Mets’ new-look pen gets assist from an unlikely source

Jeurys Familia walked the leadoff hitter in the ninth to bring the potential tying run to the plate — not exactly the way managers draw up blueprints for closing games. Familia stepped off the mound to gather himself. David Wright came over from third.

"You get thrust into the closer's role. It's Opening Day, sold out. You probably have a tendency to try to do too much and overthrow," Wright said. "I thought he might need an extra second because he's an excitable young pitcher."

You want excited? Check out Familia after he induced a double-play grounder from Grady Sizemore four pitches after Wright's visit. He let out a whoop then got one more out, preserving the Mets' 2-0 home- opening victory for Jacob deGrom with huge assists from Carlos Torres in the seventh and Jerry Blevins in the eighth.

"It's one of those mentalities where everyone comes in and tries to do a job, whatever the job happens to be that day," said Torres, who entered with two on and one out in the seventh and induced a force out before striking out Ben Revere looking on a 3-2 cutter.

"[Torres is] like a freak of nature," Blevins said. "He never complains about arm soreness. You feel like he's always ready to go. He can come in and throw three innings in relief and the next day do it again. He can get lefties out. He can get righties out. He is beyond a luxury to have in the bullpen, a guy who can literally do anything you need. He is always available and he's really good."

The left-handed Blevins isn't too shabby, either. He came on in the eighth inning and mowed down three straight lefties — Odubel Herrera, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard. In four appearances, Blevins has faced eight batters — all left-handed — and retired them all, striking out four.

"I'm not sure we would have won today or yesterday without him," Terry Collins said.

"[Blevins is] tremendous, coming in day-in, day-out and doing the same thing," Torres said. "There's not much more you can say besides the results."

So after Torres and Blevins set the Phillies up, Familia, forced into a closing role because of Jenrry Mejia's injury and PED suspension, finished them off, Wright assisting.

"He just said, 'Take a breath' and then the guy hit the groundball double play.

"I had to cover first," Familia said of the 3-6-1 play. "Everybody is doing what they're supposed to do right now."

So the Mets are 4-3 and playing with energy and passion — if not an overwhelming offense. When Familia got the double play, he showed his passion before completing his second save — and second in as many days.

"He gave like a little roar," Wright said. "That's fun when you see guys play with passion. That gets you pumped up."

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