Royals, Giants set World Series Game 7 lineups
This is it! A champion will be crowned on Wednesday thanks to one of these two lineups.
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Come on, you know what the Royals' lineup looks like. This is their 15th playoff game, and they've messed with what's worked for them only when switching to an NL park forced them. They'll have Jeremy Guthrie on the mound to take on the Giants and Tim Hudson, in what is the first Game 7 start for either pitcher in their first World Series.
Hudson is the oldest pitcher to ever start a World Series Game 7, but as has been more than hinted at since Game 6 ended, he might not even pitch for all that long. If he's going great, that's one thing, but if things start to slip, expect to see the Giants' bullpen -- and probably Madison Bumgarner -- come into play immediately.
On the Royals' side of things, Guthrie likely also has a short leash since Yordano Ventura's seven innings allowed the most significant pieces of the pen to get a night off. Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland are all as rested as they can be at this late stage of the season, and Brandon Finnegan, Danny Duffy, and hey, maybe even Game 5 starter James Shields are in the mix if necessary as well.
The Giants made one change to their lineup, with Juan Perez getting the start in left over Travis Ishikawa to take on the right-handed Guthrie. It's more about Perez's defense than anything, since the Giants need to do something to keep those dinky singles from ruining their championship run.
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