Diamondbacks 4, Mets 2
Record: 21-11
21-11.
How'd we ever win 21 . . . Larry?
It's a miracle.
Crud afternooner that saw Juan Soto finally clear the Citi Field fences . . . twice . . . but nobody was on for him and nobody knocked any more runs in.
Senga went 4+, got into a jam, and was pulled. He gave up a run in the 4th on a(nother) Jeff McNeil error. Keep it up, buddy, and MLC will begin issuing the McNeil Error Report. That joke works better on the audio feed of MLC.
Senga got into trouble in the 3rd and 4th, and then in the 5th, Mendy had had enough. So Max Kranick, one of the few bullpenners who hasn't been leaky of late, came in to save the day. He allowed a sac fly to give the D-backs the 2-0 lead and induced an inning-ending groundout.
Kranick's subsequent airtight 6th was followed by Soto's first shot. 2-1! Yeah, well, Max was brought back out for the 7th, and that's when Geraldo "One Tater" Perdomo took him deep to once again push the Mets 2 down. Drat.
Top 8 featured Reed Garrett, another of the relief arms still locked in. 3 up, 3 down, 2 K's. Nice.
Garrett's airtight 8th was followed by Soto's second shot. 3-2! Yeah, well, Reed was brought back out for the 7th, and that's when Tim Tawa "of Pawa" took him deep to once again push the Mets 2 down. Drat².
With 7-8-9 up in the bottom of the final frame, it was a different brand of excitement that was generated than in last night's barnburner. The "not, nothing, none of the above" kind of excitement. 1-2-3. Sigh.
Nota Bene: The best good chance the Mets had was in the 8th. After Soto Solo Part Deux, Alonso walked (now back to the playbook, Arizona) and Winker doubled.
Winky Dinky Dog!
Up strolled Mark Vientos next. yes, the same Mark Vientos that struck out last night with the chance to give the Mets a lead with a single.
Redemption? No, not today. Cue the Phil Collins.
Well, would you say if I was wasting my time?
Did I miss again?
I think I missed again, uh huh
Oh, I missed again, oh oh
I think I missed again, uh huh
The whiff. Next up... Nimmo did the same shit. Hey, Brandon, 111 AB's in, an OBP of .258... it's not... it's not good, as Ty Webb would say.
Alrighty then. Buck up, for the Cubbies are coming for us.
Stat earlier this week emphasized that most of the Met's opponents thus far are sub-.500. Over the next fortnight, we have Cubs, Yanks, BoSox on the slate. Proving grounds of sorts. Let's show the doubters! Even me.
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Good win Friday and team yesterday. Let’s get at least one of two before heading to the desert to hopefully get a little redemption.
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