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2012 2011 Career 2012 2011 CareerJeremy Guthrie vs. Red Sox - 2-1 3-8 Major League Record 2-3 (3.23 ERA) 9-17 53-77Aaron Cook vs. Royals - - 0-1 Major League Record 3-7 (4.79 ERA) 3-10 75-75

UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLESSunday, August 26 @ Boston Red Sox: LHP Will Smith (4-5, 5.40) vs. LHP Felix Doubront (10-6, 4.70), 12:35 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

Monday, August 27 @ Boston Red Sox: RHP Luke Hochevar (7-11, 4.95) vs. TBA, 12:35 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 SportsTuesday, August 28 vs. Detroit Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (12-7, 2.50) vs. RHP Luis Mendoza (7-9, 4.26), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 SportsWednesday, August 29 vs. Detroit Tigers: RHP Anibal Sanchez (2-3, 4.38) vs. LHP Bruce Chen (9-10, 5.41), 7:10 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports

Thursday, August 30 vs. Detroit Tigers: RHP Rick Porcello (9-9, 4.60) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (2-3+ tonight), 7:10 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 Ryan Levebvre, Bob Davis and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight’s game is being televised in High Definition on FOX Sports Kansas City with Steve Physioc

and Rex Hudler describing the action...the pre and post-game show, Royals Live, is hosted by Joel Goldberg.

THREE NOT QUITE ENOUGH VS. FENWAY NEMESIS--The Royals accomplished something last night in the series opener here that they’d never done before, plate more than one run in a game off of Jon Lester, but a seventh inning rally by Boston staked the Sox to a 4-3 decision...Kansas City entered the contest scoring a total of two runs in five previous Lester outings here, totaling 37.1 innings, but matched that total in the third inning alone on a home run by Eric Hosmer and run scoring double by Alex Gordon, tying the score at 2-2...the Royals then took the lead in the fourth when Johnny Giavotella’s bases loaded infield hit plated another run, but KC left the sacks full and that would be the end of the scoring...meanwhile, Boston turned a pair of 0-2 pitches from reliever Kelvin Herrera into big hits in the seventh, the backbreaker a looping double just over third base by Pedro Ciriaco to stick Herrera with his second loss of the year...Bruce Chen provided a “quality” start by working 6.0 innings allowing 3 runs on 8 hits, but a leadoff walk in the seventh forced him out of the game and that runner eventually scored...KC is now 1-3 on this trip with three to play.

COLLINS WITH A “K”--Worcester native, Tim Collins, who just turned 23 years old on Tuesday, continued his stretch of striking out the opposition by recording a pair of strikeouts around an intentional walk in his relief appearance last night...the 5’ 7” southpaw has recorded strikeouts in 10 of his last 11 outs, with a Matt Joyce groundout on Wednesday the only non-K in that span...Collins leads all American League relievers with 83 strikeouts, 14 more than Seattle’s Tom Wilhelmsen, while also topping those relievers with at least 50.0 innings pitched in strikeouts per 9-innings with 12.38...Tim has already established a club record for strikeouts by a lefthanded reliever, surpassing Andrew Sisco’s 2003 mark of 76 in 2005 and he’s now honing in on the overall club standard for a reliever of 103 set by Jim York in 1971, the club’s third year of existence.SPEED THRILLS--The Royals have a pair among the stolen base elite with Alcides Escobar ranking fifth in the American League with 25 and Jarrod Dyson right behind him with 24, tied for sixth best in the loop...Escobar is just a theft shy of matching his career best established last year, his first with Kansas City, after pilfering only 14 bags during his stint with Milwaukee...among base thieves with at least 20 bags, Dyson ranks fourth in stolen base pct. with an 88.9 success rate (24-for-27), while Esky his fifth with an 86.2 mark (25-for-29)...since the beginning of the 2011 season, Ned Yost’s first full year at the helm, the Royals ranks third in all of baseball in stolen bases with 248, trailing only San Diego (284) and Tampa Bay (263).

BUSY STRETCH--Last night kicked off a span of 17 games in as many days as the Royals have only 38 games left on the 2012 docket...the remaining schedule features 15 road affairs and 23 in Kauffman Stadium...this 4-game stop in Boston will conclude play against the American League East with the Royals here through Monday...KC is currently 15-19 against the East...the Royals will resume intra-division play within the Central when they return home next week, hosting Detroit (3) and Minnesota (3) before the A.L. West leading Rangers hit town for four to complete the 10-game stay...all told, the Royals have 27 of their remaining 38 within the Central and 7 vs. the West.

Royals vs. Red Sox Last night was the first of four here, with the season set now knotted at 2-2...the all-time series between these clubs is now dead even at 217-217, though KC trailes by a 97-120 margin in Fenway.Date Site Score WP LP Att.5/7 KC L, 5-11 Doubront Sanchez 19,5025/8 KC W, 6-4 Mijares Bard 20,5245/9 KC W, 4-3 Chen Lester 18,3398/24 @ Bos L, 3-4 Lester Herrera 37,2288/25 @ Bos8/26 @ Bos8/27 @ Bos

Kansas City RoyalsOFFICIAL GAME NOTES

Kansas City Royals (55-69) @ Boston Red Sox (60-66)Fenway Park - Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 6:10 p.m. (CDT)

Game #125 - Road Game #66Fox Sports Kansas City (HD) & KCSP Radio (610 Sports)

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (2-3, 3.23) vs. RHP Aaron Cook (3-7, 4.79)

JEREMY GUTHRIE makes his seventh start for KC since being acquired by the Royals on July 20 from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Jonathan Sanchez...tonight is his 26th appearance and 22nd start of 2012, his 203rd career Major League outing and 176th start...this is his 20th career outing (18th start) and first of 2012 against the Red Sox. FLIRTING WITH HISTORY--Jeremy took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning last Sunday and the world thought it came to an end with an infield single, but that ruling was overturned this week, thus he “officially” carried the no-no into the eighth, retiring the first two he faced before allowing consecutive clean singles...Guthrie was then pulled from the game clinging to a 2-0 lead and unfortunately both men on base scored via the unearned variety to leave him with a no decision...KC rebounded with a 3-spot in the home half of the inning for a 5-2 victory...the runs ended Jeremy’s scoreless streak at 22.0 innings...in his last 3 outings, Guthrie has given up 11 hits over the 22.2 frames with no earned runs, with 20.0 of those innings scoreless to establish a Royals season-high and career high, while fanning 18...his 0.94 ERA (28.2 IP, 3 ER) in 4 starts in August is third in the Majors behind David Price (0.60) and Kris Medlen (0.65). A LITTLE CLOSER TO SEA LEVEL--Jeremy picked up 4,154 feet in a lower elevation with his trade from Colorado to Kansas City on July 20...though he won’t use it as an excuse, the numbers show that his home/road splits in his abbreviated time in a Rockies’ uniform were as different as night and day...the Opening Day starter for Colorado, Guthrie posted a 1-5 record and 9.50 ERA in 9 games (7 starts) at Coors Field, while going 2-4 with a 3.67 mark in 10 games (8 starts) closer to sea level...of the 21 home runs he surrendered with Colorado, 14 took place a mile high. BACK TO A.L.--Jeremy returns to the American League, where he has made all but 19 of his 202 career appearances...he is 1 of 7 A.L. pitchers to toss at least 200.0 innings in each of their last 3 seasons...the other six are Mark Buehrle (CWS), Felix Hernandez (SEA), CC Sabathia (NYY), James Shields (TB), Justin Verlander (DET) and Jered Weaver (LAA). VS. RED SOX--Jeremy has not faced Boston since September 19, 2011 where he earned the 6-5 win for Baltimore, allowing 4 runs on 10 hits over 6.0 innings of work...in his career he is 3-8 with a 4.50 ERA (108.0 IP, 59 ER) against the BoSox...went 2-1 with a no-decision against the Red Sox last season, posting a 2.82 (22.1 IP, 7 ER) over 3 starts and a relief appearance...he is 1-4 with a 5.88 ERA (49.0 IP, 62 H, 32 ER) in 9 games (8 starts) at Fenway Park. ROAD WORK--Guthrie is making his third road start since the trade and his 11th start (12th appearance) overall...with the Royals he is 1-1 with a 4.05 ERA (13.1 IP, 6 ER) away from home, including his most recent winning performance at Chicago on August 8 where he went 8.0 scoreless innings in a 2-1 victory...

combining Jeremy’s road work with Colorado and KC, he is a much better 3-5 with a 3.75 ERA (62.1 IP, 26 ER) opposed to 2-7 with a 6.95 ERA (67.1 IP, 52 ER) at home, with Coors Field numbers blowing that figure up.

Jeremy’s Last Win:August 14, 2012 vs. Oakland (7.0 IP, 5-0 over Jarrod Parker)

Jeremy’s Last Loss:August 3, 2012 vs. Texas (6.0 IP, 5-3 to Matt Harrison)

Jeremy’s Last Complete Game:May 31, 2011 at Seattle Mariners (3-2 loss, 8.0 IP) - 4th career complete game

Jeremy’s Strikeout High: 10, 3 times: last on September 14, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay (7.0 IP, 6-2 win)

Jeremy’s 2012 starts WHEN DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/6 at Houston W, 5-3 7.0 4 3 3 2 3 1 103-64 4-3 4/11 San Francisco ND, 17-8 3.1 9 6 6 2 2 1 80-49 6-4 4/16 San Diego L, 1-7 7.0 9 6 6 0 2 1 103-65 1-6 4/22 at Milwaukee W, 4-1 7.0 3 1 1 0 3 2 101-55 3-1 5/15 at San Francisco ND, 5-4 5.1 4 1 0 0 4 4 90-50 3-1 5/20 Seattle L, 4-6 6.0 7 6 6 3 2 4 102-57 2-6 5/26 at Cincinnati L, 3-10 5.0 10 6 2 2 1 5 104-67 3-6 5/31 Houston W, 11-5 7.0 12 5 5 1 0 1 99-62 11-5 6/5 at Arizona L, 0-10 3.1 11 7 7 2 2 4 90-51 0-7 6/12 Oakland L, 5-8 5.0 8 7 7 3 2 5 102-66 5-7 6/17 at Detroit L, 0-5 3.0 8 4 3 0 2 2 78-50 0-4 7/4 at St. Louis L, 1-4 6.0 6 2 2 0 1 2 84-47 1-2 7/8 at Washington ND, 4-3 6.0 6 2 2 1 1 3 83-54 1-2 7/14 Philadelphia L, 5-8 4.2 7 4 4 1 2 3 76-45 2-4 7/18 Pittsburgh ND, 6-9 2.2 6 6 4 2 1 1 68-46 5-6 Joined KC on July 20 7/22 Minnesota L, 5-7 5.0 4 5 5 1 3 4 91-56 1-5 7/27 at Seattle L, 1-6 5.1 11 6 6 2 0 4 105-68 1-6 8/3 Texas L, 3-5 6.0 6 3 3 0 2 4 104-65 1-2 8/8 at Chicago W, 2-1 8.0 5 0 0 0 0 6 104-74 2-0 8/14 Oakland W, 5-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 2 8 102-63 5-0 8/19 Chicago ND, 5-2 7.2 3 2 0 0 1 5 103-70 2-22012 Totals 5-12, 5.41 129.2 154 88 78 24 39 76 - -2012 Totals (w/ KC) 2-3, 3.23 39.0 32 16 14 3 8 31 609-396 65%2012 Totals (starter) 5-11, 5.52 117.1 142 82 72 22 36 70 1972-1224 62% Career Totals 52-77, 4.33 1150.0 1167 599 553 162 343 702 - -

Guthrie vs. Red SoxPlayer AVG. AB H HR RBIMike Aviles .000 8 0 0 1Jacoby Ellsbury .395 38 15 1 5Adrian Gonzalez .308 13 4 0 1Daniel Nava .500 2 1 0 1David Ortiz .342 38 13 3 9Dustin Pedroia .295 45 13 0 1Scott Podsednik .286 7 2 0 0Nick Punto .077 13 1 0 0Cody Ross .000 2 0 0 0Jarrod Saltalamacchia .444 9 4 1 3Danny Valencia .000 6 0 0 0

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox - Saturday, August 25, 2012Pitching NotesPitching NotesPitching NotesPitching Notes

Royals vs. Red Sox 2012 Career

Bueno - - - - - - -Chen 1-0 0 4.26 2 12.2 15 6Coleman - - - - - - -Collins 0-0 0 20.25 2 1.1 2 3Crow 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.1 1 0Guthrie - - - - - - -Herrera 0-1 0 5.40 3 3.1 2 2Hochevar - - - - - - -Holland - - - - - - -Jeffress - - - - - - -Mendoza - - - - - - -Smith - - - - - - -Teaford - - - - - - -

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

- - - - - - - 4-6 0 5.65 18 65.1 75 41 1-0 0 10.13 2 2.2 7 3 0-0 0 8.31 7 4.1 5 4 0-0 0 1.23 6 7.1 5 1 3-8 0 4.50 19 108.0 130 54 0-1 0 5.40 3 3.1 2 2 2-4 0 6.56 6 35.2 43 26 0-0 0 1.93 3 4.2 2 1 - - - - - - - 0-2 0 17.00 5 9.0 19 17 - - - - - - - 0-0 0 3.00 1 3.0 2 1

Francisley Bueno (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 3/5 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: 1 on 7/19 vs. Sea August 20 at Tampa Bay 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 = Francisley made his first appearance in 8 days on Monday night at Tampa Bay, working around a 2-out double and an intentional walk for a scoreless eighth inning...the appearance was Bueno’s second since being recalled on August 6 from Triple-A Omaha. = The 31-year old was 1-4 with 5 saves, 54 strikeouts and a 2.75 ERA in 35 outings for the Storm Chasers (17 ER in 55.2 IP)...he posted a 0.84 ERA at home (3 ER in 32.0 IP), limiting opponents to a .171 average.

Louis Coleman1st Batter Efficiency: 19/30 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: 14/3 2012 Strikeout High: 5 on 6/18 at Hou August 22 at Tampa Bay 1.1 1 1 1 2 0 = Louis inherited 2 runners with 1 out in the fifth on Wednesday and Tampa Bay leading 2-1...he induced a double play from Jeff Keppinger to close the inning, then allowed a run-scoring double to Ryan Roberts in the sixth. = Louis is holding batters to a .164 average (9-for-55) over his last 13 outings...he has 20 strikeouts in 16.2 IP over that time (10.80 K’s per 9.0 IP). = Coleman has been much better at home, holding opponents to a .117 average (9-for-77) and a 2.31 ERA over 23.1 IP...he is yielding a .311 average (19-for-61) and a 6.46 ERA (11 ER) in 15.1 innings away from Kauffman Stadium. = This is Coleman’s fourth stint with KC this season...he was 0-2 with a 3.20 ERA in 11 relief appearances for the Storm Chasers.

Tim Collins (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 40/57 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 45/16 2012 Strikeout High: 5 on 5/15 at Tex August 24 @ Boston 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 = Tim entered with a man at second and one out in the seventh last night and fanned a pair around an intentional walk...10 of the last 11 outs he’s recorded have been via the strikeout, including a stretch of 8 in a row that was snapped on Wednesday. = The Worcester native has 83 strikeouts, most by a Royals lefty reliever in a single season...the club record for a reliever is 103 by Jim York in 1971. = Collins has a 1.11 ERA in 29 road outings (4 ER in 32.1 IP)...his home ERA rose to 5.46 with the 2 runs last Saturday vs. Chicago (17 ER in 28.0 IP). = Tim’s 83 strikeouts lead all A.L. relievers...is averaging 12.38 K’s per 9 IP, which is first among American League pitchers with at least 50.0 IP.

Aaron Crow1st Batter Efficiency: 40/55 Saves/Save Opp: 2/7 (29%) Last Save: July 21, 2012 vs. Min (2nd) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 32/11 2012 Strikeout High: 3 on 4/6 at LAA August 24 @ Boston 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Aaron tossed a dominant eighth inning last night capped with a strikeout. = Aaron replaced Tim Collins with KC leading Chicago 5-4 and 1 out in the eighth on August 18, fanning Paul Konerko and Alex Rios to end the inning. = Crow has limited lefties to a .136 mark on the year (9-for-66)...the average is third in the A.L. among pitchers with 60+ opponent at bats by lefties.

Kelvin Herrera1st Batter Efficiency: 42/58 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 34/11 2012 Strikeout High: 4 on 6/20 at Hou August 24 @ Boston 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 = Kelvin was tagged with his first career blown save and second loss of the year last night, entering with a man aboard and allowing a pair of hits, including a 2-run double...the 0-2 pitch was the backbreaker, getting two strikes on each hitter that wound up picking up a knock. = Herrera worked around a 2-out infield single in the ninth inning of a scoreless game on Tuesday at Tropicana Field...KC won 1-0 in 10 innings, lifting Kelvin his first Major League win...is the 268th pitcher to record at least 1 win with the Royals. = Herrera holds a 1.69 ERA since July 5, yielding only 4 runs of his own in 21.1 innings. = Kelvin leads Major League rookies with 58 appearances and 15 holds...he leads the team in both categories.

Greg Holland1st Batter Efficiency: 33/51 Saves/Save Opp: 6/7 (86%) Last Save: August 21 at TB (10th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 21/9 2012 Strikeout High: 4 on 7/20 vs. Min August 21 at TB (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Greg tossed a 1-2-3 10th to seal a 1-0 win on Tuesday at Tampa Bay...is 6 for 6 in save opportunities since taking over the closer’s role on July 31. = Greg entered a 2-2 game in the eighth on Sunday vs. the White Sox, inheriting a runner at third with 2 outs...he retired Gordon Beckham on a pop out to end the inning...the Royals scored 3 in the home half and Greg worked a 1-2-3 ninth to close out the 5-2 win, his sixth of the year. = Holland missed time early in 2012 due to a left rib stress reaction...is 6-1 with a 1.81 ERA over 44.2 IP (9 ER) since returning from the D.L. on May 11. = Greg has allowed just 1 run of his own over his last 13 games, compiling a 0.64 ERA over the span (14.1 IP). = The 26-year old is averaging 11.65 strikeouts per 9 innings, second to Tim Collins among A.L. pitchers with at least 50.0 IP.

Jeremy Jeffress1st Batter Efficiency: 3/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: April 13, 2011 at Min (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/1 2012 Strikeout High: 3 on 8/16 vs. Oak August 20 at Tampa Bay 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Jeremy worked a 1-2-3 seventh with 2 strikeouts on Monday night at Tropicana Field...he has 7 K’s, 2 walks and no hits allowed over his last 3 outings (3.0 IP) and has tossed 5.0 scoreless frames over 5 outings since his recall from Triple-A, allowing just 1 single in 16 at bats. = Jeffress was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on August 1...he made 37 relief appearances, going 5-4 with a 4.97 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 58.0 IP.

Everett Teaford (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 6/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: July 9, 2011 vs. Det (1st) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/0 2012 Strikeout High: 5 (2x, last on 7/8 at Det) August 20 at Tampa Bay 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 = Everett made his first appearance in 10 days on Monday night at Tampa Bay, entering with 2 outs, 1 on and the Rays leading 4-1 in the fourth...he pitched through the sixth with the only blemish a solo homer to Jeff Keppinger in the fifth. = Everett pitched the eighth inning on August 10 at Baltimore...he allowed a pair of singles and a wild pitch, but was able to post a scoreless frame.

2012 Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 124 38-53 - - 5.05 666.2 719 394 374 84 248 490 .278 Relievers 123 17-16 31 46 3.08 441.0 393 164 151 36 172 422 .242 Totals 124 55-69 31 46 4.27 1107.2 1112 558 525 120 420 912 .264Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 262/382 (69%) Saves/Save Opp: 31/46 (67%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 215/74 (34%)

Tomorrow’s Starter - Will Smith = Will is set to face an A.L. East opponent for the third time over 4 starts in his first-ever appearance against Boston...he enters at 4-5 in 10 big league starts, posting a 5.40 ERA (34 ER in 56.2 IP)...acquired in a trade with the Angels on July 22, 2010, Smith was drafted by Los Angeles in the seventh round in 2007. = Smith absorbed a 5-1 loss on Monday in St. Pete...after a scoreless first, he allowed a run in both the second and third...the Rays tacked on 2 in the fourth, sending Will to an early exit with 1 on and 2 out...the 3.2 inning outing was his shortest since going 3.1 frames in his May 23 debut. =Will is in his second stint with KC, having been recalled on July 19...is 3-3 with a 4.22 ERA in 7 starts since rejoining the Royals. = The 23-year-old is 3-2 with a 4.64 ERA in 6 road starts (17 ER in 33.0 IP)...the wins came at Progressive Field, Angel Stadium and Camden Yards. =Smith compiled a 44-29 mark in 105 minor league games (92 starts)...he started 15 games with Triple-A Omaha this season, posting a 4-4 record and a 3.61 ERA (36 ER in 89.2 IP)...was 3-0 with quality starts in each of his last 4 outings, holding opponents to 5 runs (4 earned) over 27.2 innings.

Hitting NotesRoyals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox - Saturday, August 25, 2012

Tony Abreu This Series: Has not played This Trip: Has not played Hit Streak: 1 gm (1-4) = Tony has been used sparingly since his contract was selected on August 6...he last appeared on August 17 at home vs. the White Sox, going 1-for-4...he’s appeared in 4 games since arriving after hitting .322 with 36 doubles, 5 triples, 9 home runs, 73 RBI and 60 runs scored in 103 games for Omaha (AAA). = He signed as a minor league free agent on December 1, 2011...played 146 Major League games with the Dodgers (‘07, ‘09) and D’Backs (‘10). Billy Butler This Series: 1-for-4 This Trip: 3-for-16 (.188) Hit Streak: 1 gms (1-4) = Billy was 1-for-4 in the opener last night, collecting an infield hit, his seventh of the season...he has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games at a .333 clip (11-for-33) with a homer and 5 RBI. = He hit his 25th homer of the season on August 18, the 99th of his career...his 25 home runs are the most by a Royal since Carlos Beltran hit 26 in 2003. = Billy has driven in 13 in his last 16 games with 5 homers and is now tied for 10th in the league with 79 RBI. = He collected his 900th career hit last Sunday vs. the White Sox, moving past Beltran and into sole possession of 10th on the club’s hit list...he’s now at 903 with David DeJesus next up in ninth with 971. = He is tied for fifth in the A.L. with 44 multi-hit games and ninth with a .370 OBP...his .354 average vs. lefties is fourth in the A.L. (45-for-127). = His .963 OPS as the clean-up hitter is the third-highest in baseball among players with at least 200 plate appearances batting fourth. = Billy went 0-for-2 with a groundout in the seventh and a strikeout in the ninth as KC’s All-Star Game representative on July 10 at Kauffman Stadium. = His 158 doubles since the start of the 2009 season rank third behind Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera (159) and the Yankees’ Robinson Cano (168) for the most in the Majors...is currently eighth on Royals all-time list with 203...Joe Randa is next on the list with 223.

Lorenzo Cain This Series: 1-for-5 This Trip: 2-for-17 (.118) Hit Streak: 1 gms (1-5) = Lorenzo was 1-for-5 with an infield hit to open the game last night...he has scuffled to a 2-for-17 start to this road trip. = He missed 78 games after due to a left groin strain and a torn left hip flexor, finally returning to play on July 13 and had 3 hits, with a double, RBI and 3 runs vs. Chicago in his return...it was his first big league action since April 10. = He opened the year as the starting centerfielder and played in just 5 games before injuring his groin on a spectacular catch in Oakland on April 10.

Jarrod Dyson This Series: pinch ran, SB This Trip: 1-for-4, SB Hit Streak: 1 gm (1-4) = Jarrod pinch ran in the eighth last night and swiped his 24th base of the year...his last start was on Monday in St. Pete, going 1-for-4 from the leadoff spot...he had an 8-game hitting streak snapped on August 16, but has still hit in 9 of his last 10 (.429, 15-for-35) with an at bat. = Now has 24 stolen bases good for a sixth place tie in the A.L., and 5 triples, tied for eighth in the league. = Is hitting .319 (15-for-47) with runners in scoring position and a .322 (28-for-87) mark in the seventh inning or later.

Alcides Escobar This Series: 0-for-2, run, 2 BB This Trip: 2-for-14 (.143), 2 runs, 3B, RBI, RBI, SB Hit Streak: 0 gms (0-2) =Alcides was 0-for-2 last night, but reached twice with walks and scored a run. =He recorded 4 infield hits on August 18 vs. Chicago, the first time that’s been done in the Majors since the White Sox’ Roberto Alomar did so on August 20, 2003 vs. the Angels...the 4 hits tied a career high (third time, 2nd in 2012)...he is 11th in the A.L. with 140 hits, the third highest total among A.L. shortstops. =Has 25 steals rank fifth in the American League, 1 shy of his career high set last year...he’s the first KC shortstop to post back-to-back 20+ steal seasons since U.L. Washington (23 in 1982, 40 in 1983). =After entering 2012 with two career 3-RBI games, he has 4 on the season, all since July 13...Esky’s hitting .319 (83-for-260) over his last 66 games since June 10 is tied with Joe Mauer for seventh best in the A.L. =He homered twice on July 14 vs. the White Sox, his first career 2-homer game and the first by a Royals shortstop since Jay Bell on April 14, 1997 at Toronto. =He is second to Derek Jeter (.309) among MLB shortstops (min. 400 AB) with a .303 average, fourth in on-base pct. (.343), fifth in OPS (.752). = Is batting .296 (236-for-798) over his last 219 games since June 7, 2011, third-best among MLB shortstops (Jose Reyes .305 and Derek Jeter, .325) with 162+ games...his 24 triples since the beginning of 2010 are the sixth-most in baseball and his 6 this season are tied for fourth in the league. =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 Trip: 2-for-12 (.167), run, RBI Hit Streak: 0 gms (0-7) = Jeff went 0-for-4 in the series opener last night...he scored the game winner in the 10th inning on Tuesday after a 2-out single. = His 14 outfield assists top the big league charts, just ahead of Oakland’s Josh Reddick with 13...this is Frenchy’s eighth straight year of double digit assists and fourth season of 14+ assists. = His 111 outfield assists are by far the most in MLB since the beginning of 2005...he is 30 clear of the Cubs’ Alfonso Soriano, who stands alone in second...he is fourth among all active outfielders in career assists with 110 with the three ahead of him each having played a minimum of 15 big league seasons while he is in his eighth campaign.

Johnny Giavotella This Series: 1-for-4, RBI This Trip: 3-for-14 (.214), 2 runs, RBI Hit Streak: 2 gms (2-7) = Johnny recorded an infield single with the bases loaded last night to knock across the tie-breaking run at the time...he was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on August 18 for his second stint with the big league club. = He was hitting .323 with 20 doubles, 10 homers, 71 RBI and 67 runs in 89 games for Omaha...named the 2011 George Brett Award winner as the organization’s top hitter and the Omaha Player of the Year.

Alex Gordon This Series: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI This Trip: 5-for-14 (.357), 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB Hit Streak: 2 gms (3-8) = Alex is having a solid road trip, going 2-for-4 with an RBI double last night and 5-for-14 overall (.357). = He recorded his third-career two outfield assist game on Monday in Tampa Bay...he’s sixth in the Majors with 10 outfield assists after leading baseball with 20 last season to win a Gold Glove. = Gordo recorded his 40th double of the year last night, trailing only the 41 by Aramis Ramirez of Milwaukee for the big league lead...Alex has a big league best 85 since the start of last year...he has joined George Brett (9) and Hal McRae (7) as the only Royals to post at least four 35+ double seasons. = Posted his second career multi-homer game (also September 2, 2007 at Minnesota) with a leadoff shot in the first and a solo blast in the seventh on August 11 in Baltimore...the leadoff homer was his fourth on the season and ninth of his career. = He’s tied with rookie sensation Mike Trout for third in the A.L. with 45 multi-hit games...Alex is hitting .332 (92-for-277) with 23 doubles in his last 66 games since June 10, tying Matt Holliday and Miguel Cabrera for fifth best in that span...his 92 hits in that span are fourth most in the Majors. = Alex is tied for fifth in the A.L. with 145 hits. = 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, HR, RBI, BB This Trip: 4-for-13 (.308), run, HR, 2 RBI, SB Hit Streak: 1 gm (1-3) = Eric went 1-for-3 with a home runs, his 12th of the year, second off of a lefthanded pitcher...he has hit in 8 of his last 9 at a .400 clip (10-for-25). = He has swiped 12 bases on the year, second behind Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt (13) for the most among MLB first basemen. = He snapped an 11-game hitting streak on June 10, which matched a career best he established during his rookie season of 2011.

Mike Moustakas This Series: 0-for-3, run, BB This Trip: 0-for-14, run, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 gms (0-15) = Moose has scuffled at the plate during this trip, going 0-for-3 with a walk and run scored last night and 0-for-14 for the journey (0-for-15 overall). = Leads all Major League third baseman with 35 double plays, 8 more than second-place Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers...the 35 double plays set a Royals single-season record for a third baseman, breaking Mark Teahen’s 2006 total of 34. = He had a big night on July 2 in Toronto with an RBI double and grand slam, the first of his career...the 5 RBI were a career high.

Brayan Pena This Series: 1-for-4 This Trip: 1-for-4 (.250) Hit Streak: 2 gm (2-8) = Brayan made his first appearance of the trip last night, going 1-for-4, while throwing out Jacoby Ellsbury attempting to steal. = His homer on August 5 vs. Texas was his first since May 28 at Cleveland and his first at home since September 26, 2009 vs. Minnesota...four of his last 5 homers are vs. Texas.

Salvador Perez This Series: Has not played This Trip: 2-for-12, run, 2B Hit Streak: 1 gm (1-4) = Salvy went 1-for-4 on Wednesday with a double and a run scored. = His 13 strikeouts are tied for the fewest among players in MLB (C. Izturis-MIL/WAS) with at least 150 at bats. = He was the offensive hero in 2 of the 3 wins last weekend vs. the White Sox, collecting game-winning hits last Friday and Sunday. = Opponents have attempted just 14 stolen bases in his last 36 games since July 2 and he has mowed down 7 of the 14. = He came off the 60-day D.L. on June 22 with an 11-game hitting streak in which he hit .425 (17-for-40) with 3 doubles and 3 home runs...it was a career high streak and tied for the longest by a Royal in 2012...he had missed the entire 2012 season to that point after undergoing surgery in March to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. = 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 - Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox - Saturday, August 25, 2012This & That

Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team QualityPitcher GS Runs Per Start Record StartsNate Adcock 2 5 2.5 0-2 -Bruce Chen 27 118 4.4 11-16 12Danny Duffy 6 27 4.5 4-2 2Jeremy Guthrie 6 21 3.5 3-3 4Luke Hochevar 25 100 4.0 12-13 12Vin Mazzaro 6 22 3.7 3-3 2Luis Mendoza 18 64 3.6 8-10 9Felipe Paulino 7 22 3.1 4-3 4Jonathan Sanchez 12 57 4.8 3-9 1Will Smith 10 43 4.3 4-6 5Everett Teaford 4 24 6.0 3-1 1Ryan Verdugo 1 6 6.0 0-1 -Totals 124 509 4.1 55-69 52

Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/Starters)

Pitcher Pena Perez Quintero TotalsAdcock 0-2 - - 0-2Chen 11-14 0-2 - 11-16Duffy - - 4-2 4-2Guthrie - 3-3 - 3-3Hochevar - 6-5 6-8 12-13Mazzaro 3-1 0-2 - 3-3Mendoza 1-3 5-5 2-2 8-10Paulino - - 4-3 4-3Sanchez 1-3 0-2 2-4 3-9Smith - 3-4 1-2 4-6Teaford 1-0 2-1 - 3-1Verdugo - 0-1 - 0-1Total 17-23 19-25 19-21 55-69

Catchers Breakdown

Pena Perez Quintero TotalsStarts 40 44 40 124CS/ATT 10/59 9/24 11/43 30/126Catcher PO - 2 1 3Pct. 16.9 37.5 25.6 23.8ERA 4.33 4.36 4.11 4.27 ER/IP 175/364.2 188/388.0 162/355.0 525/1107.2

TeamPitcher Pickoffs: 3 (last: 7/26 @ Sea)Pickoff & CS: 17 (last: 7/23 @ Laa)

Daily UpdateScore by Innings

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TotalRoyals 74 55 74 42 64 40 46 57 48 2 2 2 - 1 2 509Opponents 87 63 76 59 66 49 62 75 13 2 1 3 - 2 1 557

Victory Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+Royals 19 9 10 5 4 5 - 3 - - - - - - -Opponents 16 18 12 4 9 9 1 - - - - - - - -

Kansas City By the Days Monday 4-11 Tuesday 13-6 Wednesday 11-8 Thursday 6-4 Friday 5-16 Saturday 9-11 Sunday 7-13

Abreu - - - - -Butler .286 14 4 1 3Cain .200 5 1 0 0Dyson .250 12 3 0 0Escobar .167 12 2 0 1Francoeur .214 14 3 0 0Giavotella .125 8 1 0 1Gordon .357 14 5 0 2Hosmer .182 11 2 1 2Moustakas .273 11 3 0 0Pena .231 13 3 0 3Perez - - - - -

.125 8 1 0 0 .326 135 44 6 26 .200 5 1 0 0 .250 12 3 0 0 .158 38 6 0 2 .240 96 23 2 11 .150 20 3 0 1 .346 104 36 3 17 .289 45 13 2 9 .314 35 11 0 4 .225 40 9 0 4 .100 10 1 0 0

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. Red Sox (2012) vs. Red Sox (career) On Road (career) Cook (career) Doubront (career)

.263 236 62 2 21 .282 1508 425 47 213 .244 156 38 1 13 .238 168 40 0 6 .266 856 228 6 74 .260 2179 567 64 276 .233 150 35 0 16 .254 1301 330 38 125 .252 515 130 21 69 .249 421 105 12 46 .262 413 108 9 52 .327 168 55 8 23

- - - - - 1.000 3 3 0 1 - - - - - - - - - - .286 7 2 0 1 .385 26 10 1 6 - - - - - .000 2 0 0 1 - - - - - - - - - - .667 3 2 0 0 - - - - -

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

BURLINGTON CLINCHES DIVISION--The Burlington Royals, who clinched a playoff berth on Wednesday night, clinched the Appalachian League East Division and will begin the playoffs on the road next Wednesday, August 29, vs. the second place team from the West Division...the Royals will then return home to host Game 2 on Thursday and Game 3 (if necessary) on Friday...Burlington is the second affiliate to ice a division title as the Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) clinched its second consecutive division crown with last week 17 games remaining in the season and will have the opportunity to defend their Pacific Coast League crown of a season ago.

OFFENSE SCUFFLING ON TRIP--Kansas City left home last Sunday night riding a 12-6 mark in August and hitting a collective .268 as a team during the month with an on-base pct. of .320 and a .420 slugging pct...those numbers have taken a hit through the first four games of this road swing that started in Tropicana Field and a 1-2 set vs. the Rays and continued here last night...KC has batted just .187 (25-for-134) to start this week-long journey, with two doubles, a triple, a home run and eight runs scored...the team on-base pct. for the four games is .227 and the slugging stands at .239...prior to last night, the Royals have hit at a .274 clip (130-for-475) in their last 13 games played here in Fenway Park with 63 runs scored (4.8 per game) and a .425 slugging pct.

ZIMMER HAS CHIPS REMOVED--Right-handed pitcher Kyle Zimmer, the club’s 2012 first-round selection, underwent a minor surgical procedure on Thursday in Kansas City at the KU Medical Center to remove loose bodies from his right elbow...Royals’ trainer, Nick Kenney, said “this procedure was anticipated for Kyle upon physical exam during the draft selection process, so it did not come as a surprise and we do not anticipate this procedure will alter any of Kyle’s off-season preparation for the 2013 season.”...the 20-year-old Zimmer has pitched with Surprise (R) and Kane County (A) this season, combining for a 3-3 record with a 2.04 ERA in nine starts...over 39.2 innings, the 6-foot-3 right-hander struck out 42 and walked eight, allowing just one home run...Zimmer was selected by the Royals as the fifth-overall pick on June 4 in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of San Francisco and signed three days later on June 7

“QUALITY” WORK OF LATE--Despite back-to-back setbacks, Kansas City starting pitchers have provided “quality starts” in 8 of their last 10 games...the starters have compiled an impressive 2.54 ERA in the last 10 games, posting a 6-4 mark, allowing just 18 earned runs in 63.2 innings while the opposition has batted just .199 (45-for-226).

PEN SOLID TOO--The Kansas City relief corps has been one of the best in baseball since July 31, a stretch in which the Royals have gone a collective 14-9 over a 23-game span...the Royals relievers have compiled a 1.89 ERA (13 earned runs in 62.0 innings) with 67 strikeouts, the third lowest overall ERA in baseball since July 31, trailing only Tampa Bay’s 1.16 and Atlanta at 1.53 in that span.

EXTENDED STAY AHEAD--The Royals return to Kauffman Stadium for a 10-game, 3-team homestand starting Tuesday night when the Detroit Tigers hit town for a 3-game set...they’ll be followed to town by Minnesota for a 3-gamer and then the stay will wrap-up when A.L. West leading Texas returns to “The K” for a 4-game set starting with a Labor Day matinee on September 3...the Royals have some making up to do against the Tigers, going just 1-7 against Detroit to this point, including an 0-3 mark in KC.

BILLY CLIMBS TEAM CHARTS--Royals designated hitter Billy Butler had his seventh infield hit of the season last night as the 26-year old has already made his presence felt on KC’s all-time offensive list...by collecting his 900th hit last week (now at 904), he’s now 10th all-time on Kansas City’s hit list, passing Carlos Beltran (899) and the second youngest in franchise history to attain 900 at 26 years, 122 days, trailing George Brett, who eclipsed 900 at 25 years, 357 days...next for Billy is his 100th career home run after hitting #99 at home on August 17 vs. the White Sox...he has recorded the most home runs by a Royal since Carlos Beltran connected for 26 in 2003...Butler is already in the top 10 all-time in average (3rd, .298), slugging pct. (4th, .466), on-base pct. (5th, .361), doubles (8th, 203), RBI (10th, 452) and 12th in homers (99), 4 shy of 11th-place Mike Macfarlane (103).

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox - Saturday, August 25, 20122012 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 Abreu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/26/10 LAD G. Sherrill 30 Butler 24 10 14 8 16 13 9 2 - 9 7 8 1 9 7 9 3 3 2 13-10 8/11/12 @ BAL C. Tillman 18 Cain 3 - 3 2 1 - 3 - - 1 2 - - 1 3 - - - - 2-1 7/24/12 LAA G. Richards 30 Dyson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/27/10 MIN K. Slowey 320 Escobar 4 1 3 4 - 2 2 - - 1 2 1 - 3 4 - - - - 3-0 7/14/12 CWS J. Peavy 153 Francoeur 11 5 6 4 7 7 2 2 - 1 5 5 1 2 5 3 - 3 - 5-6 8/6/12 @ CWS C. Sale 53 Giavotella - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/3/11 CLE D. Huff 164 Gordon 9 2 7 3 6 7 1 1 - 6 3 - 1 6 2 1 - 3 3 6-2 8/11/12 @ BAL M. Socolovich 44 Hosmer 12 2 10 7 5 7 4 1 - 5 2 5 1 4 1 3 3 5 - 8-4 8/24/12 @ BOS J. Lester 2 Moustakas 19 3 16 9 10 14 3 1 1 6 6 7 - 6 - - 3 3 13 10-8 8/18/12 CWS B. Myers 17 Pena 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 2 - - 1 1 - 1 - - 1-1 8/5/12 TEX D. Holland 14 Perez 8 4 4 2 6 5 3 - - 3 2 3 - 2 3 1 - 1 3 4-4 8/11/12 @ BAL C. Tillman 33

Pinch-Hit: Last: Yuniesky Betancourt (7/22/12 vs. Minnesota, ninth inning) - 3rd in 2012 (Cain 7/17 vs SEA & Butler 6/17 at STL), Franchise total: 73 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: Alex Gordon (8/11/12 at Baltimore) - solo, solo - 4th time in 2012 (Butler, 4/25 at CLE, Moustakas, 6/24 vs. STL & Escobar 7/14 vs. CWS)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 (8/11/12 at Baltimore) - 4th time in 2012 - (all Gordon, 9th career for Gordon), Franchise total: 82Inside-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 (7/18/12 vs. Seattle, 9th inning, Kinney pitching) - Franchise total: 61; 1st time in 2012

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 (5/2/98 @ Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning)Back-to-Back: Last: Mike Trout and Torii Hunter (7/25/12) @ Angel 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: Ryan Doumit, Minnesota (7/22/12 @ Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie and Tim Collins 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 Abreu 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 g - - Butler 35 9 - - - 44 8 9 - - - 17 5 21 27 8 - - 1 g 8 g (4/10-18) 8 - Cain 9 2 - - - 11 3 1 - - - 4 1 6 5 2 - - 0 g 6 g (2x) 2 - Dyson 14 3 - - - 17 - - - - - - 1 1 5 4 - - 1 g 8 g (2x) 13 4 Escobar 33 6 2 - - 41 4 4 - - - 8 7 11 23 6 - - 0 g 9 g (7/13-21) 21 10 Francoeur 20 3 1 - - 24 5 2 - - - 7 3 5 18 5 - - 0 g 8 g (5/20-28) 8 1 Giavotella 4 - - - - 4 1 - - - - 1 1 2 3 - - - 2 g 4 g (2x) 2 - Gordon 32 12 1 - - 45 6 2 - - - 8 11 10 12 9 - - 2 g 9 g (7/7-19) 7 1 Hosmer 20 3 - - - 23 8 3 - - - 11 5 10 22 5 1 - 1 g 11g (5/28-6/9) 15 1 Moustakas 22 5 - - - 27 4 3 3 1 - 11 2 11 26 4 - - 0 g 7 g (2x) 6 - Pena 5 2 1 - - 8 4 - - - - 4 4 4 11 - - - 2 g 3 g (5x) 3 - Perez 10 1 1 - - 12 5 1 - - - 6 1 5 7 2 1 - 1 g 11 g (6/22-7/5) 3 -

Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 89 8/24 @ Bos. (3rd inn, 2 hits)

3 runs - 24 8/19 vs. CWS (8th inn, 2 hits) 4 runs - 8 8/18 vs. CWS (8th inn, 4 hits)

5 runs - 7 8/14 vs. Oak (5th inn, 3 hits) 6 runs - 2 8/2 vs. Clev (1st inn, 6 hits) 7 runs - - -

Lineup Production

Batting Order - HR RBI 1st - 6 37 2nd - 10 71 3rd - 17 61 4th - 21 77 5th - 13 47 6th - 17 50 7th - 10 46 8th - 3 36 9th - 6 56

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, 2011 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): August 21, 2012 at Tampa Bay (1-0); Hochevar (8.0), Herrera (1.0), Holland (0.2)

Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Scott Podsednik, Chicago, April 22, 2005 at KC (3 SB)Royals Steal of Home: Jeff Francoeur, at Baltimore, August 11, 2012 (6th 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: August 21, 2012 at Tampa Bay (KC won 1-0 in 10 innings)Royals Walk-Off Win: August 2, 2012 vs. Cleveland (7-6 in 11) - 4th of 2012Royals Bat Around: August 14, 2012 vs. Oakland (5th inning, 5 runs) -- 8th time in 2012 --Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 17-19, 2012 vs. ChicagoThree-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, 2012 vs. TorontoFour-game sweep by opposition on the road: July 26-29, 2012 at Seattle

2012 Transactions

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox - Saturday, August 25, 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 Omaha6/1 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.

Date Player Transaction 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 Omaha7/18 LHP-Francisley Bueno Recalled from Omaha LHP-Ryan Verdugo Optioned to Omaha7/19 LHP-Will Smith Recalled from Omaha RHP-Vin Mazzaro Optioned to Omaha7/20 RHP-Jeremy Guthrie Acquired from Colorado in exchange for LHP Jonathan Sanchez7/21 LHP-Francisley Bueno Optioned to Omaha7/31 LHP-Donnie Joseph Acquired with RHP J.C. Sulbaran from Cincinnati in exchange for RHP Jonathan Broxton8/1 RHP-Jeremy Jeffress Recalled from Omaha8/5 INF-Yuniesky Betancourt Designated for assignment8/6 INF-Tony Abreu Contract selected from Omaha LHP-Jose Mijares Assigned to San Francisco on waiver claim LHP-Francisley Bueno Recalled from Omaha8/14 INF-Yuniesky Betancourt Royals request Unconditional Release Waivers8/16 INF-Yuniesky Betancourt Released8/18 2B-Chris Getz Placed on 15-day D.L. (left thumb fracture) 2B-Johnny Giavotella Recalled from 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)7/22 Alcides Escobar Arguing call at second from previous inning (Reyburn) Ned Yost Protecting Escobar (Reyburn) 7/25 Luke Hochevar Hitting Mike Trout after Bobby Wilson HR (Davidson)8/22 Ned Yost Arguing from dugout (Barry) -- 29th career

The Lineup CardStarts by Batting Order

1st: Betancourt (1-1), Bourgeois (0-2), Cain (2-3), Dyson (14-13), Escobar (0-1), Getz (2-3), Giavotella (0-1), Gordon (35-46)2nd: Betancourt (8-11), Bourgeois (0-1), Cain (1-2), Escobar (22-30), Falu (0-3) Francoeur (0-2), Getz (6-3), Giavotella (6-4), Gordon (8-10), Hosmer (4-3)3rd: Butler (27-29), Cain (7-8), Gordon (6-4), Hosmer (9-20), Moustakas (6-8)4th: Butler (26-38), Cain (1-1), Francoeur (6-4), Gordon (3-3), Hosmer (10-12), Moustakas (9-11)5th: Betancourt (3-10), Cain (2-5), Giavotella (1-0), Gordon (0-2), Francoeur (30-34), Moustakas (10-10), Pena (0-1), Perez (9-7)6th: Betancourt (1-5), Cain (1-0), Escobar (3-2), Francoeur (5-6), Giavotella (0-1), Gordon (2-3), Hosmer (12-13), Maier (0-2), Moustakas (23-28), Pena (4-4), Perez (4-5)7th: Betancourt (2-3), Cain (2-1), Escobar (8-8), Falu (3-1), Francoeur (11-17), Getz (2-2), Giavotella (1-1), Hosmer (7-6), Maier (0-1), Moustakas (1-7), Pena (10-12), Perez (3-5), Quintero (5-5)8th: Abreu (1-1), Betancourt (0-2), Bourgeois (2-2), Cain (2-0), Dyson (13-10), Escobar (4-7), Falu (0-3), Getz (11-8), Hosmer (8-10), Maier (3-7), Pena (5-6), Perez (3-7), Quintero (3-6)9th: Abreu (2-0), Betancourt (1-3), Bourgeois (1-2), Cain (0-1), Dyson (7-12), Escobar (17-19), Falu (0-1) Getz (9-9), Giavotella (3-3),Maier (0-2), Pena (0-1), Perez (0-1), Pitchers (4-5), Quintero (11-10)

Starts by PositionP: Adcock (0-2), Chen (11-16), Duffy (4-2), Guthrie (3-3), Hochevar (12-13), Mazzaro (3-3), Mendoza (8-10), Paulino (4-3), Sanchez (3-9), Smith (4-6), Teaford (3-1), Verdugo (0-1)C: Pena (17-23), Perez (19-25), Quintero (19-21)1B: Butler (5-7), Hosmer (50-62)2B: Abreu (1-0), Betancourt (14-29), Falu (0-7), Getz (30-25), Giavotella (10-8)3B: Abreu (1-1), Betancourt (2-4), Falu (3-0), Moustakas (49-64)SS: Abreu (1-0), Betancourt (0-1), Escobar (54-67), Falu (0-1)LF: Bourgeois (0-1), Cain (1-0), Gordon (54-68)CF: Bourgeois (3-6), Cain (15-16), Dyson (34-35), Francoeur (0-2), Maier (3-9)RF: Cain (3-4), Francoeur (52-61), Hosmer (0-2), Maier (0-2)DH: Betancourt (0-1), Butler (48-60), Giavotella (1-2), Pena (2-1)

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox - Saturday, August 25, 2012Miscellaneous Statistics

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 & July 21 vs. Minnesota 17 June 22 vs. St. Louis & July 25 at Los Angeles Most hits, extra-inning game 17 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) 17 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Fewest hits, game 2 July 26 at Seattle 1 April 10 at Oakland (7 innings) Most runs, inning 6 May 13 at Chicago (9th) & August 2 vs. Cleveland (1st) 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 2 3 times, last on July 31 vs. Cleveland 2 4 times, last on July 16 vs. Seattle Most triples, extra-inning game 1 4 times, last on August 2 vs. Cleveland (11 inn) 1 3 times Most home runs, game 4 3 times, last on August 11 at Baltimore 4 3 times, last on July 1 at Minnesota Most home runs, extra-inning game 2 4 times, last on August 5 vs. Texas (10 inn) 3 July 13 vs. Chicago (14 inn) Most home runs, inning 2 4 times, last on August 9 at Baltimore (1st inn) 2 8 times, last on July 25 at Los Angeles (8th) Most extra-base hits, game 7 August 9 at Baltimore 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 3 times, last on August 2 vs. Cleveland (11 inn) 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 5 times, last on August 14 vs. Oakland 3 July 4 at Toronto Most sacrifices, game 2 June 15 at St. Louis and August 5 vs. Texas 2 3 times, last on July 29 at Seattle Most strikeouts, game 13 July 25 at Los Angeles 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 & July 17 vs. Seattle 2 July 1 at Minnesota Fewest left on base, extra-inning game 3 April 14 vs. Cleveland (10 inn) 4 2 times, last on August 21 at Tampa Bay (10 inn) Most double plays turned 3 5 times, last on July 24 at. Los Angeles 5 July 21 vs. Minnesota Most errors, game 3 4 times, last on August 5 vs. Texas 4 August 18 vs. Chicago Individual Batting: Most hits, game 4 Pena (April 15 vs. Cleveland), Escobar (April 21 vs. Toronto & August 18 vs. Chicago), 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), Butler (August 9 at Baltimore) & Escobar (August 18 vs. Chicago) Moustakas (May 19 vs. Arizona & June 4 vs. Minnesota), Escobar (July 7 at Detroit) & Cain (July 13 vs. Chicago) Most doubles, game 2 multiple times, last is Perez (August 17 vs. Chicago) Most triples, game 1 27 times Most home runs, game 2 Butler (April 25 at Cleveland), Moustakas (June 24 vs. St. Louis), Escobar (July 14 vs. Chicago) & Gordon (August 11 at Baltimore) 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) & Hosmer (August 2 vs. Cleveland-11 inn) Most total bases, game 9 Butler (August 9 at Baltimore) 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 2 Escobar (July 29 at Seattle), Dyson (August 3 vs. Cleveland) 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 10 Hochevar (August 21 at Tampa Bay 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 & August 10 at Baltimore) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 22.0 Guthrie (August 8-19) 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, July 31-August 2, August 17-19 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 5 July 25-July 29 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 innings) Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) 5:00 June 17 at St. Louis (15 innings) Shortest game-time home 2:17 June 25 vs. Tampa Bay Shortest game-time home (shortened game) - - Shortest game-time road 2:17 August 6 at Chicago Shortest game-time road (shortened game) 2:13 April 10 at Oakland (8 innings) Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) 3:22 July 20 vs. Minnesota (11 innings) Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) 2:46 August 21 at Tampa Bay (10 innings) 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) & August 5 vs. Texas (down 5-2, win 7-6) Largest lead lost 4 July 1 at Minnesota (up 5-1, lost 10-8)

Lead after six innings: 43-5Lead after seven innings: 44-2Lead after eight innings: 47-2Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 25-11Score first: 43-17Score more than three runs: 42-22Hit home run: 36-30Series opener: 14-2710 or more hits: 31-24

Tied after six innings: 6-5Tied after seven innings: 8-7Tied after eight innings: 5-3Starter works 6.0 IP: 12-10Opponents score first: 11-52Score three runs or less: 13-47Do not homer: 18-39Series finale: 18-21Opponents 10 or more hits: 10-38

Trail after six innings: 6-59Trail after seven innings: 3-60Trail after eight innings: 3-64Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 18-48In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): 9/8Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): 5/1Comeback wins (KC/OPP): 18/24Extra-inning record (Home/Road/Total): 3-4/2-1/5-5Errorless games by KC: 30-33

Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error

ROYALS 0 8/24/12 @ BOS Pitchers 23 7/29/12 @ SEA Abreu 4 10/3/10 @ LAD Butler 1 8/05/12 vs. TEX Cain 1 7/18/12 vs. SEA Dyson 18 7/07/12 @ DET Escobar 1 8/05/12 vs. TEX

Player Streak Last Error Francoeur 74 5/22/12 @ NYY

Giavotella 0 8/24/12 @ BOS Gordon 57 6/19/12 @ HOU Hosmer 4 8/19/12 vs. CWS Moustakas 18 8/01/12 vs. CLE Pena 12 6/26/12 vs. TB Perez 13 8/05/12 vs. SEA

Royals Record When

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox - Saturday, August 25, 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) Strop 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 (5) 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 124 55-69RHP-Blake Wood 60-day Right elbow UCL reconstruction (5/25) April 4 (retro to 3/26) eligible 124 55-69LHP-Danny Duffy 60-day Left elbow UCL reconstruction (6/13) May 14 eligible 91 42-49RHP-Felipe Paulino 60-day Right elbow UCL reconstruction (7/3) June 9 (retro to 6/7) eligible 69 31-382B-Chris Getz 15-day Fractured left thumb August 18 September 2 6 3-3

Billy Butler 1 home run for 100 Bruce Chen 15 strikeouts for 1,000

Upcoming MilestonesLuke Hochevar 3 strikeouts for 500

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Minor League Report

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox - Saturday, August 25, 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 (7-19) 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 L 6-9 38-51 4 -11.5 Beavan Verdugo (0-1) Wilhelmsen 15,769 42 987,599 7/18 Sea N W 8-7 39-51 4 -10.5 Holland (R, 4-2) Kinney -- 17,312 43 1,004,911 7/19 Sea D L 1-6 39-52 4 -10.5 Hernandez Smith (1-3) -- 16,706 44 1,021,617 7/20 Min N L 1-2 (11) 39-53 4 -10.5 Fien Broxton (R, 1-2) Perkins 25,719 45 1,047,336 7/21 Min N W 40-53 4 -10.0 Mendoza (4-6) Diamond -- 26,747 46 1,074,083 7/22 Min D L 5-7 40-54 4 -11.0 Deduno Guthrie (0-1) -- 23,252 47 1,096,335 7/23 at LAA N L 3-6 40-55 4 -11.5 Jepsen Holland (4-3) Downs 35,047 48 1,333,603 7/24 at LAA N W 4-1 41-55 4 -10.5 Smith (2-3) Richards Broxton (23) 35,051 49 1,368,654 7/25 at LAA D L 6-11 41-56 4 -11.5 Weaver Hochevar (6-9) -- 39,107 50 1,407,761 7/26 at Sea N L 1-4 41-57 4 -12.0 Vargas Mendoza (4-7) Wilhelmsen 15,014 51 1,422,775 7/27 at Sea N L 1-6 41-58 T4 -13.0 Beavan Guthrie (0-2) -- 14,953 52 1,437,728 7/28 at Sea D L 3-4 41-59 5 -14.0 Millwood Chen (7-9) Wilhelmsen 32,111 53 1,469,839 7/29 at Sea D L 6-7 41-60 5 -14.0 Perez Mijares (2-2) Wilhelmsen 19,402 54 1,489,241 7/31 Cle N W 8-3 42-60 5 -13.5 Hochevar (7-9) Lowe -- 18,569 48 1,114,904

August (13-9) 8/1 Cle N W 5-2 43-60 5 -13.5 Mendoza (5-7) McAllister Holland (1) 17,033 49 1,131,937 8/2 Cle N W 7-6 (11) 44-60 5 -13.0 Crow (R, 2-1) Rogers -- 15,135 50 1,147,072 8/3 Tex N L 3-5 44-61 5 -14.0 Harrison Guthrie (0-3) Ogando 26,889 51 1,173,961 8/4 Tex N L 2-4 44-62 5 -14.0 Feldman Smith (2-4) Ogando 28,724 52 1,202,685 8/5 Tex D W 7-6(10) 45-62 5 -14.0 Holland (R, 5-3) Kirkman -- 22,007 53 1,224,692 8/6 at CWS N L 2-4 45-63 5 -15.0 Sale Mendoza (5-8) Reed 30,097 55 1,519,338 8/7 at CWS N W 5-2 46-63 5 -14.0 Chen (8-9) Peavy Holland (2) 27,194 56 1,546,532 8/8 at CWS N W 2-1 47-63 5 -13.0 Guthrie (1-3) Quintana Holland (3) 25,151 57 1,571,683 8/9 at Bal N W 8-2 48-63 5 -12.5 Smith (3-4) Chen -- 21,226 58 1,592,909 8/10 at Bal N L 1-7 48-64 5 -13.5 Gonzalez Hochevar (7-10) -- 17,277 59 1,610,186 8/11 at Bal N W 7-3 49-64 T4 -12.5 Mendoza (6-8) Tillman -- 40,456 60 1,650,642 8/12 at Bal D L 3-5 49-65 T4 -13.5 Ayala Chen (8-10) Johnson 20,935 61 1,671,577 8/14 Oak N W 5-0 50-65 4 -13.0 Guthrie (2-3) Parker -- 16,107 54 1,240,799 8/15 Oak N W 3-2 51-65 4 -13.0 Smith (4-4) McCarthy Holland (4) 15,591 55 1,256,390 8/16 Oak N L 0-3 51-66 4 -14.0 Straily (1-0) Hochevar (7-11) -- 14,345 56 1,270,735 8/17 CWS N W 4-2 52-66 4 -13.0 Mendoza (7-8) Sale Holland (5) 22,169 57 1,292,904 8/18 CWS N W 9-4 53-66 4 -12.0 Chen (9-10) Peavy -- 23,858 58 1,316,762 8/19 CWS D W 5-2 54-66 3 -11.0 Holland (R, 6-3) Crain -- 22,401 59 1,339,163 8/20 at TB N L 1-5 54-67 3 -12.0 Hellickson Smith (4-5) -- 9,913 62 1,681,490 8/21 at TB N W 1-0 55-67 3 -12.0 Herrera (R, 1-1) Peralta Holland (6) 10,877 63 1,692,367 8/22 at TB D L 3-5 55-68 3 -13.0 Shields Mendoza (7-9) Rodney 11,892 64 1,704,259 8/24 at Bos N L 3-4 55-69 3 -14.0 Lester Herrera (R, 1-2) Bailey 37,228 65 1,741,487 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(78-56)

R H E LOBNew Orlaeans (Marlins) 6 8 0 1 Omaha 0 2 0 6

LP: Jake Odorizzi (10-3 with Omaha, 14-5 overall)HR: None

Omaha was held to a season-low 2 hits in a home loss to the Zephyrs. Jake Odorizzi allowed 5 runs on 7 hits and no walks over 6.0 innings. New Orleans hit 3 solo homers, including 2 off of Odorizzi. Rey Navarro secured Omaha’s first hit with a double in the fifth. Omaha loaded the bases in the inning, but could not push a run across. Anthony Seratelli added a single in the sixth.

NW Arkansas Naturals (AA)Texas LeagueNorth Division

(19-40 2nd half, 56-73 overall)(14 innings) R H E LOBSpringfield (Cardinals) 2 8 0 9NW Arkansas 3 12 0 11

WP: Sam Runion (1-0 with NW Arkansas, 4-1 overall)HR: None

Yem Prades singled home Michael Liberto with 2 outs in the 14th as the Naturals earned a 2-2 series split. Prades drove in 2 on the night and Liberto led the way with 3 hits. Yordano Ventura (4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO) made his first appearance with the Naturals since July 30 due to a carpal tunnel injury. Ethan Hollingsworth (6.1 IP) and Sam Runion (3.0 IP) kept Springfield scoreless in relief, with Runion earning his first Double-A win.

Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced)Carolina League

Northern Division(31-30 2nd half, 60-71 overall)

R H E LOBWilmington 11 13 1 5Lynchburg (Braves) 5 9 2 5

WP: Leondy Perez (4-4)HR: Murray Watts (#4 with Wilmington, #13 overall, Nick Van Stratten (#1)

Wilmington posted 11 runs for the second time in August, with both outputs against Lynchburg. Cheslor Cuthbert recorded 3 hits, 3 runs and an RBI for the Blue Rocks. Murray Watts drove in 2, including a solo blast. Nick Van Stratten capped the night with a 2-run homer. Leondy Perez (5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO) picked up the win, which nudged Wilmington (31-30) ahead of Frederick (30-30 in the second-half division race.

Kane County Cougars (A)Midwest LeagueWestern Division

(30-30 2nd half, 64-66 overall) R H E LOBKane County 11 19 1 12Quad Cities (Cardinals) 10 13 6 5

WP: Jose Brazoban (1-0 with K.C., 2-3 overall)SV: Andrew Triggs (3)HR: None

Dean Espy capped a 4-run ninth with an RBI single as Kane County won a wild game at Davenport. Espy posted 4 hits, 2 RBI and a run. Justin Trapp went 3-for-4 with 2 walks, 3 RBI and 4 runs. Starter Aaron Brooks (5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO) took a shutout into the fifth.

Idaho Falls Chukars (R)Pioneer LeagueSouth Division

(14-12 2nd half, 31-33 overall) R H E LOBMissoula (D-backs) 12 15 4 10Idaho Falls 13 11 3 7

WP: Sam Lewis (1-0)SV: Kevin Allen (6)HR: Rainier Bello 2 (#5, #6), Jin-Ho Shin (#7 with I.F., #8 overall)

Idaho Falls outslugged Missoula in the series opener. Rainier Bello hit a grand slam in the third and a solo shot in the sixth. Jin-Ho Shin preceded Bello’s second blast with a 2-run roundtripper, his second homer in as many days.

Burlington Royals (R)Appalachian League

East Division(39-23)

R H E LOBJohnson City (Cards) 6 6 1 2Burlington 5 7 0 10

LP: Daniel Hernandez (5-2)HR: Patrick Leonard (#14)

Burlington could not overcome Bruce Caldwell’s first inning grand slam in a narrow loss at home. Caldwell homered twice and drove in 5 for Johnson City. Patrick Leonard put Burlington on the board with his 14th homer, which ties him for first in the league. Mark Threlkeld added 2 hits and 2 RBI.

Surprise Royals (R)Arizona LeagueWest Division

(21-30) R H E LOBSurprise 6 10 0 10Peoria Mariners 2 5 1 4

WP: Cole White (1-0 with Surprise, 4-1 overall)SV: Dylan Sons (1)HR: Mauricio Ramos (#2)

The Royals and Mariners played again on Friday, with this contest at Peoria. Bobby Fisher-Brown gave Surprise a 3-2 lead with a 2-run single in the third. Dylan Sons tossed 4.0 scoreless innings for the save.