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OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (3-1) @ Blue Jays (1-3) - Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Championship Series - Game #5 FS 1, 610 Sports, ESPN Radio ON THE AIRWAVES This afternoon’s contest is being broadcast on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with , , and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...today’s game is being televised nationally on FS 1 with Joe Buck, , , Ken Rosenthal and ...today’s game is also being broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio with and . THE 2015 KANSAS CITY ROYALS POST-SEASON GUIDE IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT MLBPRESSBOX.COM

Royals vs. Jays ONE TO GO...--The Royals rebounded strong from Monday’s defeat, plating a club record 14 runs in The Royals are now a win away from advancing to their a 14-2 triumph over the Blue Jays...the win put Kansas City just a victory shy of its second consecutive second straight , leading this set by a 3-1 count... American League title and what would be the fourth in franchise history...the offense struck early and often dating back to 1985, Kansas City is now 10-1 in its last 11 ALCS on Tuesday with the Royals plating four first runs, a first for any club in ALCS history... contests. hammered a 2- homer to open the scoring on R.A. Dickey’s fourth pitch of the game after Alcides 2015 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Date Site Score WP LP Att. Escobar led off the contest with a ...original Blue Jay, Alex Rios homered in the second for a 5-0 10/16 KC W, 5-0 Volquez Estrada *39,753 advantage, his first of three hits on the afternoon, which led KC’s 15-hit attack...the Jays cut the deficit to 10/17 KC W, 6-3 Duffy Price *40,357 5-2, but then Kansas City erupted for nine unanswered runs over the final three to ice the victory... 10/19 @ Tor L, 8-11 Stroman Cueto *49,751 was the starter and came up an out shy of a victory, but contributed 4.2 strong innings allowing 10/20 @ Tor W, 14-2 Hochevar Dickey *49,501 10/21 @ Tor just two runs on three hits... fired 1.1 innings of scoreless relief to gain credit for the victory as the first of four KC relievers who held the Jays scoreless over the final 4.1 innings...Escobar delivered a career postseason best four RBI, while had a pair of hits and knocked three runs...the Royals also set a Major League postseason record with four sacrifice flies, breaking the previous mark of three by the 1982 NLCS Cardinals and Blue Jays. ESKY EN FUEGO--’s bunt to open yesterday’s contest made him the first player in Major League history to lead off four consecutive games with a hit...it all started on Friday with a game opening , followed by a single on Saturday and then here on Monday...he was tied with the Yankees’ Hank Bauer ( vs. Braves), Fernando Vina of the Cardinals (2000 NLDS vs. Braves), and the Giants’ Ray Durham (2003 NLDS vs. Marlins) at three in a row prior to yesterday...when leading off an inning through nine games of this postseason, Esky has batted .600 (9-for-15) with two doubles and two triples...he has 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 .337 average in the postseason (34-for-101) with a .355 on-base pct. and .485 slugging pct...Escobar’s 34 career postseason hits, accomplished over just the last two years, rank third most in franchise history trailing only (35) and Hall-of-Famer (45). ZO’S SLUGFEST--Ben Zobrist, fresh off a 3-double game here on Monday, contributed a pair of hits in yesterday’s win, including a 2-run homer in the first inning... Rogers Centre has become one of Zo’s favorite places to hit, as he entered this postseason with 12 home runs in this building, the most of any road stadium that he’s played in with a distant second with six...including his 5-for-10 performance in this series, Zobrist is a lifetime .296 hitter in Toronto (68-for-230) with 20 doubles and 13 home runs for 127 total bases and a career slugging pct. here of .552. CAIN EXTENDS TEAM MARK--Lorenzo Cain,the MVP of last year’s ALCS vs. Baltimore, extended his club record by hitting safely in 13 consecutive postseason games with a pair of hits yesterday...the old mark of 11 was held by ...Cain has batted .320 (16-for-50) during the streak with two doubles, a , nine runs scored and 10 driven in while compiling an on-base pct. of .397...included is an 8-game hitting streak in ALCS competition, going 13-for-29 (.448). NED AMONG POSTSEASON ELITE--Kansas City skipper jumped his record to 17-7 all-time as a postseason with yesterday’s win, while his .708 winning pct. is good for ninth all-time...among skippers who have managed at least 10 postseason games, Yost ranks third all-time in winning pct. behind only Bill Carrigan (8-2, .800 with the 1915-16 ) and Ozzie Guillen (12-4, .750 with the White Sox)...Ned’s win total of 17 is tied with (17-21) for 28th all-time and they are tied for sixth among all active managers.. TWO OUT OFFENSE--The Royals were 5-for-12 in two-out at bats yesterday and have hit .311 (14-for-45) in two-out situations through the first four games of this ALCS...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 (.335) in fourth and (.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 ’s (2000) previous club record of 46. TODAY’S STARTING : RHP Edinson Volquez (1-1, 2.31) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (1-1, 3.09) ALDS 2015 Career 2015 (Reg. Season) 2014 Career Edinson Volquez vs. Blue Jays 1-0 0-1 0-4 Major League Record 13-9 (3.55 ERA) 13-7 79-68 Marco Estrada vs. Royals 0-1 1-1 1-1 Major League Record 13-8 (3.13 ERA) 7-6 36-34 EDINSON VOLQUEZ takes the hill in this fifth game of the ALCS, his second start of the series and fifth all-time 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. DOMINANT IN OPENER--Edinson kicked off this series with 6.0 shutout innings in Edinson’s Postseason Stats Game #1 last Friday in , earning his first career postseason win in a 5-0 DATE OPPONENT W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 10/11 @ Houston (G3) L, 2-4 5.2 5 3 3 0 4 8 87-55 1-3 Royals triumph...he allowed just two hits with four walks and five , retiring 11 of 10/16 vs. Toronto (G1) W, 5-0 6.0 2 0 0 0 4 5 111-69 3-0 2015 Postseason 1-1, 2.31 11.2 7 3 3 0 8 13 198-124 63% the first 13 hitters he faced, before singled in the fourth for Toronto’s first Career Postseason 1-3 5.89 18.1 16 12 12 1 13 16 - - hit...he didn’t face a situation with a runner in scoring position until the sixth, when Josh 2015 Regular Season 13-9, 3.55 200.1 190 89 79 16 72 155 3298-2107 64% Donaldson and Jose Bautista drew consecutive walks to start the inning, but Volky fanned Career Totals 79-68 4.29 1243.0 1186 643 593 125 592 1090 - - Edwin Encarnacion, got Colabello to line out and fanned to escape the jam...he became the first KC to work 6.0 scoreless innings and allow two hits or less and just the 10th all-time...the win was the first of his career over the Blue Jays after entering the night 0-4 in six career regular-season starts. POSTSEASON HISTORY--Volquez makes his fifth career postseason start, earning his first victory in Game #1 of this series last Friday...he’s 1-3 with a 5.89 ERA in his previous four postseason outings...he incurred a 4-0 defeat in Game #1 of the 2010 NLDS to the Phillies, allowing four runs over 1.2 innings with his counterpart, , tossing a no-hitter against the Reds...he also fell to Madison Bumgarner and the Giants in last year’s N.L. Wild Card Game, giving up five runs in 5.0 innings...the righty also suffered a 4-2 setback in Game #3 of the ALDS at Minute Maid Park, surrendering three runs on five hits in 5.2 innings. 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. VS. JAYS--Volky’s win in Game #1 was his first in seven career start against Toronto as he’s gone 0-4 with a 6.46 ERA in six regular-season starts against them...he suffered a 5-2 setback here on August 2 of this year, allowing two runs on four hits over 6.0 innings, while he took a no-decision in KC’s 11-10 triumph at ‘The K’ on July 12. ON THE ROAD--Edinson went 5-5 with a 3.61 ERA (42 ER in 104.2 IP) on the road during the regular season...he was 1-1 with a 3.52 ERA over his last seven road Volquez vs. Toronto outings, which included 2.0 scoreless innings of relief at Minnesota on the final day of the regular season...he’s lost Player AVG. AB H HR RBI both of his road starts in postseason play...while he’s 37-33 with a 4.53 ERA in 111 road outings in the regular season. Jose Bautista .176 17 3 0 3 Edinson’s Last Win: Ezequiel Carrera .200 5 1 0 0 October 16, 2015 vs. Toronto (6.0 IP, 5-0 over Marco Estrada) (Game #1 ALCS) Chris Colabello .250 4 1 1 2 Edinson’s Last Loss: .000 1 0 0 0 October 11, 2015 at Houston (5.2 IP, 2-4 to Keuchel) (Game #3 ALDS) Edwin Encarnacion .333 9 3 1 2 Ryan Goins .000 1 0 0 0 Edinson’s High: .167 6 1 0 0 13, September 3, 2008 vs. (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 6-5 loss to Tyler Yates) Dioner Navarro 1.000 1 1 0 1 Edinson’s Last : Cliff Pennington .000 1 0 0 0 May 23, 2015 vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP, 3-2 over ) 3rd career Kevin Pillar .000 5 0 0 0 Edinson’s Last 9.0 Inning Complete Game: Ben Revere .000 8 0 0 0 July 10, 2014 @ St. Louis (9.0 IP, 9-1 over Shelby Miller) .000 5 0 0 0 Edinson’s Only Career Shutout: Troy Tulowitzki .214 14 3 0 4 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 - Kansas City Royals @ - Game #5, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 This & That THE LAND OF HOZ-- Eric Hosmer singled and drove home a run with a sacrifice fly yesterday, giving him 10 RBI through the first nine postseason games this year..he now has 22 career postseason RBI, which rank second on KC’s all-time “fall ball” record list, trailing only George Brett’s career total of 23. RIOS DELIVERS--Alex Rios, who called Rogers Centre home for the first 5+ seasons of his big league career, went 3-for-3 with his first-ever postseason home run in yesterday’s win...he is the third player in franchise history to collect three hits in three official at bats in a postseason game, joining in Game #3 of last year’s ALDS with the Angels and in Game #2 of the ‘85 World Series...Rios is also the third player in team annals to collect three hits out of the 9-hole in the postseason, joining White (Game #1 of the 1980 ALCS) and Toronto’s play-by-play man Buck Martinez, who did so for KC in Game #5 of the 1976 ALCS. 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...after a 1:25 delay, it was determined that Dupe was once again correct and Escobar was awarded first base...the Royals are 2-0 in replay reviews during this series 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). KC HAMMERING THE LONG BALL--The Royals clobbered a pair of home runs on Tuesday with Ben Zobrist and Alex Rios joining the fun with their first roundtrippers of this postseason...the dingers upped Kansas City’s total for the first nine games this year to a dozen, which is already one more than the Royals hit during the 15-game run through the 2014 postseason... Kendrys Morales has hit one home run in this series and four overall in this postseason...he is one homer shy of the club postseason record of five set last year by ...Morales joins Salvador Perez with four career postseason home runs as a Royal which are tied for third most on the franchise list trailing only George Brett (10), Moustakas (5) and matching ...the 2015 Royals hit 139 home runs during the regular season, a 44-homer improvement over the 95 hit during the 2014 campaign. WADING THROUGH THE OPPOSITION--After earning 17 saves during the regular season, has finished off four of KC’s five wins during this postseason...coupled with his regular season finish, Davis has allowed one in his last 24.2 innings for a 0.36 ERA, while fanning 32 in that span for an 11.67 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 , 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. ANOTHER ROAD TEST--The Royals are now 2-2 on the road in this year’s postseason, splitting a pair in Houston and splitting the first two games here...Kansas City was 5-2 away from ‘The K’ last year, posting 2-0 marks in both Anaheim and Baltimore and then going 1-2 in during the World Series...Kansas City had the second best road record in the American League during the 2015 regular season, going 44-37, just a game behind league leading . CHAMPS!!!--The Royals won their first A.L. Central title in franchise history, with the last division crown for the Royals coming in 1985, when KC was a member of the A.L. West...of the now nine postseasons that Kansas City has qualified for, clinching in game #152 was the third earliest in team annals, following only the American League title club of 1980 that iced the A.L. West in the 145th game of the year and the 1977 division winners, who clinched in the 151st game...this also marks the first time the Royals have played in the postseason in consecutive years since 1984-85. 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 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 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. MUST SEE TV--Kansas City set a franchise record by recording a Major League best 12.3 household rating during the 2015 season of telecasts on FOX Sports Kansas City...it was the highest mark for any Major League team on a regional sports network since 2002 and marked the first time the Royals and FSKC ranked #1 in ...viewership rose 84% over the 2014 season and games on FSKC were the most watched programming in Kansas City during the baseball season, with prime-time games averaging a 13.0, which was 136% higher than the closest competitor in the market (KCTV-Channel 5 and KMBC-Channel 9 each had a 5.5). DIVISIONAL WORK--The Royals finished with a 44-32 record within the Central after finishing with five straight divisional wins...Kansas City had a winning record against each of it’s division rivals this season as the club went 12-7 vs. Chicago, 10-9 vs. Cleveland, 10-9 vs. Detroit, and is 12-7 vs. the Twins...KC finished its regular season work against the A.L. West at 20-12...the Royals went 18-16 vs. the East and finished with a 13-7 mark vs. the this year...dating back to the start of 2014, KC has the best Interleague record in the Majors at 28-12 (Toronto is next at 25-15). RECORD SETTING SKIPPER--Manager 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 at 198-253...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. Blue Jays ALDS Career (Regular Season) Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Cueto 0-1 0 36.00 1 2.0 6 8 2-0 0 3.86 8 21.0 19 9 Davis 0-0 2 0.00 2 2.0 1 0 7-3 0 3.11 20 72.1 63 25 Duffy 1-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 1-3 0 6.97 5 20.2 23 16 Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.0 2 0 2-1 0 3.00 14 15.0 12 5 Hochevar 1-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 1 0 4-1 0 2.76 13 49.0 34 15 Madson 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 2 0 0-1 0 9.45 8 6.2 13 7 Medlen 0-0 0 3.60 1 5.0 3 2 0-1 0 9.00 2 3.0 5 3 Morales 0-0 0 4.50 2 2.0 3 1 0-1 0 2.70 11 10.0 11 3 Ventura 0-0 0 5.06 1 5.1 8 3 1-0 0 3.75 2 12.0 8 5 Volquez 1-0 0 0.00 1 6.0 2 0 0-4 0 6.46 6 30.2 35 22 Young 0-0 0 3.86 1 4.2 3 2 2-1 0 4.98 4 21.2 19 12

vs. Blue Jays (ALDS) vs. Blue Jays (career) On Road (career) vs. Estrada (Career)

Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera .000 1 0 0 0 .143 35 5 0 1 .197 386 76 7 37 .000 3 0 0 0 Cain .357 14 5 0 5 .333 48 16 1 8 .276 935 258 14 95 .333 6 2 0 0 Colon ------.333 63 21 0 8 - - - - - Dyson .000 0 0 0 0 .264 53 14 0 1 .245 507 124 0 23 .000 4 0 0 0 Escobar .600 15 9 0 5 .252 135 34 0 10 .259 1862 483 13 155 .286 7 2 0 1 Gordon .308 13 4 0 1 .261 157 41 7 19 .263 2180 574 67 236 - - - - - Gore ------.000 0 0 0 0 - - - - - Hosmer .313 16 5 0 5 .328 137 45 3 22 .282 1446 408 41 190 .800 5 4 0 0 Morales .333 15 5 1 4 .296 179 53 5 24 .268 1592 427 65 233 .200 5 1 0 2 Moustakas .176 17 3 0 4 .250 88 22 2 10 .245 1269 311 42 144 .000 7 0 0 0 Orlando 1.000 2 2 0 0 .400 5 2 1 3 .213 108 23 3 10 - - - - - Perez .133 15 2 1 1 .283 92 26 4 13 .277 1086 301 37 139 .200 5 1 0 0 Rios .308 13 4 1 2 .273 154 42 7 19 .268 3321 891 73 376 .400 5 2 0 1 Zobrist .389 18 7 1 3 .264 462 122 19 61 .275 2272 624 67 307 .333 3 1 0 0 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays - Game #5, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 Pitching Notes 2015 Postseason Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 9 2-3 - - 5.64 44.2 41 28 28 5 23 48 .241 Relievers 9 4-0 3 3 2.36 34.1 28 9 9 7 9 45 .220 Totals 9 6-3 3 3 4.22 79.0 69 37 37 12 32 93 .232 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 19/26 (73%) Saves/Save Opp: 3/3 (100%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 8/2 (25%) 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 17 vs. Toronto (SV) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 = Wade recorded his third save of the postseason in Game #2, despite allowing the first two hitters to reach in the ninth...he fanned Ben Revere and Josh Donaldson, then got Jose Bautista to fly out to end the game...lowered his career-postseason ERA to 1.01 (3 ER in 26.2 IP). = 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 . = 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. = Wade had a club record 125.2 innings without allowing a home run snapped August 1 in Toronto. = 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 17 vs. Toronto (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 = Danny made second appearance of the postseason on Saturday, pitching a perfect seventh inning to pave the way for the five-run Royals’ rally in the bottom of the inning and earn his first win...he has a 4.26 ERA (3 ER in 6.1 IP) in five 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 20 @ Toronto 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Kelvin entered in the eighth yesterday and tossed a scoreless frame, with the help of a strikeout...he lowered his career postseason ERA to 1.71 (4 ER in 21.0 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 yesterday, 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 ‘' 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 20 @ Toronto 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 = Ryan worked a scoreless seventh yesterday with the help of two strikeouts, despite allowing the leadoff man to reach...it was his fifth appearance of the postseason. = He closed out the 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 Monday night, tossing 5.0 innings out of the bullpen...he took over for 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. = Last night 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 as a member of 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 day, 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 - Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays - Game #5, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 Hitter’s Notes This Series: 0-for-1 Postseason: 0-for-1, BB = Drew made his second postseason appearance yesterday, catching the final two innings...he grounded out in the ninth for his first official at-bat. = 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 This Series: 5-for-14, 2 runs, 5 RBI, 2 SB, 3 BB, sf Postseason: 10-for-34 (.294), 7 runs, 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 2 SB, sf = Lorenzo collected two hits yesterday, extending his postseason hitting streak to a franchise-best 13 games...he’s hit in every Royals playoff game dating back to Game #4 of the ...tied for fourth with seven runs scored during this year’s postseason, while his 10 hits are also tied for fourth. = He was named the starting 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 (102) and (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, which was the third-highest in franchise history...he also tied with teammate Eric Hosmer for fourth in the A.L. with 67 two-out hits...he’s a career .333 hitter (9-for-27) with three doubles, a homer and six runs scored in seven regular season games here. Christian Colon This Series: Has not played 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 on September 20. This Series: def. replacement Postseason: 0-for-1, 2 SB = Jarrod was a defensive replacement in center field yesterday, playing the eighth and ninth 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 and Billy Hamilton. Alcides Escobar This Series: 9-for-15, 6 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 2 sf, 2 HBP Postseason: 15-for-36 (.417), 9 runs, 3 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI, sac, 2 sf, 2 HBP = Alcides collected two hits and also two sacrifice flies yesterday, going 2-for-3 with four RBI...he led off the game with a bunt single, setting a postseason record by leading off four-straight games with a hit...his 34 hits total rank third on KC’s all-time postseason list, behind George Brett (56) and Willie Wilson (35). = He leads 2015 postseason participants with 15 hits, a .417 batting average and is tied for the MLB lead with five multi-hit games. = Esky had an impressive first half and was named the A.L.’s starting 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 109-62 (.637) with him leading off, which includes 11-4 in last year’s postseason. Alex Gordon This Series: 4-for-13, 5 runs, 2 2B, RBI, BB, HBP Postseason: 8-for-30 (.267), 7 runs, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, HBP = Alex scored three runs yesterday, going 1-for-3 with a walk and a ...it marked the third time a Royal has scored three runs in a game in this series as Alcides Escobar and Ben Zobrist both did it in Game #3...he’s collected nine doubles in postseason play, ranking him second in KC 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 Frank White (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. Terrance Gore This Series: Has not played Postseason: SB = Terrance last played in Game #4 of the ALDS, recording a as a pinch-runner in Houston...he’s tallied four steals in postseason play and has no at-bats. = Had two stints in the Major League in 2015, being recalled from Northwest Arkansas (AA) for two days in April and was also recalled in September...appeared in nine games, collecting three steals and a run scored...spent a majority of the year with the Naturals, batting .284 with four, doubles, a triple and 39 steals in 85 games. Eric Hosmer This Series: 5-for-16, 4 runs, 2B, 5 RBI, BB Postseason: 9-for-37 (.243), 7 runs, 2B, HR, 10 RBI, BB = Hoz singled in the first and scored on Mike Moustakas’ sac fly, going 1-for-4...he also recorded a sacrifice fly of his own in the seventh, giving him 10 RBI this postseason, which is tied with Kendrys Morales for most in the Majors...his 22 career RBI in postseason play are one shy of George Brett (23) for the club record. = 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 winner, he had a .997 . = Since 2013, Eric has hit .342 (25-for-73) against the Jays with seven doubles and 12 RBI in 18 games...that includes hitting .393 (11-for-28) against them this year. Kendrys Morales This Series: 5-for-15, 2 runs, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, sf Postseason: 10-for-34 (.294), 5 runs, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 3 BB, sf = Kendrys singled in the ninth inning and came around to score, going 1-for-5...he recorded three hits in Game #3, which included a two-run homer in the ninth inning off reliever Roberto Osuna...hit four homers this postseason, tying Willie Aikens for second-most by a Royal in a single postseason...homered twice in Game #1 of the ALDS. = Morales has collected 10 RBI in the playoffs, tying him with teammate Eric Hosmer for the most in the Majors. = 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 This Series: 3-for-17, run, 4 RBI, sf Postseason: 5-for-35 (.143), 2 runs, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, sf = Mike went hitless in four at-bats yesterday, but capped the four-run first inning with a sacrifice fly...also drove in the tying run in the seventh inning of Game #2 and then scored the go-ahead run on Alex Gordon’s double...collected three RBI in the series after having none in the ALDS vs. Houston. = 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. = Had a career day in Baltimore, collecting a team record nine RBI, which included a three-run homer and a ...it was his second career slam. This Series: 2-for-2, 2 runs Postseason: 2-for-3, 2 runs = Paulo pinch-ran for Alex Rios in the seventh inning and collected singles in back-to-back at-bats in the eighth and ninth...he became just the third Royals rookie to collect two hits in a postseason game, joining (Game #2 of 1978 ALCS) and (Game #2 of 1976 ALCS). = 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. = Hit a pair of late home runs in July, including a go-ahead eighth-inning blast to beat these Jays 11-10 on July 12...also hit a walk-off grand slam July 7 vs. the Rays. Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-15, 3 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, BB Postseason: 6-for-29 (.207), 6 runs, 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP = Salvy drew his first walk of the series and also doubled in the eighth inning, going 1-for-3...his double snapped an 0-for-12 slide, marking his first hit in the series since his solo home run in the fourth inning of Game #1 at ‘The K’....his four career home runs in the playoffs are tied for third in franchise history. = 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 This Series: 4-for-13, run, HR, 2 RBI Postseason: 8-for-27 (.296), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB = Alex went 3-for-3 with a solo homer in the second inning yesterday...he became the third Royal to collect three hits in three at-bats in a postseason game, joining Nori Aoki (Game #3 of 2014 ALDS) and Frank White (Game #2 of )...he is also the third Royal to have three hits out of the No. 9 spot in the . = 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...batted .357 vs. A.L. East foes this year. = Rios played for the Blue Jays from 2004-09...he’s a .288 hitter at Rogers Centre in the regular season with 106 doubles and 54 homers here (.484 slugging pct.). Ben Zobrist This Series: 7-for-18, 7 runs, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB Postseason: 13-for-36 (.361), 9 runs, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, SB, sf, sac = Ben blasted his first home run of this postseason, connecting for a two-run shot in the first yesterday...he also added an infield single in the eighth, going 2-for-5... it marked his fourth multi-hit game in this year’s playoffs and sixth of his career...established a club record with three doubles in Game #3 on Monday. = He’s batting .361 (13-for-36) in the 2015 postseason, which ranks third among participants with at least 25 at-bats...his 13 hits also rank second. = Tied for 10th in the A.L. 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 has played in six games at Rogers Centre this season (including postseason) and is 10-for-25 (.400) with four doubles, four homers and nine RBI here.

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