No Reason to Worry As Mets Drop Game One

Last night was a crushing blow for the New York Mets who were two outs away from taking a 1-0 lead in the World Series. Unfortunately, Jeurys Familia blew his first save in almost three months when he gave up a solo home run to Alex Gordon in the bottom of the ninth. 

The Mets really had an amazing opportunity to put a dagger in the Kansas City Royals. The Mets have been a great home team all year and therefore, getting the split on the road will put a lot of pressure on the Royals if they can get the series back to Citi Field. 

For instance, a huge advantage in the World Series is which team can take a 3-2 series lead and the Mets can hold serve at home they will at least have a chance to win the series in Kansas City. However, with Jacob deGrom going tonight for New York, the Mets still have a shot to be in the drivers seat after Game 2 tonight if they can win. 

Last night the Mets top four hitters batted a combined .240 batting average (6/25). This was in part to Chris Young's brilliant performance out of the bullpen going three hitless innings as he picked up the Game One win. 

No reason for Mets fans to be nervous at this point. Still a lot of baseball left. This World Series appearance can't be taken for granted though. As I have stated before winning a Championship is rare.