OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (2-3) @ (2-3) Citizens Bank Park - Sunday, April 7, 2013 - 12:35 p.m. (CDT) Game #6 - Road Game #6 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, April 8 vs. : RHP Kevin Correia (0-0, 2.57) vs. RHP Ervin Santana (0-1, 6.00), 3:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, April 9 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Mike Pelfrey (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-0, 1.50), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, April 10 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Liam Hendricks (0-0, 7.71) vs. RHP Wade Davis (0-0, 9.00), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, April 11: Off day at home Today’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the pro- ducer/engineer...today’s game is being televised in High Definition by Fox Sports Kansas City with and Rex Hudler...the pre and postgame show on FSKC, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery.

Royals vs. Phillies PHREEBIES LEAD TO ALL PHILLIES RUNS--The old adage “walks haunt” couldn’t have Today is the rubber game of this series, which will also give been more accurate last night as the Royals couldn’t get that elusive 27th out and wound up on the short one clue the lead in the all-time work...the Royals and Phils have end of a 4-3 defeat to even this series at a win apiece...Kansas City plated the first two runs of the game split their 8 all-time games, including a 2-3 mark here. in the fifth inning on a Miguel Tejada groundout and Elliot Johnson , but the Phils cut the lead in Date Site Score WP LP Att. half when KC legacy, , Jr., walked to open the frame and come across to score...the Royals 4/5 @ Phi W, 13-4 Kendrick 45,307 added what appeared to be a big insurance in the seventh on consecutive doubles by Jeff Francoeur 4/6 @ Phi L, 3-4 Bastardo Holland 39,475 and Tejada, but things unraveled in the ninth when walked the first three hitters in the 4/7 @ Phi inning and then after fanning two straight he allowed a bases clearing to Kevin Frandsen to end the contest... was strong in his first assignment of the year, working 6.0 innings allowing just a run on 2 hits over 6.0 innings, but had to settle for a no decision...just a day after collecting 19 hits for the first time in a year and a half, the Royals’ offense was limited to 6 hits last night, with Francoeur collecting a pair of doubles. A FRANCHISE FIRST WITH THE LEATHER--Kansas City’s gloves have come to play in the early going by handling all of its 168 chances flawlessly, the first time in team history that the Royals have not committed an error through the first 5 games of the year...the 2008 squad was guilty of its first miscue in game #5 and that held through the first 10 games of the year...though still extremely early, the Royals are one of 4 clubs without an error this year in baseball and each club resides in the (Boston, and Tampa Bay). RUBBER GAME #1--Today is the first rubber game of the 2013 campaign and the third in as many all-time series between these two clubs...the Phils won the rubber game here in 2004 and the Royals returned the favor in in 2007...Kansas City participated in 23 rubber games last year, posting a 12-11 ledger. 40TH ANNIVERSARY BEGINS TOMORROW--The Royals will finally kickoff the home half of the 2013 season tomorrow afternoon with a 3:10 first pitch against division rival Minnesota and in doing so will begin a year long celebration of 40 years of baseball at Kauffman Stadium, a.k.a. Royals Stadium when it opened in 1973...the sixth oldest park in the majors (Fenway Park-1912, Wrigley Field-1914, Dodger Stadium-1962, Angel Stadium-1966 and Oakland Coliseum-1966 the only older), yet one of the most modern thanks to the renovation that was completed prior to the 2009 season, Kauffman Stadium opened as Royals Stadium on April 10, 1973, when the late threw the first pitch and ultimately defeated the , 12-1...Kauffman Stadium has been witness to 3,170 games with the Royals possessing a 1,648-1,521 record with one tie. INTERLEAGUE RESUMES ON NEXT TRIP--The 2013 rules came into play early this year with the Royals traveling here on their second stop of the season and the next road trip will see the next Interleague action as Kansas City opens the journey with a 2-game stop in Atlanta...KC’s 2013 Interleague schedule features work against the N.L. East, starting with this stop in Philly and then visits to Citi Field in New York for a 3-gamer vs. the Mets and the upcoming 2-game stop in Atlanta...the Braves, Marlins and Nationals will visit “The K” this year, as will St. Louis, who will play home-and-home 2-game sets over 4 consecutive days from May 27-30...the Royals were 8-10 in action against the last year, posting identical 4-5 marks at home and on the road, playing against Arizona (1-2), Pittsburgh (0-3), St. Louis (3-3), Houston (2-1) and Milwaukee (3-0). TWINS TOMORROW--The Royals will begin a 3-game series and 6-game homestand tomorrow when Minnesota comes calling for the home opener...Kansas City is looking to change its fortunes against the visitors from the north, posting a 7-11 mark last year and not having a winning season vs. the Twins since 2003 (11-8)... in the nine years since that winning campaign, KC has gone just 61-104 against its A.L. Central rival, with 2007 the only non-losing mark at 9-9. TODAY’S STARTING : RHP (0-1, 1.50) vs. LHP Cole Hamels (0-1, 9.00) 2012 2011 Career 2013 2012 Career James Shields vs. Phillies 0-0 - 1-0 Major League Record 0-1 (1.50 ERA) 15-10 87-74 Cole Hamels vs. Royals 1st career appearance Major League Record 0-1 (9.00 ERA) 17-6 91-61 JAMES SHIELDS will make his second start of the season in today’s series finale after working on Opening Day...this is his 220th career Major League appearance (219th start) and third career regular season start against Philadelphia...he was acquired as the centerpiece of a 7-player deal with the on December 9, 2012. James’s 2013 Starts RUNS SCARCE IN OPENER--Shields had the honor of throwing out the first DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT pitch of season for the Royals on Monday in Chicago and dropped a 1-0 decision to 4/1 at Chicago L, 0-1 6.0 8 1 1 1 0 6 102-66 0-1 Chris Sale and the White Sox...James threw 6.0 strong innings but surrrendered a solo 2013 Totals 0-1, 1.50 6.0 8 1 1 1 0 6 102-66 65% Career Totals 87-74, 3.88 1460.2 1447 689 630 185 340 1256 - - in the fifth inning to Tyler Flowers...Shields allowed 8 hits, no walks, struck out 6 and threw 102 pitches...it was his fifth career Opening Day start after James’s 2013 Spring Appearances receiving the honor on 4 occasions with Tampa Bay. DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT AWESOME IN APRIL--Shields has a 15-5 record with a 3.05 ERA in 32 April 2/28 at San Diego ND, 5-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - 3/6 at Arizona W, 8-1 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 - - starts, including a 4-0 mark last year in 5 starts...his .750 winning pct. in April is tied 3/12 at Oakland L, 3-6 4.2 6 4 4 0 0 6 - - with Kyle Lohse for first in baseball among pitchers with at least 15 starts. 3/22 at Los Angeles W, 13-9 5.0 11 9 8 0 3 2 - - 3/27 Chicago-NL ND, 9-9 5.0 3 2 2 0 1 4 - - INTERLEAGUE CONTESTS--James is 10-8 with a 4.19 ERA (165.1 IP, 162 2013 Spring Totals 1-1, 6.75 18.2 23 15 14 0 4 15 - - H, 77 ER, 39 BB, 160 SO) in 26 career matchups vs. the senior circuit, including 25 starts...last year, he made 4 starts vs. N.L. clubs, posting a 1-1 record and a 3.60 ERA against the Braves, Marlins (x2) and these Phillies. AT THE PLATE--Shields has gone 7-for-37 (.189) when inserted into the lineup during Interleague competition...included are 2 walks, 3 RBI, 11 K’s and a sacrifice ...his first-ever start in a National League park was here on June 16, 2006, going 2-for-3 in the game, including his first big league off of today’s mound opponent Cole Hamels, posting a 10-4 win...Shields’ last hit was also in this balllpark on June 23, 2012, a single off Kyle Kendrick. VS. PHILLIES--Shields is 1-0 with a 6.55 ERA (11.0 IP, 13 H, 8 ER) in a pair of regular seasson starts against the Phils, each assignment coming here...last season, Shields took a no decision working 5.0 innings, with 7 hits and 5 earned runs as the Rays dropped the 7-6 contest...James also has one memorable postseason start against Philadelphia, defeating them in Game Two of the 2008 World Series at The Trop...he blanked Philly over 5.2 innings, giving up 7 hits with 4 walks and 4 K’s..the win was the first and only in Tampa Bay World Series history and his only appearance in that Fall Classic. ON THE ROAD--Shields makes his second road start of the season today, losing on Monday in Chicago...he was 7-5 with a 3.83 ERA in 16 road starts in 2012...he won his first three road outings last season at Detroit, Boston and Texas...has a career 39-43 record on the road with a 4.51 ERA (680.2 IP, 713 H, 341 ER) in 107 appearances (106 starts). James’ Last Win: Shields vs. Phillies September 21, 2012 (7.0 IP, 12-1 over Carlos Villanueva) Player AVG. AB H HR RBI James’ Last Loss: Cole Hamels .000 1 0 0 0 April 1, 2013 vs. Chicago (6.0 IP, 1-0 to Chris Sale) Ryan Howard .333 3 1 0 0 James’ High: John Mayberry .000 3 0 0 0 15, October 2, 2012 vs. Baltimore (9.0 IP, 1-0 loss to Miguel Gonzalez) Ben Revere .286 7 2 0 0 James’ Last : Jimmy Rollins .500 6 3 1 4 .500 2 1 0 0 October 2, 2012 vs. Baltimore (9.0 IP, 1-0 loss to Miguel Gonzalez) - 19th career Chase Utley .000 3 0 0 0 James’ Last Shutout: Michael Young .172 29 5 2 5 September 9, 2012 vs. Texas (6-0 over Roy Oswalt) - 8th career

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Box 419969 • Kansas City, MO 64141-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2013 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Philadephia Phillies - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Ervin Santana = Ervin will take the mound in tomorrow’s home opener vs. Minnesota...he was acquired from the Angels last October 31 with cash in exchange for lefty Brandon Sisk...Santana’s 96-81 in 237 career outings (234 starts)...he was signed by Los Angeles as a non-drafted free agent on September 2, 2000. = Santana made his KC debut on Wednesday at Chicago, taking the loss in a 5-2 game...he fanned 8 over 6.0 IP but allowed 4 runs on 3 home runs. = The 30-year old finished 2012 at 9-13 with a 5.16 ERA...was strong over his last 11 starts, posting a 5-3 mark and a 3.76 ERA. = Ervin is 4-3 with a 4.31 ERA in 10 career starts vs. Minnesota (30 ER in 62.2 IP)...he has wins in the last 2 matchups, an August 2, 2011 game at Angel Stadium (9.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER) and a 6-2 Halos victory last May 9 at Target Field (7.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER). = The righty made 8 starts as a visitor to Kauffman Stadium, compiling a 3-2 mark and a 4.59 ERA (26 ER in 51.0 IP)...the last outing came on May 30, 2011. = Santana needs 4 wins to become the 10th Dominican-born to reach 100...he debuted in 2005 and has the most wins of any Dominican since 2003. 2013 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 5 1-2 - - 3.54 28.0 29 11 11 6 5 32 .266 Relievers 5 1-1 1 2 2.45 14.2 7 4 4 1 7 17 .146 Totals 5 2-3 1 2 3.16 42.2 36 15 15 7 12 49 .229 Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 10/14 (71%) Saves/ Opp: 1/2 (50%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 (0%) (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: April 26, 2010 vs. Sea (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2013 Strikeout High: 2 @ Philly on 4/5 April 5 @ Philly (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Bruce made his first relief appearance since May 23, 2010, vs. Colorado with Friday’s perfect inning of relief...he had made 82 consecutive starts between relief outings...his 1-2-3 inning on Friday earned him career win #72 to even his career won-loss record...Friday’s appearance marked the 40th different park he’s worked in. = Chen made 34 starts a year ago, posting an 11-14 mark, a 5.07 ERA and a career-best 140 in 191.2 innings. = Bruce spent parts of the 2000 and 2001 seasons with Philadelphia, compiling a 7-9 mark in 31 starts. Tim Collins (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:1/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2013 Strikeout High: 3 @ Philly on 4/5 April 5 @ Philly 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 = Tim made his 2013 debut on Friday working 2.0 shutout frames allowing just a walk with 3 K’s...it was his 17th career game of at least 2.0 innings worked, first since September 12, 2012 in Minnesota = Tim made WBC appearances on March 8 vs. Mexico and March 14 vs. the Dominican Republic, combining for an inning of work. = Collins paced A.L. relievers with 93 strikeouts in 2012, the most by a lefty reliever in team history. = Tim was dominant away from home last season, posting a 0.96 ERA (4 ER in 37.2 IP), second-best among MLB pitchers with at least 35.0 road innings. Aaron Crow 1st Batter Efficiency:3/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: July 21, 2012 vs. Min (2nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2013 Strikeout High: 1 twice, last 4/6 @ Phil April 6 @ Philly 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Aaron worked his third scoreless in of the year here last night, fanning a man. = The 26-year old appeared in 10 spring games, posting a 4.50 ERA (5 ER in 10.0 IP)...fanned 12 while walking 3. = Aaron finished 2012 with a 3-1 mark and a 3.48 ERA over 73 appearances. = A first-round pick in 2009, Aaron made the A.L. All-Star team as a rookie in 2011. J.C. Gutierrez 1st Batter Efficiency:1/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Oct. 1, 2010 @ LAD (24th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2013 Strikeout High: 1 @ Philly on 4/5 April 5 @ Philly 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = J.C. made his second appearance as a Royal on Friday, working a scoreless sixth inning with a strikeout. = Wednesday’s outing in Chicago was J.C.’s first as an American League hurler and first in the Majors since May 24, 2011 with Arizona...he underwent Tommy John surgery in September, 2011. = Gutierrez finished the spring with 3 straight scoreless outings...recorded a 4.15 ERA over 13.0 innings in Cactus League play (6 ER). = The former Diamondbacks closer made 19 appearances at three stops of the Royals system last year before being named Venezuela Winter League Reliever of the Year this past offseason, posting a 0.81 ERA in 24 appearances for Caracas. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency:2/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 29, 2012 @ Cle (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2013 Strikeout High: 2 (3x, @ Phil on 4/6) April 6 @ Philly 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Kelvin worked his third scoreless inning of the young season last night, his second straight in which he fanned a pair while going 1-2-3. = Kelvin has not allowed a home run over his last 72 outings, dating to April 21, 2012 vs. Toronto. = Herrera compiled 7.1 shutout frames over 8 Cactus League outings, holding opponents to a .125 average (3-for-24). = A resident of Tenares, Dominican Republic, Kelvin worked 4.1 shutout innings for the champions in this year’s World Baseball Classic. = The 23-year old was 4-3 with a 2.35 ERA in 2012...he set a Royals rookie record with 76 appearances. 1st Batter Efficiency:1/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2013 Strikeout High: April 5 @ Chicago 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Luke finished up Friday’s win over the Phils with a 1-2-3 ninth inning to closeout the 13-4 win. = Wednesday’s appearance in Chicago was Luke’s first in relief since September 7, 2010 at Minnesota...that outing followed a stint on the disabled list. = Hoch made 9 spring appearances, allowing 11 runs over 14.0 innings...he held opponents scoreless in 5 of his 6 outings after moving to relief, with all 5 runs as a reliever coming in a rough outing against the Cubs on March 27. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency:1/2 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50%) Last Save: April 4, 2013 @ CWS (21st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2013 Strikeout High: 2 @ Phil on 4/6 April 6 @ Philly (Loss) 0.2 1 3 3 3 2 = Greg had his first hiccup of the young year last night, walking the first 3 hitters in the ninth before fanning 2 straight and then allowing a bases clearing double to Kevin Frandsen that ended the contest and turned a 3-1 lead into a 4-3 setback...it was his first blown save since last September 29 in Cleveland, allowing 2 in the ninth. = He is now 21-for-28 in career save opportunities. = He was named 2012 Royals Pitcher of the Year after going 7-4 with a 2.96 ERA and 16 saves in 67 outings...converted his first 13 save chances after taking over the closer’s role on July 31. = The Western Carolina product averaged 12.22 per 9.0 innings in 2012, second among A.L. pitchers with at least 60.0 IP and best in club history (min. 60 IP).

Royals vs. Phillies Interleague - Pitching (Career) 2013 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER Chen 1-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 3-0 0 6.67 7 28.1 28 21 Chen 6-0 0 3.98 30 122.0 117 54 Collins 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0 Collins 2-4 0 4.82 17 18.2 13 10 Crow 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Crow 0-1 0 1.50 18 18.0 16 3 Davis 0-0 0 9.00 1 4.0 9 4 0-0 0 9.45 2 6.2 12 7 Davis 2-4 0 3.59 12 47.2 47 19 Guthrie ------1-1 0 3.07 3 14.2 10 5 Guthrie 6-10 0 4.17 24 146.2 136 68 Gutierrez 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-1 0 3.24 8 8.1 4 3 Gutierrez 0-0 0 5.02 14 14.1 18 8 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Herrera 0-1 0 2.57 11 14.0 10 4 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Hochevar 5-4 0 4.55 15 89.0 94 45 Holland 0-1 0 40.50 1 0.2 1 3 0-1 0 40.50 1 0.2 1 3 Holland 2-2 0 4.86 17 16.2 16 9 Mendoza 0-0 0 1.50 1 6.0 2 1 0-0 0 1.29 2 7.0 3 1 Mendoza 1-1 1 3.09 8 35.0 25 12 Santana ------1-0 0 0.00 1 7.0 2 0 Santana 12-8 0 3.85 26 166.0 150 71 Shields ------1-0 0 6.55 2 11.0 13 8 Shields 10-8 0 4.19 26 165.1 162 77 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Philadephia Phillies - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Hitting Notes Billy Butler This Series: 1-for-4, run, IBB This Road Trip: 2-for-15 (.133), run RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Billy returned to the lineup last night as the and went 1-for-4. = Billy was the 2012 AL All-Star, Silver Slugger (DH) and Edgar Martinez Award winner...among Royals players with at least 2,000 plate appearances, his .299 career average is second all-time to Hall of Famer (.305). = Led the club in all three Crown categories in 2012 and is the first player in franchise history to lead or share the team lead for RBI in four consecutive seasons (2009-12)...among the Royals all-time top 10 in SLG, OBP, OPS, doubles, hits, at bats and RBI. = Slugged 10 home runs in the eighth inning or later in 2012 and his 29 homers were the most by a Royal since Jermaine Dye hit 33 in 2000. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 1-for-6, 2 runs, 2 RBI, SF, BB, HBP This Road Trip: 2-for-14 (.143), 2 runs, 2 RBI, SF, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Lorenzo was 0-for-2 last night, but reached via a walk and hit by pitch, scoring once...this was his second straight Opening Day roster. = Batted .450, tied for the Cactus League batting title with teammate Chris Getz, with 7 doubles, a triple, 2 home runs and 15 runs scored in 24 spring games... his .529 on-base percentage led the entire Cactus League. = Missed a majority of the 2012 campaign due to left groin strain, torn hip flexor and right hamstring strain, playing just 61 games. = Acquired with SS , RHP and RHP in a 6-player deal with the Milwaukee on December 19, 2010 that sent RHP and SS Yuniesky Betancourt to the Brewers. This Series: 0-for-1, SB This Road Trip: 0-for-4, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Jarrod pinch ran last night and stole his first base of the year...he made his first start of the year on Thursday in Chicago, going 0-for-3, but driving in KC’s first run with a groundout...this is his second career Opening Day roster (also 2011). = He hit .295 with a pair of triples and 4 stolen bases in 30 games this spring. = Despite limited action in 2012, Dyson finished ninth in the league with 30 stolen bases in 35 attempts. Alcides Escobar This Series: 2-for-9, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, SB This Road Trip: 5-for-21 (.238), 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Alcides was hitless in 4 tries last night...he’s the possessor of KC’s lone homer to this point in the season, hammering a blast in Friday’s win here. = He begins his third year with the Royals and comes off his finest offensive season batting .293 with a club-record 177 hits by a shortstop...was voted the Special Achievement Award winner by the KC chapter of the BBWAA. = His .293 average last season was second in baseball among all shortstops (D. Jeter, NYY, .303). = With a career high 30 doubles and 35 steals, became the first Royals to post a 30 double/30 steal season since Carlos Beltran (44 2B, 35 SB) in 2002. Jeff Francoeur This Series: 3-for-8, 3 runs, 2 2B, BB This Road Trip: 6-for-19 (.316), 4 runs, 2 2B, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-11) = Jeff went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and 2 runs scored last night...he entered the game 13-for-25 off of John Lannan and enhanced those numbers by going 2-for-3 when the Phillies’ southpaw was in the game. = Had a tough offensive season in 2012, batting a career-low .235...led the entire Major Leagues with 19 outfield assists, tying his career high set in 2007...was 1 of 3 finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove award in right field. = His 116 outfield assists are the most in MLB since the beginning of 2005...he is 32 clear of the Cubs’ Alfonso Soriano, who is alone in second. Chris Getz This Series: 3-for-6, run, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI This Road Trip: 4-for-14 (.286), 3 runs, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Chris flew out in his lone last night, his first non-start of the young year...he drove in a career-best 3 runs on Friday, doing so on a bases clearing triple in the seventh inning to extend KC’s lead to 9-4...he finished 3-for-5. = Hit .450, tied for Cactus League lead with Lorenzo Cain, with 11 RBI and 17 runs scored in 27 spring contests...included a 6-for-6 night March 27 vs. the Cubs...his .500 on-base pct. was tied for second in Arizona. = Played in just 64 games in 2012 due to injuries...has yet to homer as a Royal with the streak currently at 801 at bats, the longest home drought to begin a Royals career...overall, hasn’t homered in 926 at bats, the longest dry spell in the Majors. This Series: 4-for-10, 2 runs, 3B, 3 RBI This Road Trip: 7-for-21 (.333), 3 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 4 g (7-18) = Alex has hit safely in his last 4 games, going 1-for-4 last night...he delivered a bases clearing double to give KC the lead it never gave up on Friday. = A 2-time back-to-back Rawlings Gold Glove winner in left field, he made his sixth-career Opening Day roster and is in the second year of a 4-year extension that he signed last spring that includes a player option for 2016. = In 2012, led all of baseball with 51 doubles, tied with teammate Billy Butler (2009) for the second-most doubles in Royals history...has a big-league best 97 doubles since the start of the 2011 campaign, 4 more than the Yankees’ Robinson Cano...is 10th on the Royals all-time doubles list with 185, 2 shy of David DeJesus. = Tied for the third in the AL with a career-high 60 multi-hit games, sixth with 189 hits and tied for seventh with 70 extra-base hits. This Series: 4-for-6, 2 runs, 2B, 3 RBI, BB This Road Trip: 5-for-15 (.333), 3 runs, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Eric was hitless in his lone at bat last night...he broke out of his early slide with his fourth career game of at least 4 hits in Friday’s win over the Phillies, featuring a double and 3 RBI. = Despite his offensive struggles in 2012, he ended up 1 of 3 finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove award at first base. = Was the starting first baseman this spring for Team USA in the WBC, hitting .200 (5-for-25) with 5 RBI in 6 games...also batted .385 with 2 homers and 14 RBI in 17 games with the Royals this spring. Elliot Johnson This Series: 1-for-3, RBI, sac This Road Trip: 1-for-3 (.333), RBI, sac Hit Streak: 1 (1-3) = Elliot made his first start as a Royal last night, starting and second and finishing at third, going 1-for-3 with an RBI and sac bunt...he joined the Royals as the player to be named on February 12 in the 7-player trade with the Tampa Bay Rays on December 9, 2012 that included starters James Shields and Wade Davis. = He batted .273 this spring with 3 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs and 4 steals in 26 games, playing all over the diamond. = Elliot spent his second full season as the big league level with the Rays in 2011, serving as the club’s starting shortstop from May through the beginning of August...set career highs in nearly every offensive category including home runs (6) and stolen bases (18). George Kottaras This Series: Has not played This Road Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: n/a = George has yet to participate in a game as a Royal...he won the spring battle to serve as the Royals backup catcher...he is on his fifth-straight Opening Day roster after starting last season just north of here with Milwaukee. = Hit .297 and tied a team-high with 11 walks, tied for third in Cactus League, this spring in 19 games, posting a .469 on-base pct. = 29-year-old veteran backstop played for both the Brewers and A’s in 2012...blasted 6 homers in 27 games for Oakland as the club went 17-8 in his 25 starts down the stretch and captured the A.L. West crown on the last day of the season. This Series: 3-for-5, run, 2B This Road Trip: 4-for-16 (.250), run, 2 2B, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (3-5) = Moose broke a 1-for-11 start on Friday by going 3-for-5 with a towering double and run scored...he spent his first full season in the bigs last season, hitting 20 home runs and becoming the first KC since Dean Palmer (26 as a 3B) in 1998 to record 20+ home runs. = Had a great spring, batting .394 with 5 homers, 8 doubles and 16 RBI in 26 games...his 8 doubles tied for Cactus League lead. = Mike, like Francouer and Hosmer, was 1 of 3 finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove award in 2012...finished second in the league in fielding pct. (.967), while leading league third baseman in assists (312), total chances (454) and zone rating (.841)...also led all MLB third basemen with 41 double plays. = Was the 2010 Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year as he tied for the minor league lead with 36 home runs and was second with 124 RBI. Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-10, run This Road Trip: 4-for-22 (.182), run, 2B Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Salvy had his streak of one hit in each game halted with an 0-for-4 last night...he made his first career Opening Day roster this year after missing most of the first three months of 2012 with a torn meniscus in his left knee. = Batted .379 with 2 homers and 12 RBI in 19 games this spring...also hit .200 (1-for-5) in 2 games for Venezuela in the WBC. = After returning from the D.L. on June 22 last season, led all A.L. (min. 70 games caught) in average (.301), hits (87), runs (38) and doubles (16)... led all MLB catchers last season with 5 pickoffs, 2 more than anyone else...5 pickoffs were a franchise single-season record and his 8 career pickoffs already top the Royals all-time list for catchers. Miguel Tejada This Series: 2-for-4, run, 2B, 2 RBI This Road Trip: 2-for-4 (.500), 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-4) = Miguel made his first start as a Royal last night, going 1-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI as the third baseman...he has enjoyed playing in Citizens Bank Park over his career, hitting .437 (20-for-46) while hitting safely in 11 of 12 games here with 13 runs scored, 3 doubles, 4 homers and 12 RBI = He had a pinch single in the 2-run fifth on Friday, scoring the first of 13 KC runs...he made the Royals as a non-roster invitee to ...he signed with the Royals as a minor league free agent on December 31, 2012...this is the 6-time All-Star’s 14th career Opening Day roster. = Had a sensational winter and spring, batting .350 (6-for-19) and serving as a team leader for the undefeated 2013 WBC champion Dominican Republic...also named a Caribbean World Series All-Star while playing for Aguilas...hit .333 with 4 doubles in 16 games for the Royals this spring. = Tejada did not appear in the Majors last season, instead playing 36 games for Norfolk (AAA) in the Baltimore system. = The 2002 A.L. MVP is a career .285 batter with 304 home runs and 1,282 RBI for the A’s (1997-2003), Orioles (2004-07, 2010), Astros (2008-09), Padres (2010) and Giants (2011). Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Philadephia Phillies - Sunday, April 7, 2013 This & That LONG BALLS FEW AND FAR BETWEEN--One aspect of the offense that hasn’t kicked in as of yet in the home run, with the Royals hitting just one through the first five games, that belonging to Alcides Escobar in Friday’s win here over the Phillies...the Royals and Padres are the only two clubs with just one blast to this point, while Pittsburgh is still awaiting its first. HOMESTAND STARTS TOMORROW--The Royals will finally see friendly faces tomorrow when the club returns home for a week-long homestand against Minnesota and Toronto...the 81-game home slate will commence with the already soldout opener at 3:10 on Monday against the Twins...Minnesota will stick around for 7:10 affairs on Tuesday and Wednesday before Kansas City enjoys its first day off at home a week from tomorrow on April 11...the Royals will then host the revamped for a 3-game weekend series beginning on Friday, April 12. NEXT TRIP JUST A WEEK AWAY--The Royals are spending most of the first three weeks of the season away from “The K” with the club returning home tonight to open a 6-game stand and then a week from tomorrow flying south for an 8-game, 10-day journey...the trip begins with Interleague work in Atlanta, a quick 2-game stop that features a night game on May 16 followed by a matinee the following afternoon...the Royals will then head to Boston for an off day and 3-game series and then to Detroit for another off day and 3-game set with the defending A.L. Champs...all told, Kansas City is ticketed to play 14 of its first 20 games on the road. YOUTH STILL ON KC’S SIDE--The Opening Day 25-man roster of the 2013 Kansas City Royals was the sixth youngest in , third in the American League, at 28 years, 200 days...the youngest club to take the field in 2013 is Atlanta at 27 years, 290 day, followed by the A’s (28 years, 12 days), Astros (28 years, 69 days), Nationals (28 years, 96 days) and Cleveland (28 years, 126 days)...the average service time on this year’s Opening Day roster was 4.25 years, with the longest tenured player Miguel Tejada at 14 years, 24 days, and for the second straight year, the least tenured is Kelvin Herrera (1 year, 9 days)...Tejada is the oldest player on the club at 38 years, 311 days, while Salvador Perez checks in as the youngest at 22 years, 326 days...20 of the 25 active players are under 30. ROYALS BIG CONTRIBUTORS TO FOREIGN BORN TOTAL--Opening Day 2013 has come and gone and Major League Baseball saw 241 players born outside the United States make their way onto big league rosters this year, down just two from a season ago and the fourth-highest total ever...from the pool of 856 players (750 active 25-man roster players and 106 disabled or restricted Major League players) on March 31st rosters, 15 countries and territories outside the U.S. are represented....the 28.2 percent trails only 2005, when 29.2 percent (242/829) of Opening Day players were born outside the U.S.; 2007, when 29.0 percent (246 players) were foreign-born; and last season, when 28.4 percent were born outside the U.S...the Royals have contributed 10 to the total this year with four from the Dominican Republic (Miguel Tejada, Kelvin Herrera, Ervin Santana and Felipe Paulino), three from Venezuela (Alcides Escobar, Salvador Perez and J.C. Gutierrez) and one each from Canada (George Kottaras), Mexico (Luis Mendoza) and (Bruce Chen)...as it has each year since MLB began releasing this annual data in 1995, the Dominican Republic again leads the Major Leagues with 89 players born outside the U.S, the fourth-most the nation has ever produced on Opening Day rosters (highs: 99 in 2007, 91 in 2005 and 95 in 2012)...Venezuela ranks second with 63 players, its second-highest total ever on Opening Day rosters (high: 66 in 2012). SPRING RECAP--The Royals finished their 34-game spring exercise with a club record 25 wins, posting an overall 25-7-2 ledger, closing camp with a 7-1-1 mark in the last 9 games...Kansas City led all 30 Major League clubs in virtually every offensive category, hitting .335, a 35-point advantage over the second club in hitting, the L.A. Angels at .300...the Royals also led all of baseball in runs (230), hits (420), doubles (88), on-base pct. (.387), slugging pct. (.523) and obviously OPS (.910), the only club with an OPS over .900...individually, Chris Getz and Lorenzo Cain shared the Cactus League batting title with identical .450 marks (27-for-60), while Cain led every big league hitter with a .529 on-base pct...among American League players, Alex Gordon led the pack in hits (32), while Mike Moustakas was third (28), Cain and Getz tied for fourth (27) and Billy Butler was tied for ninth (24)...Gordon also led in runs (22), with Getz fourth (17) and Cain tied for sixth (15)...Gordon finished second in home runs (8), while Butler led in RBI (19), with Gordo fifth (17) and Moose tied for sixth (16)... Gordo was second in slugging (.822), second in OPS (1.316) and fourth in on-base pct. (.494)...Getz was third in on-base (.500), while Cain was fourth in OPS (1.229) and Moustakas finished sixth (1.147). PLENTY OF HD ON FSKC--2013 is the sixth season of the Royals on Fox Sports Kansas City and will once again feature 140 telecasts, all of which will be shown in High Definition...Ryan Lefebvre will anchor the booth for 90 telecasts and Steve Physioc will call the play-by-play for 50 games...Rex Hudler will work all 140 games as the analyst...the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg, who will be joined at every home game and several road affairs, including this trip, by Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery. NED’S THIRD FULL SEASON BEGINS--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, Ned Yost, was named to his post on May 13, 2010 and has recorded a 200-256 ledger since taking the reins...included was a 72-90 mark a year ago...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox’s big league staff (1991-2002). THE COACHING STAFF--The Royals made a couple of changes in the 2013 coaching assignments with the addition of a pair of hitting coaches with Jack Maloof and Andre David each working in that capacity in place of Kevin Seitzer...the Royals also retained as the bullpen after he spent the past three seasons as Omaha’s pitching coach...the former big league hurler spent a portion of September last year as a coach in the KC bullpen after Steve Foster took an organizational pitching coordinator role...returning from the 2012 staff is bench coach Chino Cadahia, first base coach , third base coach Eddie Rodriguez and pitching coach Dave Eiland.

vs. Phillies (2013) vs. Phillies (career) On Road (career) Hamels (career) Correia (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 Butler .250 4 1 0 0 .250 4 1 0 0 .283 1596 451 49 227 ------Cain .167 6 1 0 2 .154 13 2 0 2 .245 212 52 4 24 .000 3 0 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 Dyson .000 1 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .228 189 43 0 7 ------Escobar .222 9 2 1 2 .268 41 11 3 4 .266 935 249 7 80 .333 6 2 0 0 .500 2 1 0 0 Francoeur .375 8 3 0 0 .273 348 95 10 33 .259 2255 583 66 284 .280 50 14 2 4 .333 12 4 0 1 Getz .500 6 3 0 3 .500 6 3 0 3 .243 613 149 1 50 ------Gordon .400 10 4 0 3 .263 19 5 0 5 .263 1392 366 40 141 - - - - - .000 1 0 0 0 Hosmer .667 6 4 0 3 .667 6 4 0 3 .252 575 145 22 76 ------Johnson .333 3 1 0 1 .143 7 1 0 1 .252 234 59 7 35 .000 1 0 0 0 - - - - - Kottaras - - - - - .190 21 4 1 2 .213 314 67 13 42 - - - - - .500 2 1 0 0 Moustakas .600 5 3 0 0 .600 5 3 0 0 .238 500 119 12 51 ------Perez .100 10 1 0 0 .100 10 1 0 0 .313 259 81 10 33 ------Tejada .500 4 2 0 2 .408 130 53 5 22 .283 4194 1186 133 601 .600 15 9 0 3 .429 7 3 0 1

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups Starting Pitchers Breakdown Interleague Hitting (Career) (Team Record w/Starters) Butler .295 254 75 10 33 Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher Perez Kottaras Totals Cain .167 6 1 0 2 Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Davis .333 6 2 0 0 Davis 1-0 - 1-0 Wade Davis 1 13 13.0 1-0 0 Dyson .224 58 13 0 4 Guthrie 1-0 - 1-0 Jeremy Guthrie 1 3 3.0 1-0 1 Escobar .293 188 55 2 20 Mendoz 0-1 - 0-1 Luis Mendoza 1 3 3.0 0-1 1 Ervin Santana 1 2 2.0 0-1 0 Francoeur .244 427 104 10 45 Santana 0-1 - 0-1 James Shields 1 0 0.0 0-1 1 Getz .304 171 52 1 17 Shields 0-1 - 0-1 Totals 5 21 4.2 2-3 3 Gordon .326 288 94 10 39 Total 2-3 - 2-3 Guthrie .077 26 2 0 0 Perez Kottaras Totals Hosmer .233 129 30 2 17 Johnson .250 92 23 2 15 Starts 5 - 5 Kottaras .254 67 17 1 8 CS/ATT 0/3 - 0/3 Mendoza .000 5 0 0 0 Pct. 0.0 - 0.0 Moustakas .315 124 39 4 11 Catcher PO - - - Perez .222 18 4 1 3 ERA 3.16 - 3.16 Santana .143 21 3 0 2 ER/IP 15/42.2 - Shields .189 37 7 0 3 Tejada .274 943 258 34 137 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: - Pickoff & CS: - Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Philadephia Phillies - Sunday, April 7, 2013

2013 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 Butler ------9/28/12 @ CLE D. Huff 33 Cain ------9/7/12 @ CWS A. Reed 37 Dyson ------9/27/10 MIN K. Slowey 357 Escobar 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 4/5/13 @ PHIL R. Valdes 5 Francoeur ------10/2/12 DET B. Villarreal 23 Getz ------7/19/09 BAL J. Guthrie 932 Gordon ------10/1/12 DET R. Porcello 26 Hosmer ------9/11/12 @ MIN A. Burnett 61 Johnson ------9/11/12 @ BAL D. O’Day 11 Kottaras ------9/25/12 @ TEX M. Lowe 7 Moustakas ------9/14/12 LAA CJ Wilson 69 Perez ------9/15/12 LAA E. Frieri 70 Tejada ------7/16/11 @ SD C. Luebke 31

Pinch-Hit: Last: Yuniesky Betancourt (7/22/12 vs. Minnesota, ninth inning) - 3 in 2012 (Cain 7/17 vs SEA & Butler 6/17 at STL), Franchise total: 73 Grand Slam: Last: Mike Moustakas (7/2/12 @ Toronto, seventh inning) - 1 in 2012, Franchise total: 109 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (9/7/12 @ Chicago) - solo, 2-run - 5 in 2012 (Butler, 4/25 at CLE, Moustakas, 6/24 vs. STL, Escobar 7/14 vs. CWS & Gordon (8/11 @ BAL) 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Billy Butler and Salvador Perez (9/15/12 vs. Los Angeles, 9th inning) - 1 in 2012 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: , Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (8/11/12 at Baltimore) - 4 in 2012 - (all Gordon, 9th career for Gordon), Franchise total: 82 Inside-the-Park: Last: David DeJesus (4/23/10 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 94 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Salvador Perez (9/15/12 vs. Los Angeles, 9th inning, Frieri pitching) - Franchise total: 62; 2 in 2012 (Butler, 7/18 vs. SEA) Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Kendrys Morales, Los Angeles (9/14/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Tim Collins pitching, 8th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Robinson Cano, New York (5/6/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Luke Hochevar pitching, 3rd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre, Texas (9/6/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Luke Hochevar pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston (7/27/11 @ Fenway Park, Bruce Chen pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Derek Jeter @ New York (7/22/10 @ , Bruce Chen pitching, 3rd 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: Mitch Moreland, Mike Napoli, Endy Chavez (5/28/11 @ Texas, Sean O’Sullivan pitching, 6th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; -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)

2013 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 Butler ------1 g - - - Cain ------1 - - - - 1 ------0 g - - - Dyson ------1 - - - - 0 g - - - Escobar 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - 0 g - 1 - Francoeur 2 - - - - 2 ------3 g 3 gm (4/4-pres) - - Getz - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - 0 g - - - Gordon 1 1 - - - 2 - 1 - - - 1 1 1 4 - - - 4 g 4 gm (4/3-pres) - - Hosmer - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - 0 g - - - Johnson ------1 g - - - Kottaras ------Moustakas - 1 - - - 1 ------1 g - - - Perez ------0 g 4 gm (4/1-4/5) - - Tejada ------1 - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - 1 g - 1 -

The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: , Aug. 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: Jeff Francoeur, at Baltimore, Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, August 11, 2012 (6th inning) - on double steal in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (6-3, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: Royals Suspended Game: One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 June 15-16, 2001 at Milwaukee, 4-2 (Power Outage). Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Angels 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): Eric Hosmer, September 20, 2011 vs. Detroit (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Bruce Chen, October 1, 2010 vs. Tampa Bay Royal Six-Hit Game: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: (Royals 7-0) , 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 Eric Hosmer, August 20, 2011 vs. Boston (6th inning) September 9, 2012 at Chicago (KC won 2-1 in 10 innings) at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: Royals Walk-Off Win: Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Mike Moustakas, July 2, 2012 @ Toronto September 20, 2012 vs. Chicago (4-3 in 9) - 7 times in 2012 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) Alberto Callaspo, April 18, 2010 @ Minnesota September 29, 2012 @ Cleveland (3rd inning, 6 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 12 times in 2012 -- Sept. 29-30, 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0) (11 times) - last: Jose Guillen, June 7, 2008 @ NYY Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Royals Position Player Pitching: August 28-30, 2012 vs. Detroit 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: July 5-7, 2010 @ Seattle July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) A.L.: Bill Hall, Boston, May 28, 2010 at Fenway Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Park; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle , July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) 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 at Minnesota Luke Hochevar, August 21, 2012 at 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 22-24, 2012 vs. St. Louis Cardinals Luke Hochevar, June 25, 2012 vs. Tampa Bay Luke Hochevar, June 19, 2012 @ Houston Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: (Royals 8-0) Royals Pitcher With a RBI: July 6-8, 2012 at Detroit Shutout by the Royals (Combined): , June 9, 2012 @ Pittsburgh Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 19, 2012 vs. Chicago (3-0); Chen (6.2), Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: April 20-23, 2012 vs. Toronto Herrera (1.1), Holland (1.0) Gregor Blanco, August 13, 2010 vs. (3) Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 at Detroit

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 6 10/2/12 vs. DET Gordon 11 9/27/12 @ DET Pitchers 9 9/29/12 @ CLE Hosmer 15 9/16/12 vs. LAA Cain 6 9/11/12 @ MIN Johnson 8 9/5/12 vs. NYY Dyson 28 7/07/12 @ DET Kottaras 0 10/3/12 vs. TEX Escobar 8 9/27/12 @ DET Moustakas 7 9/28/12 @ CLE Francoeur 8 9/30/12 @ CLE Perez 30 8/30/12 vs. DET Getz 22 7/28/12 @ SEA Tejada 10 7/18/11 vs. LAD Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Philadephia Phillies - Sunday, April 7, 2013 2013 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 2/12 INF/OF-Elliot Johnson Acquired as player to be named in December 9, 2012 trade 3/25 OF-David Lough Optioned to Omaha with the Tampa Bay Rays LHP-George Sherrill Released from minor league contract RHP-Felipe Paulino Placed on 60-Day D.L. (rehab from Tommy John surgery) OF-Xavier Nady Released from minor league contract 3/8 LHP-Noel Arguelles Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 3/27 OF-Desmond Henry Acquired as player to be named in November 8, 2012 LHP-Ryan Verdugo Assigned to minor league camp trade with Texas RHP-Sugar Ray Marimon Assigned to minor league camp LHP-George Sherrill Signed to minor league contract with invitation to spring C-Manuel Pina Assigned to minor league camp training C-Julio Rodriguez Assigned to minor league camp OF-Xavier Nady Signed to minor league contract with invitation to spring OF- Assigned to minor league camp training 3/12 LHP- Optioned to Omaha LHP-Donnie Joseph Optioned to Omaha LHP- Optioned to Omaha LHP-Francisley Bueno Optioned to Omaha LHP-John Lamb Optioned to Northwest Arkansas INF-Irving Falu Optioned to Omaha 3/13 RHP-Guillermo Moscoso Requested Unconditional Release Waivers LHP-Atahualpa Severino Assigned to minor league camp 3/15 RHP-Guillermo Moscoso Claimed on Waivers by Toronto 3/28 C-Max Ramirez Assigned to minor league camp 3/18 LHP-Everett Teaford Optioned to Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha LHP- Optioned to Omaha RHP-Dan Wheeler Assigned to minor league camp RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha 3/29 C-Brett Hayes Assigned outright to Omaha and accepted assignment RHP-Blaine Boyer Assigned to minor league camp LHP-George Sherrill Assigned to minor league camp RHP-Michael Mariot Assigned to minor league camp OF-Xavier Nady Assigned to minor league camp RHP-Brian Sanches Assigned to minor league camp 3/31 LHP- Placed on 15-day D.L. (rehab from Tommy John surgery) RHP- Assigned to minor league camp INF-Miguel Tejada Contract selected from Omaha C- Assigned to minor league camp INF-Christian Colon Assigned to minor league camp INF- Assigned to minor league camp INF-Brandon Wood Assigned to minor league camp OF-Will Taveras Assigned to minor league camp 3/20 OF-Endy Chavez Released from minor league contract 3/23 2B- Optioned to Omaha

Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Note

The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order (team record) Starts by Position (team record) 1st: Gordon (2-3) P: Davis (1-0), Guthrie (1-0), Mendoza (0-1), Santana (0-1), Shields (0-1) 2nd: Escobar (2-3) C: Perez (2-3) 3rd: Butler (1-3), Hosmer (1-0) 1B: Butler (0-1), Hosmer (2-2) 4th: Moustakas (1-2), Perez (1-1) 2B: Getz (2-2), Johnson (0-1) 5th: Perez (1-2), Moustakas (1-0), Cain (0-1) 3B: Moustakas (2-2), Tejada (0-1) 6th: Hosmer (1-2), Cain (1-0), Francoeur (0-1) SS: Escobar (2-3) 7th: Cain (0-2), Francoeur (2-0), Tejada (0-1) LF: Gordon (2-3) 8th: Dyson (1-0), Francoeur (0-2), Getz (1-0), Johnson (0-1) CF: Cain (1-3), Dyson (1-0) 9th: Getz (1-2), Pitchers (1-1) RF: Francoeur (2-3) DH: Butler (1-2)

Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals - - 1 - 7 4 5 2 2 ------21 Opponents 1 3 2 2 3 - 1 - 3 ------15 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals - 1 ------1 ------Opponents 2 - 1 ------

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Multi-Run Innings for Royals Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 0-1 # of runs # times last time 1st - - 4 Tuesday - 2 runs - 4 April 6 at Philly (3 hits) 2nd - 1 2 Wednesday 0-1 3 runs - 2 April 5 at Philly (3 hits) 3rd - - 4 Thursday 1-0 4 runs - 1 April 5 at Philly (3 hits) 4th - - - Friday 1-0 5 runs - - - 5th - - - 6th - - 2 Saturday 0-1 6 runs - - - 7th - - 2 Sunday - 7 runs - - - 8th - - 5 9th - - 1

Royals Record When:

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

Disabled List (2) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Felipe Paulino 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery February 12 May 30 5 2-3 LHP-Danny Duffy 15-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery March 31 April 15 5 2-3 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Philadephia Phillies - Sunday, April 7, 2013

Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 13 April 5 at Philadelphia 5 April 3 at Chicago Most runs, extra-inning game - - - - Most hits, game 19 April 5 at Philadelphia 9 April 5 at Philadelphia Most hits, extra-inning game - - - - Fewest hits, game 5 April 3 at Chicago & April 4 at Chicago 3 April 6 at Philadelphia Most runs, inning 4 April 5 at Philadelphia (7th) 3 April 6 at Philadelphia (9th) Most hits, inning 4 twice, last: April 5 at Philadelphia (8th) 3 April 1 at Chicago (5th) Most doubles, game 4 April 5 at Philadelphia 1 Thrice, last: April 6 at Philadelphia Most doubles, extra-inning game - - - - Most triples, game 2 April 5 at Philadelphia - - Most triples, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, game 1 April 5 at Philadelphia 4 April 3 at Chicago Most home runs, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, inning 1 April 5 at Philadelphia 1 6 different innings Most extra-base hits, game 7 April 5 at Philadelphia 5 April 3 at Chicago Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game - - - - Most steals, game 2 April 1 at Chicago 1 Twice, last: April 5 at Philadelphia Most times caught stealing, game - - - - Most sacrifice flies, game 1 April 5 at Philadelphia - - Most sacrifices, game 1 April 6 at Philadelphia 1 multiple times Most strikeouts, game 8 April 1 at Chicago 12 Twice, last: April 6 at Philadelphia Most strikeouts, extra-inning game - - - - Most walks, game 4 April 5 at Philadelphia 6 April 6 at Philadelphia Most walks, extra-inning game - - - - Most left on base, game 9 April 5 at Philadelphia 9 April 4 at Chicago Most left on base, extra-inning game - - - - Fewest left on base, game 3 April 4 at Chicago 3 April 3 at Chicago Fewest left on base, extra-inning game - - - - Most double plays turned 2 April 5 at Philadelphia 2 April 1 at Chicago & April 4 at Chicago Most errors, game - - 3 April 3 at Chicago Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 Hosmer (April 5 at Philadelphia) Most hits, extra-inning game - - Must runs, game 2 Gordon (April 5 at Phil), Escobar (April 5 at Phil), Hosmer (April 5 at Phil) Most doubles, game 1 multiple players Most triples, game 1 multiple players Most home runs, game 1 Escobar (April 5 at Philadelphia) Most RBI, game 3 Gordon (April 5 at Phil), Hosmer (April 5 at Phil), Getz (April 5 at Phil) Most RBI, extra-inning game - - Most total bases, game 6 Getz (April 5 at Phil), Escobar (April 5 at Phil) Most total bases, extra-inning game - - Most walks, game 1 multiple players Most stolen bases, game 1 multiple players Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) - - Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 6.0 Shields (April 1 @ Chicago), Santana (April 3 @ Chicago), Guthrie (April 4 @ Chicago), Mendoza (April 6 @ Phil) Most innings pitched, reliever 2.0 Collins (April 5 at Philadelphia) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Guthrie (April 4 at Chicago) Most strikeouts, reliever 2 Five times, last: Holland on April 6 at Philadelphia Most walks, starter 3 Mendoza (April 6 at Philadelphia) Most walks, reliever 3 Holland (April 6 at Philadelphia) Most runs allowed 4 Santana (April 3 at Chicago), Davis (April 5 at Philadelphia) Most home runs allowed 3 Santana (April 3 at Chicago) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 4.0 Shields (April 1 at Chicago), Guthrie (April 4 at Chicago), Mendoza (April 6 at Philadelphia) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 3.0 Crow & Herrera (current) Longest winning streak (2 or more) - - Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 2 April 4-5 Longest winning streak, home - - Longest winning streak, road 2 April 4-5 Longest losing streak, overall 2 April 1-3 Longest losing streak, home - - Longest losing streak, road 2 April 1-3 Longest game-inning, home - - Longest game-inning, road - - Longest game-time, home - - Longest game-time, road 3:09 April 5 at Philadelphia Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Shortest game-time home - - Shortest game-time road 2:38 April 1 at Chicago Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Largest crowd-home - - Smallest crowd-home - - Largest crowd-road 45,307 April 5 at Philadelphia Smallest crowd-road 14,213 April 3 at Chicago Largest winning margin 9 April 5 at Philadelphia (13-4) Largest losing margin 3 April 3 at Chicago (5-2) Largest deficit overcome to win 4 April 5 at Philadelphia (trailed 4-0 after 4.0 innings) Largest lead lost 2 April 6 at Philadelphia (led 3-1 entering 9th)

Upcoming Milestones Billy Butler 42 hits to 1,000 Alcides Escobar 20 hits to 500 Alex Gordon 18 home runs for 100 13 hits to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (D. DeJesus-971) 23 stolen bases to 100 15 doubles for 200 6 HR’s to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (B. Jackson-109) 2 doubles to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (D. DeJesus-187) 33 doubles to 250 Jeff Francoeur 8 doubles to 250 6 doubles to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-223) 13 home runs to 150 Ervin Santana 4 wins for 100 20 RBI to 500 29 RBI to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (W. Wilson-509) Chris Getz 29 stolen bases to 100 James Shields 13 wins to 100 142 games for 1,000 32 games to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (M. Macfarlane-890) Miguel Tejada 36 doubles to 500

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Philadephia Phillies - Sunday, April 7, 2013 2013 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 (2-3) 4/1 at CWS D L 0-1 0-1 T4 -1.0 Sale Shields (0-1) Reed 39,012 1 39,012 4/3 at CWS D L 2-5 0-2 5 -2.0 Peavy Santana (0-1) Reed 14,213 2 53,225 4/4 at CWS D W 3-1 1-2 T4 -1.0 Guthrie (1-0) Floyd Holland (1) 15,036 3 68,261 4/5 at Phi D W 13-4 2-2 T1 - Chen (R, 1-0) Kendrick -- 45,307 4 113,568 4/6 at Phi N L 3-4 2-3 T4 -1.0 Bastardo Holland (R, 0-1) -- 39,475 5 153,043 4/7 at Phi D 4/8 Min D 4/9 Min N 4/10 Min N 4/12 Tor N 4/13 Tor N 4/14 Tor D 4/16 at Atl N 4/17 at Atl D 4/19 at Bos N 4/20 at Bos D 4/21 at Bos D 4/23 at Det N 4/24 at Det N 4/25 at Det D 4/26 Cle N 4/27 Cle N 4/28 Cle D 4/29 Cle N 4/30 TB N

May (0-0) 5/1 TB N 5/2 TB D 5/3 CWS N 5/4 CWS N 5/5 CWS D 5/7 at Bal N 5/8 at Bal N 5/9 at Bal N 5/10 NYY N 5/11 NYY N 5/12 NYY D 5/13 at LAA N 5/14 at LAA N 5/15 at LAA N 5/17 at Oak N 5/18 at Oak N 5/19 at Oak D 5/20 at Hou N 5/21 at Hou N 5/22 at Hou N 5/23 LAA N 5/24 LAA N 5/25 LAA D 5/26 LAA D 5/27 Stl D 5/28 Stl N 5/29 at Stl N 5/30 at Stl N 5/31 at Tex N

June (0-0) 6/1 at Tex D 6/2 at Tex D 6/4 Min N 6/5 Min N 6/6 Min N Minor League Report (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Texas League Carolina League American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (0-3) (0-3) (0-2)

R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Omaha 3 6 1 5 Midland (Athletics) 5 7 0 6 Wilmington 0 4 2 6 Round Rock (Rangers) 9 11 1 10 NW Arkansas 1 6 3 3 Myrtle Beach (Rangers) 5 9 0 10 LP: Ryan Verdugo (0-1) LP: Sugar Ray Marimon (0-1) LP: John Lamb (0-1) HR: None HR: Brian Fletcher (#1) HR: None Omaha fell behind early in a third consecutive defeat at Round Rock. The Express solved Ryan Verdugo for seven Northwest Arkansas was swept in a three-game set at Wilmington was held hitless until the sixth in a road loss. runs (six earned) over 3.0 innings. Blaine Boyer followed home. Errors resulted in three unearned runs off of Sugar John Lamb (4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO) allowed both with four strikeouts over 2.0 scoreless frames. Xavier Nady Ray Marimon (5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO). Brian runs in his final frame. Tim Ferguson finished 2-for-2 with a recorded two hits, an RBI and a run. He is 6-for-9 plus a walk Fletcher supplied the lone run with a fourth inning homer. walk. Kenny Diekroeger and Jack Lopez added singles for on the young season. Rey Navarro finished 2-for-3 with a double. The homestand the Blue Rocks. continues today against Frisco (Rangers).

Lexington Legends (A) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Burlington Royals (R) Surprise Royals (R) South Atlantic League Pioneer League Appalachian League Arizona League Southern Division South Division East Division West Division (0-3)

Game 1 (7 innings) R H E LOB Begin play June 20 vs. Orem (Angels) Begin play June 20 vs Pulaski (Mariners) Begin play June 20 vs. AZL Rangers Lexington 1 7 3 7 Augusta (Giants) 4 7 2 6

LP: Miguel Almonte (0-1) HR: None

Game 2 (7 innings) R H E LOB Lexington 1 3 1 2 Augusta (Giants) 4 5 0 3

LP: Christian Binford (0-1) HR: None