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San Francisco Giants (3-2) @ Kansas City Royals (2-3)Kauffman Stadium - Tuesday, October 28, 2014

World Series - Game #6FOX Network, MLB International, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) & ESPN Radio

UPCOMING SCHEDULEGame #7 (if necessary) - Wednesday, October 29 vs. S.F. Giants: RHP Tim Hudson vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie, 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX Network, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports

The 2014 World Series is being broadcast on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Royals’ Hall of Famer Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...the World Series is being televised nationally on the FOX Network

with Joe Buck, Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, Erin Andrews and Ken Rosenthal...each game is also being televised by MLB International with Gary Thorne and Kansas City’s own Rick Sutcliffe...every game is being broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio with Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone, while Jon “Boog” Sciambi and

Chris Singleton provide the pre and postgame analysis.

THE 2014 KANSAS CITY ROYALS POST-SEASON GUIDE IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT MLBPRESSBOX.COMBUM-RUSHED--The Royals look to square up this World Series and send it to a winner-take-all Game #7 tomorrow as these clubs return to Kauffman Stadium tonight...Kansas City fell to 2-3 in this year’s Fall Classic after another run-in with the postseason mastery of Giants’ starter Madison Bumgarner on Sunday evening in AT&T Park, as the southpaw recorded a 4-hit complete game 5-0 victory over the Royals...KC only once had a runner in scoring position, as Omar Infante doubled with one out in the fifth, but he was left stranded...James Shields fell to 0-2 in this year’s World Series, but allowed just two runs over a solid 6.0-inning stint...the Giants added three runs in the eighth off of the combination of Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis, the first tallies either had allowed since the Angels scored a run off of Davis in Game #3 of the ALDS.

IT’S BEEN DONE BEFORE--Kansas City looks to replicate its comeback effort of 1985 as Game #6 commences tonight against the Giants...the lone World Series champion in franchise history returned home from St. Louis down 3-2 to the Redbirds, but won the final two games of that Fall Classic to send the city into a frenzy...since 1982, there have been 10 instances when a team has returned home trailing by a 3-2 margin and on eight occasions, the home club won the final two games to win the World Series...the most recent was in 2011, when the Cardinals were down 3-2 to the Rangers, but went back to Busch Stadium where they were within a strike of elimination twice, but wound up World Champs...others to rebound from 3-2 deficits at home starting in 1982 were: 1982 Cardinals over Milwaukee; ‘85 Royals over Cardinals; ‘86 Mets over Boston; ‘87 Twins over Cardinals; ‘91 Twins over Atlanta; ‘01 Diamondbacks over Yankees and ‘02 Angels over Giants...only the ‘92 Braves vs. Toronto and ‘03 Yankees vs. Marlins lost Game #6 at home when returning with a 3-2 deficit.

CLIMBING KC POSTSEASON LIST--The Royals have a trio of players who have climbed into the franchise’s Top 10 in hits for a single postseason with Eric Hosmer leading the pact with 18 hits entering Game #6 of the World Series...Hosmer has tied George Brett’s total from 1985 for the second most hits in a postseason and enters tonight just two knocks behind Willie Wilson’s 20 in ‘85...Lorenzo Cain is currently fourth all-time with 17 hits to this point while Alcides Escobar has collected 16 hits to tie Lonnie Smith’s ‘85 performance for fifth most in a postseason...Cain’s 12 runs scored this year have established a team mark, one more than Brett scored in ‘85...Alex Gordon’s five doubles this fall have matched Smith’s ‘85 total for most in a postseason, while Cain and Escobar are lurking with four apiece...Mike Moustakas has already tied Willie Aikens’ 1980 club mark of four home runs in a postseason, while Hosmer and Gordon have matched Aikens’ RBI record of 10 set in 1980.

KC NEEDS 2014 SENIOR CIRCUIT MAGIC--With two wins necessary to turn this World Series into Kansas City’s favor, the Royals need some of the good fortune they enjoyed during the 2014 regular season against the National League...the Royals posted a Major League best 15-5 mark against the Senior Circuit during interleague play, with all but four of those games occurring against the National League West...KC was 7-3 against the N.L. in Kauffman Stadium and went 8-2 on the road vs. the N.L., losing their first meeting in San Diego before winning eight in a row and then losing the N.L. road finale in Denver...the Royals also swept a 3-game series in August from these Giants.

POSTSEASON RECAP--Kansas City enters tonight with a 10-3 mark this postseason with all three losses occurring in the 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.

BATS NEED TO BREAK OUT--The Royals have hit just .221 as a unit during this 2014 World Series (36-for-163) while plating 15 runs (3.0 per game average)...while sweeping through the Wild Card, ALDS and ALCS, the KC offense hit at a combined .259 clip (73-for-282), though hit just .198 in the 3-game sweep of the Angels.

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS (World Series): RHP Jake Peavy (0-1, 7.20) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (0-0, 3.38)

YORDANO VENTURA takes the hill in Game #6 of the World Series, his fifth postseason appearance and fourth start...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. “ACE” NO DECISION, KC A VICTORY--Yordano became the first Royals rookie at any position to start in the World Series and as the Game #2 starter he provided 5.1 solid innings, though wasn’t around for the decision, an eventual 7-2 KC victory that evened the series at a win apiece...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...the Giants tied the game in the fourth on doubles by Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Belt, staying at 2-2 until Kansas City plated five runs in the sixth...Ventura’s line finished at 5.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits with no walks with 2 K’s...Ventura became the fourth rookie starter to work at least 5.0 innings without a walk in a World Series game and first since 1983. PRE-WORLD SERIES WORK--Yordano has now made twice as many postseason starts (4) as the Royals had by all rookie hurlers combined prior to this year...he is the seventh Major League rookie to make 4 or more postseason starts and has taken a no decision in each outing...he worked 5.2 innings in the ALCS on October 11 at Baltimore, allowing 4 runs and 5 hits, with 3 walks 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 run with 5 hits, a walk and 5 K’s, 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. ROOKIES IN THE SERIES--“Ace” is the 25th rookie hurler to start at least twice in the World Series and the fourth since 2000, joining John Lackey (2002), Justin Verlander (2006) and Michael Wacha (2013)...32 rookies have started and won at least once, with Wacha the most recent in Game #2 last season for St. Louis. REPRESENTING THE DOMINICAN--The ninth different pitcher from the Dominican Republic to start a World Series game, Yordano is the fifth to make multiple starts, joining Joaquin Andujar, Juan Guzman, Pedro Martinez and Jose Rijo...Andujar, Martinez, Rijo and Ramon Ortiz 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)...Yordano 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 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--“Ace” 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.

Ventura vs. Giants Player AVG. AB H HR RBIBrandon Belt .500 2 1 0 1Gregor Blanco .333 3 1 1 1Brandon Crawford .000 2 0 0 0Travis Ishikawa .500 2 1 0 0Michael Morse .500 2 1 0 0Joe Panik .333 3 1 0 0Hunter Pence .333 3 1 0 0Buster Posey .333 3 1 0 0Pablo Sandoval .333 3 1 0 0

(Regular Season) 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 CareerJake Peavy vs. Royals 0-1 1-0 5-8 Major League Record 7-13 (3.73 ERA) 12-5 139-111Yordano Ventura vs. Giants 0-0 - 0-0 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 4-4 10/22 San Francisco ND, 7-2 5.1 8 2 2 1 0 2 87-55 2-22014 Postseason Starts 0-0 3.50 18.0 18 7 7 2 4 10 274-168 61%2014 Postseason 0-0 4.42 18.1 20 9 9 3 4 10 287-175 61%2014 Regular Season 14-10 3.20 183.0 168 70 65 14 69 159 2985-1887 63%

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)

Royals Notes - San Franisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals - Tuesday, October 28, 2014Pitching Notes

Royals vs. Giants World Series Career*

Collins 0-0 0 4.50 2 4.0 5 2Davis 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.0 2 0Duffy 0-0 0 4.91 2 3.2 2 2Finnegan 0-1 0 27.00 2 1.2 5 5Frasor 0-0 0 6.75 2 1.1 2 1Guthrie 1-0 0 3.60 1 5.0 4 2Herrera 1-0 0 4.50 3 4.0 2 2Holland 0-0 1 0.00 2 2.0 1 0Shields 0-2 0 7.00 2 9.0 15 7Vargas 0-0 0 6.75 1 4.0 6 3Ventura 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 - - - - - - -

*-Does not include postseason

2014 Postseason Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 13 3-2 - - 4.35 68.1 72 33 33 9 19 43 .269 Relievers 13 7-1 7 9 3.13 54.2 41 20 19 1 27 58 .208 Totals 13 10-3 7 9 3.80 123.0 113 53 52 10 46 101 .243Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 35/49 (71%) Saves/Save Opp: 7/9 (78%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 23/13 (57%)

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 in Game 4 on Saturday, 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. = Collins has been tough against both lefties and righties in his career...left-handers are batting .224 (77-for-343), with righties hitting .227 (97-for-427).

Wade Davis1st Batter Efficiency: 62/82 Saves/Save Opp: 3/7 (43%) Last Save: Sept. 10 @ Det (3rd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/7 2014 Strikeout High: 4 (2x, last 10/10 @ Bal) Oct. 26 @ San Francisco 1.0 2 1 0 0 3 =Wade allowed 2 inherited runs and an unearned tally in the eighth inning of Game 5 as the Giants pushed their lead to 5-0. =Wade recorded wins in the first and second game of the ALCS, becoming the first pitcher to notch victories in back-to-back playoff games since Atlanta’s Alejandro Pena in the 1995 NLDS. =Davis set a Royals relief record with 109 strikeouts in the regular season, topping the old mark of 103.

Danny Duffy (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 3/9 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 4/2 2014 Strikeout High: 9 on 6/14 @ CWS (Start) Oct. 25 @ San Francisco 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 =Danny entered in the fifth inning of Game 4, inheriting Hunter Pence at first with 1 away in a 4-3 game...a Pablo Sandoval single put runners at the corners, with Danny walking Brandon Belt to load the bases...Jarrod Dyson then made a great catch on a Juan Perez liner, though Pence scored to tie the game. =Danny won his postseason debut on October 2 at the Angels, pitching a scoreless 10th inning with the Royals winning 3-2 in 11 on a Mike Moustakas homer.

Brandon Finnegan (L)1st Batter Efficiency: 10/14 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: None Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 on 9/30 vs. Oakland Oct. 25 @ SF (Loss) 1.0+2 5 5 5 2 0 =Brandon entered a 4-4 contest in the sixth inning of Game 4, allowing 3 runs in the inning plus a pair in the seventh...he took the loss in an 11-4 final. = The 21-year old made history in Game 3, becoming the first player to appear in a World Series game in the year he was drafted (Elias Sports Bureau)...he also became the first player to appear in a College World Series and a World Series in the same year as he pitched for TCU in Omaha this June. =Brandon earned his first win at the Major League level in Game 2 of the ALDS at Angel Stadium, becoming the first Royals rookie to win a playoff game.

Jason Frasor1st Batter Efficiency: 49/67 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 in Game 4, 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: 58/80 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: Apr. 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th car.) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 48/11 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 9/30 vs. Oak) Oct. 26 @ San Francisco 1.0+2 2 2 2 1 0 =Kelvin opened the seventh inning of Game 5 with the Giants leading 2-0...he used a 4-6-3 double play to work around a 1-out walk, then allowed back-to-back singles in the eighth, with both runners scoring after his exit. =Kelvin earned the win in Game 2, becoming the ninth different pitcher from the Dominican Republic to earn a World Series victory. =Kelvin appeared in all 4 games of the ALCS vs. Baltimore, totaling 5.2 scoreless innings with all 3 inherited runners stranded. =Kelvin held opponents to 2 runs over his final 36 regular season outings, recording a 0.48 ERA over 37.1 innings.

Greg Holland1st Batter Efficiency: 58/75 Saves/Save Opp: 53/55 (96%) Last Save: Oct. 24 @ SF (7th post.) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/1 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (6x, last 9/12 vs. Bos) Oct. 24 @ SF (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 =Greg closed out a 3-2 win in Game 3 on Friday, retiring Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence in order. = 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).

Tomorrow’s Game 7 Starter - Jeremy Guthrie= Jeremy will make his third postseason start and second in the World Series...he finished the regular season at 13-11 with a 4.13 ERA in 202.2 innings.=Guthrie picked up the win in Game 3 at AT&T Park, carrying a shutout through 5.0 innings and ultimately allowing 2 runs on 4 hits over 5.0 innings plus 2 batters in a 3-2 triumph. = He became the first pitcher to start and win a World Series game while recording no walks and strikeouts...Guthrie is the fifth pitcher to start and win a Fall Classic game without a strikeout, joining a list that includes Babe Ruth...Guthrie is the first to do so since the Yankees' Bob Turley in 1960.=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 has faced the Giants 3 times in the regular season, going 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA...the last 2 outings came with Colorado in 2012. = 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.

Hitting NotesRoyals Notes - San Franisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals - Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Nori Aoki This Series: 0-for-8 Postseason: 7-for-35 (.200), 6 runs, 2 RBI, 3 BB, SB, HBP = Nori was a defensive replacement in Game 5 after Billy Butler pinch hit for Jarrod Dyson...looking for his first hit of the World Series, having started 0-for-8...he went 3-for-3 in Game 3 of the ALDS vs. the Angels, the third player in KC postseason history to be perfect at the plate with 3 hits or more. = Hit .317 (69-for-218) after the All-Star break, after batting just .260 before the break...collected 29 RBI after the break, hitting .412 (21-for-51) with runners in scoring position...he went 3-for-7 against the Giants during the regular season, including August 10 where he went 2-for-2 with 2 walks and 3 stolen bases. = Batted .379 (33-for-87) over the month of September, third-highest in the American League...his .432 OBP over the final month also ranked fourth in the A.L. = Ranked sixth in the A.L. with 27 infield hits, while his 101 infield hits in his MLB career are most in the Majors since the start of 2012.Billy Butler This Series: 3-for-7, 2 RBI Postseason: 9-for-34 (.265), 2 runs, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 4 BB, SB, 2 SF = Billy struck out as a pinch hitter in Game 5, his only plate appearance during the three contests in San Francisco...collected 2 RBI hits in Game 2 of the series, his second multi-RBI game of the postseason...since going hitless in the ALDS, Butler is 7-for-21 (.333) with 2 doubles and 3 RBI. = Butler was 4-for-11 (.364) with 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI vs. the Giants in the regular season...he’s a career .424 hitter (14-for-33) with a double, 3 homers and 8 RBI against San Francisco starter Jake Peavy...this includes a pair of RBI singles against him in Game 2. = 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: 5-for-19, 3 runs, 2B, BB, RBI, HBP Postseason: 17-for-53 (.321), 13 runs, 4 2B, 5 RBI, SB, 3 BB, HBP = Lorenzo singled in the first inning Sunday, going 1-for-4 against Madison Bumgarner...he’s collected 17 hits in postseason play, tying him for fourth in KC playoff history...recorded 6 multi-hit games this postseason, which are tied for second-most, behind San Francisco’s Pablo Sandoval (7). = 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-9, BB Postseason: 2-for-15 (.133), 2 runs, SB, SAC, 2 BB = Jarrod started all 3 games in San Francisco, including Game 5 where he was 0-for-2...hit safely in both Game 3 and Game 4, his first 2 hits of the postseason. = 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-21, 2 runs, 2 2B, RBI Postseason: 16-for-57 (.281), 7 runs, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 SAC, BB, SB = Alcides took an 0-for-4 on Sunday, snapping a 9-game postseason hitting streak which dated back to Game 3 of the ALDS...his streak tied for the second-longest in KC postseason history with George Brett (1977-80) and Freddie Patek (1976-77)...a career .440 hitter (11-for-25) vs. Jake Peavy, including 2-for-3 in Game 2. = He homered in Game 1 of the ALCS, becoming just the second Royals shortstop (Freddie Patek, 1978) to homer in postseason play...also drove in the winning run with an RBI double in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the ALCS...tied for the MLB lead with 3 sacrifices this postseason, which included 2 in the Wild Card Game. = He was the only Royals player and one of just four in the Major Leagues to appear in all 162 games this season, along with Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman, Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria and San Francisco’s Hunter Pence...he’s played in 633 games over the past four seasons, tops among MLB shortstops and fifth overall. = Hit out of the leadoff spot since September 13, batting .325 (41-for-126) with a .444 SLG in 29 games combined between the regular season and the postseason.Alex Gordon This Series: 2-for-20, 2 runs, 2 2B, RBI, SB Postseason: 8-for-47 (.170), 5 runs, 5 2B, HR, 10 RBI, 2 HP, 6 BB, 4 SB = Alex went 0-for-4 against Madison Bumgarner in Game 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 in Game 4, tying 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 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: 5-for-19, 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB Postseason: 18-for-48 (.375), 7 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 9 BB = Eric singled to lead-off the seventh inning in Game 5, going 1-for-4...it marked his 18th hit of the postseason, which matched George Brett (1985) for second-most by a Royals player during a single postseason...recorded 3 hits in Game 4, with 2 infield singles and a double. = Batting .375 (18-for-48) this postseason, which is tops among Royals with at least 40 postseason at-bats...his 10 RBI are also tied for the most by a Royal in a single postseason, matching Willie Aikens (1980) and Alex Gordon (2014)...tied for third in the Majors with 5 multi-hit games this postseason. = Hoz became the second Royal (George Brett) to reach base 4+ times in a postseason game twice in his career, doing it in the Wild Card Game and Game 2 of the ALDS. = Batted .321 (53-for-165) with 14 doubles, a triple, 5 homers and 23 RBI after July 1...his .509 slugging pct. in that span ranked 11th in the American League. = Had a career-best 16-game hitting streak from June 30-July 20, where he batted .413 (26-for-63) with six doubles, two homers and nine RBI...his streak was the longest by a Royal since Salvador Perez hit safely in 17-straight games in 2012...suffered a fracture in his right hand and missed 29 games, placed on the disabled list August 2.Omar Infante This Series: 4-for-16, 2 runs, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB Postseason: 10-for-45 (.222), 3 runs, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB, SF =Omar collected KC’s only extra-base hit in Game 5, doubling in the fifth inning...recorded a go-ahead two-run single in Game 4 on Saturday, and blasted a two-run homer in Game 2...has 4 RBI in World Series play after collecting just 1 RBI in KC’s first eight games of the postseason. = He will play in his 44th postseason game tonight and 11th World Series game...his Fall Classic total will tie him for 16th among active Major Leaguers. = Recorded a career-best 66 RBI, the seventh-most by a Royals second baseman...he had four games with 4 RBI or more during the regular season, including a career-high 6 RBI vs. the Orioles on April 27 at Camden Yards...hit his first career grand slam against the Angels on June 27, one of only 3 slams by the Royals this season.Erik Kratz This Series: Has not played Postseason: Has not played = Erik hasn’t played yet this postseason...he joined the Royals on July 29 in a trade that included RHP Liam Hendriks and sent INF Danny Valencia to Toronto. = He recorded his first career multi-home run game on August 18 at Target Field...batted .333 (8-for-24) with a double, 2 home runs and 3 RBI in August.Mike Moustakas This Series: 3-for-16, run, 2B, BB Postseason: 10-for-45 (.222), 7 runs, 2B, 4 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, SAC =Moose went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Game 5...he’s hitless in the last two games after hitting safely in 11 of his first 13 games this postseason. = He’s hit 4 homers this postseason, which are tied with Willie Aikens (1980) for most by a Royal in a single postseason..hit the go-ahead roundtripper in Game 1 of the ALDS in the 3-2 win over the Angels and hit a 10th-inning homer in Game 1 of the ALCS 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-2 Postseason: 0-for-3 = Jayson played second base in the final two frames last night, and flew out in his only at bat...he’s 0-for-2 in the World Series, also appearing in Game 4. = 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: 6-for-17, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI Postseason: 10-for-51 (.196), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, BB = Salvy singled to lead off the second inning on Sunday, going 1-for-3...he’s hitting .353 (6-for-17) in the World Series after batting just .118 (4-for-34) in the first three rounds of the postseason...collected 3 hits in Game 4 of the Fall Classic, becoming the seventh Royal to have 3 hits or more in a World Series game and second this year. = Threw out Hunter Pence trying to steal in Game 3, the second runner he’s caught stealing in 6 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 didn’t play during the three games in San Francisco...he pinch-hit in each of the first two games of the series...he’s 1-for-4 this postseason, collecting a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning of the Wild Card Game, which led to the tying run...Willingham hit 9 of his 14 home runs during the season against right-handed pitching. = He was acquired by the Royals in an August 11 trade with the Twins that also sent minor league pitcher Jason Adam to Minnesota.

Royals Notes - San Franisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals - Tuesday, October 28, 2014

This & ThatLONG BALL ON HIATUS--The Royals and Giants just completed a 3-game stop in AT&T Park without any home runs hit over the weekend...the Royals had clubbed a pair of roundtrippers during the first two games of the series here in Kauffman Stadium with Salvador Perez (Game #1) and Omar Infante (Game #2) each going deep, while the Giants have had home runs from Hunter Pence (Game #1) and Gregor Blanco (Game #2)...last Wednesday’s blast by Infante was the 12th World Series homer in franchise history, joining the likes of Willie Aikens (4), Amos Otis (3), 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.

DOZER AN ALL-STAR--Kansas City’s first round pick from 2013, Hunter Dozer, has been named to the Arizona Fall League All-Star team...the 23-year old third baseman out of Stephen F. Austin University, will play for the West Division Fall Stars and represent the Peoria Javelinas...the game will be played this Saturday, November 1, at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick

HOLLY ROLLS ON--By going 7-for-7 to this point in October, Greg Holland is one save away from setting a Major League record for rescues in a single postseason...his perfect fall to this point has matched the save totals of Brad Lidge (Philadelphia in 2008), Robb Nen (San Francisco in 2002), Troy Percival (Anaheim in 2002), Koji Uehara (Boston in 2013) and John Wetteland (Yankees in 1996)...Holland finished the regular season with 46 saves then followed that with a big league record tying four saves in the ALCS, joining Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley as the only pitchers to accomplish that feat since the ALCS went to a best-of-seven format...while postseason stats are not included in the regular season total, with seven saves to this point Holly has now made good on 54 of his 56 save tries this year, including 47 of the last 48 and 28 in a row...over a longer haul in regular season play, Holland has converted 86 of his last 89 attempts (96.6%) since May 30 of last season, the highest percentage among closers with at least 40 opportunities in that span...since that date, Greg has five more saves than any other pitcher in baseball (Craig Kimbrel - 81) and Holland allowed just 14 earned runs in 113.1 innings for a 1.11 ERA...he recorded his 100th career save on August 8 and since posting his first career save on August 3, 2011 vs. Baltimore, Holland has gone 113-for-123, the best save pct. at 91.9 among closers with at least 100 save opportunities.

SPEED THRILLS--Alex Gordon’s stolen base during the 4-run third inning on Saturday 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, but Kansas City has been held to just one theft in two tries during this World Series...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.

WILD CARD WORLD SERIES--This 2014 World Series marks the second time that a pair of Wild Card qualifiers are squaring off for the World Championship, the other occurring in 2002 when these San Francisco Giants battled the Angels, losing the series in seven games to the Halos after taking a 3-2 lead into Anaheim...the Royals rolled through Oakland (Wild Card Game), the Los Angeles Angels (3-0 in ALDS) and Baltimore (4-0 in ALCS) to get to this final stop of 2014.

FOUR NOT NECESSARY IN GAME THREE--Kansas City didn’t need to reach their “magic number” on Friday night in San Francisco, 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 seven...Kansas City featured four in the Top 14 individually in infield knocks with Lorenzo Cain tied for third (28), Nori Aoki tied for sixth (27), Alcides Escobar tied for 12th (24) and Jarrod Dyson tied for 14th (22).

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

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

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING--This 2014 version of the Kansas City Royals entered the September 30 Wild Card Game with only five players who had previous postseason experience with Wade Davis, Omar Infante, Jayson Nix, James Shields and Raul Ibanez...with Ibanez inactive for the World Series, KC is down to four who have previous experience in October baseball...none of the four active players possess a World Series championship ring.

A LOOK BACK AT ‘14--Kansas City snapped its postseason dry spell with an 89-73 season, finishing one game behind the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central...the rollercoaster ride that was the 2014 season saw the Royals trail by as many as 6 1/2 games after play on June 1, only to reel off a 13-2 stretch to take a 1 1/2-game advantage in the Central on June 18...KC then fell into a 9-18 skid from June 19-July 21 to fall to eight games behind the Tigers, but a win in Chicago on July 22 jumpstarted a season-ending stretch in which the Royals were 41-23 and popped champagne corks for the first time in 29 years on September 26 with a win over the White Sox in U.S. Cellular Field...the two combatants in the ALCS were the two winningest teams in the American League from July 22 on, with the Royals posting 41 victories and the Orioles 42...the 89-victory season marked the most by the Kansas City franchise since winning 92 games in 1989...KC has coupled its last two seasons for a 175-149 mark for a .540 winning pct.

KEEPING IT IN THE YARD--The bullpen duo of Wade Davis and Kelvin Herrera combined for 140.0 homerless innings during the 2014 regular season...Davis tossed 72.0 frames and allowed only five extra-base hits (four doubles and a triple), while Herrera fired 68.0 innings and gave up 12 extra-base knocks (all doubles)...Davis, Herrera and the Dodgers’ Brandon League were the only three pitchers in the Majors who worked at least 60.0 innings with no home runs surrendered in 2014.

DAVIS SETS RELIEF STRIKEOUT MARK--The breakout bullpen year of Wade Davis ended with 109 strikeouts, breaking the team record for a reliever held by fellow bullpen-mate Greg Holland, set last year, and Jim York, a reliever for KC in 1971 (103)...Davis attained his 109 K’s in 72.0 innings for a 13.6 strikeout to 9-inning ratio, the third best mark in the A.L. (minimum 60.0 innings).

Aoki .000 8 0 0 0Butler .429 7 3 0 2Cain .263 19 5 0 1Dyson .222 9 2 0 0Escobar .286 21 6 0 1Gordon .100 20 2 0 1Gore .000 0 0 0 0Hosmer .263 19 5 0 2Infante .250 16 4 1 4Kratz - - - - -Moustakas .188 16 3 0 0Nix .000 2 0 0 0Perez .353 17 6 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 Kauffman Stadium*

.320 247 79 0 22 .312 2156 672 65 325 .288 525 151 9 69 .265 456 121 4 40 .268 1135 304 8 97 .273 1894 518 63 262 .000 1 0 0 0 .269 1048 282 26 129 .273 396 108 5 42 .286 14 4 0 0 .239 859 205 23 98 .257 70 18 2 7 .286 704 201 18 104 .227 110 25 3 11

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

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

vs. Hudson

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