Giants Reign Again
Madison Bumgarner was masterful, leading the Giants to their third title in five years. Jayson Stark »
SERIES DETAILS
GIANTS WIN OVER ROYALS, 4-3
J. Affeldt (W)- IP: 2.1
ER: 0 K/BB: 0/0
- IP: 2.1
J. Guthrie (L)- IP: 3.1
ER: 3 K/BB: 3/0
- IP: 3.1
CONTENT ARCHIVE
• Stark: Madison Bumgarner saves the Giants »
• Schoenfield: Bumgarner's legend grows in win »
• Caple: Panik's memorable defensive gem »
• Crasnick: Spirited Royals exit World Series »
• Armchair Manager: Bochy vs. Yost »
• Schoenfield: Best WS pitching performances »
• World Series Timeline »
• Giants win third championship in five years 
• Bumgarner earns World Series MVP »
• Stats & Info: Giants again win it all »
• BBTN: Breaking down the Giants' win
• BBTN: Madison the truly magnificent
• BBTN: How the Giants got it done
• Pence: Sweet for Giants to win another title
• Posey: Another title for the Giants
• Panik: Being a member of a Series winner
• Morse: Describing Giants winning Series
• Bowden: What's next for the Giants? 
• Bowden: What's next for the Royals?
• Schoenfield: Panik with defensive play of WS »
• Photo gallery: The best of the World Series 
• ESPN's World Series Game 7 predictions »
• Bowden/Szymborski: WS Game 7 cheat sheet
• Olney: Bumgarner set to do what Giants need
• Schoenfield: Ranking the 36 Game 7s »
• Schoenfield: Hudson vs. Guthrie »
• Schoenfield: Random thoughts »
• Baseball Tonight at the World Series
• Stats & Info: Game 7 storylines to focus on »
• Stark: The inning that changed the Series »
• Schoenfield: Baseball gods order up a Game 7 »
• Armchair Manager: Grading the skippers »
• Caple: Why the Giants will win Game 7 »
• Crasnick: Infinite possibilities for Game 7 »
• Royals crush Giants, even series at 3-3
• BBTN: Breaking down Royals' Game 6 win
• BBTN: Royals save bullpen for Game 7
• BBTN: Previewing Game 7 of World Series
• Cain on Royals' rout of Giants
• Moustakas: 'Let's Do It'
• Stats & Info: Royals' bats come alive »
• Photo gallery: The best of the World Series
• Schoenfield: Peavy vs. Ventura »
• Schoenfield: Random thoughts »
• Baseball Tonight at the World Series
• Stats & Info: Game 6 storylines to focus on »
• Caple: Ever-present, front-row, "Marlins fan" »
• Lukas: World Series a baseball fashion revival »
• Stark: Bumgarner defining Series greatness »
• Schoenfield: Bumgarner dominant yet again »
• Caple: With a heavy heart, Perez gets big hit »
• Crasnick: Royals retreat to familiar territory »
• Armchair Manager: Grading the skippers »
• Giants beat Royals, take 3-2 series lead
• BBTN: Bumgarner adds to his legend
• BBTN: Can the Royals bounce back?
• Bumgarner on his Game 5 masterpiece
• Stats & Info: Bumgarner dominates »
• Photo gallery: The best of the World Series
• Schoenfield: Shields vs. Bumgarner »
• Schoenfield: Random thoughts »
• Baseball Tonight at the World Series
• Stats & Info: Game 5 storylines to focus on »
• Perez moved up to fifth in Royals' order »
• Stark: Giants win the battle of the bullpens »
• Caple: Time to back off on manager bashing »
• Schoenfield: Giants get to Royals' bullpen »
• Crasnick: Giants, Royals amp up the drama »
• Armchair Manager: Grading the skippers »
• Giants beat Royals, even series at 2-2
• Stats & Info: Giants even World Series »
• Royals lose first-ever Series replay challenge »
• BBTN: Which team holds the edge?
• Sandoval: 'We never give up'
• Pence: 'Get out and compete'
• World Series Game 5 preview
• Photo gallery: The best of the World Series
• Schoenfield: Vargas vs. Vogelsong »
• Baseball Tonight at the World Series
• Royals question wetter dirt at Giants' ballpark »
• Stark: Yost keeps managing to win »
• Schoenfield: Royals' bullpen to the rescue »
• Armchair Manager: Grading the skippers »
• Crasnick: Giants stick with Vogelsong »
• World Series Game 4 preview
• Caple: Pence signs get a K.C. flavor »
• Stats & Info: Royals' bullpen shines »
• Royals beat Giants, go up 2-1 in series
• BBTN: Is Yost good, lucky or both?
• Hosmer: Big hit helps lift Royals
• Holland: Closes out win for K.C.
• Photo gallery: The best of the World Series
• Schoenfield: Guthrie vs. Hudson »
• Schoenfield: Royals and quirky OF dimensions »
• Royals to start Cain in RF for Game 3 »
• Stats & Info: Game 3 top stats to know »
• Salvador Perez: A Royal catch
• Crasnick: Hudson's turn in spotlight »
• Stark: Royals faced with designated problem »
• Caple: Giants still confident in their bullpen »
• Schoenfield: Time to play Jarrod Dyson »
• BBTN Podcast: Buster Olney and Keith Law 
• Petriello: The next Wade Davis
• Stark: Yost wins chess match over Bochy »
• Armchair Manager: Grading the skippers »
• Caple: Strickland turns explosive »
• Crasnick: Butler delivers for Royals »
• Schoenfield: Royals make a big statement »
• Stats & Info: K.C. bounces back in big way »
• Royals beat Giants, even up series
• BBTN: Royals' bullpen key in Game 2
• Strickland, Perez on stare down
• Butler talks about Royals' win
• Cain, Royals right back in it
• Photo gallery: The best of the World Series
• Wulf: Echoes of the '85 Royals »
• Schoenfield: Peavy vs. Ventura »
• Stats & Info: Game 2 top stats to know »
• Olney: Royals' playoff inexperience exposed
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TEAM INFO
POSTSEASON HISTORY
Championships: 8
Last title: 2014
Last season:
Did not make the playoffs
Championships: 2
Last title: 2015
Last season:
Did not make the playoffs
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