OFFICIAL GAME NOTES (21-18) @ Kansas City Royals (20-20) Kauffman Stadium - Friday, May 16, 2014 Game #41 - Home Game #19 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, May 17 vs. Baltimore Orioles: RHP Bud Norris (2-3, 3.98) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (1-3, 1.96), 6:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, May 18 vs. Baltimore Orioles: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (2-4, 4.02) vs. RHP James Shields (5-3, 2.54), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, May 19 vs. Chicago White Sox: RHP Scott Carroll (1-3, 5.24) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (4-1, 3.00), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, May 20 vs. Chicago White Sox: RHP Andre Rienzo (3-0, 4.20) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (2-3, 2.40), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, May 21 vs. Chicago White Sox: LHP Jose Quintana (1-3+ tonight) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (2-2+ tonight), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, May 22: Travel day to Anaheim Tonight’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stew- art, while Brian Williams subs for Don Free and controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight’s game is being televised in High Definition on FSKC with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler describing the action...the pre and postgame show on FSKC, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Jeff Montgomery. Royals vs. Orioles HOMER HAUNTS ‘ACE’ AGAIN--Rookie righthander Yordano Ventura threw 104 pitches last night, As hard as it might be to believe this series concludes regular but only one he wishes he could get back as Nelson Cruz clubbed a 2-run homer in the fourth inning season play between these clubs for 2014 with three-quarters of to account for all of Baltimore’s scoring in a 2-1 series opening decision...it was the third straight start the year remaining...Baltimore evened the season set a 2-2 with last night’s decision...KC trails 200-259 all-time, including a for Ventura where the long ball played a huge role in the outcome, as he surrendered a pair of shots last 110-120 deficit in Kansas City and a 103-103 split in “The K.” Saturday in Safeco Field that led to all of Seattle’s scoring in a 3-1 contest and the only runs he allowed Date Site Score WP LP Att. on May 5 in a no decision in San Diego came via a 3-run homer...other than the Cruz blast, Ventura was 4/25 @ Balt W, 5-0 Ventura Jimenez 22,478 4/26 @ Balt L, 2-3 (10) Britton Duffy 34,941 lights out, fanning nine, including six in a row at one juncture, while scattering seven hits and a walk... 4/27 @ Balt W, 9-3 Shields Gonzalez 38,368 after the , Yordano retired 10 consecutive Orioles, seven via the ...the pen once again 5/15 KC L, 1-2 Chen Ventura 12,455 held the opposition at bay for the final 2.1 innings, but KC couldn’t overcome the deficit...the lone 5/16 KC 5/17 KC Royal run came on a fourth inning Danny Valencia bases loaded sacrifice fly...the loss snapped KC’s 5/18 KC 3-game win streak, was just the third loss in the last nine games and evened the season mark at 20-20. ROSTER MOVE--The Royals today selected the contract of righthanded pitcher Casey Coleman from Omaha (AAA) and designated outfielder Justin Maxwell for assignment...the 26-year old hurler was released by the on April 14 and signed the next day by the Royals’ organization, appearing seven times for the Storm Chasers, going 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA allowing two earned runs on seven hits in 12.0 innings with five walks and nine ...he is the son of former Major League pitcher Joe Coleman, who won 142 games from 1965-79, pitching predominantly with the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers...Casey Coleman’s grandfather, also Joe Coleman, won 52 big league games pitching mainly for the Philadelphia A’s in a career that spanned 1942-55... Maxwell has gone just 4-for-29 (.138) at the plate in limited action this year...he was acquired last July 31 from Houston for righthanded pitcher Kyle Smith. GORDO GUNS ANOTHER ONE--Three-time Rawlings Gold Glove winning leftfielder picked up his fourth outfield assist of the year last night, nabbing J.J. Hardy at the plate in the seventh inning...the assist ties him with Melky Cabrera and Michael Brantley for the A.L. lead, a view from the top that Gordo is used to...since the 2011 season when he became a full-time leftfielder, Gordon has amassed a Major League best 58 outfield assists, 19 more than the nearest active outfielder, Arizona’s Gerardo Parra (39)...Alex actually made the transition late in the 2010 season, picking up just one assist that year, but with 59 as a career outfielder, he has 11 more than his nearest competition, the O’s Adam Jones and Parra. 2-1 ON EXTENDED STAND--Last night’s 2-1 defeat to Baltimore dropped the Royals to 2-1 through the first one-third of this 9-game stand, the longest stay to date for Kansas City...the quick sweep of Colorado kicked it off and now Baltimore is here through the weekend and then the stand will conclude when A.L. Central foe Chicago pays its second visit of the year next Monday thru Wednesday...the Royals are now in a stretch in which they are playing 12 of 15 games in “The K”, the only interruption a 3-game trip to Anaheim next weekend...in fact until June 29, Kansas City will be at home for 29 of 45 games after opening the campaign with 22 of the first 37 away from home. TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Chris Tillman (3-2, 3.97) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (2-2, 4.80) 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 Career Chris Tillman vs. Royals - 1-0 1-2 Major League Record 3-2 (3.97 ERA) 16-7 35-27 Jeremy Guthrie vs. Orioles 0-0 2-0 2-0 Major League Record 2-2 (4.80 ERA) 15-12 72-91 JEREMY GUTHRIE is making his ninth start of the year, 252nd career appearance and 225th start...an Oriole from 2007 to 2011, he faces Baltimore for the fourth time, second this year...he is in the second of a 3-year deal and was originally acquired July 20, 2012 from Colorado for Jonathan Sanchez. ROYALS RALLY NETS NO DECISION --Jeremy’s starts on KC’s recent West Jeremy’s 2014 Starts

Coast swing featured a pair of no decisions, though his teammates prevailed in each DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT contest...he tossed a season-high 8.0 innings on May 6 at San Diego, a 3-1 Kansas City 4/4 Chicago W, 7-5 5.2 7 4 4 0 4 3 111-68 7-2 4/9 Tampa Bay W, 7-3 7.0 4 1 1 1 1 4 109-70 7-1 win in 11 innings and followed that with season-low 4.2 frames on Sunday at Seattle, a 4/16 at Houston ND, 6-4 (11) 6.0 6 4 4 2 2 4 103-64 4-4 4/21 at Cleveland L, 3-4 6.1 10 4 4 2 0 3 98-69 3-4 9-7 Royals victory...Sunday’s contest saw Alcides Escobar stake KC to a 4-0 lead with 4/26 at Baltimore ND, 2-3 (10) 7.0 6 2 2 0 1 3 97-69 2-2 his first career , but the M’s used their own power surge hitting 3 home runs 5/1 Toronto L, 3-7 6.0 8 4 4 2 2 4 109-72 3-4 5/6 at San Diego ND, 3-1 (11) 8.0 4 1 1 1 1 2 107-70 1-1 and scoring 7 times off of Guthrie to end his day...Johnny Giavotella’s 3-run homer 5/11 at Seattle ND, 9-7 4.2 8 7 7 3 0 2 80-48 5-7 capped a 4-run seventh for KC, leading to a 9-7 win and a no decision for Jeremy. 2014 Totals 2-2 4.80 50.2 53 27 27 11 11 25 814-530 65% FEWER WALKS IN THE PARK--Jeremy has held opponents to 7 walks over Career Totals 72-91 4.26 1464.1 1508 746 693 209 424 863 - - his last 7 outings after issuing 4 in his April 4 season debut...his season ratio of 1.95 walks per 9.0 innings is the lowest of his career, besting his 2.15 in 2010 with Baltimore...he’s 12th among A.L. pitchers, just behind teammates Jason Vargas (1.69, 7th) and James Shields (1.79, 8th). VS. THE O’S--@TheRealJGuts (Twitter handle) has 3 quality starts in as many attempts against his former club, all since joining KC...he’s 2-0 with a 1.89 ERA over 19.0 innings (5 R, 4 ER), winning twice last year and taking a no decision earlier this year on April 26 at Camden Yards...he tossed 7.0 innings, allowing 2 runs, both in the first, along with 6 hits and walk while striking out 3, leaving a 2-2 game, with the O’s winning 3-2 in 10...he won 47 games for Baltimore from 2007-2011, served as the club’s Opening Day starter 3 times and was 1 of 7 A.L. pitchers to work at least 200.0 innings each year from 2009-11. MAY FLOWERS--Jeremy has posted a 3.76 ERA over 46 May outings (42 starts), his lowest mark in a month where he has started at least 5 times...he has held opponents to a .248 average in May, below his .266 overall mark...however, his mound success hasn’t transferred to the win column as he has a 13-18 career record in May, including just 4-10 since 2011. RECENT SUCCESS VS. EAST--Jeremy is 11-8 with a 3.61 ERA over 28 games (26 starts) vs. A.L. East opponents since the beginning of 2011, his final year with Baltimore...he was 11-29 through his first 60 outings (56 starts) against the East from 2004 to 2010, posting a 4.47 ERA. HOME SWEET HOME--Guthrie is making his fourth start of 2014 at “The K”, where he’s 15-8, recording a 3.71 ERA (74 ER in 179.1 IP) in 28 starts with Kansas City, including 2-1 this year...his .652 home winning percentage ranks first among pitchers with at least 20 starts here as a Royal, ahead of club Hall of Famer Larry Gura (.651) and teammate Bruce Chen (.650)...Guthrie has held opponents to a .248 batting average at home, compared to a .299 average on the road with KC...Guthrie is 38-47 with a 4.50 ERA at his home ballpark during his 11-year career. Guthrie vs. Orioles Jeremy’s Last Win: Player AVG. AB H HR RBI April 9 vs. Tampa Bay (7.0 IP, 7-3 over Jake Odorizzi) Nelson Cruz .190 21 4 0 4 Jeremy’s Last Loss: Chris Davis .063 16 1 1 1 May 1 vs. Toronto (6.0 IP, 7-3 to Mark Buehrle) Ryan Flaherty .400 5 2 0 0 Jeremy’s Last Complete Game: J.J. Hardy .182 11 2 0 1 September 15, 2013 at Detroit (3-2 loss to Drew Smyly) - 7th career CG Adam Jones .000 8 0 0 1 David Lough .000 3 0 0 0 Jeremy’s Last Shutout: Manny Machado .000 5 0 0 0 August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota (13-0 win over Kevin Correia) - 2nd career shutout Nick Markakis .375 8 3 0 1 Jeremy’s Strikeout High: Jonathan Schoop .333 3 1 0 0 10, 3 times: last on September 14, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay (7.0 IP, 6-2 win) Delmon Young .148 27 4 0 0

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Box 419969 • Kansas City, MO 64141-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2014 Royals Notes - Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, May 16, 2014 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Danny Duffy = Danny will make his ninth appearance and third start of 2014..he’s 1-3, recording a 1.96 ERA and 17 strikeouts over 18.1 innings (5 runs, 4 earned). = Danny had a tough-luck loss on May 8 at Seattle as he allowed the game’s only run on 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 4 over 6.0 innings. = Duffy last allowed a homer in the Majors on April 16, 2012 vs. Detroit (fifth inning)...he has since compiled 59.1 innings, the longest current stretch in the Majors as Atlanta’s David Hale has 43.2 innings since debuting last year...Duffy is third in the A.L. with 0.26 homers per 9.0 IP since the beginning of 2012 (50.0+ IP). = Duffy is looking for his first home win since May 3, 2012, 10 days before he suffered a left elbow injury...he’s 2-9 here, compiling a 5.15 ERA. = The lefty is 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA over 2 outings (1 start) vs. the O’s...he made his second Major League start and first road outing on May 24, 2011 at Camden Yards, carrying a shutout into the sixth before yielding 2 runs...he fanned 6 while allowing 5 hits and 3 walks over 5.1 innings, taking a no decision after Adam Jones hit a walk-off homer in the ninth...the defeat was in relief on April 26 as he opened the 10th with a hit batter and 2 throwing errors, allowing the O’s to load the bases. 2014 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 40 14-13 - - 3.43 249.0 233 105 95 30 64 198 .245 Relievers 40 6-7 10 16 3.45 109.2 94 48 42 4 48 121 .228 Totals 40 20-20 10 16 3.44 358.2 327 153 137 34 112 319 .240 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 73/105 (70%) Saves/Save Opp: 10/16 (63%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 43/22 (51%) Casey Coleman 1st Batter Efficiency:-/- Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2014 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/6 @ Round Rock May 11 vs. N. Orl. (AAA) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 = Casey is looking to make his Royals debut after having his contract selected from Triple-A Omaha today...he was 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 9 strikeouts over 12.0 innings for Omaha after signing a minor league deal on April 15...he began the year in the Cubs organization, making 1 appearance with Triple-A Iowa. = The Cubs selected Coleman in the 15th round of the 2008 June Free Agent Draft...he made 48 appearances (26 starts) for Chicago between 2010 and 2012, compiling a 7-13 record and a 5.76 ERA. = His full name is Joseph Casey Coleman and he’s part of the only family to feature 3 generations of big league pitchers...grandfather Joe, a 1948 A.L. All-Star, pitched in the 1940s and 50s, primarily with the Philadelphia A’s, while father Joe, a 1972 A.L. All-Star with Detroit, notched 142 wins from 1965-79. = He will become the first Casey to appear in a game for the K.C. Royals. Louis Coleman 1st Batter Efficiency:9/12 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: May 11, 2011 @ NYY (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/3 2014 Strikeout High: 2 (2x, last 5/1 vs. Tor) May 15 vs. Baltimore +2 2 0 0 0 0 = Louis opened the eighth last night, allowing back-to-back singles to Manny Machado and Adam Jones before exiting...both runners were later stranded. = Louis began the sixth on Sunday at Safeco by striking out Dustin Ackley, who had homered in his previous 2 trips...he allowed a 1-out single, then induced an inning-ending 1-4-3 play...KC scored 4 in the seventh en route to a 9-7 win, resulting in Coleman’s first victory since last September 5, also against Seattle. Tim Collins (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:4/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/1 2014 Strikeout High: 1 (2x, last 5/15 vs. Bal) May 15 vs. Baltimore 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 = Tim inherited runners at first and second with 1 away in the seventh last night and Baltimore leading 2-1...he fanned former teammate David Lough, then allowed a single to Nick Markakis, receiving a huge assist on the play from left fielderAlex Gordon, who threw out J.J. Hardy at the plate. = The lefty has compiled 14 strikeouts and 9.1 scoreless innings over 11 career appearances vs. Baltimore, holding batters to a .156 mark (5-for-32). = Tim needs 3 strikeouts to take over the top spot in team history among left-handed relievers, set by the late Steve Mingori (209 as a reliever from 1973-1979). Aaron Crow 1st Batter Efficiency:16/19 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 8, 2013 vs. Min (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/5 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/30 vs. Tor May 15 vs. Baltimore 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Aaron recorded a 1-2-3 ninth last night with Baltimore leading 2-1. = Last night’s outing was Crow’s 19th consecutive with no earned runs allowed, surpassing Louis Coleman’s franchise mark from a year ago...dating to last year, he has worked in 21 straight games since allowing an earned run on September 6, 2013 vs. Detroit. = Crow is the only MLB pitcher to work at least 15.0 innings this year without an earned run allowed...he has permitted 3 unearned runs and 5 inherited runs. = Aaron is holding batters to a .150 average (9-for-60) on the year, including .087 (2-for-23) in May. = Crow has a career 0.75 ERA vs. Baltimore, striking out 12 over 12.0 innings while holding batters to a .125 average (5-for-40). Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency:12/16 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/2 2014 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/6 @ San Diego May 13 vs. Colorado 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Wade struck out a pair in a 1-2-3 eighth inning on Tuesday vs. Colorado, preserving a 4-1 lead in what turned out to be a 5-1 win. = Davis has compiled 7.0 scoreless innings over his last 6 outings, striking out 14 (18.0 K’s per 9.0 IP). = Wade has recorded a hold or a win in 5 straight outings (4 holds, 1 win)...he leads the team with 7 holds. = Opponents are batting .148 (9-for-61), which ties him with teammate Danny Duffy for third among A.L. pitchers who have worked 15.0 innings or more. = Davis has recorded at least 1 strikeout in each of his last 15 outings and has fanned the side 5 times. = His 16.62 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio is tops among MLB pitchers who have worked at least 15.0 innings. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency:13/19 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/6 2014 Strikeout High: 2 (6x, last 5/14 vs. Col) May 15 vs. Baltimore 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Kelvin had an outstanding outing last night as he worked out of an inherited jam in the eighth, fanning Chris Davis and Nelson Cruz, then inducing a grounder from Steve Clevenger to strand a pair. = He kept a 3-2 lead intact with a perfect eighth on Wednesday against Colorado, beginning and ending the inning with strikeouts. = He has not been charged with a run over his last 11 outings (11.1 IP), lowering his ERA to 1.40, though 4 of 8 inherited runners have scored. = Kelvin has held Baltimore to 1 run over 11.1 innings for a 0.79 ERA...the O’s are batting .171 (7-for-41). Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency:10/16 Saves/Save Opp: 10/11 (91%) Last Save: May 14 vs. Col (77th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/15 @ Hou May 14 vs. Colorado (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 = Greg closed out a 3-2 win over Colorado on Wednesday, working around a single and a walk with 1 away to pick up his 10th save. = Greg’s 10 saves tie him for third in the A.L., 1 behind Baltimore’s Tommy Hunter and Seattle’s Fernando Rodney. = He has converted 50 of 52 save opportunities since May 30, 2013, holding opponents to a 1.09 ERA (8 ER in 66.0 IP) and a .168 average (39-for-232)...the 50 saves are 6 more than any other closer over the time period as Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel has 44...Fernando Rodney is second among A.L. pitchers with 38. = Greg is averaging 13.20 strikeouts per 9.0 innings on the year (22 in 15.0 IP)...he posted 13.84 per 9.0 innings in 2013, breaking his own club mark from 2012. = Holland notched a club record 47 saves in 2013, earning his firstAll-Star selection and second straight Royals Pitcher of the Year honor.

Royals vs. Orioles 2014 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER C. Coleman ------L. Coleman 0-0 0 0.00 2 0.1 3 0 0-1 0 3.09 11 11.2 13 4 Collins 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.2 1 0 2-1 0 0.00 11 9.1 5 0 Crow 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 1 0 0-0 0 0.75 12 12.0 5 1 Davis 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 6-5 0 3.97 19 81.2 82 36 Duffy 0-1 0 0.00 1 0.0 0 0 0-1 0 3.38 2 5.1 5 2 Guthrie 0-0 0 2.57 1 7.0 6 2 2-0 0 1.89 3 19.0 19 4 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 0 0 0-0 0 0.79 9 11.1 7 1 Holland 0-0 0 4.50 2 2.0 2 1 1-0 2 2.35 6 7.2 5 2 Shields 1-0 0 2.57 1 7.0 3 2 10-7 0 3.51 25 169.1 159 66 Vargas ------2-3 0 1.94 8 55.2 46 12 Ventura 1-1 0 1.26 2 14.1 14 2 1-1 0 1.26 2 14.1 14 2 Royals Notes - Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, May 16, 2014 Hitting Notes Nori Aoki This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand: 1-for-11 (.091), BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-10) = Nori went 0-for-4 last night and is hitless in his last 10 at bats...it’s his longest slump at ‘The K’ this season...still hitting .339 (21-for-62) with six extra-base hits (4 doubles, 2 triples) at home this season...batting .298 (17-for-57) with a .355 OBP when leading off an inning...tied for third in the A.L. with 3 sacrifices. = Aoki is tied for third in the A.L. with 8 infield hits, 3 behind Baltimore’s Adam Jones for the league lead...he leads the Majors with 82 infield base hits since the start of 2012..he’s 6-for-19 (.316) against the Orioles this season, with 3 multi-hit games at Camden Yards, April 25-27. = Last year, Aoki led the National League in singles (140), tied for seventh in multi-hit games (50) and tied for 10th in hits overall (171). Billy Butler This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand: 1-for-10 (.100), 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Billy took an 0-for-4 last night, going hitless for the second time on this homestand...he’s one single shy of tying Fred Patek (785) for 7th on KC’s all-time list. = Butler is hitting .302 (19-for-63) with 3 doubles and a homer at ‘The K’ this season...he’s batted .318 (302-for-951) at home since 2011, which ranks sixth in the American League in that span...he’s hit .312 (62-for-199) with a .553 slugging percentage (16 doubles, 1 triple, 10 homers) vs. the O’s in his career. = While his offensive numbers were down last year, he still ranked fifth in the A.L. with a career high 79 walks...also finished ninth in on-base percentage (.379). = Butler’s .296 career average ranks third among Royals players with over 2,000 at bats, behind George Brett (.305) and Mike Sweeney (.299)...he’s 4 homers away from matching Carlos Beltran (123) for eighth on KC’s all-time list. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 1-for-3 This Stand: 3-for-8, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (3-8) = Lorenzo singed to lead off the third inning last night, going 1-for-3...he’s batting .360 (9-for-25) with 5 runs scored at 4 RBI at ‘The K’ this season. = Lo blasted his first home run of the year Tuesday night, a two-run shot off Franklin Morales...it was his first round-tripper since a July 4 grand slam off current Orioles’ pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez last season...batting .327 (17-for-52) with three doubles and four RBI vs. right-handed pitching this year. = Cain is 9-for-30 (.300) with a .371 OBP since coming off the D.L. on May 5...tied for 12th in the A.L. with 6 infield hits. = Named the Wilson Royals’ Defensive Player of the Year and a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award last season...his .924 zone rating in 2013 ranked second among A.L. center fielders, behind only Coco Crisp (.926) and fourth in the Major Leagues. Pedro Ciriaco This Series: Has not played This Stand: 0-for-1, run Hit Streak: 0 g (0-1) = Pedro came on as a defensive replacement in the seventh Wednesday and grounded out in his first at bat of the year...had his contract selected from Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday when Omar Infante went on the D.L....this is his second stint with KC after opening the year on the 25-man roster...was hitting .300 with 6 doubles in Omaha. = Ciriaco played for three different organizations in 2013, which included five games with the Royals in September...opened the year with Boston, but was traded to San Diego on June 14...claimed off waivers by KC on July 16, and spent a majority of the year with the Storm Chasers. Jarrod Dyson This Series: Has not played This Stand: def. sub Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Jarrod came on as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning Wednesday, his only appearance of the homstand so far...drew a pair of walks April 7 in San Diego, after collecting just one base on balls in his first 44 plate appearances of the year...second in the A.L. with 4 bunt hits this year...his 7 infield hits are tied for seventh. = Jarrod has five stolen bases in six attempts this season...since the start of 2012, his 69 steals are sixth-most in the A.L., one ahead of teammate Alcides Escobar...he’s batting .317 (13-for-41) with a triple against right-handed pitching this year. = Despite playing in just 87 games in 2013, Dyson stole a career high 34 bases, which ranked seventh in the A.L...became the first Royal to swipe 30+ bags in consecutive seasons since Carlos Beltran did it in 3-straight campaigns (2001-03). Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-3 This Stand: 4-for-10 (.400), 2 2B, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 4 g (6-14) = Esky collected a one-out single in the fifth inning, going 1-for-3 last night...he’s hitting .333 (12-for-36) with 3 doubles, a homer and 7 RBI in his last 10 games. = Alcides is tied for seventh in the American League with 7 infield hits this season...also ranks eighth in the A.L., hitting .371 vs. left-handed pitching. = Among A.L. shortstops, Esky is tied for second in doubles (12), third in RBI (17), second in average (.285) and fifth in OBP (.336). = He stole six bases on the last road trip, including 5 in the three-game series against the Padres...his 11 steals this season are tied for fourth in the league...he has been successful in 91.9 percent (68-for-74) of his attempts since 2012, tops in MLB...Esky has swiped 40 bags in his last 41 attempts. = Escobar leads Major League shortstops with a .991 fielding percentage since the All-Star break last year, committing 4 errors in his last 430 chances...he’s played 353 games at short since the start of 2012, third-most in the Majors, behind Starlin Castro (360) and Alexei Ramirez (358). Johnny Giavotella This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand: 2-for-7, 2 runs Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Johnny went 0-for-4 last night after collecting hits in the first two games of the homestand...he’s hit safely in 5 of his 7 starts this year, but still looking for his first multi-hit game of the season...hit a go-ahead three-run homer in Seattle Sunday, his first Major League roundtripper since September 4, 2012. = This is in his second stint with the Royals, also appearing briefly in early-April...he was hitting .352 (32-for-91) in 24 games for Omaha at the time of this recall. = Giavotella has had played for the big league club in each of the last four seasons, including 14 games with KC in 2013...hit .220 at the Major League level last year (9-for-41) with 3 doubles and 4 RBI...recorded his sixth-career 3-hit game, going 3-for-4 with 2 RBI at Minnesota on June 30. Alex Gordon This Series: 2-for-4 This Stand: 2-for-10 (.200), 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Alex collected a pair of singles last night, going 2-for-4...it was his first multi-hit game at ‘The K’ since he was 3-for-4 vs. Minnesota on April 19. = Gordon recorded his fourth assist of the year last night, throwing out J.J. Hardy at the plate to end the seventh...he’s in a three-way tie for the American League lead in outfield assists, while he’s recorded 58 since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011...his total is 19 more than any other active player in that span. = Alex is also tied for fifth in the A.L. with 13 doubles this season...his 136 doubles since the start of 2011 are second-most in MLB to Robinson Cano (143). = He’s 11-for-36 (.306) with runners in scoring position this year, while his 16 RBI are tied for 12th among A.L. outfielders...also batting .302 (16-for-53) with 6 doubles and 8 RBI from the seventh inning on...he is 2 walks shy of matching Kevin Seitzer’s total (369) for ninth on KC’s all-time list...also 4 runs away from 500. = Alex earned his third-straight Rawlings Gold Glove award last year and was also selected to his first All-Star Game, batting .329 the first two months of the year. Brett Hayes This Series: Has not played This Stand: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-13) = Brett hasn’t played in this homestand after starting Sunday in Seattle...made 3 starts and played in 9 games behind the dish...still looking for his first hit of 2013. = Spent a majority of last season in Triple-A Omaha, blasting 17 homers...had 2 stints in the Major Leagues with KC in 2013....4 of his 5 hits in the big leagues last year went for extra bases (3 2B, 1 HR)...hit his first home run in nearly 2 seasons in the 2013 finale at Chicago fof White Sox lefty Jose Quintana. Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-4, run This Stand: 1-for-12 (.083), run Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Eric singled to lead off the fourth inning last night and scored KC’s only run, coming home on Danny Valencia’s sacrifice fly...his base hit snapped an 0-for-9. = Hosmer went 14-for-31 (.452) with 3 doubles, a homer and 8 RBI in the team’s West Coast swing last week...ranks among the league leaders in several offensive categories, including: second in doubles (15), tied for fourth in multi-hit games (15), tied for fourth in hits (49) and third in night batting average (.340). = Dating back to June 1 of last year, Hosmer’s 190 hits are the most in , 8 more than any other player...also batting .314 in that time, which ranks ninth in the Major Leagues...his 49 doubles over the last 2 seasons are tied for fourth-most in the American League...he’s 2 doubles shy of reaching 100 for his career. = The 2013 Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year, Eric also became the first Royals first baseman to earn a Rawlings Gold Glove Award...batted .318 (141- for-443) with 26 doubles, 16 homers and 63 RBI over the final four months of the season...he also led the American League with 60 multi-hit games in 2013. This Series: Has not played This Stand: 2-for-3, 2 2B, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (3-7) = Mike didn’t play last night after collecting a bases clearing double in Wednesday’s 3-2 win over the Rockies...of Moose’s 18 hits this season, 12 have gone for extra-bases (7 doubles, 1 triple, 4 homers)...he’s 3-for-6 with a homer and 2 RBI in his career vs. Baltimore starter Chris Tillman. = Played for Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League during the offseason...batted .288 (19-for-66) with 6 doubles and 3 homers in 17 games... named The Sporting News Minor League Hitter of the Year and the George Brett Award winner (KC organization’s top hitting prospect) in 2010. Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-3, BB This Stand: 5-for-10 (.500), 2 runs, HR, RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 5 g (9-18) = Salvy singled in the fourth and also drew a walk last night, going 1-for-3...batting .340 (16-for-47) with 3 doubles and 2 homers during the month of May... his May batting average ranks eighth in the American League...also tied for ninth in the A.L. with 12 doubles this season. = Perez is 12-for-34 (.353) with 2 doubles and a homer vs. the A.L. East this season, which includes 6-for-16 (.375) in 4 games against the O’s. = Threw out Will Venable trying to steal twice in the May 6 game, marking the second time he’s caught multiple runners stealing in a game...tied for fifth in the A.L., with seven runners caught stealing...led the league throwing out 23 would-be base stealers last season, helping him win his firstRawlings Gold Glove Award. = Went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles on Opening Day in Detroit, becoming the first Royal to record 4 hits on Opening Day since Fred Patek did it against Toronto in 1979...selected to his first All-Star game last year, collecting the first hit by a Royal in the Midsummer Classic since Bo Jackson in 1989. Danny Valencia This Series: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, SF This Stand: 2-for-6, run, 2B, RBI, BB, SF Hit Streak: 3 g (4-10) = Valencia doubled and drove in KC’s lone run with a sac fly last night...he’s 7-for-18 (.389) with 2 doubles and 4 runs scored in his last 5 games...batting .333 (10-for-30) with a .500 slugging percentage against left-handed pitching this season...recorded his first 3-hit game of the year May 7 in San Diego = Danny was traded to the Royals from Baltimore in exchange for OF David Lough this offseason...hit .304 with 8 homers and 23 RBI in 52 games with the O’s last year...led the league with a .371 average (36-for-97) against left-handed pitching, which included a .639 SLG. Royals Notes - Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, May 16, 2014 This & That STAFF CONTINUES TO DOMINATE--One swing of Nelson Cruz’s bat ruined last night’s festivities here at Kauffman Stadium, but it represented the only two runs plated by the Orioles off of rookie hurler Yordano Ventura and the KC pen...in going 6-3 in the last nine games, Kansas City has assembled a 1.89 ERA, allowing 17 earned runs in 81.0 innings...the bullpen has been phenomenal of late after posting the league’s best ERA in 2013 it has settled in to allow no earned runs in the last nine games, totaling 21.2 innings while fanning 24 and holding the opposition to a .181 average (13-for-72)...the starters have compiled a 2.59 mark in the last nine contests, allowing 17 earned runs in 59.0 frames...last night’s work by Ventura was KC’s 25th quality start of the year, the third most in the A.L. ONE RUN ISSUES--A season ago the Royals led the American League with 31 one-run victories...things haven’t gone nearly as well at the outset this year, with last night’s 2-1 loss dropping Kansas City to 3-9 in games determined by the smallest of margins...the Royals also fell to 2-18 when scoring less than four runs in a game. FEW REVIEWS--Neither club requested a replay review last night, the 23rd time in the last 25 games that Kansas City has not issued a challenge...Ned Yost ran Kansas City’s replay review record to 4-2 with a successful challenge in the seventh inning on Saturday night in Seattle...the play involved Robinson Cano being called safe at second base on a possible wild pitch from Tim Collins, but upon further review it was determined that second baseman Johnny Giavotella legally blocked the bag while taking the throw from Sal Perez and 2:21 later the call was overturned...opposing managers are 4-4 in challenges...to review, each manager gets a challenge and for the first six innings and if he challenges correctly, he’ll receive another...calls are defined as either a) Confirmed; b) Stands or C) Overturned. K-KLUB--Kansas City hurlers fanned 13 more hitters last night, giving the staff 36 K’s through the first three games of this homestand...Yordano Ventura came up one strikeout shy of his career high of 10 with last night’s 9-K performance...last night was the 15th double-digit strikeout game for the KC staff, a figure that wasn’t attained in 2013 until game #79 on June 30...since fanning 13 men on April 15 in Houston, the Kansas City staff leads the A.L. with 241 K’s over a 29-game stretch. HOLLY TO THE RESCUE--Greg Holland pitched out of a mini-jam in the ninth on Wednesday vs. Colorado and recorded a game-ending strikeout with the potential tying run on third base to record his 10th save in 11 chances this year...opportunities have been few and far between with Thursday just his fifth chance in the last 24 games...he has made good on 50 of his last 52 tries (96%), which is tops among the 10 closers who have at least 35 saves in that span...since May 30, 2013, Holland has 6 more saves than any other pitcher in baseball (Craig Kimbrel - 44) and has allowed just 8 earned runs in 66.0 innings for a 1.09 ERA, holding opposing hitters to a .168 average...he’s also recorded 99 strikeouts in those 66.0 innings, for an A.L.-best 13.50 strikeouts per 9.0 IP. CROW SETS CLUB MARK--Aaron Crow worked his 19th consecutive game without allowing an earned run last night, eclipsing the club record of 18 set by Louis Coleman last year...Crow now has 17.0 consecutive innings without allowing an earnie, two innings better than his previous best to open the 2011 season...he’s also experienced streaks of 13 in a row in his rookie and All-Star year of 2011 and a 9-gamer last year. BETTER SUCCESS VS. N.L.--Kansas City has jumped out to a better start than recent years in action vs. the National League, going 4-1 to this point...the next Interleague action will be when KC plays a 4-game home & home set with St. Louis on June 2-5 with the first two games slated for Busch Stadium and then the last two here...the Royals are looking to turn their fortunes against the Senior Circuit around in 2014, going 9-11 vs. the N.L. last year, their fifth consecutive sub-.500 year...the last winning season against was 2007 when KC dominated with a 13-5 mark...Kansas City’s all-time Interleague mark is 141-167, including a 71-81 ledger here in Kauffman Stadium...this year’s Interleague work is concentrated against the N.L. West including last week’s stop in San Diego and the visit from Colorado...still to come are stops in Arizona (3) and Colorado (2), while the Dodgers (3) and Giants (3) remain ticketed for “The K.” NED IN HIS FOURTH FULL SEASON--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, Ned Yost recorded his 300th win as the KC skipper on May 7 in San Diego, and is now 304-355 since he was named to his position on May 13, 2010...he recently passed John Wathan (287) and Hal McRae (286) to move into fourth on KC’s all-time wins list...he is 13 wins shy of catching Tony Muser, who is third with 317 victories...Yost, who managed six seasons in Milwaukee (2003-08), is 761-851 all-time as a Major League skipper. FOX SPORTS IS HOME OF THE ROYALS--Kansas City is in its seventh season on Fox Sports Kansas City, featuring a record 150 telecasts in High Definition, up from the 140 a season ago...Ryan Lefebvre anchors the booth for 95 telecasts and Steve Physioc calls the play-by-play for 55 games...Rex Hudler will work all 150 games as the analyst...the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg, who will be joined at every home game and several road affairs by Royals’ Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery...the Royals also have two telecasts in the national Saturday window on the FOX Network and three more telecasts on the new FS1...KC also has at least one ESPN national game on June 2 from St. Louis.

vs. Orioles (2014) vs. Orioles (career) At Home (career) Tillman (career) Norris (career)

Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Aoki .316 19 6 0 1 .316 19 6 0 1 .295 600 177 9 43 - - - - - .000 4 0 0 0 Butler .222 18 4 0 2 .312 199 62 10 36 .316 1954 617 61 298 .200 10 2 1 2 .333 3 1 0 0 Cain .333 3 1 0 0 .194 36 7 0 0 .277 415 115 8 53 .200 5 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Ciriaco - - - - - .273 33 9 0 1 .303 201 61 4 24 .167 6 1 0 0 - - - - - Dyson .333 9 3 0 0 .265 34 9 0 0 .267 333 89 3 27 .000 2 0 0 0 - - - - - Escobar .286 14 4 0 0 .271 107 29 0 6 .258 1223 315 10 106 .375 8 3 0 0 .250 4 1 0 0 Giavotella .000 4 0 - - .200 20 4 0 1 .222 189 42 3 18 ------Gordon .333 18 6 0 3 .290 200 58 11 29 .276 1689 467 53 230 .333 9 3 2 3 1.000 3 3 0 0 Hayes .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .199 166 33 4 13 - - - - - .000 2 0 0 0 Hosmer .250 16 4 0 1 .248 101 25 3 11 .281 876 246 21 111 .000 4 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 Moustakas .200 10 2 0 1 .197 71 14 3 7 .248 685 170 19 84 .500 6 3 1 2 .000 2 0 0 0 Perez .375 16 6 0 0 .255 47 12 2 6 .301 488 147 12 77 .500 2 1 1 2 - - - - - Valencia .333 6 2 0 1 .299 67 20 2 9 .296 587 174 20 77 .167 6 1 0 1 - - - - -

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Pitcher Perez Hayes Totals Bruce Chen 4 11 2.8 2-2 1 Chen 2-1 0-1 2-2 Danny Duffy 2 2 1.0 0-2 1 Duffy 0-1 0-1 0-1 Jeremy Guthrie 8 40 5.0 5-3 3 Guthrie 4-3 1-0 5-3 James Shields 9 42 4.7 5-4 7 Jason Vargas 9 39 4.3 5-4 7 Shields 5-4 - 5-4 Yordano Ventura 8 23 2.9 3-5 6 Vargas 5-4 - 5-4 Totals 40 157 3.9 20-20 25 Ventura 3-5 - 3-5 Total 19-18 1-2 20-20 Perez Hayes Totals Starts 37 3 40 CS/ATT 7-24 0-1 7-25 Pct. 29.2 0.0 28.0 Catcher PO 1 - 1 ERA 3.16 5.84 3.44 ER/IP 113/321.2 24/37.0 137/358.2

Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 3 (May 11 @ Seattle) Pickoff & CS: 1 (April 16 @ Houston) Royals Notes - Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, May 16, 2014

2014 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 Aoki ------9/27/13 @ NYM C. Torres 165 Butler 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 5/2/14 DET R. Porcello 38 Cain 1 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 1-0 5/13/14 COL F. Morales 7 Ciriaco ------6/20/13 LAD P. Moylan 58 Dyson ------6/23/13 CWS D. Axelrod 220 Escobar 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 2 - - - - 1-1 5/11/14 @ SEA R. Elias 13 Giavotella 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 1 - - - - 1-0 5/11/14 @ SEA D. Farquhar 11 Gordon 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - 1-0 4/9/14 TB J. Odorizzi 125 Hayes ------9/29/13 @ CWS J. Quintana 13 Hosmer 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 0-1 5/5/14 @ SD N. Vincent 39 Moustakas 4 - 4 1 3 2 1 1 - 1 2 1 - 2 - - - 1 3 3-1 4/23/14 @ CLE J. Masterson 46 Perez 4 2 2 2 2 3 1 - - 2 2 - 1 1 3 - 1 - - 3-1 5/13/14 COL F. Morales 8 Valencia 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 1-0 4/16/14 @ HOU D. Keuchel 37

Pinch-Hit: Last: Justin Maxwell (8/3/13 @ , 12th inning) - Franchise total: 74 Grand Slam: Last: Alcides Escobar (5/11/14 @ Seattle, second inning) - Franchise total: 115 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Salvador Perez (8/28/13 @ Minnesota), 2-run, 2-run 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (4/23/14 @ 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: Alex Gordon (9/11/13 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 86 Inside-the-Park: Last: David DeJesus (4/23/10 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 94 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Justin Maxwell (9/22/13 vs. Texas, 10th inning, Soria pitching) - Franchise total: 64 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (8/21/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: , New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Kyle Seager and Dustin Ackley, Seattle (5/11/14 @ Safeco Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (4/12/14 @ Target Field, James Shields pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland (7/3/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Santiago @ Detroit (8/30/11 @ Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla, Atlanta (4/16/13 @ Turner Field, Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th 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)

2014 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 Aoki 9 3 - - - 12 1 - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 - - 0 g 5 gm (2x) 8 3 Butler 8 - - - - 8 3 - - - - 3 2 5 2 2 - - 0 g 7 gm (4/25-5/3) 1 - Cain 5 - 1 - - 6 2 - - - - 2 1 2 2 1 - - 3 g 5 gm (4/12-5/5) 6 - Ciriaco ------0 g - - - Dyson 3 1 - - - 4 1 - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - 1 g 4 gm (4/22-25) 7 4 Escobar 10 1 - - - 11 4 1 1 - - 6 - 4 8 - - - 4 g 4 gm (4x) 7 2 Giavotella ------1 - - - 1 1 1 3 - - - 0 g - - - Gordon 7 3 - - - 10 2 1 1 - - 4 2 3 6 1 - - 1 g 5 gm (4/2-7) 4 - Hayes ------0 g - - - Hosmer 11 3 1 - - 15 1 1 1 - - 3 - 7 5 2 - - 1 g 6 gm (4/25-5/1) - - Moustakas 3 - - - - 3 2 2 - - - 4 - 5 6 - - - 2 g 3 gm (2x) - - Perez 6 3 1 - - 10 1 - 1 - - 2 4 3 3 1 - - 5 g 5 gm (5/9-pres.) - - Valencia 2 1 - - - 3 ------2 - - - - 3 g 3 gm (5/11-pres.) 3 -

The Last Time... 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- Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB) (Royals 7-0) Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Royals Steal of Home: No-Hitter vs. Royals: Triple Play vs. Royals: Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013 Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (5th inning) - on double steal in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (6-3, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: Royals Suspended Game: One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 June 15-16, 2001 at Milwaukee, 4-2 (Power Outage) Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Angel Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) 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 Justin Maxwell, August 9, 2013 vs. Boston (6th) September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: Royals Walk-Off Win: Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Eric Hosmer, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota September 22 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) 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) Omar Infante, April 27, 2014 @ Baltimore May 7, 2014 @ San Diego (1st inning, 3 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 6 times in 2014 -- Sept. 29-30, 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0) (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Royals Position Player Pitching: June 7-9, 2013 vs. Houston May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: Opponent Position Player Pitching: April 15-17, 2014 @ Houston July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, September 15-18, 2008 vs. Seattle Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Royals Pitcher Homered: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Yordano Ventura, May 5, 2014 @ San Diego (10) Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Royals Pitcher With a Hit: May 2-4, 2014 vs. Detroit Jeremy Guthrie, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota Yordano Ventura, May 5, 2014 @ San Diego Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: (Royals 13-0) Royals Pitcher With a RBI: April 11-13, 2014 @ Minnesota Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Luis Mendoza, May 29, 2013 @ St. Louis Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 7, 2014 at San Diego (8-0); Shields (7.0), Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Crow (1.0), Coleman (1.0) Gregor Blanco, August 13, 2010 vs. (3) Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 3 5/11/14 @ SEA Giavotella 3 5/11/14 @ SEA Pitchers 8 5/6/14 @ SD Gordon 44 9/24/13 @ SEA Aoki 5 5/9/14 @ SEA Hayes 31 6/10/12 vs. TB Butler 9 10/2/12 vs. DET Hosmer 9 5/5/14 @ SD Cain 26 9/21/13 vs. TEX Moustakas 9 5/2/14 vs. DET Ciriaco 10 7/1/13 @ MIA Perez 17 4/23/14 @ CLE Dyson 12 4/23/14 @ HOU Valencia 10 4/16/14 @ HOU Escobar 27 4/16/14 @ HOU Royals Notes - Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, May 16, 2014

2014 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 2/17 OF-Jimmy Paredes Claimed off Waivers from Baltimore 4/18 OF-Jarrod Dyson Placed on Bereavement List RHP-Maikel Cleto Designated for Assignment OF/IF-Jimmy Paredes Recalled from Omaha 3/2 RHP-Guillermo Mota Announced retirement 4/21 OF-Jarrod Dyson Reinstated from Bereavement List 3/7 RHP-Brad Penny Released LHP-Justin Marks Optioned to Omaha 3/25 LHP-Patrick Schuster Claimed off Waivers from San Diego 4/23 LHP-Tim Collins Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment OF-Carlos Peguero Designated for Assignment 5/2 LHP-Bruce Chen Placed on 15-day D.L. (bulging disc) 3/30 RHP-Louis Coleman Placed on 15-day D.L. (bone contusion/sprained middle finger) RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) OF-Lorenzo Cain Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment 4/2 OF-Carlos Peguero Assigned outright to Omaha LHP-Francisley Bueno Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment 4/5 RHP-Aaron Brooks Selected from Omaha 5/4 LHP-Tim Collins Activated from 15-day D.L. INF-Pedro Ciriaco Designated for assignment RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 4/7 LHP-Francisley Bueno Placed on 15-day D.L. (contusion/sprain on left little finger ) 5/5 OF-Lorenzo Cain Activated from 15-day D.L. LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain) OF/INF-Jimmy Paredes Optioned to Omaha LHP-Donnie Joseph Recalled from Omaha 5/9 RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha 4/9 RHP-Louis Coleman Activated from 15-day D.L. 5/13 INF-Omar Infante Placed on 15-day D.L. (lower back irritation) INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha INF-Pedro Ciriaco Contract selected from Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 5/16 RHP-Casey Coleman Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Donnie Joseph Optioned to Omaha OF-Justin Maxwell Designated for assignment 4/12 LHP-Danny Duffy Recalled from Omaha INF-Johnny Giavotella Optioned to Omaha 4/17 OF-Lorenzo Cain Placed on 15-day D.L. (left groin strain) LHP-Justin Marks Recalled from Omaha

Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play

The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Aoki (19-18), Infante (1-2) P: Chen (2-2), Duffy (0-2), Guthrie (5-3), Shields (5-4), Vargas (5-4), Ventura (3-5) 2nd: Escobar (1-0), Giavotella (1-0), Hosmer (5-6), Infante (13-13), Valencia (0-1) C: Hayes (1-2), Perez (19-18) 3rd: Butler (4-5), Hosmer (15-14), Perez (1-1) 1B: Hosmer (20-20) 4th: Butler (11-13), Gordon (0-1), Perez (8-6), Valencia (1-0) 2B: Giavotella (5-2), Infante (14-16), Valencia (1-2) 5th: Gordon (20-19), Infante (0-1) 3B: Moustakas (16-14), Valencia (4-6) 6th: Butler (3-1), Cain (1-0), Giavotella (2-1), Moustakas (0-1), Perez (10-11), SS: Escobar (20-20) Valencia (4-6) LF: Gordon (20-20) 7th: Cain (2-2), Escobar (1-3), Giavotella (2-1), Moustakas (14-11), Maxwell (1-2), CF: Cain (11-10), Dyson (7-7), Maxwell (2-3) Valencia (0-1) RF: Aoki (19-18), Maxwell (1-2) 8th: Cain (8-8), Dyson (1-1), Escobar (7-6), Maxwell (2-3), Moustakas (2-2) DH: Butler (18-19) 9th: Dyson (6-6), Escobar (11-11), Hayes (1-2), Pitchers (2-1) Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 16 17 10 27 24 10 24 14 10 - 4 1 - - - 157 Opponents 11 12 9 29 18 19 19 12 20 2 - 2 - - - 153 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 3 7 1 3 3 2 - 1 ------Opponents 9 2 - 3 2 2 1 - 1 ------

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Multi-Run Innings for Royals Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 1-3 # of runs # times last time 1st - - 9 Tuesday 5-1 2 runs - 23 May 13 vs. Colorado (4th inning, 3 hits) 2nd - 2 20 Wednesday 5-2 3 runs - 9 May 14 vs. Colorado (2nd inning, 5 hits) 3rd - 1 22 Thursday 1-3 4 runs - 4 May 11 @ Seattle (7th inning, 2 hits) 4th - 3 13 Friday 4-2 5 runs - 2 April 19 vs. Minnesota (4th inning, 5 hits) 5th - 1 16 6th - 3 15 Saturday 2-4 6 runs - 1 April 29 vs. Toronto (8th inning, 6 hits) 7th - 5 17 Sunday 2-4 7 runs - - - 8th - 2 21 9th - 1 12 Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 15-1 Tied after six innings: 2-6 Trail after six innings: 3-13 Lead after seven innings: 17-1 Tied after seven innings: 2-3 Trail after seven innings: 1-16 Lead after eight innings: 18-1 Tied after eight innings: 2-3 Trail after eight innings: 0-16 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 14-9 Starter works 6.0 IP: 2-5 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 4-6 Score first: 14-5 Opponents score first: 6-15 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 4/6 Score more than three runs: 18-2 Score three runs or less: 2-18 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 0/4 Hit home run: 10-4 Do not homer: 10-16 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 8/8 Series opener: 7-7 Series finale: 6-7 Errorless games by KC: 10-9 10 or more hits: 12-4 Opponents 10 or more hits: 3-9

Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time to Review Outcome Challenge Record 4/2 @ Detroit 6 Collins out at 1B (Det. challenge) 0-1 2:45 Overturned Opp. 1-0 10 Aoki safe at 1B (Det. request) 1-1 2:35 Overturned Opp. 2-0 4/4 Chicago 7 Abreu safe at 1B (KC challenge) 7-4 2:54 Stands K.C. 0-1 4/6 Chicago 6 Semien safe at 1B (KC challenge) 0-0 1:13 Overturned K.C. 1-1 6 Hosmer safe at 1B (Chicago challenge) 0-0 2:00 Stands Opp. 2-1 4/7 Tampa Bay 8 Myers ruled out at 1B (Tampa Bay challenge) 4-0 1:05 Confirmed Opp. 2-2 4/8 Tampa Bay 3 Escobar ruled safe at 2B (Tampa Bay challenge) 0-0 1:08 Confirmed Opp. 2-3 4/9 Tampa Bay 2 Gordon ruled out at 3B on SB attempt (KC challenge) 0-0 2:10 Stands K.C. 1-2 4/16 @ Houston 9 Cain ruled safe at 1B (Houston challenge) 4-4 2:54 Overturned Opp. 3-3 4/17 @ Houston 2 Presley ruled safe at 1B (KC challenge) 2-0 1:25 Overturned K.C. 2-2 4/24 @ Cleveland 1 Hayes did not block the plate (Crew Chief challenge) 0-0 2:49 Stands -- 4/29 Toronto 2 Getz ruled safe at 1B (KC challenge) 0-1 1:06 Overturned K.C. 3-2 9 Navarro ball called foul (Crew Chief challenge) 10-7 1:25 Stands -- 4/30 Toronto 4 Hosmer out at plate (Crew Chief challenge) 2-0 2:25 Confirmed -- 5/7 @ San Diego 2 Maybin out at second base (San Diego challenge) 3-0 1:26 Stands Opp. 3-4 5/9 @ Seattle 1 Hosmer out at second base (Seattle challenge) 1-0 1:21 Overturned Opp. 4-4 5/10 @ Seattle 7 Cano safe at second attempting advance (KC challenge) 1-3 2:21 Overturned K.C. 4-2

Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Royals Notes - Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, May 16, 2014 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 10 April 29 vs. Toronto 10 April 11 @ Minnesota Most runs, extra-inning game 6 April 16 @ Houston 6 May 5 @ San Diego Most hits, game 16 May 9 @ Seattle 16 May 4 vs. Detroit Most hits, extra-inning game 16 May 5 @ San Diego 10 April 16 @ Houston Fewest hits, game 4 4 times, last: May 10 @ Seattle 2 May 8 @ Seattle Most runs, inning 6 April 29 vs. Toronto (8th) 6 Twice, last: May 3 vs. Detroit (9th) Most hits, inning 6 Thrice, last: April 29 vs. Toronto (8th) 6 May 3 vs. Detroit (9th) Most doubles, game 5 Twice, last: April 30 vs. Toronto 6 May 3 vs. Detroit Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 May 6 @ San Diego 3 May 5 @ San Diego Most triples, game 1 6 times, last: May 4 vs. Detroit 2 March 31 @ Detroit Most triples, extra-inning game - - 1 Twice, last: May 5 @ San Diego Most home runs, game 2 Thrice, last: May 13 vs. Colorado 3 May 11 @ Seattle Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 April 16 @ Houston 2 Twice, last: May 5 @ San Diego Most home runs, inning 2 April 23 @ Cleveland (2nd) 2 May 11 @ Seattle (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 5 Thrice, last: April 30 vs. Toronto 7 April 21 @ Cleveland Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 5 May 6 @ San Diego 6 May 5 @ San Diego Most steals, game 3 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox 3 Thrice, last: May 4 vs. Detroit Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 9 vs. Tampa Bay 2 Twice, last: May 6 @ San Diego Most sacrifice flies, game 1 14 times, last: May 15 vs. Baltimore 2 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Most sacrifices, game 2 Twice, last: May 5 @ San Diego 2 May 8 @ Seattle Most strikeouts, game 11 Twice, last: May 11 @ Seattle 13 Twice, last: May 15 vs. Baltimore Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 8 Twice, last: May 6 @ San Diego 14 May 5 @ San Diego Most walks, game 6 Twice, last: May 13 vs. Colorado 8 April 20 vs. Minnesota Most walks, extra-inning game 4 May 6 @ San Diego 5 April 16 @ Houston Most left on base, game 12 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox 12 April 30 vs. Toronto Most left on base, extra-inning game 11 Twice, last: May 5 @ San Diego 12 April 16 @ Houston Fewest left on base, game 2 May 2 vs. Detroit 2 April 24 @ Cleveland Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 6 April 2 @ Detroit 4 May 6 @ San Diego Most double plays turned 3 April 13 @ Minnesota 3 May 9 @ Seattle Most errors, game 4 April 16 @ Houston 5 May 11 @ Seattle Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 Perez (March 31 @ Detroit), Hosmer (April 22 @ Cleveland) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Cain (May 5 @ San Diego) Most runs, game 3 Hosmer (April 22 @ Cleveland), Aoki (April 27 @ Baltimore) Most doubles, game 2 8 times, last: Moustakas (May 14 vs. Colorado) Most triples, game 1 6 times, last: Dyson (May 4 vs. Detroit) Most home runs, game 1 Several times Most RBI, game 6 Infante (April 27 @ Baltimore) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Hosmer (May 5 @ San Diego) Most total bases, game 6 4 times, last: Perez (April 29 vs. Toronto) Most total bases, extra-inning game 6 Hosmer (May 5 @ San Diego) Most walks, game 3 Aoki (May 4 vs. Detroit) Most stolen bases, game 2 Paredes (April 30 vs. Toronto), Escobar (May 5 and May 6 @ San Diego) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 7 Butler (April 25-May 2) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 4 times, last: Guthrie (May 6 @ San Diego) Most innings pitched, reliever 3.2 Mariot (April 24 @ Cleveland) Most strikeouts, starter 12 Shields (April 17 @ Houston) Most strikeouts, reliever 4 Duffy (April 16 @ Houston), Mariot (April 24 @ Cleveland), Davis (May 6 @ San Diego) Most walks, starter 4 4 times, last: Duffy (May 3 vs. Detroit) Most walks, reliever 3 Marks (April 20 vs. Minnesota) Most runs allowed 8 Shields (May 2 vs. Detroit) Most home runs allowed 3 Guthrie (May 11 @ Seattle) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 18.0 Ventura (April 25-May 5) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 11.1 Herrera (April 27-May 15) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 3 Shields (April 17-27) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 5 April 15-19 Longest winning streak, home 3 April 9-19 Longest winning streak, road 3 April 15-17 Longest losing streak, overall 5 May 1-5 Longest losing streak, home 4 May 1-4 Longest losing streak, road 5 March 31-April 13 Longest game-inning, home - - Longest game-inning, road 12 May 5 @ San Diego Longest game-time, home 3:37 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 3:34 April 22 @ Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:05 April 16 @ Houston Shortest game-time home 2:34 May 14 vs. Colorado Shortest game-time road 2:15 April 24 @ Cleveland Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:03 May 6 @ San Diego Largest crowd-home 40,103 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 10,705 April 29 vs. Toronto Largest crowd-road 45,068 March 31 @ Detroit Smallest crowd-road 8,848 April 22 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 8 May 7 @ San Diego (8-0) Largest losing margin 9 April 11 @ Minnesota (1-10) Largest deficit overcome to win 3 April 29 vs. Toronto (trailed 5-2 after 6 1/2) Largest lead lost 4 May 11 @ Seattle (led 4-0 after 2 1/2)

Upcoming Milestones Nori Aoki 20 RBI for 500 (combined Japan/MLB) Jarrod Dyson 11 stolen bases for 100 Eric Hosmer 2 doubles for 100 15 RBI to 250 Billy Butler Alex Gordon 66 hits for 1,000 1 single to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (F. Patek-785) 4 runs for 500 Ned Yost 13 walks to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (F. White-412) 2 walks to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (K. Seitzer-369) 13 wins to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (T. Muser-317) 44 runs for 500 18 doubles to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (W.Wilson-241)

Wade Davis 13 strikeouts for 500 Greg Holland 23 saves for 100

Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Luke Hochevar 15-day recovery from Tommy John surgery March 30 (retro March 21) April 5 40 20-20 LHP-Francisley Bueno 15-day contusion/sprain on left little finger April 7 April 22 35 18-17 LHP-Bruce Chen 15-day bulging disc May 2 (retro April 25) May 10 13 6-7 INF-Omar Infante 15-day lower back disc irritation May 13 (retro May 7) May 22 3 2-1 Royals Notes - Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, May 16, 2014 2014 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

March (0-1) 3/31 at Det D L 3-4 0-1 T4 -1.0 Nathan Davis (R, 0-1) -- 45,068 1 45,068

April (14-11) 4/2 at Det D L 1-2 (10) 0-2 T4 -2.0 Alburquerque Collins (R, 0-1) -- 26,906 2 71,974 4/3 at Det D Postponed Due to Rain – Make up scheduled for Thursday, June 19 at 12:08 p.m. CT 4/4 CWS D W 7-5 1-2 4 -2.0 Guthrie (1-0) Johnson Holland (1) 40,103 1 40,103 4/5 CWS D W 4-3 2-2 3 -2.0 Davis (R, 1-1) Downs Holland (2) 21,463 2 61,566 4/6 CWS D L 1-5 2-3 5 -2.0 Sale Shields (0-1) -- 29,760 3 91,326 4/7 TB N W 4-2 3-3 3 -1.5 Vargas (1-0) Moore Holland (3) 12,087 4 103,413 4/8 TB N L 0-1 3-4 T4 -1.5 Peralta Holland (0-1) Balfour 13,905 5 117,318 4/9 TB D W 7-3 4-4 3 -1.0 Guthrie (2-0) Odorizzi -- 13,612 6 130,930 4/11 at Min N L 1-10 4-5 4 -1.5 Gibson Chen (0-1) -- 24,338 3 96,312 4/12 at Min D L 1-7 4-6 5 -2.5 Nolasco Shields (0-2) -- 23,963 4 120,275 4/13 at Min D L 3-4 4-7 5 -2.5 Fien Crow (R, 0-1) Perkins 20,878 5 141,153 4/15 at Hou N W 4-2 5-7 5 -2.0 Ventura (1-0) Harrell Holland (4) 29,778 6 170,931 4/16 at Hou N W 6-4 (11) 6-7 T4 -1.5 Duffy (R, 1-0) Williams Holland (5) 23,043 7 193,974 4/17 at Hou N W 5-1 7-7 4 -1.0 Shields (1-2) Feldman -- 26,333 8 219,707 4/18 Min N W 5-0 8-7 T1 - Vargas (2-0) Nolasco -- 21,192 7 152,122 4/19 Min D W 5-4 9-7 T1 - Chen (1-1) Correia Holland (6) 24,291 8 176,413 4/20 Min D L 3-8 9-8 2 -1.0 Hughes Ventura (1-1) -- 17,710 9 194,123 4/21 at Cle N L 3-4 9-9 T2 -1.0 McAllister Guthrie (2-1) Axford 10,789 9 230,496 4/22 at Cle N W 8-2 10-9 2 -1.0 Shields (2-2) Salazar -- 8,848 10 239,344 4/23 at Cle N L 3-5 10-10 T2 -1.0 Shaw Herrera (R, 0-1) Axford 9,311 11 248,655 4/24 at Cle D L 1-5 10-11 T4 -2.0 Kluber (C) Chen (1-2) -- 10,440 12 259,095 4/25 at Bal N W 5-0 11-11 T2 -2.0 Ventura (2-1) Jimenez -- 22,478 13 281,573 4/26 at Bal N L 2-3 (10) 11-12 T3 -2.0 Britton Duffy (R, 1-1) -- 34,941 14 316,514 4/27 at Bal D W 9-3 12-12 3 -1.5 Shields (3-2) Gonzalez -- 38,368 15 355,482 4/29 Tor N W 10-7 13-12 T2 -1.5 Crow (R, 1-1) Cecil -- 10,705 10 204,828 4/30 Tor N W 4-2 14-12 2 -1.5 Herrera (R, 1-1) Hutchison Holland (7) 11,715 11 216,543

May (6-8) 5/1 Tor N L 3-7 14-13 2 -2.0 Buehrle Guthrie (2-2) Loup 11,207 12 227,750 5/2 Det N L 2-8 14-14 2 -3.0 Porcello Shields (3-3) -- 28,021 13 255,771 5/3 Det N L 2-9 14-15 2 -4.0 Smyly Duffy (1-2) -- 29,200 14 284,971 5/4 Det D L 4-9 14-16 T3 -5.0 Verlander Vargas (2-1) -- 22,504 15 307,475 5/5 at SD N L 5-6 (12) 14-17 4 -6.0 Stauffer Collins (R, 0-2) -- 14,089 16 369,571 5/6 at SD N W 3-1 (11) 15-17 4 -6.0 Davis (R, 2-1) Vincent Holland (8) 16,542 17 386,113 5/7 at SD D W 8-0 16-17 3 -6.0 Shields (4-3) Cashner -- 18,228 18 404,341 5/8 at Sea N L 0-1 16-18 3 -6.0 Iwakuma Duffy (1-3) Rodney 12,577 19 416,918 5/9 at Sea N W 6-1 17-18 3 -5.0 Vargas (3-1) Maurer -- 20,858 20 437,776 5/10 at Sea N L 1-3 17-19 3 -6.0 Young Ventura (2-2) Rodney 29,359 21 467,135 5/11 at Sea D W 9-7 18-19 3 -5.0 Coleman (R, 1-0) Farquhar Holland (9) 30,447 22 497,582 5/13 Col N W 5-1 19-19 2 -5.5 Shields (5-3) Morales -- 15,914 16 323,389 5/14 Col D W 3-2 20-19 2 -5.5 Vargas (4-1) Chacin Holland (10) 27,323 17 350,712 5/15 Bal N L 1-2 20-20 2 -6.0 Chen Ventura (2-3) Britton 12,455 18 363,167 5/16 Bal N 5/17 Bal N 5/18 Bal D 5/19 CWS N 5/20 CWS N 5/21 CWS N 5/23 at LAA N 5/24 at LAA D 5/25 at LAA D 5/26 Hou N 5/27 Hou N 5/28 Hou D 5/29 at Tor N 5/30 at Tor N 5/31 at Tor D Minor League Report (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Pacific Coast League Texas League Carolina League American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (18-20) (15-24) (17-20) R H E LOB Omaha 10 10 1 12 R H E LOB R H E LOB Memphis (Cardinals) 6 8 3 7 NW Arkansas 2 8 2 9 Wilmington Arkansas (Angels) 9 10 1 7 Lynchburg (Braves) Postponed - Rain WP: Michael Mariot (1-0) HR: Brian Fletcher (#2) LP: Sam Selman (2-3) Wilmington’s opener at Lynchburg was postponed due HR: None to rain. A doubleheader is scheduled for tonight, beginning Omaha used a five-run eighth to overtake Memphis in the at 5:05 Eastern. 2013 supplemental pick Sean Manaea will series opener. Christian Colon recorded three hits, an RBI The Naturals finished 1-2 in a series that was shortened start game one, with fellow lefty Daniel Stumpf slated for the and two runs, extending his hitting streak to seven games due to Wednesday’s rainout. Alex Yarbrough slugged a pair nightcap. (.394, 13-for-33). Brian Fletcher, Paulo Orlando and Jimmy of three-run homers for Arkansas. Mark Threlkeld and Juan Paredes drove home two runs apiece. Fletcher homered and Graterol had two hits apiece for the Naturals. Starter Sam has hit safely in six straight games (.423, 11-for-26). John Selman struck out six and walked five, allowing six runs on Lamb fanned four while allowing four runs (three earned), six hits over 3.2 innings. four hits and four walks over 6.0 IP.

Lexington Legends (A) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Burlington Royals (R) South Atlantic League Pioneer League Appalachian League Southern Division South Division East Division (18-22) 2013 Pioneer League Champions R H E LOB Lexington 6 11 1 9 Begin play June 16 vs. Orem (Angels) Begin play June 19 at Pulaski (Mariners) Asheville (Rockies) 10 16 1 6

LP: Cody Reed (0-3) HR: Tyler Chism (#2)

Lexington’s four-game winning streak was snapped by the Tourists. Elier Hernandez recorded two doubles, two RBI, a walk and a run. Tyler Chism hit his second home run in as many days. Alfredo Escalera and Ramon Torres had two hits and a run each. Torres has hit safely in six straight games (.320, 8-for-25).