world series world series edition major_league_baseball championship series best seven playoff national_league champions new_york_mets american_league champions series played october november winning series games time world series world series extended november team world series win world series losing previous year world series world series feature san_francisco_giants champions home field advantage games series victory star game 13th world series home field advantage awarded league won star game series played format hosted games hosted games game hosted won game extra innings tying longest game world series history won game complete game allowed run hits series shifting new_york won game home runs came win game error led blown save game went extra innings bench player drove ahead run clinched series named world series valuable player background new_york_mets fifth appearance world series sweeping cubs national league championship series split previous appearances winning world series baltimore_orioles world series boston_red_sox losing world series world series new_york_yankees cross town rivals qualified postseason winning national_league east sixth division title faced los_angeles_dodgers division series winning games led team hitting home runs game game sweep chicago_cubs winning ensured world series appearances expansion franchise addition world series appearances decades existence appearing played 1990s world series appearance manager second consecutive appearance world series fourth overall won world series lost appearances world series philadelphia_phillies world series san_francisco_giants qualified postseason winning american_league central seventh division title winning faced winning games followed american league championship series beating games winning team play consecutive world series texas_rangers played world series world series series preview series began october won star game home field advantage series played boasted starting pitchers throw miles hour best team batting average pitches speed season starting pitchers best walk ratio majors consisting strong contact hitters led baseball contact rate superior defensive team finishing second majors defensive runs saved finished 21st bullpen anchored provided strength hitters performed better left handed pitchers right handed pitchers starting pitchers primary davis right handed summary kansas_city won series game game ceremonial pitch thrown started game started father died earlier day aware father death left game pitch thrown harvey hit inside park home run world series game world series hit batter world series fourth inning murphy recorded hit later scored run hit travis hit home run fifth inning lead took lead sixth drove sacrifice fly saved run diving stop throw end sixth reduced lead sacrifice fly set new postseason run batted rbi record process single tied game eighth reached fielding error allowing score ahead run lead ninth outs away taking game tied game home run deep center field blew save postseason opportunities july home run gordon player world series fifth player history tie world series game home run ninth inning 11th inning robbed multi base hit running catch prevented probably lead triple went inning 14th reached throwing error gave base hit allowing reach hit sacrifice fly right field drive winning run time world series history player scored run game pitch run game final pitch game ended lasting hours minutes game tied record longest game innings world series history shared game world series game world series loss oldest player lose world series game game game jacob started started walked lead fourth later hit second rbi single hit hit game second retired order ninth fifth inning allowed walk subsequent single rbi single tied game moved runners lined center run single single moved single blew game open eighth allowed single subsequent single rbi double gordon relieved allowed sacrifice fly rbi triple kansas_city walked murphy outs ninth getting fly right finish complete game pitcher accomplish feat world series game world series defeated took games zero lead series pitcher world series throw world series complete game allowing hits fewer game series shifted field home stadium game started started ceremonial pitch thrown catcher designated hitter parks started game outfield instead start regular scored run inning force play inning wright hit run home run scored drove home second inning scored passed ball giving lead hit run home run inning took lead added run fourth inning rbi single sixth inning mistakes game coming fourth inning pitcher forgot cover base ground ball baseman second sixth inning pitcher triple ground ball allowing runners safe led run single wright fifth inning player major_league_baseball debut pinch hitting player mlb debut world series game ceremonial pitch thrown country singer son late relief pitcher starting pitchers game scored game run home run inning scored later inning sacrifice fly right fielder didn immediate throw home thinking second inning cut deficit fifth doubled driven gordon fifth hit home run rookie hit home runs world series game world series sixth inning hit eighth double postseason tying postseason record previously set louis cardinals drove game eighth inning recording walked consecutive batters force bring key fielding error allowed tying run score took lead rbi single added insurance run rbi base hit kansas_city lead second blown save series second seven opportunities postseason partly attributed murphy error converted inning save fourth overall postseason davis pitched perfect eighth got trouble ninth murphy hit hard couldn field got base hit bring winning run plate hit soft line drive caught doubled base end game started running thinking ball hit ground game returned dominican_republic father funeral day game returned time start game harvey started performed america beautiful pitch thrown led inning home run scored second run sixth inning chance break game open sixth inning loaded bases outs settle run lined foul ball leg injured leaving game inning hit sacrifice fly grounded end inning harvey pitched shutout innings convinced collins game ninth gave walk ninth inning got run drove double prompting collins relieve harvey advanced base hit ground ball baseman wright checking threw base second broke home soon ball thrown fielded threw wide home attempting throw scored tying run resulting blowing save postseason series save opportunities tied postseason record set 12th inning pitching hit single pinch running stole base scored single pinch hitter scored hit loaded bases drove home runs double davis pitched shutout inning complete series win championship struck looking end game series baseball season batted series caught inning exception final inning series won world series valuable player award catcher win award won world series second player following won world series composite line score world series beat new_york_mets broadcasting television fox broadcast series united_states play play announcer calling action color analysts field reporters featured host analysts fox offered spanish telecast series united_states mlb international feed featured play play analysis respectively fox suffered broadcast game resulting loss coverage minutes followed minute delay game officials addressed availability video review loss fox feed teams agreed allow use footage world feed game video review fox temporarily switched feed later replaced main production restored world series started tuesday second straight year instead wednesday past practice avoid games thursday monday nights generally big days television viewing fox telecast face stiff competition thursday night football football thursday primetime popular primetime entertainment shows monday night football ratings game world series averaged rating fox making watched game world series game rating percent season game series recorded watched game game went head head nbc sunday night football game previously unbeaten media sources like predicted heavy competition result series low ratings football game drew larger audience average rating highest world series game radio aired series play play handling color commentary serving field reporter pitcher served guest commentator selected innings games anchored pre game post game coverage network locally series broadcast teams flagship radio stations respective announcing crews new_york aired games english announcing aired games spanish announcing kansas_city broadcast games announcing new_york kansas_city respectively aired network coverage series cities historical notes world series teams expansion teams teams formed season began play began play additionally successful expansion teams major leagues expansion teams respective leagues win league championship pennant world series respectively expansion franchises league titles team seeking end long championship drought previous championship title coming year later met opening day season april sunday night game season kansas_city popular culture film future chicago_cubs depicted world series champions defeating fictional american_league team miami mascot wrote script future originally intended joke saying baseball fan thought let come unlikely scenarios think referencing cubs long championship drought fact florida baseball team explained october prediction based postseason structure time accurate mlb added division series played strike
2015 World Series