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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 10/21/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
SAN FRANCISCO  BUMGARNER )
 
KANSAS CITY  SHIELDS )
-1.5  +135

+1.5  -155
-110

+100

6.5un
 
7
Final
1

SAN FRANCISCO (96 - 76) at KANSAS CITY (97 - 73)
No Previous GameNo Next Game
Tuesday, 10/21/2014 8:05 PM
MADISON BUMGARNER (L) vs. JAMES SHIELDS (R)
World Series - Best of 7 - Game 1 -
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
901SAN FRANCISCO-110Ov 6.5,+100-110Ov 6.5,+110
902KANSAS CITY+100Un 6.5,-120+100Un 6.5,-130
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SAN FRANCISCO - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games96-76+1681-814.10.2540.3083.70.2380.289
Road Games47-39+13.140-404.20.2510.3053.90.2450.296
vs Right-handed Starters65-46+1660-454.30.2570.3113.80.2370.290
Past 7 Games5-2+34-33.90.2470.3203.10.2150.269
Grass Games96-76+1681-814.10.2540.3083.70.2380.289
Night Games56-49+3.646-573.80.2520.3033.70.2340.283
Interleague10-10+0.610-83.70.2460.2903.70.2390.286
Playoff games8-2+7.85-54.00.2430.3122.50.1920.247
SAN FRANCISCO - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.10.2540.308172588414944491370.026724631303581175134105  
Road Games4.20.2510.305863049766241810.03347236670286026552  
Righty Starters4.30.2570.3111113830984303950.02459300830447598069  
SAN FRANCISCO - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.931.052507.41751653924214241737-15511972.9%
Road Games3.021.052253.79185194237320518-730878.9%

KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games97-73+12.677-854.10.2620.3113.80.2480.304
Home Games46-39-6.639-443.80.2560.3054.20.2600.313
vs Left-handed Starters27-21+4.221-254.10.2710.3214.20.2530.304
Past 7 Games7-0+8.43-44.70.2440.3212.60.1970.263
Grass Games93-70+11.174-824.10.2610.3103.80.2480.303
Night Games70-48+13.952-594.20.2630.3113.70.2450.301
Interleague15-5+9.48-114.90.2690.3212.80.2270.270
Playoff games8-0+9.44-45.20.2590.3303.20.2100.279
KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.10.2620.311170582715294281030.0264541010471661134159107  
Home Games3.80.2560.305852790713201450.02298200491965356852  
Lefty Starters4.10.2710.321481644445122330.02187123297473255637  
KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.191.2254991951774283318348234-18591283.1%
Home Games3.961.321259120114246209626120-830683.3%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SAN FRANCISCO - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
10/7/2014VOGELSONG(R)WASHINGTONGONZALEZ(L)3-2W+1306.5 ovU9100451
10/11/2014BUMGARNER(L)@ ST LOUISWAINWRIGHT(R)3-0W1106 unU8100461
10/12/2014PEAVY(R)@ ST LOUISLYNN(R)4-5L1206.5 ovO1090850
10/14/2014HUDSON(R)ST LOUISLACKEY(R)5-4W-1157 unO650951
10/15/2014VOGELSONG(R)ST LOUISMILLER(R)6-4W-1157 unO111001180
10/16/2014BUMGARNER(L)ST LOUISWAINWRIGHT(R)6-3W-1506 unO730660
10/21/2014BUMGARNER(L)@ KANSAS CITYSHIELDS(R) 
10/22/2014PEAVY(R)@ KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R) 
10/24/2014HUDSON(R)KANSAS CITY  
10/25/2014VOGELSONG(R)KANSAS CITY  

KANSAS CITY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
10/10/2014SHIELDS(R)@ BALTIMORETILLMAN(R)8-6W1107 unO129114101
10/11/2014VENTURA(R)@ BALTIMORENORRIS(R)6-4W1057 unO13819101
10/14/2014GUTHRIE(R)BALTIMORECHEN(L)2-1W+1007 evU740340
10/15/2014VARGAS(L)BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)2-1W-1207.5 unU5100451
10/21/2014SHIELDS(R)SAN FRANCISCOBUMGARNER(L) 
10/22/2014VENTURA(R)SAN FRANCISCOPEAVY(R) 
10/24/2014 @ SAN FRANCISCOHUDSON(R) 
10/25/2014 @ SAN FRANCISCOVOGELSONG(R) 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
SAN FRANCISCO: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - From every slot in a talented, experienced rotation to the back end of the bullpen and in between, to the starting fielders and the role players on the bench, it's hard to find a member of the San Francisco Giants pleased with his 2013 season.
A year after winning the World Series, the Giants finished 10 games under .500, third in the NL West and they missed the playoffs.
''We don't even have to have the conversation, a lot of the guys know it,'' right-hander Matt Cain said. ''We didn't pitch the way that we wanted to.''
As the Giants begin a new year, they will try to keep up with the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers and regain the grip they had on the NL West when the club won World Series championships in 2010 and `12 - even if everybody expects the Dodgers to be the team to beat.
''You do try to reflect back and try to learn from what happened last year and how you can get better,'' manager Bruce Bochy said. ''You move forward, that's what we had to do. There are some things we'll talk about in the spring, mistakes that we made last year. Also, hopefully guys come in with an attitude, that they weren't happy with what happened the year before and want to get back on track.''
Buster Posey certainly doesn't want to spend too much time thinking about last season.
''That's probably how everybody feels. There's a bad taste in a lot of guys' mouths,'' Posey said. ''We want to come out and focus on winning ballgames.''
KANSAS CITY: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - James Shields thinks back to last year, thoughtfully piecing together what was missing from the Kansas City Royals as they made a late push for the postseason.
The pitching was strong. The offense was coming around. The defense was sublime.
He finally settled on experience.
''These guys that didn't realize or have never been to September, when you're fighting for a playoff spot, now you have that experience,'' Shields said. ''And I think that was one of the things we were lacking last season, the experience. You tend to put too much on your shoulders. And I think the second half we definitely relaxed and put all that aside and had fun and played the game the way we know how to play, and it showed.
''I think with the experience factor now,'' Shields concluded, ''we're ready to go.''
After finishing 86-76 a year ago, and contending into September for the first time in a decade, the Royals have their sets sight squarely on their first playoff appearance since 1985 this year.
Anything less would be a disappointment. Anything less would be a failure.
''Last year was a blast. When the end of the season came in Chicago, nobody wanted to leave,'' first baseman Eric Hosmer said. ''They knew how close we were. We were right there. And it left a good taste in everyone's mouth going into the offseason, knowing how good everyone can be.''
Indeed, the Royals return most of their key players from a year ago, signing left-hander Jason Vargas to replace their only significant loss, starting pitcher Ervin Santana. They also upgraded at their weakest spots, trading for Norichika Aoki to play right field and bat leadoff and signing Omar Infante to settle a second base position that has been a black hole for years.
All of which left the notoriously frugal franchise with a record-setting payroll.
Royals manager Ned Yost hopes all those moves will pay off for a rotation that was among the league's best last year, and an offense that was among the league's worst.
''It's going to be a lineup that has offensive sequence from one to nine. You're not going to have any dead spots,'' Yost said. ''You're not going to get something going and then bam, run into a wall and have to get going again. At least, I hope not. I don't think so.''
So with more experience and an upgraded lineup, Kansas City enters its season opener Sunday at Detroit with boundless enthusiasm.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN FRANCISCO-KANSAS CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Updates with quotes, details. Should stand. With AP Photos.)

*Giants-Royals Preview* =======================

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer

San Francisco (88-74) at Kansas City (89-73), 8:07 p.m. EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Alex Gordon took a big rip at a batting-practice fastball, fouled it off badly into the cage, and ducked when the carom nearly hit him in the head.

Gordon let out a huge laugh, and so did a bunch of his Kansas City Royals teammates watching Monday's workout.

"I can't believe that just happened, dude," pitcher James Shields razzed.

It'll be more frustrating than funny if those are the same awkward swings the Royals and San Francisco Giants take once the World Series begins.

Going into Game 1 on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium, both teams will deal with a familiar issue this deep in the postseason: Does an extended layoff translate into rest or rust?

Buster Posey and the Giants zipped through the playoffs, and now will try for their third title in five years. Lorenzo Cain and the Royals zoomed along, reaching the Series for the first time since 1985.

And then, they all got some time off. Almost an eternity, by October standards.

The Royals went 8-0 in the AL playoffs, giving them five idle days before Shields starts the opener. San Francisco went 8-2 on the NL side and had four days to relax before Madison Bumgarner pitches.

"It's definitely different because we have played so many games over the last 7 1/2, eight months. But you just understand it's one of those things," Posey said.

As recent history has shown, hitters can be very vulnerable when they get out of rhythm.

"It affects a bit with your timing, especially when trying to adjust to pitchers," Kansas City second baseman Omar Infante said. "It's hard to recover that groove you have."

The slightly favored Giants and Royals held practices, studied video and checked out scouting reports. But as several teams that stumbled in the World Series after long breaks discovered, nothing can duplicate playing a real game.

Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera and Detroit got nearly a week off in 2012, then the Tigers hit a combined .159 and totaled six runs in getting swept by the Giants.

Troy Tulowitzki and the Colorado Rockies rushed into the 2007 World Series, waited a week and got outscored 29-10 in Boston's sweep.

A year earlier, Magglio Ordonez and the Tigers looked so powerful in the playoffs, but fell apart a week later and hit only .199 in a five-game loss to St. Louis.

Infante played on both of those Detroit teams that got wiped out. He actually excelled in 2012, hitting .333.

"It's a short series, you need some luck. We lost four in a row and they were coming from playing seven. In this series, I think both teams are even," he said.

Royals reserve Raul Ibanez, who's enjoyed postseason success in the past, said "determination and will" carry players in the fall. Yet the timing and confidence that lifts them for so long can be lost in a hurry.

All of a sudden, a ball that might've been a solid double becomes a soft fly. A line drive up the middle turns into a foul ball straight back. A big hit winds up a great catch.

Just like that, a magical touch is missing, and can't be recaptured until it's too late.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez hooted at himself after a popup and an easy grounder in BP on Monday, and changed bats for his next round. He homered on his final swing.

"When you've been playing for seven or eight months, it's nice to have an off day every now and then. But when you do have those workout days where you just go in and hit BP and take grounders and stuff, you try to keep it as much like game day as possible," Giants first baseman Brandon Belt said.

Royals designated hitter Billy Butler said he didn't see the five-day break being a detriment.

"Hey, they've had four days off. That's the way you look at it. They played one day later than we have - they've had a layoff, too," he said.

"I don't know if it'll play any factor. It definitely won't be the reason if we go out there and don't win tomorrow," Butler said.

Shields and Bumgarner seemed unconcerned.

This will be Shields' first start since Oct. 10 in the AL Championship Series opener against Baltimore.

"I think this late in the year almost too much throwing is too much," he said. "So I've just kind of rested my body up for tomorrow."

Bumgarner has already thrown 249 innings this year, including four postseason outings. He was the NLCS MVP, and started last Thursday when the Giants closed out St. Louis.

"Honestly, I feel the best I've felt all year for the last probably two months," the lefty said.


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