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City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES (8-5) @ (9-5) Kauffman Stadium - Thursday, April 21, 2016 Game #15 - Game #8 FS 1 & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PITCHING PROBABLES Friday, April 22 vs. : RHP Yovani Gallardo (1-0, 5.63) vs. RHP (0-3, 7.90), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, April 23 vs. Baltimore Orioles: TBA vs. RHP (1-0, 2.38), 6:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, April 24 vs. Baltimore Orioles: RHP Mike Wright (1-1, 5.73) vs. RHP (1-0, 2.81), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, April 25 @ : RHP (2-1, 1.35) vs. TBA, 9:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, April 26 @ Los Angeles Angels: RHP Edinson Volquez (2-0+ tonight) vs. TBA, 9:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, April 25 @ Los Angeles Angels: RHP Chris Young (0-3+ tomorrow) vs. TBA, 9:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials...tonight’s contest is being televised nationally on FS 1 with Justin Kutcher and .

Tigers vs. Royals COMEBACK COMES UP A SHY--The comeback Royals staked Detroit to a 3-0 advantage, with The Royals and Bengals play tonight for the series decider, the tack on run in the ninth winding up the deciding tally in a 3-2 setback... and Salvador as each club has a win in this set...Detroit returns here for four Perez back-to-back one-out homers in the ninth, but KC left the go ahead run on base at game’s end... on June 16...KC doesn’t travel to Motown for the first time until just after the All-Star break on July 15...the Royals trail the all- the Tigers had plated what proved to be the winning run on a run scoring single from Ian Kinsler, his time body of work by a slim 322-325 margin, but hold a 169-154 second RBI knock of the night...Kansas City couldn’t get much going offensively against Detroit starter advantage in Kansas City, 159-140 here in “The K.” Jordan Zimmerman, who continued his scoreless inning streak to open the year with 6.1 frames here last Date Site Score WP LP Att. night...meanwhile, Ian Kennedy was scored upon for the first time as a Royal, allowing a third inning 4/19 KC W, 8-6 Ventura Greene 26,889 4/20 KC L, 2-3 Zimmerman Kennedy 28,928 run on a double by Kinsler and another in the sixth when Victor Martinez singled Kinsler in...all told, 4/21 KC Kennedy worked 6.1 innings allowing two runs on six hits with two walks and seven K’s, absorbing 6/16 KC his first loss with KC...Perez ended up 3-for-3 with a walk, a double and his ninth inning homer, while 6/17 KC 6/18 KC Gordo and each had a pair of hits. 6/19 KC 7/15 @ Det BACK TO BACK JACKS--The ninth inning consecutive home runs by Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez 7/16 @ Det last night marked the second back-to-back roundtrippers for the Royals this year...Mike Moustakas and 7/17 @ Det each took Minnesota’s Tommy Milone deep in the fourth inning of the April 9 win here... 8/15 @ Det last night was the first time the duo of Gordon and Perez have combined for consecutive blasts...the 8/16 @ Det 8/17 @ Det Royals only went back-to-back once all of last year (September 29 vs. White Sox -- and 9/2 KC ). 9/3 KC 9/4 KC O’S NEXT--This homestand will conclude with a three-game weekend visit from the Birds of Baltimore 9/23 @ Det that begins tomorrow night...the Royals were 4-3 vs. the O’s last year, posting a 3-1 mark here, but going 9/24 @ Det 9/25 @ Det just 1-2 at Camden Yards...three different game times await the weekend, with a 7:15 opener tomorrow, 6:15 on Saturday and 1:15 on Sunday...tickets are going particularly fast for the Saturday night game, which is also Champions Replica Trophy night for the first 20,000 to enter Kauffman Stadium. RUBBER GAME #2--The Royals look to atone for their first rubber game of the season on Sunday, losing a 3-2 contest in Oakland after taking a 2-0 lead...Kansas City was 11-7 in rubber games last year, including an 8-3 mark in series decided at home. DAVIS AMONG CLOSER ELITE-- recorded his Major League leading sixth of the year (tied with Kenley Jansen, Jonathan Papelbon and David Robertson) with a scoreless ninth here on Tuesday night...Davis, who became the full-time closer after went down with an elbow injury in the second half of 2015, has made good on 23 of his last 24 regular season save situations for a 95.8% success which trails only Pittsburgh’s Mark Melancon at 96.4% (54 out of 56)...Davis was also 4-for-4 in last October’s run to the title, tossing 10.2 scoreless innings over the three series.

TONIGHT’S STARTING : RHP Mike Pelfrey (0-2, 6.52) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (2-0, 2.04) 2015 2014 Career 2016 2015 Career Mike Pelfrey vs. Royals 1-0 - 1-2 Major League Record 0-2 (2.79 ERA) 6-11 61-83 Edinson Volquez vs. Tigers 0-2 1-0 1-4 Major League Record 2-0 (2.04 ERA) 13-9 81-68 EDINSON VOLQUEZ makes his fourth start of the season, the 222nd of his career and 229th overall appearance...he faces Detroit for the eighth time in his 12 big league seasons...the 32-year-old righty looks to start 3-0 for the first time since 2008, when he won his first four decisions...Volky is in the second season of a two-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2017. Edinson’s 2016 Starts ANOTHER QUALITY WIN--Edinson recorded his first road victory and second DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/3 W, 4-3 6.0 2 0 0 0 3 5 106-62 4-0 of 2016, tossing 6.0 solid innings in a 4-2 win last Friday night in Oakland...he 4/10 Minnesota ND, 4-3 5.2 8 2 2 0 0 10 103-72 0-2 surrendered two runs on four hits with four walks and two , firing 103 pitches... 4/15 @ Oakland W, 4-2 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 2 103-59 3-2 2016 Totals 2-0 2.04 17.2 14 4 4 1 7 17 312-193 61.9% despite allowing seven baserunners in the first four frames, Volky limited the damage to a Career Totals 81-68 4.26 1260.2 1200 647 597 126 599 1107 - - solo by Stephen Vogt in the second and Khris Davis’ RBI single in the fourth... after Davis’ single, Edinson retired eight of the last nine hitters he faced, protecting a one-run lead...he completed 6.0 innings for the fifth time in his last six regular season starts, dating back to last September 19, a no-decision against these Tigers, while it was his 10th quality start since August 1, 2015 (spanning 15 starts). STELLAR FIRST SEASON IN KC--Volquez had a memorable first season in KC in 2015, winning 13 games for the second-straight campaign and topping the 200.0 inning plateau for the first time in his career...he also led the club in quality starts (19), matching his total from 2014...his outstanding 2015 continued into the postseason, where he set a club record with 23 strikeouts, while he also threw the second-most innings (28.2) in a single playoff year...Edinson earned his first career postseason win in Game #1 of the ALCS vs. Toronto, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings in a 5-0 triumph...he became the fourth KC hurler to record 6.0 innings or more in a postseason start...he also started Games #1 and #5 of the , with the Royals winning both in extra-innings. APRIL --Edinson started strong in each of the past three seasons, posting a 5-4 record with a 2.49 ERA (22 ER in 79.2 IP) in 13 outings and 12 starts in the month of April since 2014...among pitchers that have worked at least 75.0 April innings the last three seasons, Volquez’s 0.99 WHIP ranks sixth, while he’s tied for seventh in ERA and ninth in opponents’ average (.211)...Volky has a career mark of 16-12 and a 3.59 ERA in 39 April outings. VS. TIGERS--Tonight is his eighth career start vs. Detroit, entering at 1-4 with a 6.21 ERA...his lone win came on August 12, 2014, when he earned a 4-2 triumph as a member of the Pirates, allowing two runs over 6.0 frames...Edinson made four starts against the Tigers last season, going 0-2 with a 6.55 ERA, however he did record a pair of quality starts in his two no-decisions. HOMECOMING--Edinson makes his third start at ‘The K’ in 2016 after winning 4-3 here on Opening Night against the Mets...last season, he went 8-4 with a 3.48 ERA and a .236 opponents batting average in 16 home starts, with his eight victories tying for eighth-most in the ...his 17 home wins over the last two-plus seasons are tied for seventh in the Majors...Volquez is 42-35 with a 4.03 ERA in 116 career outings, including 112 starts at home. Volquez vs. Tigers Edinson’s Last Win: Player AVG. AB H HR RBI April 15, 2016 @ Oakland (6.0 IP, 4-2 over Rich Hill) Miguel Cabrera .625 8 5 0 2 Edinson’s Last Regular Season Loss: Nick Castellanos .333 9 3 0 4 September 25, 2015 vs. Cleveland (6.0 IP, 0-6 to Carlos Carrasco) Tyler Collins .375 8 3 0 1 Edinson’s High: Anthony Gose .455 11 5 1 1 13, September 3, 2008 vs. Pittsburgh (7.0 IP, in a 6-5 loss) Jose Iglesias .200 10 2 0 0 Ian Kinsler .353 17 6 0 4 Edinson’s Last : J.D. Martinez .083 12 1 0 0 May 23, 2015 vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP, 3-2 over John Lackey) 3rd career Victor Martinez .133 15 2 0 3 Edinson’s Last 9.0 Inning Complete Game: Jarrod Saltalamacchia .250 4 1 0 1 July 10, 2014 at St. Louis (9.0 IP, 9-1 over Shelby Miller) Justin Upton .471 17 8 0 3 Edinson’s Only Career Shutout: July 19, 2012 vs. Houston (9.0 IP, 1-0 over Lucas Harrell) Kansas City Royals • P.O. Box 419969 • Kansas City, MO 64141-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2011 Royals Notes - Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, April 21, 2016 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Chris Young = Chris will make his fourth start of the season and the 210th of his career tomorrow vs. Baltimore to open a three-game weekend series with the Orioles. = He allowed four runs on eight hits with two walks in 4.0 innings, falling 5-3 last Saturday at Oakland…he allowed the leadoff batter to reach in all five innings he started, and allowed the first three batters to reach in the first and second innings, including a three-run home run (Josh Reddick) in the first. = C.Y. has started 0-3 for the first time in his career after facing Noah Syndergaard, Collin McHugh and Sonny Gray in his first three starts. = He’s 2-1 with a 3.52 ERA (9 ER in 23.0 IP) in five career appearances (four starts) vs. Baltimore, including 14.0 scoreless IP over his last two starts. = Young is 6-5 with a 3.30 ERA (28 ER in 76.1 IP) in 17 career appearances (12 starts) at Kauffman Stadium. 2016 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 14 6-4 - - 3.09 78.2 67 28 27 6 39 76 .229 Relievers 14 3-1 7 10 3.18 45.1 41 16 16 4 21 51 .237 Totals 14 9-5 7 10 3.12 124.0 108 44 43 10 60 127 .232 Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 33/43 (76.7%) Saves/Save Opp: 7/10 (70.0%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 22/3 (13.6%) Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency:5/7 Saves/Save Opp: 6/6 (100%) Last Save: April 19, 2016 vs. DET (26th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2016 Strikeout High: 2 (3x) last, April 12 at HOU April 19 vs. DET (save) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Davis recorded a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday to secure his sixth save, which tied for the Major League lead. = Had five saves and one win through the team’s first 10 games, becoming the second since 1969 to do so, joining Javy Guerra (Dodgers) in 2012. = He’s converted 95.8 percent (23-for-24) of save opportunities since the start of 2015, second best in MLB during that time (min. 20 opportunities). = Led Major League relievers with a 0.94 ERA in 2015, the lowest mark by a reliever in franchise history, topping previous record he set in 2014 (1.00).

Danny Duffy (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:6/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 20, 2015 at DET (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2016 Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last April 19 vs. DET April 19 vs. DET 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 = Duffy struck out Justin Upton and Miguel Cabrera to leadoff the seventh inning on Tuesday, before allowing a single, walk and a three-run home run (Saltalamacchia), all on two outs...had held opponents to just four earned runs in 23.0 IP (1.57 ERA) in 17 career relief outings before yielding three earned runs in 1.0 IP on Tuesday. = Held left-handed batters to a .239 average (26-for-109) and .303 slugging pct. in 2015…missed 24 games with left biceps tendonitis (May 25-June 24). Dillon Gee 1st Batter Efficiency:2/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2016 Strikeout High: 3 on April 10 vs. MIN April 16 at OAK 3.0 2 1 1 2 0 = Gee returned from the Paternity Leave List this afternoon…he last pitched Saturday in Oakland, where he recorded a scoreless fifth and sixth innings before allowing a leadoff home run to Stephen Vogt in the seventh…his 3.0 IP set a new high as a reliever, topping his previous appearance (2.0 IP) on April 10 vs. Minnesota. = Started 2015 with the Mets, but missed a month with a right groin strain and was designated for assignment on June 15…recorded 3.86 ERA (13 ER in 30.1 IP) in five starts before the injury…finished season at Triple-A Las Vegas, where he went 8-3 with a 4.58 ERA in 14 starts. = Posted 1.29 ERA (1 ER In 7.0 IP) in four relief appearances this spring…had a 6.00 ERA (6 ER in 9.0 IP) in two starts. 1st Batter Efficiency:5/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. MIN (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/2 2016 Strikeout High: 2 (4x) last, April 13 at HOU April 19 vs. DET 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 = Herrera relieved Joakim Soria with one out and the bases loaded on Tuesday in the eighth inning…went strikeout, hit-by-pitch, flyout to hold the lead. = Has a 0.64 ERA (2 ER in 28.0 IP) with 38 strikeouts and eight walks in his last 27 appearances (including postseason) dating back to September 17, 2015. = Made 11 appearances during the 2015 postseason, going 1-0 with a 0.66 ERA (1 ER in 13.2 IP) and a 7.3 SO/BB ratio…his 22 strikeouts marked second- highest total in a single postseason, trailing the Angels’ Francisco Rodriguez (28 in 2002). = Had streak of 105.1 innings without a home run allowed snapped on May, 2015, ending second-longest such streak in club history (Wade Davis, 125.2 IP). 1st Batter Efficiency:7/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 11, 2015 vs. DET (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/1 2016 Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last April 13 at HOU April 20 vs. DET 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 = Hochevar relieved Ian Kennedy with one out and the bases loaded in the seventh inning last night…recorded a strikeout (Ian Kinsler) and a flyout (Justin Upton) to strand all base runners…is tied for the Major League lead in inherited runners with 11 (only one has scored). = Returned to the Majors last season after missing all of 2014 due to Tommy John surgery…made 49 regular season appearances in 2015, going 1-1 with a 3.73 ERA (21 ER in 50.2 IP), 16 walks and 49 strikeouts…made nine scoreless relief appearances during the 2015 postseason, earning a pair of wins. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency:7/9 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (0%) Last Save: April 13 at HOU (203) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2016 Strikeout High: 3 on April 8 vs. MIN April 20 vs. DET 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Sora pitched a scoreless eighth inning last night…leads the team with nine appearances. = He recorded a 1-2-3 ninth inning in Houston on April 13, his first save in a Royals uniform since September 11, 2011 at Seattle. = On April 8 vs. Minnesota, he earned his first win in a Royals uniform since July 23, 2011, a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay. = Is in his ninth Major League season, including six with the Royals from 2007-12…ranks third in club history in saves (161) and eighth in appearances (307). = Made career-high 72 regular season appearances between Detroit and Pittsburgh last season, going 3-1 with a 2.53 ERA and 24 saves in 30 chances. Chien-Ming Wang 1st Batter Efficiency:1/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: June 3, 2006 at BAL (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2016 Strikeout High: 3 on April 11 at HOU April 20 vs. DET 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 = Wang yielded a leadoff double in the ninth inning last night before allowing a pair of two-out singles…was his first appearance in nine days (since April 11). = On April 11 at Houston, tied a career high with three strikeouts in relief (also May 31, 2009 at Cleveland with New York-AL). = Made his first Major League appearance on April 9 vs. Minnesota since August 24, 2013 (with Toronto), becoming the first Taiwanese-born player to appear in a game in Royals history…Royals are his seventh organization since the start of 2013, including time with the Yankees (2013), Toronto (2013), Cincinnati (2014), White Sox (2014), Atlanta (2015) and Seattle (2015).

Royals vs. Tigers 2016 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Davis 0-0 1 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 1-2 3 3.14 26 57.1 47 20 Duffy 0-0 0 27.00 1 1.0 2 3 3-6 1 3.13 13 69.0 51 24 Gee ------0-1 0 6.00 1 6.0 10 4 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.2 0 0 0-2 1 2.00 35 36.0 28 8 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 2 1.2 0 0 4-6 1 4.70 26 7.2 10 4 Kennedy 0-1 0 2.84 1 6.1 6 2 0-3 0 4.94 4 23.2 25 13 Medlen ------2-1 0 3.12 4 17.1 21 6 Soria 0-0 0 6.75 2 1.1 2 1 2-1 15 2.61 38 38.0 33 11 Ventura 1-0 0 3.60 1 5.0 6 2 5-0 0 3.82 7 37.2 38 16 Volquez ------1-4 0 6.21 7 37.2 48 26 Wang 0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 3 1 5-0 0 3.89 8 41.2 46 18 Young ------4-0 0 1.71 9 42.0 25 8 Royals Notes - Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, April 21, 2016 Hitting Notes This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 1-for-3, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) = Drew made his first start of the year on Saturday in Oakland and went 1-for-2 with a walk...he’s appeared in two games this season. = Hit his only homer of the 2015 season at Comerica Park, August 6 off Anibal Sanchez...has thrown out 33 percent of would-be basestealers in his career, while he threw out 36.4 pct (4-of-11) in 2015...batted .280 (7-for-25) in August of 2015, his highest average in a month since hitting .360 in June, 2011. = Appeared in his first three postseason games in 2015, which included working a 10-pitch walk in the eighth inning of Game #4 of the ALDS in Houston as KC erased a four-run deficit to stave off elimination...caught the final inning of the World Series after Salvador Perez was lifted for a pinch-runner in the top of the 12th. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 1-for-7, BB Last Trip: 6-for-27 (.222), 4 runs, HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Lorenzo collected a two-out infield single in the sixth inning, going 1-for-4...he’s 7-for-14 (.500) with two doubles and four RBI all-time vs. Mike Pelfrey. = He’s off to a slow start this year, but is a career .297 hitter (78-for-263) in the month of April, which includes hitting over .300 each of the last two seasons. = In 2015, Cain hit .337 (90-for-267) at Kauffman Stadium...it was the highest home average by a Royals player in a season since Billy Butler hit .362 here in 2009. = He hit .324 (24-for-74) with four doubles, four homers and 10 RBI in 17 games vs. Detroit last season...that included batting .459 (17-for-37) against the Tigers in games played here at ‘The K’...since the start of 2014, Cain is hitting .313 (40-for-128) with five doubles, a triple and five homers vs. these Tigers. = Cain finished third in A.L. MVP voting last season, the highest a Royals player has finished since George Brett was also third in 1985...ranked fifth in the A.L. in average (.307), tied for fifth in runs scored (101), and second in stolen bases (28)...reached base in a club-record 20-straight postseason games dating back to 2014. Christian Colon This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 1-for-7 Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Christian hasn’t played in the series after making his third start Sunday in Oakland, going 1-for-3...he’s started at second base (twice) and third base (once). = Colon hit .390 (16-for-41) against these Tigers last season...that included his first career four-hit game on September 20 at Comerica Park...C.C. is a career .312 hitter (34-for-109) with seven doubles, a triple and 10 RBI in 39 games against A.L. Central foes...he has a career .429 OBP when leading off an inning. = Collected the go-ahead RBI single in the 12th inning in the fifth and deciding game of the World Series last year...it was his only at-bat of the 2015 Postseason. This Series: 2-for-7, run, RBI, BB, SB Last Trip: Did not play Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Jarrod reached via a walk with two outs in the ninth last night and represented the tying run...however, he was left stranded...returned to the lineup on Tuesday after missing the first 12 games with a right oblique strain...went 2-for-4 with an RBI in his return...recorded his first steal of the year last night. = He has 147 career steals, which are ninth in club history, three behind (150) for eighth...since 2013, his 97 thefts are eighth-most in the Majors. = He recorded a career-high six triples in 2015, which tied for 15th in the A.L....also tied for third in the league with 26 stolen bases. = Played in six postseason games in 2015, collecting three stolen bases...scored the go-ahead run in the 12th inning of Game #5 of the World Series. This Series: 1-for-9, 2 RBI, BB Last Trip: 9-for-32 (.281), 3 runs, RBI, BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Alcides went 0-for-4 last night, but drew his second walk of the season in the ninth to represent the winning run. = Esky is 6-for-18 (.333) with an RBI against Detroit starter Mike Pelfrey...also hitting .333 (6-for-18) with two outs...tied for the A.L. lead with a pair of triples. = He’s played in 795 games since the start of 2011, which are fourth-most in the Majors in that span...also second among shortstops, trailing Alexei Ramirez (801). = Tabbed an All-Star for the first time as well as co-winner of the Special Achievement Award in 2015. = Named MVP of the A.L. Championship Series, hitting .478 in the series...led off each of the first four games of the ALCS with a hit, setting an MLB record. Alex Gordon This Series: 2-for-6, 3 runs, HR, RBI, 2 BB Last Trip: 7-for-26 (.269), 2 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SB, 3 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Alex connected for his first home run of the season in the ninth inning last night, the first of back-to-back solo shots...recorded his third multi-hit game of the season and first since last Thursday night in Houston...reached base in 10 consecutive games vs. Detroit, recording a .419 on-base percentage in those games. = He ranks second in the American League in strikeouts (21) and has fanned at least once in each game this season, a club record by a position player. = Gordo signed a four-year contract to remain with the Royals on January 6 of this year...he ranks among the Top 10 in team history in several categories, including: ninth in games played (1,150), seventh in runs (612), eighth in hits (1,151), seventh in doubles (264), seventh in homers (135) and ninth in RBI (527). = Selected to his third straight All-Star Game in 2015, but did not participate due to injury...... he’s collected 67 assists since becoming a full-time in 2011, which are the most in the Major Leagues in that span...hit a game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning off Jeurys Familia in Game #1 of the World Series. Terrance Gore This Series: Has not played Last Trip: SB Hit Streak: n/a = Terrance made his second appearance of the season on Sunday, pinch-running for Salvador Perez in the ninth inning...recorded his first steal of the year...scored the winning run on April 10 vs. Minnesota, coming in on a Trevor May wild pitch. = Among players with fewer than six plate appearances, his nine career thefts are the second-most in MLB history, behind Herb Washington (31 steals, 0 PA). = Spent a majority of the 2015 season with Northwest Arkansas (AA), batting .284 with 39 stolen bases to rank second in the League. Eric Hosmer This Series: 2-for-8, run, 2B Last Trip: 11-for-30 (.367), 5 runs, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 10 g (14-42) = Hoz extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single to lead off the second last night...he owns the second-longest active hitting streak in the A.L., behind Baltimore’s Manny Machado (13 games)...during his current run, Eric is batting .333 (14-for-42) with three doubles, a triple, a homer and seven runs scored. = He has also reached base in 22-straight regular season games, dating back to September 27 of last year...it’s the longest streak by a Royal since 2013. = Eric also swiped second base last night, giving him 50 career steals...since debuting in 2011, his total is tops among A.L. first basemen. = He hit .359 (28-for-78) with six doubles, three homers and 11 RBI vs. Detroit in 2015...hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games vs. Detroit, dating back to last May 3. = Earned his third-straight Rawlings Gold Glove in 2015, becoming the first A.L. to win three straight Gold Gloves since Rafael Palmeiro (1997- 99)...set a Royals postseason record with 17 RBI in 16 playoff games, finishing four shy of the Major League record...scored 10 runs in postseason play. Omar Infante This Series: 1-for-8 Last Trip: 8-for-24 (.333), 3 runs, 3 2B, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Omar went 1-for-4 last night, reaching on an infield hit in the seventh inning...he went 8-for-24 (.333) on the previous road trip, which included going 3-for-8 (.375) in the three-game series at Oakland...enjoyed success against Tigers’ starter Mike Pelfrey, going 17-for-41 (.415) with a triple and three RBI. = Infante struggled offensively for much of 2015, but tied for 10th in the American League with seven triples...recorded a career-best seven RBI in Cleveland on September 17...since joining the Royals in 2014, Omar has five games with four RBI or more, while in his previous 10 big league seasons, he also had five. = He missed the final two weeks of the 2015 regular season and the entire postseason after suffering a left oblique strain on September 18 in Detroit. Kendrys Morales This Series: 2-for-6, 3 runs, BB, HBP Last Trip: 7-for-27 (.259), 2 run, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Kendrys went 0-for-4 last night after reaching four times in the first game of the series...still batting .312 (74-for-233) in 63 career games vs. Detroit. = Had a career game against the Tigers on September 20 last season, going 4-for-4 with three homers and a triple...became the first KC player to homer three times in a game since in 1991...recorded 21 RBI vs. the Tigers in 2015, the second-most by a player against any one team last season, behind Nolan Arenado’s 24 vs. the Giants. = He’s 4-for-13 (.308) with two outs this season...last year, he set a franchise record with 53 two-out RBI, while batting .335 (68-for-203). = Enjoyed a fantastic first season in KC, earning a Louisville Slugger ‘Silver Slugger’ Award...he was also named the Edgar Martinez Award recipient as the league’s Most Outstanding DH...became the third Royals player to enjoy a multi-homer game in the postseason, doing it in Game #1 of the ALDS against Houston. Mike Moustakas This Series: 3-for-9, 2B Last Trip: 5-for-26 (.192), 3 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-13) = Mike collected a pair of hits last night, going 2-for-5...he’s homered four times this season, which are tied for ninth in the A.L...hit a pair of roundtrippers on the last road trip, which includes a solo shot last Sunday in Oakland...he’s 8-for-21 (.381) with two doubles and two homers in five games vs. A.L. Central foes this season. = Moose is 4-for-12 (.333) with a homer and four RBI all-time against Detroit starter Mike Pelfrey. = Enjoyed a breakout 2015 season, being selected an All-Star for the first time in his career and a co-recipient of the Joe Burke Special Achievement Award... recorded 43 multi-hit games last season after collecting a combined 45 in 2013 and 2014...got off to a fast start, batting .356 (32-for-90) with three homers in April. = Started 16 postseason contests, hitting safely in all five World Series games...drove in the winning run in Game #4, with an RBI single in the eighth. This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 3-for-15 (.200), run Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Paulo hasn’t played since Friday night in Oakland, when he was 1-for-4...went 3-for-15 (.200) with a run scored on the last road trip. = Collected three hits on April 10 vs. Minnesota, marking his third career three-hit game and first since September 2 of last season vs. these Tigers. = Last season, he collected five triples in his first seven games, becoming the first player to do this since at least 1901...he recorded 14 of his 27 RBI in the seventh inning or later, while he slugged .462 after the sixth...collected two hits in Game #4 of the ALCS, becoming the third Royals rookie to accomplish that. Salvador Perez This Series: 5-for-7, 2 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, BB Last Trip: 4-for-22 (.182), run, HR, 4 RBI, sf, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (6-11) = Salvy had another big night at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double and his second homer in as many nights...recorded seven total bases last night, the high by a Royals player this season and were the most by Perez in a game since September 1, 2014 vs. Texas, when he also had a single, double and homer. = Collected a career-high five RBI Tuesday night, which were the highest total by a KC since John Buck also had five April 30, 2009 vs. Toronto...over the last two seasons, Salvy is hitting .387 (24-for-62) with three doubles, five homers and 17 RBI in 17 games vs. Detroit...he’s a career .318 hitter (77-for-242) vs. the Tigers. = Perez ranks eighth in the American League with a .630 slugging percentage, while his eight extra-base hits are tied for seventh...he’s also hitting .417 (10-for- 24) in his seven home games...batting .474 (9-for-19) with two outs, while he’s tied for fourth in the Majors with eight two-out RBI. = Tied for the A.L. lead, throwing out four would-be basestealers...he caught 24 runners stealing in 2015, which was tied for third in the A.L...since 2013, he’s gunned down the second-most runners in baseball (74), behind only Russell Martin (84)...his nine catcher pickoffs in that span are also tied for the MLB lead. = Coming off a fantastic year where he was selected to his third-straight All-Star Game, earning the starting nod behind the plate...also won his third-straight Rawlings Gold Glove...became the first catcher since Pat Borders (1992) to be named MVP of the World Series...hit .364 (8-for-22) in the 2015 Fall Classic. Royals Notes - Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, April 21, 2016 This & That THE LAND OF HOZ--First baseman Eric Hosmer reached on a second inning single last night to extend his streak of reaching base to a career-best 22 consecutive games dating back to September 27 of last year...it is the longest active streak in the American League and longest by a Royal since Billy Butler reached in 32 in a row during the 2013 season...Hoz has hit safely in 10 in a row at a .333 clip (14-for-42). KENNEDY’S “K” CLUB--Last night marked the third time in as many starts as a Royal that Ian Kennedy has recorded exactly seven strikeouts...he joins Zack Greinke (first six starts of 2009), Kevin Appier (first three starts of 1995) and (first three starts of 1990) as the only other pitchers to fan at least seven through their first three starts of the year with Kansas City. TOUGH AT HOME--Last night’s loss dropped the Royals to 5-2 to open their work in Kauffman Stadium for 2016...dating back to last October, Kansas City has won 12 of its last 14 games contested here in “The K”...the Royals are coming off a 51-30 home mark last season, the third best home win total in the American League...last year’s total matched the 1975 Royals for fifth most at home in team history. SPEED THRILLS--Jarrod Dyson logged his first of the year when he pilfered second after coaxing a two-out walk in the ninth inning...Dice has been successful on 86.5% of his career stolen base attempts (147-for-170), which is the best mark in the Majors since he broke into the big leagues in 2010...the Royals have swiped eight bases in 10 tries through the first 14 games of the year. ON THE ROAD AGAIN MONDAY--Kansas City will depart on its first West Coast swing following Sunday’s homestand finale with Baltimore, making stops in Anaheim (April 25-27) and Seattle (April 29-May 1)...the Royals are in the midst of a stretch where they play 20 of 29 games away from Kauffman Stadium, which also includes games at (May 6-8) and at Yankee Stadium (May 9-12) in early May...once that intense stretch ends, KC will host 13 of their next 19 contests at ‘The K’. ROAD TESTED--Dating back to the start of 2013, Kansas City has posted the most road wins (137) in the Major Leagues as well as the best winning percentage (.548), just ahead of the Los Angeles’ Dodgers (.540) mark...the club went 4-3 on its first road trip of 2016...KC finished second in the A.L. last year with 44 wins away from Kauffman Stadium... in 2015, Kansas City’s 3.79 ERA away from “The K” was second in the league to Cleveland’s 3.39 mark, while the Royals batted .259 on the road, good for a third place tie with Tampa Bay...as for October, KC went 1-1 in Houston during the ALDS, 1-2 in Toronto and then 2-1 at Citi Field to closeout the World Series crown. THE DEFENDING CHAMPS--Kansas City opened 2016 as the two-time defending American League Champions, a franchise first, defeating the Mets to win the World Series crown last year after going to a Game #7 in the 2014 Fall Classic before succumbing to the Giants...Kansas City’s A.L. title in 2015 was the fourth in franchise history, joining the 1980, ‘85 and 2014...the Royals are coming off a 95-67 regular season and their first championship, winning the division by 12 games...the last division title won by Kansas City was the 1985 A.L. West, when the club parlayed that triumph into its first World Series title...the 95 wins last year were the most by a KC squad since the 1980 Royals went 97-65...dating back to the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City has a 272-217 record for a .556 winning pct., the best mark in the American League, fourth best in the Majors (St. Louis, Pittsburgh and L.A.). THE COMEBACK KIDS--In winning 11 games during the 2015 postseason, the Royals had to come from behind in eight of those victories, including an unprecedented seven comebacks from a multiple-run deficit...KC rallied from a one-run deficit in Game #2 of the World Series against the Mets, while coming back from two runs behind on three other occasions during the Fall Classic, capped by the two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning of the deciding Game #5, sending the game to extra innings with the Royals plating five runs in the 12th to seal the title...Kansas City also rallied from a two-run deficit in the deciding game of the ALDS vs. the Astros to advance to the League Championship Series vs. Toronto...the Royals came from three runs back in Game #2 of both the ALDS vs. Houston and the ALCS vs. the Blue Jays...the biggest comeback of the fall matched the same scenario of the 2014 Wild Card game vs. the A’s, as KC was down by four runs to Houston with six outs to go in game #4 at Minute Maid Park, but plated five in the top of the eighth and two more in the ninth to get to a deciding Game #5 in Kauffman Stadium. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, is in his sixth full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he is currently three games over .500 for his Kansas City career at 477-474, surpassing Whitey Herzog’s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...his postseason managerial mark of 22-9 is good for a .710 winning pct., which ranks eighth all-time and is atop the list of managers with at least 20 postseason tilts under their belt...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers is games (1,910) and sixth in wins (934)...his 1,910 games skippered rank 62nd all- time and just eight shy of Bill Virdon, who managed the Pirates, Yankees, Astros and Expos and sits in the 61st slot...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...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). STAFF REMAINS IN TACT--The Royals return the same coaching staff in its entirety for a third consecutive season...the longest tenured member of Ned Yost’s staff is first base , who is in his second stint with the big league club, served for three season from 2008-10 and then returning to the role in 2015, with this his eighth season on the staff... is in his fifth straight year as the Royals’ pitching coach, while (catching coach) and (bullpen coach) are in their fourth seasons with the big league club... (hitting coach), (bench coach) and (third base coach) are back for a third straight year...Bill Duplissea is in his 12th season as a member of the Royals’ staff, third as one of the top instant replay coordinators in the game.

vs. Tigers (2016) vs. Tigers (career) At Home (career) Pelfrey (career) Gallardo (career)

Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera - - - - - .218 55 12 2 6 .173 387 67 2 23 - - - - - .250 8 2 0 0 Cain .143 7 1 0 0 .283 184 52 6 20 .297 901 268 20 122 .500 14 7 0 4 .333 3 1 0 0 Colon - - - - - .395 43 17 0 4 .287 87 25 0 4 .500 2 1 0 0 - - - - - Dyson .286 7 2 0 1 .247 150 37 0 8 .265 563 149 6 54 .000 2 0 0 0 - - - - - Escobar .111 9 1 0 2 .225 333 75 4 29 .263 1752 461 11 147 .333 18 6 0 1 .333 3 1 0 0 Gordon .333 6 2 1 1 .237 459 109 16 55 .274 2085 571 68 289 .357 14 5 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 Gore - - - - - .000 3 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 ------Hosmer .250 8 2 0 0 .300 337 101 11 39 .277 1360 377 36 180 .400 10 4 0 1 .333 3 1 0 0 Infante .125 8 1 0 0 .244 135 33 2 19 .265 2507 664 29 245 .415 41 17 0 3 .083 12 1 0 0 Morales .333 6 2 0 0 .312 237 74 9 40 .280 1588 445 68 263 .200 10 2 1 2 .333 3 1 0 1 Moustakas .333 9 3 0 0 .205 288 59 5 18 .250 1137 284 34 140 .333 12 4 1 4 .333 3 1 0 0 Orlando - - - - - .294 34 10 2 6 .286 140 40 4 18 .000 3 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 Perez .714 7 5 2 6 .318 242 77 10 42 .282 977 276 29 145 .333 15 5 0 2 .333 3 1 0 1

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups Starting Pitchers Breakdown (Team Record w/Starters)

Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher Perez Butera Totals Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Kennedy 2-1 - 2-1 Ian Kennedy 3 15 5.0 2-1 3 Medlen 1-1 - 1-1 Kris Medlen 2 5 2.5 1-1 1 Ventura 3-0 - 3-0 Yordano Ventura 3 16 5.3 3-0 1 Volquez 3-0 - 3-0 Edinson Volquez 3 12 4.0 3-0 2 Chris Young 3 5 1.7 0-3 0 Young 0-2 0-1 0-3 Totals 14 53 3.8 9-5 7 Total 9-4 0-1 9-5 Perez Butera Totals Starts 13 1 14 CS/ATT 4-10 - 4-10 Pct. 40.0 - 40.0 ERA 2.92 5.40 3.12 ER/IP 37/114.0 6/10.0 43/124.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 1 (4/12 @ HOU) & CS: - Royals Notes - Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, April 21, 2016 2016 Royals Home Run Breakdown

vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB’s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera ------8/6/15 @ DET A. Sanchez 41 Cain 2 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 1 1 1 - - - 2-0 4/12/16 @ HOU M. Fiers 29 Colon ------162 Dyson ------9/6/15 CWS E. Johnson 30 Escobar ------8/21/15 @ BOS H. Owens 210 Gordon 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - - 1 ------1 - 0-1 4/20/16 DET F. Rodriguez 0 Gore ------4 Hosmer 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - 1-0 4/15/16 @ OAK S. Doolittle 16 Infante ------9/17/15 @ CLE C. Kluber 50 Morales 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1-1 4/11/16 @ HOU T. Sipp 29 Moustakas 4 1 3 2 2 4 - - - - 2 2 - 2 - - - - 4 3-1 4/17/16 @ OAK C. Bassitt 11 Orlando ------9/20/15 @ DET A. Simon 41 Perez 3 - 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - 1 2 - 1 1 2 - - - 2-1 4/20/16 DET F. Rodriguez 0

Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 119 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, grand slam & 3-run homer) 3-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (9/20/15 @ Detroit, 3 solos) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez (4/20/16 vs. Detroit, ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez) 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: , Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) - Franchise total: 7 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, (9/28/15 @ , off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Steve Clevenger, Baltimore (9/11/15 @ Camden Yards, off Joba Chamberlain, 8th inning -- 2nd of inning, also Nolan Reimold off of Kelvin Herrera) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Nolan Reimold and Manny Machado, Baltimore (9/11/15 @ Camden Yards, Kelvin Herrera and pitching) Leadoff Game: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland (9/14/15 @ Progressive Field, Edinson Volquez pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Giovany Urshela, Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, 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)

2016 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera ------1 g - 1 - Cain 1 - - - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 3 - 1 - - 1 g 5 g (4/12-17) 1 - Colon ------0 g - - - Dyson 1 - - - - 1 ------1 1 - - - 0 g - - - Escobar 4 - - - - 4 1 - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - 0 g 4 g (4/3-9) - - Gordon 3 - - - - 3 ------1 2 - - - 1 g 3 g (4/10-12) - - Gore ------Hosmer 2 2 - - - 4 1 - - - - 1 - 1 2 1 - - 10 g 10 g (4/10-pres) 1 1 Infante 3 - - - - 3 ------1 1 1 - - 1 g 8 g (4/8-17) 3 - Morales 1 1 - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 - - 0 g 5 g (4/13-19) 1 - Moustakas 4 - - - - 4 1 - - - - 1 - 3 3 - - - 2 g 3 g (2x) 1 - Orlando - 1 - - - 1 ------1 - - - 2 g - 2 - Perez 2 1 - - - 3 - 1 - 1 - 2 1 1 8 - - - 2 g 3 g (2x) - -

The Last Time...

No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: , August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) (Royals 7-0) Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Royals Steal of Home: No-Hitter vs. Royals: Triple Play vs. Royals: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (4th inning) in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: Royals Suspended Game: One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 April 24, 2015 @ (Rain) Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Angel Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML : at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: (Blue Jays 3-2) , Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Salvador Perez, August 15, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd) September 28, 2015 @ Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: Royals Walk-Off Win: Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Salvador Perez, April 19, 2016 vs. Detroit April 10, 2016 vs. Minnesota (4-3 in 10 innings) Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 Royals Six-RBI Game: Royals Bat Around: vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore April 14, 2016 @ Houston (6th inning, 5 runs) Back-to-Back by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland April 8-10, 2016 vs. Minnesota and vs. 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 October 2-4, 2015 @ Minnesota May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Royals Position Player Pitching: Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: , April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) Opponent Position Player Pitching: Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: 10+ by a Royals starter: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Edinson Volquez, April 10, 2016 vs. Minnesota (10) Royals Pitcher Homered: Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona June 29-July 1, 2015 @ Houston Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Royals Pitcher With a Hit: , August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Chris Young (2), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Royals Pitcher With a RBI: April 9, 2016 vs. Minnesota (7-0); Kennedy (6.2 IP), Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: Chris Young (3), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit Duffy (1.1 IP), Wang (1.0 IP) Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 1 4/19/16 vs. DET Gore 10 - Pitchers 1 4/19/16 vs. DET Hosmer 25 9/22/15 vs. SEA Butera 14 9/3/15 vs. DET Infante 14 9/17/15 @ CLE Cain 9 4/10/16 vs. MIN Morales 9 9/25/14 @ TOR Colon 9 9/20/15 @ DET Moustakas 28 9/17/15 @ CLE Dyson 22 8/27/15 vs. BAL Orlando 32 8/28/15 @ TB Escobar 3 4/16/16 @ OAK Perez 17 9/30/15 @ CWS Gordon 168 8/2/14 vs. OAK Royals Notes - Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, April 21, 2016 2016 Transactions

Date Player Transaction 2/19 LHP- Signed to a 2-year free agent contract LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on the 60-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 3/1 C-Salvador Perez Signed to a 5-year extension through 2021 season 3/14 RHP-Miguel Almonte Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP- Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Brett Eibner Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Jose Martinez Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Alec Mills Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) LHP-Matt Strahm Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) INF-Ramon Torres Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) OF-Bubba Starling Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 3/15 RHP-Dillon Gee Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Mike Minor Placed on the 60-day D.L. (recovery from left labrum surgery) 3/23 LHP-Scott Alexander Optioned to Omaha (AAA) LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha (AAA) 4/1 C-Tony Cruz Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF-Raul Mondesi Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) 4/3 RHP-Chien-Ming Wang Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Tim Collins Placed on the 60-day D.L. (UCL injury) OF-Jarrod Dyson Placed on the 15-day D.L. (strained right oblique) 4/9 OF-Jarrod Dyson Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 4/19 OF-Jarrod Dyson Returned from rehab assignment and reinstated from 15-day D.L. OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Dillon Gee Placed on Paternity Leave List RHP-Miguel Almonte Recalled from Omaha (AAA)

Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play

Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/3 N.Y. Mets 5 Infante safe at 3B 2-0 1:47 Stands Opp. 0-1 4/12 @ Houston 4 Gordon out at 2B on steal 3-2 1:55 Overturned K.C. 1-0

Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Escobar (9-5) P: Kennedy (2-1), Medlen (1-1), Ventura (3-0), Volquez (3-0), Young (0-3) 2nd: Moustakas (8-5), Infante (1-0) C: Butera (0-1), Perez (9-4) 3rd: Cain (9-5) 1B: Hosmer (9-5) 4th: Hosmer (9-5) 2B: Colon (1-1), Infante (8-4) 5th: Morales (9-5) 3B: Colon (1-0), Moustakas (8-5) 6th: Gordon (9-5) SS: Escobar (9-5) 7th: Infante (0-1), Perez (9-4) LF: Gordon (9-5) 8th: Colon (2-0), Fuentes (0-2), Infante (7-3) CF: Cain (9-5) 9th: Butera (0-1), Colon (0-1), Dyson (1-1), Fuentes (2-2), Orlando (6-0) RF: Dyson (1-1), Fuentes (2-4), Orlando (6-0) DH: Morales (9-5)

Daily Update

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 8 6 4 4 5 13 0 6 6 1 - - - - - 53 Opponents 8 3 1 7 2 6 8 7 2 0 - - - - - 44 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 4 3 - 1 - - 1 ------Opponents 2 2 - - - 1 ------

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Multi-Run Innings for Royals Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 0-1 # of runs # times last time 1st - - 4 Tuesday 2-1 2 runs - 11 4/20 vs. DET (9th, 2 hits) 2nd - 4 5 Wednesday 1-1 3 runs - 4 4/19 vs. DET (5th, 2 hits) 3rd - 2 6 Thursday 1-0 4 runs - - - 4th - 1 5 Friday 2-0 5 runs - 1 4/14 @ HOU (6th, 7 hits) 5th - 2 7 6th - 1 4 Saturday 1-1 6 runs - - - 7th - 3 11 Sunday 2-1 7 runs - - - 8th - - 3 9th - - 4

Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 7-1 Tied after six innings: 1-0 Trail after six innings: 1-4 Lead after seven innings: 6-0 Tied after seven innings: 2-1 Trail after seven innings: 1-4 Lead after eight innings: 8-0 Tied after eight innings: - Trail after eight innings: 1-5 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 2-2 Starter works 6.0 IP: 3-0 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 4-3 Score first: 7-2 Opponents score first: 2-3 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 2/1 Score more than three runs: 8-0 Score three runs or less: 1-5 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 1/- Hit home run: 7-3 Do not homer: 3-2 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 2/2 Series opener: 4-1 Series finale: 2-2 Errorless games by KC: 6-4 10 or more hits: 4-2 Opponents 10 or more hits: 1-2

Disabled List (3) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Jason Vargas 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery February 19 April 19 14 9-5 LHP-Mike Minor 60-day recovery from left labrum surgery March 15 May 14 14 9-5 LHP-Tim Collins 60-day ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury April 3 June 3 14 9-5 Royals Notes - Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, April 21, 2016 Highs and Lows Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 8 April 19 vs. Detroit 8 April 11 @ Houston Most runs, extra-inning game 4 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) 3 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) Most hits, game 13 April 14 @ Houston 14 April 11 @ Houston Most hits, extra-inning game 7 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) 11 April 10 vs. Minnesota Fewest hits, game 3 April 5 vs. N.Y. Mets 4 April 17 @ Oakland Most runs, inning 5 April 14 @ Houston (6th) 3 4 times, last: April 19 vs. Detroit (7th) Most hits, inning 7 April 14 @ Houston (6th) 4 April 10 vs. Minnesota (6th) Most doubles, game 3 Thrice, last: April 19 vs. Detroit 3 April 11 @ Houston Most doubles, extra-inning game 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most triples, game 1 Thrice, last: April 9 vs. Minnesota 2 April 11 @ Houston Most triples, extra-inning game 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota - - Most home runs, game 3 April 9 vs. Minnesota 2 April 16 @ Oakland Most home runs, extra-inning game 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most home runs, inning 2 Twice, last: April 20 vs. Detroit 1 Several times Most extra-base hits, game 5 April 9 vs. Minnesota 6 April 11 @ Houston Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 3 April 10 vs. Minnesota 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most steals, game 2 April 20 vs. Detroit 2 Twice, last: April 11 @ Houston Most times caught stealing, game 1 Twice, April 20 vs. Detroit 1 4 times, last: April 14 @ Houston Most sacrifice flies, game 1 4 times, last: April 13 @ Houston 1 Twice, last: April 17 @ Oakland Most sacrifices, game - - 1 April 16 @ Oakland Most strikeouts, game 13 April 15 @ Oakland 14 Twice, last: April 12 @ Houston Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 8 April 10 vs. Minnesota 14 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most walks, game 5 Twice, last: April 15 @ Oakland 8 April 8 vs. Minnesota Most walks, extra-inning game 2 April 10 vs. Minnesota 2 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, game 11 April 15 @ Oakland 12 April 19 vs. Detroit Most left on base, extra-inning game 5 April 10 vs. Minnesota 11 April 10 vs. Minnesota Fewest left on base, game 5 Thrice, last: April 12 @ Houston 2 April 14 @ Houston Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 5 April 10 vs. Minnesota 11 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most double plays turned 3 April 14 @ Houston 3 Twice, last: April 15 @ Oakland Most errors, game 2 April 10 vs. Minnesota 2 Twice, last: April 16 @ Oakland Individual Batting: Most hits, game 3 5 times, last: Perez (April 20 vs. Detroit) Most hits, extra-inning game 1 Several players Must runs, game 3 Morales (April 19 vs. Detroit) Most doubles, game 1 Several times Most triples, game 1 4 times, last: Hosmer (April 10 vs. Minnesota) Most home runs, game 1 13 times, last: Gordon and Perez (April 20 vs. Detroit) Most RBI, game 5 Perez (April 19 vs. Detroit) Most RBI, extra-inning game 1 Moustakas, Hosmer, Morales (April 10 vs. Minnesota) Most total bases, game 7 Perez (April 20 vs. Detroit) Most total bases, extra-inning game 4 Moustakas (April 10 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, game 2 5 times, last: Gordon (April 19 vs. Detroit) Most stolen bases, game 1 8 times, last: Dyson and Hosmer (April 20 vs. Detroit) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 10 Hosmer (April 10-present) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 7.0 Kennedy (April 14 @ Houston) Most innings pitched, reliever 3.0 Gee (April 16 @ Oakland) Most strikeouts, starter 10 Volquez (April 10 vs. Minnesota) Most strikeouts, reliever 3 Wang (April 11 @ Houston); Gee (April 10 vs. Minnesota); Soria (April 8 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, starter 6 Ventura (April 8 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, reliever 2 4 times, last: Gee (April 16 @ Oakland) Most runs allowed 6 Young (April 11 @ Houston) Most home runs allowed 1 10 times, last: Duffy (April 19 vs. Detroit) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 12.2 Kennedy (April 9-14) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 7.1 Herrera (April 3-present) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 2 Volquez (April 3-present), Kennedy (April 9-14) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 4 April 12-15 Longest winning streak, home 4 April 8-19 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 12-15 Longest losing streak, overall 2 April 16-17 Longest losing streak, home - - Longest losing streak, road 2 April 16-present Longest game-inning, home 10 April 10 vs. Minnesota Longest game-inning, road - - Longest game-time, home 3:14 April 8 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time, road 3:17 April 12 @ Houston Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:23 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Shortest game-time home 2:51 April 5 vs. N.Y. Mets Shortest game-time road 2:37 April 17 @ Oakland Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Largest crowd-home 40,030 April 3 vs. N.Y. Mets Smallest crowd-home 26,889 April 19 vs. Detroit Largest crowd-road 43,332 April 11 @ Houston Smallest crowd-road 19,451 April 15 @ Oakland Largest winning margin 7 April 9 vs. Minnesota (7-0) Largest losing margin 6 April 11 @ Houston (2-8) Largest deficit overcome to win 2 April 10 vs. Minnesota (trailed 3-1 after 8 1/2; won 4-3 in 10 innings) Largest lead lost 2 April 17 @ Oakland (led 2-0 after 3 1/2; lost 3-2)

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Jarrod Dyson Alex Gordon Joakim Soria 10 K from 500 3 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) 5 HBP to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (D. DeJesus-71) 6 RBI to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-533) Alcides Escobar 13 games to 1,000 14 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) Chris Young 44 K from 1,000 46 hits to 1,000 10 BB to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-484) Ned Yost 23 wins from 500 with KC Kendrys Morales 6 2B to 200 Royals Notes - Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals - Thursday, April 21, 2016 2016 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 (9-5) 4/3 NYM N W 4-3 1-0 1 - Volquez (1-0) Harvey Davis (1) 40,030 1 40,030 4/5 NYM D L 0-2 1-1 3 -0.5 Syndergaard Young (0-1) Familia 39,782 2 79,812 4/8 Min N W 4-3 2-1 T2 -1.0 Soria (R, 1-0) Jepsen Davis (2) 27,166 3 106,978 4/9 Min N W 7-0 3-1 T1 - Kennedy (1-0) Milone - 31,001 4 137,979 4/10 Min D W 4-3 (10) 4-1 1 +0.5 Davis (R, 1-0) May - 35,317 5 173,296 4/11 @ Hou N L 2-8 4-2 2 -0.5 McHugh Young (0-2) - 43,332 1 43,332 4/12 @ Hou N W 3-2 5-2 T1 - Medlen (1-0) Fiers Davis (3) 21,027 2 64,359 4/13 @ Hou N W 4-2 6-2 T1 - Hochevar (R, 1-0) Giles Soria (1) 24,109 3 88,468 4/14 @ Hou N W 6-2 7-2 T1 - Kennedy (2-0) Fister Davis (4) 21,203 4 109,671 4/15 @ Oak N W 4-2 8-2 T1 - Volquez (2-0) Hill Davis (5) 19,451 5 129,122 4/16 @ Oak D L 3-5 8-3 T1 - Gray Young (0-3) Madson 25,564 6 154,686 4/17 @ Oak D L 2-3 8-4 T1 - Axford Soria (R, 1-1) Madson 29,668 7 184,354 4/19 Det N W 8-6 9-4 1 +0.5 Ventura (1-0) Greene Davis (6) 26,886 6 200,182 4/20 Det N L 2-3 9-5 2 -0.5 Zimmerman Kennedy (2-1) Rodriguez 28,928 7 229,110 4/21 Det N 4/22 Bal N 4/23 Bal N 4/24 Bal N 4/25 @ LAA N 4/26 @ LAA N 4/27 @ LAA N 4/29 @ Sea N 4/30 @ Sea N

May (0-0) 5/1 @ Sea D 5/2 Was N 5/3 Was N 5/4 Was D 5/6 @ Cle N 5/7 @ Cle D 5/8 @ Cle D 5/9 @ NYY N 5/10 @ NYY N 5/11 @ NYY N 5/12 @ NYY N 5/13 Atl N 5/14 Atl N 5/15 Atl D 5/16 Bos N 5/17 Bos N 5/18 Bos D 5/20 @ CWS N 5/21 @ CWS D 5/22 @ CWS D 5/23 @ Min N 5/24 @ Min N 5/25 @ Min D 5/26 CWS N 5/27 CWS N 5/28 CWS D 5/29 CWS D 5/30 TB N 5/31 TB N Minor League Report

Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Texas League Carolina League American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (9-5) (3-9) (6-7)

R H E LOB Northwest Arkansas was off last night and will return to R H E LOB Omaha 1 4 0 6 action this evening with a home game against Tulsa. Right- Wilmington 13 17 1 10 Round Rock (Rangers) 5 10 0 8 handed pitcher Christian Binford will take the hill tonight Frederick (Orioles) 4 6 0 6 looking for his first victory of the season. LP: Brian Flynn (1-1) WP: Matt Tenuta (2-0) HR: None HR: Ryan O’Hearn (4) Reliever Brian Flynn surrendered a go-ahead grand slam to break a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the seventh, as the Storm Ryan O’Hearn hit his second inside-the-park home run of Chasers fell in Round Rock. The homer snapped a string the season just six days after becoming the first Blue Rock to of 18.2 consecutive scoreless IP by the Chasers’ bullpen. accomplish the feat since August 28, 2011. Wilmington went Jorge Bonifacio drove in the lone Omaha run, dropping an 11-for-22 with runners in scoring position and scored nine RBI infield single in the seventh. The Storm Chasers were runs in the second-fourth inning, coasting to a 13-4 victory. limited to just four hits, as 14 consecutive Omaha batters Seven of the nine Blue Rocks starters collected multi-hit were retired after a leadoff walk in the second inning. games and five notched multiple RBI.

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 (7-7) Begin play June 17 Begin play June 23 R H E LOB vs. Ogden (Dodgers) vs. Princeton (Rays) Begin play June Lexington 0 4 2 5 Asheville (Rockies) 10 14 3 8

LP: Nolan Watson (0-1) HR: None

The Legends have lost six of their last eight games and were shut out for the second time this season, losing 10-0. Nolan Watson suffered the loss, allowing six runs (five earned) on six hits and two walks over 3.2 IP. Marten Gasparini (1- for-4) and Ben Johnson (1-for-3) each collected a double, but Lexington went just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.