It seemed inevitable the moment we knew the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals would meet in the World Series. Now it's a reality. With the Royals' 10-0 victory in Game 6 , one of the most exciting single games possible in sports is set up for Wednesday night in Kansas City: Game 7 of the World Series. It has been a rare event recently. This will be the first World Series Game 7 since 2011, and only the second since 2002. Yet it felt inevitable because the two teams involved were playing so well coming in. The Giants entered winners of nine straight postseason series dating back to 2010, including this season's NL wild-card game. The Royals set an MLB record winning their first eight postseason games, sweeping through the AL wild-card game, ALDS and ALCS. Whether you believe in momentum in baseball or not, it was difficult to dismiss what both teams had established. It was just as difficult to imagine either losing four games. On Wednesday, one of them will, and that team will have come as close to winning a World Series possible without actually crossing the finish line.