NEW YORK — Alex Rios' math mistake didn't add up to a World Series loss for Kansas City.
The Royals right fielder settled under Curtis Granderson's third-inning fly ball to short right field, seemingly ready for the throw home to keep New York's Wilmer Flores from scoring.
Then Rios took a casual step toward the dugout, thinking he had caught the third out, not the second.
In the middle of his second step, he heard center fielder Lorenzo Cain shout to him. Only then did Rios throw home, and it was not in time as Flores scored standing up.