Giants vs. Royals: Latest World Series 2014 Twitter Reaction

If you missed the first two games of the 2014 World Series, and someone told you the San Francisco Giants scored a total of nine runs and the Kansas City Royals scored eight, you'd probably just nod your head thinking that was par for the course. Oh boy, would you be wrong.

The Royals postseason winning streak was put to a halt after the Giants pummeled them to the tune of 7-1 off a fantastic effort from Madison Bumgarner. However, just when Kansas City appeared dead in the water, it rediscovered its winning formula in Game 2, utilizing great baserunning and relief pitching to even the series after a 7-2 victory.

That sounds a whole lot different than simply announcing the series is even, with the Giants having scored one more run than the Royals.

Luckily for us, we live in the social media age. Twitter has become a staple source of communication for athletes, fans and media, and we can use a few choice tweets as a guide through all of the World Series action.

Following a brutal Game 1, the Royals came back with a vengeance on Wednesday. Perhaps the writing was already on the wall when MLB tweeted this quote from general manager Dayton Moore:

Well, things didn't exactly start off as Kansas City was hoping. Rookie Yordano Ventura got the start for the Royals in Game 2. He showed plenty of promise as a prospect due to his ability to throw a 100 mph fastball, but his nerves may have gotten the best of him right out of the gate.

Gregor Blanco took the pitcher yard right out of the gate for a leadoff home run. The score was the first of its kind for the Giants despite the team's history of prowess in the World Series, via ESPN Stats & Info:

Pressure was fully on Ventura after that, and the rookie would make a nice recovery, getting out of the inning without allowing another run. Will Brinson of CBS Sports summed up the situation for the rookie:

Billy Butler tied the game up in the bottom of the first, sending a single to left center and scoring Lorenzo Cain. The designated hitter was all smiles after knotting things up, via MLB Fan Cave:

The teams exchanged runs, and we headed into the bottom of the sixth inning with the score deadlocked at 2-2. That's when Kansas City's bats came alive—and so did Twitter.

Butler remained on fire in Game 2 and got things going for the Royals. Another single to left center brought Cain home for the second time and moved Eric Hosmer into scoring position. Salvador Perez took it from there, knocking a double deep to center and scoring two runs. Omar Infante finished the job with a two-run jack that put the Royals up 7-2.

Just how bad did Kansas City shred Giants pitchers during that onslaught? ESPN Stats & Info has the details:

This is where things got dicey for a moment.

Hunter Strickland entered the game for San Francisco, and Infante took full advantage of the rookie, taking him deep for a home run that also scored Perez. However, the pitcher wasn't too happy about something and began yelling at Perez as he crossed home plate.

USA Today Sports tweeted a picture of the umpire restraining Perez to keep him from retaliating:

Of course, that led to the benches briefly clearing, via Bleacher Report:

Luckily, there was no confrontation and the situation was put to rest. With that interesting development over and done with, it was time for the Royals bullpen to do what it does best—close out a game in decisive fashion.

Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland were way too much for the Giants lineup to handle. They combined to pitch 3.2 innings, allowing just one hit and zero runs. Herrera earned the win, and with that, Kansas City's bullpen made postseason history:

With the game finally in the books, SportsCenter tweeted the end result:

Thursday is a travel day for these teams, as the series now moves to San Francisco for three games. With things tied up through two games, folks on Twitter began to speculate of the near future.

Jon Morosi of Fox Sports 1 noted that AL teams generally haven't fared very well under NL rules in the World Series:

Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle took a look down memory lane and tweeted this fun fact about the Giants:

MLB looked back in time to decipher which team had the advantage heading into Game 3:

Regardless of these historical facts or trends, one thing is for certain: We are fortunate enough to see two evenly matched teams face off on baseball's grandest stage. The Giants and Royals have provided us with two thrilling games so far, and there's no reason to think that will change going forward.

This year's World Series looks capable of going a full seven games, and Twitter is sure to provide us with continued statistics, analysis and plenty of entertainment until a champion is crowned.