World Series Game 1: Bumgarner, Pence Lead San Francisco Giants To 7-1 Win Over Kansas City Royals

KANSAS CITY (CBS13) —  Madison Bumgarner was already going to be a tough matchup for the Kansas City Royals. The San Francisco Giants pitcher was undefeated in World Series play coming into Tuesday's game.

But before Bumgarner took the field, the Giants already put three runs on the board against James Shields on a Pablo Sandoval double and a Hunter Pence home run.

The Giants would never trail in a 7-1 win over the Royals in Game 1 of the World Series.

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The only blemish on Bumgarner's 7 innings was a Salvador Perez home run in the seventh, which ended his postseason scoreless inning streak at 32 2/3. It's the first run he's allowed in 21 World Series innings.

Shileds lasted just three innings, pitching into the fourth inning until he gave up a single to Michael Morse, scoring Pence. Shields gave up five runs on seven hits, blowing his ERA up to 15.00.

Hunter Strickland pitched a scoreless ninth inning, settling in for an easy outing after giving up four home runs this postseason.

The Giants extended their World Series winning streak to 7 games.

Tuesday's game was the first World Series game for the Royals since 1985, when they beat the St. Louis Cardinals. The loss was the Royals' first of the 2014 postseason. They swept the Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles after knocking out the Oakland Athletics in a one-game Wild Card playoff.

From the get-go, the Giants simply did everything right to win their seventh straight World Series game. There's a reason Bumgarner and these guys in black and orange are trying for their third title in five years.

The Royals, meanwhile, looked nothing like the fresh team that had become baseball's darlings by starting the playoffs with eight wins in a row - pitching, hitting and fielding all deserted them.

The fates seemed to change from the very first batter, in fact. Gregor Blanco led off with a soft line drive to center field and AL Championship Series MVP Lorenzo Cain charged, then backed off as the ball fell for a single. It would've taken a near miracle to catch it, but that's the kind of play the Royals had been making on a routine basis.

Moments later, Pence's homer highlighted a three-run burst in the first inning against James Shields. Nicknamed "Big Game James," he once again failed to live up to that billing and left in the fourth when the Giants made it 5-0.

By then, Royals fans who had waited since 1985 for the Series to come to town had gone silent. Or, worse, they were booing while small "Let's go, Giants!" chants echoed through Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals will try to get even in Game 2 on Wednesday night when rookie Yordano Ventura starts against veteran Jake Peavy.

UP NEXT

Giants: Peavy lost 12 straight decisions this season, spanning his July trade from Boston to the Giants. ... The 33-year-old is 1-3 with a 7.03 ERA in seven postseason starts, including an outing for the Red Sox in last year's World Series. He beat Washington in the NL Division Series and was pulled after four innings vs. St. Louis in the NL Championship Series. ... Royals DH Billy Butler is 14 for 33 (.424) with three HRs off Peavy.

Royals: The 23-year-old Ventura will become the first rookie to start a World Series game at any position for the Royals. No Giants hitter has ever faced the right-hander with a 100 mph heater. ... Ventura pitched well in a start vs. the Angels in the ALDS and struggled vs. Baltimore in an ALCS start.

NO REPLAY NEEDED

The first Series game in the expanded replay era didn't require a single video review. But all six umpires quickly huddled to discuss a foul ball that glanced off Perez's bat on a bounce, and got it right.