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The Latest: Tarp is off before Game 1 of World Series

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The latest on the World Series, which opens Tuesday night with the Kansas City Royals hosting the New York Mets (all times local):

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6:35 p.m.

The tarp is off the field at Kauffman Stadium, and the Royals and Mets are starting to warm up for a dreary Game 1 of the World Series.

Rain has fallen all day in Kansas City, at times quite heavily. But meteorologists expect it to taper off shortly after the 7:07 p.m. first pitch, and there is only a 20 percent of light showers by 10 p.