2017 Game Notes Seattle Mariners (11-8) @ Kansas City Royals-ss (9-10) Thursday, March 16, 2017 ACE 30

LATE HOMERS SINK ROYALS--The ball was flying out of the park yesterday in Glendale, with the Royals and White Sox combining to six home runs with KC coming up on the short end of a 7-3 score...Raúl Mondesi got things started right away, connecting for Kansas City’s second leadoff homer of the spring, while Jorge Bonifacio added a solo shot in the eighth...however, it was not enough to offset four White Sox roundtrippers, including a pair by Yoan Moncada...Royals starting worked three scoreless frames, before surrendering a walk and a game-tying homer to Moncada in the fourth...the two-run shot snapped a streak of 10.0 shutout by KC starting . VS. M’s--Kansas City takes on the Mariners for the second time this spring after scoring a 14-3 triumph on Feb. 27...the Royals will play Seattle seven times during the regular Upcoming Probables season, beginning with a three-game set at Safeco, July 3-5, while the M’s come to the Today (SS) vs. Seattle Mariners @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) Midwest for a four-game series, August 3-6. Chase De Jong, Cody Martin WBC UPDATE--’s two-run shot in the eighth broke a tie and lifted the vs. Jason Vargas (L), (L), Peter Moylan, Yender Cáramo, United States to a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over Venezuela last night at the World , Chris Withrow Classic...Hosmer went 2-for-4 in the game, also singling and scoring a run in the seventh inning...in the same game, Alcides Escobar went 1-for-3 for Team Venezuela... Today (SS) at @ Peoria Stadium (1:10) Esky’s team looks to stay alive in the second round of pool play this evening, taking on the Josh Staumont, Bobby Parnell, Jonathan Sanchez (L), Dominican Republic, which also has one loss coming in. Al Alburquerque, Brandon League PLAYING LONGBALL--Kansas City added a pair of solo shots to their spring total vs. yesterday at Camelback Ranch, which included the second leadoff home run by a Royals , Paul Clemens, Andre Reinzo, Tyrell Jenkins, Phil Maton player when Raúl Mondesi deposited the game’s fifth pitch into the right field bullpen... Alcides Escobar also led off KC’s second spring contest with a home run as Royals players Tomorrow at @ Maryvale Park (1:05) have hit 25 roundtrippers this year, tying the Cubs for second-most in the Cactus League... Nathan Karns, (L), Mike Minor (L), Malcom Culver Milwaukee leads the Arizona-based group with 28 homers this spring...KC dingers have vs. come from 15 different players, including five from Peter O’Brien, who is tied for the Major , , Jhan Marinez, Michael Blazek, League lead. David Goforth, Andy Oliver (L) RAISED ON THE RADIO--The Royals have added Saturday’s game vs. the Cleveland Indians to their spring radio schedule on KCSP (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network... Saturday vs. Cleveland Indians @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) Shawn Morimando (L), Cody Allen, Carlos Frias, Bryan Shaw, first pitch is scheduled for 1:05...with the latest addition, 21 of KC’s 35 exhibition contests Steve Delbar, James Russell (L) will be broadcast by their flagship station and the Royals Radio Network. vs. ROSTER BREAKDOWN--Following the latest round of cuts, the Royals have 51 players (L), Chris Young in big league camp...the breakdown includes 24 pitchers (10 non-roster), 6 catchers (3 non-roster), 12 infielders (3 non-roster) and 10 outfielders...among the 24 pitchers in camp, seven are left-handed...southpaw Brian Flynn is not listed among the 51 players on the roster and will open the year on the 60-day disabled list as he recovers from a low back injury incurred just prior to spring training...of the 16 non-roster players in camp with Kansas City, nine have previous Major League experience, including six who had time in “The Show” in 2016. EXTRA TROUPS--With today’s split-squad, the Royals have dipped into their minor league talent pool to add 10 players for today’s game. They include pitchers Onelki Garcia (#99), (#23) and Clayton Mortensen (#56); catcher Allan De San Miguel (#82); infielders Jack Lopez (#44), Mauricio Ramos (#83) and Corey Toups (#70) as well as outfielders Ruben Sosa (#21) and Amalani Fukofuka (#95). MORE TELEVISION TIME--The Royals are back on the air in this afternoon’s contest vs. San Diego in Peoria...the game will mark the fourth of 10 exhibition broadcasts on Fox Sports Kansas City...today’s broadcast will also be the first of two where FSKC shares production with the opponent, with the other being April 1 against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park...the Royals’ regular announcing crew of Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler will return for Saturday’s home contest vs. Cleveland at 1:05. WEB CAST--Today’s game in Surprise can be heard via audio web cast on Royals.com as well as the MLB At-Bat App, with Steve Stewart describing the action... tomorrow’s contest vs. Milwaukee will also be a web cast with commitments to the University of Kansas’ men’s basketball game in the NCAA Tournament. SPRING WORK--Kansas City dipped below the .500 mark in spring action, entering today at 9-10 overall and 9-9 in Cactus League play...the Royals went 14-21 in 2016, but 10-5 in Surprise, closing with eight consecutive home wins...the club drew a Surprise home record 126,108 last year for a per game average of 8,407....KC has an all-time exhibition record of 674-620 with 38 ties for a .520 winning pct...the club has posted a 242-197 mark with 18 ties for a .549 mark in the Valley of the Sun...the Royals spent their first 34 seasons training in Florida, beginning with Fort Myers (1969-87), followed by a 15-year stint in Baseball City (1988-2002). .500 IN ‘16 FOR THE DEFENDING CHAMPS--After consecutive American League crowns, capped by a title in 2015, the Royals recorded an 81-81 ledger last season, finishing third in the American League Central...Kansas City has gone 351-297 in its last four seasons, tying the Baltimore Orioles for the second best record in the American League in that span, just one-half game behind Cleveland (351-297)...this four-year stretch marks the first time the Royals have finished at .500 or better in four consecutive campaigns since going six straight from 1975-80...last year’s club navigated through the first three months with a 42-36 ledger, but scuffled to a 7-19 month of July...the Royals recovered with a 20-9 August, but then slipped and finished the campaign with a 12-17 record over September and October. THE SEASON AHEAD--The 2017 campaign will begin on Monday, April 3 in Target Field, as the Royals and Twins face-off in the first of a three-game series...all three games in Minneapolis will be day affairs, with an off day on Tuesday, April 4, sandwiched between games one and two...Kansas City will then head to Houston for a three-game weekend set before the home half of the schedule opens on Monday, April 10 against the Oakland A’s...KC will host the Athletics for a three-game set, also separated by an off day on April 11, then visits from the Los Angeles Angels (3) and San Francisco Giants (2) will wrap-up the initial stay of the Starts by Position season...Kansas City will have a stretch from April 28-May 18 when it will play 16 of 20 games in Kauffman Stadium, separated only by a four-game journey to Tampa Bay on May 1B -- Hosmer (6), O’Hearn (5), Cuthbert (2), Dozier (2), Dueñez (2), 8-11...as evidenced by the two-game visit from the Giants during the opening homestand, Merrifield (1), Moss (1) the Royals will battle the N.L. West in Interleague play in 2017, also making trips to San 2B -- Mondesi (7), Merrifield (5), Cuthbert (4), Colón (3) Francisco (2), Dodger Stadium (3) and San Diego (3), while the Giants, Rockies (3) and 3B -- Cuthbert (7), Moustakas (5), Colón (3), Cecchini (2), Dozier (1), Diamondbacks (3) pay a visit to “The K”, with the D’Backs series wrapping up the regular Merrifield (1) season on Sept.29-Oct. 1. SS -- Escobar (6), Torres (5), Colón (4), Mondesi (3), Arteaga (1) AT THE HELM--The winningest in franchise history, begins his LF -- Soler (5), Gordon (3), Moss (3), O’Brien (3), Bonifacio (2), seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he has a 549-550 Orlando (2), Burns (1) regular season record at the helm for the Royals, surpassing Whitey Herzog’s previous CF -- Cain (10), Orlando (3), Starling (3), Burns (2), Gordon (1) team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history RF -- Soler (7), Gordon (6), Bonifacio (3), Orlando (2), Starling (1) and enters this year seventh among active managers is games (2,058) and wins (1,006)... C -- Peña (6), Gallagher (5), Perez (5), Butera (3) this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm P -- Hammel (3), Karns (3), Kennedy (3), Vargas (3), Duffy (2), for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Young (2), Staumont (1), Wood (1), Zimmer (1) Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Yost, a catcher during his playing DH -- Moustakas (6), Moss (6), Soler (3), O’Brien (2), Gordon (1), days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons Vallot (1) on Bobby Cox’s big league staff (1991-2002). TODAY’S SCHEDULED ROYALS PITCHERS LAST TIME OUT JASON VARGAS W-L ERA IP H ER BB SO YENDER CÁRAMO W-L ERA IP H ER BB SO Player Date IP H R ER BB SO HR W/L/S 2017 Cactus League 1-0 5.14 7.0 9 4 5 7 2017 Cactus League 0-0 0.00 5.1 2 0 0 1 Al Alburquerque 3/14 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 - 2016 KANSAS CITY 0-0 2.25 12.0 8 3 3 11 2016 Omaha 1-0 2.45 3.2 4 1 0 2 Scott Alexander 3/14 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 W Miguel Almonte 3/10 1.0 4 5 5 2 0 1 - Omaha 0-2 5.93 13.2 16 9 1 18 NW Arkansas 5-7 2.45 114.0 101 31 23 67 Yender Cáramo 3/13 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - NW Arkansas 0-0 7.71 2.1 4 2 0 1 Malcom Culver 3/15 1.2 2 3 3 1 2 2 - Surprise 0-0 4.50 4.0 5 2 0 8 CÁRAMO, 25, scheduled to make his seventh Danny Duffy 3/5 3.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 - Jonathan Dziedzic 3/4 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 - Cactus League appearance (eighth overall), after VARGAS (L), 34, takes the hill for his fourth start Andrew Edwards 3/12 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 - retiring the only batter he faced on Monday vs. Luke Farrell 3/6 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 - of Cactus League play today…held Cleveland Colorado…in 6.1 innings this spring (including the Jason Hammel 3/15 4.1 5 2 2 0 5 1 - scoreless over 3.0 innings on Saturday in Kelvin Herrera 3/15 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 1 - game vs. Venezuela), he’s allowed just three hits Jake Junis 3/10 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 1 - Goodyear…veteran lefty, who is a year-and-a-half and one walk and has recorded two saves…pitched Nathan Karns 3/12 2.0 5 4 4 2 4 0 L removed from ‘Tommy John’ surgery…made three Ian Kennedy 3/14 3.1 3 0 0 0 5 0 - at Northwest Arkansas (AA) last season…led the Brandon League 3/11 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - Major League starts at the end of last season, posting Texas League in ERA (2.45), while ranking second Kevin McCarthy 3/12 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 - a 2.25 ERA (3 ER in 12.0 IP)…also made six rehab Mike Minor 3/15 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - in WHIP (1.09) and walks per 9.0 innings (1.82)… Peter Moylan 3/14 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 - starts across three minor league levels, recording 27 in 511.0 career innings in , has Bobby Parnell 3/11 0.2 3 6 6 3 1 1 L in 20.0 innings…despite injuries in the Reid Redman^ 3/4 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 - yielded just 69 walks (1.22 per 9.0 innings)…named Jonathan Sánchez 3/14 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 - last two seasons, has a 16-12 mark and a 3.68 ERA Dominican Royals Pitcher of the Year in 2011. Joakim Soria 3/5 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 - in 42 starts with the Royals (since 2014). Josh Staumont 3/3 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 - Eric Stout 3/14 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - JOAKIM SORIA W-L ERA IP H ER BB SO Matt Strahm 3/13 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 S MATT STRAHM W-L ERA IP H ER BB SO 2017 Cactus League 0-0 3.00 3.0 3 1 0 2 Jason Vargas 3/11 3.0 2 0 0 3 3 0 - 2017 Cactus League 0-0 0.00 7.1 2 0 0 8 2016 KANSAS CITY 5-8 4.05 66.2 70 30 27 68 Chris Withrow 3/14 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 2016 KANSAS CITY 2-2 1.64 22.0 13 3 11 30 Travis Wood 3/13 3.2 6 2 2 2 1 1 W NW Arkansas 3-8 3.43 102.1 102 39 23 107 Chris Young 3/13 3.2 4 0 0 1 1 0 - SORIA, 32, scheduled to make his fourth Kyle Zimmer 3/4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - appearance of the spring today and first since STRAHM (L), 25, scheduled for his fifth outing ^-Minor League camp addition returning from the World Baseball Classic, where of the spring after working 1.1 scoreless innings SPRING TRANSACTIONS on Monday vs. Colorado…has retired 21 of the he allowed three unearned runs on three hits and Date Player Transaction 23 batters he has faced this spring…spent the last one walk in 1.2 innings (two outings) for Mexico… last pitched in Cactus League play on March 5 in 2/13 RHP-Seth Maness Signed to a minor league contract two months of 2016 in the Majors, after having his 2/15 LHP-Travis Wood Signed to a two-year contract Scottsdale vs. San Francisco, yielding a run on a contract selected on July 31…posted a 2-2 mark and LHP-Brian Flynn Placed on 60-day D.L. a 1.23 ERA over 21 appearances…had the longest solo home run…in his seventh year overall with the 2/17 RHP-Peter Moylan Signed to a minor league contract 3/3 RHP-A.J. Puckett Assigned to minor league camp scoreless streak by a Royals pitcher, going 16.1 Royals and second on this tour…also pitched for the club from 2007-11, recording 160 saves over that 3/8 RHP-Kyle Zimmer Optioned to NW Arkansas (AA) consecutive innings without a run (Aug. 2-Sept. LHP-Jonathan Dziedzic Assigned to minor league camp 10)…recorded at least one in each of five-year span…tied for ninth in the AL last season, RHP-Luke Farrell Assigned to minor league camp LHP-Eric Skoglund Assigned to minor league camp his first 10 Major League appearances, including making 70 appearances and also matched a career high with five victories. RHP-Josh Staumont Assigned to minor league camp a season-best five strikeouts in a 2.0-inning C-Xavier Fernández Assigned to minor league camp appearance vs. the White Sox…recorded first win CHRIS WITHROW W-L ERA IP H ER BB SO C-Chase Vallot Assigned to minor league camp vs. Detroit on Aug. 17, pitching out of a bases 2017 Cactus League 0-0 2.70 3.1 3 1 0 4 INF-Corey Toups Assigned to minor league camp 2016 ATLANTA 3-0 3.58 37.2 29 15 17 28 OF-Alfredo Escalera Assigned to minor league camp loaded jam in the seventh, in a game the Royals 3/13 RHP-Miguel Almonte Optioned to Omaha (AAA) rallied to win 4-1. RHP-Jake Junis Optioned to Omaha (AAA) WITHROW, 28, is scheduled to make his sixth RHP-Kevin McCarthy Optioned to Omaha (AAA) PETER MOYLAN W-L ERA IP H ER BB SO appearance of the spring, fifth in Cactus League 1B-Samir Dueñez Optioned to NW Arkansas (AA) 2017 Cactus League 1-0 2.25 4.0 5 1 1 2 play…most recently struck out the side in a 2016 KANSAS CITY 2-0 3.43 44.2 42 17 16 34 scoreless inning on Tuesday vs. the Angels…also held Team Venezuela scoreless in 1.0 inning here MOYLAN, 38, scheduled to make his fifth appearance of the spring today, his second since on March 8…made a career-high 46 appearances returning from the World Baseball Classic… with Atlanta last season, going 3-0 with a 3.58 ERA recorded 2.0 scoreless innings on two hits with and 12 holds…missed 22 games in August with three strikeouts in his only appearance with Team right elbow inflammation…held left-handed hitters Austrailia…last pitched in Cactus League play on to a .192 batting average last season and just one Tuesday, allowing a run on two hits and a hit-by- extra-base hit – a solo shot to Philadelphia’s Jimmy pitch vs. the Angels…made 50 appearances with Parades on July 31…originally selected by the Los Kansas City last season, posting a 2-0 mark with Angeles Dodgers in the first round of the 2007 a 3.43 ERA…earned Royals Pitcher of the Month Draft…traded to Atlanta in 2015, in a deal that also honors in September, holding opponents to a .194 included infielders Alberto Callaspo (going to the average over his final 14 outings. Dodgers) and Juan Uribe (going to the Braves).

2017 SPRING SCHEDULE (all times local) Date Day Opponent Site Time/Result Record WP LP ATT February 25# Saturday at Texas Surprise W, 7-5 1-0 Stout (1-0) Bass Cáramo (1) 5,134 February 26* Sunday TEXAS Surprise L, 4-6 1-1 Darvish Zimmer (0-1) Reyes 4,556 February 27* Monday at Seattle Peoria W, 14-3 (7) 2-1 Vargas (1-0) Gallardo - 3,400 February 28*MLB Tuesday at Milwaukee Maryvale W, 6-3 3-1 Moylan (1-0) Burgos Caramo (2) 1,806 March 1* Wednesday Surprise L, 3-7 3-2 Butler Junis (0-1) - 7,593 March 2* Thursday COLORADO Surprise W, 3-1 4-2 Wood (1-0) Senzatela Edwards (1) 3,897 March 3* Friday at Glendale W, 7-2 5-2 Kennedy (1-0) Hill - 6,536 March 4 Saturday SAN FRANCISCO Surprise W, 2-0 6-2 Alexander (1-0) Sitton Parnell (1) 8,006 at Cincinnati Goodyear L, 7-9 6-3 Luetge Sánchez (0-1) Astin 3,043 March 5* Sunday at San Francisco Scottsdale W, 4-3 7-3 McCarthy (1-0) Suarez (0-1) Culver (1) 11,197 March 6* Monday ARIZONA Surprise L, 1-4 7-4 Ray Karns (0-1) Davis 4,824 March 7* Tuesday at Cincinnati Goodyear L, 3-7 7-5 Chacin Young (0-1) - 2,752 March 8* Wednesday TEAM VENEZUELA Surprise L, 0-11 7-6 Petit Kennedy (1-1) - 3,183 March 9 Thursday OFF DAY March 10TV Friday OAKLAND Surprise L, 7-11 7-7 Cotton Hammel (0-1) - 6,507 March 11*TV MLB Saturday at Cleveland Goodyear L, 6-7 7-8 Shaw Parnell (0-1) McAllister 8,541 March 12* TV Sunday LOS ANGELES DODGERS Surprise L, 4-5 7-9 Kershaw Karns (0-2) Hynes 9,197 March 13 Monday at Colorado Scottsdale W, 4-2 8-9 Wood (2-0) Ramirez Strahm (1) 8,613 March 14MLB Tuesday LOS ANGELES ANGELS Surprise W, 8-4 9-9 Alexander (2-0) Morin - 7,130 March 15* Wednesday at Glendale L, 3-7 9-10 Culver (0-1) Minaya - 4,821 March 16TV Thursday SEATTLE Surprise 1:05 p.m. at San Diego Peoria 1:10 p.m. March 17 MLB Friday at Milwaukee Maryvale 1:05 p.m. March 18*TV Saturday CLEVELAND Surprise 1:05 p.m. March 19 Sunday at Chicago Cubs Mesa 7:05 p.m. March 20TV MLB Monday CINCINNATI Surprise 1:05 p.m. March 21* Tuesday at Arizona Scottsdale 1:10 p.m. March 22TV* MLB Wednesday SAN DIEGO Surprise 1:05 p.m. March 23 Thursday OFF DAY March 24 Friday at Seattle Peoria 1:10 p.m. March 25TV MLB Saturday MILWAUKEE Surprise 1:05 p.m. March 26 MLB Sunday at Los Angeles Angels Tempe 1:10 p.m. March 27* Monday at Oakland Mesa 1:05 p.m. March 28TV* MLB Tuesday CHICAGO WHITE SOX Surprise 1:05 p.m. March 29 Wednesday TEXAS Surprise 12:05 p.m. March 30 Thursday OFF DAY March 31* Friday at Texas Arlington 7:05 p.m. April 1TV MLB Saturday at Texas Arlington 1:05 p.m.

Record Attendance # Denotes Charity Game (game and stats will count in Cactus League) Home: 3-6 Home: 54,893 * Game broadcast on KCSP-610 AM in Kansas City (4 more radio broadcasts will be added in mid-March) TV Broadcast on FOX Sports Kansas City Road: 6-4 Home avg.: 6,099 MLB Broadcast on MLB Network (Live broadcasts: 3/17, 3/20; Delayed: 2/28, 3/11, 3/14, 3/22, 3/25, 3/26, 3/28, 4/1) vs. A.L.: 3-4 Road: 52,800 NOTE: All games webcast on royals.com vs. N.L.: 6-5 Road avg.: 5,280