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City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES (3-1) @ (1-3) - Sunday, November 1, 2015 - Game #5 FOX Network, MLB International, 610 Sports, ESPN Radio BROADCAST INFORMATION Tonight’s game 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...tonight’s game is being televised nationally on the FOX Network with , , , and and on MLB International with and newly-minted Hall of Famer, ... tonight’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. Mets HALLOWEEN COMEBACK--Kansas City’s penchant for October comebacks continued right to the final Last night’s comeback put the Royals a win away from day of the month, as the Royals rebounded from a 3-1 deficit and rallied for a 5-3 victory to pull to within a claiming this first-ever “expansion” Fall Classic...one more vic- victory of the club’s second World Series crown...it marked the seventh time in 10 wins this fall that KC came- tory would give Kansas City its second World Series crown, first from-behind to post a win, the second time in this set against the Mets...trailing 3-2 in the eighth, consecutive in exactly 30 years. one-out walks to and set the stage as KC tied the game on an infield and then took the lead with RBI hits from and Salvador Perez... earned his second career Date Site Score WP LP Att. 2.0- postseason , matching the effort in Game #4 of this year’s ALDS vs. ...’s 10/27 KC W, 5-4 (14) Young Colon 40,320 10/28 KC W, 7-1 Cueto (C) deGrom 40,410 scoreless seventh inning of relief work earned him a fourth career postseason victory, second this year...Perez 10/30 @ NY L, 3-9 Syndergaard Ventura 44.781 finished the night with three hits to lead the 9- Kansas City attack. 10/31 @ NY W, 5-3 Madson Clippard 44,815 OCTOBER COMEBACKS--Last night’s comeback was the seventh of this postseason for Kansas City and the sixth in which the Royals have trailed by multiple runs, breaking the postseason record initially set by the 1996 (courtesy Elias)...last night was KC’s second comeback in this World Series with the Royals trailing in Game #2 by a 1-0 count and then winning 7-1...all three wins in the ALDS vs. Houston were come-from-behind triumphs, the biggest a 6-2 deficit in the eighth of Game #4 that finished up as a 9-6 win...the Royals also came back twice in the ALCS vs. the Jays. LATE INNING WORK--The Royals have dominated the final frames of each game in this 2015 postseason, outscoring the opposition by a 44-11 count from the seventh inning on...Kansas City has been outscored 53-39 through the first six of these 16 October tilts, but have turned the tables for the final third of the game and , hitting .333 (60-for-180) with a .401 team on-base pct. and .500 slugging pct. CONSISTENCY IS A GOOD THING--Since the opening game of the ALDS vs. Houston, has inked in the same eight position players into the lineup with (1B), Ben Zobrist (2B), (SS), Mike Moustakas (3B), (LF), Lorenzo Cain (CF), Alex Rios (RF) and Salvador Perez (C)... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Royals have established a Major League postseason record for consistency, eclipsing the previous mark of 12 straight games with the same alignment by the 2005 ...the KC batting order has also been exact save for the games played here in New York without as the DH. ZO DOUBLING DOWN--With his eighth of this postseason, Ben Zobrist has tied the Major League postseason record for two-base hits with eight...his sixth inning double last night matched the total of both and Albert Pujols for the Cardinals in the 2011 fall season that was capped with a World Series crown over Texas. ESKY ESTABLISHES TEAM RECORD--Alcides Escobar, the Most Valuable Player of the Championship series, has continued to roll in the World Series by hitting safely in all four games to extend his postseason to 14 games, eclipsing Lorenzo Cain’s team record established last October and had snapped in Game #5 of this year’s ALCS...Esky has hit at a .367 clip (22-for-60) with a .385 on-base pct. and .567 slugging pct...when leading off an inning through the 15 games of this postseason, Alcides has batted .480 (12-for-25) with two doubles, two triples and a ...he entered this October with a career regular season batting average of .262, but he’s turned it up a notch in postseason play as evidenced by his career .318 average in the postseason (41-for-129) with a .333 on-base pct... Escobar’s 41 career postseason hits are second most in franchise history and just four behind Hall-of-Famer (45) and his 22 this year are a club record... holds the all-time record with 26 last year...Esky’s 22 hits have tied ’s 22 in 1996, 2003 and 2009 for most by a . NED AMONG POSTSEASON ELITE--Ned Yost is now 10-5 through this postseason and has a career 21-9 mark at the helm over the last two years, his first as a postseason manager...his 21 wins are now tied for 20th all-time with the likes of , , Dick Williams and Mike Scioscia...Yost’s .700 postseason winning pct. is first among all active managers and tied with for eighth all-time, but he’s first among all managers who have skippered at least 20 postseason games. TONIGHT’S STARTING : RHP Edinson Volquez (0-0, 4.50) vs. RHP (0-0, 4.50) Postseason 2015 Career 2015 (Reg. Season) 2014 Career Edinson Volquez vs. Mets 0-0 - 2-5 Major League Record 13-9 (3.55 ERA) 13-7 79-68 Matt Harvey vs. Royals 0-0 - 0-0 Major League Record 13-8 (2.71 ERA) - 25-18 EDINSON VOLQUEZ makes his second start of this World Series and fifth of the 2015 postseason after taking a no-decision in Game #1...tonight marks his seventh career start in postseason play...he posted a 13-9 record and 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. Edinson’s 2015 Postseason Starts SOLID OUTING IN FALL CLASSIC OPENER--Edinson opened this 2015 World DATE OPPONENT W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT Series with 6.0 innings of work and a no decision in a contest the Royals eventually won, 10/11 at Houston (G3) L, 2-4 5.2 5 3 3 0 4 8 87-55 1-3 10/16 vs. Toronto (G1) W, 5-0 6.0 2 0 0 0 4 5 111-69 3-0 5-4 in 14 innings...sadly, after coming out of the game Volquez learned that his father, 10/21 at Toronto (G5) L, 1-7 5.0 3 5 5 1 4 2 88-53 0-2 10/27 vs. N.Y. Mets (G1) ND, 5-4 (14) 6.0 6 3 3 1 1 3 78-53 3-3 Daniel, had passed away in the earlier that day...he immediately left 2015 Postseason 1-2, 4.37 22.2 16 11 11 2 13 18 364-230 63% the club to travel home to be with his family, returning just prior to last night’s contest...in Career Postseason 1-4, 6.14 29.1 25 20 20 3 18 21 - - Game #1, Volquez held the Mets to three runs on six hits with a walk and three ... 2015 Regular Season 13-9, 3.55 200.1 190 89 79 16 72 155 3298-2107 64% Career Totals 79-68 4.29 1243.0 1186 643 593 125 592 1090 - - New York did not get its first hit until the fourth, scoring for the first time in that frame... he also allowed single tallies in the fifth and sixth innings...the Royals rallied to tie the game with two runs in the sixth and won in the 14th on an Eric Hosmer sacrifice fly...the 6.0 innings by Edinson matched a career-high for a postseason, tying his 6.0 scoreless frames in Game #1 of the ALCS vs. Toronto. POSTSEASON WORK--Volquez is making his seventh career postseason start, tying him with teammate for fifth-most among pitchers born in the Dominican Republic...he’s recorded a 1-4 record with a 6.14 ERA (20 ER in 29.1 IP) in postseason play...he entered the year 0-2 in playoff starts, before earning his first win in Game #1 of the ALCS, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings in a 5-0 victory over the Blue Jays. LEADING THE WAY--Edinson was KC’s most consistent starter throughout the 2015 season, leading the club in innings pitched (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. AT THE DISH--Volquez spent eight full seasons in the and owns a career batting average of .083 (23-for-277) with two doubles and a homer...he collected two of his three extra-base hits in 2013 with San Diego, connecting for his only home run off Toronto’s Ramon Ortiz on June 2 at . VS. METS--Along with his no-decision in Game #1, Volky has made nine career regular season starts against the Mets, going 2-5 with a 5.70 ERA (27 ER in 42.2 IP)... 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. ON THE ROAD--Edinson looks to break his road losing streak during the postseason, having dropped all three of his playoff outings away from home...he went 5-5 with a 3.61 ERA (42 ER in 104.2 IP) on the road during the regular season, which included three consecutive wins, June 10-26...the righty is 37-36 with a 4.62 ERA in Volquez vs. Mets (including World Series) 111 starts and 114 career outings on the road combined between the regular season and postseason. Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Edinson’s Last Win: Yoenis Cespedes .333 6 2 0 0 October 16, 2015 vs. Toronto (6.0 IP, 5-0 over ) (Game #1 ALCS) Michael Conforto .000 2 0 0 0 Edinson’s Last Loss: .364 11 4 0 2 Travis d’Arnaud .143 7 1 0 1 October 21, 2015 at Toronto (5.0 IP, 1-7 to Marco Estrada) (Game #5 ALCS) .364 11 4 0 0 Edinson’s High: .167 6 1 0 0 13, September 3, 2008 vs. Pittsburgh (7.0 IP, no-decision in a 6-5 loss to Tyler Yates) .091 11 1 1 1 Edinson’s Last Complete Game: Kelly Johnson .267 15 4 0 2 May 23, 2015 vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP, 3-2 over John Lackey) 3rd career .389 18 7 0 2 Edinson’s Last 9.0 Inning Complete Game: Kirk Nieuwenhuis .000 3 0 0 0 July 10, 2014 @ St. Louis (9.0 IP, 9-1 over ) Juan Uribe .300 10 3 0 0 Edinson’s Only Career Shutout: .125 16 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 - Kansas City Royals @ New York Mets - Game #5, Sunday, November 1, 2015 This & That HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAULO--Kansas City reserve , , is celebrating his 30th birthday tonight...the rookie from Sao Paulo, , shares his milestone birthday with fellow baseballers Masahiro Tanaka (27), (36), former Dodger great Fernando Valenzuela (55), the head of Eric Hosmer’s favorite NBA team, Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat (45) and PGA Hall of Famer Gary Player (80). NOVEMBER BALL--Last night was Kansas City’s first-ever performance on Halloween night and this evening’s game will be the first Major League game to occur in November since the finished up a World Series crown over the Rangers on November 1, 2010 with a 3-1 win in Arlington. RAISING CAIN ON THE BASES--Lorenzo Cain was 1-for-3 with a huge eighth inning walk last night to extend his club record streak to 19 consecutive postseason games in which he’s reached base safely dating back to Game #4 of last year’s World Series...he has eclipsed the previous mark of 16 set by (1977-80)... holds the all-time postseason record by reaching in 31 straight games (2011-13)...LoCain has a .372 on-base pct. during this 19-game streak, going 20-for-73 at the plate with 12 walks. WADING THROUGH THE OPPOSITION--Wade Davis contributed his second 2.0-inning save with last night’s performance and has upped his postseason scoreless streak to 19.2 consecutive innings dating back to last year, posting a 3-0 mark and going 4-for-4 in save situations...in the last two postseasons, Wade Davis has allowed only one earned run in 24.0 total relief innings for a 0.38 ERA...he has held the opposition to a .149 average (10-for-67) in that current scoreless stretch, while fanning 31 for a 11.63 strikeout per 9-inning ratio...after earning 17 saves during the regular season, Davis has finished off six of KC’s 10 wins during this postseason while getting the win in the ALCS finale vs. Toronto...coupled with his 2015 regular season finish, Davis has allowed one earned run in his last 29.1 innings for a 0.31 ERA, while fanning 40 in that span...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. SALVY SWINGING IT--Salvador Perez had his first 3-hit game of this postseason last night and has now hit safely in nine of 11 career World Series games at a .366 clip (15-for-41) with three doubles, a home run, five RBI and six runs scored...he is the first player in franchise history to collect three hits in multiple World Series games (also Game #4 in 2014). ‘SERIES’ CONTINUES IN 2016--The last team the Royals see in the 2015 season will also be the first squad Kansas City battles to open the 2016 campaign, as the Mets will kick off next year with a 2-game stop in ...New York will be KC’s home opener on Monday, April 4 and then following an off day, the 2-game set will conclude on Wednesday, April 6...the Royals will return to Citi Field for a 2-game “road trip” on June 21-22. THE LAND OF HOZ--Kansas City Eric Hosmer didn’t get credit for an RBI, but his ability to put a ball in play led to the error that opened up the 3-run game-winning rally in the eighth inning...he has driven in 16 runs during this postseason to pull away with the club record he initially set with 12 last year... the all-time Major League postseason RBI record is 21 by David Freese during the Cardinals’ 2011 run...Hosmer has also set Kansas City’s all-time RBI record for postseason play with 28, five more than Royals’ Hall of Famer George Brett knocked in over 43 career postseason games. FALL BALL SUCCESS AT ‘THE K’--The goal is to end the 2015 World Series tonight, but should the Royals return home they will be riding a 7-game winning streak in Kauffman Stadium...Kansas City has won 15 of its last 18 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 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. OFFENSE UP IN 2015 POSTSEASON--The Royals have established a club postseason record for runs scored with 83 through the first 15 games, shattering the mark of 69 plated in 15 contests last October. KC DIGS THE LONG BALL--The Royals have gone three straight games without a home run for the first time in the 2015 postseason...Alcides Escobar’s game- opening inside-the-park home runs to open the World Series on Tuesday night was the 16th this year for the Royals, 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. BACK-TO-BACK A.L. CHAMPS--For the first time in franchise history, the Royals are appearing in the World Series in consecutive seasons, winning the club’s fourth American League crown on October 23 with a 4-3 nailbiter over the , taking the best-of-seven series, 4-2...Kansas City is the first American League club to win back-to-back crowns since the 2010-11 , and the third since 2000, as the Yankees won the last two of four straight A.L. titles after the turn of the century. 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 ’s (2000) previous club record of 46. 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. Mets World Series Career (Regular Season) W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Cueto 1-0 0 1.00 1 9.0 2 1 3-4 0 4.02 11 65.0 62 29 Davis 0-0 1 0.00 2 3.0 2 0 0-0 0 3.00 2 6.0 8 2 Duffy 0-0 0 3.86 3 2.1 2 1 ------Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 2 2.0 4 0 1-0 0 0.00 2 4.0 0 0 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 3 3.0 1 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.2 1 0 Madson 1-0 0 0.00 3 3.0 2 0 3-4 7 2.87 61 78.1 67 25 Medlen 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 5-1 0 2.15 19 71.0 61 17 Morales 0-0 0 108.00 1 0.1 2 4 0-0 1 7.71 8 9.1 13 8 Ventura 0-1 0 13.50 1 3.1 7 5 ------Volquez 0-0 0 4.50 1 6.0 6 3 2-5 0 5.70 9 42.2 52 27 Young 1-0 0 2.57 2 7.0 2 2 0-1 0 6.05 4 19.1 16 13

vs. Mets (World Series) vs. Mets (career) On Road (career Postseason) vs. Harvey (Reg + Posteason)

Player 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 1 0 0 0 - - - - - Cain .176 17 3 0 1 .346 26 9 0 9 .298 57 17 1 9 .333 3 1 0 0 Colon ------.000 0 0 0 0 - - - - - Dyson .000 3 0 0 0 .143 7 1 0 0 .154 13 2 0 0 - - - - - Escobar .263 19 5 1 3 .194 36 7 0 2 .290 62 18 1 7 .333 3 1 1 1 Gordon .286 14 4 1 3 .154 13 2 0 2 .255 51 13 2 9 .000 1 0 0 0 Hosmer .133 15 2 0 5 .357 14 5 0 1 .271 59 16 2 13 .000 1 0 0 1 Mondesi .000 1 0 0 0 - - - - - .000 1 0 0 0 - - - - - Morales .222 9 2 0 0 - - - - - .227 44 10 2 5 .000 3 0 0 0 Moustakas .353 17 6 0 3 .143 14 2 1 1 .208 53 11 3 7 .333 3 1 0 1 Orlando .200 5 1 0 1 - - - - - .500 4 2 0 0 - - - - - Perez .412 17 7 0 1 .143 7 1 0 1 .280 50 14 2 6 .333 3 1 0 0 Rios .167 12 2 0 1 .325 40 13 2 7 .273 22 6 1 2 .200 5 1 0 0 Zobrist .278 18 5 0 0 .188 16 3 1 2 .254 63 16 2 4 .333 3 1 0 0 Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ New York Mets - Game #5, Sunday, November 1, 2015 Pitching Notes 2015 Postseason Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 15 3-5 - - 5.24 77.1 65 45 45 11 34 66 .226 Relievers 14 7-0 4 5 2.76 58.2 50 19 18 9 14 83 .229 Totals 15 10-5 4 5 4.17 136.0 115 64 63 20 48 149 .228 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 34/47 (72%) Saves/Save Opp: 4/5 (80%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/8 (44%) 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 31 @ New York (SV) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 = Wade notched his second six-out save of the postseason last night, fanning a pair...he’s tallied 9.2 scoreless frames in the postseason, allowing just five hits with 15 K’s. = He has a career ERA of 0.86 (3 ER in 31.1 IP) in postseason play, which ranks tied for fifth 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. (L) 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 31 @ New York 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 = Danny made his sixth appearance of the postseason last night, allowing a home run to Michael Conforto in the fifth...he has a 5.06 ERA (6 ER in 10.2 IP) in nine 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 , tossing the final 4.0 frames...it marked the first 4.0-inning save by a Royal since 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. 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 30 @ New York 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 = Kelvin entered Game #3 with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth...he allowed all three inherited runners to score, before retiring the side with a punchout... he has a career postseason ERA of 1.40 (4 ER in 25.2 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). 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 31 @ New York 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 = Hoch made his eighth appearance of the postseason last night, tossing a perfect sixth...he has now recorded 8.2 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 31 @ New York (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Ryan tossed a perfect seventh inning last night, earning his second victory of the postseason...he recorded a pair of strikeouts, giving him 15 K’s in nine appearances. = He’s made eight appearances in this year’s postseason, while he has a career 2.98 ERA in 41 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. 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 30 @ New York 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 = Medlen made his second appearance of the postseason in Game #3, tossing a perfect ninth with two punchouts...his career-postseason ERA is 4.96 (9 ER in 16.1 IP). = 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 game and Game 1 of the 2013 NLDS, going 0-2 with a 6.10 ERA. (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 30 @ New York 0.1 2 4 4 0 0 = Franklin entered in the sixth inning in Game #3, but was charged with four runs on two hits and recording just one out...it was his third appearance of the postseason. = 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 16.1 postseason innings and holds a 9.37 ERA. Royals Notes - Kansas City Royals @ New York Mets - Game #5, Sunday, November 1, 2015 Hitter’s Notes This Series: Has not played Postseason: 0-for-1, BB = Drew hasn’t played yet in the World Series...he’s made a pair of appearances during the postseason, most recently in Game #4 of the ALCS. = Batted .198 with KC in the regular season, including a .280 average (7-for-25) during the month of August, which was his highest average in a month with at least 20 at-bats since 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: 3-for-17, 2 runs, RBI, 3 BB, 2 SB Postseason: 14-for-57 (.246), 10 runs, 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 10 BB, 4 SB, sf = Lorenzo singled home a run in the sixth inning and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth after working a one-out walk...he’s hit safely in a team-record 19-straight postseason games, which is the longest in Royals history...it’s also the longest streak since Miguel Cabrera reached in an MLB record 31-straight playoff games (2011-13). = Despite hitting .246 in this year’s postseason, Cain has reached base at a .353 clip...he’s tied with David Wright for the most walks (10) in postseason play this year. = Lo has also collected four steals during this year’s postseason, tying him for the lead with Curtis Granderson. = 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...led the A.L., hitting .372 with two outs. = 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 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. 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. This Series: 0-for-3 Postseason: 0-for-4, 2 SB = Jarrod pinch-hit in the seventh inning last night, striking out in his only at-bat...he’s looking for his first hit of this year’s postseason, while he’s collected a pair of stolen bases...appeared in 13 games during last year’s playoffs, which included three starts in the . = Dyson recorded 26 steals this season, which tied for third in the league with Oakland’s ...over the past four seasons, he’s swiped 126 bags, which is tied for sixth-most in the Majors with and Billy Hamilton...he’s a career .299 hitter (38-for-127) vs. National League foes. Alcides Escobar This Series: 5-for-20, 3 runs, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, SB, sac Postseason: 22-for-64 (.344), 12 runs, 3 2B, 3 3B, HR, 8 RBI, SB, 2 sac, 2 sf, 3 HBP = Esky set a Royals postseason record, hitting in his 14th consecutive game with a leadoff single in the first...passed teammate Lorenzo Cain (2014-15). = Alcides also recorded his 22nd hit of the postseason, tying Derek Jeter for the most in a single playoff season by a shortstop...Jeter had 22 hits in 1996, 2003 and 2009...Escobar’s 22 hits this year are also a Royals postseason record and tied for 12th all-time in Major League history with seven other players. = Ranks third in the Majors during this year’s postseason with 12 runs scored...his total trails only Lorenzo Cain (13) for most by a Royal in a single year. = Alcides led off Game #1 with the 12th inside-the-park home run in World Series history and just the 20th leadoff homer in the history of the Fall Classic. = 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 113-64 (.638) with him leading off, which includes 11-4 in last year’s postseason. Alex Gordon This Series: 4-for-14, 3 runs, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB Postseason: 13-for-50 (.260), 10 runs, 4 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 7 BB, HBP = Alex drove in KC’s first run with an RBI single in the fifth inning last night, going 1-for-4...last night was his first game of the series where he has not drawn a walk, but has still reached base at a .444 clip (eight times in 18 plate appearances)...he has a .362 on-base percentage during this year’s postseason, drawing seven walks. = Tied Game #1 with one-out homer in the ninth inning off Mets’ closer ...it marked his second home run of the postseason with both of them coming in the ninth inning (also Game #3 of ALDS at Houston)...collected 10 doubles in his career in postseason play, which is second among Royals, trailing Hal McRae (11). = 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...Gordo is a career .304 hitter in Interleague games, with 26 doubles, five triples and 21 homers, for a .510 vs. N.L. foes. Eric Hosmer This Series: 2-for-15, 2 runs, 5 RBI, 2 BB Postseason: 12-for-60 (.200), 9 runs, 2B, HR, 16 RBI, 3 BB, 3 sf = Eric is looking for his first hit at Citi Field in this series...he reached on an error that allowed the tying run to score last night and scored KC’s fifth run later in the inning...despite going 2-for-15 in the World Series, Hosmer has five RBI, which are the most by a player on either team. = Hoz has collected an MLB-best 16 RBI during this postseason...his total is tops in Royals history, while it’s tied for 10th all-time in a single postseason and...his 28 career RBI are also tops in franchise history and rank ninth all-time by a first baseman, trailing Bill Skowron (29) by one for eighth. = 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 . Raul Mondesi This Series: 0-for-1 Postseason: 0-for-1 = Raul made his Major League debut in Game #3, pinch-hitting for the pitcher’s spot in the fifth inning, becoming the first player in MLB history to debut in the World Series...the 20-year-old spent the season at Northwest Arkansas (AA)...he was participating in the Royals’ Advanced Instructional League before being added to the roster. = 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 This Series: 2-for-9, BB Postseason: 13-for-50 (.260), 5 runs, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 4 BB, sf = Kendrys singled in his only at-bat last night, pinch-hitting for in the fifth inning...it marked his first pinch-hit in postseason play. = He ranks sixth among postseason participants with 10 RBI, while his four home runs are tied for third...became the fifth Royals player to homer at least twice in a postseason game, hitting a pair of solo shots in Game #1 of the ALDS vs. Houston. = 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...he had a .538 slugging percentage and a .901 OPS vs. righties in the regular season. = 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...also batted .335 with 18 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs with two outs. Mike Moustakas This Series: 6-for-17, run, 3 RBI, BB Postseason: 13-for-59 (.220), 5 runs, 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, sf = Mike drove in the go-ahead run last night in the eighth inning, singling off Jeurys Familia to score Lorenzo Cain...he’s gone 6-for-17 (.353) in the World Series this year, after collecting just seven hits in the first two postseason series...he has recorded RBI in seven of his last nine postseason games, dating back to Game #2 of the ALCS. = Moose capped a four-run fifth inning in Game #2 of the series with a two-out RBI single, his fourth two-out RBI of the postseason. = Hit his first home run of the postseason in Game #6 of the ALCS, while his six career playoff roundtrippers are second-most in club history. = 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. Paulo Orlando This Series: 1-for-5, RBI, sf Postseason: 3-for-8, 2 runs, RBI, sf = Paulo played right field over the final two innings last night, fanning in his only plate appearance...he’s 1-for-5 in the World Series with a single in Game #1 and a sacrifice fly in Game #2...became the third KC rookie to collect two hits in a postseason game in Game #4 of the ALCS joining (1976) and (1978). = 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 This Series: 7-for-17, 3 runs, 2 2B, RBI Postseason: 14-for-53 (.264), 10 runs, 3 2B, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP = Salvy collected three hits last night, which included his second double of the series and first RBI...he has hit safely in nine of 1 World Series games, batting .366 (15-for-41) with three doubles, a homer and five RBI...it marked his second three-hit game in World Series play, also doing it in Game #4 last year. = He’s homered four times this postseason, which are tied for second-most by a in a single postseason and the most since hit four roundtrippers in 2003...he’s hit five career homers in postseason play, which are third-most in Royals history, behind George Brett (10) and Mike Moustakas (six). = 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. Alex Rios This Series: 2-for-12, 2 runs, RBI Postseason: 13-for-45 (.289), 6 runs, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, SB = Alex went hitless in three at-bats last night...he went 1-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI in Game #3 and has 13 hits in this year’s postseason. = He went 7-for-19 (.368) with a homer and three RBI in the ALCS vs. Toronto...became the third Royal to collect three hits out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order in a postseason game in Game #4 at ...also drove in the go-ahead runs in Game #5 of the ALDS. = 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. Ben Zobrist This Series: 5-for-18, 5 runs, 4 2B, 2 BB Postseason: 19-for-61 (.311), 14 runs, 8 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 BB, SB, sf, sac = Ben went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored last night...he recorded his fourth double in World Series play, which is tied for third all-time, behind Pete Fox (6 in 1934) and Chick Hafey (5 in 1930)...his eight doubles in postseason play tied a Major League record with Albert Pujols and David Freese (2011). = Zobrist leads all postseason participants with 14 runs scored this year, establishing a Royals record for a single postseason...while his 19 hits are tied for second this year behind teammate Alcides Escobar (22)...he established a Royals postseason record with three doubles in Game #4 of the ALCS in Toronto. = 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... hit .447 (21-for-47) in this year, which led all American League players with at least 40 at-bats vs. N.L. clubs.