World Series sees ratings boost in extra innings thriller

His first pitch to Mets leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson went for a called strike, and the right-hander went on to retire the side in the first inning. “It was hard for me to know what I knew, and to see him compete the way that he competed”.

The average viewership was the biggest game 1 audience since 2010 and was up 23% from a year ago, which was lowest rated game 1 and fifth lowest rated World Series game of all time.

A spokesperson provided a statement to CNN saying that the Royals are under the impression that Volquez did not know about his father’s passing prior to the game.

The Mets didn’t pull this one out, but they took the lead in the eighth on an Eric Hosmer.

Tuesday night’s opener of the Fall Classic was one of the most memorable World Series games in recent memory for the dramatics that took place on the baseball diamond and in Fox’s production truck.

Bartolo Colon deserved better in the first World Series appearance of his 18-season career.

“We found out about it before the game and the wishes of the family was, you know, let Eddie pitch”, Yost explained following a 14-inning marathon.

Edinson Volquez strode purposefully to the mound for Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night, just hours after his father died of heart failure in the Dominican Republic. Young played for the Mets in 2011 and 2012.

True story: The Royals last won the World Series on October 27, 1985.

Game 2 will start on the same day that Game 1 ended, with Jacob deGrom on the hill for the Mets against the erratic Johnny Cueto. The Kansas City starter could not get out of the third inning in his most recent start, Game 3 of the ALCS in Toronto. The Royals hope that pitching at home will help. deGrom is 3-0 over 20 postseason innings this year with 27 strikeouts and 1.80 ERA.

Gordon said Familia tried to quick-pitch him, but that he was ready for it after seeing him try to slip a delivery past team mate Salvador Perez. Kansas City went on to a 5-4 victory in 14 innings, matching the longest game in World Series history. Hopefully the power outage FOX experienced in Game 1 is its last of the series. Eventually, the Major League Baseball Network’s feed was used. He writes about baseball and other sports at http://andrewjkahn.com and his Scoop and Score podcast is on iTunes.