![]() Coupled with the inside-the-park home run by Escobar to open Game 1, the 2015 World Series joined select company. Granderson's home run in the first inning was his third of the postseason, during which he hit. But in the postseason he was even better, reaching base by hit or walk in all 14 games. 259/.364/.457 with 26 home runs, 33 doubles, 91 walks and 98 runs scored during the regular season. Setting the tableĬurtis Granderson had a productive season on offense for the Mets, hitting. The Royals stole 14 bases in 17 attempts in their 16 postseason games in 2015. This marks the second World Series ever, joining 1924 (Games 1 and 7) to feature multiple games of at least 12 innings.ĭyson's steal in the 12th inning was the fourth stolen base of the game for Kansas City, who was 7-for-7 in steal attempts in the World Series. ![]() The nine strikeouts were tied for second-most by a Mets pitcher in a World Series game, three behind Tom Seaver's franchise record of 12, set in Game 3 of the 1973 World Series.īut he ended with a no-decision, having allowed two runs to the two batters he faced in the ninth. Harvey was brilliant, pitching scoreless ball through eight innings, with nine strikeouts. Opponents hit just 3-for-18 (.167) with a home run, no walks, and three strikeouts in the World Series. He entered each of his three save opportunities in this series with only a one-run lead, and with the tying run already in scoring position.įamilia was able to recover after the ninth inning to pitch a scoreless 10th inning with two strikeouts. (h/t STATS LLC)įamilia is the first pitcher to blow three saves in one World Series, though putting the blame on his shoulders seems cruel and unusual. Wow: If #Royals win tonight, they will be 1st team EVER with 3 or more wins in World Series after trailing in 8th or later. The Royals won Game 1 after trailing in the ninth, and won Game 4 after trailing in the eighth. Any hopes of the throw home by Lucas Duda ending the game quickly vanished when his errant toss lacked any semblance of accuracy and flew to the backstop. Unfortunately for the Mets, Hosmer advanced on each grounder, including a mad dash home after third baseman David Wright threw to third base for the second out of the inning. Jeurys Familia was called in to duty for a third consecutive night and pitched well, allowing a pair of soft ground balls to his first two batters. ![]() The Mets led 2-0 entering the ninth and Matt Harvey lobbied to remain in the game, but he was greeted in the ninth by a walk to Lorenzo Cain and an RBI double by Eric Hosmer, putting the tying run in scoring position with nobody out. It wasn't a save situation, but Royals relief ace extraordinaire Wade Davis recorded the final three outs to clinch the title, in total Royals fashion. Doubles by Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain were mixed in with an error and an intentional walk, adding four more runs to the lead. It was the first game this postseason for Colon, who was also 1-for-1 in the postseason for the Royals in their 2014 October journey.īut the inning didn't end there. 364 (8-for-22), pinch runner Jarrod Dyson stole second base, advanced to third base on a ground ball, then scored the go-ahead run on a single to left field by little-used infielder Christian Colon. With two runs in the ninth and five more in the 12th, the Royals won their first World Series championship since 1985 with a 7-2 win over the New York Mets in Game 5 on Sunday night at Citi Field in New York.Īfter catcher Salvador Perez opened the 12th inning with a single, upping his 2015 World Series batting average to. For the third time in five games, the Kansas City Royals rallied from a late deficit to win.
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