KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Eric Hosmer chopped a two-run double as the Kansas City Royals turned bloops, bouncers and a botched grounder into an early blowout, bolting past the San Francisco Giants 8-0 Tuesday night after three innings in Game 6 of the World Series.
Trying to force a Game 7, the Royals chased Jake Peavy while scoring seven times in the second. When Omar Infante doubled in the third, every Kansas City batter already had a hit.
If the Series does indeed go the limit, it would be Tim Hudson starting for the Giants against Jeremy Guthrie on Wednesday night. And that bodes well for Kansas City: Home teams have won the last nine Game 7s in the World Series.
Royals rookie Yordano Ventura made the one big pitch he needed to keep it a rout. After walking the bases loaded with one out in the third, he got Buster Posey to ground into a first-pitch double play.
Shut out by Madison Bumgarner in Game 5 at AT&T Park, and facing a 3-2 deficit, the Royals hoped for a break to bust loose at Kauffman Stadium. Instead, they got lots of them as everything seemed to go Kansas City’s way.