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NOTES Kansas City Royals (36-32) @ (36-29) Comerica Park - Monday, June 16, 2014 Game #69 - Road Game #35 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, June 17 @ Detroit Tigers: RHP (4-5, 3.20) vs. RHP (8-2, 3.05), 6:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD), MLB Network & 610 Sports Wednesday, June 18 @ Detroit Tigers: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (3-6, 3.94) vs. LHP Drew Smyly (3-5, 3.58), 1:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, June 19 @ Detroit Tigers: LHP (4-5, 2.83) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (3-2, 2.44), 1:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, June 20 vs. : RHP (5-3, 2.59) vs. RHP (7-3, 3.44), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, June 21 vs. Seattle Mariners: RHP (5-4+ tonight) vs. LHP (6-2+ tonight), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, June 22 vs. Seattle Mariners: LHP Roenis Elias (5-5+ tomorrow) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (4-5+ tomorrow), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with , and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight’s game is being televised in High Definition on Fox Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc and on the call, while Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery anchor Royals Live.

Royals vs. Tigers WINNING WINDY CITY WEEKEND--This 7-game road swing through a pair of A.L. Central cities The Royals look to break into the win column against Detroit started with a bang, as Kansas City completed a 3-game sweep of the White Sox with a 6-3 win in this year, going 0-5 to this point, including a pair of one- losses yesterday’s finale...the triumph extended KC’s season-high to seven in a row, put the here to open the campaign...this has been expanded by a club a season-best four games over .500 and was the 10th in the last 11 games contested at U.S. Cellular day with Thursday’s matinee thanks to an April 3 rainout...KC Field...the Father’s Day victory saw the Royals continue their recent usage of the long ball, as Eric now trails the all-time series by a 305-307 mark, including a 145- 163 deficit in Motown, 58-71 here in Comerica. Hosmer opened the scoring with a 2-run shot in the first and then Salvador Perez clubbing a 3-run blast Date Site Score WP LP Att. in the third...James Shields was the benefactor, as the veteran righthander allowed 10 hits and a walk, but 3/31 @ Det L, 3-4 Nathan Davis 45,068 limited the ChiSox to just the three runs, while a quartet of relievers held the fort for the final 3.0 frames, 4/2 @ Det L, 1-2 (10) Albuquerque Collins 26,906 4/3 @ Det Rained (Rescheduled for June 19) capped by ’s league leading 20th of the year...the current 7-game win streak is the 5/2 KC L, 2-8 Porcello Shields 28,021 longest for KC since a 9-gamer last July 22-August 1, while the club is now 10-3 in June. 5/3 KC L, 2-9 Smyly Duffy 29,200 5/4 KC L, 4-9 Verlander Vargas 22,504 BASEBALL’S HOTTEST HITS MOTOWN--Kansas City’s current 7-game streak is the longest active 6/16 @ Det winning skein in the Majors, two wins better than Colorado’s 5-gamer...included in this streak are five 6/17 @ Det victories over A.L. Central opponents and dating back to a late-May meeting with the White Sox, six 6/18 @ Det straight overall vs. the Central, which has brought the Royals to 11-15 within the division after a rough 6/19 @ Det 7/10 KC 5-15 start...the Royals are now 30-4 when scoring at least four runs, including six times during this streak. 7/11 KC SLUG ON THE RISE--The current 12-4 stretch that began in Toronto on May 29 has seen a substantial 7/12 KC 7/13 KC uptick in Kansas City’s power numbers at the plate...in the 16 games, the Royals have clubbed 37 doubles, 9/8 @ Det 2 triples and 14 runs, scoring 82 runs for a per game average of 5.1, while the slugging pct. during 9/9 @ Det these 16 contests is at .426...in the 52 games prior to May 29, KC had 21 roundtrippers, was scoring at 9/10 @ Det 9/19 KC a 3.8 per game rate and compiled a slugging pct. of .348...the top two teams in the A.L. in doubles are 9/20 KC meeting over the next four days, as KC’s 132 are second to Detroit’s 136...meanwhile, the Royals have 9/21 KC struck out the least than any Major League club with 383, with the Tigers next with 424. NAVIGATING A DIFFICULT STRETCH--On May 29, the Royals arrived in Toronto riding a 4-game , capped by a 3-game sweep at home by the Astros...the series with the Jays started a daunting stretch of schedule, where KC was getting set to play 30 games against 9 teams, with all but one over the .500 mark...yesterday was the 16th game in the stretch, with Kansas City going 12-4 featuring a 2-2 split in Toronto and then series wins over the Cardinals (3-1) and Yankees (2-1), a 2-game sweep of division rival Cleveland and the just completed 3-game brooming of the Whie Sox...with 14 games to go the gauntlet includes this 4-game stop in Detroit (36-29), and 3-game home series against Seattle (35-34), the L.A. Dodgers (37-34) and the other L.A. entry, the Angels (37-31). STAFF TOUGHENS IN DICEY SITUATIONS--While the offense has kicked into gear of late, the one constant all season has been the pitching staff and particularly during this winning streak they’ve excelled in the tougher situations...since the June 7 win at home over the Yankees that started this winning streak, KC hurlers have held opponents to a .169 average with runners in (12-for-71)...KC hurlers were most impressive during the weekend set in , holding the White Sox to 3-for-29...Kansas City are fifth in the overall by limiting the opposition to a .237 mark in RISP situations. TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Jason Vargas (6-2, 3.30) vs. RHP (6-6, 4.61) 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 Career Jason Vargas vs. Tigers 0-1 - 2-2 Major League Record 6-2 (3.30 ERA) 9-8 57-60 Justin Verlander vs. Royals 1-0 1-3 17-5 Major League Record 6-6 (4.61 ERA) 13-12 143-83 JASON VARGAS will make his 15th start of the season, the 169th of his career and 189th appearance overall...he takes on the Tigers for the third time this season and eighth in his career, all as a starter...the 31-year old signed a four-year free agent contract with the Royals on November 22. TAMING THE TRIBE--Jason upped his mark to 6-2 last Tuesday with a 9-5 Jason’s 2014 Starts triumph over the Tribe at ...he worked 7.2 , allowing 3 runs DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/2 at Detroit ND, 1-2 (10) 7.0 5 1 1 1 1 6 106-69 0-1 on 6 hits with no walks and 5 ...the veteran lefty carried a into the 4/7 Tampa Bay W, 4-2 8.0 4 1 1 1 1 2 110-74 4-1 eighth , before 3-straight hitters reached with 2 outs in the frame... 4/13 at Minnesota ND, 3-4 7.0 5 2 2 1 3 4 112-70 3-2 4/18 Minnesota W, 5-0 7.0 7 0 0 0 1 4 113-71 5-0 delivered a two-run to right on Vargas’ 116th and last of the game... 4/23 at Cleveland ND, 3-5 6.0 6 3 2 0 2 2 100-63 3-3 fortunately, the Royals had built a 6-0 lead, helping him win at Kauffman Stadium 4/29 Toronto ND, 10-7 6.1 10 5 5 1 0 5 94-64 2-5 5/4 Detroit L, 4-9 5.0 11 7 7 2 2 3 107-63 0-7 for the first time since a 3-2 triumph over Colorado on May 14...over his last 4 starts, 5/9 at Seattle W, 6-1 7.0 3 0 0 0 0 6 98-65 5-0 Vargas has recorded a 2.25 ERA, allowing just 7 earned runs in his last 28.0 innings. 5/14 Colorado W, 3-2 6.2 5 2 2 1 1 8 103-66 3-2 5/19 Chicago L, 6-7 4.2 8 7 7 3 2 6 82-53 6-7 INCREASING THE K’s--Jason recorded 5 strikeouts in his victory over Cleveland, 5/25 at Los Angeles ND, 3-4 6.1 3 1 1 0 5 6 109-60 3-0 giving 41 over his last 7 starts...since May 9, Vargas is averaging 7.96 strikeouts per 9.0 5/30 at Toronto W, 6-1 6.0 7 1 1 1 3 7 108-70 4-1 6/4 St. Louis ND, 2-5 (11) 8.0 9 2 2 0 2 3 117-75 0-2 innings, which ranks fifth among A.L. lefties...it’s well above his career ratio of 5.93.... 6/10 Cleveland W, 9-5 7.2 6 3 3 0 0 5 116-78 6-3 he recorded 5 straight starts with at least 6 K’s from May 9 to 30, the longest stretch in 2014 Totals 6-2 3.30 92.2 89 35 34 11 23 67 1475-941 64% his career, and his 36 strikeouts in May marked a career best for a calendar month. Career Totals 57-60 4.21 1072.1 1080 528 502 136 324 706 - - QUANTITY OF QUALITY--Vargas enters tonight’s outing tied for fourth in the American League with 11 quality starts...his total is tied for the most in the Majors by a left-handed , matching , and ...dating back to the start of 2011, Jason is tied for eighth in the A.L. with 65 quality starts, working 6.0 innings or more in 76 of his 103 starts during that span. VS. DETROIT--Jason makes his third start of the year against Detroit and second at Comerica Park...this is the second battle of the “JV’s” as Jason Vargas dropped a 9-4 contest to Justin Verlander on May 4 at Kauffman Stadium...Vargy also took a no-decision in his first start of the year here on April 2, a 2-1 Tiger triumph in 10 innings...in his 7 career starts against Detroit, Vargas has gone 2-2 with a 5.01 ERA (23 ER in 41.1 IP), his last win coming on May 9, 2012, when he earned a 2-1 victory while with Seattle. ROAD STRONG--Vargas makes his seventh start away from Kauffman Stadium, boasting the second-best road ERA (1.60) in the American League...he’s gone 2-0 in his road assignments this year, allowing just 7 earned runs in 39.1 innings and holding opponents to a .206 average (29-for-141), which ranks eighth in Vargas vs. Tigers the league...he’s 22-33 with a 4.90 ERA on the road in his career. Jason’s Last Win: Player AVG. AB H HR RBI .273 11 3 2 4 June 10 vs. Cleveland (7.2 IP, 9-5 over ) .308 13 4 1 3 Jason’s Last Loss: Nick Castellanos .167 6 1 1 1 May 19 vs. Chicago (4.2 IP, 6-7 to Zach Putnam) .200 15 3 0 0 Jason’s High: .257 35 9 0 3 10, Twice, last on June 26, 2012 vs. Oakland (6.2 IP, in a 3-2 win) Austin Jackson .200 20 4 0 1 .320 50 16 2 5 Jason’s Last : and Shutout J.D. Martinez .000 3 0 0 0 September 24, 2013 vs. Oakland (9.0 IP, 3-0 over A.J. Griffin) - 10th career CG & 5th shutout Victor Martinez .500 6 3 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 Kansas City Royals • P.O. Box 419969 • Kansas City, MO 64141-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2014 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Monday, June 16, 2014 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Yordano Ventura = Yordano, who turned 23 on June 3, will make his 13th start of 2014, entering at 4-5 with a 3.20 ERA and 63 strikeouts over 70.1 innings. = This will be his first outing at any level against the Tigers organization...he was scheduled to start the April 3 contest that will be made up on Thursday. = He picked up his fourth win in a 4-1 final on Wednesday vs. Cleveland as KC became the first team to score all 4 of its runs via sacrifice flies in a win since the sac fly became a statistic in 1954...he carried a shutout into the sixth, allowing a run on 6 hits and no walks while striking out 3 over 7.0 innings. = Ventura joins as the only Major League rookies on the year to have 4 outings of 6.0-plus innings and no walks. = The Royals have averaged 3.33 runs during his outings, third-lowest among qualifying A.L. pitchers, with Ubaldo Jimenez first at 2.61. = Ventura’s last 5 starts have been at home, with his last road outing on May 10 at Seattle...he’s 2-1 with a 2.30 ERA in 4 road outings this year, all quality starts. = Opposing batters in the fifth through ninth spots are batting .177 (26-for-147), though those hitters have recorded 5 of the 6 home runs he has allowed. 2014 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 68 25-23 - - 3.79 417.2 416 190 176 48 119 310 .257 Relievers 68 11-9 21 28 3.44 196.0 176 81 75 11 78 186 .239 Totals 68 36-32 21 28 3.68 613.2 592 271 251 59 197 496 .252 Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 125/182 (69%) Saves/Save Opp: 21/28 (75%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 61/26 (43%) Francisley Bueno (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:3/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/2 2014 Strikeout High: 1 (2x) last: @CWS 6/13 June 15 @ Chicago 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 = Francisley opened the seventh yesterday at Chicago, recording 2 outs with an by Jose Abreu mixed in. = He needed just 10 pitches to get through the seventh on Friday at Chicago, retiring , Jose Abreu and in order. = Bueno was activated on June 1 after 50 games on the D.L. due to a contusion and sprain of the left little finger...he appeared in 9 rehab outings at -A Omaha, allowing 9 earned runs while striking out 17 over 14.2 innings. Tim Collins (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:8/17 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/4 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 5/31 @ Toronto June 14 @ Chicago 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 = Tim worked around a single and a walk for a scoreless ninth on Friday at Chicago, fanning Jose Abreu with runners on first and third to complete a 7-2 win. = Collins has posted 5 straight scoreless outings (5.2 innings), though all 3 of his inherited runners during the stretch have scored. = Tim has a 1.62 ERA over 24 career appearances against Detroit, striking out 20 over 16.2 innings. 1st Batter Efficiency:24/32 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33%) Last Save: June 10, 2014 vs. Cle (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 12/5 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/30 vs. Tor June 14 @ Chicago 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 = Aaron pitched the eighth inning in relief of Danny Duffy on Saturday at Chicago...despite allowing a walk and a single, he got out of it unscathed, receiving an from , who threw out at the plate. = Crow earned his fourth career save last Tuesday vs. Cleveland, retiring to end the eighth inning with a 6-3 lead...KC tacked on three runs, with Aaron allowing two in the ninth...he became the first KC pitcher other than Greg Holland to record a save this year. = Aaron did not allow an in his first 16 appearances this season, before surrendering three-run homers in consecutive outings, to Baltimore’s (May 18) and to Chicago’s Adam Dunn (May 20). 1st Batter Efficiency:22/27 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/3 2014 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/6 @ San Diego June 15 @ Chicago 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 = Wade worked around a pair of 2-out walks in the eighth yesterday, retiring Chicago’s to preserve a 6-3 lead. = Yesterday’s outing stretched Wade’s scoreless streak to 20.0 innings over 17 outings, which is the A.L’s second-longest active streak behind Oakland’s Sean Doolittle (20.1 innings). = Opponents are batting just .125 on the year (13-for-104), lowest in the Majors among pitchers with at least 30.0 innings. = Wade’s 5 wins him for most among MLB relievers...he is averaging 14.54 strikeouts per 9.0 innings, third among qualifying A.L. relievers. = He’s tied for second in the A.L. with 12 holds, trailing only Toronto’s (14). 1st Batter Efficiency:22/31 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/7 2014 Strikeout High: 2 (7x, last 5/30 @ Tor) June 15 @ Chicago 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Kelvin made a single pitch yesterday at Chicago, closing the seventh by retiring Alexei Ramirez on a grounder...it was his first career outing with 1 pitch. = Kelvin has been charged with a lone run over his last 12.0 innings against Detroit, compiling a 0.75 ERA and a .167 opponents average (7-for-42)...he has allowed 5 of 11 inherited runners to score over the stretch. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency:20/28 Saves/Save Opp: 20/21 (95%) Last Save: June 15 @ Chicago (87th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (3x, last 6/5 vs. Stl) June 15 @ Chicago (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 = Greg became the first A.L. to reach 20 saves on the year as he closed out yesterday’s 6-3 win at Chicago, working around a walk, a single and a in the ninth to strand runners at second and third. = He’s the sixth Royals closer to post multiple 20+ save seasons, joining Jeff Montgomery (8), (5), (4), Roberto Hernandez (2) and Mike MacDougal (2). = Greg has compiled 14.2 straight scoreless innings over 15 appearances since May 6, striking out 22 and holding opponents to a .160 average (8-for-50)...he’s first in the Majors in saves over the span, converting 13 of 13 opportunities. = Greg is averaging 13.50 strikeouts per 9.0 innings on the year (40 in 26.2 IP), fifth among A.L. relievers...he has at least 1 strikeout in 9 consecutive outings. Donnie Joseph (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:-/- Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2014 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/5 vs. Nash. (AAA) June 6 vs. Okla. City (AAA) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Donnie is looking to make his season debut after being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday...he was 1-1 with a 3.91 ERA and 28 strikeouts over 23.0 innings with the Storm Chasers (10 ER). = Donnie allowed just 1 walk over his last 9 outings with Omaha (13.1 innings)...opponents drew 13 free passes over his first 8 appearances (9.2 innings). = He made 6 appearances with Kansas City last year, including his debut on July 11 at . Michael Mariot 1st Batter Efficiency:8/12 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/0 2014 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/24 @ Cle June 14 @ Chicago 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 = Michael pitched the ninth inning on Saturday at Chicago, his first appearance in a week...he surrendered a solo shot to to lead-off the inning and then retired Moises Sierra, and Leury Garcia in succession...he’s allowed runs in consecutive outings after a 1-2-3 inning vs. St. Louis on June 4. = He’s in his second stint with KC after being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on May 25, where he was 1-0 with 2 saves and a 4.66 ERA in 6 appearances.

Royals vs. Tigers 2014 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Bueno ------0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Collins 0-1 0 3.38 2 2.2 2 1 2-2 0 1.62 24 16.2 16 3 Crow 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.2 1 0 2-4 0 6.16 23 19.0 20 13 Davis 0-1 0 3.86 2 2.1 1 1 1-2 0 4.06 13 44.1 43 20 Duffy 0-1 0 2.25 1 4.0 2 1 1-4 0 3.89 7 37.0 27 16 Guthrie ------7-5 0 4.08 18 103.2 124 47 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.1 3 0 0-2 0 2.86 21 22.0 18 7 Holland 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.0 2 0 2-0 1 1.50 28 30.0 28 5 Joseph ------0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Mariot 0-0 0 9.00 2 2.0 3 2 0-0 0 9.00 2 2.0 3 2 Shields 0-1 0 7.11 2 12.2 17 10 6-4 0 4.49 16 104.1 123 52 Vargas 0-1 0 6.00 2 12.0 16 8 2-1 0 5.01 7 41.1 48 23 Ventura ------Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Monday, June 16, 2014 Hitting Notes Nori Aoki CWS Series: 3-for-9, 2 runs, 2 2B, BB Last Stand: 4-for-18 (.222), run, 2B, RBI, BB Streak: 3 g (4-13) = Nori had a day off yesterday, after going 3-for-9 in the first two games of the series...he’s 13-for-43 (.302) with seven runs scored in his last 10 road starts. = The Royals are 21-4 in games where Aoki scores at least one run, while the club is undefeated in the six games where he’s scored multiple times. = Nori leads the A.L. with six hits, while he’s tied for fourth with 13 infield hits this year....his 87 infield hits since the start of 2012 are more than any other player in that span...looking for his first hit of the year at Comerica Park, going 0-for-9 in the first two games of the season here. = Aoki recorded his second outfield assist of the year Saturday, throwing out Adam Eaton at the plate after a base hit to right...he had 9 assists in 2013. CWS Series: 5-for-11, 4 runs, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HP Last Stand: 7-for-25 (.280), 2 runs, 4 2B, 3 RBI, BB, sf Hit Streak: 5 g (8-18) = Billy hit in his fifth-straight game, going 1-for-2 with a walk and a ...he’s hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, batting .351 (13-for-37) with four doubles, a homer and a .405 on-base percentage in that span...hit his second of the season Saturday, a two-run shot in the ninth off Daniel Webb. = He is hitting .306 (16-for-52) with runners in scoring position this year, while his 27 RBI as a DH are fifth in the A.L....tied for the league lead with 7 sac flies. = Butler has had success against Justin Verlander in his career, hitting .432 (32-for-74) with 4 doubles, 2 homers and 11 RBI against the Tigers’ ...his 32 hits against Verlander are more than any other player in the Major Leagues...Billy is hitting .328 (80-for-244) with 13 doubles and 8 homers here at Comerica Park. = Billy’s .296 career average ranks third among Royals players with over 2,000 at bats, behind (.305) and (.299)...he’s three home runs shy of tying Carlos Beltran (123) for eighth on KC’s all-time list...he’s also 5 walks away from matching (412) for seventh in Royals history. CWS Series: 1-for-14, run, 2B, 3 RBI Last Stand: 7-for-21 (.333), 3 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-13) = Lorenzo went 0-for-4 yesterday with a pair of strikeouts...after collecting a two-run double in the first inning Friday night, Lo went hitless in his last 13 at-bats of the White Sox series...still tied for ninth in the A.L. with a .309 (38-for-123) against right-handed pitching (minimum 120 at-bats). = Cain is tied for fourth in the league, hitting .364 (20-for-55) with RISP...collected an RBI once every 6.03 at bats (27 RBI in 163 ABs), which is 19th in the A.L. = He recorded his fourth outfield assist of the season Tuesday, tying him for seventh in the A.L...he has 11 outfield assists since the start of last season...named the Wilson Royals’ Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 and a finalist for aRawlings Gold Glove in center field. CWS Series: def. replacement Last Stand: 0-for-1, run Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Pedro hasn’t played the last two games after pinch running for Friday...he’s played second base, third base and for the Royals this season, and has appeared at every position except for pitcher and in his Major League career...he’s 6-for-16 (.375) in the seventh inning or later. = Ciriaco is 4-for-12 (.333) with a double and 2 RBI in his career against Detroit, including 1-for-2 against tonight’s starter Justin Verlander. = Pedro played for three different organizations in 2013, which included five games with the Royals in September...opened the year with , but was traded to San Diego on June 14...claimed off waivers by KC on July 16, and spent a majority of the second half in Triple-A with the . CWS Series: 2-for-5, RBI Last Stand: 3-for-11, run, RBI, BB, sf Hit Streak: 3 g (5-12) = Jarrod went 2-for-5 with an RBI single yesterday, making his only start of the series...he’s gone 8-for-23 (.348) with 2 walks and 2 RBI in his last 10 games. = Dyson is hitting .386 (17-for-44) with 9 runs scored in his 21 road games this year...also hitting .319 (22-for-69) against right-handed pitching. = His four bunt hits this year are tied for fourth in the A.L...collected his only extra-base hit of the year vs. Detroit, a two-run triple on May 4 at ‘The K’. = Dyson has 10 steals this year, which ranks 16th in the league, however he is the only player in the Majors with 10 steals and fewer than 100 plate appearances... he’s swiped 74 bags since the start of 2012, which ranks sixth in the A.L...lifted a career-best 34 bags last year for consecutive 30+ steal seasons. Alcides Escobar CWS Series: 3-for-11, 2 2B, BB Last Stand: 10-for-22 (.455), 3 runs, 3 2B, 2 RBI, SB, BB, sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Esky snapped a career-best 12-game yesterday, going 0-for-3 with a walk...his streak was the longest by a Royal over the last two seasons, matching ’s 12-gamer from April 3-16, 2013...he hit .439 (18-for-41) during the streak with 6 doubles, a triple and 4 RBI. = Alcides’ streak began June 1 and is still hitting .409 (18-for-44) this month, which is the second-highest in the A.L., behind only Detroit’s Nick Castellanos (.422)...tied for eighth in the American League with 19 doubles – tied with the Cubs’ for the most by a Major League shortstop. = Tied for second in the league with 14 infield hits and ranks fourth with 4 bunt hits...since the start of 2012, his 75 infield singles are third-most in MLB. = Stole his 17th base of the season last Wednesday, which ranks fourth in the A.L....he’s 74-of-80 (92.5 percent) in steals since the start of 2012, the highest percentage in baseball among players with at least 40 attempts...he’s been successful in 45 of his last 46 tries, only being caught April 9 of this year vs. Tampa Bay. = Alcides has committed just 6 errors in his last 543 chances for the best (.989) among since the 2013 All-Star Break...he’s played 381 games at short since the start of 2012, which ranks third in the Majors, behind Starlin Castro (388) and Alexei Ramirez (386). Alex Gordon CWS Series: 3-for-13, 3 runs, 2B, RBI, BB Last Stand: 6-for-20 (.300), 5 runs, 3 2B, HR, 2 RBI, SB, 6 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Alex drew a two-out walk in the third yesterday and scored on Salvador Perez’s three-run homer...he’s reached base in 24 of his last 26 games, and leads the A.L. with a .459 OBP since May 18...he’s collected 12 extra-base hits in his last 26 games, including 6 doubles and 6 homers for a .600 . = Gordo ranks second in the A.L. with a .382 average (21-for-55) with runners in scoring position, trailing only Miguel Cabrera (.406)...his 36 RBI are tied with Houston’s for eighth-most by an in the A.L...he’s also tied for 11th in the league with 15 two-out RBI. = Collected his 19th double of the year Friday night, which is tied for eighth in the league...since the start of 2011, Gordo's 142 doubles are second in MLB. = Tied for fifth in the league with 5 outfield assists...he’s recorded 59 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011, which is tops in the Major Leagues. = Enjoyed a career day vs. the O’s on May 18, going 4-for-4 with a pair of 3-run homers...became first Royal since (1999) to collect 6 RBI in a game where he was 4-for-4 or better...Gordon’s four hits matched a career high, while it was his first multi-homer game since August 11, 2012 and KC’s first of 2014. CWS Series: Did not play Last Stand: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Brett hasn’t played since catching the ninth inning June 7 vs. the Yankees...collected an RBI single in Toronto on May 31, going 1-for-4...broke out of an 0-for-27 May 27 vs. Houston, going 2-for-4 with his first homer...it was his first multi-hit game since August 7, 2013 vs. Minnesota, his first start with KC. = Hayes has made 9 starts for the Royals this season and played in 18 games overall. = Spent a majority of last season at Triple-A Omaha, blasting 17 homers, which ranked second among PCL ...had 2 stints in the Major Leagues in 2013. CWS Series: 4-for-12, 3 runs, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 5-for-29 (.172), 4 runs, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 5 g (7-20) = Hoz hit a two-run shot in the first inning yesterday, his third rountripper in the last 7 games...hit safely in five-straight games, going 7-for-20 (.350) with a double, 2 homers and 8 RBI...hitting .315 (45-for-143) in road games this year, which ranks ninth in the American League...also batting .314 with runners on base. = He collected his 11th go-ahead RBI yesterday, which is tied with for 10th in the A.L...he's tied for third in the league with 21 doubles...his 55 doubles since the start of 2013 are tied for fifth-most in the A.L...also tied with Adrian Beltre for the most multi-hit games (81) in the league since the start of last year. = Collected his 250th career RBI yesterday, while he’s one run away from scoring 250 runs in his career. = The 2013 Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year, Eric also became the first Royals to earn Rawlingsa ...batted .318 with 26 doubles, 16 homers and 63 RBI over the final four months of the season...led theA.L. with 60 multi-hit games, tied for fifth-most in franchise history. CWS Series: 6-for-15, 4 runs, RBI Last Stand: 3-for-28 (.107), 3 runs, 2 RBI, BB, sf Hit Streak: 6 g (9-25) = Omar went 1-for-5 yesterday, scoring on Eric Hosmer’s two-run homer in the first inning...he’s hit safely in six-straight games, going 9-for-25 (.360) during that span...he’s also scored at least one run in five consecutive games...had a slow return from the D.L. (May 23), batting just .167 in his first 10 games back. = Infante is tied for fifth in the A.L. with 3 triples this year, while his 24 triples since the start of 2010 are the most by a Major League . = Matched a career high with 6 RBI in Baltimore on April 27, becoming the first A.L. second baseman to record 6 RBI in a game, since he did it against the Royals on September 6, 2013 with these Tigers...hit .318 with Detroit last year, which was tops among the league’s second sackers with at least 450 at bats. CWS Series: 4-for-10, 3 runs, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 5-for-23 (.217), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (4-6) = Mike reached base three times yesterday, going 1-for-2 with a pair of walks...he scored KC’s sixth run, coming home on Jarrod Dyson’s RBI single...collected a season-high 3 hits on Saturday, which included his sixth home run of the season...it was his first game with 3 hits or more since August 5 of last year vs. Minnesota. = Moustakas has enjoyed a productive week at the plate, going 9-for-24 (.375) over his last seven games with a double, 2 homers and 5 RBI...he’s collected 17 extra-base hits, which is tied for seventh-most among A.L. third sackers...he has 10 RBI in his last 19 Major League games. = Mike was optioned to Omaha (AAA) on May 22 and returned to the club May 31...hitting .250 (11-for-44) with a .455 slugging percentage since his return. Salvador Perez CWS Series: 5-for-12, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 8-for-25 (.320), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 9 g (13-34) = Salvy blasted his seventh home run of the season yesterday, going 2-for-3 with 3 RBI...he’s hit safely in a season-high 9-straight games, going 13-for-34 (.382) with 3 doubles, 2 homers and 8 RBI...he’s a career .315 hitter (53-for-168) in the month of June, and hitting .367 (18-for-49) in the current month. = He’s a career .444 hitter (12-for-27) against tonight’s starter Justin Verlander with 7 doubles, a homer and 10 RBI...a career .324 hitter at Comerica Park. = Perez leads American League catchers with 23 extra-base hits, while his 16 doubles are second-most by Major League backstops, trailing only Milwaukee’s (25)...among A.L. backstops, he’s first in hits (63), first in slugging (.441) and second in runs (24). = He has thrown out nine runners trying to steal this year, including two on the last homestand...his total is tied for eighth in the American League with Boston’s A.J. Pierzynski...led the league, throwing out 23 would-be base stealers last season, which helped him win his firstRawlings Gold Glove. = Went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles on here, becoming the first Royal to record 4 hits on Opening Day since Fred Patek in 1979. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Monday, June 16, 2014 This & That

CHALLENGE LEADS TO A RUN--Kansas City bench , , subbing for the early ejected , made his first formal challenge in the fourth inning yesterday in Chicago when Mike Moustakas was initially ruled out on a at second base...once New York finished up the review, Moose was allowed to remain at second base and two batters later he was scoring KC’s sixth run of the day...the challenge triumph gave Kansas City an 11-6 mark in reviews, including five of the last six and 10 of the last 14...opposing managers haven’t been nearly as successful, going 7-11 to date...to review, each gets a challenge and for the first six innings and if he challenges correctly, he’ll receive another...calls are defined as either a) Confirmed; b) Stands or C) Overturned. NED GETS EARLY THUMB--Of the first 35 career ejections for manager Ned Yost, none had ever come before an out was recorded in the bottom of the first inning, but it came to pass in his 36th career thumbing as he was shown the door by plate Paul Emmel after a first inning was called on James Shields yesterday...it was his third ejection this year, the first time in his career that Emmel was the tosser and first time he’s been banged for arguing a balk. HOLLYWOOD HOMESTAND AWAITS--Upon completion of this 4-game series in Detroit, the Royals will return to Kauffman Stadium for a 9-game stand starting with a weekend set against the Seattle Mariners...the series features a 7:10 contest on Friday and then 1:10 starts on Saturday and Sunday...Friday’s tilt will be preceded by the annual “Big Slick” Wiffel Ball battle on the Little K with Kansas City natives Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, Rob Riggle and Eric Stonestreet headlining a group of entertainers who will play in the exhibition with many of their Hollywood brethren...once the M’s leave town, both Los Angeles area entries in will hit town starting with the Dodgers paying their first visit to Kauffman Stadium since the 2002 season...after a 3-game set and an off day, it will be the turn to come to town and wrap-up the homestand. SCORING IN BUNCHES--During Kansas City’s recent run, the offense has used the big inning to produce results...the Royals have plated 3 runs or more in an inning 12 times since opening the Interleague series with the Cardinals in St. Louis on June 2, leading wins in 9 of their last 11 games...during the current seven- game winning streak, KC has had 8 “big innings”, including 5-run frames to jump ahead in the first two games of the White Sox series...the Royals are 21-7 this year in games when they produce an inning of three runs or greater. A SURGING OFFENSE--The Royals have turned it up a notch at the plate since the calendar page turned from May to June...the Royals offense has scored 66 runs in the first 13 games of the month, batting .277 (122-for-441) with 44 extra-base hits (31 doubles, 2 triples and 11 home runs) for a .431 slugging percentage...KC’s 44 extra-base hits are third-most in the American League this month, behind Minnesota and Detroit (45), while the Royals are second in the A.L. in batting average for the month of June...during the 7-game winning streak, the club has been even hotter, hitting .324 with 15 doubles, 9 homers and 45 runs scored (6.4 runs per game). DOUBLING DOWN--The Royals went without a double on Sunday, but had eight during the first two games of the Chicago series to vault into second in the American League (132), behind Detroit’s 136 two-base hits...KC has three players ranked in the top 10 in the league in doubles, led by Eric Hosmer (tied-3rd, 21) with Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon tied for eighth at 19 each...four other Royals: Salvador Perez (16), Billy Butler (13), Nori Aoki (11) and Mike Moustakas (10) have reached double-digits in two-base hits, while even pitcher James Shields has joined the act, collecting an RBI double during his June 3 start in St. Louis. WADING THROUGH THE OPPOSITION--The Royals’ Pitcher-of-the-Month for May, Wade Davis, worked another scoreless inning yesterday in Chicago, recording a pair of outs, walking a pair of hitters and then getting out of the mini-jam with a ground ball...the performance upped his current stretch of success to 17 consecutive appearances without allowing a run, spanning 20.0 innings while fanning 31 in that span (14.0 per 9-inning ratio)...he is one of only two pitchers in the Majors with more than 10 appearances to not allow an extra-base hit yet this season...Oakland’s Fernando Abad has worked 33 times, spanning 27.2 frames without allowing a double, triple or homer, while Davis now has 27 appearances and 30.1 innings during the 2014 season...since surrendering a season-high 2 earned runs back on April 5, Wade has given up one tally over his last 23 outings (26.0 innings) for a 0.35 ERA with opponents hitting just .114 (10-for-88) while fanning 45. ESKY A TOP RANKED THIEF--Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar has been one of the most successful base thieves in baseball over the past three seasons, entering tonight fourth in the American League with 17 thefts...not only is Esky once again among the top thieves in the league, he’s been the most successful in the Major Leagues over the past three seasons, successfully stealing at a 92.5% clip (74-for-80) since the start of 2012, which is the highest among all thieves with at least 40 attempts...he’s been thrown out just once – April 9 vs. Tampa Bay – in his last 46 attempts. HOLLY MAINTAINS A.L. RESCUE LEAD--Greg Holland tossed a scoreless ninth in Chicago on Sunday to record his 20th save in 21 tries this year and maintain the American League save lead...a first time All-Star in 2013, Holland has made good on 60 of his last 62 (96.8%) since May 30 of last season, the second-highest percentage among closers with at least 40 opportunities in that span...only Huston Street (97.6%), who has converted 40 of his last 41, has a higher percentage...since that date, Greg has 7 more saves than any other pitcher in baseball ( - 53) and has allowed just 8 earned runs in 77.2 innings for a 0.93 ERA, holding opposing hitters to a .165 average...he’s also recorded 117 strikeouts in those 77.2 innings, for an A.L.-best 13.55 strikeouts per 9.0 IP. NED NOW THIRD ON KC WIN LIST--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, Ned Yost has a 320-367 record since he was named to his position on May 13, 2010...in the road trip opener on Friday, he passed for sole possession of third on KC’s all-time wins list...earlier this year, he topped (287) and Hal McRae (286)...he is 84 wins behind Royals Hall of Famer (404), for second in club history...Yost, who managed six seasons in Milwaukee (2003-08), is 777-862 all-time as a Major League skipper. FSKC TO BE BUSY--The Royals and FSKC are in a stretch of 24 consecutive telecasts on Fox Sports Kansas City...FSKC has upped its 2014 telecast total to record 150 games, up from the 140 in previous seasons...Ryan Lefebvre (95 games) and Steve Physioc (55 games) call the play-by-play with Rex Hudler providing the analysis...Joel Goldberg hosts Royals Live in both the pre and post-game and Royals’ Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery joins him at home and periodically on the road.

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Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Aoki .111 18 2 0 2 .111 18 2 0 2 .276 714 197 9 55 .000 4 0 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 Butler .235 17 4 1 2 .324 472 153 10 71 .277 1997 554 59 285 .432 74 32 2 11 .240 50 12 0 4 Cain .250 8 2 0 1 .228 57 13 1 5 .258 492 127 6 56 .250 12 3 0 1 .000 12 0 0 0 Ciriaco .000 0 0 0 0 .333 12 4 0 2 .250 244 61 0 12 .500 2 1 0 1 .333 3 1 0 0 Dyson .143 7 1 0 2 .209 86 18 0 4 .246 338 83 0 12 .250 20 5 0 2 .071 14 1 0 0 Escobar .059 17 1 0 0 .206 218 45 3 18 .260 1359 354 10 115 .200 45 9 0 2 .219 32 7 2 5 Gordon .133 15 2 0 2 .238 383 91 14 44 .262 1838 481 53 197 .200 70 14 2 5 .387 21 12 2 3 Hayes .000 5 0 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 .220 205 45 5 17 ------Hosmer .211 19 4 0 1 .256 195 50 7 22 .276 1018 281 31 132 .222 45 10 1 3 .214 28 6 0 2 Infante .238 21 5 0 1 .259 27 7 0 1 .283 2243 634 49 238 .000 7 0 0 1 .333 3 1 0 0 Moustakas .071 14 1 0 0 .210 176 37 2 10 .230 821 189 23 82 .154 39 6 1 3 .115 26 3 0 1 Perez .462 13 6 0 1 .318 129 41 5 22 .298 628 187 21 79 .444 27 12 1 10 .381 21 8 2 4

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Pitcher Perez Hayes Pena Totals 1 2 2.0 0-1 0 Brooks - 0-1 - 0-1 4 11 2.8 2-2 1 Chen 2-1 0-1 - 2-2 Danny Duffy 8 30 3.8 4-4 4 Duffy 3-1 1-3 - 4-4 Jeremy Guthrie 14 52 3.7 7-7 6 James Shields 15 81 5.4 11-4 10 Guthrie 5-7 2-0 - 7-7 Jason Vargas 14 65 4.6 7-7 11 Shields 11-4 - - 11-4 Yordano Ventura 12 38 3.2 5-7 8 Vargas 7-7 - - 7-7 Totals 68 279 4.1 36-32 40 Ventura 5-6 0-1 - 5-7 Total 33-26 3-6 - 36-32 Perez Hayes Pena Totals Starts 59 9 - 68 CS/ATT 9-28 0-4 1-1 10-33 Pct. 32.1 0.0 100.0 30.3 Catcher PO 1 - - 1 ERA 3.27 6.07 0.00 3.68 ER/IP 189/520.2 62/92.0 0/1.0 251/613.2

Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 8 (June 6 vs. N.Y. Yankees) & CS: 1 (April 16 @ Houston) Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Monday, June 16, 2014

2014 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 Aoki ------9/27/13 @ NYM C. Torres 262 Butler 2 - 2 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 1-1 6/14/14 @ CWS D. Webb 2 Cain 2 2 - 1 1 - 2 - - - 1 2 - 1 1 1 - - - 2-0 5/30/14 @ TOR J. Happ 45 Ciriaco ------6/20/13 LAD P. Moylan 99 Dyson ------6/23/13 CWS D. Axelrod 253 Escobar 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 2 - - - - 1-1 5/11/14 @ SEA R. Elias 117 Gordon 7 4 3 4 3 2 1 4 - 4 - 3 - 3 - - - 4 3 6-0 6/10/14 CLE N. Hagadone 17 Hayes 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 5/28/14 HOU J. Williams 6 Hosmer 4 - 4 2 2 2 2 - - 1 2 1 - 2 - - 1 1 2 3-1 6/15/14 @ CWS A. Rienzo 4 Infante 2 - 2 - 2 1 1 - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 - - - 2-0 4/27/14 @ BAL E. Meek 110 Moustakas 6 2 4 2 4 3 2 1 - 1 3 2 - 2 - - - 1 5 4-1 6/14/14 @ CWS S. Downs 2 Perez 7 2 5 3 4 4 1 2 - 3 3 1 1 2 6 - 1 - - 6-1 6/15/14 @ CWS A. Rienzo 1

Pinch-Hit: Last: (8/3/13 @ , 12th inning) - Franchise total: 74 : Last: Alcides Escobar (5/11/14 @ Seattle, second inning) - Franchise total: 115 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Alex Gordon (5/18/14 vs. Baltimore), 3-run, 3-run 3-Homer Game: Last: (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (4/23/14 @ Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: , Angel Berroa, (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: , Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (9/11/13 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 86 Inside-the-Park: Last: David DeJesus (4/23/10 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 94 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Justin Maxwell (9/22/13 vs. Texas, 10th inning, Soria pitching) - Franchise total: 64 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Kolton Wong, St. Louis (6/3/14 @ , James Shields pitching, 2nd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: , New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: and , Seattle (5/11/14 @ Safeco Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: , Minnesota (4/12/14 @ Target Field, James Shields 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 , Atlanta (4/16/13 @ , Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, , , Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, -1; -1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: , Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching) 2014 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 Aoki 15 4 - - - 19 1 - - - - 1 2 1 4 2 - - 3 g 5 gm (2x) 13 6 Butler 13 3 - - - 16 7 - - - - 7 2 10 6 5 - - 5 g 7 gm (4/25-5/3) 2 - Cain 6 3 2 - - 11 4 - 1 - - 5 2 5 8 2 - - 0 g 5 gm (2x) 9 - Ciriaco 2 - - - - 2 ------1 - 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (5/25-6/2) 3 - Dyson 6 1 - - - 7 1 - - - - 1 - 1 2 - - - 3 g 4 gm (4/22-25) 10 4 Escobar 15 3 - - - 18 5 1 1 - - 7 1 4 10 2 1 - 0 g 12 gm (6/1-14) 14 4 Gordon 14 3 1 - - 18 4 2 1 - 1 8 5 8 15 3 - - 0 g 9 gm (5/23-31) 4 - Hayes 1 - - - - 1 ------1 - - - 0 g - - - Hosmer 16 3 2 - - 21 3 3 1 - - 7 1 11 8 3 - - 5 g 6 gm (4/25-5/1) 1 - Infante 9 2 - - - 11 3 1 - - 1 5 1 7 8 3 - - 6 g 6 gm (2x) 3 - Moustakas 4 1 - - - 5 5 2 - - - 7 - 5 8 - - - 2 g 4 gm (6/7-11) - - Perez 9 5 1 - - 15 1 2 1 - - 4 5 5 7 2 - - 9 g 9 gm (6/5-pres.) 2 -

The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: , August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- , 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 , May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (5th inning) - on double steal in (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: , Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: Royals : One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 June 15-16, 2001 at Milwaukee, 4-2 (Power Outage) Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Royals Home Run in first ML : at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: , April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: (Blue Jays 3-2) , 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 Justin Maxwell, August 9, 2013 vs. Boston (6th) September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) at (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 22 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) 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 June 14, 2014 @ Chicago (4th inning, 5 runs) Back-to-Back by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 11 times in 2014 -- 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: June 7-9, 2013 vs. Houston 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: June 13-15, 2014 @ July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) A.L.: , Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: 10+ 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 Yordano Ventura, May 5, 2014 @ San Diego (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: May 26-28, 2014 vs. Houston Jeremy Guthrie, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: (Royals 13-0) Royals Pitcher With a RBI: April 11-13, 2014 @ Minnesota Shutout by the Royals (Combined): James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 2, 2014 @ St. Louis (6-0); Duffy (6.0), Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Herrera (1.0), Davis (1.0), Crow (1.0) , August 13, 2010 vs. (3) Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Errorless Streaks - HR RBI Monday 2-5 Player Streak Last Player Streak Last Error 1st - - 16 Tuesday 7-3 ROYALS 1 6/14/14 @ CWS Gordon 72 9/24/13 @ SEA Pitchers 12 6/1/14 @ TOR Hayes 40 6/10/12 vs. TB 2nd - 2 29 Wednesday 7-4 3rd - 4 38 Aoki 29 5/9/14 @ SEA Hosmer 10 6/3/14 @ STL Thursday 3-4 Butler 9 10/2/12 vs. DET Infante 7 6/6/14 vs. NYY 4th - 6 30 Cain 14 5/27/14 vs. HOU Moustakas 1 6/14/14 @ CWS 5th - 5 33 Friday 6-5 Saturday 6-5 Ciriaco 23 7/1/13 @ MIA Perez 39 4/23/14 @ CLE 6th - 6 30 Dyson 31 4/23/14 @ HOU 7th - 6 36 Sunday 5-6 Escobar 3 6/11/14 vs. CLE 8th - 5 30 9th - 1 17 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 34 June 15 @ Chicago (1st inning, 4 hits) 3 runs - 22 June 15 @ Chicago (3rd inning, 1 hit) 4 runs - 6 June 10 vs. Cleveland (3rd inning, 3 hits) 5 runs - 5 June 14 @ Chicago (4th inning, 5 hits) 6 runs - 2 June 3 @ St. Louis (5th inning, 5 hits) 7 runs - - - Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Monday, June 16, 2014

2014 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 2/17 OF- Claimed off Waivers from Baltimore 5/5 OF-Lorenzo Cain Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP- Designated for Assignment INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Optioned to Omaha 3/2 RHP- Announced retirement 5/9 RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha 3/7 RHP- Released INF- Recalled from Omaha 3/25 LHP-Patrick Schuster Claimed off Waivers from San Diego 5/13 INF-Omar Infante Placed on 15-day D.L. (lower back irritation) OF- Designated for Assignment INF-Pedro Ciriaco Contract selected from Omaha 3/30 RHP-Louis Coleman Placed on 15-day D.L. (bone contusion/sprained middle finger) 5/16 RHP- Contract selected from Omaha RHP- Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from surgery) OF-Justin Maxwell Designated for assignment 4/2 OF-Carlos Peguero Assigned outright to Omaha 5/20 C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha 4/5 RHP-Aaron Brooks Selected from Omaha INF-Johnny Giavotella Optioned to Omaha INF-Pedro Ciriaco Designated for assignment 5/22 INF-Mike Moustakas Optioned to Omaha 4/7 LHP-Francisley Bueno Placed on 15-day D.L. (contusion/sprain on left little finger ) 5/23 INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Recalled from Omaha LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain) 5/23 OF-Justin Maxwell Accepted Outright Assignment to Omaha LHP-Donnie Joseph Recalled from Omaha 5/25 RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha 4/9 RHP-Louis Coleman Activated from 15-day D.L. 5/26 INF-Omar Infante Activated from 15-day D.L. INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha RHP-Casey Coleman Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 5/31 INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Optioned to Omaha LHP-Donnie Joseph Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha 4/12 LHP-Danny Duffy Recalled from Omaha 6/1 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha INF-Johnny Giavotella Optioned to Omaha LHP-Francisley Bueno Recalled from injury rehab assignment and activated from D.L. 4/17 OF-Lorenzo Cain Placed on 15-day D.L. (left groin strain) INF- Placed on 15-day disabled list (muscle strain left hand) LHP- Recalled from Omaha INF-Mike Moustakas Recalled from Omaha 4/18 OF-Jarrod Dyson Placed on Bereavement List 6/2 RHP-Wilking Rodriguez Contract purchased from Omaha INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Recalled from Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha 4/21 OF-Jarrod Dyson Reinstated from Bereavement List LHP-Justin Marks Designated for assignment LHP-Justin Marks Optioned to Omaha RHP-Luke Hochevar Transferred to the 60-day disabled list 4/23 LHP-Tim Collins Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment 6/5 LHP-Justin Marks Traded to Oakland for cash considerations 5/2 LHP-Bruce Chen Placed on 15-day D.L. (bulging disc) 6/10 LHP-Donnie Joseph Recalled from Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha RHP-Wilking Rodriguez Optioned to Omaha OF-Lorenzo Cain Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment LHP-Francisley Bueno Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment 5/4 LHP-Tim Collins Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 5/17 Ned Yost (1st/34th career) Chris Segal at home plate ( call on A. Jones) 5/27 Ned Yost (2nd/35th career) Kerwin Danley at mound (balls & strikes) 6/15 Ned Yost (3rd/36th career) Paul Emmel at home plate (balk call on J. Shields) The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Aoki (33-28), Dyson (2-1), Infante (1-3) P: Brooks (0-1), Chen (2-2), Duffy (4-4), Guthrie (7-7), Shields (11-4), 2nd: Escobar (4-4), Giavotella (1-0), Hosmer (6-9), Infante (25-18), Valencia (0-1) Vargas (7-7), Ventura (5-7) 3rd: Butler (5-7), Gordon (0-1), Hosmer (30-22), Perez (1-2) C: Hayes (3-6), Perez (33-26) 4th: Butler (24-22), Gordon (3-4), Perez (8-6), Valencia (1-0) 1B: Hosmer (36-32) 5th: Butler (0-1), Gordon (33-27), Hosmer (0-1), Infante (0-1), Perez (3-2) 2B: Ciriaco (3-4), Giavotella (6-4), Infante (26-22), Valencia (1-2) 6th: Butler (3-1), Cain (5-3), Escobar (0-1), Giavotella (2-2), Moustakas (0-1), 3B: Ciriaco (1-2), Moustakas (28-19), Paredes (0-2), Valencia (7-9) Perez (21-16), Valencia (5-8) SS: Escobar (36-32) 7th: Cain (13-8), Ciriaco (0-1), Escobar (1-4), Giavotella (2-1), Hayes (0-1), LF: Gordon (36-32) Moustakas (18-13), Maxwell (1-2), Valencia (1-2) CF: Cain (24-17), Dyson (10-12), Maxwell (2-3) 8th: Cain (8-8), Ciriaco (1-2), Dyson (1-2), Escobar (12-10), Giavotella (1-0), RF: Aoki (33-28), Cain (2-2), Maxwell (1-2) Hayes (0-1), Maxwell (2-3), Moustakas (10-5), Paredes (0-1), Valencia (1-0) DH: Butler (32-31) 9th: Ciriaco (3-3), Dyson (7-9), Escobar (19-13), Giavotella (0-1), Hayes (3-4), Paredes (0-1), Pitchers (4-1) Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 31 29 25 42 40 19 36 29 18 2 4 1 3 - - 279 Opponents 27 30 20 45 31 33 24 26 27 2 3 2 - - - 271 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 7 10 4 5 5 3 - 2 ------Opponents 12 3 2 5 3 3 2 - 1 1 - - - - - Minor League Report Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) (A-Advanced) American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (40-31) (24-45) (33-35) R H E LOB R H E LOB Omaha 10 15 3 12 (10 innings) R H E LOB Carolina (Indians) 2 7 0 7 Fresno (Giants) 7 9 3 6 Arkansas (Angels) 4 10 1 7 Wilmington 3 8 1 5 NW Arkansas 2 5 1 8 WP: Aaron Brooks (6-2) WP: Kyle Bartsch (4-3) SV: Spencer Patton (14) LP: Angel Baez (0-4) SV: Mark Peterson (13) HR: None HR: None HR: None

The Storm Chasers earned a four-game sweep at Fresno, The Naturals lost in 10 innings for a second straight night, Wilmington rallied with three in the eighth to win the stretching their winning streak to six. had this time at home vs. their in-state rivals. ’s two- first-half finale. ’s sac fly tied the game at 2-2, three hits, three runs and an RBI. was 3-for- run double gave Northwest Arkansas a 2-0 lead in the fourth. with ’s double providing the go-ahead run. 5, boosting his average to .375 (12-for-32). Alex Yarbrough’s triple tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth, Mark Donato added two hits and an RBI. added three hits and two RBI. Aaron Brooks (5.0 IP, 7 H, 7 with the Travelers plating two more in the 10th. The late runs held Carolina to a run on two hits and a walk with 3 strikeouts R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO) is 6-1 over his last seven Triple-A starts. spoiled a strong start from Tim Melville (6.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 over 5.0 innings. Wilmington hosts the / Omaha hosts Albuquerque (Dodgers) on Tuesday. BB, 6 SO). Carolina League All-Star Game on Tuesday.

Lexington Legends (A) Falls Chukars (R) Burlington Royals (R) Pioneer League Appalachian League Southern Division South Division East Division (29-41) 2013 Pioneer League Champions R H E LOB Charleston (Yankees) 10 9 0 9 Begin play tonight vs. Orem (Angels) Begin play Thursday at Pulaski (Mariners) Lexington 3 6 2 5

LP: Matt Alvarez (2-2) HR: None

Lexington finished 1-3 vs. Charleston, with Sunday’s contest scoreless until the sixth. Crawford Simmons scattered two hits and four walks over 5.0 shutout stanzas. Kevin Kuntz doubled and scored Lexington’s first run on a wild pitch in the sixth. Carlos Garcia singled home a pair of runs in the seventh. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Monday, June 16, 2014 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 10 April 29 vs. Toronto 12 May 31 @ Toronto Most runs, extra-inning game 8 May 29 @ Toronto 6 Twice, last: May 29 @ Toronto Most hits, game 16 Twice, last: June 14 @ Chicago 16 Twice, last: May 26 vs. Houston Most hits, extra-inning game 16 Twice, last: May 24 @ Los Angeles 14 May 24 @ Los Angeles Fewest hits, game 4 5 times, last: May 17 vs. Baltimore 2 May 8 @ Seattle Most runs, inning 6 Twice, last: June 3 @ St. Louis (5th) 7 May 31 @ Toronto (1st) Most hits, inning 6 4 times, last: June 13 @ Chicago (1st) 6 May 3 vs. Detroit (9th) Most doubles, game 5 Twice, last: April 30 vs. Toronto 6 May 3 vs. Detroit Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 May 6 @ San Diego 5 May 24 @ Los Angeles Most triples, game 1 9 times, last: June 7 vs. New York 2 March 31 @ Detroit Most triples, extra-inning game - - 1 Twice, last: May 5 @ San Diego Most home runs, game 2 9 times, last: June 15 @ Chicago 3 Thrice, last: May 28 vs. Houston Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 April 16 @ Houston 3 May 29 @ Toronto Most home runs, inning 2 Twice, last: June 10 vs. Cleveland (8th) 2 May 11 @ Seattle (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 6 Twice, last: June 14 vs. Chicago 7 April 21 @ Cleveland Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 5 May 6 @ San Diego 7 May 24 @ Los Angeles Most steals, game 4 May 20 vs. Chicago 3 Thrice, last: May 4 vs. Detroit Most times , game 2 Twice, last: May 19 vs. Chicago 2 Twice, last: May 6 @ San Diego Most sacrifice flies, game 4 June 11 vs. Cleveland (ties franchise record) 2 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Most sacrifices, game 2 Thrice, last: May 24 @ Los Angeles 2 May 8 @ Seattle Most strikeouts, game 11 Thrice, last: May 27 vs. Houston 13 Twice, last: May 15 vs. Baltimore Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 12 May 24 @ Los Angeles 14 May 5 @ San Diego Most walks, game 6 Thrice, last: June 15 @ Chicago 10 May 28 vs. Houston Most walks, extra-inning game 4 May 6 @ San Diego 5 April 16 @ Houston Most left on base, game 12 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox 14 May 30 @ Toronto Most left on base, extra-inning game 12 May 24 @ Los Angeles 12 Twice, last: June 4 vs. St. Louis Fewest left on base, game 2 Twice, last: June 8 vs. New York 2 April 24 @ Cleveland Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 6 Twice, last: June 4 vs. St. Louis 1 May 29 @ Toronto Most double plays turned 3 Twice, last: May 27 vs. Houston 3 May 9 @ Seattle Most errors, game 4 April 16 @ Houston 5 May 11 @ Seattle Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 4 times, last: Cain (May 26 vs. Houston) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Cain (May 5 @ San Diego), Hosmer (May 24 @ Los Angeles) Most runs, game 3 5 times, last: Butler (May 30 @ Toronto) Most doubles, game 2 8 times, last: Moustakas (May 14 vs. Colorado) Most triples, game 1 7 times, last: Escobar (June 3 @ St. Louis) Most home runs, game 2 Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) Most RBI, game 6 Infante (April 27 @ Baltimore), Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Hosmer (May 5 @ San Diego), Infante (May 29 @ Toronto) Most , game 10 Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) (2 HR, 2 1B) Most total bases, extra-inning game 6 Hosmer (May 5 @ San Diego) Most walks, game 3 Aoki (May 4 vs. Detroit) Most stolen bases, game 2 6 times, last: Dyson (May 28 vs. Houston) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 12 Escobar (June 1-14) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 6 times, last: Vargas (June 4 vs. St. Louis) Most innings pitched, reliever 3.2 Mariot (April 24 @ Cleveland) Most strikeouts, starter 12 Shields (April 17 @ Houston) Most strikeouts, reliever 4 Duffy (April 16 @ Houston), Mariot (April 24 @ Cleveland), Davis (May 6 @ San Diego) Most walks, starter 5 Duffy (May 28 vs. Houston) Most walks, reliever 3 Marks (April 20 vs. Minnesota) Most runs allowed 8 Shields (May 2 vs. Detroit) Most home runs allowed 3 Guthrie (May 11 @ Seattle), Vargas (May 19 vs. Chicago), Shields (May 29 @ Toronto) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 18.0 Ventura (April 25-May 5) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 20.0 Davis (April 26-present) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 5 Shields (May 7-present) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 June 7-15 Longest winning streak, home 4 June 7-11 Longest winning streak, road 5 June 2-15 Longest losing streak, overall 5 May 1-5 Longest losing streak, home 4 May 1-4, May 26-June 4 Longest losing streak, road 5 March 31-April 13 Longest game-inning, home 11 June 4 vs. St. Louis Longest game-inning, road 13 May 24 @ Los Angeles Longest game-time, home 3:37 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 3:34 April 22 @ Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:45 June 4 vs. St. Louis Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:52 May 24 @ Los Angeles Shortest game-time home 2:22 May 16 vs. Baltimore Shortest game-time road 2:14 June 1 @ Toronto Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:46 June 4 vs. St. Louis Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:03 May 6 @ San Diego Largest crowd-home 40,103 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 10,705 April 29 vs. Toronto Largest crowd-road 45,068 March 31 @ Detroit Smallest crowd-road 8,848 April 22 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 8 May 7 @ San Diego (8-0), June 14 @ Chicago (9-1) Largest losing margin 10 May 31 @ Toronto (2-12) Largest deficit overcome to win 4 June 3 @ St. Louis (trailed 4-0 after 4) Largest lead lost 5 May 19 vs. Chicago (led 5-0 after 2) Upcoming Milestones Nori Aoki 14 RBI for 500 (combined Japan/MLB) Jarrod Dyson 6 stolen bases for 100 Greg Holland 13 saves for 100

Billy Butler Alcides Escobar 5 SB to tie for 10th on KC all-time list Eric Hosmer 1 run to 250 3 HR to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-123) (J.Wathan, H.McRae-105) 5 walks to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (F. White-412) Alex Gordon 28 runs for 500 7 hits to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (D.DeJesus-971) 30 runs to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-546) 12 doubles to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (W.Wilson-241)

Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 26-2 Tied after six innings: 4-6 Trail after six innings: 6-24 Lead after seven innings: 29-1 Tied after seven innings: 4-4 Trail after seven innings: 3-27 Lead after eight innings: 31-1 Tied after eight innings: 4-3 Trail after eight innings: 1-28 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 21-14 Starter works 6.0 IP: 8-8 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 6-10 Score first: 26-8 Opponents score first: 10-24 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 8/8 Score more than three runs: 30-4 Score three runs or less: 6-28 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 0/4 Hit home run: 19-5 Do not homer: 17-27 wins (KC/OPP): 14/12 Series opener: 11-12 Series finale: 12-10 Errorless games by KC: 23-15 10 or more hits: 21-7 Opponents 10 or more hits: 8-18 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Monday, June 16, 2014 2014 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

March (0-1) 3/31 at Det D L 3-4 0-1 T4 -1.0 Nathan Davis (R, 0-1) -- 45,068 1 45,068

April (14-11) 4/2 at Det D L 1-2 (10) 0-2 T4 -2.0 Alburquerque Collins (R, 0-1) -- 26,906 2 71,974 4/3 at Det D Postponed Due to Rain – Make up scheduled for Thursday, June 19 at 12:08 p.m. CT 4/4 CWS D W 7-5 1-2 4 -2.0 Guthrie (1-0) Johnson Holland (1) 40,103 1 40,103 4/5 CWS D W 4-3 2-2 3 -2.0 Davis (R, 1-1) Downs Holland (2) 21,463 2 61,566 4/6 CWS D L 1-5 2-3 5 -2.0 Sale Shields (0-1) -- 29,760 3 91,326 4/7 TB N W 4-2 3-3 3 -1.5 Vargas (1-0) Moore Holland (3) 12,087 4 103,413 4/8 TB N L 0-1 3-4 T4 -1.5 Peralta Holland (0-1) Balfour 13,905 5 117,318 4/9 TB D W 7-3 4-4 3 -1.0 Guthrie (2-0) Odorizzi -- 13,612 6 130,930 4/11 at Min N L 1-10 4-5 4 -1.5 Gibson Chen (0-1) -- 24,338 3 96,312 4/12 at Min D L 1-7 4-6 5 -2.5 Nolasco Shields (0-2) -- 23,963 4 120,275 4/13 at Min D L 3-4 4-7 5 -2.5 Fien Crow (R, 0-1) Perkins 20,878 5 141,153 4/15 at Hou N W 4-2 5-7 5 -2.0 Ventura (1-0) Harrell Holland (4) 29,778 6 170,931 4/16 at Hou N W 6-4 (11) 6-7 T4 -1.5 Duffy (R, 1-0) Williams Holland (5) 23,043 7 193,974 4/17 at Hou N W 5-1 7-7 4 -1.0 Shields (1-2) Feldman -- 26,333 8 219,707 4/18 Min N W 5-0 8-7 T1 - Vargas (2-0) Nolasco -- 21,192 7 152,122 4/19 Min D W 5-4 9-7 T1 - Chen (1-1) Correia Holland (6) 24,291 8 176,413 4/20 Min D L 3-8 9-8 2 -1.0 Hughes Ventura (1-1) -- 17,710 9 194,123 4/21 at Cle N L 3-4 9-9 T2 -1.0 McAllister Guthrie (2-1) Axford 10,789 9 230,496 4/22 at Cle N W 8-2 10-9 2 -1.0 Shields (2-2) Salazar -- 8,848 10 239,344 4/23 at Cle N L 3-5 10-10 T2 -1.0 Shaw Herrera (R, 0-1) Axford 9,311 11 248,655 4/24 at Cle D L 1-5 10-11 T4 -2.0 Kluber (C) Chen (1-2) -- 10,440 12 259,095 4/25 at Bal N W 5-0 11-11 T2 -2.0 Ventura (2-1) Jimenez -- 22,478 13 281,573 4/26 at Bal N L 2-3 (10) 11-12 T3 -2.0 Britton Duffy (R, 1-1) -- 34,941 14 316,514 4/27 at Bal D W 9-3 12-12 3 -1.5 Shields (3-2) Gonzalez -- 38,368 15 355,482 4/29 Tor N W 10-7 13-12 T2 -1.5 Crow (R, 1-1) Cecil -- 10,705 10 204,828 4/30 Tor N W 4-2 14-12 2 -1.5 Herrera (R, 1-1) Hutchison Holland (7) 11,715 11 216,543

May (12-17) 5/1 Tor N L 3-7 14-13 2 -2.0 Buehrle Guthrie (2-2) Loup 11,207 12 227,750 5/2 Det N L 2-8 14-14 2 -3.0 Porcello Shields (3-3) -- 28,021 13 255,771 5/3 Det N L 2-9 14-15 2 -4.0 Smyly Duffy (1-2) -- 29,200 14 284,971 5/4 Det D L 4-9 14-16 T3 -5.0 Verlander Vargas (2-1) -- 22,504 15 307,475 5/5 at SD N L 5-6 (12) 14-17 4 -6.0 Stauffer Collins (R, 0-2) -- 14,089 16 369,571 5/6 at SD N W 3-1 (11) 15-17 4 -6.0 Davis (R, 2-1) Vincent Holland (8) 16,542 17 386,113 5/7 at SD D W 8-0 16-17 3 -6.0 Shields (4-3) Cashner -- 18,228 18 404,341 5/8 at Sea N L 0-1 16-18 3 -6.0 Iwakuma Duffy (1-3) Rodney 12,577 19 416,918 5/9 at Sea N W 6-1 17-18 3 -5.0 Vargas (3-1) Maurer -- 20,858 20 437,776 5/10 at Sea N L 1-3 17-19 3 -6.0 Young Ventura (2-2) Rodney 29,359 21 467,135 5/11 at Sea D W 9-7 18-19 3 -5.0 Coleman (R, 1-0) Farquhar Holland (9) 30,447 22 497,582 5/13 Col N W 5-1 19-19 2 -5.5 Shields (5-3) Morales -- 15,914 16 323,389 5/14 Col D W 3-2 20-19 2 -5.5 Vargas (4-1) Chacin Holland (10) 27,323 17 350,712 5/15 Bal N L 1-2 20-20 2 -6.0 Chen Ventura (2-3) Britton 12,455 18 363,167 5/16 Bal N L 0-4 20-21 T3 -7.0 Tillman (C) Guthrie (2-3) -- 25,985 19 389,152 5/17 Bal N W 1-0 21-21 3 -7.0 Duffy (2-3) Norris Holland (11) 24,064 20 413,216 5/18 Bal D W 8-6 22-21 2 -7.0 Shields (6-3) Jimenez Holland (12) 22,692 21 435,908 5/19 CWS N L 6-7 22-22 T2 -7.0 Putnam Vargas (4-2) Petricka 16,462 22 452,370 5/20 CWS N L 6-7 22-23 T3 -7.0 Rienzo Ventura (2-4) Belisario 14,900 23 467,270 5/21 CWS N W 3-1 23-23 3 -6.0 Davis (R, 3-1) Quintana Holland (13) 17,576 24 484,846 5/23 at LAA N L 1-6 23-24 4 -6.5 Wilson Duffy (2-4) -- 35,082 23 532,664 5/24 at LAA D W 7-4 (13) 24-24 T2 -5.5 Crow (R, 2-1) Morin Holland (14) 42,140 24 574,804 5/25 at LAA D L 3-4 24-25 T2 -5.5 Kohn Collins (R, 0-3) Frieri 36,114 25 610,918 5/26 Hou N L 2-9 24-26 T3 -5.5 Feldman Ventura (2-5) -- 32,070 25 516,916 5/27 Hou N L 0-3 24-27 4 -6.5 McHugh Guthrie (2-4) -- 17,826 26 534,742 5/28 Hou D L 3-9 24-28 4 -6.5 Cosart Duffy (2-5) -- 16,220 27 550,962 5/29 at Tor N W 8-6 (10) 25-28 T3 -6.5 Davis (R, 4-1) Redmond Holland (15) 17,978 26 628,896 5/30 at Tor N W 6-1 26-28 3 -6.5 Vargas (5-2) Happ -- 21,543 27 650,439 5/31 at Tor D L 2-12 26-29 3 -6.5 Stroman Brooks (0-1) Redmond 31,652 28 682,091

June (10-3) 6/1 at Tor D L 0-4 26-30 5 -6.5 Buehrle Guthrie (2-5) -- 38,008 29 720,099 6/2 at StL N W 6-0 27-30 T4 -6.0 Duffy (3-5) Miller -- 41,230 30 761,338 6/3 at StL N W 8-7 28-30 T4 -5.0 Davis (R, 5-1) Rosenthal Holland (16) 41,192 31 802,530 6/4 StL N L 2-5 (11) 28-31 5 -5.0 Freeman Herrera (R, 1-2) Neshek 22,126 28 573,088 6/5 StL N W 3-2 29-31 T4 -4.0 Ventura (3-5) Wacha Holland (17) 24,438 29 597,526 6/6 NYY N L 2-4 29-32 T4 -5.0 Whitley Guthrie (2-6) Robertson 23,418 30 620,944 6/7 NYY N W 8-4 30-32 T4 -5.0 Crow (R, 3-1) Phelps -- 26,991 31 647,935 6/8 NYY D W 2-1 31-32 3 -4.0 Shields (7-3) Kuroda Holland (18) 24,614 32 672,549 6/9 NYY N Postponed Due to Rain – Make up scheduled for Monday, August 25 6/10 Cle N W 9-5 32-32 3 -3.0 Vargas (6-2) Kluber Crow (1) 25,540 33 698,089 6/11 Cle D W 4-1 33-32 2 -2.0 Ventura (4-5) Bauer Holland (19) 19,938 34 718,027 6/13 @ CWS N W 7-2 34-32 2 -1.5 Guthrie (3-6) Quintana -- 22,773 32 825,303 6/14 @ CWS D W 9-1 35-32 2 -1.5 Duffy (4-5) Noesi -- 24,527 33 849,830 6/15 @ CWS D W 6-3 36-32 2 -1.5 Shields (8-3) Rienzo Holland (20) 29,152 34 878,982 6/16 @ Det N 6/17 @ Det N 6/18 @ Det D 6/19 @ Det D 6/20 Sea N 6/21 Sea D 6/22 Sea D 6/23 LAD N 6/24 LAD N 6/25 LAD N 6/27 LAA N 6/28 LAA D 6/29 LAA D 6/30 at Min N

July (0-0) 7/1 at Min N 7/2 at Min D 7/4 at Cle N 7/5 at Cle N 7/6 at Cle D 7/7 at TB N 7/8 at TB N 7/9 at TB N 7/10 Det N 7/11 Det N 7/12 Det N 7/13 Det D

All-Star Break (Game at Target Field in Minneapolis) Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Monday, June 16, 2014 2014 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

7/18 at Bos N 7/19 at Bos N 7/20 at Bos D 7/21 at CWS N 7/22 at CWS N 7/23 at CWS D 7/24 Cle N 7/25 Cle N 7/26 Cle N 7/27 Cle D 7/29 Min N 7/30 Min N 7/31 Min N

August (0-0) 8/1 at Oak N 8/2 at Oak D 8/3 at Oak D 8/5 at Ari N 8/6 at Ari N 8/7 at Ari N 8/8 SF N 8/9 SF N 8/10 SF D 8/11 Oak N 8/12 Oak N 8/13 Oak N 8/14 Oak D 8/15 at Min N 8/16 at Min N 8/17 at Min D 8/18 at Min N 8/19 at Col N 8/20 at Col N 8/22 at Tex N 8/23 at Tex N 8/24 at Tex D 8/25 NYY TBA 8/26 Min N 8/27 Min N 8/28 Min N 8/29 Cle N 8/30 Cle N 8/31 Cle D

September (0-0) 9/1 Tex N 9/2 Tex N 9/3 Tex N 9/5 at NYY N 9/6 at NYY D 9/7 at NYY D 9/8 at Det N 9/9 at Det N 9/10 at Det N 9/11 Bos N 9/12 Bos N 9/13 Bos N 9/14 Bos D 9/15 CWS N 9/16 CWS N 9/17 CWS N 9/19 Det N 9/20 Det N 9/21 Det D 9/22 at Cle N 9/23 at Cle N 9/24 at Cle N 9/25 at CWS N 9/26 at CWS N 9/27 at CWS N 9/28 at CWS D Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time to Review Outcome Challenge Record 4/2 @ Detroit 6 Collins out at 1B (Detroit challenge) 0-1 2:45 Overturned Opp. 1-0 10 Aoki at 1B (Detroit request) 1-1 2:35 Overturned Opp. 2-0 4/4 Chicago 7 Abreu safe at 1B (KC challenge) 7-4 2:54 Stands K.C. 0-1 4/6 Chicago 6 Semien safe at 1B (KC challenge) 0-0 1:13 Overturned K.C. 1-1 6 Hosmer safe at 1B (Chicago challenge) 0-0 2:00 Stands Opp. 2-1 4/7 Tampa Bay 8 Myers ruled out at 1B (Tampa Bay challenge) 4-0 1:05 Confirmed Opp. 2-2 4/8 Tampa Bay 3 Escobar ruled safe at 2B (Tampa Bay challenge) 0-0 1:08 Confirmed Opp. 2-3 4/9 Tampa Bay 2 Gordon ruled out at 3B on SB attempt (KC challenge) 0-0 2:10 Stands K.C. 1-2 4/16 @ Houston 9 Cain ruled safe at 1B (Houston challenge) 4-4 2:54 Overturned Opp. 3-3 4/17 @ Houston 2 Presley ruled safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-0 1:25 Overturned K.C. 2-2 4/24 @ Cleveland 1 Hayes did not block the plate (Crew Chief challenge) 0-0 2:49 Stands -- 4/29 Toronto 2 Getz ruled safe at 1B (KC challenge) 0-1 1:06 Overturned K.C. 3-2 9 Navarro ball called foul (Crew Chief challenge) 10-7 1:25 Stands -- 4/30 Toronto 4 Hosmer out at plate (Crew Chief challenge) 2-0 2:25 Confirmed -- 5/7 @ San Diego 2 Maybin out at second base (San Diego challenge) 3-0 1:26 Stands Opp. 3-4 5/9 @ Seattle 1 Hosmer out at second base (Seattle challenge) 1-0 1:21 Overturned Opp. 4-4 5/10 @ Seattle 7 Cano safe at second attempting advance (KC challenge) 1-3 2:21 Overturned K.C. 4-2 5/18 Baltimore 4 Gordon out at second base (KC challenge) 1-3 1:29 Overturned K.C. 5-2 5/18 Baltimore 7 Cain safe at first base (Baltimore challenge) 8-3 1:32 Overturned Opp. 5-4 5/19 Chicago 5 Ramirez out at first base (Chicago challenge) 6-5 0:48 Confirmed Opp. 5-5 5/20 Chicago 9 Dyson safe at second base on SB attempt (Chicago challenge) 6-7 2:30 Stands Opp. 5-6 5/24 @ Los Angeles 5 Pujols out on fly out to the wall (L.A. challenge) 3-3 2:39 Overturned Opp. 6-6 6 Conger safe at second base (KC challenge) 3-4 1:03 Stands K.C. 5-3 5/25 @ Los Angeles 1 Dyson called out at first base (KC challenge) 0-0 2:20 Stands K.C. 5-4 7 Pujols called out at the plate (L.A. challenge) 3-3 2:29 Stands Opp. 6-7 5/29 @ Toronto 5 Gose ruled safe at first base on pickoff attempt (KC challenge) 5-4 1:47 Overturned K.C. 6-4 6 Aoki ruled hit by pitch (KC challenge) 5-4 2:52 Stands K.C. 6-5 5/31 @ Toronto 6 Hosmer ruled safe at first base on (Tor. challenge) 1-11 1:47 Stands Opp. 6-8 6/1 @ Toronto 8 Lawrie ruled safe at first base on ground ball (KC challenge) 0-4 1:43 Overturned K.C. 7-5 6/2 @ St. Louis 7 Cain ruled safe at first base on infield hit (StL challenge) 1-0 2:13 Stands Opp. 6-9 6/3 @ St. Louis 3 Taveras ruled safe at first base on high throw (KC challenge) 0-4 2:05 Overturned K.C. 8-5 6/4 St. Louis 7 Cain ruled out at first base on ball (KC challenge) 0-2 2:06 Stands K.C. 8-6 6/5 St. Louis 5 Molina called out at second base (StL challenge) 0-2 3:30 Stands Opp. 6-10 9 Taveras called out at first base (Crew Chief challenge) 3-2 1:11 Overturned -- 6/6 New York 3 Aoki called safe on attempt (NY challenge) 1-4 1:43 Overturned Opp. 7-10 6/10 Cleveland 3 Escobar called out at 2B on transfer (KC challenge) 0-0 0:53 Overturned K.C. 9-6 8 Murphy called out at 1B (Cleveland challenge) 6-0 0:47 Confirmed Opp. 7-11 6/14 @ Chicago 8 Eaton called safe at the plate (KC challenge) 6-0 2:08 Overturned K.C. 10-6 6/15 @ Chicago 4 Moustakas called out at 2B (KC challenge) 5-1 1:27 Overturned K.C. 11-6 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned