Just as they’ve done throughout the series, the New York Mets jumped out to an early lead on the Chicago Cubs in Game 4.
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The Mets also figured out their team could run on the Cubs: first to second, second to third, third to home.
That seemed obvious from the scenes of their celebration, which spread from the cramped clubhouse onto the Wrigley Field grass more than a thousand Mets fans cheered them on. Not by a long shot.
New York appears to be firing on all cylinders right now, as their superstar studded starting rotation kept the Cubs’ bats in check, and Daniel Murphy continued to hit the cover off of the ball. Duda had five RBIs. The only series where the Mets allowed fewer runs per game were the 1969 World Series, where they allowed 1.8 runs per game, and the 1973 NLCS, where they only allowed 1.6 runs per game. “That got out of the ballpark.'” Murphy became the second player in franchise history to earn MVP honors in the NLCS, joining Mike Hampton, who earned the award in 2000.
To put 2015’s Mr. October’s offensive explosion into perspective, he played a 156-game season in 2012 and hit six home runs.
Murphy was 4-for-5 through eight innings Wednesday, giving him a. 529 average (9-for-17) in the NLCS. It was his seventh home run this postseason, extending his Mets record, and his sixth-straight playoff game with a round tripper, a Major League record. “I can’t even explain Murphy”, hitting coach Kevin Long said. How motivated are they for next year, when the team will be a World Series favorite before spring training begins?
David Wright. The face of the Mets. So it’s one of those things where, when you have a star player who maybe doesn’t perform well in the playoffs, usually you give him enough time, and he’ll come around. “It’s good to get this experience of playing in the postseason for all of us here”. The Mets sweep the Cubs, and that means they are heading to the World Series.
The Cubs appeared to have Matz on the ropes in the fourth when they loaded the bases with none out. They out-fielded the Cubs.
Manager Joe Maddon’s wild-card bunch surged into this series, but was overmatched. Mizuno was also represented, with center fielder Yoenis Cespedes wearing the brand.
“A phenomenal, special year – now we know what to look forward to as we go into this offseason”, Schwarber said. It’s good news that the discomfort wasn’t in his throwing arm, and Terry Collins took a moment to acknowledge the injury after the game, “They didn’t think there was any damage. They thought an injection would calm it down in a day, so he’ll be ready”.
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The World Series will start on Tuesday, the Mets will play either Toronto or Kansas City, their series continues Thursday night, Kansas City has 3 games to 2 lead in the series.
