John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Mets blowout Marlins, Conforto's 1st Homer, 8/3/2015

Michael Conforto, 2016 Topps Heritage 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 #106; Monday;  Aug 3, NYM 12 @ MIA; 1; boxscore;   WP: Colon; LP: Koehler; Time: 03:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 23,119; Record: 56-50; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.0; W;  

Curtis Granderson RF: 3 for 5; 2 runs; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 K; Daniel Murphy 3B: 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 walk; Eric Campbell 3B: 0 for 1; Yoenis Céspedes CF: 3 for 5; 3·2B,GDP; 2 runs; 4 RBIs; Juan Lagares CF: 1 for 1; Lucas Duda 1B: 0 for 4; 2 walks; 4 Ks; Wilmer Flores SS-2B: 1 for 5; 2B; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Kelly Johnson 2B-RF: 1 for 4; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Travis d'Arnaud C: 2 for 5; 2·2B; 1 run; Michael Conforto LF: 2 for 4; HR; 3 runs; 3 RBIs; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Bartolo Colón P: 1 for 4; 2 Ks; Rubén Tejada PH-SS: 0 for 0; HBP; Bartolo Colón, W (10-10): 8 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 7 hits; 5 Ks; Sean Gilmartin: 1 inning; no runs;  

NY Post: Mets alone in first place after offense, Colon steamroll Marlins. “The Mets (56-50) made this one a runaway and won their fourth straight. Michael Conforto’s first major-league homer, a three-run blast in the second, set the tone and Yoenis Cespedes finished with three doubles and four RBIs. The Nationals lost 6-4 to the Diamondbacks and fell one game behind the Mets.”

ESPN.com: "Bartolo Colon (W,10-10) won for the first time since June 12 after dropping his previous six decisions. He pitched eight innings, allowing one run and seven hits. With his win Monday, Colon joined Tom Glavine as the only Mets to win 10 or more games in their age-40 season or later."

NL East Standings 8/3/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYM	56	50	.528	--	385	376	.511
WSN	54	50	.519	1.0	428	402	.529
ATL	48	58	.453	8.0	394	459	.431
MIA	43	63	.406	13.0	376	422	.447
PHI	41	65	.387	15.0	388	517	.372

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/3/2015.