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San Francisco Giants (3-3) @ Kansas City Royals (3-3)Kauffman Stadium - Wednesday, October 29, 2014

World Series - Game #7FOX Network, MLB International, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) & ESPN Radio

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.COMFOR ALL THE MARBLES--The 37th seventh game of a World Series will pull the curtain on the 2014 Fall Classic, as the Royals and Giants enter the final game of the year in a 3-3 deadlock...Kansas City sent this series to a deciding game with last night’s 10-0 triumph over San Francisco, buoyed by a 7-run second inning...the beneficiary was 23-year old rookie Yordano Ventura, who fired 7.0 shutout innings allowing just three hits and five walks while fanning four to earn his first World Series victory...the offense unleashed a 15-hit attack, with six starters collecting two hits apiece, the first time that’s happened in a World Series since Boston in Game #1 of the 2007 series...the 10-0 final was the largest shutout victory in a Fall Classic since the Royals were 11-0 winners in Game #7 of the 1985 World Series against St. Louis.

IN THE BIG INNING--The Royals scored seven runs in the bottom of the second inning last night, marking the highest scoring inning for one team since the Giants posted seven runs in the eighth inning of Game #2 in 2010 against Texas...the last American League team to score at least seven runs in a Fall Classic inning was the Boston Red Sox in the fifth inning of Game #1 in 2007 against Colorado (also seven runs)...last night’s explosion was Kansas City’s highest scoring inning in World Series play, surpassing their previous best of six runs in the fifth inning of Game #7 of the 1985 Fall Classic.

THE HISTORY OF GAME 7’S--Tonight is the second World Series Game #7 in franchise history, the other occurring with the previously mentioned 11-0 win over the Cardinals in 1985 for the lone Fall Classic title for Kansas City...the Royals also had a Game #7 in the 1985 ALCS, defeating Toronto after trailing in that series by a 3-1 count...KC has history on its side tonight as the last nine home teams have won the deciding seventh game dating back to 1982 with St. Louis over Milwaukee...the other since then have been: Royals over Cardinals (1985); Mets over Red Sox (1986); Twins over Cardinals (1987); Twins over Braves (1991); Marlins over Indians (1997); Diamondbacks over Yankees (2001); Angels over Giants (2002); and Cardinals over Rangers (2011)...a win tonight would also make the Royals the 20th club in history to rebound from a 3-2 deficit to win the title, the most recent the 2011 Cardinals, who trailed the Rangers heading back to Busch Stadium for Game #6...a victory this evening would also mark the ninth consecutive time since 1982 that a team returned home down 3-2 and won the title.

HIT PARADE--Last night was the fourth time in team history that nine players have collected a hit in a postseason game, joining Game #6 of the 1985 World Series vs. St. Louis, Game #2 of the 1978 ALCS against the Yankees and this year’s American League Wild Card Game vs. Oakland...last night was also the second time in World Series history that all nine starters had a hit by the end of the third inning, matching the Arizona Diamondbacks of 2001 in Game #6 vs. the Yankees.

ACE’S HAT HEADED TO THE HALL--At just 23 years young, it’s a little early for Yordano Ventura and Cooperstown to come up in the same sentence, but his hat from last night’s game became an official artifact for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum...the hat had included a dedication to Oscar Taveras, whose life ended tragically on Sunday in the Dominican Republic...Ventura inscribed, “RIP, O.T., #18” on the hat in memory of his friend and then donated it following the win.

CLIMBING KC’S POSTSEASON LIST--This postseason has seen climb the statistical ladder in franchise history, starting with Eric Hosmer picking up his 19th and 20th hits of this fall to match Willie Wilson’s club record in 1985, each reaching the 20-hit mark in 14 games...Lorenzo Cain has jumped into third on that list with 19 and Alcides Escobar is currently tied with George Brett for fourth with 18...Cain has already set a team mark for runs in a single postseason with 13, two more than Brett accrued in 1985, while Alex Gordon, Lo-Cain and Esky have tied Lonnie Smith’s club record for doubles with five each...Hosmer has also set the team postseason record with 12 RBI entering Game #7, while Mike Moustakas set the team mark for home runs with his fifth last night, one more than Willie Aikens.

POSTSEASON RECAP--Kansas City enters tonight with an 11-3 mark this postseason with all three losses occurring in this World Series...KC was the first team in Major League history to open a postseason 8-0, a streak that began with the Royals coming back from a 7-3 deficit in the eighth inning of the Wild Card Game against Oakland to eventually post a 9-8 victory over the A’s in 12 innings...from there, the Royals swept three from the Angels, including the first two in Anaheim via back-to-back 11-inning wins 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...this is just the third time in World Series history that 3-3 tie in the World Series has followed the scenario of road team wins Game #1; home team wins Game #2; road team wins Game #3; home team wins Game #4; home team wins Game #5; and home team wins Game #6...the only other occurrences were in 1982, when the Cardinals defeated the Brewers in Game #7 at home, and in 2002, when the Angels defeated the Giants in Game #7 at home.

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS (World Series): RHP Tim Hudson (0-1, 4.76) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-0, 2.70)(Regular Season) 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 CareerTim Hudson vs. Royals 0-1 - 3-4 Major League Record 9-13 (3.57 ERA) 8-7 214-124Jeremy Guthrie vs. Giants - - 0-1 Major League Record 13-11 (4.13 ERA) 15-12 83-100

JEREMY GUTHRIE is making his second start of the World Series and third overall postseason start...he was the winning pitcher in Game #3 last Friday in San Francisco and has faced the Giants 3 other times in his career during the regular season...he’s in the second year of a 3-year deal after being acquired from Colorado for Jonathan Sanchez on July 20, 2012. A WORLD SERIES WINNER--Jeremy earned his first postseason victory last Friday night at AT&T Park and it came in Game #3 of this World Series, tossing 5.0 innings of a 3-2 win...the veteran righty allowed just 4 hits and was charged with 2 runs with no walks or strikeouts...he became the first starting pitcher to record a win in a World Series game without recording a walk or a strikeout, while he was the fifth starter and first since Bob Turley of the Yankees in Game #2 of the 1960 World Series to record a win without a strikeout...after allowing a pair of single in the second inning, Guthrie retired 10 in a row, before Brandon Crawford singled and pinch-hitter Michael Morse doubled to end the righty’s night in the sixth...both runners scored as the Giants closed the deficit to 3-2, before Kelvin Herrera, Brandon Finnegan, Wade Davis and Greg Holland closed out the game. CONTINUING HIS SUCCESS--Guthrie has been sharp in his first two postseason starts, allowing just 3 earned runs on 7 hits in 10.0 innings for a 2.70 ERA...despite a 17-day break in-between his last regular season start and first start of the postseason, his strong performances have continued from the end of the regular season...Jeremy was 8-2 over his final 12 regular season 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 in September, going 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA over 5 outings. CALIFORNIA CONNECTION--Jeremy pitched collegiately at Stanford University (2001-02), helping the Cardinal reach the College World Series both years...during his junior season, Guthrie went 13-2 with a 2.51 ERA and was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year...he became the 11th Stanford product to appear in the World Series in Game #3 and the first starting pitcher in the Fall Classic since Mike Mussina started Game #3 of the 2003 World Series against the Marlins. VS. GIANTS--Prior to earning the victory in Game #3, Guthrie had faced the Giants 3 times during his career in the regular season, going 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA (10 ER in 14.2 IP)...over the past two seasons, he’s made 5 starts against N.L. clubs, going 2-0 with a 2.15 ERA (9 ER in 37.2 IP), claiming wins over the Dodgers (5-3) on June 23 and at Arizona (6-2) on August 7 this season. AT ‘THE K’--Jeremy went 6-6 here this season, recording a 4.25 ERA (48 ER in 101.2 IP) over 16 starts...he took a no-decision in Game #3 of the ALCS, allowing a run

on 3 hits over 5.0 innings vs. the Orioles...he’s gone 19-13 at ‘The K’ as a Royal, with Kansas City posting a 27-14 mark...the veteran righty is 42-52 with a 4.47 ERA over 141 outings at his various home parks throughout his career.

Jeremy’s Last Win:October 24 @ San Francisco (5.0+2 IP, 3-2 over Tim Hudson)

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. Giants*Player AVG. AB H HR RBIJoaquin Arias .000 1 0 0 0Brandon Belt .333 3 1 0 1Gregor Blanco .250 4 1 0 0Brandon Crawford .833 6 5 1 1Travis Ishikawa .000 5 0 0 0Michael Morse .444 9 4 0 1Joe Panik .000 2 0 0 0Hunter Pence .222 9 2 0 0Buster Posey .000 4 0 0 0Pablo Sandoval .375 8 3 0 2* - includes regular season + postseason

Jeremy’s 2014 Postseason Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 10/14 Baltimore ND, 2-1 5.0 3 1 1 0 2 2 94-63 1-1 10/24 @ San Francisco W, 3-2 5.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 77-50 3-02014 Postseason 1-0 2.70 10.0 7 3 3 0 2 2 171-113 66%2014 Regular Season 13-11 4.13 202.2 215 100 93 23 49 124 3233-2096 65%

Royals Notes - San Franisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals - Wednesday, October 29, 2014Pitching Notes

Royals vs. Giants World Series Career*

Collins 0-0 0 3.60 3 5.0 6 2Davis 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.0 2 0Duffy 0-0 0 4.91 2 3.2 2 2Finnegan 0-1 0 27.00 2 1.2 5 5Frasor 0-0 0 3.86 3 2.1 4 1Guthrie 1-0 0 3.60 1 5.0 4 2Herrera 1-0 0 4.50 3 4.0 2 2Holland 0-0 1 0.00 2 2.0 1 0Shields 0-2 0 7.00 2 9.0 15 7Vargas 0-0 0 6.75 1 4.0 6 3Ventura 1-0 0 1.46 2 12.1 11 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 - - - - - - -

*-Does not include postseason

2014 Postseason Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 14 4-2 - - 3.94 75.1 75 33 33 9 24 47 .258 Relievers 14 7-1 7 9 3.02 56.2 44 20 19 1 27 61 .214 Totals 14 11-3 7 9 3.55 132.0 119 53 52 10 51 108 .239Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 36/51 (71%) Saves/Save Opp: 7/9 (78%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 23/13 (57%)

Tim Collins (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 13/26 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 11/7 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 5/31 @ Toronto Oct. 28 vs. San Francisco 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 = Tim pitched the ninth inning of last night’s 10-0 win, working around a Juan Perez single by fanning Matt Duffy and Gregor Blanco. = Collins has been tough against both lefties and righties in his career...left-handers are batting .224 (77-for-343), with righties hitting .227 (97-for-427).

Wade Davis1st Batter Efficiency: 62/82 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: 15/7 2014 Strikeout High: 4 (2x, last 10/10 @ Bal) Oct. 26 @ San Francisco 1.0 2 1 0 0 3 =Wade allowed 2 inherited runs and an unearned tally in the eighth inning of Game 5 as the Giants pushed their lead to 5-0. =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 set a Royals relief record with 109 strikeouts in the regular season, topping the old mark of 103.

Danny Duffy (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 3/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/2 2014 Strikeout High: 9 on 6/14 @ CWS (Start) Oct. 25 @ San Francisco 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 =Danny entered in the fifth inning of Game 4, inheriting Hunter Pence at first with 1 away in a 4-3 game...a Pablo Sandoval single put runners at the corners, with Danny walking Brandon Belt to load the bases...Jarrod Dyson then made a great catch on a Juan Perez liner, though Pence scored to tie the game. =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: 10/14 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. 25 @ SF (Loss) 1.0+2 5 5 5 2 0 =Brandon entered a 4-4 contest in the sixth inning of Game 4, allowing 3 runs in the inning plus a pair in the seventh...he took the loss in an 11-4 final. = The 21-year old made history in Game 3, 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: 49/68 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: 44/15 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 9/12 vs. Boston Oct. 28 vs. San Francisco 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 = Jason made his third World Series appearance last night, pitching around a pair of singles in a scoreless eighth inning. = 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: 58/80 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. 26 @ San Francisco 1.0+2 2 2 2 1 0 =Kelvin opened the seventh inning of Game 5 with the Giants leading 2-0...he used a 4-6-3 double play to work around a 1-out walk, then allowed back-to-back singles in the eighth, with both runners scoring after his exit. =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. 24 @ SF (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 =Greg closed out a 3-2 win in Game 3 on Friday, retiring Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence in order. =Holland has a 0.90 ERA in the postseason (1 ER in 10.0 IP). = Friday’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).

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Hitting NotesRoyals Notes - San Franisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals - Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Nori Aoki This Series: 1-for-11, run, RBI, BB Postseason: 8-for-38 (.211), 7 runs, 3 RBI, 4 BB, SB, HBP = Nori recorded his first hit and RBI in World Series play, singling home the second run of the second inning last night...made his first start since Game 2 of the series...he 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: 4-for-11, 2B, 3 RBI Postseason: 10-for-38 (.263), 2 runs, 3 2B, 8 RBI, 4 BB, SB, 2 SF = Billy recorded an RBI double, driving in the seventh run of the second inning last night...it marked his third RBI in three starts during the World Series. = He recorded 2 hits and 2 RBI in Game 2 of the Fall Classic, his second multi-RBI contest of the postseason (also did it in the Wild Card Game)...Butler was 4-for-11 (.364) with 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI vs. the Giants in the regular season. = 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: 7-for-22, 5 runs, 2 2B, BB, 4 RBI, HBP Postseason: 19-for-56 (.339), 15 runs, 5 2B, 8 RBI, SB, 5 BB, HBP = Lorenzo recorded his seventh multi-hit game of the postseason last night, going 2-for-3 with a double and 3 RBI...his 7 multi-hit games are tied for most this postseason with Pablo Sandoval...hitting .339 (19-for-56) in postseason play, including 15-for-37 (.405) since the start of the ALCS on October 10. = Lo was named MVP of the League Championship Series, going 8-for-15 (.533) with 2 doubles, 2 walks and 5 runs scored...his 8 hits in the series were 1 shy of matching Willie Wilson (9 in 1985) for KC’s record in an ALCS...his 4 hits in Game 2 vs. the O’s tied George Brett (twice in 1985) for most in a Royals postseason game. = 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: 2-for-10, BB Postseason: 2-for-16 (.125), 2 runs, SB, SAC, 2 BB = Jarrod was a defensive replacement last night, coming in to play center field in the sixth inning...he started all three games in San Francisco, collecting 2 hits. = 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: 8-for-26, 3 runs, 3 2B, 2 RBI Postseason: 18-for-62 (.290), 8 runs, 5 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 SAC, BB, SB = Alcides collected a pair of hits last night, going 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored...he recorded his sixth multi-hit game of the postseason, tying him for third during this year’s postseason...he’s hit safely in 10 of his last 11 postseason games, which included a nine-game streak that ended in Game 5 of the Fall Classic. = He homered in Game 1 of the ALCS, becoming just the second Royals shortstop (Freddie Patek, 1978) to homer in postseason play...also drove in the winning run with an RBI double in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the ALCS...tied for the MLB lead with 3 sacrifices this postseason, which included 2 in the Wild Card Game. = 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 since September 13, batting .325 (41-for-126) with a .444 SLG in 29 games combined between the regular season and the postseason.Alex Gordon This Series: 3-for-24, 3 runs, 2 2B, RBI, SB Postseason: 9-for-51 (.176), 6 runs, 5 2B, HR, 10 RBI, 2 HP, 6 BB, 4 SB = Alex went 1-for-4 last night, leading off the seven-run second inning with a single...he’s collected 5 doubles this postseason, which ties Lonnie Smith (1985) and Alcides Escobar (2014) for the Royals postseason record...he also recorded his fourth steal of the playoffs in Game 4, tying him for most by a Royal in one postseason. = Gordon collected 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. = 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 went 5-for-10 with 2 homers and 4 RBI during the 3-game series vs. the Giants in the regular season...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 Fall Classic in Game 2 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: 7-for-24, 3 runs, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB Postseason: 20-for-53 (.377), 8 runs, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 9 BB = Eric went 2-for-5 with a two-run double in the seven-run second inning last night...his double tied the Royals record for most hits (20) in a single postseason, matching Willie Wilson’s 1985 total...tied for third in this year’s postseason with 6 multi-hit games, including 2 during the World Series (also 3 hits in Game 4). = Batting .377 (20-for-53) this postseason, which is tops among Royals with at least 40 postseason at-bats...his average is second-highest among players in this postseason with at least 35 at-bats, behind only St. Louis’ Jon Jay (.483)...set the KC postseason record with his 12th RBI last night. = Hoz became the second Royal (George Brett) to reach base 4+ times in a postseason game twice in his career, doing it in the Wild Card Game and Game 2 of the ALDS. = 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: 6-for-20, 4 runs, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB Postseason: 12-for-49 (.245), 5 runs, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB, SF =Omar recorded his second multi-hit game of the Fall Classic last night, going 2-for-4 with a double and 2 runs scored...he’s a career .306 hitter (11-for-36) with 3 doubles a homer and 4 RBI in World Series play...blasted a two-run homer in Game 2 of this series, one of three roundtrippers by the Royals in this series. = He will play in his 45th postseason game tonight and 12th World Series game...his Fall Classic total will tie him for 11th among active Major Leaguers. = 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: 5-for-20, 3 runs, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Postseason: 12-for-49 (.245), 9 runs, 2 2B, 5 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, SAC =Moose collected 2 hits last night, including a solo shot in the seventh inning off Hunter Strickland...it marked his fifth home run of the postseason this year, setting a Royals playoff record, passing Willie Aikens (1980)...his 5 postseason homers are also second all-time in Royals history to George Brett’s 10. = Mike’s 2 hits in Game 6 marked his second multi-hit game of the postseason, also going 2-for-3 in Game 2 of the ALDS in Baltimore...blasted the go-ahead roundtripper 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. = He connected on 15 homers 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: 0-for-2 Postseason: 0-for-3 = Jayson has made two appearances in the Fall Classic, most recently in Game 5 when he played second base over the final two innings...he’s 0-for-2 in the series. = 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: 8-for-21, 3 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI Postseason: 12-for-55 (.218), 4 runs, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, BB = Salvy collected a pair of hits last night, doubling and scoring in the seven-run second inning...he’s hitting .381 (8-for-21) with a double, a homer and 4 RBI in the World Series after batting .118 (4-for-34) with no extra-base hits in the first three rounds of the postseason. = He became the seventh Royal to collect 3 hits or more in a World Series game, going 3-for-4 in Game 4...also threw out Hunter Pence trying to steal in Game 3, the second runner he’s caught stealing in 6 attempts this postseason...blasted his first postseason homer in Game 1, the only run KC has scored off Madison Bumgarner. = 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 hasn’t played since Game 2 of the series...he pinch-hit in each of the first two games 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 hit 9 of his 14 home runs during the season against right-handed pitching. = 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 - San Franisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals - Wednesday, October 29, 2014

This & ThatMOOSE SETS HOMER MARK--The Royals took a 3-2 lead in home runs in this series when Mike Moustakas clubbed his first career World Series blast and fifth of the postseason in last night’s seventh inning...the Royals had clubbed a pair of roundtrippers during the first two games of the series here in Kauffman Stadium with Salvador Perez (Game #1) and Omar Infante (Game #2) each going deep, while the Giants have had home runs from Hunter Pence (Game #1) and Gregor Blanco (Game #2)...with five home runs, Moustakas has set the franchise record for most blasts in a single postseason, a mark that was set by Willie Aikens in 1980...in franchise history, only George Brett clubbed more postseason home runs in his career with 10...last night’s blast by Moose was the 13th World Series homer in franchise history, joining the likes of Willie Aikens (4), Amos Otis (3), Infante, Perez George Brett, Frank White and Darryl Motley...prior to the lineup adjustment last night that had Moustakas hitting eighth, he was just the second ninth-place hitter since 1903 to hammer four home runs in a single postseason, tying Adam Kennedy from the 2002 Angels...Jason Varitek had four in his postseason career from the nine-hole.

LOVIN’ LIFE IN “THE K”--Thanks to John Farrell and the American League All-Star squad, the Royals get to host the seventh game of this 2014 Fall Classic in Kauffman Stadium, where the offensive numbers have been outstanding in this postseason...in the World Series alone, Kansas City has batted .293 (29-for-99) in the three games contested here with an on-base pct. of .346 and a slugging pct. of .495, featuring 11 doubles and three home runs...in the three games played by the bay in AT&T Park, KC hit just .218 (22-for-101) with a .240 on-base and .267 slugging pct., with five doubles as the only extra-base knocks...since this 11-3 run began with the Wild Card Game vs. Oakland on September 30, the Royals have batted .281 here in “The K” (65-for-231) with a .345 on-base pct. and .416 slug while posting a 6-1 ledger...in the seven road games, KC has gone 5-2 with a .235 overall average (59-for-251) with a .289 on-base and .359 slugging pct...on the hill, the Royals have a 3.00 ERA in the seven contests here, limiting the opposition to a .221 team average, while recording a 4.09 mark on the road with a .257 average against.

SOLID VS. SENIOR CIRCUIT--A win tonight would be consistent with the good fortune the Royals enjoyed during the 2014 regular season against the National League...Kansas City posted a Major League best 15-5 mark against the Senior Circuit during interleague play, with all but four of those games occurring against the National League West...KC was 7-3 against the N.L. in Kauffman Stadium and 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...the Royals also swept a 3-game series in August from these Giants.

SCORING FIRST AND SCORING FOUR A GOOD THING--Kansas City ran its 2014 postseason record to 7-0 when scoring first with last night’s 10-0 triumph...the Royals are also 7-0 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 20 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 eight...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).

HOLLY ROLLS ON--By going 7-for-7 to this point in October, Greg Holland is one save away from setting a Major League record for rescues in a single postseason...his perfect fall to this point has matched the save totals of Brad Lidge (Philadelphia in 2008), Robb Nen (San Francisco in 2002), Troy Percival (Anaheim in 2002), Koji Uehara (Boston in 2013) and John Wetteland (Yankees in 1996)...Holland finished the regular season with 46 saves then followed that with a big league record tying four saves 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 seven 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...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 WORLD 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 after taking a 3-2 lead into Anaheim...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.

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).

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...none of the four active players possess a World Series championship ring.

A LOOK BACK AT ‘14--Kansas City snapped its postseason dry spell with an 89-73 season, finishing 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 .091 11 1 0 1Butler .364 11 4 0 3Cain .318 22 7 0 4Dyson .200 10 2 0 0Escobar .308 26 8 0 2Gordon .125 24 3 0 1Gore .000 0 0 0 0Hosmer .292 24 7 0 4Infante .300 20 6 1 4Kratz - - - - -Moustakas .250 20 5 1 2Nix .000 2 0 0 0Perez .381 21 8 1 4Willingham .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

vs. Giants (World Series) vs. Giants (career)* at Kauffman Stadium*

.320 247 79 0 22 .312 2156 672 65 325 .288 525 151 9 69 .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 .257 70 18 2 7 .286 704 201 18 104 .227 110 25 3 11

*-Does not include postseason*-Does not include postseason Regular season + Postseason

vs. Hudson

.250 8 2 0 1 .333 3 1 0 0 .167 6 1 0 2 .000 2 0 0 0 .455 11 5 0 1 .500 6 3 1 2 - - - - - .000 2 0 0 0 .222 27 6 0 2 .143 7 1 0 0 .250 4 1 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 .200 5 1 0 0 .087 23 2 0 0