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De Aza pushing for playing time with bat
- Updated: August 26, 2016
ST. LOUIS — From the months of April through June, as Mets fans busied themselves booing him and calling for his release, Alejandro De Aza compiled a total of five RBIs.
That De Aza matched that output alone in the Mets’ 10-6 win over the Cardinals on Thursday night was more than affirmation of how far he’s come. It was perhaps a cry for increased playing time in a tightened postseason race, particularly given teammate Curtis Granderson’s struggles.
“Anything that can help the team win, it feels great,” De Aza said. “It’s fun to do that now, and every time you can. Every time you hit a home run, it’s fun.”
Though De Aza was hunting the 91-mph sinker Adam Wainwright threw him with two men on base in the fifth inning, he did not expect it to clear the right-field fence. When it …
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