KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The latest on the World Series, where the New York Mets are trying to pull even with the Kansas City Royals in Game 2 on Wednesday night (all times local):
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9:53 p.m.
The rout is on. Alcides Escobar follows his inside-the-park homer in Game 1 with an RBI triple in the eighth off Addison Reed to make it 7-1. Paulo Orlando and Alex Gordon also drove in runs for the Royals.
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9:22 p.m.
Johnny Cueto finishes off a perfect seventh to preserve a 4-1 lead. He's allowed just two hits and thrown 98 pitches.