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2014 Kansas City Royals season

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Major League Baseball team season
2014 Kansas City Royals
American League champions
American League Wild Card winners
Royals home game vs. Giants on August 10, 2014. Two months later the Giants would be their World Series opponent.
Royalshome game vs.Giants on August 10, 2014. Two months later the Giants would be theirWorld Series opponent.
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionCentral
BallparkKauffman Stadium
CityKansas City, Missouri
Record89–73 (.549)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersDavid Glass
General managersDayton Moore
ManagersNed Yost
TelevisionFox Sports Kansas City
(Ryan Lefebvre,Jeff Montgomery,Rex Hudler,Steve Physioc)
RadioKCSP 610 AM
(Denny Matthews, Steve Stewart,Ryan Lefebvre,Steve Physioc)
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TheKansas City Royals' season of 2014 was the 46th for the Royals franchise. On September 26,2014, the Royals clinched a playoff berth for the first time since1985.[1] They began the post-season by defeating theOakland Athletics in theALWC Game and sweeping both theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim in theALDS and theBaltimore Orioles in theALCS, becoming the first team in Major League history to win their first 8 postseason games in a row. They lost to theSan Francisco Giants in seven games in the2014 World Series.

To date, the 2014 Royals are the most recent MLB team to hit fewer than 100 home runs in a season.

Regular season

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4-run trend

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After the first 29 games of the 2014 regular season, the Royals had a record of 14–15. In all of their 14 wins, the Royals had scored at least 4 runs. In all of their 15 losses, the Royals had scored 3 runs or less. In the 30th game of the regular season, the Royals were playing the Tigers at home and the Tigers were winning 9–3 going into the bottom of the ninth inning. Mike Moustakas walked to lead off the bottom half of the inning, Alcides Escobar struck out, and Jarrod Dyson grounded out, but advanced Moustakas to second. With two outs and a runner on second in the bottom of the ninth inning, with his team down 6 runs, Nori Aoki hit a single to center field that would score Moustakas, making the score 9–4 Tigers. After Omar Infante singled and advanced Aoki to second, Eric Hosmer recorded the final out of the game with his team at 4 runs by popping out to the catcher, becoming the first Royal in the 2014 regular season to hit into the final out with the Royals at 4 runs or more. The Royals would then become 14–1 when scoring at least 4 runs. After 30 games, however, the trend of always losing when scoring 3 or less was still in place, with the Royals being 0–15 in these games. Finally, on the 32nd game of the regular season, the Royals had a record of 14–17 heading into the game. They beat the Padres in San Diego 3–1 in 11 innings to end the winless streak of games where they scored 3 runs or less.

10-game winning streak

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The Royals went on a 10-game winning streak in June, beating the Yankees twice at home, the Indians twice at home, the White Sox three times on the road, and the Tigers three times on the road. At the end of the streak, the Royals were in first place in the AL Central. This was the first time since 2003 that they were leading their division that late in the season.

Midseason slump

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From June 1–18, the Royals posted a 13–3 record with one rainout, followed by a 9–17 record from June 19 to July 20. The last three games of this slump, which immediately followed theAll-Star break, was a three-game sweep by theBoston Red Sox. After the July 20 game, first base coachRusty Kuntz entered the team's clubhouse and found many of the players intently playing thecomputer gameClash of Clans on theirsmart phones. The team lost a fourth game to theChicago White Sox on July 21. Before the July 22 gameRaúl Ibañez, who joined the team only three weeks earlier after being released by theLos Angeles Angels, called a players-only team meeting to discuss the priorities of the team.[2] After that meeting, the team went 25–9 between then and August 27.[3]

Postseason clinch

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On Friday, September 26, 2014, the Royals won a game in Chicago against the White Sox 3–1, which would clinch a postseason berth for the Royals for the first time since 1985.[4]

Season standings

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American League Central

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AL Central
TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoad
Detroit Tigers9072.556—45‍–‍3645‍–‍36
Kansas City Royals8973.549142‍–‍3947‍–‍34
Cleveland Indians8577.525548‍–‍3337‍–‍44
Chicago White Sox7389.4511740‍–‍4133‍–‍48
Minnesota Twins7092.4322035‍–‍4635‍–‍46


American League Wild Card

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Division leaders
TeamWLPct.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim9864.605
Baltimore Orioles9666.593
Detroit Tigers9072.556
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
TeamWLPct.GB
Kansas City Royals8973.549+1
Oakland Athletics8874.543—
Seattle Mariners8775.5371
Cleveland Indians8577.5253
New York Yankees8478.5194
Toronto Blue Jays8379.5125
Tampa Bay Rays7785.47511
Chicago White Sox7389.45115
Boston Red Sox7191.43817
Houston Astros7092.43218
Minnesota Twins7092.43218
Texas Rangers6795.41421


Record vs. opponents

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2014 American League record
Source:MLB Standings Grid – 2014
TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore—11–85–13–41–54–33–44–24–313–62–45–212–76–111–812–8
Boston8–11—4–32–51–54–36–12–54–27–123–41–59–104–27–129–11
Chicago1–53–4—9–109–103–36–131–59–102–54–33–45–22–45–211–9
Cleveland4–35–210–9—8–115–210–92–511–84–32–42–44–26–12–410–10
Detroit5–15–110–911–8—4–313–63–49–103–45–22–43–44–31–512–8
Houston3–43–43–32–53–4—3–37–123–34–28–119–102–511–84–35–15
Kansas City4–31–613–69–106–133–3—3–311–84–35–22–54–25–14–315–5
Los Angeles2–45–25–15–24–312–73–3—7–02–410–97–125–214–55–212–8
Minnesota3–42–410–98–1110–93–38–110–7—3–41–65–22–42–54–29–11
New York6–1312–75–23–44–32–43–44–24–3—2–43–38–114–311–813–7
Oakland4–24–33–44–22–511–82–59–106–14–2—9–104–29–104–313–7
Seattle2–55–14–34–24–210–95–212–72–53–310–9—4–39–104–39–11
Tampa Bay7–1210–92–52–44–35–22–42–54–211–82–43–4—5–28–1110–10
Texas1–62–44–21–63–48–111–55–145–23–410–910–92–5—2–410–10
Toronto8–1112–72–54–25–13–43–42–52–48–113–43–411–84–2—13–7


Detailed records

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(updated through September 28)

American League
OpponentHomeAwayTotalPct.Runs scoredRuns allowed
AL East
Toronto Blue Jays2–12–24–3.5713339
New York Yankees2–22–14–3.5711823
Baltimore Orioles2–22–14–3.5712618
Boston Red Sox1–30–31–6.1431732
Tampa Bay Rays2–12–14–2.6672514
8–68–816–14.519119126
AL Central
Kansas City Royals------
Detroit Tigers2–84–56–13.31666100
Chicago White Sox5–48–213–6.6849364
Minnesota Twins6–35–511–8.5797883
Cleveland Indians5–44–69–10.4747674
18–1921–1839–37.513313321
AL West
Oakland Athletics3–12–15–2.7142426
Los Angeles Angels2–11–23–3.5002630
Texas Rangers3–02–15–1.8332314
Seattle Mariners0–32–22–5.2862323
Houston Astros0–33–03–3.5002028
8–810–618–14.563116121


National League
OpponentHomeAwayTotalPct.Runs scoredRuns allowed
San Diego Padres0–02–12–1.667167
Colorado Rockies2–01–13–1.7501712
St. Louis Cardinals1–12–03–1.7501914
Los Angeles Dodgers1–20–01–2.333910
Arizona Diamondbacks0–03–03–01.000227
San Francisco Giants3–00–03–01.000166
7–38–215–5.7509956

Game log

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Legend
Royals WinRoyals LossGame Postponed
2014 Kansas City Royals Game Log
March/April (14–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31@Tigers3–4Nathan (1–0)Davis (0–1)—45,0680–1
2April 2@ Tigers1–2 (10)Alburquerque (1–0)Collins (0–1)—26,9060–2
--April 3@ TigersPostponed (rain). Rescheduled to June 19.
3April 4White Sox7–5Guthrie (1–0)Johnson (0–1)Holland (1)40,1031–2
4April 5White Sox4–3Davis (1–1)Downs (0–1)Holland (2)21,4632–2
5April 6White Sox1–5Sale (2–0)Shields (0–1)29,7602–3
6April 7Rays4–2Vargas (1–0)Moore (0–2)Holland (3)12,0873–3
7April 8Rays0–1Peralta (1–1)Holland (0–1)Balfour (2)13,9053–4
8April 9Rays7–3Guthrie (2–0)Odorizzi (1–1)13,6124–4
9April 11@Twins1–10Gibson (2–0)Chen (0–1)24,3384–5
10April 12@ Twins1–7Nolasco (1–1)Shields (0–2)23,9634–6
11April 13@ Twins3–4Fien (1–0)Crow (0–1)Perkins (3)20,8784–7
12April 15@Astros4–2Ventura (1–0)Harrell (0–3)Holland (4)29,7785–7
13April 16@ Astros6–4 (11)Duffy (1–0)Williams (0–1)Holland (5)23,0436–7
14April 17@ Astros5–1Shields (1–2)Feldman (2–1)26,3337–7
15April 18Twins5–0Vargas (2–0)Nolasco (1–2)21,1928–7
16April 19Twins5–4Chen (1–1)Correia (0–2)Holland (6)24,2919–7
17April 20Twins3–8Hughes (1–1)Ventura (1–1)17,7109–8
18April 21@Indians3–4McAllister (3–0)Guthrie (2–1)Axford (7)10,7899–9
19April 22@ Indians8–2Shields (2–2)Salazar (0–3)8,84810–9
20April 23@ Indians3–5Shaw (1–0)Herrera (0–1)Axford (8)9,31110–10
21April 24@ Indians1–5Kluber (2–2)Chen (1–2)10,44010–11
22April 25@Orioles5–0Ventura (2–1)Jiménez (0–4)22,47811–11
23April 26@ Orioles2–3 (10)Britton (3–0)Duffy (1–1)34,94111–12
24April 27@ Orioles9–3Shields (3–2)González (1–2)38,36812–12
25April 29Blue Jays10–7Crow (1–1)Cecil (0–2)10,70513–12
26April 30Blue Jays4–2Herrera (1–1)Hutchison (1–2)Holland (7)11,71514–12
May (12–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
27May 1Blue Jays3–7Buehrle (5–1)Guthrie (2–2)Loup (1)11,20714–13
28May 2Tigers2–8Porcello (4–1)Shields (3–3)28,02114–14
29May 3Tigers2–9Smyly (2–1)Duffy (1–2)29,20014–15
30May 4Tigers4–9Verlander (4–1)Vargas (2–1)22,50414–16
31May 5@Padres5–6 (12)Stauffer (1–0)Collins (0–2)14,08914–17
32May 6@ Padres3–1 (11)Davis (2–1)Vincent (0–1)Holland (8)16,54215–17
33May 7@ Padres8–0Shields (4–3)Cashner (2–5)18,22816–17
34May 8@Mariners0–1Iwakuma (2–0)Duffy (1–3)Rodney (10)12,57716–18
35May 9@ Mariners6–1Vargas (3–1)Maurer (1–1)20,85817–18
36May 10@ Mariners1–3Young (3–0)Ventura (2–2)Rodney (11)29,35917–19
37May 11@ Mariners9–7Coleman (1–0)Farquhar (1–1)Holland (9)30,44718–19
38May 13Rockies5–1Shields (5–3)Morales (3–3)15,91419–19
39May 14Rockies3–2Vargas (4–1)Chacín (0–2)Holland (10)27,32320–19
40May 15Orioles1–2Chen (5–2)Ventura (2–3)Britton (1)12,45520–20
41May 16Orioles0–4Tillman (4–2)Guthrie (2–3)25,98520–21
42May 17Orioles1–0Duffy (2–3)Norris (2–4)Holland (11)24,06421–21
43May 18Orioles8–6Shields (6–3)Jiménez (2–5)Holland (12)22,69222–21
44May 19White Sox6–7Putnam (2–0)Vargas (4–2)Petricka (1)16,46222–22
45May 20White Sox6–7Rienzo (4–0)Ventura (2–4)Belisario (1)14,90022–23
46May 21White Sox3–1Davis (3–1)Quintana (2–4)Holland (13)17,57623–23
47May 23@Angels1–6Wilson (6–3)Duffy (2–4)35,08223–24
48May 24@ Angels7–4 (13)Crow (2–1)Morin (0–1)Holland (14)42,14024–24
49May 25@ Angels3–4Kohn (2–1)Collins (0–3)Frieri (6)36,11424–25
50May 26Astros2–9Feldman (3–2)Ventura (2–5)32,07024–26
51May 27Astros0–3McHugh (3–3)Guthrie (2–4)17,82624–27
52May 28Astros3–9Cosart (4–4)Duffy (2–5)16,22024–28
53May 29@Blue Jays8–6 (10)Davis (4–1)Redmond (0–4)17,97825–28
54May 30@ Blue Jays6–1Vargas (5–2)Happ (4–2)21,54326–28
55May 31@ Blue Jays2–12Stroman (2–0)Brooks (0–1)Redmond (1)31,65226–29
June (17–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
56June 1@Blue Jays0–4Buehrle (10–1)Guthrie (2–5)38,00826–30
57June 2@Cardinals6–0Duffy (3–5)Miller (6–5)41,23927–30
58June 3@ Cardinals8–7Davis (5–1)Rosenthal (0–3)Holland (16)41,19228–30
59June 4Cardinals2–5 (11)Freeman (1–0)Herrera (1–2)Neshek (1)22,12628–31
60June 5Cardinals3–2Ventura (3–5)Wacha (4–4)Holland (17)24,43829–31
61June 6Yankees2–4Whitley (1–0)Guthrie (2–6)Robertson (14)23,41829–32
62June 7Yankees8–6Crow (3–1)Phelps (1–4)26,99130–32
63June 8Yankees2–1Shields (7–3)Kuroda (4–4)Holland (18)24,61431–32
–June 9YankeesPostponed (rain). Rescheduled to August 25.
64June 10Indians9–5Vargas (6–2)Kluber (6–2)Crow (1)25,54032–32
65June 11Indians4–1Ventura (4–5)Bauer (1–3)Holland (19)19,93833–32
66June 13@White Sox7–2Guthrie (3–6)Quintana (3–7)22,77334–32
67June 14@ White Sox9–1Duffy (4–5)Noesí (2–5)24,52735–32
68June 15@ White Sox6–3Shields (8–3)Rienzo (4–4)Holland (20)29,15236–32
69June 16@Tigers11–8Vargas (7–2)Verlander (6–7)31,77437–32
70June 17@ Tigers11–4Ventura (5–5)Scherzer (8–3)34,32838–32
71June 18@ Tigers2–1Guthrie (4–6)Smyly (3–6)Holland (21)37,20939–32
72June 19@ Tigers1–2Sánchez (4–2)Duffy (4–6)Nathan (14)35,71539–33
73June 20Mariners5–7Furbush (1–4)Holland (0–2)Rodney (19)38,47539–34
74June 21Mariners1–2Medina (4–1)Vargas (7–3)Rodney (20)21,64039–35
75June 22Mariners1–2Elías (7–5)Ventura (5–6)Rodney (21)23,27839–36
76June 23Dodgers5–3Guthrie (5–6)Greinke (9–4)Holland (22)21,61540–36
77June 24Dodgers0–2Kershaw (8–2)Duffy (4–7)Jansen (23)28,30240–37
78June 25Dodgers4–5Wright (3–2)Davis (5–2)Wilson (1)19,77640–38
79June 27Angels8–6Mariot (1–0)Shoemaker (5–2)Holland (23)35,46141–38
80June 28Angels2–6Morin (2–1)Ventura (5–7)21,09341–39
81June 29Angels5–4Holland (1–2)Grilli (0–3)27,80342–39
82June 30@Twins6–1Duffy (5–7)Pino (0–2)28,53343–39
July (12–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
83July 1@Twins2–10Nolasco (5–6)Shields (8–4)23,38343–40
84July 2@ Twins4–0Vargas (8–3)Correia (4–10)28,86044–40
85July 4@Indians7–1Ventura (6–7)Tomlin (5–6)39,02045–40
86July 5@ Indians3–7House (1–2)Guthrie (5–7)24,48145–41
87July 6@ Indians1–4Kluber (8–6)Duffy (5–8)Allen (9)16,99145–42
88July 7@Rays6–0Shields (9–4)Odorizzi (4–8)13,40646–42
89July 8@ Rays3–4Boxberger (2–1)Vargas (8–4)McGee (6)12,81846–43
90July 9@ Rays5–4Crow (4–1)Yates (0–1)12,15047–43
91July 10Tigers4–16Smyly (5–8)Guthrie (5–8)21,77547–44
92July 11Tigers1–2Sánchez (6–3)Duffy (5–9)Nathan (19)31,58147–45
93July 12Tigers1–5Porcello (12–5)Shields (9–5)33,84947–46
94July 13Tigers5–2Ventura (7–7)Verlander (8–8)Holland (25)23,42448–46
95July 18@Red Sox4–5Buchholz (5–5)Downs (0–3)Uehara (19)37,74348–47
96July 19@ Red Sox1–2De La Rosa (3–2)Duffy (5–10)Uehara (20)37,87848–48
97July 20@ Red Sox0–6Lester (10–7)Ventura (6–7)37,43948–49
98July 21@White Sox1–3Sale (9–1)Guthrie (5–9)Petricka (4)18,88848–50
99July 22@ White Sox7–1Chen (2–2)Carroll (4–6)20,42849–50
100July 23@ White Sox2–1Wade (6–2)Putnam (3–2)Holland (26)23,81150–50
101July 24Indians2–1 (14)Crow (5–1)Rzepczynski (0–3)22,12051–50
102July 25Indians6–4Herrera (2–2)Carrasco (3–4)Crow (2)33,46052–50
103July 26Indians7–5Guthrie (6–9)McAllister (3–6)Holland (27)29,56753–50
104July 27Indians3–10Salazar (3–4)Chen (2–3)23,40953–51
105July 29Twins1–2Gibson (9–8)Shields (9–6)Perkins (26)30,68653–52
106July 30Twins3–2Frasor (2–1)Hughes (10–8)Holland (28)20,74754–52
107July 31Twins6–3Ventura (8–8)Thielbar (2–1)Holland (29)24,12755–52
August (19–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
108August 1@Athletics1–0Guthrie (7–9)Gray (12–4)Holland (30)35,06756–52
109August 2@ Athletics3–8Lester (11–7)Vargas (8–5)30,09756–53
110August 3@ Athletics4–2Shields (10–6)Kazmir (12–4)Holland (31)22,61257–53
111August 5@Diamondbacks12–2Duffy (6–10)Miley (7–8)16,67758–53
112August 6@ Diamondbacks4–3Ventura (9–8)Collmenter (8–6)Holland (32)16,15759–53
113August 7@ Diamondbacks6–2Guthrie (8–9)Nuño (2–8)17,80960–53
114August 8Giants4–2Frasor (3–1)Bumgarner (13–9)Holland (33)28,30761–53
115August 9Giants5–0Shields (11–6)Hudson (8–9)35,11462–53
116August 10Giants7–4Duffy (7–10)Lincecum (9–8)Holland (34)27,35963–53
117August 11Athletics3–2Herrera (3–2)Gray (12–6)Holland (35)21,47964–53
118August 12Athletics3–11Lester (3–0)Guthrie (8–10)27,16164–54
119August 13Athletics3–0Vargas (9–5)Kazmir (13–5)21,09965–54
120August 14Athletics7–3Crow (6–1)Samardzija (3–2)Holland (36)20,56966–54
121August 15@Twins6–5Duffy (8–10)Nolasco (5–8)Holland (37)32,01367–54
122August 16@ Twins1–4Hughes (13–8)Ventura (9–9)Perkins (31)35,57567–55
123August 17@ Twins12–6Guthrie (9–10)Milone (6–4)31,45568–55
124August 18@ Twins6–4Vargas (10–5)May (0–2)Holland (38)25,55969–55
125August 19@Rockies7–4Shields (12–6)Matzek (2–9)Holland (39)30,39470–55
126August 20@ Rockies2–5De la Rosa (13–8)Duffy (8–11)Hawkins (19)28,83470–56
127August 22@Rangers6–3Ventura (10–9)Lewis (8–11)Holland (40)26,99171–56
128August 23@ Rangers6–3Guthrie (10–10)Tepesch (4–8)27,40072–56
129August 24@ Rangers1–3Baker (2–3)Vargas (10–6)Feliz (6)30,04972–57
130August 25Yankees1–8Pineda (3–2)Shields (12–7)31,75872–58
131August 26Twins2–1Davis (7–2)Perkins (3–1)13,84773–58
132August 27Twins6–1Davis (8–2)Hughes (14–9)17,66874–58
133August 28Twins5–11 (10)Swarzak (3–1)Chen (2–4)17,21974–59
134August 29Indians1–6Salazar (5–6)Vargas (10–7)31,34174–60
135August 30Indians2–3 (11)Tomlin (6–8)Downs (0–4)35,08974–61
136August 31*Indians3–4 (10)Allen (6–4)Holland (1–3)39,00974–62
—*Gamesuspended by rain at 2–4 in the bottom of the 10th inning, completed on September 22 atProgressive Field.
September (15–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1Rangers4–3Ventura (11–9)Lewis (9–12)Holland (41)21,53675–62
138September 2Rangers2–1Frasor (4–1)Kirkman (4–1)Crow (3)19,43576–62
139September 3Rangers4–1Vargas (11–7)Tepesch (4–9)Holland (42)15,77177–62
140September 5@Yankees1–0Shields (13–7)Pineda (3–4)Davis (1)36,28478–62
141September 6@ Yankees2–6McCarthy (9–14)Hendriks (1–1)45,26278–63
142September 7@ Yankees2–0Ventura (12–9)Greene (4–3)Davis (2)48,11079–63
143September 8@Tigers5–9Verlander (13–12)Guthrie (10–11)30,75879–64
144September 9@ Tigers2–4Scherzer (16–5)Vargas (11–8)Nathan (30)32,60379–65
145September 10@ Tigers3–0Shields (14–7)Porcello (15–11)Davis (3)29,75180–65
146September 11Red Sox3–6Buchholz (8–8)Hendriks (1–2)Mujica (5)28,67380–66
147September 12Red Sox2–4Webster (4–3)Ventura (12–10)Mujica (6)19,19180–67
148September 13Red Sox7–1Guthrie (11–11)De La Rosa (4–7)26,62781–67
149September 14Red Sox4–8Kelly (4–4)Vargas (11–9)19,06581–68
150September 15White Sox4–3Davis (9–2)Petricka (1–5)21,39082–68
151September 16White Sox5–7Herrera (3–3)Surkamp (2–0)28,90482–69
152September 17White Sox6–2Ventura (13–10)Sale (12–4)26,42583–69
153September 19Tigers1–10Verlander (14–12)Vargas (11–10)37,94583–70
154September 20Tigers2–3Scherzer (17–5)Shields (14–8)Nathan (33)37,07483–71
155September 21Tigers5–2Guthrie (12–11)Porcello (15–12)Holland (43)37,21284–71
156September 22@ Indians2–0Duffy (9–11)Carrasco (8–6)Holland (44)10,45885–71
157September 23@ Indians7–1Ventura (14–10)Salazar (6–8)11,73586–71
158September 24@ Indians4–6McAllister (4–7)Finnegan (0–1)Allen (23)13,79686–72
159September 25@White Sox6–3Herrera (4–3)Quintana (9–11)Holland (45)19,58787–72
160September 26@ White Sox3–1Guthrie (13–11)Noesí (8–12)Holland (46)27,41688–72
161September 27@ White Sox4–5Danks (11–11)Duffy (9–12)Guerra (1)38,16088–73
162September 28@ White Sox6–4Coleman (1–0)Webb (6–5)Coleman (1)32,26689–73

Roster

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2014 Kansas City Royals
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Alcides Escobar162579741653453503123.285.377
Salvador Pérez150578571502821770122.260.403
Alex Gordon1565638715034119741265.266.432
Billy Butler15154957149320966041.271.379
Omar Infante13552850133213666933.252.337
Eric Hosmer13150354136351958435.270.398
Nori Aoki132491631402261431743.285.360
Lorenzo Cain133471551422945532824.301.412
Mike Moustakas14045745972111554135.212.361
Jarrod Dyson1202603370441243622.269.327
Danny Valencia361108315021107.282.382
Raúl Ibañez33807153125010.188.325
Josh Willingham247314175026111.233.384
Brett Hayes275237101201.135.212
Pedro Ciriaco2547710200240.213.255
Christian Colón2145815510623.333.489
Justin Maxwell204046100302.150.175
Johnny Giavotella123788101501.216.324
Eric Kratz132948102301.276.517
Jimmy Paredes91032000020.200.200
Carlos Peguero4912100101.222.333
Jayson Nix7800000100.000.000
Lane Adams6310000000.000.000
Terrance Gore11150000050.000.000
Francisco Peña1000000000.---.---
Pitcher Totals1622233100100.136.182
Team Totals162554565114562862995604153380.263.376

Source:[1]

Pitching

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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
James Shields1483.2134340227.022495814480
Jeremy Guthrie13114.1332320202.22151009349124
Jason Vargas11103.7130300187.0197827741128
Yordano Ventura14103.2031300183.0168706569159
Danny Duffy9122.5331250149.1113524253113
Wade Davis921.00710372.0388823109
Kelvin Herrera431.41700070.05412112659
Greg Holland131.446504662.13713102090
Aaron Crow614.12670359.05232272434
Bruce Chen247.45137048.16940401636
Louis Coleman105.56310134.03921211824
Francisley Bueno004.18300032.1361615720
Michael Mariot106.48170025.03121181221
Tim Collins033.86220021.018991115
Liam Hendriks024.6663019.1261210315
Jason Frasor301.53230017.21333416
Scott Downs023.14170014.1127553
Casey Coleman105.25100012.0168765
Brandon Finnegan011.297007.0611110
Aaron Brooks0143.882102.212131332
Justin Marks0013.501002.043332
Wilking Rodríguez000.002002.010011
Donnie Joseph0081.001000.256612
Team Totals89733.51162162531450.213866245654401168

Source:[2]

Post-season

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Wild Card Game, September 30

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Main article:2014 American League Wild Card Game

7:07 p.m.CDT atKauffman Stadium inKansas City, Missouri

Team123456789101112RHE
Oakland2000050000018130
Kansas City1020000310029150
WP:Jason Frasor (1–0)  LP:Dan Otero (0–1)
Home runs:
OAK:Brandon Moss 2 (2)
KC: None

The one-game playoff was touted as a duel between the Royals'James Shields and the Athletics'Jon Lester, but neither starting pitcher would earn a decision in the game. Oakland'sBrandon Moss homered early off of Shields withCoco Crisp on base, giving the Athletics a 2–0 advantage; Kansas City halved the lead in the bottom of the first whenBilly Butler singled to scoreNori Aoki.Lorenzo Cain andEric Hosmer had RBI hits for the Royals in the third inning, vaulting Kansas City to a 3–2 lead. The fourth and fifth innings were scoreless, and Oakland proceeded to stitch together five runs in the top of the sixth as Moss homered a second time, scoring himself,Sam Fuld, andJosh Donaldson.Derek Norris and Crisp singled in two additional runs.

Both Oakland and Kansas City batted fruitlessly in the seventh inning, and Royals relief pitcherKelvin Herrera recorded three straight outs in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of the eighth, with Kansas City six outs away from having their season ended, the Royals manufactured a productive inning of their own.Alcides Escobar singled, and then stole second base with Nori Aoki at the plate. Lorenzo Cain singled, scoring Escobar. Cain stole second base himself with Eric Hosmer batting; Hosmer was then walked, at which point starting pitcher Jon Lester was relieved byLuke Gregerson. Nerves seemed to get the better of Gregerson, who allowed Billy Butler to single and score Cain, and then allowed Hosmer to score from third base on a wild pitch. Gregerson struck out the next two batters to preserve the Athletics' lead, but the Royals had crept to within one run.

CloserGreg Holland took the mound for Kansas City and was somewhat shaky, walking three batters, but mustered the three required outs without major damage, and Kansas City took their one-run deficit to the bottom of the ninth.

Oakland's closer,Sean Doolittle, pitched in relief of Gregerson. Pinch-hitterJosh Willingham singled and was replaced by pinch-runnerJarrod Dyson. Dyson moved to second base on a successful bunt from Alcides Escobar, and then stole third with Aoki at bat. Aoki hit a deep sacrifice fly to right field for the second out of the inning, but Dyson was able to jog home, tying the game at 7–7 and completing the Royals' four-run comeback. Cain lined out to end the inning for Kansas City.

Brandon Finnegan began a strong inning of work in the tenth, replacing Greg Holland and recording three outs in quick succession. The Royals advanced Eric Hosmer to third base with two outs in the bottom of the tenth, butSalvador Pérez grounded out, putting a Royals victory on hold.

Finnegan again pitched well in the top of the eleventh, allowing only one hit and striking out Brandon Moss, who had already hit two home runs. Kansas City's offense produced in the bottom of the eleventh a situation identical to that of the tenth; the winning run stood 90 feet away with two outs, butJayson Nix struck out to end the inning. Finnegan began the twelfth inning by walkingJosh Reddick, who advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt byJed Lowrie. Finnegan was then relieved byJason Frasor. Pinch-hitterAlberto Callaspo of Oakland took a wild pitch from Frasor, allowing Reddick to go to third base. Callaspo then hit a line drive to left field, scoring Reddick. The new pitcher Frasor quickly stopped the bleeding by retiringDerek Norris andNick Punto, but the Athletics had retaken the lead, 8–7.

Lorenzo Cain failed to start the bottom of the twelfth in a promising fashion, grounding out. The Oakland Athletics were two outs away from advancing to the ALDS. However, Hosmer nursed a lengthy at-bat into a deep left field hit that was poorly fielded, allowing him to reach third base.Christian Colon then singled to tie the game again, scoring Hosmer. Oakland pitcherDan Otero was replaced byFernando Abad, who threw to only one batter,Alex Gordon, who popped out. Abad was then relieved byJason Hammel. Christian Colon, still on first base, stole second with Pérez at the plate. Pérez then singled to left field, scoring Colon and ending the marathon game with a Royals victory and a ticket to the ALDS against theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Division series

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Main article:2014 American League Division Series

Game 1, October 2

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6:07 p.m.PDT atAngel Stadium of Anaheim inAnaheim, California

Team1234567891011RHE
Kansas City00101000001340
Los Angeles00101000000240
WP:Danny Duffy (1–0)  LP:Fernando Salas (0–1)  Sv:Holland (1)
Home runs:
KC:Mike Moustakas (1)
LAA:Chris Iannetta (1),David Freese (1)

Mike Moustakas' solo home run in the top of the eleventh inning off of Angels pitcherFernando Salas proved to be the difference for Kansas City, as the Royals surprised the favored Angels by winning a low-scoring Game 1. Moustakas also scored one of the Royals' other two runs, running home from first base on a double byAlcides Escobar in the third inning, giving Kansas City a 1–0. The Angels battled back quickly, though, as catcherChris Iannetta homered with the bases empty offJason Vargas for a 1–1 tie. The two teams traded runs again in the fifth—Alex Gordon scoring from second on anOmar Infante sac fly for the Royals, David Freese hitting a solo line drive home run for the Angels—before engaging in a scoreless battle for five innings until Moustakas' game-winner. Royals starter Vargas was replaced after six innings by a battery of relievers that includedKelvin Herrera,Brandon Finnegan,Wade Davis,Tim Collins,Jason Frasor,Danny Duffy, andGreg Holland. Herrera, however, left Game 1 with tightness in his right forearm, and the exit of the effective relief pitcher put a slight damper on the Royals' opening victory.

Game 2, October 3

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6:37 p.m.PDT atAngel Stadium of Anaheim inAnaheim, California

Team1234567891011RHE
Kansas City01000000003480
Los Angeles00000100000162
WP:Brandon Finnegan (1–0)  LP:Kevin Jepsen (0–1)  Sv:Greg Holland (2)
Home runs:
KC:Eric Hosmer (1)
LAA: None

The eleventh inning was again a magical time for the Royals, asEric Hosmer's two-run home run to right field broke a 1–1 tie and vaulted Kansas City over the Angels. Lorenzo Cain scored from first base on Hosmer's blast. The Royals added a third run whenAlex Gordon walked, stole second and advanced to third on an Angels fielding error withSalvador Pérez at the plate, and then scored on a single by Perez. The Royals led 4–1 heading into the bottom of the eleventh inning, and closerGreg Holland retired three out of four batters faced to rack up his second postseason save and to send the Royals home to Kansas City with an opportunity to sweep the Angels in Game 3.

The Royals' one run prior to the eleventh came in the second inning, as Hosmer scored from second base on a Gordon single.

The Angels' lone run of the game came during the sixth inning.Kole Calhoun singled,Mike Trout walked, advancing Calhoun to second, and Calhoun scored from second courtesy of anAlbert Pujols single.

The Angels very nearly broke the 1–1 tie and took the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, but astute defensive play by the Royals kept the stalemate intact.Jarrod Dyson came into center field as the result of a defensive substitution. WithWade Davis on the mound,C. J. Cron doubled and was replaced by pinch-runnerCollin Cowgill. Angels catcherChris Iannetta hit the ball deep to center field, but Dyson made a difficult catch and then launched a laserlike throw to the third baseman Moustakas, who tagged out Cowgill, attempting to tag up from second, to complete a double play.

The Royals received a scare in the fifth inning when Los Angeles'Josh Hamilton hit catcher Salvador Pérez on the head with his bat on the follow-through of a swing. Perez underwent a brief concussion test while still on the field and remained in the game.[5]

The Royals' victory also made them the first team in the history of Major League Baseball to win three straight extra inning games in the postseason.

Game 3, October 5

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6:37 p.m.CDT atKauffman Stadium inKansas City, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
Los Angeles100100010380
Kansas City30220100X890
WP:James Shields (1–0)  LP:C. J. Wilson (0–1)
Home runs:
LAA:Mike Trout (1),Albert Pujols (1)
KC:Eric Hosmer (2),Mike Moustakas (2)

Royals starterJames Shields gave up a home run to sluggerMike Trout to give the Angels an early 1–0 lead. However, back to back singles by Aoki and Cain and a walk toBilly Butler loaded the bases with one out.Alex Gordon came up and smacked the ball for a bases clearing double to put the Royals up 3–1. Angels starterC. J. Wilson didn't last more than two-thirds of one inning and was replaced byVinnie Pestano after Gordon's hit.

Kansas City's offense struck again in the third inning asEric Hosmer homered to center field withNori Aoki on base, giving the Royals a capacious 5–1 lead. The Angels inched closer in the top of the fourth inning with a solo home run byAlbert Pujols, but still trailed 5–2. In the bottom half of the inning,Mike Moustakas crushed a long ball of his own, such that Moustakas and Hosmer, who hit game-winning home runs in the top of the eleventh inning in Games 1 and 2, respectively, both homered again in Game 3.Alcides Escobar singled, found second base on a wild pitch from the Angels'Morin, took third on a single by Aoki, and scored on aLorenzo Cain sacrifice fly, capping a 2-run fourth for Kansas City and putting the floundering Angels in a 7–2 hole.

The Royals' final run of the game was delivered in the sixth inning.Omar Infante walked, went to second base on an Escobar single, and scored from second on an Aoki single. Trailing 8–2, the Angels scrounged together one more run withWade Davis pitching (Howie Kendrick doubled, to third on anErick Aybar single, scoring on aJosh Hamilton ground out), but closerGreg Holland's effort was superb, racking three straight outs, two on strikeouts. The Royals advanced to the ALCS, and the Angels' highly anticipated season ended, with star center fielder Mike Trout striking out swinging.

TheBaltimore Orioles had defeated theDetroit Tigers earlier in the day, securing their ticket to the ALCS. With the Royals having last reached the World Series in 1985 and the Orioles having last reached the World Series in 1983, the2014 World Series is guaranteed to have a participant that has been absent from it for at least the last twenty-nine years.

American League Championship Series

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Main article:2014 American League Championship Series

Game 1, October 10

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8:07 p.m.EDT atOriole Park at Camden Yards inBaltimore, Maryland

Team12345678910RHE
Kansas City00401000038121
Baltimore00103100016141
WP:Wade Davis  LP:Darren O'Day  Sv:Greg Holland
Home runs:
KC:Alcides Escobar (1),Alex Gordon (1),Mike Moustakas (3)
BAL: None

For the fourth time in five games, the Royals broke an extra-innings tie, and for the third time in four games did so via longballs.Alex Gordon andMike Moustakas both crushed respective solo and two-run home runs to combine for a three-run top of the tenth for Kansas City. The twin home runs came off of Orioles pitchersBrian Matusz andDarren O'Day.Salvador Pérez was on first base during Moustakas' home run, which proved to be the difference as the Orioles did manage to score one run in the bottom of the tenth before closerGreg Holland composed himself to record the final out. The Royals' offensive explosion in the tenth saved them from a potentially devastating situation in the ninth inning, when they failed to score a run despite having the bases loaded with no outs.

Kansas City had been aided previously in the game by anAlcides Escobar solo home run and anAlex Gordon 3-RBI double, both in the third inning. They added a run in the fifth whenBilly Butler hit a sacrifice fly to scoreLorenzo Cain, who had doubled. The Royals' bats then remained quiet until their game-winning performance in the tenth.

Baltimore struck for one run in the third inning (Nick Markakis scoring from third on anAdam Jones line drive) and for three runs in the fifth inning (Alejandro De Aza scored from second on aNelson Cruz double, Cruz and Jones scored from second and third on aRyan Flaherty line drive). The Orioles tied the score at 5–5 in the bottom of the sixth inning, as relieverBrandon Finnegan suffered some shakiness, walkingJonathan Schoop and surrendering aNick Markakis line drive. Both stole bases with De Aza at the plate to advance to second and third base, and Schoop came home on a sacrifice fly by De Aza.

No scoring occurred in the seventh, eighth, or ninth innings.Wade Davis earned the win for the Royals, striking out the side in the bottom of the ninth, paving the way for Kansas City's three-run tenth.

Game 2, October 11

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4:07 p.m.EDT atOriole Park at Camden Yards inBaltimore, Maryland

Team123456789RHE
Kansas City2011000026131
Baltimore012010000491
WP:Wade Davis (2–0)  LP:Darren O'Day (0–2)  Sv:Greg Holland (2)
Home runs:
KC:Mike Moustakas (4)
BAL:Adam Jones (1)

The Royals won only their second nine-inning game of the postseason, but still had to resort to late-game heroics to do so. With the score tied in the top of the ninth and withDarren O'Day pitching for the Orioles, Kansas City'sOmar Infante hit a single toward third base. Infante was replaced by pinch runnerTerrance Gore, and O'Day was relieved byZach Britton.Mike Moustakas, with three home runs in the postseason, played small ball instead of long ball, laying down a sacrifice bunt to advance Gore to second.Alcides Escobar then doubled to right field to score Gore and give the Royals a 5–4 lead. Kansas City added insurance when Escobar reached third on a fielding error and then strolled home on a single by Dyson. Britton recovered to strike out bothEric Hosmer andBilly Butler, but the Royals' damage had yet again been done, and closerGreg Holland was effective for the second straight game in quelling an Orioles rally attempt.

The Royals had struck first at Camden Yards on this Saturday afternoon, with Hosmer driving inNori Aoki andLorenzo Cain in the top of the first inning. The O's halved the lead in the bottom of the second, milking one run out of a succession of walks and a sacrifice fly from starterYordano Ventura, although Ventura composed himself sufficiently to ward off further Baltimore offense. Kansas City added a third run in the top of the third inning, as Cain singled, advanced to third base on a Hosmer line drive, and scored on a Butler double.

Baltimore roared back in the bottom of the third, however, asAdam Jones hit a line drive home run withAlejandro De Aza on base, pulling the Orioles even with the Royals.

With the score tied 3–3, each team scored one more run before a 4–4 stalemate that held until Kansas City's two-run ninth. In the top of the fourth inning,Mike Moustakas crushed his fourth home run of the playoffs off of Oriole starterBud Norris. Baltimore pulled even again in the bottom of the fifth inning, as De Aza singled, advanced to third base on a Jones single, and made it to home plate during a force out at second base.

Neither starter lasted beyond the sixth inning, Ventura being pulled after 5.2 innings and Norris after only 4.1. Both recorded three strikeouts. The winning and losing pitchers,Wade Davis for Kansas City andDarren O'Day for Baltimore, were the same as in Game 1.

Game 3, October 14

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7:07 p.m.CDT atKauffman Stadium inKansas City, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
Baltimore010000000130
Kansas City00010100X270
WP: Jason Frasor (1-0)  LP: Wei-Yin Chen (0-1)  Sv: Greg Holland (3)

Kansas City'sJeremy Guthrie pitched five solid innings and the Royals' bullpen was lights out during a 2–1 Game 3 victory that was less eventful and lower scoring than any of the Royals' previous postseason games. The Orioles struck first in the second inning, whenSteve Pearce doubled and was then batted in byJ. J. Hardy, but that was all the offense Baltimore would demonstrate. The Royals tied the score in the bottom of the fourth, asLorenzo Cain scored from third base on anAlex Gordon ground ball. Kansas City then took the lead in the sixth, asJarrod Dyson, pinch running forNori Aoki, who had singled, moved from first to third base on a hit byEric Hosmer, and then came to home plate on a sacrifice fly fromBilly Butler. Royals closerGreg Holland was again effective in silencing any Orioles comeback attempts, retiring three straight batters in the top of the ninth to bring Kansas City within one win of the Fall Classic.

This third game of the series had been originally slated for Monday, but was postponed to Tuesday due to inclement weather. Game 4, which had been slated for Tuesday, was subsequently moved to Wednesday.

Game 4, October 15

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3:07 p.m.CDT atKauffman Stadium inKansas City, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
Baltimore001000000141
Kansas City20000000X250
WP: Jason Vargas  LP: Miguel González  Sv: Greg Holland
Home runs:
BAL: Ryan Flaherty
KC: None

The Royals would need only two first-inning runs and solid pitching fromJason Vargas to propel themselves into the World Series with an 8–0 postseason record and complete the sweep of Baltimore. Kansas City's lone offensive rally began withAlcides Escobar reaching first base andNori Aoki being hit by a pitch to move Escobar to second. Following a ground ball byEric Hosmer, a missed catch error by the Orioles'Caleb Joseph enabled both Escobar and Aoki to score and Hosmer to reach second base. The Orioles' lone run came via aRyan Flaherty solo home run.Kelvin Herrera andWade Davis again proved unhittable in relief, and closerGreg Holland recorded his fourth straight save.

World Series

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Main article:2014 World Series

The Royals faced theSan Francisco Giants. The Royals were granted home-field advantage in the World Series after the American League won theAll-Star Game.

Game 1, October 21

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7:07 p.m.CDT atKauffman Stadium inKansas City, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco3002002007101
Kansas City000000100140
WP:Madison Bumgarner (1–0)  LP:James Shields (0–1)
Home runs:
SF:Hunter Pence
KC:Salvador Pérez

San Francisco starterMadison Bumgarner was brilliant through seven innings of work, surrendering only one RBI—aSalvador Pérez home run—and getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the third inning, andHunter Pence delivered three RBIs, including a two-run home run, as the Giants handed the Royals their first postseason loss since Game 4 of the1985 World Series. Kansas City's previously potent bats fell flat against Bumgarner. Trailing 4–0, they threatened briefly in the third inning whenLorenzo Cain came back from an 0–2 count to walk and load the bases with two outs,Omar Infante andMike Moustakas having reached base previously. ButEric Hosmer grounded out with the bases loaded to preserve Bumgarner's shutout, broken up by only Perez's solo long ball.

Game 2, October 22

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7:07 p.m.CDT atKauffman Stadium inKansas City, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco100100000290
Kansas City11000500X7100
WP:Kelvin Herrera (1–0)  LP:Jake Peavy (0–1)
Home runs:
SF:Gregor Blanco
KC:Omar Infante

The Royals and Giants battled to a 2–2 stalemate through five innings, until Kansas City's offense ignited–and San Francisco's pitching melted–in the sixth. The Giants used five pitchers in one inning asLorenzo Cain scored from second base on a hit byBilly Butler,Salvador Pérez hit a 2RBI double scoringEric Hosmer andTerrance Gore, andOmar Infante blasted a home run to left field, scoring himself and Perez. The Giants went limp offensively after the Royals' five-run inning, and never closed the 7–2 gap. Kansas City's Kelvin Herrera–Wade Davis–Greg Holland relief lineup again kept the lead intact.

The Royals' victory evens the World Series at one game apiece and thus forces a Game 5 on Sunday, October 26.

Game 3, October 24

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5:07 p.m.PDT atAT&T Park inSan Francisco, California

Team123456789RHE
Kansas City100002000360
San Francisco000002000240
WP:Jeremy Guthrie  LP:Tim Hudson  Sv:Greg Holland

The Royals took a 2–1 series lead in the first tilt of the Fall Classic that was a closely contested pitchers' duel instead of a lopsided hitting spree, as Games 1 and 2 had been. Kansas City hung one run on the Giants in the top of the first inning (Alcides Escobar doubling, and then advancing to third and scoring on two ground outs). However, the majority of offense came in the sixth. Still holding onto a 1–0 cushion, the Royals began a two-run inning as Escobar singled.Alex Gordon doubled, scoring Escobar. Following aLorenzo Cain ground out, San Francisco starterTim Hudson, who had pitched 5 2/3 innings, was relieved byJavier López, but López could not completely shut down the Royals' offense, allowingEric Hosmer to single to center field, scoring Gordon, before he struck outMike Moustakas to end the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Giants gave Kansas City some pitching hiccups of their own.Brandon Crawford scored from first base on aMichael Morse double.Kelvin Herrera was then summoned to replace starterJeremy Guthrie. Again, as with López in the top of the inning, the presence of the new pitcher Herrera did not immediately stop the bleeding for Kansas City, as Morse advanced to third base and then scored on respectiveJoe Panik andBuster Posey ground outs. Herrera kept San Francisco to a two-run inning as heavy hittingPablo Sandoval grounded out.

The Royals' bullpen, this time addingBrandon Finnegan to the usual late-inning Herrera–Wade Davis–Greg Holland lineup, kept the Giants at bay for the remaining three innings. Kansas City never recorded an insurance run to pad their 3–2 lead, but the closer Holland racked up three straight outs to secure a Royals victory without further rebut.

Game 4, October 25

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5:07 p.m.PDT atAT&T Park inSan Francisco, California

Team123456789RHE
Kansas City0040000004121
San Francisco10102340011160
WP:Yusmeiro Petit  LP:Brandon Finnegan

The World Series was forced to at least a sixth game back in Kansas City following a definitive and conclusive victory by the Giants in which they attacked the Royals' bullpen in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, especially rookieBrandon Finnegan, who surrendered five earned runs.Hunter Pence,Pablo Sandoval, andJoe Panik all had multi-RBI games for San Francisco.Eric Hosmer,Mike Moustakas,Omar Infante, andSalvador Pérez had combined for a four-run fourth inning for the Royals, who held a 4–2 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth, when the Giants tied the game with Pence andJuan Pérez RBIs, one withJason Frasor pitching, the other withDanny Duffy on the mound. Finnegan then replaced Duffy prior to San Francisco's three-run sixth, which included a 2-RBI line drive from Sandoval and aBrandon Belt RBI single. The Giants added further insult to injury with a four-run seventh.

The Royals never scored in the game outside of their four-run third inning, and this time it was the Giants who used an effective lineup of seventh, eighth, and ninth-inning relievers to quell any further Kansas City threat.

Game 5, October 26

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5:07 p.m.PDT atAT&T Park inSan Francisco, California

Team123456789RHE
Kansas City000000000041
San Francisco01010003X5120
WP:Madison Bumgarner  LP:James Shields

Madison Bumgarner was the only pitcher the Giants required to take a 3–2 lead in the World Series over the Royals, again puzzling Kansas City hitters as he had in Game 1. Kansas City starterJames Shields was more effective than four games earlier, only surrendering two runs across seven innings of work, but the Giants added three runs insurance off Royals relieversKelvin Herrera andWade Davis. San Francisco's five runs were delivered by only two batters:Juan Pérez, who batted in two, andBrandon Crawford, who drove in three.

This was the fourth postseason shutout suffered by the Royals in franchise history, following Game 1 of the1981 American League Division Series, Game 4 of the1984 American League Championship Series, and Game 4 of the1985 World Series.

Game 6, October 28

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7:07 p.m.CDT atKauffman Stadium inKansas City, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco000000000060
Kansas City071010101090
WP:Yordano Ventura  LP:Jake Peavy
Home runs:
SF: None
KC:Mike Moustakas

Lorenzo Cain drove in three runs, andMike Moustakas batted in two as the Royals forced a decisive seventh game in domineering fashion, saddling Giants starterJake Peavy for five earned runs as part of a seven-run second inning. Peavy's struggles came on the heels of a 7–2 Royals victory in Game 2 for which he was also charged with the loss. Contrarily, Kansas City'sYordano Ventura pitched seven innings and only surrendered three hits. Ventura honoredSt. Louis Cardinals outfielder and fellowDominican Republic countrymanOscar Taveras, who had died two days earlier in a car crash, with the message "R.I.P. O.T. #18" scrawled onto his cap.[6] When Kansas City turned to its bullpen, it appeared to saveKelvin Herrera,Wade Davis, andGreg Holland for Game 7, usingJason Frasor andTim Collins instead.

Game 7, October 29

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7:07 p.m.CDT atKauffman Stadium inKansas City, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco020100000381
Kansas City020000000260
WP:Jeremy Affeldt (1-0)  LP:Jeremy Guthrie (1-1)  Sv:Madison Bumgarner (1)

The Royals were 90 feet away from tying the decisive seventh game at three runs apiece in the bottom of the ninth, having trailed by a run for the previous five innings. Left fielder Alex Gordon hit a controversial two out single, which was dramatically followed up with two fielding errors by San Francisco's center fielder Gregor Blanco and left fielder Juan Perez, allowing Gordon to reach third standing up. Unfortunately for Kansas City,Salvador Pérez, the next batter, popped a ball up into foul territory on a 2–2 count, which was easily caught by Giants third basemanPablo Sandoval to give San Francisco their third World Series victory in five seasons and crush Kansas City's Cinderella run through the postseason.Madison Bumgarner worked on short rest for San Francisco; although he did not start the game, he came into relieveJeremy Affeldt (who had himself relieved starterTim Hudson) in the fifth inning and pitched five innings in a masterful performance that prevented the Royals' offense from igniting. Bumgarner was awarded a save; the win went to Affeldt. No scoring occurred after the fourth inning, whenPablo Sandoval came home from third on a one-out hit to right field byMichael Morse. This would prove to be the World Series-winning run for the Giants. Prior to the fourth inning, both teams scored two runs each in the second inning.[7]Alex Gordon andOmar Infante batted in the Royals' only runs.[8]

Postseason game log

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2014 Kansas City Royals Postseason Game Log (11–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1September 30Athletics9–8 (12)Frasor (1–0)Otero (0–1)40,5021–0
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 2@Angels3–2 (11)Duffy (1–0)Salas (0–1)Holland (1)45,3211–0
2October 3@Angels4–1 (11)Finnegan (1–0)Jepsen (0–1)Holland (2)45,3612–0
3October 5Angels8–3Shields (1–0)Wilson (0–1)40,6573–0
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 10@Orioles8–6 (10)Davis (1–0)O'Day (0–1)Holland (1)47,1241–0
2October 11@Orioles6–4Davis (2–0)O'Day (0–2)Holland (2)46,9122–0
3October 14Orioles2–1Frasor (1–0)Chen (0–1)Holland (3)40,1833–0
4October 15Orioles2–1Vargas (1–0)González (0–1)Holland (4)40,4684–0
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 21Giants1–7Bumgarner (1–0)Shields (0–1)40,4590–1
2October 22Giants7–2Herrera (1–0)Peavy (0–1)40,4461–1
3October 24@Giants3–2Guthrie (1–0)Hudson (0–1)Holland (1)43,0202–1
4October 25@Giants4–11Petit (1–0)Finnegan (0–1)43,0662–2
5October 26@Giants0–5Bumgarner (2–0)Shields (0–2)43,0872–3
6October 28Giants10–0Ventura (1–0)Peavy (0–2)40,3723–3
7October 29Giants2–3Affeldt (1–0)Guthrie (1–1)Bumgarner (1)40,5353–4

Farm system

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See also:Minor League Baseball
LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAAOmaha Storm ChasersPacific Coast LeagueBrian Poldberg
AANorthwest Arkansas NaturalsTexas LeagueVance Wilson
AWilmington Blue RocksCarolina LeagueDarryl Kennedy
ALexington LegendsSouth Atlantic LeagueBrian Buchanan
RookieBurlington RoyalsAppalachian LeagueTommy Shields
RookieIdaho Falls ChukarsPioneer LeagueOmar Ramírez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Omaha[9]

References

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  1. ^Royals Clinch First Postseason Berth Since 1985,New York Times
  2. ^"Royals' Raul Ibanez gives teammates goosebumps".USA Today.
  3. ^Andy McCullogh (October 20, 2014)."As focus faded and losses picked up in late July, Royals changed their game".The Kansas City Star. RetrievedOctober 27, 2014.
  4. ^"Royals Clinch Playoff Spot with Win over White Sox". September 26, 2014.
  5. ^Rustin Dodd (October 3, 2014)."Royals catcher Salvador Pérez survives head injury in Game 2".The Kansas City Star. RetrievedOctober 3, 2014.
  6. ^"Kansas City Royals' Yordano Ventura pays homage to Dominican friend Oscar Taveras".The Toronto Sun.Reuters. October 28, 2014. RetrievedOctober 28, 2014.
  7. ^"San Francisco Giants beat Kansas City Royals: 2014 World Series result".Guardian. October 30, 2014. RetrievedOctober 30, 2014.
  8. ^"Madison Bumgarner, Giants hold off Royals to win World Series".ESPN. October 30, 2014. Archived fromthe original on October 30, 2014. RetrievedOctober 30, 2014.
  9. ^Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2014).Baseball America 2015 Almanac. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America.ISBN 978-1-932391-54-1.

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