This will conclude the Game 1 live of the 2014 World Series as the San Francisco Giants take down the Kansas City Royals, handing them their first loss of this postseason. Tomorrow night will showcase another strong pitching matchup as the veteran Jake Peavy takes the hill for the Giants and young flamethrower Yordano Ventura goes for the Royals. Make sure to turn into VAVEL USA for the full recap of Game 1 and tomorrow night for Game 2 as well as the Kansas City Royals look to try and even up the series 1 game piece a with the San Francisco Giants.
11:41 PM EST: Hunter Strickland strikes out the pinch hitter Josh Willingham and the ball game is OVER. Total domanince tonight by the San Francisco Giants as they take Game 1 of the World Series.
11:38 PM EST: Offspeed pitch in the dirt and Eric Hosmer chases inducing a ground ball out to Panik. 2 outs
11:35 PM EST: And Strickland comes right in and delievers a big K on Cain. 1 out
Pitching change* Hunter Strickland comes in to relieve Javier Lopez for San Francisco
Bottom of the 9th inning
11:31 PM EST: Frasor strikes out Morse and somehow, someway KC needs to score 6 runs in the bottom of the 9th.
11:28 PM EST: Pence walks and is on base for his 3rd time tonight as well. Pence is then thrown out at 2B on Belt's fielder choice. Runners on 1st and 3rd. 2 outs
11:24 PM EST: Posey grounds out to 3B for the first and then Sandoval reaches base for the 3rd time tonight with an error off Moustakas's glove. 1 out
Pitching Change* Jason Frasor replaces Tim Collins for the Royals
Top of the 9th inning
11:18 PM EST: Escobar lines one into center field for a 1 out single but Lopez then gets Aoki to ground into an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play. Three outs left for Kansas City in Game 1 and down 7-1.
11:17 PM EST: Mousestakas smacks one back at Lopez on the mound for the 1st out of the inning. 1 out
Pitching change* Javier Lopez enters for San Francisco to replace Madison Bumgarner who was brilliant in the postseason once again tonight.
Bottom of the 8th inning
11:11 PM EST: Blanco pops out in foul territory to Mousestakas for the 2nd out then Panik flies out to centerfield to end the top of the 8th inning. Do you believe in miracles? Royals are down to their last six outs tonight.
11:07 PM EST: Juan Perez is struck out Collins to begin the 8th. Brandon Crawford is then only held to a single after a great play by Gordon in left. Runner on 1st. 1 out
Top of the 8th inning
11:03 PM EST: And on his 103rd pitch Salvador Perez breaks up the shut out with a solo dinger to left field. Royals on the board! Infante then pops to end the inning on one pitch. Improbable comeback anyone?
11:01 PM EST: On his 100th pitch of the night Bumgarner gets Gordon to ground to 1B. 2 outs
10:59 PM EST: Butler cracks a load out number one to deep right-center field. 11 strait set down by Bumgarner.
Bottom of the 7th inning
10:54 PM EST: Collins strucks out Belt swinging. Morse then flies out to shallow centerfield ending the threat. 7th inning stretch time in Kansas City. God bless America and God bless baseball.
10:47 PM EST: Sandoval slips one through the left side with the Royals' infield playing in scoring Panik. Sandoval moves up to 2B on passed ball with Pence hitting. Pence then walks. Runners on 1st and 2nd. 1 out
10:45 PM EST: Posey rips one right into Hosmer's glove at 1B. Runner at 3rd. 1 out
10:40 PM EST: Panik flares one into right field that gets by Aoki for a RBI triple. Blanco scores. Runner on 3rd. 0 outs. Pitching change for the Royals as Tim Collins takes the mound. 6-0 Giants and might be time to "Panik" in KC.
10:38 PM EST: Gregor Blanco works a lead off walk for the Giants in the 7th. Runner on 1st. 0 out
Top of the 7th inning
10:32 PM EST: Hosmer drills one back at Bumgarner but he is able to collect it for the 3rd out. Bumgarner seems to be completley looked in and KC cannot crack his zone.
10:29 PM EST: Another chance for Crawford as Cain slams one off the plate and is thrown out. 2 outs
10:26 PM EST: Aoki slams his bat down in frustration as he grounds out to Crawford at SS. 1 out
Bottom of the 6th inning
10:22 PM EST: Duffy beats Crawford to the bag at 1B to record the out and yet another 1,2,3 inning.
10:19 PM EST: Juan Perez flies out deep to left-centerfield as Cain glides over for the out. 2 outs
10:17 PM EST: Duffy has settled down as he strikes out another SF hitter in Morse. 1 out
Top of the 6th inning
10:13 PM EST: Escobar flies out to right field to end another 1,2,3 inning.
10:08 PM EST: Infante flies out to Pence in right field on the first pitch. Bumgarner then collects his fifth strikeout sending Mousestakas down on the breaking ball. 2 outs
Bottom of the 5th inning
End of the top of the 5th inning: Danny Duffy restores order back and quiets the Giant's hitters.
10:05 PM EST: Duffy strikes out Belt to end the inning sending us to the bottom of the 5th.
10:01 PM EST: Escobar shows off his range at SS as he throws out both Sandoval and Pence in the inning. 2 outs
Top of the 5th inning
End of the bottom of the 4th inning: Royals still can't find an answer for Bumgarner as he strikes out two in retiring the side 1,2,3.
9:55 PM EST: And another K for Bumgarner as he gets Perez with the off speed pitch.
9:52 PM EST: Bumgarner strikes out Gordon on a full count to retire the first two KC hitters. 2 outs
9:49 PM EST: Billy Butler pops out on the second pitch to begin the frame. 1 out
Bottom of the 4th inning
End of the top of the 4th inning: Giants break the game open as the Royals' starting pitcher is knocked out of the game after Michael Morse's RBI single and reliever Danny Duffy struggles to throw strikes, issuing a bases loaded walk to score another run. 5-0 San Francisco Giants
9:44 PM EST: Duffy finally is able to find the strike zone and strikes out Panik and then gets Posey to fly out to Aoki to end the inning.
9:41 PM EST: BASES LOADED WALK. Danny Duffy walks his second batter in a row in Blanco and that scores Belt from 3rd base. Bases still juiced. 1 out
9:38 PM EST: Crawford is walked by Duffy and that loads the bases for Gregor Blanco coming up to bat. Bases loaded. 1 out
9:35 PM EST: Bochy brings in Juan Perez to pinch hit for Ishakuwa and he lays down a beautiful bunt to move the runners to 2nd and 3rd. 1 out
9:31 PM EST: Mike Morse shoots one into centerfield for a RBI single. Pence scores to give the Giants 4-0 lead now. Runners on 1st and 2nd. 0 outs. James Shields is now done for the night in the 4th inning. Danny Duffy in from the bullpen to pitch for KC as he will try to limit the damage.
9:28 PM EST: With Brandon Belt up to bat, Shields throws a changeup in the dirt that gets away from Perez. Pence moves up to 3rd base. Belt then walks. Runners on 1st and 3rd. 0 outs
9:26 PM EST: Hunter Pence strikes again as he smokes a double down the 3rd base line to start off the 4th inning for San Francisco. Runner on 2nd. 0 outs
Top of the 4th inning
End of the bottom of the 2nd inning: Madison Bumgarner pulls a rabbit out of his hat as he allows the first two hitters in the inning to reach 2nd and 3rd but then strikes out the next two batters. After a walk to the ALCS MVP Cain, Bumgarner got Hosmer to ground out to the end the inning on the first pitch.
9:21 PM EST: Hosmer is aggresive once again against Bumgarner and grounds the first pitch to Panik at 2B to end the inning.
9:20 PM EST: Lorenzo Cain works a 2 out walk to load the bases. Bases loaded, 2 outs and Eric Hosmer coming to the plate.
9:16 PM EST: AND BUMGARNER WITH ANOTHER K. This time he gets Aoki with a breaking ball in the dirt. Runners on 2nd and 3rd with now 2 outs.
9:14 PM EST: Bumgarner gets a big strikeout with a 92 mph fastball up and out of the zone. Still runners on 2nd and 3rd. 1 out
9:12 PM EST: Hard hit ball down the right field line lands Mousestakas with a double and puts the Royals in buisness. Runners on 2nd and 3rd. 0 outs
9:09 PM EST: Lead off man is on for the Royals to start the inning as a broken bat groundball eats up Crawford. Error on the play, runner on 1st. 0 outs
Bottom of the 3rd inning
End of the top of the 3rd inning: James Shields has himself another 1,2,3 inning as he seems to have found a groove against the San Francisco hitters after a rocky start.
9:05 PM EST: Pablo Sandoval smacks a long fly ball to right-center field that is track down by Cain to end the top of the inning.
9:04 PM EST: Broken bat line drive off the bat of Posey is caught by Mousestakas at 3rd base. 2 outs
9:01 PM EST: Joe Panik lines out hard to 2B to start off the inning. Five strait retired by Shields. 1 out
Top of the 3rd inning
End of the bottom of the 2nd inning: Royal's hitter seem to be producing excellent at bats verus Bumgarner as Butler started off the inning with a hard hit single. Bumgarner also seems to be leaving his fastball up, heavily relied on his breaking pitch that inning. Still 3-0 Giants
8:57 PM EST: A shattered bat soft groundball off the bat of Salvador Perez is fielded by Bumgarner to start a 1-4-3 double play to end the inning.
8:55 PM EST: A soft line drive off the bat of Gordon is caught by Crawford at SS. Runner at 1st. 1 out
8:53 PM EST: Billy Butler is on with a line drive to centerfied to start off the 2nd inning for KC. Runner on 1st. 0 outs
Bottom of the 2nd inning
End of the top of the 2nd inning: James Shields has a much smoother go of things as he gets out the Giant's hitters 1,2,3. 3-0 Giants
8:47 PM EST: Blanco pops out to centerfield to end the inning.
8:45 PM EST: The Giants continue to hit the ball hard off Shields as Crawford rockets one to right field but right into Aoki's glove. 2 outs
8:42 PM EST: Ishakuwa swings at the first pitch and grounds out to begin the 2nd inning. 1 out
Top of the 2nd inning
End of bottom of 1st inning: Royals strand one runner at 1st base in Cain as Bumgarner looks sharp once again.
8:38 PM EST: Hosmer puts a charge into one off from Bumgarner to deep centerfield but Gregor Blanco makes a terrific running catch to end the inning.
8:36 PM EST: After a long battle Lorenzo Cain is hit on the foot by Bumgarner. That brings up the red hot Eric Hosmer. Runner on 1st. 2 outs
8:32 PM EST: Screaming line drive off the bat of Aoki snagged by Bumgarner on mound. 2 outs
8:30 PM EST: Escobar grounds out to Crawford at SS as Bumgarner makes quick work of him. 1 out
Bottom of the 1st inning
End of Top of 1st Inning: Giants quickly silence the ruckess Kansas City crowd jumping out to an early 3-0 lead. Sandoval had an RBI double that scored Blanco and Hunter Pence went deep to center field with a two-run home run. Shields was shown walking off the mound yelling in his glove as he had a frustrating start to the game.
8:25 PM EST: Shields strucks out Morse to end a long top of the 1st inning.
8:22 PM EST: Brandon Belt joins in on the hit parade already as he singles up the middle on another 3-2 count. Shields is missing his spots and hasn't been comfterable throwing his changeup when ahead in the count. Runner on 1st base. 2 outs.
8:19 PM EST: Hunter Pence grooves a 3-2 fastball from James Shields into the centerfield bleachers. Sandoval and Pence score. 2 outs.
8:17 PM EST: Pablo Sandoval rips double down the right field line that scores Blanco. Posey tries to score from 1st base but is thrown out by a wide margin as Aoki played that hit off the right field wall beautifully. Runner on 2nd base. 2 outs.
8:15 PM EST: Buster Posey continues his hot streak and singles to left field. Blanco holds at 3rd base a Alex Gordon has a great arm in left field. Runners on 1st and 3rd base. 1 out
8:13 PM EST: Joe Panik flies to deep left-center field to Lorenzo Cain. Great base running by Blanco as he tags from 1st and advances to 2B on the out. 1 out
8:11 PM EST: Blanco singles for the Giants to centerfield on a 2-2 count to begin the World Series. 0 outs
Top of the 1st Inning
8:10 PM EST: PLAY BALL
7:53 PM EST: As starting lineups live Giants - Royals vs are commencing for both teams, anxiousness is starting to take over all the fans and players as they are about to embark on a possible two week rollercoaster full of heart break and excitement. How can you not love baseball?
7:47 PM EST: Home field advantage could be a huge factor here in the World Series. The American League defeated the National League 5-3 at Target Field back in July to claim home field advantage for which ever team came out of the American League as the champion. Look for the KC fans to be wild and crazy behind their team giving them an edge in the series.
7:40 PM EST: The 29 year drought from the playoffs for the Kansas City Royals was the longest drought of any sporting team in North America. If they win this series, those heart breaking 29 years will be well worth it.
7:37 PM EST: The ALCS MVP Lorenzo Cain has been known to strike out on fastballs out of the zone more than 30% of the time. Bumgarner likes to thrive on throwing his fastball outside the zone when he is ahead in the count.
7:33 PM EST: Look for Madison Bumgarner to get a lot of swing and misses tonight on Royal hitters with his fastball out of the zone. Kansas Ciy doesn't struck out much but if anybody can change that, it can be Bumgarner with the way he has pitched this postseason.
7:31 PM EST: Pregame ha started and already KauffmanStadium is rocking and covered in a sea of blue. Kansas City fans have been waiting for this moment almost their whole lives. You are not a sports fan if this does not give you goosebumps.
7:18 PM EST: A little under a hour from first pitch now and the excitment is starting to build. If you haven't already check out VAVEL USA's exlcusive World Series Preview wonderfully done by our very own Carl Straut-Collard. And don't forget to follow VAVEL USA on Twitter and like us on Facebook to stay up to date with the World Series and all the breaking news happening in the world of sports.
7:04 PM EST: The scene from Kauffman Stadium earlier today before both teams had taken the field was said to be beautiful clear skies filled with a "Royal" light blue, coincidence? I think not...
6:59 PM EST: The weather for Game 1 tonight is expected to be just about perfect. Low 60s will be the temp around first pitch with no wind to be found what so ever. Ideal conditions for a baseball game.
6:47 PM EST: Kansas City Manager Ned Yost sticks with the same lineup he has all postseason. But a good portion of Royals' hitters have struggled against Giants' starter Madison Bumgarner. Aoki is 0-for-13 against him, Escobar is 1-for-6, and both Cain and Perez are a combined 0-for-7 against the lefty.
6:40 PM EST: James Shields faced the Giants on August 9th, throwing a complete game four hit shut out. Hunter Pence is the only Giants player to have faced 'Big Game' James more than seven times in his career.
6:34 PM EST: Giants leadoff hitter Gregor Blanco has faired well aganst Royals' starter James Shields going 4-for-7 against him in his career. But he is the only San Francisco hitter who has had any sort of success against Shields. Both Posey and Sandoval are a combined 1-for-8 against him and Ishikawa is a mere 0-for-3.
6:28 PM EST: The Kansas City Royals will counter with the same starting lineup they have carried all postseason long: 1. SS Alcides Escobar 2. RF Nori Aoki 3. CF Lorenzo Cain 4. 1B Eric Hosmer 5. DH Billy Butler 6. LF Alex Gordon 7. C Salvador Perez 8. 2B Omar Infante 9. 3B Mike Moustakas.
6:20 PM EST: The starting lineup for tonights game for the San Francisco Giants is as follows: 1. CF Gregor Blanco 2. 2B Joe Panik 3. C Buster Posey 4. 3B Pablo Sandoval 5. RF Hunter Pence 6. 1B Brandon Belt 7. DH Michael Morse 8. LF Travis Ishikawa 9. SS Brandon Crawford.
4:55 PM EST: The key player(s) for the Giants is going to be catcher Buster Posey and the entire pitching staff in trying to keep the speed of Kansas City in check. Bumgarner is a left-handed pitcher which will slow the start time of the Royals' base runners but stopping them has proven to be a monumental task for opposing teams this postseason.
4:54 PM EST: MLB announced Monday the umpiring crew for the World Series. Jeff Kellogg will be the crew chief and joining his team will be Ted Barrett, Jeff Nelson, Eric Cooper, Jerry Meals, Jim Reynolds, and Hunter Wendelstedt. Meals will be the home plate umpire for Game 1 tonight. Meals, Reynolds, Wendelstedt, and Cooper will all be umpiring in their first ever Fall Classic.
4:53 PM EST: The ALCS MVP Lorenzo Cain will look to stay hot for the Royals as he has delivered an up-tempo spark to the Kansas City lineup. Cain was 8-for-15 (.533) against the Orioles in the ALCS and on numerous occasions made outstanding catches in centerfield. The pesky Royals will need his speed, bat, and glove throughout the Fall Classic in order to overcome this "Giant" task ahead.
4:52 PM EST: The key for Kansas City will continue to be timely hitting and their dominant bullpen pitching. Wade Davis, Kelvin Herrera, and Greg Holland have been lights out this postseason for the Royals and Yost will likely turn to them early and often in any sort of close game.
4:51 PM EST: San Francisco Manager Bruce Bochy announced a few days ago that OF Michael Morse will serve as the Giants designated hitter in both Game 1 & 2 in Kansas City. Morse played a huge role in the NLCS against St. Louis as he come off the bench as a pinch-hitter in Game 5 and delivered a game-tying home run.
4:50 PM EST: Both the Royals and Giants have show cased they are going to play small-ball. Kansas City has ran all over opposing pitchers with their speed and Manager Ned Yost has shown determined to bunt in any situation to move the runners. Defense has been key for the Royals as outfielders Alex Gordon, Lorenzo Cain, and Nori Aoki have all made spectacular, run-saving gems this postseason.
4:49 PM EST: The San Francisco Giants will be competing in their third Fall Classic in the last five years. Defeating the Texas Rangers in 2010 and then the Detroit Tigers in 2012, the Giants look to continue their streaking postseason run Tuesday night. History is on their side as they have proven since 2010 that after each year they miss the playoffs, they win the World Series. San Francisco missed the playoffs in 2011, won World Series in 2012, missed the playoffs in 2013 and are now in prime position to win the World Series in 2014.
4:48 PM EST: This will mark the first time since October 27th, 1985 that the World Series will be played in Kansas City, Missouri. On that night the Royals topped the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 to win the World Series. Ironically, Kansas City hasn't lost a playoff game since Game 4 of the 1985 World Series. 2014 marks the first time since the World Series title that the Royals have been involved in the 'October Postseason Madness' and what have they done? Gone 8-0, beating the Oakland Athletics in the one game Wild Card and sweeping both the Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles. They are the first team in history to win their first eight games of the MLB Postseason.
4:47 PM EST: At the other end of the spectrum the San Francisco Giants are sending their ace Madison Bumgarner to the hill. In both 2010 and 2012 where the Giants were World Series Champions it was due to their strong pitching. Bumgarner has given this San Francisco Giants the same spark this postseason as he has only given up five earned runs in the 31.2 innings he's pitched thus far.
4:46 PM EST: It will be 'Big Game' James Shields taking the mound for the Kansas City Royals tonight. He has been the most consist pitcher for the Royals in their starting rotation this season and even despite a hiccup his last outing against the Orioles, where he gave up four earned runs on ten hits, Shields has the nickname 'Big Game' for a reason and he hopes to stay true to that in Game 1 of the Live MLB World Series.
4:45 PM EST: Welcome all to VAVEL USA's exclusive Live commentary of Game 1 of the Live Live MLB World Series as the San Francisco Giants - Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. My name is Karl Capen and I am will be taking you through all breaking news leading up to first pitch and on through the night until the final out is made. Doesn't matter if you are stuck at work, on an awful first date, or at Grandma's house with no cable, follow the entire game here at VAVEL USA live, commercial costless.