On a night when the start of the NBA season—and a Steph Curry heat check—threatened to take the spotlight, the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals stole the show in Game 1 of the World Series.
The Mets and Royals played late into Tuesday night—or, rather, early into Wednesday morning—and in the bottom of the 14th inning, Eric Hosmer delivered a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to give the Royals a 5-4 win.
Hosmer redeemed himself after his Bill Buckner-esque error in the eighth inning led to the run that gave the Mets a 4-3 lead.