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Series Summary

2015 World Series

Game 1, October 27
NYM 4 Final
KCR 5 (14)
Game 2, October 28
NYM 1 Final
KCR 7
Game 3, October 30
KCR 3 Final
NYM 9
Game 4, October 31
KCR 5 Final
NYM 3
Game 5, November 1
KCR 7 Final
NYM 2 (12)

Series Summary

Game Summary

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Start Time: 7:08 p.m. Local
Attendance: 40,410
Venue: Kauffman Stadium
Game Duration: 2:54
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 X 7 10 0
WP: Johnny Cueto (2-1) • LP: Jacob deGrom (3-1)

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Curtis Granderson RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.268 0.380 0.390 0.770 0.000 0.333
David Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.171 0.320 0.220 0.540 0.000 0.000
Daniel Murphy 2B 2 1 0 0 2 2 4 0.383 0.420 0.872 1.292 0.000 0.333
Yoenis Céspedes LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.227 0.244 0.386 0.631 0.000 0.000
Lucas Duda 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 0.270 0.325 0.405 0.730 0.000 0.333
Travis d’Arnaud C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.186 0.200 0.395 0.595 0.000 0.000
Michael Conforto DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.050 0.125 0.200 0.325 0.000 0.000
Wilmer Flores SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.226 0.314 0.355 0.669 0.000 0.000
Juan Lagares CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.368 0.400 0.474 0.874 0.000 0.000
Jacob deGrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Hansel Robles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jon Niese P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Addison Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Sean Gilmartin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 28 1 2 1 3 4 31 0.071 0.161 0.071 0.233 0.000 1.000

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Alcides Escobar SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 0.364 0.383 0.582 0.965 0.244 1.595
Ben Zobrist 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.315 0.367 0.537 0.904 0.041 0.179
Lorenzo Cain CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.240 0.350 0.320 0.670 0.000 0.000
Eric Hosmer 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 4 0.231 0.259 0.308 0.566 0.079 0.579
Kendrys Morales DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.250 0.302 0.500 0.802 0.079 0.579
Mike Moustakas 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 0.216 0.268 0.294 0.562 0.170 1.229
Salvador Perez C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0.217 0.294 0.522 0.816 0.072 0.650
Alex Gordon LF 2 2 1 1 2 0 4 0.256 0.360 0.488 0.848 0.185 1.345
Alex Rios RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0.308 0.357 0.436 0.793 0.094 0.695
   Paulo Orlando RF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.500 0.429 0.500 0.929 0.035 0.150
Johnny Cueto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 34 7 10 7 4 3 39 0.294 0.359 0.412 0.771 1.000 7.000

New York Mets

New York Mets Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Jacob deGrom, L (3-1) 5 6 4 4 3 2 0 2.88 25 94 63 43 3 17 9 11 6 0 38 -0.230 1.50 -6.87% 79.45 -1.5
Hansel Robles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 11 8 6 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.23 0.51% 12.00 0.5
Jon Niese 1 3 3 3 1 1 0 7.36 7 27 16 7 2 7 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.010 0.18 -0.27% 9.46 -2.0
Addison Reed 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 2 6 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 -0.003 0.01 -0.10% 0.53 -1.0
Sean Gilmartin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.001 0.03 0.03% 1.32 0.9
Team Totals 8 10 7 7 4 3 0 7.88 39 142 93 61 6 26 14 18 7 0 38 3 2 -0.225 1.01 -6.70% 53.64 -2.9

Jon Niese faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Johnny Cueto, W (2-1) 9 2 1 1 3 4 0 5.40 31 122 70 46 3 21 11 13 2 0 80 0.275 0.78 8.04% 41.35 3.6
Team Totals 9 2 1 1 3 4 0 1.00 31 122 70 46 3 21 11 13 2 0 80 0.275 0.78 8.04% 41.35 3.6

Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals’ Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O NYM Curtis Granderson Johnny Cueto 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O NYM David Wright Johnny Cueto 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 6,(2-2) BCCBFC O NYM Daniel Murphy Johnny Cueto 1% 55% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets’ Jacob deGrom facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X O KCR Alcides Escobar Jacob deGrom -2% 53% Flyball: RF 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — 5,(2-2) CCBBX O KCR Ben Zobrist Jacob deGrom -2% 51% Flyball: RF 0.0
b1 0-0 2 — 3,(2-0) BBX O KCR Lorenzo Cain Jacob deGrom -1% 50% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals’ Johnny Cueto facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 — 7,(2-2) CFBFBFX O NYM Yoenis Céspedes Johnny Cueto 2% 52% Lineout: SS 0.0
t2 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X NYM Lucas Duda Johnny Cueto -3% 50% Single to 3B (Ground Ball) 0.0
t2 0-0 1 1– 3,(1-1) CBX OO NYM Travis d’Arnaud Johnny Cueto 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets’ Jacob deGrom facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 — 4,(1-2) BCFC O KCR Eric Hosmer Jacob deGrom -2% 53% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b2 0-0 1 — 3,(1-1) BCX O KCR Kendrys Morales Jacob deGrom -2% 51% Flyball: LF 0.0
b2 0-0 2 — 4,(1-2) FCBX O KCR Mike Moustakas Jacob deGrom -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals’ Johnny Cueto facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 — 8,(3-2) BBCBFFFS O NYM Michael Conforto Johnny Cueto 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t3 0-0 1 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O NYM Wilmer Flores Johnny Cueto 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t3 0-0 2 — 1,(0-0) X O NYM Juan Lagares Johnny Cueto 1% 56% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets’ Jacob deGrom facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 — 5,(2-2) CBBFX O KCR Salvador Perez Jacob deGrom -3% 53% Flyball: LF 0.0
b3 0-0 1 — 6,(3-2) BCBBFB KCR Alex Gordon Jacob deGrom 3% 56% Walk 0.0
b3 0-0 1 1– 3,(0-2) CSC O KCR Alex Rios Jacob deGrom -3% 53% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b3 0-0 2 1– 4,(1-2) CFB11X O KCR Alcides Escobar Jacob deGrom -3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals’ Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 — 6,(3-2) CBBBCB NYM Curtis Granderson Johnny Cueto -4% 46% Walk 0.3334
t4 0-0 0 1– 6,(3-2) BBBCFX O NYM David Wright Johnny Cueto 4% 50% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
t4 0-0 1 1– 5,(3-1) 1B1BFBB NYM Daniel Murphy Johnny Cueto -4% 45% Walk; Granderson to 2B 0.3333
t4 0-0 1 12- 5,(3-1) BBFBX O NYM Yoenis Céspedes Johnny Cueto 5% 51% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Murphy to 2B -0.0
t4 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1) CX R NYM Lucas Duda Johnny Cueto -13% 38% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Murphy Scores; Céspedes to 3B 0.3333
t4 1-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0) BX O NYM Travis d’Arnaud Johnny Cueto 5% 43% Flyball: RF -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets’ Jacob deGrom facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 — 6,(3-2) CBBBCX KCR Ben Zobrist Jacob deGrom 5% 48% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball) 0.0
b4 0-1 0 1– 7,(1-2) CFFFBFX O KCR Lorenzo Cain Jacob deGrom -5% 43% Lineout: 1B 0.0
b4 0-1 1 1– 1,(0-0) X KCR Eric Hosmer Jacob deGrom 5% 48% Single to CF (Line Drive); Zobrist to 2B 0.0
b4 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0) X O KCR Kendrys Morales Jacob deGrom -4% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Zobrist to 3B; Hosmer to 2B 0.0
b4 0-1 2 -23 4,(3-0) B*BBB KCR Mike Moustakas Jacob deGrom 2% 46% Walk 0.0
b4 0-1 2 123 2,(0-1) CX O KCR Salvador Perez Jacob deGrom -10% 36% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals’ Johnny Cueto facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 — 3,(2-0) BBX O NYM Michael Conforto Johnny Cueto 2% 38% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
t5 1-0 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O NYM Wilmer Flores Johnny Cueto 2% 40% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t5 1-0 2 — 5,(3-1) CBBBX O NYM Juan Lagares Johnny Cueto 1% 41% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets’ Jacob deGrom facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 — 6,(3-2) CBBFBB KCR Alex Gordon Jacob deGrom 5% 47% Walk 0.6952
b5 0-1 0 1– 3,(1-1) BF1X KCR Alex Rios Jacob deGrom 8% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive); Gordon to 2B 0.6952
b5 0-1 0 12- 3,(0-2) LLX R KCR Alcides Escobar Jacob deGrom 13% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gordon Scores; Rios to 2B 0.6952
b5 1-1 0 12- 2,(0-1) CX O KCR Ben Zobrist Jacob deGrom 0% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rios to 3B; Escobar to 2B 0.1786
b5 1-1 1 -23 6,(1-2) FFFBFX O KCR Lorenzo Cain Jacob deGrom -10% 58% Lineout: CF -0.0
b5 1-1 2 -23 2,(0-1) SX RR KCR Eric Hosmer Jacob deGrom 22% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Rios Scores; Escobar Scores 0.5786
b5 3-1 2 1– 2,(0-1) SX KCR Kendrys Morales Jacob deGrom 2% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hosmer to 3B 0.5786
b5 3-1 2 1-3 8,(3-2) *BBFBF>F>F>X R KCR Mike Moustakas Jacob deGrom 7% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hosmer Scores; Morales to 3B 0.5786
b5 4-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2) FFX O KCR Salvador Perez Jacob deGrom -2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B -0.0
  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals’ Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
t6 1-4 0 — 6,(3-2) CBBCBX O NYM Curtis Granderson Johnny Cueto 2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t6 1-4 1 — 1,(0-0) X O NYM David Wright Johnny Cueto 2% 90% Flyball: CF 0.0
t6 1-4 2 — 5,(2-2) FFBBC O NYM Daniel Murphy Johnny Cueto 1% 91% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets’ Hansel Robles facing 8-9-1
  Hansel Robles replaces Jacob deGrom pitching
b6 4-1 0 — 3,(0-2) .FFX O KCR Alex Gordon Hansel Robles -1% 91% Flyball: CF 0.0
b6 4-1 1 — 4,(1-2) BFCX O KCR Alex Rios Hansel Robles -1% 90% Flyball: LF 0.0
b6 4-1 2 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O KCR Alcides Escobar Hansel Robles 0% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals’ Johnny Cueto facing 4-5-6
t7 1-4 0 — 5,(1-2) SFFBS O NYM Yoenis Céspedes Johnny Cueto 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t7 1-4 1 — 8,(3-2) CBBFFBFX O NYM Lucas Duda Johnny Cueto 2% 93% Flyball: LF 0.0
t7 1-4 2 — 3,(0-2) FFX O NYM Travis d’Arnaud Johnny Cueto 1% 94% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets’ Jon Niese facing 2-3-4
  Jon Niese replaces Hansel Robles pitching
b7 4-1 0 — 3,(0-2) .CCX O KCR Ben Zobrist Jon Niese -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b7 4-1 1 — 4,(3-0) BBBB KCR Lorenzo Cain Jon Niese 1% 94% Walk 0.0
b7 4-1 1 1– 1,(0-0) 1X O KCR Eric Hosmer Jon Niese -1% 94% Flyball: LF 0.0
b7 4-1 2 1– 4,(1-2) BSF1S O KCR Kendrys Morales Jon Niese -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals’ Johnny Cueto facing 7-8-9
  Paulo Orlando replaces Alex Rios playing RF batting 9th
t8 1-4 0 — 3,(1-1) .BFX O NYM Michael Conforto Johnny Cueto 2% 95% Flyball: CF 0.0
t8 1-4 1 — 3,(2-0) BBX O NYM Wilmer Flores Johnny Cueto 1% 97% Lineout: 3B 0.0
t8 1-4 2 — 3,(1-1) BCX O NYM Juan Lagares Johnny Cueto 1% 97% Groundout: P-SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets’ Jon Niese facing 6-7-8
b8 4-1 0 — 4,(1-2) CCBX KCR Mike Moustakas Jon Niese 0% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball) 0.65
b8 4-1 0 1– 6,(3-2) BBBCFX KCR Salvador Perez Jon Niese 1% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive); Moustakas to 3B 0.65
b8 4-1 0 -23 5,(2-2) CCBBX R KCR Alex Gordon Jon Niese 1% 100% Double to SS (Ground Ball); Moustakas Scores; Perez to 3B 0.65
  Addison Reed replaces Jon Niese pitching
b8 5-1 0 -23 1,(0-0) .X RO KCR Paulo Orlando Addison Reed 0% 100% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Perez Scores; Gordon to 3B 0.15
b8 6-1 1 –3 5,(2-2) FSBBX R KCR Alcides Escobar Addison Reed 0% 100% Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Gordon Scores 0.9
  Sean Gilmartin replaces Addison Reed pitching
b8 7-1 1 –3 2,(1-0) .BX O KCR Ben Zobrist Sean Gilmartin 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B -0.0
b8 7-1 2 –3 2,(1-0) BX O KCR Lorenzo Cain Sean Gilmartin 0% 100% Popfly: 2B -0.0
  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Royals 7.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Royals’ Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
t9 1-7 0 — 3,(1-1) BFX O NYM Curtis Granderson Johnny Cueto 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t9 1-7 1 — 3,(2-0) BBX O NYM David Wright Johnny Cueto 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t9 1-7 2 — 6,(3-2) CBFBBB NYM Daniel Murphy Johnny Cueto 0% 100% Walk 0.0
t9 1-7 2 1– 1,(0-0) >B NYM Yoenis Céspedes Johnny Cueto 0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Murphy to 2B 0.0
t9 1-7 2 -2- 3,(2-0) >B.BX O NYM Yoenis Céspedes Johnny Cueto 0% 100% Flyball: RF 0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Royals 7.