ACE 30. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Trevor Cahill (4-3, 4.13) vs. RHP Mike Leake (7-10, 3.34)

Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (57-55) @ St. Louis Cardinals (57-56) Busch Stadium - Wednesday, August 9, 2017 Game #113 - Road Game #54 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Thursday, August 10 @ St. Louis Cardinals: RHP Jason Hammel (5-9, 4.73) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (10-6, 3.12), 6:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, August 11 @ Chicago White Sox: LHP Danny Duffy (7-7, 3.48) vs. RHP Reynaldo Lopez (1st start of 17), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, August 12 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP Ian Kennedy (4-8, 4.83) vs. RHP James Shields (2-4, 6.03), 6:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, August 13 @ Chicago White Sox: LHP Jason Vargas (13-6, 3.40) vs. LHP Derek Holland (6-11, 5.25), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight s game can be heard on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart on the call, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer tonight is being televised in HD on FSKC with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler mikeside, while Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor Royals Live. Royals vs. Redbirds This series changes venues tonight as the Royals were swept in the two games at The K, the first time St. Louis has done that since 2013...KC trails the all-time series by a 39-53 margin, but holds a 20-19 lead in St. Louis, 15-12 in new Busch Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att. 8/7 KC L, 3-11 Martinez Kennedy *38,478 8/8 KC L, 3-10 Wacha Vargas 37,267 8/9 @ StL 8/10 @ StL TWO SIX PACKS TOO MANY--Things didn t go particularly well in the first two games for KC back at The K as the Redbirds scored six runs in the fifth inning last night to cruise to a 10-3 win over the Royals... the 6-run fifth was a mirror image of the 6-run fourth that sank Kansas City in the series opener on Monday... the Royals had jumped out to a 3-1 lead when the newly activated Cheslor Cuthbert cleared the bases with a 2-out, 3-run double in the fourth, but the Cards erupted for six in the top of the fifth off of Jason Vargas and Mike Minor then never looked back...vargas, falling to 13-6 on the year, was charged with six runs on eight hits in 4.2 innings...the loss dropped the Royals to four games behind the division leading Indians in the Central, while the Mariners and Rays have tied KC for the second Wild Card spot. ROADIE BEGINS--Tonight continues this 4-game set while also kicking off an 8-game journey...the Royals will leave here tomorrow night and head to Chicago for a 3-game set against the White Sox and then turn left and travel back to the bay area for a final time in 17 for a 3-game series in Oakland...once this trip is completed, the Royals will return to Kauffman Stadium where they ll play nine of 12 games against Cleveland (3) and Colorado (3), then make a weekend trip to Cleveland on August 25-27 before returning to The K for three against Tampa Bay to closeout August...KC will wrap up the regular season with 13 home games and 17 road affairs in September. 50 REMAINING--Kansas City enters tonight with just 50 games left on the 2017 regular season docket, 22 in Kauffman Stadium and 28 roadies...the composite record for KC s remaining opponents is 613-629 for a.494 winning pct...the Royals have eight games remaining with a trio of National League opponents, St. Louis (2), Colorado (3) and Arizona (3), who have a combined ledger of 185-153 entering tonight for a.547 winning pct...kansas City has 32 games left with clubs from within the A.L. Central including Cleveland (10), Chicago (9), Minnesota (7) and Detroit (6)...the four A.L. Central rivals have a combined mark of 208-235 for a.470 winning pct... the remaining non-central squads on KC s schedule is Oakland (3), Tampa Bay (3), Toronto (3) and the Yankees (1), who have a combined record of 220-230, a.489 pct. INTERLEAGUE DROUGHT--For the first time since June 27-July 2, 2011, the Royals have lost five straight games against National League competition...the last dry spell consisted of a 3-game sweep at the hands of the Padres in San Diego and then losses in the first two games of a visit to Colorado...in this drought, Kansas City dropped the final three affairs prior to the All-Star break in Dodger Stadium, then resumed Interleague play with consecutive losses at hone to the Cardinals...KC is now 5-7 vs. the Senior Circuit this year with eight remaining...the Redbirds were only the second N.L. club to visit Kauffman Stadium this season, as KC split a 2-game visit from San Francisco way back in the first homestand of 2017...after this visit to Busch Stadium, only six Interleague games remaining and all at The K with Colorado coming to town on August 22-24 and the Arizona Diamondbacks closing out the regular season on September 29-October 1. 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. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Trevor Cahill (4-3, 4.13) vs. RHP Mike Leake (7-10, 3.34) 2016 2015 Career 2017 2016 Career Trevor Cahill vs. Cardinals 0-0 1-0 1-3 Major League Record 4-3 (4.13 ERA) 4-4 73-79 Mike Leake vs. Royals 0-1 - 0-1 Major League Record 7-10 (3.34 ERA) 9-12 80-74 TREVOR CAHILL makes his 14th start of the season, third with the Royals and the 188th of his career (276th appearance) he s making his 14th career appearance and sixth start against St. Louis...he was acquired by Kansas City in a six-player deal with San Diego on July 24...the 29-year-old right-hander was originally selected in the second round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft by Oakland. DECISION-LESS AS A ROYAL--Trevor took his second-straight no-decision since the trade to KC, working the first 4.2 innings last Thursday in a 6-4 triumph over Seattle... in his first home start at The K, Cahill was charged with two runs on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts, but left trailing 2-0...though the M s had ample baserunners, he limited the damage to solo home runs by Kyle Seager in the second and Danny Valencia in the fourth...he departed in the fifth inning after Robinson Cano and Nelso Cruz had consecutive two-out singles...cahill remained winless in his last seven appearances (four starts) at A.L. parks, dating back to a 5-0 triumph at Angel Stadium on June 15, 2012 with Arizona...the two runs he allowed matched his total in four home starts at Petco Park this year, where he posted a 0.72 ERA (2 ER in 25.0 IP). LONGBALL STORY--Home runs have been an issue of late for Cahill as he s allowed seven in his last five starts (2.63 HR/9.0 IP)...Trevor allowed just three roundtrippers in his first eight outings (0.59 HR/9.0 IP), for the 12th-lowest rate through July 4 of this year (min. 45.0 IP)...his career home run rate (0.92) still ranks 18th among active right-handed pitchers (min. 1200 IP). EVENTFUL YEAR--Trevor joined Kansas City July 24 when he was acquired with relievers Brandon Maurer (RHP) and Ryan Buchter (LHP) in exchange for hurlers Travis Wood and Matt Strahm (currently on the DL) and minor league infielder Esteury Ruiz Cahill has made big league stops with Oakland, Arizona, Atlanta, the Chicago Cubs and San Diego prior to Kansas City...he missed nearly seven weeks of action earlier this year, being sidelined with a strained right shoulder. INTERLEAGUE NUMBERS--He s 11-4 with a 2.96 ERA (44 ER in 134.0 IP) in 25 all-time appearances (20 starts) in Interleague play...he s 1-0 mark with a 1.72 ERA (3 ER in 15.2 IP) in three starts against AL clubs with San Diego this season...the win came vs. Texas on May 8, when he tossed 5.1 scoreless frames in a 5-1 triumph. AT THE DISH--The right-hander has a career.118 batting average (21-for-178) with three doubles, a triple and five RBI...that includes going 4-for-13 (.308) with a double and two RBI this season with San Diego...he is one of 29 active big league pitchers with a triple to his credit, doing it at Dodger Stadium on May 6, 2013. VS. REDBIRDS--Cahill is 1-3 with a 3.55 ERA (15 ER in 38.0 IP) in 13 career outings, five starts vs. St. Louis...he s hasn t allowed a run in his last six outings against the Cards totaling 8.0 innings, including 3.1 scoreless frames at Wrigley Field on September 19, 2015, earning a 5-4 victory as a member of the Cubs...tonight marks his first start against the Redbirds since September 26, 2014, when he took a no-decision with Arizona, in a 7-6 D-backs loss, allowing four runs over 5.1 innings. ON THE ROAD--Trevor is looking for his first road victory of the season, entering at 0-3 with a 6.30 ERA (28 ER in 40.0 IP) in eight starts...comparatively, he s 4-0 with a 1.21 ERA (4 ER in 29.2 IP), combined between Petco Park and Kauffman Stadium...his last win away from his home park came on August 20 of last season at Coors Field, tossing 4.2 innings out of the bullpen in a 9-2 triumph...he s posted a 32-42 all-time record with a 4.29 ERA in 93 starts and 140 outings on the road. Cahill vs. Cardinals Player AVG AB H HR RBI Matt Carpenter.417 12 5 0 0 Dexter Fowler.500 14 7 0 1 Randal Grichuk.500 2 1 0 0 Jedd Gyorko.250 8 2 0 1 Mike Leake.500 2 1 0 1 Yadier Molina.364 11 4 1 2 Tommy Pham.000 1 0 0 0 Kolten Wong.000 4 0 0 0 Trevor s 2017 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/5 at Los Angeles-NL L, 1-3 5.2 5 3 2 1 3 7 99-62 1-3 4/16 at Atlanta L, 2-9 5.2 4 4 4 0 3 8 85-54 1-4 4/21 Miami W, 5-3 7.0 3 1 1 1 1 6 96-67 5-1 4/26 at Arizona ND, 8-5 5.2 9 5 5 0 4 9 111-66 3-5 5/2 Colorado W, 6-2 6.0 3 1 0 0 0 7 89-56 5-1 5/8 Texas W, 5-1 5.1 1 0 0 0 5 7 101-56 4-0 5/13 at Chicago-AL ND, 4-5 6.0 8 4 3 1 1 7 102-66 3-4 7/4 at Cleveland ND, 1-0 4.1 4 0 0 0 2 4 85-48 1-0 7/9 at Philadelphia L, 1-7 5.0 6 4 4 3 0 8 88-54 0-4 7/16 San Francisco W, 7-1 6.2 8 1 1 0 1 8 94-65 7-1 7/21 at San Francisco ND, 12-9 3.2 7 6 5 0 4 1 86-43 2-6 Traded to Royals 7/29 at Boston ND, 8-9 4.0 8 5 5 2 2 2 90-51 4-5 8/3 Seattle ND, 6-4 4.2 6 2 2 2 2 3 80-48 0-2 2017 Totals 4-3 4.13 69.2 72 36 32 10 28 77 1206-736 61.0% Career Totals 73-79 4.05 1219.0 1169 598 549 124 490 897 - - Cahill s Last Win: July 16, 2017 vs. San Francisco (6.2 IP, 7-1 over Jeff Samardzija) Cahill s Last Loss: July 9, 2017 at Philadelphia (5.0 IP, 1-7 to Jerad Eickhoff) Cahill s Strikeout High: 10; 2x, last: June 14, 2013 at San Diego (5.2 IP, 2-1 loss to Eric Stults) Cahill s Last Complete Game (3rd career): September 29, 2012 vs. Chicago Cubs (9.0 IP, 8-2 win over Justin Germano) Cahill s Last Shutout (2nd career): June 3, 2012 at San Diego (9.0 IP, 6-0 win over Eric Stults) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 www.royals.com Kansas City Royals 2017

Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Jason Hammel = Jason will make his team-leading 23rd start of the season and 271st of his career tomorrow vs. St. Louis he s 5-9 with a 4.73 ERA (66 ER in 125.2 IP). = Hammel took the loss his first since July 7 in the Royals 5-2 defeat to Seattle on Friday at Kauffman Stadium, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk in 6.1 innings, with three strikeouts he s held opponents to three-or-fewer runs in six straight starts, but has just one win during that stretch. = He s held opponents to a.210 average (21-for-100) with RISP seventh best in the American League including a.179 mark (14-for-78) in his last 18 starts. = He s issued just 14 walks in 74.2 IP (1.69 BB/9) over 12 starts since the beginning of June, after walking 23 in 51.0 IP (4.06 BB/9) through his first 10 starts. = He s 4-6 with a 5.68 ERA (37 ER in 58.2 IP) in 12 career starts vs. St. Louis, including 4-4 with a 4.95 ERA (24 ER in 43.2 IP) in eight starts at Busch Stadium. = He s 15-8 with a 3.74 ERA (76 ER in 182.2 IP) in 34 Interleague outings (28 starts) his.652 win percentage ranks 10th since 2007 (min. 20 decisions). = A National League pitcher for six seasons, he s a career.154 hitter (52-for-338) and recorded his last hit on Sept. 24, 2016 vs. St. Louis (with Chicago). = He s 2-4 with a 4.86 ERA (25 ER in 46.1 IP) and.302 opponents average (57-for-189) on the road, but has allowed three-or-fewer runs in seven of eight starts. 2017 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 112 35-38 - - 4.48 620.2 640 325 309 91 195 502.266 Relievers 111 22-17 25 38 3.91 382.0 362 183 166 33 159 343.250 Totals 112 57-55 25 38 4.26 1002.2 1002 508 475 124 354 845.260 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 252/357 (70.6%) Saves/Save Opp: 25/38 (65.8%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 157/51 (32.5%) Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 24/32 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 25/7 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 6/9 at SD August 6 vs. Seattle (1) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 = Scott worked 1.2 innings Game 1 on Sunday vs. Seattle he allowed a two-out HR to Nelson Cruz, and then consecutive hits to Kyle Seager and Guillermo Heredia, before retiring the next four he s allowed a run in each of his last four outings (4.76 ERA) after posting a 2.08 ERA through his first 28 appearances. = The HR to Cruz on Sunday was the second he s allowed in 2017 and first since April 23 at Texas (Joey Gallo), snapping a streak of 35.1 IP without a HR. = Alexander has held right-handed hitters to a.237 average (28-for-118) this year, but they re batting.556 (10-for-18) in his last four outings. Ryan Buchter (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 37/48 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: April 8, 2017 vs. SF (2nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/7 2017 Strikeout High: 3 (3x); last, 6/6 at ARI August 7 vs. St. Louis 2.0 3 3 3 0 1 = Ryan inherited a runner from Moylan in the eighth on Monday and allowed a two-run HR to Kolten Wong before allowing another two-run HR to Paul DeJong in the ninth, marking the first time in 116 career outings that he s allowed multiple HR and just the second time he s allowed multiple runs in 48 outings this season. = Buchter (pronounced: BOOK-ter) was acquired from San Diego in a six-player trade July 24 he s allowed a run in three of his five appearances with the Royals (6.75 ERA in 5.1 IP) after posting a 3.05 ERA (13 ER in 38.1 IP) in 42 appearances with the Padres, holding opponents to a.199 average (28-for-141). Neftalí Feliz 1st Batter Efficiency: 27/47 Saves/Save Opp: 8/9 (88.9%) Last Save: May 4, 2017 at STL (107th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/8 vs. SF August 8 vs. St. Louis 1.0 2 3 2 1 2 = Neftalí got two quick outs in the seventh inning last night before allowing four straight to reach, going walk, hit-by-pitch, two-run single, RBI double the three runs (two earned) he allowed were two shy of the five runs he allowed in his first 17 appearances (17.0 IP) with Kansas City, in which he posted a 2.65 ERA. = He spent the first 10 weeks of the season with Milwaukee, going 1-5 with eight saves and a 6.00 ERA in 29 appearances served as the closer in the first part of the year, going 8-for-9 in save opportunities through May 4 held lefties to a.229 average (16-for-70), however they re 7-for-their-last-18 (.389) against him. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 36/46 Saves/Save Opp: 24/27 (88.9%) Last Save: Aug. 3 vs. SEA (41st career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/1 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/7 vs. HOU August 3 vs. Seattle (Save) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 = Kelvin hasn t pitched since Thursday vs. Seattle, when he recorded his 24th save despite allowing a run on a hit and a walk his 24 saves are tied with Edwin Diaz for fifth in the American League and his 88.9 save percentage (24-for-27) is third in the AL, trailing only Ken Giles (91.7%) and Cody Allen (90.5%). = Herrera has allowed eight home runs in 43.0 innings (1.67 HR/9) this season but just one in his last 18.2 IP after yielding just six homers in 72.0 innings in 2016 (0.75 HR/9) he owns a 2.77 ERA (8 ER in 26.0 IP) in save situations, compared to a 6.35 ERA (12 ER in 17.0 IP) in non-save situations. Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency: 36/49 Saves/Save Opp: 20/23 (87.0%) Last Save: July 20, 2017 at SF (33rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/4 2017 Strikeout High: 3 (3x); last, 7/26 at DET August 8 vs. St. Louis 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 = Brandon worked around a single and two walks in the eighth inning to escape a bases-loaded jam, striking out Kolten Wong to end the threat he s issued five walks and nine hits in seven outings (6.2 IP) with the Royals and has recorded just one clean appearance, retiring both batters he faced on July 29 at Boston. = Maurer was acquired in a six-player trade with San Diego on July 24 after converting 20 saves in 23 opportunities as the Padres closer. = He s held opponents to a.216 average (21-for-97) with the bases empty, but has been hit for a.373 average (19-for-51) with runners in scoring position. Mike Minor (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 33/45 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: n/a Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 25/10 2017 Strikeout High: 4 (2x), last: 7/1 vs. MIN (1) August 8 vs. St. Louis 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 = Mike inherited a two-on, one-out jam in relief of Vargas in the fifth last night and allowed a three-run HR to Jedd Gyorko, before working around a walk and a single in the sixth thanks to an inning-ending double play he has a 5.40 ERA (7 ER in 11.2 IP) since the break after posting a 1.87 ERA (9 ER in 43.1 IP) before it. = The HR to Gyorko last night was the second hit he s allowed with RISP in as many outings after allowing one hit in 22 at-bats with RISP from June 14-July 29. = Minor has held left-handed batters to a.119 average (8-for-67), second best in the AL (min. 70 lefties faced), trailing only Houston s Chris Devenski (.101). Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency: 45/54 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: 47/8 2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/9 at SD August 7 vs. St. Louis 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 = Peter recorded a 1-2-3 seventh inning on eight pitches (seven strikes) on Monday, before exiting after a leadoff single in the eighth to Yadier Molina, who later scored on Kolten Wong s two-run HR vs. Ryan Buchter, snapping Moylan s streak of 19 consecutive outings (16.2 IP) without an earned run allowed since June 27. = He has a 1.07 ERA (3 ER in 25.1 IP) &.126 opponents average (11-for-87) since May 24, both of which rank second in the Majors (min. 25 IP) during that time. = Moylan s 54 appearances rank tied with Dan Jennings for most in the AL and are his most since 2010 when he ranked second in the NL with 85 appearances. = He leads the Majors with 47 inherited runners, only eight of which have scored (17.0%), the fourth-best rate in the American League (min. 30 inherited runners). = He s unbeaten in his last 152 appearances, the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Atlanta s Sam Freeman (155). Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency: 39/50 Saves/Save Opp: 1/8 (12.5%) Last Save: July 3 at SEA (204th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/3 2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA August 8 vs. St. Louis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Joakim recorded a 1-2-3 ninth inning last night on nine pitches (seven strikes), his first appearance since Thursday vs. Seattle. = Soria ranks third among Major League relievers with a 0.19 HR/9 rate (1 HR in 47.2 IP) and owns a 2.04 ERA (4 ER in 17.2 IP) in his last 18 outings. = He owns a 1.80 ERA (4 ER in 20.0 IP) in 20 career appearances vs. St. Louis, all four runs coming in his last three outings here at Busch Stadium. = Soria ranks fourth in club history with 418 appearances 11 shy of Paul Splittorff for third and ranks third with 162 saves, his last coming on July 3 at Seattle. = He ranks fourth among active pitchers (min. 500 appearances) with a 2.80 career ERA, trailing Darren O Day (2.57), Brad Ziegler (2.62) and Sergio Romo (2.78). Alexander - - Buchter 0-0 0 13.50 1 2.0 3 3 Cahill - - Duffy - - Feliz 0-0 0 18.00 1 1.0 2 2 Hammel - - Herrera - - Kennedy 0-1 0 9.00 1 6.0 6 6 Maurer 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Minor 0-0 0 6.75 1 1.1 3 1 Moylan 0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 1 1 Soria 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Vargas 0-1 0 11.57 1 4.2 8 6 Royals vs. Cardinals 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER - - 0-0 0 9.00 5 7.0 9 7 1-2 0 3.55 13 38.0 35 15 2-0 0 2.04 3 17.2 13 4 0-0 3 5.73 12 11.0 9 7 4-6 0 5.68 12 58.2 62 37 0-1 0 3.86 10 9.1 7 4 3-5 0 7.41 9 51.0 63 42 0-2 0 4.50 6 6.0 5 3 2-1 0 5.83 6 29.1 39 19 2-0 0 2.08 18 17.1 16 4 0-0 7 1.80 20 20.0 14 4 1-2 0 5.40 5 26.2 33 16 Interleague - Pitching (Career) Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER Alexander 0-2 0 2.38 6 11.1 6 3 Buchter 0-1 0 11.25 15 12.0 15 15 Cahill 11-4 0 2.96 25 134.0 114 44 Duffy 5-4 0 3.20 16 81.2 70 29 Feliz 1-2 14 4.36 42 43.1 34 21 Hammel 15-8 0 3.74 34 182.2 170 76 Herrera 3-4 4 2.30 55 58.2 39 15 Kennedy 5-16 0 5.34 25 146.2 155 87 Maurer 0-4 6 6.87 32 36.2 41 28 Minor 3-8 0 3.91 19 99.0 97 43 Moylan 0-0 1 1.07 35 25.1 11 3 Soria 2-1 24 2.32 67 66.0 50 17 Vargas 10-8 0 3.96 24 150.0 156 66

Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 0-for-3, run, BB Last Stand: 1-for-9, run, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Jorge made the start in right field last night, going 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored...he has reached safely in 34 of his last 38 games, including a 22-game on-base streak from June 18-July 18...it was the second longest by a Royals rookie, trailing only Kevin Seitzer s 29-game on-base streak in 1987. = Homered in three straight games (July 22-24), becoming first Royals rookie to accomplish that since Abraham Nunez in 2004...his 14 home runs are tied for fourth among AL rookies and are the most by a KC first-year player since Eric Hosmer (19) in 2011...also fifth among AL rookies in runs (46) and sixth in multi-hit games (22). = He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013) are the third set of brothers to play for Kansas City, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Peña. Drew Butera This Series: 1-for-6 Last Stand: 1-for-9, run, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Drew singled with two outs in the third inning, collecting his first hit on the homestand...he s made three starts since Salvador Perez went on the 10-day DL. = Butera is batting.297 (46-for-155) vs. right-handed pitching since the start of 2016, including five of the six home runs he s hit during that time. = He is batting.286 (8-for-28) with a.412 on-base percentage (five walks, hit-by-pitch) in 13 games (eight starts) since the All-Star break. = He set career highs last season in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480), making 34 starts behind the plate. Melky Cabrera This Series: 3-for-8, run, 2B, SB Last Stand: 9-for-23 (.391), 3 runs, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, SB, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (7-16) = Melky went 2-for-4 with a run scored last night, his third multi-hit game of the homestand...he hit.391 (9-for-23) with two doubles, a homer and six RBI during the six-game stay...among players with at least 60 at-bats since the All-Star break, his.341 average (31-for-91) ranks ninth in the American League. = After hitting.234 (37-for-158) through his first 40 games, he s batting.335 (91-for-272) in 67 games since May 23, tops in the Majors among switch hitters. = He ranks second in the American League with a.342 average (40-for-117) in the seventh inning or later, trailing only Jose Altuve (.365). = His nine outfield assists this season are one behind the Major League leaders and his 111 career outfield assists are most among active players since 2005. = He was acquired from the White Sox on July 30 for minor league pitchers A.J. Puckett and Andre Davis he hit.295 (117-for-397) with 13 HR with Chicago. = He played for the Royals in 2011 and set career highs in runs (102), hits (201), doubles (44), home runs (18), RBI (87) and stolen bases (20). Lorenzo Cain This Series: 2-for-7 Last Stand: 11-for-24 (.458), 4 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 3 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Lorenzo went 0-for-3 last night, after hitting safely in his previous five games...despite ending on a sour note, Cain went 11-for-24 (.458) with two doubles and four runs scored on the last homestand...that included six hits in Sunday s doubleheader, one shy of the club record held by George Brett (August 10, 1990). = Cain is tied for fifth in the American League with 20 stolen bases and tops the Majors with a 95.2% success rate (20-for-21). = He is one of three players with at least 10 home runs and 20 stolen bases, joining Jose Altuve (16 HR, 24 SB) and Elvis Andrus (15 HR, 20 SB). = He s batting.313/.353/.521 (15-for-48) in 12 Interleague games this year with three homers and seven RBI, including a multi-homer game June 10 in San Diego. = He leads American League center fielders in starts (107), total chances (323) and putouts (313), and is second in innings (930.2) to Kevin Pillar. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI Last Stand: 2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Cheslor made a welcome return to the lineup last night, going 2-for-4 and driving in all three KC runs with a bases clearing double in the fourth inning...it marked his fourth multi-rbi game of the year and second time driving in three (also June 7 vs. Houston). = Cuthbert was returned from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the 10-day DL yesterday after missing nearly six weeks due to a left wrist sprain...had two rehab assignments at Omaha (AAA) from July 17-25 and Aug. 1-7, batting.271/.353/.559 (16-for-59) with eight XBH in 15 games. = He hit.140 (8-for-57) through his first 19 games with Kansas City this season, but is hitting.308 (12-for-39) in his last 15 contests. Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-8 Last Stand: 1-for-22 (.045), run, SB, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-18) = Esky went hitless again last night and is 0-for-8 in the first two games of this set...he s looking to snap out of an 0-for-18 drought...he s also 2-for-his-last-32 (.063), dating back to the start of the Orioles series on July 31...this follows a 43-game stretch (June 10-July 30), where he hit.311 (51-for-164). = Alcides is still batting.327 (56-for-171) with 12 doubles, a triple, two homers and 20 runs scored in his last 40 Interleague games, dating back to 2015. = He s made a club-record 283 consecutive starts all at shortstop dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to Elias Sports Bureau it s the longest consecutive games streak by a shortstop since Miguel Tejada (284) with Baltimore from 2004-05. = He s tied for second in the American League with six sacrifices his 70 sacrifices since 2011 are second most in the Majors, trailing Elvis Andrus (71). = He s played in 1,055 of the Royals 1,084 games (97.3%) since joining the club in 2011, the second-most games in MLB, trailing Robinson Cano (1,056). Cam Gallagher This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 1-for-3, run, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Cam made his Major League debut in the first game on Sunday, catching the final inning he made his first start in the nightcap and recorded his first hit, a leadoff single in the eighth he also walked and scored in the seventh was recalled from Omaha (AAA) Sunday when Salvador Perez was placed on the 10-day DL. = Gallagher hit.294 (70-for-238) with five HR at Omaha, his first year at Triple-A and seventh in the minors since being drafted in the second round in 2011. = He was selected to the 40-man roster on Nov. 18, 2016 after leading Texas League (AA) catchers in total chances, putouts, assists and caught stealing rate. = His father, Glenn, was Toronto s third-round pick in the 1981 Draft, and his brother, Austin, was the Dodgers third-round pick in 2007. Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-4, HBP Last Stand: 1-for-14 (.071), run, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = Alex entered the game in the eighth last night as a defensive replacement in center...he was hit by pitch in his only plate appearance, the 13th time he s been plunked this year, ranking him second in the AL...he s been hit by pitch 88 times in his career, which are tops in franchise history and rank 11th among active players. = Gordo is a career.325 hitter (51-for-157) vs. the Cardinals, with 10 homers and 27 RBI in 43 games...he s also hitting.333 (27-for-81) all-time at Busch Stadium. = He is five doubles shy of tying Mike Sweeney (297) for fifth on KC s all-time list...he s also four home runs away from Frank White (160) for fifth on that list. = His seven outfield assists are tied for sixth in the AL, most recently throwing out Jose Iglesias at third base on July 26 his 81 career assists are the most in the Majors since 2010 he s committed just eight errors in 1,665 chances since 2012, tied for the fewest in the Majors with Nick Markakis (min. 1,400 TC). Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-7, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB Last Stand: 4-for-24 (.167), 5 runs, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Eric went hitless last night, drawing a walk in the fourth and coming around to score on Cheslor Cuthbert s bases clearing double...he snapped an 11-game hitting streak in Interleague games, however he s still batting.367/.415/.653 (18-for-49) vs. NL foes this season...hit his 18th home run of the season Monday. = He collected his 533rd career RBI, matching Joe Randa for ninth in Royals history...he s 19 RBI shy of matching John Mayberry (552) for eighth. = Ranks fourth in the AL, batting.338 (72-for-213) on the road...that includes a.419/.444/.605 slashline (18-for-43) over his last 10 road contests. = Hosmer ranks second in the AL in hits (135), is tied for fourth in multi-hit games (39) and fifth in batting average (.313)...he s also hitting.336 (115-for-342) since May 1, which is fourth in the Majors, behind Jose Altuve (.376), Charlie Blackmon (.343) and Marwin Gonzalez (.337). = He went hitless for three-straight games last week (August 3-6), his longest drought of the season and longest since July 26-28, 2016. = Named Royals Player of the Month for July, hitting.379/.434/.592 (39-for-103) it s his 10th honor, third most since the award s inception in 1995. = On July 26 at Detroit, he became the 13th player since 1913 to record five runs, five hits and six RBI in a game, and just the third with a stolen base. = He has 14 go-ahead RBI this season and 76 since the start of 2015, third most in the American League, trailing Albert Pujols (85) and Nelson Cruz (77). Whit Merrifield This Series: 2-for-8 Last Stand: 7-for-24 (.292), 6 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB Hit Streak: 5 g (7-21) = Whit went 1-for-4 for a second-straight night, singling in the fifth inning...he s hit in each of his last five contests, going 7-for-21 with a double and two homers. = He homered in both games of Sunday s doubleheader vs. Seattle, becoming the 12th Royal (16th time) to do that and first to do it at home since Dean Palmer on September 11, 1998 vs. Seattle...it marked the second occurrence this season as Salvador Perez homered in both games at Target Field on May 21. = He's hit 12 of his 13 home runs this season as a second baseman, most by a Royals second sacker since Frank White hit 17 in 1987. = Since the All-Star break, Merrifield is batting.324 (35-for-108) with a.324/.362/.545 slashline...his 35 hits are second-most in the AL, behind Jose Altuve (40). = He s tied for eighth in the AL with 18 stolen bases and ranks fifth in MLB with a 90% success rate (18-for-20)...he s also tied for fourth in the AL with four triples. = He hit.330/.371/.583 (38-for-115) in July with 18 extra-base hits, matching Giancarlo Stanton for the Major League lead, and his nine steals trailed only Billy Hamilton for the Major League lead he joined Mike Trout (July 2012) as only AL players since 2001 with 18 extra-base hits and nine steals in a calendar month. = He is one of seven players to have 175 hits, 80 runs, 40 doubles and 20 steals within his first 162 games, joining active players Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez. Brandon Moss This Series: 1-for-4, run, HR, RBI Last Stand: 4-for-15 (.267), 3 runs, 3 HR, 5 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Brandon was a defensive replacement last night, playing first base in the ninth inning...he homered in the ninth on Monday night, his 15th of the season and third this month...he enjoyed his 11th career multi-homer game and second of the season last Thursday, going deep twice in a 6-4 win over Seattle. = He played in 179 games for St. Louis from July 31, 2015 through the end of last season and had 32 home runs in 545 at-bats as a Cardinal. = He ranks eighth among active left-handed batters with 117 HR since 2013...he's hit 19 homers or more in each of the last four seasons, including 28 in 2016. = Moss is 0-for-6 this year as a pinch-hitter, after going 6-for-21 (.286) with three homers and seven RBI off the bench last year. Mike Moustakas This Series: 2-for-8, run, HR, RBI Last Stand: 7-for-22 (.318), 4 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Moose went 0-for-4 last night, flying out to center twice...he connected for his 32nd home run of the season Monday off Carlos Martinez, bringing him within four of the Royals single-season record, held by Steve Balboni (36 in 1985)...his total is tied with Cody Bellinger for third in the Majors. = He s homered against 15 of the 18 teams the Royals have faced this season, including his first HR vs. St. Louis since June 24, 2012 (12 games in between). = Mike is a career.348 hitter (16-for-46) at this ballpark with two doubles, a homer and six RBI...he s also a lifetime.294 hitter (106-for-360) in Interleague play. = He has homered in 13 different ballparks this year...his 18 home runs on the road are second in the AL, while he s sixth in road slugging pct. (.592). = His club-record 25 HR before the All-Star break made him one of four AL third basemen to hit 25 HR before the break, joining Miguel Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez and Harmon Killebrew...he also set a club record for first-half home runs, passing Jermaine Day, who hit 22 before the break in 2000.

This & That HAPPY BIRTHDAY DREW--Kansas City catcher Drew Butera is celebrating his 34th birthday today...now in his eighth big league season, Butera shares his birthday with the likes of actresses Anna Kendrick (32) and Melanie Griffith (60), football s Deion Sanders (50) and baseball brethren Jason Heyward (28), the father of the Chiefs new QB and former big league pitcher Pat Mahomes (47) and a trio of alumni of our hosts here in St. Louis, Matt Morris (43), Julian Javier (81) and Ted Simmons (68). STILL GOING--Kansas City s energizer bunny, Alcides Escobar, has made a club-record 283 consecutive starts at shortstop dating back to September 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors, according to the Elias Sports Bureau...by starting tonight, Esky will tie Baltimore s Miguel Tejada with 284 consecutive starts from April 4, 2004 through August 20, 2005, as the last Major League team to have the same starting shortstop in that many consecutive games...should Esky get to 285 tomorrow, he will have the longest such streak since Cal Ripken started 2,216 consecutive games at short for the Orioles from 1982 to 1996. HOMERLESS LAST NIGHT--All three Kansas City runs last night came on one swing of the bat by Cheslor Cuthbert, who doubled with the bases loaded, just a night after all three Royal tallies on Monday were via the solo homer...kc has hit eight roundtrippers in the last four games and has hit 42 in the last 31 contests...with 140 home runs through the first 112 games, the Royals are on a pace for 202 roundtrippers this year, which would demolish previous single-season record of 168 in 1987. ANOTHER ROUGH PATCH--The year known as The Streak continues as now the Royals are in the midst of a stretch in which they ve dropped eight of 11 after winning a season high nine in a row from July 19-28...the year began with KC going 10-20 in the first 30 affairs, including a 9-game losing streak toward the end of April...then from May 8 in Tampa Bay until June 9 in San Diego, the Royals played around the.500 mark, going 16-14 before turning it up a notch in the middle game of a visit to Petco Park...from June 10-July 30, Kansas City was 29-14, the second best record in the Majors in that span to only the Dodgers, who tore through baseball with a 37-6 mark...despite the last 11 dates, Kansas City s 35-25 record since June 1 is the second best mark in the Majors to the Dodgers 46-12 ledger...in that span, the Royals have gone 11-5 with three splits in the 19 series played...since the start of the 2014 season, Kansas City and Baltimore are tied for the most wins in the American League with 322. MOOSE CLOSING IN--One of the most talked about records in franchise history is Steve Balboni s 36 home runs in 1985, which still stands today as the most in franchise history...if Mike Moustakas has anything to say about it, that record will fall in 2017...Moose clubbed his 32nd home run of the year on Monday night, second in as many days, to pull to within four of the coveted mark...moustakas enters play tonight on a pace for 46 blasts, which would shatter Balboni s 32-year mark... Moose s 32 home runs are the most by a Royal since Jermaine Dye finished the 2000 season with 33...Moustakas is now second in the A.L. home run chase behind the Yankees Aaron Judge (35)...Moose is second in the American League in road home runs with 18, two behind Tampa Bay s Logan Morrison. HOME & ROAD WORK--With last night s loss, Kansas City is 7-4 in its last 11 home games and is now 32-27 in The K...as for road work, after a rocky 2-11 start to road action this year, the Royals have played at a.575 clip (23-17) away from home since May 8, the second best road record in the Majors in that span (Houston 29-10)...KC went 5-4 on the last road trip, but it was a bittersweet 5-4, going 5-1 through Detroit and Boston to open the journey before losing all three games in Baltimore to close it out. THE BEST IN LEATHER--The Royals were guilty of an error last night giving them seven in the last 17 games while they continue to pace Major League baseball with only 46 errors on the year...miami is next in the Majors with 49, while the Twins, Tribe and Angels all have the second fewest in the American League with 57...the Royals are currently on a pace to shatter the franchise record for fewest errors in a season, with the 162-game club mark of 85 set in 2013...the 1981 and 1994 squads had lower error totals of 72 and 80, respectively, but each were recorded in strike-shortened seasons...at the current pace this year, KC would commit just 66 errors. FAMILIAR VIEW FROM ABOVE--The Royals hit the road still in possession of the #1 television rating among all Major League clubs, holding an 8.5 household rating this year on FOX Sports Kansas City...KC has led the Majors in TV ratings in each of the last two seasons leading up to 2017...last night s game on FS 1 carried a 9.0 household rating in Kansas City, while Monday s game on FSKC recorded a 12.5 MOYLO STREAK HALTED--Reliever Peter Moylan left a runner aboard when he departed in the eighth inning on Monday night and that runner eventually crossed the plate for the first earned runs charged to him since June 25 vs. Toronto...in that span, he has now allowed one earned run in 16.2 innings for a 0.54 ERA, while holding opposing hitters to a collective.105 mark (6-for-57)...the inventor of the Sledge-iatto has inherited more runners than any reliever in the Majors (47). DUPE S #1--KC replay specialist Bill Duplissea has not been tested since July 29 in Fenway Park and after a lengthy delay it was determined there wasn t enough evidence to overturn the call...duper is 16-for-22 for a 73% success rate, the only Major League replay reviewer with a percentage above 70%...Bill closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good on 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31). AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he enters tonight a game over.500 with a 606-605 record with Kansas City, which is a big accomplishment considering he had a 198-253 mark in his first two+ seasons in charge, but is since 408-352 (.537)...his win total has shattered 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 (2,170) and wins (1,063)...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), the last two times the home field advantage was determined by the All-Star outcome...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. Cardinals (2017) vs. Cardinals (career) On Road (career) Leake (career) Lynn (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 0 Butera.167 6 1 0 0 Cabrera.375 8 3 0 0 Cain.286 7 2 0 0 Cuthbert.500 4 2 0 3 Escobar.000 8 0 0 0 Gallagher Gordon.000 4 0 0 0 Hosmer.143 7 1 1 1 Merrifield.250 8 2 0 0 Moss.250 4 1 1 1 Moustakas.250 8 2 1 1 Interleague Hitting (Career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI Alexander.000 2 0 0 0 Bonifacio.250 28 7 1 6 Butera.235 98 23 2 8 Cabrera.265 781 207 12 83 Cahill.100 20 2 0 0 Cain.278 288 80 7 35 Cuthbert.246 61 15 1 7 Duffy.125 16 2 0 1 Escobar.289 557 161 5 50 Feliz.000 2 0 0 0 Gallagher Gordon.285 583 166 23 73 Hammel.094 32 3 0 2 Hosmer.265 434 115 10 58 Kennedy.105 19 2 0 1 Maurer.000 1 0 0 0 Merrifield.244 86 21 1 10 Minor.077 13 1 0 0 Moss.229 353 81 19 54 Moustakas.294 360 106 13 48 Vargas.190 21 4 0 1.000 3 0 0 0.154 13 2 0 0.222 108 24 1 8.273 77 21 0 5.222 18 4 0 5.251 195 49 1 16.325 157 51 10 27.200 120 24 1 9.200 25 5 0 1.277 94 26 2 13.305 82 25 4 10.268 157 42 8 23.201 483 97 12 50.287 3091 888 68 352.277 1340 371 29 143.238 294 70 9 20.253 2403 608 16 189.258 2591 668 79 275.285 1967 560 64 259.281 310 87 4 25.243 1553 378 87 243.246 1518 373 63 185 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Trevor Cahill 2 14 7.0 1-1 0 Danny Duffy 18 71 3.9 8-10 11 Luke Farrell 1 11 11.0 1-0 0 Jason Hammel 22 77 3.5 7-15 11 Jakob Junis 7 40 5.7 5-2 3 Nate Karns 8 31 3.9 4-4 3 Ian Kennedy 21 96 4.6 10-11 9 Eric Skoglund 3 4 1.3 1-2 1 Matt Strahm 3 13 4.3 1-2 0 Jason Vargas 22 100 4.5 15-7 13 Travis Wood 3 14 4.7 2-1 0 Chris Young 2 16 8.0 2-0 0 Totals 112 487 4.4 57-55 51 Catcher Breakdown Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Starts 28 1 83 112 CS/ATT 1/18 0/1 11/48 12/67 Pct. 5.6 0.0 22.9 17.9 ERA 4.93 0.91 4.05 4.26 ER/IP 155/283.0 1/10.0 319/709.2 475/1002.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 2 (7/20 vs. DET) Pickoff & CS: 9 (Last: 8/8 vs. STL).000 2 0 0 0.333 9 3 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.333 3 1 0 0.333 3 1 0 0.000 2 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.375 8 3 1 3.200 10 2 0 1.333 6 2 0 1.222 9 2 0 0.600 10 6 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.333 9 3 2 3 Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Cahill - - 1-1 1-1 Duffy 3-3 - 5-7 8-10 Farrell - - 1-0 1-0 Hammel 3-4 - 4-11 7-15 Junis 0-1 1-0 4-1 5-2 Karns 1-1 - 3-3 4-4 Kennedy 4-4 - 6-7 10-11 Skoglund 0-1 - 1-1 1-2 Strahm - - 1-2 1-2 Vargas 0-1 - 15-6 15-7 Wood 1-0 - 1-1 2-1 Young 1-0 - 1-0 2-0 Total 13-14 1-0 43-40 57-55

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 14 4 10 6 8 8 6 - - 6 3 5-4 10 2 1-1 7-7 7/24/17 @ DET J. Verlander 39 Butera 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - 2 - - 1-1 1 - - - 2-0 5/14/17 BAL M. Givens 68 Cabrera 14 6 8 9 5 8 1 5-5 5 4 2 7 5 2 - - 7 7-7 8/6/17 SEA-2 E. Ramirez 10 Cain 12 3 9 3 9 8 2 1 1 4 3 5 1 2 8 2 1-1 8-2 7/29/17 @ BOS E. Rodriguez 37 Cuthbert 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1-0 4/8/17 @ HOU D. Keuchel 88 Escobar 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 - - 2-1 1 1 2 1 - - - 2-1 7/14/17 TEX M. Perez 88 Gallagher - - - 3 Gordon 5-5 2 3 4-1 - 2 1 2 - - - - 2-3 5-0 7/3/17 @ SEA A. Moore 93 Hosmer 18 4 14 12 6 7 9 1 1 8 3 7 1 6 5 3 3 3 4 12-6 8/7/17 STL C. Martinez 5 Merrifield 13 5 8 9 4 12 1 - - 6 3 4 2 6 8 3 - - 2 7-5 8/6/17 SEA-2 E. Ramirez 11 Moss 15 2 13 10 5 12 2 1-5 5 5 3 4 - - 3 4 8 9-4 8/7/17 STL C. Martinez 0 Moustakas 32 7 25 14 18 22 6 4-15 11 6 5 10 2-1 6 23 22-8 8/7/17 STL C. Martinez 7 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Eric Hosmer (7/26/17 @ Detroit, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 125; 3 in 2017 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Brandon Moss (8/3/17 vs. Seattle, two-run off Yovani Gallardo; solo off Emilio Pagan) - 8 times in 2017 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas (7/24/17 at Detroit, 12th inning off Drew VerHagen) - 8 times in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio, Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio, Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) - thrice in 2017 Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (7/25/17 @ Detroit) - Franchise total: 93 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: Mike Moustakas (6/6/17 vs. Houston, ninth inning, Ken Giles pitching) - Franchise total: 68 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Mike Napoli, Texas (7/14/17 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Mike Minor, 7th 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: Andrew Benintendi and Xander Bogaerts, Boston (6/21/17 @ Kauffman Stadium, Ian Kennedy pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Cameron Maybin (6/17/17 @ Angel Stadium, Jakob Junis 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 21 1 - - - 22 6 2 - - - 8 3 8 9 4 - - 0 g 9 g (7/4-18) 5 - Butera 3 2 - - - 5 4 - - - - 4 1-4 - - - 1 g 3 g (5/8-14) - - Cabrera 26 7 3 - - 36 9 2 3 1-15 6 11 19 4 - - 4 g 8 g (6/12-20) 10 - Cain 20 10 - - - 30 2 3-1 - 6 3 10 12 8 - - 0 g 7 g (6/13-19) 16 - Cuthbert 5 - - - - 5 2 2 - - - 4 2 2 11 - - - 1 g 3 g (5/11-19) - - Escobar 21 5 - - - 26 7 2 - - - 9 3 6 14 1 - - 0 g 9 g (6/18-28) 10 1 Gallagher - - - 1 g - - - Gordon 8 2 - - - 10 4 3 - - - 7 4 6 12 1 - - 0 g 5 g (5/16-24) 7 1 Hosmer 30 8-1 - 39 10 3 - - 1 14 2 13 22 8 1 1 0 g 16 g (6/24-7/14) 12 1 Merrifield 23 4 1 - - 28 8 3 - - - 11 6 12 20 6 1 1 5 g 19 g (5/13-6/4) 15 4 Moss 6 3 - - - 9 3 2 1 - - 6 5 5 11 1 - - 1 g 5 g (2x) 3 - Moustakas 19 4 1 - - 24 10 5 2 - - 17 10 15 23 9 1-0 g 11 g (4/12-25) 6 1 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: Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 30, 2017 vs. Detroit, 1-0 Skoglund (6.1), Moylan (0.2), Minor (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: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit (5-for-6) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit (7th, 1B, HR) Royals Five-RBI Game: Lorenzo Cain, June 10, 2017 @ San Diego Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, July 26, 2017 at Comerica Park; 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 9, 2017 @ LA Dodgers Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), July 2, 2017 vs. Minnesota 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: July 23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox (5-4 in 9 innings) (7 times in 2017) Royals Bat Around: August 6, 2017 vs. Seattle-2 (7th inning, 4 runs) (13 times in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 21-23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, 2017 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 31-August 2, 2017 @ Baltimore 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 Disabled List (3) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Nate Karns 60-day right extensor strain/nerve irritation May 24 (retro to May 21) July 20 67 38-29 OF-Paulo Orlando 60-day left tibia fracture June 1 July 31 60 35-25 C-Salvador Perez 10-day right intercostal strain August 6 (retro to August 5) August 15 4 1-3 Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 8/8/17 vs. STL Pitchers 0 8/8/17 vs. STL Bonifacio 25 7/1/17 vs. MIN-2 Butera 1 8/7/17 vs. STL Cabrera 30 6/30/17 vs. TEX Cain 8 7/30/17 @ BOS Cuthbert 1 6/25/17 vs. TOR Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Escobar 1 8/7/17 vs. STL Gallagher 2 - Gordon 43 6/15/17 @ LAA Hosmer 25 7/14/17 vs. TEX Merrifield 17 7/21/17 vs. CWS Moss 32 9/6/16 @ PIT Moustakas 4 8/3/17 vs. SEA