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Cespedes delivers big in return to Mets’ lineup
- Updated: April 29, 2016
NEW YORK — Yoenis Cespedes’ six-game absence from the Mets’ starting lineup officially ended Friday, when he and his bruised right leg played center field for the first time since April 22. Cespedes had appeared in just one game over that stretch, walloping a pinch-hit, game-tying home run Tuesday against the Reds on the only pitch he saw.
In his second at-bat Friday, Cespedes delivered a two-run single early in the Mets’ 12-run third inning that knocked Giants starter Jake Peavy out of the game and set a franchise record for most runs in an inning, then clubbed a grand slam later in the frame off Mike Broadway. It gave Cespedes nine straight games with an extra-base hit, also a franchise …
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