OFFICIAL GAME NOTES (44-45) @ Kansas City Royals (51-33) Kauffman Stadium - Saturday, July 11, 2015 Game #85 - Game #45 Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, July 12 vs. Toronto Blue Jays: LHP Felix Doubront (1-0, 2.00) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (8-4, 3.40), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports July 13-16: All-Star Break - Game on Tuesday, July 14 in Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park Tonight’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free serves as the producer/engineer...tonight’s game is also being televised on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler... the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg. Royals vs. Jays DUFF & CO. EXTEND STREAK-- and the trifecta of H-D-H combined for a 6-hit shutout The Royals got a jump on the season series with last night’s last night in Kansas City’s series opening 3-0 victory over the Jays...it was the sixth straight win for the 3-0 win, the first KC shutout of the Jays since September 1, Royals, who kept their 5 1/2-game advantage over Minnesota, while the lead over third place Detroit 2013, when James Shields was a 5-0 winner in Rogers Centre... expanded to eight full games...it was the fifth blanking of the year for KC, first since today’s starter, Chris KC trails the all-time series by a 183-190 margin, but holds a 98-88 advantage in Kauffman Stadium. Young, was a 2-0 victor in Minneapolis on June 9...as for last night, Duffy worked the first 6.0 innings Date Site Score WP LP Att. allowing four hits and three walks with a hit batter and no ...he gave way to the trio of Kelvin 7/10 KC W, 3-0 Duffy Estrada 31,558 Herrera, and Greg Holland, who combined for 2-hit relief, capped with Holland fanning 7/11 KC all three Jays he faced to record his 18th ...the only necessary run of the night scored in the second 7/12 KC 7/30 @ Tor when original Blue Jay, Alex Rios, doubled home Salvador Perez... knocked Rios in two 7/31 @ Tor innings later for KC’s second run and then Perez capped the scoring with an eighth inning laser into the 8/1 @ Tor leftfield , his 15th shot of the year...not involved in the scoring, but showing signs of breaking out 8/2 @ Tor offensively was , who went 4-for-4 with a double, his seventh career 4-hit effort, first this year. ALL-STAR RECOGNITION--Prior to this afternoon’s game the group of Kansas City’s All-Star representation will be recognized on the field...courtesy of Majestic Athletic, the Official Uniform Provider of MLB, each will be presented with his official All-Star jersey that will be worn during Gatorade All-Star Workout Day. STREAK HITS HALF-DOZEN--A win today would match Kansas City’s longest winning streak of the year, as the club opened the 2015 campaign by taking the first seven games out of the chute...after starting July with a 1-3 mark, the Royals are 7-3 in this fourth month of the year and are 18 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 1989 season when the club finished 22 games up at 92-70...with 51 wins already in the books prior to the All-Star break, KC has the best record in the with a .607 winning pct., one of only two clubs in baseball playing .600 ball, the other residing across the state in St. Louis (56-31, .644)...this is the third time a Royals’ club has achieved 51 wins prior to the break, joining the 1976 squad that went into the break at 51-31 and the 2003 squad that also had 51 wins at the break, but had 92 games under its belt at the time, while this year’s group will have played 86 games after tomorrow. H-D-H BACK IN ACTION--Kansas City’s game-ending trifecta of , Wade Davis and Greg Holland made their 11th appearance in the same game of 2015 last night, with Holland finishing things up by striking out the side for his 18th save...H-D-H working the seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively, they’ve combined to allow three earned runs in a 31.2 innings for a 0.85 ERA, while walking 11 and fanning 38...the opposition has hit .143 (16-for-112) in the final three innings that they have anchored in the same game...since taking over the closer role after the trade deadline of 2012, last night was the ninth time that Holland has struck out all three men he faced in an inning. KC’S PEN STILL THE BEST--With 3.0 more scoreless innings last night, the Kansas City bullpen enters today with 7.0 consecutive shutout frames and continues to possess the best overall ERA in the Majors with a 2.03 mark...KC’s cross-state rival St. Louis is next at 2.28, while the next best bullpen in the American League resides in Houston at 2.70. ‘THE K’ THE PLACE TO BE--Last night’s paid attendance of 31,558 was the 29th in excess of 30K this year, highlighted by 13 sellouts...the Royals have already announced that based on advance sales for 2015, that single-game sales have cracked the 2,000,000 mark for the first time since 1991 and the 12th time in team history... the Royals eclipsed the 1,000,000 mark in turnstile attendance in their 31st home date of the year, the fastest the franchise has ever drawn seven figures...Kansas City is averaging 32,697 per game, which is an improvement of 10,509 compared to 44 dates last year...with 37 home dates remaining, the current per game average factors out to over 2.6 million over a full season, which would shatter the team record of 2,477,700 set in 1989.

TODAY’S STARTING : LHP Mark Buerhle (9-5, 3.38) vs. RHP (7-4, 2.89) 2014 2013 Career 2015 2014 Career Mark Buehrle vs. Royals 2-0 1-0 25-12 Major League Record 9-5 (3.38 ERA) 13-10 208-157 Chris Young vs. Blue Jays 1-0 - 2-0 Major League Record 7-4 (2.89 ERA) 12-9 72-56 CHRIS YOUNG is making his 13th start and 19th overall appearance of 2015...this afternoon marks his 201st career start, 208th appearance and fourth start against Toronto...the 6-foot-10 righty signed a one-year free agent contract with Kansas City on March 7 after pitching for Seattle in 2014, winning the American League Comeback Player-of-the-Year award. NO-DECISION IN WALK-OFF WIN--Chris pitched just four days ago, working the Young’s 2015 starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT first 6.0 innings Tuesday afternoon in KC’s 9-5 walk-off win over Tampa Bay...he allowed 5/1 vs. Detroit W, 4-1 5.0 0 0 0 0 3 9 81-51 4-0 four runs on five hits with a walk and five strikeouts, but watched intently from the clubhouse 5/10 @ Detroit ND, 2-1 (10) 6.0 3 1 0 0 0 3 83-56 1-1 5/15 vs. New York W, 12-1 5.2 4 1 1 0 2 2 91-58 2-1 when hit his game-ending grand slam in the ninth...Young survived a rough 5/22 vs. St. Louis W, 5-0 6.0 6 0 0 0 2 2 106-61 5-0 5/27 @ New York L, 2-4 6.0 7 4 4 2 2 7 101-59 1-4 fourth inning, where he allowed a two-run shot to Evan Longoria and a go-ahead sacrifice 6/4 vs. Cleveland L, 2-6 5.0 8 6 6 1 2 4 94-60 2-6 fly to Jake Elmore, but recovered to toss scoreless frames in the fifth and sixth...C.Y. retired 6/9 @ Minnesota W, 2-0 6.1 1 0 0 0 3 2 83-52 1-0 6/16 @ Milwaukee W, 7-2 7.0 5 0 0 0 0 3 89-63 6-0 eight of the final 10 hitters he faced, with Elmore reaching on an error in the seventh to end 6/21 vs. Boston L, 2-13 4.2 7 7 7 3 3 2 86-52 0-7 his day after 83 pitches. 6/27 @ Oakland W, 3-2 6.0 4 2 1 0 1 4 96-61 3-2 7/2 vs. Minnesota L, 0-2 5.1 6 1 1 0 1 2 90-54 0-1 HITS SCARCE WITH C.Y.--Chris is holding opponents to a .202 average, which 7/7 vs. Tampa Bay-1 ND, 9-5 6.0 5 4 4 2 1 5 83-57 4-4 2015 Totals 7-4 2.89 81.0 60 28 26 9 22 52 1263-798 63% is the fifth-lowest among A.L. pitchers with at least 80.0 IP...Rays’ righties went 2-for- Career Totals 72-56, 3.71 1136.2 948 499 468 144 424 915 - - 12 off Young on Tuesday, as he continues to lead the Majors with right-handed hitters 2015 Totals (Starter) 6-4, 3.13 69.0 56 26 24 8 20 45 1083-684 63% batting .158 against him (minimum 130 opponent at-bats)...among active pitchers that have worked at least 1,000 career innings, his 948 are the second-fewest to Miami’s Mat Latos (904), while his career .225 opponents’ batting average is second-lowest in that group, behind only Clayton Kershaw (.210). SUCCESS ON SHORT REST--Young is making his fourth career start on three days of rest or less, with two of them coming this year following relief appearances... he’s gone 1-0 with a 0.53 ERA (1 ER in 17.0 IP), earning his win over Detroit here on May 1, tossing 5.0 hitless innings in a 4-1 triumph. AFTERNOON DELIGHT--Young has a strong track record in afternoon contests, going 22-13 in his career with a 3.26 ERA, compared to a 3.92 ERA at night... the .629 winning percentage is tied for 10th among active hurlers with at least 50 starts, while he has the lowest opponents average in that group at .207...he’s 1-2 this year, earning a matinee win on June 27 at Oakland after taking defeats on May 27 at New York and June 21 vs. Boston. VS. JAYS--Chris makes his fourth career start against the Blue Jays, entering this afternoon at 2-0, despite a 5.17 ERA (9 ER in 15.2 IP)...he faced Toronto on August 12 last season, tossing 6.0 solid innings in a 6-3 triumph at Safeco Field, allowing one run on two hits...prior to that, he started two games against the Jays in 2005 as a member of the Rangers, with a win and a no-decision. AT ‘THE K’--C.Y. makes his eighth start and 10th overall appearance at ‘The K’ this afternoon, entering at 4-3 with a 4.07 ERA (19 ER in 42.0 IP), holding opponents to a .231 batting average here...he’s dropped three-straight decisions here and looking for his first home victory since May 22, when he tossed 6.0 scoreless in a 5-0 win over Young vs. Blue Jays the Cardinals...Young is 37-29 with a 3.34 ERA at his various home parks throughout his career. Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Chris’ Last Win: Jose Bautista .154 13 2 0 0 June 27, 2015 at Oakland (6.0 IP, 3-2 over Scott Kazmir) Ezequiel Carrera .000 3 0 0 0 Chris’ Last Loss: Chris Collabello .333 3 1 0 0 Josh Donaldson .077 13 1 0 0 July 2, 2015 vs. Minnesota (5.1 IP, 0-2 to Kyle Gibson) Edwin Encarnacion .000 1 0 0 0 Chris’ High: Russell Martin .296 27 8 0 3 12, June 9, 2006 vs. Florida (6.0 IP, 3-2 win over Ricky Nolasco) Dioner Navarro .667 6 4 1 2 Chris’ Only : Jose Reyes .143 21 3 1 3 Danny Valencia .000 2 0 0 0 September 17, 2008 at Milwaukee (10-1 win over Manny Parra) Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2015 Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 11, 2015 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Edinson Volquez = Edinson will make his 18th start of 2015 as the first half comes to a close...he’s 8-4, posting a 3.40 ERA and a staff-best 78 strikeouts over 100.2 innings. = Volky took a second straight on Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay, with his lone run over 5.0 innings coming on John Jaso’s leadoff homer in the third...the Rays had baserunners in each of Edinson’s innings, with him expending 101 pitches...he fanned five, walked three and allowed five hits in a 7-1 Royals win. = He has won his last four decisions dating to June 10 and can become the fifth Royal since 2000 to record nine or more wins before the All-Star Break. = The righty is 5-2 with a 3.08 ERA over nine home starts this year, with the win total tied for fourth in the A.L...he is 39-33 overall at home venues. = Edinson is looking for his first win against Toronto, entering at 0-3 over four starts...he has allowed 19 earned runs over 19.1 innings. = Edinson is 5-1 with a 1.44 ERA when going 7.0-plus innings this year and 32-4 over 46 career starts of 7.0 or more innings, posting a 1.27 ERA. = He’s 2-0 against A.L. East teams this year, recording a 2.60 ERA over three starts, with the wins over New York and Boston. 2015 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 84 35-28 - - 4.35 465.1 472 235 225 51 151 314 .264 Relievers 83 16-5 27 37 2.03 278.2 195 66 63 17 93 252 .197 Totals 84 51-33 27 37 3.48 744.0 667 301 288 68 244 566 .240 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 191/252 (76%) Saves/Save Opp: 27/37 (73%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 73/18 (25%) Joe Blanton 1st Batter Efficiency:6/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None career Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2015 Strikeout High: 7 on 6/22 @ Sea (start) July 8 vs. Tampa Bay 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 = Joe fanned the first batter in the ninth on Wednesday vs. Tampa Bay, then allowed a homer to Rene Rivera, followed by a single and a double...he exited at that point and was charged with three runs in all. = Joe made four starts from June 17 to July 4, earning wins on June 17 vs. Milwaukee and June 22 at Seattle...the win over Milwaukee was his first in nearly two years. = Blanton started the year at Triple-A Omaha, going 3-2 with a 3.89 ERA before having his contract selected on May 16...he did not pitch in the Majors last year. Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency:32/38 Saves/Save Opp: 9/9 (100%) Last Save: June 28 @ Oak (12th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last 5/29 @ Cubs) July 10 vs. Toronto 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Wade posted a scoreless eighth with a 2-0 lead last night, working around Jose Bautista’s one-out double. = Wade was named to his first American League All-Star team on Monday...he will join six of his teammates, including fellow reliever Kelvin Herrera. = Davis has 13 wins since the start of 2014, most among MLB relievers over the span. = Wade has not allowed a over 120.0 innings dating to September 4, 2013, a club record for relievers...his 0.24 ERA leads the Majors among pitchers with at least 25.0 innings of work. Brandon Finnegan (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:9/12 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None career Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/2 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 5/3 vs. Det July 9 vs. Tampa Bay 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 = Brandon tossed a scoreless sixth against Tampa Bay on Thursday, striking out two while allowing a walk and a double. = Brandon was optioned to Omaha after Tuesday’s game, though he didn’t join the Triple-A club as he was called back to KC when went to the D.L. = Opponents are batting just .159 over 21.1 innings (11-for-69), though he has walked 12.s Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency:26/38 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/4 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/2 vs. Cle July 10 vs. Toronto 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Kelvin held the Jays scoreless in the seventh inning of last night’s 3-0 win, working around a two-out double to Devon Travis, who moved to third due to an error. = Kelvin closed out KC’s 8-3 win over the Rays on Thursday with a 1-2-3 ninth. = Herrera is one of seven Royals on the A.L. All-Star team...this is his first selection...he is the first player from the Dominican to make an All-Star team as a Royal. = Herrera has a 1.35 ERA since the 2014 All-Star Break, holding opponents to a .185 average (43-for-233). = He’s holding lefties to a .129 average on the year (9-for-70), first among Major League pitchers with at least 70 opponent at-bats by left-handers. 1st Batter Efficiency:13/18 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 8, 2013 vs. Bos (2nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/0 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (7x, last 7/7 vs. TB-G2) July 9 vs. Tampa Bay 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 = Luke worked around a one-out walk for a scoreless eighth in Thursday’s 8-3 win over the Rays. = Hoch continues to work his way back from “Tommy John” surgery, which caused him to miss all of 2014. = Luke earned his first Major League win on April 26, 2008 vs. Toronto...he has faced the Jays 10 times (7 starts), compiling a 4-1 mark and a 2.96 ERA. Greg Holland 1st Batter Efficiency:22/28 Saves/Save Opp: 19/21 (90%) Last Save: July 10 vs. Tor (132nd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/2 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 7/10 vs. Tor July 10 vs. Toronto (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 = Greg struck out the side in the ninth last night, recording his 18th save in KC's 3-0 win...it was his first time to fan the side since last September 12 vs. Boston. = Greg was pressed into duty on Wednesday with two on and one out in the ninth after Tampa Bay cut KC’s lead to 9-5...the inherited runners scored on Evan Longoria’s single and the tying run was on second when Holly fanned Grady Sizemore to close out a 9-7 final for his 17th save and first since June 27. = Holland has 111 saves since the start of 2013, second in MLB to Craig Kimbrel (118). 1st Batter Efficiency:30/36 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2011 at Atl (52nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/3 2015 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/13 @ Min July 9 vs. Tampa Bay 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Ryan posted a scoreless seventh in Thursday’s win over Tampa Bay, allowing a two-out single to Evan Longoria. = The single by Longoria on Thursday snapped a stretch in which batters were 0-for-26 with one walk against Madson, dating to June 12. = Opponents are 2-for-24 with no extra-base hits when leading off an inning against Ryan. (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:27/35 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/1 2015 Strikeout High: 2 (4x, last 7/2 vs. Min) July 8 vs. Tampa Bay 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Franklin inherited two runners with a 9-3 lead in the seventh on Wednesday vs. Tampa Bay...he induced a 6-4-3 double play, then allowed an inherited tally on Evan Longoria’s single...Morales worked through the eighth, retiring four in a row on ground outs. = Morales has a 1.13 ERA over his last 18 appearances dating to May 27 (2 ER in 16.0 IP). = Franklin has held Toronto to one run over 9.0 career innings.

Royals vs. Blue Jays 2015 Career W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Blanton ------4-2 0 3.48 8 54.1 48 21 Davis 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 6-3 0 2.94 18 70.1 60 23 Duffy 1-0 0 0.00 1 6.0 4 0 1-2 0 6.75 4 14.2 17 11 Finnegan ------Guthrie ------3-9 0 3.41 22 142.1 138 54 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 2-1 0 2.70 10 10.0 9 3 Hochevar ------4-1 0 2.96 10 45.2 33 15 Holland 0-0 1 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-1 3 4.35 11 10.1 8 5 Madson ------0-1 0 3.60 4 5.0 4 2 Morales ------0-0 0 1.00 8 9.0 6 1 Ventura ------0-0 0 0.00 1 5.0 2 0 Volquez ------0-3 0 8.84 4 19.1 26 19 Young ------2-0 0 5.17 3 15.2 14 9 Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 11, 2015 Hitting Notes This Series: Has not played This Stand:1-for-6, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Drew hasn’t played since starting Tuesday afternoon vs. Tampa Bay, scoring KC’s first run in a 9-5 win...collected an RBI single Sunday vs. Minnesota, driving in the first run in a 3-2 triumph...he’s made eight starts and played in 16 games since coming over from the Angels on May 7, in a trade that send Ryan Jackson to L.A. = Butera opened the year with the Angels, hitting .190 (4-for-21) with three runs scored in 10 games...he’s thrown out 32.8 percent of would-be basestealers since debuting for the Twins in 2010...his total ranks ninth among active big league who have played at least 250 games in that span. This Series: 1-for-4 This Stand:11-for-25 (.440), 7 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 SB, 3 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (5-11) = Lorenzo recorded an infield hit in the first inning last night, going 1-for-4...he’s hitting .440 (11-for-25) on this homestand with three doubles, two homers and eight RBI...hit his eighth home run of the season Thursday afternoon, establishing a single-season best...ranks third in the A.L., hitting .352 (32-for-91) vs. left-handed pitching. = Cain leads the Major Leagues, batting .387 (29-for-75) since June 15, while his .720 slugging percentage (7 doubles, 3 triples, 4 homers) in that span ranks fourth. = He leads the American League in two-out hitting, batting .411 (39-for-95)...his 39 hits with two down rank third in the A.L. and are tied for fifth in the Majors, while his .477 on-base percentage with two outs is second in the Junior Circuit, trailing only Mike Trout (.509)...batting .321 (25-for-78) during day games this year. = Ranks sixth in the Junior Circuit, batting .311 overall...he’s also tied for ninth in the league with 52 runs this year...he had a career-best 55 runs scored last season. = Lo is also tied for second in the A.L. with 17 stolen bases...since the start of 2014, his 45 thefts are fifth-most in the A.L. and 10th in MLB. = He ranks second among Major League center fielders with 221 putouts, trailing Mike Trout (238). Dusty Coleman This Series: Has not played This Stand:0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Dusty hasn’t played since Sunday, when he was a third for the final three innings vs. Minnesota...he went 0-for-2 in his first two Major League plate appearances... made his big league debut July 3, pinch running in the ninth inning...had his contract selected from Omaha earlier in the day. = Coleman has split the 2015 season between Omaha and Northwest Arkansas (AA), hitting .303 (73-for-241) with 17 doubles, a triple and seven homers in 69 games between the two stops...he’s been a Double-A All-Star with Midland the last two seasons and a Midwest League (A) All-Star in 2009...drafted out of Wichita (Kan.) State. This Series: 0-for-3, BB This Stand:4-for-15 (.267), 4 runs, HR, 3 RBI, 3 SB, 2 BB, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Jarrod went 0-for-3 with a walk last night, but recorded his third outfield assist in as many games, throwing out Jose Reyes at second base trying to stretch a single into a double...he’s collected four outfield assists this season, matching his total in 108 games from 2014. = He’s had an eventful week, hitting his first career inside-the-park homer Wednesday off Chris Archer...the first by a Royal since September 8, 2014. = Since May 25, Dyson is batting .400 (18-for-45) with four doubles, two triples, a homer and eight RBI with a .460 on-base percentage (21 games). = Collected his 11th steal of the season Thursday, tying him for 14th in the league...since the start of 2013, his 81 thefts rank fourth in the A.L. and are tied for eighth in the Majors...batting .417 (15-for-36) with a double, two triples, a homer and six RBI with two outs...also batting .333 (14-for-42) in the seventh inning or later. = Dyson matched a career high with three hits vs. Texas here on June 6, his second three-hit game of the season and 12th of his career...he also matched a career high with three steals against the Tribe on April 27, the third time in his career he’s recorded three stolen bases in one game. Alcides Escobar This Series: 2-for-4, RBI This Stand: 15-for-37 (.394), 6 runs, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, sac Hit Streak: 8 g (15-33) = Esky collected a pair of singles last night to extend his hitting streak to eight games, which matches a season high...he’s 15-for-33 (.455) during the current run. = He’s been one of the hottest hitters in baseball over the last month, leading the Majors with 37 hits since June 15...his .370 batting average (37-for-100) in that span is second to only teammate Lorenzo Cain...he’s also scored 16 runs, driven in 14 and recorded five doubles and a triple since June 15. = Alcides is batting .309 (42-for-136) with eight doubles, a triple and 24 runs scored here at ‘The K’...he’s tops on the club and tied for 10th in the Junior Circuit with 27 multi-hit games, which includes five on the current homestand...he’s also hitting .344 (22-for-64) with runners in scoring position. = Esky is tops among A.L. shortstops in runs scored (44), second in hits (90), second in RBI (32) and tied for third in doubles (15). = Hit a pair of leadoff home runs this year, including most recently on May 29 at , taking Cubs starter Jake Arrieta deep on the first pitch...batting .294 (20-for-68) with four doubles, two homers and 13 runs scored in his first at-bat of the game. = Esky ranks second in the Majors with 549 games at shortstop since the start of 2012, trailing only the White Sox Alexei Ramirez (555)...his total is tied for sixth among players at all positions...he started all 162 contests in 2014, the first shortstop to do this since Jimmy Rollins in 2007. Eric Hosmer This Series: 4-for-4, 2B This Stand:11-for-36 (.306), 3 runs, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 3 g (7-12) = Hoz went 4-for-4 with a double and a pair of infield singles last night, marking the seventh four-hit game of his career and first since July 1, 2014 at Minnesota. = He ranks fourth in the league with 37 two-out hits, while he’s batting .308 (37-for-120) with 19 RBI with two down, which ranks 11th...tied for 10th in the league, hitting .321 (52-for-162) at home, while he’s recorded an .893 OPS here, compared to a .680 mark on the road...his 13 infield hits this year are tied for eighth in the A.L. = Eric is a career .336 hitter (38-for-113) with eight doubles, three homers and 17 RBI vs. Toronto...that includes a .392 average (20-for-51) in games at ‘The K’. = Since the start of 2013, Hos is tied for 11th in the A.L. with 121 multi-hit games...while his 86 doubles since 2013 rank 13th in the Junior Circuit...he’s also second in the Majors, batting .323 (139-for-430) from the seventh inning on over the last three years...that includes hitting .333 (31-for-93) late in games this year. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, Hoz committed just his second error Tuesday (702 chances)...his .997 fielding pct. ranks second among A.L. first basemen. Omar Infante This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand:7-for-32 (.219), 5 runs, RBI, 2 BB, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Omar took an 0-for-4 last night with a pair of fly outs...looking to get back on track, going 1 for his last 12...he’s been a very streaky hitter this season as he hit .309 (25-for-81) between June 15 and July 7, while he want 5-for-62 (.081) from May 22 to June 13...he’s hitting .310 against the Jays (27-for-87) since the start of 2012. = Infante has 90 RBI since the start of last year, which ranks eighth among MLB second basemen...recorded a season-high three RBI with a bases clearing double in Seattle on June 24...he’s also collected 16 doubles this season, which are tied for fifth among A.L. second sackers...he needs six more doubles to reach 250 for his career. This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand:8-for-34 (.235), 2 runs, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 2 BB, sf Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Morales went hitless last night with three fly outs...he went 6-for-15 (.400) with a pair of doubles and five RBI in the recently completed four-game series with the Rays... despite the 0’fer, he’s still hitting .333 (18-for-54) with three doubles, a homer and 11 RBI vs. A.L. East foes this year...a career .295 hitter vs. Toronto. = Kendrys ranks fifth in the A.L., with 57 RBI this season, which includes nine in his last 10 contests...he’s also collected 23 doubles this season, which are tied for fifth-most in the league...he had 20 doubles in 98 games last year, combined between Minnesota (9) and Seattle (11). = He ranks second in the Majors with 31 two-out RBI...hitting .363 (41-for-113) with two down, which ranks fourth in the A.L., while his 41 two-out hits are second- most in the league, trailing only Texas’ (48)...he’s collected 16 of his 33 extra-base hits with two outs for a .593 slugging pct. = Connected for his 10th home run of the season July 1 in Houston, topping his 2014 total...had a season-best 11-game hitting streak snapped June 29. This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand:2-for-17 (.118), run, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Mike was reinstated from the Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List yesterday after missing the Rays series...he named to the A.L. All-Star team as part of the Final Vote by the fans, receiving 19.3 million votes cast for him online and mobile devices. = Moose has gotten off to a great start this year, hitting .297 (87-for-293)...his 87 hits are 10 less than he had all of last year, while his 25 multi-hit games are more than he had in all of 2014...he’s batting .305 (18-for-59) with a .369 on-base percentage when leading off an inning. = Moose has been named the Royals Majestic Player of the Month twice (April, June)...he hit .299 (29-for-97) with five doubles, two homers and 15 RBI last month, the most he’s ever recorded in a single month in his career...he also hit .356 in April, his highest batting average in a single month. Paulo Orlando This Series: Has not played This Stand:2-for-8, 2 runs, HR, 4 RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Paulo didn’t play last night after making a cameo in left field Thursday...he connected for the fifth walk-off grand slam in Royals history in the first game Tuesday...it marked his second career home run and first slam...it was also the first slam by a Royals player since Nori Aoki vs. Arizona on August 5 of last season. = Orlando is tied for fifth in the A.L. with five triples this season, collecting all five in his first seven games in the big leagues...according to Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first Major League player to have five triples in his first seven games since at least 1901...hit his first MLB home run on May 26 at Yankee Stadium. Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-4, 2 runs, HR, RBI This Stand:7-for-28 (.250), 3 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI Hit Streak: 6 g (7-24) = Salvy slugged his team-leading 15th home run of the season in the eighth inning, going 2-for-4...his 15 roundtrippers are the most among big league catchers, while he has the most home runs by a Royal before the All-Star break since 2012, when Billy Butler (16) and Mike Moustakas (15) both had 15 or more. = He’s hit safely in six-straight games, going 7-for-24 (.292) with a pair of homers and four RBI in that span. = Among the league’s backstops, he’s tops in hits (78), tied for second in doubles (12), fourth in RBI (38) and third in slugging percentage (.459). = He's a career .324 hitter (24-for-74) with four doubles, a triple, four homers and 12 RBI in 20 games all-time vs. Toronto. = Perez threw out Torii Hunter trying to steal July 2, his 13th runner he’s gunned down, tying him for fourth in the A.L....he’s retired 59 would-be basestealers since the start of 2013, which ranks third in the Majors...he’s also fourth among active catchers in career pickoffs (14), tops by a Royals backstop. Alex Rios This Series: 2-for-4, run, 2B, RBI, SB This Stand:8-for-27 (.296), 4 runs, 2B, RBI, BB, SB Hit Streak: 2 g (4-8) = Alex recorded his second-straight two-hit game, doubling home KC’s first run in the second and adding a single and a steal in the third...the double was his first extra-base hit since June 15 at Milwaukee...collected four multi-hit games on this homestand, however this is the first time he’s done it in back-to-back games since April 6-8 this year. = He recorded his 250th career steal last night, swiping second in the third inning...his total is 13th among all active Major Leaguers. = A former Blue Jay (2004-09), Rios is a career .287 hitter (39-for-136) with 10 doubles, seven homers and 19 RBI against his original franchise...he missed 7 weeks of action earlier this season with a fractured left hand after being hit by a pitch on April 13 at Minnesota. Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 11, 2015 This & That SALVY PLAYING LONG BALL--All-Star receiver, Salvador Perez, clubbed his second homer in as many days and fourth in his last 11 games with last night’s eighth inning shot into the Royals’ bullpen...it was his 15th home run of the year, just two shy of his career best set last year...it also matches John Buck’s 2007 total for most homers by a Kansas City prior to the All-Star break...Buck hit 15 in ‘07, but then managed just three more during the unofficial second half of the season. ALL ABOARD THE CAIN TRAIN--Lorenzo Cain reached on an infield hit in his first last night, going 1-for-4 on the evening (morning)...in his last 26 contests, LoCain has hit safely in all but four at a .368 clip (35-for-95) with 15 runs, eight doubles, three triples, four homers, 18 RBI and an OPS of 1.072...he’s also 8-for-9 in attempts in that stretch...Lorenzo has also hit .485 (16-for-33) in his last nine games, with five doubles, a triple, two homers, eight runs scored and a 1.419 OPS. CLUTCH CLUB--The Royals plated one of their three runs last night after two were out, giving KC 21 of its last 36 runs (58%) coming across the plate after two were away in the inning...this stretch includes all nine runs in Wednesday night’s 9-7 victory over Tampa Bay...on the year, Kansas City leads the Majors in two-out offense with a .289 team batting average and big league leading 276 hits...KC is even better with runners in scoring position and two away, batting at a .294 clip, second in the Majors to the Giants’ .295 average...Lorenzo Cain has been the toughest to put away in the Majors when hitting with two-out, batting at a .411 clip in those situations, while teammate Kendrys Morales is fourth in the league with a .363 mark...Morales is second in two-out RBI with 31, while Morales (41), Cain (39) and Eric Hosmer (37) rank second, third and fourth, respectively, in two-out hits. POST BREAK WORK--Once a large contingent of Royals finishes their duties in Cincinnati, they will be joined in Chicago by the remainder of the squad for the resumption of the regular season next Friday...the return to work starts with a day/night double-dip in U.S. Cellular Field, with the afternoon affair a make-up of the April 25 rainout vs. the White Sox...KC will play four in Chicago before returning home for a 3-game Interleague series against the Pirates (July 20-22) and then a one-day trip to St. Louis on July 23 to make-up a June 14 rainout in Busch Stadium...Kansas City will then come right back to ‘The K’ for a 3-game weekend set with the (July 24-26). MOOSE TO JOIN TEAMMATES IN CINCY--The Royals added a club record seventh All-Star on Friday when Mike Moustakas won the final man competition with over 19.3 million votes...the addition of Moose will give Kansas City six players active and available for the 2015 All-Star Game on Tuesday in Cincinnati, as Alex Gordon will miss the event due to his disabling groin injury last Wednesday...Kansas City and All-Star manager has replaced Gordo’s roster spot with Brett Gardner of the Yankees, while the Orioles’ Adam Jones will make the start...added on Monday were relievers Wade Davis and Kelvin Herrera, each of whom received their first All-Star recognition...catcher Salvador Perez, shortstop Alcides Escobar and outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Gordon were ticketed for the starting lineup in the Midsummer Classic...with seven selected to the Midsummer Classic, the Royals have set a franchise record surpassing the fivesome of George Brett, Hal McRae, Dan Quisenberry, Frank White and Willie Wilson making the 1982 A.L. All-Star team...with four players receiving fan-elected starts, the Royals become the 10th team in AL history to have four players win fan-elected starting assignments...the others were the ‘75 Athletics, ‘81 Yankees, ‘82 Angels, ‘87 Yankees, ‘99 Indians, ‘01 Mariners, ‘05 Red Sox, ‘08 Red Sox and 2011 Yankees...for the record, Perez received 13,747,294 votes, Escobar had 11,960,907 votes, Cain, who finished second to Mike Trout in the outfield, had 12,399,127 and the third place finishing Gordon recorded 10,609,006 votes. DAVIS PROVING ALL-STAR WORTHY--Relief Wade Davis was named to his first All-Star team when the player vote was announced on Monday night...he worked a scoreless eighth inning last night which kept his already miniscule ERA at 0.24, allowing just one in 38.0 innings this year...on July 3 vs. the Twins, he was the beneficiary of the walk-off win to record his fourth victory of the year and 13th since the start of 2014, making him the winningest reliever in the Major Leagues over the last two seasons...since the dawn of the 2014 season, Wade has a 13-3 record with 12 rescues and a 0.74 ERA (9 earned runs in 110.0 innings)...since June 27 of last year, Wade has been even better, going 8-1 with 12 saves, a 0.47 ERA (4 ER in 76.1 IP), a .160 opponents’ average and 11.44 strikeouts per 9.0 innings... he has now worked 120.0 consecutive innings without allowing a home run, the longest-active streak in the Major Leagues...Davis’ streak dates back to August 24, 2013, which was the date of his last start. NICE VIEW FROM THE TOP--Today marks the 66th day that Kansas City has either shared or stood alone atop the A.L. Central in 2015 doubling the 33 such days during the course of the 2014 campaign...this year’s squad opened the season with a 7-game winning streak and the closest KC has come back to .500 has been five games at 7-2 and 8-3...dating back to July 22 of last year, the Royals and the St. Louis Cardinals lead the Majors in wins with 92 each. NED A ROYAL RECORD HOLDER--The 16th full-time manager in Royals’ history, Ned Yost, became the winningest skipper in franchise annals with #411 on June 18 vs. Milwaukee, passing Royals’ Hall of Famer, Whitey Herzog, who won 410 games from 1975-79, while Ned is now 424-435...Yost passed the late Dick Howser for the #2 spot on June 8 in Minnesota...since the All-Star break of 2013, Ned has guided the Royals to the best record in the American League at 183-133 for a .579 winning pct... already the all-time leader in games managed in Kansas City with 859, this is Ned’s second stint as a big league manager after nearly six years at the helm for Milwaukee (2003-2008), compiling a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Yost’s 881 total wins as a big league manager rank 70th all-time and are just four shy of Don Zimmer in the 69th slot, while Ned’s 1,818 games managed are 65th all-time and eight short of Charlie Manuel total in the #64 position.

vs. Blue Jays (2015) vs. Blue Jays (career) At Home (career) Buehrle (career) Doubront (career)

Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera - - - - - .125 32 4 0 1 .170 358 61 2 20 .143 7 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Cain .250 4 1 0 0 .286 28 8 1 7 .289 754 218 15 101 .000 3 0 0 0 .500 2 1 1 3 Coleman ------.000 2 0 0 0 ------Dyson .000 3 0 0 0 .298 47 14 0 1 .265 506 134 5 44 .000 6 0 0 0 .400 5 2 0 0 Escobar .500 4 2 0 1 .257 109 28 0 8 .267 1577 421 11 134 .400 20 8 0 1 .286 7 2 0 0 Hosmer 1.000 4 4 0 0 .336 113 38 3 17 .276 1210 334 31 152 .300 20 6 0 0 .375 8 3 0 2 Infante .000 4 0 0 0 .286 126 36 2 18 .268 2408 646 29 234 .208 24 5 0 1 .429 7 3 0 0 Morales .000 4 0 0 0 .295 156 46 4 15 .279 1439 401 61 232 .167 6 1 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 Moustakas .000 4 0 0 0 .278 72 20 2 10 .244 1007 246 25 115 .091 11 1 0 0 .200 5 1 0 0 Orlando ------.273 66 18 1 9 ------Perez .500 4 2 1 1 .324 74 24 4 12 .287 847 243 25 125 .364 11 4 0 1 .333 3 1 0 0 Rios .500 4 2 0 1 .287 136 39 7 19 .287 2992 860 96 410 .179 28 5 1 3 .182 11 2 0 0

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups Starting Pitchers Breakdown (Team Record w/Starters) Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Blanton 2-2 - - - 2-2 Joe Blanton 4 18 4.5 2-2 1 Danny Duffy 12 53 4.4 7-5 4 Duffy 5-4 1-0 1-1 - 7-5 Jeremy Guthrie 17 74 4.4 11-6 7 Guthrie 9-5 - 2-1 - 11-6 Yohan Pino 1 3 3.0 0-1 0 Pino 0-1 - - - 0-1 Jason Vargas 8 34 4.3 6-2 4 Vargas 5-2 - 1-0 - 6-2 13 49 3.8 5-8 4 Ventura 5-8 - - - 5-8 Edinson Volquez 17 86 5.1 12-5 8 Volquez 12-5 - - - 12-5 Chris Young 12 50 4.2 8-4 5 Totals 84 367 4.4 51-33 33 Young 7-3 - 1-1 - 8-4 Total 45-30 1-0 5-3 - 51-33 Perez Kratz Butera Pena Totals Starts 75 1 8 - 84 CS/ATT 13-46 0-2 - - 13-48 Pct. 28.3 0.0 - - 27.1 ERA 3.30 1.50 5.47 4.50 3.48 ER/IP 239/651.0 2/12.0 48/79.0 1/2.0 288/744.0 Team Pitcher Pickoffs: 2 (June 6 vs. Texas) & CS: 6 (July 5 vs. Minnesota)

Disabled List (5) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP- 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery March 7 May 6 84 51-33 LHP-Tim Collins 60-day recovery from Tommy John surgery April 5 June 5 84 51-33 LHP-Brian Flynn 60-day left latissimus doris tear May 16 July 15 48 28-20 LHP-Jason Vargas 15-day left flexor strain June 12 (retro to June 9) June 24 27 17-10 OF-Alex Gordon 15-day left groin strain July 9 July 24 2 2-0 Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 11, 2015 2015 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 Butera ------8/14/14 @ ATL A. Harang 79 Cain 8 2 6 5 3 1 7 - - 1 4 3 1 4 5 1 2 - - 5-3 7/9/15 TB N. Karns 6 Coleman ------2 Dyson 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1-0 7/8/15 TB C. Archer 8 Escobar 2 - 2 - 2 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 1 1 - - - 2-0 5/29/15 @ CHC J. Arrieta 154 Hosmer 8 3 5 5 3 2 3 3 - 3 2 3 1 3 - 2 4 2 - 6-2 6/19/15 BOS R. Ross 67 Infante ------8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 429 Morales 9 1 8 4 5 3 4 2 - 3 2 4 1 4 2 - - 4 3 7-1 6/27/15 @ OAK J. Hahn 54 Moustakas 7 3 4 2 5 5 2 - - 3 4 - 1 4 - 1 - 2 4 6-1 6/24/15 @ SEA R. Elias 43 Orlando 2 - 2 1 1 1 - - 1 - 2 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1-1 7/7/15 TB B. Boxberger 3 Perez 15 4 11 7 8 10 4 1 - 5 3 7 1 2 9 6 - - - 11-4 7/10/15 TOR R. Tepera 0 Rios 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1-0 4/6/15 CWS K. Drabek 149

Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, ninth inning) - Franchise total: 118 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/22/15 vs. St. Louis), 3-run, 2-run 3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Alcides Escobar (5/29/15 @ ) - Franchise total: 89 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Daniel Nava, Boston (9/14/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow, 6th inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Ike Davis and Stephen Vogt, Oakland (4/17/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-soo Choo, (5/13/15 @ Globe Life Park, Yordano Ventura pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Santiago @ Detroit (8/30/11 @ Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Chase Headley, Brian McCann and Brett Gardner, (5/25/15 @ Yankee Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 1st inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching)

2015 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 Butera 1 - - - - 1 ------0 g 3 (6/21-7/5) - - Cain 13 9 - - - 22 9 2 - 1 - 12 5 11 14 5 - - 3 g 10 gm (4/6-17) 11 - Coleman ------0 g - - - Dyson 4 2 - - - 6 2 - - - - 2 1 1 6 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (6/22-30) 4 1 Escobar 19 7 1 - - 27 5 3 1 - - 9 1 4 10 4 - - 8 g 8 gm (2x) 10 1 Hosmer 19 4 1 - - 24 6 2 1 - - 9 4 11 19 3 1 - 3 g 12 gm (5/3-15) 13 4 Infante 6 5 - - - 11 4 1 - - - 5 1 8 14 4 - - 0 g 9 gm (4/9-19) 8 - Morales 16 4 - - - 20 12 3 - 1 - 16 4 12 31 5 1 - 0 g 11 gm (6/17-28) 3 - Moustakas 17 6 2 - - 25 3 1 - - - 4 3 12 7 4 - - 0 g 9 gm (6/15-26) 9 3 Orlando 5 1 - - - 6 1 - 1 - - 2 - 2 2 2 - - 0 g 5 gm (2x) 7 3 Perez 18 3 - - - 21 6 1 - - - 7 2 5 21 4 - - 6 g 10 gm (5/12-24) 1 - Rios 9 2 - - - 11 2 1 - - - 3 3 3 8 1 - - 2 g 6 gm (6/15-20) 1 -

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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- Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB) (Royals 7-0) Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Royals Steal of Home: No-Hitter vs. Royals: Triple Play vs. Royals: Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013 Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (5th inning) - on double steal in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Opponent Steal of Home: One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Royal hit for the cycle: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal (Royals 3-0) Opponent hit for the cycle: Royals Suspended Game: One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain) Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Angel Stadium Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: at Metrodome (Twins 5-0) Royal Five-Hit Game: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (5-for-5) (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto Royal Six-Hit Game: Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: (Blue Jays 3-2) , Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 Alcides Escobar, June 24, 2015 @ Seattle (4th) September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 innings) at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Royals Five-RBI Game: Royals Walk-Off Win: Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Kendrys Morales, May 22, 2015 vs. St. Louis July 7, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay-1 (9-5 in 9 innings) Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 Royals Six-RBI Game: Royals Bat Around: vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1) Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore July 8, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay (5th inning, 5 runs) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: Royals Seven-RBI Game: -- 11 times in 2015 -- May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ Philly Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: and vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Royals Position Player Pitching: April 6-9 vs. Chicago White Sox Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0) Opponent Position Player Pitching: June 26-28, 2015 @ Oakland Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 at Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0) Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay 10+ by a Royals starter: June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0) Royals Pitcher Homered: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: James Shields, July 7, 2014 @ Tampa Bay (10) Royals Pitcher With a Hit: June 20-22, 2014 vs. Seattle Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Chris Young (2), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland Royals Pitcher With a RBI: June 29-July 1, 2015 @ Houston (Royals 3-0) Chris Young (3), June 16, 2015 @ Milwaukee Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: Shutout by the Royals (Combined): Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: May 23-26, 2013 vs. July 10, 2015 vs. Toronto (3-0); Duffy (6.0 IP), Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: Herrera (1.0 IP), Davis (1.0 IP), Holland (1.0 IP) September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit

Lineup Production Kansas City By the Days Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error Batting Order - HR RBI Monday 7-3 ROYALS 0 7/10/15 vs. TOR Hosmer 4 7/7/15 vs. TB-1 1st - 2 35 Tuesday 9-4 Pitchers 13 6/27/15 @ OAK Infante 7 7/3/15 vs. MIN 2nd - 9 42 Wednesday 7-7 Butera 22 4/19/15 @ HOU Morales 6 9/25/14 @ TOR 3rd - 9 48 Thursday 7-3 Cain 0 7/10/15 vs. TOR Moustakas 22 6/10/15 @ MIN 4th - 8 43 Friday 9-5 Coleman 1 - Orlando 5 5/25/15 @ NYY 5th - 14 63 Dyson 54 9/1/14 vs. TEX Perez 49 5/8/15 @ DET 6th - 13 41 Saturday 5-6 Escobar 4 7/7/15 vs. TB-1 Rios 23 6/13/15 @ STL 7th - 7 32 Sunday 7-5 8th - 2 24 Multi-Run Innings for Royals 9th - 1 22 # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 43 July 8 vs. Tampa Bay (6th, 3 hits) 3 runs - 27 July 9 vs. Tampa Bay (5th, 2 hits) 4 runs - 7 July 7 vs. Tampa Bay-2 (6th, 4 hits) 5 runs - 5 July 8 vs. Tampa Bay (5th, 5 hits) 6 runs - 3 May 15 vs. N.Y. Yankees (6th, 6 hits) 7 runs - 1 June 24 @ Seattle (4th, 6 hits) Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 11, 2015

2015 Transactions Date Player Transaction Date Player Transaction 3/7 RHP-Chris Young Signed a one-year free agent contract 5/16 LHP-Brian Flynn Recalled from Omaha; placed on 60-day D.L. RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) (left latissimus dorsi tear) 3/26 RHP-Jandel Gustave Claimed on waivers by San Diego RHP-Joe Blanton Contract selected from Omaha 4/3 RHP-Louis Coleman Sent outright to Omaha 5/21 C-Erik Kratz Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha 4/5 LHP-Tim Collins Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) 5/25 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L. (left biceps tendinitis), retro to May 17 RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on 15-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery) LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha OF-Alex Rios Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha RHP-Ryan Madson Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha (postgame) LHP-Franklin Morales Contract selected from Omaha 5/26 LHP-Jason Vargas Activated from 15-day D.L. 4/14 OF-Alex Rios Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured left hand) 5/30 OF-Alex Rios Returned from rehab assignment, activated from 15-day D.L. 4/15 OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas OF-Paulo Orlando Optioned to Omaha 4/17 OF-Reymond Fuentes Recalled from Omaha 6/9 LHP-Danny Duffy Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 6/11 C-Erik Kratz Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from disabled list 4/18 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L. (right pectoral strain) Designated for assignment RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha 6/13 LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain) INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha 6/19 RHP-Yordano Ventura Placed on 15-day D.L. (ulnar neuritis) 4/24 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Northwest Arkansas RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha RHP-Kris Medlen Sent on rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas 4/26 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha (26th man) 6/20 RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha 5/1 INF-Alcides Escobar Placed on 7-day D.L. (concussion), retro to April 30 6/22 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha INF-Orlando Calixte Recalled from Omaha RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha 5/5 RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 6/23 LHP-Danny Duffy Returned from rehab assignment, activated from D.L. 5/6 RHP-Greg Holland Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Michael Mariot Optioned to Omaha C-Erik Kratz Placed on 15-day D.L. (left foot plantar fasciitis), retro to May 4 6/26 RHP-Yordano Ventura Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha 6/29 RHP-Kris Medlen Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha 5/7 RHP-Luke Hochevar Activated from 15-day D.L. 7/3 INF-Dusty Coleman Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Northwest Arkansas INF-Christian Colon Optioned to Omaha C-Drew Butera Acquired from Los Angeles Angels in exchange for INF Ryan Jackson 7/6 INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha LHP-Tim Collins Transferred to 60-day D.L. RHP-Jason Frasor Designated for assignment C-Francisco Pena Optioned to Omaha (postgame) INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List 5/8 INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on the Bereavement/Family Emergency List OF-Paulo Orlando Recalled from Omaha INF-Alcides Escobar Activated from 7-day D.L. 7/7 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha as 26th man LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left flexor strain), retro to May 6 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Optioned to Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Recalled from Omaha 7/9 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha 5/11 INF-Mike Moustakas Activated from Bereavement/Family Emergency List RHP-Yordano Ventura Returned from rehab assignment, activated from D.L. INF-Orlando Calixte Optioned to Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 15-day D.L. (left groin strain) 5/12 RHP-Aaron Brooks Recalled from Omaha LHP-Brandon Finnegan Recalled from Omaha RHP-Yohan Pino Optioned to Omaha 7/10 INF-Mike Moustakas Reinstated from Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List 5/15 RHP-Aaron Brooks Optioned to Omaha (postgame) INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play 4/18 Yordano Ventura Jim Joyce / Hitting Brett Lawrie with a pitch 4/19 Alcides Escobar Greg Gibson / Arguing after Kelvin Herrera was ejected 4/19 Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain 4/23 Yordano Ventura Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Ned Yost Greg Gibson / Arguing after Lorenzo Cain hit by pitch 4/23 Lorenzo Cain Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Kelvin Herrera Greg Gibson / Throwing pitch behind Brett Lawrie 4/23 Edinson Volquez Sam Holbrook / Participation in on-field incident 4/19 Greg Gibson / Automatic ejection after benches warned 7/9 Lorenzo Cain Chris Segal / Arguing balls and strikes Daily Update Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Royals 47 33 38 39 47 52 37 46 20 3 - - 1 - - 367 Opponents 33 47 38 34 54 31 27 20 16 - 1 - - - - 288 Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ Royals 10 10 11 4 4 6 2 1 2 - 1 - - - - Opponents 7 8 3 7 3 1 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - The Lineup Card Starts by Batting Order Starts by Position 1st: Dyson (0-1), Escobar (46-28), Gordon (4-3), Orlando (1-1) P: Blanton (2-2), Duffy (7-5), Guthrie (11-6), Pino (0-1), Vargas (6-2), Ventura (5-8), 2nd: Cain (2-4), Gordon (3-0), Hosmer (1-0), Infante (0-1), Moustakas (45-28) Volquez (12-5), Young (8-4) 3rd: Cain (40-29), Hosmer (5-2), Morales (6-1), Rios (0-1) C: Butera (5-3), Kratz (1-0), Perez (45-30) 4th: Hosmer (45-26), Morales (6-7) 1B: Hosmer (50-28), Morales (1-5) 5th: Gordon (5-3), Morales (35-24), Perez (10-6), Rios (1-0) 2B: Colon (3-3), Infante (48-30) 6th: Gordon (33-26), Infante (6-1), Orlando (1-0), Perez (8-5), Rios (3-1) 3B: Colon (2-4), Cuthbert (4-0), Moustakas (45-29) 7th: Colon (1-1), Infante (10-5), Kratz (1-0), Orlando (4-2), Perez (19-17), Rios (15-8) SS: Colon (5-5), Escobar (46-28) 8th: Butera (1-0), Colon (3-4), Cuthbert (3-0), Dyson (5-2), Infante (16-14), LF: Dyson (4-0), Gordon (45-32), Orlando (2-1) Orlando (8-6), Perez (8-3), Rios (8-4) CF: Cain (42-30), Dyson (8-3), Orlando (1-0) 9th: Butera (4-3), Colon (6-7), Cuthbert (1-0), Dyson (16-5), Infante (17-9), Orlando (4-6), Pitchers (3-3) RF: Dyson (10-5), Orlando (16-14), Rios (25-14) DH: Cain (0-2), Hosmer (1-0), Morales (47-27), Perez (0-1) Minor League Report Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Texas League Carolina League American Conference, Northern Division North Division (First Half Division Champs) Northern Division (First Half Division Champs) (48-40) (4-10 Second Half, 44-40 Overall) (8-6 Second Half, 46-38 overall)

(10 innings) R H E LOB (Game one: 7 inn.) R H E LOB R H E LOB Iowa (Cubs) 5 11 2 10 Frisco (Rangers) 6 8 0 5 Wilmington 5 8 0 5 Omaha 3 5 1 7 Northwest Arkansas 2 5 1 4 Lynchburg (Indians) 6 8 2 6

LP: Clayton Mortensen (5-7) LP: Cody Reed (1-1 w/ NW Ark., 6-6 overall) LP: Alec Mills (6-5) HR: Balbino Fuenmayor 2 (#1, #2 w/ Omaha, #16, #17 HR: Bubba Starling (#4 w/ NW Ark., #6 overall) HR: None overall) (Game two: 7 inn.) R H E LOB Wilmington made a late rally before dropping the opener Omaha’s five-game winning streak came to an end as Frisco (Rangers) 5 9 0 5 at Lynchburg. Mauricio Ramos went 2-for-4 with a double, Iowa scored two in the 10th. Kris Medlen made his fifth Northwest Arkansas 0 4 0 5 an RBI and two runs scored. Starter Alec Mills allowed rehab start, yielding three runs over 5.2 innings on three solo three runs, five hits and two walks with three strikeouts over homers. Futures Game selection Balbino Fuenmayor hit two LP: Christian Binford (2-4 w/ NW Ark., 3-8 overall) 4.1 innings. His ERA went up to 2.39, which is still third- home runs, his first at the Triple-A level. Christian Colon HR: None best in the league. added an RBI single.

Lexington Legends (A) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Burlington Royals (R) Surprise Royals (R) Pioneer League Appalachian League Arizona League Southern Division South Division East Division West Division (8-5 Second Half, 39-44 Overall) (7-16) (10-8) (11-5) R H E LOB R H E LOB R H E LOB Idaho Falls 3 9 4 9 Burlington 4 7 1 4 The Surprise Royals had Friday night Savannah (Mets) Missoula (D-backs) 8 8 0 4 Bristol (Pirates) 9 14 1 6 off. They will play the Arizona Brewers Lexington Postponed - Rain tonight at Maryvale Baseball Park. LP: Dylan Sons (0-3) LP: Christian Flecha (0-1) Friday night’s game between Savannah and HR: None HR: Austin Bailey (#2) Lexington was postponed due to field conditions following rain at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. The Chukars continued their Montana Burlington dropped the rubber game The game will be made up tonight as part of a tour, dropping game one at Missoula. Eight at Bristol. First-round pick Ashe Russell , beginning at 4:35 p.m. CT players recorded at least one hit, with Joshua held the Pirates to a run on five hits over Banuelos going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run 3.0 innings. He has a 1.13 ERA through 8.0 scored. Reliever Cruz Guevara fanned five innings (2 R, 1 ER). Austin Bailey recorded over 3.0 scoreless innings. two hits, including a solo homer. Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 11, 2015 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 Twice, last: May 15 vs. NY Yankees 14 May 25 @ NY Yankees Most runs, extra-inning game 7 May 12 @ Texas 6 May 12 @ Texas Most hits, game 18 April 28 @ Cleveland 16 Twice, last: June 21 vs. Boston Most hits, extra-inning game 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox 14 May 12 @ Texas Fewest hits, game 3 June 5 vs. Texas 1 June 9 @ Minnesota Most runs, inning 7 June 24 @ Seattle (4th) 8 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1st) Most hits, inning 6 Thrice, thrice: June 24 @ Seattle (4th) 7 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1st) Most doubles, game 5 May 15 vs. NY Yankees 8 June 21 vs. Boston (matches franchise record) Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 May 12 @ Texas 2 Twice, last: July 3 vs. Minnesota Most triples, game 2 4 times, last: July 1 @Houston 2 4 times, last: July 2 vs. Minnesota Most triples, extra-inning game 1 Twice, last: May 12 @ Texas - - Most home runs, game 3 May 29 @ Chicago Cubs 5 May 25 @ NY Yankees Most home runs, extra-inning game 3 May 12 @ Texas 1 May 12 @ Texas Most home runs, inning 2 April 11 @ LA Angels (4th) 3 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1st) Most extra-base hits, game 7 May 15 vs. NY Yankees 13 June 21 vs. Boston (sets KC franchise record) Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 8 May 12 @ Texas 2 4 times, last: July 3 vs. Minnesota Most steals, game 4 June 20 vs. Boston 4 June 5 vs. Texas Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 24 @ Chicago White Sox 2 Twice, last: July 2 vs. Minnesota Most sacrifice flies, game 2 4 times, last: June 17 vs. Milwaukee 2 Twice, last: June 28 @ Oakland Most sacrifices, game 2 Thrice, last: July 3 vs. Minnesota 3 July 2 vs. Minnesota Most strikeouts, game 13 April 26 @ Chicago White Sox 15 May 29 @ Chicago Cubs Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 11 May 31 @ Chicago Cubs 14 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Most walks, game 5 4 times, last: June 17 vs. Milwaukee 8 May 11 @ Texas Most walks, extra-inning game 5 May 31 @ Chicago Cubs 6 May 10 @ Detroit Most left on base, game 11 May 7 vs. Cleveland 13 May 22 vs. St. Louis Most left on base, extra-inning game 10 July 3 vs. Minnesota 10 Twice, last: May 10 @ Detroit Fewest left on base, game 3 Five times, last: June 5 vs. Texas 2 Twice, last: June 22 @ Seattle Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 5 May 10 @ Detroit 5 July 3 vs. Minnesota Most double plays turned 5 June 19 vs. Boston 4 June 22 @ Seattle Most errors, game 3 May 8 @ Detroit 3 Thrice, last: June 10 @ Minnesota

Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 4 times, last: Hosmer (July 10 vs. Toronto) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 4 times, last: Gordon (May 31 @ Chicago Cubs) Must runs, game 4 Morales (April 28 @ Cleveland) Most doubles, game 2 5 times, last: Cain (June 30 @ Houston) Most triples, game 2 Orlando (April 12 @ LA Angels) Most home runs, game 2 Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most RBI, game 5 Cain (May 15 vs. NY Yankees), Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Morales (April 23 @ Chicago), Hosmer (May 12 @ Texas) Most total bases, game 9 Morales (May 22 vs. St. Louis) Most total bases, extra-inning game 8 Gordon (May 12 @ Texas) Most walks, game 3 Morales (April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox), Hosmer (April 21 vs. Minnesota), Moustakas (June 15 @ Milwaukee) Most stolen bases, game 3 Dyson (April 27 @ Cleveland); Cain (June 20 vs. Boston) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 12 Hosmer (May 3-16)

Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 Volquez (April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.2 Pino (April 18 vs. Oakland) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Young (May 1 vs. Detroit), Volquez (May 29 @ Chicago Cubs) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Pino (May 11 @ Texas) Most walks, starter 6 Guthrie (April 22 vs. Minnesota), Volquez (May 7 vs. Cleveland), Duffy (May 11 @ Texas) Most walks, reliever 3 Finnegan (May 6 vs. Cleveland), Holland (May 10 @ Detroit) Most runs allowed 11 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) Most home runs allowed 4 Guthrie (May 25 @ NY Yankees) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 14.1 Young (June 9-21) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 22.0 Davis (April 6-May 31) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 4 Young (April 21-May 22); Volquez (June 10-present)

Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 7 April 6-13 Longest winning streak, home 6 July 5-present Longest winning streak, road 4 April 10-13, June 25-28 Longest losing streak, overall 4 May 24-27, June 29-July 2 Longest losing streak, home 3 June 4-6 Longest losing streak, road 3 May 25-27, June 29-July 1 Longest game-inning, home 10 July 3 vs. Minnesota Longest game-inning, road 13 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, home 3:25 July 4 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time, road 3:22 April 27 @ Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:14 July 3 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:07 April 23 @ Chicago White Sox Shortest game-time home 1:40 May 23 vs. St. Louis (5 1/2 innings) Shortest game-time road 2:14 June 30 @ Houston Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:23 May 10 @ Detroit Largest crowd-home 40,085 April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 20,236 April 9 vs. Chicago White Sox Largest crowd-road 45,981 June 12 @ St. Louis Smallest crowd-road 9,668 April 27 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 11 May 15 vs. NY Yankees (12-1) Largest losing margin 13 May 25 @ NY Yankees (1-14) Largest deficit overcome to win 3 June 20 vs. Boston (trailed 4-1 after 4 1/2) Largest lead lost 3 Twice, last: July 1 @ Houston (led 3-0 after 3 1/2)

Royals Record When: Lead after six innings: 41-2 Tied after six innings: 6-2 Trail after six innings: 4-29 Lead after seven innings: 39-0 Tied after seven innings: 8-4 Trail after seven innings: 3-29 Lead after eight innings: 45-0 Tied after eight innings: 5-3 Trail after eight innings: 0-29 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 16-5 Starter works 6.0 IP: 17-4 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 18-24 Score first: 32-9 Opponents score first: 19-24 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 11/3 Score more than three runs: 40-5 Score three runs or less: 10-28 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 3/3 Hit home run: 34-13 Do not homer: 17-19 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 23/9 Series opener: 19-9 Series finale: 16-9 Errorless games by KC: 34-16 10 or more hits: 34-3 Opponents 10 or more hits: 8-14

Upcoming Milestones

Jarrod Dyson Alex Gordon Jeremy Guthrie 10 wins to 100 19 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150) 1 HBP to tie for 4th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-66) 2 RBI to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-516) Greg Holland Alcides Escobar 19 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) 29 saves to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (J. Soria-160) 1 SB to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (U.L. Washington-120) 26 BB to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-484) Omar Infante 6 2B to 250 Royals Notes - Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals - Saturday, July 11, 2015 2015 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

April (15-7) 4/6 CWS D W 10-1 1-0 T1 - Ventura (1-0) Samardzija - *40,085 1 40,085 4/8 CWS N W 7-5 2-0 T1 - Davis (R, 1-0) Putnam Holland (1) 23,385 2 63,470 4/9 CWS D W 4-1 3-0 T1 - Volquez (1-0) Danks Holland (2) 20,236 3 83,706 4/10 @ LAA N W 4-2 4-0 T1 - Vargas (1-0) Santiago Davis (1) 44,489 1 44,489 4/11 @ LAA N W 6-4 5-0 T1 - Guthrie (1-0) Weaver Holland (3) 44,154 2 88,643 4/12 @ LAA D W 9-2 6-0 T1 - Ventura (2-0) Wilson - 37,060 3 125,703 4/13 @ Min D W 12-3 7-0 1 +1.0 Duffy (2-0) May - 40,123 4 165,826 4/15 @ Min N L 1-3 7-1 2 -0.5 Gibson Volquez (1-1) Perkins 21,362 5 187,188 4/16 @ Min D L 5-8 7-2 2 -1.0 Milone Vargas (1-1) Perkins 17,449 6 204,637 4/17 Oak N W 6-4 8-2 2 -1.0 Davis (R, 2-0) Otero Holland (4) *39,228 4 122,934 4/18 Oak N L 0-5 8-3 2 -1.0 Hahn Ventura (2-1) Chavez 33,151 5 156,085 4/19 Oak D W 4-2 9-3 2 -1.0 Morales (R, 1-0) O’Flaherty Davis (2) 36,755 6 192,840 4/20 Min N W 7-1 10-3 2 -1.0 Volquez (2-1) Gibson - 20,393 7 213,233 4/21 Min N W 6-5 11-3 T1 - Young (R, 1-0) Fien Davis (3) 20,990 8 234,223 4/22 Min N L 0-3 11-4 T1 - Pelfrey Guthrie (1-1) Perkins 24,721 9 258,944 4/23 @ CWS N W 3-2 (13) 12-4 1 +1.0 Morales (R, 2-0) Petricka Davis (4) 14,218 7 218,855 4/24 @ CWS N L 2-3^ 12-5 - - Robertson Herrera (R, 0-1) - 20,350 8 239,205 4/25 @ CWS D Postponed – Rain (Make up scheduled for July 17 at 1:10) 4/26 @ CWS D L 3-5 12-6 2 -0.5 Danks Volquez (2-2) Robertson 23,317 9 262,522 4/27 @ Cle N W 6-2 13-6 2 -0.5 Vargas (2-1) Kluber - 9,668 10 272,190 4/28 @ Cle N W 11-5 14-6 1 +0.5 Finnegan (R, 1-0) Atchison - 10,698 11 282,888 4/29 @ Cle N L 5-7 14-7 2 -0.5 Salazar Ventura (2-2) Allen 10,284 12 293,172 4/30 Det N W 8-1 15-7 1 +0.5 Duffy (2-0) Simon - 28,405 10 287,349 May (14-12) 5/1 Det N W 4-1 16-7 1 +1.5 Young (2-0) Lobstein Davis (5) *38,186 11 325,535 5/2 Det N L 1-2 16-8 1 +0.5 Price Volquez (2-3) - *38,692 12 364,227 5/3 Det D L 4-6 16-9 2 -0.5 Sanchez Guthrie (1-2) Soria *38,326 13 402,553 5/5 Cle N W 5-3 17-9 1 +0.5 Vargas (3-1) Salazar Davis (6) 29,099 14 431,652 5/6 Cle N L 3-10 17-10 1 +0.5 Carrasco Duffy (2-1) - 23,316 15 454,968 5/7 Cle D W 7-4 18-10 1 +0.5 Morales (R, 3-0) Kluber Holland (5) *38,271 16 493,239 5/8 @ Det N L 5-6 18-11 2 -0.5 Soria Pino (R, 0-1) - 39,434 13 332,606 5/9 @ Det D W 6-2 19-11 1 +0.5 Guthrie (2-2) Sanchez - 41,456 14 374,062 5/10 @ Det N W 2-1 (10) 20-11 1 +1.5 Frasor (R, 1-0) Nesbitt Holland (6) 29,852 15 403,914 5/11 @ Tex N L 2-8 20-12 1 +1.0 Lewis Duffy (2-2) - 21,206 16 425,120 5/12 @ Tex N W 7-6 (10) 21-12 1 +1.0 Holland (R, 1-0) Pimentel - 23,659 17 448,779 5/13 @ Tex N L 2-5 21-13 1 +1.0 Gallardo Ventura (2-3) Feliz 26,258 18 475,037 5/14 @ Tex D W 6-3 22-13 1 +1.0 Guthrie (3-2) Detwiler Holland (7) 33,818 19 508,855 5/15 NYY N W 12-1 23-13 1 +1.0 Young (3-0) Pineda - 34,584 17 527,823 5/16 NYY N L 1-5 23-14 T1 - Sabathia Duffy (2-3) - 31,871 18 559,694 5/17 NYY D W 6-0 24-14 1 +1.0 Volquez (3-3) Capuano - 31,251 19 590,945 5/19 Cin N W 3-0 25-14 1 +2.5 Ventura (3-3) Cueto Davis (7) 29,769 20 620,714 5/20 Cin N W 7-1 26-14 1 +2.5 Guthrie (4-2) Marquis - 30,450 21 651,164 5/22 StL N W 5-0 27-14 1 +2.0 Young (4-0) Lynn - 37,379 22 688,543 5/23 StL N W 3-2 (6) 28-14 1 +3.0 Volquez (C, 4-3) Lackey - *38,676 23 727,219 5/24 StL D L 1-6 28-15 1 +3.0 Wacha Ventura (3-4) - 36,342 24 763,561 5/25 @ NYY D L 1-14 28-16 1 +2.0 Evovaldi Guthrie (4-3) - 36,031 20 544,886 5/26 @ NYY N L 1-5 28-17 1 +1.0 Warren Vargas (3-2) - 33,414 21 578,300 5/27 @ NYY D L 2-4 28-18 T1 - Pineda Young (4-1) Miller 32,734 22 603,034 5/29 @ ChC D W 8-4 29-18 1 +1.0 Herrera (R, 1-1) Strop - 34,273 23 637,307 5/30 @ ChC N Postponed -- Rain (Make up scheduled for September 28 at 7:05) 5/31 @ ChC D L 1-2 (11) 29-19 2 -0.5 Rosscup Madson (R, 0-1) - 37,766 24 675,073 June (15-11) 6/2 Cle N L 1-2 29-20 2 -0.5 Carrasco Davis (R, 2-1) Allen 30,361 25 793,922 6/3 Cle N W 4-2 30-20 T1 - Vargas (4-2) Kluber Holland (8) 29,899 26 823,821 6/4 Cle N L 2-6 (8) 30-21 2 -1.0 Bauer Young (4-2) - 29,552 27 853,373 6/5 Tex N L 0-4 30-22 2 -1.0 Gonzalez (C) Volquez (4-4) - *38,159 28 891,532 6/6 Tex D L 2-4 30-23 2 -1.0 Rodriguez Ventura (3-5) Tolleson 37,924 29 929,456 6/7 Tex D W 4-3 31-23 2 -1.0 Davis (R, 3-1) Kela Holland (9) *38,202 30 967,658 6/8 @ Min N W 3-1 32-23 T1 - Vargas (5-2) Hughes Holland (10) 22,796 25 697,869 6/9 @ Min N W 2-0 33-23 1 +1.0 Young (5-2) May Holland (11) 22,497 26 720,366 6/10 @ Min N W 7-2 34-23 1 +2.0 Volquez (5-4) Gibson - 22,434 27 742,800 6/12 @ StL N L 0-4 34-24 1 +2.0 Garcia Ventura (3-6) - 45,909 28 788,709 6/13 @ StL D L 2-3 34-25 1 +2.0 Lyons Guthrie (4-4) Rosenthal 45,981 29 834,690 6/14 @ StL D Postponed -- Rain (Make up scheduled for July 23 at 6:15) 6/15 @ Mil N W 8-5 35-25 1 +2.5 Volquez (6-4) Lohse Davis (8) 23,007 30 857,697 6/16 @ Mil N W 7-2 36-25 1 +3.5 Young (6-2) Garza - 27,740 31 885,437 6/17 Mil N W 10-2 37-25 1 +3.5 Blanton (1-0) Fiers - 33,420 31 1,001,078 6/18 Mil N W 3-2 38-25 1 +3.5 Guthrie (5-4) Nelson Holland (12) 36,318 32 1,037,396 6/19 Bos N L 3-7 38-26 1 +2.5 Rodriguez Pino (0-2) - *38,190 33 1,075,586 6/20 Bos N W 7-4 39-26 1 +3.5 Volquez (7-4) Porcello Holland (13) *39,115 34 1,114,701 6/21 Bos D L 2-13 39-27 1 +3.5 Miley Young (6-3) - 37,975 35 1,152,676 6/22 @ Sea N W 4-1 40-27 1 +3.5 Blanton (2-0) Hernandez Holland (14) 23,588 32 909,025 6/23 @ Sea N L 0-7 40-28 1 +3.5 Montgomery Guthrie (5-5) - 17,460 33 926,485 6/24 @ Sea N W 8-2 41-28 1 +3.5 Madson (R, 1-1) Elias - 23,392 34 949,877 6/26 @ Oak N W 5-2 42-28 1 +4.5 Volquez (8-4) Hahn Holland (15) 27,365 35 977,242 6/27 @ Oak D W 3-2 43-28 1 +4.5 Young (7-2) Kazmir Holland (16) 28,619 36 1,005,861 6/28 @ Oak D W 5-3 44-28 1 +5.5 Guthrie (6-5) Chavez Davis (9) 22,477 37 1,028,338 6/29 @ Hou N L 1-6 44-29 1 +5.5 McCullers Blanton (2-1) - 20,419 38 1,048,757 6/30 @ Hou N L 0-4 44-30 1 +4.5 Keuchel Duffy (2-4) - 24,642 39 1,073,399

July (7-3) 7/1 @ Hou N L 5-6 44-31 1 +4.5 Gregorson Herrera (R, 1-2) - 25,848 40 1,099,247 7/2 Min N L 0-2 44-32 1 +3.5 Gibson Young (7-4) Perkins 37,196 36 1,189,872 7/3 Min N W 3-2 (10) 45-32 1 +4.5 Davis (R, 4-1) Thompson - *38,868 37 1,228,740 7/4 Min N L 3-5 45-33 1 +3.5 Duensing Blanton (2-2) Perkins 37,917 38 1,266,657 7/5 Min D W 3-2 46-33 1 +4.5 Holland (R, 2-0) Boyer - 29,427 39 1,296,084 7/6 TB N Postponed -- Rain (Made up July 7 as split doubleheader) 7/7 TB-1 D W 9-5 47-33 - - Holland (R, 3-0) Boxberger - 22,386 40 1,318,470 TB-2 N W 7-1 48-33 1 +4.5 Finnegan (R, 2-0) Gomes - 28,119 41 1,346,589 7/8 TB N W 9-7 49-33 1 +4.5 Guthrie (7-5) Archer Holland (17) 28,204 42 1,374,793 7/9 TB D W 8-3 50-33 1 +5.5 Ventura (4-6) Karns - 32,308 43 1,407,101 7/10 Tor N W 3-0 51-33 1 +5.5 Duffy (3-4) Estrada Holland (18) 31,558 44 1,438,659 7/11 Tor D 7/12 Tor D 7/14 All-Star Game at The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, OH 7/17 @ CWS-1 D @ CWS-2 N 7/18 @ CWS D 7/19 @ CWS D 7/20 Pit N 7/21 Pit N 7/22 Pit N 7/23 @ StL N 7/24 Hou N 7/25 Hou N 7/26 Hou D 7/27 @ Cle N 7/28 @ Cle N 7/29 @ Cle D 7/30 @ Tor N 7/31 @ Tor N August (0-0) 8/1 @ Tor D 8/2 @ Tor D 8/4 @ Det N 8/5 @ Det N 8/6 @ Det D 8/7 CWS N 8/8 CWS N 8/9 CWS D * - denotes sellout; ^ - suspended game, completed on April 26