Giants vs. Royals: Game 2 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2014 World Series

The Kansas City Royals' bats were going quiet at the worst time. They had scored just five total runs in the previous three games, including one in their loss in Game 1 of the World Series.

But Ned Yost's squad equaled that number in the sixth inning alone Tuesday night, powering out 10 hits in a 7-2 Game 2 win to even the series at 1-1 against the San Francisco Giants.

Kansas City got away from manufacturing runs for the night. Omar Infante crushed a home run and tallied six total bases, Billy Butler hit a pair of RBI singles and the Royals finished with five extra-base knocks.

While Yordano Ventura wasn't razor-sharp (5.1 innings, eight hits, two runs, two strikeouts), the Royals bullpen was once again lights out, as Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland combined to toss 3.2 one-hit innings. 

Prior to the game, MLB Network illustrated San Francisco's prowess against fastballs, which figured to prove important against the fireballing Ventura:

That was evident after just one batter. Ventura threw eight consecutive heaters at leadoff hitter Gregor Blanco, and the last one ended up over the right field fence.

MLB's Public Relations Twitter feed put the blast into historical perspective:

Unlike the rough Game 1 first inning, though, the Royals immediately bounced back. Butler drove home Lorenzo Cain with a single in the opening frame, and Alcides Escobar hit an RBI double in the following inning to make it 2-1 in favor of the home team.

Then, in the sixth, the Royals broke the game wide open off a laboring Jake Peavy and a struggling Hunter Strickland. Following another RBI single from Butler and a two-run double from Salvador Perez, Infante provided the exclamation point with a two-run bomb to left, making it 7-2.

ESPN Stats & Info pointed out the rarity of the hit:

Perhaps frustrated after tying a playoff record with his fifth home run allowed in a single postseason, Strickland had words for Perez as he crossed the plate, causing the benches to momentarily clear.

Rotoworld's D.J. Short had some advice for the hot-headed 26-year-old, whose playoff ERA ballooned to 10.13:

Two of the inning's five runs were charged to Peavy, who finished with a forgettable line: 5.0 innings, four earned runs, six hits, two walks and one strikeout. The performance continued a troubling trend, per SportsCenter's Twitter feed:

Tied at one game apiece, the Fall Classic now heads to San Francisco for Game 3 on Friday night. Jeremy Guthrie will take the bump for the Royals, while Tim Hudson starts for the Giants.

Each team has already displayed the ability to score in bunches. But considering Guthrie's 2.31 ERA since the start of September and Hudson's 13-to-0 strikeout-to-walk ratio this postseason, there's a strong chance Game 3 develops into a pitcher's duel.