John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Mets Offense Still on All-Star Brake as they Fall to Cards 3-2, 7/17/2015

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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 #90; Friday;  Jul 17, NYM 2 @ STL 3 boxscore;  WP: Lynn;  LP: Syndergaard;  Save: Rosenthal;  Time: 03:01; NIGHT; Attendance: 44,540; Record: 47-43; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 3; L;

Curtis Granderson RF: 2 for 3; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Wilmer Flores 2B: 0 for 4; 1 K; Daniel Murphy 3B: 0 for 4; 1 K; Lucas Duda 1B: 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 K; Kevin Plawecki C: 2 for 4; 1 K; Eric Campbell PR: 0 for 0; Kirk Nieuwenhuis LF: 0 for 4; 3 Ks; Rubén Tejada SS: 2 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 K; Noah Syndergaard P: 0 for 2; 2 Ks; Michael Cuddyer PH: 0 for 1; John Mayberry PH: 0 for 1; 1 K; Juan Lagares CF: 0 for 3; Noah Syndergaard, L (4-5): 7 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 5 hits; 1 HR; 1 walk; 6 Ks; Sean Gilmartin: 0.1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; Hansel Robles: 0.1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; Alex Torres: 0.1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 

Mike Puma NY Post: Mets wake up too late, waste Syndergaard gem in sorry loss. “With their lineup flatter than Budweiser left open on the counter for a week, the Mets lost 3-2, to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium and had their four-game winning streak snapped.  The Mets, who hit nine homers in their three-game sweep of the Diamondbacks last weekend at Citi Field, received a blast from Curtis Granderson leading off the game. Their offense then disappeared until the ninth inning, when they scored once and put the tying and go-ahead runs at third and first base, respectively.”

Ruben Tejada hit a weak ground ball up the middle that STL Pitcher Trevor Rosenthal and SS Johnny Peralta couldn't handle to score Duda and put runners on 1st and 3rd with two out but pinch hitter John Mayberry K's to end it. 

With the loss and the Nationals 5-3 win over the Dodgers, the Mets fell to 3 games back in 2nd Place. 

NL East Standings 7/17/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
WSN	49	39	.557	--	377	339	.548
NYM	47	43	.522	3.0	312	315	.496
ATL	43	47	.478	7.0	351	387	.455
MIA	38	52	.422	12.0	333	360	.464
PHI	30	62	.326	21.0	314	471	.323

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Generated 7/17/2015.