John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Eric Campbell Helps Mets To 5th In A Row, 8/4/2015

Eric Campbell, 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 #107; Tuesday;  Aug 4, NYM 5 @ MIA; 1; boxscore;   WP: Niese; LP: Dunn; Time: 03:08; NIGHT; Attendance: 23,822; Record: 57-50; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.0; W;  

Curtis Granderson RF: 1 for 4; 2B; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Yoenis Céspedes LF: 1 for 5; Juan Uribe 3B: 1 for 5; 2 Ks; Lucas Duda 1B: 2 for 5; 1 run; 1 K; Travis d'Arnaud C: 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 walk; Wilmer Flores 2B: 1 for 4; 2B; 1 run; Rubén Tejada SS: 2 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 K; Jon Niese P: 1 for 3; 1 K; Eric Campbell PH: 1 for 1; 1 run; 1 RBI; Juan Lagares CF: 1 for 4; 3B; 1 run; 2 RBIs; Jon Niese, W (6-9): 7 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 4 hits; 1 walk; 6 Ks; Tyler Clippard: 1 inning; no runs; 2 hits; Jeurys Familia: 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; 

ESPN.com: Campbell pinch single breaks tie, helps Mets beat Miami 5-1. “Lucas Duda drove a ball over right fielder Cole Gillespie for a single leading off the eighth against Mike Dunn (1-5) and Travis d'Arnaud followed with a base hit. Campbell, a .181 hitter batting for Niese, poked a soft line drive into shallow left field over the outstretched glove of shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria. Lagares, batting in the 9 hole, tripled to make it 4-1 and scored on Curtis Granderson's double.

NY Post: “The Mets (57-50) won their second straight road game in the same series for the first time since May 10, when they beat the Phillies. This victory allowed the Mets to remain one game ahead of Washington in the NL East…Niese (W,6-9) gave the Mets a second straight superb performance, allowing one run on four hits over seven innings. The lefty surrendered only one hit after the fourth inning and retired eight of the last nine batters he faced.”

The Nationals beat the D-Backs 5-4 to keep pace with the Mets and stay 1 game back.

NL East Standings 8/4/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYM	57	50	.533	--	390	377	.516
WSN	55	50	.524	1.0	433	406	.529
ATL	48	59	.449	9.0	397	467	.426
MIA	43	64	.402	14.0	377	427	.443
PHI	42	65	.393	15.0	394	519	.377

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/4/2015.