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- Updated: August 13, 2016
NEW YORK — After getting pummeled by one National League West opponent long since removed from the playoff picture on Thursday, the Mets were determined to make sure it didn’t happen again.
Trailing by as much as six runs in the third inning, the Mets managed to crawl to within two runs before the Padres stifled their comeback to take an 8-6 series-opening victory on Friday at Citi Field.
With the Marlins losing to the White Sox, New York is still just three games back of the final NL Wild Card spot, despite losing 12 of its last 16 games.
Ryan Schimpf got things going with his first career grand slam in the first inning, and Jabari Blash followed with a shot of his own. Two innings later, a pair of home runs — a two-run blast by Schimpf and a solo jack by Christian Bethancourt — staked the Padres to an early six-run lead.
Jay Bruce picked up an RBI single in the fifth, and the Mets really got their rally started in the sixth, as Matt Reynolds delivered an RBI double and Ty Kelly followed …
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