The New York Mets advanced to the National League Championship Series on Thursday night by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-2 in a Game Five thriller. I get it that the legacy talk before the game was prevalent, and to be fair if Kershaw didn’t SHOVE without any caveats. “I’m not the fleetest of foot, but just fast enough for that one”. Though it hasn’t been announced, Syndergaard is the likely Game 2 starter Sunday for the Mets, who also have rookie left-hander Steven Matz in their postseason rotation.
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It wasn’t too long ago that Harvey was on a strict 180 innings limit, but since then he has pitched in big games for the Mets, as he was the winning pitcher in the game to clinch the National League East, and the first ever playoff game in Citi Field.
Toronto’s potent lineup was silenced Friday night by Edinson Volquez, who ran his fastball up to 97 miles per hour in a 5-0 Game 1 win.
“So … if we decide tomorrow that if Noah comes in and he says, ‘Look, I feel great, I’m ready to go, ‘ we’ve got to decide are we overdoing it by pitching him or should we just say, ‘Look, listen to him, believe in him and pitch him”. After another strong season, Murphy is set to become a free agent after the season.
“I’m looking forward to not having to deal with this anymore”, Grandal told the newspaper.
“It was just an incredible job by this team”, Wright said. If this year’s trend continues and the Mets and Cubs go the distance, Ourand believes the series could make television history as well.
He got out of his first jam with back to back strikeouts with one out.
Two innings later, on a 3-2 count, Murphy cemented the role of hero by sending a low fastball from Greinke over the right-field fence for his third home run of the NLDS. The right-hander, who led the majors with a 1.66 ERA, struck out nine and walked one.
“This is one of those games where you’re in a situation where everybody’s available”, Collins said. In the middle of summer when we weren’t scoring any runs, we were still in games.
Lowe tweeted his complaint in the moments after the Dodgers lost, so maybe now that he’s had time to sleep on it, he’ll come to his senses and realize Mattingly’s a pretty darn good manager.
Veteran Justin Turner won the starting spot at third base during the season, and he came up big in the playoffs. The pressure of that predicament was evident in the third inning when Ethier had a high-volume confrontation with Mattingly in the dugout. In 1988, the Mets were 10-1 against the Dodgers during the season before losing to them in seven games in the NLCS. “There was a little tumult along the way and I think he’s learned a lot from the experience and he’s probably a much better pitcher and person as a result”.
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“We’re going to enjoy this now and start thinking about the Cubs tomorrow”, a bubbly-soaked David Wright said after the Mets celebrated in the Dodger Stadium clubhouse for the first time since the 2006 NLDS. “I was trying to settle him down”.
