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City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES (4-14) @ (8-10) - Saturday, April 21, 2018 Game #19 - Road Game #11 FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Go and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, April 22 @ Detroit Tigers: LHP Eric Skoglund (0-2, 9.13) vs. LHP (2-1, 2.55), 12:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, April 23: Off day in Kansas City – Royals Charities Golf Tournament at Shadow Glen Golf Course Tuesday, April 24 vs. : RHP Zach Davies (1-2, 4.84) vs. TBA, 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, April 25 vs. Milwaukee Brewers: RHP (2-1, 3.25) vs. TBA, 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with and Steve Stewart...today’s game will be televised by FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Go with and calling the action...Joel Goldberg and Royals’ Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live.

Royals vs. Tigers NINTH- RALLY SALVAGES SPLIT, STOPS SKID--Down to its last two outs in the second Much like they did earlier this month, the Royals and Tigers game of yesterday’s doubleheader, Kansas City rallied to turn a one-run deficit into a 3-2 victory and split the first two games of this series with yesterday’s day-night doubleheader...the Royals’ ninth-inning rally in the nightcap snap a nine-game slide...after Detroit closer retired the first hitter of the frame, the Royals evened the season series at two and kept KC with a five-win ad- collected three-straight one-out hits, capped by pinch-hitter ’s game-tying RBI single vantage in the all-time set, 346-341... the Tigers have the edge in to right...then, a misplay on ’s grounder to first allowed the Royals to take their first lead...Kelvin games contested here, 179-167, including an 87-80 advantage at Herrera pitched around a two-out single to in the bottom of the ninth to lock down his this ballpark. third of the season and first since April 7... matched a career-high with 8.0 Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/2 @ Det L, 1-6 Liriano Hammel 15,476 pitched, earning his third victory of the season, which leads the club...the 25-year-old righty allowed 4/3 @ Det W, 1-0 Junis Boyd 15,083 just two runs on four hits with one walk and four for his second win here this season...in the 4/4 @ Det PPD - Snow/Cold opener, KC left 10 men on base in a 3-2 setback in 10 innings... also matched his career 4/20 @ Det L, 2-3(10) Jimenez Keller 15,406 @ Det W, 3-2 Junis Greene 17,194 high, going 9.0 innings, but ultimately wound up with a no-decision as JaCoby Jones’ solo shot in the 4/21 @ Det 10th decided it... had three hits in the first game and added a solo shot in the nightcap, 4/22 @ Det going 4-for-10 on the day, while connected for his fifth roundtripper in the early contest. STARTING SOMETHING--Yesterday’s starting , Jason Hammel and Jakob Junis, each matched career highs in innings in the split doubleheader, with the former tossing 9.0 innings in the first game and the latter recording 8.0 in the nightcap...the combined 17.0 innings were the most by two Royals starting pitchers in the same day since July 20, 1990, when and both tossed 9.0 innings in a doubleheader with Boston...yesterday’s effort marked the 11th and 12th times this season that KC starting hurlers have held the opponent to three runs or less...the starting staff’s 3.41 ERA ranks 10th in the Majors (fifth in the AL). COMEBACK KIDS--Last night’s victory marked the first time in 2018 that the Royals have rallied for a win and first time erasing a ninth-inning deficit in their previous 29 tries...Kansas City had two such wins in 2017, the last on August 23 of last year, when a walk-off three-run shot in a 6-4 triumph over Colorado...the Royals collected 46 come-from-behind wins in 2017 overall, which were the second-most in franchise history, while the total ranked third in the Majors, behind 48 each from the and Dodgers. MOOSE STILL LOOSE--Mike Moustakas extended his to 12 games yesterday, hitting his fifth of the season in the first game and recording a fifth-inning single in the nightcap...his 12-game run is the second-longest active streak in the big leagues, behind Minnesota’s , who hit in his 14th- straight contest last night...Moose is batting .404 (21-for-52) over his last 12 contests, with four doubles, five homers, 12 RBI and a .769 ...he entered play on April 8 with a .174 season average, but this streak has raised his average to .333, which is tied for seventh in the . HOMESTAND AHEAD--Following tomorrow’s series finale here, the Royals will return to Kansas City for a week-long stay at ...the club will play its first Interleague games of 2018, with the Milwaukee Brewers visiting next Tuesday and Wednesday evening...KC will play an additional 18 contests against its brethren from the Central, including a trip to Miller Park, June 26-27...the Royal complete the homestand with an expanded five-game series vs. the , next Thursday through Sunday...the clubs will play a day-night doubleheader a week from today, making up the postponement on Easter Sunday. TODAY’S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP (0-2, 3.86) vs. RHP (1-1, 3.86) 2018 2017 Career 2018 2017 Career Danny Duffy vs. Tigers - 2-1 7-8 Major League Record 0-2 (3.86 ERA) 9-10 45-45 Mike Fiers vs. Royals - 1-1 1-3 Major League Record 1-1 (3.86 ERA) 8-10 43-48 DANNY DUFFY makes his fifth start of the season and 135th of his career (163rd appearance) today vs. Detroit…it’s his 20th career start (23rd outing) vs. the Tigers and first this season…he signed a five-year contract in 2017 that will keep him in Kansas City at least through 2021…Duffy was originally selected by the

Royals in the third round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. Danny’s 2018 Starts SIX SCORELESS IN TORONTO--Danny took the no-decision despite exiting DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT with a 3-0 lead in the Royals’ 5-4 loss in 10 innings on Tuesday in Toronto, the second 3/29 vs. White Sox L, 14-7 4.0 7 5 5 3 2 5 78-46 4-5 4/6 at Cleveland L, 2-3 5.2 3 3 3 0 3 3 99-54 2-3 game of a traditional doubleheader…he scattered two hits and three walks over 6.0 4/11 vs. Seattle ND, 2-4 5.1 4 2 1 0 3 7 101-61 2-2 scoreless innings, with eight strikeouts…following his departure, the Royals’ bullpen 4/17 at Toronto (2) ND, 4-5 (10) 6.0 2 0 0 0 3 8 100-64 3-0 2018 Totals 0-2 3.86 21.0 16 10 9 3 11 23 378-225 59.5% was solved for five runs, including a four-spot in the seventh and a walk-off RBI single Career Totals 45-45 3.74 790.1 736 348 328 87 283 693 - - in the 10th…it was his first scoreless start since last May 18 vs. the Yankees, and the most strikeouts he’s recorded since last Sept. 17 at Cleveland…Duffy is winless in his last five starts dating back to his last win on Sept. 23, 2017 in Chicago. SHORT REST--Thanks to a traditional doubleheader on Tuesday in Toronto and a split doubleheader here yesterday, Duffy will start on short rest for the third time in his career…his last start on short rest came May 15, 2016 vs. Atlanta—his first start of the season after working in relief—four days after throwing a scoreless inning out of the bullpen…Duffy allowed just one hit and two walks over 3.0 scoreless innings in a game the Royals won 4-2 in 13 innings…his only other start on short rest came in a similar situation, when he made his first start of 2014 on May 3 following six relief outings, including one just three days before…in that start vs. Detroit, Duffy allowed one run on two hits and four walks in 4.0 innings…in total, he’s allowed one run on three hits in 7.0 innings in two starts on short rest. BACK ON TRACK--After allowing eight runs in 9.2 innings over his first two starts (eight strikeouts), Duffy has allowed just two runs (one earned) in 11.1 innings over his last two starts (15 strikeouts), including an active streak of 10.1 consecutive scoreless innings since the second inning on April 11 vs. Seattle. LEFT-HANDED STORY--Since the start of 2016, Duffy has held left-handed batters to a .181 average (41-for-227), fourth best in the American League (min. 225 lefties faced)…just seven of those 41 hits have gone for extra bases, three fewer than any other AL has allowed…in 17 starts since returning from an oblique injury last July 4, Duffy has held opposing left handers to a .127 average (9-for-71), best in the Majors during that time (min. 75 lefties faced)…he hasn’t allowed an extra-base hit to a left hander since last Aug. 6 vs. Seattle (Game 1), a to Leonys Martin, who is now with Detroit. STRIKEOUTS FOR A CAUSE--For every he records this season, Duffy will donate $1,000 to Noah’s Bandage Project, a local foundation that provides fun bandages to kids and raises money to fight childhood cancer…from 2016-17, he pledged $159,000 ($500 per strikeout), before upping the ante this season, which has already reached $23,000 through his first four starts…the foundation is named for NoahWilson, who lost his battle with bone cancer in 2015. VS. TIGERS--Danny is 7-8 with a 4.03 ERA (51 ER in 114.0 IP) in 22 career appearances (19 starts) vs. Detroit, including a 2-1 record in three starts last season…in his last start at Comerica Park last July 25, he earned a 3-1 win with 6.1 innings of one-run ball. ON THE ROAD--Duffy is 0-1 with a 2.31 ERA (3 ER in 11.2 IP) in two road starts this season, after going 5-5 with a 4.06 ERA (38 ER in 84.1 IP) in 14 road starts in 2017…in nine career appearances (eight starts) in this ballpark, Duffy is 5-2 with a 3.40 ERA (20 ER Duffy vs. Tigers in 53.0 IP) and .204 opponents’ average (39-for-191). Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Miguel Cabrera .237 38 9 0 6 Danny’s Last Win: .267 30 8 1 5 September 23, 2017 at Chicago White Sox (6.0 IP, 8-2 over Dylan Covey) .000 1 0 0 0 Danny’s Last Loss: Jose Iglesias .318 22 7 0 1 April 6, 2018 at Cleveland (5.2 IP, 2-3 loss to Carlos Carrasco) JaCoby Jones .200 5 1 0 1 Danny’s Strikeout High: Dixon Machado .000 7 0 0 0 16, August 1, 2016 at Tampa Bay (8.0 IP in a 3-0 win over Chris Archer) (franchise record) Leonys Martin .250 4 1 0 0 Danny’s Only : Victor Martinez .385 39 15 3 6 James McCann .250 24 6 0 1 August 11, 2016 vs. Chicago White Sox (9.0 IP in a 2-1 win over Carson Fulmer) Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2018 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Saturday, April 21, 2018

Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Eric Skoglund = Eric will make his third start of the season and eighth of his career (10th appearance) tomorrow vs. Detroit…he’s 0-2 with a 9.31 ERA (10 ER in 9.2 IP). = Skoglund took the loss in Kansas City’s 11-3 defeat on Tuesday in Toronto, the first game of a traditional doubleheader…he allowed five runs on eight hits (one HR) and one walk in 5.0 innings, with six strikeouts…he’s winless in his last eight big league outings (six starts) since his big league debut last May 30 vs. Detroit. = He won his only previous start vs. Detroit, a 1-0 victory over at Kauffman Stadium in which he allowed just two hits and one walk over 6.1 scoreless innings, becoming the 10th Royal to start and win his Major League debut…became third to win 1-0 in his debut over a former winner (Elias). = He’s 0-2 with a 14.34 ERA (17 ER in 10.2 IP) and .472 opponents’ average (25-for-53) in four career appearances (three starts) away from home. 2018 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 18 4-8 - - 3.41 105.2 91 43 40 12 33 88 .226 Relievers 18 0-6 3 7 7.91 52.1 60 52 46 10 27 42 .290 Totals 18 4-14 3 7 4.90 158.0 151 95 86 22 60 130 .248 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 40/56 (71.4%) Saves/Save Opp: 3/7 (42.9%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 32/16 (50.0%) 1st Batter Efficiency:4/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: May 29, 2016 vs. CIN (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2018 Strikeout High: 1 (2x), last: 4/10 vs. SEA April 17 at Toronto-1 0.1 4 6 2 1 0 = Blaine was charged with six runs (two earned) in his 0.1 inning in Game 1 on Tuesday in Toronto…he allowed six of seven batters to reach, including the first four, the third of which was a three-run home run by Randal Grichuk…it was the first time he’s allowed six runs in 432 career appearances. = Boyer signed with the Royals as a minor league free agent on Feb. 7 and had his contract selected on …he’s allowed runs in five of his six outings. (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:5/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/2 2018 Strikeout High: 2 on 4/9 vs. SEA April 18 at Toronto 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 = Brian retired both batters he faced in the eighth inning on Wednesday in Toronto, marking the third time in six outings that he’s finished the game. = Flynn was charged with the loss in Game 2 on Tuesday in Toronto…after recording the first out, he went: single, wild pitch, intentional walk, hit-by-pitch, before allowing the walk-off RBI single to Luke Maile…it was his first loss since Sept. 20, 2016 in Cleveland…he’s allowed five runs (four earned) in 8.0 innings. = Since the start of 2016, he’s held opponents to a .216 average (50-for-231), eighth among American League left handers (min. 250 batters faced). = He has a 2.71 ERA (20 ER in 66.1 IP) in 43 career relief appearances, and a 9.25 ERA (25 ER in 24.1 IP) in his six career starts. 1st Batter Efficiency:5/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 29, 2017 vs. CIN (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/1 2018 Strikeout High: 2 on 3/31 vs. CWS April 18 at Toronto 0.1 4 6 6 2 1 = Justin allowed six of seven batters to reach in the eighth inning Wednesday in Toronto, going: single, walk, RBI double, strikeout, RBI single, walk, to …it was the first slam he’s allowed in his career and the first time he’s been charged with six runs in 275 career relief appearances. = Grimm retired 12 of 16 batters through his first five appearances, but has allowed 14 of 21 to reach in his last four outings, raising his ERA from 2.08 to 18.90. = Had 59 strikeouts in 55.1 innings with the Cubs last season, the fourth straight year in which he’s recorded at least a strikeout per inning. 1st Batter Efficiency:6/7 Saves/Save Opp: 3/3 (100.0%) Last Save: April 20, 2018 at DET-2 (46th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/0 2018 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/2 at DET April 20 at Detroit-2 (save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Kelvin recorded a scoreless ninth inning in Game 2 last night to earn his third save…he’s retired 17 of 20 batters in seven outings, including eight strikeouts. = He recorded a career-high 26 saves in 31 opportunities in 2017, including 26 in 28 chances (92.9%) from April 13-Aug. 16, the best percentage in the American League during that stretch…he had a 3.27 ERA (12 ER in 33.0 IP) in 35 save situations and a 5.47 ERA (16 ER in 26.1 IP) in non-save situations. = His 1.50 ERA (5 ER in 30.0 IP) in 32 road outings since 2017 ranks fifth in the Majors (min. 30 games), trailing Andrew Miller (0.77), Edwin Diaz (1.12), Brandon Kintzler (1.37) and Craig Kimbrel (1.47). (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:6/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/0 2018 Strikeout High: 2 on 4/11 vs. SEA April 17 at Toronto-2 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 = Tim retired all five hitters he faced on Tuesday night in Toronto, stranding a pair of inherited runners in the seventh before recording a 1-2-3 eighth. = Hill has allowed a walk and a HBP in seven outings…his 6.2 hitless innings are second most in the Majors, trailing Philadelphia’s Victor Arano (8.1)…it matches the third-longest streak (by games) to begin a career, trailing Jonathan Sanchez (2006) & Garry Roggenburk (1963), who didn’t allow a hit in their first eight outings. = He held left-handed batters to a .175 average (18-for-103) and allowed just four extra-base hits (.214 slugging percentage) with Northwest Arkansas in 2017. 1st Batter Efficiency:5/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/5 2018 Strikeout High: 2 on 4/13 vs. LAA April 20 at Detroit-1 (loss) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 = Brad was charged with his first loss in Game 1 yesterday, allowing a walk-off home run to JaCoby Jones in the 10th inning…he’s allowed a run in three of his last four outings—and five inherited runners in his last three—after recording 5.0 scoreless innings over his first four appearances. = Acquired via trade with Cincinnati in the , after going 10-9 with a 4.68 ERA in 26 starts at Jacksonville (AA) in Arizona’s system in 2017. Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency:2/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2018 Strikeout High: 1 (2x), last: 4/18 at TOR April 18 at Toronto 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 = Kevin stranded a single and a walk to start the sixth inning on Wednesday in Toronto, but in the seventh he went line out, hit-by-pitch, strikeout, double, walk, wild pitch (run scored), before exiting in favor of Brad Keller, who allowed both inherited runners to score on Teoscar Hernandez’s . = McCarthy was recalled on April 13 after starting the season in Omaha (AAA)…he made his Major League debut in 2016 and recorded a career-high 33 appearances in 2017, going 1-0 with a 3.20 ERA (16 ER in 45.0 IP), including a 1.59 ERA (5 ER in 28.1 IP) in his first 22 outings with Kansas City. = Owns a 1.23 ERA (2 ER in 14.2 IP) in 12 outings vs. Detroit, including a win July 19, 2017, when he recorded the last two outs ahead of the Royals’ two-run ninth. 1st Batter Efficiency:4/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/5 2018 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/17 at TOR-1 April 17 at Toronto-1 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 = Burch recorded a season-high 2.2 innings with four strikeouts in Game 1 on Tuesday in Toronto…he allowed all three inherited runners to score in the sixth, before retiring seven of his last eight…he’s recorded half his outs (7 of 14) via strikeout in his last two outings, after recording just one in his first three (1.1 IP). = Pitched on Opening Day, which was his first outing in the big leagues since September 27, 2013, when he made a start for San Diego against the Giants. = Smith was acquired via trade by Kansas City during the Rule 5 Draft, after being selected by the Mets…spent last season in Tampa Bay’s organization, posting a 5-3 record and a 2.40 ERA (15 ER in 56.1 IP), between three minor league stops…missed all of 2015 and 2016, following surgery.

Royals vs. Tigers 2018 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Boyer 0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 2 1 0-0 0 1.69 16 21.1 19 4 Duffy ------7-8 1 4.03 22 114.0 101 51 Flynn ------0-0 0 0.00 2 1.1 0 0 Grimm 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 1-2 0 9.64 6 14.0 26 15 Hammel 0-1 0 4.50 2 14.0 12 7 3-3 1 5.78 16 71.2 86 46 Herrera 0-0 2 0.00 3 3.0 2 0 0-2 9 2.00 53 54.0 36 12 Hill ------Junis 2-0 0 1.20 2 15.0 7 2 4-1 0 3.67 5 27.0 21 11 Keller 0-1 0 6.75 2 1.1 1 1 0-1 0 6.75 2 1.1 1 1 Kennedy ------3-4 0 4.01 9 51.2 46 23 McCarthy ------1-0 0 1.23 12 14.2 12 2 Skoglund ------1-0 0 0.00 1 6.1 2 0 Smith ------Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Saturday, April 21, 2018

Hitting Notes Abraham Almonte This Series: 2-for-6, RBI This Trip: 3-for-15 (.200), run, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-6) = Almonte went 1-for-5 as the starting in Game 1 yesterday, then had the tying pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth in Game 2…it was his third career pinch-hit RBI and first since July 29, 2016 vs. Oakland (with Cleveland)…he also had a tying pinch-hit RBI in the seventh on Aug. 28, 2015 vs. the Angels (with Cleveland)…it was the first game-tying pinch-hit in the ninth inning or later by a Royal since Mike Moustakas’ two-run single on May 3, 2016 vs. Washington. = Abraham made 48 starts with Cleveland last year, including 28 in RF, 10 in LF, eight in CF and two as the …was on the DL from May 16-July 4 (severe strain of biceps tendon in right shoulder) and from Aug. 18-31 (left hamstring)…hit .260/.380/.442 (20-for-77) in 23 games at Columbus (AAA). = The Royals are his fourth Major League team in five years…also spent time with Seattle (2013-14), San Diego (2014-15) and Cleveland (2015-17)…originally signed by the Yankees out of the in 2005…he’s 1-for-2 with a solo home run in his career vs. Mike Fiers. This Series: 0-for-2 This Trip: 1-for-11 (.091), BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Drew went 0-for-2 with a walk in Game 2 last night and is 1-for-11 on this road trip after recording three RBI in four games on the last homestand. = Butera made 43 starts at in 2017, including 11 during Salvador Perez’s DL stint (Aug. 6-22), when he hit .316 (12-for-38) with a .366 OBP. This Series: 3-for-9 This Trip: 6-for-17 (.353), BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Cheslor went 3-for-5 as the in Game 1 yesterday, but went 0-for-4 as the designated hitter in Game 2…he’s 8-for-24 since snapping an 0-for-17 skid. = He’s batting .298 (28-for-94) with a .353 on-base percentage in 26 games vs. Detroit…he recorded a career-high four RBI vs. the Tigers on Sept. 2, 2015. = He missed six weeks from June 28-Aug. 8 last year with a left wrist sprain…hit .196 (18-for-92) before the injury and .294 (15-for-51) after. This Series: 1-for-10 This Trip: 3-for-23 (.130), 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Lucas went 1-for-10 yesterday and is 1-for-21 since hitting the second of back-to-back HR with Mike Moustakas in the third of Game 1 in Toronto, Tuesday. = Duda hit a three-run home run in the first inning on Opening Day…according toElias , he’s the fifth to HR in his first at-bat as a Royal, joining: (Sept. 23, 2012), (Aug. 22, 2004), Yamil Benitez (July 24, 1997) & (April 29, 1995)…he’s the sixth Royal to HR in the first inning on Opening Day, joining: (2009), (1999), (1988), Onix Concepcion (1984) & (1977). = He signed with the Royals on Feb. 28, after splitting 2017 between the Mets and Tampa Bay, matching a career-high with 30 home runs (also, 2014), 25 of which came vs. right-handed pitchers…of his 92 hits last season, 58 went for extra bases (63.0%), the second-highest rate in the Majors behind only (65.9%). This Series: 1-for-7, 2 runs, BB This Trip: 4-for-17 (.235), 4 runs, HR, RBI, 2 HBP, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Esky went 1-for-7 with a walk and two runs yesterday, including the game-winning run in the ninth inning on Game 2 on Goodrum’s throwing error. = Alcides has made 351 consecutive starts—all at —since Sept. 25, 2015… according to Elias, it’s the longest streak in Royals history and the longest active streak in the Majors…the last longer streak by a shortstop was Cal Ripken Jr.’s 2,216 straight starts for Baltimore from 1982-96…Escobar is the only Royal to start all 162 games in a season, and he’s done it three times: 2017, ‘16 and ‘14…since 2011, he’s played in 1,123 of the Royals’ 1,152 games (97.5%). = He’s batting .308/.357/.538 (4-for-13) in four games vs. Detroit this season…he’s 5-for-13 (.385) lifetime vs. Mike Fiers with a double and two RBI. = Set a franchise record with 36 doubles as a shortstop in 2017, one more than ’s 35 in 1990…36 doubles were fourth most among ML . = Hit .178 (41-for-230) through his first 60 games last season, but hit .295 (109-for-369) over the last 102 games (from June 10 on). This Series: 1-for-4 This Trip: 2-for-8, 2B Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Cam went 1-for-4 as the starting catcher in Game 1 yesterday and entered as a defensive substitution in the ninth inning of Game 2. = He had two RBI on the last homestand: a go-ahead single on April 13—his first career go-ahead RBI—and a double on April 9, his first RBI since last Aug. 20. = He was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on March 29 after Salvador Perez was placed on the disabled list, making his first Opening Day roster. = Gallagher spent most of 2017 with Omaha (AAA), where he hit .292 (76-for-260) with five home runs and 37 RBI in 73 games. = Recorded his first career homer in his fourth game on Aug. 14 at Oakland, a grand slam off Jharel Cotton in theSonic Slam sixth inning…the Sonic Slam won Tim Brown of Shawnee, Kan. $25,000 and was the eighth Royals’ Sonic Slam since the promotion began in 1995 and was the first since 2013…he’s the second Royal to have his first career HR be a grand slam, joining fellow catcher on Aug. 17, 2005 vs. Seattle…he’s the first Royal to hit a grand slam within his first four games. This Series: 2-for-4, run, BB This Trip: 2-for-10, run, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-4) = Ryan went 1-for-3 with a walk as the starting in Game 1 yesterday, and singled and scored the tying run as a pinch-hitter in the ninth of Game 2…it was his fourth career pinch hit (in 21 plate appearances), all of them coming since the start of last season, including his last on Sept. 26 at Boston (RBI single). = Since starting the season 1-for-8, he’s 5-for-17 (.294) in his last six games (four starts) with a .368 on-base percentage, including a three-hit effort April 12. = Goins played in a career-high 143 games with the Blue Jays in 2017 and also set career highs in hits (99), doubles (21), home runs (9) and RBI (62). = Hit .330/.368/.540 (33-for-100) with runners in scoring position last year, including a Major League leading 10 hits in 14 at-bats with the bases loaded. Jon Jay This Series: 1-for-9, RBI, BB This Trip: 6-for-22 (.273), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, HBP, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Jon had an RBI single in the seventh inning of Game 1 yesterday…in Game 2, he walked to lead off the game and reached on a throwing error in the ninth that scored the game-winning run…he’s reached safely in 17 of 18 games, including nine times in 25 plate appearances on this road trip (.360 OBP). = Jay has reached 15 times in 33 tries to lead off an inning (.455 OBP), including 10 times in 17 tries to lead off a game (.588 OBP). = He had a pinch-hit single to lead off the ninth inning on April 13 vs. the Angels…he’s 39-for-133 (.293) as a pinch-hitter in his career, the third-best average among active players (min. 150 plate appearances), trailing (.324) and (.305)…he hit .325 (13-for-40) as a pinch-hitter in 2017. = He had a go-ahead RBI triple in the fifth on April 8 in Cleveland…he has recorded at least one triple in each of his nine seasons (since 2010), the third-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Curtis Granderson (14 straight, 2004-18) and teammate Alcides Escobar (10 straight, 2009-18). = He’s hit .290 or better in six of his previous eight Major League seasons, including three seasons in which he hit .300 or better: 2010, 2012 and 2014. = Hasn’t committed an error in his last 202 games in the field (353 chances) since April 15, 2016…his career .996 fielding % is the highest among active . Whit Merrifield This Series: 4-for-10, run, HR, RBI This Trip: 6-for-19 (.316), 4 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 5 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (5-13) = Whit had three hits in Game 1 yesterday and hit a solo home run in Game 2…he’s reached safely 11 times in 24 plate appearances on this road trip (.458 OBP). = He’s batting .351/.369/.545 (47-for-134) with 16 extra-base hits in 33 career games vs. Detroit, including a 12-game hitting streak since last July 25. = He made his first career start in center on April 14, his fourth different startingdefensive position this season (also: first, second & right)…he’s also started at DH. = Merrifield hit 18 homers as a second baseman last year, most by a Royals second baseman not named , who hit 22 HR in 1985 and ‘86. = He stole third base on April 9, his first SB of the season (led AL in 2017)…his 11 steals of third are tied with Trout & Kiermaier for fifth in the AL since 2016. = Became the third Royal (fourth time) with at least 30 doubles, 30 steals and 19 HR in 2017, joining Carlos Beltran (2001, ‘02) and Amos Otis (1978). = Led the AL with 94 hits after the All-Star break last season, the most second-half hits by a Royal since (102) and Alex Gordon (98) in 2012. Mike Moustakas This Series: 2-for-9, run, HR, RBI, BB This Trip: 8-for-23 (.348), 2 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 12 g (21-52) = Mike hit a solo home run in Game 1 yesterday, the 124th of his career, matching for 10th in Royals history and is three shy of tying Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler for eighth…he singled and walked in Game 2, extending his hit streak to 12 games, in which he’s batting .404/.415/.769 (21-for-52) with five HR and 12 RBI…it’s the second-longest streak of his career (15 games in 2011) and the second longest active streak in the Majors in 2018 (Brian Dozier, 14). = Moustakas is two behind the Major League lead with eight multi-hit games…seven have come this month, four shy of his career high of 11 in April 2015. = He ranks fifth in the American League in slugging percentage (.627) and hits (25), and is tied for seventh in batting average (.333). = Moose is batting .330/.379/.505 (30-for-91) with four HR and 11 RBI in 24 games vs. Detroit since 2016…he’s 4-for-8 with three walks lifetime vs. Fiers. = He set the Royals’ single-season record with 38 HR in 2017, besting ’s 36 HR in 1985…matched Kansas City record set by Bob Cerv in 1958. = Named an AL All-Star for the second time in his career in 2017, winning the Final Fan Vote (15.6 million votes)…also won the Final Fan Vote in 2015. = Earned American League Comeback Player of the Year honors from The Sporting News and MLB, joining (1987) as the only Royals to win. This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 1-for-11 (.091) Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Paulo went 0-for-3 as the center fielder in Game 2 last night…he’s 1-for-11 on this trip after batting .350 (7-for-20) with four RBI in five games on the last homestand, including game-tying RBI hits on April 13 vs. the Angels (single in the fourth) and April 11 vs. Seattle (two-run double in the fourth). = Orlando is batting .311 (37-for-119) in 34 career games vs. Detroit with 17 XBH (.538 SLG) and 20 RBI, including a career-high four hits on June 18, 2016. = He’s the one of five Brazilian-born players to play in the Majors…his 265 games in the bigs are second among his fellow countrymen, trailing Yan Gomes (551). = He made the Opening Day roster for the fourth straight season…played in just 39 games with Kansas City in 2017 and missed two months (May 18-July 21) with a fractured shin…played in 42 games in the minors last season, including 12 at Northwest Arkansas (AA) on rehab assignment…hit .306 (48-for-157) in the minors. This Series: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB This Trip: 5-for-10 (.500), run, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 5 g (7-18) = Jorge reached safely three times last night, including a double and two walks…he’s batting .361/.439/.528 (13-for-36) in his last 10 games—including an active five-game hitting streak—since starting the season 0-for-11…he hit a solo home run on Wednesday in Toronto, his first since July 1, 2017 vs. Minnesota. = He hit six homers this spring, one behind the Major League lead…hit .267/.388/.564 with 24 HR at Omaha in 2017, most among Royals minor leaguers. = He split 2017 between Kansas City and Omaha (AAA)…opened the year on the 10-day DL (strained left oblique) before making his Royals debut May 6. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Saturday, April 21, 2018

This & That REHAB UPDATE--Five-time All-Star Salvador Perez and three-time All-Star Alex Gordon were both in the lineup last in Omaha as the Storm Chasers blanked Memphis, 5-0, at Werner Park...Perez, who has missed all 18 games this season with a left knee sprain, went 1-for-4 last night as the designated hitter...he is expected to catch this evening as Omaha opens a series with Nashville...Gordon played in the first game of his rehab assignment, going 0-for-4 with a run scored...Alex has missed Kansas City’s last 10 contests with a left hip lateral tear. DUPER REMAINS SUPER--One of the top replay reviewers in the game, Bill Duplissea kept his perfect 2018 mark in tact yesterday, when in the first game he determined that Detroit’s had been picked off first base and was proven correct after a 1-minute, 5-second review...Duper is 5-for-5 now in successfully getting calls overturned via replay, while he has made good on over 66% of his challenges in his career, which ranks among the best, including a season mark of 69% (24-for-35) last year..Duper closed 2016 as the best in baseball with a 69.2% success rate, converting 27 of 39 challenges. WHIT MERRI-ALL-OVER-THE-FIELD--For the second time in less than a week, super utility man Whit Merrifield made starts at multiple positions in the same day – opening the first game in right field yesterday, before starting at second base in the nightcap...he’s started games at four different defensive positions this season, at first base (1), second base (12), center field (1) and right field (3), while he’s also served as the Royals’ designated hitter once. KING OF THE HILL--Lefty Tim Hill has enjoyed a record-breaking start to his Major League career...added to the 40-man roster during the offseason, Hill has gone his first seven Major League appearances without allowing a base hit, spanning 6.2 innings...according to Elias Sports Bureau, he’s one shy of tying the modern-day big league record (since 1893), held by Garry Rogenburk (1963) and former Royal Jonathan Sanchez (2006), who both went their first eight outings without allowing a hit...despite holding opposing batters hitless in their first 22 plate appearances against him, Hill has been charged with a pair of runs as a walk and hit batter have both come around to score on his tab. GOLF OUTING SET FOR MONDAY--Following the expanded four-game set here in Detroit, the Royals return home Monday for a day off from baseball activities... however several Royals players and staff will participate in the annual Royals Charities Celebrity Golf Tournament at Shadow Glen Golf Course in Olathe, Kan....fans are able to book a group of four to golf with a Royals ‘celebrity’ with proceeds from the event benefitting the Kansas City Metro Special Olympics. STOPPING THE SKID--With last night’s ninth-inning rally, the Royals snapped a nine-game losing streak, avoiding their first double-digit skid since 2012, when the club dropped 12 in a row in April...last night also marked Kansas City’s first victory of the season where its opponent scored, as each of its first three victories were shutouts, matching the 2016 Dodgers, which blanked San Diego three-straight games to open the season...the Royals weren’t far off during the recent drought as five of the nine losses were by two runs or less, including a pair of one-run setbacks in extra-innings – Tuesday in Toronto and yesterday’s opener. RISP FINALLY REWARDED--With his game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning last night, Abraham Almonte collected the Royals’ first hit in 10 tries with a runner in scoring position...during the trip, the Royals have struggled to bring runs home, going 8-for-47 (.170) with RISP during the first five games of this journey, while they’ve hit .200 (28-for-140) for the season...technically Jon Jay did not get a hit with runners in scoring position last night, however his ground ball to first brought home the winning run in the ninth inning. ESKY THE IRON MAN--Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar, who re-signed with the Royals over the winter, continues to possess the longest active streak of starts in the Majors, starting his 350th and 351st consecutive games here yesterday...Escobar, 31, was joined by Cincinnati’s as the only big league players to start all 162 games last year, and Esky’s nearest competition in the streak was Votto, who had his halted at 202 by not starting or playing on April 12... now the #2 ranked player in consecutive starts is San Diego shortstop Freddy Galvis with 184. ROYALS JOIN THE TV -VERSE-- has announced its first nine games that will not only will be carried by club rightsholders, but also live on Twitter...the Royals will join the fray on Wednesday, May 2 from Boston when Twitter will show the 12:05 (CDT) contest from ...the game will also air on its normal home in Kansas City of FOX Sports Kansas City...there will be more Twitter games announced as the season progresses. NOT JUST THE TEAM’S 50TH SEASON--One common denominator with the Royals and this 50th season of baseball is Hall of Fame announcer , who was in the booth with Buddy Blattner on April 8, 1969 and is once again calling the play-by-play during this milestone season...the Ford Frick Award winner in Cooperstown, NY in 2007, Matthews has been the one constant since the franchise came to be in ‘69...with this his 50th season, he trails only Los Angeles Dodger broadcasting icons Vin Scully (67 years prior to retiring) and Jaime Jarrin (59th season). AT THE HELM--The winningest in franchise history, is in his eighth full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he has a 633- 646 regular season record at the helm for the Royals, surpassing ’s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,238) and wins (1,090)...his postseason winning pct. of .710 (22-9) is tops among all managers in history who have worked at least 20 playoff games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the 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 ’s big league staff (1991-2002). RULE 5 HURLERS ON ROSTER--The Royals are carrying a pair of Rule 5 acquisitions on the roster with right-handed hurlers Brad Keller and Burch Smith... Keller, 22, was selected in last December’s Rule 5 draft from Arizona by Cincinnati and then dealt to KC, while the 28-year old Smith was acquired from the after being selected in the draft...Keller spent the year in AA Jackson last year, while Smith has big league time with San Diego in 2013. INTERLEAGUE FOES--The 2018 campaign features Kansas City playing the in Interleague action, including home & home 2-game sets with Milwaukee and Cincinnati, a home & home 3-game series with St. Louis...also on the slate is a 3-game series in Kauffman Stadium against the (August 6-8) and 3-game road trip to Pittsburgh (September 17-19).

vs. Tigers (2018) vs. Tigers (career) On Road (career) Fiers (career) Liriano (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 Almonte .333 6 2 0 1 .263 80 21 2 9 .204 441 90 5 36 .500 2 1 1 1 .000 7 0 0 0 Butera .000 4 0 0 1 .190 84 16 2 12 .203 543 110 13 56 - - - - - .111 9 1 0 1 Cuthbert .357 14 5 0 0 .298 94 28 2 14 .243 350 85 9 21 1.000 2 2 0 1 .250 4 1 0 0 Duda .077 13 1 0 0 .136 22 3 0 0 .239 1396 333 65 215 .571 7 4 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 Escobar .308 13 4 0 0 .255 482 123 6 46 .256 2539 650 20 197 .385 13 5 0 2 .182 22 4 0 1 Gallagher .143 7 1 0 0 .125 8 1 0 0 .222 27 6 1 4 ------Goins .500 4 2 0 0 .298 47 14 0 5 .240 668 160 9 73 .000 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 0 1 Jay .133 15 2 0 1 .133 15 2 0 1 .273 1636 447 19 148 .267 15 4 0 0 .308 13 4 0 2 Merrifield .333 18 6 1 1 .351 134 47 4 17 .276 474 131 8 44 .200 5 1 0 0 .167 6 1 0 0 Moustakas .176 17 3 1 1 .232 370 86 9 29 .250 1654 414 71 202 .500 8 4 0 0 .154 13 2 0 0 Orlando .091 11 1 0 0 .311 119 37 4 20 .233 395 92 5 33 .167 6 1 0 1 .500 6 3 1 1 Soler .143 7 1 0 1 .115 26 3 0 4 .236 386 91 14 51 .143 7 1 1 1 .154 13 2 0 0

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher Butera Gallagher Totals Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 4 15 3.8 0-4 1 Duffy 0-3 0-1 0-4 Jason Hammel 4 8 2.0 0-4 2 Hammel 0-1 0-3 0-4 Jakob Junis 4 17 4.3 3-1 3 Junis 2-1 1-0 3-1 4 10 2.5 1-3 3 Kennedy 1-3 - 1-3 Eric Skoglund 2 6 3.0 0-2 0 Skoglund 0-1 0-1 0-2 Totals 18 56 3.1 4-14 9 Total 3-9 1-5 4-14 Butera Gallagher Totals Starts 12 6 18 CS/ATT 2/9 0/4 2/13 Pct. 22.2 0.0 15.4 ERA 5.69 3.35 4.90 ER/IP 66/104.1 20/53.2 86/158.0 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Saturday, April 21, 2018

2018 Royals Home Runs vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB’s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Almonte 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 0-1 4/17/18 @TOR-2 J. Biagini 11 Butera ------8/15/17 @ OAK S. Casilla 83 Cuthbert ------8/20/17 CLE D. Salazar 87 Duda 3 1 2 1 2 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - - - 1 2 1-2 4/17/18 @TOR-1 J. Garcia 21 Escobar 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - 0-1 4/17/18 @TOR-2 R. Tepera 11 Gallagher ------8/14/17 @ OAK J. Cotton 39 Goins ------9/25/17 @ BOS A. Reed 39 Jay ------7/5/17 TB E. Ramirez 283 Merrifield 2 2 - - 2 1 1 - - 1 - 1 2 - 1 1 - - - 1-1 4/20/18 @DET-2 D. Norris 2 Moustakas 5 1 4 3 2 4 1 - - 3 - 2 1 - - - - 2 3 1-4 4/20/18 @DET-1 M. Fulmer 6 Orlando ------9/28/17 DET W. Saupold 47 Soler 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - 0-1 4/18/18 @ TOR A. Loup 2

Pinch-Hit: Last: (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: (9/12/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, first inning) - Franchise total: 127 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Salvador Perez (9/6/17 @ Detroit, solo, 2-run off , Zac Reininger) 3-Homer Game: Last: (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Mike Moustakas and Lucas Duda (4/17/18 at Toronto-1, 3rd inning off Jaime Garcia) - Once in 2018 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Whit Merrifield, , Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas (8/15/17 @ Oakland, eighth inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: , , Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (8/24/17 vs. Colorado) - Franchise total: 94 Inside-the-Park: Last: (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Eric Hosmer (8/23/17 vs. Colorado, ninth inning, pitching) - Franchise total: 69 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: , Texas (7/14/17 @ Kauffman Stadium, off , 7th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Curtis Granderson (4/18/18 @ off Justin Grimm, 8th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: , New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Jose Abreu and , Chicago White Sox (3/27/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Ian Kinsler, Los Angeles Angels (4/12/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, Ian Kennedy pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: JaCoby Jones (4/20/18 @ Comerica Park, Brad Keller pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and , Chicago White Sox (3/27/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 4th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, , Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox (3/27/18 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy, Blaine Boyer, Brian Flynn) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching)

2018 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Almonte ------1 - - - - - 2 g - - - Butera 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 - 1 3 - - - 0 g - - - Cuthbert 2 1 - - - 3 ------1 - - - - 0 g 4 g (3/29-4/3) - - Duda 2 1 - - - 3 1 1 - - - 2 1 3 3 - - - 0 g 4 g (4/12-17) - - Escobar 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 g - 1 - Gallagher ------1 2 - - - 3 g 3 g (4/13-pres) 1 - Goins - 1 - - - 1 ------2 g - - - Jay 4 - - - - 4 ------1 1 1 - - - 0 g 4 g (4/17-20) 3 1 Merrifield 3 1 - - - 4 1 - - - - 1 2 - 2 - - - 3 g 4 g (4/8-11) 2 - Moustakas 6 2 - - - 8 1 2 - - - 3 2 4 4 1 - - 12 g 12 g (4/8-pres) 5 - Orlando 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 2 - 2 1 - - 0 g 5 g (4/9-15) 4 - Soler 4 1 - - - 4 ------1 - 1 - - 5 g 5 g (4/13-pres) 1 -

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No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- , Arizona, October 1, 2017 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 (4th inning) , May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, Opponent Steal of Home: in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 @ Seattle George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Royals : (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit (5-for-6) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: , April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 (Blue Jays 3-2) Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: April 20, 2017 @ Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Mike Moustakas, September 20, 2017 @ Toronto (2nd, 1B, 2B) Royals Walk-Off Win: at (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: August 23, 2017 vs. Colorado (6-4 in 9 innings) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Whit Merrifield, August 13, 2017 @ Chicago White Sox Royals Bat Around: and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 Royals Six-RBI Game: April 9, 2018 vs. Seattle (1st inn. - 3 runs, 4th inn. - 5 runs) vs. Minnesota (5-1) and @ Seattle (5-1) Eric Hosmer, July 26, 2017 @ Detroit - Twice in 2018 - Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. (6-0) & vs. (13 times) - last: , Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland July 21-23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox Cincinnati (3-0) Royals Nine-RBI Game: Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore July 24-26, 2017 @ Detroit August 27-28, @ Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Royals Position Player Pitching: Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota August 26-28 @ Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); Opponent Position Player Pitching: Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) A.L.: Taylor Motter, Seattle, April 9, 2018 at Kauffman May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 10+ by a Royals starter: Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: at Kauffman Stadium Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0) April 12-14, 2018 vs. Los Angeles Angels Royals Pitcher Homered: 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona April 17-18, 2018 @ Toronto Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Danny Duffy, July 9, 2017 @ LA Dodgers September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland , June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia April 20-23, 2017 @ Texas April 9, 2018 vs. Seattle, 10-0 Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Junis (7.0), Maurer (1.0), Flynn (1.0) Whit Merrifield (3), July 2, 2017 vs. Minnesota

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 2 4/18/18 @ TOR Gallagher 4 4/11/18 vs. SEA Pitchers 10 4/8/18 @ CLE Goins 19 9/17/17 @ MIN Almonte 50 4/23/17 @ CWS Jay 202 4/14/16 @ PHI Butera 7 4/7/18 @ CLE Merrifield 14 4/2/18 @ DET Cuthbert 2 4/17/18 @ TOR-1 Moustakas 6 4/10/18 vs. SEA Duda 16 9/23/17 @ BAL Orlando 1 4/18/18 @ TOR Escobar 2 4/18/18 @ TOR Soler 3 4/14/18 vs. LAA Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Saturday, April 21, 2018

2018 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 2/28 1B-Lucas Duda Signed as a Major League free agent 4/13 RHP-Kevin McCarthy Recalled from Omaha 3/6 OF-Jon Jay Signed as a Major League free agent RHP- Optioned to Omaha RHP- Placed on 60-day disabled list (right UCL sprain) 4/15 C-Salvador Perez Sent on a rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas 3/10 3B-Mike Moustakas Signed as a Major League free agent 4/17 RHP- Recalled from Omaha (26th man) OF-Jorge Bonifacio Placed on restricted list RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 3/18 RHP-Justin Grimm Signed as a Major League free agent 4/18 C-Salvador Perez Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha 3/21 RHP- Traded to Toronto for a player to be named/cash considerations 4/19 OF-Alex Gordon Sent on a rehab assignment to Omaha 3/29 RHP-Blaine Boyer Selected from Omaha (AAA) 4/20 RHP-Scott Barlow Recalled from Omaha (26th man) INF-Ryan Goins Selected from Omaha RHP-Scott Barlow Optioned to Omaha (postgame) C-Cam Gallagher Recalled from Omaha RHP- Designated for assignment RHP- Designated for assignment RHP- Placed on 10-day DL (right elbow inflammation), retro to 3/26 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Placed on 10-day DL (right shoulder impingement), retro to 3/26 C-Salvador Perez Placed on 10-day DL (left knee sprain), retro to 3/26 OF- Placed on 10-day DL (left oblique strain), retro to 3/26 3/31 RHP-Wily Peralta Outrighted to Omaha 4/2 OF-Abraham Almonte Claimed off waivers from Cleveland RHP-Miguel Almonte Designated for assignment 4/10 OF-Abraham Almonte Recalled from Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 10-day DL (left hip labral tear)

Royals Ejections Date Player/ Umpire/Type of Play

Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/2 at Detroit 9 Orlando out at 1B 1-6 1:10 Overturned KC 1-0 4/7 at Cleveland 5 Davis out at 1B 0-0 1:41 Stands Opp 0-1 4/8 at Cleveland 8 Ramirez safe at 1B 1-1 1:06 Overturned KC 2-0 4/9 Seattle 2 Moustakas out at 1B 3-0 0:36 Overturned KC 3-0 4/10 Seattle 5 Marjama out at 2B on SB 2-5 1:00 Stands Opp 0-2 4/17 at Toronto-1 5 Pillar catch in CF 3-2 0:51 Overturned KC 4-0 5 Smoak out at 3B 3-4 1:57 Stands Opp 0-3 4/18 at Toronto 3 Martin out at 2B on force 2-4 0:36 Overturned Opp 1-3 4/20 at Detroit-1 6 Candelario out at 1B on pickoff 1-2 1:05 Overturned KC 5-0

Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned

The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Almonte (0-1), Jay (4-13) P: Duffy (0-4), Hammel (0-4), Junis (3-1), Kennedy (1-3), Skoglund (0-2) 2nd: Merrifield (4-13), Soler (0-1) C: Butera (3-9), Gallagher (1-5) 3rd: Moustakas (4-14) 1B: Cuthbert (3-3), Duda (1-10), Merrifield (0-1) 4th: Cuthbert (2-3), Duda (2-11) 2B: Goins (1-5), Merrifield (3-9) 5th: Cuthbert (1-5), Duda (0-2), Merrifield (0-1), Orlando (1-1), Soler (2-5) 3B: Cuthbert (0-3), Moustakas (4-11) 6th: Almonte (0-3), Cuthbert (1-1), Duda (0-1), Goins (1-2), Orlando (1-2), SS: Escobar (4-14) Soler (1-5) LF: Gordon (1-2), Jay (3-10), Orlando (0-2) 7th: Almonte (0-1), Escobar (1-1), Gallagher (1-0), Goins (0-3), Gordon (1-4), Orlando (1-5) CF: Almonte (0-5), Gordon (1-3), Merrifield (0-1), Orlando (3-5) 8th: Escobar (3-13), Gordon (1-1) RF: Jay (0-2), Merrifield (1-2), Soler (3-10) 9th: Butera (3-9), Gallagher (1-5) DH: Cuthbert (1-3), Duda (1-4), Gallagher (1-0), Jay (1-1), Merrifield (0-1), Moustakas (0-3), Orlando (0-1), Soler (0-1)

Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 12 2 9 12 5 3 3 6 4 ------56 Opponents 11 3 8 6 17 10 18 18 2 2 - - - - - 95 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 3 ------1 - - - - - Opponents 5 3 - - 2 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - -

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Multi-Run Innings for Royals Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 1-1 # of runs # times last time 1st - - 2 Tuesday 1-3 2 runs - 9 4/20 @ DET-2 (9th inning, 3 hits) 2nd - 2 5 Wednesday 0-2 3 runs - 2 4/13 vs. LAA (4th inning, 4 hits) 3rd - 5 14 Thursday 0-2 4 runs - 1 3/29 vs. CWS (1st inning, 5 hits) 4th - 3 10 Friday 1-3 5 runs - 1 4/9 vs. SEA (4th inning, 4 hits) 5th - 1 3 6th - - 2 Saturday 1-2 6 runs - - - 7th - 1 5 Sunday 0-1 7 runs - - - 8th - 1 3 9th - - 6 Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 2-4 Tied after six innings: 2-1 Trail after six innings: 0-9 Lead after seven innings: 3-3 Tied after seven innings: 0-2 Trail after seven innings: 1-9 Lead after eight innings: 3-0 Tied after eight innings: 0-3 Trail after eight innings: 1-11 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 3-1 Starter works 6.0 IP: 1-4 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 0-9 Score first: 3-5 Opponents score first: 1-9 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 1/3 Score more than three runs: 1-4 Score three runs or less: 3-10 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/3 Hit home run: 3-7 Do not homer: 1-7 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 1/9 Series opener: 1-6 Series finale: 1-5 Errorless games by KC: 2-6 10 or more hits: 1-5 Opponents 10 or more hits: 0-6 0-2 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Saturday, April 21, 2018

Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 10 April 9 vs. Seattle 15 April 18 @ Toronto Most runs, extra-inning game 4 April 17 @ Toronto-2 5 April 17 @ Toronto-2 Most hits, game 13 April 9 vs. Seattle 15 Twice, last: April 18 @ Toronto Most hits, extra-inning game 12 April 20 @ Detroit-1 9 April 17 @ Toronto-2 Fewest hits, game 3 April 7 @ Cleveland 2 April 9 vs. Seattle Most runs, inning 5 April 9 vs. Seattle (4th) 6 Twice, last: April 18 @ Toronto (8th) Most hits, inning 5 Twice, last: April 9 vs. Seattle (1st) 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most doubles, game 4 April 9 vs. Seattle 4 Twice, last: April 18 @ Toronto Most doubles, extra-inning game 2 April 17 @ Toronto-2 3 April 20 @ Detroit-1 Most triples, game 1 Thrice, last: April 8 @ Cleveland 1 5 times, last: April 20 @ Detroit-2 Most triples, extra-inning game - - Most home runs, game 2 April 17 @ Toronto-1 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 April 17 @ Toronto-2 1 April 20 @ Detroit-1 Most home runs, inning 2 April 17 @ Toronto-1 (3rd) 3 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 5 April 9 vs. Seattle 9 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 4 April 17 @ Toronto-2 4 April 20 @ Detroit-1 Most steals, game 2 April 7 @ Cleveland 2 Thrice, last: April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 17 @ Toronto-1 1 Twice, last: April 10 vs. Seattle Most sacrifice flies, game 1 Twice, last: April 3 @ Detroit 1 6 times, last: April 20 @ Detroit-2 Most sacrifices, game 1 April 6 @ Cleveland 1 Twice, last: April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most strikeouts, game 12 April 11 vs. Seattle 11 April 14 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 8 April 17 @ Toronto-2 13 April 17 @ Toronto-2 Most walks, game 6 April 20 @ Detroit-2 7 Twice, last: April 18 @ Toronto Most walks, extra-inning game 4 April 17 @ Toronto-2 7 April 17 @ Toronto-2 Most left on base, game 10 Twice, last: April 20 @ Detroit-2 11 April 12 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most left on base, extra-inning game 12 April 17 @ Toronto-2 11 April 17 @ Toronto-2 Fewest left on base, game 4 Twice, last: April 7 @ Cleveland 4 Twice, last: April 20 @ Detroit-2 Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 10 April 20 @ Detroit-1 3 April 20 @ Detroit-1 Most double plays turned 3 April 8 @ Cleveland 2 4 times, last: April 17 @ Toronto-1 Most errors, game 2 Twice, last: April 18 @ Toronto 2 Twice, last: April 20 @ Detroit-2 Individual Batting: Most hits, game 3 4 times, last: Duda (April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 Thrice, last: Cuthbert, Merrifield (April 20 @ Detroit-1) Must runs, game 2 5 times, last: Merrifield (April 18 @ Toronto) Most doubles, game 1 25 times, last: Soler (April 20 @ Detroit-2) Most triples, game 1 Thrice, last: Jay (April 8 @ Cleveland) Most home runs, game 1 13 times, last: Merrifield (April 20 @ Detroit-2) Most RBI, game 3 Twice, last: Moustakas (April 10 vs. Seattle) Most RBI, extra-inning game 1 6 times: Jay, Moustakas (April 20 @ Detroit-1) Most , game 7 Moustakas (April 9 vs. Seattle) Most total bases, extra-inning game 5 Escobar (April 17 @ Toronto-2) Most walks, game 3 Cuthbert (April 9 vs. Seattle) Most stolen bases, game 1 4 times, last: Merrifield (April 9 vs. Seattle) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 12 Moustakas (April 8-present) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Hammel (April 20 @ Detroit-1) Most innings pitched, reliever 2.2 Smith (April 17 @ Toronto-1) Most strikeouts, starter 8 Twice: Duffy (April 17 @ Toronto-2); Kennedy (April 7 @ Cleveland) Most strikeouts, reliever 4 Smith (April 17 @ Toronto-1) Most walks, starter 3 5 times, last: Kennedy (April 18 @ Toronto) Most walks, reliever 3 Grimm (April 17 @ Toronto-2) Most runs allowed 6 Thrice, last: Kennedy, Grimm (April 18 @ Toronto) Most home runs allowed 3 Twice, Duffy (March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox), Junis (April 14 vs. Los Angeles Angels) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 16.0 Junis (April 3-14) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 6.1 Hill (March 31-present) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 2 Junis (April 3-9) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall - Longest winning streak, home - Longest winning streak, road - Longest losing streak, overall 9 April 10-20 Longest losing streak, home 5 April 10-14 Longest losing streak, road 4 April 17-20 Longest game-inning, home - Longest game-inning, road 10 Twice, last: April 20 @ Detroit-1 Longest game-time, home 3:26 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 2:56 April 17 @ Toronto-1 Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:37 April 17 @ Toronto-2 Shortest game-time home 2:45 April 9 vs. Seattle Shortest game-time road 2:17 April 3 @ Detroit Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 2:46 April 20 @ Detroit-1 Largest crowd-home 36,517 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 12,324 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest crowd-road 34,720 April 6 @ Cleveland Smallest crowd-road 14,240 April 8 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 10 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest losing margin 10 April 18 @ Toronto (5-15) Largest deficit overcome to win 1 April 20 @ Detroit (trailed 2-1 after 8; won 3-2) Largest lead lost 4 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (led 4-0 after 3; lost 14-7)

Upcoming Milestones Lucas Duda 9 HR to 150 Jason Hammel 8 wins to 100 Mike Moustakas 7 RBI for 400 Danny Duffy 3 HR to tie for 8th on KC all-time list 9 K to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (L. Hochevar-702) Kelvin Herrera (B. Butler/E. Hosmer-127) 5 G to tie for 4th on KC all-time list (J. Soria-427) Alcides Escobar Ned Yost 10 wins for 1,100 career 3 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Damon-156) Ian Kennedy 8 wins to 100 43 G to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-1,166) 23 strikeouts to 1,500

Disabled List (6) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Jesse Hahn 60-day right UCL sprain March 6 May 5 18 4-14 RHP-Nate Karns 10-day right elbow inflammation March 29 (retro March 26) April 5 18 4-14 INF-Adalberto Mondesi 10-day right shoulder impingement syndrome March 29 (retro March 26) April 5 18 4-14 C-Salvador Perez 10-day left knee sprain March 29 (retro March 26) April 5 18 4-14 OF-Bubba Starling 10-day left oblique strain March 29 (retro March 26) April 5 18 4-14 OF-Alex Gordon 10-day left hip labral tear April 10 (retro April 9) April 19 10 1-9 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Saturday, April 21, 2018

2018 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total

March (0-2) 3/29 CWS D L, 7-14 0-1 T3 -1.0 Shields Duffy (0-1) - 36,517 1 36,517 3/31 CWS N L, 3-4 0-2 5 -2.0 Farquhar Maurer (R, 0-1) Soria 17,564 2 54,081

April (4-12) 4/1 CWS D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup scheduled for 4/28 4/2 at Det D L, 1-6 0-3 5 -2.0 Liriano Hammel (0-1) - 15,476 1 15,476 4/3 at Det D W, 1-0 1-3 4 -1.0 Junis (1-0) Boyd Herrera (1) 15,083 2 30,559 4/4 at Det D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup scheduled for 4/20 4/6 at Cle D L, 2-3 1-4 5 -2.5 Carrasco Duffy (0-2) Allen 34,720 3 65,279 4/7 at Cle D W, 1-0 2-4 5 -1.5 Kennedy (1-0) Bauer Herrera (2) 17,362 4 82,641 4/8 at Cle D L, 1-3 2-5 5 -2.0 Allen Maurer (R, 0-2) - 14,240 5 96,881 4/9 Sea N W, 10-0 3-5 4 -1.0 Junis (2-0) Gonzales - 12,324 3 66,405 4/10 Sea N L, 3-8 3-6 4 -2.0 Hernandez Skoglund (0-1) - 14,850 4 81,255 4/11 Sea D L, 2-4 3-7 5 -3.0 Vincent Grimm (R, 0-1) Diaz 14,314 5 95,569 4/12 LAA N L, 1-7 3-8 5 -4.0 Tropeano Kennedy (1-1) - 14,714 6 110,283 4/13 LAA N L, 4-5 3-9 5 -4.5 Wood Grimm (R, 0-2) Middleton 15,011 7 125,294 4/14 LAA N L, 3-5 3-10 5 -5.0 Richards Junis (2-1) Middleton 15,876 8 141,170 4/15 LAA D PPD - Cold, makeup scheduled for 6/25 4/16 at Tor N PPD - Roof damage, makeup scheduled for 4/17 as doubleheader 4/17 at Tor D L, 3-11 3-11 - - Garcia Skoglund (0-2) - - 6 at Tor N L, 4-5 (10) 3-12 5 -6.0 Clippard Flynn (R, 0-1) - 18,645 7 115,526 4/18 at Tor D L, 5-15 3-13 5 -6.5 Happ Kennedy (1-2) 28,803 8 144,329 4/20 at Det D L, 2-3 (10) 3-14 - - Jimenez Keller (R, 0-1) - 15,406 9 159,735 at Det N W, 3-2 4-14 5 -6.0 Junis (3-1) Greene Herrera (3) 17,194 10 176,929 4/21 at Det D 4/22 at Det D 4/24 Mil N 4/25 Mil N 4/26 CWS N 4/27 CWS N 4/28 CWS D CWS N 4/29 CWS D 4/30 at Bos N

May (0-0) 5/1 at Bos N 5/2 at Bos D 5/3 Det D 5/4 Det N 5/5 Det D 5/6 Det D 5/8 at Bal N 5/9 at Bal N 5/10 at Bal N 5/11 at Cle N 5/12 at Cle D 5/13 at Cle D 5/14 TB N 5/15 TB N 5/16 TB D 5/18 NYY N 5/19 NYY N 5/20 NYY D 5/21 at StL N 5/22 at StL N 5/23 at StL D 5/24 at Tex N 5/25 at Tex N 5/26 at Tex D 5/27 at Tex D 5/28 Min N 5/29 Min N 5/30 Min N Minor League Report (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) (A-Advanced) American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (4-11) (6-8) (7-8)

R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Memphis (Cardinals) 0 3 1 6 Tulsa (Dodgers) 1 5 1 5 Wilmington 2 9 1 8 Omaha 5 12 1 12 NW Arkansas 4 6 0 3 Frederick (Orioles) 0 4 1 11

WP: (1-1) WP: Emilio Ogando (2-1) WP: Arnaldo Hernandez (1-0) HR: None SV: Jake Newberry (3) SV: Bryan Brickhouse (3) HR: None HR: None Heath Fillmyer allowed three hits and struck out six over 6.0 scoreless innings to earn his first win of the The Naturals scored three runs in the second and held Arnaldo Hernandez, Grant Gavin and Bryan Brickhouse season. Kevin Lenik threw 2.0 scoreless innings and Mike on thanks to strong pitching. Emilio Ogando gave up one combined on a four-hit shutout as Wilmington won for the Broadway completed the shutout by striking out a pair in run in 5.0 innings, to earn his second victory, while Yunior second-straight night over Frederick. a perfect ninth. went 4-for-4, hitting an RBI Marte and Jake Newberry combined for 4.0 scoreless hit an RBI single in the third, and Rudy Martin added a single in the second and doubling and scoring in the fifth. innings out of the bullpen. Elier Hernandez hit an RBI run-scoring single in the seventh. , Xavier Ramón Torres finished 3-for-4 with two doubles. double in the first, and Erick Meija tripled in a run and later Fernandez and John Brontsema each went 2-for-4. scored in the second. Lexington Legends (A) (R) Burlington Royals (R) Surprise Royals (R) Pioneer League Appalachian League Arizona League Southern Division South Division East Division West Division (9-6)

R H E LOB Begin play June 15 Begin play June 19 Begin play in June Hagerstown (Nationals) 9 7 2 5 vs. Ogden (Dodgers) at Elizabethton (Twins) Schedule TBA Lexington 7 12 0 9

LP: Sal Biasi (1-1) HR: Dennicher Carrasco (3), Vance Vizcaino (1)

Lexington led 5-1 after six innings, but Hagerstown rallied for eight runs over the final three frames. Dennicher Carrasco and Vance Vizcaino homered in the loss. gave up two runs over 7.0 innings on the mound.