What hangover? Mets’ JV squad destroys Reds

The Reds once again were no match for the newly crowned National League East-champion New York Mets.

Harvey, who is pitching his first season following Tommy John surgery in October 2013, was lifted after allowing one hit in five shutout innings. He took extra batting practice a few days in a row to fix his swing. Carlos Martinez eventually left after list of 7 presentations with the use of right shoulder blade tension.

Carrasco struck out a career-high 15 and walked two to pick up the victory. Mets fans are no longer counting down the magic number.

DENVER – David Hale, making his first start since August, 23 held Los Angeles to one run in five innings to earn the victory. Andre Ethier homered regarding the Dodgers.

DJ LeMahieu, who had three hits, led off the ninth with a single against Yimi Garcia (3-4).

Curtis Granderson added a three-run shot in the eighth as the Mets built a 12-0 lead.

The Mets clinched the NL East title and secured their first playoff berth since 2006 after defeating the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 Saturday afternoon.

Wilmer Flores, who became a fan favorite after famously not being traded to the Brewers, ran around the field with a sign that read: 2015 NL East Champs.

PADRES at least three, DIAMONDBACKS 0: Robbie Erlin inclined two-hit sports for seven (7)…

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Ender Inciarte had two homers among his four hits.

Sampson gave up one in the first. He walked none and struck out nine, bringing him to just two punchouts from recording 200 in his second big-league season. That is the longest streak in the National League since 1900.

The Reds were outscored 36-12 in the series.

Wei-Yin Chen (10-8) took the loss. Miami outhit Atlanta 9-5 in this one.

“It’s still a pretty embarrassing year”, Bruce said when asked about his homer.

“This is why you play the game, you know“, Collins said in the jubilent locker room following the game. Matt Harvey threw 6ª inningsbefore turning it over to the late-game relief trio to get the final seven outs for the team’s 87th win. “He’s a great pitcher so his mediocre stuff will get most people out any day of the week”. The six homers Texas gave up were a season high.

Arenado hit his 41st homer in the fourth.

Warren (7-7) won for the first time since July 25.

ANGELS 3, MARINERS 2: David Freese led off the ninth inning with a homer to center, and Los Angeles kept pace in the AL wild-card race by beating Seattle. Daniel Murphy extended his hitting streak to nine games….

Right fielder Alex Rios had about three touches when it comes to the Royals, along with a run-producing quadruple inside a three-run 8th.

Pointing to the Mets’ young starting rotation, Cincinnati Reds’ third baseman Todd Frazier said that the Mets may be the team to beat in the postseason. Joey Votto got handcuffed on a grounder, his third-inning error opening the door for the Mets.

The Mets jumped on Sampson (L, 2-6) early. The St. Louis Cardinals have the inside track to a pass by the wild card game, but the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs have both clinched playoff appearances. He proceeded to fork up five of the eight runs the Nationals would allow to the Phillies in the inning. 500 for the first time since April 9.