The Giants and Royals meet in game two of the 2014 World Series Wednesday evening with Jake Peavy facing Yordano Ventura. The Giants lead the series 1-0 to none, so a win by the Royals tonight means they only have to take one game in San Francisco to regain home field advantage. It is rare for a team to lose the first two games at home and comeback to win a seven-game series. Peavy owns a 1.86 ERA so far this post season, despite not pitching well. In 9 2/3 innings of work, he allowed just two runs, but walked six batter, striking out just five. Opponents are just 1 for seven against him with runners in scoring position, and are hitting just .182 against him overall. A couple of well timed hits could have raised his ERA much higher. He has not gone deep in games, but the Giants bullpen is well rested.

Ventura’s poor performance in relief makes his post-season numbers look worse than they should be. In his two starts, Ventura recorded a 3.55 ERA with four walks and eight strikeouts in 12 2/3 innings. He’s capable of better K numbers.

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