![]() ![]() At the beginning, it was just a trip for fun where nothing was of ill omen but later on things got worse. Here you’ll dive into the breathtaking atmosphere of adventures together with lucky Alex Gordon. You can only put so much weight on one at-bat, but Gordon’s game tying shot in Game 1 sealed the Mets fate and put the Royals on the right track to fulfill theirs.Outwit evil powers and save Alice from the trap! Are you fond of incredible treasure hunt and sinister mysteries? Launch the marvelous arcade Alex Gordon and accompany the well-known treasure hunter Alex Gordon to save his sister. Familia - who would set the World Series record for blown saves, although all the blame cannot be placed on him, - failed one last time as the Royals tied the game and eventually would blow the game open in the 12th inning and finally complete their journey and capture the World Series title that was only 90 feet away last season.Īlthough Gordon’s home run only helped to put the Royals up a single game in the World Series, it is unquestionable that his at-bat set the tone for the World Series and gave the Mets a preview of what they would encounter for the rest of a series: a team that would not quit and would string together tough at-bat after tough at-bat until they eventually came out on top. In Game 5 Matt Harvey took a complete game shutout into the ninth inning until, for the final time, the Royals would yet again come from behind and tie the game. In Game 4, the Mets were leading going into the eighth and would yet again fall victim to the Royals late innings heroics, when the Royals scored three runs in the eighth as Familia blew his second save of the series. In Game 3, Noah Syndergaard started off the game with a pitch to let Escobar know that he wasn’t afraid to use his fastball, while leading the Mets to their only series victory. In Game 2, the Royals blew out the Mets to take a commanding 2-0 lead. No team with at least 100 postseason at-bats came within 140 points of the Royals batting average. From the seventh inning on, they slashed. Prior to the seventh inning, the Royals’ hitters posted a pedestrian. In the series, the Royals only lead for a total of 13 innings. Gordon’s home run set the tone for the Royals come-from-behind mantra. But the recipe for victory was now in place and the Royals would continue to abuse the Mets all throughout the series until their championship clinching Game 5 victory. The Royals went on to win the game in 14 innings and stole a game that they should have lost. A once seemingly hopeless affair was now tied.įamilia retired the next two batters, but the damage was done. Mets center fielder Juan Lagares gave chase but could only watch as the ball sailed 431 feet and over the center field fence. ![]() ![]() Kauffman stadium grew louder as the flight of the ball flew farther from home plate. Gordon did nothing to prove the statistics wrong as he turned on the 97 MPH heater and launched it to centerfield. There was a lot of statistics flying around before the series on how the Royals were an outstanding team when it came to hitting fastballs 95 MPH and above. d’Arnaud’s glove went from low and away to reaching up towards the middle of the plate. Familia agreed with the pitch selection and threw the pitch that sealed the Mets fate and began the fulfillment of the Royals year long road to redemption.Īs the ball came towards the plate it was clear he had missed his spot. Travis d’Arnaud called for a sinker low and away, obviously trying to not let Gordon pull the ball but instead get him to hit a ball somewhere to the left side of the field where he is not known for his power. 290/.403/.419 with two home runs in high leverage situations in 2015.įamilia, with his outstanding arsenal of weapons to get hitters out, decided his high 90’s fastball would be his weapon of choice to try and get Gordon out and put the Mets a single out away from leading 1-0 in the World Series. 300/.344/.333 slash in 1-1 counts over his 2015 season, and did not have a single home run in that count. Seven pitches into the ninth inning, Familia had one out and Alex Gordon in a 1-1 count. Familia made quick work of him, getting the Royals backstop to ground out to short.Įnter Alex Gordon and the at-bat that sealed the Royals fate as World Series Champions and the Mets as the runner-ups. Salvador Perez had the daunting task of trying to make contact and get on base to lead off the ninth. ![]()
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