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10-21-2014 7:23 PM |
2014 World Series
SF vs. KC
GAME 1 8:00PM
Tuesday, October 21
WS Gm 1 Giants , Royals
Wednesday, October 22
8:00 PM WS Gm 2 Giants @ Royals SF
KC
Peavy (7-13) at Ventura (14-10) Peavy
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Friday, October 24
8:00 PM WS Gm 3 Royals @ Giants KC
SF
Guthrie (13-11) at Hudson (9-13) Guthrie
Hudson FOX Sportsnet
Saturday, October 25
8:00 PM WS Gm 4 Royals @ Giants KC
SF
Vargas (11-10) at Vogelsong (8-13) Vargas
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Sunday, October 26
8:00 PM WS Gm 5* Royals @ Giants KC
SF
TBD at TBD Pitchers TBD FOX Sportsnet
* if necessary
* Si necesario
Tuesday, October 28
8:00 PM WS Gm 6* Giants @ Royals SF
KC
TBD at TBD Pitchers TBD FOX Sportsnet
* if necessary
* Si necesario
Wednesday, October 29
8:00 PM WS Gm 7* Giants @ Royals SF
KC
TBD at TBD Pitchers TBD FOX
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Morning Glory game 1 final |
10-22-2014 05:06 AM |
| At KC: Final - SF 7, KC 1 |
Chelsea Banner game 2 .. kc won 7-2.. series tied 1-1 |
10-23-2014 09:59 AM |
SF
(1-1)
2 9 0
KC
(1-1)
7 10 0
W:Herrera, K (1-0, 0.00) L:Peavy (0-1, 7.20) HR:SF:Blanco, G (1) . KC:Infante (1) .
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Laur Mat Giants rally past KC in Game 4, even Series |
10-26-2014 07:25 AM |
Giants even Series with comeback win over Royals
Two-run fifth, three-run sixth, four-run seventh turn Game 4 into rout
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KC
(2-2)
4 12 1
SF
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11 16 0
W:Petit, Y (1-0, 0.00) L:Finnegan (0-1, 27.00) HR:None.
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Morning Glory Giants up 3-2 |
10-27-2014 06:32 AM |
Legend of the fall: MadBum's CG gives SF Game 5 win
Lefty's historic World Series run continues vs. KC; Giants up 3-2
baseball has been berry berry good for those boys
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Apple Head Royals force Game 7 as bats erupt, Ventura cruises |
10-29-2014 04:45 AM |
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Chris Haft Giants add 2014 Series title to 10 12 |
10-30-2014 09:42 AM |
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/99994760/even-better-giants-add-2014-series-title-to-10-12
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KANSAS CITY -- The names roll smoothly off the tongue, for they have become legendary. Willie Mays. Willie McCovey. Barry Bonds. Juan Marichal. Christy Mathewson. Carl Hubbell. Mel Ott. Each occupies a hallowed spot in the pantheon of Giants franchise greats. Add another to this assemblage: Madison Bumgarner.
The 25-year-old left-hander joined this distinguished group Wednesday night by completing a World Series performance that might rank as the finest by a Giant in the club's history. He garnished his victories in Games 1 and 5 with five shutout innings of relief to earn the save in Game 7 to help San Francisco outlast the Kansas City Royals, 3-2. The decision sealed the Giants' third World Series triumph in five seasons.
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Gm 1 Oct. 21 SF 7, KC 1 video
Gm 2 Oct. 22 KC 7, SF 2 video
Gm 3 Oct. 24 KC 3, SF 2 video
Gm 4 Oct. 25 SF 11, KC 4 video
Gm 5 Oct. 26 SF 5, KC 0 video
Gm 6 Oct. 28 KC 10, SF 0 video
Gm 7 Oct. 29 SF 3, KC 2 video
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With the win, the Giants broke a string of nine consecutive home-team wins in Game 7 of the World Series, becoming the first road team to win Game 7 since the 1979 Pirates.
Predictably, Bumgarner was unanimously named the Series' Most Valuable Player Award winner after allowing one earned run in 21 innings, for a microscopic 0.43 ERA. The award created a matching set for Bumgarner, who also won MVP honors in the National League Championship Series against St. Louis.
"You know what? I can't lie to you anymore," Bumgarner said in a postgame news conference. "I'm a little tired now."
After coming on in relief of Jeremy Affeldt, who pitched 2 1/3 innings in relief of starter Tim Hudson, Bumgarner showed no fatigue against the Royals, whom he limited to two hits in Game 7.
After San Francisco scored what proved to be the winning run in the fourth inning on Michael Morse's RBI single, Kansas City used three relievers to blank the Giants over the final five innings -- something Bumgarner did all by himself after pitching a four-hit shutout three days earlier in Game 5. He became the first left-hander to pitch at least four innings in Game 7 of the World Series on two days' rest since the illustrious Sandy Koufax beat the Minnesota Twins in 1965.
Baer, Sabean and Bochy on title
Baer, Sabean and Bochy on title 4:52
10/29/14: Giants president Laurence M. Baer, senior VP and GM Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy talk about winning the 2014 World Series
Typically, Bumgarner would have thrown about 40 or 50 pitches in the bullpen on Wednesday as part of his between-starts workout. Thus, before the game, Giants manager Bruce Bochy indicated that Bumgarner could last that long if summoned to face the Royals. Nobody anticipated his yeoman, 68-pitch output. However, Bumgarner regarded it as simply doing his job.
"I wasn't thinking about finishing the game or how many pitches I was going to go or pitch count," he said. "I was just wanting to get outs."
Bumgarner yielded a single to the first batter he faced, Omar Infante, before proceeding to retire the next 14 batters he faced. Then, with the Giants one out from victory, Alex Gordon lined a single to left-center field on an 0-1 pitch. After the ball skipped past center fielder Gregor Blanco, left fielder Juan Perez struggled to pick it up as Gordon raced to third base.
Bumgarner's stellar relief
Bumgarner's stellar relief 4:06
10/29/14: Madison Bumgarner continues his postseason dominance, pitching five scoreless innings in relief and earning a save in Game 7
That didn't faze Bumgarner. Salvador Perez popped a 2-2 pitch into foul ground outside of third base, where Pablo Sandoval made a careful, two-handed catch before falling backward in ecstasy. The Giants, many of whom played on the Series-winning teams of 2010 and '12, flooded the field in celebration.
"He's incredible," Morse, who drove in two runs, said of Bumgarner. "He's a different human being. Yesterday, I told him, 'If you're going to go out there tomorrow, you better bring it.' And he said, 'Just watch me.'"
HOW THE GIANTS WON
The Giants resorted to what they've jokingly called their "ground attack," an unglamorous but effective form of offense. They scored twice in the second inning, loading the bases with nobody out as Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie nicked Sandoval with a pitch and yielded singles to Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt. Sacrifice flies by Morse and Brandon Crawford delivered the runs.
With the score tied, 2-2, the Giants inched ahead in the fourth, which began with singles by Sandoval and Pence. One out later, Kelvin Herrera relieved Guthrie to face Morse, who singled home Sandoval on an 0-2 pitch.
Morse's RBI single
Morse's RBI single 59
10/29/14: Michael Morse gives the Giants a 3-2 lead with a line-drive single to right field that scores Pablo Sandoval in the 4th
"I just told myself to stay relaxed, see the ball over the middle, try not to do too much and try and put it into play," Morse said.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Turning two in review: The Giants converted a huge pair of outs in the third inning, aided by replay review. They were granted a double play as an initial "safe" call was overturned to "out" at first base
Panik starts stellar double play
Panik starts stellar double play 2:04
10/29/14: Joe Panik makes superb stop, shovels to 2nd for force, but runner ruled safe at 1st before overturned on review for double play
The play began in eye-popping fashion, as Giants second baseman Joe Panik dove to snare Eric Hosmer's grounder and shoveled the ball to shortstop Crawford, who covered second base and forced out Lorenzo Cain.
"That was the key to the game," said Affeldt, who was pitching at the time and who earned the win. "It kept them from rallying for another inning. So I think being able to shut it down real quick allowed me to go out for another inning. That was a big deal. For me, that was the biggest play of the night."
Panik on big double play
Panik on big double play 1:39
10/29/14: Joe Panik discusses the change in momentum after turning a huge double play in the 3rd inning
Perfect Pablo: The Giants received much-needed offense from Sandoval, who went 3-for-3 and scored twice. If this was his last performance as a Giant -- he's eligible for free agency -- he at least left the club with his best.
Panda's three-hit, two-run game
Panda's three-hit, two-run game 44
10/29/14: Pablo Sandoval goes 3-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and two runs scored in the Giants' Game 7 victory
"Great players have a way of rising to the occasion," Bochy said. "He did that."
This completed a postseason in which Sandoval batted .366 (26-for-71). In his previous postseason, 2012, he was named the World Series MVP Award winner.
QUOTABLE
Catcher Buster Posey, asked whether the Giants' three World Series triumphs in five seasons constitutes a dynasty: "If it's not, I don't know if we can really get much closer."
Posey on MadBum expectations
Posey on MadBum expectations 1:10
10/29/14: Buster Posey discusses what he was expecting out of Madison Bumgarner in relief
SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS
• Giants starting pitchers accumulated only 32 1/3 innings in the seven-game Series. That's the fourth fewest by a Series-winning team. The starters for the 1979 Pirates amassed 30 2/3 innings, and the 2002 Angels and 1960 Pirates each had 31.
Giants add another WS trophy
Giants add another WS trophy 1:13
Brian Wilson shut the door in 2010, Sergio Romo sealed the deal in 2012 and Madison Bumgarner secured the World Series title in 2014
• It followed that Giants relievers pitched 64 postseason innings, the third-highest total ever. They trailed only the 2011 Cardinals (68) and the '11 Rangers (65 1/3).
Bochy on third championship
Bochy on third championship 1:46
10/29/14: Bruce Bochy reflects on winning three World Series championships with the Giants
• The Giants are the only team in any sport to earn three titles in five seasons while winning every other season and missing the postseason in the two years in between.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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KANSAS CITY -- The volume rose here in those fleeting moments before the final out. Alex Gordon had hustled three-quarters of the way around the bases on the ball that skipped away from Giants center fielder Gregor Blanco. So he was standing on third, and the Royals' faithful were standing on their feet at Kauffman Stadium. A Royals team that has sometimes seemed made of October magic was 90 feet from a tie in the ninth inning of Game 7 of the World Series.
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KANSAS CITY -- It's always a little odd when a road team clinches the World Series. The stands get very quiet, but what's going on on the field is pure chaos -- players piling on each other, hugging, yelling, celebrating, while 40,000 fans watch in relative silence.
That was the scene at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday night. Pablo Sandoval caught the final out -- a popup by Salvador Perez -- in foul territory and laid flat on his back in sheer ecstasy, while teammates, some jumping over him, rushed onto the field to celebrate the Giants' 3-2 victory in Game 7.
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There's no stage bigger than Game 7 of the World Series. Just ask Giants rookie second baseman Joe Panik, who's rightfully being heralded as a hero thanks to a third-inning flash of leather that will go down as one of the best in the history of the Fall Classic.
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10/29/14: Statcast tracks Alex Gordon as he motors to third on a single and a two-base error with two outs in the 9th inning of Game 7
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With a little help from Giants center fielder Gregor Blanco, the Royals came oh-so-close to tying Game 7 of the World Series with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Trailing, 3-2, Alex Gordon interrupted Madison Bumgarner's dominant relief outing with a line drive to center that Gordon initially thought was a single when it bounced in front of Blanco, but the ball got past the Giants center fielder.
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List of MLB players eligible for free agency
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On Monday, teams' qualifying offers will be due. On Tuesday, free agents can negotiate with other teams. On Nov. 10, qualifying offers can be accepted or rejected. Below is a complete list of free agents, with players listed under their most recent club.
*Club option
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Seven-game Series fitting way for Selig to go out
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"I felt so good [Tuesday] that it was going to come down to this," Bud Selig said. (Ben Platt/MLB.com)
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KANSAS CITY -- It took the full seven games before the 2014 World Series was decided Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. And that was only fitting.
This was the 22nd Fall Classic that Allan H. (Bud) Selig has presided over. And also the last. Selig will step down as Major League Baseball's Commissioner in January, handing the reins to Chief Operating Officer and Commissioner-elect Rob Manfred.
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KC pitcher reached out to Purtell, who succumbed to cancer before end of Series
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"I knew he was very close to the end of his life. But there was no sign of that," Jeremy Guthrie said of Dan Purtell. (Purtell family)
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KANSAS CITY -- The day they buried Dan Purtell, his friends and family gathered in a bar in Binghamton, N.Y. They shared the stories of a life fully but all-too-shortly lived. They cried, they hugged, they laughed and they drank. And then the clock struck 8 p.m. ET, and all eyes turned to the television sets hanging above. And they rooted for the Royals and their hero, Jeremy Guthrie, in Game 7 of the World Series.
It was just two weeks earlier that the Royals had clinched this Series berth. For Dan, a 35-year-old lifelong Royals fan fighting a cruel and unwinnable battle against the cancer that would soon claim him, the moment was bittersweet. Dan turned to his wife, Serena, and had tears in his eyes.
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Behind MadBum, SF wins third in 5 years
Behind MadBum, SF wins third in 5 years
By Tim Healey / MLB.com | 3:11 AM ET
This was it: World Series Game 7. Winner-take-all. The Royals, seeking their first title since 1985, against the Giants, seeking their third title in five seasons.
The starting pitchers Wednesday were San Francisco right-hander Tim Hudson and Kansas City right-hander Jeremy Guthrie, but given the all-hands-on-deck, do-or-die nature of the game, there was a very real chance that both managers would exercise a quick hook.
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Madison Bumgarner's impressive 2014 postseason resume includes a save, two shutouts and 52 2/3 innings pitched, an all-time postseason mark
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KANSAS CITY -- He would not let his team lose. That's Madison Bumgarner's legacy in this World Series. Every once in a while, a player rises to the highest level on the largest stage by seizing the moment and making it his own.
Bumgarner did just that Wednesday night in Game 7 of the World Series as the Giants defeated the Royals, 3-2, to win their third championship in five seasons. Remember this performance. Remember it and embrace it. Roll it through your heart and mind during the winter months ahead when Spring Training seems so far away.
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10/29/14: Madison Bumgarner continues his postseason dominance, pitching five scoreless innings in relief and earning a save in Game 7
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Madison Bumgarner completed his dominant 2014 postseason in historic fashion on Wednesday night, locking down a scoreless five-inning save to seal the Giants' third World Series title in five seasons.
From his shutout in the National League Wild Card Game to his overpowering effort out of the bullpen in Game 7 of the World Series -- and everywhere in between -- Bumgarner placed his name all over the postseason record books.
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Celebrate the Giants' World Series title and grab all of your officially licensed championship gear now at MLB.com/shop
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KANSAS CITY -- World Series champions gear is once again available for Giants fans at the MLB.com Shop, and CEO Larry Baer was wearing some in the champagne-soaked clubhouse late Wednesday night and predicting that sales will be "off the charts" for the newest look of success.
"When you walk down the streets in San Francisco, there was all sorts of Giants merchandise even before we got into this postseason," Baer said amid the celebration din. "I had a friend text me from Disneyland a week or two ago, and he said, 'There's more Giants merchandise in Disneyland than all the other teams combined, including the L.A. teams.' So the fans have been unbelievable, and now they have more merchandise to get."
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Joe Maddon went 754-705 over nine seasons with the Rays. (Scott Iskowitz/Getty Images)
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Joe Maddon is on the verge of becoming the Cubs' next manager, according to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, who earlier reported a deal was done. Maddon's agent and two Cubs sources say they do not have a deal.
"We don't have a done deal," said Alan Nero, Maddon's agent. "We continue to talk to several clubs. It's not to say we won't have a deal done in the next few days, and if we do, it will be announced."
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He did just that -- earning a rare five-inning save while giving up just two hits and no runs. That performance helped lead the Giants' to their third World Series championship in five seasons. In fact, Bumgarner has been so good in the Fall Classic, he now sports a career 0.25 ERA across all three campaigns.
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Baer, Sabean and Bochy on title 4:52
10/29/14: Giants president Laurence M. Baer, senior VP and GM Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy talk about winning the 2014 World Series
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KANSAS CITY -- The premier baseball team of the current millennium is the San Francisco Giants.
The Giants are once again at the summit of the baseball world by virtue of their third World Series championship in five seasons. The 2014 edition was completed on Wednesday night with a heart-pounding 3-2 victory over the Royals.
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10/29/14: Hunter Pence takes a break from celebrating with his teammates to discuss the Giants' unforgettable Game 7 win vs. the Royals
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KANSAS CITY -- Hunter Pence stood in a storage room in the back of the visitors' clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday night, rummaging through a box of bats as a World Series-clinching party in the room outside continued. Jeff Idelson, the president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, looked on expectantly.
Pence drew out a bat with a Day-Glo green taped handle and handed it to Idelson. Pictures were quickly snapped to commemorate the moment.
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10/29/14: Tim Hudson talks about winning his first World Series title after starting Game 7 against the Royals
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KANSAS CITY -- Postseasons are nothing to new to Tim Hudson. He's played in seven of them, beginning in 2000 with the Oakland A's. But postseason celebrations? He had never been a part of one -- until Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium after the Giants beat the Royals, 3-2, in Game 7.
The Giants may have won three World Series in five seasons, but this was Hudson's first. Six prior trips to the playoffs, six exits in the Division Series -- four times with Oakland (2000 to 2003), twice with Atlanta (2005 and 2010).
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10/29/14: World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner and manager Bruce Bochy share their thoughts after winning the 2014 Fall Classic
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Giants manager Bruce Bochy knew the odds were stacked against his team entering Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night. Most of the recent history pointed toward a Royals' victory -- and Bochy and the Giants couldn't hide from it.
They heard the numbers and the statistics repeatedly following the team's Game 6 loss Tuesday night and again leading up to Game 7.
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10/29/14: Pablo Sandoval beats out an infield single, moves to second on a hit, tags up to go to third and scores on Michael Morse's single
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KANSAS CITY -- Michael Morse made the most of his role as designated hitter for the Giants in the four games at Kauffman Stadium during the World Series, particularly in the Game 7 clincher over the Royals on Wednesday night.
Morse drove in a couple of runs, the first on a second-inning sacrifice fly and the second on a fourth-inning single that proved to be the Series-winning RBI in a game the Giants won, 3-2, to capture their third World Series title in the past five seasons.
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Giants score two in the 2nd 1:24
10/29/14: The Giants use a hit batsman, two singles and a pair of sacrifice flies to take a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning of Game 7
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KANSAS CITY -- The back fields of Spring Training in March are a long way from the spotlight of the World Series in October, but a concept drilled into the minds of the Giants' hitters every day during those endless workouts in Arizona wound up paying huge dividends on the game's biggest stage. The mantra: Find a way to get that man in from third.
It's simple, really, yet not that easy to execute. It's Baseball 101, and the Giants passed that course with flying colors in wrapping up their third World Series title in five seasons with a 3-2 victory in Game 7 over the Royals on Wednesday night.
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Panik starts stellar double play 2:04
10/29/14: Joe Panik makes a superb stop, shovels to second, but the runner is ruled safe at first before being overturned for a double play
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KANSAS CITY -- Giants manager Bruce Bochy came out on the winning end of a replay challenge in Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night.
The Royals' Lorenzo Cain led off the bottom of the third inning with a single to right and Eric Hosmer followed with a hard hit grounder up the middle.
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Baer, Sabean and Bochy on title 4:52
10/29/14: Giants president Laurence M. Baer, senior VP and GM Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy talk about winning the 2014 World Series
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KANSAS CITY -- Maybe, Larry Baer figured, this was the way it had to be.
Baer, the Giants' president and chief executive officer, was seated behind home plate Wednesday night, watching the team he has loved since boyhood approach its third World Series conquest in five seasons. Except maybe the approach had hit a roadblock. With two outs, nobody on base in the ninth inning and the Giants leading Game 7 of the Series, 3-2, Alex Gordon kept Kansas City's hopes alive by singling to center field, where the ball skipped past Gregor Blanco and skittered to the wall. Left fielder Juan Perez had trouble picking up the ball, enabling Gordon to reach third base.
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10/29/14: Bruce Bochy earned a champagne shower while lifting the Commissioner's Trophy in the Giants' clubhouse after Game 7
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Though the Giants clinched the World Series on the road in Kansas City, fans will have an opportunity to celebrate the 2014 title Friday when the club returns home for a victory parade.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced the parade Wednesday evening, congratulating the club on its third championship in five seasons.
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Royals tip caps to Giants after Game 7 battle
Bumgarner's stellar relief helps derail KC's bid for first title since '85
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Royals tip caps to Giants after Game 7 battle
Royals manager Ned Yost congratulates Bruce Bochy after the Giants' win in Game 7.
By Jamal Collier / MLB.com | 2:40 AM ET
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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals' clubhouse was eerily quiet and somber as general manager Dayton Moore went through and hugged each of his players at their locker.
The club's improbable postseason run was over, derailed by a dynasty, as the Giants captured their third World Series championship in five seasons.
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Giants were prepared to use 'pen however necessary
Going to Affeldt, Bumgarner early in ballgame wasn't a surprise
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Affeldt on MadBum's performance 2:14
10/29/14: Jeremy Affeldt discusses the difference between this championship and others, plus Madison Bumgarner's clutch performance
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com | @AnthonyDiComo | 2:19 AM ET
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KANSAS CITY -- Once Madison Bumgarner entered World Series Game 7, he did not speak to anyone about his workload. When Bumgarner consulted pitching coach Dave Righetti, the two discussed only strategy -- at least until Bumgarner walked off the mound after the eighth. At that point, he needed to do nothing more than glance at Righetti.
"You're in," the pitching coach told him, before Bumgarner nailed down the final three outs of the Giants' 3-2 victory over the Royals on Wednesday night.
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Final out takes Giants outfielders off the hook
Bumgarner picks up Blanco, Perez after misplay on Gordon's ninth-inning hit
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Final out takes Giants outfielders off the hook
Gordon takes third on error 1:09
10/29/14: Alex Gordon rips a single to center, then takes third base on an error by Gregor Blanco
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com | @AnthonyDiComo | 2:36 AM ET
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KANSAS CITY -- The baseball bounced clear past Gregor Blanco, a miracle-in-the-making for the millions of Royals fans waiting nearly three decades for a spark. It scooted to the wall, where Juan Perez kicked it far enough away for Alex Gordon to race to third. "Oh my God, this is happening," Blanco thought to himself Wednesday night as the Royals gasped for one last breath in World Series Game 7.
Then Madison Bumgarner popped up Salvador Perez, transforming what could have been one of the most memorable World Series gaffes in history into a footnote. The Giants won, 3-2. No one flinging champagne in the postgame clubhouse was more relieved than Blanco.
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Giants' three titles include nine constants
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Giants' three titles include nine constants
Affeldt on MadBum's performance 2:14
10/29/14: Jeremy Affeldt discusses the difference between this championship and others, plus Madison Bumgarner's clutch performance
By Chad Thornburg / MLB.com | 2:52 AM ET
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KANSAS CITY -- With Wednesday night's 3-2 victory in Game 7, the Giants became the first club to win three World Series titles in a five-year span since the Yankees won four from 1996 to 2000.
And while the Giants' roster has changed throughout those five seasons, nine names have remained a constant, driving this extended postseason success.
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Panik doesn't panic on crucial double play
Giants second baseman's glove flip derails potential rally in Game 7 victory
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Statcast: Panik starts slick DP 3:43
10/29/14: Statcast tracks Joe Panik and Brandon Crawford teaming up to turn an incredible double play in the 3rd to keep the game tied
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com | @SteveGilbertMLB | 12:19 AM ET
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KANSAS CITY -- When he takes ground balls during batting practice, Giants second baseman Joe Panik always practices flipping one or two with his glove towards second base on the off chance that he might have to actually do it in a game at some point.
Of course, he's never practiced it while diving and laying flat on this stomach, but really when is that ever going to come up in a game? Turns out the answer was at a key moment Wednesday night in the Giants' 3-2 victory in Game 7 of the World Series.
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Did you know? Panda's mark among Game 7 intrigue
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Panda's three-hit, two-run game 2:00
10/29/14: Pablo Sandoval goes 3-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and two runs, setting a record for hits in a single postseason with 26
By Paul Casella / MLB.com | 4:17 AM ET
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The Giants capped off a back-and-forth 2014 World Series with a 3-2 victory over the Royals in Game 7 on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
From Giants ace Madison Bumgarner continuing to make history (this time out of the bullpen) to Pablo Sandoval completing a record-setting postseason of his own, Game 7 of the 2014 Fall Classic provided plenty more material for the baseball annals.
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Haul of fame: Series artifacts bound for Cooperstown
Bumgarner's cap, Affeldt's spikes among items to be displayed in Hall exhibit
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Affeldt on MadBum's performance 2:14
10/29/14: Jeremy Affeldt discusses the difference between this championship and others, plus Madison Bumgarner's clutch performance
By Mark Newman / MLB.com | 1:59 AM ET
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KANSAS CITY -- Artifacts going to the Hall of Fame from the 110th World Series include caps worn by Series MVP Madison Bumgarner in all three of his outings; Buster Posey's jersey and Pablo Sandoval's bat both from Game 7; Hunter Pence's Game 4 bat; Bruce Bochy's cap; and the spikes Jeremy Affeldt wore as the winning pitcher of the Giants' latest World Series clincher, a 3-2 win over the Royals on Wednesday night.
Jeff Idelson, president of the Hall, and Brad Horn, vice president for communications and education, were on hand in the victors' clubhouse to secure several artifact donations from the 36th decisive Game 7 in World Series history. It completes a special salute to the world champions in the Hall of Fame's Autumn Glory exhibit, which tells the story of each postseason.
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Even better: Giants add 2014 Series title to '10, '12
MadBum seals MVP with outing, postseason for the ages
MadBum seals MVP with outing, postseason for the ages
San Francisco treat: Third title just as sweet
San Francisco treat: Third title just as sweet
Joe Panik saves Giants with nasty double play
Joe Panik saves Giants with nasty double play
Statcast: Gordon stops 90 feet from tying Game 7
Statcast: Gordon stops 90 feet from tying Game 7
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List of MLB players eligible for free agency
Seven-game Series fitting way for Selig to go out
Seven-game Series fitting way for Selig to go out
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Guthrie's 'small act' meant much for dying Royals fan
Behind MadBum, SF wins third in 5 years
Behind MadBum, SF wins third in 5 years
Bumgarner makes October his time
Bumgarner makes October his time
Did you know: Bumgarner makes history
Did you know: Bumgarner makes history
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MLB.com Shop makes it easy to dress like a champion
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Reports swirling around Maddon to Cubs
Schilling says MadBum's postseason was the best ever
Schilling says MadBum's postseason was the best ever
Watching the Giants is watching history unfold
Watching the Giants is watching history unfold
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Pence, Panda leave marks on Series record book
Hudson's first taste of postseason celebration is sweet
Hudson's first taste of postseason celebration is sweet
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Giants write their own history against all odds
Morse saves best for last with Series-winning RBI
Morse saves best for last with Series-winning RBI
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Smallville: Giants show off fundamentals on big stage
Giants turn two after replay overturns safe call
Giants turn two after replay overturns safe call
Giants execs savor fitting end to title quest
Giants execs savor fitting end to title quest
Giants' World Series victory parade slated for Friday
Giants' World Series victory parade slated for Friday
Royals tip caps to Giants after Game 7 battle
Royals tip caps to Giants after Game 7 battle
Giants were prepared to use 'pen however necessary
Giants were prepared to use 'pen however necessary
Final out takes Giants outfielders off the hook
Final out takes Giants outfielders off the hook
Giants' three titles include nine constants
Giants' three titles include nine constants
Panik doesn't panic on crucial double play
Panik doesn't panic on crucial double play
Did you know? Panda's mark among Game 7 intrigue
Did you know? Panda's mark among Game 7 intrigue
Haul of fame: Series artifacts bound for Cooperstown
Haul of fame: Series artifacts bound for Cooperstown
MadBum seals MVP with outing, postseason for the ages
San Francisco treat: Third title just as sweet
Joe Panik saves Giants with nasty double play
Statcast: Gordon stops 90 feet from tying Game 7
Seven-game Series fitting way for Selig to go out
Guthrie's 'small act' meant much for dying Royals fan
Behind MadBum, SF wins third in 5 years
Bumgarner makes October his time
Did you know: Bumgarner makes history
MLB.com Shop makes it easy to dress like a champion
Reports swirling around Maddon to Cubs
Schilling says MadBum's postseason was the best ever
Watching the Giants is watching history unfold
Pence, Panda leave marks on Series record book
Hudson's first taste of postseason celebration is sweet
Giants write their own history against all odds
Morse saves best for last with Series-winning RBI
Smallville: Giants show off fundamentals on big stage
Giants turn two after replay overturns safe call
Giants execs savor fitting end to title quest
Giants' World Series victory parade slated for Friday
Royals tip caps to Giants after Game 7 battle
Giants were prepared to use 'pen however necessary
Final out takes Giants outfielders off the hook
Giants' three titles include nine constants
Panik doesn't panic on crucial double play
Did you know? Panda's mark among Game 7 intrigue
Haul of fame: Series artifacts bound for Cooperstown
MadBum seals MVP with outing, postseason for the ages
San Francisco treat: Third title just as sweet
Joe Panik saves Giants with nasty double play
Statcast: Gordon stops 90 feet from tying Game 7
List of MLB players eligible for free agency
Seven-game Series fitting way for Selig to go out
Guthrie's 'small act' meant much for dying Royals fan
Behind MadBum, SF wins third in 5 years
Bumgarner makes October his time
Did you know: Bumgarner makes history
MLB.com Shop makes it easy to dress like a champion
Reports swirling around Maddon to Cubs
Schilling says MadBum's postseason was the best ever
Watching the Giants is watching history unfold
Pence, Panda leave marks on Series record book
Hudson's first taste of postseason celebration is sweet
Giants write their own history against all odds
Morse saves best for last with Series-winning RBI
Smallville: Giants show off fundamentals on big stage
Giants turn two after replay overturns safe call
Giants execs savor fitting end to title quest
Giants' World Series victory parade slated for Friday
Royals tip caps to Giants after Game 7 battle
Giants were prepared to use 'pen however necessary
Final out takes Giants outfielders off the hook
Giants' three titles include nine constants
Panik doesn't panic on crucial double play
Did you know? Panda's mark among Game 7 intrigue
Haul of fame: Series artifacts bound for Cooperstown
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