Flores, who wept on the sector Wednesday night time as a result of he thought he was about to be traded, capped a whirlwind week for him and a probably season-defining day for the Mets by hitting a leadoff homer within the 12th inning to carry New York to a 2-1 win over the Nationals in entrance of a frenzied crowd of 36,164 at Citi Subject.
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The 23-year-old shortstop for the New York Mets hit a walk-off home run to give his team a 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday evening. New York finished a wildly eventful 6-4 homestand that featured one undone trade, four new additions (including slugger Yoenis Cespedes) and a 162-game drug suspension for reliever Jenrry Mejia.
Anthony Rendon was up next, and he hit a weak ground ball to shortstop, which he beat out, giving the Nationals runners on first and second and an opportunity to even up the score. He gave up three runs and five hits while striking out seven at Pittsburgh last time out after limiting the Mets to two earned runs over 6 1/3 innings in his previous turn. He doubled in the first, scoring then on Beltre’s homer lined over the 14-foot wall in left field.
Murphy hit the next pitch nearly halfway up those bleachers, a little to the right of Granderson’s drive. And after Friday night’s big win, the Mets are certainly looking like a team poised to make a run. The truth is, expectations have soared around the Mets and there’s pressure on everyone, from Collins to Sandy Alderson to those wonderful pitchers to, yes, the so-called big bat the Mets desperately needed. However, the ball just kept going further, chasing Taylor back towards the fence. He made three starts in center with the A’s past year….
Mark Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate for a record 14th time, hitting his 10th grand slam and a two-run homer that led New York past Chicago. He played a handful of games there last season with the A’s before being traded to Boston at the trade deadline.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book GT Bets, the Mets are -121 money line favorites over the Nationals, who are +111 money line underdogs for tonight’s game. “They ought to just sit home, watch games on TV and on their cell phones”, Collins said.
There were any number of moments Friday night at Citi Field that could have stood on their own merits as epic examples of what pennant race baseball is all about.
Braves starter Williams Perez (4-1) gave up nine runs and nine hits in 4 1-3 innings.
Captain David Wright, who is now on the disabled list, went down into the clubhouse to check out what was going on, and he came back to the bench and said that everything was true. He is expected to throw 80-85 pitches.
Mets: LF Michael Cuddyer (left knee inflammation) headed to Florida to begin baseball activities at the team’s complex in Port St. Lucie…. Top prospect Michael Conforto was sent to Triple-A Las Vegas to make room for Cespedes.
Former Tigers closer Joakim Soria arrived a few hours before the game and slipped into his new role as setup man. He loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh – a pair of walk got him in trouble – but snagged Brayan Pena’s liner over his head to end the threat.
Mets: In the opener of a three-game series at Miami, struggling 42-year-old Bartolo Colon (9-10) pitches against Marlins RHP Tom Koehler (8-7).
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HOUSTON – Collin McHugh earned his fourth consecutive win and Houston secured yet another home series victory by defeating Arizona.
