Until last night, the Mets had been 48-0 in games they led after eight innings. They are now 48-2. Jeurys Familia let another game slip away this afternoon, but this one is on Terry Collins, with an assist from the offense's ineffectuality with runners on base. Jacob deGrom rebounded nicely from his dud outing in [...]
It was right there. Alejandro De Aza had stolen second as Adam Wainwright threw a wild pitch and Travis d’Arnaud scored from third. That brought the Mets to within 3-2. Yoenis Cespedes immediately homered to give the Mets the lead. It felt like a walk-off. It should have been a walk-off. Citi Field was rocking [...]