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Same stage, new uniform for Giants’ Peavy

The Sports Xchange

October 21, 2014 at 11:55 pm.

The right-hander will try to move closer to another championship when he starts Wednesday in Game 2 of the World Series for the San Francisco Giants against the Kansas City Royals. Jeff Roberson/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jake Peavy earned a World Series ring with the Boston Red Sox last year.

The right-hander will try to move closer to another championship when he starts Wednesday in Game 2 of the World Series for the San Francisco Giants against the Kansas City Royals.

Peavy was 1-9 with a 4.72 ERA in 20 starts for the Red Sox this year before the Giants acquired him in a July 26 trade. He turned his season around with San Francisco, going 6-4 with a 2.17 ERA in 12 starts.

“Getting back here is the world,” Peavy said of pitching in the World Series. “When you win one, as I was so fortunate to be able to last year, you would think that would quench you. It actually made it worse. We talked about that a lot in Boston this year. You really can’t settle for anything less, and nothing else is acceptable.

“You want something so bad, you achieve it, and you can’t put into words how bad your want more. So it’s a fun time for me. I’m going to exhaust every option (Wednesday) night to try to find a way to beat Kansas City. It’s going to be really tough.

“They’re certainly on a great run. They’re playing good baseball and playing with a lot of confidence. We all know when a team’s playing with confidence, they’re a dangerous team.”

While the Red Sox finished last in the American League East this year, Peavy went on to reach the postseason again. He threw 5 2/3 shutout innings in a win over the Washington National in the National League Division Series, and he gave up two runs in four innings in a no-decision against the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series.

“It’s been a blessing, first off, to be thrust into these situations when you have wanted nothing but this, and I can truly say that,” Peavy said before the Giants won Game 1 of the World Series 7-1 over the Royals.

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