ACE 30. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-3, 6.63) vs. RHP Chris Young (0-0, 5.93)

Royals vs. O s The Royals have won a pair of one-run decisions and a win today would give KC its first regular season 3-game sweep of the Orioles since the 2000 season...the Royals more recently swept four straight from the O s, but that was in the 2014 ALCS...Kansas City trails the all-time series by a 210-267 margin...the Royals have a 119-123 deficit all-time in Kansas City, but a 112-106 advantage in Kauffman Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 5/12 KC W, 3-2 Soria Nuno 25,467 5/13 KC W, 4-3 Maness Asher 24,662 5/14 KC 7/31 @ Balt 8/1 @ Balt 8/2 @ Balt Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Baltimore Orioles (22-13) @ Kansas City Royals (15-21) Kauffman Stadium - Mother s Day, 2017 Game #37 - Home Game #20 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, May 15: Off day at home Tuesday, May 16 vs. New York Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (2-2, 5.77) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (1-4, 5.97), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, May 17 vs. New York Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda (3-2, 3.27) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (5-1, 1.01), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, May 18 vs. New York Yankees: LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-2, 4.19) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (2-3, 3.38), 7:15 p.m., FS 1 (HD) & 610 Sports Today s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...today s game is being televised in High Definition by FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the pre and post-game shows are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery. ANOTHER ONE-RUN TRIUMPH--The Royals iced their second straight series victory with a 4-3 nailbiter over the Orioles here last night, Kansas City s fifth win in its last six games...brandon Moss provided the heroics last night, breaking a 3-3 deadlock with his sixth homer, second in as many night, lining a shot into the rightfield bleachers to open the sixth inning...from there the KC bullpen took over, retiring all nine Orioles it faced over the final 3.0 frames to secure the win...seth Maness, who made his return to the Majors after undergoing an elbow procedure last year, earned the win despite allowing the game-tying run in the sixth...nate Karns was once again outstanding in a start, working 5.0 innings allowing two run on five hits with a career-high 12 strikeouts...he became the first Royal ever to fan at least 12 hitters in 5.0 innings of work...offensively, Kansas City collected at least one hit in every inning, finishing the night with a dozen... Eric Hosmer was on base in all four plate appearances, with two hits and two walks, while Alcides Escobar, Mike Moustakas and Jorge Soler also had two hits each...a win today would give the Royals their second 3-game sweep of the year, also taking all three here vs. the Angels in early-april. THINK PINK--All clubs in Major League Baseball are adorned in pink this weekend to bring attention to Breast Cancer Awareness while Mother s Day is celebrated... all uniforms have pink features, including shoes, wristbands, caps and uniform numbers...the bases are marked with the Breast Cancer Awareness logo and players are allowed to swing pink bats...kansas City is coming off of a 5-4 Mother s Day loss last year in Cleveland...the last Mom s Day win for the Royals was in Seattle in 2014, a 9-7 triumph over the M s...kc has not won in Kauffman Stadium on Mother s Day since 2008, when Brian Bannister defeated these Baltimore Orioles with 8.0 innings of two-hit ball in a 4-0 victory...the Royals have only played two home games on this holiday since (2011 and 2013). K-K-K-K-K-KARNS--Nate Karns continued his recent run of strikeout success with a career-best dozen last night, just five days after matching his previous career high with 10 in St. Pete on Monday night...karns became the first Royal ever to record 12 K s in just 5.0 innings of work, as his only non-strikeout outs last night were fly balls in the first and third inning and a groundout in the fourth...he s the sixth Royal to fan at least 10 in consecutive starts, the most recent the late Yordano Ventura in 2015. MINOR HAVING MAJOR IMPACT--Southpaw Mike Minor entered 2017 with 111 big league appearances under his belt, 110 of which were as a starter...after missing all of last year due to shoulder surgery, the 29-year old is being used in a relief role this season and seems to be getting the hang of it...he retired all six Orioles he faced last night and has not allowed a run in his last four appearances, totaling 7.2 innings, with two hits and 11 K s...he s been nearly as superb in his last eight outings, giving up just one earned run in 14.2 frames for a 0.61 ERA, fanning 16 and holding opponents to a.143 average (7-for-49). THE BEST WITH THE LEATHER--Kansas City has committed only one error in its last nine games and enters today atop the Major League defensive charts with only 10 errors, tying Minnesota...Kansas City made just one error in its first 15 games, but while committing nine in the last 21, it still remains atop of MLB. ACE 30 REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing right-hander compiled a 38-31 during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, Ace will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch. TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-3, 6.63) vs. RHP Chris Young (0-0, 5.93) 2016 2015 Career 2017 2016 Career Kevin Gausman vs. Royals First career regular season app. Major League Record 2-3 (6.63 ERA) 9-12 25-34 Chris Young vs. Orioles 1-0 0-0 3-1 Major League Record 0-0 (5.93 ERA) 3-9 79-67 CHRIS YOUNG is making his ninth appearance of the year and his second straight start...this is his 221st career start and 266th overall outing...he faces Baltimore for the seventh time, sixth as a starter against the O s...the 37-year-old right-hander signed a two-year contract to remain with Kansas City on December 8, 2015. ROUGH FIRST IN RETURN TO ROTATION--Chris worked the first 3.0 innings last Tuesday against Tampa Bay, taking a no-decision after KC rallied for a 7-6 victory in 12 innings...in his first start since last July 5 at Rogers Centre, he was charged with four runs, all in the first inning, on seven hits with four walks and a pair of strikeouts... after quickly retiring the first two Rays, six-straight reached base via five hits and a walk, before C.Y. ended the inning with four runs scoring...he allowed two baserunners in each of the next two innings, but was able to work out of both jams, handing things over to the bullpen after 66 pitches...the four runs were the most Young has allowed in the first inning of a start since September 20, 2014 at Houston, a 10-1 loss in his final outing with the Mariners...the 3.0 innings matched his longest outing of this year, also working 3.0 innings of relief May 2 vs. the White Sox. AGE IS JUST A NUMBER--At 37 years, 352 days, C.Y. is the fourth-oldest pitcher to start a game in Royals history and the oldest since Gaylord Perry did it on September 21, 1983 at 45 years, 6 days old in addition to Perry, only Lindy McDaniel and Steve Renko have started at an older age than Young, who turns 38 later this month...with today s outing, Young will become the eldest American League hurler to start a game this season and sixth-oldest in the Major Leagues. HISTORICALLY HARD TO HIT--Despite allowing 21 hits in 13.2 innings this season, Young s career opponents average of.230 is tied for second-lowest among active pitchers (min. 1200.0 IP), with Washington s Max Scherzer...Dodger ace Clayton Kershaw leads the Majors with a.205 opponents average in his career. BETTER DAYS--Chris has pitched better during daytime hours the last two seasons, posting a 3.41 ERA (13 ER in 34.1 IP) and a.224 opponents average (28- for-125) in the afternoon...comparatively at night, he has a 7.54 ERA (57 ER in 68.0 IP) and a.330 (97-for-294) opponents average since the start of 2016. VS. O S--Young has had success against the Orioles in his career, entering today with a 3-1 record and a 3.41 ERA (11 ER in 29.0 IP) in five starts (six appearances)...that includes his first victory of 2016 on April 22, when he held them to two runs on four hits over 6.0 innings here, in a 4-2 triumph...his lone setback to Baltimore came in his second big league start, August 29, 2004, when he fell 7-6, while with the Rangers and playing for now Orioles manager Buck Showalter. AT THE K --C.Y. has just two home appearances this season, allowing two runs in 3.1 innings (5.40 ERA)...overall, Chris is 41-33 with a 3.50 ERA in 103 starts Young vs. Orioles Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Chris Davis.167 6 1 0 1 Ryan Flaherty.000 3 0 0 0 Craig Gentry.250 4 1 0 1 J.J. Hardy.091 11 1 0 1 Adam Jones.143 7 1 0 0 Caleb Joseph.000 2 0 0 0 Manny Machado.167 6 1 1 1 Joey Rickard.000 3 0 0 0 Jonathan Schoop.000 2 0 0 0 Seth Smith.250 4 1 0 0 Mark Trumbo.333 3 1 0 0 Chris Last 5 Appearances DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/21 at Texas ND, 2-6 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 21-13 - 4/23 at Texas ND, 2-5 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 11-8 - 4/25 at White Sox ND, 5-10 2.0 4 4 2 0 2 1 48-27 - 5/2 White Sox ND, 0-6 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 50-35 - 5/9 at Tampa Bay* ND, 7-6 (12) 3.0 7 4 4 1 4 2 66-41 1-4 2017 Totals 0-0 5.93 13.2 21 11 9 2 8 9 248-162 65.3% Career Totals 79-67 3.89 1281.1 1104 589 554 181 496 1049 - - *-start and 125 career home outings, which includes an 8-7 mark and a 4.51 ERA in 15 starts and 37 appearances at Kauffman Stadium as a Royal. Chris Last Win (as Starter): April 22, 2016 vs. Baltimore (6.0 IP, 4-2 over Yovani Gallardo) Chris Last Loss (as Starter): July 5, 2016 at Toronto (2.1 IP, 8-3 to R.A. Dickey) Chris Strikeout High: 12, June 9, 2006 vs. Florida (6.0 IP, 3-2 win over Ricky Nolasco) Chris Only Career Complete Game: September 7, 2008 at Milwaukee (9.0 IP, 10-1 win over Manny Parra) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2017

Pitching Notes Tuesday s Starter - Jason Hammel = Jason takes the hill for his eighth start of the season as Kansas City opens a three-game series with the Yankees Tuesday...he s 1-4 with a 5.97 ERA. = The 34-year-old took one for the team last Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, going 7.0 innings in a 12-1 loss to the Rays...he matched a career high, allowing 13 hits and seven runs (six earned) in his outing, but helped save the KC bullpen, which used six pitchers in the previous night s game. = Hammel continues to be very good early in his starts, holding the opposition to a.235 average (12-for-51) and just three runs in the first two innings of his starts (1.93 ERA)...however, from the third inning on, opponents are batting.363 (33-for-91) against him, while he has a 8.71 ERA (20 ER in 20.2 IP) after the second. = He s facing the Yankees for the first time since 2014, having gone 4-4 with a 4.78 ERA in 13 starts (19 appearances) against the Bombers all-time. = Jason is 1-2 with a 5.03 ERA in four home starts this season...he picked up his first win as a Royal in his last outing here, downing the Indians, 3-1...last season with the Cubs, Hammel went 10-2 with a 2.42 ERA at Wrigley Field, ranking sixth in the National League in home ERA and four in home average (.191). 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 36 10-13 - - 3.41 208.1 193 82 79 21 71 184.248 Relievers 36 5-8 7 13 4.71 116.2 100 65 61 14 52 110.230 Totals 36 15-21 7 13 3.88 325.0 293 147 140 35 123 294.242 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 77/108 (71.3%) Saves/Save Opp: 7/13 (53.8%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 50/16 (32.0%) Al Alburquerque 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: April 9, 2014 at LAD (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 1 on 5/11 @ TB May 11 at Tampa Bay 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Al made his Royals debut Thursday, working a scoreless ninth inning at The Trop...he fanned Peter Bourjos, allowed an infield hit and induced a gameending double play...it marked his first Major League outing since June 15, 2016 vs. Minnesota (with the Angels)...selected from Omaha (AAA) last Wednesday. = Alburquerque was 2-1 with two saves, a 2.63 ERA (4 ER in 13.2 IP) and 12 strikeouts in 11 appearances with the Storm Chasers. = He signed with Kansas City as a minor league free agent on January 7...spent five seasons with Detroit (2011-15), posting a 3.20 ERA in 241 appeances. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 12/15 Saves/Save Opp: 7/8 (87.5%) Last Save: May 13 vs. BAL (24th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last: 5/9 at TB May 13 vs. Baltimore (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Kelvin recorded his second save in as many nights, retiring all three hitters he faced in the ninth...he s converted his last seven save opportunities after suffering a blown save April 9 in Houston in his first chance of 2017...he has four saves this month after collecting just three in April. = Opponents are batting.067 (1-for-15) against him with runners on base, including 1-for-11 (.091) with runners in scoring position...he has surrendered four solo home runs in 15.0 innings this season including back-to-back dingers May 6 vs. Cleveland after surrendering six homers in 72.0 innings in 2016. = He earned his second consecutive All-Star selection in 2016, making a team-high 72 appearances with career highs in saves (12) and strikeouts (86). Seth Maness 1st Batter Efficiency: 0/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: May 26, 2015 (7th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2017 Strikeout High: n/a May 13 vs. Baltimore (Win) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 = Seth earned the win last night, making his first outing with the Royals...he allowed a game-tying home run to Chris Davis in the sixth, before Brandon Moss go-ahead jack in the bottom of the frame...it marked his first victory since August 8 of last season and the 18th of his career. = He was selected from Omaha (AAA) last Wednesday, allowing one run in 6.0 innings (1.50 ERA) in three relief appearances with the Storm Chasers. = Missed the last six weeks of 2016, being placed on the disabled list with a strained right elbow on August 16...he signed a minor league contract with KC on February 13 this year...posted a 3.41 ERA (12 ER in 31.2 IP) in 29 outings last season with St. Louis, including 14.1-straight scoreless innings (July 9-August 12). Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/14 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/2 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/9 at TB May 13 vs. Baltimore 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Mike retired all six Orioles he faced last night, recording a pair of strikeouts in his 2.0 inning outing...it marked his fourth-straight scoreless appearance. = Minor has a 0.61 ERA (1 ER in 14.2 IP) and.143 opponents average (7-for-49) in his last eight outings after a 6.75 ERA through his first six. = Six of his last eight outings have been more than 1.0 inning, including a career-high 3.0 relief innings April 20 in Texas. = Made his Royals debut on Opening Day, his first Major League appearance since Sept. 20, 2014 with Atlanta is in his second season with the Royals organization he didn t pitch in the Majors in 2016, but made 10 outings between Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA) on two separate rehab assignments. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 15/18 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/2 (18.2%) 2017 Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last: 5/1 vs. CWS May 10 at Tampa Bay 1.0 3 5 5 2 1 = Peter hasn t pitched since Wednesday evening at Tampa Bay, when he surrendered five runs in an inning of work...he s allowed a total of 10 runs in two outings (Wednesday and April 24 at the White Sox), and one run on six hits in his other 16 appearances (11.2 innings). = Moylan remains unbeaten in his last 116 appearances, the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing Sam Freeman (122) his last loss came on September 7, 2011 at Philadelphia (with Atlanta), and he also had a streak of 104 outings without a loss from 2009-10. = He s tied for the Major League lead with 47 appearances since last August 3...that includes 18 this season, tied for fifth-most in the American League. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 15/16 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: April 13, 2016 at HOU (203rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/2 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA May 12 vs. Baltimore 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Joakim recorded three ground outs Friday night, setting the O s down in order in the eighth...it marked his third-straight scoreless outing since suffering a blown save May 6 vs. Cleveland...ranks fourth in franchise history, having pitched in 384 games with KC...Jeff Montgomery is the all-time leader with 686. = Friday snapped a streak of 11-straight outings where Soria recorded at least one strikeout, including a career-best five-straight (May 1-9) where he collected two or more...tied for eighth among AL relievers with 24 K s...his four strikeouts on April 15 vs. the Angels matched a career-high (fifth time). = In 20 career outings against the Orioles, Soria has allowed just three earned runs in 19.0 innings (1.42 ERA), and held them to a.174 average (12-for-69). Matt Strahm (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 6/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/2 2017 Strikeout High: 4 (2x) last: 5/8 at TB May 11 at Tampa Bay 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Matt worked a scoreless eighth inning Thursday at The Trop, getting Daniel Robertson to fly out, before fanning the next two hitters. = Since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on April 21, Strahm has allowed just two runs on four hits over eight appearances (9.2 IP) with 15 strikeouts (13.97 K/9 IP)...he surrendered seven runs in his first three appearances of the season (1.1 IP), with no strikeouts. = He had the longest scoreless streak by a Royals reliever in 2016, going 16.1 consecutive innings without a run (August 2-September 10). Travis Wood (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/12 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Oct. 4, 2015 at MIL (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/4 2017 Strikeout High: 2 on 5/9 at TB May 9 at Tampa Bay 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 = Travis allowed two runs in 3.0 innings on Tuesday at The Trop, an RBI single by Tim Beckham in the fifth and a Brad Miller solo homer in the sixth his 3.0 relief innings were his most since working 4.0 innings on May 30, 2016 vs. the Dodgers (with the Cubs) he s allowed multiple runs in six of 12 outings. = Suffered losses in back-to-back outings, April 20-22, snapping a streak of 105 consecutive appearances without a loss, which was tied for the longest active streak. Royals vs. Orioles 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Albuquerque - - Duffy 0-0 0 2.57 1 7.0 8 2 Hammel - - Herrera 0-0 2 0.00 2 2.0 1 0 Karns 0-0 1 3.60 1 5.0 5 2 Maness 1-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 1 1 Minor 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0 Moylan - - Soria 1-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Strahm - - Vargas - - Wood - - Young - - 0-0 0 7.36 10 7.1 10 6 2-2 0 2.41 8 37.1 28 10 0-5 0 7.60 9 34.1 48 29 0-1 2 2.66 18 20.1 16 6 1-1 1 3.71 7 34.0 25 14 1-0 0 2.25 3 4.0 1 1 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0 0-0 0 3.38 3 2.2 2 1 1-1 8 1.42 20 19.0 12 3 - - 2-3 0 1.94 8 55.2 46 12 - - 3-1 0 3.41 6 29.0 23 11

Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 0-for-3, RBI, BB Last Trip: 3-for-9 (.333), 3 runs, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Jorge had a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the fifth inning last night, his second RBI in three games after going eight without one. = He s batting.292 (7-for-24) in day games both of his home runs and five of his six RBI have come vs. right-handed pitchers. = Hit his first career HR on April 23 at Texas, becoming the sixth Royal to homer within his first two Major League games and first since Mike Moustakas in 2011. = Bonifacio hit.314/.386/.608 (16-for-51) with seven extra-base hits and a team-high 12 RBI in 13 games at Omaha (AAA) before his recall on April 21. = He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013), are the third set of brothers to play for the Royals, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Peña. Drew Butera This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 3-for-5 (.600), run, HR, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (3-5) = Drew hit his first homer of the season on Monday in St. Petersburg he went 3-for-5 in the Tampa Bay series after going 3-for-20 (.150) in his first 10 games. = Butera had his first career RBI a two-run single vs. Baltimore on May 8, 2010 with Minnesota he s 2-for-8 with two doubles as a Royal vs. Baltimore. = He has made seven starts as the catcher this season and played in 12 games overall all five of his homers the last two seasons have come on the road. = Set career highs in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480) in 2016, making 34 starts behind the plate. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 3-for-7, run, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SB Last Trip: 5-for-12 (.417), 3 runs, RBI, 2 SB, 2 BB Hit Streak: 5 g (8-19) = Lorenzo doubled in the third and had a game-tying sacrifice fly in the fifth last night, extending his hitting streak to five games, batting.421 (8-for-19). = He s batting.389/.452/.556 (14-for-36) with five multi-hit efforts in his last 10 games since May 3, raising his season average from.253 to.293. = He ranks sixth in the Majors and third in the American League with a.324 average (85-for-262) in day games since the start of 2015. = Cain is tied with former teammate Jarrod Dyson with an American League leading 10 stolen bases he s the only player in the Majors with at least seven attempts that hasn t been caught he s been successful on his last 14 steal attempts over a 40-game stretch dating back to last August. = He has reached safely in 30 of 34 games this season, including reaching at least twice in 23 of those games his.397 OBP ranks sixth in the AL. = He s tied for seventh in the American League with 20 walks in 146 plate appearances, after walking just 31 times in 434 plate appearances in 2016. = He ranks fifth in the American League with a.353 average (24-for-68) at home and has reached safely in 18 of 19 games here this season. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 1-for-11 (.091), 2B Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Cheslor doubled to leadoff the fifth inning Thursday vs. Jake Odorizzi, snapping an 0-for-9 skid to mark his first extra-base hit vs. a right-handed pitcher in 2017. = Cuthbert made his first career start at second base on Wednesday, moving over from third base, where he s made 144 of his 148 career starts (also, three at DH). = Won the American League rookie batting title last season, hitting.274 (130-for-475) also led AL rookies in doubles (28), tied for the lead in multi-hit games (33) and ranked second in hits (130) his 12 HR were third most by a Royals rookie third baseman, two shy of Kevin Seitzer (1987) and Alex Gordon (2007). = His 123 starts at third base last season were fourth most by a KC rookie, behind Seitzer (139 in 1987), Gordon (129 in 2007) and George Brett (128 in 1974). Alcides Escobar This Series: 2-for-9, run Last Trip: 4-for-18 (.222), 2 runs, 2B, 2 sac Hit Streak: 1 g (2-5) = Esky singled to leadoff the first and fifth innings last night, and scored the game-tying run on Cain s sacrifice fly in the fifth. = The Royals are 136-99 (.579) with Escobar batting leadoff in the regular season since 2014, and are 22-9 during that stretch in postseason games. = He s tied for fourth in the AL with three sacrifice hits, including two in the Tampa Bay series his 67 sacrifices since 2011 are second most in the Majors. = Alcides has made 207 consecutive starts dating back to Sept. 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias entering today, he s five starts shy of matching Paul Schaal (212) for the most consecutive starts in Royals history he s played in 979 games since 2011, second most in the Majors. = He committed just his second error Wednesday, but still ranks second among Major League shortstops with a.988 fielding percentage, trailing Eric Aybar (.993). Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-1, BB Last Trip: 1-for-15 (.067), run, RBI, 2 BB, HBP, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Alex didn t play last night after being pinch-hit for in the seventh inning on Friday, exiting with right groin tightness he is day-to-day. = Gordon went 0-for-1 Friday with a 12-pitch walk to leadoff the third inning, fouling off six straight pitches with a full count the 12-pitch plate appearance was the second longest of his career (13-pitch PA on April 19, 2008 at Oakland) and longest by a Royal since Alcides Escobar s 12-pitch PA on May 15, 2016 vs. Atlanta. = He threw out Mark Trumbo at home plate Friday to end the top of the third, his third outfield assist this season, tied for second most in the American League it was his 77th career outfield assist, most in the Majors since 2010 and three more than second place Gerardo Parra (74). = He is now 1-for-27 over his last nine games, the only hit being a game-tying RBI single in the eighth in Tuesday s 7-6 win over Tampa Bay. = He has 14 home runs in 58 career games vs. Baltimore, his most vs. any non-divisonal opponent, including two of his four career multi-hr games. = He ranks tied for first in the AL with five hit-by-pitches his 80 career HBP are most in Royals history and are tied for 13th among active players. Eric Hosmer This Series: 4-for-6, run, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB Last Trip: 7-for-19 (.368), 3 runs, 2B, RBI, 2 SB Hit Streak: 2 g (4-6) = Hosmer reached in all four plate appearances last night and is now batting.403/.450/.569 (29-for-72) with seven extra-base hits and 10 RBI in his last 19 games, after hitting.185 (12-for-65) with just two extra-base hits and five RBI through his first 17 games, raising his season average 114 points from.185 to.299. = Eric is batting.338/.429/.492 (22-for-65) with 12 RBI in 19 home games this season and has reached safely in a career-high 26 straight home games dating back to last Sept. 17, the longest home on-base streak by a Royal since Alex Gordon reached safely in 32 straight games in 2011. = He s batting.423/.531/.654 (11-for-26) with a hit in all eight games vs. Baltimore since the start of last season. = He had the go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning Friday, his third go-ahead RBI of the season...it was also his 65th since the start of 2015, fourth most in MLB, trailing Nolan Arenado (71), Albert Pujols (71) and Matt Kemp (68) he tied for second in the Majors with 34 go-ahead RBI in 2016. Whit Merrifield This Series: 1-for-6, 2B, HBP, SB Last Trip: 4-for-12 (.333), 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, sac Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Whit doubled in the eighth inning last night, his second extra-base hit in three games, matching his XBH total from his first 18 games since his recall. = He hit a go-ahead solo home run in the fourth inning Thursday that traveled an estimated 428 ft. according to Statcast, the longest of his career he also had an RBI single in the eighth and circled the bases to score on Kevin Kiermaier s error, the second time that happened in the series (Lorenzo Cain did it Monday). = Merrifield has three home runs in 75 at-bats with the Royals this season, after recording just two homers in 311 at-bats in 2016. = Batting.368/.480/.684 (7-for-19) with three extra-base hits and in the seventh inning or later, but is just 9-for-56 (.161) through the first six innings. = He threw out Melky Cabrera at second base on May 2, his fourth career outfield assist in just 17 outfield starts. Brandon Moss This Series: 2-for-8, 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI Last Trip: 1-for-8 (.125), run, 2B Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Brandon hit a go-ahead home run last night for the second time in as many days, marking the 16th time in his career he s homered in consecutive games and second time this season (April 25-28) five of his six homers this season have been solo shots, four of which have given Kansas City the lead. = His HR on Friday traveled an estimated 456 ft., the second longest by a Royal this season, trailing Hosmer s two-run HR on May 5 vs. Cleveland (458 ft.). = Moss has nine home runs and 24 RBI in 33 career games at Kauffman Stadium, including two HR and five RBI for Oakland in the 2014 Wild Card game. = He has hit 108 home runs since the start of 2013, seventh-most by a left-handed hitter during that time, including 92 vs. right-handed pitching (85.2%). = He s one of five left-handed batters with at least 19 homers in each season from 2012-16, joining Kyle Seager, David Ortiz, Brian McCann and Chris Davis. Mike Moustakas This Series: 3-for-9, 2 runs, 2B Last Trip: 3-for-14 (.214), 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-13) = Moose singled twice last night and scored the go-ahead run on Bonifacio s sac. fly in the fifth last night he s hit in 27 of 32 games in which he s had an at-bat. = Moustakas hit the game-winning home run on Tuesday vs. the Rays, a solo shot in the 12th inning to mark his team-leading eighth of the season. = He has eight home runs and 29 RBI in 34 career games vs. Baltimore, including a franchise-record nine RBI on Sept. 12, 2015 at Camden Yards. = He has reached safely in 16 of 18 home games, but has hit just two of his eight home runs here seven of his eight homers this season have been solo shots. Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-7, RBI, HBP Last Trip: 8-for-14 (.571), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 9 g (13-31) = Salvy put the Royals up 1-0 last night with an RBI single in the second, extending his hitting streak to nine games, in which he s batting.419 (13-for-31). = Perez ranks sixth in the American League with a.611 slugging percentage vs. right-handed pitching, including all seven of his home runs. = He s hit 94 career homers, including 91 as a catcher, two shy of Mike Macfarlane s club record his 48 homers as a catcher since 2015 are most in the Majors. = A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 563 games behind the plate since 2013, most in the Majors. Jorge Soler This Series: 2-for-7, 2B, IBB Last Trip: 1-for-12 (.083), 2B, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Jorge singled in the second and doubled in the fourth last night, marking his first multi-hit game with the Royals after going 1-for-21 through his first seven games he s reached safely in five of his last 11 plate appearances, including his fifth intentional walk on Friday and first since Aug. 20, 2015 vs. Atlanta (with the Cubs). = Soler recorded his first hit as a Royal on Wednesday, an RBI double with two outs to plate Kansas City s only run and snap an 0-for-15 skid to start the season. = He was reinstated from the 10-day DL (strained left oblique) May 6 after hitting.308 (12-for-39) with three homers during a rehab assignment at Omaha. = Soler was acquired from the Cubs on Dec. 7, 2016 in exchange for Wade Davis he played his first three seasons with the Cubs, hitting 27 HR in 211 games.

This & That MANESS JOINS KC WIN COLUMN--The possessor of 17 big league wins during his days across the state in St. Louis, Seth Maness wound up the victor here last night for his first win in a Royals uniform...despite allowing a game-tying opposite-field home run to Chris Davis, Maness escaped any further damage in the sixth and watched from the bench as Brandon Moss broke the tie and made Seth the 297th different hurler to record a win for the Royals. THE OLD JACK IS BACK--Joakim Soria continued his 2017 resurgence with a 1-2-3 eighth inning here on Friday night, recording three ground balls, to earn his second victory of the year...soria, who re-signed with the Royals prior to last season the possessor 161 saves in a Kansas City uniform, has been scored upon in just two of the 16 games he s performed in this year, posting a 2.16 ERA, while fanning 24 in 16.2 innings. STARTERS AT IT AGAIN--Nate Karns 5.0 inning, 12-strikeout performance last night was the seventh time in the last nine games that a member of the starting rotation held the opposition to two earned runs or fewer...his effort came on the heels of Danny Duffy, two runs in 7.0 innings on Friday, and Jason Vargas, who dispatched the Rays on Thursday in St. Pete with 7.0 shutout innings allowing only three hits...in the last nine games, KC starters have allowed 18 earned runs in 54.0 innings for a 3.00 ERA. ANOTHER ASSIST FOR GORDON--Four-time Rawlings Gold Glove leftfielder Alex Gordon returned to leftfield on Friday night, just a day after making his first career regular season start in centerfield in the win over the Rays at Tropicana Field...he immediately made an impact in Friday s affair by throwing out Mark Trumbo with a perfect strike to Sal Perez to end the top of the third inning and keep the score tied at 1-1...it was Alex s third assist this year and the 77th since converting to the outfield at the midway point of 10, three more than any other outfielder in the Majors (Gerardo Parra-74). ESKY MAGIC STREAKING TOWARD TEAM IRONMAN MARK--The durable Alcides Escobar made his 207th consecutive start at shortstop last night and is now just five straight starts shy of matching former third baseman Paul Schaal s team record of 212 set from April 6, 1971-June 15, 1972...Schaal s streak was halted on June 16, 1972, when Ron Hansen made the start at third base for KC...the Esky Magic has also returned to the batting order, as since Escobar was returned to the top spot on Monday at Tampa Bay, the Royals have reeled off a 5-1 record. THE LAND OF HOZ--Eric Hosmer has flipped the script from the early days of 2017, reaching base on four occasions last night, going 2-for-2 with a double and pair of walks...the 3-time Rawlings Gold Glove first baseman was hitting.185 after play on April 22, but has since batted.403 (29-for-72) in his last 19 games to up his season mark 114 points to.299 entering today s action...in those 19 games he has an on-base pct. of.450 and slugging pct. of.569. CAIN TRAIN ROLLING AT THE PLATE--Lorenzo Cain was 1-for-3 with a double and sacrifice fly last night, as he s now hit safely in nine of his last 10 games at a.389 clip (14-for-34) with eight runs, fourth thefts and an on-base pct. of.452...cain s season average had dropped to.253 prior to this stretch, but he s raised it 40 points to.293 entering today...he has also continued his new patient approach at the plate walking four times in this stretch and upping his season total to 20 which are good for a tie for seventh in the American League...he is already just 17 free passes shy of matching his career-high of 37 set during the title year of 2015. FS 1 ON THURSDAY--The second of nine Royals games on FS 1 will be next Thursday night when this homestand concludes with a 7:15 affair against the Yankees... Kevin Burkhardt, Alex Rodriguez and Ken Rosenthal will be here for the call...all 162 games of the 2017 schedule are ticketed for the tube with 151 on FSKC, nine on FS 1 and two others on the FOX Network...the Royals will also be on ESPN, with the first of those telecasts slated for Memorial Day when KC hosts the Detroit Tigers. YANKS TO CLOSEOUT HOME STRETCH--The Royals are 2-0 to open this 6-game stay, as they ll enjoy tomorrow off then the New York Yankees will pay their only visit to with a 3-gamer starting Tuesday...once this stay is over, KC will have played 15 of 19 games in The K, but has gone 5-6 through the first 11 games of this stretch...as for work against the Yankees, KC was just 2-5 last year, going 1-2 here and 1-3 in the Bronx...Kansas City trails the all-time series by a 193-285 margin, including 111-127-1 in KC, 100-114 in Kauffman Stadium. 5-1 AGAINST THE EAST--The first work against American League East competition started well with the Royals going 5-1, featuring three of four in St. Pete against the Rays and then consecutive wins over the O s...kansas City was 15-17 vs. the East last year...kc are just 3-12 in intradivision play, a far cry from where the Royals were a season ago within the Central when KC went 46-30 within the division...the Royals are in a stretch in which they re playing 10 straight and 14 out of 17 against A.L. East foes. DUPE STILL THE BEST AT REPLAY--Replay specialist Bill Duplissea has not been tested since May 5 when he determined that Cleveland s Roberto Perez did in fact come off the bag during a steal attempt in the third inning...duper is now 7-for-8 on the season in challenges...dupe closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good of 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). DUFF S STRIKEOUTS FOR BANDAGES--For every strikeout that he records in 2017, Danny Duffy will donate $500 to Noah s Bandage Project, a local foundation that provides fun bandages to kids and raises money for pediatric cancer research...he fanned six Orioles on Friday night to bring his season total thru eight starts to 35, putting Duff on the hook for $17,500 Danny recorded 188 strikeouts in 2016, the most by a left-handed pitcher in KC history, Bill Butler s 156 K s in 1969. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is now in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he enters today seven games under.500 with the Royals at 564-571 during the regular season, the win total shattering Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers is games (2,093) and wins (1,021)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a.710 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...he s also 2-0 in managing the American League All-Star team, winning in both Cincinnati ( 15) and San Diego ( 16)...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...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. Orioles (2017) vs. Orioles (career) At Home (career) Gausman (career) Sabathia (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bonifacio.000 3 0 0 1 Butera Cain.429 7 3 0 2 Cuthbert Escobar.222 9 2 0 0 Gordon.000 1 0 0 0 Hosmer.667 6 4 0 1 Merrifield.167 6 1 0 0 Moss.250 8 2 2 2 Moustakas.333 9 3 0 0 Perez.286 7 2 0 1 Soler.286 7 2 0 0.000 3 0 0 1.213 47 10 0 8.247 97 24 2 9.273 11 3 0 0.225 178 40 0 9.282 234 66 14 36.241 162 39 4 16.222 18 4 0 0.250 88 22 6 12.264 129 34 8 29.239 109 26 3 15.286 7 2 0 0.188 32 6 1 3.197 468 92 2 32.300 1134 340 23 156.276 290 80 5 36.264 2097 554 16 182.264 2329 614 75 306.279 1699 474 46 249.267 217 58 4 24.229 1375 315 60 195.251 1224 307 38 152.277 1263 350 40 183.260 381 99 14 51.200 5 1 0 0.333 3 1 0 1.286 7 2 0 0.273 11 3 0 0.161 31 5 0 2.200 10 2 0 1.000 5 0 0 0.167 6 1 0 1.143 7 1 0 0 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 8 23 2.9 3-5 6 Jason Hammel 7 18 2.6 1-6 2 Nate Karns 7 28 4.0 4-3 3 Ian Kennedy 6 10 1.7 1-5 3 Jason Vargas 7 24 3.4 5-2 6 Chris Young 1 7 7.0 1-0 0 Totals 36 110 3.1 15-21 20 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Perez Totals Duffy 1-1 2-4 3-5 Hammel 0-1 1-5 1-6 Karns 1-1 3-2 4-3 Kennedy 1-1 0-4 1-5 Vargas - 5-2 5-2 Young - 1-0 1-0 Total 3-4 12-17 15-21 Butera Perez Totals Starts 7 29 36 CS/ATT 0/3 5/23 5/26 Pct. 0.0 21.7 19.2 ERA 4.35 3.75 3.88 ER/IP 33/68.1 107/256.2 140/325.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: 4 (Last: 5/6 vs. CLE)

2017 Royals Home Runs vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Bonifacio 2-2 1 1 1 1 - - - - 2-1 2 - - - - 1-1 5/1/17 CWS D. Covey 32 Butera 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - 1-1 - - - - 1-0 5/8/17 @ TB B. Snell 4 Cain 1-1 1-1 1 - - 1 - - - - 0-1 4/30/17 MIN P. Hughes 43 Cuthbert 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU D. Keuchel 42 Escobar 9/22/16 @ CLE S. Clevinger 166 Gordon 9/25/16 @ DET M. Pelfrey 141 Hosmer 3-3 2 1-3 - - - 1 2-1 - 1 1 1-3-0 5/5/17 CLE D. Salazar 31 Merrifield 3-3 2 1 3 - - - - 1 2-2 2 - - - 1 1-2 5/11/17 @ TB J. Odorizzi 7 Moss 6-6 4 2 5 1 - - 3 2 1-4 - - 1 3 2 3-3 5/13/17 BAL A. Asher 1 Moustakas 8 1 7 2 6 7 1 - - 5 2 1 1 5 - - - 5 3 3-5 5/9/17 @ TB D. Moreno 17 Perez 7-7 2 5 5 2 - - 4 3-1 2 3 4 - - - 4-3 5/9/17 @ TB M. Andriese 15 Soler 9/15/16 MIL J. Nelson 35 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 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (9/6/16 @ Minnesota, 2-run off Ervin Santana, 3-run off Pat Light) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Mike Moustakas and Jorge Bonifacio (4/23/17 at Texas, third inning off Yu Darvish) - twice in 2017 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, Jason Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Colby Rasmus, Tampa Bay (5/10/17 @ Tropicana Field off Peter Moylan, 8th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Logan Morrison and Rickie Weeks, Jr., Tampa Bay (5/10/17 @ Tropicana Field, Jason Hammel pitching, 3rd inning) Leadoff Game: Last: George Springer, Houston (4/9/17 @ Minute Maid Park, Nate Karns pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Mitch Moreland, Texas (7/30/16 @ Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (7/5/16 @ Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (9/5/16 @ Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2017 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Bonifacio 5 - - - - 5 1 - - - - 1-2 3 1 - - 0 g 5 g (4/25-5/1) 1 - Butera 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1-1 - - - 1 g - - - Cain 9 1 - - - 10-1 4 1 2 - - 4 g 5 g (2x) 6 - Cuthbert 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 g - - - Escobar 5 1 - - - 6-1 1 1 - - - 1 g 4 g (4/30-5/3) 1 - Gordon 2 - - - - 2 2 - - - - 2 2 1 4 - - - 0 g 3 g (5x) 3 1 Hosmer 5 4 - - - 9 3 - - - - 3-3 7 3 - - 2 g 10 g (4/25-5/6) 2 1 Merrifield 4 - - - - 4 1 - - - - 1-2 2 1 - - 1 g 5 g (4/26-5/3) - - Moss 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1-4 1 - - - 2 g 3 g (2x) - - Moustakas 6 - - - - 6 2 - - - - 2 2 7 4 3 1-4 g 11 g (4/12-25) 2 - Perez 7 2 - - - 9 5 - - - - 5 1 4 3 2 - - 8 g 8 g (2x) - - Soler 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 g - - - The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 @ Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): 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 @ 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 @ Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 @ Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Nate Karns (12), May 13, 2017 vs. Baltimore Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 11, 2017 @ Tampa Bay, 6-0, Vargas (7.0), Strahm (1.0), Alburquerque (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 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Kendrys Morales, August 28, 2016 @ Boston (6th) Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, September 6, 2016 @ Minnesota Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston 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: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, 2017 at Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: April 16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels (1-0 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 8, 2017 @ Houston (8th inning, 6 runs) (Once in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 14-16, 2017 vs. Los Angeles Angels 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: April 24-26, 2017 @ Chicago White Sox Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, 2017 @ Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 3 5/10/17 @ TB Pitchers 10 5/3/17 vs. CWS Bonifacio 11 4/28/17 vs. MIN Butera 16 9/23/16 @ DET Cain 71 6/17/16 vs. DET Cuthbert 7 4/21/17 @ TEX Escobar 3 5/10/17 @ TB Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gordon 49 9/14/16 vs. OAK Hosmer 78 8/14/16 @ MIN Merrifield 21 10/1/16 vs. CLE Moss 23 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 7 5/4/17 vs. CWS Perez 55 8/25/16 @ MIA Soler 46 4/23/16 @ CIN

Date Player Transaction 4/1 INF/OF-Whit Merrifield Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/2 OF-Jorge Soler Placed on 10-day D.L. (left oblique strain) INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha (AAA) Placed on 60-day D.L. (left oblique strain) RHP-Peter Moylan Selected from Omaha (AAA) 4/10 OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 4/11 LHP-Matt Strahm Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/12 LHP-Scott Alexander Recalled from Omaha (AAA) RHP-Jakob Junis Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 4/16 RHP-Jakob Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/18 INF-Whit Merrifield Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 4/21 OF-Jorge Bonifacio Recalled from Omaha (AAA) LHP-Matt Strahm Recalled from Omaha (AAA) INF-Raul Mondesi Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 5/5 RHP-Ian Kennedy Placed on the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) RHP-Miguel Almonte Recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) 5/6 OF-Jorge Soler Reinstated from 10-day DL RHP-Miguel Almonte Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 5/9 LHP-Scott Alexander Placed on 10-day DL (right hamstring strain), retro to 5/8 RHP-Jakob Junis Recalled from Omaha (AAA) 2017 Transactions Date Player Transaction 5/10 RHP-Al Alburquerque Selected from Omaha (AAA) RHP-Jakob Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF/OF-Peter O Brien Designated for assignment RHP-Seth Maness Selected from Omaha (AAA) INF-Christian Colon Deisgnated for assignment Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Starts by Batting Order 1st: Escobar (5-1), Gordon (7-10), Merrifield (2-8), Moustakas (1-2) 2nd: Cain (4-4), Moustakas (11-17) 3rd: Bonifacio (0-1), Cain (10-16), Hosmer (5-4) 4th: Hosmer (10-17), Perez (5-4) 5th: Bonifacio (1-1), Cuthbert (2-2), Gordon (1-2), Merrifield (0-1), Perez (10-15), Soler (1-0) 6th: Bonifacio (2-1), Cuthbert (0-1), Gordon (3-7), Merrifield (3-2), Moss (4-8), Orlando (2-1), Soler (1-1) 7th: Bonifacio (2-3), Cuthbert (1-2), Escobar (3-10), Merrifield (1-0), Moss (2-0), Orlando (4-4), Soler (2-2) 8th: Bonifacio (0-1), Colon (2-2), Cuthbert (1-1), Escobar (5-7), Gordon (2-1), Merrifield (1-1), Moss (4-7), Orlando (0-1) 9th: Bonifacio (1-3), Butera (3-4), Colon (1-1), Cuthbert (1-2), Escobar (2-2), Gordon (1-0), Merrifield (1-0), Mondesi (4-8), Orlando (1-0) Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/3 at Minnesota 7 Kepler called out at 1B 1-1 0:58 Overturned Opp. 1-0 4/8 at Houston 5 Marisnick called out on SB attempt 1-2 2:18 Stands Opp. 1-1 7 Marisnick no interference on DP 1-2 2:13 Overturned KC 1-0 4/9 at Houston 2 Reddick called safe at 2B on SB 0-1 1:40 Overturned KC 2-0 4/10 Oakland 6 Mondesi called out at 2B 0-2 1:16 Overturned KC 3-0 4/13 Oakland 2 Mondesi called out on SB attempt 2-0 1:05 Overturned KC 4-0 4/15 Los Angeles Angels 5 Maldonado safe at 1B 2-1 1:28 Overturned KC 5-0 4/18 San Francisco 10 Hosmer safe at 1B 1-1 0:43 Overturned Opp 2-1 4/19 San Francisco 5 Orlando safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 2:18 Stands Opp 2-2 4/20 at Texas 12 Merrifield safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 2:55 Stands Opp 2-3 4/21 at Texas 7 Gomez safe at 1B on DP 1-6 1:50 Overturned KC 6-0 4/23 at Texas 4 Chirinos foul ball (HBP) 2-1 0:53 Overturned Opp 3-3 4/24 at Chicago White Sox 7 Garcia called out at 1B 1-12 0:40 Overturned Opp 4-3 4/28 Minnesota 8 Sano double off top of wall (Crew Chief) 4-4 0:58 Stands -- 5/4 Chicago White Sox 6 Soto hit by pitch 0-5 1:13 Confirmed KC 6-1 5/5 Cleveland 3 Perez safe at 2B on SB attempt 0-0 0:53 Overturned KC 7-1 5/9 at Tampa Bay 12 Cain safe at 2B on SB attempt 7-6 1:14 Confirmed Opp 4-4 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned The Lineup Card Daily Update Starts by Position P: Duffy (3-5), Hammel (1-6), Karns (4-3), Kennedy (1-5), Vargas (5-2), Young (1-0) C: Butera (3-4), Perez (12-17) 1B: Hosmer (15-21) 2B: Colon (3-3), Cuthbert (0-1), Merrifield (8-9), Mondesi (4-8) 3B: Cuthbert (4-5), Moustakas (11-16) SS: Escobar (15-21) LF: Bonifacio (2-0), Gordon (13-19), Merrifield (0-1), Moss (0-1) CF: Bonifacio (0-1), Cain (14-20), Gordon (1-0) RF: Bonifacio (4-8), Gordon (0-1), Merrifield (0-2), Moss (0-1), Orlando (7-6), Soler (4-3) DH: Bonifacio (0-1), Cuthbert (1-2), Moss (10-13), Moustakas (1-3), Perez (3-2) Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 8 8 12 7 16 15 11 23 9 - - 1 - - - 110 Opponents 13 12 17 21 12 21 25 15 8-1 1 1 - - 147 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 5 3-3 2 2 - - - - Opponents 5 5 2 1 3 2-1 - - 2 - - - - Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 2 7 2nd - 7 16 3rd - 4 11 4th - 2 18 5th - 7 17 6th - 3 10 7th - 2 7 8th - 4 6 9th - 2 8 Kansas City By the Days Monday 2-3 Tuesday 1-3 Wednesday 2-4 Thursday 2-3 Friday 4-2 Saturday 3-2 Sunday 1-4 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 18 5/13 vs. Baltimore (5th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 4 5/8 @ Tampa Bay (3rd, 5 hits) 4 runs - - - 5 runs - 1 5/11 @ Tampa Bay (8th, 4 hits) 6 runs - 1 4/8 @ Houston (8th, 5 hits) 7 runs - - - Lead after six innings: 12-3 Lead after seven innings: 10-2 Lead after eight innings: 13-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 9-4 Score first: 8-8 Score more than three runs: 9-4 Hit home run: 11-9 Series opener: 6-6 10 or more hits: 6-2 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 1-5 Tied after seven innings: 3-4 Tied after eight innings: 2-5 Starter works 6.0 IP: 4-5 Opponents score first: 7-13 Score three runs or less: 5-17 Do not homer: 4-12 Series finale: 4-7 Opponents 10 or more hits: 1-9 Trail after six innings: 2-13 Trail after seven innings: 2-15 Trail after eight innings: 0-16 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 2-12 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 4/5 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 1/3 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 8/9 Errorless games by KC: 13-13 Extra Innings: 1-3