Preview/Prediction

Winning baseball starts on the mound, and that's an understatement as far as the 2015 World Series goes with two stud pitchers lining up for Game 2 in Kauffman Stadium.

This 2015 World Series is going to be fun.

The opening night of it provided an obvious showcase of that, as Tuesday night's Game 1 went well into the morning in one of the longest games in World Series history. After five hours and nine minutes, over 14 innings, the Royals emerged on top to take the 1-0 series lead.

On a night when the start of the NBA season—and a Steph Curry heat check—threatened to take the spotlight, the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals stole the show in Game 1 of the World Series.

If Tuesday night's debut of the 2015 World Series is any indication, we're in for a championship bout between the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets that should go down to the wire entering Wednesday night's Game 2.

Nine innings weren't enough to decide Game 1, a 14-inning affair that went long into the Kansas City night—or, morning. What ended as one of the longest World Series games ever by any measurement resulted in a Royals victory, 5-4.

The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets in a 14-inning World Series Game 1 thriller Tuesday, but neither team will have much of an opportunity to reflect on what happened, as they'll be right back at it in Wednesday's Game 2.

Two pitchers riding diverging postseason paths will collide in Game 2 of 2015's World Series on Wednesday night.

The New York Mets have emerged victorious in all three of Jacob deGrom's playoff starts, all away from Citi Field. He'll look to once again disappoint a home crowd to bring the series to Flushing tied at 1-1.

The 2015 World Series has finally arrived, and the only certain aspect of an evenly matched series is that oddsmakers and bettors alike have a lot on their plates.

The anticipation is finally over, and the 2015 World Series will see the first pitch of Game 1 get thrown out Tuesday evening at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Kansas City Royals host the New York Mets in Game 1 of the 2015 World Series on Tuesday. 

Playoff baseball often comes down to pitching, which means both teams in the World Series will hope for a big performance from their starters in Game 1.