Royals force Game 7

By Jeremy Kahn

With a chance to win their third World Championship in the past five years, the San Francisco Giants will have to wait until the final game of the season.

Lorenzo Cain hit a two-run single in the bottom of the second inning, as the Kansas City Royals scored seven runs in the inning on their way to a 10-0 shutout over the Giants in Game Six of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium.

Eric Hosmer added a two-run double, as the Royals got hits from eight different players in the inning on their way to forcing a decisive Game Seven on Wednesday night.

Cain drove in three runs on the night, and was among six different Royals to have two hits in the game.

Mike Moustakas hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning, stopping a 36-inning homeless streak, the longest such streak since 1945.

Giants starter Jake Peavy lasted just 1.1 innings before being replaced by reliever Yusmeiro Petit in the bottom of the second inning.

Peavy gave up five runs on six hits, the shortest outing by a starter in the World Series since David Wells retired just three batters in the 2003 World Series for the New York Yankees against the Florida Marlins, this according to STATS.

That second inning lasted 32 minutes, as the Royals never looked back and are now one win away from their first World Championship since 1985.

After scoring 15 consecutive runs in Games Four and Five, the Giants were unable to get anything off of rookie starter Yordano Ventura.

The key play in the game when Brandon Belt tried to go to first instead of home on a Alcides Escobar dribbler, like Peavy was yelling and loaded the bases .

Following the Fielders’ Choice, Nori Aoki picked up a base hit that chased Peavy.

Ventura pitched seven innings, allowing three hits, while walking five and striking out four on the night.

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