John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Mets go up 3 Game to None on Cubs in NLCS, 10/20/2015

NY Newsday, 10/21/2015

 

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; NLCS Game #3; Monday; Oct 20, NYM 5 @ CHC 2; boxscore; WP: Jacob deGrom; LP: Trevor Cahill; Save: Jeurys Familia; Time: 3:01; Night; Attendance: 42,231; Record: 3-0; W;

Curtis Granderson RF: 0 for 4; CS; 1 walk; 3 Ks; David Wright 3B: 3 for 4; 2B; 2 runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Daniel Murphy 2B: 2 for 5; HR,GDP; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 K; Yoenis Céspedes CF-LF: 3 for 5; 2B,SB; 1 run; 2 RBIs; Lucas Duda 1B: 1 for 3; SH; 1 RBI; Travis d'Arnaud C: 1 for 4; 2 Ks; Michael Conforto LF: 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Wilmer Flores SS: 1 for 4; 2B; Jacob deGrom P: 0 for 3; GDP; Kelly Johnson PH: 0 for 1; 1 K; Juan Lagares CF: 0 for 0; Jacob deGrom, W (3-0): 7 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 4 hits; 2 HRs; 1 walk; 7 Ks; Tyler Clippard, H (3): 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; Jeurys Familia, S (5): 1 inning; no runs; 1 K;

Mets take a 3-0 lead in the 2015 NLCS behind Daniel Murphy's Home Run in 5th straight playoff game and Jacob deGrom's 7 inning 4 hit, 2 run performance.  Yoenis Cespedes goes 3 for 5 driving in 2 runs.  

Cespedes doubled in David Wright to give the Mets a 1-0 1st inning lead.  Kyle Schwarber homered in the bottom of the inning to tie it up.  Daniel Murphy's Homer in the 3rd made it 2-1 Mets but the Cubs tied it again in the 4th on Jorge Solar's homer.

NY Post: "The Mets took a 3-2 lead in the sixth on Trevor Cahill’s wild pitch...Conforto had been struck out to end the inning, except that Cahill’s breaking ball hit the dirt and eluded catcher Miguel Montero, allowing the batter to reach first and Cespedes to score from third with the go-ahead run. Cespedes had stolen third after Duda’s surprising sacrifice bunt moved him to second."