You go crazy analyzing the small details that swing the games.
But look at the crazy flow of the whole series.
WS Gm 1 Giants 7, Royals 1
WS Gm 2 Royals 7, Giants 2
WS Gm 3 Royals 3, Giants 2
WS Gm 4 Giants 11, Royals 4 (but KC had a 4-1 lead that game)
WS Gm 5 Giants 5, Royals 0
WS Gm 6 Royals 10, Giants 0
WS Gm 5 Giants 3, Royals 2
There's no pattern or sense of which team was better.
They each had 2 blow out wins.
Including each having a shutout.
They each had a 3-2 win.
Then there's game 4 which looks like a 3rd SF blowout seeing the final score.
But...
SF gets a run in the first.
KC takes a 4-1 lead in the top of the third and SF gets a run in the bottom of the 3rd.
SF ties it up in the 5th.
SF tacks on 7 runs in the 6th and 7th.
We saw 11 pitchers in that game.