It didn’t take long for Daniel Murphy to continue his epic postseason performance in Game 2 on Tuesday night of the National League Championship Series. The free agent to be, ripped a laser off Cubs starter Jake Arrieta in the first inning for his fifth home run of the playoffs to put the Mets ahead for good on their way to a 4-1 victory and a 2-0 series lead as the NLCS shifts to Chicago....
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You’re heading to Chicago with a 2-0 series lead, what’s that say about your starters? “Well, we’ve pretty much haven’t hid the fact that we think we have pretty good pitching. They’re young, they’re inexperienced. They don’t have the credentials that Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke and Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta have, but they’re going to...
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Manager Terry Collins spoke to reporters before the start of Game 2 of the NLCS on Sunday and answered the following questions from the media at Citi Field. On Jeurys Familia and his dominance: “Well, you know, he’s been a starting pitcher in the past, so I know he has the ability to go multiple innings. You look at the job he did last year, he was a multiple inning guy. He’s...
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Mets closer Jeurys Familia has allowed only one hit and one walk in 6.2 scoreless innings this postseason. His three saves are tied for the most in Mets postseason history. He notched his third save of four or more outs in Game 1 of the NLCS. The last NL reliever to have back-to-back saves of four or more outs was Jason Motte with the Cardinals in Games 3 and 5 of the 2011 NLCS vs. Milwaukee....
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Rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard spoke to reporters Sunday night at Citi Field and fielded questions from the media. When did you learn you were starting Game 2? He just called me into his office and asked how I was feeling after my relief appearance, and my body and my arm have never felt better. So that’s what I told him and I’m ready to go. You were promoted after an injury to...
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