John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Lagares' 2 Run Homer Wins it for Niese, 5/9/2015

Juan Lagares 2015 Topps Heritage 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 #30; Saturday;  May 9, NYM 3 @ PHI 2; boxscore;  WP: Niese; LP: Harang;  Save: Familia; Time: 02:44; NIGHT; Attendance: 29,373; Record: 19-11; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 3.5; W;

Curtis Granderson RF  1 for 4; 1 walk; Juan Lagares CF  1 for 5; HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; Lucas Duda 1B  0 for 5; 1 K; Michael Cuddyer LF  2 for 4; Daniel Murphy 3B  1 for 4; 1 K; Kevin Plawecki C  0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Dilson Herrera 2B  1 for 4; Rubén Tejada SS  2 for 3; 2B; 1 run; 1 walk; Jon Niese P  1 for 2; SH; 1 run; 1 K; Johnny Monell PH  0 for 1; GDP; Jon Niese, W (3-2)  7 innings; 2 runs; 5 hits; 1 walk; 6 Ks; Carlos Torres, H (6)  0.1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; Alex Torres  0 inning; no runs; 2 walks; Buddy Carlyle, H (4)  0.2 inning; no runs; Jeurys Familia, S (12)  1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; 

NY Post: Lagares’ bat, Tejada’s glove saves Mets from ugly loss to Phils. "Juan Lagares’ two-run homer in the seventh gave his team the lead, and with the Mets on the verge of giving it back in the eighth, Ruben Tejada went to his backhand to start an inning-ending double play that all but crushed the Phillies...Niese (W,3-2) lasted seven innings and allowed two unearned runs on five hits with six strikeouts and one walk. It marked the fifth time in six starts this season that Niese allowed one earned run or fewer."

The win helped the Mets keep their three and a half game lead over the Nationals who beat the Braves 8-6. 

NL East Division Standings 5/9/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	W-L%
NYM	19	11	.633	--	113	91	.598
WSN	16	15	.516	3.5	136	130	.521
MIA	15	16	.484	4.5	134	120	.550
ATL	14	16	.467	5.0	133	141	.473
PHI	11	20	.355	8.5	87	144	.285

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/9/2015.