The 2014 reaches a make or break game as the Giants and Royals move to Kansas City for game six, with the Giants leading the series three games to two. Jake Peavy gets the start as the Giants try to bring home their third World Series title in five years. Yordando Ventura tries to send the Royals to a game seven.

Peavy, however, simply does not go deep in post-season starts. Tuesday night’s start will be the ninth of his career in the post-season, and he never completed six innings in any of them. His only win came this year against Washington, where he was lifted with a shutout intact after 5 2/3 innings. In his regular season career, Peavy posted a strikeout rate of 8.5 per nine innings pitched, and a walk rate of 2.7 per 9 IP. In the post-season, his strikeout rate drops to 4.6 per nine IP, and his walk rate rises to 3.9 per 9 IP. A pitcher with rates that poor likely would not last long in the majors.

Ventura pitches better at home. His three true outcomes are better, and his opposition slash line is much better in all three averages, especially his .298 OBP allowed at home versus .324 on the road. His ERA is slightly higher at home, and his won-loss record is much better on the road. Despite the latter two observations, this is a good park for Ventura, and Ned Yost made the right move getting him two starts in Kansas City.

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