This time around at Great American Ball Park, with obviously far less at stake, Perez again went hacking at a pitch out of the zone with two out, this time on a 3-2 count. The pitch bounced at the plate, and skipped to the backstop as Perez took first on the wild pitch.
Royals teammate Lorenzo Cain, who earlier had singled off Bumgarner, reached third on the play and was given a stolen base.
Alas, Jose Altuve of the Astros grounded out and the inning ended.
Interestingly, it wasn't the first time a World Series final out rematch occurred in the following All-Star Game: Bobby Richardson of the Yankees popped out against Bob Gibson of the Cardinals to end the 1964 World Series.