OFFICIAL GAME NOTES (44-50) @ Kansas City Royals (27-68) Kauffman Stadium - Friday, July 20, 2018 Game #96 - Home Game #47 Fox Sports Kansas City and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday, July 21 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Lance Lynn (7-7, 5.22) vs. RHP (5-10, 5.13), 6:15 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Sunday, July 22 vs. Minnesota Twins: RHP Jake Odorizzi (4-6, 4.54) vs. RHP (2-4, 3.13), 1:15 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Monday, July 23 vs. : TBA vs. RHP Heath Fillmyer (0-1, 3.45), 7:15 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Tuesday, July 24 vs. Detroit Tigers: TBA vs. RHP Burch Smith (0-1, 5.98), 7:15 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Wednesday, July 25 vs. Detroit Tigers: TBA vs. LHP (5-8 +tonight), 1:15 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports Tonight’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart mikeside...tonight’s contest will also be broadcast on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call...Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live.

Twins vs. Royals UNOFFICIAL SECOND HALF BEGINS TONIGHT--The Royals have 95 games in the books on the Both clubs open their post-All Star schedule this evening, 2018 season, 14 past the midway point, with tonight resuming play for all American League clubs after the having split the first six meetings of the year, 3-3...most recently, Junior Circuit recorded an 8-6 victory in 10 in the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday...Kansas City the Twins took two of three in Minneapolis, July 9-11...Kansas is looking for improvement from a 27-68 “first half”, which sees it enter play tonight 25.0 games behind City trails the all-time series by a 379-398 margin, but has a 203- 188 edge in games contested here...the clubs still have 12 head-to- Cleveland in the AL Central...since 2013, the Royals have gone 199-164 (.548) in their post-All Star head meetings this year after tonight’s contest. work, despite a 36-39 record following the break a season ago, when the club finished 80-82 for the year... Date Site Score WP LP Att. in its most recent action, Kansas City dropped the rubber game in Chicago last Sunday, 10-1...infielder 5/28 KC L, 5-8 Lynn Junis 18,572 5/29 KC W, 2-1 (14) Barlow Rogers 20,533 Adalberto Mondesi provided the lone with a solo shot in the eighth, his third roundtripper of the year. 5/30 KC W, 11-8 McCarthy Romero 21,343 7/9 @ Min L, 1-3 Berrios Hill 20,199 DIVISION IN FOCUS--Kansas City will see divisional foes Minnesota and Detroit on this homestand 7/10 @ Min W, 9-4 Flynn Siegers 27,551 as the club continues its journey through the AL Central this month...the Royals will play 17 of their 7/11 @ Min L, 5-8 Lynn Sparkman 26,708 24 contests during the month of July against divisional opponents, which includes this current 12-game 7/20 KC 7/21 KC stretch, which started before the All-Star break with trips to Minnesota and Chicago...KC is 14-21 7/22 KC against its own division this year...the Royals spent the entire month of June and first day of July playing only the Western Division when competing against the American League, while the interleague slate called for two vs. Cincinnati and two against Milwaukee...things didn’t go well against the American League West, with the Royals going 4-19 during a 23-game stretch in June and finishing with a 7-26 mark on the year and KC has already completed play against the Western Division...the Royals are just 3-15 vs. the East to this point, winning once in Boston, once in Baltimore and once at home against the Yankees, while being swept in Toronto (0-3) and at home by the Red Sox (0-3) and Tampa Bay (0-3)...the Royals are 3-6 against the National League, with the NL Central the focus this season. ROSTER MOVES--The Royals had a busy All-Star break with regards to the roster as the club reinstated outfielder Rosell Herrera from the paternity list on Monday and designated outfielder Abraham Almonte for assignment, while this afternoon, Almonte cleared waivers and became a free agent...Herrera missed the entire Chicago series last weekend as his wife, Patricia Talavera, gave birth to the couple’s daughter, Roselynn Herrera Talavera last Sunday...infielder Adalberto Mondesi was placed on the Family Medical Emergency List yesterday and the club recalled infielder Ramón Torres from Omaha (AAA)...Torres, 25, has appeared in nine games with the Royals this season, while he’s hitting .228 with 15 doubles, two triples, three homers and 28 runs scored in 64 games with the Storm Chasers. ALL-STAR REVIEW--Catcher Salvador Perez made his fifth-straight All-Star start on Tuesday and played the first five innings of the American League’s 8-6 victory in 10 innings at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C....Perez was originally selected to the All-Star team as a reserve, but made the start due to an injury to Rays’ catcher Wilson Ramos...he went 0-for-2 in his two plate appearances, becoming the second Royal to start as many as five All-Star Games, joining George Brett, who started nine times between 1976-85, while he’s one of five Major League players to participate in the Midsummer Classic each of the past six seasons... Royals’ Assistant Athletic Trainer Kyle Turner was also named to the AL All-Star team for the first time in his career. TONIGHT’S STARTING : RHP (4-6, 3.42) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (5-8, 4.59)

2018 2017 Career 2018 2017 Career Kyle Gibson vs. Royals 0-0 1-0 6-4 Major League Record 4-6 (3.42 ERA) 12-10 48-54 Danny Duffy vs. Twins 0-0 0-0 5-1 Major League Record 5-8 (4.59 ERA) 9-10 50-51 DANNY DUFFY makes his team-leading 21st start of the season and 151st of his career (179th appearance)…it’s his 20th career outing (16th start) vs. Minnesota and third this season…he signed a five-year extension in 2017, which runs through 2021, Danny’s 2018 Starts and was originally selected in the third round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 3/29 vs. White Sox L, 7-14 4.0 7 5 5 3 2 5 78-46 4-5 SEVEN SCORELESS OVER SOX--Danny earned his 50th career win in a 5-0 4/6 at Cleveland L, 2-3 5.2 3 3 3 0 3 3 99-54 2-3 victory over the White Sox on Saturday, in which he recorded 7.0 scoreless innings on 4/11 vs. Seattle ND, 2-4 5.1 4 2 1 0 3 7 101-61 2-2 4/17 at Toronto-2 ND, 4-5 (10) 6.0 2 0 0 0 3 8 100-64 3-0 four hits and three walks, with eight …he allowed just two base runners beyond 4/21 at Detroit L, 4-12 4.2 10 6 6 1 2 2 101-64 3-4 second base, and held the White Sox to 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position…it was 4/27 vs. White Sox ND, 4-7 (11) 6.0 6 4 4 1 1 3 106-74 2-4 5/2 at Boston L, 4-5 6.2 10 5 5 4 1 6 111-73 3-5 his second consecutive scoreless outing over 13.0 innings, the second-longest active 5/8 at Baltimore W, 15-7 5.1 6 1 1 1 2 5 101-65 15-1 5/13 at Cleveland L, 2-11 3.1 8 9 9 2 5 2 87-51 0-9 streak in the Majors by a starting , trailing Boston’s Eduardo Rodriguez (19.0 IP). 5/19 vs. NY Yankees L, 3-8 4.0 7 5 5 2 3 4 95-58 2-5 STRIKEOUTS FOR A CAUSE--For every he records in 2018, Duffy will 5/24 at Texas W, 8-2 7.2 4 1 1 0 2 5 113-76 8-1 5/29 vs. Minnesota ND, 2-1 (14) 6.0 4 1 1 0 4 4 108-66 0-1 donate $1,000 to Noah’s Bandage Project, a local foundation that provides fun bandages 6/4 at LA Angels ND, 6-9 5.0 7 4 4 2 3 0 99-59 5-4 to kids and raises money to fight childhood cancer…from 2016-17, he pledged $159,000 6/9 at Oakland W, 2-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 3 10 98-63 1-0 6/16 vs. Houston L, 2-10 6.0 7 7 6 1 3 5 101-59 2-7 ($500 per strikeout), before upping the ante this season, which has already reached 6/22 at Houston ND, 1-0 6.0 2 0 0 0 4 7 104-63 0-0 $103,000 through his first 20 starts…the foundation is named for Noah Wilson, who 6/27 at Milwaukee W, 5-4 6.0 5 1 1 1 2 7 95-64 5-1 7/3 vs. Cleveland L, 4-6 6.0 8 6 6 1 2 3 104-61 4-6 lost a battle with bone cancer in 2015…Duffy has 49 strikeouts in his last seven starts 7/9 at Minnesota ND, 1-3 6.0 6 0 0 0 2 9 109-66 1-0 over 44.0 innings (10.02 K/9), after recording just 54 strikeouts in his first 13 starts over 7/14 at White Sox W, 5-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 3 8 114-74 5-0 2018 Totals 5-8 4.59 113.2 113 60 58 19 53 103 2024-1261 62.3% 69.2 innings (6.98 K/9)…his 773 career strikeouts are eighth most in Royals history, and Career Totals 50-51 3.84 883.0 833 398 377 103 325 773 - - second among left-handed pitchers, trailing only (1,057). BOUNCING BACK--After going 1-6 with a 6.88 ERA (39 ER in 51.0 IP) through his first 10 starts, Duffy is 4-2 with a 2.73 ERA (19 ER in 62.2 IP) over his last 10 since May 24…his ERA during that stretch ranks fifth in the American League, trailing only: Blake Snell (1.49), Trevor Bauer (2.14), Luis Severino (2.27) and Chris Sale (2.31)…of the 20 runs he’s allowed since May 24, 17 have come in just three starts (4 R in 5.0 IP on June 4 at Anaheim, 7 R in 6.0 IP on June 16 vs. Houston and 6 R in 6.0 IP on July 3 vs. Cleveland)…in the other seven starts, he’s allowed just three runs in 45.2 innings (0.59 ERA), including four scoreless outings. VS. LEFTIES--Despite overall success in 10 starts since May 24, left-handed batters have .317 (13-for-41) during that stretch, after he held them to a .200 average (7-for-25) through his first 10 starts…since 2012, he’s allowed four HR in 616 plate appearances vs. LHB, second fewest in the Majors (min. 500 faced), trailing Trevor Rosenthal (3)…the four were: Rougned Odor (July 22, 2016), Brian McCann (April 8, 2017), Kyle Seager (Aug. 6, 2017 (Game 1)) & Chris Davis (May 8, 2018). VS. TWINS--Danny is 5-1 with a 2.27 ERA (24 ER in 95.0 IP) in 19 career appearances (15 starts) vs. Minnesota, and has recorded at least 6.0 innings in each of his last nine starts, including 6.0 scoreless innings at Target Field on July 9, and 6.0 innings of one-run ball here on May 29…he suffered his first Major League loss vs. the Twins on June 3, 2011, but he’s 5-0 in 18 outings (14 starts) since…since 2014, he’s one of four in the Majors with at least five wins and no losses vs. Minnesota, joining: Masahiro Tanaka (5-0), Michael Fulmer (5-0) & Max Scherzer (6-0), but his 2.10 ERA (21 ER in 90 IP) during that time ranks first in the Majors (min. 60 IP). AT HOME--Duffy is 0-4 with a 6.75 ERA (28 ER in 37.1 IP) in seven home starts this season and is winless in his last eight starts here dating back to his last win on Aug. 22, 2017 vs. Colorado…he’s surrendered at least five runs in four home starts this season, after doing it just seven times in his previous seven seasons…the Duffy vs. Twins Royals are just 1-6 in his home starts this season, but the lone win came in a 2-1 victory on May 29 vs. these Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Twins, thanks to Alcides Escobar’s walk-off HR in the 14th . Ehire Adrianza .500 2 1 0 0 Brian Dozier .231 39 9 0 2 Danny’s Last Win: Eduardo Escobar .333 15 5 0 0 July 14, 2018 at (7.0 IP, 5-0 over Reynaldo López) Mitch Garver .000 4 0 0 0 Danny’s Last Loss: Robbie Grossman .353 17 6 1 2 July 3, 2018 vs. Cleveland (6.0 IP, 4-6 loss to Shane Bieber) Max Kepler .091 11 1 0 0 Danny’s Strikeout High: Joe Mauer .250 24 6 0 1 Jorge Polanco .308 13 4 0 1 16, August 1, 2016 at Tampa Bay (8.0 IP in a 3-0 win over Chris Archer) (franchise record) Eddie Rosario .333 12 4 0 0 Danny’s Only : Bobby Wilson .000 4 0 0 0 August 11, 2016 vs. Chicago White Sox (9.0 IP in a 2-1 win over Carson Fulmer) Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2018 Royals Notes - Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals - Friday, July 20, 2018

Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter – Jakob Junis = Jakob will come off the disabled list to make his 18th start of the season tomorrow night against Minnesota…he’s 5-10 with a 5.13 ERA (58 ER in 101.2 IP). = Junis last pitched July 2 when he took the loss in a 9-3 defeat to Cleveland, allowing a career-high nine runs (eight earned) on eight hits over 5.1 innings…he pitched two hitless innings before giving up two in the third…Francisco Lindor connected for a grand slam off Junis in the fourth and a three-run shot in the sixth. = His seven straight losses are one shy of the club held by Kyle Davies (2011) and (2002), while his five straight home losses are one away from the team record in a single season behind Dick Drago (1980)…he’s yielded a Major League-leading 24 HR, two more than Texas’ Bartolo Colon, allowing 12 in his last five starts. = Junis is 0-1 with a 3.71 ERA (7 ER in 17.0 IP) in three career starts against the Twins, including giving up three runs in 6.0 innings in an 8-5 loss on May 28. = He’s 3-7 with a 5.58 ERA (37 ER in 59.2 IP) in 10 home starts this season, dropping his last five outings at Kauffman Stadium dating back to May 18. 2018 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 95 15-49 - - 5.37 521.2 582 323 311 86 189 422 .280 Relievers 94 12-19 19 33 5.45 320.1 347 207 194 48 147 246 .279 Totals 95 27-68 19 33 5.40 842.0 929 530 505 134 336 668 .280 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 195/278 (70.1%) Saves/ Opp: 19/33 (57.8%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 124/51 (41.1%) Jason Adam 1st Batter Efficiency:14/21 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/7 2018 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/21 at STL July 15 at CWS 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 = Jason allowed a double and a single to start the sixth July 15 in Chicago but then struck out the side…five of his seven outings have been scoreless since being recalled from AAA on June 27…he’s one of seven pitchers to make ML debut for KC this season, tied for second most in Majors with the Mets behind San Diego (9). = He did not pitch in 2015 or 2016 due to an arm injury and re-signed with Kansas City on August 18, 2017 after a brief stint in the San Diego organization. = Adam is the 18th known player to play for the Royals after attending a Kansas City-area high school…made his MLB debut May 5 against Detroit in Kansas City. Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:17/26 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: May 1, 2018 at BOS (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/5 2018 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 7/10 at MIN July 15 at CWS 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 = Brian allowed a pair of two-out runs in the third inning July 15 against Chicago before tossing a scoreless fourth with three ground ball outs..it marked the 15th time he’s pitched at least 2.0 innings out of the bullpen, tied for the most in the American League and second most in Majors behind Pittsburgh’s Tyler Glasnow (18). = He’s induced 12 double plays, the most by a reliever in the Major Leagues this season, including two more than any other American League reliever. = His 3.22 ERA out of the bullpen since debuting with Kansas City in 2016 is eighth-best among left-handed relievers in the AL (min. 400 batters faced). Jason Hammel 1st Batter Efficiency:2/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 25, 2013 vs. TOR (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2018 Strikeout High: 10 on 5/27 at TEX July 14 at CWS