John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Bartolo Snaps Mets Skid, 5/5/2015

Bartolo Colon, 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.  Click here for More Mets History and Calendar Classics.

Year: 2015; Game #27; Tuesday;  May 5, NYM 3  Vs. BAL; 2; boxscore;   WP: Colon; LP: Norris;  Save: Familia; Time: 02:19; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,534; Record: 17-10; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 4.0; W; 

Curtis Granderson RF  1 for 3; CS; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Juan Lagares CF  0 for 4; Lucas Duda 1B  1 for 4; 2B; 1 run; 1 K; Michael Cuddyer LF  1 for 3; Daniel Murphy 3B  2 for 3; 1 run; 1 RBI; Wilmer Flores SS  1 for 3; 2B; 1 run; Kevin Plawecki C  1 for 3; 2B,GDP; 2 RBIs; Dilson Herrera 2B  0 for 3; Bartolo Colón P  0 for 3; 2 Ks; Bartolo Colón, W (5-1)  7.2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 6 hits; 1 HR; 9 Ks; Carlos Torres, H (5)  0.1 inning; no runs; Jeurys Familia, S (11)  1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 1 HR; 1 K; 

Mike Puma NY Post: Offense wakes up just enough to give Mets, Colon a win. "The Mets snapped a scoreless streak that had reached 21 innings and Bartolo Colon handled the rest in a 3-2 victory that ended the team’s two-game skid. In his best performance of the season, Colon lasted 7²/₃ innings and allowed one run on five hits and struck out nine. The veteran right-hander cruised into the eighth with his shutout intact before Manny Machado homered with one out...Daniel Murphy’s RBI single in the fourth ended the Mets’ scoring drought. The team had last scored in the eighth inning on Friday, when Murphy delivered a three-run double on a ball the Nationals’ Jayson Werth misplayed in left field...Kevin Plawecki stroked a two-run double that made it 3-0."

Newsday: Bartolo Colon became the first pitcher in at least 100 years to beat the same opponent with seven different teams, stopping Baltimore once again and leading the New York Mets to a 3-2 win over the Orioles.

Bartolo (W,5-1) allows just 1 run on a Manny Machado homer over 7.2 innings, 9 Ks, 6 hits, no walks.  Daniel Murphy singles in Lucas Duda and Kevin Plawecki doubles in Murphey and Wilmer Flores as part of a 3 run 4th.  

Marlins and Braves also won to stay 4 games behind the 1st Place Mets.

NL East Standings 5/5/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	W-L%
NYM	17	10	.630	--	104	85	.591
MIA	13	14	.481	4.0	116	103	.554
ATL	13	14	.481	4.0	118	119	.496
WSN	13	15	.464	4.5	112	117	.480
PHI	10	18	.357	7.5	77	133	.269

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Generated 5/5/2015.