Giants Hold Off Royals to Win World Series
San Francisco won its third championship in five years with a 3-2 victory in Game 7.
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Pitcher Madison Bumgarner, right, and catcher Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants celebrate after defeating the Kansas City Royals 3-2 in Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo.
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Hudson celebrates winning the World Series Wednesday. The win marks the third time in five years the Giants have won the championship.
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A man jumps over some debris set on fire in San Francisco's Mission District after the Giants beat the Royals Wednesday.
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Royals fans wearing blue dot the stadium as Giants players celebrate at the end of Game 7.
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Royals fans watch during the eighth inning of Game 7 on Wednesday.
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Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws during the fifth inning of Game 7 Wednesday. Bumgarner was named World Series MVP after notching 31 strikeouts in 36 innings. His five-inning Game 7 outing came just three days after he threw 117 pitches in a four-hit shutout to win Game 5.
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The Royals' Alex Gordon is out at second as the Giants' Brandon Crawford turns a double play during the fourth inning Wednesday.
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Giants players celebrate on the field Wednesday.
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Giants manager Bruce Bochy celebrates on the field. Bochy won the first replay challenge call overturn in World Series history when a video proved the Royals' Eric Hosmer was out at first base during a double play in the third inning.
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Salvador Perez of the Royals reacts after being hit by a pitch in the second inning Wednesday.
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Royals players watch from their dugout during the seventh inning Wednesday.
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Kansas City Royals pitcher Greg Holland walks off the mound after throwing during the ninth inning Wednesday.
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