NEW YORK (AP) — Second baseman Daniel Murphy was a huge reason for the New York Mets’ ability to beat the Dodgers and Cubs en route to the National League pennant. On Saturday, it was Murphy’s error that helped the resilient Kansas City Royals put together a three-run eighth in a 5-3 triumph over the Mets at Citi Field. The rally gives the Royals a three-games-to-one lead in the World Series.

Rookie Michael Conforto’s second solo homer of the night put New York ahead 3-1 in the fifth, but the Royals scored once the following inning and rallied against Tyler Clippard and Jeurys Familia in the eighth. Ben Zobrist and Lorenzo Cain worked out one-out walks against Clippard before Familiar got Eric Hosmer to hit a grounder that skipped underneath Murphy’s glove for a game-tying error. Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez followed with RBI singles to make it 5-3.

Perez had three of the Royals’ nine hits, while Zobrist scored twice.

The Mets had a chance to win it in the ninth after Murphy and Yoenis Cespedes hit one-out singles off Royals closer Wade Davis. Cespedes then elected to take off for second on Lucas Duda’s soft liner to Moustakas at third. Moustakas grabbed the liner near his shoetops and had no trouble doubling off Cespedes at first for the final putout.

It was Familia’s second blown save of the series. The last pitcher to blow two saves in a single World Series was Ryan Madson, who worked a perfect seventh on Saturday to pick up the victory.

The Royals can claim their second World Series title, and first in 30 years, as early as Sunday night in New York. Kansas City will send Edinson Volquez to the hill against Matt Harvey in a rematch of Game 1 starters.