Oct 1 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Saturday's Major League Baseball games.
Mets 5, Phillies 3
New York's James Loney got all of a 3-1 pitch in the sixth inning and sent a tiebreaking two-run homer over the fence in right field. The Mets never relinquished the advantage and clinched a 2016 National League wild-card berth with a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
Mets starter Bartolo Colon (15-8) went five innings, scattering five hits and striking out six. He gave up a two-run homer to Ryan Howard in the fifth.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 3
Jedd Gyorko's 30th home run, a two-out solo shot in the eighth inning, snapped a tie and lifted St.