OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (36-39) @ (34-40) Target Field - Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 7:10 p.m. Game #76 - Road Game #38 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Friday, June 28 @ Minnesota Twins: RHP James Shields (2-6, 2.92) vs. RHP P.J. Walters (2-3, 4.88), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, June 29 @ Minnesota Twins: RHP (4-5, 4.96) vs. RHP Kyle Gibson (M.L.B. debut), 3:10 p.m., No TV & 610 Sports Sunday, June 30 @ Minnesota Twins: RHP Ervin Santana (5-5, 2.74) vs. RHP Kevin Correia (6-5, 3.82), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, July 1: Off day at home Every game can be heard in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) with Royals Hall of Famer , Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart mikeside tonight, 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 Rex Hudler describing the action...the pre and postgame show on FSKC, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg. Royals vs. Twins SANDWICH SWINGS BY GORDO RESULT IN VICTORY--Alex Gordon was the starter and the The Royals pay their first visit of the year to the Twin Cities for the Kansas City offense last night, opening the game with a and then a little over after taking 5 of 6 meetings in earlier this three hours later finishing the affair with a run scoring single to snap a 3-3 deadlock and give the Royals season...Kansas City is attempting to win its first season set from a 4-3 walk-off. 10-inning victory over Atlanta...the win was KC’s fourth walk-off of the year and capped Minnesota since going 11-8 in 2003...the Royals will have to a 2-3 stay at “The K”...the 10th inning knock wrapped up a 3-hit night for Gordo, while Salvador Perez improve their work in Target Field to do so, posting 9-18 ledger here since it opened in 2010...all-time, the Royals are 320-362 also contributed 3 knocks to combine for half of Kansas City’s dozen hits...Aaron Crow wound up the vs. the Twins, including an overall 149-190 mark in Minnesota. winner, working a scoreless final frame, entering an inning after closer Greg Holland fanned all 3 Braves Date Site Score WP LP Att. he faced on 11 pitches to get through the ninth...lost in the euphoria of victory was ’s 4/8 KC W, 3-1 Santana Correia 40,073 solid performance, working 6.2 innings allowing 5 hits and leaving with two men aboard, both of whom 4/9 KC W, 7-4 Guthrie Pelfrey 11,697 4/10 KC W, 3-0 Davis Hendriks 10,069 eventually scored during Atlanta’s 3-run uprising that knotted the score. 6/4 KC L, 0-3 Deduno Mendoza 20,134 6/5 KC W, 4-1 Guthrie Walters 12,407 GORDO BREAKS PERSONAL DINGER DROUGHT EARLY--Alex Gordon opened the home half of 6/6 KC W, 7-3 Collins Burton 14,942 the first inning last night with a 404-foot icebreaker to stake the Royals to an early 1-0 lead en route to an 6/27 @ Min eventual 4-3 victory in 10 innings over the Braves...for Gordo, it was his first home run since May 9, in 6/28 @ Min Baltimore, when he took Freddy Garcia deep, a span of 159 at bats between blasts...it was also his 10th 6/29 @ Min 6/30 @ Min career game-opening home run, first since being the last Royal to accomplish it on August 11, 2012, at 7/30 @ Min Baltimore...Gordon is now tied with Johnny Damon for third most leadoff home runs in franchise history, 7/31 @ Min one behind the leaders, and David DeJesus. 8/1 @ Min 8/5 KC KC STRONG IN BONUS --The Royals upped their mark to 6-1 during “free” baseball with 8/6 KC last night’s 4-3 win in 10 innings...the six victories are tied for the second most in the Majors (Arizona is 8/7 KC 8-2)...Kansas City is 3-1 in extra frames at Kauffman Stadium and 3-0 on the road. 8/27 @ Min 8/28 @ Min PAULINO RETURNS TO REHAB ASSIGNMENT--Righthanded Felipe Paulino, recovering 8/29 @ Min from Tommy John surgery last July 3, will return to his minor league injury rehabilitation assignment on Sunday night when he pitches for Northwest Arkansas (AA)...the 29-year old worked 5.0 shutout innings for the Naturals on June 11, but a sore lower back forced him to return to KC, where he had no issues in a simulated game at “The K” on Tuesday. ANOTHER CLOSE CALL--Last night’s 4-3 win was the sixth game in the last 8 to be determined by a single tally, with Kansas City going 3-3 in those affairs... the Royals are tied with the White Sox for the second most one-run games in the with 28, each posting a 12-16 ledger (the Angels have 29 and are 12-17)...coupled with an 8-7 mark in games decided by 2 runs, Kansas City has gone 20-23 in games determined by 2 runs or less, or 43 of the 75 played (57%). TOP OF THE HEAP ON THE HILL--The Royals continue to down the top spot in the American League ERA race with a 3.51 mark, the fourth best ERA in the Majors and leading the A.L. over Texas at 3.72...Kansas City has gone 14-9 this month, while the pitching staff has recorded an overall ERA of 2.75, allowing 63 earned runs in 206.0 innings, the second best mark in the Majors behind Toronto’s 2.46 June ERA...KC’s starters this month have gone 6-4 with a 2.92 ERA, giving up 46 earnies in 142.0 innings, while the pen has posted a 7-5 ledger with eight saves in nine opportunities, allowing 17 earned runs in 64.0 innings for a 2.39 ERA...Kansas City’s relievers rank third the Majors with a 2.92 ERA (63 earned runs in 194.1 innings)...last night was the 42nd game this year the KC staff held the opposition to three earned runs or less, posting a 27-15 mark in those affairs. TONIGHT’S STARTING : RHP Jeremy Guthrie (7-5, 4.20) vs. RHP Samuel Deduno (3-2, 3.72) 2013 2012 Career 2013 2012 Career Jeremy Guthrie vs. Twins 2-0 0-1 6-2 Major League Record 7-5 (4.20 ERA) 8-12 62-82 Samuel Deduno vs. Royals 1-0 1-0 2-0 Major League Record 3-2 (3.72 ERA) 6-5 9-7 JEREMY GUTHRIE is making his 16th start of 2013 and 226th career appearance (199th start)...tonight is his 12th outing (10th start) vs. the Twins... Guthrie signed a 3-year deal as a free agent on Nov. 30, 2012 after being acquired July 20, 2012 from Colorado in exchange for Jonathan Sanchez. ROUGH START--Jeremy was involved in his shortest start since 2009 last time Jeremy’s 2013 Starts out, making it just 2.1 innings in a 9-1 loss to Chicago last Friday at “The K”...Guthrie DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT surrendered 2 runs in the first inning and 4 in the third, departing with one out and 4/4 at Chicago W, 3-1 6.0 5 1 1 0 1 9 94-61 3-1 4/9 Minnesota W, 7-4 6.2 6 4 4 3 1 2 110-70 7-4 two men on...he did record his first since in 3 starts when he fanned Tyler 4/16 at Atlanta ND, 3-6 7.0 5 2 2 2 1 6 91-61 2-2 Flowers in the second inning...Guthrie entered the start 6-5 with a 2.88 career ERA 4/21 at Boston (G2) ND, 5-4 (10) 6.0 9 4 4 1 4 2 112-72 4-4 4/28 Cleveland (G1) W, 9-0 6.2 6 0 0 0 3 5 112-65 4-0 against the White Sox, including 3-0 as a Royal. 5/4 Chicago W, 2-0 9.0 4 0 0 0 1 3 106-74 2-0 AS A ROYAL--Guthrie joined KC last July and is 12-8 through his first 29 starts, 5/9 at Baltimore W, 6-2 6.0 7 2 1 1 3 3 100-63 4-1 5/14 at Los Angeles L, 2-6 7.0 11 5 5 4 3 0 105-65 2-5 posting a 3.69 ERA and 101 over 185.1 innings...he has worked at least 6.0 5/20 at Houston L, 5-6 5.0 8 6 6 2 3 2 96-55 4-6 innings 24 times, including 18 quality starts. 5/25 Los Angeles L, 0-7 7.1 5 7 6 2 1 2 106-70 0-4 5/30 at St. Louis ND, 4-2 6.0 8 2 2 0 1 6 99-62 1-2 RECORD SETTER--Jeremy produced a streak of 18 starts without a loss, the 6/5 Minnesota W, 4-1 6.0 6 1 1 0 3 4 102-66 3-1 6/10 Detroit W, 3-2 6.1 6 2 2 1 3 0 95-61 3-2 longest unbeaten stretch in Royals history...the stretch began last August 8 at U.S. 6/15 at Tampa Bay L, 3-5 7.0 8 5 4 3 3 0 114-67 3-5 Cellular and his 2-0 shutout of Chicago on May 4 moved him past Royals’ Hall of 6/20 Chicago L, 1-9 2.1 5 6 6 0 3 1 57-34 0-4 2013 Totals 7-5, 4.20 94.1 99 47 42 19 34 45 1499-946 63% Famer , who recorded 16 straight starts without a defeat over the 1977- Career Totals 62-82, 4.27 1296.1 1318 667 615 187 388 772 - - 78 seasons...Guthrie’s streak saw him go 10-0 with a 2.21 ERA, while the Royals were 16-2...@TheRealJGuts (his handle) came up a win shy of the team record for consecutive victories held by Splitt and Rich Gale. VS. TWINS--Guthrie is 6-2 with a 3.36 ERA in 9 starts (24 ER in 64.1 IP) against Minnesota...he’s 2-1 with Kansas City, including a 6.0-inning gem on June 5, which he won 4-1, allowing just the 1 run on 6 hits over 6.0 innings...he also beat the Twins, 7-4, on April 9, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits over 6.2 frames... he’s 2-0 in two previous starts at Target Field, winning here in 2010 and 2011 as a member of the Orioles. CENTRAL SUCCESS--The righty carries a 9-2 mark and a 2.48 ERA against the division since joining KC...the loss to Chicago last Friday was his first against an A.L. Central opponent since last year to Minnesota, his first appearance as a Royal...he is 6-1 vs. the division this year, joining Detroit’s Max Scherzer (6-0) as the only pitchers with more than 4 wins vs. the Central. ROAD WEARY--Jeremy is 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA (25 ER in 50.0 IP) in 8 starts away from “The K”...opponents have hit .313 against him in his road starts, Guthrie vs. Twins compared to .228 at home...he is 3-4 on the road with Kansas City, including 2-3 this season. Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Jeremy’s Last Win: Jamey Carroll .200 5 1 0 0 Ryan Doumit .250 8 2 1 3 June 10 vs. Detroit (6.1 IP, 3-2 over Doug Fister) Brian Dozier .400 5 2 0 2 Jeremy’s Last Loss: Eduardo Escobar .333 6 2 1 2 June 20 vs. Chicago (2.1 IP, 9-1 to Hector Santiago) Pedro Florimon .333 3 1 0 0 Joe Mauer .375 16 6 2 3 Jeremy’s Last and Shutout: Justin Morneau .316 19 6 2 5 May 4, 2013 vs. (2-0 win over Dylan Axelrod) - 5th career CG & 1st shutout Chris Parmelee .000 5 0 0 0 Jeremy’s Strikeout High: Trevor Plouffe .333 6 2 0 0 Clete Thomas .200 5 1 1 1 10, 3 times: last on September 14, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay (7.0 IP, 6-2 win) Josh Willingham .417 12 5 1 3 Kansas City Royals • P.O. Box 419969 • Kansas City, MO 64141-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2013 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Thursday, June 27, 2013 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - James Shields = James will make his 17th start, entering at 2-6...he is third in the A.L. in innings (111.0) and eighth in both ERA (2.92) and strikeouts (99). = James took a no decision on Sunday vs. Chicago, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks over 5.0 innings...Adam Dunn drove in all 4 runs charged to James, lining a 2-run single in the first, then hitting a 2-run homer in the third...Shields exited a 4-4 game, with KC scoring 3 times in the eighth for a 7-6 win. = Sunday’s start snapped a stretch of 29 straight of at least 6.0 innings, which was the longest in MLB...Ervin Santana (15) now holds the longest streak. = Shields is winless in 10 outings since defeating the Rays on April 30, though he has 8 quality starts and a 2.87 ERA over the span (22 ER, 69.0 IP)...the Royals are 5-5 over the stretch, winning the last 5 contests after losing each time from May 6 to 27. = Shields is 4-2 in 11 starts vs. Minnesota, posting a 4.08 ERA (32 ER in 70.2 IP)...he’s 3-1 with a 2.85 ERA over the last 6 starts (13 ER in 41.0 IP), last winning on April 21, 2012 at St. Pete (8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER)...James is 1-2 in 6 starts in the Twin Cities, including 1-1 with a 3.79 ERA in 3 outings at this venue. 2013 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 75 20-26 - - 3.76 469.1 473 216 196 62 145 351 .264 Relievers 72 16-13 20 30 2.92 194.1 160 68 63 20 79 190 .225 Totals 75 36-39 20 30 3.51 663.2 633 284 259 82 224 541 .253 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 129/183 (70%) Saves/ Opp: 20/30 (67%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 96/33 (34%) (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:10/16 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: April 26, 2010 vs. Sea (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 12/10 2013 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/28 vs. Cle (G2) June 26 vs. Atlanta +2 1 1 1 1 0 = Bruce inherited runners at first and third with 2 away and KC leading Atlanta 3-0 in the seventh last night...he allowed an RBI single to Reed Johnson, then exited after walking Jason Heyward...Johnson later scored the tying run on Justin Upton’s single. = Chen has held opponents to 7 earned runs through 28.0 innings for a 2.25 ERA, however, he has allowed 10 of 12 inherited runners to score. Tim Collins (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:25/32 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 21/4 2013 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/7 @ Philly June 25 vs. Atlanta (Loss) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 = Tim began the seventh inning of a 3-3 game on Tuesday night vs. Atlanta...after retiring Jordan Schafer, he allowed the decisive home run to Jason Heyward on an 0-2 pitch and took his second loss of the year in a 4-3 final. = Collins has been charged with a run in each of his last 2 outings after not allowing a run of his own from May 12 to June 22, a span of 15.2 innings and 20 appearances. Aaron Crow 1st Batter Efficiency:19/27 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50%) Last Save: April 8, 2013 vs. Min (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 24/6 2013 Strikeout High: 2 (4x, last 6/17 @ Cle) June 26 vs. Atlanta (Win) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Aaron opened the 10th inning of a 3-3 game vs. Atlanta last night...he allowed a leadoff single to Jason Heyward, who moved to second on Justin Upton’s ground out...Freddie Freeman was walked intentionally, set up an inning-ending 5-4-3 double play off the bat of Gerald Laird...KC walked off in the home half, lifting Aaron to his fourth win of 2013, tying a career-high set in his All-Star season of 2011. = Crow leads the team with 12 holds...his 31 holds since the start of 2012 tie him for ninth among A.L. relievers. = Aaron was the 2008 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year at Missouri, where he teamed with Kyle Gibson, who will debut for Minnesota on Saturday. J.C. Gutierrez 1st Batter Efficiency:16/20 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Oct. 1, 2010 @ LAD (24th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/0 2013 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 5/23 vs. CWS) June 25 vs. Atlanta 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 = J.C. began the eighth on Tuesday with KC trailing Atlanta 4-3...he worked around back-to-back singles by B.J. Upton and Dan Uggla, inducing a 6-4-3 double play off the bat of Chris Johnson. = Gutierrez has held opponents to 2 runs over his last 13 outings for a 1.29 ERA (14.0 innings)...he has stranded all 8 inherited runners over the span.

Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency:15/22 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33%) Last Save: May 13, 2013 @ LAA (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/5 2013 Strikeout High: 5 (2x, last 4/28 vs. Cle) June 26 vs. Atlanta 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 = Luke inherited a bases-loaded jam with 2 outs in the seventh and a 3-1 lead over Atlanta last night...he allowed a 2-run single to Justin Upton, with Jason Heyward out at third on the play...Hochevar worked around a leadoff walk in the eighth to keep the scored tied. = Hochevar won for the first time as a reliever on Sunday vs. Chicago (24th career relief appearance). = Luke is holding opponents to a .120 average in June (3-for-25) and .182 on the season (18-for-99), which is tied for 10th-best in the A.L. (minimum 25.0 IP). Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency:24/30 Saves/Save Opp: 16/18 (89%) Last Save: June 23 vs. CWS (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/1 2013 Strikeout High: 3 (6x, last 6/26 vs. Atl) June 26 vs. Atlanta 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 = Greg needed 11 pitches to strikeout a trio of Braves in the ninth inning last night, keeping KC knotted in a 3-3 game vs. Atlanta....it was his sixth outing of the year with 3 strikeouts. = The 27-year old closed out a 6-4 win over Chicago on Sunday with a 1-2-3 ninth...the save was his 16th this year, tying his career high from last season. = Greg’s 9 saves since May 30 tie him for third in the Majors...Baltimore’s Jim Johnson is first with 11. = Holland has allowed just 1 run of his own since May 12 for a 0.53 ERA (16.0 IP)...opponents are batting .093 over the span (5-for-54). = Holland’s 14.59 strikeouts per 9.0 innings rank second among A.L. pitchers with at least 25.0 IP, just behind Boston’s Andrew Miller (14.64)...he’s fanned at least 1 batter in 26 of 30 outings and is leading the Majors with 16.36 K’s per 9.0 IP since June 5 (minimum 10.0 IP). (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2013 Strikeout High: 5 on 4/28 vs. Cle (Start) June 25 vs. Atlanta 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Will pitched the ninth on Tuesday vs. Atlanta, working around a hit batter with a 4-6-3 double play...the outing was his first in relief as a Major Leaguer and followed his recall from Triple-A Omaha earlier in the day. = Smith moved to the Omaha bullpen in early June after starting for most of his pro career...he posted a 0.84 ERA over 7 relief outings (1 ER in 10.2 IP) and notched his first professional save last Friday vs. Albuquerque...overall, he was 5-3 with a 2.88 ERA in 17 games (10 starts) for the Storm Chasers. = Will is in his third stint with KC, the first 2 coming as the “26th man” in doubleheaders...he started the second game vs. Cleveland on April 28, allowing 6 runs on 7 hits and a walk over 4.0 IP+1...Smith made 16 starts as a rookie in 2012, finishing 6-9 with a 5.32 ERA (53 ER in 89.2 IP).

Royals vs. Twins 2013 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Chen 0-0 0 0.00 2 6.2 5 0 3-6 0 4.82 22 80.1 90 43 Collins 1-0 0 0.00 3 4.0 2 0 3-0 0 2.37 15 19.0 15 5 Crow 0-0 1 0.00 2 1.1 0 0 0-0 2 3.94 16 16.0 11 7 Davis 1-0 0 0.00 2 10.0 8 0 3-0 0 3.57 8 40.1 47 16 Guthrie 2-0 0 3.55 2 12.2 12 5 6-2 0 3.36 11 64.1 63 24 Gutierrez 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.1 0 0 0-0 0 27.00 2 0.2 2 2 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.2 0 0 5-5 0 5.66 18 90.2 95 57 Holland 0-0 2 0.00 3 3.0 3 0 0-0 4 0.68 13 13.1 9 1 Mendoza 0-1 0 6.23 1 4.1 7 3 2-2 0 3.12 6 34.2 33 12 Santana 1-0 0 1.13 1 8.0 8 1 5-3 0 3.95 11 70.2 75 31 Shields ------4-2 0 4.08 11 70.2 80 32 Smith ------1-2 0 5.09 3 17.2 24 10 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Thursday, June 27, 2013 Hitting Notes Billy Butler Atl series: 3-for-8, 2B, 2 RBI, run Last stand: 4-for-16 (.250), 2B, 3 RBI, run, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-12) = Billy was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI last night...it was his first multi-hit game since June 16 in Tampa...after a 4-for-22 stretch last week, he’s 4 for his last 12 with RBI in 3-straight games...his 43 walks are tied for third in the A.L., while he’s 10th with a .379 on-base percentage. = Butler is 9th in the league with a .362 average with RISP, while his 19 two-out RBI are tied for 11th...he’s gone 133 at bats without a home run, his longest drought since 2008, when he went 150 ABs between homers...he is one roundtripper shy of tying Bo Jackson (109) for 10th on KC’s all-time list. = He went 5-for-5 with 5 RBIs against the Angels on May 13, the first 5-hit, 5-RBI game by a Royal since 1987...he tied a team record with 7 RBI in Philly on April 7. = Billy was a 2012 AL All-Star, the Silver Slugger (DH) and Edgar Martinez Award winner...among Royals players with at least 2,000 plate appearances, his .298 career average is third all-time to (.305) and (.299)...he ranks in KC’s all-time top 10 in SLG, OBP, OPS, doubles, hits, at bats and RBI. = He led the club in all three Triple Crown categories in 2012 and is the first Royal to lead or share the team lead for RBI in four consecutive seasons (2009-12). Lorenzo Cain Atl series: 0-for-4 Last stand: 0-for-11 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-18) = Cain went 0-for-4 last night and is hitless in his last 18 at bats...since his 2-run homer against Detroit on June 12, he is 3-for-34 (.083) and 14-for-71 in June (.197). = Lo recorded his third career 4-hit game on April 20 at Fenway, with a pair of doubles, his first homer of the year and 9 total bases, a team season high. = He missed a majority of the 2012 campaign due to left groin strain, torn hip flexor and right hamstring strain, playing just 61 games. Jarrod Dyson Atl Series: 1-for-4, SB Last stand: 3-for-7, HR, RBI, 2 runs, 3 SB Hit Streak: 6 g (8-24) = Jarrod didn’t play last night after a 1-for-4 night on Tuesday...he has a 6-game hitting streak alive, dating back to May 10...he’s 8-for-24 (.333) during the streak with 6 runs scored and 6 RBI...since coming off the D.L. on Saturday, he’s 3-for-7 (.429) with 3 steals and 2 runs scored...he’s batting .316 (12-for-38) against RHP. = He’s 9-for-10 in stolen bases this year, including 3-for-3 since returning from the D.L...he’s successfully swiped 59-of-67 (88 percent) in his career. = Despite limited action in 2012, Dyson finished ninth in the league with 30 stolen bases in 35 attempts. Alcides Escobar Atl series: 2-for-7, BB, run, SB Last stand: 4-for-18 (.222), 2 2B, 3 runs, BB, SB Hit Streak: 4 g (4-16) = Esky extended his hitting streak to 4 games, going 1-for-4 last night...he’s 11-for-32 (.344) with 6 runs scored in his last 10 games, hitting safely in 9 of them. = Alcides stole his 11th base Tuesday, which is tied for 13th in the A.L...he’s 11-for-11 in steals, tying him with teammate Elliot Johnson for the most in the A.L. among players who have not been caught...his 16 infield hits are tied for fifth in theA.L...he is also tied for second in the league with 6 sacrifices. = He is in his third year with KC and comes off his finest offensive season, batting .293 with a club-record 177 hits by a ...was voted the Joe Burke Special Achievement Award winner by the KC chapter of the BBWAA...his .293 average in 2012 was second in baseball among all (D. Jeter, NYY, .303). = With a career high 30 doubles and 35 steals, became the first Royals to post a 30 double/30 steal season since Carlos Beltran (44 2B, 35 SB) in 2002. Jeff Francoeur Atl series: 0-for-3 Last stand: 1-for-9 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Frenchy went 0-for-3 last night, his third start of the last homestand...he’s homered twice in his last 13 games, tying the score in the fifth inning on June 16 in Tampa as well as in the ninth inning in St. Louis on May 30...he’s batting .160 (15-for-94) since May 1, after hitting .261 in April. = He picked up his 119th career outfield assist May 6, the most in MLB since 2005...he is 29 clear of the Cubs’ Alfonso Soriano, who is second. = Frenchy had a tough offensive season in 2012, batting a career-low .235...led the entire Major Leagues with 19 outfield assists, tying his career high set in 2007...was 1 of 3 finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove award in right field...he played 5 seasons for the Braves (2005-09). Alex Gordon Atl series: 4-for-9, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs, IBB Last stand: 6-for-16 (.375), HR, 4 RBI, 2 runs, 2 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (6-13) = Alex recorded his third walk-off hit of the season last night (fourth career), singling home the winning run in the 10th...he went 3-for-5 with a homer, 2 RBI and 2 runs, his first 3-hit game since May 29 in St. Louis...he led off the game with a home run for the 10th time in his career, which is tied for 3rd in KC history. = His 3 hits last night give him 27 multi-hit games, which is tied for ninth in the A.L...he leads the majors in 2-out hitting (.387)...he also ranks fourth in the league with a .338 average on the road and is fifth in the A.L., in RISP (.373)...his 7 outfield assists are tied for second in the A.L., while his 44 assists since 2011 are tops in the Majors. = Gordon has walk-off hits this year against Atlanta (Wednesday), Chicago (May 5) and Toronto (April 14)...he matched a career-high, going 4-for-5 in Oakland on May 19, his 9th career 4-hit game...he also homered in 3-straight games May 7-9 in Baltimore...he has hitting streaks of 12 (April 3-16) and 10 games (May 12-22). = In 2012, led all of baseball with 51 doubles, tied with teammate Billy Butler (2009) for the second-most in Royals history...his 110 doubles since the start of 2011 are the most in the majors, one more than Robinson Cano and Adrian Gonzalez, who are tied for second...he’s ninth on the Royals all-time doubles list with 196. Eric Hosmer Atl series: 1-for-8, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs Last stand: 5-for-21 (.238), 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Eric went hitless in 4 at bats last night...he’s 1 for his last 13 after going 10-for-26 (.385) last week...he’s homered 3 times in his last 50 at bats after just one roundtripper in his first 223 ABs this year...Hoz has a .473 slugging percentage this month, up from .333 in April and May. = Hosmer is fourth in the A.L., batting .337 (29-for-86) with 12 RBI in the seventh or later...his 7 steals lead all Major League first basemen. = He’s has had some big hits recently...he tied the June 17 game in Cleveland with an RBI double in the 8th, with KC winning 2-1...he delivered a walk-off RBI single June 12 to beat the Tigers in 10...his bases loaded double in the 9th inning plated the go-ahead runs in St. Louis on May 30, giving the Royals a 4-2 win. = Despite his offensive struggles in 2012, he ended up 1 of 3 finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove award at first base...he swiped 16 bases last year, which tied him with Jeff King for the most by a KC ...he was the starting first baseman this spring for Team USA in the WBC, hitting .200 (5-for-25) with 5 RBI. Elliot Johnson Atl series: 0-for-4 Last stand: 0-for-10, run, SAC Hit Streak: 0 g (0-12) = Elliot pinch ran and played second base in the 10th last night...he’s batting .328 on the road this season, including .400 (8-for-20) on the last road trip...he’s tied for 12th in the A.L. with 11 stolen bases and is tied with teammate Alcides Escobar for most steals in the league without being caught. = Johnson enjoyed a 3-hit, 3-RBI game on June 13 in Tampa, which both set season highs...he had a single and a 3-run homer in the 6th inning, becoming the first Royal to record 2 hits in an inning since Eric Hosmer did it against Boston on August 20, 2011...he’s batting .310 (13-for-42) with two outs. = He joined KC as the player to be named on February 12 in the 7-player trade with the Rays that included James Shields and Wade Davis. George Kottaras Atl series: Did not play Last stand: 1-for-5, HR, RBI, run Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = George didn’t play in the Atlanta series...he last played on Sunday, homering vs. the White Sox, first hit since a 2-run double at Texas on June 1...he has 3 doubles and 2 homers in 59 plate appearances...he also threw out 2 runners trying to steal Sunday, the 2nd time he’s done that..he hit his first Royals homer in Boston on April 21. = Kottaras won the spring battle to serve as the Royals backup ...he is on his fifth-straight Opening Day roster after starting last season with the Brewers. = 29-year-old veteran backstop played for both the Brewers and A’s in 2012...he blasted 6 homers in 27 games for Oakland as the club went 17-8 in his 25 starts down the stretch and captured the A.L. West crown on the last day of the season. David Lough Atl series: 2-for-4, run, BB Last stand: 5-for-13 (.385), 2B, 2 runs, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (5-8) = David scored the winning run last night after a pinch-hit single in the 10th...he was 5-for-13 on the homestand, including a 3-hit game Sunday...his .306 average is second among A.L. rookies to Boston’s Jose Iglesias, while his 10 multi-hit games are tied for fourth...he’s hitting .410 (16-for-39) in the 7th or later. = He registered a career-best 4 hits on Memorial Day vs. St. Louis, the first Royals rookie with 4 hits in a game since Mike Moustakas on Sept. 23, 2011. = Lough was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on May 16...he was hitting .340 (52-for-153) for the Storm Chasers, good for 11th in the PCL...he had a 16-game hitting streak from April 19 to May 8...he hit .237 with 2 doubles, a triple and 9 runs scored in 20 games for the Royals in 2012. Mike Moustakas Atl series: 3-for-7, 2B, BB Last stand: 7-for-15 (.467), 2 2B, RBI, run, BB Hit Streak: 6 g (11-23) = Moose extended his hitting streak to 6 games, going 2-for-4 last night...5 of those 6 contests have been multi-hit efforts...he’s 11-for-23 (.478) during his streak, which is his longest since an 8-game stretch from August 28-September 4 of last year...he went 7-for-15 on the homestand with 2 doubles and his first RBI since May 23... he’s just 2-for-21 (.095) this year against the Twins. = 2012 was his first full season in the majors, hitting 20 homers and becoming the first KC since Dean Palmer (26 as a 3B) in 1998 to record 20+. = Mike, like Francoeur and Hosmer, was 1 of 3 finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove award in 2012...finished second in the league in fielding pct. (.967), while leading A.L. third baseman in assists (312), total chances (454) and zone rating (.841)...also led all MLB third basemen with 41 double plays. = He was the 2010 Minor League Player of the Year as he tied for the minor league lead with 36 home runs and was second with 124 RBI. Salvador Perez Atl series: 4-for-8, 2 2B, RBI Last stand: 5-for-15 (.333), 2 2B, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 3 g (5-12) = Salvy went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles last night...it was his first 3-hit game since June 9 against Houston...he finished the Atlanta series 4-for-8 after going 2-for-24 (.083) in his previous 7 games...he ranks sixth in the A.L., batting .368 with RISP...his .300 batting average is second among A.L. , trailing Joe Mauer (.337). = Perez had a season-high 11-game hitting streak from June 5-15, which he batted .364 (16-for-44)...he has 14 RBI in June after 15 the first two months of the year. = He threw out Andrelton Simmons trying to steal Tuesday night, giving him 10 runners caught stealing this year, which is tied for 3rd in the league...he extended his club record for pickoffs by a catcher with the ninth of his career on April 20 at Boston...he led all MLB catchers last season with 5 pickoffs, which were a team record. = In 2012, after returning from the D.L. June 22, he led all A.L. catchers (min. 70 games caught) in average (.301), hits (87), runs (38) and doubles (16). Miguel Tejada Atl series: 0-for-3, SAC Last stand: 1-for-11, 2B, RBI, run, SAC Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Miguel sacrficed the winning run into scoring position last night in the 10th...it was his first sacrifice since August 28, 2011 when he was with the Giants. = Miggy is 2 for his last 18 after hitting .310 (9-for-29) in May...he’s 6-for-17 (.353) with RISP this season...he is 7-for-20 (.350) in his career as a pinch hitter. = Tejada made the Royals as a non-roster invitee to after signing as a minor league free agent on December 31, 2012...he had a sensational winter and spring, batting .316 (6-for-19) and serving as a team leader for the undefeated 2013 WBC champion Dominican Republic...also named a Caribbean All-Star while playing for Aguilas. = The 2002 A.L. MVP is a career .285 batter with 304 home runs and 1,282 RBI for the A’s (1997-2003), Orioles (2004-07, 2010), Astros (2008-09), Padres (2010) and Giants (2011). Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Thursday, June 27, 2013 This & That FUTURES GAME IN A THEIR FUTURE--Kansas City Royals prospects Miguel Almonte and Yordano Ventura were named to the World roster for the 15th annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game...the game will feature the top Minor League prospects in a U.S. vs. the World format at 1 p.m. (CDT) on Sunday, July 14 at Citi Field in New York...the contest will be televised live on ESPN2 and MLB.com and also be available on the radio at MLB Network Radio (XM channel 89)... Almonte, 20, was the 2012 Dominican Royals Pitcher of the Year and a Dominican Summer League All-Star last year and has made 14 starts for Lexington () this year going 3-5 with a 3.42 ERA, recording 77 strikeouts in 73.2 innings...he was signed by the Royals as a non-drafted free agent on November 10, 2010... Ventura, 22, will be making his second-straight appearance at the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, also starting for the World team in last year’s game at Kauffman Stadium...the righthander is 5-3 this year between Northwest Arkansas (AA) and Omaha (AAA), posting a 3.14 ERA in 15 starts, fanning 92 in 77.1 innings while holding opponents to a .209 average...., in conjunction with the MLB Scouting Bureau, MLB.com, and the 30 Major League Clubs, selected the 25-man rosters for both the U.S. and World teams. WALK-OFF RUN HITS MAGIC NUMBER--Kansas City’s winning tally in the 4-3 win last night marked the 30th time this year that the Royals have plated at least 4 runs in a game, giving KC a 25-5 ledger in those affairs...on the flip side, the Royals are just 11-34 in the 45 games in which they’ve plated just three or fewer runs. HOME AGAIN SOON--Kansas City is in a stretch in which 11 of 15 games are being contested in Kauffman Stadium, going 2-3 to this point...the lone road interruption is this weekend stop in Target Field...KC returns home for a day off on Monday and then a 6-game stay that features visits from Central rival Cleveland and then the Oakland A’s...the Royals are 3-4 vs. the Tribe this year, including a 2-2 split of Cleveland’s first stop in “The K” in late-April...the series with the Indians will feature 7:10 starts on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by a July 4 day game at 1:10...the Wednesday, July 3, contest will be followed by a holiday fireworks spectacular. PHANTOM CAM TO APPEAR IN MINNESOTA--During this week’s Royals series in Minnesota, FOX Sports Kansas City will have an opportunity to showcase Phantom Cam, a slow-motion replay camera that records shots at approximately 3,000 frames per second...first used by FOX during the 2012 NLCS and World Series, it captured images like individual rain drops falling on and a ball striking ’s bat three times on a broken-bat hit...FSKC plans to use it during the three televised games of this visit to Minnesota tonight, tomorrow and Sunday...FSKC will also have access to it during the Tigers-Royals series at Kauffman Stadium from July 19-21. BACK TO CENTRAL--The Royals return to intra-division work tonight with the opening of this 4-game series vs. the Twins...Kansas City is 15-12 within the Central with the just completed 2-game set against the Braves the only contests in a 15-game stretch that are outside the division...following this weekend stop in Minneapolis, the Royals will have a day off on Monday and then open a 3-game series against Cleveland in Kauffman Stadium starting Tuesday night. MENDY GOES 6.0+--Luis Mendoza fired 6.0 shutout innings vs. the Braves last night and was finally solved for a run after his departure with a man aboard and two out in the seventh...this year’s revamped starting rotation has worked at least 6.0 innings in 55 of the 75 games played to date, a figure not reached last year until August 19 in game #120...Wade Davis provided 7.0 innings last Saturday afternoon, the 29th time this year that a Kansas City starter worked at least 7.0 frames...a season ago, KC’s rotation didn’t provide at least 7.0 innings in a start until game #140 on September 9, en route to 37 such outings last year...thanks to the work of James Shields, the Royals have already recorded as many 8.0-inning outings as they accumulated all of last year, with James possessing 5 of those 8. PEN STILL MOST RESTED--The KC relief corps has worked a big league low 194.1 innings, besting the N.L. leading at 204.1 and the White Sox in the A.L. with 217.2 relief innings...what a difference a year and a different starting rotation has meant to the work out of the bullpen...a season ago, the Royals had the second most used bullpen in baseball to Colorado, who had employed a pitch limit on its starters. MAKE-UP DATE ANNOUNCED--Kansas City’s May 2 “snowout” vs. the will be made up on Monday, August 26 in a 1:10 start at Kauffman Stadium...it was initially an off day for the Royals, but it’s more of an inconvenience for the Rays, who were scheduled to be between 3-game sets at home against the Yankees and Angels, respectively. NED AS A ROYAL--The 16th full-time in franchise history, Ned Yost, was named to his post on May 13, 2010 and has recorded a 234-292 ledger since taking the reins...he is closing in on 700 career wins, entering tonight with 691...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns 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...Yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox’s big league staff (1991-2002).

vs. Twins (2013) vs. Twins (career) On Road (career) vs. Deduno (career) vs. Walters (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 Butler .500 20 10 1 5 .310 397 123 9 44 .282 1711 483 52 251 .400 5 2 0 0 .600 5 3 0 2 Cain .381 21 8 1 3 .328 67 22 1 12 .255 321 82 5 34 .200 5 1 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 Dyson .000 0 0 0 0 .226 53 12 1 4 .227 207 47 0 9 ------Escobar .318 22 7 0 3 .269 171 46 1 14 .269 1064 286 8 90 .200 5 1 0 0 .400 5 2 0 1 Francoeur .273 11 3 1 2 .245 151 37 5 15 .257 2330 599 68 290 .000 3 0 0 0 - - - - - Gordon .174 23 4 0 1 .290 345 100 12 41 .263 1522 400 45 159 .167 6 1 0 0 .167 6 1 0 1 Hosmer .227 22 5 0 2 .273 139 38 2 16 .258 694 179 24 90 .333 6 2 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 Johnson .000 2 0 0 0 .125 24 3 0 1 .267 292 78 8 42 .000 1 0 0 0 - - - - - Kottaras - - - - - .143 28 4 0 3 .204 343 70 14 49 ------Lough .273 11 3 0 2 .323 31 10 0 2 .291 79 23 0 7 .000 2 0 0 0 .667 6 4 0 2 Moustakas .095 21 2 0 1 .252 123 31 4 13 .231 607 140 14 55 .000 3 0 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 Perez .409 22 9 0 3 .390 82 32 2 15 .299 348 104 11 47 .200 5 1 0 0 .600 5 3 1 2 Tejada - - - - - .308 402 124 18 51 .283 4218 1192 134 605 .000 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups Catchers Breakdown (Team Record w/Starters) Perez Kottaras Moore Totals Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Starts 58 14 3 75 Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Pitcher Perez Kottaras Moore Totals Wade Davis 15 70 4.7 8-7 6 Davis 7-5 1-1 0-1 8-7 CS/ATT 10/33 5/20 1/4 16/57 Jeremy Guthrie 15 57 3.8 9-6 8 Guthrie 7-5 2-1 - 9-6 Pct. 30.3 25.0 25.0 28.1 Luis Mendoza 13 54 4.2 5-8 7 Mendoza 5-5 0-3 - 5-8 Catcher PO 1 1 - 2 Ervin Santana 15 48 3.2 6-9 11 ERA 3.40 3.88 4.00 3.51 James Shields 16 58 3.6 8-8 13 Santana 6-7 0-1 0-1 6-9 Will Smith 1 3 3.0 0-1 0 Shields 6-6 1-2 1-0 8-8 ER/IP 194/512.2 53/123.0 12/27.0 259/663.2 Totals 75 292 3.9 36-39 45 Smith - 0-1 - 0-1 Total 31-28 4-9 1-2 36-39 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 2 (last: 6/14 @ Tampa Bay) Pickoff & CS: 3 (last: 6/4 vs. Minnesota)

Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 29 16 37 29 49 37 26 37 20 12 - - - - - 292 Opponents 47 21 41 28 30 37 31 35 13 - 1 - - - - 284 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 12 8 4 4 3 1 1 - 3 ------Opponents 16 7 8 2 2 - 2 1 1 ------

Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 35 June 26 vs. Atlanta (1st, 3 hits) 3 runs - 20 June 23 vs. Chicago (8th, 2 hits) 4 runs - 8 June 14 @ Tampa Bay (5th, 5 hits) 5 runs - 3 May 1 vs. Tampa Bay (6th, 5 hits) 6 runs - - - 7 runs - 1 May 15 @ Los Angeles (3rd, 5 hits) 8 runs - 1 June 13 @ Tampa Bay (6th, 8 hits) Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Thursday, June 27, 2013

2013 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 Butler 5 3 2 2 3 4 - - 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 2 1 - 3-2 5/14/13 @ LAA J. Vargas 133 Cain 3 - 3 2 1 1 2 - - 1 - 2 1 - 2 1 - - - 2-1 6/12/13 DET J. Valverde 34 Dyson 2 - 2 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 ------2 1-1 6/23/13 CWS D. Axelrod 5 Escobar 3 1 2 1 2 3 - - - 1 2 - - 1 3 - - - - 3-0 4/28/13 CLE-G1 J. Masterson 214 Francoeur 3 - 3 1 2 3 - - - 3 - - 2 - 3 - - - - 3-0 6/16/13 @ TB R. Hernandez 10 Gordon 7 4 3 2 5 3 3 - 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 - 1 3 2 5-2 6/26/13 ATL M. Minor 4 Hosmer 4 1 3 2 2 2 2 - - - 2 2 1 - - 2 - 2 - 2-2 6/25/13 ATL K. Medlen 5 Johnson 2 - 2 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 ------2 2-0 6/13/13 @ TB J. Hellickson 27 Kottaras 2 - 2 1 1 2 - - - 1 1 ------1 1 2-0 6/23/13 CWS D. Axelrod 2 Lough 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 ------1 - 0-1 6/11/13 DET M. Scherzer 45 Moustakas 4 1 3 2 2 2 2 - - 2 - 2 - 1 - - - - 4 2-2 5/10/13 NYY P. Hughes 119 Perez 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 - - 3 - - - 2 1 1 - - 1 2-1 6/15/13 @ TB J. Peralta 33 Tejada 2 2 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - 2 - 1 1 2 - - - - 0-2 5/24/13 LAA J. Vargas 41

Pinch-Hit: Last: Yuniesky Betancourt (7/22/12 vs. Minnesota, ninth inning) Franchise total: 73 Grand Slam: Last: Alex Gordon (4/25/13 @ Detroit, 10th inning) - 2 in 2013, Franchise total: 111 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (9/7/12 @ Chicago) - solo, 2-run 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: George Kottaras and Jarrod Dyson (6/23/13 vs. Chicago, fifth inning)- once in 2013 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 (6/26/13 vs. Atlanta) - 1 in 2013 - (10th career for Gordon), Franchise total: 83 Inside-the-Park: Last: David DeJesus (4/23/10 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 94 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Salvador Perez (9/15/12 vs. Los Angeles, 9th inning, Frieri pitching) - Franchise total: 62 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Kendrys Morales, Los Angeles (9/14/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Tim Collins pitching, 8th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Robinson Cano, New York (5/6/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Luke Hochevar pitching, 3rd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Robinson Cano, Vernon Wells, New York (5/12/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Ervin Santana pitching, 3rd inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Matt Joyce @ Tampa Bay (6/14/13 @ Tropicana Field, Luis Mendoza pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Derek Jeter @ New York (7/22/10 @ Yankee Stadium, Bruce Chen pitching, 3rd inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Santiago @ Detroit (8/30/11 @ Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla, Atlanta (4/16/13 @ Turner Field, Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, 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) 2013 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 Butler 14 3 - 1 - 18 3 1 - 1 1 6 7 11 19 3 - - 3 g 5 gm (3x) 3 - Cain 13 3 1 - - 17 8 1 - - - 9 6 6 16 3 - - 0 g 6 gm (4/30-5/7) 8 - Dyson 4 - - - - 4 1 1 - - - 2 - 1 7 1 - - 6 g 6 gm (5/10-pres.) 2 2 Escobar 13 4 - - - 17 2 - - - - 2 2 6 5 4 - - 4 g 9 g (4/17-28) 16 1 Francoeur 6 1 - - - 7 1 - - - - 1 2 4 6 1 - - 0 g 7 gm (4/4-10) 6 - Gordon 19 7 1 - - 27 8 1 1 - - 10 8 11 19 3 1 - 3 g 12 gm (4/3-16) 7 - Hosmer 16 4 1 - - 21 4 - 1 - - 5 4 5 13 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (6/6-10) 10 - Johnson 6 1 - - - 7 - 1 - - - 1 1 2 5 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (6/13-19) 5 1 Kottaras ------1 - - - - 1 - 2 3 - - - 1 g - - - Lough 7 2 1 - - 10 2 - - - - 2 - 4 9 - - - 3 g 4 gm (6/5-9) 4 1 Moustakas 9 2 - - - 11 1 1 - - - 2 2 3 5 2 - - 6 g 6 gm (6/18-pres.) - - Perez 13 5 - - - 18 7 - - - - 7 5 7 10 4 1 - 3 g 11 gm (6/5-15) - - Tejada 4 - - - - 4 1 1 - - - 2 3 2 1 - - - 0 g 5 g (5/31-6/13) 4 1

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Errorless Streaks Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 4-5 Player Streak Last Player Streak Last Error 1st - 6 37 Tuesday 3-8 ROYALS 4 6/21/13 vs. CWS Johnson 4 6/19/13 @ CLE Kottaras 3 6/2/13 @ TEX 2nd - 5 27 Wednesday 7-6 Pitchers 32 5/22/13 @ HOU 3rd - 7 47 Butler 7 10/2/12 vs. DET Lough 28 5/19/13 @ OAK Thursday 6-1 Cain 58 4/10/13 vs. MIN Moustakas 14 6/6/13 vs. MIN 4th - 2 31 Friday 3-6 Dyson 8 4/14/13 vs. TOR Perez 7 6/17/13 @ CLE 5th - 3 21 Escobar 4 6/21/13 vs. CWS Tejada 5 6/13/13 @ TB 6th - 4 27 Saturday 4-8 Sunday 9-5 Francoeur 28 5/6/13 vs. CWS 7th - 4 28 Gordon 55 4/21/13 @ BOS (G2) 8th - 6 37 Hosmer 9 6/15/13 @TB 9th - 5 22

The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: , Aug. 26, 1991 vs. Chicago June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB) (Royals 7-0) Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Royals Steal of Home: No-Hitter vs. Royals: Triple Play vs. Royals: Jeff Francoeur, at Baltimore, Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, August 11, 2012 (6th inning) - on double steal in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (6-3, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Brett Lawrie, 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 June 15-16, 2001 at Milwaukee, 4-2 (Power Outage). Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Angel Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Billy Butler, May 13, 2013 @ (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: (Blue Jays 3-2) Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Elliot Johnson, June 13, 2013 @ Tampa Bay September 9, 2012 at Chicago (KC won 2-1 in 10 innings) at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: Royals Walk-Off Win: Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Billy Butler, May 13, 2013 @ Los Angeles Angels June 26 vs. Atlanta (4-3 in 10) - 4 times in 2013 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) Alberto Callaspo, April 18, 2010 @ Minnesota June 14, 2013 @ Tampa Bay (5th inning, 4 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 10 times in 2013 -- Sept. 29-30, 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0) (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ PHI Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Royals Position Player Pitching: June 7-9, 2013 vs. Houston May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: Opponent Position Player Pitching: July 5-7, 2010 @ Seattle July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) A.L.: Bill Hall, Boston, May 28, 2010 at Fenway Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: 10+ by a Royals starter: Park; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle , July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Royals Pitcher Homered: May 7-10, 1999 at Minnesota Luke Hochevar, August 21, 2012 at Tampa Bay (10) Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Royals Pitcher With a Hit: May 10-12, 2013 vs. Jeremy Guthrie, May 4, 2013 vs. Chicago White Sox Luis Mendoza, May 29, 2013 @ St. Louis Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: (Royals 2-0) Royals Pitcher With a RBI: May 17-19, 2013 at Oakland Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Luis Mendoza, May 29, 2013 @ St. Louis Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 9, 2013 vs. Houston (2-0); Mendoza (7.0), Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Crow (1.0), Holland (1.0) , August 13, 2010 vs. New York Yankees (3) Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 at Detroit Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Thursday, June 27, 2013 2013 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 2/12 INF/OF-Elliot Johnson Acquired as player to be named in December 9, 2012 trade LHP-Donnie Joseph Optioned to Omaha with the Tampa Bay Rays LHP-Francisley Bueno Optioned to Omaha RHP-Felipe Paulino Placed on 60-Day D.L. (rehab from Tommy John surgery) INF-Irving Falu Optioned to Omaha 3/8 LHP-Noel Arguelles Optioned to Northwest Arkansas LHP-Atahualpa Severino Assigned to minor league camp LHP-Ryan Verdugo Assigned to minor league camp 3/28 C-Max Ramirez Assigned to minor league camp RHP-Sugar Ray Marimon Assigned to minor league camp RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha C-Manuel Pina Assigned to minor league camp RHP-Dan Wheeler Assigned to minor league camp C-Julio Rodriguez Assigned to minor league camp 3/29 C-Brett Hayes Assigned outright to Omaha and accepted assignment OF-Luis Durango Assigned to minor league camp LHP-George Sherrill Assigned to minor league camp 3/12 LHP-Chris Dwyer Optioned to Omaha OF- Assigned to minor league camp LHP-Justin Marks Optioned to Omaha 3/31 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L. (rehab from Tommy John surgery) LHP-John Lamb Optioned to Northwest Arkansas INF-Miguel Tejada Contract selected from Omaha 3/13 RHP-Guillermo Moscoso Requested Unconditional Release Waivers 4/21 LHP-Will Smith Recalled from Omaha 3/15 RHP-Guillermo Moscoso Claimed on Waivers by Toronto LHP-Will Smith Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 3/18 LHP-Everett Teaford Optioned to Omaha 4/28 LHP-Will Smith Recalled from Omaha LHP-Will Smith Optioned to Omaha LHP-Will Smith Optioned to Omaha (postgame) RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha 5/9 3B-Brandon Wood Traded to Baltimore Orioles RHP-Blaine Boyer Assigned to minor league camp 5/17 OF-Jarrod Dyson Placed on 15-day D.L. (right ankle sprain-retro to May 16) RHP-Michael Mariot Assigned to minor league camp OF-David Lough Recalled from Omaha RHP-Brian Sanches Assigned to minor league camp 5/23 RHP-Kelvin Herrera Optioned to Omaha RHP-Yordano Ventura Assigned to minor league camp RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Omaha C-Adam Moore Assigned to minor league camp 5/25 C-Salvador Perez Placed on Bereavement List INF-Christian Colon Assigned to minor league camp C-Adam Moore Contract selected from Omaha INF-Anthony Seratelli Assigned to minor league camp 6/4 OF-Quintin Berry Claimed off waivers from Detroit, optioned to Omaha INF-Brandon Wood Assigned to minor league camp RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha OF-Will Taveras Assigned to minor league camp RHP-Kelvin Herrera Recalled from Omaha 3/20 OF-Endy Chavez Released from minor league contract LHP-Danny Duffy Transferred to 60-day D.L. (rehab from Tommy John surgery) 3/23 2B-Johnny Giavotella Optioned to Omaha C-Salvador Perez Reinstated from Bereavement and Restricted lists 3/25 OF-David Lough Optioned to Omaha C-Adam Moore Optioned to Omaha LHP-George Sherrill Released from minor league contract 6/6 RHP-Nate Adcock Designated for assignment OF-Xavier Nady Released from minor league contract 6/13 RHP-Nate Adcock Claimed on Waivers by Arizona 3/27 OF-Desmond Henry Acquired as player to be named in November 8, 2012 6/22 OF-Jarrod Dyson Activated from 15-day D.L. trade with Texas INF-Chris Getz Optioned to Omaha LHP-George Sherrill Signed to minor league contract with invitation to spring 6/25 RHP-Kelvin Herrera Optioned to Omaha training LHP-Will Smith Recalled from Omaha OF-Xavier Nady Signed to minor league contract with invitation to spring training Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Note 5/25 Chris Getz Arguing call from previous inning (1B - Foster) 5/26 Billy Butler Arguing from bench (HP - Foster) 6/11 Billy Butler Arguing from bench (HP - Baker) The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order (team record) Starts by Position (team record) 1st: Cain (0-3), Dyson (2-1), Escobar (1-3), Getz (0-5), Gordon (31-24), Lough (2-3) P: Davis (8-7), Guthrie (9-6), Mendoza (5-8), Santana (6-9), Shields (8-8), 2nd: Cain (1-2), Escobar (24-31), Hosmer (10-6), Johnson (1-0) Smith (0-1) 3rd: Butler (16-12), Cain (0-3), Gordon (4-14), Hosmer (4-4), Lough (1-0), Perez (11-6) C: Kottaras (4-9), Moore (1-2), Perez (31-28) 4th: Butler (18-26), Hosmer (10-7), Moustakas (4-2), Perez (4-4) 1B: Butler (2-3), Hosmer (34-35), Tejada (0-1) 5th: Cain (16-17), Francoeur (1-0), Hosmer (6-15), Lough (1-0), Moustakas (6-3), 2B: Getz (21-20), Johnson (13-17), Tejada (2-2) Perez (6-4) 3B: Moustakas (30-30), Johnson (1-1), Tejada (5-8) 6th: Cain (10-7), Francoeur (2-3), Hosmer (4-3), Lough (6-5), Moustakas (12-11), SS: Escobar (34-39), Johnson (2-0) Perez (1-5), Tejada (1-5) LF: Gordon (35-38), Lough (1-1) 7th: Cain (1-3), Francoeur (15-14), Johnson (4-1), Kottaras (0-1), Lough (4-3), CF: Cain (28-32), Dyson (6-5), Lough (2-2) Moustakas (8-12), Perez (1-4), Tejada (3-1) RF: Cain (3-2), Francoeur (22-27), Lough (11-10) 8th: Cain (3-0), Dyson (3-1), Francoeur (4-9), Getz (8-4), Johnson (4-7), DH: Butler (32-35), Cain (0-1) Kottaras (4-5), Lough (0-1), Moore (1-2), Moustakas (0-2), Perez (8-5), Tejada (1-3) 9th: Dyson (1-3), Escobar (8-5), Francoeur (0-1), Getz (14-11), Johnson (7-10), Kottaras (0-3), Lough (0-1), Tejada (2-2), Pitchers (4-3) Minor League Report (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Pacific Coast League Texas League Carolina League American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (35-44) (4-3 2nd half, 29-48 overall) (3-3 2nd half, 36-40 overall) R H E LOB The Storm Chasers were off on Wednesday. They host R H E LOB Wilmington 6 14 0 12 the Iowa Cubs tonight, with two-time Futures Game selection Midland (Athletics) 5 5 1 5 Lynchburg (Braves) 5 12 2 9 Yordano Ventura on the mound. NW Arkansas 9 12 0 6 WP: Malcom Culver (3-3) Team Leaders (* = Qualifying Players, ^ = Promoted) WP: Aaron Brooks (3-1) SV: Andrew Triggs (6) AVG Xavier Nady .312* HR: Matt Fields (#19) HR: None HR Xavier Nady 11 RBI Xavier Nady 43 The Naturals built an 8-0 lead in an opening win over Wilmington held on for a one-run win, moving to 2-1 in Runs Xavier Nady 43 Midland. Cheslor Cuthbert started the scoring with a two- a four-game set. Starter Kellen Moen scattered three runs SB Anthony Seratelli 13 run single. Texas League Home Run Derby champion Matt and eight hits over 4.2 innings. Malcom Culver stranded two W Chris Dwyer, Will Smith^ 5 Fields hit a three-run homer in the second and Manuel Pina inherited runners on his way to 2.1 scoreless stanzas. Jack SO Will Smith^ 74 drove home in a pair in the third. Fields is tied for the league Lopez, Dennis Raben and Justin Trapp all recorded three SV Michael Mariot 6 lead in home runs. Aaron Brooks fanned 8 and walked none, hits plus an RBI. Raben is 9-for-15 in the series with three holding Midland to 2 runs on 4 hits over 6.0 innings. doubles, four RBI and three runs.

Lexington Legends (A) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Burlington Royals (R) Surprise Royals (R) Pioneer League Appalachian League Arizona League Southern Division South Division East Division West Division (4-3 2nd half, 37-38 overall) (2-5) (5-2) (3-3) R H E LOB (11 innings) R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Lexington 2 5 1 6 Idaho Falls 8 9 0 5 Burlington 3 7 1 6 Arizona Padres 6 6 2 4 Hickory (Rangers) 3 4 3 7 Orem (Angels) 7 14 2 15 Bluefield (Blue Jays) 7 11 0 9 Surprise Royals 5 12 2 9

LP: Daniel Stumpf (5-6) WP: Josiel Martinez (1-0) LP: Ben Tomchick (0-1) LP: Christian Flecha (0-1) HR: None HR: 2 (#1, #2) HR: Pedro Gonzalez (#1) HR: None

Lexington finished 1-2 at Hickory, with all three Adrian Bringas doubled home Carlos Burlington allowed six runs over the last Surprise lost at home as the Padres games decided by one run. Daniel Stumpf allowed Garcia, lifting Idaho Falls to an 11-inning win. three innings in an opening loss at Bluefield. plated five runs (one earned) in the second. three runs, four hits and two walks over 4.0 innings. Frank Schwindel slugged two homers, his first Starter Matt Tenuta limited the Jays to a run Greg Billo faced two batters in his first rehab Aroni Nina (3.0 IP) and Kevin Allen (1.0 IP) held as a professional. The 18th-round pick hit a on five hits over 5.0 innings. Pedro Gonzalez appearance since undergoing “Tommy John” the Crawdads scoreless in relief. Mark Donato and two-run shot in the sixth and a solo homer in finished 2-for-3 with a two-run homer. surgery. Billo led the in Mark Threlkeld each drove in a run. The Legends the ninth. Humberto Arteaga posted three hits, Mauricio Ramos added two hits and two runs ERA in 2011. Jecksson Flores recorded two are at Hagerstown (Nationals) tonight. including a game-tying double in the ninth. while boosting his average to .346 (9-for-26). hits and two RBI. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Thursday, June 27, 2013

Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 13 April 5 @ Philadelphia 11 May 10 vs. New York Most runs, extra-inning game 8 April 25 @ Detroit 5 May 5 vs. Chicago Most hits, game 19 Twice, last: May 13 @ Los Angeles 16 May 10 vs. New York Most hits, extra-inning game 14 April 25 @ Detroit 10 May 5 vs. Chicago Fewest hits, game 2 May 28 vs. St. Louis 2 April 13 vs. Toronto Most runs, inning 8 June 13 @ Tampa Bay 6 April 29 vs. Cleveland (5th inning) Most hits, inning 8 June 13 @ Tampa Bay 6 May 10 vs. New York (6th inning) Most doubles, game 5 May 13 @ Los Angeles 5 Twice, last: May 10 vs. New York Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 April 25 @ Detroit 3 Twice, last: June 12 vs. Detroit Most triples, game 2 Twice, last: May 4 vs. Chicago 2 April 28 vs. Cleveland (G2) Most triples, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, game 3 May 9 @ Baltimore 5 April 16 @ Atlanta Most home runs, extra-inning game 3 April 21 @ Boston (G2) 1 Twice, last: May 5 vs. Chicago Most home runs, inning 2 Thrice, last: June 23 vs. Chicago (5th inning) 3 April 16 @ Atlanta (8th inning) Most extra-base hits, game 7 April 5 @ Philadelphia 8 May 10 vs. New York Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 5 April 25 @ Detroit 4 April 21 @Boston (G2) Most steals, game 3 Six times, last: June 25 vs. Atlanta 3 June 23 vs. Chicago Most times caught stealing, game 1 14 times, last: June 26 vs. Atlanta 2 Thrice, last June 23 vs. Chicago Most sacrifice flies, game 2 Twice, last: April 30 vs. Tampa Bay 3 April 28 vs. Cleveland (G2) Most sacrifices, game 1 multiple times 3 June 12 vs. Detroit Most strikeouts, game 13 May 13 @ Los Angeles 14 April 7 @ Philadelphia Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 12 April 21 @ Boston (G2) 11 June 12 vs. Detroit Most walks, game 7 April 7 @ Philadelphia 8 April 24 @ Detroit Most walks, extra-inning game 6 May 5 vs. Chicago 6 April 21 @ Boston (G2) Most left on base, game 12 Twice, last May 26 vs. Los Angeles 14 June 5 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, extra-inning game 11 Twice, last: June 1 @ Texas 9 April 21 @ Boston (G2) Fewest left on base, game 2 Twice, last: June 21 vs. Chicago 1 April 13 vs. Toronto Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 5 May 6 vs. Chicago 3 April 25 @ Detroit Most double plays turned 3 Twice, last: May 28 vs. St. Louis 3 Thrice, last: June 5 vs. Minnesota Most errors, game 3 Thrice, last: May 8 @ Baltimore 3 Thrice, last: June 8 vs. Houston Individual Batting: Most hits, game 5 Butler (May 13 @ Los Angeles) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 5 times, last: Gordon (June 26 vs. Atlanta) Must runs, game 3 Gordon (April 7 @ Philadelphia, April 21 @ Boston), Cain (April 20 @ Boston) Most doubles, game 2 5 times, last: Perez (June 26 vs. Atlanta) Most triples, game 1 multiple players Most home runs, game 1 multiple players Most RBI, game 7 Butler (April 7 @ Philadelphia) - ties franchise record (12th time) Most RBI, extra-inning game 4 Gordon (April 25 @ Detroit) Most total bases, game 9 Cain (April 20 @ Boston) Most total bases, extra-inning game 7 Gordon (April 21 @ Boston, G2) Most walks, game 3 Moustakas (April 28 vs. Cleveland-G1), Butler (April 13 vs. Toronto, June 2 @ Texas) Most stolen bases, game 2 Johnson (May 21 @ Houston), Hosmer (June 19 @ Cleveland) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 12 Gordon (April 3-16) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Shields (April 13 vs. Toronto), Guthrie (May 4 vs. Chicago) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.2 Chen (June 21 vs. Chicago) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Guthrie (April 4 at Chicago), Shields (May 6 vs. Chicago and May 17 @ Oakland) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Hochevar (April 12 vs. Toronto, April 28 vs. Cleveland, G1) Most walks, starter 5 Shields (May 27 vs. St. Louis) Most walks, reliever 3 Holland (April 6 @ Philadelphia), Mendoza (April 24 @ Detroit) Most runs allowed 8 Mendoza (April 12 vs. Toronto), Davis (April 29 vs. Cleveland) Most home runs allowed 4 Guthrie (May 14 @ Los Angeles), Santana (May 23 vs. Los Angeles) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 17.2 Guthrie (April 21-May 9) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 15.2 Collins (May 12-June 22) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 5 Guthrie (April 4-May 9) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 6 June 5-10 Longest winning streak, home 6 June 5-10 Longest winning streak, road 2 April 4-5, April 21, June 13-14, June 16-17 Longest losing streak, overall 8 May 22-May 29 Longest losing streak, home 11 May 6-June 4 Longest losing streak, road 4 May 17-20 Longest game-inning, home 11 May 6 vs. Chicago Longest game-inning, road 10 April 21 @ Boston (G2), April 25 @Detroit, June 1 @ Texas Longest game-time, home 3:38 May 26 vs. Los Angeles Longest game-time, road 3:45 May 21 @ Houston Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:36 May 5 vs. Chicago Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:19 June 1 @ Texas Shortest game-time home 2:07 May 28 vs. St. Louis Shortest game-time road 2:17 May 8 at Baltimore Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:08 June 26 vs. Atlanta Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:11 April 21 at Boston (G2) Largest crowd-home 40,073 April 8 vs. Minnesota Smallest crowd-home 10,069 April 10 vs. Minnesota Largest crowd-road 47,567 June 2 @ Texas Smallest crowd-road 11,398 June 13 @ Tampa Bay Largest winning margin 9 April 5 @ Philadelphia (13-4), April 28 vs. Cleveland (G1) (9-0), June 13 @ Tampa Bay (10-1) Largest losing margin 9 April 29 vs. Cleveland (9-0) Largest deficit overcome to win 5 May 1 vs. Tampa Bay (trailed 6-1 after 3.5 inn, won 9-8) Largest lead lost 3 April 24 @ Detroit (led 4-1 in the third), June 26 vs. Atlanta (led 3-0 after 6)

Royals Record When:

Lead after six innings: 24-8 Tied after six innings: 5-5 Trail after six innings: 7-26 Lead after seven innings: 21-5 Tied after seven innings: 6-6 Trail after seven innings: 9-28 Lead after eight innings: 27-2 Tied after eight innings: 6-1 Trail after eight innings: 3-36 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 18-18 Starter works 6.0 IP: 11-9 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 7-12 Score first: 16-16 Opponents score first: 20-23 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 14/9 Score more than three runs: 25-5 Score three runs or less: 11-34 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 4/1 Hit home run: 19-13 Do not homer: 17-26 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 24/16 Series : 10-15 Series finale: 15-9 Errorless games by KC: 21-21 10 or more hits: 20-9 Opponents 10 or more hits: 7-13

Upcoming Milestones Billy Butler Alcides Escobar 14 stolen bases to 100 James Shields 11 wins to 100 1 HR to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (B. Jackson-109) 17 doubles to 250 Jeff Francoeur 2 doubles to 250 Miguel Tejada 35 doubles to 500 12 RBI to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-533) 10 home runs to 150 73 games for 1,000 Ned Yost 9 wins from 700 11 hits to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (Fred Patek-1,036) Alex Gordon 11 home runs for 100 3 doubles for 200 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins - Thursday, June 27, 2013 2013 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 (14-10) 4/1 at CWS D L 0-1 0-1 T4 -1.0 Sale Shields (0-1) Reed 39,012 1 39,012 4/3 at CWS D L 2-5 0-2 5 -2.0 Peavy Santana (0-1) Reed 14,213 2 53,225 4/4 at CWS D W 3-1 1-2 T4 -1.0 Guthrie (1-0) Floyd Holland (1) 15,036 3 68,261 4/5 at Phi D W 13-4 2-2 T1 - Chen (R, 1-0) Kendrick -- 45,307 4 113,568 4/6 at Phi N L 3-4 2-3 T4 -1.0 Bastardo Holland (R, 0-1) -- 39,475 5 153,043 4/7 at Phi D W 9-8 3-3 T3 -1.0 Shields (1-1) Hamels Herrera (1) 39,451 6 192,494 4/8 Min D W 3-1 4-3 T2 -0.5 Santana (1-1) Correia Crow (1) 40,073 1 40,073 4/9 Min N W 7-4 5-3 1 +0.5 Guthrie (2-0) Pelfrey Holland (2) 11,697 2 51,770 4/10 Min N W 3-0 6-3 1 +1.5 Davis (1-0) Hendriks Herrera (2) 10,069 3 61,839 4/12 Tor N L 4-8 6-4 1 +1.0 Happ Mendoza (0-1) Loup 13,049 4 74,888 4/13 Tor N L 2-3 6-5 T1 - Dickey Shields (C, 1-2) Janssen 21,960 5 96,848 4/14 Tor D W 3-2 7-5 T1 - Herrera (R, 1-0) Oliver -- 29,057 6 125,905 4/16 at Atl N L 3-6 7-6 2 -1.0 O’Flaherty Herrera (R, 1-1) -- 26,400 7 218,894 4/17 at Atl D W 1-0 8-6 2 -1.0 Davis (2-0) Minor Holland (3) 23,018 8 241,912 4/19 at Bos N Postponed due to Boston police situation -- Made up April 21 as part of day/night doubleheader 4/20 at Bos D L 3-4 8-7 T1 - Buchholz Herrera (R, 1-2) Bailey 35,152 9 277,064 4/21 at Bos (1) D W 4-2 9-7 - - Santana (2-1) Dempster Holland (4) 31,483 10 308,547 at Bos (2) N W 5-4 (10) 10-7 1 +1.0 Herrera (R, 2-2) Miller Holland (5) 33,270 11 341,817 4/23 at Det N Postponed due to rain -- Make up scheduled as part of day/night doubleheader on August 16 (12:05 and 6:05 CDT) 4/24 at Det N L 5-7 10-8 1 +0.5 Scherzer Davis (2-1) Valverde 30,347 12 372,164 4/25 at Det D W 8-3 (10) 11-8 1 +1.5 Collins (R, 1-0) Coke -- 30,321 13 402,485 4/26 Cle N Postponed due to rain -- Made up April 28 as part of a day/night doubleheader 4/27 Cle N W 3-2 12-8 1 +1 Santana (3-1) Kazmir Holland (6) 19,224 7 145,129 4/28 Cle (1) D W 9-0 13-8 - - Guthrie (3-0) Masterson -- 22,001 8 167,130 Cle (2) N L 3-10 13-9 1 +0.5 Kluber Smith (0-1) -- 19,831 9 186,961 4/29 Cle N L 0-9 13-10 2 -0.5 Jimenez Davis (2-2) -- 14,255 10 201,216 4/30 TB N W 8-2 14-10 2 -0.5 Shields (2-2) Cobb -- 12,738 11 213,954

May (8-20) 5/1 TB N W 9-8 15-10 1 +0.5 Chen (R, 2-0) McGee Holland (7) 11,514 12 225,468 5/2 TB D Postponed due to snow -- Make up scheduled for August 26 (1:10 p.m.) 5/3 CWS N Postponed due to rain -- Made up on May 6 5/4 CWS N W 2-0 16-10 2 -0.5 Guthrie (C,4-0) Axelrod -- 19,957 13 245,425 5/5 CWS D W 6-5 (10) 17-10 2 -0.5 Holland (R, 1-1) Omogrosso -- 16,462 14 261,887 5/6 CWS D L 1-2 (11) 17-11 2 -1.0 Crain Herrera (R, 2-3) Reed 15,576 15 277,463 5/7 at Bal N L 3-4 17-12 2 -1.5 Hunter Collins (R, 1-1) Johnson 12,921 14 415,406 5/8 at Bal N L 3-5 17-13 2 -1.5 Tillman Mendoza (0-2) Johnson 12,344 15 427,750 5/9 at Bal N W 6-2 18-13 2 -0.5 Guthrie (5-0) Garcia -- 23,282 16 451,032 5/10 NYY N L 6-11 18-14 2 -1.5 Hughes Davis (2-3) -- 24,521 16 301,984 5/11 NYY N L 2-3 18-15 3 -1.5 Pettitte Shields (2-3) Rivera 30,910 17 332,894 5/12 NYY D L 2-4 18-16 3 -1.5 Kuroda Santana (3-2) Rivera 29,515 18 362,409 5/13 at LAA N W 11-4 19-16 3 -1.5 Mendoza (1-2) Blanton Hochevar (1) 32,203 17 483,235 5/14 at LAA N L 2-6 19-17 3 -2.5 Vargas Guthrie (5-1) -- 33,028 18 516,263 5/15 at LAA N W 9-5 20-17 3 -1.5 Davis (3-3) Enright -- 31,917 19 548,180 5/17 at Oak N L 1-2 20-18 3 -2.0 Doolittle Shields (C, 2-4) Balfour 14,602 20 562,782 5/18 at Oak N L 1-2 20-19 3 -3.0 Milone Santana (3-3) Balfour 35,067 21 597,849 5/19 at Oak D L 3-4 20-20 3 -4.0 Blevins Herrera (R, 2-4) Cook 20,387 22 618,236 5/20 at Hou N L 5-6 20-21 3 -5.0 Keuchel Guthrie (5-2) Veras 12,989 23 631,225 5/21 at Hou N W 7-3 21-21 3 -4.0 Chen (R, 3-0) Clemens -- 12,302 24 643,527 5/22 at Hou N L 1-3 21-22 3 -4.0 Lyles Shields (2-5) Veras 12,324 25 655,851 5/23 LAA N L 4-5 21-23 3 -5.0 Blanton Santana (3-4) Coello 18,784 19 381,193 5/24 LAA N L 2-5 21-24 4 -5.5 Vargas Hochevar (R, 0-1) Richards 32,148 20 413,341 5/25 LAA D L 0-7 21-25 4 -5.5 Buckner Guthrie (5-3) -- 27,958 21 441,299 5/26 LAA D L 2-5 21-26 4 -6.5 Williams Davis (3-4) Frieri 24,475 22 465,774 5/27 Stl D L 3-6 21-27 4 -7.5 Wainwright Shields (2-6) Mujica 34,746 23 500,520 5/28 Stl N L 1-4 21-28 T4 -7.5 Lyons Santana (3-5) Mujica 27,833 24 528,353 5/29 at Stl N L 3-5 21-29 5 -7.5 Choate Crow (R, 0-1) Mujica 43,477 26 699,328 5/30 at Stl N W 4-2 22-29 5 -6.5 Coleman (R, 1-0) Boggs Holland (8) 43,916 27 743,244 5/31 at Tex N L 2-7 22-30 5 -6.5 Holland Davis (3-5) -- 37,765 28 781,009

June (14-9) 6/1 at Tex D W 4-1 (10) 23-30 5 -6.5 Crow (R, 1-1) Ross Holland (9) 36,107 29 817,116 6/2 at Tex D L 1-3 23-31 5 -6.5 Sheppers Gutierrez (R, 0-1) Nathan 47,567 30 864,683 6/4 Min N L 0-3 23-32 5 -7.5 Deduno Mendoza (1-3) Perkins 20,134 25 548,487 6/5 Min N W 4-1 24-32 5 -6.5 Guthrie (6-3) Walters Holland (10) 12,407 26 560,894 6/6 Min N W 7-3 25-32 4 -6.5 Collins (R, 2-1) Burton -- 14,942 27 575,836 6/7 Hou N W 4-2 26-32 4 -6.5 Herrera (R, 3-4) Wright Holland (11) 24,808 28 600,644 6/8 Hou N W 7-2 27-32 4 -6.5 Santana (4-5) Bedard -- 28,055 29 628,699 6/9 Hou D W 2-0 28-32 3 -6.5 Crow (R, 2-1) Ambriz Holland (12) 20,723 30 649,422 6/10 Det N W 3-2 29-32 T2 -5.5 Guthrie (7-3) Fister Holland (13) 17,653 31 667,075 6/11 Det N L 2-3 29-33 3 -6.5 Scherzer Crow (R, 2-2) Valverde 16,493 32 683,568 6/12 Det N W 3-2 (10) 30-33 3 -5.5 Holland (R, 2-1) Coke -- 24,564 33 708,132 6/13 at TB N W 10-1 31-33 3 -5.0 Santana (5-5) Hellickson -- 11,398 31 876,081 6/14 at TB N W 7-2 32-33 3 -5.0 Mendoza (2-3) Moore -- 13,407 32 889,488 6/15 at TB D L 3-5 32-34 3 -5.0 Torres Guthrie (7-4) Rodney 18,593 33 908,081 6/16 at TB D W 5-3 33-34 3 -5.0 Davis (4-5) Hernandez Holland (14) 27,442 34 935,523 6/17 at Cle N W 2-1 34-34 2 -5.0 Crow (R, 3-2) Shaw Holland (15) 12,803 35 948,326 6/18 at Cle N L 3-4 34-35 3 -5.0 Allen Herrera (R, 3-5) Pestano 14,853 36 963,179 6/19 at Cle N L 3-6 34-36 3 -5.0 Masterson Mendoza (2-4) -- 17,349 37 980,528 6/21 CWS N L 1-9 34-37 3 -5.5 Santiago Guthrie (7-5) -- 33,830 34 741,962 6/22 CWS D L 2-3 34-38 3 -6.5 Crain Crow (R, 3-3) Reed 20,364 35 762,326 6/23 CWS D W 7-6 35-38 3 -6.5 Hochevar (R, 1-1) Crain Holland (16) 18,622 36 780,948 6/25 Atl N L 3-4 35-39 3 -6.5 Medlen Collins (R, 2-2) Kimbrel 29,947 37 810,895 6/26 Atl N W 4-3 (10) 36-39 3 -5.5 Crow (R, 4-3) Wood -- 22,207 38 833,102 6/27 at Min N 6/28 at Min N 6/29 at Min D 6/30 at Min D

July (0-0) 7/2 Cle N 7/3 Cle N 7/4 Cle D 7/5 Oak N 7/6 Oak D 7/7 Oak D

Disabled List (1) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement GamesMissed Team Record RHP-Felipe Paulino 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery February 12 eligible 75 36-39