OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (12-6) @ (6-11) Progressive Field - Monday, April 27, 2015 Game #19 - Road Game #10 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD), KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, April 28 @ Cleveland Indians: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-1, 5.50) vs. RHP (2-0, 0.95), 5:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, April 29 @ Cleveland Indians: RHP (2-1, 4.09) vs. RHP Danny Salazar (2-0, 2.08), 5:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, April 30 vs. : TBA vs. TBA, 7:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, May 1 vs. Detroit Tigers: TBA vs. TBA, 7:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, May 2 vs. Detroit Tigers: TBA vs. TBA, 6:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, May 3 vs. Detroit Tigers: TBA vs. TBA, 1:10 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 Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight’s game is being televised in High Definition by Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the pre and postgame shows on FSKC, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Jeff Montgomery.

Royals vs. Indians ROUGH INNING ENDS TOUGH DAY--Kansas City suffered a pair of setbacks yesterday at U.S. Cellular Kansas City faces the Tribe tonight for the first of 19 meetings Field...entering the day with the best record in the , the Royals dropped the completion of in 2015 and the first of 10 at Progressive Field. After three games their suspended game from Friday when Avisail Garcia singled in the winning in the ninth inning, while here this week, the clubs will meet again next week at Kauffman Chicago used a five-run sixth inning to take the “rubber game” of the series...KC built a 3-0 lead through five Stadium. The Royals went 9-10 vs. Cleveland last season, includ- innings on the strength of ’ RBI double and a two-run homer off the bat of ... ing 4-6 here on the banks of Lake Erie. KC trails in the all-time se- ries with a 306-323 deficit, including by a 142-175 count in Ohio starting Edinson Volquez allowed just one and one walk through his first 5.0 frames, but could and 69-101 at this address. not escape the sixth...the ChiSox used a walk, an and five singles to plate five runs (one earned) and chase the KC righty after 5.2 innings...it marked the first time Volquez has failed to complete 6.0 innings in Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/27 @ Cle his last 10 regular season starts, dating back to August 23 of last season...Gordon not only drove in two of 4/28 @ Cle the Royals’ three runs, he showed off his defensive prowess with two sensational plays in left field...the four- 4/29 @ Cle time Gold Glover ended the fourth inning by snaring a line drive and then pegging a throw to second base to 5/5 KC double up , while he recorded the first out of the sixth by leaping into the left field stands in 5/6 KC 5/7 KC foul territory to take away a souvenir...the two losing results Sunday dropped the Royals to one-half game 6/2 KC back of Detroit in the A.L. Central standings after the Tigers knocked off Cleveland. 6/3 KC 6/4 KC BULLPEN SUFFERS FIRST DEFEAT--It took an extra two days, but Kansas City’s bullpen took its 7/27 @ Cle first loss of the season in the completion of the suspended game yesterday when Avisail Garcia singled 7/28 @ Cle 7/29 @ Cle in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning off reliever ...for the Royals relievers, 9/14 @ Cle it marked their first loss since September 24 of last season, a 6-4 setback here in Cleveland, and just the 9/15 @ Cle third loss they’ve incurred in the club’s last 39 regular season games (since September 7, 2014)...in that 9/16 @ Cle same time frame, KC’s bullpen has recorded eight victories and 15 saves...the run allowed by Herrera 9/17 @ Cle 9/25 KC was just the sixth surrendered by a Royals reliever this season with all six coming in two games (April 9/26 KC 16 at Minnesota and April 24 at Chicago)...KC’s ‘pen still tops the Majors with an 0.78 ERA, which is 9/27 KC over a run better than the second-place Yankees (1.86) and a league-low .154 opponents’ batting average. ANOTHER RECORD RATING--For the third time in the last seven games, Fox Sports Kansas City achieved a record TV rating (17.3) for the Royals’ series finale in Chicago yesterday... game averaged a 17.3 household rating/160,000 households in the Kansas City market, according to Nielsen Media Research...it was the most-watched program of the day in Kansas City. Royals-White Sox peaked at a 19.6/181,000 households/36 share. VOLQUEZ TO DROP APPEAL--Edinson Volquez announced today that he will drop the appeal of his five-game suspension handed down by for his part in the on-field altercation in Chicago last Thursday night, and begin serving the penalty tonight...he will be eligible to return on Saturday, May 2 when the Royals face the Detroit Tigers. TONIGHT’S STARTING : LHP Jason Vargas (1-1, 6.75) vs. RHP Corey Kluber (0-2, 3.90)

2014 2013 Career 2015 2014 Career Jason Vargas vs. Indians 1-1 - 3-3 Major League Record 1-1 (6.75 ERA) 11-10 63-69 Corey Kluber vs. Royals 2-1 2-0 4-1 Major League Record 0-2 (3.90 ERA) 18-9 31-21 JASON VARGAS is making his fourth start of 2015, his 188th career assignment and 208th overall appearance...it’s his 10th start all-time vs. the Indians and fifth in a Royals uniform...the 32-year old southpaw is in the second year of a four-year deal he signed with the Royals on November 22, 2013. NO DECISION IN COMEBACK WIN--Jason couldn’t come up with his Jason’s 2015 Starts second win last Tuesday against Minnesota, exiting before the Royals rallied for a DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/10 @ Los Angeles W, 4-2 6.0 5 2 2 1 1 3 98-57 3-2 6-5 triumph...Vargy allowed five runs on eight hits with a walk and four in 4/16 @ Minnesota L, 5-8 3.0 10 5 4 1 1 1 63-43 3-5 4/21 vs. Minnesota ND, 6-5 5.2 8 5 5 0 1 4 94-50 3-3 his 5.2 innings...he allowed one run over his first 5.0 innings, but could not get out 2015 Totals 1-1, 6.75 14.2 23 12 11 2 3 8 255-150 59% of the sixth as the Twins put up four runs on six hits to take a 5-3 lead...the veteran Career Totals 63-69, 4.24 1181.1 1211 587 556 146 345 775 - - lefty allowed consecutive one-out doubles to and Brian Dozier before he was chased by back-to-back RBI hits from Trevor Plouffe and Oswaldo Arcia...fortunately for Jason, the Royals chipped away at a 5-3 deficit, taking the lead on Mike Moustakas’ RBI in the eighth inning to take him off the hook for his second defeat. LIMITING THE FREEBIES--Jason’s 1.97 walks per 9.0 innings in 2014 set a career-best over a full season and were a significant improvement over his 2.76 per 9.0 in 2013...he has picked up where left off last year, walking just one batter in each of his first three starts, a ratio of 1.84 per 9.0 innings. SOLID FIRST YEAR WITH KC--Jason posted a career-best 3.71 ERA (77 ER in 187.0 IP) last season, his first as a member of the Royals...his ERA was the lowest by a qualifying Kansas City left-handed pitcher since Charlie Leibrandt (3.19) in 1988...Vargy allowed just 1.97 walks per 9.0 innings, tying him with for 10th lowest in the American League and third among lefties...Jason missed nearly three weeks of action in July after having an appendectomy on July 10, going on the 15-day D.L...shortly after being reinstated (August 2), he recorded his sixth career shutout and 11th career , blanking the A’s on three hits, 3-0, August 13 at home...Vargas made three postseason starts, going 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA and .200 opponents average... the win came in KC’s ALCS clincher vs. Baltimore. VS. CLEVELAND--Vargas is facing Cleveland for a 10th time, entering at 3-3 with a 5.19 ERA (30 ER in 52.0 IP)...included are four starts in his first year as a Royal, when he was 1-1, taking both decisions at home and no decisions in two starts here...he’s 1-0 through four outings at Progressive, recording a 3.38 ERA while holding batters to a .247 average (22-for-89). ON THE ROAD--Jason is making his third start of 2015 away from “The K” and is looking to replicate his best road numbers as a Major Leaguer...he went 5-4 last year, ranking seventh in the A.L. with a 2.73 ERA while holding opponents to a .238 average, 11th in the Junior Circuit...he’s 26-38 overall on the road, recording a 4.82 ERA, compared to 3.68 at his home venues. Vargas vs. Indians Jason’s Last Win: Player AVG. AB H HR RBI April 10, 2015 at (6.0 IP, 4-2 over Hector Santiago) Mike Aviles .231 13 3 0 1 Jason’s Last Loss: .250 12 3 0 2 April 16, 2015 at Minnesota (3.0 IP+4, 5-8 to Tommy Malone) Michael Brantley .263 19 5 0 0 Jason’s High: .250 8 2 0 0 10 (2x), Last: June 26, 2012 vs. Oakland (6.2 IP, no-decision in a 4-3 win over Jim Miller) Jason Kipnis .333 12 4 0 4 Brandon Moss .333 6 2 0 1 Jason’s Last Complete Game and Shutout: David Murphy .083 24 2 0 0 August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland (9.0 IP, 3-0 over ) 11th career CG & 6th shutout Roberto Perez .500 2 1 0 0 Ryan Raburn .150 20 3 0 0 Jose Ramirez .200 5 1 0 1 Carlos Santana .313 16 5 0 1 Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2011 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians - Monday, April 27, 2015 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Jeremy Guthrie = A Stanford alum will face a UCLA product as Jeremy goes against Trevor Bauer...Guthrie is 1-1 with a 5.50 ERA through 18.0 innings (11 ER). = Jeremy’s streak of winning regular season decisions was snapped at four on Wednesday as the Royals dropped a 3-0 game vs. Minnesota...eight Twins batted in the first, with all three runs scoring...Guthrie worked through the fifth, striking out three while allowing six hits and six walks, which tied a career high. = Guthrie won at Angel Stadium on April 11 and is now 6-1 over his last seven road outings, recording a 3.28 ERA while holding opponents to a .229 average... he’s 42-48 in his career on the road, recording a 3.98 ERA, compared to a 4.49 ERA at home venues. = A first-round pick by Cleveland in 2002, Jeremy pitched for the Indians from 2004-06...he has since faced them 13 times, (11 starts), going 5-5 with a 6.06 ERA...he’s 3-3 with the Royals, winning the most recent matchup last July 26 at home as he worked around a five-run second in a 7-5 win. = Guthrie is 34-27 since joining the Royals...his .557 winning percentage is ninth all-time among Royals pitchers with at least 500.0 innings. 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 18 7-5 - - 4.13 104.2 102 54 48 12 28 73 .256 Relievers 18 5-1 8 10 0.78 58.0 30 5 5 1 15 51 .154 Totals 18 12-6 8 10 2.93 162.2 132 59 53 13 43 124 .223 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 39/50 (78%) Saves/Save Opp: 8/10 (80%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/4 (27%) 1st Batter Efficiency:8/8 Saves/Save Opp: 4/4 (100%) Last Save: April 23 @ CWS (7th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/10 @ LAA April 24 @ Chicago (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Wade closed out Thursday’s 3-2 win at Chicago with a scoreless 13th inning, working around Avisail Garcia’s two-out single for his fourth save in as many chances. = Wade has 8.0 scoreless innings on the year, with opponents batting .077 (2-for-26)...he’s 11-2 with a 0.90 ERA and .144 opponents average since the start of 2014 (8 ER in 80.0 IP)...the ERA ranks first among MLB relievers over the span (minimum 50.0 IP), with the average second to Aroldis Chapman (.122) (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:-/- Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: None career Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 4/18, Double-A) April 18 vs. Midland (AA) 4.0 1 0 0 3 3 = Brandon joined the Royals on Friday from Double-A Northwest Arkansas...the 2014 first-round pick started two games for the Naturals, going 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and six strikeouts over 7.0 innings...he threw 4.0 scoreless frames on Saturday vs. Midland. = Finnegan had an eventful 2014, becoming the first player to participate in the College and Major League Baseball’s World Series in the same year...he made seven postseason appearances for the Royals and earned his first professional win in Game 2 of the ALDS at Angel Stadium. Jason Frasor 1st Batter Efficiency:5/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2010 vs. Bal (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/4 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (twice, last on 4/10) April 26 @ Chicago 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 = Jason replaced Edinson Volquez in the sixth yesterday at U.S. Cellular Field, inheriting runners at first and third with two away...he allowed a run-scoring single to Avisail Garcia, Chicago’s fifth run of the inning. = Jason made seven combined appearances vs. the Tribe in 2014 with Texas and KC, holding batters to a 1-for-16 mark (.063), with no runs of his own allowed. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency:6/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (2x, last 4/23 @ CWS) April 24 @ Chicago (Loss) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 = Kelvin entered in the ninth inning of a 2-2 game yesterday at Chicago, the resumption of Friday’s suspended contest...he retired the first two batters, then walked Melky Cabrera on four pitches...Cabrera moved to second on a wild pitch, leading to an intentional walk of Jose Abreu...Avisail Garcia singled home Cabrera for the walk-off winner, resulting in the bullpen’s first loss of 2015. = The walk-off run against Chicago snapped Herrera’s streak of 23.2 scoreless innings on the road, dating to last May 30. = Kelvin was handed a five-game suspension on Tuesday for throwing behind Oakland’s Brett Lawrie on April 18, and was handed a two-game ban on Saturday for his part in Thursday’s fracas...both suspensions are currently under appeal. 1st Batter Efficiency:4/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2011 at Atl (52nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min April 26 @ Chicago 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Ryan recorded a 1-2-3 eighth with a strikeout in yesterday's 5-3 loss at Chicago...he has fanned at least one batter in each of his last six outings. = Ryan pitched the 10th and 11th innings of Thursday night's 3-2 win at Chicago...he stranded the potential winning run at third in the 10th, retiring Avisail Garcia to end the threat. = Ryan is back in the Majors for the first time since 2011...he had “” surgery in 2012, appeared in one minor league game in 2013 and did not pitch in 2014. (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:7/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/0 2015 Strikeout High: 1 (4x, last 4/23 @ CWS) April 26 @ Chicago 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Franklin appeared in all three games of the Chicago series, including a a 1-2-3 seventh in yesterday's 5-3 loss. = Franklin allowed his first run of the season on Friday at Chicago...he entered with two on and one out in the sixth and retired the side with a fly out and a line out... however, he surrendered a by Adam Eaton to lead off the seventh inning, while Melky Cabrera followed with a sacrifice fly. = Morales has held opponents to a .136 batting average this season (3-for-22) and has not allowed a walk in his eight appearances. Yohan Pino 1st Batter Efficiency:2/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None career Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2015 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/22 vs. Min April 22 vs. Minnesota 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 = A Minnesota Twin in 2014, Yohan faced his former club for the first time on Wednesday...he tossed 3.0 scoreless innings with four strikeouts, a season-high for a Royals reliever and has now compiled 7.2 scoreless innings on the year. = Pino made his Royals debut on April 18 vs. Oakland, scattering three hits and recording three strikeouts over 4.2 scoreless innings. = Yohan was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on April 18 as Greg Holland went to the disabled list with a right pectoral strain. 1st Batter Efficiency:4/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/24 @ CWS April 24 @ Chicago 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 = Chris entered Friday night’s game at Chicago with one out in the seventh and retired five of the six hitters he faced, including three via strikeout...his three K’s set a career high as a reliever. = Young earned his first victory out of the bullpen on Tuesday night, pitching 2.0 scoreless innings against the Twins...he’s recorded 65 career wins as a starting pitcher. = Chris has pitched well in three career starts vs. Cleveland, going 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA while holding batters to a .206 average (13-for-63).

Royals vs. Indians 2014 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Davis 0-0 0 1.29 7 7.0 8 1 2-2 0 4.32 17 33.1 36 16 Duffy 1-1 0 1.63 5 27.2 25 5 2-1 0 2.61 7 38.0 39 11 Finnegan 0-1 0 4.50 2 2.0 3 1 0-1 0 4.50 2 2.0 3 1 Frasor 0-0 0 0.00 7 5.2 1 0 2-3 2 3.05 44 41.1 35 14 Guthrie 1-2 0 8.44 3 16.0 31 15 5-5 0 6.06 13 68.1 86 46 Herrera 1-1 0 1 7 8.0 7 1 1-2 2 4.79 20 20.2 23 11 Madson ------0-0 0 10.80 1 1.2 4 2 Morales 0-0 0 10.13 1 5.1 8 6 0-2 0 7.47 8 15.2 18 13 Pino 0-1 0 5.68 1 6.1 7 4 0-1 0 5.68 1 6.1 7 4 Vargas 1-1 0 4.94 4 23.2 26 13 3-3 0 5.19 9 52.0 58 30 Ventura 3-0 0 1.57 4 28.2 22 5 3-0 0 1.57 5 34.1 27 6 Volquez ------1-2 0 12.19 3 10.1 16 14 Young 1-0 0 4.35 2 10.1 11 5 2-0 0 2.45 3 18.1 13 5 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians - Monday, April 27, 2015 Hitting Notes

Lorenzo Cain CWS Series: 4-for-11, run, 2B Last Stand: 5-for-18 (.278), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, 3 SB, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (5-14) = Lorenzo went 1-for-4 yesterday in the regular game after fanning against David Robertson to start the ninth inning in the suspended contest...he’s hit safely in his last four games, while he’s batting .351 (13-for-37) with 3 doubles and a homer over his last 10 contests. = Cain ranks second in the A.L. in on-base percentage (.453), fourth in batting average (.375), while he’s also tied for third in doubles (6), seventh in hits and tied for fourth in stolen bases (5)...he’s batting .412 (14-for-34) on the road this season, which is the third-highest average away from home in the league. = He hit .296 (8-for-27) with two doubles and two RBI in six games at Progressive Field last year...he’s a career .300 hitter (15-for-50) at this park. = Cain blossomed in 2014, being named MVP of the American League Championship Series as well as the Royals Les Milgram Team MVP...set career highs in games (133), runs (55), hits (142), doubles (29), triples (4), RBI (53) and steals (28)...batted .333 (20-for-60) with 5 doubles, 8 RBI and 13 runs scored in 15 playoff games. Christian Colon CWS Series: 1-for-5 Last Stand: 5-for-16 (.313), run, 2B, 2 RBI, SB, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-11) = Christian hasn’t played the last two games after making six-straight starts last week...he’s started games at both short (two) and second (four) this season. = Colon recorded his second career multi-RBI game last Tuesday night vs. Minnesota, which included driving in the tying run in the eighth inning. = Recorded a pair of 3-hit games in his rookie season, including July 4 in his first MLB start, here at Progressive Field...became the second Royal (Mark Quinn, 1999) to collect 3 extra-base hits (2 doubles, triple) in his first big league start...went 4-for-11 (.364) in three games against the Tribe last season. = Scored the winning run in the A.L. Wild Card Game in KC’s 9-8 triumph over Oakland in 12 innings. CWS Series: 0-for-3, run Last Stand: 1-for-5, 2 runs, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Jarrod hasn’t played the last two games after scoring the go-ahead run in the 13th Thursday night, coming home on ’s RBI double. = Dice hit .302 (35-for-116) with 3 triples and 8 RBI in road games last season...this included batting .368 (7-for-19) with a pair of walks here at Progressive Field. = He swiped a career-high 36 bases in 2014, which tied for third-most in the A.L. with Detroit’s Rajai Davis...they were the most by a Royal since Carlos Beltran lifted 41 bags during the 2003 season...enters this season tied with U.L. Washington (120) for ninth on the club’s all-time list. CWS Series: 2-for-13, 2B, RBI, BB Last Stand: 4-for-16 (.250), run, 2B, SB, sac Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Esky doubled and drew a one-out walk in the fifth inning yesterday, going 1-for-3...he’s struggled on the road this season, going 10-for-40 (.250), compared to a .357 average (10-for-28) with a .464 slugging pct. at home...hitting .333 (14-for-42) against right-handed pitching, compared to .231 (6-for-26) vs. lefties. = Since the start of last year, Alcides is hitting .311 (103-for-331) with 20 doubles, 3 triples and 48 runs scored against A.L. Central foes...that includes batting .338 (24-for-71) with 2 doubles and 8 runs scored against the Tribe last season. = Played in all 162 games last season, becoming the first shortstop to do this since (2007)...his 491 games at short since the start of 2012 are tied for the most in MLB with Chicago’s Alexei Ramirez...missed the April 18-19 games vs. Oakland due to injury, the first time he’s missed back-to-back games since the end of 2012. = Esky moved to the top of the batting order on September 13 of last season and the Royals have gone 20-11 in the regular season with him batting first, while their record is 31-15 including the postseason last year...during that time, Alcides is hitting .333 (44-for-132) with a .364 on-base percentage and 16 runs scored. = He had a 9-game hitting streak during the postseason, which started in Game #3 of the ALDS vs. the Angels and stretched to Game #4 of the World Series...tied for second-longest streak by a Royal in postseason play, trailing only (11, 1978-80). Alex Gordon CWS Series: 4-for-12, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB Last Stand: 6-for-19 (.316), run, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Alex collected a pair of hits yesterday, including his second of the season, which gave KC a 3-0 lead in the fourth...the roundtripper marked the 123rd of his career, matching Carlos Beltran for the ninth-most on KC’s all-time list...his run also moved him one run away from matching Fred Patek (571) for seventh in team history. = He is closing in on several other milestones, needing 4 doubles to reach 250 for his career...he’s also 3 walks away from matching (427) for sixth in club history...Gordo will become the 11th Royals player to reach 500 RBI in his career, needing 18 more to get to that plateau. = After a slow start this year, Alex has hit safely in 8 of his last 10 games, batting .343 (12-for-35) with 2 doubles, 2 homers and 5 RBI in that span. = Won his fourth-consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove last season...he was also the club’s first Platinum Glove winner...started all 15 postseason games in left field, setting a club record with 6 doubles...also hit a go-ahead homer in Game #1 of the ALCS vs. the Orioles in the 10th inning and collected 4 RBI to tie a club postseason record. Eric Hosmer CWS Series: 3-for-13, 2 2B, RBI, BB Last Stand: 7-for-15 (.500), 3 runs, 3B, RBI, SB, 8 BB, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Eric had a rough day at the plate, going 0-for-4 in the regular game, and striking out in his ninth-inning at-bat in the suspended game. = Hoz hit .309 (17-for-55) with 5 doubles and a homer vs. the Tribe last season...that included a .304 average (14-for-46) with 4 RBI at Progressive Field...he’s off to a rough start on the road, batting .211 (8-for-38) away from Kauffman Stadium this year...in 2014, he ranked fourth in the A.L. with a .318 road batting average. = He’s tied for sixth in the American League in walks (11) and is hitting .387 (12-for-31) with a .516 slugging pct. (2 doubles, 1 triple) vs. right-handed pitching. = Eric has been a clutch performer the last few years...since 2013, he’s hitting .328 (117-for-357) in the seventh inning or later, the second-highest average in MLB. = Led the Royals with a .351 average (20-for-57) during the 2014 postseason...recorded 12 RBI, which set a KC postseason record...collected 3 hits in a playoff game 3 times, while his 6 multi-hit games overall in the postseason were tied for the most with teammate Alcides Escobar and the Giants’ . Omar Infante CWS Series: 1-for-7, run, 2B Last Stand: 4-for-8, 2 2B, 2 RBI, sf Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Infante scored KC’s first run of the game yesterday, doubling with one out in the third inning...he returned to the lineup Friday after missing four games with a strained left groin muscle...left in the fifth inning of the April 19 game against Oakland with the injury...he’s 6-for-17 (.353) with 2 doubles all-time vs. Corey Kluber. = He’s hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, which included a nine-game hitting streak (April 9-19), which matched his longest in a Royals uniform...he’s collected five doubles and five RBI in his last eight contests after going without an RBI or an extra-base hit in his first five contests. = Set a career high with 66 RBI last season, the seventh-most by a Royals second baseman...his total included four games with 4 RBI or more. = Omar batted .318 (7-for-22) with 3 doubles and a homer during the World Series...hit a two-run shot in Game #2 of the Fall Classic off , his first postseason roundtripper after 145 at-bats without one...it ended the second-longest drought among active Major Leaguers. Erik Kratz CWS Series: Did not play Last Stand: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Erik caught the ninth inning last Tuesday, entering after Salvador Perez was lifted for a pinch runner...he made his first start of the season Sunday vs. Oakland. = Kratz was traded to KC from Toronto last July 28, in a deal that included RHP Liam Hendriks and sent INF Danny Valencia to the Jays...played in 13 games over the final two months...slugged a pair of home runs at Target Field on August 18, becoming the first Royal to collect a multi-homer game when entering as a pinch hitter. CWS Series: 3-for-13, run, 2 RBI Last Stand: 7-for-24 (.292), 3 runs, 2 2B, 4 RBI Hit Streak: 3 g (3-13) = Kendrys singled with one out in the fourth inning yesterday and scored on Alex Gordon’s two-run homer...he hit safely in all three games vs. the Sox last weekend... he’s still tied for eighth in the A.L. in hits (23). = Morales is hitting .333 (13-for-39) on the road this season with a double, two homers and five RBI in nine games...he’s 7-for-22 (.318) with RISP this season. = Signed with Minnesota on June 8 of last season, but played just six weeks with the Twins, being traded to Seattle on July 24...hit 7 homers over his final 43 contests (all with Seattle) after hitting just one home run in his first 55 games...ranks eighth among active switch-hitters with 112 career homers, 3 behind Oakland’s (115). Mike Moustakas CWS Series: 4-for-12, run, 2B, RBI Last Stand: 5-for-25 (.200), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Moose drove in KC’s first run yesterday with a two-out RBI double in the third inning...he collected three-hits in the series opener at U.S. Cellular Field Thursday marking his second 3-hit game of the week...last season, Mike had two games with three hits or more in 140 contests. = Mike ranks fifth in the A.L. in road batting average (.389), going 14-for-36 with two doubles and a homer away from 'The K'...he hit six home runs against Cleveland last season, including four here at Progressive Field...he's 8-for-21 (.381) with 4 doubles and a homer against last year's winner, Corey Kluber. = He’s also tied for fifth in the A.L. in runs scored (14) and is the sixth-toughest hitter to strike out, averaging 10.4 at-bats between K’s (8 K in 71 AB). = Had an impressive postseason, setting a Royals record with 5 home runs, which also led all of MLB in the 2014 playoffs...hit the go-ahead roundtripper in the 11th inning of Game #1 of the ALDS in Anaheim, helping KC to a 3-2 win...also blasted a 10th-inning shot in Game #1 of the ALCS at Camden Yards. CWS Series: 5-for-12, run, 2B, RBI Last Stand: 4-for-21 (.190), 3 runs, 2 3B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, SB Hit Streak: 3 g (5-12) = Paulo singled in the ninth inning to put the tying run on base, but was stranded at first...he collected three hits for the first time in his career in Friday’s game, which was completed yesterday, driving in one of KC’s two runs...hit safely in 10 of his 12 games this season, including all three games in the White Sox series. = He leads the Major Leagues with five triples this season, collecting his fifth in just his seventh game in the big leagues...according to Elias Sports Bureau, no player has ever had more than 3 triples in his first seven Major League games since 1900...became the first Royal to collect 2 in a game since 2009 on April 12 at Angel Stadium. = A 29-year-old rookie, Paulo made his Major League debut April 9 vs. Chicago...he’s the third Brazilian-born player to appear in a big league game, joining Cleveland catcher Yan Gomes (271 games) and pitcher Andre Rienzo (29 games)...acquired by the Royals on August 9, 2008 from the ChiSox, in exchange for LHP Horacio Ramirez. Salvador Perez CWS Series: 2-for-12 Last Stand: 6-for-20 (.300), 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Salvy took an 0-for-4 yesterday with three strikeouts...looking to bounce back, after hitting .405 (17-for-42) with 11 RBI in his first 10 games, he’s batting just .179 (5-for-28) with one RBI in his last eight contests. = Perez is still third in the A.L. in batting average with runners in scoring position (.471)...his 10 RBI with two outs are tied for the MLB lead with . = Gunned down Gordon Beckham trying to steal in the 11th inning Thursday, the sixth runner he’s caught stealing this season, ranking him second in the A.L...he’s thrown out 52 would-be base stealers since the start of 2013, which are second-most in baseball in that span, trailing only Toronto’s Russell Martin (64). = Caught every inning during the Royals’ postseason run...combining the regular season and postseason, his 161 games behind the plate were the most in MLB history... hit .333 (8-for-24) with a double and a homer during the World Series...his home run came against series MVP Madison Bumgarner in Game #1. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians - Monday, April 27, 2015 This & That HOMESTAND ON HORIZON--KC will wrap up this seven-game road trip here Wednesday night, returning to Kauffman Stadium for a seven-game homestand, starting with a four-game set against Detroit on Thursday at 7:10 p.m...after an off-day next Monday (May 4), the Royals will finish the stand with three games against these Indians, beginning Tuesday, May 5. ON THIS DATE...--April 27 is a special date in Royals history as the club celebrates the 42nd anniversary of the franchise’s first no-hitter, fired by Steve Busby against the Detroit Tigers at old Tiger Stadium...Busby, making just his 10th Major League start, recorded the first no-hitter at Tiger Stadium in 21 years (since 1952), allowing six walks and recording four strikeouts in a 3-0 KC triumph...he would go on to allow just one hit in 5.2 innings in his next start, a 5-3 win over Milwaukee on May 4. GORDO CONTINUES TO AMAZE--Four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner Alex Gordon picked up his first outfield of the season yesterday, doubling off Melky Cabrera at second base after he snared a line drive off the bat of Avisail Garcia in left field...for Gordo, it marked his 63rd assist since he became a full-time in 2011, and his current run of postseason hardware began...however, the double play wasn’t what people left the game talking about...in the sixth inning, Alex sacrificed his body, launching himself into the stands to catch a foul ball off the bat of Micah Johnson. STRIKEOUTS ON THE RISE --Kansas City hitters fanned 29 times in the shortened three-game series in Chicago, which included a season-high 13 strikeouts in yesterday’s finale and two more by reliever David Robertson in the ninth inning of the completed game...the Royals opened the road trip with the fewest times K’d in the Majors Leagues, fanning just 69 times in their first 15 games (4.6 per game)...yesterday’s 13 K’s were the most by the Royals in a nine-inning game since May 13, 2013, when the Angels fanned 13 KC hitters in Anaheim. ANOTHER BRUISE--Mike Moustakas wore a first-inning pitch from John Danks yesterday, marking the 18th time a Royal has been this season, ranking them second in the Majors behind only Texas (20)...of the six players that have been plunked the most this season, three of them are Royals as Moustakas (6) is tied for the MLB lead with the Rangers’ Rougned Odor and the Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo, while Alex Gordon (5) and (4) are close behind...to put the numbers into perspective, Seattle catcher was hit an American League high 17 times in 476 plate appearances in 2014, while KC did not receive their 18th hit by pitch last season until June 15, their 68th contest of the season. PAULO, PAULO, PAULO--Rookie outfielder Paulo Orlando completed a productive series in Chicago over the weekend, collecting five hits with a run scored and an RBI...he recorded his first career three-hit contest in Friday’s suspended game, going 3-for-3 with two singles and a double...the 29-year-old Brazilian has made a name for himself, leading the big leagues in triples, collecting his fifth last Monday night at ‘The K’...he became the first player in the modern era (since 1900) to have five 3-base hits through his first seven MLB games...Paulo played nine seasons in the minor leagues before making the club this year out of ...he is just the third Brazilian-born player to reach the Majors, joining Cleveland catcher Yan Gomes and former White Sox pitcher Andre Rienzo. TOPPING THE CHARTS--Kansas City’s run differential mark took a hit yesterday, but remains the best in baseball at 30 runs on the plus side...the Royals are five runs ahead of second-place St. Louis and the , both at +25, while KC is nine runs ahead of its nearest A.L. competition, the Yankees (+21)...the Royals are the only team in the Majors to rank in the top 10 in both runs scored (eighth, 89) and fewest runs allowed (second, 59). IN HOT PURSUIT--The Royals enter the fourth week of the regular season with the second-best record in the American League (12-6), one-half game behind Detroit (13-6) and 1.5 games behind the Mets (14-5) for the best record in baseball...KC has built its early-season success by ranking at or near the top of the charts in nearly every offensive category...among all Major League clubs, the Royals lead the pack in batting average (.295), are second in on-base percentage (.355), while they’re fourth in slugging (.438), sixth in steals (15) and tied for seventh in doubles (36)...the club’s pitching has been outstanding as well, ranking third in ERA (2.93), which is the top mark in the A.L., fourth in opponents’ batting average (.223) and tied for third in fewest walks allowed (43). DAVIS WINNINGEST OUT OF PEN--Since returning to full-time bullpen duty at the outset of 2014, Wade Davis has recorded a big league best 11 victories, with #11 occurring April 17 after a 1-2-3 eighth inning of work in a 6-4 triumph over Oakland...since the beginning of 2014, Davis has an 11-2 ledger and a 0.90 ERA (8 earned runs in 80.0 innings) while limiting opposing hitters to an A.L.-best .144 mark...he recorded his seventh career save in Thursday night’s win, and has gone 6-0 with an 0.58 ERA (3 ER in 46.1 IP) and a .154 opponents’ average since June 27 of last year. NED CLOSING IN--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, , is already the franchise leader in games managed with 793 good for 67th all-time and now 18 behind Billy Southwick for the 66th spot...Ned’s 385-408 record in a Kansas City uniform is just 25 victories shy of tying Whitey Herzog (410) as the winningest skipper in team annals and enters tonight 19 wins shy of second place Dick Howser (404)...Yost was named to his post on May 13, 2010...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...Ned’s 842 career wins are good for 72nd all-time. vs. Indians (2014) vs. Indians (career) On Road (career) Kluber (career) Bauer (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 Cain .268 56 15 0 3 .269 119 32 1 14 .282 685 193 8 76 .133 15 2 0 1 .400 5 2 0 0 Colon .364 11 4 0 1 .364 11 4 0 1 .310 29 9 0 5 .000 3 0 0 0 - - - - - Dyson .286 42 12 0 3 .274 135 37 0 9 .243 419 102 0 18 .286 21 6 0 1 1.000 1 1 0 1 Escobar .338 71 24 0 5 .290 252 73 2 28 .263 1573 413 10 136 .200 25 5 0 0 .667 6 4 0 1 Gordon .176 68 12 2 8 .253 430 109 14 52 .263 2023 532 59 216 .160 25 4 2 5 .000 5 0 0 0 Hosmer .309 55 17 1 7 .271 236 64 7 36 .279 1174 327 33 151 .160 25 4 2 7 .200 5 1 0 1 Infante .262 61 16 0 7 .281 331 93 5 40 .281 2453 689 51 266 .353 17 6 0 1 .333 6 2 0 1 Kratz .200 10 2 0 0 .200 10 2 0 0 .203 236 48 11 32 ------Morales .125 24 3 0 0 .286 161 46 6 22 .266 1349 359 55 196 .000 3 0 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 Moustakas .045 66 3 6 12 .248 218 54 7 36 .239 1007 241 30 103 .381 21 8 1 2 .333 6 2 0 0 Orlando ------.381 21 8 0 1 ------Perez .224 76 17 2 5 .253 170 43 3 19 .285 846 241 28 111 .125 16 2 0 1 .125 8 1 0 0

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Starting Pitchers Breakdown Pitcher Perez Kratz Totals Duffy 2-1 1-0 3-1 Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Guthrie 2-1 - 2-1 4 25 6.3 3-1 1 Vargas 2-1 - 2-1 Jeremy Guthrie 3 12 4.0 2-1 0 Ventura 3-1 - 3-1 Jason Vargas 3 15 5.0 2-1 1 Volquez 2-2 - 2-2 Yordano Ventura 4 22 5.5 3-1 2 Total 11-6 1-0 12-6 Edinson Volquez 4 15 3.8 2-2 3 Totals 18 89 4.9 12-6 7 Perez Kratz Totals Starts 17 1 18 CS/ATT 6-8 0-2 6-10 Pct. 75.0 0.0 60.0 ERA 3.05 2.00 2.94 ER/IP 52/153.2 2/9.0 54/162.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 1 (April 6 vs. CWS) Pickoff & CS: 2 (April 23 vs. MIN)

May Game Times Due to an unfortunate error in the printing process of the 2015 Royals Media Guide, the first pitch times for the majority of the games scheduled in May were inadvertently omitted...below are the times for each game scheduled in May. (ALL TIMES CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME) Date Opponent First Pitch Date Opponent First Pitch Date Opponent First Pitch Friday, May 1 Detroit 7:10 p.m. Monday, May 11 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Friday, May 22 St. Louis 7:10 p.m. Saturday, May 2 Detroit 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Saturday, May 23 St. Louis 6:15 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Detroit 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Sunday, May 24 St. Louis 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 Cleveland 7:10 p.m. Thursday, May 14 @ Texas 1:05 p.m. Monday, May 25 @ New York 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 Cleveland 7:10 p.m. Friday, May 15 New York 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 @ New York 6:05 p.m. Thursday, May 7 Cleveland 1:10 p.m. Saturday, May 16 New York 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 @ New York 12:05 p.m. Friday, May 8 @ Detroit 6:08 p.m. Sunday, May 17 New York 1:10 p.m. Friday, May 29 @ 3:05 p.m. Saturday, May 9 @ Detroit 12:08 p.m. Tuesday, May 19 Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Saturday, May 30 @ Chicago Cubs 6:15 p.m. Sunday, May 10 @ Detroit 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Sunday, May 31 @ Chicago Cubs 1:20 p.m. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians - Monday, April 27, 2015 2015 Royals Home Run Breakdown

vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB’s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Cain 2 1 1 1 1 - 2 - - - 2 - - 2 2 - - - - 1-1 4/16/15 @ MIN T. Milone 32 Colon ------69 Dyson ------6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 156 Escobar ------9/17/14 CWS C. Sale 112 Gordon 2 2 - 1 1 1 1 - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - 2 1-1 4/26/15 @ CWS J. Danks 2 Hosmer 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - 1-0 4/8/14 CWS J. Quintana 60 Infante ------8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 192 Kratz ------8/18/14 @ MIN R. Pressly 19 Morales 2 1 1 - 2 2 - - - 2 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 2-0 4/13/15 @ MIN T. May 48 Moustakas 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 - - 1 2 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 3-0 4/21/15 MIN T. Milone 18 Orlando ------45 Perez 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 - - - 3 - - 2 1 - - - 3-0 4/12/15 @ LAA F. Salas 47

Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Nori Aoki (8/5/14 @ Arizona, fifth inning) - Franchise total: 117 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota), 2 solo 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) 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: , , Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (6/25/14 vs. ) - Franchise total: 87 Inside-the-Park: Last: Lorenzo Cain (9/8/14 @ Detroit) - Franchise total: 95 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: Alex Gordon (8/26/14 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning, Perkins pitching) - Franchise total: 65 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Daniel Nava, Boston (9/14/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, , 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: , New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Ike Davis and Stephen Vogt, Oakland (4/17/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: , Los Angeles Angels (4/10/15 @ Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Jeremy Guthrie pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland (7/3/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th 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: , and Dan Uggla, Atlanta (4/16/13 @ Turner Field, Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, , Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew 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: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching)

2015 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Cain 3 3 - - - 6 3 1 - - - 4 1 5 1 1 - - 4 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 2 - Colon 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - 3 g 3 gm (4/21-pres.) 1 - Dyson ------0 g - 1 - Escobar 3 2 - - - 5 1 1 - - - 2 - 1 - 1 - - 2 g 8 gm (4/6-15) 2 - Gordon 4 - - - - 4 2 - - - - 2 1 2 4 - - - 1 g 4 gm (4/20-23) 1 - Hosmer 4 2 - - - 6 1 1 - - - 2 2 3 3 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (4/6-11) 2 - Infante 1 - - - - 1 2 - - - - 2 - 1 3 1 - - 1 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 1 - Kratz ------0 g - - - Morales 5 1 - - - 6 3 - - - - 3 1 3 2 2 - - 3 g 7 gm (4/6-13) - - Moustakas 5 2 - - - 7 - 1 - - - 1 1 3 2 1 - - 1 g 7 gm (4/10-17) 3 1 Orlando 1 1 - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 - 1 2 1 - - 3 g 5 gm (4/9-18) 2 - Perez 7 1 - - - 8 3 - - - - 3 1 3 10 1 - - 0 g 7 gm (4/6-13) - -

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No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 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: Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013 Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (5th inning) - on double steal in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle , 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 April 24, 2015 @ (Rain) Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Angel Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML : at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: (Blue Jays 3-2) Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Billy Butler, August 17, 2014 @ Minnesota (2nd) September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: Royals Walk-Off Win: Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Eric Hosmer, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota September 15, 2014 vs. Chicago (4-3, 9 innings) Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 Royals Six-RBI Game: Royals Bat Around: vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore April 13, 2015 @ Minnesota (8th inning, 6 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 4 times in 2015 -- Sept. 29-30, 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0) (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Royals Position Player Pitching: April 6-9 vs. Chicago White Sox May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) , April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: Opponent Position Player Pitching: April 10-12 @ Los Angeles Angels July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle , July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Royals Pitcher Homered: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota James Shields, July 7, 2014 @ Tampa Bay (10) Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Royals Pitcher With a Hit: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: (Royals 3-0) Royals Pitcher With a RBI: July 18-20, 2014 @ Boston Shutout by the Royals (Combined): James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 22, 2014 @ Cleveland (2-0); Duffy (6.0), Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Finnegan (1.0), Davis (1.0), Holland (1.0) Nori Aoki (3) and Jarrod Dyson (3), August 10, 2014 Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: vs. San Francisco September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 4/26/15 @ CWS Hosmer 5 4/20/15 vs. MIN Pitchers 0 4/26/15 @ CWS Infante 16 9/25/14 @ CWS Cain 11 4/12/15 @ LAA Kratz 62 5/30/13 vs. BOS Colon 9 9/2/14 vs. TEX Morales 0 9/25/14 @ TOR Dyson 23 9/1/14 vs. TEX Moustakas 0 4/26/15 @ CWS Escobar 1 4/24/15 @ CWS Orlando 12 - Gordon 67 8/2/14 @ OAK Perez 28 9/17/14 vs. CWS Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians - Monday, April 27, 2015

2015 Transactions

Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract 4/26 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP- Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 3/13 LHP-John Lamb Optioned to Omaha 3/18 OF-Lane Adams Optioned to Omaha OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha 3/22 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Wilmington 3/26 RHP-Jandel Gustave Claimed off waivers by San Diego 4/3 RHP-Louis Coleman Sent outright to Omaha 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) RHP- Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha RHP-Ryan Madson Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Franklin Morales Contract selected from Omaha 4/14 OF-Alex Rios Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand) 4/15 OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas 4/17 OF-Reymond Fuentes Recalled from Omaha OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 4/18 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L. (right pectoral strain) RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha 4/24 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Northwest Arkansas INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha

Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/18 Yordano Ventura Jim Joyce / Hitting Brett Lawrie with a pitch 4/23 Yordano Ventura Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/23 Lorenzo Cain Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Ned Yost Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/23 Edinson Volquez Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Kelvin Herrera Greg Gibson / Throwing pitch behind Brett Lawrie 4/19 Greg Gibson / Automatic ejection after benches warned 4/19 Alcides Escobar Greg Gibson / Arguing after Kelvin Herrera was ejected

Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/10 @ LA Angels 1st Moustakas safe on SB att. (LA challenge) 0-0 1:47 Stands Opp. 0-1 4/17 Oakland 7th Lawrie out at 2B on force (Oak challenge) 4-4 2:26 Stands Opp. 0-2 4/19 Oakland 8th Zobrist out at 1B on DP (Oak challenge) 0-5 1:25 Overturned Opp. 1-2 4/23 @ Chicago White Sox 10th Abreu safe at 2B on WP (KC challenge) 2-2 1:43 Stands K.C. 0-1 4/24 @ Chicago White Sox 3rd Escobar safe at 2B on SB (CWS challenge) 1-0 2:30 Overturned Opp. 2-2 7th Abreu safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-2 1:32 Overturned K.C. 1-1

Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned

The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Escobar (11-5), Orlando (1-1) P: Duffy (3-1), Guthrie (2-1), Vargas (2-1), Ventura (3-1), Volquez (2-2) 2nd: Moustakas (12-6) C: Kratz (1-0), Perez (11-6) 3rd: Cain (11-6), Hosmer (1-0) 1B: Hosmer (12-6) 4th: Hosmer (11-6), Morales (1-0) 2B: Colon (3-2), Infante (9-4) 5th: Morales (11-6), Perez (1-0) 3B: Moustakas (12-6) 6th: Gordon (9-5), Infante (1-0), Perez (0-1), Rios (2-0) SS: Colon (1-1), Escobar (11-5) 7th: Kratz (1-0), Orlando (1-1), Perez (5-5), Rios (5-0) LF: Dyson (1-0), Gordon (9-5), Orlando (2-1) 8th: Colon (2-1), Infante (0-2), Orlando (5-3), Perez (5-0) CF: Cain (11-6), Dyson (1-0) 9th: Colon (2-2), Dyson (2-2), Infante (8-2) RF: Dyson (0-2), Orlando (5-4), Rios (7-0) DH: Morales (12-6) Daily Update

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 7 7 13 8 10 13 7 19 4 - - - 1 - - 89 Opponents 7 7 4 14 5 13 5 3 1 ------59 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 2 5 1 - - 1 1 - 2 ------Opponents 1 2 2 - 1 ------

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Multi-Run Innings for Royals Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 3-0 # of runs # times last time 1st - - 6 Tuesday 1-0 2 runs - 11 April 26 @ Chicago (AL) (4th, 2 hits) 2nd - 3 6 Wednesday 1-2 3 runs - 7 April 20 vs. Minnesota (8th, 4 hits) 3rd - 2 12 Thursday 2-1 4 runs - 1 April 12 @ LA Angels (2nd, 4 hits) 4th - 1 12 Friday 2-1 5 runs - 2 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th, 6 hits) 5th - 2 10 6th - 2 10 Saturday 1-1 6 runs - 1 April 13 @ Minnesota (8th, 2 hits) 7th - 3 13 Sunday 2-1 7 runs - - - 8th - 1 7 9th - - 8 Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 8-1 Tied after six innings: 2-0 Trail after six innings: 2-5 Lead after seven innings: 7-0 Tied after seven innings: 3-1 Trail after seven innings: 2-5 Lead after eight innings: 11-0 Tied after eight innings: 1-1 Trail after eight innings: 0-5 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 6-1 Starter works 6.0 IP: 2-0 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 4-6 Score first: 6-3 Opponents score first: 6-3 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 5/1 Score more than three runs: 11-1 Score three runs or less: 1-5 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/1 Hit home run: 8-2 Do not homer: 4-4 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 8/3 Series opener: 6-0 Series finale: 3-3 Errorless games by KC: 9-1 10 or more hits: 8-1 Opponents 10 or more hits: 2-2 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians - Monday, April 27, 2015 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 April 13 @ Minnesota 8 April 16 @ Minnesota Most runs, extra-inning game 3 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most hits, game 15 April 17 vs. Oakland 14 April 16 @ Minnesota Most hits, extra-inning game 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 6 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Fewest hits, game 6 April 22 vs. Minnesota 4 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Most runs, inning 6 April 13 @ Minnesota (8th) 5 Twice, last: April 26 @ Chicago White Sox (6th) Most hits, inning 6 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th) 6 April 21 vs. Minnesota (6th) Most doubles, game 4 April 20 vs. Minnesota 3 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Most doubles, extra-inning game 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox- Most triples, game 2 April 12 @ LA Angels - - Most triples, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, game 2 4 times, last: April 21 Minnesota 3 April 17 vs. Oakland Most home runs, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, inning 2 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th) 2 April 17 vs. Oakland (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 6 April 12 @ LA Angels 5 April 17 vs. Oakland Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 1 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most steals, game 3 April 21 vs. Minnesota 2 Twice, last: April 19 vs. Oakland Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 24 @ Chicago White Sox 1 6 times, last: April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most sacrifice flies, game 2 April 13 @ Minnesota 1 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Most sacrifices, game 2 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox 1 April 17 vs. Oakland Most strikeouts, game 13 April 26 @ Chicago White Sox 10 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 7 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 14 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most walks, game 5 Twice, last: April 21 vs. Minnesota 6 Twice, last April 22 vs. Minnesota Most walks, extra-inning game 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 4 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most left on base, game 10 Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota 12 April 22 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, extra-inning game 8 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 10 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Fewest left on base, game 4 Twice, last: April 24 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 11 @ LA Angels Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 8 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 10 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most double plays turned 3 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox 3 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox (13 innings) Most errors, game 2 Twice, last: April 26 @ Chicago White Sox 2 Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota Individual Batting: Most hits, game 3 12 times, last: Orlando (April 24 @ Chicago White Sox) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 Hosmer and Moustakas (April 23 @ Chicago White Sox) Must runs, game 3 Thrice, last: Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota) Most doubles, game 2 Hosmer (April 23 @ Chicago White Sox, 13 innings) Most triples, game 2 Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels) Most home runs, game 1 14 times Most RBI, game 3 5 times, last: Moustakas (April 21 vs. Minnesota) Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Morales (April 23 @ Chicago) Most total bases, game 7 Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota) Most total bases, extra-inning game 5 Hosmer (April 23 @ Chicago White Sox) Most walks, game 3 Morales (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox), Hosmer (April 21 vs. Minnesota) Most stolen bases, game 1 15 times Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 10 Cain (April 6-17) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 Volquez (April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.2 Pino (April 18 vs. Oakland) Most strikeouts, starter 8 Ventura (April 23 @ Chicago White Sox) Most strikeouts, reliever 4 Pino (April 22 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, starter 6 Guthrie (April 22 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, reliever 2 Twice, last: Herrera (April 24 @ Chicago White Sox) Most runs allowed 5 5 times, last: Volquez (April 26 @ Chicago White Sox) Most home runs allowed 3 Guthrie (April 17 vs. Oakland) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 6.0 Ventura (April 6), Volquez (April 9) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 8.0 Davis (April 6-current) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 2 Ventura (April 6-12), Davis (April 8-current), Morales (April 19-current) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 April 6-13 Longest winning streak, home 4 April 6-17 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 10-13 Longest losing streak, overall 2 Twice, last: April 24-current Longest losing streak, home - - Longest losing streak, road 2 Twice, last: April 24-current Longest game-inning, home - - Longest game-inning, road 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, home 3:11 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 3:18 April 24 @ Chicago White Sox Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:07 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Shortest game-time home 2:33 April 17 vs. Oakland, April 18 vs. Oakland Shortest game-time road 2:25 April 15 @ Minnesota Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Largest crowd-home 40,085 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 20,236 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Largest crowd-road 44,489 April 10 @ LA Angels Smallest crowd-road 14,218 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Largest winning margin 9 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox (10-1), April 13 @ Minnesota (12-3) Largest losing margin 5 April 18 vs. Oakland (0-5) Largest deficit overcome to win 2 Thrice, last: April 21 vs. Minnesota (trailed 5-3 after 5 1/2) Largest lead lost 3 April 26 @ Chicago (led 3-0 after 3 1/2)

Upcoming Milestones

Jarrod Dyson Jeremy Guthrie 31 strikeouts to 1,000 Salvador Perez 46 hits to 500 1 SB to rank 9th on KC all-time list (U.Washington-120) 16 wins to 100 Edinson Volquez 42 K to 1,000 Alex Gordon 4 2B for 250 Omar Infante 17 2B to 250 18 RBI to 500 8 RBI to 500 Ned Yost 1 run to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (F. Patek-571) 19 wins to tie for 2nd on KC all-time list (D. Howser-404) 27 hits to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-1084) Mike Moustakas 46 hits to 500 25 wins to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (W. Herzog-410) 1 HR to rank 9th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-123) 3 BB to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-427)

Disabled List (5) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Kris Medlen 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery March 7 May 6 18 12-6 LHP-Tim Collins 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April 20 18 12-6 RHP-Luke Hochevar 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April 20 18 12-6 OF-Alex Rios 15-day fractured left hand April 14 April 29 11 5-6 RHP-Greg Holland 15-day right pectoral strain April 18 May 3 8 4-4 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians - Monday, April 27, 2015 2015 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total

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

May (0-0) 5/1 Det N 5/2 Det N 5/3 Det D 5/5 Cle N 5/6 Cle N 5/7 Cle D 5/8 @ Det N 5/9 @ Det D 5/10 @ Det N 5/11 @ Tex N 5/12 @ Tex N 5/13 @ Tex N 5/14 @ Tex D 5/15 NYY N 5/16 NYY N 5/17 NYY D 5/19 Cin N 5/20 Cin N 5/22 StL N 5/23 StL N 5/24 StL D 5/25 @ NYY D 5/26 @ NYY N 5/27 @ NYY D 5/29 @ ChC D 5/30 @ ChC N 5/31 @ ChC D

* - denotes sellout; ^ - suspended game, completed on April 26 Minor League Report (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) (A-Advanced) American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (9-8) (7-9) (8-9) R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Wilmington 8 11 0 5 Omaha 1 5 3 5 NW Arkansas 10 12 1 10 Frederick (Orioles) 2 5 1 4 Oklahoma City (Dodgers) 3 6 0 7 Tulsa (Dodgers) 5 9 0 8 WP: Luke Farrell (1-0) LP: Brian Broderick (1-1) WP: Matt Murray (1-0) SV: Cody Reed (1) HR: None HR: Alex Liddi 2 (#3, #4) HR: Zane Evans 2 (#2, #3)

Omaha dropped a second straight to the PCL’s top Alex Liddi went 4-for-6 with two home runs and four Zane Evans led Wilmington to a win in the series finale. team. produced 6.0 shutout innings for Omaha, RBI, leading the Naturals to a road win. Mike Bianucci The catcher went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI. striking out four with two hits and two walks. Jose Martinez added three hits, two RBI and two runs. Dusty Coleman was Frank Schwindel also went 3-for-5 with two doubles and drove home Casey Kotchman to give Omaha a 1-0 lead in the 1-for-2 plus two walks, three RBI and two runs. He’s second three runs. Wilmington batters were 7-for-11 with runners fifth. The Dodgers rallied with three in the eighth off of Brian in the league with a .396 average (19-for-48). Starter Miguel in scoring position. Luke Farrell (5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, Broderick. Almonte worked 4.0 innings, allowing three runs, five hits 5 SO) earned the win and 2013 second-rounder Cody Reed and three walks while striking out one. retired all 12 batters with four strikeouts for the save.

Lexington Legends (A) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Burlington Royals (R) Surprise Royals (R) South Atlantic League Pioneer League Appalachian League Arizona League Southern Division South Division East Division West Division (6-12) Game One (Seven Innings) R H E LOB Begin play June 18 Lexington 4 7 0 8 vs. Grand Junction (Rockies) Begin play June 23 at Princeton (Rays) Begin play June 21 vs. AZL Rangers West Virginia (Pirates) 3 8 1 9

WP: Torey Deshazier (2-1) SV: Jake Newberry (1) HR: Luis Villegas (#1)

Game Two (Seven Innings) R H E LOB Lexington 4 7 0 4 West Virginia (Pirates) 5 6 1 4

LP: Matthew Strahm (0-1) HR: H. Arteaga (#1), R. O’Hearn (#4)