"If there's one guy who separated himself, and carried his team, it's Bumgarner. "He's definitely the difference in this World Series," Royals DH Billy Butler said. Somehow naming Bumgarner the MVP of the series didn't seem enough. "It's like the guy isn't human," says Giants DH Michael Morse, who drove in two of the Giants' runs. The sellout crowd of 40,535 now roaring, Bumgarner stayed in the game and retired Salvador Perez on a foul pop-up to third baseman Pablo Sandoval. He threw 68 pitches just two days after throwing 117 pitches, and survived a scary ninth when Giants center fielder GregorBlanco commited a two-base error a two-out single by Alex Gordon. He lowered his ERA in this World Series to 0.43, the lowest since Sandy Koufax in 1965 with the LosAngeles Dodgers. He was so efficient on two days' rest that he retired six of the first eight batters he faced on four or less pitches and retired 15 of the last 16 batters he faced. He won Game 1, pitched a shutout in Game 5 and tossed five scoreless innings in Game 7. He won two of the four World Series games, saved one and threw more innings this postseason (includes innings pitched during the Division & League Championship Series) than any pitcher in history. If this is a dynasty, Madison Bumgarner is the emperor.īumgarner, who has the lowest career ERA in World Series history at 0.25, again took the Giants on his back, carrying them to the title. The Royals brought all of their World Series heroes from 1985 for support, but they were in awe as was everyone else, watching Madison Bumgarner win the title almost singlehandedly. How do you win a World Series with a one-man starting rotation who moonlights in middle relief in the biggest game of the season? The Giants' cardpath to victory has been a little different each year, but this title was the most unconventional. The Giants did it again Wednesday night, capturing their third World Series in the past five years with a 3-2 victory against the Kansas City Royals in a thrilling Game 7 at Kauffman Stadium. Go ahead, try to copy the San Francisco Giants' blueprint to win World Series championships.