Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Cleveland Indians (92-67) @ Kansas City Royals (81-79) Kauffman Stadium - Saturday, October 1, 2016 Game #161 - Home Game #80 FS 1 (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, October 2 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP Josh Tomlin (12-9, 4.48) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (11-10, 3.69), 2:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, April 3, 2017 @ Minnesota Twins: TBA vs. TBA All Royals games are broadcast on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart on the call today, while Don Free controls the dials...today s game is being televised in High Definition on FS 1 with Steve Physioc and C.J. Nitkowski on the call...tomorrow s season finale will be on FSKC with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler in the booth...the pre and postgame show, Royals Live, will be hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Indians Last night was KC s sixth consecutive loss to the Tribe this year and dropped the season mark to 5-12, including a 1-9 mark in Cleveland...the Royals trail the all-time series by a 321-344 margin, but hold a 172-156 advantage in Kansas City, 160-144 in The K. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 5/6 @ Clev L, 1-7 Salazar Ventura 13,587 5/7 @ Clev W, 7-0 Kennedy Anderson 17,302 5/8 @ Clev L, 4-5 Tomlin Volquez 14,463 6/2 @ Clev L, 4-5 Hunter Soria 11,131 6/3 @ Clev L, 1-6 Salazar Volquez 24,753 6/4 @ Clev L, 1-7 Tomlin Kennedy 23,258 6/5 @ Clev L, 0-7 Kluber Young 16,747 6/13 KC W, 2-1 Volquez Carrasco 31,269 6/14 KC W, 3-2 Soria Shaw 29,293 6/15 KC W, 9-4 Kennedy Kluber 33,546 7/18 KC W, 7-3 Hochevar Shaw 38,042 7/19 KC L, 3-7 Salazar Flynn 31,144 7/20 KC L, 4-11 Carrasco Kennedy 33,455 9/20 @ Clev L, 1-2 Miller Flynn 13,623 9/21 @ Clev L, 3-4 Kluber Kennedy 13,888 9/22 @ Clev L, 2-5 Otero Gee 15,253 9/30 KC L, 2-7 Merritt Ventura 24,741 10/1 KC 10/2 KC TRIBE TROUBLES CONTINUE--A four-run third inning turned out to be more than enough for the Indians last night as they posted a 7-2 decision over the Royals, Kansas City s sixth straight loss to the Tribe...taking a 1-0 lead into the third, Yordano Ventura ran into trouble allowing four runs on four hits and walk in that frame...he followed with three more shutout innings, including an impressive escape in the sixth inning when ran into a second and third, none-out jam but still kept Cleveland off the board...meanwhile, the Royals jumped on starter Ryan Merritt with three of the first four hitters collecting hits, but an inning ending double play saw KC plate only one run and then Merritt last 13 men he faced...all told, Cleveland pitching retired 20 straight Royals before Hunter Dozier singled in the eighth and eventually scored...the Tribe s Carlos Santana and Francisco Lindor were once again a pair of Royal-pains, combining for five hits, including the cycle between them, and five RBI. WINNING SEASON STILL ON LINE--Though a third straight trip to the postseason is not in the cards, the Royals still have a goal to attain over the final two days...at least one more victory would give Kansas City a fourth straight campaign with a winning record, something that hasn t been done here since a sixyear stretch from 1975-1980, when KC combined those years for a.572 winning pct. (557-416)...included in that six-year span were the first postseason experiences for the franchise, playing in the ALCS in 1976, 77, 78 and 80, winning the American League crown in the final year of the streak...kansas City enters tonight 351-294 record for the last four seasons for a.544 winning pct., which is currently the best mark among all American League teams since the start of 2013, when KC finished at 86-76...the Royals then followed by consecutive American League title years with an 89-73 mark in 2014 and a loss in the Fall Classic to the Giants, and then last year s historical 95-67 ledger culminating in the World Series crown. THE LAND OF HOZ--Eric Hosmer drove home Kansas City s first run last night, upping his career best RBI total to 104, the 19th best RBI season in team history... with two games to play, Hosmer could join the likes of Carlos Beltran (2002) and Bo Jackson (1989) in the 17th best slot with 105...this is the first time the Royals have had a first baseman drive at least 100 runs in a season since Mike Sweeney knocked home 103 of his 144 in 2000 while playing first base...the only other full-time first sacker with at least 100-RBI in a season for the Royals was John Mayberry, who did it on three occasion...with his career best 25 home runs, Hosmer is only the third lefthanded hitting Royal to achieve at least that many in a season, joining George Brett (1983 & 85) and John Mayberry (1973-73, 75) OVER 2.5 MILLION SERVED--With today s crowd, the Royals will exceed the 2.5 million mark in home attendance for just the second time in franchise history, coming on the heels of the first time when the club netted 2,708,549 fans during what would up a World Series winning campaign...coupled with last season, Kansas City has drawn 5,208,217 fans into Kauffman Stadium with two dates remaining in the 2016 campaign, for a per game average of 32,551...prior to last year, the Royals had not eclipsed the two million total in home attendance since 1991 when the club drew 2,161,537...prior to last season, the one-year attendance record was 2,477,700 established in 1989. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.26) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (10-11, 5.37) 2016 2015 Career 2016 2015 Career Trevor Bauer vs. Royals - 1-1 1-2 Major League Record 12-8 (4.26 ERA) 11-12 30-32 Edinson Volquez vs. Indians 1-2 1-2 3-6 Major League Record 10-11 (5.37 ERA) 13-9 89-79 EDINSON VOLQUEZ makes his career-high 34th start, 252nd starting assignment and 259th all-time outing he takes the hill for the sixth time vs. Cleveland this year and 13th in his career the 33-year-old right-hander is in the second year of a two-year deal that includes a mutual option for 2017. THIRD INNING NOT TOO CHARMING--Staked to a 7-0 lead, Edinson couldn t get through the third last Sunday afternoon in Detroit, winding up with a no-decision in a 12-9 KC win...he held the Tigers scoreless on two hits for two innings, but then seven of the final eight hitters he faced reached safely...things got away from him with one out in the third as three-straight reached before a Victor Martinez grand slam...volquez departed after loading the bases for a second time in the inning, issuing back-to-back two-out walks...it was his second-shortest outing of the season, behind his 1.0-plus in a 13-4 loss to Houston on June 24...following that start, Edinson recorded quality starts in four of his next five appearances...he s looking for his first win since August 25 at Miami (5-2) today. AMONG THE MOST DURABLE--Edinson is making his 34th start of the season, tying him with David Price and Madison Bumgarner for the most in the Majors...he will likely finish tied for second as Price is scheduled to pitch in tomorrow s season finale for the Red Sox...since 2012, Volquez has made at least 31 starts each year, with his 161 assignments in that span tying him for fifth in the Majors, behind James Shields (166), R.A. Dickey, Max Scherzer and Madison Bumgarner (163). NOVENTA--Today is Volky s seventh and final shot in 2016 at his 90th career win, which would make him the 16th Dominican-born pitcher to reach that mark he s tied with former Royal, Jose Lima (2003, 2005), who won 89 games over 13 Major League seasons Edinson has won at least 10 games in four of the last five seasons, including each of the last three he recorded a career-high 17 wins with Cincinnati in 2008. PLAY IT AGAIN, EDDIE--Edinson makes his sixth start of the year vs. Cleveland, matching the club record for most starts in a season vs. one team...the only other KC hurler to face the Tribe six times was Gil Meche in 2008...Volky is 1-2 with a 3.73 ERA (13 ER in 31.1 IP) this season and 3-6 with a 5.84 ERA in 12 career outings. LOOKING FOR HOME WIN--Volquez is looking for his first win at Kauffman Stadium since July 9, when he topped Seattle, 5-3...since the All-Star break, he s gone 0-1 with a 6.63 ERA, after assembling a 6-3 mark before the break...in his time with the Royals, Edinson is 14-8 with a 4.32 ERA at The K...he has a career mark of 48-39 with a 4.21 ERA and a.247 opponents average in 132 outings (128 starts) at his various home parks. Volquez vs. Indians Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Abraham Almonte.250 8 2 1 2 Lonnie Chisenhall.350 20 7 0 3 Coco Crisp.000 6 0 0 0 Rajai Davis.100 10 1 0 0 Yan Gomes.077 13 1 1 1 Brandon Guyer.250 4 1 0 0 Jason Kipnis.320 25 8 1 1 Francisco Lindor.158 19 3 1 2 Michael Martinez.000 2 0 0 0 Mike Napoli.167 18 3 1 2 Tyler Naquin.200 10 2 1 1 Roberto Perez.000 7 0 0 0 Jose Ramirez.188 16 3 1 1 Carlos Santana.174 23 4 3 3 Edinson s 2016 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/3 New York Mets W, 4-3 6.0 2 0 0 0 3 5 106-62 4-0 4/10 Minnesota ND, 4-3 5.2 8 2 2 0 0 10 103-72 0-2 4/15 @ Oakland W, 4-2 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 2 103-59 3-2 4/21 Detroit W, 4-0 7.0 5 0 0 0 1 5 112-73 4-0 4/26 @ L.A. Angels L, 4-9 5.0 12 8 8 1 2 3 99-68 4-8 5/2 Washington L, 0-2 7.2 7 2 2 0 1 7 114-72 0-2 5/8 @ Cleveland L, 4-5 4.1 7 5 5 2 4 4 105-65 3-4 5/13 Atlanta W, 5-1 7.0 6 1 1 0 0 2 83-55 2-1 5/18 Boston L, 2-5 6.0 7 4 4 2 4 5 97-55 1-4 5/24 @ Minnesota W, 7-4 6.2 6 4 2 0 3 6 103-65 7-4 5/29 White Sox ND, 5-4 6.0 7 3 3 0 1 5 102-65 2-3 6/3 @ Cleveland L, 1-6 6.1 7 5 5 2 4 5 115-67 1-5 6/8 @ Baltimore L, 0-4 4.2 4 4 4 0 2 5 86-51 0-4 6/13 Cleveland W, 2-1 7.0 2 0 0 0 4 3 95-59 2-0 6/18 Detroit W, 16-5 6.1 8 5 5 1 0 6 89-67 8-5 6/24 Houston L, 4-13 1.0 8 12 11 1 3 0 48-23 0-9 6/29 @ St. Louis ND, 3-2 6.2 6 0 0 0 1 4 104-64 0-0 7/4 @ Toronto L, 2-6 6.0 4 4 4 0 3 5 98-63 1-1 7/9 Seattle W 5-3 6.0 6 3 3 1 1 3 91-68 4-3 7/18 Cleveland ND, 7-3 7.0 4 2 2 1 3 6 112-75 0-2 7/24 Texas ND, 1-2 6.0 7 1 1 0 3 3 91-57 1-1 7/29 @ Texas L, 3-8 6.0 9 6 5 2 2 5 105-68 3-6 8/3 @ Tampa Bay L, 0-12 5.0 11 8 7 2 3 3 101-62 0-6 8/9 White Sox ND, 5-7 6.0 10 4 4 0 1 2 97-65 3-4 8/14 @ Minnesota W, 11-4 6.0 5 4 2 1 1 3 97-64 11-4 8/19 Minnesota ND, 5-4 (11) 4.1 6 4 4 1 1 5 73-52 4-4 8/25 @ Miami W, 5-2 5.0 3 2 0 0 1 2 82-55 4-2 8/30 N.Y. Yankees ND, 4-5 (10) 3.1 9 4 4 1 2 5 85-50 1-4 9/4 Detroit ND, 5-6 6.2 7 4 4 1 1 5 103-66 1-3 9/9 @ White Sox ND, 6-5 5.0 9 4 4 0 2 1 85-50 3-4 9/15 Oakland L, 5-14 3.1 7 9 8 1 4 3 81-46 0-9 9/20 @ Cleveland ND, 1-2 6.2 4 1 1 1 3 5 105-61 1-1 9/25 @ Detroit ND, 12-9 2.2 6 4 4 1 4 1 59-30 7-4 2016 Totals 10-11 5.37 184.1 212 121110 23 72 134 3129-1974 63.1% Career Totals 89-79 4.43 1427.1 1398 764 703 148 664 1224 - - Edinson s Last Win: August 25, 2016 at Miami (5.0 IP, 5-2 over Tom Koehler) Edinson s Last Loss: September 15, 2016 vs. Oakland (3.1 IP, 5-14 to Daniel Mengden) Edinson s Strikeout High: 13, September 3, 2008 vs. Pittsburgh (7.0 IP, no decision in a 6-5 loss) Edinson s Last Complete Game: May 23, 2015 vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP - rain, 3-2 over John Lackey) 3rd career Edinson s Last 9.0 Inning Complete Game: July 10, 2014 at St. Louis (9.0 IP, 9-1 over Shelby Miller) Edinson s Only Career Shutout: July 19, 2012 vs. Houston (9.0 IP, 1-0 over Lucas Harrell) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2016

Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Ian Kennedy = Ian makes his 33rd start in the regular season finale tomorrow vs. the Tribe...he s 11-10 with a 3.69 ERA and 181 strikeouts in his first season with the Royals. = Kennedy took a no-decision Tuesday night, allowing three runs on five hits over 5.0 innings in a game KC won 4-3 in 11...he surrendered single runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings, which included a go-ahead RBI single by Max Kepler...he s failed to complete 6.0 innings in four of his last seven starts. = He s surrendered 32 home runs this season, which establishes a career high...his total is tied for fifth-most in the Majors...22 of the 32 homers have been solos. = Opponents are batting.195 against him (23-for-118) with runners in scoring position, good for fifth in the AL (minimum 100 batters faced). = Ian becomes the third Royals pitcher to make six starts against Cleveland in a season, joining Gil Meche (2008) and Edinson Volquez, who will do it today...in his five previous outings, he s 2-3 with a 5.76 ERA...his last win against the Tribe came here on June 15, when he allowed four runs in 6.2 innings in a 9-4 triumph. = Kennedy is 4-3 with a 3.40 ERA (30 ER in 79.1 IP) in 13 home starts this season...he hasn t lost at The K since a 6-2 setback to the Angels on July 25. 2016 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 160 50-56 - - 4.67 887.2 919 484 461 150 323 770.266 Relievers 157 31-23 41 59 3.49 534.1 502 219 207 55 184 503.249 Totals 160 81-79 41 59 4.23 1422.0 1421 703 668 205 507 1273.260 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 320/465 (68.8%) Saves/Save Opp: 41/59 (69.5%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored:225/61 (27.1%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/16 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/6 2016 Strikeout High: 4 on May 15 vs. ATL Sept. 27 vs. Minnesota 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 = Scott pitched 1/3 of an inning on Tuesday night...he allowed a single to Logan Schafer and then a one-out bunt hit to Juan Centeno, while his ensuing throwing error put runners at second and third...he s made seven scoreless appearances since being recalled from Omaha (AAA), August 30, but has given up eight hits. = Alexander went 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA (10 ER in 30.0 IP) in 22 outings with Omaha this season...held lefties to a.231 average (9-for-39). Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 30/44 Saves/Save Opp: 27/30 (90.0%) Last Save: Sept. 28, 2016 vs. MIN (47th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/0 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: Sept. 17 vs. CWS Sept. 28 vs. Minnesota (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Wade picked up his 27th save Wednesday, working around a one-out double by John Ryan Murphy...his save total ranks 10th in the American League, while his 90.0 save percentage (27-for-30) is sixth...he appeared in four straight games, the final two contests in the Detroit series and the first two vs. Minnesota on this stand. = Over the last two seasons, he s 44-for-48 in save opportunities, with his 91.7 percent success rate ranking seventh in the Majors. = He has the fourth-longest streak in the Majors without allowing a home run (46.0 IP)...hasn t been taken deep since a Logan Morrison solo shot on September 24 of last year...since 2014, he s tops among MLB relievers in ERA (1.19), is second in wins (19) and fourth in opponents average (.164). Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 20/35 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 25/8 2016 Strikeout High: 5 on 6/24 vs. HOU Sept. 30 vs. Cleveland 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 = Brian pitched 2.0 innings last night, allowing a three-run homer to Francisco Lindor in the seventh inning...it marked the first time he s been taken deep since July 29, when Texas Rougned Odor took him deep in Arlington...the four runs and three hits he allowed both matched season highs. = Despite a rough outing, Flynn still ranks eighth among AL relievers, holding the opposition to a.186 batting average (34-for-183)...his 2.21 ERA is 10th. Dillon Gee 1st Batter Efficiency: 13/19 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/6 2016 Strikeout High (relief): 5 on April 23 vs. BAL Sept. 25 at Detroit (Win) 2.2 4 2 2 0 0 = Gee will miss the remainder of the season after experiencing shortness of breath following Sunday s win...in 19 relief appearances, he s 4-1 with a 3.46 ERA. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 60/72 Saves/Save Opp: 12/15 (80.0%) Last Save: Sept. 24, 2016 @ DET (17th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/3 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (4x), last July 6 @ TOR Sept. 29 vs. Minnesota (Loss) 0.2 5 3 3 0 1 = Kelvin surrendered three runs in the ninth inning Thursday to suffer his sixth loss...it marked just the second time in his career that he s allowed five hits in an outing and first since April 8, 2012 at the Angels...it was also the fourth time this season he s been charged with three runs or more, after doing it twice in 2015. = Herrera s 72 appearances this season are tied for third in the AL, while they re tied for 10th in club history...it s the second-most games he s pitched in during one season, behind his 76 outings in 2012, matching his 2015 total...his 26 holds this year are fourth in the Junior Circuit and tied for third-most in franchise history. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 7/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/1 2016 Strikeout High: 1 (7x), last Sept. 28 vs. MIN Sept. 28 vs. Minnesota 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 = Kevin worked 2/3 of an inning Wednesday, retiring the first two he faced in the sixth, before a single and a Kennys Vargas two-run homer tied the game...it marked his first time allowing multiple runs since September 14 vs. the A s...he s made five appearances over the last 10 days and nine overall since his recall. = He s stranded 10 of the 11 baserunners he s inherited this season...earned his first MLB win on September 10 vs. the White Sox. Alec Mills 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2016 Strikeout High: 3, Sept. 15 vs. OAK Sept. 15 vs. Oakland 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 = Alec hasn t pitched since September 15, retiring all five batters faced with three strikeouts, stranding an inherited runner in the eighth made his MLB debut on May 18...he went 5-5 with a 3.22 ERA in 24 outings (23 starts) between Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha this season. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 35/50 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 38/8 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last Aug. 6 vs. TOR Sept. 28 vs. Minnesota 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Peter hasn t pitched the last two nights, after appearing in five-straight games between September 23-28...it marked the second time he s done that this season, also pitching in five-straight, August 28-September 2...the club record for consecutive appearances is six, held by Ted Abernathy (September 13-20, 1970). = Moylan ranks ninth in the AL, having allowed just 21.1 percent of his inherited runners to score (8-for-38)...he was charged with a pair of unearned runs in his outing September 23 in Detroit, but has a 2.25 ERA (5 ER in 20.0 IP) since August 1...his 50 appearances this season are his most since 2010. Brooks Pounders 1st Batter Efficiency: 7/10 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: --- Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2016 Strikeout High: 3, July 5 at TOR Sept. 30 vs. Cleveland 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Brooks worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning last night, needing just 13 pitches...he s made three-straight scoreless outings since allowing three runs in his September 15 outing vs. Oakland...he s stranded all six inherited runners he s faced this season...he was named the Omaha (AAA) Pitcher of the Year earlier this week. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 49/69 Saves/Save Opp: 1/8 (12.5%) Last Save: April 13 at HOU (203rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/8 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (3x), last on July 7 vs. SEA Sept. 28 vs. Minnesota 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Joakim recorded his fifth victory Wednesday, working a scoreless eighth...his five victories are tied for the most he s had in a season, while his 69 appearances are second-most, behind his combined 72 with Detroit and Pittsburgh in 2015...his total is also tied for ninth in the AL this season. = Soria s eight losses are the most by a KC reliever since Dan Quisenberry s nine in 1985 he s had an up-and-down year, making 11-straight scoreless appearances between August 5-28, before allowing six runs in seven outings between August 30-September 13...had a 3-3 record and a 3.20 ERA before the break. Matt Strahm (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 14/20 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: --- Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/2 2016 Strikeout High: 5, August 9 vs. Chicago Sept. 28 vs. Minnesota 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Matt returned to form Wednesday, fanning a pair in his scoreless seventh inning...it marked his ninth outing with multiple strikeouts, while his 12.63 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (29 K in 20.2 IP) is ninth-most in the AL among pitchers (minimum 20.0 innings)...he s also 10th in the AL in opponents average (.181). = Strahm had a team-best 16.1 scoreless innings streak from August 2-September 10...allowed two runs on five hits over his five outings prior to Wednesday. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 11/21 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100%) Last Save: August 14, 2016 at MIN (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/5 2016 Strikeout High: 10, April 22 vs. BAL (start) Sept. 29 vs. Minnesota 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 = Chris retired five of the six hitters he faced last night, collecting three strikeouts for a second-straight outing...he s made back-to-back scoreless appearances since allowing seven runs in two outings vs. Oakland (September 12-15)...he had a 12.2 inning scoreless streak from July 31-August 26 this season. = Among active pitchers with at least 1,200 career innings, Young s.229 opponents average is second-lowest in baseball, trailing only Clayton Kershaw (.205).

Hitting Notes Billy Burns This Series: 1-for-4, run This Stand: 1-for-4 (.250), 2 runs, RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (2-10) = Billy singled to leadoff the first last night and scored on Eric Hosmer s RBI single he s batting.281 (9-for-32) in eight starts with the Royals after being acquired from Oakland on July 30 in exchange for Brett Eibner, including a three-hit game on September 19 in which he reached safely a career-high tying four times. = Burns had the walk-off sacrifice fly in the 11th inning on Tuesday, his second career walk-off RBI (also, June 17 with Oakland) and the first regular season walk-off sac. fly by a Royal since May 7, 2011 vs. Oakland (Mike Aviles) of his 13 RBI this season, seven have either tied the score or taken the lead, including two walk-offs. = Led MLB rookies in steals (26) and multi-hit games (47) last year and won the AL rookie batting title (.294) his 43 steals since 2015 are sixth most in the AL. Drew Butera This Series: 1-for-3, 3B, RBI This Stand: 4-for-7 (.571), 2 runs, 3B, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 3 g (5-11) = Drew started for the second straight game last night and had an RBI triple in the eighth inning, his fourth career triple and first since May 31, 2014 with the Dodgers on Thursday vs. Minnesota, he matched a career high with three hits (fourth time; last, May 31 vs. Tampa Bay), including an RBI single in the second inning. = Butera is batting.343 (23-for-67) at home he has 15 extra-base hits in 117 at-bats this season after recording 14 XBH in 277 at-bats from 2014-15. = He homered on September 7 in Minnesota, setting a new career high with his fourth home run, surpassing his previous high (3) with the Dodgers in 2014. = He made his second pitching appearance (fifth career) on July 26, recording the final out in a loss to the Angels his five pitching appearances are tops among active position players he is the ninth Royals position player (13th time) to pitch in a game prior to his June 25 outing, the last Royals to do it was Mitch Maier in 2012. Lorenzo Cain This Series: Has not played This Stand: Has not played Hit Streak: 4 g (4-15) = Lorenzo last played on September 9 in Chicago, which was his first action since August 30 he s suffering from inflammation in his left wrist. = Cain is batting.377/.459/.525 (23-for-61) with 13 RBI over his last 17 games the Royals are 57-44 (.564) with him in the starting lineup and 24-34 (.414) without. Christian Colon This Series: Has not played This Stand: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Christian struck out as a pinch hitter on September 20 and hasn t started since September 19 he s hit safely in five of his last six starts, including his first career home run a three-run shot on September 15 vs. Oakland s Dillon Overton in Kansas City s five-run ninth he s a career.286 hitter (36-for-126) after the All-Star break. = He has a career.412 OBP when leading off an inning, second best among current AL players since 2014 (min. 60 plate appearances) and fifth in the Majors. Tony Cruz This Series: Has not played This Stand: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Tony has appeared in four games with the Royals this season and just once (September 15 vs. Oakland) since being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on September 2. = Cruz hit.264 (84-for-318) with seven homers and 55 RBI in 92 games with the Storm Chasers, including a five-game hitting streak before his recall. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 0-for-1 This Stand: 2-for-11 (.182) Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Cheslor entered as a defensive replacement at third base in the eighth inning last night, and groundout out in the ninth. = Cuthbert is 0-for-8 over his last two games after reaching safely 14 times in 27 plate appearances over his previous eight games (.519 OBP), including hitting his 11th HR on Sunday in Detroit the only Royals rookies to hit more HR as a third basemen are Alex Gordon (14 HR in 2007) and Kevin Seitzer (14 HR in 1987). = He s batting.347 (17-for-49) lifetime vs. Cleveland, including.378 (17-for-45) this season. = He leads the AL rookie batting title race (.275) over Texas Nomar Mazara (.269) the last Royal to win the AL rookie batting title was Eric Hosmer (.293) in 2011. = Cuthbert leads AL rookies with 28 doubles, most by a Royals rookie since Alex Gordon s club rookie record 36 doubles in 2007. Hunter Dozier This Series: 1-for-3, run This Stand: 1-for-5 (.200), run Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Hunter singled and scored on Butera s RBI triple in the eighth inning last night he s batting.211 (4-for-19) in eight games (five starts). = Hunter made his Major League debut on September 12, recorded his first hit September 15 and had the game-winning RBI on September 17 in a 3-2 win. = Dozier was selected from Triple-A Omaha on September 2 he hit.296/.366/.533 (144-for-486) with career highs in doubles (44), homers (23) and RBI (75) in 129 games between Northwest Arkansas and Omaha this season, earning Omaha Player of the Year honors. Jarrod Dyson This Series: Has not played This Stand: 5-for-11 (.455), 5 runs, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, HBP, SB Hit Streak: 6 g (9-24) = Jarrod reached three times and scored twice on Thursday, including an RBI triple in the seventh ranked fifth in the AL with a.362 (25-for-69) average in September. = Dyson ranks tied for second in the AL with 29 steals, including 17 since the All-Star break he s succeeded on 85.4% of his career attempts (175-of-205), second best in Major League history (min. 200 attempts), trailing Carlos Beltran (86.4%) he s three steals shy of matching Frank White (178) for fifth in Royals history. = He ranks eighth in the American League (min. 100 plate appearances) with a.295 average (28-for-95) when batting leadoff. = His 37 career steals as a pinch runner are six more than any active player and his 27 runs as a pinch runner since 2010 lead the Majors. = He has a career high 11 outfield assists this season, tied for seventh most in the AL, including two from left field, four from center and five from right. Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-2 This Stand: 1-for-14 (.071), RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Alcides made his 169th consecutive start last night dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias he s played in 941 games since 2011, third most in the Majors behind Robinson Cano (952) and Adrian Gonzalez (944) the Royals are 39-12 (.765) when he scores a run this season. = Esky hit his seventh HR of the season on September 22, extending his career high he has six HR in his last 177 at-bats after recording just one in his first 453 at-bats the only AL shortstops with more HR since August 7 are Brad Miller (10), Didi Gregorius (8) and Xander Bogaerts (7). = He s batting just.053 (1-for-19) in his last six games vs. Cleveland, but he s batting.333 (5-for-15) lifetime vs. Trevor Bauer with a double, an RBI and two walks. Alex Gordon This Series: Has not played This Stand: 3-for-12 (.250), run, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (3-8) = Alex singled and scored in the second inning on Thursday he s batting.325/.386/.575 (13-for-40) with five extra-base hits and seven RBI over his last 11 games. = Gordon has 10 home runs in his last 179 at-bats since August 4 after recording just seven homers in his first 259 at-bats. = His 151 career home runs are nine shy of matching Frank White for fifth most in Royals history among Royals left handers, only George Brett had more HR (317). = He's recorded 72 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011, most in the Majors during that span and eight more than Gerardo Parra (64) who is second. Terrance Gore This Series: Has not played This Stand: 2 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Terrance was picked off of first base to end the game on Thursday after he entered as a pinch-runner to Salvador Perez, with the Royals trailing by one. = He ranks first among AL rookies with 11 stolen bases for his career, he s 19-for-20 in stolen base attempts during the regular season (all as a pinch runner). = Gore has more career SB (19) than PA (9) the only others in Major League history with more steals and fewer plate appearances than Gore are Oakland s Herb Washington (31 SB, 0 PA) from 1974-75 and Don Hopkins (21 SB, 8 PA) from 1975-76 he was caught stealing for the first time in the regular season on September 21. Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-3, RBI This Stand: 3-for-15 (.200), run, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Eric had an RBI single in the first inning last night, his 34th go-ahead RBI, tied for second most in the AL, trailing only Albert Pujols (35). = Hosmer hit his 25th HR on Wednesday, extending his career high he joins George Brett (1983 & 85) and John Mayberry (1972-73, 75) as the only left-handed batters in Royals history to record 25 HR in a season his 104 RBI also a career high are most by a Royals lefty batter since George Brett (112) in 1985. = His 46 RBI in 55 games since the start of August are second most in the American League, trailing only Hanley Ramirez (49). = He was named MVP of the All-Star Game, collecting a solo homer and two RBI in the Midsummer Classic...became the second Royal to win the MVP (Bo Jackson). Whit Merrifield This Series: 0-for-3 This Stand: 2-for-14 (.143), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Whit went 0-for-3 last night, but is still batting.309 (56-for-181) vs. AL Central opponents this season he s batting.301 (28-for-93) since his September 2 recall. = Merrifield made his first start at first base on Sunday he s also made starts at second base (53), third base (3), left field (11) and right field (3), becoming the first Royal to start at five different fielding positions in one season since Willie Bloomquist made starts at second base, third base, left field, center field and right field in 2010. = He ranks tied for second among AL rookies in doubles (21), fourth in multi-hit games (26), tied for fifth in stolen bases (8) and sixth in runs scored (44). Raul Mondesi This Series: 0-for-3 This Stand: 0-for-3, run, BB, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Raul went 0-for-3 last night and is batting.185 (25-for-135) in 47 games (40 starts) since his recall from Triple-A Omaha on July 26. = He walked, stole second base and scored the game-winning run in the 11th inning on Tuesday, after entering on defense at second base in the ninth. = Mondesi had a solo home run and a stolen base on Sunday in Detroit at 21 years, 60 days, he became the youngest player in the Majors to record a home run and stolen base in the same game since Houston s Carlos Correa (21 years, 10 days) on October 2, 2015. = He ranks fourth among AL rookies with nine stolen bases and ranks tied for eighth among all AL players with six sacrifices, despite playing in just 47 games. = Mondesi hit his first big league homer on August 16 in Detroit off Justin Verlander at 21 years, 20 days old, he became the fifth-youngest Royal to hit his first homer, behind Clint Hurdle (20 years, 50 days), Buck Martinez (20 years, 233 days), Jamie Quirk (20 years, 333 days) and George Brett (20 years, 358 days). Kendrys Morales This Series: 1-for-4 This Stand: 3-for-14 (.214), 2B, RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Kendrys went 1-for-4 last night he s hit.333/.384/.608 (34-for-102) with eight home runs and a Major League leading 30 RBI in September. = Morales 30 RBI last month matched a club record for September (also, Al Cowens in 1977 and Jeff King in 1997) he was two RBI shy of matching the franchise record for RBI in any calendar month, trailing Jermaine Dye (32) in July 1999 and John Mayberry (32) in July 1975. = Morales hit his 30th HR on September 24, becoming the 10th Royal (11th time) to reach the 30-HR mark and first since Jermaine Dye hit 33 HR in 2000. = He ranks tied for third in the AL with 43 two-out RBI this season, after recording an AL best 53 in 2015 his two-year total (96) ranks second in the Majors. Daniel Nava This Series: 0-for-1 This Stand: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Daniel entered as a defensive replacement in the eight inning last night and grounded out in the bottom half he s 1-for-6 with a double as a Royal. = Nava was acquired on August 29 from the Angels for cash considerations or a player to be named later he has a career.369 OBP vs. right handers. = The Royals are his fourth franchise, also playing for Boston (2010-15), Tampa Bay (2015) and the Angels (2016).

Hitting Notes (Cont.) Paulo Orlando This Series: 0-for-3 This Stand: 7-for-13 (.538), 2 runs, 2 2B, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Paulo went 0-for-3 last night, snapping a seven-game hitting streak in which he hit.519 (14-for-27), including a career-high tying four hits on Thursday. = Orlando is batting.315 (73-for-232) vs. AL Central teams & ranks fifth in the American League (min. 200 at-bats) with a.338 average (77-for-228) at home. = He had a game-tying two-run double in the ninth inning on September 24 and scored the go-ahead run on Eric Hosmer s three-run home run he has 14 RBI in 25 games this month after recording just 28 RBI in his previous 101 games this season six of his 14 RBI in September have either tied the game or taken the lead. Salvador Perez This Series: Has not played This Stand: 1-for-8 (.125), RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-1) = Salvy had a pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth inning on Thursday, snapping an 0-for-11 skid he s 5-for-10 (.500) with four RBI in his career as a pinch hitter. = He has caught 30 of 70 would-be basestealers, second most in the Majors behind Jonathan Lucroy (40) his 48.1 caught-stealing rate ranks first in the Majors. = He hit his 22nd HR on Sunday, setting a new career high (21 in 2015) he s one shy of matching Miguel Olivo (2009) for most HR by a Royals catcher in a season. = He s batting.290/.335/.523 (70-for-241) with 11 home runs and 37 RBI vs. AL Central opponents this season, including three homers & a.577 SLG vs. Cleveland. = Perez ranks first among AL catchers in hits (126) and extra-base hits (52), second in home runs (22) and third in RBI (64). This & That DIVISIONAL WORK--The Royals are 46-28 (.622) within its own division, trailing only the A.L. Central champion Indians (47-26) for the best mark within the division...kc s 46 victories within the Central match a team record for intradivisional triumphs, equaling the 2003 total...kc has gone 23-12 vs. the Central since August 10...Kansas City has won the season series against the Tigers (12-7), Twins (15-4) and White Sox (14-5)...unfortunately, the Royals didn t experience the same success against other divisions, going 15-17 vs. the East while really struggling against the West at 10-24. MEET THE PRESS--Kansas City will hold a postseason press conference on Monday at 11:00 a.m., with Senior Vice President/General Manager, Dayton Moore, and manager Ned Yost...the presser will take place in the Level One Interview Room. WEIRD YEAR WINDING DOWN--The monthly breakdown of Royals baseball 2016 exemplifies the highs and lows of the long season...kansas City kept its head above water for the first two months of the season, going 12-11 in April and then compiling a 17-11 mark in May, turning a four-game deficit in the division at the end of April into a two-game lead entering the month of June...KC then treaded water in June, posting a 13-14 mark, while Cleveland caught fire with a 22-6 mark to turn the two-game deficit into a six-game advantage...then disaster struck in July, when the Royals went just 7-19, including a 2-11 ledger on the road, and found themselves 12 games back entering August...Kansas City then turned it around by posting a 20-9 ledger in August to cut 4 1/2 games off the divisional deficit, but then the club went 12-15 in September. 2017 SCHEDULE RELEASED--Major League Baseball announced the 2017 schedule and Kansas City s 162-game slate begins in Minnesota s Target Field on Monday April 3, in the first of a three-game series, with both clubs slated for a Tuesday weather protection day off, then KC will travel to Houston for the weekend... the home slate will start on Monday, April 10, when these Oakland A s come to town for a three-game set, also interrupted on Tuesday with a day off...the last two A.L. Central titleholders will meet for the first of 19 on Frriday, May 5 here in Kauffman Stadium...Interleague play will center around the N.L. West, with the Royals hosting San Francisco (April 18-19), Colorado (August 22-24) and then close the regular season against Arizona (September 29-October 1), marking the first time a non-division opponent closed the campaign since 2010...the road Interleague schedule will take the Royals to San Diego (June 9-11), San Francisco (June 13-14) and Los Angeles (July 7-9), marking their second regular season trip to San Francisco in franchise history (also in 2005, plus the 2014 World Series) and their first trip to Dodger Stadium since 2003...KC will also play the annual four-game home & home series with St. Louis on August 7-10. K-MO CONTINUES LATE ROLL--Kendrys Morales is closing 2016 on a strong note, hitting safely in 27 of the last 31 games dating back to August 28...in that span, he has batted.342 (41-for-120) with 20 runs, five doubles, 10 homers and a Major League best 35 RBI (Hanley Ramirez is next with 32)...Morales has a.633 slugging pct. and 1.020 OPS in this 31-game span...his 30 RBI in September led the Majors and tied Al Cowens (1977) and Jeff King (1997) for the best September in team history...kendrys slugged his 30th roundtripper a week ago today in Detroit, becoming the 11th Royal to hammer at least 30 in a season and first to do it since Jermaine Dye went deep 33 times during the 2000 season...it marks the second time Morales has recorded 30-plus homers in a season, also hitting 34 with the Angels in 2009. ROAD SLATE NOW HISTORY--Kansas City s road work this season has been anything but a smooth ride as the club stumbled to a 16-30 mark before the All-Star break...however, Kansas City finished at 18-17 on the road after the Midsummer Classic...starting on August 1, the Royals split a four-game set in Tampa Bay and then put together six consecutive road series wins, the longest such streak for the franchise in 36 years...the 1980 American League title club won 10 straight road sets...this year s streak started with a 2-1 visit to Target Field on August 12-14, then Kansas City won consecutive road stops in Detroit (3-0), Miami (2-1), Boston (2-1), again in Minnesota (2-1) and Chicago (2-1). 1,006 AND COUNTING--The winningest skipper in franchise history, Ned Yost, who hit 1,000 wins September 17, is now at 1,006 and standing alone as 61st all-time in the managerial win column, recently passing Charlie Manuel, who finished with 1,000...the winner of 549 games with the Royals and 457 during his stint with Milwaukee, Yost is two behind Chuck Dressen, who managed for 16 seasons...ned is also seventh in wins among all active managers, trailing only Bruce Bochy (1,787), Dusty Baker (1,764), Mike Scioscia (1,489), Buck Showalter (1,428), Terry Francona (1,379) and Clint Hurdle (1,043)...Ned is 56th all-time in games managed at 2,056, good for 55th all-time and one more game managed than Felipe Alou...Yost was named to the role on May 13, 2010 and surpassed Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost s postseason managerial mark of 22-9 is good for a.710 winning pct., which ranks eighth all-time and is atop the list of managers with at least 20 postseason tilts under their belt. vs. Indians (2016) vs. Indians (career) At Home (career) Bauer (career) Tomlin (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 Burns.143 7 1 0 0.129 31 4 0 1.304 421 128 3 32.500 2 1 0 1 - - - - - Butera.438 16 7 2 5.204 93 19 2 9.198 454 90 2 32 - - - - -.250 4 1 0 1 Cain.270 37 10 0 1.259 216 56 2 18.296 1066 316 22 150.267 15 4 1 2.286 21 6 0 2 Colon.333 21 7 0 4.304 46 14 0 5.252 151 38 1 13 - - - - -.600 5 3 0 0 Cruz.000 2 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.196 280 55 1 28 - - - - - - - - - - Cuthbert.378 45 17 1 5.347 49 17 1 5.291 268 78 4 35 - - - - -.222 9 2 0 0 Dozier.333 3 1 0 0.333 3 1 0 0.188 16 3 0 1 - - - - - - - - - - Dyson.239 46 11 1 6.244 217 53 1 15.269 692 186 7 67.200 5 1 0 1.263 19 5 0 1 Escobar.169 65 11 1 3.257 374 96 3 34.266 2023 538 16 177.333 15 5 0 1.229 35 8 0 4 Gordon.259 27 7 0 3.255 505 129 16 63.268 2265 606 75 305.222 9 2 1 2.302 43 13 0 3 Gore.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - Hosmer.237 59 14 1 6.278 367 102 13 63.277 1634 452 44 237.357 14 5 1 3.161 31 5 2 4 Merrifield.174 46 8 2 3.174 46 8 2 3.287 164 47 2 19 - - - - -.200 10 2 1 1 Mondesi.000 3 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.176 68 12 0 4 - - - - - - - - - - Morales.167 60 10 1 5.260 285 74 9 38.280 1840 516 79 309.200 15 3 0 0.235 17 4 0 0 Nava.000 1 0 0 0.412 51 21 0 12.273 740 202 9 98 - - - - - 1.000 3 3 0 0 Orlando.200 35 7 0 1.163 49 8 0 1.317 360 114 7 39 - - - - -.375 8 3 0 0 Perez.288 52 15 3 9.254 283 72 6 34.276 1191 329 38 172.063 16 1 0 0.577 26 15 1 6 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 26 119 4.6 17-9 16 Brian Flynn 1 3 3.0 0-1 0 Dillon Gee 14 62 4.4 5-9 4 Ian Kennedy 32 137 4.3 16-16 14 Kris Medlen 6 17 2.8 1-5 1 Jason Vargas 3 10 3.0 2-1 0 Yordano Ventura 32 138 4.3 18-14 16 Edinson Volquez 33 146 4.4 17-16 14 Chris Young 13 38 2.9 5-8 2 Totals 160 670 4.2 81-79 66 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Butera Cruz Totals Duffy 14-5 3-4 - 17-9 Flynn 0-1 - - 0-1 Gee 4-5 1-4 - 5-9 Kennedy 12-16 4-0 - 16-16 Medlen 1-4 0-1 - 1-5 Vargas 2-1 - - 2-1 Ventura 14-7 4-7 - 18-14 Volquez 16-14 1-2 - 17-16 Young 5-7 0-1 - 5-8 Total 68-60 13-19 - 81-79 Catcher Breakdown Perez Butera Cruz Totals Starts 128 32 0 160 CS/ATT 30/70 3/16 0/0 33/86 Pct. 42.9 18.8 0.0 38.4 ERA 4.14 4.45 7.00 4.23 ER/IP 509/1105.2 152/307.1 7/9.0 668/1422.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 8 (9/30 vs. CLE) Pickoff & CS: 8 (9/28 vs. MIN)

2016 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 Burns - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/25/15 SF M. Leake 343 Butera 4-4 - 4 3 1 - - 4 - - 1 1 2 2 - - - 0-4 9/7/16 @ MIN K. Gibson 22 Cain 9 3 6 3 6 6 1 2-5 4-1 3 2 3 1 1 2 6-1 8/26/16 @ BOS J. Tazawa 18 Colon 1 1-1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 0-1 9/15/16 OAK D. Overton 6 Cruz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/30/15 @ PIT R. Scahill 8 Cuthbert 11 3 8 3 8 7 4 - - 2 5 4 2 2 6 3 1-1 4-6 9/25/16 @ DET A. Sanchez 14 Dozier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 Dyson 1-1 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1-0 7/18/16 CLE J. Manship 137 Escobar 7 3 4 5 2 5 1 1-4 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 1-4-3 9/22/16 @ CLE S. Clevinger 28 Gordon 17 5 12 8 9 12 4-1 4 6 7 3 2 1 1 2 4 9 9-7 9/25/16 @ DET M. Pelfrey 13 Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Hosmer 25 8 17 8 17 13 8 4-6 8 10-12 5 3 7 6 4 16-8 9/28/16 MIN E. Santana 9 Merrifield 2-2 2-2 - - - - 1 1 1-1 1 - - - 2-0 6/14/16 CLE J. Tomlin 210 Mondesi 2-2 - 2 2 - - - - - 2-1 - - - - 2 2-0 9/25/16 @ DET A. Sanchez 6 Morales 30 11 19 11 19 16 7 7 1 14 5 11 2 10 4 5 4 4 13 20-7 9/24/16 @ DET D. Norris 21 Nava 1-1 1-1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 0-1 5/12/16 STL A. Wainwright 98 Orlando 5 4 1 3 2 3 1 1-2 2 1 1 1 4 1 - - - 3-2 9/19/16 CWS C. Rodon 36 Perez 22 10 12 11 11 11 8 3-6 5 11 1 6 14 3 5 - - 13-8 9/25/16 @ DET M. Boyd 12 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Alex Gordon (8/18/16 vs. Minnesota, fourth inning) - Franchise total: 122; 3 in 2016 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (9/6/16 @ Minnesota, 2-run off Ervin Santana, 3-run off Pat Light) - 7 in 2016 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Cheslor Cuthbert and Raul Mondesi (9/25/16 at Detroit, third inning off Anibal Sanchez) 3 times in 2016 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: Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 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: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67; 1 in 2016 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Victor Martinez (9/25/16 @ Comerica Park off Edinson Volquez, 3rd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez, Boston (8/27/16 @ Fenway Park, Danny Duffy pitching, 5th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (9/6/16 @ Target Field, Dillon Gee 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: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (7/5/16 @ Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd 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: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (9/5/16 @ Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2016 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 Burns 16 2 - - - 18 3 - - - - 3 2 5 5 4 - - 2 g 8 g (5/3-13) 17 4 Butera 4 2 - - - 6 1 - - - - 1 3 4 5 1 - - 3 g 5 g (5/29-6/3) 3 1 Cain 25 4 2 - - 31 3 3 1 1-8 2 20 13 8 - - 4 g 10 g (5/6-17) 11 - Colon 6 - - - - 6 2 1 - - - 3 1-5 - - - 0 g 4 g (6/10-15) 3 1 Cruz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Cuthbert 27 6 - - - 33 6 2 - - - 8 5 10 17 6 1-0 g 12 g (7/7-23) 15 - Dozier - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 g - 1 - Dyson 14 3 - - - 17 5-1 - - 6 2 3 17 3 - - 6 g 10 g (9/2-9/17) 17 4 Escobar 35 3 2 - - 40 6 1 - - - 7 7 9 17 7 2-0 g 14 g (2x) 20 2 Gordon 16 3 - - - 19 7 1 1 - - 9 4 6 23 4 1-2 g 11 g (8/10-20) 5 - Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g - - - Hosmer 36 6 - - - 42 20 7 2 - - 29 5 34 34 7 1 1 1 g 18 g (4/10-4/30) 9 2 Merrifield 22 4 - - - 26 4-1 - - 5 3 8 10 6 - - 0 g 9 (5/23-6/1) 4 2 Mondesi 6 - - - - 6 1 1 - - - 2-2 6 - - - 0 g 4 g (7/27-30) 8 5 Morales 25 9 2 - - 36 11 4 4 2-21 9 13 43 6 1-1 g 14 g (8/28-9/12) 5 - Nava 4 - - - - 4 4 - - - - 4 3 3 5 - - - 0 g 4 g (5/12-15) - - Orlando 26 9 3 - - 38 9 1 1 - - 11 7 6 22 5 1-0 g 14 g (5/14-31) 20 2 Perez 26 4-1 - 31 12 4-1 - 17 10 12 34 4 2-1 g 12 g (5/13-27) 4 - 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): 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 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: April 29-30, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) 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: Danny Duffy, September 7, 2016 at Minnesota (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): September 11, 2016 at Chicago White Sox (2-0), Kennedy (6.0), Moylan (1.0), Herrera (1.0), Davis (1.0) Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 5 55 2nd - 14 59 3rd - 25 107 4th - 26 102 5th - 20 62 6th - 21 65 7th - 17 57 8th - 7 62 9th - 10 66 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: Salvador Perez, May 23, 2016 @ Minnesota (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Kendrys Morales, August 28, 2016 @ Boston (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, September 6, 2016 @ Minnesota Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore 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, June 18, 2016 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: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Kansas City By the Days Monday 10-8 Tuesday 12-13 Wednesday 10-15 Thursday 7-8 Friday 11-15 Saturday 15-10 Sunday 16-10 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 28, 2015 @ Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: September 27, 2016 vs. Minnesota (4-3 in 11 innings) - Nine times in 2016 - Royals Bat Around: September 25, 2016 @ Detroit (1st inning, 4 runs) - 22 times in 2016 - Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: June 13-15, 2016 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 15-17, 2016 @ 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 20-22, 2016 @ Cleveland Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 28-31, 2016 @ Texas Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 93 9/29 vs. MIN (9th, 3 hits) 3 runs - 39 9/28 vs. MIN (8th, 4 hits) 4 runs - 19 9/25 @ DET (1st, 5 hits) 5 runs - 12 9/24 @ DET (9th, 4 hits) 6 runs - 1 8/14 @ MIN (4th, 5 hits) 7 runs - 3 9/6 @ MIN (9th, 6 hits) 8 runs - 1 8/28 @ BOS (6th, 6 hits)