John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Wright, Murph and deGrom Win Game 1, 10/9/2015

 

NY Daily News, 10/10/2015

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; NLDS Game #1; Friday; Oct 9, NYM 3 @ LAD 1; boxscore; WP: Jacob deGrom; LP: Clayton Kershaw; Save: Jeurys Familia; Time: 3:14; DAY; Attendance: 54,428; Record: 1-0; W;

Curtis Granderson RF: 2 for 3; 1 walk; David Wright 3B: 1 for 3; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Yoenis Céspedes CF-LF: 0 for 4; 3 Ks; Daniel Murphy 2B-1B: 1 for 4; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Travis d'Arnaud C: 0 for 4; 1 K; Lucas Duda 1B: 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Michael Cuddyer LF: 0 for 3; 1 K; Juan Lagares CF: 0 for 1; Rubén Tejada SS: 0 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Jacob deGrom P: 0 for 2; SH; 1 K; Kelly Johnson 2B: 0 for 1; Jacob deGrom, W (1-0): 7 innings; no runs; 5 hits; 1 walk; 13 Ks; Tyler Clippard, H (1): 0.2 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; Jeurys Familia, S (1): 1.1 innings; no runs; 

Mets take game one of the 2015 Division Series behind Jacob deGrom's 7 shutout innings, Daniel Murphy's Solo homer and David Wright's 2-run single.

Mike Puma NY Post: Unreal deGrom outduels Kershaw in Mets’ Game 1 statement. "DeGrom fired seven shutout innings and tied a postseason franchise record with 13 strikeouts, leading the Mets’ 3-1 victory in Game 1 of the NLDS before 54,428 at Dodger Stadium. In a 121-pitch masterpiece, deGrom tied the Mets’ single-game postseason strikeout record set by Tom Seaver, who fanned 13 in Game 1 of the 1973 NLCS in Cincinnati...David Wright’s two-run single in the seventh against Pedro Baez gave the Mets the cushion they needed after nursing a 1-0 lead provided by Daniel Murphy’s home run against Kershaw in the fourth."

Mike Vaccaro NY Post: October glory was long time coming for Mets’ old guard. "They are a matched set in many ways, Wright and Murphy, the last two links to the last era of quasi-prosperity, to the ill-fated autumn of 2008. Wright hit .350 that September, trying to hold off a second straight collapse. Murphy was just a rookie...a kid with a sweet lefty swing spraying line drives the moment he stepped off the plane from New Orleans, hitting .313 in that first go-round...They both have spent so many Octobers since feeling as far detached from the game as the law allows...These past few weeks, both were fixing to burst, they were so ready to greet October head on. They had waited long enough."