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A wild pitch by New York Mets reliever Carlos Torres brought home the go-ahead run in a three-run sixth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 7-5 win Wednesday night in a game that lasted three hours, 59 minutes.
A decade after taking control of the Tampa Bay Rays, Stuart Sternberg remains a fan of the New York Mets.
"When he goes out and pitches, however many times that is, yeah, the reins will be off," Collins said. "But we've still got to take into consideration we can't pitch him six times."
For just the third time this season, the Philadelphia Phillies got the better of the New York Mets thanks to a 4-3 win on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.
The Mets' first NL East title since 2006 has been a cause for celebration not only for the team, but also for a revitalized fan base.
Imagine this: Yankees fans standing, smiling and clapping when the Mets won the NL East. It happened.
The National League East champion New York Mets will finish out the 2015 regular season this week.
What happens next sets up the strategy for a series the Mets haven't sniffed since 2006. No so meaningless after all, huh?
Mets fans, who rank among the most loyal and tortured in all of sports, have finally been rewarded. They deserve it.
The Mets clinched their first National League East title since 2006.
A day after clinching their first National League East title since 2006, the Mets' backups gave Jacob deGrom run support en route to a four-game sweep of the Reds.
The Mets are in the playoffs, and their fans are preparing for the postseason by flocking to stores to pick up their championship gear.
The New York Mets clinched the NL East title for their first postseason berth since 2006 by beating the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 Saturday.
Lucas Duda hit a pair of three-run homers on Friday night, and Noah Syndergaard dominated with his 99-mph fastball while pitching into the eighth inning.
A late rally left the New York Mets oh-so-close to their first playoff appearance in nine years.
Lucas Duda delivered a pair of run-scoring doubles and Daniel Murphy drove home the go-ahead run with a triple in the seventh as the New York Mets reduced their magic number to three.
New York stayed 6 1/2 games in front of second-place Washington, whose 4-3 loss to Baltimore trimmed the Mets' magic number to five for clinching the division title.
First baseman Freddie Freeman capped a brief but very productive night by hitting a tiebreaking, three-run homer with one out in the ninth inning Wednesday night, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 6-3 win.
Matt Wisler earned his first win in almost two months, and Jace Peterson and Hector Olivera each homered during a four-run fifth inning that lifted the Braves to a 6-2 victory over the Mets.
Left-hander Jonathon Niese combined with three relievers on a five-hitter Monday night, when the New York Mets edged closer to the National League East title by beating the Atlanta Braves 4-0 at Citi Field.
The Mets' bullpen squandered the final game of the Subway Series in embarrassing fashion, as six relievers contributed to the 11-2 collapse.
Why are you so fidgety when you're down to a single-digit magic number? Because you've been here before, of course, and gagged a few leads in the final weeks.
After a stretch where they went 14-5, the Mets have dropped four of their last five games, losing series to both the Marlins and Yankees at Citi Field.
For one night, at least, the beneficiaries of the innings limits placed on New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey were the Mets' biggest rivals.
Michael Pineda pitched into the sixth inning and Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann hit long home runs in the Yankees' 5-0 win over the Mets in the middle game of the Subway Series on Saturday at Citi Field.
