October 26, 2014
Fifteen runs (click here) in Game 4, 11 by the Giants as they evened the World Series at two games apiece, looks like an offensive explosion at first glance.
But it hardly felt like it. Neither team hit a home run. There were only five doubles between Kansas City and San Francisco. So how did the Giants pull it out?
They drew six walks. While they only had three extra-base hits, they collected 16 total hits. Between that many hits and those walks, that’s a whole lot of base runners. And while the back end of the Kansas City bullpen has been so highly touted–Herrera, Davis and Holland–San Francisco broke through against the pitchers that are supposed to lead up to them. The Royals led 4-1 before the Giants knocked around starter Jason Vargas, reliever Jason Frasor, and most notably lefty Brandon Finnegan....
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it.....take your base.
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it.....take your base.
