World Series 2014: Complete Preview and Odds for Giants vs. Royals Game 6

In a 2014 World Series that has seen momentum swing after momentum swing, it's the San Francisco Giants with the wind at their backs entering Game 6 while the Kansas City Royals look to beat the odds.

There is one silver lining for the Royals, who are facing elimination, and it's a big one—if they take care of business in two final home games, they're World Series champions.

Of course, Ned Yost's crew isn't looking at it that way, but rather taking things one inning and one at-bat at a time. Any other strategy would be foolish against a hungry Giants team set on wrapping up their third title in the past five years.

Let's get right to it and break down everything you need to know for Game 6.

Game 6 Schedule and Odds

Game	Date	Matchup	Time (ET)	TV
6	Tuesday, 10/28	San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals	8 p.m.	Fox

Team	Spread	Moneyline
San Francisco	+1.5	13-10
Kansas City	-1.5	5-7

Game 6 Over/Under: 7

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark, last updated Oct. 28 at midnight ET

Game 6 Complete Preview

Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press

The last time the fans of Kauffman Stadium saw the Royals, they had evened up the World Series and there was no telling if they would even need Games 6 and 7 at home to close out the title. Now, they'll need to channel some more Kansas City magic just to keep their hopes alive.

Leading two games to one just a few days ago, the Royals have been outscored 16-4 in their past two games. Ever since the Royals took a 4-1 lead in the top of the third inning in Game 4, the Giants have scored 15 unanswered runs to take a 3-2 series lead entering a pivotal Game 6.

Alas, Kansas City still has only one loss at home in the postseason and it came in Game 1 of this series. They'll hand the ball off to Yordano Ventura for Game 6, while the Giants will start Jake Peavy.

The Game 6 pitching matchup fit with 2014 postseason stats is below:

Team	Pitcher	Postseason Stats
Giants	Jake Peavy	1-1, 3 GS, 14.2 IP, 12 H, 3.68 ERA
Royals	Yordano Ventura	0-0, 3 GS, 18.1 IP, 20 H, 4.42 ERA

On the surface, it doesn't look like an ideal situation to be in if you're the Royals, who are strutting out a 23-year-old for the organization's biggest game in 29 years. But it's not just any youngster, as Ventura possesses a powerful fastball and great command that makes him a tough matchup for the Giants' hot bats.

Ventura was hittable for the Giants in Game 2 as they knocked eight hits in 5.1 innings, but scoring proved tougher. They only mustered up two runs.

Kansas City's hitters—who are looking to bounce back themselves—are very confident in Ventura's pitching entering Game 6.

"We have a lot of confidence in Ventura. We have confidence that we will win every time he takes the mound," the Royals' Eric Hosmer told the Associated Press' Ronald Blum, via Detroit Free Press. "We know we can do it. We're a confident group. But we can't do anything without winning Game 6. We're excited to get back home, where we feed off the fans and that energy."

Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press

The Royals should be confident in the youngster, especially after he allowed just two runs on 5.1 innings in a Game 2 win over San Francisco. But that won't make closing the door on the Giants—who are just nine more strong innings away from glory—any easier.

Also not unaware of the work left to be done are the Giants, and neither they nor Peavy is new at performing under this type of pressure. They at least believe in their chances, which is more than half the battle, per MLB:

An offensive revival is to be expected from the Royals, who return home reeling from a 4-for-31 performance at the plate as a team in Game 5. But Madison Bumgarner won't be on the mound, and despite Peavy's strong performances these playoffs, he'll be much more susceptible to rallies in the middle of the game.

The Royals would do well to give Ventura a lead, and if he can hand the ball off to his bullpen with a run advantage intact, that could be all she wrote.

With both of these bullpens proving able to shut the other side down, the biggest key in Game 6 will lie in which of the starting pitchers can give his team the biggest boost early on.