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City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES (31-30) @ (30-32) - Sunday, June 8, 2014 Game #63 - Home Game #32 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, June 9 vs. New York Yankees: LHP Vidal Nuno (1-2, 5.33) vs. LHP (5-2, 3.28), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, June 10 vs. : RHP Corey Kluber (6-3, 3.23) vs. RHP (3-5, 3.41), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, June 11 vs. Cleveland Indians: RHP (1-2, 4.08) vs. RHP (2-6, 4.10), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, June 12: Travel day to Chicago (Royals’ Father’s Day trip) Friday, June 13 @ : LHP (3-5, 3.26 vs. TBA, 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Saturday, June 14 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP (6-3+ today) vs. TBA, 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, June 15 @ Chicago White Sox: LHP Jason Vargas (5-2+ tomorrow) vs. TBA, 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with , and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...today’s game is being televised in High Definition on Fox Sports Kansas City with and on the call, while Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery anchor Royals Live. Royals vs. Yankees POWER SURGE EVENS SET--The Royals went the extra-base route last night to square this The Royals evened this series with a win last night and in series, posting an 8-4 win over the Yankees in the second game of this 4-gamer...half of KC’s 12 hits doing so snapped a 5-game home losing streak to the Yankees.. went for extra bases, the biggest blow a tie-breaking 3- homer by Salvador Perez in the home this set concludes tomorrow and then KC will travel to the Bronx in early September...the Royals trail the all-time series by half of the sixth right after the Yankees had tied the contest at 3-3 in the top of the frame...Sal’s sixth a 184-269 margin, including a 107-123 deficit in Kansas City, roundtripper came after and had each coaxed walks to open the inning... 96-111 in Kauffman. Butler and Gordon got the offense started in the second inning with consecutive doubles to produce Date Site Score WP LP Att. 6/6 KC L, 2-4 Whitley Guthrie 23,418 the game’s first run and ignite a 3-run inning... finished up the scoring with a towering 6/7 KC W, 8-4 Crow Phelps 26,991 solo homer in the seventh...Danny Duffy was the starter and came within an out of both a win and a 6/8 KC “quality start”, but the Yankees tied the game with a 2-out, 2-run in the sixth... came 6/9 KC 9/5 @ NY out of the pen to get the last out in the sixth and then worked a 1-2-3 seventh to record the victory. 9/6 @ NY GORDO STAYS HOT--A first-time All-Star a year ago, Alex Gordon has locked it in over the last few 9/7 @ NY weeks, entering today with a season mark of .291, the highest batting average among everyday players in the lineup ( is hitting .331 but has played in 22 fewer games)...Gordo has risen to his more lofty status by virtue of a .388 mark (26-for-67) in his last 20 games, with 16 runs scored, 5 doubles, 5 homers, 18 RBI and featuring 15 walks for an impressive on-base pct. of .523 in that span...since bottoming out at .242 back on May 5, the Royals’ Player-of-the-Month for May has batted .343 (37-for-108) with 21 runs, 19 RBI and an OBA of .458. WADE ON TOP OF HIS GAME--The Royals’ -of-the-Month for May, , has had the last two nights off but was busy during the St. Louis series, working in three of the four games against the Cards, capped by a 1-2-3 eighth inning here on Thursday night...his work on Tuesday in earned him a fifth win on the year, tied for most in the Majors by a reliever...Davis, 28, has not allowed a run in his last 14 appearances, totaling 17.0 innings while recording 26 K’s in that span...since surrendering a season-high 2 earned runs back on April 5, Wade has given up one tally over his last 20 outings (23.0 innings) for a 0.39 ERA with opponents hitting just .103 (8-for-77) while fanning 40. SALUTE TO #2--The Royals will join the rest of baseball in honoring prior to the 7:10 game tomorrow with a video tribute and then present him a check for $10,000 for his Turn 2 Foundation...during his rookie year in 1996, Jeter established the Turn 2 Foundation to promote healthy lifestyles among youth...not only does it represent the role he plays on the field turning plays, but it represents Jeter’s wish to promote healthy lifestyles among young people and enable them to “Turn 2” his foundation for guidance and the much needed help to avoid drugs and alcohol. TONIGHT’S STARTING : RHP (4-3, 4.27) vs. RHP James Shields (6-3, 3.68) 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 Career Hiroki Kuroda vs. Royals - 1-0 1-2 Major League Record 4-3 (4.27 ERA) 11-13 72-73 James Shields vs. Yankees - 1-1 8-15 Major League Record 6-3 (3.68 ERA) 13-9 106-85 JAMES SHIELDS gets his team-leading 14th starting assignment of the year, his 265th career start and 266th overall appearance...this is his 29th career start vs. New York and third matchup since joining the Royals in a 7-player deal with Tampa Bay on December 9, 2012. DECISION-LESS IN LAST THREE--James has hit a mild rough patch in his last James’ 2014 Starts three starts, going without a decision while allowing 15 earned runs in 18.1 innings...the DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT good news to that is that the Royals have won each one of those contests,the most recent 3/31 at Detroit ND, 3-4 6.1 5 3 3 1 1 3 106-71 3-1 4/6 Chicago L, 1-5 7.0 5 1 1 0 0 6 102-65 0-1 on Tuesday night in his first career appearances in Busch Stadium, a contest the Royals 4/12 at Minnesota L, 1-7 5.2 6 7 1 2 3 5 115-69 1-7 rallied to win, 8-7...Shields was down early, allowing a second inning to 4/17 at Houston W, 5-1 8.0 4 1 1 0 2 12 107-64 5-1 4/22 at Cleveland W, 8-2 6.0 6 2 1 0 1 9 106-65 6-2 , the youngster’s first big league ...but the offense stepped up with 4/27 at Baltimore W, 9-3 7.0 3 2 2 1 2 6 101-69 8-2 a season-high tying 6-run fifth inning, to which Shields contributed with an RBI double, 5/2 Detroit L, 2-8 6.1 12 8 7 1 1 3 105-68 2-6 his second hit of the night...the lead was short-lived as the Cards plated 2 in the home 5/7 at San Diego W, 8-0 7.0 7 0 0 0 2 4 118-73 7-0 5/13 Colorado W, 5-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 0 8 98-75 4-1 half and then regained the lead when Peter Bourjos homered in the sixth...James exited 5/18 Baltimore W, 8-6 7.0 9 3 3 0 1 3 99-64 8-3 after 5.1 innings, allowing 7 runs (5 earned), 9 hits and a season-high 4 walks, striking 5/24 at Los Angeles ND, 7-4 (13) 6.0 9 4 4 2 2 4 112-71 4-4 5/29 at Toronto ND, 8-6 (10) 7.0 8 6 6 3 0 6 108-72 5-6 out 1...his 2 hits at the plate tied a career-best. 6/3 at St. Louis ND, 8-7 5.1 9 7 5 2 4 1 96-57 6-7 STREAKY SEASON--With the 3 straight no decision, James actually enters today 2014 Totals 6-3, 3.68 85.2 88 45 37 12 19 70 1373-883 64% Career Totals 106-85 3.79 1769.0 1742 815 744 216 427 1516 - - with a 3-game winning streak still alive...from April 17-May 18, he went 6-1 with a 2.79 ERA over the 7 starts prior to this 3-game drought. PICKY, PICKY--Shields picked off a pair on May 29 in Toronto, his third career 2-pick game...he became the first MLB pitcher to pick two runners in a game in 2014, the last to do it was former teammate on Sept. 30, 2013...he has 29 picks in his career, the most by a righty since he broke in during 2006 and are fourth most among all hurlers in that span, behind Mark Buehrle (59), Clayton Kershaw (45) and the retired (31). AMONG THE A.L.’S BEST--Shields ranks among the leaders in several categories...his six victories are tied for eighth in the league, while he’s also tied seventh in innings (85.2), 11th in walks per 9.0 innings (2.00) and tied for 13th in (70)...dating back to June 28 of last year, his 17 wins are tied for third-most in baseball, one behind Mark Buehrle and . VS. YANKEES--The former Ray is making his 29th start vs. New York, most against any opponent...he’s 8-15 with a 4.34 ERA (88 ER in 182.2 IP) and 5-5 over his last 11 matchups after dropping 10 of his first 13 decisions...he split a pair of quality starts last year, losing here by a 3-2 count on May 11, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) over 8.0 innings, but then earning a 3-1 win over CC Sabathia on July 9 in the Bronx, allowing just a run in 7.0 frames...in the win, James allowed 4 hits to the first 5 he faced and then settled in and finished his evening not allowing a hit after the second and retiring the last 13. RECENT SUCCESS VS. A.L. EAST--Shields enters with 5 straight winning decisions against his old division, dating to last July 9 at New York...he’s 7-3 with a 2.35 ERA over 12 starts since September 21, 2012, limiting batters to a .194 average...he can move over .500 for his career, entering at 41-41 with a 3.86 ERA. RETURN TO “THE K”--James is starting at home for the first time since May 18 and just the fifth time in 14 starts...he’s 2-2 here this year, recording a 3.95 ERA (12 ER in 27.1 IP) and winning the last 2 outings...Shields is 55-39 at home parks in his career, compiling a 3.47 ERA over 132 starts. Shields vs. Yankees James’ Last Win: Player AVG. AB H HR RBI May 18 vs. Baltimore (7.0 IP, 8-6 over Ubaldo Jimenez) Carlos Beltran .000 5 0 0 0 James’ Last Loss: .231 52 12 2 4 May 2 vs. Detroit (6.1 IP, 2-8 to Rick Porcello) .270 37 10 0 0 James’ High: Derek Jeter .294 85 25 1 6 Kelly Johnson .143 14 2 0 0 15, October 2, 2012 vs. Baltimore (9.0 IP, 1-0 loss to Miguel Gonzalez) Brian McCann .600 5 3 0 1 James’ Last : .242 62 15 0 2 May 17, 2013 at Oakland (8.0 IP, 2-1 loss to Jarrod Parker) - 21st career .000 8 0 0 0 James’ Last Shutout: Alfonso Soriano .000 2 0 0 0 .286 56 16 1 1 September 9, 2012 vs. Texas (6-0 over ) - 8th career .125 48 6 0 0 Kansas City Royals • P.O. Box 419969 • Kansas City, MO 64141-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2014 Royals Notes - New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals - Sunday, June 8, 2014 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Jason Vargas = Jason will start of the finale of this 4-game wraparound series...he’s 5-2 with a 3.28 ERA and 62 strikeouts over 85.0 innings (31 ER). = Vargas was outstanding in a no decision here on Wednesday, striking out 3 while holding St. Louis to 2 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks over 8.0 innings...he exited in line for the loss as held the Royals scoreless until the ninth, when they scored a pair...the Cardinals won 5-2 in 11 innings. = The lefty posted his 10th quality start of the year on Wednesday and third in a row...he has a 1.77 ERA over the last 3 outings (4 ER in 20.1 IP). = Jason is looking for his first win against the Yankees, entering at 0-4 with a 6.75 ERA through 8 games (7 starts)...the most recent matchup was last August 13 at New York when he struck out 3 over 4.1 innings, allowing 4 runs, 8 hits and a walk as the Angels lost to CC Sabathia. = He’s 3-2 at home this season, recording a 4.73 ERA (24 ER in 45.2 IP) over 6 starts...Vargas is 34-27 overall in his home parks, posting a 3.57 ERA. = Jason is averaging 8.38 strikeouts per 9.0 innings over 6 starts since May 9, fourth among A.L. lefties and well above his career ratio of 5.93. 2014 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 62 19-23 - - 3.97 378.1 377 180 167 48 111 273 .258 Relievers 62 11-9 17 24 3.57 181.1 163 78 72 10 72 171 .239 Totals 62 30-32 17 24 3.84 559.2 540 258 239 58 183 444 .252 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 114/165 (69%) Saves/ Opp: 17/24 (71%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 55/25 (45%) (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:1/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/2 2014 Strikeout High: 1 on 6/5 vs. St. Louis June 6 vs. New York 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Francisley made a second straight appearance here on Friday, working around a leadoff single and an intentional walk for a scoreless eighth. = He tossed a 1-2-3 seventh on Thursday vs. St. Louis, keeping a 3-2 lead intact...the outing was his first in the Majors since April 6. = Bueno was activated last Sunday after 50 games on the D.L. due to a contusion and sprain of the left little finger...he appeared in 9 rehab outings at -A Omaha, allowing 9 earned runs while striking out 17 over 14.2 innings. (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:8/15 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/3 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 5/31 @ Toronto June 4 vs. St. Louis 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 = Tim inherited runners at the corners with 1 out in the 11th on Wednesday and St. Louis leading 3-2...he hit to load the bases, then allowed the inherited runners to score on ’s 2-run single. = Collins has a 0.73 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 11 career outings vs. the Yankees (1 ER in 12.1 IP). Aaron Crow 1st Batter Efficiency:21/28 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: 9/5 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/30 vs. Tor June 7 vs. New York (Win) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 = Aaron replaced Danny Duffy in the sixth last night after ’s 2-run single tied the game at 3-3...he retired Alfonso Soriano to end the inning, with KC scoring 4 in the home half...he followed with a 1-2-3 seventh and collected his third win of the year in the 8-4 final. = Crow has held the Yankees to 1 run over 7.1 career innings, stranding all 4 inherited runners, though New York has batted .286 (8-for-28) in the appearances. Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency:20/24 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/3 2014 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/6 @ San Diego June 5 vs. St. Louis 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Wade posted a 1-2-3 eighth in a 3-2 game on Thursday vs. St. Louis, bringing his scoreless streak to 17.0 innings over 14 outings. = Opponents are batting .091 (5-for-55) over his scoreless streak and just .118 on the year, lowest in the Majors among pitchers with at least 25.0 innings. = While he made quick work of the Cardinals on Thursday, he lost a streak of 22 outings with at least 1 strikeout...his next K will be the 500th of his career. = Davis tossed a scoreless eighth in a 7-7 game on Tuesday at Busch Stadium, then moved to 5-1 on the year after KC won 8-7...the 5 wins tie him for first among MLB relievers. = Wade earned Royals Pitcher of the Month honors in May, going 3-0 with 19 strikeouts over 12.0 scoreless innings. 1st Batter Efficiency:20/29 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/7 2014 Strikeout High: 2 (7x, last 5/30 @ Tor) June 7 vs. New York 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Kelvin tossed a scoreless eighth last night, working around a 1-out single by Jacoby Ellsbury. = He began the 11th inning of a 2-2 game on Wednesday vs. St. Louis, allowing a 1-out walk to Peter Bourjos, who stole second and scored the go-ahead run on Matt Carpenter’s double...Herrera was charged with 3 runs in all, taking his second loss of the year in a 5-2 final. 1st Batter Efficiency:18/25 Saves/Save Opp: 17/18 (94%) Last Save: June 5 vs. St. Louis (84th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (3x, last 6/5 vs. Stl) June 5 vs. St. Louis (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 = Greg made a third straight appearance on Thursday in a 3-2 game vs. St. Louis...the ninth inning opened with an overturned replay review, resulting in an infield single for ...Greg fanned the next 3 batters, recording his 17th save, which is tied for the A.L. lead. = He closed out Tuesday’s 8-7 win at Busch Stadium, working through the 3-4-5 spots in the St. Louis order to earn his 16th save. = Greg has converted 57 of 59 save opportunities since May 30, 2013, holding opponents to a 0.96 ERA (8 ER in 74.2 IP) and a .165 average (43-for-261)...the 57 saves are 7 more than any other closer over the time period as Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel has 50. = His 1.29 ERA since the start of 2013 ranks second among MLB relievers (, 0.99). = Greg has fanned 12 batters over his last 6.0 frames and 14.07 per 9.0 innings on the year (37 in 23.2 IP), fourth among A.L. relievers. 1st Batter Efficiency:8/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/0 2014 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/24 @ Cle June 7 vs. New York 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 = Michael began the ninth last night, allowing a leadoff double to Yangervis Solarte and a pinch-hit single to Ichiro Suzuki...he retired the next 3 batters and was charged with 1 run while closing out an 8-4 win. = He’s in his second stint with KC after being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on May 25, where he was 1-0 with 2 saves and a 4.66 ERA in 6 appearances. Wilking Rodriguez 1st Batter Efficiency:1/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2014 Strikeout High: 1 on 6/6 vs. NYY June 6 vs. New York 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 = Wilking made his first home appearance as a big leaguer on Friday night, pitching a scoreless ninth in a 4-2 loss...he nabbed Ichiro Suzuki for his first pickoff and closed the inning by fanning Jacoby Ellsbury for strikeout number one. = His Major League debut came on Tuesday at Busch Stadium, a 1-2-3 seventh with KC trailing 7-6...the Royals rallied for an 8-7 win. = He started the year at Double-A Northwest Arkansas, going 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 11.0 innings and moved up to Triple-A Omaha on May 25, where he posted back-to-back scoreless outings on May 27 and 28...this is his first season above . = Wilking joined the Royals after 7 seasons in the Rays organization...he was limited to 88.0 innings from 2011-13 due to shoulder surgery in 2010.

Royals vs. Yankees 2014 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Bueno 0-0 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Collins ------0-0 0 0.73 11 12.1 8 1 Crow 1-0 0 0.00 1 1.1 0 0 1-0 0 1.23 6 7.1 8 1 Davis ------2-5 0 6.02 12 46.1 45 31 Duffy 0-0 0 4.76 1 5.2 5 3 1-1 0 8.36 3 14.0 19 13 Guthrie 0-1 0 5.14 1 7.0 6 4 5-10 0 4.92 19 108.0 108 59 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.1 2 0 Holland ------0-0 2 1.93 8 9.1 4 2 Mariot 0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 2 1 0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 2 1 Rodriguez 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 Shields ------8-15 0 4.34 28 182.2 186 88 Vargas ------0-4 0 6.75 8 37.1 46 28 Ventura ------Royals Notes - New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals - Sunday, June 8, 2014 Hitting Notes This Series: 2-for-8, RBI, CS This Stand: 3-for-12 (.250), run, 2B, RBI Hit Streak: 4 g (4-16) = Nori collected an RBI single in the sixth inning last night, going 1-for-4 for a fourth-straight game...he’s collected 4 RBI in his last eight games, also driving in KC’s first run in the sixth on Thursday night vs. St. Louis...hitting .291 at ‘The K’ with 8 of his 11 extra-base hits here. = He leads the American League with six bunt hits, which is also tied for second-most in the Major Leagues, behind Dee Gordon (7) of the Dodgers...his 13 infield hits are tied for second in the A.L....he has 87 infield hits since coming over to the Major Leagues, more than any other player since the start of 2012. = When Aoki scores a run, the Royals are 20-4 this season, while the club is undefeated in the five games where he’s scored more than one run. = Last year, Aoki led the in singles (140), tied for seventh in multi-hit games (50) and tied for 10th in hits overall (171). Billy Butler This Series: 2-for-7, 2 runs, 2 2B, BB This Stand: 4-for-15 (.267), 2 runs, 3 2B, BB Hit Streak: 5 g (5-16) = Billy doubled to leadoff the second inning, going 1-for-3 with two runs scored...it marked his third double in four games this homestand...after a slow start this year, Butler has picked things up recently, batting .343 (12-for-35) with five runs scored over his last 10 games. = Butler is hitting .308 (24-for-78) with 5 doubles and 8 RBI vs. A.L. East foes in 2014...he’s 4-for-9 (.444) with 2 doubles and 3 RBI vs. Hiroki Kuroda. = He’s hit .292 at ‘The K’ this season, while his .316 average at home since the start of 2012 ranks sixth in the A.L...leads the team with 10 go-ahead RBI... tied for third in the league with 6 sacrifice flies. = His .296 career average ranks third among Royals players with over 2,000 at bats, behind (.305) and (.299)...he’s four home runs shy of tying Carlos Beltran (123) for eighth on KC’s all-time list...he’s also 7 walks shy of matching (412) for seventh in Royals history. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 4-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI This Stand: 6-for-14 (.429), 2 runs, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI Hit Streak: 4 g (6-14) = Lorenzo went 3-for-4 last night with 2 runs scored and his first triple of the season...he’s 6-for-14 (.429) with a double, a triple and 3 RBI on this homestand... hit safely in 9 of his last 11 games, batting .410 (16-for-39) with 9 RBI and a .590 in that span...hitting .391 (25-for-64) here at ‘The K’. = Cain is batting .380 (19-for-50) with runners in , which ranks third in the A.L. among players with at least 50 at bats...he has 23 RBI in 142 at bats this year (6.17 AB/RBI), after collecting a career high 46 RBI in 399 at-bats in 2013 (8.67 AB/RBI)...has 7 two-out RBI this season. = Lo collected his third outfield Wednesday, assisting in throwing out Matt Holliday at third base...he has 10 outfield assists since the start of last season... he was named the Wilson Royals’ Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 and a finalist for aRawlings Gold Glove. This series: pinch ran This Stand: 0-for-1, run Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Pedro didn’t play last night after pinch-running in Friday’s game...scored the tying run in the ninth inning Wednesday night, also coming in as a pinch runner. = Ciriaco is a career .415 hitter (22-for-53) against the Yankees with 6 doubles, a triple and 12 runs scored in 15 games...has a pair of 4-hit games vs. New York, most recently on August 18, 2012 at ...he has 2 doubles in 12 at bats against Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda in his career. = Pedro 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 second half in Triple-A with the . This Series: BB This Stand: 0-for-3 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Jarrod came on in the seventh inning as a defensive replacement, drawing a walk in the ninth...he’s walked four times in his last 21 plate appearances after drawing just three walks in his first 59 PA...he’s 8-for-24 (.333) in day games this year and hitting .321 (36-for-112) in afternoon contests since the start of last year. = Tied for fourth in the American League with four bunt hits this year, while his 10 infield hits overall are tied for 10th...he’s 8-for-22 (.364) with 2 outs in an inning. = Dyson has 10 steals this year, which ranks 16th in the league, however he is the only player in the Majors with 10 steals and fewer than 100 plate appearances... he’s swiped 74 bags since the start of 2012, which ranks sixth in the A.L...lifted a career-best 34 bags last year for consecutive 30+ steal seasons. This Series: 2-for-7, 2B, RBI This Stand: 5-for-13 (.385), run, 3 2B, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 7 g (10-24) = Esky extended his to a season-best 7 games, going 1-for-4 with an RBI single last night...his seven-game streak is his longest since hitting safely in 10 consecutive games, September 6-16 of last year...he’s 10-for-24 (.417) with 4 doubles, a triple and 3 RBI during his streak. = Alcides is tied for ninth in the A.L. with 17 doubles this season...collected just 20 doubles in 2013...tied for second among A.L. in extra-base hits (20), while he’s also tied for third in hits (61), tied for fourth in multi-hit games (16) and tied for fourth in RBI (21) among players at his position. = Alcides stole his 16th bag of the season Wednesday, which is tied for third league...he’s 73-of-79 (92.4 percent) in steals since the start of 2012, the highest percentage in baseball among players with at least 40 attempts...he’s been successful in 44 of his last 45 tries, only being caught April 9 of this year vs. Tampa Bay. = He had 11 infield hits this year, which are tied for sixth in the league, while his 4 bunt singles are tied with teammate Jarrod Dyson for fourth. = Alcides has the best (.990) among MLB shortstops since the 2013 All-Star Break, with 5 errors in his last 520 chances...has played 375 games at short since 2012, which is third in the Majors, behind Starlin Castro (380) and Alexei Ramirez (379). Alex Gordon This Series: 3-for-5, 4 runs, 2 2B, RBI, SB, 2 BB This Stand: 5-for-10 (.500), 4 runs, 3 2B, RBI, SB, 5 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 6 g (8-17) = Alex reached base three times last night, going 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and an RBI...hit safely in 15 of his last 16 games, batting .370 (20-for-54) with 5 doubles, 3 homers and 9 RBI in that span...collected his 18th double last night, which is tied for seventh in the A.L...he has 141 two-base hits since the start of 2011, second-most in the Majors Leagues behind Robinson Cano’s 147...tied for seventh in the league with a .313 average vs. right-handed pitching. = Alex ranks seventh in the A.L. with a .370 on-base percentage...he’s walked 10 times in his last nine games...he leads MLB with a .471 OBP since May 8. = Gordon ranks second in the league with a .400 average (20-for-50) with runners in scoring position, trailing only Detroit's (.429)...his 34 RBI are tied for sixth-most among A.L. ...tied for sixth in the league with 15 two-out RBI. = Threw out Yadier Molina at second base Thursday for his fifth outfield assist of the season, tying him for fourth in the A.L....he’s recorded 59 assists since becoming a full-time in 2011, which lead the Major Leagues by 20 over Gerardo Parra’s 39, which rank second. = Enjoyed a career day vs. the O’s on May 18, going 4-for-4 with a pair of 3-run homers...became first Royal since (1999) to collect 6 RBI in a game where he was 4-for-4 or better...Gordon’s 4 hits matched a career high, while it was his first multi-homer game since August 11, 2012 and KC’s first of 2014. This Series: def. This Stand: 0-for-1 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Brett caught the ninth inning last night, his first action since Wedneday...collected an RBI single in Toronto on May 31, going 1-for-4...broke out of an 0-for-27 slump May 27 vs. Houston, going 2-for-4 with his first homer...it was his first multi-hit game since August 7, 2013 vs. Minnesota, his first start with the Royals. = Hayes has made nine starts behind the plate for the Royals this season and played in 18 games overall. = Spent a majority of last season at Triple-A Omaha, blasting 17 homers, which ranked second among PCL ...had 2 stints in the Major Leagues in 2013. Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-9, run, HR, RBI This Stand: 2-for-18 (.111), 3 runs, HR, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (1-5) = Eric blasted his second home run of the season in the seventh inning last night...it was his first roundtripper at ‘The K’ this year and first at home since September 21, 2013 vs. Texas...drove in the winning run in Tuesday’s 8-7 triumph in St. Louis, collecting an RBI single off . = Hosmer is tied for second in the A.L. with 20 doubles this season...he has 54 doubles since the start of 2013, which are tied with Baltimore’s for third-most in the American League...he’s also recorded an American League-best 79 multi-hit games since the beginning of last season. = The 2013 Les Milgram Royals Player of the Year, Eric also became the first Royals to earn Rawlingsa ...batted .318 with 26 doubles, 16 homers and 63 RBI over the final four months of the season...led theA.L. with 60 multi-hit games, tied for fifth-most in franchise history. This Series: 0-for-9 This Stand: 0-for-18 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-18) = Omar went 0-for-5 last night and is hitless on this homestand...he opened the year by hitting safely in 14 of his first 15 home games....scored the winning run Tuesday night after collecting a one-out double off St. Louis closer Trevor Rosenthal...hitting .291 (16-for-55) in day games this season. = Infante is tied for fourth in the American League with 3 triples this year, while his 24 triples since the start of 2010 are most among MLB second basemen. = Matched a career high with 6 RBI in Baltimore on April 27, becoming the first A.L. to record 6 RBI in a game, since he did it against the Royals on September 6, 2013 with Detroit...hit .318 last year, which was tops among the league’s second basemen with at least 450 at bats. This Series: 1-for-7 This Stand: 1-for-13, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Mike snapped an 0-for-12 skid with a single in the fourth inning last night, going 1-for-4...he collected doubles in back-to-back games at Busch Stadium earlier this week, including a two-run double on Monday night...despite just 22 hits on the year, 14 of them have gone for extra-bases (9 doubles, 1 triple, 4 homers). = Moose has seven extra-base hits (4 doubles, 3 homers) in 18 games against the Yankees...hit a two-run shot off Hiroki Kuroda at Yankee Stadium on May 21, 2012. = Mike was optioned to Omaha (AAA) on May 22, and hit .355 with 3 doubles, a homer and 5 RBI in 8 games with the Storm Chasers...recalled last Sunday. Salvador Perez This Series: 4-for-8, run, 2B, HR, 4 RBI This Stand: 5-for-14, run, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (5-11) = Salvy hit his sixth home run of the season last night and collected three hits...his three-run shot in the sixth inning gave KC the lead for good...he has 6 RBI in the first four games of the current homestand...hit .385 (10-for-26) during the first week of June, with a double, a homer and 7 RBI. = Perez threw out Brian Roberts trying to steal last night...he ranks fifth in the A.L., throwing out 10 would-be base stealers, while his caught stealing percentage (32.1 percent) also ranks fifth in the league...led the American League last season, nabbing 23 would-be base stealers. = Perez’s 20 extra-base hits (14 doubles, 6 homers) are the most by an A.L. , while his 55 hits overall are tops among the league’s backstops. = Went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles on in Detroit, becoming the first Royal to record 4 hits on Opening Day since Fred Patek in 1979. Royals Notes - New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals - Sunday, June 8, 2014 This & That A NO CHALLENGE SATURDAY--There was no official replay challenge last night, thought the Yankees attempted to challenge whether Jarrod Dyson was out or safe on a pick attempt in the sixth, but it was deemed that the pitcher had taken possession of the pitching rubber which nullified any shot at challenging the previous play...KC’s last challenge was on Wednesday when made his 14th of the year, and it went the way of the call on the field, which meant it did not benefit the Royals...Kansas City’s replay record is now 8-6, including seven wins in his last 11 tries, while the opposition is 7-10...to review, each 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. CAPPING THE DRAFT--The 2014 First Year Player Draft ended with the Royals selecting 42 players over three days...the breakdown included 30 college selections (27 four-year and three JUCO), 12 high school picks, 19 pitchers (12 lefthanders), five catchers, nine infielders and nine outfielders...on Saturday the Royals also announced that the club has agreed to terms with shortstop Dawon Burt (123rd overall), right-handed pitcher Corey Ray (153rd overall) and outfielder Logan Moon (183rd overall) to contracts...in the draft, the Royals selected Vance Vizcaino, son of KC National Cross Checker, Junior Vizcaino with their 29th round selection (873rd overall) and with their final pick of the draft (1203rd overall), Kansas City selected second baseman Diego Francisco, who is the son of Royals’ Assistant -International Operations, Rene Francisco. A FAMILIAR POSITION IN THEFTS--The Royals finds themselves back at the top of the American League with 50 thefts on the year...the Royals led all of baseball last year with 153 stolen bases, but got off to a slow start this year before stealing 22 in the last 19 games, getting caught only four times in that span. ESKY A TOP RANKED THIEF--Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar has been one of the most successful base thieves in baseball over the past three seasons, entering tonight tied for third in the American League with 16 thefts...not only is Esky once again among the top thieves in the league, he’s been the most successful in the Major Leagues over the past three seasons, successfully stealing at a 92.4% clip (73-for-79) since the start of 2012, which is the highest among all thieves with at least 40 attempts...he’s been thrown out just once – April 9 vs. Tampa Bay – in his last 45 attempts. TRYING TO GET TO EVEN AT HOME--Last night’s win upped the Royals to 15-16 here in Kauffman Stadium with today’s contest a chance to return to .500 at home...the Royals started out this year, going 8-3 through the first 11 here, but has scuffled to a 7-13 ledger here since...the current mark is a game off of last year at this time when KC was 16-15 through its first 31 here, but then the Royals went on a roll and wound up 44-37 in “The K.”. GORDO NABS ANOTHER ONE--Alex Gordon brought Thursday night’s contest to a halt by throwing out Yadier Molina from the leftfield corner in the fifth inning, causing a delay of 3 minutes, 30 seconds as the Cards challenged the call...after consulting with New York, the call wound up favoring the Royals and Gordo picked up his fifth outfield assist of this year and the 59th since he made the move to left field in 2011, 20 more than any other active big league outfielder (Gerardo Parra - 39)...for his efforts, Gordon has won the last three Rawlings Gold Gloves for defensive excellence. HOLLY & RODNEY TIED FOR A.L. RESCUE LEAD--Greg Holland survived an overturned call via replay to open the ninth here on Thursday night vs. St. Louis and with the leadoff man aboard, he fanned the next three Redbirds to record his 17th save of the year, now tied with Seattle’s Fernando Rodney for the A.L. top spot...it was the third time he has recorded three K’s in an inning this year, 14th dating back to the start of last season...Holland has made good on 57 of his last 59 (96.7%), the highest percentage among the 13 closers with at least 40 opportunities in that span...since May 30, 2013, Greg has 8 more saves than any other pitcher in baseball (Craig Kimbrel - 49) and has allowed just 8 earned runs in 74.2 innings for a 0.96 ERA, holding opposing hitters to a .165 average...he’s also recorded 114 strikeouts in those 74.2 innings, for an A.L.-best 13.74 strikeouts per 9.0 IP. KC TAKES INTERLEAGUE BREAK--Thursday night’s win wrapped up a 4-game set with St. Louis and gave the Royals a 6-2 mark through the first eight of 20 Interleague games this year...Kansas City will concentrate on A.L. competition for the next 16 games until the pay a visit to “The K” for a 3-game set on June 23-25...the Royals looking to break a 6-year losing drought vs. the N.L., the last winning season coming in 2007 when KC dominated with a 13-5 mark...Kansas City’s all-time Interleague mark is 143-168, including a 72-82 ledger at home. A SPLIT AT HALFWAY POINT--The Royals are now 2-2 through the first four of this 8-game homestand that began with a 1-1 split against cross-state rival St. Louis...the Yankees are here through tomorrow and then the Royals will resume play against the A.L. Central when Cleveland pays its first visit of the year to Kauffman Stadium for a quick 2-game set starting Tuesday...the Cleveland series will also ramp up intra-division play for the Royals who will play nine straight within the Central as the club travels to Chicago (3) and Detroit (4) following this homestand. NED AT THE HELM--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history has a 314-367 record since he was named to his position on May 13, 2010...he has passed (287) and Hal McRae (286) this year to move into fourth on KC’s all-time wins list...he is now three wins shy of catching , who is third with 317 victories...Yost, who managed six seasons in Milwaukee (2003-08), is 771-862 all-time as a Major League skipper. FSKC STREAK COMMENCES--Today kicks off a stretch of 24 consecutive games to be televised on Fox Sports Kansas City...FSKC has upped its 2014 telecast total to record 150 games, up from the 140 in previous seasons...Ryan Lefebvre (95 games) and Steve Physioc (65 games) call the play-by-play with Rex Hudler providing the analysis...Joel Goldberg hosts Royals Live in both the pre and post-game and Royals’ Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery joins hims at home and periodically on the road.

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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 Aoki .250 8 2 0 1 .250 8 2 0 1 .290 648 188 9 46 ------Butler .286 7 2 0 0 .275 178 49 6 21 .315 2004 631 61 302 .444 9 4 0 3 - - - - - Cain .571 7 4 0 2 .333 24 8 0 4 .289 454 131 8 60 .333 3 1 0 0 - - - - - Ciriaco .000 0 0 0 0 .415 53 22 0 7 .299 221 66 4 24 .250 12 3 0 0 - - - - - Dyson .000 0 0 0 0 .200 40 8 1 5 .263 342 90 3 27 .111 9 1 0 0 - - - - - Escobar .286 7 2 0 1 .241 79 19 0 6 .258 1268 327 10 108 .200 10 2 0 1 - - - - - Gordon .600 5 3 0 1 .250 184 46 3 19 .279 1730 482 55 239 .750 8 6 0 1 - - - - - Hayes ------.194 180 35 5 14 1.000 2 2 0 0 - - - - - Hosmer .111 9 1 1 1 .267 86 23 3 12 .273 930 254 22 116 .143 7 1 0 1 - - - - - Infante .000 9 0 0 0 .257 101 26 2 8 .273 2112 576 27 207 .385 13 5 0 1 - - - - - Moustakas .143 7 1 0 0 .203 64 13 3 6 .242 711 172 19 84 .167 6 1 1 2 - - - - - Perez .500 8 4 1 4 .250 44 11 1 8 .296 521 154 13 82 .333 3 1 0 0 - - - - -

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Pitcher Perez Hayes Pena Totals 1 2 2.0 0-1 0 Brooks - 0-1 - 0-1 4 11 2.8 2-2 1 Chen 2-1 0-1 - 2-2 Danny Duffy 7 21 3.0 3-4 3 Duffy 2-1 1-3 - 3-4 Jeremy Guthrie 13 45 3.5 6-7 6 James Shields 13 73 5.6 9-4 8 Guthrie 4-7 2-0 - 6-7 Jason Vargas 13 56 4.3 6-7 10 Shields 9-4 - - 9-4 Yordano Ventura 11 34 3.1 4-7 7 Vargas 6-7 - - 6-7 Totals 62 242 3.9 30-32 35 Ventura 4-6 0-1 - 4-7 Total 27-26 3-6 - 30-32 Perez Hayes Pena Totals Starts 53 9 - 62 CS/ATT 10-29 0-4 1-1 11-34 Pct. 34.5 0.0 100.0 32.4 Catcher PO 1 - - 1 ERA 3.41 6.07 0.00 3.84 ER/IP 177/466.2 62/92.0 0/1.0 239/559.2

Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 8 (June 6 vs. N.Y. Yankees) Pickoff & CS: 1 (April 16 @ Houston) Royals Notes - New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals - Sunday, June 8, 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 247 Butler 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 5/2/14 DET R. Porcello 118 Cain 2 2 - 1 1 - 2 - - - 1 2 - 1 1 1 - - - 2-0 5/30/14 @ TOR J. Happ 24 Ciriaco ------6/20/13 LAD P. Moylan 99 Dyson ------6/23/13 CWS D. Axelrod 240 Escobar 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 2 - - - - 1-1 5/11/14 @ SEA R. Elias 97 Gordon 6 3 3 3 3 1 1 4 - 3 - 3 - 3 - - - 4 2 5-0 6/3/14 @ STL J. Garcia 11 Hayes 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 5/28/14 HOU J. Williams 6 Hosmer 2 - 2 1 1 2 - - - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - 2 1-1 6/7/14 NYY M. Daly 1 Infante 2 - 2 - 2 1 1 - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 - - - 2-0 4/27/14 @ BAL E. Meek 85 Moustakas 4 - 4 1 3 2 1 1 - 1 2 1 - 2 - - - 1 3 3-1 4/23/14 @ CLE J. Masterson 84 Perez 6 2 4 3 3 4 1 1 - 3 3 - 1 2 5 - 1 - - 5-1 6/7/14 NYY D. Phelps 1

Pinch-Hit: Last: (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: (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Alex Gordon (5/18/14 vs. Baltimore), 3-run, 3-run 3-Homer Game: Last: (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: , Angel Berroa, (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: , Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alex Gordon (9/11/13 @ 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: (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: Kolton Wong, St. Louis (6/3/14 @ Busch Stadium, James Shields pitching, 2nd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: , New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, 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 @ , 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 @ , Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: , and Dan Uggla, Atlanta (4/16/13 @ Turner Field, Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, , , Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, -1; -1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching) 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 14 4 - - - 18 1 - - - - 1 2 1 4 2 - - 4 g 5 gm (2x) 13 6 Butler 10 3 - - - 13 4 - - - - 4 2 10 4 4 - - 5 g 7 gm (4/25-5/3) 2 - Cain 6 3 2 - - 11 3 - 1 - - 4 2 3 7 1 - - 4 g 5 gm (4/12-5/5) 9 - Ciriaco 2 - - - - 2 ------1 - 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (5/25-6/2) 3 - Dyson 4 1 - - - 5 1 - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - 0 g 4 gm (4/22-25) 10 4 Escobar 14 2 - - - 16 5 1 1 - - 7 1 4 10 2 - - 7 g 7 gm (6/1-pres.) 11 4 Gordon 13 3 1 - - 17 4 2 1 - 1 8 5 8 15 3 - - 6 g 9 gm (5/23-31) 4 - Hayes 1 - - - - 1 ------1 - - - 0 g - - - Hosmer 14 3 2 - - 19 1 2 1 - - 4 1 9 6 2 - - 1 g 6 gm (4/25-5/1) 1 - Infante 8 1 - - - 9 3 1 - - 1 5 1 6 7 3 - - 0 g 6 gm (4/2-11) 3 - Moustakas 3 - - - - 3 3 2 - - - 5 - 5 6 - - - 1 g 3 gm (2x) - - Perez 7 5 1 - - 13 1 1 1 - - 3 5 5 4 1 - - 3 g 5 gm (5/9-15) 2 -

The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Triple Play by the Royals: Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: , August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- , 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 , May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (5th inning) - on double steal in (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: , 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 : 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 Royals Home Run in first ML : at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: , 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) , 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: , Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Justin Maxwell, August 9, 2013 vs. Boston (6th) September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) at (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.) and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 Royals Six-RBI Game: Royals Bat Around: vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis (5th inning, 6 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 9 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) , 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.: , 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 , 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 26-28, 2014 vs. Houston Jeremy Guthrie, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis 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): James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. Louis Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 2, 2014 @ St. Louis (6-0); Duffy (6.0), Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Herrera (1.0), Davis (1.0), Crow (1.0) , August 13, 2010 vs. New York Yankees (3) Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Errorless Streaks Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 2-5 Player Streak Last Player Streak Last Error 1st - - 15 Tuesday 6-3 ROYALS 1 6/6/14 vs. NYY Gordon 66 9/24/13 @ SEA Pitchers 6 6/1/14 @ TOR Hayes 40 6/10/12 vs. TB 2nd - 2 26 Wednesday 6-4 3rd - 2 30 Aoki 25 5/9/14 @ SEA Hosmer 4 6/3/14 @ STL Thursday 3-4 Butler 9 10/2/12 vs. DET Infante 1 6/6/14 vs. NYY 4th - 5 23 Cain 9 5/27/14 vs. HOU Moustakas 4 6/3/14 @ STL 5th - 4 31 Friday 5-5 Saturday 5-5 Ciriaco 22 7/1/13 @ MIA Perez 33 4/23/14 @ CLE 6th - 5 27 Dyson 27 4/23/14 @ HOU 7th - 6 32 Sunday 3-6 Escobar 18 5/19/14 vs. CWS 8th - 3 24 9th - 1 16 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 30 June 4 vs. St. Louis (9th inning, 2 hits) 3 runs - 19 June 7 vs. New York (2nd inning, 5 hits) 4 runs - 5 June 7 vs. New York (6th inning, 3 hits) 5 runs - 3 May 19 vs. Chicago (1st inning, 5 hits) 6 runs - 2 June 3 @ St. Louis (5th inning, 5 hits) 7 runs - - - Royals Notes - New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals - Sunday, June 8, 2014

2014 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 2/17 OF- Claimed off Waivers from Baltimore 5/4 LHP-Tim Collins Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP- Designated for Assignment RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 3/2 RHP- Announced retirement 5/5 OF-Lorenzo Cain Activated from 15-day D.L. 3/7 RHP- Released INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Optioned to Omaha 3/25 LHP- Claimed off Waivers from San Diego 5/9 RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha OF- Designated for Assignment INF- Recalled from Omaha 3/30 RHP- Placed on 15-day D.L. (bone contusion/sprained middle finger) 5/13 INF-Omar Infante Placed on 15-day D.L. (lower back irritation) RHP- Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from surgery) INF-Pedro Ciriaco Contract selected from Omaha 4/2 OF-Carlos Peguero Assigned outright to Omaha 5/16 RHP- Contract selected from Omaha 4/5 RHP-Aaron Brooks Selected from Omaha OF-Justin Maxwell Designated for assignment INF-Pedro Ciriaco Designated for assignment 5/20 C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha 4/7 LHP-Francisley Bueno Placed on 15-day D.L. (contusion/sprain on left little finger ) INF-Johnny Giavotella Optioned to Omaha LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain) 5/22 INF-Mike Moustakas Optioned to Omaha LHP- Recalled from Omaha 5/23 INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Recalled from Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha 5/23 OF-Justin Maxwell Accepted Outright Assignment to Omaha 4/9 RHP-Louis Coleman Activated from 15-day D.L. 5/25 RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 5/26 INF-Omar Infante Activated from 15-day D.L. LHP-Donnie Joseph Optioned to Omaha RHP-Casey Coleman Optioned to Omaha 4/12 LHP-Danny Duffy Recalled from Omaha 5/31 INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Optioned to Omaha INF-Johnny Giavotella Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha 4/17 OF-Lorenzo Cain Placed on 15-day D.L. (left groin strain) 6/1 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha LHP- Recalled from Omaha LHP-Francisley Bueno Recalled from injury rehab assignment and activated from D.L. 4/18 OF-Jarrod Dyson Placed on Bereavement List INF- Placed on 15-day disabled list (muscle strain left hand) INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Recalled from Omaha INF-Mike Moustakas Recalled from Omaha 4/21 OF-Jarrod Dyson Reinstated from Bereavement List 6/2 RHP-Wilking Rodriguez Contract purchased from Omaha LHP-Justin Marks Optioned to Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha 4/23 LHP-Tim Collins Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment LHP-Justin Marks Designated for assignment 5/2 LHP-Bruce Chen Placed on 15-day D.L. (bulging disc) RHP-Luke Hochevar Transferred to the 60-day disabled list RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha 6/5 LHP-Justin Marks Traded to Oakland for cash considerations OF-Lorenzo Cain Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment LHP-Francisley Bueno Assigned to Omaha for rehab assignment Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 5/17 Ned Yost (1st/34th career) Chris Segal at home plate (foul tip call on A. Jones) 5/27 Ned Yost (2nd/35th career) Kerwin Danley at mound (balls & strikes) The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Aoki (29-28), Dyson (0-1), Infante (1-3) P: Brooks (0-1), Chen (2-2), Duffy (3-4), Guthrie (6-7), Shields (9-4), 2nd: Escobar (4-4), Giavotella (1-0), Hosmer (6-9), Infante (19-18), Valencia (0-1) Vargas (6-7), Ventura (4-7) 3rd: Butler (5-7), Gordon (0-1), Hosmer (24-22), Perez (1-2) C: Hayes (3-6), Perez (27-26) 4th: Butler (18-22), Gordon (3-4), Perez (8-6), Valencia (1-0) 1B: Hosmer (30-32) 5th: Butler (0-1), Gordon (27-27), Hosmer (0-1), Infante (0-1), Perez (3-2) 2B: Ciriaco (3-4), Giavotella (6-4), Infante (20-22), Valencia (1-2) 6th: Butler (3-1), Cain (5-3), Escobar (0-1), Giavotella (2-2), Moustakas (0-1), 3B: Ciriaco (1-2), Moustakas (22-19), Paredes (0-2), Valencia (7-9) Perez (15-16), Valencia (5-8) SS: Escobar (30-32) 7th: Cain (8-8), Ciriaco (0-1), Escobar (1-4), Giavotella (2-1), Hayes (0-1), LF: Gordon (30-32) Moustakas (17-13), Maxwell (1-2), Valencia (1-2) CF: Cain (21-17), Dyson (7-12), Maxwell (2-3) 8th: Cain (8-8), Ciriaco (1-2), Dyson (1-2), Escobar (11-10), Giavotella (1-0), RF: Aoki (29-28), Cain (0-2), Maxwell (1-2) Hayes (0-1), Maxwell (2-3), Moustakas (5-5), Paredes (0-1), Valencia (1-0) DH: Butler (26-31) 9th: Ciriaco (3-3), Dyson (6-9), Escobar (14-13), Giavotella (0-1), Hayes (3-4), Paredes (0-1), Pitchers (4-1)

Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 24 26 16 35 38 19 34 25 15 2 4 1 3 - - 242 Opponents 25 29 20 43 31 32 24 23 24 2 3 2 - - - 258 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 6 10 2 4 4 3 - 1 ------Opponents 12 3 2 5 3 3 2 - 1 1 - - - - -

Minor League Report Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) (A-Advanced) American Conference, Northern Division North Division Northern Division (33-29) (20-40) (29-32)

R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Oklahoma City (Astros) 5 11 0 11 NW Arkansas 0 5 2 4 Wilmington 1 3 2 1 Omaha 2 5 0 5 Arkansas (Angels) 3 3 0 6 Potomac (Nationals) 6 6 0 5

LP: Sugar Ray Marimon (4-3) LP: (3-4) LP: (2-5) HR: None HR: None HR: None

Omaha’s four-game winning streak was halted by the The Naturals were blanked in game one of a four-game The Blue Rocks were held to three hits in a road loss. RedHawks. Sugar Ray Marimon allowed five runs, seven set. , , , Max Jack Lopez led off the third with a single, stole second hits and two walks over 2.1 innings. made Ramirez and Justin Trapp recorded singles. Sam Selman took and scored on Daniel Rockett’s single. The 1-0 lead was his Triple-A debut, driving in both Omaha runs on a three- a shutout into the sixth, but allowed three runs, three hits, and relinquished in the home half as Potomac plated four off of bagger in the seventh. Justin Maxwell posted a double, two five walks over 6.0 innings plus three batters. Sean Manaea (4.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO). Potomac walks and a run. He’s batting .327 (17-for-52) with the Storm starter John Simms struck out 14 over 7.0 innings. The six- Chasers. game home-and-home set wraps up today.

Lexington Legends (A) (R) Burlington Royals (R) South Atlantic League Pioneer League Appalachian League Southern Division South Division East Division (26-36) 2013 Pioneer League Champions (10 innings) R H E LOB Lexington 6 11 2 6 Begin play June 16 vs. Orem (Angels) Begin play June 19 at Pulaski (Mariners) Augusta (Giants) 5 8 3 7

WP: Matt Alvarez (2-1) HR: None

Dominique Taylor doubled home Ramon Torres in the 10th, lifting Lexington to a road win. The first 10 runs scored by the third inning. Torres was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI, upping his season average to .332. Jose Miguel Rodriguez (3.0 IP) and Matt Alvarez (2.0 IP) held Augusta scoreless in relief. Royals Notes - New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals - Sunday, June 8, 2014 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 10 April 29 vs. Toronto 12 May 31 @ Toronto Most runs, extra-inning game 8 May 29 @ Toronto 6 Twice, last: May 29 @ Toronto Most hits, game 16 May 9 @ Seattle 16 Twice, last: May 26 vs. Houston Most hits, extra-inning game 16 Twice, last: May 24 @ Los Angeles 14 May 24 @ Los Angeles Fewest hits, game 4 5 times, last: May 17 vs. Baltimore 2 May 8 @ Seattle Most runs, inning 6 Twice, last: June 3 @ St. Louis (5th) 7 May 31 @ Toronto (1st) 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 5 May 24 @ Los Angeles Most triples, game 1 9 times, last: June 7 vs. New York 2 March 31 @ Detroit Most triples, extra-inning game - - 1 Twice, last: May 5 @ San Diego Most home runs, game 2 6 times, last: June 7 vs. New York 3 Thrice, last: May 28 vs. Houston Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 April 16 @ Houston 3 May 29 @ Toronto Most home runs, inning 2 April 23 @ Cleveland (2nd) 2 May 11 @ Seattle (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 6 June 7 vs. New York 7 April 21 @ Cleveland Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 5 May 6 @ San Diego 7 May 24 @ Los Angeles Most steals, game 4 May 20 vs. Chicago 3 Thrice, last: May 4 vs. Detroit Most times caught stealing, game 2 Twice, last: May 19 vs. Chicago 2 Twice, last: May 6 @ San Diego Most sacrifice flies, game 2 May 24 @ Los Angeles 2 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Most sacrifices, game 2 Thrice, last: May 24 @ Los Angeles 2 May 8 @ Seattle Most strikeouts, game 11 Thrice, last: May 27 vs. Houston 13 Twice, last: May 15 vs. Baltimore Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 12 May 24 @ Los Angeles 14 May 5 @ San Diego Most walks, game 6 Twice, last: May 13 vs. Colorado 10 May 28 vs. Houston 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 14 May 30 @ Toronto Most left on base, extra-inning game 12 May 24 @ Los Angeles 12 Twice, last: June 4 vs. St. Louis Fewest left on base, game 2 May 2 vs. Detroit 2 April 24 @ Cleveland Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 6 Twice, last: June 4 vs. St. Louis 1 May 29 @ Toronto Most double plays turned 3 Twice, last: May 27 vs. Houston 3 May 9 @ Seattle Most errors, game 4 April 16 @ Houston 5 May 11 @ Seattle Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 4 times, last: Cain (May 26 vs. Houston) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Cain (May 5 @ San Diego), Hosmer (May 24 @ Los Angeles) Most runs, game 3 5 times, last: Butler (May 30 @ Toronto) Most doubles, game 2 8 times, last: Moustakas (May 14 vs. Colorado) Most triples, game 1 7 times, last: Escobar (June 3 @ St. Louis) Most home runs, game 2 Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) Most RBI, game 6 Infante (April 27 @ Baltimore), Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Hosmer (May 5 @ San Diego), Infante (May 29 @ Toronto) Most total bases, game 10 Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) (2 HR, 2 1B) 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 6 times, last: Dyson (May 28 vs. Houston) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 9 Gordon (May 23-31) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 6 times, last: Vargas (June 4 vs. St. Louis) 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 5 Duffy (May 28 vs. Houston) 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), Vargas (May 19 vs. Chicago), Shields (May 29 @ Toronto) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 18.0 Ventura (April 25-May 5) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 17.0 Davis (April 26-present) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 3 Shields (April 17-27, May 7-18) 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, May 26-June 4 Longest losing streak, road 5 March 31-April 13 Longest game-inning, home 11 June 4 vs. St. Louis Longest game-inning, road 13 May 24 @ Los Angeles 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) 3:45 June 4 vs. St. Louis Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:52 May 24 @ Los Angeles Shortest game-time home 2:22 May 16 vs. Baltimore Shortest game-time road 2:14 June 1 @ Toronto Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:46 June 4 vs. St. Louis 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 10 May 31 @ Toronto (2-12) Largest deficit overcome to win 4 June 3 @ St. Louis (trailed 4-0 after 4) Largest lead lost 5 May 19 vs. Chicago (led 5-0 after 2) Upcoming Milestones Nori Aoki 14 RBI for 500 (combined Japan/MLB) Jarrod Dyson 6 stolen bases for 100 Jeremy Guthrie 0.2 IP to 1,500

Billy Butler Alcides Escobar 6 SB to tie for 10th on KC all-time list Greg Holland 16 saves for 100 4 HR to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-123) (J.Wathan, H.McRae-105) 7 walks to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (F. White-412) Alex Gordon Eric Hosmer 7 RBI to 250 32 runs for 500 11 hits to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (D.DeJesus-971) 5 runs to 250 34 runs to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-546) Ned Yost Wade Davis 1 strikeout for 500 13 doubles to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (W.Wilson-241) 3 wins to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (T. Muser-317)

Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 20-2 Tied after six innings: 4-6 Trail after six innings: 6-24 Lead after seven innings: 23-1 Tied after seven innings: 4-4 Trail after seven innings: 3-27 Lead after eight innings: 25-1 Tied after eight innings: 4-3 Trail after eight innings: 1-28 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 18-14 Starter works 6.0 IP: 6-8 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 6-10 Score first: 20-8 Opponents score first: 10-24 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 8/8 Score more than three runs: 25-4 Score three runs or less: 5-28 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 0/4 Hit home run: 16-5 Do not homer: 14-27 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 14/12 Series opener: 9-12 Series finale: 10-10 Errorless games by KC: 19-15 10 or more hits: 17-7 Opponents 10 or more hits: 6-18 Royals Notes - New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals - Sunday, June 8, 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 (12-17) 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 L 0-4 20-21 T3 -7.0 Tillman (C) Guthrie (2-3) -- 25,985 19 389,152 5/17 Bal N W 1-0 21-21 3 -7.0 Duffy (2-3) Norris Holland (11) 24,064 20 413,216 5/18 Bal D W 8-6 22-21 2 -7.0 Shields (6-3) Jimenez Holland (12) 22,692 21 435,908 5/19 CWS N L 6-7 22-22 T2 -7.0 Putnam Vargas (4-2) Petricka 16,462 22 452,370 5/20 CWS N L 6-7 22-23 T3 -7.0 Rienzo Ventura (2-4) Belisario 14,900 23 467,270 5/21 CWS N W 3-1 23-23 3 -6.0 Davis (R, 3-1) Quintana Holland (13) 17,576 24 484,846 5/23 at LAA N L 1-6 23-24 4 -6.5 Wilson Duffy (2-4) -- 35,082 23 532,664 5/24 at LAA D W 7-4 (13) 24-24 T2 -5.5 Crow (R, 2-1) Morin Holland (14) 42,140 24 574,804 5/25 at LAA D L 3-4 24-25 T2 -5.5 Kohn Collins (R, 0-3) Frieri 36,114 25 610,918 5/26 Hou N L 2-9 24-26 T3 -5.5 Feldman Ventura (2-5) -- 32,070 25 516,916 5/27 Hou N L 0-3 24-27 4 -6.5 McHugh Guthrie (2-4) -- 17,826 26 534,742 5/28 Hou D L 3-9 24-28 4 -6.5 Cosart Duffy (2-5) -- 16,220 27 550,962 5/29 at Tor N W 8-6 (10) 25-28 T3 -6.5 Davis (R, 4-1) Redmond Holland (15) 17,978 26 628,896 5/30 at Tor N W 6-1 26-28 3 -6.5 Vargas (5-2) Happ -- 21,543 27 650,439 5/31 at Tor D L 2-12 26-29 3 -6.5 Stroman Brooks (0-1) Redmond 31,652 28 682,091

June (4-3) 6/1 at Tor D L 0-4 26-30 5 -6.5 Buehrle Guthrie (2-5) -- 38,008 29 720,099 6/2 at StL N W 6-0 27-30 T4 -6.0 Duffy (3-5) Miller -- 41,230 30 761,338 6/3 at StL N W 8-7 28-30 T4 -5.0 Davis (R, 5-1) Rosenthal Holland (16) 41,192 31 802,530 6/4 StL N L 2-5 (11) 28-31 5 -5.0 Freeman Herrera (R, 1-2) Neshek 22,126 28 573,088 6/5 StL N W 3-2 29-31 T4 -4.0 Ventura (3-5) Wacha Holland (17) 24,438 29 597,526 6/6 NYY N L 2-4 29-32 T4 -5.0 Whitley Guthrie (2-6) Robertson 23,418 30 620,944 6/7 NYY N W 8-4 30-32 T4 -5.0 Crow (R, 3-1) Phelps -- 26,991 31 647,935 6/8 NYY D 6/9 NYY N 6/10 CLE N 6/11 CLE D 6/13 @ CWS N 6/14 @ CWS D 6/15 @ CWS D

Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time to Review Outcome Challenge Record 4/2 @ Detroit 6 Collins out at 1B (Detroit challenge) 0-1 2:45 Overturned Opp. 1-0 10 Aoki safe at 1B (Detroit 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 5/18 Baltimore 4 Gordon out at second base (KC challenge) 1-3 1:29 Overturned K.C. 5-2 5/18 Baltimore 7 Cain safe at first base (Baltimore challenge) 8-3 1:32 Overturned Opp. 5-4 5/19 Chicago 5 Ramirez out at first base (Chicago challenge) 6-5 0:48 Confirmed Opp. 5-5 5/20 Chicago 9 Dyson safe at second base on SB attempt (Chicago challenge) 6-7 2:30 Stands Opp. 5-6 5/24 @ Los Angeles 5 Pujols out on fly out to the wall (L.A. challenge) 3-3 2:39 Overturned Opp. 6-6 6 Conger safe at second base (KC challenge) 3-4 1:03 Stands K.C. 5-3 5/25 @ Los Angeles 1 Dyson called out at first base (KC challenge) 0-0 2:20 Stands K.C. 5-4 7 Pujols called out at the plate (L.A. challenge) 3-3 2:29 Stands Opp. 6-7 5/29 @ Toronto 5 Gose ruled safe at first base on pickoff attempt (KC challenge) 5-4 1:47 Overturned K.C. 6-4 6 Aoki ruled (KC challenge) 5-4 2:52 Stands K.C. 6-5 5/31 @ Toronto 6 Hosmer ruled safe at first base on infield hit (Tor. challenge) 1-11 1:47 Stands Opp. 6-8 6/1 @ Toronto 8 Lawrie ruled safe at first base on ground ball (KC challenge) 0-4 1:43 Overturned K.C. 7-5 6/2 @ St. Louis 7 Cain ruled safe at first base on infield hit (StL challenge) 1-0 2:13 Stands Opp. 6-9 6/3 @ St. Louis 3 Taveras ruled safe at first base on high throw (KC challenge) 0-4 2:05 Overturned K.C. 8-5 6/4 St. Louis 7 Cain ruled out at first base on ball (KC challenge) 0-2 2:06 Stands K.C. 8-6 6/5 St. Louis 5 Molina called out at second base (StL challenge) 0-2 3:30 Stands Opp. 6-10 9 Taveras called out at first base (Crew Chief challenge) 3-2 1:11 Overturned -- 6/6 New York 3 Aoki called safe on attempt (NY challenge) 1-4 1:43 Overturned Opp. 7-10 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned

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