John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Mets Bats and Bartlo Beat Phils, 8/26/2015

NY Daily News Back Page, 8/27/2015

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 #126; Wednesday;  Aug 26, NYM 9 @ PHI; 4; boxscore;   WP: Colon; LP: Eickhoff;  Save: Clippard; Time: 03:16; NIGHT; Attendance: 22,184; Record: 70-56; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 6.5; W; 

Curtis Granderson RF: 1 for 5; 2B; 2 runs; 1 K; Yoenis Céspedes CF-LF: 2 for 5; 3B; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 K; Daniel Murphy 2B: 1 for 4; SF; 1 run; 2 RBIs; Michael Cuddyer 1B: 3 for 5; HR,2B; 2 runs; 3 RBIs; 1 K; Wilmer Flores SS: 2 for 5; Michael Conforto LF: 2 for 4; 2B; 1 run; 1 RBI; Tyler Clippard P: 0 for 1; Juan Uribe 3B: 1 for 2; 1 RBI; 2 walks; Anthony Recker C: 0 for 4; GDP; 2 Ks; Bartolo Colón P: 0 for 3; 1 K; Juan Lagares CF: 0 for 1; 1 run; Bartolo Colón, W (11-11): 7 innings; no runs; 5 hits; 2 walks; 8 Ks; Eric O'Flaherty: 0.2 inning; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 2 hits; 1 walk; Carlos Torres: 0 inning; 1 run; 1 hit; Tyler Clippard, S (19): 1.1 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 2 Ks; 

NY Post: Bartolo Colon dominates as Mets pound pitiful Phillies again. "Colon (11-11) threw seven shutout innings, as he allowed five hits and walked two. It was a much-needed strong start for the Mets, who endured short outings from Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard the previous two nights...Michael Cuddyer gave the Mets a cushion with a monstrous two-run homer in the eighth that reached the second deck in left field. In the ninth, the Mets received additional insurance runs on Curtis Granderson’s RBI double, Yoenis Cespedes’ ensuing triple and a Daniel Murphy sacrifice fly."

ESPN.com: "[The Phillies] rallied against the bullpen in the eighth. Andres Blanco had an RBI groundout against Eric O'Flaherty and Cameron Rupp hit a two-run double off Carlos Torres. Pinch-hitter Jeff Francoeur had an RBI single off Tyler Clippard, but the righty struck out Darnell Sweeney to leave two runners on. Clippard got the final four outs for his 19th save and second with the Mets."

Nationals lose 6-5 to the Padres to drop 6 and a half back of the 1st place Mets.

NL East Division Table

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYM	70	56	.556	--	511	459	.549
WSN	63	62	.504	6.5	531	506	.522
ATL	54	73	.425	16.5	464	573	.405
MIA	51	76	.402	19.5	471	531	.445
PHI	50	77	.394	20.5	481	641	.372

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/25/2025.