KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Win or lose, Jake Peavy is a treat to watch when he pitches.
He scowls, he shouts, he grimaces, he grins. Never hard to tell how things are going for him.
And depending how he does for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night against Kansas City rookie Yordano Ventura, this World Series could quickly shape up as an even match or a mismatch.
Madison Bumgarner, who shows virtually no emotion on the mound, got the Giants off to a terrific start in Game 1. Given an early cushion by Hunter Pence’s home run, the man called MadBum by his teammates carried a shutout into the seventh inning and beat the Royals 7-1 Tuesday night.
“He doesn’t get flustered out there,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.