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World Series 2014 Game 1 Lineups: San Francisco Giants At Kansas City Royals

By Bryan Rose

Oct 20, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of the field with logos before practice the day before the start of the 2014 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 20, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of the field with logos before practice the day before the start of the 2014 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Kansas City Royals will host the San Francisco Giants in Game 1 of the 2014 World Series.

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In just a matter of hours the Kansas City Royals will open Kauffman Stadium to World Series play for the first time in nearly three decades.

Opposing them will be the San Francisco Giants who are appearing in their third World Series in the past five seasons. Clearly a matchup of exuberance versus experience, both the Royals and Giants were a single game away from not even advancing out of the Wild Card round but both have rode their hot streaks to the Fall Classic.

San Francisco is currently 8-2 during the 2014 postseason while Kansas City has yet to lose a game at  8-0.

Below are their Game 1 lineups for the 2014 World Series

San Francisco Giants:

1. Gregor Blanco (L) CF
2. Joe Panik (L) 2B
3. Buster Posey (R) C
4. Pablo Sandoval (S) 3B
5. Hunter Pence (R) RF
6. Brandon Belt (L) 1B
7. Michael Morse (R) DH
8. Travis Ishikawa (L) LF
9. Brandon Crawford (R) SS

Madison Bumgarner LHP

Kansas City Royals:

1. Alcides Escobar (R) SS
2. Nori Aoki (L) RF
3. Lorenzo Cain (R) CF
4. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B
5. Billy Butler (R) DH
6. Alex Gordon (L) LF
7. Salvador Perez (R) C
8. Omar Infante (R) 2B
9. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B

James Shields RHP

James Shields has struggled during the postseason though does have some history against the San Francisco Giants as he tossed a complete game shutout against against them earlier this year. Madison Bumgarner meanwhile has been almost flawless during the 2014 postseason though has yet to face the Kansas City Royals this season in what should be a wonderful way to start the Fall Classic.

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