KANSAS CITY ROYALS (27-34) vs. (24-39) Saturday, June 10, 2017 Game 63 • Home Game 31 • Petco Park • San Diego, CA

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Kansas City 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 0 12 14 0 5 San Diego 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 6 10 2 7

Winning : Wood (1-2) Time of Game: 3:44 Attendance: 26,107 Losing Pitcher: Hand (1-4) First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. Season Total: 789,442 Save: None Game-Time Temp: 67 degrees Season Avg. (31 games): 25,466

Starting Pitcher Lines Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Ian Kennedy 6.0 6 4 4 2 5 1 100/67

Miguel Diaz 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 46/22 Sunday’s Matchup Kansas City Royals vs. San Diego Padres RHP Jake Junis (1-0, 7.84) vs. RHP Dinelson Lamet (2-1, 6.92)

SAN DIEGO NOTES  Miguel Diaz made his first career Major League start today, pitching 2.0 scoreless-innings with one hit, one and three walks…his three walks match a season high (3x; last: May 19 vs. Arizona). o Has posted a 9.88 ERA (15 ER, 13.2 IP) in 11 games, one start, at Petco Park this season.  Jose Pirela belted his first home fun of the season in the first inning and the second of his career (also, June 7, 2015 vs. Los Angeles-AL as member of the …it was the fifth leadoff hit by the Padres this year and the first since Manuel Margot did so on May 13th at Chicago-AL. o Tallied a career-high three RBI today…has recorded multiple RBI just three times in his career (last: June 24, 2015 vs. Philadelphia)…matched his career high with three hits (also, June 7 at Arizona). o Pirela is hitting .500 (9-for-18) with three doubles, a home run, four RBI and four runs scored since being recalled on June 6th.  Cory Spangenberg recorded a career-high-tying three hits today (8x; last: May 15, 2017 vs. Milwaukee)…logged his eighth multi-hit performance today and his second in as many games…this was just the fifth time in his career where he’s recorded multiple hits in consecutive games (last: 8/31-9/1/2015).  has hit safely in each of his last four games, going 6-for-16 (.375) in that time with a home run, five RBI and two runs scored.

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Distance o Jose Pirela (1) 1st 3-2 1 LCF Kennedy 409’

KANSAS CITY NOTES:  The Royals scored nine runs in the eighth inning, the most runs they’ve scored in a inning since August 23, 2006 vs. Cleveland when they scored 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning.  The five home runs hit by Kansas City today are the most since the club also hit five on July 23, 2003 at Minnesota.  Kansas City recorded back-to-back home runs for the fourth time this year when and Salvador Perez both went deep in the eighth inning (last: May 21 at Minnesota).  Ian Kennedy is still seeking his first win of 2017, tossing six innings while allowing four runs on six hits...has worked 6.0 innings-or-more in just four of his 11 starts this season (last, 7.0 innings on April 22 at Texas). o Kennedy is now winless in his last 15 starts, going 0-8 in that time with a 5.00 ERA (45 ER in 81 IP)…his last win was on September 11, 2016 in Chicago-AL…he’s one of three in the Majors this season who is winless in at least 10 starts. o In his 14 career starts vs. the Padres,. Kennedy owns a 7-2 record with a 3.25 ERA (32 ER in 88.2 IP)…is 20-13 in 46 career starts and appearances at Petco Park with a 3.73 ERA (109 ER, 263.0 IP) with 304 against 93 walks.  Lorenzo Cain logged the second grand slam of his career and his first since July 4, 2013 vs. Cleveland…it was the first grand slam for the Royals this season and first since August 18, 2016 vs. Minnesota…recorded his fourth-career multi-homer game and first since he hit three home runs on May 10, 2016 at New York-AL. o Tallied a career-high-tying five RBI today (3x; last: May 10, 2016 at NYY). o Cain has hit safely in each of his last four games…is batting .333 (12-for-36) in his last nine games with a , four home runs, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored.  Salvador Perez recorded his 100th career home run in the eighth inning and his 13th of the season…has hit 52 home runs as a since the start of 2015, the most in in that time. o In eight games this month, is hitting .333 (10-for-30) with two home runs and five RBI.  Alcides Escobar belted his first home run of the season in the sixth inning, his first since September 22 of last season in Cleveland.  Eric Hosmer belted his sixth homer of the season and first since May 29 vs. Detroit…is hitting .433 (13-for-30) in seven career games at Petco Park.

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Distance o Alcides Escobar (1) 5th 0-1 1 LF Stammen 317’ o Lorenzo Cain (5) 6th 0-1 1 LF Torres 408‘ o Eric Hosmer (6) 8th 1-0 2 LF Hand 364‘ o Salvador Perez (13) 8th 0-1 1 LF Hand 378’ o Lorenzo Cain (6) 8th 0-0 3 LF Valdez 362’