2016 Game Notes Kansas City Royals (0-2) @ San Diego Padres (0-2) Friday, March 4, 2016

RUNS SCARCE VS. RANGERS--The Royals have dropped two straight out of the chute at home to the , the most recent a 10-0 defeat yesterday in front of 5,025 in Surprise...Kansas City has been held to just two runs on 10 hits in its first two exhibition losses, dropping a 6-2 opener to Texas on Wednesday...in yesterday’s affair, Edinson Volquez was charged with the loss when the lone tally he surrendered in 1.2 innings came across after a ball was lost in the Arizona sun in the opening inning...a six-some of relievers followed and surrendered nine runs over the remaining 7.1 frames...Miguel Almonte fired a solid 2.0 innings allowing just a hit and walk with three K’s, while southpaws Brian Flynn and Sam Selman each contributed a scoreless inning... doubled for the second time in as many games, while picked up his first hit of the spring. WORLD CHAMPS GET BACK TO WORK--The two-time American League champion and Upcoming Probables 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals have 33 games remaining on their 2016 Tonight vs. San Diego Padres @ Peoria Stadium (7:10) exhibition docket...KC’s A.L. crown last year gave the City of Surprise four of the last six Yordano Ventura, Matt Strahm (L), Jonathan Dziedzic (L), American League championships, with the Rangers taking the title in both 2010 and 2011, Alec Mills, Peter Moylan the league’s last repeat winner...the Royals play 13 more “home” games in Surprise Stadium, vs. while there are five split-squad dates this spring (March 7, 9, 18, 19 and 28), four more than Colin Rea, Carlos Villanueva the 2015 spring slate possessed...this spring session will run through April 2, when Kansas Tomorrow vs. @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) City wraps up play with a pair in Chase Field against the Diamondbacks on April 1 and 2... Carson Fulmer, Nik Turley (L), Josh Wall, Phillippe Aumont, last year’s squad finished the exhibition season with a 20-10-1 mark before heading north to Tyler Danish, Matt Lollis claim its first-ever A.L. Central crown, followed by a run through the ALDS, ALCS and then vs. the first World Series title since 1985. Ian Kennedy, (L), Ross Ohlendorf, Scott A SALUTE TO CHAMPS--The Royals will be recognized for their 2015 World Series Alexander (L), John Lannan (L), Brian Duensing (L), Aroni Nina Championship by the City of Surprise tomorrow in a pre-game ceremony...the Commissioner’s Sunday vs. @ Tempe Diablo Stadium (1:05) Trophy will be in attendance as well as Mayor Sly James from Kansas City and Surprise Chris Young, Dillon Gee, Chien-Ming Wang, Kelvin Herrera, Mayor Sharon Wolcott...the City of Surprise will also enshrine Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez Brian Flynn (L), and Alcides Escobar into its Hall of Fame for winning a Rawlings Gold Glove last year, vs. while manager Ned Yost and the entire team will also be honored with Surprise Hall of Fame Nick Tropeano, Mike Morin, Al Alburquerque, Javy Guerra, recognition. Cory Rasmus, Lucas Luetge (L), Tyler DeLoach (L) QUICK TURNAROUND TO OPEN SEASON--For the first time in Major League history, Monday SS vs. Chicago Cubs @ Sloan Park (1:05) the two World Series combatants from the previous season will meet to open the following Kris Medlen, , Peter Moylan, Scott Alexander (L), year as the Royals will host the New York Mets for a segmented two-game series in “The David Huff (L) K”...the season opener will take place on Sunday, April 3, when a national television audience vs. will have the opportunity to watch via ESPN’s Sunday Night at 7:37...the clubs will Jason Hammel take Monday off before a “second” home opener will occur on Tuesday, April 5, at 3:15...the Monday SS vs. Oakland A’s @ HoHoKam Stadium (1:05) Royals will raise the World Series championship banner prior to the Sunday night affair, as Kyle Zimmer, Jonathan Dziedzic (L), Alec Mills, well as present players with individual awards that were won in 2015 and then on Tuesday, Christian Binford, Sam Selman (L) each player and field staff member will receive their World Series ring prior to the game. vs. THE COMEBACK KIDS--In winning 11 games during the 2015 postseason, the Royals had , Kendall Graveman to come from behind in eight of those victories, including an unprecedented seven comebacks from a multiple-run deficit...KC rallied from a one-run deficit in Game #2 of the World Series against the Mets, while coming back from two runs behind on three other occasions during the Fall Classic, capped by the two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning of the deciding Game #5, sending the game to extra innings with the Royals plating five runs in the 12th to seal the title...Kansas City also rallied from a two-run deficit in the deciding game of the ALDS vs. the Astros to advance to the League Championship Series vs. Toronto...the Royals came from three runs back in Game #2 of both the ALDS vs. Houston and the ALCS vs. the Blue Jays...the biggest comeback of the fall matched the same scenario of the 2014 Wild Card game vs. the A’s, as KC was down by four runs to Houston with six outs to go in game #4 at Minute Maid Park, but plated five in the top of the eighth and two more in the ninth to get to a deciding Game #5 in Kauffman Stadium. VS. PADRES--Tonight is the first of two exhibition meetings between the Royals and Friars, with San Diego invading Surprise for a split-squad affair on Monday, March 28. REINFORCEMENTS--Kansas City will have a trio of extra pitchers from minor league camp in uniform tonight to assist with depth...they are right-handers Matt Alvarez (#97) and Mark Peterson (#98) as well as lefty Eric Stout (#21). WINNING WAYS--The Royals are coming off a 95-67 regular season and their first crown...the last division title won by Kansas City was the 1985 A.L. West, when the club parlayed that triumph into its first World Series crown...the 95 wins in ‘15 were the most by a KC squad since the 1980 Royals went 97-65...dating back to the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City has a 270-216 record for a .556 winning pct., the best mark in the American League and fourth best in the Majors behind only St. Louis (287), Pittsburgh (280) and the Dodgers (278). DYSON DOWN--The Royals lost outfielder on Wednesday to a grade two right oblique strain...the speedster will likely be sidelined for six weeks, which would include the opening of the regular season. ROSTER BREAKDOWN--The Royals open the 2016 spring season with 64 players in camp...the breakdown includes 31 pitchers (10 non-roster), 6 catchers (3 non-roster), 15 infielders (7 non-roster) and 11 outfielders (1 non-roster)...among the 31 pitchers in camp, 11 are left-handed...southpaw Jason Vargas is listed among the 64 players on the roster, but will open the year on the 60-day disabled list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery performed last August. SPRING WORK--Kansas City is coming off a 20-10-1 exhibition ledger in 2015...the Royals have an all-time exhibition record of 651-591 with 38 ties for a .524 winning pct...the club has posted a 219-168 mark with 18 ties for a .566 mark in the Valley of the Sun...the Royals spent their first 34 seasons training in Florida, beginning with Fort Myers (1969-87), followed by a 15-year stint in Baseball City (1988-2002). A LOOK AHEAD IN 2016--KC will open its 2016 regular season at home for the second consecutive year, though the first homestand will be segmented to say the least...the Royals will battle the New York Mets on Sunday, April 3 and then again on Tuesday afternoon, April 5, in a rematch of the 2015 Fall Classic...Kansas City will then take two consecutive days off on April 6-7, before welcoming the Minnesota Twins in for a 3-game weekend series...the first road trip of the ‘16 campaign will feature a stop in Minute Maid Park and a 4-game series against KC’s ALDS foe from 2015, then wrap-up with a 3-game visit to Oakland...Kansas City’s Interleague work this year will be vs. the National League East, with the Mets (2), Nationals (3) and Atlanta (3) visiting “The K” while the Royals will travel to play the Mets (2), Marlins (3) and Phillies (3)...KC will also play their cross-state rivals from St. Louis in a 4-game home & home series that starts in Kauffman Stadium on June 27-28 and ends in Busch Stadium on June 29-30...Kansas City will be well represented in San Diego for the All-Star Game as manager Ned Yost and his staff will be operating for the American League squad for a second straight year. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost begins his sixth full season with the club, after taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he has a 468-469 regular season record at the helm for the Royals, surpassing Whitey Herzog’s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and enters this year sixth among active managers is games (1,896) and wins (925)...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. THE WEEK AHEAD--The Royals return home tomorrow for a 1:05 game with the White Sox, then will play three straight on the road, Sunday at Tempe vs. the Angels and then a split-squad road twinbill in Mesa, against the A’s and Cubs in their home parks...KC hosts Colorado in Surprise on Tuesday and then will split up again Wednesday for a home game vs. the Brewers and road affair here in Peoria vs. the Mariners. ON THE AIRWAVES--Tonight is the third of at least 20 spring radio broadcasts on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network...Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart will be mikeside all spring...tonight, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (vs. Milwaukee) are scheduled for 610 Sports and the Network, with the first scheduled webcast tomorrow when the Royals host the White Sox...the Royals are ticketed for three telecasts on FSKC, with their own announce crew working the March 22 game vs. the Dodgers, March 26 vs. the A’s and March 29 vs. the Giants...the Royals will also be on FSKC seven other times this spring using shared broadcasts with their opponents. ROYALS NOTES (Page 2) LAST TIME OUT TONIGHT’S PITCHERS: Player Date IP H R ER BB SO HR W/L/S Scott Alexander 3/2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Miguel Almonte 3/3 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 - YORDANO VENTURA– 24, is in his fourth season with the Royals…was club’s starter in Christian Binford 3/3 1.1 3 3 2 0 2 0 - Brian Duensing 3/2 1.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 - 2015…made five starts last postseason, recording 22 in 21 innings…went 9-2 with a 3.56 ERA Brian Flynn 3/3 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 - in 15 regular season starts after the All-Star break in 2015, following a 4-6 mark and a 4.73 ERA in the David Huff 3/2 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 L first half…was placed on the 15-day DL on June 19 with ulnar neuritis, missing 20 games. John Lannan 3/2 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - Peter Moylan 3/2 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - Aroni Nina 3/3 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 - MATT STRAHM (L) – 24, is in his first Major League camp with the Royals after earning an invite to Ross Ohlendorf 3/2 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 - Brooks Pounders 3/3 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 1 - Major League Spring Training as a non-roster player...pitched to a 3-7 record in 2015 with a 2.59 ERA Sam Selman 3/3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - (27 ER in 94.1 IP) and 121 strikeouts in 29 appearances (11 starts) between Class-A Lexington and Edinson Volquez 3/3 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 L Chien-Ming Wang 3/2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Advanced-A Wilmington…earned South Atlantic League All Star honors, but did not play due to his Kyle Zimmer 3/2 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 - promotion to Wilmington on June 13…enters 2016 as the No. 8 prospect in the Royals’ organization according to Baseball America.

JONATHAN DZIEDZIC (L) – 25, is in his first Major League camp with the Royals after being named Double-A Northwest Arkansas Pitcher of the Year in 2015…went 10-6 with a 3.12 ERA (48 ER in 138.1 IP) and 93 strikeouts for the Naturals before a late-season promotion to Triple-A Omaha.…ranked among Texas League leaders in ERA (third) and wins (tied for third)…recorded a 2.28 ERA (18 ER in 71.0 IP) in his last 12 starts…earned Texas League Postseason All Star honors…pronounced Jeh-jick. SPRING TRANSACTIONS

ALEC MILLS – 24, is in his first Major League camp with the Royals…was named the Advanced-A Date Player Transaction Wilmington Pitcher of the Year in 2015 after going 7-7 with a 3.02 ERA (38 ER in 113.1 IP) and a 7.93 2/18 LHP-Brian Duensing Signed to a minor league contract INF-Clint Barmes Signed to a minor league contract -to-walk ratio (111 SO, 14 BB) in 21 starts…ranked among leaders in ERA RHP-Ross Ohlendorf Signed to a minor league contract (fourth), strikeouts (fourth) and WHIP (1.20, seventh)…was selected to the Carolina League All-Star 2/19 LHP- Signed to a Major League contract Game. LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 60-day D.L. 3/1 C-Salvador Perez Signed a five-year extension (thru 2021) PETER MOYLAN – 37, is in his first Major League camp with the Royals as a non-roster invite after spending the 2015 season in the Braves’ organization…made 22 appearances (10.1 IP) for Atlanta last season…also made 27 appearances for Triple-A Gwinnett, pitching to a 3.14 ERA (10 ER in 28.2 IP) with 24 strikeouts and six saves while holding opponents to a .217 batting average…signed as a minor league free agent on January 27, 2016…would become the third Australian-born player to appear for the Royals, joining Graeme Lloyd (2003) and Liam Hendriks (2014).

2016 SPRING SCHEDULE (all times local) Date Day Opponent Site Time/Result Record WP LP Save ATT March 2#* Wednesday TEXAS SURPRISE L, 2-6 0-1 Faulkner Huff (0-1) Klein 8,993 March 3* Thursday TEXAS SURPRISE L, 0-10 0-2 Holland Volquez (0-1) --- 5,025 March 4*MLB Friday at San Diego Peoria 7:10 p.m. March 5 Saturday CHICAGO WHITE SOX SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 6* Sunday at Los Angeles Angels Tempe 1:10 p.m. March 7*MLB Monday at Chicago Cubs (ss) Mesa 1:05 p.m. at Oakland Mesa 1:05 p.m. March 8* Tuesday COLORADO SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 9* Wednesday MILWAUKEE SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. at Seattle Peoria 1:10 p.m. March 10 Thursday at Chicago White Sox (ss) Glendale 1:05 p.m. March 11 Friday ARIZONA SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 12TV Saturday at Arizona Scottsdale 1:10 p.m. March 13 Sunday CLEVELAND (ss) SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 14 Monday CHICAGO WHITE SOX SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 15*TV/MLB Tuesday at Cincinnati Goodyear 1:05 p.m. March 16*MLB Wednesday CHICAGO CUBS SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 17 Thursday at Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 1:05 p.m. March 18TV Friday at Texas (ss) San Antonio 7:05 p.m. LOS ANGELES ANGELS (ss) SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 19TV/MLB Saturday at Texas (ss) San Antonio 2:05 p.m. SEATTLE (ss) SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 20MLB Sunday at Chicago Cubs Mesa 1:05 p.m. March 21 Monday OFF DAY March 22*MLB/TV Tuesday LOS ANGELES DODGERS SURPRISE 6:05 p.m. March 23*MLB Wednesday at Cleveland Goodyear 1:05 p.m. March 24TV/MLB Thursday at Milwaukee Maryvale 1:05 p.m. March 25 Friday at Scottsdale 1:05 p.m. March 26TV Saturday OAKLAND SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 27 Sunday at Oakland Mesa 1:05 p.m. March 28 Monday SAN DIEGO SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 29*MLB/TV Tuesday SAN FRANCISCO SURPRISE 6:05 p.m. March 30* Wednesday at Texas Surprise 12:05 p.m. March 31 Thursday OFF DAY April 1*TV Friday at Arizona Chase Field 6:40 p.m. April 2 Saturday at Arizona Chase Field 12:10 p.m.

# Denotes Charity Game (game and stats will count in Cactus League) Record Attendance * Game broadcast on KCSP-610 AM in Kansas City (4 more radio broadcasts will be added in mid-March) Home: 0-2 Home: 14,018 TV Broadcast on FOX Sports Kansas City Road: - Home avg.: 7,009 MLB Broadcast on MLB Network (Live broadcasts: 3/4, 3/22, 3/29; Delayed: 3/7, 3/15, 3/16, 3/19, 3/23, 3/24 ) vs. A.L.: 0-2 Road: - NOTE: All games webcast on royals.com vs. N.L.: - Road avg.: -