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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > NLDS: Yoenis Cepsedes Says Mets Decided Against Retaliating
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NLDS: Yoenis Cepsedes Says Mets Decided Against Retaliating

Matthew Moreno
October 13, 2015
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Nlds: Yoenis Cepsedes Says Mets Decided Against Retaliating
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Once the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets was set, plenty of attention was placed on the expected on the club’s respective pitching rotations. However, Chase Utley’s hard slide in Game 2 of the NLDS quickly took center stage.

Utley was suspended two games by Major League Baseball on Sunday evening, but was in uniform and available for Game 3 by way of filing an appeal. While some may have expected the Mets to retaliate for Ruben Tejada’s injury, which Matt Harvey initially suggested would be the case, Monday’s game was played without incident.

According to Joe Trezza of MLB.com, Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes said the club decided during batting practice they wouldn’t seek revenge:

Yoenis Cespedes said the #Mets players decided during batting practice not to retaliate because Chase Utley wasn't in the lineup.#NLDS

— Joe Trezza (@JoeTrezz) October 13, 2015

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly’s decision to not include Utley in the lineup was somewhat of a curious one when considering the veteran infielder’s success against Matt Harvey — the Mets’ Game 3 starter.

Albeit in a small sample size (21 plate appearances), Utley is a career .333/.429/.556 batter when facing Harvey. Howie Kendrick, who started at second base and again hit leadoff, went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, one strikeout and one run scored.

Although the Mets didn’t throw at any Dodgers or push the envelope on any slides into second base, they nonetheless did damage at the plate, scoring 13 runs on 13 hits to take a 2-1 series lead.

Mattingly said after the Game 3 loss Utley was available to pinch-hit in the correct situation. Utley isn’t in the Dodgers’ lineup for Game 4.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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