San Francisco at Kansas City

Something has to give here as the Kansas City Royals have won all eight of their postseason games, while the San Francisco Giants are 30-11 staring with the 2010 playoffs in the postseason. Both of these teams are playing with confidence, and we have a strong pitching matchup here to open the World Series. Madison Bumgarner has been Mr. October on the mound as he is 2-1 with a stingy 1.42 ERA in four postseason starts. His World Series prowess is even better as he is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and has worked 15 innings. James Shields has struggled somewhat, but he faced this San Francisco team during the regular season and pitched his ninth career shutout in the outing. Shields also has a perfect World Series resume, working 5.2 scoreless innings as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays. Both teams are also getting strong work from the pen, and KC is 7-1 to the UNDER in eight interleague home games vs. left-handed starters. Runs will be at a premium in this one, so play on the UNDER.