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Royals’ Chris Young pitched strong, but Mets’ Noah ‘Thor’ Syndergaard was that much better

Young went five innings in fill-in start for injured Ian Kennedy

Syndergaard gets best of KC, striking out nine in six shutout innings

The championship rings sat on a table along the first-base line inside Kauffman Stadium. Members of the first World Series-winning team to call Kansas City home in three decades filed toward the jewelry as their names were announced.

With one notable exception.

As a sellout crowd stood and cheered its championship team, Royals starting pitcher Chris Young cycled through his arsenal of pitches in the left-field bullpen.

“For me, the focus was going out and giving the team a chance to win,” Young said.