NEW YORK -- Of course Royals manager Ned Yost trusted Christian Colon when he had a World Series to win. Colon hadn't appeared in the postseason until the 12th inning of Sunday night's 7-2 victory in Game 5, when he delivered the pinch-hit, RBI single that ignited the five-run rally that brought the Royals their first title since 1985. The fact Colon has just 64 regular-season appearances over two years certainly didn't faze Yost. • Shop for Royals World Series gear One reason Kansas City is the capitol of baseball is that Yost, 61, trusts his players, especially young ones. Game Date Matchup Gm 1 Oct. 27 KC 5, NYM 4 (14) Gm 2 Oct. 28 KC 7, NYM 1 Gm 3 Oct. 30 NYM 9, KC 3 Gm 4 Oct. 31...
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