The seventh inning again, really? Is there something mystical going on here, something that defies logic and explanation?
Clayton Kershaw pitched brilliantly throughout the uncomfortably hot night and then runs into another postseason seventh that left him a loser yet again in the playoffs.
Last season, he twice squandered leads against the Cardinals in the seventh inning. This time, the Mets score twice in the seventh, the runs the difference in New York’s ultimate 3-1 victory Friday in their National League Division Series opener.
Both times against the Cardinals, the rally started and Manager Don Mattingly stuck with Kershaw.