Whether it’s Eric Hosmer or Alex Gordon or Lorenzo Cain or whoever else, Kansas City is producing and the Mets are in trouble.
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Still, the Mets won their most recent World Series in 1986 rallying from 0-2 down and Kansas City was in an 0-2 hole before fighting back to win the crown 30 years ago.
Here is the live stream and TV info for Game 3, followed by a roundup of what both sides are saying heading into Friday’s pivotal contest.
Noah Syndergaard takes the hill for the Mets, while Yordano Ventura gets the call for the Royals.
Before this year, six Series teams had started two pitchers from beyond the US, STATS said. “The first pitch of the game goes whizzing by our leadoff man’s head”, Mike Moustakas said.
New York fans KSN News spoke with in Kansas City on Wednesday commented on how friendly and polite Royals fans are to the opposing team’s fans. With all the hysteria caused over the Royals ability to hit a firm fastball, it has caused the Mets starters to stray away from what has made them a dominate staff: throwing heat.
While Kansas City hopes Ventura doesn’t get too riled up on Friday, the Mets legions would be happy to see Syndergaard, aka “Thor”, hammer the Royals with his own nasty heater. Syndergaard, by contrast, is a 240-pound hammer who revels in his larger-than-life image. If the Mets are going to get back into this series, they are going to have to pitch their way back into it and that’s where Syndergaard comes into play. But deGrom wasn’t his usual self, allowing four runs just halfway in the game. “I’ve learned a lot from seeing them go out there and pitch and how to react to things, certain situations in the game”.
Wikimedia CommonsJacob deGrom couldn’t lead his team to the equalizer in Game 2. Aided by more unsteady fielding from a Royals team known for tight defence, New York got hits from nine different players and finished with 12.
As an example, Matt Harvey’s sub-40% fastball selection was, by far, the lowest in his career. His lowest swing and miss total ever in a start. On Wednesday, deGrom threw 54 fastballs. I feel like, yeah, this is a great spot to be in, ” the 24-year-old from Samana, Dominican Republic, said through translation by teammate Christian Colon on Thursday at Citi Field. “Guys just lock in, you know?”
When a lineup has laser-like precision against one of the faster pitchers in the league, it certainly seems like an insurmountable obstacle.
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The New York Yankees in 1996 lost the first two games at home to the Atlanta Braves and roared back to win the next four for their first World Series triumph in 18 years. “We’re locking in and we’re going to continue to lock in [Friday] and hopefully steal a win”.
The Mets defense has hurt them in the World Series.
It was the kind of starring role the Royals were counting on him to deliver when they made the decision to mortgage much of their future on him. Belief in what they can do now is key.
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Since being acquired by the Royals prior to the non-waiver deadline, Cueto has more often than not fallen short of his usual standards. An offense like Chicago’s might have been able to work long counts and put pressure on a set of pitchers with whom they have great familiarity (Cueto and Volquez, who spent years in the NL Central). “We expected to compete for a world championship against a tough team, and our confidence hasn’t changed from the first day of Spring Training to this point right now”.
