The Kansas City Royals took a 2-0 lead over the New York Mets with a 7-1 victory Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
After a Lucas Duda single gave the Mets the lead in the fourth inning, Kansas City’s contact-driven lineup broke through against Jacob deGrom in the fifth inning. The Royals scored four runs behind singles from Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas.
Johnny Cueto out-pitched deGrom, allowing just two hits in the complete game effort. Cueto became the fifth pitcher since 2000 to log nine innings with one run or fewer in a World Series game.
The series will move to Queens for Game 3 Friday night.
SCORE UPDATE: Royals 7 – Mets 1, FINAL
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