After an amazing post-season effort the KC Royals went down to defeat in the first game of the 2014 World Series. How does that affect their chances of winning the series? History is against them the odds being about 1 in 3 of a comeback. But history doesn’t always repeat itself.
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) hits a solo home run against the San Francisco Giants in the 7th inning during game one of the 2014 World Series at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports
“The Kansas City Royals won eight consecutive games this postseason before running into a buzzsaw by the name of Madison Bumgarner. The balls that fell in for hits in the Royals previous playoff wins didn’t in Game 1 of the World Series and as a result they find themselves facing a deficit heading into Game 2.
“We just couldn’t find any holes,” designated hitter Billy Butler said. “We spotted ’em some runs early and a good pitcher like that, he’s done a good job of keeping those leads.”
“So step one to the Royals getting back in the series is making the most of their opportunities. They ranked fourth in the majors during the regular season with a .271 average with runners in scoring position, but were 0-for-3 in the third inning of Game 1.
“And after that, they didn’t get another at-bat with a runner in scoring position the rest of the game.” Read more…
It looks like the Royals have their work cut out for them.
