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EAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION & NLDS LEAGUE & NLDS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS WINNERS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS NEW YORK METS (90-72) KANSAS CITY ROYALS (95-67) NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS World Series - Game 1 Tuesday, October 27, 2015 • 8:07 p.m. (ET) Kauffman Stadium • Kansas City, MO RHP Matt Harvey (13-8, 2.71, 2-0, 2.84) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (13-9, 3.55, 1-2, 4.32) FOX • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM WORLD SERIES: The Mets have advanced to their fifth World METS-ROYALS NOTES: The Mets have never faced Kansas Series and first since 2000...New York won World Series titles in City in the postseason...The last time they played each other was 1986 (vs. Boston) and 1969 (vs. Baltimore) and lost in the World in 2013 when the Royals took two of three at Citi Field...The Mets Series in 2000 (vs. Yankees) and 1973 (vs. Oakland)...Since the start have played one series at Kauffman Stadium, going 1-2 in 2004... of the divisional era (1969), the Mets’ five World Series appearances Overall the Mets are 4-5 vs. the Royals. are tied for the second-most by any National League team, trailing only the St. Louis Cardinals’ seven appearances in the “Fall Classic”... DANIEL MURPHY: Was named the MVP of the NLCS...Murphy hit San Francisco, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Cincinnati and Atlanta .529 (9-17) with 4 homers, 6 RBI and scored six times in the NLCS... have all also reached the World Series five times during that span. He was the fi rst player to have least eight hits and four homers in a postseason series that was four or fewer games...Murphy has homered EXPERIENCE: Two players on the Mets roster have World Series in a major league record six straight postseason games dating to experience...Juan Uribe won World Series titles in 2005 with the Chicago Game 4 of the NLDS...Carlos Beltran held the previous mark with a White Sox and in 2010 with the San Francisco Giants and Curtis home run in five straight postseason games in 2004. Granderson played in the 2006 World Series with the Detroit Tigers. MORE MURPH: Daniel Murphy’s seven home runs this postseason POSTSEASON STREAK: New York has won five straight are the most in team history for a single postseason and the most postseason games, dating to Game 5 of the NLDS...It is tied for in a career during the playoffs...His seven home runs are tied for the longest winning streak in team history...The Mets also won five the fourth-most for a single postseason...Nelson Cruz (2011), Barry straight from Game 2 of the 2000 NLDS through Game 2 of the Bonds (2002) and Carlos Beltran (2004) hold the record with eight NLCS...It’s the longest postseason winning streak since last year home runs...He has also set the single season postseason home run when the Royals won eight in a row. record by a second baseman. NLCS RECAP: The Mets swept the NLCS from the Cubs...It was RBI STREAK: Daniel Murphy has at least one RBI in a franchise the team’s third postseason series sweep (also 1969 NLCS vs. record seven straight postseason games...Edgardo Alfonzo had an Atlanta and 2006 NLDS vs. Los Angeles)...New York never trailed RBI in five consecutive contests in 2000...It is tied for the fourth- in the series...It was the sixth time in MLB postseason history that a longest streak in major league history...Ryan Howard (2009), Alex team swept a best-of-seven series without trailing at any point. Rodriguez (2007-2009) and Lou Gehrig (1928-1932) hold the record GAME 1: New York is 0-4 in Game 1 of the World Series, including with an RBI in eight straight postseason games...Murphy has at least 0-3 on the road...The Mets are 8-8 all-time in Game 1 of a postseason one RBI in eight of his nine games this postseason (11 total) and has series, including 5-7 on the road...They are 2-0 this year in Game 1s hit in each of his nine games, batting .421 (16-38)...Murphy’s 11 RBI winning at Los Angeles in NLDS and at home vs. the Cubs in the is one shy of the club’s single postseason record held by John Olerud NLCS...The Mets have won four straight Game 1s. (12 in 1999). CAPTAIN: POSTSEASON RECORD: The Mets are 50-33 all-time in the David Wright has nine RBI in 19 career postseason postseason...The club’s .602 winning percentage is the highest of games...Wright has four hits and scored five times in his last two any major league team (minimum of 35 postseason games)...The postseason games. Mets are 11-5 all-time in postseason series. JEURYS FAMILIA: Has allowed only two hits and two walks in 9.2 HOME RUNS: New York has hit 14 home runs during the playoffs scoreless innings this postseason...Familia already has five saves this (seven in the NLCS and seven in the NLDS), a franchise-record for postseason which is the most in team history for a single postseason a single postseason...The previous mark was 12 home runs in 1969. and a career...He tied a NLCS record with three saves, last done by San Francisco’s Brian Wilson in 2010...Three of his five saves have STOLEN BASES: New York was 29th in the majors with 51 stolen been four or more out saves...He finished third in the majors with 43 base during the regular season...The Mets have nine stolen bases, saves...Familia tied the club’s single-season save record. tied with Toronto for the most this postseason. METS STARTERS: New York starters are 6-2 with a 2.65 ERA FIRST INNING: The Mets have scored in the first inning their last (16 earned runs/54.1 innings) with 18 walks and 69 strikeouts this five playoff games (10 total runs)...The last team to score at least one postseason. run in five consecutive postseason games was St. Louis in 2011. MATT HARVEY: Is the third pitcher in franchise history to earn a ON THE ROAD: The Mets are 21-19 all-time on the road in the victory in each of his first two postseason starts, joining Tom Glavine postseason, including 4-1 this year...The Mets were 19-5 on the road in 2006 and Jacob deGrom (3-0) this year. after August 21 and went 30-14 (.682) away from Citi Field after July PITCHING NOTES: 1, the best record in the majors. The Mets lead all playoffs teams with a 2.81 ERA this postseason...New York’s staff has 10 or more strikeouts in YOENIS CESPEDES: Has at least one hit in 15 of his 19 six of its nine postseason games this year...The six games with 10 or postseason games...Cespedes has two home runs and seven RBI in more strikeouts are the most for a single postseason in team history nine games this postseason. and tied for the fifth-most in a single postseason in major league baseball history...Overall, the Mets have 91 strikeouts in 80.0 innings. LUCAS DUDA: Tied the postseason single game franchise record with five RBI in Game 4 of the NLCS at Chicago. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: LHP Jonathon Niese turns 29 today and Ruben Tejada turns 26. MICHAEL CONFORTO: Will become the third player to appear in the Little League World Series, College World Series and the World ON THIS DATE: The Mets beat the Red Sox, 8-5, in Game 7 of the Series...Joining Ed Vosberg and Jason Varitek. 1986 World Series at Shea to capture the club’s second title. 2015 WORLD SERIES Wed., Oct. 28 at KC RHP Jacob deGrom (14-8, 3-0, 1.88) vs. RHP Johnny Cueto (11-13, 3.44, 1-1, 7.88) 8:07 p.m. ET (FOX, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050 AM) Fri., Oct. 30 at NY RHP Yordano Ventura (13-8, 4.08, 0-1, 5.09) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-7, 3.24, 1-1, 2.77) 8:07 p.m. (FOX, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050 AM) Sat., Oct. 31 at NY RHP Chris Young (11-6, 3.06, 0-0, 3.12) vs. LHP Steven Matz (4-0, 2.88, 0-1, 3.72) 8:07 p.m. ET (FOX, WOR 710 AM, ESPN 1050 AM) #33 MATT HARVEY (13-8, 2.71, 2-0, 2.84) RHP Height: 6-4 Weight: 217 pounds Age: 26 (3/27/1989) HARVEY’S 2015 PITCHING LOG (2 PLAYOFF GS, 29 GS) Born: New London, CT Resides: Mystic, CT Signed Through: 2015 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K P-S ERA 4/9 @Was W, 6-3 6.0 4 0 0 0 1 9 91-63 0.00 vs. Opp vs. Opp Kauffman 4/14 Phi W, 6-5 6.0 5 3 3 2 0 8 95-64 2.25 Pitcher 2015 Postseason 2015 Career 2015 Career Stadium 4/19 Mia W, 7-6 6.0 8 4 4 0 0 7 84-63 3.50 RHP Edinson Volquez 1-2, 4.32 13-9, 3.55 79-68, 4.29 ---, -.-- 2-5, 5.70 8-5, 4.15 4/25 @NYY W, 8-2 8.2 5 2 2 1 2 7 107-67 3.04 RHP Matt Harvey 2-0, 2.84 13-8, 2.71 25-18, 2.53 ---, -.-- ---, -.-- ---, -.-- 5/1 Was W, 4-0 7.0 5 0 0 0 1 3 93-61 2.41 5/8 @Phi L, 1-3 6.0 6 3 3 1 1 4 86-58 2.72 NLCS START: Earned the win in Game 1 of the NLCS, a 4-2 Mets victory over the Cubs on October 5/13 @ChC ND, 1-2 7.0 3 0 0 0 2 9 100-70 2.31 17 at Citi Field...Allowed two runs, earned, on four hits, in 7.2 innings pitched...Struck out nine and 5/18 StL ND, 2-1 (14) 8.0 6 0 0 0 1 9 105-74 1.98 walked two in his second straight 97-pitch outing...He retired the first 12 batters he faced...It was the 5/23 @Pit L, 2-8 4.0 6 7 7 2 2 4 65-46 2.91 longest potseason outing by a Met since Al Leiter tossed 8.2 innings vs.