OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (11-4) @ (6-8) U.S. Cellular Field - Thursday, April 23, 2015 Game #16 - Road Game #7 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD), KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Friday, April 24 @ Chicago White Sox: LHP (1-0, 5.51) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (1-1, 8.40), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, April 25 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP Edinson Volquez (2-1, 1.99) vs. LHP John Danks (0-2, 6.06), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, April 26 @ Chicago White Sox: LHP Jason Vargas (1-1, 6.75) vs. RHP Hector Noesi (0-2, 5.23) , 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tonight’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight’s game is being televised in High Definition by Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the pre and postgame shows on FSKC, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Jeff Montgomery.

Royals vs. White Sox HOMESTAND ENDS ON SOUR NOTE--There were no late inning heroics for the Royals last night The Royals the Windy City to meet their Central Divison as Kansas City dropped its final game of the homestand, 3-0, to Minnesota...the Royals still finished rivals for a four-game set beginning tonight. KC swept a three- the stand 4-2, however both losses followed a similar pattern as KC was also blanked by the A’s, 5-0, game series at Kauffman already this year and looks to continue its Saturday...in both losses, the visitors scored all of their runs in one inning, with the Twins plating all winning ways at ‘The Cell’, where the club is 26-12 since the start of 2011. The Royals are 155-201 in Chicago all-time, including three of their runs last night in the top of the first...Brian Dozier and Kennys Vargas collected back-to- 85-109 at the current address. back RBI hits, before KC starter Jeremy Guthrie plunked Oswaldo Arcia with the bases loaded to cap Date Site Score WP LP Att. the scoring...the Royals threatened to tie with two outs in the fifth when Lorenzo Cain was hit by a 4/6 KC W, 10-1 Ventura Samardzija 40,085 to load the bases, but Twins starter Mike Pelfrey got Eric Hosmer to ground out to first to extinguish 4/8 KC W, 7-5 Davis Putnam 23,385 4/9 KC W, 4-1 Volquez Danks 20,236 the Royals’ best scoring opportunity...despite the loss, the Royals retained the best home record in the 4/23 @ Chi American League, at 7-2, and tied with Detroit atop the A.L. Central. 4/24 @ Chi 4/25 @ Chi BACK ON THE ROAD--Kansas City opens a 7-game journey through Chicago (4) and Cleveland (3) 4/26 @ Chi tonight...after the trip, the Royals will have played 13 of their last 19 games away from Kauffman Stadium 7/17 @ Chi 7/18 @ Chi and 13 of 22 overall...the last time KC played here was last September, when they clinched a postseason 7/19 @ Chi berth on the final weekend of 2014...the Royals swept a 3-game season-opening series at ‘The K’ a couple 8/7 KC of weeks ago, but still trail the all-time series by a 340-363 margin...KC is 85-109 at “The Cell.” 8/8 KC 8/9 KC PEN CONTINUES DOMINATION--The Kansas City bullpen tossed 4.0 more scoreless innings last 9/4 KC night, running its current streak to 22.0 consecutive shutout frames, which started when the Royals 9/5 KC 9/6 KC began the last homestand...KC’s pen has been scored upon in only one of the 46.1 innings it has 9/29 @ Chi worked in 2015, with Minnesota plating three runs in the eighth April 15 at Target Field to snap a 9/30 @ Chi streak of 23.1 consecutive scoreless that opened the year...overall, Kansas City relievers have allowed 10/1 @ Chi three earned runs in the 46.1 innings for a Major League best 0.58 ERA, while holding opposing hitters to a big league low .160 average...by comparison, St. Louis has the second-best bullpen ERA in the Majors (1.78), giving up seven runs in their 35.1 innings of work...KC’s relief corps has allowed just three of their 10 inherited runners to score this season. REACHING BASE THE HARD WAY--Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon were both plunked last night, upping the Royals’ season total to 16, which is second in the Majors to Texas (17)...Gordon is tied for the A.L. lead, having been hit five times in 48 plate appearances this year...KC didn’t get their 16th bruise last season until June 3, their 58th game of the season. SWEET SERIES OPENERS--KC will look to continue its winning ways in series openers tonight, as the Royals have won all five of their previous set starters, outscoring their opposition by a 39-11 count in those games...true to the old adage of winning the first game of a series, the Royals have won four of their first five series, with the only exception, April 13-16 at Target Field, when the Twins rallied to win the final two of the set. TONIGHT’S STARTING : RHP Yordano Ventura (2-1, 4.80) vs. LHP (2-0, 2.25)

2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Yordano Ventura vs. White Sox 1-0 1-1 2-2 Major League Record 2-1 (4.80 ERA) 14-10 16-12 Chris Sale vs. Royals - 2-1 7-8 Major League Record 2-0 (2.25 ERA) 12-4 46-29

YORDANO VENTURA is making his fourth start of 2015, his 37th regular season start and 38th outing...it’s his sixth career start vs. Chicago...the 23-year old signed a five-year contract with two club options on April 4...he originally signed on October 8, 2008 as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic. FATEFUL FOURTH AS TEMPERS FLARE--Yordano faced the minimum Yordano’s 2015 Starts through three frames on Saturday vs. Oakland, but was touched up for five runs in the DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/6 vs. Chicago W, 10-1 6.0 4 1 1 1 1 2 81-56 4-1 fourth in a 5-0 loss to the A’s...the second-year righty allowed five runs on four hits with 4/12 @ L.A. Angels W, 9-2 5.2 4 2 2 1 2 7 87-49 7-2 two walks and two in his 3.1 frames...Stephen Vogt doubled home Oakland’s 4/18 vs. Oakland L, 0-5 3.1 4 5 5 1 2 2 63-32 0-5 2015 Totals 2-1, 4.80 15.0 12 8 8 3 5 11 231-137 59% first , then scored on a Billy Butler single...Josh Reddick capped the rally with a Career Totals 16-12, 3.33 213.1 193 84 79 20 80 181 - - three-run homer to right...following the , Ventura hit Brett Lawrie, resulting in the ’s first career ejection and a subsequent fine from ...it was Yordano’s third-straight early exit as he left due to a thumb cramp on Opening Day vs. the White Sox and then due to a right calf cramp on April 12 in Anaheim. OUTSTANDING FIRST SEASON--Yordano produced one of the best rookie seasons by a pitcher in club history, becoming just the fourth KC freshman hurler to start 30 games or more...his 14 victories tied Rich Gale (1978) for fourth by a Royals rookie and were tops since Tom Gordon’s team-record 17 during his first season (1988)...he led MLB first-year pitchers in innings (183.0) and opponents’ average (.240), while setting a club rookie record with 22 quality starts, which were also tops among A.L. rookies in 2014. POSTSEASON SUCCESS--Not only did ‘Ace’ enjoy a brilliant regular season, he continued his fine work into the postseason, going 1-0 with a 3.20 ERA (9 ER in 25.1 IP) in five appearances (four starts)...he capped his year with 7.0 shutout innings in a do-or-die Game #6 of the as KC forced a deciding game with a 10-0 triumph...in his two World Series starts, Ventura allowed just two runs in 12.1 frames (1.64 ERA). THOU SHALT NOT STEAL--Yordano has allowed just one stolen base in 210.0 career innings, while just three baserunners have attempted to steal on him... in his April 12 start, Angels’ first baseman Albert Pujols tried to swipe third, but was thrown out...since 1963, only former Cardinals’ hurler Jason Simontacchi (2002-07) has thrown more innings (355.2) and allowed one steal...Yoenis Cespedes is the only successful base stealer with Ventura on the hill, swiping second while with Boston last September 12 at Kauffman Stadium. SUCCESS IN THE CENTRAL-- ‘Ace’ is on a roll in the division, winning eight of his last nine decisions while posting a 2.38 ERA in 11 games (10 starts) since June 11 of last season...in his career, he’s 8-4 with a 3.18 ERA overall vs. Central Division foes. VS. CHISOX--Yordano is making his sixth start vs. Chicago, most against any team...he’s 2-2 with a 4.67 ERA after a 10-1 win on Opening Day at home, when he held the Sox to one run on four hits with a walk and two strikeouts over 6.0 innings plus a batter...the second-youngest Opening Day starter in Royals history, Ventura exited early due to a right thumb cramp...he’s looking for his first win at U.S. Cellular Field, entering at 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA over two starts. ROAD STREAK AT FOUR--Ventura enters with four consecutive regular season road wins over five starts since dating back to August 22 of last year...he has Ventura vs. White Sox a 2.20 ERA over the span, with opponents batting .213 (23-for-108)...in his career, Yordano is 9-4 on the road, compared to 7-8 at home. Player AVG. AB H HR RBI

Jose Abreu .200 5 1 1 1 Yordano’s Last Win: Gordon Beckham .500 6 3 0 1 April 12, 2015 @ (5.2 IP, 9-2 over C.J. Wilson) Melky Cabrera .200 5 1 0 0 Yordano’s Last Loss: Adam Eaton .364 11 4 0 1 April 18, 2015 vs. Oakland (3.1 IP, 0-5 to Jesse Hahn) Tyler Flowers .333 6 2 1 1 Yordano’s High: Avisail Garcia .000 9 0 0 0 Conor Gillaspie .375 8 3 0 0 10, May 5, 2014 at San Diego (6.0 IP, no decision in a 6-5 loss in 12 innings) Micah Johnson .500 2 1 0 0 Adam LaRoche .000 0 0 0 0 Alexei Ramirez .125 8 1 0 0

Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2011 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Thursday, April 23, 2015 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Danny Duffy = Danny will make his fourth start of 2015, entering at 1-0 with a 5.51 ERA....the 26-year old made 31 appearances (25 starts) in 2014, going 9-12 with a 2.53 ERA and .209 opponents average over 149.1 innings...the ERA was fifth-best among A.L. hurlers with at least 140.0 innings. = Duffy battled through 5.0 innings on Sunday vs. Oakland, working around five walks by striking out five...he allowed two runs and four hits, leaving with a 2-1 deficit that the Royals overcame in the eighth to win 4-2...he threw just 54.8% of his pitches for strikes after posting 72.9% in the zone over his first two starts. = Duff faced Chicago for a fifth time in his April 8 season debut, allowing five runs, eight hits and no walks plus five strikeouts over 5.0-plus innings...he took a no decision, with Lorenzo Cain’s eighth inning homer resulting in a 7-5 Royals win...he’s 2-1 with a 4.57 ERA against the Sox, including 1-1 with a 3.72 ERA here. = Danny is 14-10 in his career on the road following an April 13 win at Minnesota, posting a 3.36 ERA...he was 7-8 last year, recording a 2.41 ERA. = Lefties are batting .231 early on (3-for-13), compared to .306 for right-handers (15-for-49)...he held left-handers to a .137 average last year (17-for-124). 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 15 7-4 - - 4.67 86.2 86 46 45 12 24 56 .263 Relievers 15 4-0 7 8 0.58 46.1 25 3 3 1 8 40 .160 Totals 15 11-4 7 8 3.25 133.0 111 49 48 13 32 96 .230 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 31/38 (82%) Saves/Save Opp: 7/8 (88%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/3 (30%) 1st Batter Efficiency:7/7 Saves/Save Opp: 3/3 (100%) Last Save: April 21 vs. Min (6th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/10 @ LAA April 21 vs. Minnesota (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Wade closed out Tuesday’s 6-5 win over Minnesota with a 1-2-3 ninth...he posted his third save of 2015, matching his career total entering the year. = Wade has allowed just one hit and one walk over 7.0 innings, holding opponents to a .045 average (1-for-22)...his opponents on-base percentage of .087 ties former Royal Joakim Soria for first among A.L. pitchers with at least 5.0 innings of work. = Davis picked up his second win of 2015 on Friday vs. Oakland...he leads MLB relievers with 11 wins since the start of 2014. = Wade is 9-1 with a 1.93 ERA over 25 appearances (7 starts) vs. the Sox...the nine wins are his most against any club as he has six vs. Baltimore and Toronto. Jason Frasor 1st Batter Efficiency:4/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2010 vs. Bal (36th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/3 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (twice, last on 4/10) April 21 vs. Minnesota 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 = Jason entered a 3-3 game in the sixth on Tuesday vs. Minnesota, inheriting runners at the corners with two away...he allowed back-to-back singles as the Twins built a 5-3 lead...the Royals rallied for a 6-5 win. = The Chicago-area native and former Sox hurler has a 0.77 ERA as a visitor at “The Cell” (1 ER in 11.2 IP), though three of eight inherited runners have scored. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency:5/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 2 on 4/17 vs. Oak April 20 vs. Minnesota 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Kelvin pitched a scoreless eighth in a 4-1 game on Monday vs. Minnesota, working around a two-out walk to Torii Hunter...the Royals went on to a 7-1 win. = Kelvin recorded two outs in the eighth on Sunday vs. Oakland before receiving his first career ejection for throwing behind Brett Lawrie...Herrera was handed a five-game suspension by Major League Baseball on Tuesday, which he is appealing. = Herrera ranked fifth among MLB relievers with a 1.41 ERA in 2014 (11 ER in 70.0 IP)...he posted a 0.48 ERA from June 27 to the end of the regular season. = Kelvin’s last home run allowed came here against Conor Gillaspie on July 26, 2013 ...he has since pitched 100.2 innings, a club record for a reliever. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency:3/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2011 at Atl (52nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min April 20 vs. Minnesota 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Ryan posted a 1-2-3 ninth on Monday vs. Minnesota, closing out a 7-1 win...it was the first time he has pitched on back-to-back days since 2011. = Madson pitched a scoreless seventh on Sunday vs. Oakland, working around Eric Sogard’s two-out . = Ryan is back in the Majors for the first time since 2011...he had “Tommy John” surgery in May, 2012 and appeared in one minor league game for the Angels in 2013... he did not pitch in 2014. Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:4/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2015 Strikeout High: 1 (3x, last 4/22 vs. Min) April 22 vs. Minnesota 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Franklin pitched the ninth inning of last night’s 3-0 loss to Minnesota, working around Joe Mauer’s leadoff single...he has compiled 3.2 scoreless innings through five outings. = Franklin entered Sunday’s game vs. Oakland with two outs in the eighth after Kelvin Herrera was ejected for throwing behind Brett Lawrie...he retired Lawrie, then picked up his first win as a Royal after KC’s three-run rally resulted in a 4-2 final. Yohan Pino 1st Batter Efficiency:2/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None career Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2015 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/22 vs. Min April 22 vs. Minnesota 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 = A Minnesota Twin in 2014, Yohan faced his former club for the first time last night...he tossed 3.0 scoreless innings with four strikeouts, a season-high for a Royals reliever...he has now compiled 7.2 scoreless innings on the year. = Yohan made his Royals debut on Saturday vs. Oakland, scattering three hits while striking out three over 4.2 scoreless innings. = Yohan was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Saturday as went to the disabled list with a right pectoral strain. = Pino won his only start for Omaha, tossing 7.0 shutout innings on August 12 at New Orleans...he struck out 6 with his only hit allowed an infield single in the third. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency:3/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 1 (2x, last 4/21 vs. Min) April 21 vs. Minnesota (Win) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Chris recorded six straight outs in the seventh and eighth on Tuesday vs. Minnesota, with KC’s rally lifting him to his first relief win in the Majors and 66th overall...he’s the 280th pitcher in team history to post at least one victory. = Chris joined the Royals on March 7, signing a one-year free agent contract...he was 12-9 with a 3.65 ERA over 30 games (29 starts) for Seattle last year. earning A.L. Comeback Player of the Year honors.

Royals vs. White Sox 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Davis 1-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 1 0 9-1 0 1.93 25 65.1 49 14 Duffy 0-0 0 9.00 1 5.0 8 5 2-1 0 4.57 5 21.2 23 11 Frasor 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 3-1 0 1.46 26 24.2 15 4 Guthrie ------10-8 0 3.34 26 159.0 140 59 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 1 0 3-2 0 1.76 32 30.2 29 6 Madson 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 1-0 0 20.25 3 2.2 7 6 Morales ------0-1 0 5.59 5 9.2 10 6 Pino ------0-0 0 3.72 3 19.1 16 8 Vargas ------1-2 0 7.14 8 40.1 50 32 Ventura 1-0 0 1.29 1 7.0 4 1 2-2 0 4.50 5 28.0 28 14 Volquez 1-0 0 1.13 1 8.0 4 1 1-1 0 4.26 2 12.2 10 6 Young ------1-1 0 5.11 2 12.1 13 7 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Thursday, April 23, 2015 Hitting Notes

Lorenzo Cain Min Series: 1-for-7, BB, HBP, SB Last Stand: 5-for-18 (.278), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, 3 SB, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Lorenzo collected an infield hit in the first inning and also reached via hit by pitch in the fifth last night...hit safely in 13 of 15 games this season. = Opened the year with a 10-game hitting streak, the longest of his career...he ranks among the league leaders in several categories, coming into tonight tops in on-base percentage (.469), tied for fifth in batting average (.377), tied for fourth in runs scored (12) and tied for fifth in hits (20)...also tied for the league-lead with 5 stolen bases. = Cain has enjoyed success in his career vs. Chris Sale, going 13-for-37 (.351) against the left-hander with 3 doubles, 2 homers and 6 RBI. = He’s on track to hit over .300 for the third-straight April...since the start of 2013, he’s hit .345 (57-for-165) with a .479 slugging pct. and 28 RBI in the month. = Cain blossomed in 2014, being named MVP of the American League Championship Series as well as the Royals Les Milgram Team MVP...set career highs in games (133), runs (55), hits (142), doubles (29), triples (4), RBI (53) and steals (28)...batted .333 (20-for-60) with 5 doubles, 8 RBI and 13 runs scored in 15 playoff games. Orlando Calixte Min Series: Did not play Last Stand: 0-for-2, run Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Orlando didn’t play in the Minnesota series after making his big league debut Sunday vs. the A’s...he replaced an injured Omar Infante in the fifth in Sunday’s game. = Recalled from Triple-A Omaha Saturday...he played in 7 games for the Storm Chasers...hit his first Triple-A home run last Friday night vs. New Orleans. = Calixte was originally signed by the club as a non-drafted free agent on August 28, 2010...selected to his second-straight Double-A All-Star Game in 2014. Christian Colon Min Series: 3-for-9, run, 2B, 2 RBI, SB, BB Last Stand: 5-for-16 (.313), run, 2B, 2 RBI, SB, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-6) = Christian collected his third hit of the series last night, going 1-for-2 and also drawing a walk...he started each of the last five games, including the last three at second base...he’s 5 for his last 12 after opening the season 0-for-7. = Colon recorded his second career multi-RBI game Tuesday night, which included driving in the tying run in the eighth inning...his only other game with 2 RBI came here in last year’s regular season finale, when he went 2-for-2 with a double. = Recorded a pair of 3-hit games in his rookie season, including July 4 in his first MLB start, at Cleveland...became the second Royal (Mark Quinn, 1999) to collect 3 extra-base hits (2 doubles, triple) in his first big league start...scored the winning run in the A.L. Wild Card Game in KC’s 9-8 triumph over Oakland in 12 innings. Min Series: 0-for-3, run Last Stand: 1-for-5, 2 runs, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Jarrod didn’t play last night after scoring the tying run in the eighth inning Tuesday as a pinch runner in the eighth...started games at all three outfield positions this year...since the start of 2013, hitting .302 (42-for-139) with 6 doubles, 4 triples and a homer when leading off an inning. = He swiped a career-high 36 bases in 2014, which tied for third-most in the A.L. with Detroit’s Rajai Davis...they were the most by a Royal since Carlos Beltran lifted 41 bags during the 2003 season...enters this season tied with U.L. Washington (120) for ninth on the club’s all-time list. Alcides Escobar Min Series: 4-for-12, run, 2B, SB, sac Last Stand: 4-for-16 (.250), run, 2B, SB, sac Hit Streak: 3 g (4-12) = Esky collected a pair of singles last night, including his second infield hit of the season...it marked his 10th multi-hit game against the Twins since the start of 2014. = After missing consecutive games over the weekend, Alcides returned to the lineup Monday...he was injured on Friday night against Oakland, suffering a sprain and contusion in his left knee...he's played in 488 games since the start of 2012, tied for the most among shortstops with Chicago’s Alexei Ramirez. = Alcides is a career .400 hitter (18-for-45) with 2 doubles and a homer against Chris Sale...he’s also hitting .301 (40-for-133) lifetime at U.S. Cellular Field. = Esky moved to the top of the batting order on September 13 of last season and the Royals have gone 19-9 in the regular season with him batting first, while their record is 30-13 including the postseason last year...he is a career .307 hitter (50-for-163) with a .341 on-base pct., batting out of the leadoff spot. = He had a 9-game hitting streak during the postseason, which started in Game #3 of the ALDS vs. the Angels and stretched to Game #4 of the World Series...tied for second-longest streak by a Royal in postseason play, trailing only Amos Otis (11, 1978-80). Alex Gordon Min Series: 3-for-11, run, 2B, HR, RBI Last Stand: 6-for-19 (.316), run, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (3-11) = Alex collected a 2-out single in the fifth inning last night and also reached via his fifth hit by pitch of the season...he is tied for the A.L. lead with Texas’ Rougned Odor. = Blasted his first home run Tuesday night, a solo shot off the Twins’ Tommy Milone...it was his first homer in 108 regular season at-bats, dating back to September 3, 2014...he’s one roundtripper shy of matching Carlos Beltran (123) for ninth on the Royals’ all-time list. = Gordo is closing in on several other milestones, needing 4 doubles to reach 250 for his career...he’s also 3 runs shy of tying Fred Patek (571) for seventh on the Royals’ all-time list...he’s also 4 walks away from matching Billy Butler (427) for sixth in club history. = He had off-season wrist surgery and missed a large chunk of Spring Training...since the start of last season, Gordo is hitting .326 (47-for-144) with runners in scoring position, which is tied for eighth the A.L...he’s driven in 4 of his 5 runs with two outs this season, while he has 14 game-winning RBI since the start of 2014. = Won his fourth-consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove last season...he was also the club’s first Platinum Glove winner...started all 15 postseason games in left field, setting a club record with 6 doubles...also hit a go-ahead homer in Game #1 of the ALCS vs. the Orioles in the 10th inning and collected 4 RBI to tie a club postseason record. Eric Hosmer Min Series: 1-for-5, run, 3B, SB, 6 BB, sac Last Stand: 7-for-15 (.500), 3 runs, 3B, RBI, SB, 8 BB, sac Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Hoz tripled in the eighth inning last night..it marked just his second three-base hit since the start of 2014, also tripling at Detroit last September 8. = Eric also walked in the first inning, marking his eighth free pass during the last homestand...he’s tied for fourth in the A.L. with 10 walks on the year, while he also ranks ninth in on-base percentage (.424)...he’s reached base in 15 of his last 24 plate appearances (.625) with seven hits and eight walks. = He’s 7-for-15 (.583) this season with 3 RBI in the seventh inning or later...since the start of 2013, he’s a .327 hitter (115-for-352) late in games with 32 doubles, 3 triples, 10 homers and 47 RBI...his batting average in those situations is second-highest in the Majors to only Adrian Beltre (.329). = Led the Royals with a .351 average (20-for-57) during the postseason...recorded 12 RBI, which set a KC postseason record...collected 3 hits in a playoff game 3 times, while his 6 multi-hit games overall in the postseason were tied for the most with teammate Alcides Escobar and the Giants’ Hunter Pence. Omar Infante Min Series: Did not play Last Stand: 4-for-8, 2 2B, 2 RBI, sf Hit Streak: 9 g (10-32) = Infante missed his second-straight game, after leaving Sunday’s contest with a strained left groin muscle in the fifth inning. = He’s hit safely in nine-straight games, matching his longest hitting streak in a Royals uniform (also June 9-18, 2014)...collected a pair of multi-RBI games this season after setting a career high with 66 RBI in 2014, seventh-most by a Royals ...he had four games last season with 4+ RBI. = Omar batted .318 (7-for-22) with 3 doubles and a homer during the World Series...hit a two-run shot in Game #2 of the Fall Classic off Hunter Strickland, his first postseason roundtripper after 145 at-bats without one...it ended the second-longest drought among active Major Leaguers. Erik Kratz Min Series: def. Last Stand: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Erik caught the ninth inning Tuesday, entering after Salvador Perez was lifted for a pinch runner...he made his first start of the season Sunday vs. Oakland. = Kratz was traded to KC from Toronto last July 28, in a deal that included RHP Liam Hendriks and sent INF Danny Valencia to the Jays...played in 13 games over the final two months...slugged a pair of home runs at Target Field on August 18, becoming the first Royal to collect a multi-homer game when entering as a pinch hitter. Kendrys Morales Min Series: 3-for-12, 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI Last Stand: 7-for-24 (.292), 3 runs, 2 2B, 4 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Kendrys took an 0-for-4 last night, going hitless for just the second time in 15 games with KC...he hit safely in his first 7 games of the season, including all three in the White Sox series, April 6-9...drove in the go-ahead runs with RBI doubles Sunday (4-2 win over Oakland) and Monday night (7-1 triumph over Minnesota). = Morales is among the league-leaders in road batting average (.385), going 10-for-26 with a double and two homers on KC’s first trip of the season...he’s a career .333 hitter (15-for-45) with 3 doubles, a homer and 8 RBI in 14 games here at U.S. Cellular Field...he’s also 2-for-3 with a double and a homer off Chris Sale. = Signed with Minnesota on June 8 of last season, but played just six weeks with the Twins, being traded to Seattle on July 24...hit 7 homers over his final 43 contests (all with Seattle) after hitting just one home run in his first 55 games...ranks eighth among active switch-hitters with 112 career homers, 3 behind Oakland’s Ben Zobrist (115). Mike Moustakas Min Series: 4-for-13, 3 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI Last Stand: 5-for-25 (.200), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Moose went hitless last night, after collecting three hits and three RBI in Tuesday’s win...drove in the winning run in the eighth inning with a two-out RBI single Tuesday...Mike is 9-for-27 (.333) with 3 doubles and a homer vs. left-handed pitching this season...tied for second in the A.L. with 13 runs scored. = He’s always hit well in Chicago, batting .310 here (18-for-58) with two doubles, four homers and 9 RBI since the start of 2013. = Had an impressive postseason, setting a Royals record with 5 home runs, which also led all of MLB in the 2014 playoffs...hit the go-ahead roundtripper in the 11th inning of Game #1 of the ALDS in Anaheim, helping KC to a 3-2 win...also blasted a 10th-inning shot in Game #1 of the ALCS at Camden Yards. Paulo Orlando Min Series: 2-for-10, 2 runs, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB Last Stand: 4-for-21 (.190), 3 runs, 2 3B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Paulo went 0-for-4 last night, after collecting hits in the first two games of the series...he recorded his MLB-best fifth triple of the season Monday in just his seventh big league game, more than any other player since 1900, according to Elias Sports Bureau...started each of the last seven games. = Became the first Royal in six years to triple twice in the same game when he collected a pair of three-base hits at Angel Stadium on April 12. = Made his Major League debut April 9 vs. Chicago...he’s the third Brazilian-born player to appear in a big league game, joining catcher Yan Gomes (271 games) and pitcher Andre Rienzo (29 games)...acquired by the Royals on August 9, 2008 from the White Sox, in exchange for LHP Horacio Ramirez. Salvador Perez Min Series: 3-for-11, run, RBI, sf Last Stand: 6-for-20 (.300), 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Salvy took an 0-for-4 last night, after collecting three hits in the first two games of the series. = He is tied for the Major League lead with 10 two-out RBI, collecting his 10th Friday with an RBI single vs. the A’s...he’s also second in the A.L. in multi-hit games (8), tied for fifth in hits (20) and tied for fourth in batting average with RISP (.500)...he’s a career .297 (33-for-111) hitter here at ‘The Cell’ with 7 homers and 15 RBI. = Threw out Danny Santana trying to steal second base Monday, his fourth baserunner he’s caught stealing this year, tying him for second in the A.L...he’s gunned down 50 would-be base stealers since the start of 2013, which are second-most in baseball in that span, trailing only Toronto’s Russell Martin (64). = Caught every inning during the Royals’ postseason run...combining the regular season and postseason, his 161 games behind the plate were the most in MLB history... hit .333 (8-for-24) with a double and a homer during the World Series...his home run came against series MVP Madison Bumgarner in Game #1. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Thursday, April 23, 2015 This & That BUSY STRETCH--Kansas City is in the midst of playing on 19 consecutive days with the next off day ticketed for Monday, May 4...the Royals open a seven-game road trip on tonight vs. the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field...KC will then visit Cleveland for a three-game set starting Monday night...tonight is the fourth of 20 consecutive tilts against A.L. Central opposition, including this four-game series vs. the ChiSox, seven vs. the Tigers (four in KC), six vs. Cleveland (three in KC)... the Royals just finished a three-game series with the other Central Division member, Minnesota, taking two out of three. SHORT OF FOUR AGAIN--The Royals were blanked for the second time in five days, failing to reach the magic four-run threshold for the time this season...in all three instances, KC has lost when the offense has produced three runs or fewer...the club is 11-1 this year when it scores four or more and has a 80-15 record (.842 winning pct.) over the last two seasons. AMONG BEST IN RUN DIFFERENTIAL--Despite a 3-0 setback last night, Kansas City remains a Major League-best +32 in run differential, ahead of co- National League leaders, San Diego and the , who are both +23...the Royals finished the 2014 regular season with a run differential of plus-27, scoring 651 times and allowing 624...KC has scored 5.4 runs per game, which is third in the Majors to Toronto (5.8) and the (5.53), while the 3.27 runs allowed are tops in the American League and third in the bigs. TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADERS--Through the first 15 games of the 2015 campaign, Kansas City’s 11-4 record matches the Tigers for the best in the American League and is 1.0 game behind the Mets for the best in baseball...KC’s record has been built by ranking at or near the top in virtually every category...among all Major League clubs, KC leads in team batting (.303) and on-base pct. (.368), ranks third in hits (156) and second in the Majors in slugging pct. (.458), while ranking first in fewest times K’d (69)...the Royals are also tied for third in fewest errors (5) and rank seventh in the A.L. in ERA (3.25). UNCHALLENGED--Through 15 games this season, Kansas City remains as one of the few clubs that has not initiated an replay challenge...manager Ned Yost was successful in 22 of the 35 plays he asked to be reviewed last season (63%), while opposing managers were just 18-for-42 (43%)...this season, KC’s opponents have challenged three plays, with only one being overturned – Sunday vs. Oakland when Ben Zobrist was awarded first base after he was initially called out on a double play. GROW WITH THE PROS SET FOR SUNDAY--The Kansas City Royals, together with Royals Charities and the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, will host the Grow with the Pros field maintenance clinic at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.... Fans who pre-registered for the event will have the chance to step onto the field at Kauffman Stadium and visit with members of the Royals Grounds Crew, including Trevor Vance, Senior Director of Groundskeeping and Landscaping. Vance and his team will teach field maintenance tips and techniques to local coaches and volunteers. PAULO IN SELECT COMPANY--The Major League leader in triples resides in Kansas City as 29-year old rookie Paulo Orlando has made a name for himself after nine seasons in the minor leagues...just the third native Brazilian to perform in the majors (Yan Gomes and Andre Rienzo), Orlando collected his fifth triple at ‘The K’ on Monday night becoming the first player in the modern era (since 1900) to have five 3-base hits through his first seven career big league games...the “Brazilian Blur” is the eighth player in history with at least five triples through his team’s first 13 games joining Lou Gehrig (6 in 1926) Deion Sanders (6 in 1992) Charlie Grimm (6 in 1921), Bill Bruton (6 in 1956), Arky Vaughan (5 in 1937), Chet Ross (5 in 1940) and the Twins’ Cristian Guzman (5 in 2001)...Paulo’s five triples are more than 23 other big league clubs have accrued this year. DAVIS WINNINGEST OUT OF PEN--Since returning to full-time bullpen duty at the outset of 2014, Wade Davis has recorded a big league best 11 victories, with #11 occurring Friday night after a 1-2-3 eighth inning of work and a pair of Royal runs in the bottom of the frame...since the beginning of 2014, Davis has an 11-2 ledger and a 0.91 ERA (8 earned runs in 79.0 innings) while limiting opposing hitters to a big league best .142 mark...hard to believe, but he’s been even better since June 27 of last year, going 6-0 with six saves and a 0.60 ERA (3 earnies in 45.1 innings). NED CLOSING IN--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, Ned Yost, is already the franchise leader in games managed with 790 good for 67th all-time and now 21 behind Billy Southwick for the 66th spot...Ned’s 384-406 record in a Kansas City uniform is just 26 victories shy of tying Whitey Herzog (410) as the winningest skipper in team annals and enters tonight 20 wins shy of second place Dick Howser (404)...Yost was named to his post on May 13, 2010...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...Ned’s 841 career wins are good for 72nd all-time...Yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox’s big league staff (1991-2002).

vs. White Sox (2015) vs. White Sox (career) On Road (career) Sale (career) Quintana (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 Cain .417 12 5 1 4 .293 188 55 5 31 .280 674 189 8 76 .351 37 13 2 6 .324 34 11 0 3 Calixte ------Colon - - - - - 1.000 2 2 0 2 .333 24 8 0 5 ------Dyson - - - - - .273 55 15 1 5 .245 416 102 0 18 .200 5 1 0 0 - - - - - Escobar .500 12 6 0 0 .295 285 84 4 21 .263 1560 411 10 135 .400 45 18 1 1 .265 34 9 0 4 Gordon .167 6 1 0 2 .252 433 109 5 46 .263 2011 528 58 214 .245 49 12 0 2 .235 34 8 0 3 Hosmer .357 14 5 1 4 .259 270 70 8 26 .279 1161 324 33 150 .214 28 6 0 0 .229 35 8 2 8 Infante .091 11 1 0 0 .253 324 82 9 27 .281 2446 688 51 266 .130 23 3 0 0 .211 19 4 0 0 Kratz - - - - - .000 3 0 0 0 .203 236 48 11 32 ------Morales .273 11 3 0 2 .267 131 35 3 17 .266 1336 356 55 194 .667 3 2 1 1 .182 11 2 0 3 Moustakas .300 10 3 1 1 .254 224 57 10 27 .238 995 237 30 102 .200 20 4 0 0 .345 29 10 2 3 Orlando .333 3 1 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 .333 9 3 0 0 ------Perez .455 11 5 1 4 .290 221 64 8 28 .287 834 239 28 111 .297 37 11 0 3 .364 33 12 2 7

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Pitcher Perez Kratz Totals Danny Duffy 3 23 7.7 3-0 1 Duffy 2-0 1-0 3-0 Jeremy Guthrie 3 12 4.0 2-1 0 Guthrie 2-1 - 2-1 Jason Vargas 3 15 5.0 2-1 1 Vargas 2-1 - 2-1 Yordano Ventura 3 19 6.3 2-1 1 Edinson Volquez 3 12 4.0 2-1 3 Ventura 2-1 - 2-1 Totals 15 81 5.4 11-4 6 Volquez 2-1 - 2-1 Total 10-4 1-0 11-4 Perez Kratz Totals Starts 14 1 15 CS/ATT 4-6 0-2 4-8 Pct. 66.7 0.0 50.0 ERA 3.34 2.00 3.25 ER/IP 46/124.0 2/9.0 48/133.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 1 (April 6 vs. CWS) Pickoff & CS: 2 (April 23 vs. MIN)

May Game Times Due to an unfortunate error in the printing process of the 2015 Royals Media Guide, the first pitch times for the majority of the games scheduled in May were inadvertently omitted...below are the times for each game scheduled in May. (ALL TIMES CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME) Date Opponent First Pitch Date Opponent First Pitch Date Opponent First Pitch Friday, May 1 Detroit 7:10 p.m. Monday, May 11 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Friday, May 22 St. Louis 7:10 p.m. Saturday, May 2 Detroit 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Saturday, May 23 St. Louis 6:15 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Detroit 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Sunday, May 24 St. Louis 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 Cleveland 7:10 p.m. Thursday, May 14 @ Texas 1:05 p.m. Monday, May 25 @ New York 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 Cleveland 7:10 p.m. Friday, May 15 New York 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 @ New York 6:05 p.m. Thursday, May 7 Cleveland 1:10 p.m. Saturday, May 16 New York 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 @ New York 12:05 p.m. Friday, May 8 @ Detroit 6:08 p.m. Sunday, May 17 New York 1:10 p.m. Friday, May 29 @ Chicago Cubs 3:05 p.m. Saturday, May 9 @ Detroit 12:08 p.m. Tuesday, May 19 Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Saturday, May 30 @ Chicago Cubs 6:15 p.m. Sunday, May 10 @ Detroit 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Sunday, May 31 @ Chicago Cubs 1:20 p.m. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Thursday, April 23, 2015 2015 Royals Home Run Breakdown

vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB’s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Cain 2 1 1 1 1 - 2 - - - 2 - - 2 2 - - - - 1-1 4/16/15 @ MIN T. Milone 21 Calixte ------2 Colon ------64 Dyson ------6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 153 Escobar ------9/17/14 CWS C. Sale 99 Gordon 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 1-0 4/21/15 MIN T. Milone 6 Hosmer 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - 1-0 4/8/14 CWS J. Quintana 47 Infante ------8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 185 Kratz ------8/18/14 @ MIN R. Pressly 19 Morales 2 1 1 - 2 2 - - - 2 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 2-0 4/13/15 @ MIN T. May 35 Moustakas 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 - - 1 2 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 3-0 4/21/15 MIN T. Milone 6 Orlando ------33 Perez 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 - - - 3 - - 2 1 - - - 3-0 4/12/15 @ LAA F. Salas 35

Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Nori Aoki (8/5/14 @ Arizona, fifth inning) - Franchise total: 117 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota), 2 solo 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (6/25/14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) - Franchise total: 87 Inside-the-Park: Last: Lorenzo Cain (9/8/14 @ Detroit) - Franchise total: 95 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alex Gordon (8/26/14 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning, Perkins pitching) - Franchise total: 65 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Daniel Nava, Boston (9/14/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow, 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Ike Davis and Stephen Vogt, Oakland (4/17/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Kole Calhoun, Los Angeles Angels (4/10/15 @ Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Jeremy Guthrie pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland (7/3/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Santiago @ Detroit (8/30/11 @ Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla, Atlanta (4/16/13 @ Turner Field, Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; -1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching)

2015 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Cain 2 3 - - - 5 3 1 - - - 4 1 5 1 1 - - 1 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 2 - Calixte ------0 g - - - Colon 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - 2 g - 1 - Dyson ------0 g - 1 - Escobar 3 2 - - - 5 1 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - 3 g 8 gm (4/6-15) 2 - Gordon 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1 2 4 - - - 3 g 3 gm (4/20-pres) - - Hosmer 4 1 - - - 5 1 1 - - - 2 2 2 3 1 - - 1 g 5 gm (4/6-11) 1 - Infante 1 - - - - 1 2 - - - - 2 - 1 2 1 - - 9 g 9 gm (4/9-pres) 1 - Kratz ------0 g - - - Morales 5 1 - - - 6 2 - - - - 2 1 2 2 2 - - 0 g 7 gm (4/6-13) - - Moustakas 5 1 - - - 6 - 1 - - - 1 1 2 1 1 - - 0 g 7 gm (4/10-17) 3 1 Orlando 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - 2 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (4/9-18) 1 - Perez 7 1 - - - 8 3 - - - - 3 1 3 10 1 - - 0 g 7 gm (4/6-13) - -

The Last Time...

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- Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB) (Royals 7-0) Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Royals Steal of Home: No-Hitter vs. Royals: Triple Play vs. Royals: Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013 Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (5th inning) - on double steal in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (): 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 August 31, 2014 vs. Cleveland (Rain) Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Angel Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML : at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: 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) Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Billy Butler, August 17, 2014 @ Minnesota (2nd) September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: Royals Walk-Off Win: Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Eric Hosmer, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota September 15, 2014 vs. Chicago (4-3, 9 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 13, 2015 @ Minnesota (8th inning, 6 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 4 times in 2015 -- Sept. 29-30, 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0) (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Royals Position Player Pitching: April 6-9 vs. Chicago White Sox May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: Opponent Position Player Pitching: April 10-12 @ Los Angeles Angels July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Royals Pitcher Homered: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota James Shields, July 7, 2014 @ Tampa Bay (10) Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Royals Pitcher With a Hit: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: (Royals 3-0) Royals Pitcher With a RBI: July 18-20, 2014 @ Boston Shutout by the Royals (Combined): James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 22, 2014 @ Cleveland (2-0); Duffy (6.0), Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels Finnegan (1.0), Davis (1.0), Holland (1.0) Nori Aoki (3) and Jarrod Dyson (3), August 10, 2014 Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: vs. San Francisco September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 4/22/15 vs. MIN Hosmer 2 4/20/15 vs. MIN Pitchers 0 4/22/15 vs. MIN Infante 14 9/25/14 @ CWS Cain 8 4/12/15 @ LAA Kratz 62 5/30/13 vs. BOS Calixte 1 - Morales 0 9/25/14 @ TOR Colon 8 9/2/14 vs. TEX Moustakas 6 4/16/15 @ MIN Dyson 22 9/1/14 vs. TEX Orlando 9 - Escobar 20 9/21/14 vs. DET Perez 25 9/17/14 vs. CWS Gordon 64 8/2/14 @ OAK Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Thursday, April 23, 2015

2015 Transactions

Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 3/13 LHP-John Lamb Optioned to Omaha 3/18 OF-Lane Adams Optioned to Omaha OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha 3/22 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Wilmington 3/26 RHP-Jandel Gustave Claimed off waivers by San Diego 4/3 RHP-Louis Coleman Sent outright to Omaha 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha RHP-Ryan Madson Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Franklin Morales Contract selected from Omaha 4/14 OF-Alex Rios Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand) 4/15 OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas 4/17 OF-Reymond Fuentes Recalled from Omaha OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 4/18 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L. (right pectoral strain) RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha

Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/18 Yordano Ventura Jim Joyce / Hitting Brett Lawrie with a pitch 4/19 Dave Eiland Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/19 Ned Yost Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/19 Kelvin Herrera Greg Gibson / Throwing pitch behind Brett Lawrie 4/19 Don Wakamatsu Greg Gibson / Automatic ejection after benches warned 4/19 Alcides Escobar Greg Gibson / Arguing after Kelvin Herrera was ejected

Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/10 @ LA Angels 1st Moustakas safe on SB att. (LA challenge) 0-0 1:47 Stands Opp. 0-1 4/17 Oakland 7th Lawrie out at 2B on force (Oak challenge) 4-4 2:26 Stands Opp. 0-2 4/19 Oakland 8th Zobrist out at 1B on DP (Oak challenge) 0-5 1:25 Overturned Opp. 1-2

Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned

The Lineup Card

Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Escobar (10-3), Orlando (1-1) P: Duffy (3-0), Guthrie (2-1), Vargas (2-1), Ventura (2-1), Volquez (2-1) 2nd: Moustakas (11-4) C: Kratz (1-0), Perez (10-4) 3rd: Cain (10-4), Hosmer (1-0) 1B: Hosmer (11-4) 4th: Hosmer (10-4), Morales (1-0) 2B: Colon (2-2), Infante (9-2) 5th: Morales (10-4), Perez (1-0) 3B: Moustakas (11-4) 6th: Gordon (8-3), Infante (1-0), Perez (0-1), Rios (2-0) SS: Colon (1-1), Escobar (10-3) 7th: Kratz (1-0), Orlando (1-1), Perez (4-3), Rios (5-0) LF: Dyson (1-0), Gordon (8-3), Orlando (2-1) 8th: Colon (2-1), Infante (0-2), Orlando (4-1), Perez (5-0) CF: Cain (10-4), Dyson (1-0) 9th: Colon (1-2), Dyson (2-2), Infante (8-0) RF: Dyson (0-2), Orlando (4-2), Rios (7-0) DH: Morales (11-4) Daily Update

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 5 7 11 6 9 13 7 19 4 ------81 Opponents 7 7 4 12 4 8 4 3 0 ------49 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 1 5 1 - - 1 1 - 2 ------Opponents - 1 2 - 1 ------

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Multi-Run Innings for Royals Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 3-0 # of runs # times last time 1st - - 5 Tuesday 1-0 2 runs - 9 April 21 vs. Minnesota (8th, 3 hits) 2nd - 3 5 Wednesday 1-2 3 runs - 7 April 20 vs. Minnesota (8th, 4 hits) 3rd - 2 12 Thursday 1-1 4 runs - 1 April 12 @ LA Angels (2nd, 4 hits) 4th - 1 11 Friday 2-0 5 runs - 2 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th, 6 hits) 5th - 2 8 6th - 1 8 Saturday 1-1 6 runs - 1 April 13 @ Minnesota (8th, 2 hits) 7th - 3 13 Sunday 2-0 7 runs - - - 8th - 1 6 9th - - 8 Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 8-0 Tied after six innings: 1-0 Trail after six innings: 2-4 Lead after seven innings: 7-0 Tied after seven innings: 2-0 Trail after seven innings: 2-4 Lead after eight innings: 11-0 Tied after eight innings: - Trail after eight innings: 0-4 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 5-1 Starter works 6.0 IP: 2-0 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 4-4 Score first: 5-1 Opponents score first: 6-3 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 4/- Score more than three runs: 11-1 Score three runs or less: 0-3 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/- Hit home run: 8-1 Do not homer: 3-3 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 8/1 Series opener: 5-0 Series finale: 3-2 Errorless games by KC: 9-1 10 or more hits: 7-1 Opponents 10 or more hits: 2-2 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Thursday, April 23, 2015 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 April 13 @ Minnesota 8 April 16 @ Minnesota Most runs, extra-inning game - - - - Most hits, game 15 April 17 vs. Oakland 14 April 16 @ Minnesota Most hits, extra-inning game - - - - Fewest hits, game 6 April 22 vs. Minnesota 4 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Most runs, inning 6 April 13 @ Minnesota (8th) 5 April 18 vs. Oakland (4th) Most hits, inning 6 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th) 6 April 21 vs. Minnesota (6th) Most doubles, game 4 April 20 vs. Minnesota 3 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Most doubles, extra-inning game - - - - Most triples, game 2 April 12 @ LA Angels - - Most triples, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, game 2 4 times, last: April 21 Minnesota 3 April 17 vs. Oakland Most home runs, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, inning 2 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th) 2 April 17 vs. Oakland (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 6 April 12 @ LA Angels 5 April 17 vs. Oakland Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game - - - - Most steals, game 3 April 21 vs. Minnesota 2 Twice, last: April 19 vs. Oakland Most times caught stealing, game - - 1 5 times, last: April 22 vs. Minnesota Most sacrifice flies, game 2 April 13 @ Minnesota 1 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Most sacrifices, game 2 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox 1 April 17 vs. Oakland Most strikeouts, game 9 April 12 @ LA Angels 10 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Most strikeouts, extra-inning game - - - - Most walks, game 5 Twice, last: April 21 vs. Minnesota 6 Twice, last April 22 vs. Minnesota Most walks, extra-inning game - - - - Most left on base, game 10 Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota 12 April 22 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, extra-inning game - - - - Fewest left on base, game 4 April 20 vs. Minnesota 2 April 11 @ LA Angels Fewest left on base, extra-inning game - - - - Most double plays turned 3 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox 2 5 times, last: April 22 vs. Minnesota Most errors, game 1 5 times, last: April 22 vs. Minnesota 2 Thrice, last: April 16 @ Minnesota Individual Batting: Most hits, game 3 11 times, last: Moustakas (April 21 vs. Minnesota) Most hits, extra-inning game - - Must runs, game 3 Thrice, last: Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota) Most doubles, game 1 29 times Most triples, game 2 Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels) Most home runs, game 1 13 times Most RBI, game 3 5 times, last: Moustakas (April 21 vs. Minnesota) Most RBI, extra-inning game - - Most total bases, game 7 Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota) Most total bases, extra-inning game - - Most walks, game 3 Morales (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox), Hosmer (April 21 vs. Minnesota) Most stolen bases, game 1 13 times Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 10 Cain (April 6-17) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 Volquez (April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.2 Pino (April 18 vs. Oakland) Most strikeouts, starter 7 Ventura (April 12 @ LA Angels), Volquez (April 15 @ Minnesota) Most strikeouts, reliever 4 Pino (April 22 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, starter 6 Guthrie (April 22 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, reliever 1 7 times Most runs allowed 5 4 times, last: Vargas (April 21 vs. Minnesota) Most home runs allowed 3 Guthrie (April 17 vs. Oakland) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 6.0 Ventura (April 6), Volquez (April 9) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 7.2 Pino (April 18-current) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 2 Ventura (April 6-12), Davis (April 8-current) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 April 6-13 Longest winning streak, home 4 April 6-17 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 10-13 Longest losing streak, overall 2 April 15-16 Longest losing streak, home - - Longest losing streak, road 2 April 15-16 Longest game-inning, home - - Longest game-inning, road - - Longest game-time, home 3:11 April 8 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 3:16 April 10 @ LA Angels Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Shortest game-time home 2:33 April 17 vs. Oakland, April 18 vs. Oakland Shortest game-time road 2:25 April 15 @ Minnesota Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Largest crowd-home 40,085 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 20,236 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Largest crowd-road 44,489 April 10 @ LA Angels Smallest crowd-road 17,449 April 16 @ Minnesota Largest winning margin 9 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox (10-1), April 13 @ Minnesota (12-3) Largest losing margin 5 April 18 vs. Oakland (0-5) Largest deficit overcome to win 2 Thrice, last: April 21 vs. Minnesota (trailed 5-3 after 5 1/2) Largest lead lost 2 April 16 @ Minnesota (led 2-0 after 1 1/2)

Upcoming Milestones

Jarrod Dyson Jeremy Guthrie 31 strikeouts to 1,000 Salvador Perez 49 hits to 500 1 SB to rank 9th on KC all-time list (U.Washington-120) 16 wins to 100 Edinson Volquez 48 K to 1,000 Alex Gordon 4 2B for 250 Omar Infante 18 2B to 250 20 RBI to 500 8 RBI to 500 Ned Yost 3 runs to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (F. Patek-571) 20 wins to tie for 2nd on KC all-time list (D. Howser-404) 31 hits to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-1084) Mike Moustakas 50 hits to 500 26 wins to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (W. Herzog-410) 1 HR to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-123) 4 BB to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-427)

Disabled List (5) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Kris Medlen 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery March 7 May 6 15 11-4 LHP-Tim Collins 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April 20 15 11-4 RHP-Luke Hochevar 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April 20 15 11-4 OF-Alex Rios 15-day fractured left hand April 14 April 29 8 4-4 RHP-Greg Holland 15-day right pectoral strain April 18 May 3 5 3-2 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Thursday, April 23, 2015 2015 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total

April (11-3) 4/6 CWS D W 10-1 1-0 T1 - Ventura (1-0) Samardzija - *40,085 1 40,085 4/8 CWS N W 7-5 2-0 T1 - Davis (R, 1-0) Putnam Holland (1) 23,385 2 63,470 4/9 CWS D W 4-1 3-0 T1 - Volquez (1-0) Danks Holland (2) 20,236 3 83,706 4/10 @ LAA N W 4-2 4-0 T1 - Vargas (1-0) Santiago Davis (1) 44,489 1 44,489 4/11 @ LAA N W 6-4 5-0 T1 - Guthrie (1-0) Weaver Holland (3) 44,154 2 88,643 4/12 @ LAA D W 9-2 6-0 T1 - Ventura (2-0) Wilson - 37,060 3 125,703 4/13 @ Min D W 12-3 7-0 1 +1.0 Duffy (2-0) May - 40,123 4 165,826 4/15 @ Min N L 1-3 7-1 2 -0.5 Gibson Volquez (1-1) Perkins 21,362 5 187,188 4/16 @ Min D L 5-8 7-2 2 -1.0 Milone Vargas (1-1) Perkins 17,449 6 204,637 4/17 Oak N W 6-4 8-2 2 -1.0 Davis (R, 2-0) Otero Holland (4) *39,228 4 122,934 4/18 Oak N L 0-5 8-3 2 -1.0 Hahn Ventura (2-1) Chavez 33,151 5 156,085 4/19 Oak D W 4-2 9-3 2 -1.0 Morales (R, 1-0) O’Flaherty Davis (2) 36,755 6 192,840 4/20 Min N W 7-1 10-3 2 -1.0 Volquez (2-1) Gibson - 20,393 7 213,233 4/21 Min N W 6-5 11-3 T1 - Young (R, 1-0) Fien Davis (3) 20,990 8 234,223 4/22 Min N L 0-3 11-4 T1 - Pelfrey Guthrie (1-1) Perkins 24,721 9 258,944 4/23 @ CWS N 4/24 @ CWS N 4/25 @ CWS D 4/26 @ CWS D 4/27 @ Cle N 4/28 @ Cle N 4/29 @ Cle N 4/30 Det N

May (0-0) 5/1 Det N 5/2 Det N 5/3 Det D 5/5 Cle N 5/6 Cle N 5/7 Cle D 5/8 @ Det N 5/9 @ Det D 5/10 @ Det N 5/11 @ Tex N 5/12 @ Tex N 5/13 @ Tex N 5/14 @ Tex D 5/15 NYY N 5/16 NYY N 5/17 NYY D 5/19 Cin N 5/20 Cin N 5/22 StL N 5/23 StL N 5/24 StL D 5/25 @ NYY D 5/26 @ NYY N 5/27 @ NYY D 5/29 @ ChC D 5/30 @ ChC N 5/31 @ ChC D

* - denotes sellout Minor League Report

Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Pacific Coast League Texas League Carolina League American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (8-5) (6-6) (7-6) R H E LOB R H E LOB Potomac (Nationals) 3 12 0 13 Memphis (Cardinals) 7 6 1 7 The Naturals had Wednesday off after a 4-2 homestand. Wilmington 6 11 0 8 Omaha 2 4 0 4 They begin a four-game set at Tulsa tonight. The Drillers are in their first year as a Dodgers affiliate. WP: Nick Green (1-0) LP: Christian Binford (0-2) SV: Robinson Yambati (4) HR: None HR: None

A five-run sixth was pivotal as Omaha dropped a matinee Wilmington salvaged a matinee finale behind a big day at home. Christian Binford (5.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 0 SO) from Bubba Starling. The former first-round pick drove carried a shutout into the sixth. Both Omaha runs scored on home three runs and scored two. He posted two hits plus a one play as Moises Sierra’s ground out plated J.C Boscan, walk while raising his average to .386 (17-for-44). Starling’s with an error leading to ’s run. Merrifield three-run double keyed a five-run fifth as Wilmington extended his hitting streak to seven games (.333, 9-for-27). overcame a 3-0 deficit. Daniel Rockett, Dominique Taylor He has also scored in seven straight contests (nine runs). and Ramon Torres all recorded two hits and a run.

Lexington Legends (A) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Burlington Royals (R) Surprise Royals (R) South Atlantic League Pioneer League Appalachian League Arizona League Southern Division South Division East Division West Division (5-8) R H E LOB Begin play June 18 Greenville (Red Sox) 7 10 2 7 vs. Grand Junction (Rockies) Begin play June 23 at Princeton (Rays) Begin play June 21 vs. AZL Rangers Lexington 3 8 2 8

LP: Emilio Ogando (0-1) HR: Elier Hernandez (#1)

The Legends were swept in a three-game set at home. Starter Niklas Stephenson held the Drive to two runs, four hits and a walk with four strikeouts over 5.2 innings. Elier Hernandez had three hits and all three RBI for Lexington. He hit a two-run homer in the second, then doubled in a run in the sixth.