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With all due respect to Noah Syndergaard – a hard-throwing rookie who’s been excellent in the postseason – the choice for the Game 1 starter really came down to deGrom and Harvey.

“We all have a mission to win this last series”, said Matz, who grew up a Mets fan on Long Island, about 50 miles from Citi Field.

The forecast Tuesday morning was for temperatures almost 55 degrees and light rain at 8:07 p.m. ET, when the first pitch is scheduled to be thrown by Royals right-hander Edinson Volquez.

Before a workout Monday at Kauffman Stadium, Royals pitching coach Dave Eiland said Murphy is getting good pitches to hit and isn’t missing them.

Toronto had opportunities to win this game, but went 0/12 with runners in scoring position. Kansas City opens the series at home and has homefield advantage in the 2-3-2 series format following the American League’s 6-3 win over the National League in the 2015 All-Star game.

“It’s about execution. These guys have got a tremendous team”. If this year’s playoffs have been any indication, this year’s World Series should be a classic.

The biggest X factor in this series will be Johnny Cueto. Conversely, the Royals rotation Edison Volquez (4.32 ERA), Johnny Cueto (7.88 ERA), Yordano Ventura (5.09 ERA) and Chris Young (3.12 ERA) make one wonder how Kansas City survived this far (hint, it’s the bullpen). Righty Matt Harvey, who had a breakout year in 2013 and returned this year after missing a full season after Tommy John surgery, will pitch the biggest game of his young career when he faces the AL champion Royals in Kansas City. “Once we get between the lines, it’s about applying what you’ve seen”. The Royals win by constantly pressuring opponents, beating teams with small ball, plus speed and they play the best defense in all of baseball.

Indeed, Harvey is Collins’ choice to start the World Series opener, viewed as a bit of a surprise given the sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series meant Collins could have gone with any of his trio of power-armed right-handers, and Jacob deGrom had pitched so well in three postseason starts. They’ve been waiting many years to have that team, and they’re pretty good right now. That has shined through in the playoffs with the team boasting a postseason-leading 2.81 Team ERA. Right now, it’s go out there and hit these guys.

Last season, the Royals played the Giants in the regular season, whereas they have not faced the Mets for a couple years in the regular season. But if the Mets pitchers are slide-stepping, watch for hittable pitches that are high in the zone; that tends to happen when a pitcher rushes his delivery to home plate.

The Royals have edged the Mets in batting average, on-base percentage, and sluggling percentage in the postseason. “You better execute pitches, and that’s what we’re going to try to do”. Reid even stopped by to see manager Ned Yost – or as he calls him, “Skipper Yost” – when the Royals were in spring training. After the 2007 season, the Rangers traded him and Daniel Ray Herrera-the relief pitcher who threw eight innings for the 2011 Mets-to the Cincinnati Reds for Josh Hamilton.

“What that allows them to do is game-plan against the hitters’ weaknesses”, Cuddyer said. “He feels fine. He’s going to hit again today and he’s ready to go”. “We know what they’re about”, deGrom said.