Royals on track after Giant Game 6 blowout
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PROBABILITY swung in favor of the Cinderella Kansas City Royals after the American League champions routed the San Francisco Giants 10-0 on Tuesday to force a deciding Game 7 in the World Series.
While the underdogs Royals are seeking their first Major League Baseball crown in 29 years against a Giants team looking for a third title in five years, trends favor Kansas City, which will be hosting the Giants in today’s deciding game.
Home field advantage, which generally affects baseball less dramatically than other major professional sports, has been big in previous Game 7 confrontations in the Fall Classic.
Home teams have come out on top in the last nine World Series Game 7s played, dating back to 1982. The last team to win a Game 7 on the road in the World Series were the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates, who beat the Baltimore Orioles.
Game 6 starter Jake Peavy, who was knocked out during the seven-run second inning on Tuesday, said he believed the Giants would bounce back.
“This team will be fine. No part of me is worried about tomorrow and that this team will have a hangover tomorrow in Game 7,” he said.
But the Giants, who are seek their eighth overall crown, have lost all four of their prior last-game World Series title showdowns, in 1912, 1924, 1962 and 2002. The 1997 Florida Marlins are the only team in 10 tries since 1975 that led a World Series 3-2, lost Game 6 and recovered to win the title.
The Royals got an inspired outing from pitcher Yordano Ventura and woke from their hitting slumber, exploding for seven runs on eight hits to chase Peavy after just 1-1/3 innings and set the stage for a comprehensive rout.
Before the end of the third inning every member of the Royals starting line up had at least one hit with Mike Moustakas leading the hit parade with a double and a home run.
In contrast, San Francisco bats went quiet with inspired Royals rookie Yordano Ventura pitching seven shutout innings.
The 23-year-old Dominican fireballer sported hand-written tributes on his cap, glove and shoes to honor compatriot Oscar Taveras, the St Louis Cardinals outfielder who was killed in a car accident on Sunday.
The grieving Ventura was brilliant, allowing just three hits in a game in which the Royals faced possible elimination.
Royals manager Ned Yost said it was a special effort. “You got a 23-year-old kid in the biggest game this stadium has seen in 29 years and our backs against the wall and he goes out there in complete command of his emotions ... and throws seven shutout innings,” Yost said.
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