World Series Game 5: Inning-by-inning

1Mets score first

Alcides Escobar struck out starting the game, and Ben Zobrist flied to center. Lorenzo Cain singled, reaching base for the 20th straight playoff game. He stole second, but Eric Hosmer struck out. Curtis Ganderson homered to right-center field and gave the Mets an early lead.

1-0

NYM-KC

2Royals don’t take advantage

Mike Moustakas’ grounder to third was booted by David Wright. However, Salvador Perez, Alex Gordon and Alex Rios grounded to short. Lucas Duda walked for the Mets, but Travis d’Arnaud hit into a double play. Michael Conforto then struck out.

1-0

NYM-KC

3Edinson Volquez, hit machine

Volquez opened the inning with a single, but he was erased on a 4-6-3 double play off the bat of Escobar. Zobrist flied to righ, ending the inning. Volquez had an easy inning, setting the Mets down in order, capped by a strikeout of Granderson.

1-0

NYM-KC

4No contact for Royals

Harvey mowed through the Royals, striking out Cain, Hosmer and Moustakas. Wright struck out for the Mets, but David Murphy drew a walk. However, Yoenis Cespedes grounded into a 5-4-3 double play.

1-0

NYM-KC

5Three more Harvey strikeouts

Harvey got three strikeouts again, although Gordon drew a one-out walk. Duda walked leading off. But d’Arnaud flied to to left, and Conforto grounded to first. Duda took second, and Flores was walked intentionally. Harvey grounded out.

1-0

NYM-KC

6Mets double lead

Zobrist singled with one out, but Harvey struck out Cain, and Hosmer grounded out. Granderson walked leading off and Wright singled. Murphy’s ground ball was booted by Hosmer. Cespedes fouled a ball off his knee and collapsed in pain. He stayed in the game and popped out to Escobar. Duda’s sacrifice fly scored Granderson, but Volquez got d’Arnaud to ground out to Moustakas.

2-0

NYM-KC

7Herrera enters

Moustakas opened with a single, but Perez popped to third base. Gordon flied out and Rios grounded to third. Kelvin Herrera came in and gave up a single to Conforto. But Flores hit into a 6-4-3 double play and then Harvey grounded out.

2-0

NYM-KC

8Silent bats

Harvey seemed to be in control. Paulo Orlando, who was in right field, flied to right. Escobar popped out to short, and Zobrist flied to center. The Mets couldn’t do anything against Herrera as he struck out the side.

2-0

NYM-KC

9They did it again

Harvey talked Mets manager Terry Collins into staying in the game. It was a mistake. Cain drew a walk and stole second. Hosmer doubled to left and Cain scored. That was it for Harvey as Jeurys Familia relieved. Moustakas grounded to first and Hosmer took third. Perez grounded softly toward short, and Wright cut off the ball. He looked at Hosmer, then threw to first for the out. With no one near third base, Hosmer held his ground and then broke for home and scored easily. Duda threw wild from first base, but Hosmer likely would have been safe anyway. Herrera set the Mets down in order.

2-2

KC-NYM

12Your World Series champions

Perez dunked a single to right. Jarrod Dyson pinch-ran and stole second. Gordon grounded to first, and pinch hitter Christian Colon singled home Dyson. Escobar had a RBI double and Cain hit a bases-clearing double. Wade Davis did his thing, and it was over.

7-2

KC-NYM

This story was originally published November 2, 2015 at 1:12 AM with the headline "World Series Game 5: Inning-by-inning."