Filed under: Playoff GameThreads Open Thread for World Series Game 1 By Tom Dakers@bluebirdbanter Oct 21, 2014, 7:45pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Open Thread for World Series Game 1 Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email Jamie Squire We are nearing the end of baseball for this year, game 1 of the World Series goes tonight. Madison Bumgarner is 2-1 with a 1.42 ERA in 4 starts over the playoffs. James Shields is 1-0 with a 3,75 ERA in 3 playoff starts. Today's Lineups SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS KANSAS CITY ROYALS Gregor Blanco - CF Alcides Escobar - SS Joe Panik - 2B Norichika Aoki - RF Buster Posey - C Lorenzo Cain - CF Pablo Sandoval - 3B Eric Hosmer - 1B Hunter Pence - RF Billy Butler - DH Brandon Belt - 1B Alex Gordon - LF Mike Morse - DH Salvador Perez - C Travis Ishikawa - LF Omar Infante - 2B Brandon Crawford - SS Mike Moustakas - 3B Madison Bumgarner - LHP James Shields - RHP More From Bluebird Banter Better Know Your Blue Jays 40-man: Thomas Hatch Better know your Blue Jays 40-man: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Better know your Blue Jays 40-man: Kevin Gausman Scott Rolen Voted to Hall of Fame Tuesday Bantering: Catching Up Better know your Blue Jays 40-man: Yimi Garcia