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Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Johnny Cueto held the World Series trophy while the Royals celebrated in the clubhouse after winning the World Series on … Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Or write about sports? David Wright gave the Mets a victory with 4 RBI in Game 3, but KC rallied in the eighth inning of Game 4 for another win. W: Madson (1-0) L: Clippard (0-1) SV: Davis (1), To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our. The Royals made their second consecutive World Series appearance in 2015, after winning the American League in 2014. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020. Find out more. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. They opened the playoffs by defeating the Houston Astros in five games in the Division Series and then defeated the Toronto Blue J… We present them here for purely educational purposes. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. The 2015 Kansas City Royals season was the 47th for the franchise, and their 43rd at Kauffman Stadium. They won the series for the first time since 1985. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Hochevar and Frasor re-signed with the Royals. 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