Kansas City Royals beat San Francisco Giants 10-0 in World Series game 6

"Mike Moustakas after hitting a double that drove in Alex Gordon in the second inning. He was one of 11 Royals to go to the plate and one of eight who recorded hits during the inning. Credit Jamie Squire/Getty Images" final 10-0 Royals over Giants

10/28/14, "World Series 2014: Royals Crush Giants and Force Game 7," NY Times, David Waldstein

 

"Yordano Ventura, the Royals’ rookie starter, honored the memory of St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, who died in a car accident Sunday in the Dominican Republic, by writing “RIP O.T.” on his cap.

“This game was dedicated to Oscar Taveras, my good friend,” Ventura said through an interpreter. “It was a little emotional for us.”

Ventura pitched seven shutout innings, allowing only three hits. But he walked the bases loaded with one out in the third to add a tiny bit of suspense. Then he got Buster Posey, who is without an extra-base hit in the postseason, to hit into a double play to end the inning as the fans erupted again."...

10/28/14, "Giants manager Bruce Bochy walks through the dugout in the top on the ninth inning during Game 6 of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 in Kansas City, Mo." SF Chronicle photo. final 10-0 Royals over Giants

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