Christopher Hanewinckel/USA TODAY SportsThe Royals won their 10th game in 11 games this postseason.The only other time the Royals have had any lead in the World Series was after winning Game 7 in 1985.
Kansas City has now won 13 of its past 14 postseason games dating back to the 1985 World Series, handing the Giants their fourth loss in their past 20 postseason games, and their first loss in their past seven World Series home games.
In the process, Royals manager Ned Yost joined Ozzie Guillen (2005) as the only managers to win 10 of their first 11 postseason games.
Flawless bullpen
Once again, the Royals' bullpen came through to help save the day.
The bullpen allowed no hits in four scoreless innings. Kansas City relievers have a 1.08 ERA and opponents are hitting .136 against them since the beginning of the American League Division Series.
Greg Holland finished it off with his seventh save this postseason, tied with five other closers for the most saves in a single postseason. Holland has 27 straight saves dating back to the regular season and hasn’t blown one since July 24.
The bullpen took over after Jeremy Guthrie left the game before recording an out in the sixth inning. Guthrie is the first pitcher to start and win a postseason game without striking out a batter since Andy Messersmith did so for the Dodgers in the 1974 National League Championship Series against the Pirates, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Sixth inning is the charm
After Lorenzo Cain knocked in the first run in the first inning, Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmerextended the Royals' lead to 3-0 in the sixth inning. Gordon now has 10 RBIs this postseason, tying Willie Aikens for the most in a single postseason by a Royals player. Hosmer became the first player to notch a World Series RBI on his birthday since Junior Ortiz (Twins) and Rafael Belliard (Braves) did so on the same day 23 years earlier to the day.
The Royals have scored seven of their 11 runs in the World Series in the sixth inning.
The Cain RBI came after Alcides Escobar hit the first leadoff double in a World Series game since Jimmy Rollins in 2008's Game 4. The Royals scored a first-inning run in consecutive World Series games for the first time since Games 3 and 4 in 1980.
The Royals are now 10-1 this postseason, the third-best win percentage by any team in a single postseason in the wild-card era. The 2005 White Sox and 1999 Yankees were both 11-1.
The Royals are now two wins away from winning their second World Series title, and history is on their side. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, teams that win Game 3 on the road of a World Series tied at 1-1 have won the series 75.9 percent of the time (22 of 29).
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