2017 Game Notes Kansas City Royals (1-1) vs. (2-0) Monday, February 27, 2017 ACE 30

HOME STREAK SNAPPED BY RANGERS--The Royals had their 8-game home winning streak that obviously dated back to last spring halted yesterday with a 6-4 loss to the ...KC’s the last two losses in have come at the hands of the Rangers, but yesterday’s was the first “home” loss in Surprise since March 13 of last year vs. Cleveland (KC also lost a “road” game to Texas to closeout last spring)...Texas plated a pair of first runs off of starting and losing hurler , then tacked on another his his second inning of work...Kansas City got on the board in the third when tripled home pinch runner Peter O’Brien, but then the Royals were held in check until plating three in the ninth with the game ending with the tying run at the plate...20-year old non-roster catcher Chase Vallot made his presence felt offensively, collecting a double, triple and two RBI after spelling Mike Moustakas as the ...Scott Alexander, Bobby Parnell, Malcolm Culver and each contributed a scoreless inning of relief from the hill. A WORLD SPRING--The Royals and the rest of Upcoming Probables opened training camp early this year due to this being a WBC season...players from 16 Today @ Seattle Mariners @ Peoria Stadium (12:10) different countries will compete starting on March 6 in Seoul, Korea...other first round Jason Vargas (L), Joakim Soria, Mike Minor (L), Jonathan stops include Tokyo, Japan, Jalisco, Mexico and Miami, Florida...team USA, who will Sanchez (L), Andrew Edwards, Eric Stout (L), Al Alburquerque have Royals’ Eric Hosmer and has been assigned the Miami pool, which vs. also features the defending champion Dominican Republic, Canada and Colombia...the , Rob Whalen, Nick Vincent, Colombian squad will have Royals’ minor league catcher Meibrys Viloria and infielder Marc Rzepczynski (L), Dan Altavilla, Jonathan Aro Mauricio Ramos...also participating in this year’s WBC are: Drew Butera (Italy), Salvador Tuesday @ @ Maryvale Stadium (1:05) Perez and Alcides Escobar (Venezuela), Joakim Soria (Mexico) and minor leaguers Gabe Danny Duffy (L), Matt Strahm (L), Peter Moylan, Luke Farrell, Kramer and Jake Kalish (Israel), Allan De San Miguel (Australia)...recently re-signed Malcolm Culver, Kevin McCarthy, Yender Caramo Peter Moylan is also slated to appear for Australia. vs. Zach Davies, Hiram Burgos,Carlos Torres, Michael Blazek, VS. MARINERS--Today’s earlier than previously scheduled game thanks to Mother Joba Chamberlain, Ryan Webb Nature is the first of three exhibition meetings between the Royals and M’s this spring... KC will host Seattle as part of split-squad action on Thursday, March 16 and then return Wednesday vs. @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) Nate Karns, Jake Junis, , Brandon League, here on Friday, March 24...these clubs will meet for real when the Royals travel to the Bobby Parnell, Chris Withrow, Scott Alexander (L) great northwest on July 3-5 for a 3-game set and then the Mariners will Kauffman vs. Stadium for a 4-gamer on August 3-6. Eddie Butler ROSTER BREAKDOWN--The Royals open the 2017 spring season with 66 players in Thursday vs. @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) camp...the breakdown includes 33 (15 non-roster), 8 catchers (5 non-roster), 14 TBA infielders (4 non-roster) and 11 outfielders (1 non-roster)...among the 33 pitchers in camp, vs. 11 are left-handed...southpaw Brian Flynn is listed among the 66 players on the roster, Chris Young, Travis Wood (L), Joakim Soria, Peter Moylan, but will open the year on the 60-day disabled list as he recovers from a low back injury Jonathan Sanchez (L), Miguel Almonte incurred just prior to spring training...of the 35 non-roster players in camp with Kansas City, nine have previous Major League experience, including six who had time in “The Show” in 2016...of the 33 roster players in camp, eight have yet to accrue any big league service time. .500 FOR THE DEFENDING CHAMPS--After consecutive crowns, capped by a title in 2015, the Royals recorded an 81- 81 ledger last season, finishing third in the ...Kansas City has gone 351-297 in its last four seasons, tying the for the second best record in the American League in that span, just one-half game behind Cleveland (351-297)...this four-year stretch marks the first time the Royals have finished at .500 or better in four consecutive campaigns since going six straight from 1975-80...last year’s club navigated through the first three months with a 42-36 ledger, but scuffled to a 7-19 month of July...the Royals recovered with a 20-9 August, but then slipped and finished the campaign with a 12-17 record over September and October. EXTRA TROOPS--The Royals have added a pair of hurlers from minor league camp to assist with today’s game: left-handed pitcher Onelki Garcia (#86) and righty Jake Newberry (#82). SPRING WORK--Kansas City has split its first two exhibition games in 2017 after finishing the ‘16 exhibition season with a 14-21 ledger, including a 10-5 mark as the home club in Surprise...Kansas City drew a Surprise home record 126,108 for a per game average of 8,407....the Royals have an all-time exhibition record of 666-611 with 38 ties for a .522 winning pct...the club has posted a 234-188 mark with 18 ties for a .555 mark in the Valley of the Sun... the Royals spent their first 34 seasons training in Florida, beginning with Fort Myers (1969-87), followed by a 15-year stint in Baseball City (1988-2002). THE SEASON AHEAD--The 2017 campaign will begin on Monday, April 3 in Target Field, as the Royals and Twins face-off in the first of a three-game series...all three games in Minneapolis will be day affairs, with an off day on Tuesday, April 4, sandwiched between games one and two...Kansas City will then head to Houston for a three-game weekend set before the home half of the schedule opens on Monday, April 10 against the Oakland A’s...KC will host the Athletics for a three-game set, also separated by an off day on April 11, then visits from the (3) and (2) will wrap-up the initial stay of the season...Kansas City will have a stretch from April 28-May 18 when it will play 16 of 20 games in , separated only by a four-game journey to Tampa Bay on May 8-11...as evidenced by the two-game visit from the Giants during the opening homestand, the Royals will battle the N.L. West in Interleague play in 2017, also making trips to San Francisco (2), Dodger Stadium (3) and San Diego (3), while the Giants, Rockies (3) and Diamondbacks (3) pay a visit to “The K”, with the D’Backs series wrapping up the regular season on September 29-October 1. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost begins his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010... he has a 549-550 regular season record at the helm for the Royals, surpassing ’s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and enters this year seventh among active managers is games (2,058) and wins (1,006)...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox’s big league staff (1991-2002). THE WEEK AHEAD--Tomorrow will be the second of back-to-back road games for Kansas City, as the Royals will travel to Maryvale to face the Milwaukee Brewers...the contest vs. Milwaukee will jumpstart a stretch in which Kansas City plays a National League opponent on nine occasions over an eight-day stretch (including a split-squad this Saturday)...the Royals return to Surprise on Wednesday when the last two World Series champions meet as the 2016 winning Cubs are here to face the 2015 champs, then Thursday KC will host the Colorado Rockies...the Royals will travel to Glendale on Friday for a matinee against the Dodgers and then split up on Saturday with a game in Surprise against the San Francisco Giants and on the road in Goodyear vs. the ...the consecutive stretch of games vs. the Senior Circuit will continue on Sunday when the Royals travel to Scottsdale to face the Giants, followed by a home game a week from today against the Diamondbacks and road game in Goodyear vs. the Reds a week from tomorrow...the streak will be halted when KC hosts Team Venezuela in an exhibition on Wednesday, March 8, prior to their trip to Mexico to open the WBC. ON THE RADIO--Today is the second of at least 20 spring radio broadcasts on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network..., , Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart will be mikeside all spring...today through Friday are scheduled for 610 Sports and the Network...the games not ticketed for 610 will be on the web with Steve Stewart providing the play-by-play. PLENTY OF TV TIME--The Royals are ticketed for a spring record 10 games televised on FSKC, the first occurring on Friday, March 10 when Kansas City hosts the Oakland A’s in a 6:05 affair...that contest will be the first of three telecasts in as many days, as KC will also be on FSKC on March 11 against Cleveland from Goodyear, then again on March 12 when the Royals host the ...there will be two telecasts in which KC will share the production with the opposing club, March 16 vs. San Diego in Peoria and April 1 vs. the Rangers in Arlington...Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc, Rex Hudler and Joel Goldberg will be along for the eight telecasts provided by the FSKC crew. ROYALS NOTES (Page 2) LAST TIME OUT TODAY’S PITCHERS: MIKE MINOR (L) – 29, scheduled to make his Player Date IP H R ER BB SO HR W/L/S Cactus League debut today, missing all exhibition Al Alburquerque 2/25 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - JASON VARGAS– 34, veteran lefty, who is a Scott Alexander 2/26 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 - games last year recovering from shoulder surgery... Miguel Almonte 2/26 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 - year-and-a-half removed from ‘Tommy John’ signed with Kansas City on February 19, 2016 and Yender Cáramo 2/25 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SV surgery...made three Major League starts at the Malcom Culver 2/26 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - made 10 combined minor league starts last season Andrew Edwards 2/25 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - end of last season, posting a 2.25 ERA (3 ER in at Northwest Arkansas (AA) and Omaha (AAA)... Luke Farrell 2/25 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 12.0 IP)...also made six rehab starts across three spent the previous six seasons with the Atlanta Jake Junis 2/25 1.1 4 5 5 1 1 0 - minor league levels, recording 27 in 20.0 Brandon League 2/26 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 - Braves (2009-15)...from the 2012 All-Star break to Kevin McCarthy 2/26 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 - ...a former Mariner, calling Seattle home the end of 2014, his 3.52 ERA ranked 11th in the Peter Moylan 2/26 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - from 2009-12...named the Mariners Unsung Hero Bobby Parnell 2/26 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - National League. Jonathan Sánchez 2/25 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - in 2010...despite injuries in the last two seasons, Josh Staumont 2/25 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - has a 16-12 mark and a 3.68 ERA in 42 starts with JONATHAN SÁNCHEZ (L) – 34, scheduled Eric Stout 2/25 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 W the Royals (since 2014). to make his second appearance of the spring... Kyle Zimmer 2/26 1.1 4 3 2 1 1 1 L worked a hitless fifth inning on Saturday against AL ALBURQUERQUE – 30, tossed a flawless the Rangers, working around a one-out walk to eighth inning Saturday vs. Texas, recording a Doug Bernier...last pitched in the Major Leagues pair of strikeouts...former Tigers pitcher in camp in April of 2013 with Pittsbugh...in Major League as a non-roster invitee...spent a majority of 2016 camp with the Cincinnati Reds in 2016, but was in Triple-A with Salt Lake (Angels) and Tacoma released on March 18...tossed the 13th no-hitter (Mariners), going 1-1 with a 3.74 ERA in 34 in San Francisco Giants history vs. San Diego on appearances...also made two appearances in the July 10, 2009, allowing no hits and no walks with Majors with the Angels in June...from 2013-15, 11 strikeouts...acquired by the Royals from San made 192 relief appearances which ranked 11th in Francisco prior to the 2012 season, going 1-6 in 12 SPRING TRANSACTIONS the American League in that span. starts before being dealt to Colorado on July 20 for Date Player Transaction JONATHAN DZIEDZIC (L) – 26, is in his Jeremy Guthrie. 2/13 RHP-Seth Maness Signed to a minor league contract 2/15 LHP-Travis Wood Signed to a two-year contract second season in Major League camp as a non- JOAKIM SORIA – 32, in his seventh year overall roster invite...made a pair of Cactus League 2/15 LHP-Brian Flynn Placed on 60-day D.L. with the Royals and second on this tour...also 2/17 RHP-Peter Moylan Signed to a minor league contract appearances a year ago, allowing one run in 2.1 pitched for the club from 2007-11, recording 160 innings...spent the 2016 regular season at Omaha saves over that five-year span...tied for ninth in the (AAA), going 5-10 with a 4.05 ERA (63 ER in AL last season, making 70 appearances and also 140.0 IP)...tied for seventh in the Pacific Coast matched a career high with five victories..a two- League in starts (25) and tied for 12th in innings... time All-Star (2008, 2010) and two-time Royals named Northwest Arkansas (AA) Pitcher of the Pitcher of the Year (2009, 2010). Year in 2015 as well as the Royals’ Paul Splittorff Minor League Pitcher of the Year. ERIC STOUT – 24, winning pitcher in Saturday’s game vs. Texas, spinning a perfect seventh inning, ANDREW EDWARDS – 25, worked a 1-2-3 collecting one ...spent the entire 2016 sixth inning on Saturday vs. Texas, getting two season at Northwest Arkansas (AA), tying for fifth ground outs and a fly out in his first outing of the in the Texas League in appearances (42), while his spring...made a career-high 42 appearacnes between six victories were tied for fourth among the league’s Northwest Arkansas (AA) and Omaha (AAA) last relievers (fewer than 10 starts)...held left-handed season, posting a 3.96 ERA (27 ER in 61.1 IP) and batters to a .181 average (17-for-94) and just 74 strikeouts (10.9 SO/9.0 IP)...his strikeout rate was three extra-base hits (.245 SLG)...also pitched for second-highest among Royals farmhands (minimum Surprise during the Arizona Fall League, posting 60.0 IP), trailing only Josh Staumont (12.2)...pitched a 2.77 ERA (4 ER in 13.0 IP) with 14 strikeouts in here in Suprise during the Arizona Fall League, nine appearances. going 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA over nine outings. 2017 SPRING SCHEDULE (all times local) Date Day Opponent Site Time/Result Record WP LP ATT February 25# Saturday at Texas Surprise W, 7-5 1-0 Stout (1-0) Bass Cáramo (1) 5,134 February 26* Sunday TEXAS Surprise L, 4-6 1-1 Darvish Zimmer (0-1) Reyes 4,556 February 27* Monday at Seattle Peoria 2:10 p.m. February 28*MLB Tuesday at Milwaukee Maryvale 2:05 p.m. March 1* Wednesday CHICAGO CUBS Surprise 2:05 p.m. March 2* Thursday COLORADO Surprise 2:05 p.m. March 3* Friday at Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 2:05 p.m. March 4 Saturday SAN FRANCISCO Surprise 2:05 p.m. at Cincinnati Goodyear 2:05 p.m. March 5* Sunday at San Francisco Scottsdale 2:05 p.m. March 6* Monday ARIZONA Surprise 2:05 p.m. March 7* Tuesday at Cincinnati Goodyear 2:05 p.m. March 8* Wednesday TEAM VENEZUELA Surprise 2:05 p.m. March 9 Thursday OFF DAY March 10TV Friday OAKLAND Surprise 7:05 p.m. March 11TV MLB Saturday at Cleveland Goodyear 2:05 p.m. March 12TV* Sunday LOS ANGELES DODGERS Surprise 3:05 p.m. March 13 Monday at Colorado Scottsdale 3:10 p.m. March 14* MLB Tuesday LOS ANGELES ANGELS Surprise 3:05 p.m. March 15* Wednesday at Glendale 3:05 p.m. March 16TV Thursday SEATTLE Surprise 3:05 p.m. at San Diego Peoria 3:05 p.m. March 17 MLB Friday at Milwaukee Maryvale 3:05 p.m. March 18TV Saturday CLEVELAND Surprise 3:05 p.m. March 19 Sunday at Chicago Cubs Mesa 9:05 p.m. March 20TV MLB Monday CINCINNATI Surprise 3:05 p.m. March 21* Tuesday at Arizona Scottsdale 3:10 p.m. March 22TV* MLB Wednesday SAN DIEGO Surprise 3:05 p.m. March 23 Thursday OFF DAY March 24 Friday at Seattle Peoria 3:10 p.m. March 25TV MLB Saturday MILWAUKEE Surprise 3:05 p.m. March 26 MLB Sunday at Los Angeles Angels Tempe 3:10 p.m. March 27* Monday at Oakland Mesa 3:05 p.m. March 28TV* MLB Tuesday CHICAGO WHITE SOX Surprise 3:05 p.m. March 29 Wednesday TEXAS Surprise 2:05 p.m. March 30 Thursday OFF DAY March 31* Friday at Texas Arlington 7:05 p.m. April 1TV MLB Saturday at Texas Arlington 1:05 p.m.

# Denotes Charity Game (game and stats will count in Cactus League) Record Attendance * Game broadcast on KCSP-610 AM in Kansas City (4 more radio broadcasts will be added in mid-March) TV Broadcast on FOX Sports Kansas City Home: 0-1 Home: 4,556 MLB Broadcast on MLB Network (Live broadcasts: 3/17, 3/20; Delayed: 2/28, 3/11, 3/14, 3/22, 3/25, 3/26, 3/28, 4/1) Road: 1-0 Home avg.: 4,556 NOTE: All games webcast on royals.com vs. A.L.: 1-1 Road: 5,134 vs. N.L.: - Road avg.: 5,134