Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES New York Yankees (68-63) @ Kansas City Royals (69-63) Kauffman Stadium - Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Game #133 - Home Game #64 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PITCHING PROBABLES Thursday, September 1: Off day at home Friday, September 2 vs. Detroit Tigers: RHP Anibal Sanchez (7-13, 5.92) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (11-2, 3.01), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, September 3 vs. Detroit Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer (10-5, 2.69) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (9-9, 4.33), 6:15 p.m., FS 1 (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, September 4 vs. Detroit Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (2-2, 3.86) vs. RHP Dillon Gee (6-7, 4.37), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports All Royals games are broadcast on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials...tonight s game is being televised in High Definition on FSKC with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call...the pre and postgame shows, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Yankees Last night s extra-inning loss signaled the loss of the season series to the Yankees, with KC trailing 2-4 entering tonight s finale...the Royals are 193-284 all-time vs. the Yanks, including a 111-126 deficit in games contested in Kansas City, 100-113 in Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 5/9 @ NY L, 3-6 Yates Young 41,243 5/10 @ NY L, 7-10 Miller Herrera 39,128 5/11 @ NY W, 7-3 Ventura Pineda 31,226 5/12 @ NY L, 3-7 Eovaldi Kennedy 35,944 8/29 KC W, 8-5 Gee Pineda 22,859 8/30 KC L, 4-5 (10) Betances Soria 22,895 LATE NIGHT AT THE K --Sleep hasn t been much of an option for the Royals of late, with the 4:00 a.m. arrivals into Boston last Friday morning, a similar arrival here on Monday morning and then a 4-hour, 7-minute affair here last night, that featured a 59-minute rain delay and eventual 5-4 loss in 10 innings...no loss comes at a good time, but last night s was inopportune as the Royals lost a game on everyone ahead of them in both the division and Wild Card races, entering play tonight 6 1/2 back in the Central and now three out in the Wild Card...it was a night of comebacks for KC, but it could not complete the final comeback, putting the tying and potential winning runs in scoring position in the 10th, but not being able to plate either one...the Royals wound up 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position, despite rebounding from a 4-0 deficit by scoring single tallies in the third, fourth, sixth and eighth...edinson Volquez scuffled in his abbreviated 3.1-innings allowing four runs on nine hits...the bullpen kept the Yankees off the board until the 10th, when an infield hit off of Joakim Soria forged across the deciding run...the loss was just KC s fifth in the last 23 games. RUBBER GAME STREAK AT FIVE--Tonight is Kansas City s 17th rubber game of the year and the Royals are riding a five-game series deciding winning streak, the most recent the 10-4 triumph in Boston on Sunday night...all told, Kansas City is 9-7 in rubber games this year, including a 5-2 mark here and 4-5 ledger on the road, winning the last three road tries. AUGUST FINALE--Kansas City s brightest month of the 2016 season comes to an end tonight, with the Royals bringing a 20-8 mark into the August finale...this marks the most wins in August since KC won 21 times in 1989...despite last night s loss, since August 6, the Royals have shaved 6 1/2 games off its Wild Card deficit and 4 1/2 games off the A.L. Central deficit, entering tonight three and 6 1/2 out, respectively...the Royals were a season-high seven games below the.500 mark at 51-58 entering August 6, but with wins in eight of the last 11 games and 18 of 23, the club is back to six over break-even...a win tonight against the Yankees will give the Royals an eight-series winning streak, which would be the longest since winning eight in a row from July 21-August 18, 2014...of Kansas City s 30 games remaining, 12 are against clubs currently ahead of the Royals in the Wild Card chase, including nine of the final 12 games of the season. ROSTER MOVE--The Royals today placed right-handed reliever Chien-Ming Wang on the 15-day disabled list with right biceps tendinitis and recalled lefthanded reliever Scott Alexander from Omaha (AAA)...Wang has gone 6-0 in 38 relief appearances this year...the 27-year old Alexander was 2-0 with a save and 3.00 ERA in 22 appearances for the Storm Chasers this year...this will be his second stint with the big league club this year, appearing in nine games from May 12-June 5 with a 4.85 ERA. DIVISIONAL WORK NEXT--Tonight wraps up this series with the Yankees and then the Royals will play 25 of its final 29 games against the A.L. Central, starting this weekend when the Detroit Tigers hit town...kansas City is 34-17 within the Central Division, highlighted by an 11-2 mark during the last intradivisional stretch of games (August 9-21)...the only non-divisional opponent in the remaining stretch will be a four-game visit from the Oakland A s on September 12-15...the remaining intradivisional opponents feature Cleveland (6), Detroit (6), Chicago (7) and Minnesota (6). TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Luis Cessa (4-0, 4.11) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (9-9, 3.57) 2016 2015 Career 2016 2015 Career Luis Cessa vs. Royals First career appearance Major League Record 4-0 (4.11 ERA) - - Ian Kennedy vs. Yankees 0-1 - 1-1 Major League Record 9-9 (3.57 ERA) 9-15 84-77 IAN KENNEDY makes his 27th start of the year, his 231st career assignment and 233rd overall appearance he takes on his original franchise for the third time in his career, second this season the 31-year-old right-hander signed a five-year deal with the Royals on January 29, after pitching for San Diego the last two-plus seasons he was a 21st overall pick in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft by the Yankees. A KENNEDY WINS IN MASSACHUSETTS--If you think you ve heard that before, it wasn t about baseball, as Ian picked up a 6-3 win last Friday at Fenway Park, becoming the first Kennedy to win in Massachusetts in over 70 years...of the seven Major League hurlers named Kennedy, Ian was the first to win in Boston since Vern Kennedy claimed an 8-3 victory for Cincinnati over the Boston Braves on August 16, 1945...KC s Kennedy, in winning his third straight, gave up nine hits and two runs with two walks and eight K s over his 5.1 innings, being staked to a 5-0 lead before taking the mound...he faced threats in nearly every inning, however, he limited the damage to single runs in the first on a Mookie Betts RBI single and the sixth after he had departed following Brock Holt s one-out double...he lowered his ERA to 2.83 (17 ER in 54.0 IP) since the All-Star break, allowing two runs or fewer in each of his last six outings...he recorded his ninth victory of the season to even his record for the first time since he was 6-6 after defeating Houston on June 26. ALL ABOUT THE K s--ian fanned eight last Friday in Boston, giving him 79 K s since his June 26 start vs. Houston...his total in that span ranks fifth in the American League...his season strikeout rate of 8.96 (153 K in 153.2 IP) is ninth in the Junior Circuit and would rank third in club history among qualifying starters, behind only Zack Greinke (9.50 K per 9.0 IP in 2009) and teammate Danny Duffy (9.33 this season)...he has recorded at least one strikeout in each of his 232 career outings, which is the seventh-longest active streak in the big leagues, trailing Justin Verlander (308), Cole Hamels (272), Max Scherzer (257), David Price (246), Clayton Kershaw (238) and Gio Gonzalez (234). CURBING THE LONGBALL--Kennedy has allowed 28 home runs this season fourth most in the Majors but just two in his last seven starts after surrendering at least one in nine-straight outings from June 13-August 16 of the 28 homers he s allowed, 20 have been solo shots and the other eight have been two-run homers he hasn t allowed a home run with more than one man on base since a Buster Posey grand slam on June 24, 2015 with San Diego. VS. YANKEES--Ian has faced his original club twice in his career, going 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA (9 ER in 12.0 IP)...he lost a 7-3 decision in the Bronx on May 12, surrendering three home runs and seven earned over 6.1 innings...his win came in 2013 as a member of the Padres, when he allowed two runs on four hits over 5.2 innings in a 6-3 triumph at Petco Park...Kennedy debuted for the Bombers on September 1, 2007 and made 12 starts and 14 appearances through 2009, before being acquired by Arizona in the trade that sent Max Scherzer to Detroit and Curtis Granderson to the Yankees. HOME SWEET HOME--Kennedy makes his 11th home start of the season, entering at 4-3 with a 3.05 ERA (21 ER in 62.0 IP)...he s held the opposition to the sixth-lowest average (.217) in the American League at home, while his home ERA ranks 10th among A.L. hurlers that have made at least 10 starts...throughout his career, Ian has been a better pitcher in his home parks, going 47-29 with a 3.70 ERA, compared to a 37-48 mark and a 4.15 ERA on the road. Kennedy vs. Yankees Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Starlin Castro.276 29 8 1 4 Brett Gardner.000 3 0 0 0 Didi Gregorius.273 11 3 1 3 Chase Headley.296 27 8 2 5 Aaron Hicks.000 5 0 0 0 Brian McCann.316 19 6 2 3 Austin Romine.400 5 2 0 0 Mark Teixeira.200 5 1 0 0 Ian s 2016 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/9 Minnesota W, 7-0 6.2 5 0 0 0 1 7 109-69 7-0 4/14 @ Houston W, 6-2 7.0 2 1 1 1 2 7 97-59 6-1 4/20 Detroit L, 2-3 6.1 6 2 2 0 2 7 97-61 0-2 4/25 @ LA Angels L, 1-6 6.0 7 5 5 2 4 2 108-66 1-5 5/1 @ Seattle W, 4-1 5.0 4 1 1 0 2 6 104-70 3-0 5/7 @ Cleveland W, 7-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 2 6 103-65 4-0 5/12 @ N.Y. Yankees L, 3-7 6.1 5 7 7 3 3 6 102-61 3-5 5/18 Boston ND, 3-2 5.2 6 2 2 1 1 9 116-81 2-2 5/23 @ Minnesota ND, 10-4 3.1 5 2 2 1 1 3 73-49 8-2 5/30 Tampa Bay ND, 6-2 6.0 3 1 0 0 5 6 107-66 2-1 6/4 @ Cleveland L, 1-7 6.0 8 5 5 2 1 6 96-67 1-5 6/10 @ Chi White Sox L, 5-7 5.2 9 7 7 4 1 1 101-72 3-7 6/15 Cleveland W, 9-4 6.2 5 4 4 2 2 6 113-78 9-4 6/21 @ N.Y. Mets L, 1-2 4.0 4 2 2 2 1 2 72-43 1-2 6/26 Houston W, 6-1 7.0 3 1 1 1 1 11 105-68 6-1 7/1 @ Philadelphia L, 3-4 5.0 6 3 3 1 3 8 97-58 1-3 7/6 @ Toronto ND, 2-4 6.0 4 2 2 1 1 10 101-63 1-2 7/15 @ Detroit ND, 2-4 5.1 4 1 1 1 2 3 100-64 2-1 7/20 Cleveland L, 4-11 4.1 6 7 7 4 1 8 104-65 0-7 7/25 LA Angels L, 2-6 5.0 6 4 4 0 3 3 106-62 2-4 7/30 @ Texas ND, 1-2 7.0 6 1 1 0 0 6 108-71 1-1 8/4 @ Tampa Bay ND, 2-3 6.0 1 0 0 0 4 9 106-67 2-0 8/10 Chi. White Sox ND, 3-2 6.1 6 1 1 1 2 2 104-74 0-1 8/15 @ Detroit W, 3-1 6.2 5 1 1 1 1 5 95-67 2-1 8/20 Minnesota W, 10-0 8.0 4 0 0 0 0 6 112-76 10-0 8/26 @ Boston W, 6-3 5.1 9 2 2 0 2 8 107-68 5-1 2016 Totals 9-9 3.57 153.2 133 62 61 28 48 153 2643-1710 64.7% Career Totals 84-77 3.93 1388.1 1296 654 607 181 460 1293 - - Ian s Last Win: August 26, 2016 at Boston (5.1 IP, 6-3 over Steven Wright) Ian s Last Loss: July 25, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels (5.0 IP, 2-6 to Hector Santiago) Ian s Strikeout High: 12 (5x), last: September 2, 2015 vs. Texas (7.0 IP, no-decision in 4-3 loss to Cole Hamels) Ian s Last Complete Game: June 17, 2012 at Los Angeles Angels (8.0 IP, 0-2 loss to Garrett Richards) second career Ian s Only Shutout: April 25, 2011 vs. Philadelphia (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Cliff Lee) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2016

Pitching Notes Friday s Starter - Danny Duffy = Danny looks to bounce back from his first loss in over two months Friday as KC opens a three-game set with Detroit...he s 11-2 with a 3.01 ERA. = Duffy suffered an 8-3 loss at Fenway Park last Saturday evening, snapping his career-best 10-game winning streak which dated back to June 11...he was charged with seven runs on nine hits over 5.0 innings with two walks and two strikeouts...he did record his 500th career strikeout, fanning Sandy Leon to end the third. = He allowed a first-inning single to David Ortiz, ending a streak of 19-straight left-handed hitters retired...he s still held fellow lefties to a.183 average this season. = Duff has gone 7-1 with a 2.90 ERA and 55 strikeouts since the All-Star break...his seven victories tied with Boston s Rick Porcello for the MLB lead. = The 27-year-old lefty is 2-0 with a 4.71 ERA in five appearances and three starts vs. Detroit this season...he most recently faced the Tigers on August 16 at Comerica Park, earning a 6-1 victory, holding them to one run on three hits over 7.2 innings...he s 5-6 all-time against Motown with a 3.24 ERA in 17 career appearances. = Danny is 6-0 with a 3.16 ERA at home, winning each of his last three starts here...he hasn t lost at The K since September 5, 2015, 6-1 to the White Sox. 2016 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 132 45-49 - - 4.54 735.1 738 391 371 126 257 645.259 Relievers 130 24-14 34 46 3.07 434.0 384 157 148 41 146 413.238 Totals 132 69-63 34 46 3.99 1169.1 1122 548 519 167 403 1058.252 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 255/363 (70.2%) Saves/Save Opp: 34/46 (73.9%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 160/46 (28.8%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2016 Strikeout High: 4 on May 15 vs. ATL August 28 at Iowa (AAA) 1.0 2 2 1 0 1 = Scott was recalled from Omaha (AAA) this afternoon, marking his second stint in the Majors in 2016...he made nine relief appearances for the Royals from May 12 to June 5, before being optioned back to Triple-A on June 10...in eight career outings at The K, he s posted a 3.86 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 11.2 innings. = Alexander has made 22 appearances with the Storm Chasers this season, going 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA (10 ER in 30.0 IP) with 10 walks and 24 strikeouts...he s held left-handed hitters to a.231 average, with two walks and 13 strikeouts against them...allowed just one earned run in six August appearances at Omaha. Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 15/25 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/7 2016 Strikeout High: 5 on 6/24 vs. HOU August 30 vs. N.Y. Yankees 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 = Brian retired all five hitters he faced last night before the rain interrupted the contest for 59 minutes...he entered the game with two on and one out in the fourth and got Didi Gregorius to fly out and Starlin Castro to hit into a fielder s choice to end the threat...it marked his third appearance in the last five days. = Flynn has allowed just one unearned run in his last nine outings (10.0 innings), holding the opposition to an.094 average (3-for-32) in that span...his.176 opponents average this season (25-for-142) as a reliever is seventh-lowest in the A.L. (min. 100 batters faced)...held lefties to a.182 average (10-for-55). = He owns a 1.34 ERA (5 ER in 33.2 IP) with a 0.89 WHIP in 20 relief outings since being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on June 15 that doesn t include his one start this season where he allowed three runs in 2.1 innings in a 7-4 loss to Cleveland on July 19...he has a 2.25 career ERA (11 ER in 44.0 IP) as a reliever. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 49/60 Saves/Save Opp: 11/13 (83.3%) Last Save: August 29, 2016 at NYY (16th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 12/3 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (4x), last July 6 @ TOR August 29 vs. NYY (Save) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 = Kelvin recorded a four-out save Monday night, retiring pinch-hitter Mark Teixeira to end the eighth inning and then pitching around a pair of two-out hits in the ninth...it marked his 11th save of the season and 10th of August, tying him for second-most in the Majors, behind Seattle s Edwin Diaz (11). = Since Wade Davis was sidelined on July 31, Herrera has gone 10-for-10 in save chances, posting a 2.51 ERA (4 ER in 14.1 IP) with one walk and 18 strikeouts. = He s made nine-straight scoreless appearances, since allowing a go-ahead three-run homer to Todd Frazier on August 9...he s recorded 202 relief appearances since the start of 2014 and allowed multiple runs just 10 times...his 1.98 ERA in that span is seventh-lowest among MLB relievers (minimum 150.0 IP). Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 25/35 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 22/7 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last Aug. 6 vs. TOR August 30 vs. N.Y. Yankees 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 = Peter worked 2/3 of an inning last night, retiring Aaron Judge and Tyler Austin to start the eighth, before allowing a two-out single to Brett Gardner...he s allowed five hits over his last four appearances (5-for-11), after holding the opposition to a.091 average (2-for-22) over his previous 11 outings (July 31-August 24). = Moylan has given up just one run of his own in 12 outings vs. A.L. East opponents (0.87 ERA), holding them to a.167 average (6-for-36). = He s made 35 appearances at the Major League level this season, his most since pitching in 85 games in 2010, which tied for second-most in the bigs that season...his 28 strikeouts this year are more than he recorded in his previous four MLB campaigns (2011-13, 2015) combined (26). Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 43/58 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: April 13 at HOU (203) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/4 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (3x), last on July 7 vs. SEA August 30 vs. NYY (Loss) 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 = Joakim suffered his sixth loss of the season last night, allowing the winning run to score on Jacoby Ellsbury s infield hit...he allowed consecutive hits to start the inning, but Aaron Judge and Tyler Austin, before a walk loaded the bases for Ellsbury...it marked the first run he s allowed since August 5 (11-straight outings). = His six losses this season are a career-high, passing his five in 2011 during his first stint with Kansas City...the loss was his first at home this season. = He's posted a 2.70 ERA (4 ER in 13.1 IP) in August, after being tagged for seven earned runs in eight July appearances (9.00 ERA). = Soria s 203 career saves are most among Mexican-born players among the 24 Mexican-born pitchers in Major League history who have logged at least 500.0 innings, his 2.71 ERA (153 ER in 508.1 IP) and.218 opponents average (409-for-1869) rank first. Matt Strahm (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 8/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: --- Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/0 2016 Strikeout High: 5, August 9 vs. Chicago August 30 vs. N.Y. Yankees 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Matt made another scoreless outing, retiring all four Yankees he faced last night...he stranded his 11th inherited runner, retiring Jacoby Ellsbury to end the eighth and then set the side down in order in the ninth...he s recorded 14.1-straight scorless innings, since allowing a run in his debut on July 31. = Among A.L. relievers that have faced at least 50 hitters, Strahm s.125 opponents average (6-for-48) leads the league. = He did not register a strikeout last night, snapping a streak of 10-straight appearances with at least one K...he was the first Royal to do that to begin his career since Joel Johnston fanned at least one hitter in his first 11 outings in 1991...Strahm has fanned 20 of the 52 hitters he s faced (38.5%) at the MLB level. = He earned his first big league win August 17 in Detroit, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings in relief of Yordano Ventura also became just the third Royals lefthanded reliever to fan five in an outing of 2.0 innings or less on August 7 vs. the White Sox. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/15 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100%) Last Save: August 14, 2016 at MIN (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/5 2016 Strikeout High: 10, April 22 vs. BAL (start) August 29 vs. N.Y. Yankees 0.0 1 4 2 1 0 = Chris failed to record an out Monday, being charged with four runs on a hit, a walk, a hit by pitch and catcher s interference...he had previously made eightstraight outings without a run...he s allowed six hits over his last three outings (2.1 innings), after opponents hit.205 (16-for-78) in his first 12 relief appearances. = C.Y. has made 32 career relief appearances and is 5-0 with a 2.50 ERA (14 ER in 50.1 IP)...he s one of two active pitchers to have at least five wins with no losses and a career ERA of 2.50 or less as a reliever, along with Detroit s Drew Smyly, who is 7-0 with a 2.47 ERA out of the bullpen. Alexander 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Duffy 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 1 0 Flynn 0-0 0 1.93 3 4.2 2 1 Gee 1-0 0 1.59 2 11.1 7 2 Herrera 0-1 1 5.40 3 3.1 5 2 Kennedy 0-1 0 9.95 1 6.1 5 7 Moylan 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.1 2 0 Soria 0-1 0 13.50 2 2.0 6 3 Strahm 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.1 0 0 Ventura 1-0 0 4.50 1 6.0 6 3 Volquez 0-0 0 10.80 1 3.1 9 4 Young 0-1 0 23.63 2 2.2 7 7 Royals vs. Yankees 2016 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 1-2 0 7.29 7 21.0 24 17 0-0 0 1.93 3 4.2 2 1 2-2 0 2.76 5 32.2 23 10 0-1 1 2.08 8 8.2 7 2 1-1 0 6.75 2 12.0 9 9 0-0 0 2.45 5 3.2 4 1 2-2 12 3.42 24 23.2 27 9 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.1 0 0 2-0 0 2.25 2 12.0 9 3 2-1 0 4.18 4 23.2 25 11 3-3 0 5.90 9 39.2 43 26

Hitting Notes Billy Burns This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Billy last started on August 11, going 1-for-3 to snap an 0-for-16 skid that dated back to July 2 he was acquired from Oakland on July 30 for Brett Eibner. = Burns is batting.356 (21-for-59) lifetime vs. the Yankees, his highest average vs. any opponent (min. 5 at-bats). = He s batting.293 (22-for-75) with two outs four of his 12 RBI have given his team the lead, including his first career walk-off RBI on June 17 with Oakland. = He finished fifth in AL Rookie of the Year voting in 2015, winning the rookie batting title with a.294 average in 125 games, which set Oakland s rookie record by a switch-hitter he led Major League rookies in steals (26) and multi-hit games (47) and led AL rookies in hits (153) his 40 steals since 2015 rank seventh in the AL. Drew Butera This Series: 0-for-1 Last Trip: 1-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Drew replaced Salvador Perez behind the plate in the eighth inning on Monday and struck out in his only at-bat in the bottom half of the inning. = Butera has 12 extra-base hits in 92 at-bats this season after recording just four extra-base hits in 107 at-bats in 2015. = He s batting.340/.386/.509 (18-for-53) with nine doubles and seven RBI in 23 home games, but hasn t recorded a hit here since August 7 vs. Toronto. = He made his second pitching appearance (fifth career) on July 26, recording the final out in a loss to the Angels his five pitching appearances are tops among active position players he is the ninth Royals position player (13th time) to pitch in a game prior to his June 25 outing, the last Royals to do it was Mitch Maier in 2012. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 2-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB Last Trip: 5-for-21 (.238), 3 runs, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, SB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-12) = Lorenzo had an RBI double in the sixth last night, his third straight game with an RBI he s batting.379/.449/.534 (22-for-58) with 13 RBI in his last 16 games. = Cain also stole second base in the eighth inning last night and scored the game tying run it was his 100th career steal and seventh in 29 games since returning from the 15-day DL with a strained left hamstring on July 29, after recording six steals in his previous 73 games the Royals are 20-11 (.645) since his return from the DL. = He snapped a 188 homerless at-bat streak on Friday, homering for the first time since May 31 vs. Tampa Bay. = He s batting.314 (33-for-105) with runners in scoring position, including 8-for-his-last-16 (.500) in scoring situations. = He had three home runs and matched a career-high with five RBI (also, May 15, 2015 vs. the Yankees) on May 10 at Yankee Stadium, becoming the seventh player (ninth time) in Royals history with a three-hr game he has 19 RBI in 24 career games vs. the Yankees, including 14 RBI in 12 games since the start of 2015. Christian Colon This Series: 0-for-4 Last Trip: 1-for-8, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = He went 0-for-4 last night and is 0-for-his-last-11 he s a career.292 (31-for-106) hitter after the All-Star break, but is just 8-for-44 (.182) since the break this season. = He went 2-for-4 with an RBI double on August 20 vs. Minnesota, his first multi-hit game since June 29 he s batting.278 (15-for-54) in the seventh inning or later. = Colon s career.431 on-base percentage when leading off an inning ranks second in the Majors since 2014 (min. 60 plate appearances), trailing Greg Garcia (.434). Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 1-for-4, run, RBI Last Trip: 6-for-23 (.261), 2 runs, 3 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-12) = Cheslor didn t play last night he had an RBI single on Monday, his second straight game with an RBI on the heels of a six-game streak without one. = Cuthbert is batting.301 (52-for-173) since the ASB and is tied with Dozier, Rendon, C. Seager & Segura for the Major League lead with 15 doubles since the break. = He s batting.320 (58-for-181) in 47 home games, including a hit in 28 of his last 32 home games, in which he s batting.349 (45-for-129) with 23 RBI. = Since his last recall on May 23, he leads AL rookies with a.296 average (97-for-328) he s six plate appearances shy of qualifying for the AL rookie batting title, currently led by Texas Nomar Mazara (.278) the last Royals rookie to lead the AL in batting was Eric Hosmer (.293) in 2011...for the season, Cuthbert ranks first among AL rookies in doubles (24) and multi-hit games (29), second in hits (110) and tied for third in RBI (42). = Hit his 10th HR on August 13, becoming the third Royals rookie third baseman with a 10-HR season, joining Alex Gordon (15) in 2007 & Kevin Seitzer (15) in 1987. Jarrod Dyson This Series: 4-for-9, 2 runs, 3B, RBI, 2 SB Last Trip: 1-for-9 (.111), run, 2 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 2 g (4-9) = Jarrod matched a career high last night with three hits (15th time; last, May 21 at the White Sox), including an RBI triple in the third inning. = Dyson also stole second base in the 10th inning last night, his fourth steal in three games, his 22nd of the season and 10th since the All-Star break, tied for most among AL players he is one of two players with 20 steals in each of the last five seasons (Jose Altuve) he s been successful on 84.8 percent of his career stolen base attempts (198-of-228), the second-best rate all-time (min. 175 stolen base attempts), trailing only Carlos Beltran (86.4, 360-of-409). = Dyson has 37 career stolen bases as a pinch-runner, 10 more than any other active player his 27 runs as a pinch-runner are most in the Majors since 2010. Alcides Escobar This Series: 2-for-8, run, HR, 3 RBI Last Trip: 9-for-22 (.409), 3 runs, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 8 g (11-30) = Esky singled to leadoff the fifth inning last night, extending his hitting streak to eight games, in which he s batting.367 (11-for-30) with seven RBI. = Alcides has either an extra-base hit or an RBI in nine of his last 11 games and is batting.373/.417/.582 (25-for-67) with nine extra-base hits and 12 RBI in his last 18 games he s batting.328 (40-for-122) out of the seventh and eighth spots on the lineup the Royals are 34-8 (.810) when he scores. = He hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning on Monday to mark his first three-rbi game since July 7, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay (Game 2) and his first home run with a man on base since May 11, 2014 at Seattle (also a 3-run HR) he has four HR in his last 225 at-bats since snapping a 455 homerless at-bat streak on June 24. = He ranks tied with Billy Hamilton for the Major League lead with 10 sacrifices, despite not recording one since August 10. = He s the only Royal to start every game this year played in 913 games since 2011, third most in the Majors, behind Robinson Cano (924) & Adrian Gonzalez (917). Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-6, run, RBI, 2 BB Last Trip: 6-for-24 (.250), 4 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Alex went 0-for-3 with a walk last night, snapping his seven-game hitting streak he has a hit in 18 of his last 20 games, batting.324/.405/.622 (24-for-74) with 18 runs, 10 extra-base hits and 11 RBI during that stretch (since August 9), including an 11-game hitting streak from August 9-20. = Gordon has scored a run in five of his last six games he had a streak of nine straight games with a run from August 12-20, tied for the longest by a Royal this season. = He hit five home runs over a five-game stretch from August 16-20, including his fourth career multi-hr game on August 20 vs. Minnesota. = His 148 career home runs rank sixth in Royals history, 12 behind Frank White among Royals left-handed hitters, only George Brett (317) has more. = He's recorded 72 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011, most in the Majors during that span and eight more than Gerardo Parra (64) who is second. Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-8, RBI, BB Last Trip: 4-for-19 (.211), 2 runs, HR, 5 RBI, 6 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Eric went 0-for-4 with an intentional walk in the 10th inning last night, snapping his six-game streak at home with an RBI, longest such streak by a Royal this season. = Hosmer is batting.280/.400/.500 (14-for-50) with three home runs and 13 RBI over his last 14 games he recorded an RBI in seven straight games from August 15-21, tied for the second-longest such streak in the Majors this season, trailing only Bryce Harper, who had an RBI in eight straight games from April 14-21. = He went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in the first inning on Friday, his 18th of the season, one shy of matching his career high set as a rookie in 2011. = He has a career-high tying 28 go-ahead RBI this season (also, 2015), two shy of Albert Pujols (30) for most in the AL this season. = He went 2-for-3 with a HR and two RBI in this year s All-Star Game, becoming the second Royal to be named All-Star Game MVP, joining Bo Jackson in 1989. Raul Mondesi This Series: 2-for-7, 2 runs, HBP, SB Last Trip: 2-for-16 (.125), 2 runs, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 3 g (3-10) = Raul singled and scored in the third inning last night, his third straight game with a run he also reached via hit-by-pitch and stole second base in the 10th. = Mondesi ranks fifth in the AL with six sacrifices and ranks tied for second among AL rookies with seven stolen bases, despite playing in just 31 games. = He hit his first big league homer on August 16 in Detroit off Justin Verlander at 21 years, 20 days old, he became the fifth-youngest Royal to hit his first homer, behind Clint Hurdle (20 years, 50 days), Buck Martinez (20 years, 233 days), Jamie Quirk (20 years, 333 days) and George Brett (20 years, 358 days). = He became the first Royal to record his first career hit on his birthday (July 27) and the first player (any team) to do it since Kennys Vargas on August 1, 2014. = He was named Kansas City s top prospect by Baseball America each of the last two seasons he was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on July 25. Kendrys Morales This Series: 3-for-7, 3 runs, HR, 3 RBI, HBP Last Trip: 5-for-15 (.333), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, sf Hit Streak: 3 g (6-12) = Kendrys hit a solo HR in the fourth last night, his team-leading 21st HR of the season and ninth as a left-handed batter he s one HR shy of tying his 2015 total (22). = He tied the game with a sac. fly in the eighth last night batting.326 (45-for-138) with 28 RBI in his last 38 home games, including an active nine-game hitting streak. = Morales is batting.301/.379/.632 (40-for-133) in the seventh inning or later with 13 home runs, second most in the Majors behind Edwin Encarnacion (15). = He s the first Royal with at least 20 HR in consecutive seasons since Mike Sweeney hit 22 and 21 in 2004-05 he has five career 20-HR seasons, tied with Tony Oliva and Yoenis Cespedes for fourth most among Cuban-born players, trailing Rafael Palmeiro (14), Jose Canseco (13) & Tony Perez (9). = He s 4-for-his-last-34 (.118) with runners in scoring position, including his third career grand slam on August 7 vs. Toronto. Paulo Orlando This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 2-for-17 (.118), 2 runs, RBI, HBP, BB, SB, sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Paulo had a sacrifice fly in the second inning on Sunday and was hit by a pitch and scored in Kansas City s eight-run sixth inning he s 3-for-his-last-38 (.079). = Orlando is batting.320 (8-for-25) in nine career games vs. the Yankees he s batting.361/.390/.528 (26-for-72) in 22 games vs. AL East teams this season with the third-highest average in the Majors vs. the AL East this season (min. 70 at-bats), trailing Baltimore s Steve Pearce (.371) and Detroit s J.D. Martinez (.364). = He s ranks eighth in the AL with a.337 average (60-for-178) at home (min. 175 at-bats) his.307 average overall ranks first on the team (min. 350 at-bats). = He ranks tied for fourth in the Majors with a.347 average (41-for-118) with two outs he s batting.318 (27-for-85) with runners in scoring position. = He had two assists on August 10, becoming the first Royal with multiple outfield assists in a game since Norichika Aoki on August 8, 2014 vs. San Francisco. Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-8 Last Trip: 5-for-19 (.263), 4 runs, 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Salvy went 0-for-5 last night, snapping a five-game hitting streak in which he hit.389 (7-for-18). = He hit his 20th HR on Sunday, his third in two games, marking the 11th time in his career and fourth time this season he s homered in consecutive games he also homered twice on Saturday to mark his second career multi-hr game (also, August 28, 2013 at Minnesota) 10 of his 20 HR have come vs. lefties, including his last seven. = Perez is the first Royals catcher with multiple 20-HR seasons (21 in 2015) he s three shy of the club single-season mark by a catcher (Miguel Olivo, 23 in 2009) = Perez ranks first among AL catchers in hits (111), doubles (25) and extra-base hits (47) and ranks second in home runs (20) and RBI (58). = He has thrown out a career-high 26 would-be basestealers this season, second most in the Majors, trailing only Jonathan Lucroy (32) and most by a Royals catcher since Jason Kendall (32) in 2010 his 46.4 caught stealing rate ranks second in the Majors, trailing James McCann (50.0%).

This & That MINOR LEAGUE KUDOS--The Burlington Royals have clinched the Appalachian League s East Division, posting a 41-25 record and holding a 3 1/2-game lead with just two games remaining...their first playoff game will be this Saturday with a best-of-three series against the Princeton Rays...the Arizona Royals (Arizona Rookie League) will begin their playoff action tonight against the Arizona Angels in single-elimination action...the Royals placed two players on the Arizona League All-Star team, third baseman John Brontsema and right-handed pitcher Grant Gavin...Brontsema, a 26th round pick this summer out of U.C. Irvine, batted.343 in 47 games, playing mostly at third base... Gavin, a Parkville, MO, native and 29th round selection this past summer out of Central Missouri, was 3-1 with a save and 2.01 ERA in 13 games. MUST SEE TV--It wasn t the record audience that the Royals and Yankees had on Monday night (18.4), but last night s rain delayed tilt recorded a 12.2 household rating in the KC market on FOX Sports Kansas City according to Nielsen Media Research...the Royals local-market TV ratings continue to rank No. 1 in Major League Baseball for the second straight season, currently at 11.4 on the season. HERE THRU SUNDAY--The Royals will take tomorrow off to allow the Chiefs and Packers to closeout the exhibition football season across the parking lot...once the tailgaters leave, KC will host the Detroit Tigers in a three-game weekend series commencing Friday night...monday night s game vs. the Yankees started a season-ending stretch in which the Royals are at home for 20 of the final 32 games on the schedule, where the club has now won seven of the last eight and 10 of the last 13. BONUS BASEBALL LOSS--Last night s 10-inning defeat was just the second in eight extra-inning games this year...the Royals have played seven of their eight overtime affairs in front of the home crowd, going 5-2 here, while the lone road extra-inning tilt was a 3-2, 12-inning win in St. Louis in June. SOLID AUGUST FOR STRAHM--Rookie southpaw Matt Strahm is pulling the curtain on a near perfect month of August...after allowing a run in his Major League debut on July 31 in Arlington, the 24-year old has made 10 appearances in August going 2-0 and tossing 14.1 scoreless innings allowing just five hits and three walks while striking out 19...he s held opposing hitters to a.109 batting average while fanning hitters at a 11.93 rate per nine-innings. A HOMEWORK HICCUP--Last night s loss snapped a seven-game home winning streak for Kansas City, as the overall home record fell to 41-22 (.651), just two games behind the pace of the 2015 club after 63 home games (43-20)...it s been a streaky year in The K for Kansas City, jumping out to a big league best 25-8 home mark, before a 6-11 midseason slide, but the club has since won 10 of its last 13 contested here...kansas City s 92-52 home record since the start of last season is the second best among American League clubs trailing only Toronto (93-56). PEN BACK ON TOP--The recent run of success had by the Kansas City bullpen has returned the Royals to the top of the perch in the Major League relief ERA race with a 3.07 team mark...the Cleveland Indians are next at 3.37...KC had its club record scoreless inning streak for the bullpen halted in Friday s win at 41.1, which finished 11.2 innings better than the previous franchise record set in the inaugural season of 1969...the streak was the longest in the Majors since the 1966 Kansas City A s had a stretch of 44.0 consecutive scoreless innings...the pen has allowed five earnies in its last 59.2 innings of work for a 0.75 ERA in that span...individually, Kelvin Herrera has tossed 9.1 straight shutout frames, highlighted by his first career four-out save here on Monday night. SECRET WEAPON IN VIDEO ROOM--Kansas City s replay review specialist, Bill Duplissea made good on his 10th overturned call in the last 11 when it was determined Chris Young did indeed pick Mookie Betts off first base in the seventh inning on Friday night in Boston...Duper and the Royals had hit on eight consecutive replay challenges prior to a stands call in Miami on August 23...the Royals have made good on a Major League best 71% of their challenges this year, going 24-for-34, while seven challenges have come back as stands and three confirmed...miami is next at 65% with 32 of 49 challenges being overturned according to MLB. AUGUST MOUND TURNAROUND--Kansas City s pitching staff has compiled a 2.64 ERA during the month of August, the top mark in the American League...in the last 15 games, KC pitching has held the opposition to one or fewer earned runs on eight occasions, posting an ERA of 2.25 in that span. ALL ABOARD THE CAIN TRAIN--Lorenzo Cain went 1-for-4 with a double, RBI and his 100th career stolen base last night (13th this season)...he has hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games at a.379 clip (22-for-58) with 11 runs, six doubles, a homer and 13 RBI...Cain, who was sidelined from June 29-July 29 with a right hamstring strain, went 0-for-9 in his first three games back off the D.L., but has since hit.303 (30-for-99)...KC was 9-16 when he was on the shelf, but has since gone 20-11. THOU SHALT NOT STEAL--Three-time Rawlings Gold Glove winning catcher, Salvador Perez, hasn t been tested since nabbing Dee Gordon attempting to steal in the seventh inning of the August 23rd game in Miami...it was Salvy s 26th runner caught this year, already two more than all of last year and second in the Majors to the Rangers Jonathan Lucroy, who has 32, all but two of which he nabbed while in the National League with Milwaukee...Salvy s 18 picks since coming to the Majors in 2011 lead all catchers in baseball. CLOSING IN ON 1K--The winningest skipper in franchise history, Ned Yost is now 537-532 as the Kansas City manager...his 994 career victories rank seventh among active managers and he s tied with Alvin Dark for 63rd all-time (994)...Ned was named to the role on May 13, 2010 and surpassed Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost s postseason managerial mark of 22-9 is good for a.710 winning pct., which ranks eighth all-time and is atop the list of managers with at least 20 postseason tilts under their belt...yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is now 58th all-time in games managed (2,028)...this is Ned s second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff (1991-2002). vs. Yankees (2016) vs. Yankees (career) At Home (career) Cessa (career) Sanchez (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Burns.333 27 9 0 0.356 59 21 1 1.300 404 121 3 31 - - - - -.167 6 1 0 3 Butera.000 1 0 0 0.150 20 3 0 1.193 440 85 2 30 - - - - -.143 7 1 1 2 Cain.364 22 8 3 9.291 79 23 3 19.296 1066 316 22 150 - - - - -.233 30 7 1 1 Colon.250 12 3 0 1.250 12 3 0 1.254 138 35 0 10 - - - - -.333 6 2 0 0 Cuthbert.286 21 6 1 3.286 21 6 1 3.313 217 68 4 34 - - - - -.000 4 0 0 0 Dyson.273 22 6 0 1.237 76 18 1 7.264 652 172 7 63 - - - - -.115 26 3 0 0 Escobar.200 25 5 1 4.233 146 34 1 11.266 1969 524 14 170 - - - - -.257 35 9 1 3 Gordon.316 19 6 2 5.241 237 57 5 26.270 2218 599 74 300 - - - - -.263 19 5 0 1 Hosmer.250 24 6 1 2.243 144 35 4 15.279 1571 439 41 223 - - - - -.306 36 11 1 5 Mondesi.286 7 2 0 0.286 7 2 0 0.205 44 9 0 3 - - - - -.000 2 0 0 0 Morales.190 21 4 2 4.273 172 47 8 28.281 1779 500 76 295 - - - - -.238 21 5 0 1 Orlando 1.000 2 2 0 0.320 25 8 1 3.313 310 97 6 31 - - - - -.333 9 3 0 0 Perez.208 24 5 1 3.226 106 24 3 13.281 1149 323 38 171 - - - - -.200 20 4 0 1 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 20 84 4.2 16-4 13 Brian Flynn 1 3 3.0 0-1 0 Dillon Gee 12 49 4.1 4-8 3 Ian Kennedy 26 109 4.2 13-13 12 Kris Medlen 6 17 2.8 1-5 1 Yordano Ventura 26 114 4.4 15-11 14 Edinson Volquez 28 117 4.2 15-13 13 Chris Young 13 38 2.9 5-8 2 Totals 132 532 4.0 69-63 57 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Perez Butera Cruz Totals Duffy 14-3 2-1 - 16-4 Flynn 0-1 - - 0-1 Gee 3-5 1-3 - 4-8 Kennedy 9-13 4-0 - 13-13 Medlen 1-4 0-1 - 1-5 Ventura 12-6 3-5 - 15-11 Volquez 14-11 1-2 - 15-13 Young 5-7 0-1 - 5-8 Total 59-50 10-12 - 69-63 Perez Butera Cruz Totals Starts 107 25 0 132 CS/ATT 26/56 3/10 0/0 29/66 Pct. 46.4 30.0 0.0 43.9 ERA 4.05 3.78 3.60 3.99 ER/IP 416/924.0 101/240.1 2/5.0 519/1169.1 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 5 (8/26 @ BOS) Pickoff & CS: 6 (7/7 vs. SEA) Disabled List (7) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Jason Vargas 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery February 19 April 19 132 69-63 LHP-Mike Minor 60-day Recovery from left labrum surgery March 15 May 14 132 69-63 LHP-Tim Collins 60-day Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury April 3 June 3 132 69-63 RHP-Kris Medlen 60-day Right rotator cuff inflammation May 12 (retro to May 11) May 26 99 53-46 3B-Mike Moustakas 60-day Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) May 26 (retro to May 23) July 22 86 45-41 RHP-Luke Hochevar 15-day Symptoms of Thoracic outlet syndrome July 28 (retro to July 25) August 9 32 20-12 RHP-Wade Davis 15-day Flexor strain July 31 (retro to July 28) August 12 29 20-9

2016 Royals Home Run Breakdown vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Burns - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/25/15 SF M. Leake 316 Butera 3-3 - 3 2 1 - - 3 - - 1 1 2 1 - - - 0-3 7/31/16 @ TEX L. Harrell 26 Cain 9 3 6 3 6 6 1 2-5 4-1 3 2 3 1 1 2 6-1 8/26/16 @ BOS J. Tazawa 15 Colon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 279 Cuthbert 10 3 7 3 7 7 3 - - 2 5 3 2 2 5 3 1-1 3-6 8/13/16 @ MIN T. Duffey 69 Dyson 1-1 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1-0 7/18/16 CLE J. Manship 60 Escobar 4 1 3 3 1 3-1 - 3 1 - - - 1 2 1 - - 3-1 8/29/16 NYY B. Parker 5 Gordon 14 4 10 7 7 10 3-1 2 6 6 3 2 1 1 2 4 6 6-7 8/26/16 @ BOS S. Wright 18 Hosmer 18 6 12 5 13 11 5 2-4 7 7-8 4 1 6 5 2 10-7 8/26/16 @ BOS S. Wright 16 Mondesi 1-1 - 1 1 - - - - - 1-1 - - - - 1 1-0 8/16/16 @ DET J. Verlander 40 Morales 21 8 13 8 13 13 4 4 1 10 5 6 1 6 3 2 3 2 11 14-5 8/30/16 NYY M. Tanaka 1 Orlando 4 3 1 2 2 2 1 1-2 1 1-1 3 1 - - - 2-2 8/14/16 @ MIN H. Santiago 40 Perez 20 9 11 11 9 10 7 3-4 5 11 1 6 12 3 5 - - 12-7 8/28/16 @ BOS E. Rodriguez 11 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Alex Gordon (8/18/16 vs. Minnesota, fourth inning) - Franchise total: 122; 3 in 2016 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Salvador Perez (8/27/16 @ Boston, solos off David Price and Robbie Ross) - 6 in 2016 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez (4/20/16 vs. Detroit, ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez) 3 times in 2016 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67; 1 in 2016 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: George Springer, Houston (6/25/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Edinson Volquez, 1st inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez, Boston (8/27/16 @ Fenway Park, Danny Duffy pitching, 5th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (8/18/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Dillon Gee pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mitch Moreland, Texas (7/30/16 @ Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (7/5/16 @ Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy-2, Chien-Ming Wang-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2016 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Burns 15 1 - - - 16 3 - - - - 3 2 4 5 4 - - 0 g 8 g (5/3-13) 14 3 Butera 3 1 - - - 4 1 - - - - 1 3 3 4 1 - - 0 g 5 g (5/29-6/3) 2 1 Cain 25 4 2 - - 31 3 3 1 1-8 2 20 13 8 - - 3 g 10 g (5/6-17) 11 - Colon 6 - - - - 6 2 - - - - 2 1-2 - - - 0 g 4 g (6/10-15) 3 1 Cuthbert 23 6 - - - 29 5 2 - - - 7 5 10 14 5 1-3 g 12 g (7/7-23) 12 - Dyson 7 2 - - - 9 3-1 - - 4-3 11 1 - - 2 g 9 g (5/15-31) 12 2 Escobar 31 3 2 - - 36 4 1 - - - 5 4 5 12 7 1-7 g 14 g (6/18-7/3) 17 2 Gordon 13 2 - - - 15 5-1 - - 6 3 5 15 4 1-0 g 11 g (8/10-20) 5 - Hosmer 29 6 - - - 35 16 5 1 - - 22 4 28 26 7 1 1 0 g 18 g (4/10-4/30) 8 2 Mondesi 4 - - - - 4-1 - - - 1-2 3 - - - 3 g 4 g (7/27-30) 5 4 Morales 20 6 2 - - 28 7 2 3 1-13 4 7 24 4 - - 3 g 8 g (2x) 3 - Orlando 20 8 2 - - 30 4 1 1 - - 6 4 3 12 3 1-0 g 14 g (5/14-31) 17 2 Perez 22 4-1 - 27 10 4-1 - 15 10 11 32 3 2-0 g 12 g (5/13-27) 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 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy, August 1, 2016 at Tampa Bay (16) - Set franchise record Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): August 23, 2016 at Miami (1-0), Ventura (6.0), Strahm (1.0), Soria (1.0), Herrera (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Salvador Perez, May 23, 2016 @ Minnesota (5-for-5) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Kendrys Morales, August 28, 2016 @ Boston (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, June 18, 2016 vs. Detroit Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 28, 2015 @ Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 19, 2016 vs. Minnesota (5-4 in 11 innings) - Eight times in 2016 - Royals Bat Around: August 29, 2016 vs. N.Y. Yankees (7th inning, 5 runs) - 17 times in 2016 - Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: June 13-15, 2016 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 15-17, 2016 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 4-6, 2016 @ Toronto Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 28-31, 2016 @ Texas Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 5 43 2nd - 14 47 3rd - 19 80 4th - 16 70 5th - 18 54 6th - 18 53 7th - 14 50 8th - 5 46 9th - 8 58 Kansas City By the Days Monday 8-7 Tuesday 10-11 Wednesday 9-11 Thursday 7-5 Friday 11-10 Saturday 11-10 Sunday 13-9 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 64 8/28 @ BOS (2nd, 2 hits) 3 runs - 32 8/29 vs. NYY (1st, 5 hits) 4 runs - 15 8/20 vs. MIN (5th, 4 hits) 5 runs - 10 8/29 vs. NYY (7th, 6 hits) 6 runs - 1 8/14 @ MIN (4th, 5 hits) 7 runs - 2 7/18 vs. CLE (8th, 5 hits) 8 runs - 1 8/28 @ BOS (6th, 6 hits)