The Kansas City Royals will focus on containing Daniel Murphy, who has hit a home run in a record six consecutive postseason games, as the World Series kicks off on Tuesday night.

"Yeah, we've watched hours and hours of video on all those guys," Ned Yost said. "He's a tremendous player, he always has been. He's an MVP-caliber-type guy when he's healthy. He looks completely healthy now. He's a veteran guy and he's a very, very nice player."

Dave Eiland hinted that the Royals plan to pitch Murphy inside to neutralize his hot streak.

"He stands very close to the plate," the pitching coach said. "I'll leave it at that."