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City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES (34-23) @ St. Louis Cardinals (39-21) - Friday, June 12, 2015 Game #58 - Road Game #28 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, June 13 @ St. Louis Cardinals: RHP (4-3, 5.82) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (4-4, 3.07), 3:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, June 14 @ St. Louis Cardinals: LHP (5-2, 4.10) vs. RHP John Lackey (4-4, 3.74), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, June 15 @ : RHP (5-2, 2.25) vs. RHP (3-7, 6.27), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, June 16 @ Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Edinson Volquez (5-4, 3.07) vs. RHP Matt Garza (4-7, 4.92), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, June 17 vs. Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Mike Fiers (2-6+ tonight) vs. RHP (3-5+ tonight), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, June 18 vs. Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (3-6+ tomorrow) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (4-3+ tomorrow), 7:10 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 by Fox Sports Kansas City with and ...the pre and postgame shows on FSKC, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Cardinals ON TARGET IN MINNESOTA--The Royals St. Louis riding a 4-game winning streak, featuring a The Royals went 2-1 during a 3-game set in KC in May and 3-game sweep of the in ...KC capped the brooming with a 7-2 victory on have won six of the last eight vs. St. Louis dating back to 2013... Wednesday night, with Edinson Volquez firing 7.0 strong innings while the offense erupted for its largest KC has won three in a row here in Busch Stadium...all told, Kan- sas City trails the all-time regular season work by a 36-47 mark, output since plating eight on May 29 in ...Volky allowed a on six hits with three walks but had an 18-16 edge in St. Louis, 13-9 here in new Busch. and a half-dozen ...meanwhile, the offense scored four times in the first, the largest single-inning Date Site Score WP LP Att. for KC since May 15 (a 6-run sixth vs. New York)... delivered the crushing blow, a 3-run 5/22 KC W, 5-0 Young Lynn 37,379 homer to right, which gave the Royals more than enough runs to complete the sweep... and 5/23 KC W, 3-2 (6) Volquez Lackey 38,676 5/24 KC L, 1-6 Wacha Ventura 36,342 Salvador Perez each had a pair of hits..Kansas City combined to hold the Twins to 1-for-8 with 6/12 @ StL runners in scoring position, which was a theme for the series, with Minnesota going just 2-for-16 in the 6/13 @ StL three games...KC entered Target Field a game behind the surging Twins, but left town with the best record 6/14 @ StL in the and a 2-game advantage over Minnesota. ROSTER MOVE--The Royals yesterday settled on their back-up catching situation by recalling from his injury rehab assignment with Omaha and designating him for assignment...the move took him off the 40-man roster and allowed to remain with the big league club as the reserve receiver...Kratz, who joined the Royals last July 28 in a trade with Toronto, was shelved on May 6 (retroactive to May 4) with plantar fasciitis and once healthy was assigned to the Storm Chasers where he played in 15 games and hit .214 (12-for-56)...the Royals now have 39 player on their 40-man roster. INTERLEAGUE SUCCESS--Tonight resumes play for the Royals against competition, with the club going 5-2 to this point vs. Cincinnati (2-0), St. Louis (2-1) and the Cubs (1-1)...Kansas City was a Major League best and set a club record by going 15-5 against the N.L. last year when play was centered around the N.L. West...tonight kicks off a stretch of seven in a row vs. the N.L. Central with a 4-game home & home series vs. the Brewers starting on Monday in Miller Park. PITCHERS AT THE DISH--The return to has seen KC pitchers go 0-for-5 to this point swinging the bat in 2015, with Edinson Volquez hitless in two tries and tonight’s starter, Yordano Ventura, 0-for-3 in Wrigley...Ventura is 1-for-7 in his career, picking up a single and scoring a run when the Royals played in San Diego a season ago...since the advent of Interleague play in 1997, KC hurlers are hitting .126 (46-for-366) with one when went deep on June 10, 2005 at Arizona. THE TRAVELING GOOD LUCK CHARMS--This road trip marks the third time that the Royals’ organization has allowed the players and traveling staff to take their fathers on the trip to make for an extended Father’s Day celebration...Wednesday’s win continued the club’s winning ways when the dads are along, running the overall 3-year ledger to 13-4 on this annual Father’s Day journey...in 2013, the first year of the “Father’s Day” trip, the Royals went 4-3 through Tampa Bay and Cleveland and then last year the players made dad proud by posting a 6-1 mark through Chicago and Detroit and now 3-0 this year. NED CLOSING IN ON WHITEY--The second winningest in franchise history with 407, is now just three wins shy of the franchise record of 410, set by Royals’ Hall of Famer from 1975-79...Yost, now 407-425 since taking the role on May 13, 2010, passed for the #2 spot with Monday’s win...already the all-time leader in games managed in Kansas City with 832, Yost took the reigns in Kansas City on May 13, 2010...this is Ned’s second stint as a big league manager after nearly six years at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons. TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Yordano Ventura (3-5, 4.62) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (1-3, 2.67) 2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Yordano Ventura vs. Cardinals 0-1 1-0 1-1 Major League Record 3-5 (4.62 ERA) 14-10 17-16 Jaime Garcias vs. Royals - - 0-1 Major League Record 1-3 (2.67 ERA) 3-1 43-29 YORDANO VENTURA makes his 12th start of 2015, taking the hill for his 46th career outing and 45th start...he opposes St. Louis for the second time this season and third overall...the 24-year old signed a five-year contract with two club options on April 4 after originally joining the Royals in 2008 as a non-drafted free agent. BRIEF OUTING VS. RANGERS--Yordano looks to rebound from an abbreviated Yordano’s 2015 Starts afternoon at home against Texas last Saturday, dropping a 4-2 decision...he worked a DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/6 vs. Chicago W, 10-1 6.0 4 1 1 1 1 2 81-56 4-1 season-low 3.0 innings allowing six hits and four runs while needing 78 pitches to navigate 4/12 @ L.A. Angels W, 9-2 5.2 4 2 2 1 2 7 87-49 7-2 through his day...a 35-pitch first inning was the major contributor, as Texas plated a pair of 4/18 vs. Oakland L, 0-5 3.1 4 5 5 1 2 2 63-32 0-5 4/23 @ Chicago ND, 3-2 (13) 7.0 5 2 2 0 1 8 95-67 2-2 runs in the first and then two more in the second...Ventura had worked 7.0 innings in each 4/29 @ Cleveland L, 5-7 5.1 6 5 5 1 4 1 98-54 4-4 of his last four starts leading up to last Saturday...the outing was the second-shortest of his 5/8 @ Detroit ND, 5-6 6.0 8 4 4 0 3 4 95-55 4-4 5/13 @ Texas L, 2-5 7.0 10 5 5 2 2 6 106-66 2-5 career as he went 2.2 innings on May 26, 2014 against Houston. 5/19 vs. Cincinnati W, 3-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 0 6 88-54 3-0 5/24 vs. St. Louis L, 1-6 7.0 5 4 4 1 2 7 114-78 1-6 LIMITED SUPPORT OF LATE--The Royals have scored only seven runs with 5/31 @ ND, 1-2 (11) 7.0 4 1 1 0 1 6 104-67 1-1 Yordano in the game over his last five starts, an average of 2.03 runs per 9.0 innings, fourth- 6/6 Texas L, 2-4 3.0 6 4 4 0 2 3 78-45 0-4 2015 Totals 3-5, 4.62 64.1 60 33 33 7 20 52 1009-623 62% lowest among qualifying A.L. pitchers since May 13. Career Totals 17-16, 3.56 262.2 241 109 104 24 95 222 - - VS. CARDS--Ace is making his Busch Stadium debut tonight, his third overall start against St. Louis and second this year...he’s 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA, winning a year ago on June 5, allowing just two runs in 6.0 innings of a 3-2 triumph and then losing in Interleague play for the first time 19 days ago in a 6-1 final (7.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO)...he allowed a pair of first inning runs after walking the first two batters, then retired 14 in a row at one point until Kolten Wong singled in the sixth and scored on Matt Carpenter’s two-run homer. VS. THE N.L.--Ventura is facing a National League club for the fourth time in five starts since May 19th...he tossed 7.0 strong innings 12 days ago at Wrigley Field, allowing a run and taking a no decision in a game that the Cubs won 2-1 in 11 innings...the outing lowered his career Interleague ERA to 2.77 over six starts (12 ER in 39.0 IP) as he’s 3-1, holding the Senior Circuit to a .226 batting average (33-for-146). AT THE PLATE--This evening is Yordano’s fourth start in a National League ballpark...he’s 1-for-7 plus a sacrifice in the batter’s box as he singled to lead off the fifth inning on May 5, 2014 at San Diego, later coming around to score his first run on an single. A RARE STEAL--Rangers rookie stole second base during the second inning of Ventura’s outing on Saturday, just the second time an opposing runner has been successful on the basepaths in his 262.2 career innings as Yoenis Cespedes swiped second last September 12 while with Boston...since 1963, only former Cardinals and Nationals hurler (2002-07) has thrown more innings (355.2) and allowed fewer steals (1). ON THE ROAD--Yordano makes his seventh road start of the year, looking for his first win away from “The K” since April 12 at ...he’s 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA this year and a solid 9-6 in his career, recording a 3.66 ERA and 13 quality starts in 22 outings. Ventura vs. Cardinals Yordano’s Last Win: Player AVG. AB H HR RBI May 19, 2015 vs. Cincinnati (7.0 IP, 3-0 over ) Peter Bourjos .250 4 1 0 1 Yordano’s Last Loss: Matt Carpenter .400 5 2 1 3 June 6, 2015 vs. Texas (3.0 IP, 2-4 to Wandy Rodriguez) Randal Grichuk .000 3 0 0 0 .667 3 2 0 0 Yordano’s High: Pete Kozma .000 3 0 0 0 10, May 5, 2014 at San Diego (6.0 IP, no decision in a 6-5 loss in 12 innings) Yadier Molina .167 6 1 0 0 Jhonny Peralta .167 6 1 0 1 Mark Reynolds .333 3 1 0 0 Kolten Wong .200 5 1 0 0 Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2015 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Friday, June 12, 2015 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Jeremy Guthrie = Jeremy will make his 12th start of 2015, entering at 4-3 with a 5.82 ERA...this will be his third career start against St. Louis, all here at Busch Stadium. = Guthrie had a strong showing on Sunday vs. Texas, though he finished with a no decision...he worked around two early walks, not allowing a hit until the fourth...the next Texas hits came in the seventh, ending his day with two on and one out in a 3-0 game...both of his runners would eventually score, along with a third run...Guthrie’s final line featured two runs, three hits, two walks and a season-high five K’s, with KC winning 4-3 on a Salvador Perez homer in the eighth. = Jeremy is looking for his first win against the Cards, entering at 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA...he dropped a 4-1 game to Adam Wainwright on the Fourth of July in 2012 with Colorado, allowing two runs over 6.0 innings...a no decision followed on May 30, 2013 as he permitted two runs in the first, then zeroes for the rest of his 6.0 inning outing...that game featured five hours and 32 minutes of rain delays, with Guthrie assisting the St. Louis ground crew at around 2:30 a.m. = Jeremy is 3-0 in six Interleague starts as a Royal, posting a 1.85 ERA with wins in his last three outings...he has a career 3.64 ERA in Interleague play. 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 57 23-19 - - 4.30 318.0 306 159 152 33 110 221 .253 Relievers 56 11-4 18 27 1.77 188.0 129 40 37 13 64 165 .194 Totals 57 34-23 18 27 3.36 506.0 435 199 189 46 174 386 .232 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 122/166 (74%) Saves/ Opp: 18/27 (67%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 42/13 (31%)

Joe Blanton 1st Batter Efficiency:4/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None career Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 4 on 6/6 vs. Tex June 6 vs. Texas 3.1 3 0 0 0 4 = Joe last pitched on Saturday vs. Texas, tossing 3.1 solid innings with a season-high four strikeouts in his third straight outing. = Blanton started the year at Triple-A Omaha, going 3-2 with a 3.89 ERA before having his contract selected on May 16...he did not pitch in the Majors last year. 1st Batter Efficiency:22/26 Saves/Save Opp: 7/7 (100%) Last Save: May 19 vs. Cin (10th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last 5/29 @ Cubs) June 9 @ Minnesota 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Wade made a third straight appearance on Tuesday at Minnesota, working a 1-2-3 eighth with two strikeouts in a 2-0 game. = Wade earned the win in Sunday’s 4-3 final vs. Texas, giving him 12 wins since the start of 2014, most among Major League relievers. = Davis has not allowed a home run over 108.0 innings dating to September 4, 2013, a club record for relievers as he surpassed (105.1) on Sunday. = Wade’s 0.35 ERA ranks second in the Majors to the Yankees’ Dellin Betances (0.28) among pitchers with at least 20.0 innings of work. = Davis filled the closer’s role while was on the D.L....he joins Rangers’ righty Shawn Tolleson as the only MLB pitchers with at least five saves and five holds. 1st Batter Efficiency:10/21 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2010 vs. Bal (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/5 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last 4/30 vs. Det) June 10 @ Minnesota 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Jason closed out Wednesday’s 7-2 win at Minnesota, needing just 11 pitches for a 1-2-3 ninth. = The scoreless inning on Wednesday dropped Jason’s ERA to 0.49 (1 ER in 18.1 IP), though five of his 15 inherited runners have scored. = The SIU-Carbondale alum has compiled 10.0 scoreless innings over 12 road outings this year, with two of 10 inherited runners scoring. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency:17/24 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/3 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/2 vs. Cle June 9 @ Minnesota 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Kelvin retired Kurt Suzuki to end the seventh on Tuesday at Minnesota, receiving a great pick at short by Alcides Escobar and a scoop at first from Eric Hosmer... the play stranded at third in a 1-0 game. = Kelvin allowed the tying run Sunday vs. Texas after entering a 3-0 game with one out and two aboard in the seventh...a single by Elvis Andrus loaded the bases and Leonys Martin singled home the inherited runners...Andrus scored the tying run on a ground out. = The single by Leonys Martin on Sunday was just the fifth that Herrera has allowed to a lefty this year...the .109 average (5-for-46) against Kelvin ranks first in the Majors among pitchers with at least 45 opponent at-bats by lefties. 1st Batter Efficiency:5/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 8, 2013 vs. Bos (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (4x, last 6/10 @ Min) June 10 @ Minnesota 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 = Luke pitched the eighth inning of Wednesday’s 7-2 win over Minnesota, allowing a leadoff homer to Trevor Plouffe, then striking out , who was ejected along with Twins manager Paul Molitor for arguing balls and strikes...Hoch retired the next two batters, including a second strikeout. = Luke has made 10 appearances on the year as he works his way back from “” surgery, including an outing where he did not face a batter. = He made a successful transition to the bullpen in 2013, posting a 1.92 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 70.1 innings, with opponents batting .169. = Hoch signed a two-year free agent deal with a mutual option for 2017 last December 4....he was originally selected first overall in the 2006 June Free Agent Draft. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency:12/15 Saves/Save Opp: 11/12 (92%) Last Save: June 9 @ Min (124th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (3x last 5/29 @ Cubs) June 9 @ Minnesota (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Greg recorded his third save in as many days and 11th on the year on Tuesday at Minnesota, working around a two-out walk to to close out a 2-0 win. = Tuesday’s appearance marked the first time that Holland has pitched on three consecutive days since last July 30 to August 1, when he also recorded three saves. = He has converted 31 of 32 save chances since last July 26, recording a 1.13 ERA, with opponents batting .115 (15-for-130). = Greg is holding batters to a .104 average (5-for-48), fourth among Major League pitchers with at least 45 opponent at-bats...he has not allowed a hit over his last five outings, retiring 15 of his 16 with Joe Mauer reaching on a walk. 1st Batter Efficiency:20/24 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2011 at Atl (52nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/2 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min June 8 @ Minnesota 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 = Ryan entered with a 2-0 lead in the seventh on Monday night at Minnesota, recording two outs before Eddie Rosario homered just beyond the left-center field wall... and singled, with Madson fanning Brian Dozier to end the inning. = Ryan is back in the Majors for the first time since 2011...he has allowed six runs in 24 outings for a 2.10 ERA (5 ER in 25.2 IP). (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:17/22 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/1 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last 5/25 @ NYY) June 9 @ Minnesota 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Franklin needed just two pitches to record the second out in the seventh on Tuesday at Minnesota, retiring Eddie Rosario to keep Trevor Plouffe at third base. = Franklin posted his first pickoff of the year and 14th of his career on Saturday vs. Texas, nabbing at first base in the seventh. = He has held lefties to a .045 average since May 15 (1-for-22) and a .227 mark on the year (10-for-44)...righties are hatting .171 (7-for-41). Royals vs. Cardinals Interleague - Pitching (Career) 2015 Career W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER Blanton 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 3-2 0 4.47 10 52.1 57 26 Blanton 11-11 0 4.74 30 180.1 201 95 Davis ------1-1 0 1.80 4 10.0 7 2 Davis 6-6 1 3.17 32 88.0 85 31 Frasor 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 1-0 0 3.86 4 4.2 4 2 Frasor 5-4 5 3.23 84 75.1 77 27 Guthrie ------0-1 0 3.00 2 12.0 14 4 Guthrie 9-10 0 3.64 30 190.1 172 77 Herrera ------0-1 0 6.75 6 5.1 7 4 Herrera 3-4 1 3.60 31 35.0 27 14 Hochevar 0-0 0 18.00 1 1.0 4 2 0-1 0 7.04 3 7.2 11 6 Hochevar 5-4 0 4.44 23 99.1 106 49 Holland ------0-1 3 4.32 9 8.1 8 4 Holland 2-2 13 3.31 37 35.1 30 13 Madson 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 1-1 0 1.67 23 32.1 20 6 Madson 4-5 2 4.52 43 65.2 74 33 Morales 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-2 0 9.00 4 7.0 7 7 Morales 2-5 0 5.55 23 61.2 61 38 Vargas ------1-1 0 4.09 4 22.0 25 10 Vargas 8-7 0 4.08 20 130.0 138 59 Ventura 0-1 0 5.14 1 7.0 5 4 1-1 0 4.15 2 13.0 12 6 Venutra 3-1 0 2.77 6 39.0 33 12 Volquez 1-0 0 3.00 1 6.0 4 2 5-6 0 4.58 16 92.1 75 47 Volquez 9-7 0 4.48 22 128.2 121 64 Young 1-0 0 0.00 1 6.0 6 0 1-3 0 2.93 6 30.2 25 10 Young 11-2 0 3.17 18 102.1 87 36 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Friday, June 12, 2015 Hitting Notes Drew Butera Min Series: Did not play Last Stand: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Drew last played June 3 vs. Cleveland, making his fourth start behind the plate...he recorded a two-hit game at Texas on May 14, his only base hits with the Royals. = He was acquired by Kansas City on May 7 in exchange for minor league Ryan Jackson...played the first month with the . = Butera spent the 2014 season with the Dodgers, playing 61 games...hit a career-high three homers for L.A....threw out 11 of 32 would-be base stealers (32.4 percent)...since his debut in 2010, he’s thrown out 32.4 percent of runners trying to steal (50-of-173), which ranks eighth among active MLB backstops (min. 250 games). Min Series: 3-for-12, RBI Last Stand: 3-for-19 (.158), 2 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (3-12) = Lorenzo singled with two outs in the fifth inning Wednesday, going 1-for-4...he hit safely in all three games in Minnesota, going 1-for-4 each night. = Cain has 27 two-out hits, which are tied for third-most in the American League and seventh in the Majors...hitting .388 (26-for-67) with two outs, which ranks second in the A.L. and fifth in the Majors...his .446 two-out on-base percentage is also fifth-highest in the league. = He’s also fifth in the American League, hitting .344 (21-for-61) against left-handed pitching...recorded 7 of his 15 extra-base hits (5 doubles, 2 homers) vs. southpaws... also a career .316 hitter (6-for-19) with two doubles, a triple and four runs scored in six games at Busch Stadium. = Lo opened the year with a career-best 10-game , en route to hitting .329 (27-for-82) in April with six doubles, two homers and 12 RBI...it marked the third-straight April where he’s hit better than .300...ranks second among MLB with 156 putouts this season, trailing only (176). Christian Colon Min Series: Did not play Last Stand: 0-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Christian hasn’t played in the last three games after making starting at second base Saturday vs. the Rangers...he reached on an , going 0-for-4 in the game, just the second time in his last 17 contests that he has not recorded a hit or a walk...still hitting .417 (5-for-12) with a .533 on-base percentage when leading off an inning. = Colon is 3-for-7 all-time in Interleague games, which includes a single in his only at-bat vs. the Cardinals, May 23...had a pair of 3-hit games in 2014, which includes July 4 in his first Major League start...became the second Royal (, 1999) to collect 3 extra-base hits (2 doubles, triple) in his first big league start. Min Series: Did not play Last Stand: 4-for-7, run, 2 2B, SB Hit Streak: 4 g (7-10) = Jarrod didn’t play in the series at Target Field...he’s been hot as of late, going 7-for-10 with two doubles and two runs scored over his last four games with a ...he matched a career high with three hits vs. Texas last Saturday, his second 3-hit game of the year and 12th of his career. = Dyson is a career .292 hitter (31-for-106) in Interleague play...he’s hitting .310 (9-for-29) with six runs scored in the seventh or later this season. = He matched a career high with three stolen bases vs. the Tribe on April 27, the third time he’s done that in his career...his 126 career thefts ranks ninth in club history, just 24 behind (150) for eighth...he swiped 36 bags last season, tying for third in the A.L., while it was the most by a Royal since Carlos Beltran (41 in 2003). Alcides Escobar Min Series: 3-for-14, 3 runs, 2B Last Stand: 5-for-23 (.217), 4 runs, 2B, RBI, BB, sf Hit Streak: 2 g (3-10) = Esky collected two hits and scored a pair of runs Wednesday, his second multi-hit effort in his last four games. = Alcides has collected 18 RBI out of the leadoff spot this season, which ranks fifth in the American League...he’s hitting .324 (11-for-34) with a pair of doubles with runners in scoring position...hit a pair of leadoff homers, including May 29 at Wrigley Field, when he took Chicago’s Jake Arrieta deep on the first pitch of the game. = He has collected 16 of his 18 RBI on the road this season, while he has a .400 slugging percentage away from . = Esky has missed 9 games this season due to injury after playing in all 162 contests in 2014...he ranks second in the Majors with 523 games at since the start of 2012, trailing only the White Sox Alexei Ramirez (530)...his total is eighth in MLB among players at all positions, one behind teammate Alex Gordon (524). Alex Gordon Min Series: 3-for-8, run, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB Last Stand: 1-for-17 (.059), 2B, 3 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (3-8) = Alex capped a four-run first Wednesday with a three-run shot to right field off ...his home run was the 128th of his career, moving him into seventh on KC’s all-time list, passing former teammate (127)...he’s 15 shy of tying (143) for sixth. = He also drew a walk in the fourth inning, giving him seven walks and a hit-by-pitch in his last nine games...he’s recorded a .443 on-base percentage in road games, which ranks second in the A.L., behind only Detroit’s (.444)...Gordo is also hitting .306 on the road, compared to .213 at home. = Gordon has destroyed Cardinals’ pitching throughout his career, batting .356 (47-for-132) with six doubles, a triple, nine homers and 26 RBI in 35 games against them... among active players with at least 100 at-bats vs. St. Louis, Alex’ .356 average ranks fourth...he’s 3-for-9 with a two-run homer vs. the Redbirds this season. = He is tied for third in the A.L. with 12 go-ahead RBI this season, while he’s also collected six game-winning RBI...his 55 go-ahead RBI since the start of 2013 are tied for eighth in the Junior Circuit with Toronto’s Jose Bautista...while since 2011, his 342 RBI overall are tied for 15th in the American League. = Gordo is six RBI shy of matching (509) for 10th on KC’s all-time list, after recording his 500th RBI May 31 at Wrigley Field. = Alex also collected his third assist on May 31, throwing out Dexter Fowler at the plate in the 11th inning...his 65 assists since becoming a full-time in 2011 are more than any other player in baseball and lead second-place Gerardo Parra (49) by 16...he’s a four-time Rawlings winner. Eric Hosmer Min Series: 3-for-11, 2 runs, 2 RBI Last Stand: 6-for-20 (.300), run, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, IBB, sf Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Eric drove in KC’s first run Wednesday with an RBI single...he’s collected RBI in three of the last four games after recording just four over his previous 18 contests (May 15-June 6)...hitting .333 (18-for-54) with runners in scoring position, which includes going 4 for his last 6 with 5 RBI in those situations. = Hoz has hit safely in 16 of his last 18 road games, batting .319 (22-for-69) in that span with four doubles, three homers and 12 RBI. = He’s hitting .338 (22-for-65) with five doubles, two triples and six RBI from the seventh inning on...his .323 average (130-for-402) from the seventh on since the start of 2013 is tops in the Majors...he’s also collected 114 multi-hit games since 2013, which are 10th most in the A.L. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Hoz is tied for third among A.L. first basemen with a .998 fielding pct. (1 error, 495 chances). Min Series: 1-for-12, run Last Stand: 2-for-16 (.125), 2 runs Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Omar went 0-for-4, but scored KC’s seventh run after reaching on a fielder’s choice Wednesday...he’s looking to get back on track after hitting .091 (5-for-55) over his last 16 games...he had a six-game hitting streak (May 14-21) where he hit .417 (10-for-24) with two doubles, a triple and five runs scored. = He’s a career .313 hitter (40-for-128) against the Cardinals with 10 doubles, a homer and 15 runs scored in 36 career games vs. St. Louis...that includes hitting .319 (15-for-47) with five doubles and five RBI in 14 games here at Busch Stadium...he was 0-for-8 vs. St. Louis May 22-24 at Kauffman Stadium. = Infante is looking for his first extra-base hit since a on May 17 vs. the Yankees...he’s collected 11 doubles this season, which are fifth among A.L. second basemen...needs 11 more two-base hits for 250 for his career. Min Series: 2-for-11, run, HR, 2 RBI, BB Last Stand: 4-for-21 (.190), 3 2B, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Kendrys took an 0-for-4 Wednesday, going 2-for-11 in the Twins series...however, one of his two hits was a two-run homer Monday off ...he’s one homer shy of matching his 2014 total (8 in 98 games)...homered twice against these Cardinals on May 22 in Kansas City, the Royals’ only multi-homer game of 2015. = He’s a career .419 hitter (13-for-31) with two doubles, four homers and nine RBI in nine games against these Cardinals. = Morales is tied for second in the A.L. in doubles (18) and also fourth in RBI (41)...leads the club with 11 multi-RBI games, which includes driving in a season-high five runs against these Cardinals in the May 22 game...hitting .361 (22-for-61) with runners in scoring position, which ranks ninth in the A.L. = He’s been one of the better clutch hitters, batting .377 (29-for-77) with two outs, which ranks third in the A.L. and seventh in the Majors...his 29 two-out hits are tied for second in MLB, behind only Texas’ Prince Fielder (33), while his 21 two-out RBI are also tied for third in the Majors. Min Series: 4-for-13, 2 runs, 2 RBI, BB Last Stand: 7-for-21 (.333), run, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 6 g (8-25) = Mike singled in a run in the seventh inning Wednesday and also drew a walk in the first, going 1-for-4...he extended his hitting streak to six-straight games, batting .320 (8-for-25) with a double and three RBI during the streak...over his last 25 games, he’s 30-for-95 (.316) with six doubles, a triple, two homers and 10 RBI. = Moose ranks second in the A.L., batting .344 (33-for-96) on the road this season, while his .411 on-base percentage in road games is fourth in the Junior Circuit. = He’s is fifth in the A.L. with a .318 batting average overall (67-for-211)...his 67 hits also rank 10th in the league...also tied for 10th with 20 multi-hit games. = Mike is a career .313 hitter (20-for-64) with three doubles, three homers and 9 RBI in 17 games vs. the Cardinals...he’s also a .306 hitter (77-for-252) vs. the N.L. = He has gotten off to an amazing start after hitting .356 during the month of April, his highest average for a single month in his career...he didn’t collect his 67th hit last season until August 18, his 103rd game of the season, while he recorded just 17 multi-hit games in all of 2014. Salvador Perez Min Series: 5-for-11, 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB Last Stand: 4-for-17 (.235), 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 5 g (8-19) = Salvy recorded two more hits Wednesday, going 5-for-11 with a double, a homer and two runs scored in the Twins series...after a quiet May, Perez is hitting .321 (9-for-28) with a double, three homers and three RBI in his first eight games this month...that includes hitting safely in five-straight. = He’s homered in three of his last five contests with all three roundtrippers coming in the eighth inning or later. = Perez went 5-for-9 (.556) with a double and two RBI vs. the Cardinals May 22-24, while he’s a career .406 hitter (13-for-32) against them with eight RBI in nine games. = Among A.L. backstops, Salvador is tops in hits (57), second in doubles (10), tied for second in homers (9), third in RBI (28) and third in slugging (.477). = He threw out Eduardo Escobar trying to steal Tuesday for his 11th baserunner he’s gunned down this season, which ranks fourth in the A.L....he’s thrown out 57 would- be base stealers since the start of 2013, which ranks second in the Majors to Toronto’s Russell Martin (74)...he’s also fourth among active in career pickoffs (14). Alex Rios Min Series: 1-for-12 Last Stand: 3-for-15 (.200), 2B, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Alex went 0-for-4 Wednesday with a pair of strikeouts...he’s gotten off to a slow start since returning from the D.L. on May 31, going just 4-for-31 (.129). = Rios missed seven weeks of action after suffering a a fractured left hand on April 13 in Minnesota...he’s hit 20 career home runs in Interleague play, tied for 19th among active A.L. hitters...homered off ChiSox reliever Kyle Drabek on , his first homer in 160 at-bats. = He spent the 2014 season with Texas, hitting .280 with 30 doubles, 8 triples and 54 RBI...signed a one-year deal with KC on December 15. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Friday, June 12, 2015 This & That BASEBALL’S BEST COLLIDE IN ST. LOUIS--The two best winning percentages in the Majors reside in the state of , as the A.L. best Royals with a .596 winning pct. battle the Redbirds and their .650 mark...the similarities continue with the pitching, as St. Louis leads baseball with a 2.71 staff ERA, while Kansas City hits town with the second best mark among all American League squads at 3.36 (Tampa Bay is at 3.33)...both bullpens have been dynamite since the outset, with the Royals topping the Majors with a 1.77 relief ERA and the Cards on their heels with a 1.98 bullpen mark, the only two relief corps with sub-2.00 ERA’s... PITCHING IMPRESSIVE DURING WIN STREAK--Kansas City’s 4-game winning streak has featured outstanding mound work with the staff compiling a 1.50 ERA, allowing only six earned runs in 36.0 innings with 26 strikeouts and an opponents batting average of .177...the starters have been most impressive, with Jeremy Guthrie, Jason Vargas, Chris Young and Edinson Volquez combining to allow four earned runs in 25.2 innings for a 1.05 ERA and a .172 opponents batting average. MINOR LEAGUE ALL-STARS--Kansas City has made news with the massive voting numbers for the Major League All-Star Game, but its minor league clubs are also drawing the attention of their respective leagues...the Southern Division team for the South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 23 in Asheville will feature six members of the Lexington Legends...named to the squad this week was Pedro Fernandez (RHP), Zach Lovvorn (RHP), Matthew Strahm (LHP), Ryan O’Hearn (1B), Elier Hernandez (OF) and Alfredo Escalera (OF)...the Carolina League will have four members of the representing with Eric Skoglund (LHP), (RHP), (LHP) and Ramon Torres (3B) all selected to its Midsummer Classic on June 23 vs. the California League in Rancho Cucamonga. ROYALS A HIT IN BIG LEAGUE BALLOTING--If the All-Star Game were today, American League manager Ned Yost will have some familiar names to pen into the lineup as the Royals would have seven starters based on the voting that was announced on Monday... Salvador Perez leads all vote getters with over 4.4 million votes, double the amount of tallies for second place ...Eric Hosmer has overtaken Miguel Cabrera and Kendrys Morales has jumped over for first base and , respectively...Mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon are also leading at their respective positions, while Mike Trout is second in outfield voting and Jose Altuve leads Omar Infante for the start at second base. A RECORD SETTING STAY AHEAD--The Royals will return home from this journey next Wednesday to finish up a home & home series with the Milwaukee Brewers...either the Wednesday and Thursday contest will see Kansas City eclipse the 1,000,000 mark in home attendance faster than any previous season in the 47 years of Royals baseball...through 30 home dates, KC has drawn 967,658 and will enter the stay 32,342 fans shy of the one million milestone...the Royals will surpass the mark in either the 31st or 32nd home date of the year, which would break the previous quickest of the 34th date in both 1986 and 1987...by comparison, last year’s A.L. Championship team didn’t see fan #1,000,000 enter the ballpark until the 45th date on July 11...Kansas City is averaging 32,255 per game, which is an improvement of 11,557 through the turnstiles on a daily basis compared to 30 dates last year...with 51 home dates remaining, the current per game average factors out to just over 2.6 million over a full season, which would shatter the team record of 2,477,700 set in 1989...the Royals have eclipsed the 2,000,000 plateau on 11 occasions, but not since 1991. WAY AHEAD OF ‘14 PACE--With four straight wins and a 34-23 record, the 2015 Royals have distanced themselves from the start of last year’s A.L. Champs at this point of the year when they were tied for fourth place in the A.L. Central, six games removed from first with a 27-30 record after 57 games. BREW CREW NEXT--This 8-game trip concludes with a pair in Milwaukee, which will be followed immediately by a two-game visit from the Brewers to Kauffman Stadium to start the next homestand on Wednesday night...this trip that began on Monday started a stretch in which 17 of 22 games are on the road...KC has an all-time record of 209-172 against the Milwaukee franchise that actually began play in Seattle in 1969, the same year the Royals entered the fray...since moving to Milwaukee, Kansas City possesses a 199-164 advantage and since the Brewers became a National League club in 1998, the Royals are 11-10, including a 4-5 mark in Wisconsin. CENTRALLY SPEAKING--The 3-game sweep of the Twins gave Kansas City a 19-12 ledger within its own division, the second best intradivision record in the league to Detroit’s 20-11 mark within the Central...the Royals took last Sunday’s series finale with Texas and is 8-5 vs. the West, a division they’ll see plenty of over the next couple weeks with a 9-game road trip starting on June 22 in Seattle (3), Oakland (3) and Houston (3)..the Royals have a 2-4 mark against the East with all six of those games coming against the Yankees...the next non-Yankee battle with the East will be a week from now when the Royals host the Red Sox...Kansas City is 5-2 against National League opposition, exclusively against the Central Division this year and play resuming this weekend with the first of seven straight against the N.L. tonight... KC led all of baseball with a 15-5 Interleague mark last year. ALL-STAR STAFFS ANNOUNCED-- has formally announced the staffs for the 2015 All-Star Game in Cincinnati, with Kansas City skipper Ned Yost heading up the American League squad...his staff will include managers A.J. Hinch of the and Lloyd McClendon of the ... Hinch, who is in his first season at the helm of the Astros, will make his All-Star coaching debut, while McClendon was previously a member of Dusty Baker’s NL staff at the 2003 All-Star Game in Chicago...Yost’s Royals’ staff – pitching , catching coach , bullpen coach , third base coach , first base coach , hitting coach and bench coach – will also work with the A.L. All-Stars. Adam Nevala, head athletic trainer of the Los Angeles Angels, and Paul Harker, assistant athletic trainer of the , will round out the A.L. staff...San Francisco manager will not only have his Giants’ staff, but also managers Don Mattingly of the and of the host Reds to join his N.L. staff. vs. Cardinals (2015) vs. Cardinals (career) On Road (career) Garcia (career) Lynn (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 Butera .000 1 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 .194 356 69 6 36 ------Cain .273 11 3 0 0 .240 50 12 0 4 .278 753 209 8 79 .143 7 1 0 0 .333 6 2 0 1 Colon 1.000 1 1 0 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 .326 46 15 0 6 ------Dyson .000 2 0 0 0 .281 32 9 0 2 .246 448 110 0 19 - - - - - .500 2 1 0 1 Escobar .100 10 1 0 0 .271 155 42 1 14 .264 1653 437 11 146 .267 15 4 0 1 .222 9 2 0 0 Gordon .333 9 3 1 2 .356 132 47 9 26 .265 2082 552 63 229 .444 9 4 1 5 .600 10 6 0 0 Hosmer .182 11 2 0 0 .184 87 16 0 6 .281 1243 349 36 163 .200 5 1 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 Infante .000 8 0 0 0 .313 128 40 1 11 .279 2524 704 51 272 .000 3 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 Morales .444 9 4 2 5 .419 31 13 4 9 .267 1419 379 57 206 - - - - - 1.000 3 3 2 5 Moustakas .200 10 2 0 0 .313 64 20 3 9 .244 1067 260 32 109 .500 2 1 0 0 .333 9 3 2 3 Perez .556 9 5 0 2 .406 32 13 1 8 .280 906 254 31 117 .000 3 0 0 0 .400 5 2 0 0 Rios - - - - - .200 20 4 0 1 .269 3146 846 70 362 - - - - - .333 3 1 0 0

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups Interleague Hitting (Career) (Team Record w/Starters) Player AVG AB H HR RBI Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Blanton .071 28 2 0 0 Duffy 3-4 1-0 - - 4-4 Butera .265 68 18 2 7 Guthrie 5-3 - 2-1 - 7-4 Cain .271 133 36 2 16 Vargas 5-2 - 1-0 - 6-2 Colon .429 7 3 0 1 Ventura 4-7 - - - 4-7 Davis .250 8 2 0 0 Volquez 8-4 - - - 8-4 Dyson .292 106 31 1 9 Young 5-2 - - - 5-2 Escobar .275 364 100 3 31 Total 30-22 1-0 3-1 - 34-23 Gordon .303 456 138 20 66 Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Guthrie .086 35 3 0 0 Starts 52 1 4 - 57 Hochevar .063 16 1 0 0 CS/ATT 11-33 0-2 - - 11-35 Hosmer .236 263 62 5 39 Pct. 33.3 0.0 - - 31.4 Infante .266 492 131 8 58 Madson .000 4 0 0 0 ERA 3.27 1.50 4.97 4.50 3.36 F. Morales .167 6 1 0 0 ER/IP 165/454.0 2/12.0 21/38.0 1/2.0 189/506.0 K. Morales .260 292 76 12 35 Team Moustakas .306 252 77 6 28 Pitcher Pickoffs: 2 (June 6 vs. Texas) Perez .290 162 47 8 29 Pickoff & CS: 4 (June 8 @ Minnesota) Rios .275 741 204 20 89 Vargas .176 17 3 0 1 Starting Pitchers Breakdown Ventura .143 7 1 0 0 Volquez .063 16 1 1 3 Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Young .077 13 1 0 1 Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts 8 39 4.9 4-4 2 Jeremy Guthrie 11 52 4.7 7-4 3 Jason Vargas 8 34 4.3 6-2 4 Yordano Ventura 11 41 3.7 4-7 4 Edinson Volquez 12 54 4.5 8-4 7 Chris Young 7 29 4.1 5-2 3 Totals 57 249 4.4 34-23 23 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Friday, June 12, 2015 2015 Royals Home Run Breakdown

vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB’s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera ------8/14/14 @ ATL A. Harang 65 Cain 4 2 2 3 1 1 3 - - - 2 2 - 2 3 - 1 - - 1-3 6/4/15 CLE T. Bauer 21 Colon ------112 Dyson ------6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 224 Escobar 2 - 2 - 2 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 1 1 - - - 2-0 5/29/15 @ CHC J. Arrieta 46 Gordon 7 2 5 2 5 4 2 1 - 4 2 1 - 4 - 1 - 1 5 6-1 6/10/15 @ MIN K. Gibson 2 Hosmer 7 2 5 4 3 1 3 3 - 3 2 2 1 3 - 2 3 2 - 6-1 5/14/15 @ TEX S. Freeman 76 Infante ------8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 330 Morales 7 1 6 3 4 2 3 2 - 3 1 3 1 2 1 - - 4 2 5-1 6/8/15 @ MIN P. Hughes 10 Moustakas 5 2 3 2 3 4 1 - - 1 4 - 1 3 - 1 - 2 2 4-1 5/27/15 @ NYY M. Pineda 44 Perez 9 3 6 4 5 6 2 1 - 1 3 5 - 2 4 5 - - - 7-2 6/9/15 @ MIN B. Boyer 4 Rios 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1-0 4/6/15 CWS K. Drabek 55

Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 : Last: (8/5/14 @ Arizona, fifth inning) - Franchise total: 117 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/22/15 vs. St. Louis), 3-run, 2-run 3-Homer Game: Last: (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: , 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: , , Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alcides Escobar (5/29/15 @ Chicago Cubs) - Franchise total: 89 Inside-the-Park: Last: Lorenzo Cain (9/8/14 @ Detroit) - Franchise total: 95 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alex Gordon (8/26/14 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning, Perkins pitching) - Franchise total: 65 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: , Boston (9/14/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, , 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Ike Davis and Stephen Vogt, Oakland (4/17/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-soo Choo, (5/13/15 @ Globe Life Park, Yordano Ventura 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 @ , Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: , Brian McCann and , (5/25/15 @ , Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 1st 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: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and pitching) 2015 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Butera 1 - - - - 1 ------0 g - - - Cain 6 6 - - - 12 4 1 - 1 - 5 2 8 6 3 - - 3 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 5 - Colon 4 - - - - 4 1 - - - - 1 2 - 3 1 - - 0 g 8 gm (4/21-5/3) 1 - Dyson 2 2 - - - 4 ------1 - - - 4 g 4 gm (5/25-pres) 3 1 Escobar 12 4 - - - 16 4 2 - - - 6 1 3 - 1 - - 2 g 8 gm (4/6-15) 4 - Gordon 9 3 - - - 12 7 1 - - - 8 2 12 13 2 - - 3 g 5 gm (2x) 3 1 Hosmer 13 4 - - - 17 6 2 1 - - 9 4 8 14 2 1 - 1 g 12 gm (5/3-15) 7 2 Infante 3 3 - - - 6 4 - - - - 4 1 4 7 3 - - 0 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 4 - Morales 9 4 - - - 13 7 3 - 1 - 11 2 7 18 4 - - 0 g 10 gm (5/6-15) 1 - Moustakas 13 5 2 - - 20 1 1 - - - 2 2 10 5 3 - - 6 g 7 gm (4/10-17) 6 2 Perez 14 3 - - - 17 5 - - - - 5 1 5 17 3 - - 5 g 10 gm (5/12-24) - - Rios 1 2 - - - 3 2 1 - - - 3 - 2 7 - - - 0 g - - - The Last Time...

No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play 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) (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle , July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: Royals : One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 April 24, 2015 @ (Rain) Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Angel Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML : at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: , 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) , 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: , Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Alex Gordon, May 15, 2015 vs. New York (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: Kendrys Morales, May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis September 15, 2014 vs. Chicago (4-3, 9 innings) 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 May 15 vs. New York (6th inning, 6 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 7 times in 2015 -- May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Royals Position Player Pitching: April 6-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: , April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Opponent Position Player Pitching: June 8-10, 2015 @ Minnesota Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: A.L.: , Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: , July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) Royals Pitcher Homered: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: James Shields, July 7, 2014 @ Tampa Bay (10) Royals Pitcher With a Hit: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland Royals Pitcher With a RBI: May 25-27, 2015 @ New York Yankees (Royals 3-0) James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels June 9, 2015 @ Minnesota (2-0); Young (6.1 IP), Jarrod Dyson (3), April 27, 2015 @ Cleveland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: Morales (0.1 IP), Herrera (0.1 IP), Davis (1.0 IP), September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit Holland (1.0 IP) Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Errorless Streaks Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 5-2 Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error 1st - 2 21 Tuesday 6-2 ROYALS 0 6/10/15 @ MIN Gordon 105 8/2/14 @ OAK 2nd - 5 20 Pitchers 4 6/6/15 vs. TEX Hosmer 42 4/20/15 vs. MIN Wednesday 4-6 Infante 11 5/26/15 @ NYY 3rd - 5 31 Butera 13 4/19/15 @ HOU Thursday 5-2 Cain 6 6/3/15 vs. CLE Morales 1 9/25/14 @ TOR 4th - 6 34 Friday 6-3 Colon 6 5/8/15 @ DET Moustakas 0 6/10/15 @ MIN 5th - 8 44 Saturday 3-4 Dyson 42 9/1/14 vs. TEX Perez 25 5/8/15 @ DET 6th - 9 33 Escobar 24 5/12/15 @ TEX Rios 38 7/29/14 vs. NYY 7th - 5 24 Sunday 5-4 8th - 2 15 9th - 1 13 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 29 June 10 @ Minnesota (7th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 18 June 3 vs. Cleveland (3rd, 5 hits) 4 runs - 4 June 10 @ Minnesota (1st, 3 hits) 5 runs - 3 April 30 vs. Detroit (5th, 6 hits) 6 runs - 3 May 15 vs. New York (6th, 6 hits) Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Friday, June 12, 2015

2015 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract 5/8 INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on the Bereavement/Family Emergency List RHP- Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) INF-Alcides Escobar Activated from 7-day D.L. 3/26 RHP- Claimed on waivers by San Diego LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain), retro to May 6 4/3 RHP- Sent outright to Omaha RHP- Recalled from Omaha 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 5/11 INF-Mike Moustakas Activated from Bereavement/Family Emergency List RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) INF- Optioned to Omaha LHP- Optioned to Omaha 5/12 RHP- Recalled from Omaha RHP-Ryan Madson Contract selected from Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha LHP-Franklin Morales Contract selected from Omaha 5/15 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 4/14 OF-Alex Rios Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand) 5/16 LHP-Brian Flynn Recalled from Omaha; placed on 60-day D.L. 4/15 OF- Recalled from Northwest Arkansas (left latissimus dorsi tear) 4/17 OF-Reymond Fuentes Recalled from Omaha RHP- Contract selected from Omaha OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 5/21 C-Erik Kratz Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 4/18 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L. (right pectoral strain) 5/25 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L. (left biceps tendinitis), retro to May 17 RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha LHP- Recalled from Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha OF-Alex Rios Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 4/24 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Northwest Arkansas 5/26 LHP-Jason Vargas Activated from 15-day D.L. INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha 5/30 OF-Alex Rios Returned from rehab assignment, activated from 15-day D.L. 4/26 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha (26th man) OF- Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 6/9 LHP-Danny Duffy Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 5/1 INF-Alcides Escobar Placed on 7-day D.L. (concussion), retro to April 30 6/11 C-Erik Kratz Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from disabled list INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha Designated for assignment 5/5 RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 5/6 RHP-Greg Holland Activated from 15-day D.L. C-Erik Kratz Placed on 15-day D.L. (left foot plantar fasciitis), retro to May 4 C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha 5/7 RHP-Luke Hochevar Activated from 15-day D.L. LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas C-Drew Butera Acquired from Los Angeles Angels in exchange for INF Ryan Jackson LHP-Tim Collins Transferred to 60-day D.L. C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha (postgame)

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

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 35 22 29 27 23 36 30 32 12 2 - - 1 - - 249 Opponents 28 33 23 23 23 28 23 12 5 - 1 - - - - 199 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 6 9 5 3 2 4 2 - 2 - 1 - - - - Opponents 5 6 3 3 2 1 1 - - - - - 1 - -

The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Escobar (29-19), Gordon (4-3), Orlando (1-1) P: Duffy (4-4), Guthrie (7-4), Vargas (6-2), Ventura (4-7), Volquez (8-4), Young (5-2) 2nd: Cain (2-2), Infante (0-1), Moustakas (32-20) C: Butera (3-1), Kratz (1-0), Perez (30-22) 3rd: Cain (28-21), Hosmer (5-1), Morales (1-1) 1B: Hosmer (34-22), Morales (0-1) 4th: Hosmer (29-21), Morales (5-2) 2B: Colon (3-3), Infante (31-20) 5th: Gordon (5-2), Morales (26-20), Perez (3-1) 3B: Colon (2-2), Moustakas (32-21) 6th: Gordon (21-17), Infante (4-1), Perez (6-5), Rios (3-0) SS: Colon (5-4), Escobar (29-19) 7th: Colon (1-0), Infante (6-4), Kratz (1-0), Orlando (3-2), Perez (13-13), LF: Dyson (2-0), Gordon (30-22), Orlando (2-1) Rios (9-4) 8th: Butera (1-0), Colon (3-3), Dyson (4-2), Infante (11-9), Orlando (8-6), CF: Cain (30-22), Dyson (4-1) Perez (8-3) RF: Dyson (9-5), Orlando (14-14), Rios (11-4) 9th: Butera (2-1), Colon (6-6), Dyson (10-4), Infante (11-5), Orlando (4-6), DH: Morales (33-22) Pitchers (1-1) Minor League Report (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Texas League Carolina League American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (31-30) (34-24) (34-26) (11 innings) R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Omaha 3 14 0 9 NW Arkansas 7 9 0 6 Wilmington 2 3 0 2 New Orleans (Marlins) 2 9 0 5 Tulsa (Dodgers) 3 7 3 6 Winston-Salem (W. Sox) 3 7 1 6

WP: (1-0) WP: (1-1 w/ NW Arkansas, 3-1 overall) LP: Jake Junis (3-5) SV: (4) HR: Kenny Diekroeger (#1) HR: None HR: Moises Sierra (#2), Francisco Pena (#4) Northwest Arkansas won a second straight as the series The Blue Rocks were held to three hits in the finale at Omaha won game one at New Orleans on Francisco shifted to Tulsa. Kenny Diekroeger started a five-run third Winston-Salem. Jake Junis pitched well in defeat, yielding Pena’s homer in the 11th. Moises Sierra started the scoring inning with a home run. ’s three-run double three runs, six hits and a walk with five strikeouts. He with a fifth-inning home run. He added a second RBI in the capped the inning. Terrance Gore scored twice and stole two allowed a two-run homer in the first, with Winston-Salem sixth and finished 3-for-5. was also 3-for-5. bases, bringing his league-leading total to 23. Luke Farrell adding a run in the third. Dominique Taylor doubled Aaron Brooks struck out six without a walk over 6.0 innings, earned his first Double-A win, holding Tulsa to two runs, five home Dex Kjerstad and Jack Lopez in the fifth, bringing allowing two runs. LSU product Louis Coleman struck out hits and a walk with six strikeouts over 7.0 innings. He has Wilmington to within a run. Cody Stubbs had an 11-game five batters in a row, finishing with 3.0 perfect innings. 55 strikeouts and 11 walks through 44.1 innings. hitting streak snapped.

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 (26-34) (11 innings) R H E LOB Begin play June 18 Lakewood (Phillies) 7 13 1 10 vs. Grand Junction (Rockies) Begin play June 23 at Princeton (Rays) Begin play June 21 vs. AZL Rangers Lexington 6 13 0 10

LP: Brennan Henry (1-1) HR: Alfredo Escalera (#8), Chase Vallot (#4), Chad Johnson (#1)

Lexington lost in 11 innings as Carlos Tocci homered for Lakewood. Chad Johnson’s two- run homer tied the game at 6-6 in the 10th. pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing a run, four hits and no walks with three strikeouts. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Friday, June 12, 2015 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 Twice, last: May 15 vs. NY Yankees 14 May 25 @ NY Yankees Most runs, extra-inning game 7 May 12 @ Texas 6 May 12 @ Texas Most hits, game 18 April 28 @ Cleveland 14 Twice, last: May 25 @ NY Yankees Most hits, extra-inning game 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 14 May 12 @ Texas Fewest hits, game 3 June 5 vs. Texas 1 June 9 @ Minnesota Most runs, inning 6 Twice, thrice: May 15 vs. NY Yankees (6th) 8 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1st) Most hits, inning 6 Twice, thrice: May 15 vs. NY Yankees(6th) 7 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1st) Most doubles, game 5 May 15 vs. NY Yankees 4 May 6 vs. Cleveland Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 May 12 @ Texas 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most triples, game 2 Twice, last: May 15 vs. NY Yankees 1 Eight times, last: June 9 @ Minnesota Most triples, extra-inning game 1 Twice, last: May 12 @ Texas - - Most home runs, game 3 May 29 @ Chicago Cubs 5 May 25 @ NY Yankees Most home runs, extra-inning game 3 May 12 @ Texas 1 May 12 @ Texas Most home runs, inning 2 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th) 3 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1st) Most extra-base hits, game 7 May 15 vs. NY Yankees 7 May 25 @ NY Yankees Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 8 May 12 @ Texas 2 Twice, last: May 12 @ Texas Most steals, game 3 Twice, last: April 27 @ Cleveland 4 June 5 vs. Texas Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 24 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 28 @ Cleveland Most sacrifice flies, game 2 Thrice, last: June 7 vs. Texas 2 May 12 @ Texas (10 innings) Most sacrifices, game 2 Twice, last: May 14 @ Texas 1 10 times, last: June 6 vs. Texas Most strikeouts, game 13 April 26 @ Chicago White Sox 15 May 29 @ Chicago Cubs Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 11 May 31 @ Chicago Cubs 14 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most walks, game 5 Thrice, last: June 4 vs. Cleveland 8 May 11 @ Texas Most walks, extra-inning game 5 May 31 @ Chicago Cubs 6 May 10 @ Detroit Most left on base, game 11 May 7 vs. Cleveland 13 May 22 vs. St. Louis Most left on base, extra-inning game 8 Thrice, last: May 31 @ Chicago Cubs 10 Twice, last: May 10 @ Detroit Fewest left on base, game 3 Five times, last: June 5 vs. Texas 2 April 11 @ LA Angels Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 5 May 10 @ Detroit 7 May 12 @ Texas Most double plays turned 3 Twice, last: May 3 vs. Detroit 3 Twice, last: May 8 @ Detroit Most errors, game 3 May 8 @ Detroit 3 Thrice, last: June 10 @ Minnesota Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 Moustakas (April 27 @ Cleveland and May 15 vs. NY Yankees) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 4 times, last: Gordon (May 31 @ Chicago Cubs) Must runs, game 4 Morales (April 28 @ Cleveland) Most doubles, game 2 Hosmer (April 23 @ Chicago White Sox), Gordon May 12 @ Texas), Moustakas (May 15 vs. NY Yankees), Moustakas (May 19 vs. Cincinnati) Most triples, game 2 Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels) Most home runs, game 2 Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most RBI, game 5 Cain (May 15 vs. NY Yankees), Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Morales (April 23 @ Chicago), Hosmer (May 12 @ Texas) Most total bases, game 9 Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most total bases, extra-inning game 8 Gordon (May 12 @ Texas) Most walks, game 3 Morales (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox), Hosmer (April 21 vs. Minnesota) Most stolen bases, game 3 Dyson (April 27 @ Cleveland) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 12 Hosmer (May 3-16)

Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 Volquez (April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.2 Pino (April 18 vs. Oakland) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Young (May 1 vs. Detroit), Volquez (May 29 @ Chicago Cubs) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Pino (May 11 @ Texas) Most walks, starter 6 Guthrie (April 22 vs. Minnesota), Volquez (May 7 vs. Cleveland), Duffy (May 11 @ Texas) Most walks, reliever 3 Finnegan (May 6 vs. Cleveland), Holland (May 10 @ Detroit) Most runs allowed 11 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) Most home runs allowed 4 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 10.0 Ventura (May 13-19) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 21.0 Davis (April 6-May 31) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 4 Young (April 21-May 22)

Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 April 6-13 Longest winning streak, home 5 May 17-23 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 10-13 Longest losing streak, overall 4 May 24-27 Longest losing streak, home 3 June 4-6 Longest losing streak, road 3 May 25-27 Longest game-inning, home - - Longest game-inning, road 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, home 3:16 June 2 vs. Cleveland Longest game-time, road 3:22 April 27 @ Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:07 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Shortest game-time home 1:40 May 23 vs. St. Louis (5 1/2 innings) Shortest game-time road 2:15 May 13 @ Texas Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:23 May 10 @ Detroit Largest crowd-home 40,085 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 20,236 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Largest crowd-road 44,489 April 10 @ LA Angels Smallest crowd-road 9,668 April 27 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 11 May 15 vs. NY Yankees (12-1) Largest losing margin 13 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1-14) Largest deficit overcome to win 2 Six times, last: May 12 @ Texas (trailed 3-1 after 5) Largest lead lost 3 April 26 @ Chicago White Sox (led 3-0 after 3 1/2) Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Kris Medlen 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery March 7 May 6 57 34-23 LHP-Tim Collins 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 June 5 57 34-23 LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July 15 21 11-10 LHP-Danny Duffy 15-day left biceps tendinitis May 25 (retro to May 17) June 1 14 6-8 Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 26-2 Tied after six innings: 4-2 Trail after six innings: 3-19 Lead after seven innings: 24-0 Tied after seven innings: 7-4 Trail after seven innings: 2-19 Lead after eight innings: 30-0 Tied after eight innings: 3-3 Trail after eight innings: 0-19 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 12-4 Starter works 6.0 IP: 10-4 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 12-15 Score first: 25-7 Opponents score first: 9-16 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 8/3 Score more than three runs: 28-4 Score three runs or less: 6-18 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/3 Hit home run: 23-9 Do not homer: 11-13 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 13/7 Series opener: 14-5 Series finale: 10-8 Errorless games by KC: 25-8 10 or more hits: 20-2 Opponents 10 or more hits: 5-8 Upcoming Milestones

Jarrod Dyson Jeremy Guthrie 13 K to 1,000 Salvador Perez 12 hits to 500 24 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) 13 wins to 100 Edinson Volquez 5 K to 1,000 Alex Gordon Omar Infante 11 2B to 250 6 RBI to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (W. Wilson-509) Ned Yost 20 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) Mike Moustakas 1 hit to 500 3 wins to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (W. Herzog-410) Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Friday, June 12, 2015 2015 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total

April (15-7) 4/6 CWS D W 10-1 1-0 T1 - Ventura (1-0) Samardzija - *40,085 1 40,085 4/8 CWS N W 7-5 2-0 T1 - Davis (R, 1-0) Putnam Holland (1) 23,385 2 63,470 4/9 CWS D W 4-1 3-0 T1 - Volquez (1-0) Danks Holland (2) 20,236 3 83,706 4/10 @ LAA N W 4-2 4-0 T1 - Vargas (1-0) Santiago Davis (1) 44,489 1 44,489 4/11 @ LAA N W 6-4 5-0 T1 - Guthrie (1-0) Weaver Holland (3) 44,154 2 88,643 4/12 @ LAA D W 9-2 6-0 T1 - Ventura (2-0) Wilson - 37,060 3 125,703 4/13 @ Min D W 12-3 7-0 1 +1.0 Duffy (2-0) May - 40,123 4 165,826 4/15 @ Min N L 1-3 7-1 2 -0.5 Gibson Volquez (1-1) Perkins 21,362 5 187,188 4/16 @ Min D L 5-8 7-2 2 -1.0 Milone Vargas (1-1) Perkins 17,449 6 204,637 4/17 Oak N W 6-4 8-2 2 -1.0 Davis (R, 2-0) Otero Holland (4) *39,228 4 122,934 4/18 Oak N L 0-5 8-3 2 -1.0 Hahn Ventura (2-1) Chavez 33,151 5 156,085 4/19 Oak D W 4-2 9-3 2 -1.0 Morales (R, 1-0) O’Flaherty Davis (2) 36,755 6 192,840 4/20 Min N W 7-1 10-3 2 -1.0 Volquez (2-1) Gibson - 20,393 7 213,233 4/21 Min N W 6-5 11-3 T1 - Young (R, 1-0) Fien Davis (3) 20,990 8 234,223 4/22 Min N L 0-3 11-4 T1 - Pelfrey Guthrie (1-1) Perkins 24,721 9 258,944 4/23 @ CWS N W 3-2 (13) 12-4 1 +1.0 Morales (R, 2-0) Petricka Davis (4) 14,218 7 218,855 4/24 @ CWS N L 2-3^ 12-5 - - Robertson Herrera (R, 0-1) - 20,350 8 239,205 4/25 @ CWS D Postponed – Rain (Make up scheduled for July 17 at 1:10) 4/26 @ CWS D L 3-5 12-6 2 -0.5 Danks Volquez (2-2) Robertson 23,317 9 262,522 4/27 @ Cle N W 6-2 13-6 2 -0.5 Vargas (2-1) Kluber - 9,668 10 272,190 4/28 @ Cle N W 11-5 14-6 1 +0.5 Finnegan (R, 1-0) Atchison - 10,698 11 282,888 4/29 @ Cle N L 5-7 14-7 2 -0.5 Salazar Ventura (2-2) Allen 10,284 12 293,172 4/30 Det N W 8-1 15-7 1 +0.5 Duffy (2-0) Simon - 28,405 10 287,349

May (14-12) 5/1 Det N W 4-1 16-7 1 +1.5 Young (2-0) Lobstein Davis (5) *38,186 11 325,535 5/2 Det N L 1-2 16-8 1 +0.5 Price Volquez (2-3) - *38,692 12 364,227 5/3 Det D L 4-6 16-9 2 -0.5 Sanchez Guthrie (1-2) Soria *38,326 13 402,553 5/5 Cle N W 5-3 17-9 1 +0.5 Vargas (3-1) Salazar Davis (6) 29,099 14 431,652 5/6 Cle N L 3-10 17-10 1 +0.5 Carrasco Duffy (2-1) - 23,316 15 454,968 5/7 Cle D W 7-4 18-10 1 +0.5 Morales (R, 3-0) Kluber Holland (5) *38,271 16 493,239 5/8 @ Det N L 5-6 18-11 2 -0.5 Soria Pino (R, 0-1) - 39,434 13 332,606 5/9 @ Det D W 6-2 19-11 1 +0.5 Guthrie (2-2) Sanchez - 41,456 14 374,062 5/10 @ Det N W 2-1 (10) 20-11 1 +1.5 Frasor (R, 1-0) Nesbitt Holland (6) 29,852 15 403,914 5/11 @ Tex N L 2-8 20-12 1 +1.0 Lewis Duffy (2-2) - 21,206 16 425,120 5/12 @ Tex N W 7-6 (10) 21-12 1 +1.0 Holland (R, 1-0) Pimentel - 23,659 17 448,779 5/13 @ Tex N L 2-5 21-13 1 +1.0 Gallardo Ventura (2-3) Feliz 26,258 18 475,037 5/14 @ Tex D W 6-3 22-13 1 +1.0 Guthrie (3-2) Detwiler Holland (7) 33,818 19 508,855 5/15 NYY N W 12-1 23-13 1 +1.0 Young (3-0) Pineda - 34,584 17 527,823 5/16 NYY N L 1-5 23-14 T1 - Sabathia Duffy (2-3) - 31,871 18 559,694 5/17 NYY D W 6-0 24-14 1 +1.0 Volquez (3-3) Capuano - 31,251 19 590,945 5/19 Cin N W 3-0 25-14 1 +2.5 Ventura (3-3) Cueto Davis (7) 29,769 20 620,714 5/20 Cin N W 7-1 26-14 1 +2.5 Guthrie (4-2) Marquis - 30,450 21 651,164 5/22 StL N W 5-0 27-14 1 +2.0 Young (4-0) Lynn - 37,379 22 688,543 5/23 StL N W 3-2 (6) 28-14 1 +3.0 Volquez (C, 4-3) Lackey - *38,676 23 727,219 5/24 StL D L 1-6 28-15 1 +3.0 Wacha Ventura (3-4) - 36,342 24 763,561 5/25 @ NYY D L 1-14 28-16 1 +2.0 Evovaldi Guthrie (4-3) - 36,031 20 544,886 5/26 @ NYY N L 1-5 28-17 1 +1.0 Warren Vargas (3-2) - 33,414 21 578,300 5/27 @ NYY D L 2-4 28-18 T1 - Pineda Young (4-1) Miller 32,734 22 603,034 5/29 @ ChC D W 8-4 29-18 1 +1.0 Herrera (R, 1-1) Strop - 34,273 23 637,307 5/30 @ ChC N Postponed -- Rain (Make up scheduled for September 28 at 7:05) 5/31 @ ChC D L 1-2 (11) 29-19 2 -0.5 Rosscup Madson (R, 0-1) - 37,766 24 675,073 June (5-4) 6/2 Cle N L 1-2 29-20 2 -0.5 Carrasco Davis (R, 2-1) Allen 30,361 25 793,922 6/3 Cle N W 4-2 30-20 T1 - Vargas (4-2) Kluber Holland (8) 29,899 26 823,821 6/4 Cle N L 2-6 (8) 30-21 2 -1.0 Bauer Young (4-2) - 29,552 27 853,373 6/5 Tex N L 0-4 30-22 2 -1.0 Gonzalez (C) Volquez (4-4) - *38,159 28 891,532 6/6 Tex D L 2-4 30-23 2 -1.0 Rodriguez Ventura (3-5) Tolleson 37,924 29 929,456 6/7 Tex D W 4-3 31-23 2 -1.0 Davis (R, 3-1) Kela Holland (9) *38,202 30 967,658 6/8 @ Min N W 3-1 32-23 T1 - Vargas (5-2) Hughes Holland (10) 22,796 25 697,869 6/9 @ Min N W 2-0 33-23 1 +1.0 Young (5-2) May Holland (11) 22,497 26 720,366 6/10 @ Min N W 7-2 34-23 1 +2.0 Volquez (5-4) Gibson - 22,434 27 742,800 6/12 @ StL N 6/13 @ StL D 6/14 @ StL D 6/15 @ Mil N 6/16 @ Mil N 6/17 Mil N 6/18 Mil N 6/19 Bos N 6/20 Bos N 6/21 Bos D 6/22 @ Sea N 6/23 @ Sea N 6/24 @ Sea N 6/26 @ Oak N 6/27 @ Oak D 6/28 @ Oak D 6/29 @ Hou N 6/30 @ Hou N

July (0-0) 7/1 @ Hou N 7/2 Min N 7/3 Min N 7/4 Min N 7/5 Min D * - denotes sellout; ^ - suspended game, completed on April 26 Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/10 @ LA Angels 1st Moustakas safe on SB att. (LA challenge) 0-0 1:47 Stands Opp. 0-1 4/17 Oakland 7th Lawrie out at 2B on force (Oak challenge) 4-4 2:26 Stands Opp. 0-2 4/19 Oakland 8th Zobrist out at 1B on DP (Oak challenge) 0-5 1:25 Overturned Opp. 1-2 4/23 @ Chicago White Sox 10th Abreu safe at 2B on WP (KC challenge) 2-2 1:43 Stands K.C. 0-1 4/24 @ Chicago White Sox 3rd Escobar safe at 2B on SB (CWS challenge) 1-0 2:30 Overturned Opp. 2-2 7th Abreu safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-2 1:32 Overturned K.C. 1-1 4/28 @ Cleveland 5th Ramirez safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-2 1:58 Stands K.C. 1-2 7th Moustakas safe at 1B (Cle challenge) 6-5 1:39 Stands Opp. 2-3 5/2 vs. Detroit 7th Gose out for not retouching 2B (Det challenge) 0-2 3:21 Stands Opp. 2-4 5/8 @ Detroit 8th Davis safe at 2B on SB (KC challenge) 5-5 1:16 Stands K.C. 1-3 5/12 @ Texas 8th Deshields out at 2B trying for SB (Tex challenge) 5-5 0:36 Stands Opp. 2-5 9th Beltre safe at 1B on pickoff attempt (KC challenge) 6-6 2:13 Overturned K.C. 2-3 5/16 vs. New York 5th Orlando safe at 2B (NY challenge) 1-4 0:58 Overturned Opp. 3-5 5/25 @ New York 5th Dyson safe at 2B on SB (NY challenge) 1-11 1:24 Overturned Opp. 4-5 5/31 @ Chicago Cubs 9th Ross out at 1B (ChC challenge) 1-1 0:55 Confirmed Opp. 4-6 11th Fowler out at HP (Crew Chief challenge) 1-1 4:06 Stands - 6/2 vs. Cleveland 8th Ramirez safe at 1B (KC challenge) 1-1 2:52 Stands K.C. 2-4 6/5 vs. Texas 1st Moustakas safe at 2B (Tex challenge) 0-1 1:10 Overturned Opp. 5-6 7th Hosmer safe at 1B (Tex challenge) 0-4 1:21 Stands Opp. 5-7 6/10 @ Minnesota 7th Perez out at 2B (KC challenge) 5-1 1:32 Overturned K.C. 3-4 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned