Mets 9, Royals 3 — Box Score & Recap (10/30/2015)

Final: Mets 9, Royals 3

Player of the Game: David Wright

The New York Mets defeated the Kansas City Royals, 9-3, at Citi Field on Friday, October 30, 2015. David Wright went 2-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI to lead the way. Noah Syndergaard (2-1) earned the win; Yordano Ventura took the loss.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
NYM	2	0	2	1	0	4	0	0	X	9	12	0

Kansas City Royals Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Alcides Escobar SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	.356
Ben Zobrist 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.310
Lorenzo Cain CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.241
Eric Hosmer 1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	.214
Mike Moustakas 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.218
Salvador Perez C	3	1	1	0	1	0	.224
Alex Gordon LF	3	0	1	0	1	2	.261
Alex Rios RF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.310
Kelvin Herrera P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ryan Madson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kris Medlen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kendrys Morales PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.245
Yordano Ventura P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Danny Duffy P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Adalberto Mondesi PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Luke Hochevar P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Franklin Morales P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Paulo Orlando RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429
Totals	32	3	7	2	2	7

BATTING
2B: Zobrist (7, Syndergaard).
TB: Cain; Escobar, A; Gordon, A; Moustakas; Perez, S; Rios, A; Zobrist 2.
RBI: Hosmer (16); Rios, A (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rios, A 2; Zobrist.
SAC: Ventura.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Escobar, A (1, 2nd base off Syndergaard/d'Arnaud).

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Curtis Granderson RF	5	3	2	2	0	0	.283
David Wright 3B	5	1	2	4	0	2	.196
Daniel Murphy 2B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.353
Yoenis Cespedes LF	3	0	1	1	0	1	.234
Lucas Duda 1B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.268
Travis d'Arnaud C	4	0	2	0	0	0	.213
Michael Conforto LF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.091
Juan Lagares CF	2	1	1	0	0	0	.381
Wilmer Flores SS	3	1	0	0	0	0	.206
Noah Syndergaard P	2	1	1	0	0	1	.167
Juan Uribe PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.000
Addison Reed P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kirk Nieuwenhuis PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Tyler Clippard P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jeurys Familia P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	36	9	12	9	1	8

BATTING
2B: d'Arnaud (1, Ventura).
HR: Wright (1, 1st inning off Ventura, 1 on, 0 out); Granderson (2, 3rd inning off Ventura, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Cespedes; Conforto; d'Arnaud 3; Duda; Granderson 5; Lagares; Syndergaard; Uribe; Wright 5.
RBI: Cespedes (8); Conforto (4); Granderson 2 (10); Uribe (1); Wright 4 (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Duda; Granderson.
SF: Cespedes.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Conforto (Gordon, A at 3rd base).
PB: d'Arnaud (1).

Kansas City Royals Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Yordano Ventura (L)	3.1	7	5	5	0	1	6.43
Danny Duffy	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	5.40
Luke Hochevar	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
Franklin Morales	0.1	2	4	4	0	0	19.29
Kelvin Herrera	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0.84
Ryan Madson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	6.14
Kris Medlen	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	3.00

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Noah Syndergaard (W)	6.0	7	3	3	2	6	3.32
Addison Reed	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.59
Tyler Clippard	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.26
Jeurys Familia	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.75

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Escobar	Syndergaard	4	Foul Tip	1-2	99.0 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Cespedes	Ventura	4	Called Strike	1-2	84.0 mph Curveball
Gordon	Syndergaard	5	Called Strike	2-2	98.7 mph Sinker
Syndergaard	Duffy	5	Called Strike	2-2	96.1 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Mondesi	Syndergaard	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	97.8 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Escobar	Syndergaard	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	89.4 mph Slider
Wright	Hochevar	3	Called Strike	0-2	89.0 mph Cutter
Duda	Hochevar	4	Called Strike	1-2	86.8 mph Cutter
Cain	Syndergaard	5	Swinging Strike	1-2	97.5 mph Sinker
Hosmer	Syndergaard	7	Swinging Strike	3-2	88.2 mph Slider
Duda	Herrera	4	Called Strike	1-2	97.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Nieuwenhuis	Madson	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	84.2 mph Changeup
Wright	Medlen	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	90.6 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Murphy	Medlen	8	Swinging Strike	3-2	91.2 mph Sinker
Gordon	Familia	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	97.0 mph Sinker

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

T1: Eric Hosmer grounds into a force out, first baseman Lucas Duda to shortstop Wilmer Flores. Ben Zobrist scores. Lorenzo Cain out at 2nd. Eric Hosmer to 1st. (KC 1, NYM 0)

B1: David Wright homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Curtis Granderson scores. (KC 1, NYM 2)

T2: Mets challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Alex Rios singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto. Salvador Perez scores. Alex Gordon out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Michael Conforto to third baseman David Wright. Alex Rios to 2nd. (KC 2, NYM 2)

T2: Alcides Escobar singles on a line drive to center fielder Yoenis Céspedes. (KC 3, NYM 2)

B3: Curtis Granderson homers (2) on a line drive to right field. Noah Syndergaard scores. (KC 3, NYM 4)

B4: Michael Conforto singles on a ground ball to first baseman Eric Hosmer. Lucas Duda scores. Travis d'Arnaud to 3rd. (KC 3, NYM 5)

B6: Juan Uribe singles on a line drive to right fielder Alex Rios. Juan Lagares scores. Wilmer Flores to 3rd. (KC 3, NYM 6)

B6: David Wright singles on a line drive to center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Wilmer Flores scores. Juan Uribe scores. Curtis Granderson to 2nd. (KC 3, NYM 8)

B6: Yoenis Céspedes out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Gordon. Curtis Granderson scores. (KC 3, NYM 9)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Curtis Granderson	Home Run	106.5
Travis d'Arnaud	Double	106.0
Ben Zobrist	Double	103.6
David Wright	Home Run	102.8
Lucas Duda	Groundout	102.2

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Ben Zobrist	Double	407
David Wright	Home Run	385
Ben Zobrist	Flyout	366
Eric Hosmer	Flyout	357
Juan Lagares	Flyout	350

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Noah Syndergaard	Four-Seam Fastball	100.4
Noah Syndergaard	Sinker	99.1
Noah Syndergaard	Four-Seam Fastball	99.1
Noah Syndergaard	Four-Seam Fastball	99.0
Noah Syndergaard	Sinker	98.7

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Noah Syndergaard	13
Luke Hochevar	3
Yordano Ventura	3
Kris Medlen	2
Franklin Morales	2

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
David Wright (off Yordano Ventura)	102.8 mph	385 ft
Curtis Granderson (off Yordano Ventura)	106.5 mph	346 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Noah Syndergaard	100.4	103.6	13
Yordano Ventura	98.1	106.5	3
Franklin Morales	93.2	93.6	2
Kelvin Herrera	97.8	81.7	2
Ryan Madson	95.0	100.1	1
Kris Medlen	91.9	93.6	2
Luke Hochevar	94.6	58.7	3
Tyler Clippard	91.6	93.6	0
Addison Reed	93.5	100.8	1
Jeurys Familia	97.0	78.1	1
Danny Duffy	96.2	89.8	1

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

HBP: Flores (by Morales).
Pitches-strikes: Ventura 53-37; Duffy, D 10-6; Hochevar 15-11; Morales 22-14; Herrera, K 16-10; Madson 15-9; Medlen 15-10; Syndergaard 104-68; Reed, A 12-9; Clippard 13-9; Familia 11-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Ventura 5-1; Duffy, D 0-1; Hochevar 1-0; Morales 2-0; Herrera, K 0-1; Madson 1-1; Medlen 0-0; Syndergaard 7-2; Reed, A 1-0; Clippard 0-1; Familia 2-0.
Batters faced: Ventura 17; Duffy, D 2; Hochevar 4; Morales 5; Herrera, K 4; Madson 4; Medlen 3; Syndergaard 26; Reed, A 3; Clippard 3; Familia 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Duffy, D 2-0; Herrera, K 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Alfonso Márquez. 3B: Gary Cederstrom. LF: Mike Everitt. RF: Mark Carlson.
Weather: 52 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 13 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 8:08 PM.
T: 3:22.
Att: 44,781.
Venue: Citi Field.
October 30, 2015

Game Highlights

Statcast: Grandy's homer

Statcast: Wright's two-run homer

Bunt, passed ball lead to run

Uribe's RBI single

Mets score four in the 6th

Wild first pitch of Game 3

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Box score data via MLB Stats API. Compiled by MetsNewsLinks.com.