TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Jose Quintana (6-9, 3.50) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (5-5, 4.04)

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Chicago White Sox (51-57) @ Kansas City Royals (65-44) Kauffman Stadium - Sunday, August 9, 2015 Game #110 - Home Game #55 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, August 10 vs. Detroit Tigers: LHP Matt Boyd (1-2, 7.90) vs. RHP Johnny Cueto (0-1, 3.46 w/kc), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD), ESPN & 610 Sports Tuesday, August 11 vs. Detroit Tigers: RHP Anibal Sanchez (10-9, 4.82) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (6-7, 5.29), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD), MLB Network & 610 Sports Wednesday, August 12 vs. Detroit Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (2-2, 4.24) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (11-6, 3.11), 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 Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefevbre and Steve Stewart, while Don Free serves as the producer/engineer...today s game is being televised on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. White Sox Last night was KC s fourth straight win over the ChiSox and upped the season mark to 9-3, including a 5-0 record here...the Royals still trail in the all-time series, 346-366, but hold a 187-162 advantage in Kansas City, 165-151 in Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/6 KC W, 10-1 Ventura Samardzija *40,085 4/8 KC W, 7-5 Davis Putnam 23,385 4/9 KC W, 4-1 Volquez Danks 20,236 4/23 @ Chi W, 3-2 (13) F. Morales Petricka 14,218 4/24 @ Chi L, 2-3 Robertson Herrera 20,350 4/26 @ Chi L, 3-5 Danks Volquez 23,317 7/17 @ Chi W, 4-2 Young Samardzija 25,807 @ Chi L, 0-2 Danks Volquez 25,701 7/18 @ Chi W, 7-5 (13) Finnegan Jennings 33,559 7/19 @ Chi W, 4-1 Duffy Sale 32,175 8/7 KC W, 3-2 Volquez Danks 36,211 8/8 KC W, 7-6 Guthrie Samardzija *39,302 8/9 KC 9/4 KC 9/5 KC 9/6 KC 9/29 @ Chi 9/30 @ Chi 10/1 @ Chi LUCKY #7--The Royals combined the fourth and fifth innings to put all seven of their tallies on the board and that would be enough for a 7-6 win over the White Sox to ice the series and send sellout #17 home happy...trailing 2-0, Kansas City gained its first lead with a 3-run fourth, the tie-breaking hit coming on a Salvador Perez single...the Royals plated a much needed four more the following inning with Lorenzo Cain, Kendrys Morales and Perez providing run scoring knocks...jeremy Guthrie wound up the winner, though it took yeoman work from the bullpen to keep the Sox off the board over the final three innings...guthrie had a 7-2 lead entering the sixth, but the ChiSox plated four, two after his departure, to saddle the KC starter with six runs on 10 hits in 5.2 innings...ryan Madson, Kelvin Herrera and Greg Holland each worked a scoreless inning, with Holland striking out the side in the ninth for his 25th save of the year...the win, coupled with Minnesota s loss in Cleveland, expanded KC s lead to a season-best 10 1/2 games, the first double-digit division lead for the Royals since the end of the 1980 season when that club won the West by 14. HOME-SWEET-HOME--Last night s win was the 13th in the last 16 home games for Kansas City and upped its overall home ledger to 36-18, tying Toronto for the second most home wins in the A.L., while the.667 winning pct. is second only to Houston...last year s club was 42-39 in The K and didn t win its 35th home affair until September 1 in the 69th game here...this homestand started a stretch in which 23 of 32 games will be contested in Kauffman Stadium...KC has gone 24-15 in front of home crowds in excess of 30,000 this year, including a 12-5 ledger in before sellout gatherings. CROWDS FLOCK TO THE K --The Royals played in front of their 17th home sellout of the year last night and the 39th gathering in excess of 30K this season...2015 will mark the first time since 1991 that KC will surpass the 2,000,000 mark, 12th time in team history...kansas City has drawn 1,801,357 to this point and is averaging 33,358 per game, which is an improvement of 10,206 per contest compared to 54 dates last year...the Royals should beat the team record of 2,477,700 set in 1989, with the current average on a pace for just under 2.7 million. TWO OUTS, NO PROBLEM--The Royals continue to lead the Majors with a.281 team batting average in two-out situations, while also topping the American League charts in two-out slugging pct. (.432), while ranking second in the American League in runs (198)...Lorenzo Cain leads the A.L. with a.385 two-out batting average, while teammates Kendrys Morales is fifth at.340 and Eric Hosmer is sixth at.338...morales (51), Hosmer (50) and Cain (47) rank second, third and tied for fourth, respectively in two-out hits, while Kendrys leads the Majors in two-out RBI (41), first in doubles (15) and tied for first in two-out extra-base hits (22). DAYDREAM BELIEVERS--The Royals haven t Monkee d around when it comes to day baseball, posting an 11-4 mark in their last 15 afternoon affairs, including wins in six of the last nine...kc is 11-5 in the sunshine at Kauffman Stadium this year, including a 5-1 ledger in the last half dozen afternoon games contested here...overall, Kansas City has the second best daytime winning pct. in the American League at.611 (22-14). ROSTER MOVE--The Royals today recalled outfielder Paulo Orlando from Omaha (AAA) and optioned infielder Cheslor Cuthbert to the Storm Chasers...Orlando will see his third stint with the big league club this year, hitting.237 in 46 games (36-for-152) with 20 runs scored, four doubles, five triples, four homers and 17 RBI. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Jose Quintana (6-9, 3.50) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (5-5, 4.04) 2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Jose Quintana vs. Royals 0-0 0-3 0-6 Major League Record 6-9 (3.50 ERA) 9-11 30-33 Danny Duffy vs. White Sox 1-0 1-1 3-1 Major League Record 5-5 (4.04 ERA) 9-12 22-27 DANNY DUFFY takes the hill for his 17th start of 2015, the 73rd assignment of his career and 79th overall appearance...he faces the White Sox for the fourth time this year and the 12th in his career...a native of Lompoc, Calif., Duffy was originally selected by Kansas City in the third round of the 2007 June Draft. TAMING THE TIGERS--Danny earned his fifth victory of the year on Tuesday Danny s 2015 Starts night in Motown, downing Detroit 5-1...he allowed one run on five hits over 7.0 innings 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 with four walks and two strikeouts, recording his fifth quality start in his last six outings... 4/13 @ Minnesota W, 12-3 6.1 6 3 3 1 1 3 89-63 5-3 4/19 vs. Oakland ND, 4-2 5.0 4 2 2 0 5 5 93-51 1-2 Duff faced just one over the minimum in the first four innings and worked his way out 4/24 @ Chicago ND, 2-3 5.1 6 1 0 0 1 3 98-65 2-1 of a bases loaded jam in the fifth as his offense built him a five-run lead...the lone run 4/30 vs. Detroit W, 8-1 7.0 7 1 1 0 2 7 101-67 8-1 5/6 vs. Cleveland L, 3-10 1.0 6 4 4 0 0 0 45-27 0-4 he allowed came in the sixth inning as Victor Martinez singled home Ian Kinsler, who 5/11 @ Texas L, 2-8 3.2 5 6 6 1 6 4 97-54 1-6 walked and stole second...danny finished 7.0 innings for the third time this season and 5/16 New York L, 1-5 5.0 4 4 4 1 4 3 113-66 1-4 6/24 @ Seattle ND, 8-2 4.2 8 2 1 0 0 4 88-58 7-2 first since a career-high 8.0 frames against these White Sox at U.S. Cellular on July 19. 6/30 @ Houston L, 0-4 6.2 6 4 4 1 2 6 97-66 0-4 7/5 vs. Minnesota ND, 3-2 6.1 5 2 2 1 3 1 84-54 2-2 STELLAR SINCE D.L. STINT--Danny has been sharp in his eight starts since 7/10 vs. Toronto W, 3-0 6.0 4 0 0 0 3 0 95-56 2-0 coming back from the disabled list on June 24...in that span, he s posted a 2.66 ERA (15 7/19 @ Chicago W, 4-1 8.0 6 1 1 1 1 4 113-75 4-1 7/25 vs. Houston ND, 2-1 (10) 6.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 101-69 1-1 ER in 50.2 IP), while holding the opposition to a.243 batting average, going 3-2...his 7/30 @ Toronto L, 2-5 6.0 6 5 5 3 4 4 96-57 2-5 ERA in that span ranks seventh among A.L. hurlers with at least 50.0 innings. 8/4 @ Detroit W, 5-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 4 2 100-63 5-1 2015 Totals 5-5, 4.04 89.0 89 42 40 10 37 54 1491-952 64% ON THE RIGHT FOOT--As he was last Tuesday in Detroit, Duffy has been very Career Totals 22-27, 3.75 395.2 366 178 165 39 173 304 - - good in the early part of his starts...he s held the opposition to a.193 batting average (11- for-57) in the opening frame this year, while his 1.69 first-inning ERA (3 ER in 16.0 IP) ranks fifth among qualifying A.L. pitchers...being on early is nothing new for Duff as he s posted a 2.40 ERA (12 ER in 45.0 IP) and a.194 opponents average (32-for-165) in the opening frame since the start of 2013. BETTER LATELY VS. LEFTIES--Duffy has gotten back on track against left-handed hitters over his last three outings, allowing no hits in nine at-bats, dropping his season average against them to.279 (19-for-68)...lefties hit.326 (15-for-46) against Danny in his first eight starts of the season, after he held them to the second-lowest average in the Majors (.137) during the 2014 season...he has not allowed a home run to a left-handed batter since Jim Thome took him deep on August 27, 2011, spanning 255 at-bats. DAY BALL--Danny looks to stay undefeated during daytime hours this afternoon, entering his fifth afternoon start of the year 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA (8 ER in 25.2 IP), holding the opposition to a.241 average...comparatively, Duff is 3-5 with a 4.55 ERA in his evening starts. VS. CHISOX--Duff makes his fourth start of the year against the ChiSox, earning his first decision with a win on July 19 at U.S. Cellular Field, when he tossed a careerhigh 8.0 innings in a 4-1 KC triumph...danny has posted a 2.95 ERA (6 ER in 18.1 IP) vs. Chicago this season with two walks and 12 strikeouts...he s gone 3-1 with a 3.09 ERA in seven career starts against the Sox, holding them to a.255 average with seven walks and 28 strikeouts in those outings. SOLID IN THE CENTRAL--In eight starts against A.L. Central foes this season, Danny has gone 4-1 with a 3.33 ERA (17 ER in 46.0 IP), with 12 walks and 25 Duffy vs. White Sox Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jose Abreu.385 13 5 1 2 Gordon Beckham.222 9 2 0 1 Melky Cabrera.250 8 2 0 0 Adam Eaton.214 14 3 0 0 Tyler Flowers.077 13 1 1 4 Avisail Garcia.300 10 3 0 0 Leury Garcia.000 3 0 0 0 Adam LaRoche.250 8 2 0 0 Alexei Ramirez.250 16 4 0 1 Tyler Saladino.333 3 1 1 1 Carlos Sanchez.500 6 3 0 0 Geovany Soto.333 3 1 1 1 strikeouts...he s been good against Central members throughout his career, posting a 2.93 ERA, a.243 opponents average and a 12-10 record in 37 outings (34 starts). HOME AGAIN--Duffy makes his ninth home start of the year, entering at 2-2 with a 4.14 ERA (19 ER in 41.1 IP)...in his three home starts since coming back from the D.L., he s posted a 1.47 ERA (3 ER in 18.1 IP) and a.200 opponents batting average (12-for-60)...Danny is 6-14 with a 4.06 ERA in 37 career outings (35 starts) at The K. Danny s Last Win: August 4, 2015 at Detroit (7.0 IP, 5-1 over Justin Verlander) Danny s Last Loss: July 30, 2015 at Toronto (6.0 IP, 2-5 to Marco Estrada) 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 2015

Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Johnny Cueto = Johnny takes the hill at Kauffman Stadium for the first time in Royals blue tomorrow evening, as KC opens a three-game set with Detroit...Cueto has gone 0-1 with a 3.46 ERA (5 ER in 13.0 IP) in his first two starts with KC, while overall he s 7-7 with a 2.69 ERA, 33 walks and 129 strikeouts in 143.2 innings. = He suffered a 2-1 setback last Wednesday night in Detroit, allowing two runs on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work...he allowed an Anthony Gose RBI triple in the third inning and an RBI groundout off the bat of Ian Kinsler, which proved to be the deciding tally. = Pitching under the lights has brought out the best in Johnny this season...despite a 4-4 record, the righty has posted the lowest opponents average (.185) among qualifying starters at night, while his 2.45 ERA in the evening is tied for sixth-best in the Majors. = He makes his second-straight start against Detroit and third of 2015...he s held the Tigers to a.182 batting average and five earned runs in 12.1 innings (3.65 ERA). = Cueto has posted a 3-1 record and a 1.86 ERA in eight starts at The Great American Ballpark this season...he s 48-22 with a 2.91 ERA and a.226 opponents batting average over 98 career home starts...his.686 home winning percentage since debuting in 2008 is ninth-best in the Majors among pitchers with at least 30 decisions. 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 109 44-37 - - 4.37 609.2 628 310 296 72 203 403.268 Relievers 108 21-7 37 51 2.28 358.2 272 99 91 25 120 325.210 Totals 109 65-44 37 51 3.60 968.1 900 409 387 97 323 728.247 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 238/326 (73%) Saves/Save Opp: 37/51 (73%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 104/30 (28%) Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 39/47 Saves/Save Opp: 9/10 (90%) Last Save: June 28 @ Oak (12th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last 5/29 @ Cubs) August 6 @ Detroit 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Davis worked a scoreless eighth inning Thursday in Detroit, stranding the go-ahead runner at third, with back-to-back strikeouts of Andrew Romine and Anthony Gose. = Wade gave up his first home run in nearly two years last Saturday in Toronto, when Jose Bautista went deep off him in the eighth...he had worked a club record 125.2 innings as a reliever, facing 479 hitters in that span prior to Bautista s blast. = Davis 16 wins out of the pen since the start of 2014 are the most in MLB. = Despite allowing a run on Saturday, Davis still leads the Majors with a 0.59 ERA (3 ER in 45.2 IP), among pitchers with at least 40.0 innings. = In 21 career-relief appearances against the White Sox, Davis has a 1.99 ERA (5 ER in 22.2 IP), with 33 strikeouts, five wins and a save. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 35/50 Saves/Save Opp: 0/4 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 12/5 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 6/6 @ Det.) August 8 vs. CWS 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 = Herrera pitched a scoreless eighth inning last night, his third straight scoreless appearance...he had a rough outing in Toronto last Sunday, allowing a season-high three walks and was charged with a pair of earned runs. = Kelvin was the winning pitcher on July 25 with a scoreless 10th inning at home against Houston, his second of the year. = He s holding lefties to a.129 average on the year (11-for-85), third among Major League pitchers with at least 80 opponent at-bats by left-handers. Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency: 21/30 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 8, 2013 vs. Bos (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/4 2015 Strikeout High: 3 @ CWS on 7/18 August 8 vs. CWS 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 = Luke allowed both of his inherited runners to score after coming on for the final out of the sixth inning last night, but was able to escape with the Royals still ahead. = Hoch had a scoreless streak from June 19-July 26, working 13.2 innings, allowing just six hits, before allowing a season-high four runs July 29 in Cleveland. = He gave up eight earned runs in his first 12 appearances of the year as he began his comeback from Tommy John surgery that cost him the entire 2014 season. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency: 28/36 Saves/Save Opp: 25/28 (89%) Last Save: Aug. 8 vs. CWS (138th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/2 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 8/8 vs. CWS) August 8 vs. CWS (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 = Holland struck out the side in the ninth for the second time this season to shut the door last night for his 25th save...it was his 138th rescue all-time, which is ninth among active relievers...the three punchouts also matched a season-high, which he also did against Toronto on July 10. = Holland has 117 saves since the start of 2013, second in MLB to San Diego s Craig Kimbrel (128). = Greg has had great success against the White Sox in his career, posting a 1.49 ERA in 45 appearances, notching 26 saves and five wins in 48.1 innings. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency: 37/49 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33%) Last Save: July 18 @ CWS (53rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/6 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min August 8 vs. CWS 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Ryan pitched a perfect seventh inning last night for his 39th scoreless appearance this season, including eight since the All-Star break...he has not allowed a walk since June 27, spanning 14.2 innings over 18 appearances. = Madson recorded his first save July 18, at U.S. Celluar Field, working a scoreless 14th inning...it was the 53rd all-time and first since September 26, 2011. = Opponents are 6-for-35 (.171) with no extra-base hits when leading off an inning against him. Kris Medlen 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/4 Saves/Save Opp: n/a Last Save: April 27, 2012 vs. Pitt. (first career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/1 2015 Strikeout High: 4 vs. Pittsburgh on 7/20 August 6 @ Detroit 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Kris saw his first action in a week Thursday in Detroit, coming on for the last out of the sixth inning and stranding a pair of Tigers. = He made his first appearance in a Royals uniform July 20, tossing 3.1 innings out of the pen...he allowed four runs, giving up a two-run homer to Travis Ishikawa and was charged with two runs on Neil Walker s two-run double in the eighth inning...it was his first outing since September 27, 2013. = He missed the entire 2014 season after having Tommy John surgery during Spring Training...he s posted a 3.06 ERA (47 ER in 138.1 IP) in 94 career relief appearances. Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 35/47 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 19/2 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 7/30 @ Cleveland August 7 vs. CWS 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Morales got the final out of the eighth inning Friday night, stranding the tying runs in scoring position...he hasn t tossed a full inning since July 29 in Cleveland. = He allowed his first run in 14 appearances on July 31 in Toronto, on Josh Donaldson s game-winning hit in the 11th inning...prior to that, he had worked 14.0 scoreless frames between June 28 and July 29...it was just the fourth earned run he s allowed in his last 30 appearances dating back to May 27, spanning 25.0 innings (1.44 ERA). Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2015 Strikeout High: 9 on 5/1 vs. Det (start) July 28 @ Cleveland (ND-start) 4.2 5 1 1 3 5 = Chris last worked July 28 in Cleveland, taking a no-decision after tossing the first 4.2 innings in a game KC won 2-1 on a late Eric Hosmer home run...he had been in the starting rotation since May 10, going 7-6 with a 3.49 ERA as a starter...he's 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and a.100 opponents batting average (4-for-40) out of the bullpen. = C.Y. has made a pair of appearances against the White Sox this season, earning a 4-2 win in his start on July 17 at US Cellular Field and tossing 1.2 scoreless innings out of the pen on April 24 in Chicago. = Among active pitchers that have thrown at least 1,000 innings, Chris.225 opponents batting average is second to only Clayton Kershaw (.209). Cueto 1-0 0 4.32 1 8.1 6 4 Davis 1-0 1 0.00 5 5.0 2 0 Duffy 1-0 0 2.95 3 18.1 20 6 Guthrie 1-0 0 7.59 2 10.2 19 9 Herrera 0-1 0 2.70 7 6.2 5 2 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 4 3.0 2 0 Holland 0-0 5 4.50 6 6.0 5 3 Madson 0-0 0 0.00 6 7.0 4 0 Medlen - - - - - - - Morales 1-0 0 1.80 6 5.0 2 1 Ventura 1-0 0 2.08 2 13.0 9 3 Volquez 2-2 0 1.67 4 27.0 21 5 Young 1-0 0 2.70 2 6.2 3 2 Royals vs. White Sox 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 1-0 0 6.23 2 13.0 16 9 9-1 1 1.84 28 68.1 50 14 3-1 0 3.09 7 35.0 35 12 11-8 0 3.61 28 169.2 159 68 3-3 0 2.04 37 35.1 33 8 5-6 0 3.59 26 95.1 82 38 5-1 26 1.49 45 48.1 36 8 1-0 0 6.23 8 8.2 10 6 - - - - - - - 1-1 0 4.30 11 14.2 12 7 2-2 0 4.24 6 34.0 33 16 2-3 0 2.84 5 31.2 27 10 2-1 0 4.26 4 19.0 16 9

Hitting Notes Drew Butera This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 1-for-7, run, HR, RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Drew blasted his first home run of the season in the seventh inning Thursday in Detroit...it marked his first roundtripper since August 14, 2014, when he took Atlanta s Aaron Harang deep as a member of the Dodgers...threw out a pair of would-be basestealers on July 17 at The Cell, the fourth time he s thrown out two runners in one game. = Butera was acquired from the Angels on May 7, in exchange for minor league infielder Ryan Jackson...he s thrown out 33.2 percent of would-be basestealers since debuting for the Twins in 2010...his percentage ranks eighth among active big league catchers who have played at least 250 games in that span. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 3-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, SB, BB Last Trip: 8-for-35 (.229), 9 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 2 BB, 2 HBP, SB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-12) = Lorenzo went 1-for-3 with an RBI single and a run scored last night...he s gone 3-for-7 in the series, collecting a double and a triple in Friday s contest. = Batting.404 (19-for-47) with five doubles, a triple, three homers and nine RBI against the ChiSox this season...he s a career.375 hitter (15-for-40) off Jose Quintana. = Cain has scored a career-best 70 runs this year, which are tied for sixth in the A.L., while he s eighth in batting average (.307)...swiped his 20th bag last night off Jeff Samardzija in the fifth inning, marking his second-straight season with 20+ thefts...his 20 steals rank third in the A.L. and ninth in the Majors. = Lo leads the A.L., batting.385 (47-for-122) with two outs, while his.444 on-base percentage with two down in third in the league, behind Mike Trout (.518) and Miguel Cabrera (.452)...he s also fifth in the league, hitting.357 (45-for-126) against left-handed pitching, which includes a.603 slugging pct. vs. southpaws, which is seventh. = He was named A.L. Player of the Week on July 20 after going 7-for-17 (.412) with two doubles, two homers and three RBI in a four-game set at U.S. Cellular Field. = Cain threw out Jason Kipnis at the plate in the first inning July 27, for his fifth outfield assist of the season...he's recorded 13 assists since the start of 2014, which are tied for 13th-most in the A.L...he's also second among A.L. outfielders in putouts per 9.0 innings (3.02), which is second to Tampa Bay's Kevin Kiermaier (3.18). Jarrod Dyson This Series: 1-for-3, run, 3B Last Trip: 1-for-11 (.091), 3B, BB, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Jarrod made the start in left field last night, going 1-for-3 with his sixth triple of the season...his six three-base hits are tied with teammate Lorenzo Cain for seventh in the American League...he also ranks fourth in the league with 19 stolen bases, including 11 of them since the start of July, which are tied with Billy Hamilton for the MLB lead. = He collected eight RBI in July after having just four RBI in the first three months of the year...he drove in the go-ahead runs July 21-22 in wins over the Pirates...hit his first inside-the-park homer July 8 off Chris Archer, the first by a Royal since September 8, 2014...batting.320 (16-for-50) with two outs this season. Alcides Escobar This Series: 2-for-7, 2 runs, SB, HBP Last Trip: 7-for-43 (.163), 4 runs, 2B, RBI, HBP, SB Hit Streak: 4 g (4-15) = Esky singled to lead-off the fourth inning and also reached via a hit by pitch, scoring two runs last night...he s hit safely in 16 of his last 17 home games, batting.342 (25-for-73) in that span with three doubles and 14 runs scored...batting.340 (16-for-47) vs. the White Sox this year with three doubles and 10 runs scored. = Alcides has collected 29 hits to lead off games, hitting.312 (29-for-93), which includes a pair of leadoff homers, most recently on May 29 at Wrigley Field. = Collected his first walk-off hit of the season in the 10th inning on July 25, beating Houston, 2-1...it was the third walk-off hit of his career and first since July 24, 2013...his 36 RBI this season rank fifth among A.L. leadoff hitters...he s batting.310 (27-for-87) with runners in scoring position this year. = Esky has played the second-most games at shortstop (574) since the start of 2012, trailing only Chicago s Alexei Ramirez (578)...his total ranks sixth among players at all positions...he started all 162 contests in 2014, the first shortstop to do this since Jimmy Rollins in 2007. Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-8, run, 2 RBI Last Trip: 18-for-39 (.462), 13 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Eric went 0-for-4 last night, but drove in a run with a fielder s choice and also came around to score...last night s 0 fer was just his second in his last 20 games, while he s hitting.436 (34-for-78) with three doubles, two triples, three homers and 15 RBI since July 18...had a season-best 14-game hitting streak from July 18-August 1. = Hosmer ranks fourth in the league, hitting.316 this year...he s also tied for sixth in hits (127), sixth in multi-hit games (37) and seventh in on-base percentage (.375). = He is fifth in the league with a.325 batting average (63-for-194) at home, while he s recorded a.515 slugging pct. here compared to.428 on the road...he s also batting.323 (43-for-133) during day games, which is eighth in the American League. = He s fourth in the A.L., hitting.338 (50-for-148) with two outs...his 50 two-out hits are third, behind Prince Fielder (57) and teammate Kendrys Morales (51). = He s collected nine RBI in 12 games against the White Sox this season, while he has 20 RBI in 29 games against the Sox since the start of last season. = Since July 1, Hosmer has recorded 15 multi-hit games, giving him 134 since the start of 2013, ranking him 11th in the Majors in that span. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Hoz has committed just two errors in 935 chances...his.998 fielding pct. ranks second among A.L. first basemen. Omar Infante This Series: 0-for-6, BB Last Trip: 8-for-35 (.229), 3 runs, 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Omar took an 0-for-4 last night and is looking for his first hit of the series. = Collected a two-run single Thursday in Detroit, recording his first multi-rbi game since July 26...his 97 RBI since the start of 2014 are eighth among MLB second basemen...he also recorded his 21st double earlier this week (Tuesday), matching his total from last season...tied for fifth among A.L. second basemen with his 21 doubles. = Infante hit his first home run of the season July 27 in Cleveland, snapping a streak of 480 regular-season at-bats without going deep, which dated back to August 13 of last season...he did homer in Game #2 of last year s World Series...he s recorded 28 triples since the start of 2010, which are tied for the most by a second baseman. Kendrys Morales This Series: 2-for-7, run, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Last Trip: 14-for-38 (.368), 4 runs, 4 2B, 3B, 11 RBI, 4 BB, HBP, sf Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Kendrys came through again for the Royals, going 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBI last night...he s hitting.377 (20-for-53) with six doubles, a triple and 13 RBI over his last 14 games...he s also 8-for-10 with runners in scoring position during that stretch, which also includes five doubles and a walk. = Morales is third in the A.L. in RBI (78), which is already the third-highest single-season total of his career...he leads the club with 23 multi-rbi games, which are the most by a Royal since Billy Butler also had 23 of them during the 2012 season...he s also fifth in the league, hitting.356 (42-for-118) with runners in scoring position. = He s been incredible with two outs this season, leading the Majors with 41 two-out RBI, which are also tied for ninth-most in franchise history (George Brett, 1988)... he s also batting.340 (51-for-150) with two down this year, which ranks fifth in the American League, with his 51 two-out hits ranking second, behind Prince Fielder (57). = Kendrys collected his 30th double last night, tying him with Toronto s Josh Donaldson for third in the Junior Circuit. Mike Moustakas This Series: 0-for-5, 2 runs, RBI, 2 BB, SF Last Trip: 4-for-34 (.118), 2 runs, 2B, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-12) = Mike went hitless in last night s game, but was still productive at the plate, collecting a sacrifice fly, drawing a walk and scoring KC s second run. = Moose is hitting.314 (11-for-35) with three doubles and two homers against White Sox starter Jose Quintana...his 11 hits off Quintana are the most he has against any left-handed pitcher...his career home runs off Chicago pitching are also the most against any one team...looking to snap out of an 0-for-12 drought. = Mike has been named the Royals Majestic Player of the Month twice (April, June)...he hit.299 (29-for-97) with five doubles, two homers and 15 RBI in June, the most he s ever recorded in a single month in his career...he also hit.356 in April, his highest batting average in a single month. Paulo Orlando This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 0-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Paulo was recalled from Triple-A Omaha this morning...he s in his third stint with the Major League club after being optioned on July 30. = He s had some big hits for the Royals, hitting the fifth walk-off grand slam in team history July 7 vs. the Rays...he also hit a game-winning eighth inning home run July 12, beating Toronto, 11-10...he became the first player in Major League history to collect five triples in his first seven big league games. = Orlando is batting.333 (9-for-27) against the White Sox this season with two doubles, a triple and a home run off Chris Sale on July 19...he s 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI off Chicago starting pitcher Jose Quintana...spent his first three professional seasons in the White Sox organization, being traded to KC in 2009. Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-7, 2B, 2 RBI Last Trip: 6-for-29 (.207), run, HR, 5 RBI, 2 SF Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Salvy collected two hits and two RBI last night, having a hand in both the fourth and fifth-inning rallies...he s 6-for-15 (.400) over his last four games with a double, a homer and five RBI after collecting three hits and three RBI in Detroit Tuesday. = He collected both RBI with two outs last night, giving him 27 this season, which are tied for seventh in the A.L. with the Angels Albert Pujols...he s hitting.370 (20-for-54) with runners in scoring position and two down...eight of his 16 home runs this season have come with two outs. = Sal s 16 homers are tied with San Francisco s Buster Posey for second-most by a catcher...over the last three seasons, Perez s 46 homers are third-most among MLB backstops, behind only Brian McCann (61) and Posey (53)...among A.L. backstops, he s tops in hits (92), tied for second in doubles (16) and fourth in RBI (48). = He threw out Jason Kipnis at second base in the first inning on July 28, his 19th baserunner he s caught stealing, which is tied for second in the A.L...he s gunned down 65 runners trying to steal since the start of 2013, which are tied for second in the Majors...also fourth among active catchers with 15 career pickoffs. Alex Rios This Series: 2-for-7, 2B, RBI Last Trip: 4-for-31 (.129), 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Alex singled with two outs in the fourth inning last night, going 1-for-4...he s hit safely in seven of his nine games against the White Sox this season, batting.375 (12- for-32) with two doubles, two homers and five RBI...since being traded from the Sox to Texas, Rios is batting.319 (22-for-69) with a.507 slugging pct. vs. his former club. = He collected go-ahead RBI in consecutive games, Thursday in Detroit and Friday here...he's driven in four runs in his last nine games after collecting just four RBI in his previous 23 contests...hit safely in 10 of his last 12 home games, batting.318 (14-for-44) in that span. = Hit.297 during the month of July with seven extra-base hits, compared to.189 in June with just two...became the first Royal in two years to steal home July 20 vs. Pittsburgh...his 251 career stolen bases rank 13th among active Major Leaguers...batting.302 (103-for-341) against left-handed pitching since the start of 2013. Ben Zobrist This Series: 1-for-3, run, BB Last Trip: 7-for-27 (.259), 4 runs, 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB, SF Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Ben got the night off last night after starting his first eight games with the Royals...he s hit safely in six of them, collecting four extra-base hits (double, 3 homers) and eight RBI...dating back to his time with the A s, he s batting.315 (23-for-73) with five doubles, a triple and four homers over his last 20 games. = Zobrist was acquired by the Royals on July 28 from Oakland in exchange for minor league pitchers Aaron Brooks and Sean Manaea. = He homered twice in the August 1 win at Rogers Centre, hitting one from each side of the plate...it marked the second time he s done that in his career (also April 13, 2014 at Cincinnati), while he was the seventh Royal to accomplish that feat and first since Wilson Betemit on June 10, 2010 at Target Field. = He s tied for 13th in the A.L. with 16 go-ahead RBI this season, while five of his nine home runs have given his team the lead.

This & That TIGERS NEXT--The second phase of this 3-team, 10-game homestand will commence tomorrow night when Detroit hits town for a series of 7:10 games thru Wednesday... the Royals will be out to avenge a 1-2 stop in the Motor City earlier this week, when KC won the opener and then dropped the last two...kansas City is 5-5 against the Tigers this year, including a 2-2 mark here. HOLLY K S THREE--Greg Holland made certain he closed the door on last night s win by fanning all three White Sox he faced in the ninth inning to record his 25th save of the year, good for a fifth place tie in the American League...it marked the second time this year that he s fanned all three hitters faced in the final frame, matching his effort on July 10 here against Toronto...last night was the 10th time he s mowed down the final three with strikeouts since becoming the club s full-time closer after the trade deadline of 2012...all told, as a big leaguer, all with Kansas City, Holly has fanned all three hitters faced on 15 occasions. SERIES WORK--With last night s win, Kansas City is 7-3 in its last seven series played, including a five consecutive series wins here at home...over a longer stretch, KC has gone 9-4 with a split in its last 14 sets contested...on the year, the Royals are 22-11 with four splits in the 37 series played. DIVISIONAL WORK--The Royals are now 3-2 in this 9-game stretch of games within the A.L. Central, a stretch that continues thru Wednesday with Detroit following the White Sox to town...kansas City has a 29-18 ledger within its own division, matching Detroit for the best intradivision record in the American League...the Royals have gone 10-10 vs. the A.L. East with its next work vs. that division commencing when they play 11 straight vs. Boston (4), Baltimore (4) and at Tampa Bay (3) from August 20-30... KC has a 15-10 ledger against the West and has gone 11-6 against foes from the National League...the only remaining work vs. the Senior Circuit will be a 2-game stop in Cincinnati and then a make-up game in Wrigley Field in September. MORALES HAS BEEN MARVELOUS--Kansas City s signing of Kendrys Morales has paid off to this point with the veteran switch-hitter entering play today third in the American League in RBI (78) and tied for third in doubles (30)...he also leads all designated hitters with 29 doubles and 76 RBI, while his.296 batting average is second when serving as the DH in the game...a season ago, KC s designated hitters combined to finish the year with a.248 average with 28 doubles and 59 RBI and an OPS of.639... aside from a.296 average as a DH entering today, he has an.818 OPS from the DH role. FREEBIE ISSUE SOLVED--The Royals were walked twice last night and they came in key back-to-back plate appearances by Mike Moustakas and Lorenzo Cain with each scoring...kc has now received 14 walks in the last three games after drawing just five freebies in the previous eight affairs leading up to Thursday...in Thursday s series finale in Detroit, Kansas City drew a season-high eight free passes from the Tigers pitching staff...kansas City enters today s action with a big league low 230 free passes received...the Royals have also struck out 110 times fewer than any other Major League club with 628. THE BRUISE BROTHERS--Alcides Escobar was plunked with a pitch last night to up KC s American League leading total to 58, five more than last year s total and four shy of big league leading Pittsburgh...conversely and contrary to popular opinion, the Royals have hit only 29 members of the opposition, which rank as third fewest in the A.L...Alex Gordon, who has missed over a month due to a left groin strain, is still second in the A.L. with 12 plunkings, one more than his previous career high established last year, while Mike Moustakas is tied for third with 11, Lorenzo Cain is tied for eighth with eight and Escobar tied for 13th with seven...this year s group is on a pace to get his 86 times, which would fall three short of the club record set in 2007 (89). A ROOM WITH A VIEW--Kansas City enters today with a season best 10 1/2-game advantage in the A.L. Central, easily the largest lead in the Majors and largest for a Royals club since ending 1980 with a 14-game advantage...today is the 90th day the Royals have been in first place this year, compared to just 33 last season...kansas City peaked at 23 games over.500 after its win on July 28 in Cleveland, the most the club has been above break even since September 30, 1989...KC s longest winning streak this year has been seven games which occurred at the outset of the season, while the longest drought has been four games twice. DAVIS STREAK SNAPPED--Relief ace Wade Davis, who worked in his first career All-Star Game with a scoreless inning on July 14 in Great American Ball Park, was solved for his first home run as a Royals reliever when Jose Bautista took him deep in Rogers Centre on August 1, snapping a streak of 125.2 consecutive innings without allowing a homer since moving into the bullpen role on September 4, 2013...he faced 479 hitters before giving up his first relief blast since going to the pen...prior to that, his last dinger allowed was in his last start on August 24, 2013...Davis worked a scoreless inning on Thursday in Detroit and has now allowed three runs in 45.2 innings in 2015 for a miniscule 0.59 ERA...he has 16 wins since the start of 2014, making him the winningest reliever in the Major Leagues over the last two seasons...since the dawn of the 2014 season, Wade has a 16-3 record with 12 rescues and a 0.84 ERA (11 earned runs in 117.2 innings) and limiting opponents to a.151 average (62-for-411)...since June 27 of last year, Wade has been even better, going 11-1 with 12 saves, a 0.64 ERA (6 ER in 84.0 IP). PEN RANKS SECOND IN BIGS--Kansas City s bullpen had a solid finish last night with 3.1 scoreless innings to secure the 7-6 win...the Royals pen entered last night surrendering 16 runs in its last 28.1 innings to drop KC from the #1 ranking in the Majors to its current standing at second best with a 2.28 mark, trailing only St. Louis (2.22)...Kansas City has a 21-7 record out of the pen, for the best winning pct. in the Majors at.750 and the most wins in the A.L. CLOSING IN ON ANOTHER MILESTONE--Ned Yost won his 895th career game last night, surpassing Toronto s Cito Gaston for 68th on the all-time win list, sixth among active skippers...yost is now just five wins shy of 900 in his career...the 16th full-time manager in Royals history, Yost became the winningest skipper in franchise annals with #411 on June 18 vs. Milwaukee, passing Royals Hall of Famer, Whitey Herzog, who won 410 games from 1975-79, while Ned is now 438-446...Ned passed the late Dick Howser for the #2 spot on June 8 in Minnesota...since the All-Star break of 2013, he has guided the Royals to the best record in the American League at 197-144 for a.578 winning pct...also the all-time leader in games managed in Kansas City with 883, this is Ned s second stint as a big league manager after nearly six years at the helm for Milwaukee (2003-2008), compiling a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...yost s 1,843 games managed are 63rd on the all-time list. vs. White Sox (2015) vs. White Sox (career) At Home (career) Quintana (career) Boyd (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.250 4 1 0 0.169 65 11 0 2.172 367 63 2 21.333 3 1 0 1 - - - - - Cain.404 47 19 3 9.309 223 69 7 36.290 787 228 16 105.375 40 15 0 3.000 3 0 0 0 Dyson.300 10 3 0 0.277 65 18 1 5.263 524 138 5 47 - - - - - - - - - - Escobar.333 48 16 0 1.293 321 94 4 22.267 1619 432 11 137.282 39 11 0 5.000 3 0 0 0 Hosmer.278 54 15 1 9.258 310 80 8 31.278 1242 345 32 158.220 41 9 2 9.667 3 2 0 0 Infante.119 42 5 0 0.242 355 86 9 27.268 2443 654 29 237.167 24 4 0 0.000 3 0 0 0 Morales.271 48 13 0 7.268 168 45 3 22.279 1477 412 63 242.235 17 4 0 3.667 3 2 0 1 Moustakas.275 40 11 2 6.256 254 65 11 32.244 1037 253 27 121.314 35 11 2 4.333 3 1 0 0 Orlando.400 15 6 0 1.400 15 6 0 1.272 81 22 2 12.800 5 4 0 2 - - - - - Perez.227 44 10 1 7.272 254 69 8 31.285 871 248 25 128.368 38 14 2 8.000 3 0 0 0 Rios.375 32 12 2 5.274 208 57 8 29.287 3024 868 96 411.444 9 4 0 1.333 3 1 0 0 Zobrist.273 22 6 0 4.274 197 54 8 28.252 1952 491 57 251.167 6 1 0 0.333 3 1 0 0 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Joe Blanton 4 18 4.5 2-2 1 Johnny Cueto 2 7 3.5 0-2 2 Danny Duffy 16 66 4.1 10-6 7 Jeremy Guthrie 21 89 4.2 13-8 7 Yohan Pino 1 3 3.0 0-1 0 Jason Vargas 9 37 4.1 7-2 4 Yordano Ventura 17 74 4.4 7-10 5 Edinson Volquez 23 116 5.0 16-7 13 Chris Young 16 61 3.8 10-6 6 Totals 109 471 4.3 65-44 45 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Blanton 2-2 - - - 2-2 Cueto 0-2 - - - 0-2 Duffy 8-5 1-0 1-1 - 10-6 Guthrie 11-5 - 2-3 - 13-8 Pino 0-1 - - - 0-1 Vargas 6-2 - 1-0 - 7-2 Ventura 6-9 - 1-1 - 7-10 Volquez 16-7 - - - 16-7 Young 8-4 - 2-2 - 10-6 Total 57-37 1-0 7-7 - 65-44 Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starts 94 1 14-109 CS/ATT 19-65 0-2 4-10 - 23-77 Pct. 29.2 0.0 40.0-29.9 ERA 3.32 1.50 5.50 4.50 3.60 ER/IP 304/823.1 2/12.0 80/131.0 1/2.0 387/968.1 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 4 (July 29 @ Cleveland) Pickoff & CS: 7 (August 8 vs. Chicago) Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Tim Collins 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 June 5 109 65-44 LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July 15 73 42-31 OF-Alex Gordon 15-day left groin strain July 9 July 24 27 16-11 LHP-Jason Vargas 15-day ulnar collateral ligment tear July 22 August 6 17 9-8

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 Butera 1-1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 8/6/15 @ DET A. Sanchez 1 Cain 11 5 6 6 5 4 7 - - 3 4 4 1 5 6 3 2 - - 8-3 7/26/15 HOU D. Keuchel 44 Dyson 1-1 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1-0 7/8/15 TB C. Archer 43 Escobar 2-2 - 2 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 1 1 - - - 2-0 5/29/15 @ CHC J. Arrieta 265 Hosmer 11 3 8 6 5 4 3 4-3 4 4 2 5-3 4 2 2 9-2 7/28/15 @ CLE T. Bauer 38 Infante 1-1 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 7/27/15 @ CLE C. Anderson 40 Morales 12 2 10 6 6 3 6 3-2 4 6 1 4 2 1-4 4 8-3 7/20/15 PIT A. Burnett 66 Moustakas 10 3 7 4 6 7 2 1-4 4 2 1 5-1 1 2 6 8-2 7/22/15 PIT C. Morton 50 Orlando 4 1 3 2 2 2 1-1 1 3 - - 2 2-1 - 1 3-1 7/19/15 @ CWS C. Sale 13 Perez 16 4 12 7 9 10 5 1-5 3 8 1 2 9 7 - - - 12-4 8/4/15 @ DET J. Verlander 13 Rios 2-2 1 1 1-1 - - - 2 - - 1 1 - - - 2-0 7/17/15 @ CWS J. Samardzija 75 Zobrist 9 1 8 2 7 3 4 1 1 4 3 1 1 5 1 - - 2 6 5-3 8/2/15 @ TOR R. Osuna 15 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, ninth inning) - Franchise total: 118 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both 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: Alcides Escobar (5/29/15 @ Chicago Cubs) - Franchise total: 89 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) - Franchise total: 7 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66 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: Francisco Lindor and Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Texas Rangers (5/13/15 @ Globe Life Park, Yordano Ventura pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ian Kinsler, Detroit (8/6/15 @ Comerica Park, Ryan Madson pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Giovany Urshela, Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th 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 Butera 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 g 3 (6/21-7/5) - - Cain 17 11 - - - 28 9 2-1 - 12 5 13 14 6 - - 3 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 14 - Dyson 5 2 - - - 7 3 - - - - 3 1 3 6 1 - - 1 g 5 gm (6/22-30) 6 2 Escobar 23 8 1 - - 32 5 3 1 - - 9 2 5 11 5 - - 4 g 10 gm (7/3-7/12) 14 2 Hosmer 28 8 1 - - 37 8 3 2 - - 13 5 17 21 4 2-0 g 14 gm (7/18-8/1) 18 4 Infante 8 6 - - - 14 6 1 - - - 7 1 9 16 6 - - 0 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 12 1 Morales 21 7 - - - 28 16 6-1 - 23 7 15 41 6 1-1 g 11 gm (6/17-28) 4 - Moustakas 20 6 2 - - 28 5 2 - - - 7 3 16 11 5 - - 0 g 9 gm (6/15-26) 9 3 Orlando 8 1 - - - 9 3-1 - - 4-4 3 2 - - 0 g 5 gm (2x) 10 3 Perez 21 4 - - - 25 7 2 - - - 9 3 8 27 4 - - 1 g 10 gm (5/12-24) 1 - Rios 14 3 - - - 17 2 1 - - - 3 3 5 12 3 - - 2 g 6 gm (2x) 5 - Zobrist 14 5 - - - 19 8 2 1 - - 11 2 16 8 1 - - 1 g 5 gm (6/21-26) 7 - 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: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) 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): July 10, 2015 vs. Toronto (3-0); Duffy (6.0 IP), Herrera (1.0 IP), Davis (1.0 IP), Holland (1.0 IP) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Alcides Escobar, June 24, 2015 @ Seattle (4th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis 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: Chris Young (2), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Chris Young (3), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: July 25, 2015 vs. Houston (2-1 in 10 innings) Royals Bat Around: July 12, 2015 vs. Toronto (1st inning, 6 runs) -- 12 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: June 26-28, 2015 @ Oakland Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay 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: June 29-July 1, 2015 @ Houston 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 Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 2 39 2nd - 16 57 3rd - 11 55 4th - 11 60 5th - 16 86 6th - 13 51 7th - 10 42 8th - 2 29 9th - 4 31 Kansas City By the Days Monday 8-4 Tuesday 12-4 Wednesday 8-9 Thursday 7-6 Friday 11-8 Saturday 9-7 Sunday 10-6 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 53 August 7 vs. Chicago - (6th, 3 hits) 3 runs - 39 August 8 vs. Chicago - (4th, 3 hits) 4 runs - 10 August 8 vs. Chicago (5th, 4 hits) 5 runs - 5 July 8 vs. Tampa Bay - (5th, 5 hits) 6 runs - 4 July 12 vs. Toronto - (1st, 6 hits) 7 runs - 1 June 24 @ Seattle - (4th, 6 hits)