OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (62-41) @ (53-52) Rogers Centre - Sunday, August 2, 2015 Game #104 - Road Game #52 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, August 3: Off day in Birmingham, MI Tuesday, August 4 @ : LHP Danny Duffy (4-5, 4.28) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (1-3, 4.86), 6:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, August 5 @ Detroit Tigers: RHP Johnny Cueto (0-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Buck Farmer (0-2, 8.50), 6:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, August 6 @ Detroit Tigers: RHP (6-7, 4.98) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (10-9, 4.77), 12:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free serves as the producer/engineer...today’s game is being televised on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Jeff Montgomery.

Royals vs. Jays ROYALS TURN TABLE ON COMEBACKS--Kansas City held early leads in each of the first two games Today will mark the rubber game for the season series, with of this series, but wound up on the short end of the final score...yesterday KC also had an early lead, but each club winning three times, posting 2-1 ledgers in their home again the Jays rallied and eventually held a 5-1 lead before the Royals reversed course and had a pair of park...KC trails the all-time series by a 185-193 margin, includ- 3-run innings culminating in Kansas City’s biggest comeback of the year in a 7-6 triumph...the newest ing an 86-104 deficit in Toronto, 51-66 at Rogers Centre. Date Site Score WP LP Att. Royal, Ben Zobrist, clubbed home runs from each side of the plate and also doubled during KC’s 3-run 7/10 KC W, 3-0 Duffy Estrada 31,558 sixth inning to lead the comeback... remained en fuego, collecting key hits in both 3-run 7/11 KC L, 2-6 Buehrle Young 30,790 frames, winding up three RBI and extending his team best hitting streak to 14 games...Lorenzo Cain also 7/12 KC W, 11-10 Davis Schultz 31,962 7/30 @ Tor L, 2-5 Estrada Duffy 30,057 contributed with a double, hit by pitch and a pair of runs...Yordano Ventura survived consecutive home 7/31 @ Tor L, 6-7 (11) Hendriks Morales 29,389 runs from Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista in the fifth and gave up five runs on the day, but persevered to 8/1 @ Tor W, 7-6 Ventura Lowe 37,932 earn his sixth win of the year...Wade Davis was solved for his first home run in almost two years, which cut 8/2 @ Tor the KC lead to 7-6, but the Greg Holland closed the door on an attempted uprising by the Jays in the ninth for his 22nd save...the win upped Kansas City’s mark to 3-3 on this road trip and took its American League best record to 21 games over .500 as the only club with a winning pct. above .600 winning pct. (.602), while maintaining the 8-game lead in the Central by virtue of Minnesota’s late-inning comeback last night. ZOBRIST ZAPS JAYS--Newcomer Ben Zobrist certainly made his presence felt on Saturday, his third game in a Royals’ uniform...he homered from both sides of the plate, giving KC an quick 1-0 advantage in the first from the right side and then tying the game at 5-5 with a blast from the left side to ignite a 3-run eighth...it was the seventh time a Royal homered from both sides of the plate in the same game, first time since Wilson Betemit on June 10, 2010 in Minnesota...yesterday marked the fifth multi-homer game of Zobrist’s career and the second time he’s accomplished it from each side, also doing so in his last multi-dinger affair on April 13, 2014 in Cincinnati...yesterday’s effort was the second multi-homer game by a Royal this year, matching Kendrys Morales on May 22 at home vs. the Cardinals. THE LAND OF HOZ--Eric Hosmer continued his redhot roll with a pair of key knocks yesterday that featured three RBI, thus extending his current hitting streak to a team-high 14 games...he’s batting .500 during the streak (28-for-56) with 12 runs, two doubles, two triples, three homers and 13 RBI...he has gone 13-for-25 (.520) thru the first six games of this extended road trip, which has included a 3-run homer in the first inning of Monday’s win and then a game-winning solo homer with 2-out in the ninth on Tuesday in Cleveland...he’s also hit safely in 18 of his last 20 games at a .463 clip (37-for-80) with a 1.194 OPS to up his average 38 points to its current .318 mark. DAYDREAM BELIEVERS--The Royals have been as hot as the sun during recent day games, winning six of their last seven afternoon affairs and posting an 11-2 mark in the last 13...overall, Kansas City has the best daytime winning pct. in the American League at .647 (22-12), second best in the Majors behind the Mets (.706). THE BRUISE BROTHERS--Kansas City was plunked twice in yesterday’s affair upping its American League leading total to 56, just three shy of the Pirates for the big league bruise lead..., who is coming up on a month of lost time due to a left groin strain, is still second in the A.L. with 12 plunkings, one more than his previous career high established last year, while , who was hit as a pinch hitter yesterday, is now tied for third with 11...Lorenzo Cain, popped for the eighth time this year on Saturday, is now tied for eighth...this year’s group is on a pace to get his 88 times, which would only be one shy of the club record set in 2007 (89). AUGUST STARTS WITH A WIN--The Royals opened the fifth month of the season with a comeback win on Saturday after closing out July with a 17-11 ledger, the most wins in a month this year, while gaining 3 1/2 games on the field in the A.L. Central...the Royals opened this year with a 15-7 April, followed by a 14-12 May and then 15-11 June...all told, this marks the first time since 1982 that KC has opened the season with four consecutive winning months. TODAY’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Edinson Volquez (10-5, 3.21) vs. R.A. Dickey (5-10, 4.27) 2015 2014 Career 2015 2014 Career Edinson Volquez vs. Blue Jays 0-0 0-1 0-3 Major League Record 10-5 (3.21 ERA) 13-7 76-64 R.A. Dickey vs. Royals - 0-0 3-3 Major League Record 5-10 (4.27 ERA) 14-13 94-92 EDINSON VOLQUEZ closes this four-game set in Toronto, taking the hill for his team-leading 22nd start of the season, his 207th career assignment and 213th overall outing...he makes his second start of the year and sixth of his career vs. the Jays...he inked a two-year deal on December 29, 2014 with a mutual option for 2017. WORKMAN-LIKE WIN--Edinson battled through 6.0 innings last Monday night in Volquez’s 2015 starts Cleveland, earning his 10th victory of the year, 10-5 over the Tribe...he was charged with DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/9 vs. Chicago W, 4-1 8.0 4 1 1 0 1 5 95-58 4-1 three runs on six hits with five walks and four ...despite being handed a 4-0 lead 4/15 @ Minnesota L, 1-3 7.2 5 3 3 1 1 7 106-77 1-3 4/20 vs. Minnesota W, 7-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 5 99-66 4-1 early, Volky had to pitch out of jams in each of the first three innings, leaving the bases 4/26 @ Chicago L, 3-5 5.2 5 5 1 0 2 6 90-64 3-4 loaded in the second and runners at the corners in the third...the Tribe scored just one run 5/2 vs. Detroit L, 1-2 6.0 5 2 2 0 3 4 102-63 0-2 5/7 vs. Cleveland ND, 7-4 3.0 2 3 3 0 6 3 78-41 4-3 with Volquez on the hill...he did not allow a hit over his final 3.0-plus frames, but was on the 5/12 @ Texas ND, 7-6 5.0 6 4 4 1 3 3 82-48 4-3 5/17 vs. New York W, 6-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 0 5 101-63 6-0 hook for two walks that scored on a Francisco Lindor three-run homer off Joe Blanton in the 5/23 vs. St. Louis W, 3-2 6.0 4 2 2 0 3 1 84-53 3-2 seventh...he recorded his third-straight quality start and team-best 10th of the year, while he 5/29 @ Chicago Cubs ND, 8-4 5.2 6 3 3 1 1 9 109-72 4-3 6/5 vs. Texas L, 0-4 5.1 6 4 4 1 3 6 100-60 0-4 reached double-digit wins for the fourth time in his career. 6/10 @ Minnesota W, 7-2 7.0 6 1 1 0 3 6 115-71 7-1 6/15 @ Milwaukee W, 8-5 5.0 6 2 2 0 2 2 78-48 7-2 KEEP ROLLIN’--Volky has been on a roll as of late, going 6-1 over his last 10 starts, 6/20 vs. Boston W, 7-4 5.1 8 4 4 1 2 0 88-63 6-4 posting a 3.17 ERA (21 ER in 59.2 IP) since June 10...his six wins in that span are tied for 6/26 @ Oakland W, 5-2 7.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 107-66 5-1 7/1 @ Houston ND, 5-6 5.0 8 5 5 2 1 8 91-65 3-5 the most in the A.L., while his ERA is 15th among qualifying A.L. hurlers...since June 20, 7/7 vs. Tampa Bay-2 ND, 7-1 5.0 5 1 1 1 3 5 101-59 1-1 7/12 vs. Toronto ND, 11-10 5.1 5 4 1 0 3 2 104-61 7-3 2014, Edinson is 19-6 with a 2.58 ERA (68 ER in 237.2 IP)...his .760 winning percentage 7/17 @ Chicago-2 L, 0-2 6.1 8 2 2 0 2 3 105-64 0-2 in that time is second in the Majors to Clayton Kershaw (.767), while Volky’s ERA sixth- 7/22 vs. Pittsburgh W, 5-1 7.2 8 1 1 0 1 8 97-71 5-1 7/27 @ Cleveland W, 9-4 6.0 6 3 3 1 5 4 111-68 9-1 best in baseball in that span. 2015 Totals 10-5, 3.21 126.0 114 52 45 9 47 95 2043-1301 64% THE GREAT ESCAPE--Edinson has held opponents to a .181 batting average (21- Career Totals 76-64, 4.30 1168.2 1110 606 559 118 567 1030 - - for-116) with runners in scoring position, the third-lowest in the A.L. among qualifying hurlers...he’s given up just four extra-base hits (all doubles) in those situations for the second-best opponents’ slugging percentage (.216) with RISP in the A.L., trailing only Baltimore’s Wei-Yin Chen (.202). VS. TORONTO---Today marks Volky’s second start against the Jays this year, taking a no-decision in the wild 11-10 win on July 12...in that outing, Edinson worked the first 5.1 innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on five hits...he’s looking for his first victory against Toronto, going 0-3 with a 7.30 ERA in five career outings. ON THE ROAD--Edinson makes his 10th road start this afternoon, entering at 4-3 with a 3.73 ERA (25 ER in 60.1 IP) with opponents hitting .257 against him in their home parks...he’s won four of his last five decisions on the road dating back to June 10, while he’s posted a 3.47 ERA (14 ER in 36.1 IP) in that span...Volquez is 36-31 with a 4.62 ERA in 103 career road outings, which includes 101 starts. Volquez vs. Blue Jays Edinson’s Last Win: Player AVG. AB H HR RBI July 27, 2015 at Cleveland (6.0 IP, 9-4 over Cody Anderson) Jose Bautista .214 14 3 0 3 Edinson’s Last Loss: Ezequiel Carrera .200 5 1 0 0 July 17 at Chicago White Sox (G2) (6.1 IP, 0-2 to John Danks) Chris Colabello .000 1 0 0 0 Edinson’s High: Edwin Encarnacion .167 6 1 1 2 13, September 3, 2008 vs. Pittsburgh (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 6-5 loss to Tyler Yates) Munenori Kawasaki .000 4 0 0 0 Russell Martin .000 3 0 0 0 Edinson’s Last Complete Game: Dioner Navarro 1.000 1 1 0 1 May 23, 2015 vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP, 3-2 over John Lackey) 3rd career Kevin Pillar .000 2 0 0 0 Edinson’s Last 9.0 Inning Complete Game: Ben Revere .000 6 0 0 0 July 10, 2014 @ St. Louis (9.0 IP, 9-1 over Shelby Miller) Justin Smoak .000 5 0 0 0 Edinson’s Only Career Shutout: Troy Tulowitzki .250 12 3 0 4 July 19, 2012 vs. Houston (9.0 IP, 1-0 over Lucas Harrell) Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2015 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays - Sunday, August 2, 2015 Pitching Notes Tuesday’s Starter - Danny Duffy = Danny opens the three-game set in Motown Tuesday night, making his 16th start of the season...he enters at 4-5 with a 4.28 ERA. = Duff allowed a career-high three home runs in a 5-2 loss at Rogers Centre on Thursday night...he pitched 6.0 innings, allowing five runs on six hits with four walks and four strikeouts...the outing snapped his streak of consecutive quality starts at four, which was a career high. = The lefty is coming off a tremendous month of July, where he went 2-1 with a 2.51 ERA (9 ER in 32.1 IP)...among qualifying A.L. hurlers, Duffy ranked ninth in ERA, 11th in opponents’ batting average (.222) during the month. = Since coming off the D.L. on June 24, he’s posted a 2.89 ERA, compared to a 5.87 mark in his eight starts before the injury. = Danny faces the Tigers for the second time this year, earning an 8-1 win at Kauffman Stadium on April 30...he’s 2-6 with a 3.16 ERA in 10 career starts vs. Detroit. = Duffy is 2-3 with a 4.43 ERA in seven road outings this season...he’ll make his 37th career road start and 41st appearance, entering at 15-13 with a 3.55 ERA. 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 103 41-35 - - 4.37 572.0 592 292 278 67 188 388 .268 Relievers 101 21-6 35 49 2.22 345.1 261 93 85 23 113 311 .209 Totals 103 62-41 35 49 3.56 917.1 853 385 363 90 301 699 .247 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 225/307 (73%) Saves/Save Opp: 35/49 (71%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 95/27 (29%)

Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency:38/46 Saves/Save Opp: 9/10 (90%) Last Save: June 28 @ Oak (12th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last 5/29 @ Cubs) August 1 @ Toronto 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 = Wade entered yesterday with a 2-run cushion at 7-5 and was solved for a run when Jose Bautista led off the eighth with a home run...it was the first roundtripper that Davis has allowed since returning to full-time relief duty...he had worked a club record 125.2 innings as a reliever, facing 479 hitters in that span prior to Bautista’s blast. = He recorded his seventh victory of the year by retiring the side in order on Tuesday in Cleveland...he was the pitcher of record when Eric Hosmer hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth...Davis’ 16 wins out of the ‘pen since the start of 2014 are the most in MLB. = Despite allowing a run on Saturday, Davis still leads the Majors with a 0.60 ERA (3 ER in 44.2 IP), among pitchers with at least 40.0 innings. = The Blue Jays are one of only two teams to score off Davis this season, also plating a run in the July 12 game, which the Royals won 11-10. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency:32/46 Saves/Save Opp: 0/4 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 12/5 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/2 vs. Cle July 31 @ Toronto (BS) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Kelvin was saddled with a tough to swallow blown save here on Friday night, entering with runners on first and third in a one-run game and after issuing a walk, he coaxed a double play grounder that knocked in the tying run...he wound up working 2.0 solid frames allowing just a hit with a walk. = He was the winner on July 25 with a scoreless 10th inning at home against Houston...he's allowed just one earned run over his last 13 outings, dating back to July 2, for an 0.61 ERA (1 ER in 14.2 IP) in that span. = He’s holding lefties to a .136 average on the year (11-for-81), sixth among Major League pitchers with at least 70 opponent at-bats by left-handers. = Kelvin hasn’t allowed an earned run against the Blue Jays since July 4, 2012, a streak that spans 10 outings and 9.2 innings. 1st Batter Efficiency:19/26 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 8, 2013 vs. Bos (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/2 2015 Strikeout High: 3 @ CWS on 7/18 July 31 @ Toronto 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Luke delivered a strong 2.0-inning performance here on Friday night, tossing the ninth and 10th innings, allowing just a hit with a strikeout. = He had a scoreless streak from June 19-July 26, working 13.2 innings, allowing just six hits and striking out 14. = He allowed eight earned runs in his first 12 appearances of the year as he began his comeback from Tommy John surgery that cost him the entire 2014 season. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency:26/34 Saves/Save Opp: 23/26 (88%) Last Save: Aug. 1 @ Toronto (136th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/2 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 7/10 vs. Tor August 1 @ Toronto (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Greg worked around a walk and hit yesterday to record his 23rd save of the year, good for a tie for fifth in the A.L....it was his 136th rescue all-time, which ranks ninth among active pitchers. = He struck out the side on July 10 at home vs. Toronto, completing a 3-0 win...it was his first time to fan all three hitters he faced since last September 12 vs. Boston. = Holland has 116 saves since the start of 2013, second in MLB to San Diego’s Craig Kimbrel (128). = Greg has a streak of 8.1 scoreless innings against Toronto dating back to July 3, 2012...over this span he has picked up five saves, struck out nine and allowed three hits. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency:35/45 Saves/Save Opp: 1/3 (33%) Last Save: July 18 @ CWS (53rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/5 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min July 31 @ Toronto +4 4 3 3 0 0 = Ryan had a rough go here on Friday night against the Jays, allowing hits to each of the four men he faced and three of them scored to eventually tie the game...it was the second straight time he’s scuffled against Toronto, allowing four hits and four runs (two earned) in KC’s 11-10 win at Kauffman Stadium on July 12. = He has 37 scoreless appearances this season, including five since the All-Star break...he has not allowed a walk since June 27, spanning 12.0 innings over 14 appearances. = Madson recorded his first save July 18, in Chicago, working a scoreless 14th inning...it was the 53rd all-time and first since September 26, 2011. = Opponents are 5-for-32 (.156) with no extra-base hits when leading off an inning against him. Kris Medlen 1st Batter Efficiency:1/3 Saves/Save Opp: n/a Last Save: April 27, 2012 vs. Pitt. (first career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/1 2015 Strikeout High: 4 vs. Pittsburgh on 7/20 July 30 @ Toronto 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 = Kris saw his first action in a week here on Thursday and pitched out of his own jam, recording a scoreless frame after loading the bases with two walks and a single. = He made his first appearance in a Royals uniform July 20, tossing 3.1 innings out of the ‘pen...he allowed four runs, giving up a two-run homer to Travis Ishikawa and was charged with two runs on Neil Walker’s two-run double in the eighth inning...it was his first outing since September 27, 2013. = Medlen made six rehab starts for Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA), going 1-1 with a 3.56 ERA with five walks and 20 strikeouts in 30.1 innings. = He missed the entire 2014 season after having “Tommy John” surgery during Spring Training...he’s posted a 3.07 ERA (47 ER in 138.0 IP) in 93 career relief appearances. Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:33/44 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/2 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 7/30 @ Cleveland July 31 @ Toronto (L) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 = Franklin incurred his first loss as a Royal here on Friday night, allowing a one-out hit, balking that runner to second and then surrendering the game-ending single to Josh Donaldson...it was just the third earned runs he’s allowed in his last 28 appearances dating back to May 27, spanning 24.1 innings (1.11 ERA). = He’s allowed just one home run in 43.1 innings. = Friday’s 11th inning run was the first he’s allowed in 5.0 career innings in the Rogers Centre with six strikeouts.

Royals vs. Blue Jays 2015 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Cueto 0-0 0 4.50 1 6.0 7 3 2-0 0 3.86 8 21.0 19 9 Davis 1-0 0 6.00 3 3.0 4 2 6-3 0 3.11 20 72.1 63 25 Duffy 1-1 0 3.75 2 12.0 10 5 1-3 0 6.97 5 20.2 23 16 Guthrie ------3-9 0 3.41 22 142.1 138 54 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 4 5.1 3 0 2-1 0 1.88 13 14.1 11 3 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 2 3.0 1 0 4-1 0 2.77 12 48.2 34 15 Holland 0-0 3 0.00 3 3.0 1 0 0-1 5 3.65 13 12.1 9 5 Madson 0-0 0 45.00 3 1.0 8 5 0-1 0 10.50 7 6.0 12 7 Medlen 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 0-1 0 9.00 2 3.0 5 3 Morales 0-1 0 13.50 2 0.2 4 1 0-1 0 1.86 10 9.2 10 2 Ventura 1-0 0 6.43 1 7.0 6 5 1-0 0 3.75 2 12.0 8 5 Volquez 0-0 0 1.69 1 5.1 5 1 0-3 0 7.30 5 24.2 31 20 Young 0-1 0 4.50 1 6.0 5 3 2-1 0 4.98 4 21.2 19 12 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays - Sunday, August 2, 2015 Hitting Notes Drew Butera This Series: Has not played This Trip: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Drew made his 13th start with the Royals Wednesday, going 0-for-3 at the plate...he was acquired from the Angels on May 7 in exchance for INF Ryan Jackson. = Threw out a pair of would-be basestealers on July 17 in Chicago, the fourth time he’s thrown out multiple runners in the same game and first since July 20, 2011. = Butera recorded his first multi-hit game of the season May 14 at Texas...he’s thrown out 33.0 percent of would-be basestealers since debuting for the Twins in 2010... his percentage ranks ninth among active big league catchers who have played at least 250 games in that span. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 4-for-11, 5 runs, 2 2B, 2 HBP, SB This Trip: 6-for-17 (.353), 9 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 2 BB, 2 HBP, SB Hit Streak: 6 g (8-21) = Lorenzo was in the middle of both 3-run rallies yesterday, getting hit by a pitch in the sixth and then doubling in the eighth, scoring each time...the double extended his hitting streak to six games in which he’s batted .381 (8-for-21). = His career-best 68 runs scored are fifth in the A.L., while he’s eighth in hitting at .314 and his 19 thefts rank third. = Lo has been tremendous with two outs this year, leading the league with a .396 average (44-for-111) with two down, while his .460 on-base percentage with two outs is second in the Junior Circuit, behind Mike Trout (.520)...Cain has scored 30 runs after two outs, which are second-most in the A.L. = Cain’s .667 slugging pct. in July was the third base in the A.L., while his .367 average tied Mike Trout for sixth with 22 runs scored in 23 games. = Lo threw out Jason Kipnis at the plate in the first inning Monday night, recording his fifth outfield assist of the season...he's recorded 13 assists since the start of 2014, which are tied for 13th-most in the A.L....he's also second among A.L. outfielders in putouts per 9.0 innings (3.14), which is second to Tampa Bay's Kevin Kiermaier (3.21). = Named A.L. Player of the Week on July 20 after going 7-for-17 (.412) with two doubles, two homers and three RBI in a four-game set at U.S. Cellular Field. Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 0-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Cheslor made the start at third yesterday, his sixth in the Majors, and went 0-for-3...he doubled in a pair of runs in the first inning a week ago today off of Houston’s Dallas Keuchel...Ches was recalled from Omaha (AAA) July 24, marking his second stint in the Majors. = Cuthbert was hitting .272 (86-for-316) with 17 doubles, eight homers and 38 RBI in 84 games for Omaha this season...he became the 14th player from Nicaragua to appear in a MLB game in his debut, while he’s one of three active players from the country along with Tampa Bay’s Erasimo Ramirez and Arizona’s J.C. Ramirez. Jarrod Dyson This Series: 0-for-3 This Trip: 1-for-11 (.091), 3B, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Dyson went hitless here on Thursday night and is now 1-for-11 on this trip...collected his fifth triple of the year Monday, tying him for ninth in the A.L. = Jarrod ranks fourth in the league with 18 steals, which included a league leading 10 in July...over the last three seasons, Dice’s 88 thefts are fourth-most in the A.L. = He collected eight RBI in July after having just four RBI in the first three months of the year...he drove in the go-ahead runs July 21-22 in wins over the Pirates...hit his first inside-the-park homer July 8 off Chris Archer, the first by a Royal since September 8, 2014. = Batting .327 this year (16-for-49) with a double, two triples and a home run (.490 slugging pct.) with two outs. Alcides Escobar This Series: 3-for-14, run, RBI This Trip: 4-for-27 (.148), 2 runs, 2B, RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (3-10) = Esky was 1-for-5 with a single yesterday, but also reached on an error which ignited the 3-run sixth inning. = Alcides hit .347 (26-for-75) with three doubles and 14 runs scored over the first 18 games of July. = Despite recent dry spell, he’s still hitting .326 (28-for-86) leading off the game this year, which includes a pair of leadoff homers, most recently on May 29 at Wrigley Field off Jake Arrieta. = Collected his first walk-off hit of the season in the 10th inning on July 25, beating Houston, 2-1...it was the third walk-off hit of his career and first since July 24, 2013...his 36 RBI this season are tied for fifth among A.L. leadoff hitters...batting .325 (27-for-83) with runners in scoring position. = He has played the second-most games at shortstop (568) since the start of 2012, trailing only Chicago’s Alexei Ramirez (572)...his total ranks sixth among players at all positions...he started all 162 contests in 2014, the first shortstop to do this since Jimmy Rollins in 2007. Eric Hosmer This Series: 5-for-12, 4 runs, 3 RBI, BB This Trip: 13-for-25 (.520), 8 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI Hit Streak: 14 g (28-56) = Eric was once again in the middle of KC’s offensive activity yesterday, going 2-for-4 with a 2-run single in the sixth and then RBI single in the eighth that tied the game...he has now hit in a 2015 team best 14 consecutive games at a .500 clip (26-for-56) with three doubles, two triples, three homers, 12 runs scored and 13 RBI. = Since the start of last season, Hosmer has three hitting streaks of 12 games or longer, hitting safely in a career-best 16-straight games, June 30-July 20, 2014. = Hoz led the American League in hitting during July with a .385 mark (40-for-104)...his 39 hits were the second-most he’s ever had in one month, behind his 40 in August of 2013...he’s a career .323 hitter (157-for-486) with 32 doubles, three triples, 14 homers and 64 RBI in July games. = He’s fifth in the league with a .318 average, while he’s sixth in hits (121) and tied for seventh in on-base percentage (.376). = Eric is 11-for-24 (.458) vs. the Jays this season, while he’s a career .338 hitter (45-for-133) against Toronto with eight doubles, three homers and 22 RBI in 32 games. = Ranks fifth in the A.L., hitting .345 (48-for-139) with two outs...his 48 two-out hits are second in the league, behind Prince Fielder (56). = Hosmer ranks seventh in the A.L. with 35 multi-hit games...since the start of 2013, his 132 games with two hits or more rank tied for 10th in the Majors...he’s also tied for 19th in the A.L. with 90 doubles since the start of 2013...leads the Junior Circuit, batting .326 (148-for-154) from the seventh inning on over the last 3 years. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Hoz has committed just two errors in 879 chances...his .998 fielding pct. ranks second among A.L. first basemen. Omar Infante This Series: 1-for-11, run This Trip: 5-for-21 (.238), 2 runs, 3B, HR, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Omar went 0-for-4 yesterday...he hit his first home run of 2015 on Monday in Clevelanbd, snapping a streak of 480 regular-season at-bats without going deep, which dated back to August 13 of last season (he did homer in Game #2 of last year’s World Series). = Infante has 20 doubles this year, which rank sixth among the league’s second basemen...he’s one double shy of matching his total from last season (21), while he needs two more to reach 250 two-base hits for his career...he’s also recorded 28 triples since the start of 2010, the most by an MLB second sacker. Kendrys Morales This Series: 4-for-12, run, 2 2B, 5 RBI, SF This Trip: 7-for-23 (.304), 2 runs, 3 2B, 8 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, SF Hit Streak: 3 g (4-12) = Kendrys went 2-for-4 yesterday featuring his 73rd RBI of the year, good for a second place tie in the A.L. with Mark Teixeira, two behind the Jays’ Josh Donaldson... Kendrys 21 multi-RBI contests are the most by a Royal since Salvador Perez had 22 of them during the 2013 season. = Morales leads the Major Leagues with 37 two-out RBI, one ahead of Giants catcher Buster Posey (36)...Kendrys is batting .324 (47-for-144) with two outs, which ranks eighth in the A.L., while his 47 two-out hits are third in the league, behind Prince Fielder (56) and teammate Eric Hosmer (48). = He also recorded his team-leading 28th double of the year here on Friday night, ranking him tied for third in the A.L. = He had a season-best 11-game hitting streak, June 17-28...batted .315 during the month of April, his highest average in a month since May of 2013 (.343). Mike Moustakas This Series: 0-for-9, HBP This Trip: 2-for-22 (.091), run, HPB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Moose was hit by a pitch as a pinch hitter in the ninth yesterday, his 11th plunking of the year which is good for a third place tie in the A.L....he has scuffled to a 2-for-22 start to this road trip, including 0-for-his-last-10. = He’s still batting .301 (69-for-229) against right-handed pitching, which is 11th in the A.L...however, he’s hitting just .163 (7-for-43) against righties since the break. = Mike is batting .288 on the road, compared to .277 at home. = He has been named the Royals Majestic Player of the Month twice (April, June)...he hit .299 (29-for-97) with five doubles, two homers and 15 RBI last month, the most he’s ever recorded in a single month in his career...he also hit .356 in April, his highest batting average in a single month. Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-10, RBI, SF This Trip: 2-for-17 (.118), 2 RBI, 2 SF Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Salvy knocked home what proved to be the deciding tally yesterday with his eighth inning sacrifice fly, finishing the day 0-for-3 with an RBI. = Perez has collected 23 two-out RBI are tied with three others for eighth in the A.L...he’s batting .367 (18-for-49) this season with runners in scoring position and two outs...he’s hit seven of his team-leading 15 home runs from the seventh inning on, while seven of his home runs have also come with two outs. = He’s a career .319 hitter (18-for-58) with two doubles, a triple, two homers and seven RBI in 16 games at Rogers Centre. = Among A.L. catchers, he’s second in home runs (15), first in hits (85), tied for second in doubles (15), fourth in RBI (43) and fourth in runs scored (30). = He threw out Jason Kipnis at second base in the first inning Tuesday night, giving him 19 would-be basestealers caught, which is tied for the A.L. lead...he’s gunned down 65 runners trying to steal since the start of 2013, which ranks second in the Majors, behind only Russell Martin (76). Alex Rios This Series: 1-for-8 This Trip: 1-for-18 (.056), RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Alex was 0-for-4 here yesterday...he hit .297 (27-for-91) with six doubles and a homer in the month of July...he batted just .189 with two doubles in June. = A former Blue Jay, Rios is a career .289 hitter (457-for-1582) with 106 doubles, 21 triples and 54 home runs here at Rogers Centre...his 54 home runs here are more than he’s hit in any other ballpark...became the first Royal in two years to steal home July 20 vs. Pittsburgh...his 251 career stolen bases rank 13th among active Major Leaguers. = Missed seven weeks of action after being hit by pitch on the left wrist in April, before returning May 31. Ben Zobrist This Series: 4-for-12, 3 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI This Trip: 4-for-12 (.333), 3 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (4-8) = Ben made a huge impact yesterday, hitting his first two home runs as a Royal, putting KC on the board in the first from the right side and then tying the game at 5-5 in the eighth with a blast from the left side...it was his fifth career multi-homer game, second from both sides (April 13, 2014 at Cincinnati) and the seventh time by a Royal, first since Wilson Betemit on June 10, 2010 at Minnesota. = Ben was traded to KC from Oakland on Tuesday for for minor league pitchers Aaron Brooks and Sean Manaea...he’s been hot as of late, batting .321 (43-for-134) over his last 39 games, which included going 6-for-11 in San Francisco last weekend. = He’s tied for seventh in the American League with 16 go-ahead RBI this season, while five of his eight home runs have given his club the lead...he’s started games at second base (33), left field (27) and right field (2) this season, while over the course of his Major League career he’s played every position other than pitcher or catcher. = Spent his first nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, leaving as the franchise’s all-time leader in doubles (229) and walks (542). Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays - Sunday, August 2, 2015 This & That DIVISIONAL WORK--Yesterday’s win upped KC’s mark against the A.L. East to 10-9 with today’s series finale pending...Kansas City’s next work vs. this division will commence the Royals play 11 straight vs. Boston (4), Baltimore (4) and at Tampa Bay (3) from August 20-30...the Royals have gone 26-16 within the American League Central for a .619 winning pct., the best intradivisional mark in the league, while KC has a 15-10 ledger against the West and has gone 11-6 against foes from the National League...the only remaining work vs. the Senior Circuit will be a 2-game stop in Cincinnati and then a make-up game in Wrigley Field in September. TWO OUTS? NO SWEAT--The Royals continue to lead the Majors with a .281 team batting average in two-out situations, while also ranking first in the A.L. in two- out slugging pct. (.427) and ranks second in runs (186)...Lorenzo Cain leads all A.L. hitters with a .396 two-out batting average, while Eric Hosmer is now fifth at .345 and Kendrys Morales ninth with a .324 mark...Hosmer (48), Morales (47) and Cain (44) rank second thru fourth, respectively in two-out hits, while Kendrys is first in two-out RBI (37), first in doubles (12) and tied for second in two-out extra-base hits (19). LONGEST DROUGHT AVERTED--The Royals snapped a 3-game slide with Saturday’s win thus preventing the first 4-game losing streak June 29-July 2, which capped the second 4-game slide of the year and has been the longest of 2015...Kansas City peaked at 23 games over .500 after its win on Tuesday night in Cleveland, the most the club has been above break even since September 30, 1989...KC’s current 8-game advantage in the A.L. Central is the largest current lead in the Majors, three games clear of the Yankees’ edge over Baltimore in the A.L. East. FSKC ADDS FINAL TELECAST--The only game on the 2015 slate that wasn’t scheduled for some form of television has been picked up by our partners at FOX Sports Kansas City with the announcement that Thursday, August 27 vs. the Baltimore Orioles will be shown...with that addition, FSKC will have 151 games on their schedule this year, while the remaining 11 games will have been shown on FOX, FS 1 or ESPN, a franchise first of having all 162 televised. TRIP CONCLUDES IN DETROIT-- This 11-day, 10-game excursion will conclude with a 3-game stop in the Motor City starting Tuesday after the club enjoys its first off day since the All-Star break tomorrow...the Royals are 4-3 against the Tigers this year, including a 2-1 stop in Comerica Park in early-May. DAVIS DINGER STREAK HALTED--Relief ace Wade Davis, who worked in his first career All-Star Game with a scoreless inning on July 24, was solved for his first home run as a Royals’ reliever when Jose Bautista took him deep to open yesterday’s eighth inning...it snapped a streak of 125.2 consecutive innings without allowing a homer since moving into the bullpen role on September 4, 2013...he faced 479 hitters before giving up his first relief blast since going to the pen...prior to yesterday, his last dinger allowed was in his last start on August 24, 2013...Davis has now allowed three runs in 44.2 innings in 2015 for a miniscule 0.60 ERA...he has 16 wins since the start of 2014, making him the winningest reliever in the Major Leagues over the last two seasons...since the dawn of the 2014 season, Wade has a 16-3 record with 12 rescues and a 0.85 ERA (11 earned runs in 116.2 innings) and limiting opponents to a .150 average (61-for-407)...since June 27 of last year, Wade has been even better, going 11-1 with 12 saves, a 0.65 ERA (6 ER in 83.0 IP). PEN STILL #1--Despite the Jose Bautista home run off of Wade Davis yesterday, the KC pen still sits atop the Majors with a 2.22 ERA...Kansas City has a 21-6 record out of the pen, easily the best winning pct. in the Majors at .778 and the most wins in the American League. SERIES WORK--If the Royals can win this afternoon they can gain a split of this 4-game visit...Kansas City is 6-1 in its last seven series, the lone ‘series’ loss the one-game stop in St. Louis on July 23...over a longer stretch, KC has gone 8-2 with a split in its last 11 sets contested...on the year, the Royals have gone 21-9 with four splits in the 34 series played. BUSY STRETCH ROLLS ON--Today concludes a busy post-break stretch of 18 games in 17 days, with KC currently 10-7 to this point...tomorrow is Kansas City’s first off day since the break...the Royals still have one make-up on their agenda, returning to Chicago on Monday, September 28, for a one-night affair in Wrigley Field to thanks to a May 30 storm on the north side...fortunately, KC was already heading to Chi-town for a visit that starts the next night on the south side of town. NOT A BAD YEAR’S WORTH--Dating back to July 27 of last year, the Royals have played at a 34-game over .500 pace with a 98-64 mark in their last 162 contests, six more wins than any other American League club in that span and three fewer than the St. Louis Cardinals...today marks the 84th day that Kansas City has either shared or stood alone atop the A.L. Central in 2015 well ahead of the 33 such days during the 2014 campaign. NED A ROYAL RECORD HOLDER--The 16th full-time manager in Royals’ history, Ned Yost, became the winningest skipper in franchise annals with #411 on June 18 vs. Milwaukee, passing Royals’ Hall of Famer, Whitey Herzog, who won 410 games from 1975-79, while Ned is now 435-443...Yost passed the late Dick Howser for the #2 spot on June 8 in Minnesota...since the All-Star break of 2013, Ned has guided the Royals to the best record in the American League at 194-141 for a .579 winning pct...also the all-time leader in games managed in Kansas City with 876, this is Ned’s second stint as a big league manager after nearly six years at the helm for Milwaukee (2003-2008), compiling a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Yost’s 892 total wins as a big league manager rank sixth among active skippers and 69th all time, only two shy of Toronto’s Cito Gaston for 68th, while Ned’s 1,837 games managed are tied with Paul Richards for 63rd on the all-time list.

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Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera .333 3 1 0 0 .143 35 5 0 1 .194 366 71 6 36 - - - - - .222 9 2 0 0 Cain .400 20 8 0 1 .341 44 15 1 8 .285 831 237 12 87 .167 6 1 0 0 .350 20 7 1 2 Cuthbert .000 3 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 ------Dyson .000 9 0 0 0 .264 53 14 0 1 .244 483 118 0 23 .333 6 2 0 0 .250 24 6 0 3 Escobar .259 27 7 0 3 .250 132 33 0 10 .263 1753 461 12 151 .333 15 5 0 2 .196 56 11 0 3 Hosmer .458 24 11 0 5 .338 133 45 3 22 .284 1330 378 38 177 .500 6 3 0 1 .259 58 15 1 3 Infante .217 23 5 0 1 .283 145 41 2 19 .278 2616 726 52 279 .500 34 17 2 6 .105 19 2 1 5 Morales .250 24 6 1 9 .295 176 52 5 24 .267 1500 400 59 220 .278 18 5 1 3 .333 24 8 1 9 Moustakas .100 20 2 0 0 .250 88 22 2 10 .242 1155 280 35 118 .000 7 0 0 0 .180 50 9 1 3 Perez .222 18 4 1 2 .295 88 26 4 13 .273 993 271 34 126 .333 9 3 1 1 .429 35 15 1 10 Rios .263 19 5 0 1 .278 151 42 7 19 .268 3230 865 71 368 .238 21 5 2 5 .372 43 16 0 6 Zobrist .261 23 6 2 4 .268 459 123 18 59 .276 2148 593 65 297 .162 37 6 1 1 .250 32 8 1 2

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starting Pitchers Breakdown Blanton 2-2 - - - 2-2 Cueto 0-1 - - - 0-1 Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Duffy 7-5 1-0 1-1 - 9-6 Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Guthrie 10-5 - 2-3 - 12-8 Joe Blanton 4 18 4.5 2-2 1 Pino 0-1 - - - 0-1 Johnny Cueto 1 6 6.0 0-1 1 Vargas 6-2 - 1-0 - 7-2 Danny Duffy 15 61 4.2 9-6 6 Jeremy Guthrie 20 82 4.1 12-8 7 Ventura 9-9 - 1-0 - 7-9 Yohan Pino 1 3 3.0 0-1 0 Volquez 15-6 - - - 15-6 Jason Vargas 9 37 4.1 7-2 4 Young 8-4 - 2-2 - 10-6 Yordano Ventura 16 68 4.3 7-9 5 Total 53-35 1-0 7-6 - 61-41 Edinson Volquez 21 111 5.3 15-6 11 Chris Young 16 61 3.8 10-6 6 Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Totals 103 447 4.3 62-41 41 Starts 88 1 13 - 102 CS/ATT 19-64 0-2 3-7 - 22-73 Pct. 29.7 0.0 42.9 - 30.1 ERA 3.34 1.50 5.27 4.50 3.56 ER/IP 290/780.1 2/12.0 72/123.0 1/2.0 363/917.1 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 4 (July 29 @ Cleveland) Pickoff & CS: 6 (July 5 vs. Minnesota)

Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record LHP-Tim Collins 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 June 5 103 62-41 LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July 15 67 39-28 OF-Alex Gordon 15-day left groin strain July 9 July 24 21 13-8 LHP-Jason Vargas 15-day ulnar collateral ligment tear July 22 August 6 11 6-5 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays - Sunday, August 2, 2015 2015 Royals Home Run Breakdown

vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB’s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera ------8/14/14 @ ATL A. Harang 95 Cain 11 5 6 6 5 4 7 - - 3 4 4 1 5 6 3 2 - - 8-3 7/26/15 HOU D. Keuchel 19 Cuthbert ------22 Dyson 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1-0 7/8/15 TB C. Archer 40 Escobar 2 - 2 - 2 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 1 1 - - - 2-0 5/29/15 @ CHC J. Arrieta 242 Hosmer 11 3 8 6 5 4 3 4 - 3 4 4 2 5 - 3 4 2 2 9-2 7/28/15 @ CLE T. Bauer 16 Infante 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 7/27/15 @ CLE C. Anderson 20 Morales 12 2 10 6 6 3 6 3 - 2 4 6 1 4 2 1 - 4 4 8-3 7/20/15 PIT A. Burnett 44 Moustakas 10 3 7 4 6 7 2 1 - 4 4 2 1 5 - 1 1 2 6 8-2 7/22/15 PIT C. Morton 33 Perez 15 4 11 7 8 10 4 1 - 5 3 7 1 2 9 6 - - - 11-4 7/10/15 TOR R. Tepera 56 Rios 2 - 2 1 1 1 - 1 - - - 2 - - 1 1 - - - 2-0 7/17/15 @ CWS J. Samardzija 55 Zobrist 8 1 7 2 6 3 3 1 1 4 3 - 1 5 1 - - 1 6 5-2 8/1/15 @ TOR M. Lowe 0

Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, ninth inning) - Franchise total: 118 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alcides Escobar (5/29/15 @ Chicago Cubs) - Franchise total: 89 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) - Franchise total: 7 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Daniel Nava, Boston (9/14/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, , 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Francisco Lindor and Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Texas Rangers (5/13/15 @ Globe Life Park, Yordano Ventura pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th 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: Giovany Urshela, Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie 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; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching)

2015 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera 1 - - - - 1 ------0 g 3 (6/21-7/5) - - Cain 16 11 - - - 27 9 2 - 1 - 12 5 13 14 6 - - 6 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 11 - Cuthbert 1 - - - - 1 2 - - - - 2 - - 2 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (7/8-26) 1 - Dyson 5 2 - - - 7 3 - - - - 3 1 3 6 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (6/22-30) 6 2 Escobar 23 8 1 - - 32 5 3 1 - - 9 2 5 11 5 - - 2 g 10 gm (7/3-7/12) 13 2 Hosmer 26 8 1 - - 35 8 3 2 - - 13 5 17 21 4 2 - 14 g 14 gm (7/18-pres.) 18 4 Infante 7 6 - - - 13 5 1 - - - 6 1 9 16 6 - - 0 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 12 1 Morales 19 6 - - - 25 14 6 - 1 - 21 4 15 37 5 1 - 3 g 11 gm (6/17-28) 4 - Moustakas 20 6 2 - - 28 5 2 - - - 7 3 16 11 5 - - 0 g 9 gm (6/15-26) 9 3 Perez 20 3 - - - 23 6 1 - - - 7 3 6 23 4 - - 0 g 10 gm (5/12-24) 1 - Rios 13 3 - - - 16 2 1 - - - 3 3 3 10 3 - - 0 g 6 gm (2x) 2 - Zobrist 14 5 - - - 19 7 2 1 - - 10 2 16 6 1 - - 2 g 5 gm (6/21-26) 7 -

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No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Bret Saberhagen, 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 Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (4th inning) in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: 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 April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Angel Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): , September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: (Blue Jays 3-2) Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Alcides Escobar, June 24, 2015 @ Seattle (4th) September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 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: Kendrys Morales, May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis July 25, 2015 vs. Houston (2-1 in 10 innings) Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 Royals Six-RBI Game: Royals Bat Around: vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore July 12, 2015 vs. Toronto (1st inning, 6 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 12 times in 2015 -- May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Royals Position Player Pitching: April 6-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: , April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Opponent Position Player Pitching: June 26-28, 2015 @ Oakland Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: , July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) Royals Pitcher Homered: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: James Shields, July 7, 2014 @ Tampa Bay (10) Royals Pitcher With a Hit: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Chris Young (2), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland Royals Pitcher With a RBI: June 29-July 1, 2015 @ Houston (Royals 3-0) Chris Young (3), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles Angels July 10, 2015 vs. Toronto (3-0); Duffy (6.0 IP), Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: Herrera (1.0 IP), Davis (1.0 IP), Holland (1.0 IP) September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 8-4 ROYALS 1 7/31/15 @ TOR Hosmer 23 7/7/15 vs. TB-1 1st - 2 39 Tuesday 11-4 Pitchers 13 7/19/15 @ CWS Infante 11 7/21/15 vs. PIT 2nd - 15 53 Wednesday 8-8 Butera 3 7/17/15 @ CWS (1st) Morales 7 9/25/14 @ TOR 3rd - 11 53 Thursday 7-5 Cain 1 7/31/15 @ TOR Moustakas 3 7/29/15 @ CLE 4th - 11 58 Friday 10-8 Cuthbert 3 7/9/15 vs. TB Perez 3 7/28/15 @ CLE 5th - 16 81 Dyson 66 9/1/14 vs. TEX Rios 13 7/18/15 @ CWS 6th - 13 49 Saturday 8-7 Escobar 23 7/7/15 vs. TB-1 Zobrist 34 6/19/15 vs. LAA 7th - 9 38 Sunday 10-5 8th - 2 25 Multi-Run Innings for Royals 9th - 3 30 # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 50 July 31 @ Toronto - (6th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 36 August 1 @ Toronto - (8th, 4 hits) 4 runs - 9 July 26 vs. Houston (1st, 5 hits) 5 runs - 5 July 8 vs. Tampa Bay - (5th, 5 hits) 6 runs - 4 July 12 vs. Toronto - (1st, 6 hits) 7 runs - 1 June 24 @ Seattle - (4th, 6 hits) Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays - Sunday, August 2, 2015

2015 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract 6/9 LHP-Danny Duffy Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 6/11 C-Erik Kratz Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from disabled list 3/26 RHP-Jandel Gustave Claimed on waivers by San Diego Designated for assignment 4/3 RHP-Louis Coleman Sent outright to Omaha 6/13 LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain) 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) LHP- Recalled from Omaha RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 6/19 RHP-Yordano Ventura Placed on 15-day D.L. (ulnar neuritis) LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha RHP-Ryan Madson Contract selected from Omaha RHP-Kris Medlen Sent on rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas LHP-Franklin Morales Contract selected from Omaha 6/20 RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha 4/14 OF-Alex Rios Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand) RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha 4/15 OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas 6/22 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 4/17 OF-Reymond Fuentes Recalled from Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 6/23 LHP-Danny Duffy Returned from rehab assignment, activated from D.L. 4/18 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L. (right pectoral strain) RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha 6/26 RHP-Yordano Ventura Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha 6/29 RHP-Kris Medlen Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha 7/3 INF-Dusty Coleman Contract selected from Omaha 4/24 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Northwest Arkansas INF-Christian Colon Optioned to Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha 7/6 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha 4/26 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha (26th man) RHP-Jason Frasor Designated for assignment RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List 5/1 INF-Alcides Escobar Placed on 7-day D.L. (concussion), retro to April 30 OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha 7/7 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha as 26th man 5/5 RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha (postgame) LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha 5/6 RHP-Greg Holland Activated from 15-day D.L. 7/9 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha C-Erik Kratz Placed on 15-day D.L. (left foot plantar fasciitis), retro to May 4 RHP-Yordano Ventura Returned from rehab assignment, activated from D.L. C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 15-day D.L. (left groin strain) 5/7 RHP-Luke Hochevar Activated from 15-day D.L. LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 7/10 INF-Mike Moustakas Reinstated from Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List C-Drew Butera Acquired from Los Angeles Angels in exchange for INF Ryan Jackson INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha LHP-Tim Collins Transferred to 60-day D.L. 7/17 LHP-John Lamb Recalled from Omaha as 26th man C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 7/18 LHP-John Lamb Optioned to Omaha 5/8 INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on the Bereavement/Family Emergency List 7/19 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha INF-Alcides Escobar Activated from 7-day D.L. RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain), retro to May 6 7/20 RHP-Kris Medlen Reinstated from 60-day D.L. RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha 5/11 INF-Mike Moustakas Activated from Bereavement/Family Emergency List 7/21 LHP-Jason Vargas Reinstated from 15-day D.L. INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha RHP-Yordano Ventura Optioned to Omaha 5/12 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha 7/22 LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (UCL tear) RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha RHP-Yordano Ventura Recalled from Omaha 5/15 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 7/24 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha 5/16 LHP-Brian Flynn Recalled from Omaha; placed on 60-day D.L. (left latissimus dorsi tear) INF-Dusty Coleman Optioned to Omaha RHP-Joe Blanton Contract selected from Omaha 7/26 RHP-Johnny Cueto Acquired from Cincinnati in exchange for LHP-Brandon Finnegan, 5/21 C-Erik Kratz Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha LHP-John Lamb and LHP-Cody Reed 5/25 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L. (left biceps tendinitis), retro to May 17 7/28 INF-Ben Zobrist Acquired from Oakland in exchange for RHP-Aaron Brooks, LHP-Sean Manaea LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha RHP-Joe Blanton Designated for assignment OF-Alex Rios Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 7/29 RHP-Joe Blanton Traded to Pittsburgh for cash considerations LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 7/30 OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha 5/26 LHP-Jason Vargas Activated from 15-day D.L. 5/30 OF-Alex Rios Returned from rehab assignment, activated from 15-day D.L. OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 75 35 38 42 54 64 51 55 23 4 - - 2 - - 447 Opponents 35 59 48 44 62 46 37 28 23 - 2 - - - - 372 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 15 12 12 6 5 6 2 1 2 - 1 - - - - Opponents 9 9 5 9 3 1 2 - - - 2 - 1 - - The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Dyson (0-1), Escobar (51-36), Gordon (4-3), Orlando (1-1) P: Blanton (2-2), Cueto (0-1), Duffy (9-6), Guthrie (12-8), Pino (0-1), Vargas (7-2), 2nd: Cain (3-4), Gordon (3-0), Hosmer (1-1), Infante (0-1), Moustakas (54-35), Ventura (7-9), Volquez (15-6), Young (10-6) Zobrist (1-0) C: Butera (7-6), Kratz (1-0), Perez (54-35) 3rd: Cain (49-35), Hosmer (5-2), Morales (8-3), Rios (0-1) 1B: Hosmer (60-36), Morales (2-5) 4th: Hosmer (55-33), Morales (6-8), Perez (1-0) 2B: Colon (3-3), Infante (59-38) 5th: Gordon (5-3), Morales (44-28), Perez (11-8), Rios (2-2) 3B: Coleman (0-1), Colon (2-4), Cuthbert (6-0), Moustakas (54-36) 6th: Gordon (33-26), Infante (8-4), Orlando (1-0), Perez (16-6), Rios (4-3), Zobrist (0-2) SS: Colon (5-5), Escobar (57-36) 7th: Colon (1-1), Cuthbert (1-0), Infante (16-8), Kratz (1-0), Orlando (4-4), LF: Dyson (9-2), Gordon (45-32), Orlando (7-5), Zobrist (1-2) Perez (19-19), Rios (19-9) CF: Cain (52-36), Dyson (9-5), Orlando (1-0) 8th: Butera (2-2), Colon (3-4), Cuthbert (4-0), Dyson (5-3), Infante (18-15), RF: Dyson (10-6), Orlando (16-14), Rios (36-21) Orlando (10-8), Perez (8-3), Rios (13-6) DH: Cain (0-2), Hosmer (1-0), Morales (57-34), Perez (1-1) 9th: Butera (5-4), Coleman (0-1), Colon (6-7), Cuthbert (1-0), Dyson (22-9), Infante (18-10), Orlando (7-6), Pitchers (3-4) Minor League Report (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) (A-Advanced) Pacific Coast League Texas League Carolina League American Conference, Northern Division North Division (First Half Division Champs) Northern Division (First Half Division Champs) (61-47) (13-22 Second Half, 53-52 Overall) (14-22 Second Half, 52-54 overall)

R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Nashville (A’s) 9 14 2 12 Springfield (Cardinals) 5 14 0 10 Carolina (Braves) 3 6 0 4 Omaha 4 8 3 8 NW Arkansas 6 11 2 5 Wilmington 1 6 1 8

LP: Chris Dwyer (2-2) WP: Kevin McCarthy (1-0) LP: Jake Junis (4-8) HR: None HR: Parker Morin (#3), Lane Adams (#8) HR: None

Omaha opened its homestand with a 9-4 loss to Nashville Parker Morin capped a 3-hit night with a 2-run walk- The Blue Rocks dropped their second straight to and Barry Zito...Chris Dwyer allowed 3 runs on 6 hits over off triple to stake the Naturals to a 6-5 come-from-behind Carolina, this time by a 3-1 count...Jake Junis worked 7.0 3.1 innings to have his record even out at 2-2...Brett Eibner win over Springfield...Morin also homered and singled in innings allowing 3 runs on 7 hits with a walk and 5 K’s, but was 2-for-4 with an RBI to up his season mark to .307, while the game, while Lane Adams hit his eighth homer...Kevin absorbed his eighth loss...Humberto Arteaga led the offense Whit Merrifield and Angel Franco each contributed a pair of McCarthy worked 3.0 innings to get the win...Christian with 3 hits. hits. Binford was the starter, going 6.0 frames allowing 10 hits and 4 runs (3 earned) with 2 walks and a strikeout.

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 (14-18 Second Half, 45-57 Overall) (17-26) (18-20) (24-9)

(11 innings) R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Idaho Falls 9 12 0 6 Burlington 5 7 4 4 AZ Royals 3 3 3 3 Lexington 2 8 0 7 Ogden (Dodgers) 8 13 2 10 Elizabethton (Twins) 12 12 1 6 AZ Giants 13 17 3 8 Greenville (Red Sox) 6 12 2 10 WP: Tripp Davis (3-2) LP: Julio Pinto (1-2) LP: Gerson Garabito (2-1) LP: Foster Griffin (0-5) HR: Logan Nottebrok (#1) HR: None HR: None HR: None Brawlun Gomez (#6) Burlington fell to 1-1 on this visit to Surprise returned to work after an off The Legends fell to 1-2 in the series with Idaho Falls recorded its second straight Elizabethton with a 12-5 thumping last day to absorbed a 13-3 loss at the Giants... Greenville, dropping a 6-2 road affair...Foster last at-bat, 9-8, win over Ogden, this time at night...Julio Pinto took the loss giving up Gerson Garabito didn’t get out of the first Griffin absorbed the loss, working 5.0 innings Ogden with Jackson Flores snapping an 8-8 5 runs (3 earned) on 4 hits over just 2.0 inning allowing 7 runs (5 earned) on 5 hits allowing 2 runs on 7 hits with 2 walks and 6 tie with an RBI single...he made a winner innings...Brian Bien was 2-for-4 with a and 2 walks in 0.2 of an inning...Taylor K’s...Wander Franco was 3-for-4 with a double, out of Tripp Davis, who worked 2.0 shutout double and RBI, and Austin Bailey was Ostrich tripled and scored. while Luis Valenzuela and Alexis Rivera each innings of relief...Logan Nottebrok was 3-for- 2-for-4 with a double to up his average to had 2 hits. 5 with a triple, his first homer and 2 RBI. .309. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays - Sunday, August 2, 2015 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 Twice, last: May 15 vs. NY Yankees 14 May 25 @ NY Yankees Most runs, extra-inning game 7 Twice, last: July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 7 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Most hits, game 18 April 28 @ Cleveland 18 July 29 @ Cleveland Most hits, extra-inning game 17 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 15 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Fewest hits, game 3 June 5 vs. Texas 1 June 9 @ Minnesota Most runs, inning 7 June 24 @ Seattle (4th) 8 Twice, last: July 12 vs. Toronto (6th) Most hits, inning 6 Thrice, thrice: June 24 @ Seattle (4th) 7 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1st) Most doubles, game 5 May 15 vs. NY Yankees 8 June 21 vs. Boston (matches franchise record) Most doubles, extra-inning game 5 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 3 Twice, last: July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) Most triples, game 2 5 times, last: July 28 @ Cleveland 2 4 times, last: July 2 vs. Minnesota Most triples, extra-inning game 1 Twice, last: May 12 @ Texas - - Most home runs, game 3 May 29 @ Chicago Cubs 5 May 25 @ NY Yankees Most home runs, extra-inning game 3 May 12 @ Texas 1 May 12 @ Texas Most home runs, inning 2 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th) 3 Twice, last: July 29 @ Cleveland (6th) Most extra-base hits, game 7 May 15 vs. NY Yankees 13 June 21 vs. Boston (sets KC franchise record) Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 8 May 12 @ Texas 4 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox Most steals, game 4 Twice, last: July 20 vs. Pittsburgh 6 July 28 @ Cleveland Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 24 @ Chicago White Sox 2 4 times, last: July 17 @ Chicago (2nd game) Most sacrifice flies, game 2 4 times, last: June 17 vs. Milwaukee 2 Twice, last: June 28 @ Oakland Most sacrifices, game 2 4 times, last: July 11 vs. Toronto 3 July 2 vs. Minnesota Most strikeouts, game 13 April 26 @ Chicago White Sox 15 May 29 @ Chicago Cubs Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 11 May 31 @ Chicago Cubs 14 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most walks, game 5 4 times, last: June 17 vs. Milwaukee 8 May 11 @ Texas Most walks, extra-inning game 6 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 6 May 10 @ Detroit Most left on base, game 11 May 7 vs. Cleveland 13 May 22 vs. St. Louis Most left on base, extra-inning game 15 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox 12 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox Fewest left on base, game 3 7 times, last: July 28 @ Cleveland 2 Twice, last: June 22 @ Seattle Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 2 July 31 @ Toronto (11 innings) 5 July 3 vs. Minnesota Most double plays turned 5 June 19 vs. Boston 4 Twice, last: July 19 @ Chicago White Sox Most errors, game 4 July 12 vs. Toronto 3 4 times, last: July 12 vs. Toronto Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 4 times, last: Hosmer (July 10 vs. Toronto) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 6 times, last: Escobar and Cain (July 18 @ Chicago White Sox) Must runs, game 4 Morales (April 28 @ Cleveland) Most doubles, game 2 6 times, last: Hosmer (July 29 @ Cleveland) Most triples, game 2 Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels) Most home runs, game 2 Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) & Zobrist (August 1 @ Toronto) Most RBI, game 5 Cain (May 15 vs. NY Yankees), Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Morales (April 23 @ Chicago), Hosmer (May 12 @ Texas), Moustakas (July 18 @ Chicago) Most total bases, game 10 Zobrist (August 1 @ Toronto) Most total bases, extra-inning game 8 Gordon (May 12 @ Texas) Most walks, game 3 Morales (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox), Hosmer (April 21 vs. Minnesota), Moustakas (June 15 @ Milwaukee) Most stolen bases, game 3 Dyson (April 27 @ Cleveland); Cain (June 20 vs. Boston) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 14 Hosmer (July 18 - present) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 Volquez (April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox); Duffy (July 19 @ Chicago White Sox) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.2 Pino (April 18 vs. Oakland) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Young (May 1 vs. Detroit), Volquez (May 29 @ Chicago Cubs) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Pino (May 11 @ Texas), Blanton (July 21 vs. Pittsburgh) Most walks, starter 6 Guthrie (April 22 vs. Minnesota), Volquez (May 7 vs. Cleveland), Duffy (May 11 @ Texas) Most walks, reliever 3 Finnegan (May 6 vs. Cleveland), Holland (May 10 @ Detroit) Most runs allowed 11 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) Most home runs allowed 4 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 17.1 Duffy (July 5-19) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 22.0 Davis (April 6-May 31) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 5 Davis (June 7-present) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 April 6-13 Longest winning streak, home 6 July 5-10 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 10-13, June 25-28 Longest losing streak, overall 4 May 24-27, June 29-July 2 Longest losing streak, home 3 June 4-6 Longest losing streak, road 3 May 25-27, June 29-July 1, July 29-present Longest game-inning, home 10 July 3 vs. Minnesota Longest game-inning, road 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox and July 18 @ Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, home 3:31 July 21 vs. Pittsburgh Longest game-time, road 3:22 April 27 @ Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:14 July 3 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:56 July 18 @ Chicago White Sox Shortest game-time home 1:40 May 23 vs. St. Louis (5 1/2 innings) Shortest game-time road 2:14 June 30 @ Houston Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:03 July 25 vs. Houston Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:23 May 10 @ Detroit Largest crowd-home 40,085 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 20,236 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Largest crowd-road 45,981 June 12 @ St. Louis Smallest crowd-road 9,668 April 27 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 11 May 15 vs. NY Yankees (12-1) Largest losing margin 13 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1-14) Largest deficit overcome to win 4 August 1 @ Toronto (trailed 5-1 after 5) Largest lead lost 7 July 12 vs. Toronto (led 7-0 after 5; won 11-10) Royals Record When:

Lead after six innings: 47-3 Tied after six innings: 9-2 Trail after six innings: 6-36 Lead after seven innings: 45-0 Tied after seven innings: 12-5 Trail after seven innings: 4-36 Lead after eight innings: 54-0 Tied after eight innings: 7-4 Trail after eight innings: 0-36 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 20-7 Starter works 6.0 IP: 19-7 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 23-28 Score first: 41-14 Opponents score first: 21-27 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 16/4 Score more than three runs: 48-7 Score three runs or less: 14-34 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 4/4 Hit home run: 43-14 Do not homer: 19-26 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 27/14 Series opener: 21-12 Series finale: 20-11 Errorless games by KC: 39-19 10 or more hits: 39-6 Opponents 10 or more hits: 10-19

Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/18 Yordano Ventura Jim Joyce / Hitting Brett Lawrie with a pitch 4/19 Alcides Escobar Greg Gibson / Arguing after Kelvin Herrera was ejected 4/19 Dave Eiland Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/23 Yordano Ventura Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Ned Yost Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/23 Lorenzo Cain Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Kelvin Herrera Greg Gibson / Throwing pitch behind Brett Lawrie 4/23 Edinson Volquez Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Don Wakamatsu Greg Gibson / Automatic ejection after benches warned 7/9 Lorenzo Cain Chris Segal / Arguing balls and strikes from dugout Upcoming Milestones

Johnny Cueto 8 wins to 100 Alex Gordon Greg Holland 1 HBP to tie for 4th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-66) 23 saves to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (J. Soria-160) Jarrod Dyson 2 RBI to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-516) 13 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) 19 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) Omar Infante 2 2B to 250 26 BB to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-484) Ned Yost 8 wins to 900 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays - Sunday, August 2, 2015 2015 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total

April (15-7) 4/6 CWS D W 10-1 1-0 T1 - Ventura (1-0) Samardzija - *40,085 1 40,085 4/8 CWS N W 7-5 2-0 T1 - Davis (R, 1-0) Putnam Holland (1) 23,385 2 63,470 4/9 CWS D W 4-1 3-0 T1 - Volquez (1-0) Danks Holland (2) 20,236 3 83,706 4/10 @ LAA N W 4-2 4-0 T1 - Vargas (1-0) Santiago Davis (1) 44,489 1 44,489 4/11 @ LAA N W 6-4 5-0 T1 - Guthrie (1-0) Weaver Holland (3) 44,154 2 88,643 4/12 @ LAA D W 9-2 6-0 T1 - Ventura (2-0) Wilson - 37,060 3 125,703 4/13 @ Min D W 12-3 7-0 1 +1.0 Duffy (2-0) May - 40,123 4 165,826 4/15 @ Min N L 1-3 7-1 2 -0.5 Gibson Volquez (1-1) Perkins 21,362 5 187,188 4/16 @ Min D L 5-8 7-2 2 -1.0 Milone Vargas (1-1) Perkins 17,449 6 204,637 4/17 Oak N W 6-4 8-2 2 -1.0 Davis (R, 2-0) Otero Holland (4) *39,228 4 122,934 4/18 Oak N L 0-5 8-3 2 -1.0 Hahn Ventura (2-1) Chavez 33,151 5 156,085 4/19 Oak D W 4-2 9-3 2 -1.0 Morales (R, 1-0) O’Flaherty Davis (2) 36,755 6 192,840 4/20 Min N W 7-1 10-3 2 -1.0 Volquez (2-1) Gibson - 20,393 7 213,233 4/21 Min N W 6-5 11-3 T1 - Young (R, 1-0) Fien Davis (3) 20,990 8 234,223 4/22 Min N L 0-3 11-4 T1 - Pelfrey Guthrie (1-1) Perkins 24,721 9 258,944 4/23 @ CWS N W 3-2 (13) 12-4 1 +1.0 Morales (R, 2-0) Petricka Davis (4) 14,218 7 218,855 4/24 @ CWS N L 2-3^ 12-5 - - Robertson Herrera (R, 0-1) - 20,350 8 239,205 4/25 @ CWS D Postponed – Rain (Made up July 17 as a split doubleheader) 4/26 @ CWS D L 3-5 12-6 2 -0.5 Danks Volquez (2-2) Robertson 23,317 9 262,522 4/27 @ Cle N W 6-2 13-6 2 -0.5 Vargas (2-1) Kluber - 9,668 10 272,190 4/28 @ Cle N W 11-5 14-6 1 +0.5 Finnegan (R, 1-0) Atchison - 10,698 11 282,888 4/29 @ Cle N L 5-7 14-7 2 -0.5 Salazar Ventura (2-2) Allen 10,284 12 293,172 4/30 Det N W 8-1 15-7 1 +0.5 Duffy (2-0) Simon - 28,405 10 287,349 May (14-12) 5/1 Det N W 4-1 16-7 1 +1.5 Young (2-0) Lobstein Davis (5) *38,186 11 325,535 5/2 Det N L 1-2 16-8 1 +0.5 Price Volquez (2-3) - *38,692 12 364,227 5/3 Det D L 4-6 16-9 2 -0.5 Sanchez Guthrie (1-2) Soria *38,326 13 402,553 5/5 Cle N W 5-3 17-9 1 +0.5 Vargas (3-1) Salazar Davis (6) 29,099 14 431,652 5/6 Cle N L 3-10 17-10 1 +0.5 Carrasco Duffy (2-1) - 23,316 15 454,968 5/7 Cle D W 7-4 18-10 1 +0.5 Morales (R, 3-0) Kluber Holland (5) *38,271 16 493,239 5/8 @ Det N L 5-6 18-11 2 -0.5 Soria Pino (R, 0-1) - 39,434 13 332,606 5/9 @ Det D W 6-2 19-11 1 +0.5 Guthrie (2-2) Sanchez - 41,456 14 374,062 5/10 @ Det N W 2-1 (10) 20-11 1 +1.5 Frasor (R, 1-0) Nesbitt Holland (6) 29,852 15 403,914 5/11 @ Tex N L 2-8 20-12 1 +1.0 Lewis Duffy (2-2) - 21,206 16 425,120 5/12 @ Tex N W 7-6 (10) 21-12 1 +1.0 Holland (R, 1-0) Pimentel - 23,659 17 448,779 5/13 @ Tex N L 2-5 21-13 1 +1.0 Gallardo Ventura (2-3) Feliz 26,258 18 475,037 5/14 @ Tex D W 6-3 22-13 1 +1.0 Guthrie (3-2) Detwiler Holland (7) 33,818 19 508,855 5/15 NYY N W 12-1 23-13 1 +1.0 Young (3-0) Pineda - 34,584 17 527,823 5/16 NYY N L 1-5 23-14 T1 - Sabathia Duffy (2-3) - 31,871 18 559,694 5/17 NYY D W 6-0 24-14 1 +1.0 Volquez (3-3) Capuano - 31,251 19 590,945 5/19 Cin N W 3-0 25-14 1 +2.5 Ventura (3-3) Cueto Davis (7) 29,769 20 620,714 5/20 Cin N W 7-1 26-14 1 +2.5 Guthrie (4-2) Marquis - 30,450 21 651,164 5/22 StL N W 5-0 27-14 1 +2.0 Young (4-0) Lynn - 37,379 22 688,543 5/23 StL N W 3-2 (6) 28-14 1 +3.0 Volquez (C, 4-3) Lackey - *38,676 23 727,219 5/24 StL D L 1-6 28-15 1 +3.0 Wacha Ventura (3-4) - 36,342 24 763,561 5/25 @ NYY D L 1-14 28-16 1 +2.0 Evovaldi Guthrie (4-3) - 36,031 20 544,886 5/26 @ NYY N L 1-5 28-17 1 +1.0 Warren Vargas (3-2) - 33,414 21 578,300 5/27 @ NYY D L 2-4 28-18 T1 - Pineda Young (4-1) Miller 32,734 22 603,034 5/29 @ ChC D W 8-4 29-18 1 +1.0 Herrera (R, 1-1) Strop - 34,273 23 637,307 5/30 @ ChC N Postponed -- Rain (Make up scheduled for September 28 at 7:05) 5/31 @ ChC D L 1-2 (11) 29-19 2 -0.5 Rosscup Madson (R, 0-1) - 37,766 24 675,073 June (15-11) 6/2 Cle N L 1-2 29-20 2 -0.5 Carrasco Davis (R, 2-1) Allen 30,361 25 793,922 6/3 Cle N W 4-2 30-20 T1 - Vargas (4-2) Kluber Holland (8) 29,899 26 823,821 6/4 Cle N L 2-6 (8) 30-21 2 -1.0 Bauer Young (4-2) - 29,552 27 853,373 6/5 Tex N L 0-4 30-22 2 -1.0 Gonzalez (C) Volquez (4-4) - *38,159 28 891,532 6/6 Tex D L 2-4 30-23 2 -1.0 Rodriguez Ventura (3-5) Tolleson 37,924 29 929,456 6/7 Tex D W 4-3 31-23 2 -1.0 Davis (R, 3-1) Kela Holland (9) *38,202 30 967,658 6/8 @ Min N W 3-1 32-23 T1 - Vargas (5-2) Hughes Holland (10) 22,796 25 697,869 6/9 @ Min N W 2-0 33-23 1 +1.0 Young (5-2) May Holland (11) 22,497 26 720,366 6/10 @ Min N W 7-2 34-23 1 +2.0 Volquez (5-4) Gibson - 22,434 27 742,800 6/12 @ StL N L 0-4 34-24 1 +2.0 Garcia Ventura (3-6) - 45,909 28 788,709 6/13 @ StL D L 2-3 34-25 1 +2.0 Lyons Guthrie (4-4) Rosenthal 45,981 29 834,690 6/14 @ StL D Postponed -- Rain (Make up scheduled for July 23 at 6:15) 6/15 @ Mil N W 8-5 35-25 1 +2.5 Volquez (6-4) Lohse Davis (8) 23,007 30 857,697 6/16 @ Mil N W 7-2 36-25 1 +3.5 Young (6-2) Garza - 27,740 31 885,437 6/17 Mil N W 10-2 37-25 1 +3.5 Blanton (1-0) Fiers - 33,420 31 1,001,078 6/18 Mil N W 3-2 38-25 1 +3.5 Guthrie (5-4) Nelson Holland (12) 36,318 32 1,037,396 6/19 Bos N L 3-7 38-26 1 +2.5 Rodriguez Pino (0-2) - *38,190 33 1,075,586 6/20 Bos N W 7-4 39-26 1 +3.5 Volquez (7-4) Porcello Holland (13) *39,115 34 1,114,701 6/21 Bos D L 2-13 39-27 1 +3.5 Miley Young (6-3) - 37,975 35 1,152,676 6/22 @ Sea N W 4-1 40-27 1 +3.5 Blanton (2-0) Hernandez Holland (14) 23,588 32 909,025 6/23 @ Sea N L 0-7 40-28 1 +3.5 Montgomery Guthrie (5-5) - 17,460 33 926,485 6/24 @ Sea N W 8-2 41-28 1 +3.5 Madson (R, 1-1) Elias - 23,392 34 949,877 6/26 @ Oak N W 5-2 42-28 1 +4.5 Volquez (8-4) Hahn Holland (15) 27,365 35 977,242 6/27 @ Oak D W 3-2 43-28 1 +4.5 Young (7-2) Kazmir Holland (16) 28,619 36 1,005,861 6/28 @ Oak D W 5-3 44-28 1 +5.5 Guthrie (6-5) Chavez Davis (9) 22,477 37 1,028,338 6/29 @ Hou N L 1-6 44-29 1 +5.5 McCullers Blanton (2-1) - 20,419 38 1,048,757 6/30 @ Hou N L 0-4 44-30 1 +4.5 Keuchel Duffy (2-4) - 24,642 39 1,073,399

July (17-11) 7/1 @ Hou N L 5-6 44-31 1 +4.5 Gregorson Herrera (R, 1-2) - 25,848 40 1,099,247 7/2 Min N L 0-2 44-32 1 +3.5 Gibson Young (7-4) Perkins 37,196 36 1,189,872 7/3 Min N W 3-2 (10) 45-32 1 +4.5 Davis (R, 4-1) Thompson - *38,868 37 1,228,740 7/4 Min N L 3-5 45-33 1 +3.5 Duensing Blanton (2-2) Perkins 37,917 38 1,266,657 7/5 Min D W 3-2 46-33 1 +4.5 Holland (R, 2-0) Boyer - 29,427 39 1,296,084 7/6 TB N Postponed -- Rain (Made up July 7 as split doubleheader) 7/7 TB-1 D W 9-5 47-33 - - Holland (R, 3-0) Boxberger - 22,386 40 1,318,470 TB-2 N W 7-1 48-33 1 +4.5 Finnegan (R, 2-0) Gomes - 28,119 41 1,346,589 7/8 TB N W 9-7 49-33 1 +4.5 Guthrie (7-5) Archer Holland (17) 28,204 42 1,374,793 7/9 TB D W 8-3 50-33 1 +5.5 Ventura (4-6) Karns - 32,308 43 1,407,101 7/10 Tor N W 3-0 51-33 1 +5.5 Duffy (3-4) Estrada Holland (18) 31,558 44 1,438,659 7/11 Tor D L 2-6 51-34 1 +4.5 Buehrle Young (7-5) - 30,790 45 1,469,449 7/12 Tor D W 11-10 52-34 1 +4.5 Davis (R, 5-1) Schultz Holland (19) 31,962 46 1,501,411 7/14 All-Star Game at The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, OH - American League 6, National League 3 7/17 @ CWS-1 D W 4-2 53-34 1 +5.0 Young (8-5) Samardzija Holland (20) 25,807 41 1,125,054 @ CWS-2 N L 0-2 53-35 1 +4.0 Danks Volquez (8-5) Robertson 25,701 42 1,150,755 7/18 @ CWS D W 7-6 (13) 54-35 1 +5.0 Finnegan (R, 3-0) Jennings Madson (1) 33,559 43 1,184,314 7/19 @ CWS D W 4-1 55-35 1 +6.0 Duffy (4-4) Sale Blanton (1) 32,175 44 1,216,489 7/20 Pit N L 7-10 55-36 1 +5.5 Burnett Ventura (4-7) Melancon *38,169 47 1,539,580 7/21 Pit N W 3-1 56-36 1 +6.5 Davis (R, 6-1) Cole Holland (21) *38,163 48 1,577,743 7/22 Pit N W 5-1 57-36 1 +7.5 Volquez (9-5) Morton - *39,105 49 1,616,848 7/23 @ StL N L 3-4 57-37 1 +6.5 Lackey Young (8-6) Rosenthal 46,003 45 1,262,492 7/24 Hou N L 0-4 57-38 1 +5.5 Kazmir Guthrie (7-6) Gregorson 36,965 50 1,653,813 7/25 Hou N W 2-1 (10) 58-38 1 +6.5 Herrera (R, 2-2) Harris - *38,393 51 1,692,206 7/26 Hou D W 5-1 59-38 1 +7.5 Ventura (5-7) Keuchel - 33,638 52 1,725,844 7/27 @ Cle N W 9-4 60-38 1 +8.0 Volquez (10-5) Anderson Blanton (2) 13,611 46 1,276,103 7/28 @ Cle N W 2-1 61-38 1 +9.0 Davis (R, 7-1) Bauer Holland (22) 18,064 47 1,294,167 7/29 @ Cle D L 1-12 61-39 1 +9.0 Kluber (C) Guthrie (7-7) - 19,767 48 1,313,934 7/30 @ Tor N L 2-5 61-40 1 +8.0 Estrada Duffy (4-5) Osuna 30,057 49 1,343,991 7/31 @ Tor N L 6-7 (11) 61-41 1 +8.0 Hendriks Morales (R, 3-1) - 29,389 50 1,373,380 August (1-0) 8/1 @ Tor D W 7-6 62-42 1 +8.0 Ventura (6-7) Lowe Holland (23) 37,932 51 1,411,312 8/2 @ Tor D 8/4 @ Det N 8/5 @ Det N 8/6 @ Det D 8/7 CWS N 8/8 CWS N 8/9 CWS D * - denotes sellout; ^ - suspended game, completed on April 26