John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Niese Loses 1-0, 5/2/2015

Jonathan Niese, 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 #25; Saturday;  May 2, NYM 0  Vs. WSN; 1; boxscore;  WP: Gonzalez;  LP: Niese;  Save: Storen; Time: 02:31; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,730; Record: 16-9; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 3.5; L;

John Mayberry RF 0 for 3; 1 K; Curtis Granderson PH-RF 0 for 1; Juan Lagares CF 2 for 4; 1 K; Lucas Duda 1B  1 for 4; 2B; Michael Cuddyer LF  0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Daniel Murphy 3B 1 for 4; Dilson Herrera 2B 1 for 4; 2 Ks; Rubén Tejada SS 1 for 3; 2 Ks; Anthony Recker C 0 for 2; 1 walk; 1 K; Jon Niese P 0 for 2; 2 Ks; Eric Campbell PH 0 for 1; Jon Niese, L (2-2) 7 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 9 hits; 1 walk; 5 Ks; Carlos Torres 2 innings; no runs; 2 Ks; 

NY Post: Mets waste Niese gem, get shut out by Nats. "Niese connived his way into and out of trouble all night, facing early base runners and figuring ways to work around them. He held Washington to just 1-for-8 with men in scoring position, and stranded nine runners, allowing just Michael Taylor’s RBI infield single in the second inning in seven resourceful innings. Niese was resourceful, but unrewarded because that run was one too many, with Gonzalez (2-2) shutting the Mets out for seven innings and striking out nine."

The Marlins win pulled them 3.5 games behind the Mets. Nationals moved 5 games back.

 

NL East Standings - 5/2/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	W-L%
NYM	16	9	.640	--	101	82	.594
MIA	12	12	.500	3.5	108	90	.583
ATL	11	13	.458	4.5	102	114	.449
WSN	11	14	.440	5.0	104	111	.470
PHI	8	17	.320	8.0	66	120	.251

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Generated 5/2/2025.