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Nightmare eighth inning leaves Mets with 3-1 deficit in World Series

After leading for much of the night, the Mets fell behind the Royals in the eighth inning of World Series Game 4, losing 5-3.

Here's how it all went down:

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See alsoWorld Series Game 4 boxscore: Mets vs. Royals

Top 1: Steven Matz starts for the Mets. Escobar singled to left. Zobrist struck out, Escobar called out stealing on batter interference by Zobrist on d'Arnaud. Cain flied out to right.

Bottom 1: Chris Young starts for the Royals. Granderson grounds out to second.