Pence hits a slow dribbler to the pitcher and it is for out number 3! Royals take game number 3 and lead the series 2-1!
Sandoval hits a little dribbler to the pitcher for out number 2.
Posey flies out to left field. 1 out in the bottom of the 9th and Sandoval is up to try and get something going.
Bot 9th
Moustakas flies out to right field, and then Casilla strikes out Infante on three pitches to send it to the bottom of the 9th!
Sandoval makes a bare-handed grab for the first out of the inning. 1 out
Top 9th
Davis strikes out Panik in masterful pitching. Royals up 1 heading into the 9th!
Blanco bunts on the first pitch and Perez throws him out on a beautiful throw. 2 Outs
Davis strikes out Arias looking. 1 out
Wade Davis comes into the 8th to pitch. Arias at the plate.
Bot 8th
Affeldt forces a ground ball by Cain and Arias throws him out at first! Bottom of the 8th coming up!
Affeldt gets Gordon to fly out to left field, 2 down!
Affeldt is in the game for Romo, Arias subs in for Crawford.
Romo starts off the top of the 8th with a strikeout on Escobar. 1 down!
Top 8th
Crawford up at the plate and with the count at 3-2, Finnegan strikes out Crawford! Impressive performance from Finnegan.
Finnegan comes in to pitch to Ishikawa. Ishikawa hits a line drive to left field that is caught.
Belt works the count to 3-2 but strikes out. 1 down! Herrerra has been a bit all over the place.
Pence draws a walk out off Herrerra. Tying runner is on base!
Bot 7th
Romo strikes out Herrerra. Onto the bottom of the 7th!
Gordon hits a single up the middle. 2 down with Herrerra up.
Romo gets Perez to fly out to left field. 2 down!
Romo strikes out Infante to start off the 7th inning.
Top 7th
Sandoval grounds out but the Giants score twice! Onto the 7th!
Posey grounds out but scores a run! 2 Outs
Panik hits a grounder to advance the runners. 1 Out
Blanco takes a walk! 2 on, 0 outs for the Giants!
Morse comes in to pinch-hit. Morse hits a fair ball down the third base line! Crawford scores! Morse to second base!
Crawford gets a leadoff base hit!
Bot 6th
Moustakas strikes out to Lopez to end the top of the 6th!
Gordon scores after Hosmer hits a line drive into left field. 2 Outs
Cain grounds out to third. Lopez will come into the game for Hudson as he has pitched wonderfully this game. 2 Outs
Alex Gordon hits an RBI double to score Escobar. 1 Out
Escobar hits a ground ball up the middle for a single. 1 Out
Panik grabs a ground ball and throws it out for the first out of the 6th. 1 Out
Top 6th
Ishikawa pulls it to first and grounds out. Onto the 6th!
Belt lines out to 2nd. 2 Outs
Pence lines out. Giants can't catch a break, have to string some hits together. 1 Out
Bot 5th
Hudson retires Gordon and has retired 11 in a row to go to the bottom of the 5th!
Infante grounds out to third base, and then Perez grounds out to Hudson! 2 Outs
Top 5th
Infante throws out Sandoval at first, 5th inning coming up!
Posey hits a slow dribble and grounds out to shortstop. 2 Outs
Panik flies out to right field. 1 Out
Bot 4th
Moustakas grounds out to second. Hudson is looking much more comfortable on the mound now that he's settled in.
Hudson strikes out Hosmer! 2 Outs!
Cain lines out to right field. 1 Out
Top 4th
Blanco flies out to center field. Onto the 4th!!
Hudson flies out to center field. 2 Outs
Crawford leads off with a ground out to second base. 1 Out
Bot 3rd
Hudson gets Gordon behind in the count 1-2, Hudson strikes him out! Onto the bottom of the 3rd.
Escobar leads off for his second at-bat of the game. With the count at 3-2, Escobar grounds out to second. 2 Outs
Guthrie grounds out to second base. 1 Out
Top 3rd
Ishikawa hits a line drive into right field that is caught by Cain. End of the 2nd inning!
Belt hits a single into center field! Runner on first. 2 Outs
Belt at the plate, Pence tries to steal 2nd and gets thrown out. 2 Outs
Pence works the count to full, grounds to shrotstop and is ruled safe at first!
With the count at 3-2, Sandoval flies out to center field. 1 Out
Bot 2nd
The Giants turn a double play to end the top of the 2nd!
Infante draws a walk on Hudons to put two runners on, first and second.
Moustakas, on a 2-2 count, hits a blooper into left field for a single. 0 Outs
Top 2nd
Cain makes a great catch in the outfield to put Posey away to end the 1st inning!
Panik grounds out to second base. 2 Outs
Gregor Blanco leads off for the Giants and he flies out to center field. 1 Out
Bot 1st
Hudson gets a ground out to first to end the top of the 1st!
With the count at 3-2, Cain grounds out to shortstop, scoring Escobar! 2 Outs
Gordon grounds out to first but advances Escobar to third base. 1 Out
Hudson will start off the game pitching tonight. Escobar leads off for the Royals for a double. 0 outs
Top 1st
Game Start
7:57 PM EST: Just about game time! My name is Mitchell Evans and I will be joining you this evening in an awesome World Series matchup!
7:35 PM EST: On the mound for the Giants will be Tim Hudson and for the Royals it will be Jeremy Guthrie.
7:30 PM EST: Morse had doubts he'd ever see the field in the playoffs. “There was a point that I didn’t know if I'd be able to get back in time, especially with the training staff,” Morse said. “It was always, 'When we get to the NLCS.’ At the time we were about to play the wild-card game and I was thinking to myself, 'We might never get there.’”
7:25 PM EST: Bochy also talked about Morse's home run against the Cardinals and his status for nursing his strained oblique. “We saw what he could do, before the injury, in the first half, when you needed an extra-base hit or a home run,” Bochy said. “That’s a nice weapon to have off the bench.”
7:20 PM EST: The Royals were known to steal the bases throughout the year and in the postseason, but have yet to steal through 2 games of the World Series.
7:15 PM EST: Third base coach Tim Flannery also said he may play more conservative when Posey is rounding 3rd base. It might be a good idea. Posey has been thrown out 3 times this postseason going into home. “I’m probably going to have to hold him,” Flannery said. At the same time, he said, “If people want me to hold everybody, we have to keep hitting. It works both ways. They held a guy at third with nobody out and he didn’t score.”
7:10 PM EST: "The tighter the races are, the more games you play, the more stories you guys have, the more drama," Hunter Pence said. "Drama is good in this game."
7:05 PM EST: Game 3 winners go on to win the series 66% of the time, according to USA Today. This game is crucial to each team. If the giants go up 2-1, they'll get 2 more home games to close it out. If the Royals go up 2-1, they'll be guarenteed a home playoff game if necessary.
7:00 PM EST: We're on to Game 3 now as the series is tied 1-1 and changes the whole series up. The Giants now have home-field advantage with 3 home games in a row, and then the last two games in Kansas City.
6:50 PM EST: "It was a great atmosphere here in Kansas City. They were rowdy and that's what you live for as a baseball player and it's going to be the same at AT&T," Pence said. "We have some tremendous fans that have a lot of fun. We have a beautiful ballpark. I think it's going to be a great experience for everyone."
6:40 PM EST: "Those are the matchups we were trying to get. It just didn't work out," Bochy said. "It's a tough inning for us. We had a hard time getting an out there."
6:30 PM EST: According to USA Today, in their first 10 postseason games, Giants relievers allowed just seven earned runs in 37 1/3 innings – for a playoff-best 1.69 ERA. Opposing hitters managed just a .164 average against them. Jean Machi and Hunter Strickland just couldn't get it done.
6:25 PM EST: "It's a battle. It's a joy to be a part of a series like this," said outfielder Hunter Pence. "It's a lot of fun to see both teams stepping up and having big at-bats."
6:20 PM EST: No one should be worried for the Giants bullpen or team yet. Just a game before last the Giants pitching looked unbeatable. That's the beauty of a series. We get to see how teams adjust and how they fail to adjust.
6:15 PM EST: "We know it's going to be a tough series," manager Bruce Bochy said. "That's the way it's going to be there. With their pitching and our pitching, the way both teams play, we are going to have a fight every game."
6:10 PM EST: The Giants had only given up more than 2 runs in an inning once this postseason. It's a rare occasion, especially in the postseason. The Royals and Giants have put together two games now adjusting to each team's pitching, bullpen, and hitting.
6:05 PM EST: The Giants came into the World Series with clutch hitting and clutch pitching. The hitting has been consistent and they rolled through game 1. In game 2 however, the pitching had its issues. Strickland gave up 5 runs in the 6th inning, turning the Giants bullpen from stars into a liability. Now, it was just one game so we can't get ahead of ourselves, but the pitching in the long-stretch of innings is now a worry.
6:00 PM EST: The San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals face off in a game 3 matchup that starts a now best of 5 series. The series tied at 1-1, both wins for each times were deciding wins. The Giants took control of game 1 putting 7 runs on the board and only giving up 1 run. Madison Bumgarner was on the mound for San Francisco and when he allowed a run, it was the first run he had allowed in 3 World Series games. Game 2 featued the Royals in a huge win just the following day after the Giants' stomping in Game 1. The Royals put up 7 runs and capped by a 3-run home run by Infante.