Wilmer Flores ‘ran the bases like it was a walk-off’

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NEW YORK — Wilmer Flores entered his sixth-inning at-bat on Saturday hitting .077 and with no RBIs on the season. So when he launched a solo homer against Matt Cain to cap the New York Mets’ scoring in an eventual 6-5 win against the San Francisco Giants, he felt a weight lifted from his shoulders.

“I ran the bases like it was a walk-off,” Flores said. “It felt good to finally start helping the team.”

Flores, who started 126 games last season, has been relegated to a super-utility role in 2016 thanks to the additions of Asdrubal Cabrera and Neil Walker. His difficulties adapting have not only been at the plate. Filling in for resting David Wright at third base, Flores had a two-out throwing error in the …

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