John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Wilmer Walks It Off, 7/31/2015

 

Wilmer Flores, 2019 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 #103; Friday;  Jul 31, NYM 2  Vs. WSN; 1; 12 innings; boxscore; WP: Torres;  LP: Vazquez; Time: 03:59; NIGHT; Attendance: 36,164; Record: 53-50; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2; W-wo;  

Curtis Granderson RF: 1 for 5; CS; 3 Ks; Rubén Tejada SS: 2 for 5; 1 K; Daniel Murphy 1B-3B: 1 for 5; 2B; 1 K; Juan Uribe 3B: 0 for 2; 1 run; 2 walks; 1 K; Lucas Duda PH: 0 for 1; Travis d'Arnaud C: 0 for 4; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Wilmer Flores 2B: 2 for 5; HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 K; Juan Lagares CF: 0 for 3; 1 walk; Eric Campbell LF: 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Matt Harvey P: 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Kelly Johnson 1B: 0 for 1; Matt Harvey: 7.2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 5 hits; 9 Ks; Tyler Clippard: 0.2 inning; no runs; 2 walks; 1 K; Jeurys Familia: 1.2 innings; no runs; 1 K; Hansel Robles: 1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; Carlos Torres, W (4-4): 1 inning; no runs; 3 Ks; 

NY Post: Unbelievable! Flores dries tears for walk-off HR in thriller. “Flores cleared the left-field fence on Felipe Rivero’s third pitch of the 12th inning, allowing the Mets to celebrate a 2-1 victory over the Nationals at Citi Field, culminating a day in which the club acquired slugger Yoenis Cespedes from the Tigers.” 

ESPN.com: Two nights after thinking he was traded, Wilmer Flores puts Mets by Nats. “Just a few minutes before the 4 p.m. trade deadline, the Mets gave their meager offense a major boost by obtaining slugger Yoenis Cespedes from Detroit for two minor league pitchers…Hours later, Flores drove in both Mets runs and made a spectacular defensive play at second base to back Matt Harvey…’I'm sitting here looking at some guys who are outstanding writers. Outstanding. You couldn't write that. You guys couldn't come up with that. And you're good. That's unbelievable,’ Mets Manager Terry Collins said.”

You can watch the game in it's entirety on YouTube by clicking here.

Highlights - 

The win pulls the Mets within 2 games of the 1st place Nationals.

NL East Standings 7/31/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
WSN	54	47	.535	--	420	388	.536
NYM	53	50	.515	2.0	365	371	.493
ATL	46	57	.447	9.0	377	437	.433
MIA	42	61	.408	13.0	367	403	.457
PHI	40	64	.385	15.5	374	509	.363

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 7/31/2015.