Murphy Hits Home Run In 8th, Leads Mets Past Cubs 4-3
Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking homer in the 8th inning and, Mets beat the Cubs 4-3, for their first series win at Wrigley Field since 2007.
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Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking homer in the 8th inning and, Mets beat the Cubs 4-3, for their first series win at Wrigley Field since 2007.
Mets were trying to win three straight games for the second time this season, squandered a couple of chances to get off to a fast start.
Matt Harvey won his fifth straight decision, allowing five hits in 7 1/3 innings and singling in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to lead the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, on Friday.
This July, Major League Baseball's best players will hop on the 7 train and head to Queens for the All-Star game -- it's the first time Citi Field is hosting the mid-summer classic.
Daniel Murphy and David Wright combined for five hits and three RBIs against Adam Wainwright, and the New York Mets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.
Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls or strikes should be subject to instant replay.
Rookie Shelby Miller followed up his nearly perfect one-hitter with 5 2-3 scoreless innings and the Cardinals scored the go-ahead run in the seventh on a wild pitch in a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.
"I respect the fans immensely," Collins said. "I tell everybody that it's about the fans. I don't care who you're a fan of. If you're a baseball fan, you're a fan, and certainly I meant no harm, no disrespect to them."
"I don't know what to say," Gee said. "I didn't feel all that bad tonight. I'm a ground-ball guy and I think seven ground balls got through. I don't know what else to do."
Locally, the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez (out until after the All-Star break) came in at No. 9 and the Mets' Johan Santana (out for the season) came in at No. 13. Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (out until after the All-Star break) is No. 19.
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Collins has heard Mets fans' reaction to this past weekend's Jordany Valdespin drama -- and he doesn't care: "They don't play this game. They have no idea what goes on."
Wheeler's fast-track to the majors may have just hit a speed bump.
Unless he's completely lost it, he could provide a potential boost to an outfield that simply has provided zippo.
Carlos Beltran drove in four runs and rookie left-hander John Gast picked up a win in his major league debut, helping the St. Louis Cardinals cruise past the New York Mets 10-4 on Tuesday night.
