OFFICIAL GAME NOTES (55-65) @ Kansas City Royals (36-84) - Thursday, August 16, 2018 Game #121 - Home Game #62 Fox Sports Kansas City, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Friday, August 17 @ : RHP (6-11, 4.82) vs. RHP James Shields (4-14, 4.41), 7:10 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Saturday, August 18 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP (5-5, 3.40) vs. RHP Dylan Covey (4-9, 6.06), 6:10 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Sunday, August 19 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP Heath Fillmyer (1-1, 3.61) vs. RHP Reynaldo López (4-9, 4.40), 1:10 p.m., FSKC & 610 Sports Tonight’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer , and Steve Stewart mikeside...tonight’s contest is being televised on Fox Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler on the call...Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live.

Royals vs. Blue Jays GRANDY’S SLAM TRUMPS ROYALS--Toronto used a five- fourth , highlighted by Curtis Toronto grabbed a 2-1 lead in this four-game set with last Granderson’s two-out grand slam, to hand Kansas City a 6-5 defeat for the second-straight night...the night’s victory, winning by a 6-5 score for the second-straight night...the Royals trail this year’s work by a 1-5 margin...Kansas slam spoiled Jorge López’s Royals debut, as he suffered the loss surrendering six runs over 4.2 ... City lags in all-time regular season work, 192-205, but still holds he held the Jays to one run in the first three frames, before allowing four-straight to reach in the fourth a 104-93 edge at ‘The K’. and Granderson’s bases-loaded blast after two were out...Salvador Perez homered twice, including a Date Site Score WP LP Att. two-run shot in the first inning, to gave KC an early lead...it was the All-Star ’s fifth career multi- 4/17-1 @ Tor L, 3-11 Garcia Skoglund - 4/17-2 @ Tor L, 4-5 (10) Clippard Flynn 18,645 homer contest, while he became the fifth player in franchise history to record four-straight seasons of 4/18 @ Tor L, 5-15 Happ Kennedy 28,803 20 or more roundtrippers, blasting his 20th and 21st last night...Ryan O’Hearn also went deep, pinch- 8/13 KC W, 3-1 Keller Reid-Foley 14,721 hitting in the ninth inning, cuttingthe deficit to one...it was the second pinch- by a Royal in 8/14 KC L, 5-6 Petricka Boyer 13,680 8/15 KC L, 5-6 Estrada López 14,391 the last two weeks, after the club went three seasons without one...KC will look to split this four-game 8/16 KC set tonight. SAL JOINS ELITE GROUP--Salvador Perez clubbed a pair of home runs last night, his 20th and 21st of the season...he became the fifth Royal with at least four-straight 20+ home run seasons, joining: John Mayberry (1972-75), (1984-87), Bo Jackson (1987-90) and (1999-2002)...he’s also the ninth catcher in Major League history to record four or more seasons with at least 20 roundtrippers, before the age of 29, six of which are in the Baseball Hall of Fame...Perez had a rough go of it earlier this season, hitting just one home run and collecting one RBI between June 5 and July 1...however, since July 11, he’s hit 10 home runs and collected 24 RBI, while recording a .603 . ERRORLESS STREAK EXTENDED--Kansas City’s defense was flawless for a 15th consecutive game last night, extending the franchise-record streak, with the current run of errorless innings reaching 138.0...the Royals’ last miscue came in the first inning of the July 29 contest at , when committed an error while playing first base...KC has committted a Major-League low seven errors since the All-Star break and has the best (.992) in baseball during that time...for the season, the club’s .988 fielding percentage is tied for the lead with Houston. WEEKEND IN WINDY CITY--Following tonight’s homestand finale, the Royals will head to Chicago to open a three-game set with the White Sox, beginning tomorrow night at 7:10...this will mark KC’s third trip to guaranteed Rate Field since July 13, with the clubs splitting the first six on the Southside...Kansas City trails in the season series by an 8-5 count, losing the first five meetings this year, and has a 377-393 deficit all-time, including a 173-217 mark in the Windy City. DON’T RUN ON THESE GUYS--Brett Phillips made his presence felt in center field last night, cutting down Richard Urena at the plate in the third inning following a Randal Grichuk single...it was Phillips’ second assist in his first 13 defensive games with the Royals and Kansas City’s 14th assist by their outfielders since June 1, which ranks fourth in the American League in that span...since the start of 2010, KC’s outfielders have assisted on throwing out 292 baserunners, the most in the Major Leagues and two more than Minnesota (290), which is second in that span. TONIGHT’S STARTING : RHP Sam Gaviglio (2-5, 4.86) vs. RHP Glenn Sparkman (0-1, 5.06) 2018 2017 Career 2018 2017 Career Sam Gaviglio vs. Royals First career appearance Major League Record 2-5 (4.86 ERA) 4-5 6-10 Glenn Sparkman vs. Blue Jays First career appearance Major League Record 0-1 (5.06 ERA) 0-0 0-1 GLENN SPARKMAN is making his first Major League start, his ninth appearance this season and 11th of his career...a former Blue Jay, he’s making his first appearance vs. Toronto...the 26-year-old right-hander was a 20th-round selection by the Royals in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft out of Wharton Junior College (Texas)...he was selected by Toronto in the 2016 , but returned to Kansas City on July 8, 2017, after just two big league appearances. FOR STARTERS--Glenn made his Major League debut last season for these Jays Sparkman’s Last 5 MLB Appearances on June 30, and has made all 10 of his previous appearances out of the bullpen, including DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 7/25 vs. ND, 4-8 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 32-24 2-7 eight for Kansas City this season...he made 16 starts between Northwest Arkansas (AA) 7/28 at N.Y. Yankees ND, 4-5 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 18-9 4-5 8/1 at Whites Sox ND, 10-5 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 10-9 10-5 and Omaha (AAA) this year, while 60 of his 95 minor league appearances have come as 8/4 at Minnesota ND, 2-8 2.0 4 2 2 1 2 4 52-32 2-8 a starter...he was 3-2 with a 2.94 ERA (11 ER in 33.2 IP) in six starts with the Naturals, 8/10 vs. St. Louis ND, 0-7 4.1 4 2 2 1 1 2 68-43 0-7 2018 MLB Totals 0-1 5.06 16.0 19 9 9 2 7 14 278-183 65.8% before being promoted to -A on May 12...he went 3-0 with a 3.13 ERA (8 ER in Career MLB Totals 0-1 8.47 17.0 28 16 16 2 8 15 - - 23.0 IP) in his first four outings with Omaha, before pitching to a 5.63 ERA (20 ER in Sparkman’s Last 3 Starts (w/ Omaha) DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 32.0 IP) in his final six starts, before being recalled on July 8. 6/22 Oklahoma City ND, 6-3 6.0 7 3 3 1 1 5 100-71 2-3 AS A RELIEVER--Sparkman has made eight relief appearances this season, since 6/27 at Round Rock ND, 4-6 6.0 6 3 2 0 1 6 92-61 0-3 7/3 Nashville L, 2-9 5.0 9 7 7 3 1 7 102-68 2-7 being recalled for the first time on July 8...he’s 0-1 while pitching to a 5.06 ERA (9 ER 2018 MiLB Totals 7-3 3.96 88.2 102 43 39 10 11 61 1457-1007 69.1% in 16.0 IP) with seven walks and 14 ...he worked a career-high 4.1 innings last Friday night vs. St. Louis, allowing two runs on four hits with a walk and two strikeouts...Glenn was actually optioned to Omaha (AAA) on Sunday, but recalled the following day when veteran left-hander was placed on the 10-day disabled list (left shoulder impingement). ADD ANOTHER NAME TO THE LIST--Glenn is the 231st different , 167th right-hander, to start a game in the 50-year history of the Royals...he’s the 11th different starting pitcher employed by the club this season and second in as many nights to make their first start with KC, joining Jorge López, who endured a 6-5 defeat here last night...with a win tonight, Sparkman would become the 25th Royals pitcher to win his first big league start and the first right-hander since Kris Wilson in 2001 (4-1 over St. Louis)...the last five KC hurlers to win in their first starts have all been southpaws, including Eric Skoglund (May 30, 1-0 vs. Detroit) and Matt Strahm (June 15, 7-2 at Los Angeles Angels) last season. 2017 IN REVIEW--Sparkman was selected by these Blue Jays with the 13th overall pick in the 2016 Rule 5 Draft, before enduring an injury-plagued 2017 campaign...he opened the year on the 10-day disabled list (fractured right thumb), making rehab appearances at Dunedin (A), New Hampshire (AA) and Buffalo (AAA)...he made his Major League debut on June 30, pitching 0.2 inning vs. Boston, while he also tossed 0.1 inning against the Red Sox two days later...he was designated for assignment on July 3 and returned to the Royals organization, where he made three outings (two starts) at Northwest Arkansas (AA), before missing the remainder of the year due to another stint on the disabled list. AT HOME--He’s making his fourth appearance at Kauffman Stadium, where he’s allowed five earned runs in 8.1 innings (5.40 ERA)...he worked 2.1 scoreless frames here against Detroit on July 25, but surrendered a solo homer to Harrison Bader and an RBI double to Jose Martinez last Friday night...in his minor league starts this year, Glenn pitched to a 5.59 ERA (24 ER in 38.2 IP) at home, compared to a 2.70 mark (15 ER in 50.0 IP) on the road. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS--Glenn is in sixth season of , after being selected by the Royals in the 20th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft...he’s battled injuries the last three seasons, making just 38 appearances (30 starts) between 2015-17...he made 16 combined starts between Surprise (Rookie), Lexington (A), Wilmington (A) and Northwest Arkansas (AA) in 2016, going 2-7 with a 5.22 ERA (35 ER in 60.1 IP), with 10 walks and 65 strikeouts...enjoyed a breakout year in 2014, being named the Pitcher of the Year, Wilmington Pitcher of the Year and a High All-Star by Baseball America...in that campgain, he led the league in ERA (1.56), ranked second in WHIP (0.98) and seventh in strikeouts (117) with the Blue Rocks. Sparkman vs. Blue Jays Glenn’s Only Loss: Player AVG. AB H HR RBI July 11, 2018 at Minnesota (1.2 IP, 5-8 to Lance Lynn) Has not faced an active Toronto hitter Glenn’s High: 4 on August 4, 2018 at Minnesota (2.0 IP in a no-decision, 8-2 KC loss to José Berríos) Glenn’s Innings High: 4.1 on August 10, 2018 vs. St. Louis (no-decision in a 7-0 KC loss to Austin Gomber)

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Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter – Jakob Junis = Jakob will make his 23rd start of the season tomorrow in Chicago in the series opener with the White Sox…he’s 6-11 with a 4.82 ERA (68 ER in 127.0 IP). = Junis took a second straight no decision in an 8-2 loss to St. Louis on Sunday despite giving up one run on three hits with eight strikeouts…allowed just five baserunners, three of which came in the third when the Cardinals scored on a two-out RBI single by José Martínez…retired 10 of final 11 he faced, leaving with a 2-0 lead. = He has a 3.55 ERA (10 ER in 25.1 IP) in five starts since returning from the DL on July 21 after going 0-5 with a 9.33 ERA (28 ER in 27.0 IP) in five previous starts. = He’s 4-0 with a 3.07 ERA in eight career August outings, including going 3-0 in 2017 to become fifth KC rookie to go 3–0 or better in calendar month (min. 3 starts). = Junis is 1-1 with a 7.94 ERA in two career starts against the White Sox, allowing six runs in 5.2 innings on April 26 and four runs in 5.2 innings on Aug. 1. = He carries a 3-4 mark and a 4.82 ERA (28 ER in 52.1 IP) in nine road starts this season and hasn’t completed 6.0 innings in his last six outings away from home. 2018 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 120 23-58 - - 5.34 657.0 721 407 390 102 246 537 .278 Relievers 119 13-26 25 43 5.29 403.0 432 250 237 59 185 317 .277 Totals 120 36-84 25 43 5.32 1,060.0 1,153 657 627 161 431 854 .278 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 242/353 (68.6%) Saves/Save Opp: 25/43 (58.1%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 170/68 (40.0%) Jason Adam 1st Batter Efficiency:22/30 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/7 2018 Strikeout High: 4 (2x), last: 8/10 vs. STL Aug. 14 vs. TOR 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Jason threw 2.0 scoreless innings Tuesday, working a perfect sixth before pitching around a two-out walk in the seventh…retired 17 of last 20 batters he’s faced over his last four outings, a stretch of 5.2 scoreless innings ...his 10.13 K/9 rate is tops on the Royals and fifth-best among American League rookie relievers. = One of seven pitchers to make his Major League debut for KC this season, tied for fourth-most in the Majors behind Atlanta (8), Baltimore (8) and San Diego (12). = Adam is the 19th known player to appear for the Royals after attending a Kansas City-area high school…made his MLB debut May 5 vs. Detroit in Kansas City. (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:21/34 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: May 1, 2018 at BOS (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 16/5 2018 Strikeout High: 4 on 7/21 vs. MIN Aug. 11 vs. STL 3.0 3 2 2 2 1 = Brian covered 3.0 innings Saturday, pitching scoreless frames in the seventh and eighth before a two-out, two-run home run by Jose Martinez in the ninth…marked 19th time he’s worked at least 2.0 innings out of the bullpen, tied with Ryan Yarbrough, Tyler Glasnow and Jesse Chavez for the most such appearances in Majors. = He got Marcell Ozuna to hit into a double play to end the seventh Saturday, the 16th twin killing he’s induced this season, the most in the Majors by a reliever. = He has an 8.10 ERA (6 ER in 6.2 IP) over his last four outings on the heels of posting a 2.25 ERA (6 ER in 24.0 IP) in 12 appearances from June 8-Aug. 1. = His 3.29 ERA (42 ER in 115.0 IP) out of the bullpen since debuting with the Royals in 2016 is seventh-best in the American League among left-handed relievers. Jason Hammel 1st Batter Efficiency:5/10 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 25, 2013 vs. TOR (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/4 2018 Strikeout High: 10 on 5/27 at TEX Aug. 15 vs. TOR 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Jason retired the side in order in the ninth last night, setting down Justin Smoak and Russell Martin on fly outs around a strikeout of Teoscar Hernández. = Made his first relief appearance since Sept. 18, 2014 with Oakland on July 10, snapping a run of 112 straight starts, including 50 consecutive starts with the Royals. = He carries a 4.08 ERA (49 ER in 108.0 IP) in 68 career relief appearances and a 4.65 ERA in 298 career starts...he has a 5.56 ERA in 10 relief outings this season and a 6.16 ERA in 18 starts...one of three players (Edwin Jackson, Francisco Liriano) on a 25-man roster with at least 250 career starts and 50 career relief appearances. Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:36/52 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33.3%) Last Save: June 22, 2018 at HOU (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 36/10 2018 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 5/24 at TEX Aug. 15 vs. TOR 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Tim needed just seven pitches to work a perfect eighth last night, his second straight outing of a full inning but just his third in his last 11 appearances…he recorded two of three outs by ground ball, breaking a tie with teammate Kevin McCarthy (62.6) for the top spot among American League relievers in ground ball rate at 62.7. = He hasn’t allowed a run in last 10 outings, a run of 6.0 innings since July 26…his 1.17 ERA since the All-Star break is sixth among AL relievers (min. 10 games). = Hill recorded his first victory on June 2 and first save on June 22, becoming the first Royals pitcher to accomplish both in the same season since Kelvin Herrera in 2012...he’s second among AL rookies in appearances (52) and is the 15th Royals rookie to appear in at least 50 games, last done by Scott Alexander (58) in 2017. = He did not allow a hit in each of the first seven appearances (6.2 IP) of his career, coming up one game shy of matching Jonathan Sanchez (San Francisco, 2006) and Garry Roggenburk (Minnesota, 1963) for the most hitless appearances to begin a career in Major League history, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Brandon Maurer 1st Batter Efficiency:13/23 Saves/Save Opp: 1/5 (20.0%) Last Save: July 20, 2018 vs. MIN (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/4 2018 Strikeout High: 3 on 8/10 vs. STL Aug. 13 vs. TOR 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 = Brandon pitched a scoreless eighth Monday for his first hold since Sept. 1, 2017…he struck out Aledmys Diaz and Kevin Pillar to start the inning and worked out of a jam by retiring Devon Travis on a fly ball to center field after a single by Danny Jansen and a walk to Curtis Granderson put the tying runs on base. = Six of last his seven outings have been scoreless, allowing just one run over his last 7.0 IP (1.29 ERA) with nine strikeouts and opponents hitting .208 (5-for-24). Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency:31/45 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 25/8 2018 Strikeout High: 2 (7x), last: 8/6 vs. CHC Aug. 12 vs. STL 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 = Kevin entered with the bases loaded and one out in a 2-2 game in the seventh Sunday against St. Louis and allowed a go-ahead two-run single to Yadier Molina in the seventh before getting an inning-ending double play…stayed on for eighth, giving up a leadoff single to Marcell Ozuna and a two-out RBI double to Greg Garcia. = His ground ball rate of 62.6 is second among American League relievers behind teammate Tim Hill (62.7) and the seventh-best mark in the Majors. = He has a 2.30 ERA (7 ER in 27.1 IP) in 24 appearances at Kauffman Stadium this season and a 5.40 ERA (14 ER in 23.1 IP) in 21 outings on the road. = His 0.50 ERA (1 ER in 18.0 IP) in one-run games ranks second in the American League…went 3.0 scoreless in 7-6 win in 13 innings on May 1 in Boston, retiring nine batters on 24 pitches, becoming second pitcher since 2014 with 3.0 relief innings on 24 pitches or fewer, joining Ryan Webb (22) on Aug. 11, 2015. Wily Peralta 1st Batter Efficiency:15/20 Saves/Save Opp: 7/7 (100.0%) Last Save: Aug. 13, 2018 vs. TOR (7th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/0 2018 Strikeout High: 2 (4x), last: 8/12 vs. STL Aug. 13 vs. TOR (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Wily recorded his seventh save in as many chances Monday, pitching a scoreless ninth…issued a leadoff walk to bring tying run to the plate but struck out Randal Grichuk and got Kendrys Morales to hit into a game-ending double play.… has a 1.13 ERA (1 ER in 8.0 IP) in eight save opportunities (one in eighth inning). = Hasn’t allowed a run in 16 of 20 outings and 6 of his 8 earned runs allowed have come in two games, allowing three to Minnesota on July 20 and three on Sunday. = Peralta (7/7) and Toronto’s Ken Giles (15/15) are the only pitchers in the Majors with a 100 percent save percentage and at least seven saves. = He joins Boston’s Chris Sale and St. Louis’ Bud Norris as the only players on a current 25-man roster with at least 120 career starts and seven career saves. Burch Smith 1st Batter Efficiency:17/25 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/10 2018 Strikeout High: 6 on 7/24 vs. DET Aug. 15 vs. TOR 2.1 2 0 0 2 2 = Burch pitched 2.1 scoreless innings last night in his first relief outing since July 6…worked out of a pair of jams, including leaving the bases loaded in the sixth. = Current scoreless streak of 12.1 innings out of the bullpen (June 19-July 6, Aug. 15) is longest by a Royals reliever this season, passing Brad Keller (10.2 IP, May 1-23)…it took a hiatus while he posted a 9.67 ERA (24 ER in 22.1 IP) in six starts from July 11-Aug. 10…he has a 5.09 ERA (23 ER in 40.2 IP) in 25 relief appearances. = He’s held righties to .242 average (32-for-132), including a .180 clip (11-for-61) in his last 11 outings, fourth-lowest in the AL since June 23 (min. 60 RHB faced).

Royals vs. Blue Jays 2018 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Adam 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0 Fillmyer 0-0 0 7.20 1 5.0 5 4 0-0 0 7.20 1 5.0 5 4 Flynn 0-1 0 9.00 2 1.0 2 1 0-1 0 9.00 2 1.0 2 1 Hammel 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 4-2 1 4.44 17 75.0 73 37 Hill 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.2 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.2 0 0 Junis ------1-0 0 2.84 2 12.2 9 4 Keller 1-0 0 2.35 3 7.2 8 2 1-0 0 2.35 3 7.2 8 2 Lopez 0-1 0 11.57 1 4.2 8 6 0-1 0 11.57 1 4.2 8 6 Maurer 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 0-1 0 2.00 7 9.0 12 2 McCarthy 0-0 0 13.50 2 2.0 4 3 0-0 0 9.00 3 3.0 5 3 Peralta 0-0 1 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 1-0 1 4.20 4 15.0 16 7 Smith 0-0 0 0.00 2 5.0 3 0 0-0 0 0.00 2 5.0 3 0 Sparkman ------Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, August 16, 2018

Hitting Notes Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 1-for-7, 2B, RBI, BB This Stand: 5-for-24 (.208), 3 runs, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Jorge went 0-for-3 last night, but had seven putouts, two shy of the club record by a right fielder, last done by Emil Brown on May 17, 2005. = He has three extra-base hits in his last five games—including a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth onTuesday—on the heels of a 6-for-58 (.103) skid. = Bonifacio missed the first 80 games for violating MLB’s Drug Prevention and Treatment policy…he was reinstated on June 28 and has started 34 of the Royals’ 40 games since, 26 of which have come in right field…he’s slugging .520 with five extra-base hits (4 doubles, 1 HR) in seven career games vs. Toronto. Drew Butera This Series: Has not played This Stand: 2-for-13 (.154), 2B, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Drew last played Sunday vs. St. Louis and went 0-for-3, his fourth start in nine games on this homestand, after starting in just five of the previous 16 games. = Butera hit the go-ahead, inside-the-park three-run HR in the seventh inning on July 22 vs. Minnesota, the first by a Royal since on July 8, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay…he’s the fifth catcher (6th time) to hit an inside-the park HR for the Royals, joining: (Sept. 27, 1991 and Aug. 22, 1991), (Sept. 23, 1983), (April 12, 1978) and Fran Healy (July 29, 1973)…he’s the first catcher in the Majors to do it since Miami’s J.T. Realmuto on Sept. 8, 2015. = He made his sixth career pitching appearance (3rd with the Royals) July 7 vs. Boston, but retired just one of six batters and was charged with two runs, matching the total he allowed from his previous five outings (4.0 IP)…among the nine position players to pitch for the Royals, he’s the only one to do it three times. Hunter Dozier This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand: 4-for-21 (.190), 2 runs, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-12) = Hunter is 0-for-12 in his last three games on the heels of a career-high on-base streak of 10 games, in which he hit .323/.417/.452 (10-for-31). = Dozier has started in 60 of the Royals’ 80 games since his May 14 recall, including starts at: first base (41), third base (11), designated hitter (6) and right field (2)…after starting at first, DH or right in each of his first 39 starts,1 of his last 21 have come at third, where he made 308 starts during his minor league career. Lucas Duda This Series: 1-for-7, run, BB This Stand: 6-for-22 (.273), 2 runs, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Lucas went 0-for-4 last night to snap his seven-game hit streak, in which he hit .308 (8-for-26), and snap a 13-game streak in which he reached or had an RBI. = Duda has three HR and 16 RBI in 20 games since the All-Star break, including a trio of three-RBI efforts, and at least one RBI in nine of those 20 games. = He has with four HR and six RBI in his last 13 games vs. Toronto since June 18, 2015, including a solo HR and a bases-loaded HBP in the April 17 doubleheader. = He’s batting .290/.353/435 (36-for-124) in 36 home games this season, including .325/.386/.400 (13-for-40) with eight RBI in 11 games since the ASB. Alcides Escobar This Series: 2-for-11, run, 2B, RBI This Stand: 6-for-23 (.261), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Esky had an RBI single in the seventh last night and is batting .294/.333/.471 (10-for-34) in his last 10 games on the heels of a 2-for-26 skid. = He doubled and scored in the fourth on Tuesday, the 200th double of his Royals career, becoming the 11th player in club history to reach that milestone. = Esky’s six sacrifices are tied for fourth most in the American League and his 77 since joining the Royals in 2011 are most in the Majors and third in club history. = He’s hit four HR in 2018, three of which have tied or given the Royals a lead, including his first career walk-off HR on May 29 vs. Minnesota in the 14th inning. = Alcides started a club-record 421 consecutive games from Sept. 26, 2015 to July 7, 2018, the longest streak in the Majors, according to Elias, since Miguel Tejada (558) from 2004-07…the first 407 of those 421 were at shortstop, the longest streak since Cal Ripken Jr. started in 2,216 straight at shortstop from 1982-96. This Series: 1-for-11, run, RBI, 2 BB This Stand: 3-for-26 (.115), 2 runs, RBI, 7 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Alex went 0-for-3 with a walk last night and is 1-for-his-last-21—a stretch in which he has six walks—the one being an RBI single on Tuesday. = Gordon has hit second in the lineup in each of his last 14 games, and, despite his current 1-for-21 skid, he owns a .390 on-base percentage during that stretch. = He threw out Russell Martin at home Monday, his ninth outfield assist in 2018—one behind the ML lead—and 91st of his career, most in the Majors since 2010. = He recorded his 500th career extra-base hit July 22 vs. Minnesota and has since upped his total to 504, fifth most in Royals history behind: (1,119), Hal McRae (681), (625) and (623)…his 167 career HR are fifth in Royals history and two shy of matching Hal McRae for fourth. = He’s been hit-by-pitch seven times this season, extending his Royals record to 96—18 more than anyone else—and tied for 11th among active players. Rosell Herrera This Series: 2-for-10, 2 BB This Stand: 5-for-29 (.172), run, RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Rosell went 0-for-4 last night, just the fourth time in his last 29 games with an at-bat (since July 2) in which he failed to reach safely. = He threw out Willson Contreras at second base trying to stretch a single into a double in the second inning on Aug. 6, his first career outfield assist. = Herrera’s 41 hits in 43 games since joining the Royals on June 17 are third most on the team, trailing Merrifield’s 59 (49 games) and Perez’s 49 (48 games). = He’s started 41 of the Royals’ 50 games since his June 17 recall, including starts at: right field (20), center field (11), third base (4), DH (4) and second base (2). This Series: 5-for-11, 2 runs, RBI, 2 BB, SB This Stand: 7-for-35 (.200), 2 runs, RBI, 4 BB, SB Hit Streak: 4 g (6-15) = Whit walked and scored on Perez’s HR in the first inning last night, singled in the sixth and is 6-for-his-last-12 on the heels of a 1-for-23 skid. = He had his 26th steal on Tuesday, one behind Dee Gordon and José Ramírez for the AL lead, after leading the AL with 34 in 2017…his nine steals since the All-Star break are one behind the Major League lead…his 19 steals of third base are third most in the AL since 2016, including a Major League-best nine this season. = He’s batting .326/.434/.535 (14-for-43) with five XBH & eight RBI in 12 games vs. the Blue Jays since the start of 2017, including a HR in Toronto on April 18. = His .396 OBP in the first inning ranks third in the AL (min. 100 PA) to Trout (.454) and Lindor (.402), and his .326 average (31-for-95) ranks tied for fourth. = His 305 hits since the start of last season are tied for sixth in the American League, and he’s one of two in the Majors during that time with at least 50 doubles (63) and 50 stolen bases (60, most in the AL), joining Mookie Betts…he has 31 doubles this season—but none since July 24—one shy of his career high from 2017. = Merrifield hit his first career pinch-hit HR Aug. 2 in Chicago, a three-run shot in the eighth inning and the first by a Royal since on Aug. 18, 2014. = He has started 115 of the Royals’ 120 games, including starts at: second base (81), center field (16), right field (7), designated hitter (6) and first base (5). Adalberto Mondesi This Series: 4-for-9, run, 2 2B, RBI, BB, 3 SB This Stand: 8-for-28 (.286), 2 runs, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 6 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Adalberto went 0-for-3 last night after setting a career high with four hits on Tuesday, including two doubles and an RBI single. = He also set a career high with three steals Tuesday, his third multi-steal game of 2018, all since the All-Star break…he has 15 steals in 39 games overall, including 10 in 18 games since the break, tied with Trea Turner for most in the Majors…he’s the fifth Royals shortstop with a three-steal game and first since Willie Bloomquist. = Mondesi is the fifth Royal (6th time) with a four-hit, three steal game, joining: Jose Offerman (Sept. 17, 1998), Amos Otis (Sept. 8, 1978 and Sept. 7, 1971), (June 9, 1971) and Pat Kelly (May 30, 1969, Game 2)…according to Elias, only six players in history younger than him (23 years, 18 days), have turned the trick, including: José Reyes, Gerald Young, Tim Raines (Hall of Fame), Luis Aparicio (Hall of Fame), Howard Freigau and Ty Cobb (Hall of Fame). = After batting .143 (3-for-21) in his first seven games, he’s batting .297 (33-for-111) with a .486 slugging percentage (12 XBH) in his last 32 games since June 26. = He had a career-high four RBI at Target Field on July 10, including a three-run HR, making him the first Royals shortstop other than Alcides Escobar to HR since Yuniesky Betancourt on June 6, 2012…of his 35 starts, 23 have come at short, and he’s the only Royal to start there other than Escobar since Sept. 26, 2015. Ryan O’Hearn This Series: 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB This Stand: 3-for-10, 3 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (3-7) = Ryan hit a pinch-hit HR in the ninth last night, the Royals’ second pinch-hit HR in the last 14 days (Merrifield on Aug. 2 in Chicago), after not having one in the previous three years (previous: Erik Kratz on Aug. 18, 2014 at Minnesota)…he’s the fourth Royal to hit a pinch-hit HR within his first nine career games, joining: Larry Sutton (Aug. 28, 1997), Rod Myers (Sept. 12, 1996) and (Sept. 20, 1975)…his three HR through nine games trails only (5) in Royals history. = He drove in all three of the Royals’ runs Monday—a career high—including a two-run HR in the second and a bases-loaded walk in the fourth. = O’Hearn homered in his Major League debut July 31 in Chicago, becoming the third Royal to do so, joining (1977) & Mark Quinn (1999). = He had his contract selected on July 31 from Omaha (AAA), where he had 33 XBH and 52 RBI in 100 games, second most on the Storm Chasers. Salvador Perez This Series: 5-for-13, 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI This Stand: 10-for-34 (.294), 4 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB, 2 HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (5-9) = Salvy had his fifth career multi-HR game last night and first since Sept. 6, 2017 at Detroit, including a two-run HR in the first and a solo HR in the fourth, his 20th and 21st…he becomes the fifth Royal with at least four straight 20-HR seasons, joining: John Mayberry (1972-75), Steve Balboni (1984-87), Bo Jackson (1987- 90) and Mike Sweeney (1999-2002)…he’s the ninth catcher all-time—six of which are in the Hall of Fame—with four 20-HR seasons (consecutive or not) before turning 29, joining: Johnny Bench (7), Brian McCann (6), Yogi Berra (5), Gary Carter (5), Mike Piazza (5), Lance Parrish (4), Ivan Rodriguez (4) and Joe Torre (4). = He also singled in the sixth last night to mark his second three-hit game of 2018, and is batting .293/.331/.603 (34-for-116) with 10 HR and 24 RBI in 29 games. = Perez threw out Randal Grichuk on a strike-’em-out, throw-’em-out double play to end the fourth Monday, the 19th would-be base stealer he’s caught in 37 chances (51.4%), including eight of his last 10 since the All-Star break…his 19 catcher caught stealings are one behind Jorge Alfaro & Jonathan Lucroy for the ML lead. = He started the All-Star Game last month for the fifth consecutive season, the second-most starts by a Royal, trailing only George Brett, who started nine overall…he’s one of five players to be named to each of the last six All-Star Games (since 2013), joining Paul Goldschmidt, Chris Sale, Max Scherzer and Mike Trout. Brett Phillips This Series: 3-for-10, 2 runs, 3B, BB This Stand: 7-for-22 (.318), 4 runs, 2 3B, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (3-10) = Brett tripled and scored in the seventh inning last night, and is batting .318/.375/.500 (7-for-22) with two triples in seven games on this homestand. = He threw out Richard Ureña at home in the third last night, his sixth career outfield assist and second as a Royal, including a 100.1 mph throw Aug. 2 in Chicago. = Five of Phillips’ 12 hits with Kansas City have gone for extra bases, including his first HR as a Royal in his second game, July 31 at Yankee Stadium. = Of his 13 starts with Kansas City, 11 have come in center field, and he’s the ninth different Royal to start in center field this season, joining: Abraham Almonte (31), Whit Merrifield (16), Paulo Orlando (15), (15), Rosell Herrera (11), Alex Gordon (11), Alcides Escobar (6) and Brian Goodwin (4). Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, August 16, 2018

This & That MINOR DEAL--Kansas City made another minor league trade this afternoon, sending right-handed pitcher Kelvin Gonzalez to the ’ organization in exchange for International Signing Bonus pool cash...Gonzalez, 20, had made 11 relief appearances for Burlington (Rookie) this season, going 0-2 with a 4.19 ERA (9 ER in 19.1 IP) with one save...he was originally signed by the Royals in 2015 as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic. ROAD TRIPPIN’--Kansas City will embark on a seven-day road swing beginning tomorrow evening in Chicago and concluding with a four-game set in St. Petersburg against the Rays...the Royals’ final series of 2018 at guaranteed Rate Field will feature three different starting times with tomorrow’s contest slated for a 7:10 start, while Saturday is scheduled for a 6:10 first-pitch, ahead of Sunday’s 1:10 matinee finale...KC makes its annual visit to ‘The Trop’, with all four contests scheduled for 6:10 p.m. CT starts...the club has gone 19-40 on the road this season, but went 3-3 in its first two series in the Windy City. IN A PINCH--Ryan O’Hearn hit a pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning last night, his third home run of the season and second of the series...it marked the second KC pinch-hit homer in the last 14 days (also: Whit Merrifield on August 2 at the White Sox), after the club did not have one in nearly four years, with Erik Kratz hitting the most recent pinch-hit homer prior to this month on August 18, 2014 at Minnesota...O’Hearn also became the fourth Royal with a pinch-hit homer within his first 10 Major League games, joining Larry Sutton, Rod Myers and Jamie Quirk...as a team, KC’s pinch hitters have gone 10-for-30 (.333) this year with a double, two homers and eight RBI this season. AN IMPRESSIVE NIGHT--Royals’ 22-year-old prospect Arnaldo Hernandez tossed a 9.0-inning complete game last night for, Omaha (AAA), earning a 3-1 victory over Oklahoma City at Werner Park...the right-hander allowed one run on five hits with no walks and six strikeouts, recording the first 9.0-inning complete game by a Storm Chaser since Aaron Brooks tossed a two-hit shutout against Reno in Game 4 of the 2014 Pacific Coast League Championship Series... most impressive about his performace was that he threw 80 of his 97 pitches (82.5%) for strikes and did not face a three-ball count the entire game...in his last two starts, which also includes a win over Round Rock on August 10, Hernandez has totaled 16.0 innings allowing only a run on seven hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts...he was originally signed by the Royals as a non-drafted free agent in 2012 and has gone 11-5 with a 3.99 ERA (54 ER in 121.1 IP) in 24 outings (21 starts) combined at Wilmington (A), Northwest Arkansas (AA) and Omaha. DUPER STILL SUPER--Kansas City’s replay guru, Bill Duplissea, added to his total of successful challenges Sunday when he determined that Marcell Ozuna was incorrectly called safe at first base in the sixth inning...after a 52-second delay, the original call was overturned, marking Duper’s 23rd of the season, which matches Philadelphia for most in the Majors according to numbers released yesterday...he’s been successful on 79.3% of his challenges this year (23-for-29), which is tops in baseball, ahead of second-place San Francisco (72.7%) as the Giants are 16-for-22...KC is also the only club not to have a challenge come back “confirmed” this season, with all 29 challenges either overturned or coming back as stands...Dupe has made good on 67.8% of his challenges in his career (122- for-180), including a Major League best 72.1% success rate over the last three seasons (75-for-104). DIVISIONAL WORK--Tonight marks Kansas City’s final contest in a 10-game stretch of work outside of the ...the Royals have gone 20-27 this year within their own division, but are 5-20 against the AL East and finished 4-19 vs. the West...KC is also 4-11 in Interleague games, including a 1-5 record vs. the Cubs and Cardinals earlier on this homestand...of the club’s remaining 42 games, 29 of them (69.0%) will be against AL Central foes, including 10 vs. Cleveland, seven against Minnesota and six each vs. the White Sox and Detroit. ROYALS STILL RUNNING--Kansas City was held without a stolen base last night, after matching a season-high with four in Tuesday’s contests...the Royals rank second in the Major Leagues, with 23 thefts since the All-Star break, one behind Cleveland...individually, Adalberto Mondesi’s 10 thefts since the break are tied with Washington’s Trea Turner for most in the Majors, with all of them coming in Mondi’s last 17 games...Whit Merrifield, who led the Junior Circuit in thefts a year ago with 34 steals, ranks third in the AL for the season, one behind co-leaders Dee Gordon and José Ramírez (27). SAL AMONG CATCHING ELITE--Four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, Salvador Perez, cut down Randal Grichuck as part of a strike ‘em out-throw ‘em out double play Monday, his eighth potential base thief he’s retired in the last 10 attempts against him...Perez is tied for second in the American League with 19 runners caught stealing this season and is one behind Major-League leaders, Jonathan Lucroy and Jorge Alfaro (20)...opponents have the lowest stolen base percentage against Sal at 48.6% (18-for-37), while his overall caught stealing percentage of 52.6% is the highest among big league backstops that have caught at least 30 games...he’s thrown out 154 would-be basestealers in his career, which are second-most in franchise history, behind only Mike Macfarlane (162). SHOWING OFF THE GOLDEN ARM--Alex Gordon proved once again why he is a five-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner Monday, throwing out Russell Martin at the plate following a single to left field...it was Alex’s ninth outfield assist of the season, one behind the Major League leaders...since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2010, Gordo’s 91 assists are the most in baseball, two ahead of Colorado’s Gerardo Parra (89), who ranks second in that span...his career total is the second-highest in franchise history, trailing only Amos Otis, who had 116 between 1970-83. KC’S TOP SKIPPER--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost recorded his 1,100th career win on May 18 vs. the Yankees and has since upped that career total to 1,122, which is good for seventh among active skippers, while Detroit’s Ron Gardenhire is next in the eighth spot with 1,118 career wins... Yost is 665-716 in the regular season with the Royals, blowing past ’s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...he’s the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,340)...his postseason winning pct. of .710 (22-9) is tops among all managers in history who have worked at least 20 playoff games...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.

vs. Blue Jays (2018) vs. Blue Jays (career) At Home (career) Gaviglio (career) Shields (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 Bonifacio .143 7 1 0 1 .240 25 6 1 3 .244 250 61 8 19 - - - - - .200 5 1 0 2 Butera .111 9 1 0 0 .151 53 8 0 2 .201 602 121 4 44 - - - - - .375 8 3 0 1 Dozier .000 4 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 .193 145 28 3 8 - - - - - .000 3 0 0 0 Duda .150 20 3 1 2 .183 71 13 4 7 .247 1431 353 79 215 - - - - - .250 16 4 2 5 Escobar .238 21 5 1 2 .246 199 49 2 18 .260 2513 653 20 225 - - - - - .316 19 6 0 2 Gordon .091 11 1 0 1 .234 201 47 8 23 .257 2675 688 79 335 - - - - - .282 39 11 1 5 Herrera .200 10 2 0 0 .200 10 2 0 0 .247 97 24 0 6 - - - - - .000 3 0 0 0 Merrifield .350 20 7 1 3 .275 51 14 2 8 .294 686 202 17 84 - - - - - .263 19 5 0 3 Mondesi .444 9 4 0 1 .429 21 9 0 4 .214 154 33 2 12 - - - - - .167 6 1 0 0 O’Hearn .667 3 2 2 4 .667 3 2 2 4 .300 10 3 2 4 - - - - - .500 2 1 1 2 Perez .385 13 5 2 4 .275 149 41 7 21 .266 1623 431 51 226 - - - - - .214 14 3 0 1 Phillips .300 10 3 0 0 .300 10 3 0 0 .299 67 20 2 8 - - - - - .333 3 1 1 2

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Pitcher Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Danny Duffy 25 105 4.2 9-16 9 Duffy 1-7 0-1 8-8 9-16 Heath Fillmyer 6 30 5.0 1-5 2 Fillmyer 1-3 - 0-2 1-5 Jason Hammel 18 60 3.3 4-14 7 Hammel 1-2 0-3 3-9 4-14 Jakob Junis 22 79 3.6 9-13 9 Brad Keller 13 51 3.9 5-8 6 Junis 4-2 1-0 4-11 9-13 Ian Kennedy 18 55 3.1 4-14 6 Keller 1-2 - 4-6 5-8 Jorge López 1 5 5.0 0-1 - Kennedy 2-3 - 2-11 4-14 Trevor Oaks 2 2 1.0 0-2 - López - - 0-1 0-1 Eric Skoglund 9 38 4.2 3-6 3 Oaks 0-2 - - 0-2 Burch Smith 6 16 2.7 1-5 1 Skoglund 1-2 0-1 2-3 3-6 Totals 120 441 3.7 36-84 43 Smith 0-4 - 1-1 1-5 Total 11-27 1-5 24-52 36-84 Butera Gallagher Perez Totals Starts 38 6 76 120 CS/ATT 3/19 0/4 20/38 23/60 Pct. 15.7 0.0 52.6 38.3 ERA 5.96 3.35 5.14 5.32 ER/IP 232/350.1 20/53.2 375/656.0 627/1,060.0 Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, August 16, 2018

2018 Royals Home Runs

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 Bonifacio 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 1 - - - - 1-0 7/14/18 @ CWS R. Lopez 78 Butera 2 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - - - 2 - 1 - - 1 - 1 2-0 7/22/18 MIN T. Hildenberger 25 Dozier 5 - 5 3 2 3 1 1 - 3 - 2 - 3 2 1 - - 2 1-4 7/29/18 @ NYY C. Green 31 Duda 10 2 8 4 6 5 4 1 - 4 2 4 1 5 - 1 1 2 6 3-7 8/5/18 @ MIN E. Santana 25 Escobar 4 1 3 2 2 3 1 - - 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 - - - 1-3 8/11/18 STL J. Flaherty 14 Gordon 7 - 7 1 6 4 2 1 - 1 6 - 2 - - - 1 - 6 7-0 8/1/18 @ CWS T. Danish 42 Herrera 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 ------1 0-1 7/29/18 @ NYY D. Robertson 50 Merrifield 7 5 2 2 5 4 2 1 - 5 - 2 3 2 4 2 1 - - 2-5 8/5/18 @ MIN T. Hildenberger 36 Mondesi 4 1 3 1 3 2 - 2 - 2 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 2-2 8/8/18 CHC J. Quintana 17 O’Hearn 3 - 3 2 1 1 2 - - - 2 1 - 2 1 - - - 2 2-1 8/15/18 TOR K. Giles 0 Perez 21 6 15 7 14 11 8 1 1 8 6 7 2 8 10 4 4 - 3 10-10 8/15/18 TOR M. Estrada 2 Phillips 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 ------1 1-0 7/31/18 @ CWS J. Shields 43

Pinch-Hit: Last: Ryan O’Hearn (8/15/18 vs. Toronto, 9th inning) - Franchise total: 78; twice in 2018 Grand Slam: Last: Salvador Perez (5/10/18 @ Baltimore, 1st inning) - Franchise total: 129; Twice in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, 7th inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Salvador Perez (8/15/18 vs.Toronto, 2-run off Marco Estrada, solo off Marco Estrada) Four– times in 2018 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: and Lucas Duda (4/17/18 at Toronto-1, 3rd inning off Jaime Garcia)- Once in 2018 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: , Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez (5/8/18 @ Baltimore, 1st inning) - Once in 2018 Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, , Mike Moustakas (8/15/17 @ Oakland, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez and Alex Gordon (5/8/18 @ Baltimore, 1st inning) - ties franchise record Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (7/2/18 vs. Cleveland) -Franchise total: 95 Inside-the-Park: Last: Drew Butera (7/22/18 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 97; Once in 2018 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alcides Escobar (5/29/18 vs. Minnesota, 14th inning off Taylor Rogers)- Franchise total: 70; Once in 2018 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Daniel Palka, Chicago White Sox 8/2/18 @ guaranteed Rate Field, off Jason Hammel, 8th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Curtis Granderson, Toronto Blue Jays (8/15/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Jorge López, 4th inning) 10- in 2018 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Scott Service, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Miguel Andújar and Austin Romine, New York Yankees (5/20/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Jason Adam, 9th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Yoán Moncada, Chicago White Sox (8/1/18 @ guaranteed Rate Field, off Jakob Junis) Inside-the-Park: Last: Aaron Hicks, New York Yankees (5/19/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 3rd inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Rangers (5/26/18 @ Globe Life Park, off Kevin McCarthy, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox (3/27/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy, 4th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago White Sox (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular Field, off Anthony Lerew, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Mookie Betts, (5/2/18 @ Fenway Park, off Danny Duffy) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang)

2018 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 Bonifacio 6 - - - - 6 2 1 - - - 3 1 3 4 1 - - 0 g 7 g (7/6-15) 2 - Butera 2 1 - - - 3 3 2 - - - 5 1 5 13 - - - 0 g 3 g (7/22-28) 1 - Dozier 10 - - - - 10 2 1 - - - 3 - 4 8 2 - - 0 g 7 g (7/25-8/7) 7 - Duda 9 4 - - - 13 4 5 1 - - 10 4 12 22 3 - - 0 g 8 g (5/9-6/25) 1 - Escobar 13 2 - - - 15 2 - 1 - - 3 2 8 11 2 - - 2 g 7 g (7/3-11) 10 1 Gordon 17 4 1 - - 22 3 3 1 - - 7 7 4 8 3 - - 0 g 8 g (5/22-6/1) 6 - Herrera 4 4 - - - 8 1 - - - - 1 1 3 5 2 - - 0 g 6 g (2x) 3 - Merrifield 27 8 1 1 - 37 5 2 - - - 7 8 4 17 8 2 - 4 g 12 g (2x) 6 1 Mondesi 8 - 1 - - 9 1 1 1 - - 3 1 3 4 1 - - 0 g 8 g (7/10-28) 7 1 O’Hearn ------1 1 - - - 2 1 2 3 - - - 3 g 3g (8/11-pres) - - Perez 22 2 - - - 24 12 3 2 - - 17 5 13 19 4 - - 2 g 8 g (7/9-21) 3 - Phillips 4 - - - - 4 1 - 1 - - 2 - 2 3 - - - 3 g 3 g (8/13-pres) 1 1

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No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: , August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Adalberto Mondesi (3), August 14, 2018 vs. Toronto (Royals 7-0) Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) - Thrice in 2018 - No-Hitter vs. Royals: Triple Play vs. Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, Gregor Blanco vs. Arizona, October 1, 2017 at KC (3 SB) in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royals Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 @ Seattle George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent Steal of Home: (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 (8th inning) - on double steal Andrew Heaney, Los Angeles Angels, June 5, 2018 at Angel Stadium Royals Suspended Game: at Angel Stadium (Angels, 1-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Whit Merrifield, July 8, 2018 vs. Boston (5-for-5) Royals Home Run in first ML : James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Blue Jays 3-2) Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Ryan Goins, May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota, (2nd inning) Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Mike Moustakas, May 8, 2018 @ Baltimore April 20, 2017 @ Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 Royals Six-RBI Game: Royals Walk-Off Win: vs. Minnesota (5-1) and @ Seattle (5-1) Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit May 29, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2-1 in 14 innings) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: Royals Bat Around: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York Yankees (6-0) & vs. (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland May 30, 2018 vs. Minnesota (2nd inning - 7 runs) Cincinnati (3-0) Royals Nine-RBI Game: - 5 times in 2018 - Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 27-28, 2017 @ Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Royals Position Player Pitching: July 20-22, 2018 vs. Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: Drew Butera, July 7, 2018 vs. Boston Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 26-28, 2017 @ Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); Opponent Position Player Pitching: July 24-26, 2017 @ Detroit vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) A.L.: Taylor Motter, Seattle, April 9, 2018 at Kauffman Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota at Kauffman Stadium , July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0) Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: Royals Pitcher Homered: 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Danny Duffy (10) @ Oakland, June 9, 2018 Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Royals Pitcher With a Hit: August 10-12, 2018 vs. St. Louis Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Ian Kennedy, May 21, 2018 @ St. Louis Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: Royals Pitcher With a RBI: August 3-5, 2018 @ Minnesota Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia August 8, 2018 vs. , 9-0 Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Fillmyer (7.0), McCarthy (1.0), Peralta (1.0) September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, 2017 @ Texas Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 15 7/29/18 @ NYY Gordon 40 6/24/18 @ HOU Pitchers 28 7/11/18 @ MIN Herrera 40 - Bonifacio 17 7/15/18 @ CWS Merrifield 22 7/20/18 vs. MIN Butera 18 6/24/18 @ HOU Mondesi 14 7/28/18 @ NYY-1 Dozier 8 7/29/18 @ NYY O’Hearn 3 - Duda 12 7/24/18 vs. DET Perez 98 9/3/17 @ MIN Escobar 22 7/13/18 @ CWS Phillips 54 6/5/17 vs. SF

Disabled List (8) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for Reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP- 60-day right UCL sprain March 6 May 5 120 36-84 RHP-Nate Karns 60-day right elbow inflammation March 29 (retro March 26) May 28 120 36-84 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert 60-day lower back strain May 19 (retro May 16) July 18 76 22-54 LHP-Eric Skoglund 60-day UCL sprain/valgus extension overload May 26 July 26 69 19-50 OF-Jorge Soler 60-day left toe fracture June 16 August 16 50 14-36 RHP-Ian Kennedy 10-day left oblique strain July 11 July 21 29 10-19 OF-Brian Goodwin 10-day left groin strain July 31 (retro July 29) August 8 15 4-11 LHP-Danny Duffy 10-day left shoulder impingement August 13 August 23 3 1-2 Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, August 16, 2018

2018 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 4/2 OF-Abraham Almonte Claimed off waivers from Cleveland 6/27 RHP-Jason Adam Recalled from Omaha RHP-Miguel Almonte Designated for assignment RHP Justin Grimm Placed on 10-day disabled list (right shoulder impingement syndrome) 4/10 OF-Abraham Almonte Recalled from Omaha 6/28 OF-Jorge Bonifacio Activated from the restricted list OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 10-day DL (left hip labral tear) INF-Ryan Goins Designated for assignment 4/13 RHP-Kevin McCarthy Recalled from Omaha 6/30 INF-Ryan Goins Elected free agency RHP-Brandon Maurer Optioned to Omaha 7/3 RHP-Ian Kennedy Placed on 10-day disabled list (left oblique strain) 4/17 RHP- Recalled from Omaha (26th man)/Optioned after second game 7/4 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha 4/20 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man)/Optioned after second game 7/5 LHP-Enny Romero Claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh 4/24 C- Optioned to Omaha RHP-Blaine Boyer Transferred to 60-day disabled list OF-Alex Gordon Reinstated from disabled list 7/6 LHP-Enny Romero Activated RHP-Justin Grimm Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back stiffness), retro 4/22 RHP-Trevor Oaks Optioned to Omaha OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha 7/7 RHP-Justin Grimm Requested unconditional release waivers C-Salvador Perez Reinstated from disabled list 7/8 RHP-Glenn Sparkman Selected from Omaha LHP-Eric Stout Recalled from Omaha RHP-Jakob Junis Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back inflammation) 4/27 OF- Reinstated from 10-day DL/Optioned to Omaha 7/10 RHP-Ian Kennedy Reinstated from 10-day disabled list 4/28 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha (26th man)/Optioned after second game RHP-Jason Adam Optioned to Omaha RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha 7/11 RHP-Jason Adam Recalled from Omaha LHP-Eric Stout Optioned to Omaha RHP-Ian Kennedy Placed on 10-day disabled list (left oblique strain) 4/30 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Reinstated from 10-day DL/Optioned to Omaha 7/13 OF-Rosell Herrera Placed on paternity list 5/3 RHP-Brandon Maurer Outrighted to Omaha OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha 5/4 RHP-Jason Adam Selected from Omaha 7/16 OF-Abraham Almonte Designated for assignment RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha OF-Rosell Herrera Activated from paternity list 5/14 INF/OF-Hunter Dozier Recalled from Omaha 7/20 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Placed on Family Medical Emergency List 1B-Lucas Duda Placed on 10-day disabled list (right foot plantar fasciitis) INF-Ramón Torres Recalled from Omaha 5/19 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Placed on 10-day disabled list (lower back strain) OF-Abraham Almonte Released INF-Ramón Torres Recalled from Omaha 7/21 RHP-Jakob Junis Reinstated from 10-day disabled list 5/26 LHP-Eric Skoglund Placed on 10-day disabled list (UCL sprain/vulgas extension overload) LHP-Enny Romero Designated for assignment LHP-Eric Stout Recalled from Omaha 7/22 OF-Brian Goodwin Acquired from Washington for RHP-Jacob Condra-Bogan 5/28 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha 7/23 INF-Ramón Torres Optioned to Omaha LHP-Eric Stout Optioned to Omaha 7/24 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Reinstated from Family Medical Emergency List 5/30 RHP-Trevor Oaks Recalled from Omaha OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha RHP-Blaine Boyer Placed on 10-day disabled list (right lower back strain) 7/26 LHP-Enny Romero Elected free agency 6/6 RHP-Elvis Luciano/ Acquired from Arizona in exchange for OF-Jon Jay 7/27 OF-Brett Phillips/ Acquired from Milwaukee for 3B-Mike Moustakas LHP-Gabe Speier RHP-Jorge López 6/7 OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha 7/28 RHP-Andres Machado Recalled from Northwest Arkansas/Optioned after second game 6/12 RHP-Justin Grimm Reinstated from disabled list OF-Brett Phillips Recalled (26th man) RHP-Trevor Oaks Optioned to Omaha 7/31 OF-Brian Goodwin Placed on 10-day disabled list (left groin strain) 6/15 RHP-Brandon Maurer Selected from Omaha IF-Ryan O’Hearn Selected from Omaha RHP-Jason Adam Optioned to Omaha IF-Cheslor Cuthbert Transferred to 60-day disabled list 6/17 RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha 8/12 RHP-Blaine Boyer Reinstated from disabled list OF-Rosell Herrera Recalled from Omaha RHP-Glenn Sparkman Optioned to Omaha INF-Adalberto Mondesi Recalled from Omaha OF-Jorge Soler Transferred to 60-day disabled list RHP-Wily Peralta Selected from Omaha 8/13 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 10-day disabled list (left shoulder impingement) INF-Ramón Torres Optioned to Omaha RHP-Glenn Sparkman Recalled from Omaha OF-Jorge Soler Placed on 10-day disabled list (left toe fracture) 8/14 RHP-Jorge López Recalled from Omaha LHP-Eric Skoglund Transferred to 60-day disabled list RHP-Blaine Boyer Released 6/18 INF-Kelvin Gutierrez/ Acquired from Washington for RHP-Kelvin Herrera OF-Blake Perkins/ RHP-Yohanse Morel 6/19 RHP-Heath Fillmyer Recalled from Omaha 6/23 1B-Lucas Duda Returned from rehab assignment/reinstated from 10-day DL OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha

Royals Ejections Date Player/ Umpire/Type of Play 6/17 Mike Moustakas John Tumpane/Arguing from bench 6/17 Danny Duffy John Tumpane/Arguing from bench 6/20 Alcides Escobar Chad Fairchild/Arguing balls and strikes 7/9 Ned Yost Will Little/Arguing from bench 8/11 Danny Duffy Adam Hamari/Arguing The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Almonte (0-1), Herrera (0-2), Jay (13-33), Merrifield (23-47), Mondesi (0-1) P: Duffy (9-16), Fillmyer (1-5), Hammel (4-14), Junis (9-13), Keller (5-8), Kennedy (4-14), López (0-1), Oaks (0-2), Skoglund (3-6), Smith (1-5) 2nd: Almonte (0-1), Bonifacio (4-6), Cuthbert (1-0), Escobar (1-2), Goins (1-0), Gordon (4-13), Herrera (6-15), Jay (0-1), Merrifield (9-23), Mondesi (0-1), C: Butera (11-27), Gallagher (1-5), Perez (24-52) Moustakas (3-7), Orlando (0-2), Soler (7-13) 1B: Butera (0-2), Cuthbert (5-4), Dozier (10-31), Duda (16-38), Merrifield (3-2), 3rd: Cuthbert (1-0), Moustakas (25-60), Perez (10-24) Moustakas (1-3), O’Hearn (0-3), Perez (1-1) 4th: Bonifacio (0-3), Cuthbert (2-3), Dozier (2-5), Duda (6-25), Gordon (1-0), 2B: Goins (8-16), Herrera (0-2), Merrifield (27-54), Mondesi (1-10), Torres (0-2) Merrifield (0-1), Moustakas (0-1), Perez (21-42), Soler (4-3) 3B: Cuthbert (4-6), Dozier (1-10), Escobar (3-7), Goins (0-3), Herrera (2-2), Moustakas (23-53), 5th: Bonifacio (1-7), Cuthbert (4-7), Dozier (4-7), Duda (12-21), Escobar (0-1), Torres (3-3) Gordon (0-6), Herrera (3-9), Jay (2-1), Merrifield (1-5), Orlando (2-2), Soler (7-18) SS: Escobar (28-69), Mondesi (8-15) 6th: Almonte (3-4), Bonifacio (3-9), Cuthbert (1-3), Dozier (7-16), Duda (0-5), Escobar (3-4), Goins (1-2), Gordon (7-18), Herrera (1-1) Jay (4-3), Merrifield (2-4), LF: Bonifacio (0-5), Gordon (25-60), Jay (10-17), Orlando (1-2) Orlando (1-3), Phillips, (2-4), Soler (1-8) CF: Almonte (10-21), Escobar (3-3), Goodwin (2-2), Gordon (4-7), Herrera (3-8), Jay (4-11), 7th: Almonte (3-5), Bonifacio (0-1), Cuthbert (1-1), Dozier (1-17), Duda (2-1), Merrifield (3-13), Orlando (4-11), Phillips (3-8) Escobar (5-13), Gallagher (1-0), Goins (2-6), Goodwin (1-1), Gordon (15-24), RF: Bonifacio (7-19), Dozier (1-1), Herrera (6-14), Jay (2-7), Merrifield (1-6), Orlando (0-2), Herrera (0-1), Jay (0-1), Mondesi (0-2), O’Hearn (3-1), Orlando (1-6), Phillips (1-4) Phillips (1-1), Soler (18-34) 8th: Almonte (1-5), Butera (1-3), Cuthbert (1-3), Escobar (16-49), Goins (3-4), DH: Almonte (0-2), Bonifacio (1-2), Butera (0-1), Cuthbert (2-6), Dozier (2-5), Duda (4-14), Goodwin (1-1), Gordon (3-7), Herrera (2-0), Mondesi (3-5), O’Hearn (0-3), Gallagher (1-0), Gordon (2-1), Herrera (1-3), Jay (3-4), Merrifield (1-5), Mondesi (0-1), Orlando (3-3), Phillips (1-1) Torres (1-0) Moustakas (4-13), O’Hearn (3-2), Orlando (2-2), Perez (6-14), Soler (1-8) 9th: Almonte (3-7), Butera (10-27), Dozier (0-1), Escobar (9-10), Gallagher (1-5), Goins (1-7), Gordon (1-0), Herrera (0-1), Mondesi (6-17), O’Hearn (0-1), Orlando (0-1), Torres (2-5), Pitchers (3-2)

Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 77 44 59 41 58 35 45 49 25 3 - 1 3 1 - 441 Opponents 73 57 69 97 66 81 68 75 57 7 3 2 2 - - 657 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 12 9 5 2 4 1 - 1 1 1 - - - - - Opponents 22 11 14 9 9 5 3 5 3 1 1 - - - 1

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Multi-Run Innings for Royals Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 3-11 # of runs # times last time 1st - 6 39 Tuesday 8-12 2 runs - 84 8/15 vs. TOR (1st inning, 1 hit) 2nd - 8 56 Wednesday 5-13 3 runs - 23 8/14 vs. TOR (3rd inning, 4 hits) 3rd - 26 69 Thursday 2-7 4 runs - 6 8/8 vs. CHC (8th inning, 3 hits) 4th - 23 73 Friday 6-13 5 runs - 4 8/1 @ CWS (5th inning, 4 hits) 5th - 12 40 6th - 7 34 Saturday 7-15 6 runs - - - 7th - 8 33 Sunday 5-13 7 runs - 1 5/30 vs. MIN (2nd inning, 7 hits) 8th - 9 38 8 runs - - - 9th - 4 36 9 runs - - - 10 runs - 1 5/8 @ BAL (1st inning, 9 hits) Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, August 16, 2018

Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 15 May 8 @ Baltimore 16 June 1 vs. Oakland Most runs, extra-inning game 7 May 1 @ Boston 7 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most hits, game 20 May 8 @ Baltimore 16 Thrice, last: July 7 vs. Boston Most hits, extra-inning game 15 May 1 @ Boston 12 Twice, last: May 1 @ Boston Fewest hits, game 1 June 5 @ Los Angeles Angels 2 Twice, last: June 22 @ Houston Most runs, inning 10 May 8 @ Baltimore (1st) 8 June 24 @ Houston (2nd) Most hits, inning 9 May 8 @ Baltimore (1st) 7 July 7 vs. Boston (9th) Most doubles, game 6 Twice, last: August 14 vs. Toronto 5 Twice, last: July 7 vs. Boston Most doubles, extra-inning game 2 5 times, last: May 29 vs. Minnesota 3 Thrice, last: May 26 @ Texas Most triples, game 1 17 times, last: August 15 vs. Toronto 2 4 times, last: May 25 @ Texas Most triples, extra-inning game - 2 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, game 5 May 8 @ Baltimore 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 Twice, last: May 1 @ Boston 2 Twice, last: May 1 @ Boston Most home runs, inning 4 May 8 @ Baltimore (1st) 3 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 7 May 11 @ Cleveland 9 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 4 Twice, last: May 1 @ Boston 6 April 27 vs. Chicago White Sox Most steals, game 4 Thrice, last: August 14 vs. Toronto 3 Twice, last: July 7 vs. Boston Most times caught stealing, game 2 Twice, last: June 2 vs. Oakland 3 May 22 @ St. Louis Most sacrifice flies, game 2 Thrice, last: May 16 vs. Tampa Bay 2 7 times, last: August 7 vs. Chicago Cubs Most sacrifices, game 2 May 23 @ St. Louis 2 May 15 vs. Tampa Bay Most strikeouts, game 13 5 times, last: July 28 @ New York Yankees-2 13 June 9 @ Oakland Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 16 June 23 @ Houston 13 April 17 @ Toronto-2 Most walks, game 9 July 21 vs. Minnesota 13 July 7 vs. Boston Most walks, extra-inning game 4 April 17 @ Toronto-2 8 May 29 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, game 15 July 28 @ New York Yankees-2 13 July 31 @ Chicago White Sox Most left on base, extra-inning game 12 Twice, last: May 1 @ Boston 13 May 29 vs. Minnesota Fewest left on base, game 2 4 times, last: July 22 vs. Minnesota 1 July 24 vs. Detroit Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 3 June 23 @ Houston 3 April 20 @ Detroit-1 Most double plays turned 5 July 8 vs. Boston 3 Thrice, last: May 10 @ Baltimore Most errors, game 3 Twice, last: June 24 @ Houston 4 May 1 @ Boston Individual Batting: Most hits, game 5 Merrifield (July 8 vs. Boston) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Jay (May 1 @ Boston) Most runs, game 3 5 times, last: Bonifacio (August 8 vs. Chicago Cubs) Most doubles, game 3 Twice: Jay (May 28 vs. Minnesota), Duda (May 11 @ Cleveland) Most triples, game 1 17 times, last: Phillips (August 15 vs.Toronto) Most home runs, game 2 4 times, last: Perez (August 15 vs. Toronto) Most RBI, game 5 Moustakas (May 8 @ Baltimore) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Twice: Soler (May 1 @ Boston), Dozier (June 23 @ Houston) Most total bases, game 9 Thrice: Perez (August 15 vs. Toronto), Moustakas (May 8 @ Baltimore, July 11 @ Minnesota) Most total bases, extra-inning game 6 Soler (May 1 @ Boston) Most walks, game 3 Twice: Soler (April 22 @ Detroit), Cuthbert (April 9 vs. Seattle) Most stolen bases, game 3 Thrice: Mondesi (August 14 vs. Toronto), Merrifield (May 18 vs. New York Yankees, May 6 vs. Detroit) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 14 Moustakas (April 8-22) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Hammel (April 20 @ Detroit-1) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.1 Sparkman (August 10 vs. St. Louis) Most strikeouts, starter 10 Twice, Hammel (May 27 @ Texas) and Duffy (June 9 @ Oakland) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Twice: Barlow (May 29 vs. Minnesota and June 1 vs. Oakland) Most walks, starter 5 4 times, last: Fillmyer (August 14 vs. Toronto) Most walks, reliever 3 4 times, last: Butera (July 7 vs. Boston) Most runs allowed 9 4 times, last: Hammel (June 24 @ Houston) Most home runs allowed 5 Junis (April 26 vs. Chicago White Sox) - tied franchise record Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 16.0 Twice, Duffy (July 9-20), Junis (April 3-14) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 12.1 Smith (June 19-July 6; August 15-present) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 3 McCarthy (April 22-May 3) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 3 Twice, May 22-24, July 20-22 Longest winning streak, home 4 April 28-May 4 Longest winning streak, road 3 May 22-24 Longest losing streak, overall 10 June 29-July 9 Longest losing streak, home 10 April 10-28 (Game 1) Longest losing streak, road 5 Twice, April 17-20, June 4-8 Longest game-inning, home 14 May 29 vs. Minnesota Longest game-inning, road 13 May 1 @ Boston Longest game-time, home 4:03 July 7 vs. Boston Longest game-time, road 3:35 June 4 @ Los Angeles Angels Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:12 May 29 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:25 May 1 @ Boston Shortest game-time home 2:16 May 6 vs. Detroit Shortest game-time road 2:00 July 1 @ Seattle Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 2:58 June 12 vs. Cincinnati Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 2:46 April 20 @ Detroit-1 Largest crowd-home 38,427 August 11 vs. St. Louis (Sellout) Smallest crowd-home 12,324 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest crowd-road 46,965 July 26 @ New York Yankees Smallest crowd-road 7,963 June 7 @ Oakland Largest winning margin 10 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest losing margin 16 June 1 vs. Oakland Largest deficit overcome to win 5 May 11 @ Cleveland (trailed 4-9 after 4, won 10-9) Largest lead lost 4 Twice, last: May 10 @ Baltimore (led 4-0 after 1/2; lost 6-11)

Upcoming Milestones Lucas Duda 2 HR to 150 Alex Gordon Ian Kennedy 8 wins to 100 2 HR to tie for fourth on KC all-time list (H. McRae-169)

Alcides Escobar 6 runs to 600 Jason Hammel 6 wins to 100 Salvador Perez 18 RBI to 500

Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 25-10 Tied after six innings: 8-9 Trail after six innings: 3-65 Lead after seven innings: 29-9 Tied after seven innings: 4-9 Trail after seven innings: 3-66 Lead after eight innings: 31-3 Tied after eight innings: 3-6 Trail after eight innings: 2-75 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 16-13 Starter works 6.0 IP: 6-19 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 14-52 Score first: 23-29 Opponents score first: 13-55 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 8/14 Score more than three runs: 28-29 Score three runs or fewer: 8-55 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 1/5 Hit home run: 29-44 Do not homer: 7-40 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 15/41 Series opener: 11-29 Series finale: 10-28 Errorless games by KC: 26-52 10 or more hits: 13-23 Opponents 10 or more hits: 10-51 Extra Innings: 3-6 Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, August 16, 2018

2018 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 (0-2) 3/29 CWS D L, 7-14 0-1 T3 -1.0 Shields Duffy (0-1) - 36,517 1 36,517 3/31 CWS N L, 3-4 0-2 5 -2.0 Farquhar Maurer (R, 0-1) Soria 17,564 2 54,081 April (7-19) 4/1 CWS D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup played on 4/28 4/2 at Det D L, 1-6 0-3 5 -2.0 Liriano Hammel (0-1) - 15,476 1 15,476 4/3 at Det D W, 1-0 1-3 4 -1.0 Junis (1-0) Boyd Herrera (1) 15,083 2 30,559 4/4 at Det D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup played on 4/20 4/6 at Cle D L, 2-3 1-4 5 -2.5 Carrasco Duffy (0-2) Allen 34,720 3 65,279 4/7 at Cle D W, 1-0 2-4 5 -1.5 Kennedy (1-0) Bauer Herrera (2) 17,362 4 82,641 4/8 at Cle D L, 1-3 2-5 5 -2.0 Allen Maurer (R, 0-2) - 14,240 5 96,881 4/9 Sea N W, 10-0 3-5 4 -1.0 Junis (2-0) Gonzales - 12,324 3 66,405 4/10 Sea N L, 3-8 3-6 4 -2.0 Hernandez Skoglund (0-1) - 14,850 4 81,255 4/11 Sea D L, 2-4 3-7 5 -3.0 Vincent Grimm (R, 0-1) Diaz 14,314 5 95,569 4/12 LAA N L, 1-7 3-8 5 -4.0 Tropeano Kennedy (1-1) - 14,714 6 110,283 4/13 LAA N L, 4-5 3-9 5 -4.5 Wood Grimm (R, 0-2) Middleton 15,011 7 125,294 4/14 LAA N L, 3-5 3-10 5 -5.0 Richards Junis (2-1) Middleton 15,876 8 141,170 4/15 LAA D PPD - Cold, makeup played on 6/25 4/16 at Tor N PPD - Roof damage, makeup scheduled for 4/17 as doubleheader 4/17 at Tor D L, 3-11 3-11 - - Garcia Skoglund (0-2) - - 6 at Tor N L, 4-5 (10) 3-12 5 -6.0 Clippard Flynn (R, 0-1) - 18,645 7 115,526 4/18 at Tor D L, 5-15 3-13 5 -6.5 Happ Kennedy (1-2) 28,803 8 144,329 4/20 at Det D L, 2-3 (10) 3-14 - - Jimenez Keller (R, 0-1) - 15,406 9 159,735 at Det N W, 3-2 4-14 5 -6.0 Junis (3-1) Greene Herrera (3) 17,194 10 176,929 4/21 at Det D L, 4-12 4-15 5 -6.5 Fiers Duffy (0-3) Saupold 19,302 11 196,231 4/22 at Det D W, 8-5 5-15 5 -6.5 McCarthy (R, 1-0) VerHagen Herrera (4) 19,034 12 215,265 4/24 Mil N L, 2-5 5-16 5 -7.0 Davies Kennedy (1-3) - 16,555 9 157,725 4/25 Mil N L, 2-6 5-17 5 -8.0 Chacin Hammel (0-2) - 13,389 10 171,114 4/26 CWS N L, 3-6 5-18 5 -8.0 Giolito Junis (3-2) Soria 18,315 11 189,429 4/27 CWS N L, 4-7 (11) 5-19 5 -9.0 Infante Hill (R, 0-1) Soria 15,395 12 204,824 4/28 CWS D L, 0-8 5-20 - - Fulmer Oaks (0-1) - 16,971 13 221,795 CWS N W, 5-2 6-20 5 -8.5 Skoglund (1-2) Covey Herrera (5) 16,070 14 237,865 4/29 CWS D W, 5-4 7-20 5 -7.5 McCarthy (R, 2-0) Rondon Boyer (1) 23,892 15 261,757 4/30 at Bos N L, 6-10 7-21 5 -8.5 Velazquez Hammel (0-3) - 31,314 13 246,579

May (13-14) 5/1 at Bos N W, 7-6 (13) 8-21 5 -7.5 Herrera (R, 1-0) Johnson Flynn (1) 34,466 14 281,045 5/2 at Bos D L, 4-5 8-22 5 -8.5 Pomeranz Duffy (0-4) Kimbrel 32,267 15 313,312 5/3 Det D W, 10-6 9-22 5 -8.0 McCarthy (R, 3-0) Bell - 28,866 16 290,623 5/4 Det N W, 4-2 10-22 T4 -7.0 Boyer (R, 1-0) Stumpf Herrera (6) 24,648 17 315,271 5/5 Det D L, 2-3 10-23 T4 -7.0 Zimmermann Hammel (0-4) Greene 20,708 18 335,979 5/6 Det D W, 4-2 11-23 4 -6.0 Junis (4-2) Boyd Herrera (7) 18,424 19 354,403 5/8 at Bal N W, 15-7 12-23 4 -5.0 Duffy (1-4) Bundy - 10,863 16 324,175 5/9 at Bal N L, 3-5 12-24 4 -6.0 Bleier McCarthy (R, 3-1) Brach 14,375 17 338,550 5/10 at Bal N L, 6-11 12-25 4 -6.5 Castro Kennedy (1-4) - 17,842 18 356,392 5/11 at Cle N W, 10-9 13-25 4 -5.5 Keller (R, 1-1) Miller Herrera (8) 24,408 19 380,800 5/12 at Cle D L, 2-6 13-26 4 -6.5 Clevinger Junis (4-3) - 24,587 20 405,387 5/13 at Cle D L, 2-11 13-27 4 -7.5 Kluber Duffy (1-5) - 22,105 21 427,492 5/14 TB N L, 1-2 13-28 4 -7.5 Yarbrough Skoglund (1-3) Colome 14,174 20 368,577 5/15 TB N L, 5-6 13-29 4 -7.5 Venters Herrera (R, 1-1) Colome 21,500 21 390,077 5/16 TB D L, 3-5 13-30 4 -8.5 Andriese Hammel (0-5) Colome 19,611 22 409,688 5/18 NYY N W, 5-2 14-30 4 -7.5 Junis (5-3) Sabathia Herrera (9) 26,433 23 436,121 5/19 NYY N L, 3-8 14-31 4 -8.5 Severino Duffy (1-6) - 33,684 24 469,805 5/20 NYY D L, 1-10 14-32 4 -8.5 Gray Skoglund (1-4) - 24,121 25 493,926 5/21 at StL N L, 0-6 14-33 5 -9.0 Mikolas (CG) Kennedy (1-5) - 42,140 22 469,632 5/22 at StL N W, 5-1 15-33 5 -9.0 Hammel (1-5) Weaver - 39,545 23 509,177 5/23 at StL D W, 5-2 (10) 16-33 5 -9.0 Boyer (R, 2-0) Norris Herrera (10) 41,984 24 551,161 5/24 at Tex N W, 8-2 17-33 4 -8.0 Duffy (2-6) Bibens-Dirkx - 23,230 25 574,391 5/25 at Tex N L, 4-8 17-34 4 -8.0 Minor Skoglund (1-5) Kela 35,105 26 609,496 5/26 at Tex D L, 3-4 (10) 17-35 5 -9.0 Claudio McCarthy (R, 3-2) - 29,644 27 639,140 5/27 at Tex D W, 5-3 18-35 4 -9.0 Hammel (2-5) Hamels Herrera (11) 31,898 28 671,038 5/28 Min N L, 5-8 18-36 4 -10.0 Lynn Junis (5-4) Rodney 18,572 26 512,498 5/29 Min N W, 2-1 (14) 19-36 4 -10.0 Barlow (R, 1-0) Rogers - 20,533 27 533,031 5/30 Min N W, 11-8 20-36 4 -10.0 McCarthy (R, 4-2) Romero Herrera (12) 21,343 28 554,374 June (5-21) 6/1 Oak N L, 0-16 20-37 4 -10.5 Montas Kennedy (1-6) - 23,413 29 577,787 6/2 Oak D W, 5-4 21-37 4 -9.5 Hill (R, 1-1) Petit Herrera (13) 24,553 30 602,340 6/3 Oak D L, 1-5 21-38 4 -9.5 Trivino Junis (5-5) - 19,424 31 621,764 6/4 at LAA N L, 6-9 21-39 4 -10.0 Bedrosian Hill (R, 1-2) Parker 32,553 29 703,591 6/5 at LAA N L, 0-1 21-40 4 -11.0 Heaney (CG) Keller (1-2) - 31,514 30 735,105 6/6 at LAA N L, 3-4 21-41 5 -12.0 Bedrosian Barlow (R, 1-1) Parker 36,512 31 771,617 6/7 at Oak N L, 1-4 21-42 5 -12.5 Blackburn Hammel (2-6) Treinen 7,963 32 779,580 6/8 at Oak N L, 2-7 21-43 5 -13.5 Montas Junis (5-6) Trivino 10,132 33 789,712 6/9 at Oak D W, 2-0 22-43 5 -12.5 Duffy (3-6) Bassitt Herrera (14) 16,208 34 805,920 6/10 at Oak D L, 2-3 22-44 5 -13.5 Treinen Adam (R, 0-1) - 15,548 35 821,468 6/12 Cin N L, 1-5 (10) 22-45 5 -14.0 Hernandez McCarthy (R, 4-3) - 20,476 32 642,240 6/13 Cin N L, 0-7 22-46 5 -14.5 Mahle Hammel (2-7) - 24,899 33 667,139 6/15 Hou N L, 3-7 22-47 5 -14.5 Morton Junis (5-7) - 27,603 34 694,742 6/16 Hou D L, 2-10 22-48 5 -15.0 Keuchel Duffy (3-7) - 20,657 35 715,399 6/17 Hou D L, 4-7 22-49 5 -15.5 Sipp Maurer (R, 0-3) - 22,326 36 737,725 6/18 Tex N L, 3-6 22-50 5 -16.5 Colon Kennedy (1-7) Kela 18,319 37 756,044 6/19 Tex N L, 1-4 22-51 5 -17.5 Hamels Hammel (2-8) Kela 17,789 38 773,833 6/20 Tex N L, 2-3 22-52 5 -18.5 Bibens-Dirkx Junis (5-8) Diekman 19,489 39 793,322 6/22 at Hou N W, 1-0 23-52 5 -18.5 Grimm (R, 1-2) Giles Hill (1) 39,357 36 860,825 6/23 at Hou N L, 3-4 (12) 23-53 5 -19.5 McHugh Grimm (R, 1-3) - 40,028 37 900,853 6/24 at Hou D L, 3-11 23-54 5 -20.5 Cole Hammel (2-9) - 41,823 38 942,676 6/25 LAA D W, 2-0 24-54 5 -20.0 Keller (2-2) Skaggs Peralta (1) 19,535 40 812,857 6/26 at Mil N L, 1-5 24-55 5 -19.5 Peralta Junis (5-9) Hader 34,412 39 977,088 6/27 at Mil N W, 5-4 25-55 5 -19.5 Duffy (4-7) Suter Peralta (2) 38,436 40 1,015,524 6/29 at Sea N L, 1-4 25-56 5 -19.5 Gonzales Kennedy (1-8) - 25,558 41 1,041,082 6/30 at Sea N L, 4-6 25-57 5 -19.5 Hernandez Hammel (2-10) Diaz 33,395 42 1,074,477 July (8-16) 7/1 at Sea D L, 0-1 25-58 5 -20.5 Paxton Keller (2-3) (CG) Diaz 38,344 43 1,112,821 7/2 Cle N L, 3-9 25-59 5 -21.5 Kluber Junis (5-10) - 18,285 41 831,142 7/3 Cle N L, 4-6 25-60 5 -22.5 Bieber Duffy (4-8) Allen 19,005 42 850,147 7/4 Cle N L, 2-3 25-61 5 -23.5 Bauer Oaks (0-2) Allen 22,001 43 872,148 7/6 Bos N L, 5-10 25-62 5 -24.5 Sale Hammel (2-11) - 24,673 44 896,821 7/7 Bos N L, 4-15 25-63 5 -24.5 Hembree Adam (R, 0-2) - 30,347 45 927,168 7/8 Bos D L, 4-7 25-64 5 -24.5 Porcello Fillmyer (0-1) Kimbrel 28,443 46 955,611 7/9 at Min N L, 1-3 25-65 5 -24.5 Berrios Hill (R, 1-3) Rodney 20,199 44 1,133,020 7/10 at Min N W, 9-4 26-65 5 -23.5 Flynn (R, 1-1) Slegers - 27,551 45 1,160,571 7/11 at Min D L, 5-8 26-66 5 -24.5 Lynn Sparkman (R, 0-1) - 26,708 46 1,187,279 7/13 at CWS N L, 6-9 26-67 5 -25.0 Shields Keller (2-4) Soria 19,361 47 1,206,640 7/14 at CWS D W, 5-0 27-67 5 -24.0 Duffy (5-8) Lopez - 20,159 48 1,226,799 7/15 at CWS D L, 1-10 27-68 5 -25.0 Giolito Smith (0-1) - 23,434 49 1,250,233 7/17 All-Star Game (Washington, D.C.) 7/20 Min N W, 6-5 28-68 5 -25.0 Duffy (6-8) Gibson Maurer (1) 27,719 47 983,330 7/21 Min N W, 4-2 29-68 5 -25.0 Flynn (R, 2-1) Lynn Peralta (3) 22,159 48 1,005,489 7/22 Min D W, 5-3 30-68 5 -24.0 Keller (3-4) Duke Peralta (4) 18,107 49 1,023,596 7/23 Det N L, 4-5 30-69 5 -24.0 Wilson Maurer (R, 0-4) Greene 18,370 50 1,041,966 7/24 Det N W, 5-4 31-69 5 -23.0 Smith (1-1) Zimmermann Peralta (5) 25,957 51 1,067,923 7/25 Det D L, 4-8 31-70 5 -24.0 Boyd Duffy (6-9) - 17,382 52 1,085,305 7/26 at NYY N L, 2-7 31-71 5 -24.5 Gray Junis (5-11) - 46,965 50 1,297,198 7/27 at NYY N PPD - Rain, makeup played on 7/28 7/28 at NYY D W, 10-5 32-71 5 -24.0 Keller (4-4) Severino - 46,571 51 1,343,769 at NYY N L, 4-5 32-72 5 -24.5 Betances Flynn (R, 2-2) Chapman 45,043 52 1,388,812 7/29 at NYY D L, 3-6 32-73 5 -25.0 Happ Smith (1-2) Chapman 46,192 53 1,435,004 7/31 at CWS N W, 4-2 33-73 5 -25.0 Duffy (7-9) Shields Peralta (6) 15,250 54 1,450,254 Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, August 16, 2018

2018 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 August (3-11) 8/1 at CWS N W, 10-5 34-73 5 -25.0 Junis (6-11) Covey - 18,019 55 1,468,273 8/2 at CWS D L, 4-6 34-74 5 -25.5 Cedeno Adam (R, 0-3) Avilan 19,682 56 1,487,955 8/3 at Min N L, 4-6 34-75 5 -25.5 Moya Flynn (R, 2-3) Rodney 22,236 57 1,510,191 8/4 at Min N L, 2-8 34-76 5 -26.5 Berrios Smith (1-3) - 27,909 58 1,538,100 8/5 at Min D L, 5-6 34-77 5 -27.5 Moya Duffy (7-10) Rodney 25,390 59 1,563,490 8/6 ChC N L, 1-3 34-78 5 -28.5 Hamels McCarthy (R, 4-4) Strop 32,339 53 1,117,644 8/7 ChC N L, 0-5 34-79 5 -28.5 Montgomery Keller (4-5) - 27,883 54 1,145,527 8/8 ChC N W, 9-0 35-79 5 -29.0 Fillmyer (1-1) Quintana - 24,294 55 1,169,821 8/10 StL N L, 0-7 35-80 5 -29.0 Gomber Smith (1-4) Poncedeleon 29,414 56 1,199,235 8/11 StL N L, 3-8 35-81 5 -30.0 Flaherty Duffy (7-11) Hicks *38,427 57 1,237,662 8/12 StL D L, 2-8 35-82 5 -31.0 Ross Hammel (R, 2-12) - 23,409 58 1,261,071 8/13 Tor N W, 3-1 36-82 5 -31.0 Keller (5-5) Reid-Foley Peralta (7) 14,721 59 1,275,792 8/14 Tor N L, 5-6 36-83 5 -32.0 Petricka Fillmyer (1-2) Giles 13,680 60 1,289,472 8/15 Tor N L, 5-6 36-84 5 -33.0 Estrada López (0-2) Giles 14,391 61 1,303,863 8/16 Tor N 8/17 at CWS N 8/18 at CWS N 8/19 at CWS D 8/20 at TB N 8/21 at TB N 8/22 at TB N 8/23 at TB N 8/24 Cle N 8/25 Cle N 8/26 Cle N 8/28 Det N 8/29 Det D 8/31 Bal N September (0-0) 9/1 Bal N 9/2 Bal D 9/3 at Cle D 9/4 at Cle N 9/5 at Cle D 9/7 at Min N 9/8 at Min N 9/9 at Min D 9/10 CWS N 9/11 CWS N 9/12 CWS N 9/13 Min N 9/14 Min N 9/15 Min N 9/16 Min D 9/17 at Pit N 9/18 at Pit N 9/19 at Pit N 9/20 at Det N 9/21 at Det N 9/22 at Det N 9/23 at Det D 9/25 at Cin N 9/26 at Cin N 9/27 Cle N 9/28 Cle N 9/29 Cle N 9/30 Cle N

* = Denotes a sellout Minor League Report (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) (A-Advanced) Pacific Coast League Texas League Carolina League American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (57-64) (59-62) (60-60)

R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Oklahoma City (Dodgers) 1 5 1 3 NW Arkansas 8 11 0 13 Lynchburg (Indians) 4 8 0 5 Omaha 3 10 0 11 Midland (Athletics) 0 2 4 3 Wilmington 0 3 2 5

WP: Arnaldo Hernandez (4-1) WP: Emilio Ogando (10-6) LP: (2-3) HR: Jack Lopez (8) SV: Yunior Marte (2) HR: None HR: Alex Liddi (21), Kelvin Gutierrez (5) Omaha rode a historic performance from Arnaldo Wilmington couldn’t crack Lynchburg’s pitching attack, Hernandez to victory. The right-hander threw the Chasers’ One night after being shut out, the Naturals returned collecting just three hits in a shutout loss. Daniel Tillo first 9-inning complete game since Aaron Brooks in Game 4 the favor as Emilio Ogando and Yunior Marte allowed just recorded a quality start, spinning 6.0 innings of two-run ball of the 2014 Pacific Coast League Championship. He allowed two hits over 9.0 scoreless frames. Ogando earned his 10th on five hits, striking out two. D.J. Burt swiped his 28th bag just the one run on five hits and six strikeouts. Billy Burns victory, while Marte worked the final 3.0 for the save. Alex of the year, one shy of the Carolina League lead. Andrew led the offensive charge with a three-hit night, while Jack Liddi blasted his team-leading 21st home run and Kelvin Beckwith tossed a scoreless inning and has not allowed an Lopez connected for his eighth homer of the season. Gutierrez was 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBI. earned run in 6.2 frames since his promotion.

Lexington Legends (A) (R) Burlington Royals (R) Surprise Royals (R) South Atlantic League Pioneer League Appalachian League Arizona League Southern Division South Division East Division West Division (66-52-1) (30-26) (16-37) (19-24)

R H E LOB R H E LOB Burlington had a day off yesterday as it (7 innings) R H E LOB Lexington 3 6 1 4 Idaho Falls 6 13 0 9 will open a two-series, five-game homestand, AZL Dodgers 6 7 1 3 Hagerstown (Nationals) 8 12 1 10 Billings (Reds) 0 3 0 4 beginning tonight with Bristol. Surprise 2 8 0 9

LP: Charlie Neuweiler (2-2) WP: (2-1) LP: Darwin Feliz (0-1) HR: (10) SV: Tyler Gray (2) HR: None HR: None Hagerstown plated five runs in the second R H E LOB inning and never looked back. Nick Pratto Idaho Falls earned the series victory with Surprise 5 7 0 7 connected for his 10th homer of the season, a 6-0 shutout Wednesday in Billings. Kris AZL Dodgers 4 8 3 5 going 3-for-4 with three RBI. raised Bubic tossed his best game as a professional, his average to .333 with a 2-for-4 night, scoring striking out 10 Mustangs while allowing WP: Adriam Castillo (4-1) twice. Charlie Neuweiler suffered the loss, just two hits in 5.0 IP. Tyler Gray recorded a SV: Zach Haake (1) allowing six runs in 2.2 innings. 4.0-inning save, allowing one hit on six K’s. HR: None