TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Danny Duffy (7-6, 4.13) vs. RHP Nathan Karns (7-5, 3.69)

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (80-49) @ Tampa Bay Rays (63-66) Tropicana Field - Sunday, August 30, 2015 Game #130 - Road Game #64 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, August 31: Royals Charities Diamond of Dreams, Kauffman Stadium Tuesday, September 1 vs. Detroit Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (2-6, 3.45) vs. RHP Johnny Cueto (9-9, 2.94), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, September 2 vs. Detroit Tigers: LHP Randy Wolf (0-2, 2.57) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (9-7, 4.41), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, September 3 vs. Detroit Tigers: LHP Matt Boyd (1-5, 7.12) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (12-7, 3.27), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free serves as the producer/engineer...today s game is being televised on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call...the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Rays Kansas City looks for a season sweep with today s finale, going 6-0 vs. the Rays to this point...kc has made huge strides in catching up in the all-time series vs. Tampa Bay, cutting the deficit to 68-70 by going 20-5 in the last 25 meetings dating back to 2012...the Royals are still just 30-43 here in The Trop, but are 8-4 in the last 12. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 7/7 KC (1) W, 9-5 Holland Boxberger 22,386 KC (2) W, 7-1 Finnegan Gomes 28,119 7/8 KC W, 9-7 Guthrie Archer 28,204 7/9 KC W, 8-3 Ventura Karns 32,308 8/28 @ TB W, 3-2 Volquez Ramirez 13,622 8/29 @ TB W, 6-3 Medlen Odorizzi 24,372 8/30 @ TB MOOSE LEADS WAY TO 80TH WIN--The Royals joined cross-state rival St. Louis as the only clubs to hit the 80-win mark in 2015 with last night s 6-3 come-from-behind win over the Rays...this marks the fastest to 80 triumphs for Kansas City since the 1980 season, when that American League title squad won its 80th game on August 24 in the 124th affair...mike Moustakas led KC s attack last night, going 3-for-5 with a pair of run scoring doubles, the second of which broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning...kris Medlen won for the third time as a Royal, second straight since moving into the starting rotation, tossing 5.1 innings allowing three runs on four hits with two walks, two hit batters and five K s...staked to a 2-0 lead in the fourth, Med was solved for all three runs in the bottom of the inning, capped by a 2-run homer by Kevin Kiermaier... the Kansas City offense covered the one-inning misstep by retaking the lead with a pair in the fifth and then tacking on insurance tallies in the sixth and ninth...the victory was the 17th in the last 22 games for the Royals and upped the season mark to 31 games over.500 for the first time since the end of the 80 season (97-65)...coupled with Minnesota s loss at home, Kansas City now possesses a 14-game lead in the division. SEEKING A SEASON SWEEP--A win today would give Kansas City a 7-0 mark against the Rays in 2015, which would mark the first unbeaten season series of at least seven games since the 1988 season when the Royals posted a 12-0 mark against Baltimore...KC has already swept a pair of Interleague sets this season, going 4-0 against both Milwaukee and Cincinnati. TWO OUTS??? -- NO PROBLEM--The Royals added to their two-out success by plating four of their six runs last night after two were away...a huge portion of KC s success vs. the Rays this year has come in two-out situations, with the Royals plating 64.3% of their runs against Tampa Bay with just one out to go (27 of 42)...the Royals lead the Majors in two-out hitting at.282, while the Major League average for two-out hitting stands at.242...kc is also slugging at a 435 clip, second best in the Majors, while leading the bigs with runners in scoring position and two away also at.282...kc has plated 239 two-out runs, second most in the American League...a season ago, Kansas City hit just.236 in two-out situations with 219 total runs...the Royals boast three of the top six individual two-out hitters with Lorenzo Cain (.396) leading the league, followed by Kendrys Morales (.339) in fourth and Eric Hosmer (.335), who is sixth...hosmer (59), Morales (59) and Cain (57) rank tied for second and tied for and fourth, respectively in two-out hits...morales, who is tied for third in the A.L. in overall RBI (90) has driven more than half of those in with two outs, leading the Majors with 47, eclipsing Joe Randa s (2000) previous club record of 46. DAYDREAM BELIEVERS--Kansas City hasn t Monkee d around when it comes to playing in the afternoon, posting a 14-4 mark in the last 18 day games dating back to a visit to Oakland on June 27...since that date, the Royals are 7-3 in its last 10 afternoon road affairs...on the year, KC is 25-14 in the daytime, a.641 winning pct., which is the best in the American League and third best in the Majors. THE COMEBACK KIDS--The Royals rebounded quickly from losing its lead last night by plating a pair of fourth inning runs to retake the lead and eventually post the 6-3 triumph...it marked the 35th come-from-behind win this year, eclipsing the entire total of comebacks from last season and taking over the A.L. lead (Houston has 34). PEN BACK ATOP THE RANKINGS--The bullpen contributed 3.2 scoreless innings last night, giving the group 6.0 shutout frames through the first two games of this series while dropping its season ERA to 2.31 to edge past St. Louis (2.32) for the best relief corps in the Majors...in the last 12 games, the KC pen has a 1.47 ERA (7 earned runs in 43.0 innings)...the Royals have also combined for a 26-8 record by their pen, easily the best winning percentage in baseball, at.765, while KC s 47 saves are third-most in the Majors, behind only the Cards (53) and Tampa Bay (49). TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Danny Duffy (7-6, 4.13) vs. RHP Nathan Karns (7-5, 3.69) 2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Danny Duffy vs. Rays - - 0-1 Major League Record 7-6 (4.13 ERA) 9-12 24-28 Nathan Karns vs. Royals 0-1 - 0-1 Major League Record 7-5 (3.69 ERA) 1-1 8-7 DANNY DUFFY makes his 21st start of the year, his 77th career assignment and 83rd overall appearance...he takes on Rays for the second time in his career, his first since 2011...a native of Lompoc, Calif., Duffy was originally selected by Kansas City in the third round of the 2007 June Draft. SOLID VS. O S--Danny returned to the win column last Tuesday with a 3-2 triumph over the Orioles in Kauffman Stadium...he gave up two runs on five hits over 5.2 innings, with a pair of walks and five strikeouts...duff set down 11 of the first 13 hitters he faced as the Royals built a 3-0 lead...his only issue took place in the fourth when he issued a twoout walk and three straight singles, cutting the lead to 3-2...when the O s threatened again with two outs in the sixth, Luke Hochevar and KC s bullpen took over, recording the final 10 outs to preserve the victory, Danny s third of the month and fifth since the start of July. STILL A SOLID SECOND HALF--Duffy has performed admirably over his last 10 outings...since July 1, Danny is 5-2 with a 3.03 ERA (20 ER in 59.1 IP), with a.236 opponents average and six quality starts...comparatively, over his first 10 starts, he went 2-4 with a 5.44 ERA (30 ER in 49.2 IP), with opponents hitting.302, while he turned in just two quality starts. BETTER VS. LEFTIES--One reason for Duff s improvement in recent starts has been better results against left-handed hitters...after allowing lefties to hit.326 (15-for-46) over his first 10 starts, Danny has held them to a.186 average (8-for-43) over his last 10 outings, which included holding Orioles lefties hitless in six at-bat last Tuesday...in 2014, he held fellow southpaws to the second-lowest average in MLB (.137), while he has still not allowed a homer to a left-handed batter since Jim Thome took him deep on August 27, 2011, spanning 263 at-bats. WINNINGEST MONTH--Duffy makes his final August start, looking for his fourth victory, which would establish a career high for a single month...throughout his career, August has been kind to the lefty as he enters tonight s start with an 8-6 record and a 3.62 ERA (43 ER in 107.0 IP) in 19 career starts in the eighth month...his eight career wins in August are easily the most of any month as he s recorded 16 wins in all other months combined. AFTERNOON DELIGHT--Danny looks to stay unbeaten in the afternoon, entering today at 2-0 with a 3.41 ERA with a.248 opponents average in five daytime starts this season...both of his afternoon wins have come on the road, at Minnesota (12-3) April 13 and at Chicago (4-1) July 19. VS. RAYS--Duff faces the Rays for the first time since August 11, 2011, when he suffered a 4-1 setback here at The Trop...in his only outing vs. Tampa Bay, he allowed three runs on five hits over 7.0 innings...he s 2-3 with a 4.88 ERA (15 ER in 27.2 IP) in five starts against A.L. East foes this season and 4-10 in his career. ON THE ROAD--Today is his 10th road start of the year, entering at 3-4 with a 4.27 ERA (25 ER in 52.2 IP)...he s alternated wins and losses over his last five starts away from The K, most recently, dropping a 4-1 decision at Fenway Park on August 20...he s 16-14 with a 3.56 ERA in 38 career road starts and 42 outings, holding the opposition to a.245 average in their home ballparks. Duffy vs. Rays Player AVG. AB H HR RBI J.P. Arencibia.000 1 0 0 0 Asdrubal Cabrera.444 9 4 0 0 Desmond Jennings.250 4 1 0 0 Evan Longoria.500 2 1 0 1 Danny s 2015 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/8 vs. Chicago ND, 7-5 5.0 8 5 5 1 0 5 81-61 5-4 4/13 @ Minnesota W, 12-3 6.1 6 3 3 1 1 3 89-63 5-3 4/19 vs. Oakland ND, 4-2 5.0 4 2 2 0 5 5 93-51 1-2 4/24 @ Chicago ND, 2-3 5.1 6 1 0 0 1 3 98-65 2-1 4/30 vs. Detroit W, 8-1 7.0 7 1 1 0 2 7 101-67 8-1 5/6 vs. Cleveland L, 3-10 1.0 6 4 4 0 0 0 45-27 0-4 5/11 @ Texas L, 2-8 3.2 5 6 6 1 6 4 97-54 1-6 5/16 New York L, 1-5 5.0 4 4 4 1 4 3 113-66 1-4 6/24 @ Seattle ND, 8-2 4.2 8 2 1 0 0 4 88-58 7-2 6/30 @ Houston L, 0-4 6.2 6 4 4 1 2 6 97-66 0-4 7/5 vs. Minnesota ND, 3-2 6.1 5 2 2 1 3 1 84-54 2-2 7/10 vs. Toronto W, 3-0 6.0 4 0 0 0 3 0 95-56 2-0 7/19 @ Chicago W, 4-1 8.0 6 1 1 1 1 4 113-75 4-1 7/25 vs. Houston ND, 2-1 (10) 6.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 101-69 1-1 7/30 @ Toronto L, 2-5 6.0 6 5 5 3 4 4 96-57 2-5 8/4 @ Detroit W, 5-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 4 2 100-63 5-1 8/9 vs. Chicago ND, 5-4 3.1 4 3 3 0 1 2 73-41 3-3 8/14 vs. L.A. Angels W, 4-1 6.0 5 1 1 0 0 2 93-58 3-1 8/20 @ Boston L, 1-4 5.0 7 4 4 0 2 3 98-67 1-4 8/25 vs. Baltimore W, 3-2 5.2 5 2 2 0 2 5 91-59 3-2 2015 Totals 7-6, 4.13 109.0 110 52 50 10 42 66 1846-1177 64% Career Totals 24-28, 3.79 415.2 387 188 175 39 178 316 - - Danny s Last Win: August 25, 2015 vs. Baltimore (5.2 IP, 3-2 over Miguel Gonzalez) Danny s Last Loss: August 20, 2015 at Boston (5.0 IP, 1-4 to Wade Miley) Danny s Strikeout High: 9 (2x), last: June 14, 2014 at Chicago White Sox (7.0 IP, 9-1 win over Hector Noesi) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2015

Pitching Notes Tuesday s Starter - Johnny Cueto = Johnny opens the first homestand of September Tuesday night, taking on the Tigers for the third time this season as a Royal and fourth time overall this year...he s 2-3 with a 3.95 ERA in six starts with the Royals, while Cueto is 9-9 with a 2.94 ERA overall in 25 combined starts between Cincinnati and Kansas City. = The righty suffered his second-straight defeat last Wednesday evening, falling 7-5 to the Orioles at The K...he allowed six runs on a trio of two-run homers with Steve Pearce s blast in the fourth inning breaking a 2-2 tie...he also gave up eight hits with one walk and eight strikeouts...it was Johnny s first home loss since April 11. = Cueto has been very tough with men on base, holding the opposition to a.198 batting average (47-for-237) with runners on and a.224 average with RISP. = Johnny pitched against Detroit in two of his first three outings with Kansas City...he tossed his sixth career shutout in his August 10 start against the Tigers at The K, blanking them on four hits with no walks and eight strikeouts...overall, he s 1-1 with a 2.11 ERA, holding the Tigers to a.161 average in his three starts this season. = He takes the hill at The K for the fourth time as a Royals pitcher, making his 12th home start overall...he s 5-2 overall at home this year with a 2.15 ERA, which includes a 2-1 record and a 2.86 ERA in KC...since the start of 2012, Cueto is 30-9 with a 2.13 ERA in his home starts, with his 30 wins tying for eighth in MLB. 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 129 54-41 - - 4.25 730.2 742 362 345 83 236 509.265 Relievers 127 26-8 47 63 2.31 420.2 318 119 108 31 136 392.208 Totals 129 80-49 47 63 3.54 1,151.1 1,060 481 453 114 372 901.245 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 276/379 (73%) Saves/Save Opp: 47/63 (75%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 123/34 (28%) Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency: 46/56 Saves/Save Opp: 13/14 (93%) Last Save: Aug. 29 @ TB (16th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last 5/29 @ Cubs) August 29 @ Tampa Bay (SV) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Wade fired a perfect ninth inning last night to record his first career save against his original club. = Davis is back to his stingy self working 7.0 consecutive scoreless frames, allowing only three hits while fanning 10. = When he allowed two runs August 13 vs. the Angels, it was just the second time he s given up multiple runs as a KC reliever...the other was on April 5, 2014 against the White Sox, spanning 114 consecutive appearances...it was the second-longest streak of its type in Major League history (Mike Myers, 126 appearances, 1999-2001). = Wade had a club record 125.2 innings without allowing a home run snapped August 1 at Toronto...it was the first homer against him since August 23, 2013. = His 16 wins out of the pen since 2014 are the most in MLB...also leads the Majors with an 0.99 ERA (6 ER in 54.2 IP), among pitchers with at least 50.0 innings. = He s holding lefties to a.160 average on the year (17-for-106), fourth among big league pitchers with at least 100 at-bats vs. left-handed hitters. = Davis was drafted by Tampa in the third round of the 2004 draft, making his MLB debut with the big club in 2009...he held a 3.94 ERA (201 ER in 458.2 IP) in 118 games for the Rays from 2009-12, including 64 starts. Jeremy Guthrie 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/1 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2015 Strikeout High: 7 on 6/28 @ Oakland (start) August 26 vs. Baltimore 4.0 5 2 2 0 3 = Jeremy made his first relief appearance of the season on Wednesday against the Orioles and first since June 30, 2012, when he was a member of the Rockies...he tossed 4.0 innings and allowed five hits and two runs, both by way of solo shots...he s made 28 relief appearances all-time, going 1-2 with a 5.54 ERA. = He last start came Aug. 19 in Cincinnati, where he allowed three runs on seven hits over 4.1 innings...he s gone 8-7 with eight quality starts this season. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 43/60 Saves/Save Opp: 0/5 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/7 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 6/6 @ Det) August 28 @ Tampa Bayu 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Herrera worked a scoreless eighth here on Friday night, allowing a two-out single while striking out a man...he surrendered a home run to Baltimore s Ryan Flaherty on Thursday, snapping a streak of 18.1 scoreless innings against the Orioles, spanning 14 appearances in the regular and postseason. = Kelvin earned his fourth victory on August 16, recording a scoreless 10th inning vs. the Angels on August 16...his four wins match his total from 2014. = He s holding lefties to a.140 average on the year (14-for-100), sixth among Major League pitchers with at least 90 opponent at-bats by left-handers. Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency: 25/35 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50%) Last Save: Aug. 11 vs. Detroit (3rd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 16/4 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 8/11 vs. Det.) August 25 vs. Baltimore 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Hoch got three outs across the sixth and seventh innings Tuesday night, allowing just one hit on a double to Gerardo Parra...it was his 27th scoreless outing of the season. = He picked up his first win in nearly two years on August 19 in Cincy...he escaped a bases loaded jam with an odd double play on a pop-up in the infield and then worked a perfect sixth inning...the win was his first since September 20, 2013...also collected his first save on August 11 vs. Detroit, tossing the final 2.2 frames. = Luke had a scoreless streak from June 19-July 26, working 13.2 innings, allowing just six hits, before giving up a season-high four runs July 29 in Cleveland. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency: 33/43 Saves/Save Opp: 29/33 (88%) Last Save: Aug. 28 @ TB (142nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/3 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (3x, last on 8/14 vs. LAA) August 28 @ Tampa Bay (SV) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Greg cruised through the ninth inning here on Friday night, fanning two of the three Rays he faced for his 29th save of the year. = He has recorded 142 career saves, fourth-most in franchise history...his 122 rescues since the start of 2013 are second in the Majors, behind only Craig Kimbrel (133). = Greg has been at his best this season when holding a one-run lead, allowing opponents to hit just.158 in 46 plate appearances, with 16 strikeouts and one run allowed. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency: 41/55 Saves/Save Opp: 2/4 (50%) Last Save: Aug. 9 vs. CWS (54th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/6 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min August 22 @ Boston 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 = Ryan hasn t pitched since last Saturday evening at Fenway Park, when he allowed a two-out homer to Mookie Betts, but retired Pablo Sandoval to end the inning. = He s made 44 scoreless appearances this season, including 13 since the All-Star break...he s held the leadoff man to a.195 average (8-for-41) with just one extra-base hit. Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 40/55 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 23/3 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 8/21 @ Bos August 29 @ Tampa Bay 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 = Franklin worked for a second straight night here, entering last night with a man aboard and one out and immediately coaxing a double play grounder...he wound up fanning the only two hitters he faced in his next inning of work...it was his 45th scoreless outing this season. = He allowed runs in three of five outings between July 31-August 11 after going 13-straight appearances without giving up a run (June 28-July 29)...he s allowed just one run over his last 10 outings, which span 10.0 innings (0.90 ERA). = Morales has been dominant against Tampa in his career, notching a pair of wins and allowing just two runs in 23.2 innings, for a 0.76 ERA. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 8/10 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2015 Strikeout High: 9 on 5/1 vs. Det (start) August 29 @ Tampa Bay 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 = Chris tossed 1.1 innings of relief last night, allowing a hit and a walk while fanning three...it was his fourth appearance out of the bullpen since May 6...he was a starter from May 10-July 28, going 7-6 with a 3.49 ERA...he's 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA and a.130 opponents batting average (7-for-54) out of the bullpen. = Among active pitchers that have thrown at least 1,000 innings, Chris.225 opponents batting average is second to only Clayton Kershaw (.208). = Chris made a start against Tampa on July 7, getting a no decision after tossing 6.0 innings and allowing four runs on five hits, including two home runs, in a 9-5 win. Royals vs. Rays 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Cueto - - 0-1 0 3.07 2 14.2 9 5 Davis 0-0 1 0.00 2 2.0 2 0 1-0 1 1.80 5 10.0 7 2 Duffy - - 0-1 0 3.86 1 7.0 5 3 Guthrie 1-0 0 4.50 1 6.0 8 3 10-11 0 3.99 25 151.0 160 67 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.0 2 0 1-0 0 2.70 11 10.0 13 3 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.2 0 0 2-2 0 4.41 11 51.0 50 25 Holland 1-0 2 3.37 3 2.2 3 1 1-1 7 3.45 15 15.3 14 6 Madson 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 1 0 1-0 0 1.86 4 9.2 7 2 Medlen 1-0 0 5.06 1 5.1 4 3 1-0 0 5.06 1 5.1 4 3 Morales 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.2 1 0 2-0 0 0.76 19 23.2 13 2 Ventura 1-0 0 5.40 1 5.0 4 3 0-0 0 3.94 3 16.0 11 7 Volquez 1-0 0 1.54 2 11.2 11 2 3-0 0 2.25 5 32.0 23 8 Young 0-0 0 4.91 2 7.1 6 4 1-2 0 6.75 5 21.1 30 16

Hitting Notes Drew Butera This Series: Has not played Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: 1 g (2-3) = Drew hasn t played since recording his second multi-hit game of the year a week ago today in Boston...he went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored...he also had two hits on May 14 at Texas...batting.273 (6-for-22) in August with a double, a homer and three RBI...hit his first home run of the season on August 6 at Detroit. = Butera was acquired from the Angels on May 7, in exchange for infielder Ryan Jackson...he s thrown out 33.2 percent of would-be basestealers since debuting for the Twins in 2010...his percentage ranks seventh among active big league catchers who have played at least 250 games in that span. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 2-for-5, 2 runs, RBI, 4 BB, SB Last Stand: 6-for-13, run, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 7 g (11-27) = Lorenzo has been on base six times in this series with a pair of hits and four walks...he s now hit safely in seven straight at a.407 clip (11-for-27). = He continues to lead the league in two-out hitting with a.396 mark (57-for-144)...he has reached base at a.456 clip with two down, which is second in the A.L., trailing only Mike Trout (.522). = Overall, Cain is seventh in the league in batting (.312), tied for seventh in runs scored (80), tied for 10th in doubles (29) and eighth in on-base percentage (.369). = He is hitting.333 (22-for-66) with two doubles, two triples, two homers and 16 runs scored in 17 games all-time against Tampa Bay...that includes batting.355 (11- for-31) with a double, a triple and six runs scored in his last eight games here. = Lo is tied for second in the American League with 25 stolen bases...he swiped second and third in the ninth inning on August 18 in Cincinnati, marking the second time this year he s lifted multiple bags in the same game...his 53 steals since the start of last year are 10th in the Majors and fifth in the Junior Circuit. = He collected an outfield assist last Monday night, helping throw out Steven Clevenger at second...his 21 assists since the start of 2013 are tied for 18th in the Majors... he also ranks second among A.L. outfielders with 2.95 putouts per 9.0 innings this season. Jarrod Dyson This Series: 1-for-4 Last Stand: 0-for-4 Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Jarrod was a last minute starter last night due to the illness to Alex Rios and went 1-for-4...he s hitting.323 (10-for-31) with a double, a triple and four steals in his last 12 games. = He swiped a pair of bags August 15 vs. the Angels, marking the fourth time this year he s lifted two or more in a game...his 23 thefts are fourth in the A.L., while since the start of 2013, he s collected 93 steals, ranking him eighth in the Majors and fourth in the A.L...he s recorded six outfield assists this year, his top total since 2012. = Dyson matched a career-high with three hits on August 15 vs. the Angels, the third time he s done that this season...he also tied a career-high with three RBI that night. Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-10, 2 runs, SB Last Stand: 2-for-16, run, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-5) = Esky was 1-for-5 with a pair of runs scored and his 14th theft of the year...he s a career.333 hitter (40-for-120) against the Rays with 10 doubles, two triples, a homer and 22 runs in 31 games. = He has recorded 33 hits to lead-off games this season, batting.300 (33-for-110)...he has 39 RBI this year, which ranks him fifth among A.L. leadoff men. = Alcides has played the second-most games at shortstop (594) since the start of 2012, trailing only Chicago s Alexei Ramirez (598)...his total ranks sixth among players at all positions...he started all 162 contests in 2014, the first shortstop to do this since Jimmy Rollins in 2007. Eric Hosmer This Series: 2-for-8, 2 runs, 2B, RBI, BB, SB Last Stand: 1-for-12, 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (2-5) = Eric snapped a personal 0-for-13 with his run scoring double in the fourth last night...he finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored and his sixth theft of the year. = He s hitting.346 (56-for-162) since the All-Star break, which ranks sixth in the A.L. among hitters with at least 100 at-bats...he s also recorded 32 RBI in that span, which are also fifth-most league, while tied for the lead in run (35)...Hoz had an RBI in 10-straight games (August 7-16), the longest streak in the Majors this season. = On the year, Hoz is eighth in the league in batting average (.310) and tied for sixth in multi-hit games (43), tied for seventh in hits (148) and ranks seventh in onbase percentage (.371)...he s also tied for seventh in runs scored (80) and 11th in RBI (77), which are two shy of his top single-season total. = He s recorded 59 two-out hits, which rank tied for second in the A.L...his.337 average (59-for-175) with two down is sixth in the A.L. = Eric is batting.332 (94-for-283) against right-handed pitching, which ranks fourth in the league. = Hit.385 (40-for-104) during the month of July, which led the league...he had a season-best 14-game hitting streak from July 18-August 1. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Hoz has committed just three errors in 1,096 chances...his.997 fielding pct. ranks second among A.L. first basemen. Omar Infante This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 3-for-15, run, 2 3B, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Omar went 0-for-4 on Thursday...he collected an RBI single Wednesday night against the O s, marking his 36th RBI this season...he s collected 102 RBI over the last two years, ranking him eighth among MLB second basemen... batting.382 (21-for-55) with three doubles and a homer vs. the Rays since the start of 2013. = Became the second Royals player this season to record two triples in a game Monday night, joining Paulo Orlando (April 12 at L.A. Angels)...he s tied for seventh in the A.L. with seven triples this season, while his 52 career three-base hits rank 15th among active players... snapped an 0-for-31 stretch Saturday in Boston. = He s also tied for sixth among A.L. second sackers with 21 doubles this season...needs one more double to reach 250 for his career. Kendrys Morales This Series: 3-for-9, run, HR, 3 RBI Last Stand: 4-for-11, 3 runs, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 5 g (7-17) = Kendrys knocked in yet another two-out run last night, upping his current hitting streak to five games in which he s hit.412 (7-for-17). = He s been incredible with two outs, leading the Majors with 47 two-out RBI, breaking Joe Randa s 2000 club record of 46...Kendrys is batting.339 (59-for-174) with two down this year, which is fourth in the American League, while his 59 two-out hits are tied for second-most in the Junior Circuit with teammate Eric Hosmer. = His 35 doubles are tied for second in the A.L. and are the second-most he s recorded in a single-season, behind his 43 in 2009 with the Angels. = Morales is tied for third in the A.L. with 90 RBI, the most by a Royals player since Billy Butler had 107 in 2012...he s also recorded 26 multi-rbi games...he s sixth in the A.L. hitting.350 with RISP. = Morales has gone 9-for-24 (.375) with two doubles, a homer and eight RBI vs. the Rays this year and he s hitting.382 (21-for-55) vs. the club since 2013. Mike Moustakas This Series: 3-for-8, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB Last Stand: 8-for-14, 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (3-5) = Moose rebounded from Friday s 0 fer to go 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI last night...he s batted.425 (17-for-40) in his last 10 games with six doubles, four homers and 15 RBI. = Mike s three RBI last night marked his fifth multi-rbi contest in his last seven games...he s driven in 20 runs this month, which are his career-best for a single month in his career...his 59 RBI this season are five more than he had all of 2014, while his 13 multi-rbi games this year eclipse his total from a year ago. = Ranks eighth in the A.L., hitting.304 (84-for-276) against right-handed pitching...also batting.333 (28-for-84) with a.655 slugging pct. vs. A.L. East foes. = He has been named the Royals Majestic Player of the Month twice (April, June)...hit.356 in April, his highest batting average in a single month. Paulo Orlando This Series: 1-for-9, RBI Last Stand: 3-for-7, run, HR, 2 RBI, sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Paulo was 0-for-5 last night. = Orlando is hitting.326 (14-for-43). = He s had some big hits this year, hitting the fifth walk-off grand slam in team history July 7 vs. these Rays...he also hit a game-winning eighth inning home run July 12, beating Toronto, 11-10...he became the first player in Major League history to collect five triples in his first seven big league games. Salvador Perez This Series: 3-for-8, run, BB Last Stand: 3-for-16, 3 runs, 2B, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 4 g (5-16) = Salvy was 2-for-4 with an intentional walk last night...he has 13 RBI in the month of August after recording 17 in June and July combined. = Perez has 28 two-out RBI, which tie him for 10th in the A.L...batting.356 (21-for-59) with runners in scoring position and two outs this year. = He's a career.310 hitter (31-for-100) with four homers and 20 RBI in 25 games vs. the Rays...that includes 11 RBI in 14 games here at Tropicana Field. = Among A.L. backstops, Sal is tops in hits (108), second in homers (18), tied for second in doubles (19) and third in RBI (55)...blasted a three-run homer on August 22 at Fenway Park for his 18th roundtripper of the year, which established a single-season best...also tied him for the fifth-most in a season by a Royals catcher. = Threw out Manny Machado in the ninth inning Wednesday, tying him for second in the A.L. with 20 runners caught stealing...he s cut down 66 would-be basestealers since 2013, third-most in MLB...recorded his 17th career pickoff August 15 against the Angels...his 17 picks since 2011 are tops in the Majors. Alex Rios This Series: 0-for-4 Last Stand: 6-for-11, run, 2 2B, 3B Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Alex was scratched from the starting lineup last night due to illness...he had his season-high 8-game hitting streak halted with an 0-for-4 here on Friday night...he s still batted.424 (14-for-33) in his last nine games. = His triple on Thursday vs. the Orioles marked his first since June 9, 2014 vs. Cleveland...he s tied for 10th among active Major League players with 62 career triples... Thursday also marked his first game with multiple extra-base hits since May 27, 2014 at Minnesota. = He s batting.338 (25-for-74) vs. A.L. East foes this season. = Rios stole home vs. Pittsburgh on July 20, becoming the first Royal to do that since 2013...his 252 career thefts are 13th among active Major League players. Ben Zobrist This Series: 2-for-9, run, 2B Last Stand: 6-for-14, 5 runs, 2B, 4 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Ben had a 5-game hitting streak halted with an 0-for-5 last night...he s still hitting.370 (10-for-27) in his last six games with four walks and six runs scored...he was traded to the Royals on July 28...in his time with KC, he s batting.327 (35-for-107) with seven doubles, four homers and 20 runs scored. = He ranks tied for eighth in the American League with a.431 on-base percentage in the month of August...he s 12th in the league with 19 go-ahead RBI this season. = Zobrist homered from both sides of the plate on August 1 in Toronto, the second time he s done that in his career, while he was the first Royal to do it since 2010. = He played for the Rays from 2006-14, leaving as the franchise s all-time leader in walks (542) and doubles (229)...he also ranked second in games (1,064), at-bats (3,850), runs (565), hits (1,016) and triples (32).

This & That MOOSE ON THE HUNT--Mike Moustakas rebounded quickly from having his 8-game hitting streak halted on Friday, by going 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in last night s win over the Rays...he has batted.436 (17-for-39) in his last 10 games with seven runs, six doubles, four home runs and 15 RBI for a.476 on-base pct. and a slugging pct. of.897...14 of those RBI have taken place in the last seven games, in which he s slugged at a 1.074 clip with 29 total bases in his last 27 at bats. SERIES WORK--Last night s win extended Kansas City s unbeaten streak to seven consecutive series, going 6-0 with a split...over a longer period, the Royals are 12-3-1 in its last 16 sets...on the year, the Royals are 27-11 with five splits in the 43 series played...kc entered play on June 7 trailing by a game in the A.L. Central, but was a 4-3 winner at home over the Rangers that day which propelled Kansas City to a big league best 50-26 record since and a 15-game turnaround in the standings...included in that stretch is a 27-10 record in Kauffman Stadium. TERRIFIC MONTH COMES TO AN END--Kansas City brings a 19-8 ledger into the August finale today, the club s fifth consecutive winning month, a first for the franchise since the 1982 squad posted five straight to start the year before a 13-17 September/October...dating back to last year, the Royals have enjoyed a franchise first seven straight regular season winning months, posting a combined 113-70 ledger since the start of August, 2014, which is second only in that span to St. Louis at 115-68. BACK HOME TUESDAY--The next-to-last regular season homestand of the year will begin on Tuesday when Kansas City opens a 9-game stay against a trio of A.L. Central opponents...detroit will hit town first for a 3-game set, followed by 3-game visits from the White Sox and Twins. GORDO CONTINUES REHAB ASSIGNMENT--Rawlings Gold Glove leftfielder Alex Gordon, out since July 9 with a left groin strain, continued his minor league injury rehabilitation assignment last night going 1-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and pair of walks in Omaha s 9-5 win at home over Fresno...he has gone 10-for-25 (.400) in seven rehab games with five runs scored, four driven in, two doubles, a homer and seven walks, compiling a.545 on-base pct. and 1.145 OPS. SKIPPER KEEPS ROLLING--Manager Ned Yost, who became the winningest skipper in franchise history earlier this year, has upped his career mark as the Kansas City manager to 453-451 with last night s win...it was a long road for Yost, who took the job on May 13, 2010, and in his first 2 1/2 seasons saw the Royals play 55 games under.500 at 198-253...since the start of 2013, Ned s troops have gone 255-198 for a.563 winning pct., which is the best record in the American League (Baltimore next at 244-209), and fourth-most wins in the Majors trailing only St. Louis (270), the Pirates (261) and Dodgers (258) in that span...he passed Royals Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog as the winningest skipper in team annals when he captured win #411 on June 18 vs. the Brewers...Ned s 910 career wins, which include 457 with Milwaukee, rank 68th all-time, tying Jimy Williams for 67th and sixth among active managers. WINNING THE CLOSE ONES--Not surprisingly with the total number of victories this year and the lockdown bullpen, the Royals also lead the Majors with the best winning percentage in one-run games, with Friday night s 3-2 triumph upping Kansas City to 22-11 for a.667 pct...both the Pirates (28-15) and Cubs (28-17) have won more single tally decisions this year, but their winning pct. in those affairs are.651 and.622, respectively...last year s eventual A.L. Championship club actually scuffled in one-run contests with a 22-25 record. DIVISIONAL WORK--Last night s win put the Royals to 17-13 vs. the A.L. East this year, including a 7-3 mark during this 11-game stretch that started in Boston (2-2) and then home vs. Baltimore (3-1)...after today, KC will have three games remaining against the East on September 11-13 in Baltimore...Kansas City has a combined 63-36 record against the other divisions and other league...the Royals have a 13-6 mark vs. the National League this year with one to go on September 28 in Chicago when KC and the Cubs will make-up a May 30 rainout in Wrigley Field... dating back to the start of 2014, KC has the best Interleague record in the Majors at 28-11... Kansas City has a 32-19 record within the Central, the best intradivision mark in the A.L...the Royals are 18-11 vs. the West, with just a 3-game series against Seattle left on the slate. THE BRUISE BROTHERS--With a pair of hit batters last night, the Rays jumped over the Royals for the A.L. lead in bruises with 65, while KC s been plunked 64 times...mike Moustakas is tied with teammate Alex Gordon and the Rays Logan Forsythe for third in the A.L. with 12 bruises...gordon, out nearly two months with a left groin strain, has still been hit one more time this year than his previous career high established last year...lorenzo Cain is tied for eighth with nine, Alcides Escobar is tied for 17th with seven...the club record is 89 in 2007. HOME STREAK ROLLS ON--Thursday s win over the Orioles gave KC three wins in four games and extended the club s home series winning streak to eight dating back to a 4-game sweep of the Rays back in early July...Kansas City has gone 13-3 in its last 16 affairs in The K...dating back to July 5, Kansas City possesses a big league best 22-6 ledger in its last 28 home games and has an overall home mark of 45-21, the second most home wins in the A.L...the Royals have already eclipsed their home win total from a year ago (42-39) with 15 regular season games remaining at home. A VIEW FROM ABOVE--Kansas City enters today in possession of a 14-game advantage in the A.L. Central, which is the largest of any division in the Majors...in fact, the Royals 7-game lead for best record in the American League is bigger than any other Major League club s divisional advantage...kc s lead peaked at 14 1/2 after play on August 19, the largest KC has experienced since 1980, when that eventual A.L. championship squad saw its lead expand to as many as 20 games as late as August 31, 1980...today marks the 111th day the Royals have been in first place this year...kc is 31 games over.500 for the first time since the end of the 1980 season (97-65)... KC s longest winning streak this year was a 7-0 start to the season, while the longest drought has been four games twice. THE K IS THE PLACE TO BE--The Royals eclipsed the 30,000 mark for the 49th time this year with Thursday s crowd of 31,155, posting a 31-18 ledger in those well attended affairs, while going 13-5 in the 18 home sellouts this year...kansas City blew past the 2,000,000 mark in 2015 season attendance in the 60th home date on August 14, marking the fastest that KC has eclipsed that milestone, three dates earlier than the 1989 campaign...this is the 13th time in franchise history that Kansas City has drawn at least two million, but the first time in 24 years (1991)...Kansas City s current per game average of 33,415 per game is an improvement of 10,035 per contest compared to 66 dates last year...when a bow is wrapped around the 2015 regular season, the Royals should shatter the team record of 2,477,700 set in 89. vs. Rays (2015) vs. Rays (career) On Road (career) vs. Karns (career) vs. Verlander (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera.000 3 0 0 0 Cain.500 12 6 2 6 Dyson.385 13 5 1 2 Escobar.357 28 10 0 3 Hosmer.231 26 6 0 3 Infante.250 16 4 0 1 Morales.333 24 8 1 8 Moustakas.375 8 3 0 3 Orlando.176 17 3 1 5 Perez.300 20 6 1 3 Rios.250 16 4 0 0 Zobrist.222 9 2 0 0.194 31 6 1 3.333 66 22 2 9.250 52 13 1 3.333 120 40 1 10.282 124 35 3 17.273 183 50 3 18.277 130 36 6 19.228 92 21 2 16.176 17 3 1 5.310 100 31 4 20.251 517 130 14 63.222 9 2 0 0.196 377 74 7 37.280 880 246 12 90.246 496 122 0 23.262 1803 473 13 153.284 1378 392 38 181.277 2641 732 52 281.268 1539 412 60 228.243 1197 291 37 126.188 85 16 2 6.275 1029 283 36 132.268 3270 876 71 371.275 2201 606 67 303.500 2 1 1 2.333 3 1 0 0.250 4 1 0 0.667 3 2 0 1.000 3 0 0 0.500 2 1 0 1.333 3 1 1 2.333 3 1 0 0.222 9 2 0 0.292 24 7 1 2.250 24 6 0 3.186 59 11 0 3.274 62 17 1 3.136 22 3 1 5.333 27 9 1 9.189 53 10 1 3.474 38 18 2 13.370 46 17 0 7.257 35 9 1 3 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Joe Blanton 4 18 4.5 2-2 1 Johnny Cueto 6 27 4.5 2-4 4 Danny Duffy 20 79 4.0 13-7 8 Jeremy Guthrie 23 99 4.3 14-9 7 Kris Medlen 2 14 7.0 2-0 1 Yohan Pino 1 3 3.0 0-1 0 Jason Vargas 9 37 4.1 7-2 4 Yordano Ventura 21 95 4.5 11-10 9 Edinson Volquez 27 134 5.0 19-8 15 Chris Young 16 61 3.8 10-6 6 Totals 129 567 4.4 80-49 65 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Blanton 2-2 - - - 2-2 Cueto 2-4 - - - 2-4 Duffy 10-6 1-0 2-1 - 13-7 Guthrie 11-5 - 3-4 - 14-9 Medlen 2-0 - - - 2-0 Pino 0-1 - - - 0-1 Vargas 6-2 - 1-0 - 7-2 Ventura 10-9 - 1-1 - 11-10 Volquez 18-8 - 1-0 - 19-8 Young 8-4 - 2-2 - 10-6 Total 69-41 1-0 10-8 - 80-49 Perez Kratz Butera Totals Starts 109 1 19 129 CS/ATT 20-70 0-2 4-10 24-81 Pct. 28.6 0.0 40.0 29.6 ERA 3.27 1.50 5.17 3.54 ER/IP 347/956.1 2/12.0 104/181.0 453/1151.1 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 6 (August 19 @ Cincinnati) Pickoff & CS: 7 (August 8 vs. Chicago)

2015 Royals Home Run Breakdown vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera 1-1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 8/6/15 @ DET A. Sanchez 19 Cain 12 5 7 7 5 5 7 - - 4 4 4 1 5 6 4 2 - - 9-3 8/11/15 DET A. Sanchez 63 Dyson 1-1 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1-0 7/8/15 TB C. Archer 71 Escobar 3 1 2-3 3 - - - 3 - - - 2 1 1 1 - - 2-1 8/21/15 @ BOS H. Owens 35 Hosmer 14 3 11 9 5 5 5 4-4 4 6 2 7 1 3 4 3 3 11-3 8/14/15 LAA J. Weaver 53 Infante 1-1 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 7/27/15 @ CLE C. Anderson 83 Morales 15 3 12 8 7 4 8 3-3 5 7 1 6 2 1 1 6 4 11-3 8/28/15 @ TB E. Ramirez 7 Moustakas 15 6 9 7 8 9 5 1-5 6 4 2 5-1 1 6 7 11-4 8/26/15 BAL B. Matusz 12 Orlando 5 1 4 3 2 3 1-1 1 4 - - 2 2 1 1-1 4-1 8/27/15 BAL C. Tillman 10 Perez 18 4 14 8 10 11 5 2-6 4 8 2 2 9 8-1 - 14-4 8/22/15 LAA M. Barnes 25 Rios 2-2 1 1 1-1 - - - 2 - - 1 1 - - - 2-0 7/17/15 @ CWS J. Samardzija 138 Zobrist 10 1 9 2 8 4 4 1 1 5 3 1 2 5 2 - - 2 6 6-3 8/19/15 @ CIN A. Chapman 48 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, ninth inning) - Franchise total: 118 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alcides Escobar (5/29/15 @ Chicago Cubs) - Franchise total: 89 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) - Franchise total: 7 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Daniel Nava, Boston (9/14/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow, 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati (8/19/15 @ Great American Ball Park, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 1st inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Texas Rangers (5/13/15 @ Globe Life Park, Yordano Ventura pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ian Kinsler, Detroit (8/6/15 @ Comerica Park, Ryan Madson pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Giovany Urshela, Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching) 2015 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera 2 - - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 1 g 4 (8/6-15) - - Cain 22 12 1 - - 35 12 2-1 - 15 5 17 20 8 - - 7 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 17 - Dyson 7 3 - - - 10 3 1 - - - 4 1 4 7 1 - - 1 g 5 gm (6/22-30) 6 2 Escobar 25 9 1 - - 35 5 3 1 - - 9 3 5 12 8 - - 1 g 10 gm (7/3-7/12) 15 2 Hosmer 34 8 1 - - 43 12 3 2 - - 16 6 23 27 5 2-1 g 14 gm (7/18-8/1) 19 4 Infante 10 6 - - - 16 7 1 - - - 8 1 12 18 6 - - 0 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 13 1 Morales 26 7 - - - 33 19 6-1 - 26 8 21 47 6 1-5 g 11 gm (6/17-28) 5 - Moustakas 25 9 2 - - 36 8 4 1 - - 13 4 18 23 6 - - 1 g 9 gm (6/15-26) 10 3 Orlando 10 1 - - - 11 4-1 - - 5-6 5 2 - - 0 g 5 gm (2x) 11 3 Perez 25 4 - - - 29 8 3 - - - 11 4 10 28 5 - - 4 g 10 gm (5/12-24) 2 - Rios 17 5 - - - 22 2 1 - - - 3 4 5 12 4 - - 0 g 8 gm (8/20-28) 6 - Zobrist 21 6 1 - - 28 9 2 1 - - 12 3 18 9 1 - - 0 g 6 gm (8/13-19) 11 - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: James Shields, July 7, 2014 @ Tampa Bay (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (Royals 4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): July 10, 2015 vs. Toronto (3-0); Duffy (6.0 IP), Herrera (1.0 IP), Davis (1.0 IP), Holland (1.0 IP) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Salvador Perez, August 15, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Royals Position Player Pitching: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Chris Young (2), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Chris Young (3), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 16, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (4-3 in 10 innings) Royals Bat Around: August 24, 2015 vs. Baltimore (6th inning, 7 runs) -- 14 times in 2015 -- Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 7-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: June 26-28, 2015 @ Oakland Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: June 29-July 1, 2015 @ Houston Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 3 42 2nd - 17 63 3rd - 12 66 4th - 15 79 5th - 18 98 6th - 19 69 7th - 12 49 8th - 2 34 9th - 4 40 Kansas City By the Days Monday 10-4 Tuesday 15-4 Wednesday 9-11 Thursday 8-8 Friday 13-9 Saturday 12-7 Sunday 13-6 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 72 August 29 @ Tampa Bay - (5th, 3 hits) 3 runs - 44 August 22 @ Boston - (6th, 4 hits) 4 runs - 11 August 23 @ Boston - (9th, 6 hits) 5 runs - 5 July 8 vs. Tampa Bay - (5th, 5 hits) 6 runs - 5 August 15 vs. L.A. Angels - (2nd, 6 hits) 7 runs - 2 August 24 vs. Baltimore - (6th, 8 hits) Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Tim Collins 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 June 5 129 80-49 LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July 15 93 57-36 OF-Alex Gordon 15-day left groin strain July 9 July 24 47 31-16 LHP-Jason Vargas 15-day ulnar collateral ligment tear July 22 August 6 37 24-13