2015 World Series Game 2: Kansas City Royals 7, New York Mets 1 — Box Score & Highlights (10/28/2015)

 

Final: Royals 7, Mets 1

Player of the Game: Alcides Escobar

The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets, 7-1, at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Alcides Escobar went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI to lead the way. Johnny Cueto (2-1) earned the win; Jacob deGrom took the loss.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
KC	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	X	7	10	0

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Curtis Granderson RF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.268
David Wright 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.171
Daniel Murphy 2B	2	1	0	0	2	2	.383
Yoenis Cespedes LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.227
Lucas Duda 1B	3	0	2	1	0	0	.270
Travis d'Arnaud C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.186
Michael Conforto DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.050
Wilmer Flores SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.226
Juan Lagares CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.368
Totals	28	1	2	1	3	4

BATTING
TB: Duda 2.
RBI: Duda (7).
2-out RBI: Duda.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cespedes; d'Arnaud.
GIDP: d'Arnaud.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
E: Duda (1, fielding).

Kansas City Royals Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Alcides Escobar SS	5	1	2	2	0	0	.364
Ben Zobrist 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.315
Lorenzo Cain CF	4	0	0	0	1	0	.240
Eric Hosmer 1B	4	1	2	2	0	1	.231
Kendrys Morales DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
Mike Moustakas 3B	3	1	2	1	1	0	.216
Salvador Perez C	4	1	1	0	0	0	.217
Alex Gordon LF	2	2	1	1	2	0	.256
Alex Rios RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.308
Paulo Orlando RF	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500
Totals	34	7	10	7	4	3

BATTING
2B: Perez, S (2, Niese); Gordon, A (4, Niese).
3B: Escobar, A (3, Reed, A).
TB: Escobar, A 4; Gordon, A 2; Hosmer 2; Morales; Moustakas 2; Perez, S 2; Rios, A.
RBI: Escobar, A 2 (8); Gordon, A (5); Hosmer 2 (15); Moustakas (7); Orlando (1).
2-out RBI: Moustakas; Hosmer 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Perez, S 3; Cain.
SF: Orlando.
Team RISP: 5-for-12.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Moustakas-Zobrist-Hosmer).

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jacob deGrom (L)	5.0	6	4	4	3	2	2.88
Hansel Robles	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jonathon Niese	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	7.36
Addison Reed	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	1.93
Sean Gilmartin	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kansas City Royals Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Johnny Cueto (W)	9.0	2	1	1	3	4	5.40

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Murphy	Cueto	6	Called Strike	2-2	93.8 mph Sinker
Hosmer	deGrom	4	Called Strike	1-2	88.3 mph Slider
Conforto	Cueto	8	Swinging Strike	3-2	84.3 mph Changeup
Rios	deGrom	3	Called Strike	0-2	86.1 mph Slider
Murphy	Cueto	5	Called Strike	2-2	93.6 mph Sinker
Cespedes	Cueto	5	Swinging Strike	1-2	85.2 mph Changeup
Morales	Niese	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	92.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball

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

Scoring Plays

T4: Lucas Duda singles on a soft fly ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Daniel Murphy scores. Yoenis Cespedes to 3rd. (NYM 1, KC 0)

B5: Alcides Escobar singles on a line drive to center fielder Juan Lagares. Alex Gordon scores. Alex Rios to 2nd. (NYM 1, KC 1)

B5: Eric Hosmer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Juan Lagares. Alex Rios scores. Alcides Escobar scores. (NYM 1, KC 3)

B5: Mike Moustakas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Curtis Granderson. Eric Hosmer scores. Kendrys Morales to 3rd. (NYM 1, KC 4)

B8: Alex Gordon doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Yoenis Cespedes, deflected by shortstop Wilmer Flores. Mike Moustakas scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. (NYM 1, KC 5)

B8: Paulo Orlando out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Yoenis Cespedes. Salvador Perez scores. Alex Gordon to 3rd. (NYM 1, KC 6)

B8: Alcides Escobar triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Juan Lagares. Alex Gordon scores. (NYM 1, KC 7)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Mike Moustakas	Single	107.1
Salvador Perez	Double	105.3
Yoenis Cespedes	Forceout	103.1
Alex Rios	Flyout	102.8
Curtis Granderson	Groundout	102.3

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Alex Rios	Flyout	399
Alex Gordon	Flyout	385
Michael Conforto	Flyout	379
Alcides Escobar	Triple	374
Paulo Orlando	Sac Fly	369

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Hansel Robles	Four-Seam Fastball	98.2
Hansel Robles	Four-Seam Fastball	98.0
Jacob deGrom	Four-Seam Fastball	97.5
Hansel Robles	Four-Seam Fastball	97.5
Hansel Robles	Four-Seam Fastball	97.1

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Johnny Cueto	3
Jacob deGrom	3
Jonathon Niese	2
Addison Reed	1

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Johnny Cueto	94.5	103.1	3
Jacob deGrom	97.5	107.1	3
Jonathon Niese	93.2	105.3	2
Hansel Robles	98.2	102.8	0
Addison Reed	92.4	98.9	1
Sean Gilmartin	88.9	77.2	0

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

Pitches-strikes: deGrom 94-63; Robles, H 11-8; Niese 27-16; Reed, A 6-4; Gilmartin 4-2; Cueto 122-70.
Groundouts-flyouts: deGrom 7-5; Robles, H 1-2; Niese 1-1; Reed, A 0-1; Gilmartin 1-0; Cueto 10-7.
Batters faced: deGrom 25; Robles, H 3; Niese 7; Reed, A 2; Gilmartin 2; Cueto 31.
Inherited runners-scored: Reed, A 2-2; Gilmartin 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mark Carlson. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Alfonso Márquez. LF: Gary Cederstrom. RF: Bill Welke.
Weather: 52 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 4 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 7:08 PM.
T: 2:54.
Att: 40,410.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
October 28, 2015

Game Highlights

Cueto, Morris go distance in WS

Moustakas' RBI single

Yost on Royals' Game 2 win

Hosmer on two RBIs, Game 2 win

deGrom on struggles, Game 2 loss

Hosmer's two-run single

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