John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Mets drop 2nd straight to Fish, 4/29/2015

Michael Cuddyer, 2015 Topps Baseball Card

 

2015, the last year the Mets made the World Series.  This daily post will detail the game by game journey to the Fall Classic.  Click here for More Mets History and Calendar Classics.

Year: 2015; Game #22; Wednesday;  Apr 29, NYM 3 @ MIA; 7; boxscore;   WP: Dyson;  LP: Colon; Time: 02:54; NIGHT; Attendance: 17,076; Record: 15-7; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 4.5; L;

Curtis Granderson RF  1 for 4; 2B; 1 run; Juan Lagares CF  0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Lucas Duda 1B  1 for 3; GDP; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Michael Cuddyer LF  2 for 4; HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; Daniel Murphy 2B  1 for 4; Eric Campbell 3B  0 for 2; 2 walks; Wilmer Flores SS  0 for 4; GDP; Kevin Plawecki C  2 for 4; 1 K; Bartolo Colón P  0 for 3; 3 Ks; Kirk Nieuwenhuis PH  0 for 1; 1 K; Bartolo Colón, L (4-1)  6.2 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 9 hits; 1 HR; 2 Ks; Hansel Robles  0.2 inning; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Alex Torres  0 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 1 HR; Erik Goeddel  0.1 inning; no runs; Jack Leathersich  0.1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 

Mets jumped out to 2-0 lead in the 1st on a Michael Cuddyer 2-run homer.  Bartolo Colon gave the lead right back in the bottom of the inning on a Giancarlo Stanton dinger.  Mets went ahead 3-2 in the 3rd but the Marlins tied it in the 5th on a Stanton single.  Marlins went ahead in the 7th on a Dee Strange-Gordon Sac Fly.  

NY Post: Mets mauled by Marlins, drop second straight series. "The Mets (15-7) are still tied for the most victories in the major leagues, but suddenly have lost four of six games, as some of their early offensive magic has dissipated...Ichiro Suzuki’s three-run homer in the eighth off Alex Torres gave the Marlins a cushion. Colon (L,4-1) lasted 6 ²/₃ innings and allowed four earned runs on nine hits with two strikeouts. It marked the first start this season in which Colon surrendered more than three earned runs."

Things tightened up in the NL East with the Mets and Braves losing and the Nationals and Marlins gaining ground.  Mets kept their 4.5 1st place lead over the Braves.

NL East Standings 4/29/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYM	15	7	.682	--	95	73	.618
ATL	10	11	.476	4.5	93	98	.476
MIA	10	12	.455	5.0	97	87	.550
WSN	9	13	.409	6.0	95	105	.454
PHI	8	14	.364	7.0	60	100	.282

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 4/29/2015.