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OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (90-67) @ (74-83) U.S. Cellular Field - Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Game #158 - Road Game #77 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Thursday, October 1 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP (5-2, 4.30) vs. LHP John Danks (7-14, 4.53), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, October 2 @ : RHP (11-6, 3.15) vs. RHP (7-4, 4.10), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, October 3 @ Minnesota Twins: RHP (12-8, 4.20) vs. TBA, 12:05 p.m., FOX Network (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, October 4 @ Minnesota Twins: RHP (9-13, 4.95) vs. TBA, 2:10 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 Royals’ Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free serves as the producer/engineer...tonight’s game is being televised in High Definition on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call...the Royals pre and post game shows, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals’ Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery.

Royals vs. White Sox RUNS SCARCE IN CHI-TOWN-- for consecutive solo homers in the sixth inning, the Royals have Last night’s loss was the fourth in a row to the White Sox, seen very little of plate since arriving in Chicago, dropping a 4-2 decision here last night...this on the first such streak for Kansas City to Chicago since the 2009 the heels of a 1-0 defeat in 11 innings to the Cubs on the north side on Monday... and Kendrys season when KC lost five in a row...the Royals are still 10-7 this Morales represented all of the firepower in last night’s loss, taking deep in back-to-back year and dating back to May 21, 2014, the Royals are 21-10 vs. Chicago...KC trails in the all-time series, 347-370, including fashion to cut a 3-0 deficit to 3-2, but the White Sox added an insurance tally in the eighth and recorded 159-205 in Chicago and 89-113 at ‘The Cell’. their fourth straight win over Kansas City...Johnny Cueto pitched well enough to secure a victory, going 6.0 Date Site Score WP LP Att. innings allowing three runs on eight hits, but a 2- homer by KC nemesis was what proved 4/6 KC W, 10-1 Ventura Samardzija *40,085 to be the deciding blow...Eaton, who entered 2015 with six career home runs, has hammered four against 4/8 KC W, 7-5 Davis Putnam 23,385 4/9 KC W, 4-1 Volquez Danks 20,236 Royals’ pitching this year...Hosmer and Salvador Perez each had a pair of hits, but Kansas City fell for the 4/23 @ Chi W, 3-2 (13) F. Morales Petricka 14,218 17th time this month against 10 wins, while going 8-16 in the last 24 affairs...the loss moved the Royals to 4/24 @ Chi L, 2-3 Robertson Herrera 20,350 1 1/2 games behind Toronto for best record in the A.L., but KC is essentially 2 1/2 back because the Jays 4/26 @ Chi L, 3-5 Danks Volquez 23,317 possess the tiebreaker. 7/17 @ Chi W, 4-2 Young Samardzija 25,807 @ Chi L, 0-2 Danks Volquez 25,701 NEXT WEEK’S PLANS--The Royals need a victory or a loss to secure at least the home field for 7/18 @ Chi W, 7-5 (13) Finnegan Jennings 33,559 7/19 @ Chi W, 4-1 Duffy Sale 32,175 the start of the Division Series next Thursday, with KC currently five games up on the Rangers with five to 8/7 KC W, 3-2 Volquez Danks 36,211 play...as of today, Kansas City will take Monday off and then workout on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in Kauffman 8/8 KC W, 7-6 Guthrie Samardzija *39,302 Stadium...that workout will be open to the public, with the gates opening at 11:15...FSKC announcers Ryan 8/9 KC W, 5-4 Herrera Petricka 35,785 9/4 KC L, 1-12 Danks Medlen 36,953 Lefebvre and Rex Hudler will conduct interviews of staff and players from the field during the workout... 9/5 KC L, 1-6 Quintana Duffy 37,827 the Royals will also have a press conference at 11:45 a.m. in the Interview Room featuring 9/6 KC L, 5-7 Johnson Cueto *38,902 and ...the press conference will be shown on Crown Vision for fans in attendance for the workout. 9/29 @ Chi L, 2-4 Samardezija Cueto 13,024 9/30 @ Chi MORE HOME GAMES AHEAD--The Royals closed out the regular season home slate on Sunday with a 10/1 @ Chi victory over Cleveland to finish the year at 51-30 in ‘The K’, tying the 1975 squad for the fifth most home wins in team history and recording nine more than a year ago...Kansas City has the inside track to return home on October 8 to open the Division Series. CHAMPS!!!--The Royals became the first team in the Majors to clinch a division title in 2015 with last Thursday night’s 10-4 win over Seattle, just minutes after the Indians defeated Minnesota...it’s the first A.L. Central title in franchise history, with the last division crown for the Royals coming in 1985, when KC was a member of the A.L. West...of the now nine postseasons that Kansas City has qualified for, this clinching is the third earliest in team annals, following only the American League title club of 1980 that iced the A.L. West in the 145th game of the year and the 1977 division winners, who clinched in the 151st game... Thursday’s division clincher occurred in game #152 of this season...this will also mark the first time the Royals have played in the postseason in consecutive years since 1984-85...Kansas City still has more to play for over the last seven games, with Toronto with the Royals for home field advantage throughout the postseason. 0-2 TO START FINAL TRIP--Last night’s loss was KC’s second in a row on this weeklong journey that runs here through tomorrow and ends with a weekend visit to Minneapolis...Saturday’s game in Target Field has been moved from 6:10 p.m. to 12:05 p.m. to accommodate the FOX Network.

TONIGHT’S STARTING : RHP Edinson Volquez (13-9, 3.65) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (9-10, 3.38) 2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Edinson Volquez vs. White Sox 2-2 - 2-3 Major League Record 13-9 (3.65 ERA) 13-7 79-68 Jose Quintana vs. Royals 1-0 0-3 1-6 Major League Record 9-10 (3.38 ERA) 9-11 33-34 EDINSON VOLQUEZ makes his team-leading 33rd start of the season, the 217th of his career and 222nd big league outing...he faces the ChiSox for the fifth time this year and sixth time in his career...the 32-year-old righty signed a two-year free-agent contract with the Royals on December 29, 2014. QUALITY WORK IN DEFEAT--Edinson incurred a 6-0 loss last Friday at home Volquez’s 2015 starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT to Cleveland despite his 18th of the year...he allowed three runs on four hits 4/9 vs. Chicago W, 4-1 8.0 4 1 1 0 1 5 95-58 4-1 4/15 @ Minnesota L, 1-3 7.2 5 3 3 1 1 7 106-77 1-3 over 6.0 innings with two walks and seven K’s...he was outdueled by Cleveland’s Carlos 4/20 vs. Minnesota W, 7-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 5 99-66 4-1 Carrasco, who tossed a complete-game one-hitter...Volquez gave up all three runs in the 4/26 @ Chicago L, 3-5 5.2 5 5 1 0 2 6 90-64 3-4 5/2 vs. Detroit L, 1-2 6.0 5 2 2 0 3 4 102-63 0-2 first two innings and then finished the start by retiring 10 of the final 11 hitters he faced... 5/7 vs. Cleveland ND, 7-4 3.0 2 3 3 0 6 3 78-41 4-3 5/12 @ Texas ND, 7-6 5.0 6 4 4 1 3 3 82-48 4-3 his seven were the most he’s recorded in a start since August 18, when he also 5/17 vs. New York W, 6-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 0 5 101-63 6-0 fanned seven at Cincinnati. 5/23 vs. St. Louis W, 3-2 6.0 4 2 2 0 3 1 84-53 3-2 5/29 @ ND, 8-4 5.2 6 3 3 1 1 9 109-72 4-3 LEADING THE WAY--Despite -and-miss results lately, Volquez remains KC’s 6/5 vs. Texas L, 0-4 5.1 6 4 4 1 3 6 100-60 0-4 6/10 @ Minnesota W, 7-2 7.0 6 1 1 0 3 6 115-71 7-1 top producer in the starting rotation this year, leading the club in wins (13), innings 6/15 @ Milwaukee W, 8-5 5.0 6 2 2 0 2 2 78-48 7-2 6/20 vs. Boston W, 7-4 5.1 8 4 4 1 2 0 88-63 6-4 (192.1) and quality starts (18)...he’s won 26 games over the last two seasons, after going 6/26 @ Oakland W, 5-2 7.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 107-66 5-1 29-33 between 2010-13...over his last 49 outings, Edinson is 22-10 with a 2.99 ERA (101 7/1 @ ND, 5-6 5.0 8 5 5 2 1 8 91-65 3-5 7/7 vs. Tampa Bay-2 ND, 7-1 5.0 5 1 1 1 3 5 101-59 1-1 ER in 304.0 IP)...his .688 winning percentage in that span is tied for eighth among Major 7/12 vs. Toronto ND, 11-10 5.1 5 4 1 0 3 2 104-61 7-3 7/17 @ Chicago-2 L, 0-2 6.1 8 2 2 0 2 3 105-64 0-2 League pitchers with 20 decisions or more. 7/22 vs. Pittsburgh W, 5-1 7.2 8 1 1 0 1 8 97-71 5-1 SWEET ESCAPE--Edinson has lived dangerously for much of the season, but 7/27 @ Cleveland W, 9-4 6.0 6 3 3 1 5 4 111-68 9-1 8/2 @ Toronto L, 2-5 6.0 4 2 2 1 3 4 105-67 0-2 has found a way out of most trouble, holding the opposition to a .202 average (36-for- 8/7 vs. Chicago W, 3-2 7.0 4 1 1 0 2 3 101-67 3-1 8/12 vs. Detroit L, 4-7 7.0 8 6 5 0 2 5 96-67 4-4 178) with RISP this year, the fifth-lowest among qualifying A.L. hurlers and ninth in the 8/18 @ Cincinnati ND, 3-1 (13) 6.0 4 1 1 1 3 7 112-66 0-1 8/23 @ Boston ND, 6-8 6.2 9 6 5 0 0 5 99-72 4-5 Majors...he’s also allowed just nine extra-base hits (all doubles) with runners in scoring 8/28 @ Tampa Bay W, 3-2 6.2 6 2 1 0 2 5 106-70 3-2 position, for the league’s second-lowest slugging percentage in those situations (.253). 9/3 vs. Detroit ND, 15-7 3.0 8 6 6 1 1 3 78-50 6-6 9/8 vs. Minnesota W, 4-2 7.0 6 2 2 0 0 3 91-62 4-2 VS. SOX--Volquez is 2-2 in four starts against the ChiSox this season, with a 1.67 9/13 @ Cleveland L, 3-8 5.0 7 4 4 2 3 4 100-63 1-4 9/19 @ Detroit ND, 5-6 (11) 6.0 7 3 3 0 4 6 112-67 4-3 ERA (5 ER in 27.0 IP)...he’s looking for his first win here, going 0-2 despite allowing just 9/25 vs. Cleveland L, 0-6 6.0 4 3 3 2 2 7 101-59 0-3 three earned runs in 12.0 innings (2.25 ERA)...his most recent outing against the Sox was 2015 Totals 13-9, 3.65 192.1 181 88 78 16 69 147 3144-2014 64% Career Totals 79-68, 4.31 1235.0 1177 642 592 125 589 1082 - - a 3-2 victory at ‘The K’ on August 7, when he allowed one run over 7.0 innings. Volquez vs. White Sox ONE FOR THE ROAD--Edinson makes his 17th road start of the year, entering at 5-5 with a 3.82 ERA (41 Player AVG. AB H HR RBI ER in 96.2 IP)...he’s looking for his first road win since August 28, when he earned a 3-2 win at ‘The Trop’...Volky is Jose Abreu .273 11 3 0 2 37-33 with a 4.58 ERA in 109 career outings and 107 starts away from home. Gordon Beckham .000 3 0 0 0 Rob Brantly .000 3 0 0 0 Edinson’s Last Win: Melky Cabrera .280 25 7 1 3 September 8, 2015 vs. Minnesota (7.0 IP, 4-2 over Kyle Gibson) Adam Eaton .167 18 3 0 1 Tyler Flowers .286 7 2 0 1 Edinson’s Last Loss: Avisail Garcia .300 10 3 0 0 September 25, 2015 vs. Cleveland (6.0 IP, 0-6 to Carlos Carrasco) Micah Johnson .200 5 1 0 0 Edinson’s High: Adam LaRoche .259 27 7 1 5 13, September 3, 2008 vs. Pittsburgh (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 6-5 loss to Tyler Yates) .000 2 0 0 0 Edinson’s Last : Alexei Ramirez .111 9 1 0 1 May 23, 2015 vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP, 3-2 over John Lackey) 3rd career Tyler Saladino .200 5 1 0 0 Edinson’s Last 9.0 Inning Complete Game: Carlos Sanchez .400 5 2 0 0 July 10, 2014 @ St. Louis (9.0 IP, 9-1 over Shelby Miller) Geovany Soto .125 8 1 0 0 Edinson’s Only Career Shutout: Trayce Thompson 1.000 1 1 0 0 July 19, 2012 vs. Houston (9.0 IP, 1-0 over Lucas Harrell) Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2015 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Pitching Notes 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 157 62-53 - - 4.44 882.1 926 459 435 107 285 629 .271 Relievers 155 28-14 52 71 2.70 523.2 406 172 157 47 186 488 .213 Totals 157 90-67 52 71 3.79 1406.0 1332 631 592 154 471 1117 .250 Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 339/471 (72%) Saves/Save Opp: 52/71 (73%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 154/44 (29%)

Scott Alexander (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:3/4 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2015 Strikeout High: 1 (3x, last on 9/22 vs. Seattle) September 25 vs. Cleveland 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 = Scott pitched the ninth Friday night against the Indians and allowed a run on a hit and a pair of walks...made his MLB debut September 2 vs. Detroit. = He is in his first stint with the Major League club, being called up from Omaha (AAA) on September 1...he was selected by KC in the sixth round of the 2010 June Draft. Miguel Almonte 1st Batter Efficiency:6/9 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on Sept. 22 vs. Seattle September 28 @ CHC (L) +1 1 1 1 0 0 = Miguel allowed his second walk-off last night, giving up a first-pitch homer to Chris Denorfia in the 11th...also allowed a walkoff homer to Ian Kinsler in the 11th inning on September 19 at Comerica Park. = He recorded 17 starts for Northwest Arkansas (AA) this season, before being called up to Triple-A on July 15...in 28 total appearances, including 23 starts, he went 6-6 with a 4.51 ERA (52 ER in 103.2 IP), 96 strikeouts and 42 walks...he entered this season as the No. 56 and 84 prospect by and MLB.com, respectively. Joba Chamberlain 1st Batter Efficiency:25/36 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: 5/30/14 @ Seattle (7th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/6 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (6x, last on 9/29 vs. CWS) September 29 vs. CWS 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 = Joba entered for the eighth inning last night and allowed a run on an RBI double by Alexei Ramirez after a leadoff walk...he fanned two of the last three hitters. = He had 30 appearances with Detroit this season, recording a 4.09 ERA (10 ER in 22.0 IP)...he was 1-0 with a 6.43 ERA in eight appearances with Omaha (AAA). Louis Coleman 1st Batter Efficiency:1/3 Saves/Save Opp: 2/3 (67%) Last Save: 9/28/14 @ CWS (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/1 2015 Strikeout High: 1 on 9/12 @ Baltimore September 13 @ Baltimore 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 = Louis entered in Baltimore on Sept. 13, with one out in the seventh, and faced three batters before leaving with an injury...he holds a 3.21 ERA in 151 career outings. 1st Batter Efficiency:54/66 Saves/Save Opp: 14/15 (93%) Last Save: Sept. 28 vs. CLE (17th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/1 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last 5/29 @ Cubs) September 27 vs. Cleveland (SV) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 = Wade picked up his first save since replacing as the team’s on Sunday vs. Cleveland...it was his 14th of the season. = His 17 wins out of the ‘pen since 2014 are the most in MLB...also leads the Majors with an 0.97 ERA (7 ER in 64.2 IP), among pitchers with at least 50.0 innings. = He’s holding lefties to a .151 average on the year (19-for-126), sixth among Major League pitchers with at least 100 opponent at-bats by left-handers. = When he allowed two runs August 13 vs. the Angels, it was just the second time he’s given up multiple runs as a KC reliever...the other was on April 5, 2014 against the White Sox, spanning 114 consecutive appearances...it was the second-longest streak of its type in Major League history (Mike Myers, 126 appearances, 1999-2001). = Wade had a club record 125.2 innings without allowing a home run snapped August 1 at Toronto. = Wade has a 5-0 record and a 1.99 ERA (5 ER in 22.2 IP), with 33 strikeouts, in 21-career relief appearances against the White Sox. 1st Batter Efficiency:3/4 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100%) Last Save: Sept. 20, 2015 @ DET (1st career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2015 Strikeout High: 8 on 9/11 @ Balt. (start) September 29 @ CWS 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Danny tossed another scoreless inning last night in the seventh...he now has 6.2 scoreless innings in four outings since joining the bullpen, allowing just three hits. = Duff made his first appearance out of the ‘pen this season on September 20 in Detroit...he entered in the sixth inning and finished the game, allowing just two hits and striking out six, over his four frames, for his first-career save...the outing marked the first 4.0 inning save for a Royal since Kris Wilson on May 31, 2001. = He is 7-8 with a 4.35 ERA in 28 outings as a starter this season...he worked as a reliever at the beginning of the 2014, going 1-1 with a 2.16 ERA (2 ER in 8.1) in six appearances. 1st Batter Efficiency:4/6 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/0 2015 Strikeout High: 7 on 6/28 @ Oakland (start) September 26 vs. Cleveland 1.2 0 1 1 1 3 = Jeremy made his first relief appearance since September 16 on Saturday night against the Indians, finishing the fourth inning by stranding an inherited runner...he totaled 1.2 innings, allowed one run, struck out three...he has a 4.76 ERA in six relief appearances this season. = He has primarily been a starting in his time with the Royals, with his last start coming September 22 vs. Seattle...he’s gone 8-8 with eight quality starts this season. 1st Batter Efficiency:51/68 Saves/Save Opp: 0/6 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/8 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 6/6 @ Det) September 28 @ CHC 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Herrera has adjusted well to his new eighth inning role, tossing his third-straight scoreless eighth frame Monday night against the Cubs. = Kelvin earned his fourth victory on August 16, recording a scoreless 10th inning vs. the Angels on August 16...his four wins match his total from 2014. = He’s holding lefties to a .155 average on the year (18-for-116), seventh among Major League pitchers with at least 100 opponent at-bats by left-handers. 1st Batter Efficiency:32/45 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50%) Last Save: August 11 vs. Detroit (3rd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/6 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 8/11 vs. Det.) September 28 @ CHC 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Hoch entered in the ninth Monday night at and set down the Cubs 1-2-3, including a strikeout, to send the game to extra innings. = He picked up his first win in nearly two years on August 19 in Cincy...he escaped a bases loaded jam with an odd double play on a pop-up in the infield and then worked a perfect sixth inning...the win was his first since September 20, 2013...also collected his first save on August 11 vs. Detroit, tossing the final 2.2 frames. = Hoch has allowed just two runs and struck out 20 in 19.1-career relief innings against the White Sox, good for a 0.93 ERA (2 ER in 19.1 IP). Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency:35/48 Saves/Save Opp: 32/37 (86%) Last Save: Sept. 17 @ Cleveland (145th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/4 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (3x, last on 8/14 vs. LAA) September 18 @ Detroit (Loss) 0.2 3 2 2 2 1 = Greg last pitched on Sept. 18 in Detroit...he is out for the remainder of the season with a ligament tear in his right arm. = He is one-of-five pitchers to record at least 30 saves in each of the last three seasons, joining Craig Kimbrel, Huston Street, Glen Perkins and Aroldis Chapman. = He has recorded 145 career saves, fourth-most in franchise history...his 125 rescues since the start of 2013 are second in the Majors, behind only Craig Kimbrel (135). 1st Batter Efficiency:48/65 Saves/Save Opp: 2/4 (50%) Last Save: August 9 vs. CWS (54th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 24/7 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 9/28 vs. CHC) September 28 @ CHC 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 = Ryan struck out the side in the bottom of the 10th Monday night at Wrigley Field, matching his strikeout high for the season...in his last 10 appearances (9.0 innings), he’s allowed just three hits, while fanning 10. = The 35-year old is back in the Majors for the first time since 2011 after missing three seasons due to injury. Michael Mariot 1st Batter Efficiency:2/2 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2015 Strikeout High: 1 on 6/23 @ Seattle September 22 vs. Seattle 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Michael was recalled to the big league club on September 19 to add to Kansas City’s bullpen depth...he made his second appearance of the season on Sept. 22, tossing a scoreless eighth frame, allowing a hit and a walk...both of his outings this season have come against the Mariners. = The 26-year old made 42 appearances for Omaha (AAA) this year going 4-2 with eight saves and a 2.32 ERA...he made 17 appearances for Kansas City last year. (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:43/65 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: 24/4 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 8/21 @ Bos September 26 vs. Cleveland +2 2 2 1 1 3 = Franklin’s struggles continued Saturday night against the Indians, as he entered with one down in the sixth and a man on second...he allowed two hits and was charged with two runs, one earned...he has allowed runs in six of his last seven outings...he had 13-straight appearances without giving up a run earlier this summer (June 28-July 29). Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Hitting Notes This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Drew hasn’t played since making his first start of the year at first base Friday vs. Cleveland...he reached base three times September 20 in Detroit with a double and two walks...recorded his second multi-hit game of the year, August 23 at Boston, going 2-for-3 with a double. = Butera was acquired from the Angels on May 7, in exchange for infielder Ryan Jackson...he’s thrown out 33.3 percent of would-be basestealers since debuting for the Twins in 2010...his percentage ranks eighth among active who have played at least 250 games in that span...that includes throwing out 4-of-11 (36.4 percent) this year. This Series: 0-for-4 This Trip: 1-for-8 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Lorenzo took an 0-for-4 last night...he’s struggled on the road this month, batting .186 (8-for-43) in September road games, while he’s hit .353 at home. = He’s still hitting .345 (20-for-58) against the White Sox this season with five doubles, a triple and three homers...that includes a .344 average (11-for-32) and a .625 slugging percentage at this ballpark...he’s batting .349 (15-for-43) with six doubles and three RBI vs. Chicago starter Jose Quintana. = Cain ranks second in the A.L. with a .366 batting average (64-for-175), trailing only Houston’s Carlos Correa (.373)...he’s also sixth in on-base percentage (.422) and sixth in slugging (.560) with two outs...he’s scored 42 runs with two outs, which ranks third in the A.L...he’s also seventh in the league, hitting .335 vs. lefties. = Overall, he’s fifth in the league with a career-high 99 runs scored...he’s looking to become the firsr Royal to score 100+ runs in a season since (101) in 2011...Lo is also sixth in batting average (.306) and second in stolen bases (28), tying a single-season high...his 56 steals the last two seasons are ninth in MLB. Christian Colon This Series: Has not played This Trip: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Christian made a pinch-hitting appearance Monday night at Wrigley, but struck out to leadoff the 11th inning...he’s hitting .458 this month (11-for-24) with a double and three runs scored, while he’s also walked three times for a .519 on-base percentage...recorded his first four-hit game in Detroit on September 20. = Colon spent the first three months of the season in the big leagues, before being optioned at the end of June...he was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on September 1... he’s hitting .317 (32-for-101) in his career against A.L. Central foes, which includes going 4-for-9 (.444) vs. the Sox...also batting .344 (11-for-32) leading off an inning. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-11) = Cheslor made his 12th start of the season last Friday night, but went 0-for-3...he’s struggled since going 4-for-9 in his first three games after his most recent call-up from Omaha (AAA) on September 1...he’s had three stints in the Majors this year...hit safely in his first five games with the Royals (July 7-26). This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Jarrod hasn’t played on this road trip...he collected a single and a run scored Sunday vs. Cleveland in the home finale. = Dyson drove in the tying run in the ninth last Wedenesday night with a sac fly in a 4-3 win over Seattle in 10 innings...collected 9 of his 18 RBI in the seventh or later. = He’s tied for third in the A.L. with 26 stolen bases, matching Oakland’s Billy Burns...his 146 career thefts are ninth in team history, four shy of Tom Goodwin for eighth...over the last three seasons, Dice has 96 thefts, which are eighth-most in the Major Leagues... = Dyson picked up a career-high tying eighth assist September 19, throwing Ian Kinsler out at the plate on a call that needed a replay review to send the game to the 10th. This Series: 1-for-4 This Trip: 2-for-8 Hit Streak: 7 g (10-27) = Esky hit in his seventh-straight game last night, going 1-for-4 with an infield single in the seventh inning...he’s hitting .370 (10-for-27) during the streak with a double, a triple and three RBI during that span, after hitting .183 (11-for-60) over the first 16 games in September. = Alcides is batting .318 (21-for-66) vs. the Sox this season, with four doubles and 12 runs scored...hitting .304 (41-for-135) here at 'The Cell' since the start of 2012. = He’s second in the A.L. with nine sacrifices, while his 73 runs scored rank second among the league’s and are one shy of his top season total (2014). = Alcides has played the second-most games at (618) since the start of 2012, trailing only Alexei Ramirez (623)...his total ranks sixth among players at all positions...he started all 162 contests in 2014, the first shortstop to do this since Jimmy Rollins in 2007. This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-15) = Jonny hasn’t played the last four games, after serving as the DH Friday night...he’s looking to break out of an 0-for-15 hole, after going 3-for-6 with a pair of doubles in his first two games with the Royals...he’s hit five homers and has an .830 OPS in 89 at-bats against left-handed pitching...also has a career .482 slugging pct. vs. lefties. = Gomes is in his 13th Major League season, while the Royals are his sixth team...he’s hit 162 career home runs, including 10 as a pinch-hitter, tops among active Major League players...this season with the Royals will mark his fifth trip to the postseason in the last six years with four different teams (Cincinnati, Oakland, Boston, KC). Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-4 This Trip: 1-for-8, BB, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Gordo singled in the top of the first inning, going 1-for-4 last night...September has been a tale of two halves for him as he batted .375 (15-for-40) with three doubles, a homer and five RBI over the first 11 games this month, while he’s hit .119 (5-for-42) with no extra-base hits since September 15. = Alex missed 48 games in July and August after suffering a left groin strain July 8...he’s still batting .312 (24-for-77) with runners in scoring position this year...while he's 14-for-42 (.333) with RISP and two outs...also batting .333 (10-for-30) with a double, a homer and five RBI vs. the White Sox this season. = He recorded his 66th assist since becoming a full-time September 9, throwing out Brian Dozier at third...his total is 12 more than any other outfielder in that span, with and Gerardo Parra tied for second (54)...Gordon is a four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner and the Platinum Glove winner in 2014. Terrance Gore This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Gore hasn’t played since pinch-running in the ninth inning last Wednesday vs. Seattle...has eight career stolen bases at the Major League level in six plate appearances. = Terrance was recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) on September 1, after batting .285 (63-for-222) with four doubles, a triple and 42 runs scored in 85 games this year...he ranked second in the with 39 stolen bases, being caught just twice...hit .308 (20-for-65) over his last 24 games with the Naturals. Eric Hosmer This Series: 2-for-4, run, HR, RBI This Trip: 2-for-7, run, HR, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Hoz collected a pair of hits, including his 17th home run of the season for the first of back-to-back jacks in the sixth inning...the homer was Eric’s third in his nine games after going 32 games (117 at-bats) without going deep prior to September 19...he’s batting .333 (14-for-42) with a .619 slugging pct. over his last 10 contests. = Eric is tied for seventh in the A.L., batting .302, looking for his second full season over hitting above .300...he’s also tied for sixth in hits (175) and runs (95), while he’s 13th in the league with 89 RBI...he’s set single-season career bests in both runs and RBI...also tied for sixth in the Junior Circuit with 51 multi-hit games. = Since 2013, Hosmer has recorded 148 multi-hit games, which is ninth in MLB...also leads the big leagues with a .322 average in the seventh inning or later in that span. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Hoz has committed just four errors this year...he’s tied for second among A.L. first basemen with a .997 fielding pct. Omar Infante This Series: Has not played This Trip:Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Omar hasn’t played since leaving the September 18 game in Detroit with a left oblique strain...he had a huge night Thursday in Cleveland, going 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and a career-high seven RBI...his seven RBI are tied for the most by a second baseman this season, matching Brandon Phillips (July 30 vs. Pittsburgh). = Infante has recorded five games with four RBI or more in his time in Kansas City...he recorded five games with 4+ RBI in his first 12 big league seasons...became the second Royal to record two triples in a game August 24 vs. Baltimore, joining (April 12)...he’s tied for ninth in the A.L. with seven triples this season. This Series: 1-for-3, run, HR, RBI, BB This Trip: 1-for-4, run, HR, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Kendrys hit his team-leading 22nd home run of the season last night and also drew a walk...he’s hit well in the month of September, batting .326 (30-for-92) with seven homers and 16 RBI...he has a 1.030 OPS this month, which ranks seventh in the A.L...hit 12 of his 22 home runs on the road this year, including each of his last five. = Morales is tied for second in the A.L. in doubles (41), while his 106 RBI are tied with Edwin Encarnacion for fifth...they’re the most by a Royal since Billy Butler collected 107 during the 2012 season...hitting .338 (54-for-160) with runners in scoring position, which ranks eighth in the American League. = He has the second-most two-out RBI in the Majors (53), trailing only Colorado’s Nolan Arenado (57) for the MLB lead...they’re the most in a single-season by a Royal...he’s hit 11 of his 22 home runs with two down...hitting .337 with two outs, which ranks fifth in the A.L. = Morales had a career day September 20 in Detroit, going 4-for-4 with a three solo homers and a triple...his 15 total bases in the game set a Royals record, while he became the first KC player to homer three times since Danny Tartabull did it vs. Oakland on July 6, 1991...the 3-homer game was the first of Morales’ career. This Series: 1-for-4 This Trip: 3-for-8, 2B Hit Streak: 2 g (3-8) = Moose singled with one out in the second inning, but was left stranded at second base...collected a pair of hits Monday night at Wrigley Field, while he’s batting .324 (11-for-34) with three doubles, two homers and five RBI over his last nine games...hit his 21st homer of the season September 23 vs. Seattle, establishing a career high. = He’s 11-for-35 (.314) with three doubles and two homers against Chicago starter Jose Quintana...batting .373 (25-for-67) with five homers in his last 20 games here. = Mike has 46 RBI since the All-Star break, which are tied for eighth in the A.L....he’s collected 41 multi-hit games this year after recording 45 combined in 2013-14. = He had a career day with two homers and nine RBI on September 12 in Baltimore, setting a Royals RBI record...he became the second player to record nine RBI in a game this year, matching Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion, who did it on August 29 vs. Detroit...also hit his second career and fourth multi-homer contest. Paulo Orlando This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Paulo hasn’t played on this road trip after making five appearances on the last homestand...he hit his seventh home run of the season September 20 in Detroit, also collecting a double...his .450 slugging percentage ranks fifth among qualifying A.L. rookies...batting .314 (11-for-35) with six doubles, a triple and two homers this month. = He’s enjoyed a phenominal first season in the big leagues, hitting the fifth walk-off grand slam in team history on July 7 vs. the Rays, while later in that homestand he hit a go-ahead eighth inning home run in an 11-10 victory over the Jays...he has a .488 slugging percentage and 14 RBI in the seventh inning or later. Francisco Pena This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Francisco made his first Major League start last Friday night, but went hitless at the plate...he’s played in six games since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on September 1...he hit .251 with 20 doubles, 13 homers and had 48 RBI this season with the Storm Chasers. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Hitting Notes (Cont.) Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-4 This Trip: 2-for-8 Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Salvy collected a pair of singles last night, going 2-for-4...he’s batting .333 (19-for-57) over his last 15 games, with five doubles, a homer and eight RBI. = Perez is a career .366 hitter (15-for-41) with four doubles, a triple and two homers off Jose Quintana...among A.L. catchers, he’s tops in hits (133) and doubles (24). = He’s collected 36 RBI with two outs, tying him for eighth in the A.L...also hitting .382 (26-for-68) with RISP and two outs, which is second in the A.L., among players with 50+ at-bats...he’s hit 20 home runs this season, which are tied for second-most in a season by a Royals , behind Miguel Olivo (23 in 2009). = He threw out Carlos Santana trying to steal Saturday night, his 23rd baserunner he’s nabbed this season, tying him for third in the A.L....he’s thrown out 69 would-be basestealers since the start of 2013, tying him for second in the Majors with Jonathan Lucroy...he’s also tops in MLB with 17 pickoffs since the start of 2011. Alex Rios This Series: 1-for-4 This Trip: 1-for-7 Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Alex singled with one out in the fifth inning last night, going 1-for-4, which snapped an 0-for-12 skid...a former White Sox player (2009-13), Rios is batting .375 (15-for-40) with three doubles, two homers and five RBI vs. his former club...he’s 5-for-12 (.417) in his career vs. Jose Quintana with three doubles. = After getting off to a slow start this season, partially due to injuries, Rios has hit much better of late...he’s batting .300 (21-for-70) with five doubles, a triple and two homers in the month of September...he’s also slugging .486 this month after combining for a .333 slugging percentage the first five months of the season. This Series: 0-for-4 This Trip: 0-for-9 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-12) = Ben went hitless again last night, lining out to left field with the tying run on second in the seventh inning...he’s hit a little bit of a skid, going hitless in his last 12 at-bats...tied for ninth in the A.L. with 35 doubles this year, while he’s also 12th in on-base percentage (.361)...he has 20 go-ahead RBI this season. = Zobrist is hitting .336 (46-for-137) against left-handed pitching, which ranks sixth in the A.L....also hitting .316 (55-for-174) with runners on base. = He’s hit seven home runs since being traded to the Royals on July 28, after hitting just six in his first 67 games of the season with Oakland. This & That PEN SHOWING MARKED IMPROVEMENT--The Royals’ bullpen enters tonight with the second best ERA in the Majors at 2.70 (Pittsburgh leads at 2.64), which is more than a half of a run better than last year’s stellar corps that finished with a 3.30 mark...the best bullpen ERA in team history was the 2013 squad at 2.55...this year’s group has matched last year’s win total with 28 and with 52 saves is one shy of the club record of 53 set last season...opponents are hitting .213 off KC’s relievers this year, compared to a .235 mark last season. WADE HAVING SOLID YEAR, AGAIN--Wade Davis earned his 14th save of the year on Sunday, first since being named the closer for the remainder of the regular season and postseason...he has allowed one in his last 17.0 innings, limiting the opposition to a collective .113 batting average while fanning 21 in that span...he was rewarded with his eighth win of the year last Wednesday, which are more victories than 15 pitchers in the Majors who have made at least 25 starts this year...he’s 8-1 with 13 rescues and a 0.97 ERA this season...dating back to September 4, 2013, when Wade made the full-time return to the bullpen, he has posted a Major League best 19-4 record among relievers and 0.98 ERA, allowing only 16 earned runs in 146.2 innings, while fanning 190 hitters for an 11.66 strikeouts per 9-inning ratio. TWO OUT SUCCESS--Both home runs in KC’s sixth inning came after two were out, upping the Royals’ big league leading average to .278 in two-out situations, 35 points higher than the big league average (.243)...KC also leads the Majors in hitting with runners in scoring position and two away at .282, which is 49 points up on the big league average...KC has plated 287 two-out runs, third most in the A.L...a season ago in 2014, Kansas City hit just .236 in two-out situations with 219 total runs... the Royals boast three of the top nine individual two-out hitters with Lorenzo Cain (.366) leading the league, followed by Kendrys Morales (.337) in fifth and Eric Hosmer (.302), who is ninth...Morales (67), Hosmer (65) and Cain (64) rank third, fourth and fifth, respectively in two-out hits...Morales, who tied for fourth in the A.L. in overall RBI (106) has driven exactly half of those in with two outs with a Major League leading 53 while shattering ’s (2000) previous club record of 46. RECORD SEASON AT THE GATE--Kansas City finished the home slate with 2,708,549 fans passing through the Kauffman Stadium turnstiles to shatter its previous single season total of 2,477,700 set back in 1989...the Royals had a per game average of 33,439 and enjoyed 60 crowds in excess of 30,000, going 34-26 in those affairs, while posting a 13-7 mark in 20 home sellouts..Kansas City blew past the 2,000,000 mark in season attendance in the 60th home date on August 14, marking the fastest that KC has eclipsed that milestone, three dates earlier than the 1989 campaign. THE BRUISE BROTHERS--The Royals enter tonight second in the American League in hit by pitches with 77, three shy of the league leading Rays (80)...Alex Gordon, who missed six weeks of the season, is tied for fourth in the league by setting a career-high with 14 (he was hit 13 times during his rookie year of 2007)...Mike Moustakas is tied for seventh in the A.L. with a career-high 13, while Lorenzo Cain is tied for ninth with a career-high dozen plunkings. MOOSE’S CAREER YEAR--The re-invention of Mike Moustakas as a hitter has been deemed a success as the 27-year old has now established career highs in hits (149), home runs (21), RBI (76), runs scored (70) and walks (41) with five games remaining on the slate...his .281 batting average will end up a career-best, topping the .263 mark from his rookie campaign of 2011, while it’s currently 69 points higher than his 2014 mark. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE THIS TIME AROUND--Though the 25-man roster for the first playoff game is a week away from being decided, the Royals will go in with much more experience in October baseball, which was a far cry from last year...when Kansas City set its roster for the Wild Card game last year, 20 of the 25 players eligible had not played in a postseason game...when Kansas City takes the field on October 8, the number will be almost reversed...the biggest dry spell to be snapped will be that of Alex Rios, who at the age of 34 has been a Major Leaguer since 2004 with Toronto, the Chicago White Sox and prior to signing with the Royals, but will experience his first postseason action...Drew Butera, a big leaguer since 2010 with the Twins, Dodgers and Angels will also get his first look at playoff baseball. DIVISIONAL WORK--The Royals are 39-32 within the Central, with five to go vs. division rivals...KC finished its regular season work against the A.L. West at 20-12... the Royals went 18-16 vs. the East and finished with a 13-7 mark vs. the this year...dating back to the start of 2014, KC has the best Interleague record in the Majors at 28-12 (Toronto is next at 25-15). RECORD SETTING SKIPPER--Manager Ned Yost, who became the winningest manager in franchise history earlier this year, enters tonight six games below .500 all- time as KC’s skipper (463-469)...he took on the role on May 13, 2010, and in his first 2 1/2 seasons saw his club play 55 games under .500 at 198-253...since the start of 2013, Ned’s troops have gone 266-216 for a .552 winning pct., which is the best record in the American League (Baltimore next at 257-222), and the fourth-most wins in the Majors trailing only St. Louis (286), the Dodgers (276) and Pirates (275) in that span...Ned passed Royals’ Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog as the winningest skipper in team annals when he captured win #411 on June 18 vs. the Brewers...Ned’s 920 career wins, which include 457 with Milwaukee, rank 67th all-time and sixth among active managers...he’s now three wins in back of Paul Richards for 66th all-time.

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Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera .286 7 2 0 0 .176 68 12 0 2 .199 382 76 7 37 .200 5 1 0 1 .182 11 2 0 0 Cain .345 58 20 3 9 .299 234 70 7 36 .275 927 255 14 94 .349 43 15 0 3 .192 26 5 0 2 Colon .286 7 2 0 0 .444 9 4 0 2 .333 63 21 0 8 - - - - - 1.000 1 1 0 0 Cuthbert .167 6 1 0 0 .167 6 1 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 Dyson .313 16 5 1 1 .282 71 20 2 6 .244 501 122 0 23 .667 3 2 0 0 - - - - - Escobar .318 66 21 0 1 .292 339 99 4 22 .260 1844 479 13 155 .289 45 13 0 5 .167 30 5 0 0 Gomes .000 5 0 0 0 .228 114 26 5 16 .246 1731 425 80 259 .000 7 0 0 0 .261 23 6 1 2 Gordon .333 30 10 1 5 .236 415 98 15 48 .263 2169 570 66 234 .256 39 10 0 3 .189 37 7 1 2 Gore .000 1 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 - - - - - .000 1 0 0 0 Hosmer .279 68 19 2 11 .259 324 84 9 33 .283 1430 405 40 186 .213 47 10 2 10 .273 33 9 0 2 Infante .115 52 6 0 1 .238 365 87 9 28 .278 2651 736 52 288 .167 30 5 0 0 .241 29 7 1 2 Morales .273 66 18 2 11 .269 186 50 5 26 .268 1587 426 65 233 .304 23 7 1 5 .188 32 6 0 3 Moustakas .265 49 13 3 7 .255 263 67 12 33 .244 1252 305 41 139 .314 35 11 2 4 .136 22 3 0 2 Orlando .310 42 13 1 4 .310 42 13 1 4 .202 99 20 3 10 .455 11 5 0 2 .250 8 2 0 0 Pena .000 1 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 ------Perez .241 58 14 2 8 .272 268 73 9 32 .277 1074 298 37 139 .366 41 15 2 8 .143 28 4 2 3 Rios .375 40 15 2 5 .278 216 60 8 29 .269 3311 891 73 376 .417 12 5 0 1 .200 20 4 0 2 Zobrist .176 17 3 0 1 .266 192 51 8 25 .274 2254 618 67 306 .222 9 2 0 1 .154 26 4 0 1

Tomorrow’s Starter - Kris Medlen = Kris takes the hill for his final regular season start, wrapping up this three-game series at U.S. Cellular Field...he makes his eighth start of the year and 15th overall outings, entering at 5-2 with a 4.30 ERA with 15 walks and 36 strikeouts in 52.1 innings. = Medlen suffered his second defeat last Saturday at ‘The K’, allowing six runs on nine hits over 3.2 innings in a 9-5 loss to Cleveland...he allowed two runs in both the first and third innings and then was chased in the fourth, giving up an RBI double to Jose Ramirez and another run on a wild pitch. = The loss to the Indians last Saturday was just his third all-time in the month of September...he’s 10-3 with a 2.39 ERA in 26 career outings and 16 starts in the final month of the regular season...since the start of 2009, Medlen’s September ERA ranks sixth among pitchers that have thrown at least 100.0 innings. = He’s facing the ChiSox for the third time this season, making his second start...he fell to Chicago, 12-1, at ‘The K’ on September 4, while he tossed 3.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Sox on August 9, helping KC to a 5-4 victory. = Kris is 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA (3 ER in 24.0 IP) in three starts and eight outings on the road in 2015...he’s not lost a road decision since August 23, 2013 at St. Louis. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Wednesday, September 30, 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 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 8/6/15 @ DET A. Sanchez 33 Cain 16 7 9 9 7 8 7 1 - 7 4 5 1 6 8 6 2 - - 11-4 9/11/15 @ BAL M. Wright 62 Colon ------147 Cuthbert 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 9/2/15 DET G. Knudson 16 Dyson 2 - 2 2 - 1 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 1-1 9/6/15 CWS E. Johnson 14 Escobar 3 1 2 - 3 3 - - - 3 - - - 2 1 1 1 - - 2-1 8/21/15 @ BOS H. Owens 124 Gomes 7 5 2 6 1 6 1 - - 2 4 1 2 3 5 1 1 - - 4-3 8/26/15 COL Y. Flande 26 Gordon 12 4 8 4 8 9 2 1 - 5 5 2 2 6 - 1 1 3 7 9-3 9/14/15 @ CLE C. Carrasco 46 Gore ------4 Hosmer 17 4 13 10 7 8 5 4 - 4 6 7 4 7 2 3 5 4 3 12-5 9/29/15 @ CWS J. Samardzija 1 Infante 2 - 2 - 2 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 1 2 - - - - 2-0 9/17/15 @ CLE C. Kluber 5 Morales 22 5 17 10 12 10 8 4 - 5 6 11 1 7 3 2 2 7 7 13-6 9/29/15 @ CWS J. Samardzija 0 Moustakas 21 9 12 9 12 13 5 2 1 8 8 5 3 6 - 1 1 11 8 13-7 9/24/15 SEA J. Paxton 18 Orlando 7 2 4 4 2 3 2 - 1 1 4 1 - 2 2 2 1 - 1 5-1 9/20/15 @ DET A. Simon 8 Pena ------6 Perez 20 4 16 9 11 12 6 2 - 6 4 10 3 2 9 9 - 2 - 14-6 9/18/15 @ DET A. Wilson 29 Rios 4 - 4 1 3 3 - 1 - 1 - 3 - - 2 2 - - - 3-1 9/15/15 @ CLE J. Tomlin 44 Zobrist 13 2 11 5 8 7 4 1 1 5 7 1 2 6 3 - - 3 7 7-5 9/26/15 CLE J. Tomlin 12

Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 119 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, grand slam & 3-run homer) 3-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (9/20/15 @ Detroit, 3 solos) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Eric Hosmer, Kendrys Morales (9/29/15 @ Chicago White Sox, sixth inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) - Franchise total: 7 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Steve Clevenger, Baltimore (9/11/15 @ Camden Yards, off Joba Chamberlain, 8th inning -- 2nd of inning, also off of Kelvin Herrera) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Nolan Reimold and Manny Machado, Baltimore (9/11/15 @ Camden Yards, Kelvin Herrera and Franklin Morales pitching) Leadoff Game: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland (9/14/15 @ Progressive Field, Edinson Volquez pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Giovany Urshela, Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, , Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching) 2015 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera 2 - - - - 2 ------2 - - - 0 g 4 (8/6-15) 1 1 Cain 27 15 1 - - 43 14 4 - 1 - 19 6 22 25 8 1 - 0 g 11 gm (8/22-9/3) 21 - Colon 6 - 1 - - 7 1 - - - - 1 2 1 4 1 - - 0 g 8 gm (4/21-5/3) 5 - Cuthbert 2 - - - - 2 2 - 1 - - 3 - - 2 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (7/8-26) 1 - Dyson 8 3 - - - 11 4 1 - - - 5 2 4 7 1 - - 1 g 5 gm (6/22-30) 8 2 Escobar 28 10 1 - - 39 5 3 1 - - 9 3 5 17 9 - - 7 g 10 gm (7/3-7/12) 17 2 Gomes 5 - - - - 5 - 1 1 - - 2 4 5 8 - - - 0 g 4 (2x) 7 - Gordon 12 7 2 - - 21 9 1 1 - - 11 6 15 20 3 - - 1 g 10 gm (6/8-19) 9 1 Gore ------0 g - - - Hosmer 40 10 1 - - 51 12 4 2 - - 17 8 26 28 6 2 - 1 g 14 gm (7/18-8/1) 21 4 Infante 10 7 - - - 17 7 1 - - 1 9 1 13 22 6 - - 0 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 13 1 Morales 31 7 2 - - 40 19 7 1 1 - 29 9 22 53 8 1 - 1 g 11 gm (6/17-28) 7 - Moustakas 28 11 2 - - 41 8 5 1 - 1 15 6 19 28 6 - - 2 g 9 gm (6/15-26) 10 3 Orlando 11 2 - - - 13 7 - 1 - - 8 1 7 8 3 - - 0 g 7 gm (8/30-9/7) 11 3 Pena ------0 g - - - Perez 30 6 - - - 36 10 4 - - - 14 5 12 36 7 - - 1 g 10 gm (5/12-24) 3 - Rios 18 8 - - - 26 4 1 - - - 5 4 6 16 5 - - 1 g 11 gm (9/9-22) 5 - Zobrist 25 7 2 - - 34 10 2 1 - - 13 5 20 10 2 - - 0 g 6 gm (2x) 14 1 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- Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 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: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (4th inning) 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: , Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: Royals Suspended Game: One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Angel Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML : at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) , April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: (Blue Jays 3-2) Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Salvador Perez, August 15, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd) September 28, 2015 @ Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) at Tropicana Field (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 23, 2015 vs. Seattle (4-3 in 10 innings) Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 Royals Six-RBI Game: Royals Bat Around: vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore (6th inning, 5 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 16 times in 2015 -- May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Royals Nine-RBI Game: August 7-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Royals Position Player Pitching: June 26-28, 2015 @ Oakland Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: , April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) Opponent Position Player Pitching: July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay 10+ by a Royals starter: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Royals Pitcher Homered: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Yordano Ventura, September 2, 2015 vs. Detroit (11) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: Royals Pitcher With a Hit: June 29-July 1, 2015 @ Houston Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Chris Young (2), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Royals Pitcher With a RBI: May 23-26, 2013 vs. September 27 vs. Cleveland (3-0); Young (5.0 IP), Chris Young (3), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Duffy (1.0 IP), Madson (1.0 IP), Herrera (1.0 IP), Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit Davis (1.0 IP) Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Multi-Run Innings for Royals Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 10-7 # of runs # times last time 1st - 5 52 Tuesday 17-7 2 runs - 92 September 29 @ Chicago - (6th, 2 hits) 2nd - 20 71 Wednesday 11-13 3 runs - 51 September 26 vs. Cleveland - (4th, 4 hits) 3rd - 16 80 4th - 21 97 Thursday 11-8 4 runs - 13 September 8 vs. Minnesota - (1st, 4 hits) 5th - 23 110 Friday 13-13 5 runs - 8 September 12 @ Baltimore - (7th, 4 hits) 6th - 26 91 Saturday 13-10 6 runs - 6 September 3 vs. Detroit - (7th, 5 hits) 7th - 14 72 Sunday 15-9 7 runs - 2 August 24 vs. Baltimore - (6th, 8 hits) 8th - 5 45 9th - 5 48 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Wednesday, September 30, 2015

2015 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract 6/20 RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from surgery) RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha 3/26 RHP-Jandel Gustave Claimed on waivers by San Diego 6/22 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 4/3 RHP-Louis Coleman Sent outright to Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 6/23 LHP-Danny Duffy Returned from rehab assignment, activated from D.L. RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha 6/26 RHP-Yordano Ventura Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha RHP-Ryan Madson Contract selected from Omaha 6/29 RHP-Kris Medlen Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha LHP-Franklin Morales Contract selected from Omaha 7/3 INF-Dusty Coleman Contract selected from Omaha 4/14 OF-Alex Rios Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand) INF-Christian Colon Optioned to Omaha 4/15 OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas 7/6 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha 4/17 OF-Reymond Fuentes Recalled from Omaha RHP-Jason Frasor Designated for assignment OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List 4/18 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L. (right pectoral strain) OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha 7/7 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha as 26th man INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha 7/9 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 4/24 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Northwest Arkansas RHP-Yordano Ventura Returned from rehab assignment, activated from D.L. INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 15-day D.L. (left groin strain) 4/26 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha (26th man) LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 7/10 INF-Mike Moustakas Reinstated from Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List 5/1 INF-Alcides Escobar Placed on 7-day D.L. (concussion), retro to April 30 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha 7/17 LHP-John Lamb Recalled from Omaha as 26th man 5/5 RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 7/18 LHP-John Lamb Optioned to Omaha 5/6 RHP-Greg Holland Activated from 15-day D.L. 7/19 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha C-Erik Kratz Placed on 15-day D.L. (left foot plantar fasciitis), retro to May 4 RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha 7/20 RHP-Kris Medlen Reinstated from 60-day D.L. 5/7 RHP-Luke Hochevar Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 7/21 LHP-Jason Vargas Reinstated from 15-day D.L. C-Drew Butera Acquired from Los Angeles Angels in exchange for INF Ryan Jackson RHP-Yordano Ventura Optioned to Omaha LHP-Tim Collins Transferred to 60-day D.L. 7/22 LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (UCL tear) C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha (postgame) RHP-Yordano Ventura Recalled from Omaha 5/8 INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on the Bereavement/Family Emergency List 7/24 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha INF-Alcides Escobar Activated from 7-day D.L. (concussion) INF-Dusty Coleman Optioned to Omaha LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain), retro to May 6 7/26 RHP-Johnny Cueto Acquired from Cincinnati in exchange for LHP-Brandon Finnegan, RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha LHP-John Lamb and LHP-Cody Reed 5/11 INF-Mike Moustakas Activated from Bereavement/Family Emergency List 7/28 INF-Ben Zobrist Acquired from Oakland in exchange for RHP-Aaron Brooks, INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha LHP-Sean Manaea 5/12 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha RHP-Joe Blanton Designated for assignment RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha 7/29 RHP-Joe Blanton Traded to Pittsburgh for cash considerations 5/15 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 7/30 OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha 5/16 LHP-Brian Flynn Recalled from Omaha; placed on 60-day D.L. (left latissimus dorsi tear) 8/9 OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha RHP-Joe Blanton Contract selected from Omaha INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha 5/21 C-Erik Kratz Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 8/23 OF-Alex Gordon Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 5/25 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L. (left biceps tendinitis), retro to May 17 8/31 OF-Jonny Gomes Acquired from Atlanta with cash in exchange for INF Luis Valenzuela LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha 9/1 OF-Alex Gordon Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from 15-day D.L. OF-Alex Rios Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha INF-Christian Colon Recalled from Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha (postgame) INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha 5/26 LHP-Jason Vargas Activated from 15-day D.L. C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omah 5/30 OF-Alex Rios Returned from rehab assignment, activated from 15-day D.L. OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha LHP-Scott Alexander Contract selected from Omaha 6/9 LHP-Danny Duffy Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha RHP-Miguel Almonte Contract selected from Omaha 6/11 C-Erik Kratz Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from disabled list LHP-Jason Vargas Transferred to 60-day D.L. (UCL tear) Designated for assignment 9/7 RHP-Joba Chamberlain Contract selected from Omaha 6/13 LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain) RHP-Louis Coleman Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Designated for assignment 6/19 RHP-Yordano Ventura Placed on 15-day D.L. (ulnar neuritis) INF-Dusty Coleman Designated for assignment RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha 9/19 RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha RHP-Kris Medlen Sent on rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas

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Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 103 74 54 72 77 107 87 72 41 6 - 1 4 - - 699 Opponents 68 78 90 77 75 73 59 60 44 - 4 3 - - - 631 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 24 17 16 9 7 7 3 3 2 - 2 - - - - Opponents 17 12 9 13 6 4 2 - 1 - 3 - 1 - - Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/18 Yordano Ventura Jim Joyce / Hitting Brett Lawrie with a pitch 4/23 Yordano Ventura Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain 4/23 Lorenzo Cain Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Ned Yost Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/23 Edinson Volquez Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Kelvin Herrera Greg Gibson / Throwing pitch behind Brett Lawrie 7/9 Lorenzo Cain Chris Segal / Arguing balls and strikes from dugout 4/19 Greg Gibson / Automatic ejection after benches warned 8/16 Salvador Perez Quinn Wolcott/ Arguing balls and strikes 4/19 Alcides Escobar Greg Gibson / Arguing after Kelvin Herrera was ejected 8/18 Ned Yost Mark Carlson/ Arguing replay call at second base The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Dyson (0-2), Escobar (77-49), Gordon (8-10), Orlando (1-1), Zobrist (5-5) P: Blanton (2-2), Cueto (3-9), Duffy (13-11), Guthrie (14-10), Medlen (4-3), Pino (0-1), 2nd: Cain (6-6), Gordon (5-3), Hosmer (1-1), Infante (0-1), Moustakas (56-36), Vargas (7-2), Ventura (15-12), Volquez (21-11), Young (11-6) Zobrist (23-20) C: Butera (11-11), Kratz (1-0), Pena (0-1), Perez (78-55) 3rd: Cain (71-56), Hosmer (10-4), Morales (9-4), Moustakas (0-1), Rios (0-2) 1B: Butera (0-1), Hosmer (87-60), Morales (3-6) 4th: Hosmer (77-55), Morales (12-11), Moustakas (1-0), Orlando (0-1), Perez (1-0) 2B: Colon (4-3), Infante (71-50), Zobrist (15-14) 5th: Gomes (1-2), Gordon (5-5), Morales (63-48), Moustakas (3-1), Perez (16-9), 3B: Coleman (0-1), Colon (2-4), Cuthbert (8-3), Moustakas (79-57), Zobrist (1-2) Rios (2-2) SS: Colon (7-7), Escobar (83-60) 6th: Cuthbert (0-2), Gomes (1-1), Gordon (33-27), Infante (8-4), Moustakas (19-17), LF: Dyson (15-2), Gordon (51-45), Orlando (14-12), Zobrist (10-8) Orlando (1-0), Perez (18-10), Rios (9-4), Zobrist (0-2) CF: Cain (76-58), Dyson (13-8), Orlando (1-1) 7th: Butera (1-0), Colon (1-2), Cuthbert (1-0), Gomes (0-1), Infante (17-9), RF: Cain (0-1), Dyson (10-6), Gomes (2-3), Orlando (18-16), Rios (60-39), Kratz (1-0), Orlando (7-7), Perez (34-33), Rios (26-15) Zobrist (0-2) 8th: Butera (2-3), Colon (5-4), Cuthbert (5-2), Dyson (6-3), Escobar (1-1), DH: Cain (0-2), Gomes (0-1), Gordon (1-1), Hosmer (1-0), Morales (82-57), Infante (23-22), Orlando (13-12), Perez (9-4), Rios (25-16), Pitchers (1-0) Perez (1-1), Zobrist (1-0) 9th: Butera (8-9), Coleman (0-1), Colon (6-8), Cuthbert (1-0), Dyson (31-11), Escobar (5-10), Infante (24-14), Orlando (10-8), Pena (0-1), Pitchers (4-5) Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 3 9/26/15 vs. CLE Gore 10 - Pitchers 10 9/18/15 @ DET Hosmer 6 9/22/15 vs. SEA Butera 9 9/3/15 vs. DET Infante 1 9/17/15 @ CLE Cain 3 9/26/15 vs. CLE Morales 9 9/25/14 @ TOR Colon 3 9/20/15 @ DET Moustakas 10 9/17/15 @ CLE Cuthbert 13 7/9/15 vs. TB Orlando 20 8/28/15 @ TB Dyson 15 8/27/15 vs. BAL Pena 8 - Escobar 8 9/17/15 @ CLE Perez 48 7/28/15 @ CLE Gomes 69 9/22/14 vs. LAA Rios 54 7/18/15 @ CWS Gordon 150 8/2/14 vs. OAK Zobrist 10 9/17/15 @ CLE Disabled List (3) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Tim Collins 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 June 5 157 90-67 LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July 15 121 67-54 LHP-Jason Vargas 60-day ulnar collateral ligment tear July 22 September 20 65 34-31 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 15 September 3 vs. Detroit 14 Twice, last: September 11 @ Baltimore Most runs, extra-inning game 7 Twice, last: July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 7 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Most hits, game 20 September 3 vs. Detroit 18 July 29 @ Cleveland Most hits, extra-inning game 17 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox (13 innings) 15 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Fewest hits, game 1 September 25 vs. Clevealnd 1 June 9 @ Minnesota Most runs, inning 7 Twice, last: August 24 vs. Baltimore (6th) 10 September 11 @ Baltimore (8th) Most hits, inning 8 August 24 vs. Baltimore (6th) 7 Twice, last: September 11 @ Baltimore (8th) Most doubles, game 7 August 15 vs. L.A. Angels 8 June 21 vs. Boston (matches franchise record) Most doubles, extra-inning game 5 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 3 Twice, last: July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Most triples, game 2 6 times, last: August 24 vs. Baltimore 2 6 times, last: September 26 vs. Cleveland Most triples, extra-inning game 1 Twice, last: May 12 @ Texas 1 Twice, last: September 23 vs. Seattle Most home runs, game 4 Twice, last: September 20 @ Detroit 5 Thrice, last: September 22 vs. Seattle Most home runs, extra-inning game 3 Twice, last: September 19 @ Detroit 2 Thrice, last: September 19 @ Detroit Most home runs, inning 2 5 times, last: September 29 @ Chicago White Sox (6th) 3 Twice, last: July 29 @ Cleveland (6th) Most extra-base hits, game 9 Twice, last: September 20 @ Detroit 13 June 21 vs. Boston (sets KC franchise record) Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 8 May 12 @ Texas 5 September 19 @ Detroit Most steals, game 5 September 9 vs. Minnesota 6 July 28 @ Cleveland Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 24 @ Chicago White Sox 2 4 times, last: July 17 @ Chicago (2nd game) Most sacrifice flies, game 2 5 times, last: September 23 vs. Seattle 2 Twice, last: June 28 @ Oakland Most sacrifices, game 2 6 times, last: September 17 @ Cleveland 3 July 2 vs. Minnesota Most strikeouts, game 15 September 25 vs. Cleveland 15 May 29 @ Chicago Cubs Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 14 September 28 @ Chicago Cubs 16 August 18 @ Cincinnati Most walks, game 8 August 6 @ Detroit 8 May 11 @ Texas Most walks, extra-inning game 7 Twice, last: September 23 vs. Seattle 7 September 19 @ Detroit Most left on base, game 11 Twice, last: September 20 @ Detroit 13 May 22 vs. St. Louis Most left on base, extra-inning game 16 September 23 vs. Seattle 12 Twice, last: September 18 @ Detroit Fewest left on base, game 2 Thrice, last: September 25 vs. Cleveland 0 August 24 vs. Baltimore Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 2 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) 4 August 16 vs. L.A. Angels Most double plays turned 5 June 19 vs. Boston 4 Twice, last: July 19 @ Chicago White Sox Most errors, game 4 Twice, last: September 17 @ Cleveland 3 5 times, last: August 23 @ Boston Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 8 times, last: Colon and Morales (September 20 @ Detroit Most hits, extra-inning game 3 7 times, last: Escobar (August 18 @ Cincinnati) Must runs, game 5 Morales (September 20 @ Detroit) Most doubles, game 2 14 times, last: Zobrist (September 24 vs. Seattle) Most triples, game 2 Infante (August 24 vs. Baltimore) and Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels) Most home runs, game 3 Morales (September 20 @ Detroit) Most RBI, game 9 Moustakas (September 12 @ Baltimore) -- Club Record Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Morales (April 23 @ Chicago), Hosmer (May 12 @ Texas), Moustakas (July 18 @ Chicago), Perez (Sept. 18 @ Detroit) Most total bases, game 15 Morales (September 20 @ Detroit) -- Club Record Most total bases, extra-inning game 8 Gordon (May 12 @ Texas) Most walks, game 3 6 times, last: Hosmer (August 16 vs. L.A. Angels) Most stolen bases, game 3 Dyson (April 27 @ Cleveland); Cain (June 20 vs. Boston) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 14 Hosmer (July 18 - August 1) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Cueto (August 10 vs. Detroit) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.2 Pino (April 18 vs. Oakland); Guthrie (September 16 @ Cleveland) Most strikeouts, starter 11 Ventura (August 27 vs. Baltimore) and (September 2 vs. Detroit) Most strikeouts, reliever 6 Duffy (September 20 @ Detroit) Most walks, starter 6 4 times, last: Ventura (August 11 vs. Detroit) Most walks, reliever 3 Finnegan (May 6 vs. Cleveland), Holland (May 10 @ Detroit), Herrera (August 2 @ Toronto) Most runs allowed 11 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) Most home runs allowed 4 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) and (September 22 vs. Seattle), Cueto (September 13 @ Baltimore) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 17.1 Duffy (July 5-19) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 22.0 Davis (April 6-May 31) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 6 Ventura (July 28-September 2), Davis (June 7-present) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 April 6-13 Longest winning streak, home 7 July 25-August 11 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 10-13, June 25-28 Longest losing streak, overall 4 May 24-27, June 29-July 2, September 4-7 Longest losing streak, home 4 September 4-7 Longest losing streak, road 3 May 25-27, June 29-July 1, July 29-31 Longest game-inning, home 12 September 9 vs. Minnesota Longest game-inning, road 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox, July 18 @ Chicago White Sox and August 18 @ Cincinnati Longest game-time, home 3:58 September 3 vs. Detroit Longest game-time, road 3:59 September 11 @ Baltimore Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:03 September 9 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:56 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox Shortest game-time home 1:40 May 23 vs. St. Louis (5 1/2 innings) Shortest game-time road 2:14 June 30 @ Houston Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:03 July 25 vs. Houston Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 2:49 September 28 @ Chicago Cubs (11 innings) 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 45,981 June 12 @ St. Louis Smallest crowd-road 9,668 April 27 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 11 Twice, last: September 2 vs. Detroit (12-1) Largest losing margin 13 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1-14) Largest deficit overcome to win 4 August 1 @ Toronto (trailed 5-1 after 5) Largest lead lost 7 July 12 vs. Toronto (led 7-0 after 5; won 11-10)

Royals Record When:

Lead after six innings: 71-6 Tied after six innings: 11-4 Trail after six innings: 8-55 Lead after seven innings: 69-3 Tied after seven innings: 13-8 Trail after seven innings: 7-54 Lead after eight innings: 78-1 Tied after eight innings: 7-8 Trail after eight innings: 4-55 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 31-13 Starter works 6.0 IP: 27-15 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 33-40 Score first: 61-20 Opponents score first: 31-47 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 21/11 Score more than three runs: 70-17 Score three runs or less: 21-50 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 6/8 Hit home run: 61-30 Do not homer: 30-36 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 38/22 Series opener: 27-23 Series finale: 30-18 Errorless games by KC: 58-35 10 or more hits: 56-12 Opponents 10 or more hits: 15-38 Upcoming Milestones

Johnny Cueto 5 wins to 100 Alex Gordon Greg Holland 5 HBP to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (D. DeJesus-71) 14 saves to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (J. Soria-160) Jarrod Dyson 12 RBI to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-533) 4 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) 16 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) Ryan Madson 2 wins to 50 18 BB to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-484) Kendrys Morales 7 RBI to 500 Jeremy Guthrie 9 wins to 100 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Wednesday, September 30, 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 (Made up July 17 as a split ) 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 (15-11) 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 L 0-4 34-24 1 +2.0 Garcia Ventura (3-6) - 45,909 28 788,709 6/13 @ StL D L 2-3 34-25 1 +2.0 Lyons Guthrie (4-4) Rosenthal 45,981 29 834,690 6/14 @ StL D Postponed -- Rain (Made up on July 23) 6/15 @ Mil N W 8-5 35-25 1 +2.5 Volquez (6-4) Lohse Davis (8) 23,007 30 857,697 6/16 @ Mil N W 7-2 36-25 1 +3.5 Young (6-2) Garza - 27,740 31 885,437 6/17 Mil N W 10-2 37-25 1 +3.5 Blanton (1-0) Fiers - 33,420 31 1,001,078 6/18 Mil N W 3-2 38-25 1 +3.5 Guthrie (5-4) Nelson Holland (12) 36,318 32 1,037,396 6/19 Bos N L 3-7 38-26 1 +2.5 Rodriguez Pino (0-2) - *38,190 33 1,075,586 6/20 Bos N W 7-4 39-26 1 +3.5 Volquez (7-4) Porcello Holland (13) *39,115 34 1,114,701 6/21 Bos D L 2-13 39-27 1 +3.5 Miley Young (6-3) - 37,975 35 1,152,676 6/22 @ Sea N W 4-1 40-27 1 +3.5 Blanton (2-0) Hernandez Holland (14) 23,588 32 909,025 6/23 @ Sea N L 0-7 40-28 1 +3.5 Montgomery Guthrie (5-5) - 17,460 33 926,485 6/24 @ Sea N W 8-2 41-28 1 +3.5 Madson (R, 1-1) Elias - 23,392 34 949,877 6/26 @ Oak N W 5-2 42-28 1 +4.5 Volquez (8-4) Hahn Holland (15) 27,365 35 977,242 6/27 @ Oak D W 3-2 43-28 1 +4.5 Young (7-2) Kazmir Holland (16) 28,619 36 1,005,861 6/28 @ Oak D W 5-3 44-28 1 +5.5 Guthrie (6-5) Chavez Davis (9) 22,477 37 1,028,338 6/29 @ Hou N L 1-6 44-29 1 +5.5 McCullers Blanton (2-1) - 20,419 38 1,048,757 6/30 @ Hou N L 0-4 44-30 1 +4.5 Keuchel Duffy (2-4) - 24,642 39 1,073,399

July (17-11) 7/1 @ Hou N L 5-6 44-31 1 +4.5 Gregorson Herrera (R, 1-2) - 25,848 40 1,099,247 7/2 Min N L 0-2 44-32 1 +3.5 Gibson Young (7-4) Perkins 37,196 36 1,189,872 7/3 Min N W 3-2 (10) 45-32 1 +4.5 Davis (R, 4-1) Thompson - *38,868 37 1,228,740 7/4 Min N L 3-5 45-33 1 +3.5 Duensing Blanton (2-2) Perkins 37,917 38 1,266,657 7/5 Min D W 3-2 46-33 1 +4.5 Holland (R, 2-0) Boyer - 29,427 39 1,296,084 7/6 TB N Postponed -- Rain (Made up July 7 as split doubleheader) 7/7 TB-1 D W 9-5 47-33 - - Holland (R, 3-0) Boxberger - 22,386 40 1,318,470 TB-2 N W 7-1 48-33 1 +4.5 Finnegan (R, 2-0) Gomes - 28,119 41 1,346,589 7/8 TB N W 9-7 49-33 1 +4.5 Guthrie (7-5) Archer Holland (17) 28,204 42 1,374,793 7/9 TB D W 8-3 50-33 1 +5.5 Ventura (4-6) Karns - 32,308 43 1,407,101 7/10 Tor N W 3-0 51-33 1 +5.5 Duffy (3-4) Estrada Holland (18) 31,558 44 1,438,659 7/11 Tor D L 2-6 51-34 1 +4.5 Buehrle Young (7-5) - 30,790 45 1,469,449 7/12 Tor D W 11-10 52-34 1 +4.5 Davis (R, 5-1) Schultz Holland (19) 31,962 46 1,501,411 7/14 All-Star Game at The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, OH - American League 6, National League 3 7/17 @ CWS-1 D W 4-2 53-34 1 +5.0 Young (8-5) Samardzija Holland (20) 25,807 41 1,125,054 @ CWS-2 N L 0-2 53-35 1 +4.0 Danks Volquez (8-5) Robertson 25,701 42 1,150,755 7/18 @ CWS D W 7-6 (13) 54-35 1 +5.0 Finnegan (R, 3-0) Jennings Madson (1) 33,559 43 1,184,314 7/19 @ CWS D W 4-1 55-35 1 +6.0 Duffy (4-4) Sale Blanton (1) 32,175 44 1,216,489 7/20 Pit N L 7-10 55-36 1 +5.5 Burnett Ventura (4-7) Melancon *38,169 47 1,539,580 7/21 Pit N W 3-1 56-36 1 +6.5 Davis (R, 6-1) Cole Holland (21) *38,163 48 1,577,743 7/22 Pit N W 5-1 57-36 1 +7.5 Volquez (9-5) Morton - *39,105 49 1,616,848 7/23 @ StL N L 3-4 57-37 1 +6.5 Lackey Young (8-6) Rosenthal 46,003 45 1,262,492 7/24 Hou N L 0-4 57-38 1 +5.5 Kazmir Guthrie (7-6) Gregorson 36,965 50 1,653,813 7/25 Hou N W 2-1 (10) 58-38 1 +6.5 Herrera (R, 2-2) Harris - *38,393 51 1,692,206 7/26 Hou D W 5-1 59-38 1 +7.5 Ventura (5-7) Keuchel - 33,638 52 1,725,844 7/27 @ Cle N W 9-4 60-38 1 +8.0 Volquez (10-5) Anderson Blanton (2) 13,611 46 1,276,103 7/28 @ Cle N W 2-1 61-38 1 +9.0 Davis (R, 7-1) Bauer Holland (22) 18,064 47 1,294,167 7/29 @ Cle D L 1-12 61-39 1 +9.0 Kluber (C) Guthrie (7-7) - 19,767 48 1,313,934 7/30 @ Tor N L 2-5 61-40 1 +8.0 Estrada Duffy (4-5) Osuna 30,057 49 1,343,991 7/31 @ Tor N L 6-7 (11) 61-41 1 +8.0 Hendriks Morales (R, 3-1) - 29,389 50 1,373,380

* - denotes sellout; ^ - suspended game, completed on April 26 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Wednesday, September 30, 2015 2015 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 (19-9) 8/1 @ Tor D W 7-6 62-41 1 +8.0 Ventura (6-7) Lowe Holland (23) 37,932 51 1,411,312 8/2 @ Tor D L 2-5 62-42 1 +8.0 Dickey Volquez (10-5) Osuna 45,736 52 1,457,048 8/4 @ Det N W 5-1 63-42 1 +9.5 Duffy (5-5) Verlander - 35,039 53 1,492,087 8/5 @ Det N L 1-2 63-43 1 +9.5 Boyd Cueto (0-1) Wilson 34,628 54 1,526,715 8/6 @ Det D L 6-8 63-44 1 +9.5 Wilson Madson (R, 1-2) - 38,919 55 1,565,634 8/7 CWS N W 3-2 64-44 1 +9.5 Volquez (11-5) Danks Holland (24) 36,211 53 1,762,055 8/8 CWS N W 7-6 65-44 1 +10.5 Guthrie (8-7) Samardzija Holland (25) *39,302 54 1,801,357 8/9 CWS D W 5-4 66-44 1 +11.5 Herrera (R, 3-2) Petricka Madson (2) 35,785 55 1,837,142 8/10 Det N W 4-0 67-44 1 +12.0 Cueto (C, 1-1) Boyd - 36,672 56 1,873,814 8/11 Det N W 6-1 68-44 1 +12.0 Ventura (7-7) Sanchez Hochevar (1) 34,068 57 1,907,882 8/12 Det N L 4-7 68-45 1 +11.0 Feliz Volquez (11-7) Rondon 30,732 58 1,938,614 8/13 LAA N L 6-7 68-46 1 +11.0 Alvarez Holland (3-1) Street 32,098 59 1,970,712 8/14 LAA N W 4-1 69-46 1 +12.0 Duffy (6-5) Weaver Holland (26) 36,926 60 2,007,638 8/15 LAA N W 9-4 70-46 1 +12.0 Cueto (2-1) Shoemaker - 39,251 61 2,046,889 8/16 LAA N W 4-3 (10) 71-46 1 +12.0 Herrera (R, 4-2) Gott - 36,845 62 2,083,734 8/18 @ Cin N W 3-1 (13) 72-46 1 +13.5 Medlen (R, 1-0) Mattheus Holland (27) 28,719 56 1,594,353 8/19 @ Cin N W 4-3 73-46 1 +14.5 Hochevar (R, 1-0) Sampson Davis (10) 18,078 57 1,612,431 8/20 @ Bos N L 1-4 73-47 1 +13.5 Miley Duffy (6-6) Tazawa 35,485 58 1,647,916 8/21 @ Bos N L 2-7 73-48 1 +12.5 Owens Cueto (2-2) - 35,203 59 1,683,119 8/22 @ Bos N W 6-3 74-48 1 +12.5 Ventura (8-7) Barnes Holland (28) 37,135 60 1,720,254 8/23 @ Bos D W 8-6 75-48 1 +12.5 Young (R, 9-6) Tazawa Davis (11) 36,151 61 1,756,405 8/24 Bal N W 8-3 76-48 1 +13.0 Medlen (2-0) Jimenez - 27,797 63 2,111,531 8/25 Bal N W 3-2 77-48 1 +13.0 Duffy (7-6) Gonzalez Davis (12) 29,734 64 2,141,265 8/26 Bal N L 5-8 77-49 1 +12.0 Chen Cueto (2-3) Britton 33,003 65 2,174,268 8/27 Bal D W 5-3 78-49 1 +13.0 Ventura (9-7) Tillman - 31,115 66 2,205,423 8/28 @ TB N W 3-2 79-49 1 +13.0 Volquez (12-7) Ramirez Holland (29) 13,622 62 1,770,027 8/29 @ TB N W 6-3 80-49 1 +14.0 Medlen (3-0) Odorizzi Davis (13) 24,372 63 1,794,399 8/30 @ TB D L 2-3 80-50 1 +13.0 Cedeno Hochevar (R, 1-1) Boxberger 18,634 64 1,813,033 September (10-17) 9/1 Det N L 5-6 80-51 1 +12.0 Verlander Cueto (2-4) Rondon 30,665 67 2,236,088 9/2 Det N W 12-1 81-51 1 +12.0 Ventura (10-7) Wolf - 26,789 68 2,262,877 9/3 Det N W 15-7 82-51 1 +13.0 Young (R, 10-6) Ryan - 29,409 69 2,292,286 9/4 CWS N L 1-12 82-52 1 +13.0 Danks (C) Medlen (3-1) - 36,953 70 2,329,239 9/5 CWS N L 1-6 82-53 1 +12.0 Quintana Duffy (7-7) - 37,827 71 2,367,066 9/6 CWS D L 5-7 82-54 1 +12.0 Johnson Cueto (2-5) Robertson *38,902 72 2,405,668 9/7 Min N L 2-6 82-55 1 +11.0 Milone Ventura (10-8) - 36,825 73 2,442,793 9/8 Min N W 4-2 83-55 1 +12.0 Volquez (13-7) Gibson Holland (30) 31,834 74 2,474,627 9/9 Min N L 2-3 (12) 83-56 1 +11.0 Boyer Morales (R, 3-2) Jepsen 32,286 75 2,506,913 9/11 @ Bal N L 8-14 83-57 1 +10.0 Givens Herrera (R, 4-3) - 45,420 65 1,858,453 9/12 @ Bal D W 14-6 84-57 1 +11.0 Ventura (11-8) Matusz - 35,439 66 1,893,892 9/13 @ Bal N L 2-8 84-58 1 +10.0 Chen Cueto (2-6) - 22,496 67 1,916,388 9/14 @ Cle N L 3-7 84-59 1 +9.0 Carrasco Volquez (13-8) - 10,356 68 1,926,744 9/15 @ Cle N W 2-0 85-59 1 +10.0 Medlen (4-1) Tomlin (C) Holland (31) 10,516 69 1,937,260 9/16 @ Cle N L 1-5 85-60 1 +9.0 Salazar Duffy (7-8) - 11,103 70 1,948,363 9/17 @ Cle N W 8-4 86-60 1 +10.0 Ventura (12-8) Kluber Holland (32) 13,125 71 1,961,488 9/18 @ Det N L 4-5 (12) 86-61 1 +10.5 VerHagen Holland (3-2) - 32,926 72 1,994,414 9/19 @ Det N L 5-6 (11) 86-62 1 +11.0 Gorzelanny Almonte (0-1) - 36,007 73 2,030,421 9/20 @ Det D W 10-3 87-62 1 +11.0 Medlen (5-1) Simon Duffy (1) 32,788 74 2,063,209 9/22 Sea N L 2-11 87-63 1 +10.0 Iwakuma Guthrie (8-8) - 29,081 76 2,535,994 9/23 Sea N W 4-3 (10) 88-63 1 +10.0 Davis (R, 8-1) Rollins - 28.756 77 2,564,750 9/24 Sea N W 10-4 89-63 1 +11.0 Cueto (3-6) Kensing - 32,244 78 2,596,994 9/25 Cle N L 0-6 89-64 1 +11.0 Carrasco (C) Volquez (13-9) - 37,049 79 2,634,043 9/26 Cle N L 5-9 89-65 1 +10.0 McAllister Medlen (5-2) - *38,167 80 2,672,210 9/27 Cle D W 3-0 90-65 1 +10.0 Young (11-6) Salazar Davis (14) 36,339 81 2,708,549 9/28 @ ChC N L 0-1 (11) 90-66 1 +9.0 Rodney Almonte (R, 0-2) - 40,552 75 2,103,761 9/29 @ CWS N L 2-4 90-67 1 +8.5 Samardzija Cueto (3-7) Robertson 13,024 76 2,116,785 9/30 @ CWS N

October (0-0) 10/1 @ CWS N 10/2 @ Min N 10/3 @ Min N 10/4 @ Min D

Royals vs. White Sox 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Alexander 0-0 0 18.00 1 1.0 3 2 0-0 0 18.00 1 1.0 3 2 Almonte ------Chamberlain 0-2 0 9.00 5 4.0 10 4 1-3 1 6.23 22 21.2 32 15 Coleman ------0-0 1 1.66 15 21.2 12 4 Cueto 1-2 0 6.23 3 17.1 19 12 1-2 0 6.95 4 22.0 29 17 Davis 1-0 1 0.00 5 5.0 2 0 9-1 1 1.84 28 68.1 50 14 Duffy 1-1 0 3.94 6 29.2 32 13 3-1 0 3.69 10 46.1 47 19 Guthrie 1-0 0 9.00 3 14.0 25 14 11-8 0 3.80 29 173.0 165 73 Herrera 1-1 0 3.52 8 7.2 7 3 3-3 0 2.23 38 36.1 35 9 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 5 4.0 2 0 5-6 0 3.55 27 96.1 82 38 Holland 0-0 5 4.50 6 6.0 5 3 5-1 26 1.49 45 48.1 36 8 Madson 0-0 2 1.00 8 9.0 6 1 1-0 0 5.91 10 10.2 12 7 Mariot ------0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 1 1 Medlen 0-1 0 6.75 2 9.1 11 7 0-1 0 6.75 2 9.1 11 7 Morales 1-0 0 1.29 8 7.0 4 1 1-1 0 3.78 13 16.2 14 7 Ventura 1-0 0 2.08 2 13.0 9 3 2-2 0 4.24 6 34.0 33 16 Volquez 2-2 0 1.67 4 27.0 21 5 2-3 0 2.84 5 31.2 27 10 Young 1-0 0 2.79 3 9.2 5 3 2-1 0 4.09 5 22.0 18 10

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Joe Blanton 4 18 4.5 2-2 1 Blanton 2-2 - - - 2-2 Johnny Cueto 12 55 4.6 3-9 7 Cueto 3-9 - - - 3-9 Danny Duffy 24 91 3.8 13-11 8 Duffy 10-7 1-0 2-4 - 13-11 Jeremy Guthrie 24 101 4.2 14-10 7 Guthrie 11-6 - 3-4 - 14-10 Kris Medlen 7 34 4.9 4-3 3 Medlen 3-3 - 1-0 - 4-3 Yohan Pino 1 3 3.0 0-1 0 Pino 0-1 - - - 0-1 Jason Vargas 9 37 4.1 7-2 4 Vargas 6-2 - 1-0 - 7-2 Yordano Ventura 28 135 4.8 15-12 11 Ventura 14-11 - 1-1 - 15-12 Edinson Volquez 32 161 5.0 21-11 18 Volquez 20-10 - 1-0 0-1 21-11 Chris Young 17 64 3.8 11-6 6 Young 9-4 - 2-2 - 11-6 Totals 157 699 4.5 90-67 75 Total 78-55 1-0 11-11 0-1 90-67

Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starts 133 1 22 1 157 CS/ATT 23-86 0-2 4-11 - 27-98 Pct. 26.7 0.0 36.4 - 27.6 ERA 3.65 1.50 4.63 4.26 3.79 ER/IP 470/1159.1 2/12.0 111/215.2 9/19.0 592/1406.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 6 (August 19 @ Cincinnati) & CS: 8 (August 30 @ Tampa Bay)