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<p>NEW YORK &#8212; Crown &#8216;em, Kansas City!</p><p>One agonizing step from ecstasy last season, this time the Royals reign after their latest incredible comeback and a go-ahead hit from maybe the most unlikely player in uniform.</p><p>Christian Colon singled home the tiebreaking run in the 12th inning and those bound-and-determined Royals rallied one more time to beat the New York Mets 7-2 in 12 innings early Monday for their first World Series championship since 1985 and second overall.</p><p>Down two runs in the ninth, Kansas City fought back in Game 5 against two of the top arms on the pitching-rich Mets: Matt Harvey and Jeurys Familia. And the Royals did it not with home run power but instead a daring dash from Eric Hosmer, a three-run double by Lorenzo Cain, a couple of crucial stolen bases.</p><p>Consistent contact, keep the line moving.</p><p>And that&#8217;s how Series MVP Salvador Perez and the Royals became the first team since the 2002 Angels to come from behind in all four World Series wins, according to STATS. That&#8217;s how they washed away the bitter taste of last year&#8217;s Game 7 loss at home to San Francisco, an October heartbreak that drove them to their singular focus all season.</p><p>Never waver. Win it all this time.</p><p>Now, this group of homegrown favorites that turned around a floundering franchise, Mike Moustakas and Alex Gordon and Hosmer, can take their place in Royals history alongside George Brett, Willie Wilson, Bret Saberhagen and those champs from 30 years ago.</p><p>With no margin for error, Harvey put the Mets&#8217; last hope in his hands and hung on as long as he could. After eight scoreless innings, he pushed to pitch the ninth and finally faltered.</p><p>New York slugger Yoenis Cespedes exited with knee pain but Curtis Granderson hit a leadoff homer, his third long ball of the Series, and the Mets managed a 2-0 lead against heavy-hearted Royals starter Edinson Volquez, pitching one day after returning from his father&#8217;s funeral.</p><p>But for these resilient Royals, no deficit is too large, no time in the game too late.</p><p>Perez looped a leadoff single in the 12th off losing pitcher Addison Reed, and pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson stole second. One out later, Colon stepped in as a pinch-hitter for his first plate appearance since the regular-season finale Oct. 4.</p><p>Hardly rusty, he lined a 1-2 pitch into left-center and pounded his chest at first base. Alcides Escobar added an RBI double, and Cain&#8217;s bases-loaded double off Bartolo Colon broke it open.</p><p>All that was left was for Wade Davis to close it out. He threw a called third strike past Wilmer Flores to end it and tossed his glove high in the air as the Royals rushed toward the mound to celebrate.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez watches as Kansas City Royals&#8217; Eric Hosmer scores past New York Mets catcher Travis d&#8217;Arnaud during the ninth inning of Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series Sunday in New York. This tied the game and was the beginnig of the end for the Mets. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_APTOPIX-World-Series-_Sopr-1-.jpg</photo0><caption0>Home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez watches as Kansas City Royals&#8217; Eric Hosmer scores past New York Mets catcher Travis d&#8217;Arnaud during the ninth inning of Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series Sunday in New York. This tied the game and was the beginnig of the end for the Mets. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Mets blow 2-0 lead; Royals win World Series 7-2</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

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