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Kansas City Royals (41-36) @ St. Louis Cardinals (40-37) Busch Stadium - Thursday, June 30, 2016

Game #78 - Road Game #40FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PITCHING PROBABLESFriday, July 1 @ Philadelphia Phillies: RHP Ian Kennedy (6-6, 3.96) vs. RHP Jeremy Hellickson (5-6, 4.23), 6:05 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

Saturday, July 2 @ Philadelphia Phillies: LHP Danny Duffy (3-1, 3.24) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (5-7, 4.45), 4:35 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 SportsSunday, July 3 @ Philadelphia Phillies: RHP Yordano Ventura (6-5, 5.00) vs. RHP Vince Velasquez (6-2, 3.38), 12:35 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

All Royals’ games are broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals’ Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials...tonight’s game is being televised by FOX Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler...

Royals Live is hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals’ Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery.

THIRD LEAD IS THE CHARM--After seven innings of scoreless ball, the Royals took three different leads over what wound up the final five frames, ultimately prevailing by a 3-2 count over the Cardinals in 12...Alcides Escobar’s second go-ahead RBI of the night proved to be the final one, doubling home Whit Merrifield in the 12th to give KC a 2-1 advantage in this week’s work against the Redbirds...Merrifield, who was not in the starting lineup for just the second time since his arrival, was in the middle of two of KC’s lead taking runs, singling as a pinch hitter in the eighth to send Christian Colon to third ahead of Escobar’s sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead, then he doubled with one out in the 12th and scored the game-winner on Esky’s double...Chien-Ming Wang worked 2.0 scoreless frames to up his relief record to 5-0 this year after the Kansas City pen had a pair of saves slip away in both the ninth and 10th innings...Wade Davis was charged

with just his second blown save of the year when St. Louis tied the game at 1-1 in the ninth and then after the Royals took a 2-1 lead in the 10th, Joakim Soria surrendered a game-tying homer to open the home half of the extra frame...lost in all of the late heroics was the outstanding performance by starter Edinson Volquez, who worked 6.2 shutout innings allowing just six hits and a walk with four K’s, only five days after being strapped with 12 runs in 1.0+ innings of work...coupled with Cleveland’s 12th consecutive win, the Royals remain six games back in the A.L. Central.

VOTE ROYALS FOR ESPY’S--The Royals are up for a pair of awards when the 2016 ESPY’s are unveiled on Wednesday, July 13 in Los Angeles...fans can vote for the Royals as the “Team of the Year for 2015” and for manager Ned Yost as “Coach of the Year” for 2015 at espn.com/espys/2016...the Royals will be represented at the Microsoft Theater in downtown L.A. by Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas...the show will be hosted by John Cena.

TON OF RUNNERS FOR 3-2 GAME--The final score of last night’s 12-inning win was not indicative of the opportunities the Royals had throughout the night, stranding 19 runners overall, tying for the third most in franchise history...it was the first 19-LOB game for KC since May 18, 1995, when the Royals were 3-2 winners at home over Seattle...oddly enough, in the five games in franchise history that the Royals have stranded at least 19 runners, the club has been on the winning end four times...Kansas City was just 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position last night.

RED HOT, EVEN AS A RIGHT FIELDER--Kendrys Morales has been so hot at the plate, manager Ned Yost elected to place him in rightfield last night, his first outfield start since the 2008 season, and he responded with his fifth consecutive multi-hit game going 3-for-4...in this five-game stretch, he is 13-for-20 (.650) with five runs scored, two homers and five RBI...since going 1-for-15 in a four-game stop in Cleveland that ended on June 5 and lowered his season average to .191, Morales has batted .446 (29-for-65) in his last 18 games with 13 runs scored, four doubles, four homers and 15 RBI, slugging at a .692 clip while compiling a 1.192 OPS, raising his season mark to .255...he has reached safely in 14 consecutive starts...he has gone 9-for-12 in the first three games of this home & home vs. the Cardinals.

TRIP STARTS WITH A “W”--The hope is that last night’s win will be the start of turning KC’s road program around, as it was just the second road trip-opening triumph of the year, the other on May 20 in Chicago, with KC ultimately going 4-2 on that journey...the Royals are 14-25 away from “The K”, the third worst mark in the Majors...conversely, KC has the best home winning pct. in the bigs at .711 for its 27-11 record...Kansas City is 14-4 in its last 17 home games and has a 17-5 mark over the last 22.

VOLKY ADDS TO RECENT ROLL--Last night’s victory was Kansas City’s third in its last four games and each of the triumphs have featured outstanding work by the starting pitcher...Edinson Volquez tossed 6.2 shutout frames last night, a far cry from his 12-run, 1.0+ inning outing last Friday vs. Houston...this mini stretch began on Sunday when Ian Kennedy allowing only one run in 7.0 innings of a win over Houston and then Danny Duffy held the Redbirds to two runs in 8.0 frames on Monday.

Cardinals vs. Royals The Royals took a 2-1 lead in this four-game home & home set with last night’s bonus frame triumph...Kansas City is 39-50 in all-time regular season work vs. the Redbirds, but holds a 14-12 advantage in new Busch Stadium. Date Site Score WP LP Att.6/27 KC W, 6-2 Duffy Wainwright 31,3556/28 KC L, 4-8 Wacha Ventura 32,9096/29 @ StL W, 3-2 (12) Wang Maness 44,8406/30 @ StL

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TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Chris Young (2-7, 6.54) vs. RHP Mike Leake (5-5, 4.25) 2016 2015 Career 2016 2015 CareerChris Young vs. Cardinals - 1-1 1-4 Major League Record 2-7 (6.54 ERA) 11-6 78-65Mike Leake vs. Royals - - - Major League Record 5-5 (4.25 ERA) 11-10 69-57

CHRIS YOUNG is making his 12th start and 14th outing of the year, his 218th career start and 237th appearance…he’s making his eighth career start vs. St. Louis…the 37-year-old right-hander signed a two-year contract to return to KC on December 8. STRUGGLES VS. THE ‘STROS--Chris absorbed his fourth straight losing decision last Saturday in a 13-5 defeat to Houston…he allowed seven runs on seven hits (two home runs) and four walks in 2.1 innings, with two K’s, one of which was the 1,000th strikeout of his career in the second inning, the 42nd active pitcher to reach the 1,000-K milestone…it was his shortest start since September 1, 2014 (0.2 IP with Seattle) and the seven runs allowed were one short of his career-high (April 27, 2009 with San Diego)…following a scoreless first inning, he allowed eight of 11 batters to reach in Houston’s seven-run second, including four straight two-out hits…he walked the first two batters in the third, then struck out his last batter before exiting with 67 pitches (36 strikes)…it was his first loss at home since April 5 vs. the Mets…he had allowed nine earned runs in his previous 30.0 innings at home (2.70 ERA) before last Saturday. STRIKEOUT STORY--C.Y. has a 9.22 strikeouts-per-nine rate (55 SO in 53.2 IP) this season, which ranks 10th among AL pitchers (min. 50 IP)…that mark is much higher than his career rate of 7.3 SO/9, his 2015 rate of 6.1 SO/9 and his career high of 8.7 SO/9 during his 2007 All Star season with San Diego…he struck out 10 Orioles on April 22 (his last win as a starter), marking his sixth career double-digit strikeout game and his first since April 24, 2008 with San Diego. LONG BALL TROUBLE--Young has allowed a Major League high 21 home runs this season, including at least one in each of his 11 starts, which is tied for the second longest streak in club history, trailing Runelvys Hernandez, who allowed a home run in 13 straight starts from October 2, 2005-August 10, 2006…of the 39 runs C.Y. has allowed this season, 28 have come via the home run (71.8 percent)…he had allowed 14 straight solo home runs before Jose Altuve’s three-run homer in the second inning on Saturday, which marked the third-longest streak in Royals history, according to Elias, trailing Jose Rosado (16 straight solo HR in 1997) and Luke Hochaver (15 straight solo HR from 2012-15)…for the entire season, 16 of his 21 homers allowed have been solo shots. TOUGH ON RIGHTIES--Chris has held right-handed batters to a .212 average (25-for-118) this season, 10th best among qualified AL pitchers…lefites, in contrast, are batting .367 (36-for-98) vs. him…among active pitchers, only Clayton Kershaw has a lower opponents’ average vs. righties (.210) than Young does (.212). VS. CARDINALS--C.Y. is 1-4 despite a 3.74 ERA (14 ER in 33.2 IP) in seven career starts vs. St. Louis, including two of them last season with Kansas City: He tossed 6.0 shutout innings in the Royals’ 5-0 win on May 22 at Kauffman Stadium before allowing four runs in 3.0 innings in a 4-3 loss on July 23 here at Busch Stadium…he’s 12-4 with a 3.22 ERA (44 ER in 123.0 IP) in 23 career outings (22 starts) in Interleague play…his .750 winning percentage in Interleague games is tied with Clayton Kershaw for second among active pitchers (min. 20 starts), trailing only Justin Verlander (.867). ON THE ROAD--Young is 0-5 with a 9.70 ERA (23 ER in 21.1 IP) and seven home runs allowed in five road starts this season…he hasn’t won a road start since July 17, 2015 at the White Sox, the last of a four-start road winning streak…he’s 0-6 in eight road starts since.

Chris’ Last Win (as Starter):April 22, 2016 vs. Baltimore (6.0 IP, 4-2 over Yovani Gallardo)

Chris’ Last Loss:June 25, 2016 vs. Houston (2.1 IP, 5-13 to Mike Fiers)

Chris’ Strikeout High:12, June 9, 2006 vs. Florida (6.0 IP, 3-2 win over Ricky Nolasco)

Chris’ Only Career Complete Game:September 7, 2008 at Milwaukee (9.0 IP, 10-1 win over Manny Parra)

Young vs. CardinalsPlayer AVG. AB H HR RBIMatt Adams .000 3 0 0 0Matt Carpenter .750 4 3 1 2Matt Holliday .292 24 7 0 0Yadier Molina .333 15 5 0 1Brandon Moss .263 19 5 4 6Jhonny Peralta .000 7 0 0 0Kolten Wong .500 4 2 0 0

Chris’ 2016 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT4/5 New York Mets L, 0-2 5.0 3 2 2 1 3 4 93-54 0-24/11 @ Houston L, 2-8 4.2 9 6 6 1 2 4 101-70 0-64/16 @ Oakland L, 3-5 4.0 8 4 4 1 2 2 89-58 2-44/22 Baltimore W, 4-2 6.0 4 2 2 1 1 10 95-66 4-24/27 @ L.A. Angels L, 2-4 5.1 3 3 3 2 2 6 78-53 2-35/3 Washington ND, 7-6 4.2 5 2 2 2 1 3 85-50 2-35/9 @ N.Y. Yankees L, 3-6 2.2 6 5 5 5 0 2 53-33 1-56/5 @ Cleveland L, 0-7 4.2 6 5 5 4 1 5 82-54 0-56/14 Cleveland ND, 3-2 4.1 5 2 2 1 4 4 87-47 1-16/19 Detroit ND, 2-1 (13) 6.0 3 1 1 1 1 7 86-56 1-16/25 Houston L, 5-13 2.1 7 7 7 2 4 2 67-36 0-72016 Totals 2-7 6.54 53.2 61 39 39 21 23 55 986-621 63.0%Career Totals 78-65 3.82 1232.2 1040 554 523 172 468 1001 - -2016 As a Starter 1-7 7.07 49.2 59 39 39 21 21 49 916-577 63.0%

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Thursday, June 30, 2016Pitching Notes

Royals vs. Cardinals 2016 Career

Davis 0-0 0 9.00 1 1.0 2 1Duffy 1-0 0 2.25 1 8.0 6 2Flynn 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.2 1 0Gee - - - - - - -Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.1 1 0Kennedy - - - - - - -Moylan 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0Soria 0-0 0 4.50 2 2.0 1 1Ventura 0-1 0 11.81 1 5.1 7 7Volquez 0-0 0 0.00 1 6.2 6 0Wang 1-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0Young - - - - - - -

Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 1-1 0 2.25 6 12.0 9 3 2-0 0 2.04 3 17.2 13 4 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.2 1 0 2-2 0 3.52 5 30.2 31 12 0-1 0 4.32 9 8.1 7 4 0-1 0 7.20 6 10.0 14 8 3-5 0 7.20 8 45.0 57 36 2-0 0 1.65 17 16.1 15 3 0-0 7 1.89 19 19.0 14 4 1-3 0 6.33 4 21.1 23 15 5-6 0 4.27 17 99.0 81 47 0-1 0 6.48 3 8.1 10 6 1-4 0 3.74 7 33.2 30 14

Interleague - Pitching (Career)

Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ERDavis 7-6 4 3.13 43 97.2 93 34Duffy 4-3 0 3.00 14 66.0 57 22Flynn 0-0 0 2.35 4 7.2 6 2Gee 5-6 0 4.00 16 87.2 80 39Herrera 3-4 1 2.61 47 51.2 37 15Hochevar 6-4 0 4.45 36 111.1 119 55Kennedy 5-14 0 5.17 21 123.2 130 71Moylan 0-0 1 1.29 28 21.0 11 3Soria 2-1 24 2.29 59 59.0 44 15Venutra 3-4 0 4.17 10 58.1 56 27Volquez 13-8 0 3.66 29 174.2 160 71Wang 10-6 0 4.07 21 104.0 105 47Young 12-4 0 3.22 23 123.0 105 44

Tomorrow’s Starter - Ian Kennedy= Ian will make his 16th start of the season and the 220th of his career tomorrow in Philadelphia…he’s 6-6 with a 3.96 ERA (39 ER in 88.2 IP).=Kennedy recorded his 11th career double-digit strikeout performance in Kansas City’s 6-1 win over Houston on Sunday…he held the Astros to one run on three hits and one walk over 7.0 innings, with 11 strikeouts, one short of his career high…it marked the third time he’s completed 7.0 innings this season…he’s the first Royals starter with 11 strikeouts in 7.0 innings while allowing one run on three hits or fewer since Kevin Appier on June 23, 1996 at Baltimore.=He surrendered 11 home runs in five starts (29.1 IP) in June, matching Jose Rosado (July 1999) for the club record of HR allowed in a calendar month…he allowed just eight home runs in 10 starts (59.1 IP) between April and May…his 19 homers allowed on the season are tied for fourth most in the Majors.=He’s 3-3 with a 3.25 ERA (19 ER in 52.2 IP) in eight career starts vs. Philadelphia, including a three-hit, complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts on April 25, 2011 (with Arizona)…he’s 0-3 in his last four Interleague starts and hasn’t won an Interleague matchup since June 18, 2015 at Oakland (with San Diego).=He’s 3-5 with a 5.36 ERA (30 ER in 50.1 IP) in nine road starts this season, the third-highest road ERA in the AL (min. 50 IP).

2016 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 77 26-31 - - 4.99 414.2 422 242 230 77 163 373 .262 Relievers 77 15-5 19 29 2.74 266.0 224 86 81 24 89 249 .229 Totals 77 41-36 19 29 4.11 680.2 646 328 311 101 252 622 .250Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 154/220 (70.0%) Saves/Save Opp: 19/29 (65.5%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 88/26 (29.5%)

Wade Davis1st Batter Efficiency: 21/29 Saves/Save Opp: 18/20 (90.0%) Last Save: June 13, 2016 vs. CLE (38th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/0 2016 Strikeout High: 2 (7x) last, June 12 @ CWS June 29 at St. Louis 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 =Wade recorded his second blown save of the season last night (also, May 15 vs. Atlanta), allowing a walk and two singles with a one-run lead in the ninth…the Royals are 18-0 when he does record a save and 2-0 when he blows one…he had converted 35 of his previous 37 save opportunities (94.6 percent) since the start of 2015. = Despite last night, he has a 1.15 ERA (2 ER in 15.2 IP) in his last 16 outings…ranks tied for fifth in the AL with 18 saves, but hasn’t recorded one since June 13. = Since 2014, Davis leads all Major League relievers in wins (18), ERA (1.02) and opponents’ average (.152), and HR/9 (0.16)…his 0.85 WHIP is second.

Brian Flynn (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 3/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/5 2016 Strikeout High: 5, 6/24 vs. HOU June 28 vs. St. Louis 2.2 1 1 0 1 1 =Brian relieved Yordano Ventura with one out in the sixth inning Tuesday, allowing both inheritred runners to score and an unearned run of his own…after an RBI double and a run-scoring error, he retired eight of his next nine batters through the eighth inning…he has a 2.81 ERA (5 ER in 16.0 IP) in eight relief outings. = Flynn recorded a career-high 5.0 innings of relief Friday night, his second longest career outing behind a 6.0-inning start on September 17, 2013 at Philadelphia…he also matched a career high with five strikeouts on Friday…earned his first Major League win on May 18 vs. Boston (Game 1), pitching 0.1 inning. = He allowed a solo home run to Colby Rasmus on Friday and a two-run double to Matt Carpenter on Tuesday, but has still held lefties to a .136 average (3-for-22).

Dillon Gee1st Batter Efficiency: 7/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/6 2016 Strikeout High (relief): 5 on April 23 vs. BAL June 24 vs. Houston 3.0 4 0 0 2 2 =Dillon worked 3.0 innings of relief on Friday after entering with the bases loaded and nobody out in the second inning…he allowed all three inherited runners to score, but retired eight of the final 12 he faced…he’s posted a 2.73 ERA (9 ER in 29.2 IP) in 11 relief outings and a 6.05 ERA (13 ER in 19.1 IP) in four starts. = Faced his former team, the Mets, on June 21 to give him appearances against 29 of the 30 MLB franchises (has not faced Boston) in his career. =He’s made six relief outings of 3.0 innings or more this season (tied for most in the Majors), including a career-high 5.1 innings on May 9 at Yankee Stadium…it was the longest relief outing by a Royal since Everett Teaford went 5.1 innings on September 1, 2012 vs. Minnesota.

Kelvin Herrera1st Batter Efficiency: 29/38 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. MIN (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/2 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (3x), last June 21 @ NYM June 29 at St. Louis 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 =Kelvin allowed a leadoff walk in the eighth last night before retiring his next three batters to preserve a 1-0 lead…marked his Major League leading 20th hold. =Herrera has yielded only one run in his last nine outings (9.2 IP), after surrendering three runs in four appearances from May 30-June 6. =He’s on pace for 80 appearances, four shy of Dan Quisenberry’s club record of 84 in 1985…he ranks tied for fourth among AL relievers with 38 appearances. = He hasn’t allowed a hit to a right-handed batter since June 6 (Machado HR), holding righties to 0-for-16 since…righties are just 10-for-70 (.143) vs. him overall.

Luke Hochevar1st Batter Efficiency: 25/32 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 11, 2015 vs. DET (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 24/1 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (2x) last May 18 vs. BOS (1) June 29 at St. Louis 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 = Luke stranded an inherited runner in relief of Edinson Volquez in the seventh inning last night, his first appearance since June 21…he’s stranded 23 of 24 (95.8 percent) of inherited runners, second best in the Majors (min. 20 inheritred runners), trailing only Oakland’s Ryan Dull (34-for-34). =Hochevar has made three scoreless outings since suffering his first loss on June 16 to Detroit…he has a 1.23 ERA (2 ER in 14.2 IP) with a .163 opponents’ average (8-for-49) in 15 road appearances this season, opposed to a 4.70 ERA (8 ER in 15.1 IP) in 17 outings at home.

Peter Moylan1st Batter Efficiency: 8/13 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/2 2016 Strikeout High: 3, last June 7 at BAL June 28 vs. St. Louis 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 = Peter pitched a scoreless ninth on Tuesday, allowing a leadoff single and a two-out walk…he’s recorded 17 strikeouts to just six walks in 18.2 innings. =Moylan pitched 2.2 innings on Saturday, his longest outing since June 9, 2007 (3.0 IP) with Atlanta…he’s recorded four outs or more in six appearances this season, after recording three outs or less in all 22 of his appearances (10.1 IP) last season with Atlanta. = Picked up his second win on May 27 in Kansas City’s 7-5 win over the White Sox, recording a scoreless eighth inning in front of the Royals’ four-run rally…he also earned a win May 23 at Minnesota, marking the first time he’s won twice in the same week since 2010 (August 16, 20) with Atlanta. =He is the fourth Australian to play for the Royals, joining outfielder Justin Huber (2005-07) and fellow pitchers Graeme Lloyd (2003) and Liam Hendriks (2014).

Joakim Soria1st Batter Efficiency: 28/36 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50.0%) Last Save: April 13 at HOU (203) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/1 2016 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last on May 13 vs ATL June 29 at St. Louis 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 = Joakim allowed a home run to leadoff the 10th inning last night, marking his third blown save of the season…he’s allowed two solo home runs in his last three outings (also, June 22 in his third loss) after posting 24.2 consecutive homerless innings from April 26-June 19…he has a 1.93 ERA (6 ER in 28.0 IP) since April 26. =He’s in his ninth Major League season, including six with the Royals from 2007-12…ranks third in club history in saves (161) and third in relief appearances (334).

Chien-Ming Wang1st Batter Efficiency: 15/24 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: June 3, 2006 at BAL (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/4 2016 Strikeout High: 3 on April 11 at HOU June 29 at St. Louis 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 =Chien-Ming retired all six batters he faced last night to improve to 5-0…he’s one of two relievers with at least five wins and no losses (also, Andrew Miller). =Wang allowed four runs on five hits over 3.0 innings on Saturday, his longest relief appearance since May 25, 2012 at Atlanta (with Washington). =His five wins are his most since going 8-2 with the Yankees in 2008 and his 24 appearances are his most since making 30 starts for the Yankees in 2007.

Hitting NotesRoyals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Thursday, June 30, 2016

Drew Butera This Series: 1-for-3, BB Last Stand: 2-for-5 (.400), 2B, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-4) = Drew made the start behind the plate Tuesday, going 1-for-3 with a walk...doubled on Saturday vs. Houston, his ninth extra-base hit in 49 at-bats. = Took the hill his fourth career pitching appearance on Saturday, retiring three of four batters faced in the ninth inning…he’s the ninth Royals position player (12th time) to pitch in a game, and first since Mitch Maier on April 15, 2012 vs. Cleveland...fanned Marwin Gonzalez for his fourth career strikeout. = Butera is batting .326 (14-for-43) with six doubles and two homers vs. right-handed pitching this year...also batting .292 (7-for-24) during the month of June. = He reached base a career-high four times on May 31 vs. the Rays, with three hits and a walk…he replaced Salvador Perez behind the plate in ninth on May 28, recording the game-tying RBI double as part of Kansas City’s seven-run rally in their 8-7 win over Chicago…batting .400 (10-for-25) with runners on base.Christian Colon This Series: 3-for-6, run, RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 1-for-4, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-6) = Christian was on base four times last night, collecting two hits, a walk and reaching on a fielding error...marked his first multi-hit game since June 12, when he also had two hits and a walk at the White Sox...he’s 9-for-24 (.375) with three walks during the month of June, being recalled from Triple-A on June 8. = Colon is batting .366 (15-for-41) with a double in his 14 road games this season...he’s a career .339 hitter (37-for-109) away from Kauffman Stadium. = He has a .464 on-base percentage when leading off an inning in his career, which is tops in baseball since 2014 among players with at least 50 plate appearances.Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 2-for-13, run, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Last Stand: 6-for-20 (.300), 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (2-9) = Cheslor went 1-for-5 with a walk, scoring a go-ahead run in the 10th inning...despite a slow start to this series, he’s still hitting .302 (19-for-63) with two doubles, five homers and 14 RBI over his last 17 games...which included a season-high three RBI on Friday vs. Houston, while he homered in consecutive games last week. = He has four three-hit games this season, which are tied for second among A.L. rookies…his 46 hits rank fourth most among the league’s rookies. = Batting .311 (19-for-61) with three homers and eight RBI in the seventh inning or later...recorded his first career walk-off hit in the 13th inning on June 19 in Kansas City’s 2-1 win over Detroit...also had his first career multi-home run game June 11, the first KC rookie with a multi-HR game since Eric Hosmer (August 31, 2011).Jarrod Dyson This Series: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 BB Last Stand: def. replacement Hit Streak: 2 g (4-8) = Dyson collected two hits last night, making the start in center field...it marked his seventh multi-hit game of the season and his second-straight in a game where he had a plate appearance...he’s hitting .365 (23-for-63) with three doubles, a triple and a homer in Interleague games since the start of 2014. = He has a .452 on-base percentage vs. N.L. foes since 2014, ranking second in the Majors in that span, behind only Victor Martinez’s .460 OBP (min. 50 P.A.). = He’s tied for fourth in the A.L. with seven outfield assists, one shy of matching his career best in a season, which he did last year and in 2012. = Jarrod is ninth in the A.L. with 12 steals this year...he’s seventh in club history with 158 career steals, six shy of matching Carlos Beltran (164) for sixth...he has 35 stolen bases as a pinch-runner since 2010, 19 more than any other player…his 24 runs as a pinch-runner since 2010 are tops among active players.Brett Eibner This Series: 0-for-1 Last Stand: 1-for-3, 2B, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Brett struck out as a pinch-hitter in the 10th inning last night, his only plate appearance...he was recalled from Omaha (AAA) yesterday after being optioned on Saturday when Alex Gordon returned from the disabled list...he hit in each of his first five Major League games, going 8-for-17 (.471) with three doubles and a homer. = Eibner recorded his first career home run June 16 off Justin Verlander after being reinstated from the 15-day D.L. earlier that day…he became the fastest Royal (fifth game) to record his first home run since Johnny Giavotella (third game, August 7, 2011). = His first career RBI was a walk-off single to cap a seven-run, ninth-inning comeback vs. the White Sox on May 28…became first player to have his first career RBI be a walk-off RBI since the Angels’ Carlos Perez on May 5, 2015 vs. Seattle…also doubled in the ninth that day, becoming the first rookie since at least 1974 to record two hits in one inning, one of them being a walk-off hit (Elias).Alcides Escobar This Series: 6-for-15, run, 2B, 2 RBI, sf Last Stand: 9-for-22 (.409), 3 runs, HR, RBI Hit Streak:10 g (18-46) = Alcides collected two more hits last night to stretch his hitting streak to 10 games...it’s his longest streak since also hitting in 10-straight games July 3-12 of last season...he’s hitting .391 (18-for-46) during the current streak with three doubles, a homer and four runs scored. = Batting .421 (24-for-57) in Interleague games this season, which is tied for eighth in the Major Leagues...dating back to last season, he’s batting .377 (40-for-106) with five doubles, two triples and 13 runs scored in his last 24 contests against N.L. foes...he’s 6-for-15 vs. St. Louis this season after going 1-for-23 vs. the Cards in 2015. = Esky homered Friday, his first since August 21, 2015 at Boston, snapping a 455 homerless at-bat streak, which was the third-longest active streak in the Majors. = He’s tied for 13th in the A.L. with 10 stolen bases, despite not recording one in his last 38 games (since Game 2 on May 18)…had 17 steals in 148 games last season. = He’s played in 858 games since joining the Royals in 2011, fourth most in the Majors behind Robinson Cano (871), Adrian Gonzalez (866) and Alexei Ramirez (864).Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-11, BB Last Stand: 4-for-13 (.214), 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI Hit Streak: 1 g (1-6) = Alex singled in the fifth inning last night, his first hit of the series...he went 3-for-9 with a double and a homer in his first two games back from the D.L. = Gordon is a career .336 hitter (50-for-149) vs. the Cardinals, which is tops among all active players with at least 125 career at-bats vs. St. Louis...his .434 on-base percentage is second in that group behind only Ryan Howard (.437)...he also has six doubles, 10 homers and 27 RBI in 40 games vs. the club. = He has 74 career hit-by-pitches, including seven this season…he’s tied for second in Royals history in HBP, four shy of Mike Macfarlane’s franchise record (78)...he’s also four home runs shy of matching John Mayberry (143) for sixth on the club’s all-time list. = He has 68 outfield assists since moving to the left field in 2011, most in the Majors during that span ahead of Gerardo Parra (62). = Gordon is a career .290 hitter (151-for-521) with 27 doubles, five triples and 21 homers in Interleague games.Eric Hosmer This Series: 3-for-14, 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 8-for-20 (.412), 4 runs, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9) = Eric went 0-for-6 last night...it marked just the second time in his last 30 Interleague games where he failed to reach base via a hit or a walk (also June 21 at the Mets)...he’s still batting .306 (33-for-108) with a .400 on-base percentage vs. N.L. foes, dating back to May 23, 2015. = Hoz is eighth in the A.L., hitting .327 (68-for-208) vs. right-handed pitching...he’s also reached base at a .395 clip vs. righties, which is also eighth in the league. = He’s batting .316 (24-for-76) with runners in scoring position, including .412 (14-for-34) since May 25...his 27 RBI since that date are sixth in the A.L. = Hosmer homered twice off Chris Sale on June 10, his fourth career multi-HR game…he’s the only left-handed batter this year with two homers vs. a left-handed pitcher in the same game...he leads the club with 15 multi-RBI games, which included a two-run double on Monday off Adam Wainwright.Whit Merrifield This Series: 3-for-13, 2 runs, 2B, RBI Last Stand: 5-for-22 (.227), run, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-3) =Whit came on as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning last night and went 2-for-3, which included scoring the winning run in the 12th. =Merrifield has hit in 31 of his first 36 Major League games, becoming the first player to do it since Yasiel Puig (31 in 36) in 2013...the last player to hit in more than 31 of his first 36 games was Ichiro Suzuki (34) in 2001...his 48 hits in his first 36 games are also the most since Puig had 57 in his first 36 contests. = He ranks second among all rookies (min. 125 at-bats) with a .314 average, trailing only St. Louis’ Aledmys Diaz (.316)…the last Royal rookie to lead the Majors in batting was Eric Hosmer in 2011 (.293)...he’s also tied for fourth among MLB rookies in doubles (11), tied for sixth in multi-hit games (14) and 10th in runs scored (23). = He homered in back-to-back games on June 13-14, becoming the first Royals rookie to do that since Mike Moustakas (September 16-17, 2011).Kendrys Morales This Series: 9-for-12, 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI Last Stand: 10-for-19 (.526), 5 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 5 g (13-20) = Kendrys recorded three more hits last night, going 3-for-4, while making his first start in right field since 2008...he’s collected two hits or more in five-straight games, going 13-for-20 (.650) with a double, two homers and five RBI in that span...batting .386 (32-for-83) in the month of June, after hitting .163 (15-for-92) in May. =Morales is 9-for-12 (.750) with two runs, a double and two RBI in this series...he’s a career .449 hitter (22-for-49) vs. St. Louis with four homers and 11 RBI. = He has reached in 14 straight starts, batting .472 (25-for-53) with 12 runs scored, four home runs and 15 RBI during that stretch (since June 11). = After batting .148 (19-for-128) in his first 45 games against right-handed pitching, Kendrys is hitting .400 (26-for-65) against righties since June 1...he is still hitting .318 (21-for-66) with two doubles and four homers (.530 slugging percentage) vs. left-handed pitching. = He hit solo home runs in the fourth and seventh innings on Sunday vs. Houston, his 15th career multi-home run game (last, September 20, 2015 at Detroit). = On June 18 vs. Detroit, he became the fifth Royal to record four runs, four hits, and five RBI in the same game and first since Melky Cabrera on July 3, 2011. = He’s batting .333 (74-for-222) with runners in scoring position since the start of last season, which is tied for 10th among all Major League hitters.Paulo Orlando This Series: 1-for-11, run, RBI Last Stand: 5-for-20 (.375), 3 runs, 3B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Paulo came on as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning, but went 0-for-3 at the plate...he’s struggled in this series after hitting in 10-straight games prior to Monday...he’s one of nine A.L. players to have two hitting streaks of 10 games or more this season, also hitting in a career-best 14-straight May 14-31. = Despite last night’s 0’fer, he’s still hitting .337 (61-for-181), which ranks third in the A.L. among players with at least 150 at-bats...he’s also hitting .346 (46-for-133) vs. right-handed pitching, which is also third in the A.L. (minimum 125 at-bats vs. RHP)...hitting .383 with a .504 slugging percentage during night games. = He has a .340 career average (34-for-100) with runners in scoring position, good for seventh in the Majors since the start of 2015 (minimum 100 at-bats)...that includes a .422 mark (19-for-45) with RISP this season...his 16 RBI are the fewest among players with 19 hits or more with runners in scoring position. = Orlando recorded a career-high four hits on June 16 vs. Detroit...he also matched a career-best with four RBI vs. Boston May 17.Salvador Perez This Series: 3-for-10, RBI Last Stand: 3-for-13 (.231), 2 RBI, HBP, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (3-10) = Salvy singled with two outs in the 11th inning last night, going 1-for-6...he’s batting .327 (34-for-104) with two outs this season, good for seventh in the A.L....his 24 two-out RBI are tied for the MLB lead with four other players...10 of his last 11 RBI and nine of his last 12 homers have come with two outs. = Perez has reached in 16 of his last 18 games, batting .361 (26-for-72) with five home runs and 12 RBI during that stretch. = He’s still batting .370 (20-for-54) with two doubles, two homers and 11 RBI all-time vs. St. Louis...that includes going 9-for-27 (.333) at this ballpark. = He’s thrown out 16-of-34 (47.1 percent) would-be basestealers, second most in the Majors behind Jonathan Lucroy (22-of-62)...since the start of 2014, his 63 runners caught stealing are also second in baseball, behind Lucroy (70)...looking for his first pickoff of the season, but has a MLB-best 14 picks since 2012. = Among A.L. catchers, Perez is tops in hits (74), extra-base hits (29), batting average (.294) and slugging percentage (.512).

This & ThatRoyals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Thursday, June 30, 2016

NICE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION--Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of Whit Merrifield’s walk-off single that gave his alma mater South Carolina the College World Series championship in the final series played at Rosenblatt Stadium...fast forward six seasons and though Merrifield didn’t make the start last night he found himself in the middle of the heroics singling as a pinch hitter in the eighth and then doubling with one out in the 12th and scoring the eventual game winning run...among rookies with at least 150 at bats, Whit is second with a .314 average, while his 11 doubles are tied for fourth and 23 runs are 10th among all rookies...he had his streak of hitting safely in his first 18 career home games snapped on Tuesday, but finished with the third longest streak in the Majors since 1913...only Rocco Baldelli (20) and Albert Pujols (19) had longer hitting streaks at home to start their big league careers...Merrifield, who was summoned to the Majors on May 18, has recorded a hit in 31 of his first 36 big league games.

BONUS BASEBALL SUITS ROYALS--Last night’s 12-inning win ran Kansas City’s extra-inning record to 4-0 this year and it was the first extra-inning tilt on the road...KC has also posted 13-inning wins over the Braves and Tigers and a 10-inning triumph over the Twins, all at home...the Royals were 10-6 in bonus baseball last year during regular season and then a memorable 2-0 in the postseason, each coming against the Mets in the World Series.

ROYALS STILL AMONG ALL-STAR FAVORITES--With 2016 All-Star balloting ending at 10:59 (CDT) tonight, a pair of the defending World Champs remain in position to be in the starting lineup in San Diego on July 12, with manager Ned Yost at the helm...catcher Salvador Perez leads all A.L. players in votes with 3,754,594 in numbers released yesterday, while first baseman Eric Hosmer leads at his position with 2,638,022.

BUSY INTERLEAGUE WEEK--The Royals will leave here tonight and then continue Interleague play with a three-game visit to Philadelphia starting tomorrow...KC’s trip to Philadelphia will be just the third regular season stop in the City of Brotherly Love, while the Royals also visited there for the 1980 World Series...the Royals and Phils met at Citizen’s Bank Park in 2013, with KC taking two-of-three...Kansas City is 5-7 against the Senior Circuit this year, but dating back to the start of the 2014 season, the Royals have the best overall winning pct. in the Majors in Interleague play at .642, posting a 34-19, with the 34 wins tied with Toronto (34-21) in that span...those totals do not include the Royals going 7-5 in the last two Fall Classics.

PEN STILL THE BEST--Despite a pair of blown saves taking place last night, the Royals continued to maintain the top relief ERA in the Majors with a 2.74 mark...the nearest competitor are the Dodgers at 3.10, while Baltimore is the closest A.L. club at 3.15...the KC pen has the third most innings in the American League this year with 266.0.

NEXT STOP PHILLY--The Royals won’t return home until July 7 when Seattle visits for a four-game series that leads to the All-Star break...Kansas City will head to Philadelphia for three starting tomorrow and then the trip will conclude with a three-game stop in Toronto, as the Royals will celebrate America’s Independence in Canada for the second time in five years...the series with the Jays will be the first meeting between the two clubs that slugged it out last October for the right to represent the American League in the World Series.

LONG MONTH FOR THE LONG BALL--Kansas City came within an inning of snapping the opponents home run streak, but the longest active streak in the Majors continued when Steven Piscotty took Joakim Soria deep to open the 10th, the 17th straight game the opposition has homered (28 home runs total)...tonight is the June finale, with KC already setting a record for this specific month with 49 allowed in 26 games, six more than the 43 allowed in 26 games in June of 2001...the club record for homers allowed in a month is 51 surrendered in May of 2006...on the year, KC has been taken deep 101 times.

JUNE ROLLERCOASTER RIDE COMING TO AN END--KC is 12-14 in June with one to play, thus icing the first losing record in the month of June since going 9-18 in 2011...after an eight-game losing streak at the beginning of June, the Royals had finally gotten their record back to .500 with a 6-1 homestand, however, a four-game slide and 3-3 mark since dropped KC back below break-even for the month...to say the club has looked like two different teams during the current month would be an understatement as the team has hit .321 and slugged .470, while averaging 5.8 runs in their 12 wins...in its 14 losses, KC is batting just .256 and scored 2.4 runs per game...the pitching staff has also been one extreme or the other, posting a 2.03 ERA in its 12 wins, while holding the opposition to a collective .201 batting average, while posting a 7.25 ERA and .293 average in its 14 defeats.

SECOND ONE TO GET AWAY--It’s been feast or famine for closer Wade Davis when it comes to save situations, with last night his first opportunity since June 13 and the Cardinals plated a run for his second blown save of the year, now 18 of 20...in a two-week span from May 18-June 1, Davis went 8-for-8 in save situations, but then had to work twice in non-save situations on a 10-game road trip due to the eight-game losing streak...he also had only one save opportunity from April 23-May 14 after opening the year with eight saves and a win through the first three weeks of the campaign...Davis has still made good on nine of his last 10 and 26 in his last 28 tries dating back to last year...his current 26 of 28 stretch does not include going 4-for-4 in his chances during the 2015 postseason.

NED CLIMBING WIN CHART--The winningest skipper in franchise history, Ned Yost is now 509-505 after last night’s win...he was named to the role on May 13, 2010 and has surpassed Whitey Herzog’s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost’s postseason managerial mark of 22-9 is good for a .710 winning pct., which ranks eighth all-time and is atop the list of managers with at least 20 postseason tilts under their belt...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers is games (1,972) and sixth in wins (966)...his 1,972 games rank him 60th all-time...this is Ned’s second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox’s big league staff (1991-2002).

THE DEFENDING CHAMPS--Kansas City opened 2016 as the two-time defending American League Champions, a franchise first, defeating the Mets to win the World Series crown last year after going to a Game #7 in the 2014 Fall Classic before succumbing to the San Francisco Giants...Kansas City’s A.L. title in 2015 was the fourth in franchise history, joining the 1980, ‘85 and 2014...the Royals are coming off a 95-67 regular season and their first American League Central championship, winning the division by 12 games...the last division title won by Kansas City was the 1985 A.L. West, when the club parlayed that triumph into its first World Series title...the 95 wins last year were the most by a KC squad since the 1980 Royals went 97-65...dating back to the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City has a 311-252 record for a .552 winning pct., the best mark in the American League, and fifth most victories in the Majors (behind St. Louis, Pittsburgh, the Dodgers and Washington)...KC has two more wins in that span than the second best A.L. club Baltimore (309).

Butera .333 3 1 0 0Colon .500 6 3 0 1Cuthbert .154 13 2 0 2Dyson .500 4 2 0 0Eibner .000 1 0 0 0Escobar .400 15 6 0 2Gordon .091 11 1 0 0Hosmer .214 14 3 0 2Merrifield .231 13 3 0 1Morales .750 12 9 0 2Orlando .091 11 1 0 1Perez .300 10 3 0 1

.167 6 1 0 0 .444 9 4 0 1 .154 13 2 0 2 .289 38 11 0 2 .000 1 0 0 0 .262 183 48 1 16 .336 149 50 10 27 .200 110 22 0 8 .231 13 3 0 1 .449 49 22 4 11 .167 18 3 0 1 .370 54 20 2 11

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

vs. Cardinals (2016) vs. Cardinals (career) On Road (career)

.194 408 79 9 40 .339 109 37 0 10 .245 94 23 5 7 .248 588 146 0 29 .167 6 1 0 1 .257 2037 523 13 161 .262 2266 594 69 243 .281 1600 449 48 206 .294 68 20 0 3 .263 1723 453 69 246 .259 197 51 3 17 .277 1229 341 43 156

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team QualityPitcher GS Runs Per Start Record StartsDanny Duffy 9 37 4.1 6-3 4Dillon Gee 4 19 4.8 2-2 0 Ian Kennedy 15 71 4.7 9-6 6Kris Medlen 6 17 2.8 1-5 1Yordano Ventura 15 70 4.7 9-6 7Edinson Volquez 17 69 4.1 10-7 9Chris Young 11 31 2.8 4-7 2Totals 77 314 4.1 41-36 29

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters)

Pitcher Perez Butera Cruz TotalsDuffy 5-2 1-1 - 6-3Gee 1-1 1-1 - 2-2Kennedy 6-6 3-0 - 9-6Medlen 1-4 0-1 - 1-5Ventura 8-3 1-3 - 9-6Volquez 9-6 1-1 - 10-7Young 4-6 0-1 - 4-7Total 34-29 7-7 - 41-36 Perez Butera Cruz TotalsStarts 62 15 0 77CS/ATT 16/34 2/8 0/0 18/42Pct. 47.1 25.0 0.0 42.9ERA 4.02 4.38 3.60 4.11 ER/IP 241/539.1 69/136.1 2/5.0 311/680.2

TeamPitcherPickoffs: 3 (6/11 @ CWS)Pickoff&CS: 5 (6/27 vs. CLE)

Player AVG AB H HR RBIButera .256 78 20 2 8Colon .259 27 7 0 2Cuthbert .161 31 5 1 3Davis .250 8 2 0 0Duffy .000 10 0 0 0Dyson .299 144 43 1 13Eibner .167 6 1 0 1Escobar .293 478 140 3 44Flynn .000 1 0 0 0Gee .100 10 1 0 0Gordon .290 521 151 21 70Hochevar .063 16 1 0 0Hosmer .256 360 92 6 50Kennedy .071 14 1 0 1Merrifield .190 21 4 0 2Morales .266 364 97 14 46Orlando .250 52 13 0 2Perez .275 258 71 9 34Ventura .100 10 1 0 0Volquez .043 23 1 1 3Wang .000 15 0 0 0Young .176 17 3 0 4

Interleague Hitting (Career)

Leake (career)

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Hellickson (career)

.000 2 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - .200 5 1 0 0 - - - - - .133 15 2 0 0 .500 16 8 0 3 .200 15 3 0 1 - - - - - .000 4 0 0 0 - - - - - .182 11 2 0 2

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Thursday, June 30, 20162016 Royals Home Run Breakdown

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2016 Single-Game Bests

Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning)Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning)Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, 1990 @ Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel StadiumRoyal Five-Hit Game: Salvador Perez, May 23, 2016 @ Minnesota (5-for-5)Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7)Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Salvador Perez, August 15, 2015 vs. L.A. Angels (2nd)Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, June 18, 2016 vs. DetroitRoyals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. BaltimoreRoyals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ BaltimoreRoyals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, June 25, 2016 vs. HoustonOpponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Andrew Romine, Detroit, June 18, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D’Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman StadiumRoyals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ ArizonaRoyals Pitcher With a Hit: Chris Young (2), June 16, 2015 @ MilwaukeeRoyals Pitcher With a RBI: Chris Young (3), June 16, 2015 @ MilwaukeeRoyals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston

No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0)No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0)One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 at Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0)Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2)Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0)Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) and at Seattle (5-1)Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York (6-0) and vs. Cincinnati (3-0)Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: April 29-30, 2016 at Seattle (1-0 and 6-0)Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 at Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0)10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 at Cleveland (10.0)10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Ian Kennedy, June 26, 2016 vs. Houston (11)Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0)Shutout by the Royals (Combined): May 7, 2016 at Cleveland (7-0); Kennedy (7.0 IP), Herrera (1.0), Soria (1.0)

Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Jose Reyes, Toronto, July 11, 2014 at KC (3 SB)Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double stealRoyals Suspended Game: April 24, 2015 @ Chicago White Sox (Rain)Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning)Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Billy Butler, July 26-29, 2011 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: September 28, 2015 @ Chicago Cubs (lost 1-0 in 11 inn.)Royals Walk-Off Win: June 19, 2016 vs. Detroit (2-1 in 13 innings) - Five times in 2016 -Royals Bat Around: June 27, 2016 vs. St. Louis (2nd inning, 4 runs) - 10 times in 2016 -Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: June 13-15, 2016 vs. ClevelandThree-game sweep by Royals on the road: October 2-4, 2015 @ MinnesotaFour-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 7-9, 2015 vs. Tampa BayFour-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ MinnesotaThree-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White SoxThree-game sweep by opposition on the road: June 6-8, 2016 @ BaltimoreFour-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles AngelsFour-game sweep by opposition on the road: June 2-5, 2016 @ Cleveland

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 2 1 - - - 3 1 - - - - 1 3 2 2 1 - - 2 g 5 g (5/29-6/3) 2 1 Colon 5 - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 g 4 g (6/10-15) 2 - Cuthbert 5 4 - - - 9 4 1 - - - 5 1 5 6 2 - - 2 g 7 g (5/7-13) 6 - Dyson 6 1 - - - 7 2 - - - - 2 - 2 5 1 - - 2 g 9 g (5/15-31) 8 2 Eibner 3 - - - - 3 1 - - - - 1 1 2 1 1 - - 0 g 5 g (5/27-6/16) - - Escobar 18 2 2 - - 22 2 - - - - 2 2 3 8 3 - - 10 g 10 g (6/18-pres) 9 1 Gordon 7 - - - - 7 1 - - - - 1 2 2 4 1 - - 1 g 7 g (5/3-10) 2 - Hosmer 18 6 - - - 24 10 4 1 - - 15 3 14 16 5 1 1 0 g 18 g (4/10-4/30) 6 1 Merrifield 13 2 - - - 15 2 - 1 - - 3 1 3 6 4 - - 1 g 9 g (5/23-6/1) 3 1 Morales 10 3 2 - - 15 4 2 1 1 - 8 2 5 15 3 - - 5 g 8 g (6/11-19) 3 - Orlando 11 4 1 - - 16 3 - 1 - - 4 2 1 6 2 1 - 0 g 14 g (5/14-31) 7 1 Perez 16 3 - 1 - 20 4 4 - 1 - 9 4 5 24 2 2 - 2 g 12 g (5/13-27) 3 -

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 2 - 2 - 2 1 1 - - 2 - - 1 1 2 - - - - 0-2 6/3/16 @ CLE D. Salazar 15 Colon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 220 Cuthbert 7 3 4 2 5 5 2 - - 1 5 1 1 2 4 2 - - 1 2-4 6/27/16 HOU D. Fister 14 Dyson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/6/15 CWS E. Johnson 150 Escobar 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0-1 6/25/16 HOU D. Keuchel 25 Eibner 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1-0 6/16/16 DET J. Verlander 23 Gordon 5 - 5 3 2 5 - - - - 4 1 2 - 1 - 2 2 - 1-4 6/25/16 HOU M. Feliz 16 Hosmer 12 5 7 5 7 8 3 1 - 4 4 4 - 5 2 - 4 4 2 7-4 6/10/16 @ CWS C. Sale 72 Merrifield 2 - 2 2 - 2 - - - - 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - - 2-0 6/14/16 CLE J. Tomlin 60 Morales 10 4 6 6 4 5 3 3 - 5 2 3 - 4 1 1 1 1 6 8-1 6/26/16 HOU D. Fister 13 Orlando 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1-0 5/17/16 BOS K. Uehara 130 Perez 12 2 10 7 5 5 4 3 - 3 1 8 1 4 5 3 4 - - 8-4 6/17/16 DET M. Fulmer 38 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchisetotal:76 Grand Slam: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, seventh inning) -Franchisetotal:119Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (6/26/16 vs. Houston, solo, solo off Doug Fister)3-Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) -Franchisetotal:9Back-to-Back: Last: Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez (4/20/16 vs. Detroit, ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez) 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: Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ Cleveland) - Franchisetotal:91Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchisetotal:96Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) -Franchisetotal:7Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona)Walk-off Home Run: Last: Kendrys Morales (5/15/16 vs. Atlanta, 13th inning, Grilli pitching) -Franchisetotal:67

Opponent:Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning)Grand Slam: Last: George Springer, Houston (6/25/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, off Edinson Volquez, 1st inning)Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning)Back-to-Back: Last: Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa, Houston (6/25/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Chris Young pitching, 2nd inning)Leadoff Game: Last: Eduardo Nunez, Minnesota (5/25/16 @ Target Field, Dillon Gee pitching)Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning)Walk-off Home Run: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, Miguel Almonte pitching, 11th inning)Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks and Carlos Beltran, New York Yankees (5/9/16 @ Yankee Stadium, Chris Young pitching, 3rd 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: Victor Martinez, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy-2, Chien-Ming Wang-1)Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching)

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 1 6/28/16vs.STL Pitchers 31 5/25/16 @ MIN

Butera 8 6/3/16 @ CLE Colon 29 9/20/15 @ DET Cuthbert 5 6/24/16 vs. HOU Dyson 34 5/4/16 vs. WSH Eibner 8 -

Player Streak Last Error Escobar 5 6/25/16 vs. HOU Gordon 11 5/13/16 vs. ATL Hosmer 1 6/28/16 vs. STL Merrifield 5 6/25/16 vs. HOU

Morales 10 9/25/14 @ TOR Orlando 22 6/2/16 @ CLE Perez 8 6/18/16 vs. DET

Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 40 6/28 vs. STL (6th, 3 hits) 3 runs - 22 6/17 vs. DET (7th, 3 hits) 4 runs - 9 6/28 vs. STL (2nd, 6 hits)

5 runs - 6 6/26 vs. HOU (7th, 6 hits) 6 runs - - - 7 runs - 1 5/28 vs. CWS (9th, 6 hits)

Kansas City By the Days Monday 4-5 Tuesday 7-6 Wednesday 6-7 Thursday 2-3 Friday 7-5 Saturday 6-6 Sunday 9-4

Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 2 26 2nd - 12 32 3rd - 12 46 4th - 8 38 5th - 10 33 6th - 9 32 7th - 6 31 8th - 3 26 9th - 6 35

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Thursday, June 30, 20162016 Transactions

Date Player Transaction4/3 RHP-Chien-Ming Wang Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Tim Collins Placed on the 60-day D.L. (UCL injury) OF-Jarrod Dyson Placed on the 15-day D.L. (strained right oblique)4/9 OF-Jarrod Dyson Sent on rehab assignment to Omaha4/19 OF-Jarrod Dyson Returned from rehab assignment and reinstated from 15-day D.L. OF-Reymond Fuentes Optioned to Omaha RHP-Dillon Gee Placed on Paternity Leave List RHP-Miguel Almonte Recalled from Omaha 5/4 OF-Terrance Gore Optioned to Northwest Arkansas 5/6 LHP-Brian Flynn Recalled from Omaha 5/7 3B-Mike Moustakas Placed on 15-day D.L. (left thumb fracture - retro to 5/5) 3B-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha 5/10 LHP-Mike Minor Began rehab assignment with Northwest Arkansas INF-Raul Mondesi Placed on restricted list, began serving 50-game suspension5/12 RHP-Chris Young Placed on 15-day D.L. (right forearm strain - retro to 5/10) RHP-Kris Medlen Placed on 15-day D.L. (right rotator cuff inflammation - retro to 5/11) LHP-Scott Alexander Recalled from Omaha RHP-Peter Moylan Contract selected from Omaha 5/18 RHP-Alec Mills Recalled from Northwest Arkansas, 26th man 3B-Mike Moustakas Sent on rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas LHP-Mike Minor Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha INF-Whit Merrifield Contract selected from Omaha INF-Christian Colon Optioned to Omaha OF-Jose Martinez Designated for assignment RHP-Alec Mills Optioned to Northwest Arkansas, postgame5/20 3B-Mike Moustakas Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from 15-day D.L. INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha5/23 OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 15-day D.L. (scaphoid fracture in right wrist) INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Recalled from Omaha5/26 INF-Mike Moustakas Placed on 15-day D.L. (torn ACL) OF-Brett Eibner Recalled from Omaha

Date Player Transaction5/28 RHP-Chris Young Reinstated from 15-day D.L. LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha5/29 C-Tony Cruz Recalled from Omaha RHP-Peter Moylan Optioned to Omaha6/1 OF-Brett Eibner Placed on 15-day D.L. (left ankle sprain) RHP-Peter Moylan Recalled from Omaha RHP-Dillon Gee Optioned to Omaha OF-Rey Fuentes Recalled from Omaha6/8 INF-Christian Colon Recalled from Omaha C-Tony Cruz Optioned to Omaha6/9 OF-Brett Eibner Began rehab assignment with Omaha6/11 RHP-Dillon Gee Recalled from Omaha LHP-Scott Alexander Optioned to Omaha6/14 LHP-Tyler Olson Claimed off waivers from New York Yankees INF-Mike Moustakas Transferred to 60-day D.L. (ACL tear)6/15 LHP-Brian Flynn Recalled from Omaha INF-Omar Infante Designated for Assignment6/16 OF-Brett Eibner Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from D.L. OF-Rey Fuentes Optioned to Omaha6/18 RHP-Yordano Ventura Began serving an eight-game suspension from MLB6/21 INF-Omar Infante Release waivers requested6/25 OF-Alex Gordon Returned from rehab assignment; reinstated from 15-day D.L. OF-Brett Eibner Optioned to Omaha6/29 OF-Lorenzo Cain Placed on 15-day D.L. (left hamstring strain) OF-Brett Eibner Recalled from Omaha

Royals Ejections

Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play5/4 Eric Hosmer Bucknor/Arguing from dugout6/7 Yordano Ventura Gonzalez/On-field altercation6/10 Dale Sveum Guccione/Arguing check swing

The Lineup CardStarts by Batting Order

1st: Escobar (31-29), Merrifield (10-7)2nd: Cain (7-9), Escobar (8-6), Gordon (4-1), Merrifield (8-7), Moustakas (13-13), Infante (1-0)3rd: Cain (24-20), Hosmer (16-16), Morales (1-0)4th: Cain (7-5), Hosmer (25-20), Morales (8-10), Perez (1-1)5th: Gordon (6-7), Infante (0-1), Morales (23-15), Perez (12-13)6th: Cuthbert (4-1), Fuentes (0-1), Gordon (15-13), Morales (6-6), Orlando (7-7), Perez (8-8)7th: Colon (3-0), Cuthbert (8-11), Eibner (3-0), Fuentes (2-1), Infante (2-8), Orlando (9-7), Perez (14-9)8th: Butera (1-0), Colon (6-6), Cuthbert (8-7), Dyson (4-5), Eibner (4-2), Escobar (2-1), Fuentes (0-2), Infante (15-10), Merrifield (1-0), Orlando (0-3)9th: Butera (6-8), Colon (2-2), Cuthbert (4-2), Dyson (16-13), Eibner (0-1), Fuentes (2-4), Infante (1-0), Merrifield (0-1), Orlando (9-3), Pitchers (1-2)

Starts by PositionP: Duffy (6-3), Gee (2-2), Kennedy (9-6), Medlen (1-5), Ventura (9-6), Volquez (10-7), Young (4-7)C: Butera (7-8), Perez (34-28)1B: Hosmer (40-36), Morales (1-1)2B: Colon (9-6), Infante (19-19), Merrifield (13-11)3B: Colon (2-2), Cuthbert (24-21), Merrifield (2-0), Moustakas (13-13)SS: Escobar (41-36)LF: Dyson (7-5), Eibner (5-3), Fuentes (0-3), Gordon (25-21), Merrifield (4-4)CF: Cain (38-34), Dyson (3-2)RF: Dyson (10-11), Fuentes (4-5), Morales (1-0), Orlando (26-20)DH: Eibner (2-0), Hosmer (1-0), Morales (36-30), Perez (1-3)

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TotalRoyals 44 37 24 45 25 39 29 43 22 2 - 1 3 - - 314Opponents 53 45 28 37 43 44 36 24 17 1 - - - - - 328

Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+Royals 13 7 5 7 4 1 3 - - - 1 - - - -Opponents 8 6 4 3 5 5 1 2 1 - 1 - - - -

Minor League Report

Daily Update

Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA)Pacific Coast League

American Conference, Northern Division(32-44)

The Omaha Storm Chasers resume play against Memphis tonight, opening a four-game home series. Kris Medlen (0-0) will take the mound for the Storm Chasers.

NW Arkansas Naturals (AA)Texas LeagueNorth Division

(33-43)

Northwest Arkansas resumes play tonight in a three-game home series against Midland. Matt Strahm (2-6) will start for the Naturals.

Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced)Carolina League

Northern Division(29-47)

R H E LOBLynchburg (Indians) 5 9 1 9Wilmington 7 7 0 5

WP: Corey Ray (4-2)SV: Derek Gordon (5)HR: Samir Duenez (1)

Samir Duenez hit his first home run in a Blue Rocks uniform to cap a four-run first inning as Wilmington held on for a win. Alfredo Escalera chipped in two hits and an RBI. Corey Ray picked up the win, allowing four runs on six hits in 6.0 innings. The Blue Rocks bullpen combined to allow just one run in three innings of relief.

Lexington Legends (A)South Atlantic League

Southern Division(26-50)

R H E LOBLexington 1 3 6 6West Virginia (Pirates) 5 7 1 10

LP: Scott Blewett (3-8)HR: None

The Lexington offense struggled in the series finale against West Virgina. Ben Johnson went 2-for-4 and was the only Legend to collect multiple hits. Alamani Fukofuka managed to bring home the lone Legend run with a sac fly in the fourth. Scott Blewett picked up the loss after surrendering two West Virigina runs in four hits in his 4.2 inning start.

Idaho Falls Chukars (R)Pioneer LeagueSouth Division

(6-6)

R H E LOBIdaho Falls 1 2 4 6Ogden (Dodgers) 7 9 1 7

LP: Igol Feliz (0-1)HR: None

Idaho Falls was held to just two hits in a loss to Ogden. Colton Frabasilio’s double and an RBI single from Luke Willis produced the only Chukars run. Igol Feliz took the loss, surrendering two earned runs on eight hits in his 6.0 innings, giving up a pair of home runs.

Burlington Royals (R)Appalachian League

East Division(4-3)

R H E LOBBurlington 10 15 1 10Bristol (Pirates) 2 4 1 4

WP: Andre Davis (1-1)HR: Chris DeVito

Chris DeVito hit his third home run of the season with a three-run shot in the fifth inning to jumpstart the Burlington offense. DeVito went 2-for-4 while teammate Emmanuel Rivera went 4-for-5 with a double and a triple. Andre Davis picked up his first win of the season allowing just two runs in 6.0 innings pitched.

Surprise Royals (R)Arizona LeagueWest Division

(4-4)

R H E LOBSurprise Royals 0 3 1 5AZL Indians 7 9 0 9

LP: Ashe Russell (0-1)HR: None

The Royals were blanked on three hits, falling to the Indians for the first time this season. Ashe Russell took the loss, allowing two runs in his 1.0 inning of work. The Royals bullpen also gave up five runs on eight hits.

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Thursday, June 30, 2016Highs and Lows

Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 16 June 18 vs. Detroit 13 Thrice, last: June 25 vs. Houston Most runs, extra-inning game 4 Twice, last: May 15 vs. Atlanta (13 innings) 3 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) Most hits, game 21 June 18 vs. Detroit 16 Twice, last: June 25 vs. Houston Most hits, extra-inning game 14 June 29 @ St. Louis (12 innings) 11 April 10 vs. Minnesota Fewest hits, game 3 Thrice, last: June 5 @ Cleveland 1 April 29 @ Seattle Most runs, inning 7 May 28 vs. Chicago White Sox (9th) 9 June 24 vs. Houston (1st) Most hits, inning 7 April 14 @ Houston (6th) 7 June 24 vs. Houston (1st) Most doubles, game 7 June 18 vs. Detroit 7 June 25 vs. Houston Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 May 15 vs. Atlanta 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most triples, game 1 8 times, last: June 13 vs. Cleveland 2 April 11 @ Houston Most triples, extra-inning game 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota - - Most home runs, game 4 May 10 @ N.Y. Yankees 6 June 16 vs. Detroit - tied KC franchise record Most home runs, extra-inning game 1 Twice, last: May 15 vs. Atlanta 1 Thrice, last: June 29 @ St. Louis Most home runs, inning 2 Thrice, last: June 26 vs. Houston (7th) 3 May 9 @ N.Y. Yankees (3rd) Most extra-base hits, game 7 Twice, last: June 18 vs. Detroit 10 June 25 vs. Houston Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 5 May 15 vs. Atlanta 1 4 times, last: June 29 @ St. Louis Most steals, game 4 April 21 vs. Detroit 3 June 14 vs. Cleveland Most times caught stealing, game 2 June 12 @ Chicago White Sox 2 Twice, last: June 10 @ Chicago Most sacrifice flies, game 2 Twice, last: June 1 vs. Tamap Bay 2 May 4 vs. Washington Most sacrifices, game 2 June 15 vs. Cleveland 1 Several Times Most strikeouts, game 13 April 15 @ Oakland 14 Thrice, last: May 31 vs. Tampa Bay Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 11 May 15 vs. Atlanta 17 May 15 vs. Atlanta Most walks, game 6 Twice, last: May 28 vs. Chicago White Sox 8 Twice, last: April 30 @ Seattle Most walks, extra-inning game 6 June 29 @ St. Louis 4 Twice, last: June 29 @ St. Louis Most left on base, game 13 June 7 @ Baltimore 13 May 31 vs. Tampa Bay Most left on base, extra-inning game 19 June 29 @ St. Louis 12 Twice, last: June 29 @ St. Louis Fewest left on base, game 2 May 18 vs. Boston-1 2 Thrice, last: June 27 vs. St. Louis Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 5 Twice, last: June 19 vs. Detroit 4 June 19 vs. Detroit Most double plays turned 3 5 times, last: June 13 vs. Cleveland 3 5 times, last: May 30 vs. Tampa Bay Most errors, game 3 Thrice, last: June 24 vs. Houston 3 Twice, last: June 29 @ St. Louis

Individual Batting: Most hits, game 5 Perez (May 23 @ Minnesota) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Escobar (May 15 vs. Atlanta) Must runs, game 3 4 times, last: Morales (June 18 vs. Detroit) Most doubles, game 2 7 times, last: Morales (June 18 vs. Detroit) Most triples, game 1 10 times, last: Orlando (June 16 vs. Detroit) Most home runs, game 3 Cain (May 10 @ N.Y. Yankees) Most RBI, game 5 Morales (June 18 vs. Detroit), Cain (May 10 @ N.Y. Yankees), Perez (April 19 vs. Detroit) Most RBI, extra-inning game 2 Escobar (June 29 @ St. Louis); Morales (May 15 vs. Atlanta) Most total bases, game 12 Cain (May 10 @ N.Y. Yankees) Most total bases, extra-inning game 5 Escobar (May 15 vs. Atlanta) Most walks, game 3 Morales (June 17 vs. Detroit), Hosmer (May 13 vs. Atlanta) Most stolen bases, game 2 Escobar (April 29 @ Seattle) and (May 18 vs. Boston-1) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 18 Hosmer (April 10-29)

Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 8.0 Duffy (June 27 vs. St. Louis) Most innings pitched, reliever 5.1 Gee (May 9 @ N.Y. Yankees) Most strikeouts, starter 11 Kennedy (June 26 vs. Houston) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Flynn (June 24 vs. Houston); Young (May 31 vs. Tampa Bay) Most walks, starter 6 Ventura (April 8 vs. Minnesota & April 30 @ Seattle) Most walks, reliever 2 8 times, last: Davis (May 24 @ Minnesota) Most runs allowed 12 Volquez (June 24 vs. Houston) - set franchise record by a starting pitcher Most home runs allowed 5 Young (May 9 @ N.Y. Yankees) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 12.2 Kennedy (April 9-14) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 14.1 Herrera (April 3-May 7) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 5 Wang (May 3-present)

Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 6 May 27-31 Longest winning streak, home 9 May 27-June 15 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 12-15 Longest losing streak, overall 8 June 2-10 Longest losing streak, home 2 June 24-25 Longest losing streak, road 9 May 25-June 10 Longest game-inning, home 13 May 15 vs. Atlanta Longest game-inning, road 12 June 29 @ St. Louis Longest game-time, home 3:40 June 25 vs. Houston Longest game-time, road 3:29 May 23 @ Minnesota Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:16 May 15 vs. Atlanta (13 innings) Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:28 June 29 @ St. Louis (12 innings) Shortest game-time home 2:23 May 18 vs. Boston-1 Shortest game-time road 2:21 June 5 @ Cleveland (3:01 rain delay) Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:23 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Largest crowd-home 40,030 April 3 vs. N.Y. Mets Smallest crowd-home 23,739 May 18-2 vs. Boston Largest crowd-road 44,480 June 29 @ St. Louis Smallest crowd-road 11,131 June 2 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 11 June 18 vs. Detroit (16-5) Largest losing margin 11 May 4 vs. Washington (2-13) Largest deficit overcome to win 6 May 28 vs. Chicago White Sox (trailed 7-1 after 8 1/2, won 8-7) - Largest ninth inning comeback in franchise history Largest lead lost 2 5 times, last: May 25 @ Minnesota (led 5-3 after 3 1/2, lost 7-5)

Disabled List (6) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team RecordLHP-Jason Vargas 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery February 19 April 19 77 41-36LHP-Mike Minor 60-day Recovery from left labrum surgery March 15 May 14 77 41-36LHP-Tim Collins 60-day Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury April 3 June 3 77 41-36RHP-Kris Medlen 15-day Right rotator cuff inflammation May 12 (retro to May 11) May 26 44 25-193B-Mike Moustakas 60-day Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) May 26 (retro to May 23) July 22 31 17-14OF-Lorenzo Cain 15-day Left hamstring strain June 29 July 14 1 1-0

Royals Record When:Lead after six innings: 31-4Lead after seven innings: 32-1Lead after eight innings: 37-1Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 16-7Score first: 31-8Score more than three runs: 33-10Hit home run: 29-18Series opener: 13-1310 or more hits: 28-12

Tied after six innings: 4-1Tied after seven innings: 4-1Tied after eight innings: 1-0Starter works 6.0 IP: 10-4Opponents score first: 10-29Score three runs or less: 7-26Do not homer: 12-17Series finale: 12-14Opponents 10 or more hits: 10-16

Trail after six innings: 6-31Trail after seven innings: 5-34Trail after eight innings: 3-35Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 15-25In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 11/2Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 5/1Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 16/13Errorless games by KC: 24-26

Lorenzo Cain 7 SB to 100

JarrodDyson 6 SB to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-164)

Upcoming MilestonesAlexGordon 4 HBP to tie for 1st on KC all-time list (M. MacFarlane-78) 4 HR to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (J. Mayberry-143) 8 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) 18 RBI to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (J. Mayberry-552)

EricHosmer 11 HR to 100

Ned Yost 34 wins from 1,000 career

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals - Thursday, June 30, 20162016 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 (12-11) 4/3 NYM N W 4-3 1-0 1 - Volquez (1-0) Harvey Davis(1) *40,030 1 40,030 4/5 NYM D L 0-2 1-1 3 -0.5 Syndergaard Young (0-1) Familia *39,782 2 79,812 4/8 Min N W 4-3 2-1 T2 -1.0 Soria(R,1-0) Jepsen Davis(2) 27,166 3 106,978 4/9 Min N W 7-0 3-1 T1 - Kennedy(1-0) Milone - 31,001 4 137,979 4/10 Min D W 4-3 (10) 4-1 1 +0.5 Davis(R,1-0) May - 35,317 5 173,296 4/11 @ Hou N L 2-8 4-2 2 -0.5 McHugh Young (0-2) - 43,332 1 43,332 4/12 @ Hou N W 3-2 5-2 T1 - Medlen (1-0) Fiers Davis(3) 21,027 2 64,359 4/13 @ Hou N W 4-2 6-2 T1 - Hochevar(R,1-0) Giles Soria (1) 24,109 3 88,468 4/14 @ Hou N W 6-2 7-2 T1 - Kennedy(2-0) Fister Davis(4) 21,203 4 109,671 4/15 @ Oak N W 4-2 8-2 T1 - Volquez (2-0) Hill Davis(5) 19,451 5 129,122 4/16 @ Oak D L 3-5 8-3 T1 - Gray Young (0-3) Madson 25,564 6 154,686 4/17 @ Oak D L 2-3 8-4 T1 - Axford Soria(R,1-1) Madson 29,668 7 184,354 4/19 Det N W 8-6 9-4 1 +0.5 Ventura (1-0) Greene Davis(6) 26,889 6 200,185 4/20 Det N L 2-3 9-5 2 -0.5 Zimmerman Kennedy(2-1) Rodriguez 28,928 7 229,113 4/21 Det N W 4-0 10-5 1 +0.5 Volquez (3-0) Pelfrey - 30,763 8 259,876 4/22 Bal N W 4-2 11-5 1 +0.5 Young (1-3) Gallardo Davis(7) 29,546 9 289,422 4/23 Bal N L 3-8 11-6 2 -0.5 Wilson Medlen (1-1) - *39,900 10 329,322 4/24 Bal N W 6-1 12-6 2 -0.5 Ventura (2-0) Wright - 34,748 11 364,070 4/25 @ LAA N L 1-6 12-7 2 -1.5 Richards Kennedy(2-2) - 31,061 8 215,415 4/26 @ LAA N L 4-9 12-8 2 -2.5 Weaver Volquez (1-3) - 34,428 9 249,843 4/27 @ LAA N L 2-4 12-9 2 -3.5 Salas Young (1-4) Smith 35,142 10 284,985 4/29 @ Sea N L 0-1 12-10 T2 -3.0 Hernandez Medlen (1-2) Cishek 38,684 11 323,669 4/30 @ Sea N L 0-6 12-11 3 -4.0 Miley (C) Ventura (2-1) - 43,444 12 367,113

May (17-11) 5/1 @ Sea D W 4-1 13-11 3 -4.0 Kennedy(3-2) Walker Davis(8) 37,053 13 404,166 5/2 Was N L 0-2 13-12 3 -4.5 Gonzalez Volquez (3-2) Papelbon 32,394 12 396,464 5/3 Was N W 7-6 14-12 3 -4.5 Wang(R,1-0) Papelbon - 33,729 13 430,193 5/4 Was D L 2-13 14-13 3 -4.5 Strasburg Medlen (1-3) - *38,610 14 468,803 5/6 @ Cle N L 1-7 14-14 T3 -5.0 Salazar Ventura (2-2) - 13,587 14 417,753 5/7 @ Cle D W 7-0 15-14 T2 -5.0 Kennedy(4-2) Anderson - 17,302 15 435,055 5/8 @ Cle D L 4-5 15-15 3 -6.0 Tomlin Volquez (3-3) Allen 14,463 16 449,518 5/9 @ NYY N L 3-6 15-16 3 -7.0 Yates Young (1-5) - 41,243 17 490,761 5/10 @ NYY N L 7-10 15-17 4 -7.0 Miller Herrera(R,0-1) Chapman 39,128 18 529,889 5/11 @ NYY N W 7-3 16-17 3 -6.0 Ventura (3-2) Pineda - 31,226 19 561,115 5/12 @ NYY N L 3-7 16-18 3 -6.5 Eovaldi Kennedy(4-3) - 35,944 20 597,059 5/13 Atl N W 5-1 17-18 3 -6.5 Volquez (4-3) Teheran - 33,132 15 501,935 5/14 Atl N L 0-5 17-19 3 -6.5 Foltynewicz Gee(0-1) - 36,541 16 538,476 5/15 Atl D W 4-2 (13) 18-19 3 -5.5 Wang(R,2-0) O’Flaherty - 33,861 17 572,337 5/16 Bos N Postponedduetorain—madeupMay18 5/17 Bos N W 8-4 19-19 3 -4.5 Ventura (4-2) Porcello - 25,215 18 597,552 5/18 Bos D W 3-2 20-19 - - Flynn(R,1-0) Wright Davis(9) 33,613 19 631,165 Bos N L 2-5 20-20 3 -4.0 Price Volquez (4-4) Kimbrel 23,739 20 654,904 5/20 @ CWS N W 4-1 21-20 3 -3.5 Gee(1-1) Quintana Davis(10) 24,020 21 621,079 5/21 @ CWS D W 2-1 22-20 3 -2.5 Soria(R,2-1) Gonzalez Davis(11) 27,631 22 648,710 5/22 @ CWS D L 2-3 22-21 3 -3.5 Rodon Ventura (4-3) Robertson 34,526 23 683,236 5/23 @ Min N W 10-4 23-21 3 -3.0 Moylan(R,1-0) Nolasco - 17,886 24 701,122 5/24 @ Min N W 7-4 24-21 3 -2.0 Volquez (5-4) Santana Davis(12) 23,541 25 724,663 5/25 @ Min D L 5-7 24-22 3 -2.0 Duffey Gee(1-2) Jepsen 27,233 26 751,896 5/26 CWS N Postponedduetorain—willbemadeupSeptember19 5/27 CWS N W 7-5 25-22 3 -1.0 Moylan(R,2-0) Albers Davis(13) 28,508 21 683,412 5/28 CWS D W 8-7 26-22 2 -0.5 Wang(R,3-0) Kahnle - 31,598 22 715,010 5/29 CWS D W 5-4 27-22 1 +0.5 Young(R,2-5) Jones Davis(14) 36,624 23 751,634 5/30 TB N W 6-2 28-22 1 +1.5 Herrera(R,1-1) Ramirez - 32,018 24 783,652 5/31 TB N W 10-5 29-22 1 +2.0 Gee(2-2) Smyly Davis(15) 26,006 25 809,668

June (12-14) 6/1 TB N W 6-3 30-22 1 +2.0 Duffy(1-0) Archer Davis(16) 30,554 26 840,212 6/2 @ Cle N L 4-5 30-23 1 +1.5 Hunter Soria(R,2-2) - 11,131 27 763,027 6/3 @ Cle N L 1-6 30-24 1 +0.5 Salazar Volquez (5-5) - 24,753 28 787,780 6/4 @ Cle N L 1-7 30-25 2 -0.5 Tomlin Kennedy(4-4) - 23,258 29 811,038 6/5 @ Cle D L 0-7 30-26 2 -1.5 Kluber Young (2-6) - 16,747 30 827,785 6/6 @ Bal N L 1-4 30-27 2 -2.5 Wright Duffy(1-1) Britton 14,878 31 842,663 6/7 @ Bal N L 1-9 30-28 T2 -2.5 Jimenez Ventura (4-4) - 28,110 32 870,773 6/8 @ Bal N L 0-4 30-29 T2 -2.5 Tillman Volquez (5-6) Brach 19,178 33 889,951 6/10 @ CWS N L 5-7 30-30 T3 -4.0 Sale Kennedy(4-5) Robertson 23,290 34 913,241 6/11 @ CWS D W 4-1 31-30 T2 -3.0 Duffy(2-1) Quintana - 31,183 35 944,424 6/12 @ CWS D W 3-1 32-30 T2 -3.0 Ventura (5-4) Rodon Davis(17) 30,363 36 974,787 6/13 Cle N W 2-1 33-30 2 -2.0 Volquez (6-6) Carrasco Davis(18) 31,269 27 871,481 6/14 Cle N W 3-2 34-30 2 -1.0 Soria(R,3-1) Shaw - 29,293 28 900,774 6/15 Cle N W 9-4 35-30 T1 - Kennedy(5-5) Kluber - 33,546 29 934,320 6/16 Det N L 4-10 35-31 2 -0.5 Verlander Hochevar(R,1-1) - 33,568 30 967,888 6/17 Det N W 10-3 36-31 2 -0.5 Ventura (6-4) Fulmer - 37,746 31 1,005,634 6/18 Det N W 16-5 37-31 2 -0.5 Volquez (7-6) Boyd - *38,480 32 1,044,114 6/19 Det D W 2-1 (13) 38-31 2 -0.5 Wang(R,4-0) Ryan - 34,659 33 1,078,773 6/21 @ NYM N L 1-2 38-32 2 -2.0 Robles Kennedy(5-6) Familia 40,122 37 1,014,909 6/22 @ NYM D L 3-4 38-33 2 -3.0 Syndergaard Soria(R,3-3) Familia 35,185 38 1,050,094 6/24 Hou N L 4-13 38-34 2 -4.0 Keuchel Volquez (7-7) - 36,195 34 1,114,968 6/25 Hou N L 5-13 38-35 2 -5.0 Feliz Young (2-7) - *38,880 35 1,153,848 6/26 Hou D W 6-1 39-35 2 -5.0 Kennedy(6-6) Fister - 36,450 36 1,190,298 6/27 StL N W 6-2 40-35 2 -5.0 Duffy(3-1) Wainwright - 31,355 37 1,221,653 6/28 StL N L 4-8 40-36 2 -6.0 Wacha Ventura (6-5) - 32,909 38 1,254,562 6/29 @ StL N W 3-2 (12) 41-36 2 -6.0 Wang(R,5-0) Maness - 44,840 39 1,094,934 6/30 @ StL N

July (0-0) 7/1 @ Phi N 7/2 @ Phi N 7/3 @ Phi D 7/4 @ Tor N 7/5 @ Tor N 7/6 @ Tor N 7/7 Sea N 7/8 Sea N 7/9 Sea D 7/10 Sea D 7/12 All-StarGameatPETCOParkinSanDiego,CA 7/15 @ Det N 7/16 @ Det N 7/17 @ Det D 7/18 Cle N 7/19 Cle N 7/20 Cle D 7/22 Tex N 7/23 Tex N 7/24 Tex D 7/25 LAA N 7/26 LAA N 7/27 LAA N 7/28 @ Tex N 7/29 @ Tex N 7/30 @ Tex N 7/31 @ Tex D