Royals Take 2-Game Lead In World Series

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October 29, 2015

Alcides Escobar #2 of the Kansas City Royals and Alex Rios #15 of the Kansas City Royals celebrate with Kendrys Morales #25 of the Kansas City Royals after scoring runs in the fifth inning against the New York Mets in Game Two of the 2015 World Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 28, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Kansas City is just two wins away from its first World Series title since 1985. The Royals beat the New York Mets 7-1 last night in Kansas City and lead the best-of-seven series 2-0. Game 3 is tomorrow night in New York. Here & Now's Robin Young checks in with sports analyst Mike Pesca to see if the Mets can recover and extend the series.

Guest

Mike Pesca, Here & Now’s sports analyst. He hosts the daily podcast The Gist. He tweets@pescami.

This segment aired on October 29, 2015.