SF Giants to Face KC Royals in World Series

— -- quicklist:1title: San Francisco Giants Heading to World Series

text: The San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in Thursday night's game at California's AT&T Park.

That means the team is heading to the World Series to face off against the Kansas City Royals.

It will be the Giants' 20th World Series appearance, and the team's third time playing in the series in five years.

On the flip side, the Kansas City Royals haven't been in the World Series since 1985.

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quicklist:2title: Speaking of the Kansas City Royals ...

text: Fans are still buzzing online about how far the team made it this season.

One superfan is actor Paul Rudd, who said he's throwing a house party to celebrate.

"I'm gonna be partying at my mom's house ... party at my mom's. She's out of town. I got a keg, it's gonna be sweet," he told ABC affiliate KMBC in Kansas City after the Royals won 2-1 Wednesday, clinching the American League pennant over the Baltimore Orioles.

"Five dollar cover," he said.

Rudd is a longtime Kansas City sports fan. His family moved to Overland Park, Kansas when he was 10, and he attended high school and college in Kansas. The “Anchorman” actor was on the field at Kauffman Stadium after the Royals’ victory Wednesday, watching the trophy presentation ceremony.

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quicklist:3title: What You Missed at the Apple Eventtext: The iPhone 6 is so last month.

Apple is already planning its next launches, and introduced a new iPad -- its thinnest tablet yet -- at an event on Thursday.

The iPad Air 2 is "the best tablet display you've ever seen," Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of marketing said.

The company also said Apple Pay will launch on Monday, allowing customers with an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus pay for anything with the tap of their smartphone, linked to users' credit card information.

There is still no official release date for the Apple Watch, which was introduced at another event last month.

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quicklist:4title: Brad Pitt's 'Fury' Opens in Theaters Todaytext: Actor Brad Pitt stars in the new movie "Fury," opening in theaters today.

The film is a World War II drama that focuses on just one day of battle in 1945, weeks before the Nazis' final surrender.

Pitt plays U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Don "Wardaddy" Collier, and Shia LeBeouf and Michal Pena also star in the film.

Despite the gruesome war scenes, Pitt said he's comfortable letting his 13-year-old son Maddox see the movie.

"He's a World War II buff," Pitt told The Associated Press Wednesday at the world premiere of "Fury."

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