Game 1:
In game one, Matt Harvey pitched a gem and Daniel Murphy continued to put up big numbers in the postseason. Murphy, after his clutch homer in game five of the NLDS that gave the Mets the win, picked up right where he left off with a home run to right field right off the Pepsi Porch to give the Mets the 1-0 lead. After the Cubs tied it in the top of the fifth, the Mets answered with an RBI single by Curtis Granderson to give the Mets the lead 2-1. In the bottom of the sixth, Travis d'Arnaud homered to centerfield. The ball was so deep it hit the "home run apple." In the bottom of the seventh Granderson got an RBI sac fly to put the Mets up 4-1. The final score would be 4-2. Matt Harvey pitched a gem going 7.2 innings with nine strikeouts. Jeurys Familia got the four out save to close the game and give the Mets the 1-0 series lead.
Game 2:
In Game 2 of the NLCS, the Mets were looking to go up 2-0 before heading to Chicago. David Wright has struggled much of the Postseason but he helped the Mets get off to a good start. With Curtis Granderson on base, Wright got a base hit in deep centerfield to score Granderson and give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Then Daniel Murphy continued his hot Postseason with a two-run home run into right field. It was his fifth homer of the Postseason which ties a Mets record. He is tied with Mike Piazza.
In the second inning, Chris Coghlan of the Cubs tried to get his team back in the game. He almost did so with a home run but Granderson made a great catch to take it away from him.
Noah Syndergaard pitched a gem as he went 5.2 innings with nine strikeouts for the win. Jeurys Familia got the save and the Mets took Game 2 with a final score of 4-1 and lead the series 2-0. The series shifts to Wrigley Field tonight for Game 3. Jacob deGrom will take the ball for the Mets while Kyle Hendricks will pitch for the Cubs. FIrst pitch is at 8:00 and the game can be seen on TBS.
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