Heroes, zeros and the full inside pitch from the Mets’ 7-2 win over the Phillies in Game 3 of the NLDS on Tuesday night at Citi Field:
Hero
Sean Manaea outpitched Aaron Nola and baffled the Phillies over seven-plus, one-run innings, the Mets’ second-half ace establishing himself as the playoff ace, too.
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Zero
Phillies fireballer Jose Alvarado faced five batters in the seventh inning and let three reach.
He was pulled before Jose Ruiz allowed a two-run single to Jose Iglesias.
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Unsung hero
The Mets’ gloves deserve credit.
Mark Vientos speared an Alec Bohm grounder down the third-base line and threw from foul territory for one out in the second, before Bohm was robbed again two innings later by Tyrone Taylor, who barehanded a blast off the wall and sent a rocket to Francisco Lindor, who applied a nifty tag at second base.