World Series: Quotes, notes and Twitter comments from Game 2
KANSAS CITY -- If you had to hit the sack early or immediately after a wild World Series Game 2, we've got you covered. Here's a rundown of quotes, notes and Twitter comments following the Royals' 7-2 victory against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
From @bmowen20: Hey all you fair weather fans…. Jump on the wagon we're back in."
From @HeatherSnowRW: "My favorite announcer quote of the night, when they clocked #LoCain running 20.1 mph 'He'd get a ticket in a school zone' LOL #Royals"
Giants manager Bruce Bochy, on reliever Hunter Strickland, who mouthed something to the Royals' Salvador Perez: "You know, he's a really intense kid. I mean, that's probably an area he's going to have to keep his poise. This kid came up from Double-A, but he's a tough kid. He shows his emotions, but it's an area he probably has to work on because you're going to give up a home run occasionally. These are things we'll talk about."
From @LanaRae11: "We ain't going anywhere without a fight. #BoysInBlue#Royals"
From @GuzZernial: "#Strickland wants #Royals#Perez ? #Salvy has survived being beaned by more bats than a bolo ball. He's the #RandyTexCobb of catchers."
Royals Salvador Perez, on the Strickland incident: "He was telling me, 'Get out of here, whatever.' So I don't know. 'You don't have to treat me like that. Look at Omar (Infante). Omar hit a bomb. I didn't hit a bomb. I hit a double."
From @B_S_Ranch: "#Royals and #Giants have bench-clearing non-brawl. If that were hockey, somebody would have their jersey pulled over their head."
From @Nyghtewynd: "The Kansas City #Royals have won a World Series game. We're so far through the looking glass now I don't even know."
History: This marks the 57th time that the World Series has been tied 1-1. Of the previous 56 times, the winner of Game 2 has gone on to win the series 29 times (51.8 percent). However, that has been the case on only two occasions since 1993 – the Angels of 2002 and the Yankees of 2009, according to Major League Baseball.
Giants when tied 1-1: This is the 10th time that the Giants have been tied 1-1 in a World Series. However, in the previous nine times, the Giants won only once.
Royals bullpen: It's is now 7-0 while compiling a 1.81 earned run average (nine earned runs in 44.2 innings). Seven of the Royals' nine postseason wins this year have been credited to relievers.
Lo Cain: Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain now has 14 hits this postseason, after a 2-for-4 performance.
Pinch runners: Terrance Gore's pinch-running appearance in the sixth inning was Kansas City's 11th use of a pinch-runner this postseason, tying a postseason record set by the 1972 Athletics and 2004 Red Sox.
Number 5: That's how many home runs Hunter Strickland has coughed up this postseason, tying Milwaukee's Chris Narveson (2011) for the most by a reliever in a single postseason.
Financial figures: Net receipts for the World Series now total more than $16.3 million. Some $9.8 million goes into the players pool. The rest goes to the commissioner's office and each club.
