John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Duda Blasts Magic # to 1, 9/25/2015

 

Lucas Duda, 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

Year: 2015; Game #154; Friday;  Sep 25, NYM 12 @ CIN; 5; boxscore;   WP: Syndergaard; LP: DeSclafani; Time: 03:15; NIGHT; Attendance: 26,780; Record: 87-67; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 8.5; W;

Curtis Granderson RF: 2 for 5; HR,2B; 2 runs; 4 RBIs; 1 K; Kirk Nieuwenhuis RF: 0 for 0; David Wright 3B: 2 for 4; 1 run; Juan Uribe PH: 0 for 1; 1 K; Eric Campbell PH-3B: 0 for 0; Daniel Murphy 2B: 2 for 4; 2B; 2 runs; 1 RBI; Kelly Johnson PH-2B-1B: 0 for 1; 1 K; Yoenis Céspedes CF: 2 for 4; 1 run; Juan Lagares CF: 0 for 0; 1 walk; Lucas Duda 1B: 2 for 4; 2·HR; 2 runs; 6 RBIs; Dilson Herrera PH-2B: 0 for 1; Travis d'Arnaud C: 0 for 3; HBP; 1 K; Anthony Recker PH-C: 0 for 1; 1 K; Michael Conforto LF: 2 for 4; 2B,GDP; 2 runs; Eric Young Jr. PH-LF: 0 for 1; Rubén Tejada SS: 0 for 4; 1 run; 1 K; Noah Syndergaard P: 2 for 3; SH; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Noah Syndergaard, W (9-7): 7.2 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 5 hits; 1 HR; 11 Ks; Eric O'Flaherty: 0 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; Bobby Parnell: 0.1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 3 hits; 1 K; Tim Stauffer: 0.2 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 HR; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Hansel Robles: 0.1 inning; no runs; 

Mike Puma NY Post: Get champagne ready: Mets on doorstep of exorcising demons. "Noah Syndergaard pitched 7 ²/₃ brilliant innings Friday night and Lucas Duda slugged a pair of three-run home runs, leading to a 12-5 demolition of the Reds at Great American Ball Park that reduced the Mets’ magic number to one...Any recent fears the Mets would revert to 2007 form — they blew a seven-game lead with 17 remaining and Glavine was rocked in the season finale — disappeared this week, with the Nationals plunging deep into the tank."

ESPN.com: "Syndergaard also had a pair of hits, including an RBI single in the second inning. Duda's 23rd homer made it 4-0 an inning later and extended the Mets' club-record streak of at least three runs in each of their past 29 road games."

NL East Standings 9/25/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYM	87	67	.565	--	655	591	.547
WSN	78	75	.510	8.5	682	615	.547
MIA	67	87	.435	20.0	577	642	.451
ATL	62	92	.403	25.0	550	741	.367
PHI	58	96	.377	29.0	584	780	.371

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 9/25/2015.