Royals Rip Mets to Stretch World Series Edge
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Sports43 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015 Royals rip Mets to stretch World Series edge KANSAS CITY: The Kansas City Royals backed the superb two-hit pitching of Johnny Cueto with a relentless attack to rout the New York Mets 7-1 on Wednesday and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven World Series. Cueto, painting the corners and showing off his wide variety of deliveries, went the full nine innings in posting the first complete game in the World Series by an American League pitcher in 24 years in windy, chilly conditions at Kauffman Stadium. Not since the Minnesota Twins’ Jack Morris beat the Atlanta Braves in a 10-inning, Game Seven victory in the 1991 World Series, had an American League hurler turned in such a per- formance. “He was electric tonight,” said Eric Hosmer, who supplied a clutch two-out, two- run single in the fifth inning to give the Royals their first lead of the game. “It was the type of outing we needed, especially after the way we used our bullpen last night. So just a huge outing from a big time player.” Kansas City used seven pitchers in the 14-inning, 5-4 Royals victory in Tuesday’s Game One, but Cueto gave the entire bullpen the night off with his dominant performance. The dreadlocked righthander was locked in a pitcher’s duel with Mets ace Jacob deGrom until Kansas City came to bat in the fifth after New York had grabbed a 1-0 lead in the fourth. DeGrom had yielded just one hit over the first four innings but a lead- KANSAS CITY: Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals douses Johnny Cueto #47 of the Kansas City Royals after off walk to Alex Gordon got it started and five defeating the New York Mets 7-1 in Game Two of the 2015 World Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 28, 2015 in singles later, three of them after two outs, it Kansas. — AFP was 4-1 for the home team and a three-run burst in the eighth made it a rout. happening.” Cueto, added by the Royals in a playoffs, giving up eight runs in two innings. unleashing a pinpoint pitch. “Tonight was trade deadline deal in July, retired 15 batters But he was at his best when pitching at spa- everything we expected Johnny to be,” said Frustrated Mets in a row before giving up a two-out walk to cious Kauffman Stadium, winning the clinch- Royals manager Ned Yost. “He was on the Mets manager Terry Collins was frustrated Daniel Murphy in the ninth before getting ing game at home in the AL Division Series attack. He kept the ball down. He changed by his pitcher’s performance. “It’s the World Yoenis Cespedes to fly out to right to end it. against Houston by retiring he last 19 batters speeds. It was just a spectacular performance Series. We’ve got to make pitches and we’re The stocky Dominican had served as an in a two-hit outing over eight innings. by him.” The victory took the Royals, who lost not making them,” said Collins. “All of a sud- ace with the Cincinnati Reds before the Cueto showed again there was no place last year’s World Series in seven games to the den the ball’s over the middle of the plate. I impending free agent was sent to Kansas City like home, when he confounded the Mets San Francisco Giants, halfway to winning don’t know why. “We win because we ride in a trade deadline deal in July. Cueto deliv- with his deliveries, turning his back to the their first Fall Classic crown in 30 years with our starting pitching. When they struggle, ered mediocre results for the Royals and was batter, sometimes speeding up his motion the series shifting to New York for Game we’re going to struggle, and that’s what’s battered by the Blue Jays on the road in the and other times inserting a hesitation before Three on Friday. — Reuters Badminton Piercy goes on birdie blitz Legal wrangle looms over revival of Indian league in Malaysia, Brown bags car NEW DELHI: The Indian Badminton the broadcasters as well. “BAI has con- KUALA LUMPUR: American Scott Piercy made in-one and win something. Because the other League (IBL) will return next year with ducted badminton events of Asian top players from across the world, its Games and Commonwealth Games and light work of the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country three I made I got nothing,” Brown said. “It was organisers said yesterday, but the legal we also staged the finals of the Thomas Club by firing a blistering 10-under-par 62 to 186 to the hole. It was kind of a weird number wrangle that has dogged the tourna- and Uber Cup. “From now on, we would grab the first round lead at the PGA Tour’s CIMB for me. I was kind of right in between a 6-iron ment since its 2013 inception seems far conduct IBL ourselves, we don’t need to Classic yesterday. The bogey-free effort gave the and 7-iron and chose to go 6-iron, took a little from over. Lee Chong Wei and fellow outsource it.” Even as Das Gupta spelled Las Vegas born 36-year-old a three-shot lead off of it and it never left the flag. It hit probably former men’s number one Taufik out details of the Jan. 2-17 tournament, over Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama in the $7 million 10 feet short and rolled right in.” It helped Hidayat headlined the inaugural edition Sporty Solutionz issued a statement, co-sanctioned Asian Tour event, the third of the improve his first round mark to four-under 68, of the franchise-based six-team tourna- saying they have moved a fresh petition new 2016 PGA Tour season. good enough for a share of 16th alongside ment which proved a hit with the local in the Delhi High Court to protect their Piercy, the world number 42 said a hot putter major winners Adam Scott of Australia, Ireland’s crowd. Badminton Association of India intellectual property rights. “We have had been the difference yesterday after a solid Padraig Harrington and Stewart Cink of the US. (BAI) scrapped the second edition of invested heavily to build the Brand IBL. but unspectacular tied 25th finish in Nevada last The CIMB Classic had been previously played the league citing scheduling issues This is also associated with our good- week. “I was really frustrated, especially being at on the Mines Course in the Malaysian capital before terminating the contract of will,” the company’s counsel said in a home. I felt like I played absolute worst I could but the short track proved a birdie fest for the league promoters Sporty Solutionz, statement. “We have pleaded in the who moved court against the decision. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi to restrict have played and still finished top-25,” he told US circuit’s finest. But the Kuala Lumpur Golf BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta said any other party from using the name, reporters of last week’s efforts. “The putts didn’t and Country club, which is hosting for the third the national governing body has got logo, title or any Intellectual Property go in last week and lo and behold this week, time, failed to halt the red numbers with 62 of the go-ahead from the court to revive associated with Brand Indian filled them up pretty good on first day. So, hope- the 78-man field under par for the first round. the league, which would now be an Badminton League or IBL.” Das Gupta, fully it continues.” While Piercy was dominating Former US PGA champion Keegan Bradley was annual affair. who said talks were on to rope in the leaderboard, compatriot Scott Brown was one who found picking up shots straight for- “We gave them enough time and Chinese great Lin Dan and women’s picking up the big prize. The 32-year-old walked ward yesterday as he fired seven birdies and an wanted to carry on the agreement but world champion Carolina Marin for the away with a new sports car after a hole-in-one at eagle in a round of 66 to share third spot they defaulted,” Das Gupta told league, dismissed any threat to the the par three 15th. behind Piercy and Matsuyama. American Ryan reporters. “We are announcing the tournament. “We got a new logo and I “I made like three hole-in-ones in the last two Moore, winner of the event in the last two Delhi and Lucknow franchises today don’t see any legal hassles for the tour- years on Tour and walking up looking at the card years, was well placed in a tie for eighth at five- and have finalised four other teams and nament,” he added. — Reuters I thought, man, it would be nice to make a hole- under. — Reuters.