“I bleed orange and blue”.
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New York erupted for five runs in the seventh to put the champagne on ice.
Stanford was also able to catch up with a few players during the celebration.
This was to be expected, one day after the Mets clinched their first NL East crown since 2006. General manager Sandy Alderson pointed to the club’s subsequent series in Washington as the moment when everything truly became a matter of time, the division suddenly theirs alone for the taking. “The organization went out and did something because they think we’re going to win this.’ And I think it changed the entire outlook in the clubhouse”. “This is tremendous”.
New York clinched its sixth NL East title, getting a late three-run homer from David Wright and another dominant start by Matt Harvey.
Syndergaard was sharp, allowing two runs on four hits with 11 strikeouts and no walks.
Reds: Manager Bryan Price said RHP Homer Bailey is doing well in throwing sessions that began September 3. “I’d rather it not happen in our ballpark, but you have to acknowledge what the Mets have done”.
“They did a great job this year and they’re doing it”, Nationals star Bryce Harper said.
DeGrom (14-8) gave up one run and five hits, striking out nine without a walk.
Weather made a mess of the travel schedule for Cincinnati and its opponents this season. For now, the Mets have a division title to celebrate. “We’ve been there before and you want to get that feeling again“. They’d be fresh. You’d teach them not to max out. The starting pitching has been otherworldly at times, and the back end of the bullpen is now a unit that should be feared.
Left fielder Khris Davis belted his 24th homer of the year to lead off the ninth for Milwaukee off Trevor Rosenthal, the Cardinals’ eighth pitcher.
Curtis Granderson added a three-run shot in the eighth as the Mets pulled out to a 12-0 lead.
The Reds accessed the second three vertical strikes, inclusive of Ivan De Jesus Jr.’s two-run twin.
Weren’t the Mets supposed to take Sunday off?
“This is a different era at a different age, OK?” said Collins, who is the oldest manager in baseball at age 66.
The Reds have played three doubleheaders resulting from postponements and had two suspended games completed the following day.
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Mets: INF Juan Uribe might not be available to the Mets early in the playoffs because of injured cartilage in his chest, Collins said. “He could help us out.”… When the Mets hit at least one homer, they have a 60-28 record. Benitez logged 43 in 2001…. A disagreement between the organization and the ace’s agent, Scott Boras, took center stage as the sides debated a potential innings cap during his first season back from Tommy John surgery. “There’s blood in the water”. “When he did get ahead, he was leaving that breaking ball up a little bit”.
