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Collins: Colon has kept Mets in playoff race
- Updated: August 27, 2016
NEW YORK — On a day when the Mets announced that they will skip Jacob deGrom’s next start because of mechanical issues, Mets manager Terry Collins couldn’t provide enough praise for Friday’s starter Bartolo Colon, the lone pitcher in New York’s rotation who hasn’t dealt with any sort of lingering issue this season.
“I can’t come up with a name of a guy who we could have had that has done a better job,” Collins said before the Mets’ 9-4 victory over the Phillies at Citi Field. “Not only has he been the healthiest of the bunch, but he’s won big games for us — a lot of big games for us.
“You talk about a guy in his spot that usually just eats up innings, this guy does more than eat up innings. He’ll go deep into games, and he’ll keep you in games, and I’ll tell you, I don’t know where we’d be without him right now.”
With the Mets entering play 3 1/2 games behind the Cardinals for the final National League Wild Card spot, Colon delivered a dual-threat performance on the mound and at the plate that …
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