SI's Best Photos of Game 5 of the 2014 World Series

SI's Best Photos of Game 5 of the 2014 World Series

Madison Bumgarner pitched one of the greatest games in World Series history with his compete-game shutout of the Kansas City Royals, during which he struck out eight and didn't issue a single walk.

Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence celebrate as the Giants pad a 2-0 lead by scoring three times in the eighth inning.

After leading off the eighth with back-to-back singes, Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence both scored on a one-out double by Juan Perez.

A Giants fan hold up his YES sign in the background as San Francisco moved within a win of capturing the World Series title as the series heads back to Kansas City.

Buster Posey got the first hit of the night off James Shields, then grounded out twice and walked once the rest of the night.

First baseman Brandon Belt made a slide back to the bag to get Salvador Perez out in the top of the fourth.

The Royals had only four runners get on base against the Giants and went 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position.

Brandon Belt laid down a bunt single with one down in the second inning, moving Hunter Pence to second. The Giants took a 1-0 lead later in the inning.

Madison Bumgarner lowered his ERA to 0.29 in four World Series starts. He threw a strike on 84 of his 117 pitches Sunday night.

Hunter Pence scored in the second inning on the first of Brandon Crawford's three RBI on the night.

Buster Posey and his teammates finished with 12 hits against the Royals.

James Shields struck out four over six innings and walked one batter.

Eric Hosmer and the Royals have now gone 15 consecutive innings without scoring against the Giants and 20 of 21 innings stretching back to Game 3.

Travis Ishikawa fails to make a catch.

Fortunately for the Giants, the miscue didn't come back to bite them.

Lorenzo Cain is greeted by teammates after making a terrific running catch.

Pablo Sandoval reached base twice and ended up scoring both times.

A sellout crowd of 43,087 attended Game 5.

The temperature during the pregame ceremonies was 67 degrees at around 5 p.m. Pacific Time.
