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San Francisco Giants (1-0) @ Kansas City Royals (0-1)Kauffman Stadium - Wednesday, October 22, 2014

World Series - Game #2FOX Network, MLB International, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) & ESPN Radio

UPCOMING SCHEDULE(Probables with Postseason statistics)

Thursday, October 23 - Off Day in San Francisco: Workout at 3:00 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, 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.COMTOO MUCH MAD-BUM--Kansas City’s return to the World Series was derailed last night by a 25-year old North Carolinian, as Madison Bumgarner gave up just one run over his 7.0-inning stint for a 7-1 decision over the Royals in the opener of the 2014 Fall Classic...the loss was the first for Kansas City in this postseason after reeling off eight in a row to win the American League crown...starter James Shields was roughed up for five runs over his 3.0+ innings, including a 3-run first frame that was capped by a 2-run homer from Hunter Pence, who had been 0-for-11 career vs. Shields entering the contest...the Royals really had just one viable chance against Bumgarner all night, as Omar Infante opened the third by reaching on an error, followed immediately by a Mike Moustakas, but KC couldn’t convert and finished the night 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position...to display how well the Royals have played of late, that loss was the first for the ballclub since September 27 in Chicago in the next-to-last game of the regular season.

LINEUP LOOKS VAGUELY FAMILIAR--If the lineup for Game #2 looks like the lineup for Game #1, it will be the same starting nine that manager Ned Yost has penned since September 21 in a series finale against the Detroit Tigers...the ninesome of (in order) Alcides Escobar, Nori Aoki, Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer, Billy Butler, Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez, Omar Infante and Mike Moustakas has gone 14-3 since this became the everyday lineup...tonight is the final time these nine will play together in this order until at least next Tuesday if a Game #6 is necessary because the rules will go to National League style starting Friday night in San Francisco.

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

POSTSEASON RECAP--Last night opened Kansas City’s third trip to the World Series in franchise history and like the other two, the Royals incurred defeat in Game #1...the 1980 Royals dropped a 7-6 decision in Philadelphia to open that Fall Classic, that wound up going to the Phillies in six games...KC also lost the first game of the 1985 World Series here to the St. Louis Cardinals, in fact dropped the first two home games, but then rebounded to take its lone World Championship in seven games...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.

THE STREAKS ARE SNAPPED--Kansas City’s 8-game postseason run of 2014 was halted with last night’s loss, as was the 11-game postseason streak that dated back to 1985...the Royals were the first team in history to win its first eight games of a postseason since playoffs came to be in 1969 with divisional play, while the 11-gamer came up 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)...manager Ned Yost is the first manager in Major League history to record wins in his first eight postseason games at the helm, one better than Clint Hurdle’s run with Colorado in 2007.

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 were the first trio in history to make at least 60 appearances each and record individual ERA’s of under 1.50...in this postseason the trio has combined to work 25.2 innings, allowing three earned runs for a 1.05 ERA while fanning 30.

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Jake Peavy (1-0, 1.86) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (0-0, 4.85)

YORDANO VENTURA takes the hill in Game #2 of the World Series, his fourth postseason appearance and third start...the first Royals rookie to start at any position in the World Series, Ventura signed a free agent contract as a 17-year-old on October 8, 2008 out of Samana in the Dominican Republic and debuted on September 17, 2013. NO STRANGER TO GAME 2’S --Yordano is starting Game #2 for a third straight series, having taken a no decision in the ALDS and ALCS...he worked 5.2 innings in the ALCS 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 in an eventual 4-0 sweep...he went 7.0 frames in the division series at Anaheim, allowing a lone run with 5 hits, a walk and 5 strikeouts, with KC winning 4-1 in 11 innings...Ventura became the fourth pitcher in team history to go at least 7.0 innings in a postseason game with no more than 1 run allowed, joining Bret Saberhagen, Charlie Leibrandt and Danny Jackson, who all did it twice. FIRST TIME VS. GIANTS--Ventura is opposing the Giants for the first time outside of Spring Training and the minor leagues...he was 2-0 this year in 3 Interleague starts, recording a career-high 10 strikeouts in a May 5 no decision at San Diego, followed by wins on June 5 vs. St. Louis and August 6 at Arizona. ROOKIES IN THE SERIES--“Ace” is the 66th rookie hurler to start at least one World Series game and the first from the A.L. since 2007, when Daisuke Matsuzaka opened and won Game #3 for Boston vs. Colorado...32 rookies have started and won at least once, with Michael Wacha the most recent in Game #2 last season for St. Louis. REPRESENTING THE DOMINICAN--Yordano is the ninth different pitcher from the Dominican Republic to start in the World Series and the first since Pedro Martinez in Game #6 of the 2009 Fall Classic for Philadelphia...including relievers, 8 different pitchers from the Dominican have earned a World Series win, with San Francisco’s Santiago Casilla the most recent in 2012 at Detroit...Joaquin Andujar, Jose Rijo, Ramon Ortiz and Pedro Martinez are the only Dominican-born pitchers to start and win in the Series, with Martinez the most recent (2004, Game 3 for Boston at St. Louis). AMONG MLB’S TOP ROOKIES--The 23-year old led big league rookies in quality starts (22), innings (183.0) and opponents’ batting average (.240), with his 14 wins second to Matt Shoemaker of the Angels (16)...Ace was also second among rookie in strikeouts (159) and ERA (3.20), with his ERA 10th among all A.L. hurlers. ON KC’S ROOKIE LEADERBOARD, TOO--Yordano’s 22 quality starts set a Royals rookie record while his 14 wins placed him in a tie for for fourth and were the most since Tom Gordon set the bar at 17 in 1989...his 159 strikeouts rank third among KC freshmen, the most since 1973. STRONG DOWN THE STRETCH--Ventura recorded 11 straight quality starts prior to his final regular season outing, going 7-2 over the longest “quality” span by any Royals pitcher since 2003-04...the 7 wins from July 31 on tied him for second in the American League, trailing only the Halos’ Matt Shoemaker (8). AT HOME--The righty was 6-7 at Kauffman Stadium this year, 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 as he posted a 2.43 ERA, .193 opponents average and 32 strikeouts over 33.1 innings.

Yordano’s Last Win:September 23 @ Cleveland (7.0 IP, 7-1 over Danny Salazar)

Yordano’s Last Loss:September 12 vs. Boston (7.0 IP, 2-4 to Allen Webster)

Yordano’s Strikeout High: 10, May 5 @ San Diego (6.0 IP, no-decision in a 6-5 loss)

Ventura vs. GiantsPlayer AVG. AB H HR RBI Has not faced a San Francisco hitter

2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 CareerJake Peavy vs. Royals - 1-0 5-7 Major League Record 7-13 (3.73 ERA) 12-5 139-111Yordano Ventura vs. Giants - - - Major League Record 14-10 (3.20 ERA) 0-1 14-11

Yordano’s 2014 Postseason Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 10/3 at Los Angeles ND, 4-1 (11) 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 5 95-61 1-1 10/11 at Baltimore ND, 6-4 5.2 5 4 4 1 3 3 92-52 4-42014 Postseason Starts 0-0 3.55 12.2 10 5 5 1 4 8 187-113 60%2014 Postseason 0-0 4.85 13.0 12 7 7 2 4 8 200-120 60%2014 Regular Season 14-10 3.20 183.0 168 70 65 14 69 159 2985-1887 63%

Royals Notes - San Francisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals - Wednesday, October 22, 2014Pitching Notes

Royals vs. Giants World Series Career

Collins 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 1 0Davis - - - - - - -Duffy 0-0 0 6.00 1 3.0 1 2Finnegan - - - - - - -Frasor 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0Guthrie - - - - - - -Herrera - - - - - - -Holland - - - - - - -Shields 0-1 0 15.00 1 3.0 7 5Vargas - - - - - - -Ventura - - - - - - -

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 - - - - - - -

Friday’s Game 3 Starter - Jeremy Guthrie= Jeremy will make his second postseason start as the series shifts to AT&T Park...he finished the regular season at 13-11 with a 4.13 ERA in 202.2 innings.=The former Oriole made his playoff debut in Game 3 of the ALCS vs. Baltimore, allowing a lone run, 3 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts over 5.0 innings...he exited a 1-1 game as the Royals went on to a 2-1 win...at 35 years young, Guthrie became the oldest Royals hurler to make a postseason start.=Guthrie was 8-2 over his final 12 regular season starts...the win total tied him for second in the A.L. from July 26 on. = Jeremy is familiar with the Bay Area as he was the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year at Stanford in 2002...he has faced the Giants 3 times, going 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA...the last 2 outings came with Colorado in 2012, including a no decision that May 15 at AT&T Park (5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 SO). =He posted a 5-1 mark and a 2.95 ERA over his final 6 road starts, finishing the year at 7-5 with a 4.01 ERA away from “The K” (45 ER in 101.0 IP). = Jeremy is 2-0 with a 2.15 ERA vs. N.L. clubs as a Royal...he’s 5-for-5 in quality starts, most recently throwing a complete game on August 7 at Arizona.

2014 Postseason Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 9 2-1 - - 4.50 48.0 46 24 24 8 16 34 .251 Relievers 9 6-0 6 8 1.98 41.0 25 9 9 1 18 42 .174 Totals 9 8-1 6 8 3.34 89.0 71 33 33 9 34 76 .217Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 26/36 (72%) Saves/Save Opp: 6/8 (75%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/6 (46%)

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

Wade Davis1st Batter Efficiency: 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 did not pitch last night after appearing in KC’s first 8 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: 3/8 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/1 2014 Strikeout High: 9 on 6/14 @ CWS (Start) Oct. 21 vs. San Fran. 3.0+2 1 2 2 3 3 =Danny made his first appearance in 19 days last night, entering with 2 on and the Giants leading 4-0 in the fourth...he walked a pair with 1 away, forcing in an inherited run, then was charged with 2 runs in the seventh. =Danny won his postseason debut on October 2 at the Angels, pitching a scoreless 10th inning with the Royals winning 3-2 in 11 on a Mike Moustakas homer.

Brandon Finnegan (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 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: 48/66 Saves/Save Opp: 0/2 (0%) Last Save: Sep. 26, 2010 (36th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 43/14 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 9/12 vs. Boston Oct. 21 vs. San Francicso 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Jason worked around an error and a walk for a scoreless ninth in last night’s 7-1 loss. = The veteran has notched a pair of wins in his first postseason, most recently in Game 3 of the ALCS vs. Baltimore. = 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 - Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Nori Aoki This Series: 0-for-4 Postseason: 7-for-31 (.226), 6 runs, 2 RBI, 3 BB, SB, HBP = Nori went 0-for-4 last night...he’s gone hitless in his last two postseason games after hitting safely in five of his previous six...he went 3-for-11 in the LCS with 3 runs scored...had a 3-for-3 effort vs. 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 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: 1-for-3 Postseason: 7-for-30 (.233), 2 runs, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 4 BB, SB, 2 SF = Billy singled to lead off the second inning last night, going 1-for-3...since going hitless in the ALDS against the Angels, Butler is 5-for-17 (.294) with 2 doubles and 3 RBI in his last five postseason games...he 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 is hitting .424 (14-for-33) with a double, 3 homers and 8 RBI vs. Giants starter Jake Peavy...he went 4-for-11 (.364) with 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI vs. San Francisco during the regular season...he also batted .317 (19-for-60) with 8 doubles, 2 homers and 9 RBI in 20 Interleague games this 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: 0-for-2, BB, HBP Postseason: 12-for-36 (.333), 9 runs, 3 2B, 4 RBI, SB, 3 BB, HBP = Lorenzo reached base with a hit by pitch and a walk in his first two plate appearances last night...he’s hitting .333 in postseason play and reached base at a .390 clip...was named the ALCS MVP, going 8-for-15 (.400) in the series with 5 runs scored, 2 doubles and 2 walks. = Cain’s 8 hits in the ALCS were 1 shy of matching Willie Wilson (9 in 1985) for the KC record in a League Championship Series...he had 4 hits in Game 2 of the series, matching George Brett (twice in 1985) for the 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: Has not played Postseason: 0-for-6, 2 runs, SB, SAC, BB = Jarrod did not play last night after appearing in all 8 of Kansas City’s previous postseason contests...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 This Series: 1-for-4 Postseason: 11-for-40 (.275), 5 runs, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 SAC, BB, SB =Alcides singled with one out in the eighth inning last night, going 1-for-4 in his first World Series action...hit safely in 8 of 9 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 ALCS, and homered in Game 1 in Baltimore. = His 3 sacrifices are tied with Clayton Kershaw and Juan Perez for the most this postseason...tied a KC record with 2 sacrifices in the Wild Card Game vs. Oakland. = A career .409 hitter (9-for-22) against San Francisco starter Jake Peavy, collecting a triple, 2 homers and eight RBI against the veteran righty. = He was the only Royals player and one of just four in the Major Leagues to appear in all 162 games this season, along with Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman, Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria and San Francisco’s Hunter Pence...he’s played in 633 games over the past four seasons, tops among MLB shortstops and fifth overall. =Hit out of the leadoff spot the last two weeks of the season, batting .362 (25-for-69) with five doubles, a homer, nine runs scored and a .397 on-base percentage.Alex Gordon This Series: 0-for-3 Postseason: 6-for-30 (.200), 3 runs, 3 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 2 HP, 6 BB, 3 SB = Alex went 0-for-3 with a strikeout last night...he’s looking to snap an 0-for-11 skid in postseason play since his 3-for-4 effort in Game 1 of the ALCS. = Gordon’s 4 RBI in the first game of the ALCS matched the club record for a postseason game, set by Jim Sundberg in Game 7 of the 1985 ALCS...his 9 RBI this postseason are second-most in KC history, trailing only Willie Aikens’ 10 RBI in 1980...he was 5-for-10 with 2 homers vs. the Giants in the regular season. = Ranked sixth in the American League, hitting .338 (44-for-130) with runners in scoring position during the regular season...led the team with 74 RBI and 19 homers. =He’s hit 13 regular season home runs against the Orioles, batting .294 with 35 RBI in 51 games...collected 61 assists since becoming a full-time outfielder before the 2011 season, which are the most in the Major Leagues in that span...has won three consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards.Terrance Gore This Series: Has not played Postseason: run, 3 SB = Terrance didn’t play last night...he appeared in two of the four games of the American League Championship Series vs. the Orioles...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 This Series: 0-for-4 Postseason: 13-for-33 (.394), 5 runs, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB = Eric went 0-for-4 last night, snapping his six-game postseason hitting streak...it was just his second 0’fer during this year’s playoffs. = 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 This Series: 0-for-3 Postseason: 6-for-32 (.188), run, RBI, 4 BB, SF =Omar went 0-for-3 last night, reaching on an error in the third inning...he had hit safely in each of his last 4 World Series games, all of them in the 2012 Fall Classic against these Giants...he’s also a career .315 hitter (39-for-124) vs. the San Francisco in the regular season with 9 doubles, a triple, a homer and 10 RBI. = Infante will appear in his 40th postseason game this evening, moving him into fourth all-time among players born in Venezuela, passing Victor Martinez (39). = 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: 1-for-3, 2B Postseason: 8-for-32 (.250), 6 runs, 2B, 4 HR, 5 RBI, BB, SAC =Moose doubled in the third inning last night, going 1-for-3 in his first World Series action...the double was his fifth extra-base hit of the postseason, tied for third-most this year with Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence....his 4 home runs are tied with Willie Aikens (1980) for most by a Royal in a single postseason. = Mike opened the postseason hitting safely in his first 6 games, which included 4 homers and 5 RBI...hit the go-ahead homer in Game 1 of the ALDS in the 3-2 win over the Angels and hit a 10th-inning homer in Game 1 of the ALCS at Camden Yards. = He blasted 15 home runs during the regular season, 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 This Series: Has not played 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 This Series: 1-for-3, run, HR, RBI Postseason: 5-for-37 (.135), 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, BB = Salvy jacked his first postseason home run with two outs in the seventh inning last night...it was the 11th World Series home run in Royals history and first postseason homer by a KC catcher since Jim Sundberg went deep in Game 3 of the 1985 ALCS. = Perez 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. = 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-1 Postseason: 1-for-3 = Josh pinch hit in the ninth inning last night and struck out...it was his third at-bat this postseason, with all of them coming as a pinch hitter...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 - Wednesday, October 22, 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 lone run last night came via a Salvador Perez homer in the seventh inning...it was the 11th World Series homer in franchise history, joining the likes of Willie Aikens (4), Amos Otis (3), George Brett, Frank White and Darryl Motley...this year’s squad has hit nine home runs in its last seven 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 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 IN AUGUST--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 .000 4 0 0 0Butler .333 3 1 0 0Cain .000 2 0 0 0Dyson - - - - -Escobar .250 4 1 0 0Gordon .000 3 0 0 0Gore - - - - -Hosmer .000 4 0 0 0Infante .000 3 0 0 0Kratz - - - - -Moustakas .333 3 1 0 0Nix - - - - -Perez .333 3 1 1 1Willingham .000 1 0 0 0

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

Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI

vs. Giants (World Series) vs. Giants (career)* At 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. Hudson

.250 8 2 0 1 .333 3 1 0 0 .333 3 1 0 1 - - - - - .375 8 3 0 1 .667 3 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - .231 26 6 0 2 .143 7 1 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 .087 23 2 0 3

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

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