The Mets, just five outs away from evening the series, lost 5-3 in front of a stunned sellout crowd of 44,816, and now the Royals are just one victory away from their first title since 1985, leading 3 games to 1.<br />The Mets, leading the entire game, thanks to two homers by rookie Michael Conforto and a strong performance by rookie starter Steven Matz, self-destructed in the eighth inning, resurrecting those memories that every Red Sox can recite by detail.<br />New York manager Terry Collins, hoping to save closer Jeurys Familia until the ninth inning, summoned Tyler Clippard to open the eighth, preserving a 3-2 lead.<br />Salvador Perez, still angry that Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard lied to him in Game 3 when he threw at Escobar, got his own sweet revenge with a single to right field, and a 5-3 lead.
