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Brendon McCullum bowed out from one-day international cricket with a series victory as New Zealand beat Australia by 55 runs in Hamilton to retain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy. McCullum crunched 47 from 27 balls in his 260th and final ODI to help propel the Black Caps to 223-4 in the 41st over, before a dramatic collapse saw the home side lose their last six wickets for 23 runs in 30 deliveries and crumble to 246 all out.Australia suffered a meltdown of their own, though, to slip from 153-4 to 191 all out in 43.4 overs - Matt Henry (3-60) the pick of the bowlers - as New Zealand sealed a 2-1 win.McCullum will get the chance to end his international career with Test glory, too, when he leads his team into the two-game Trans Tasman Trophy series against Australia, starting at Wellingtons Basin Reserve on Friday. Brendon McCullum hit a quick-fire 47 in his final ODI The 34-year-old smoked three sixes in his knock - taking his career total in ODIs to 200, a tally only bettered by Shahid Afridi (351), Sanath Jayasuriya (270) and Chris Gayle (238) - during an opening stand of 84 in 9.3 overs with Martin Guptill (59) after the Black Caps were asked to bat.McCullum - who made his ODI debut against Australia at the SCG in 2002 - perished three runs shy of a 33rd fifty after splicing Mitchell Marsh (3-34) down the ground, the skipper receiving a rapturous ovation from the Seddon Park crowd as he strode off.New Zealand continued to tick along thereafter but when Josh Hazlewood (2-45) ended a patient 52-run stand between Grant Elliott (50) and Corey Anderson (27) by having the latter caught at long-on, the hosts lower order wilted. Mitchell Marsh shrieks at his unfortunate dismissal Henry flourished with the ball for the Black Caps, though, surpassing 50 ODI scalps in his 23rd game - a record only beaten by Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis 19 matches - as he dismissed David Warner, George Bailey and Marsh. Mitchell Marsh was dismissed against New Zealand only after the on-field officials saw a reply of the ball hitting his foot on the big screen. Marshs exit was controversial, however, with the 24-year-old given out caught and bowled smashing into his toe on 41 after the on-field officials went to the third umpire having seen a replay of the incident on the big screen.McCullum showed his expertise in the field, too, catching Adam Zampa at slip to get Australia nine-down, before Henry Nicholls ran out last man Scott Boland from point to send his skipper out on a high.I have been incredibly lucky to play for 14 years with some great blokes and make some good friends, not just in New Zealand but in other countries as well, said McCullum. They are memories I will hold for the rest of my life.Watch New Zealand and Australias two-Test series on Sky Sports, starting with the opener, in Wellington, from 9.25pm, Thursday, Sky Sports 3. Patrick Mahomes Super Bowl Jersey .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. 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He is 18-20 in his career with three saves and a 3. NEW YORK -- The New York Mets are trying not to think about the possibility of hosting the National League wild-card game and instead focusing on just getting into the playoffs. The Minnesota Twins have no choice but to look far ahead -- to next year -- while taking what they can from the final weeks of a lost season.The Mets look to continue their push for a playoff berth Saturday night when they host the Twins in the middle contest of a three-game series at Citi Field. New York (78-69) extended its lead in the race for the second wild card to two games Friday night when it beat the Twins 3-0 while the St. Louis Cardinals lost to the San Francisco Giants 8-2.The Mets are one game behind the Giants (79-68) in the race for the first wild card. Whomever wins the first wild card hosts the game Oct. 5.After appearing to be finished four weeks ago -- the Mets were 60-62 and 5 1/2 games behind the second wild card Cardinals on Aug. 19 -- manager Terry Collins and his players are only concerned with qualifying for the wild card game.I think the mindset is just getting in the postseason right now, Collins said. Weve got to just continue to try to win as many games as we can.We made a statement about three weeks ago that weve just got to take care of our business. And if we do, well get back in the hunt. Were in the hunt. Deeply.Rookie right-hander Seth Lugo, one of the players most responsible for the Mets surge, is scheduled to take the mound Saturday night. Lugo has won his last four starts --including last Sunday, when he gave up two runs over seven innings in a 10-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves -- and is 4-1 with a 2.dddddddddddd27 ERA in five starts since joining the rotation Aug. 19, a stretch in which New York is 18-8.Such a performance would be noteworthy coming from any rookie, but especially from Lugo, a 26-year-old former 34th-round draft pick who had a 6.50 ERA in 21 games (14 starts) this season at Triple-A Las Vegas, which plays in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.The Twins (55-93), who have the worst record in baseball, counter with ace Ervin Santana. Santana is 1-0 despite a 4.76 ERA in his last four starts. He didnt factor into the decision in his most recent appearance Monday, when the right-hander gave up one run over five innings in Minnesotas 4-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers.The 33-year-old Santana will be one of the few 30-somethings on the field for the Twins, who had six players younger than 30 in their lineup Friday. First baseman Joe Mauer, 33, will likely play Saturday, thought catcher Kurt Suzuki, 32, could get a night off after taking a foul ball off his chin in the seventh inning.Brian Dozier, the Twins 29-year-old second baseman who extended his hitting streak to 20 games by going 1-for-4 on Friday, hopes his younger teammates can absorb something from watching the Mets pursue a playoff berth.The opportunity to kind of learn these last couple of weeks, to see these teams and how they play when they are in the running for something special -- thats what you have to take from these games right now, Dozier said. ' ' '