New York at Kansas City

Kansas City is a home dog for game two of the World Series again. After dropping game one, the Mets are 2-6 in interleague games, plus 2-7 in interleague road games. Mets starter Jacob deGrom has a 1.99 ERA at home but it zooms 3.09 on the road. Kansas City went seven grueling games in the World Series last season and just took a thrilling game one last night, so this veteran team is familiar with the October stage. Kansas City has a strong offense that is great at putting the baseball in play, along with speed on the base paths. The Royals are on a 6-0 run at home and 26-8 in interleague games vs. a right-handed starter. The Mets are 2-8 in interleague road games against a right-handed starter and face talented righty Johnny Cueto, with the Mets hitting 0.95 off him this season. The last four years he is 27-12 at home, during which time he's 2-1 against the Mets with a 2.53 ERA. Kansas City is on a 13-4 run, plus 19-7 in interleague home games. Take Kansas City to win game two.