Kansas City Royals players pose for a photo after defeating the New York Mets 7-2 in 12 innings in Game 5 of the World Series at Citi Field in New York City to complete a 4-1 victory. — Reuters THE Kansas City Royals won their first World Series crown since 1985 in fitting style on Sunday by pulling off another of their trademark late comebacks to beat the New York Mets 7-2 in 12 innings Cheap Rams Jerseys , leaving the home team to rue some critical late mistakes.
A year after losing in seven games to San Francisco, the Royals made up for it with another never-say-die rally after being held scoreless for the first eight innings.
The Mets led 2-0 going into the ninth, and manager Terry Collins elected to bring back starter Matt Harvey, who was bidding for a rare World Series shutout but whose pitch count was already into three figures. Harvey gave up a walk and then an RBI double to Eric Hosmer, which made it 2-1 Cheap Rodger Saffold Jersey , and was immediately replaced by closer Jeurys Familia.
A fly ball got the first out of the inning, but advanced Hosmer to third base, and then came the critical play.
Royals catcher Salvador Perez, who was later named as series MVP, hit a slow ground ball toward third baseman David Wright Cheap Johnny Hekker Jersey , who froze Hosmer with a glance and threw across the diamond to first base for the second out.
Hosmer, however, bolted for home plate as soon as Wright released the ball.
First baseman Lucas Duda had a chance to complete a double-play but fired his throw wide of catcher Travis d’Arnaud when a good throw would have been in time, ended the game, given the Mets the win Cheap Greg Zuerlein Jersey , and sent the World Series back to Kansas City for Game 6.
Hosmer made a headfirst dive home with the tying run, and given Kansas City’s history of successful late rallies — all four of their wins in the series were come-from-behind victories — there was an immediate sense of inevitability about a Royals victory.
One agonizing step from ecstasy last season, this time the Royals reign after their latest incredible comeback, and a go-ahead hit in the 12th inning from maybe the most unlikely player in uniform.
Christian Colon, making his first at-bat in four weeks Cheap Lamarcus Joyner Jersey , singled home the tiebreaking run to begin a five-run avalanche that buried the Mets. Lorenzo Cain sealed it with a three-run double. “I couldn’t have written a better script,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Now, a group of homegrown favorites who turned around a floundering franchise — Mike Moustakas and Alex Gordon and Hosmer — take their place in Royals history alongside George Brett, Willie Wilson, Bret Saberhagen and the champions from 30 years ago.
They couldn’t have done it without major contributions from newcomers like Ben Zobrist Cheap Dominique Easley Jersey , Johnny Cueto, Kendrys Morales, and Chris Young.
Collins admitted to a mistake in letting Harvey pitch the ninth, and both the manager and the pitcher will be left to reflect upon those mistakes.
“I let my heart get in the way of my gut,” Collins said. “I love my players. And I trust them. It didn’t work. It was my fault.”
Curtis Granderson had put the Mets ahead with a leadoff homer in the first inning Cheap Michael Brockers Jersey , and the Mets managed a 2-0 lead against heavy-hearted Royals starter Edinson Volquez, pitching one day after returning from his father’s funeral.
But for these resilient Royals, no deficit is too large, no time in the game too late. “We never quit. We never put our heads down,” Perez said.
For the Mets Cheap John Sullivan Jersey , it was a bitter ending to a storybook season. Underdogs in the National League East, they re-energized fans at Citi Field during their first season with more wins than losses since Shea Stadium was still home in 2008.
They swept the Chicago Cubs for their first NL pennant in 15 years but remain without a World Series title since 1986.
SINGAPORE, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Singapore shares closed 1.2 percent lower on Tuesday, as investors waited for the outcome of the two-day U.S. Federal Reserve meeting beginning later Tuesday.
The outcome of the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee will be known later Wednesday, and Investors will be scanning the outcome for clues on the timing of the first U.S. rate hike in more than eight years.
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The benchmark Straits Times Index shed 39.85 points to close at 3,272.62 points. Trading volume was 1.53 billion shares worth 1.26 billion Singapore dollars. Decliners outnumbered advancers 396 to 87, while 456 stocks closed unchanged.
DBS Group Research said "consensus expects the Federal Reserve to reduce monthly bond purchases to 15 billion U.S. dollars, positioning quantitative easing on track to end in October."
Swissco Holdings shed 1 percent to 1.03 Singapore dollars. It has acquired its first lift-boat for approximately 56 million U.S. dollars. The self-propelled lift-boat, which will be owned and managed by the group Cheap Andrew Whitworth Jersey , is expected to be completed within two years and deployed in Southeast Asia, enabling the group to tap into rising demand for lift-boat services in Southeast Asia.
Ezion Holdings Limited ended flat at 1.83 Singapore dollars. It secured an agreement with a contract value of up to approximately 76 million Singapore dollars to provide a service rig to be used by a Southeast Asian based national oil company. The deal is not expected to have a material impact on the group's earnings per share for FY ending December 31, 2014.
Global Logistic Properties fell 1.1 percent to 2.81 Singapore dollars. It has signed a new lease agreement with a large state- owned consumer goods company for 112,000 square meters in Midwestern China. Strong growth of domestic consumption continues to drive demand for high quality logistics facilities.
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