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UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLESWednesday, July 18 vs. Seattle Mariners: RHP Kevin Millwood (3-7, 3.71) vs. LHP Bruce Chen (7-8, 5.50), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

Thursday, July 19 vs. Seattle Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (7-5, 2.92) vs. RHP Luke Hochevar (6-8, 5.26), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 SportsFriday, July 20 vs. Minnesota Twins: TBA vs. RHP Luis Mendoza (3-6, 4.32), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

Saturday, July 21 vs. Minnesota Twins: TBA vs. TBA, 6:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 SportsSunday, July 22 vs. Minnesota Twins: TBA vs. Everett Teaford (1-3, 4.98), 1:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

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

Steve Physioc and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery...the pre and post-game show, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg.

KC CAN’T RECOVER FROM EARLY DEFICIT--The Royals fell to 1-3 on this 10-game homestand with a 9-4 loss to Seattle in the opener of this 4-game series on Monday night...starter Jonathan Sanchez had his shortest stint of a trying season, allowing 7 runs on 7 hits in just 1.1 innings, including a pair of homers...the M’s jumped out to a 5-0 first inning lead on a 3-run roundtripper by Casper Wells and 2-run shot by Justin Smoak...the Royals attempted to chip away, plating 3 runs in the third, but couldn’t recover completely to fall to 12 games under .500 for the first time this year...the hero of the night was southpaw Everett Teaford, who was slated to make the start tonight but was called upon to protect the bullpen and he provided 5.0 innings of 1-run relief to save the pen...the Royals wound up collecting 11 hits in the contest, including 3 from Alex Gordon and a 422-foot 2-run home run by Billy Butler, his team best 17th of the season...Kansas City has now dropped 11 of its last 14 after getting to within 4 games of the .500 mark on June 29.

ROSTER MOVES--The Royals made a pair of alterations to their pitching staff today with the recalls of lefthanded pitcher Ryan Verdugo and righthanded hurler Vin Mazzaro from Omaha (AAA)...the 25-year old Verdugo, who was acquired from the San Francisco Giants last November in the trade that sent Melky Cabrera to the west coast, will make his Major League debut tonight as

the starting pitcher...Mazzaro, also 25, makes his third appearance with the big league club this year, going 3-3 with a 5.70 ERA in 8 previous appearances, including 6 starts...Verdugo went 6-2 with a 3.58 ERA in 18 games (15 starts) for the Storm Chasers and worked a scoreless frame in the AAA All-Star Game last Wednesday night in Buffalo...this is his second stint with Kansas City this year, spending two days with the big league club in early-June as bullpen insurance...to make room on the roster, the Royals designated lefthanded pitcher Jonathan Sanchez for assignment and optioned outfielder Jason Bourgeios to Omaha.

FRENCHY NABS ANOTHER ONE--As runners continue to try, Jeff Francoeur continues to throw and last night he recorded his ninth outfield assist of the 2012 season by nabbing Michael Saunders at third base after a single to right field...Frenchy is second in the American League in outfield assists, two behind leader Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays...since becoming a full-time outfielder in the big leagues in 2005, Francoeur has recorded 106 assists, which are 29 more than his nearest competition in that span, Chicago’s Alfonso Soriano (77)...Frenchy’s next outfield assist will give him eight straight seasons of double-digit assists.

GORDO STRONG IN TOP SPOT--It started harmlessly enough with a 1-for-4 game on May 27, the day that manager Ned Yost decided to insert Alex Gordon into the leadoff spot in the lineup on a consistent basis...since that afternoon in Baltimore, Gordon has batted at a .345 clip (60-for-174) in 43 games with 29 runs, 18 doubles, a .425 on-base pct. and .914 OPS, while hitting safely in 35 of those affairs...overall, his .301 average from the #1 spot is the fifth best among American League leadoff men, while Gordo’s .391 on-base pct. in that role is third behind only Detroit’s Austin Jackson (.406) and the Angels’ Mike Trout (.403)...since being inserted in the #1 spot dating back to last season, Gordon has hit .304 in 144 games from the leadoff position with a .386 on-base pct...he added 3 more hits to his resume last night, including his 29th double of the year, tying him for first in the A.L. with Cleveland’s Shin-Soo Choo, second only in the Majors to Cincinnati’s Joey Votto (36), who just went on the D.L. with torn knee cartilage.

ESCOBAR AMONG SHORTSTOP ELITE--The 2012 All-Star Game has come and gone, but despite not making the Midsummer Classic shortstop Alcides Escobar continues to show why he belongs in the conversation when it comes to being among the top at his position...the 25-year old currently leads all big league shortstops with a .311 average, good for 10th overall in the A.L., while ranking second at his position in the Majors in on-base pct. (.354), tied for third in doubles (21) and fourth in slugging pct. (.434)...he is hitting .362 (42-for-116) over his last 31 games...his “worst” month to date was a .295 April, but he’s since batted .310 in May, .333 in June and has a .300 average to this point in July...in the 184 games since bottoming out at .203 on June 6 of last year, Esky has batted .298 (195-for-654), which is the second best batting average among all big league everyday shortstops (minimum 162 games), trailing only Derek Jeter (.314).

Royals vs. Mariners Last night was the first of eight meetings for a two week stretch between the Royals and Mariners, with Seattle getting the jump with the 9-4 decision in game one...this series runs thru Thursday and then KC will travel to Safeco Field for an extended weekend set at the end of the next road trip...the Royals hold a 210-189 advantage in the all-time work, including a 115-89 edge at “The K.”Date Site Score WP LP Att.7/16 KC L, 4-9 Vargas Sanchez 16,6977/17 KC7/18 KC7/19 KC7/26 @ Sea7/27 @ Sea7/28 @ Sea7/29 @ Sea

Kansas City RoyalsOFFICIAL GAME NOTES

Seattle Mariners (38-53) @ Kansas City Royals (38-50) Kauffman Stadium - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 7:10 p.m.

Game #89 - Home Game #42FOX Sports Kansas City & KCSP Radio (610 Sports)

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Blake Beavan (3-6, 5.91) vs. LHP Ryan Verdugo (M.L. Debut) 2011 2010 Career 2012 2011 CareerBlake Beavan vs. Royals 1-0 - 1-0 Major League Record 3-6 (5.92 ERA) 5-6 8-12Ryan Verdugo vs. Mariners 1st appearance Major League Record Major League Debut

RYAN VERDUGO is slated to make his Major League debut tonight after having his contract recalled from Omaha (AAA) prior to the game...Verdugo, 25, was acquired with Jonathan Sanchez from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Melky Cabrera on November 7, 2011. SERVICE TIME, YES; BIG LEAGUE WORK TO COME--Ryan initially was recalled from Omaha on June 5 to provide depth to the bullpen...but he did not appear on either June 5 or 6 vs. Minnesota and was optioned back to the Storm Chasers postgame on the 6th. RECENT ACTION--Ryan has not allowed a run in July for Omaha, working three times, including twice in relief, totaling 8.0 innings allowing 6 hits and 3 walks with 10 strikeouts...his lone start in that span was on July 5 in Iowa, posting a 3-0 win allowing just 4 hits and 2 walks while fanning 6 over a 6.0-inning stint...he opened the campaign with 14 consecutive starting assignments before heading to the bullpen, where he has appeared in 3 of his last 4 outings...his most recent work on the hill was on Saturday at home vs. Iowa, tossing a scoreless inning of relief with a hit, walk and 2 K’s, closing out a 7-1 Storm Chasers win. JOINING KC’S STARTER LIST--When Ryan takes the ball in the top of the first he’ll be the 197th different hurler in franchise history to make a start, the 58th different lefthander...he’s the third different hurler this year to make his Royals’ debut, joining Jonathan Sanchez and Will Smith, both southpaws, with Smith also making his big league debut when he started on May 22 in Yankee Stadium...should Verdugo post a victory tonight, he’ll be the 267th different pitcher to record a triumph in a Royals’ uniform. PCL ALL-STAR WITH OMAHA--In his first season both at Triple-A and in the Royals organization, Ryan has made a solid first impression...he is 6-2 with a 3.58 ERA in 18 games, including 15 starts, for the Storm Chasers...his work was rewarded with a trip to the Triple-A All-Star Game last week in Buffalo where Verdugo tossed a scoreless third inning with a walk and a strikeout in the PCL’s 3-0 shutout victory...he has posted a 3.39 ERA (85.0 IP, 64 H, 32 ER) in his 15 starts and just a 9.00 ERA (3.0 IP, 3 ER) in his 3 relief outings...PCL hitters are batting just .217 against him this season. RELIEVER UNTIL 2011--The Giants’ ninth round selection out of LSU in 2008, Verdugo worked almost exclusively as a reliever in the San Francisco system until last year when he made 25 starts for Richmond (AA)...entering the 2012 campaign, the southpaw had allowed just 185 hits in 243.1 career innings for a .213 opponent batting average and had struck out 300, or 11.10 per nine innings...a graduate of Lake Stevens (Wash.) High in 2005, he underwent Tommy John surgery that same year and surfaced at Skagit Valley College in 2007 before pitching the 2008 season at LSU, where he was a teammate of Royals reliever Louis Coleman.

Ryan’s 2012 last 10 appearances (w/ Omaha-AAA) FINAL WHEN DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 5/22 Salt Lake L, 3-6 5.2 6 5 5 2 4 3 89-51 - 5/27 at New Orleans ND, 2-5 7.0 5 2 2 1 2 5 100-63 - 6/1 Iowa ND, 5-4 5.0 5 2 2 1 2 6 99-64 - 6/9 Round Rock W, 12-5 6.0 4 2 0 0 3 4 100-64 - 6/14 at Nashville W, 4-2 6.0 5 2 2 1 4 4 98-60 - 6/20 Memphis L, 9-13 4.2 6 5 5 2 4 2 102-56 - *6/29 New Orleans ND, 8-3 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 30-18 - *7/1 Albuquerque ND, 6-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 19-10 - 7/5 at Iowa W, 3-0 6.0 4 0 0 0 2 6 90-55 - *7/14 Iowa ND, 7-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 21-14 - 2012 AAA Totals 6-2, 3.58 88.0 69 37 35 14 44 72 1461-881 60%2012 AAA (starter) 6-2, 3.39 85.0 64 34 32 13 43 68 1391-839 60%* - denotes relief appearance

Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 17, 2012Pitching NotesPitching Notes

Royals vs. Mariners 2012 Career

Broxton - - - - - - -Chen - - - - - - -Coleman 0-0 0 3.38 1 2.2 1 1Collins - - - - - - -Crow - - - - - - -Herrera - - - - - - -Hochevar - - - - - - -Holland - - - - - - -Mazzaro - - - - - - -Mendoza - - - - - - -Mijares - - - - - - -Teaford 0-0 0 1.80 1 5.0 3 1Verdugo - - - - - - -

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

0-0 0 18.00 2 1.0 4 2 4-0 0 2.73 11 52.2 49 16 0-0 0 3.38 1 2.2 1 1 0-0 0 7.71 3 2.1 1 2 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 2-1 0 3.16 4 25.2 19 9 0-0 0 4.50 2 2.0 2 1 0-2 0 4.50 3 14.0 12 7 0-1 0 9.00 4 9.0 14 9 0-0 0 4.91 7 3.2 4 2 1-0 0 0.90 2 10.0 6 1 - - - - - - -

Pitching NotesPitching Notes

2012 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 88 26-38 - - 5.31 454.1 506 280 268 59 186 339 .284 Relievers 87 12-12 23 34 3.14 335.1 306 128 117 27 140 313 .246 Totals 88 38-50 23 34 4.39 789.2 812 408 385 86 326 652 .269Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 192/288 (67%) Saves/Save Opp: 23/34 (68%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 167/58 (35%)

Jonathan Broxton1st Batter Efficiency: 20/33 Saves/Save Opp: 22/26 (85%) Last Save: July 14 vs CWS (106th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/0 2012 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 6/17 at Stl) July 14 vs. Chicago (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Jonathan rebounded from a blown save on Friday with a 1-2-3 ninth on Saturday as he closed out KC’s 6-3 win over Chicago...the save was his 22nd of the year, which is fifth in the A.L. = Jonathan recorded his 20th save on June 29 at Minnesota...this is his third 20+-save season, joining 2009 and 2010. = Broxton was among 5 A.L. finalists in the 2012 All-Star Game Final Vote sponsored by Firestone...the roster spot went to Yu Darvish of Texas. = Jonathan’s 21 saves since April 26 place him second in the A.L. behind New York’s Rafael Soriano (23).

Louis Coleman1st Batter Efficiency: 14/21 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: May 11, 2011 at NYY (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/1 2012 Strikeout High: 5 on 6/18 at Hou July 16 vs. Seattle 2.2 1 1 1 1 2 = Louis entered in the second last night with 1 out, Casper Wells on third and KC trailing 7-0...he retired Jesus Montero and Justin Smoak to strand Wells, then worked a perfect third before issuing a leadoff walk to Munenori Kawasaki in the fourth...Ichiro Suzuki tripled with 1 out, scoring Kawasaki. = This is Coleman’s fourth stint with KC this season...was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on the Fourth of July...he was 0-2 with a 3.20 ERA in 11 relief appearances for the Storm Chasers.

Tim Collins (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 27/40 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 33/10 2012 Strikeout High: 5 on 5/15 at Tex July 15 vs. Chicago 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 = Tim inherited runners at first and second with 1 out and Chicago leading 2-1 in the ninth on Sunday...he battled Alejandro De Aza in an 8-pitch at-bat that resulted in a long fly that Lorenzo Cain caught before running into the center field wall...Collins walked Kevin Youkilis to load the bases, setting up a 9-pitch encounter with Adam Dunn that concluded with a fly out to right. = Collins has allowed 8 earned runs over his last 8 outings (8.0 IP)...that follows a stretch in which he permitted just 2 tallies over 18 appearances, spanning 19.1 IP for a 0.93 ERA...he limited opponents to a .125 average (8-for-64). = Collins leads all A.L. relievers with 60 strikeouts...is averaging 12.37 K’s per 9 IP, which is first among American League pitchers with at least 40.0 IP...he has tied his strikeout total from 2011, when he notched 60 K’s in 67.0 IP (8.06 per 9.0 IP).

Aaron Crow1st Batter Efficiency: 30/41 Saves/Save Opp: 1/4 (25%) Last Save: April 10, 2012 at Oak (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 27/9 2012 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/6 at LAA July 14 vs. Chicago 1.0+1 2 0 0 0 1 = Aaron inherited Paul Konerko at first with no outs in the sixth and KC leading Chicago 3-2 on Saturday...a wild pitch with 1 out moved Konerko up 90 feet...he scored the tying run on Dayan Viciedo’s 2-out triple...Crow closed out the inning, then allowed a leadoff single in the seventh. = Crow has limited lefties to a .140 mark on the year (7-for-50)...the average is second in the A.L. among pitchers with 50+ opponent at bats by lefties.

Kelvin Herrera1st Batter Efficiency: 30/42 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 28/10 2012 Strikeout High: 4 on 6/20 at Hou July 15 vs. Chicago 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 = Kelvin entered with 2 outs in the eighth on Sunday and Chicago leading 2-1...he hit Paul Konerko and allowed a single to Alex Rios before closing the inning...Herrera yielded a pair of hits while retiring a batter in the ninth. = Kelvin leads all MLB rookies with 42 appearances and 12 holds...he is tied with Aaron Crow for the team lead in holds. = He has posted a 1.82 ERA in 24.2 innings since May 20, allowing just 5 earned runs of his own over 23 appearances.

Greg Holland1st Batter Efficiency: 19/34 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Sept. 25, 2011 at CWS (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 16/7 2012 Strikeout High: 3 (5x, last 6/13 vs. Mil) July 14 vs. Chicago (Win) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 = Greg entered a 3-3 game with 2 on and 2 out in the seventh on Saturday vs. Chicago...he retired Paul Konerko to end the inning, with KC moving ahead on Alcides Escobar’s second homer of the night in the home half...Greg worked around a hit in the eighth en route to his third win of the year in a 6-3 game. = His 2-run, 0.1-inning outing on June 23 was the first time that Greg allowed multiple runs since April 20 vs. Toronto...that outing was his last before a stint on the D.L. with a left rib stress reaction...since returning from the shelf, he has allowed only 5 runs in 25.2 innings, spanning 27 appearances for a 1.75 ERA. = Holland is averaging 12.94 strikeouts per 9 innings, third in the A.L. and eighth in MLB among pitchers with at least 25.0 IP.

Vin Mazzaro1st Batter Efficiency: 2/2 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2012 Strikeout High: 4 (2x, last 6/15 @Stl) July 13 vs. Iowa (AAA) 2.0 2 2 2 3 3 = Vin begins his third stint of the year with KC after being recalled from Triple-A Omaha earlier today...is 3-3 with the Royals, recording a 5.70 ERA in 8 appearances (6 starts)...was 2-1 with a 4.53 ERA in 10 appearances (8 starts) for Omaha, with both relief appearances in his latest stint with the Storm Chasers. = Mazzaro took the loss in his last outing with KC on July 3 at Toronto, allowing 6 runs on 13 hits over 5.1 IP in a 6-3 game. Jose Mijares (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 31/44 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 29/12 2012 Strikeout High: 3 (4x, last 7/6 at Det) July 15 vs. Chicago 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 = Jose made his third appearance in as many games on Sunday, entering with 1 out in the eighth and KC trailing Chicago 2-1...he fanned Adam Dunn on 3 pitches and was replaced by Kelvin Herrera. = Mijares’ 44 appearances tie him with New York’s Boone Logan and Boston’s Alfredo Aceves for the A.L. lead. = He has allowed just 1 earned run of his own over his last 26 appearances, spanning 19.1 innings for a 0.47 ERA, with 14 hits and 20 strikeouts. =Mijares is limiting lefties to a .197 average on the year (14-for-71) and a .208 mark for his career (69-for-331).

Tomorrow’s Starter - Bruce Chen = Bruce will start tomorrow against former Atlanta teammate Kevin Millwood...is 7-8, posting a 5.50 ERA over 103.0 IP (63 ER) with 25 walks and 77 K’s. = Chen's recent struggles continued on Friday vs. the White Sox as he allowed 6 runs for a third straight start...all 6 tallies came on home runs...Adam Dunn hit a 2-run blast to in the first, with Alex Rios hitting a solo shot later in the frame...Chen's night ended in the fifth when Dayan Viciedo gave Chicago a 6-5 lead with a 3-run homer...the game went into extras with the Sox taking a 9-8 decision in 14 innings. = Bruce yielded 3 walks on Friday, the first time in 2012 that he has allowed more than 2 free passes...his ratio of 2.18 walks per 9 IP is 10th in the A.L. = Chen’s 67 wins tie him with Juan Berenguer for second all-time among Panamanian-born players...Mariano Rivera is first with 76. =Bruce is 4-0 vs. Seattle in 11 outings (7 starts), posting a 2.73 ERA and his lone Major League save...he last faced the M's here on April 14, 2011, recording a complete game win in a rain-shortened 5-1 Royals victory...he took a shutout into the eighth, allowing a run on 6 hits and a walk over 8.0 IP.

Hitting NotesRoyals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 17, 2012

Yuniesky Betancourt This Series: 1-for-4, 2B This Stand: 2-for-15 (.133), 2B Hit Streak: 1 gm (1-4) = Yuni went 1-for-4 last night with a double...has 21 RBI in his last 22 games, but it hitting just .143 (5-for-35) over his last 8 since July 4 with 2 RBI. = He didn’t start the game on June 17 in St. Louis, but he certainly finished it...he entered in the bottom of the first at second base after Chris Getz’ injury...after going hitless in his first 5 at bats, he hit a go-ahead RBI double in the 14th and then the game-winning 2-run home run in the 15th. Billy Butler This Series: 1-for-4, run, HR, 2 RBI This Stand: 6-for-16 (.375), run, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 4 gms (6-16) = Billy was 1-for-4 last night with his team-leading 17th home run, a 2-run shot, in the third...has now hit in 7 of 8 (.364, 12-for-33). = Billy went 0-for-2 with a groundout in the seventh and a strikeout in the ninth in his first All-Star Game last Tuesday here at Kauffman Stadium. = Is seventh in the A.L. with 32 multi-hit games...has collected just 2 doubles in his last 50 games since May 18. = Hit his 17th homer last night in his 87th game...his previous best for posting his 17th homer came in 2009 in his 134th game on September 7. = He is hitting .362 (34-for-94) vs. lefties, third in the league. = Billy now has 17 go-ahead RBI, fifth in the American League and 10th in baseball. = His 153 doubles since the start of the 2009 season are tied for second witht he Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera to the Yankees’ Robinson Cano (162) for the most doubles in the Majors...is currently eighth on Royals all-time list with 198...Joe Randa is next on the list with 223.

Lorenzo Cain This Series: 1-for-4 This Stand: 6-for-14 (.429), 3 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SF Hit Streak: 4 gms (7-15) = Lorenzo went 1-for-4 in last night’s game and is 6-for-14 since returning from D.L...played in his first game in the Majors since April 10 here Friday night and was 3-for-6 with a double, RBI and a career-high 3 runs scored...also recorded an outfield assist throwing at Kevin Youkilis at third base in the sixth. = Was returned from his rehab assignment at Omaha (AAA) and reinstated from 60-day D.L. last Monday...missed 78 games, first with a left groin strain and then with a torn left hip flexor...hit .208 over two separate rehab stints with NW Arkansas (AA) before batting .321 in 7 games with Omaha. = Opened the year as the Royals starting centerfielder and was 2-for-15 (.133) in 5 games...injured his groin on a spectacular catch in Oakland on April 10.

Jarrod Dyson This Series: Has not played This Stand: 1-for-3, run, 2 BB, 2 SB Hit Streak: 1 gm (1-3) = Jarrod pinch ran here Sunday in the eighth and was stranded...went 1-for-3 Saturday night with his 17th stolen base, fifth in the American League. = Posted a career-best 8-game hitting streak from April 13-May 4 over two stints with the Royals...was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on April 27.

Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-5 This Stand: 7-for-18 (.389), 2 runs, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, BB, Sac Hit Streak: 4 gms (7-18) = Alcides went 1-for-5 last night with a single....has 6 RBI in 4 games on the homestand thus far. = Was the hitting star here Saturday night with a pair of homers that each gave KC the lead...he untied the game with a 2-run shot in the third and broke a 3-3 tie with a solo blast in the seventh...was his first career 2-HR game and the first by a Royals shortstop since Jay Bell on April 14, 1997 at Toronto...matched a career high for the second straight night (4th time overall) with 3 RBI. = Is hitting .362 (42-for-116) over his last 31 games since June 10, the seventh-best mark in Majors...is in 10th place in hitting in the A.L. at .311. = Been consistent with the bat all year, hitting .302 (29-for-96) vs. LHP, .315 (70-for-222) vs. RHP, .345 (48-for-139) at home (sixth in A.L.), .285 (51-for-179) on the road and .295 in April, .310 in May, .333 in June and .300 (15-for-50) in July. = Leads all MLB shortstops with a .311 average and is tied for third in doubles (21), second in on-base pct. (.354) and fourth in slugging pct. (434). = Is batting .298 (195-for-654) over his last 184 games since June 7, 2011, second-best among MLB shortstops (Jeter, .314) with 162+ games. = He signed a 4-year contract extension with two club options for 2016 and 2017 on March 15.

Jeff Francoeur This Series: 0-for-4 This Stand: 5-for-18 (.278), 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 0 gms (0-8) = Jeff went 0-for-4 in last night’s loss...did throw out Michael Saunders attempting to go first-to-third on a single in the eighth, his 9th outfield assist of the season, third in the Majors and 2 shy of the leaders, Jose Bautista (TOR) and Jason Kubel (ARI)...is 1 outfield assist shy of his eighth straight 10+ assists season. = His 106 outfield assists are by far the most in MLB since the beginning of 2005...he is 29 clear of the Cubs’ Alfonso Soriano, who stands alone in second...is currently fifth among active players in outfield assists...he is fifth among all active outfielders in career assists with 106 with the four ahead of him each having played a minimum of 15 big league seasons while he is in his eighth campaign.

Chris Getz This Series: Has not played This Stand: 3-for-7, 2B, RBI, Sac Hit Streak: 2 gms (3-7) = Chris went 1-for-4 Sunday, driving in KC’s only run with a single...returned from his rehab assignment with Omaha and activated from the 15-day D.L. last Monday...missed 20 games with a left lateral lower leg strain...he previously missed 17 games with a left ribcage contusion from late May 22-June 12. = Played in 6 rehab games with Omaha, batting .167 (4-for-24) with 2 RBI. = Has 8 extra-base hits (6 2B, 2 3B) in 38 games after collecting just 9 (6 2B, 3 3B) in 118 games in 2011. = Has yet to homer as a Royal with the streak currently at 707 at bats, the longest homer drought to start a Royals career...Getzy’s last home run was with the White Sox on July 19, 2009.

Alex Gordon This Series: 3-for-4, run, 2B, BB This Stand: 9-for-19 (.474), 3 runs, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 6 gms (12-26) = Alex went 3-for-4 last night with a double, run scored and a walk and has hit in 6 straight (.462, 12-for-26)...his on-base pct. since moving into the leadoff spot on May 27 is .425, eighth-highest in the baseball...now tied for eighth in the league with 31 multi-hit games...hitting .362 (47-for-130) in his last 31 games since June 10, eighth-best in MLB. = He has 29 doubles on the season, which is tied for second in baseball, and is also eighth in A.L. with 48 walks...since moving back to leadoff spot on May 27, is hitting .345 (60-for-174) with an MLB-leading 18 doubles, a .425 on-base pct. and .489 slugging, reaching in 38 of 43 games. = Was part of a 7-2-4 putout at second base on June 24, recording his 6th outfield assist, tied for sixth in the A.L = His 5 walks on June 17 in St. Louis tied both a career high (also 7/30/08 at Oakland) and Royals franchise high...Gordon is the only Royals player to record 5 walks in a game...Gordon is just the fifth player in baseball since 1980 and 11th player in baseball history to record multiple 5-walk games, joining Barry Bonds (3 times), Dale Murphy, Rickey Henderson and Mark Teixeira. = He signed a 4-year contract extension through 2015 with a player option for 2016 on March 30.

Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-3, run, RBI, 2 BB, SB This Stand: 1-for-13 (.077), run, RBI, 3 BB, SB Hit Streak: 1 gm (1-3) = Eric reached three times yesterday with a pair of walks and an RBI single, scoring a run and stealing his ninth base, which is tied with Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion for the most in the Majors among first baseman. = Snapped an 11-game hitting streak on June 10, which matched a career best he established during his rookie season of 2011...he hit .342 (13-for-38) during the hitting streak.

Mike Moustakas This Series: 2-for-4 This Stand: 6-for-19 (.316), 3 runs, HR, RBI Hit Streak:4 gms (6-19) = Moose went 2-for-4 last night...launched his 16th homer of the season Friday vs. the White Sox. = Had a big night on July 2 in Toronto with an RBI double in the third and a grand slam, the first of his career, in the seventh...the 5 RBI were a career high. = Recorded his first career 2-homer game on June 24 vs. St. Louis with a 2-run shot and a solo blast. = His .816 OPS is fifth among third baseman in baseball and third-highest in the A.L., trailing Miguel Cabrera (.952) and Adrian Beltre (.885).

Brayan Pena This Series: Has not played This Stand: 0-for-2 Hit Streak: 0 gms (0-3) = Brayan entered to catch in the 11th Friday night and ended up 0-for-2...still batting .348 (8-for-23) over his last 7 games. = His home run on May 28 in Cleveland was his first in nearly a full year, as he homered on May 29, 2011 at Texas, a span of 222 at bats. = He set a career high with 4 hits in 5 trips on April 15 vs. Cleveland with a double, RBI and a run scored.

Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-3, run, HR, RBI, BB This Stand: 5-for-15 (.333), 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB Hit Streak: 2 gms (3-7) = Salvy went 1-for-3 last night with his fifth homer, a solo shot to lead off the third, and a walk...batted .425 (17-for-40) with 3 doubles and 3 home runs during his 11-game hitting streak (June 22-July 5) after returning from the D.L...the 11-game hitting streak was a career high and tied for the longest by a Royal in 2012...has hit in 15 of his 17 games this season. = Made his 2012 debut on June 22, singling in his first at bat and hitting a 2-run homer in the fourth inning...was returned from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the 60-day D.L. prior to that game...had missed the entire 2012 season to that point after undergoing surgery in March to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee...appeared in 12 games on rehab assignment with Omaha, hitting .340 (17-for-50) with 7 RBI and 11 runs scored. = The 22-year-old backstop from Venezuela signed a 5-year contract thru 2016 with 3 club options for 2017-19 on February 27, 2012.

Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 17, 2012This & That

EXTENDED STAND ROLLS ON--Last night’s series opening loss to the Mariners dropped the Royals to 1-3 through four games of this 10-game stand...Seattle is here through Thursday with 7:10 starts tonight and tomorrow and capped with a 1:10 matinee on Thursday...Minnesota pays its second visit of the year beginning Friday for a weekend series before KC hits the road for seven in Anaheim (3) and Seattle (4)...the Royals are in the midst of 17 games in 17 days, with the next off day occurring on July 30 after the completion of the next road trip...KC is just 15-26 in Kauffman Stadium in 2012, but has a chance to redeem itself with 40 of the club’s remaining 74 games (54%) scheduled to be played here.

FSKC RATINGS STRONG--FOX Sports Kansas City has been experiencing terrific ratings for Royals games this season...overall, Royals ratings through this Sunday’s game were up 19 percent year-to-date from 2011, coming in at a 4.1 household rating...the ratings are on pace to be the highest TV ratings ever for Royals games on cable TV...specifically, last Friday’s 14-inning game vs. Chicago rated a 5.5 household, which was the third-highest game of the season on FSKC despite a post-midnight finish...in addition, FOX Sports Kansas City was the most-watched channel in prime time (7-10 p.m. CT) in Kansas City both last Friday and Saturday.

PEREZ EN FUEGO--Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez has been a welcome addition to the lineup since returning from left knee surgery that cost him nearly three months of the season...since joining the big league club for the first time in 2012 on June 22, the 22-year old receiver has hit safely in 15 of 17 games at a .371 clip (23-for-62), including his first 11 after returning from the disabled list...his average in that span is second among all Major League catchers with at least 50 at bats, trailing only Minnesota’s Ryan Doumit (.404)...Perez has also neurtralized the running game with the opposition stealing only one bag in his last 10 starts.

NINE-HOLE CONTINUES PRODUCTION--Salvador Perez hit from the ninth spot for the first time of the year on Monday night and continued Kansas City’s trend of production from the bottom of the order by going 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk...KC nine-hole hitters have totaled 43 RBI, which are second only to Toronto’s 44 in Major League Baseball...Kansas City’s ninth spot has hit a big league leading .282 on the year with 26 doubles, which also top the chart.

TWINS TO CLOSEOUT EXTENDED STAY--This 10-game stand will wrap up with Minnesota hitting town for a weekend visit starting Friday night...the Royals, who enter tonight leading the Twins by 2 1/2 games for fourth in the A.L. Central, have gone just 3-6 vs. Minnesota to this point, including a 1-2 mark here...Kansas City trails the all-time series by a 311-356 margin, while the 44-year series is split in Kansas City at 167-167, including a slim 148-150 deficit in Kauffman Stadium.

ATTENDANCE AT “THE K”--The Royals drew 16,697 last night to up the season total to 971,830 for 41 dates, a per game average of 23,703...that’s a per game increase of 5,020 over a year ago, when the club had drawn 766,023 for the first 41 dates, an average of 18,683...tonight’s gathering will go up against 19,305 from the 42nd date a year ago which raised the 2011 total to 785,328.

NED AT THE HELM--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, Ned Yost, was named to his post on May 13, 2010 and has recorded a 164-212 ledger since taking the reins...he recorded career win #600 on May 21 in Yankee Stadium...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox’s big league staff (1991-2002).

Betancourt .250 4 1 0 0Butler .250 4 1 1 2Cain .250 4 1 0 0Dyson - - - - -Escobar .200 5 1 0 0Francoeur .000 4 0 0 0Getz - - - - -Gordon .750 4 3 0 0Hosmer .333 3 1 0 1Moustakas .500 4 2 0 0Pena - - - - -Perez .333 3 1 1 1

.259 54 14 1 5 .305 128 39 7 28 .250 4 1 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 .184 38 7 0 2 .260 50 13 2 6 .154 39 6 0 1 .287 115 33 3 17 .316 19 6 1 4 .400 15 6 0 0 .233 30 7 1 3 .267 15 4 1 1

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. Mariners (2012) vs. Mariners (career) At Home (career) Beavan (career) Millwood (career)

.275 1786 491 33 206 .315 1453 457 49 226 .283 99 28 1 8 .241 158 38 1 9 .260 709 184 7 58 .277 2013 557 67 309 .274 525 144 1 39 .280 1174 329 38 161 .277 383 106 8 53 .268 287 77 11 36 .245 413 101 4 39 .329 85 28 3 13

- - - - - .000 3 0 0 1 - - - - - - - - - - .333 3 1 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 - - - - - .500 4 2 1 2 .667 3 2 0 0 .667 3 2 0 0 - - - - - .333 3 1 0 0

.176 51 9 0 2 .261 23 6 0 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .444 9 4 0 1 .278 18 5 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team QualityPitcher GS Runs Per Start Record StartsNate Adcock 2 5 2.5 0-2 -Bruce Chen 19 77 4.1 7-12 8Danny Duffy 6 27 4.5 4-2 2Luke Hochevar 18 76 4.2 9-9 7Vin Mazzaro 6 22 3.7 3-3 2Luis Mendoza 11 35 3.2 4-7 5Felipe Paulino 7 22 3.1 4-3 4Jonathan Sanchez 12 57 4.8 3-9 1Will Smith 3 18 6.0 1-2 1Everett Teaford 4 24 6.0 3-1 1Totals 88 363 4.1 38-50 31

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters)

Pitcher Pena Perez Quintero TotalsAdcock 0-2 - - 0-2Chen 7-10 0-2 - 7-12Duffy - - 4-2 4-2Hochevar - 3-1 6-8 9-9Mazzaro 3-1 0-2 - 3-3Mendoza 1-3 1-2 2-2 4-7Paulino - - 4-3 4-3Sanchez 1-3 0-2 2-4 3-9Smith - - 1-2 1-2Teaford 1-0 2-1 - 3-1Total 13-19 6-10 19-21 38-50

Catchers Breakdown

Pena Perez Quintero TotalsStarts 32 16 40 88CS/ATT 7/44 4/10 9/41 20/94Catcher PO - 1 1 2Pct. 15.9 40.0 22.0 21.3ERA 4.21 5.46 4.11 4.39 ER/IP 138/294.2 85/140.0 162/355.0 385/789.2

TeamPitcher Pickoffs: 2 (last: 6/30 @ Min)Pickoff & CS: 14 (last: 7/7 @ Det)

Daily UpdateScore by Innings

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TotalRoyals 52 37 55 33 43 30 31 34 42 - 1 2 - 1 2 363Opponents 71 38 56 39 55 32 42 56 11 2 - 3 - 2 1 408

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

Kansas City By the Days Monday 4-8 Tuesday 8-5 Wednesday 7-6 Thursday 4-1 Friday 4-11 Saturday 6-9 Sunday 5-10

Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 17, 20122012 Royals Home Run Breakdown

The Last Time...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 Angels StadiumRoyal Five-Hit Game: Eric Hosmer, September 20, 2011 vs. Detroit (5-for-5)Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, 2004 at Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7)Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Eric Hosmer, August 20, 2011 vs. Boston (6th inning) - 2 times in 2011Royals Five-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, July 2, 2012 @ TorontoRoyals Six-RBI Game: Alberto Callaspo, April 18, 2010 @ MinnesotaRoyals Seven-RBI Game: (11 times) - last: Jose Guillen, June 7, 2008 @ NYYRoyals Position Player Pitching: Mitch Maier, April 15, 2012 vs. ClevelandOpponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Bill Hall, Boston, May 28, 2010 at Fenway Park; 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: Luke Hochevar, June 19, 2012 @ HoustonRoyals Pitcher With a RBI: Vin Mazzaro, June 9, 2012 @ PittsburghRoyals Three or more Steals, One Game: Gregor Blanco, August 13, 2010 vs. New York Yankees (3)

No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, Aug. 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): Bruce Chen, October 1, 2010 vs. Tampa Bay (Royals 7-0)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: Felipe Paulino, September 10 at Seattle (11) Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Luke Hochevar, June 25, 2012 vs. Tampa Bay (Royals 8-0)Shutout by the Royals (Combined): June 19, 2012 at Houston (2-0); Luke Hochevar (7.2), Aaron Crow (0.1), Jonathan Broxton (1.0)

Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Scott Podsednik, Chicago, April 22, 2005 at KC (3 SB)Royals Steal of Home: Yuniesky Betancourt, vs. Cleveland, September 19, 2010 (2nd inning)Opponent 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: April 26, 2007 at Minnesota (Minn won 1-0 in 11 innings)Royals Walk-Off Win: June 14, 2012 vs. Milwaukee (4-3 in 9) - 2nd of 2012Royals Bat Around: June 18, 2012 at Houston (9th inning, 5 runs) -- 4th time in 2012 --Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: June 25-27, 2012 vs. Tampa BayThree-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 5-7, 2010 @ SeattleFour-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: September 15-18, 2008 vs. SeattleFour-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, 1999 at MinnesotaThree-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: June 22-24, 2012 vs. St. Louis CardinalsThree-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 6-8, 2012 at DetroitFour-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: April 20-23 vs. TorontoFour-game sweep by opposition on the road: August 8-11, 2011 at Tampa Bay

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 Betancourt 6 - 6 3 3 3 3 - - 4 1 1 1 4 5 1 - - - 3-3 7/5/12 @ TOR A. Carpenter 27 Butler 17 8 9 6 11 10 6 1 - 4 7 6 1 7 4 7 2 2 2 9-7 7/16/12 SEA J. Vargas 2 Cain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/26/10 FLA A. Mendez 82 Dyson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/27/10 MIN K. Slowey 277 Escobar 4 1 3 4 - 2 2 - - 1 2 1 - 3 4 - - - - 3-0 7/14/12 CWS J. Peavy 9 Francoeur 8 2 6 3 5 5 2 1 - 1 4 3 - 2 5 2 - 1 - 4-4 7/13/12 CWS J. Quintana 16 Getz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/19/09 BAL J. Guthrie 836 Gordon 5 1 4 2 3 3 1 1 - 2 3 - 1 3 - 1 - 3 1 3-2 6/12/12 MIL Z. Greinke 124 Hosmer 9 1 8 5 4 5 4 - - 3 2 4 1 4 1 2 2 4 - 6-3 6/25/12 TB A. Cobb 63 Moustakas 16 2 14 8 8 12 3 - 1 5 6 5 - 5 - - 3 3 10 8-7 7/13/12 CWS J. Quintana 18 Pena 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - 0-1 5/28/12 @ CLE J. Tomlin 57 Perez 5 3 2 2 3 3 2 - - 3 1 2 - 1 2 1 - - 2 2-3 7/16/12 SEA J. Vargas 2

Pinch-Hit: Last: Billy Butler (6/17/12 @ St. Louis, ninth inning) - 1st in 2012, Franchise total: 71 Grand Slam: Last: Mike Moustakas (7/2/12 @ Toronto, seventh inning) - 1st in 2012, Franchise total: 109Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack (5/22/98 @ Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Alcides Escobar (7/14/12 vs. Chicago) - 2-run, solo - 3rd time in 2012 (Butler, 4/25 at Cleveland & Moustakas, 6/24 vs. St. Louis)3-Homer Game: Last: Danny Tartabull (7/6/91 vs. Oakland) Back-to-Back: Last: Eric Hosmer and Jeff Francoeur (9/6/11 @ Oakland, 2nd inning) - 3 times in 2011Back-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 (6/12/12 vs. Milwaukee) - 1st time in 2012, Franchise total: 79Inside-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: Billy Butler (6/1/11 vs. LAA, 9th inning, Downs pitching) - Franchise total: 60; 3 times in 2011 (Ka’aihue, 4/1 vs. LAA; Treanor, 4/3 vs. LAA)

Opponent:Pinch-Hit: Last: Andruw Jones, Chicago (9/12/10 @ U.S. Cellular Field, Blake Wood pitching, 6th inning)Grand Slam: Last: Robinson Cano, New York (5/6/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Luke Hochevar pitching, 3rd inning)Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Yankees (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning)Back-to-Back: Last: Casey Kotchman and Jason Kipnis (4/15/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Louis Coleman pitching, 8th inning)Leadoff Game: Last: Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston (7/27/11 @ Fenway Park, Bruce Chen pitching)Inside-the-Park: Last: Derek Jeter @ New York (7/22/10 @ Yankee Stadium, Bruce Chen pitching, 3rd 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: Mitch Moreland, Mike Napoli, Endy Chavez (5/28/11 @ Texas, Sean O’Sullivan pitching, 6th inning)Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago (7/11/10 @ U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning)Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Shin-soo Choo, Cleveland (9/17/10 @ Kauffman Stadium, Kyle Davies-1; Bryan Bullington-1; Greg Holland-1)Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Willy Aybar (8/3/09 @ Tropicana Field, Zack Greinke and Ron Mahay pitching)

2012 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 Betancourt 8 - - - - 8 7 2 - - - 9 2 6 6 3 - - 1 g 7 g (5/1-6/9) 1 - Butler 27 5 - - - 32 6 6 - - - 12 4 17 16 4 - - 4 g 8 g (4/10-18) 5 - Cain 1 1 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 g 4 g (4/10-active) - - Dyson 10 2 - - - 12 - - - - - - 1 1 3 3 - - 1 g 8 g (4/13-5/4) 11 4 Escobar 23 5 1 - - 29 4 2 - - - 6 5 9 15 3 - - 4 g 7 g (6/22-29) 14 8 Francoeur 17 3 1 - - 21 5 1 - - - 6 2 4 12 4 - - 0 g 8 g (5/20-28) 1 - Getz 7 1 - - - 8 1 - - - - 1 1 2 6 1 - - 2 g 6 g (5/19-6/16) 5 1 Gordon 24 6 1 - - 31 4 2 - - - 6 9 3 6 7 - - 6 g 7 g (5/27-6/3) 3 1 Hosmer 12 3 - - - 15 7 2 - - - 9 4 8 15 3 1 - 1 g 11g (5/28-6/9) 10 1 Moustakas 15 5 - - - 20 4 3 2 1 - 10 - 10 20 4 - - 4 g 7 g (2x) 6 - Pena 4 2 1 - - 7 3 - - - - 3 2 2 11 - - - 0 g 3 g (4x) 3 - Perez 5 - 1 - - 6 2 - - - - 2 1 1 2 1 1 - 2 g 11 g (6/22-7/5) 1 -

Lineup Production

Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 2 20 2nd - 9 56 3rd - 15 47 4th - 13 51 5th - 9 30 6th - 12 38 7th - 7 36 8th - 2 21 9th - 4 42

Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 61 7/14 vs. CWS (8th inn, 3 hits)

3 runs - 18 7/16 vs. SEA (3rd inn, 4 hits) 4 runs - 6 7/1 @ MIN (6th, 3 hits)

5 runs - 5 7/5 @ TOR (3rd, 5 hits) 6 runs - 1 5/13 @ CWS (9th, 4 hits) 7 runs - - -

2012 Transactions

Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 17, 2012

Date Player Transaction2/27 C-Salvador Perez Signed a five-year contract thru 2016, includes three club options thru 20193/15 SS-Alcides Escobar Signed a four-year contract thru 2015,includes two club options thru 20173/20 C-Humberto Quintero Acquired with OF Jason Bourgeois from Houston in exchange for LHP Kevin Chapman and a PTBN C-Salvador Perez Placed on 60-day D.L.,Surgery on left knee (meniscus) C-Manuel Piña Placed on 60-day D.L.,Surgery on right knee (meniscus) 3/25 OF-Greg Golson Traded to the Chicago White Sox for cash considerations3/30 OF-Alex Gordon Signed a four-year contract thru 2015, includes on player option for 20164/4 RHP-Sean O’Sullivan Assigned outright to Omaha RHP-Felipe Paulino Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 3/26), right forearm strain RHP-Joakim Soria Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 3/26), right elbow UCL reconstruction (4/3) RHP-Blake Wood Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 3/26), right ulnar nerve irritation4/13 OF-Lorenzo Cain Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 4/11), left groin strain OF-Jarrod Dyson Recalled from Omaha4/15 RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Omaha OF-Jarrod Dyson Optioned to Omaha4/21 RHP-Greg Holland Placed on 15-day D.L., left rib stress reaction RHP-Jeremy Jeffress Recalled from Omaha4/22 OF-Lorenzo Cain Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment4/25 RHP-Felipe Paulino Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment LHP-Tommy Hottovy Contract selected from Omaha RHP-Jeremy Jeffress Optioned to Omaha OF-Lorenzo Cain Returned from rehab assignment4/27 OF-Jarrod Dyson Recalled from Omaha OF-Jason Bourgeois Optioned to Omaha4/28 RHP-Nate Adcock Recalled from Omaha LHP-Everett Teaford Optioned to Omaha4/30 RHP-Felipe Paulino Recalled from rehab assignment5/3 INF-Yuniesky Betancourt Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 5/2), Right ankle sprain INF-Irving Falu Contract selected from Omaha RHP-Joakim Soria Transferred from 15- to 60-day D.L.5/5 RHP-Felipe Paulino Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha5/8 RHP-Greg Holland Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment RHP-Vin Mazzaro Recalled from Omaha LHP-Tommy Hottovy Optioned to Omaha5/9 LHP-Jonathan Sanchez Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 5/8), Left biceps tendinitis5/9 INF-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from Omaha5/11 RHP-Greg Holland Recalled from rehab assignment and activated from 15-day D.L.5/11 RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha5/14 LHP-Danny Duffy Placed on 15-day D.L., torn left ulnar collateral ligament RHP-Nate Adcock Recalled from Omaha5/17 RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Omaha LHP-Everett Teaford Recalled from Omaha RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha RHP-Vin Mazzaro Optioned to Omaha5/19 LHP-Everett Teaford Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 5/18), lower ab strain RHP-Nate Adcock Recalled from Omaha 5/22 LHP-Will Smith Contract selected from Omaha 2B-Chris Getz Placed on 15-day D.L., left ribcage contusion RHP-Blake Wood Transferred from 15- to 60-day D.L.5/24 INF-Yuniesky Betancourt Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment5/28 RHP-Vin Mazzaro Recalled from Omaha RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha LHP-Jonathan Sanchez Assigned to Omaha on rehab assignment INF-Yuniesky Betancourt Transfer of rehab assignment to Omaha

Date Player Transaction6/1 INF-Yuniesky Betancourt Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 15-day D.L. INF-Irving Falu Optioned to Omaha6/5 LHP-Ryan Verdugo Recalled from Omaha LHP-Will Smith Optioned to Omaha6/6 LHP-Ryan Verdugo Optioned to Omaha (postgame)6/7 LHP-Everett Teaford Assigned to Omaha on rehab assignment C-Salvador Perez Assigned to Omaha on rehab assignment INF-Chris Getz Assigned to Omaha on rehab assignment6/8 1B-Clint Robinson Recalled from Omaha6/9 RHP-Felipe Paulino Placed on 15-day D.L. (retro to 6/7), right groin strain RHP-Nate Adcock Recalled from Omaha6/10 OF-D’Andre Toney Sent to Houston Astros as PTBN to complete March 20 trade6/12 INF-Chris Getz Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 15-day D.L. INF-Johnny Giavotella Optioned to Omaha LHP-Everett Teaford Returned from rehab assignment, activated from 15-day D.L., optioned to Omaha6/13 LHP-Jonathan Sanchez Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 15-day D.L. RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha6/14 RHP-Roman Colon Contract selected from Omaha 1B-Clint Robinson Optioned to Omaha LHP-Danny Duffy Transferred from 15- to 60-day D.L.6/18 OF-Lorenzo Cain Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment 2B-Chris Getz Placed on 15-day D.L., lateral strain in lower left leg RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Omaha LHP-Tommy Hottovy Recalled from Omaha6/20 INF-Irving Falu Recalled from Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Optioned to Omaha RHP-Felipe Paulino Assigned to Northwest Arkansas on rehab assignment6/21 RHP-Felipe Paulino Returned from rehab assignment6/22 C-Salvador Perez Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 60-day D.L. OF-Lorenzo Cain Transferred from 15- to 60-day D.L. LHP-Tommy Hottovy Optioned to Omaha6/23 LHP-Francisley Bueno Contract selected from Omaha RHP-Roman Colon Designated for assignment6/25 RHP-Roman Colon Assigned outright to Omaha C-Manuel Piña Assigned to Surprise Royals on rehab assignment6/26 LHP-Francisley Bueno Optioned to Omaha (postgame)6/27 LHP-Everett Teaford Recalled from Omaha OF-Jason Bourgeois Recalled from Omaha C-Humberto Quintero Designated for assignment OF-Lorenzo Cain Rehab assignment transferred to Omaha6/30 LHP-Tommy Hottovy Recalled from Omaha (26th man) INF-Chris Getz Assigned to Omaha on rehab assignment LHP-Tommy Hottovy Optioned to Omaha (postgame)7/3 RHP-Vin Mazzaro Optioned to Omaha (postgame)7/4 RHP-Nate Adcock Recalled from Omaha RHP-Louis Coleman Recalled from Omaha OF-Mitch Maier Designated for assignment7/5 C-Humberto Quintero Requested Unconditional Release Waivers C-Manuel Piña Rehab assignment transferred to Northwest Arkansas7/7 C-Adam Moore Claimed on Outright Waivers from the Seattle Mariners, optioned to Omaha C-Humberto Quintero Declared a free agent7/8 RHP-Nate Adcock Optioned to Omaha (postgame) INF-Irving Falu Optioned to Omaha (postgame)7/9 OF-Lorenzo Cain Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 60-day D.L. 2B-Chris Getz Returned from rehab assignment, Activated from 15-day D.L.7/14 OF-Mitch Maier Assigned outright to Omaha and accepted assignment C-Manuel Piña Returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from 60-day D.L., optioned to Northwest Arkansas (postgame) RHP-Felipe Paulino Transferred from 15- to 60-day D.L. (postgame)7/17 LHP-Ryan Verdugo Recalled from Omaha RHP-Vin Mazzaro Recalled from Omaha LHP-Jonathan Sanchez Designated for assignment OF-Jason Bourgeois Optioned to Omaha

Royals Ejections in 2012Date Player/Coach Note6/2 Humberto Quintero Arguing balls and srikes (Schrieber)6/14 Jeff Francoeur Arguing called third strike (Iassogna)6/14 Ned Yost Arguing a foul bunt at home (Iassogna)

The Lineup CardStarts by Batting Order

1st: Betancourt (1-1), Bourgeois (0-2), Dyson (13-11), Escobar (0-1), Getz (1-3), Giavotella (0-1), Gordon (24-30)2nd: Betancourt (8-11), Bourgeois (0-1), Cain (1-2), Escobar (6-11), Falu (0-3) Francoeur (0-2), Getz (5-3), Giavotella (6-4), Gordon (8-10), Hosmer (4-3)3rd: Butler (24-27), Gordon (2-0), Hosmer (8-19), Moustakas (4-4)4th: Butler (12-21), Cain (0-1), Francoeur (6-4), Gordon (3-3), Hosmer (10-12), Moustakas (7-9)5th: Betancourt (3-9), Cain (0-1), Giavotella (1-0), Gordon (0-2), Francoeur (29-33), Moustakas (5-4), Pena (0-1)6th: Betancourt (1-4), Escobar (3-2), Francoeur (1-2), Giavotella (0-1), Gordon (2-3), Hosmer (12-10), Maier (0-2), Moustakas (17-23), Pena (2-3)7th: Betancourt (1-2), Cain (2-0), Escobar (8-8), Falu (3-1), Francoeur (2-7), Getz (2-2), Giavotella (1-1), Hosmer (0-2), Maier (0-1), Moustakas (1-7), Pena (10-11), Perez (3-3), Quintero (5-5)8th: Betancourt (0-1), Bourgeois (2-2), Dyson (13-10), Escobar (4-7), Falu (0-3), Getz (8-3), Hosmer (1-0), Maier (3-7), Pena (1-5), Perez (3-6), Quintero (3-6)9th: Bourgeois (1-2), Cain (0-1), Dyson (3-5), Escobar (17-20), Falu (0-1) Getz (2-3), Maier (0-2), Perez (0-1), Pitchers (4-5), Quintero (11-10)

Starts by PositionP: Adcock (0-2), Chen (7-11), Duffy (4-2), Hochevar (9-9), Mazzaro (3-3), Mendoza (4-7), Paulino (4-3), Sanchez (3-9), Smith (1-2), Teaford (3-1)C: Pena (14-19), Perez (5-10), Quintero (19-21)1B: Butler (3-7), Hosmer (35-43)2B: Betancourt (13-24), Falu (0-7), Getz (18-14), Giavotella (7-5)3B: Betancourt (1-2), Falu (3-0), Moustakas (34-48)SS: Betancourt (0-1), Escobar (38-48), Falu (0-1)LF: Bourgeois (0-1), Gordon (38-49)CF: Bourgeois (1-6), Cain (3-5), Dyson (29-27), Francoeur (0-2), Maier (3-9)RF: Francoeur (38-46), Hosmer (0-2), Maier (0-2)DH: Betancourt (0-1), Butler (33-41), Giavotella (1-2), Pena (0-1)

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error

ROYALS 0 7/16/12 vs. Sea Pitchers 23 6/18/12 @ Hou Betancourt 11 6/30/12 @ Min (G1) Butler 23 9/23/10 @ Cle Cain 5 4/9/12 @ Oak Dyson 2 7/7/12 @ Det Escobar 0 7/16/12 vs. Sea

Player Streak Last Error Francoeur 45 5/22/12 @ NYY

Getz 6 6/12/12 vs. Mil Gordon 22 6/19/12 @ Hou Hosmer 7 7/05/12 vs. Tor Moustakas 5 7/7/12 @ Det Pena 4 6/26/12 vs. TB Perez 0 7/16/12 vs. Sea

Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 17, 2012Miscellaneous Statistics

Yuniesky Betancourt 33 hits for 1,000 Billy Butler 2 doubles for 200 9 home runs for 100

Upcoming MilestonesBruce Chen 41 strikeouts for 1,000

Luke Hochevar 38 strikeouts for 500Jonathan Sanchez 11 wins for 50 16 games for 200

Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 11 July 2 at Toronto 13 April 15 vs. Cleveland Most runs, extra-inning game 9 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) 11 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) Most hits, game 16 July 5 at Toronto 17 June 22 vs. St. Louis Most hits, extra-inning game 17 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) 17 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Fewest hits, game 3 April 9 at Oakland 1 April 10 at Oakland (7 innings) Most runs, inning 6 May 13 at Chicago (9th) 7 April 13 vs. Cleveland (1st) Most hits, inning 8 June 18 at Houston (9th) 8 April 13 vs. Cleveland (1st) & July 3 at Toronto (4th) Most doubles, game 5 May 9 vs. Boston 6 June 22 vs. St. Louis Most doubles, extra-inning game 5 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) 4 3 times, last on July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Most triples, game 1 15 times, last on July 4 at Toronto 2 4 times, last on July 16 vs. Seattle Most triples, extra-inning game 1 3 times, last on July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) 1 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) Most home runs, game 4 April 25 at Cleveland & June 24 vs. St. Louis 4 3 times, last on July 1 at Minnesota Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 2 times, last on July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) 3 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Most home runs, inning 2 3 times, last on July 16 vs. Seattle (3rd inn) 2 7 times, last on July 16 vs. Seattle (1st) Most extra-base hits, game 6 June 24 vs. St. Louis & July 2 at Toronto 8 May 7 vs. Boston Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game 7 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) 7 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) Most steals, game 4 June 10 at Pittsburgh 5 June 30 at Minnesota (Game 1) Most times caught stealing, game 2 April 9 at Oakland & April 10 at Oakland 2 May 18 vs. Arizona Most sacrifice flies, game 2 3 times, last on July 7 at Detroit 3 July 4 at Toronto Most sacrifices, game 2 June 15 at St. Louis 2 June 16 at St. Louis Most strikeouts, game 12 May 29 at Cleveland 14 June 20 at Houston Most strikeouts, extra-inning game 16 June 17 at St. Louis (15 inn) 15 June 17 at St. Louis (15 inn) Most walks, game 8 April 20 vs. Toronto 9 April 24 at Cleveland & June 24 vs. St. Louis Most walks, extra-inning game 10 2 times, last on July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) 7 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Most left on base, game 12 May 30 at Cleveland 13 April 24 at Cleveland Most left on base, extra-inning game 16 June 17 at St. Louis (15 inn) 15 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Fewest left on base, game 2 June 20 at Houston 2 July 1 at Minnesota Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 3 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) 9 2 times, last on June 17 at St. Louis Most double plays turned 3 3 times, last on May 28 at Cleveland 4 April 21 vs. Toronto Most errors, game 3 3 times, last on June 2 vs. Oakland 2 7 times, last on July 1 at Minnesota

Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 Pena (April 15 vs. Cleveland), Escobar (April 21 vs. Toronto), Gordon (May 5 vs. New York), Francoeur (May 20 vs. Arizona) & Perez (July 5 at Toronto) Most hits, extra-inning game 3 Moustakas (June 17 at St. Louis-17 inn) & Gordon (July 13 vs. Chicago-14 inn) Must runs, game 3 Hosmer (April 8 at LAA), Gordon (April 27 at Minnesota), Dyson (May 15 at Texas), Moustakas (May 19 vs. Arizona & June 4 vs. Minnesota), Escobar (July 7 at Detroit) & Cain (July 13 vs. Chicago) Most doubles, game 2 Quintero (April 7 at LAA), Moustakas (April 14 vs. Cleveland-10 inn & June 4 vs. Minnesota), Butler (May 5 vs. New York), Escobar (May 12 @ Chicago), Hosmer (June 9 @ Pittsburgh) & Dyson (July 5 @ Toronto) Most triples, game 1 18 times Most home runs, game 2 Butler (April 25 at Cleveland), Moustakas (June 24 vs. St. Louis) & Escobar (July 14 vs. Chicago) Most RBI, game 5 Moustakas (July 2 at Toronto) Most RBI, extra-inning game 3 Betancourt (June 17 at St. Louis-15 inn) & Escobar (July 13 vs. Chicago-14 inn) Most total bases, game 8 Butler (April 25 at Cleveland), Moustakas (June 24 vs. St. Louis) & Escobar (July 14 vs. Chicago) Most total bases, extra-inning game 7 Francoeur (July 13 vs. Chicago-14 inn) Most walks, game 5 Gordon (June 17 at St. Louis-15 inn) - ties franchise record (2nd time, also Gordon on 7/30/08 at OAK) Most stolen bases, game 1 multiple players Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 11 Hosmer (May 28-June 9) & Perez (June 22-July 5)

Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 9.0 Hochevar (June 25 vs. Tampa Bay) Most innings pitched, reliever 5.2 Mendoza (May 13 at Chicago) Most strikeouts, starter 9 Paulino (May 16 vs. Baltimore) & Mendoza (July 4 at Toronto) Most strikeouts, reliever 5 Collins (May 15 at Texas) & Coleman (June 18 at Houston) Most walks, starter 7 Sanchez (April 24 at Cleveland) Most walks, reliever 5 Mendoza (May 6 vs. New York) Most runs allowed 9 Mendoza (April 15 vs. Cleveland) & Hochevar (May 1 at Detroit) Most home runs allowed 3 Smith (May 23 at New York & June 4 vs. Minnesota), Chen (July 1 at Minnesota & July 13 vs. Chicago) & Hochevar (July 5 at Toronto) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 16.2 Hochevar (June 19-25) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 4 Collins (May 2-June 14)

Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall 4 May 12-15, June 12-15, June 25-29 Longest winning streak, home 3 June 12-14, June 25-27 Longest winning streak, road 5 May 12-21 Longest losing streak, overall 12 April 11-24 Longest losing streak, home 10 April 13-23 Longest losing streak, road 3 May 22-25, June 30-July 1, July 6-8 Longest game-inning, home 15 May 16 vs. Baltimore Longest game-inning, road 15 June 17 at St. Louis Longest game-time, home 3:20 April 15 vs. Cleveland & May 3 vs. New York Longest game-time, road 3:38 June 16 at St. Louis Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) 5:23 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 5:00 June 17 at St. Louis (15 inn) Shortest game-time home 2:17 June 25 vs. Tampa Bay Shortest game-time home (shortened game) - - Shortest game-time road 2:22 April 6 at LAA Shortest game-time road (shortened game) 2:13 April 10 at Oakland (8 innings) Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:44 April 14 vs. Cleveland Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - - Largest crowd-home 40,230 April 13 vs. Cleveland Smallest crowd-home 13,851 April 17 vs. Detroit Largest crowd-road 44,106 April 6 at LAA Smallest crowd-road 9,137 April 24 at Cleveland Largest winning margin 8 May 13 at Chicago (9-1), June 25 vs. Tampa Bay (8-0) & July 2 at Toronto (11-3) Largest losing margin 7 June 22 vs. St. Louis (11-4) Largest deficit overcome to win 3 May 26 at Baltimore (down 3-0, win 4-3)

Upcoming Milestones

Royals Record When:Lead after six innings: 31-4Lead after seven innings: 31-2Lead after eight innings: 34-2Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 14-7Score first: 29-13Score more than three runs: 28-18Hit home run: 26-24 Series opener: 10-2010 or more hits: 23-19

Tied after six innings: 3-5Tied after seven innings: 4-4Tied after eight innings: 1-2Starter works 6.0 IP: 8-6Opponents score first: 9-37Score three runs or less: 10-32Do not homer: 12-26Series finale: 14-15Opponents 10 or more hits: 8-26

Trail after six innings: 4-42Trail after seven innings: 3-44Trail after eight innings: 3-46Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 16-36In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 7/4Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 2/1Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 12/17Extra-inning record (Home/Road/Total): 1-3/1-1/2-4Errorless games by KC: 20-21

Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 17, 2012

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 (6-15) 4/6 at LAA N L 0-5 0-1 T2 -1.0 Weaver Crow (R, 0-1) -- 44,106 1 44,106 4/7 at LAA D W 6-3 1-1 T2 -1.0 Hochevar (1-0) Haren -- 40,022 2 84,128 4/8 at LAA D W 7-3 2-1 2 -1.0 Sanchez (1-0) Santana Broxton (1) 32,227 3 116,355 4/9 at Oak N L 0-1 2-2 T2 -1.5 Milone Mendoza (0-1) Balfour 10,054 4 126,409 4/10 at Oak N W 3-0 (8) 3-2 2 -1.5 Duffy (1-0) Godfrey Crow (1) 10,670 5 137,079 4/11 at Oak D L 4-5 (12) 3-3 3 -1.5 Carignan Broxton (R, 0-1) -- 12,390 6 149,469 4/13 Cle D L 3-8 3-4 3 -2.0 Lowe Hochevar (1-1) -- 40,230 1 40,230 4/14 Cle N L 9-11 (10) 3-5 4 -2.5 Asencio Holland (R, 0-1) Perez 21,788 2 62,018 4/15 Cle D L 7-13 3-6 4 -3.0 Jimenez Mendoza (0-2) -- 21,182 3 83,200 4/16 Det N L 2-3 3-7 4 -4.0 Verlander (C) Duffy (1-1) -- 14,039 4 97,239 4/17 Det N L 1-3 3-8 T4 -5.0 Dotel Chen (0-1) Valverde 13,851 5 111,090 4/18 Det N L 3-4 3-9 5 -6.0 Scherzer Mijares (R, 0-1) Valverde 14,083 6 125,173 4/20 Tor N L 3-4 3-10 5 -6.0 Perez Holland (R, 0-2) Santos 23,065 7 148,238 4/21 Tor N L 5-9 3-11 5 -6.5 Hutchison Teaford (R, 0-1) -- 27,804 8 176,042 4/22 Tor D L 3-5 3-12 5 -6.5 Romero Duffy (1-2) Cordero 26,891 9 202,933 4/23 Tor N L 1-4 3-13 5 -7.0 Morrow Chen (0-2) Cordero 13,267 10 216,200 4/24 at Cle N L 3-4 3-14 5 -7.0 Lowe Sanchez (1-1) Perez 9,137 7 158,606 4/25 at Cle N W 8-2 4-14 5 -6.0 Hochevar (2-1) Jimenez -- 10,552 8 169,158 4/26 at Cle D W 4-2 5-14 T4 -5.0 Mendoza (1-2) Tomlin Broxton (2) 9,229 9 178,387 4/27 at Min N W 7-6 6-14 4 -5.0 Mijares (R, 1-1) Duensing Broxton (3) 33,315 10 211,702 4/28 at Min D Postponed due to rain - Rescheduled as part of a split day-night doubleheader on June 30 at 12:10 p.m. CT 4/29 at Min D L 4-7 6-15 T4 -5.5 Marquis Chen (0-3) -- 34,201 11 245,903 4/30 at Det N Postponed due to rain - Rescheduled on September 24 at 6:05 p.m. CT

May (15-13) 5/1 at Det N L 3-9 6-16 4 -5.5 Porcello Hochevar (2-2) -- 30,159 12 276,062 5/2 at Det D W 3-2 7-16 4 -5.5 Collins (R, 1-0) Benoit Broxton (4) 33,187 13 309,249 5/3 NYY N W 4-3 8-16 4 -5.5 Duffy (2-2) Phelps Broxton (5) 19,590 11 235,790 5/4 NYY N L 2-6 8-17 4 -6.5 Sabathia Chen (0-4) -- 24,153 12 259,943 5/5 NYY N W 5-1 9-17 4 -5.5 Paulino (1-0) Kuroda -- 29,121 13 289,064 5/6 NYY D L 4-10 9-18 4 -6.5 Hughes Hochevar (2-3) -- 20,434 14 309,498 5/7 Bos N L 5-11 9-19 4 -8.0 Doubront Sanchez (1-2) -- 19,502 15 329,000 5/8 Bos N W 6-4 10-19 4 -7.0 Mijares (R, 2-1) Bard Broxton (6) 20,524 16 349,524 5/9 Bos N W 4-3 11-19 4 -6.0 Chen (1-4) Lester Broxton (7) 18,339 17 367,863 5/11 at CWS N L 0-5 11-20 4 -6.5 Floyd Paulino (1-1) 19,129 14 328,378 5/12 at CWS N W 5-0 12-20 4 -5.5 Hochevar (3-3) Sale -- 20,066 15 348,444 5/13 at CWS D W 9-1 13-20 4 -4.5 Mendoza (R, 2-2) Thornton -- 22,636 16 371,080 5/14 at Tex N W 3-1 14-20 4 -4.5 Chen (2-4) Feldman Broxton (8) 38,702 17 409,782 5/15 at Tex N W 7-4 15-20 4 -4.5 Mazzaro (1-0) Lewis -- 37,210 18 446,992 5/16 Bal N L 3-4 (15) 15-21 4 -5.5 Gregg Adcock (R, 0-1) Johnson 17,949 18 385,812 5/17 Bal D L 3-5 15-22 4 -6.5 Matusz Hochevar (3-4) Johnson 31,076 19 416,888 5/18 Ari N L 4-6 15-23 4 -6.5 Ziegler Herrera (R, 0-1) Putz 33,694 20 450,582 5/19 Ari N W 7-3 16-23 4 -6.5 Chen (3-4) Kennedy -- 27,469 21 478,051 5/20 Ari D L 0-2 16-24 4 -6.5 Miley Adcock (0-2) Putz 24,234 22 502,285 5/21 at NYY N W 6-0 17-24 4 -6.0 Paulino (2-1) Kuroda -- 39,229 19 486,291 5/22 at NYY N L 2-3 17-25 4 -7.0 Hughes Hochevar (3-5) Soriano 37,674 20 523,965 5/23 at NYY N L 3-8 17-26 4 -8.0 Pettitte Smith (0-1) -- 40,407 21 564,372 5/25 at Bal N L 2-8 17-27 4 -8.5 Hammel Chen (3-5) -- 28,954 22 593,326 5/26 at Bal D W 4-3 18-27 4 -7.5 Holland (R, 1-2) Strope Broxton (9) 26,714 23 620,040 5/27 at Bal D W 4-2 19-27 4 -6.5 Collins (R, 2-0) Matusz Broxton (10) 33,919 24 653,959 5/28 at Cle D L 5-8 19-28 4 -7.5 Tomlin Adcock (0-3) Perez 25,377 25 679,336 5/29 at Cle N W 8-2 20-28 4 -7.0 Smith (1-1) Masterson -- 14,253 26 693,589 5/30 at Cle D W 6-3 21-28 4 -7.0 Chen (4-5) Gomez Broxton (11) 17,112 27 710,701

June (14-13) 6/1 Oak N W 2-0 22-28 4 -7.0 Paulino (3-1) Colon Broxton (12) 29,527 23 531,812 6/2 Oak D L 3-9 22-29 4 -7.0 McCarthy Hochevar (3-6) -- 26,276 24 558,088 6/3 Oak D W 2-0 23-29 4 -7.0 Mazzaro (2-0) Milone Broxton (13) 21,111 25 579,199 6/4 Min N L 7-10 23-30 4 -7.5 De Vries Smith (1-2) Capps 16,531 26 595,730 6/5 Min N W 1-0 24-30 4 -6.5 Chen (5-5) Liriano Broxton (14) 23,934 27 619,664 6/6 Min N L 2-4 24-31 4 -6.5 Blackburn Mendoza (2-3) Capps 18,386 28 638,050 6/8 at Pit N L 2-4 24-32 4 -7.0 Bedard Hochevar (3-7) Hanrahan 36,069 28 746,770 6/9 at Pit N L 3-5 24-33 4 -8.0 Hughes Mazzaro (2-1) Hanrahan 39,312 29 786,082 6/10 at Pit D L 2-3 24-34 4 -8.0 Burnett Chen (5-6) Grilli 25,752 30 811,834 6/12 Mil N W 2-1 25-34 4 -8.0 Holland (R, 2-2) Rodriguez Broxton (15) 24,258 29 662,308 6/13 Mil N W 4-3 (11) 26-34 4 -7.0 Collins (R, 3-0) Loe -- 17,885 30 680,193 6/14 Mil N W 4-3 27-34 4 -6.0 Collins (R, 4-0) Axford -- 21,869 31 702,062 6/15 at Stl N W 3-2 28-34 4 -5.0 Mazzaro (3-1) Lohse Broxton (16) 42,001 31 853,835 6/16 at Stl D L 7-10 28-35 4 -6.0 Boggs Collins (R, 4-1) Motte 42,018 32 895,853 6/17 at Stl D W 5-3 (15) 29-35 4 -5.0 Broxton (R, 1-1) Sanchez -- 41,680 33 901,533 6/18 at Hou N L 7-9 29-36 4 -5.0 Happ Sanchez (1-3) -- 15,436 34 916,969 6/19 at Hou N W 2-0 30-36 4 -4.5 Hochevar (4-7) Rodriguez Broxton (17) 18,098 35 935,067 6/20 at Hou D W 2-1 31-36 4 -4.5 Chen (6-6) Lyles Broxton (18) 30,687 36 965,754 6/22 Stl N L 4-11 31-37 4 -5.5 Kelly Mazzaro (3-2) -- 37,902 32 739,964 6/23 Stl D L 2-8 31-38 4 -5.5 Wainwright Mendoza (2-4) -- 37,240 33 777,204 6/24 Stl D L 8-11 31-39 4 -6.0 Marte Collins (R, 4-2) -- 29,063 34 806,276 6/25 TB N W 8-0 32-39 4 -5.0 Hochevar (5-7) Cobb -- 20,200 35 826,476 6/26 TB N W 8-2 33-39 4 -5.0 Chen (7-6) Archer -- 25,982 36 852,449 6/27 TB D W 5-4 34-39 4 -5.0 Crow (R, 1-1) Badenhop Broxton (19) 19,228 37 871,677 6/29 at Min N W 4-3 35-39 4 -5.5 Mendoza (3-4) Duensing Broxton (20) 33,359 37 999,113 6/30 at Min D L 2-7 35-40 - - Diamond Sanchez (1-4) -- 37,694 38 1,036,807 at Min N L 1-5 35-41 4 -6.0 De Vries Hochevar (5-8) -- 37,629 39 1,074,436

2012 Day-By-Days

Disabled List (4) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team RecordRHP-Joakim Soria 60-day Right elbow UCL reconstruction (4/3) April 4 (retro to 3/26) eligible 88 38-50RHP-Blake Wood 60-day Right elbow UCL reconstruction (5/25) April 4 (retro to 3/26) eligible 88 38-50LHP-Danny Duffy 60-day Left elbow UCL reconstruction (6/13) May 14 eligible 55 25-30RHP-Felipe Paulino 60-day Right elbow UCL reconstruction (7/3) June 9 (retro to 6/7) August 6 33 14-19

Minor League Report

Royals Notes - Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals - July 17, 2012

Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total July (3-9) 7/1 at Min D L 8-10 35-42 4 -6.0 Gray Chen (7-7) -- 37,819 40 1,112,255 7/2 at Tor N W 11-3 36-42 4 -5.5 Teaford (1-1) Romero -- 17,127 41 1,129,382 7/3 at Tor N L 3-6 36-43 4 -6.5 Cecil Mazzaro (3-3) Janssen 15,516 42 1,144,898 7/4 at Tor N L 1-4 36-44 4 -7.5 Villanueva Mendoza (3-5) Janssen 17,831 43 1,162,729 7/5 at Tor N W 9-6 37-44 4 -7.5 Hochevar (6-8) Alvarez Broxton (21) 20,598 44 1,183,327 7/6 at Det N L 2-4 37-45 4 -8.5 Smyly Sanchez (1-5) Valverde 39,144 45 1,222,471 7/7 at Det D L 7-8 37-46 4 -9.5 Fister Chen (7-8) -- 39,392 46 1,261,863 7/8 at Det D L 1-7 37-47 4 -9.5 Scherzer Teaford (1-2) -- 36,693 47 1,298,556 All-Star Break (Game in Kansas City on July 10 at 7 p.m. CT) 7/13 CWS N L 8-9(14) 37-48 4 -10.5 Axelrod Teaford (R, 1-3) -- 32,744 38 904,421 7/14 CWS N W 6-3 38-48 4 -9.5 Holland (R, 3-2) Peavy Broxton (22) 24,998 39 929,419 7/15 CWS D L 1-2 38-49 4 -10.5 Sale Mendoza (3-6) Reed 25,714 40 955,133 7/16 Sea N L 4-9 38-50 4 -10.5 Vargas Sanchez (1-6) -- 16,697 41 971,830 7/17 Sea N 7/18 Sea N 7/19 Sea D 7/20 Min N 7/21 Min N 7/22 Min D 7/23 at LAA N 7/24 at LAA N 7/25 at LAA D 7/26 at Sea N 7/27 at Sea N 7/28 at Sea D 7/29 at Sea D 7/31 Cle N

August (0-0) 8/1 Cle N 8/2 Cle N 8/3 Tex N 8/4 Tex N 8/5 Tex D 8/6 at CWS N 8/7 at CWS N 8/8 at CWS N 8/9 at Bal N 8/10 at Bal N 8/11 at Bal N 8/12 at Bal D 8/14 Oak N 8/15 Oak N 8/16 Oak N 8/17 CWS N 8/18 CWS N 8/19 CWS D 8/20 at TB N 8/21 at TB N 8/22 at TB D 8/24 at Bos N 8/25 at Bos N 8/26 at Bos D 8/27 at Bos D 8/28 Det N 8/29 Det N 8/30 Det N 8/31 Min N

2012 Day-By-Days (cont.)

Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA)Pacific Coast League

American Conference, Northern Division(58-38)

R H E LOBOklahoma City (Astros) 16 21 2 12Omaha 6 7 3 9

LP: Chris Dwyer (0-1)HR: None

Omaha opened with a lopsided loss to Oklahoma City. Chris Dwyer yielded 7 runs on 11 hits and 3 walks over 5.0 IP+3 in his Triple-A debut. The RedHawks plated 10 runs in the sixth, including 7 unearned runs off of Roman Colon. Outfielder Mitch Maier pitched the ninth, allowing 2 unearned runs. Tony Abreu and Anthony Seratelli recorded 2 hits and 2 RBI apiece.

NW Arkansas Naturals (AA)Texas LeagueNorth Division

(5-18 2nd half, 42-51 overall)

R H E LOBArkansas (Angels) 11 12 0 6 NW Arkansas 6 10 2 5

LP: Noel Arguelles (2-10)HR: Manuel Pina (#3), Brian Fletcher 2 (#3, #4)

The Naturals lost the first of a 4-game set vs. their in-state rivals. Noel Arguelles was charged with 7 runs on 7 hits and 6 walks over 4.2 IP. Brian Fletcher was 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs and 4 RBI. Manuel Pina hit his second homer in as many nights. He is batting .310 (9-for-29) since joining the Naturals.

Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced)Carolina League

Northern Division(12-12 2nd half, 41-53 overall)

R H E LOBWilmington 0 5 0 5Myrtle Beach (Rangers) 2 9 1 7

LP: Matt Ridings (2-1)HR: None

Wilmington’s 5-game winning streak was snapped in the opener at Myrtle Beach. Matt Ridings scattered 2 runs on 6 hits and no walks over 6.0 innings. Matt Fields led Wilmington with 2 hits, both singles. The Blue Rocks are 18-37 against Southern Division opponents.

Kane County Cougars (A)Midwest LeagueWestern Division

(14-10 2nd half, 48-46 overall) R H E LOBWest Michigan (Tigers) 5 10 1 9Kane County 9 12 0 8

WP: Aaron Brooks (7-9)HR: Tim Ferguson (#3)

Kane County scored 6 in the third and 3 in the fourth en route to a 9-5 win. All 9 position players recorded a hit, with 8 scoring on the night. Tim Ferguson evened the score at 1-1 with a home run off the left field foul pole. He finished 2-for-4 with 2 RBI. Michael Antonio added 2 hits and 2 RBI. Aaron Brooks scattered 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks over 6.0 innings.

Idaho Falls Chukars (R)Pioneer LeagueSouth Division

(12-16)

(11 innings) R H E LOBGreat Falls (White Sox) 7 9 1 8Idaho Falls 4 11 2 9

LP: Joe Lopez (1-1)HR: None

The Chukars are 0-3 in a 4-game set vs. Great Falls after an 11-inning loss. Starter Zeb Sneed (6.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 SO) took a no-hitter into the sixth. Ysmelin Alcantara finished 2-for-5 with a double and 2 runs scored. Rainier Bello singled home 2 runs in the sixth.

Burlington Royals (R)Appalachian League

East Division(15-8)

R H E LOBBurlington 10 9 0 6Princeton (Rays) 3 7 1 7

WP: Patrick Conroy (3-0)HR: Patrick Leonard (#8), Fred Ford 2 (#6, #7)

Fred Ford hit a grand slam and a solo blast as Burlington won the rubber game at Princeton. Ford has 4 home runs over his last 3 games as he went deep in both halves of Sunday’s doubleheader. Patrick Leonard added his league-leading eighth homer.

Surprise Royals (R)Arizona LeagueWest Division

(8-12) R H E LOBSurprise Royals 2 8 1 4Arizona Rangers 1 7 0 10

WP: Aroni Nina (2-1)SV: Andrew Durden (2)HR: Mark Donato (#1)

Surprise won a ‘road’ game against the Rangers. First-round pick Kyle Zimmer allowed just 1 hit while fanning 5 over 3.0 scoreless IP. Aroni Nina struck out 9 over 4.0 IP+1. Alexis Rivera posted 3 hits and an RBI, raising his average to .447 (34-for-76).