Giants close out Royals to win World Series
- 10 years ago
The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday to win their third World Series title in five Major League Baseball seasons.
With the victory, the Giants completed a 4-3 series win over the Royals in the best-of-seven championship, adding a third title to their brilliant every-other-year pattern of post-season success dating back to 2010.
Michael Morse drove in a pair of runs and ace Madison Bumgarner - named Most Valuable Player -came out of the bullpen to carry the Giants to victory with five innings of scoreless relief.
A raucous Kauffman Stadium and history were in the Kansas City corner ahead of the game as the home team had won the last nine World Series that went to a Game Seven, including the 1985 Royals.
But the Giants, who were hammered 10-0 Tuesday's Game Six, bounced back to become the first road team to win a World Series Game Seven on the road since the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates.
For the Royals, manager Ned Yost was amazed
With the victory, the Giants completed a 4-3 series win over the Royals in the best-of-seven championship, adding a third title to their brilliant every-other-year pattern of post-season success dating back to 2010.
Michael Morse drove in a pair of runs and ace Madison Bumgarner - named Most Valuable Player -came out of the bullpen to carry the Giants to victory with five innings of scoreless relief.
A raucous Kauffman Stadium and history were in the Kansas City corner ahead of the game as the home team had won the last nine World Series that went to a Game Seven, including the 1985 Royals.
But the Giants, who were hammered 10-0 Tuesday's Game Six, bounced back to become the first road team to win a World Series Game Seven on the road since the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates.
For the Royals, manager Ned Yost was amazed