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PHILADELPHIA -- After all the disheartening injuries and trying skids this summer, the New York Mets are right back in the playoffs.With their ace on the mound at Citi Field.New York clinched a postseason spot Saturday, beating the Phillies 5-3 to secure the top National League wild card and set off a bubbly celebration that spilled from the visitors clubhouse onto the field in Philadelphia.The defending NL champions will host San Francisco or St. Louis on Wednesday night, with the winner advancing to face the Chicago Cubs.We never gave up, said third baseman Jose Reyes, back in the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. We never doubted the talent we had in here.The only other time the Mets made the postseason in consecutive years was 1999-2000. New York won the NL East last season and went all the way to the World Series before losing to Kansas City.This season has presented all sorts of new challenges. The banged-up Mets (87-74) overcame a bevy of injuries that depleted their lineup and decimated a terrific young rotation -- with Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz all sidelined by season-ending ailments.Two games under .500 on Aug. 19, the Mets have gone a major league-best 27-12 during the last six weeks to vault over four teams in the NL wild-card race.This year was much tougher, winning pitcher Bartolo Colon said through a translator. We had a lot of people injured and it was hard to get here to play just this one game were going to play.James Loney hit a two-run homer to back the 43-year-old Colon (15-8), and Jeurys Familia closed for his major league-high 51st save. T.J. Rivera, Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera each had an RBI single.By clinching with one day to spare in the regular season, manager Terry Collins and the Mets can save All-Star Noah Syndergaard for the wild-card game.When youre in, youre capable of anything, Collins said after getting doused by his players with beer and champagne. Anything can happen. Weve got our ace going on Wednesday. If he can spin one up and you get a couple breaks, you never know.When left fielder Michael Conforto made a sliding catch of Aaron Altherrs soft liner for the final out, the excited Mets streamed out of their dugout and gathered near the mound, bouncing in unison.Back in the clubhouse, they wore goggles while spraying beer and champagne, then went onto the Citizens Bank Park field to celebrate with thousands of Mets fans behind the visitors dugout. Several players sprayed champagne and sparkling cider into the crowd while a few others lit victory cigars.We have a great fan base, Loney said. You can see their excitement and their passion, and we play off that.Collins thinks playing at home Wednesday could be a huge advantage.Say what you want about (Mets fans), he said. Theyre energetic and enthusiastic and they want to win. Theres no second place in New York City.Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer in what was likely his penultimate game with the Phillies.Philadelphias defeat was its sixth straight overall and 91st of the season. It is the clubs second straight season with more than 90 losses.Howard, expected to receive a $10 million buyout from the Phillies after the season, brought fans out of their seats with a tying shot in the fifth inning. He turned on a 1-0 fastball from Colon, driving his 25th homer of the year into the right-field seats.At the urging of fans, Howard stepped to the top of the dugout steps and raised his right hand in appreciation.The curtain call was awesome, he said. It was good to be able to do it and tie the game.The Mets regained the lead in the next inning when Loney drove a 3-1 pitch from reliever David Hernandez into the right-field seats.Loney immediately turned to the Mets dugout and raised both arms in triumph before flipping his bat and rounding the bases. He was mobbed by teammates when he returned to the bench.My emotions just took over, Loney said. I was in the moment. You know how big the game is. This is what you play for.The Phillies drew within one when Darin Ruf hit a pinch-hit homer in the seventh, but Addison Reed and Familia closed it out with scoreless relief.Colon allowed two runs and five hits in five innings.Patrick Schuster (0-1) took the loss.Curtis Granderson had three hits and scored twice for New York. He is 12 for 23 in his last six games.LOOKING AHEADThe Mets went 3-3 against the Cardinals this season, and 4-3 against the Giants.HOME (RUN) ON THE ROADLoneys homer was the Mets 106th on the road this season, eclipsing their previous record of 105 set in 2000.TALE OF TWO BULLPENSNew Yorks bullpen had its scoreless streak snapped at 23 2/3 innings when Fernando Salas allowed Rufs homer. Conversely, the Phillies relievers have given up 62 earned runs in their last 14 games (58 1/3 innings).HOWARDS LEGACYHowards home run was his 382nd for the Phillies and tied him with Jim Rice and Frank Howard for 67th place on baseballs career list.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies shortstop Freddy Galvis, who left Friday nights game in the seventh inning with tightness in his left hamstring, did not play. He was replaced in the lineup by Andres Blanco.UP NEXTThe regular season ends Sunday, with RHP Gabriel Ynoa scheduled to face Phillies RHP Jerad Eickhoff (11-14, 3.72).Air Max 1 Wholesale . 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Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. Air Max 97 Clearance Cheap . Collaros, 25, was solid last season, posting a 5-2 record as the starter while incumbent Ricky Ray was injured. Collaros also started Torontos 23-20 regular-season finale loss to Montreal — Ray didnt dress because the Argos had already clinched first in the East Division — but was one of three quarterbacks to play that day.BAYAMON, Puerto Rico - No. 14 Texas A&M won the first two sets but No. 16 Florida State came back to win the match, 18-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-8 tonight at the Puerto Rico Clasico.Texas A&M got off to a quick start in the opening set, outhitting FSU, .419 to .148. Kiara McGee, who led all players with a career-high 21 kills for the match, had seven kills in the frame, including the set-winning kill as the Aggies used a 6-1 run to close out the set. Florida State used a 6-0 run to take a 10-8 in the second set, but A&M chipped away and eventually took an 18-16 lead.The Seminoles used a kill down the block and an A&M attack error to even the score at 18-18 before the Aggies scored six unanswered points, including back-to-back blocks by Jazzmin Babers and Stephanie Aiple to be serving for the set, 24-18.FSU, which was outhit .300 to .034 in the stanza, ended the run with a kill before McGee countered with the set-clinching kill, giving the Aggies a 2-0 lead in the match. Texas A&M used a 5-0 spurt to take a 10-9 lead in the third set, but FSU regained the lead at 12-11 as an Aggie attack sailed long. The Seminoles, who outhit A&M .267 to .129 in the set, continued to pull away, eventually building a 23-15 advantage.Kaitlyn Blake then got two kills and two blocks during a 5-1 A&M run, which also included a kill by freshman Kiana Peroff that pulled the Aggies within 24-20. FSU, however, got a kill on the ensuing play to take the set, 25-20.There were 13 ties and six lead changes in the fourth set with A&M building its largest lead at 14-11, forcing FSU to call a timeout. The Seminoles followed witth a 4-0 run to take a 15-14 lead.dddddddddddd Texas A&M then called a timeout before Blake and McGee posted back-to-back kills to give A&M its final lead, 16-15.FSU, which outhit A&M .222 to .174 in the set, reeled off five consecutive points to build its largest lead, 20-16. A&M managed to cut the lead to 21-19 following a Seminole service error and a kill by Emily Hardesty, but it was the closest the Aggies could get. An A&M service error followed by an FSU ace put the Seminoles up, 23-19. The teams then traded points for the remainder of the set as FSU evened the match a two sets apiece.Other than a McGee kill to start the fifth set, the Seminoles held the lead the entire frame following a 5-0 run to go up 5-1.The Aggies, who were outhit .533 to .000, got within 9-7 but could get no closer. FSU went on to outscore the Aggies, 6-1, to close out the match, with A&M committing three consecutive hitting errors to end the contest. Hardesty finished the match with 14 kills for the Aggies, and Blake and Babers added 13 and 12 kills, respectively.Aiple posted a double-double with 51 assists and 11 digs, while libero Amy Nettles led all players with 17 digs. FSU was led by Milica Kubura and Christina Ambrose, who posted 13 kills apiece. Melanie Keil had 12 blocks to lead the Seminoles to a 17.5 to 8 advantage in team blocks.The Aggies return to the court Friday at 7 p.m. (CT) to face No. 6 Minnesota in what will be the Aggies third ranked opponent in the last four matches. ' ' '