John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Duda Does It as Cespedes Debuts, 8/1/2015

Lucas Duda, 2015 Topps Stadium 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 #104; Saturday;  Aug 1, NYM 3  Vs. WSN 2; boxscore;  WP: Robles; LP: Thornton;  Save: Familia; Time: 02:49; NIGHT; Attendance: 42,996; Record: 54-50; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 1; W;

Curtis Granderson CF-RF: 1 for 4; 2B; 1 run; 1 K; Daniel Murphy 3B-2B: 0 for 4; 1 K; Yoenis Céspedes LF: 0 for 3; IW; 1 walk; 1 K; Lucas Duda 1B: 3 for 3; 2·HR,2B; 2 runs; 3 RBIs; 1 walk; Wilmer Flores 2B-SS: 0 for 4; 1 K; Kelly Johnson RF: 2 for 4; 2B; Travis d'Arnaud C: 0 for 3; 1 K; Jacob deGrom P: 0 for 1; SH; 1 K; Juan Uribe PH-3B: 0 for 0; IW; 1 walk; Rubén Tejada SS: 0 for 3; 1 K; Juan Lagares CF: 0 for 0; Jacob deGrom: 6 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 6 hits; 1 walk; 7 Ks; Bobby Parnell: 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; Hansel Robles, W (3-2): 1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; Jeurys Familia, S (28): 1 inning; no runs; 1 K;  

NY Post: Lucas Duda’s heroics help Mets close gap onNationals. “Duda homered twice then hit a booming RBI double that scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth as the Mets beat the Nationals for the second straight night, 3-2, to pull within one game of the NL East leaders heading into Sunday night’s series finale. And with the arrival of Cespedes, coupled with additions of Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson, Duda believes the Mets are ready to make a run at a division crown.”  

ESPN.com: “When the Washington Nationals took the bat out of Yoenis Cespedes' hands in the eighth inning, Lucas Duda let the rest of the National League know how tough it's going to be now to get through the middle of the new Mets' lineup. Duda hit a tiebreaking double after Cespedes was walked intentionally, leading New York to a come-from-behind, 3-2 victory over the Nationals on Saturday night in front of the second largest crowd ever for a Mets game at Citi Field.”

With the win, the Mets pull within a game of the 1st Place Nats.

NL East Standings 8/1/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
WSN	54	48	.529	--	422	391	.535
NYM	54	50	.519	1.0	368	373	.494
ATL	46	58	.442	9.0	379	449	.423
MIA	42	62	.404	13.0	370	408	.455
PHI	41	64	.390	14.5	386	511	.374

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/1/2015.