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Kansas City Royals (2-1) @ San Francisco Giants (1-2)AT&T Park - Saturday, October 25, 2014

World Series - Game #4FOX Network, MLB International, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) & ESPN Radio

UPCOMING SCHEDULE(Probables with Postseason statistics)

Game #5 - Sunday, October 26 @ S.F. Giants: RHP James Shields (0-0, 15.00) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (1-0, 1.29), 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX Network, ESPN Radio & 610 SportsMonday, October 27 (if necessary) - Media availability at Kauffman Stadium (Time to be announced)

The 2014 World Series is being broadcast on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals’ Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...the World Series is being televised nationally on the FOX Network

with Joe Buck, Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, Erin Andrews and Ken Rosenthal...each game is also being televised by MLB International with Gary Thorne and Kansas City’s own Rick Sutcliffe...every game is being broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio with Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone, while Jon “Boog” Sciambi and

Chris Singleton provide the pre and postgame analysis.

THE 2014 KANSAS CITY ROYALS POST-SEASON GUIDE IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT MLBPRESSBOX.COMKC GETS 2-1 JUMP WITH ANOTHER NAILBITER--For the first time in three World Series, the Royals possess a 2-1 advantage by virtue of a 3-2 win over the Giants in front of a raucous house at AT&T Park on Friday night...Kansas City plated a first inning run thanks to Alcides Escobar’s game-opening double and then two huge runs in the sixth via RBI knocks from Alex Gordon and birthday boy Eric Hosmer, then held on with its lockdown bullpen...Jeremy Guthrie provided five shutout innings, but ran into a jam to open the sixth, but the quartet of Kelvin Herrera, Brandon Finnegan, Wade Davis and Greg Holland combined for four hitless innings of relief to hold San Francisco at bay...the win ran KC’s postseason record to 10-1 this year, with seven of those contests decided by two runs or less, including five one-run victories.

STU-“PEN”-DOUS WORK BY RELIEVERS--The Kansas City bullpen tacked on another four shutout innings last night, capped with Greg Holland’s first save in the World Series and seventh of this postseason...Holland’s seven rescues have tied the Major League record for a single postseason joining fellow relievers John Wetteland (1996 Yankees), Robb Nen (2002 Giants), Troy Percival (2002 Angels), Brad Lidge (2008 Phillies) and Koji Uehara (2013 Red Sox)...the combined work of Brandon Finnegan, Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Holland have held Giants’ hitters to a collective 1-for-28 in this series with 10 strikeouts...Davis tossed a scoreless eighth last night to lower his postseason ERA to 0.79, allowing one run in 11.1 innings with 14 strikeouts...overall, the KC bullpen has gone 7-0 while compiling a 1.66 ERA, giving up nine earned runs in 48.2 frames.

BEST TRIO EVER???--The Royals are displaying in the postseason what Kansas Citians came to appreciate this summer with one of the top bullpens in the game...the trifecta of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland were the first trio in history to make at least 60 appearances each and record individual ERA’s of under 1.50...in this postseason the trio has combined to work 32.1 innings, allowing three earned runs for a 0.84 ERA while fanning 39...they’ve been even better in their last five postseason contests dating back to the ALCS vs. Baltimore, working a combined 16.2 consecutive scoreless innings, allowing just six hits while fanning 17.

PERFECT ROAD PLAY--The Royals ran their record to 5-0 on the road this postseason with last night’s victory after going 2-0 in Anaheim in the ALDS and Baltimore in the ALCS...those figures are even better than KC’s solid regular season work, posting a 47-34 ledger away from ‘The K’, five wins better the home ledger during the season (42-39)...the road year turned around in Chicago, as KC entered play on July 22 in Chicago with a 26-25 road mark, but then reeled off a 21-9 record in road tilts, matching the Angels for the most road wins in that span...counting the postseason, KC is now 10-1-1 in its last 12 road series played.

A WORLD SERIES FIRST--With his appearance last night, Royals reliever Brandon Finnegan became the first player ever to appear in the College World Series and the Fall Classic in the same year...the 21-year old southpaw, who recorded a flyout and strikeout with a man aboard in the seventh last night, was drafted by the Royals in the first round (17th overall) this past June at the same time he was helping Texas Christian University advance to the second round of this year’s College World Series.

SOLID VS. SENIOR CIRCUIT--Though the stakes are much higher this week, playing against the National League in 2014 was not an issue for the Royals, especially on the road...Kansas City posted a big league best 15-5 mark against the Senior Circuit, with all but four of those games occurring against the National League West...KC also went 8-2 on the road vs. the N.L., losing their first meeting in San Diego before winning eight in a row and then losing the N.L. road finale in Denver.

POSTSEASON RECAP--Kansas City has run its 2014 postseason record to 10-1 with consecutive wins over the Giants...KC was the first club in history to open a postseason 8-0, a streak that began the Royals coming back from a 7-3 deficit in the eighth inning of the Wild Card Game against Oakland’s Jon Lester to eventually post a 9-8 victory over the A’s in 12 innings...from there, the Royals swept three from the Angels, highlighted by back-to-back 11-inning wins in Anaheim and then kept the dream alive with a 4-game sweeping of Baltimore, taking the first two in Camden Yards and then finishing things off at home with consecutive 2-1 wins.

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS (Postseason stats): LHP Jason Vargas (1-0, 2.38) vs. RHP Ryan Vogelsong (0-0, 5.19)

Regular Season 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 CareerJason Vargas vs. Giants 0-0 - 0-1 Major League Record 11-10 (3.71 ERA) 9-8 62-68Ryan Vogelsong vs. Royals - - 0-0 Major League Record 8-13 (4.00 ERA) 4-6 49-57

JASON VARGAS takes the hill for his first World Series appearance and third start of the postseason...he posted an 11-10 record in his first season with KC, reaching double-digit wins for the third time in the last 4 seasons...he’s 0-1 in three regular season starts vs. the Giants in his career...the Apple Valley, Calif. native signed a 4-year free-agent deal with the Royals on November 22, 2013, after pitching for the Angels last year. CLAIMING THE CLINCHER--Jason last pitched in Game #4 of the American League Championship Series, earning a 2-1 victory as the Royals completed a 4-game sweep of Baltimore...the veteran lefty allowed just a run on 2 hits with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts over 5.1 innings...Ryan Flaherty’s solo homer in the third was the only blemish on Vargy’s start, with J.J. Hardy’s two-out single in the second inning being the only other hit he gave up...Jason enduced a pair of double plays to erase leadoff walks in both the second and fourth innings, while he fanned 4 of the final 7 Orioles he faced...he departed with one out and one on in the sixth inning, leaving a 2-1 lead in the hands of the Royals bullpen, which recorded the final 11 outs...Vargas has allowed 3 runs over 11.1 innings in his first 2 postseason starts with all 3 coming on solo home runs. CAREER-BEST ERA--Despite a rough September, Jason recorded a career-best 3.71 ERA this season, besting his 3.78 mark with Seattle in 2010...his ERA was tops by a qualifying Royals lefty since Charlie Leibrandt posted a 3.19 earned run average in 1988...he enters his third postseason start with a 2.38 ERA, which is fourth-lowest in KC postseason history among hurlers that have thrown at least 10.0 innings. ATTACKING THE ZONE--Vargas also posted a career-best 1.97 walks per 9.0 innings (41 BB in 187.0 IP) during the regular season, which tied with fellow left-handed pitcher Jon Lester for 10th-lowest in the A.L....it was also tied for the third-lowest among qualifying American League southpaws. RUN SUPPORT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE--Vargy posted just 3 victories over his final 12 regular season outings partially due to a lack of run support...the Royals scored just 3.19 runs per 9.0 innings with the lefty on the hill after July 4, which was the eighth-lowest in the A.L. among hurlers with at least 60.0 innings in that span...by contrast, Jason was 8-3 over his first 18 starts, receiving 5.13 runs per 9.0 innings in that span...however, he needed just 2 Royals runs to earn the win in Game #4 of the ALCS. HE GOT GAME--Though he did not bat this year, Jason has some skill in the batter’s box, going 2-for-5 last season and has an impressive .262 lifetime average (16-for-61) with three doubles and four RBI. VS. THE GIANTS--Jason has faced San Francisco three times in his career, including once during the 2014 regular season, taking a no-decision on August 8, allowing 2 runs on 9 hits over 5.0 innings in a 4-2 KC triumph...he’s 0-1 with a 3.15 ERA (7 ER in 20.0 IP) with 3 walks and 13 strikeouts in his 3 outings...his lone decision – a 4-2 defeat – came at Safeco Field on June 15, 2012, when he surrendered 4 runs on 10 hits over 8.0 innings...he has never started a regular season game at AT&T Park. ROAD HOUSE--Vargas posted a 5-4 record with a 2.73 ERA (26 ER in 85.2 IP) on the road in the regular season, ranking seventh in the A.L. in road ERA...he opened the year going 4-0 with a 1.52 ERA in his first 8 starts away from home, but finished 1-4 with a 4.73 ERA over his final 6 road outings...the lefty is 25-37 with a

4.80 ERA in 92 career road starts (103 overall outings)...he took a no-decision in Game #1 of the ALDS, tossing 6.0 solid innings at Angel Stadium in a 3-2 Royals win in 11 innings, his only road start in postseason play.

Jason’s Last Win:October 15 vs. Baltimore (5.1 IP, 2-1 over Miguel Gonzalez)

Jason’s Last Loss:September 19 vs. Detroit (3.1 IP, 1-10 to Justin Verlander)

Jason’s Strikeout High:10, Twice, last on June 26, 2012 vs. Oakland (6.2 IP, no decision in a 3-2 win)

Jason’s Last Complete Game: and ShutoutAugust 13, 2014 vs. Oakland (9.0 IP, 3-0 over Scott Kazmir) - 11th career CG & 6th shutout

Vargas vs. GiantsPlayer AVG. AB H HR RBIJoaquin Arias .667 6 4 0 2Brandon Belt .500 4 2 0 0Gregor Blanco .286 7 2 0 0Brandon Crawford .000 2 0 0 0Matt Duffy 1.000 2 2 0 1Michael Morse .231 13 3 1 1Hunter Pence .333 3 1 0 0Juan Perez .500 2 1 0 0Buster Posey .286 7 2 1 1Pablo Sandoval .333 9 3 0 0

Jason’s 2014 Postseason Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 10/2 @ Los Angeles ND, 3-2 (11) 6.0 3 2 2 2 1 2 80-49 2-210/15 Baltimore W, 2-1 5.1 2 1 1 1 3 6 73-43 2-12014 Postseason 1-0 2.38 11.1 5 3 3 3 4 8 153-92 60%2014 Regular Season 11-10 3.71 187.0 197 82 77 19 41 128 3003-1920 64%

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ San Franisco Giants - Saturday, October 25, 2014Pitching Notes

Royals vs. Giants World Series Career

Collins 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 1 0Davis 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 0 0Duffy 0-0 0 6.00 1 3.0 1 2Finnegan 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.2 0 0Frasor 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0Guthrie 1-0 0 3.60 1 5.0 4 2Herrera 1-0 0 0.00 2 3.0 0 0Holland 0-0 1 0.00 2 2.0 1 0Shields 0-1 0 15.00 1 3.0 7 5Vargas - - - - - - -Ventura 0-0 0 3.38 1 5.1 8 2

Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER - - - - - - - 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 3 0 1-0 0 5.40 1 6.2 3 4 - - - - - - - 1-0 0 0.00 5 4.2 4 0 0-1 0 6.14 3 14.2 21 10 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 0-0 2 0.00 2 2.0 2 0 1-0 0 0.00 1 9.0 4 0 0-1 0 3.15 3 20.0 21 7 - - - - - - -

Tomorrow’s Game 5 Starter - James Shields=California native James Shields will make his first career appearance at AT&T Park...this will be his 11th career postseason start, fifth this year.= James made his second career World Series start in Game 1, taking the loss in a 7-1 final after San Francisco scored 3 in the first, including a 2-run homer by Hunter Pence...Shields was charged with 5 runs on 7 hits and a walk over 3.0 innings plus 3 batters in his shortest start since 2008.= James posted his ninth career shutout in his only regular season matchup with the Giants on August 9...he allowed just 4 hits and a walk with 5 strikeouts in a 5-0 final, needing 109 pitches to toss his 22nd career complete game and first shutout since 2012 with the Rays.=Shields’ 10 road wins led A.L. pitchers in 2014 and put him a win behind MLB leaders Madison Bumgarner, Clayton Kershaw and Adam Wainwright...he’s 20-9 on the road over the last 2 seasons, recording a 2.65 ERA while holding hitters to a .216 average...the 20 wins tie him for second in MLB.= James went 4-0 against N.L. clubs during the regular season, recording a 2.61 ERA (12 ER in 41.1 IP)...he’s a career .213 hitter (10-for-47) with 4 RBI.

2014 Postseason Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 11 3-1 - - 4.32 58.1 58 28 28 9 16 36 .259 Relievers 11 7-0 7 9 1.66 48.2 27 9 9 1 22 52 .161 Totals 11 10-1 7 9 3.11 107.0 85 37 37 10 38 88 .217Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 32/43 (74%) Saves/Save Opp: 7/9 (78%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 17/7 (41%)

Tim Collins (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 12/24 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/5 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 5/31 @ Toronto Oct. 21 vs. San Francisco 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 = Tim inherited Joe Panik at third in the seventh inning of Game 1 with the Giants leading 6-0...a 1-out single by Pablo Sandoval scored Panik...Collins finished the seventh, then worked a scoreless eighth. = Collins made his fourth straight Opening Day roster before spending part of the season at Triple-A Omaha, where he helped the Storm Chasers win the Triple-A National Championship, posting a 2.76 ERA over 23 outings.

Wade Davis1st Batter Efficiency: 61/81 Saves/Save Opp: 3/7 (43%) Last Save: Sept. 10 @ Det (3rd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/5 2014 Strikeout High: 4 (2x, last 10/10 @ Bal) Oct. 24 @ San Francisco 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 =Wade worked the eighth last night, beginning and ending a 1-2-3 frame with a strikeout...the appearance was his 10th in KC’s 11 postseason games. =Wade recorded wins in the first and second game of the ALCS, becoming the first pitcher to notch victories in back-to-back playoff games since Atlanta’s Alejandro Pena in the 1995 NLDS. =Davis compiled a season ERA of 1.00 (8 ER in 72.0 IP), which set a new record for a Royals reliever... he has continued his success into the postseason, recording a 0.79 ERA (1 ER in 11.1 IP).

Danny Duffy (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 3/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/1 2014 Strikeout High: 9 on 6/14 @ CWS (Start) Oct. 21 vs. SF 3.0+2 1 2 2 3 3 =Danny made his first appearance in 19 days in Game 1, entering with 2 on and the Giants leading 4-0 in the fourth...he walked a pair with 1 away, forcing in an inherited run, then was charged with 2 runs in the seventh. =Danny won his postseason debut on October 2 at the Angels, pitching a scoreless 10th inning with the Royals winning 3-2 in 11 on a Mike Moustakas homer.

Brandon Finnegan (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 10/13 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 9/30 vs. Oakland Oct. 24 @ San Francisco 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 =Brandon recorded a pair of big outs after entering a 3-2 game in the seventh last night with 1 on and 1 out, finishing with a strikeout of Brandon Crawford. = The 21-year old made history last night, becoming the first player to appear in a World Series game in the year he was drafted (Elias Sports Bureau)...he also became the first player to appear in a College World Series and a World Series in the same year as he pitched for TCU in Omaha this June. =Brandon earned his first win at the Major League level in Game 2 of the ALDS at Angel Stadium, becoming the first Royals rookie to win a playoff game.

Jason Frasor1st Batter Efficiency: 48/66 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Sep. 26, 2010 (36th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 43/14 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 9/12 vs. Boston Oct. 21 vs. San Francisco 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Jason worked around an error and a walk for a scoreless ninth in Game 1. = The veteran has notched a pair of wins in his first postseason, most recently in Game 3 of the ALCS vs. Baltimore.

Kelvin Herrera1st Batter Efficiency: 57/79 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th car.) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 48/11 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 9/30 vs. Oak) Oct. 25 @ San Francisco 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 =Kelvin was able to leave the potential tying run at third in the sixth last night after permitting an inherited run...he allowed a leadoff walk in the seventh, exiting with 1 away. =Kelvin earned the win in Game 2, becoming the ninth different pitcher from the Dominican Republic to earn a World Series victory. =Kelvin appeared in all 4 games of the ALCS vs. Baltimore, totaling 5.2 scoreless innings with all 3 inherited runners stranded. =Kelvin held opponents to 2 runs over his final 36 regular season outings, recording a 0.48 ERA over 37.1 innings.

Greg Holland1st Batter Efficiency: 58/75 Saves/Save Opp: 53/55 (96%) Last Save: Oct. 24 @ SF (7th post.) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (6x, last 9/12 vs. Bos) Oct. 25 @ SF (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 =Greg closed out last night’s 3-2 win, retiring Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence in order. = Last night’s save was Greg’s seventh of the postseason, which ties a single-season record...other closers to post 7 include John Wetteland (Yankees, 1996), Troy Percival (2002, Angels), Robb Nen (2002, Giants), Brad Lidge (2008, Phillies) and Koji Uehara (2013, Red Sox). =Greg earned 4 saves in the ALCS, becoming the third pitcher all-time to save all 4 wins in a best-of-seven series...Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley posted 4 saves for Oakland in the 1988 ALCS against Boston and the Yankees’ John Wetteland turned the trick in the 1996 World Series vs. Atlanta. =Greg saved 46 regular season games, second in the A.L. and the second-highest total in team history as he had 47 last year. =Holland’s 93 saves over the last two seasons are second-most in the Majors, behind only Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel (97)...he’s converted 93-of-98 save opportunities in that period, with his 94.9 percentage leading the Major Leagues, just ahead of the Angels’ Huston Street (93.7) and Miami’s Steve Cishek (92.4).

Hitting NotesRoyals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ San Franisco Giants - Saturday, October 25, 2014

Nori Aoki This Series: 0-for-7 Postseason: 7-for-34 (.206), 6 runs, 2 RBI, 3 BB, SB, HBP = Nori didn’t play last night, the first time he hasn’t started in this postseason...looking for his first hit of the World Series after going 3-for-11 with 3 runs scored in the ALCS vs. Baltimore...went 3-for-3 in Game 3 of the ALDS vs. the Angels, the third player in KC postseason history to be perfect at the plate with 3 hits or more. = Hit .317 (69-for-218) after the All-Star break, after batting just .260 before the break...collected 29 RBI after the break, hitting .412 (21-for-51) with runners in scoring position...he went 3-for-7 against the Giants during the regular season, including August 10 where he went 2-for-2 with 2 walks and 3 stolen bases. = Batted .379 (33-for-87) over the month of September, third-highest in the American League...his .432 OBP over the final month also ranked fourth in the A.L. = Ranked sixth in the A.L. with 27 infield hits, while his 101 infield hits in his MLB career are most in the Majors since the start of 2012.Billy Butler This Series: 3-for-6, 2 RBI Postseason: 9-for-33 (.273), 2 runs, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 4 BB, SB, 2 SF = Billy didn’t play last night after collecting a pair of RBI hits in Game 2 of the series Wednesday...it marked his first multi-RBI contest since recording 2 RBI in the Wild Card win over Oakland...since going hitless in the ALDS, Butler is 7-for-20 (.350) with 2 doubles and 3 RBI in his last 6 postseason games. = Butler was 4-for-11 (.364) with 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI vs. the Giants in the regular season...he hit .317 (19-for-60) with 2 homers and 9 RBI vs. the N.L. = His hot hitting corresponded with hot streaks by the Royals during the regular season...he hit .389 (14-for-36) with 4 doubles, a homer and 10 RBI during KC’s 10-game winning streak (June 7-18), while he hit .333 (24-for-72) with a .583 slugging pct. and 14 RBI during the Royals’ 16-4 stretch, July 24-August 14. = Among Royals players with at least 2,000 at bats, his .295 career batting average ranks third, behind only George Brett (.305) and Mike Sweeney (.299). Lorenzo Cain This Series: 2-for-10, 2 runs, 2B, BB, RBI, HBP Postseason: 14-for-44 (.318), 11 runs, 4 2B, 5 RBI, SB, 3 BB, HBP = Lorenzo went 0-for-4 last night after collecting a pair of hits in Game 2 of the series...he’s recorded 14 hits this postseason, which are tied for sixth in Royals postseason history with teammate Eric Hosmer....he was named the ALCS MVP, going 8-for-15 (.400) with 5 runs scored, 2 doubles and 2 walks. = Cain’s 8 hits in the ALCS were 1 shy of matching Willie Wilson (9 in 1985) for the KC record in a League Championship Series...he had 4 hits in Game 2 of the series, tying George Brett (twice in 1985) for the most in a Royals postseason game...his 5 multi-hit games this postseason are tied for tops in the Majors. = Enjoyed a breakout year in his fourth season with the Royals, setting career highs in games played (133), runs (55), hits (142), doubles (29), triples (4), RBI (53) and stolen bases (28)...his 28 steals were good for eighth in the league...he swiped 21 bags after July 1, which was tied for fifth-most in MLB in that span. = Batted over .342 in both April (13-for-38) and May (26-for-76), marking the first time in his career he’s hit over .300 in consecutive months...he also batted .305 (25-for-82) in August and .315 (28-for-89) in September...collected a career-high 8 outfield assists, which tied for 11th in the A.L.Jarrod Dyson This Series: 1-for-4 Postseason: 1-for-10 (.100), 2 runs, SB, SAC, BB = Jarrod made his first start of the postseason, going 1-for-3 with a single in the sixth inning...it marked his first hit of the postseason. = His career-high 36 steals tied for third in the A.L. with Detroit’s Rajai Davis this season...it was the most by a Royals player since Carlos Beltran swiped 41 bags during the 2003 season...tied U.L. Washington for ninth in club history with his 120th career theft on September 22 during the completion of a suspended game. = Tied for the A.L. lead in zone rating (.953) with Josh Reddick...went 4-for-5 (.800) with a double and 4 steals in the 3-game series vs. the Giants this year.Alcides Escobar This Series: 5-for-12, 2 runs, 2 2B, RBI Postseason: 15-for-48 (.313), 7 runs, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 SAC, BB, SB =Alcides collected a pair of hits, cracking a double on Tim Hudson’s first pitch last night and singling with one out in the sixth inning...he’s hit safely in 10 of 11 postseason games this year...his 7 runs scored are tied with George Brett (1978) and Willie Wilson (1985) for fourth-most by a Royal in a single postseason. = He homered in Game 1 of the ALCS vs. the O’s, becoming just the second Royals shortstop (Fred Patek, 1978) to homer in postseason play...his four doubles are tied with Alex Gordon (2014) for second-most by a Royal in a postseason...also drove in the winning run with an RBI double in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the ALCS. = His 3 sacrifices are tied with Clayton Kershaw and Juan Perez for the most this postseason...tied a KC record with 2 sacrifices in the Wild Card Game vs. Oakland. = He was the only Royals player and one of just four in the Major Leagues to appear in all 162 games this season, along with Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman, Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria and San Francisco’s Hunter Pence...he’s played in 633 games over the past four seasons, tops among MLB shortstops and fifth overall. =Hit out of the leadoff spot the last two weeks of the season, batting .362 (25-for-69) with five doubles, a homer, nine runs scored and a .397 on-base percentage.Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-11, run, 2B, RBI Postseason: 7-for-38 (.184), 4 runs, 4 2B, HR, 10 RBI, 2 HP, 6 BB, 3 SB = Alex drove in KC’s second run last night with an RBI double in the sixth inning...his hit snapped an 0-for-17 in postseason play, which dated back to his 10th inning home run against the Orioles in Game 1 of the ALCS...his 10 RBI this postseason are tied with Willie Aikens (1980) for the KC record for a single postseason. = Gordon went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI in the first game of the ALCS, which matched the club record for a postseason game, set by Jim Sundberg in Game 7 of the 1985 ALCS...he was 5-for-10 with 2 homers vs. the Giants in the regular season. = Ranked sixth in the American League, hitting .338 (44-for-130) with runners in scoring position during the regular season...led the team with 74 RBI and 19 homers. =He’s hit 13 regular season home runs against the Orioles, batting .294 with 35 RBI in 51 games...collected 61 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder before the 2011 season, which are the most in MLB in that span...has won three consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards and was nominated for a fourth earlier this week.Terrance Gore This Series: run Postseason: 2 runs, 3 SB = Terrance made his only appearance of the series in Game 2 Wednesday when he pinch ran for Billy Butler in the sixth and scored on Salvador Perez’s 2-run double...it marked his second run of the postseason...his 3 steals are tied with Alex Gordon for the most this postseason...scored the winning run in Game 2 of the ALCS. =He scored five runs and recorded five stolen bases, despite making just two plate appearances during September...he ranks second in Major League history with the most runs scored and two plate appearances or fewer, behind former Oakland designated runner, Herb Washington (33 runs scored, 0 plate appearances).Eric Hosmer This Series: 1-for-10, run, RBI, 2 BB Postseason: 14-for-39 (.359), 6 runs, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 9 BB = Eric collected his first RBI of the World Series, singling home Alex Gordon with 2 outs in the sixth last night...his 9 RBI this postseason rank second to teammate Alex Gordon and are tied for the third most by a Royal in a single postseason...his .359 batting average (14-for-39) is second-highest all-time by a Royal with at least 30 AB. = Collected 2 hits and 2 RBI in Game 2 of the ALCS at Camden Yards...he’s also slugging .590 this postseason with a double, triple and 2 homers. = Hoz collected 3 hits and a walk in Game 2 of the ALDS, joining George Brett as the only Royals to reach base 4+ times in multiple postseason games...also recorded 3 hits and a walk in the Wild Card Game vs. Oakland...tripled with one out in the 12th inning of the Wild Card Game and scored the tying run. = Batted .321 (53-for-165) with 14 doubles, a triple, 5 homers and 23 RBI after July 1...his .509 slugging pct. in that span ranked 11th in the American League. = Had a career-best 16-game hitting streak from June 30-July 20, where he batted .413 (26-for-63) with six doubles, two homers and nine RBI...his streak was the longest by a Royal since Salvador Perez hit safely in 17-straight games in 2012...suffered a fracture in his right hand and missed 29 games, placed on the disabled list August 2.Omar Infante This Series: 2-for-9, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Postseason: 8-for-38 (.211), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 5 BB, SF =Omar went 0-for-3 last night, after collecting 2 extra-base hits in Game 2...blasted a 2-run homer to cap the 5-run sixth inning Wednesday...his homer was his first in 145 postseason at bats, which ended the second-longest drought among active players. = He’s a career .315 hitter (39-for-124) vs. the San Francisco in the regular season with 9 doubles, a triple, a homer and 10 RBI. = Recorded a career-best 66 RBI, the seventh-most by a Royals second baseman...he had four games with 4 RBI or more during the regular season, including a career-high 6 RBI vs. the Orioles on April 27 at Camden Yards...hit his first career grand slam against the Angels on June 27, one of only 3 slams by the Royals this season.Erik Kratz This Series: Has not played Postseason: Has not played = Erik hasn’t played yet this postseason...he joined the Royals on July 29 in a trade that included RHP Liam Hendriks and sent INF Danny Valencia to Toronto. = He recorded his first career multi-home run game on August 18 at Target Field...batted .333 (8-for-24) with a double, 2 home runs and 3 RBI in August.Mike Moustakas This Series: 3-for-10, 2B Postseason: 10-for-39 (.256), 6 runs, 2B, 4 HR, 5 RBI, BB, SAC =Moose singled to lead off the second inning last night, going 1-for-4...he hit out of the No. 5 spot in the order after hitting ninth the first 10 games of the postseason...his 4 home runs are tied with Willie Aikens (1980) for most by a Royal in a single postseason...hit safely in 9 of 11 playoff games this year. = Mike opened the postseason hitting safely in his first 6 games, which included 4 homers and 5 RBI...hit the go-ahead homer in Game 1 of the ALDS in the 3-2 win over the Angels and hit a 10th-inning homer in Game 1 of the ALCS at Camden Yards. = He blasted 15 home runs during the regular season...hit 11 of them between June 10 and August 25, which were tied for 10th-most in the A.L. during that span.Jayson Nix This Series: Has not played Postseason: 0-for-1 = Jayson has not played since the Wild Card Game...he went 0-for-1 in that contest with a strikeout, playing third base over the final 3 innings. = He joined the Royals on August 28 after being claimed off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates...KC is his fourth organization this year, opening the season in Philadelphia and also spending time with Tampa Bay...he’s played 6 different positions (1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, RF) in his Major League career.Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-10, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI Postseason: 6-for-44 (.136), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB = Salvy took an 0-for-3 last night, after collecting a two-run double in the second game of the Fall Classic...he’s 2-for-10 in the World Series, but has recorded 3 RBI, also recording a solo homer in Game 1...threw out Hunter Pence trying to steal second base last night, the second runner he’s caught stealing this postseason. = Perez recorded the third walk-off hit in Royals playoff history with an RBI single in the 12th inning of the Wild Card Game. = Started a KC record 143 games behind the plate...his 146 games as a catcher overall were also tops in team history...also the starting A.L. catcher in the All-Star Game. = Led A.L. catchers in hits (150) and multi-hit games (40), while he was second in extra-base hits (47) and tied for second in runs scored (57)...his 150 hits were the most by a KC backstop since Darrell Porter’s 155 base knocks during the 1979 season...threw out 23 would-be base stealers, which ranked fifth in the American League.Josh Willingham This Series: 0-for-2 Postseason: 1-for-4 = Josh didn’t play last night after striking out as a pinch hitter in Game 2 of the series...he’s 1-for-4 this postseason, collecting a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning of the Wild Card Game, which led to the tying run...Willingham is a career .352 hitter (19-for-54) with 5 doubles, 5 homers and 12 RBI in 16 games at this park. = He was acquired by the Royals in an August 11 trade with the Twins that also sent minor league pitcher Jason Adam to Minnesota.

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ San Franisco Giants - Saturday, October 25, 2014

This & ThatPESKY ESKY--Shortstop Alcides Escobar doubled to lead off last night’s gamer and has now hit safely in eight consecutive postseason games dating back to Game #3 of the ALDS vs. the Angels...during the streak, Escobar has hit .353 (12-for-34) with three doubles, a home run, three RBI and six runs scored...Escobar’s 8-game postseason streak is the fourth-longest in Royals history behind Amos Otis (11 in 1978-1980); George Brett (9 in 1977-1980); and Freddie Patek (9 in 1976-77)...overall, Escobar has hit safely in 10 of Kansas City’s 11 games this postseason, batting .319 (15-for-47) with four doubles, a home run, four RBI and seven runs scored...Escobar’s 15 hits this postseason are tied with Amos Otis (1980) for the fourth-most in Royals history for a single postseason behind Willie Wilson (20 in 1985), George Brett (18 in 1985) and Lonnie Smith (16 in 1985)...Eric Hosmer’s run-scoring single in the sixth inning was his first of the World Series and his 14th of the postseason, tied for sixth in Royals’ history for a single postseason.

GUTHRIE A WORLD SERIES FIRST--Last night’s starter, Jeremy Guthrie, became the first starting pitcher in World Series history to earn a victory without allowing a walk or striking out a batter during a Fall Classic outing...in addition, he was the fifth starter in World Series history to earn a win without a strikeout, and the first since Bob Turley of the Yankees in Game #2 of the 1960 World Series...the others to do so were Hugh McQuillan of the Giants (Game #3-1924), Washington’s Tom Zachary (Game #2-1924) and Boston’s Babe Ruth (Game #4-1918)...Guthrie was the fifth starting pitcher in World Series history and the first since Atlanta’s Greg Maddux in Game #2 of the 1996 Fall Classic against the Yankees to not record a walk or a strikeout through at least 5.0 innings pitched.

HOLLY ROLLS ON--Greg Holland finished the regular season with 46 saves and has gone 6-for-6 in this postseason, including a big league record tying 4-for-4 in the ALCS, joining Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley as the only pitchers to accomplish that feat since the ALCS went to a best-of-seven format...while postseason stats are not included in the regular season total, with six saves to this point Holly has now made good on 53 of his 55 save tries this year, including 46 of the last 47 and 27 in a row after last night’s rescue...over a longer haul in regular season play, Holland has converted 86 of his last 89 attempts (96.6%) since May 30 of last season, the highest percentage among closers with at least 40 opportunities in that span...since that date, Greg has five more saves than any other pitcher in baseball (Craig Kimbrel - 81) and Holland allowed just 14 earned runs in 113.1 innings for a 1.11 ERA...he recorded his 100th career save on August 8 and since posting his first career save on August 3, 2011 vs. Baltimore, Holland has gone 113-for-123, the best save pct. at 91.9 among closers with at least 100 save opportunities.

WILD CARD SERIES--This 2014 World Series marks the second time that a pair of Wild Card qualifiers are squaring off for the World Championship, the other occurring in 2002 when these San Francisco Giants battled the Angels, losing the series in seven games to the Halos...the Royals rolled through Oakland (Wild Card Game), the Los Angeles Angels (3-0 in ALDS) and Baltimore (4-0 in ALCS) to get to this final stop of 2014.

FOUR NOT NECESSARY IN GAME #3--Kansas City didn’t need to reach their “magic number” last night, clinging to a 3-2 victory in the third game of this 2014 World Series...the Royals hold a 6-0 ledger when plating at least four runs, which is consistent with the club’s success over the last two seasons...KC has put up some phenomenal numbers when the offense has been able to get at least four runs across the plate in a game over the last two seasons...during the regular season, KC was 69-14 when scoring at least four runs and combined with last year (64-14), the Royals are 105 games over .500 during the regular season when scoring at least four runs (133-28).

SHARPENING THE SHORT GAME--The Royals, who finished the year second in the American League in infield hits with 158, have already accumulated 16 infield knocks in this postseason, easily the most of any of the playoff participants this October...the closest competition in infield hits this October are the Giants with four...Kansas City featured four in the Top 14 individually in infield knocks with Lorenzo Cain tied for third (28), Nori Aoki tied for sixth (27), Alcides Escobar tied for 12th (24) and Jarrod Dyson tied for 14th (22).

BOMBS AWAY--Kansas City clubbed its 10th home run of this postseason with Wednesday’s blast by Omar Infante...it was the 12th World Series homer in franchise history, joining the likes of Willie Aikens (4), Amos Otis (3), Salvador Perez George Brett, Frank White and Darryl Motley...Mike Moustakas has homered four times in this postseason to tie the franchise record for most home runs in a single postseason, a mark that was set by Aikens in 1980...in franchise history, only George Brett clubbed most postseason home runs in his career with 10...Moose is also just the second ninth-place hitter since 1903 to hammer four home runs in a postseason, tying Adam Kennedy from the 2002 Angels...Jason Varitek has four in his postseason career from the nine-hole.

HOME GROWN ROYALS--It was never a secret that for the Royals to contend, they’d have to do it with the combination of home grown talent and then enhance the roster via the trade and free agent route...of the 25 players on the World Series active roster, 12 were drafted or signed originally by the Royals...the group includes (draft round-year): Terrance Gore (20th-2011), Jarrod Dyson (50th-2006), Alex Gordon (1st-2005), Mike Moustakas (1st-2007), Salvador Perez (non-drafted free agent-2006), Billy Butler (1st-2004), Brandon Finnegan (1st-2014), Yordano Ventura (non-drafted free agent-2008), Eric Hosmer (1st-2008), Kelvin Herrera (non-drafted free agent-2006), Danny Duffy (3rd-2007) and Greg Holland (10th-2007).

AND THE REST OF THE SQUAD--The remaining dozen of the 2014 squad arrived via trades and free agency...that group includes (how acquired): Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain (trade with Milwaukee-Dec., 2010), Josh Willingham (trade with Minnesota-2014), Jeremy Guthrie (trade with Colorado-July, 2012), Omar Infante (free agent-Dec., 2013), Wade Davis and James Shields (trade with Tampa Bay-Dec., 2012), Erik Kratz (trade with Toronto-July, 2014), Nori Aoki (trade with Milwaukee-Dec., 2013), Jason Vargas (free agent-Nov., 2013), Jason Frasor (trade with Texas-July, 2014), Jayson Nix (Waivers from Pittsburgh-2014) and Tim Collins (trade with Atlanta-July, 2010).

RUNNIN’ ROYALS--The Royals have swiped 13 bases in this postseason, using eight different thieves to accomplish the total...KC opened the playoffs by tying an MLB postseason record with seven thefts in the win over Oakland, with seven different Royals recording steals...for the second straight year, the Royals led the Majors in stolen bases with 153 both this year and last season...Jarrod Dyson, despite being a part-time player, has swiped 30, 34 and now 36 in his last three seasons, totaling 100 bags in that span which was seventh among all big league thieves, most of whom play every day...KC was the only big league club with three players with at least 25 thefts, as Dyson is joined by Alcides Escobar (31) and Cain (28), marking the first time for the franchise since U.L. Washington, Willie Wilson and John Wathan each swiped at least 25 bags in 1983.

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING--This 2014 version of the Kansas City Royals entered the September 30 Wild Card Game with only five players who had previous postseason experience with Wade Davis, Omar Infante, Jayson Nix, James Shields and Raul Ibanez...with Ibanez inactive for the World Series, KC is down to four who have previous experience in October baseball.

A LOOK BACK AT ‘14--Kansas City snapped its postseason dry spell with an 89-73 season, capped a week ago today with a 6-4 win over the White Sox in Chicago to finish one game behind the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central...the rollercoaster ride that was the 2014 season saw the Royals trail by as many as 6 1/2 games after play on June 1, only to reel off a 13-2 stretch to take a 1 1/2-game advantage in the Central on June 18...KC then fell into a 9-18 skid from June 19-July 21 to fall to eight games behind the Tigers, but a win in Chicago on July 22 jumpstarted a season-ending stretch in which the Royals were 41-23 and popped champagne corks for the first time in 29 years on September 26 with a win over the White Sox in U.S. Cellular Field...the two combatants in the ALCS were the two winningest teams in the American League from July 22 on, with the Royals posting 41 victories and the Orioles 42...the 89-victory season marked the most by the Kansas City franchise since winning 92 games in 1989...KC has coupled its last two seasons for a 175-149 mark for a .540 winning pct.

KEEPING IT IN THE YARD--The bullpen duo of Wade Davis and Kelvin Herrera combined for 140.0 homerless innings during the 2014 regular season...Davis tossed 72.0 frames and allowed only five extra-base hits (four doubles and a triple), while Herrera fired 68.0 innings and gave up 12 extra-base knocks (all doubles)...Davis, Herrera and the Dodgers’ Brandon League were the only three pitchers in the Majors who worked at least 60.0 innings with no home runs surrendered in 2014.

DAVIS SETS RELIEF STRIKEOUT MARK--The breakout bullpen year of Wade Davis ended with 109 strikeouts, breaking the team record for a reliever held by fellow bullpen-mate Greg Holland, set last year, and Jim York, a reliever for KC in 1971 (103)...Davis attained his 109 K’s in 72.0 innings for a 13.6 strikeout to 9-inning ratio, the third best mark in the A.L. (minimum 60.0 innings).

Aoki .000 7 0 0 0Butler .500 6 3 0 2Cain .000 10 2 0 1Dyson .250 4 1 0 0Escobar .417 12 5 0 1Gordon .091 11 1 0 1Gore .000 0 0 0 0Hosmer .100 10 1 0 1Infante .222 9 2 1 2Kratz - - - - -Moustakas .300 10 3 0 0Nix - - - - -Perez .200 10 2 1 3Willingham .000 2 0 0 0

.208 53 11 1 5 .364 11 4 1 4 .091 11 1 0 1 .800 5 4 0 1 .147 34 5 0 1 .389 18 7 2 5 - - - - - - - - - - .315 124 39 1 10 .200 10 2 0 0 .200 10 2 0 1 - - - - - .182 11 2 1 2 .309 94 29 6 16

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. Giants (World Series) vs. Giants (career)* At AT&T Park*

.160 25 4 0 2 - - - - - .000 4 0 0 0 - - - - - .083 12 1 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .310 58 18 0 6 .333 3 1 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .352 54 19 5 12

*-Does not include postseason*-Does not include postseason

vs. Bumgarner*

.000 13 0 0 0 .667 3 2 1 3 .000 3 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .167 6 1 0 0 .333 3 1 0 1 - - - - - - - - - - .400 10 4 0 0 .333 6 2 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 - - - - - .000 4 0 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0

vs. Vogelsong

.000 3 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .636 11 7 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .250 4 1 0 0

*-Does not include postseason