KANSAS CITY -- For better or for worse, the Royals place clear trust in their advance scouting department. First-base coach Rusty Kuntz famously opined after World Series Game 5 that the Royals believed they could run on Mets first baseman Lucas Duda; they did, and it worked, even if the philosophy behind that might forever be debated.
So perhaps it was just another Royals quirk when Eric Hosmer laid down a perfect bunt in the sixth inning of Sunday's 4-3 Mets loss, furthering a rally that knocked Matt Harvey out of the game.