John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Kelly Johnson and Curtis Granderson Power Mets Sweep of Rockies, 8/13/2015

Kelly Johnson, 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 #115; Thursday;  Aug 13, NYM 12  Vs. COL; 3; boxscore;   WP: Syndergaard; LP: Butler; Time: 02:55; DAY; Attendance: 36,573; Record: 63-52; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 4.5; W;  

Curtis Granderson RF: 1 for 3; HR,SF; 2 runs; 3 RBIs; 1 walk; Yoenis Céspedes CF: 2 for 5; 2B; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Rubén Tejada SS: 0 for 0; Daniel Murphy 1B: 1 for 5; 2B; 1 run; 1 RBI; Juan Uribe 3B: 1 for 4; 2B; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Kelly Johnson 2B-1B: 3 for 4; HR,2·2B; 1 run; 3 RBIs; 1 K; Travis d'Arnaud C: 0 for 4; 1 K; Michael Conforto LF: 2 for 3; 2B; 3 runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Wilmer Flores SS-2B: 1 for 3; 2 runs; 1 walk; Noah Syndergaard P: 0 for 2; SH; 1 K; Juan Lagares PH-CF: 1 for 1; HR; 1 run; 3 RBIs; Noah Syndergaard, W (7-6): 7 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 4 hits; 2 HRs; 2 walks; 5 Ks; Hansel Robles: 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Bobby Parnell: 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk;   

ESPN.com: Granderson, Johnson power Mets past Rockies 12-3for sweep. “Curtis Granderson and Kelly Johnson each homered and drove in three runs, powering New York to a 12-3 rout of the Colorado Rockies that completed a four-game sweep Thursday…Syndergaard (7-6) went seven innings and improved to 7-1 at Citi Field, but the 22-year-old rookie labored early. After entering with a 1.57 ERA in his own ballpark, he got tagged for first-inning homers by DJ LeMahieu and Nolan Arenado…After that, Syndergaard switched to off-speed stuff early in the count and shut down Colorado. He did not permit a hit after the second inning and retired 14 of his final 15 batters -- with the only runner erased on a double play.”  

NY Post: Thumping Mets lineup takes no mercy in 4-game sweep. “The Mets didn’t trail for long, scoring three times in the bottom of the inning thanks to three straight doubles by Daniel Murphy, Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson…A two-run homer by Granderson in the fourth made it 6-3, and Johnson added his 11th home run an inning later, finally forcing Colorado right-hander Eddie Butler from the game. They scored twice more in the sixth before Juan Lagares’ pinch-hit three-run homer in the eighth made it 12-3.

Mets stretched their 1st place lead to 4.5 games as Washington fell to San Fran 3-1.

NL East Standings 8/13/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYM	63	52	.548	--	432	400	.535
WSN	58	56	.509	4.5	468	446	.522
ATL	51	63	.447	11.5	427	501	.427
MIA	46	68	.404	16.5	419	468	.450
PHI	46	69	.400	17.0	429	573	.371

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/13/2015.