Royals outlast Mets in baseball World Series thriller

[Sports News]

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Unflinching despite on-field setbacks and off-field heartbreak, the Kansas City Royals outlasted the New York Mets 5-4 in 14 innings to win game one of the 111th World Series. Eric Hosmer drove in Alcides Escobar with a sacrifice fly to give the Royals an emotional victory in a thriller that matched the longest game by innings in the history of Major League Baseball's best-of-seven final. "To grind through that game and win it in the 14th inning was big," Royals manager Ned Yost said.

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