relievers. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/3 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 16 @ Minnesota 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 = Ryan finished the eighth inning on Thursday at Minnesota, allowing a run on 2 hits with a strikeout in KC s 8-5 loss. = Ryan shut the door in the seventh on Monday at Target Field, fanning Kurt Suzuki and Shane Robinson after replacing Danny Duffy in a 5-3 game...the Royals added 6 runs in the eighth and Ryan worked the home half, pitching around a leadoff single with the help of a double play. = 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: 3/3 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 18 vs. Oakland 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Franklin pitched a scoreless ninth in last night's 5-0 loss, working around a leadoff single by Brett Lawrie. = Morales made the Opening Day roster after signing as a non-roster invitee on February 19...he has also pitched for Colorado (2007-11, 2014) and Boston (2011-13). 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 last night, 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 for 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 yesterday 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 last Sunday 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 after 22.1 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. = Young faced Oakland 6 times last year with Seattle, including 5 starts...he opened the year with 11.0 scoreless innings against the A s and went on to post a 4.05 ERA. Davis 1-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Duffy - - Frasor - - Guthrie 0-0 0 6.00 1 6.0 7 4 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Madson - - Morales 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Pino 0-0 0 0.00 1 4.2 2 0 Vargas - - Ventura 0-1 0 13.50 1 3.1 4 5 Volquez - - Young - - Royals vs. Athletics 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 3-2 0 4.65 11 31.0 31 16 3-0 0 2.45 3 18.1 9 5 3-4 2 3.75 40 36.0 30 15 4-5 0 4.68 13 67.1 76 35 1-1 0 1.29 7 7.0 4 1 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 2 0 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.0 1 0 0-1 0 2.61 2 10.1 8 3 7-7 0 3.22 20 123.0 97 44 0-1 0 6.75 2 9.1 6 7 1-2 0 4.20 3 15.0 14 7 3-4 0 3.72 10 48.1 41 20

Hitting Notes Lorenzo Cain This Series: 3-for-8, run, SB Last Trip: 10-for-23 (.435), 6 runs, 3 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Lorenzo snapped his 10-game hitting streak, going 0-for-4 with three ground outs last night...it was just his second 0 fer in his last 21 regular season games, going back to September 17 of last year...he still ranks third in the A.L. in batting average (.421), tied for second in RBI (11) and tied for the league lead in runs (11) = Cain became the second player in Royals history to record 15+ hits, 10+ runs scored and 10+ RBI in the first 10 games of the season, joining Hall of Famer George Brett who did it in April, 1983 with 19 hits, 13 runs and 13 RBI (Elias Sports Bureau)...hitting.400 (10-for-25) with two doubles vs. Oakland the last two seasons. = He is off to a fast start again this year, hitting over.300 during the month of April in each of the last three seasons...also batting.338 (51-for-151) with a.517 slugging percentage (15 doubles, 4 homers) vs. left-handed pitching since the start of last season. = He 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: n/a Hit Streak: n/a = Orlando was recalled from Triple-A Omaha yesterday, replacing OF Reymond Fuentes on the roster...he played in 7 games for the Storm Chasers, batting.154 (4- for-26), but hit his first Triple-A home run Friday night in the home opener 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 last year. Christian Colon This Series: 0-for-4 Last Trip: 0-for-3, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Christian made his first career start at shortstop last night, but went 0-for-3...played in the last three games, making a pair of starts, but looking for his first hit. = 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...also had 3 hits against these A s here on August 14, in a 7-3 KC victory. = Scored the winning run in the A.L. Wild Card Game in KC s 9-8 triumph over these A s in 12 innings, tied the game earlier with an RBI infield single. Jarrod Dyson This Series: run Last Trip: 1-for-6, run, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Jarrod didn t play last night after scoring the go-ahead run as a pinch runner in the eighth inning Friday...started the final two games of the Minnesota series, his first two career starts in right field...collected his first hit of the season Monday, coming in for an injured Alex Rios. = Dice is a career.298 hitter (14-for-47) with two doubles and six stolen bases in 17 games against the A s...that includes hitting.308 (12-for-39) against Oakland here at The K...hit.311 (19-for-61) during the month of April the last three seasons with 10 steals in 12 attempts. = 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 This 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 didn t play last night, missing his first regular season game since the 2013 finale in Chicago...he had played in 172 consecutive games prior to last night...left Friday s game with a sprain and contusion in his left knee...hit safely in a career best 17-straight games to end last year and open this season. = Alcides assumed the role of leadoff hitter on September 13 of last year, and the club has posted a 17-8 regular season record in that span and a 28-12 mark including the postseason...he s hit.348 (39-for-112) with 8 doubles and 16 runs scored in his career during the regular season hitting first in the order. = Became the first shortstop to start all 162 games since Jimmy Rollins (2007) last season...his 485 games at shortstop since the start of 2012 are the most in baseball. = 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 This Series: 3-for-7, 2B, RBI, BB Last Trip: 2-for-14 (.143), run, RBI, BB, IBB, 3 HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (5-11) = Alex went 2-for-4 with a double last night, one of just two Royals with multiple hits...hit safely in his last three games (5-for-11) after opening the year 1-for-16... hitting.333 (16-for-48) with four doubles and a homer vs. the A s since the start of 2013. = Gordo has collected 4 RBI this season, all of them coming with 2 outs...batting.333 (47-for-141) with runners in scoring position since the start of last year, which is tied for fourth in the A.L...last season, 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 This Series: 5-for-7, run, RBI, BB Last Trip: 5-for-25 (.200), 3 runs, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, sf Hit Streak: 3 g (6-11) = Hoz recorded a two-hit game last night, going 2-for-3 with a walk...though just a small sample size, Eric has hit in all 5 home games this season, going 10-for-21 (.476)...last season, he batted just.219 at The K (53-for-242)...hitting.325 (114-for-351) with a.513 slugging pct. from the seventh on since the start of 2013. = Eric is a career.356 hitter (32-for-90) with six doubles and two homers against Oakland all-time...he s 6-for-15 (.400) with an RBI vs. Scott Kazmir in his career. = 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 This Series: 2-for-6, 2B, 2 RBI, sf Last Trip: 5-for-21 (.238), run, 2 2B, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 8 g (8-30) = Omar stretched his hitting streak to eight games, collecting a leadoff double in the third inning...with a hit today, he would match his longest hitting streak as a Royal (9 games), which he did June 9-18 of last season...recorded a pair of multi-rbi games this year, but still looking for his first game with 2 hits or more. = He s a career.368 hitter (7-for-19) with 2 doubles, 2 homers and 7 RBI vs. Oakland starter Scott Kazmir...drove in a career-best 66 runs last year, including 23 in April. = 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 This Series: def. replacement Last Trip: Did not play Hit Streak: n/a = Erik made his first appearance of 2015 Friday night, catching the ninth inning...looking to make his first start since August 31 of last season, when he caught the Sunday Night game vs. Cleveland. = 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-8, run Last Trip: 10-for-26 (.385), 6 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (4-13) = Kendrys singled to lead-off the second inning last night, but was stranded at first...he s hit safely in 10 of KC s 11 games this season, recording five multi-hit contests. = Morales is tied with teammate Mike Moustakas for fourth in the A.L. in runs scored (10) and is tied for seventh in the league in hits (16)...a long-time member of the A.L. West, his 18 home runs against the A s are more than he has against any other club. = Traded to Seattle on July 24 of last season, after signing with the Twins on June 8...he hit 7 home runs over his last 43 games after just one in his first 55 contests... ranks eighth among active switch-hitters with 112 career homers, 3 behind Oakland s Ben Zobrist (115) for seventh and 5 behind former Royal Coco Crisp (117) for sixth. Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-8, BB Last Trip: 10-for-24 (.417), 6 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB, 3 HBP, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Moose was 0-for-3 last night, snapping his hitting streak at seven games...it was his longest streak since hitting safely in eight-straight games in 2012. = Mike is still tied for fourth in the league in runs scored (10) and ranks 10th in on-base percentage (.440)...he s 7-for-19 (.368) with a double and a homer in day games this season...recorded five multi-hit games in his first 11 contests 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 This Series: 2-for-8, 3B, RBI Last Trip: 3-for-9, 3 runs, 2 3B Hit Streak: 5 g (6-20) = Paulo hit safely in his fifth-straight game, collecting a two-out single in the eighth last night...he s 3-for-6 with a pair of triples from the seventh inning on. = 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 This Series: 3-for-8, run, 2B, RBI Last Trip: 9-for-27 (.333), 5 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Salvy went hitless last night, going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts...it was just his second 0 fer of the season...recorded his 10th two-out RBI of the season Friday night, which leads the Major Leagues, two more than Yankees outfielder Chris Young, who is second...his 11 RBI overall are tied for second in the American League. = Perez is also tied for the A.L. lead in multi-hit games (7), tied for third in total bases (29), tied for fourth in hits (17) and seventh in batting average (.370). = Allowed his first stolen bases of the season Friday night when Josh Reddick and Marcus Semien executed a double steal...has thrown out 3 of 5 would-be base stealers... his 49 runners caught stealing since the start of 2013 are second in the MLB, behind Russell Martin (60)...earned his second-straight Rawlings Gold Glove last year. = 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 OAKLAND WINS CHALLENGE--The Royals have yet to ask for a replay challenge through the first 11 games, but last night was the third time the opposition has requested a review and the first time it was overturned...the A s challenged whether Ben Zobrist beat out a double play ball in the eighth inning and after 1:25 under the hood it was determined that he did indeed beat the play and remained at first base. 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 a week ago today 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 TURNSTILES--Kansas City had came up shy of a sellout last night due to a day of threatening weather, but 33,151 still made it to The K just a night after the second sellout in four home games with Friday night s gathering of 39,228...today is closing in on a full house as the Royals have already sold over 100,000 tickets for this 3-game series...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. MINNESOTA IN NEXT--The Royals and Twins don t get a lot of time apart as Minnesota will invade Kauffman Stadium tomorrow for a 3-game series...kc will be out to avenge a 1-2 visit to Target Field that ended on Thursday...Kansas City went 11-8 vs. the Twins last year, including a 6-3 advantage 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. PREVALENT AMONG THE LEADERS--Through the first 11 games of the 2015 campaign, Kansas City s 8-3 record has been built by ranking at or near the top in virtually every category...among all Major League clubs, KC leads in hits (124), team batting (.317), on-base pct. (.377) and ranks second to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the top spot in slugging pct. (.476), while ranking first in fewest times K d (57)...the Royals are also tied for third in fewest errors (3) and fourth in the American League in ERA (3.43). NICE START IN RUN DIFFERENTIAL--Kansas City finished the 2014 regular season with a run differential of plus-27, scoring 651 times and allowing 624...through just 11 games this year, the Royals have a plus difference of 26, by plating 64 tallies and allowing 38...Kansas City s +26 is tied with Oakland for the Major League lead...kc s 5.82 runs per game rank first in Major League Baseball, while the 3.45 runs allowed are fourth in the American League. NED CLOSING IN--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, Ned Yost, is already the franchise leader in games managed with 786 and now one more than the late Don Zimmer for the 67th most games managed in a career at 1,744...his 381-405 record in a Kansas City uniform is just 29 victories shy of tying Whitey Herzog (410) as the winningest skipper in team annals and enters tonight 23 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 838 career wins are good for 73rd all-time in baseball annals, just two 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). SWEENEY INDUCTION SET--Mike Sweeney, announced earlier this spring as the most recent addition to the Royals Hall of Fame, will be inducted on Saturday, August 15, prior to the game vs. these Los Angeles Angels...that will also be Retro Night, with the first 10,000 fans receiving a retro replica powder blue jersey, courtesy of FOX Sports Kansas City...the Royals have also added a Mike Sweeney Hall of Fame Bobblehead Day, as the first 10,000 fans at the Sunday, September 6 game vs. the Chicago White Sox will receive a bobblehead featuring the 26th inductee into the exclusive club...a 5-time American League All-Star during his Royals career (1995-2007), Sweeney holds the single-season club record with 144 RBI in 2000 and the second-best batting average at.340 in 2002...he ranks in the top six all-time in Royals history in 17 offensive categories, including second in average (.299) and home runs (197)...Sweeney was a 3-time Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year (2000, 2002 and 2005) and 1999 Joe Burke Special Achievement Award winner. vs. Athletics (2015) vs. Athletics (career) At Home (career) Kazmir (career) Gibson (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.375 8 3 0 0 Calixte Colon.000 4 0 0 0 Dyson.000 0 0 0 0 Escobar.000 4 0 0 0 Gordon.429 7 3 0 1 Hosmer.714 7 5 0 1 Infante.333 6 2 0 2 Kratz.000 0 0 0 0 Morales.375 8 3 0 0 Moustakas.125 8 1 0 0 Orlando.250 8 2 0 1 Perez.375 8 3 0 1.265 49 13 0 1.333 18 6 0 1.298 47 14 0 3.257 105 27 0 8.234 184 43 5 16.356 90 32 2 12.221 154 34 2 19.200 15 3 0 0.255 290 74 18 50.154 91 14 1 7.250 8 2 0 1.254 67 17 0 7.287 630 181 11 79.250 28 7 0 1.265 456 121 4 40.264 1457 385 11 122.274 1907 522 63 265.273 1069 292 27 134.270 2289 618 29 226.234 252 59 12 34.279 1298 362 57 198.238 877 209 24 99.273 11 3 0 1.289 723 209 19 109.235 17 4 0 2.333 6 2 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.294 17 5 0 0.194 31 6 1 2.400 15 6 0 1.368 19 7 2 7.000 3 0 0 0.333 9 3 0 3.333 3 1 0 0.286 14 4 1 5.100 10 1 0 0.200 5 1 0 0.455 11 5 0 1.300 10 3 0 1.250 12 3 0 0.250 8 2 0 0.000 5 0 0 0.500 10 5 0 0.083 12 1 0 1 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 2 19 9.5 2-0 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 11 64 5.8 8-3 5 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Totals Duffy 2-0 - 2-0 Guthrie 2-0 - 2-0 Vargas 1-1 - 1-1 Ventura 2-1 - 2-1 Volquez 1-1 - 1-1 Total 8-3 - 8-3 Perez Kratz Totals Starts 11-11 CS/ATT 3-5 - 3-5 Pct. 60.0-60.0 ERA 3.47 0.00 3.43 ER/IP 37/96.0 0/1.0 37/97.0 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 11 Calixte - - - - Colon - - - 52 Dyson 6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 148 Escobar 9/17/14 CWS C. Sale 87 Gordon 9/3/14 TEX N. Tepesch 103 Hosmer 1 1-1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - 1-1-0 4/8/14 CWS J. Quintana 39 Infante 8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 183 Kratz 8/18/14 @ MIN R. Pressly 16 Morales 2 1 1-2 2 - - - 2 - - 1-1 - - 1-2-0 4/13/15 @ MIN T. May 19 Moustakas 2-2 1 1 2 - - - 1 1-1 - - 1-1 - 2-0 4/11/15 @ LAA J. Weaver 28 Orlando - - - 20 Perez 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 - - - 3 - - 2 1 - - - 3-0 4/12/15 @ LAA F. Salas 23 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 - - - 4-5 1 1 - - 0 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 1 - Calixte - - Colon - - - 0 g - - - Dyson - - - 0 g - - - Escobar 2 2 - - - 4 1 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - 0 g 8 gm (4/6-15) 1 - Gordon 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1 1 4 - - - 3 g 3 gm (4/16-pres) - - Hosmer 4 1 - - - 5 1 1 - - - 2 2 2 3 1 - - 3 g 5 gm (4/6-11) 1 - Infante - 2 - - - - 2-1 2 1 - - 8 g 8 gm (4/9-pres) - - Kratz - - - 0 g - - - Morales 4 1 - - - 5-1 - 2 1 - - 3 g 7 gm (4/6-13) - - Moustakas 5 - - - - 5-1 - - 1 - - 0 g 7 gm (4/10-17) 3 1 Orlando 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 5 g 5 gm (4/9-pres) 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 2 4/16/15 @ MIN Pitchers 37 8/31/14 vs. CLE Cain 5 4/12/15 @ LAA Calixte - - Colon 4 9/2/14 vs. TEX Dyson 20 9/1/14 vs. TEX Escobar 17 9/21/14 vs. DET Gordon 60 8/2/14 @ OAK Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Hosmer 27 9/11/14 vs. BOS Infante 13 9/25/14 @ CWS Kratz 60 5/30/13 vs. BOS Morales 0 9/25/14 @ TOR Moustakas 2 4/16/15 @ MIN Orlando 5 - Perez 21 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 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 (0-1) 2nd: Moustakas (8-3) 3rd: Cain (8-3) 4th: Hosmer (8-3) 5th: Morales (8-3) 6th: Gordon (6-2), Perez (0-1), Rios (2-0) 7th: Orlando (0-1), Perez (3-2), Rios (5-0) 8th: Colon (0-1), Infante (0-2), Orlando (3-0), Perez (5-0) 9th: Colon (0-1), Dyson (0-2), Infante (8-0) The Lineup Card Daily Update Starts by Position P: Duffy (2-0), Guthrie (2-0), Vargas (1-1), Ventura (2-1), Volquez (1-1) C: Perez (8-3) 1B: Hosmer (8-3) 2B: Colon (0-1), Infante (8-2) 3B: Moustakas (8-3) SS: Colon (0-1), Escobar (8-2) LF: Gordon (6-2), Orlando (2-1) CF: Cain (8-3) RF: Dyson (0-2), Orlando (1-1), Rios (7-0) DH: Morales (8-3) Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 5 6 10 6 6 9 7 11 4-64 Opponents 4 6 3 11 3 4 4 3 0-38 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals - 4 1 - - - 1-2 - Opponents - 1 1-1 Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - - 5 2nd - 2 2 3rd - 2 11 4th - 1 9 5th - 2 5 6th - - 7 7th - 3 11 8th - 1 6 9th - - 5 Kansas City By the Days Monday 2-0 Tuesday - Wednesday 1-1 Thursday 1-1 Friday 2-0 Saturday 1-1 Sunday 1-0 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 7 April 17 vs. Oakland (8th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 4 April 17 vs. Oakland (3rd, 5 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: 8-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 4-1 Score first: 4-1 Score more than three runs: 8-1 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: 4-2 Score three runs or less: 0-2 Do not homer: 1-2 Series finale: 2-1 Opponents 10 or more hits: 1-1 Trail after six innings: 0-3 Trail after seven innings: 0-3 Trail after eight innings: 0-3 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 2-2 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 2/- Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/- Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 5/1 Errorless games by KC: 7-1 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 11 8-3 LHP-Tim Collins 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April 20 11 8-3 RHP-Luke Hochevar 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April 20 11 8-3 OF-Alex Rios 15-day fractured left hand April 14 April 29 4 1-3 RHP-Greg Holland 15-day right pectoral strain April 18 May 3 1 0-1

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 5 times, last: April 16 @ Minnesota 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 April 17 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 3 April 12 @ LA Angels Most walks, extra-inning game - - - - Most left on base, game 10 Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota 8 April 16 @ Minnesota Most left on base, extra-inning game - - - - Fewest left on base, game 7 4 times, last: April 18 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 9 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 2 Ventura (April 12 @ LA Angels, April 18 vs. Oakland) Most walks, reliever 1 6 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 5.0 Davis (April 6-current) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 2 Ventura (April 6-12), Davis 2 (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) 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 19 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 23 wins to tie for 2nd on KC all-time list (D. Howser-404) 29 wins to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (W. Herzog-410)

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 (8-3) 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 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 (5-3) New Orleans (Marlins) Omaha R H E LOB Postponed - Rain Saturday s game at Werner Park was postponed due to rain. A doubleheader is scheduled for today, with game one set for a 2:05 start. Clayton Mortensen (1-0, 0.00) will start game one and Casey Coleman (0-0, 3.38) is slated for game two. NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (4-5) R H E LOB Midland (Athletics) 0 4 0 7 NW Arkansas 5 5 0 3 WP: Andy Ferguson (1-0) HR: None Brandon Finnegan and Andy Ferguson combined on a four-hit shutout in the rubber game vs. Midland. Finnegan allowed one hit and three walks with three strikeouts over 4.0 innings. Ferguson followed with seven K s over 5.0 innings, scattering three hits and three walks. Terrance Gore was 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and a run. Dusty Coleman added two RBI. The Naturals host Frisco (Rangers) today. Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (5-4) R H E LOB Frederick (Orioles) 3 5 0 5 Wilmington 4 9 1 4 WP: Benino Pruneda (1-0) SV: Robinson Yambati (3) HR: None Robert Pehl s RBI single capped a two-run sixth as Wilmington rallied for a home win. Bubba Starling scored the tying run on a Cam Gallagher s double. Starling was 2-for-3 plus a walk and two runs, raising his average to.313 (10-for-32). Frank Schwindel added two hits and an RBI. Benino Pruneda (1.2 IP) and Robinson Yambati (2.0 IP) posted scoreless outings for the win and save, respectively. Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (5-5) R H E LOB West Virginia (Pirates) 8 12 0 10 Lexington 6 9 2 6 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 LP: Zach Lovvorn (0-1) HR: Corey Toups (#3) Lexington rallied late before falling short at home. West Virginia built an 8-1 lead with three in the third and five in the sixth. Corey Toups hit a grand slam in the ninth, with Lexington stranding the potential tying run at second. Alfredo Escalera led the Legends with three hits.