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Houston Astros (42-17) @ Kansas City Royals (25-32) Kauffman Stadium - Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Game #58 - Home Game #32

Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports)

UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Thursday, June 8 vs. Houston Astros: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (6-1, 2.71) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (2-6, 5.93), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Friday, June 9 @ San Diego Padres: LHP Eric Skoglund (1-1, 4.32) vs. RHP Jhoulys Chacin (4-5, 5.65), 9:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

Saturday, June 10 @ San Diego Padres: RHP Ian Kennedy (0-6, 5.33) vs. TBA, 3:10 p.m. (CDT), FS 1 (HD) & 610 Sports Sunday, June 11 @ San Diego Padres: TBA vs. RHP Dinelson Lamet (2-1, 6.92), 3:40 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

Tonight's game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals' Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart on the call, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight's game is being televised in High Definition on Fox Sports

Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler...the pre and post-game shows are hosted by Joel Goldberg and Royals' Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery.

Royals vs. Astros

DEJA WHAT???--Well the stakes weren't nearly as high, nor the crowd or even the venue, but last night's

Last night's walk-off win evened this series at a game apiece rally from a 4-run eighth inning deficit capped with a ninth inning home run did stir the ghosts from an

and gave the Royals a 3-2 advantage in the season work...KC October afternoon in Houston in 2015...Mike Moustakas capped a furious rally by the Royals with his 15th

trails the all-time regular season action by a 29-31 mark, includ-

ing a 12-17 deficit here in Kauffman Stadium.

Date Site Score

WP

LP

Att.

home run of the year, second career walk-off shot, in staking Kansas City to a 9-7 win and snap Houston's Major League best 11-game winning streak...for the Royals it evened this homestand at 4-4 with two to play

4/7 @ Hou W, 5-1

Vargas

Fiers

30,491 and pulled a club that is still seven games under .500 to within just 5 1/2 games of the top spot in the A.L.

4/8 @ Hou W, 7-3

Duffy

4/9 @ Hou L, 4-5 (12) Devenski

6/5 KC L, 4-7

Fiers

6/6 KC W, 9-7

Minor

Gregerson Strahm Kennedy Giles

35,373 Central...KC trailed by as many as six runs, falling behind 7-1 after four innings, but the bullpen contributed

32,411 21,892

5.1 scoreless frames to allow the offense a chance to peck away, which is exactly what happened...the Royals

20,974 scored a run in the fourth, run in the sixth and then four in the eighth to tie the game, the big blow a 3-run

6/7 KC 6/8 KC

double by Whit Merrifield, who had his MLB best 19-game hitting streak snapped just 24 hours earlier... Moose capped his fifth career 4-hit game with a shot to the seats in right off of Ken Giles.

ROSTER MOVES--The Royals made a pair of moves today recalling left-handed pitcher Scott Alexander from his minor league injury rehab assignment with (AAA) Omaha (right hamstring strain) and activating him from the 10-day disabled list and also recalling infielder Ram?n Torres from the Storm Chasers...to make room on the 25-man roster, Kansas City has optioned right-handed pitcher Kevin McCarthy and outfielder Billy Burns back to Omaha...Alexander had made 10 appearances allowing two earned runs in 14.1 innings with KC before sustaining the injury...he worked five times during his rehab stint, most recently a perfect inning yesterday...Torres, 24, makes his first-ever appearance with the big league club after signing as a 16-year old out of the Dominican Republic in 2009...the versatile switch-hitting infielder has hit .327 in 53 games for Omaha this year (69-for-211) with eight doubles, a triple, five home runs, eight stolen bases and 34 RBI...he will wear #46.

WALK-OFF WONDER--Last night's surprise comeback was capped with Mike Moustakas clubbing his second career walk-off home run, the other occurring on September 5, 2013 vs. Seattle...it was the first by a Royal since Kendrys Morales did it in the 13th inning of a win over Atlanta on May 15, 2016...it was the 68th walk-off home run in team history...as for the Moose shot last night, it was his 15th of the year, good for a tie for eighth in the A.L., while his pace for 2017 is at 43, which would shatter Steve Balboni's 1985 club record of 36.

MIDDLE OF ORDER DOMINATES--Manager Ned Yost made a couple of lineup changes prior to the start of this series, one of which was moving Mike Moustakas from the second spot in the order to the sixth...so far, so good on that move, as Moose has gone 6-for-8 with two doubles and a home run, the one that ended last night's game...the middle third of last night batting order, with Eric Hosmer in the four-hole and Sal Perez batting fifth, combined to go 10-for-14 with six runs scored, four doubles, the home run by Moustakas and four RBI...Hosmer was 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and Perez added three hits, including a double and the 2-out base hit in the ninth that brought Moustakas to the plate for the game ending blast.

ACE 30

REMEMBERING YO--The morning of January 22, 2017 will always be remembered as one of the most tragic days in franchise history when word was received that pitcher Yordano Ventura had his life cut short due to a car accident in his native Dominican Republic...signed as a 17-year old in 2008, the fireballing right-hander compiled a 38-31 during his abbreviated Major League career...among many highlights, "Ace" will be most remembered for blanking the San Francisco Giants over 7.0 innings in Game #6 of the 2014 World Series to force a seventh and deciding game, while pitching with a heavy heart himself due to the untimely passing of his friend Oscar Tavares...to honor the late Ventura, all uniforms in 2017 will be adorned with the ACE 30 patch.

TONIGHT'S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Dallas Keuchel (9-0, 1.67) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (7-3, 2.08)

Dallas Keuchel vs. Royals Jason Vargas vs. Astros

2017

2016

Career 2017

2016

0-0

1-0

3-1

Major League Record

9-0 (1.67 ERA) 13-9

1-0

-

1-2

Major League Record

7-3 (2.08 ERA) 0-0

Career 59-47 74-73

JASON VARGAS makes his 12th start of the season, the 208th of his career and 228th Major League appearance...he's facing Houston for the second time this

season and sixth in his career...the 34-year-old left-hander is in the final season of a four-year contract he signed with Kansas City on November 22, 2013.

SILENCING THE TRIBE--Jason fired his seventh career shutout last Friday night,

blanking the Indians on seven hits in a 4-0 victory here...it marked his first shutout since

DATE

OPPONENT

Jason's 2017 Starts

SCORE

IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT

August 13, 2014, here vs. Oakland, and first by a Royal since Johnny Cueto vs. Detroit on

4/7 at Houston 4/13 Oakland

W, 5-1 W, 3-1

6.0 6 1 1 0 1 6 93-62 2-1 7.2 4 0 0 0 1 8 98-66 3-0

August 10, 2015...Vargas scattered his seven hits and a walk over the first 6.0 innings, but 4/19 San Francisco W, 2-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 0 9 92-61 1-0

was able to escape damage each time, inducing four ground ball double plays...it matched

4/24 at Chicago-AL 5/1 Chicago-AL

L, 1-12 W, 6-1

5.0 7 6.0 5

4 31 1 10

0 3

5 96-60 1-4 1 96-59 4-1

a career-high and marked the most by a KC pitcher since Vin Mazzaro also recorded eight 5/6 Cleveland

ND, 1-3

6.0 4 0 0 0 2 6 92-61 1-0

outs on four groundballs on June 12, 2011 in Anaheim...Vargy finished the contest by

5/11 at Tampa Bay 5/17 New York-AL

W, 6-0 L, 7-11

7.0 3 4.0 7

0 00 6 61

1 2

4 96-63 6-0 4 91-56 0-6

retiring the final 10 hitters in his 103-pitch effort...he completed his work in 2 hours, 19 5/22 at New York-AL L, 2-4 6.0 4 3 3 2 3 6 102-63 2-3

minutes, the quickest KC game of the year.

5/27 at Cleveland 6/2 Cleveland

W, 5-2 W, 4-0

5.2 9 2 2 1 2 2 94-60 4-2 9.0 7 0 0 0 1 3 103-69 4-0

AMONG THE BEST--Vargy's seventh shutout ? all since 2011 ? puts him in premier 2017 Totals

7-3 2.08 69.1 60 17 16 5 16 54 1053-680 64.6%

company as in that span only Clayton Kershaw (14) and Adam Wainwright (eight) have Career Totals

74-73 4.06 1291.0 1302 615 583 155 373 859 -

-

more...his 12 complete games include 11 since the 2011 season, tying him with his mound opponent tonight, Dallas Keuchel, for fifth-most among left-handed hurlers in

that stretch, behind Kershaw (23), Madison Bumgarner (15), David Price and Chris Sale (14).

NO. 1 vs. NO. 2--The top two pitchers in terms of earned run average will match up tonight as Vargas' 2.08 ERA is topped only by Dallas Keuchel's 1.67 mark...

according to Elias Sports Bureau, this is the first time since September 3, 2005 that pitchers ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in ERA have met this late in the season, when

Houston's Roger Clemens (1.51) faced St. Louis' Chris Carpenter (2.29) at Minute Maid Park, a game which the Cardinals won, 4-2.

THE COMEBACK--Vargas made three starts last September, including his first appearance in the Majors since July 21, 2015...according to Jon Roegele's Tommy

John surgery database at The Hardball Times, Vargas' return from Tommy John surgery (409 days) was the fastest by a Major League starting pitcher since Gavin

Floyd (363 days) in 2014...in 14 starts since his return, Vargas is 7-3 with a 2.10 ERA (19 ER in 81.1 IP) and a .227 opponents' avg. (68-for-300).

VS. HOUSTON--Jason earned his first career victory over Houston on April 7, allowing one run on six hits over 6.0 innings in a 5-1 triumph...in five starts against

the `Stros all-time, he's 1-2 with a 6.84 ERA (20 ER in 26.1 IP) with eight walks and 24 strikeouts...three of his outings came during the 2013 season with the Angels...

he's 23-22 with a 3.42 ERA in his career against AL West foes, including a 6-3 mark and a 2.26 ERA (18 ER in 71.2 IP) vs. the division as a Royal.

HOME AGAIN--As tough as Vargas has been on opposing hitters, he's been even better at `The K', going 4-1 with a 1.59 ERA (7 ER in 39.1 IP) here...his home

ERA ranks fourth in the Majors, while his four victories here are tied for third in the AL...dating back to the start of 2015, Jason has just one loss in 12 starts at Kauffman

Vargas vs. Astros

Stadium, going 6-1 with a 2.30 ERA (17 ER in 66.2 IP) with 15 walks and 52 strikeouts...he has a 43-32 home

Player

AVG AB H HR RBI record all-time, posting a 3.51 ERA and .247 opponents' average in 113 outings (104 starts).

Jose Altuve Norichika Aoki Carlos Beltran Alex Bregman Carlos Correa Evan Gattis Marwin Gonzalez Yuli Gurriel Brian McCann Josh Reddick

.417 12 5 1 3 .000 2 0 0 0 .500 12 6 1 4 .333 3 1 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 .500 2 1 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .226 31 7 1 2

Vargas' Last Win: June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (9.0 IP, 4-0 over Josh Tomlin)

Vargas' Last Loss: May 22, 2017 at New York Yankees (6.0 IP, 2-4 to Michael Pineda)

Vargas' Strikeout High: 10; 2x, last: June 26, 2012 vs. Oakland (6.2 IP, 3-2 win over Jim Miller) Vargas' Last Complete Game (12th career) and Last Shutout (7th career):

June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (9.0 IP, 4-0 win over Josh Tomlin)

George Springer

.000 2 0 0 0

Kansas City Royals ? One Royal Way ? Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 ? ? ?Kansas City Royals 2017

Royals Notes - Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals - Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Pitching Notes

Tomorrow's Starter - Jason Hammel = Jason takes the hill for his 12th start of the season, wrapping up this homestand...he's 2-6 with a 5.93 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 57.2 innings this year. = The 34-year-old righty earned his second victory Saturday, working 6.0 strong innings in a 12-5 triumph over Cleveland...he surrendered a pair of home runs in the Indians' three-run second inning, before setting down 15 of the final 17 hitters he faced...it marked his third quality start in his last six outings. = Despite allowing a .295 opponents' average this year, he's held the opposition to a .220 average (11-for-50) with runners in scoring position, good for 13th among qualifying AL pitchers...that includes a .143 average (4-for-28) with RISP over his last three starts. = Hammel is 2-2 with a 3.09 ERA (16 ER in 46.2 IP) in eight career outings (seven starts) vs. Houston...he most recently faced the Astros in 2014 with Oakland. = The right-hander is 2-3 at Kauffman Stadium this season, posting a 5.65 ERA in seven starts here...last season, he went 10-2 at home as a member of the Cubs.

Starters Relievers Totals

G W-L

57 16-22

57

9-10

57 25-32

SV SVO

-

-

12

20

12

20

2017 Pitching Lines

ERA

IP

H

R

ER

HR

4.29 314.1

309 153

150

41

4.55 196.0

192 105

99

22

4.39 510.1

501 258

249

63

BB

SO OPP AVG

115

265

.258

88

179

.257

203

444

.258

Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 125/177 (70.6%)

Saves/Save Opp: 12/20 (60%)

Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 77/28 (36.4%)

Scott Alexander (L)

1st Batter Efficiency: 10/10 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%)

Last Save: n/a

Last Outing:

IP H R ER BB SO

Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 7/1

2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/18 vs. SF

June 6 vs. Nashville (AAA) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

= Scott was returned from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) today...he made five rehab outings with Omaha (AAA),

allowing four runs on eight hits over 5.2 innings, however his last three outings were scoreless...made six-straight scoreless outings with the Royals before the injury.

= Since August 31 of last year, he's posted a 0.89 ERA (2 ER in 20.1 IP), in 18 outings, fourth best in the Major Leagues (min. 20.0 IP).

= Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last season...pitched for KC in parts of the last three seasons...he's held righties to a .209 average (18-for-86) in his career.

Kelvin Herrera

1st Batter Efficiency: 18/23 Saves/Save Opp: 12/14 (85.7%) Last Save: May 30 vs. DET (29th)

Last Outing:

IP H R ER BB SO

Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0

2017 Strikeout High: 2 (7x), last: 5/30 vs. DET

June 5 vs. Houston

1.0 2 3 2 0 0

= Kelvin made his first appearance in six days Monday, working in a non-save situation...he surrendered a three-run homer to Yuli Gurriel, marking the sixth

roundtripper he's allowed in 23.0 innings this season (2.35 HR/9.0 IP)...he gave up six homers last season in 72.0 innings (0.75 HR/9.0 IP).

= He's seventh in the American League with 12 saves, matching his career high total from a year ago...converted 24 of his last 27 save opportunities (88.9%).

= He saved three games vs. Baltimore from May 12-14, becoming the first Royal to save all three games in a series since Joakim Soria from July 5-7, 2010 at Seattle.

Mike Minor (L)

1st Batter Efficiency: 17/24 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%)

Last Save: n/a

Last Outing:

IP H R ER BB SO

Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/6

2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/9 at TB

June 6 vs. Houston (Win) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1

= Mike earned his third victory out of the bullpen this year, working a scoreless ninth ahead of Mike Moustakas' walk-off homer...his three relief wins are tied

for third in the American League, while among AL relievers (min. 25.0 IP), he's eighth in ERA (2.12) and fifth in WHIP (0.91).

= Held left-handed hitters to a .132 average (5-for-38), which ranks fourth in the AL (min. 35 at-bats)...overall, opponents are hitting .192 against him.

= Since April 15, Minor is 3-0 with a 1.46 ERA (4 ER in 24.2 IP), holding opponents to a .176 average (15-for-85), while recording 27 strikeouts...in his first

five outings, he allowed three runs (5.40 ERA)...gave up three extra-base hits in his first 5.0 innings and just four in his last 24.2 innings.

Peter Moylan

1st Batter Efficiency: 21/26 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%)

Last Save: Sept. 9, 2012 at NYM (4th) Last Outing:

IP H R ER BB SO

Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/3

2017 Strikeout High: 2 (3x), last: 5/30 vs. DET June 5 vs. Houston

1.0 1 0 0 0 0

= Peter faced four hitters on Monday, working around a Josh Reddick double to lead off the seventh...he's made five-straight scoreless appearances since

allowing 10 runs over four outings between May 10-21...held right-handed hitters to a .207 average (12-for-58), while lefties are batting .538 against him (9-for-16).

= Moylan remains unbeaten in his last 124 appearances, the second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing Sam Freeman (129)...his last loss came on

September 7, 2011 at Philadelphia (with Atlanta), and he also had a streak of 104 outings without a loss from 2009-10.

Joakim Soria

1st Batter Efficiency: 21/25 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0.0%)

Last Save: April 13, 2016 at HOU (203rd) Last Outing:

IP H R ER BB SO

Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/1

2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/15 vs. LAA

June 5 vs. Houston

0.1 0 0 0 0 0

= Joakim made a one-out appearance Monday, stranding a runner on third by inducing a Carlos Beltran ground out to end the eighth...allowed runs in his

previous two appearances, including four without recording an out on May 29 vs. Detroit...the four runs he was charged with matched a career high.

= His outing snapped a streak of nine-straight scoreless games (9.0 IP)...he's held opponents scoreless in 21 of his 25 appearances this season.

= Soria ranks fourth in club history with 393 appearances and is third with 161 saves...his career 2.81 ERA ranks fourth among active pitchers (min. 500 appearances).

Matt Strahm (L)

1st Batter Efficiency: 11/19 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%)

Last Save: n/a

Last Outing:

IP H R ER BB SO

Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 14/6

2017 Strikeout High: 4 (2x) last: 5/8 at TB June 5 vs. Houston

1.2 1 0 0 0 3

= Matt pitched around a one-out double by Marwin Gonzalez in the sixth inning to record 1.2 scoreless frames Monday night...it marked his fifth-straight

scoreless outing, while he's allowed one run in his last nine appearances (0.90 ERA)...opponents are batting just .083 against him at Kauffman Stadium (3-for-36).

= Strahm fanned three more hitters last night, giving him 23 K's in his last 18.1 innings (11.29 K/9.0 IP)...he didn't record a strikeout in his first four outings.

= He allowed seven runs, four hits and six walks over his first three appearances (1.1 innings), before being optioned to Omaha (AAA) on April 10...since his

recall, he's posted a 1.45 ERA (3 ER in 18.2 IP), a .131 opponents' average (8-for-61) and an 0.91 WHIP.

Travis Wood (L)

1st Batter Efficiency: 8/19 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%)

Last Save: Oct. 4, 2015 at MIL (4th)

Last Outing:

IP H R ER BB SO

Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/5

2017 Strikeout High: 3 on 5/28 @ CLE

June 6 vs. Houston

2.0 2 0 0 0 2

= Travis pitched 2.0 scoreless frames last night, working around one-out singles in the seventh and eighth...he's allowed three runs in his last five outings (7.0

IP), after surrendering 17 earned runs in his first 14.1 innings of the season (10.67 ERA)...made five outings of 2.0 innings or more since May 4.

= Pitched 3.0 innings in relief May 9 at Tampa Bay, his longest outing of the season and longest since May 30 of last year vs. the Dodgers (4.0 innings).

Chris Young

1st Batter Efficiency: 8/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%)

Last Save: Aug. 14, 2016 at MIN (1st) Last Outing:

IP H R ER BB SO

Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/4

2017 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/21 at MIN-2

June 4 vs. Cleveland

2.0 1 1 1 2 1

= Chris worked a pair of innings Sunday, allowing a solo home run to Jason Kipnis in the sixth, before working around two walks in a scoreless seventh.

= He's posted a 3.92 ERA (9 ER in 20.2 IP) as a reliever, compared to a 12.15 ERA in his two starts...while since joining the Royals prior to the 2015 season,

he has a 3.59 ERA (31 ER in 77.2 IP) out of the bullpen and a 5.01 ERA (90 ER in 161.2 IP) as a starting pitcher.

= Young's career .231 opponents' average ranks third among active players (min. 1200.0 IP), trailing only Clayton Kershaw (.205) and Max Scherzer (.230).

Royals vs. Astros 2017

Pitcher

W-L S ERA G IP H ER

W-L

Alexander Hammel Herrera Junis Kennedy Minor Moylan Skoglund Soria Strahm Vargas Wood Young

- -

- - -- -

-

- -

- - -- -

2-2

0-0 0 9.00 3 3.0 3 3

2-1

0-0 0 17.18 1 3.2 9 7

0-0

0-1 0 7.20 1 5.0 6 4

4-1

1-0 0 4.50 2 2.0 2 1

1-1

0-0 0 0.00 3 2.2 0 0

0-1

- -

- - -- -

-

0-0 0 0.00 3 3.1 1 0

1-1

0-1 0 3.86 2 2.1 2 1

0-1

1-0 0 1.50 1 6.0 6 1

1-2

0-0 0 4.91 3 3.2 3 2

3-2

0-0 0 0.00 1 1.1 2 0

4-3

Career

S ERA G IP H ER

-

-

0 3.09

0 3.14

0 17.18

0 1.99

0 4.50

0 5.25

-

-

3 1.42

0 3.86

0 6.84

0 2.26

0 6.49

- 8 46.2 14 14.1 1 3.2 5 31.2 2 2.0 13 12.0 - 19 19.0 2 2.1 5 26.1 14 67.2 9 43.0

- 36 16 7 5 9 7 24 7 2 1 11 7

- 14 3 2 1 36 20 48 17 45 31

Royals Notes - Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals - Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Hitting Notes

Jorge Bonifacio This Series: 2-for-9, run, HR, RBI, BB This Stand: 9-for-31 (.290) 5 runs, 2 2B, HR, RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5)

= Jorge went 0-for-4 with a walk last night, and has now reached safely in 17 of his last 19 games, batting .310/.364/.620 (22-for-71) since May 16.

= His eight home runs through 39 career games are tied for second most by a Royal, trailing Mark Quinn and Jon Nunnally (nine).

= He threw out Norichika Aoki (9-6) trying to stretch a single into a double on Monday, his third outfield assist and second in as many days.

= Bonifacio (pronounced BONE-ee-fah-see-oh) ranks tied for third among American League rookies with eight home runs, all since April 21.

= He and Emilio Bonifacio (2013), are the third set of brothers to play for the Royals, joining George and Ken Brett and Tony Jr. and Francisco Pe?a.

Drew Butera

This Series: Has not played

This Stand: 1-for-7 (.143)

Hit Streak: 0 g (1-3)

= Drew started on Sunday and went 1-for-3, snapping an 0-for-14 skid with a two-out single in the seventh inning, his first hit since May 18 vs. the Yankees.

= He has made 13 starts at catcher this season and has played in 21 games overall...only one of his six HR since the start of 2016 have come here at home.

= Set career highs in 2016 in doubles (10), home runs (four), batting average (.285), on-base (.328) and slugging (.480), making 34 starts behind the plate.

Lorenzo Cain

This Series: 0-for-9

This Stand: 8-for-33 (.242), 5 runs, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-9)

= Lorenzo went 0-for-5 last night and is 0-for-his-last-9 after hitting .333/.368/.500 (12-for-26) in his previous nine games.

= Cain is a lifetime .304 (34-for-112) hitter in the regular season vs. Houston...he's batting .294/.368/.588 (5-for-17) with two doubles and a HR vs. Dallas Keuchel.

= Ranked second in the Majors last season with a .371 average (33-for-89) vs. left-handed pitching, but he's just 8-for-56 (.143) vs. lefties this season.

= He's reached safely in 26 of 31 home games this season, batting .310/.362/.457 (36-for-116) at home, with 12 of his 15 extra-base hits and 10 of his 14 RBI.

= Ranks fourth in the AL with 12 steals (none in his last 15 games) and has been successful in his last 16 attempts over a 51-game stretch since Aug. 26, 2016.

Cheslor Cuthbert This Series: 1-for-4, run, RBI

This Stand: 3-for-9 (.333), 2 runs, 2B, 3 RBI

Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4)

= Cheslor had an RBI single in Kansas City's four-run eighth inning last night, and scored on Whit Merrifield's game-tying, bases-clearing double.

= Cuthbert is batting .286 (8-for-28) with six RBI in his last 10 games (five starts) after starting 5-for-42 (.119) with one RBI through 15 games (12 starts).

= He hit .320 (39-for-122) vs. left-handed pitchers last season, but is just 6-for-32 (.188) this season...12 of his 17 starts have come vs. left-handed pitchers.

= He's batting .375/.375/.833 (9-for-24) lifetime vs. Houston with two doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI in just eight games, including going 5-for-9 (.556)

lifetime vs. Dallas Keuchel with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI, including a solo HR on April 8 in Houston.

Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-8, RBI, SB

This Stand: 7-for-34 (.206), 3 runs, 3 RBI, SB

Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6)

= Esky went 0-for-4 last night and is 1-for-17 in his last four games, after hitting .353 (6-for-17) over his first four games on the homestand.

= He had a bunt RBI single in the fourth inning on Monday, his first bunt hit of the season (he's tied for first in the AL with four sacrifice bunts)...he also stole

second base in the fourth, his first since Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Oakland, snapping a career-long 73-game streak without a stolen base.

= He was charged with his third error in 251 chances on Monday, but still ranks third among Major League shortstops with a .988 fielding percentage.

= Alcides has made 228 consecutive starts dating back to Sept. 26, 2015, the longest active streak in the Majors according to Elias and is the longest in franchise

history, surpassing Paul Schaal's record of 212 straight starts from April 6, 1971-June 15, 1972...last night was his 1,00th game since joining the Royals prior to

2011, second most in the Majors during that stretch, trailing Robinson Cano (1,002)...he's the 11th to play in 1,000 games with the Royals.

= He homered off Dallas Keuchel here last June 24 vs. Houston, snapping a streak of 455 at-bats without a home run, which was the third-longest active streak

in the Majors among non-pitchers, according to Elias...he enters tonight homerless in his last 255 at-bats, the fourth-longest active streak in the Majors.

Alex Gordon

This Series: 2-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB This Stand: 5-for-25 (.200), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7)

= Alex hit a solo home run in the third inning last night, his first since Sept. 25, 2016 at Detroit, snapping a streak of 192 at-bats without a HR, the longest

drought of his career...it was also his second extra-base hits in as many games (doubled on Monday) after recording none in his previous 24 games (since May 3).

= Gordon struck out swinging to end the sixth inning last night, his first strikeout since May 26, snapping a streak of 36 plate appearances without one, which

was tied with Ben Revere and Daniel Robertson for the longest active streak in the Majors among non-pitchers, according to Elias.

= He's a career .318/.387/.458 (34-for-107) hitter vs. Houston in the regular season and has reached safely in his last 12 regular season games vs. the Astros.

= He ranks third in the American League with seven hit-by-pitches...his 82 career HBP are a franchise record and rank 13th among active players.

= He threw out Jose Ramirez (7-6-2) at home plate on Sunday, his fifth outfield assist of the season, tied for third most in the Majors...his 79 career outfield

assists are most in the Majors since the start of 2010 and are four more than second place Gerardo Parra (75).

Eric Hosmer

This Series: 5-for-9, 3 runs, 3 2B

This Stand: 13-for-34 (.382), 7 runs, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI Hit Streak: 9 g (15-38)

= Eric matched a season high with three hits last night--including two doubles--extending his hitting streak to nine games, in which he's batting .395 (15-for-38).

= Hosmer has a 38-game on-base streak at home, the longest streak by a Royal since Carlos Beltran reached safely in a club-record tying 44 straight home

games from 2001-02 (also, Amos Otis from 1978-79)...he's batting .333/.403/.491 (38-for-114) at home this season with 17 RBI in 31 games.

= He has reached safely in 51 of 57 games, tied for most in the American League and only one behind the Major League leaders (Goldschmidt and Arenado).

= After batting .185 (12-for-65) through his first 17 games, Eric is hitting a Major League best .370 (57-for-154) in 40 games since April 23.

= He's batting .374/.412/.505 (40-for-107) in 30 career regular season games vs. Houston, including a 15-game hitting streak dating back to May 28, 2014.

= He's 5-for-13 (.385) in the regular season vs. Dallas Keuchel and is batting .290 (20-for-69) vs. left-handed pitching this season.

= He has five go-ahead RBI this season, including two on this homestand...his 67 go-ahead RBI since the start of 2015 rank sixth the Majors, trailing Albert

Pujols (75), Matt Kemp (73), Nolan Arenado (72), Bryce Harper (70) and Paul Goldschmidt (68).

Whit Merrifield This Series: 2-for-10, 2 2B, 3 RBI

This Stand: 12-for-30 (.400), 4 runs, 5 2B, 3B, HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (2-5)

= Whit had a pair of doubles last night, including a game-tying, bases-clearing hit in the eighth inning, his first career game-tying or go-ahead hit in the eighth

inning or later...he's tied for second in the AL with a .382 average (29-for-76) in his last 21 games since May 13, including a 19-game hitting streak from May 13-

June 4, which is the longest streak in the Majors this season and was the longest by a Royal since Alex Gordon hit in 19 straight in 2011.

= He's a career .360 (41-for-114) hitter vs. left-handed pitchers, including .378 (14-for-37) this season...he's 2-for-3 with a walk vs. Dallas Keuchel.

= He struck out with one out in the ninth inning on Monday, his first since May 27, snapping a streak of 29 straight plate appearances without a strikeout.

= Merrifield has six home runs in 147 Major League at-bats this season (24.5 AB/HR), after hitting just two homers in 311 at-bats in 2016 (155.5 AB/HR).

=He had a homer, triple and double on May 29 vs. Detroit, becoming the first Royal to fall a single shy of the cycle since Billy Butler on Aug. 9, 2012 at Baltimore.

Brandon Moss

This Series: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI

This Stand: 2-for-13 (.154), run, BB

Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4)

= Moss put the Royals on the board with a two-out RBI single in the fourth inning on Monday, just his second run-scoring hit that wasn't a home run and

first since an RBI single on April 30 vs. Minnesota...he has eight RBI in his last 15 games, after recording just seven RBI through his first 24 games.

= He has hit five HR in his last 52 at-bats (10.4 AB/HR), but none in his last 24...he hit just four HR in his first 81 at-bats (20.3 AB/HR).

= He's homered in three of his last seven games vs. the Astros, including a go-ahead solo shot with two outs in the ninth on April 9 in Houston.

= Brandon has nine home runs and 24 RBI in 40 career games at Kauffman Stadium, including two HR and five RBI in the 2014 Wild Card Game with Oakland.

= His 111 HR since 2013 are sixth most among active left-handed batters, trailing Chris Davis, Anthony Rizzo, Jay Bruce, Bryce Harper and Robinson Cano.

Mike Moustakas This Series: 6-for-8, 3 runs, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB This Stand: 11-for-27 (.407), 6 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB Hit Streak: 6 g (11-24)

= Moose hit a walk-off home run last night, the second walk-off HR of his career (also, Sept. 5, 2013 vs. Seattle) and the first by a Royal since May 15, 2016 vs.

Atlanta (Kendrys Morales)...he also matched a career high with four hits (fifth time), extending his hitting streak to six games, in which he's batting .458 (11-for-24).

= Moustakas has reached safely in seven of his last nine appearances over the last two games, including a walk, three singles, two doubles and a walk-off HR.

= He's tied for eighth in the AL with 15 HR in 204 at-bats (13.6 AB/HR), just seven shy of his career high of 22 HR, done in 549 at-bats (25.0 AB/HR) in 2015.

= His 15 HR are third most by a Royal through the team's first 57 games, trailing Jermaine Dye (18 HR in 2000) and Gary Gaetti (16 HR in 1995).

= He has 38 home runs in his last 162 games dating back to June 23, 2015...the Royals record for HR in a single season is 36, done by Steve Balboni in 1985.

= He has 96 career HR, including 95 as a third baseman, second most in Royals history trailing only George Brett, who hit 198 of his 317 HR as a third baseman.

Salvador Perez This Series: 4-for-8, 2 runs, 2B, RBI

This Stand: 7-for-29 (.241), 5 runs, 2 2B, 3 RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (4-8)

= Salvy went 3-for-4 with an RBI double last night--his third three-hit game of the season--snapping a 5-for-40 (.125) skid...he still hasn't homered in his last

14 games since matching a club record with three HR in a doubleheader on May 21 at Minnesota, tying Bill Pecota's three-HR doubleheader in 1989 at Yankee Stadium.

= He caught George Springer to end the second inning on Monday and nabbed Marwin Gonzalez at third base on a strike-'em-out, throw-'em-out double play to

end the sixth...his two runners caught stealing matched his total from his previous 17 games and upped his total since 2013 to 108, second most in the Majors.

= He has 98 career home runs, including 93 as a catcher, matching Mike Macfarlane's club record...his 50 HR as a catcher since 2015 are most in the Majors.

= Perez homered in all three games in Houston from April 7-9 after also homering in Minnesota on April 6...his four-game HR streak tied for the second-longest in

Royals history, trailing only Mike Sweeney's five-game HR streak from June 25-29, 2002...he has six HR and 16 RBI in 25 career regular season games vs. the Astros.

= A four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner and a four-time All-Star, Perez has started 578 games behind the plate since 2013, most in the Majors.

Ram?n Torres

This Series: Has not played

This Stand: Has not played

Hit Streak: n/a

= Ram?n was recalled from Omaha (AAA) prior to tonight's game for his first stint in the Majors...he hit .327 (69-for-211) with five homers, 34 RBI and eight stolen

bases with the Storm Chasers, making 19 starts at second base and 32 starts at shortstop...went 9-for-30 (.300) with a home run with the Royals in Spring Training.

= Torres hit .421 (16-for-38) with eight RBI in his last nine games with Omaha...his five HR already matched a career high, done in 2014 and `15.

= He earned Carolina League (A) All-Star honors in 2015 and was named a "Rising Star" in the Arizona Fall League that year.

= He was signed by Kansas City as a non-drafted free agent in 2009, and was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2015.

Royals Notes - Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals - Wednesday, June 7, 2017

This & That

THE LAND OF HOZ--Eric Hosmer has collected five hits in the first two games of this series, highlighted by a 3-hit effort last night that featured a pair of doubles... he is riding a 9-game hitting streak in which he's batting .395 (15-for-38) with seven runs, six doubles, a home run, five RBI and a .632 slugging pct....he could very easily be in the midst of an 11-game hitting streak, but after picking up two hits on May 26 in Cleveland, he was limited to one at bat the following afternoon as Bill Welke and Hoz didn't see eye-to-eye on a first inning strikeout and he was tossed...after opening 2017 with a .185 average through April 22, Hosmer has raised his season mark 130 points to .315 entering tonight...in 40 games since the early-season slide, the three-time Rawlings Gold Glover has batted .370 (57-for-154) with a .413 on-base percentage and a .545 slugging percentage...Hoz's three hits last night extended his on-base streak here in Kauffman Stadium to 38 straight, the longest on-base streak at "The K" since Carlos Beltran reached safely in 44 straight (2001-02), preceded by Amos Otis in 1978-79.

PEREZ STILL HOLDING ALL-STAR LEAD--Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez is making his bid for a fifth consecutive trip to the All-Star Game as he continues to lead all A.L. catchers after two ballot announcements with 692,867 votes, nearly 150,000 more votes than second place Wellington Castillo of Baltimore...a threetime starter in the Midsummer Classic, Perez is coming off the 2016 contest when he received the most votes, with 4,965,838, becoming the first Royal to lead the Major League balloting since George Brett in 1981.

TWO TO GO ON EXTENDED STAY--Last night's win evened this homestand at 4-4 with a pair against the Astros remaining...KC lost two of three from Detroit to open the stay, despite holding leads in each contest, then took two of three from last year's A.L. champion Cleveland Indians over the weekend and then has split the first two of this 4-game series...overall, the Kansas City is 16-15 in "The K" this year, coming off of a 2016 season in which KC was 47-34 at home.

HUGE HIT BY WHIT--A night after an 0-for-5 disintegrated Whit Merrifield's MLB best 19-game hitting streak, the second baseman rebounded with a pair of knocks last night, none bigger than the bases clearing 2-out double in the eighth that turned a 7-4 deficit into a tie game...his 19-gamer passed earlier 17-game streaks by Mike Trout and Jean Segura, which were tops in the Majors prior Whit's stretch...Merrifield's streak tied the longest by a Royal since Alex Gordon's 19-game streak in April, 2011 as the most recent streak of such magnitude...Whit, who enters tonight hitting .299 on the year, is still batting .382 (29-for-76) with five doubles, a triple, three homers, 12 RBI, 10 runs and five walks in his last 21 games.

INTERLEAGUE LIES AHEAD--Kansas City will end this homestand tomorrow night and depart for the left coast where nine games await, the first five of which will be against N.L. West competition as Interleague play resumes for the Royals...the first stop will be San Diego for a 3-game weekend series commencing on Friday night, then after a day off on Monday, the Royals will pay their first visit to AT&T Park in San Francisco since the 2014 World Series...the trip will conclude with a 4-game stop in Anaheim as work in the A.L. resumes...KC has played only two Interleague games to this point in 2017, splitting a pair with the Giants in April here at "The K"...the Royals, Tigers and Giants are the only clubs to have played just two Interleague games to this point.

KC'S SECRET WEAPON--Replay specialist Bill Duplissea came up big again on Friday night as the replay challenge of Lorenzo Cain's initial out call at first base was favored Kansas City and broke the scoreless deadlock in the sixth inning...Duper has returned to the top of the standings based on information released last night, as he's hitting at a 79% success rate (11-for-14), while the Twins are next at 78% (7-for-9)...Dupe closed 2016 as the best in baseball at his craft with a 69.2% success rate, making good of 27 of 39 challenges, with the Mets next at 67.7% (21-for-31).

BACK TO ERRORLESS WAYS--The Royals snapped a quick 2-game stretch in which they had committed an error, matching their longest streak of the year, with errorless defensive play last night...Kansas City has been guilty of a Major League low 19 errors on the season, three fewer than runner-up Minnesota.

3-2 START TO JUNE--The Royals have opened the third month of 2017 with a 3-2 mark after winning the first two games against Cleveland before dropping the finale and then splitting the first two of this set with Houston...Kansas City is 9-18 within the Central, going 0-8 in April, then improving to 7-9 in May...Kansas City will not play another A.L. Central foe until traveling Detroit on June 27-29...the Royals are 7-8 against the A.L. West, with this series starting a stretch in which eight of 13 games are being played against that division...this series and a 4-game stop in Anaheim on June 15-18 are sandwiched around KC's next Interleague experience, which will consist of a 3-game stop in San Diego this weekend and 2-game set in San Francisco.

AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his seventh full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he enters tonight eight games under .500 with the Royals at 574-582 during the regular season, the win total shattering Whitey Herzog's previous team mark of 410 wins (197579)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is seventh among active managers is games (2,115) and wins (1,031)...his postseason record of 22-9 represents a .710 winning pct., which is tops among all managers who have been at the helm for at least 20 postseason games...he's also 2-0 in managing the American League All-Star team, winning in both Cincinnati (`15) and San Diego (`16), the last two times the home field advantage was determined by the All-Star outcome...this is his 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).

Player

Bonifacio Butera Cain Cuthbert Escobar Gordon Hosmer Merrifield Moss Moustakas Perez Torres

vs. Astros (2017)

vs. Astros (career)

At Home (career)

AVG AB H HR RBI

.222 9 2 1 1 .000 3 0 0 0 .095 21 2 0 1 .333 9 3 1 2 .211 19 4 0 1 .350 20 7 1 5 .348 23 8 1 2 .200 10 2 0 3 .182 11 2 1 2 .556 18 10 2 4 .364 22 8 3 4

- -- - -

AVG AB H HR RBI

.222 9 2 .235 17 4 .304 112 34 .375 24 9 .233 189 44 .318 107 34 .374 107 40 .273 22 6 .215 209 45 .247 85 21 .237 97 23

- --

1 1 0 0 2 13 3 10 1 13 2 8 1 10 0 3 7 34 4 8 6 17 - -

AVG AB H

.257 70 18 .201 483 97 .298 1182 352 .278 302 84 .262 2147 563 .263 2364 622 .280 1748 490 .290 262 76 .229 1400 321 .255 1268 323 .275 1302 358

- --

HR RBI

2 4 3 35 24 160 5 41 16 187 76 309 47 254 6 35 60 196 42 166 41 188 - -

Keuchel (career)

AVG AB

- .250 8 .294 17 .556 9 .316 19 .100 10 .385 13 .667 3 .333 18 .000 4 .111 18

- -

H HR RBI

-- 20 0 51 2 52 6 61 1 10 0 50 0 20 0 60 3 00 0 20 0 -- -

McCullers, Jr. (career)

AVG AB

- - .000 6 - .333 3 .333 6 .333 3 - .000 3 .333 6 .333 6 - -

H HR RBI

-- -- 00 0 -- 10 0 20 0 10 0 -- 00 0 21 1 22 2 -- -

Starting Pitchers Breakdown

Total KC Avg. Runs Team

Pitcher

GS Runs Per Start Record

Danny Duffy

11

35

3.2

5-6

Jason Hammel

11

38

3.5

2-9

Jakob Junis

2

15

7.5

2-0

Nate Karns

8

31

3.9

4-4

Ian Kennedy

10

28

2.8

2-8

Eric Skoglund

2

1

0.5

1-1

Jason Vargas

11

42

3.8

7-4

Chris Young

2

16

8.0

2-0

Totals

57

206

3.6

25-32

Quality Starts

8 4 0 3 3 1 8 0

27

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters)

Pitcher Duffy Hammel Junis Karns Kennedy Skoglund Vargas Young T otal

Starts CS/ATT Pct. ERA

ER/IP

Butera 3-1 0-1 1-1 1-3 0-1 1-0 6-7

Butera 13 0/7 0.0 4.70

67/128.1

Perez 2-5 2-8 2-0 3-3 1-5 1-0 7-4 1-0 19-25

Perez 44 8/35 22.9 4.30

184/385.0

Totals 5-6 2-9 2-0 4-4 2-8 1-1 7-4 2-0 25-32

Totals 57 8/42 19.0 4.39

242/501.1

Team

Pitcher Pickoffs: -

Pickoff & CS:

5 (Last: 5/30 vs. DET)

Player LHP-Brian Flynn RHP-Nate Karns LHP-Danny Duffy OF-Paulo Orlando

D.L. Type 60-day 10-day 10-day 60-day

Injury stable lumbar vertebral fracture right extensor strain/nerve irritation right oblique strain left tibia fracture

Disabled List (4)

Dates on D.L. February 15 May 24 (retro to May 21) May 30 (retro to May 29) June 1

Eligible for reinstatement April 16 May 31 June 8 July 31

Games Missed Team Record

57

25-32

12

6-6

7

4-3

5

3-2

Royals Notes - Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals - Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Players

Total

Bonifacio

8

Butera

2

Cain

3

Cuthbert

1

Escobar

-

Gordon

1

Hosmer

5

Merrifield

6

Moss

9

Moustakas

15

Perez

11

Torres

-

vs. LHP

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 -

vs. RHP

7 1 2 1 4 5 8 12 9 -

Pinch-Hit: Grand Slam: Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: 2-Homer Game: 3-Homer Game: Back-to-Back: Back-to-Back-to-Back: Three Home Runs, One Inning: Four Home Runs, One Inning: Leadoff Game: Inside-the-Park: Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Home Run by Pitcher: Walk-off Home Run:

@ Home

2 1 2 1 3 4 4 6 3 -

2017 Royals Home Runs

onRunners On

Road

0 123

6

4 4--

1

2 ---

1

2 1--

1

1 ---

-

- ---

-

1 ---

2

1 4--

2

6 ---

5

7 11-

9

10 3 2 -

8

6 5--

-

- ---

Outs 01 2 21 5 2- -2 1 1- -- -1 11 3 22 2 43 2 67 2 63 2 -- -

Tied Game

1 3 1 -

Gave Direction TeamLast Home Run

AB's

Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record

Date Opp.

Pitcher Since

3

61 - -1

3-5

6/5/17 HOU

J. Hoyt 5

-

11- --

2-0 5/14/17 BAL

M. Givens 17

-

3- - --

2-1

6/3/17 CLE

N. Goody 14

-

-1- --

1-0

4/8/17 @ HOU

D. Keuchel 62

-

- - - --

-

9/22/16 @ CLE S. Clevinger 255

-

- -1--

1-0

6/6/17 HOU

D. Paulino 2

2

1 2 1 1-

3-2 5/29/17 DET F. Rodriguez 30

3

31 - -2

2-4 5/30/17 DET

D. Norris 29

4

- - 1 44

5-3 5/26/17 @ CLE M. Clevinger 24

6

- - - 69

10-5 6/6/17 HOU

K. Giles 0

4

56- --

5-5 5/21/17 @ MIN-2

A. Mejia 53

-

- - - --

-

-

-

- -

Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last:

Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Alex Gordon (8/18/16 vs. Minnesota, fourth inning) - Franchise total: 122 Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) Salvador Perez (5/21/17 @ Minnesota-2, 2-run, solo off Adalberto Mejia) - twice in 2017 Lorenzo Cain (5/10/16 @ N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Jorge Bonifacio and Brandon Moss (5/21/17 at Minnesota (Game 1), fourth inning off Phil Hughes) - thrice in 2017 Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning) Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning) Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning) Alex Gordon (9/14/15 @ Cleveland) - Franchise total: 91 Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Kendrys Morales (7/2/16 @ Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona) Mike Moustakas (6/6/17 vs. Houston, ninth inning, Ken Giles pitching) - Franchise total: 68

Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Grand Slam: Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Back-to-Back: Leadoff Game: Inside-the-Park: Walk-off Home Run: Three Home Runs, One Inning: Four Home Runs, One Inning: Three Home Runs, One Player: Both Sides of the Plate in One Game:

Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last: Last:

Kennys Vargas, Minnesota (5/19/17 @ Target Field, off Kelvin Herrera, 9th inning) Colby Rasmus, Tampa Bay (5/10/17 @ Tropicana Field off Peter Moylan, 8th inning) Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Logan Morrison and Rickie Weeks, Jr., Tampa Bay (5/10/17 @ Tropicana Field, Jason Hammel pitching, 3rd inning) George Springer, Houston (4/9/17 @ Minute Maid Park, Nate Karns pitching) Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay (7/8/15 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Mitch Moreland, Texas (7/30/16 @ Globe Life Park, Brad Pounders pitching, 9th inning) Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto (7/5/16 @ Rogers Centre, Chris Young pitching, 3rd inning) Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Brian Dozier, Minnesota (9/5/16 @ Target Field, Ian Kennedy-2, Brooks Pounders-1) Victor Martienz, Detroit (6/16/16 @ Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching)

Players

2

Bonifacio

12

Butera

2

Cain

11

Cuthbert

3

Escobar

7

Gordon

3

Hosmer

12

Merrifield

9

Moss

3

Moustakas

10

Perez

10

Torres

-

Multi-Hit Games

3 4 5 6+ Total 2

- - - - 12

5

1- - - 3

2

3 - - - 14

-

-- - - 3

2

1- - - 8

1

-- - - 3

2

6 - - - 18

4

1 - - - 10

3

1- - - 4

2

1 1 - - 12

4

3 - - - 13

6

-- - - -

-

2017 Single-Game Bests

Multi-RBI Games

3 4 5 6+ Total Tying

--- - 5

1

--- - 2

1

1-- - 1

1

--- - 2

-

--- - 1

1

--- - 2

3

--- - 4

1

1-- - 4

1

1-- - 3

-

21- - 7

5

1-- - 7

1

--- - -

-

RBI Go-Ahead

5 5 1 2 1 5 4 4 9 8 -

2-out 8 2 2 5 3 5 9 9 5 7 8 -

Hitting Streaks

Hits

5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+)

Infield Bunt

2

-

-

0 g 7 g (5/16-23)

1

-

-

-

-

1 g

-

-

-

4

-

-

0 g

5 g (4x)

8

-

-

-

-

1 g 3 g (5/11-19)

-

-

-

-

-

0 g

4 g 2x)

5

1

1

-

-

2 g 5 g (5/16-24)

6

1

5

-

-

9 g 10 g (4/25-5/6)

5

1

2

1

1

1 g 19 g (5/13-6/4)

7

2

1

-

-

1 g 5 g (5/12-21)

1

-

5

1

-

6 g 11 g (4/12-25)

2

-

3

-

-

2 g 9 g (5/5-13)

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

The Last Time...

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 @ 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 @ 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 @ Seattle (1-0 and 6-0)

Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: July 5-7, 2004 @ Minnesota (9-0, 4-0, 12-0)

10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, 1992 @ Cleveland (10.0)

10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter:

Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game):

Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined):

May 30, 2017 vs. Detroit, 1-0 Skoglund (6.1), Moylan (0.2), Minor (1.0), Herrera (1.0)

Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-ElartonBerroa-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 Stadium

Royal Five-Hit Game: Salvador Perez, May 23, 2016 @ Minnesota (5-for-5)

Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 @ Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7)

Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Kendrys Morales, August 28, 2016 @ Boston (6th)

Royals Five-RBI Game: Kendrys Morales, September 6, 2016 @ Minnesota

Royals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. Baltimore

Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, 2015 @ Cleveland

Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, 2015 @ Baltimore

Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels

Opponent 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 Stadium

Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, 2005 @ Arizona

Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia

Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, 2016 @ Philadelphia

Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Lorenzo Cain (3), June 20, 2015 vs. Boston

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 steal Royals 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: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, 2017 at Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win:

June 6, 2017 vs. Houston (9-7 in 9 innings) (Twice in 2017) Royals Bat Around: June 3, 2017 vs. Cleveland (7th inning, 5 runs) (5 times in 2017) Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: May 12-14, 2017 vs. Baltimore Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 15-17, 2016 @ Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 24-26, 2017 @ Chicago White Sox Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, 2017 @ Texas

Lineup Production

Batting Order -

1st

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2nd

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3rd

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4th

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5th

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6th

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7th

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8th

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9th

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HR RBI 2 17 14 32 7 19 5 27 11 27 8 22 6 17 6 14 4 17

Kansas City By the Days

Monday

2-6

Tuesday

4-4

Wednesday

2-7

Thursday

3-3

Friday

6-3

Saturday

5-2

Sunday

3-7

Player ROYALS Pitchers Bonifacio Butera Cain Cuthbert Escobar

Streak 1 31 31 25 15 16 1

Errorless Streaks

Last Error 6/5/17 vs. HOU 5/3/17 vs. CWS 4/28/17 vs. MIN 9/23/16 @ DET 5/21/17 @ MIN-1 4/21/17 @ TEX 6/5/17 vs. HOU

Player Gordon

Hosmer Merrifield Moss Moustakas Perez Torres

Multi-Run Innings for Royals

# of runs # times last time

2 runs - 32 6/6 vs. Houston (9th, 2 hits)

3 runs - 12 5/31 vs. Detroit (1st, 4 hits)

4 runs - 1 6/6 vs. Houston (8th, 4 hits)

5 runs - 3 6/3 vs. Cleveland (7th, 5 hits)

6 runs - 2 6/3 vs. Cleveland (5th, 5 hits)

7 runs - -

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Streak 66 96 2 25 13 9 -

Last Error 9/14/16 vs. OAK 8/14/16 @ MIN 6/4/17 vs. CLE 9/6/16 @ PIT 5/18/17 vs. NYY 5/24/17 @ NYY n/a

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