The Mets, just five outs away from evening the series, lost 5-3 in front of a stunned sellout crowd of 44,816, and now the Royals are just one victory away from their first title since 1985, leading 3 games to 1.
The Mets, leading the entire game, thanks to two homers by rookie Michael Conforto and a strong performance by rookie starter Steven Matz, self-destructed in the eighth inning, resurrecting those memories that every Red Sox can recite by detail.
New York manager Terry Collins, hoping to save closer Jeurys Familia until the ninth inning, summoned Tyler Clippard to open the eighth, preserving a 3-2 lead.
Salvador Perez, still angry that Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard lied to him in Game 3 when he threw at Escobar, got his own sweet revenge with a single to right field, and a 5-3 lead.
