OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (18-10) @ Detroit Tigers (18-11) Comerica Park - May 8, 2015 Game #29 - Road Game #13 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD), KCSP Radio (610 Sports)

UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, May 9 @ Detroit Tigers: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-2, 6.52) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (2-3, 5.11), 12:08 p.m. (CDT), Fox Sports 1 (HD), ESPN Radio & 610 Sports Sunday, May 10 @ Detroit Tigers: TBA vs. RHP Shane Greene (3-1, 4.60), 7:05 p.m. (CDT), ESPN (HD), ESPN Radio & 610 Sports Monday, May 11 @ : LHP (2-1, 4.55) vs. TBA, 7:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, May 12 @ Texas Rangers: RHP Edinson Volquez (2-3, 2.65) vs. TBA, 7:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, May 13 @ Texas Rangers: RHP (2-2 +tonight) vs. TBA, 7:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, May 14 @ Texas Rangers: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-2 +tomorrow) vs. TBA, 1:05 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, 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. Tigers A TIMELESS TRIUMPH--It took nearly five-and-a-half hours to complete, but Kansas City eventually Kansas City makes its first visit to Motown this weekend, after earned a series win yesterday with a 7-4 triumph over the Tribe at Kauffman Stadium...first pitch, which facing these Tigers last weekend at Kauffman. The clubs split a was scheduled for 1:10 p.m., wasn’t thrown until 3:27 local time due to a steady rainfall throughout the four-game set with the Royals winning the first two. KC looks late morning and early afternoon hours...once play began, KC’s bats didn’t need long to get started as Eric to close the gap in the all-time series, which it trails by a 313-316 Hosmer cracked a three- homer to right-center in the bottom of the first, giving the Royals a 4-0 lead... margin. The Royals, however, lead in games played in Missouri by a 164-150 count, including 154-136 at Kauffman. after Cleveland took advantage of some wildness by Royals starter Edinson Volquez to cut the deficit to a Date Site Score WP LP Att. single run in the third, KC responded with a Salvador Perez RBI single in the fifth and a two-run by 4/30 KC W, 8-1 Duffy Simon 28,405 Omar Infante in the seventh...both players collected clutch hits to end prolonged slumps as Perez snapped 5/1 KC W, 4-1 Young Lobstein 38,186 5/2 KC L, 1-2 Price Volquez 38,692 an 0-for-11 skid with his RBI hit, while Omar entered his at-bat 1 for his last 18, before doubling in the 5/3 KC L, 4-6 Sanchez Guthrie 38,326 final two runs... earned his third victory out of the bullpen, tossing 2.0 scoreless frames 5/8 @ Det in relief of Volquez, who left after walking six in 3.0 frames...the Royals’ pen was again brilliant, allowing 5/9 @ Det one run in 6.0 innings of work... Greg Holland earned his fifth in his first game back from the 5/10 @ Det 8/4 @ Det 15-day disabled list, while tossed a flawless sixth in his return from “” surgery. 8/5 @ Det 8/6 @ Det ROLLING IN SERIES OPENERS--Kansas City looks for its 10th-straight series-opening triumph 8/10 KC tonight, which would set a franchise record...with their 5-3 win Tuesday night against Cleveland, the 8/11 KC Royals tied the 1983 club, which won its first nine set-starters that year...according to Elias Sports 8/12 KC 9/1 KC Bureau, the Royals’ current streak is the longest in the Majors since Milwaukee also won nine-straight 9/2 KC series-opening games at the beginning of the season, a team which had hitting as its 9/3 KC starting shortstop...the last club to win more 10 or more series openers at the start of the year was the San 9/18 @ Det 9/19 @ Det Francisco Giants, who won 11-straight in 1973. 9/20 @ Det ROYALS MAKE SEVERAL MOVES--The Royals announced several roster moves today as shortstop was activated from the seven-day D.L. (concussion), after being struck in the side of the face by a pitch in Cleveland on April 29... was placed on Bereavement/Family Emergency List; he will be eligible to rejoin the team on Monday in Texas...KC also placed LHP Jason Vargas on the 15-day D.L., with a left flexor strain, retroactive to Tuesday, making him available for reinstatement on May 21...RHP Yohan Pino was recalled from Omaha after making four appearances with KC in an earlier stint in the big leagues...to make room for newly acquired , the club also optioned catcher Francisco Pena to Triple-A following yesterday’s game. RISP REWARDS--Kansas City has taken advantage of its scoring opportunities this season, entering tonight with an American League-best .313 (78-for-249) with runners in scoring position this season...those numbers have gotten even better in recent games as KC is batting .386 (32-for-83) with seven doubles and four homers with RISP over its last 10 contests, dating back to April 27...despite a recent slide, Salvador Perez remains the club’s top hitter with runners in scoring position, ranking third in the league with a .464 average (13-for-28), while (.382) and (.355) are also above .350 in scoring opportunities.

TONIGHT’S STARTING : RHP Yordano Ventura (2-2, 4.94) vs. LHP (3-1, 2.93) 2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Yordano Ventura vs. Tigers - 2-0 2-0 Major League Record 2-2 (4.94 ERA) 14-10 16-13 David Price vs. Royals 1-0 - 2-0 Major League Record 3-1 (2.93 ERA) 15-12 89-52 YORDANO VENTURA takes the hill for his sixth start of the season, his 40th career outing and 39th starting assignment...he is making his first appearance in nine days after serving a seven-game suspension for his role in an altercation at U.S. Cellular Field on April 23...he faces Detroit for a third time in his career, making his second start...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 Samana in the Dominican Republic. Yordano’s 2015 Starts ROAD STREAK ENDS IN CLEVELAND--Yordano’s road winning streak was 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 snapped at four in his last outing, a 7-5 loss at Progressive Field on April 29...he was 4/12 @ L.A. Angels W, 9-2 5.2 4 2 2 1 2 7 87-49 7-2 4/18 vs. Oakland L, 0-5 3.1 4 5 5 1 2 2 63-32 0-5 tagged for five runs on six hits with a season-high four walks and just one ... 4/23 @ Chicago ND, 3-2 (13) 7.0 5 2 2 0 1 8 95-67 2-2 Ventura was staked to a 2-0 lead in the first, but allowed a three-run homer to Jason 4/29 @ Cleveland L, 5-7 5.1 6 5 5 1 4 1 98-54 4-4 2015 Totals 2-2, 4.94 27.1 23 15 15 4 11 20 424-258 61% Kipnis in the third inning...then, after Eric Hosmer’s two-run shot put KC back in front, Career Totals 16-13, 3.43 225.2 204 91 86 21 86 190 - - Yordano allowed back-to-back one-out doubles to Lonnie Chisenhall and Roberto Perez to find himself on the bench...he was charged with a fifth run, thus taking the loss, when Michael Bourn doubled off reliever Franklin Morales...the defeat was the first for Ventura on the road since last August 16, a 4-1 setback at Target Field. TOUGH EARLY--‘Ace’ has posted his best numbers early, both in terms of innings and in his starts...batters are hitting just .120 when leading off an inning (3-for-25) and .143 the first time through the order (6-for-42), with Ventura recording 14 of his 20 ...the opposition is batting .257 (9-for-35) the second time through and .364 (8-for-22) in their third plate appearance. KEEPING RUNNERS AT BAY--Yordano has allowed just one stolen base in 225.2 career innings, while just three baserunners have attempted to steal on him...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. CENTRAL SUCCESS-- Ventura is 8-5 in his career vs. the division, recording a 3.42 ERA over 100.0 innings (38 ER)...he’s 8-2 over his last 13 games (12 starts) against A.L. Central clubs, posting a 2.80 ERA while holding batters to a .221 average (66-for-298). VS. DETROIT--Yordano picked up two wins against the Tigers last year, winning 11-4 here on June 17, then in relief in a 5-2 final on July 13 at home...he worked 7.0 innings in the start, holding Detroit to three runs, eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts...his only rough innings came after long Royals rallies in the top of the frame...he allowed two runs in the second on an error and three hits, then, after being staked to an 11-2 lead in the fifth, Yordano walked with the bases loaded...he escaped further damage when Salvador Perez caught Eugenio Suarez off third after a wild pitch caromed to the Kansas City catcher. ROAD WORK CONTINUES--Yordano is making a third-straight road start and fourth in six outings on the year...he’s 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA away from “The K” in 2015 and 9-5 in his career, compiling a 3.51 ERA (45 ER in 115.1 IP)...his nine road wins since the start of 2014 tie him for third among A.L. hurlers, while since Ventura vs. Tigers June 17 of last year, the Royals have won 12 of his last 15 road starts, including a streak of eight in a row, which was snapped in his last outing (April 29 at Cleveland). Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Alex Avila .000 3 0 0 0 Yordano’s Last Win: Miguel Cabrera .000 2 0 0 1 April 12, 2015 @ (5.2 IP, 9-2 over C.J. Wilson) Nick Castellanos .000 4 0 0 1 Yordano’s Last Loss: Yoenis Cespedes .250 4 1 0 0 April 29, 2015 at Cleveland (5.1 IP, 5-7 to Danny Salazar) Rajai Davis .400 5 2 0 0 Ian Kinsler .333 3 1 0 0 Yordano’s Strikeout High: J.D. Martinez .667 3 2 0 0 10, May 5, 2014 at San Diego (6.0 IP, no decision in a 6-5 loss in 12 innings) Victor Martinez .667 3 2 0 0

Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2011 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Friday, May 8, 2015 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Jeremy Guthrie = Jeremy will make his sixth start of the year, matching up with Anibal Sanchez for a second straight outing...he’s 1-2 with a 6.52 ERA through 29.0 innings (21 ER)... originally acquired from Colorado on July 20, 2012, the 36-year old in the final year of a three-year free agent deal that he signed on November 30, 2012. = Guthrie faced the Tigers on Sunday at home, losing a 6-4 decision to Sanchez...he allowed six runs on 11 hits and no walks over 6.0 innings, striking out one. = Jeremy is 9-8 with a 4.84 ERA over 23 career appearances (20 starts) vs. Detroit...he won his first four decisions as a Royal and is now 6-5 through 12 starts...he lost the last matchup here in Detroit vs. on September 8, 2014, giving up 10 hits through 2.2 innings and allowing six earned runs. = He's making his 11th appearance and 10th start at Comerica, entering at 2-5 with a 4.53 ERA...his last win here came on June 18, 2014 (6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO). = Guthrie has won his last two road decisions and is 6-1 away from "The K" since August 1, 2014, compiling a 3.66 ERA, with the lone loss here last September 8. = Guthrie is 34-28 since joining the Royals...his .548 winning percentage is ninth all-time among Royals pitchers with at least 70 starts.

2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 28 11-9 - - 4.50 154.0 150 83 77 16 56 107 .256 Relievers 28 7-1 11 14 1.57 97.2 53 17 17 6 25 84 .160 Totals 28 18-10 11 14 3.36 251.2 203 100 94 22 81 191 .221 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 65/82 (79%) Saves/Save Opp: 11/14 (79%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 25/7 (28%) 1st Batter Efficiency:12/12 Saves/Save Opp: 6/6 (100%) Last Save: May 5 vs. Cle (9th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/10 @ LAA May 7 vs. Cleveland 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Wade resumed his eighth inning role yesterday upon Greg Holland's return from the D.L., working a 1-2-3 inning in KC's 7-4 win vs. Cleveland = Wade recorded his sixth save of the year in Tuesday’s 5-3 win vs. Cleveland, working around Brandon Moss’ two-out single by fanning Nick Swisher. = Wade has not allowed a over his last 90 games (94.0 innings), which coincides with his move to the bullpen on September 4, 2013. = Wade is 11-2 with a 0.86 ERA and .147 opponents average since the start of 2014 (8 ER in 84.0 IP)...the ERA ranks first among MLB relievers over the span (minimum 50.0 IP), with the average ranking third. Jason Frasor 1st Batter Efficiency:7/12 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: 12/4 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last 4/30 vs. Det) May 6 vs. Cleveland 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 = Jason pitched the ninth inning of Wednesday’s 10-3 loss to Cleveland, allowing a homer to Brandon Moss, Frasor’s first since last August 17, a span of 19.1 innings. = The run allowed on Wednesday was the first charged to Jason this year...he has a 0.90 ERA (1 ER in 10.0 IP), plus four inherited runs. = Originally selected by Detroit in 1999, Frasor has pitched in the Majors for Toronto, the , Texas and Kansas City. Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency:1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 8, 2013 vs. Bos (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 2 on 5/7 vs. CLE May 7 vs. Cleveland 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Luke was terrific yesterday in his first big league appearance since September 29, 2013, striking out two in a scoreless sixth vs. Cleveland...Hoch is working his way back from “Tommy John” surgery in March of 2014. = Hoch made nine rehab appearances for Triple-A Omaha, striking out 10 over 10.1 innings. = Luke made a successful transition to the bullpen in 2013, posting a 1.92 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 70.1 innings, with opponents batting .169. = Luke signed a two-year free agent deal with a mutual option for 2017 last December 4....he was originally selected first overall in the 2006 June Free Agent Draft. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency:5/5 Saves/Save Opp: 5/5 (100%) Last Save: May 7 vs. CLE (118th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 2 on last 4/9 vs. CWS May 7 vs. Cleveland (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Greg returned to the active duty yesterday, needing just six pitches to record his fifth save of the year in a 7-4 win over Cleveland...he missed 16 games due to a right pectoral strain. = Greg has converted 25 straight save opportunities dating to last July 26... he has a 0.61 ERA over the span with opponents batting .103 (10-for-97). = He’s second in baseball with 98 saves since the start of 2013, trailing only (105). 1st Batter Efficiency:9/12 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: 1/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min May 7 vs. Cleveland 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 = Ryan pitched the seventh inning in yesterday's 7-4 win over Cleveland, allowing a solo homer to Carlos Santana with one away. = Ryan posted a 1-2-3 seventh on Tuesday vs Cleveland, including a strikeout of Nick Swisher. = Ryan has fanned at least one batter in each of his last 11 outings and is averaging 9.60 strikeouts per 9.0 innings on the year (15 in 14.0 innings). Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:10/13 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/1 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (2x, last 5/7 vs. Cle) May 7 vs. Cleveland (Win) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 = Franklin rebounded nicely from a rough outing on Wednesday as he threw 2.0 solid innings yesterday against the Indians, striking out two while allowing one hit...he was the victor in a 7-4 final. = Franklin’s three wins tie him with six other hurlers for first among Major League relievers. Yohan Pino 1st Batter Efficiency:4/4 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 May 3 vs. Detroit 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Yohan was recalled from Triple-A Omaha earlier today as Jason Vargas went to the D.L...he was optioned on Tuesday but did not appear in a game for the Storm Chasers. = Yohan has compiled 10.2 scoreless innings in the Majors this year. = Pino made his Royals debut on April 18 vs. Oakland, scattering three hits and recording three strikeouts over 4.2 scoreless innings. 1st Batter Efficiency:6/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/0 2015 Strikeout High: 9 on 5/1 vs. Det (start) May 6 vs. Cleveland 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 = Chris stranded three inherited runners in the fourth inning Wednesday night vs. Cleveland, going on to retire all seven batters over 2.1 innings. = Chris pitched 5.0 no-hit innings in a spot start last Friday vs. Detroit, earning the win in a 4-1 final...he retired the first 10 batters, then walked three in a row in the fourth, though he avoided damage by striking out J.D. Martinez and Yoenis Cespedes...he went on to pitch a 1-2-3 fifth, running his strikeout total to nine, the most this year by a Royals hurler and his highest total since 2012. = Young’s outing on Friday was the 10th in Royals history where a left after at least 5.0 innings with no hits allowed. = Opponents are batting .073 (4-for-55), second-lowest in the Majors among pitchers with at least 15.0 innings of work.

Royals vs. Tigers 2015 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 2 0 1-2 2 3.51 20 51.1 45 20 Duffy 1-0 0 1.29 1 7.0 7 1 2-6 0 3.16 10 57.0 42 20 Frasor 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 2-2 2 4.45 32 32.1 29 16 Guthrie 0-1 0 9.00 1 6.0 11 6 9-8 0 4.84 23 128.1 162 69 Herrera 0-0 0 4.50 2 2.0 2 1 0-2 1 2.30 30 31.1 25 8 Hochevar ------4-6 0 5.72 18 78.2 98 50 Holland ------2-0 14 1.36 31 33.0 29 5 Madson 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0 0-1 0 2.25 3 4.0 3 1 Morales 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 0-1 1 5.14 8 14.0 15 8 Vargas ------3-4 0 5.37 10 57.0 70 34 Ventura ------2-0 0 3.12 2 8.2 9 3 Volquez 0-1 0 3.00 1 6.0 5 2 1-3 0 4.98 4 21.2 25 12 Young 1-0 0 0.00 1 5.0 0 0 3-0 0 1.41 5 32.0 17 5 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Friday, May 8, 2015 Hitting Notes Drew Butera Cle Series: Did not play Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Drew was acquired by the Royals yesterday from the Los Angeles Angels, in exchange for minor league infielder Ryan Jackson...he played in 10 games with the Angels, batting .190 (4-for-21) with three runs scored...he’s 6-for-23 (.261) with two doubles and a homer here at Comerica Park. = Butera spent the 2014 season with the Dodgers, playing 61 games...hit a career-high three homers for L.A....threw out 11 of 32 would-be base stealers (32.4 percent)...since his debut in 2010, he’s thrown out 32.4 percent of runners trying to steal (50-of-173), which ranks ninth among active MLB backstops (min. 225 games). Cle Series: 2-for-9, 3 runs, 3B Last Stand: 6-for-22 (.273), 6 runs, 3B, HR, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 6 g (7-26) = Lorenzo hit in his sixth-straight game yesterday, singling in the first inning ahead of Eric Hosmer’s three-run jack...served a two-game suspension earlier this week for his role in an on-field incident in Chicago on April 23...hitting .386 (17-for-44) against left-handed pitching, which includes a solo shot off David Price last Saturday. = He leads the American League, batting .483 (14-for-31) with two outs...missed games on Sunday and Tuesday while serving an MLB-imposed suspension for his role in an incident in Chicago. = Hit safely in each of his last six contests, and 11 of his last 12 overall...opened the year with a career-best 10-game hitting streak. = Cain hit .329 for the month of April, marking the third straight year he’s hit over .300 during the first month of the season. = Ranks 13th in the A.L. in overall batting average (.323), tied for fifth in runs (21) and tied for seventh in stolen bases (6). = Lo 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 Cle Series: 0-for-1 Last Stand: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Orlando didn’t play yesterday after pinch-hitting duty in the ninth inning Wednesday, flying out to end the game...he was recalled from Triple-A May 1, his second stint in the big leagues this season...made his Major League debut against the Oakland A’s on April 19, when he replaced an injured Omar Infante. = Calixte has played in 12 games with the Storm Chasers this season, batting .167 (7-for-42) with two doubles, a homer and four runs scored...hit his first Triple-A home run on April 17 vs. New Orleans...originally signed as a non-drafted free agent on August 28, 2010...selected a Double-A All-Star in 2013 and 2014. Christian Colon Cle Series: 1-for-5, 2B, BB, sac Last Stand: 5-for-21 (.238), 2 runs, 2 2B, RBI, SB, BB, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Christian went hitless in two at-bats yesterday, but drew a walk in the seventh and his first sacrifice of the season in the second...had a career-best eight game hitting streak from April 21-May 3...he’s made nine starts at shortstop this season and five at second base, while he also started three games at third base in 2014. = Recorded a pair of 3-hit games in his rookie season, including July 4 in his first MLB start, at Progressive Field...became the second Royal (Mark Quinn, 1999) to collect 3 extra-base hits (2 doubles, triple) in his first big league start...also scored the winning run in KC’s 9-8 Wild Card Game victory over Oakland in the 12th inning. Cle Series: 1-for-9, run, 3B, 2 SB, sac Last Stand: 4-for-16 (.250), 2 runs, 3B, 2 SB, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Jarrod went 0-for-4 yesterday, but reached on an error in the second and stole his fifth bag of the season...all five of his steals have come at the expense of Cleveland. = Dyson matched a career high with three hits April 30 vs. Detroit, while he stole three bases in Cleveland on April 27, also tying a career-best...he’s collected 125 steals in his career, which are ninth-most all-time in KC history...he swiped 36 bases in 2014, the most by a Royal since Carlos Beltran lifted 41 bags during the 2003 season. Alcides Escobar Cle Series: Did not play Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: 2 g (3-6) = Esky was activated from the 7-day concussion disabled list this afternoon after missing six games...he was hit in the side of the head with a pitch in the fifth inning of KC’s April 29 game at Cleveland, going 1-for-2 with a run scored before the injury. = Alcides is hitting .321 (17-for-53) against right-handed pitching this season...batting .310 (106-for-342) against the A.L. Central since the start of 2014. = In addition to the D.L. stint, he missed two games in April with a leg injury, the first time he’s been out of back-to-back games since 2012...played in all 162 games last season, becoming the first shortstop to do this since Jimmy Rollins (2007)...his 494 games at short since the start of 2012 are second-most in MLB. = 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 ...tied for second-longest streak by a Royal in postseason play, trailing only Amos Otis (11, 1978-80). Cle Series: 3-for-11, 3 runs, RBI, BB Last Stand: 6-for-27 (.222), 5 runs, 2B, 3 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Alex went 1-for-4 with a run scored in yesterday’s win over Cleveland, also drawing his seventh hit by pitch of the year, most in the A.L...Gordo fanned seven times in the three-game series against the Tribe, including four times in Wednesday’s defeat, the first time he’s done that since 2011. = Drew his 428th career walk on Tuesday vs. Cleveland, moving him past for sixth on KC’s all-time list...he’s also tied with Danny Tartabull for eighth on the team’s all-time home run list with 124...he needs one more double to reach 250 for his career, while he’s 11 RBI away from making it to 500. = Collected his first outfield assist April 26 in Chicago, doubling up Melky Cabrera after snaring a line drive...his 63 assists since becoming a full-time in 2011 are more than any other player in baseball and lead second-place Gerardo Parra (49) by 14. = The four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner is also a two-time Wilson Defensive Player of the Year honoree...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 Cle Series: 5-for-12, 3 run, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, BB Last Stand: 10-for-28 (.357), 7 runs, 3 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 4 g (6-16) = Eric connected for his second three-run homer of the series in the first inning yesterday, and added a single in the seventh...over his last 10 games, Hoz is hitting .366 (15-for-41) with 4 doubles, a triple, 4 homers and 13 RBI...hit .319 (23-for-72) with 3 doubles, 2 triples and 2 homers here since the start of 2013. = His 10 RBI on the recent homestand moved him up to a tie for fourth in the A.L. with 23 RBI...he’s also tied with Kendrys Morales for eighth in hits (35), tied for fourth in extra-base hits (14), tied for eighth in multi-hit games (11) and 12th in batting average (.324). = He holds the fourth-highest batting average in the league against right-handed pitching (.368), going 21-for-57. = Led the Royals with a .351 average (20-for-57) during the 2014 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 Cle Series: 1-for-10, 2B, 2 RBI Last Stand: 3-for-23 (.130), 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Omar broke out of a slump, with a two-run double for KC’s final two runs yesterday...he entered his at-bat in the seventh 1 for his last 18, before the two-base hit. = He’s batting .348 (8-for-23) with runners in scoring position, while he’s also batting .333 (4-for-12) with two outs and RISP...he’s 2 RBI shy of his 500th career RBI, after collecting a career-best 66 last season, which were seventh-most by a Royals second baseman. = 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. Kendrys Morales Cle Series: 3-for-10, 3 runs, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HBP Last Stand: 7-for-24 (.292), 6 runs, 2 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (3-7) = Kendrys collected a pair of hits and drew a walk yesterday, going 2-for-4 with a run scored...he’s hitting .340 (18-for-53) with three of his four home runs on the road this season...blasted his first homer at ‘The K’ Wednesday night, a two-run shot off Carlos Carrasco in the fifth inning. = Morales is hitting .382 (13-for-34) with runners in scoring position this year, while he’s batting .356 (16-for-45) with two down...he leads the American League with 16 two-out hits, while he leads the Majors, scoring 13 of his runs with two down. = He’s currently second among A.L. players in runs scored (23), tied for fourth in RBI (23) and tied for eighth in hits (35). = Signed by the Royals on December 16, after splitting the 2014 season between Minnesota and Seattle...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 114 career homers, one behind Oakland’s (115). Cle Series: 1-for-3 Last Stand: 3-for-14 (.214), SB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Paulo didn’t play yesterday and made just one start in the Cleveland series, Tuesday evening...hitting .320 (8-for-25) on the road this season, compared to .211 (8- for-38) at home...batting .421 (8-for-19) when leading off an inning. = He leads the Major Leagues with five triples this season, collecting his fifth in just his seventh game in the big leagues (April 20 vs. Minnesota)...according to Elias Sports Bureau, no player has ever had more than 3 triples in his first seven Major League games since 1900. = Orlando became the first Royal to triple twice in a game since 2009, with a pair of three-base hits on April 12 at Angel Stadium. = A 29-year-old rookie, Paulo made his Major League debut April 9 vs. Chicago...he’s the third Brazilian-born player to appear in a big league game, joining Cleveland catcher Yan Gomes (271 games) and pitcher Andre Rienzo (28 games)...acquired by the Royals on August 9, 2008 from the ChiSox, in exchange for LHP Horacio Ramirez. Salvador Perez Cle Series: 2-for-12, RBI Last Stand: 7-for-25 (.280), run, 2B, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (2-5) = Salvy snapped an 0-for-11 slide yesterday with a pair of singles vs. Cleveland, driving in KC’s fifth run...he’s now tied for fifth in the A.L. with 12 multi-hit games. = He went 5-for-13 (.385) with a double and two RBI in last week’s four-game series with these Tigers...collected two of the five hits David Price allowed in his complete game effort last Saturday. = He went 2-for-2 with runners in scoring position yesterday and is now third in the American League, batting .464 (13-for-28), while his 13 two-out RBI tie Yoenis Cespedes for first in the Majors...he’s batting .318 (14-for-44) with a .568 slugging pct. (2 doubles, 3 homers) with two outs overall this year. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Friday, May 8, 2015 This & That WELCOME BACK HOCH, HOLLY --The Royals welcomed back two key members of its bullpen yesterday as closer Greg Holland and reliever Luke Hochevar made their first appearances after coming off the disabled list...Holland recorded his first save since April 17, recording three quick outs in the ninth inning...he had been sidelined with a right pectoral strain since April 18...Hochevar made his first Major League appearance since September 29, 2013, coming back from “Tommy John” surgery, which caused him to miss the entire 2014 season...Hoch recorded two strikeouts and a fly out in his flawless inning, picking up where he left off in 2013, when he posted a 5-2 record with a 1.92 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 58 appearances out of the bullpen. TWO-OUT PRODUCTION THE KEY--The secret behind KC’s 18-10 start might be the club’s difference in two-out production...through its first 28 contests, the Royals lead the Majors, hitting .304 (99-for-326) with two outs and are also first in two-out runs (62), hits (99), slugging (.460) and rank fourth in on-base percentage (.362)...the club has also hit an MLB-best .317 (40-for-126) with runners in scoring position with two down...on the flip side, KC’s pitching staff has been at its best with two outs as the Royals have posted an A.L.-best 3.07 ERA (26 ER in 76.1 IP) and have also allowed the fewest runs (30), the fourth-fewest hits (63) and the second-lowest slugging pct. (.310) in the Junior Circuit with two down. TOP RUN DIFFERENTIAL IN THE A.L.--Kansas City’s three-run win yesterday brought the team back to 43 runs on the positive side in run differential this season...the Royals lead the American League in this category and rank second in the Majors, behind St. Louis (+50), who has outscored its opponents 126-76...KC leads its closest A.L. competition by 14 runs, as the Yankees are second at + 29 (136-107) and the surprising Houston Astros are third at +23 (133-110)...the Royals outscored their opponents by 45 runs during the month of April, their best single month since August of 1980, when they were 53 runs better than their opponents. BUSY BULLPEN REMAINS ON TOP--Despite throwing 17.0 innings in the recently completed three-game set against Cleveland, the Royals bullpen remained the best in the American League, checking in with a 1.57 ERA (17 ER in 97.2 IP)...KC’s relievers have held opponents to a .160 batting average (53-for-332), which is lowest in the Majors, while enemy hitters have slugged just .244 against the ‘pen, lowest in the A.L...with righty Yohan Pino back in the fold, the Royals boast three relievers who have yet to allow a run this season in five innings of work or more, with Wade Davis (12.0), Pino (8.2) and closer Greg Holland (5.0). LAST LEG OF CENTRAL TOUR BEGINS TONIGHT--Kansas City begins its final series of its first tour through the A.L. Central with tonight’s game at Comerica Park, as after this weekend, the Royals will have played each of its division rivals once at home and once on the road...it will also end a 19-game run of strictly division games, which began with a three-game home series against Minnesota, April 20-22...so far, the Royals are 13-9 in division play this season, including 9-7 in the current stretch...the winning record against the Central represents a sharp contrast from a year ago as last season, the Royals dropped 15 of their first 20 division games, including each of their first five against these Tigers. LEADING THE WAY--At 18-10, Kansas City is still just one-half game behind Houston (19-10) for the best record in the American League...the Royals have gotten off to their hot start by ranking near the top of the Major Leagues in several categories...KC has the best batting average in baseball (.290), and leads the Majors in hits (283), on-base percentage (.345) and has struck out the fewest times (167)...the Royals are also tied for third in the Majors in runs scored (143), tied for second in triples (9) and rank fourth in slugging pct. (.433)...on the mound, the club has the second-best ERA in the American League (3.36), while holding the opposition to the second-lowest batting average in MLB (.221)...the Royals have also allowed the fewest runs in the A.L. (100) and the third-fewest hits (203). DAVIS WINNINGEST OUT OF PEN--Wade Davis is the winningest relief pitcher in the American League over the last two seasons and tied for the Major League lead with Miami’s and Pittsburgh’s Tony Watson...Wade has collected 11 victories since returning to a bullpen role at the outset of the 2014 season...he recorded his 11th triumph on April 17, getting 1-2-3 eighth inning in the Royals’ come-from-behind win over the Oakland A’s...with All-Star closer Greg Holland on the disabled list until recently, Davis filled in as the team’s closer and recorded six saves in six chances...since the beginning of 2014, Davis has an 11-2 ledger with nine rescues and a 0.86 ERA (8 earned runs in 84.0 innings) while limiting opposing hitters to a .147 mark, third-best in the Major Leagues...since June 27 of last year, Wade has been even better, going 6-0 with an 0.54 ERA (3 ER in 50.1 IP) and a .158 opponents’ average. NED CLOSING IN ON WHITEY--The 16th full-time manager in Royals history, , is the franchise leader in games managed with 803...his 1,762 games on the bench overall are 67th all-time, just eight behind Billy Southwick for the 66th spot...Ned has posted a 391-419 mark as KC skipper, just 19 victories shy of tying Whitey Herzog (410) as the winningest manager in team history... he’s also 13 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 (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Ned’s 848 career wins are good for 72nd all-time.

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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 - - - - - .220 41 9 1 4 .272 246 67 6 35 .400 5 2 0 0 - - - - - Cain .308 13 4 1 1 .267 116 31 3 11 .279 698 195 8 76 .286 7 2 1 1 .188 16 3 0 0 Calixte ------Colon .308 13 4 0 1 .333 15 5 0 1 .323 31 10 0 5 .333 3 1 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 Dyson .429 7 3 0 0 .248 125 31 0 7 .243 428 104 0 18 - - - - - .091 22 2 0 0 Gordon .188 16 3 0 2 .234 431 101 15 50 .264 2034 537 60 220 .000 10 0 0 1 .278 18 5 0 1 Hosmer .313 16 5 1 2 .285 267 76 9 30 .280 1187 332 34 154 .143 7 1 0 0 .240 25 6 0 1 Infante .154 13 2 0 1 .261 92 24 2 13 .281 2466 694 51 269 .167 6 1 1 2 .185 27 5 0 3 Morales .286 14 4 0 5 .281 167 47 3 24 .267 1363 364 56 201 .235 17 4 0 1 .250 8 2 0 1 Moustakas .176 17 3 0 2 .203 241 49 3 14 .244 1021 249 30 105 .143 7 1 0 0 .167 18 3 0 0 Orlando .182 11 2 0 0 .182 11 2 0 0 .320 25 8 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 Pena ------Perez .385 13 5 0 2 .301 193 58 5 27 .286 858 245 28 112 .333 6 2 0 0 .118 17 2 0 1

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy 6 36 6.0 4-2 2 Duffy 3-2 1-0 - - 4-2 Jeremy Guthrie 5 27 5.4 3-2 0 Guthrie 3-2 - - - 3-2 Jason Vargas 5 26 5.2 4-1 2 Vargas 4-1 - - - 4-1 Yordano Ventura 5 27 5.4 3-2 2 Ventura 3-2 - - - 3-2 Edinson Volquez 6 23 3.8 3-3 4 Volquez 3-3 - - - 3-3 Chris Young 1 4 4.0 1-0 0 Young 1-0 - - - 1-0 Totals 28 143 5.1 18-10 10 Total 17-10 1-0 - - 18-10 Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starts 27 1 - - 28 CS/ATT 8-11 0-2 - - 8-13 Pct. 72.7 0.0 - - 61.5 ERA 3.45 1.50 - 4.50 3.36 ER/IP 91/237.2 2/12.0 - 1/2.0 94/251.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 1 (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox) Pickoff & CS: 2 (April 23 vs. Minnesota)

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 8 @ Detroit 6:08 p.m. Friday, May 15 New York 7:10 p.m. Monday, May 25 @ New York 12:05 p.m. Saturday, May 9 @ Detroit 12:08 p.m. Saturday, May 16 New York 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 @ New York 6:05 p.m. Sunday, May 10 @ Detroit 7:05 p.m. Sunday, May 17 New York 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 @ New York 12:05 p.m. Monday, May 11 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 19 Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Friday, May 29 @ 3:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Saturday, May 30 @ Chicago Cubs 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 @ Texas 7:05 p.m. Friday, May 22 St. Louis 7:10 p.m. Sunday, May 31 @ Chicago Cubs 1:20 p.m. Thursday, May 14 @ Texas 1:05 p.m. Saturday, May 23 St. Louis 6:15 p.m. Sunday, May 24 St. Louis 1:10 p.m. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Friday, May 8, 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 Butera ------8/14/14 @ ATL A. Harang 50 Cain 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 - - - 2 1 - 2 3 - - - - 1-2 5/2/15 DET D. Price 9 Calixte ------3 Colon ------92 Dyson ------6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 176 Escobar ------9/17/14 CWS C. Sale 119 Gordon 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 - - 1 2 - - 2 - - - - 3 2-1 4/28/15 @ CLE T. Bauer 33 Hosmer 5 1 4 4 1 - 2 3 - 2 2 1 - 3 - 2 2 1 - 4-1 5/7/15 CLE C. Kluber 3 Infante ------8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 223 Morales 4 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 - 2 - 2 1 - 1 - - 3 - 3-1 5/6/15 CLE C.Carrasco 5 Orlando ------63 Perez 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 - - - 3 - - 2 1 - - - 3-0 4/12/15 @ LAA F. Salas 81

Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 : 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. ) - 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: (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: , Boston (9/14/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, , 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: , 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, and Dan Uggla, Atlanta (4/16/13 @ Turner Field, pitching, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, 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 Butera ------0 g - - - Cain 4 3 - - - 7 3 1 - - - 4 1 5 2 3 - - 6 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 2 - Calixte ------0g - - - Colon 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1 - 2 1 - - 0 g 8 gm (4/21-5/3) 1 - Dyson - 1 - - - 1 ------0 g 3 gm (4/27-4/30) 2 - Escobar 4 2 - - - 6 2 1 - - - 3 1 1 - 1 - - 2 g 8 gm (4/6-15) 2 - Gordon 8 - - - - 8 5 - - - - 5 1 5 8 1 - - 1 g 5 gm (4/26-4/30) 1 - Hosmer 8 3 - - - 11 3 2 1 - - 6 3 5 8 2 - - 4 g 5 gm (2x) 3 1 Infante 1 1 - - - 2 4 - - - - 4 1 1 5 2 - - 1 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 1 - Morales 7 2 - - - 9 5 2 - - - 7 1 5 11 3 - - 2 g 8 gm (4/23-5/1) - - Orlando 1 1 - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 - 1 2 1 - - 2 g 5 gm (4/9-18) 2 - Perez 10 2 - - - 12 3 - - - - 3 1 3 13 1 - - 1 g 7 gm (4/6-13) - -

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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- 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 , 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 (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: , 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 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Angel Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) , 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 30, 2015 vs. Detroit (5th inning, 5 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 6 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) , 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 , 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) Jarrod Dyson (3), April 27, 2015 Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: @ Cleveland September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 3 5/3/15 vs. DET Gordon 77 8/2/14 @ OAK Pitchers 7 4/29/15 @ CLE Hosmer 15 4/20/15 vs. MIN Butera 6 4/19/15 @ HOU Infante 26 9/25/14 @ CWS Cain 19 4/12/15 @ LAA Morales 0 9/25/14 @ TOR Calixte 1 - Orlando 2 5/3/15 vs. DET Colon 4 5/2/15 vs. DET Perez 38 9/17/14 vs. CWS Dyson 30 9/1/14 vs. TEX Escobar 4 4/24/15 @ CWS Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Friday, May 8, 2015

2015 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract 4/26 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP- Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 3/13 LHP-John Lamb Optioned to Omaha 5/1 INF-Alcides Escobar Placed on 7-day D.L. (concussion), retro to April 30 3/18 OF-Lane Adams Optioned to Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Omaha 5/5 RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha (postgame) RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 5/6 RHP-Greg Holland Activated from 15-day D.L. INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha 3/22 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha C-Erik Kratz Placed on 15-day D.L. (left foot plantar fasciitis), retro to May 4 OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha 5/7 RHP-Luke Hochevar Activated from 15-day D.L. C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha LHP- Optioned to Northwest Arkansas RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha C-Drew Butera Acquired from Los Angeles Angels in exchange for INF Ryan Jackson LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas LHP-Tim Collins Transferred to 60-day D.L. OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Wilmington C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 3/26 RHP-Jandel Gustave Claimed off waivers by San Diego 5/8 INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on the Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List 4/3 RHP- Sent outright to Omaha INF-Alcides Escobar Activated from 7-day D.L. 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain), retro to May 6 RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from 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 4/24 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Northwest Arkansas INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha

Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/18 Yordano Ventura Jim Joyce / Hitting Brett Lawrie with a pitch 4/23 Yordano Ventura Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/23 Lorenzo Cain Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Ned Yost Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/23 Edinson Volquez Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Kelvin Herrera Greg Gibson / Throwing pitch behind Brett Lawrie 4/19 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 4/23 @ Chicago White Sox 10th Abreu safe at 2B on WP (KC challenge) 2-2 1:43 Stands K.C. 0-1 4/24 @ Chicago White Sox 3rd Escobar safe at 2B on SB (CWS challenge) 1-0 2:30 Overturned Opp. 2-2 7th Abreu safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-2 1:32 Overturned K.C. 1-1 4/28 @ Cleveland 5th Ramirez safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-2 1:58 Stands K.C. 1-2 7th Moustakas safe at 1B (CLE challenge) 6-5 1:39 Stands Opp. 2-3 5/2 vs. Detroit 7th Gose out for not retouching 2B (DET challenge) 0-2 3:21 Stands Opp. 2-4 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Escobar (13-6), Gordon (4-3), Orlando (1-1) P: Duffy (4-2), Guthrie (3-2), Vargas (4-1), Ventura (3-2), Volquez (3-3), Young (1-0) 2nd: Moustakas (18-10) C: Kratz (1-0), Perez (17-10) 3rd: Cain (16-9), Hosmer (1-0), Morales (1-1) 1B: Hosmer (18-10) 4th: Hosmer (17-10), Morales (1-0) 2B: Colon (3-2), Infante (15-8) 5th: Morales (16-9), Perez (2-1) 3B: Moustakas (18-10) 6th: Gordon (11-6), Infante (2-1), Perez (3-3), Rios (2-0) SS: Colon (5-4), Escobar (13-6) 7th: Infante (3-2), Kratz (1-0), Orlando (2-2), Perez (7-6), Rios (5-0) LF: Dyson (1-0), Gordon (15-9), Orlando (2-1) 8th: Colon (2-1), Dyson (3-2), Infante (2-3), Orlando (6-4), Perez (5-0) CF: Cain (16-9), Dyson (2-1) 9th: Colon (6-5), Dyson (4-2), Infante (8-2), Orlando (0-1) RF: Dyson (4-3), Orlando (7-7), Rios (7-0) DH: Morales (18-10) Daily Update

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 19 9 18 11 17 18 19 22 8 - - - 1 - - 143 Opponents 10 14 10 18 10 19 10 7 2 ------100 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 2 6 3 1 - 2 2 - 2 ------Opponents 2 4 2 - 1 - 1 ------

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Multi-Run Innings for Royals Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 4-0 # of runs # times last time 1st - - 11 Tuesday 3-0 2 runs - 18 May 7 vs. Cleveland (7th, 4 hits) 2nd - 3 10 Wednesday 1-4 3 runs - 11 May 5 vs. Cleveland (1st, 2 hits) 3rd - 3 14 Thursday 4-1 4 runs - 2 May 7 vs. Cleveland (1st, 3 hits) 4th - 5 25 Friday 3-1 5 runs - 3 April 30 vs. Detroit (5th, 6 hits) 5th - 4 22 6th - 3 17 Saturday 1-2 6 runs - 2 April 28 @ Cleveland (7th, 5 hits) 7th - 3 16 Sunday 2-2 7 runs - - - 8th - 1 10 9th - - 9 Royals Record When:

Lead after six innings: 13-1 Tied after six innings: 2-0 Trail after six innings: 3-9 Lead after seven innings: 13-0 Tied after seven innings: 3-1 Trail after seven innings: 2-9 Lead after eight innings: 17-0 Tied after eight innings: 1-1 Trail after eight innings: 0-9 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 6-1 Starter works 6.0 IP: 4-2 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 8-7 Score first: 11-4 Opponents score first: 8-4 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 5/1 Score more than three runs: 17-3 Score three runs or less: 1-7 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/1 Hit home run: 12-5 Do not homer: 6-5 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 10/4 Series opener: 9-0 Series finale: 4-5 Errorless games by KC: 15-2 10 or more hits: 13-1 Opponents 10 or more hits: 3-3 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Friday, May 8, 2015 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 April 13 @ Minnesota 10 May 6 vs. Cleveland Most runs, extra-inning game 3 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most hits, game 18 April 28 @ Cleveland 14 April 16 @ Minnesota Most hits, extra-inning game 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 6 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Fewest hits, game 5 Twice, last: May 6 vs. Cleveland 4 Five times, last: May 7 vs. Cleveland Most runs, inning 6 Twice, last: April 28 @ Cleveland (7th) 5 Twice, last: April 26 @ Chicago White Sox (6th) Most hits, inning 6 Twice, last: April 30 vs. Detroit (5th) 6 April 21 vs. Minnesota (6th) Most doubles, game 4 Twice, last: April 28 @ Cleveland 4 May 6 vs. Cleveland Most doubles, extra-inning game 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox- Most triples, game 2 April 12 @ LA Angels 1 Thrice, last: May 7 vs. Cleveland Most triples, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, game 2 5 times, last: April 28 @ Cleveland 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 Twice, last: April 28 @ Cleveland 5 Thrice, last: May 6 vs. Cleveland Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 1 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most steals, game 3 Twice, last: April 27 @ Cleveland 2 Twice, last: April 19 vs. Oakland Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 24 @ Chicago White Sox 2 April 28 @ Cleveland Most sacrifice flies, game 2 April 13 @ Minnesota 1 Five times, last: May 6 vs. Cleveland Most sacrifices, game 2 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox 1 Thrice, last: May 6 vs. Cleveland Most strikeouts, game 13 April 26 @ Chicago White Sox 12 May 1 vs. Detroit Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 7 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 14 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most walks, game 5 Twice, last: April 21 vs. Minnesota 6 Thrice, last: May 7 vs. Cleveland Most walks, extra-inning game 2 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 4 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most left on base, game 11 May 7 vs. Cleveland 12 April 22 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, extra-inning game 8 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 10 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Fewest left on base, game 3 Thrice, last: May 5 vs. Cleveland 2 April 11 @ LA Angels Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 8 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 10 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most double plays turned 3 Twice, last: May 3 vs. Detroit 3 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox (13 innings) Most errors, game 2 Twice, last: April 26 @ Chicago White Sox 3 April 27 @ Cleveland Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 Moustakas (April 27 @ Cleveland) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 Hosmer and Moustakas (April 23 @ Chicago White Sox) Must runs, game 4 Morales (April 28 @ Cleveland) Most doubles, game 2 Hosmer (April 23 @ Chicago White Sox, 13 innings) Most triples, game 2 Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels) Most home runs, game 1 22 times Most RBI, game 4 Hosmer (May 5 vs. Cleveland) Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Morales (April 23 @ Chicago) Most total bases, game 7 Cain (April 16 @ Minnesota), Morales (April 28 @ Cleveland), Hosmer (May 5 vs. Cleveland) Most total bases, extra-inning game 5 Hosmer (April 23 @ Chicago White Sox) Most walks, game 3 Morales (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox), Hosmer (April 21 vs. Minnesota) Most stolen bases, game 3 Dyson (April 27 @ Cleveland) 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 9 Young (May 1 vs. Detroit) Most strikeouts, reliever 4 Pino (April 22 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, starter 6 Guthrie (April 22 vs. Minnesota), Volquez (May 7 vs. Cleveland) Most walks, reliever 3 Finnegan (May 6 vs. Cleveland) Most runs allowed 5 6 times, last: Ventura (April 29 @ Cleveland) Most home runs allowed 3 Guthrie (April 17 vs. Oakland) Conseecutive scoreless innings 12.0 Young (April 21-current, includes one start) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 8.1 Duffy (April 24-30) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 12.0 Davis (April 6-current) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 3 Morales (Apr. 19-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 Thrice, last: May 2-3 Longest losing streak, home 2 May 2-3 Longest losing streak, road 2 Twice, last: April 24-26 Longest game-inning, home - - Longest game-inning, road 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, home 3:13 May 7 vs. Cleveland Longest game-time, road 3:22 April 27 @ Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:07 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Shortest game-time home 2:26 May 5 vs. Cleveland Shortest game-time road 2:25 April 15 @ Minnesota Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:07 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 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 9,668 April 27 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 9 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox (10-1), April 13 @ Minnesota (12-3) Largest losing margin 7 May 6 vs. Cleveland Largest deficit overcome to win 2 Five times, last: May 5 vs. Cleveland (trailed 2-0 after 1/2) Largest lead lost 3 April 26 @ Chicago (led 3-0 after 3 1/2) Upcoming Milestones

Jarrod Dyson Jeremy Guthrie 27 strikeouts to 1,000 Salvador Perez 36 hits to 500 25 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) 16 wins to 100 Edinson Volquez 35 K to 1,000 Alex Gordon 1 2B for 250 Omar Infante 15 2B to 250 11 RBI to 500 2 RBI to 500 Ned Yost 16 hits to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-1084) 13 wins to tie for 2nd on KC all-time list (D. Howser-404) 1 HR to rank 8th on KC all-time list (D. Tartabull-124) Mike Moustakas 31 hits to 500 19 wins to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (W. Herzog-410) 56 BB to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-484)

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 28 18-10 LHP-Tim Collins 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 April 20 28 18-10 OF-Alex Rios 15-day fractured left hand April 14 April 29 21 11-10 C-Erik Kratz 15-day plantar fasciitis May 6 (retro to May 4) May 19 2 1-1 LHP-Jason Vargas 15-day left flexor strain May 8 (retro to May 6) May 21 - - Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers - Friday, May 8, 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 (15-7) 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 W 3-2 (13) 12-4 1 +1.0 Morales (R, 2-0) Petricka Davis (4) 14,218 7 218,855 4/24 @ CWS N L 2-3^ 12-5 - - Robertson Herrera (R, 0-1) - 20,350 8 239,205 4/25 @ CWS D Postponed – Rain (Make Up July 17, at 1:10 p.m. CST) 4/26 @ CWS D L 3-5 12-6 2 -0.5 Danks Volquez (2-2) Robertson 23,317 9 262,522 4/27 @ Cle N W 6-2 13-6 2 -0.5 Vargas (2-1) Kluber - 9,668 10 272,190 4/28 @ Cle N W 11-5 14-6 1 +0.5 Finnegan (1-0) Atchison - 10,698 11 282,888 4/29 @ Cle N L 5-7 14-7 2 -0.5 Salazar Ventura (2-2) Allen 10,284 12 293,172 4/30 Det N W 8-1 15-7 1 +0.5 Duffy (2-0) Simon - 28,405 10 287,349

May (3-3) 5/1 Det N W 4-1 16-7 1 +1.5 Young (2-0) Lobstein Davis (5) *38,186 11 325,535 5/2 Det N L 1-2 16-8 1 +0.5 Price Volquez (2-3) - *38,692 12 364,227 5/3 Det D L 4-6 16-9 2 -0.5 Sanchez Guthrie (1-2) Soria *38,326 13 402,919 5/5 Cle N W 5-3 17-9 1 +0.5 Vargas (3-1) Salazar Davis (6) 29,099 14 432,018 5/6 Cle N L 3-10 17-10 1 +0.5 Carrasco Duffy (2-1) - 23,316 15 455,334 5/7 Cle D W 7-4 18-10 1 +0.5 Morales (3-0) Kluber Holland (5) *38,271 16 493,605 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; ^ - suspended game, completed on April 26 Minor League Report (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) (A-Advanced) American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (15-12) (17-10) (14-12) R H E LOB Game One (Seven innings) R H E LOB R H E LOB NW Arkansas 8 8 2 5 Wilmington 1 5 0 4 Round Rock (Rangers) 5 9 1 9 Springfield (Cardinals) 13 13 2 5 Potomac (Nationals) 2 5 0 7 Omaha 6 12 0 7 LP: Aroni Nina (1-1) LP: Luis Rico (2-1) WP: Louis Coleman (3-0) HR: Dusty Coleman (#2), Mike Bianucci (#7), Bubba HR: None HR: Casey Kotchman (#1) Starling (#3 w/ NW Ark., #5 overall), Angel Franco (#3) Game Two (Seven innings) R H E LOB J.C. Boscan’s infield single in the eighth scored Jose A franchise-best 11-game winning streak was snapped as Wilmington 3 8 0 4 Martinez, lifting Omaha to a home win in a back-and- Northwest Arkansas allowed seven runs in the seventh. The Potomac (Nationals) 1 4 1 1 forth game. Martinez had two hits and three RBI. Casey Naturals hit four homers, with each having a unique story Kotchman added two hits, including a solo homer, his line. Dusty Coleman posted a leadoff roundtripper, Mike WP: Yender Caramo (1-1) first since 2012 with Cleveland. Louis Coleman worked Bianucci tied for the league lead at seven, hit SV: Nick Green (1) 3.0 innings for the relief win. A run in the eighth snapped his third in as many days and Angel Franco finished a triple HR: None Coleman’s 12.2 inning scoreless streak. away from the cycle.

Lexington Legends (A) (R) Burlington Royals (R) Surprise Royals (R) South Atlantic League Pioneer League Appalachian League Arizona League Southern Division South Division East Division West Division (11-16) R H E LOB Begin play June 18 Charleston (Yankees) 2 6 5 4 vs. Grand Junction (Rockies) Begin play June 23 at Princeton (Rays) Begin play June 21 vs. AZL Rangers Lexington 6 9 0 6

WP: Zach Lovvorn (1-3) SV: Evan Beal (1) HR: None

The Legends stole eight bases in a home win, with Carlos Garcia and Corey Toups swiping three apiece. Garcia upped his steal total to 18 while Toups scored three runs. Zach Lovvorn held the Yankees to a run and five hits over 6.0 innings. He fanned five without a walk.