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Kansas City Royals (2-2) @ San Francisco Giants (2-2)AT&T Park - Sunday, October 26, 2014

World Series - Game #5FOX Network, MLB International, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) & ESPN Radio

UPCOMING SCHEDULE(Probables with World Series statistics)

Monday, October 27 - Media availability at Kauffman Stadium (Time to be announced)Game #6 - Tuesday, October 28 vs. S.F. Giants: RHP Jake Peavy (0-1, 7.20) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (0-0, 3.38), 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX Network, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports

Game #7 (if necessary) - Wednesday, October 29 vs. S.F. Giants: TBA vs. TBA, 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX Network, ESPN Radio & 610 SportsThe 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.COMCOMEBACK LEADS TO EVEN SERIES--The Royals couldn’t make an early 4-1 lead holdup last night, as the Giants pounded out 16 hits to hand Kansas City a 11-4 loss and square the 2014 World Series at two wins apiece...the only guarantee that came out of the defeat was that the Royals will definitely return to Kauffman Stadium to play before the hometown folks...Jason Vargas was solved for a first inning run due to early wildness, walking a pair of hitters, one of whom scored...KC then jumped on San Francisco starter Ryan Vogelsong for four third inning runs, the key blow a 2-run single from Omar Infante...unfortunately, it was Vargy’s night, nor the rest of the bullpen, as Vargas allowed a third inning run and then was forced from the game after the Joe Panik opened the fifth with a double...the Giants tied the game in the fifth and then blew it open with a three run sixth and four run seventh, handing rookie Brandon Finnegan his first postseason loss...working for a second straight night, Finny was solved for five runs on five hits in just 1.0+ innings...last night was KC’s first road loss in this year’s postseason after reeling off five straight road victories.

PESKY ESKY--Shortstop Alcides Escobar singled in KC’s 4-run third inning last night and has now hit safely in nine consecutive postseason games dating back to Game #3 of the ALDS vs. the Angels...during the streak, Escobar has hit .333 (13-for-39) with three doubles, a home run, three RBI and six runs scored...Escobar’s 9-game postseason streak is tied with George Brett (9 in 1977-80) and Fred Patek (9 in 1976-77) for the second-longest in Royals history behind Amos Otis (11 in 1978-1980)...overall, Escobar has hit safely in 11 of Kansas City’s 12 games this postseason, batting .308 (16-for-52) with four doubles, a home run, four RBI and seven runs scored...Escobar’s 16 hits this postseason are tied with Lorenzo Cain and Lonnie Smith (1985) for the fourth-most in Royals history for a single postseason behind Willie Wilson (20 in 1985), George Brett (18 in 1985) and Eric Hosmer, who with three hits last night upped his 2014 postseason total to 17.

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

ROAD STREAK SNAPPED--The Royals had their 5-game postseason road winning streak halted with last night’s clunker...KC went 2-0 in Anaheim in the ALDS and 2-0 Baltimore in the ALCS, then won the first game of this visit to San Francisco on Friday...Kansas City had a solid regular season away from home, posting a 47-34 ledger, five wins better the home ledger during the season (42-39)...the road year turned around in Chicago, as KC entered play on July 22 in Chicago with a 26-25 road mark, but then reeled off a 21-9 record in road tilts, matching the Angels for the most road wins in that span...counting the postseason, KC is now 10-1-1 in its last 12 road series played.

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

POSTSEASON RECAP--Kansas City enters tonight with a 10-2 mark this postseason after splitting the first four of this World Series...KC was the first team in 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, highlighted by back-to-back 11-inning wins in Anaheim and then kept the dream alive with a 4-game sweeping of Baltimore, taking the first two in Camden Yards and then finishing things off at home with consecutive 2-1 wins.

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS (World Series): RHP James Shields (0-0, 15.00) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (1-0, 1.29)Regular Season Stats 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 CareerJames Shields vs. Giants 1-0 - 1-0 Major League Record 14-8 (3.21 ERA) 13-9 114-90Madison Bumgarner vs. Royals 0-1 - 0-1 Major League Record 18-10 (2.98 ERA) 13-9 67-49

JAMES SHIELDS is making his second start of the 2014 Fall Classic, third World Series start of his career and fifth of this postseason...the Newhall, Calif. native was the losing pitcher in Game #1, but also faced the Giants during the regular season, tossing a complete game shutout on August 9. OUT TO REBOUND FROM TOUGH OPENER--James started the first game of the Fall Classic last Tuesday night in Kansas City, but suffered a 7-1 defeat tossing just the first 3.0-plus innings...the righty allowed 5 runs on 7 hits over 3.0 innings with a walk and a strikeout...the Giants scored 3 times in the opening frame as Pablo Sandoval doubled home the first run with one out, while Hunter Pence followed with a 2-run shot to center field...after Shields retired the next 7 in a row, the first 3 hitters reached in the fourth inning with Michael Morse’s RBI single ending Shields’ night...the 3.0-plus inning start was the shortest postseason outing of James’ career and the shortest by a Royals starter since Bret Saberhagen pitched the first 3.0 innings in Game 7 of the 1985 ALCS. IN THE POSTSEASON--James becomes the first Royals pitcher to start 5 games in a single postseason, passing Charlie Leibrandt and Bret Saberhagen, who both started 4 times each in 1985...Shields has 10 total starts in the postseason, having worked for the Rays 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 3-5 overall, posting a 5.74 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 53.1 innings. 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). VS. GIANTS--Shields makes his second start of the series and third of 2014 against the Giants, which includes one outing during the regular season...he posted his ninth career shutout in his matchup with the Giants on August 9, allowing just 4 hits in a 5-0 KC triumph...he needed 109 pitches to toss his 22nd complete game, allowing a walk with 5 strikeouts...Shields is the cousin of former San Francisco outfielder Aaron Roward, who played for the Giants from 2008-11. AT THE PLATE--James has spent his entire career in the American League, but is 10-for-47 (.213) in National League parks during the regular season with a double and 4 RBI...he went 2-for-7 at the plate this season, with both of his hits coming in his June 3 start at St. Louis, including his only extra-base knock. ON THE ROAD--Shields is making his third career postseason start away from home and second this postseason after starting Game #1 of the ALCS in Baltimore, a no-decision in an 8-6 Royals win in 10 innings...he led the A.L. with 10 road victories this season, going 10-2 with a 2.97 ERA (41 ER in 124.1 IP) in 19 outings...he moved to 20-5 on the road over the past 2 regular seasons, with his win total tying for second in the Majors with tonight’s mound opponent, Madison Bumgarner, behind

Adam Wainwright (21)...he’s the first Royal to post back-to-back seasons with double-digit road victories...Shields is 59-47 with a 4.00 ERA in 143 career outings (142 starts) away from home in the regular season.

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

James’ Last Loss:October 21 vs. San Francisco (G1 WS), (3.0 IP, 1-7 to Madison Bumgarner)

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. Giants*Player AVG. AB H HR RBIJoaquin Arias .000 2 0 0 0Brandon Belt 1.000 1 1 0 0Gregor Blanco .556 9 5 0 3Matt Duffy .000 3 0 0 0Travis Ishikawa .000 4 0 0 0Michael Morse .200 5 1 0 1Joe Panik .250 4 1 0 0Hunter Pence .154 13 2 1 2Buster Posey .167 6 1 0 0Pablo Sandoval .333 6 2 0 1*Includes this year’s postseason

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 5-4 10/21 San Francisco L, 1-7 3.0 7 5 5 1 1 1 71-40 0-52014 Postseason 1-1 7.11 19.0 28 15 15 4 6 16 354-220 62%2014 Regular Season 14-8 3.21 227.0 224 95 81 23 44 180 3632-2350 65%Career Postseason 3-5 5.74 53.1 68 35 34 8 14 41 - -

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ San Franisco Giants - Sunday, October 26, 2014Pitching Notes

Royals vs. Giants World Series Career

Collins 0-0 0 4.50 2 4.0 5 2Davis 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 0 0Duffy 0-0 0 4.91 2 3.2 2 2Finnegan 0-1 0 27.00 2 1.2 5 5Frasor 0-0 0 6.75 2 1.1 2 1Guthrie 1-0 0 3.60 1 5.0 4 2Herrera 1-0 0 0.00 2 3.0 0 0Holland 0-0 1 0.00 2 2.0 1 0Shields 0-1 0 15.00 1 3.0 7 5Vargas 0-0 0 6.75 1 4.0 6 3Ventura 0-0 0 3.38 1 5.1 8 2

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

Tuesday’s Game 6 Starter - Yordano Ventura=Yordano will make his fifth postseason appearance (fourth start) as the series returns to Kansas City...he was 14-10 with a 3.20 ERA in the regular season.=Ventura became the first KC rookie to start at any position in the World Series in Game 2...he settled in after a leadoff homer by Gregor Blanco, retiring 8 of the next 9 batters while the Royals took a 2-1 lead...he exited a 2-2 game after 5.1 innings, allowing 2 runs, 8 hits and no walks with 2 K’s...KC won 7-2.= “Ace” is the 25th rookie hurler to start at least twice in the World Series and the fourth since 2000, joining John Lackey, Justin Verlander and Michael Wacha...he led MLB rookies in quality starts (22), innings (183.0) and opponents’ batting average (.240) while ranking second with 14 wins.=Yordano is the fifth Dominican-born pitcher to make at least 2 World Series starts, joining Joaquin Andujar, Juan Guzman, Pedro Martinez and Jose Rijo. =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 at home 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 12 3-1 - - 4.48 62.1 64 31 31 9 18 39 .264 Relievers 12 7-1 7 9 2.91 52.2 37 17 17 1 26 55 .197 Totals 12 10-2 7 9 3.76 115.0 101 48 48 10 44 94 .235Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 33/47 (70%) Saves/Save Opp: 7/9 (78%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 21/11 (52%)

Tim Collins (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 12/25 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. 25 @ San Francisco 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 = Tim made his second appearance of the series last night, inheriting runners at first and second in the seventh...both inherited runners scored plus a pair charged to Tim, who pitched a 1-2-3 eighth. = Tim has a career ERA of 2.35 with a .192 opponents average on the road, compared to 4.86 and .260 at home.

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

Danny Duffy (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 3/9 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 last night, 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 opened the sixth last night in a 4-4 game, 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: 49/67 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. 25 @ San Francisco 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 = Jason made his second appearance of the series last night, allowing an inherited run and one of his own as the Giants tied the game at 4-4 in the fifth. = The veteran has notched a pair of wins in his first postseason, most recently in Game 3 of the ALCS vs. Baltimore.

Kelvin Herrera1st Batter Efficiency: 57/79 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th car.) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 48/11 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 9/30 vs. Oak) Oct. 24 @ San Francisco 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 =Kelvin was able to leave the potential tying run at third in the sixth inning of Game 3 after permitting an inherited run...he allowed a leadoff walk in the seventh, exiting with 1 away. =Kelvin earned the win in Game 2, becoming the ninth different pitcher from the Dominican Republic to earn a World Series victory. =Kelvin appeared in all 4 games of the ALCS vs. Baltimore, totaling 5.2 scoreless innings with all 3 inherited runners stranded. =Kelvin held opponents to 2 runs over his final 36 regular season outings, recording a 0.48 ERA over 37.1 innings.

Greg Holland1st Batter Efficiency: 58/75 Saves/Save Opp: 53/55 (96%) Last Save: Oct. 24 @ SF (7th post.) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (6x, last 9/12 vs. Bos) Oct. 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. = 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).

Hitting NotesRoyals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ San Franisco Giants - Sunday, October 26, 2014

Nori Aoki This Series: 0-for-8 Postseason: 7-for-35 (.200), 6 runs, 2 RBI, 3 BB, SB, HBP = Nori grounded into a double play in his only at bat last night...he’s looking for his first hit of the World Series, having started 0-for-8...he was 3-for-11 with 3 runs scored in the ALCS...went 3-for-3 in Game 3 of the ALDS vs. the Angels, the third player in KC postseason history to be perfect at the plate with 3 hits or more. = Hit .317 (69-for-218) after the All-Star break, after batting just .260 before the break...collected 29 RBI after the break, hitting .412 (21-for-51) with runners in scoring position...he went 3-for-7 against the Giants during the regular season, including August 10 where he went 2-for-2 with 2 walks and 3 stolen bases. = Batted .379 (33-for-87) over the month of September, third-highest in the American League...his .432 OBP over the final month also ranked fourth in the A.L. = Ranked sixth in the A.L. with 27 infield hits, while his 101 infield hits in his MLB career are most in the Majors since the start of 2012.Billy Butler This Series: 3-for-6, 2 RBI Postseason: 9-for-33 (.273), 2 runs, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 4 BB, SB, 2 SF = Billy didn’t play for a second-straight night...he collected 2 RBI hits in Game 2 of the series Wednesday...it marked his first multi-RBI contest since recording 2 RBI in the Wild Card win over Oakland...since going hitless in the ALDS, Butler is 7-for-20 (.350) with 2 doubles and 3 RBI in his last 6 postseason games. = Butler was 4-for-11 (.364) with 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI vs. the Giants in the regular season...he hit .317 (19-for-60) with 2 homers and 9 RBI vs. the N.L. = His hot hitting corresponded with hot streaks by the Royals during the regular season...he hit .389 (14-for-36) with 4 doubles, a homer and 10 RBI during KC’s 10-game winning streak (June 7-18), while he hit .333 (24-for-72) with a .583 slugging pct. and 14 RBI during the Royals’ 16-4 stretch, July 24-August 14. = Among Royals players with at least 2,000 at bats, his .295 career batting average ranks third, behind only George Brett (.305) and Mike Sweeney (.299). Lorenzo Cain This Series: 4-for-15, 3 runs, 2B, BB, RBI, HBP Postseason: 16-for-49 (.327), 13 runs, 4 2B, 5 RBI, SB, 3 BB, HBP = Lorenzo recorded two more hits last night, going 2-for-5 with a run scored...his 16 base hits this postseason are tied for fourth-most by a Royal in a single year, matching Alcides Escobar this year and Lonnie Smith in 1985...he’s also tied with Pablo Sandoval for the Major League lead with 6 multi-hit games this postseason. = 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-7, BB Postseason: 2-for-13 (.154), 2 runs, SB, SAC, 2 BB = Jarrod made his second-straight start in center field last night, going 1-for-3 with a walk...his safely in consecutive games after opening the postseason 0-for-6. = 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: 6-for-17, 2 runs, 2 2B, RBI Postseason: 16-for-53 (.302), 7 runs, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 SAC, BB, SB =Alcides singled in the third inning to start KC’s four-run rally last night...he’s hit safely in 9-straight postseason games, dating back to Game 3 of the ALDS vs. the Angels...his streak is tied for second-longest in KC playoff history with George Brett (1977-80) and Freddie Patek (1976-77). = He homered in Game 1 of the ALCS, becoming just the second Royals shortstop (Freddie Patek, 1978) to homer in postseason play...his four doubles are tied with Alex Gordon (2014) for second-most by a Royal in a postseason...also drove in the winning run with an RBI double in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the ALCS. = His 3 sacrifices are tied with Clayton Kershaw and Juan Perez for the most this postseason...tied a KC record with 2 sacrifices in the Wild Card Game vs. Oakland. = He was the only Royals player and one of just four in the Major Leagues to appear in all 162 games this season, along with Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman, Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria and San Francisco’s Hunter Pence...he’s played in 633 games over the past four seasons, tops among MLB shortstops and fifth overall. =Hit out of the leadoff spot the last two weeks of the season, batting .362 (25-for-69) with five doubles, a homer, nine runs scored and a .397 on-base percentage.Alex Gordon This Series: 2-for-16, 2 runs, 2 2B, RBI, SB Postseason: 8-for-43 (.186), 5 runs, 5 2B, HR, 10 RBI, 2 HP, 6 BB, 4 SB = Alex doubled in the ninth inning last night, going 1-for-5...he’s collected 5 doubles this postseason, which ties Lonnie Smith (1985) for the Royals postseason record...he also recorded his fourth steal of the playoffs, which ties him with Amos Otis (1978) and Willie Wilson (1985) for most by a Royal in one postseason. = Gordon went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI in the first game of the ALCS, which matched the club record for a postseason game, set by Jim Sundberg in Game 7 of the 1985 ALCS. = 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 series in Game 2 Wednesday when he pinch ran for Billy Butler in the sixth and scored on Salvador Perez’s 2-run double...it marked his second run of the postseason...his 3 steals are tied with Alex Gordon for the most this postseason...scored the winning run in Game 2 of the ALCS. =He scored five runs and recorded five stolen bases, despite making just two plate appearances during September...he ranks second in Major League history with the most runs scored and two plate appearances or fewer, behind former Oakland designated runner, Herb Washington (33 runs scored, 0 plate appearances).Eric Hosmer This Series: 4-for-15, 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB Postseason: 17-for-44 (.386), 7 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 9 BB = Eric collected three hits last night, which included a double and two infield singles...his infield knock in the third inning tied the game at 1-1 and marked his 10th RBI of the postseason, matching Alex Gordon (2014) and Willie Aikens (1980) for the club record in a single postseason. = Batting .386 (17-for-44) this postseason, which is tops among Royals with at least 30 postseason at-bats...his 17 hits are third-most by a Royal in a single postseason. = Hoz is tied for third in the league with 5 multi-hit games this postseason...collected 3 hits and 2 walks in Game 2 of the ALDS, becoming just the second Royal (George Brett) to reach base 4+ times in a postseason game twice in his career...also recorded 3 hits and a walk in the Wild Card Game vs. Oakland. = 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: 3-for-13, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB Postseason: 9-for-42 (.214), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB, SF =Omar recorded a two-run single in the fourth inning, which gave KC a temporary lead...he’s recorded 4 RBI in the World Series, after collecting just one in the first 8 games of the postseason...blasted a 2-run homer in Game 2 of the series Wednesday...his homer was his first in 145 postseason at-bats. = He will play in his 43 postseason game tonight, tying Luis Sojo (1995-2001) for third all-time 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 This Series: Has not played Postseason: Has not played = Erik hasn’t played yet this postseason...he joined the Royals on July 29 in a trade that included RHP Liam Hendriks and sent INF Danny Valencia to Toronto. = He recorded his first career multi-home run game on August 18 at Target Field...batted .333 (8-for-24) with a double, 2 home runs and 3 RBI in August.Mike Moustakas This Series: 3-for-13, run, 2B, BB Postseason: 10-for-42 (.238), 7 runs, 2B, 4 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, SAC =Moose went 0-for-3 with a walk in the third inning last night and scored on Salvador Perez’s RBI single...he’s hit out of the No. 5 spot in the order in both games in San Francisco after hitting ninth in the first 10 games of the postseason...his 4 homers 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...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-1 Postseason: 0-for-2 = Jayson made his first appearance in the World Series last night, playing third base over the final 2 innings...he’s 0-for-2 this postseason with a pair of strikeouts. = 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: 5-for-14, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI Postseason: 9-for-48 (.188), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, BB = Salvy recorded 3 hits last night, including an RBI single in the third inning...he’s 5-for-14 (.357) with 4 RBI in the World Series, which includes a solo homer and a 2-run double in the first two games...threw out Hunter Pence trying to steal in Game 3, the second runner he’s caught stealing in 5 attempts this postseason. = Perez recorded the third walk-off hit in Royals playoff history with an RBI single in the 12th inning of the Wild Card Game. = Started a KC record 143 games behind the plate...his 146 games as a catcher overall were also tops in team history...also the starting A.L. catcher in the All-Star Game. = Led A.L. catchers in hits (150) and multi-hit games (40), while he was second in extra-base hits (47) and tied for second in runs scored (57)...his 150 hits were the most by a KC backstop since Darrell Porter’s 155 base knocks during the 1979 season...threw out 23 would-be base stealers, which ranked fifth in the American League.Josh Willingham This Series: 0-for-2 Postseason: 1-for-4 = Josh hasn’t played since the World Series shifted to San Francisco...he pinch-hit in 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 is a career .352 hitter (19-for-54) with 5 homers and 12 RBI at this park. = He was acquired by the Royals in an August 11 trade with the Twins that also sent minor league pitcher Jason Adam to Minnesota.

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ San Franisco Giants - Sunday, October 26, 2014

This & ThatPEN TAKES FIRST LOSS--The Kansas City bullpen had its unblemished postseason record clipped last night by incurring its first loss in eight decisions...the pen was solved for eight runs in four innings, with rookie southpaw Brandon Finnegan absorbing the defeat by allowing five runs in his 1.0+ inning outing...despite the rough treatment last night, the relief corps still possess a solid 2.70 ERA through a dozen games of this postseason (17 earned runs in 56.2 innings pitched).

KC ISSUES FIRST CHALLENGE--The first replay review in World Series of something other than a home run call took place in the sixth inning last night when manager Ned Yost took a shot on a safe call during a pickoff attempt at second base in the sixth inning last night...after 1:47 of review time it was determined the safe call on the field was confirmed...it was one of the few times in 2014 that the KC skipper missed on a challenge, with the Royals making good on 63% of their review requests (22-of-35), well above the 47% average around Major League Baseball in this first season of instant replay...last night was the second replay review in World Series history, following Game #3 of the 2009 World Series when an Alex Rodriguez double was overturned to a home run at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

SPEED THRILLS--Alex Gordon’s stolen base during the 4-run third inning last night was his fourth of the postseason to tie a franchise record, matching Amos Otis (1978) and Willie Wilson (1985)...Gordo’s theft was the 14th by the Royals this postseason, with eight different players contributing to the total...KC got a huge chunk of that total with a playoff opening seven thefts in the win over Oakland to set a big league postseason record, 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.

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

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

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

SHARPENING THE SHORT GAME--The Royals, who finished the year second in the American League in infield hits with 158, have already accumulated 18 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 six...Kansas City featured four in the Top 14 individually in infield knocks with Lorenzo Cain tied for third (28), Nori Aoki tied for sixth (27), Alcides Escobar tied for 12th (24) and Jarrod Dyson tied for 14th (22).

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

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

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

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

A LOOK BACK AT ‘14--Kansas City snapped its postseason dry spell with an 89-73 season, 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 .000 8 0 0 0Butler .500 6 3 0 2Cain .267 15 4 0 1Dyson .286 7 2 0 0Escobar .353 17 6 0 1Gordon .125 16 2 0 1Gore .000 0 0 0 0Hosmer .267 15 4 0 2Infante .231 13 3 1 4Kratz - - - - -Moustakas .231 13 3 0 0Nix .000 1 0 0 0Perez .357 14 5 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 AVG AB H HR RBI

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

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

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

vs. Bumgarner

.000 16 0 0 0 .500 6 3 1 3 .000 4 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .111 9 1 0 0 .167 6 1 0 1 - - - - - .000 3 0 0 0 .316 19 6 0 0 .333 6 2 0 0 .400 5 2 0 0 - - - - - .143 7 1 1 1 .333 3 1 0 0

vs. Peavy

.000 3 0 0 0 .429 35 15 3 9 .250 8 2 0 0 .333 6 2 0 0 .440 25 11 2 9 .333 30 10 1 5 - - - - - .182 22 4 1 1 .333 9 3 0 0 - - - - - .208 24 5 0 3 - - - - - .182 11 2 0 0 .095 21 2 0 1

Regular season + Postseason Regular season + Postseason