OFFICIAL GAME NOTES (39-53) @ Kansas City Royals (38-51) - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 7:10 p.m. Game #90 - Home Game #43 FOX Sports Kansas City & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Thursday, July 19 vs. Seattle Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (7-5, 2.92) vs. RHP (6-8, 5.26), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, July 20 vs. : RHP Nick Blackburn (4-5, 8.10) vs. RHP Luis Mendoza (3-6, 4.32), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, July 21 vs. Minnesota Twins: LHP Scott Diamond (8-3, 2.96) vs. TBA, 6:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, July 22 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Samuel Deduno (0-0, 5.59) vs. (1-3, 4.98), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, July 23 @ : LHP (7-8+ tonight) vs. TBA, 9:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, July 24 @ Los Angeles Angels: RHP Luke Hochevar (6-8+ tomorrow) vs. TBA, 9:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, July 25 @ Los Angeles Angels: RHP Luis Mendoza (3-6+ Friday) vs. TBA, 2:35 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight’s telecast is in High Definition on FOX Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery...the pre and post-game show, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg.

Royals vs. Mariners SAME TUNE HITS SOUR NOTES--For the second consecutive night the Mariners piled on early and The Royals have dropped the first two games of this set, often, plating six runs before the end of the second inning and cruising to a 9-6 decision to take the first surrendering nine runs in each outing...this series runs thru two games of this series...the Royals, in falling to 13 games below .500 for the first time this year, have tomorrow and then KC will travel to Safeco Field for an extended now gone just 1-4 thru the first half of this 10-game homestand and stand at 15-27 at home this year... weekend set at the end of the next road trip...the Royals hold a had a rough big league initiation, allowing all six tallies in just 1.2 innings...he retired 210-190 advantage in the all-time work, including a 115-90 edge the first two Mariners he faced, then allowed three runs in the first and was solved for three more in at “The K.” the second before departing...the eventual difference in the game actually took place in the fifth when Date Site Score WP LP Att. 7/16 KC L, 4-9 Vargas Sanchez 16,697 Seattle scored three times off of reliever , which at the time made the score 9-3, but the 7/17 KC L, 6-9 Beavan Verdugo 15,769 Royals would plate three more before the night was over... continued to swing the bat well, 7/18 KC going 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and chipped in with a 2- pinch- homer, his first 7/19 KC roundtripper in a Royals’ uniform. 7/26 @ Sea 7/27 @ Sea ROYALS NAB FIRST PICK OF COMPETITIVE BALANCE LOTTERY--Per the 2012-2016 basic 7/28 @ Sea agreement, there are two six-team newly-created competitive balance rounds immediately following the 7/29 @ Sea first and second rounds, respectively, in the first-year player draft...MLB held their first-ever lottery today at the MLB Network studios and the Royals were rewarded the first pick in RoundA which immediately follows the first round of the draft. GORDO COMFY AT THE TOP--Alex Gordon tacked on two more hits from the leadoff position last night, including an RBI triple, as he continues to prove that’s his most comfortable slot in the lineup... inserted Gordo into the leadoff spot in the lineup on May 27 in Baltimore and since that afternoon, he has batted at a .348 clip (62-for-178) in 44 games with 30 runs, 18 doubles, a .426 on-base pct. and .926 OPS, while hitting safely in 36 of those affairs...overall, his .306 average from the #1 spot is the sixth best among leadoff men in the Majors with at least 200 at bats, while Gordo’s .393 on-base pct. in that role is third behind only Detroit’s Austin Jackson (.402) and the Angels’ Mike Trout (.408)...since being inserted in the #1 spot dating back to last season, Gordon has hit .305 in 145 games from the leadoff position with a .387 on-base pct...his 29 doubles are tied for first in the A.L. with Cleveland’s Shin-Soo Choo, second only in the Majors to Cincinnati’s Joey Votto (36), who just went on the D.L. with torn knee cartilage. ESCOBAR AMONG SHORTSTOP ELITE--The 2012 All-Star Game has come and gone, but despite not making the Midsummer Classic shortstop continues to show why he belongs in the conversation when it comes to being among the top at his position...the 25-year old currently leads all big league shortstops with a .311 average, good for 11th overall in the A.L., while ranking second at his position in the Majors in on-base pct. (.353), tied for fourth in doubles (21) and fourth in slugging pct. (.433)...he is hitting .358 (43-for-120) over his last 32 games...his “worst” month to date was a .295 April, but he’s since batted .310 in May, .333 in June and has a .296 average to this point in July...in the 185 games since bottoming at .203 on June 6 of last year, Esky has batted .298 (196-for- 658), which is the second best batting average among all big league everyday shortstops (minimum 162 games), trailing only Derek Jeter (.315). TONIGHT’S STARTING : RHP Kevin Millwood (3-7, 3.71) vs. LHP Bruce Chen (7-8, 5.50) 2011 2010 Career 2012 2011 Career Kevin Millwood vs. Royals - 0-1 6-5 Major League Record 3-7 (3.71 ERA) 4-3 166-147 Bruce Chen vs. Mariners 1-0 1-0 4-0 Major League Record 7-8 (5.50 ERA) 12-8 67-66 BRUCE CHEN makes his team-leading 20th start tonight, his 337th career big league appearance (189th start) and 12th career outing (eighth start) vs. the Mariners... over the winter Bruce inked a 2-year deal thru 2013. Bruce’s 2012 starts SIX’S WILD IN JULY--The beginning of July hasn’t been kind to Bruce, as he’s WHEN surrendered 6 runs in each of his 3 starts, the most recent resulting in a no decision here DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/6 at LAA ND, 0-5 6.0 3 0 0 0 0 4 75-54 0-0 last Friday against the White Sox...he gave up 3 home runs that led to the 6 tallies with 9 4/11 at Oakland ND, 4-5 (12) 5.0 4 3 2 1 2 3 102-70 2-3 hits in just 4.2 innings, but the game wound up going 14 innings, with Chicago prevailing 4/17 Detroit L, 1-3 7.0 6 2 2 0 0 7 108-78 1-1 4/23 Toronto L, 1-4 7.0 6 3 3 2 2 3 106-68 1-3 by a 9-8 count...Chen also allowed 6 runs on July 1 in Minnesota, spanning 5.2 innings, 4/29 at Minnesota L, 4-7 2.2 6 6 6 0 2 1 62-37 1-6 in a 10-8 setback and then followed that with 6 runs in just 3.1 frames Detroit on July 7, 5/4 New York L, 2-6 6.2 9 6 6 2 1 4 93-61 2-6 an 8-7 loss...all told, July has raised his season ERA nearly a full run to 5.50 after entering 5/9 Boston W, 4-3 6.2 7 3 3 0 0 5 103-68 4-3 5/14 at Texas W, 3-1 6.2 5 1 1 1 2 7 106-67 3-1 the month with a 4.53 mark...the ball has been his biggest nemesis, as opponents 5/19 Arizona W, 7-3 6.1 8 2 2 0 2 4 100-67 7-1 have connected for 7 over that span, including 3 at Minnesota on July 1 and 3 more last 5/25 at Baltimore L, 2-8 4.0 7 6 6 0 2 2 84-56 0-5 5/30 at Cleveland W, 6-3 5.0 7 3 3 0 2 3 100-58 5-3 week against the Sox...the homers have accounted for 12 of the 18 runs he has allowed 6/5 Minnesota W, 1-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 0 5 88-62 1-0 over this tough stretch...his last win was here on June 26, an 8-2 triumph over Tampa Bay. 6/10 at Pittsburg L, 2-3 5.0 4 3 3 1 1 5 79-56 0-3 6/16 at St. Louis ND, 7-10 1.2 7 6 6 2 0 0 40-27 1-6 STILL AMONG LEADERS SINCE MAY 9--Despite his recent struggles, his seven 6/20 at Houston W, 2-1 5.2 5 1 1 0 2 6 94-59 2-1 wins since May 9 are tied for the third-most in the American League...he began that victory 6/26 Tampa Bay W, 8-2 7.0 5 2 1 1 1 5 99-72 4-2 7/1 at Minnesota L, 8-10 5.2 6 6 6 3 1 5 95-66 5-6 run with a 4-3 win at home over Boston, his first triumph over the Red Sox since the 2005 7/7 at Detroit L, 7-8 3.1 9 6 6 1 2 3 72-50 2-5 campaign... he was a 3-1 winner at Texas on May 14, his first win over Texas since the 2005 7/13 Chicago ND, 8-9 (14) 4.2 9 6 6 3 3 5 110-72 5-6 season...he defeated the D’Backs, 7-3, on May 19 for his first win over Arizona entry since 2012 Totals 7-8, 5.50 103.0 117 65 63 17 25 77 1716-1148 67% Career Totals 67-67, 4.60 1267.2 1287 705 648 218 471 959 - - September 20, 1998...has walked no more than 2 batters in 18 of his 19 starts and not walked any in 5 outings...he has issued 25 walks in 103.0 innings, a rate of 2.18 per 9.0 which is the 10th-best in the A.L. (min. 100 IP). ON THE PANAMANIAN CHARTS--Bruce needs one win to pass Juan Berenguer for second on the all-time wins list among native Panamanians with 68...earlier this season, he moved into the top spot passing both Berenguer and the injured Mariano Rivera and currently has 1,267.2 ...he is 16 shy of matching Berenguer’s career total of 935, who sits in second behind Rivera’s 1,119. VS. M’S--Bruce has a career record of 4-0 with a and a 2.73 ERA (52.2 IP, 49 H, 16 ER) in 11 games (7 starts) against the Mariners...all 4 of his wins came as a starter with a 1.89 ERA (47.2 IP, 43 H, 10 ER) in those 7 outings...last season here on April 14, he allowed one unearned run on 6 hits thru 8.0 innings in a 5-1 rain- shortened victory...in winning his last two starts against Seattle, he has combined for 15.0 innings while allowing just 1 earned run...Chen is 2-0 with a 2.17 ERA (29.0 IP, 30 H, 7 ER) in 6 games (4 starts) vs. the M’s in his home park and 2-0 with a save and a 1.08 ERA (16.2 IP, 17 H, 2 ER) in 4 home games (2 starts) since joining the Royals. SOLID AT HOME--Bruce is 4-3 with a 3.96 ERA (52.1 IP, 54 H, 23 ER) in 8 home starts this season compared to a 7.11 ERA in 11 road efforts...he had allowed just 1 run over his last 14.0 home innings prior to last Friday’s hiccup vs. Chicago and had posted 4 straight quality starts here...Chen is 18-11 in his career in KC with a 4.25 ERA and 34-26 with a 4.30 ERA in his home park. Bruce’s Last Win: Chen vs. Mariners June 26, 2012 vs. Tampa Bay (7.0 IP, 8-2 over Chris Archer) Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Bruce’s Last Loss: Chone Figgins .167 12 2 0 1 July 7, 2012 at Detroit (3.1 IP, 8-7 to Doug Fister) Miguel Olivo .000 8 0 0 0 Bruce’s Only Career Shutout: Brendan Ryan .250 4 1 0 0 October 1, 2010 vs. Tampa Bay (7-0 win over ) - 1st shutout and 3rd career complete game Michael Saunders .286 7 2 0 0 Bruce’s Last Complete Game (non-shutout): Justin Smoak .200 5 1 0 0 April 14, 2011 vs. Seattle Mariners (5-1 win, 8.0 IP) - now has 4 career complete games Ichiro Suzuki .423 26 11 0 1 Bruce’s High: Casper Wells .111 9 1 0 0 9, 3 times: last on August 23, 2011 @ Toronto (win)

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Box 419969 • Kansas City, MO 64141-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2012 Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 18, 2012 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Luke Hochevar = Luke will make his 19th start of 2012 in tomorrow’s matinee finale...is 6-8 with a 5.16 ERA, 75 strikeouts and 33 walks over 103.0 innings (59 ER). = Hochevar made his first start after the All-Star break on Saturday vs. Chicago...he kept the Sox scoreless until the third, when Alejandro De Aza doubled home Gordon Beckham...KC scored 3 in the home half, with the lead holding until the sixth...Adam Dunn led off with a long home run over the batter’s eye and followed with a ...Hoch exited at that point and settled for a no decision as Konerko scored later in the frame...KC went on to a 6-3 win. = The 28-year old has faced Seattle 4 times, compiling a 2-1 mark and a 3.16 ERA...he was 1-1 in 2011, with a win here on April 15 and a loss on September 8 at Safeco...Ichiro Suzuki’s leadoff double was Hochevar’s lone hit allowed in the April 15 win as he tossed 7.0 innings in a 2-1 game...he permitted 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and 3 walks in the loss...his 9 strikeouts were a season high. = Luke has posted a 1.99 ERA in his wins and no decisions (10 starts, 14 ER in 63.1 IP)...his ERA is 10.21 in his 8 losses (45 ER in 39.2 IP). 2012 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 89 26-39 - - 5.41 456.0 514 286 274 60 188 341 .287 Relievers 88 12-12 23 34 3.15 342.2 312 131 120 28 142 322 .245 Totals 89 38-51 23 34 4.44 798.2 826 417 394 88 330 663 .270 Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 196/293 (67%) Saves/Save Opp: 23/34 (68%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 170/59 (35%) Jonathan Broxton 1st Batter Efficiency:20/33 Saves/Save Opp: 22/26 (85%) Last Save: July 14 vs CWS (106th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2012 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 6/17 at Stl) July 14 vs. Chicago (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Jonathan rebounded from a blown save on Friday with a 1-2-3 ninth on Saturday as he closed out KC’s 6-3 win over Chicago...the save was his 22nd of the year, which is fifth in the A.L. = Jonathan recorded his 20th save on June 29 at Minnesota...this is his third 20+-save season, joining 2009 and 2010. = Broxton was among 5 A.L. finalists in the 2012 All-Star Game Final Vote sponsored by Firestone...the roster spot went to Yu Darvish of Texas. = Jonathan’s 21 saves since April 26 are tied with Tampa Bay’s Fernando Rodney for second in the A.L. behind New York’s Rafael Soriano (24). (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:0/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2012 Strikeout High: - July 17 vs. Okla. City (AAA) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 = Francisley begins his second stint with KC after being recalled from Triple-A Omaha this afternoon...the 31-year old was 1-4 with 5 saves, 46 strikeouts and a 2.88 ERA in 31 outings for the Storm Chasers (16 ER in 50.0 IP)...he posted a 0.90 ERA at home (3 ER in 30.0 IP), limiting opponents to a .181 average. = Bueno made 2 appearances with the Royals after having his contract selected on June 23...allowed 1 run over 2.0 IP before being optioned on June 26. 1st Batter Efficiency:14/21 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: May 11, 2011 at NYY (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/1 2012 Strikeout High: 5 on 6/18 at Hou July 16 vs. Seattle 2.2 1 1 1 1 2 = Louis entered in the second on Monday with 1 out, Casper Wells on third and KC trailing 7-0...he retired Jesus Montero and Justin Smoak to strand Wells, then worked a perfect third before issuing a leadoff walk to Munenori Kawasaki in the fourth...Ichiro Suzuki tripled with 1 out, scoring Kawasaki. = This is Coleman’s fourth stint with KC this season...was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on the Fourth of July...he was 0-2 with a 3.20 ERA in 11 relief appearances for the Storm Chasers. Tim Collins (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:27/41 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 34/11 2012 Strikeout High: 5 on 5/15 at Tex July 17 vs. Seattle 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 = Tim inherited Brendan Ryan at first with no outs in the fifth last night and KC trailing 8-3...Dustin Ackley greeted Tim with a triple, scoring Ryan...Collins worked out of the inning without further damage, then pitched around a double in the sixth. = Collins leads all A.L. relievers with 62 strikeouts...is averaging 12.22 K’s per 9 IP, which is first among American League pitchers with at least 40.0 IP... he has surpassed last year’s strikeout total, when he notched 60 K’s in 67.0 IP (8.06 per 9.0 IP). 1st Batter Efficiency:31/42 Saves/Save Opp: 1/4 (25%) Last Save: April 10, 2012 at Oak (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 27/9 2012 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/6 at LAA July 17 vs. Seattle 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Aaron began the eighth last night with Seattle leading 9-6...he tossed a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout of Justin Smoak. = Crow has limited lefties to a .135 mark on the year (7-for-52)...the average is second in the A.L. among pitchers with 50+ opponent at bats by lefties. 1st Batter Efficiency:31/43 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 28/10 2012 Strikeout High: 4 on 6/20 at Hou July 17 vs. Seattle 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Kelvin started the seventh last evening with KC trailing 9-3...he tossed a 1-2-3 inning with strikeouts of Ichiro Suzuki and Casper Wells. = Kelvin leads all MLB rookies with 43 appearances and 12 holds...he is tied with Aaron Crow for the team lead in holds. = He has posted a 1.75 ERA in 25.2 innings since May 20, allowing just 5 earned runs of his own over 24 appearances. 1st Batter Efficiency:20/35 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 25, 2011 at CWS (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 16/7 2012 Strikeout High: 3 (5x, last 6/13 vs. Mil) July 17 vs. Seattle 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Greg worked a 1-2-3 ninth with a pair of strikeouts in last night’s 9-6 loss...he has fanned at least 1 batter in 15 consecutive outings. = His 2-run, 0.1-inning outing on June 23 was the first time that Greg allowed multiple runs since April 20 vs. Toronto...that outing was his last before a stint on the D.L. with a left rib stress reaction...since returning from the shelf, he has allowed only 5 runs in 26.2 innings, spanning 28 appearances for a 1.69 ERA. = Holland is averaging 13.09 strikeouts per 9 innings, third in the A.L. and eighth in MLB among pitchers with at least 25.0 IP. Vin Mazzaro 1st Batter Efficiency:3/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/0 2012 Strikeout High: 4 (2x, last 6/15 @Stl) July 17 vs. Seattle 2.1+3 4 3 3 1 2 = Vin inherited 2 runners with 2 outs in the second last night and KC trailing 6-0...he closed the inning and held Seattle scoreless into the fifth, when he allowed a 2-run homer to Michael Saunders...Mazzaro was replaced after a walk to Brendan Ryan, who scored later in the inning. = Mazzaro, recalled from Triple-A Omaha yesterday, is in his third stint this year with KC...is 3-3 with the Royals, recording a 6.12 ERA in 9 appearances (6 starts)...was 2-1 with a 4.53 ERA in 10 appearances (8 starts) for Omaha, with both relief appearances coming in his latest stint with the Storm Chasers. Jose Mijares (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:31/44 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 29/12 2012 Strikeout High: 3 (4x, last 7/6 at Det) July 15 vs. Chicago 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 = Jose has not appeared in this series after pitching in all 3 contests vs. Chicago...he entered Sunday’s game with 1 out in the eighth and KC trailing the Sox 2-1...Mijares fanned Adam Dunn on 3 pitches and was replaced by Kelvin Herrera. = Mijares’ 44 appearances tie him with Boston’s Alfredo Aceves for second in the A.L., trailing only Boone Logan of the Yankees (45). = He has allowed just 1 earned run of his own over his last 26 appearances, spanning 19.1 innings for a 0.47 ERA, with 14 hits and 20 strikeouts.

Royals vs. Mariners 2012 Career W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Broxton ------0-0 0 18.00 2 1.0 4 2 Bueno ------Chen ------4-0 1 2.73 11 52.2 49 16 Coleman 0-0 0 3.38 1 2.2 1 1 - - 3.38 1 2.2 1 1 Collins 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 2 0 0-0 0 4.15 4 4.1 3 2 Crow 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.1 0 0 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 - - 0.00 1 1.1 0 0 Hochevar ------2-1 0 3.16 4 25.2 19 9 Holland 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0 0 3.00 3 3.0 2 1 Mazzaro 0-0 0 11.57 1 2.1 4 3 0-2 0 5.51 4 16.1 16 10 Mendoza ------0-1 0 9.00 4 9.0 14 9 Mijares ------0-0 0 4.91 7 3.2 4 2 Teaford 0-0 0 1.80 1 5.0 3 1 1-0 0 0.90 2 10.0 6 1 Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 18, 2012 Hitting Notes Yuniesky Betancourt This Series: 1-for-4, 2B This Stand: 2-for-15 (.133), 2B Hit Streak: 1 gm (1-4) = Yuni went 1-for-4 Monday night with a double...has 21 RBI in his last 22 games, but it hitting just .143 (5-for-35) over his last 8 since July 4 with 2 RBI. = He didn’t start the game on June 17 in St. Louis, but he certainly finished it...he entered in the bottom of the first at second base after Chris Getz’ injury... after going hitless in his first 5 at bats, he hit a go-ahead RBI double in the 14th and then the game-winning 2-run home run in the 15th.

Billy Butler This Series: 2-for-8, run, HR, 3 RBI This Stand: 7-for-20 (.350), run, HR, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 5 gms (7-20) = Billy was 1-for-4 last night with an RBI single...hit his team-leading 17th home run, a 2-run shot, Monday...has now hit in 8 of 9 (.351, 13-for-37). = Billy went 0-for-2 with a groundout in the seventh and a strikeout in the ninth in his first All-Star Game July 10 here at Kauffman Stadium. = Is tied for seventh in the A.L. with 32 multi-hit games...has collected just 2 doubles in his last 51 games since May 18. = Hit his 17th homer Monday night in his 87th game...his previous best for posting his 17th homer came in 2009 in his 134th game on September 7. = He is hitting .358 (34-for-95) vs. lefties, third in the league. = Billy has 17 go-ahead RBI, fifth in the American League and 10th in baseball. = His 153 doubles since the start of the 2009 season are tied for second witht he Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera to the Yankees’ Robinson Cano (162) for the most doubles in the Majors...is currently eighth on Royals all-time list with 198...Joe Randa is next on the list with 223.

Lorenzo Cain This Series: 2-for-5, run, HR, 2 RBI This Stand: 7-for-15 (.467), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, SF Hit Streak:5 gms (8-16) = Lorenzo pinch hit in the seventh last night and lined a 2-run home run, his first as a Royal and first in the Majors since September 26, 2010 vs. Florida... is 7-for-15 since returning from D.L. and has hit in 5 straight dating to April 10..played in his first game in the Majors since April 10 here Friday night and was 3-for-6 with a double, RBI and a career-high 3 runs scored...also recorded an outfield assist throwing at Kevin Youkilis at third base in the sixth. = Was returned from his rehab assignment at Omaha (AAA) and reinstated from 60-day D.L. on July 9...missed 78 games, first with a left groin strain and then with a torn left hip flexor...hit .208 over two separate rehab stints with NW Arkansas (AA) before batting .321 in 7 games with Omaha. = Opened the year as the Royals starting centerfielder and was 2-for-15 (.133) in 5 games...injured his groin on a spectacular catch in Oakland on April 10.

Jarrod Dyson This Series: 1-for-2, run, 3B This Stand: 2-for-5 (.400), 2 runs, 3B, 2 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 2 gms (2-5) = Jarrod went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run scored last night...has 17 stolen bases, fifth in the American League. = Posted a career-best 8-game hitting streak from April 13-May 4 over two stints with the Royals...was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on April 27.

Alcides Escobar This Series: 2-for-9, run, RBI This Stand: 8-for-22 (.364), 3 runs, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, BB, Sac Hit Streak:5 gms (8-22) = Alcides went 1-for-4 last night with an RBI and a run scored....has 7 RBI in 5 games on the homestand thus far, hitting .364 (8-for-22). = Was the hitting star here Saturday night with a pair of homers that each gave KC the lead...he untied the game with a 2-run shot in the third and broke a 3-3 tie with a solo blast in the seventh...was his first career 2-HR game and the first by a Royals shortstop since Jay Bell on April 14, 1997 at Toronto...matched a career high for the second straight night (4th time overall) with 3 RBI. = Is hitting .358 (43-for-120) over his last 32 games since June 10, the sixth-best mark in Majors...is in 11th place in hitting in the A.L. at .311. = Been consistent with the bat all year, hitting .299 (29-for-97) vs. LHP, .316 (71-for-225) vs. RHP, .343 (49-for-143) at home (sixth in A.L.), .285 (51-for- 179) on the road and .295 in April, .310 in May, .333 in June and .296 (16-for-54) in July. = Leads all MLB shortstops with a .311 average and is tied for fourth in doubles (21), third in on-base pct. (.353) and fourth in slugging pct. (432). = Is batting .298 (195-for-654) over his last 184 games since June 7, 2011, second-best among MLB shortstops (Jeter, .315) with 162+ games. = He signed a 4-year contract extension with two club options for 2016 and 2017 on March 15.

Jeff Francoeur This Series: 1-for-7, run, HBP This Stand: 6-for-21 (.286), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 1 gm (1-3) = Jeff went 1-for-3 last night with a and a run scored...threw out Michael Saunders attempting to go first-to-third on a single in the eighth here Monday, his 9th outfield assist of the season, third in the Majors and 2 shy of the leaders, Jose Bautista (TOR) and Jason Kubel (ARI)...is 1 outfield assist shy of his eighth straight 10+ assists season. = His 106 outfield assists are by far the most in MLB since the beginning of 2005...he is 29 clear of the Cubs’ , who stands alone in second... is currently fifth among active players in outfield assists...he is fifth among all active outfielders in career assists with 106 with the four ahead of him each having played a minimum of 15 big league seasons while he is in his eighth campaign.

Chris Getz This Series: 0-for-4, RBI This Stand: 3-for-11 (.273), 2B, 2 RBI, Sac Hit Streak: 0 gms (0-6) = Chris went 0-for-4 last night, driving in a run with a groundout...returned from his rehab assignment with Omaha and activated from the 15-day D.L. last Monday...missed 20 games with a left lateral lower leg strain...he previously missed 17 games with a left ribcage contusion from late May 22-June 12. = Played in 6 rehab games with Omaha, batting .167 (4-for-24) with 2 RBI. = Has 8 extra-base hits (6 2B, 2 3B) in 39 games after collecting just 9 (6 2B, 3 3B) in 118 games in 2011. = Has yet to homer as a Royal with the streak currently at 707 at bats, the longest homer drought to start a Royals career...Getzy’s last home run was with the White Sox on July 19, 2009.

Alex Gordon This Series: 5-for-8, 2 runs, 2B, 3B, RBI, BB This Stand: 11-for-23 (.478), 4 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 7 gms (14-30) = Alex went 2-for-4 last night with an RBI triple and a run scored and has hit in 7 straight (.467, 14-for-30)...his on-base pct. since moving into the leadoff spot on May 27 is .426, fifth-highest in the A.L...now tied for seventh in the league with 32 multi-hit games...hitting .366 (49-for-134) in his last 32 games since June 10, sixth-best in MLB. = He has 29 doubles on the season, which is tied for second in baseball and tied for first in the A.L., and is also eighth in A.L. with 48 walks...since moving back to leadoff spot on May 27, is hitting .348 (62-for-178) with an MLB-leading 18 doubles, a .426 on-base pct. and .500 slugging, reaching in 39 of 44 games. = Recorded his 7th outfield assist last night nabbing Brendan Ryan at third base and is tied for fourth in the A.L = His 5 walks on June 17 in St. Louis tied both a career high (also 7/30/08 at Oakland) and Royals franchise high...Gordon is the only Royals player to record 5 walks in a game...Gordon is just the fifth player in baseball since 1980 and 11th player in baseball history to record multiple 5-walk games, joining Barry Bonds (3 times), Dale Murphy, Rickey Henderson and Mark Teixeira. = He signed a 4-year contract extension through 2015 with a player option for 2016 on March 30.

Eric Hosmer This Series: 2-for-7, run, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, SB This Stand: 2-for-17 (.118), run, 2B, RBI, 3 BB, SB Hit Streak: 2 gms (2-7) = Eric went 1-for-4 with a double in last night’s game...has 9 stolen bases, which is tied with Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion for the most in the Majors among first baseman. = Snapped an 11-game hitting streak on June 10, which matched a career best he established during his rookie season of 2011...he hit .342 (13-for-38) during the hitting streak.

Mike Moustakas This Series: 2-for-8 This Stand: 6-for-23 (.261), 3 runs, HR, RBI Hit Streak:0 gms (0-6) = Moose went 0-for-4 in last night’s contest...launched his 16th homer of the season Friday vs. the White Sox. = Had a big night on July 2 in Toronto with an RBI double in the third and a , the first of his career, in the seventh...the 5 RBI were a career high. = Recorded his first career 2-homer game on June 24 vs. St. Louis with a 2-run shot and a solo blast. = His .806 OPS is sixth among third baseman in baseball and third-highest in the A.L., trailing Miguel Cabrera (.949) and Adrian Beltre (.887).

Brayan Pena This Series: Has not played This Stand: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 gms (0-3) = Brayan entered to catch in the 11th Friday night and ended up 0-for-2...still batting .348 (8-for-23) over his last 7 games. = His home run on May 28 in Cleveland was his first in nearly a full year, as he homered on May 29, 2011 at Texas, a span of 222 at bats. = He set a career high with 4 hits in 5 trips on April 15 vs. Cleveland with a double, RBI and a run scored.

Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB This Stand: 6-for-19 (.316), 3 runs, 2 2B, HR, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 gms (4-11) = Salvy went 1-for-4 last night with a double and a run scored...batted .425 (17-for-40) with 3 doubles and 3 home runs during his 11-game hitting streak (June 22-July 5) after returning from the D.L...the 11-game hitting streak was a career high and tied for the longest by a Royal in 2012...has hit in 16 of his 18 games this season with 10 extra base hits (5 2B, 5 HR) and just 4 strikeouts. = Made his 2012 debut on June 22, singling in his first and hitting a 2-run homer in the fourth inning...was returned from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the 60-day D.L. prior to that game...had missed the entire 2012 season to that point after undergoing surgery in March to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee...appeared in 12 games on rehab assignment with Omaha, hitting .340 (17-for-50) with 7 RBI and 11 runs scored. = The 22-year-old backstop from Venezuela signed a 5-year contract thru 2016 with 3 club options for 2017-19 on February 27, 2012. Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 18, 2012 This & That ROSTER MOVE--Prior to tonight’s game, the Royals recalled lefthanded reliever Francisley Bueno from Omaha (AAA) and optioned last night’s starter, Ryan Verdugo, to the Storm Chasers...Bueno (#67), 31, allowed a run on 3 hits in 2.0 innings over 2 appearances for KC in June. CAIN ABLE IN A PINCH--All Lorenzo Cain has done since he returned from the disabled list last Friday is hit the ball hard and he continued that trend last night when he was called upon to pinch hit in the seventh inning...he delivered his first home run as a Kansas City Royal, second blast of his career, a 2-run shot to leftfield to get KC within three runs of the Mariners...it was the second pinch blast of the year for the Royals, with providing the most dramatic with a 2-out, 2-strike game-tying shot on June 17 in St. Louis off Jason Motte to send the game to overtime with KC eventually prevailing, 5-3 in 15 innings...last night’s by Cain was the 72nd in franchise history...for trivia sake, Bob “Hawk” Taylor hit the first pinch shot in franchise history, a 3-run blast off of Detroit’s Dick Radatz on May 6, 1969 in Tiger Stadium...that ninth inning shot by Taylor turned a 6-4 deficit into a 7-6 win, capping a 5-run final frame for Kansas City. WALKS SCARCE--Last night was Kansas City’s 10th game this year in which they did not receive a free pass and the second in the last three...the Royals are third in the Majors and lead the A.L. in fewest walks received with 227...conversely, KC leads the Majors in fewest strikeouts with 549. BRINGING UP THE REAR IN STYLE--Kansas City’s nine-hole hitters to this point have the most run production and best batting average among all big league clubs...Lorenzo Cain’s 2-run pinch homer from that spot last night put the Royals ahead of Toronto in RBI from the ninth slot, with KC now recording 45 RBI at the very bottom of the order, which is one more than the Jays, while the Royals have hit at a .286 clip from the ninth spot with 26 doubles, also tops among big league clubs. EXTENDED STAND AT MID POINT--Last night’s loss to the Mariners dropped the Royals to 1-4 through five games of this 10-game stand...Seattle is here through tomorrow, as the 4-game set concludes with a 1:10 matinee...Minnesota pays its second visit of the year beginning Friday for a weekend series before KC hits the road for seven in Anaheim (3) and Seattle (4)...the Royals are in the midst of 17 games in 17 days, with the next off day occurring on July 30 after the completion of the next road trip...KC is just 15-27 in Kauffman Stadium in 2012. PEREZ STAYS HOT--Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez has been a welcome addition to the lineup since returning from left knee surgery that cost him nearly three months of the season...since joining the big league club for the first time in 2012 on June 22, the 22-year old receiver has hit safely in 16 of 18 games at a .364 clip (24-for-66) with 10 extra-base hits, including his first 11 games after returning from the disabled list...his average in that span is second among all Major League catchers with at least 60 at bats...Perez has also neurtralized the running game with the opposition stealing only one bag in his last 11 starts. TWINS TO CLOSEOUT EXTENDED STAY--This 10-game stand will wrap up with Minnesota hitting town for a weekend visit starting Friday night...the Royals, who enter tonight leading the Twins by a 1/2 game for fourth in the A.L. Central, have gone just 3-6 vs. Minnesota to this point, including a 1-2 mark here...Kansas City trails the all-time series by a 311-356 margin, while the 44-year series is split in Kansas City at 167-167, including a slim 148-150 deficit in Kauffman Stadium. ON CUSP OF ONE MILLION--The Royals drew 15,769 last night to up the season total to 986,599 for 42 dates, and should eclipse the 1,000,000 mark with tonight’s gathering...Kansas City has averaged 23,490 per contest this year, which is an increase of 4,792 per game over a year ago when the club had drawn 785,328 for the first 42 dates, an average of 18,698...tonight’s gathering will go up against 14,265 from the 43rd date a year ago which raised the 2011 total to 799,593. NED AT THE HELM--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, Ned Yost, was named to his post on May 13, 2010 and has recorded a 164-213 ledger since taking the reins...he recorded career win #600 on May 21 in Yankee Stadium...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox’s big league staff (1991-2002). vs. Mariners (2012) vs. Mariners (career) At Home (career) Millwood (career) Hernandez (career)

Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Betancourt .250 4 1 0 0 .259 54 14 1 5 .275 1786 491 33 206 .176 51 9 0 2 .111 9 1 0 0 Butler .250 8 2 1 3 .303 132 40 7 29 .314 1457 458 49 227 .261 23 6 0 3 .286 14 4 1 3 Cain .400 5 2 1 2 .400 5 2 1 2 .290 100 29 1 9 ------Dyson .500 2 1 0 0 .143 7 1 0 0 .244 160 39 1 9 - - - - - .000 2 0 0 0 Escobar .222 9 2 0 1 .190 42 8 0 3 .259 713 185 7 59 - - - - - .000 2 0 0 0 Francoeur .143 7 1 0 0 .264 53 14 2 6 .277 2016 558 67 309 - - - - - .000 3 0 0 0 Getz .000 4 0 0 1 .140 43 6 0 2 .272 529 144 1 40 .444 9 4 0 1 .333 3 1 0 0 Gordon .625 8 5 0 1 .294 119 35 3 18 .281 1178 331 38 162 .278 18 5 2 2 .250 12 3 0 3 Hosmer .286 7 2 0 1 .304 23 7 1 4 .276 387 107 8 53 ------Moustakas .250 8 2 0 0 .316 19 6 0 0 .265 291 77 11 36 ------Pena - - - - - .233 30 7 1 3 .245 413 101 4 39 ------Perez .286 7 2 1 1 .263 19 5 1 1 .326 89 29 3 13 ------

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Pitcher Pena Perez Quintero Totals 2 5 2.5 0-2 - Adcock 0-2 - - 0-2 Bruce Chen 19 77 4.1 7-12 8 Chen 7-10 0-2 - 7-12 6 27 4.5 4-2 2 Duffy - - 4-2 4-2 Luke Hochevar 18 76 4.2 9-9 7 Hochevar - 3-1 6-8 9-9 Vin Mazzaro 6 22 3.7 3-3 2 Luis Mendoza 11 35 3.2 4-7 5 Mazzaro 3-1 0-2 - 3-3 Felipe Paulino 7 22 3.1 4-3 4 Mendoza 1-3 1-2 2-2 4-7 Jonathan Sanchez 12 57 4.8 3-9 1 Paulino - - 4-3 4-3 3 18 6.0 1-2 1 Sanchez 1-3 0-2 2-4 3-9 Everett Teaford 4 24 6.0 3-1 1 Smith - - 1-2 1-2 Ryan Verdugo 1 6 6.0 0-1 - Teaford 1-0 2-1 - 3-1 Totals 89 369 4.1 38-51 31 Verdugo - 0-1 - 0-1 Catchers Breakdown Total 13-19 6-11 19-21 38-51

Pena Perez Quintero Totals Starts 32 17 40 89 Kansas City By the Days CS/ATT 7/44 4/10 9/41 20/94 Monday 4-8 Catcher PO - 1 1 2 Tuesday 8-6 Pct. 15.9 40.0 22.0 21.3 Wednesday 7-6 ERA 4.21 5.68 4.11 4.44 Thursday 4-1 ER/IP 138/294.2 94/149.0 162/355.0 394/798.2 Friday 4-11 Saturday 6-9 Team Sunday 5-10 Pitcher Pickoffs: 2 (last: 6/30 @ Min) Pickoff & CS: 14 (last: 7/7 @ Det)

Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 52 37 58 33 43 30 34 34 42 - 1 2 - 1 2 369 Opponents 74 41 56 39 58 32 42 56 11 2 - 3 - 2 1 417

Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 13 8 6 3 1 4 - 3 ------Opponents 12 12 9 3 6 8 1 ------Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 18, 2012 2012 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 Betancourt 6 - 6 3 3 3 3 - - 4 1 1 1 4 5 1 - - - 3-3 7/5/12 @ TOR A. Carpenter 27 Butler 17 8 9 6 11 10 6 1 - 4 7 6 1 7 4 7 2 2 2 9-7 7/16/12 SEA J. Vargas 6 Cain 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 7/17/12 SEA S. Kelley 0 Dyson ------9/27/10 MIN K. Slowey 279 Escobar 4 1 3 4 - 2 2 - - 1 2 1 - 3 4 - - - - 3-0 7/14/12 CWS J. Peavy 13 Francoeur 8 2 6 3 5 5 2 1 - 1 4 3 - 2 5 2 - 1 - 4-4 7/13/12 CWS J. Quintana 19 Getz ------7/19/09 BAL J. Guthrie 840 Gordon 5 1 4 2 3 3 1 1 - 2 3 - 1 3 - 1 - 3 1 3-2 6/12/12 MIL Z. Greinke 128 Hosmer 9 1 8 5 4 5 4 - - 3 2 4 1 4 1 2 2 4 - 6-3 6/25/12 TB A. Cobb 67 Moustakas 16 2 14 8 8 12 3 - 1 5 6 5 - 5 - - 3 3 10 8-7 7/13/12 CWS J. Quintana 22 Pena 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - 0-1 5/28/12 @ CLE J. Tomlin 57 Perez 5 3 2 2 3 3 2 - - 3 1 2 - 1 2 1 - - 2 2-3 7/16/12 SEA J. Vargas 6

Pinch-Hit: Last: Lorenzo Cain (7/17/12 vs. Seattle, seventh inning) - 1st in 2012 (Butler, 6/17 at St. Louis), Franchise total: 72 Grand Slam: Last: (7/2/12 @ Toronto, seventh inning) - 1st in 2012, Franchise total: 109 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Alcides Escobar (7/14/12 vs. Chicago) - 2-run, solo - 3rd time in 2012 (Butler, 4/25 at Cleveland & Moustakas, 6/24 vs. St. Louis) 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: and Jeff Francoeur (9/6/11 @ Oakland, 2nd inning) - 3 times in 2011 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (6/12/12 vs. Milwaukee) - 1st time in 2012, Franchise total: 79 Inside-the-Park: Last: David DeJesus (4/23/10 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 94 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Billy Butler (6/1/11 vs. LAA, 9th inning, Downs pitching) - Franchise total: 60; 3 times in 2011 (Ka’aihue, 4/1 vs. LAA; Treanor, 4/3 vs. LAA)

Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Andruw Jones, Chicago (9/12/10 @ U.S. Cellular Field, Blake Wood pitching, 6th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Robinson Cano, New York (5/6/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Luke Hochevar pitching, 3rd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: , (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Casey Kotchman and Jason Kipnis (4/15/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Louis Coleman pitching, 8th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: , Boston (7/27/11 @ Fenway Park, Bruce Chen pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Derek Jeter @ New York (7/22/10 @ Yankee Stadium, Bruce Chen pitching, 3rd inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Santiago @ Detroit (8/30/11 @ Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: , Mike Napoli, Endy Chavez (5/28/11 @ Texas, Sean O’Sullivan pitching, 6th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, 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, Kyle Davies-1; -1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Willy Aybar (8/3/09 @ Tropicana Field, Zack Greinke and Ron Mahay pitching)

2012 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 Betancourt 8 - - - - 8 7 2 - - - 9 2 6 6 3 - - 1 g 7 g (5/1-6/9) 1 - Butler 27 5 - - - 32 6 6 - - - 12 4 17 17 5 - - 5 g 8 g (4/10-18) 5 - Cain 1 1 - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - 5 g 5 g (4/10-active) - - Dyson 10 2 - - - 12 ------1 1 3 3 - - 2 g 8 g (4/13-5/4) 11 4 Escobar 23 5 1 - - 29 4 2 - - - 6 5 9 15 4 - - 5 g 7 g (6/22-29) 14 8 Francoeur 17 3 1 - - 21 5 1 - - - 6 2 4 12 4 - - 1 g 8 g (5/20-28) 2 - Getz 7 1 - - - 8 1 - - - - 1 1 2 6 1 - - 0 g 6 g (5/19-6/16) 5 1 Gordon 25 6 1 - - 32 4 2 - - - 6 9 3 6 7 - - 7 g 7 g (5/27-6/3) 3 1 Hosmer 12 3 - - - 15 7 2 - - - 9 4 8 15 3 1 - 2 g 11g (5/28-6/9) 10 1 Moustakas 15 5 - - - 20 4 3 2 1 - 10 - 10 20 4 - - 0 g 7 g (2x) 6 - Pena 4 2 1 - - 7 3 - - - - 3 2 2 11 - - - 0 g 3 g (4x) 3 - Perez 5 - 1 - - 6 2 - - - - 2 1 1 2 1 1 - 3 g 11 g (6/22-7/5) 1 -

Multi-Run Innings for Royals Lineup Production # of runs # times last time Batting Order - HR RBI 2 runs - 61 7/14 vs. CWS (8th inn, 3 hits) 1st - 2 21 3 runs - 20 7/17 vs. SEA (7th inn, 4 hits) 2nd - 9 57 4 runs - 6 7/1 @ MIN (6th, 3 hits) 3rd - 15 47 5 runs - 5 7/5 @ TOR (3rd, 5 hits) 4th - 13 52 6 runs - 1 5/13 @ CWS (9th, 4 hits) 5th - 9 30 7 runs - - - 6th - 12 38 7th - 7 36 8th - 2 22 9th - 5 44

The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: , Aug. 26, 1991 vs. Chicago June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Scott Podsednik, Chicago, April 22, 2005 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: Yuniesky Betancourt, vs. Cleveland, Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, September 19, 2010 (2nd inning) in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (6-3, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Brett Lawrie, 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 Suspended Game: One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 June 15-16, 2001 at Milwaukee, 4-2 (Power Outage). Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Angels Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Eric Hosmer, September 20, 2011 vs. Detroit (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Bruce Chen, October 1, 2010 vs. Tampa Bay Royal Six-Hit Game: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: (Royals 7-0) 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 Eric Hosmer, August 20, 2011 vs. Boston (6th inning) April 26, 2007 at Minnesota (Minn won 1-0 in 11 innings) at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) - 2 times in 2011 Royals Walk-Off Win: Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Royals Five-RBI Game: June 14, 2012 vs. Milwaukee (4-3 in 9) - 2nd of 2012 Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 Mike Moustakas, July 2, 2012 @ Toronto Royals Bat Around: vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Royals Six-RBI Game: June 18, 2012 at Houston (9th inning, 5 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: , April 18, 2010 @ Minnesota -- 4th time in 2012 -- Sept. 29-30, 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0) Royals Seven-RBI Game: Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: (11 times) - last: Jose Guillen, June 7, 2008 @ NYY June 25-27, 2012 vs. Tampa Bay May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Royals Position Player Pitching: Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: , April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland July 5-7, 2010 @ Seattle July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) Opponent Position Player Pitching: Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: A.L.: Bill Hall, Boston, May 28, 2010 at Fenway September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle , July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) Park; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: 2002 at Kauffman Stadium May 7-10, 1999 at Minnesota Felipe Paulino, September 10 at Seattle (11) Royals Pitcher Homered: Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona June 22-24, 2012 vs. St. Louis Cardinals Luke Hochevar, June 25, 2012 vs. Tampa Bay Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: (Royals 8-0) Luke Hochevar, June 19, 2012 @ Houston July 6-8, 2012 at Detroit Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 19, 2012 at Houston (2-0); Luke Hochevar (7.2), Vin Mazzaro, June 9, 2012 @ Pittsburgh April 20-23 vs. Toronto Aaron Crow (0.1), Jonathan Broxton (1.0) Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: Gregor Blanco, August 13, 2010 vs. New York Yankees (3) August 8-11, 2011 at Tampa Bay Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 18, 2012 2012 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 2/27 C-Salvador Perez Signed a five-year contract thru 2016, includes three club 6/5 LHP-Will Smith Optioned to Omaha options thru 2019 6/6 LHP-Ryan Verdugo Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 3/15 SS-Alcides Escobar Signed a four-year contract thru 2015,includes two club 6/7 LHP-Everett Teaford Assigned to Omaha on rehab assignment options thru 2017 C-Salvador Perez Assigned to Omaha on rehab assignment 3/20 C-Humberto Quintero Acquired with OF Jason Bourgeois from Houston in INF-Chris Getz Assigned to Omaha on rehab assignment exchange for LHP Kevin Chapman and a PTBN 6/8 1B-Clint Robinson Recalled from Omaha C-Salvador Perez Placed on 60-day D.L.,Surgery on left knee (meniscus) 6/9 RHP-Felipe Paulino Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 6/7), right groin strain C-Manuel Piña Placed on 60-day D.L.,Surgery on right knee (meniscus) RHP-Nate Adcock Recalled from Omaha 3/25 OF-Greg Golson Traded to the for cash considerations 6/10 OF-D’Andre Toney Sent to Houston Astros as PTBN to complete March 20 trade 3/30 OF-Alex Gordon Signed a four-year contract thru 2015, includes on 6/12 INF-Chris Getz Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 15-day D.L. player option for 2016 INF-Johnny Giavotella Optioned to Omaha 4/4 RHP-Sean O’Sullivan Assigned outright to Omaha LHP-Everett Teaford Returned from rehab assignment, RHP-Felipe Paulino Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 3/26), activated from 15-day D.L., optioned to Omaha right forearm strain 6/13 LHP-Jonathan Sanchez Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Joakim Soria Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 3/26), RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha right elbow UCL reconstruction (4/3) 6/14 RHP-Roman Colon Contract selected from Omaha RHP-Blake Wood Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 3/26), 1B-Clint Robinson Optioned to Omaha right ulnar nerve irritation LHP-Danny Duffy Transferred from 15- to 60-day D.L. 4/13 OF-Lorenzo Cain Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 4/11), 6/18 OF-Lorenzo Cain Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment left groin strain 2B-Chris Getz Placed on 15-day D.L., lateral strain in lower left leg OF- Recalled from Omaha RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha 4/15 RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Omaha OF-Jarrod Dyson Optioned to Omaha LHP-Tommy Hottovy Recalled from Omaha 4/21 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L., left rib stress reaction 6/20 INF-Irving Falu Recalled from Omaha RHP- Recalled from Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha 4/22 OF-Lorenzo Cain Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment RHP-Felipe Paulino Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment 4/25 RHP-Felipe Paulino Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment 6/21 RHP-Felipe Paulino Returned from rehab assignment LHP-Tommy Hottovy Contract selected from Omaha 6/22 C-Salvador Perez Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 60-day D.L. OF-Lorenzo Cain Transferred from 15- to 60-day D.L. RHP-Jeremy Jeffress Optioned to Omaha LHP-Tommy Hottovy Optioned to Omaha OF-Lorenzo Cain Returned from rehab assignment 6/23 LHP-Francisley Bueno Contract selected from Omaha 4/27 OF-Jarrod Dyson Recalled from Omaha RHP-Roman Colon Designated for assignment OF-Jason Bourgeois Optioned to Omaha 6/25 RHP-Roman Colon Assigned outright to Omaha 4/28 RHP-Nate Adcock Recalled from Omaha C-Manuel Piña Assigned to Surprise Royals on rehab assignment LHP-Everett Teaford Optioned to Omaha 6/26 LHP-Francisley Bueno Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 4/30 RHP-Felipe Paulino Recalled from rehab assignment 6/27 LHP-Everett Teaford Recalled from Omaha 5/3 INF-Yuniesky Betancourt Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 5/2), OF-Jason Bourgeois Recalled from Omaha Right ankle sprain C-Humberto Quintero Designated for assignment INF-Irving Falu Contract selected from Omaha OF-Lorenzo Cain Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha RHP-Joakim Soria Transferred from 15- to 60-day D.L. 6/30 LHP-Tommy Hottovy Recalled from Omaha (26th man) 5/5 RHP-Felipe Paulino Activated from 15-day D.L. INF-Chris Getz Assigned to Omaha on rehab assignment RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha LHP-Tommy Hottovy Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 5/8 RHP-Greg Holland Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment 7/3 RHP-Vin Mazzaro Optioned to Omaha (postgame) RHP-Vin Mazzaro Recalled from Omaha 7/4 RHP-Nate Adcock Recalled from Omaha LHP-Tommy Hottovy Optioned to Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Omaha 5/9 LHP-Jonathan Sanchez Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 5/8), OF-Mitch Maier Designated for assignment Left biceps tendinitis 7/5 C-Humberto Quintero Requested Unconditional Release Waivers 5/9 INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha C-Manuel Piña Rehab assignment transferred to Northwest Arkansas 5/11 RHP-Greg Holland Recalled from rehab assignment and activated from 7/7 C-Adam Moore Claimed on Outright Waivers from the Seattle Mariners, 15-day D.L. optioned to Omaha 5/11 RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha C-Humberto Quintero Declared a free agent 5/14 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L., torn left ulnar collateral ligament 7/8 RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha (postgame) RHP-Nate Adcock Recalled from Omaha INF-Irving Falu Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 5/17 RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Omaha 7/9 OF-Lorenzo Cain Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 60-day D.L. LHP-Everett Teaford Recalled from Omaha 2B-Chris Getz Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha 7/14 OF-Mitch Maier Assigned outright to Omaha and accepted assignment RHP-Vin Mazzaro Optioned to Omaha C-Manuel Piña Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from 60-day D.L., 5/19 LHP-Everett Teaford Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 5/18), lower ab strain optioned to Northwest Arkansas (postgame) RHP-Nate Adcock Recalled from Omaha RHP-Felipe Paulino Transferred from 15- to 60-day D.L. (postgame) 5/22 LHP-Will Smith Contract selected from Omaha 7/17 LHP-Ryan Verdugo Recalled from Omaha 2B-Chris Getz Placed on 15-day D.L., left ribcage contusion RHP-Vin Mazzaro Recalled from Omaha RHP-Blake Wood Transferred from 15- to 60-day D.L. LHP-Jonathan Sanchez Designated for assignment 5/24 INF-Yuniesky Betancourt Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment OF-Jason Bourgeois Optioned to Omaha 5/28 RHP-Vin Mazzaro Recalled from Omaha 7/18 LHP-Francisley Bueno Recalled from Omaha RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha LHP-Ryan Verdugo Optioned to Omaha LHP-Jonathan Sanchez Assigned to Omaha on rehab assignment INF-Yuniesky Betancourt Transfer of rehab assignment to Omaha 6/1 INF-Yuniesky Betancourt Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 15-day D.L. INF-Irving Falu Optioned to Omaha 6/5 LHP-Ryan Verdugo Recalled from Omaha

Royals Ejections in 2012 Date Player/Coach Note 6/2 Humberto Quintero Arguing balls and srikes (Schrieber) 6/14 Jeff Francoeur Arguing called third strike (Iassogna) 6/14 Ned Yost Arguing a foul bunt at home (Iassogna)

The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Betancourt (1-1), Bourgeois (0-2), Dyson (13-11), Escobar (0-1), Getz (1-3), P: Adcock (0-2), Chen (7-11), Duffy (4-2), Hochevar (9-9), Mazzaro (3-3), Giavotella (0-1), Gordon (24-31) Mendoza (4-7), Paulino (4-3), Sanchez (3-9), Smith (1-2), Teaford (3-1), 2nd: Betancourt (8-11), Bourgeois (0-1), Cain (1-2), Escobar (6-12), Falu (0-3) Verdugo (0-1) Francoeur (0-2), Getz (5-3), Giavotella (6-4), Gordon (8-10), Hosmer (4-3) C: Pena (14-19), Perez (5-11), Quintero (19-21) 3rd: Butler (24-27), Gordon (2-0), Hosmer (8-20), Moustakas (4-4) 1B: Butler (3-7), Hosmer (35-44) 4th: Butler (12-22), Cain (0-1), Francoeur (6-4), Gordon (3-3), Hosmer (10-12), 2B: Betancourt (13-24), Falu (0-7), Getz (18-15), Giavotella (7-5) Moustakas (7-9) 3B: Betancourt (1-2), Falu (3-0), Moustakas (34-49) 5th: Betancourt (3-9), Cain (0-1), Giavotella (1-0), Gordon (0-2), SS: Betancourt (0-1), Escobar (38-49), Falu (0-1) Francoeur (29-33), Moustakas (5-5), Pena (0-1) LF: Bourgeois (0-1), Gordon (38-50) 6th: Betancourt (1-4), Escobar (3-2), Francoeur (1-3), Giavotella (0-1), Gordon (2-3), Hosmer (12-10), Maier (0-2), Moustakas (17-23), Pena (2-3) CF: Bourgeois (1-6), Cain (3-5), Dyson (29-28), Francoeur (0-2), Maier (3-9) 7th: Betancourt (1-2), Cain (2-0), Escobar (8-8), Falu (3-1), Francoeur (2-7), RF: Francoeur (38-47), Hosmer (0-2), Maier (0-2) Getz (2-2), Giavotella (1-1), Hosmer (0-2), Maier (0-1), Moustakas (1-7), DH: Betancourt (0-1), Butler (33-42), Giavotella (1-2), Pena (0-1) Pena (10-11), Perez (3-4), Quintero (5-5) 8th: Betancourt (0-1), Bourgeois (2-2), Dyson (13-10), Escobar (4-7), Falu (0-3), Getz (8-4), Hosmer (1-0), Maier (3-7), Pena (1-5), Perez (3-6), Quintero (3-6) 9th: Bourgeois (1-2), Cain (0-1), Dyson (3-6), Escobar (17-20), Falu (0-1) Getz (2-3), Maier (0-2), Perez (0-1), Pitchers (4-5), Quintero (11-10)

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 1 7/16/12 vs. Sea Francoeur 46 5/22/12 @ NYY Pitchers 24 6/18/12 @ Hou Getz 7 6/12/12 vs. Mil Betancourt 11 6/30/12 @ Min (G1) Gordon 23 6/19/12 @ Hou Butler 23 9/23/10 @ Cle Hosmer 8 7/05/12 vs. Tor Cain 6 4/9/12 @ Oak Moustakas 6 7/7/12 @ Det Pena 4 6/26/12 vs. TB Dyson 3 7/7/12 @ Det Perez 1 7/16/12 vs. Sea Escobar 1 7/16/12 vs. Sea Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 18, 2012 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 11 July 2 at Toronto 13 April 15 vs. Cleveland Most runs, extra-inning game 9 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) 11 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) Most hits, game 16 July 5 at Toronto 17 June 22 vs. St. Louis Most hits, extra-inning game 17 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) 17 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Fewest hits, game 3 April 9 at Oakland 1 April 10 at Oakland (7 innings) Most runs, inning 6 May 13 at Chicago (9th) 7 April 13 vs. Cleveland (1st) Most hits, inning 8 June 18 at Houston (9th) 8 April 13 vs. Cleveland (1st) & July 3 at Toronto (4th) Most doubles, game 5 May 9 vs. Boston 6 June 22 vs. St. Louis Most doubles, extra-inning game 5 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) 4 3 times, last on July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Most triples, game 2 July 17 vs. Seattle 2 4 times, last on July 16 vs. Seattle Most triples, extra-inning game 1 3 times, last on July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) 1 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) Most home runs, game 4 April 25 at Cleveland & June 24 vs. St. Louis 4 3 times, last on July 1 at Minnesota Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 2 times, last on July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) 3 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Most home runs, inning 2 3 times, last on July 16 vs. Seattle (3rd inn) 2 7 times, last on July 16 vs. Seattle (1st) Most extra-base hits, game 6 June 24 vs. St. Louis & July 2 at Toronto 8 May 7 vs. Boston Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 7 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) 7 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) Most steals, game 4 June 10 at Pittsburgh 5 June 30 at Minnesota (Game 1) Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 9 at Oakland & April 10 at Oakland 2 May 18 vs. Arizona Most sacrifice flies, game 2 3 times, last on July 7 at Detroit 3 July 4 at Toronto Most sacrifices, game 2 June 15 at St. Louis 2 June 16 at St. Louis Most strikeouts, game 12 May 29 at Cleveland 14 June 20 at Houston Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 16 June 17 at St. Louis (15 inn) 15 June 17 at St. Louis (15 inn) Most walks, game 8 April 20 vs. Toronto 9 April 24 at Cleveland & June 24 vs. St. Louis Most walks, extra-inning game 10 2 times, last on July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) 7 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Most left on base, game 12 May 30 at Cleveland 13 April 24 at Cleveland Most left on base, extra-inning game 16 June 17 at St. Louis (15 inn) 15 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Fewest left on base, game 2 June 20 at Houston & July 17 vs. Seattle 2 July 1 at Minnesota Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 3 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) 9 2 times, last on June 17 at St. Louis Most double plays turned 3 3 times, last on May 28 at Cleveland 4 April 21 vs. Toronto Most errors, game 3 3 times, last on June 2 vs. Oakland 2 7 times, last on July 1 at Minnesota

Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 Pena (April 15 vs. Cleveland), Escobar (April 21 vs. Toronto), Gordon (May 5 vs. New York), Francoeur (May 20 vs. Arizona) & Perez (July 5 at Toronto) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 Moustakas (June 17 at St. Louis-17 inn) & Gordon (July 13 vs. Chicago-14 inn) Must runs, game 3 Hosmer (April 8 at LAA), Gordon (April 27 at Minnesota), Dyson (May 15 at Texas), Moustakas (May 19 vs. Arizona & June 4 vs. Minnesota), Escobar (July 7 at Detroit) & Cain (July 13 vs. Chicago) Most doubles, game 2 Quintero (April 7 at LAA), Moustakas (April 14 vs. Cleveland-10 inn & June 4 vs. Minnesota), Butler (May 5 vs. New York), Escobar (May 12 @ Chicago), Hosmer (June 9 @ Pittsburgh) & Dyson (July 5 @ Toronto) Most triples, game 1 18 times Most home runs, game 2 Butler (April 25 at Cleveland), Moustakas (June 24 vs. St. Louis) & Escobar (July 14 vs. Chicago) Most RBI, game 5 Moustakas (July 2 at Toronto) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Betancourt (June 17 at St. Louis-15 inn) & Escobar (July 13 vs. Chicago-14 inn) Most total bases, game 8 Butler (April 25 at Cleveland), Moustakas (June 24 vs. St. Louis) & Escobar (July 14 vs. Chicago) Most total bases, extra-inning game 7 Francoeur (July 13 vs. Chicago-14 inn) Most walks, game 5 Gordon (June 17 at St. Louis-15 inn) - ties franchise record (2nd time, also Gordon on 7/30/08 at OAK) Most stolen bases, game 1 multiple players Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 11 Hosmer (May 28-June 9) & Perez (June 22-July 5)

Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Hochevar (June 25 vs. Tampa Bay) Most innings pitched, reliever 5.2 Mendoza (May 13 at Chicago) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Paulino (May 16 vs. Baltimore) & Mendoza (July 4 at Toronto) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Collins (May 15 at Texas) & Coleman (June 18 at Houston) Most walks, starter 7 Sanchez (April 24 at Cleveland) Most walks, reliever 5 Mendoza (May 6 vs. New York) Most runs allowed 9 Mendoza (April 15 vs. Cleveland) & Hochevar (May 1 at Detroit) Most home runs allowed 3 Smith (May 23 at New York & June 4 vs. Minnesota), Chen (July 1 at Minnesota & July 13 vs. Chicago) & Hochevar (July 5 at Toronto) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 16.2 Hochevar (June 19-25) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 4 Collins (May 2-June 14)

Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 4 May 12-15, June 12-15, June 25-29 Longest winning streak, home 3 June 12-14, June 25-27 Longest winning streak, road 5 May 12-21 Longest losing streak, overall 12 April 11-24 Longest losing streak, home 10 April 13-23 Longest losing streak, road 3 May 22-25, June 30-July 1, July 6-8 Longest game-inning, home 15 May 16 vs. Baltimore Longest game-inning, road 15 June 17 at St. Louis Longest game-time, home 3:20 April 15 vs. Cleveland & May 3 vs. New York Longest game-time, road 3:38 June 16 at St. Louis Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 5:23 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 5:00 June 17 at St. Louis (15 inn) Shortest game-time home 2:17 June 25 vs. Tampa Bay Shortest game-time home (shortened game) - - Shortest game-time road 2:22 April 6 at LAA Shortest game-time road (shortened game) 2:13 April 10 at Oakland (8 innings) Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:44 April 14 vs. Cleveland Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Largest crowd-home 40,230 April 13 vs. Cleveland Smallest crowd-home 13,851 April 17 vs. Detroit Largest crowd-road 44,106 April 6 at LAA Smallest crowd-road 9,137 April 24 at Cleveland Largest winning margin 8 May 13 at Chicago (9-1), June 25 vs. Tampa Bay (8-0) & July 2 at Toronto (11-3) Largest losing margin 7 June 22 vs. St. Louis (11-4) Largest deficit overcome to win 3 May 26 at Baltimore (down 3-0, win 4-3) Royals Record When:

Lead after six innings: 31-4 Tied after six innings: 3-5 Trail after six innings: 4-43 Lead after seven innings: 31-2 Tied after seven innings: 4-4 Trail after seven innings: 3-45 Lead after eight innings: 34-2 Tied after eight innings: 1-2 Trail after eight innings: 3-47 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 14-7 Starter works 6.0 IP: 8-6 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 16-37 Score first: 29-13 Opponents score first: 9-38 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 7/4 Score more than three runs: 28-19 Score three runs or less: 10-32 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 2/1 Hit home run: 26-25 Do not homer: 12-26 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 12/17 Series opener: 10-20 Series finale: 14-15 Extra-inning record (Home/Road/Total): 1-3/1-1/2-4 10 or more hits: 23-19 Opponents 10 or more hits: 8-27 Errorless games by KC: 20-22

Upcoming Milestones Yuniesky Betancourt 33 hits for 1,000 Bruce Chen 41 strikeouts for 1,000

Billy Butler 2 doubles for 200 Luke Hochevar 38 strikeouts for 500 9 home runs for 100 Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 18, 2012 2012 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 (6-15) 4/6 at LAA N L 0-5 0-1 T2 -1.0 Weaver Crow (R, 0-1) -- 44,106 1 44,106 4/7 at LAA D W 6-3 1-1 T2 -1.0 Hochevar (1-0) Haren -- 40,022 2 84,128 4/8 at LAA D W 7-3 2-1 2 -1.0 Sanchez (1-0) Santana Broxton (1) 32,227 3 116,355 4/9 at Oak N L 0-1 2-2 T2 -1.5 Milone Mendoza (0-1) Balfour 10,054 4 126,409 4/10 at Oak N W 3-0 (8) 3-2 2 -1.5 Duffy (1-0) Godfrey Crow (1) 10,670 5 137,079 4/11 at Oak D L 4-5 (12) 3-3 3 -1.5 Carignan Broxton (R, 0-1) -- 12,390 6 149,469 4/13 Cle D L 3-8 3-4 3 -2.0 Lowe Hochevar (1-1) -- 40,230 1 40,230 4/14 Cle N L 9-11 (10) 3-5 4 -2.5 Asencio Holland (R, 0-1) Perez 21,788 2 62,018 4/15 Cle D L 7-13 3-6 4 -3.0 Jimenez Mendoza (0-2) -- 21,182 3 83,200 4/16 Det N L 2-3 3-7 4 -4.0 Verlander (C) Duffy (1-1) -- 14,039 4 97,239 4/17 Det N L 1-3 3-8 T4 -5.0 Dotel Chen (0-1) Valverde 13,851 5 111,090 4/18 Det N L 3-4 3-9 5 -6.0 Scherzer Mijares (R, 0-1) Valverde 14,083 6 125,173 4/20 Tor N L 3-4 3-10 5 -6.0 Perez Holland (R, 0-2) Santos 23,065 7 148,238 4/21 Tor N L 5-9 3-11 5 -6.5 Hutchison Teaford (R, 0-1) -- 27,804 8 176,042 4/22 Tor D L 3-5 3-12 5 -6.5 Romero Duffy (1-2) Cordero 26,891 9 202,933 4/23 Tor N L 1-4 3-13 5 -7.0 Morrow Chen (0-2) Cordero 13,267 10 216,200 4/24 at Cle N L 3-4 3-14 5 -7.0 Lowe Sanchez (1-1) Perez 9,137 7 158,606 4/25 at Cle N W 8-2 4-14 5 -6.0 Hochevar (2-1) Jimenez -- 10,552 8 169,158 4/26 at Cle D W 4-2 5-14 T4 -5.0 Mendoza (1-2) Tomlin Broxton (2) 9,229 9 178,387 4/27 at Min N W 7-6 6-14 4 -5.0 Mijares (R, 1-1) Duensing Broxton (3) 33,315 10 211,702 4/28 at Min D Postponed due to rain - Rescheduled as part of a split day-night doubleheader on June 30 at 12:10 p.m. CT 4/29 at Min D L 4-7 6-15 T4 -5.5 Marquis Chen (0-3) -- 34,201 11 245,903 4/30 at Det N Postponed due to rain - Rescheduled on September 24 at 6:05 p.m. CT

May (15-13) 5/1 at Det N L 3-9 6-16 4 -5.5 Porcello Hochevar (2-2) -- 30,159 12 276,062 5/2 at Det D W 3-2 7-16 4 -5.5 Collins (R, 1-0) Benoit Broxton (4) 33,187 13 309,249 5/3 NYY N W 4-3 8-16 4 -5.5 Duffy (2-2) Phelps Broxton (5) 19,590 11 235,790 5/4 NYY N L 2-6 8-17 4 -6.5 Sabathia Chen (0-4) -- 24,153 12 259,943 5/5 NYY N W 5-1 9-17 4 -5.5 Paulino (1-0) Kuroda -- 29,121 13 289,064 5/6 NYY D L 4-10 9-18 4 -6.5 Hughes Hochevar (2-3) -- 20,434 14 309,498 5/7 Bos N L 5-11 9-19 4 -8.0 Doubront Sanchez (1-2) -- 19,502 15 329,000 5/8 Bos N W 6-4 10-19 4 -7.0 Mijares (R, 2-1) Bard Broxton (6) 20,524 16 349,524 5/9 Bos N W 4-3 11-19 4 -6.0 Chen (1-4) Lester Broxton (7) 18,339 17 367,863 5/11 at CWS N L 0-5 11-20 4 -6.5 Floyd Paulino (1-1) 19,129 14 328,378 5/12 at CWS N W 5-0 12-20 4 -5.5 Hochevar (3-3) Sale -- 20,066 15 348,444 5/13 at CWS D W 9-1 13-20 4 -4.5 Mendoza (R, 2-2) Thornton -- 22,636 16 371,080 5/14 at Tex N W 3-1 14-20 4 -4.5 Chen (2-4) Feldman Broxton (8) 38,702 17 409,782 5/15 at Tex N W 7-4 15-20 4 -4.5 Mazzaro (1-0) Lewis -- 37,210 18 446,992 5/16 Bal N L 3-4 (15) 15-21 4 -5.5 Gregg Adcock (R, 0-1) Johnson 17,949 18 385,812 5/17 Bal D L 3-5 15-22 4 -6.5 Matusz Hochevar (3-4) Johnson 31,076 19 416,888 5/18 Ari N L 4-6 15-23 4 -6.5 Ziegler Herrera (R, 0-1) Putz 33,694 20 450,582 5/19 Ari N W 7-3 16-23 4 -6.5 Chen (3-4) Kennedy -- 27,469 21 478,051 5/20 Ari D L 0-2 16-24 4 -6.5 Miley Adcock (0-2) Putz 24,234 22 502,285 5/21 at NYY N W 6-0 17-24 4 -6.0 Paulino (2-1) Kuroda -- 39,229 19 486,291 5/22 at NYY N L 2-3 17-25 4 -7.0 Hughes Hochevar (3-5) Soriano 37,674 20 523,965 5/23 at NYY N L 3-8 17-26 4 -8.0 Pettitte Smith (0-1) -- 40,407 21 564,372 5/25 at Bal N L 2-8 17-27 4 -8.5 Hammel Chen (3-5) -- 28,954 22 593,326 5/26 at Bal D W 4-3 18-27 4 -7.5 Holland (R, 1-2) Strope Broxton (9) 26,714 23 620,040 5/27 at Bal D W 4-2 19-27 4 -6.5 Collins (R, 2-0) Matusz Broxton (10) 33,919 24 653,959 5/28 at Cle D L 5-8 19-28 4 -7.5 Tomlin Adcock (0-3) Perez 25,377 25 679,336 5/29 at Cle N W 8-2 20-28 4 -7.0 Smith (1-1) Masterson -- 14,253 26 693,589 5/30 at Cle D W 6-3 21-28 4 -7.0 Chen (4-5) Gomez Broxton (11) 17,112 27 710,701

June (14-13) 6/1 Oak N W 2-0 22-28 4 -7.0 Paulino (3-1) Colon Broxton (12) 29,527 23 531,812 6/2 Oak D L 3-9 22-29 4 -7.0 McCarthy Hochevar (3-6) -- 26,276 24 558,088 6/3 Oak D W 2-0 23-29 4 -7.0 Mazzaro (2-0) Milone Broxton (13) 21,111 25 579,199 6/4 Min N L 7-10 23-30 4 -7.5 De Vries Smith (1-2) Capps 16,531 26 595,730 6/5 Min N W 1-0 24-30 4 -6.5 Chen (5-5) Liriano Broxton (14) 23,934 27 619,664 6/6 Min N L 2-4 24-31 4 -6.5 Blackburn Mendoza (2-3) Capps 18,386 28 638,050 6/8 at Pit N L 2-4 24-32 4 -7.0 Bedard Hochevar (3-7) Hanrahan 36,069 28 746,770 6/9 at Pit N L 3-5 24-33 4 -8.0 Hughes Mazzaro (2-1) Hanrahan 39,312 29 786,082 6/10 at Pit D L 2-3 24-34 4 -8.0 Burnett Chen (5-6) Grilli 25,752 30 811,834 6/12 Mil N W 2-1 25-34 4 -8.0 Holland (R, 2-2) Rodriguez Broxton (15) 24,258 29 662,308 6/13 Mil N W 4-3 (11) 26-34 4 -7.0 Collins (R, 3-0) Loe -- 17,885 30 680,193 6/14 Mil N W 4-3 27-34 4 -6.0 Collins (R, 4-0) Axford -- 21,869 31 702,062 6/15 at Stl N W 3-2 28-34 4 -5.0 Mazzaro (3-1) Lohse Broxton (16) 42,001 31 853,835 6/16 at Stl D L 7-10 28-35 4 -6.0 Boggs Collins (R, 4-1) Motte 42,018 32 895,853 6/17 at Stl D W 5-3 (15) 29-35 4 -5.0 Broxton (R, 1-1) Sanchez -- 41,680 33 901,533 6/18 at Hou N L 7-9 29-36 4 -5.0 Happ Sanchez (1-3) -- 15,436 34 916,969 6/19 at Hou N W 2-0 30-36 4 -4.5 Hochevar (4-7) Rodriguez Broxton (17) 18,098 35 935,067 6/20 at Hou D W 2-1 31-36 4 -4.5 Chen (6-6) Lyles Broxton (18) 30,687 36 965,754 6/22 Stl N L 4-11 31-37 4 -5.5 Kelly Mazzaro (3-2) -- 37,902 32 739,964 6/23 Stl D L 2-8 31-38 4 -5.5 Wainwright Mendoza (2-4) -- 37,240 33 777,204 6/24 Stl D L 8-11 31-39 4 -6.0 Marte Collins (R, 4-2) -- 29,063 34 806,276 6/25 TB N W 8-0 32-39 4 -5.0 Hochevar (5-7) Cobb -- 20,200 35 826,476 6/26 TB N W 8-2 33-39 4 -5.0 Chen (7-6) Archer -- 25,982 36 852,449 6/27 TB D W 5-4 34-39 4 -5.0 Crow (R, 1-1) Badenhop Broxton (19) 19,228 37 871,677 6/29 at Min N W 4-3 35-39 4 -5.5 Mendoza (3-4) Duensing Broxton (20) 33,359 37 999,113 6/30 at Min D L 2-7 35-40 - - Diamond Sanchez (1-4) -- 37,694 38 1,036,807 at Min N L 1-5 35-41 4 -6.0 De Vries Hochevar (5-8) -- 37,629 39 1,074,436

Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Joakim Soria 60-day Right elbow UCL reconstruction (4/3) April 4 (retro to 3/26) eligible 89 38-51 RHP-Blake Wood 60-day Right elbow UCL reconstruction (5/25) April 4 (retro to 3/26) eligible 89 38-51 LHP-Danny Duffy 60-day Left elbow UCL reconstruction (6/13) May 14 eligible 56 25-31 RHP-Felipe Paulino 60-day Right elbow UCL reconstruction (7/3) June 9 (retro to 6/7) August 6 34 14-20 Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 18, 2012 2012 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

July (3-10) 7/1 at Min D L 8-10 35-42 4 -6.0 Gray Chen (7-7) -- 37,819 40 1,112,255 7/2 at Tor N W 11-3 36-42 4 -5.5 Teaford (1-1) Romero -- 17,127 41 1,129,382 7/3 at Tor N L 3-6 36-43 4 -6.5 Cecil Mazzaro (3-3) Janssen 15,516 42 1,144,898 7/4 at Tor N L 1-4 36-44 4 -7.5 Villanueva Mendoza (3-5) Janssen 17,831 43 1,162,729 7/5 at Tor N W 9-6 37-44 4 -7.5 Hochevar (6-8) Alvarez Broxton (21) 20,598 44 1,183,327 7/6 at Det N L 2-4 37-45 4 -8.5 Smyly Sanchez (1-5) Valverde 39,144 45 1,222,471 7/7 at Det D L 7-8 37-46 4 -9.5 Fister Chen (7-8) -- 39,392 46 1,261,863 7/8 at Det D L 1-7 37-47 4 -9.5 Scherzer Teaford (1-2) -- 36,693 47 1,298,556 All-Star Break (Game in Kansas City on July 10 at 7 p.m. CT) 7/13 CWS N L 8-9(14) 37-48 4 -10.5 Axelrod Teaford (R, 1-3) -- 32,744 38 904,421 7/14 CWS N W 6-3 38-48 4 -9.5 Holland (R, 3-2) Peavy Broxton (22) 24,998 39 929,419 7/15 CWS D L 1-2 38-49 4 -10.5 Sale Mendoza (3-6) Reed 25,714 40 955,133 7/16 Sea N L 4-9 38-50 4 -10.5 Vargas Sanchez (1-6) -- 16,697 41 971,830 7/17 Sea N L 6-9 38-51 4 -11.5 Beavan Verdugo (0-1) Wilhelmsen 15,769 42 987,599 7/18 Sea N 7/19 Sea D 7/20 Min N 7/21 Min N 7/22 Min D 7/23 at LAA N 7/24 at LAA N 7/25 at LAA D 7/26 at Sea N 7/27 at Sea N 7/28 at Sea D 7/29 at Sea D 7/31 Cle N

August (0-0) 8/1 Cle N 8/2 Cle N 8/3 Tex N 8/4 Tex N 8/5 Tex D 8/6 at CWS N 8/7 at CWS N 8/8 at CWS N 8/9 at Bal N 8/10 at Bal N 8/11 at Bal N 8/12 at Bal D 8/14 Oak N 8/15 Oak N 8/16 Oak N 8/17 CWS N 8/18 CWS N 8/19 CWS D 8/20 at TB N 8/21 at TB N 8/22 at TB D 8/24 at Bos N 8/25 at Bos N 8/26 at Bos D 8/27 at Bos D 8/28 Det N 8/29 Det N 8/30 Det N 8/31 Min N Minor League Report (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) (A-Advanced) American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (58-39) (5-19 2nd half, 42-52 overall) (12-13 2nd half, 41-54 overall) R H E LOB (10 innings) R H E LOB R H E LOB Wilmington 2 5 1 7 Oklahoma City (Astros) 7 12 2 4 Arkansas (Angels) 6 10 2 6 Myrtle Beach (Rangers) 7 14 0 10 Omaha 6 12 1 9 NW Arkansas 4 7 1 7 LP: (2-3) LP: Jeremy Jeffress (4-4) LP: Jon Keck (2-1) HR: Cheslor Cuthbert (#7) HR: Clint Robinson (#11) HR: Brian Fletcher (#5 with NW Arkansas, #10 overall) Omaha let a 6-2 lead slip away as they dropped a Arkansas plated 3 in the ninth to defeat the Naturals in Wilmington lost a second straight as the Pelicans scored 10-inning matinee. Doug Davis (6.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, Springdale. The rally denied Sugar Ray Marimon of his 2 in the first and never trailed. Brooks Pounders was charged 5 SO) limited the RedHawks to 2 runs until the sixth, when second Double-A win. Marimon scattered 2 runs on 4 hits and with 5 runs on 7 hits and a walk over 2.0 innings. Tyler Brett Wallace belted a 3-run homer. Tony Abreu was 3-for-5 3 walks over 6.2 innings. Brian Fletcher followed his multi- Sample held the Pelicans scoreless on 4 hits and a walk over with 2 runs scored. homer game on Monday with a 2-run shot in the first. Fletcher the final 3.0 frames. Juan Graterol singled home and Kevin Kouzmanoff finished with 2 hits apiece. in the second for Wilmington’s first run. Cheslor Cuthbert added a solo homer in the eighth.

Kane County Cougars (A) (R) Burlington Royals (R) Surprise Royals (R) Midwest League Pioneer League Appalachian League Arizona League Western Division South Division East Division West Division (14-10 2nd half, 48-46 overall) (12-17) (16-8) (8-12) R H E LOB R H E LOB The entire Midwest League had Tuesday off. Great Falls (White Sox) 9 10 1 12 Danville (Braves) 2 4 1 5 Surprise was off on Tuesday. They host Kane County is at Bowling Green (Rays) tonight. Idaho Falls 4 10 1 8 Burlington 4 9 0 8 the Arizona Angels tonight.

Team Leaders LP: Ali Williams (2-2) WP: Colin Rodgers (2-0) Team Leaders (* = Qualifying Players, ^ = Promoted) HR: Diego Goris (#1, #4 overall) SV: John Walter (3) (* = Qualifying Players, ^ = Promoted) AVG Jorge Bonifacio .299* HR: Henry Moreno (#3) AVG Alexis Rivers .447* HR Orlando Calixte 10^ Idaho Falls scored 4 in the ninth but HR Diego Goris 3^ Burlington (16-8) moved percentage RBI Jorge Bonifacio 52 could not avoid a 4-game sweep at home. RBI Diego Goris 19^ points ahead of Danville (18-10) in the East Runs Danny Mateo 54 Ali Williams allowed 5 runs on 5 hits and 2 Runs Ramon Torres 24 Division race. was 3-for- SB Justin Trapp 19 walks over 3.0 innings. Diego Goris recorded SB Ramon Torres 8 4 with an RBI. Henry Moreno had 2 hits, W Aaron Brooks 7 3 hits, including a solo homer. He is batting a W Aroni Nina, Matt Tenuta 2 including a 2-run blast. Colin Rodgers (5.0 SO Kellen Moen 82 combined .418 (38-for-91) with Surprise and SO Aroni Nina 26 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO) lowered his ERA SV Nick Graffeo 8^ Idaho Falls. Adalberto Mondesi added 2 RBI. SV Andrew Durden 2 to 0.92 (2 ER in 19.2 IP).