Streaky good: MadBum, Giants cruise in Game 1 ~ By Chris Haft / MLB.com

KANSAS CITY — Madison Bumgarner continued to ensure his place in baseball history, while the Giants kept pursuing theirs with a 7-1 triumph over the Kansas City Royals in Tuesday night’s World Series opener at Kauffman Stadium.

Hunter Pence‘s two-run homer fueled a three-run first inning in Game 1 as the Giants proceeded to complement Bumgarner’s seven-inning effort with their second-highest scoring total of the postseason.