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Royal flush in sight

October 24, 2014

KC wins in SF 3-2 to take 2-1 World Series lead

Korean 'Superfan' Sung Woo Lee's Kansas City Royals are just two wins away from taking the crown. (AP)

Korean ‘Superfan’ Sung Woo Lee’s Kansas City Royals are just two wins away from taking the crown. (AP)

The Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 Friday night to take a 2-1 World Series lead. The feel-good sports story of the year is just two wins away from the perfect Hollywood ending.

Lorenzo Cain’s RBI groundout put the Royals ahead in the first inning, and Kansas City expanded its lead to 3-0 in the sixth when Alex Gordon hit an RBI double and scored on Eric Hosmer’s single off left-hander Javier Lopez.

The Giants finally got to the Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie in the bottom of the sixth when pinch-hitter Michael Morse hit an RBI double over third base just past the glove of a diving Mike Moustakas and scored on Buster Posey’s groundout against the flamethrower Kelvin Herrera.

But the game was essentially over once the ball was handed over to the Royals’ bullpen. Herrera, Brandon Finnegan, Wade Davis and Greg Holland combined for four innings of hitless relief — the longest in a Series game in 22 years.