STRANGE DAY EVENS SERIES--It isn’t often that a starting pitcher throws just one pitch and the bullpen is in charge the rest of the way, but for the first time in Kansas City history that very scenario occurred as Danny Duffy couldn’t get past pitch one due to a sore left shoulder...the host Yankees then plated six runs against a pair of KC relievers to take a 6-2 decision and even this series...Duffy, who entered the day third in the A.L. in ERA, threw ball one to Jacoby Ellsbury and then left the affair...Liam Hendriks, a starter by trade, entered and was solved for a first inning run and then three more over his 4.0 innings to absorb the loss...Casey Coleman then gave up a pair in his inning of work, before handing it over to Brandon Finnegan, who made his big league debut and retired all six Yankees he faced, highlighted by strikeouts of Ellsbury and Derek Jeter...Finnegan was KC’s first round pick this past June...there is never a good time to lose, but the Tigers also incurred a loss yesterday to keep the Royals two games up in the Central.

RUBBER GAMES FEW AND FAR BETWEEN--Today’s series finale in Yankee Stadium is the first rubber game for the Royals in over a month and the 14th of the year...the last series deciding contest prior to today was on August 3 in Oakland, when James Shields prevailed over Scott Kazmir to give the Royals a 10-3 advantage in rubber games...Kansas City has been stellar on the road in rubber games, going 6-2 with wins in Baltimore, San Diego, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Chicago and Oakland and losses in Anaheim on May 25 and Cleveland on July 6...last season, the Royals went 11-8 in rubber games, but were just 4-6 on the road.

THE BRIEFEST OF OUTINGS--Yesterday was the 7,294th game in franchise history, but the first time that a starting pitcher didn’t get credit for facing at least one hitter before departing...Danny Duffy made it through only one pitch before leaving the field with a sore left shoulder, leaving the contest up to the long men in the pen...yesterday was the 12th time in franchise history that a starting pitcher did not record an out in the first inning, the first time since July 22, 1992, when Rick Reed allowed a run on two hits and a walk...the previous shortest outing by a starter was July 8, 1987, when Danny Jackson walked the leadoff man and then came out of the game.

FINNY CAPS QUICK RISE--By appearing in yesterday’s game, Brandon Finnegan became the third player in franchise history to make his Major League debut in the same season he was drafted...the #1 pick this past June out of TCU, Finnegan joined Jeff Granger in 1993 as the only two first round picks to appear in the same season they were drafted, while Bo Jackson was a fourth round pick in 1986 and made it to “The Show” later that year...it was an impressive debut for the 21-year old southpaw, who recorded 2.0 perfect innings, including strikeouts of Jacoby Ellsbury and Derek Jeter in his first big league inning of work.

STILL SOLID ROAD CLUB--Saturday’s loss to the Yankees dropped KC’s road ledger to 40-30, still good for the second most road wins and winning percentage in the American League...the Royals started the year 0-5 away from ‘The K’, but has gone 40-25 since, including a 14-5 mark since July 22...KC is unbeaten in its last six road series, winning stops in Chicago, Oakland, Arizona, Minnesota and Texas and splitting a 2-game set in Denver vs. the Rockies...last year’s club won 42 road games.

SHIELDS JOINS RAREFIED AIR--James Shields once again proved his durability on Friday night with 8.1 innings of shutout ball and when he made it through the eighth, he hit the 200.0-inning mark for the eighth consecutive time in his career...since 1980, ‘Juego G’ is one of only eight hurlers to attain 200.0 innings in at least eight straight seasons joining Mark Buehrle (13 times and 25.0 innings shy of 14), Greg Maddux (14), Frank Viola (10), Mike Mussina (9), Livan Hernandez (8), Mark Langston (8) and Tom Candiotti...the Tigers’ Justin Verlander is 22.0 inning short of his eighth straight such year.

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Kansas City RoyalsOFFICIAL GAME NOTES

Kansas City Royals (78-62) @ New York Yankees (73-67)Yankee Stadium - Sunday, September 7, 2014

Game #142 - Road Game #71Fox Sports Kansas City, TBS & KCSP Radio (610 Sports)

UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLESMonday, September 8 @ Detroit Tigers: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (10-10, 4.31) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (12-12, 4.80), 3:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 Sports

Tuesday, September 9 @ Detroit Tigers: LHP Jason Vargas (11-7, 3.14) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (15-5, 3.25), 6:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC & 610 SportsWednesday, September 10 @ Detroit Tigers: RHP James Shields (13-7, 3.23) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (15-10, 3.30), 6:08 p.m. (CDT), FSKC, ESPN & 610 Sports

Today’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...today’s game is being televised in High Definition on Fox Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler

mikeside, while Joel Goldberg and Royals’ Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor Royals’ Hy-Vee Live...today’s tilt is also being televised nationally on TBS with Ernie Johnson Jr. and Ron Darling on the call.

Royals vs. Yankees Yesterday’s loss evened the season series and 3-3 with today not just the rubber game for this weekend visit, but the rubber game for 2014...Kansas City trails the all-time series by a 186-271 margin, including an 80-152 deficit in the Big Apple, 8-11 in the “new” Yankee Stadium.Date Site Score WP LP Att.6/6 KC L, 2-4 Whitley Guthrie 23,4186/7 KC W, 8-4 Crow Phelps 26,9916/8 KC W, 2-1 Shields Kuroda 24,6148/25 KC L, 1-8 Pineda Shields 31,5789/5 @ NY W, 1-0 Shields Pineda 36,2849/6 @ NY L, 2-6 McCarthy Hendriks 45,262

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Yordano Ventura (11-9, 3.38) vs. RHP Shane Greene (4-2, 3.88) 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 CareerYordano Ventura vs. Yankees First career appearance Major League Record 11-9 (3.38 ERA) 0-1 11-10Shane Greene vs. Royals First career appearance Major League Record 4-2 (3.88 ERA) - 4-2

YORDANO VENTURA takes the hill for his 26th start of the year and his 27th appearance...this is his 28th career big league start and 29th outing since debuting on September 17, 2013, and first against the Yankees...he signed as a non-drafted free agent on October 8, 2008 out of Samana in the Dominican Republic. TEXAS TWO-STRAIGHT--Yordano earned his second-straight victory over the Texas Rangers, emerging as a 4-3 victor on Labor Day evening at ‘The K’...Ventura, who missed a turn in the rotation due to back soreness, limited the Rangers to 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits with 4 walks and 7 strikeouts over 6.1 innings...he had a blank scorecard through his first 5.0 innings, before Texas tallied an unearned run in the sixth and chased him with 2 in the seventh...however, reliever Kelvin Herrera enduced an inning-ending double play from Leonys Martin to preserve the one-run lead and Yordano’s 11th victory...Ventura’s 11 wins are tied for seventh-most by a Royals rookie and the top total since Brian Bannister’s 12 victories during his 2007 freshman campaign. QUALITY MATTERS--Ventura is tops among Major League rookies with 18 quality starts this season, 2 ahead of Yankees rookie Masahiro Tanaka (16)...his total is also tied for second all-time among KC freshmen, (Dennis Leonard, 18 in 1975) with Bob Johnson (20) setting the standard in 1970...Yordano is the first KC rookie to record 7-straight quality starts since Appier set a record for Royals freshmen with 8 in a row from July 31 to September 8, 1990. AMONG THE TOP ROOKIES--Ventura has been one of the best first-year pitchers in baseball this season, currently tops among Major League rookies in quality starts (18) and ERA (3.38), second in opponents’ batting average (.242), third in innings (152.0) and wins (11) and fifth in strikeouts (132). MORE K’S RECENTLY--Since his July 20 start in Boston where he failed to record a strikeout, Ventura has fanned 44 in his last 44.1 frames or 8.93 strikeouts per 9.0 innings...his ratio in that span ranks ninth in the American League...Yordano’s 132 K’s are sixth-most by a Royals rookie and the top total since Tom Gordon fanned 153 during his 1989 campaign...Yordano’s season strikeout rate of 7.82 (132 in 152.0 IP) ranks third all-time among Royals freshmen and is third among MLB rookies this year. LIMITING THE LONG BALL--Yordano has racked up 37.0 consecutive innings without allowing a home run, dating back to July 31, when Danny Santana took him deep to lead off a game in Kansas City...he’s holding opponents to 0.77 home runs per 9.0 innings on the year, second on the staff behind Danny Duffy (0.64) and 15th among A.L. hurlers...he’s 8-4 with a 2.95 ERA when keeping opponents in the yard and 3-5 with a 3.88 ERA when he’s given up a homer. FIRST TIME VS. YANKEES--Yordano takes on the Yankees for the first time in his career, having faced each of the other 13 American League clubs this season...he’s gone 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA (12 ER in 34.2 IP) and a .242 average in 6 starts vs. the A.L. East this season, with his lone win coming April 27 in Baltimore (5-0). ON THE ROAD AGAIN--Ventura makes his 12th road start this year, entering today with a 6-3 mark and a 3.44 ERA (27 ER in 70.2 IP) with a .244 opponents’ average...he’s recorded quality starts in each of his last 3 road appearances and in 9 of his 11 starts away from ‘The K’ overall...he’s 6-4 with a 3.59 ERA in 13 career starting assignments on the road. Yordano’s Last Win:

September 1 vs. Texas (6.1 IP, 4-3 over Colby Lewis)Yordano’s Last Loss:

August 16 @ Minnesota (6.2 IP, 1-4 to Phil Hughes)Yordano’s Strikeout High:

10, May 5 @ San Diego (6.0 IP, no-decision in a 6-5 loss)

Ventura vs. YankeesPlayer AVG. AB H HR RBIStephen Drew .000 2 0 0 0

Yordano’s 2014 Appearances WHEN DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/8 Tampa Bay ND, 0-1 6.0 2 0 0 0 0 6 95-62 0-0 4/15 at Houston W, 4-2 7.0 4 2 1 1 3 7 101-66 4-2 4/20 Minnesota L, 3-8 4.0 6 4 4 0 4 6 94-56 0-4 4/25 at Baltimore W, 5-0 8.0 7 0 0 0 2 8 113-75 5-0 4/30 Toronto ND, 4-2 5.0 2 0 0 0 2 4 92-57 2-0 5/5 at San Diego ND, 5-6 (12) 6.0 5 3 3 1 0 10 101-72 4-3 5/10 at Seattle L, 1-3 6.1 6 3 3 2 4 3 96-54 1-3 5/15 Baltimore L, 1-2 6.1 7 2 2 1 1 9 104-70 1-2 5/20 Chicago L, 6-7 6.0 7 4 4 1 0 3 100-69 2-4 5/26 Houston L, 2-9 2.2 7 5 5 0 3 3 74-46 0-5 6/5 St. Louis W, 3-2 6.0 7 2 2 0 2 1 91-55 3-2 6/11 Cleveland W, 4-1 7.0 6 1 1 0 0 3 85-61 4-1 6/17 at Detroit W, 11-4 7.0 8 3 3 0 2 4 102-65 11-3 6/22 Seattle L, 1-2 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 6 101-69 1-2 6/28 Los Angeles (AL) L, 2-6 4.0 7 2 2 0 0 3 56-41 0-2 7/4 at Cleveland W, 7-1 8.1 6 1 1 1 2 4 113-66 7-1 7/9 at Tampa Bay ND, 5-4 5.0 5 4 4 1 4 5 104-60 2-4 7/13 Detroit* W, 5-2 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 3 26-16 5-2 7/20 at Boston L, 0-6 4.1 9 6 6 1 4 0 94-55 0-6 7/25 Cleveland ND, 6-4 6.1 6 4 3 2 1 7 101-69 4-3 7/31 Minnesota W, 6-3 7.0 5 2 1 1 3 7 103-71 6-2 8/6 at Arizona W, 4-3 6.0 8 2 2 0 1 8 105-67 3-2 8/11 Oakland ND, 3-2 6.0 2 2 2 0 4 5 105-62 2-2 8/16 at Minnesota L, 1-4 6.2 4 3 3 0 6 4 114-69 1-3 8/22 at Texas W, 6-3 6.0 4 1 1 0 3 6 107-65 4-1 9/1 Texas W, 4-3 6.1 5 3 2 0 4 7 99-57 4-32014 Totals 11-9 3.38 152.0 142 61 57 13 57 132 2480-1575 64%2014 Total (Starter) 10-9 3.41 150.1 141 61 57 13 57 129 2454-1559 64%Career Totals 11-10 3.38 167.1 155 67 63 16 63 143 - -* - relief appearance

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees - Sunday, September 7, 2014Pitching Notes

Francisley Bueno (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 17/27 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/6 2014 Strikeout High: 4 on 7/20 @ Boston September 2 vs. Texas 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Francisley made 1 pitch on Tuesday vs. Texas, opening the eighth by retiring Leonys Martin on a ground ball to second. = He has allowed 3 home runs over his last 6 appearances (4.2 innings) after permitting just 1 in his previous 47 Major League outings (53.2 IP).

Casey Coleman1st Batter Efficiency: 3/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2014 Strikeout High: 1 on 9/6 @ NYY September 6 @ NYY 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 = Casey made his first post-recall appearance yesterday, working an inning allowing 2 runs on 3 hits with a walk and strikeout. =He was 5-1 with a 2.15 ERA, 3 saves and 53 strikeouts over 34 appearances (67.0 innings) with Omaha...he started 2014 in the Cubs’ organization.

Louis Coleman1st Batter Efficiency: 16/23 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: May 11, 2011 @ NYY (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/4 2014 Strikeout High: 2 (3x, last 7/10 vs. Det) September 6 @ NYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Louis worked the eighth inning yesterday, allowing a single while keeping the Yankees off the board. =He’s in his fourth stint of 2014 with KC...he was 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 7 saves in 28 games at Triple-A Omaha.

Aaron Crow1st Batter Efficiency: 43/60 Saves/Save Opp: 3/5 (60%) Last Save: Sept. 2 vs. Texas (6th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/8 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 7/24 vs. Cle) Sept. 2 vs. Texas (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Aaron earned his third save of 2014 in Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Texas, working around a 2-out single by striking out pinch hitter Luis Sardinas. = Aaron was recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) on Tuesday...he was 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 2 outings after being optioned on August 27. = Aaron has allowed 22 earned runs over his last 39.1 Major League innings after opening the year by not allowing an earned run through 13.0 innings.

Wade Davis1st Batter Efficiency: 48/61 Saves/Save Opp: 1/4 (25%) Last Save: Sept. 5 @ NY (1st career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/3 2014 Strikeout High: 4 on 5/6 @ San Diego September 5 @ NY (Save) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 = Wade struck out both hitters he faced here on Friday night to record his first Major League save. = He has a 28.2 inning scoreless streak, a club record for a reliever...it’s also the longest active streak in the Majors...he has a 0.18 ERA since April 26. = Davis is tied for first among A.L. relievers with 8 wins...he’s the first Royals reliever to notch 8 or more wins since 2000. = He set a club record with his 29th hold on Wednesday, surpassing Jason Grimsley’s single-season record from 2003...Davis also leads the A.L. in holds. = Davis has a season ERA of 0.73 (5 ER in 62.0 IP)...the lowest full-season ERA by a Royals reliever is 1.21, set last year by Greg Holland.

Scott Downs (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 30/52 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: May 26 vs. Cle (27th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 35/6 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (3x, last 6/14 @ KC) Aug. 30 vs. Cleveland (Loss) +2 2 2 1 0 0 = Scott opened the 11th on Saturday against Cleveland, allowing a triple to Jose Ramirez followed by Michael Brantley’s RBI single past a drawn in infield...Brantley scored later in the inning, with Scott taking the loss in a 3-2 final...the appearance was his second since returning from the 15-day D.L. on Thursday. = Downs has appeared in 14 games for the Royals after opening 2014 with the White Sox, going 0-2 with a save and 6.08 ERA in 38 games.

Brandon Finnegan (L)1st Batter Efficiency: -/- Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: Looking to make MLB debut Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2014 Strikeout High: 5 on 7/26 w/ Wilmington August 29 at Tulsa (AA) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 = Brandon is looking to make his Major League debut after having his contract selected from Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Monday. = He’s in the Majors after just 13 professional outings...he posted a 0.60 ERA over 15.0 innings at Wilmington (A), then a 2.25 ERA in 12.0 Double-A innings. = KC’s first round pick this June (number 17 overall), the Fort Worth native helped TCU reach the 2014 College World Series.

Jason Frasor1st Batter Efficiency: 40/55 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 26, 2010 (36th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 35/11 2014 Strikeout High: 2 (7x, last 8/8 vs. SF) September 2 vs. Texas 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 = Jason entered a 2-1 game with 1 away in the eighth on Tuesday vs. Texas...he allowed a 2-out single to Alex Rios, who stole second and moved to third on a throwing error...after an intentional walk to Adrian Beltre, Frasor closed the inning with a strikeout of Ryan Rua. = He opened the year with the Rangers, making 38 appearances before a July 16 trade...he has allowed just 2 runs of his own in 17 outings with KC (11.1 IP).

Liam Hendriks1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: -/- 2014 Strikeout High: 5 (2x, last 8/27 vs. Min.) September 6 @ NYY (Loss) 4.0 7 4 3 0 2 = Liam brought a whole new meaning to “emergency starter” yesterday when he was summoned to the hill just one pitch into the game due to Danny Duffy’s abrupt departure...Hendriks worked 4.0 innings allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits with no walks and 2 K’s, absorbing his first loss as a Royal. = He was terrific in his Royals debut, a spot start on August 27 vs. Minnesota...the former Twin carried a shutout into his final inning, allowing a run and 4 hits over 7.0 stanzas...he fanned 5 without a walk, leaving in line for a loss before the Royals rallied for 6 in the eighth, winning 6-1. = Hendriks was acquired along with Erik Kratz in a July 28 trade that sent infielder Danny Valencia to Toronto. = The 25-year old from Perth, Australia, was a combined 12-2 at Triple-A this year...he was 4-1 in 5 starts for Omaha, posting a 2.83 ERA after going 8-1 with a 2.33 ERA in 18 games (16 starts) for Buffalo in the Jays organization.

Kelvin Herrera1st Batter Efficiency: 44/60 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th car.) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 38/9 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 6/27 vs. LAA September 3 vs. Texas 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Kelvin made his fourth appearance in 5 days on Wednesday vs. Texas, retiring Daniel Robertson to strand inherited runners at first and third in the seventh. = He extended his scoreless streak to 26.2 innings, dating back to June 27...it’s the second-longest active streak in MLB behind teammate Wade Davis (28.0) and the second-longest streak by a reliver in franchise history. = Kelvin has not allowed a home run in his last 84.1 innings dating to July 28, 2013...it’s the longest streak by a reliever in franchise history.

Greg Holland1st Batter Efficiency: 44/59 Saves/Save Opp: 42/44 (95%) Last Save: Sept. 3 vs. Tex (109th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (5x, last 8/27 vs. Min) September 3 vs. Texas (SV) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Greg closed out Wednesday’s 4-1 win over Texas with 2 strikeouts in a 1-2-3 ninth...his 42 saves tie Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel for first in the Majors. = Greg has converted 16 straight save chances since July 26...he leads MLB over the span, 2 more than Baltimore’s Zach Britton and Seattle’s Fernando Rodney. = He’s 89-for-94 in conversions since the start of 2013...the 89 saves rank second in the Majors to Atlanta's Craig Kimbrel (91). = Greg’s 89 saves over the last 2 years tie Dan Quisenberry (45 in 1983 and 44 in 1984) for the most by a Royal over back-to-back seasons...Holland set the single-season club mark last year with 47. = He’s the third Royal to have multiple seasons of 40 or more saves, joining Quisenberry and Joakim Soria.

Tomorrow’s Starter - Jeremy Guthrie = Jeremy will start the opener of a 3-game set at Detroit...he’s 10-10 with a 4.31 ERA and 113 strikeouts over 179.2 innings (86 ER).=Guthrie gave the Royals a huge lift on Tuesday vs. Texas as Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland were not available after pitching the previous 3 days...Guthrie scattered 8 hits, a strikeout and no walks over 7.0 innings, exiting a 1-1 game with a no decision...KC scored in the eighth and won, 2-1.=The righty is 8-6 with a 4.41 ERA over 20 games (17 starts) against Detroit, including 5-3 as a Royal...he has split a pair of starts this year, earning a win on June 18 at Comerica (6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO) and losing on July 10 at home (4.0 IP+2, 8 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO).=Jeremy has won 4 straight road starts, recording a 2.10 ERA (7 ER in 30.0 IP) while holding opponents to a .190 average (20-for-105)...he’s 6-4 away from home this year, posting a 3.84 ERA (39 ER in 91.1 IP)...his June 18 win at Comerica was his first in Detroit since 2010...he’s 2-4 with a 3.74 ERA there overall.=He’s holding right-handers to a .246 average (70-for-284), including a .218 mark over his last 9 starts (19-for-87)...lefties have hit 19 homers, righties have 3.

2014 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 141 53-47 - - 3.53 874.2 864 378 343 86 236 635 .257 Relievers 138 25-15 46 56 3.48 391.0 349 167 151 29 148 375 .238 Totals 142 78-62 46 56 3.51 1265.2 1213 545 494 115 384 1010 .251Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 267/378 (71%) Saves/Save Opp: 46/56 (82%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 142/42 (30%)

Hitting NotesRoyals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees - Sunday, September 7, 2014

Lane Adams This Series: Has not played Last Stand: pinch ran Hit Streak: n/a = Lane made his Major League debut last Monday, pinch running in the eighth...he was recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) earlier in the day, where he was hitting .269 (109-for-405) with 25 doubles, 3 triples and 11 homers for the Naturals...ranked third in the league with 38 steals...hit .323 after the All-Star break. = Adams, KC’s 13th-round selection in 2009, was named a mid-season and postseason All-Star in the Texas League this year.Nori Aoki This Series: 1-for-3, RBI Last Stand: 8-for-26 (.308), 2 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Nori drove home the game’s only run here on Friday night, delivering a 2-out single to center to score Alcides Escobar in the third inning...Nori now has 20 RBI since the All-Star break, after recorded 14 RBI in the ‘first half’...batting .412 (14-for-34) with RISP since the break. =He’s collected his 22 infield hits this season, tying him for seventh in the league...he’s recorded 96 infield hits in his Major League career, more than any other player since the start of 2012...Aoki is batting .310 (26-for-84) with a .379 on-base percentage against A.L. East foes this year. = The Royals are 34-9 in games where Aoki scores at least one run, while they're undefeated in the nine games where he's scored multiple times.Billy Butler This Series: 0-for-3 Last Stand: 6-for-30 (.200), run, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Billy was 0-for-3 on Friday night and is in a 1-for-19 skid...he’s a career .297 hitter (19-for-64) with 3 doubles and 2 homers at Yankee Stadium. = Butler had a phenomenal start to the month of August, hitting .329 (26-for-79) with 6 doubles, 3 homers and 12 RBI in the first 20 games of the month...however, he is hitting just .171 (7-for-41) over his last 11 contests...named A.L. Player of the Week on August 11, the first Royal to earn the honor since 2012. = Butler ranks seventh in KC history with 127 career homers, moving past Danny Tartabull (124) with his blast on August 8 vs. the Giants...among Royals with over 2,000 at-bats, his .295 career batting average ranks third, behind George Brett (.305) and Mike Sweeney (.299).Lorenzo Cain This Series: 0-for-7 Last Stand: 8-for-30 (.267), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 4 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-8) = Lorenzo is hitless in this series, going 0-for-4 yesterday as the leadoff hitter and 0-for-7 since hitting town. = Cain is hitting .320 (33-for-103) with runners in scoring position and has 42 RBI this year, which are 4 shy of his career high (46) from last season. = He’s tied for fifth in the league with 23 infield hits this year...also 11th in the A.L., hitting .300 (85-for-283) during night games. = Cain has been a threat on the basepaths this season, swiping a career-high 24 bags, which are eighth-most in the A.L....he’s gone 17-for-18 in his stolen base attempts since July 1, with his 17 thefts the fifth-most in the Major Leagues in that span...also tied for seventh in the A.L. with a team-best 8 outfield assists.Christian Colon This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 2-for-14 (.143), run, RBI, BB, sac Hit Streak: 2 g (2-9) = Christian left Tuesday’s game after fracturing the distal tip of the middle finger on his right hand...he’s day-to-day...he’s made eight starts with KC this season and played in 19 games over three stints in the Major Leagues...batting .316 (6-for-19) with 4 extra-base hits on the road this season. = Collected 2 doubles and a triple on July 4 in Cleveland to become first Royal to collect 3 extra-base hits in his first start, since Mark Quinn in 1999.Jarrod Dyson This Series: 0-for-1 Last Stand: 6-for-21 (.286), 2 runs, 2B, RBI, 5 SB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Jarrod came on as a defensive replacement in the sixth here on Friday night and went 0-for-1 at the plate...he matched a career-high with 3 steals on Tuesday and also scored the winning run as a pinch-runner...he’s hitting .327 (35-for-107) with a .400 on-base percentage on the road this season. = Dyson’s 33 steals this year rank third in the American League...he’s one theft shy from matching his career-high total from last season (34)...he’s the first Royal to record 30-plus steals in three consecutive years since Carlos Beltran did it from 2001-03...he set career highs in batting average (.354) and OBP (.407) in August. =He ranks third in the A.L. with nine bunt hits this season, while his 22 infield singles are tied for seventh. = Jarrod has a .956 zone rating, tops among Major League outfielders...he matched a team record with 10 outfield putouts on August 10 vs. San Francisco, marking just the fourth time that’s been done in Royals history and the second time he’s collected 10 putouts in a game.Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-6, run, 2B Last Stand: 11-for-38 (.289), 5 runs, 3 2B, 3B, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Esky doubled and went to third on an outfield error yesterday, but was left stranded...he’s hit safely in 9 of his last 11 games, batting .300 (12-for-40) with 4 doubles, a triple and 6 runs scored in that span...he matched a career high with 4 hits vs. Cleveland on August 29, the first time he’s done that since August 18, 2012. = Alcides ranks fifth in the American League with 27 stolen bases...his 91.3 stolen base percentage (84-for-92) since the start of 2012 is the highest in the Major Leagues among players with at least 40 attempts...this includes being successful on 56 of his last 59 tries. =He’s tied for fifth in the A.L. with 23 infield hits this year...his 116 infield knocks since the start of 2011 are tied for second-most in the Majors behind Ichiro Suzuki (128)... played in 612 games at shortstop since the start of 2011, tied for second-most in the Majors, behind Starlin Castro (614).Johnny Giavotella This Series: Has not played Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Johnny hasn’t played since being recalled from Omaha (AAA) on Monday...this marks his third stint in the Majors this season...hit .308 (136-for-441) with 33 doubles, 2 triples and 7 homers for the Storm Chasers this year...his 33 doubles tied for fourth-most in the Pacific Coast League, while his .373 OBP tied for 13th. = Giavotella has played in 10 games for KC this year, going 6-for-34 (.176) with a homer and 5 RBI...slugged his fourth career Major League home run on May 11 in Seattle, with his 3-run shot helping the Royals to a 9-7 victory...he’s hitting .301 (43-for-143) in his career with two outs in an inning.Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-7, RBI, BB Last Stand: 9-for-36 (.250), 9 runs, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 5 BB, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Alex was 1-for-3 with a walk and RBI yesterday...he leads the Royals with 19 home runs, 10 coming since August 1, which are third-most in the Majors, behind Chris Carter (15) and Giancarlo Stanton (11)...13 of Gordo’s 19 home runs have tied the game or given KC the lead. =Gordo’s .557 slugging pct. since the beginning of August is the ninth-highest in baseball, while his .908 OPS in that span ranks fourth in the A.L. = He leads the club with 66 RBI this year, which are tied for seventh among A.L. outfielders...his 21 go-ahead RBI are tied for 10th in the American League. =He recorded his seventh outfield assist of the season August 24 in Texas...his 61 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder in 2011 are most in the Majors. = Gordon is close to moving up on several KC career lists...he’s 2 doubles shy of matching Willie Wilson (241) for seventh in team history...he’s also 6 hits away from Fred Patek (1,036) for ninth on the club’s all-time list...with 553 runs scored, he needs 17 more to tie Patek (570) for seventh.Terrance Gore This Series: Has not played Last Stand: run, SB Hit Streak: n/a = Terrance recorded his first steal and his first run scored Wednesday night, collecting both on the same play...made his second pinch-running appearance in as many nights after being recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) Tuesday...recorded 36 steals in 89 games for Wilmington (A), ranking fourth in the Carolina League. = Gore was KC’s 20th-round selection in the 2011 June Free Agent Draft...he spent time at Wilmington (A), NW Arkansas (AA) and Omaha (AAA) this year.Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-7, 2B Last Stand: 2-for-11 (.182), 2B, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) = Eric snapped an 0-for-8 drought with a double yesterday...he returned to the lineup Monday after missing 29 games with a hairline fracture in his right hand...he’s hitting .312 (68-for-218) with a .431 slugging pct. on the road, compared to a .211 average and a .311 slugging pct. at home. = Hosmer had a team-best 16-game hitting streak from June 30-July 20, where he hit .360 (27-for-75) with 6 doubles, 2 homers and 11 RBI...he’s a career .375 hitter (15-for-40) here at Yankee Stadium with 6 doubles, 2 homers and 8 RBI in 10 games here...hit his first Major League home run here on May 11, 2011.Raul Ibanez This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 1-for-9, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Raul hasn’t played since going 0-for-3 with a walk Monday...he’s reached base via a hit or a walk in 5 of his last 6 games, while he has a .357 on-base percentage over his last 16 games...he’s recorded three multi-hit games since the All-Star break, most recently on August 16 with 2 hits at Target Field. = Ibanez was signed by the Royals on June 30 after spending the first 2 1/2 months with the Angels...became the oldest Royal to homer (42 years, 61 days) on August 1, with his solo shot in Oakland besting the A’s, 1-0...his 31 career home runs at ‘The K’ are 20th all-time and fourth-most among active players.Omar Infante This Series: 1-for-8 Last Stand: 6-for-25 (.240), run, 2B, BB, SB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) =Omar was 1-for-4 with an infield hit yesterday...he missed 4-straight games August 26-29 with a sore right shoulder. = Infante enjoyed a career night in Colorado August 19, going 4-for-5 with 3 doubles and 4 RBI...it was his first 4-hit game as a Royal, while his 3 doubles matched a career-best, also doing it here on May 27, 2004 as a member of the Tigers...he’s collected 59 RBI, the most by a Royals second baseman since Frank White (78) in 1987. = He’s collected 4 RBI or more on four occasions this season...prior to 2014, Omar had 5 games in his career with 4+ RBI.Erik Kratz This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 1-for-5, 2B, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Erik hasn’t played since August 31, when he started behind the plate and went 1-for-3 with a double...he’s hitting .333 (8-for-24) with a double, 2 homers and 3 RBI since joining the Royals...recorded his first career multi-homer game August 18 at Target Field after entering the game in the seventh inning. =Kratz was acquired from Toronto on July 28, along with RHP Liam Hendriks in exchange for 3B Danny Valencia.Mike Moustakas This Series: 1-for-5, run, RBI, SF Last Stand: 6-for-32 (.188), 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) =Mike singled, scored and knocked home a run with a sacrifice fly here yesterday. =Moose hit his 15th home run of the season August 25 vs. the Yankees...his 15 roundtrippers as a third baseman are fourth-most in the A.L...he’s tied for second on the team with 21 two-out RBI, while he’s collected 91 RBI with two outs over the last 3 seasons...he has 51 RBI this year after recording just 42 in 136 games last season. = He’s recorded a .441 slugging percentage away from Kauffman Stadium, and compared to slugging .299 at home.Jayson Nix This Series: Has not played Last Stand: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-2) = Jayson came on as a defensive replacement Tuesday, his second game as a member of the Royals...went 0-for-2 on August 30 in his KC debut. = He was claimed off waivers by the Royals on August 28 from the Pittsburgh Pirates...Kansas City is his fourth team of 2014, also spending time with Philadelphia, Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh...played for the Yankees in 2013, recording a .236 batting average and 13 steals in 14 attempts.

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees - Sunday, September 7, 2014

Hitting Notes (Cont.)

This & ThatHAPPY BIRTHDAY WADE--Kansas City’s outstanding reliever, Wade Davis, is celebrating his 29th birthday today...he shares his birthday with the Cleveland Cavs Kevin Love (26), actor and “Major League” third baseman Corbin Bernsen (60).THE RACE IS ON--Kansas City’s season mark fell to 78-62 with yesterday’s loss, but since July 22, the Royals have posted a Major League best 30-12 record and reversed an 8-game deficit in the Central into their current 2-game lead...a win today would give Kansas City its 12th series victory out of the last 14 played, with the club taking sets in Chicago, vs. Oakland (home and road), Minnesota (two at home and one on the road), at Arizona, at Texas, vs. San Francisco and winning a series at home vs. Cleveland before dropping the lone set in this span to the Tribe last weekend...the only series split was a 2-game stop in Colorado.REMAINING WORK--Kansas City enters today with 22 games remaining on the 2014 docket, which includes the completion of the suspended game on September 22 with KC trailing 4-2 in the 10th...the Tigers are down to 20 games left while Cleveland, who enters today five back, have 22 to go, also including the suspended contest...KC’s remaining opponents include the Indians (3+ suspended game), today vs. the Yankees, the White Sox (7), Boston (4) and Detroit (6)...meanwhile, aside from the six with the Royals, Detroit has Cleveland (3), San Francisco (1), Minnesota (7) and the White Sox (3).NEXT STOP MOTOWN--The Royals will head to Detroit for a trio of games in Comerica Park beginning tomorrow at 3:05 (CDT) due to a scheduling conflict that also has the Detroit Lions opening their season next door against the New York Giants...KC has scuffled against their A.L. Central rival in 2014, going 4-9 vs. the Tigers, but three of those victories occurred during Kansas City’s last visit to Comerica Park in June.THE TERRIFIC TRIO--Much of Kansas City’s success can be traced to the seventh, eighth and ninth innings thanks to the trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland, respectively...only Davis worked here on Friday night, as he was summoned to finish up the contest due to a tight triceps that sidelined Holland for a day...Davis responded with a pair of strikeouts for his first save as a professional...the trio has combined to allow just 3 earned runs in 70.0 innings in this big league best 30-11 span that began on July 22 for a 0.39 ERA while fanning 76 and holding the opponents to a collective .152 average (36-for-237)...Herrera has a streak of 26.2 consecutive scoreless frames alive, which spans his last 27 outings...the only pitcher in baseball with a longer active streak is Davis, who is in the midst of a 31-appearance streak with 28.2-straight shutout innings...Holland is the only one of the three to be scored upon, allowing 3 earned runs in 21.2 innings (1.25 ERA) since July 22, but has converted 17 of his last 18 save chances, including his 16th consecutive conversion on Wednesday night for his 42nd rescue.FEW CHALLENGES BY KC--Manager Ned Yost has asked for just eight reviews in Kansas City’s last 61 contests, and none in the last 12 games...the last KC challenge was on August 24 in Arlington when Yost won a reversal on a double play call...he and the Royals have been extremely successful this year, going 20-12 in reviews (63%)...on the flip side, KC’s opponents have gone 15-for-36 (42%) in replay challenges.SHARPENING THE SHORT GAME--The Royals had one infield hit yesterday and enter today’s action tied with Texas for the league lead with 136...Kansas City has four in the Top 7 individually in infield knocks with Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain tied for fifth with 23, followed closely by teammates Jarrod Dyson and Nori Aoki tied for ninth (22)...KC is also among the elite in bunt hits with 21 on the season, third most in the American League behind Cleveland and Texas.FOUR WOULDN’T HAVE MATTERED--Kansas City has plated only three runs in this series, but it’s been good enough for a split to this point thanks to the efforts of James Shields and Wade Davis here on Friday...yesterday’s 6-2 loss dropped the Royals to 16-53 when scoring fewer than four runs...conversely, the club is 62-9 when scoring at least four...since the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City is an astounding 126-23 when scoring four or more.DAVIS AMONG BASEBALL’S ELITE--Wade Davis was asked to earn his first professional save here on Friday night and he did so with a pair of strikeouts to extend the Majors’ longest scoreless inning streak to 28.2, while his season ERA of 0.72 is tops in the Majors among all hurlers who have thrown at least 40.0 innings...the last run Wade allowed was on June 25th and has been the lone run surrendered in his last 50.0 innings for a 0.18 ERA dating back to April 26...since giving up two earned runs on April 5, Wade has allowed only two runs over his last 55 outings (57.0 innings) for a 0.32 ERA, while fanning 89...he opened the year going almost four full months without allowing an extra-base hit, but Minnesota’s Kurt Suzuki spoiled the streak with a double on July 31.HOLLY GETTING A REST--Greg Holland has had the last couple days off to rest a tight triceps, but the KC closer still ranks second in the A.L. with 42 saves...he is the first to record back-to-back 40-save seasons for KC since Dan Quisenberry did it in 1983 (45) and ‘84 (44)...Holly has made good of 42 of his 44 tries this year, including 35 of the last 36 and 16 in a row...over a longer haul, Holland has converted 82 of his last 85 attempts (96.5%) since May 30 of last season, the highest percentage among closers with at least 40 opportunities in that span...since that date, Greg has five more saves than any other pitcher in baseball (Craig Kimbrel - 77) and has allowed just 14 earned runs in 107.1 innings for a 1.17 ERA...he recorded his 100th career save on August 8 and since posting his first career save on August 3, 2011 vs. Baltimore, Holland has gone 109-for-119, the best save pct. at 91.6 among closers with at least 100 save opportunities...since becoming Kansas City’s full-time closer on August 1, 2012, Holland has gone 105-for-112 in save situations, the most saves in the majors while Holly’s 93.8 save pct. is the best among relievers with at least 80 save chances.SPEED THRILLS--Kansas City continues to top the American League with 130 stolen bases, 31 more than the runner-up Astros...the Royals have swiped 18 in the last 13 affairs...KC is familiar with the top spot in the loop, leading the A.L. last year with 153 thefts...the Royals have three players among the top eight in thefts in the league with Jarrod Dyson third with 33, Alcides Escobar fifth (27) and Lorenzo Cain eighth with his career-high 24.

Carlos Peguero This Series: 0-for-3 Last Stand: 1-for-3, run, 2B Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Carlos made his second start as a Royal yesterday, going 0-for-3 as the rightfielder...this week is his first big league action since appearing in 2 games during April 2013 with Seattle...he had his contract selected Monday from Omaha, where he hit .266 (98-for-368) with 17 doubles, 30 homers and 76 RBI. = Peguero ranked second in the Pacific Coast League with 30 homers...hit .311 during the month of August with six doubles, 15 homers and 32 RBI in 30 games...he also batted .290 with a .647 slugging pct. against right-handed pitching...he’s hitless in 16 career at-bats against the Yankees.Francisco Pena This Series: Has not played Last Stand: Did not play Hit Streak: n/a = Francisco hasn’t played since being recalled by from Omaha (AAA) on Monday...he’s making his second stint in the big leagues this season, making his Major League debut on May 20 vs. the White Sox...he hit .240 with 27 homers and 61 RBI for the Storm Chasers...his 27 homers were tops by a catcher in the PCL. = Pena, the youngest son of former Royals manager Tony Pena, was signed by KC as a free agent in November...he and older brother, Tony Jr., are only the second set of brothers to ever play for Kansas City, joining George and Ken Brett.Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-7 Last Stand: 14-for-41 (.341), 2 runs, 5 2B, 3B, HR, 8 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Salvy was 0-for-4 yesterday, snapping a 6-game hitting streak...despite the 0’fer, he’s batted .333 (16-for-48) in his last 11 games with 5 doubles, a triple, homer and 8 RBI...he’s collected 24 RBI since August 1, tying him for eighth-most in the American League in that span. =His 16 roundtrippers are tied for ninth-most by a Royals catcher and rank third among American League backstops...he’s tops among the league’s catchers in hits (134), RBI (63), multi-hit games (35) and extra-base hits (43)...hit .364 (8-for-22) with 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI in 6 games against the Yankees this season. = Perez has gunned down 19 would-be base stealers this season, ranking him seventh in the A.L....also tied for the Major League lead in pickoffs (4) with the Cubs’ Wellington Castillo...his 13 career picks are tied for fifth among active Major League catchers and are the most by a Royals backstop. Josh Willingham This Series: 1-for-4, run, 2B Last Stand: 1-for-11 (.091), 3 BB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-6) = Josh was the DH yesterday, his first start since August 29 due to a back ailment...he went 1-for-4 with a double...he hit his 14th home run of the season on August 22 in Arlington...12 of his 14 roundtrippers have come since June 1...went 3-for-5 in Minnesota August 18 for his first 3-hit game of the year. = Willingham played for Minnesota for parts of 3 seasons (2012-14) was traded to KC on August 11 in exchange for minor league pitcher Jason Adam...he’s hitting .265 (13-for-49) with 7 walks (.368 OBP) and 7 extra-base hits (.490 slg pct.) as a Royal...he’s homered 3 times in 8 games against the Yankees this season.

Adams - - - - -Aoki .231 13 3 0 2Butler .176 17 3 0 0Cain .300 20 6 0 3Colon - - - - -Dyson .333 6 2 0 0Escobar .211 19 4 0 1Giavotella - - - - -Gordon .263 19 5 0 2Gore - - - - -Hosmer .105 19 2 1 1Ibanez .154 13 2 0 0Infante .083 24 2 0 0Kratz .143 7 1 0 2Moustakas .222 18 4 1 3Nix - - - - -Peguero .000 3 0 0 0Pena - - - - -Perez .364 22 8 1 4Willingham .179 28 5 3 4

- 0 0 0 0 .231 13 3 0 2 .266 188 50 6 21 .270 37 10 0 5 - 0 0 0 0 .217 46 10 1 5 .231 91 21 0 6 .241 29 7 0 1 .242 198 48 3 20 - 0 0 0 0 .250 96 24 3 12 .269 312 84 11 51 .241 116 28 2 8 .143 7 1 0 2 .213 75 16 4 9 .184 38 7 0 4 .000 19 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 .259 58 15 1 8 .208 96 20 6 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. Yankees (2014) vs. Yankees (career) On Road (career)

- - - - - .273 794 217 10 66 .277 2131 591 62 296 .269 609 164 6 63 .316 19 6 0 3 .251 402 101 0 18 .261 1489 388 10 127 .250 236 59 1 27 .265 1965 520 58 210 - - - - - .278 1093 304 32 140 .269 3815 1027 144 583 .282 2385 673 51 260 .206 233 48 11 32 .235 932 219 29 99 .216 681 147 20 64 .205 88 18 3 12 - - - - - .290 766 222 25 100 .255 2042 520 102 335

vs. Greene (career)

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vs. Verlander

- - - - - .125 8 1 0 1 .430 79 34 2 14 .267 15 4 0 1 - - - - - .261 23 6 0 3 .216 51 11 0 3 .333 9 3 0 0 .219 73 16 2 5 - - - - - .231 52 12 1 3 .125 32 4 0 2 .143 14 2 1 5 .500 2 1 0 2 .159 44 7 1 3 .267 15 4 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - .467 30 14 1 10 .150 20 3 0 1

2014 Royals Home Run Breakdown

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees - Sunday, September 7, 2014

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 Adams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Aoki 29 4 - - - 33 4 - 1 - - 5 2 7 12 5 - - 1 g 6 gm (2x) 22 6 Butler 26 7 1 - - 34 11 3 - - - 14 6 17 16 9 - - 0 g 10 gm (6/10-20) 7 - Cain 19 7 4 - - 30 6 - 1 - - 7 7 8 10 5 - - 0 g 6 gm (3x) 23 - Colon - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 1 g 3 gm (8/13-20) 2 1 Dyson 15 3 - - - 18 3 1 - - - 4 3 3 10 3 - - 0 g 5 gm (3x) 22 9 Escobar 27 6 1 - - 33 8 2 2 - - 12 2 8 20 5 1 - 1 g 12 gm (6/1-14) 23 5 Giavotella - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 1 1 3 - - - 0 g - - - Gordon 30 7 1 - - 38 13 2 1 - 1 17 11 21 18 6 - - 1 g 9 gm (5/23-31) 6 - Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hosmer 22 5 3 - - 30 5 3 1 - - 9 1 15 12 4 - - 1 g 16 gm (6/30-7/20) 3 - Ibanez 7 - - - - 7 4 3 - - - 7 1 8 10 1 - - 0 g 5 gm (6/16-7/2) 2 - Infante 20 8 1 - - 29 8 2 3 - 1 14 2 12 21 6 - - 1 g 9 gm (6/8-18) 10 - Kratz 3 - - - - 3 5 - - - - 5 1 2 4 - - - 1 g 3 gm (5x) 2 1 Moustakas 13 2 - - - 15 7 4 1 - - 12 2 9 21 4 - - 1 g 6 gm (8/18-25) 1 - Nix 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 0 g 2 gm - - Peguero - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 g 1 gm - - Pena - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Perez 24 10 1 - - 35 6 6 1 - - 13 10 15 24 3 1 - 0 g 12 gm (6/5-18) 4 - Willingham 10 1 - - - 11 5 4 - - - 9 4 13 11 4 - - 1 g 8 gm (5/28-6/4) 4 -

The Last Time...

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 Adams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Aoki 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1-0 8/5/14 @ ARZ B. Schultz 85 Butler 9 4 5 5 4 4 4 1 - 4 3 2 - 4 6 2 - - 1 5-3 8/24/14 @ TEX S. Baker 36 Cain 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 - - 1 1 1 - 2 1 2 - - - 2-1 6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 203 Colon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43 Dyson 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 0-1 6/25/14 LAD D. Haren 124 Escobar 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 2 - - - - 1-1 5/11/14 @ SEA R. Elias 369 Giavotella 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 1 - - - - 1-0 5/11/14 @ SEA D. Farquhar 14 Gordon 19 9 10 11 8 8 7 4 - 13 1 5 3 10 - - 2 10 7 14-3 9/3/14 TEX N. Tepesch 8 Gore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hosmer 6 1 5 3 3 3 3 - - 1 2 3 - 3 - - 2 1 3 4-2 7/10/14 DET D. Smyly 54 Ibanez 5 - 5 3 2 3 1 1 - - 4 1 1 1 - - - 1 4 3-2 8/1/14 @ OAK S. Gray 28 Infante 6 2 4 2 4 2 2 1 1 - 3 3 - 2 4 2 - - - 6-0 8/13/14 OAK S. Kazmir 74 Kratz 5 3 2 1 4 3 2 - - 2 1 2 - - 2 1 2 - - 3-1 8/18/14 @ MIN R. Pressly 11 Moustakas 15 3 12 5 10 7 6 2 - 5 5 5 1 4 - - - 2 13 10-4 8/25/14 NYY M. Pineda 37 Nix 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 0-1 4/23/14 @ LAD Z. Greinke 50 Peguero - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4/25/13 LAA G. Richards 12 Pena - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Perez 16 3 13 8 8 9 3 4 - 6 6 4 3 6 12 3 1 - - 14-2 9/1/14 TEX C. Lewis 16 Willingham 14 3 11 5 9 10 3 1 - 7 4 3 3 7 7 4 2 - - 9-4 8/22/14 @ TEX C. Lewis 19

Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Nori Aoki (8/5/14 @ Arizona, fifth inning) - Franchise total: 117Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Erik Kratz (8/18/14 @ Minnesota), 2 solo3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (7/25/14 vs. Cleveland, second inning) Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa, Doug Mientkiewicz (5/25/06 vs. Detroit, first inning)Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer and Brayan Pena (5/27/11 @ Texas, 14th inning)Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran (6/29/01 @ Cleveland, fourth inning)Leadoff Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain (6/25/14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) - Franchise total: 87Inside-the-Park: Last: David DeJesus (4/23/10 vs. Minnesota) - Franchise total: 94Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Wilson Betemit (6/10/10 @ Minnesota) - Franchise total: 6Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke (6/10/05 @ Arizona)Walk-off Home Run: Last: Alex Gordon (8/26/14 vs. Minnesota, 9th inning, Perkins pitching) - Franchise total: 65Opponent:Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning)Grand Slam: Last: Matt McBride, Colorado (8/20/14 @ Coors Field, Danny Duffy, 6th inning)Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning)Back-to-Back: Last: Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes, Cleveland (7/27/14 @ Kauffman Stadium, Aaron Crow pitching, 9th inning)Leadoff Game: Last: Shin-Soo Choo, Texas (8/23/14 @ Globe Life Park, Jeremy Guthrie pitching)Inside-the-Park: Last: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland (7/3/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 6th inning)Walk-off Home Run: Last: Ramon Santiago @ Detroit (8/30/11 @ Comerica Park, Aaron Crow pitching, 10th inning)Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla, Atlanta (4/16/13 @ Turner Field, Kelvin Herrera pitching, 8th 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)

2014 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, (6-3, 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: Billy Butler, August 17, 2014 @ Minnesota (2nd)Royals Five-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, August 5, 2013 vs. MinnesotaRoyals Six-RBI Game: Alex Gordon, May 18, 2014 vs. BaltimoreRoyals Seven-RBI Game: (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ PhillyRoyals 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: James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. LouisRoyals Pitcher With a RBI: James Shields, June 3, 2014 @ St. LouisRoyals Three or more Steals, One Game: Nori Aoki (3) and Jarrod Dyson (3), August 10, 2014 vs. San Francisco

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): Scott Baker, Minnesota, August 31, 2007 (Game 2) at Metrodome (Twins 5-0)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: Sept. 29-30, 1992 at California (2-0 and 4-0)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: James Shields, July 7, 2014 @ Tampa Bay (10)Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, August 13, 2014 vs. Oakland (Royals 3-0)Shutout by the Royals (Combined): August 1, 2014 @ Oakland (1-0); Guthrie (6.0), Herrera (1.0), Davis (1.0), Holland (1.0)

Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Ben Revere, Minnesota, September 14, 2011 at KC (3 SB)Royals Steal of Home: Alcides Escobar, vs. Cleveland, September 18, 2013 (5th inning) - on double stealOpponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double stealRoyals Suspended Game: August 31, 2014 vs. Cleveland (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 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 26, 2014 vs. Minnesota (2-1, 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: August 27, 2014 vs. Minneosta (8th inning, 6 runs) -- 23 times in 2014 --Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: September 1-3, 2014 vs. TexasThree-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 5-7, 2014 @ ArizonaFour-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: September 15-18, 2008 vs. SeattleFour-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 @ MinnesotaThree-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 20-22, 2014 vs. SeattleThree-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 18-20, 2014 @ BostonFour-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

Disabled List (2) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team RecordRHP-Luke Hochevar 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery March 30 (retro March 21) April 5 140 78-62RHP-Michael Mariot 60-day Right hamstring strain August 28 October 26 8 4-4

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees - Sunday, September 7, 20142014 Recent Transactions

Date Player Transaction7/16 RHP-Jason Frasor Acquired from Texas in exchange for RHP Spencer Patton INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Designated for assignment RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha7/24 INF/OF-Jimmy Paredes Traded to Baltimore for cash considerations7/28 C-Erik Kratz/ RHP-Liam Hendriks Acquired from Toronto for INF Danny Valencia C-Brett Hayes Designated for assignment7/29 INF-Christian Colon Recalled from Omaha8/2 1B-Eric Hosmer Placed on 15-day D.L. (fractured right third metacarpal) LHP-Jason Vargas Activated from 15-day D.L.8/11 OF-Josh Willingham Acquired from Minnesota for RHP Jason Adam8/12 LHP-Scott Downs Placed on the 15-day D.L. (cervical facet sprain)8/27 RHP-Liam Hendriks Recalled from Omaha RHP-Aaron Crow Optioned to Northwest Arkansas8/28 INF-Jayson Nix Claimed on Outright Waivers from Pittsburgh RHP-Michael Mariot Recalled from Omaha; placed on 60-day D.L. (right hamstring strain) LHP-Scott Downs Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Liam Hendriks Optioned to Northwest Arkansas8/30 INF-Christian Colon Optioned to Northwest Arkansas9/1 LHP-Brandon Finnegan Contract selected from Northwest Arkansas OF-Carlos Peguero Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Chris Dwyer Designated for assignment RHP-Blake Wood Designated for assignment 1B-Eric Hosmer Returned from rehab assignment; reinstated from 15-day D.L. OF-Lane Adams Recalled from Northwest Arkansas RHP-Casey Coleman Recalled from Omaha INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha C-Francisco Pena Recalled from Omaha9/2 RHP-Aaron Crow Recalled from Northwest Arkansas RHP-Liam Hendriks Recalled from Northwest Arkansas INF-Christian Colon Recalled from Northwest Arkansas OF-Terrance Gore Recalled from Northwest Arkansas

The Lineup CardStarts by Batting Order

1st: Aoki (57-40), Cain (8-13), Colon (0-1), Dyson (10-5), Escobar (1-0), Infante (2-3)2nd: Cain (1-2), Escobar (7-6), Giavotella (1-0), Hosmer (14-18), Infante (55-35), Valencia (0-1)3rd: Butler (12-13), Gordon (13-7), Hosmer (37-31), Perez (16-11)4th: Butler (45-32), Gordon (11-13), Ibanez (0-1), Perez (21-13), Valencia (1-2), Willingham (0-1)5th: Butler (0-4), Gordon (52-38), Hosmer (4-2), Infante (2-6), Moustakas (6-1), Perez (12-10), Valencia (0-1), Willingham (2-0)6th: Butler (11-9), Cain (16-4), Escobar (0-1), Giavotella (2-2), Kratz (0-2), Ibanez (6-3), Infante (4-3), Maxwell (0-1), Moustakas (4-5), Perez (23-19), Valencia (6-9), Willingham (6-4)7th: Aoki (1-0), Butler (2-1), Cain (18-17), Ciriaco (0-1), Colon (1-0), Escobar (3-8), Giavotella (2-1), Hayes (0-2), Ibanez (7-3), Infante (1-1), Kratz (3-0), Maxwell (1-2), Moustakas (36-19), Peguero (1-1), Valencia (2-6)8th: Aoki (1-1), Cain (14-10), Ciriaco (1-2), Colon (2-0), Dyson (4-6), Escobar (31-16), Giavotella (1-0), Hayes (0-3), Ibanez (1-1), Kratz (0-0), Maxwell (2-6), Moustakas (19-16), Paredes (0-1), Valencia (2-0)9th: Aoki (2-2), Ciriaco (3-4), Colon (4-3), Dyson (22-13), Escobar (35-31), Giavotella (0-1), Hayes (4-5), Paredes (0-1), Pitchers (8-2)

Starts by PositionP: Brooks (0-1), Chen (4-3), Duffy (11-11), Guthrie (16-12), Hendriks (1-0), Shields (18-12), Vargas (14-12), Ventura (14-11)C: Hayes (4-10), Kratz (2-2), Perez (72-50)1B: Butler (22-11), Hosmer (55-51), Ibanez (1-0)2B: Ciriaco (3-5), Colon (4-3), Giavotella (6-4), Infante (64-48), Valencia (1-2)3B: Ciriaco (1-2), Colon (3-1), Moustakas (66-40), Paredes (0-2), Valencia (9-16)SS: Escobar (78-62)LF: Aoki (0-1), Dyson (0-2), Gordon (76-57), Ibanez (2-2)CF: Cain (40-36), Dyson (36-23), Maxwell (2-3)RF: Aoki (57-42), Cain (16-10), Ibanez (3-2), Maxwell (1-6), Peguero (1-1), Willingham (0-1)DH: Aoki (4-0), Butler (48-48), Ibanez (8-4), Kratz (1-0), Perez (0-3), Valencia (1-1), Willingham (8-4)

Kansas City By the Days Monday 9-7 Tuesday 13-8 Wednesday 16-6 Thursday 7-7 Friday 13-10 Saturday 9-14 Sunday 10-11

Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 3 50 2nd - 5 58 3rd - 15 79 4th - 13 66 5th - 17 62 6th - 15 64 7th - 11 53 8th - 8 58 9th - 1 37

Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 70 September 3 vs. Texas (7th inning, 2 hits) 3 runs - 36 August 23 @ Texas (5th inning, 2 hits) 4 runs - 15 August 10 vs. S.F (1st inning, 3 hits) 5 runs - 8 August 15 @ Minnesota (4th inning, 5 hits)

6 runs - 3 August 27 vs. Minnesota (8th inning, 7 hits) 7 runs - 3 August 17 @ Minnesota (2nd inning, 5 hits)

8 runs - 1 August 5 @ Arizona (5th inning, 5 hits)

Daily UpdateScore by Innings

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TotalRoyals 51 65 53 80 90 44 78 53 41 2 5 1 3 1 - 567Opponents 53 47 58 78 76 63 47 43 62 10 5 2 - - - 545

Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+Royals 21 17 13 8 8 7 1 2 - 1 - - - - -Opponents 22 7 5 9 5 5 4 2 1 1 - 1 - - -

Royals vs. Yankees 2014 Career

Bueno 0-0 0 6.75 2 2.2 4 2C. Coleman 0-0 0 18.00 1 1.0 3 2L. Coleman 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0Crow 1-0 0 0.00 2 2.1 1 0Davis 0-0 1 0.00 2 1.2 0 0Duffy 0-0 0 4.76 2 5.2 5 3Finnegan 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0Frasor - - - - - - -Guthrie 0-1 0 5.14 1 7.0 6 4Hendriks 0-1 0 6.75 1 4.0 7 3Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0Holland 0-0 1 0.00 1 1.0 1 0Shields 2-1 0 2.57 3 21.0 19 6Vargas - - - - - - -Ventura - - - - - - -

Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 0-0 0 6.75 2 2.2 4 2 0-0 0 18.00 1 1.0 3 2 0-0 1 0.00 7 8.2 3 0 1-0 0 1.08 7 8.1 9 1 2-5 1 5.81 14 48.0 45 31 1-1 0 8.36 4 14.0 19 13 - - 0 1 2.0 0 0 3-5 5 6.23 55 56.1 66 39 5-10 0 4.92 19 108.0 108 59 0-2 0 7.84 2 10.1 15 9 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.1 2 0 0-0 3 1.74 9 10.1 5 210-16 0 4.15 31 203.2 205 94 0-4 0 6.75 8 37.1 46 28 - - - - - - -

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team QualityPitcher GS Runs Per Start Record StartsAaron Brooks 1 2 2.0 0-1 0Bruce Chen 7 26 3.7 4-3 1Danny Duffy 23 78 3.4 11-11 11Jeremy Guthrie 28 114 4.1 16-12 14Liam Hendriks 1 6 6.0 1-0 1James Shields 30 133 4.4 18-12 20Jason Vargas 26 114 4.4 14-12 18Yordano Ventura 25 94 3.8 14-11 18Totals 141 567 4.0 78-62 83

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters)

Pitcher Perez Hayes Kratz TotalsBrooks - 0-1 - 0-1Chen 3-1 1-2 - 4-3Duffy 10-7 1-3 0-1 11-11Guthrie 13-11 2-1 1-0 16-12Hendriks 1-0 - - 1-0Shields 17-11 0-1 1-0 18-12Vargas 14-11 - 0-1 14-12Ventura 14-9 0-2 - 14-11Total 72-50 4-10 2-2 78-62

Catcher Breakdown

Perez Hayes Kratz Pena TotalsStarts 122 14 5 0 141CS/ATT 19-67 1-8 1-5 1-1 22-81Pct. 28.4 22.2 20.0 100.0 27.2Catcher PO 4 - - - 4ERA 3.19 6.10 3.71 0.00 3.51 ER/IP 381/1075.2 97/143.0 19/46.0 0/1.0 494/1265.2

TeamPitcher Pickoffs: 11 (August 26 vs. Minnesota)Pickoff & CS: 2 (July 27 vs. Cleveland)

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 9/6/14 @ NYY Pitchers 5 8/31/14 vs. CLE Adams - - Aoki 70 5/9/14 @ SEA Butler 0 8/31/14 vs. CLE Cain 18 8/15/14 @ MIN Colon 0 9/2/14 vs. TEX Dyson 3 9/1/14 vs. TEX Escobar 2 9/3/14 vs. TEX Giavotella 6 5/11/14 @ SEA Gordon 31 8/2/14 @ OAK

Player Streak Last Error Gore - - Hosmer 4 9/1/14 vs. TEX Ibanez 4 7/10/14 vs. DET Infante 6 8/24/14 @ TEX Kratz 56 5/30/13 vs. BOS Moustakas 28 8/5/14 @ ARZ Nix 10 8/13/14 @ DET Peguero 32 6/12/11 @ DET Pena 1 - Perez 0 9/6/14 @ NYY Willingham 57 9/14/13 vs. TB

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees - Sunday, September 7, 2014

Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 12 Twice, last: August 17 @ Minnesota 16 July 10 vs. Detroit Most runs, extra-inning game 8 May 29 @ Toronto 11 August 28 vs. Minnesota Most hits, game 17 June 16 @ Detroit 20 August 12 vs. Oakland Most hits, extra-inning game 16 Twice, last: May 24 @ Los Angeles 14 Twice, last: August 28 vs. Minnesota Fewest hits, game 3 Twice, last: September 5 @ New York 2 May 8 @ Seattle Most runs, inning 8 August 5 @ Arizona (5th) 8 Twice, last: August 2 @ Oakland (5th) Most hits, inning 7 Thrice, last: August 27 vs. Minnesota (8th) 8 Twice, last: August 2 @ Oakland (5th) Most doubles, game 6 Twice, last: September 2 vs. Texas 8 July 10 vs. Detroit Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 May 6 @ San Diego 5 Twice, last: August 28 vs. Minnesota Most triples, game 2 August 15 @ Minnesota 2 Twice, last: June 25 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Most home runs, game 3 4 times, last: August 17 @ Minnesota 4 July 27 vs. Cleveland Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 April 16 @ Houston 3 May 29 @ Toronto Most home runs, inning 2 6 times, last: August 5 @ Arizona (5th) 2 4 times, last: July 27 vs. Cleveland (9th) Most extra-base hits, game 6 4 times, last: August 19 @ Colorado 9 July 10 vs. Detroit Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 5 May 6 @ San Diego 7 May 24 @ Los Angeles Most steals, game 7 August 10 vs. San Francisco 3 4 times, last: June 28 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most times caught stealing, game 2 Twice, last: May 19 vs. Chicago 2 Thrice, last: July 12 vs. Detroit Most sacrifice flies, game 4 June 11 vs. Cleveland (ties franchise record) 3 July 10 vs. Detroit Most sacrifices, game 2 4 times, last: July 23 @ Chicago 2 May 8 @ Seattle Most strikeouts, game 12 August 12 vs. Oakland 13 4 times, last: July 7 @ Tampa Bay Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 13 August 30 vs. Cleveland 15 July 24 vs. Cleveland Most walks, game 7 Twice, last: July 22 @ Chicago 10 May 28 vs. Houston Most walks, extra-inning game 9 August 30 vs. Cleveland 6 July 24 vs. Cleveland Most left on base, game 14 July 22 @ Chicago 14 May 30 @ Toronto Most left on base, extra-inning game 16 August 30 vs. Cleveland 12 Twice, last: June 4 vs. St. Louis Fewest left on base, game 1 Twice, last: September 3 vs. Texas 1 August 3 @ Oakland Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 2 July 24 vs. Cleveland 1 May 29 @ Toronto Most double plays turned 4 June 17 @ Detroit 4 Thrice, last: August 20 @ Colorado Most errors, game 4 April 16 @ Houston 5 May 11 @ Seattle Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 10 times, last: Escobar (August 29 vs. Cleveland) Most hits, extra-inning game 4 Cain (May 5 @ San Diego), Hosmer (May 24 @ Los Angeles) Most runs, game 3 8 times, last: Gordon (August 17 @ Minnesota) Most doubles, game 3 Cain (June 29 vs. Los Angeles Angels), Infante (August 19 @ Colorado) Most triples, game 1 24 times, last: Escobar (August 28 vs. Minnesota) Most home runs, game 2 Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore), Moustakas (July 22 @ Chicago), Kratz (August 18 @ Minnesota) Most RBI, game 6 Infante (April 27 @ Baltimore), Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Hosmer (May 5 @ San Diego), Infante (May 29 @ Toronto) Most total bases, game 10 Gordon (May 18 vs. Baltimore) (2 HR, 2 1B) Most walks, game 3 Thrice, last: Hosmer (July 9 @ Tampa Bay) Most stolen bases, game 3 Thrice, last: Dyson (September 2 vs. Texas) Longest hitting streak 16 Hosmer (June 30-July 20) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Guthrie (August 7 @ Arizona), Shields (August 9 vs. San Francisco), Vargas (August 13 vs. Oakland) Most innings pitched, reliever 5.0 Chen (June 28 vs. Los Angeles) Most strikeouts, starter 12 Shields (April 17 @ Houston) Most strikeouts, reliever 8 Chen (June 28 vs. Los Angeles) Most walks, starter 6 Duffy (July 30 vs. Minnesota), Ventura (August 16 @ Minnesota) Most walks, reliever 3 Marks (April 20 vs. Minnesota) Most runs allowed 8 Shields (May 2 vs. Detroit), Guthrie (July 10 vs. Detroit) Most home runs allowed 3 4 times, last: Vargas (June 27 vs. Los Angeles) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 18.0 Ventura (April 25-May 5) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 28.2 Davis (June 27-present) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 6 Crow (April 24-present) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 10 June 7-18 Longest winning streak, home 6 July 30-August 11 Longest winning streak, road 8 June 2-18 Longest losing streak, overall 5 May 1-5 Longest losing streak, home 4 May 1-4, May 26-June 4 Longest losing streak, road 5 March 31-April 13 Longest game-inning, home 14 July 24 vs. Cleveland Longest game-inning, road 13 May 24 @ Los Angeles Longest game-time, home 3:37 April 4 vs. Chicago Longest game-time, road 3:35 Twice, last: July 22 @ Chicago Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:23 July 24 vs. Cleveland; August 30 vs. Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:52 May 24 @ Los Angeles Shortest game-time home 2:06 August 13 vs. Oakland Shortest game-time road 2:14 June 1 @ Toronto Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:46 June 4 vs. St. Louis Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:03 May 6 @ San Diego Largest crowd-home 40,103 April 4 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 10,705 April 29 vs. Toronto Largest crowd-road 45,068 March 31 @ Detroit Smallest crowd-road 8,848 April 22 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 10 August 5 @ Arizona (12-2) Largest losing margin 12 July 10 vs. Detroit (4-16) Largest deficit overcome to win 5 July 26 vs. Cleveland (trailed 5-0 after 2 1/2) Largest lead lost 5 May 19 vs. Chicago (led 5-0 after 2)

Royals Record When:Lead after six innings: 56-3Lead after seven innings: 63-1Lead after eight innings: 69-1Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 47-25Score first: 54-19Score more than three runs: 62-9Hit home run: 47-15Series opener: 28-1810 or more hits: 43-14

Tied after six innings: 12-10Tied after seven innings: 9-8Tied after eight innings: 6-7Starter works 6.0 IP: 14-16Opponents score first: 24-43Score three runs or less: 16-53Do not homer: 32-47Series finale: 24-19Opponents 10 or more hits: 16-35

Trail after six innings: 10-49Trail after seven innings: 6-53Trail after eight innings: 3-54Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 17-21In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 16/12Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 3/4Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 30/22Errorless games by KC: 50-24

Royals EjectionsDate Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play5/17 Ned Yost (1st/34th career) Chris Segal at home plate (foul tip call on A. Jones)5/27 Ned Yost (2nd/35th career) Kerwin Danley at mound (balls & strikes)6/15 Ned Yost (3rd/36th career) Paul Emmel at home plate (balk call on J. Shields)6/25 Mike Moustakas (1st career) Brian Knight at home plate (from bench)

Billy Butler 2 runs for 500

Jarrod Dyson 3 SB to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (U.Washington-120)

Upcoming MilestonesAlex Gordon 2 doubles to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (W.Wilson-241) 5 hits to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (F.Patek-1036) 17 runs to tie for 7th on KC all-time list (F. Patek-570) 2 HR to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (C. Beltran-123)

Raul Ibanez 33 at bats for 7,500

Omar Infante 20 RBI for 500

Mike Moustakas 7 games to 500

Josh Willingham 5 HR for 200 16 hits for 1,000

2014 Day-By-Days

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees - Sunday, September 7, 2014

Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total March (0-1) 3/31 at Det D L 3-4 0-1 T4 -1.0 Nathan Davis (R, 0-1) -- 45,068 1 45,068

April (14-11) 4/2 at Det D L 1-2 (10) 0-2 T4 -2.0 Alburquerque Collins (R, 0-1) -- 26,906 2 71,974 4/3 at Det D Postponed Due to Rain – Made up June 19 4/4 CWS D W 7-5 1-2 4 -2.0 Guthrie (1-0) Johnson Holland (1) 40,103 1 40,103 4/5 CWS D W 4-3 2-2 3 -2.0 Davis (R, 1-1) Downs Holland (2) 21,463 2 61,566 4/6 CWS D L 1-5 2-3 5 -2.0 Sale Shields (0-1) -- 29,760 3 91,326 4/7 TB N W 4-2 3-3 3 -1.5 Vargas (1-0) Moore Holland (3) 12,087 4 103,413 4/8 TB N L 0-1 3-4 T4 -1.5 Peralta Holland (0-1) Balfour 13,905 5 117,318 4/9 TB D W 7-3 4-4 3 -1.0 Guthrie (2-0) Odorizzi -- 13,612 6 130,930 4/11 at Min N L 1-10 4-5 4 -1.5 Gibson Chen (0-1) -- 24,338 3 96,312 4/12 at Min D L 1-7 4-6 5 -2.5 Nolasco Shields (0-2) -- 23,963 4 120,275 4/13 at Min D L 3-4 4-7 5 -2.5 Fien Crow (R, 0-1) Perkins 20,878 5 141,153 4/15 at Hou N W 4-2 5-7 5 -2.0 Ventura (1-0) Harrell Holland (4) 29,778 6 170,931 4/16 at Hou N W 6-4 (11) 6-7 T4 -1.5 Duffy (R, 1-0) Williams Holland (5) 23,043 7 193,974 4/17 at Hou N W 5-1 7-7 4 -1.0 Shields (1-2) Feldman -- 26,333 8 219,707 4/18 Min N W 5-0 8-7 T1 - Vargas (2-0) Nolasco -- 21,192 7 152,122 4/19 Min D W 5-4 9-7 T1 - Chen (1-1) Correia Holland (6) 24,291 8 176,413 4/20 Min D L 3-8 9-8 2 -1.0 Hughes Ventura (1-1) -- 17,710 9 194,123 4/21 at Cle N L 3-4 9-9 T2 -1.0 McAllister Guthrie (2-1) Axford 10,789 9 230,496 4/22 at Cle N W 8-2 10-9 2 -1.0 Shields (2-2) Salazar -- 8,848 10 239,344 4/23 at Cle N L 3-5 10-10 T2 -1.0 Shaw Herrera (R, 0-1) Axford 9,311 11 248,655 4/24 at Cle D L 1-5 10-11 T4 -2.0 Kluber (C) Chen (1-2) -- 10,440 12 259,095 4/25 at Bal N W 5-0 11-11 T2 -2.0 Ventura (2-1) Jimenez -- 22,478 13 281,573 4/26 at Bal N L 2-3 (10) 11-12 T3 -2.0 Britton Duffy (R, 1-1) -- 34,941 14 316,514 4/27 at Bal D W 9-3 12-12 3 -1.5 Shields (3-2) Gonzalez -- 38,368 15 355,482 4/29 Tor N W 10-7 13-12 T2 -1.5 Crow (R, 1-1) Cecil -- 10,705 10 204,828 4/30 Tor N W 4-2 14-12 2 -1.5 Herrera (R, 1-1) Hutchison Holland (7) 11,715 11 216,543

May (12-17) 5/1 Tor N L 3-7 14-13 2 -2.0 Buehrle Guthrie (2-2) Loup 11,207 12 227,750 5/2 Det N L 2-8 14-14 2 -3.0 Porcello Shields (3-3) -- 28,021 13 255,771 5/3 Det N L 2-9 14-15 2 -4.0 Smyly Duffy (1-2) -- 29,200 14 284,971 5/4 Det D L 4-9 14-16 T3 -5.0 Verlander Vargas (2-1) -- 22,504 15 307,475 5/5 at SD N L 5-6 (12) 14-17 4 -6.0 Stauffer Collins (R, 0-2) -- 14,089 16 369,571 5/6 at SD N W 3-1 (11) 15-17 4 -6.0 Davis (R, 2-1) Vincent Holland (8) 16,542 17 386,113 5/7 at SD D W 8-0 16-17 3 -6.0 Shields (4-3) Cashner -- 18,228 18 404,341 5/8 at Sea N L 0-1 16-18 3 -6.0 Iwakuma Duffy (1-3) Rodney 12,577 19 416,918 5/9 at Sea N W 6-1 17-18 3 -5.0 Vargas (3-1) Maurer -- 20,858 20 437,776 5/10 at Sea N L 1-3 17-19 3 -6.0 Young Ventura (2-2) Rodney 29,359 21 467,135 5/11 at Sea D W 9-7 18-19 3 -5.0 Coleman (R, 1-0) Farquhar Holland (9) 30,447 22 497,582 5/13 Col N W 5-1 19-19 2 -5.5 Shields (5-3) Morales -- 15,914 16 323,389 5/14 Col D W 3-2 20-19 2 -5.5 Vargas (4-1) Chacin Holland (10) 27,323 17 350,712 5/15 Bal N L 1-2 20-20 2 -6.0 Chen Ventura (2-3) Britton 12,455 18 363,167 5/16 Bal N L 0-4 20-21 T3 -7.0 Tillman (C) Guthrie (2-3) -- 25,985 19 389,152 5/17 Bal N W 1-0 21-21 3 -7.0 Duffy (2-3) Norris Holland (11) 24,064 20 413,216 5/18 Bal D W 8-6 22-21 2 -7.0 Shields (6-3) Jimenez Holland (12) 22,692 21 435,908 5/19 CWS N L 6-7 22-22 T2 -7.0 Putnam Vargas (4-2) Petricka 16,462 22 452,370 5/20 CWS N L 6-7 22-23 T3 -7.0 Rienzo Ventura (2-4) Belisario 14,900 23 467,270 5/21 CWS N W 3-1 23-23 3 -6.0 Davis (R, 3-1) Quintana Holland (13) 17,576 24 484,846 5/23 at LAA N L 1-6 23-24 4 -6.5 Wilson Duffy (2-4) -- 35,082 23 532,664 5/24 at LAA D W 7-4 (13) 24-24 T2 -5.5 Crow (R, 2-1) Morin Holland (14) 42,140 24 574,804 5/25 at LAA D L 3-4 24-25 T2 -5.5 Kohn Collins (R, 0-3) Frieri 36,114 25 610,918 5/26 Hou N L 2-9 24-26 T3 -5.5 Feldman Ventura (2-5) -- 32,070 25 516,916 5/27 Hou N L 0-3 24-27 4 -6.5 McHugh Guthrie (2-4) -- 17,826 26 534,742 5/28 Hou D L 3-9 24-28 4 -6.5 Cosart Duffy (2-5) -- 16,220 27 550,962 5/29 at Tor N W 8-6 (10) 25-28 T3 -6.5 Davis (R, 4-1) Redmond Holland (15) 17,978 26 628,896 5/30 at Tor N W 6-1 26-28 3 -6.5 Vargas (5-2) Happ -- 21,543 27 650,439 5/31 at Tor D L 2-12 26-29 3 -6.5 Stroman Brooks (0-1) Redmond 31,652 28 682,091

June (17-10) 6/1 at Tor D L 0-4 26-30 5 -6.5 Buehrle Guthrie (2-5) -- 38,008 29 720,099 6/2 at StL N W 6-0 27-30 T4 -6.0 Duffy (3-5) Miller -- 41,230 30 761,338 6/3 at StL N W 8-7 28-30 T4 -5.0 Davis (R, 5-1) Rosenthal Holland (16) 41,192 31 802,530 6/4 StL N L 2-5 (11) 28-31 5 -5.0 Freeman Herrera (R, 1-2) Neshek 22,126 28 573,088 6/5 StL N W 3-2 29-31 T4 -4.0 Ventura (3-5) Wacha Holland (17) 24,438 29 597,526 6/6 NYY N L 2-4 29-32 T4 -5.0 Whitley Guthrie (2-6) Robertson 23,418 30 620,944 6/7 NYY N W 8-4 30-32 T4 -5.0 Crow (R, 3-1) Phelps -- 26,991 31 647,935 6/8 NYY D W 2-1 31-32 3 -4.0 Shields (7-3) Kuroda Holland (18) 24,614 32 672,549 6/9 NYY N Postponed Due to Rain – Make up scheduled for Monday, August 25 6/10 Cle N W 9-5 32-32 3 -3.0 Vargas (6-2) Kluber Crow (1) 25,540 33 698,089 6/11 Cle D W 4-1 33-32 2 -2.0 Ventura (4-5) Bauer Holland (19) 19,938 34 718,027 6/13 at CWS N W 7-2 34-32 2 -1.5 Guthrie (3-6) Quintana -- 22,773 32 825,303 6/14 at CWS D W 9-1 35-32 2 -1.5 Duffy (4-5) Noesi -- 24,527 33 849,830 6/15 at CWS D W 6-3 36-32 2 -1.5 Shields (8-3) Rienzo Holland (20) 29,152 34 878,982 6/16 at Det N W 11-8 37-32 2 -0.5 Vargas (7-2) Verlander -- 31,774 35 910,756 6/17 at Det N W 11-4 38-32 1 +0.5 Ventura (5-5) Scherzer -- 34,328 36 945,084 6/18 at Det D W 2-1 39-32 1 +1.5 Guthrie (4-6) Smyly Holland (21) 37,209 37 982,293 6/19 at Det D L 1-2 39-33 1 +0.5 Sanchez Duffy (4-6) Nathan 35,715 38 1,018,008 6/20 Sea N L 5-7 39-34 2 -0.5 Furbush Holland (R, 0-2) Rodney 38,475 35 756,502 6/21 Sea D L 1-2 39-35 2 -1.5 Medina Vargas (7-3) Rodney 21,640 36 778,142 6/22 Sea D L 1-2 39-36 2 -2.5 Elias Ventura (5-6) Rodney 23,278 37 801,420 6/23 LAD N W 5-3 40-36 2 -2.0 Guthrie (5-6) Greinke Holland (22) 21,615 38 823,035 6/24 LAD N L 0-2 40-37 2 -3.0 Kershaw Duffy (4-7) Jansen 28,302 39 851,337 6/25 LAD N L 4-5 40-38 2 -4.0 Wright Davis (R, 5-2) Wilson 19,776 40 871,113 6/27 LAA N W 8-6 41-38 2 -3.5 Mariot (R, 1-0) Shoemaker Holland (23) 35,461 41 906,574 6/28 LAA D L 2-6 41-39 2 -4.5 Morin Ventura (5-7) -- 21,093 42 927,667 6/29 LAA D W 5-4 42-39 2 -3.5 Holland (R, 1-2) Grilli -- 27,803 43 955,470 6/30 at Min N W 6-1 43-39 2 -3.5 Duffy (5-7) Pino -- 28,533 39 1,046,541

July (12-13) 7/1 at Min N L 2-10 43-40 2 -4.5 Nolasco Shields (8-4) -- 23,383 40 1,069,924 7/2 at Min D W 4-0 44-40 2 -4.5 Vargas (8-3) Correia -- 28,860 41 1,098,784 7/4 at Cle N W 7-1 45-40 2 -4.0 Ventura (6-7) Tomlin -- 39,020 42 1,137,804 7/5 at Cle N L 3-7 45-41 2 -4.0 House Guthrie (5-7) -- 24,481 43 1,162,285 7/6 at Cle D L 1-4 45-42 2 -4.0 Kluber Duffy (5-8) -- 16,991 44 1,179,276 7/7 at TB N W 6-0 46-42 2 -3.5 Shields (9-4) Odorizzi -- 13,406 45 1,192,682 7/8 at TB N L 3-4 46-43 2 -4.5 Boxberger Vargas (8-4) McGee 12,818 46 1,205,500 7/9 at TB N W 5-4 47-43 2 -4.5 Crow (R, 4-1) Yates Holland (24) 12,150 47 1,217,650 7/10 Det N L 4-16 47-44 2 -5.5 Smyly Guthrie (5-8) -- 21,775 44 977,245 7/11 Det N L 1-2 47-45 2 -6.5 Sanchez Duffy (5-8) Nathan 31,581 45 1,008,826 7/12 Det N L 1-5 47-46 2 -7.5 Porcello Shields (9-5) -- 33,849 46 1,042,675 7/13 Det D W 5-2 48-46 2 -6.5 Ventura (R, 7-7) Verlander Holland (25) 23,424 47 1,066,099 All-Star Break (Game at Target Field in Minneapolis) 7/18 at Bos N L 4-5 48-47 T2 -6.5 Buchholz Downs (R, 0-3) Uehara 37,743 48 1,255,393 7/19 at Bos N L 1-2 48-48 3 -6.0 De La Rosa Duffy (5-8) Uehara 37,878 49 1,293,271 7/20 at Bos D L 0-6 48-49 3 -7.0 Lester Ventura (7-8) -- 37,439 50 1,330,710 7/21 at CWS N L 1-3 48-50 3 -8.0 Sale Guthrie (5-9) Petricka 18,888 51 1,349,598 7/22 at CWS N W 7-1 49-50 3 -7.0 Chen (2-2) Carroll -- 20,428 52 1,370,026 7/23 at CWS D W 2-1 50-50 3 -7.0 Davis (R, 6-2) Putnam Holland (26) 23,811 53 1,393,837 7/24 Cle N W 2-1 (14) 51-50 2 -7.0 Crow (R, 5-1) Rzepczynski -- 22,120 48 1,088,219 7/25 Cle N W 6-4 52-50 2 -6.0 Herrera (R, 2-2) Axford Crow (2) 33,460 49 1,121,679 7/26 Cle N W 7-5 53-50 2 -5.0 Guthrie (6-9) McAllister Holland (27) 29,567 50 1,151,246 7/27 Cle D L 3-10 53-51 2 -5.0 Salazar Chen (2-3) -- 23,409 51 1,174,655 7/29 Min N L 1-2 53-52 2 -5.0 Gibson Shields (9-6) Perkins 30,686 52 1,205,341 7/30 Min N W 3-2 54-52 2 -5.0 Frasor (R, 2-1) Hughes Holland (28) 20,747 53 1,226,088 7/31 Min N W 6-3 55-52 2 -4.0 Ventura (8-8) Thielbar Holland (29) 24,127 54 1,250,215

2014 Day-By-Days (Cont.)

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees - Sunday, September 7, 2014

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

August (19-9) 8/1 at Oak N W 1-0 56-52 2 -4.0 Guthrie (7-9) Gray Holland (30) 35,067 54 1,428,904 8/2 at Oak D L 3-8 56-53 2 -5.0 Lester Vargas (8-5) -- 30,097 55 1,459,001 8/3 at Oak D W 4-2 57-53 2 -5.0 Shields (10-6) Kazmir Holland (31) 22,612 56 1,481,613 8/5 at Ari N W 12-2 58-53 2 -4.5 Duffy (6-10) Miley -- 16,677 57 1,498,290 8/6 at Ari N W 4-3 59-53 2 -3.5 Ventura (9-8) Collmenter Holland (32) 16,157 58 1,514,447 8/7 at Ari N W 6-2 60-53 2 -2.5 Guthrie (C, 8-9) Nuno -- 17,809 59 1,532,256 8/8 SF N W 4-2 61-53 2 -2.5 Frasor (R, 3-1) Bumgarner Holland (33) 28,307 55 1,278,522 8/9 SF N W 5-0 62-53 2 -1.5 Shields (C, 11-6) Hudson -- 35,114 56 1,313,636 8/10 SF D W 7-4 63-53 2 -0.5 Duffy (7-10) Lincecum Holland (34) 27,359 57 1,340,995 8/11 Oak N W 3-2 64-53 1 +0.5 Herrera (R, 3-2) Gray Holland (35) 21,479 58 1,362,474 8/12 Oak N L 3-11 64-54 1 +0.5 Lester Guthrie (8-10) -- 27,161 59 1,389,635 8/13 Oak N W 3-0 65-54 1 +0.5 Vargas (C, 9-5) Kazmir -- 21,099 60 1,410,734 8/14 Oak D W 7-3 66-54 1 +0.5 Crow (R, 6-1) Samardzija Holland (36) 20,569 61 1,431,303 8/15 at Min N W 6-5 67-54 1 +1.5 Duffy (8-10) Nolasco Holland (37) 32,013 60 1,564,269 8/16 at Min N L 1-4 67-55 1 +0.5 Hughes Ventura (9-9) Perkins 35,575 61 1,599,844 8/17 at Min D W 12-6 68-55 1 +1.5 Guthrie (9-10) Milone -- 31,455 62 1,631,299 8/18 at Min N W 6-4 69-55 1 +2.0 Vargas (10-5) May Holland (38) 25,559 63 1,656,858 8/19 at Col N W 7-4 70-55 1 +2.0 Shields (12-6) Matzek Holland (39) 30,394 64 1,687,252 8/20 at Col N L 2-5 70-56 1 +1.0 De La Rosa Duffy (8-11) Hawkins 28,834 65 1,716,086 8/22 at Tex N W 6-3 71-56 1 +2.5 Ventura (10-9) Lewis Holland (40) 26,991 66 1,743,077 8/23 at Tex N W 6-3 72-56 1 +3.0 Guthrie (10-10) Tepesch -- 27,400 67 1,770,477 8/24 at Tex D L 1-3 72-57 1 +2.0 Baker Vargas (10-6) Feliz 30,049 68 1,800,526 8/25 NYY N L 1-8 72-58 1 +1.5 Pineda Shields (12-7) -- 31,758 62 1,463,061 8/26 Min N W 2-1 73-58 1 +1.5 Davis (R, 7-2) Perkins -- 13,847 63 1,476,908 8/27 Min N W 6-1 74-58 1 +2.5 Davis (R, 8-2) Hughes -- 17,668 64 1,494,576 8/28 Min N L 5-11 (10) 74-59 1 +1.5 Swarzak Chen (R, 2-4) -- 17,219 65 1,511,795 8/29 Cle N L 1-6 74-60 1 +0.5 Salazar Vargas (10-7) -- 31,341 66 1,543,136 8/30 Cle N L 2-3 (11) 74-61 T1 - Tomlin Downs (R, 0-4) -- 35,089 67 1,578,225 8/31 Cle N Suspended – Rain (CLE up 4-2 bot. 10) 39,009 68 1,617,234

September (4-1) 9/1 Tex N W 4-3 75-61 1 +0.5 Ventura (11-9) Lewis Holland (41) 21,536 69 1,638,770 9/2 Tex N W 2-1 76-61 1 +0.5 Frasor (R, 4-1) Kirkman Crow (3) 19,435 70 1,658,205 9/3 Tex N W 4-1 77-61 1 +1.5 Vargas (11-7) Tepesch Holland (42) 15,771 71 1,673,976 9/5 at NYY N W 1-0 78-61 1 +2.0 Shields (13-7) Pineda Davis (1) 36,284 69 1,836,810 9/6 at NYY D L 2-6 78-62 2 +2.0 McCarthy Hendriks (1-1) -- 45,262 70 1,882,072 9/7 at NYY D 9/8 at Det N 9/9 at Det N 9/10 at Det N 9/11 Bos N 9/12 Bos N 9/13 Bos N 9/14 Bos D 9/15 CWS N 9/16 CWS N 9/17 CWS N 9/19 Det N 9/20 Det N 9/21 Det D 9/22 at Cle N 9/23 at Cle N 9/24 at Cle N 9/25 at CWS N 9/26 at CWS N 9/27 at CWS N 9/28 at CWS D

Minor League ReportOmaha Storm Chasers (AAA)

Pacific Coast LeagueAmerican Conference, Northern Division

(76-67, Northern Division Champions)(Omaha wins series 3-1) R H E LOBOmaha 6 11 0 11Memphis (Cardinals) 2 5 1 9

WP: Buddy Baumann (1-0)SV: Christian Binford (#1)HR: Whit Merrifield (#3)

Omaha became the third team in PCL history to advance to the Championship round for a fourth straight year, posting a 6-2 win at Memphis last night...Buddy Baumann (5.0 IP) and Christian Binford combined for the win and save, respectively, with Binford firing 4.0 shutout innings of relief for the save...Whit Merrified was one of five Chasers with a 2-hit effort, picking up a double and home run...Omaha will now play Reno for the league crown in a besr of five series.

NW Arkansas Naturals (AA)Texas LeagueNorth Division

(28-41 2nd half, 53-87 overall, Season Complete) Team Leaders (^ = League Leader)AVG Cheslor Cuthbert .276HR Lane Adams, 11 Orlando Calixte RBI Jorge Bonifacio 51Runs Lane Adams 65 SB Lane Adams 38W Andy Ferguson 11SO Andy Ferguson 118SV Andrew Triggs 19^

Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced)Carolina League

Northern Division(32-37 2nd half, 65-72 overall, Season Complete)

Team Leaders (^ = League Leader)AVG Hunter Dozier .295HR Cody Stubbs 10 RBI Bubba Starling 54Runs Bubba Starling 67 SB Terrance Gore 36W Glenn Sparkman 8SO Sean Manaea 146^SV Mark Peterson 22^

Lexington Legends (A)South Atlantic League

Southern Division(28-42 2nd half, 57-83 overall, Season Complete)

Team Leaders (^ = League Leader)AVG Frank Schwindel .286HR Frank Schwindel 20 RBI Frank Schwindel 70Runs Alfredo Escalera 62 SB Carlos Garcia 31W Jake Junis 9SO Jake Junis 109SV Tim Hill 8

Burlington Royals (R)Appalachian League

East Division(28-40, Season Complete)

Team Leaders (^ = League Leader)AVG Logan Moon .332^HR Brandon Dulin, 7 Chase Vallot 7 RBI Chase Vallot 27Runs Chase Vallot 29 SB Logan Moon 16W Yunior Marte, Julio Pinto 4SO Niklas Stephenson 47SV Estarlin Cordero 5

Idaho Falls Chukars (R)Pioneer LeagueSouth Division

(18-20 2nd half, 38-38 overall, Season Complete) Team Leaders (^ = League Leader)AVG Ryan O’Hearn .361HR Ryan O’Hearn 13 RBI Ryan O’Hearn 54Runs Ryan O’Hearn 61^ SB DonAndre Clark 14W Jake Newberry 6SO Torey Deshazier 66SV Nick Green 4