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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday night, rallying the New York Mets over the Houston Astros 2-1.Held to two hits by four Houston pitchers through eight innings, the Mets came back against Tony Sipp (4-3).Eric Young Jr. tripled with one out and stayed there on Daniel Murphys flyout to shallow left field.Duda followed with a line drive off the right-field foul screen for his 29th home run, and the first game-ending homer of his career.Jenrry Mejia (6-6) pitched one inning for the win.Jose Altuve, hitless in four at-bats for Houston, heads into Sunday with a chance to win the AL batting title. He leads the majors at .340, and Detroits Victor Martinez is at .337.Altuve is vying to become the first player in Astros history to win a batting crown.On the eve of the regular seasons final day, two clubs with losing records and an eye on the future matched zeros for the first five innings in front of an announced crowd of 34,886 a€” many presumably for a postgame concert by 18-year-old Austin Mahone.Houston scored in the sixth. Dexter Fowler hit a slow roller that straddled the line and third baseman Daniel Murphy advanced on the grounder, wishing it foul by waving his glove over the ball. He eventually scooped it up in fair territory, just short of the bag, for a single.Jason Castro followed with an RBI double that chased Mets starter Rafael Montero. Reliever Buddy Carlyle limited any further damage, striking out Jake Marisnick with runners at the corners.Astros starter Samuel Deduno gave up one hit in four innings, striking out four and walking one. It was his first start since June 14 with Minnesota at Detroit.Deduno had made four relief appearances for Houston since being claimed off waivers on Aug. 30.Deduno also got his first big league hit, a hard-hit double to deep centre in the third that caused his teammates on the Houston bench to erupt in cheers and fist-pumping.Owners of the worst ERA in the American League, the Houston bullpen proceeded to stifle New Yorks lineup until the ninth. Relievers Jake Buchanan, Kevin Chapman and Jose Veras combined for four innings of one-hit ball.Montero, starting in place of fellow rookie Jacob deGrom, escaped trouble several times in the early innings.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: Deduno was limited to 65 pitches because he hasnt been out there in a long time, according to interim manager Tom Lawless.Mets: LHP Jonathan Niese, who exited Friday nights game in the sixth inning with an elevated heart rate, was feeling better on Saturday. Hes all right. I think hes got an appointment on Monday to be looked at again but hes fine today, Mets manager Terry Collins said. Hes had these before. He said last night he just got a little more light-headed than usual. ... OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis, scratched from the lineup on Friday night due to an illness, was in a local hospital Saturday and was not expected to be released until Sunday. Hes got an infection of some type, said Collins. All the lab work should come back tonight. ... 2B Dilson Herrera (strained right quad) will not play the rest of the season.UP NEXTThe Mets start RHP Bartolo Colon (14-13, 4.08) for the regular-season finale, looking to win 15 games for the eighth time in his career. The former Cy Young Award winner last pitched on Tuesday in Washington, taking the loss after allowing four runs over six innings. Astros rookie starter RHP Nick Tropeano (1-2, 3.78), hails from West Islip, less than an hour drive from Citi Field, and pitched at nearby Stony Brook University. The 24-year-old is expecting a large cheering section comprised of family and friends on Sunday afternoon, saying that the total number of well-wishers may top 100. Tropeano, who grew up a Yankees fan but attended several Mets games at Shea Stadium, has dropped two straight decisions after winning his major league debut on September 10 in Seattle. USA Soccer Jerseys 2019 .Kraft says Goodell realized before seeing a video showing Baltimore running back Ray Rice striking his then fiance that domestic violence was very serious for society in general. USA Soccer Jerseys China . Mika Zibanejad and Jason Spezza scored in the shootout to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over Nashville on Saturday night. https://www.cheapusasoccer.com/. Hughes, 30, is a former Major Leaguer with the Baltimore Orioles, having played in 14 games with the Os in 2010. He played with Class AA Binghamton of the Eastern League in the New York Mets system last season. 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Newton shook off a slow start and completed 22 of 34 passes and overcame five sacks. "I felt like I was getting antsy early on and that comes from a lack of playing time," Newton said. "... I was getting my feet back under me and as the game went on I started feeling more comfortable and it showed." Wearing a thick flak jacket, it took a while for Newton to find his stride. He scrambled from the pocket on one second-quarter run and dived headfirst instead of sliding. It was similar to the play against New England on Aug. 22 that left him with cracked ribs and sidelined him for the season opener against Tampa Bay. Later in the fourth quarter Newton ran again, turning the corner inside the 5 and diving toward the pylon. "He is obviously going to be sore," Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. "He cant help himself (and) he ran a couple of times. He did the best he could with it. The thing that Im pleased with is once he got the rust off he settled down and made some really good decisions." Earlier in the day Rivera made a difficult decision to deactivate Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy, saying that the NFL "culture has changed" and the team needed to make the right decision. The decision came one day after the Minnesota Vikings announced they would deactivate Adrian Peterson, who was indicted on child abuse charges on Saturday, Hardy was convicted July 15 on two counts of domestic violence and Rivera didnt think it was right to allow him to play given the events of the week. "It was my decision and it was in the best interest of the Carolina Panthers," Rivera said. Carolinas defence didnt seem to miss a beat. The Panthers had three takeaways, four sacks and held the Lions scoreleess in the first half one week after Matthew Stafford and company put up 35 points against the Giants.dddddddddddd Mario Addison helped fill the void left by Hardy with 2 1/2 sacks, and cornerback Antoine Cason had 10 tackles, two forced fumbles and a recovery. The Panthers were a plus-3 in the turnover battle for the second straight week. "We turned the ball over too many times, particularly in scoring territory," Lions coach Jim Caldwell said. The Lions (1-1) took a 7-6 lead early in the third quarter when Stafford connected on a 1-yard touchdown pass to fullback Jed Collins, who bowled over NFL Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly en route to the end zone. But the lead was short-lived. Newton bounced back, leading the Panthers on an eight-play, 72-yard drive, connecting on his first TD pass of the season, a 14-yard strike to Jason Avant on a slant route. Thomas DeCoud tipped a deep ball from Stafford and Melvin White intercepted to set up Carolinas next score. Rookie wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, who struggled with dropped balls all day, hauled in a one-handed grab along the left sideline. Jonathan Stewart capped the drive with a 2-yard run and Newton threw to Jerricho Cotchery for a 2-point conversion to put Carolina up 21-7. The Panthers put the game away in the fourth quarter when Jeremy Ross fumbled a kickoff that kicker Graham Gano recovered. Gano added his third field goal of the game for the final score. The Lions failed to take advantage of their scoring opportunities in the first half, setting the tone for the game. Rookie Nate Freese missed two field goals, Joique Bell fumbled in Carolina territory and Johnson dropped a potential TD catch. "When you dont take advantage of your opportunities you miss chances and turn the ball over, youre not going to have a good day," Stafford said. NOTES: Newton apologized to Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh after the game, saying he didnt mean anything offensive earlier in the week when he referred to him as "Donkey Kong Suh." ... Caldwell said he "wont make any rash decisions" on whether to keep Freese as the kicker after his two misses. ... Lions cornerback Nevin Lawson was carted off the field with a foot injury and did not return. ' ' '