KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Breaking down Game 6 of the World Series from Kauffman Stadium: Box score: Royals 10, Giants 0; Series tied, 3-3.

The final: The Royals exploded for seven runs in the second inning and never looked back, forcing what even Kansas City manager Ned Yost mentioned as a possibility early on … a Game 7.

Lorenzo Cain went 2-for-3 with three RBI as every Royals starter had at least one hit by the third inning.

Rookie right-hander Yordano Ventura held the Giants scoreless through seven innings to pick up the win. And even more important, he pitched deep into the game to save the big guns in Royals bullpen for when they'll be needed most.

State of the Series: For a World Series that's going the distance, the games have been mostly lacking in any drama. Only one game in the first six was decided by fewer than five runs.

That should change with the winner-take-all situation in Game 7. A pair of veteran right-handers will be on the mound with Jeremy Guthrie for the Royals and Tim Hudson for the Giants. Those two matched up in the one close game in the series (a 3-2 Royals win in Game 3) as Guthrie allowed two runs in five innings to get the win. Hudson took the loss after allowing three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings.

Making it even more interesting, the two managers will have just about every pitcher on the roster available out of the bullpen.

Game 6 pivot point: Both managers said before the game that they wouldn't hesitate to go to the bullpen – even early in the game – if needed. That was the case for the Giants with starter Jake Peavy the victim of several precisely placed hits in the bottom of the second inning.

With two runs already across and the bases loaded with one out, Giants manager Bruce Bochy brought in Game 4 hero Yusmeiro Petit to pitch to Cain and keep the game close.

After throwing three scoreless innings on Saturday, Petit was the perfect candidate for the job. In the postseason, Petit had faced 42 batters and allowed four hits (and no runs). He allowed zero inherited runners to score during the regular season.

But Cain hit a blooper to center field that brought two runs home and opened the floodgates. After a wild pitch, Eric Hosmer doubled in two more to make it 6-0 and Billy Butler drove in another with a double of his own to cap the highest-scoring inning in Royals postseason history.

Man of the moment: Ventura, 23, showed poise and command all night – except for a three-batter stretch in the third inning when he walked the bases loaded.

But even after getting himself in trouble, Ventura got out of it by inducing an inning-ending double play grounder from Buster Posey. His fastball was still hitting triple digits in the seventh inning as the rookie allowed four hits and struck out four in his seven innings of work.

Needing a mulligan: The Royals didn't have much go wrong in Game 6, but they did miss out on a golden opportunity to get an early lead in the bottom of the first inning when Cain didn't see third base coach Mike Jirschele waving him home on Hosmer's two-out single.

Cain drew a two-out walk and zipped toward third on Hosmer's single, but as Giants left fielder Travis Ishikawa slipped and fell to the ground as he was picking up the ball. Seeing Cain with a full head of steam and Ishikawa's throw going to second base, Jirschele motioned Cain home – only to have him put on the brakes after he reached third.

It may not have mattered if the next batter, Butler, had been able to deliver another two-out hit. But Butler grounded into a force play to end the threat.

Manager's special: Once the Royals grabbed a comfortable lead, both managers began playing the rest of Game 6 with an eye toward Wednesday. Bochy removed Petit after he pitched to five batters in the second inning. Jean Machi, whose ERA this postseason was 10.13 entering the game, threw three innings. Hunter Strickland also tossed two innings.

For San Francisco, every member of the core four relievers will be rested for Game 7 – and even ace Madison Bumgarner, who's allowed one earned run in 31 career World Series innings, could be used in relief.

Yost didn't have to use any of his top three relievers – Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland – leaving open the possibility of each one pitching multiple innings if needed in Game 7.

What you missed on TV: Just before a stirring rendition of the national anthem by the Kansas City Symphony, the Royals and Major League Baseball paid tribute to the memory of Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras and his girlfriend with a moment of silence.

The two were killed in a car accident Sunday night in the Dominican Republic and news of his death spread through the stadium – including the two teams' clubhouses during Game 5 in San Francisco.

For the past two days, Taveras has been on the minds of several players on both teams who knew him, played against him or simply mourned the loss of a member of the baseball community. It was a simple and meaningful gesture on the part of the Royals and MLB to recognize his passing.