SI's Best Photos From Game 2 of the 2014 World Series

SI Staff | Oct 23, 2014

SI's Best Photos From Game 2 of the 2014 World Series /

SI's Best Photos From Game 2 of the 2014 World Series

The Kansas City Royals evened the World Series at 1-1 on a night when they scored five runs in the 6th inning, including this one by Lorenzo Cain that made it a 3-2 game.

Omar Infante drills a two-run shot to give the Royals their final runs. The homer came against Hunter Strickland, who has now allowed five this postseason.

Salvador Perez exchanges words with Hunter Stickland (not pictured) after the Giants reliever got a little testy after surrendering a two-run homer to Omar Infante.

Eric Hosmer dives to first to get Gregor Blanco out in the third inning.

Blanco had homered in the first inning. He finished the night 1-for-4.

Michael Morse breaks his bat on a foul ball.

Brandon Belt is tagged out at second by Omar Infante after going halfway to third on a flyout to right.

Lorenzo Cain attempts to reel in a ball off the bat of Pablo Sandoval.

The ball bounced off Lorenzo Cain's glove before he slammed into the wall, enabling Pablo Sandoval to reach base on a double.

With the game tied at 2-2 in the sixth inning, defensive replacement Jarrod Dyson failed to complete this catch.

Fortunately for Dyson, the Royals got out of the inning without surrendering a run.

Lorenzo Cain gets back to first before Brandon Belt can apply the tag.

Travis Ishikawa was forced out at second by Alcides Escobar in the fifth inning.

Game 1 standout Hunter Pence has but one hit in Wednesday's contest.

Lorenzo Cain reaches second safely with the first of four doubles the Royals had in Game 2.

Hunter Pence attempts in vain to make a play on a foul ball.

Billy Butler broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single off Jean Machi, who had replaced starter Jake Peavy.

Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar helped Kansas City hold San Francisco to two runs and snap the Giants run of seven consecutive World Series wins.

Gregor Blanco became the 10th player to open a World Series game with a home run when he drilled a 98mph fastball by Yordano Ventura, the first rookie to make a start in the Fall Classic in Royals history.

Gregor Blanco is congratulated by teammates after giving the Giants a 1-0 lead.

George Brett threw out the first pitch in Game 2.

Published Oct 23, 2014

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