POSTGAME NOTES

13 Kansas City 10, Chicago 1 4 Monday, April 6, 2015 R H E LOB Chicago (0-1) 1 5 0 3 Starting : Jeff Samardzija (92/56) Kansas City (1-0) 10 13 0 8 Starting Pitcher : Yordano Ventura (81/56)

WP: Yordano Ventura (1-0) LP: Jeff Samardzija (0-1) SV: None Time: 2:50 Temp: 59 Attendance: 40,085 Home Run Recap (Season Total • Inning • Runners on Base • Count • Distance • Pitcher) KANSAS CITY CHICAGO (1, 5th, 0, 1-1, 392, Samardzija) Jose Abreu (1, 7th, 0, 2-0, 418, Ventura) Alex Rios (1, 7th, 2, 3-1, 393, Drabek)

Attendance Comparison Dates Total Average 2015 1 40,085 40,085 2014 1 40,103 40,103 Difference - (-18) (-18)

Kansas City Royals Notes 4Kansas City snapped a six-game losing streak on , having last won on March 31, 2008 at Detroit (5-4)...the Royals are now 16-31 all-time on Opening Day. 4The 10 runs are second-most for the Royals on Opening Day (11-2 vs. Toronto in 1979). 4The Royals played Chicago in a home opener for a second straight season and sixth time in team history, improving to 5-1. 4Yordano Ventura (6.0 IP+1, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR, 1 HBP) is the first Royals starter to win on Opening Day since in 2007 vs. Boston... became the second-youngest Opening Day starter in club history at 23 years, 307 days, behind only in 1973 (23 years, 189 days)...he is the youngest pitcher scheduled to start this year on Opening Day. 4Ventura left the game in the seventh with a right thumb cramp...he will be re-evaluated this week and the injury is not expected to be serious. 4Alex Gordon made his fifth start as a left fielder on Opening Day (eighth overall), with the five starts in left surpassing Bo Jackson for the most in team history. 4Kendrys Morales and Alex Rios made their Royals debuts...Morales walked three times for the first time since September 5, 2012 as an Angel at Oakland, and was the first Royal to walk three times on Opening Day since Bo Jackson on April 6, 1990 vs. Baltimore, which was an 11-inning game...Rios hit his first home run since July 6, 2014 at the Mets (160 at-bats)...he finished with three hits. 4Alcides Escobar tied a career high with three runs (last on June 17, 2014 at Detroit). 4Ryan Madson made his first Major League appearance since September 28, 2011...this was his first outing for a team other than Philadelphia as he made 491 appearances with the Phillies.

Chicago White Sox Notes 4Chicago dropped to 60-55 all-time on Opening Day and 32-32 when opening on the road. 4Jeff Samardzija (6.0 IP+1, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 2 HBP) made his third Opening Day start in his White Sox debut...KC’s run in the second snapped Samardzija’s 16.0 inning scoreless streak on Opening Day (15.0 innings with the Cubs in 2013-14)...today was his 100th career start. 4Micah Johnson made his Major League debut, starting at second base...he posted his first hit with a leadoff single in the sixth...Johnson was Chicago’s ninth- round pick in the 2012 June Free Agent Draft.