Pence deals a Royal flush

Giants slugger KOs Kansas City in rousing World Series opener

Hunter Pence most definitely found the right place.

A day after saying he hadn't been sure until this year that the Royals played in Missouri rather than Kansas, Pence jolted Kauffman Stadium with a two-run, first-inning homer that silenced the capacity crowd and sparked the San Francisco Giants to a 7-1 win in Tuesday night's World Series opener.