Pablo Sandoval knocked in a run with a double and Hunter Pence added a two-run home run to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-0 lead over the Kansas City Royals after a half inning in Game 1 of the World Series.
Giants jump out to 3-0 lead in 1st inning
It could have been even worse for the Royals.
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Sandoval laced an 0-1 offspeed pitch from Royals starter James Shields down the right field line to score Gregor Blanco, who led off the game with a single.
Buster Posey was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first, otherwise the Giants' lead would have been even larger after this happened:
How rare is allowing three runs in the top of the first inning of Game 1 of the World Series?
Top 1st Game 1 WS, 3+ runs:1903 PIT: 4 off Cy Young1945 CHN: 4 off Hal Newhouser1966 BAL: 3 off Don Drysdale2014 SF: 3 off James Shields
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