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2015 Game Notes (16-9-6) @ Kansas City Royals (18-10) Wednesday, April 1, 2015

GUTHRIE SHINES AGAIN IN PEORIA--Just five days after throwing 5.2 scoreless in Peoria Stadium against Seattle, tossed 6.0 strong frames of 1- ball en route to a 4-1 victory over the last night on the other side of Bell Road...the veteran right-hander scattered six hits with a walk and half-dozen to wrap-up his spring with a 2-1 record and 2.63 ERA...his next work will be a side session on Sunday in in preparation for his first start of the regular season on April 11 in Anaheim..., and each contributed a scoreless inning of relief, with Madson earning his second of the spring..., and each contributed a pair of hits for the offense as Kansas City won for the fifth time in its last six games and ran the spring mark to 18-11. ADIOS ARIZONA--Kansas City closes out the Arizona portion of 2015 this afternoon with Upcoming Probables its only meeting of the spring with the Dodgers...the Royals will fly to immediately Today vs. Los Angeles Dodgers @ (12:05) following today’s game and take the mandatory spring off day there tomorrow before playing the Astros on Friday and Saturday. vs. , , (L), , A.L. ROYALTY RECEIVES BLING ON MONDAY--Kansas City’s next Monday Brian Flynn (L) in Kauffman Stadium will have some added special significance as members of the 2014 American Thursday -- Off day in Houston League Champion squad will receive their rings in an on-field presentation...the day will also feature a video celebration of last year’s run through the playoffs and the raising of the first American Friday vs. @ Minute Maid Park (7:05) League title banner since , 1986 when the World Championship banner was raised. Edinson Volquez vs. EXTRAS IN HOUSTON--The Royals will travel a half dozen players from the minor league side Scott Feldman to help get through the pair exhibitions against the Astros...joining Kansas City on the trip will be Saturday vs. Houston Astros @ Minute Maid Park (3:05) Scott Alexander (L), Buddy Baumann (L), and Sam Selman (L), infielder (L) Angel Franco and . vs. MINOR LEAGUE MOVE--Royals announced today that the club has re-signed veteran infielder Collin McHugh Rafael Furcal...the 37-year old infielder signed a minor league deal with the club on March 16, was Sunday - Workout at Kauffman Stadium (3:00) released yesterday and re-upped with the organization today. Monday vs. @ Kauffman Stadium (3:10) PLAYERS AND STAFF STEP UP FOR B.A.T.--More than 1,400 players, coaches and managers Jeff Samardzija from all 30 MLB Clubs collectively pledged a record donation of $2,643,195 to the Baseball vs. Assistance Team (B.A.T.) during the organization’s 13th annual Spring Training Fundraising Tour Yordano Ventura to raise money for members of the Baseball Family in need of assistance...the donations will be made through the MLB Payroll Deduction Program, allowing players to provide funding for B.A.T. throughout the course of the season...collective donations from players in the Cactus League ($1,412,290) and Grapefruit League ($1,230,905) set records for each respective Spring Training site, and this year’s tour brought the Spring Training fundraising total to more than $20 million pledged over 13 years. ALL-TIME HIGH 161 GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TV--With the addition of 11 national TV appearances to FOX Sports Kansas City’s 150 regional telecasts, an all-time high 161 Kansas City Royals games are scheduled for television in 2015...FOX Sports announced in March that it will carry 10 games as part of ’s national television package – six on FS1 and four on FOX...the FS1 slate includes the Royals’ first Saturday game, on April 11, an ALDS rematch with the Angels in Anaheim...FS1 also selected the June 18 game vs. Milwaukee, which was previously scheduled for FSKC...in its place, FSKC has added the July 29 game at Cleveland...ESPN will televise the Mother’s Day, May 10 game at Detroit as part of its package...last season, 156 Royals games were televised – 148 on FSKC, four on FS1, three on FOX and one on ESPN...viewership for Royals telecasts on FOX Sports Kansas City reached an all-time high in 2014, according to Nielsen Media Research ON THE RADIO--The remaining exhibition games, including the two in Houston, can be heard on 610 Sports and the Royals Radio Network, as will all 162 regular season games... is back for his 47th year in the booth, with and Stewart, while will also work periodically on the radio side... Don Free is the producer/engineer. ROTATION SET--Kansas City skipper has announced his season-opening starting rotation for 2015, beginning with Yordano Ventura slated to take the ball next Monday when the Chicago White Sox visit in Kauffman Stadium for a 3:10 contest...the last time Ventura worked in “The K” was Game #6 of the vs. the Giants, blanking in the must-win game by a 10-0 count...Yordano will be followed in the rotation by another “home grown” hurler with slated to pitch in the #2 slot with his first start taking place on Wednesday, April 8 vs. the ChiSox...newcomer Edinson Volquez will get the nod to finish up the Chicago series and then Jason Vargas will work the first road game of the year in Anaheim on May 10, where he opened the 2014 ALDS vs. the Halos with 6.0 strong innings of a contest the Royals won, 3-2 in 11 innings...lastly, Jeremy Guthrie will wrap-up the first lap through the rotation in the second game of the visit to Anaheim. REMAINING ROSTER--The Royals have 35 active players in camp, including nine non-roster invitees...the current roster breakdown includes 17 pitchers (4 non- roster), 3 (1 non-roster), 9 infielders (2 non-roster) and 6 (1 non-roster)...among the 17 pitchers remaining in camp, 5 are left-handed...included are , who is on the 60-day disabled list as he continues to recover from Tommy John surgery last spring and Tim Collins, who underwent TJ surgery on March 11. STATISTICALLY SPEAKING--Kansas City’s 18 wins this spring are tied with the for second most in the Majors behind Oakland’s 20...with 11 hits last night vs. San Diego, the Royals remain second in the in team batting with a .291 mark...individually, ’s name pops up among all American League players on each side of the continent with the 10th best slugging pct (.607), while Kendrys Morales is tied for fifth in total hits with 21. ADDS FOR TODAY VS. DODGERS--The Royals have tapped into minor league camp for some assistance today by adding right-handed hurlers #90 Andrew Triggs and #91 Malcolm Culver, catchers #85 Frank Schwindel and #95 Micah Gibbs, #66 Matt Fields, infielders #60 and #87 Angel Franco, outfielders #68 Brett Eibner, #89 Dominique Taylor and #99 and utility player #97 Dusty Coleman. SPRING WORK--The Royals are 18-10 this spring, which are six more wins than all of last spring when the club went 12-16-2...Kansas City is 217-166 (.567) with 37 ties since moving to the Valley of the Sun in 2003...the Royals have an all-time exhibition record of 649-589 with 37 ties for a .524 winning pct...the Royals spent their first 34 seasons training in , beginning with Fort Myers (1969-87), followed by a 15-year stint in Baseball City (1988-2002). POSTSEASON DROUGHT IS OVER--Though the sting of dropping Game Seven of the World Series lingered throughout the offseason, the participation in the Fall Classic represented Kansas City’s first appearance in the postseason since 1985...the Royals did it in dramatic fashion, clinching the playoff berth in Chicago on the final weekend of the regular season and then winning the still talked about Wild Card game over Oakland, rallying from a 7-3 deficit to in the eighth inning to take a 9-8 decision in 12 innings...that triumph would be the first of a Major League record eight consecutive wins to open the postseason, with KC’s first loss coming in Game One of the World Series vs. the Giants...in the interim, the Royals rolled through the Angels in three straight in the ALDS and then swept all four games from Baltimore in the ALCS, with Lorenzo Cain taking MVP honors. A LOOK AHEAD IN 2015--KC will open its 2015 regular season at home for the first time since 2011, as the Chicago White Sox will invade Kauffman Stadium for a 3:10 start next Monday afternoon...following a day off Tuesday, the Royals and ChiSox will play two more games before Kansas City embarks on its first road trip, a week long journey to Anaheim (3) and Minnesota (3)... and the Oakland A’s will open KC’s second stay at “The K” on April 17, with last year’s Wild Card opponent in town for three, followed by Minnesota for three...Kansas City’s Interleague work this year this year will be vs. the Central, with the Reds, Cardinals, Brewers and Pirates visiting Kauffman Stadium this summer, while the Royals travel to , St. Louis and Chicago, facing the Cubs in for the first time since 2001...Kansas City will be well represented in Cincinnati earlier than its scheduled visit in mid-August, as the Reds are hosting the 2015 All-Star Game of which Ned Yost and his staff will be operating for the American League by virtue of last year’s title. BACK-TO-BACK WINNING SEASONS--The Royals are coming off an 89-73 campaign, locking up the Wild Card on the final weekend, the second consecutive winning campaign for the club...it marked the first time the club had consecutive winnings seasons since the 1993-94 Royals, though the ‘94 season was cut short due to a work stoppage...last year’s club posted the franchise’s most wins (89) and best winning percentage (.549) since recording a 92-70 mark during the 1989 season...the 2014 Royals had the most regular season road wins in the American League with 47, only two behind the big league leading Dodgers...the 47 road triumphs were the most for the franchise since winning a club record 48 in 1980...KC then went 5-2 on the road in the postseason, including 2-0 sweeps in both Anaheim and Baltimore. ROYALS NOTES (Page 2) LAST TIME OUT TONIGHT’S PITCHERS: Player Date IP H R ER BB SO HR W/L/S 3/26 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 0 - YORDANO VENTURA – 23, takes the hill for his fifth and final Cactus League start, his final tune-up before Opening 3/30 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 S Day vs. the White Sox...tossed 7.0 hitless innings here last Friday vs. Seattle...allowed just two walks and retired the Tim Collins 3/4 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3/29 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 - final 11 men he faced...allowed 4 runs on 7 hits vs. the Tribe here on March 16...also tossed 3.0 scoreless frames against Danny Duffy 3/28 5.0 7 4 4 2 7 2 - San Diego March 11...enjoyed an exceptional rookie season, posting the American League’s 10th-best ERA (3.20) while Brian Flynn 3/30 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 - posting a 14-10 record...his 14 wins tied Rich Gale (1978) for fourth among KC rookies and were the most by a Royals’ Jason Frasor 3/30 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - rookie since won 17 games in 1989...earned the Special Achievement Award from the Kansas Jeremy Guthrie 3/31 6.0 6 1 1 1 6 0 W City Chapter of the BBWAA...led all rookies in opponents’ average (.240) and innings (183.0)...made four postseason Kelvin Herrera 3/31 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - starts, going 1-0 with a 3.20 ERA (9 ER in 25.1 IP)...earned his win in Game 6 of the World Series, 10-0, helping KC Luke Hochevar 3/26 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 - force a deciding game. Greg Holland 3/31 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - Ryan Madson 3/31 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 S Franklin Morales 3/28 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 - BRIAN FLYNN (L) – 24, makes his team-leading 11th appearance today...looking to bounce back after a rough outing Jason Vargas 3/30 5.0 7 5 5 1 5 4 W vs. here Monday, when he allowed two runs on two hits in his inning of work...he had made seven-straight Yordano Ventura 3/27 7.0 0 0 0 2 4 0 W scoreless outings prior to that...allowed just one walk and recorded 11 strikeouts in his 13.0 innings of work thus far... Edinson Volquez 3/29 5.0 6 2 2 1 8 1 L earned the save against Milwaukee on March 9...acquired by the Royals on November 28 from Miami along with RHP Chris Young 3/29 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - Reid Redman for RHP ...pitched a majority of 2014 for the Marlins’ -A affiliate, New Orleans... italics = in Minor League game ranked 10th in the in ERA (4.08), tied for 11th in starts (25) and 13th in innings (139.2)...named a PCL postseason All-Star in 2013, after leading the league with a 2.80 ERA in 23 starts for the Zephyrs...originally selected by the in the seventh round of the 2011 June Free Agent Draft, after spending three years at SPRING TRANSACTIONS Wichita (Kan.) State. Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract LUKE HOCHEVAR – 31, makes his fifth appearance in Cactus League play...most recently, worked in a minor league 3/7 RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 60-day D.L. stint March 26, allowing a and a walk over 2/3 of an inning...allowed his first run of the Spring on a solo 3/13 LHP-John Lamb Optioned to Triple-A Omaha to Daniel Carbonell March 23 vs. the Giants...made three scoreless outings to start the Spring, including two (March 12 3/13 LHP-Scott Alexander Reassigned to minor league camp and March 16) vs. the Indians...missed the entire 2014 season following successful “Tommy John” surgery last March... 3/13 RHP-Miguel Almonte Reassigned to minor league camp signed a two-year deal to remain with the Royals on December 4, which included a mutual option for the 2017 season... 3/13 RHP-Christian Binford Reassigned to minor league camp had a breakthrough 2013 campaign, his first full season pitching out of the ...in 2013, ranked third among A.L. 3/13 LHP-Chris Dwyer Reassigned to minor league camp relievers in opponents’ average (.169) and sixth in ERA (1.92)...his 10.49 strikeouts per 9.0 innings in 2013 are still the 3/13 C-Zane Evans Reassigned to minor league camp eighth-highest ratio among hurlers that threw at least 60.0 innings...selected No. 1 overall by the Royals in the 2006 3/13 C-Cameron Gallagher Reassigned to minor league camp June Free Agent Draft after a successful collegiate career at the University of Tennessee...his father, Brian, played in the 3/13 RHP-Sean Manaea Reassigned to minor league camp 3/18 OF- Optioned to Triple-A Omaha ABA with the Denver Nuggets in 1979, while his sister, Brittany, was a two-time All-American in volleyball at Long 3/18 OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Triple-A Omaha Beach State and plays professionally. 3/18 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Triple-A Omaha 3/18 INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Triple-A Omaha FRANKLIN MORALES (L) – 29, makes his ninth appearance of the Spring...pitched around a lead-off single and 3/18 LHP-Buddy Baumann Reassigned to minor league camp a walk Saturday vs. Arizona to record a scoreless frame...earned his second victory March 12 vs. the Tribe, tossing 3/18 RHP-Brian Broderick Reassigned to minor league camp a scoreless third inning, before KC scored three runs in the fourth to take the lead...also picked up a win against 3/18 RHP-Casey Coleman Reassigned to minor league camp Milwaukee on March 9, fanning three in 2.0 innings...signed a minor league contract with the Royals on February 19... 3/18 INF-Hunter Dozier Reassigned to minor league camp pitched for the last season, setting career highs in wins (6) and games started (22), innings (142.1) and 3/18 INF-Matt Fields Reassigned to minor league camp strikeouts (100)...has held left-handed hitters to a .213 batting average (106-for-497) and a .328 slugging percentage in 3/18 INF-Raul Mondesi Reassigned to minor league camp his career...a member of the 2013 World Champion , making three relief appearances during the club’s 3/18 LHP-Joe Paterson Reassigned to minor league camp 3/18 OF-Bubba Starling Reassigned to minor league camp postseason run...originally signed with the Colorado Rockies at the age of 16. 3/22 INF- Optioned to Triple-A Omaha 3/22 OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Triple-A Omaha CHRIS YOUNG – 35, makes his fifth appearance of Cactus League play...last worked Sunday vs. the Cubs here, 3/22 RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Triple-A Omaha recording a spotless sixth inning...made his only start of Cactus League action on March 20 vs. the Padres in Peoria, 3/22 C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Triple-A Omaha allowing one run on two hits over 3.0 innings...collected a save March 16 vs. Cleveland, tossing the final two innings of 3/22 RHP- Optioned to Triple-A Omaha KC’s 6-5 win...signed with KC as a Major League free agent on March 7...pitched last season with the , 3/22 LHP- Optioned to -A NW Arkansas going 12-9 with a 3.65 ERA to earn A.L. Comeback Player of the Year...his 12 wins matched a career-high, tying his total 3/22 OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Single-A Wilmington from his rookie season (2005)...ranked eighth in the A.L., allowing a .234 opponents’ batting average (143-for-612)... 3/22 C- Reassigned to minor league camp among active hurlers with at least 1,000 big league innings, his 888 are the fewest, while his career .226 3/22 OF-Brett Eibner Reassigned to minor league camp opponents average is second-lowest in the Majors, trailing only Clayton Kershaw (.209)...at 6-foot-10, he’s tied for the 3/26 RHP-Jandel Gustave Claimed off waivers by San Diego second-tallest player in Major League history, behind only (6-foot-11)...earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 3/28 INF- Granted unconditional release politics from in four years, despite playing both and baseball for the Tigers.

2015 SPRING SCHEDULE (all times local) Date Day Opponent Site Time/Result Record WP LP Save ATT March 4#* Wednesday at Texas Surprise W, 13-2 1-0 Brooks (1-0) Lewis - 7,195 March 5* Thursday TEXAS SURPRISE W, 5-4 2-0 Mariot (1-0) Asher - 5,147 March 6* Friday at Cleveland Goodyear W, 11-9 3-0 Blanton (1-0) Shaw C. Coleman (1) 3,796 March 7 Saturday CINCINNATI SURPRISE W, 3-2 4-0 L. Coleman (1-0) Hoover Gustave (1) 6,526 March 8MLB* Sunday at Tempe W, 6-4 5-0 Mariot (2-0) McBryde Pino (1) 7,434 March 9* Monday at Milwaukee Maryvale W, 5-4 6-0 F. Morales (1-0) Strong Flynn (1) 4,615 March 10* Tuesday CHICAGO WHITE SOX SURPRISE L, 2-6 6-1 Danish Guthrie (0-1) - 6,462 March 11* Wednesday SAN DIEGO SURPRISE W, 4-3 7-1 Gustave (1-0) Despaigne Almonte (1) 5,591 at Cincinnati Goodyear W, 5-2 8-1 Pino (1-0) LeCure - 3,047 March 12MLB Thursday at Cleveland Goodyear W, 10-5 9-1 F. Morales (2-0) Shaw Binford (1) 4,803 March 13 Friday OAKLAND SURPRISE W, 8-4 10-1 Volquez (1-0) Bassitt - 7,954 March 14 Saturday LOS ANGELES ANGELS SURPRISE L, 6-7 (10) 10-2 Stewart Broderick (0-1) Spomer 8,437 March 15 Sunday at Colorado Scottsdale L, 2-6 10-3 Kendrick Brooks (1-1) - 12,243 March 16* Monday CLEVELAND SURPRISE W, 6-5 11-3 Holland (1-0) Brewer Young (1) 8,137 March 17* Tuesday at Mesa L, 3-4 11-4 Hammel Duffy (0-1) Perakslis 15,181 March 18* Wednesday MILWAUKEE SURPRISE L, 4-8 11-5 Peralta Volquez (1-1) Goforth 7,562 March 19 Thursday COLORADO SURPRISE L, 2-13 11-6 Lyles Vargas (0-1) - 7,752 March 20*MLB Friday at San Diego Peoria W, 6-1 12-6 Frasor (1-0) Quackenbush - 10,625 March 21*MLB Saturday at Chicago White Sox Glendale L, 4-6 12-7 Webb Finnegan (0-1) - 7,734 March 22 Sunday SAN FRANCISCO SURPRISE W, 4-2 13-7 Herrera (1-0) Stratton Pino (2) 9,184 March 23* Monday at San Francisco Scottsdale L, 3-8 13-8 Peavy Volquez (1-2) - 10,915 March 24 Tuesday OFF DAY March 25TV*MLB Wednesday CHICAGO WHITE SOX SURPRISE L, 0-6 13-9 Rodon Vargas (0-2) - 7,288 March 26MLB Thursday at Seattle Peoria W, 3-0 14-9 Guthrie (1-1) Hernandez Madson (1) 6,523 March 27TV*MLB Friday SEATTLE SURPRISE W, 5-1 15-9 Ventura (1-0) Paxton - 9,329 March 28TV*MLB Saturday at Arizona Scottsdale W, 10-5 16-9 Coleman (2-0) Ray - 13,258 March 29* Sunday CHICAGO CUBS SURPRISE L, 0-7 16-10 Jackson Volquez (1-3) - 8,697 March 30 Monday at Texas Surprise W, 11-7 17-10 Vargas (1-2) Bonilla L. Coleman (1) 4,489 March 31*TV MLB Tuesday at San Diego Peoria W, 4-1 18-10 Guthrie (2-1) Morrow Madson (2) 5,929 April 1*MLB Wednesday LOS ANGELES DODGERS SURPRISE 12:05 p.m. April 2 Thursday OFF DAY April 3* Friday at Houston Houston 7:05 p.m. April 4* Saturday at Houston Houston 3:05 p.m. Record Attendance # Denotes Charity Game (game and stats will count in Cactus League) Home: 7-6 Home: 98,066 * Game broadcast on KCSP-610 AM in Kansas City (4 more radio broadcasts will be added in mid-March) Road: 11-4 Home avg.: 7,544 TV Broadcast on FOX Sports Kansas City MLB Broadcast on MLB Network (Live broadcasts: 3/21, 3/25, 3/27 and 3/31; Delayed 3/8, 3/12, 3/20, 3/26, 3/28, 4/1 ) vs. A.L.: 10-4 Road: 117,787 NOTE: All games webcast on royals.com vs. N.L.: 8-6 Road avg.: 7,852