World Series Play-by-Play, Game 4

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Play-by-play of Game 4 of the 2014 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants:

Lineups_Royals: Alcides Escobar (ss), Alex Gordon (lf), Lorenzo Cain (rf), Eric Hosmer (1b), Mike Moustakas (3b), Omar Infante (2b), Salvador Perez (c), Jarrod Dyson (cf), Jason Vargas (lhp).

Giants: Gregor Blanco (cf), Joe Panik, (2b), Buster Posey (c), Hunter Pence (rf), Pablo Sandoval (3b), Brandon Belt (1b), Juan Perez (lf), Brandon Crawford (ss), Ryan Vogelsong (rhp).

Umpires_Home, Ted Barrett; First, Hunter Wendelstedt; Second, Jeff Kellogg; Third, Jeff Nelson; Left, Eric Cooper; Right, Jim Reynolds; Replay, Jerry Meals.

Official Scorers– Michael Duca (Giants official scorer), Jeff Passan (Yahoo! Sports), Susan Slusser (San Francisco Chonicle).

First Pitch– 8:08 p.m. EDT.

Royals First: Vogelsong pitching. Escobar grounded out, shortstop Crawford to first baseman Belt. Gordon struck out looking. Cain singled to right. Hosmer struck out swinging.

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 0, Royals 0.

Giants First: Vargas pitching. Blanco walked. With Panik batting, Blanco takes second on a wild pitch by Vargas. Panik popped out to third baseman Moustakas. With Posey batting, Blanco stole third. Posey walked. Pence grounded into a force out, Posey out at second, third baseman Moustakas to second baseman Infante, Blanco scored. Sandoval struck out swinging.

1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 1, Royals 0.

Royals Second: Moustakas grounded out, second baseman Panik to first baseman Belt. Infante popped out to catcher Posey. S.Perez singled to left. Dyson grounded into force out, S.Perez out at second, first baseman Belt to shortstop Crawford.

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 1, Royals 0.

Giants Second: Belt flied out to center fielder Dyson. J.Perez flied out to center fielder Dyson. Crawford grounded out, first baseman Hosmer to pitcher Vargas.

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 1, Royals 0.

Royals Third: Vargas flied out center fielder Blanco. Escobar singled up the middle. Gordon grounded into a force out, Escobar out at second, first baseman Belt to shortstop Crawford. With Cain batting, Gordon stole second. Cain singled to short, Gordon to third. Hosmer singled to first baseman Belt, Gordon scored, Cain to second. Moustakas walked, Cain to third, Hosmer to second. Infante singled up the middle, Cain and Hosmer scored, Moustakas to second. S.Perez singled to center, Moustakas scored, Infante to second. Jean Machi relieved Vogelsong, batting ninth. Dyson walked, Infante to third, S.Perez to second. Vargas struck out looking.

4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Royals 4, Giants 1.

Giants Third: Matt Duffy, pinch hitting for Machi, singled to left. Blanco grounded out, second baseman Infante to first baseman Hosmer, M.Duffy to second. Panik flied out to left fielder Gordon. Posey singled to left, M.Duffy scored. Pence singled to left, Posey to second. Sandoval struck out swinging.

1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 4, Giants 2.

Royals Fourth: Yusmeiro Petit pitching. Escobar popped out to shortstop Crawford. Gordon flied out to center fielder Blanco. Cain struck out swinging.

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Royals 4, Giants 2.

Giants Fourth: Belt struck out on a foul tip. J.Perez singled to left. Crawford flied out to right fielder Cain. Petit singled to center, J.Perez to second. Blanco popped out to shortstop Escobar.

0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 4, Giants 2.

Royals Fifth: Hosmer doubled to right field. Moustakas popped out to shortstop Crawford. Infante struck out swinging. S.Perez popped out to second baseman Panik.

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 4, Giants 2.

Giants Fifth: Panik doubled to right center. Jason Frasor relieved Vargas. Posey grounded out, shortstop Escobar to first baseman Hosmer, Panik to third. Pence singled to center, Panik scored. Danny Duffy relieved Frasor. Sandoval singled to left, Pence to third. Belt walked, Sandoval to second. J.Perez flied out to center, Pence scored. Crawford struck out looking.

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 4, Giants 4.

Royals Sixth: Dyson singled to right. Nori Aoki, pinch hitting for D.Duffy, grounded into a double play, first baseman Belt to shortstop Crawford to first baseman Belt, Dyson out at second. Escobar flied out to left field.

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Royals 4, Giants 4.

Giants Sixth: Brandon Finnegan relieved D.Duffy. Joaquin Arias, pinch hitting for Petit, singled to right. Blanco singled to left, Arias to second. With Panik batting, Arias safe on pick off attempt. Royals challenged pick off call and safe call on field was upheld. Panik out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Moustakas to second baseman Infante, Arias to third, Blanco to second. Posey intentionally walked. Pence grounded into force out, Arias out at home, shortstop Escobar to catcher S.Perez. Blanco to third, Posey to second. Sandoval singled to right center, Blanco and Posey scored, Pence to second. Belt singled up the middle, Pence scored, Sandoval to second. J.Perez grounded out, second baseman Infante to first baseman Hosmer.

3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 7, Royals 4.

Royals Seventh: Jeremy Affeldt relieved Petit, replacing Arias. Gordon flied out to left. Cain lined out to third. Hosmer singled to pitcher. Moustakas grounded out, second baseman Panik to first baseman Belt.

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 7, Royals 4.

Giants Seventh: Crawford singled to short. Michael Morse, pinch hitting for Affeldt, walked, Crawford to second. Tim Collins relieved Finnegan and replaced Moustakas in batting order, batting fifth. Defensive substitution, Jason Nix replaces Finnegan, batting ninth and playing third base. Blanco singled on a bunt to pitcher Collins, and on Collins throwing error, Crawford scored, Morse to third. Panik doubled to center, Morse and Blanco scored. Posey grounded out the first baseman Hosmer, Panik to third. Pence doubled to left, Panik scored. Sandoval popped out to third. Belt walked. J.Perez stuck out

4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Giants 11, Royals 4.

Royals Eighth: Sergio Romo relieved Affeldt and replaced Morse in batting order, batting ninth. Infante flied out to center fielder Blanco. S.Perez singled to left. Dyson grounded out, second baseman Panik to first baseman Belt, S.Perez to second. Nix struck out swinging.

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 11, Royals 4.

Giants Eighth: Crawford struck out swinging. Travis Ishikawa, pinch hitting for Romo, lined out to second baseman Infante. Blanco grounded out, second baseman Infante to first baseman Hosmer.

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 11, Royals 4.

Royals Ninth: Hunter Strickland relieved Romo and replaced Ishikawa in batting order, batting ninth. Escobar struck out swinging. Gordon doubled to right field. Cain flied out to right fielder Pence. Hosmer grounded out, second baseman Panik to first baseman Belt

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 11, Royals 4.

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