Giants vs. Royals: Game 7 Time, TV Info, Live Stream and More

Here it is, the one-game series everyone's been waiting for—okay, maybe it's just the neutral fans who have wanted it to come this far. 

After the Kansas City Royals 10-0 blowout win over the San Francisco Giants in Game 6, the 2014 World Series will come down to one last duel on the diamond. It's winner-take-all on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Game 7s are can't-miss events in just about any sport, but they are especially magical in baseball. There is no time limit, no shot clock, no arbitrary deadline should the game be locked in a tie. The series ends when it is good and ready to end. With these two teams taking turns putting up dominant performances, there's little telling how it will all unfold.

Here is all the info one needs to catch Game 7.

Date	Time (ET)	Series	Away	Home	TV	Live Stream
October 29	8 p.m.	Tied, 3-3	San Francisco Giants	Kansas City Royals	Fox	MLB.TV

Note: MLB.TV live stream is available for only to subscribers. 


Preview

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It's rare to see Giants outfielder Hunter Pence's wide eyes so downcast, burning a hole into the ground instead of piercing through camera lenses and television sets, but such was the punishment the Royals dished out in Game 6.

Lorenzo Cain and company put the game away early for the home side, riding bloopers and singles and glancing blows all the way to a knockout, seven-run second inning. Cain led the way, as he has for much of the playoffs, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two walks and one run scored.

The Giants could do nothing against rookie Yordano Ventura, whose blazing fastball scorched all the Louisville lumber they were swinging on Tuesday. The 23-year-old fireballer pitched seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits and striking out four.

Yahoo Sports' Jeff Pasan put his performance into context:

All of this leads up to a final contest, where it truly feels like anything can happen with these two teams that have traded blowouts for much of the series.

As stressful as this situation may be for fans, Royals manager Ned Yost knows that the chance to play in a World Series Game 7 is the kind of thing one dream's about growing up.

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"Hitting rocks in the backyard, trying to hit it over the fence for a home run, I never once thought, 'OK, bases loaded, two out, bottom of the ninth, Game 5 of the World Series.' You know? Never. It was always two outs, bottom of the ninth, Game 7 of the World Series," he said, via MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince.

Tim Hudson—a 39-year-old consummate professional still in search of his first World Series ring—will take the mound for the Giants in Game 7. Huddy will do his best to outduel the Royals' Jeremy Guthrie, a career middle-rotation guy who just so happens to be in an excellent run of form this postseason.

Pitcher	G/GS	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
Guthrie	2/2	2.70	10.0	7	3	2	2	.90
Hudson	3/3	3.72	19.1	18	8	1	15	.98

It's not exactly the kind of titanic pitching matchup one expects—or hopes—to see in a Game 7, but that's what happens when two Wild Card teams upset the natural order of things and are left to tangle in the final tango.

In a way, this pitching matchup makes the game more enjoyable, as the spotlight reserved for the mound softens and widens it's scope to include the supporting cast.

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Both teams have featured a steady stream of star turns from role players, whether it's Travis Ishikawa walking the Giants off at AT&T Park and into the World Series or Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas diving into a dugout and galvanizing a trophy-starved fan base.

The Giants could have a secret weapon ready for Game 7 in the form of Madison Bumgarner. His dominant performances in Games 1 and 5 have turned him into an instant hero, and Giants manager Bruce Bochy indicated he could be available on Wednesday during the Game 6 post-game interview, via MLB.com:

"Well, I guess the best thing I can tell you is we'll watch him. We'll see where he's at and how he's doing out there. I can't tell you exactly how far he could go or how many pitches he could go. I think you read him and see how he's doing out there."

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San Francisco will hope that catcher Buster Posey can come through with a big hit in Game 7. He's hitting just .182 for the series and went 0-for-3 in Game 6. Pence has been a tough out for most of the postseason, but he too failed to generate any offense on Tuesday, going just 1-for-4 with a double.

Ventura's performance in Game 6 should allow Yost plenty of flexibility with his bullpen. Greg Holland, Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis all got the night off on Tuesday, and could very well be available to shut the door for the Royals should they manage to scrounge together a late lead.

Should the Royals win the series, it would end a 29-year championship drought and likely be remembered as a particularly stirring underdog run.

The Giants potentially have dynasty recognition on the line in Game 7. After winning the World Series in 2010 and 2012, this long-suffering franchise is clearly going through a boom period, relying on key core players such as Posey, Pablo Sandoval and Tim Lincecum, as well as the steady, guiding hand of Bochy.

Should they lose, there is little to suggest that they will fall off the map next season, but it's tough to remain a contender for so many years with so few playoff spots to go around.