Jace Peterson hit a seeing-eye grounder to right to start the inning and was bunted to second by Dansby Swanson, who was almost drilled in the chest with a pitch prior to successfully getting the bunt down.
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The Mets are now tied with the Cardinals in the wild card standings and trail the San Francisco Giants by a half game at the moment.
Colon carried a three-hit shutout into the seventh before ex-Met Anthony Recker started Atlanta’s comeback with a two-run homer. He gave up five hits, one run and one walk.
Poor Mets. They had a 3-0 lead over the Braves through the fifth inning too.
RED SOX KEEP ORIOLES DOWN: The Baltimore Orioles’ offense is sputtering, and – not coincidentally – so is the team’s hope of overtaking first-place Boston in the AL East. David Ortiz broke open a tight game with a three-run homer in the seventh inning as the Red Sox beat Baltimore 5-2 for their sixth straight win.
Inciarte wasn’t done with his exciting game yet – in the bottom of the ninth, Jim Johnson got into a bit of hot water, allowing a leadoff single and then issuing a one-out walk. I have plenty of time to think about myself.
Yoenis Cespedes hit what appeared to be one of those season-turning home runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. His incredible grab is one of the plays of the year considering the situation and degree of difficulty.
In an appearance on Mike Francesa’s WFAN show, the former Mets pitcher and current TV analyst said it’s clear manager Terry Collins has no faith in the slumping slugger.
Brandon Nimmo, who led off the inning with a pinch single, had already run from second and crossed home plate when the final out was made.
Bruce rode the pine for back-to-back games Sunday and Monday before going 0-for-3 in Tuesday’s loss to the Braves, finishing his night on the sidelines after being taken out for a pinch-hitter.
Reed came back out to start the eighth and allowed Ender Inciarte to reach on James Loney’s fielding error before inducing a flyout from Adonis Garcia. This is probably the best catch I’ve ever made.
Asdrubal Cabrera and Rene Rivera homered to help the Mets build their 3-0 lead.
Once he corralled Cespedes’ bid for a game-winning homer, Inciarte held up his glove in excitement. Even with a 60-91 record, interim manager Brian Snitker likes his team’s approach heading into next season.
There’s a certain sting when a team in a playoff race loses a game to an also-ran in late September, and it became all the more painful because the Mets were inches away from a win.
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Mets: Rookie LHP Steven Matz (shoulder) threw a bullpen and is tentatively scheduled to start Friday night against Philadelphia, assuming he feels fine Thursday. After intentionally walking Curtis Granderson, Chaz Roe entered the game to face T.J. Rivera with one out. Freeman, who went 2-for-4 Wednesday, seemed to single-handedly want to play spoiler this year. Kris Bryant hit his 38th homer and Dexter Fowler also connected as major league-leading Chicago moved a season-high 42 games over.500.
