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NEW YORK -- Eric Young Jr. never slowed down as he scored from second on Juan Lagares infield single in the bottom of the eighth. He went even faster. The lightning-quick Mets left fielder made a diving catch to take a go-ahead hit away from Todd Helton in the sixth inning, then raced home with the tiebreaking run in the eighth, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Tuesday night. "Felt good against those guys," Young said. "Theres no hard feelings. Im more appreciative that they made the move they did because I wouldnt be in this situation if they didnt. But it was good being able to showcase that." The Rockies have lost 12 of 18 since the All-Star break and have scored five runs in their last three games. LaTroy Hawkins gave up a pair of two-out singles in the ninth before Ike Davis made a diving catch on Yorvit Torrealbas sinking liner in foul territory down the first base line. It was Hawkins first save since May 6, 2012, for the Angels. Scott Atchison (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth inning after Carlos Torres pitched 1 2-3 perfect innings in relief of Mets starter Jenrry Mejia. "I thought he pitched well enough," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "I think when the umpire got hurt, the sitting kind of got him off track a little bit. But our bullpen came in did a great job." Plate ump Manny Gonzalez was injured when he appeared to be hit in the jaw after a pitch from Mejia bounced up and hit him under the mask. Gonzalez was escorted off under his own power, and second base umpire Larry Vanover had to go change into protective gear to assume duties behind the plate. Collins said Gonzalez was feeling much better after the game. Young led off the eighth with a single against Wilton Lopez (1-4). He was able to take second on Marlon Byrds deep fly, putting him in position to make it home on Lagares infield single, a slow chopper to second base that he just barely beat out. Young accelerated around third and beat the throw home. "Pretty much I knew it was a slow roller so it was going to be all-out play for the second base to make at first and as long as I continued running the whole way, he had to make the perfect throw to first and the perfect throw to get me." Lagares also hit a two-run triple in the first. Mejia tied a season high with seven strikeouts, but left after 5 1-3 innings. He allowed a tying solo homer to pinch-hitter Chris Blackmon to lead off the sixth and nearly gave up the lead, too, after a long pause in the game when Gonzalez was injured. Mejia only got one out after the interlude, though third baseman Wilmer Flores committed an error on a tough hop off the bat of Troy Tulowitzki and Michael Cuddyer walked. Torres came on with the bases loaded and retired Wilin Rosario on a pop fly to centre too shallow to score a run before Young made his diving grab on Heltons liner. "Thats what hes brought to us, that energy, that speed," Collins said. "I cant emphasize enough the job that hes done since hes been here. Hes gotten on base when we needed him to. He scores runs like that. Hes played great in the outfield." Flores was making his big league debut. He mostly played shortstop in the Mets system, but filled in at third because David Wright was hurt last weekend. Chad Bettis, who made the start while Tyler Chatwood got pushed back a few days to let his tweaked hamstring rest, allowed two runs and four hits in five innings. Bettis settled down after Lagares triple, and the Rockies got a run back for him in the fifth, when Rosario hit a leadoff single and scored on a sacrifice fly. Davis lifted his glove over Heltons grounder to first base for an error, allowing Rosario to take third with nobody out. After he scored, D.J. LeMahieu hit into an inning-ending double play. Those stranded runners loomed large later, when Young, who was traded to New York on June 18 for right-hander Collin McHugh, scored. The Rockies knew what Young could do, but couldnt find room for him in their lineup or bench. "Hes got game-changing speed, and it got them a win tonight," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. NOTES: Davis went 2 for 2 with a pair of walks to reach safely in all his plate appearances on Tuesday night. He has a .446 on-base percentage since returning from Triple-A Las Vegas on July 5. ... Mets RHP Matt Harvey (8-3) is expected to face Rockies RHP Jhoulys Chacin (10-5) in Wednesdays game. ... Mets LHP Jonathon Niese struck out six and allowed two runs and four hits in five innings of a rehab start at Double-A Binghamton. ... Lagares has 12 RBIs since the All-Star break. Kyle Walker-Peters Hotspur Jersey . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats. Jan Vertonghen Hotspur Jersey . 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Defenceman Yannick Weber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Canucks breathed a sigh of relief with a 2-1 win on Saturday night.TORONTO - Brett Lawrie pounded fist into glove after his third inning throwing error allowed the eventual winning run to score in Saturdays 4-3 Blue Jays loss to Tampa Bay, a man clearly frustrated about a defensive miscue that cost his club an inning-ending double play. Perhaps he was too caught up in the moment to hear the smattering of boos coming from a crowd of more than 40,000 fans at Rogers Centre. These are fans who, like Lawrie and the rest of his teammates, are disappointed by the Jays 45-51 record. They are tired of the miscues, fed up with the spotty hitting and the inconsistent pitching and the shoddy defence. Enough is enough and someone must hear about it. On Saturday, it was Lawrie. Fair game. Fans pay good money to attend and clearly many bought ticket packages months ago figuring theyd be watching a Jays-Rays series with much on the line – for both teams. Instead, the home club is teetering on the abyss while the low-budget folks from Tampa Bay soar into the second half. Yes, Lawries antics can be tiresome. The death stare he shot Adam Lind and Luis Rivera on May 26, his helmet-tossing episode after being rung up a year earlier. Other instances, too. It adds up. But maybe, just maybe, it is worth examining this 23-year-olds season. A dash of context mixed with sober perspective never hurt anyone. Oh, and lets pause for a moment of emphasis on the age: 23. Back to the beginning. Lawrie was injured on March 5. He strained his oblique playing for Team Canada in a World Baseball Classic tune-up game against the Cincinnati Reds. His side bothered him when he swung and felt even worse as he moved side-to-side at third base. He made the decision, the mature decision, based on his experience with a similar injury last season to remove himself from the game. Its a good thing he did. Had Lawrie tried to battle through the pain, what became a five-week absence likely would have been more. Following a setback, which delayed his return, Lawrie began a rehabilitation assignment roughly around the same time the Blue Jays departed on the first road trip of the season – to Detroit and Kansas City. Except the third baseman wasnt playing third base. He was playing second base. He did so for two games at Single-A Dunedin. Its a position Lawrie hadnt played since 2010, when he appeared in 131 games there for Milwaukees Double-A affiliate in Huntsville. Okay, fine, the Blue Jays were considering a position switch. No problem, right? Except Jose Reyes rolled his ankle on April 12 against the Royals and Munenori Kawasaki was called up and there appeared to be – correction, there was – a huge void on the left side of the Jays infield. So Lawrie gets recalled in time to play the White Sox on April 16. Its far sooner than planned andd both general manager Alex Anthopoulos and manager John Gibbons have admitted as much.dddddddddddd. Lawrie, robbed of proper spring training by his own injury and then robbed by Reyes injury of appropriate minor-league rehab time, struggled badly at the plate. When he twisted his ankle, not a dissimilar injury to Reyes, on May 27, Lawries slash line was .209/.268/.374. Lawrie hurt his ankle sliding into second base. Initially, he attempted to stay in that game against the Braves, removing himself pitches later when his scamper to third on a ground ball quickly became a hobbling limp. Post-game, he addressed the media and speculated he could play the next day. There was no reason to disbelieve Lawrie. He was walking normally. Then, as he slept, the ankle swelled. A day turned into days turned into weeks. There wasnt so much a setback as there was a stalling of the healing process. Lawrie was placed in a walking boot. Five more weeks, this time all in-season, down the tubes. Eventually, in late June, another minor-league rehabilitation assignment began. This time, Lawrie wouldnt be rushed. They said hed get his at-bats and he did. Hed get his reps at third base. Hed return comfortable, his timing down, ready to contribute in the second half. But after seven of those minor-league games, featuring Single-A stops in Dunedin and Lansing and a three-night Double-A appearance with New Hampshire, Lawrie went to play with the Triple-A Bisons. He was informed, upon his arrival in Buffalo, that he would not be playing third base. Instead, he would be playing second. Three games later, Lawrie was activated from the disabled list and was starting for the Blue Jays – at second base – in a key divisional game in Baltimore. Lawrie says he "just needs his reps" at second base. Hes correct and hes getting them, now, at the major league level and at a major league pace. He hasnt forgotten how to play the position. He does, however, need time to remind himself how. Oh, and while hes doing that, hes also working on his offensive approach, which is an ongoing process as hitting coach Chad Mottola tries to slow down all the moving parts to his swing. All of this to say Lawrie isnt perfect. If, for a moment, you thought he was, dont blame him. Blame the marketing campaign. Is there room for improvement in his game? Yes. Does Lawrie have some maturing to do? Yes. Is he, on occasion, too intense for his own good? Maybe, but at least he doesnt need to be kicked in the rear to get himself amped up. Can his shortcomings be corrected or at least improved upon? Yes. Do you give up on a player with Lawries type of athletic gifts? No. Can you boo him? Yes. Should you boo him? Up to you. But if you do, do so with perspective. After all, Lawries only 23. ' ' '