The Kansas City Royals win the World Series over the New York Mets in extra innings

The New York Mets were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Sunday night in game five of the World Series.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-2 in 12 innings.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched brilliantly but couldn't finish the job as he convinced his manager to let him out for the ninth and then blew the game.  The Mets offense only managed four hits with two of them coming from Michael Conforto. 

Harvey pitched 8+ innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and nine strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched two innings with two strikeouts and got charged with his third blown save of the series even though I wouldn't put this one on him.  Jon Niese pitched an inning giving up a hit, Addison Reed pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and five runs with four of them being earned and he walked one.  Bartolo Colon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Edinson Volquez pitched six innings giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked five and struck out five.  Kelvin Herrera pitched three innings giving up a hit and striking out three, Luke Hochevar won the game pitching two innings and walking one and Wade Davis pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out three. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and Daniel Murphy drew two walks.  Lucas Duda had an RBI and drew two walks, Conforto had two hits and Wilmer Flores drew a walk.  Granderson hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Wright and Murphy each committed an error. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit, an RBI, Ben Zobrist had a hit and drew a walk and Lorenzo Cain had two hits and three RBI with a walk.  Eric Hosmer had two hits and an RBI, Mike Moustakas had a hit and Salvador Perez had a hit and an RBI.  Alex Gordon drew a walk, Christian Colon had a hit and an RBI and Volquez had a hit.  Hosmer, Escobar and Cain each hit a double.  The Royals were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Cain had two stolen bases and Hosmer and Dyson each had one.  Hosmer committed an error. 

In the first Granderson hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Duda hit a sac fly to make it a 2-0 game.  In the ninth Hosmer hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  Perez hit an RBI groudnout to tie the game at two.  It was a crazy play as Hosmer sprinted home as Wright threw to first base to get the out, a good throw would of nailed him and won the game for the Mets sending it back to Kansas City but that didn't happen.  In the 12th Colon hit an RBI single to give the Royals their first lead at 3-2, Escobar hit an RBI double to make it 4-2 and Cain hit a three run double to push the lead to 7-2 which would be the final score of the game.  The World Series ended in five games although it was very competitive and the Mets had the lead in every game.  The Kansas City Royals are your 2015 World Series Champions after falling last year in game seven of the World Series.  We put a wrap on another great MLB season and postseason and look forward to spring training 2016.   

The New York Mets drop game four to fall into a big hole

The New York Mets were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night in game four of the World Series.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Steven Matz started and pitched pretty well, the bullpen wasn't bad but Tyler Clippard wasn't good.  Michael Conforto led the offense with a couple of hits and RBI. 

Matz pitched five innings giving up seven hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Jon Niese pitched to two batters and retired them both, Bartolo Colon pitched to one batter and struck him out and Addison Reed pitched an inning striking out one.  Clippard pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two runs with two walks, Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up an unearned run and Hansel Robles pitched an inning striking out two. 

Chris Young pitched four innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Danny Duffy pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Luke Hochevar pitched an inning and Ryan Madson won the game pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.  Wade Davis earned the save pitching two innings and giving up two hits and striking out two. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, David Wright drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, Conforto had two hits and two RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  Conforto hit two homeruns and the Mets were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Granderson was caught stealing and Colon and Murphy each committed an error.

Alcides Escobar had a hit, Ben Zobrist had a hit and drew a walk and Lorenzo Cain had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mike Moustakas had a hit and an RBI, Salvador Perez had three hits and an RBI and Alex Gordon had a hit and an RBI.  Kendrys Morales had a hit, Perez and Zobrist each hit a double and the Royals were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Cain had a stolen base. 

In the third Conforto hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Granderson hit a sac fly and it was 2-0 Mets after a video replay.  In the fifth Gordon hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1 and Conforto hit another solo homerun in the bottom of the fifth to push the lead to 3-1.  In the sixth Cain hit an RBI single and the lead was cut to 3-2.  In the eighth Hosmer reached on an error and the game was tied at three.  Moustakas hit an RBI single and the Royals took a 4-3 lead and then Perez hit an RBI single and it was 5-3 Royals which would be the final score. 

The Royals hold a 3-1 game lead in the best of seven series and will look to close it out and win their first championship in 30 years on Sunday night. 

The New York Mets get back into series with a blowout win in Game Three

The New York Mets defeated the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-3 Mets.  Noah Syndergaard started and pitched well after a rough start and Curtis Granderson, David Wright and Travis d'Arnaud each had two hits. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He picked up the win, Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning and Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning.  Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Yordano Ventura pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with no walks and a strikeout, he took the loss.  Danny Duffy pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Luke Hochevar pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Franklin Morales pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs.  Kelvin Herrera pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Ryan Madson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Kris Medlen pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Granderson had two hits and two RBI, Wright had two hits and four RBI and Daniel Murphy drew a walk.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and d'Arnaud had two hits.  Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI, Juan Lagares had a hit and Syndergaard had a hit.  Juan Uribe had a hit and an RBI, d'Arnaud hit a double and Wright and Granderson each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  d'Arnaud had a passed ball and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit, Ben Zobrist had a hit and Lorenzo Cain had a hit.  Eric Hosmer had an RBI, Mike Moustakas had a hit and Salvador Perez had a hit and drew a walk.  Alex Gordon had a hit and drew a walk, Alex Rios had a hit and an RBI and Zobrist hit a double.  The Royals were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Escobar had a stolen base. 

Hosmer hit an RBI groundout in the first inning to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.  Wright hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the second the Royals tied the game at two on an RBI single.  A passed ball scored a run and gave the Royals a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the third Granderson hit  a two run homerun to give the Mets a 4-3 lead.  In the fourth Conforto hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-3 Mets.  Uribe hit an RBI single in the sixth and it was 6-3 Mets.  Wright hit a two run single to push the lead to 8-3 also in the sixth.  Cespedes hit a sac fly to make it 9-3 and that was the final score of the game.  The two teams will play game four on Saturday night.   

The New York Mets go down 0-2 in the World Series

The New York Mets were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 7-1 Royals.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched ok but not great.  Lucas Duda had the only two hits for the Mets. 

deGrom pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  deGrom took the loss in the game, Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning, Jon Niese pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and Addison Reed pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Sean Gilmartin pitched 2/3 of an inning. 

Johnny Cueto pitched nine innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts.  Cueto won the game. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Daniel Murphy drew two walks and Duda had two hits and an RBI.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Duda committed an error. 

Alcides Escobar had two hits and two RBI, Lorenzo Cain drew a walk and Eric Hosmer had two hits and two RBI.  Kendrys Morales had a hit, Mike Moustakas had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Salvador Perez had a hit.  Alex Gordon had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Alex Rios had a hit and Paulo Orlando had an RBI.  Perez and Gordon each hit a double and Escobar hit a triple.  The Royals were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the fourth Duda hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Escobar hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Hosmer hit a two run single to make it 3-1 Royals.  Moustakas hit an RBI single and it was 4-1 Royals.  In the eighth Gordon hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 5-1, Orlando hit a sac fly to make it 6-1 and Escobar hit an RBI triple to make it 7-1.  The Royals took a 2-0 lead in the series and it will shift back to New  York now for games 3-5.