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OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Mariners (44-43) @ Kansas City Royals (44-42) - Saturday, July 9, 2016 Game #87 - Home Game #41 Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, July 10 vs. : LHP Mike Montgomery (2-3, 2.15) vs. TBA, 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports July 11: Home Derby - - 5:00 p.m. (CDT) on ESPN July 12: Major League All-Star Game - 5:16 p.m. (CDT) on FOX Network, ESPN Radio and MLB International All Royals’ games are broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals’ Hall of Famer , Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Brian Williams controls the dials...today’s game is being televised by FOX Sports Kansas City with and Rex Hudler...Royals Live is hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals’ Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery.

Mariners vs. Royals ONE PITCH THE DIFFERENCE--The Royals were a hitter away from escaping a sixth inning jam, The Royals and M’s have split the first two games of this but a wild pitch resulted in two runs scoring to break a 1-1 deadlock and stake Seattle to a 3-2 decision series with a pair remaining...KC leads the all-time work by a here last night... was solid, allowing just six hits and the three runs over 7.0 innings, but 223-210 margin, including a 122-97 advantage here in “The K.” Date Site Score WP LP Att. a two-out uprising in the sixth with a Seth Smith and Robinson Cano placed two runners in 4/29 @ Sea L, 0-1 Hernandez Medlen 38,684 scoring position and then a wild pitch and subsequent throwing error while was the plate saw 4/30 @ Sea L, 0-6 Miley Ventura 43,444 both Mariners come across...the KC offense once again had its hands full with Hisashi Iwakuma, who ran 5/1 @ Sea W, 4-1 Kennedy Walker 37,053 his mark to 4-0 vs. the Royals allowing just a run on five hits in his 6.2 innings...Salvador Perez scored 7/7 KC W, 4-3 Pounders Cishek 31,425 7/8 KC L, 2-3 Iwakuma Ventura 33,391 both KC runs, reaching on a walk in the fourth and scoring on ’s single, then homering 7/9 KC in the ninth to cut the deficit to a run...the loss returned the Royals to eight games behind the frontrunning 7/10 KC Indians in the A.L. Central, while staying tied with Chicago for third. RARE CLOSE CALL LOSS AT HOME--Last night’s 3-2 setback marked just the second time Kansas City has lost a one-run decision at home this year, falling to 11-2 in single tally setbacks in Kauffman Stadium...only the have a better home mark in one-run games in their ballpark, going 11-1...overall, the Royals are 14-10 in one-run finals, scuffling to a 3-8 mark away from “The K.” NOT A BREAK FOR EVERYONE--While the All-Star break is around the corner, several members of the Royals will still be busy come Monday, as , his coaching staff and a trio of players will be making the trip to San Diego the 2016 All-Star Game... Salvador Perez and each earned the nod from fans to make the start in the Midsummer Classic, with Perez receiving 4,965,838 votes, the most among all Major League players, the second Royal to lead the Majors in All-Star voting, joining Hall of Famer (1981)...this will be Perez’s third consecutive starting assignment for the ... Hosmer will be making his All-Star Game debut, as he won the fan vote over ’s ... was selected to the squad by the players’ vote, but will be unable to perform due to his current stint on the disabled list, while was a manager selection for a second consecutive season...this is the fourth straight year the Royals have had at least three players named to the All-Star squad...the American League team will be managed by Ned Yost, who will also have his coaching staff in tow for the game, with this the first year the A.L. is not using other team managers as coaches on the staff...due to the unusual circumstances of parks receiving four consecutive All-Star Games through the 2018 season, the American League will serve as the home team and use the home facilities in San Diego’s Petco Park. ONE OF A FEW HERE--Last night was just the fifth in the last 20 home games for the Royals, as the overall 28-12 ledger and .700 winning pct. continue to pace ...dating back to the Royals’ success in the postseason last fall, Kansas City has gone 35-12 in its last 47 games contested on this field, a .745 winning pct...conversely, KC has scuffled to a .348 (16-30) road winning pct. which is third worst in the Majors and a far cry from a year ago when KC had the second best road mark in the American League and fifth best in the Majors at .543 (44-37)...last night’s six- performance marked the fewest hits the Royals have had in a home game since May 18 when KC was five-hit in a 3-2 win over Boston. ESKY STILL REACHING SAFELY--Shortstop coaxed a seventh inning walk last night to extend his streak of reaching base safely in 24 consecutive games, the top active streak in the Majors, four more games than the Phillies’ Peter Bourjos...Esky has hit safely in 20 of the 24 games at a .305 clip (29-for-95)... included was a 14-game hitting streak that ran from June 19-July 3...he has also reached safely in 24 consecutive games in Kauffman Stadium dating back to May 15. TODAY’S STARTING : LHP (6-5, 5.36) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (7-8, 4.87) 2016 2015 Career 2016 2015 Career Wade Miley vs. Royals 1-0 2-0 4-1 Major League Record 6-5 (5.36 ERA) 11-11 55-51 Edinson Volquez vs. Mariners - - 4-0 Major League Record 7-8 (4.87 ERA) 13-9 86-76 EDINSON VOLQUEZ is making his team-leading 19th start of the year, 237th career start and 244th overall outing, while he faces Seattle for the eighth time... the right-hander, who turned 33-years-old last Sunday, is in the second year of a two-year deal that includes a mutual option for 2017. SEVENTH INNING BLUES--Edinson was solid for six innings on Monday night in Edinson’s 2016 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT Toronto, but a big Jays seventh inning led to a 6-2 loss...Volky was charged with four runs 4/3 W, 4-3 6.0 2 0 0 0 3 5 106-62 4-0 on four hits in his 6.0-plus innings, with three of those runs coming as part of the Toronto’s 4/10 Minnesota ND, 4-3 5.2 8 2 2 0 0 10 103-72 0-2 4/15 @ Oakland W, 4-2 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 2 103-59 3-2 five-run seventh...he left a 1-1 game with the bases loaded and nobody out, only to have all 4/21 Detroit W, 4-0 7.0 5 0 0 0 1 5 112-73 4-0 4/26 @ L.A. Angels L, 4-9 5.0 12 8 8 1 2 3 99-68 4-8 three of his inherited runners score on a rare off night by the KC bullpen...Volquez didn’t 5/2 Washington L, 0-2 7.2 7 2 2 0 1 7 114-72 0-2 allow a hit until the fourth inning, retiring nine in a row following consecutive walks to 5/8 @ Cleveland L, 4-5 4.1 7 5 5 2 4 4 105-65 3-4 5/13 Atlanta W, 5-1 7.0 6 1 1 0 0 2 83-55 2-1 start the game...he gave up three singles in the fourth, but ’s laser to nail 5/18 Boston L, 2-5 6.0 7 4 4 2 4 5 97-55 1-4 5/24 @ Minnesota W, 7-4 6.2 6 4 2 0 3 6 103-65 7-4 Edwin Encarnacion at the plate helped him escape without damage...Volky worked 6.0 5/29 ND, 5-4 6.0 7 3 3 0 1 5 102-65 2-3 6/3 @ Cleveland L, 1-6 6.1 7 5 5 2 4 5 115-67 1-5 innings or more for the fourth time in his last five outings and 13th time in 18 starts overall. 6/8 @ Baltimore L, 0-4 4.2 4 4 4 0 2 5 86-51 0-4 LACKING SUPPORT--The Royals managed just two solo home runs in support 6/13 Cleveland W, 2-1 7.0 2 0 0 0 4 3 95-59 2-0 6/18 Detroit W, 16-5 6.1 8 5 5 1 0 6 89-67 8-5 of Volquez last Monday, which has been a trend in his outings...Edinson has received 6/24 Houston L, 4-13 1.0 8 12 11 1 3 0 48-23 0-9 6/29 @ St. Louis ND, 3-2 6.2 6 0 0 0 1 4 104-64 0-0 the seventh-lowest run support average (3.59 per game) among A.L. hurlers that have 7/4 @ Toronto L, 2-6 6.0 4 4 4 0 3 5 98-63 1-1 made at least 15 starts...by comparison, last year he had the 10th-highest run support 2016 Totals 7-8 4.87 105.1 109 61 57 10 40 82 1762-1105 62.7% Career Totals 86-76 4.34 1348.1 1295 704 650 135 632 1172 - - (5.21 runs per game) in the Junior Circuit, helping him to a 13-win campaign. RISPY BUSINESS--Pitching with runners in scoring position has been a major determining factor in Volky’s starts this season…in his seven victories, he’s held the opposition to a .212 average (7-for-33) with RISP…however, in his eight losses they’re hitting .388 (19-for-49)…last season, he held opponents to a .202 average (38-for-188) in scoring situations which ranked fifth in the American League. VS. M’S--Edinson is unbeaten (4-0) in six career starts (seven outings) against Seattle, posting a 2.37 ERA (10 ER in 38.0 IP) with a .222 opponents’ average... he’s won each of his last three assignments vs. the Mariners, most recently on May 28, 2013, when he allowed one run on four hits in 7.2 innings of in a 6-1 triumph while a member of the Padres. AT HOME--Volquez is 5-3 with a 4.22 ERA (28 ER in 59.2 IP) in 10 home starts this season...in his first nine outings here, he posted a 2.61 ERA and .239 opponents average, before enduring a 13-4 loss to Houston on June 24...Eddie is 47-38 with a 4.08 ERA, while holding the opposition to a .242 average in 124 career appearances and 120 starts at his various home parks...his 21 home victories since the start of 2014 are tied for seventh-most in the Major Leagues. Volquez vs. Mariners Edinson’s Last Win: Player AVG. AB H HR RBI June 18, 2016 vs. Detroit (6.1 IP, 16-5 over Matt Boyd) Robinson Cano .667 3 2 0 1 Edinson’s Last Loss: Nelson Cruz .500 2 1 0 2 July 4, 2016 at Toronto (6.0+ IP, 1-6 to ) Franklin Gutierrez .000 1 0 0 0 Edinson’s High: Chris Iannetta .333 3 1 0 0 13, September 3, 2008 vs. (7.0 IP, no decision in a 6-5 loss) .364 11 4 0 2 Edinson’s Last : Leonys Martin .500 2 1 0 0 May 23, 2015 vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP, 3-2 over ) 3rd career Kyle Seager .333 6 2 0 0 Edinson’s Last 9.0 Inning Complete Game: Seth Smith .000 5 0 0 0 July 10, 2014 at St. Louis (9.0 IP, 9-1 over Shelby Miller) Jesus Sucre .000 2 0 0 1 Edinson’s Only Career Shutout: July 19, 2012 vs. Houston (9.0 IP, 1-0 over Lucas Harrell) Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2016 Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 9, 2016 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - TBA

2016 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 86 27-36 - - 5.00 462.2 468 269 257 86 178 426 .261 Relievers 86 17-6 20 30 2.85 294.0 254 98 93 27 96 282 .234 Totals 86 44-42 20 30 4.16 756.2 722 367 350 113 274 708 .251 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 169/240 (70.4%) Saves/Save Opp: 20/30 (66.7%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 93/29 (31.2%) (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:6/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/5 2016 Strikeout High: 5, 6/24 vs. HOU July 8 vs. Seattle 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 = Brian pitched 2.0 scoreless innings last night, retiring six of the seven hitters he faced...he’s posted a 2.74 ERA (7 ER in 23.0 IP) in 11 relief appearances, including a 0.96 ERA (3 ER in 15.2 IP) and a .196 opponents’ average since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on June 15. = Flynn allowed a two-out single to Robinson Cano in the eighth last night, just the fourth hit he’s allowed to a left-handed batter this season (4-for-31)...his .129 opponents’ average vs. lefties is third-lowest in the A.L. among pitchers that have faced at least 30 left-handed hitters. = He recorded a career-high 5.0 innings of relief June 24, his second-longest career outing behind a 6.0-inning start on September 17, 2013 with Miami. Dillon Gee 1st Batter Efficiency:9/13 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/6 2016 Strikeout High (relief): 5 on April 23 vs. BAL July 3 at Philadelphia 2.1 4 1 1 1 1 = Dillon hasn’t pitched since working 2.1 innings Sunday in Philadelphia...he allowed two singles in a scoreless fourth before yielding a single, a walk and a two-out RBI single in the fifth…it was his second multi-inning outing in four days…recorded his first career win in relief on June 30, 4-2 over St. Louis. = Gee is 1-0 with a 2.91 ERA (11 ER in 34.0 IP) in 13 relief outings, opposed to 2-2 with a 6.05 ERA (13 ER in 19.1 IP) in four starts. = He’s made six relief appearances of 3.0 innings or more, tied for most in the Majors with Houston’s Chris Devenski…he worked a career-high 5.1 innings on May 9 at , marking the longest relief outing by a Royal since Everett Teaford went 5.1 innings on September 1, 2012 vs. Minnesota. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency:31/40 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. MIN (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/2 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (4x), last July 6 @ TOR July 6 at Toronto (Loss) 1.0 3 2 2 0 3 = Kelvin suffered the loss Wednesday in Toronto, allowing three-straight two-out hits...it marked just the second time he’s allowed multiple runs in an outing in 40 appearances this season...he has surrendered two runs or more in five of 112 appearances since the start of 2015. = Herrera had previously worked 6.2 straight scoreless innings over six appearances, allowing just one hit with 12 in that span (June 17-30). = He was named an American League All Star for the second straight year…he did not pitch in last year’s All-Star Game. = He also allowed two hits to right-handed batters in last night’s outing...he had allowed two hits in his previous 24 at-bats vs. righties (.083 average). 1st Batter Efficiency:26/35 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 11, 2015 vs. DET (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 27/4 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (3x) last July 6 @ TOR July 6 at Toronto 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 = Luke tossed a scoreless seventh inning Wednesday night, working around a one-out single...recorded three strikeouts in an outing for the third time this season. = Had a rough outing Monday, entering a bases loaded jam and allowing all three inherited runners to score as well as two of his own...prior to Monday, he had stranded 23 of 24 inherited baserunners this season (95.8 percent)...it was also just the third time in 34 outings that he’s given up multiple runs. = He’s held left-handed hitters to a .136 batting average (6-for-44) this season, including 1-for-18 (.056) against them since June 1. Peter Moylan 1st Batter Efficiency:11/16 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/2 2016 Strikeout High: 3, last June 7 at BAL July 7 vs. Seattle 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 = Peter has made three appearances this week, finishing the seventh inning Thursday night after departed following a one-out walk...Moylan retired the side, despite allowing a walk of his own...he worked back-to-back nights Monday and Tuesday in Toronto, recording scoreless frames in each. = He pitched 2.2 innings June 25 vs. Houston, his longest outing since June 9, 2007 (3.0 IP) with Atlanta…he’s recorded four outs or more in six appearances this season, after recording three outs or less in all 22 of his appearances (10.1 IP) last season with Atlanta. = Picked up his second win on May 27 in Kansas City’s 7-5 win over the White Sox, recording a scoreless eighth inning in front of the Royals’ four-run rally. 1st Batter Efficiency:1/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: --- Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2016 Strikeout High: 3 on July 5 at TOR July 7 vs. Seattle (Win) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Brooks earned his first big league win Thursday, setting the side down in order in the ninth inning in front of KC’s two-run rally...made his Major League debut Tuesday night in Toronto, allowing a run on three hits in 2.0 innings...he was the first Royal to collect three strikeouts in 2.0 innings of relief in his debut since 2009. = Pounders was selected from -A Omaha Tuesday, taking the roster spot of Wade Davis, who was placed on the 15-day DL with a right forearm strain. = In 19 games (7 starts) with Omaha, he was 4-1 with a 2.94 ERA (20 ER in 64.1 IP), 78 strikeouts and 28 walks, earning a PCL All-Star selection. Joakim Soria 1st Batter Efficiency:30/38 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: April 13 at HOU (203) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/1 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (3x), last on July 7 vs. SEA July 7 vs. Seattle 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 = Soria gave up a solo shot to Nelson Cruz in the eighth inning Thursday, which increased Seattle’s lead to three...it marked the first run he’s allowed at ‘The K’ since April 19 vs. Detroit...he’s allowed home runs in three of his last four outings, after posting 24.2 consecutive homerless innings (April 26-June 19). = Joakim fanned three in his inning of work, the third time he’s done that this year...he also retired the lead-off man for the 30th time in 38 appearances (78.9 percent). = He’s in his ninth Major League season, including six with the Royals from 2007-12…ranks third in club history in saves (161) and third in relief appearances (336). Chien-Ming Wang 1st Batter Efficiency:16/26 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: June 3, 2006 at BAL (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/4 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last on July 5 at TOR July 5 at Toronto 2.2 3 1 1 1 3 = Chien-Ming pitched 2.2 innings in relief of Tuesday, recording the final two outs in Toronto’s five-run third inning before allowing a run on a double and an RBI single in the fourth…he has a 6.43 ERA (10 ER in 14.0 IP) in his last eight outings after starting with a 2.08 ERA through 18 outings. = Wang and Stephen Strasburg (11-0) are the only pitchers with at least five wins and zero losses…five wins are his most since going 8-2 with the Yankees in 2008. Chris Young 1st Batter Efficiency:2/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/3 2016 Strikeout High: 10, April 22 vs. BAL (start) July 5 at Toronto (L) (start) 2.2 7 6 6 0 4 = Chris will pitch out of the bullpen during the Seattle series...he last pitched Tuesday night in Toronto, surrendering four home runs in an 8-3 setback. = Young has made 19 career relief appearances, going 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA (7 ER in 30.1 IP)...that includes a pair of scoreless outings out of the bullpen this season. = He’s held the opposition to a .219 batting average (25-for-114) the first time through the order this year...while opponents are batting .344 after that.

Royals vs. Mariners 2016 Career W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Duffy 0-0 0 2.25 3 8.0 8 2 0-1 0 2.01 6 22.1 23 5 Flynn 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 1 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 1 0 Gee 0-0 0 3.00 1 3.0 3 1 0-0 0 3.00 1 3.0 3 1 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 0-0 0 1.80 17 15.0 10 3 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 3-1 0 0.00 10 1.0 0 0 Kennedy 1-0 0 1.80 1 5.0 4 1 1-2 0 4.30 3 14.2 16 7 Moylan 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.2 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.2 0 0 Pounders 1-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 1-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Soria 0-0 0 3.00 3 3.0 3 1 0-1 20 0.92 28 29.1 12 3 Ventura 0-2 0 6.55 2 11.0 9 8 0-4 0 4.25 6 36.0 29 17 Volquez ------4-0 0 2.37 7 38.0 32 10 Wang ------7-0 0 2.93 8 55.1 41 18 Young ------4-1 0 3.78 8 47.2 46 20 Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 9, 2016 Hitting Notes This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 0-for-4, run, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Drew last played on Sunday, going 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored…he has nine extra-base hits (seven doubles, two home runs) in 49 at-bats this season after recording just four extra-base hits in 107 at-bats in 2015…he’s batting .286/364/.510 (14-for-49) with two home runs and seven RBI in 16 starts this season. = Butera is batting .419/.486/.645 (13-for-31) with seven doubles and five RBI in 14 home games this season and has reached safely in eight of his nine starts here. = Took the hill for his fourth career pitching appearance on June 25 vs. Houston, retiring three of four batters faced in the ninth inning…he’s the ninth Royals position player (12th time) to pitch in a game, and first since on April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland…fanned Marwin Gonzalez for his fourth career strikeout. Christian Colon This Series: Has not played Last Trip: 3-for-13 (.231), run, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Christian went 0-for-4 on Tuesday, his first start since June 30 in St. Louis…he’s batting .294 (10-for-34) since being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on June 8. = Colon is batting .294 (5-for-17) vs. left-handed pitching…he’s batting .321 (9-for-28) in day games and has reached safely in 10 straight day game starts. = He’s batting .375 with a .464 on-base percentage in his career when leading off an inning, best in the Majors since 2014 (min. 50 plate appearances). Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 2-for-7, run, RBI Last Trip: 8-for-27 (.296), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Cheslor put the Royals ahead 1-0 with an RBI single in the fourth inning last night…he has an RBI in seven of his last nine home games (11 total RBI). = Cuthbert is batting .293 (22-for-75) with four home runs and 16 RBI in his last 20 games…he’s 10-for-his-last-23 (.435) vs. left-handed pitching. = He matched a season high with three RBI on Tuesday (also, June 24)…his 25 RBI overall rank tied for fourth among AL rookies. = He also ranks tied for second among AL rookies with four three-hit games, ranks third with 55 hits, and tied for fourth with eight home runs. = Cuthbert led the Royals with six home runs in June, becoming the first Royals rookie with a six-homer month since Kila Ka’aihue hit six homers in September 2010. This Series: 1-for-3, run Last Trip: 6-for-24 (.250), run, 4 2B, RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Jarrod singled with two outs in the third inning last night, his first hit at home since May 31 vs. Tampa Bay, snapping an 0-for-11 skid here. = Dyson hasn’t started vs. a left-handed pitcher since August 9, 2015, going 2-for-3 vs. Jose Quintana…he’s batting .273 (3-for-11) with a .429 OBP vs. lefties. = He entered as a pinch-runner for in the ninth inning Thursday and scored the game-winning run on Salvador Perez’s walk-off, two-run double… it was his 25th career run scored as a pinch-runner, most in the Majors since 2010…he has 35 stolen bases as a pinch-runner, eight more than any other active player. = Dyson hit four doubles in seven games on the last road trip, after going 23 previous games without an extra-base hit (May 27-June 28). = He’s tied for fifth in the A.L. with seven outfield assists, one shy of matching his career best in a season, which he did last year and in 2012. = His 12 steals are tied for 11th in the AL, despite having one in his last 23 games…his 158 career steals are six shy of matching Carlos Beltran for sixth in club history. This Series: 1-for-3 Last Trip: 1-for-9 (.111), 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-5) = Brett didn’t play last night…he hit his second career in the eighth on Wednesday, a game-tying shot to become the first Royals rookie to hit a go-ahead or game-tying HR in the eighth or later since on July 12, 2015 vs. Toronto…it was his first hit since being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on June 29. = He’s batting .375 (6-for-16) with three doubles vs. left-handed pitching and is 4-for-13 (.308) with three RBI in four day games. = Eibner is on his third stint with the Royals after being originally called up on May 26…he hit .462 (6-for-13) through his first four games, before being placed on the 15-day DL with a sprained left ankle…he was reinstated from the DL on June 16 and hit his first career home run that day off , becoming the fastest Royal (fifth game) to record his first home run since Johnny Giavotella (third game, August 7, 2011)…he was optioned on June 25, when Alex Gordon was reistated from the DL. = His first career RBI was a walk-off single to cap a seven-run, ninth-inning comeback vs. the White Sox on May 28…became first player to have his first career RBI be a walk-off RBI since the Angels’ Carlos Perez on May 5, 2015 vs. Seattle…also doubled in the ninth that day, becoming the first rookie since at least 1974 to record two hits in one inning, one of them being a walk-off hit (Elias). Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-5, BB, SB Last Trip: 8-for-30 (.267), 2 runs, 3 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Alcides walked in the seventh inning last night to extend his career-best on-base streak to 24 games, the longest by a Royal since Eric Hosmer reached in 30 straight from September 27, 2015-April 29, 2016…the on-base streak includes a 14-game hitting streak from June 18-July 3, the second longest of his career. = Esky has a 24-game on-base streak at home (dating back to May 15), the longest streak by a Royal since Alex Gordon reached in 32 straight home games in 2011. = He also had a last night, his second in his last 47 games, including a career-long 38-game streak without one…ranks tied for 11th in the AL with 12 steals. = He’s batting .415 (17-for-41) in 11 games vs. Seattle since the start of 2015, including four three-hit efforts…he’s batting .300 (30-for-100) in 23 day games. = He homered June 24 vs. Houston, his first since August 21, 2015 at Boston, snapping a 455 homerless at-bat streak, the third-longest active streak in the Majors. Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-7, BB Last Trip: 5-for-31 (.161), 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, 5 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Alex singled in the third inning last night to snap an 0-for-15 skid since homering on Sunday in Philadelphia. = Gordon is batting .297/.395/.486 (11-for-37) in his last 11 day games…he’s 9-for-50 (.180) vs. left-handed pitching this season. = He threw out Edwin Encarnacion at home on Monday, his 70th outfield assist since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011, most in the Majors during that span. = He’s hit leadoff in the last nine games, batting .156 (5-for-32) in his first starts there since September 26, 2015. = He’s batting .307/.367/.480 (55-for-179) with 11 doubles, six home runs and 18 RBI in 48 games vs. Seattle since the start of 2009. = Alex missed 30 games (May 23-June 24) due to a fractured right wrist, which he suffered May 22 in Chicago. = He has 74 career hit-by-pitches, including seven this season…he’s tied for second in Royals history in HBP, four shy of Mike Macfarlane’s franchise record (78). Eric Hosmer This Series: 0-for-8 Last Trip: 9-for-33 (.273), 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Eric is 0-for-8 in his last two games on the heels of a 14-game on-base streak and his seven-game hitting streak, in which he hit .333 (9-for-27). = Hosmer earned his first All-Star selection on Tuesday and will become the first Royal to start for the AL at first base since (1973). = He’s batting .322/.394/.507 (49-for-152) with five home runs and 32 RBI in 40 home games this season. = He’s 17-for-his-last-41 (.415) vs. left-handed pitching after starting 8-for-52 (.154) vs. lefties…he homered twice off southpaw on June 10, his fourth career multi-HR game…he’s the only left-handed hitter this season to homer twice in a game off the same left-handed pitcher. Whit Merrifield This Series: 1-for-7, run, 2B, BB Last Trip: 6-for-27 (.222), 4 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Whit walked to leadoff the sixth inning last night…he ranks first among AL rookies with 13 doubles and is second (min. 175 at-bats) with a .288 average (53-for-184). = He doubled the leadoff the ninth inning on Thursday to snap an 0-for-17 skid and scored the game-tying run on Salvador Perez’s two-run walk-off double. = Merrifield is batting .315 (29-for-92) with 17 runs and 11 RBI in 21 home games…he hit and scored in 12 straight home games from May 27-June 18, tied for the second-longest streak in Royals history, trailing only , who hit and scored in 16 straight here in 1979…he recorded a hit in each of his first 18 home games, the third-longest hitting streak at home to begin a career (since 1913), trailing (first 20 home games in 2003) and (first 19 home games in 2001). = Homered in consecutive games on June 13-14, becoming the first Royals rookie to do that since (2011). = He had two hits on June 29 at St. Louis to become the first Royal with two hits or more in a game he didn’t start since Jarrod Dyson, who did it on May 25, 2015. Kendrys Morales This Series: 0-for-7, HBP Last Trip: 11-for-26 (.423), 5 runs, 2 2B, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Kendrys went 0-for-4 last night, snapping a career-long streak of 21 straight starts in which he reached safely…he’s batting .398/.457/.783 (33-for-83) with nine home runs and 24 RBI in his last 23 games (since June 11), raising his season average .57 points from .200 to .257. = Kendrys is batting .319 (23-for-72) with six home runs vs. left-handed pitching this season…he’s 4-for-10 (.400) lifetime vs. Wade Miley. = He’s batting .338/.408/.585 (22-for-65) with runners in scoring position this season, including going 19-for-his-last-41 (.463) with RISP. = He was named AL Player of the Week (June 27-July 3) on Tuesday, becoming the first Royal to earn weekly honors since in 2015…he homered in three consecutive games (4 HR total) from June 30-July 2 for the first time in his career, including homers from both sides of the plate on July 2 in Philadelphia, becoming seventh Royal (eighth time) to accomplish that feat and first since on August 1, 2015. = Morales hit .613 (19-for-31) with six home runs and 13 RBI during an eight-game stretch from June 25-July 2, becoming the first player, according toElias , to hit .600 with six home runs and 13 RBI in an eight-game strethc since Barry Bonds did it in 2004. Paulo Orlando This Series: 4-for-7, 2B, 2 RBI Last Trip: 0-for-15 Hit Streak: 2 g (4-7) = Paulo singled in the fourth and doubled in the seventh last night…he’s 4-for-his-last-6 on the heels of an 0-for-17 skid…he had a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning on Thursday, ahead of Salvador Perez’s walk-off two-run double in the ninth…his .348 average (23-for-66) with two outs ranks fifth in the AL (min. 50 plate appearances) and his .417 average (20-for-48) with runners in scoring position ranks second in the Majors (min. 50 plate appearances). = Orlando ranks fourth in the Majors (min. 100 plate appearances) with a .370 average (37-for-100) at home, and has a hit in 20 of his last 22 games here. = He’s batting .333 (17-for-51) vs. left-handed pitching this season, but he’s just 6-for-his-last-28 (.214) vs. lefties after starting 11-for-23 (.478) vs. them. Salvador Perez This Series: 4-for-7, 3 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB Last Trip: 2-for-29 (.069), run, 2B, HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (4-7) = Salvy homered in the ninth inning last night…he’s 4-for-7 this series, including Thursday’s walk-off two run double, on the heels of a 1-for-23 (.043) skid. = Perez also walked in the fourth inning last night, his 12th walk in 76 games this season…he recorded 13 walks all of last season (142 games). = He reached safely in 21 of his last 22 home games, batting .363/.416/.600 (29-for-80) with 16 RBI during that span. = He’s 13-for-his-last-38 (.342) vs. left-handed pitching after starting 3-for-23 (.130) vs. lefties…he’s 5-for-9 with a home run lifetime vs. Wade Miley. = He’s batting .345 (39-for-113) in his career vs. Seattle, tied with St. Louis for his highest batting average vs. any opponent (min. 5 games). = He earned his fourth straight All-Star selection on Tuesday, being named the AL’s starting catcher for the third straight season…his streak of four straight All- Star selections in the longest by a Royal since (4 straight from 2000-03) and his three straight starts is the longest run since George Brett (1981-85)… he received a Major League high 4,965,838 votes, becoming the first Royal to lead the Majors in All-Star voting since George Brett did it in 1981. = Among A.L. , he ranks first in hits (79) and extra-base hits (32) and RBI (40), and tied for second in home runs (13). = He’s thrown out 19-of-39 would-be base stealers (48.7), second most in the Majors behind (23-of-63). Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 9, 2016 This & That VOTE EARLY AND OFTEN--Voting is winding down for the 2016 ESPY’s, with the Royals up for a pair of awards that are scheduled to be unveiled next Wednesday, July 13 in ...fans can vote for the Royals as the “Team of the Year for 2015” and for manager Ned Yost as “Coach of the Year” for 2015 at .com/espys/2016...the Royals will be represented at the Microsoft Theater in downtown L.A. by Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez, Kelvin Herrera and Mike Moustakas...the show will be hosted by John Cena. FEAST OR FAMINE AT THE PLATE--Dating back to June 11, the Royals have posted a 14-12 record and there has been no middle ground as to how the club has succeeded or lacked success in that stretch...Kansas City has batted .308 (157-for-509) in the 14 wins, scoring 78 runs for a 5.6 per game average, with a slugging pct. of .466 and team OPS of .817...conversely, KC has hit just .243 (97-for-404) in the 12 setbacks with only 35 runs scored (2.9 per game) with a team slug of .391 and OPS of .680...in Kansas City’s last six games overall, posting a 1-5 ledger, the club has hit bug .199 (37-for-186) while scoring only 15 runs for a 2.5 per game average.

PEN BACK ON TOP--With Brian Flynn contributing two scoreless innings of relief last night, it snapped a streak of five straight games that the KC bullpen had been scored upon and raised the Royals back to the #1 spot in the Majors in relief ERA at 2.85..the Royals and Dodgers (2.89) are the only two clubs with a sub 3.00 bullpen ERA...Kansas City has the fewest number of losses out of the pen with six, two less than Baltimore...the Royals’ pen has worked the third most in the A.L. this year at 294.0.

LONG YEAR FOR THE LONG BALL--The Royals did not allow a home run in last night’s contest, just the third time in the last 25 games the opposition has not gone deep, while also snapping a club record 15 consecutive home games in which the visitor hit a big fly...while the Royals have given up their share of home runs through the first three-plus months of the 2016 season, the long ball numbers aren’t just up in Kansas City, they are on the rise all over Major League Baseball... entering play today, there have been 3,021 roundtrippers hit in the Majors, 1,580 allowed by American League hurlers and 1,441 by pitchers in the National League, with 46 being clubbed last night alone...the 2016 season total marks 601 more home runs allowed through July 7 of last season, when 2,420 had been surrendered (1,253 in the A.L. and 1,167 in the N.L.).

INJURY BUG BITES HARD--The Royals could probably use the upcoming All-Star break more than most as injuries have been a huge factor in the club’s recent struggles on the field...Kansas City lost Wade Davis to the D.L. on Tuesday with a right forearm strain, with his transaction retroactive to July 1 and making him eligible to return on July 16...on the last night of the last homestand, June 28, the Royals lost All-Star centerfielder Lorenzo Cain with a left hamstring strain that has him eligible to return after the All-Star break...righthanded starter, , was removed from his minor league injury rehab start in the third inning on Tuesday night with a right shoulder strain and returned to the big league club effectively halting his rehab assignment...Kansas City has already lost All-Star Mike Moustakas for the season after he underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL, the result of a collision with leftfielder Alex Gordon on May 22 in Chicago...that collision also fractured Gordon’s right wrist, costing him a month on the disabled list as well.

GORDO STILL AMONG DEFENSIVE ELITE--Four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Alex Gordon, recorded a pair of outfield assists during the just completed road trip to up his career total to 72, the most of any outfielder since he made the move to left in 2010...Colorado’s Gerardo Parra has recorded 71 assists in the same time frame to rank second in that span...Gordon, who transitioned to the outfield at the mid-point of the 2010 campaign, won theRawlings Gold Glove for defensive excellence for 2011-14 and was just edged out last year after missing six weeks due to an injury.

LOOKING PAST THE BREAK--When MLB returns to work next Friday, the Royals will be in Detroit for a three-game set against the Tigers, KC’s first trip of the year to the Motor City...once that three-game series is completed, Kansas City will play 39 of its final 71 games in Kauffman Stadium, where the club has been the best in baseball this year...the home stretch will start with nine straight and 15 of 23 ticketed for “The K”...Kansas City will closeout the season with 14 of the final 20 games slated for home, including a season ending six-game stand.

NED POINTING TOWARD 1,000 WINS--The winningest skipper in franchise history, Ned Yost is now 512-511 after last night’s loss...his 969 career victories rank seventh among active managers...he was named to the role on May 13, 2010 and surpassed ’s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost’s postseason managerial mark of 22-9 is good for a .710 winning pct., which ranks eighth all-time and is atop the list of managers with at least 20 postseason tilts under their belt...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers in games (1,982) and 60th on the all-time games managed list, just eight behind Chuck Dressen (1,990) and 17 in back of Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst (1,999)...this is Ned’s second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on ’s big league staff (1991-2002).

THE DEFENDING CHAMPS--Kansas City opened 2016 as the two-time defending American League Champions, a franchise first, defeating the Mets to win the crown last year after going to a Game #7 in the 2014 Fall Classic before succumbing to the ...Kansas City’s A.L. title in 2015 was the fourth in franchise history, joining the 1980, ‘85 and 2014...the Royals are coming off a 95-67 regular season and their first championship, winning the division by 12 games...the last division title won by Kansas City was the 1985 A.L. West, when the club parlayed that triumph into its first World Series title...the 95 wins last year were the most by a KC squad since the 1980 Royals went 97-65...dating back to the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City has a 314-258 record for a .549 winning pct., the best mark in the American League, and fifth most victories in the Majors (behind St. Louis, Pittsburgh, the Dodgers and Washington)...KC has three more wins in that span than the second best A.L. club Baltimore (311).

vs. Mariners (2016) vs. Mariners (career) At Home (career) Miley (career) Montgomery (career)

Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera - - - - - .094 32 3 0 2 .191 418 80 2 28 .000 4 0 0 0 - - - - - Colon - - - - - 1.000 1 1 0 0 .261 111 29 0 6 .000 2 0 0 0 - - - - - Cuthbert .286 7 2 0 1 .222 9 2 0 1 .271 129 35 3 22 ------Dyson .111 9 1 0 0 .212 52 11 0 4 .263 608 160 6 55 .250 4 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Eibner .333 3 1 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 .314 35 11 1 6 ------Escobar .294 17 5 0 0 .240 154 37 1 16 .267 1887 504 12 159 .133 15 2 0 0 .400 5 2 0 0 Gordon .133 15 2 0 0 .280 236 66 6 24 .270 2148 581 70 291 .222 9 2 0 0 .250 4 1 0 0 Hosmer .200 20 4 1 1 .279 147 41 3 13 .283 1486 420 41 210 .083 12 1 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 Merrifield .143 7 1 0 0 .143 7 1 0 0 .315 92 29 2 11 ------Morales .105 19 2 0 0 .267 266 71 13 48 .282 1701 480 73 284 .400 10 4 0 0 .250 4 1 0 0 Orlando .400 10 4 0 2 .333 12 4 0 2 .319 232 74 5 28 .000 6 0 0 0 - - - - - Perez .353 17 6 1 3 .345 113 39 4 13 .285 1072 306 35 163 .556 9 5 1 3 .333 3 1 0 0

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 Butera Cruz Totals Danny Duffy 11 47 4.3 8-3 6 Duffy 7-2 1-1 - 8-3 Dillon Gee 4 19 4.8 2-2 0 Gee 1-1 1-1 - 2-2 Ian Kennedy 17 76 4.5 9-8 7 Kennedy 6-8 3-0 - 9-8 Kris Medlen 6 17 2.8 1-5 1 Medlen 1-4 0-1 - 1-5 Yordano Ventura 17 74 4.4 9-8 8 Edinson Volquez 18 71 3.9 10-8 9 Ventura 8-4 1-4 - 9-8 Chris Young 13 38 2.9 5-8 2 Volquez 9-7 1-1 - 10-8 Totals 86 342 4.0 44-42 33 Young 5-7 0-1 - 5-8 Total 37-34 7-8 - 44-42 Perez Butera Cruz Totals Starts 70 16 0 86 CS/ATT 19/39 2/8 0/0 21/47 Pct. 48.7 25.0 0.0 44.7 ERA 4.05 4.68 3.60 4.16 ER/IP 273/607.1 75/144.1 2/5.0 350/756.2 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 3 (6/11 @ CWS) Pickoff & CS: 6 (7/7 vs. SEA) Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 9, 2016 2016 Royals Home Run Breakdown

vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB’s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera 2 - 2 - 2 1 1 - - 2 - - 1 1 2 - - - - 0-2 6/3/16 @ CLE D. Salazar 18 Colon ------230 Cuthbert 8 3 5 2 6 5 3 - - 1 5 2 1 2 5 2 - - 1 2-5 7/5/16 @ TOR R. Dickey 12 Dyson ------9/6/15 CWS E. Johnson 173 Eibner 2 - 2 1 1 2 - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 - 1-1 7/6/16 @ TOR M. Stroman 3 Escobar 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 6/25/16 HOU D. Keuchel 54 Gordon 6 - 6 3 3 5 1 - - - 4 2 2 - 1 - 2 2 1 1-5 7/3/16 @ PHI V. Velasquez 18 Hosmer 13 6 7 5 8 9 3 1 - 4 4 5 - 5 3 - 4 4 2 7-5 7/4/16 @ TOR B. Cecil 16 Merrifield 2 - 2 2 - 2 - - - - 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - - 2-0 6/14/16 CLE J. Tomlin 91 Morales 15 6 9 6 9 8 4 4 - 8 2 5 1 4 3 1 1 1 9 10-3 7/4/16 @ TOR A. Sanchez 12 Orlando 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 5/17/16 BOS K. Uehara 149 Perez 13 2 11 8 5 6 4 3 - 3 2 8 1 4 6 3 4 - - 8-5 7/8/16 SEA S. Cishek 0

Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 : Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 119 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run off Aaron Nola, solo off Adam Morgan) 3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez (4/20/16 vs. Detroit, ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: , Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) - Franchise total: 67

Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, (9/28/15 @ , off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning) Grand Slam: Last: , Houston (6/25/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Edinson Volquez, 1st inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: , New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Ezequiel Carrera and , Toronto (7/5/16 @ , Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Odubel Herrera, Philadelphia (7/1/16 @ , Ian Kennedy pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: , Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, Miguel Almonte pitching, 11th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (7/5/16 @ Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd 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: Victor Martinez, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy-2, Chien-Ming Wang-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching)

2016 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera 2 1 - - - 3 1 - - - - 1 3 2 2 1 - - 0 g 5 g (5/29-6/3) 2 1 Colon 5 - - - - 5 ------2 - - - 0 g 4 g (6/10-15) 2 - Cuthbert 7 4 - - - 11 4 2 - - - 6 2 6 10 3 - - 2 g 7 g (5/7-13) 8 - Dyson 6 1 - - - 7 2 - - - - 2 - 2 6 1 - - 1 g 9 g (5/15-31) 8 2 Eibner 3 - - - - 3 1 - - - - 1 2 2 1 1 - - 2 g 5 g (5/27-6/16) - - Escobar 19 2 2 - - 23 2 - - - - 2 2 3 8 3 - - 0 g 14 g (6/18-7/3) 9 1 Gordon 8 - - - - 8 2 - - - - 2 2 2 6 1 - - 1 g 7 g (5/3-10) 2 - Hosmer 20 6 - - - 26 10 4 1 - - 15 3 14 17 6 1 1 0 g 18 g (4/10-4/30) 6 1 Merrifield 15 2 - - - 17 2 - 1 - - 3 1 4 7 4 - - 0 g 9 g (5/23-6/1) 3 1 Morales 11 4 2 - - 17 6 2 2 1 - 11 3 5 19 3 - - 0 g 8 g (2x) 3 - Orlando 13 4 1 - - 18 4 - 1 - - 5 2 1 8 2 1 - 2 g 14 g (5/14-31) 7 1 Perez 16 4 - 1 - 21 5 4 - 1 - 10 5 6 24 2 2 - 2 g 12 g (5/13-27) 3 - The Last Time...

No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: , August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB) (Royals 7-0) Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Royals Steal of Home: No-Hitter vs. Royals: Triple Play vs. Royals: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) , May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, Opponent Steal of Home: in (Red Sox 7-0) (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) , Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Royals : (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 Royals Home Run in first ML : Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Salvador Perez, May 23, 2016 @ Minnesota (5-for-5) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: , April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: , July 26-29, 2011 (Blue Jays 3-2) Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: September 28, 2015 @ Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.) Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Salvador Perez, August 15, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd) Royals Walk-Off Win: at (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: July 7, 2016 vs. Seattle (4-3 in 9 innings) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Kendrys Morales, June 18, 2016 vs. Detroit - Six times in 2016 - 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 June 27, 2016 vs. St. Louis (2nd inning, 4 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: - 10 times in 2016 - May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: and vs. (3-0) Royals Nine-RBI Game: June 13-15, 2016 vs. Cleveland Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: April 29-30, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0) Royals Position Player Pitching: October 2-4, 2015 @ Minnesota Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: Drew Butera, June 25, 2016 vs. Houston Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) Opponent Position Player Pitching: July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 at Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: , July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Royals Pitcher Homered: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Ian Kennedy, July 6, 2016 @ Toronto (10) Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: Royals Pitcher With a Hit: July 4-6, 2016 @ Toronto , August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0) Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Royals Pitcher With a RBI: May 23-26, 2013 vs. May 7, 2016 at Cleveland (7-0); Kennedy (7.0 IP), Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia Herrera (1.0), Soria (1.0) Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: June 2-5, 2016 @ Cleveland Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Errorless Streaks Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 4-6 Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error 1st - 3 28 Tuesday 7-7 ROYALS 0 7/8/16 vs. SEA Escobar 13 6/25/16 vs. HOU 2nd - 12 33 Wednesday 6-8 Pitchers 3 7/5/16 @ TOR Gordon 20 5/13/16 vs. ATL 3rd - 17 55 Thursday 4-3 Butera 9 6/3/16 @ CLE Hosmer 10 6/28/16 vs. STL 4th - 9 39 Friday 7-7 Colon 32 9/20/15 @ DET Merrifield 6 7/1/16 @ PHI 5th - 11 36 Cuthbert 14 6/24/16 vs. HOU Morales 13 9/25/14 @ TOR 6th - 10 35 Saturday 7-6 Dyson 41 5/4/16 vs. WSH Orlando 29 6/2/16 @ CLE 7th - 7 33 Sunday 9-5 Eibner 10 - Perez 0 7/8/16 vs. SEA 8th - 3 29 9th - 6 38 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 45 7/7 vs. SEA (9th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 22 6/17 vs. DET (7th, 3 hits) 4 runs - 9 6/28 vs. STL (2nd, 6 hits) 5 runs - 7 7/2 @ PHI (2nd, 5 hits) 6 runs - - - 7 runs - 1 5/28 vs. CWS (9th, 6 hits) Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 9, 2016 2016 Transactions

Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 4/3 RHP-Chien-Ming Wang Contract selected from Omaha 5/29 C-Tony Cruz Recalled from Omaha LHP- Placed on the 60-day D.L. (UCL injury) RHP-Peter Moylan Optioned to Omaha OF-Jarrod Dyson Placed on the 15-day D.L. (strained right oblique) 6/1 OF-Brett Eibner Placed on 15-day D.L. (left ankle sprain) 4/9 OF-Jarrod Dyson Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha RHP-Peter Moylan Recalled from Omaha 4/19 OF-Jarrod Dyson Returned from rehab assignment and reinstated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Dillon Gee Optioned to Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha OF-Rey Fuentes Recalled from Omaha RHP-Dillon Gee Placed on Paternity Leave List 6/8 INF-Christian Colon Recalled from Omaha RHP-Miguel Almonte Recalled from Omaha C-Tony Cruz Optioned to Omaha 5/4 OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 6/9 OF-Brett Eibner Began rehab assignment with Omaha 5/6 LHP-Brian Flynn Recalled from Omaha 6/11 RHP-Dillon Gee Recalled from Omaha 5/7 3B-Mike Moustakas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left thumb fracture - retro to 5/5) LHP-Scott Alexander Optioned to Omaha 3B-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha 6/14 LHP-Tyler Olson Claimed off waivers from 5/10 LHP-Mike Minor Began rehab assignment with Northwest Arkansas INF-Mike Moustakas Transferred to 60-day D.L. (ACL tear) INF-Raul Mondesi Placed on restricted list, began serving 50-game suspension 6/15 LHP-Brian Flynn Recalled from Omaha 5/12 RHP-Chris Young Placed on 15-day D.L. (right forearm strain - retro to 5/10) INF-Omar Infante Designated for Assignment RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 15-day D.L. (right rotator cuff inflammation - retro to 5/11) 6/16 OF-Brett Eibner Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from D.L. LHP-Scott Alexander Recalled from Omaha OF-Rey Fuentes Optioned to Omaha RHP-Peter Moylan Contract selected from Omaha 6/18 RHP-Yordano Ventura Began serving an eight-game suspension from MLB 5/18 RHP-Alec Mills Recalled from Northwest Arkansas, 26th man 6/21 INF-Omar Infante Release waivers requested 3B-Mike Moustakas Sent on rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas 6/25 OF-Alex Gordon Returned from rehab assignment; reinstated from 15-day D.L. LHP-Mike Minor Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha OF-Brett Eibner Optioned to Omaha INF-Whit Merrifield Contract selected from Omaha 6/28 RHP-Yordano Ventura Reinstated from suspension INF-Christian Colon Optioned to Omaha 6/29 OF-Lorenzo Cain Placed on 15-day D.L. (left hamstring strain) OF-Jose Martinez Designated for assignment OF-Brett Eibner Recalled from Omaha RHP-Alec Mills Optioned to Northwest Arkansas, postgame 7/5 RHP-Wade Davis Placed on 15-day D.L. (right forearm strain) 5/20 3B-Mike Moustakas Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Brooks Pounders Contract selected from Omaha INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha LHP-Tyler Olson Designated for assignment 5/23 OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 15-day D.L. (scaphoid fracture in right wrist) INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha 5/26 INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on 15-day D.L. (torn ACL) OF-Brett Eibner Recalled from Omaha 5/28 RHP-Chris Young Reinstated from 15-day D.L. LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 5/4 Eric Hosmer Bucknor/Arguing from 6/7 Yordano Ventura Gonzalez/On-field altercation 6/10 Guccione/Arguing check swing Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 45 44 24 48 27 41 30 50 27 2 - 1 3 - - 342 Opponents 60 46 35 40 48 48 42 29 18 1 - - - - - 363 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 14 8 5 7 4 1 3 - - - 1 - - - - Opponents 10 7 4 4 7 5 1 2 1 - 1 - - - - The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Escobar (31-29), Gordon (3-6), Merrifield (10-7) P: Duffy (8-3), Gee (2-2), Kennedy (9-8), Medlen (1-5), Ventura (9-8), Volquez (10-8), Cain (7-9), Colon (0-1), Escobar (8-6), Gordon (4-1), Merrifield (11-12), 2nd: Young (5-8) Moustakas (13-13), Infante (1-0) Butera (7-9), Perez (37-33) 3rd: Cain (24-20), Hosmer (16-17), Morales (4-5) C: 4th: Cain (7-5), Hosmer (28-25), Morales (8-10), Perez (1-2) 1B: Hosmer (43-41), Morales (1-1) 5th: Cuthbert (0-2), Gordon (6-7), Infante (0-1), Morales (23-15), Perez (15-17) 2B: Colon (9-7), Infante (19-19), Merrifield (16-16) 6th: Colon (1-0), Cuthbert (6-2), Escobar (0-1), Fuentes (0-1), Gordon (15-13), 3B: Colon (3-2), Cuthbert (26-27), Merrifield (2-0), Moustakas (13-13) Morales (6-6), Orlando (7-11), Perez (8-8) SS: Escobar (44-42) 7th: Colon (3-0), Cuthbert (8-13), Dyson (0-1), Eibner (4-2), Escobar (2-1), LF: Dyson (7-5), Eibner (5-3), Fuentes (0-3), Gordon (28-27), Merrifield (4-4) Fuentes (2-1), Infante (2-8), Orlando (9-7), Perez (14-9) 8th: Butera (1-1), Colon (6-6), Cuthbert (8-8), Dyson (6-5), Eibner (4-2), Escobar (3-5), CF: Cain (38-34), Dyson (5-7), Orlando (1-1) Fuentes (0-2), Infante (15-10), Merrifield (1-0), Orlando (0-3) RF: Dyson (10-11), Eibner (1-1), Fuentes (4-5), Morales (3-2), Orlando (26-23) 9th: Butera (6-8), Colon (2-2), Cuthbert (4-2), Dyson (16-17), Eibner (0-1), DH: Eibner (2-1), Hosmer (1-1), Morales (37-33), Perez (1-3) Fuentes (2-4), Infante (1-0), Merrifield (0-1), Orlando (10-3), Pitchers (3-4) Minor League Report (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) (A-Advanced) American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (38-48) (38-47) (33-52)

(Postponed - Rain) R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Omaha NW Arkansas 5 10 0 7 Myrtle Beach (Cubs) 0 5 0 9 Oklahoma City (Dodgers) Midland (Athletics) 3 7 0 7 Wilmington 1 4 0 2

Friday’s Omaha-Oklahoma City game was postponed due WP: Jake Junis (8-4) WP: Zach Lovvorn (1-10) to rain. The two teams will square off in a previously scheduled SV: Mark Peterson (2) SV: Derek Gordon (6) tonight. Righty (2-1) will take the HR: None HR: Chad Johnson (3) mound first for Omaha while Christian Binford (1-7) will start the nightcap. Despite a third rain delay in three days, the Naturals used A solo home run from Chad Johnson in the third inning a three-run seventh to take the final game of the series. Ryan proved to be the only run necessary as Wilmington took the O’Hearn’s two-run double capped the inning, while Corey series opener against Myrtle Beach. Zach Lovvorn recorded Toups and Frank Schwindel chipped in three hits each. Jake his first win of the season, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings, Junis matched a season high with 7.0 innings, allowing one allowing just three hits. Derek Gordon fanned a pair in the unearned run on five hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. ninth to preserve the one-run lead and earn his third save.

Lexington Legends (A) 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 (32-52) (11-10) (10-6) (9-6)

R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Greenville (Red Sox) 4 5 0 5 Idaho Falls 5 7 4 5 Burlington 8 7 0 5 AZL Mariners 2 5 3 5 Lexington 7 13 0 7 Orem (Angels) 16 19 2 9 Greeneville (Astros) 4 8 1 4 Surprise Royals 13 13 3 8

WP: Gabe Cramer (2-1) LP: Matt Portland (1-1) WP: Travis Eckert (2-0) WP: Grant Gavin (1-0) HR: Roman Collins (3) HR: Aracena SV: Justin Camp (1) HR: Khalil Lee (2) HR: Boo Vazquez (1) A two-run triple from Roman Collins broke an Ricky Aracena hit his first professional The Royals offense plated multiple runs in eighth inning tie to give Lexington the win. Collins home run to highlight an otherwise tough A seven-run third inning capped by a Boo four innings to rout the Mariners. Khalil Lee went 3-for-4, including his third homer of the game for the Chukars. Aracena went 2-for-4 Vazquez three-run homer gave Burlington their hit a grand slam in the fourth inning, while season and his second in two games. Gabe Cramer with the homer and a double to cap the Chukar fourth consecutive series win. Nicky Lopez and Jordan Ebert collected three hits and scored struck out three in the eighth to collect the win. A.J. offense. Starter Matt Portland suffered the Yordany Salva each collected two hits. Travis three runs. Grant Gavin earned the victory on Puckett made his second start and allowed one run loss, surrendering nine runs (eight earned) on Eckert limited Greeneville to just one run in five the mound, working four innings of scoreless off two hits in his five innings of work. 11 hits in just 4.0 innings pitched. innings for the victory. relief. Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 9, 2016 Highs and Lows Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 16 June 18 vs. Detroit 13 Thrice, last: June 25 vs. Houston Most runs, extra-inning game 4 Twice, last: May 15 vs. Atlanta (13 innings) 3 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) Most hits, game 21 June 18 vs. Detroit 16 Twice, last: June 25 vs. Houston Most hits, extra-inning game 14 June 29 @ St. Louis (12 innings) 11 April 10 vs. Minnesota Fewest hits, game 3 Thrice, last: June 5 @ Cleveland 1 April 29 @ Seattle Most runs, inning 7 May 28 vs. Chicago White Sox (9th) 9 June 24 vs. Houston (1st) Most hits, inning 7 April 14 @ Houston (6th) 7 June 24 vs. Houston (1st) Most doubles, game 7 June 18 vs. Detroit 7 June 25 vs. Houston Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 May 15 vs. Atlanta 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most triples, game 1 11 times, last: July 6 @ Toronto 2 April 11 @ Houston Most triples, extra-inning game 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota - - Most home runs, game 4 May 10 @ N.Y. Yankees 6 June 16 vs. Detroit - tied KC franchise record Most home runs, extra-inning game 1 Twice, last: May 15 vs. Atlanta 1 Thrice, last: June 29 @ St. Louis Most home runs, inning 2 Thrice, last: June 26 vs. Houston (7th) 3 Twice, last: July 5 @ Toronto (3rd) Most extra-base hits, game 7 Twice, last: June 18 vs. Detroit 10 June 25 vs. Houston Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 5 May 15 vs. Atlanta 1 4 times, last: June 29 @ St. Louis Most steals, game 4 April 21 vs. Detroit 3 June 14 vs. Cleveland Most times caught stealing, game 2 June 12 @ Chicago White Sox 2 Thrice, last: July 5 @ Toronto Most sacrifice flies, game 2 Twice, last: June 1 vs. Tamap Bay 2 May 4 vs. Washington Most sacrifices, game 2 June 15 vs. Cleveland 1 Several Times Most strikeouts, game 13 April 15 @ Oakland 16 July 6 @ Toronto Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 11 May 15 vs. Atlanta 17 May 15 vs. Atlanta Most walks, game 6 Twice, last: May 28 vs. Chicago White Sox 8 Twice, last: April 30 @ Seattle Most walks, extra-inning game 6 June 29 @ St. Louis 4 Twice, last: June 29 @ St. Louis Most left on base, game 13 June 7 @ Baltimore 13 May 31 vs. Tampa Bay Most left on base, extra-inning game 19 June 29 @ St. Louis 12 Twice, last: June 29 @ St. Louis Fewest left on base, game 2 Twice, last: July 6 @ Toronto 2 Thrice, last: June 27 vs. St. Louis Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 5 Twice, last: June 19 vs. Detroit 4 June 19 vs. Detroit Most double plays turned 3 5 times, last: June 13 vs. Cleveland 4 July 7 vs. Seattle Most errors, game 3 Thrice, last: June 24 vs. Houston 3 Thrice, last: June 30 @ St. Louis

Individual Batting: Most hits, game 5 Perez (May 23 @ Minnesota) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Escobar (May 15 vs. Atlanta) Must runs, game 3 4 times, last: Morales (June 18 vs. Detroit) Most doubles, game 2 9 times, last: Escobar (July 1 @ Philadelphia) Most triples, game 1 11 times, last: Escobar (July 6 @ Toronto) Most home runs, game 3 Cain (May 10 @ N.Y. Yankees) Most RBI, game 5 Morales (June 18 vs. Detroit), Cain (May 10 @ N.Y. Yankees), Perez (April 19 vs. Detroit) Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Escobar (June 29 @ St. Louis); Morales (May 15 vs. Atlanta) Most total bases, game 12 Cain (May 10 @ N.Y. Yankees) Most total bases, extra-inning game 5 Escobar (May 15 vs. Atlanta) Most walks, game 3 Morales (June 17 vs. Detroit), Hosmer (May 13 vs. Atlanta) Most stolen bases, game 2 Escobar (April 29 @ Seattle) and (May 18 vs. Boston-1) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 18 Hosmer (April 10-29)

Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.2 Duffy (July 2 @ Philadelphia) Most innings pitched, reliever 5.1 Gee (May 9 @ N.Y. Yankees) Most strikeouts, starter 11 Kennedy (June 26 vs. Houston) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Flynn (June 24 vs. Houston); Young (May 31 vs. Tampa Bay) Most walks, starter 6 Young (June 30 @ St. Louis), Ventura (April 8 vs. Minnesota & April 30 @ Seattle) Most walks, reliever 2 8 times, last: Davis (May 24 @ Minnesota) Most runs allowed 12 Volquez (June 24 vs. Houston) - set franchise record by a Most home runs allowed 5 Young (May 9 @ N.Y. Yankees) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 12.2 Kennedy (April 9-14) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 14.1 Herrera (April 3-May 7) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 5 Wang (May 3-present)

Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 6 May 27-31 Longest winning streak, home 9 May 27-June 15 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 12-15 Longest losing streak, overall 8 June 2-10 Longest losing streak, home 2 June 24-25 Longest losing streak, road 9 May 25-June 10 Longest game-inning, home 13 May 15 vs. Atlanta Longest game-inning, road 12 June 29 @ St. Louis Longest game-time, home 3:40 June 25 vs. Houston Longest game-time, road 3:29 May 23 @ Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:16 May 15 vs. Atlanta (13 innings) Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:28 June 29 @ St. Louis (12 innings) Shortest game-time home 2:23 May 18 vs. Boston-1 Shortest game-time road 2:10 July 4 @ Toronto Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:23 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Largest crowd-home 40,030 April 3 vs. N.Y. Mets Smallest crowd-home 23,739 May 18-2 vs. Boston Largest crowd-road 44,840 June 29 @ St. Louis Smallest crowd-road 11,131 June 2 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 11 June 18 vs. Detroit (16-5) Largest losing margin 11 May 4 vs. Washington (2-13) Largest deficit overcome to win 6 May 28 vs. Chicago White Sox (trailed 7-1 after 8 1/2, won 8-7) - Largest ninth inning comeback in franchise history Largest lead lost 2 5 times, last: May 25 @ Minnesota (led 5-3 after 3 1/2, lost 7-5) Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 33-4 Tied after six innings: 4-1 Trail after six innings: 7-37 Lead after seven innings: 34-1 Tied after seven innings: 4-1 Trail after seven innings: 6-40 Lead after eight innings: 39-1 Tied after eight innings: 1-0 Trail after eight innings: 4-41 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 18-7 Starter works 6.0 IP: 10-7 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 16-28 Score first: 32-9 Opponents score first: 12-33 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 12/3 Score more than three runs: 36-10 Score three runs or less: 8-32 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 6/1 Hit home run: 31-24 Do not homer: 13-18 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 18/14 Series opener: 16-13 Series finale: 13-15 Errorless games by KC: 26-29 10 or more hits: 28-13 Opponents 10 or more hits: 10-19 Disabled List (7) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP- 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery February 19 April 19 86 44-42 LHP-Mike Minor 60-day Recovery from left labrum surgery March 15 May 14 86 44-42 LHP-Tim Collins 60-day Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury April 3 June 3 86 44-42 RHP-Kris Medlen 15-day Right rotator cuff inflammation May 12 (retro to May 11) May 26 53 28-25 3B-Mike Moustakas 60-day Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) May 26 (retro to May 23) July 22 40 20-20 OF-Lorenzo Cain 15-day Left hamstring strain June 29 July 14 10 4-6 RHP-Wade Davis 15-day Right forearm strain July 5 (retro to July 1) July 16 4 1-3 Upcoming Milestones Jarrod Dyson Alex Gordon Eric Hosmer 10 HR to 100 6 SB to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-164) 4 HBP to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (M. MacFarlane-78) 3 HR to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (J. Mayberry-143) Ned Yost 31 wins from 1,000 career Alcides Escobar 8 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) 7 SB to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) 16 RBI to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (J. Mayberry-552) Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 9, 2016 2016 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total

April (12-11) 4/3 NYM N W 4-3 1-0 1 - Volquez (1-0) Harvey Davis (1) *40,030 1 40,030 4/5 NYM D L 0-2 1-1 3 -0.5 Syndergaard Young (0-1) Familia *39,782 2 79,812 4/8 Min N W 4-3 2-1 T2 -1.0 Soria (R, 1-0) Jepsen Davis (2) 27,166 3 106,978 4/9 Min N W 7-0 3-1 T1 - Kennedy (1-0) Milone - 31,001 4 137,979 4/10 Min D W 4-3 (10) 4-1 1 +0.5 Davis (R, 1-0) May - 35,317 5 173,296 4/11 @ Hou N L 2-8 4-2 2 -0.5 McHugh Young (0-2) - 43,332 1 43,332 4/12 @ Hou N W 3-2 5-2 T1 - Medlen (1-0) Fiers Davis (3) 21,027 2 64,359 4/13 @ Hou N W 4-2 6-2 T1 - Hochevar (R, 1-0) Giles Soria (1) 24,109 3 88,468 4/14 @ Hou N W 6-2 7-2 T1 - Kennedy (2-0) Fister Davis (4) 21,203 4 109,671 4/15 @ Oak N W 4-2 8-2 T1 - Volquez (2-0) Hill Davis (5) 19,451 5 129,122 4/16 @ Oak D L 3-5 8-3 T1 - Gray Young (0-3) Madson 25,564 6 154,686 4/17 @ Oak D L 2-3 8-4 T1 - Axford Soria (R, 1-1) Madson 29,668 7 184,354 4/19 Det N W 8-6 9-4 1 +0.5 Ventura (1-0) Greene Davis (6) 26,889 6 200,185 4/20 Det N L 2-3 9-5 2 -0.5 Zimmerman Kennedy (2-1) Rodriguez 28,928 7 229,113 4/21 Det N W 4-0 10-5 1 +0.5 Volquez (3-0) Pelfrey - 30,763 8 259,876 4/22 Bal N W 4-2 11-5 1 +0.5 Young (1-3) Gallardo Davis (7) 29,546 9 289,422 4/23 Bal N L 3-8 11-6 2 -0.5 Wilson Medlen (1-1) - *39,900 10 329,322 4/24 Bal N W 6-1 12-6 2 -0.5 Ventura (2-0) Wright - 34,748 11 364,070 4/25 @ LAA N L 1-6 12-7 2 -1.5 Richards Kennedy (2-2) - 31,061 8 215,415 4/26 @ LAA N L 4-9 12-8 2 -2.5 Weaver Volquez (1-3) - 34,428 9 249,843 4/27 @ LAA N L 2-4 12-9 2 -3.5 Salas Young (1-4) Smith 35,142 10 284,985 4/29 @ Sea N L 0-1 12-10 T2 -3.0 Hernandez Medlen (1-2) Cishek 38,684 11 323,669 4/30 @ Sea N L 0-6 12-11 3 -4.0 Miley (C) Ventura (2-1) - 43,444 12 367,113

May (17-11) 5/1 @ Sea D W 4-1 13-11 3 -4.0 Kennedy (3-2) Walker Davis (8) 37,053 13 404,166 5/2 Was N L 0-2 13-12 3 -4.5 Gonzalez Volquez (3-2) Papelbon 32,394 12 396,464 5/3 Was N W 7-6 14-12 3 -4.5 Wang (R, 1-0) Papelbon - 33,729 13 430,193 5/4 Was D L 2-13 14-13 3 -4.5 Strasburg Medlen (1-3) - *38,610 14 468,803 5/6 @ Cle N L 1-7 14-14 T3 -5.0 Salazar Ventura (2-2) - 13,587 14 417,753 5/7 @ Cle D W 7-0 15-14 T2 -5.0 Kennedy (4-2) Anderson - 17,302 15 435,055 5/8 @ Cle D L 4-5 15-15 3 -6.0 Tomlin Volquez (3-3) Allen 14,463 16 449,518 5/9 @ NYY N L 3-6 15-16 3 -7.0 Yates Young (1-5) - 41,243 17 490,761 5/10 @ NYY N L 7-10 15-17 4 -7.0 Miller Herrera (R, 0-1) Chapman 39,128 18 529,889 5/11 @ NYY N W 7-3 16-17 3 -6.0 Ventura (3-2) Pineda - 31,226 19 561,115 5/12 @ NYY N L 3-7 16-18 3 -6.5 Eovaldi Kennedy (4-3) - 35,944 20 597,059 5/13 Atl N W 5-1 17-18 3 -6.5 Volquez (4-3) Teheran - 33,132 15 501,935 5/14 Atl N L 0-5 17-19 3 -6.5 Foltynewicz Gee (0-1) - 36,541 16 538,476 5/15 Atl D W 4-2 (13) 18-19 3 -5.5 Wang (R, 2-0) O’Flaherty - 33,861 17 572,337 5/16 Bos N Postponed due to rain — made up May 18 5/17 Bos N W 8-4 19-19 3 -4.5 Ventura (4-2) Porcello - 25,215 18 597,552 5/18 Bos D W 3-2 20-19 - - Flynn (R, 1-0) Wright Davis (9) 33,613 19 631,165 Bos N L 2-5 20-20 3 -4.0 Price Volquez (4-4) Kimbrel 23,739 20 654,904 5/20 @ CWS N W 4-1 21-20 3 -3.5 Gee (1-1) Quintana Davis (10) 24,020 21 621,079 5/21 @ CWS D W 2-1 22-20 3 -2.5 Soria (R, 2-1) Gonzalez Davis (11) 27,631 22 648,710 5/22 @ CWS D L 2-3 22-21 3 -3.5 Rodon Ventura (4-3) Robertson 34,526 23 683,236 5/23 @ Min N W 10-4 23-21 3 -3.0 Moylan (R, 1-0) Nolasco - 17,886 24 701,122 5/24 @ Min N W 7-4 24-21 3 -2.0 Volquez (5-4) Santana Davis (12) 23,541 25 724,663 5/25 @ Min D L 5-7 24-22 3 -2.0 Duffey Gee (1-2) Jepsen 27,233 26 751,896 5/26 CWS N Postponed due to rain — will be made up September 19 5/27 CWS N W 7-5 25-22 3 -1.0 Moylan (R, 2-0) Albers Davis (13) 28,508 21 683,412 5/28 CWS D W 8-7 26-22 2 -0.5 Wang (R, 3-0) Kahnle - 31,598 22 715,010 5/29 CWS D W 5-4 27-22 1 +0.5 Young (R, 2-5) Jones Davis (14) 36,624 23 751,634 5/30 TB N W 6-2 28-22 1 +1.5 Herrera (R, 1-1) Ramirez - 32,018 24 783,652 5/31 TB N W 10-5 29-22 1 +2.0 Gee (2-2) Smyly Davis (15) 26,006 25 809,668

June (13-14) 6/1 TB N W 6-3 30-22 1 +2.0 Duffy (1-0) Archer Davis (16) 30,554 26 840,212 6/2 @ Cle N L 4-5 30-23 1 +1.5 Hunter Soria (R, 2-2) - 11,131 27 763,027 6/3 @ Cle N L 1-6 30-24 1 +0.5 Salazar Volquez (5-5) - 24,753 28 787,780 6/4 @ Cle N L 1-7 30-25 2 -0.5 Tomlin Kennedy (4-4) - 23,258 29 811,038 6/5 @ Cle D L 0-7 30-26 2 -1.5 Kluber Young (2-6) - 16,747 30 827,785 6/6 @ Bal N L 1-4 30-27 2 -2.5 Wright Duffy (1-1) Britton 14,878 31 842,663 6/7 @ Bal N L 1-9 30-28 T2 -2.5 Jimenez Ventura (4-4) - 28,110 32 870,773 6/8 @ Bal N L 0-4 30-29 T2 -2.5 Tillman Volquez (5-6) Brach 19,178 33 889,951 6/10 @ CWS N L 5-7 30-30 T3 -4.0 Sale Kennedy (4-5) Robertson 23,290 34 913,241 6/11 @ CWS D W 4-1 31-30 T2 -3.0 Duffy (2-1) Quintana - 31,183 35 944,424 6/12 @ CWS D W 3-1 32-30 T2 -3.0 Ventura (5-4) Rodon Davis (17) 30,363 36 974,787 6/13 Cle N W 2-1 33-30 2 -2.0 Volquez (6-6) Carrasco Davis (18) 31,269 27 871,481 6/14 Cle N W 3-2 34-30 2 -1.0 Soria (R, 3-1) Shaw - 29,293 28 900,774 6/15 Cle N W 9-4 35-30 T1 - Kennedy (5-5) Kluber - 33,546 29 934,320 6/16 Det N L 4-10 35-31 2 -0.5 Verlander Hochevar (R, 1-1) - 33,568 30 967,888 6/17 Det N W 10-3 36-31 2 -0.5 Ventura (6-4) Fulmer - 37,746 31 1,005,634 6/18 Det N W 16-5 37-31 2 -0.5 Volquez (7-6) Boyd - *38,480 32 1,044,114 6/19 Det D W 2-1 (13) 38-31 2 -0.5 Wang (R, 4-0) Ryan - 34,659 33 1,078,773 6/21 @ NYM N L 1-2 38-32 2 -2.0 Robles Kennedy (5-6) Familia 40,122 37 1,014,909 6/22 @ NYM D L 3-4 38-33 2 -3.0 Syndergaard Soria (R, 3-3) Familia 35,185 38 1,050,094 6/24 Hou N L 4-13 38-34 2 -4.0 Keuchel Volquez (7-7) - 36,195 34 1,114,968 6/25 Hou N L 5-13 38-35 2 -5.0 Feliz Young (2-7) - *38,880 35 1,153,848 6/26 Hou D W 6-1 39-35 2 -5.0 Kennedy (6-6) Fister - 36,450 36 1,190,298 6/27 StL N W 6-2 40-35 2 -5.0 Duffy (3-1) Wainwright - 31,355 37 1,221,653 6/28 StL N L 4-8 40-36 2 -6.0 Wacha Ventura (6-5) - 32,909 38 1,254,562 6/29 @ StL N W 3-2 (12) 41-36 2 -6.0 Wang (R, 5-0) Maness - 44,840 39 1,094,934 6/30 @ StL N W 4-2 42-36 2 -6.0 Gee (R, 3-2) Leake Davis (19) 44,802 40 1,139,736

July (2-6) 7/1 @ Phi N L 3-4 42-37 2 -7.0 Hellickson Kennedy (6-7) Gomez 30,263 41 1,169,999 7/2 @ Phi N W 6-2 43-37 2 -6.0 Duffy (4-1) Nola - 40,331 42 1,210,330 7/3 @ Phi D L 2-7 43-38 3 -6.0 Velasquez Ventura (6-6) - 20,473 43 1,230,803 7/4 @ Tor N L 2-6 43-39 3 -7.0 Sanchez Volquez (7-8) - 36,438 44 1,267,241 7/5 @ Tor N L 3-8 43-40 3 -8.0 Dickey Young (2-8) - 35.917 45 1,303,158 7/6 @ Tor N L 2-4 43-41 4 -8.0 Stroman Herrera (1-2) Osuna 39,971 46 1,343,129 7/7 Sea N W 4-3 44-41 T3 -7.0 Pounders (R, 1-0) Cishek - 31,425 39 1,285,987 7/8 Sea N L 2-3 44-42 T3 -8.0 Iwakuma Ventura (6-7) Cishek 33,391 40 1,319,378 7/9 Sea D 7/10 Sea D 7/12 All-Star Game at PETCO Park in San Diego, CA 7/15 @ Det N 7/16 @ Det N 7/17 @ Det D 7/18 Cle N 7/19 Cle N 7/20 Cle D 7/22 Tex N 7/23 Tex N 7/24 Tex D 7/25 LAA N 7/26 LAA N 7/27 LAA N 7/28 @ Tex N 7/29 @ Tex N 7/30 @ Tex N 7/31 @ Tex D