Game 1 on Tuesday, 21 October: San Francisco wins at Kansas City, 7-runs-1
Game 2 on Wednesday, 22 October: San Francisco at Kansas City, 8pmEDT
Game 3 on Friday, 24 October: Kansas City at San Francisco, 8pmEDT
Game 4 on Saturday, 25 October: Kansas City at San Francisco, 8pmEDT
Game 5* on Sunday, 26 October: Kansas City at San Francisco, 8pmEDT
Game 6* on Tuesday, 28 October: San Francisco at Kansas City, 8pmEDT
Game 7* on Wednesday, 29 October: San Francisco at Kansas City, 8pmEDT
* if needed
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 1-game-nil:
Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 1-game-nil irrespective of site order (San Francisco) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2014 MLB Semifinals rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 889-363 (.710)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 173-75 (.698)
series record, MLB only, all rounds: 103-60 (.632)
series record, MLB only, Finals round: 67-38 (.638)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 677-575 (.541)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 131-117 (.528)
Game 2 record, MLB only, all rounds: 76-87 (.466)
Game 2 record, MLB only, Finals round: 51-54 (.486)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1252 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2014 MLB Semifinals rounds. Note in
general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a
particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding
winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 1-game-nil @ V:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 1-game-nil with site order V (San Francisco) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2014 MLB Semifinals rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 233-181 (.563)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 44-36 (.550)
series record, MLB only, all rounds: 42-29 (.592)
series record, MLB only, Finals round: 24-18 (.571)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 139-275 (.336)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 29-51 (.363)
Game 2 record, MLB only, all rounds: 26-45 (.366)
Game 2 record, MLB only, Finals round: 14-28 (.333)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1252 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2014 MLB Semifinals rounds. Note in
general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a
particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding
winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.