KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For a moment in the bottom of the third inning Tuesday night, the Kansas City Royals seemed to have Madison Bumgarner in a bind. It turns out that he was just leading them on. Bumgarner pitched around a defensive miscue by Brandon Crawford, along with an apparent mistake of his own to Mike Moustakas — who hit a double — and later a walk to load the bases. The Royals came away with nothing, and the San Francisco Giants rolled to a 7-1 victory in Game 1 of the World Series. "He bowed his neck and made some great pitches to get out if it," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Bumgarner. Fox's sensitive field microphones picked up every sound coming from Bumgarner, who grunted his way through seven effective innings, allowing a run, three hits and one walk. A home run by Kansas City's Salvador Perez broke up a shutout in the seventh, and ended a couple of remarkable streaks Bumgarner had been riding. [ World Series: Hunter Pence's homer helps Giants jump on James Shields early ] Bumgarner had gone 21 2/3 innings over three career starts in the World Series without allowing a run. He also had a major league record of 32 2/3 scoreless postseason...
Madison Bumgarner continues World Series dominance
Published October 22, 2014 at 12:40 AM
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