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Kansas City RoyalsOFFICIAL GAME NOTES

Kansas City Royals (12-8) @ Los Angeles Angels (10-11) Angel Stadium of Anaheim - Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Game #21 - Road Game #10FOX Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports)

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PITCHING PROBABLESThursday, April 28: Off day in Seattle

Friday, April 29 @ Seattle Mariners: RHP Kris Medlen (1-1, 6.00) vs. Felix Hernandez (1-2, 1.80), 9:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 SportsSaturday, April 30 @ Seattle Mariners: RHP Yordano Ventura (2-0, 2.35) vs. Wade Miley (1-2, 7.04), 9:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

Sunday, May 1 @ Seattle Mariners: RHP Ian Kennedy (2-2, 2.77) vs. Taijuan Walker (2-0, 1.44), 3:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 SportsMonday, May 2 vs. Washington Nationals: TBA vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (3-1, 3.64), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 SportsTuesday, May 3 vs. Washington Nationals: TBA vs. RHP Chris Young (1-3+ tonight), 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

Wednesday, May 4 vs. Washington Nationals: TBA vs. RHP Kris Medlen (1-1+ tomorrow), 1:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 SportsTonight’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Ryan Lefebvre and Steve Stewart, while Don

Free controls the dials...tonight’s contest is being televised by FOX Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler on the call...the pre and postgame shows, Royals Live, are hosted by Joel Goldberg, who is joined by Royals’ Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery.

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Chris Young (1-3, 6.41) vs. RHP Nick Tropeano (1-0, 1.69)

BIG FIFTH SPOILS VOLKY’S NIGHT--Twice the Royals captured leads last night in hopes of evening this series, but the hosts erupted for a five-run fifth inning and wound up 9-4 winners to take the first two games of this series...it marks the first time Kansas City has lost two straight to the Halos here in Angel Stadium since a four-game slide back in 2010...KC plated single tallies in the first and second innings, but LA scored three in the second to take its first lead...the Royals rebounded for two more in the fourth for a 4-3 advantage, but the Halos put the ground ball single to great use until former Royal, Johnny Giavotella clobbered his first home run of the year, a three-run shot that capped the five-run frame...as for starter Edinson Volquez, the eight runs allowed were one shy of his career high, while it marked his first career 12-hit appearance...offensively, the Royals collected a season high seven extra base hits, highlighted by the seventh homer of the year for Mike Moustakas gave KC an early 1-0 lead...the consecutive setbacks here match the longest losing streak of the young season.

THE LAND OF HOZ--First baseman Eric Hosmer extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a fifth inning single last night, matching his career best streak originally established in 2014...it’s the longest active streak in the Majors, four games better than Yasmany Tomas of Arizona...Hoz has batted .333 (21-for-63) during this current streak, including an OPS of .887...he’s had only three hitless games thus far in ‘16, occurring on consecutive dates on April 5-9, but walked in each of those contests...he has also reached base a career-best 28 consecutive games dating back to September 27 of last year, the longest active streak in the American League and longest by a Royal since Billy Butler reached in 32 in a row in 2013.

MOOSE PLAYING LONG BALL--Third baseman Mike Moustakas opened the scoring last night with his seventh home run of the year, matching Jose Guillen from 2010 for the seventh best month of April with the long ball...for the record, Jermaine Dye holds the team mark with 11 in April of 2000...Moustakas, who set a career high with 22 blasts last year, didn’t record his seventh home run until June 24 in the 69th game of the year.

EXTENDED ROAD WORK UNDERWAY--The Royals are off to an 0-2 start on this extended stretch of road games, a span that has Kansas City playing 13 of 16 games away from Kauffman Stadium...the Royals will head to Seattle from here with an off day tomorrow before facing the Mariners in a three-game set that commences on Friday night...the Royals will return home for just a three-game series against the A.L. East leading Washington Nationals that runs from next Monday to Wednesday, then hit the road again for another weeklong journey through Cleveland (3) and New York (4)...once this 13 of 16 stretch ends, KC will host 13 of its next 19 contests at “The K.”

MARINERS NEXT--This road trip will conclude with a three-game stop in the Emerald City, as the Royals and Mariners will play after each club takes tomorrow off...Kansas City was 4-2 vs. the M’s last year, going 2-1 in each venue...the Royals hold a 221-205 advantage in the all-time series, but trail in Seattle by a 100-109 margin, including a 26-40 mark since the 1999 move to Safeco Field...a reminder that Saturday’s game has been changed to a 7:10 p.m. (local) start due to traffic issues expected with the Seattle Sounders also playing at home across the street earlier in the afternoon...the Royals/Mariners matchup will still be heard on 610 Sports and the Royals Radio Network and shown on FOX Sports Kansas City, with first pitch now slated for 9:10 (Kansas City time).

Royals vs. Angels The Royals look to salvage the final game of this visit after losing two straight to the Halos here in Anaheim for the first time since dropping four in a row here during the 2010 season...the Royals trail the all-time series by a 279-286 margin, but actually possess a 148-139 edge in Angel Stadium of Anaheim.Date Site Score WP LP Att.4/25 @ Ana L, 1-6 Richards Kennedy 31,0614/26 @ Ana L, 4-9 Weaver Volquez 34,4284/27 @ Ana7/25 KC7/26 KC7/27 KC

2015 2014 Career 2016 2015 CareerChris Young vs. Angels 0-0 1-0 4-3 Major League Record 1-3 (6.41 ERA) 11-6 77-61Nick Tropeano vs. Royals First career outing Major League Record 1-0 (1.69 ERA) 3-2 5-5

CHRIS YOUNG makes his fifth start of the season, the 211th start of his career and 228th overall outing...he takes on the Angels for the 12th time, making his 11th start...the 35-year-old right-hander signed a two-year contract to return to KC on December 8, after helping the Royals win a World Series title in 2015. IN THE WIN COLUMN--Chris earned his first victory of the season last Friday in Kauffman Stadium, fanning 10 en route to a 4-2 win over Baltimore...it was his sixth career game with double-digit strikeouts, but first in nearly eight years when as a Padre he fanned 10 Giants on April 24, 2008...as for Friday, he allowed just four hits and two runs in his 6.0 innings, firing 95 pitches...C.Y. retired 11 of the first 13 hitters he faced, before Mark Trumbo doubled and J.J. Hardy singled with two outs in the fourth...the only other blemish on his night was a solo homer by Manny Machado to lead-off the sixth inning...Young struck out Chris Davis and Trumbo to end the sixth and become the fifth Royals pitcher (sixth time) to record 10 strikeouts or more on less than 100 pitches and first since Yordano Ventura did it last year at Target Field on October 3. THE C.Y. WE KNOW--After allowing 17 hits and 10 runs in his previous two outings, C.Y. returned to form last Friday, giving up just four hits in his 6.0 innings against the Orioles...last season, Young was tops among A.L. pitchers that worked at least 100.0 innings, holding the opposition to a .202 batting average (91-for-451), while his 6.64 hits per 9.0 innings was also the lowest among that group...among active hurlers that have thrown at least 1,000 career frames, his .225 opponents’ average is second-lowest, behind only Clayton Kershaw (.206), while his 7.53 hits per 9.0 innings are also second to Kershaw (6.68). VS. ANGELS--Young makes his 12th appearance and 11th start all-time against L.A., entering tonight at 4-3 with a 5.29 ERA in those outings...his lone appearance as a Royal vs. the Angels was a 2.0-inning relief stint here on April 12 last season, a game KC won 9-2...his last decision vs. the Halos was May 26, 2014, in Safeco Field, when he and the Mariners were 5-1 victors, as Young worked 6.1 innings allowing just a run on two hits...C.Y. is making his eighth appearance at this park and is 1-2 with a 5.64 ERA here. AGAINST THE WEST--Chris is making his third start against an A.L. West foe, looking for his first victory...last season, he faced his former division just twice, posting a 1.13 ERA and a .167 opponents batting average, while earning a 3-2 win at Oakland on June 27. ON THE ROAD--C.Y. looks to bounce back from consecutive road losses to open the 2016 season in his third start away from ‘The K’...last season, he went 5-2 and recorded a 2.52 ERA (18 ER in 64.1 IP) on the road, holding the opposition to a .189 batting average in their home parks...it was the second-lowest away average by an A.L. pitcher, trailing only Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco (.179)...Young is 37-30 with a 4.14 ERA in 123 career outings, including 111 starts on the road.

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

Chris’ Last Loss:April 16, 2016 at Oakland (4.0 IP, 3-5 to Sonny Gray)

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. AngelsPlayer AVG. AB H HR RBIKole Calhoun 1.000 4 4 1 1C.J. Cron .000 3 0 0 0Yunel Escobar .600 5 3 0 1Craig Gentry .250 4 1 0 1Johnny Giavotella .000 4 0 0 0Albert Pujols .235 17 4 1 2Andrelton Simmons .667 3 2 0 0Geovany Soto .444 9 4 2 6Mike Trout .167 6 1 1 1

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 4-22016 Totals 1-3 6.41 19.2 24 14 14 4 8 20 378-243 64.2%Career Totals 77-61 3.74 1198.2 1003 529 498 155 453 966 - -

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels - Wednesday, April 27, 2016Pitching Notes

Royals vs. Angels 2016 Career

Davis - - - - - - -Duffy 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0Gee - - - - - - -Herrera - - - - - - -Hochevar - - - - - - -Kennedy 0-1 0 7.50 1 6.0 7 5Medlen - - - - - - -Soria 0-0 0 4.50 2 2.0 3 1Ventura - - - - - - -Volquez 0-1 0 14.40 1 5.0 12 8Wang 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 0 0Young - - - - - - -

Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 2-1 1 3.86 15 35.0 35 15 1-1 0 4.15 3 13.0 14 6 0-0 0 6.35 1 5.2 6 4 2-0 0 2.63 12 13.2 15 4 1-5 1 6.35 10 5.2 6 4 0-3 0 6.35 4 17.0 22 12 - - - - - - - 2-1 10 2.81 27 25.2 18 8 1-1 0 3.24 3 16.2 16 6 1-3 0 10.71 6 19.1 41 23 1-2 0 3.32 5 21.2 24 8 4-3 0 5.29 11 51.0 58 30

Fridays’s Starter - Kris Medlen=Kris will make his fourth start this season to open a three-game series in Seattle...it will be Medlen’s first outing at Safeco Field.=He took the loss last Saturday vs. Baltimore, matching a career-high in runs allowed (seven) and tying for the third-shortest start of his career (3.2 IP)…left with a 5-2 deficit with two on and two outs in the fourth inning.=Went unbeaten (5-0) in nine road appearances (four starts) last season with a 1.20 ERA (4 ER in 30.0 IP)…hasn’t lost on the road since August 23, 2013 at St. Louis (with Atlanta)…for his career, is 24-9 (.727) with a 3.23 ERA on the road.=Since the 2012 All-Star break, his .674 winning percentage (31-15) ranks ninth in the Majors (min. 300 IP)…since his debut in 2009, his career 3.13 ERAranks 13th in the Majors (min. 500 IP), ahead of David Price (3.16), Jordan Zimmermann (3.25) and Cole Hamels (3.26).

2016 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 20 9-7 - - 3.97 113.1 107 51 50 11 52 102 .248 Relievers 20 3-1 8 11 2.59 62.2 51 19 18 5 26 65 .221 Totals 20 12-8 8 11 3.48 176.0 158 70 68 16 78 167 .238Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 41/57 (71.9%) Saves/Save Opp: 8/11 (72.7%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 24/5 (20.8%)

Wade Davis1st Batter Efficiency: 6/8 Saves/Save Opp: 7/7 (100%) Last Save: April 22, 2016 vs. BAL (27th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2016 Strikeout High: 2 (3x) last, April 12 at HOU April 22 vs. BAL (save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 =Davis recorded a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Friday to record his seventh save, tied for third in the Majors behind Kenley Jansen (nine) and David Robertson (eight). =Has retired 12 of his last 13 batters faced and has allowed only one hit in 28 plate appearances this season. =Had five saves and one win through the team’s first 10 games, becoming the second pitcher since 1969 to do so, joining Javy Guerra (Dodgers) in 2012. =He’s converted 96.0 percent (24-for-25) of save opportunities since the start of 2015, best in MLB during that time (min. 25 opportunities). = Led Major League relievers with a 0.94 ERA in 2015, the lowest mark by a reliever in franchise history, topping previous record he set in 2014 (1.00).

Danny Duffy (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 8/10 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 20, 2015 at DET (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2016 Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last April 19 vs. DET April 26 at LAA 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 =Duffy worked around a leadoff walk to Mike Trout last night to record a scoreless sixth inning…threw 25 pitches, more than double his pitch total (12) in his previous two outings (2.0 IP) combined…needed only six pitches in 1.0 IP on Sunday vs. Baltimore and Thursday vs. Detroit, becoming the first Royals pitcher to record consecutive 1.0-IP outings on six pitches or less since Roberto Hernandez from June 27-29, 2002, and the first pitcher (any team) to accomplish the feat since Brad Ziegler from April 20-23, 2012 for Arizona. =Has held left-handed batters to a .233 average (27-for-116) and .293 slugging pct. since the start of last season…hasn’t allowed an extra-base hit to a left-handed batter since September 11, 2015 (Chris Davis double)...recorded a 2.33 ERA (7 ER in 27.0 IP) with 33 strikeouts in 21 career relief appearances.

Dillon Gee1st Batter Efficiency: 2/3 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/2 2016 Strikeout High: 5 on April 23 vs. BAL April 23 vs. BAL 4.1 3 0 0 0 5 =Gee recorded 4.1 scoreless innings in relief of Kris Medlen on Saturday vs. Baltimore, setting a career high for innings pitched as a reliever…became first Royals pitcher to record at least 4.1 scoreless innings in relief since Yohan Pino (4.2 scoreless on April 18, 2015 vs. Oakland)…was his first outing since April 16 at Oakland…spent two days on paternity list from April 19-20. = Started 2015 with the Mets, but missed a month with a right groin strain and was designated for assignment on June 15…recorded 3.86 ERA (13 ER in 30.1 IP) in five starts before the injury…finished season at Triple-A Las Vegas, where he went 8-3 with a 4.58 ERA in 14 starts.

Kelvin Herrera1st Batter Efficiency: 7/11 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. MIN (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/2 2016 Strikeout High: 2 (5x) last, April 21 vs. DET April 24 vs. BAL 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 =Herrera pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday vs. Baltimore, his 11th straight scoreless outing to start the season…has a 0.58 ERA (2 ER in 31.0 IP) with 42 strikeouts and eight walks in his last 30 appearances (including postseason) dating back to September 17, 2015. =Made 11 appearances during the 2015 postseason, going 1-0 with a 0.66 ERA (1 ER in 13.2 IP) and a 7.3 SO/BB ratio…his 22 strikeouts marked second-highest total in a single postseason, trailing the Angels’ Francisco Rodriguez (28 in 2002). =Had streak of 105.1 innings without a home run allowed snapped on May, 2015, ending second-longest such streak in club history (Wade Davis, 125.2 IP).

Luke Hochevar1st Batter Efficiency: 7/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Aug. 11, 2015 vs. DET (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/1 2016 Strikeout High: 2 (2x), last April 13 at HOU April 22 vs. BAL 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 =Hochevar pitched around a leadoff single to record a scoreless seventh inning on Friday vs. Baltimore on a season-high 23 pitches…was the fourth time in nine appearances that he started an inning…is tied for second in the Majors with 11 inherited runners behind Arizona’s Andrew Chafin (12). =Returned to the Majors last season after missing all of 2014 due to Tommy John surgery…made 49 regular season appearances in 2015, going 1-1 with a 3.73 ERA (21 ER in 50.2 IP), 16 walks and 49 strikeouts…made nine scoreless relief appearances during the 2015 postseason, earning a pair of wins.

Joakim Soria1st Batter Efficiency: 8/11 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (0%) Last Save: April 13 at HOU (203) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2016 Strikeout High: 3 on April 8 vs. MIN April 26 at LAA 1.0 2 1 0 2 0 = Soria yielded an unearned run in the seventh inning last night…he allowed four of the six batters he faced to reach (walk, double, single, walk)…recorded his sixth career caught stealing (Giavotella, third base), and first since September 22, 2014 with Detroit…is tied with Kelvin Herrera for most appearances on the team (11). = Last night was his 309th appearance as a Royal, tying him with Greg Holland for seventh in club history…is one appearance shy of tying Larry Gura (310) for sixth and three shy of tying Dennis Leonard (312) for fifth. =He recorded a 1-2-3 ninth inning in Houston on April 13, his first save in a Royals uniform since September 11, 2011 at Seattle. =On April 8 vs. Minnesota, he earned his first win in a Royals uniform since July 23, 2011, a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay. = Is in his ninth Major League season, including six with the Royals from 2007-12…ranks third in club history in saves (161).

Chien-Ming Wang1st Batter Efficiency: 3/6 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: 2/0 2016 Strikeout High: 3 on April 11 at HOU April 26 at LAA 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 =Wang recorded a scoreless eighth inning here last night on a season-low eight pitches…was the first time in his career (142 appearances, 126 starts) that he pitched on consecutive days (also, a 12-pitch scoreless eighth inning here on Monday). =On April 11 at Houston, tied a career high with three strikeouts in relief (also May 31, 2009 at Cleveland with New York-AL). =Made his first Major League appearance on April 9 vs. Minnesota since August 24, 2013 (with Toronto), becoming the first Taiwanese-born player to appear in a game in Royals history…Royals are his seventh organization since the start of 2013, including time with the Yankees (2013), Toronto (2013), Cincinnati (2014), White Sox (2014), Atlanta (2015) and Seattle (2015).

Hitting NotesRoyals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels - Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Drew Butera This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 2-for-4, run, 2 2B, RBI Hit Streak: 2 g (3-6) =Drew hasn’t played in the series, after making his second start of the season Sunday, going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles against the O’s...it marked his second game with two doubles in his career, also doing it on August 3, 2014 vs. the Cubs...acquired last May 7 from these Angels for infielder Ryan Jackson. =He’s thrown out 33 percent of would-be basestealers in his career, while he threw out 36.4 pct (4-of-11) in 2015. =Appeared in his first three postseason games in 2015, which included working a 10-pitch walk in the eighth inning of Game #4 of the ALDS in Houston as KC erased a four-run deficit to stave off elimination...caught the final inning of the World Series after Salvador Perez was lifted for a pinch-runner in the top of the 12th.Lorenzo Cain This Series: 1-for-8 Last Stand: 4-for-22 (.182), 2 runs, RBI, SB, 2 BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Lorenzo singled in the third inning last night, going 1-for-4...he’s struggled over the last 10 games, batting just .162 (6-for-37) with no-extra base hits. =He led the American League in 2015, hitting .372 (67-for-180) with two outs, which was the third highest in franchise history. =He finished third in A.L. MVP voting last season, the highest a Royals player has finished since George Brett was also third in 1985...ranked fifth in the A.L. in average (.307), tied for fifth in runs scored (101), and second in stolen bases (28)...reached base in a club-record 20-straight postseason games dating back to 2014.Christian Colon This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-6) = Christian hasn’t played yet in the series, after going 1-for-3 with a walk and a double in his fourth start of the year Sunday...he’s a career .307 hitter (23-for-75) with five doubles, a triple and eight RBI in 32 road games...also recorded a .429 OBP when leading off an inning. = Colon has been a versatile player throughout his career, making starts at second base (18), third base (11) and shortstop (14). =Collected the go-ahead RBI single in the 12th inning in the fifth and deciding game of the World Series last year...it was his only at-bat of the 2015 Postseason.Jarrod Dyson This Series: 2-for-8, 2 2B, 2 RBI Last Stand: 7-for-19 (.368), 2 runs, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB, sac Hit Streak: 1 g (2-4) = Jarrod collected two doubles and two RBI last night..it marked his fourth career game with two doubles and first since last October 2 at Minnesota...it was also his first multi-RBI game since last September 6 vs. the White Sox...hitting .307 (7-for-23) against these Angels with four stolen bases vs. the Angels since 2014. = Missed the first 12 games of the season and the majority of Spring Training after suffering a right oblique strain on May 2...he’s 9-for-27 (.333) since coming back. =Dice recorded his second outfield assist Monday night, throwing out Kole Calhoun at third base...last season he matched a career high with eight. =He has 148 career steals, which are ninth in club history, two behind Tom Goodwin (150) for eighth...since 2013, his 98 thefts are eighth-most in the Majors. = Played in six postseason games in 2015, collecting three stolen bases...scored the go-ahead run in the 12th inning of Game #5 of the World Series.Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-8, BB Last Stand: 5-for-23 (.217), 3 runs, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, sf, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-13) = Esky went hitless last night and is in the midst of an 0-for-13 slide...he’s struggled over his last nine games, going 6-for-35 (.171). =He’s tied for the A.L. lead with two triples, while his four stolen bases are also tied for sixth in the league...collected 48 RBI as a leadoff hitter since the start of 2015, which are tied for sixth-most in the Junior Circuit...over the last two-plus years, including postseason, the Royals are 115-67 (.632) with him leading off. = Played in 801 games since the start of 2011, which are fourth-most in the Majors in that span...ranks second among shortstops, trailing Alexei Ramirez (807). = Tabbed an All-Star for the first time as well as co-winner of the Joe Burke Special Achievement Award in 2015. =Named MVP of the A.L. Championship Series, hitting .478 in the series...led off each of the first four games of the ALCS with a hit, setting an MLB record.Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-7, run, 2B, BB Last Stand: 5-for-18 (.278), 6 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) =Alex led off the fourth inning with a double to left-center and scored the tying run...he’s recorded all three of his doubles on the road this season. = He is close to moving up on several KC career lists, needing 5 RBI to tie Joe Randa for eighth (533) and 13 doubles to match Billy Butler for sixth (276). = Gordon also struck out three times last night and is fourth in the A.L., having been fanned 26 times this season. = Threw out Jose Iglesias at third base Thursday night for his 68th career outfield assist...since he became a full-time outfielder in 2011, his 68 assists are tops in Major League Baseball, 11 ahead of the next closest player, Gerardo Parra (57)...a four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner (2011-14). = Gordo signed a four-year contract to remain with the Royals on January 6 of this year...selected to his third straight All-Star Game in 2015, but did not participate due to injury...hit a game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning off Jeurys Familia in Game #1 of the World Series.Terrance Gore This Series: Has not played Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: n/a = Terrance hasn’t played since April 17 in Oakland, pinch-running for Salvador Perez in the ninth inning...recorded his first steal of the year against the A’s...he also scored the winning run on April 10 vs. Minnesota, coming in on a Trevor May wild pitch in the 10th. =Among players with fewer than six plate appearances, his nine career thefts are the second-most in MLB history, behind Herb Washington (31 steals, 0 PA). = Spent a majority of the 2015 season with Northwest Arkansas (AA), batting .284 with 39 stolen bases to rank second in the Texas League.Eric Hosmer This Series: 2-for-7, run, BB Last Stand: 7-for-22 (.318), 2 runs, 2 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 16 g (21-63) = Eric recorded one-out single in the fifth inning last night, extending his hit streak to 16 games...his streak is tied for the longest in the Majors this season (Manny Machado) and tied for the longest of his career (June 30-July 20, 2014)...a hit tonight would give him the longest streak by a Royal since Salvador Perez (17) in 2012. = During the streak, Hoz has hit .333 (21-for-63) with four doubles, a triple and two homers...however, it includes just four multi-hit games. = Eric has also reached base in 28 consecutive games (since September 27, 2015), the longest by a Royal since Billy Butler reached in 32-straight in 2013. =He’s tied for eighth in the league, hitting .351 (13-for-37) in road games this year...he’s also tied for eighth in the A.L., hitting .339 against right-handed pitching. = Earned his third-straight Rawlings Gold Glove in 2015, becoming the first A.L. first baseman to win three straight Gold Gloves since Rafael Palmeiro (1997-99)...set a Royals postseason record with 17 RBI in 16 playoff games, finishing four shy of the Major League record...scored 10 runs in postseason play.Omar Infante This Series: 2-for-6, run, 2B, RBI, BB Last Stand: 3-for-19 (.158), 2 runs, 2 2B Hit Streak: 3 g (3-10) =Omar reached base three times last night, collecting an RBI double in the fourth inning and drawing a pair of walks...tied for seventh in the A.L. with his seven doubles...he’s also batting .333 (10-for-30) with a .394 on-base percentage in road games this season. = Last night marked his first game with multiple walks since last May 1 vs. Detroit...he had just nine walks in 455 plate appearances (one every 55.6 PA) in 2015. = Infante struggled offensively for much of 2015, but tied for 10th in the American League with seven triples...recorded a career-best seven RBI in Cleveland on September 17...since joining the Royals in 2014, Omar has five games with four RBI or more, while in his previous 10 big league seasons, he also had five. =He missed the final two weeks of the 2015 regular season and the entire postseason after suffering a left oblique strain on September 18 in Detroit.Kendrys Morales This Series: 1-for-7, 2B, BB Last Stand: 6-for-22 (.273), 3 runs, 2B, RBI, BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) =Kendrys drew a walk in the eighth inning last night, but went hitless in his other three at-bats. =He’s struggled against right-handed pitching, batting .172 (10-for-58), compared to .467 (7-for-15) vs. lefties...also batting .304 (7-for-23) with two outs, but has just one RBI...set a Royals franchise record with 53 two-out RBI in 2015, which were second-most in the Majors, behind Colorado’s Nolan Arenado (59). =A former Angel (2006-12), Morales hit .414 (12-for-29) against his former team last season, with two doubles, a homer and four RBI...he’s a career .294 hitter (266-for-904) at this park with 56 doubles and 43 homers for a .501 slugging percentage in Anaheim. = Enjoyed a fantastic first season in KC, earning a Louisville Slugger ‘Silver Slugger’ Award...he was also named the Edgar Martinez Award recipient as the league’s Most Outstanding DH...became the third Royals player to enjoy a multi-homer game in the postseason, doing it in Game #1 of the ALDS against Houston.Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-5, run, HR, RBI, 2 BB Last Stand: 9-for-24 (.375), 3 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) =Mike blasted his seventh home run of the season in the first inning last night, tying him with Josh Donaldson, Colby Rasmus and Robinson Cano for the league-lead...he’s hit 18 home runs since August 20 of last year, which are third-most in the American League in that span. =Moose also ranks fourth in the A.L. in slugging percentage (.613), total bases (46) and is tied for fourth in extra-base hits (12). =He went 8-for-24 (.333) with three doubles, a homer and four RBI against the Angels last season...hit a go-ahead blast in the 11th inning in Game #1 of the 2014 A.L. Division Series here...while his first career roundtripper also came at this ballpark, on June 11, 2011 in his second big league contest. = Enjoyed a breakout 2015 season, being selected an All-Star for the first time in his career and a co-recipient of the Joe Burke Special Achievement Award...recorded 43 multi-hit games last season after collecting a combined 45 in 2013 and 2014...got off to a fast start, batting .356 (32-for-90) with three homers in April.Paulo Orlando This Series: Has not played Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Paulo hasn’t played since starting in right field on April 17 in Oakland...he’s made six starts in right field this season...collected three hits on April 10 vs. Minnesota, marking his third career three-hit game...went 3-for-7 (.429) with a two-run homer vs. the O’s last season. = Last season, he collected five triples in his first seven games, becoming the first player to do this since at least 1901...he recorded 14 of his 27 RBI in the seventh inning or later, while he slugged .462 after the sixth...collected two hits in Game #4 of the ALCS, becoming the third Royals rookie to accomplish that.Salvador Perez This Series: 3-for-8, run, 2 2B, RBI Last Stand: 6-for-18 (.333), 3 runs, 2 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 3 g (4-12) = Salvy collected a pair of doubles last night, going 2-for-4 with a run scored...it marked his eighth career game with multiple doubles and first since last September 13 at Baltimore...he’s collected 11 extra-base hits this year, which are tied for sixth in the A.L., and tops among MLB catchers...also ranks seventh in slugging (.585). = Perez is also tied for second in the Junior Circuit with 10 two-out RBI, one behind Houston’s Colby Rasmus (11)...his .423 batting average (11-for-26) with two down is third in the American League, while six of his 11 extra-base hits (three doubles, three homers) have come with two down. = Gunned down C.J. Cron at third base last night for his league-leading seventh baserunner caught stealing...his total is also tied for the MLB lead with Milwaukee’s Jonathan Lucroy...since 2013, Sal has thrown out 77 would-be basestealers, which are second-most in that span, behind only Russell Martin (84). =Coming off a fantastic year where he was selected to his third-straight All-Star Game, earning the starting nod behind the plate...also won his third-straight Rawlings Gold Glove...became the first catcher since Pat Borders (1992) to be named MVP of the World Series...hit .364 (8-for-22) in the 2015 Fall Classic.

This & ThatRoyals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels - Wednesday, April 27, 2016

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW--Since there will be no game or game notes tomorrow in Seattle, we’d like to take this opportunity to wish Happy Birthday to newcomer Dillon Gee, who will turn the big 3-0 while the club is in the air heading for the great northwest tonight...he will celebrate his 30th birthday tomorrow with such luminaires as actress Penelope Cruz (42), talk show host Jay Leno (66), Jacksonville Jaguars QB Blake Bortles (24), fellow baseballer David Freese (33) and Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin (52).

MUST SEE TV--As the first month of the 2016 season nears an end the Royals and FSKC have picked up where they left off in 2015 as the highest ranking team in Major League Baseball in local-market television with a 13.8 household rating (124,000 households) in the Kansas City market, according to Nielsen Research...that is a 15% increase over the same number of telecasts (16) a year ago, when Royals’ games were averaging 12.1 en route to a Major League best 12.3 at season’s end, which was the highest local-market figure since Seattle in 2002...last Friday’s game vs. Baltimore earned the second-best rating ever for a Royals’ game on FSKC, a 17.2., beating Kansas City’s eight over-the-air stations combined in prime time (16.7)...in fact, of the 16 games carried by FSKC to this point, 15 were the highest-rated program that day in KC...Royals’ telecasts are pulling a 14.4 household rating in prime-time (126,000 homes), easily outdistancing all other Kansas City stations with KCTV (Channel 5) next in line with a 5.8 (58,000 homes)

ROAD WORK--Last night’s loss dropped the Royals to 4-5 away from home to open 2016...dating back to the start of 2013, Kansas City still leads the American League in road wins with 137, trailing only the Dodgers for the big league top spot as L.A. has landed 139 victories away from home...KC’s .544 winning pct. since the start of ‘13 tops the big leagues, ahead of L.A.’s .543 mark...the Royals finished second in the A.L. last year with 44 wins away from Kauffman Stadium...in 2015, Kansas City’s 3.79 ERA away from “The K” was second in the league to Cleveland’s 3.39 mark, while the Royals batted .259 on the road, good for a third place tie with Tampa Bay...as for October, KC went 1-1 in Houston during the ALDS, 1-2 in Toronto and then 2-1 at Citi Field to closeout the World Series crown.

DAVIS AMONG CLOSER ELITE--Wade Davis hasn’t worked since recording a rescue last Friday night at home against the Orioles, his seventh in as many tries which are good for a tie for second in the A.L. with former teammate Ryan Madson (Oakland) behind David Robertson’s eight (Chicago)...Davis, who became the full-time closer after Greg Holland went down with an elbow injury in the second half of 2015, has made good on 24 of his last 25 regular season save situations for a 96.0% success which tops the Majors in that span, just ahead of the Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen (95.7%) ...Davis was also 4-for-4 in last October’s run to the title, tossing 10.2 scoreless innings over the three series.

NATIONALS THE ONLY VISITOR FOR NEXT STAY--The Royals will return to Interleague play for their very abbreviated homestand that begins Monday and ends Wednesday afternoon when the Washington Nationals invade Kauffman Stadium...the series will feature 7:15 starts on Monday and Tuesday, then a 1:15 finale that will also be FOX 4’s “School Day at The K”...Kansas City is 3-9 all-time vs. the Montreal/Washington franchise, including a 2-4 mark in Kauffman Stadium...these clubs last met in 2013, when the Royals dropped two of three at home to the Nats...Kansas City opened the 2016 season against the National League, splitting a pair of games at home against the New York Mets, last year’s World Series opponent...dating back to the start of the 2014 season, the Royals have the best overall Interleague record in the Majors at 29-13, which are three more wins than the Detroit Tigers, who stand in second in that span.

TOUGH AT HOME--The Royals have gone 8-3 through a pair of stays in Kauffman Stadium to open 2016...dating back to last October, Kansas City has won 15 of its last 18 games contested in “The K”...the Royals are coming off a 51-30 home mark last season, the third best home win total in the American League...last year’s total matched the 1975 Royals for fifth most at home in team history...dating back to the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City has the second most home wins in the American League with 145, trailing only the Orioles (150).

RECORD SETTING SKIPPER--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his sixth full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he is currently three games over .500 for the Kansas City portion of his managerial career at 480-476, easily outdistancing Whitey Herzog’s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...his 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 (1,916) and sixth in wins (937)...his 1,916 games skippered rank 62nd all-time and are just two shy of Bill Virdon, who managed the Pirates, Yankees, Astros and Expos and sits in the 61st slot...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).

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 282-224 record for a .558 winning pct., the best mark in the American League, fourth best in the Majors (St. Louis, Pittsburgh and L.A.)...KC has nine more total wins in that span than the second best A.L. club Baltimore (273).

THE COMEBACK KIDS--In winning 11 games during the 2015 postseason, the Royals had to come from behind in eight of those victories, including an unprecedented seven comebacks from a multiple-run deficit...KC rallied from a one-run deficit in Game #2 of the World Series against the Mets, while coming back from two runs behind on three other occasions during the Fall Classic, capped by the two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning of the deciding Game #5, sending the game to extra innings with the Royals plating five runs in the 12th to seal the title...Kansas City also rallied from a two-run deficit in the deciding game of the ALDS vs. the Astros to advance to the League Championship Series vs. Toronto...the Royals came from three runs back in Game #2 of both the ALDS vs. Houston and the ALCS vs. the Blue Jays...the biggest comeback of the fall matched the same scenario of the 2014 Wild Card game vs. the A’s, as KC was down by four runs to Houston with six outs to go in game #4 at Minute Maid Park, but plated five in the top of the eighth and two more in the ninth to get to a deciding Game #5 in Kauffman Stadium.

Butera - - - - -Cain .125 8 1 0 0Colon - - - - -Dyson .250 8 2 0 2Escobar .000 8 0 0 0Gordon .143 7 1 0 0Gore - - - - -Hosmer .286 7 2 0 0Infante .333 6 2 0 1Morales .143 7 1 0 0Moustakas .200 5 1 1 1Orlando - - - - -Perez .375 8 3 0 1

.241 29 7 0 4 .291 110 32 1 16 - - - - - .303 33 10 0 7 .240 179 43 0 10 .265 200 53 3 24 - - - - - .238 147 35 5 19 .221 149 33 1 17 .281 146 41 4 13 .206 97 20 5 8 .308 13 4 0 1 .319 91 29 4 14

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

.197 390 77 7 37 .273 970 265 15 100 .307 75 23 0 8 .245 518 127 0 25 .259 1906 493 13 156 .263 2216 582 67 238 .000 0 0 0 0 .283 1486 421 42 193 .278 2681 746 53 289 .267 1627 435 66 237 .244 1302 318 45 147 .202 124 25 3 10 .277 1119 310 39 146

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team QualityPitcher GS Runs Per Start Record StartsIan Kennedy 4 16 4.0 2-2 3Kris Medlen 3 8 2.7 1-2 1Yordano Ventura 4 22 5.5 4-0 2Edinson Volquez 5 20 4.0 4-1 3Chris Young 4 9 2.3 1-3 1Totals 20 75 3.8 12-8 10

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters)

Pitcher Perez Butera TotalsKennedy 2-2 - 2-2Medlen 1-2 - 1-2Ventura 3-0 1-0 4-0Volquez 4-1 - 4-1Young 1-2 0-1 1-3Total 11-7 1-1 12-8 Perez Butera TotalsStarts 18 2 20CS/ATT 7-14 - 7-14Pct. 50.0 - 50.0ERA 3.50 3.32 3.48 ER/IP 61/157.0 7/19.0 68/176.0

TeamPitcher Pickoffs: 1 (4/12 @ HOU)Pickoff & CS: -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .000 2 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Tropeano (career)

.000 2 0 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 - - - - - .333 12 4 0 0 .375 16 6 0 3 .174 23 4 0 3 - - - - - .333 12 4 0 0 .071 14 1 0 2 .280 50 14 1 8 .333 9 3 0 2 - - - - - .333 12 4 0 0

Hernandez (career)

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels - Wednesday, April 27, 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: Billy Butler, September 5, 2013 @ Seattle (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: Salvador Perez, April 19, 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: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. ClevelandOpponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Jamey Carroll, Minnesota, August 5, 2013 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: May 22-23, 2009 @ St Louis (5-0 and 5-0)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: Chris Young, April 22, 2016 vs. Baltimore (10)Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Johnny Cueto, August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (4-0)Shutout by the Royals (Combined): April 21, 2016 vs. Detroit (4-0); Volquez (7.0 IP), Herrera (1.0), Duffy (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: April 10, 2016 vs. Minnesota (4-3 in 10 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 24, 2016 vs. Baltimore (7th inning, 4 runs) - Twice in 2016 -Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: April 8-10, 2016 vs. MinnesotaThree-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 29-July 1, 2015 @ HoustonFour-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los Angeles AngelsFour-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit

Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Butera 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 g - 1 - Cain 1 - - - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 4 1 1 - - 1 g 5 g (4/12-17) 2 - Colon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 g - - - Dyson 3 - - - - 3 1 - - - - 1 - 2 2 - - - 1 g 4 g (4/21-24) 3 - Escobar 5 - - - - 5 1 - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - 0 g 4 g (4/3-9) 1 - Gordon 4 - - - - 4 - - - - - - 1 1 3 - - - 1 g 3 g (4/10-12) 1 - Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hosmer 3 2 - - - 5 1 - - - - 1 - 2 3 1 1 1 16 g 16 g (4/10-pres) 1 1 Infante 3 - - - - 3 - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 - - 3 g 8 g (4/8-17) 3 - Morales 2 1 - - - 3 1 - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 - - 0 g 5 g (4/13-19) 1 - Moustakas 5 1 - - - 6 1 1 - - - 2 - 5 6 - - - 1 g 4 g (4/19-22) 1 - Orlando - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 g - 2 - Perez 3 1 - - - 4 1 1 - 1 - 3 2 1 10 - - - 3 g 3 g (3x) - -

vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB’s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Butera - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8/6/15 @ DET A. Sanchez 45 Cain 2 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 1 1 1 - - - 2-0 4/12/16 @ HOU M. Fiers 52 Colon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 165 Dyson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/6/15 CWS E. Johnson 50 Escobar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8/21/15 @ BOS H. Owens 232 Gordon 2 - 2 2 - 2 - - - - 1 1 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1-1 4/24/16 BAL M. Wright 9 Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Hosmer 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1 2-0 4/24/16 BAL M. Wright 7 Infante - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/17/15 @ CLE C. Kluber 67 Morales 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1-1 4/11/16 @ HOU T. Sipp 52 Moustakas 7 1 6 4 3 6 1 - - 1 3 3 - 4 - - 3 - 4 5-2 4/26/16 @ LAA J. Weaver 2 Orlando - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/20/15 @ DET A. Simon 41 Perez 4 - 4 3 1 1 2 1 - - 1 3 1 1 1 3 - - - 2-2 4/23/16 BAL T. Wilson 11 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 119Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Mike Moustakas (9/12/15 @ Baltimore, grand slam & 3-run homer)3-Homer Game: Last: Kendrys Morales (9/20/15 @ Detroit, 3 solos) - Franchise total: 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) - Franchise total: 91Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ben Zobrist (8/1/15 @ Toronto, both solo) - Franchise total: 7Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona)Walk-off Home Run: Last: Paulo Orlando (7/7/15 vs. Tampa Bay-1, 9th inning, Boxberger pitching) - Franchise total: 66Opponent:Pinch-Hit: Last: Chris Denorfia, Chicago Cubs (9/28/15 @ Wrigley Field, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning)Grand Slam: Last: Steve Clevenger, Baltimore (9/11/15 @ Camden Yards, off Joba Chamberlain, 8th inning -- 2nd of inning, also Nolan Reimold off of Kelvin Herrera)Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning)Back-to-Back: Last: Nolan Reimold and Manny Machado, Baltimore (9/11/15 @ Camden Yards, Kelvin Herrera and Franklin Morales pitching)Leadoff Game: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland (9/14/15 @ Progressive Field, Edinson Volquez 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, off Miguel Almonte, 11th inning)Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Giovany Urshela, Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley, Cleveland (7/29/15 @ Progressive Field, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning)Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning)Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1)Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins pitching)

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 4/26/16 @ LAA Pitchers 7 4/19/16 vs. DET Butera 15 9/3/15 vs. DET Cain 15 4/10/16 vs. MIN Colon 10 9/20/15 @ DET Dyson 28 8/27/15 vs. BAL Escobar 0 4/26/16 @ LAA Gordon 174 8/2/14 vs. OAK

Player Streak Last Error Gore 10 - Hosmer 31 9/22/15 vs. SEA Infante 19 9/17/15 @ CLE Morales 9 9/25/14 @ TOR Moustakas 34 9/17/15 @ CLE Orlando 32 8/28/15 @ TB Perez 22 9/30/15 @ CWS

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels - Wednesday, April 27, 20162016 Transactions

Date Player Transaction2/19 LHP-Mike Minor Signed to a 2-year free agent contract LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on the 60-day D.L. (recovery from Tommy John surgery)3/1 C-Salvador Perez Signed to a 5-year extension through 2021 season3/14 RHP-Miguel Almonte Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Kyle Zimmer Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Brett Eibner Optioned to Omaha (AAA) OF-Jose Martinez Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF-Cheslor Cuthbert Optioned to Omaha (AAA) RHP-Alec Mills Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) LHP-Matt Strahm Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) INF-Ramon Torres Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) OF-Jorge Bonifacio Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA) OF-Bubba Starling Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA)3/15 RHP-Dillon Gee Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Mike Minor Placed on the 60-day D.L. (recovery from left labrum surgery)3/23 LHP-Scott Alexander Optioned to Omaha (AAA) LHP-Brian Flynn Optioned to Omaha (AAA)4/1 C-Tony Cruz Optioned to Omaha (AAA) INF-Raul Mondesi Optioned to Northwest Arkansas (AA)4/3 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 (AAA) RHP-Dillon Gee Placed on Paternity Leave List RHP-Miguel Almonte Recalled from Omaha (AAA)

Royals Ejections

Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play

Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/3 N.Y. Mets 5 Infante safe at 3B 2-0 1:47 Stands Opp. 0-14/12 @ Houston 4 Gordon out at 2B on steal 3-2 1:55 Overturned K.C. 1-04/24 Baltimore 5 Dyson safe at 2B on steal 1-1 0:59 Overturned Opp. 1-1 7 Colon out at 3B 3-1 2:08 Confirmed K.C. 1-1

Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned

The Lineup Card

Royals Record When:

Starts by Batting Order1st: Escobar (12-8)2nd: Moustakas (11-8), Infante (1-0)3rd: Cain (12-8)4th: Hosmer (12-8)5th: Morales (12-8)6th: Gordon (12-8)7th: Colon (1-0), Infante (0-1), Perez (11-7)8th: Colon (2-0), Dyson (1-0), Fuentes (0-2), Infante (9-6)9th: Butera (1-1), Colon (0-1), Dyson (3-4), Fuentes (2-2), Orlando (6-0)

Starts by PositionP: Kennedy (2-2), Medlen (1-2), Ventura (4-0), Volquez (4-1), Young (1-3)C: Butera (1-1), Perez (11-7)1B: Hosmer (12-8)2B: Colon (2-1), Infante (10-7)3B: Colon (1-0), Moustakas (11-8)SS: Escobar (12-8)LF: Gordon (12-8)CF: Cain (12-8)RF: Dyson (4-4), Fuentes (2-4), Orlando (6-0)DH: Morales (12-8)

Lead after six innings: 10-1Lead after seven innings: 9-0Lead after eight innings: 11-0Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 4-2Score first: 10-3Score more than three runs: 11-1Hit home run: 10-5 Series opener: 5-210 or more hits: 6-2

Tied after six innings: 1-0Tied after seven innings: 2-1Tied after eight innings: -Starter works 6.0 IP: 4-1Opponents score first: 2-5Score three runs or less: 1-7Do not homer: 3-3Series finale: 4-2Opponents 10 or more hits: 1-4

Trail after six innings: 1-7Trail after seven innings: 1-7Trail after eight innings: 1-8Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 4-5In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 2/1Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 1/-Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 3/3Errorless games by KC: 8-6

Daily Update

Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 13 4/26 @ LAA (4th, 3 hits) 3 runs - 6 4/22 vs. BAL (1st, 4 hits) 4 runs - 1 4/24 vs. BAL (7th, 5 hits)

5 runs - 1 4/14 @ HOU (6th, 7 hits) 6 runs - - - 7 runs - - -

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TotalRoyals 13 10 4 11 6 14 4 6 6 1 - - - - - 75Opponents 12 8 3 12 8 7 10 7 3 0 - - - - - 70

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

Kansas City By the Days Monday 0-2 Tuesday 2-2 Wednesday 1-1 Thursday 2-0 Friday 3-0 Saturday 1-2 Sunday 3-1

Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - - 6 2nd - 7 11 3rd - 2 8 4th - 2 6 5th - 2 8 6th - 2 5 7th - 4 15 8th - - 4 9th - - 7

Disabled List (3) 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 20 12-8LHP-Mike Minor 60-day recovery from left labrum surgery March 15 May 14 20 12-8LHP-Tim Collins 60-day ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury April 3 June 3 20 12-8

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels - Wednesday, April 27, 2016Highs and Lows

Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 8 April 19 vs. Detroit 9 April 26 @ L.A. Angels Most runs, extra-inning game 4 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) 3 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) Most hits, game 13 April 14 @ Houston 14 Thrice, last: April 26 @ L.A. Angels Most hits, extra-inning game 7 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) 11 April 10 vs. Minnesota Fewest hits, game 3 April 5 vs. N.Y. Mets 4 Twice, last: April 24 vs. Baltimore Most runs, inning 5 April 14 @ Houston (6th) 5 April 26 @ L.A. Angels (5th) Most hits, inning 7 April 14 @ Houston (6th) 5 April 26 @ L.A. Angels (5th) Most doubles, game 6 April 26 @ L.A. Angels 3 April 11 @ Houston Most doubles, extra-inning game 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most triples, game 1 Thrice, last: April 9 vs. Minnesota 2 April 11 @ Houston Most triples, extra-inning game 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota - - Most home runs, game 3 April 9 vs. Minnesota 3 April 25 @ L.A. Angels Most home runs, extra-inning game 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most home runs, inning 2 Twice, last: April 20 vs. Detroit 1 Several times Most extra-base hits, game 7 April 26 @ L.A. Angels 6 April 11 @ Houston Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 3 April 10 vs. Minnesota 1 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most steals, game 4 April 21 vs. Detroit 2 Twice, last: April 11 @ Houston Most times caught stealing, game 1 Thrice, April 22 vs. Baltimore 1 7 times, last: April 26 @ L.A. Angels Most sacrifice flies, game 1 5 times, last: April 21 vs. Detroit 1 Twice, last: April 17 @ Oakland Most sacrifices, game 1 Twice, last: April 24 vs. Baltimore 1 Twice, last: April 26 @ L.A. Angels Most strikeouts, game 13 April 15 @ Oakland 14 Twice, last: April 12 @ Houston Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 8 April 10 vs. Minnesota 14 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most walks, game 5 4 times, last: April 25 @ L.A. Angels 8 April 8 vs. Minnesota Most walks, extra-inning game 2 April 10 vs. Minnesota 2 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, game 11 April 15 @ Oakland 12 April 19 vs. Detroit Most left on base, extra-inning game 5 April 10 vs. Minnesota 11 April 10 vs. Minnesota Fewest left on base, game 4 April 22 vs. Baltimore 2 April 14 @ Houston Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 5 April 10 vs. Minnesota 11 April 10 vs. Minnesota Most double plays turned 3 April 14 @ Houston 3 Thrice, last: April 21 vs. Detroit Most errors, game 2 April 10 vs. Minnesota 2 Twice, last: April 16 @ Oakland

Individual Batting: Most hits, game 3 6 times, last: Moustakas (April 22 vs. Baltimore) Most hits, extra-inning game 1 Several players Must runs, game 3 Morales (April 19 vs. Detroit) Most doubles, game 2 4 times, last: Dyson, Perez (April 26 @ L.A. Angels) Most triples, game 1 4 times, last: Hosmer (April 10 vs. Minnesota) Most home runs, game 1 18 times, last: Moustakas (April 26 @ L.A. Angels) Most RBI, game 5 Perez (April 19 vs. Detroit) Most RBI, extra-inning game 1 Moustakas, Hosmer, Morales (April 10 vs. Minnesota) Most total bases, game 8 Moustakas (April 22 vs. Baltimore) Most total bases, extra-inning game 4 Moustakas (April 10 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, game 2 7 times, last: Infante (April 26 @ L.A. Angels) Most stolen bases, game 1 12 times, last: Dyson, Escobar, Cain and Hosmer (April 21 vs. Detroit) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 16 Hosmer (April 10-present)

Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 7.0 Ventura (April 24 vs. Baltimore), Volquez (April 21 vs. Detroit), Kennedy (April 14 @ Houston) Most innings pitched, reliever 4.1 Gee (April 23 vs. Baltimore) Most strikeouts, starter 10 Young (April 22 vs. Baltimore); Volquez (April 10 vs. Minnesota) Most strikeouts, reliever 3 Wang (April 11 @ Houston); Gee (April 10 vs. Minnesota); Soria (April 8 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, starter 6 Ventura (April 8 vs. Minnesota) Most walks, reliever 2 5 times, last: Soria (April 26 @ L.A. Angels) Most runs allowed 8 Volquez (April 26 @ L.A. Angels) Most home runs allowed 2 Kennedy (April 25 @ L.A. Angels) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 12.2 Kennedy (April 9-14) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 10.1 Herrera (April 3-present) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 3 Volquez (April 3-21)

Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 4 April 12-15 Longest winning streak, home 4 April 8-19 Longest winning streak, road 4 April 12-15 Longest losing streak, overall 2 April 16-17, April 25-present Longest losing streak, home - - Longest losing streak, road 4 April 16-present Longest game-inning, home 10 April 10 vs. Minnesota Longest game-inning, road - - Longest game-time, home 3:14 April 8 vs. Minnesota Longest game-time, road 3:17 April 12 @ Houston Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:23 April 10 vs. Minnesota (10 innings) Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Shortest game-time home 2:31 April 22 vs. Baltimore Shortest game-time road 2:37 April 17 @ Oakland Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Largest crowd-home 40,030 April 3 vs. N.Y. Mets Smallest crowd-home 26,889 April 19 vs. Detroit Largest crowd-road 43,332 April 11 @ Houston Smallest crowd-road 19,451 April 15 @ Oakland Largest winning margin 7 April 9 vs. Minnesota (7-0) Largest losing margin 6 April 11 @ Houston (2-8) Largest deficit overcome to win 2 April 10 vs. Minnesota (trailed 3-1 after 8 1/2; won 4-3 in 10 innings) Largest lead lost 2 April 17 @ Oakland (led 2-0 after 3 1/2; lost 3-2); April 26 @ L.A. Angels (led 2-0 after 1 1/2; lost 9-4)

Lorenzo Cain 11 SB to 100

Jarrod Dyson 2 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (T. Goodwin-150)

Alcides Escobar 7 games to 1,000 42 hits to 1,000

Upcoming Milestones

Alex Gordon 3 HBP to tie for 3rd on KC all-time list (D. DeJesus-71) 5 RBI to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-533) 13 2B to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-276) 7 BB to tie for 5th on KC all-time list (M. Sweeney-484)

Kendrys Morales 4 2B to 200

Joakim Soria 9 K from 500 1 appearance to tie for 6th on KC all-time list (L. Gura-310)

Chris Young 34 K from 1,000

Ned Yost 20 wins from 500 with KC

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels - Wednesday, April 27, 20162016 Day-By-Days

Minor League Report

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 (12-8) 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) 26,886 6 200,182 4/20 Det N L 2-3 9-5 2 -0.5 Zimmerman Kennedy (2-1) Rodriguez 28,928 7 229,110 4/21 Det N W 4-0 10-5 1 +0.5 Volquez (3-0) Pelfrey - 30,763 8 259,873 4/22 Bal N W 4-2 11-5 1 +0.5 Young (1-3) Gallardo Davis (7) 29,546 9 289,419 4/23 Bal N L 3-8 11-6 2 -0.5 Wilson Medlen (1-1) - *39,900 10 329,319 4/24 Bal N W 6-1 12-6 2 -0.5 Ventura (2-0) Wright - 34,748 11 364,067 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 4/29 @ Sea N 4/30 @ Sea N

May (0-0) 5/1 @ Sea D 5/2 Was N 5/3 Was N 5/4 Was D 5/6 @ Cle N 5/7 @ Cle D 5/8 @ Cle D 5/9 @ NYY N 5/10 @ NYY N 5/11 @ NYY N 5/12 @ NYY N 5/13 Atl N 5/14 Atl N 5/15 Atl D 5/16 Bos N 5/17 Bos N 5/18 Bos D 5/20 @ CWS N 5/21 @ CWS D 5/22 @ CWS D 5/23 @ Min N 5/24 @ Min N 5/25 @ Min D 5/26 CWS N 5/27 CWS N 5/28 CWS D 5/29 CWS D 5/30 TB N 5/31 TB N

Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA)Pacific Coast League

American Conference, Northern Division(13-7)

R H E LOBColorado Springs (Brewers) 11 17 1 11Omaha 9 15 3 5

LP: Mark Peterson (0-1)HR: None

Brett Eibner and Jorge Bonifacio collected three hits and scored two runs each, however it was not enough as Omaha snapped a four-game winning streak. The teams combined for 20 runs and 32 hits in the contest, which included a seven-run sixth by the Sky Sox. Bonifacio extended his hitting streak to eight games (.438; 14-for-32), while starter Brooks Pounders tossed 2.0 IP, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk.

NW Arkansas Naturals (AA)Texas LeagueNorth Division

(7-11)

R H E LOBNW Arkansas 5 7 0 5Springfield (Cardinals) 2 4 0 3

WP: Christian Binford (2-2)SV: Kevin McCarthy (3)HR: Frank Schwindel (2)

The Naturals used a five-run seventh inning to knock off Springfield. Frank Schwindel hit a three-run home run to give Northwest Arkansas the lead for good. Christian Binford earned the win, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks with a season-high seven strikeouts. Bubba Starling extended his hitting streak to seven games.

Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced)Carolina League

Northern Division(6-13)

R H E LOBWilmington 2 5 0 3Carolina (Braves) 5 8 0 5

LP: Matt Tenuta (2-1)HR: Ryan O’Hearn (7)

Ryan O’Hearn clubbed his Carolina League-leading seventh home run of the season and extended his hitting streak to 12, but the Blue Rocks dropped their six consecutive game. Matt Tenuta suffered the loss, allowing four runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts over 6.0 innings. Wilmington is batting just .195 (37-for-190) over its last six games.

Lexington Legends (A)South Atlantic League

Southern Division(8-11)

R H E LOBLexington 2 6 4 4Columbia (Mets) 13 11 1 7

LP: Nolan Watson (0-2)HR: Chase Vallot (4)

Lexington surrendered back-to-back home runs in the third inning and allowed five more runs in the fourth, falling at Columbia. Chase Vallot hit a solo home and was the only Legends player with multiple hits. Nolan Watson suffered his second loss, allowing nine runs (seven earned) in 3.1 frames. The Legends have now lost five of their last six games.

Idaho Falls Chukars (R)Pioneer LeagueSouth Division

Begin play June 17 vs. Ogden (Dodgers)

Burlington Royals (R)Appalachian League

East Division

Begin play June 23 vs. Princeton (Rays)

Surprise Royals (R)Arizona LeagueWest Division

Begin play June