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• Blanco's grand slam lifts Giants, evens Sim Series 2-2
  From the Web › USA Today
  Questionable managerial decision leads to big blast that sends Royals down to defeat.       
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 2:40 PM
• Giants lineup: Perez in left field for Game 4
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Giants manager Bruce Bochy is electing to go with defense in Game 4, starting Juan Perez in left field over the power-hitting Michael Morse.
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 1:40 PM
• Juan Perez in left, why Michael Morse is not starting, plus Game 4 lineups
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  The lineup for Game 4 has Juan Perez in left field against left-hander Jason Vargas. Brandon Belt is at first base and Michael Morse is on the bench. "Morse hasn't been...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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• World Series, Game 4: Royals vs. Giants lineups
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Jason Vargas vs. Ryan Vogelsong.
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 1:40 PM
• Inside AT&T Park's Gotham Club, a baseball VIP experience like no other
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO — The door is like many at AT&T Park — it's nondescript and it doesn't look like it goes anywhere special. Maybe it's a maintenance closet...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 11:40 AM
• Marlins Man gives up World Series Game 3 seat to 'God Bless America' singer
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Despite the World Series scene shifting to San Francisco on Friday, the now famous Marlins Man, aka Laurence Leavy, was seated front and almost center for Game 3 at AT&T...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 11:40 AM
• The Giants offense needs a boost, is it time to turn to Michael Morse?
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  From Yahoo Sports: The Giants scored two runs in Game 3, and neither happens without pinch hitter Morse.
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 10:40 AM
• Splash shots still define Giants' ballpark
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Imagine if big league boppers rarely dented the Green Monster at Fenway Park. OK, now try to picture San Francisco's ballpark without splash shots. Those moonshots that...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 10:40 AM
• Postgame notes: Bochy sticks with Vogelsong for Game 4
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Kelvin Herrera looked like he wanted to be anywhere but the batter's box. His back foot inched towards the Giants dugout as teammates tried to stifle grins in the...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 9:40 AM
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• Sweet dreams: Sleep expert helps Giants in October
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Some extra postseason pillow time has Brandon Crawford and the San Francisco Giants dreaming about another World Series championship. Looking for any advantage, the...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 9:40 AM
• World Series Reset: Can the Giants even things up?
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  After losing Game 1, the Royals have responded with two straight victories to grab a lead in the series. Can the Giants answer? That's the big question going into Game...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 6:40 AM
• Rewind: Giants can't soak Royals, now trail in World Series
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Down 2-1 in the World Series, Bruce Bochy will manage with urgency, but will not shy away from sticking with his original Game 4 starter.
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 1:40 AM
• Finnegan passes test, Royals stop Giants in Game 3
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Summoned in a tough spot, Royals rookie Brandon Finnegan trotted in from the bullpen, threw his warmup pitches and then did something curious. With a rollicking crowd at...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 1:40 AM
• Finnegan crams two World Series into four months
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Royals' Brandon Finnegan made history by competing in the College World Series and the Major League World Series in the same season.
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 12:40 AM
• Eric Hosmer celebrates 25th birthday with RBI single, World Series win
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO —The list of what Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer wanted for his birthday contained exactly one item. "All I asked for was a win," said...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 12:40 AM
• Giants suddenly in unfamiliar situation at World Series
  From the Web › USA Today
  The Giants now face the unfamiliar task of having to come from behind to win the title.       
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 12:40 AM
• Giants ready to respond, even Series behind Vogelsong
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A Royals team that was under .500 as recently as July 22 is now two wins away from claiming the World Series crown. And a Giants team that has owned even-year Octobers...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 12:40 AM
• Hudson's World Series debut doesn't lack intensity
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Tim Hudson, at 39 years old, waiting a long time for his World Series debut, but the Royals put the pressure on early in Game 3 so the Giants' veteran right-hander had...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 12:40 AM
• Giants' bullpen blinks first in Game 3
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants' 3-2 loss to the Royals in Game 3 on Friday night in San Francisco played out much like the first two games of this World Series did. The team whose bullpen...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 12:40 AM
• Giants Fans Take in World Series from McCovey Cove
  From the Web › NBC
  So if you can't get in the ballpark, how about getting around the ballpark--and in the coveted splash zone? McCovey Cove was the spot to watch the game Friday night for...
  Share • October 25, 2014 at 12:40 AM
• Defense difference-maker for Royals in Game 3
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  On-the-money throws from All-Star catcher Salvador Perez, coupled with great fielding, gave the Royals the edge in Game 3 of the World Series.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Royals edge Giants to take Series lead (AFP)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Kansas City Royals edged the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Friday to grab the upper hand in the 110th World Series. The Royals won their second straight game to take a...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Nightmare bullpen, dream start for Guthrie lift Royals
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  By Larry Fine SAN FRANCISCO - Kansas City manager Ned Yost could barely wait to unleash his scariest weapon, the remarkable set of relievers who preserved the lead to...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Giants hope 2012 adversity helps them overcome Royals
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  By Larry Fine SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants hope to be able to draw on their experience in the 2012 postseason as they battle to overcome a 2-1 deficit to the...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Brandon Finnegan makes history by pitching in World Series and College World Series in same year
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO — This wasn't one of those history-making moments that came out of nowhere. Brandon Finnegan, the 21-year-old Kansas City Royals relief pitcher, has...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Box Score -- World Series Game 3: Royals 3, Giants 2
  From the Web › USA Today
  Kansas City takes a 2-1 lead.       
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Royals bullpen holds off Giants, lead World Series 2-1
  From the Web › USA Today
  Finnegan got two huge outs in the seventh inning to hold the lead.       
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Game 3 Did you know: Holland ties postseason saves record
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Here is a look at a number of interesting facts and figures from Friday night's Game 3, including just how important a Game 3 victory is when a Series is previously tied...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Statcast: Perez's scoop and throw too fast for Blanco
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Trailing Game 3 of the World Series by one run in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Giants desperately needed a baserunner. They almost got one on a Gregor Blanco...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Sandoval's postseason on-base streak ends in loss
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Pablo Sandoval entered Friday night's Game 3 a career .333 postseason hitter, with six home runs, 18 RBIs and 12 doubles in 34 games. He finished his night 0-for-4 with...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Playoff-tested Giants have time to right ship
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants have seen this before, this being a stretch when enough runs couldn't be bought, borrowed, leased or imported. But they have also survived these stretches to...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Bochy sticks to plan: Vogelsong in Game 4
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Ryan Vogelsong will be the Giants' starter in Game 4, manager Bruce Bochy said Friday night after San Francisco fell behind the Royals in the World Series. There had...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Morse shrugs off illness for big Game 3 hit
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A few hours before World Series Game 3, Michael Morse was sick -- a flu bug, he thinks -- leaving the Giants potentially without their best bench bat in a critical game...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Giants know the hits will come if they stay focused
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Two runs weren't enough to beat the Royals in Game 3 of the World Series, but it wasn't a matter of poor approaches or a lack of good at-bats that had the Giants'...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Mechanic Throws Out First Pitch at World Series Game 3
  From the Web › NBC
  Despite the bitter ending for the San Francisco Giants in World Series Game 3, there was a celebration for a very special mechanic.Although disappointed fans left the...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• Gambling Bochy creature of habit when it comes to pitchers
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Bruce Bochy is more reluctant to quit on Ryan Vogelsong than he is starting Madison Bumgarner on short rest, getting away from his normal rotation.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:41 PM
• Live World Series updates: Giants vs. Royals, Game 4, Saturday at 5 p.m.
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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• San Francisco Giants' Tim Hudson makes his first World Series start, and it's a mixed bag
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Tim Hudson becomes the second-oldest pitcher in baseball history to make his World Series debut.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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• Purdy: Giants are now the underdog
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost uses his bullpen to fullest advantage in subduing the San Francisco Giants in the all-important third game of the World...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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• World Series: Buster Posey remains confident in Giants and himself, despite his .154 average in World Series
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants' best hitter drove in a run Friday, but he was 0 for 4 and still doesn't have an extra-base hit in the postseason.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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• Kawakami: Giants trail Royals in World Series but feel no pressure
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Game 3 ended in a rush, a sustained hush, and a 3-2 Royals victory before a stunned AT&T crowd on Friday.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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• Five key moments from Royals' 3-2 victory in Game 3 of the World Series
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Kansas City Royals put the odds of winning a championship in their favor by edging the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of the World Series. In the...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:40 PM
• Gamesmanship on! Giants water down infield in effort to slow down Royals
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The San Francisco Giants already possess a notable home-field advantage because of the unique layout at AT&T Park. For Game 3 of the World Series, it appeared the...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:40 PM
• Instant Replay: Giants fall short, Royals take 2-1 series lead
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Despite a two-run rally in the sixth inning, the Giants were edged out 3-2 by the Royals in Game 3 and trail 2-1 in the World Series.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:41 PM
• Vogey, not Bumgarner, for Giants in Game 4
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Manager Bruce Bochy said after Friday's 3-2 loss that Ryan Vogelsong will still start Game 4 rather than moving Madison Bumgarner up a day. "Vogelsong's going tomorrow,"...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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• Thompson: Madison Bumgarner should start Game 4 for San Fancisco Giants
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  These Royals appear to be on the path to end a magical run with a World Series ring and need to be derailed -- if the Giants are to win their third title in five years...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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• Kansas City's Ned Yost goes against the book to beat Giants
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Royals manager Ned Yost stuck with Kelvin Herrera to face San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval instead of going with the numbers and bringing in Brandon Finnegan in key moment...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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• Giants will start Ryan Vogelsong in Game 4 of World Series
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Manager Bruce Bochy had considered bringing back ace Madison Bumgarner on three days' rest
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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• Royals edge Giants, grab 2-1 Series lead
  From the Web › ESPN
  Jeremy Guthrie pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning, Lorenzo Cain drove in an early run off Tim Hudson and made a pair of nifty catches, and the Kansas City Royals...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• Finnegan passes big test, helps Royals win Game 3
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Brandon Finnegan passed his biggest test yet. Only four months after he pitched in the College World Series, the 21-year-old reliever trotted into a troubling seventh...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• Hudson's long-awaited Series debut ends in loss
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  After the long wait to finally get to the World Series, it was the first pitch of the game that helped put Tim Hudson in a hole San Francisco could never overcome...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• Royals hold off Giants to take Series lead
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  By Larry Fine SAN FRANCISCO - Starter Jeremy Guthrie pitched five shutout innings and the bullpen slammed the door shut as Kansas City Royals held on to beat the San...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• Back in the Bay Area, Guthrie gets Series win
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- The Bay Area will always be special to Jeremy Guthrie.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• Royals edge Giants 3-2 for 2-1 World Series lead
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Jeremy Guthrie outpitched fellow Series newcomer Tim Hudson, four Royals relievers combined on four hitless innings and Kansas City beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• MLB pauses during Game 3 to Stand Up To Cancer
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Major League Baseball used its biggest stage for the sixth year in a row to hold a live Stand Up To Cancer moment for a capacity crowd and a global FOX viewing...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• Rally falls short as Giants edged by KC in Game 3
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants placed themselves in an unenviable position Friday night: hoping to return to Kansas City next week. San Francisco's 3-2 loss to the Royals in Game 3 of the...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• Oct. 24 Bruce Bochy postgame interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants manager Bruce Bochy addresses the media following Game 3 of the World Series.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• Giants Edged by KC 3-2 in World Series Gm. 3, Down 2-1
  From the Web › NBC
  Sparkling defense, a stingy bullpen and just enough timely hitting. That same winning formula of fundamental baseball put the Kansas City Royals on top in the World...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• Tim Hudson loses long-awaited World Series debut; Giants down 2-1
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  The Giants played their first World Series game in two years at AT&T Park on Friday night, but it was hard to tell by the silence of the crowd, which mirrored the...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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• World Series: Giants lose Game 3 to Royals
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants lose 3-2 to Kansas City Royals, who take 2-1 Series lead
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• Royals strike again in the sixth then thwart Giants with their bullpen
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO — The Kansas City Royals' mantra this entire postseason has been "Just get to the seventh inning with a lead." That's when their lockdown bullpen...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Tale of the tape: Royals-Giants, Game 4
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Here's a breakdown of the pitching matchup for Game 4 of the World Series at AT&T Park between the Royals' Jason Vargas and the Giants' Ryan Vogelsong.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• It's official: Brandon Finnegan the first to play in two World Series in one year
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Brandon Finnegan achieved a rather rare feat with his first appearance of the World Series in Game 3 on Friday night against the Giants.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Behind strong bullpen, Royals edge Giants 3-2 to take a 2-1 World Series lead
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Royals' bullpen was solid, allowing only two base runners in four innings to preserve Jeremy Guthrie's win in Game 3 of the World Series against the Giants.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• World Series sights and sounds: Rocker Huey Lewis sings the praises of Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Little League World Series U.S. champs Jackie Robinson West of Chicago headed to San Francisco for Game 3 between the Giants and Kansas City Royals
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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• McCovey Cove renaming hoax angers Giants, confuses Willie McCovey
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO — In the history of sports-related viral marketing stunts, this has to be one of the all-time worst. A national boat rental company put out a press...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:40 PM
• Royals lead Giants 3-2 after 6 innings in Game 3
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Jeremy Guthrie pitched shutout ball into the sixth, Lorenzo Cain drove in an early run off Tim Hudson and made a pair of nifty catches, and the Kansas City Royals led...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:40 PM
• Panik's effort, attitude make him a perfect fit with Giants
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Joe Panik arrived in the big leagues in late July and ended the revolving door at second base in San Francisco, and he said he couldn't have had such a successful run if...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:40 PM
• Grateful Giants fan part of star-studded pregame ceremony
  From the Web › MLB.com
  World Series pregame ceremonies typically involve famous people, celebrity anthem singers and great players from the team's past. The Giants had all of that prior to...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:40 PM
• Giants considering changes to bullpen roles
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Speaking before the Giants opposed Kansas City in Game 3 of the World Series, manager Bruce Bochy said he'll consider using long relievers Yusmeiro Petit and Tim...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:40 PM
• Royals add on, lead Giants 3-0 going into the bottom of the sixth inning
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Royals extended their lead over the Giants to 3-0 thanks to an Alex Gordon RBI double and an Eric Hosmer RBI single in the top of the sixth inning of Game 3 of the...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:40 PM
• Giants strike back with two runs, trail 3-2 going into the seventh
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Giants fought back in the bottom of the sixth inning with two runs, making it a one-run game again. The Royals lead 3-2 heading into the seventh inning.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:40 PM
• Royals C Perez's Victoria's Secret pregame ritual
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Royals' All-Star catcher Salvador Perez has an interesting pregame ritual involving a Victoria's Secret product, which he's carried into the World Series.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 6:40 PM
• Jeremy Guthrie blanking Giants; KC now up 3-0
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park At the midpoint of tonight's Game 3 at AT&T Park, the Royals are up 1-0 and starter Jeremy Guthrie has...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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• World Series Game 4 recap: Giants crush Royals 11-4
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Follow the live action Saturday in Game 4 of the World Series beginning at 5 p.m.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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• World Series: Giants steaming over McCovey Cove naming rights hoax
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants great Willie McCovey among many who called team to find about about a naming rights hoax at McCovey Cove that occurred in hours leading up to Game 3...
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• Huge American flag rips during national anthem at World Series Game 3
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO — The combined strength of America is just too much, apparently. The San Francisco Giants rolled out a huge American flag for the pre-game national...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 6:40 PM
• Rollins, Konerko share Clemente award (AFP)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins and White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko received the Clemente Award, the first time two players have shared US baseball's prestigious...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 6:40 PM
• Seasoned Vogelsong ready for first clash with Royals
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Even though Ryan Vogelsong has never started a game against the Royals, there is little they can throw at him in World Series Game 4 that he has not already...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 6:40 PM
• MLB pays tribute to Gwynn before Game 3
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Major League Baseball honored the late Tony Gwynn prior to Game 3 of the World Series between the hometown Giants and Royals on Friday at AT&T Park.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 6:40 PM