NEW YORK -- Mets manager Terry Collins quickly changed out of his uniform and met the media in slacks and a purple polo shirt Sunday, in a hurry to make his
All-Star break flight.
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was to get back to playing baseball. Jacob deGrom had a tiebreaking single and
again shut down the Marlins with seven impressive innings, David Wright doubled
twice and drove in two runs, and New York completed a three-game sweep of Miami
with a 9-1 victory. Wright, Curtis Granderson and Juan Lagares each had RBI
doubles, and Chris Young added a sacrifice fly for New York in its eighth win on
a 10-game homestand heading into the four-day break. "You hate to take a break
when were swinging the bats well, getting great pitching performances -- our
bullpens been fantastic," Wright said. "Were kind of clicking on all cylinders,
so hopefully we pick up right where we left off." Wright has been on a tear
since coming back July 5 after missing seven days with a bruised left rotator
cuff. After this 2-for-4 day, he is 12 for 33 (.363) with seven RBIs in nine
games. Despite his streak, Wright had a cortisone shot in the shoulder after the
game. "There are no issues with my shoulder," Wright said. Wright, Young,
Lucas Duda and Anthony Recker each drove in a run with the bases loaded in the
eighth, a situation the Mets have struggled in all season. New York even
benefited from a rare obstruction call for a run in the sixth inning as they
jumped over the Marlins, losers of four straight, and into third place in the NL
East at 45-50. What makes this streak -- the second-most wins in a 10-game
homestand since Citi Field opened in 2009 -- especially encouraging is that it
followed a demoralizing trip in which the Mets lost six of seven. "These guys
just stepped it up," Collins said. "You can say it, you can think it, but when
you actually do it and have success doing it, it changes things." DeGrom (3-5)
had little trouble in his 12th career start, striking out eight and allowing
five hits and a run even though he didnt have his best stuff. He also produced
at the plate. A .273 hitter (6 for 22) coming in who has batted eighth in the
lineup, deGrom got his first big league RBI after Brad Hand (0-2) intentionally
walked Ruben Tejada to face the lanky former college shortstop. DeGrom lined a
single to centre for a 2-1 lead. "I wanted to get a hit when I saw them walk
Tejada," deGrom said. "I just barrelled the ball." Hand was knocked out of the
game with a bruised right shin. He took a sharp grounder off the leg in the
fourth and then was removed for a pinch-hitter in the fifth. He is day to day.
Hand yielded three runs and six hits, falling to 1-12 as a starter. "It is
pretty sore right now," Hand said. "I mean it felt fine the rest of that inning
but when I came in and sat down for a little bit, it did not feel very good
after that." The Mets were already leading 4-1 when Granderson, who had three
hits, a walk and an RBI, led off the sixth with a single. An out later, Wright
hit a sharp grounder over third base. Rounding second, Granderson slightly
altered his path to avoid second baseman Ed Lucas. Second base umpire Will
Little immediately pointed at Lucas to indicate obstruction. Granderson raced
home but was called out on a close tag play at the plate. Before Collins could
post an argument about the out call, Little came in and emphatically gestured
toward second base then gave a sweeping safe sign. "It did not look like he
interfered with him to me," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "I mean
Granderson is a pretty fast guy, I do not know if I have ever seen that called."
The Marlins tied it in the fourth thanks to some help from Eric Campbell, who
misplayed a fly to medium right field in his first major league start at second
base into a double for Garrett Jones. Marcell Ozuna then beat out an infield
single to shortstop for a run. NOTES: The Mets came in batting .165 (13 for 79)
with the bases loaded. ... The Mets will use RHPs Bartolo Colon, Dillon Gee and
Zack Wheeler in the first three games after the break, at San Diego. The rest of
the rotation will depend on the health of several pitchers, one being Jonathon
Niese. The left-hander threw off the mound for first time since going on the DL
on July 6 with a shoulder strain and said he felt great. ... RHP Nathan Eovaldi
will likely start the first game for the Marlins against San Francisco in Miami.
... Eric Young Jr. had a pinch-hit single and two stolen bases, and he also
grounded out, in the eighth.
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Angeles Clippers didnt need much help from their bench to keep a winning streak
intact and look to make it six in a row Thursday against the local Lakers. The
Clippers handed the Phoenix Suns a 104-96 loss on Tuesday, as all five starters
scored in double digits. Matt Barnes led the bunch with 28 points, Blake Griffin
followed with 22 and Darren Collison ended with 18 points. "Matt Barnes kept us
in the game the way he was shooting the ball and we got stops and thats when we
really got back in the game. It was intense." said Griffin. DeAndre Jordan had
10 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, while Chris Paul had 14 points and nine
assists for the Clippers, who have won five in a row and eight of their last 10
contests. The Clippers have won five straight on three separate occasions this
season. The Clippers bench had just 12 points and was without top reserve
Jamal Crawford (calf), who has missed back-to-back games and is questionable
against the Lakers. Crawford is averaging 19.0 points this season Clippers
forward Jared Dudley is questionable Thursday because of back spasms. Meanwhile,
Griffin needs 30 rebounds for 3,000 in his career and has scored 20 or more
points in his last 20 games. He passed Dominique Wilkins for the most
consecutive games with 20-plus points since the Clippers moved to Los Angeles in
1984-85. Bob McAdoo holds the franchise record with 57 such games. Griffin is
averaging 27.8 pointts during his 20-game streak for the Clippers, who have won
three in a row on the road and are 17-15 as the guest.
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season. Griffin was named Western Conference Player of the Month for February.
Los Angeles will start a three-game homestand Saturday versus Atlanta, Phoenix
and Golden State. The Lakers had a two-game win streak stopped their last time
out with a 132-125 decision versus the New Orleans Pelicans. Pau Gasol had 29
points and 12 rebounds, Kent Bazemore scored 23 and Jordan Farmar added 20
points and eight assists for the Lakers, losers in four of six and eight of
their last 11 games. The Lakers trailed 35-23 after the first quarter and 67-51
at halftime. A second-half surge (74-65) wasnt enough and the Lakers shot 54.1
percent. "We kind of had an emotional hangover to start. Took us at least two
quarters to get into anybody. Youve got to every night bring it," said Lakers
coach Mike DAntoni. "Its our fault. We can defend a whole heck of a lot better
than that." DAntonis squad is 10-19 at home and will visit Denver on Friday. The
Lakers have allowed 100 or more points in four straight and eight of nine games,
while the Clippers have posted that many in five in a row and 12 of 13. The
Clippers and Lakers have split two meetings this season and will meet again
April 6. The Clippers have lost 10 of their last 12 at the Lakers.
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