Good morning Pregame! As a KC resident, I am very excited to see the Royals in the World Series and people around town are all really excited! Today I am giving you my free play on Game 1 of the series:
World Series - Game 1
KC (James Shields) +102 vs SF (Madison Bumgarner)
This was a tough call as Shields is typically not at his best at home while Bumgarner is absolutely terrific outside the state of California. Neither team has exceptionally strong offenses, both play good D. But how can you go against the home dog in KC? This is a team that has continually found ways to win tough games, with the bats, with the D, and with the bullpen. They took down the two best teams in the AL. SF's margin for error is very small here. So my play for Game 1 is on KC.