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PHILADELPHIA -- Ryan Howards farewell game with the Philadelphia Phillies ended with a win.Cesar Hernandez hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the playoff-bound New York Mets 5-2 on Sunday.Howard, the last player remaining from the 2008 World Series championship team, was honored in a pregame ceremony. The Phillies are planning to pay Howard a $10 million buyout instead of exercising a $23 million club option for 2017.Howard, who turns 37 next month, thanked fans and the organization and saluted teammates in an emotional speech. The 2006 NL MVP choked up a few times and fought back tears when he told the crowd: My family has grown with all of you.Howard was 0 for 4, but received several standing ovations and got a curtain call after popping out in the eighth. He finished the season with a .196 batting average and hit 25 homers, tying Maikel Franco for the team lead.Howard got a final ovation after Tommy Joseph replaced him to start the ninth. He embraced Joseph near first base while Phillies and Mets players clapped. Howard then walked through the dugout and hugged everyone before coming out to wave to fans.The defending NL champion Mets clinched the top wild-card spot on Saturday and will play either the Giants or Cardinals at Citi Field on Wednesday.Manager Terry Collins gave most of his regulars a day off and ace Noah Syndergaard was pushed back to start the wild-card game.Mets starter Gabriel Ynoa allowed one run and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. Defensive miscues cost New York in the seventh.Andres Blanco started the inning against Erik Goeddel (2-2) with a single, advanced to second on a passed ball and scored the tying run on a double error by first baseman Lucas Duda, who booted pinch-hitter Cody Asches grounder and then threw it wild to first.Hernandez ripped a single to right to make it 3-2 and Jimmy Paredes followed with a sacrifice fly for a 4-2 lead.Franco was 4 for 4, including an RBI single in the third that gave the Phillies a 1-0 lead.Colton Murray (1-1) pitched one inning in relief of Jerad Eickhoff to earn his first career win despite allowing a run. Hector Neris finished for his second save.The Mets took a 2-1 lead in the seventh when Kevin Plawecki lined a double to right-center. The ball initially froze center fielder Odubel Herrera, who couldnt recover in time to track it down.Matt Reynolds hit a double with two outs in the sixth and scored on Alejandro De Azas single to tie it at 1-1.ONTO THE NEXT ONEThe Mets have won at least one series in each of their last four trips to the postseason.STARTING TIMEEickhoff gave up one run and four hits, striking out eight in six innings. He finished the season 11-14 with a 3.65 ERA.BABY STEPSThe Phillies improved their win total from 63 in 2015 to 71. They have missed the postseason five straight seasons after winning the NL East title five consecutive years from 2007-11.UP NEXTSyndergaard (14-9, 2.60 ERA) was 2-1 with a 3.32 ERA in four postseason appearances last year, including three starts.Swell Flasche Rosa . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Swell Trinkflasche . -- Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. http://www.swellflascheschweiz.ch/ . Colin Wilson had two goals and an assist, and Mike Fisher scored a goal and helped set up two others in the Predators 6-4 victory over the Red Wings on Monday night. Swell Bottle Schweiz Kaufen . Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The 26-year-old finished last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with the Indians in August. Swell Flaschen Schweiz . -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose.COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Paced by two goals from senior forward Sophie Groff and tallies from five other Gamecocks, No. 1 seed South Carolina womens soccer (19-1-1) claimed a dominant 7-0 victory over Alabama State (11-10-1) in the opening round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament Friday night at Stone Stadium. The victory marked the 200th win at Carolina for Shelley Smith, who guided the Gamecocks to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four years.Senior midfielder Chelsea Drennan and junior forward Savannah McCaskill both totaled three assists for the Gamecocks, who boasted a 29-1 shot advantage for the match. The two also netted goals, as they joined Groff, seniors Daija Griffin and Claire Studebaker and freshman Elexa Bahr on the score sheet. Carolina attempted all 10 of the contests corner kicks and held the Hornets to zero attempts on target.McCaskill opened the scoring in the ninth minute following a pair of nice passes in the attacking third. Groff found Drennan near the box, and the midfielder sent in a low cross from the right side that led to a tap-in goal for McCaskill. McCaskill returned the favor four minutes later, slipping a great pass to Groff that set the senior up with a close-range goal from inside the box.Carolinas advantage grew to three in the 17th minute after another great pass from McCaskill. Her delivery hit Griffin in stride near the right side of the box, and the striker ripped the ball into the left side of the net. McCaskills third assist of the half led to a goal by Drennan, who collected the pass and maneuvered around Alabama State goalkeeper Gianna Guyot before slotting home an empty-net score to make it 4-0.The Gamecocks tacked on two more goals towards the end of the first period, with Bahr and Studebaker both netting their first scores of the season. Bahr converted from close range off a cross from Drennan, while Studebaker one-timed a shot after a pass from senior defender Evelyn Robinson. Carolina totaled six corner kicks and 15 shots in the opening 45 minutes.Groffs productive night was capped off with a goal in the 54th minute after she collected a pass from junior midfielder Dominique Babbitt and beat the keeper at the near post from the right side of the box. The Grapevine, Texas, natives performance on Friday marked her first multi-goal of the season.Freshman Mikayla Krzeczowski and redshirt freshman Hunter Peifer split time in net, with each keeper playing 45 minutes. Neither Gamecock needed to record a save, and Krzeczowski moved to 16-1-1 on thee year with the victory.ddddddddddddQUOTABLEComing off the season we had and our performance at the SEC Tournament, I felt good about coming back home. Weve had great success here this season, and I know our team was excited about playing in the postseason, so we felt good coming into the match. We had time to rest and recover from the SEC Tournament, so we were ready and prepared, and showed that throughout the game, and we put the ball in the net. - South Carolina womens soccer coach Shelley SmithOn getting her 200th win at South Carolina - Its exciting. Im thrilled to be here and be able to win games with this staff and team. Im glad were not done for right now. I dont keep track of the wins, but its pretty neat when those milestones come along. We had some alumni here, and some of our players even said, I was here for your 150th win. So its neat, but its not something I record or keep track of. But Im thrilled to be able to represent the University of South Carolina and put ourselves in the position to win games and to win championships.GAMECHANGERSenior forward Sophie Groffs first of two goals against Alabama State put Carolina up 2-0 less than 15 minutes into the match. The striker finished the match with a team-high three shots on goal.KEY STATSouth Carolina held the Hornets to zero shots on target. Alabama State entered the match with the top scoring offense in Division I, averaging 2.95 goals per match.NOTABLESouth Carolinas 19 wins in 2016 match the program record for the most victories in one season.The Gamecocks seven goals against Alabama State were their most in a match this year. Their scoring output marked the third-best single-match goal total in school history.South Carolinas six goals in the opening 45 minutes were the second-most in one half in program history. The Gamecocks tallied seven goals in the second half against South Carolina State in 2001.Freshman goalkeeper Mikayla Krzeczowski is the third Gamecock to notch double-digit shutouts (10) in one season.Seniors Sophie Groff and Chelsea Drennan and junior Savannah McCaskill all set the school record for the most points (5) in an NCAA Tournament match. Drennan and McCaskills three assists matched the programs single-game record.UP NEXTSouth Carolina will face either No. 20 Colorado or Oklahoma State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament next week. The date of the match will be announced at a later time.a State in the second round of the NC ' '