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New York Mets 14 hours agoMets Blog | ESPN New York Mets manager Terry Collins is keeping Daniel Murphy atop the lineup for Monday's game against Cincinnati, but first baseman Ike Davis' week-long trial at cleanup has ended, as he will hit sixth. Murphy hit in the leadoff spot for the first time all season Sunday against the Cubs and hit the go-ahead homer in the Mets' win. Collins said one of the reasons the team is riding Murphy at the top is due to no other hitters showing they should be setting the table.
New York Mets 14 hours agoKFFL The New York Mets put OF Daniel Murphy at the top of the lineup Sunday, ...
16 hours agoMets Blog | ESPN New York Here are the lineups for Monday's game. Daniel Murphy stays in the leadoff spot while Ike Davis drops from cleanup to the six hole. Mets Daniel Murphy, 2b Rick Ankiel, cf David Wright, 3b Lucas Duda, lf Marlon Byrd, rf Ike Davis, 1b John Buck, c Ruben Tejada, ss Shaun Marcum, rhp Reds Shin-Soo Choo, cf Cesar Izturis, ss Joey Votto, 1b Brandon Phillips, 2b Jay Bruce, rf Todd Frazier, 3b Xavier Paul, lf Ryan Hanigan, c Johnny Cueto, rhp
New York Mets 17 hours agoMetsBlog The Good: The Mets have won three of their last four games after losing six straight. They begin a span of 10 straight games in New York. The Mets improved to 6-7 in one-run decisions after yesterday’s win at Chicago. They started the season 1-6 in one-run games. Daniel Murphy is 14-for-his-last-28 over his last seven […]
New York Mets 17 hours agoNew York Post CHICAGO — Daniel Murphy’s switch to the leadoff spot yesterday was supposed to create more opportunities for David Wright. But why pass the baton when you can finish the job? With the Mets needing a run for the lead in the eighth inning, Murphy came to the rescue with a...
New York Mets 22 hours agoCBSSports.com Fantasy Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy, who moved into the leadoff spot Sunday for the first time since 2009, hit a go-ahead, solo home run in the eighth inning, lifting New York to a 4-3 win against the Cubs. The home run also extended Murphy's hitting streak to eight games. Murphy, who finished 1 for 4 with two runs, is batting .469 (15 for 32) with two home runs, five RBI, five doubles and seven runs during his hitting streak.
May 20, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy The Mets moved hot-hitting Daniel Murphy into the leadoff spot for Sunday's game against the Cubs. It was Murphy's fifth career start as the leadoff hitter and first since 2009, when he hit leadoff four times. Murphy took a seven-game hitting streak into Sunday's game, batting .500 (14 for 28) in that span. He also had a home run, four RBI, five runs and five doubles in that span. "I'll see how it goes," manager Terry Collins said about Murphy remaining the leadoff hitter, per ESPN. "He's swinging good. He's swinging great. And we've got to get guys on ahead of David [Wright]. ... I figured I'...
May 20, 2013New York Daily News Daniel Murphy not only got the game-winning hit, he rescued the home run ball that tied the game Sunday as the Mets pulled out a 4-3, come-from-behind win over the Cubs.
New York Mets May 19, 2013Surfing the Mets | New York Daily News Daniel Murphy not only got the game-winning hit in the Mets win Sunday afternoon, he rescued the game-tying ball. Of course, it was not just the ball that tied the game, it was Juan Lagares' first major-league homer. Lagares’ two-run homer, his first MLB homer, went into the ...
New York Mets May 19, 2013Newsday Terry Collins would prefer that his daily lineup decisions weren't decisions at all. The Mets manager would love to have eight names penciled into the same eight spots just about every day.
New York Mets May 19, 2013Mets Blog | ESPN New York CHICAGO -- Daniel Murphy as the leading man may be more than a cameo. After Murphy produced a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth on a fastball from Kyuji Fujikawa and the Mets beat the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, in Sunday’s rubber game at Wrigley Field, Collins indicated Murphy may very well remain in the leadoff role beyond the one game. David Banks/USA TODAY Sports Daniel Murphy circles the bases after his tiebreaking eighth-inning homer.
New York Mets May 19, 2013New York Daily News Daniel Murphy extended his hitting streak to eight games with a long home run to give the Mets a 4-3 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field Sunday.
New York Mets May 19, 2013Mets Blog | ESPN New York WHAT IT MEANS: Juan Lagares belted his first major league homer -- a game-tying two-run shot in the seventh against Travis Wood -- and Daniel Murphy gave the Mets the lead an inning later with a solo homer against Kyuji Fujikawa as the Mets rallied for a 4-3 rubber-game victory against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Scott Rice #56 RPNew York Mets 2013 STATS GM25 W2 L3 BB13 K13 ERA3.05 The Mets went 3-4 on their trip to St.
New York Mets May 19, 2013Surfing the Mets | New York Daily News CHICAGO -- Looking for some offense, Terry Collins decided to try hit-hitting second baseman Daniel Murphy in the lead off spot on Sunday. He is the seventh player that Collins has tried in that spot. Murphy is 14-for-his-last-25. "I'll see how it goes," the Mets manager said about ...
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