John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Mets Win Streak Stopped By Rays, 8/8/2015

Noah Syndergaard, 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 #110; Saturday;  Aug 8, NYM 4 @ TBR; 5; boxscore;    WP: Karns; LP: Syndergaard;  Save: Boxberger; Time: 03:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 31,042; Record: 59-51; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.5; L; 

Curtis Granderson RF: 2 for 5; 2·HR; 2 runs; 2 RBIs; 2 Ks; Daniel Murphy 3B: 1 for 5; 2B; 1 run; 1 K; Yoenis Céspedes CF-LF: 2 for 4; SB; 1 run; 1 K; Lucas Duda 1B: 2 for 4; 2B; 2 RBIs; 1 K; Juan Uribe DH: 0 for 4; 3 Ks; Michael Conforto LF: 1 for 2; 1 walk; 1 K; Wilmer Flores PH-2B: 0 for 1; 1 K; Travis d'Arnaud C: 0 for 4; 3 Ks; Kelly Johnson 2B: 0 for 3; 1 K; Juan Lagares PH-CF: 0 for 1; 1 K; Rubén Tejada SS: 0 for 3; 1 walk; Noah Syndergaard, L (6-6): 4 innings; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 8 hits; 1 HR; 2 walks; 6 Ks; Sean Gilmartin: 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 1 K; Carlos Torres: 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; 

NY Post: Mets’ win streak halted at seven as Syndergaardgets hammered. “The Mets (59-51), who lost for the first time since acquiring Yoenis Cespedes on July 31, saw their lead on the Nationals in the NL East sliced to 1 ½ games. The Nationals beat the Rockies 6-1. Syndergaard (6-6) was finished after four innings in which he allowed five earned runs on eight hits with six strikeouts and two walks…The Mets scored four runs in the first two innings and then went into a slumber, going hitless over the final four against Tampa Bay’s bullpen. Collins noted the fact the Mets struck out 15 times…Two lapses contributed to the Mets falling into a 5-4 hole in the fourth. First, Syndergaard bounced a wild pitch, allowing John Jaso to reach third with two outs. Moments later, Evan Longoria hit a slow grounder, on which Ruben Tejada double-clutched — he said he couldn’t immediately grip the ball — for an infield RBI single.”

NL East Standings 8/8/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYM	59	51	.536	--	406	391	.517
WSN	57	52	.523	1.5	455	426	.530
ATL	51	60	.459	8.5	420	486	.434
PHI	44	67	.396	15.5	413	538	.381
MIA	43	68	.387	16.5	396	457	.435

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