That set up Lucas Duda’s sacrifice fly to center field that scored Granderson and put the Mets up 2-0. Daniel Murphy’s hit put the Mets in business in the bottom of the inning, loading up the bases with no outs thanks to an error by Royals infielder Hosmer. The Mets missed out on a golden opportunity in the sixth. “He is popping,” Yost said during the Fox broadcast. Royals’ manager Ned Yost praised Volquez’s effort in the face of his grief. He tossed 90 pitches through six innings, giving up two hits and two runs. Volquez gave up a leadoff home run to the Mets’ Curtis Granderson during the bottom of the first, but after that he seemed to steady himself. Volquez briefly left the team to go to the Dominican Republic to mourn his father’s passing. One of the big questions coming into Game 5 was how Royals’ starting pitcher Edinson Volquez would respond after the death of his father before Game 1. When he emerged from the dugout as the ninth inning began, Citi Field exploded in cheers.Īfter he allowed an RBI double from Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer later in the inning, Harvey was pulled, but no one could argue he was anything but dominant on the game’s biggest stage. Later fans chanted, “We want Harvey,” urging the Mets to keep him in for the ninth despite the many pitches he had thrown. He left the field at the end of the eighth inning with chants of “Harvey” raining down on his ears. The starting pitchers in the game were nothing short of phenomenal.įor the Mets, the Dark Knight – better known as Matt Harvey – was simply on fire, pitching into the ninth inning and throwing 111 pitches, giving up two runs and five hits.
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Kansas City Royals clinch World Series title Game 1 went 14 innings, the longest Game 1 in World Series history. It was the first series with multiple extra-innings games since 2001. Finally, Lorenzo Cain hit a base-loaded double that drove in Paulo Orlando, Escobar and Ben Zobrist. Then Alcides Escobar hit a double down the third base line, allowing Colon to score. Then they blew the game open with five runs in the 12th inning.įirst, Jarrod Dyson scored off a hit by Christian Colon – his first at-bat in the postseason.
The Royals were down – and seemingly out – 2-0 in the top of the ninth when they scored a couple of runs to tie the game. It all seemed so unlikely going into the ninth inning. The Kansas City Star’s website blared “Royalty,” while – in typically modest Midwestern fashion – asking if the win meant the city could drop its longstanding inferiority complex (we’re working on it was the answer).įans celebrated into the early morning hours, and the city began planning for a Tuesday afternoon parade to welcome the new champs home. Eric Hosmer thought daring play 'was a big mistake'
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