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San Francisco Giants @ Kansas City RoyalsKauffman Stadium - Tuesday, October 21, 2014

World Series - Game #1FOX Network, MLB International, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) & ESPN Radio

UPCOMING SCHEDULE(Probables with Postseason statistics)

Game #2 - Wednesday, October 22 vs. San Francisco Giants: RHP Jake Peavy (1-0, 1.86) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (0-0, 4.85), 7:07 p.m., FOX, ESPN Radio & 610 SportsThursday, October 23 - Off Day in San Francisco: Workout at 2:00 p.m. (PDT)

Game #3 - Friday, October 24 @ San Francisco Giants: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (0-0, 1.80) vs. RHP Tim Hudson (0-0, 3.29), 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX, ESPN Radio & 610 SportsGame #4 - Saturday, October 25 @ San Francisco Giants: LHP Jason Vargas (1-0, 2.38) vs. RHP Ryan Vogelsong (0-0, 5.19), 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports

Game #5 (if necessary) - Sunday, October 26 @ San Francisco Giants: TBA vs. TBA, 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX Network, ESPN Radio & 610 SportsMonday, October 27: Media availability at Kauffman Stadium (Time to be announced)

Game #6 (if necessary) - Tuesday, October 28 vs. San Francisco Giants: TBA vs. TBA, 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX Network, ESPN Radio & 610 SportsGame #7 (if necessary) - Wednesday, October 29 vs. San Francisco Giants: TBA vs. TBA, 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX Network, 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 World Series is being televised nationally on the FOX Network with Joe Buck, Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci 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.

THE 2014 KANSAS CITY ROYALS POST-SEASON GUIDE IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT MLBPRESSBOX.COMBACK IN THE FALL CLASSIC--The Royals bring a 1-1 World Series record into the 2014 edition of Fall Ball, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies in six games in 1980 and then rebounding from a 3-1 deficit to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985 to take the series in seven games for the first and last world title won in Kansas City...the 2014 Royals have used a combination of extra innings, close calls and a comeback for the ages to get to their third Fall Classic, becoming the first team in Major League history to win its first eight games in a single postseason...this year’s run to the World Series began with KC coming back from a 7-3 deficit in the eighth inning of the Wild Card Game against Oakland’s Jon Lester, plating three eighth inning runs, the game-tying tally in the ninth and then scoring twice in the 12th to post a 9-8 victory over the A’s...from there, the Royals swept three straight from the Angels, highlighted by back-to-back 11-inning wins in Anaheim and then Kansas City kept the dream alive with a 4-game sweeping of Baltimore, taking the first two in Camden Yards and then finishing things off here last Tuesday and Wednesday with consecutive 2-1 triumphs.

WILD CARD SERIES--Tonight 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.

WORLD SERIES 25-MAN ROSTER--The Royals are going with an 11-man pitching staff and have made one alteration to the position player roster from the previous three series played, adding infielder Jayson Nix and deactivating Christian Colon...the 2014 World Series active roster consists of: PITCHERS (11): Wade Davis, Tim Collins (L), Danny Duffy (L), Brandon Finnegan (L), Jason Frasor, Jeremy Guthrie, Kelvin Herrera, Greg Holland, James Shields, Jason Vargas (L), Yordano Ventura. CATCHERS (2): Erik Kratz, Salvador Perez. INFIELDERS (6): Billy Butler, Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer, Omar Infante, Mike Moustakas and Jayson Nix. OUTFIELDERS (6): Nori Aoki, Lorenzo Cain, Jarrod Dyson, Alex Gordon, Terrance Gore, Josh Willingham.

STREAKING ROYALS--The Royals are the first team in history to win its first eight games of a postseason since playoffs came to be in 1969 with divisional play..another streak has been 29 years in the making, as the Royals now have an 11-game postseason winning streak, one win shy of tying New York Yankees for the longest postseason winning streak in history...the Bronx Bombers had a pair of 12-game postseason streaks (1927-32 and 1998-99)...the Royals have trailed in only three of the last 72 innings they’ve played...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.

SKIPPER STREAKING TOO...--Kansas City manager Ned Yost became the first manager in big league history to win his first eight playoff games, passing Clint Hurdle, who led the Colorado Rockies to seven-straight wins at the outset of the 2007 postseason...the Yankees’ Joe Girardi is next with five...Yost’s eight postseason victories are tied with Royals’ Hall of Famer Dick Howser, who won all 8 of his playoff games during the World Championship run in 1985.

BEST TRIO EVER???--The Royals are showing the nation 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 are 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 25.2 innings, allowing three earned runs for a 1.05 ERA while fanning 30.

Royals vs. Giants The Royals capped Interleague work this summer with a 3-game sweep of San Francisco here on August 8-10...KC leads the all-time series, 9-3, including 7-2 in games played at ‘The K’:Date Site Score WP LP Att.8/8 KC W 4-2 Frasor Bumgarner 28,3078/9 KC W 5-0 Shields Hudson 35,1148/10 KC W 7-4 Duffy Lincecum 27,359

World Series10/21 KC 10/22 KC 10/24 @ SF 10/25 @ SF10/26 @ SF (if necessary)10/28 KC (if necessary)10/29 KC (if necessary)

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Madison Bumgarner (2-1, 1.42) vs. RHP James Shields (1-0, 5.63) 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 CareerMadison Bumgarner vs. Royals 0-1 - 0-1 Major League Record 18-10 (2.98 ERA) 13-9 67-49James Shields vs. Giants 1-0 - 1-0 Major League Record 14-8 (3.21 ERA) 13-9 114-90

JAMES SHIELDS is making his second career World Series start, tenth career playoff start and fourth of this year’s postseason...the California native faced the Giants for the first time on August 9, posting his ninth career shutout...he was acquired as the centerpiece of a 7-player deal from Tampa Bay on December 9, 2012. NO DECISION IN ALCS OPENER--James will make his first start in 11 days tomorrow, having last pitched in Game 1 of the ALCS at Camden Yards...in that start, he allowed 4 runs, 10 hits, a walk with 3 strikeouts over 5.0 innings...he gave up 3 runs and 4 hits in his final frame as he exited the game leading 5-4...he did not record a decision as Baltimore tied the game at 5-5 with a run in the sixth...the score held until Alex Gordon led off the 10th with a solo shot to right field...Mike Moustakas added a 2-run shot as the Royals went on to an 8-6 victory. VS. GIANTS--James posted his ninth career shutout in his first matchup with the Giants on August 9...he allowed just 4 hits in a 5-0 final, with Joe Panik’s eighth-inning double the lone extra-base hit...he needed 109 pitches to toss his 22nd complete game, allowing a walk with 5 strikeouts...it was his first shutout as a Royal and first since September 9, 2012 as a member of the Rays...Shields is the cousin of former San Francisco outfielder Aaron Roward, who played for the Giants from 2008-11. FALL CLASSIC FACTS--James is the eighth different pitcher to start over Kansas City’s 14 World Series games and the first to have previously started for another club in the Fall Classic as he tossed 5.2 shutout innings in 2008’s second game against Philadelphia, notching Tampa Bay’s only World Series win to date. IN THE POSTSEASON--“Big Game” James becomes the third KC hurler to start 4 games in a single postseason, joining Charlie Leibrandt and Bret Saberhagen of the 1985 squad...Shields has 9 total starts in the postseason, having worked for Tampa Bay in 2008, 2010 and 2011...he started the first playoff game in Rays history on October 2, 2008, winning Game 1 of the ALDS over Chicago (6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER) and is 3-4 overall, posting a 5.19 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 50.1 innings (29 ER). WORKHORSE--James made 34 starts for a second straight year, tying for the big league lead...he finished fourth in the A.L. with 227.0 innings, topping the 200.0 mark for an eighth consecutive season, which ties Justin Verlander for the second-longest active streak in the Majors, behind only Mark Buehrle (14-straight seasons)...Shields leads the Majors with 1785.2 innings since the start of 2007, just ahead of Felix Hernandez (1785.1) and Verlander (1780.2). AT “THE K”--The A.L. leader with 10 road wins, James made just 15 of 34 regular season starts here, going 4-6 with a 3.51 ERA (40 ER in 102.2 IP)...he recorded 11 quality starts, including his ninth career shutout on August 9 vs. these Giants...Shields received 3.16 runs of support per 9.0 innings here, compared to 5.43 on the road.

James’ Last Win:October 5 vs. Los Angeles (G3 ALDS), (6.0 IP, 8-3 over C.J. Wilson)

James’ Last Loss:September 20 vs. Detroit (6.2 IP, 1-3 to Max Scherzer)

James’ Strikeout High:15, October 2, 2012 vs. Baltimore (9.0 IP, 1-0 loss to Miguel Gonzalez)

James’ Last Complete Game & Shutout:August 9 vs. San Francisco (9.0 IP, 5-0 over Tim Hudson) - 22nd career CG & 9th shutout

Shields vs. GiantsPlayer AVG. AB H HR RBIJoaquin Arias .000 2 0 0 0Gregor Blanco .571 7 4 0 3Matt Duffy .000 3 0 0 0Travis Ishikawa .000 3 0 0 0Michael Morse .000 3 0 0 0Joe Panik .500 2 1 0 0Hunter Pence .000 11 0 0 0Buster Posey .000 4 0 0 0Pablo Sandoval .250 4 1 0 0

James’ 2014 Postseason Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 9/30 Oakland ND, 9-8 (12) 5.0 5 4 4 1 2 6 88-56 3-1 10/5 Los Angeles W, 8-3 6.0 6 2 2 2 2 6 106-65 8-2 10/10 at Baltimore ND, 8-6 5.0 10 4 4 0 1 3 90-59 5-42014 Postseason 1-0 5.63 16.0 21 10 10 3 5 15 283-180 63%2014 Regular Season 14-8 3.21 227.0 224 95 81 23 44 180 3632-2350 65%Career Postseason 3-4 5.19 50.1 61 30 29 7 13 40 - -

Royals Notes - San Francisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals - Tuesday, October 21, 2014Pitching Notes

Royals vs. Giants 2014 Career

Collins - - - - - - -Davis 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 3 0Duffy 1-0 0 5.40 1 6.2 3 4Finnegan - - - - - - -Frasor 1-0 0 0.00 2 1.1 2 0Guthrie - - - - - - -Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0Holland 0-0 2 0.00 2 2.0 2 0Shields 1-0 0 0.00 1 9.0 4 0Vargas 0-0 0 3.60 1 5.0 9 2Ventura - - - - - - -

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 2 Starter - Yordano Ventura=Yordano will make his fourth postseason appearance and third start, becoming the first Royals rookie to start a World Series game at any position...he will be the 66th rookie hurler to start in the Fall Classic and first from the A.L. since 2007, when Daisuke Matsuzaka opened and won Game 3 for Boston.=Yordano started Game 2 in both the ALDS and ALCS...he worked 5.2 innings on October 11 at Baltimore, allowing 4 runs, 5 hits and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts before leaving a 4-4 game due to right shoulder tightness...KC broke the tie in the ninth, winning 6-4 to take a 2-0 series lead.=He finished the regular season at 14-10, ranking 10th in the A.L. with a 3.20 ERA...the 14 wins were the most by a Royals rookie since 1989.=Ventura will oppose San Francisco for the first time...he was 2-0 in 3 Interleague starts, recording wins on June 5 vs. St. Louis and August 6 at Arizona. =The 23-year old righty was 6-7 at Kauffman Stadium during the regular season, recording a 3.21 ERA over 17 outings (16 starts)...he pitched well here down the stretch, going 3-1 over 5 starts from July 31 on, posting a 2.43 ERA, .193 opponents average and 32 strikeouts over 33.1 innings.

2014 Postseason Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 8 2-0 - - 3.80 45.0 39 19 19 7 15 33 .232 Relievers 8 6-0 6 8 1.80 35.0 22 7 7 1 13 36 .179 Totals 8 8-0 6 8 2.93 80.0 61 26 26 8 28 69 .210Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 23/33 (70%) Saves/Save Opp: 6/8 (75%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 10/4 (40%)

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 last pitched in Game 1 of the ALDS at Angel Stadium, entering a 2-2 game in the ninth...he hit Gordon Beckham on a 1-1 count, who moved to second on a sacrifice bunt before Tim recorded a big strikeout of Josh Hamilton for the second out. = 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: 59/79 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. 15 vs. Baltimore 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 =Wade has appeared in all 8 Royals postseason games this year...he pitched a scoreless eighth in Game 4 of the ALCS vs. Baltimore, working around a 2-out single by Nick Markakis. =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 0.96 ERA (1 ER in 9.1 IP).

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, the first of his career...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 in Game 2 of the ALCS at Baltimore, replacing Yordano Ventura, who exited with right shoulder tightness...Finny allowed a single to Caleb Joseph, then retired Jonathan Schoop to close the inning. =Brandon can become the first player to appear in a World Series game in the year he was drafted (Elias Sports Bureau)...he can also become 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: 47/65 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. 14 vs. Baltimore (Win) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Jason posted a perfect sixth in Game 3 of the ALCS vs. Baltimore with help from Mike Moustakas, who went over the railing and into one of the third base Dugout Suites to catch a foul pop...the Royals moved ahead on Billy Butler’s sacrifice fly in the home half, resulting in Jason’s second playoff win in the 2-1 final. = 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: 56/77 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: 45/10 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 9/30 vs. Oak) October 15 vs. Baltimore 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 =Kelvin appeared in all 4 games of the ALCS vs. Baltimore, totaling 5.2 scoreless innings with all 3 inherited runners stranded. =Kelvin entered Game 4 of the ALCS with 1 on and 1 out in the sixth, working around Adam Jones’ 2-out single to strand runners at first and third in a 2-1 game...he finished a 1-2-3 seventh by fanning Caleb Joseph. =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: 56/73 Saves/Save Opp: 52/54 (96%) Last Save: Oct. 15 vs. Bal (6th 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. 15 vs. Baltimore (SV) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 =Greg finished KC’s sweep of Baltimore in the ALCS, working around a leadoff walk in the ninth to seal a 2-1 win in Game 4. =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. =Holland needs 1 save to tie the single-season postseason record of 7, shared by Wetteland (1996), Troy Percival (2002, Angels), Robb Nen (2002, Giants), Brad Lidge (2008, Phillies) and Koji Uehara (2013, Red Sox). =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 - San Francisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals - Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Nori Aoki ALCS: 3-for-11, 3 runs, 2 BB, HBP Postseason: 7-for-27 (.259), 6 runs, 2 RBI, 3 BB, SB, HBP = Nori scored KC’s second run in Game 4 of the ALCS, coming around on an error by catcher Caleb Joseph...he went 3-for-11 in the LCS with 3 runs scored...went 3-for-3 against the Angels in Game 3 of the ALDS, 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 was 10-for-29 (.345) against the O’s during the regular season with a double and 6 runs scored in 7 games. = 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 ALCS: 4-for-14, run, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB, 2 SF Postseason: 6-for-27 (.222), 2 runs, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 4 BB, SB, 2 SF = Billy collected his second double of the ALCS in Game 4, going 1-for-4 last Wednesday...finished the League Championship Series 4-for-14 (.286) after going hitless (0-for-11) in the ALDS vs. the Angels...has 2 multi-hit games this postseason, going 2-for-4 in the Wild Card Game and 2-for-4 in Game 1 of the ALCS. = Butler ranked seventh in the A.L. with 8 sacrifice flies during the season...he went 4-for-11 (.364) with 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI vs. San Francisco during the regular season...he batted .317 (19-for-60) with 8 doubles, 2 homers and 9 RBI in 20 Interleague games this season...he’s a career .300 hitter (111-for-317) 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 ALCS: 8-for-15, 5 runs, 2 2B, RBI, SB, 2 BB, SAC Postseason: 12-for-34 (.353), 9 runs, 3 2B, 4 RBI, SB, 2 BB, SAC = Lorenzo was named the ALCS MVP, going 8-for-15 (.400) in the series with 5 runs scored, 2 doubles and 2 walks...his 8 hits in the ALCS were 1 shy of matching Willie Wilson (9 in 1985) for the KC record in a League Championship Series. = Cain’s 4 hits in Game 2 of the series matched George Brett (twice in 1985) for the most in a Royals postseason game...he reached base 10 times in the ALCS, which tied for third-most by a Royal in an LCS, behind George Brett (15 in 1985) and Hal McRae (11 in 1977). = 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 ALCS: 0-for-4, run, BB Postseason: 0-for-6, 2 runs, SB, SAC, BB = Jarrod was a defensive replacement in Game 4 of the ALCS, grounding out in his only at bat...looking for his first hit of postseason play. = 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 ALCS: 5-for-18, 3 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Postseason: 10-for-36 (.278), 5 runs, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 SAC, BB, SB =Alcides scored KC’s first run in the ALCS clincher, going 2-for-4...hit safely in 7 of 8 postseason games this year, collecting 2 hits on three occasions...doubled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning of Game 2 in the last series...also became just the second Royals shortstop to homer in Game 1 (Fred Patek, 1978). = His 3 sacrifices are tied with Clayton Kershaw for the most during 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. = Esky led the team, hitting .333 (25-for-75) with 5 doubles and 2 triples in Interleague play this season...however, he went just 2-for-10 against the Giants. =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 ALCS: 3-for-12, run, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP Postseason: 6-for-27 (.222), 3 runs, 3 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 2 HP, 6 BB, 3 SB = Alex walked twice and was hit by pitch in Game 4 of the ALCS vs. the O’s...despite a .222 average (6-for-27) this postseason, he has reached base at a .400 clip, drawing six walks...collected 3 hits and 4 RBI in Game 1 of the last series, which included hitting the go-ahead home run in the 10th inning. = Gordon’s 4 RBI matched the club record for a postseason game, set by Jim Sundberg in Game 7 of the 1985 ALCS...his 9 RBI during the playoffs are tied for second-most by a Royal in a single postseason, trailing only Willie Aikens’ 10 RBI in 1980...he went 5-for-10 with a pair of homers against San Francisco during 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 the Major Leagues in that span...has won three consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards.Terrance Gore ALCS: run Postseason: run, 3 SB = Terrance made his second appearance of the ALCS in Game 4 as a pinch runner in the eighth inning...his 3 steals are tied with Alex Gordon for the most this postseason...scored the winning run in Game 2 of the ALCS, coming around on Alcides Escobar’s one-out double. = 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 ALCS: 6-for-15, 2 RBI, BB Postseason: 13-for-29 (.448), 5 runs, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB = Eric singled in the third inning, while his fielder’s choice led to both KC runs in the 2-1 win over the O’s in Game 4 of the ALCS...hit safely in six-straight postseason games, dating back to Game 2 of the ALDS in Anaheim...his .448 batting average is the highest among Royals in a single postseason (minimum 20 AB). = Collected 2 hits and 2 RBI in Game 2 of the ALCS at Camden Yards...his 8 RBI this postseason are fourth-most by a Royal in a single year. = 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 ALCS: 4-for-13, 3 BB Postseason: 6-for-29 (.207), run, RBI, 4 BB, SF =Omar singled in the fourth inning and walked twice last Wednesday...hit safely in all four games of the ALCS, after going 0-for-11 in the Division Series vs. the Angels...he’s a career .313 hitter (5-for-16) in the World Series, appearing in 2006 and 2012 with Detroit...he’s also a career .315 hitter (39-for-124) vs. the Giants. =He will appear in his 39th postseason game tonight, which will match Victor Martinez for fourth-most among Venezuelan-born players. = 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 ALCS: Did not play 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 ALCS: 3-for-15, 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, SAC Postseason: 7-for-29 (.241), 6 runs, 4 HR, 5 RBI, BB, SAC =Moose went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in the series clincher against Baltimore last Wednesday...he opened the postseason hitting safely in his first 6 games, which included 4 homers and 5 RBI...his 4 home runs are tied with Willie Aikens (1980) for most by a Royal in a single postseason. =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 in Game 1 of the ALCS at Camden Yards. = 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.Jayson Nix ALCS: Did not play Postseason: 0-for-1 = Jayson has not been on the postseason roster 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 ALCS: 1-for-15, run, BB Postseason: 4-for-34 (.118), run, 2 RBI, BB = Salvy went 0-for-4 in the clinching game of the ALCS...he’s struggled this postseason, going just 4-for-34 (.118), however he recorded however, he recorded the third walk-off hit in Royals playoff history with an RBI single in the 12th inning of the Wild Card Game...had 2 hits and an RBI in Game 2 of the ALDS vs. the Angels. = He hit .320 (24-for-75) with 4 doubles, 5 homers and 14 RBI in 19 Interleague games this season. = 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 ALCS: Did not play Postseason: 1-for-2 = Josh did not play in the American League Championship Series...he’s 1-for-2 thus far in the postseason, with both at bats coming as a pinch hitter...he collected a pinch single in the Wild Card Game against Oakland, which led to the tying run in the ninth inning...also flew out in Game 2 of the ALDS in Anaheim. = 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 Francisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals - Tuesday, October 21, 2014

This & ThatHOLLY CONTINUES ROLL INTO OCTOBER--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 52 of his 54 save tries this year, including 45 of the last 46 and 26 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.

SHARPENING THE SHORT GAME--The Royals, who finished the year second in the American League in infield hits with 158, have already accumulated 15 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 and Orioles 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).

BOMBS 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 six 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.

THE WEEK THAT WAS--KC’s run to the postseason wouldn’t have been possible if not for an August week of games against the two bay area entries in Major League Baseball...over a 7-day stretch, the Royals hosted these Giants followed by a 4-game visit from the Oakland A’s, featuring an opposing hurler who had “All-Star pitcher” on his resume...Kansas City won six of those games against the likes of Madison Bumgarner, Tim Hudson, Tim Lincecum, Sonny Gray, Scott Kazmir and Jeff Samardzija, while the lone loss was to Jon Lester.

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).

FOUR NOT NECESSARY RECENTLY--The Royals closed out the ALCS against Baltimore by “only” plating two runs in each of the final two games, but good enough for 2-1 victories and a trip to the Fall Classic...Kansas City 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, and this postseason has been no different...Kansas City is 8-0 to this point in the postseason and has scored at least four times in five of those games...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.

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.

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 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 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 .429 7 3 0 1Butler .364 11 4 1 4Cain .143 7 1 0 1Dyson .800 5 4 0 1Escobar .200 10 2 0 1Gordon .500 10 5 2 4Gore - - - - -Hosmer - - - - -Infante .154 13 2 0 0Kratz .333 3 1 0 0Moustakas .200 10 2 0 1Nix - - - - -Perez .182 11 2 1 2Willingham - - - - -

.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 (2014) 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

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. Peavy

- - - - - .424 33 14 3 8 .000 5 0 0 0 .333 6 2 0 0 .409 22 9 2 8 .357 28 10 1 5 - - - - - .190 21 4 1 1 .200 5 1 0 0 - - - - - .227 22 5 0 3 - - - - - .222 9 2 0 0 .095 21 2 0 1

*-Does not include postseason