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Saturday 31 October 2015
Wright, Granderson HR, Mets beat Royals, trail 2-1 in Series
By MIKE FITZPATRICK added a two-run single on New York Mets’ David Wright hit a tow-RBI single against the debut in the World Series.
Associated Press Kelvin Herrera’s first pitch Kansas City Royals during the sixth inning of Game 3 of the Ma- The 20-year-old son of 1994
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two balls during a four-run sixth that jor League Baseball World Series Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in New NL Rookie of the Year Raul
launched over the wall, broke it open. Pinch-hitter York. Mondesi pinch-hit in the
one fired over an oppo- Juan Uribe, just back from fifth inning and struck out
nent’s head and just like a chest injury, had an RBI Associated Press on four pitches.
that, David Wright and the single in his first plate ap- POWER FIRST
New York Mets are right pearance since Sept. 25. Escobar whiffed on a 99 Syndergaard was a little New York’s leadoff hitter
back in this World Series. Slumping slugger Yoenis mph heater, yet the Royals shaky fielding his position has a Game 3 homer in
Wright homered and drove Cespedes added a sacri- hardly looked intimidated but helped himself at the four of the club’s five trips
in four runs, Curtis Grand- fice fly. as they scored three runs in plate. He singled lead- to the World Series. Tommie
erson also connected and Hoping to rekindle the the first two innings. ing off the third ahead of Agee (1969), Wayne Gar-
rookie Noah Syndergaard comeback spirit of 1986, Ben Zobrist doubled and Granderson’s second hom- rett (1973) and Lenny Dyk-
set a nasty tone at the start when the Mets rallied from scored on a groundout by er of the Series, a line drive stra (1986) all went deep
of a 9-3 victory against the an 0-2 World Series hole to Eric Hosmer that gave him off Ventura into the front to start the game. Grand-
Kansas City Royals that beat Boston for their most 16 RBIs in 14 postseason row of seats in the right-field erson waited until the third
trimmed New York’s deficit recent championship, the games this year. Alex Rios corner. inning Friday - though the
to 2-1 Friday night. team played its highlight had an RBI single in the That put the Mets ahead Mets did get a home run
Shut down at the plate in video from that year on the second, and another run to stay at 4-3, making it the from their second batter of
Kansas City, the Mets broke large scoreboard during scored on Travis d’Arnaud’s first World Series game with the night
loose with 12 hits from nine batting practice. passed ball. three lead changes in the UP NEXT
different players as they Hometown boy Billy Joel But the Royals ran them- first three innings, accord- Royals: Young won the
chased Yordano Ventura sang the national anthem, selves out of a chance at ing to STATS. opener in relief Tuesday,
early during the first Series same as 29 years ago at a bigger inning when Alex WELCOME TO THE BIG throwing 53 pitches and
game at Citi Field. Shea Stadium, and Synder- Gordon was thrown out at SHOW striking out four over three
Pitching on Halloween eve, gaard caught everyone’s third by rookie left fielder Raul A. Mondesi, added to hitless innings. “My body
Syndergaard recovered attention with his first de- Michael Conforto, the safe Kansas City’s roster Tues- feels fine,” he said. “I’m not
from a scary start and went livery to aggressive leadoff call reversed following a re- day, became the first play- worried about bouncing
six innings, giving the Mets hitter Alcides Escobar. play review. er to make his major league back.” The 6-foot-10 Princ-
the winning performance Well aware of Escobar’s eton product, who has
they didn’t get from fellow penchant for attacking the overcome a string of sub-
young starters Matt Har- first pitch - the ALCS MVP stantial injuries, went 5-9 in
vey and Jacob deGrom at opened Game 1 against 24 starts for the Mets from
Kauffman Stadium. New York with an inside- 2011-12.
Hometown rookie Steven the-park homer - Synder- Mets: Matz made all of six
Matz will try to pull New gaard promised Thursday major league starts during
York even Saturday night he had “a few tricks” up his the regular season, and
in Game 4 when he faces sleeve for Escobar. his World Series assign-
36-year-old Chris Young That turned out to be a 97 ment is storybook stuff. The
and the Royals. mph fastball fired just off 24-year-old lefty from Long
After the Mets fell behind the inside corner and way Island grew up a Mets fan
in the first inning, Grander- over Escobar’s head, elic- about 50 miles from Citi
son started the bottom half iting a huge cheer from Field. He planned to sleep
with a single and Wright hit fans. The skinny shortstop at his parents’ home Friday
his first World Series home went down to the dirt on his night and commute to the
run, recharging a packed rear end and stayed there, ballpark, just as he’s done
crowd of 44,781 that in- legs splayed, catching his for much of his rookie sea-
cluded Jerry Seinfeld, Chris breath for several seconds. son. “We’re on off hours, so
Rock and Dennis Miller. Kansas City players spent there’s not much traffic. It’s
The captain, who entered the next few innings shout- not too terrible,” Matz said.
batting .182 without an ing at Syndergaard from “It’s been pretty awesome
RBI in his first World Series, the dugout. to be able to do that.”q
