<P> The Royals had home field advantage for the first two games of the series because of the AL's 6--3 victory in the Major League Baseball All - Star Game . It was the 13th World Series in which home field advantage was awarded to the league that won the All - Star Game, a practice that was discontinued after the 2016 season . The series was played in a 2--3--2 format: the Royals hosted Games 1 and 2, and the Mets hosted Games 3, 4, and 5 (there was no Game 6 or 7, which the Royals would have hosted). </P> <P> The Royals won Game 1 in extra innings, tying for the longest game in World Series history . The Royals also won Game 2 with a complete game by Johnny Cueto, who allowed only one unearned run and two hits . With the series shifting to New York, the Mets won Game 3 with home runs by David Wright and Curtis Granderson . The Royals came from behind to win Game 4 after an error by Daniel Murphy led to a blown save by Jeurys Familia . Game 5 also went into extra innings, where bench player Christian Colón drove in the go - ahead run for the Royals, who clinched the series . Salvador Pérez was named the World Series Most Valuable Player . </P> <P> The Mets made their fifth appearance in the World Series after sweeping the Cubs 4--0 in the 2015 National League Championship Series (NLCS). They had split their four previous appearances, winning the 1969 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles and the 1986 World Series against the Boston Red Sox, while losing the 1973 World Series against the Oakland Athletics and the 2000 World Series against the New York Yankees, their cross-town rivals . </P> <P> The Mets qualified for the postseason by winning the National League (NL) East, their sixth division title . They faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2015 NL Division Series, winning in five games . In the 2015 NLCS, Daniel Murphy led the team by hitting home runs in each game of the four - game sweep of the Chicago Cubs . By winning the NLCS, the Mets ensured that they have the most World Series appearances by an expansion franchise with five . In addition, the Mets have made World Series appearances in all but one of their six decades of existence, not appearing in any that were played during the 1990s . This was the first World Series appearance for Mets' manager Terry Collins . </P>

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