CHICAGO --
FIRST PITCH: Who saw this coming?
The New York Mets and Kansas City Royals each moved within a game of reaching the World Series with victories on Tuesday.
The Amazin's now own a 3-0 series lead over the Chicago Cubs.
The Mets could become the third team in MLB history to sweep a National League Championship Series in four games, joining the 1995 Atlanta Braves and 2007 Colorado Rockies, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Overall, of the 34 teams that have won the opening three games of a best-of-seven series, all but one ultimately has prevailed.