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<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. &#8212; Alex Gordon hit a tying home run with one out in the ninth inning, Eric Hosmer hit a sacrifice fly against Bartolo Colon in the 14th and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 5-4 Tuesday night in the longest opener in World Series history.</p><p>Making his Series debut at age 42, Colon escaped a bases-loaded jam in the 12th, then got out of trouble again after allowing a leadoff hit in the 13th.</p><p>Alcides Escobar, who hit an inside-the-park home run on Matt Harvey&#8217;s first pitch of the night, reached leading off the 14th on an error by third baseman David Wright, who bobbled his grounder and then made a wide throw that pulled Lucas Duda off first base.</p><p>Ben Zobrist singled him to third and Lorenzo Cain was intentionally walked, loading the bases. Hosmer flied to right, and Escobar scored standing up ahead of Curtis Granderson&#8217;s throw.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Kansas City Royals&#8217; Alex Gordon reacts after hitting a home run during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Mets Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_World-Series-Mets-Roy_Sopr1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Kansas City Royals&#8217; Alex Gordon reacts after hitting a home run during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Mets Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_World-Series-Mets-Roy_Sopr-1-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">New York Mets' Juan Lagares scores during the eighth inning of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. Lagares scored from second on a hit by Wilmer Flores. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_World-Series-Mets-Roy_Sopr-1-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>New York Mets' Juan Lagares scores during the eighth inning of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. Lagares scored from second on a hit by Wilmer Flores. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)</caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ben Walker</p><p>AP Baseball Writer</p></bylineMeta></div>

Royals beat Mets in 14-inning World Series thriller