this is the man terry collins wants on the mound to try to get it to familia, the closer, who has been perfect, and leads lee national league in saves. had a white-knuckler here on thursday, but got it done. strike one. contreras tonight has struck out twice and grounded out. he s a guy who s been exposed to the rule five draft, and he really didn t become a major prospect until he went behind the plate as a catcher in 2012, and now he s one of the top young guys in baseball, although 26, so it s not like he s a baby. john: know, and he s not afraid, either. that speaks to his confidence. he is confident at a couple different positions. he certainly can swing the bat, that is why he is appear. joe: and he just spoiled that pitch. he s reached base safely in all 13 major-league games coming into tonight. that is strike three, and outnumber one here in the eighth. and contreras is leading the home plate umpire hear it. john: this is absolute paint where the glove is. cont
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we welcome you to the chevrolet world series on fox postgame show. the royals, after losing game one, now have a 2-1 lead in this world series with just a whale of a ball game. a hard-fought 3-2 win. where, again, the bull pen was unbelievable for kansas city. who have i got with me? how about hall of famer frank thomas at the end and a couple of world series champs, nick swisher and gabe kapler. i m kevin burkhardt. the bull pen was ridiculous for kansas city and the orves hffen something to do with it well. here is ken rosenthal with escobar and gordon. first pitch of the game, alcides. hit a double and scored a run. what were you looking for from tim hudson? i was looking for possible i know he throw me a fastball the first pitch of the game and i look and i go to i want to swing at the first pitch and try to hit the basketball aeball and g double. you took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth with your bull pen ready. how confident are you in that situation?
i ll punch out the side. his stuff is incredible! joe: 107 pitches for bumgarner who you know will be begging bruce bochy, if this world series goes seven games, to appear in that seventh game. that misses outside. ball one. harold: that is the thing about bumgarner. it s not just the stuff. it s terrific. but it s the mindset as well. it s almost like a marathon runner. i could never run a marathon because i tell myself i m too tired. he would continue to push himself through. mental toughness. tom: he pitched game three against washington and the next day, throughout the game, he is bugging bruce bochy, hey, i can get laroche. i can get harper! he wanted to come out of the bull pen the day after his start. joe: here is the 1-2. outside. 2-2. game seven only if necessary. the winner of tonight s game will have a chance to clench it on tuesday night in kansas city in game six. off the end of the bat. dangerously into the seats. still 2-2. talk about the dominance of w
champions. the second world series title for the giants as san francisco has a chance to clench their third world championship over theirs last five years. destiny. fair ball! and the royals win it! and the royals have been blessed. almost like they are destined. you just have that feeling. on this night, two teams chase one g÷word that will defi their identity. by night s end, it will be one or the other. the san francisco giants look for a third ring to complete a unique triple crown. the giant win the pennant. another mastery from the giants young age. it s three decades since kansas city was baseball royalty. the royals have won the 1985 world series! tonight, they can restore their kingdom. oh, kansas city, tonight. a game seven. the place where one pitch can transform reality into the thrill of a lifetime. that s the magnitude and the diamond and the diamonds become the crossroads of despair or agony or ecstasy, dynasty or destiny, right here on