Murphy’s late-season power spike carries over

If this is, by chance, Daniel Murphy’s farewell to the Flushing faithful, he’s poised to finish with a flourish. Murphy, whose go-ahead home run in Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the Dodgers on Thursday propelled the Mets into the NL Championship Series, picked up right where he left off on Saturday, tattooing an 87-mph cutter from Cubs starter Jon Lester into the right-field seats to give the Mets a first-inning lead in Game 1.

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