The Mets hit 20 home runs as a team this postseason. In the World Series, of the 19 runs they scored, eight of them came by homer.
“We just didn’t do much offensively,” manager Terry Collins said.
Curtis Granderson‘s leadoff home run in Game 5 was the only extra-base hit the Mets had in the game. They loaded the bases with no one out in the sixth inning, but only scored one run on Lucas Duda‘s sac fly.
Meanwhile, the Royals strung together hit after hit, going 8-for-21 with runners in scoring position in Games 4 and 5. The Mets, however, went 0-for-6.
“We should have not been in those situations,” Collins said. “We should have gotten some runs earlier.”
Matthew Cerrone
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Well, isn’t that the truth. In this series, the Royals scored 22 of their 27 runs after the start of the fifth inning. They were lethal late in games, not just in the batter’s box, but on the mound. The Mets chance to score was at the start of the game, every night. It was palpable in the ballpark late Sunday. The crowd was never the same after seeing the Mets get just one run, after having the bases loaded and no outs. It was like that was their moment to pull ahead, they didn’t, and we’d all regret it… it would be just a matter of time. Matt Harvey was looking great, but two runs never felt like enough, given how well Kansas City scored in this series. And, since the Mets only seemed to ever score on a home run, and knowing how well the Royals bullpen kept the ball in the park, it seemed futile…
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