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Kansas City Royals (84-75) @ Chicago White Sox (62-97) U.S. Cellular Field - Friday, September 27, 2013 - 7:10 p.m.

Game #160 - Road Game #79Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports)

UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLESSaturday, September 28 @ Chicago White Sox: RHP Yordano Ventura (0-0, 1.59) vs. RHP Erik Johnson (2-2, 2.82), 6:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

Sunday, September 29 @ Chicago White Sox: LHP Bruce Chen (8-4, 3.31) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (9-6, 3.45), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 SportsEvery game can be heard in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) with Denny Matthews, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart mikeside tonight, while Don Free mans the board as the producer/engineer...this entire series is being televised in High Definition by FOX Sports Kansas City with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler

describing the action...the pre and postgame show on FSKC, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg.

2013 2012 Career 2013 2012 CareerJames Shields vs. White Sox 1-1 0-1 4-4 Major League Record 12-9 (3.21 ERA) 15-10 99-82Chris Sale vs. Royals 1-1 3-3 5-6 Major League Record 11-13 (2.97 ERA) 17-8 32-24

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP James Shields (12-9, 3.21) vs. LHP Chris Sale (11-13, 2.97)

SLEEP IS OVERRATED--Rest wasn’t much of an option for the Royals, who traveled to Chicago on Wednesday night/Thursday morning thanks to a night game in Seattle...despite being deprived a full night of shuteye, Kansas City was awake enough to record a 3-2 win here last night for the 84th triumph of the year, the most wins since an 84-win 1993 campaign...KC used both the long and short ball last night, with David Lough giving the Royals a 2-1 advantage with a 2-run homer in the fourth, but after Chicago tied the game with its second solo homer of the night, the Royals used a bunt hit and bad throw to push the tie-breaking run across in the seventh...that was enough for Jeremy Guthrie and the bullpen to record the win, with @TheRealJGuts (twitter handle) finishing his top career season with 15 victories and then Greg Holland set the all-time save mark with his 46th.A NEW SAVE RECORD HOLDER--Greg Holland worked a scoreless ninth inning last night to record his record setting 46th save of the year, eclipsing the previous team record originally set in 1983 by Dan Quisenberry and matched 10 years later by Jeff Montgomery...Greg has made good on 39 of his last 40 attempts dating back to May 30...since that date, Holly has six more saves than any other reliever in the Majors, with Craig Kimbrel next with 33...a first-time All-Star in 2013, Holland has allowed just 4 earned runs since May 30, spanning 50.0 innings for a 0.72 ERA, while recording 75 strikeouts, a 13.5 strikeouts per 9-inning ratio in that span, which is also the best in the Majors in that span, while limiting the opposition to a .141 average. HOLLAND ALSO CLOSING IN ON “K” MARK--Fresh off of setting the franchise save record, Greg Holland is now just two strikeouts away from the team mark for K’s in a season by a reliever...with a pair of strikeouts last night, Holly became the second reliever in team annals to break the 100-K mark in a season with 101 and he trails only Jim York, who fanned 103 in 1971.

STAFF HOLDS DOWN #1 SPOT--With three games left on the 2013 docket, Kansas City has maintained its #1 status in the American League ERA race with a 3.46 mark, easily topping second-place Oakland at 3.57...should KC manage to keep the season mark at 3.46 or better, it would be the club’s best season ERA since a 3.44 in 1978.BEST PEN IN FRANCHISE HISTORY--The Kansas City bullpen enters the last three games possessing the American League low 2.56 ERA trailing only Atlanta in the Majors (2.45)...if the current ERA doesn’t take a dramatic hit, it would be the best relief mark in franchise history, with the strike-shortened 1981 pen posting a 2.80 mark...the previous best full-season relief ERA was 2.92 in 1976...if the current mark holds up, it would be the second lowest by an A.L. pen since 1982, with only Oakland’s 2.35 relief ERA in 1990 ranking better.84 WINS MATCH 20-YEAR MARK--Last night’s victory was the 84th of the season, the most for the franchise since an 84-78 ledger in 1993...the next triumph would give Kansas City its best win total since 1989 when that squad was 92-70...the Royals are now 40-38 away from “The K,” the most road wins since recording 43 in 2003.STRIKEOUT MARK ECLIPSED--Kansas City pitchers have ramped up the strikeouts of late and Luke Hochevar’s fanning of Marcus Semien in last night’s eighth inning was the 1,178th strikeout this year to establish a club record, breaking the previous mark of 1,177 set last year...in the last six seasons the Royals have recorded the top six strikeout years in franchise history with the mark set in 2013, followed by 2012 (1,177), 2009 (1,153), 2008 (1,085), 2011 (1,080) and 2010 (1,035).

Royals vs. White Sox The Royals evened up the season work at 8-8 with last night’s win, the fifth in a row for KC here in U.S. Cellular Field...Kansas City trails the all-time work by a 332-356 margin, including a 145-198 deficit in the Windy City, specifically 75-106 in “The Cell.”Date Site Score WP LP Att.4/1 @ Chi L, 0-1 Sale Shields 39,0124/3 @ Chi L, 2-5 Peavy Santana 14,2134/4 @ Chi W, 3-1 Guthrie Floyd 15,0365/4 KC W, 2-0 Guthrie (C) Axelrod 19,9575/5 KC W, 6-5 (10) Holland Omogrosso 16,4625/6 KC L, 1-2 (11) Crain Herrera 15,5766/21 KC L, 1-9 Santiago Guthrie 33,8306/22 KC L, 2-3 Crain Crow 20,3646/23 KC W, 7-6 Hochevar Crain 18,6227/26 @ Chi W, 5-1 Shields Quintana 18,342 7/27 @ Chi W, 1-0 Davis Sale (C) 26,1727/28 @ Chi W, 4-2 (12) Crow Veal 24,0798/20 KC L, 0-2 Danks Santana 13,0608/21 KC L, 2-5 Rienzo Guthrie 13,0838/22 KC L, 4-3 Petricka Hochevar 13,3639/26 @ Chi W, 3-2 Guthrie Rienzo 16,4349/27 @ Chi9/28 @ Chi9/29 @ Chi

JAMES SHIELDS has one final shot in 2013 to record career win number 100 as this is his 34th and final start, 251 career start and 252 career appearance...this is his 17th career start vs. the White Sox and sixth in 2013...he was acquired as the centerpiece of a 7-player deal with the Tampa Bay Rays on December 9, 2012. NO DECISION IN THRILLING HOME FINALE--James closed out the home schedule last Sunday vs. Texas, holding the Rangers scoreless on 6 hits and a walk over 8.0 innings, but neither team could dent the scoreboard until Justin Maxwell hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th for a 4-0 KC win...Shields’ performance was particularly impressive since he worked the final 5.2 innings of his stint after taking a David Murphy line drive off of his right elbow in the third...the extra-inning game was the sixth time that James started a contest that went overtime, which are half of his 12 no-decisions, with KC going 4-2 in those bonus baseball affairs. WINNING LATELY--James pitched well early, posting a 2.92 ERA in 16 starts through June 23, however, had but a 2-6 record to show for it...he’s since gone 10-3 over his last 17 starts, with the win total tied for first in the Majors since June 28. QUALITY AND QUANTITY--James has been a workhorse this season, leading the American League in innings pitched (221.2) and quality starts (26)...he’s also eighth in strikeouts (186) and ERA (3.21). STRONGER AS HE GOES--The old adage, better get to the great ones early or else has proven true with Shields this season...23 of his 79 earned runs have come in the first inning of games for a 6.27 ERA, while he has a 2.67 ERA from the second inning on. VS. CHICAGO--James has become familiar with the Sox in his first season as a Royal, with this is his sixth start out of the 19 between the clubs and third opposing Chris Sale...Shields is 1-1 this year, recording a 2.18 ERA over 33.0 innings (8 ER), with both decisions here at “The Cell”...the win was here on July 26, tossing 7.0 shutout innings while scattering 8 hits in a 5-1 triumph...the loss occurred here on Opening Day, when the Sox used a Tyler Flowers home run for the game’s lone tally...James is 4-4 with a 3.97 ERA over 16 career starts vs. the South Siders. ROAD WARRIOR--James has been outstanding on the road this year, going 9-3 with a Major League-leading 2.12 ERA over 17 starts (27 ER in 114.2 IP)...the win total ties him for second in the A.L...the first Royal to win 9 times on the road since Paul Byrd in 2002, James can become the first to 10 since Tim Belcher in 1998...he carries a

career 48-45 road record with a 4.18 ERA.

James’ Last Win:September 16 vs. Cleveland (6.0 IP, 7-1 over Scott Kazmir)

James’ Last Loss:September 6 vs. Detroit (3.2 IP, 2-16 to Anibal Sanchez)

James’ Strikeout High:15, October 2, 2012 vs. Baltimore (9.0 IP, 1-0 loss to Miguel Gonzalez)

James’ Last Complete Game:May 17, 2013 at Oakland (8.0 IP, 2-1 loss to Jarrod Parker) - 21st career

James’ Last Shutout:September 9, 2012 vs. Texas (6-0 over Roy Oswalt) - 8th career

Shields vs. White SoxPlayer AVG. AB H HR RBIGordon Beckham .308 26 8 1 1Jordan Danks .333 3 1 0 0Alejandro De Aza .167 24 4 0 1Adam Dunn .217 23 5 1 4Avisail Garcia .286 7 2 0 0Conor Gillaspie .250 12 3 0 0Jeff Keppinger .100 10 1 0 0Paul Konerko .167 36 6 0 1Josh Phegley .167 6 1 0 1Alexei Ramirez .410 39 16 2 5Dayan Viciedo .438 16 7 0 3

James’ 2013 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/1 at Chicago L, 0-1 6.0 8 1 1 1 0 6 102-66 0-1 4/7 at Philadelphia W, 9-8 6.0 10 4 4 0 0 8 100-72 8-4 4/13 Toronto L, 2-3 9.0 2 3 3 1 3 6 115-68 2-3 4/20 at Boston ND, 3-4 6.0 4 1 1 0 3 8 106-64 2-1 4/25 at Detroit ND, 8-3 (10) 8.0 5 3 3 0 3 4 109-67 3-3 4/30 Tampa Bay W, 8-2 7.0 5 2 2 1 1 7 102-70 7-2 5/6 Chicago ND, 1-2 (11) 8.0 2 0 0 0 2 9 102-64 1-0 5/11 New York L, 2-3 8.0 6 3 2 1 2 5 116-68 2-3 5/17 at Oakland L, 1-2 8.0 6 2 2 2 1 9 122-76 1-2 5/22 at Houston L, 1-3 7.0 7 2 2 1 0 7 104-74 1-2 5/27 St. Louis L, 3-6 6.0 9 6 6 1 5 4 107-63 3-6 6/1 at Texas ND, 4-1 (10) 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 5 110-64 1-1 6/6 Houston ND, 4-2 7.0 9 2 2 0 3 6 111-66 2-2 6/12 Detroit ND, 3-2 (10) 7.0 7 2 2 0 2 6 110-66 0-2 6/17 at Cleveland ND, 2-1 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 5 111-65 0-1 6/23 Chicago ND, 7-6 5.0 7 4 4 1 3 4 97-62 4-4 6/28 at Minnesota W, 9-3 6.1 8 3 3 1 0 5 117-74 9-3 7/4 Cleveland ND, 10-7 5.1 9 5 5 1 2 3 104-64 0-5 7/9 at New York W, 3-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 2 5 102-64 3-1 7/14 at Cleveland ND, 4-6 5.0 7 3 3 0 3 4 113-72 4-3 7/21 Detroit L, 1-4 7.0 9 3 3 2 0 6 99-73 1-3 7/26 at Chicago W, 5-1 7.0 8 0 0 0 2 2 107-64 2-0 8/1 at Minnesota W, 7-2 6.0 5 2 2 1 5 4 116-67 7-2 8/6 Minnesota L, 0-7 6.0 8 7 7 3 2 3 110-66 0-7 8/11 Boston W, 4-3 7.0 7 3 2 0 3 5 114-65 4-3 8/16 at Detroit-2 W, 3-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 4 1 106-59 3-0 8/22 Chicago ND, 3-4 (12) 7.0 9 3 3 0 0 8 110-70 3-3 8/27 at Minnesota W, 6-1 7.1 4 1 1 0 4 7 114-67 5-1 9/1 at Toronto W, 5-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 1 9 112-76 5-0 9/6 Detroit L, 2-16 3.2 14 10 10 0 2 6 91-59 0-9 9/11 at Cleveland W, 6-2 8.0 4 2 2 0 1 7 108-76 6-2 9/16 Cleveland W, 7-1 6.0 6 1 1 1 2 10 107-66 5-1 9/22 Texas ND, 4-0 (10) 8.0 6 0 0 0 1 2 105-68 0-02013 Totals 12-9, 3.21 221.2 211 81 79 19 67 186 3559-2225 63%Career Totals 99-82, 3.80 1676.1 1650 769 708 203 407 1436 - -

Pitching NotesRoyals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Friday, September 27, 2013:

Tomorrow’s Starter - Yordano Ventura=Yordano will make his third Major League start, entering with no decisions and a 1.59 ERA...he signed as a non-drafted free agent on October 8, 2008.=Ventura fanned the side in the first on Monday, then went on to hold Seattle to a hit and a walk through the first 5.2 innings...a walk, a wild pitch, an RBI single and a second walk followed before he was lifted with a 2-1 lead...the M’s moved ahead in the seventh, with KC winning in 12 innings.=Yordano pitched well in his debut on September 17, holding Cleveland scoreless through the fifth...the Tribe produced a run on 3 singles in the sixth, with Ventura allowing the run, 5 hits and 2 walks over 5.2 innings in a no decision...he fanned 3, including All-Star Jason Kipnis for his first big league strikeout.=The righty opened 2013 at Double-A Northwest Arkansas, going 3-2 with a 2.34 ERA over 11 starts (15 ER in 57.2 IP)...he earned Texas League All-Star honors but did not partake as he was promoted to Omaha on his birthday, June 3...Ventura was 5-4 with a 3.74 ERA over 77.0 IP for the Storm Chasers (32 ER)...he started Game 2 of the PCL Championship Series, taking a no decision after limiting Salt Lake to a run, 3 hits and 3 walks over 6.0 IP in a 2-1 game.=Ventura led all Royals minor league pitchers with 155 strikeouts over 134.2 innings in 2013...he has 455 over 415.1 career minor league innings.

2013 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 159 51-51 - - 3.88 969.0 989 448 418 108 304 701 .265 Relievers 154 33-24 51 72 2.56 453.1 358 145 129 41 157 479 .218 Totals 159 84-75 51 72 3.46 1422.1 1347 593 547 149 461 1180 .251Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 295/418 (71%) Saves/Save Opp: 51/72 (71%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 224/64 (29%)

Francisley Bueno (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 6/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2013 Strikeout High: 2 (2x, last 9/13 @ Det) September 23 @ Seattle 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 = Francisley opened the ninth inning of a 5-5 game on Monday at Seattle...he worked around a leadoff walk, finishing the frame with a 6-4-3 double play. =Bueno had his contract selected from Triple-A Omaha on September 1...he was with the big league club for two days in August, earning a relief win on August 9 vs. Boston, tossing 2.1 innings in a 9-6 triumph...with the Chasers, he appeared in 36 games, going 3-3 with a save and 2.66 ERA, fanning 56 in 67.2 innings.

Louis Coleman1st Batter Efficiency: 19/26 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: 20/6 2013 Strikeout High: 4 on 7/11 @ NYY September 21 vs. Texas 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 = Louis began the seventh on Saturday with Texas leading 3-0...he retired all 4 batters that he faced. =Coleman has been charged with just 1 run in 28.1 Major League innings this year...his 0.32 ERA is the lowest among MLB pitchers with at least 25.0 innings.

Tim Collins (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 48/65 Saves/Save Opp: 0/5 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 38/7 2013 Strikeout High: 4 on 4/7 @ Philly September 23 @ Seattle 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 = Tim inherited runners at the corners with 1 out in the seventh inning of a 2-2 game on Monday at Seattle...he allowed an inherited run on a single. = Tim worked a 1-2-3 10th in a scoreless game against Texas last Sunday, then picked up his third win of the year as Justin Maxwell hit a walk-off grand slam.

Aaron Crow1st Batter Efficiency: 34/56 Saves/Save Opp: 1/4 (25%) Last Save: April 8, 2013 vs. Min (3rd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 43/15 2013 Strikeout High: 2 (11x, last 8/28 @ Min) September 21 vs. Texas 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 =Aaron made his first appearance in 15 days on Saturday, entering with 1 aboard and Texas leading 3-0 in the ninth...he fanned pinch hitter Jim Adduci, then induced an inning-ending double play off the bat of Leonys Martin. =Aaron has a 2.29 ERA over 19.2 career innings against the Sox, including a 1.13 ERA over the last 16.0 innings (2 ER).

Wade Davis1st Batter Efficiency: 4/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0% Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/2 2013 Strikeout High: 8 (2x, last 7/5 vs. Oak) Sep. 23 @ Seattle (Win) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 =Wade inherited runners at the corners in the tenth inning of a 5-5 game on Monday at Seattle...after a strikeout and an intentional walk, pinch hitter Endy Chavez lined out to left, with Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez teaming up on a 7-2 double play to get Kyle Seager at the plate and send the game to the 11th...Davis worked a 1-2-3 11th and earned his eighth win (second in relief) as KC won 6-5 in 12 innings. =Wade has held opponents to a .115 average (3-for-26) and a 1.13 ERA (1 ER in 8.0 IP) since transitioning to the bullpen.

Chris Dwyer1st Batter Efficiency: 0/1 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/0 2013 Strikeout High: 2 on 9/24 @ Seattle September 24 @ Seattle 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 =Chris made his Major League debut on Tuesday at Safeco Field, opening the sixth with Seattle leading 4-0...he worked around 2 hits in the sixth, stranding runners at second and third, then induced a 1-4-3 double play to finish the seventh. =Chris, who was Omaha’s Pitcher of the Year and a PCL All-Star, finished 10-11 with a 3.55 ERA and 112 strikeouts over 159.2 innings for the Storm Chasers.

Kelvin Herrera1st Batter Efficiency: 37/58 Saves/Save Opp: 2/4 (50%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 16/6 2013 Strikeout High: 3 (6x, last 9/5 vs. Sea) September 24 @ Seattle 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 =Kelvin tossed a 1-2-3 eighth on Tuesday at Seattle, striking out Michael Saunders and Mike Zunino. =Herrera is averaging 11.48 strikeouts per 9.0 innings, ninth among A.L. hurlers with at least 50.0 IP...he needs 3 strikeouts to match his total from 2012.

Luke Hochevar1st Batter Efficiency: 46/57 Saves/Save Opp: 2/5 (40%) Last Save: August 8, 2013 vs. Bos (2nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 28/6 2013 Strikeout High: 5 (3x, last 9/10 @ Cle) September 26 @ Chicago 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Luke tossed a scoreless eighth with a 3-2 lead last night, working around Alejandro De Aza’s leadoff single with help from George Kottaras, who threw out De Aza on a stolen base attempt. = Luke has a 1.71 ERA on the road...he allowed back-to-back homers on Monday at Seattle, snapping a 16.2 inning road scoreless stretch that dated to June 29.

Greg Holland1st Batter Efficiency: 54/67 Saves/Save Opp: 46/49 (94%) Last Save: Sep. 26 @ CWS (66th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/1 2013 Strikeout High: 3 (11x, last 9/11 @ Cle) Sep. 26 @ Chicago (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 = Greg etched his place in the KC record books last night, setting a single-season record with his 46th save in a 3-2 win...the previous club record was shared by Royals Hall of Famers Dan Quisenberry (1983) and Jeff Montgomery (1993)...Holland is second in the A.L. in rescues, trailing Baltimore’s Jim Johnson (48). = Holland’s 1.23 ERA and .165 opponents batting average are both the lowest in team history among pitchers with at least 60.0 innings in a season. = Greg’s 101 strikeouts lead all A.L. relievers...he’s the second KC reliever to top 100 in a season, joining Jim York, who posted 103 in 1971.

Donnie Joseph (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 5/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/0 2013 Strikeout High: 3 on 9/13 @ Detroit September 13 @ Detroit 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 =Donnie had an impressive eighth inning on September 13 at Detroit as he set a career high with 3 strikeouts. = Joseph is in his third stint of the year with KC...he made 47 appearances with Triple-A Omaha, compiling a 3.95 ERA, 6 saves and 84 strikeouts over 54.2 IP.

Luis Mendoza1st Batter Efficiency: 4/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: June 21, 2008 @ Was (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/4 2013 Strikeout High: 7 on 4/6 @ Phi (Start) September 6 vs. Detroit 3.1 8 5 5 3 1 = Luis entered with the bases loaded in the fourth and Detroit leading 7-1 on September 6...all 3 inherited runners scored as Ramon Santiago walked to force in a run and Austin Jackson followed with a 2-run single...Luis allowed a 3-run double to Omar Infante in the fifth and 2 more runs in the seventh. =Mendoza has appeared in 22 games, including 15 starts, compiling a 2-6 mark and a 5.36 ERA over 94.0 innings (56 ER).

Will Smith (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 13/18 Saves/Save Opp: 0/3 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 22/6 2013 Strikeout High: 8 on 9/2 vs. Seattle September 25 @ Seattle 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 =Will made his second apperance of the Seattle series on Wednesday, inheriting Dustin Ackley at second with the M’s leading 3-0 in the seventh...his throwing error on Brad Miller’s bunt allowed Ackley to score...Will worked the eighth, allowing back-to-back homers to Michael Saunders and Mike Zunino. =He is averaging 14.82 strikeouts per 9.0 innings since August 6, tops in the A.L (minimum 15.0 IP)...opponents are batting .131 over the span (8-for-61). = Smith’s 8 strikeouts on September 2 vs. Seattle marked the most by a KC reliever since Tom Gordon fanned 8 over 4.2 innings on July 9, 1993 vs. Detroit.

Hitting NotesRoyals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Friday, September 27, 2013:

Emilio Bonifacio This series: Has not played This trip: 3-for-13 (.231), run, RBI, sac Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Emilio didn’t play last night...it was the first time he hasn’t started since September 3 and first game he’s missed since he was traded to the Royals on August 14...he’s batting .282 (42-for-149) with a .349 OBP and 20 runs scored with KC...he’s also batting .292 (35-for-120) out of the No. 2 spot in the batting order. =Bonifacio has swiped 27 bases this year, but none in his last 7 games...his 27 steals rank 12th in the A.L., while 15 of them have come with Kansas City...he has played 6 different positions this year between KC and Toronto (2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF), making 76 starts at second, 27 in the outfield and 5 at third. = Emilio was traded to the Royals for a player to be named or cash...younger brother, Jorge, plays for Northwest Arkansas (AA) in KC’s system.Billy Butler This series: 1-for-4 This trip: 2-for-15 (.133), RBI, IBB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) =Billy snapped an 0-for-12 slide with a single in the eighth inning last night...he’s hitting just .254 on the road this season, compared to .318 at home...he’s enjoyed success against Chicago starter Chris Sale, going 11-for-31 (.355) with a double, 3 homers and 8 RBI against him. =Butler ranks sixth in the American League with a .346 average with runners in scoring position...he’s drawn a career-best 79 walks, which rank fifth in the A.L., while his .374 on-base percentage ranks ninth in the league...he’s hit .306 (76-for-248) with 6 homers and 29 RBI since the All-Star break. = He’s 2 homers shy of tying Steve Balboni (119) for ninth on KC’s all-time home run list. = Butler has a pair of 5-hit games this season, including most recently on September 5 collecting five singles vs. Seattle...he also tied a franchise record with 7 RBI in a game at Philly on April 7...his .298 career average is third in Royals history, behind George Brett (.305) and Mike Sweeney (.299).Lorenzo Cain This series: Has not played This trip: 2-for-8, 2 2B Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Lorenzo hasn’t played since going 1-for-3 with a double Tuesday...Lo is batting .297 (27-for-91) with a .354 OBP when leading off an inning. =Cain has a career high 14 steals this season, with his first multi-steal contest in Cleveland September 11...he’s also set a career best with 7 outfield assists. =He’s had some key hits for the Royals this year, hitting his first career grand slam to bring the Royals back in a July 4 game against Cleveland, with KC prevailing 10-7...he also hit a game-tying 2-run blast with 2 outs in the ninth against Detroit on June 12, as KC clinched the series, 3-2 in 10 innings. Jamey Carroll This series: Has not played This trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Jamey hasn’t played since starting at third base September 16...he is one hit shy of reaching 1,000 hits for his career...he’s batting .360 (9-for-25) with a double and 2 RBI against the White Sox this season, while he’s a career .352 hitter (37-for-105) at U.S. Cellular Field...he’s a career .303 hitter in the month of September. = Carroll was traded to the Royals from Minnesota on August 11 for cash considerations or a player to be named...he has played four different positions this season (2B, 3B, SS, P) this season, starting 37 games at third, 16 at second and 2 at short...he pitched an inning or relief for the Twins at “The K” on August 5.Pedro Ciriaco This series: 0-for-4 This trip: 0-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Pedro made his first start with the Royals last night, but went 0-for-4...he’s played in four games for KC after having his contract selected from Triple-A Omaha on September 3...he collected a double in the ninth inning September 6 vs. Detroit for his first Royals hit...he’s a career .290 hitter after the All-Star break. = KC is his third M.L. stop this year after spending time with both the Padres and Red Sox...he was picked up off waivers from San Diego on July 16 and assigned to Omaha...he played in 43 games for the Storm Chasers, hitting .281 with 8 doubles and 15 runs scored, helping them reach the postseason.Jarrod Dyson This series: 0-for-1 This trip: 0-for-4, SB, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Jarrod came on as a defensive replacement last night and grounded out in his only at bat...he stole his 33rd base on Wednesday, tying him for seventh in the A.L. with Mike Trout...his 33 steals are a career high and mark his second-straight season with 30+...he’s swiped 83-of-96 (86%) in his career. = Dyson is tied with Detroit’s Jose Iglesias for second in the A.L. with 10 bunt hits...he has 17 infield hits overall...he’s a career .324 hitter (11-for-34) against the White Sox, including 8-for-25 (.320) here at U.S. Cellular Field...he’s hitting .297 (19-for-64) with a .422 slugging percentage when leading off an inning. = He matched a career-high with 3 hits against the A’s on July 6, driving in the winning run in the eighth with an infield single.Alcides Escobar This series: Has not played This trip: 0-for-11, run Hit Streak: 0 g (0-13) = Esky didn’t play last night, missing his first game since July 7 vs. Oakland...he had started 73 consecutive games at shortstop...he’s in an 0-for-13 slide...he drew a bases loaded walk to force in the go-ahead run last Friday in a 2-1 win over Texas...it marked his 52nd RBI, which matches his career high from last season. = Alcides became the first Royal to steal home this season on September 18 vs. Cleveland...he’s 21-for-21 in steals, which is the longest single-season streak without being caught in team history and the most consecutive steals in the Majors this year...he’s swiped 28-straight dating back to September 9 of last year. = Esky has committed just 2 errors since the All-Star break, while his .992 fielding percentage in the second half is tops among Major League shortstops...he’s helped turn 88 double plays, which are fifth-most in the American League...he collected his first walk-off hit of the year July 24, with an RBI double to beat Baltimore, 4-3.Irving Falu This series: Has not played This trip: Has not played Hit Streak: n/a = Irving was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on September 18 after helping the Storm Chasers win the Triple-A Championship...he hit .256 with 19 doubles, 6 triples and 50 runs scored in 135 games for Omaha this season...he was with the Royals for one day, August 11, but did not play. = He had 3 stints with the Royals in 2012, batting .341 (29-for-85) with 6 doubles, a triple in 24 games...he’s a career .385 (10-for-26) hitter vs. left-handed pitching.Chris Getz This series: 0-for-4 This trip: 0-for-4 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Getzy made his first start at second base since September 3 last night...he went 0-for-4, while snapped a streak of hitting safely in six-straight road starts...he’s batting .273 (9-for-33) on the road since August 15...he recorded his second multi-steal contest on September 9 in Cleveland, the 12th of his career. = Chris missed 14 games in August with a sprained left knee...he hit his first home run since 2009 on April 16 in Atlanta, it was his first roundtripper in 829 at bats...he spent his first 3 big league seasons with Chicago, before being traded to KC in 2010.Johnny Giavotella This series: Has not played This trip: 0-for-1, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Johnny went 0-for-1 with a walk Monday night, entering as a pinch hitter in the 10th...he’s 0-for-4 since being recalled from Omaha on September 3...he also had a 2-week stint with the Royals just before the All-Star break, batting .206 with 4 RBI in 10 games...he matched a career-high with 3 hits in Minnesota on June 30. = Giavotella hit .286 with 24 doubles, 7 homers and 46 RBI in 100 games with the Storm Chasers this year...he has spent portions of the last 3 years with the KC, hitting .237 with 18 doubles, 3 homers and 43 RBI in 112 big league games...he’s a career .323 hitter (41-for-127) with 2 outs. Alex Gordon This series: 0-for-3, BB This trip: 5-for-15 (.333), 2 runs, 2B, 3 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) =Alex drew a walk in the third inning last night, but went 0-for-3...he had hit safely in his previous 17 road games, which began August 17 in Detroit...he’s hitting .286 on the road this season with a .353 on-base percentage...he ranks ninth in the A.L. with 52 multi-hit games and has 162 multi-hit contests since 2011, which are fourth-most in baseball...he’s also 10th in the American League with 89 runs scored this season. = Gordon is tied for the Major League lead with 17 outfield assists...his latest came Monday, when he threw out Kyle Seager at the plate to end the 10th in a game the Royals won 6-5 in 12...he has an MLB-best 54 outfield assists since 2011, which are 16 more than the next closest active outfielder, Torii Hunter (38). = Alex has 62 RBI as a leadoff hitter, which are second-most in the A.L., behind Coco Crisp (65)...he’s hit a club record 13 home runs to lead off games, including four this season...he recorded his 208th career double Wednesday, which ranks ninth on KC’s all-time list...his 122 doubles since 2011 rank third in MLB. =He was named to his first All-Star Game after hitting .329 with a .486 slugging percentage over the first 2 months of the year...he had 3 walk-off hits and 2 grand slams before the break...he recorded a team-best 12-game hitting streak (April 3-16), and has had a pair of 10-game streaks (May 12-22 and September 5-15). Brett Hayes This series: Has not played This trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Brett hasn’t played since he doubled on September 5 vs. Seattle...3 of his 4 hits for the Royals this season have been doubles...he spent a week with KC, August 4-11, when Salvador Perez was forced to the concussion D.L...he went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in his season debut, August 7 vs. Minnesota. = In 78 games with Omaha this year, Hayes hit .233 with 15 doubles, 17 home runs and 44 RBI...he spent the last four seasons with the Miami Marlins. Eric Hosmer This series: 0-for-4 This trip: 4-for-18 (.222), 2 runs, RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Eric snapped a nine-game hitting streak last night, going 0-for-4...he hit .308 (12-for-39) during the streak, which began on September 16...he’s batting .323 (31-for-96) during the month of September, his fourth-straight month where he’s hit over .300...his 138 hits since June 1 are the most in the Major Leagues. =Hosmer leads the American League with 59 multi-hit games, which are also tied for the sixth-most by a Royal...he also ranks seventh in the league in hits (185) and ninth with a .304 batting average in road games...Hoz is also batting .319 (68-for-213) against left-handed pitching, which is tied for ninth in the A.L. = He ranks second in the A.L., batting .352 (64-for-182) from the seventh inning on...his 64 hits after the sixth are tied for the Major League lead with Adrian Beltre...he recorded his first walk-off hit of the season – an RBI single – to beat Detroit, 3-2 in 10 innings on June 12. = Eric has set career highs in nearly every other offensive category, including: hits (185), runs scored (84), doubles (33) and RBI (79)...he needs 2 homers to match his total from his rookie year (19) of 2011...his 11 stolen bases are tops among A.L. first basemen, while he has 37 steals over his first 3 seasons.George Kottaras Sea series: 1-for-4 This trip: 1-for-4 Hit Streak: 1 g (1-4) =George went 1-for-4 last night, collecting the first bunt single of his career...he has a .349 OBP this year, which ranks seventh among A.L. catchers with at least 45 games played...he’s drawn 24 walks this season, the most in the Major Leagues among players with fewer than 150 plate appearances. = Kottaras has 9 extra bases (4 2B, 5 HR) in 92 ABs for a .375 slugging percentage...he homered in three-straight starts earlier this year, which included a game-tying blast on July 4 against Cleveland...he threw out Alejandro De Aza trying to steal last night, giving him 6 runners caught stealing in 29 starts behind the plate.David Lough This series: 2-for-2, run, HR, 2 RBI, HBP This trip: 2-for-2, run, HR, 2 RBI, HBP Hit Streak: 1 g (2-2) =David went 2-for-2 with a 2-run homer in the fourth inning last night...it marked his first home run since July 26, which also came here at U.S. Cellular Field...he’s batting .333 (9-for-27) against the White Sox this season, including 9-for-22 (.409) in his last 7 games...the 2-run shot gave him 22 two-out RBI this season. = Lough is hitting .313 (46-for-147) with 4 homers and 17 RBI in road games...he’s batting .305 (32-for-105) with 2 outs in an inning...he ranks second among the league’s rookies in triples (4) and fourth in slugging percentage (.417)...his 7 assists are also tied for third among the A.L.’s first-year outfielders. = He had a pair of 4-hit games this year, including June 30 in Minnesota when he became the fifth Royal with 4 extra-base hits (3 2B, 1 HR) in a game.

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Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Friday, September 27, 2013:

Hitting Notes (Cont.)

CLOSE CALLS CONTINUE--The top two teams in the American League in one-run games are finishing the season squaring off here in the Windy City this weekend...last night was Kansas City’s 55th single-tally decision, with the Royals going 31-24 in those affairs, while ranking second to the White Sox, who partcipated in their 59th one-run affair, posting a 23-36 ledger...of the 16 games played between these A.L. Central rivals this year, last night was the eighth to be determined by one run, with the Royals and ChiSox splitting those affairs.WINNING SEPTEMBER IN BOOKS--Kansas City enters tonight with a 15-9 ledger in September after sneaking past the .500 mark with a 16-15 August...the Royals were five games over .500 in both June and July, recording 16-11 and 15-10 marks, respectively...May was the clunker that ultimately haunted Kansas City down the stretch, as the club went just 8-20, including a club record 11-game home losing streak...KC opened 2013 with a 14-10 April.THE LAND OF HOZ--Eric Hosmer had his 9-game hitting streak halted with an 0-for-4 last night, just the third game in 25 this month that he didn’t record at least one hit...despite the 0’fer he is still batting .323 in September (31-for-96)...Hoz has 59 multi-hit games on the year, two clear of the Rangers’ Adrian Beltre and tied with Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen for second most in the Majors...after play concluded on May 18, Eric was hitting .244 on the year with 4 doubles, a home run and 11 RBI with a .313 slugging pct. and only 7 multi-hit games in the books...since the next day (May 19) when he went 2-for-4 at Oakland, Hoz has batted .317 with the Major League leading 153 hits (two more than the Cards’ Matt Carpenter) with 29 doubles and 16 home runs accounting for 68 RBI and slugging at a .484 clip.GORDO MAINTAINING ASSIST LEAD--Kansas City’s two-time defending Rawlings Gold Glove champ Alex Gordon secured his American League leading 17th outfield assist on Monday night in Seattle tying Arizona’s Gerardo Parra for the big league lead...since moving to left field from third base full-time in 2011, Gordon has led all outfielders with 54 assists, 16 more than the next active outfielder (Torii Hunter)...as a unit, the Royals have 140 outfield assists since the start of 2011, 37 more than any other Major League club...KC’s outfield is also third in the Majors this season with 38 assists, ranking behind Minnesota (43) and Arizona (43).SALVY IN GOLD GLOVE CONVERSATION--Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez is making his bid for a first Rawlings Gold Glove with an outstanding first full season behind the plate...his 22 catcher caught stealings are tied with Matt Wieters for most in the A.L. while his caught stealing percentage of 34.3 is second among receivers with at least 100 games caught...he also possesses the lowest catchers ERA at 3.36...Salvy’s three passes balls are tied for the fewest in the Majors among all catchers with at least 100 games under their belts this year.AMONG THE BEST SINCE THE BREAK--Kansas City’s 41 wins since the All-Star break are tied with A.L. Central champion Detroit for the most in the American League in that span...when play resumed after the Midsummer Classic, the Royals were out to recover from a 5-game slide that carried into the 4-day break that lowered the season ledger to 44-49.THEFT LEADERS--The Royals have been limited to just one stolen base in their last six games, but despite the lack of recent thefts Kansas City still possesses a Major League leading theft total of 149...since August 8, KC has swiped 65 bags in 48 games...KC is also second in the Majors in stolen base success rate at 82.8 percent, behind only Boston (86.4), though the Royals have 40 more attempts...Alcides Escobar’s 21 straight steals without being caught this year has shattered the single-season consecutive steal record for the Royals, breaking the 16-straight by Gary Thurman in 1989...the club record for consecutive steals over multiple seasons is held by Carlos Beltran with 33, while Escobar is currently 27-for-27 dating back to September 9 of last year...Esky is the only Major League player with at least 10 thefts this year and has yet to be caught.

Justin Maxwell This series: 1-for-4, run This trip: 3-for-13 (.231), run, 2 2B Hit Streak: 2 g (2-7) = Justin went 1-for-4 and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning...he’s hit safely in five of his last six games, going 6-for-18 (.333) with 3 doubles and a homer...he has a .525 slugging percentage since the All-Star break, which ranks 10th in the A.L...he’s hit .287 since the break, compared to .231 in the first half. = Maxwell has hit .292 (26-for-89) with 5 homers and 17 RBI since being traded to the Royals on July 31 for minor league pitcher Kyle Smith. =Maxwell hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning Sunday to beat the Rangers, 4-0...it was his second career walk-off slam, also doing it in 2009 with the Nationals...it was his second home run in extra-innings this season, as he also hit a game-winning homer in the 12th at Citi Field on August 4, beating the Mets, 4-3.Mike Moustakas This series: 2-for-4, run This trip: 3-for-15 (.200), run, 2B Hit Streak: 2 g (3-7) =Moose went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and a run scored last night...he’s 3 for his last 6 after starting the trip 0-for-9...he recorded his 28th multi-hit game of the season, which ranks ninth among A.L. third basemen...he hit .301 in August, which marked his first month hitting over .300 since batting .315 in April of 2012. =Mike has a .970 fielding percentage (5 errors in 164 chances) since July 1, which ranks third among A.L. third basemen...he homered in three-straight games (May 8-10) earlier this year...23 of his 41 RBI this season have come with 2 outs...he has 24 RBI in the second half after collecting just 17 before the break.Salvador Perez This series: def. sub. This trip: 3-for-12, 2B, 2 RBI Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Salvy was a defensive replacement in the ninth inning last night...he is 0-for-6 since driving in the winning run in the 12th inning Monday...Perez has 28 RBI since August 23, which are tied for the second-most in baseball during that time...he’s also hit .352 (38-for-108) in that span with 11 multi-hit games. = Perez ranks third in the American League with a .370 average with runners in scoring position...he has 37 RBI since the All-Star break, which are tied for 10th in the A.L...he ranks second among A.L. backstops in RBI (75) and batting average (.287) and third in hits (139)...he collected 4 RBI in a game twice last month, most recently in Minnesota on August 28, when he also blasted a pair of home runs. = Salvy threw out a pair of would-be basestealers Sunday, which tied him for the A.L. lead (22) with Baltimore’s Matt Wieters...he extended his club record for pickoffs by a catcher with his ninth at Boston on April 20...he was selected to his first All-Star game this year, collecting the first hit by a Royal since Bo Jackson in 1989.

Bonifacio .158 19 3 0 2Butler .196 56 11 0 5Cain .250 36 9 0 4Carroll .360 25 9 0 2Ciriaco .000 4 0 0 0Dyson .286 14 4 1 2Escobar .167 60 10 0 2Falu - - - - -Getz .129 31 4 0 1Giavotella - - - - -Gordon .222 63 14 1 7Hayes - - - - -Hosmer .242 66 16 1 1Kottaras .182 11 2 1 1Lough .333 27 9 2 6Maxwell .250 8 2 0 0Moustakas .220 50 11 0 3Perez .235 51 12 0 1

.158 19 3 0 2 .274 438 120 16 77 .287 94 27 3 11 .304 181 55 2 25 .278 18 5 0 0 .324 34 11 1 4 .297 192 57 3 19 .333 9 3 0 1 .248 121 30 0 6 .306 62 19 0 9 .243 350 85 5 32 .250 4 1 0 0 .251 187 47 5 11 .267 15 4 1 3 .300 30 9 2 6 .278 18 5 1 3 .232 164 38 5 16 .274 135 37 3 13

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. White Sox (2013) vs. White Sox (career)

.255 1061 271 6 62 .280 1864 521 57 267 .260 392 102 5 41 .264 1845 488 8 128 .251 219 55 0 10 .226 292 66 0 10 .259 1223 317 9 105 .295 44 13 0 5 .239 707 169 2 55 .248 222 55 0 23 .261 1696 442 50 179 .234 184 43 4 14 .269 866 233 29 111 .203 364 74 15 50 .303 175 53 4 18 .225 391 88 18 51 .232 727 169 18 67 .291 488 142 15 64

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Royals vs. White Sox 2013 Career

Bueno - - - - - - -Chen 0-0 0 4.22 2 10.2 8 5Coleman 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.1 3 0Collins 0-0 0 18.00 4 2.0 5 4Crow 1-1 0 3.00 7 6.0 6 2Davis 1-0 0 1.33 3 20.1 17 3Dwyer - - - - - - -Guthrie 3-2 0 4.15 5 30.1 27 14Herrera 0-1 0 2.70 9 10.0 7 3Hochevar 1-1 0 1.64 8 11.0 5 2Holland 1-0 5 1.00 9 9.0 9 1Joseph - - - - - - -Mendoza 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.1 1 0Santana 0-2 0 3.75 2 12.0 9 5Shields 1-1 0 2.18 5 33.0 34 8Smith - - - - - - -Ventura - - - - - - -

Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER

0-0 0 0.00 2 1.1 0 0 6-5 0 3.71 22 111.2 101 46 0-0 0 1.88 10 14.1 9 3 0-0 0 8.68 17 9.1 11 9 1-2 0 2.29 19 19.2 19 5 3-1 0 1.63 10 49.2 37 9 - - - - - - - 7-7 0 3.45 21 127.2 115 49 2-1 0 1.89 19 19.0 19 4 5-5 0 3.74 21 91.1 80 38 5-1 13 1.39 29 32.1 26 5 - - - - - - - 4-3 0 4.44 10 52.2 52 26 5-6 0 3.92 17 105.2 92 46 4-4 0 3.97 16 106.2 116 47 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team QualityPitcher GS Runs Per Start Record StartsBruce Chen 14 51 3.6 8-6 8Wade Davis 24 94 3.9 10-14 9Danny Duffy 5 22 4.4 5-0 2Jeremy Guthrie 33 140 4.2 19-13 18Luis Mendoza 15 63 4.2 5-10 7Ervin Santana 32 114 3.6 16-16 23James Shields 33 137 4.2 20-13 26Will Smith 1 3 3.0 0-1 0Yordano Ventura 2 9 4.5 1-1 0Totals 159 633 4.0 84-75 93

Sale (career)

.000 1 0 0 0 .355 31 11 3 8 .292 24 7 1 2 .000 6 0 0 0 - - - - - .500 2 1 0 0 .382 34 13 0 0 .500 2 1 0 0 .286 21 6 0 1 .000 7 0 0 0 .263 38 10 0 2 - - - - - .227 22 5 0 0 - - - - - .000 4 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 .200 20 4 0 0 .308 26 8 0 2

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Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Friday, September 27, 2013:

2013 Royals Home Run Breakdown vs. vs. @ on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB’s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Bonifacio 3 - 3 1 2 2 1 - - 1 2 - - - - - - - 3 2-1 7/30/13 @ OAK D. Straily 185 Butler 14 5 9 6 8 12 - 1 1 7 3 4 1 6 4 3 4 1 2 11-3 8/27/13 @ MIN R. Pressly 107 Cain 4 - 4 3 1 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 1 - 2 1 1 - - 3-1 7/4/13 CLE U. Jimenez 132 Carroll - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/3/12 @ CWS H. Santiago 281 Ciriaco 2 - 2 2 - 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 2 - - - - 1-1 6/20/13 LAD P. Moylan 53 Dyson 2 - 2 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 1-1 6/23/13 CWS D. Axelrod 168 Escobar 4 1 3 1 3 4 - - - 1 3 - 1 1 4 - - - - 4-0 9/10/13 @ CLE Z. McAllister 47 Falu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Getz 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 0-1 4/16/13 @ ATL K. Medlen 172 Giavotella 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/4/12 TEX R. Oswalt 102 Gordon 20 8 12 10 10 12 6 - 2 9 5 6 6 7 1 - 4 7 8 14-6 9/15/13 @ DET M. Scherzer 43 Hayes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/21/11 ATL D. Lowe 131 Hosmer 17 5 12 10 7 8 7 2 - 6 6 5 3 6 1 4 6 3 3 11-3 9/21/13 TEX M. Garza 21 Kottaras 5 - 5 3 2 5 - - - 3 1 1 2 - - - - 1 4 4-1 8/3/13 @ NYM J. Hefner 34 Lough 5 2 3 1 4 4 1 - - 3 1 1 1 3 - - - 1 4 4-1 9/26/13 @ CWS A. Rienzo 1 Maxwell 7 1 6 4 3 6 - - 1 2 1 4 1 2 2 3 - 2 - 6-0 9/22/13 TEX J. Soria 13 Moustakas 11 2 9 5 6 7 3 1 - 3 - 8 1 5 - - - 4 7 8-2 9/5/13 SEA C. Ruffin 65 Perez 11 3 8 6 5 4 6 1 - 4 3 4 1 3 8 2 - - 1 7-3 9/7/13 DET J. Verlander 60

Pinch-Hit: Last: Justin Maxwell (8/3/13 @ New York Mets, 12th inning) Franchise total: 74 Grand Slam: Last: Justin Maxwell (9/22/13 vs. Texas, 10th inning) - 5 in 2013, Franchise total: 114Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Salvador Perez (8/28/13 @ Minnesota), 2-run, 2-run - 4 in 20133-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Lorenzo Cain, George Kottaras (7/4/13 vs. Cleveland, sixth inning) - twice in 2013Back-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 (9/11/13 @ Cleveland) - 4 in 2013 - (13th career for Gordon), Franchise total: 86Inside-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: Justin Maxwell (9/22/13 vs. Texas, 10th inning, Soria pitching) - 2 in 2013, Franchise total: 64Opponent:Pinch-Hit: Last: Raul Ibanez, Seattle (9/5/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Greg Holland pitching, 9th inning)Grand Slam: Last: Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (8/21/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning)Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning)Back-to-Back: Last: Franklin Gutierrez, Michael Saunders, Seattle (9/23/13 @ Safeco Field, Luke Hochevar pitching, 8th inning)Leadoff Game: Last: Brian Dozier, Minnesota (8/6/13 @ Kauffman Stadium, James Shields 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)

2013 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players 2 3 4 5 6+ Total 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out 5-10 11-15 16+ Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Bonifacio 19 3 1 - - 23 4 - - - - 4 2 2 10 3 - - 0 g 6 gm (9/15-pres.) 18 5 Butler 36 8 - 2 - 46 7 3 - 1 1 12 8 20 28 9 - - 1 g 9 gm (6/23-7/3) 9 - Cain 19 3 1 - - 23 9 1 1 - - 11 8 8 17 4 - - 2 g 9 gm (7/7-21) 12 - Carroll 8 3 - - - 11 - - - - - - 1 1 5 2 - - 0 g 5 gm (2x) 4 - Ciriaco 3 3 - - - 6 - 1 - - - 1 - 2 1 1 - - 0 g 5 (6/17-21) 4 2 Dyson 11 1 - - - 12 2 1 - - - 3 1 3 10 3 - - 0 g 6 gm (2x) 17 10 Escobar 29 4 - - - 33 8 - - - - 8 6 13 12 7 - - 0 g 10 gm (2x) 24 3 Falu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Getz 7 3 - - - 10 2 1 - - - 3 2 3 6 - - - 0 g 4 gm (3x) 9 4 Giavotella - 1 - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - 0 g 4 gm (7/8-12) 3 - Gordon 42 9 1 - - 52 14 2 2 - - 18 13 21 26 6 1 - 0 g 12 gm (4/3-16) 15 - Hayes 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 g - - - Hosmer 48 9 2 - - 59 7 5 1 1 - 14 11 16 24 9 - - 0 g 9 gm (2x) 17 1 Kottaras - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 2 2 4 - - - 1 g 4 gm (6/23-7/10) 2 1 Lough 18 4 2 - - 24 6 1 - - - 7 3 10 22 2 - - 1 g 6 gm (7/20-27) 9 5 Maxwell 11 1 - - - 12 3 1 1 - - 5 2 7 14 2 - - 2 g 8 gm (4/3-12) 7 1 Moustakas 24 3 1 - - 28 6 1 1 - - 8 3 9 23 2 - - 2 g 6 gm (6/18-27) 3 - Perez 26 9 1 - - 36 15 3 2 - - 20 8 16 33 8 1 - 0 g 11 gm (6/5-15) 4 -

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 1 9/25/13 @ SEA Pitchers 1 9/25/13 @ SEA Bonifacio 7 9/17/13 vs. CLE Butler 9 10/2/12 vs. DET Cain 3 9/21/13 vs. TEX Carroll 29 7/1/13 vs. NYY Ciriaco 6 7/1/13 @ MIA Dyson 2 9/23/13 @ SEA Escobar 23 8/31/13 @ TOR Falu 1 10/2/12 vs. DET

Player Streak Last Error Getz 2 9/3/13 vs. SEA

Giavotella 21 9/15/12 vs. LAA Gordon 2 9/24/13 @ SEA Hayes 21 6/10/12 vs. TB Hosmer 15 9/8/13 @ CLE Kottaras 20 6/2/13 @ TEX Lough 19 8/18/13 @ DET Maxwell 3 9/23/13 @ SEA Moustakas 2 9/24/13 @ SEA Perez 42 8/11/13 vs. BOS

Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 16 78 2nd - 11 63 3rd - 18 92 4th - 10 68 5th - 10 67 6th - 13 67 7th - 11 56 8th - 11 67 9th - 7 46

Kansas City By the Days Monday 11-7 Tuesday 9-14 Wednesday 14-11 Thursday 13-5 Friday 10-13 Saturday 10-15 Sunday 17-10

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: Justin Maxwell, August 9, 2013 vs. Boston (6th)Royals Five-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, August 5, 2013 vs. MinnesotaRoyals Six-RBI Game: Alberto Callaspo, April 18, 2010 @ MinnesotaRoyals Seven-RBI Game: (12 times) - last: Billy Butler, April 7, 2013 @ PHIRoyals 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: Ervin Santana, August 4, 2013 @ New York MetsRoyals Pitcher With a RBI: Luis Mendoza, May 29, 2013 @ St. LouisRoyals Three or more Steals, One Game: Gregor Blanco, August 13, 2010 vs. New York Yankees (3)

The Last Time...No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0)No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, 2008 @ Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0)One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, 2009 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, September 16, 2013 vs. Cleveland (10) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jeremy Guthrie, August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota (Royals 13-0)Shutout by the Royals (Combined): September 22, 2013 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10); Shields (8.0), Holland (1.0), Collins (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: June 15-16, 2001 at Milwaukee, 4-2 (Power Outage)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.) - 2 times in 2013Royals Walk-Off Win: September 22 vs. Texas (4-0 in 10 inn.) - 7 times in 2013Royals Bat Around: September 18, 2013 vs. Cleveland (8th inning, 3 runs) -- 17 times in 2013 --Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: June 7-9, 2013 vs. HoustonThree-game sweep by Royals on the road: August 27-August 29, 2013 @ Minnesota Four-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: August 20-22, 2013 vs. Chicago White SoxThree-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 12-14, 2013 @ ClevelandFour-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: May 23-26, 2013 vs. Los AngelesFour-game sweep by opposition on the road: September 24-27, 2012 @ Detroit

2013 TransactionsRoyals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Friday, September 27, 2013:

Royals Ejections

Date Player/Coach Note5/25 Chris Getz Arguing call from previous inning (1B - Foster)5/26 Billy Butler Arguing from bench (HP - Foster)6/11 Billy Butler Arguing from bench (HP - Baker)8/31 Ned Yost Arguing during pitching change (HP - Little) 9/14 Emilio Bonifacio Arguing play at first base (1B - Hoye)

The Lineup Card

Date Player Transaction2/12 INF/OF-Elliot Johnson Acquired as player to be named in December 9, 2012 trade with the Tampa Bay Rays RHP-Felipe Paulino Placed on 60-Day D.L. (rehab from Tommy John surgery)3/13 RHP-Guillermo Moscoso Requested Unconditional Release Waivers3/15 RHP-Guillermo Moscoso Claimed on Waivers by Toronto3/27 OF-Desmond Henry Acquired as player to be named in November 8, 2012 trade with Texas3/29 C-Brett Hayes Assigned outright to Omaha and accepted assignment3/31 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L. (rehab from Tommy John surgery) INF-Miguel Tejada Contract selected from Omaha4/21 LHP-Will Smith Recalled from Omaha LHP-Will Smith Optioned to Omaha (postgame)4/28 LHP-Will Smith Recalled from Omaha LHP-Will Smith Optioned to Omaha (postgame) 5/17 OF-Jarrod Dyson Placed on 15-day D.L. (right ankle sprain-retro to May 16) OF-David Lough Recalled from Omaha5/23 RHP-Kelvin Herrera Optioned to Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Omaha5/25 C-Salvador Perez Placed on Bereavement List C-Adam Moore Contract selected from Omaha5/26 LHP-Danny Duffy Assigned to NW Arkansas on rehab assignment6/4 OF-Quintin Berry Claimed off waivers from Detroit, optioned to Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha RHP-Kelvin Herrera Recalled from Omaha LHP-Danny Duffy Transferred to 60-day D.L. (rehab from Tommy John surgery) C-Salvador Perez Reinstated from Bereavement and Restricted lists C-Adam Moore Optioned to Omaha6/6 RHP-Nate Adcock Designated for assignment LHP-Danny Duffy Rehab assignment transferred from NW Arkansas to Omaha OF-Jarrod Dyson Assigned to Omaha on rehab assignment 3B/OF-Edison Rincon Claimed off Waivers from San Diego, optioned to NW Arkansas6/11 RHP-Felipe Paulino Assigned to NW Arkansas on rehab assignment6/13 RHP-Nate Adcock Claimed on Waivers by Arizona6/17 RHP-Felipe Paulino Returned from rehab assignment6/22 OF-Jarrod Dyson Returned from rehab assignment, activated from 15-day D.L. INF-Chris Getz Optioned to Omaha6/23 RHP-Maikel Cleto Claimed off Waivers from St. Louis, optioned to Omaha OF-Quintin Berry Designated for assignment6/24 OF-Quintin Berry Assigned outright to Omaha, accepted the assignment LHP-Danny Duffy Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from 60-day D.L., and optioned to Omaha6/25 RHP-Kelvin Herrera Optioned to Omaha LHP-Will Smith Recalled from Omaha LHP-Francisley Bueno Designated for assignment6/30 OF-Jeff Francoeur Designated for assignment INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha 7/5 OF-Jeff Francoeur Requested unconditional release waivers LHP-Francisley Bueno Assigned outright to Omaha, accepted the assignment7/8 RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Omaha LHP-Will Smith Optioned to Omaha7/11 RHP-Wade Davis Placed on Paternity Leave LHP-Donnie Joseph Recalled from Omaha7/13 LHP-Donnie Joseph Optioned to Omaha LHP-Everett Teaford Recalled from Omaha7/14 RHP-Wade Davis Reinstated from Paternity Leave RHP-J.C. Gutierrez Designated for assignment7/16 INF-Pedro Ciriaco Claimed off waivers from San Diego7/18 INF-Pedro Ciriaco Assigned outright to Omaha LHP-Everett Teaford Optioned to Omaha INF-Johnny Giavotella Optioned to Omaha7/19 INF-Chris Getz Recalled from Omaha RHP-Kelvin Herrera Recalled from Omaha

Date Player Transaction7/22 RHP-J.C. Gutierrez Claimed on Waivers by Los Angeles Angels7/31 OF-Justin Maxwell Acquired in trade with Houston for RHP-Kyle Smith8/1 INF-Chris Getz Placed on 15-day D.L. 8/4 C-Salvador Perez Placed on the 7-day concussion list RHP-Wade Davis Placed on the Family Emergency List C-Brett Hayes Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Will Smith Recalled from Omaha8/7 LHP-Will Smith Optioned to Omaha LHP-Danny Duffy Recalled from Omaha8/8 LHP-Danny Duffy Optioned to Omaha LHP-Francisley Bueno Contract selected from Omaha C-Adam Moore Requested unconditional waiver release8/10 OF-Lorenzo Cain Placed on 15-day D.L. LHP-Will Smith Recalled from Omaha LHP-Francisley Bueno Designated for Assignment LHP-Donnie Joseph Recalled from Omaha8/11 INF-Miguel Tejada Placed on 15-day D.L. INF-Irving Falu Recalled from Omaha RHP-Wade Davis Reinstated from Family Emergency List LHP-Donnie Joseph Optioned to Omaha C-Salvador Perez Reinstated from 7-day Concussion List C-Brett Hayes Designated for Assignment INF-Jamey Carroll Acquired in trade with Minnesota for Player to be Named Later or Cash Considerations8/12 INF-Chris Getz Activated from 15-day D.L. INF-Irving Falu Optioned to Omaha LHP-Will Smith Optioned to Omaha8/14 OF-Emilio Bonifacio Acquired in trade with Toronto for Player to be Named or Cash Considerations INF-Miguel Tejada Transferred to 60-day D.L.8/15 INF-Elliot Johnson Designated for Assignment8/16 LHP-Danny Duffy Recalled from Omaha C-Brett Hayes Accepted assignment to Omaha OF-Justin Maxwell Placed on Bereavement List LHP-Will Smith Recalled from Omaha LHP-Danny Duffy Optioned to Omaha (postgame)8/19 INF-Elliot Johnson Requested unconditional release waivers8/20 OF-Justin Maxwell Reinstated from Bereavement list LHP-Will Smith Optioned to Omaha8/21 INF-Elliot Johnson Claimed on Waivers by Atlanta8/25 RHP-Luke Hochevar Placed on Paternity Leave LHP-Will Smith Recalled from Omaha8/28 RHP-Luke Hochevar Reinstated from Paternity List LHP-Danny Duffy Recalled from Omaha RHP-Wade Davis Optioned to Wilmington RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Wilmington9/1 C-Brett Hayes Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Francisley Bueno Contract selected from Omaha9/3 RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Wilmington RHP-Wade Davis Recalled from Wilmington INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha LHP-Donnie Joseph Recalled from Omaha INF-Pedro Ciriaco Contract selected from Omaha INF-Carlos Pena Contract selected from Omaha OF-Edinson Rincon Designated for assignment LHP-Noel Arguelles Placed on 60-day D.L.9/4 OF-Lorenzo Cain Reinstated from the 15-day D.L.9/17 RHP-Yordano Ventura Contract selected from Omaha INF-Carlos Pena Placed on 60-day D.L. LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L. (retroactive to September 8)9/18 INF-Irving Falu Recalled from Omaha LHP-Chris Dwyer Recalled from Omaha

Starts by Batting Order (team record)1st: Cain (4-4), Carroll (1-1), Dyson (2-1), Escobar (1-4), Getz (1-8), Gordon (67-50), Lough (8-7)2nd: Bonifacio (18-12), Cain (1-2), Ciriaco (1-0), Escobar (31-38), Getz (1-0), Hosmer (30-22), Johnson (1-0), Tejada (1-1)3rd: Butler (35-25), Cain (1-3), Gordon (4-14), Hosmer (32-24), Lough (1-0), Perez (11-9)4th: Butler (46-49), Gordon (9-8), Hosmer (10-7), Moustakas (4-3), Perez (15-8) 5th: Cain (22-20), Francoeur (1-0), Hosmer (6-15), Lough (6-2), Maxwell (3-4), Moustakas (18-10), Perez (24-24), Tejada (4-0)6th: Bonifacio (1-2), Cain (17-12), Escobar (0-3), Francoeur (2-3), Hosmer (4-3), Kottaras (1-0), Lough (11-6), Maxwell (6-5), Moustakas (29-27), Perez (7-8), Tejada (6-6)7th: Bonifacio (1-4), Cain (8-8), Carroll (1-0), Escobar (7-2), Francoeur (15-14), Getz (2-2), Giavotella (2-0), Johnson (4-2), Kottaras (5-3), Lough (12-15), Maxwell (3-1), Moustakas (15-16), Perez (1-4), Tejada (8-4)8th: Cain (3-0), Carroll (2-1), Dyson (12-10), Escobar (16-8), Francoeur (4-9), Getz (11-6), Giavotella (3-5), Hayes (2-1), Johnson (6-11), Kottaras (9-7), Lough (3-1), Maxwell (3-0), Moore (1-2), Moustakas (0-3), Perez (8-5), Tejada (1-6)9th: Carroll (1-2), Dyson (17-18), Escobar (24-19), Francoeur (0-1), Getz (20-12), Giavotella (1-0), Johnson (10-10), Kottaras (0-4), Lough (3-3), Tejada (2-2), Pitchers (6-4)

Starts by Position (team record)P: Chen (8-6), Davis (10-14), Duffy (5-0), Guthrie (19-14), Mendoza (5-10), Santana (16-16), Shields (20-13), Smith (0-1), Ventura (1-1)C: Hayes (2-1), Kottaras (15-14), Moore (1-2), Perez (66-58)1B: Butler (5-3), Hosmer (79-71), Tejada (0-1)2B: Bonifacio (15-12), Carroll (0-1), Getz (34-28), Giavotella (6-5), Johnson (16-20), Tejada (13-9)3B: Bonifacio (3-2), Carroll (5-3), Moustakas (66-59), Johnson (1-2), Tejada (9-9)SS: Ciriaco (1-0), Escobar (80-74), Johnson (3-1)LF: Gordon (80-73), Lough (4-2)CF: Bonifacio (2-4), Cain (47-39), Dyson (31-29), Lough (2-3), Maxwell (2-0) RF: Cain (9-9), Francoeur (22-27), Johnson (1-0), Hosmer (1-0), Lough (38-29), Maxwell (13-10)DH: Butler (77-70), Cain (0-1), Hosmer (1-0)

Daily UpdateScore by Innings

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TotalRoyals 69 47 80 65 84 85 61 79 42 16 - 4 1 - - 633Opponents 94 48 70 77 66 81 71 52 29 1 3 1 - - - 593

Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+Royals 31 13 10 11 8 4 2 - 3 1 - - 1 - -Opponents 24 17 16 5 3 2 5 1 1 - - - - 1 -

Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 76 September 26 @ Chicago (4th, 2 hits) 3 runs - 49 September 23 @ Seattle (8th, 4 hits) 4 runs - 17 September 22 vs. Texas (10th, 3 hits) 5 runs - 6 August 27 @ Minnesota (8th, 6 hits) 6 runs - 2 August 9 vs. Boston (6th, 6 hits) 7 runs - 1 May 15 @ Los Angeles (3rd, 5 hits) 8 runs - 1 June 13 @ Tampa Bay (6th, 8 hits)

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Friday, September 27, 2013:

Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 13 Twice, last: August 5 vs. Minnesota 16 September 6 vs. Detroit Most runs, extra-inning game 8 April 25 @ Detroit 6 September 5 vs. Seattle Most hits, game 19 Twice, last: May 13 @ Los Angeles 26 September 6 vs. Detroit Most hits, extra-inning game 19 September 5 vs. Seattle 11 Twice, last: September 5 vs. Seattle Fewest hits, game 2 May 28 vs. St. Louis 2 Thrice, last: August 16 @ Detroit (G1) Most runs, inning 8 June 13 @ Tampa Bay 7 August 23 vs. Washington (4th inning) Most hits, inning 8 June 13 @ Tampa Bay 6 4 times, last: September 6 vs. Detroit (2nd inning) Most doubles, game 5 Twice, last: July 8 @ New York Yankees 6 September 6 vs. Detroit Most doubles, extra-inning game 4 Twice, last: September 5 vs. Seattle 4 September 5 vs. Seattle Most triples, game 2 4 times, last: September 16 vs. Cleveland 2 April 28 vs. Cleveland (G2) Most triples, extra-inning game - - - - Most home runs, game 4 June 28 @ Minnesota 5 April 16 @ Atlanta Most home runs, extra-inning game 3 April 21 @ Boston (G2) 2 Thrice, last: September 23 @ Seattle Most home runs, inning 2 7 times, last: August 25 vs. Washington (1st inning) 3 April 16 @ Atlanta (8th inning) Most extra-base hits, game 7 Twice, last: July 8 @ New York Yankees 8 May 10 vs. New York Yankees Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 6 September 5 vs. Seattle 6 September 5 vs. Seattle Most steals, game 4 Twice, last: September 1 @ Toronto 3 Twice, last: August 13 vs. Miami Most times caught stealing, game 2 September 9 @ Cleveland 2 4 times, last September 22 vs. Texas Most sacrifice flies, game 2 5 times, last: August 22 vs. Chicago 3 April 28 vs. Cleveland (G2) Most sacrifices, game 2 Thrice, last: August 2 @ New York Mets 3 June 12 vs. Detroit Most strikeouts, game 13 Thrice, last September 15 @ Detroit 17 September 16 vs. Cleveland - franchise record Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 14 July 28 @ Chicago 16 August 22 vs. Chicago Most walks, game 8 Twice, last: August 14 vs. Miami 8 Twice, last: July 2 vs. Cleveland Most walks, extra-inning game 6 May 5 vs. Chicago 11 September 23 @ Seattle Most left on base, game 12 5 times, last: August 17 @ Detroit 14 June 5 vs. Minnesota Most left on base, extra-inning game 11 Thrice, last: September 5 vs. Seattle 10 Twice, last: September 23 @ Seattle Fewest left on base, game 2 4 times, last: September 4 vs. Seattle 0 September 9 @ Cleveland Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 2 September 22 vs. Texas 3 April 25 @ Detroit Most double plays turned 4 July 2 vs. Cleveland 3 6 times, last: September 5 vs. Seattle Most errors, game 3 Thrice, last: May 8 @ Baltimore 3 5 times, last: July 6 vs. Oakland Individual Batting: Most hits, game 5 Butler (May 13 @ Los Angeles) Most hits, extra-inning game 5 Butler (September 5 vs. Seattle) Most runs, game 4 Twice last: Gordon (August 23 vs. Washington) Most doubles, game 3 Lough (June 30 @ Minnesota) Most triples, game 1 multiple players Most home runs, game 2 4 times, last: Perez (August 28 @ Minnesota) Most RBI, game 7 Butler (April 7 @ Philadelphia) - ties franchise record (12th time) Most RBI, extra-inning game 4 Twice, last: Maxwell (September 22 vs. Texas) Most total bases, game 11 Perez (August 28 @ Minnesota) Most total bases, extra-inning game 7 Gordon (April 21 @ Boston, G2) Most walks, game 3 10 times, last: Hosmer (September 3 vs. Seattle) Most stolen bases, game 2 11 times, last: Cain (September 11 @ Cleveland) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 12 Gordon (April 3-16)

Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Shields (April 13 vs. Toronto), Guthrie (May 4 vs. Chicago, August 5 vs. Minnesota) Most innings pitched, reliever 5.0 Smith (June 29 @ Minnesota) Most strikeouts, starter 10 Shields (September 16 vs. Cleveland) Most strikeouts, reliever 8 Smith (September 2 vs. Seattle) Most walks, starter 5 4 times, last: Chen (August 23 vs. Washington) Most walks, reliever 3 Holland (April 6 @ Philadelphia), Mendoza (April 24 @ Detroit) Most runs allowed 10 Shields (September 6 vs. Detroit) Most home runs allowed 4 Guthrie (May 14 @ Los Angeles), Santana (May 23 vs. Los Angeles) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 18.2 Chen (August 3-August 13) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 21.0 Coleman (May 23-August 21) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 5 Guthrie (April 4-May 9), Chen (April 5-August 8)

Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 9 July 22-August 1 Longest winning streak, home 6 June 5-10 Longest winning streak, road 6 July 26-August 1 Longest losing streak, overall 8 May 22-May 29 Longest losing streak, home 11 May 6-June 4 Longest losing streak, road 5 July 10-14 Longest game-innings, home 13 September 5 vs. Seattle Longest game-innings, road 12 Thrice, last: September 23 @ Seattle Longest game-time, home 3:38 May 26 vs. Los Angeles Longest game-time, road 3:45 May 21 @ Houston Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 4:17 September 5 vs. Seattle Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 4:12 September 23 @ Seattle Shortest game-time home 2:07 May 28 vs. St. Louis Shortest game-time road 2:17 May 8 at Baltimore Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 2:47 August 13 vs. Miami Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 3:08 April 26 @ Detroit Largest crowd-home 40,073 April 8 vs. Minnesota Smallest crowd-home 10,069 April 10 vs. Minnesota Largest crowd-road 47,567 June 2 @ Texas Smallest crowd-road 9,794 September 9 @ Cleveland Largest winning margin 13 August 5 vs. Minnesota (13-0) Largest losing margin 14 September 6 vs. Detroit (2-16) Largest deficit overcome to win 5 3 times, last: September 5 vs. Seattle (trailed 5-0 after 4.5, won 7-6 in 13 innings) Largest lead lost 6 August 23 vs. Washington (led 6-0 after 2, lost 11-10)

Royals Record When:

Billy Butler 2 HR to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (S. Balboni-119) 7 doubles to 250

Jamey Carroll 1 hit to 1,000

Upcoming Milestones

Alcides Escobar 4 stolen bases to 100

Alex Gordon 7 walks to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (W. Wilson-360) 14 2B to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Randa-223)

James Shields 1 win to 100

Lead after six innings: 61-12Lead after seven innings: 58-6Lead after eight innings: 70-2Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 42-29Score first: 47-24Score more than three runs: 62-12Hit home run: 54-24Series opener: 23-2810 or more hits: 46-20

Tied after six innings: 13-9Tied after seven innings: 15-10Tied after eight innings: 11-5Starter works 6.0 IP: 26-18Opponents score first: 37-51Score three runs or less: 22-63Do not homer: 30-52Series finale: 31-18Opponents 10 or more hits: 21-31

Trail after six innings: 10-54Trail after seven innings: 11-60Trail after eight innings: 3-68Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 16-28In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 25/16Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 7/3Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 44/25Errorless games by KC: 55-40

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Friday, September 27, 2013:

2013 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total April (14-10) 4/1 at CWS D L 0-1 0-1 T4 -1.0 Sale Shields (0-1) Reed 39,012 1 39,012 4/3 at CWS D L 2-5 0-2 5 -2.0 Peavy Santana (0-1) Reed 14,213 2 53,225 4/4 at CWS D W 3-1 1-2 T4 -1.0 Guthrie (1-0) Floyd Holland (1) 15,036 3 68,261 4/5 at Phi D W 13-4 2-2 T1 - Chen (R, 1-0) Kendrick -- 45,307 4 113,568 4/6 at Phi N L 3-4 2-3 T4 -1.0 Bastardo Holland (R, 0-1) -- 39,475 5 153,043 4/7 at Phi D W 9-8 3-3 T3 -1.0 Shields (1-1) Hamels Herrera (1) 39,451 6 192,494 4/8 Min D W 3-1 4-3 T2 -0.5 Santana (1-1) Correia Crow (1) 40,073 1 40,073 4/9 Min N W 7-4 5-3 1 +0.5 Guthrie (2-0) Pelfrey Holland (2) 11,697 2 51,770 4/10 Min N W 3-0 6-3 1 +1.5 Davis (1-0) Hendriks Herrera (2) 10,069 3 61,839 4/12 Tor N L 4-8 6-4 1 +1.0 Happ Mendoza (0-1) Loup 13,049 4 74,888 4/13 Tor N L 2-3 6-5 T1 - Dickey Shields (C, 1-2) Janssen 21,960 5 96,848 4/14 Tor D W 3-2 7-5 T1 - Herrera (R, 1-0) Oliver -- 29,057 6 125,905 4/16 at Atl N L 3-6 7-6 2 -1.0 O’Flaherty Herrera (R, 1-1) -- 26,400 7 218,894 4/17 at Atl D W 1-0 8-6 2 -1.0 Davis (2-0) Minor Holland (3) 23,018 8 241,912 4/19 at Bos N Postponed due to Boston police situation -- Made up April 21 as part of day/night doubleheader 4/20 at Bos D L 3-4 8-7 T1 - Buchholz Herrera (R, 1-2) Bailey 35,152 9 277,064 4/21 at Bos (1) D W 4-2 9-7 - - Santana (2-1) Dempster Holland (4) 31,483 10 308,547 at Bos (2) N W 5-4 (10) 10-7 1 +1.0 Herrera (R, 2-2) Miller Holland (5) 33,270 11 341,817 4/23 at Det N Postponed due to rain -- Made up on August 16 as a day/night doubleheader 4/24 at Det N L 5-7 10-8 1 +0.5 Scherzer Davis (2-1) Valverde 30,347 12 372,164 4/25 at Det D W 8-3 (10) 11-8 1 +1.5 Collins (R, 1-0) Coke -- 30,321 13 402,485 4/26 Cle N Postponed due to rain -- Made up April 28 as part of a day/night doubleheader 4/27 Cle N W 3-2 12-8 1 +1 Santana (3-1) Kazmir Holland (6) 19,224 7 145,129 4/28 Cle (1) D W 9-0 13-8 - - Guthrie (3-0) Masterson -- 22,001 8 167,130 Cle (2) N L 3-10 13-9 1 +0.5 Kluber Smith (0-1) -- 19,831 9 186,961 4/29 Cle N L 0-9 13-10 2 -0.5 Jimenez Davis (2-2) -- 14,255 10 201,216 4/30 TB N W 8-2 14-10 2 -0.5 Shields (2-2) Cobb -- 12,738 11 213,954 May (8-20) 5/1 TB N W 9-8 15-10 1 +0.5 Chen (R, 2-0) McGee Holland (7) 11,514 12 225,468 5/2 TB D Postponed due to snow -- Made up on August 26 5/3 CWS N Postponed due to rain -- Made up on May 6 5/4 CWS N W 2-0 16-10 2 -0.5 Guthrie (C,4-0) Axelrod -- 19,957 13 245,425 5/5 CWS D W 6-5 (10) 17-10 2 -0.5 Holland (R, 1-1) Omogrosso -- 16,462 14 261,887 5/6 CWS D L 1-2 (11) 17-11 2 -1.0 Crain Herrera (R, 2-3) Reed 15,576 15 277,463 5/7 at Bal N L 3-4 17-12 2 -1.5 Hunter Collins (R, 1-1) Johnson 12,921 14 415,406 5/8 at Bal N L 3-5 17-13 2 -1.5 Tillman Mendoza (0-2) Johnson 12,344 15 427,750 5/9 at Bal N W 6-2 18-13 2 -0.5 Guthrie (5-0) Garcia -- 23,282 16 451,032 5/10 NYY N L 6-11 18-14 2 -1.5 Hughes Davis (2-3) -- 24,521 16 301,984 5/11 NYY N L 2-3 18-15 3 -1.5 Pettitte Shields (2-3) Rivera 30,910 17 332,894 5/12 NYY D L 2-4 18-16 3 -1.5 Kuroda Santana (3-2) Rivera 29,515 18 362,409 5/13 at LAA N W 11-4 19-16 3 -1.5 Mendoza (1-2) Blanton Hochevar (1) 32,203 17 483,235 5/14 at LAA N L 2-6 19-17 3 -2.5 Vargas Guthrie (5-1) -- 33,028 18 516,263 5/15 at LAA N W 9-5 20-17 3 -1.5 Davis (3-3) Enright -- 31,917 19 548,180 5/17 at Oak N L 1-2 20-18 3 -2.0 Doolittle Shields (C, 2-4) Balfour 14,602 20 562,782 5/18 at Oak N L 1-2 20-19 3 -3.0 Milone Santana (3-3) Balfour 35,067 21 597,849 5/19 at Oak D L 3-4 20-20 3 -4.0 Blevins Herrera (R, 2-4) Cook 20,387 22 618,236 5/20 at Hou N L 5-6 20-21 3 -5.0 Keuchel Guthrie (5-2) Veras 12,989 23 631,225 5/21 at Hou N W 7-3 21-21 3 -4.0 Chen (R, 3-0) Clemens -- 12,302 24 643,527 5/22 at Hou N L 1-3 21-22 3 -4.0 Lyles Shields (2-5) Veras 12,324 25 655,851 5/23 LAA N L 4-5 21-23 3 -5.0 Blanton Santana (3-4) Coello 18,784 19 381,193 5/24 LAA N L 2-5 21-24 4 -5.5 Vargas Hochevar (R, 0-1) Richards 32,148 20 413,341 5/25 LAA D L 0-7 21-25 4 -5.5 Buckner Guthrie (5-3) -- 27,958 21 441,299 5/26 LAA D L 2-5 21-26 4 -6.5 Williams Davis (3-4) Frieri 24,475 22 465,774 5/27 Stl D L 3-6 21-27 4 -7.5 Wainwright Shields (2-6) Mujica 34,746 23 500,520 5/28 Stl N L 1-4 21-28 T4 -7.5 Lyons Santana (3-5) Mujica 27,833 24 528,353 5/29 at Stl N L 3-5 21-29 5 -7.5 Choate Crow (R, 0-1) Mujica 43,477 26 699,328 5/30 at Stl N W 4-2 22-29 5 -6.5 Coleman (R, 1-0) Boggs Holland (8) 43,916 27 743,244 5/31 at Tex N L 2-7 22-30 5 -6.5 Holland Davis (3-5) -- 37,765 28 781,009 June (16-11) 6/1 at Tex D W 4-1 (10) 23-30 5 -6.5 Crow (R, 1-1) Ross Holland (9) 36,107 29 817,116 6/2 at Tex D L 1-3 23-31 5 -6.5 Sheppers Gutierrez (R, 0-1) Nathan 47,567 30 864,683 6/4 Min N L 0-3 23-32 5 -7.5 Deduno Mendoza (1-3) Perkins 20,134 25 548,487 6/5 Min N W 4-1 24-32 5 -6.5 Guthrie (6-3) Walters Holland (10) 12,407 26 560,894 6/6 Min N W 7-3 25-32 4 -6.5 Collins (R, 2-1) Burton -- 14,942 27 575,836 6/7 Hou N W 4-2 26-32 4 -6.5 Herrera (R, 3-4) Wright Holland (11) 24,808 28 600,644 6/8 Hou N W 7-2 27-32 4 -6.5 Santana (4-5) Bedard -- 28,055 29 628,699 6/9 Hou D W 2-0 28-32 3 -6.5 Crow (R, 2-1) Ambriz Holland (12) 20,723 30 649,422 6/10 Det N W 3-2 29-32 T2 -5.5 Guthrie (7-3) Fister Holland (13) 17,653 31 667,075 6/11 Det N L 2-3 29-33 3 -6.5 Scherzer Crow (R, 2-2) Valverde 16,493 32 683,568 6/12 Det N W 3-2 (10) 30-33 3 -5.5 Holland (R, 2-1) Coke -- 24,564 33 708,132 6/13 at TB N W 10-1 31-33 3 -5.0 Santana (5-5) Hellickson -- 11,398 31 876,081 6/14 at TB N W 7-2 32-33 3 -5.0 Mendoza (2-3) Moore -- 13,407 32 889,488 6/15 at TB D L 3-5 32-34 3 -5.0 Torres Guthrie (7-4) Rodney 18,593 33 908,081 6/16 at TB D W 5-3 33-34 3 -5.0 Davis (4-5) Hernandez Holland (14) 27,442 34 935,523 6/17 at Cle N W 2-1 34-34 2 -5.0 Crow (R, 3-2) Shaw Holland (15) 12,803 35 948,326 6/18 at Cle N L 3-4 34-35 3 -5.0 Allen Herrera (R, 3-5) Pestano 14,853 36 963,179 6/19 at Cle N L 3-6 34-36 3 -5.0 Masterson Mendoza (2-4) -- 17,349 37 980,528 6/21 CWS N L 1-9 34-37 3 -5.5 Santiago Guthrie (7-5) -- 33,830 34 741,962 6/22 CWS D L 2-3 34-38 3 -6.5 Crain Crow (R, 3-3) Reed 20,364 35 762,326 6/23 CWS D W 7-6 35-38 3 -6.5 Hochevar (R, 1-1) Crain Holland (16) 18,622 36 780,948 6/25 Atl N L 3-4 35-39 3 -6.5 Medlen Collins (R, 2-2) Kimbrel 29,947 37 810,895 6/26 Atl N W 4-3 (10) 36-39 3 -5.5 Crow (R, 4-3) Wood -- 22,207 38 833,102 6/27 at Min N L 1-3 36-40 3 -5.5 Deduno Guthrie (7-6) Perkins 28,040 38 1,008,568 6/28 at Min N W 9-3 37-40 3 -5.5 Shields (3-6) Walters -- 28,916 39 1,037,484 6/29 at Min D L 2-6 37-41 3 -5.5 Gibson Davis (4-6) -- 36,881 40 1,074,365 6/30 at Min D W 9-8 38-41 3 -4.5 Crow (R, 5-3) Burton Holland (17) 34,232 41 1,108,597 July (15-10) 7/2 Cle N L 5-6 38-42 3 -5.5 Allen Collins (R, 2-3) Perez 15,625 39 848,727 7/3 Cle N W 6-5 39-42 3 -5.0 Smith (R, 1-1) Allen Holland (18) 28,534 40 877,261 7/4 Cle D W 10-7 40-42 3 -5.0 Hochevar (R, 2-1) Shaw Holland (19) 16,792 41 894,053 7/5 Oak N L 3-6 40-43 3 -6.0 Milone Davis (4-7) Balfour 35,518 42 929,571 7/6 Oak D W 4-3 41-43 3 -6.0 Crow (R, 6-3) Cook Holland (20) 16,606 43 946,177 7/7 Oak D L 4-10 41-44 3 -6.0 Griffin Mendoza (2-5) Chavez 17,804 44 963,981 7/8 at NYY N W 5-1 42-44 3 -6.0 Guthrie (8-6) Hughes Holland (21) 35,057 42 1,143,654 7/9 at NYY N W 3-1 43-44 3 -5.0 Shields (4-6) Sabathia Holland (22) 35,797 43 1,179,451 7/10 at NYY N L 1-8 43-45 3 -6.0 Nova Davis (4-8) -- 35,781 44 1,215,232 7/11 at NYY D L 4-8 43-46 3 -6.0 Pettitte Santana (5-6) -- 40,381 45 1,255,613 7/12 at Cle N L 0-3 43-47 3 -7.0 Kluber Collins (R, 2-4) Allen 24,077 46 1,279,690 7/13 at Cle N L 3-5 43-48 3 -7.0 Kazmir Guthrie (8-7) Perez 29,740 47 1,309,430 7/14 at Cle D L 4-6 43-49 3 -8.0 Hill Collins (R, 2-5) Perez 15,432 48 1,324,862 All-Star Break (Game at Citi Field in New York)

Catchers Breakdown Perez Kottaras Moore Hayes TotalsStarts 124 29 3 3 159CS/ATT 22/68 6/31 1/4 0/3 29/106Pct. 32.3 19.4 25.0 0.0 27.4Catcher PO 1 1 - - 2ERA 3.36 3.98 4.00 2.31 3.46 ER/IP 410/1098.1 116/262.0 12/27.0 9/35.0 547/1422.1

TeamPitcher Pickoffs: 6 (last: 9/9 @ Cleveland)Pickoff & CS: 6 (last: 8/13 vs. Miami)

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters)

Pitcher Perez Kottaras Moore Hayes TotalsChen 2-5 5-1 - 1-0 8-6Davis 9-10 1-3 0-1 - 10-14Duffy 3-0 1-0 - 1-0 5-0Guthrie 15-12 4-1 - 0-1 19-14Mendoza 5-6 0-4 - - 5-10Santana 14-14 2-1 0-1 - 16-16Shields 17-10 2-3 1-0 - 20-13Smith - 0-1 - - 0-1Ventura 1-1 - - - 1-1Total 66-58 15-14 1-2 2-1 84-75

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox - Friday, September 27, 2013:

2013 Day-By-Days (cont.)

Minor League Report

Idaho Falls Chukars (R)Pioneer League, South Division(22-16 2nd half, 41-35 overall, Pioneer League Champions)

Player of Year: Hunter DozierPitcher of Year: Patrick Conroy

Burlington Royals (R)Appalachian League

East Division(29-38, Season Complete)

Player of Year: Mauricio RamosPitcher of Year: Luis Santos

Surprise Royals (R)Arizona LeagueWest Division

(12-15 2nd half, 22-33 overall, Season Complete)

Player of Year: Samir DuenezPitcher of Year: Pedro Fernandez

Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA)Pacific Coast League

American Conference, Northern Division(70-74, Pacific Coast League Champions and

AAA Champions)

Player of Year: Christian Colon Pitcher of Year: Chris Dwyer

NW Arkansas Naturals (AA)Texas LeagueNorth Division

(34-36 2nd half, 59-81 overall)Season Complete

Player of Year: Matt Fields Pitcher of Year: Aaron Brooks

Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced)Carolina League

Northern Division(30-40 2nd half, 63-77 overall)

Season Complete

Player of Year: Lane AdamsPitcher of Year: Sam Selman

Lexington Legends (A)South Atlantic League

Southern Division(35-35 2nd half, 68-70 overall)

Season Complete

Player of Year: Raul MondesiPitcher of Year: Christian Binford

Minor League Report

Idaho Falls Chukars (R)Pioneer League, South Division(22-16 2nd half, 41-35 overall, Pioneer League Champions)

Player of Year: Hunter DozierPitcher of Year: Patrick Conroy

Burlington Royals (R)Appalachian League

East Division(29-38, Season Complete)

Player of Year: Mauricio RamosPitcher of Year: Luis Santos

Surprise Royals (R)Arizona LeagueWest Division

(12-15 2nd half, 22-33 overall, Season Complete)

Player of Year: Samir DuenezPitcher of Year: Pedro Fernandez

Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA)Pacific Coast League

American Conference, Northern Division(70-74, Pacific Coast League Champions and

AAA Champions)

Player of Year: Christian Colon Pitcher of Year: Chris Dwyer

NW Arkansas Naturals (AA)Texas LeagueNorth Division

(34-36 2nd half, 59-81 overall)Season Complete

Player of Year: Matt Fields Pitcher of Year: Aaron Brooks

Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced)Carolina League

Northern Division(30-40 2nd half, 63-77 overall)

Season Complete

Player of Year: Lane AdamsPitcher of Year: Sam Selman

Lexington Legends (A)South Atlantic League

Southern Division(35-35 2nd half, 68-70 overall)

Season Complete

Player of Year: Raul MondesiPitcher of Year: Christian Binford

Minor League Report

Idaho Falls Chukars (R)Pioneer League, South Division(22-16 2nd half, 41-35 overall, Pioneer League Champions)

Player of Year: Hunter DozierPitcher of Year: Patrick Conroy

Burlington Royals (R)Appalachian League

East Division(29-38, Season Complete)

Player of Year: Mauricio RamosPitcher of Year: Luis Santos

Surprise Royals (R)Arizona LeagueWest Division

(12-15 2nd half, 22-33 overall, Season Complete)

Player of Year: Samir DuenezPitcher of Year: Pedro Fernandez

Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA)Pacific Coast League

American Conference, Northern Division(70-74, Pacific Coast League Champions and

AAA Champions)

Player of Year: Christian Colon Pitcher of Year: Chris Dwyer

NW Arkansas Naturals (AA)Texas LeagueNorth Division

(34-36 2nd half, 59-81 overall)Season Complete

Player of Year: Matt Fields Pitcher of Year: Aaron Brooks

Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced)Carolina League

Northern Division(30-40 2nd half, 63-77 overall)

Season Complete

Player of Year: Lane AdamsPitcher of Year: Sam Selman

Lexington Legends (A)South Atlantic League

Southern Division(35-35 2nd half, 68-70 overall)

Season Complete

Player of Year: Raul MondesiPitcher of Year: Christian Binford

Minor League Report

Idaho Falls Chukars (R)Pioneer League, South Division(22-16 2nd half, 41-35 overall, Pioneer League Champions)

Player of Year: Hunter DozierPitcher of Year: Patrick Conroy

Burlington Royals (R)Appalachian League

East Division(29-38, Season Complete)

Player of Year: Mauricio RamosPitcher of Year: Luis Santos

Surprise Royals (R)Arizona LeagueWest Division

(12-15 2nd half, 22-33 overall, Season Complete)

Player of Year: Samir DuenezPitcher of Year: Pedro Fernandez

Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA)Pacific Coast League

American Conference, Northern Division(70-74, Pacific Coast League Champions and

AAA Champions)

Player of Year: Christian Colon Pitcher of Year: Chris Dwyer

NW Arkansas Naturals (AA)Texas LeagueNorth Division

(34-36 2nd half, 59-81 overall)Season Complete

Player of Year: Matt Fields Pitcher of Year: Aaron Brooks

Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced)Carolina League

Northern Division(30-40 2nd half, 63-77 overall)

Season Complete

Player of Year: Lane AdamsPitcher of Year: Sam Selman

Lexington Legends (A)South Atlantic League

Southern Division(35-35 2nd half, 68-70 overall)

Season Complete

Player of Year: Raul MondesiPitcher of Year: Christian Binford

Disabled List (3)

Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total

7/19 Det N W 1-0 44-49 3 -7.0 Santana (6-6) Sanchez Holland (23) 35,000 45 998,981 7/20 Det N W 6- 5 45-49 3 -6.0 Guthrie (9-7) Verlander Holland (24) 30,166 46 1,029,097 7/21 Det D L 1-4 45-50 3 -7.0 Fister Shields (4-7) Benoit 20,513 47 1,049,610 7/22 Bal N L 2-9 45-51 3 -8.0 Feldman Davis (4-9) -- 16,362 48 1,065,972 7/23 Bal N W 3-2 46-51 3 -8.0 Chen (4-0) Hammel Holland (25) 19,072 49 1,085,044 7/24 Bal N W 4-3 47-51 3 -8.0 Hochevar (R, 3-1) O’Day -- 17,410 50 1,102,454 7/25 Bal N W 7-1 48-51 3 -7.0 Guthrie (10-7) Gonzalez -- 17,675 51 1,120,129 7/26 at CWS N W 5-1 49-51 3 -7.0 Shields (5-7) Santiago -- 18,342 49 1,343,204 7/27 at CWS N W 1-0 50-51 3 -7.0 Davis (5-9) Sale (C) Holland (26) 26,172 50 1,369,376 7/28 at CWS D W 4-2 (12) 51-51 3 -7.0 Crow (R, 7-3) Veal Holland (27) 24,079 51 1,393,455 7/30 at Min N W 7-2 52-51 3 -7.0 Santana (7-6) Pelfrey -- 33,085 52 1,426,540 7/31 at Min N W 4-3 53-51 3 -7.0 Guthrie (11-7) Thielbar Holland (28) 32,789 53 1,459,329

August (16-15) 8/1 at Min D W 7-2 54-51 3 -6.5 Shields (6-7) Diamond -- 35,448 54 1,494,777 8/2 at NYM N L 2-4 (11) 54-52 3 -7.5 Torres Mendoza (R, 2-6) -- 31,032 55 1,525,809 8/3 at NYM D W 4-3 (12) 55-52 3 -7.5 Herrera (R, 4-5) Aardsma Holland (29) 25,095 56 1,550,904 8/4 at NYM D W 6-2 56-52 3 -7.5 Santana (8-6) Wheeler -- 25,658 57 1,576,562 8/5 Min N W 13-0 57-52 3 -7.5 Guthrie (C, 12-7) Correia -- 21,474 52 1,141,603 8/6 Min N L 0-7 57-53 3 -8.5 Albers Shields (6-8) -- 18,924 53 1,160,527 8/7 Min N W 5-2 58-53 3 -8.5 Coleman (R, 2-0) Deduno Holland (30) 20,198 54 1,180,725 8/8 Bos N W 5-1 59-53 3 -8.5 Chen (5-0) Lester Hochevar (2) 21,121 55 1,201,846 8/9 Bos N W 9-6 60-53 3 -7.5 Bueno (R, 1-0) Britton Holland (31) 29,485 56 1,231,331 8/10 Bos N L 3-5 60-54 3 -8.5 Workman Guthrie (12-8) Uehara 38,742 57 1,270,073 8/11 Bos D W 4-3 61-54 3 -7.5 Shields (7-8) Lackey Holland (32) 24,935 58 1,295,008 8/12 Mia N W 6-2 62-54 2 -6.5 Davis (6-9) Koehler -- 15,956 59 1,310,964 8/13 Mia N L 0-1 (10) 62-55 3 -6.5 Qualls Herrera (R, 4-6) Cishek 21,094 60 1,332,058 8/14 Mia D L 2-5 62-56 3 -7.5 Jennings Collins (R, 2-6) Cishek 17,760 61 1,349,818 8/15 at Det N L 1-4 62-57 3 -8.5 Sanchez Guthrie (12-9) Benoit 37,872 58 1,614,434 8/16 at Det (1) D W 2-1 63-57 3 -7.5 Duffy (1-0) Verlander Holland (33) 38,714 59 1,653,148 at Det (2) N W 3-0 64-57 3 -6.5 Shields (8-8) Alvarez Holland (34) 40,980 60 1,694,128 8/17 at Det N L 5-6 64-58 3 -7.5 Benoit Crow (R, 7-4) -- 41,850 61 1,735,978 8/18 at Det D L 3-6 64-59 3 -8.5 Scherzer Chen (5-1) -- 41,740 62 1,777,718 8/20 CWS N L 0-2 64-60 3 -8.5 Danks Santana (8-7) Reed 13,060 62 1,362,878 8/21 CWS N L 2-5 64-61 3 -9.5 Rienzo Guthrie (12-10) Reed 13,083 63 1,375,961 8/22 CWS N L 3-4 (12) 64-62 3 -9.5 Petricka Hochevar (R, 3-2) Reed 13,363 64 1,389,324 8/23 Was N L 10-11 64-63 3 -10.5 Roark Chen (5-2) Soriano 28,733 65 1,418,057 8/24 Was N L 2-7 64-64 3 -11.5 Zimmerman Davis (6-10) -- 28,023 66 1,446,080 8/25 Was D W 6-4 65-64 3 -11.5 Herrera (R, 5-6) Stammen Holland (35) 19,661 67 1,465,741 8/26 TB D W 11-1 66-64 3 -10.5 Guthrie (13-10) Hellickson -- 20,546 68 1,486,287 8/27 at Min N W 6-1 67-64 3 -9.5 Shields (9-8) Burton -- 27,006 63 1,804,724 8/28 at Min N W 8-1 68-64 3 -8.5 Duffy (2-0) Albers -- 27,379 64 1,832,103 8/29 at Min D W 3-1 69-64 3 -8.5 Chen (6-2) Deduno Holland (36) 28,012 65 1,860,115 8/30 at Tor N L 2-3 69-65 3 -9.5 Buehrle Santana (8-8) Janssen 21,031 66 1,881,146 8/31 at Tor D L 2-4 69-66 3 -10.5 Dickey Herrera (R, 5-7) Janssen 34,315 67 1,915,461

September (15-9) 9/1 at Tor D W 5-0 70-66 3 -9.5 Shields (10-8) Happ -- 22,961 68 1,938,422 9/2 Sea D W 3-1 71-66 3 -9.5 Smith (R, 2-1) Hernandez Holland (37) 20,063 69 1,506,350 9/3 Sea N W 4-3 72-66 3 -8.5 Hochevar (R, 4-2) Medina Holland (38) 13,638 70 1,519,988 9/4 Sea N L 4-6 72-67 3 -8.5 Luetge Crow (R, 7-5) Farquhar 13,621 71 1,533,609 9/5 Sea D W 7-6 (13) 73-67 3 -8.0 Coleman (R, 3-0) Ruffin -- 14,004 72 1,547,613 9/6 Det N L 2-16 73-68 3 -9.0 Sanchez Shields (10-9) -- 21,358 73 1,568,971 9/7 Det N W 4-3 74-68 3 -8.0 Davis (R, 7-10) Verlander Holland (39) 20,401 74 1,589,373 9/8 Det D W 5-2 75-68 3 -7.0 Chen (7-2) Fister Holland (40) 16,774 75 1,606,147 9/9 at Cle N L 3-4 75-69 3 -7.0 Jimenez Santana (8-9) Perez 9,794 69 1,948,216 9/10 at Cle N W 6-3 76-69 3 -7.0 Guthrie (14-10) McAllister Holland (41) 12,615 70 1,960,831 9/11 at Cle D W 6-2 77-69 3 -7.0 Shields (11-9) Kazmir Holland (42) 12,085 71 1,972,916 9/13 at Det N L 3-6 77-70 3 -8.0 Verlander Chen (7-3) Benoit 40,389 72 2,013,305 9/14 at Det N W 1-0 78-70 3 -7.0 Santana (9-9) Fister Holland (43) 41,841 73 2,055,146 9/15 at Det D L 2-3 78-71 3 -8.0 Smyley Guthrie (14-11) Benoit 40,491 74 2,095,637 9/16 Cle N W 7-1 79-71 3 -8.0 Shields (12-9) Kazmir -- 15,413 76 1,621,560 9/17 Cle N L 3-5 79-72 3 -9.0 Allen Davis (R, 7-11) Perez 21,685 77 1,643,245 9/18 Cle N W 7-2 80-72 3 -8.0 Chen (8-3) Salazar -- 21,198 78 1,664,443 9/20 Tex N W 2-1 81-72 3 -8.5 Hochevar (R, 5-2) Frasor Holland (44) 21,837 79 1,686,280 9/21 Tex N L 1-3 81-73 3 -9.5 Garza Guthrie (14-12) Nathan 36,575 80 1,722,855 9/22 Tex D W 4-0 (10) 82-73 3 -8.5 Collins (R, 3-6) Cotts (5-3) -- 27,899 81 1,750,754 9/23 at Sea N W 6-5 (12) 83-73 3 -7.5 Davis (R, 8-11) Luetge Holland (45) 12,790 75 2,108,427 9/24 at Sea N L 0-4 83-74 3 -8.5 Paxton Chen (8-4) -- 12,528 76 2,120,955 9/25 at Sea N L 0-6 83-75 3 -9.5 Iwakuma Santana (9-10) -- 15,347 77 2,136,302 9/26 at CWS N W 3-2 84-75 3 -9.0 Guthrie (15-12) Rienzo Holland (46) 16,434 78 2,152,736 9/27 at CWS N 9/28 at CWS N 9/29 at CWS D

Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team RecordRHP-Felipe Paulino 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery February 12 eligible 159 84-75LHP-Danny Duffy 15-day Left forearm strain September 17 (retro to 9/8) September 23 9 5-4 INF-Carlos Pena 60-day Recovery from Appendectomy September 17 n/a 9 5-4