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Giants Take 3-2 Lead In World Series

>>Giants Top Royals, Take 3-2 Series Lead

(San Francisco, CA) -- Madison Bumgarner kept the Royals quiet as the Giants rolled to a 5-0 win in Game Five of the World Series from AT&T Park. Bumgarner threw the first complete-game shutout in the Fall Classic since 2003.  width=He struck out eight and allowed four hits to pick up his second win. Brandon Crawford knocked in three runs for San Francisco, which is up 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence each scored twice in the win. James Shields allowed two runs in six innings for the loss. He also lost to Bumgarner in Game One of the World Series. Game Six is Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium.

>>Nearly Half Think Royals Will Still Win World Series

(Undated) -- The San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals are taking a day off as the World Series heads back to Missouri, and most people think the Royals will benefit from the trip back home. In a new ESPN SportsNation poll, 49-percent of respondents say Kansas City will win the Series in seven games, even though they're down three games to two after losing Sunday night's matchup in San Francisco. On the other hand, 19-percent think the Giants will win it all in seven games. And 32-percent are picking the Giants to wrap it up after Game Six on Tuesday and pick up their third World Series trophy in five years.

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