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OFFICIAL GAME NOTES @ Kansas City Royals - Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - Game #1 FOX Network, MLB International, 610 Sports, ESPN Radio PITCHING PROBABLES/BROADCAST INFORMATION Game #2 - Wednesday, October 28 vs. NY Mets: RHP Jacob DeGrom (3-0, 1.80) vs. RHP (1-1, 7.88), 7:07 p.m., FOX, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports Workout Day - Thursday, October 29 @ Citi Field: Time to be announced Game #3 - Friday, October 30 @ NY Mets: RHP (0-1, 5.09) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (1-1, 2.77), 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports Game #4 - Saturday, October 31 @ NY Mets: RHP (0-0, 3.12) vs. LHP Steven Matz (0-1, 3.72), 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports Tonight’s game is being broadcast on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with , , Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight’s game is being televised nationally on FS 1 with Joe Buck, Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews...tonight’s game is also being broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio with Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone.

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Royals vs. Mets BACK-TO-BACK A.L. CHAMPS--For the first time in franchise history, the Royals are appearing in the The Royals and Mets kickoff the first-ever “expansion” World Series in consecutive seasons, winning the club’s fourth crown last Friday night World Series, as each club entered Major League as with a 4-3 nailbiter over the , taking the best-of-seven series, 4-2...Kansas City is the first expansion franchises in 1969 and 1962, respectively...Kansas American League club to win back-to-back crowns since the 2010-11 , and the third since City has won five of the nine Interleague contests against the 2000, as the Yankees won the last two of four straight A.L. titles after the turn of the century...KC’s climb to Metropolitans, going 2-1 in the only three games contested here the top this October started with a 5-game series win over Houston in the American League Division Series, in 2004 and 3-3 in Flushing Meadows...these clubs last met in with the Royals trailing the ‘Stros by a 2-1 count entering Game #4 in Minute Maid Park and losing by a 6-2 Citi Field in 2013, with KC prevailing, 2-1. score in the eighth before a miraculous 5-run frame gave KC a 7-6 advantage and eventual 9-6 win, before returning home for Game #5 and rebounding from a 2-0 deficit to take that series...Kansas City then went up against the A.L. East champs from Toronto, winning the first two games here before dropping two of three in Rogers Centre to return home for Game #6 last Friday...tied at 3-3 in the home half of the eighth, opened the inning with a walk and scored from first on a single to right by , then survived a second and third, one-out jam in the ninth to seal Kansas City’s fourth American League title and propel the Royals into this year’s Fall Classic. FALL CLASSIC ROSTER--The Royals have changed their 25-man roster for the World Series, adding 20-year old infielder Raul Mondesi and removing Terrance Gore, who was active for the first two rounds...to get Mondesi on the roster, the Royals selected his contract from Northwest Arkansas (AA) and to make room on the 40-man roster, KC designated Joba Chamberlain for assignment...Mondesi is an injury replacement for Tim Collins, who is eligible for the post-season, but unable to perform due to Tommy John surgery in March...should Mondesi perform in this series, he will be the first player in history to make his Major League debut in a World Series...the 25-man roster that will represent the Royals in the World Series: (11): Johnny Cueto, Wade Davis, (L), , , , , (L), Yordano Ventura, Edinson Volquez and Chris Young. (2): and Salvador Perez. INFIELDERS (7): Christian Colon, , Eric Hosmer, Raul Mondesi, , and . (4): Lorenzo Cain, , and Alex Rios. KC’S WORLD SERIES HISTORY--Kansas City is 1-2 all-time in World Series play, the most recent a year ago when the Royals came up 90-feet shy of tying Game #7 here in Kauffman Stadium, as Alex Gordon was left stranded in a 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants...KC’s lone World Championship on the diamond took place 30 years ago in 1985, when the Royals rallied from a 3-1 deficit to take the final three games from the St. Louis Cardinals to win the I-70 Series and first-ever World Series for this community...Kansas City took a similar route to the ‘85 Fall Classic by defeating Toronto in the ALCS, the same club the Royals defeated to get to this year’s World Series... KC’s first exposure to the World Series was in 1980, when the won the title by taking four of six games. FALL BALL SUCCESS AT ‘THE K’--The Royals open the riding a 5-game home winning streak and possessors of an overall 5-1 ledger this fall in Kauffman Stadium...Kansas City has won 13 of its last 16 postseason games contested in ‘The K’...dating back to 1985, the Royals ended the World Series with two consecutive home wins over St. Louis and then KC was 6-2 here last year, going 1-0 vs. Oakland and Los Angeles and then 2-0 over the Orioles before a 2-2 split of the four World Series home games with San Francisco...the Royals opened this year’s postseason with a 2-1 mark here vs. the Astros in the ALDS and then won all three home games vs. Toronto in the ALCS...Kansas City had the third best home record in the American League at 51-30. ESKY MVP--Shortstop Alcides Escobar was the Most Valuable Player of the ALCS, hitting .478 (11-for-23) with two doubles, a , six runs scored and five driven in...Esky and last year’s ALCS MVP, Lorenzo Cain, were acquired in the same trade in the winter of 2010 from the in exchange for Zack Greinke. TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Matt Harvey (2-0, 2.84) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (1-2, 4.32) 2015 2014 Career 2015 (Reg. Season) 2014 Career Matt Harvey vs. Royals First career appearance Major League Record 13-8 (2.71 ERA) - 25-18 Edinson Volquez vs. Mets - 1-0 2-5 Major League Record 13-9 (3.55 ERA) 13-7 79-68 EDINSON VOLQUEZ takes the hill for Game #1 of the World Series, making his fourth start of this postseason and sixth of his career in postseason play...he went 13-9 with a 3.55 ERA in 33 starts during the regular season, his first in Kansas City...the 32-year-old signed a two-year free-agent last winter with a mutual 2017 option. POSTSEASON HISTORY--Volquez makes his sixth career postseason start, tying Edinson’s 2015 Postseason Starts teammate Johnny Cueto and Joaquin Andujar (1980-85) for fifth-most among Dominican- DATE OPPONENT W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 10/11 at Houston (G3) L, 2-4 5.2 5 3 3 0 4 8 87-55 1-3 born pitchers...he’s 1-4 with a 6.56 ERA in postseason play, with tonight his first World 10/16 vs. Toronto (G1) W, 5-0 6.0 2 0 0 0 4 5 111-69 3-0 Series appearance...Edinson entered this year 0-2 from previous postseason action and 10/21 at Toronto (G5) L, 1-7 5.0 3 5 5 1 4 2 88-53 0-2 2015 Postseason 1-2, 4.32 16.2 10 8 8 1 12 15 286-177 62% then earned his first fall victory in Game #1 of ALCS, tossing 6.0 scoreless against Career Postseason 1-4 6.56 23.1 19 17 17 2 17 18 - - Toronto in a 5-0 triumph. 2015 Regular Season 13-9, 3.55 200.1 190 89 79 16 72 155 3298-2107 64% LAST WORK A LOSS TO JAYS--Edinson suffered his second setback of the 2015 Career Totals 79-68 4.29 1243.0 1186 643 593 125 592 1090 - - Postseason in Game #5 of the ALCS, 7-1 last Wednesday in Toronto...he was charged with five runs on three hits over 5.0-plus innings with four walks and two ... he allowed one run on three hits over the first five innings, before surrendering three walks and a by pitch to open the sixth...a base on balls to Edwin Encarnacion pushed across the Jays’ second run and ended Volky’s outing...Troy Tulowitzki added a bases clearing off Kelvin Herrera later in the inning, with all the runs going on Edinson’s tab...it marked his shortest postseason start since taking the loss in the 2014 N.L. Wild Card Game (8-0) to San Francisco as a member of the Pirates. LEADING THE WAY--Edinson was KC’s most consistent starter throughout the 2015 season, leading the club in (200.1), quality starts (19), while tying for the team lead in wins (13) and ranking second in strikeouts (155) and ERA (3.55) among the team’s starters...he’s won 26 games over the past two seasons, after posting a 29-33 record from 2010-13...over his last 50 regular-season starts (51 outings), Edinson is 22-10 with a 2.93 ERA (102 ER in 313.0 IP)...his .688 winning percentage in that time ranks eighth in the Majors among pitchers with at least 25 decisions. TOUGH WITH RISP--Volquez held the opposition to a .202 batting average (38-for-188) with runners in scoring positon during the regular season, good for fifth among qualifying American League hurlers...the trend has held thus far in postseason play as Houston and Toronto combined to go 2-for-9 against him (.222) with RISP. VS. METS--After pitching in the for six seasons, Volky has made nine regular season starts against the Mets, going 2-5 with a 5.70 ERA (27 ER in 42.2 IP)...however, he’s won his last two decisions against them, most recently on June 29, 2014, when he tossed 6.0 scoreless frames for Pittsburgh in a 5-2 triumph...he also earned an 8-2 victory, allowing two runs on five hits over 7.0 innings on August 17, 2013, which was his last win in a Padres uniform. AT ‘THE K’--Edinson went 8-4 with a 3.48 ERA (37 ER in 95.2 IP) in 16 starts here this year, holding opponents to a .236 average, compared to .264 on the road... tonight marks just his third home start in the playoffs, after earning a 5-0 win in Game #1 of the ALCS vs. Toronto...Volky is 42-35 with a 4.06 ERA in 114 appearance and a 110 career starts at his home venues. Volquez vs. Mets Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Edinson’s Last Win: Yoenis Cespedes .333 3 1 0 0 October 16, 2015 vs. Toronto (6.0 IP, 5-0 over Marco Estrada) (Game #1 ALCS) Michael Cuddyer .364 11 4 0 2 Edinson’s Last Loss: Travis d’Arnaud .000 4 0 0 0 October 21, 2015 at Toronto (5.0 IP, 1-7 to Marco Estrada) (Game #5 ALCS) Lucas Duda .250 8 2 0 0 Edinson’s High: Wilmer Flores .333 3 1 0 0 13, September 3, 2008 vs. Pittsburgh (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 6-5 loss to Tyler Yates) .000 9 0 0 0 Edinson’s Last Complete Game: Kelly Johnson .286 14 4 0 2 May 23, 2015 vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP, 3-2 over John Lackey) 3rd career Juan Lagares .375 8 3 0 1 Edinson’s Last 9.0 Inning Complete Game: Daniel Murphy .400 15 6 0 2 July 10, 2014 @ St. Louis (9.0 IP, 9-1 over Shelby Miller) Kirk Nieuwenhuis .000 3 0 0 0 Edinson’s Only Career Shutout: .154 13 2 0 1 July 19, 2012 vs. Houston (9.0 IP, 1-0 over Lucas Harrell) Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2014 Royals Notes - New York Mets @ Kansas City Royals - Game #1, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 This & That NED AMONG POSTSEASON ELITE--Kansas City skipper upped his career postseason record to 18-8 with the series clincher over the Blue Jays last Friday night... his 18 wins are tied for 25th all-time with Miller Huggins, Cito Gaston and Ron Washington and Ned enters the World Series just a victory behind Dusty Baker’s career total of 19 and three in back of Joe Girardi, , Dick Williams and Mike Scioscia...Yost’s .692 postseason winning pct. is 11th all-time, but second among all managers who have skippered at least 20 postseason games behind only Hall of Famer Joe McCarthy, who went 30-13 for a .698 winning pct. while managing the Cubs and Yankees. ESKY IN THE SWING OF THINGS--Alcides Escobar was named the Most Valuable Player of the American League Championship series with his .478 average (11-for-23) in the six games vs. the Blue Jays...he has hit safely in his last 10 postseason games dating back to Game #2 of the ALDS vs. Houston, batting at a .425 clip (17-for-40) with an on-base pct. of .444 and a .600 slugging pct...when leading off an inning through the 11 games of this postseason, Alcides has batted .526 (10-for-19) with two doubles and two triples...he entered this fall with a career regular season batting average of .262, but he’s had the ability to turn it up a notch when October baseball commences as evidenced by his career .330 average in the postseason (36-for-109) with a .348 on-base pct. and .468 slugging pct...Escobar’s 36 career postseason hits, accomplished over just the last two years are one ahead of (35) for second most in franchise history and just nine behind Hall-of-Famer (45). KC HAMMERING THE LONG BALL--The first two runs of Friday’s win over the Jays came via the long ball, upping Kansas City’s total to 15 through the first 11 postseason games this year, already breaking the club’s postseason record for home runs that was initially set with 11 in nine games in 1980 and then matched in 15 games last year...the 2015 Royals hit 139 home runs during the regular season, a 44-homer improvement over the 95 hit during the 2014 campaign. THE LAND OF HOZ--First baseman Eric Hosmer has driven in 11 runs through the first 11 games of the 2015 postseason and is just one RBI shy of his own team record for runs batted in during a postseason, set with a dozen last year...he also has 23 career postseason RBI in 26 games, which are tied for first all-time on Kansas City’s “fall ball” record list, with Hall of Famer George Brett, who drove in 23 over 43 postseason games. DUPE CONTINUES “CHALLENGING” SUCCESS--Kansas City continued it’s successful work behind the eagle eye of replay coordinator Bill Duplissea when KC challenged whether Alcides Escobar was plunked by an R.A. Dickey pitch in the second inning last Tuesday afternoon in Toronto...after a 1:25 delay, it was determined that Dupe was once again correct and Escobar was awarded first base...the Royals went 2-0 in replay reviews during the ALCS after also going 2-0 in the ALDS in challenges and are now riding a 7-challenge winning streak dating back to the regular season...Kansas City went 20-13 on challenges during the regular season this year, with nine of the 13 that were not overturned coming back as inconclusive (stands). HOMERING FROM EACH SIDE OF DISH--The Royals’ Kendrys Morales and Ben Zobrist each homered twice during the ALCS vs. the Blue Jays, with both switch-hitters going deep from each side of the plate...it marked on the second time in Major League history that had occurred in the postseason, the other in the 1964 World Series when and Tom Tresh did so for the . TWO OUT OFFENSE--Kansas City finished the regular season with a big league best .277 batting average with two outs, 34 points higher than the league average (.243)...KC also led the big leagues with a .278 average with two down and runners in scoring position, plating 301 two-out runs, third most in the Majors....in 2014, Kansas City hit just .236 in two-out situations with 219 total runs...the Royals had three of the top eight individual two-out hitters in the A.L. with Lorenzo Cain (.372) leading the league, followed by Kendrys Morales (.335) in fourth and Eric Hosmer (.303), who was eighth...Morales, who finished sixth in the A.L. in overall RBI (106) drove exactly half of those in with two outs with an American League-leading 53 while shattering Joe Randa’s (2000) previous club record of 46. OFFENSE UP IN 2015 POSTSEASON--The Royals scored 38 runs in the 6-game series with Toronto, shattering their previous club mark of 26 against the Jays in a 7-game series in 1985...Kansas City has scored 63 runs through its first 11 games of this postseason run, which are only six shy of the club mark for an entire postseason set last year in 15 games. WADING THROUGH THE OPPOSITION--After earning 17 saves during the regular season, closer Wade Davis has finished off five of KC’s seven wins during this postseason, earning three saves and then getting the win in Friday’s ALCS finale...coupled with his regular season finish, Davis has allowed one earned run in his last 26.1 innings for a 0.34 ERA, while fanning 35 in that span for an 11.97 strikeout to 9-inning ratio...he went 8-1 with 17 rescues and a 0.95 ERA during the regular season, the eight wins were more than 15 starters this year who made at least 25 starts...in regular season play dating back to September 4, 2013, when Wade made the full-time return to the bullpen, he has posted a Major League best 19-4 record among relievers and 0.96 ERA, allowing only 16 earned runs in 149.1 innings, while fanning 194 hitters for an 11.69 strikeouts per 9-inning ratio. RECORD SEASON AT THE GATE--Kansas City has continued the trend of full houses in Kauffman Stadium with sellouts for each postseason game after finishing the regular season home slate with 2,708,549 fans passing through the turnstiles which shattered the previous single season total of 2,477,700 set back in 1989...the Royals had a per game average of 33,439 and enjoyed 60 crowds in excess of 30,000, going 34-26 in those affairs, while posting a 13-7 mark in 20 home sellouts..Kansas City blew past the 2,000,000 mark in season attendance in the 60th home date on August 14, marking the fastest that KC has eclipsed that milestone, three dates earlier than the 1989 campaign. NEW TEAM MARK--Wade Davis got out of a bases loaded jam in Minnesota on October 3 for the 56th save by the Kansas City bullpen, which established a club record, while finishing the third-most in the Major Leagues, behind only St. Louis (62) and Tampa Bay (60)...the KC pen has set the team save record in each of the last three years, with the 2013 relief corps becoming the first to rescue 52 games, which was eclipsed by one with last year’s group...the 2015 pen topped the previous mark by three, while the Royals’ bullpen ended with the second best ERA in the Majors at 2.69 (Pittsburgh leads at 2.64), which was more than a half of a run better than last year’s stellar corps that finished with a 3.30 mark...opponents hit .214 off KC’s relievers this year, compared to a .235 mark last season. MOOSE’S CAREER YEAR--The re-invention of Mike Moustakas as a hitter has been deemed a success as the 27-year old third baseman finished the regular season with career highs in hits (156), home runs (22), RBI (82), runs scored (73) and walks (43)...his .284 batting average was also a career-best, topping the .263 mark from his rookie campaign of 2011, while finishing 72 points higher than his 2014 mark...perhaps the most jarring number is that he recorded his 43rd multi-hit game of the season in the next-to-last regular season game on October 3, after collecting 45 of them in 2013 and 2014 combined. RECORD SETTING SKIPPER-- Ned Yost, who became the winningest manager in franchise history earlier this year, finished this regular season with a career mark just a game under .500 all-time as KC’s skipper (468-469)...he took on the role on May 13, 2010, and in his first 2 1/2 seasons saw his club play 55 games under .500 at198-253... since the start of 2013, Ned’s troops have gone 270-216 for a .556 winning pct., which is the best record in the American League (Baltimore next at 262-224), and the fourth- most wins in the Majors trailing only St. Louis (287), Pittsburgh (280) and the Dodgers (278) in that span...Ned passed Royals’ Hall of Famer as the winningest skipper in team annals when he captured win #411 on June 18 vs. the Brewers...Ned’s 925 career wins, which include 457 with Milwaukee, rank sixth among active managers and 66th all-time.

Royals vs. Mets 2015 Career (Regular Season) Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Cueto 0-1 0 3.00 1 6.0 2 2 3-4 0 4.02 11 65.0 62 29 Davis ------0-0 0 3.00 2 6.0 8 2 Duffy ------Herrera ------1-0 0 0.00 2 4.0 0 0 Hochevar ------0-0 0 0.00 1 0.2 1 0 Madson ------3-4 7 2.87 61 78.1 67 25 Medlen ------5-1 0 2.15 19 71.0 61 17 Morales ------0-0 1 7.71 8 9.1 13 8 Ventura ------Volquez ------2-5 0 5.70 9 42.2 52 27 Young ------0-1 0 6.05 4 19.1 16 13

vs. Mets (2015) vs. Mets (career) At Home (career Postseason) vs. Harvey (Career) vs. deGrom (Career)

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 Butera - - - - - .000 5 0 0 0 ------.000 3 0 0 0 Cain - - - - - .346 26 9 0 9 .320 50 16 0 7 ------Colon ------1.000 1 1 0 1 ------Dyson - - - - - .143 7 1 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 ------Escobar - - - - - .194 36 7 0 2 .357 56 20 0 3 ------Gordon - - - - - .154 13 2 0 2 .196 46 9 0 6 ------Hosmer - - - - - .357 14 5 0 1 .275 51 14 1 11 ------Mondesi ------Morales ------.239 46 11 4 12 ------Moustakas - - - - - .143 14 2 1 1 .204 49 10 3 6 ------Orlando ------.000 1 0 0 0 ------Perez - - - - - .143 7 1 0 1 .176 51 9 3 7 ------Rios - - - - - .325 40 13 2 7 .353 17 6 0 4 .333 3 1 0 0 - - - - - Zobrist - - - - - .188 16 3 1 2 .264 53 14 2 5 ------Royals Notes - New York Mets @ Kansas City Royals - Game #1, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Pitching Notes Tomorrow’s Starter - Johnny Cueto = Johnny will make his first World Series start in Game #2 tomorrow, his fourth start of the postseason...he made 32 starts during the regular season, including 13 with the Royals...the veteran righty was acquired by KC from Cincinnati on July 26 and finished the season 11-13 with a 3.44 ERA and 176 strikeouts in 212.0 innings. = In his last outing Johnny took an 11-8 loss in Game #3 of the ALCS at Rogers Centre...he allowed eight runs on six hits and four walks over 2.0+ innings...the first three runs came in the second frame, but the big blow came in the form of a three-run by Troy Tulowitzki and an RBI double from Kevin Pillar in the third. = After a rough stretch between August 21 and September 13, which spanned his career-long five game losing streak, Johnny put together four-straight starts of three runs or less from September 18 to the end of the season...during that span he tossed 25.0 innings, with a 3.24 ERA, and allowed just one home run. = Cueto suffered a 2-1 loss at Citi Field on June 26 of this year as a member of the Reds, allowing just two runs on two hits in his 6.0 innings...in his 11 career starts against New York, he is 3-4 with a 4.02 ERA (29 ER in 65.0 IP) and 72 strikeouts...he’s also 16-16 with a 4.09 ERA in 46 career outings vs. N.L. East foes. = Johnny’s is enjoying his fourth trip to the postseason and first to the World Series...he also made two starts in the Divisional Series in 2010 and 2012 and got the nod in the 2013 Wild Card game with the Reds...in his six career starts, he is 1-3 and holds a 6.93 ERA (19 ER in 24.2 IP). 2015 Postseason Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 11 2-4 - - 5.56 55.0 48 34 34 7 29 55 .232 Relievers 11 5-0 3 4 2.85 41.0 36 13 13 8 11 59 .234 Totals 11 7-4 3 4 4.41 96.0 84 47 47 15 40 114 .233 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 23/31 (74%) Saves/Save Opp: 3/4 (75%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/5 (38%) Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency:57/69 Saves/Save Opp: 17/18 (94%) Last Save: Oct. 3 @ Minn. (20th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/1 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last 5/29 @ Cubs) October 23 vs. Toronto (W) 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 = Wade picked up his first win of the postseason in Game #6 of the ALCS, after stranding the go-ahead run in the eighth...he returned in the ninth after a 45-minute rain delay and stranded two more runners in scoring position, with back-to-back strikeouts and a groundout from = He has a career ERA of 0.95 (3 ER in 28.1 IP) in postseason play, which ranks ninth in MLB history among pitchers with at least 25.0 innings. = Served as both a setup man and the closer this season...he posted an 8-1 record with a career-high 17 saves in 18 opportunities, with a Major-League and franchise best 0.94 ERA (7 ER in 67.1 IP) out of the bullpen...he allowed just one earned run on six hits over his last 19 outings of the season (0.48 ERA). = Named to his first All-Star Game in 2015, where he notched two strikeouts in 1.0 inning at the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. = He held lefties to a .146 average on the year (19-for-130), fifth among Major League pitchers with at least 100 opponent at-bats by left-handers. = During the Royals 2014 postseason run, he allowed just one run in his 14.2 innings, for a 0.63 ERA and notched 20 strikeouts, which tied for second-most by a reliever in a single postseason. Danny Duffy 1st Batter Efficiency:5/6 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100%) Last Save: Sept. 20, 2015 @ DET (1st career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/0 2015 Strikeout High: 8 on 9/11 @ Bal (start) October 21 @ Toronto 2.0 4 2 2 0 5 = Danny made his third appearance of the postseason Game #5 of the ALCS, tossing the final two frames, allowing two runs on four hits...five of his six outs came via the punchout...he has a 5.40 ERA (5 ER in 8.1 IP) in six career postseason appearances. = Duff did not allow a run in six relief appearances during the regular season, holding the opposition to a .138 average (4-for-29). = He earned his first save on September 20, in Detroit, tossing the final 4.0 frames...it marked the first 4.0-inning save by a Royal since Kris Wilson on May 31, 2001. = Duff went 7-8 with a 4.35 ERA in 28 outings as a starter this season...he worked as a reliever at the beginning of the 2014, going 1-1 with a 2.16 ERA (2 ER in 8.1). = Danny made three appearances out of the bullpen during last year’s postseason run, earning the victory in Game 1 of the ALDS and posting a 3.86 ERA. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency:53/61 Saves/Save Opp: 0/7 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/8 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 6/6 @ Det) October 23 vs. Toronto 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 = Kelvin retired all five men he faced after taking over for Yordano Ventura in Game #6 of the ALCS...he fanned and got Troy Tulowitzki to fly out, to get out of the jam...he returned for a 1-2-3 seventh...he lowered his career-postseason ERA to 1.52 (4 ER in 23.2 IP). = Herrera made 72 appearances out of the bullpen this season, going 4-3 with a 2.71 ERA (21 ER in 69.2 IP), striking out 64 and walking 26. = He earned him a spot on the 2015 American League All-Star team for the first time in his career. = He held lefties to a .151 average on the year (18-for-119), sixth among Major League pitchers with at least 100 opponent at-bats by left-handers. = Kelvin made 11 appearances out of the bullpen during last year’s postseason run, going 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (3 ER in 15.0 IP). Luke Hochevar 1st Batter Efficiency:34/48 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50%) Last Save: August 11 vs. Detroit (3rd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/6 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 8/11 vs. Det.) October 20 @ Toronto (W) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 = Hoch earned his first postseason victory in Game #4 of the ALCS, tossing 1.1 innings of relief...he entered the game with one on and two outs in the fifth inning and got Josh Donaldson to pop up to end the threat...he also tossed a scoreless sixth...he has now recorded 5.2 scoreless innings in his first trip to the postseason. = He totaled 49 appearances on the season, going 1-1 with a 3.73 ERA (21 ER in 50.2 IP), striking out 49 and walking 16, in his return from ‘Tommy John' surgery. = Luke picked up his only win of the year on August 19 in Cincinnati...his first since September 20, 2013...collected his only save on August 11 vs. Detroit. Ryan Madson 1st Batter Efficiency:49/67 Saves/Save Opp: 3/5 (60%) Last Save: October 1 @ CWS (55th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 24/7 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 9/28 vs. CHC) October 23 vs. Toronto (BS) 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 = Ryan allowed a game-tying home run to Jose Bautista in the eighth inning of Game #6 last Friday...he surrendered an infield hit to Ben Revere to start the inning and retired Josh Donaldson in front of Bautista’s blast...he’s made six appearances in this year’s postseason, while he has a career 3.12 ERA in 29 postseason appearances. = He closed out the regular season with 11.0 scoreless innings in 12 appearances, allowing just six hits with 11 strikeouts. = In his first season since 2011, he made 68 relief appearances, his most since 2009, and posted a 1-2 record with three saves and a 2.13 ERA (15 ER in 63.1 IP). = Entered 2015 with a career record of 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA (9 ER in 35.0 IP) in 33-career postseason appearances and a World Championship in 2008. Kris Medlen 1st Batter Efficiency:5/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: April 27, 2012 vs. Pitt. (first career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/1 2015 Strikeout High: 4 vs. Pittsburgh on 7/20 October 19 @ Toronto 5.0 3 2 2 1 6 = Medlen made his first appearance of the postseason Game #3 of the ALCS, tossing 5.0 innings out of the bullpen...he took over for Johnny Cueto in the third inning and allowed a two-run shot to Josh Donaldson, which capped Toronto’s six-run frame...he also allowed a solo shot to Ryan Goins with two outs in the fifth. = The Game #3 appearance marked his first postseason outing since Game #1 of the 2013 N.L. Division Series, when he suffered a 6-1 loss to the Dodgers with Atlanta. = He made 15 appearances and eight starts, going 6-2 record with a 4.01 ERA in the regular season...he’s posted a 2.88 ERA (47 ER in 147.0 IP) in 98 career relief outings. = Medlen picked up his first win since September 27, 2013, with a scoreless 12th inning on Aug. 18 in Cincinnati. = Kris is making his third postseason appearance, making a start with the Braves in the 2012 Wild Card game and Game 1 of the 2013 NLDS, going 0-2 with a 6.10 ERA. Franklin Morales (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:45/67 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 24/4 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 8/21 @ Bos October 20 @ Toronto 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Franklin appeared in the ninth for the second-straight game in Game #4 of the ALCS, tossing a scoreless frame to close out the Royals’, 14-2 win. = He totaled 67 appearances out of the bullpen, posting a 4-2 record with a 3.18 ERA (22 ER in 62.1 IP), to go along with 41 strikeouts and 14 walks. = He had a stretch of 13-straight appearances (14.0 IP) without giving up a run from June 28 - July 29, allowing opponents to hit just .216 during the span. = Making his fourth trip to the postseason, he was also a member of the Rockies in 2007 and 2009 and the 2013 World Champion Red Sox...he has totaled 16.0 postseason innings and holds a 7.31 ERA. Royals Notes - New York Mets @ Kansas City Royals - Game #1, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Hitter’s Notes Drew Butera ALCS: 0-for-1 Postseason: 0-for-1, BB = Drew has made two appearances in the postseason, grounding out in his only official at-bat in Game #4 of the ALCS...also drew a walk in Game #4 of the ALDS. = Batted .198 with KC, but that included hitting .280 (7-for-25) during the month of August, which was his highest average in a month with at least 20 at-bats since hitting .360 in June of 2011... he has thrown out 33.3 percent of would-be basestealers, since debuting in 2010, which ranks eighth in MLB in that span. Lorenzo Cain ALCS: 6-for-20, 3 runs, 5 RBI, 2 SB, 5 BB, sf Postseason: 11-for-40 (.275), 8 runs, 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 7 BB, 2 SB, sf = Lorenzo scored the winning run in the eighth inning in Game #6 of the ALCS, coming home from first on an Eric Hosmer single...he’s scored eight runs in this postseason, which ranks fifth among participants...hit in a franchise-best 13-straight postseason games, which ended after Game #4 of this year’s ALCS. = He was named the starting right fielder for the American League in the 2015 All-Star Game...set career highs in runs scored (101), hits (169), doubles (34), homers (16), RBI (72), batting average (.307), on-base (.361) and slugging (.477)...hit over .300 for the second-straight year...batted .335 with a .568 slugging pct. vs. lefties. = He ranked fifth in the American League in batting average and was tied for fifth in runs scored...he became the first Royal to score 100+ runs in a season since 2011, when Melky Cabrera (102) and Alex Gordon (101) both did it...also ranked second in the A.L. with 28 steals...his 56 thefts over the last two years are ninth in MLB. = Cain led the league, hitting .372 (67-for-180) with two outs this season...he also tied with teammate Eric Hosmer for fourth in the A.L. with 67 two-out hits. Christian Colon ALCS: Did not play Postseason: Has not played = Christian has yet to appear in the postseason this year...he scored the winning run in the 12th inning of the 2014 Wild Card Game vs. Oakland, after driving in the tying run with an infield single...he was also a defensive replacement in Game #2 of the ALCS in Baltimore. = He went 11-for-24 (.458) during the month of September...that included his first career four-hit game at Comerica Park on September 20. ALCS: def. replacement Postseason: 0-for-1, 2 SB = Jarrod made his only appearance of the ALCS in Game #4, playing center field in the final two innings...he’s collected three career steals in postseason play, including two this year...appeared in 13 games during last year’s playoffs, which included three starts in the World Series. = Dyson recorded 26 steals this season, which tied for third in the league with Oakland’s Billy Burns...over the past four seasons, he’s swiped 126 bags, which is tied for sixth-most in the Majors with Jacoby Ellsbury and Billy Hamilton...he’s a career .299 hitter (38-for-127) vs. National League foes. Alcides Escobar ALCS: 11-for-23, 6 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 2 sf, 2 HBP Postseason: 17-for-44 (.386), 9 runs, 3 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI, sac, 2 sf, 3 HBP = Alcides was named the Most Valuable Player of the Championship Series, going 11-for-23 (.478) with two doubles, a triple and six runs scored...set a Major League postseason record, collecting leadoff hits in the first four games of the ALCS...he’s 5-for-10 with a .545 on-base percentage in his first at-bat this postseason. = Among 2015 postseason participants, Esky is tops in hits (17), tied for third in runs (nine), second in batting (.386) and tied for second in OBP (.408)...he’s hit in 10-straight postseason games, dating back to Game #2 of this year’s ALDS. = His 36 career hits in postseason play rank second in club history, trailing only George Brett (56)...his total over the past two postseasons lead all participants. = Esky had an impressive first half and was named the A.L.’s starting shortstop in the Midsummer Classic...he batted .290 (92-for-317) before the All-Star break and .220 (65-for-295) after it...he played in 148 games during the regular season...played in 468 games since the start of 2013, tied for the most by a shortstop. = Hit out of the leadoff spot for much of the season, hitting .259 with a .296 on-base percentage...however, the Royals were 82-49 with Esky batting first in the regular season, while dating back to last season, the club is 110-63 (.635) with him leading off, which includes 11-4 in last year’s postseason. Alex Gordon ALCS: 5-for-19, 5 runs, 2 2B, RBI, BB, HBP Postseason: 9-for-36 (.250), 7 runs, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, HBP = Alex collected five hits and five runs scored in the ALCS, reaching base in seven of 21 plate appearances (.333)...snapped a six-game hitting streak in Game #6 of the Championship Series, going 0-for-3...he’s collected nine career postseason doubles rank him second in Royals history behind only Hal McRae (11). = He also ranks fourth in RBI (14) among Royals in the postseason, behind George Brett (23), Eric Hosmer (22) and (16). = Selected to his third-straight All-Star Game in 2015, however he did not play due to injury...missed 48 games after suffering a Grade 2 left groin strain on July 8. = Among hitters with at least 300 at-bats, his .377 on-base percentage ranked sixth in the American League...also ranked 13th in the A.L. averaging a walk every 8.61 plate appearances...he also tied for fourth in the league, being hit by pitch 14 times...Gordon’s 67 career plunkings are fourth-most in team history. Eric Hosmer ALCS: 6-for-24, 4 runs, 2B, 6 RBI, BB, sf Postseason: 10-for-45 (.222), 7 runs, 2B, HR, 11 RBI, BB, sf = Hoz drove in the go-ahead run in Game #6 of the ALCS, singling home Lorenzo Cain, who scored from first base...it marked Eric’s 11th RBI of this postseason, tying him for the Major League lead...his 23 career RBI in postseason play are tied with George Brett for most in franchise history and are 10th all-time by a first baseman. = Eric batted .351 (20-for-57) in last year’s postseason run, with his 20 hits tying for the most by a Royal with Willie Wilson (1985) and Lorenzo Cain (2014). = Enjoyed another stellar regular season in 2015, batting .297 with 33 doubles, 18 homers and 93 RBI...set career highs in runs scored (98), triples (five), RBI and walks (61)...tied for eighth in the league in hits (178) and tied for 12th in RBI...he also tied with Seattle’s Robinson Cano for seventh in the league with 51 multi-hit games. = Ranked fourth in the A.L. with 28 go-ahead RBI, while 37 of his 93 RBI either tied the game or gave KC the lead...had an RBI in 10-straight games from August 7-16, which was the third-longest in club history and the longest in the Majors this season...a two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, he had a .997 fielding percentage. Raul Mondesi ALCS: Did not play Postseason: Has not played = Raul is looking to become the first player in Major League history to make his big league debut in the Fall Classic...the 20-year-old infielder spent the entire season at Northwest Arkansas (AA), batting .243 with 11 doubles, five triples, six homers and 19 stolen bases in 25 attempts...batted .309 (29-for-94) in the month of August. = Mondesi entered the 2015 season rated as the Top Prospect in the Royals minor league system by and No. 28 prospect among all clubs. Kendrys Morales ALCS: 6-for-22, 2 runs, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, sf Postseason: 11-for-41 (.268), 5 runs, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 3 BB, sf = Kendrys went 1-for-4 in the final game of the ALCS last Friday, singling in the eighth inning...he ranks fifth among postseason participants this year with 10 RBI, which are also tied with for fourth-most by a Royal in a single postseason...homered twice in Game #1 of the ALDS with a pair of solo shots vs. Houston. = Homered four times in this year’s postseason, which is tied for third among all participants...his total is also tied for second-most by a Royal in a single postseason. = He had a rebound year in his first season in Kansas City, batting .290 with 41 doubles, 22 homers and 106 RBI...tied for fourth in the A.L. in doubles and was sixth in RBI...became the first Royal to drive in 100+ runs since had 107 in 2012...hit .298 (71-for-238) vs. left-handed pitching with 13 doubles, a triple and four homers. = Morales led the A.L. and ranked second in the Majors with 53 two-out RBI...his total was the highest ever by a Royal, passing Joe Randa, who had the previous club record with 46 two-out RBI in 2000...he had a .538 (28 doubles, one triple, 18 homers) vs. right-handed pitching this season. Mike Moustakas ALCS: 5-for-24, 3 runs, HR, 5 RBI, sf Postseason: 7-for-42 (.167), 4 runs, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, sf = Mike hit a solo shot in the second inning last Friday, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored...collected five RBI in the ALCS vs. Toronto, despite going just 5-for-24. = Last season, he clubbed five home runs in postseason, which set a Royals record...that included a game-winning solo shot in the 11th inning of Game #1 in the ALDS. = Moose was selected to his first All-Star Game in 2015, becoming the first Royal to be selected through the Final Fan Vote...he received 19.3 million votes. = He had a bounce-back campaign, setting career highs in batting average (.284), doubles (34), homers (22), runs scored (73) and RBI (82)...he recorded 43 multi-hit games in 2015 after collecting 45 of them combined in 2013 and 2014...ranked eighth in the American League, recording 51 RBI after the All-Star break. = Mike is a career .305 hitter (92-for-302) vs. National League foes, which included hitting .315 (23-for-73) with four doubles, three homers and 11 RBI this year. Paulo Orlando ALCS: 2-for-2, 2 runs Postseason: 2-for-3, 2 runs = Paulo pinch ran in Game #6 of the ALCS and played the final two innings in right field...he became the third Royals rookie to collect two hits in a postseason game in Game #4 in Toronto, joining Tom Poquette (1976) and Clint Hurdle (1978)...he’s appeared in all seven KC victories during this year’s postseason. = Had five triples in his first seven Major League games this year, becoming the first player to do this...his six triples tied for sixth among MLB rookies. Salvador Perez ALCS: 3-for-22, 4 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, BB Postseason: 7-for-36 (.194), 7 runs, 2B, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP = Salvy collected just three hits during the ALCS, however all of them went for extra-bases, including a pair of solo home runs...he’s homered four times this postseason, which are tied for second-most by a and the most since Jason Varitek hit four roundtrippers in 2003...he’s hit five career homers in postseason play. = Selected to his third All-Star Game in 2015, starting behind the plate for the A.L. in consecutive years...set a franchise record with 21 home runs as a catcher...led A.L. backstops in hits (137), doubles (25), while he ranked third in homers (21) and RBI (73)...hit .296 (32-for-108) with 15 RBI over his final 30 regular season games. = Collected 38 two-out RBI, which ranked ninth in the league...hit .371 (26-for-70) with runners in scoring position and two outs, good for third in the A.L. = A two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, he threw out 24 would-be base stealers in 2015...his 70 runners caught stealing since 2013 are second-most in MLB. Alex Rios ALCS: 7-for-19, run, HR, 3 RBI, SB Postseason: 11-for-33 (.333), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, SB = Alex drove in KC’s third run in Game #6 of the ALCS with a two-out RBI single in the seventh...he went 7-for-19 (.368) with a homer and three RBI in the League Championship Series vs. Toronto...that included going 3-for-3 in Game #4, becoming the third Royal to collect three hits out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order. = He entered 2015 with the most games played without playoff experience, appearing in 1,691 regular season games before this year’s postseason. = Struggled early in the season, missing 40 games after suffering a fractured left hand on April 13 in Minnesota...he's a career .325 hitter (13-for-40) against the Mets with three doubles, two homers and seven RBI...that includes going 1-for-3 against Matt Harvey with the White Sox in 2013. = Rios had a season-best 11-game hitting streak from September 9-22, batting .381 (16-for-42) with five doubles and two homers. Ben Zobrist ALCS: 8-for-25, 8 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB Postseason: 14-for-43 (.326), 10 runs, 4 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 BB, SB, sf, sac = Ben hit a solo home run to give KC an early lead in Game #6 of the ALCS, going 1-for-3 with a walk...his 10 runs scored this postseason are second, behind only Daniel Murphy, while his 14 hits rank third...established a Royals postseason record with three doubles in Game #3 of the ALCS in Toronto. = Zobrist has four multi-hit games during this postseason after entering the year with just two in his first 21 playoff games with Tampa Bay. = Tied for 10th in the A.L. during the regular season with 36 doubles, while his 62 walks were tied for 15th in the league...came over in a trade with Oakland on July 28, batting .284 with 16 doubles, a triple, seven homers and 37 runs scored in 59 games for Kansas City. = Zobrist hit .447 (21-for-47) in Interleague play this year, which led all American League players with at least 40 at-bats vs. N.L. clubs.