WP: Kelvin Herrera LP: Jake Peavy
SERIES TIED 1-1 HEADING TO SAN FRANCISCO
GAME OVER!!! ROYALS WIN 7-2!!!
Top 9th (2 Outs)- Brandon Crawford goes to second base in defensive indifference. Greg Holland strikes out Gregor Blanco on a breaking ball in the dirt. 3 outs.
Top 9th (2 Outs)- Brandon Crawford reaches base on a broken bat single over second base. Runner at 1st, 2 outs.
Top 9th (1 Out)- Travis Ishikawa works the count full 3-2. Greg Holland gets the strike out on a 95 MPH fastball. 2 outs.
Top 9th (0 Outs)- Greg Holland strikes out Andrew Susac on an 0-2 breaking ball. 1 out.
RHP Greg Holland repalces RHP Wade Davis on the mound.
END OF 8TH INNING
Bot 8th (2 Outs)- Santiago Casilla strikes out Salvador Perez on one pitch to end the inning. 3 outs.
RHP Santiago Casilla replaces RHP Tim Lincecum on the mound.
Bot 8th (2 Outs)- Salvador Perez worked the count even 2-2. Tim Lincecum had to leave the game in the middle of the at-bat with an apparent injury.
Bot 8th (1 Out)- Alex Gordon gets ahead in the count 2-0. Gordon flies out on the next pitch in foul territory to Pablo Sandoval. 2 outs.
Bot 8th (0 Outs)- Josh Willingham gets ahead in the count 3-1. The count runs full 3-2. Tim Lincecum strikes out Willingham with a nasty changeup. 1 out.
Josh Willingham is the pinch hitter for Billy Butler.
MIDDLE OF 8TH INNING
Top 8th (2 Outs)- Brandon Belt falls behind in the count 0-2. Eric Hosmer makes another sparkling defensive play as he robs Belt of a base hit with a backhanded play and a nice throw to Davis as he covered first. 3 outs.
Top 8th (1 Out)- Hunter Pence falls behind in the count 1-2. Wade Davis strikes out Pence on the same pitch he threw Sandoval. 2 outs.
Top 8th (0 Outs)- Wade Davis strike out Pablo Sandoval on a nasty breaking ball in the dirt. 1 out.
RHP Wade Davis replaces RHP Kelvin Herrera on the mound.
END OF 7TH INNING
Great work by Tim Lincecum!!! A quick 1-2-3 inning!
Bot 7th (2 Outs)- Eric Hosmer strikes out on a 2-2 breaking ball in the dirt. 3 outs.
Bot 7th (1 Out)- Lorenzo Cain swings at the first pitch and grounds out to shortstop. 2 outs.
Bot 7th (0 Outs)- Jarrod Dyson flies out to left field. 1 out.
RHP Tim Lincecum replaces LHP Jeremy Affeldt on the mound
MIDDLE OF 7TH INNING
Top 7th (2 Outs)- Buster Posey falls behind in the count 0-2. Posey grounds out to second base on the 1-2 pitch. 3 outs. Kelvin Herrera was able to battle his way out of the inning.
Topo 7th (1 Out)- Kelvin Herrera falls behind in the count 2-0, not looking good for the right-hander. Joe Panik hits a soft fly ball to center field, Jarrod Dyson closes on the ball to record the out. 2 outs.
The long half inning wait for Kelvin Herrera seems to be having an effect on his command.
Top 7th (1 Out)- Kelvin Herrera falls behind on Gregor Blanco 3-1. Back to back walks for Herrera. Runners at 1st and 2nd, 1 out.
Top 7th (1 Out)- Brandon Crawford gets ahead in the count 3-1. Herrera walks Crawford as he kept missing out of the zone with the fastball. Runner at 1st, 0 out.
Top 7th (0 Outs)- Kelvin Herrera strikes out Travis Ishikawa with stright heat! 99 MPH up in the zone, can't hit that! 1 out.
END OF 6TH INNING
Bot 6th (1 Out)- Alcides Escobar grouds into a double play to end the inning. 3 outs. 5-run 6th inning for the Royals!!!
Bot 6th (1 Out)- Mike Moustakas singles to center on a hard line drive. Runner at 1st, 1 out.
LHP Jeremy Affeldt repalces RHP Hunter Strickland on the mound.
Thats the end of the road for Hunter Strickland as the Royals pounded him for 4 runs, including a homerun which was his fifth allowed in the postseason.
While Infante ran the bases Hunter Strickland and Salvador Perez exchanged words and the Royals bench started to empty.
Bot 6th (1 Out)- 2-RUN HOMERUN OMAR INFANTE!!!
Bot 6th (1 Out)- Salvador Perez falls behind in the count 0-2. Hunter Strickland throws a wild pitch that gets behind Buster Posey, runners advance to 2nd and 3rd, still 1 out. Salvador Perez DELIEVERS! 2-run double to left center field. 5-2 Royals!!!
RHP Hunter Strickland replaces LHP Javier Lopez on the mound.
Bot 6th (0 Outs)- Alex Gordon flies out to left field on the 1-1 pitch. 2 outs. Javier Lopez did his job, his night is done.
Terrance Gore comes in and repalces Billy Butler as a pinch runner.
LHP Javier Lopez replaces RHP Jean Machi on the mound.
Bot 6th (0 Outs)- Billy Butler gets ahead in the count 2-0. COUNTRY BREAKFAST comes through! Butler with the RBI single to left field. Cain flew around third base to score. Runners at 1st and 2nd, 0 out. Jean Machi's night is done.
Jake Peavy's final pitching line: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 SO. 66 pitches, 41 thrown for strikes.
RHP Jean Machi replaces RHP Jake Peavy on the mound.
Bot 6th (0 Outs)- Eric Hosmer gets ahead in the count 3-0. The count runs full 3-2 as Hosmer looked at two pitches down the middle. Hosmer ended up walking. Runners at 1st and 2nd, 0 out. End of the line for Jake Peavy.
Bot 6th (0 Outs)- Lorenzo Cain leads off the 6th inning with a bloop single to center field. Runner at 1st, 0 out.
MIDDLE OF 6TH INNING
Top 6th (2 Outs)- Michael Morse falls behind in the count 0-2 on a 100 MPH fastball. Morse grounds out to shortstop on a hard hit ball. 3 outs.
Top 6th (1 Out)- Kelvin Herrera gets ahead of Brandon Belt 0-2. Belt flies out to left field on t he 1-2 pitch. 2 outs
Yordano Ventura's final pitching line: 5 1/3 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 SO. 87 pitches, 55 thrown for strikes.
RHP Kelvin Herrera replaces RHP Yordano Ventura on the mound.
Top 6th (1 Out)- Hunter Pence hits a soft ground ball to shortstop in the hole, Alcides Escobar isn't able to make a play. Infield hit for Pence. Runners at 1st and 2nd, 1 out.
Top 6th (0 Outs)- Pablo Sandoval flies out to right field. Runner doesn't advance. Runner at 1st, 1 out.
Top 6th (0 Outs)- Buster Posey works the count full 3-2. Posey hits the next pitch to center field, Dyson couldn't make the sliding catch.
Jarrod Dyson comes in as a defensive replacement for Nori Aoki, Lorenzo Cain moves to right field, Dyson in a center field.
END OF 5TH INNING
It took Jake Peavy 8 pitches to get through the 5th inning! He's been on top of his game tonight!
Bot 5th (2 Outs)- Nori Aoki flies out to center field on the first pitch. 3 outs.
Thats Jake Peavy's first strike out of the night!
Bot 5th (1 Out)- Jake Peavy strikes out Alcides Escobar on three pitches. 2 outs.
Bot 5th (0 Outs)- Mike Moustakas grounds out to second base in shallow right field on the 2-1 pitch. 1 out.
MIDDLE OF 5TH INNING
Top 5th (2 Outs)- Joe Panik gets ahead in the count 2-0. The very next pitch Panik hits a rope to center but right out Lorenzo Cain for the last out. 3 outs.
Top 5th (1 Out)- Gregor Blanco pops out to second base on the first pitch. Omar Infante made a nice over the shoulder catch in shallow right field. 2 outs.
Top 5th (0 Outs)- Brandon Crawford gets ahead in the count 2-1. Ventura gets Crawford to ground into a fielders choice. Ishikawa out at second, Crawford at first. 1 out.
Top 5th (0 Outs)- Yordano Ventura gets ahead of Travis Ishikawa 1-2. The count runs full 3-2. On the 3-2 pitch Travis Ishikawa drives the ball up the middle for a leadoff single.
END OF 4TH INNING
Jake Peavy threw only 7 pitches to get through the 4th inning!
Bot 4th (2 Outs)- Omar Infante grounds out to shortstop on the 0-1 pitch. 3 outs.
Bot 4th (1 Out)- Salvador Perez grounds out to second base on the first pitch. 2 outs.
Bot 4th (0 Outs)- Alex Gordon drives the 2-1 pitch to center field for the first out of the inning. 1 out.
MIDDLE OF 4TH INNING
Top 4th (1 Out)- Yordano Ventura gets ahead in the count 1-2. Michael Morse works the count full 3-2. Morse flies out to right field. 2 outs. Brandon Belt wonders off the second base bag and gets picked off to end the inning. 3 outs.
Top 4th (1 Out)- TIE GAME! Brandon Belt smacks a 1-1 pitch down the right field line for an RBI double. Runner at 2nd, 1 out.
Top 4th (0 Outs)- Hunter Pence grounds out to shortstop. Sandoval can't advance to third base. Runner at 2nd, 1 out.
Top 4th (0 Outs)- Pablo Sandoval smashes the first pitch to center for a leadoff double. Lorenzo Cain took a bad route and couldn't hall it in as the ball clanked off his glove.
Jake Peavy's pitching line so far: 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 0 SO. 42 pitches, 26 thrown for strikes.
Yordano Ventura's pitching line so far: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 SO. 50 pitches, 33 thrown for strikes.
END OF 3RD INNING
Bot 3rd (2 Outs)- Billy Butler flies out to center field on the 1-1 pitch. 3 outs.
Bot 3rd (1 Out)- Eric Hosmer rolls over the 1-1 pitch to second base for the second out of the inning.
Bot 3rd (0 Outs)- Jake Peavy gets ahead of Lorenzo Cain 1-2. Cain flies out to right field on the 2-2 pitch. 1 out.
MIDDLE OF 3RD INNING
Top 3rd (2 Outs)- Buster Posey grounds out to second base. Omar Infante made a nice back-handed play up the middle to record the out. 3 outs.
Top 3rd (2 Outs)- Joe Panik serves a 1-2 fastball to right field for a single. Runner at 1st, 2 outs.
Top 3rd (1 Out)- Yordano Ventura gets ahead in the 0-2 to Gregor Blanco. The count runs even 2-2. Eric Hosmer makes a great diving play to rob Blanco of a hit, Hosmer also ran to first and dove to record the out. 2 outs.
Top 3rd (0 Outs)- Brandon Crawford hits a weak ground ball to second base for the first out. 1 out.
END OF 2ND INNING
Bot 2nd (2 Outs)- Nori Aoki lines out to left field, rally over. 3 outs.
Both of the Royals runs have come with 2-outs!
Bot 2nd (2 Outs)- Alcides Escobar smacks the first pitch down the right field line for an RBI double. Royals take their first lead of the World Series 2-1!!!
Bot 2nd (1 Out)- Mike Moustakas lines out to center field on the 1-1 pitch. Runner at 2nd, 2 outs.
Bot 2nd (1 Out)- Omar Infante gets ahead in the count 2-0. On the next pitch Infante crushes a ball to left field for a 1-out double. Runner at 2nd, 1 out.
Bot 2nd (0 Outs)- Salvador Perez hits a weak line drive to first base for the first out of the inning.
MIDDLE OF 2ND INNING
Top 2nd (2 Outs)- Travis Ishikawa grounds out to shortstop on the 1-1 pitch. 3 outs.
Top 2nd (2 Outs)- Michael Morse hits a chopper up the middle for a 2-out single. Runner at 1st, 2 outs.
Top 2nd (1 Out)- Brandon Belt falls behind in the count 1-2. Belt battles back to run the count full 3-2. Ventura strikes out Belt looking with a 97 MPH fastball on the inside corner. 2 outs.
Top 2nd (0 Outs)- Yordano Ventura gets ahead of Hunter Pence 0-2. Pence flies out to center field on the 1-2 pitch. 1 out.
END OF 1ST INNING
Bot 1st (2 Outs)- Alex Gordon pops up to left field on the first pitch. 3 outs.
Billy Butler continues his success against Jake Peavy!!!
Bot 1st (2 Outs)- Billy Butler ties the game with a 2-out single to drive in Lorenzo Cain. Runners at 1st and 3rd, 2 outs.
Bot 1st (2 Outs)- Eric Hosmer walks on four pitches from Jake Peavy. Runners at 1st and 2nd, 2 outs. Billy Butler up next, .424 career average against Peavy.
Bot 1st (1 Out)- Jake Peavy gets ahead in the count to Lorenzo Cain 0-2. The count runs even 2-2, Alcides Escobar is thrown out at 2nd base on the stolen base attempt. 2 out. The count runs full 3-2 to Cain. On the 3-2 pitch Lorenzo Cain barrels up a fastball to left center field for a 2-out double.
Bot 1st (0 Outs)- Nori Aoki pops up the 0-1 pitch to center field. Runner at 1st, 1 out.
Bot 1st (0 Outs)- Alcides Escobar gets ahead in the count 2-1. On the 2-1 pitch Escobar hits a hard ground ball to shortstop. It took a funny hop and Brandon Crawford couldn't grab it as it clanked off his glove. Runner at 1st, 0 out.
MIDDLE OF 1ST INNING
Top 1st (2 Outs)- Pablo Sandoval gets ahead in the count 2-0. Ventura gets Sandoval to ground out on a chopper to the mound. 3 outs.
Top 1st (1 Out)- Buster Posey falls behind in the count 1-2. Ventura strikes out Posey with a nasty breaking ball in the dirt. 2 outs.
Top 1st (0 Outs)- Joe Panik flies out to right field on the 2-1 pitch. 1 out.
Top 1st (0 Outs)- Yordano Ventura gets behind in the count 2-1 to Gregor Blanco. The count runs full 3-2. On the 8th pitch of the at-bat Gregor Blanco hits a SOLO HOMERUN to lead off the game!!!
8:02 PM EST: First pitch is minutes away! Yordano Ventura will face Gregor Blanco to start Game 2 of the 2014 World Series!
7:50 PM EST: Royals lineup: 1. Alcides Escobar (SS), 2. Nori Aoki (RF), 3. Lorenzo Cain (CF), 4. Eric Hosmer (1B), 5. Billy Butler (DH), 6. Alex Gordon (LF), 7. Salvador Perez (C), 8. Omar Infante (2B), 9. Mike Moustakas (3B).
7:45 PM EST:Giants lineup: 1. Gregor Blanco (CF), 2. Joe Panik (2B), 3. Buster Posey (C), 4. Pablo Sandoval (3B), 5. Hunter Pence (RF), 6. Brandon Belt (1B), 7. Michael Morse (DH), 8. Travis Ishikawa (LF), 9. Brandon Crawford (SS).
7:40 PM EST: Less than 30 minutes from first pitch in Game 2 of the 2014 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals!!!
5:45 PM EST: This seems to be a must win for the Royals considering they go to San Francisco for three games and they don’t want to be down 0-2. But they seem to be relaxed and ready for the challenge. Ned Yost said last night “We didn’t expect to come in here and sweep the San Francisco Giants,” so if they have that mindset and don’t play with the pressure of going down 0-2 they should be fine tonight in Game 2.
5:45 PM EST: Everyone has been raving about the Royals bullpen, as they should, but the Giants have surprisingly been the better bullpen this postseason. They have a bullpen ERA of 1.69 and in their last four games they have recorded 12 2/3 scoreless innings. So the Royals need to continue their dominance against Peavy because there is no guarantee against the Giants bullpen.
5:44 PM EST: Billy Butler, Alcides Escobar, and Alex Gordon have the most success against Giants starter Jake Peavy. Butler is 14-for-33 (.424 AVG.) with 3 HRs and 8 RBIs, Escobar is 9-for-22 (.409 AVG) with 2 HRs and 8 RBIs, and Gordon is 10-for-28 (.357 AVG) with 1 HR and 5 RBIs. The Royals need to get off to a good start tonight and the fact these guys hit towards the top of the lineup means good news for their chances to do so.
5:43 PM EST: The rookie Yordano Ventura has never faced the Giants in his career. In his three postseason appearances, two starts, Ventura holds a 4.85 ERA without factoring in a decision. Ventura is known for his lack of command at times and that has been on display a couple times thus far in the postseason. However, he has also shown how electric and dominant he can be when he went seven innings allowing only one run against the Los Angeles Angels in the ALDS. If Ventura can command and locate his fastball that can max out at 100 MPH, the Giants could have trouble tonight in Game 2.
5:42 PM EST: Jake Peavy hasn’t been good or bad in the postseason. The 33-year old may be 1-0 with a 1.86 ERA in his two starts but he’s only pitched 9 2/3 innings so he hasn’t gone deep into games. It may be a similar story tonight as Peavy has struggled against the Royals in his career. In 14 career starts against Kansas City Peavy is 5-7 with a 4.97 ERA. Now when he pitches in Kauffman Stadium he’s even worse going 1-5 with a 6.42 ERA.
5:41 PM EST:The San Francisco Giants will send RHP Jake Peavy (7-13, 3.73 ERA) to the mound trying to gain a 2-0 advantage in the series heading back to San Fran. The Kansas City Royals will send rookie RHP Yordano Ventura (14-10, 3.20 ERA) to the bump trying to even the series and avoid putting themselves in a “giant” hole heading to the West Coast.