World Series: Kansas City Royals beat San Francisco Giants 3-2 in Game 3 to gain edge in World Series

LORENZO Cain drove in an early run and made a pair of vital catches as Kansas City beat San Francisco 3-2 to take a 2-1 World Series lead.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 24: Lorenzo Cain #6 of the Kansas City Royals makes a catch in centerfield for the third out in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants during Game Three of the 2014 World Series at AT&T Park on October 24, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Rob Carr/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

JEREMY Guthrie pitched a shutout into the sixth inning, and Lorenzo Cain drove in an early run off Tim Hudson and made a pair of vital catches as the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 to take a 2-1 World Series lead.

Cain’s RBI ground-out three batters in put the Royals ahead, and Kansas City expanded its lead to 3-0 in the sixth when Alex Gordon hit an RBI double off Cain and scored on Eric Hosmer’s single off left-hander Javier Lopez.

San Francisco finally got to Guthrie in the bottom of the sixth when pinch-hitter Michael Morse hit an RBI double over third base just past the glove of a diving Michael Moustakas and scored on Buster Posey’s ground-out against Kelvin Herrera.

Herrera, Brandon Finnegan, Wade Davis and Greg Holland combined for four innings of hitless relief, the longest in a Series game in 22 years.

Game 4 is Saturday night with Kansas City’s Jason Vargas facing San Francisco’s Ryan Vogelsong.

Of the 57 times a World Series has been tied 1-1, the Game 3 winner has taken the title 37 times.

Originally published as World Series: Kansas City Royals beat San Francisco Giants 3-2 in Game 3 to gain edge in World Series