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Jon Lester started for the Cubs in game one of the National League Championship Series and allowed four runs in 6 2/3 innings to drop game one to the Mets. Heading into game three, the Mets find themselves in command of the NLCS with a 2-0 lead, with play resuming on Tuesday night at Wrigley…
Michael Baron
In the postseason, little things matter a lot, seemingly more so than during the regular season when they matter too. And Curtis Granderson continues to do a lot of little things to help both save and create runs in October for the Mets. In the first inning of Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Cubs, Granderson did what…
Michael Baron
The Mets have won the first two games of the National League Championship Series against the Cubs. And they’ve done that all without even starting their ace. That comes on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field in Jacob deGrom. Meanwhile, the Cubs will try to avoid falling down 3-0 in this best-of-seven NLCS having thrown their two…
Michael Baron
It hasn’t been an easy ride for David Wright in the playoffs so far this month. But that’s been the case for the Mets captain since April 14, when he began a most uncertain road through the 2015 season. Entering play on Sunday night, Wright was just 1-for-19 with ten strikeouts in six postseason games. Granted,…
Michael Baron
Throughout the entire postseason, the Mets have been depending upon two things: their starting pitching to go deep and for Jeurys Familia to bridge the gap, however long it is on a game-by-game basis. Ok, three things – Daniel Murphy belongs in that group too. But that formula can only take the Mets so far. Eventually,…
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