Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Detroit Tigers (43-59) @ Kansas City Royals (30-69) Kauffman Stadium - Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Game #100 - Home Game #51 Fox Sports Kansas City, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Wednesday, July 25 vs. Detroit Tigers: LHP Matthew Boyd (4-9, 4.62) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (6-8, 4.40), 1:15 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Thursday, July 26 @ New York Yankees: RHP Jakob Junis (5-10, 5.03) vs. TBA, 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Friday, July 27 @ New York Yankees: RHP Brad Keller (3-4, 3.20) vs. TBA, 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Saturday, July 28 @ New York Yankees: RHP Heath Fillmyer (0-1, 2.82) vs. TBA, 12:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC, ESPN+ & 610 Sports Sunday, July 29 @ New York Yankees: RHP Burch Smith (0-1 +tonight) vs. TBA, 12:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Tonight s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart mikeside...this evening s contest will also be broadcast on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Tigers vs. Royals Detroit took the first of three here last night...kc still leads in work this year, 6-5, having won the season series four of the last five years...the Royals have a 350-345 advantage all-time, including a 182-164 edge here. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/2 @ Det L, 1-6 Liriano Hammel 15,476 4/3 @ Det W, 1-0 Junis Boyd 15,083 4/20-1 @ Det L, 2-3 (10) Jimenez Keller 15,406 4/20-2 @ Det W, 3-2 Junis Greene 17,194 4/21 @ Det L, 4-12 Fiers Duffy 19,302 4/22 @ Det W, 8-5 McCarthy VerHagen 19,034 5/3 KC W, 10-6 McCarthy Bell 28,866 5/4 KC W, 4-2 Boyer Stumpf 24,648 5/5 KC L, 2-3 Zimmermann Hammel 20,708 5/6 KC W, 4-2 Junis Boyd 18,424 7/23 KC L, 4-5 Wilson Maurer 18,370 7/24 KC 7/25 KC LATE RALLY STOPS STREAK AT THREE--Kansas City appeared to be on the verge of its first fourgame winning streak of the season, however Detroit rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth to hand the Royals a 5-4 setback here last night...the loss was KC s first since the All-Star break after the club had swept three games from Minnesota over the weekend...the Royals led 4-2 heading into the ninth, but allowed four-straight hits to start the inning, with James McCann s RBI double giving the Tigers their first lead...the rally spoiled an outstanding night for rookie right-hander Heath Fillmyer, who allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts over 6.2 innings, retiring 15 in a row at one point...lucas Duda provided most of the KC offense, driving in three runs with a pair of two-out singles in the first and fifth innings, while Mike Moustakas added a pinch-hit RBI double in the seventh...drew Butera and Rosell Herrera each collected three hits and newcomer Brian Goodwin chipped in two singles, after entering the game as a pinch-hitter in the seventh...kc left 13 men on base, including five over the final three innings. STELLAR START--Making just his second big league start last night, Heath Fillmyer dominated the Detroit lineup for 6.2 innings, surrendering a pair of runs inherited by the KC bullpen in the seventh... Fillmyer, who was acquired by the Royals from Oakland this offseason, surrendered a walk and two singles in his first two innings, before setting down 15-straight hitters from the second to the seventh...he became the second Royal to allow three hits or fewer and record six strikeouts or more over at least 6.2 innings within his first two MLB starts, joining Doug Bird, who did it on Sept. 6, 1975 in a 4-3 win at the Angels. MONDI S BACK--Infielder Adalberto Mondesi was reinstated from the Family Medical Emergency List this afternoon after missing the first four games following the All-Star break...the 22-year-old switch-hitter is batting.250 with five doubles, three homers and 13 runs scored in 21 games with Kansas City this season, after starting the year on the disabled list...in a corresponding move, the club has optioned outfielder Paulo Orlando to Omaha (AAA). FAST OUT OF THE GATE--Kansas City used a two-out, two-run single from Lucas Duda to plate two more first-inning runs last night, its third multi-run opening frame on this homestand...as a club, the Royals are batting an American League-best.292 (113-for-387) in the first frame, while their 70 runs are second-most in the AL and rank fourth in the Majors, behind Colorado (82), Arizona (78) and Cleveland (73)...Whit Merrifield has hit at or near the top of KC s batting order this season and is tied for the AL lead in first-inning on-base percentage (.430) and ranks second in batting average (.364), among players that have at least 80 plate appearances in the first. TRIP TO THE BRONX ON DECK--Following tomorrow s series finale with Detrot, Kansas City will embark on an 11-day, 10-contest road swing which begins with a four-game set at Yankee Stadium, beginning Thursday...the long-time AL rivals will meet Thursday and Friday evening at 6:05 CT, while the Saturday and Sunday contests feature 12:05 CT starts...new York took two of three from the Royals here in May and lead in the all-time series by a 292-196 count, including 161-83 in the Bronx...KC s last series win at Yankee Stadium came in 2014. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (4-1, 3.71) vs. RHP Burch Smith (0-1, 5.98) 2018 2017 Career 2018 2017 Career Jordan Zimmermann vs. Royals 1-0 1-0 4-0 Major League Record 4-1 (3.71 ERA) 8-13 91-71 Burch Smith vs. Tigers 0-0 - 0-0 Major League Record 0-1 (5.98 ERA) - 1-3 BURCH SMITH is making his third start of the season and 27th appearance, while it s career start No. 10 and his 37th overall outing it s his first career start against Detroit and second appearance...the 28-year-old right-hander was acquired via trade from the Mets, who selected him from Tampa Bay in the 2017 Rule 5 Draft he was originally selected by San Diego in the 14th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oklahoma. SHORT START ON SHORT REST--Burch last worked in KC s final game before the All-Star break, July 15 in Chicago, tossing the first 2.0 innings in a 10-1 loss to the White Sox...he was charged with two runs on three hits with no walks and two strikeouts in his abbreviated start on three days of rest...he surrendered both runs in the first inning, allowing a leadoff single to Yoan Moncada and a two-out, two-run homer to Daniel Palka, before retiring the final four hitters he faced...smith had previous started on July 11 at Target Field, taking a no-decision in the Royals 8-5 loss to the Twins. WHAT A RELIEF--Smith made his first 24 appearances of this season in relief, posting a 5.40 ERA (23 ER in 38.1 IP), while leading Royals relievers with 39 strikeouts (9.2 K/9) he was much improved over his last five relief appearances, in which he recorded 10.0 scoreless innings, the second-longest scoreless streak by a Royals reliever in 2018, trailing only fellow Rule 5 pick, Brad Keller, who had 10.2 consecutive scoreless innings from May 1-23 before joining the starting rotation on May 30 Smith s streak was halted at 11.0 innings in the second inning of his July 11 start in Minnesota prior to joining the rotation, he held Boston the league s top-scoring offense scoreless over 4.0 innings on two hits on July 6, a 10-5 Royals loss, in which he matched a then-season high with 50 pitches. VS. TIGERS--Burch has made one previous appearance vs. Detroit, tossing 1.2 innings of relief in a 12-4 KC defeat at Comerica Park on April 21...he recorded the final two outs in the seventh inning, before allowing four of the first five to reach in the eighth, which included an RBI single by Jeimer Candelario. AT THE K --Smith is making his first start and 15th overall appearance at Kauffman Stadium, entering with a 6.46 ERA (17 ER in 23.2 IP) here, with 12 walks and 23 strikeouts...he has pitched 6.0-straight scoreless innings here, including 2.0 frames vs. Texas on June 19 and 4.0 innings vs. Boston on July 6...including his time with San Diego, Burch has a 6.59 career ERA (30 ER in 41.0 IP) and an 0-2 mark in 18 appearances and four starts at his home venues. HIS JOURNEY--After being Drafted in 2011, Smith rose through San Diego s system, from Rookie ball that year to the big leagues two years later, when he became the Padres first 2011 draftee to reach the Majors he made 10 appearances (7 starts) with San Diego in 2013, including his first Major League win on Sept. 15 in Atlanta, when he held the Braves to three hits over 7.0 scoreless innings, with a career-high 10 strikeouts he started the following season at Triple-A El Paso, where his season ended after just two starts due to a right forearm strain he was named a Rising Star in the Arizona Fall League later in 2014, before he was acquired by Tampa Bay that offseason as part of a three-way trade with Washington that included former Royals prospect, Wil Myers Burch was forced to undergo Tommy John surgery the following April, which kept him out of action for all of 2015-16 he made his debut in the Rays organization in 2017 three years after he last pitched and posted a 2.40 ERA (15 ER in 56.1 IP) in 13 outings (12 starts) across three levels, including a 1.65 ERA (3 ER in 16.1 IP) in three starts with Triple-A Durham he pitched again in the Arizona Fall League last fall, posting a 3.98 ERA (9 ER in 20.1 IP) and.176 opponents average (12-for-68) in six starts. Smith vs. Tigers Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jeimer Candelario 1.000 1 1 0 1 Jose Iglesias.500 2 1 0 0 JaCoby Jones.000 1 0 0 0 Leonys Martin.000 1 0 0 1 Victor Martinez.000 0 0 0 1 James McCann.000 0 0 0 0 Burch s 2018 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 7/11 at Minnesota ND, 5-8 3.1 7 4 4 0 1 4 71-52 4-2 7/15 at White Sox L, 1-10 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 2 30-20 0-2 2018 Totals 0-1 5.98 43.2 48 29 29 9 22 45 773-493 63.8% Burch s Last 5 Relief Appearances DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 6/19 vs. Texas ND, 1-4 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 22-16 - 6/23 at Houston ND, 3-4 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 30-16 - 6/26 at Milwaukee ND, 1-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13-8 - 6/29 at Seattle ND, 1-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15-11 - 7/6 vs. Boston ND, 5-10 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 50-35 - 2018 (as Reliever) 0-0 5.40 38.1 38 23 23 8 21 39 672-421 62.6% Burch s Only Win: Sept. 15, 2013 at Atlanta (7.0 IP, 4-0 win over Julio Teheran) Burch s Last Loss: July 15, 2018 at Chicago White Sox (2.0 IP, 1-10 to Lucas Giolito) Burch s Strikeout High (Reliever): 4 on April 17, 2018 (Game 1) at Toronto (2.2 IP) Burch s Strikeout High (Starter): 10 on Sept. 15, 2013 at Atlanta (7.0 IP. 4-0 win over Julio Teheran) Burch s Innings High (Starter): 7.0 IP on Sept. 15, 2013 at Atlanta (7.0 IP, 4-0 win over Julio Teheran) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2018

Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter Danny Duffy = Danny will make his 22nd start of the season tomorrow afternoon, which will tie him for the Major League lead he s 6-8 with a 4.40 ERA (59 ER in 120.2 IP). = Duffy earned the win in a 6-5 victory over Minnesota on Friday, giving up one run on five hits over 7.0 innings he had his scoreless streak snapped at 16.0 innings in the fourth, as the Twins loaded the bases with no outs and scored on a sacrifice fly by Max Kepler he retired 12 of the final 14 he faced before leaving with a 4-1 lead. = He s 5-2 with a 2.58 ERA (20 ER in 69.2 IP) over last 11 starts, allowing just one run over last 20.0 innings and giving up one run or fewer in five of last six starts. = His 2.58 ERA since May 24 ranks fourth in the American League during that stretch, trailing only Blake Snell (1.49), Chris Sale (2.10) and Trevor Bauer (2.51). = Duffy is 7-9 with a 4.32 ERA in 23 career outings (20 starts) against Detroit, including surrendering six runs on 10 hits in 4.2 innings in 12-4 loss on April 21. = He s 1-4 with a 5.89 ERA (29 ER in 44.1 IP) in eight starts at Kauffman Stadium this season, snapping an eight-start home skid with his win over the Twins. 2018 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 99 17-49 - - 5.22 546.1 597 330 317 87 198 446.276 Relievers 98 13-20 22 37 5.48 331.2 362 215 202 48 153 253.281 Totals 99 30-69 22 37 5.32 878.0 959 545 519 135 351 699.278 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 201/290 (69.3%) Saves/Save Opp: 22/37 (59.5%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 131/55 (42.0%) Jason Adam 1st Batter Efficiency: 14/22 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/7 2018 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/21 at STL July 21 vs. MIN 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 = Jason allowed a run in the eighth Saturday, giving up a leadoff single and committing a balk before retiring Brian Dozier but Eduardo Escobar followed with an RBI single one of seven pitchers to make Major League debut for KC this season, tied for second most in the Majors with the Mets and Cubs behind San Diego (9). = He did not pitch in 2015 or 2016 due to an arm injury and re-signed with Kansas City on August 18, 2017 after a brief stint in the San Diego organization. = Adam is the 18th known player to play for the Royals after attending a Kansas City-area high school made his MLB debut May 5 against Detroit in Kansas City. Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 18/27 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: May 1, 2018 at BOS (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/5 2018 Strikeout High: 4 on 7/21 vs. MIN July 21 vs. MIN (Win) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 = Brian worked 3.0 scoreless innings Saturday against Minnesota to earn the win, allowing one hit and one walk with four strikeouts, his most since June 24, 2016 marked 16th time he s gone at least 2.0 innings out of the bullpen, tied for most in American League and second most in Majors behind Pittsburgh s Tyler Glasnow (18). = He s induced 12 double plays, the most by a reliever in the Majors this season despite missing most of 2017, his 23 GIDP since 2016 rank fourth in the AL. = His 2.94 ERA out of the bullpen since debuting with Kansas City in 2016 is sixth-best among left-handed relievers in the AL (min. 400 batters faced). Jason Hammel 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 25, 2013 vs. TOR (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/1 2018 Strikeout High: 10 on 5/27 at TEX July 23 vs. DET 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 = Jason entered in a 4-4 game in the ninth inning last night and allowed the go-ahead run to score on an RBI double by James McCann he got Ronny Rodriguez to hit into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded he made his first relief appearance since Sept. 18, 2014 on July 10, snapping a run of 112 straight starts. = He s 3-3 with a 4.02 ERA (45 ER in 100.2 IP) and four saves in 62 career relief appearances and 91-108 with a 4.65 ERA in 298 career starts. Of his 62 relief outings, 45 came with the Rays in 2007 and 2008...he s one of two players (Edwin Jackson) on a 25-man roster with at least 250 starts and 50 relief appearances. Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 26/41 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: June 22, 2018 at HOU (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 23/5 2018 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 5/24 at TEX July 22 vs. MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Tim earned a hold and stranded an inherited runner for the second straight game by pitching a scoreless eighth Sunday, retiring Robbie Grossman, striking out Joe Mauer and fielding a sharp grounder from Eddie Rosario his seven holds are second on the team behind Kevin McCarthy (9) and fifth among AL rookie relievers. = Hill recorded his first victory on June 2 and his first save on June 22, becoming the first Royals pitcher to accomplish both in the same season since Kelvin Herrera in 2012...he s second among AL rookies in appearances (41) allowed just 21.7 percent of inherited runners to score, the second-lowest mark among AL rookie relievers. = He did not allow a hit in each of the first seven (6.2 IP) appearances of his career, coming up one game shy of matching Jonathan Sanchez (San Francisco, 2006) and Garry Roggenburk (Minnesota, 1963) for the most hitless appearances to begin a career in Major League history, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 9/16 Saves/Save Opp: 1/5 (20.0%) Last Save: July 20, 2018 vs. MIN (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/4 2018 Strikeout High: 2 on 6/16 vs. HOU July 23 vs. DET (Loss) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 = Brandon suffered a blown save and the loss last night, allowing three runs on three hits without recording an out in the ninth he has converted just three of his last nine save opportunities and just one of five this season after going 15-for-15 in save chances from May 28, 2017 to July 20, 2017 as a member of the Padres. = He s 0-2 with a 15.26 ERA (13 ER in 7.2 IP) in 11 outings since being selected from Triple-A Omaha on June 15, his second stint with Kansas City this season. = He went 1-3 with a 5.48 ERA (14 ER in 23.0 IP) for Omaha after being optioned April 13, converting five of his seven save opportunities he made seven consecutive scoreless outings prior to his recall, a streak of 12.2 straight scoreless innings where opponents hit just.163 (7-for-43) with one extra-base hit against him. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 26/36 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/6 2018 Strikeout High: 2 (6x), last: 7/7 vs. BOS July 23 vs. DET 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 = Kevin didn t allow a run over his 1.1 innings last night in his first outing since July 13, but he did allow two inherited runners to cross the plate on a pair of two-out singles in the seventh to cut the Royals lead to 3-2 he then pitched a perfect eighth with three ground ball outs to record his team-leading ninth hold. = His 63.9 ground ball rate is the top mark among AL relievers and fifth-best in the Majors his ground ball to fly ball rate of 3.90 is second among AL relievers. = He has a 2.18 ERA (5 ER in 20.2 IP) in 19 appearances at Kauffman Stadium this season and a 5.03 ERA (11 ER in 19.2 IP) in 17 outings on the road. = He s allowed homers in two of his last four outings after 15 straight (15.2 IP) without giving one up went 3.0 scoreless in 7-6 win in 13 innings on May 1 in Boston, retiring nine batters on 24 pitches, becoming second pitcher since 2014 with 3.0 relief innings on 24 pitches or fewer, joining Ryan Webb (22) on Aug. 11, 2015. Wily Peralta 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/12 Saves/Save Opp: 4/4 (100.0%) Last Save: July 22, 2018 vs. MIN (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/0 2018 Strikeout High: 2 (3x), last: 7/14 at CWS July 22 vs. MIN (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Wily recorded a save in a second consecutive game Sunday, working around a two-out walk to protect a 5-3 lead he got Brian Dozier and Eduardo Escobar to hit weak fly balls and struck out potential tying run Jorge Polanco to end the game it marked the first time he's ever pitched on three straight days at any level. = He hasn t allowed a run in 10 of 12 outings, including eight consecutive scoreless appearances from June 20-July 14, a span that covered 7.1 innings. = He's one of seven players currently on a 25-man roster with at least four career saves and 120 career starts, a list that includes teammate Jason Hammel. = He posted a 4.37 ERA in 18 games for Triple-A Omaha but had a 1.96 ERA with 25 strikeouts in his last nine outings prior to being selected by KC on June 17. Glenn Sparkman 1st Batter Efficiency: 2/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/3 2018 Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last: 7/11 at MIN July 15 at CWS 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Glenn pitched 2.0 innings July 15 against the White Sox, retiring all six batters he faced for his first scoreless outing in the Major Leagues he recorded three outs via the ground ball, two on fly balls and struck out Yolmer Sanchez he s 7-3 with a 3.96 ERA in 16 starts between Northwest Arkansas and Omaha. = He was selected by Toronto from Kansas City in the 2017 Rule 5 Draft but was returned to the Royals after being designated for assignment on July 2. Royals vs. Tigers 2018 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Adam 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Duffy 0-1 0 11.57 1 4.2 10 6 7-9 1 4.32 23 118.2 111 57 Fillmyer 0-0 0 1.35 1 6.2 3 1 0-0 0 1.35 1 6.2 3 1 Flynn 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.1 2 0 0-0 0 0.00 4 3.2 2 0 Hammel 0-2 0 4.15 4 21.2 24 10 3-4 1 5.56 18 79.1 98 49 Hill 0-0 0 0.00 3 1.0 3 0 0-0 0 0.00 3 1.0 3 0 Junis 3-0 0 1.64 3 22.0 15 4 5-1 0 3.44 6 34.0 29 13 Keller 0-1 0 3.00 4 3.0 3 1 0-1 0 3.00 4 3.0 3 1 Maurer 0-1 0 INF 1 0.0 3 3 3-5 0 10.97 8 10.2 23 13 McCarthy 2-0 0 0.00 5 5.1 5 0 1-0 0 0.90 17 20.0 17 2 Peralta - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Smith 0-0 0 10.80 1 1.2 2 2 0-0 0 10.80 1 1.2 2 2 Sparkman - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 1-for-3, run, 2B, BB This Stand: 1-for-12 (.083), 2 runs, 2B, 5 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Jorge doubled and scored on Duda s single in the fifth last night his first start as the cleanup hitter snapping an 0-for-14 skid, a stretch in which he had six walks. = Bonifacio is batting.292 (19-for-65) in 17 career games vs. Detroit, including a career-high three hits and a HR vs. Francisco Liriano on July 24 at Comerica Park. = He s one of seven Royals to start in RF, joining: Jorge Soler (52), Rosell Herrera (12), Jon Jay (9), Whit Merrifield (5), Paulo Orlando (2) & Hunter Dozier (2). Drew Butera This Series: 3-for-3, 2B, HBP This Stand: 4-for-6, run, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (4-6) = Drew reached safely four times last night, including: a single in the second, a HBP in the fourth, a double in the sixth and an infield single in the eighth, and is 8-for-his-last-21 (.381) on the heels of a 1-for-27 skid from May 27-July 4 he s started in five of the Royals last 11 games, after starting in just three of the previous 18. = Butera hit the go-ahead, inside-the-park three-run HR in the seventh inning Sunday vs. Minnesota, the first by a Royal since Jarrod Dyson on July 8, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay he s the fifth catcher (6th time) to hit an inside-the park HR for the Royals, joining: Brent Mayne (Sept. 27, 1991 and Aug. 22, 1991), John Wathan (Sept. 23, 1983), Darrell Porter (April 12, 1978) and Fran Healy (July 29, 1973) he s the first catcher in the Majors to do it since Miami s J.T. Realmuto on Sept. 8, 2015. = Sunday s HR marked his first RBI since recording the 100th of his career on a solo HR May 27 his 48 RBI with the Royals are his most with any team. = He made his sixth career pitching appearance (3rd with the Royals) July 7 vs. Boston, but retired just one of six batters and was charged with two runs, matching the total he allowed from his previous five outings (4.0 IP) among the nine position players to pitch for the Royals, he s the only one to do it three times. Hunter Dozier This Series: 0-for-2, BB This Stand: 1-for-10, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Hunter went 0-for-2 with a walk last night in his fourth career Major League start at third base, after making 281 of his 394 minor league starts at third base. = Dozier has started 49 of the Royals 59 games since his May 14 recall, including starts at: first base (38), designated hitter (5), third base (4) and right field (2). = He s 9-for-59 (.153) with just three extra-base hits and two RBI in his last 19 games since recording a career-high three RBI on June 23 in Houston. = Three of his four HR in 2018 have given the Royals a lead, two of which have come off Lance McCullers, Jr. on June 17 at home and June 23 in Houston. Lucas Duda This Series: 2-for-5, 3 RBI This Stand: 7-for-15 (.467), 3 runs, HR, 7 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 5 g (8-19) = Lucas put Kansas City on the board with a two-run single in the first inning last night and had a two-out RBI single in the fifth off Francisco Liriano, who entered with a.088 average (5-for-57) vs. left-handed batters this season Duda is 6-for-his-last-12 vs. left-handed pitchers, after starting the season 7-for-52 (.135). = He s batting.467 (7-for-15) with seven RBI in four games since the All-Star break, on the heels of a 10-game strikeout streak, in which he hit.158 (6-for-38). = He has a career.819 OPS after the All-Star break, which ranks 11th among left-handed batters since 2010 who re currently on a 25-man roster (min. 1300 PA). = Duda had three run-scoring hits (4 RBI) in a 10-6 win on May 3 vs. Detroit, but the Tigers are one of three teams he s never homered against (also: TB and NYM). = He has 10 extra-base hits and 27 RBI in 33 career games at Kauffman Stadium, and is batting.303/.361/.485 (30-for-99) with 22 RBI in 29 games games in 2018. Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-5 This Stand: 3-for-11 (.273), 3 runs, 2 BB, 2 SAC Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Esky went 0-for-5 last night, just the second time in the last 13 games in which he failed to reach safely, a stretch in which he s batting.267 (12-for-45). = He s batting.301 (55-for-183) in 49 games vs. Detroit since the start of 2016, including a career-high tying four hits last Sept. 6 and 10 hits in 11 games in 2018. = He s hit three HR in 2018, all of which have tied or given the Royals a lead, including his first career walk-off HR on May 29 vs. Minnesota in the 14th inning. = Alcides started a club-record 421 consecutive games from Sept. 26, 2015 to July 7, 2018, the longest streak in the Majors, according to Elias, since Miguel Tejada (558) from 2004-07 the first 407 of those 421 were at shortstop, the longest streak since Cal Ripken Jr. started in 2,216 straight at shortstop from 1982-96. = His four steals this season already match his 2017 total and his 156 as a Royal are tied with Johnny Damon for eighth in club history, eight behind Carlos Beltran. = He doubled in consecutive games on July 7 and 9 on the heels of a 12-game drought without an extra-base hit his 197 doubles as a Royal are nine shy of Eric Hosmer for 10th in franchise history all but two of them (195) have come as a shortstop, 78 more than Freddie Patek for most by a Royals shortstop. Brian Goodwin This Series: 2-for-2 This Stand: n/a Hit Streak: 2 g (3-4) = Brian made his Royals debut last night with a pinch-hit infield single in the seventh, his eighth career pinch-hit and second this season (July 11 at Pittsburgh) he also singled with two outs in the ninth to mark his first career multi-hit game off the bench and become the first Royal to do it since Paulo Orlando last Sept. 2. = He was acquired from Washington Sunday for minor league right-handed pitcher Jacob Condra-Bogan, and was added to the big league roster yesterday. = Goodwin played in 48 games with the Nationals but made just nine starts, and none since June 17, when he went 2-for-4 with a two-run double he missed 38 games from April 17-May 30 with a left wrist contusion he was reinstated on June 1, but started in just three of the Nationals 41 games prior to the trade. = Of his 90 career hits, 44 have gone for extra bases, including a career-high 21 doubles & 13 HR last season, and his first career grand slam this year on March 31. = Goodwin, a left-handed batter, is a career.302/.387/.547 (16-for-53) hitter vs. left-handed pitchers, but is 0-for-5 with two walks and two HBP this season. = In parts of three seasons with the Nationals, he made starts in center field (35), left field (28) and right field (15), and was a first-round pick (34th overall) in 2011. Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-1 This Stand: 2-for-11 (.182), 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Alex replaced Bonifacio in left field in the top of the eighth last night and grounded out with runners on second and third to end the bottom of the inning. = He had the game-tying, two-run double in the fifth Sunday vs. Minnesota, his 500th career extra-base hit, becoming the fifth Royal to reach that milestone, joining: George Brett (1,119), Hal McRae (681), Frank White (625) & Amos Otis (623) he s the eighth left-handed batter currently on a 25-man roster with 500 XBH. = Gordon s eight outfield assists are one shy of the American League lead and his 90 career are most in the Majors since 2010, two more than Gerardo Parra. = He s been hit-by-pitch seven times this season, extending his Royals record to 96 18 more than anyone else and tied for 10th among active players. Rosell Herrera This Series: 3-for-5, run, 2B This Stand: 4-for-14 (.286), 2 runs, 2B, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (3-5) = Rosell had a career-high tying three hits last night (3rd time, 2nd with Royals), including a double in the eighth, and has reached safely in nine of his last 10 games. = Since joining the Royals on June 17, his 24 hits (23 games) are tied with Perez (24 in 27 games) for second most on the team, trailing Merrifield (34 in 28 games). = Herrera had the game-saving catch in the eighth inning on June 22 in Houston, robbing Alex Bregman of a home run in right, before recording the go-ahead RBI triple in the ninth inning to break a scoreless tie it was the 10th go-ahead RBI triple in the ninth inning or later in the 50-year history of the Royals and first since 2007. = He was claimed off waivers from Cincinnati on June 2 and was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on June 17 after batting.278/.366/.556 (10-for-36) in 10 games. Whit Merrifield This Series: 0-for-3, run, BB, SB This Stand: 2-for-16 (.125), 2 runs, RBI, BB, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Whit walked, stole second base and scored on Duda s two-run single in the first inning last night and has reached safely in 19 of his last 20 games, in which he s batting.370/.422/.494 (30-for-81), including an 18-game on-base streak from June 27-July 21, the second longest of his career and second longest by a Royal this season. = His.364 average (28-for-77) in the first inning ranks tied for second in the Majors (min. 80 PA) and his.430 OBP ranks first in the American League. = He s tied for fourth in the American League with 18 steals this year, after leading the AL last season with 34 he has a Major League-best nine steals of third base in 2018 and is 19-for-21 in his career when stealing third, the third-most such steals in the AL since his 2016 debut, trailing Rajai Davis (22) and Jose Altuve (20). = He s batting.329/.345/.519 (52-for-158) in 39 career games vs. Detroit, including a hit in 16 of his last 18 games since last July 25, in which he has 16 runs. = He hit.294/.328/.469 in 75 games after the All-Star break in 2017 with an American League-leading 94 hits, four more than second-place Francisco Lindor. = He has started 95 of the Royals 99 games, including starts at: second base (66), center field (12), right field (7), first base (5) and designated hitter (5). = Since the start of last season, he s the only player in the Majors with at least 50 doubles (62) and 50 stolen bases (52, most in the American League). Adalberto Mondesi This Series: Has not played This Stand: Has not played Hit Streak: 4 g (6-15) = Adalberto was reinstated from the Family Medical Emergency List today he hasn t played since July 15 in Chicago, when he homered in a 10-1 loss. = He has hit safely in his last four games, batting.400/.438/.867 (6-for-15), and is batting.324/.343/.559 (11-for-34) with seven RBI in his last nine games. = Mondesi had a career-high four RBI on July 10 in Minnesota, three of which came on a HR, making him the first Royals shortstop other than Alcides Escobar to HR since Yuniesky Betancourt on June 6, 2012 eleven of his 19 starts have come at SS, and he s the only Royal to start there other than Escobar sicne Sept. 26, 2015. = In 21 games since his June 17 recall, Mondesi is tied for the team lead with 13 runs despite missing the last four games and is fourth with 11 RBI. Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI This Stand: 2-for-11 (.182), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) = Mike did not start last night for just the sixth time in 99 games, but had a pinch-hit RBI double in the seventh inning vs. left hander Daniel Stumpf, his fourth career pinch hit (last: single on April 8, 2017 at Houston) and second career run-scoring pinch hit (also: 2-run single on May 3, 2016 vs. Washington) it was the Royals first pinch-hit in a lefty/lefty matchup since current first base coach, Mitch Maier, singled in a pinch off Cincinnati s Arthur Rhodes on June 12, 2010. = Moose is batting.310/.356/.500 (36-for-116) with 12 XBH and 19 RBI in 31 games vs. Detroit since the start of 2016, including nine RBI in 11 games in 2018. = After hitting a club record 38 HR in 2017, he needs just 11 HR in the Royals last 63 games to become the first in club history with consecutive 30-HR seasons. = Moustakas leads the Royals with 59 RBI 14 more than anyone else and has eight games with at least three RBI, one shy of J.D. Martinez for the AL lead. Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-5, run This Stand: 3-for-16 (.188), 2 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-5) = Salvy singled and scored on Moustakas pinch-hit double in the seventh inning last night, and made his third career start at first base (2nd this season). = He has 11 RBI in his last nine games on the heels of a 26-game skid (June 5-July 6) in which he had just two, including a career-long 16-game skid with none. = Batting.293 lifetime vs. Detroit with 18 HR tied with the Twins for his most vs. any team including six HR & 16 RBI in his last 20 games since May 31, 2017. = Perez went 0-for-2 and caught 5.0 innings in last week s All-Star Game, becoming the second Royal to start in five All-Star Games (2014-18), joining George Brett, who started in nine (1976-79, 81-85) he s the first catcher to start at least five consecutive All-Star Games since Iván Rodríguez started nine straight from 1993-01 Perez is one of five players to be named an All-Star in each of the last six seasons (since 2013), joining: Paul Goldschmidt, Chris Sale, Max Scherzer and Mike Trout. = Since returning from the DL on April 24, he leads Major League primary catchers with 14 HR, ranks second with 45 RBI and tied for fourth with 67 hits. = He s thrown out 11 of 27 would-be base stealers, tied for fourth most in the AL, behind Jonathan Lucroy (17), James McCann (14) & Chance Sisco (12) he s thrown out 126 would-be base stealers since 2013, second most in the Majors behind Lucroy s 142 he s three shy of Darrell Porter (149) for second in Royals history. = He has two pickoffs this season tied for second most in MLB behind Willson Contreras (5) and 21 in his career, most in the Majors since his debut in 2011.

This & That IN A PINCH--Mike Moustakas and newly acquired Brian Goodwin each recorded pinch-hits in the seventh inning last night, as KC stretched its lead to two runs...it marked the second time this season that the Royals have collected two hits in the same inning from pinch hitters, also doing it against these Tigers on April 20 when Ryan Goins and Abraham Almonte both collected ninth-inning knocks in the second game of a split doubleheader...prior to April, the club had not recorded two pinch hits in the same inning since June 26, 2005 at Colorado, when Matt Stairs and Terrance Long both did it in the ninth inning of a 9-4 loss. IMPRESSIVE RUN BY STARTERS--Despite coming up short of his first big league win, Heath Fillmyer continued KC s dominating run by its starting staff, recording the third quality start on this homestand...in their last 10 games, the Royals starters have pitched to a 3.51 ERA (19 ER in 48.2 IP), while collecting a 9.4 K/9 rate with 51 strikeouts...in the first four games of this homestand, the starting staff has allowed just six earned runs in 24.2 innings (2.19 ERA), with the opposition batting just.174 (15-for-86)...it s a complete 180 from the first homestand this month (July 2-8), when the starting staff was tagged for 32 earned runs in 26.1 innings (10.94 ERA), with Cleveland and Boston batting.380 against them (41-for-108). MINOR LEAGUE KUDOS--Three members of the Royals organization received weekly awards from their respective leagues yesterday as Omaha pitcher Jake Kalish (PCL Pitcher of the Week), Lexington infielder Manny Olloque (South Atlantic League Player of the Week) and Idaho Falls catcher Chase Vallot (Pioneer League Player of the Week) were honored yesterday...kalish, 27, struck out nine and allowed just two hits over 7.0 scoreless innings on July 18 in a 2-0 triumph at Nashville...Olloque, 22, slashed.412/.421/1.118 (7-for-17) with six extra-base hits and seven RBI in five games last week for the Legends, while he extended his hitting streak to a season-best eight games with a single last night...vallot, 21, batted an even.500 (11-for-22) with three doubles, two homers and six RBI in five games with the Chukars last week. HOME WORK--The Royals will wrap up this six-game homestand tomorrow at 1:15 with the series finale against these Tigers...KC is 3-1 on this homestand thus far after sweeping Minnesota last weekend, while the club has gone 14-36 at Kauffman Stadium this season, which included a 1-15 stretch between June 3-July 8...the sweep of Minnesota also marked KC s first series win at home since taking two of three, also from the Twins, May 28-30. DUPER BACK ON TRACK--After two rare misfires, Royals replay guru Bill Duplissea got a familiar result last night when he asked New York to look at a fifth-inning call in which Jose Iglesias was ruled safe at first base...after just 51 seconds, the call on the field was overturned, Duper s MLB-best 20th overturn of the season...he s been successful on 76.9 percent of his challenges this year (20-of-26), which is tops in baseball, ahead of second-place San Francisco (68.4%), according to numbers released yesterday...kc is also the only club not to have a challenge come back confirmed this season...dupe has made good on 67.2% of his challenges in his career (119-for-177), which ranks among the best, including a Major League best 71.3% success rate over the last three seasons (72- for-101). POST-BREAK SUCCESS--Despite last night s loss, Kansas City still maintains the second-best post-all Star record in the American League since 2013, going 202-165 (.550)...the Royals trail only Cleveland s 217-143 mark (.603) in the Junior Circuit and rank sixth in the Majors. ROAD WORK ON THE HORIZON--This six-game homestand marks KC s only home work in a 22-game stretch...kansas City, who went 2-4 on a trip through Minnesota and Chicago before the break, will embark on a 11-day, 10-game journey with stops in New York (July 26-29), Chicago (July 31-August 2) and Minnesota (August 3-5)...the Royals are 16-33 on the road this year and looking for their first series win away from The K since taking two of three in St. Louis, May 21-23. DIVISIONAL PLAY IN JULY--Kansas City will conclude its stretch of 12-straight contests against American League Central foes tomorrow afternoon...the Royals have gone 5-5 through the first 10 games of this run of in-division competition, while for the year, KC is 17-22 against Central, including a 10-11 mark in games contested here...following a four-game reprieve at Yankee Stadium later in the week, the Royals will play two more divisional opponents Chicago and Minnesota before returning to Interleague play with the Cubs and the Cardinals starting the next homestand, August 6-12. GORDO STILL WINGING IT--Five-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner Alex Gordon continues to be tested by opposing baserunners, despite being the most prolific outfielder in assists since moving from the infield in 2010...he most recently nabbed Logan Morrison on July 10 at Target Field, when the Kansas City native tried to stretch a double off the wall into a triple, but was denied by Gordon...it was Alex s eighth outfield assist this season, tying him for third in the AL and one behind league leaders Mitch Haniger and Leonys Martin...it was also Gordo s 90th assist since the beginning of 2010, which is two ahead of Colorado s Gerardo Parra (88), who ranks second in that span...his career total is also the second-most in Royals history, trailing only Amos Otis, who had 116 between 1970-83. ROYALS, OMAHA SIGN TWO-YEAR EXTENSION--The Royals and Omaha Storm Chasers announced a two-year extension to their Player Development Contract (PDC) last Friday, extending the clubs partnership through the 2020 campaign...both clubs are celebrating their 50th seasons this year as Omaha has been the home of Kansas City s Triple-A affiliate since the beginning, in 1969...dating back to 69, the Omaha franchise has posted a 3,533-3,499 record, including 16 Division titles, seven League Championships as well as three Triple-A Championships, including back-to-back titles during the 2013 and 2014 campaigns. KC S TOP SKIPPER--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost recorded his 1,100th career win on May 18 vs. the Yankees and has since upped that career total to 1,116, which is good for seventh among active skippers, while Detroit s Ron Gardenhire is next in the eighth spot with 1,111 career wins... with Sunday s win, Ned passed former Pittsburgh skipper, Danny Murtaugh (1,115), for 52nd on the all-time list...yost is 659-701 in the regular season with the Royals, blowing past Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...he s the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,319)...his postseason winning pct. of.710 (22-9) is tops among all managers in history who have worked at least 20 playoff games... this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons. vs. Tigers (2018) vs. Tigers (career) At Home (career) Zimmermann (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 Bonifacio.333 3 1 0 0.292 65 19 1 3.252 218 55 8 17.333 3 1 0 0.125 8 1 0 0 Butera.313 16 5 0 2.219 96 21 2 13.202 589 119 4 41.000 2 0 0 0.000 5 0 0 0 Dozier.000 2 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 0.192 120 23 3 8 - - - - - - - - - - Duda.273 33 9 0 7.262 42 11 0 7.247 1406 347 79 214.238 42 10 1 3 - - - - - Escobar.263 38 10 0 0.254 507 129 6 46.260 2483 645 19 221.267 15 4 0 0.381 21 8 0 3 Goodwin 1.000 2 2 0 0 1.000 2 2 0 0.267 187 50 10 23 - - - - - - - - - - Gordon.222 18 4 1 1.239 587 140 20 72.259 2641 683 79 334.267 15 4 0 0.154 13 2 0 1 Herrera.600 5 3 0 0.600 5 3 0 0.305 59 18 0 4 - - - - - - - - - - Merrifield.262 42 11 2 4.329 158 52 5 20.299 642 192 17 82.364 11 4 0 1.438 16 7 0 4 Mondesi - - - - -.241 29 7 2 4.189 122 23 1 8.500 2 1 0 1 - - - - - Moustakas.214 42 9 2 9.233 395 92 10 37.255 1605 409 58 215.154 13 2 0 0.333 18 6 1 4 Perez.222 18 4 1 3.293 375 110 18 64.264 1581 417 48 220.273 11 3 0 0.286 21 6 2 6 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 21 89 4.2 8-13 9 Heath Fillmyer 2 8 4.0 0-2 1 Jason Hammel 18 60 3.3 4-14 7 Jakob Junis 18 64 3.6 8-10 8 Brad Keller 9 34 3.8 3-6 4 Ian Kennedy 18 55 3.1 4-14 6 Trevor Oaks 2 2 1.0 0-2 0 Eric Skoglund 9 38 4.2 3-6 3 Burch Smith 2 6 3.0 0-2 0 Totals 99 356 3.6 30-69 38 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Duffy 1-7 0-1 7-5 8-13 Fillmyer 0-2 - - 0-2 Hammel 1-2 0-3 3-9 4-14 Junis 4-1 1-0 3-9 8-10 Keller 1-2 - 2-4 3-6 Kennedy 2-3 - 2-11 4-14 Oaks 0-2 - - 0-2 Skoglund 1-2 0-1 2-3 3-6 Smith 0-2 - - 0-2 Total 10-23 1-5 19-41 30-69 Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Starts 33 6 60 99 CS/ATT 2/18 0/4 12/28 14/49 Pct. 11.1 0.0 42.9 28.6 ERA 6.03 3.35 5.11 5.32 ER/IP 205/306.1 20/53.2 294/518.0 519/878.0

2018 Royals Home Runs vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Bonifacio 1-1 - 1-1 - - 1 - - - 1 1 - - - - 1-0 7/14/18 @ CWS R. Lopez 18 Butera 2 1 1 1 1 1-1 - - - 2-1 - - 1-1 2-0 7/22/18 MIN T. Hildenberger 3 Dozier 4-4 3 1 2 1 1-2 - 2-3 2 1 - - 1 1-3 6/23/18 @ HOU L. McCullers Jr. 61 Duda 8 2 6 4 4 5 2 1-4 1 3 1 4-1 - 2 5 2-6 7/20/18 MIN K. Gibson 12 Escobar 3 1 2 1 2 3 - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 - - - 1-2 6/7/18 @ OAK P. Blackburn 117 Goodwin 3-3 1 2 2 - - 1 2 1 - - - - - 2 1-2-1 7/3/18 BOS W. Cuevas 13 Gordon 6-6 1 5 4 1 1-1 5-2 - - - 1-5 6-0 7/10/18 @ MIN A. Reed 25 Herrera - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 102 Merrifield 5 4 1 2 3 4 1 - - 4-1 3 1 4 1 - - - 2-3 7/2/18 CLE C. Kluber 62 Mondesi 3 1 2-3 2-1 - 1 1 1-1 - - 1 1 1 1-2 7/15/18 @ CWS J. Gomez 0 Moustakas 19 4 15 8 11 11 6 2-9 3 7 2 4-1 - 4 14 5-12 7/11/18 @ MIN A. Busenitz 21 Perez 14 4 10 4 10 7 5 1 1 6 4 4 2 7 7 3 1-3 9-5 7/21/18 MIN L. Lynn 11 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, 7th inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Salvador Perez (5/10/18 @ Baltimore, 1st inning) - Franchise total: 129; Twice in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, 7th inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas (7/11/18 @ Minnesota, 2 solos, off Lance Lynn, Alan Busenitz) Thrice in 2018 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Mike Moustakas and Lucas Duda (4/17/18 at Toronto-1, 3rd inning off Jaime Garcia) - Once in 2018 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez (5/8/18 @ Baltimore, 1st inning) - Once in 2018 Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas (8/15/17 @ Oakland, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez and Alex Gordon (5/8/18 @ Baltimore, 1st inning) - ties franchise record Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (7/2/18 vs. Cleveland) - Franchise total: 95 Inside-the-Park: Last: Drew Butera (7/22/18 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 97; Once in 2018 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: Alcides Escobar (5/29/18 vs. Minnesota, 14th inning off Taylor Rogers) - Franchise total: 70; Once in 2018 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Evan Gattis, Houston Astros (6/24/18 @ Minute Maid Park, off Heath Fillmyer, 8th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Yan Gomes, Cleveland Indians (7/3/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 6th inning) - 8 in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Yankees (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Scott Service, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Miguel Andujar and Austin Romine, New York Yankees (5/20/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Jason Adam, 9th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox (7/6/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Jason Hammel) Inside-the-Park: Last: Aaron Hicks, New York Yankees (5/19/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 3rd inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Rangers (5/26/18 @ Globe Life Park, off Kevin McCarthy, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox (3/27/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 4th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago White Sox (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular Field, off Anthony Lerew, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox (5/2/18 @ Fenway Park, off Danny Duffy) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang) 2018 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Bonifacio 5 - - - - 5 2 1 - - - 3 1 2 4 1 - - 1 g 7 g (7/6-15) 1 - Butera 2 1 - - - 3 3 1 - - - 4 1 3 10 - - - 2 g - 1 - Dozier 8 - - - - 8 2 1 - - - 3-4 8 1 - - 0 g 5 g (6/4-8) 7 - Duda 8 4 - - - 12 3 4 1 - - 8 4 9 18 2 - - 5 g 8 g (5/9-6/25) 1 - Escobar 10 2 - - - 12 1-1 - - 2 2 7 9 2 - - 0 g 7 g (7/3-11) 9 - Goodwin 3 - - - - 3 2-1 - - 3 1-1 - - - 2 g 4 (3/31-4/5) 1 - Gordon 11 4 1 - - 16 2 3 - - - 5 3 2 6 2 - - 0 g 8 g (5/22-6/1) 5 - Herrera 2 3 - - - 5 - - - - - - - 1 3 1 - - 1 g 6 g (7/2-10) 3 - Merrifield 25 6-1 - 32 4 1 - - - 5 7 3 13 6 2-0 g 12 g (2x) 5 - Mondesi 5 - - - - 5 1-1 - - 2-3 3 - - - 4 g 4 g (7/10-15) 2 - Moustakas 17 5 - - - 22 6 6 1 1-14 4 13 19 2 1-1 g 14 g (4/8-22) 16 2 Perez 16 - - - - 16 8 2 2 - - 12 4 12 14 3 - - 1 g 8 g (7/9-21) 3 - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 @ Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Andrew Heaney, Los Angeles Angels, June 5, 2018 at Angel Stadium (Angels, 1-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and @ Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York Yankees (6-0) & vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: August 27-28, 2017 @ Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: August 26-28, 2017 @ Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) @ Oakland, June 9, 2018 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): July 14, 2018 @ Chicago White Sox, 5-0 Duffy (7.0), Hammel (1.0), Peralta (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Whit Merrifield, July 8, 2018 vs. Boston (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Ryan Goins, May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota, (2nd inning) Royals Five-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, May 8, 2018 @ Baltimore Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 7, 2018 vs. Boston Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Taylor Motter, Seattle, April 9, 2018 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: Ian Kennedy, May 21, 2018 @ St. Louis Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), May 18, 2018 vs. New York Yankees - Twice in 2018 - Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Gregor Blanco vs. Arizona, October 1, 2017 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, 2017 @ Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: May 29, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2-1 in 14 innings) Royals Bat Around: May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2nd inning - 7 runs) - 5 times in 2018 - Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 20-22, 2018 vs. Minnesota Twins Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, 2017 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: July 6-8, 2018 vs. Boston Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: June 29-July 1, 2018 @ Seattle Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, 2017 @ Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 3 7/20/18 vs. MIN Pitchers 7 7/11/18 @ MIN Bonifacio 4 7/15/18 @ CWS Butera 10 6/24/18 @ HOU Dozier 11 6/25/18 vs. LAA Duda 31 4/21/18 @ DET Escobar 5 7/13/18 @ CWS Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Goodwin 20 4/7/18 vs. NYM Gordon 20 6/24/18 @ HOU Herrera 24 - Merrifield 3 7/20/18 vs. MIN Mondesi 4 7/8/18 vs. BOS Moustakas 18 6/24/18 @ HOU Perez 82 9/3/17 @ MIN

Date Player Transaction 4/2 OF-Abraham Almonte Claimed off waivers from Cleveland RHP-Miguel Almonte Designated for assignment 4/10 OF-Abraham Almonte Recalled from Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 10-day DL (left hip labral tear) 4/13 RHP-Kevin McCarthy Recalled from Omaha RHP-Brandon Maurer 4/17 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Scott Barlow (postgame) 4/20 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Scott Barlow (postgame) 4/24 C-Cam Gallagher OF-Alex Gordon Reinstated from disabled list RHP-Justin Grimm Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back stiffness), retro 4/22 OF-Paulo Orlando C-Salvador Perez Reinstated from disabled list LHP-Eric Stout Recalled from Omaha 4/27 OF-Bubba Starling Reinstated from 10-day DL/ 4/28 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha (26th man)/optioned after second game RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha LHP-Eric Stout 4/30 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Reinstated from 10-day DL/ 5/3 RHP-Brandon Maurer Outrighted to Omaha 5/4 RHP-Jason Adam Selected from Omaha RHP-Scott Barlow 5/14 INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha 1B-Lucas Duda Placed on 10-day disabled list (right foot plantar fasciitis) 5/19 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back strain) INF-Ramón Torres Recalled from Omaha 5/26 LHP-Eric Skoglund Placed on 10-day disabled list (UCL sprain/vulgas extension overload) LHP-Eric Stout Recalled from Omaha 5/28 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha LHP-Eric Stout 5/30 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha RHP-Blaine Boyer Placed on 10-day disabled list (right lower back strain) 6/6 RHP-Elvis Luciano/ Acquired from Arizona in exchange for OF-Jon Jay LHP-Gabe Speier 6/7 OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha 6/12 RHP-Justin Grimm Reinstated from disabled list RHP-Trevor Oaks 6/15 RHP-Brandon Maurer Selected from Omaha RHP-Jason Adam 6/17 RHP-Scott Barlow OF-Rosell Herrera Recalled from Omaha Starts by Batting Order 2018 Transactions Date Player Transaction INF-Adalberto Mondesi Recalled from Omaha RHP-Wily Peralta Selected from Omaha INF-Ramón Torres OF-Jorge Soler Placed on 10-day disabled list (left toe fracture) LHP-Eric Skoglund Transferred to 60-day disabled list 6/18 INF-Kelvin Gutierrez/ Acquired from Washington for RHP-Kelvin Herrera OF-Blake Perkins/ RHP-Yohanse Morel 6/19 RHP-Heath Fillmyer Recalled from Omaha 6/23 1B-Lucas Duda Returned from rehab assignment/reinstated from 10-day DL OF-Paulo Orlando 6/27 RHP-Jason Adam Recalled from Omaha RHP Justin Grimm Placed on 10-day disabled list (right shoulder impingement syndrome) 6/28 OF-Jorge Bonifacio Activated from the restricted list INF-Ryan Goins Designated for assignment 6/30 INF-Ryan Goins Elected free agency 7/3 RHP-Ian Kennedy Placed on 10-day disabled list (left oblique strain) 7/4 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha 7/5 LHP-Enny Romero Claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh RHP-Blaine Boyer Transferred to 60-day disabled list 7/6 LHP-Enny Romero Activated RHP-Trevor Oaks 7/7 RHP-Justin Grimm Requested unconditional release waivers 7/8 RHP-Glenn Sparkman Selected from Omaha RHP-Jakob Junis Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back inflammation) 7/10 RHP-Ian Kennedy Reinstated from 10-day disabled list RHP-Jason Adam 7/11 RHP-Jason Adam Recalled from Omaha RHP-Ian Kennedy Placed on 10-day disabled list (left oblique strain) 7/13 OF-Rosell Herrera Placed on paternity list OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha 7/16 OF-Abraham Almonte Designated for assignment OF-Rosell Herrera Activated from paternity list 7/20 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Placed on Family Medical Emergency List INF-Ramon Torres Recalled from Omaha OF-Abraham Almonte Released 7/21 RHP-Jakob Junis Reinstated from 10-day disabled list LHP-Enny Romero Designated for assignment 7/22 OF-Brian Goodwin Acquired from Washington for RHP-Jacob Condra-Bogan 7/23 INF-Ramón Torres 7/24 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Reinstated from Family Medical Emergency List OF-Paulo Orlando Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 6/17 Mike Moustakas John Tumpane/Arguing from bench 6/17 Danny Duffy John Tumpane/Arguing from bench 6/20 Alcides Escobar Chad Fairchild/Arguing balls and strikes 7/9 Ned Yost Will Little/Arguing from bench 1st: Almonte (0-1), Herrera (0-1), Jay (13-33), Merrifield (17-34) 2nd: Almonte (0-1), Bonifacio (4-6), Cuthbert (1-0), Escobar (1-2), Goins (1-0), Gordon (0-3), Herrera (4-11), Jay (0-1), Merrifield (9-23), Moustakas (3-7), Orlando (0-2), Soler (7-13) 3rd: Cuthbert (1-0), Moustakas (24-58), Perez (5-11) 4th: Bonifacio (0-1), Cuthbert (2-3), Dozier (1-2), Duda (2-18), Gordon (1-0), Moustakas (0-1), Perez (20-40), Soler (4-3) 5th: Bonifacio (0-5), Cuthbert (4-7), Dozier (4-6), Duda (10-18), Escobar (0-1), Gordon (0-6), Jay (2-1), Merrifield (1-5), Orlando (2-2), Soler (7-18) 6th: Almonte (3-4), Bonifacio (0-2), Cuthbert (1-3), Dozier (7-13), Duda (0-5), Escobar (3-4), Goins (1-2), Gordon (6-17), Herrera (1-1) Jay (4-3), Merrifield (2-4), Orlando (1-3), Soler (1-8) 7th: Almonte (3-5), Cuthbert (1-1), Dozier (1-14), Duda (2-1), Escobar (5-12), Gallagher (1-0), Goins (2-6), Gordon (14-22), Herrera (0-1), Jay (0-1), Orlando (1-6) 8th: Almonte (1-5), Butera (1-3), Cuthbert (1-3), Escobar (14-40), Goins (3-4), Gordon (3-7), Herrera (2-0), Mondesi (1-4), Orlando (3-3), Torres (1-0) 9th: Almonte (3-7), Butera (9-21), Dozier (0-1), Escobar (7-8), Gallagher (1-5), Goins (1-7), Gordon (1-0), Herrera (0-1), Mondesi (3-11), Orlando (0-1), Torres (2-5), Pitchers (3-2) The Lineup Card Daily Update Starts by Position P: Duffy (8-13), Fillmyer (0-2), Hammel (4-14), Junis (8-10), Keller (3-6), Kennedy (4-14), Oaks (0-2), Skoglund (3-6), Smith (0-2) C: Butera (10-23), Gallagher (1-5), Perez (19-41) 1B: Cuthbert (5-4), Dozier (10-28), Duda (10-31), Merrifield (3-2), Moustakas (1-3), Perez (1-1) 2B: Goins (8-16), Merrifield (22-44), Mondesi (0-7), Torres (0-2) 3B: Cuthbert (4-6), Dozier (0-4), Escobar (1-2), Goins (0-3), Moustakas (22-51), Torres (3-3) SS: Escobar (26-62), Mondesi (4-7) LF: Bonifacio (0-3), Gordon (19-47), Jay (10-17), Orlando (1-2) CF: Almonte (10-21), Escobar (3-3), Gordon (4-7), Herrera (3-6), Jay (4-11), Merrifield (2-10), Orlando (4-11) RF: Bonifacio (4-11), Dozier (1-1), Herrera (4-8), Jay (2-7), Merrifield (1-6), Orlando (0-2), Soler (18-34) DH: Almonte (0-2), Butera (0-1), Cuthbert (2-6), Dozier (2-3), Duda (4-11), Gallagher (1-0), Gordon (2-1), Herrera (0-1), Jay (3-4), Merrifield (1-4), Mondesi (0-1), Moustakas (4-13), Orlando (2-2), Perez (5-10), Soler (1-8) Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 70 38 45 37 39 28 34 37 20 3-1 3 1-356 Opponents 62 41 63 75 56 66 55 63 50 7 3 2 2 - - 545 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 11 7 5 2 2 1-1 - 1 - - - - - Opponents 18 8 13 8 6 3 2 5 3 1 1 - - - 1 Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 4 34 2nd - 7 43 3rd - 20 56 4th - 18 57 5th - 11 36 6th - 6 31 7th - 5 22 8th - 6 27 9th - 4 31 Kansas City By the Days Monday 2-10 Tuesday 6-10 Wednesday 3-11 Thursday 2-5 Friday 6-11 Saturday 6-12 Sunday 5-10 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 67 7/23 vs. DET (1st inning, 2 hits) 3 runs - 19 7/22 vs. MIN (8th inning, 2 hits) 4 runs - 4 7/10 @ MIN (2nd inning, 5 hits) 5 runs - 3 6/27 @ MIL (7th inning, 5 hits) 6 runs - - - 7 runs - 1 5/30 vs. MIN (2nd inning, 7 hits) 8 runs - - - 9 runs - - - 10 runs - 1 5/8 @ BAL (1st inning, 9 hits) Disabled List (7) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for Reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Jesse Hahn 60-day right UCL sprain March 6 May 5 99 30-69 RHP-Nate Karns 60-day right elbow inflammation March 29 (retro March 26) May 28 99 30-69 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert 10-day lower back strain May 19 (retro May 16) May 26 55 16-39 LHP-Eric Skoglund 60-day UCL sprain/valgus extension overload May 26 July 26 48 13-35 RHP-Blaine Boyer 60-day right lower back strain May 30 July 31 44 11-33 OF-Jorge Soler 10-day left toe fracture June 16 June 26 29 8-21 RHP-Ian Kennedy 10-day left oblique strain July 11 July 21 8 4-4

Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 15 May 8 @ Baltimore 16 June 1 vs. Oakland Most runs, extra-inning game 7 May 1 @ Boston 7 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most hits, game 20 May 8 @ Baltimore 16 Thrice, last: July 7 vs. Boston Most hits, extra-inning game 15 May 1 @ Boston 12 Twice, last: May 1 @ Boston Fewest hits, game 1 June 5 @ Los Angeles Angels 2 Twice, last: June 22 @ Houston Most runs, inning 10 May 8 @ Baltimore (1st) 8 June 24 @ Houston (2nd) Most hits, inning 9 May 8 @ Baltimore (1st) 7 July 7 vs. Boston (9th) Most doubles, game 6 May 11 @ Cleveland 5 Twice, last: July 7 vs. Boston Most doubles, extra-inning game 2 5 times, last: May 29 vs. Minnesota 3 Thrice, last: May 26 @ Texas Most triples, game 1 13 times, last: July 15 @ Chicago White Sox 2 4 times, last: May 25 @ Texas Most triples, extra-inning game - 2 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, game 5 May 8 @ Baltimore 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 Twice, last: May 1 @ Boston 2 Twice, last: May 1 @ Boston Most home runs, inning 4 May 8 @ Baltimore (1st) 3 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 7 May 11 @ Cleveland 9 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 4 Twice, last: May 1 @ Boston 6 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most steals, game 4 May 6 vs. Detroit 3 Twice, Last: July 7 vs. Boston Most times caught stealing, game 2 Twice, last: June 2 vs. Oakland 3 May 22 @ St. Louis Most sacrifice flies, game 2 Thrice, last: May 16 vs. Tampa Bay 2 5 times, last: July 8 vs. Boston Most sacrifices, game 2 May 23 @ St. Louis 2 May 15 vs. Tampa Bay Most strikeouts, game 13 4 times, last: July 8 vs. Boston 13 June 9 @ Oakland Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 16 June 23 @ Houston 13 April 17 @ Toronto-2 Most walks, game 9 July 21 vs. Minnesota 13 July 7 vs. Boston Most walks, extra-inning game 4 April 17 @ Toronto-2 8 May 29 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, game 12 Thrice last: July 23 vs. Detroit 12 Thrice, Last: July 9 @ Minnesota Most left on base, extra-inning game 12 Twice, last: May 1 @ Boston 13 May 29 vs. Minnesota Fewest left on base, game 2 4 times, last: July 22 vs. Minnesota 3 5 times, last: July 22 vs. Minnesota Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 3 June 23 @ Houston 3 April 20 @ Detroit-1 Most double plays turned 5 July 8 vs. Boston 3 Thrice, last: May 10 @ Baltimore Most errors, game 3 Twice, last: June 24 @ Houston 4 May 1 @ Boston Individual Batting: Most hits, game 5 Merrifield (July 8 vs. Boston) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Jay (May 1 @ Boston) Most runs, game 3 4 times, last: Moustakas (July 11 @ Minnesota) Most doubles, game 3 Twice: Jay (May 28 vs. Minnesota); Duda (May 11 @ Cleveland) Most triples, game 1 13 times, last: Bonifacio (July 14 @ Chicago White Sox) Most home runs, game 2 Thrice, Moustakas (May 8 @ Baltimore, July 11 @ Minnesota), Cuthbert (April 29 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most RBI, game 5 Moustakas (May 8 @ Baltimore) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Twice: Soler (May 1 @ Boston), Dozier (June 23 @ Houston) Most total bases, game 9 Twice, Moustakas (May 8 @ Baltimore, July 11 @ Minnesota) Most total bases, extra-inning game 6 Soler (May 1 @ Boston) Most walks, game 3 Twice, Soler (April 22 @ Detroit), Cuthbert (April 9 vs. Seattle) Most stolen bases, game 3 Twice, Merrifield (May 18 vs. New York Yankees; May 6 vs. Detroit) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 14 Moustakas (April 8-22) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Hammel (April 20 @ Detroit-1) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.0 4 times, last: Flynn (July 10 @ Minnesota) Most strikeouts, starter 10 Twice, Hammel (May 27 @ Texas) and Duffy (June 9 @ Oakland) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Twice: Barlow (May 29 vs. Minnesota and June 1 vs. Oakland) Most walks, starter 5 Thrice, last: Keller (July 7 vs. Boston) Most walks, reliever 3 4 times, last: Butera (July 7 vs. Boston) Most runs allowed 9 4 times, last: Hammel (June 24 @ Houston) Most home runs allowed 5 Junis (April 26 vs. Chicago White Sox) - tied franchise record Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 16.0 Twice, Duffy (July 9-20), Junis (April 3-14) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 10.2 Keller (May 1-23) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 3 McCarthy (April 22-May 3) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 3 Twice, July 20-22, May 22-24 Longest winning streak, home 4 April 28-May 4 Longest winning streak, road 3 May 22-24 Longest losing streak, overall 10 June 29-July 9 Longest losing streak, home 10 April 10-28 (Game 1) Longest losing streak, road 5 Twice, April 17-20, June 4-8 Longest game-inning, home 14 May 29 vs. Minnesota Longest game-inning, road 13 May 1 @ Boston Longest game-time, home 4:03 July 7 vs. Boston Longest game-time, road 3:35 June 4 @ Los Angeles Angels Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:12 May 29 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:25 May 1 @ Boston Shortest game-time home 2:16 May 6 vs. Detroit Shortest game-time road 2:00 July 1 @ Seattle Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 2:58 June 12 vs. Cincinnati Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 2:46 April 20 @ Detroit-1 Largest crowd-home 36,517 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 12,324 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest crowd-road 42,140 May 21 @ St. Louis Smallest crowd-road 7,963 June 7 @ Oakland Largest winning margin 10 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest losing margin 16 June 1 vs. Oakland Largest deficit overcome to win 5 May 11 @ Cleveland (trailed 4-9 after 4, won 10-9) Largest lead lost 4 Twice, last: May 10 @ Baltimore (led 4-0 after 1/2; lost 6-11) Alcides Escobar 1 SB to pass J. Damon for 7th on KC all-time list (157) 3 2B to 200 (as a Royal) 13 runs to 600 Upcoming Milestones Alex Gordon 7 games from 1,500 3 HR to tie for fourth on KC all-time list (H. McRae-169) Jason Hammel 6 wins to 100 Ian Kennedy 8 wins to 100 Salvador Perez 32 RBI to 500 Lead after six innings: 19-9 Lead after seven innings: 23-7 Lead after eight innings: 25-3 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 13-12 Score first: 19-25 Score more than three runs: 23-22 Hit home run: 23-36 Series opener: 9-25 10 or more hits: 11-18 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 8-7 Tied after seven innings: 4-9 Tied after eight innings: 3-6 Starter works 6.0 IP: 6-16 Opponents score first: 11-44 Score three runs or fewer: 7-47 Do not homer: 7-33 Series finale: 9-23 Opponents 10 or more hits: 8-41 Trail after six innings: 3-53 Trail after seven innings: 3-53 Trail after eight innings: 2-60 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 11-41 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 8/12 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 1/5 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 13/32 Errorless games by KC: 22-39 Extra Innings 3-6

Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total March (0-2) 3/29 CWS D L, 7-14 0-1 T3-1.0 Shields Duffy (0-1) - 36,517 1 36,517 3/31 CWS N L, 3-4 0-2 5-2.0 Farquhar Maurer (R, 0-1) Soria 17,564 2 54,081 April (7-19) 4/1 CWS D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup scheduled for 4/28 4/2 at Det D L, 1-6 0-3 5-2.0 Liriano Hammel (0-1) - 15,476 1 15,476 4/3 at Det D W, 1-0 1-3 4-1.0 Junis (1-0) Boyd Herrera (1) 15,083 2 30,559 4/4 at Det D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup scheduled for 4/20 4/6 at Cle D L, 2-3 1-4 5-2.5 Carrasco Duffy (0-2) Allen 34,720 3 65,279 4/7 at Cle D W, 1-0 2-4 5-1.5 Kennedy (1-0) Bauer Herrera (2) 17,362 4 82,641 4/8 at Cle D L, 1-3 2-5 5-2.0 Allen Maurer (R, 0-2) - 14,240 5 96,881 4/9 Sea N W, 10-0 3-5 4-1.0 Junis (2-0) Gonzales - 12,324 3 66,405 4/10 Sea N L, 3-8 3-6 4-2.0 Hernandez Skoglund (0-1) - 14,850 4 81,255 4/11 Sea D L, 2-4 3-7 5-3.0 Vincent Grimm (R, 0-1) Diaz 14,314 5 95,569 4/12 LAA N L, 1-7 3-8 5-4.0 Tropeano Kennedy (1-1) - 14,714 6 110,283 4/13 LAA N L, 4-5 3-9 5-4.5 Wood Grimm (R, 0-2) Middleton 15,011 7 125,294 4/14 LAA N L, 3-5 3-10 5-5.0 Richards Junis (2-1) Middleton 15,876 8 141,170 4/15 LAA D PPD - Cold, makeup scheduled for 6/25 4/16 at Tor N PPD - Roof damage, makeup scheduled for 4/17 as doubleheader 4/17 at Tor D L, 3-11 3-11 - - Garcia Skoglund (0-2) - - 6 at Tor N L, 4-5 (10) 3-12 5-6.0 Clippard Flynn (R, 0-1) - 18,645 7 115,526 4/18 at Tor D L, 5-15 3-13 5-6.5 Happ Kennedy (1-2) 28,803 8 144,329 4/20 at Det D L, 2-3 (10) 3-14 - - Jimenez Keller (R, 0-1) - 15,406 9 159,735 at Det N W, 3-2 4-14 5-6.0 Junis (3-1) Greene Herrera (3) 17,194 10 176,929 4/21 at Det D L, 4-12 4-15 5-6.5 Fiers Duffy (0-3) Saupold 19,302 11 196,231 4/22 at Det D W, 8-5 5-15 5-6.5 McCarthy (R, 1-0) VerHagen Herrera (4) 19,034 12 215,265 4/24 Mil N L, 2-5 5-16 5-7.0 Davies Kennedy (1-3) - 16,555 9 157,725 4/25 Mil N L, 2-6 5-17 5-8.0 Chacin Hammel (0-2) - 13,389 10 171,114 4/26 CWS N L, 3-6 5-18 5-8.0 Giolito Junis (3-2) Soria 18,315 11 189,429 4/27 CWS N L, 4-7 (11) 5-19 5-9.0 Infante Hill (R, 0-1) Soria 15,395 12 204,824 4/28 CWS D L, 0-8 5-20 - - Fulmer Oaks (0-1) - 16,971 13 221,795 CWS N W, 5-2 6-20 5-8.5 Skoglund (1-2) Covey Herrera (5) 16,070 14 237,865 4/29 CWS D W, 5-4 7-20 5-7.5 McCarthy (R, 2-0) Rondon Boyer (1) 23,892 15 261,757 4/30 at Bos N L, 6-10 7-21 5-8.5 Velazquez Hammel (0-3) - 31,314 13 246,579 May (13-14) 5/1 at Bos N W, 7-6 (13) 8-21 5-7.5 Herrera (R, 1-0) Johnson Flynn (1) 34,466 14 281,045 5/2 at Bos D L, 4-5 8-22 5-8.5 Pomeranz Duffy (0-4) Kimbrel 32,267 15 313,312 5/3 Det D W, 10-6 9-22 5-8.0 McCarthy (R, 3-0) Bell - 28,866 16 290,623 5/4 Det N W, 4-2 10-22 T4-7.0 Boyer (R, 1-0) Stumpf Herrera (6) 24,648 17 315,271 5/5 Det D L, 2-3 10-23 T4-7.0 Zimmermann Hammel (0-4) Greene 20,708 18 335,979 5/6 Det D W, 4-2 11-23 4-6.0 Junis (4-2) Boyd Herrera (7) 18,424 19 354,403 5/8 at Bal N W, 15-7 12-23 4-5.0 Duffy (1-4) Bundy - 10,863 16 324,175 5/9 at Bal N L, 3-5 12-24 4-6.0 Bleier McCarthy (R, 3-1) Brach 14,375 17 338,550 5/10 at Bal N L, 6-11 12-25 4-6.5 Castro Kennedy (1-4) - 17,842 18 356,392 5/11 at Cle N W, 10-9 13-25 4-5.5 Keller (R, 1-1) Miller Herrera (8) 24,408 19 380,800 5/12 at Cle D L, 2-6 13-26 4-6.5 Clevinger Junis (4-3) - 24,587 20 405,387 5/13 at Cle D L, 2-11 13-27 4-7.5 Kluber Duffy (1-5) - 22,105 21 427,492 5/14 TB N L, 1-2 13-28 4-7.5 Yarbrough Skoglund (1-3) Colome 14,174 20 368,577 5/15 TB N L, 5-6 13-29 4-7.5 Venters Herrera (R, 1-1) Colome 21,500 21 390,077 5/16 TB D L, 3-5 13-30 4-8.5 Andriese Hammel (0-5) Colome 19,611 22 409,688 5/18 NYY N W, 5-2 14-30 4-7.5 Junis (5-3) Sabathia Herrera (9) 26,433 23 436,121 5/19 NYY N L, 3-8 14-31 4-8.5 Severino Duffy (1-6) - 33,684 24 469,805 5/20 NYY D L, 1-10 14-32 4-8.5 Gray Skoglund (1-4) - 24,121 25 493,926 5/21 at StL N L, 0-6 14-33 5-9.0 Mikolas (CG) Kennedy (1-5) - 42,140 22 469,632 5/22 at StL N W, 5-1 15-33 5-9.0 Hammel (1-5) Weaver - 39,545 23 509,177 5/23 at StL D W, 5-2 (10) 16-33 5-9.0 Boyer (R, 2-0) Norris Herrera (10) 41,984 24 551,161 5/24 at Tex N W, 8-2 17-33 4-8.0 Duffy (2-6) Bibens-Dirkx - 23,230 25 574,391 5/25 at Tex N L, 4-8 17-34 4-8.0 Minor Skoglund (1-5) Kela 35,105 26 609,496 5/26 at Tex D L, 3-4 (10) 17-35 5-9.0 Claudio McCarthy (R, 3-2) - 29,644 27 639,140 5/27 at Tex D W, 5-3 18-35 4-9.0 Hammel (2-5) Hamels Herrera (11) 31,898 28 671,038 5/28 Min N L, 5-8 18-36 4-10.0 Lynn Junis (5-4) Rodney 18,572 26 512,498 5/29 Min N W, 2-1 (14) 19-36 4-10.0 Barlow (R, 1-0) Rogers - 20,533 27 533,031 5/30 Min N W, 11-8 20-36 4-10.0 McCarthy (R, 4-2) Romero Herrera (12) 21,343 28 554,374 June (5-21) 6/1 Oak N L, 0-16 20-37 4-10.5 Montas Kennedy (1-6) - 23,413 29 577,787 6/2 Oak D W, 5-4 21-37 4-9.5 Hill (R, 1-1) Petit Herrera (13) 24,553 30 602,340 6/3 Oak D L, 1-5 21-38 4-9.5 Trivino Junis (5-5) - 19,424 31 621,764 6/4 at LAA N L, 6-9 21-39 4-10.0 Bedrosian Hill (R, 1-2) Parker 32,553 29 703,591 6/5 at LAA N L, 0-1 21-40 4-11.0 Heaney (CG) Keller (1-2) - 31,514 30 735,105 6/6 at LAA N L, 3-4 21-41 5-12.0 Bedrosian Barlow (R, 1-1) Parker 36,512 31 771,617 6/7 at Oak N L, 1-4 21-42 5-12.5 Blackburn Hammel (2-6) Treinen 7,963 32 779,580 6/8 at Oak N L, 2-7 21-43 5-13.5 Montas Junis (5-6) Trivino 10,132 33 789,712 6/9 at Oak D W, 2-0 22-43 5-12.5 Duffy (3-6) Bassitt Herrera (14) 16,208 34 805,920 6/10 at Oak D L, 2-3 22-44 5-13.5 Treinen Adam (R, 0-1) - 15,548 35 821,468 6/12 Cin N L, 1-5 (10) 22-45 5-14.0 Hernandez McCarthy (R, 4-3) - 20,476 32 642,240 6/13 Cin N L, 0-7 22-46 5-14.5 Mahle Hammel (2-7) - 24,899 33 667,139 6/15 Hou N L, 3-7 22-47 5-14.5 Morton Junis (5-7) - 27,603 34 694,742 6/16 Hou D L, 2-10 22-48 5-15.0 Keuchel Duffy (3-7) - 20,657 35 715,399 6/17 Hou D L, 4-7 22-49 5-15.5 Sipp Maurer (R, 0-3) - 22,326 36 737,725 6/18 Tex N L, 3-6 22-50 5-16.5 Colon Kennedy (1-7) Kela 18,319 37 756,044 6/19 Tex N L, 1-4 22-51 5-17.5 Hamels Hammel (2-8) Kela 17,789 38 773,833 6/20 Tex N L, 2-3 22-52 5-18.5 Bibens-Dirkx Junis (5-8) Diekman 19,489 39 793,322 6/22 at Hou N W, 1-0 23-52 5-18.5 Grimm (R, 1-2) Giles Hill (1) 39,357 36 860,825 6/23 at Hou N L, 3-4 (12) 23-53 5-19.5 McHugh Grimm (R, 1-3) - 40,028 37 900,853 6/24 at Hou D L, 3-11 23-54 5-20.5 Cole Hammel (2-9) - 41,823 38 942,676 6/25 LAA D W, 2-0 24-54 5-20.0 Keller (2-2) Skaggs Peralta (1) 19,535 40 812,857 6/26 at Mil N L, 1-5 24-55 5-19.5 Peralta Junis (5-9) Hader 34,412 39 977,088 6/27 at Mil N W, 5-4 25-55 5-19.5 Duffy (4-7) Suter Peralta (2) 38,436 40 1,015,524 6/29 at Sea N L, 1-4 25-56 5-19.5 Gonzales Kennedy (1-8) - 25,558 41 1,041,082 6/30 at Sea N L, 4-6 25-57 5-19.5 Hernandez Hammel (2-10) Diaz 33,395 42 1,074,477 July (5-12) 7/1 at Sea D L, 0-1 25-58 5-20.5 Paxton Keller (2-3) (CG) Diaz 38,344 43 1,112,821 7/2 Cle N L, 3-9 25-59 5-21.5 Kluber Junis (5-10) - 18,285 41 831,142 7/3 Cle N L, 4-6 25-60 5-22.5 Bieber Duffy (4-8) Allen 19,005 42 850,147 7/4 Cle N L, 2-3 25-61 5-23.5 Bauer Oaks (0-2) Allen 22,001 43 872,148 7/6 Bos N L, 5-10 25-62 5-24.5 Sale Hammel (2-11) - 24,673 44 896,821 7/7 Bos N L, 4-15 25-63 5-24.5 Hembree Adam (R, 0-2) - 30,347 45 927,168 7/8 Bos D L, 4-7 25-64 5-24.5 Porcello Fillmyer (0-1) Kimbrel 28,443 46 955,611 7/9 at Min N L, 1-3 25-65 5-24.5 Berrios Hill (R, 1-3) Rodney 20,199 44 1,133,020 7/10 at Min N W, 9-4 26-65 5-23.5 Flynn (R, 1-1) Slegers - 27,551 45 1,160,571 7/11 at Min D L, 5-8 26-66 5-24.5 Lynn Sparkman (R, 0-1) - 26,708 46 1,187,279 7/13 at CWS N L, 6-9 26-67 5-25.0 Shields Keller (2-4) Soria 19,361 47 1,206,640 7/14 at CWS D W, 5-0 27-67 5-24.0 Duffy (5-8) Lopez - 20,159 48 1,226,799 7/15 at CWS D L, 1-10 27-68 5-25.0 Giolito Smith (0-1) - 23,434 49 1,250,233 7/17 All-Star Game (Washington, D.C.) 7/20 Min N W, 6-5 28-68 5-25.0 Duffy (6-8) Gibson Maurer (1) 27,719 47 983,330 7/21 Min N W, 4-2 29-68 5-25.0 Flynn (R, 2-1) Lynn Peralta (3) 22,159 48 1,005,489 7/22 Min D W, 5-3 30-68 5-24.0 Keller (3-4) Duke Peralta (4) 18,107 49 1,023,596 7/23 Det N L, 4-5 30-69 5-24.0 Wilson Maurer (R, 0-4) Greene 18,370 50 1,041,966 7/24 Det N 7/25 Det D 7/26 at NYY N 7/27 at NYY N 7/28 at NYY D 7/29 at NYY D 7/31 at CWS N August (0-0) 8/1 at CWS N 8/2 at CWS D 8/3 at Min N 8/4 at Min N 8/5 at Min D 8/6 ChC N 8/7 ChC N 8/8 ChC N 2018 Day-By-Days

Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Pacific Coast League American Conference, Northern Division (44-56) The Storm Chasers had the day off yesterday but are back in action tonight as they square off against Sacramento. Jake Kalish (4-4, 3.27 ERA) will start for Omaha against Sacramento s Casey Kelly (9-7, 4.95 ERA). Minor League Report NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (43-56) Arkansas (Mariners) 2 6 0 4 NW Arkansas 4 8 1 7 WP: Scott Blewett (5-6) SV: Franco Terrero (4) HR: None In a rematch of the first-half Texas League championship, the Naturals came out on top, courtesy of a pair of late-inning runs. Khalil Lee collected his second straight three-hit game, also driving in a run. Eric Skoglund made his first rehab start in NW Arkansas, spinning 4.0 IP, allowing three hits and an unearned run. Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (50-50) (7 innings) Wilmington 8 9 0 6 Frederick (Orioles) 0 2 2 3 WP: Nolan Watson (4-1) HR: Gabriel Cancel (8), Meibrys Viloria (5) (7 innings) Wilmington 7 8 0 5 Frederick (Orioles) 6 11 3 8 WP: Anthony Bender (6-2) SV: Julio Pinto (7) HR: None Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (52-45-1) Lexington 7 8 2 4 Asheville (Rockies) 5 7 2 10 WP: Charlie Neuweiler (1-0) HR: None Clutch hitting was the key to Lexington s 7-5 victory over Asheville, as the Legends came up 5-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Ricky Aracena collected two hits with a pair of twoout RBI. Charlie Neuweiler earned the victory, twirling 5.1 innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on just three hits. Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division (21-16) Idaho Falls 8 14 1 8 Missoula (D-backs) 3 10 0 7 WP: J.C. Cloney (7-0) SV: Robert Garcia (3) HR: Jose Caraballo (3) J.C. Cloney improved to 7-0 on the year, allowing three runs on nine hits over 6.2 innings. Jose Caraballo blasted his third homer of the year while Tyler James swiped his team-high 22nd and 23rd bags. Burlington Royals (R) Appalachian League East Division (9-23) Burlington 3 9 0 6 Greeneville (Reds) 5 10 1 8 LP: Ismael Maldonado (0-1) HR: None Burlington was unable to claim the series victory in Greeneville, as the Reds used a runs in four-straight innings to take the victory. Elvis Luciano started and threw 5.0 innings of two-run ball, striking out six, before Ismael Maldonado and Kyle Hinton gave up three runs in relief. Jackson Lueck went 2-for-4. Surprise Royals (R) Arizona League West Division (15-12) Surprise 9 14 0 11 AZL Cubs 2 2 3 3 3 WP: Angel Zerpa (2-4) HR: David Hollie (2) Surprise used great pitching and an explosive offense to cruise to the win over the Cubs 2 squad. Surprise didn t allow a hit until the eighth as Angel Zerpa fired 5.0 hitless innings, striking out three, before Andres Nunez tossed two more scoreless frames. David Hollie notched four hits and four RBI, including a solo shot in the fourth.