PHILADELPHIA -- After helping celebrate Ryan Howard, the New York Mets quickly
shifted focus their attention to Madison Bumgarner.
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tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Phillies beat the
playoff-bound Mets 5-2 on Sunday in Howards farewell game in Philadelphia.Howard
got several standing ovations from the crowd, and Mets players clapped for him
during a pregame ceremony and when he left the game in the ninth.Now, the Mets
get ready to face one of the best postseason pitchers in baseball when they host
San Francisco in a wild-card game Wednesday at Citi Field.Everybody knows what a
good pitcher Bumgarner is, but we have a good pitcher, too, outfielder Yoenis
Cespedes said through an interpreter.The defending NL champion Mets clinched the
top wild-card spot on Saturday so manager Terry Collins gave most of his
regulars a day off and ace Noah Syndergaard was pushed back to start against the
Giants.Hes a great pitcher, Collins said. You cant let him get ahead of you. If
you do, youre in trouble. If Noah pitches like he can, well be fine.The Mets
have won at least one series in each of their last four trips to the postseason.
To advance this year, theyll have to beat a guy who is 3-0 with a 1.00 ERA in
his last five postseason appearances.The man can pitch, Kelly Johnson said of
Bumgarner. Hes one of the best in the game. Hes also like having a DH in the
lineup. Youre going to face tough pitchers in the playoffs. Our guy is pretty
good, too.Mets starter Gabriel Ynoa allowed one run and five hits in 4 2/3
innings. Defensive miscues cost New York in the seventh.Andres Blanco started
the inning against Erik Goeddel (2-2) with a single, advanced to second on a
passed ball and scored the tying run on a double error by first baseman Lucas
Duda, who booted pinch hitter Cody Asches grounder and then threw it wild to
first.Hernandez ripped a single to right to make it 3-2 and Jimmy Paredes
followed with a sacrifice fly for a 4-2 lead.Maikel Franco was 4 for 4,
including an RBI single in the third that gave the Phillies a 1-0 lead.Colton
Murray (1-1) pitched one inning in relief of Jerad Eickhoff to earn his first
career win despite allowing a run. Hector Neris finished for his second save.The
Mets took a 2-1 lead in the seventh when Kevin Plawecki lined a double to
right-center. The ball initially froze center fielder Odubel Herrera, who
couldnt recover in time to track it down.Matt Reynolds hit a double with two
outs in the sixth and scored on Alejandro De Azas single to tie it at
1-1.STARTING TIMEEickhoff gave up one run and four hits, striking out eight in
six innings. He finished the season 11-14 with a 3.65 ERA.UP NEXTSyndergaard
(14-9, 2.60 ERA) was 2-1 with a 3.32 ERA in four postseason appearances last
year, including three starts.
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positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0
mark in conference play thus far.
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. -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. BYU (8-4, Independent) vs. Wyoming
(8-5, Mountain West), 9 p.m. ESTLine: BYU by 7 +Series Record: BYU leads
44-30-3.WHATS AT STAKEA renewal of a rivalry that lasted from 1922 until 2010,
most recently in the Western Athletic Conference and the Mountain West
Conference. The Cougars left the Mountain West Conference to go independent.KEY
MATCHUPBYU quarterback Tanner Mangum against the Wyoming defense. Mangum will
start after Taysom Hill strained his left elbow Nov. 26 against Utah State.
Mangum played in four games this year, completing 14 of 18 passes for 145 yards
and two touchdowns.PLAYERS TO WATCHBYU: RB Jamaal Williams has rushed for a
team-leading 1,165 yards and 11 touchdowns.Wyoming: RB Brian Hill is the Cowboys
career rushing leader, and he broke his single-season school record with 1,767
yards and 21 touchdowns.FACTS & FIGURESThis is BBYUs 12th straight bowl and
second appearance in the Poinsettia Bowl.
Browns Hats. Theyve lost three straight and
are 13-20-1 in bowls. ... Cougars have played in San Diegos other bowl, the
Holiday, 11 times. ... This is Wyomings first bowl appearance since 2011, and
the Cowboys have a 6-7 record in the postseason. ... In the last meeting between
the teams, BYU won 25-20 in 2010, breaking up a fourth-down pass with 27 seconds
left after Wyoming had driven to the Cougars 26. ... The Cowboys beat two Top 25
opponents this season, Boise State and San Diego State. The Cowboys lost to
SDSU, then unranked, in the MWC championship game.---More AP college football:
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