Game 1 matches most innings in World Series history

Game 1 of the World Series began Tuesday with an unprecedented first-inning play. By early Wednesday morning, it had made history for the longest game in World Series history.

Eric Hosmer's game-winning sac fly in the 14th inning of the opener of this year's Fall Classic between the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals put a dramatic cap on the five-hour, nine-minute marathon, matching the all-time record for most innings in a World Series game. Time-wise, it's the second-longest game in World Series history.

Royals outfielder Alex Gordon sent the eventful opener into extras with a game-tying homer in the ninth inning off Mets closer Jeurys Familia to even the game 4-4.

The game began with tragic reports that Royals starter Edinson Volquez's father died before the game. It later included a leadoff inside-the-park homer, a delay due to broadcast difficulties, and Eric Hosmer's error in the eighth inning that triggered memories of Bill Buckner's blunder in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.

Escobar's first-inning homer marked the first time a player hit a leadoff inside-the-park homer in the World Series since 1903.