KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The latest on the World Series, where the New York Mets are trying to pull even with the Kansas City Royals in Game 2 on Wednesday night (all times local):
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The Royals have stormed back to take the lead through five innings in Game 2, putting four runs on the board against Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom.
Alcides Escobar began the onslaught with an RBI single, but it was a series of two-out hits that did the real damage. Eric Hosmer bounced a two-run single up the middle, Kendrys Morales had another single, and Mike Moustakas hit an RBI single to right to finish it off.