John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Mets fall out of 1st in loss to Braves, 6/20/2015

Logan Verrett, 2016 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 #70; Saturday;  Jun 20, NYM 4 @ ATL 6; boxscore;   WP: Perez; LP: Leathersich;  Save: Grilli; Time: 03:11; NIGHT; Attendance: 40,733; Record: 36-34; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 0.5; L;

Curtis Granderson RF- 2 for 5; HR; 2 runs; 1 RBI; Rubén Tejada SS-3B- 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 K; Lucas Duda 1B- 1 for 2; HBP; 1 walk; 1 K; Michael Cuddyer LF- 0 for 3; HBP,GDP; Travis d'Arnaud C- 2 for 3; HR; 1 run; 3 RBIs; Kevin Plawecki C- 1 for 1; Juan Lagares CF- 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Dilson Herrera 2B- 0 for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Eric Campbell 3B- 0 for 3; GDP; Sean Gilmartin P- 0 for 0; Hansel Robles P- 0 for 0; Darrell Ceciliani PH- 0 for 1; 1 K; Noah Syndergaard P- 0 for 1; 1 K;  John Mayberry PH- 0 for 1; Jack Leathersich P- 0 for 0; Logan Verrett P- 0 for 0; Wilmer Flores SS- 1 for 2; Noah Syndergaard- 4 innings; 4 runs; 3 ERs; 6 hits; 2 walks; 3 Ks; Jack Leathersich, L (0-1)- 1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 3 Ks; Logan Verrett- 0.2 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 walk; Sean Gilmartin- 1.1 innings; no runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Hansel Robles- 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 

NY Post: Mets add 4th straight loss to run of d’Arnaud, Familia bad news.  "A blah week got even worse for the Mets on Saturday, with catcher Travis d’Arnaud removed from the game with a hyperextended left elbow, uncertainty lingering about Jeurys Familia and the team’s recent defensive deficiencies nowhere close to dissipating. Amid the gloom, the Mets lost their fourth straight, 6-4 to the Braves at Turner Field, to fall a half-game behind the Nationals in the NL East. “I don’t think we need to panic,” manager Terry Collins said after the Mets committed two errors, on a night Noah Syndergaard wasn’t particularly sharp."

Noah Syndergaard allowed 4 runs, 3 earned due to a Travis d'Arnaud error, over a 4 innings to put the Mets down 4-2 after they had scored 2 in the 1st.  Curtis Granderson and Travis d'Arnaud with solo homers tied the game at 4.  Jack Leathersich retired the side in order in the 5th but was removed after allowing a leadoff double to A.J. Pierzynski in the 6th.  Logan Verrett came in and the Braves loaded the bases on an Andrelton Simmons infield single and Eury Perez bunt single with no outs.  The winning runs later scored on a Sac Fly and a Groundout.  Mets just managed 3 singles the rest of the way for the loss.  

Nationals beat Pittsburgh 6-0 to leap frog over the Mets into 1st, a half game ahead of the Mets.

NL East Standings - 6/20/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
WSN	36	33	.522	--	302	291	.517
NYM	36	34	.514	0.5	260	275	.474
ATL	34	35	.493	2.0	293	307	.479
MIA	30	40	.429	6.5	269	286	.472
PHI	23	47	.329	13.5	211	340	.295

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Generated 6/20/2015.