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He hit a home run, double and single and drove in two runs as the Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in Game 5 of the National League Division Series on Thursday.
“We’re having a whole lot of fun right now”, said Murphy, who homered in the first inning for the second straight game and seems to have a reserved star-of-the-game seat in the interview room.
Murphy was responsible for the heads-up stealing of third base against the shift of Lucas Duda in the top of the fourth inning of Game 5.
Travis d’Arnaud followed with a sacrifice fly, and Murphy hit a home run in the sixth for a 3-2 lead.
The Cubs will be facing a vastly different Mets team from the one they swept in seven regular-season games, including a three-game set here June 30-July 2 during which the Mets scored only one run in 29 innings. Then the Mets chose to go to their closer Jeurys Familia for a six-out save and Familia delivered with two flawless innings to close out the Dodgers.
Both teams are in World Series championship droughts, although the Mets’ 29-year dry spell is infantile compared to the Cubs’ 107 years of waiting. The Mets won a decisive Game 5 in Los Angeles and advanced to the NLCS to face the Chicago Cubs-winners of the NLDS matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals for a chance to play in the World Series. “It would be nice to be back [with the Dodgers]”, Greinke said after pitching 6 innings in Los Angeles’ 3-2 loss.
New York starts NL Rookie of the Year Jacob deGrom on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.
Other things did not go well for Mattingly, like playing the injured Yasmani Grandal twice or the ineffective Carl Crawford early in the series.
LOS ANGELES – Daniel Murphy just hoped no one was paying attention.
New York is looking to advance to the World Series for the first time in 15 years, the longest absence in franchise history but one the Cubs and all their pained loyal followers certainly scoff at.
“I’ve never seen that before”, Murphy said.
Murphy had three hits off Greinke.
Murphy had a hit in each of the five division series games, including a 3-for-4 effort in the clincher, and he finished the series 7 for 21 with a double, three homers and five RBIs.
The Yankees have shown restraint in the high-priced free-agent market since committing more than $400 million to starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, outfielders Carols Beltran and Jacoby Ellsbury and catcher Brian McCann before the 2014 season. “I just feel like a completely different pitcher now”, he said Saturday.
“It’s just disappointing”, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. He has proven to be able to get clutch hits whenever New York needs one and even surprised many with his home run power.
Ramirez isn’t listed on either the coaching or support staffs as the Cubs head into the National League championship series.
“Once again, put our team behind the 8-ball against a really good pitcher”, Lester said.
