OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (64-64) @ Cleveland Indians (72-56) Progressive Field - Sunday, August 27, 2017 Game #129 - Road Game #64 FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, August 28 vs. Tampa Bay Rays: RHP Austin Pruitt (6-4, 5.76) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (4-9, 5.09), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Tuesday, August 29 vs. Tampa Bay Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (9-8, 3.69) vs. RHP Jakob Junis (5-2, 4.68), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, August 30 vs. Tampa Bay Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (6-7, 4.82) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (14-8, 3.72), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Thursday, August 31: Travel day to Minnesota Today’s game can be heard on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart on the call, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer…today is being televised in HD on FSKC with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler mikeside, while Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery host the pre/postgame shows, Royals Live.

Royals vs. Indians GROUNDHOG NIGHT--For the second time in as many nights, the Royals dropped a 4-0 decision to the The Royals are now 6-8 against the Tribe this year after drop- Tribe as KC fell back to .500 on the year at 64-64...the offensive slide continued as the Royals were blanked ping the first two of this series, including a 2-3 mark here...all five for a second straight night here and enter today with a scoreless inning drought of 25.0 straight, the longest remaining games between these clubs in 2017 are ticketed for Pro- scoring drought in the Majors this year...KC’s last run was a Brandon Moss homer in the second inning of gressive Field...KC trails the all-time series by a 327-354 count, in- cluding a 151-191 deficit in Cleveland, 78-117 here in “The Pro.” Thursday’s 3-2 loss at home to the Rockies...as for last night, Jason Hammel retired the first 16 Indians he Date Site Score WP LP Att. faced before singled to center, which was followed immediately by a Roberto Perez 2-run 5/5 KC W, 3-1 Hammel Salazar 25,722 homer...it was Zimmer who took Kansas City’s best scoring chance and turned it into a highlight reel keeper 5/6 KC L, 1-3 Miller Herrera 23,743 5/7 KC L, 0-1 Clevinger Duffy 25,734 when he made a diving catch on Lorenzo Cain’s bid for extra bases with a man aboard in the fifth...Hammel 5/26 @ Cle W, 6-4 Minor Shaw 29,603 was then tagged for a pair of solo homers in the seventh, finishing the night with 6.2 innings and four runs 5/27 @ Cle W, 5-2 Vargas Salazar 30,920 5/28 @ Cle L, 1-10 Tomlin Duffy 23,136 allowed while falling to 6-10...the loss dropped KC to eight games in back of the Indians in the Central while 6/2 KC W, 4-0 VARGAS (C) Tomlin 33,408 remaining 1 1/2 in back of the Twins for the second Wild Card slot. 6/3 KC W, 12-5 Hammel Carrasco 26,497 6/4 KC L, 0-8 Otero Skoglund 28,185 DUFFY TO THE SHELF--Yesterday the Royals placed left-handed pitcher Danny Duffy on the 10-day 8/18 KC L, 1-10 Kluber Kennedy 35,974 disabled list (retroactive to August 23) with a left elbow impingement/valgus extension overload...the club 8/19 KC L, 0-5 Bauer Vargas 34,204 selected the contract of southpaw Onelki Garcia from Omaha...to make room on the 40-man roster, KC recalled 8/20 KC W, 7-4 Hammel Salazar 27,417 8/25 @ Cle L, 0-4 Merritt Vargas 34,061 outfielder and placed him on the 60-day disabled list with a season-ending right oblique strain. 8/26 @ Cle L, 0-4 Clevinger Hammel 34,273 DAYDREAM BELIEVERS--Since opening the season with just one win in their first 12 afternoon affairs, the Royals have posted a 21-9 record starting with a May 11 win over the Rays in St. Petersburg...Kansas City’s last daytime test was tough 3-2 loss at home to Colorado on Thursday prior to heading here...the Royals are 10-3 in day ball since