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Kansas City Royals (1-1) @ San Francisco Giants (1-1)AT&T Park - Friday, October 24, 2014

World Series - Game #3FOX Network, MLB International, KCSP Radio (610 Sports) & ESPN Radio

UPCOMING SCHEDULE(Probables with Postseason statistics)

Game #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 SportsGame #5 - Sunday, October 26 @ San Francisco Giants: TBA vs. TBA, 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX Network, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports

Monday, October 27 (if necessary) - 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 Sports

Game #7 (if necessary) - Wednesday, October 29 vs. San Francisco Giants: TBA vs. TBA, 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX Network, ESPN Radio & 610 SportsThis 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.COMIN THE BIG INNING--The Royals evened the 2014 World Series at a win apiece on Wednesday night, plating five sixth inning runs to cruise to a 7-2 win in game #2 of the Fall Classic...tied a 2-2 entering the home half of the sixth, Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer reached via a single and walk, respectively, which set off a chain reaction of pitching changes, as the Giants used five different hurlers in the frame that featured a run scoring single by Billy Butler, 2-run double from Salvador Perez and then a 2-run homer by Omar Infante...if time of possession were a baseball statistic, the Royals would’ve crushed it on Wednesday as the home half of the sixth took just over 32 minutes to complete...the 5-run inning marked the second highest scoring inning in World Series play for the Royals, a run shy of the 6-run fifth in Game #7 of the 1985 series...Kansas City bullpen tookover for the final 3.2 innings, with the red hot trifecta of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland blanking the Giants the rest of the way to give the win to Herrera, his first career postseason victory...Alcides Escobar joined Cain, Butler and Infante with two hits apiece to lead the 10-hit attack...the win was KC’s ninth in 10 games during this postseason.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOZ--Kansas City first baseman Eric Hosmer turned 25 years old today...the defending Rawlings Gold Glove winner at first base, shares his birthday with fellow baseball player Rafael Furcal (37), NASCAR driver Brian Vickers (32), actor Kevin Kline (67) and former New York Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle (88).

ROAD WARRIORS--The Royals are 4-0 on the road this postseason, posting 2-0 marks in Anaheim in the ALDS and Baltimore in the ALCS...those figures are even better than KC’s solid regular season work, posting a 47-34 ledger away from ‘The K’, 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.

A DIFFERENT LOOK--No matter how hard he tries, manager Ned Yost cannot replicate the lineup he’s used the last 18 games that has witnessed an overall 15-3 record...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 been the everyday lineup, but tonight the rules change for the next three games as the series shifts to a National League park...tonight’s starting pitcher, Jeremy Guthrie, was 0-for-5 with a sac bunt this year and 5-for-56 (.089) lifetime with five sacrifices...tomorrow’s starter, Jason Vargas, did not bat this year, but was 2-for-5 last season and is an impressive .262 hitter lifetime (16-for-61) with three doubles and four RBI.

SOLID 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.

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 29.0 innings, allowing three earned runs for a 0.93 ERA while fanning 36.

POSTSEASON RECAP--Kansas City’s win on Wednesday evened this series with the Giants, as the postseason has come full circle with the bay area for the Royals...the 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 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 (Postseason stats): RHP Jeremy Guthrie (0-0, 1.80) vs. RHP Tim Hudson (0-0, 3.29)Regular Season 2014 2013 Career 2014 2013 CareerJeremy Guthrie vs. Giants - - 0-1 Major League Record 13-11 (4.13 ERA) 15-12 83-100Tim Hudson vs. Royals 0-1 - 3-4 Major League Record 9-13 (3.57 ERA) 8-7 214-124

JEREMY GUTHRIE is making his first career World Series appearance and second overall postseason start...he’s faced the Giants three times in his career, including twice in 2012 as a member of the Rockies...he’s in the second year of a 3-year deal after being acquired from Colorado for Jonathan Sanchez on July 20, 2012. SOLID VS. O’S--Jeremy last worked nine days ago, in Game #3 of the ALCS, pitching the first 5.0 innings of KC’s 2-1 win over his former team from Baltimore...the veteran righty allowed a run on 3 hits with 2 walks and 2 K’s...Guthrie’s only hiccup came in the top of the second, when he allowed consecutive one-out doubles to Steve Pearce and J.J. Hardy, staking the O’s to a short-lived 1-0 lead...after a walk to Ryan Flaherty, Jeremy retired 11 of the final 13 hitters he faced...Kansas City tied the score in the fourth inning and plated the winning run with Billy Butler’s sacrifice fly in the seventh, after Guthrie had departed...the start was Jeremy’s first in postseason play, after 275 career regular season appearances (248 starts). DEALING DOWN THE STRETCH--Guthrie was 8-2 over his final 12 regular season starts, with the win total tying him for second in the A.L. from July 26 on, trailing only L.A.’s Matt Shoemaker (9)...he was named the Royals Pitcher of the Month in September, going 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA over 5 outings. LOCAL CONNECTION--Jeremy attended nearby Stanford University, pitching for the Cardinal from 2001-02, helping them reach the College World Series both years...during his junior season, Guthrie went 13-2 with a 2.51 ERA and was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year...he will become the 11th Stanford product to appear in the World Series and the first to start a World Series game since Mike Mussina started Game #3 of the 2003 World Series against the Marlins. ON THE OREGON TRAIL--A native of Ashland, Oregon, Jeremy became the seventh pitcher from ‘The Beaver State’ to start a postseason game in his last outing and the first since Jim Rooker, who started for Pittsburgh in Game #5 of the 1979 World Series...Guthrie looks to become the first Oregonian to start and win a postseason game since Mickey Lolich earned victories in Games 2, 5 and 7 of the 1968 World Series for Detroit. VS. THE GIANTS--@TheRealJGuts (Twitter handle) has faced the Giants three times during the regular season, going 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA (10 ER in 14.2 IP)...he most recently pitched against San Francisco on May 15, 2012, when he took a no-decision here, allowing one unearned run on four hits over 5.1 innings in a 5-4 Rockies victory...he also suffered a 6-3 loss here on June 16, 2010 as a member of the O’s...over the past two seasons, he’s made five starts against National League clubs, going 2-0 with a 2.15 ERA (9 ER in 37.2 IP), claiming wins over the Dodgers (5-3) on June 23 and at Arizona (6-2) on August 7 this season. ON THE ROAD--Jeremy went 7-5 with a 4.01 ERA (45 ER in 101.0 IP) in his 16 road starts this season, which included victories in five of his last six outings away from home...opponents hit .260 against him in their home parks (102-for-393), however they hit just .228 against him from August 1 on...Guthrie is 41-48 with a 3.97 ERA in 121 career road starts (134 total appearances), while he’s 6-6 with a 3.12 ERA and 13 quality starts in 20 outings in National League parks.

Jeremy’s Last Win:September 26 @ Chicago (7.0 IP, 3-1 over Hector Noesi)

Jeremy’s Last Loss:September 8 @ Detroit (2.2 IP, 5-9 to Justin Verlander)

Jeremy’s Last Complete Game:August 7 @ Arizona (6-2 over Vidal Nuno) - 8th career CG

Jeremy’s Last Shutout:August 5, 2013 vs. Minnesota (13-0 win over Kevin Correia) - 2nd career shutout

Jeremy’s Strikeout High: 10, 3 times: last on September 14, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay (7.0 IP, 6-2 win)

Guthrie vs. GiantsPlayer AVG. AB H HR RBIJoaquin Arias .000 1 0 0 0Brandon Belt .000 1 0 0 1Gregor Blanco .500 2 1 0 0Brandon Crawford 1.000 4 4 1 1Travis Ishikawa .000 3 0 0 0Michael Morse .375 8 3 0 0Hunter Pence .143 7 1 0 0Buster Posey .000 2 0 0 0Pablo Sandoval .500 6 3 0 2

Jeremy’s 2014 Postseason Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 10/14 Baltimore ND, 2-1 5.0 3 1 1 0 2 2 94-63 1-12014 Postseason 0-0 1.80 5.0 3 1 1 0 2 2 94-63 67%2014 Regular Season 13-11 4.13 202.2 215 100 93 23 49 124 3233-2096 65%

Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ San Franisco Giants - Friday, October 24, 2014Pitching Notes

Royals vs. Giants World Series Career

Collins 0-0 0 0.00 1 2.0 1 0Davis 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0Duffy 0-0 0 6.00 1 3.0 1 2Finnegan - - - - - - -Frasor 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0Guthrie - - - - - - -Herrera 1-0 0 0.00 1 1.2 0 0Holland 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0Shields 0-1 0 15.00 1 3.0 7 5Vargas - - - - - - -Ventura 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 - - - - - - -

Tomorrow’s Game 4 Starter - Jason Vargas= Jason will make his third postseason start, entering at 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA...he was 11-10 in the regular season, recording a career-best 3.71 ERA.=Vargy earned the win in the ALCS clincher on October 15 vs. Baltimore, holding the O’s to a run, 2 hits and 3 walks over 5.1 innings, with the run on a Ryan Flaherty homer in the third...KC scored 2 in the first and won 2-1, sweeping the series...Jason has allowed 3 runs in the postseason, all on solo home runs.=Opponents are batting just .137 in the postseason (5-for-37), seventh all-time among hurlers with 2 or more postseason starts. =The California native has faced San Francisco 3 times in the regular season, going 0-1 with a 3.15 ERA (7 ER in 20.0 IP)...he will make his AT&T Park debut after 2 matchups at Safeco Field and an August 8 no decision in KC...he allowed 2 runs over 5.0 innings in that game, with the Royals winning 4-2. =An accomplished hitter at Long Beach State, Jason will swing the bat for the first time as a Royal...he’s a .262 hitter (16-for-61) with 3 doubles. = Jason is 8-7 with a 4.08 ERA vs. the N.L. since moving to the A.L. in 2009...he was 1-0 this year, recording a 2.75 ERA over 3 starts (6 ER in 19.2 IP).

2014 Postseason Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 10 2-1 - - 4.39 53.1 54 26 26 9 16 36 .262 Relievers 10 7-0 6 8 1.81 44.2 27 9 9 1 20 48 .173 Totals 10 9-1 6 8 3.21 98.0 81 35 35 10 36 84 .224Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 29/39 (74%) Saves/Save Opp: 6/8 (75%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 15/6 (40%)

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 inning of Game 1 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: 60/80 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. 22 vs. San Francisco 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 =Wade posted a 1-2-3 eighth inning in Wednesday’s 7-2 win, striking out a pair...the appearance was his ninth in KC’s 10 postseason games. =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 0.87 ERA (1 ER in 10.1 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. SF 3.0+2 1 2 2 3 3 =Danny made his first appearance in 19 days in Game 1, 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 Francisco 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 = Jason worked around an error and a walk for a scoreless ninth in Game 1. = 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: 57/78 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: 47/10 2014 Strikeout High: 3 (2x, last 9/30 vs. Oak) Oct. 22 vs. SF (Win) 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 =Kelvin closed out the sixth inning of Game 2, stranding a pair of inherited runners in a 2-2 contest...the Royals scored 5 in the home half, with Kelvin working around back-to-back walks in the seventh en route to the win. =Kelvin became the ninth pitcher from the Dominican Republic to earn a World Series win and the first since San Francisco’s Santiago Casilla in 2012. =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: 57/74 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. 22 vs. San Francisco 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 =Greg closed out a 7-2 win in Game 2, allowing a 2-out single to Brandon Crawford while striking out the side. =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 - Kansas City Royals @ San Franisco Giants - Friday, October 24, 2014

Nori Aoki This Series: 0-for-7 Postseason: 7-for-34 (.206), 6 runs, 2 RBI, 3 BB, SB, HBP = Nori went 0-for-3 on Wednesday night, and is looking for his first hit of the World Series...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: 3-for-6, 2 RBI Postseason: 9-for-33 (.273), 2 runs, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 4 BB, SB, 2 SF = Billy collected a pair of RBI singles in Game 2 of the series, going 2-for-3 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 went 4-for-11 (.364) with 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI vs. San Francisco during the regular season...he batted .317 (19-for-60) with 8 doubles, 2 homers and 9 RBI in 20 Interleague games this season. = 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: 2-for-6, 2 runs, 2B, BB, HBP Postseason: 14-for-40 (.350), 11 runs, 4 2B, 4 RBI, SB, 3 BB, HBP = Lorenzo recorded his fifth multi-hit game of the postseason, going 2-for-4 on Wednesday with a double and 2 runs scored...he’s collected 14 hits this postseason, which is fifth-most in Royals history...he needs 1 hit tonight to match Amos Otis (15 in 1980) for fourth and 2 to tie Lonnie Smith (16 in 1985) for third. = Cain is hitting .350 in postseason play and reached base at a .400 clip...was named the ALCS MVP, going 8-for-15 (.400) 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: 0-for-1 Postseason: 0-for-7, 2 runs, SB, SAC, BB = Jarrod was again a defensive replacement for Nori Aoki in the seventh innin Wednesday, going 0-for-1...he’s 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: 3-for-7, 2B, RBI Postseason: 13-for-44 (.295), 5 runs, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 SAC, BB, SB =Alcides collected hits in his first two at-bats Wednesday, including an RBI double in the second inning to put KC up 2-1...he’s hit safely in 9 of 10 postseason games this year, recording his fourth 2-hit contest in Game 2...doubled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning of Game 2 in the ALCS in Baltimore. = He also homered in Game 1 of the ALCS vs. the O’s, becoming just the second Royals shortstop (Fred Patek, 1978) to homer in postseason play. = 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: 0-for-7 Postseason: 6-for-34 (.176), 3 runs, 3 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 2 HP, 6 BB, 3 SB = Alex took an 0-for-4 Wednesday night...he’s looking for his first hit of the World Series and to snap an 0-for-15 skid in postseason play. = 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: run Postseason: 2 runs, 3 SB = Terrance pinch ran for Billy Butler in the sixth Wednesday 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, 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-6, run, 2 BB Postseason: 13-for-35 (.371), 6 runs, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 9 BB = Eric walked twice and scored in the sixth inning on Wednesday, going 0-for-2...he’s hitless in the World Series, after going 13-for-29 (.448) in the first 3 rounds. = 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: 2-for-6, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI Postseason: 8-for-35 (.229), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB, SF =Omar blasted a 2-run homer to cap the 5-run sixth inning Wednesday...he went 2-for-3, also collecting a double in the second inning for his first multi-hit game since the Wild Card contest vs. Oakland...his homer was his first in 145 postseason at bats, which ended the second-longest drought among active players. = He’s 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 41st postseason game this evening, which ranks fourth all-time among players born in Venezuela. = 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: 2-for-6, 2B Postseason: 9-for-35 (.257), 6 runs, 2B, 4 HR, 5 RBI, BB, SAC =Moose singled following Omar Infante’s 2-run homer Wednesday, hitting safely in his second-straight game...his five extra-base hits this postseason are tied for fourth-most with San Francisco’s 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...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: 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: 2-for-7, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI Postseason: 6-for-41 (.146), 3 runs, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB = Salvy broke Wednesday’s game open with a 2-run double in the sixth inning...despite hitting just .146 (6-for-41) in postseason play, Perez has collected 5 RBI, including three during the first two games of the series...hit a solo homer in Game 1 for the first roundtripper by a KC catcher since Jim Sundberg in Game 3 of the 1985 ALCS. = 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 went 0-for-1 in Game 2, fanning as a pinch hitter...he collected a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning of the Wild Card Game, which led to the tying run scoring...Willingham is a career .352 hitter (19-for-54) with 5 doubles, 5 homers and 12 RBI in 16 games 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 - Friday, October 24, 2014

This & ThatGOLD GLOVE FINALISTS--The finalists for 2014 Rawlings Gold Gloves were announced on Thursday and the Royals had some familiar names listed, joining the Los Angeles Dodgers as the only teams with four nominees...the finalists included three-time winner Alex Gordon for leftfield and last year’s winners at first base, Eric Hosmer, and behind the plate, Salvador Perez...shortstop Alcides Escobar is also a finalist this year...the Gold Gloves will be announced on Tuesday, November 4 on ESPN 2 and then handed out on Friday, November 7 at The Plaza hotel in New York City.

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.

ROYAL RELIEF--The Royals bullpen has combined to go a perfect 7-0 this postseason while compiling an ERA of 1.81 (9 earned runs in 44.2 innings pitched)...the seven relief victories ties the record for a single postseason, matching the 2003 Marlins (Braden Looper 2, Carl Pavano 2, Chad Fox, Brad Penny, Ugueth Urbina).

OMAR SNAPS DINGER DROUGHT--The icing on the cake Wednesday night was Omar Infante’s 2-run homer to cap the 5-run sixth inning that led to KC’s tying this World Series at a win apiece...for Infante, it was his first career postseason home run in 145 at bats, which was the second longest dinger drought by an active player...the longest dry spell belongs to the Cardinals’ Jon Jay at 189 fall ball AB’s without a homer.

FOUR IS GENERALLY A GOOD THING--Kansas City’s 7-2 win on Wednesday ran the club mark to 6-0 this postseason when plating at least four runs...the Royals have 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).

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 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 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 16 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 four...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.

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).

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.

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).

Aoki .000 7 0 0 0Butler .500 6 3 0 2Cain .000 6 2 0 0Dyson .000 1 0 0 0Escobar .375 8 3 0 1Gordon .000 7 0 0 0Gore .000 0 0 0 0Hosmer .000 6 0 0 0Infante .000 6 2 1 2Kratz - - - - -Moustakas .333 6 2 0 0Nix - - - - -Perez .333 7 2 1 3Willingham .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

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. Vogelsong

.000 3 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .636 11 7 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .250 4 1 0 0