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City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES (92-67) @ (83-76) - Friday, October 2, 2015 Game #160 - Road Game #79 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, October 3 @ Minnesota Twins: RHP (12-8, 4.20) vs. LHP (9-5, 4.04), 12:05 p.m., FOX Network (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, October 4 @ Minnesota Twins: RHP (9-13, 4.95) vs. TBA, 2:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, October 5: Off day at Tuesday, October 6: 1:00 p.m. workout at (Open to the public) -- Press conference in interview room at 11:45 a.m. Tonight’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals’ Hall of Famer , and Steve Stewart, while Don Free serves as the producer/engineer...tonight’s game is being televised in High Definition on Fox Sports Kansas City with and on the call...the Royals pre and post game shows, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals’ Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery.

Royals vs. Twins A SERIES WIN IN CHI-TOWN--The Royals are coming off their first road series win in over a month, as The Royals and Twins will battle it out for season supremacy KC took a 6-4 decision over the White Sox last night in U.S. Cellular Field to take the final two games of this weekend, with KC holding to a 9-7 lead with these three to the series...it was the first road set win for Kansas City since a 2-1 stop in Tampa Bay to conclude August... play...KC has gone 4-2 here this year, including a 3-game sweep allowed just two runs (one earned) over 6.0 , retiring the final 10 White Sox he faced the last time it passed through in June...the Royals trail the all- time series by a 350-380 mark, including a 163-199 deficit in the to up his season mark to 6-2... was solved for a pair of runs in the seventh, but , Twin Cities, but are a much 26-27 here in Target Field and closed out the affair, with Madson earning his third of the year...the Date Site Score WP LP Att. Royals jumped on long-time nemesis for six runs on 11 hits, the most damage the club had ever 4/13 @ Min W, 12-3 Duffy May 40,123 done against the lefty who was 10-2 lifetime vs. KC entering last night... had a pair of hits, 4/15 @ Min L, 1-3 Gibson Volquez 21,362 including a scoring in the first and RBI in third, while broke an 0-for-16 slide 4/16 @ Min L, 5-8 Milone Vargas 17,449 4/20 KC W, 7-1 Volquez Gibson 20,393 with a 2-run knock and then added a sacrifice fly. 4/21 KC W, 6-5 Young Fien 20,990 92 AND COUNTING--Last night’s win was Kansas City’s 92nd of the year, the most since 1989’s 92-70 4/22 KC L, 0-3 Pelfrey Guthrie 24,721 6/8 @ Min W, 3-1 Vargas Hughes 22,796 club and tying for the third best season in franchise history...the ‘78 Royals also won 92 games, while the 6/9 @ Min W, 2-0 Young May 22,497 1977 squad set the standard with 102 wins and the A.L. Championship club of 1980 won 97...last night’s win 6/10 @ Min W, 7-2 Volquez Gibson 22,434 also tied Toronto for best record in the A.L. with three to play, but the Royals have to get a game ahead of 7/2 KC L, 0-2 Gibson Young 37,196 the Jays if they want home field should they advance to the ALCS because Toronto won the season series... 7/3 KC W, 4-3 (10) Davis Thompson *38,868 7/4 KC L, 3-5 Duensing Blanton 37,917 this year’s squad is the sixth straight Royals’ club to improve its win total dating back to 2009...after winning 7/5 KC W, 3-2 Holland Boyer 29,427 65 games in 2008, the Royals then won 67, 71, 72, 86, 89 and now, 92...only Connie Mack’s 1919-1925 9/7 KC L, 2-6 Milone Ventura 36,825 Philadelphia A’s have achieved that stretch of continued improvement. 9/8 KC W, 4-2 Volquez Gibson (C) 31,834 9/9 KC L, 2-3 (12) Boyer Morales 32,286 CENTRAL CHAMPS!!!--The Royals have won their first A.L. Central title in 10/2 @ Min franchise history, with the last division crown for the Royals coming in 1985, when KC was a member of 10/3 @ Min the A.L. West...of the now nine postseasons that Kansas City has qualified for, this clinching in game #152 10/4 @ Min was the third earliest in team annals, following only the American League title club of 1980 that iced the A.L. West in the 145th game of the year and the 1977 division winners, who clinched in the 151st game...this also marks the first time the Royals have played in the postseason in consecutive years since 1984-85. TWO-OUT SUCCESS--The Royals enter the final weekend with a Major League best .278 team average with two outs in an , 34 points higher than the big league average (.244)...KC also leads the Majors in hitting with runners in scoring position and two away at .281, which is 47 points up on the big league average...KC has plated 294 two-out runs, third most in the A.L...a season ago in 2014, Kansas City just .236 in two-out situations with 219 total runs...the Royals boast three of the top nine individual two-out hitters with (.362) leading the league, followed by (.338) in fifth and (.304), who is ninth...Morales (68), Hosmer (66) and Cain (64) rank third, fourth and fifth, respectively in two-out hits...Morales, who is fifth in the A.L. in overall RBI (106) has driven exactly half of those in with two outs with a Major League leading 53 while shattering ’s (2000) previous club record of 46. TONIGHT’S STARTING : RHP (11-6, 3.15) vs. RHP (7-4, 4.10) 2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Chris Young vs. Twins 2-1 0-2 2-3 Major League Record 11-6 (3.15 ERA) 12-9 76-58 Ervin Santana vs. Royals 0-0 - 5-6 Major League Record 7-4 (4.10 ERA) 14-10 126-104 CHRIS YOUNG takes the hill for his 18th start and 34th overall appearance of 2015...tonight is his 206th career start, 223rd outing, while he faces the Twins for the fifth time this year, his third start...he signed a one-year free agent contract with the Royals on March 7 after pitching for in 2014, winning the A.L. Comeback Player-of-the-Year award. Young’s 2015 starts PHENOMENAL IN EMOTIONAL START--Chris made his first start in two DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 5/1 vs. Detroit W, 4-1 5.0 0 0 0 0 3 9 81-51 4-0 months last Sunday taking the hill just hours after finding out about the passing of his 5/10 @ Detroit ND, 2-1 (10) 6.0 3 1 0 0 0 3 83-56 1-1 father, Charles...C.Y. chose to make the start despite the circumstances and fired 5.0 hitless 5/15 vs. New York W, 12-1 5.2 4 1 1 0 2 2 91-58 2-1 5/22 vs. St. Louis W, 5-0 6.0 6 0 0 0 2 2 106-61 5-0 innings, allowing only a fourth inning walk en route to a 3-0 win over Cleveland...the two- 5/27 @ New York L, 2-4 6.0 7 4 4 2 2 7 101-59 1-4 6/4 vs. Cleveland L, 2-6 5.0 8 6 6 1 2 4 94-60 2-6 out walk to Michael Brantley was the only baserunner against Young in a 68- outing, 6/9 @ Minnesota W, 2-0 6.1 1 0 0 0 3 2 83-52 1-0 6/16 @ Milwaukee W, 7-2 7.0 5 0 0 0 0 3 89-63 6-0 marking the second time this season he’s not allowed a hit or a run in a start this season... 6/21 vs. Boston L, 2-13 4.2 7 7 7 3 3 2 86-52 0-7 he also tossed 5.0 hitless innings vs. Detroit on May 1 in his first start of the season, a 4-1 6/27 @ Oakland W, 3-2 6.0 4 2 1 0 1 4 96-61 3-2 7/2 vs. Minnesota L, 0-2 5.1 6 1 1 0 1 2 90-54 0-1 Royals victory...the win was his 11th, one shy of his total from last season...his 23 victories 7/7 vs. Tampa Bay-1 ND, 9-5 6.0 5 4 4 2 1 5 83-57 4-4 7/11 vs. Toronto L, 2-6 6.0 5 3 3 1 2 4 93-66 1-3 over the last two seasons are the most he’s had in any two-year stretch of his career since 7/17 @ Chicago-1 W, 4-2 5.0 3 2 2 2 4 4 82-46 4-2 2005-06, when he also recorded 23 (12 in 2005, 11 in 2006). 7/23 @ St. Louis L, 3-4 3.0 5 4 4 2 1 1 68-41 2-4 7/28 @ Cleveland ND, 2-1 4.2 5 1 1 0 3 5 96-54 1-1 HARD TO HIT--With his work last Sunday, Chris dropped his opponents’ average 9/27 vs. Cleveland W, 3-0 5.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 68-41 2-0 for the season to .203 (87-for-428), which gives him the A.L. lead among pitchers that 2015 Totals (Starter) 8-6, 3.30 92.2 74 36 34 13 31 61 1490-932 63% Young’s Last 5 Relief Appearances have thrown at least 100.0 innings...he’s been especially tough on right-handed hitters, DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT holding them to a league-low .165 average (34-for-206), while they’ve reached base at 9/3 vs. Detroit W, 15-7 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 43-24 8-6 9/6 vs. Chicago ND, 5-7 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 2 53-31 3-6 a .224 clip, which is also tops in the A.L....among active pitchers who have worked at 9/11 @ Baltimore ND, 8-14 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 19-11 5-4 least 1,000 career innings, he’s allowed the fourth-fewest hits (975), while his career .224 9/14 @ Cleveland ND, 3-8 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16-9 1-4 9/19 @ Detroit ND, 5-6 (11) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 18-7 4-5 opponents’ average is also second-lowest, behind only (.207). 2015 Totals 11-6 3.15 117.0 87 43 41 16 41 78 1886-1170 62% OUT OF THE ‘PEN--Chris has had two stints in the this season, going 2-0 Career Totals 76-58 3.71 1172.2 975 514 483 151 443 941 - - with a 3.65 ERA (5 ER in 12.1 IP) from August 12-Sept. 19...he opened the season as a reliever, making six appearances before earning a spot in the starting rotation. VS. TWINS--Young makes his third start and fifth overall appearance against Minnesota in 2015, entering at 2-1 with a 1.62 ERA (3 ER in 16.2 IP), holding them to a .164 average...he was a 2-0 winner here on June 9, allowing just one hit over 6.1 frames...he’s 2-3 with a 2.74 ERA in 10 outings and eight starts all-time vs. the Twins. SUCCESS IN THE CENTRAL--C.Y. has excelled within the division this year, posting a 6-2 mark and a 2.39 ERA (16 ER in 60.1 IP) in 18 appearances (eight starts)...Chris has historically had strong outings against A.L. Central foes, going 12-5 with a 2.53 ERA and a .203 opponents’ average against the divsion. ROAD TESTED--Chris comes into tonight’s start with a 5-2 road record, posting a 2.64 ERA (17 ER in 58.0 IP) in 19 appearances and eight starts away from Kauffman Stadium this year...he’s won five of his last six decisions on the road, dating back to a June 9 win here, 2-0...he’s held the opposition to a .191 average (26- Young vs. Twins for-136) in their home parks since June 9, which ranks second in the American League, behind only Cleveland’s Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Carlos Carrasco (.144)...C.Y. is 37-28 with a 4.08 ERA 108 starts and 120 overall outings on the road. .143 14 2 1 2 .125 8 1 0 1 Chris’ Last Win: Aaron Hicks .500 4 2 0 0 September 27, 2015 vs. Cleveland (5.0 IP, 3-0 over Danny Salazar) .133 15 2 0 3 Chris’ Last Loss: .235 17 4 0 0 Eduardo Nunez .333 3 1 0 0 July 24, 2015 at St. Louis (3.0 IP, 3-4 to ) Trevor Plouffe .182 11 2 0 1 Chris’ High: Shane Robinson .000 1 0 0 0 12, June 9, 2006 vs. (6.0 IP, 3-2 win over ) .250 4 1 0 0 Miguel Sano .000 2 0 0 0 Chris’ Only : Danny Santana .667 3 2 0 1 September 17, 2008 at Milwaukee (10-1 win over Manny Parra) Kurt Suzuki .231 13 3 1 2 Kennys Vargas .250 4 1 0 0 Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2015 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Friday, October 2, 2015 Pitching Notes 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 159 63-53 - - 4.40 894.1 939 462 437 107 289 638 .271 Relievers 157 29-14 54 74 2.73 530.2 414 176 161 48 188 492 .214 Totals 159 92-67 54 74 3.78 1425.0 1353 638 598 155 477 1130 .250 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 346/479 (72%) Saves/Save Opp: 54/74 (73%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 157/44 (28%)

Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:3/4 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2015 Strikeout High: 1 (3x, last on 9/22 vs. Seattle) September 25 vs. Cleveland 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 = Scott pitched the ninth on Sept. 25 against the Indians and allowed a run on a hit and a pair of walks...made his MLB debut September 2 vs. Detroit. = He is in his first stint with the Major League club, being called up from Omaha (AAA) on September 1...he was selected by KC in the sixth round of the 2010 June Draft. Miguel Almonte 1st Batter Efficiency:6/9 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on Sept. 22 vs. Seattle September 28 @ CHC (L) +1 1 1 1 0 0 = Miguel allowed his second walk-off Monday night, giving up a first-pitch homer to in the 11th...also allowed a walkoff homer to in the 11th inning on September 19 at . = He recorded 17 starts for Northwest Arkansas (AA) this season, before being called up to Triple-A on July 15...in 28 total appearances, including 23 starts, he went 6-6 with a 4.51 ERA (52 ER in 103.2 IP), 96 and 42 walks...he entered this season as the No. 56 and 84 prospect by and MLB.com, respectively. 1st Batter Efficiency:25/36 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: 5/30/14 @ Seattle (7th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/6 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (6x, last on 9/29 vs. CWS) September 29 vs. CWS 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 = Joba entered for the eighth inning Tuesday night and allowed a run on an RBI double by Alexei Ramirez after a leadoff walk...he fanned two of the last three hitters. = He had 30 appearances with Detroit this season, recording a 4.09 ERA (10 ER in 22.0 IP)...he was 1-0 with a 6.43 ERA in eight appearances with Omaha (AAA). 1st Batter Efficiency:1/3 Saves/Save Opp: 2/3 (67%) Last Save: 9/28/14 @ CWS (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/1 2015 Strikeout High: 1 on 9/12 @ Baltimore September 13 @ Baltimore 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 = Louis entered in Baltimore on Sept. 13, with one out in the seventh, and faced three batters before leaving with an injury...he holds a 3.21 ERA in 151 career outings. 1st Batter Efficiency:55/67 Saves/Save Opp: 15/16 (94%) Last Save: Sept. 30 vs. CWS (18th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/1 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last 5/29 @ Cubs) September 30 vs. CWS (SV) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Wade picked up his 15th save of the season Wednesday night against the White Sox, tossing a perfect 10th inning...he fanned Tyler Saladino and got Avisail Garcia and Carlos Sanchez to fly out. = His 17 wins out of the ‘pen since 2014 are the most in MLB...also leads the Majors with an 0.96 ERA (7 ER in 65.2 IP), among pitchers with at least 50.0 innings. = He’s holding lefties to a .150 average on the year (19-for-127), sixth among Major League pitchers with at least 100 opponent at-bats by left-handers. = When he allowed two runs August 13 vs. the Angels, it was just the second time he’s given up multiple runs as a KC reliever...the other was on April 5, 2014 against the White Sox, spanning 114 consecutive appearances...it was the second-longest streak of its type in Major League history (Mike Myers, 126 appearances, 1999-2001). = Wade had a club record 125.2 innings without allowing a home run snapped August 1 at Toronto. Danny Duffy 1st Batter Efficiency:4/5 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100%) Last Save: Sept. 20, 2015 @ DET (1st career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/0 2015 Strikeout High: 8 on 9/11 @ Balt. (start) October 1 @ CWS 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 = Danny got the final out of the seventh inning last night against the White Sox and returned to get the first out of the eighth inning, but was replaced after allowed a hit and a walk...he now has 7.1 scoreless innings in five outings since joining the bullpen, allowing just four hits. = Duff made his first appearance out of the ‘pen this season on September 20 in Detroit...he entered in the sixth inning and finished the game, allowing just two hits and striking out six, over his four frames, for his first-career save...the outing marked the first 4.0 inning save for a Royal since on May 31, 2001. = He is 7-8 with a 4.35 ERA in 28 outings as a starter this season...he worked as a reliever at the beginning of the 2014, going 1-1 with a 2.16 ERA (2 ER in 8.1) in six appearances. 1st Batter Efficiency:4/6 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/0 2015 Strikeout High: 7 on 6/28 @ Oakland (start) September 26 vs. Cleveland 1.2 0 1 1 1 3 = Jeremy made his first relief appearance since September 16 on Saturday night against the Indians, finishing the fourth inning by stranding an inherited runner...he totaled 1.2 innings, allowed one run, struck out three...he has a 4.76 ERA in six relief appearances this season. = He has primarily been a starting in his time with the Royals, with his last start coming September 22 vs. Seattle...he’s gone 8-8 with eight quality starts this season. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency:53/60 Saves/Save Opp: 0/7 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/8 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 6/6 @ Det) October 1 @ CWS 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 = Herrera relieved Duffy with two on and one out in the eighth inning last night against the White Sox, getting out of the jam by getting Carlos Sanchez to ground out and tagging out Alexei Ramirez at home after a wild pitch. = Kelvin earned his fourth victory on August 16, recording a scoreless 10th inning vs. the Angels on August 16...his four wins match his total from 2014. = He’s holding lefties to a .153 average on the year (18-for-118), seventh among Major League pitchers with at least 100 opponent at-bats by left-handers. Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency:33/47 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50%) Last Save: August 11 vs. Detroit (3rd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/6 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 8/11 vs. Det.) October 1 @ CWS 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 = Hoch relieved the starter again last night against the White Sox and struggled for the second-straight night in the seventh inning...he got the first two outs and then ran into trouble by allowing and to reach base before Jose Abreu brought them home with a three-run home run to bring the White Sox within two. = He picked up his first win in nearly two years on August 19 in Cincy...he escaped a bases loaded jam with an odd on a pop-up in the infield and then worked a perfect sixth inning...the win was his first since September 20, 2013...also collected his first save on August 11 vs. Detroit, tossing the final 2.2 frames. 1st Batter Efficiency:35/48 Saves/Save Opp: 32/37 (86%) Last Save: Sept. 17 @ Cleveland (145th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/4 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (3x, last on 8/14 vs. LAA) September 18 @ Detroit (Loss) 0.2 3 2 2 2 1 = Greg last pitched on September 18 in Detroit...he is out for the remainder of the season with a ligament tear in his right arm. = He is one-of-five pitchers to record at least 30 saves in each of the last three seasons, joining , , and . = He has recorded 145 career saves, fourth-most in franchise history...his 125 rescues since the start of 2013 are second in the Majors, behind only Craig Kimbrel (136). Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency:49/66 Saves/Save Opp: 3/5 (60%) Last Save: October 1 @ CWS (55th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 24/7 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 9/28 vs. CHC) October 1 @ CWS 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Ryan tossed a perfect ninth inning last night against the White Sox to pick up his third save of the season and 55th of his career...in his last 11 appearances (10.0 innings), he’s allowed just three hits, while fanning 10. = The 35-year old is back in the Majors for the first time since 2011 after missing three seasons due to injury. 1st Batter Efficiency:2/2 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2015 Strikeout High: 1 on 6/23 @ Seattle September 22 vs. Seattle 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Michael was recalled to the big league club on September 19 to add to Kansas City’s bullpen depth...he made his second appearance of the season on Sept. 22, tossing a scoreless eighth frame, allowing a hit and a walk...both of his outings this season have come against the Mariners. = The 26-year old made 42 appearances for Omaha (AAA) this year going 4-2 with eight saves and a 2.32 ERA...he made 17 appearances for Kansas City last year. (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:44/66 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 24/4 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 8/21 @ Bos September 30 vs. CWS 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Franklin picked up his fourth win of the season, after recording his first scoreless inning since Sept. 19, Wednesday night in the ninth, allowing Hosmer to win it with a two-run shot in the tenth...he had allowed runs in six of his last seven outings...he had 13-straight appearances without giving up a run earlier this summer (June 28-July 29). Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Friday, October 2, 2015 Hitting Notes CWS Series: 0-for-1 This Trip: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Drew caught the final two innings last night in Chicago, after Salvador Perez left the game with an injury...he made his first start of the year at first base on September 25, while he reached base three times September 20 in Detroit with a double and two walks...he batted .280 in the month of August. = Butera was acquired from the Angels on May 7, in exchange for Ryan Jackson...he’s thrown out 33.3 percent of would-be basestealers since debuting for the Twins in 2010...his percentage ranks eighth among active who have played at least 250 games in that span...that includes throwing out 4-of-11 (36.4 percent) this year. Lorenzo Cain CWS Series: 0-for-8 This Trip: 1-for-12 (.083) Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Lorenzo didn’t play last night after leaving Wednesday’s game with a right knee contusion...he’s looking to get back on track, going 1-for-12 on this trip so far. = He’s struggled on the road lately, batting .170 (8-for-47) in September road games, while he’s hit .353 at home...however, he’s hitting .348 (8-for-23) here at Target Field this season with two doubles, a homer and six RBI in six games...he’s also a career .298 hitter (56-for-188) against Minnesota with 15 doubles, a triple and two homers. = Cain ranks second in the A.L. with a .362 batting average (64-for-177) with two outs, trailing only ’s (.368)...he’s also sixth in on-base percentage (.418) and seventh in slugging (.554) with two outs...he’s scored 42 runs with two outs, which ranks third in the A.L. = Overall, he’s fifth in the league with a career-high 99 runs scored...he’s looking to become the firsr Royal to score 100+ runs in a season since (101) in 2011...Lo is also tied for sixth in batting average (.306) and second in stolen bases (28), tying a single-season high...his 56 steals the last two seasons are ninth in MLB. Christian Colon CWS Series: Did not play This Trip: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Christian last appeared in a game Monday, pinch-hitting in the 11th at , but struck out...he hit .458 in September (11-for-24) with a double and three runs scored, while he’s also walked three times for a .519 on-base percentage...recorded his first four-hit game in Detroit on September 20. = Colon spent the first three months of the season in the big leagues, before being optioned at the end of June...he was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on September 1...he’s hitting .317 (32-for-101) in his career against A.L. Central foes...also batting .344 (11-for-32) leading off an inning. CWS Series: 0-for-2, run This Trip: 0-for-2, run Hit Streak: 0 g (0-13) = Cheslor came on as the last night when Kendrys Morales left with a leg injury, but went 0-for-2 at the plate...Cuthbert has struggled since going 4-for-9 in his first three games after his most recent call-up from Omaha (AAA) on September 1...hit safely in his first five games with the Royals (July 7-26). CWS Series: 0-for-2 This Trip: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Jarrod came on to play center field in the sixth inning last night, but struck out in his only plate appearance...hedrove in the tying run in the ninth September 23 with a sac fly in a 4-3 win over Seattle in 10 innings...collected 9 of his 18 RBI in the seventh or later. = He’s tied for third in the A.L. with 26 stolen bases, matching Oakland’s ...his 146 career thefts are ninth in team history, four shy of for eighth...over the last three seasons, Dice has 96 thefts, which are eighth-most in the Major Leagues. = Dyson picked up a career-high tying eighth assist September 19, throwing Ian Kinsler out at the plate on a call that needed a replay review to send the game to the 10th. CWS Series: 3-for-14, run, SB This Trip: 4-for-18 (.222), run, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-5) = Esky collected a pair of hits last night, including a single to lead-off the game...he scored KC’s first run on Mike Moustakas’ two-out RBI single...hit safely in seven-straight games, before an 0’fer on Wednesday night in Chicago...batting .324 (12-for-37) over his last nine games with a double, a triple and three runs scored. = Alcides is a career .303 hitter (54-for-178) here at Target Field...that includes batting .382 (13-for-34) with four doubles, a triple and nine RBI here last season. = He scored his 74th run last night, which matches a single-season best, equaling his total from a year ago...also tied for second in the A.L. with nine sacrifices. = Alcides has played the second-most games at (620) since the start of 2012, trailing only Alexei Ramirez (625)...his total ranks sixth among players at all positions...he started all 162 contests in 2014, the first shortstop to do this since in 2007. Jonny Gomes CWS Series: 1-for-2, 3 RBI, sf This Trip: 1-for-2, 3 RBI, sf Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) = Jonny drove in three of KC’s six runs last night, collecting a two-run single in the third inning and a sac fly in the fifth...his hit snapped an 0-for-16 skid, which dated back to September 3...he went 3-for-6 with a double in his first two games with the Royals...he’s collected three multi-RBI games this year, with all of them three RBI or more. = He’s hit five homers and has an .829 OPS in 91 at-bats against left-handed pitching...also has a career .482 slugging pct. vs. lefties. = Gomes is in his 13th Major League season, while the Royals are his sixth team...he’s hit 162 career home runs, including 10 as a pinch-hitter, tops among active Major League players...this season with the Royals will mark his fifth trip to the postseason in the last six years with four different teams (Cincinnati, Oakland, Boston, KC). Alex Gordon CWS Series: 4-for-12, run, HR, 2 RBI This Trip: 4-for-16 (.250), run, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-12) = Gordo collected a pair of hits last night, hitting out of the No. 7 spot in the batting order...hit in all three games of the White Sox series, going 4-for-12 (.333), which included his 13th home run of the season Wednesday night...he roundtripper was his first extra-base hit since September 14, when he led off the game with a solo shot. = September was a tale of two halves for Alex as he batted .375 (15-for-40) with three doubles and a homer over the first 11 games, while he hit just .130 (6-for-46) with one homer over the last 12 contests...he’s 5-for-15 (.333) with a homer and four RBI in five games here at Target Field in 2015...batting .310 here since 2011. = Alex missed 48 games in July and August after suffering a left groin strain July 8...he’s still batting .316 (25-for-79) with runners in scoring position this year. = He recorded his 66th assist since becoming a full-time September 9, throwing out Brian Dozier at third...his total is 12 more than any other outfielder in that span, with and Gerardo Parra tied for second (54)...Gordon is a four-time Rawlings Winner and the Platinum Glove winner in 2014. CWS Series: Did not play This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Gore hasn’t played since pinch-running in the ninth inning September 23 vs. Seattle...has eight career stolen bases at the Major League level in six plate appearances. = Terrance was recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) on September 1, after batting .285 (63-for-222) with four doubles, a triple and 42 runs scored in 85 games this year...he ranked second in the League with 39 stolen bases, being caught just twice...hit .308 (20-for-65) over his last 24 games with the Naturals. Eric Hosmer CWS Series: 4-for-13, 3 runs, 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB This Trip: 4-for-16 (.250), 3 runs, 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-13) = Hoz tripled to get things started with one out in the third inning, scoring on a Mike Moustakas RBI single...hit in all three games at U.S. Cellular Field, which included connecting for the game-winning home run in the 10th inning Wednesday night...it marked his second career homer in extra-innings and first since 2011. = He leads the Majors with a .322 average in the seventh or later since 2013...that includes batting .324 with five homers and 22 RBI in those situations this year. = Eric is tied for eighth in the A.L., batting .301, looking for his second full season over hitting above .300...he’s also eighth in hits (177) and is tied for seventh in runs (97), while he’s 13th with 91 RBI...he’s set single-season career bests in both runs and RBI...also seventh in the Junior Circuit with 51 multi-hit games. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Hoz has committed just four errors this year...he’s tied for the league lead among first basemen with a .997 fielding pct. CWS Series: Did not play This Trip:Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Omar hasn’t played since leaving the September 18 game in Detroit with a left oblique strain...he had a huge night Thursday in Cleveland, going 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and a career-high seven RBI...his seven RBI are tied for the most by a this season, matching (July 30 vs. Pittsburgh). = Infante has recorded five games with four RBI or more in his time in Kansas City...he recorded five games with 4+ RBI in his first 12 big league seasons...became the second Royal to record two triples in a game August 24 vs. Baltimore, joining (April 12)...he’s tied for ninth in the A.L. with seven triples this season. Kendrys Morales CWS Series: 2-for-7, 3 runs, HR, RBI, 5 BB This Trip: 2-for-8, 3 runs, HR, RBI, 5 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Kendrys drew three walks in last night’s game and came around to score in the third...he left the game in the fifth with left quad tightness...he’s considered day-to-day. = Last night marked the second time this year that he’s collected three walks in a game, both against the White Sox (also ). = Morales is tied for fourth in the A.L. in doubles (41), while his 106 RBI rank fifth...they’re the most by a Royal since collected 107 during the 2012 season...hitting .338 (54-for-160) with runners in scoring position, which is ninth in the American League...he’s also 14th in OPS overall (.848). = He has the second-most two-out RBI in the Majors (53), trailing only Colorado’s (57) for the MLB lead...they’re the most in a single-season by a Royal...he’s hit 11 of his 22 home runs with two down...hitting .338 (68-for-201) with two outs, which ranks fifth in the A.L. = Morales had a career day September 20 in Detroit, going 4-for-4 with a three solo homers and a triple...his 15 total bases in the game set a Royals record, while he became the first KC player to homer three times since did it vs. Oakland on July 6, 1991...the 3-homer game was the first of Morales’ career. Mike Moustakas CWS Series: 4-for-13, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI This Trip: 6-for-17 (.353), 2 runs, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI Hit Streak: 4 g (6-17) = Moose collected two hits and two RBI last night, driving in KC’s first two runs of the game...he’s been surging at the plate lately, batting .355 (11-for-31) with four doubles, two homers and eight RBI over his last eight games...hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning Wednesday at U.S. Cellular Field, his 22nd of the year. = He’s driven in 50 runs since the break, which ranks eighth in the American League...he’s recorded 42 multi-hit games this year after having 45 combined in 2013-14. = Mike is 10-for-26 (.385) at Target Field this season, with a double and six runs scored in six games...he’s hitting .319 here since the start of 2013, collecting 11 RBI. = He had a career day with two homers and nine RBI on September 12 in Baltimore, setting a Royals RBI record...he became the second player to record nine RBI in a game this year, matching Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion, who did it on August 29 vs. Detroit...also hit his second career and fourth multi-homer contest. Paulo Orlando CWS Series: 2-for-5 This Trip: 2-for-5 Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Paulo made the start in center field last night, going 2-for-4 with a pair of singles...it marked his first start since September 25 vs. Cleveland...he’s recorded a .449 , which ranks fifth among A.L. rookies...also fourth among A.L. rookies with six triples...hitting .325 with a .675 slugging pct. since September 1. = He’s enjoyed a phenominal first season in the big leagues, hitting the fifth walk-off grand slam in team history on July 7 vs. the Rays, while later in that homestand he hit a go-ahead eighth inning home run in an 11-10 victory over the Jays...he has a .477 slugging percentage and 14 RBI in the seventh inning or later. Francisco Pena CWS Series: Did not play This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Francisco made his first Major League start last Friday night, but went hitless at the plate...he’s played in six games since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on September 1...he hit .251 with 20 doubles, 13 homers and had 48 RBI this season with the Storm Chasers. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Friday, October 2, 2015 Hitting Notes (Cont.) Salvador Perez CWS Series: 5-for-12, run, 2B This Trip: 5-for-16 (.313), run, 2B Hit Streak: 3 g (5-12) = Salvy doubled in the fifth inning and scored on Johnny Gomes’ sac fly...he left the game after the seventh with swelling in his right thumb...he’s considered day-to-day. = He’s hit .313 on this road trip, while he’s batting .323 (10-for-31) with three doubles over his last eight games...leads A.L. backstops in hits (136) and doubles (25) and ranks third in homers (20) and fourth in RBI (68)....he’s hit .360 (9-for-25) here at Target Field, with a double, a homer and three RBI. = Perez has collected 36 RBI with two outs, tying him for eighth in the A.L...also hitting .382 (26-for-68) with RISP and two outs, which is second in the A.L., among players with 50+ at-bats...he’s hit 20 home runs this season, which are tied for second-most in a season by a Royals , behind (23 in 2009). = He threw out Alexei Ramirez trying to steal last night, his 24th baserunner he’s nabbed this season, tying him for third in the A.L....he’s thrown out 70 would-be basestealers since the start of 2013, which ranks second in the Majors in that span...he’s also tops in MLB with 17 pickoffs since the start of 2011. Alex Rios CWS Series: 1-for-7 This Trip: 1-for-10 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Alex was scratched from the lineup last night, after experiencing a sore back...looking to get on track, after starting the road trip 1-for-1. = After getting off to a slow start this season, partially due to injuries, Rios has hit much better of late...he hit .288 (21-for-73) with five doubles, a triple and two homers in the month of September...he ranks 13th among active players with 253 career stolen bases, which includes stealing home vs. Pittsburgh on July 20 this year. CWS Series: 3-for-13, run, BB This Trip: 3-for-18 (.167), run, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-9) = Ben recorded his first multi-hit game since September 24, going 2-for-4 with a walk last night...he snapped an 0-for-16 on Wednesday, singling in the 10th inning ahead of Eric Hosmer’s go-ahead two-run blast...still tied for 10th in the A.L. with 35 doubles, while his .362 on-base percentage ranks 13th. = Zobrist has hit seven home runs since being traded to the Royals on July 28, after hitting just six in his first 67 games of the season with Oakland...he’s also collected 17 multi-hit games since joining the Royals, nearly equaling his total with the A’s (18)...hitting .315 with runners on base this season. This & That SOLID TOUR THROUGH ROTATION--Last night’s performance by Kris Medlen capped a 5-game tour of the rotation that saw the quintet of Chris Young, Yordano Ventura, Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez and Medlen combine to post a 1.50 ERA, allowing just five earned runs in 30.0 innings, while holding opposing hitters to a .211 average (23-for-109). TEAM SAVE MARK MATCHED--Wednesday’s save by Wade Davis was his 15th of the year and the 53rd by the Kansas City bullpen, matching the club record set by last year’s relief corps...the KC pen has set or tied the team save record in each of the last three years, with the 2013 bullpen becoming the first to rescue 52 games, which was eclipsed by one with last year’s group and now one more save in the final four games will establish another team mark...the Royals’ bullpen enters tonight with the second best ERA in the Majors at 2.73 (Pittsburgh leads at 2.70), which is more than a half of a run better than last year’s stellar corps that finished with a 3.30 mark...opponents are hitting .214 off KC’s relievers this year, compared to a .235 mark last season. WADING THROUGH THE COMPETITION--Wade Davis earned his 15th save of the year last night and has now allowed one in his last 18.0 innings, limiting the opposition to a collective .107 batting average while fanning 22 in that span...he was rewarded with his eighth win of the year on September 23, which are more victories than 15 pitchers in the Majors who have made at least 25 starts this year...he’s 8-1 with 13 rescues and a 0.96 ERA this season...dating back to September 4, 2013, when Wade made the full-time return to the bullpen, he has posted a Major League best 19-4 record among relievers and 0.98 ERA, allowing only 16 earned runs in 147.2 innings, while fanning 191 hitters for an 11.64 strikeouts per 9-inning ratio. MOOSE’S CAREER YEAR--The re-invention of Mike Moustakas as a hitter has been deemed a success with just three games to go as the 27-year old has now established career highs in hits (152), home runs (22), RBI (80), runs scored (72) and walks (41)...his .282 batting average will end up a career-best, topping the .263 mark from his rookie campaign of 2011, while it’s currently 70 points higher than his 2014 mark. NEXT WEEK’S PLANS--Kansas City returns home Sunday night, will take Monday off and then workout on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in Kauffman Stadium...that workout will be open to the public, with the gates opening at 11:15...FSKC announcers Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler will conduct interviews of staff and players from the field during the workout...the Royals will also have a press conference at 11:45 a.m. in the Interview Room featuring and ...the press conference will be shown on Crown Vision for fans in attendance for the workout. HOSMER TAKING AIM ON 20-HOMER CLUB--With 18 home runs, Eric Hosmer is one shy of his career-high established during his rookie season of 2011 and just two short of 20...should he hit two more home runs this weekend, Hosmer would become the fourth Royal to clobber at least 20 dingers this year, joining Mike Moustakas (22), Kendrys Morales (22) and Salvador Perez (20)...this is the ninth time Kansas City has had at least three players reach the 20-homer plateau in the same season, the first time since 2002 when Carlos Beltran (29), Raul Ibanez and (21)...if Hoz joins the group, it would mark the third time in team annals, first since 1987 (Danny Tartabull-34, -24 and /-22). RECORD SEASON AT THE GATE--Kansas City finished the home slate with 2,708,549 fans passing through the Kauffman Stadium turnstiles to shatter its previous single season total of 2,477,700 set back in 1989...the Royals had a per game average of 33,439 and enjoyed 60 crowds in excess of 30,000, going 34-26 in those affairs, while posting a 13-7 mark in 20 home sellouts..Kansas City blew past the 2,000,000 mark in season attendance in the 60th home date on August 14, marking the fastest that KC has eclipsed that milestone, three dates earlier than the 1989 campaign. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE THIS TIME AROUND--Though the 25-man roster for the first playoff game is still a few days away, the Royals will go in with much more experience in October baseball, which was a far cry from last year...when Kansas City set its roster for the game last year, 20 of the 25 players eligible had not played in a postseason game...when Kansas City takes the field on October 8, the number will be almost reversed...the biggest dry spell to be snapped will be that of Alex Rios, who at the age of 34 has been a Major Leaguer since 2004 with Toronto, the and prior to signing with the Royals, but will experience his first postseason action...Drew Butera, a big leaguer since 2010 with the Twins, Dodgers and Angels will also get his first look at playoff baseball. RECORD SETTING SKIPPER-- Ned Yost, who became the winningest manager in franchise history earlier this year, enters tonight four games below .500 all- time as KC’s skipper (465-469)...he took on the role on May 13, 2010, and in his first 2 1/2 seasons saw his club play 55 games under .500 at 198-253...since the start of 2013, Ned’s troops have gone 268-216 for a .554 winning pct., which is the best record in the American League (Baltimore next at 259-223), and the fourth-most wins in the Majors trailing only St. Louis (287), the Dodgers (277) and Pirates (276) in that span...Ned passed Royals’ Hall of Famer as the winningest skipper in team annals when he captured win #411 on June 18 vs. the Brewers...Ned’s 922 career wins, which include 457 with Milwaukee, rank 67th all-time and sixth among active managers...he’s now just one win in back of Paul Richards for 66th all-time.

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Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera .333 3 1 0 1 .333 12 4 1 2 .198 383 76 7 37 .500 6 3 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 Cain .333 54 18 1 10 .298 188 56 2 25 .274 931 255 14 94 .000 5 0 0 0 .286 21 6 1 3 Colon .250 12 3 0 2 .167 24 4 0 3 .333 63 21 0 8 - - - - - .333 6 2 0 1 Cuthbert .000 1 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 ------Dyson .077 13 1 0 1 .230 126 29 1 10 .243 503 122 0 23 .000 2 0 0 0 .143 7 1 0 0 Escobar .269 67 18 0 2 .291 354 103 2 38 .259 1854 481 13 155 .333 18 6 0 3 .240 25 6 0 3 Gomes .000 2 0 0 0 .165 85 14 4 17 .246 1733 426 80 262 .150 20 3 2 2 .429 7 3 1 6 Gordon .298 47 14 3 6 .236 415 98 15 48 .263 2177 573 67 236 .241 29 7 2 5 .286 14 4 1 2 Gore .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 ------Hosmer .241 54 13 0 9 .289 291 84 6 40 .283 1439 407 41 188 .364 11 4 2 7 .238 21 5 1 2 Infante .182 33 6 0 1 .241 382 92 6 28 .278 2651 736 52 288 .091 11 1 0 3 .300 10 3 0 0 Morales .210 62 13 2 9 .237 186 44 10 32 .268 1591 427 65 233 .250 8 2 0 0 .167 24 4 1 4 Moustakas .306 62 19 1 5 .269 290 78 9 34 .244 1261 308 42 143 .143 7 1 0 0 .238 21 5 1 2 Orlando .222 18 4 0 2 .222 18 4 0 2 .212 104 22 3 10 - - - - - .250 8 2 0 0 Pena ------Perez .237 59 14 1 5 .304 257 78 8 34 .278 1082 301 37 139 - - - - - .273 22 6 0 3 Rios .121 33 4 0 1 .285 456 130 17 58 .269 3314 891 73 376 .242 33 8 0 2 .500 2 1 0 0 Zobrist .227 22 5 1 2 .285 179 51 7 27 .274 2263 621 67 306 .158 19 3 0 1 .250 12 3 0 2 Tomorrow’s Starter - Yordano Ventura = Yordano takes the hill tomorrow afternoon for his 28th and final start of the regular season...he’s 12-8 this year with a 4.20 ERA and 145 strikeouts in 156.1 innings. = The righty took his third-straight no-decision last Monday vs. the Cubs at Wrigley Field, in a game that the Cubs won 1-0 on a walk-off homer in the 11th...Ventura tossed 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits while fanning six...retired the first 15 hitters he faced, until led off the sixth with a single up the middle. = ‘’ has turned his season around, going 8-1 with a 3.26 ERA over his last 13 starts...while since August 15, his 62 strikeouts are tied for third in the A.L. = Yordano is making his second start against the Twins this season, also facing them on September 7, when he took a 6-2 loss after allowing four runs on eight hits in 5.1 innings...he is 1-3 in four-career starts against Minnesota with a 4.70 ERA (12 ER in 23.0 IP). = Ventura has struggled on the road this season, going 5-3 with a 5.04 ERA on the road this season, compared to his 7-5 mark, with a 3.84 ERA at home...he’s gone 13-7 with a 3.88 ERA in 29 career outings away from Kauffman Stadium. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Friday, October 2, 2015 2015 Royals Home Run Breakdown

vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB’s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 8/6/15 @ DET A. Sanchez 34 Cain 16 7 9 9 7 8 7 1 - 7 4 5 1 6 8 6 2 - - 11-4 9/11/15 @ BAL M. Wright 66 Colon ------147 Cuthbert 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 9/2/15 DET G. Knudson 18 Dyson 2 - 2 2 - 1 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 1-1 9/6/15 CWS E. Johnson 16 Escobar 3 1 2 - 3 3 - - - 3 - - - 2 1 1 1 - - 2-1 8/21/15 @ BOS H. Owens 134 Gomes 7 5 2 6 1 6 1 - - 2 4 1 2 3 5 1 1 - - 4-3 8/26/15 COL Y. Flande 28 Gordon 13 5 8 4 9 10 2 1 - 6 5 2 3 6 - 2 1 3 7 10-3 9/30/15 @ CWS J. Quintana 7 Gore ------4 Hosmer 18 4 14 10 8 8 6 4 - 4 6 8 4 8 2 3 5 4 4 13-5 9/30/15 @ CWS D. Robertson 5 Infante 2 - 2 - 2 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 1 2 - - - - 2-0 9/17/15 @ CLE C. Kluber 5 Morales 22 5 17 10 12 10 8 4 - 5 6 11 1 7 3 2 2 7 7 13-6 9/29/15 @ CWS J. Samardzija 4 Moustakas 22 10 12 9 13 13 6 2 1 8 8 6 3 7 - 1 1 11 9 14-7 9/30/15 @ CWS J. Quintana 6 Orlando 7 2 4 4 2 3 2 - 1 1 4 1 - 2 2 2 1 - 1 5-1 9/20/15 @ DET A. Simon 13 Pena ------6 Perez 20 4 16 9 11 12 6 2 - 6 4 10 3 2 9 9 - 2 - 14-6 9/18/15 @ DET A. Wilson 37 Rios 4 - 4 1 3 3 - 1 - 1 - 3 - - 2 2 - - - 3-1 9/15/15 @ CLE J. Tomlin 47 Zobrist 13 2 11 5 8 7 4 1 1 5 7 1 2 6 3 - - 3 7 7-5 9/26/15 CLE J. Tomlin 21

Pinch-Hit: Last: (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 119 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, grand slam & 3-run homer) 3-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (9/20/15 @ Detroit, 3 solos) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Eric Hosmer, Kendrys Morales (9/29/15 @ Chicago White Sox, sixth inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: , Angel Berroa, (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: , Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, , 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: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) - Franchise total: 7 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Steve Clevenger, Baltimore (9/11/15 @ Camden Yards, off Joba Chamberlain, 8th inning -- 2nd of inning, also off of Kelvin Herrera) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: , New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Nolan Reimold and , Baltimore (9/11/15 @ Camden Yards, Kelvin Herrera and Franklin Morales pitching) Leadoff Game: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland (9/14/15 @ , Edinson Volquez pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Giovany Urshela, , Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, , Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, -1; -1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: , Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and pitching) 2015 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera 2 - - - - 2 ------2 - - - 0 g 4 (8/6-15) 1 1 Cain 27 15 1 - - 43 14 4 - 1 - 19 6 22 25 8 1 - 0 g 11 gm (8/22-9/3) 21 - Colon 6 - 1 - - 7 1 - - - - 1 2 1 4 1 - - 0 g 8 gm (4/21-5/3) 5 - Cuthbert 2 - - - - 2 2 - 1 - - 3 - - 2 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (7/8-26) 1 - Dyson 8 3 - - - 11 4 1 - - - 5 2 4 7 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (6/22-30) 8 2 Escobar 29 10 1 - - 40 5 3 1 - - 9 3 5 17 9 - - 1 g 10 gm (7/3-7/12) 17 2 Gomes 5 - - - - 5 - 2 1 - - 3 4 5 10 - - - 1 g 4 (2x) 7 - Gordon 13 7 2 - - 22 9 1 1 - - 11 7 15 20 3 - - 3 g 10 gm (6/8-19) 9 1 Gore ------0 g - - - Hosmer 40 10 1 - - 51 13 4 2 - - 18 8 27 30 6 2 - 3 g 14 gm (7/18-8/1) 21 4 Infante 10 7 - - - 17 7 1 - - 1 9 1 13 22 6 - - 0 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 13 1 Morales 31 7 2 - - 40 19 7 1 1 - 29 9 22 53 8 1 - 2 g 11 gm (6/17-28) 7 - Moustakas 29 11 2 - - 42 10 5 1 - 1 17 6 21 31 6 - - 4 g 9 gm (6/15-26) 10 3 Orlando 12 2 - - - 14 7 - 1 - - 8 1 7 8 3 - - 1 g 7 gm (8/30-9/7) 11 3 Pena ------0 g - - - Perez 31 6 - - - 37 10 4 - - - 14 5 12 36 7 - - 3 g 10 gm (5/12-24) 4 - Rios 18 8 - - - 26 4 1 - - - 5 4 6 16 5 - - 0 g 11 gm (9/9-22) 5 - Zobrist 26 7 2 - - 35 10 2 1 - - 13 5 20 10 2 - - 2 g 6 gm (2x) 15 1 The Last Time...

No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: , August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) (Royals 7-0) Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Royals Steal of Home: No-Hitter vs. Royals: Triple Play vs. Royals: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 , May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (4th inning) in (Red Sox 7-0) (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: , Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: Royals : One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Royals Home Run in first ML : at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: , April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) , April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: (Blue Jays 3-2) Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Salvador Perez, August 15, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd) September 28, 2015 @ Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) at (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: Royals Walk-Off Win: Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Kendrys Morales, May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis September 23, 2015 vs. Seattle (4-3 in 10 innings) and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 Royals Six-RBI Game: Royals Bat Around: vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore (6th inning, 5 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 16 times in 2015 -- May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Royals Nine-RBI Game: August 7-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Royals Position Player Pitching: June 26-28, 2015 @ Oakland Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: , April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) Opponent Position Player Pitching: July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay 10+ by a Royals starter: A.L.: , Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: , July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Royals Pitcher Homered: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Yordano Ventura, September 2, 2015 vs. Detroit (11) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: Royals Pitcher With a Hit: June 29-July 1, 2015 @ Houston Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Chris Young (2), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Royals Pitcher With a RBI: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Angels September 27 vs. Cleveland (3-0); Young (5.0 IP), Chris Young (3), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Duffy (1.0 IP), Madson (1.0 IP), Herrera (1.0 IP), Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit Davis (1.0 IP) Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Multi-Run Innings for Royals Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 10-7 # of runs # times last time 1st - 5 52 Tuesday 17-7 2 runs - 95 September 30 @ Chicago - (5th, 2 hits) 2nd - 20 71 Wednesday 12-13 3 runs - 52 October 1 @ Chicago - (3rd, 4 hits) 3rd - 16 80 4th - 22 99 Thursday 12-8 4 runs - 13 September 8 vs. Minnesota - (1st, 4 hits) 5th - 23 112 Friday 13-13 5 runs - 8 September 12 @ Baltimore - (7th, 4 hits) 6th - 27 93 Saturday 13-10 6 runs - 6 September 3 vs. Detroit - (7th, 5 hits) 7th - 14 73 Sunday 15-9 7 runs - 2 August 24 vs. Baltimore - (6th, 8 hits) 8th - 6 49 9th - 5 48 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Friday, October 2, 2015

2015 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract 6/20 RHP- Optioned to Omaha RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from surgery) RHP- Recalled from Omaha 3/26 RHP- Claimed on waivers by San Diego 6/22 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 4/3 RHP-Louis Coleman Sent outright to Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 6/23 LHP-Danny Duffy Returned from rehab assignment, activated from D.L. RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha LHP- Optioned to Omaha 6/26 RHP-Yordano Ventura Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha RHP-Ryan Madson Contract selected from Omaha 6/29 RHP-Kris Medlen Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha LHP-Franklin Morales Contract selected from Omaha 7/3 INF-Dusty Coleman Contract selected from Omaha 4/14 OF-Alex Rios Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand) INF-Christian Colon Optioned to Omaha 4/15 OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas 7/6 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha 4/17 OF-Reymond Fuentes Recalled from Omaha RHP- Designated for assignment OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List 4/18 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L. (right pectoral strain) OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha 7/7 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha as 26th man INF- Recalled from Omaha LHP- Optioned to Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha 7/9 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 4/24 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Northwest Arkansas RHP-Yordano Ventura Returned from rehab assignment, activated from D.L. INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 15-day D.L. (left groin strain) 4/26 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha (26th man) LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 7/10 INF-Mike Moustakas Reinstated from Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List 5/1 INF-Alcides Escobar Placed on 7-day D.L. (concussion), retro to April 30 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha 7/17 LHP-John Lamb Recalled from Omaha as 26th man 5/5 RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 7/18 LHP-John Lamb Optioned to Omaha 5/6 RHP-Greg Holland Activated from 15-day D.L. 7/19 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha C-Erik Kratz Placed on 15-day D.L. (left foot plantar fasciitis), retro to May 4 RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha 7/20 RHP-Kris Medlen Reinstated from 60-day D.L. 5/7 RHP-Luke Hochevar Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 7/21 LHP- Reinstated from 15-day D.L. C-Drew Butera Acquired from in exchange for INF Ryan Jackson RHP-Yordano Ventura Optioned to Omaha LHP-Tim Collins Transferred to 60-day D.L. 7/22 LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (UCL tear) C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha (postgame) RHP-Yordano Ventura Recalled from Omaha 5/8 INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on the Bereavement/Family Emergency List 7/24 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha INF-Alcides Escobar Activated from 7-day D.L. (concussion) INF-Dusty Coleman Optioned to Omaha LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain), retro to May 6 7/26 RHP-Johnny Cueto Acquired from Cincinnati in exchange for LHP-Brandon Finnegan, RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha LHP-John Lamb and LHP- 5/11 INF-Mike Moustakas Activated from Bereavement/Family Emergency List 7/28 INF-Ben Zobrist Acquired from Oakland in exchange for RHP-Aaron Brooks, INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha LHP- 5/12 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha RHP- Designated for assignment RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha 7/29 RHP-Joe Blanton Traded to Pittsburgh for cash considerations 5/15 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 7/30 OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha 5/16 LHP-Brian Flynn Recalled from Omaha; placed on 60-day D.L. (left latissimus dorsi tear) 8/9 OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha RHP-Joe Blanton Contract selected from Omaha INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha 5/21 C-Erik Kratz Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 8/23 OF-Alex Gordon Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 5/25 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L. (left biceps tendinitis), retro to May 17 8/31 OF-Jonny Gomes Acquired from Atlanta with cash in exchange for INF Luis Valenzuela LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha 9/1 OF-Alex Gordon Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from 15-day D.L. OF-Alex Rios Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha INF-Christian Colon Recalled from Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha (postgame) INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha 5/26 LHP-Jason Vargas Activated from 15-day D.L. C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omah 5/30 OF-Alex Rios Returned from rehab assignment, activated from 15-day D.L. OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha LHP- Contract selected from Omaha 6/9 LHP-Danny Duffy Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha RHP-Miguel Almonte Contract selected from Omaha 6/11 C-Erik Kratz Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from disabled list LHP-Jason Vargas Transferred to 60-day D.L. (UCL tear) Designated for assignment 9/7 RHP-Joba Chamberlain Contract selected from Omaha 6/13 LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain) RHP-Louis Coleman Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Designated for assignment 6/19 RHP-Yordano Ventura Placed on 15-day D.L. (ulnar neuritis) INF-Dusty Coleman Designated for assignment RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha 9/19 RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha RHP-Kris Medlen Sent on rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas

Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 104 74 58 72 79 109 87 72 41 8 - 1 4 - - 710 Opponents 68 79 92 77 75 73 62 61 44 - 4 3 - - - 638 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 24 19 16 9 7 7 3 3 2 - 2 - - - - Opponents 17 12 9 13 6 4 2 - 1 - 3 - 1 - - Royals Ejections Date Player/ /Type of Play Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/18 Yordano Ventura Jim Joyce / Hitting Brett Lawrie with a pitch 4/23 Yordano Ventura / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain 4/23 Lorenzo Cain Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Ned Yost Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/23 Edinson Volquez Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Kelvin Herrera Greg Gibson / Throwing pitch behind Brett Lawrie 7/9 Lorenzo Cain Chris Segal / Arguing balls and strikes from 4/19 Greg Gibson / Automatic ejection after benches warned 8/16 Salvador Perez / Arguing balls and strikes 4/19 Alcides Escobar Greg Gibson / Arguing after Kelvin Herrera was ejected 8/18 Ned Yost / Arguing replay call at second base The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Dyson (0-2), Escobar (79-49), Gordon (8-10), Orlando (1-1), Zobrist (5-5) P: Blanton (2-2), Cueto (3-9), Duffy (13-11), Guthrie (14-10), Medlen (5-3), Pino (0-1), 2nd: Cain (6-6), Gordon (5-3), Hosmer (1-1), Infante (0-1), Moustakas (56-36), Vargas (7-2), Ventura (15-12), Volquez (22-11), Young (11-6) Zobrist (25-20) C: Butera (11-11), Kratz (1-0), Pena (0-1), Perez (80-55) 3rd: Cain (72-56), Hosmer (11-4), Morales (9-4), Moustakas (0-1), Rios (0-2) 1B: Butera (0-1), Hosmer (89-60), Morales (3-6) 4th: Hosmer (78-55), Morales (13-11), Moustakas (1-0), Orlando (0-1), Perez (1-0) 2B: Colon (4-3), Infante (71-50), Zobrist (17-14) 5th: Gomes (1-2), Gordon (5-5), Morales (64-48), Moustakas (4-1), Perez (16-9), Rios (2-2) 3B: Coleman (0-1), Colon (2-4), Cuthbert (8-3), Moustakas (81-57), Zobrist (1-2) 6th: Cuthbert (0-2), Gomes (1-1), Gordon (33-27), Infante (8-4), Moustakas (20-17), SS: Colon (7-7), Escobar (85-60) Orlando (1-0), Perez (19-10), Rios (9-4), Zobrist (0-2) LF: Dyson (15-2), Gordon (53-45), Orlando (14-12), Zobrist (10-8) 7th: Butera (1-0), Colon (1-2), Cuthbert (1-0), Gomes (0-1), Gordon (1-0), CF: Cain (77-58), Dyson (13-8), Orlando (2-1) Infante (17-9), Kratz (1-0), Orlando (7-7), Perez (35-33), Rios (26-15) RF: Cain (0-1), Dyson (10-6), Gomes (3-3), Orlando (18-16), Rios (61-39), Zobrist (0-2) 8th: Butera (2-3), Colon (5-4), Cuthbert (5-2), Dyson (6-3), Escobar (1-1), Gomes (1-0), DH: Cain (0-2), Gomes (0-1), Gordon (1-1), Hosmer (1-0), Morales (84-57), Perez (1-1), Gordon (1-0), Infante (23-22), Orlando (13-12), Perez (9-4), Rios (25-16), Pitchers (1-0) Zobrist (1-0) 9th: Butera (8-9), Coleman (0-1), Colon (6-8), Cuthbert (1-0), Dyson (31-11), Escobar (5-10), Infante (24-14), Orlando (11-8), Pena (0-1), Rios (1-0), Pitchers (4-5) Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 10/1/15 @ CWS Gore 10 - Pitchers 12 9/18/15 @ DET Hosmer 8 9/22/15 vs. SEA Butera 10 9/3/15 vs. DET Infante 1 9/17/15 @ CLE Cain 4 9/26/15 vs. CLE Morales 9 9/25/14 @ TOR Colon 3 9/20/15 @ DET Moustakas 12 9/17/15 @ CLE Cuthbert 13 7/9/15 vs. TB Orlando 22 8/28/15 @ TB Dyson 17 8/27/15 vs. BAL Pena 8 - Escobar 0 10/1/15 @ CWS Perez 1 9/30/15 @ CWS Gomes 70 9/22/14 vs. LAA Rios 55 7/18/15 @ CWS Gordon 152 8/2/14 vs. OAK Zobrist 12 9/17/15 @ CLE Disabled List (3) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Tim Collins 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 June 5 159 92-67 LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July 15 123 69-54 LHP-Jason Vargas 60-day ulnar collateral ligment tear July 22 September 20 67 36-31 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Friday, October 2, 2015 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 15 September 3 vs. Detroit 14 Twice, last: September 11 @ Baltimore Most runs, extra-inning game 7 Twice, last: July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 7 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Most hits, game 20 September 3 vs. Detroit 18 July 29 @ Cleveland Most hits, extra-inning game 17 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox (13 innings) 15 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Fewest hits, game 1 September 25 vs. Clevealnd 1 June 9 @ Minnesota Most runs, inning 7 Twice, last: August 24 vs. Baltimore (6th) 10 September 11 @ Baltimore (8th) Most hits, inning 8 August 24 vs. Baltimore (6th) 7 Twice, last: September 11 @ Baltimore (8th) Most doubles, game 7 August 15 vs. L.A. Angels 8 June 21 vs. Boston (matches franchise record) Most doubles, extra-inning game 5 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 3 Twice, last: July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Most triples, game 2 6 times, last: August 24 vs. Baltimore 2 6 times, last: September 26 vs. Cleveland Most triples, extra-inning game 1 Twice, last: May 12 @ Texas 1 Twice, last: September 23 vs. Seattle Most home runs, game 4 Twice, last: September 20 @ Detroit 5 Thrice, last: September 22 vs. Seattle Most home runs, extra-inning game 3 Thrice, last: September 30 @ Chicago White Sox 2 Thrice, last: September 19 @ Detroit Most home runs, inning 2 5 times, last: September 29 @ Chicago White Sox (6th) 3 Twice, last: July 29 @ Cleveland (6th) Most extra-base hits, game 9 Twice, last: September 20 @ Detroit 13 June 21 vs. Boston (sets KC franchise record) Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 8 May 12 @ Texas 5 September 19 @ Detroit Most steals, game 5 September 9 vs. Minnesota 6 July 28 @ Cleveland Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 24 @ Chicago White Sox 2 4 times, last: July 17 @ Chicago (2nd game) Most sacrifice flies, game 2 5 times, last: September 23 vs. Seattle 2 Twice, last: June 28 @ Oakland Most sacrifices, game 2 6 times, last: September 17 @ Cleveland 3 July 2 vs. Minnesota Most strikeouts, game 15 September 25 vs. Cleveland 15 May 29 @ Chicago Cubs Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 14 September 28 @ Chicago Cubs 16 August 18 @ Cincinnati Most walks, game 8 August 6 @ Detroit 8 May 11 @ Texas Most walks, extra-inning game 7 Twice, last: September 23 vs. Seattle 7 September 19 @ Detroit Most left on base, game 11 Twice, last: September 20 @ Detroit 13 May 22 vs. St. Louis Most left on base, extra-inning game 16 September 23 vs. Seattle 12 Twice, last: September 18 @ Detroit Fewest left on base, game 2 Thrice, last: September 25 vs. Cleveland 0 August 24 vs. Baltimore Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 2 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) 4 August 16 vs. L.A. Angels Most double plays turned 5 June 19 vs. Boston 4 Twice, last: July 19 @ Chicago White Sox Most errors, game 4 Twice, last: September 17 @ Cleveland 3 5 times, last: August 23 @ Boston Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 8 times, last: Colon and Morales (September 20 @ Detroit Most hits, extra-inning game 3 7 times, last: Escobar (August 18 @ Cincinnati) Must runs, game 5 Morales (September 20 @ Detroit) Most doubles, game 2 14 times, last: Zobrist (September 24 vs. Seattle) Most triples, game 2 Infante (August 24 vs. Baltimore) and Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels) Most home runs, game 3 Morales (September 20 @ Detroit) Most RBI, game 9 Moustakas (September 12 @ Baltimore) -- Club Record Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 6 times, last: Hosmer and Moustakas (September 30 @ Chicago White Sox) Most total bases, game 15 Morales (September 20 @ Detroit) -- Club Record Most total bases, extra-inning game 8 Gordon (May 12 @ Texas) Most walks, game 3 7 times, last: Morales (October 1 @ Chicago White Sox) Most stolen bases, game 3 Dyson (April 27 @ Cleveland); Cain (June 20 vs. Boston) Longest (min. 5 games) 14 Hosmer (July 18 - August 1) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Cueto (August 10 vs. Detroit) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.2 Pino (April 18 vs. Oakland); Guthrie (September 16 @ Cleveland) Most strikeouts, starter 11 Ventura (August 27 vs. Baltimore) and (September 2 vs. Detroit) Most strikeouts, reliever 6 Duffy (September 20 @ Detroit) Most walks, starter 6 4 times, last: Ventura (August 11 vs. Detroit) Most walks, reliever 3 Finnegan (May 6 vs. Cleveland), Holland (May 10 @ Detroit), Herrera (August 2 @ Toronto) Most runs allowed 11 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) Most home runs allowed 4 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) and (September 22 vs. Seattle), Cueto (September 13 @ Baltimore) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 17.1 Duffy (July 5-19) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 22.0 Davis (April 6-May 31) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 6 Ventura (July 28-September 2), Davis (June 7-present) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 April 6-13 Longest winning streak, home 7 July 25-August 11 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 10-13, June 25-28 Longest losing streak, overall 4 May 24-27, June 29-July 2, September 4-7 Longest losing streak, home 4 September 4-7 Longest losing streak, road 3 May 25-27, June 29-July 1, July 29-31 Longest game-inning, home 12 September 9 vs. Minnesota Longest game-inning, road 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox, July 18 @ Chicago White Sox and August 18 @ Cincinnati Longest game-time, home 3:58 September 3 vs. Detroit Longest game-time, road 3:59 September 11 @ Baltimore Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:03 September 9 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:56 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox Shortest game-time home 1:40 May 23 vs. St. Louis (5 1/2 innings) Shortest game-time road 2:14 June 30 @ Houston Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:03 July 25 vs. Houston Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 2:49 September 28 @ Chicago Cubs (11 innings) Largest crowd-home 40,085 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 20,236 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Largest crowd-road 45,981 June 12 @ St. Louis Smallest crowd-road 9,668 April 27 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 11 Twice, last: September 2 vs. Detroit (12-1) Largest losing margin 13 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1-14) Largest deficit overcome to win 4 August 1 @ Toronto (trailed 5-1 after 5) Largest lead lost 7 July 12 vs. Toronto (led 7-0 after 5; won 11-10)

Royals Record When:

Lead after six innings: 73-6 Tied after six innings: 11-4 Trail after six innings: 8-55 Lead after seven innings: 71-3 Tied after seven innings: 13-8 Trail after seven innings: 7-54 Lead after eight innings: 79-1 Tied after eight innings: 8-8 Trail after eight innings: 4-55 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 31-13 Starter works 6.0 IP: 29-15 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 33-40 Score first: 62-20 Opponents score first: 32-47 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 22/11 Score more than three runs: 72-17 Score three runs or less: 21-50 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 6/8 Hit home run: 62-30 Do not homer: 31-36 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 39/22 Series : 27-23 Series finale: 31-18 Errorless games by KC: 58-35 10 or more hits: 57-12 Opponents 10 or more hits: 16-38 Upcoming Milestones

Johnny Cueto 5 wins to 100 Alex Gordon Greg Holland 5 HBP to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (D. DeJesus-71) 14 saves to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (J. Soria-160) Jarrod Dyson 10 RBI to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-533) 4 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) 16 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) Ryan Madson 2 wins to 50 18 BB to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-484) Kendrys Morales 7 RBI to 500 Jeremy Guthrie 9 wins to 100 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Friday, October 2, 2015 2015 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total

April (15-7) 4/6 CWS D W 10-1 1-0 T1 - Ventura (1-0) Samardzija - *40,085 1 40,085 4/8 CWS N W 7-5 2-0 T1 - Davis (R, 1-0) Putnam Holland (1) 23,385 2 63,470 4/9 CWS D W 4-1 3-0 T1 - Volquez (1-0) Danks Holland (2) 20,236 3 83,706 4/10 @ LAA N W 4-2 4-0 T1 - Vargas (1-0) Santiago Davis (1) 44,489 1 44,489 4/11 @ LAA N W 6-4 5-0 T1 - Guthrie (1-0) Weaver Holland (3) 44,154 2 88,643 4/12 @ LAA D W 9-2 6-0 T1 - Ventura (2-0) Wilson - 37,060 3 125,703 4/13 @ Min D W 12-3 7-0 1 +1.0 Duffy (2-0) May - 40,123 4 165,826 4/15 @ Min N L 1-3 7-1 2 -0.5 Gibson Volquez (1-1) Perkins 21,362 5 187,188 4/16 @ Min D L 5-8 7-2 2 -1.0 Milone Vargas (1-1) Perkins 17,449 6 204,637 4/17 Oak N W 6-4 8-2 2 -1.0 Davis (R, 2-0) Otero Holland (4) *39,228 4 122,934 4/18 Oak N L 0-5 8-3 2 -1.0 Hahn Ventura (2-1) Chavez 33,151 5 156,085 4/19 Oak D W 4-2 9-3 2 -1.0 Morales (R, 1-0) O’Flaherty Davis (2) 36,755 6 192,840 4/20 Min N W 7-1 10-3 2 -1.0 Volquez (2-1) Gibson - 20,393 7 213,233 4/21 Min N W 6-5 11-3 T1 - Young (R, 1-0) Fien Davis (3) 20,990 8 234,223 4/22 Min N L 0-3 11-4 T1 - Pelfrey Guthrie (1-1) Perkins 24,721 9 258,944 4/23 @ CWS N W 3-2 (13) 12-4 1 +1.0 Morales (R, 2-0) Petricka Davis (4) 14,218 7 218,855 4/24 @ CWS N L 2-3^ 12-5 - - Robertson Herrera (R, 0-1) - 20,350 8 239,205 4/25 @ CWS D Postponed – Rain (Made up July 17 as a split ) 4/26 @ CWS D L 3-5 12-6 2 -0.5 Danks Volquez (2-2) Robertson 23,317 9 262,522 4/27 @ Cle N W 6-2 13-6 2 -0.5 Vargas (2-1) Kluber - 9,668 10 272,190 4/28 @ Cle N W 11-5 14-6 1 +0.5 Finnegan (R, 1-0) Atchison - 10,698 11 282,888 4/29 @ Cle N L 5-7 14-7 2 -0.5 Salazar Ventura (2-2) Allen 10,284 12 293,172 4/30 Det N W 8-1 15-7 1 +0.5 Duffy (2-0) Simon - 28,405 10 287,349

May (14-12) 5/1 Det N W 4-1 16-7 1 +1.5 Young (2-0) Lobstein Davis (5) *38,186 11 325,535 5/2 Det N L 1-2 16-8 1 +0.5 Price Volquez (2-3) - *38,692 12 364,227 5/3 Det D L 4-6 16-9 2 -0.5 Sanchez Guthrie (1-2) Soria *38,326 13 402,553 5/5 Cle N W 5-3 17-9 1 +0.5 Vargas (3-1) Salazar Davis (6) 29,099 14 431,652 5/6 Cle N L 3-10 17-10 1 +0.5 Carrasco Duffy (2-1) - 23,316 15 454,968 5/7 Cle D W 7-4 18-10 1 +0.5 Morales (R, 3-0) Kluber Holland (5) *38,271 16 493,239 5/8 @ Det N L 5-6 18-11 2 -0.5 Soria Pino (R, 0-1) - 39,434 13 332,606 5/9 @ Det D W 6-2 19-11 1 +0.5 Guthrie (2-2) Sanchez - 41,456 14 374,062 5/10 @ Det N W 2-1 (10) 20-11 1 +1.5 Frasor (R, 1-0) Nesbitt Holland (6) 29,852 15 403,914 5/11 @ Tex N L 2-8 20-12 1 +1.0 Lewis Duffy (2-2) - 21,206 16 425,120 5/12 @ Tex N W 7-6 (10) 21-12 1 +1.0 Holland (R, 1-0) Pimentel - 23,659 17 448,779 5/13 @ Tex N L 2-5 21-13 1 +1.0 Gallardo Ventura (2-3) Feliz 26,258 18 475,037 5/14 @ Tex D W 6-3 22-13 1 +1.0 Guthrie (3-2) Detwiler Holland (7) 33,818 19 508,855 5/15 NYY N W 12-1 23-13 1 +1.0 Young (3-0) Pineda - 34,584 17 527,823 5/16 NYY N L 1-5 23-14 T1 - Sabathia Duffy (2-3) - 31,871 18 559,694 5/17 NYY D W 6-0 24-14 1 +1.0 Volquez (3-3) Capuano - 31,251 19 590,945 5/19 Cin N W 3-0 25-14 1 +2.5 Ventura (3-3) Cueto Davis (7) 29,769 20 620,714 5/20 Cin N W 7-1 26-14 1 +2.5 Guthrie (4-2) Marquis - 30,450 21 651,164 5/22 StL N W 5-0 27-14 1 +2.0 Young (4-0) Lynn - 37,379 22 688,543 5/23 StL N W 3-2 (6) 28-14 1 +3.0 Volquez (C, 4-3) Lackey - *38,676 23 727,219 5/24 StL D L 1-6 28-15 1 +3.0 Wacha Ventura (3-4) - 36,342 24 763,561 5/25 @ NYY D L 1-14 28-16 1 +2.0 Evovaldi Guthrie (4-3) - 36,031 20 544,886 5/26 @ NYY N L 1-5 28-17 1 +1.0 Warren Vargas (3-2) - 33,414 21 578,300 5/27 @ NYY D L 2-4 28-18 T1 - Pineda Young (4-1) Miller 32,734 22 603,034 5/29 @ ChC D W 8-4 29-18 1 +1.0 Herrera (R, 1-1) Strop - 34,273 23 637,307 5/30 @ ChC N Postponed -- Rain (Make up scheduled for September 28 at 7:05) 5/31 @ ChC D L 1-2 (11) 29-19 2 -0.5 Rosscup Madson (R, 0-1) - 37,766 24 675,073

June (15-11) 6/2 Cle N L 1-2 29-20 2 -0.5 Carrasco Davis (R, 2-1) Allen 30,361 25 793,922 6/3 Cle N W 4-2 30-20 T1 - Vargas (4-2) Kluber Holland (8) 29,899 26 823,821 6/4 Cle N L 2-6 (8) 30-21 2 -1.0 Bauer Young (4-2) - 29,552 27 853,373 6/5 Tex N L 0-4 30-22 2 -1.0 Gonzalez (C) Volquez (4-4) - *38,159 28 891,532 6/6 Tex D L 2-4 30-23 2 -1.0 Rodriguez Ventura (3-5) Tolleson 37,924 29 929,456 6/7 Tex D W 4-3 31-23 2 -1.0 Davis (R, 3-1) Kela Holland (9) *38,202 30 967,658 6/8 @ Min N W 3-1 32-23 T1 - Vargas (5-2) Hughes Holland (10) 22,796 25 697,869 6/9 @ Min N W 2-0 33-23 1 +1.0 Young (5-2) May Holland (11) 22,497 26 720,366 6/10 @ Min N W 7-2 34-23 1 +2.0 Volquez (5-4) Gibson - 22,434 27 742,800 6/12 @ StL N L 0-4 34-24 1 +2.0 Garcia Ventura (3-6) - 45,909 28 788,709 6/13 @ StL D L 2-3 34-25 1 +2.0 Lyons Guthrie (4-4) Rosenthal 45,981 29 834,690 6/14 @ StL D Postponed -- Rain (Made up on July 23) 6/15 @ Mil N W 8-5 35-25 1 +2.5 Volquez (6-4) Lohse Davis (8) 23,007 30 857,697 6/16 @ Mil N W 7-2 36-25 1 +3.5 Young (6-2) Garza - 27,740 31 885,437 6/17 Mil N W 10-2 37-25 1 +3.5 Blanton (1-0) Fiers - 33,420 31 1,001,078 6/18 Mil N W 3-2 38-25 1 +3.5 Guthrie (5-4) Nelson Holland (12) 36,318 32 1,037,396 6/19 Bos N L 3-7 38-26 1 +2.5 Rodriguez Pino (0-2) - *38,190 33 1,075,586 6/20 Bos N W 7-4 39-26 1 +3.5 Volquez (7-4) Porcello Holland (13) *39,115 34 1,114,701 6/21 Bos D L 2-13 39-27 1 +3.5 Miley Young (6-3) - 37,975 35 1,152,676 6/22 @ Sea N W 4-1 40-27 1 +3.5 Blanton (2-0) Hernandez Holland (14) 23,588 32 909,025 6/23 @ Sea N L 0-7 40-28 1 +3.5 Montgomery Guthrie (5-5) - 17,460 33 926,485 6/24 @ Sea N W 8-2 41-28 1 +3.5 Madson (R, 1-1) Elias - 23,392 34 949,877 6/26 @ Oak N W 5-2 42-28 1 +4.5 Volquez (8-4) Hahn Holland (15) 27,365 35 977,242 6/27 @ Oak D W 3-2 43-28 1 +4.5 Young (7-2) Kazmir Holland (16) 28,619 36 1,005,861 6/28 @ Oak D W 5-3 44-28 1 +5.5 Guthrie (6-5) Chavez Davis (9) 22,477 37 1,028,338 6/29 @ Hou N L 1-6 44-29 1 +5.5 McCullers Blanton (2-1) - 20,419 38 1,048,757 6/30 @ Hou N L 0-4 44-30 1 +4.5 Keuchel Duffy (2-4) - 24,642 39 1,073,399

July (17-11) 7/1 @ Hou N L 5-6 44-31 1 +4.5 Gregorson Herrera (R, 1-2) - 25,848 40 1,099,247 7/2 Min N L 0-2 44-32 1 +3.5 Gibson Young (7-4) Perkins 37,196 36 1,189,872 7/3 Min N W 3-2 (10) 45-32 1 +4.5 Davis (R, 4-1) Thompson - *38,868 37 1,228,740 7/4 Min N L 3-5 45-33 1 +3.5 Duensing Blanton (2-2) Perkins 37,917 38 1,266,657 7/5 Min D W 3-2 46-33 1 +4.5 Holland (R, 2-0) Boyer - 29,427 39 1,296,084 7/6 TB N Postponed -- Rain (Made up July 7 as split doubleheader) 7/7 TB-1 D W 9-5 47-33 - - Holland (R, 3-0) Boxberger - 22,386 40 1,318,470 TB-2 N W 7-1 48-33 1 +4.5 Finnegan (R, 2-0) Gomes - 28,119 41 1,346,589 7/8 TB N W 9-7 49-33 1 +4.5 Guthrie (7-5) Archer Holland (17) 28,204 42 1,374,793 7/9 TB D W 8-3 50-33 1 +5.5 Ventura (4-6) Karns - 32,308 43 1,407,101 7/10 Tor N W 3-0 51-33 1 +5.5 Duffy (3-4) Estrada Holland (18) 31,558 44 1,438,659 7/11 Tor D L 2-6 51-34 1 +4.5 Buehrle Young (7-5) - 30,790 45 1,469,449 7/12 Tor D W 11-10 52-34 1 +4.5 Davis (R, 5-1) Schultz Holland (19) 31,962 46 1,501,411 7/14 All-Star Game at The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, OH - American League 6, 3 7/17 @ CWS-1 D W 4-2 53-34 1 +5.0 Young (8-5) Samardzija Holland (20) 25,807 41 1,125,054 @ CWS-2 N L 0-2 53-35 1 +4.0 Danks Volquez (8-5) Robertson 25,701 42 1,150,755 7/18 @ CWS D W 7-6 (13) 54-35 1 +5.0 Finnegan (R, 3-0) Jennings Madson (1) 33,559 43 1,184,314 7/19 @ CWS D W 4-1 55-35 1 +6.0 Duffy (4-4) Sale Blanton (1) 32,175 44 1,216,489 7/20 Pit N L 7-10 55-36 1 +5.5 Burnett Ventura (4-7) Melancon *38,169 47 1,539,580 7/21 Pit N W 3-1 56-36 1 +6.5 Davis (R, 6-1) Cole Holland (21) *38,163 48 1,577,743 7/22 Pit N W 5-1 57-36 1 +7.5 Volquez (9-5) Morton - *39,105 49 1,616,848 7/23 @ StL N L 3-4 57-37 1 +6.5 Lackey Young (8-6) Rosenthal 46,003 45 1,262,492 7/24 Hou N L 0-4 57-38 1 +5.5 Kazmir Guthrie (7-6) Gregorson 36,965 50 1,653,813 7/25 Hou N W 2-1 (10) 58-38 1 +6.5 Herrera (R, 2-2) Harris - *38,393 51 1,692,206 7/26 Hou D W 5-1 59-38 1 +7.5 Ventura (5-7) Keuchel - 33,638 52 1,725,844 7/27 @ Cle N W 9-4 60-38 1 +8.0 Volquez (10-5) Anderson Blanton (2) 13,611 46 1,276,103 7/28 @ Cle N W 2-1 61-38 1 +9.0 Davis (R, 7-1) Bauer Holland (22) 18,064 47 1,294,167 7/29 @ Cle D L 1-12 61-39 1 +9.0 Kluber (C) Guthrie (7-7) - 19,767 48 1,313,934 7/30 @ Tor N L 2-5 61-40 1 +8.0 Estrada Duffy (4-5) Osuna 30,057 49 1,343,991 7/31 @ Tor N L 6-7 (11) 61-41 1 +8.0 Hendriks Morales (R, 3-1) - 29,389 50 1,373,380

* - denotes sellout; ^ - suspended game, completed on April 26 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Friday, October 2, 2015 2015 Day-By-Days (Cont.) Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total August (19-9) 8/1 @ Tor D W 7-6 62-41 1 +8.0 Ventura (6-7) Lowe Holland (23) 37,932 51 1,411,312 8/2 @ Tor D L 2-5 62-42 1 +8.0 Dickey Volquez (10-5) Osuna 45,736 52 1,457,048 8/4 @ Det N W 5-1 63-42 1 +9.5 Duffy (5-5) Verlander - 35,039 53 1,492,087 8/5 @ Det N L 1-2 63-43 1 +9.5 Boyd Cueto (0-1) Wilson 34,628 54 1,526,715 8/6 @ Det D L 6-8 63-44 1 +9.5 Wilson Madson (R, 1-2) - 38,919 55 1,565,634 8/7 CWS N W 3-2 64-44 1 +9.5 Volquez (11-5) Danks Holland (24) 36,211 53 1,762,055 8/8 CWS N W 7-6 65-44 1 +10.5 Guthrie (8-7) Samardzija Holland (25) *39,302 54 1,801,357 8/9 CWS D W 5-4 66-44 1 +11.5 Herrera (R, 3-2) Petricka Madson (2) 35,785 55 1,837,142 8/10 Det N W 4-0 67-44 1 +12.0 Cueto (C, 1-1) Boyd - 36,672 56 1,873,814 8/11 Det N W 6-1 68-44 1 +12.0 Ventura (7-7) Sanchez Hochevar (1) 34,068 57 1,907,882 8/12 Det N L 4-7 68-45 1 +11.0 Feliz Volquez (11-7) Rondon 30,732 58 1,938,614 8/13 LAA N L 6-7 68-46 1 +11.0 Alvarez Holland (3-1) Street 32,098 59 1,970,712 8/14 LAA N W 4-1 69-46 1 +12.0 Duffy (6-5) Weaver Holland (26) 36,926 60 2,007,638 8/15 LAA N W 9-4 70-46 1 +12.0 Cueto (2-1) Shoemaker - 39,251 61 2,046,889 8/16 LAA N W 4-3 (10) 71-46 1 +12.0 Herrera (R, 4-2) Gott - 36,845 62 2,083,734 8/18 @ Cin N W 3-1 (13) 72-46 1 +13.5 Medlen (R, 1-0) Mattheus Holland (27) 28,719 56 1,594,353 8/19 @ Cin N W 4-3 73-46 1 +14.5 Hochevar (R, 1-0) Sampson Davis (10) 18,078 57 1,612,431 8/20 @ Bos N L 1-4 73-47 1 +13.5 Miley Duffy (6-6) Tazawa 35,485 58 1,647,916 8/21 @ Bos N L 2-7 73-48 1 +12.5 Owens Cueto (2-2) - 35,203 59 1,683,119 8/22 @ Bos N W 6-3 74-48 1 +12.5 Ventura (8-7) Barnes Holland (28) 37,135 60 1,720,254 8/23 @ Bos D W 8-6 75-48 1 +12.5 Young (R, 9-6) Tazawa Davis (11) 36,151 61 1,756,405 8/24 Bal N W 8-3 76-48 1 +13.0 Medlen (2-0) Jimenez - 27,797 63 2,111,531 8/25 Bal N W 3-2 77-48 1 +13.0 Duffy (7-6) Gonzalez Davis (12) 29,734 64 2,141,265 8/26 Bal N L 5-8 77-49 1 +12.0 Chen Cueto (2-3) Britton 33,003 65 2,174,268 8/27 Bal D W 5-3 78-49 1 +13.0 Ventura (9-7) Tillman - 31,115 66 2,205,423 8/28 @ TB N W 3-2 79-49 1 +13.0 Volquez (12-7) Ramirez Holland (29) 13,622 62 1,770,027 8/29 @ TB N W 6-3 80-49 1 +14.0 Medlen (3-0) Odorizzi Davis (13) 24,372 63 1,794,399 8/30 @ TB D L 2-3 80-50 1 +13.0 Cedeno Hochevar (R, 1-1) Boxberger 18,634 64 1,813,033 September (11-17) 9/1 Det N L 5-6 80-51 1 +12.0 Verlander Cueto (2-4) Rondon 30,665 67 2,236,088 9/2 Det N W 12-1 81-51 1 +12.0 Ventura (10-7) Wolf - 26,789 68 2,262,877 9/3 Det N W 15-7 82-51 1 +13.0 Young (R, 10-6) Ryan - 29,409 69 2,292,286 9/4 CWS N L 1-12 82-52 1 +13.0 Danks (C) Medlen (3-1) - 36,953 70 2,329,239 9/5 CWS N L 1-6 82-53 1 +12.0 Quintana Duffy (7-7) - 37,827 71 2,367,066 9/6 CWS D L 5-7 82-54 1 +12.0 Johnson Cueto (2-5) Robertson *38,902 72 2,405,668 9/7 Min N L 2-6 82-55 1 +11.0 Milone Ventura (10-8) - 36,825 73 2,442,793 9/8 Min N W 4-2 83-55 1 +12.0 Volquez (13-7) Gibson Holland (30) 31,834 74 2,474,627 9/9 Min N L 2-3 (12) 83-56 1 +11.0 Boyer Morales (R, 3-2) Jepsen 32,286 75 2,506,913 9/11 @ Bal N L 8-14 83-57 1 +10.0 Givens Herrera (R, 4-3) - 45,420 65 1,858,453 9/12 @ Bal D W 14-6 84-57 1 +11.0 Ventura (11-8) Matusz - 35,439 66 1,893,892 9/13 @ Bal N L 2-8 84-58 1 +10.0 Chen Cueto (2-6) - 22,496 67 1,916,388 9/14 @ Cle N L 3-7 84-59 1 +9.0 Carrasco Volquez (13-8) - 10,356 68 1,926,744 9/15 @ Cle N W 2-0 85-59 1 +10.0 Medlen (4-1) Tomlin (C) Holland (31) 10,516 69 1,937,260 9/16 @ Cle N L 1-5 85-60 1 +9.0 Salazar Duffy (7-8) - 11,103 70 1,948,363 9/17 @ Cle N W 8-4 86-60 1 +10.0 Ventura (12-8) Kluber Holland (32) 13,125 71 1,961,488 9/18 @ Det N L 4-5 (12) 86-61 1 +10.5 VerHagen Holland (3-2) - 32,926 72 1,994,414 9/19 @ Det N L 5-6 (11) 86-62 1 +11.0 Gorzelanny Almonte (0-1) - 36,007 73 2,030,421 9/20 @ Det D W 10-3 87-62 1 +11.0 Medlen (5-1) Simon Duffy (1) 32,788 74 2,063,209 9/22 Sea N L 2-11 87-63 1 +10.0 Iwakuma Guthrie (8-8) - 29,081 76 2,535,994 9/23 Sea N W 4-3 (10) 88-63 1 +10.0 Davis (R, 8-1) Rollins - 28.756 77 2,564,750 9/24 Sea N W 10-4 89-63 1 +11.0 Cueto (3-6) Kensing - 32,244 78 2,596,994 9/25 Cle N L 0-6 89-64 1 +11.0 Carrasco (C) Volquez (13-9) - 37,049 79 2,634,043 9/26 Cle N L 5-9 89-65 1 +10.0 McAllister Medlen (5-2) - *38,167 80 2,672,210 9/27 Cle D W 3-0 90-65 1 +10.0 Young (11-6) Salazar Davis (14) 36,339 81 2,708,549 9/28 @ ChC N L 0-1 (11) 90-66 1 +9.0 Rodney Almonte (R, 0-2) - 40,552 75 2,103,761 9/29 @ CWS N L 2-4 90-67 1 +8.5 Samardzija Cueto (3-7) Robertson 13,024 76 2,116,785 9/30 @ CWS N W 5-3 (10) 91-67 1 +9.0 Morales (R, 4-2) Robertson Davis (15) 12,818 77 2,129,603

October (1-0) 10/1 @ CWS N W 6-4 92-67 1 +9.0 Medlen (6-2) Danks Madson (3) 12,825 78 2,142,428 10/2 @ Min N 10/3 @ Min N 10/4 @ Min D

Royals vs. Twins 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Alexander ------Almonte 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Chamberlain 0-0 0 11.57 3 2.1 4 3 2-2 0 5.26 24 25.2 20 15 Coleman 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 1-0 0 2.30 15 15.2 10 4 Cueto 1-0 0 1.13 1 8.0 4 1 2-0 0 0.60 2 15.0 7 1 Davis 1-0 1 0.00 7 7.0 1 0 6-1 1 3.47 25 57.0 55 22 Duffy 1-0 0 3.55 2 12.2 11 5 4-1 0 2.43 11 55.2 47 15 Guthrie 0-1 0 3.65 2 12.1 11 5 9-4 0 3.41 18 111.0 104 42 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 6 4.2 2 0 0-0 1 1.33 28 27.0 17 4 Hochevar 0-0 0 3.86 3 2.1 2 1 5-5 0 5.26 25 99.1 99 58 Holland 1-0 3 1.29 7 7.0 4 1 1-0 16 1.13 32 32.0 18 4 Madson 0-0 0 2.57 7 7.0 7 2 0-0 0 2.45 8 7.1 8 2 Mariot ------0-0 0 6.75 4 5.1 8 4 Medlen 0-0 0 3.00 1 6.0 3 2 1-0 0 3.21 2 14.0 7 5 Morales 0-0 0 1.50 7 6.0 5 1 1-0 0 2.87 12 15.2 13 5 Ventura 0-1 0 6.75 1 5.1 8 4 1-3 0 4.70 4 23.0 23 12 Volquez 3-1 0 2.20 4 28.2 22 7 3-1 0 2.08 5 34.2 27 8 Young 2-1 0 1.62 4 16.2 9 3 2-3 0 2.74 10 49.1 39 15

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Joe Blanton 4 18 4.5 2-2 1 Blanton 2-2 - - - 2-2 Johnny Cueto 12 55 4.6 3-9 7 Cueto 3-9 - - - 3-9 Danny Duffy 24 91 3.8 13-11 8 Duffy 10-7 1-0 2-4 - 13-11 Jeremy Guthrie 24 101 4.2 14-10 7 Guthrie 11-6 - 3-4 - 14-10 Kris Medlen 8 40 5.0 5-3 4 Medlen 4-3 - 1-0 - 5-3 Yohan Pino 1 3 3.0 0-1 0 Pino 0-1 - - - 0-1 Jason Vargas 9 37 4.1 7-2 4 Vargas 6-2 - 1-0 - 7-2 Yordano Ventura 28 135 4.8 15-12 11 Ventura 14-11 - 1-1 - 15-12 Edinson Volquez 33 166 5.0 22-11 19 Volquez 21-10 - 1-0 0-1 22-11 Chris Young 17 64 3.8 11-6 6 Young 9-4 - 2-2 - 11-6 Totals 159 709 4.5 92-67 77 Total 80-55 1-0 11-11 0-1 92-67

Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starts 135 1 22 1 159 CS/ATT 24-88 0-2 4-11 - 28-100 Pct. 27.3 0.0 36.4 - 28.0 ERA 3.64 1.50 4.63 4.26 3.78 ER/IP 476/1178.1 2/12.0 111/215.2 9/19.0 598/1425.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 7 (October 1 @ Chicago White Sox) & CS: 8 (August 30 @ Tampa Bay)