Kendrick was 3 for 8 in the first two games of the series, while Utley went 1 for 2 in a pair of appearances as a pinch hitter. “But, as it lines up now, we need Kershaw tomorrow to get the win and then go back to L.A. with Greinke”. New York did what it needed to be splitting in Los Angeles, now they look to win the next two. Harvey won 13 games this season, eight of which came at home over 17 starts.
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Mets manager Terry Collins said Tejada inspired the team.
“It was more of a tackle than anything”, Harvey said Sunday of the slide.
“We have been in discussions with the Players Association throughout the year regarding potential rule changes to better protect middle infielders, and we intend to continue those discussions this offseason”.
In the end, Utley never got in the game and the Mets saved all their hard hits for when they were at the plate.
Karl Ravech of ESPN reports that there will not be a hearing in the Chase Utley matter today, meaning that he is eligible for tonight’s game.
Wood pitched two innings of relief Monday and yielded four runs and four hits, including a three-run homer to Yoenis Cespedes. This was going to be different from the last two Octobers, right?
“He missed down the pipe …and [Cespedes] hit it pretty far”, said catcher Yasmani Grandal. Granderson launched a three-run double that banged off the right-center fence near the 380-foot sign and put the Mets in front for good. The Mets, meanwhile, extended their lead to 6-3 via d’Arnaud’s two-run homer off Casey Stengel’s retired number in left field in the third. The one thing we can’t do is cost ourselves a game, and this particular game, because we’re angry. “Just embarrassing on my part”. He has continued his role of hearing appeals of on-field discipline. The slugger tossed his bat high in the air before beginning his trot around the bases.
The Mets lead the best-of-five series two games to one with Game4 here Tuesday featuring Mets left-handed rookie Steven Matz against you-know-who in a we’ve-been-here-before. “It reminded me a lot of Shea Stadium when it got loud and insane”.
Fans talked tough about their feelings about Tejada. Juan Lagares also scored three times in his first start of the series.
“I appreciate the confidence Donnie has…in me to do it”, Kershaw said Monday, referring to Manager Don Mattingly.
Utley was penalized Sunday by Joe Torre, MLB’s chief baseball officer, who said Utley’s takeout of Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada in Game 2 on Saturday was an “illegal slide”. Utley never left the dugout, and all the action around him occurred later in the Dodgers’ clubhouse, as he stood facing his locker, when Dodgers publicity consultant Steve Brener stepped between Utley and two New York reporters and loudly repeated that Utley wasn’t talking. The ballpark became a bit of a target field – a few fans even brought photos of Utley superimposed over a bull’s-eye.
But with Utley appealing the ruling, he was on the bench for Game Three on Monday in New York, where the fans let him know in no uncertain terms how they felt.
Meanwhile, Tejada raised his fist to a rousing ovation when he was introduced in full uniform alongside teammates.
No such luck, Mets fans.
Just as Harvey got set to throw first pitch, there was more confusion.
During that postseason losing streak, the longest in Dodgers history, he has received only eight runs of support in 29 1-3 innings. The young righty had an impressive 2.23 ERA over 113 innings at Citi Field, striking out 116 in that time.
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Now, he’s hoping to make his major league debut for the New York Mets – in the postseason, no less! “You don’t really feel exhausted or anything like that”, Kershaw said. “I have a job to do”.
