John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Mets Tops Phils behind Tejada's Inside the Park HR, 9/2/2015

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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 #133; Wednesday;  Sep 2, NYM 9  Vs. PHI; 4; boxscore;   WP: Harvey; LP: Nola; Time: 02:53; NIGHT; Attendance: 32,464; Record: 74-59; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 6.5; W;

Curtis Granderson RF: 1 for 5; 1 run; 1 K; Yoenis Céspedes CF-LF: 3 for 5; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; Daniel Murphy 1B: 1 for 2; 2B; 1 run; 1 RBI; Michael Cuddyer 1B: 0 for 3; 2 Ks; David Wright 3B: 2 for 4; 2 runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Michael Conforto LF: 2 for 4; HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; Eric Young Jr. PR: 0 for 0; CS; Juan Lagares CF: 0 for 0; Travis d'Arnaud C: 3 for 4; 2·2B; Kelly Johnson 2B: 2 for 3; 2B,SB,IW; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Rubén Tejada SS: 2 for 4; HR; 1 run; 4 RBIs; Matt Harvey P: 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Juan Uribe PH: 0 for 1; 1 K; Matt Harvey, W (12-7): 6.1 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 9 hits; 1 HR; 1 walk; 9 Ks; Sean Gilmartin, H (2): 0.2 inning; no runs; 1 hit; Tyler Clippard: 1 inning; no runs; Addison Reed: 1 inning; no runs; 

Mets slug 3 homers, including an inside the park homer by Ruben Tejada as they jump out to a 6-0 lead after 3.  Matt Harvey goes 6.1 innings leaving early due to dehydration.

ESPN.com: Tejada has inside-the-park HR; Harvey, Mets top Phillies 9-4. "Ruben Tejada hit an inside-the-park homer and drove in four runs to back Harvey as the Mets returned to their winning ways against the Philadelphia Phillies with a 9-4 victory."

NY Post: "On a night Matt Harvey suffered from dehydration and weakness and slogged through 6¹/₃ innings in the Mets’ 9-4 victory over the Phillies, there was concern about Murphy, who departed in the fourth inning with what the team called “mild discomfort” in his left quadriceps." Note: Murphy would only miss two games returning to the Mets on September 6th as a pinch hitter against the Marlins, returning full time against the nationals on September 7th.  

Nationals win 4-3 over the Cards to stay 6.5 games behind the Mets.

NL East Standings 9/2/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYM	74	59	.556	--	550	496	.547
WSN	67	65	.508	6.5	564	536	.523
MIA	55	79	.410	19.5	499	552	.454
ATL	54	79	.406	20.0	479	629	.378
PHI	53	81	.396	21.5	520	683	.378

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 9/2/2015.