Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (1-4) @ Cleveland Indians (3-4) Progressive Field - Saturday, April 7, 2018 Game #6 - Road Game #4 FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Go and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, April 8 @ Cleveland Indians: RHP Jason Hammel (0-1, 9.00) vs. RHP Mike Clevinger (1-0, 0.00), 3:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, April 9 vs. Seattle Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (1-1, 7.71) vs. RHP Jakob Junis (1-0, 0.00), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, April 10 vs. Seattle Mariners: LHP James Paxton (0-1, 7.45) vs. LHP Eric Skoglund (1st start of 18), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, April 11 vs. Seattle Mariners: TBA vs. LHP Danny Duffy (0-2, 7.45), 7:15 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 Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart...this series is being televised on FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Go with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler calling the action...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Royals vs. Indians The Royals dropped the season opener here yesterday, the first of 19 meetings between these A.L. Central foes...kansas City trails the all-time body of work by a 328-359 margin, including a 152-196 deficit in Cleveland, 79-122 in Progressive Field...dating back to a 5-4 loss on May 8, 2016, the Royals are just 3-16 in the last 19 games contested here. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/6 @ Clev L, 2-3 Carrasco Duffy *34,720 4/7 @ Clev 4/8 @ Clev 5/11 @ Clev 5/12 @ Clev 5/13 @ Clev FIRST INNING DECIDES RETURN TO FIELD--Due to issues with weather and off days, the Royals played for only the fifth time in the last 12 days and dropped a 3-2 decision to the Tribe in their home opener...all of the scoring took place in the first innings, with the Royals jumping out to a 2-0 lead against Carlos Carrasco by virtue of an RBI groundout by Mike Moustakas and run-scoring single by Lucas Duda...unfortunately, Duda s hit would be the last for KC until Drew Butera led off the sixth win a single...the Indians responded in front of the home crowd by having their first five hitters of the game reach safely against starting and losing hurler Danny Duffy, scoring three times before the Kansas City southpaw settled in...following a 2-run single by Michael Brantley, Duffy set down 16 of the next 18 he faced, with those two runners reaching on an error and a strikeout/wild pitch...the Royals could muster only a 1-for-7 day with runners in scoring position...kc has led in all five games to this point, but is off to a 1-4 beginning for the first time since the start of the 2001 season. CHILL OUT--If the weatherman is correct, today and tomorrow will be played near freezing temperatures, which will be close to par with the way the 2018 season has begun for the Royals and several other teams around the game...kansas City has played in an average temperature of 41 degrees through the first five contests, including a pair of 45 degree starts at home to open the year before an April Fool s Day snowstorm postponed the Sunday finale...since arriving in Detroit on Monday, the Royals and their opposition have played in temps of 36 and 40 in Motown before a Wednesday postponement and then a 41 degree late afternoon here yesterday. INACTIVITY HAUNTING ROYALS--Due to weather and off days, Kansas City has played a Major League low five games to this point, two fewer than any other club...dating back to the final exhibition game vs. the Cubs in Arizona on March 25, the Royals have played those five games over a 12-day span...kc was scheduled for an exhibition in Omaha on Monday, March 26, but that contest was weathered out, then following two consecutive scheduled off days, the Royals opened the year vs. the White Sox at home on March 29...the 30th was a scheduled day off, then game two with Chicago a week ago tonight was followed by a snowout at The K last Sunday...the Royals then played two in Detroit before Wednesday s postponement and Thursday s off day. JAYWALKING--Newcomer Jon Jay has found his way on base through the first five games, collecting four walks to go with his six hits, thus reaching safely in 10 of his 22 plate appearances for a.455 on-base pct. to start the year...the possessor of a.374 on-base pct. last year with the Cubs, Jay has served as the leadoff man in each of the first five games, opening the contest by reaching safely on four occasions.. ROYALS JOIN THE TWITTER-VERSE--Major League Baseball has announced its first nine games that not only will be carried by club rightsholders, but also live on Twitter...the Royals will join the fray on Wednesday, May 2 from Boston when Twitter will show the 12:05 (CDT) contest from Fenway Park... the game will also air on its normal home in Kansas City of FOX Sports Kansas City...Major League Baseball and the Royals have already announced that the Wednesday, April 18 game from Toronto will be shown exclusively be carried on Facebook, with the social media site the only place that contest can be found... there will be more Facebook and Twitter games announced as the season progresses. ROYALS RETURN HOME MONDAY--This series concludes tomorrow and then Kansas City will return home for its first extended stay in The K featuring a pair of A.L. West clubs...the stand starts on Monday with Seattle in town for three featuring 7:15 starts on Monday and Tuesday, then a 1:15 matinee finale on Wednesday...the Los Angeles Angels then come calling for a four-game set starting Thursday night. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Ian Kennedy (0-0, 1.50) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (0-0, 3.60) 2017 2016 Career 2018 2017 Career Ian Kennedy vs. Indians 0-1 2-4 2-5 Major League Record 0-0 (1.50 ERA) 5-13 91-92 Trevor Bauer vs. Royals 1-1 0-0 2-3 Major League Record 0-0 (3.60 ERA) 17-9 47-41 IAN KENNEDY is making his second start of the season today in Cleveland, exactly a week since his initial outing last Saturday vs. the White Sox today is his 269th career start (271st appearance) and 11th start vs. the Indians he s in the third season of a five-year deal he signed with Kansas City on Jan. 29, 2016. NO LUCK IN NO DECISION--Ian didn t figure into the decision in Kansas Ian s 2018 Starts City s 4-3 loss to Chicago on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium, despite exiting with a 3-1 DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 3/31 vs. White Sox ND, 3-4 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 5 105-73 3-1 lead he held the White Sox to just one run on four hits and two walks in 6.0 innings, 2017 Totals 5-13 5.38 154.0 143 99 92 34 61 131 2641-1557 59.0% with five strikeouts he allowed three of the first four batters to reach in the first inning, Career Totals 91-92 4.08 1584.1 1479 772 718 220 539 1455 - - 2018 Spring Totals 1-0 2.50 18.0 18 5 5 0 7 23 - - but only one scored on an RBI single by Matt Davidson Ian retired 11 of his next 12 batters, before surrendering a pair of singles to leadoff the fifth he escaped the jam with a strikeout and an inning-ending double play before recording a 1-2-3 sixth to end the day with 105 pitches (73 strikes), his most since last July 3 at Seattle the bullpen allowed three runs in the eighth to erase Kennedy s chance at the win. APRIL SHOWERS--Kennedy went 0-2 last April, despite posting a 2.30 ERA (8 ER in 31.1 IP) and.159 opponents average (17-for-107) in five starts in the first month of the 2016 season, he went 2-2 with a 2.77 ERA (8 ER in 26.0 IP) and.220 opponents average (20-for-91) he s winless in his last eight starts in March/April, despite posting a 2.90 ERA (16 ER in 49.2 IP) during that time his last April win came in Houston on April 14, 2016, his second start with the Royals. STARTING SOMETHING--Despite a brief stint on the disabled list last season, Ian made at least 30 starts for the eighth consecutive season it s the thirdlongest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Jon Lester (10 straight) and Max Scherzer (nine straight) since his first full season in the Majors (2010), his 257 starts (including today) are third to Scherzer (261) and Lester (259) from 2010-15, he led the NL in starts (192) and ranked third in innings pitched (1175.0). STRIKEOUT STREAK--Kennedy has recorded at least one strikeout in each of his 270 career appearances it s the second-longest active streak in the Majors to begin a career, trailing only David Price (271) among non-active pitchers, only Dwight Gooden (349) and Josh Beckett (335) had longer streaks. VS. INDIANS--Ian is 2-5 with a 5.90 ERA (38 ER in 58.0 IP) in 10 career starts vs. Cleveland, all but two of which have come since he joined Kansas City in 2016 he went 0-1 with a 10.57 ERA (9 ER in 7.2 IP) in two starts last season, including a 6-4 loss here on May 26 he s winless in his last five starts vs. the Indians since his last win on June 15, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium. ON THE ROAD--Kennedy went 4-5 with a 4.45 ERA (41 ER in 83.0 IP) in 15 road starts last season he s winless in his last five starts, going 0-3 with a 5.47 Kennedy vs. Indians Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Yonder Alonso.375 16 6 1 6 Michael Brantley.167 6 1 0 1 Lonnie Chisenhall.375 16 6 0 2 Rajai Davis.391 23 9 1 3 Edwin Encarnacion.143 7 1 0 0 Yan Gomes.167 12 2 1 4 Brandon Guyer.000 3 0 0 0 Jason Kipnis.238 21 5 2 3 Francisco Lindor.238 21 5 0 2 Roberto Perez.200 5 1 0 0 Jose Ramirez.313 16 5 1 2 Bradley Zimmer.500 2 1 0 0 ERA (16 ER in 26.1 IP) since his last road win on July 26 at Detroit he s winless in his last three starts at Progressive Field since his last win on May 7, 2016. Ian s Last Win: September 29, 2017 vs. Arizona (5.0 IP, 2-1 over Zack Greinke) Ian s Last Loss: September 24, 2017 at Chicago White Sox (5.1 IP, 1-8 loss to Lucas Giolito) Ian s Strikeout High: 12 (5x), last: September 2, 2015 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Ian s Last Complete Game: June 17, 2012 at Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) - second career Ian s Only Shutout: April 25, 2011 vs. Philadelphia (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Cliff Lee) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2017

Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Jason Hammel = Jason will make his second start of the season and the 282nd of his career in tomorrow s series finale vs. Cleveland went 8-13 with a 5.29 ERA in 2017. = Hammel took the loss in his first start on Monday, a 6-1 defeat in Detroit allowed five runs on seven hits and three walks in 5.0 innings, with three strikeouts held the Tigers to 1-for-6 with RISP through 4.0 innings, but allowed six of nine to reach in the four-run fifth, including an RBI single and a two-run single. = Issued three walks on Monday, snapping a streak of 15 straight starts to end last season in which he walked two or fewer he issued just 25 walks in his last 129.1 innings over 22 starts in 2017 (1.74 BB/9), the third-lowest rate in the Majors from June 1 through the end of the season, trailing only Kluber (1.24) and Samardzija (1.39). = He went 3-2 in five starts vs. Cleveland last season, including wins in his first three starts, joining Jason Vargas as the only pitchers to beat the Indians three times in his last start here on Sept. 16, Hammel retired the first 16 batters before allowing six of the next 10 to reach, including three home runs en route to an 8-4 loss. = He went 4-7 with a 5.67 ERA (54 ER in 85.2 IP) in 15 road starts in 2017, including an 0-2 mark and a 7.11 ERA (10 ER in 12.2 IP) in two starts here Progressive Field is one of two current American League ballparks in which he s never won (0-4 in eight outings), in addition to Globe Life Park (0-3). 2018 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 5 1-3 - - 4.55 27.2 24 14 14 3 11 22.222 Relievers 5 0-1 1 2 7.63 15.1 15 13 13 4 7 10.254 Totals 5 1-4 1 2 5.65 43.0 39 27 27 7 18 32.234 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 15/18 (83.3%) Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/2 (25.0%) Blaine Boyer 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: May 29, 2016 vs. CIN (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2018 Strikeout High: n/a April 2 at Detroit 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 = Blaine surrendered a one-out triple and a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning on Monday, before stranding a two-out single made his first appearance as a Royal in the March 29 opener and was charged with three runs on two hits signed a minor league deal with Kansas City on Feb. 7 and had his contract selected Opening Day. = Posted a 4.35 ERA (20 ER in 41.1 IP) with Boston last season held opponents scoreless in 24 of 32 outings and worked more than 1.0 inning 16 times. = Made six consecutive scoreless outings in Cactus League play (Feb. 26-March 21), before allowing three runs to the Cubs on March 25. Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2018 Strikeout High: n/a March 29 vs. White Sox 1.1 4 3 3 0 0 = Brian made his first appearance of the season on Opening Day, recording the final out in the seventh, before allowing four straight hits to start the eighth, including Matt Davidson s third home run of the game made just one Major League appearance in 2018 due to two DL stints from Feb. 15-June 26 and Aug. 29-end of season. = He has a 2.87 ERA (19 ER in 59.2 IP) in 38 career relief appearances, compared to a 9.25 ERA (25 ER in 24.1 IP) in his six career starts. = He posted a 2-1 record with a 1.98 ERA (3 ER in 13.2 IP) in eight Cactus League appearances (one start) this spring. Justin Grimm 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 29, 2017 vs. CIN (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2018 Strikeout High: 2 on 3/31 vs. CWS April 3 at Detroit 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Justin entered in relief of Junis in the eighth inning on Tuesday in Detroit, with one on and no outs, and retired all three batters he faced to preserve the shutout. = Signed a one-year contract on March 19 spent the previous four-plus seasons with the Chicago Cubs, including the 2016 World Series winning season. = Had 59 strikeouts in 55.1 innings with the Cubs last season, the fourth straight year in which he s recorded at least a strikeout per inning. = Made a pair of scoreless appearances in Cactus League play after signing with the Royals, including a pair of hitless innings March 24 at Arizona. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: April 3, 2018 at DET (44th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2018 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/2 at DET April 3 at Detroit (save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Kelvin pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning on 11 pitches Tuesday in Detroit to preserve the shutout and record his first save he s pitched in three of five games. = Herrera made the Opening Day roster for the seventh straight season after recording a career-high 26 saves in 31 opportunities in 2017. = In 2017, he posted a 3.27 ERA (12 ER in 33.0 IP) in his 35 save situations and a 5.47 ERA (16 ER in 26.1 IP) in non-save situations. Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2018 Strikeout High: 1 on 3/31 vs. CWS April 6 at Cleveland 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Tim recorded a 1-2-3 eighth inning yesterday on 11 pitches he s retired all seven batters he s faced since issuing a hit-by-pitch to his first batter in his Major League debut on Opening Day at Kauffman Stadium he allowed two earned runs in seven Cactus League outings (2.57 ERA), both on March 9 vs. the Dodgers. = In 2017, he ranked second among Texas League relievers with a 9.78 K/9 ratio (75 K in 69.0 IP) and had the fifth-lowest BB/9 (2.22). Brad Keller 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2018 Strikeout High: 1 on 3/29 vs. CWS April 6 at Cleveland 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 = Brad retired Yan Gomes to stranded an inherited runner at second base in the sixth inning yesterday, in relief of Danny Duffy he worked around a leadoff double and a two-out intentional walk in the seventh, retiring Francisco Lindor, Jason Kipnis and Edwin Encarnacion he s retired 10 of 12 batters in three outings. = Keller recorded a 2.70 ERA (3 ER in 10.0 IP) in eight Cactus League appearances, allowing all three runs in a March 10 outing vs. Arizona. = Acquired by Kansas City in a trade with Cincinnati in the Rule 5 Draft went 10-9 with a 4.68 ERA in 26 starts at Jacksonville (AA) in Arizona s system in 2017. Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2017 vs. MIN (35th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2018 Strikeout High: 1 on 3/29 vs. CWS March 31 vs. White Sox (loss) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 = Brandon suffered the loss and a blown save March 31, allowing a solo HR to Yoan Moncada and a go-ahead two-run double to Welington Castillo in the eighth. = Acquired in a six-player trade with San Diego last July 23 had 20 saves despite a 5.72 ERA with the Padres and went 2-2 with an 8.10 ERA with the Royals. = Went 1-4 with a 10.08 ERA (31 ER in 27.2 IP) in 34 road outings last season made his Royals debut here last July 26, striking out the side in a scoreless frame. Eric Skoglund (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/0 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2018 Strikeout High: n/a March 17 vs. Texas (win) 4.0 4 3 3 0 6 = Eric is in his second year with the Royals and was on his first Opening Day roster made his Major League debut on May 30, 2017, tossing 6.1 scoreless innings in a 1-0 victory over Detroit s Justin Verlander, becoming the 10th Royal to start and win in his debut...posted a 9.50 ERA (19 ER in 18.0 IP) overall with KC. = Skoglund was originally slated to start this week, however due to two postponements, he was skipped in the rotation. = He went 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA (4 ER in 10.2 IP) in four Cactus League appearances (two starts). Burch Smith 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/2 2018 Strikeout High: n/a March 29 vs. White Sox 0.0 1 1 1 2 0 = Burch made his Royals debut on Opening Day and his first big league appearance since September 27, 2013, with the San Diego Padres. = Smith was acquired by Kansas City during the Rule 5 Draft, after being selected by the New York Mets spent last season in Tampa Bay s organization, posting a 5-3 record and a 2.40 ERA (15 ER in 56.1 IP), between three minor league stops missed all of 2015 and 2016, following Tommy John surgery. Royals vs. Indians 2018 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Boyer - - - - - - - 1-0 0 6.14 8 7.1 10 5 Duffy 0-1 0 4.76 1 5.2 3 3 2-7 0 4.09 16 66.0 71 30 Flynn - - - - - - - 0-2 0 7.20 5 10.0 12 8 Grimm - - - - - - - 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.0 1 0 Hammel - - - - - - - 3-5 0 5.10 14 67.0 65 38 Herrera - - - - - - - 1-3 5 4.65 40 40.2 44 21 Hill 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Junis - - - - - - - 0-0 0 5.63 2 8.0 12 5 Keller 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.1 1 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.1 1 0 Kennedy - - - - - - - 2-5 0 5.90 10 58.0 58 38 Maurer - - - - - - - 0-1 1 3.97 8 11.1 10 5 Skoglund - - - - - - - 0-2 0 29.70 2 3.1 11 11 Smith - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hitting Notes Drew Butera This Series: 1-for-3 This Trip: 1-for-5, RBI, sf Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Drew singled to lead off the sixth inning yesterday, but was left stranded at third base as the tying run...made his fourth start behind the plate yesterday...he collected a pair of hits on Opening Day and drove in KC s lone run in Monday s 6-1 loss at Detroit. = In 2017, Butera made 43 starts as the catcher, including 11 during Salvador Perez s DL stint (Aug. 6-22)...he hit.316 (12-for-38) with a.366 OBP in those games. = He homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career, here on June 2-3, 2016...also collected his first career hit against the Tribe, a single off Mitch Talbot on April 22, 2010...he s 3-for-6 (.500) with a walk against Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 0-for-4 This Trip: 2-for-9, run, 2B Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Cheslor snapped his four-game hitting streak yesterday, going 0-for-4...made his second start at first base in as many games and the fourth of his career. = Cuthbert missed six weeks from June 28-Aug. 8 last year with a left wrist sprain hit.196 (18-for-92) before the injury and.294 (15-for-51) after. = Despite yesterday s 0 fer, he s still batting.300/.374/.450 (24-for-80) vs. Cleveland in his career...however, he s just 2-for-16 (.125) in his last six games here. Lucas Duda This Series: 1-for-4, RBI This Trip: 1-for-7, RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Lucas returned to the lineup and went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the first inning...while still early, his six RBI are tied for 12th in the American League and he s driven in six of Kansas City s 14 runs (42.9 percent)...missed Tuesday s game in Detroit due to right hamstring tightness. = Duda hit a three-run shot off James Shields in the first inning on Opening Day according to Elias, he s the fifth to homer in his first at-bat as a Royal, joining: Adam Moore (Sept. 23, 2012), Calvin Pickering (Aug. 22, 2004), Yamil Benitez (July 24, 1997) and Jon Nunnally (April 29, 1995) he s the sixth Royal to homer in the first inning on Opening Day, joining: Alex Gordon (2009), Joe Randa (1999), George Brett (1988), Onix Concepcion (1984) and Amos Otis (1977). = He signed with the club as a free agent on February 28, after splitting 2017 between the Mets and Tampa Bay...matched a career-high with 30 home runs (also, 2014) of his 92 hits last season, 58 went for extra bases (63.0%), the second-highest rate in the Majors behind only Joey Gallo (65.9%). = Hit 25 of his 30 home runs (83.3%) off right-handed pitching in 2017...he has a career.487 slugging percentage against righties. = His career.995 fielding percentage at first base ranks eighth in the Majors since 2013 (min. 400 games at first base). Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-4 This Trip: 3-for-10, run, 2B, 3B Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Esky went hitless yesterday, after going 3-for-6 with a double and a triple in the Detroit series. = He s a career.320 hitter (8-for-25) with a double, a homer and three RBI in his career against Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer. = Escobar started all 162 games in 2017 for the second consecutive season he s the only Royal to start 162 games, and he s done it three times (also, 2016, 14) he s made 338 consecutive starts all at shortstop dating back to Sept. 26, 2015 according to Elias, it s the longest streak at any position in Royals history and the longest active streak in the Majors the last longer streak by a shortstop was Cal Ripken Jr. s streak of 2,216 consecutive starts for Baltimore from 1982-96. = Set a franchise record with 36 doubles as a shortstop in 2017, one more than Kurt Stillwell s 35 in 1990 36 doubles were fourth most among MLB shortstops. = Last season, Esky batted.295/.314/.442 (109-for-369) from June 10 to the end of the season, after hitting just.178 in his first 60 contests. Cam Gallagher This Series: Has not played This Trip: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Cam made his first start of the year Tuesday in Detroit...recalled from Omaha (AAA) on March 29 after Salvador Perez was placed on the disabled list, making his first Opening Day roster...made his big league debut Aug. 6 of last year in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Seattle, and first start in the second game. = Gallagher spent most of 2017 with Omaha (AAA), where he hit.292 (76-for-260) with five home runs and 37 RBI in 73 games. = Recorded his first career homer in his fourth game on Aug. 14 at Oakland, a grand slam off Jharel Cotton in the Sonic Slam sixth inning the Sonic Slam won Tim Brown of Shawnee, Kan. $25,000 and was the eighth Royals Sonic Slam since the promotion began in 1995 and was the first since 2013 he s the second Royal to have his first career HR be a grand slam, joining fellow catcher Paul Phillips on Aug. 17, 2005 vs. Seattle he s the first Royal to hit a grand slam within his first four games. Ryan Goins This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Ryan hasn t played during this road trip...he pinch-hit in the ninth inning a week ago vs. the White Sox, striking out against reliever Joakim Soria. = Made an Opening Day roster for the fourth time in his career (also, 2014, 2016-17 with Toronto)...signed as a minor league free agent on Jan. 24. = Goins played in a career-high 143 games with the Blue Jays in 2017 and also set career highs in hits (99), doubles (21), home runs (9) and RBI (62). = Hit.330/.368/.540 (33-for-100) with runners in scoring position last year, including a Major League leading 10 hits in 14 at-bats with the bases loaded. Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-4 This Trip: 1-for-10 Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Alex recorded his first hit of the trip with a one-out single in the seventh...hit safely in the first two games of the season, including a double off James Shields in the first inning on Opening Day...all three of his hits this season have come against right-handed pitching. = Gordon played in 148 games (140 starts) in 2017, his most since 2014 hit.278/.373/.514 (20-for-72) with nine XBH and eight RBI over his last 24 games. = Won his fifth career Rawlings Gold Glove Award (also, 2011-14) he has 82 career outfield assists, which are second-most since he became a full-time outfielder in 2010, trailing only Gerardo Parra s 83...since the start of 2011, his 80 outfield assists are tops in the Majors. = Had a team-high six go-ahead RBI in the seventh or later in 2017 the last Royal with more in a single season was Jose Guillen (7) in 2008. Jon Jay This Series: 2-for-3, run, BB This Trip: 3-for-9, run, 3 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-6) = Jon reached base three times yesterday, collecting two singles and a walk...he singled to lead off a game for the third time in five contests, while he s 4-for-8 with a pair of walks (.600 OBP) when leading off an inning this season...overall, Jay has a.455 on-base percentage, reaching in 10 of 22 plate appearances. = Jay signed a one-year deal with the Royals on March 6 of this season, after spending the 2017 season with the Chicago Cubs. = He s hit.290 or better in six of his eight Major League seasons, including three seasons in which he hit.300 or better: 2010, 2012 and 2014. = He hasn t committed an error in his last 193 games (329 chances) since April 15, 2016 his.996 career fielding percentage is the highest for any active outfielder (min. 500 games) Jacoby Ellsbury is second at.995. Whit Merrifield This Series: 2-for-3, run, 2B, sac This Trip: 4-for-11 (.364), run, 2B, sac Hit Streak: 3 g (4-11) = Whit recorded his first multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a sacrifice...he s hit safely in all three games on this trip. = Dating back to last season, Merrifield is batting.325/.350/.442 (25-for-77) with six doubles, a homer and nine RBI in his last 18 road contests. = Led the American League with 34 stolen bases in 2017, becoming the first Royal to lead the league in steals since Johnny Damon (46) in 2000. = Hit 18 homers as a second baseman last year, most by a Royals second sacker not named Frank White, who hit 22 HR in 1985 and 86. = Became the third Royal (fourth time) with at least 30 doubles, 30 steals and 19 HR in 2017, joining Carlos Beltran (2001, 02) and Amos Otis (1978). = Led the AL with 94 hits after the All-Star break marked the most second-half hits by a Royal since Billy Butler (102) and Alex Gordon (98) in 2012. Mike Moustakas This Series: 0-for-3, RBI, IBB This Trip: 1-for-11 (.091), RBI, IBB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Mike gave KC the initial lead with an RBI ground out in the first inning yesterday...he also drew an intentional walk to load the bases in the sixth. = He s 1-for-11 on this road trip, after going 3-for-8 (.375) with a double, a triple and three runs scored in the first two home games of the season. = Re-signed with the Royals on March 10, after a career year in 2017...set career bests in runs (75), homers (38), RBI (85), slugging (.521) and total bases (289). = His 38 home runs in 2017 broke the Royals single-season record, previously held by Steve Balboni (36) in 1985 also matched the Kansas City longball record, tying Bob Cerv s 1958 total with the Athletics...hit 24 of his 38 home runs on the road last year, which ranked second in the AL to Logan Morrison (27). = Named an AL All-Star for the second time in his career in 2017, winning the Final Fan Vote (15.6 million votes) also won the Final Fan Vote in 2015. = Earned American League Comeback Player of the Year honors from The Sporting News and MLB, joining Bret Saberhagen (1987) as the only Royals to win. Paulo Orlando This Series: Has not played This Trip: 1-for-8 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Paulo didn t play yesterday, after starting in center field in both games of the Detroit series...collected an infield single Monday off Francisco Liriano. = Orlando played in just 39 games with Kansas City in 2017 and missed two months (May 18-July 21) with a fractured shin...played in 42 games in the minors last season, which includes 12 at Northwest Arkansas (AA) on rehab assignment hit.306 (48-for-157) overall between Northwest Arkansas and Omaha (AAA). = He s a career.290 hitter (98-for-338) with runners on base, compared to hitting.258 (118-for-458) with the bases empty. = He s the one of five Brazilian-born player to play in the Majors his 257 games in the bigs are second among his fellow countrymen, trailing Yan Gomes (545). Jorge Soler This Series: 0-for-3, BB This Trip: 0-for-8, RBI, sf, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = Jorge went 0-for-3 yesterday, but drew a walk to lead off the ninth inning...he s looking for his first hit of the year, but has walked twice and collected a sac fly on this road trip...also looking for his first hit at the Major League level since a double off Minnesota s Phil Hughes on July 2 of last season. = Soler hit six homers this spring, one behind the Major League lead hit.267/.388/.564 with 24 HR at Omaha in 2017, most among Royals minor leaguers. = He split 2017 between Kansas City and Omaha (AAA) opened the year on the 10-day DL (strained left oblique) before making his Royals debut May 6. = He went 2-for-5 with a triple in the 2016 World Series against the Tribe...however, he s 0-for-10 vs. Cleveland in regular season contests.

This & That ZIM BACK IN FOLD--Kyle Zimmer, who was designated for assignment last week to make room on the 40-man roster and cleared waivers on Thursday, has resigned with the only organization he s known with a minor league contract...kansas City s first round pick in the 2012 draft, Zimmer has been sidelined with a variety of right shoulder issues, making only one Cactus League appearance before succumbing to shoulder fatigue. OFFENSE AS CHILLY AS THE WEATHER--After finishing second in the Majors in hitting during the warmth of spring training, Kansas City s bats are having a rough time warming up through five games, hitting at just a.203 clip (32-for-158) while scoring 14 runs, just 2.8 per game...the club has particularly struggled in the early going with runners in scoring position batting only.179 (5-for-28). STADIUM HISTORY THE FIRST 50TH CELEBRATION--The Royals have called just two ballparks home in their 50 seasons and next weekend vs. the Angels, each ballpark will gain recognition...in the 6:15 game next Saturday, the Royals will salute the history of Municipal Stadium with special presentations, videos and trivia during the pregame show and in-game events...the first 10,000 fans will receive a Municipal Stadium replica, courtesy of Price Chopper and Pepsi...alumni to appear will include Tom Burgmeier, Steve Busby, Al Fitzmorris, Denny Matthews, John Mayberry, Fred Patek, former head groundskeeper George Toma and Dave Wickersham... a week from tomorrow, the Royals will review the history of Kauffman Stadium with special presentations, videos and trivia during the pregame show and in-game events...fans will be able to get pre-game autographs from two alumni as a part of Signature Sundays and among the scheduled to appear will be Lynn and Jennifer Splittorff (widow and daughter of Royals Hall of Famer Paul Splittorff who threw first Royals pitch in stadium history) Whitey Herzog and Mayberry, Busby and Patek. TV TACK-ONS--Our partners at FOX Sports Kansas City will televise both ends of the split-doubleheaders that have been scheduled due to the pair of early postponements...those telecasts are now slated for 12:10 (KC time) on Friday, April 20 in Detroit followed later by the regularly scheduled contest at 6:10 p.m. (KC time) and then last Sunday s snowout at home will be played on Saturday, April 28 with a 1:15 make-up game followed at 7:15 by the already scheduled affair though now starting an hour later. RULE 5 ADDITIONS--The Royals opened 2018 with a pair of Rule 5 acquisitions on the roster with right-handed hurlers Brad Keller and Burch Smith...Keller, 22, was selected in last December s Rule 5 draft from Arizona by Cincinnati and then dealt to KC, while the 27-year old Smith was acquired from the New York Mets after being selected in the draft...keller spent the year in AA Jackson last year, while Smith has big league time with San Diego in 2013. NEW FACES IN 2018--Kansas City had 15 players on the Opening Day roster who were not aboard when the 2017 club opened the campaign...the list included Blaine Boyer, Brian Flynn, Justin Grimm, Tim Hill, Jakob Junis, Brad Keller, Brandon Maurer, Eric Skoglund, Burch Smith, Cam Gallagher, Lucas Duda, Ryan Goins, Whit Merrifield, Jon Jay and Jorge Soler...Thursday s starting lineup features four holdovers from last year s starting 10 with Alex Gordon, Mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar and Danny Duffy remaining from the 17 opener in Minneapolis. ESKY THE IRON MAN--Kansas City shortstop, who re-signed with the Royals over the winter, continues to possess the longest active streak of starts in the Majors with yesterday his 338th consecutive assignment...escobar, 31, who was joined by Cincinnati s Joe Votto as the only big league players to start all 162 games last year and Esky has a sizeable lead over the second longest skein among starters which belongs to Votto with 196 consecutive starts. STAFF CHANGES--The Royals had a few alterations to their 2018 coaching staff with Cal Eldred taking over the pitching coach chores, Terry Bradshaw named the new hitting coach, Vance Wilson coming aboard as the bullpen coach and Dale Sveum switching from hitting coach to bench coach...mitch Maier, who subbed for Rusty Kuntz during the final month of 2017, was named the full-time first base coach for this year, while Mike Jirschele is back as the third base coach...pedro Grifol is not only the catching coach, but has also added Quality Control duties to his title...eldred, Bradshaw and Wilson had each been coaching in the Royals minor league ranks, with former Detroit Tiger Wilson, managing in Northwest Arkansas (AA) NOT JUST THE TEAM S 50TH--One common denominator with the Royals and this 50th season of baseball is Hall of Fame announcer Denny Matthews, who was in the booth with Buddy Blattner on April 8, 1969 and is once again calling the play-by-play as this milestone season gets underway...the Ford Frick Award winner in Cooperstown, NY in 2007, Matthews has been the one constant since the franchise came to be in 69...with this his 50th season, he trails only Los Angeles Dodger broadcasting icons Vin Scully (67 years prior to retiring) and Jaime Jarrin (59th season). AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his eighth full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he has a 630-636 regular season record at the helm for the Royals, surpassing Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,225) and wins (1,087)...his postseason winning pct. of.710 (22-9) is tops among all managers in history who have worked at least 20 playoff games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff (1991-2002). DUPE STARTS WITH A W --One of the top replay reviewers in the game converted his first opportunity on Monday in Detroit as Bill Duplissea wasn t buying the out call at first base in the ninth inning...his doubt was proved correct 1:15 later when the crew working in New York concurred with Dupe s challenge...in his four-plus years as the replay coordinator, Duplissea has made good on over 66% of his challenges, which ranks among the best, including a season mark of 69% (24-for-35) last year, which was second to the New York Yankees 74% (28-of-38)...Duper closed 2016 as the best in baseball with a 69.2% success rate, converting 27 of 39 challenges. INTERLEAGUE FOES--The 2018 campaign features Kansas City playing the National League Central in Interleague action, including home & home 2-game sets with Milwaukee and Cincinnati, a home & home 3-game series with St. Louis...also on the slate is a 3-game series in Kauffman Stadium against the Chicago Cubs (August 6-8) and 3-game road trip to Pittsburgh (September 17-19). vs. Indians (2018) vs. Indians (career) On Road (career) Bauer (career) Clevinger (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera.333 3 1 0 0.206 126 26 2 10.206 530 109 13 56.500 6 3 0 0 - - - - - Cuthbert.000 4 0 0 0.300 80 24 3 9.240 329 79 9 21.000 2 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 Duda.250 4 1 0 1.100 40 4 0 3.240 1365 328 63 212.000 1 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0 Escobar.000 4 0 0 0.240 458 110 4 42.256 2515 645 19 196.320 25 8 1 3.125 8 1 1 2 Gallagher - - - - -.400 5 2 0 1.188 16 3 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - Goins - - - - -.293 58 17 2 7.241 651 157 9 73.250 8 2 1 3 - - - - - Gordon.000 4 0 1 0.242 575 139 18 66.257 2682 688 82 282.222 18 4 1 2.143 7 1 0 0 Jay.667 3 2 0 0.667 3 2 0 0.274 1608 440 19 146 - - - - - - - - - - Merrifield.667 3 2 0 0.241 133 32 2 9.277 447 124 6 41.200 10 2 0 1.273 11 3 0 0 Moustakas.000 3 0 0 1.254 358 91 11 47.249 1623 404 69 197.261 23 6 0 0.143 7 1 1 1 Orlando - - - - -.164 61 10 0 2.237 384 91 5 33.333 3 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 Soler.000 3 0 0 0.000 10 0 0 0.223 372 83 13 50 - - - - -.000 2 0 0 0 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 2 9 4.5 0-2 0 Jason Hammel 1 1 1.0 0-1 0 Jakob Junis 1 1 1.0 1-0 1 Ian Kennedy 1 3 3.0 0-1 1 Totals 5 14 2.8 1-4 2 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Totals Duffy 0-2 - 0-2 Hammel 0-1 - 0-1 Junis - 1-0 1-0 Kennedy 0-1 - 0-1 Total 0-4 1-0 1-4 Butera Gallagher Totals Starts 4 1 5 CS/ATT 0/2 0/0 0/2 Pct. 0.0 0.0 0.0 ERA 7.14 0.00 5.65 ER/IP 27/34.0 0/9.0 27/43.0

2018 Royals Home Runs vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8/15/17 @ OAK S. Casilla 57 Cuthbert - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8/20/17 CLE D. Salazar 53 Duda 1-1 1 - - - 1-1 - - - - - - - 1-0-1 3/29/18 CWS J. Shields 13 Escobar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/22/17 @ CWS R. Lopez 48 Gallagher - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8/14/17 @ OAK J. Cotton 18 Goins - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/25/17 @ BOS A. Reed 15 Gordon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/23/17 @ CWS D. Covey 36 Jay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/5/17 TB E. Ramirez 233 Merrifield - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/29/17 ARZ Z. Greinke 30 Moustakas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/25/17 @ NYY C. Sabathia 33 Orlando - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/28/17 DET W. Saupold 16 Soler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/1/17 MIN-2 B. Boshers 38 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Brandon Moss (9/12/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, first inning) - Franchise total: 127; 5 in 2017 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Salvador Perez (9/6/17 @ Detroit, solo, 2-run off Matthew Boyd, Zac Reininger) - 10 times in 2017 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas (9/25/17 at New York Yankees, 7th inning off CC Sabathia) - 9 times in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio, Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas (8/15/17 @ Oakland, eighth inning) - 4 times in 2017 Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (8/24/17 vs. Colorado) - Franchise total: 94 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Eric Hosmer (8/23/17 vs. Colorado, ninth inning, Greg Holland pitching) - Franchise total: 69 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Mike Napoli, Texas (7/14/17 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Mike Minor, 7th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Yan Gomes (8/27/17 @ Progressive Field off Onelki Garcia, 2nd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Jose Abreu and Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox (3/27/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Matt Joyce (8/15/17 @ Oakland Coliseum, Jason Hammel pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mitch Moreland, Texas (7/30/16 @ Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox (3/27/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 4th 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: Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox (3/27/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy, Blaine Boyer, Brian Flynn) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2018 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 0 g - - - Cuthbert - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 0 g 4 g (3/29-4/3) - - Duda - - - - - - 1 1 - - - 2 1-1 - - - 1 g - - - Escobar 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Gallagher - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Goins - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Gordon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 g - - - Jay 2 - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 g - 1 - Merrifield 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 g 3 g (4/2-pres) 1 - Moustakas 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 0 g - - - Orlando - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - 1 - Soler - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 0 g - - - 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 @ Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and @ Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York Yankees (6-0) & vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: August 27-28, @ Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: August 26-28 @ Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): April 3, 2018 @ Detroit, 1-0 Junis (7.0), Grimm (1.0), Herrera (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit (5-for-6) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Mike Moustakas, September 20, 2017 @ Toronto (2nd, 1B, 2B) Royals Five-RBI Game: Whit Merrifield, August 13, 2017 @ Chicago White Sox Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, July 26, 2017 at Comerica Park; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 9, 2017 @ LA Dodgers Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), July 2, 2017 vs. Minnesota Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Gregor Blanco, Arizona, October 1, 2017 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, 2017 @ Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 23, 2017 vs. Colorado (6-4 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: September 22, 2017 @ Chicago White Sox (3rd inning, 6 runs) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 21-23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, 2017 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: August 25-27, 2017 @ Cleveland Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, 2017 @ Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 4/6/18 @ CLE Pitchers 12 9/24/17 @ CWS Butera 13 9/16/17 @ CLE Cuthbert 0 4/6/18 @ CLE Duda 8 9/23/17 @ BAL Escobar 18 9/17/17 @ CLE Gallagher 14 - Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Goins 12 9/17/17 @ MIN Gordon 26 9/8/17 vs. MIN Jay 193 4/14/16 @ PHI Merrifield 2 4/2/18 @ DET Moustakas 1 4/3/18 @ DET Orlando 68 8/31/16 vs. NYY Soler 72 4/23/16 @ CIN

Date Player Transaction 2/28 1B-Lucas Duda Signed as a Major League free agent 3/6 OF-Jon Jay Signed as a Major League free agent RHP-Jesse Hahn Placed on 60-day disabled list (right UCL sprain) 3/10 3B-Mike Moustakas Signed as a Major League free agent OF-Jorge Bonifacio Placed on restricted list 3/18 RHP-Justin Grimm Signed as a Major League free agent 3/21 RHP-Sam Gaviglio Traded to Toronto for a player to be named/cash considerations 3/29 RHP-Blaine Boyer Selected from Omaha (AAA) INF-Ryan Goins Selected from Omaha C-Cam Gallagher Recalled from Omaha RHP-Wily Peralta Designated for assignment RHP-Kyle Zimmer Designated for assignment RHP-Nate Karns Placed on 10-day DL (right elbow inflammation), retro to 3/26 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Placed on 10-day DL (right shoulder impingement), retro to 3/26 C-Salvador Perez Placed on 10-day DL (left knee sprain), retro to 3/26 OF-Bubba Starling Placed on 10-day DL (left oblique strain), retro to 3/26 3/31 RHP-Wily Peralta Outrighted to Omaha 2018 Transactions Date Player Transaction 4/2 OF-Abraham Almonte Claimed off waivers from Cleveland RHP-Miguel Almonte Designated for assignment Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/2 at Detroit 9 Orlando out at 1B 1-6 1:10 Overturned KC 1-0 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Jay (1-4) 2nd: Merrifield (1-4) 3rd: Moustakas (1-4) 4th: Cuthbert (1-0), Duda (0-4) 5th: Cuthbert (0-3), Orlando (1-1) 6th: Orlando (0-1), Soler (1-3) 7th: Gordon (1-4) 8th: Escobar (1-4) 9th: Butera (0-4), Gallagher (1-0) The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (0-2), Hammel (0-1), Junis (1-0), Kennedy (0-1) C: Butera (0-4), Gallagher (1-0) 1B: Cuthbert (1-1), Duda (0-3) 2B: Merrifield (1-4) 3B: Moustakas (1-4) SS: Escobar (1-4) LF: Gordon (1-2), Jay (0-2) CF: Gordon (0-2), Orlando (1-2) RF: Jay (0-2), Soler (1-2) DH: Cuthbert (0-2), Duda (0-1), Jay (1-0), Soler (0-1) Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 - - - - - - 14 Opponents 4 0 1 5 7 0 4 6 0 - - - - - - 27 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Opponents 2 - - - 1-1 - - - - - - - - Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - - - 2nd - - 1 3rd - - 2 4th - 1 6 5th - - 2 6th - - 1 7th - - - 8th - - - 9th - - 1 Kansas City By the Days Monday 0-1 Tuesday 1-0 Wednesday - Thursday 0-1 Friday 0-1 Saturday 0-1 Sunday - Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 3 4/6 @ CLE (1st inning, 3 hits) 3 runs - - - 4 runs - 1 3/29 vs. CWS (1st inning, 5 hits) 5 runs - - - 6 runs - - - 7 runs - - - Lead after six innings: 1-1 Lead after seven innings: 1-1 Lead after eight innings: 1-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 1-0 Score first: 1-3 Score more than three runs: 0-1 Hit home run: 0-1 Series opener: 0-3 10 or more hits: - Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: - Tied after seven innings: - Tied after eight innings: - Starter works 6.0 IP: 0-1 Opponents score first: 0-1 Score three runs or less: 1-3 Do not homer: 1-3 Series finale: - Opponents 10 or more hits: 0-2 Trail after six innings: 0-3 Trail after seven innings: 0-3 Trail after eight innings: 0-4 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 0-3 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): -/- Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/- Comeback wins (KC/OPP): -/4 Errorless games by KC: 0-2 Disabled List (5) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Jesse Hahn 60-day right UCL sprain March 6 May 5 5 1-4 RHP-Nate Karns 10-day right elbow inflammation March 29 (retro March 26) April 5 5 1-4 INF-Adalberto Mondesi 10-day right shoulder impingement syndrome March 29 (retro March 26) April 5 5 1-4 C-Salvador Perez 10-day left knee sprain March 29 (retro March 26) April 5 5 1-4 OF-Bubba Starling 10-day left oblique strain March 29 (retro March 26) April 5 5 1-4