Conventional wisdom used to be that the good teams knew how to win the close ones. And while it's true that generally good teams have good records in one-run games, where they really shine is in blowouts, games decided by five or more runs. A team can "luck" its way to one-run wins. It's a [...]
For the third straight game, the Mets put up 10 runs, the first time in franchise history that feat has been accomplished. And that was enough to down the Phillies, 10-6, Thursday night at Citi Field. The Mets are now 14-4 in the month of September. Six of the Mets' 11 hits went for extra-bases, [...]