2015 World Series Game 1: Kansas City Royals 5, New York Mets 4 — Box Score & Highlights (10/27/2015)

Final: Royals 5, Mets 4

Player of the Game: Alcides Escobar

The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets, 5-4, at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. Alcides Escobar went 1-for-6 with a home run and 1 RBI to lead the way. Chris Young (1-0) earned the win; Bartolo Colon took the loss.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
NYM	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	1
KC	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	11	1

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Curtis Granderson RF	5	1	1	1	2	0	.289
David Wright 3B	7	0	2	0	0	2	.189
Daniel Murphy 2B	7	1	2	0	0	2	.400
Yoenis Cespedes LF	6	1	1	0	0	2	.250
Lucas Duda 1B	6	0	2	0	0	3	.235
Travis d'Arnaud C	6	0	1	1	0	2	.200
Michael Conforto LF	2	0	0	1	0	0	.059
Juan Lagares CF	3	1	2	0	0	1	.438
Wilmer Flores SS	4	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Kelly Johnson DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Michael Cuddyer DH	3	0	0	0	0	3	.091
Kirk Nieuwenhuis DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	51	4	11	3	3	15

BATTING
HR: Granderson (1, 5th inning off Volquez, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Cespedes; d'Arnaud; Duda 2; Granderson 4; Lagares 2; Murphy, D 2; Wright 2.
RBI: Conforto (3); d'Arnaud (7); Granderson (8).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cespedes; Flores 2; Wright 2.
SAC: Flores.
SF: Conforto.
Team RISP: 1-for-10.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lagares (2, 2nd base off Herrera, K/Perez, S).
CS: Wright (1, 2nd base by Hochevar/Perez, S).

FIELDING
E: Wright (1, throw).

Kansas City Royals Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Alcides Escobar SS	6	2	1	1	0	0	.360
Ben Zobrist 2B	6	1	3	0	1	0	.347
Lorenzo Cain CF	6	1	1	0	1	2	.261
Eric Hosmer 1B	3	0	0	2	2	2	.208
Kendrys Morales DH	3	0	0	0	1	1	.250
Jarrod Dyson DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mike Moustakas 3B	6	0	2	1	0	0	.188
Salvador Perez C	6	0	2	0	0	0	.214
Alex Gordon LF	5	1	1	1	1	2	.244
Alex Rios RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.306
Paulo Orlando RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.500
Totals	49	5	11	5	6	7

BATTING
2B: Zobrist 2 (6, Harvey, M, Clippard).
HR: Escobar, A (1, 1st inning off Harvey, M, 0 on, 0 out); Gordon, A (2, 9th inning off Familia, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Cain; Escobar, A 4; Gordon, A 4; Moustakas 2; Orlando; Perez, S 2; Zobrist 5.
RBI: Escobar, A (6); Gordon, A (4); Hosmer 2 (13); Moustakas (6).
2-out RBI: Moustakas.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Moustakas; Dyson, J 2; Escobar, A; Orlando.
SAC: Escobar, A.
SF: Hosmer 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cain (3, 2nd base off Harvey, M/d'Arnaud).

FIELDING
E: Hosmer (1, fielding).

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Matt Harvey	6.0	5	3	3	2	2	3.38
Addison Reed	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08
Tyler Clippard	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	5.06
Jeurys Familia	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	0.82
Jonathon Niese	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0.00
Bartolo Colon (L)	2.1	3	1	0	3	0	2.35

Kansas City Royals Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Edinson Volquez	6.0	6	3	3	1	3	4.37
Danny Duffy	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	6.23
Kelvin Herrera	1.1	3	1	0	0	2	0.90
Luke Hochevar	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Wade Davis	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
Ryan Madson	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	7.11
Chris Young (W)	3.0	0	0	0	1	4	2.31

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Murphy	Volquez	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	85.6 mph Changeup
Wright	Volquez	5	Called Strike	2-2	85.0 mph Changeup
Morales	Harvey	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	88.0 mph Changeup
Gordon	Harvey	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	84.7 mph Curveball
d'Arnaud	Volquez	6	Called Strike	3-2	96.0 mph Sinker
Cuddyer	Duffy	9	Called Strike	3-2	97.0 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Duda	Herrera	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	91.3 mph Changeup
Cuddyer	Herrera	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	86.3 mph Slider
Cain	Clippard	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	92.0 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Hosmer	Clippard	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	92.4 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Cespedes	Davis	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	90.8 mph Cutter
Duda	Davis	6	Swinging Strike	2-2	93.1 mph Cutter
d'Arnaud	Davis	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	96.6 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Cain	Niese	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	91.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Hosmer	Niese	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	93.3 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Cuddyer	Madson	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	83.5 mph Changeup
Wright	Madson	8	Swinging Strike	2-2	93.3 mph Cutter
Gordon	Niese	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	78.3 mph Slider
Murphy	Young	7	Swinging Strike	2-2	83.7 mph Slider
Cespedes	Young	7	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	3-2	82.8 mph Slider
Duda	Young	7	Swinging Strike	3-2	89.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Lagares	Young	5	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	2-2	82.4 mph Slider

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

B1: Alcides Escobar hits an inside-the-park home run (1) on a fly ball to center field. (NYM 0, KC 1)

T4: Travis d'Arnaud singles on a sharp ground ball to third baseman Mike Moustakas. Daniel Murphy scores. Lucas Duda to 2nd. (NYM 1, KC 1)

T5: Curtis Granderson homers (1) on a line drive to right field. (NYM 2, KC 1)

T6: Michael Conforto out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Gordon. Yoenis Céspedes scores. Lucas Duda to 2nd. (NYM 3, KC 1)

B6: Eric Hosmer out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Juan Lagares. Ben Zobrist scores. (NYM 3, KC 2)

B6: Mike Moustakas singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Juan Lagares. Lorenzo Cain scores. (NYM 3, KC 3)

T8: Wilmer Flores reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Eric Hosmer. Juan Lagares scores. (NYM 4, KC 3)

B9: Alex Gordon homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. (NYM 4, KC 4)

B14: Eric Hosmer out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Curtis Granderson. Alcides Escobar scores. Ben Zobrist to 3rd. Lorenzo Cain to 2nd. (NYM 4, KC 5)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Lucas Duda	Single	109.7
Ben Zobrist	Double	109.7
Ben Zobrist	Single	109.1
Alex Gordon	Home Run	108.0
Lorenzo Cain	Single	107.2

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Alex Gordon	Home Run	438
Curtis Granderson	Home Run	375
Salvador Perez	Flyout	373
Alcides Escobar	Home Run	372
Mike Moustakas	Lineout	371

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Kelvin Herrera	Four-Seam Fastball	100.1
Kelvin Herrera	Four-Seam Fastball	99.9
Kelvin Herrera	Four-Seam Fastball	99.5
Kelvin Herrera	Four-Seam Fastball	99.3
Kelvin Herrera	Four-Seam Fastball	99.2

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Matt Harvey	8
Chris Young	7
Wade Davis	6
Kelvin Herrera	5
Tyler Clippard	4

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Alcides Escobar (off Matt Harvey)	97.8 mph	372 ft
Curtis Granderson (off Edinson Volquez)	101.7 mph	375 ft
Alex Gordon (off Jeurys Familia)	108.0 mph	438 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Matt Harvey	96.1	107.2	8
Edinson Volquez	96.7	109.7	3
Chris Young	90.5	102.7	7
Bartolo Colon	91.2	109.1	0
Kelvin Herrera	100.1	95.1	5
Ryan Madson	96.9	—	3
Jonathon Niese	93.3	105.8	3
Wade Davis	97.1	—	6
Danny Duffy	97.5	98.6	1
Tyler Clippard	92.7	109.7	4
Jeurys Familia	97.1	108.0	2
Addison Reed	93.9	103.9	1
Luke Hochevar	95.4	100.2	0

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Game Info

WP: Clippard.
IBB: Zobrist (by Colon); Hosmer (by Colon); Cain (by Colon).
HBP: Johnson, K (by Volquez).
Pitches-strikes: Harvey, M 80-53; Reed, A 12-6; Clippard 13-9; Familia 13-12; Niese 21-15; Colon 50-27; Volquez 78-53; Duffy, D 14-8; Herrera, K 35-22; Hochevar 8-7; Davis, W 18-10; Madson 22-14; Young, Cr 53-34.
Groundouts-flyouts: Harvey, M 5-7; Reed, A 0-1; Clippard 0-0; Familia 3-1; Niese 1-0; Colon 5-2; Volquez 8-3; Duffy, D 0-1; Herrera, K 1-2; Hochevar 0-2; Davis, W 0-0; Madson 1-0; Young, Cr 2-1.
Batters faced: Harvey, M 25; Reed, A 3; Clippard 4; Familia 5; Niese 7; Colon 14; Volquez 26; Duffy, D 2; Herrera, K 8; Hochevar 3; Davis, W 3; Madson 5; Young, Cr 10.
Inherited runners-scored: Familia 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Jim Wolf. LF: Alfonso Márquez. RF: Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 52 degrees, Overcast.
Wind: 5 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 7:09 PM.
T: 5:09.
Att: 40,320.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
October 27, 2015

Game Highlights

Niese's two scoreless innings

Harvey's solid start

Royals relievers shut down Mets

Gordon on win, clutch home run

Must C: Hosmer walks off in 14th

Statcast: Escobar's solo homer

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Box score data via MLB Stats API. Compiled by MetsNewsLinks.com.