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Baltimore Orioles (0-2) @ Kansas City Royals (2-0)Kauffman Stadium - Tuesday, October 14, 2014

American League Championship Series - Game #3TBS, MLB International, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) & ESPN Radio

UPCOMING SCHEDULE(Probables with Postseason statistics)

Game #4 - Wednesday, October 15 vs. Baltimore Orioles: TBA vs. TBA, 3:07 p.m. (CDT), TBS, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports Game #5 (if necessary) Thursday, October 16 vs. Baltimore Orioles: TBA vs. TBA, 3:07 p.m. (CDT), TBS, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports

Game #6 (if necessary) - Friday, October 17 @ Baltimore Orioles: TBA vs. TBA, 7:07 p.m. (CDT), TBS, ESPN Radio & 610 SportsGame #7 (if necessary) - Saturday, October 18 @ Baltimore Orioles: TBA vs. TBA, 7:07 p.m. (CDT), TBS, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports

This 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 ALCS is being televised nationally on TBS with Ernie Johnson Jr., Cal Ripken Jr., Ron Darling and Matt Winer...each game is also being televised by MLB International with Gary Thorne and Kansas City’s own Rick Sutcliffe...every

game is also being broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio with Jon “Boog” Sciambi and Chris Singleton.

THE 2014 KANSAS CITY ROYALS POST-SEASON GUIDE IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT MLBPRESSBOX.COMLATE RUNS PROVIDE A KC FIRST--The Royals return to Kauffman Stadium with their first-ever 2-0 lead in an American League Championship Series, posting a 6-4 win in Baltimore on Saturday...KC plated a pair in the ninth to avoid extra innings for just the second time in the six postseason games played to date, with Alcides Escobar breaking the 4-4 tie with a double, followed by a Lorenzo Cain single...Cain finished Saturday with the third 4-hit game in Kansas City postseason history, with the other two belonging to none other than Hall of Famer George Brett...Wade Davis picked up his second-straight win, while Greg Holland notched his second save of the series and fourth of the postseason...the Royals won their sixth-straight game of this postseason (ninth overall), with five of those wins coming in KC’s last at-bat.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER--Since the eighth inning of the Wild Card Game here against Oakland two weeks ago tonight, the Royals have scored 15 runs from the eighth inning on, winning four games in extra innings and scoring a pair in the ninth on Saturday for the win in Baltimore...the only contest that KC hasn’t plated a run in the eighth or beyond was the 8-3 ALDS clincher here against the Angels...Kansas City is the first team in Major League Baseball to win four extra-inning games in one postseason.

POSTSEASON WINNING STREAK--It’s been 29 years in the making, but the Royals now have a 9-game postseason winning streak, including a 6-0 mark this year...the last time Kansas City trailed at the end of an

inning was after the eighth frame of the Wild Card game here vs. Oakland, when the A’s held a 7-6 advantage...since KC rallied to tie the game in the ninth and then ultimately win it in the 12th, the Royals have not trailed for 45 consecutive innings...Kansas City won its last three games of the 1985 World Series and then open its return to postseason play on September 30 this season with the win over the A’s in the Wild Card Game, and then took all three games of the ALDS over the Angels, two in extra innings, before winning twice in Baltimore...the 9-game streak is tied for sixth on the all-time list with the 2007-08 Red Sox...the Royals are the first club to win their first six games of a postseason since Colorado reeled off seven in a row to open the 2007 playoffs which propelled them to their only World Series appearance.

GET COMFORTABLE--Apparently winning takes time, as the Royals have played 8 hours and 54 minutes of baseball in the first two games of this series against the Orioles, averaging 4:27 per contest...in the six postseason games to this point, Kansas City has averaged 4:12 per game, with the “fastest” affair a 3:38 minute win in the ALDS clincher against the Angels, the only contest that didn’t have a bottom of the ninth, while the 12-inning Wild Card win over Oakland took 4:45 to complete.

FOUR RUNS STILL THE KEY--The Royals have 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, and this postseason has been no different...Kansas City is 6-0 to this point and has scored at least four times in five of the six games, the only one without scoring four was the 3-2, 11-inning win in Anaheim in Game #1 of the ALDS...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).

ROAD WARRIORS--The 4-0 road mark this postseason is consistent with the regular season as the Royals saved their best work for the road this year going 47-34 away from ‘The K’, five wins better than Kansas City totaled at home this year (42-39)...the road year turned around in Chicago, as KC entered play on July 22 in Chicago with a 26-25 record away from ‘The K’, but then reeled off a 21-9 record in road tilts, matching the Angels for the most road wins since that date...Kansas City was 8-1-1 in its last 10 road series played...the 47 road wins were the third most in franchise history and one win behind the ‘77 club for second highest success rate away from home.

Royals vs. Orioles Kansas City returns to “The K” after a 2-0 stop in Baltimore, running the season mark to 4-1 in Camden Yards in 2014...the Royals and O’s split the 4-game series they played here in mid-May...the regular season and now postseason results:Date Site Score WP LP Att.4/25 @ Bal W, 5-0 Ventura Jimenez 22,4784/26 @ Bal L, 2-3 (10) Britton Duffy 34,9414/27 @ Bal W, 9-3 Shields Gonzalez 38,3685/15 KC L, 1-2 Chen Ventura 12,4555/16 KC L, 0-4 Tillman Guthrie 25,9855/17 KC W, 1-0 Duffy Norris 24,0645/18 KC W, 8-6 Shields Jimenez 22,692

American League Championship Series10/10 @ Bal W, 8-6 (10) Davis O’Day 47,12410/11 @ Bal W, 6-4 Davis O’Day 46,91210/14 KC10/15 KC

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS (2014 Season): LHP Wei-Yin Chen (16-6, 3.54) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (13-11, 4.13) 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 CareerWei-Yin Chen vs. Royals 1-0 - 1-1 Major League Record 16-6 (3.54 ERA) 7-7 35-24Jeremy Guthrie vs. Orioles 0-1 2-0 2-1 Major League Record 13-11 (4.13 ERA) 15-12 83-100

JEREMY GUTHRIE makes his postseason debut tonight, facing one of his former teams...once an Oriole, Jeremy has pitched against Baltimore four times in his career, including twice this season, going 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA...he’s in the second year of a 3-year deal after being acquired from Colorado for Jonathan Sanchez on July 20, 2012. A WINNER IN THE CLINCHER--Jeremy last worked on September 26, tossing 7.0 shutout innings in the Royals’ 3-1 triumph at U.S. Cellular Field, which wrapped up Kansas City’s playoff spot...the veteran righty allowed no runs on 4 hits with a walk and 6 strikeouts in the outing, firing 93 pitches...it was his longest scoreless outing of the season...before Guthrie had even thrown a pitch in Chicago, his offense staked him to a 3-0 lead, thanks to RBI hits from Nori Aoki, Lorenzo Cain and Billy Butler in the top of the first...the win was Jeremy’s 13th of the year and 33rd since joining the Royals mid-season in 2012...his 33 victories are the ninth-most in the American League in that span, one shy of teammate James Shields and Angels’ lefty C.J. Wilson (34), who are tied for seventh. AGE IS JUST A NUMBER--At 35 years, 189 days old, Jeremy will become the eldest Royal to start a postseason game, passing the late Paul Splittorff, who made his final postseason start on October 10, 1980 at Yankee Stadium (Game 3 - ALCS) at 34 years, 2 days...Guthrie is also the oldest starting pitcher to make his postseason debut since former Mets righty Steve Trachsel (35 years, 341 days) did it in Game 3 of the 2006 National League Division Series vs. the Dodgers (Oct. 7). DEALING DOWN THE STRETCH--Guthrie was 8-2 over his final 12 starts, with the win total tying him for second in the A.L. from July 26 on, trailing only L.A.’s Matt Shoemaker (9)...he was named the Royals Pitcher of the Month for September after going 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA over 5 outings, including a 0.89 ERA at home. ON THE OREGON TRAIL--Jeremy, a native of Ashland in southern Oregon, is the seventh pitcher from The Beaver State to start a postseason game and the first since Jim Rooker, who started for Pittsburgh in Game 5 of the 1979 World Series...Guthrie looks to become the first Oregonian to start and win a postseason game since Mickey Lolich earned victories in Games 2, 5 and 7 of the 1968 World Series for Detroit. VS. THE O’S--@TheRealJGuts (Twitter handle) makes his first postseason start against his former organization, having pitched for the Orioles from 2007-11...he’s faced Baltimore 4 times in his career – all 4 over the last 2 seasons with KC – going 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA (8 ER in 27.0 IP)...he took a 4-0 defeat here against the O’s on May 16, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits with a walk and 2 strikeouts...he also took a no-decision in Baltimore on April 26, tossing the first 7.0 frames of KC’s 3-2 loss in 10 innings...he was 47-65 with a 4.12 ERA in 153 starts (161 outings) during his 5 seasons with the O’s. AT ‘THE K’--Jeremy went 6-6 at home this year, recording a 4.25 ERA (48 ER in 101.2 IP) over 16 starts here...he’s gone 19-13 at ‘The K’ as a Royal, with Kansas

City posting a 27-14 mark in his home starts...he’s 42-52 with a 4.47 ERA over 141 outings at his various home parks throughout his career.

Jeremy’s Last Win:September 26 @ Chicago (7.0 IP, 3-1 over Hector Noesi)

Jeremy’s Last Loss:September 8 @ Detroit (2.2 IP, 5-9 to Justin Verlander)

Jeremy’s Last Complete Game:August 7 @ Arizona (6-2 over Vidal Nuno) - 8th career CG

Jeremy’s Last Shutout:August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota (13-0 win over Kevin Correia) - 2nd career shutout

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

Guthrie vs. OriolesPlayer AVG. AB H HR RBINelson Cruz .250 24 6 0 6Alejandro De Aza .250 32 8 0 1Ryan Flaherty .250 8 2 0 0J.J. Hardy .214 14 3 0 1Nick Hundley .400 5 2 0 2Kelly Johnson .000 10 0 0 0Adam Jones .083 12 1 0 1David Lough .167 6 1 0 0Nick Markakis .250 12 3 0 1Jimmy Paredes .667 3 2 0 1Jonathan Schoop .333 3 1 0 0Delmon Young .148 27 4 0 0

Royals Notes - Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals - Tuesday, October 14, 2014Pitching Notes

Royals vs. Orioles ALCS Career

Collins - - - - - - -Davis 2-0 0 0.00 2 3.0 1 0Duffy - - - - - - -Finnegan 0-0 0 27.00 2 0.1 3 1Frasor - - - - - - -Guthrie - - - - - - -Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 2 3.0 1 0Holland 0-0 2 4.50 2 2.0 3 1Shields 0-0 0 7.20 1 5.0 10 4Vargas - - - - - - -Ventura 0-0 0 6.35 1 5.2 5 4

Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER 2-1 0 0.00 11 9.1 5 0 6-5 0 3.92 20 82.2 82 36 1-1 0 1.46 3 12.1 7 2 - - - - - - - 3-2 3 3.82 61 61.1 54 26 2-1 0 2.67 4 27.0 27 8 0-0 0 0.73 10 12.1 8 1 1-0 4 1.93 8 9.1 6 2 11-7 0 3.52 26 176.1 168 69 2-3 0 1.94 8 55.2 46 12 1-1 0 1.26 2 14.1 14 2

2014 Postseason Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 6 1-0 - - 4.41 34.2 34 17 17 6 10 25 .254 Relievers 6 5-0 4 6 2.30 27.1 20 7 7 1 12 31 .204 Totals 6 6-0 4 6 3.48 62.0 54 24 24 7 22 56 .233Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 17/26 (65%) Saves/Save Opp: 4/6 (67%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 9/4 (44%)

Tomorrow’s Game 4 Starter - TBA

Tim Collins (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 11/23 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/4 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 5/31 @ Toronto October 2 @ Los Angeles 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 = Tim entered a 2-2 game in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the ALDS at the Angels, hitting Gordon Beckham on a 1-1 count...Beckham moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, with Tim recording a big strikeout of Josh Hamilton for the second out. = Collins has compiled 9.1 scoreless innings and a .156 opponents average over 11 career outings vs. the O’s, stranding all 6 inherited runners and striking out 14. = Collins was recalled from Omaha September 19...he helped the Storm Chasers win the Triple-A National Championship, posting a 2.76 ERA over 23 outings.

Wade Davis1st Batter Efficiency: 57/77 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. 11 @ Baltimore (Win) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 =Wade recorded a 1-2-3 eighth in a 4-4 game on Saturday, then picked up his second victory in as many days as the Royals went on to a 6-4 win...he’s the first pitcher to record wins in back-to-back playoff games since Atlanta’s Alejandro Pena in the 1995 NLDS. =Davis was outstanding in Game 1 as he fanned 4 over 2.0 scoreless innings in a 5-5 game...the Royals prevailed 8-6 in 10 innings, lifting Wade to the win. =Wade’s 109 strikeouts set a Royals single-season relief record, ahead of Jim York (1971) and Greg Holland (2013), who had 103 apiece. =Davis compiled a season ERA of 1.00 (8 ER in 72.0 IP), setting a new single-season record for a Royals reliever.

Danny Duffy (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 2/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/0 2014 Strikeout High: 9 on 6/14 @ CWS Oct. 2 @ Los Angeles (Win) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 =Danny pitched a scoreless 10th inning in Game 1 of the ALDS at the Angels, working around Kole Calhoun’s leadoff single by retiring Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Howie Kendrick...the Royals moved ahead 3-2 on a Mike Moustakas homer in the 11th, lifting Duffy to the win in his postseason debut. =Duffy’s first 6 big league appearances this year were in relief...he was 1-1 with a 2.16 ERA, holding batters to a .167 average.

Brandon Finnegan (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 9/12 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 9/30 vs. Oakland October 11 @ Baltimore 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 =Brandon entered a 4-4 game with 2 away in the sixth on Saturday, replacing Yordano Ventura, who exited with right shoulder tightness...Finny allowed a single to Caleb Joseph, then retired Jonathan Schoop to close the inning. =He faced 3 batters in the sixth inning of Game 1, allowing a run on Alejandro De Aza's bloop infield single as Baltimore tied the game at 5-5...Finnegan became the youngest left-hander to appear in an ALCS game. =Brandon pitched a scoreless 10th in Game 2 at the Angels, walking David Freese with 1 away, then inducing an inning-ending 3-6-3 double play from Josh Hamilton...the Royals scored 3 in the 11th, resulting in Brandon’s first win at the Major League level...he became the first Royals rookie to win a playoff game.

Jason Frasor1st Batter Efficiency: 46/64 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 October 3 @ Los Angeles 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Jason last pitched 10 days ago, sending Game 2 at Angel Stadium into extras at 1-1 by retiring Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Howie Kendrick in the ninth. = The longtime Blue Jay has faced Baltimore 61 times, the most of any active Major League pitcher...former teammate Casey Janssen is second at 49 outings. = Jason did not allow a run of his own here at The K after being acquired from Texas on July 16 (9.1 IP)...4 of 11 inherited runners scored.

Kelvin Herrera1st Batter Efficiency: 54/75 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: 44/10 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 9/30 vs. Oak) October 11 @ Baltimore 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 =Kelvin loaded the bases in the seventh inning of Game 2, then escaped damage by retiring Steve Pearce and J.J. Hardy, keeping the score at 4-4. =Kelvin gave the Royals a big lift in Game 1 after inheriting 2 runners with no outs in the sixth inning of a 5-5 contest, inducing a force out, then closing the frame on a 6-4-3 double play...he concluded a 1-2-3 seventh with strikeouts of J.J. Hardy and Ryan Flaherty. =Kelvin held opponents to 2 runs over his final 36 regular season outings, recording a 0.48 ERA over 37.1 innings. =Herrera has a 0.73 ERA over 10 regular season appearances and 12.1 innings vs. the O’s, allowing a lone run in his first career matchup.

Greg Holland1st Batter Efficiency: 55/71 Saves/Save Opp: 50/52 (96%) Last Save: Oct. 11 @ Bal (4th 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. 11 @ Baltimore (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 =Greg worked around a 2-out single for a scoreless ninth in Game 2, closing out a 6-4 win...the save was his fourth this postseason, which is a new career record for a KC hurler as Dan Quisenberry combined for 3 in 1980 and 1985. =Holland saved Game 1, though it wasn’t easy...a 2-out single by Ryan Flaherty and a walk to Jimmy Paredes set up a Delmon Young’s pinch-hit single, which scored Flaherty...Holly retired Nick Markakis on a grounder to first, resulting in an 8-6 win. =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 - Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals - Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Nori Aoki This Series: 2-for-6, 2 runs, 2 BB Postseason: 6-for-22 (.273), 5 runs, 2 RBI, 3 BB, SB = Nori singled in the first inning Saturday and scored KC’s first run on Eric Hosmer’s two-run single...he’s reached base in 8 of his last 12 plate appearances, dating back to Game 3 of the ALDS, scoring four runs...he went 3-for-3 in his last postseason game here, the final contest of the ALDS vs. the Angels. = 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 during the ‘second half’ of the season...he went 10-for-29 (.345) against the O’s during the regular season with a double and 6 runs scored in 7 games. = Ranked third in the American League, hitting .363 (45-for-124) against left-handed pitching, which was the top average in the Majors by a left-handed hitter...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-9, run, 2B, 2 RBI, SF Postseason: 5-for-22 (.227), 2 runs, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, SB, SF = Billy recorded his first extra-base hit of the postseason Saturday, doubling in KC’s third run...he collected a pair of singles and a sac fly in the first game of the series...went hitless in the Division series after going 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI in the Wild Card Game vs. Oakland. = Butler has hit .444 (8-for-18) with five extra-base hits (2 doubles, 1 triple, 2 homers) against Wei-Yin Chen...he’s a career .313 hitter with a .545 SLG vs. the O’s. = His hot hitting corresponded with hot streaks by the Royals during the 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: 6-for-8, 4 runs, 2 2B, RBI, SB, 2 BB Postseason: 10-for-27 (.370), 8 runs, 3 2B, 4 RBI, SB, 2 BB = Lorenzo had a monster game Saturday, going 4-for-5 with a double, 2 runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base...matched KC’s playoff record with 4 hits in a game, tying George Brett’s total in Game 3 of the 1985 ALCS and Game 7 of the 1985 World Series. = Cain has reached base 8 times in the first two games of the series (6-for-8 with 2 walks)...the KC record for times reached in an ALCS is 15 by Brett in 1985. = 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. =Matched a career-best with a nine-game hitting streak, September 19-27...batted .375 (12-for-32) with 2 doubles and 5 runs scored during the streak.... Collected a career-high 27 infield hits, which tied for third in the American League with Adam Jones and Chicago’s Adam Eaton. = 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.Christian Colon This Series: def. replacement Postseason: 1-for-1, run, RBI, SB, SAC = Christian made his first appearance of the series, playing second base in the ninth Saturday...marked his first postseason game since he drove in the tying run and scored the winning run in the 12th inning vs. Oakland in the Wild Card Game. = Made his Major League debut on July 2 and had three seperate stints with the Royals...he also played in 86 games at Triple-A Omaha. = Collected three hits twice with Kansas City, including on July 4 at Cleveland...with two doubles and a triple in that game, he became the second Royal to record 3 extra-base hits in their first Major League start, joining Mark Quinn who hit two homers and doubled vs. the Angels on September 14, 1999.Jarrod Dyson This Series: 0-for-2, BB Postseason: 0-for-4, run, SB, SAC, BB = Jarrod was caught stealing for the second-straight game Saturday, coming in as a pinch-runner...reached base on an error in the ninth inning. = 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), matching Oakland’s Josh Reddick...hit .308 (4-for-13) with a stolen base and 3 runs vs. the O’s this year.Alcides Escobar This Series: 2-for-10, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB Postseason: 7-for-28 (.250), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 SAC =Alcides drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning with a one-out double Saturday, going 1-for-5...he also homered in the first game of the series, becoming the first Royals shortstop to homer in postseason play since Fred Patek did it in Game 2 of the 1978 ALCS vs. the Yankees. = His 3 sacrifices are tied with Clayton Kershaw for the most during this postseason...collected 2 sacrifices in the Wild Card Game September 30 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. = Had a bounce-back season, batting .285 with 34 doubles, five triples and three homers, after hitting just .234 with 28 extra-base hits (20 doubles, 4 triples, 4 homers) in 2013...ended the season on a nine-game hitting streak, batting .425 (17-for-40) with three doubles and three RBI during the streak. =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: 3-for-8, run, 2B, HR, 4 RBI Postseason: 6-for-23 (.261), 3 runs, 3 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 4 BB, 3 SB =Alex went 0-for-4 with 4 strikeouts in Game 2 of the ALCS...he collected 3 hits and 4 RBI in Game 1 of the series, hitting the go-ahead home run in the 10th inning...his 4 RBI Friday matched Jim Sundberg for the club’s postseason record, which he did in Game 7 of the 1985 ALCS. =Gordon became the first player to drive in at least 3 runs in consecutive postseason games since Mike Lowell did it for the Red Sox in Games 1 and 2 of the 2007 ALCS vs. Cleveland...his 8 postseason RBI are third-most by a Royal, behind only Willie Aikens’ 10 RBI in 1980 and Frank White’s 9 RBI in the 1985 postseason. = 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 5-for-16 (.313) with a homer vs. Baltimore starter Wei-Yin Chen...collected 61 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder before the 2011 season, which are the most in the Major Leagues in that span...has won three consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards.Terrance Gore This Series: run Postseason: run, 3 SB = Terrance scored the go-ahead run after pinch-running for Omar Infante in the ninth inning Saturday...he’s tied for the MLB lead with 3 steals this postseason. = Made his Major League debut on September 2 vs. Texas and went on to appear in 11 games, including nine as a pinch runner. =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: 3-for-9, 2 RBI, BB Postseason: 10-for-23 (.435), 5 runs, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6 BB = Eric recorded his third multi-hit and third multi-RBI game of the postseason Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a two-run single in the first inning...hitting .435 (10-for-23) with a double, triple, 2 homers and 7 RBI in playoff games this year...his 7 RBI are tied with Nelson Cruz for third-most in this postseason. = 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. = Batted .321 (53-for-165) with 14 doubles, a triple, five homers and 23 RBI after July 1...his .509 slugging percentage in that span ranked 11th in the American League...his 35 doubles were tied for 10th in the American League, while he’s tied for 12th in the league with 69 doubles over the last two seasons. = 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-8, BB Postseason: 4-for-24 (.167), run, RBI, 2 BB, SF = Omar went 1-for-4 Saturday, leading off the ninth inning with an infield hit...he’s hit safely in both games of this series after going 0-for-11 in the ALDS vs. the Angels...he played in his 36th playoff game Saturday, tying him with Juan Rivera (2002-09) for fifth all-time by a Venezuelan-born player. = Recorded a career-best 66 RBI, the seventh-most by a Royals second baseman...went 4-for-12 vs. the Angels (.333) this year with his first career grand slam June 27...he also recorded a walk-off single in the third game of the series, June 29...he had four games with 4 RBI or more, including 6 vs. the Orioles on April 27 here.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-8, 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, SAC Postseason: 7-for-22 (.318), 7 runs, 4 HR, 5 RBI, BB, SAC =Moose hit his fourth home run of the postseason Saturday, giving KC a 4-3 lead with a solo shot in the fourth...his 4 homers are tied with Willie Aikens (1980) for most by a Royals player in a single postseason...among KC players all-time, only George Brett (10) has more playoff home runs than Moustakas. =Mike 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 Friday in Game 1 of the ALCS. = He blasted 15 home runs during the regular season, ranking him seventh among A.L. third basemen...hit 11 of them between June 10 and August 25, which were tied for 10th-most in the A.L. during that span...had a pair of 6-game hitting streaks, most recently from September 11-16 in KC’s final homestand of the year.Salvador Perez This Series: 1-for-8, run, BB Postseason: 4-for-27 (.148), run, 2 RBI, BB = Salvy singled to lead off the second inning Saturday, going 1-for-4...recorded the third walk-off hit in Royals postseason history with an RBI single in the 12th inning vs. Oakland in the Wild Card Game September 30...he also recorded a pair of hits and an RBI in Game 2 of the ALDS in Los Angeles. = 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: Has not played Postseason: 1-for-2 = Josh hasn’t played since pinch hitting in Game 2 of the ALDS...collected a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning in the Wild Card Game, the first pinch hit by a Royal in a postseason game since Lynn Jones tripled in Game 1 of the 1985 World Series...a career .333 hitter (39-for-117) against the O’s. = 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 - Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals - Tuesday, October 14, 2014

This & ThatBOMBS AWAY--Kansas City’s lack of power in the regular season has been well documented with a Major League least 95 home runs during the 162-game slate, but the Royals are more than making up for it since the postseason kicked off...after going homerless in the 9-8, 12-inning Wild Card win over Oakland, KC has powered eight home runs in its last five games...Mike Moustakas has homered four times already to tie the franchise record for most home runs in a single postseason, a mark that was set by Willie 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...Moose has gone deep in four of the last five games, clubbing the game-winner in the opener of the ALDS in Anaheim with an 11th inning shot, while Eric Hosmer has hit a pair of home runs, one a game-winner in Anaheim in the 11th frame of Game #2 of the ALDS...Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon joined the long ball party on Friday night with their first of the postseason, Gordon’s the game-winner in the 10th.

AND THE SHORT GAME PAYING OFF TOO--The Royals, who finished the year second in the American League in infield hits with 158, have already accumulated a dozen infield knocks in this postseason, nine more than any other playoff competitor...the Orioles and Giants are a distant second with three apiece...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).

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 ALCS active roster, 13 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), Christian Colon (1st-2010), 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) and Tim Collins (trade with Atlanta-July, 2010).

PEN CONTINUES TO ROLL--The Royals are showing the nation what Kansas Citians came to appreciate this summer with one of the top bullpens in the game...KC’s relief corps worked 3.1 scoreless innings on Saturday, to go with 5.0 frames of 1-run relief in Friday’s extra-inning victory...the pen enters tonight with 8.1 consecutive scoreless innings after allowing a run in the sixth frame of Friday’s game...all told, in the last five postseason games, the KC pen has allowed three runs in 21.0 innings for a 1.29 ERA...youthful southpaws Danny Duffy and rookie Brandon Finnegan each earned wins in the ALDS, while Wade Davis has worked 3.0 scoreless innings in this series to gain both wins and Greg Holland has recorded four saves, two in this series, giving him 50 on the year, which includes his 47 regular season rescues...Davis is the first pitcher to win the first two games of a postseason series since Atlanta’s Alejandro Pena in 1995.

RUNNIN’ ROYALS--The Royals swiped their 13th base of this postseason when Lorenzo Cain pilfered second base on Saturday...KC has used eight different thieves to attain the 13 steals...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 is 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 and Nix inactive for the ALDS and now the ALCS, KC is down to three who have experience in October baseball.

HOLLY HAS ANOTHER SOLID YEAR--Greg Holland finished the regular season with 46 saves, good for second in the A.L. in saves and is the first Royal to record back-to-back 40-save seasons for Kansas City since Dan Quisenberry did it in 1983 (45) and ‘84 (44)...while postseason stats are not included in the regular season total, Holly has now made good on 50 of his 52 save tries this year, including 43 of the last 44 and 24 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 has 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.

GORE A BLUR ON THE BASES--Terrance Gore, a 23-year old outfielder from Macon, GA, has had a meteoric rise this season, culminating with a little over a month in the Majors thanks to the wheels he possesses...KC’s 20th round selection in 2011, Gore’s year began in Wilmington, KC’s Class A club in the Carolina League, where he pilfered 36 bags in 40 tries...to prepare him for a potential September big league audition, Gore was moved to Omaha (AAA), where he swiped 11 bases in 14 tries...he was then added as part of the September roster expansion and went 5-for-5 as a big league base thief...Gore has proven to be such a threat on the bases that he has been on each postseason roster to this point and swiped three bags in his first three games in the playoffs.

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 O’s 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.

89-WIN YEAR--The Royals recorded 89 victories, the most for the franchise since going 92-70 in 1989...with 86 wins last year and 89 this season, Kansas City has eclipsed the 86-win mark in consecutive years for the first time since 1977 (102) and 1978 (92)...the last two full seasons KC had a winning mark was 1988-89, when the Royals went 84-77 and 92-70, respectively.

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 have worked at least 60.0 innings with no home runs surrendered.

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).

NED LONGEST TENURED KC SKIPPER--Ned Yost has been at the helm for 775 regular season games as the Kansas City manager, surpassing Royals’ Hall of Famer skipper Dick Howser (770) for the most games managed in franchise history, and becoming the first manager since Howser to lead the Royals to the postseason...Yost has a 373-402 ledger as KC’s manager, including a 175-149 (.540) mark in the last two seasons...coupled with 457 wins in Milwaukee, Yost is tied for 73rd on the all-time managerial win list with 830 over his 11-year career, matching Fred Hutchinson’s total in a 12-year career as a skipper of the Tigers, Cardinals and Reds.

Aoki .333 6 2 0 0Butler .333 9 3 0 2Cain .750 8 6 0 1Colon .000 0 0 0 0Dyson .000 2 0 0 0Escobar .200 10 2 1 2Gordon .375 8 3 1 4Gore .000 0 0 0 0Hosmer .333 9 3 0 2Infante .250 8 2 0 0Kratz - - - - -Moustakas .375 8 3 2 3Perez .125 8 1 0 0Willingham - - - - -

.345 29 10 0 1 .313 211 66 10 38 .195 41 8 0 1 - - - - - .263 38 10 0 0 .265 117 31 0 6 .294 211 62 13 35 - - - - - .230 113 26 3 11 .262 130 34 4 23 .000 4 0 0 0 .188 80 15 3 7 .236 55 13 2 6 .333 117 39 7 21

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. Orioles (ALCS) vs. Orioles (career)* At Kauffman Stadium*

.320 247 79 0 22 .312 2156 672 65 325 .288 525 151 9 69 .292 24 7 0 1 .265 456 121 4 40 .268 1135 304 8 97 .273 1894 518 63 262 .000 1 0 0 0 .269 1048 282 26 129 .273 396 108 5 42 .286 14 4 0 0 .239 859 205 23 98 .286 704 201 18 104 .227 110 25 3 11

vs. Chen

.286 7 2 0 0 .444 18 8 2 4 .333 12 4 0 0 - - - - - .000 1 0 0 0 .294 17 5 0 1 .313 16 5 1 1 - - - - - .412 17 7 2 5 .167 6 1 1 1 - - - - - .333 6 2 0 1 .154 13 2 0 1 .200 5 1 0 1

TBA

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