The Mets lost to the Cardinals in St. Louis tonight 8-1.
- Jacob deGrom was once again knocked around. He lasted only 4.2 innings and was charged with 5 runs on 12 hits, including 3 home runs. According to the booth, it was the first time in Mets history that a Mets starting pitcher has had back-to-back outings of 12 hits or more. If you recall, he didn’t do so well against the Giants his last time out. These weren’t cheap shots, either, as deGrom was getting hit pretty hard all night. He’s human and bound to fall into slumps, but perhaps he’s a bit fatigued from attempting to keep this team afloat almost all by his lonesome.
- The Mets managed only 1 run on 4 hits. It’s a broken record, the same old story, etc. The Cardinals had 19 hits. That’s just impressive, and probably should’ve led to more runs.
- After getting a bloop double in the second inning, Jay Bruce immediately left the game with an injury. Welcome to the 2016 NY Mets, folks. Reports state that he left with a simple cramp in his right calf. We’ll see.
- Curtis Granderson threw a runner out at the plate in the second inning. That’s something you don’t see everyday.
- Nothing to see here, really. It was another lackluster performance by a Mets team that appears more and more ready to pack it in with each game. Uninspired, bland baseball. It’s the worst. Oh and the they dropped back down to .500.
Rob, they do tend to look bland and bored sometimes, but just yesterday we were raving about their performance. Of course yesterday they were facing a lollipopping lefty and tonight an ace throwing high 90s. But, it seems that when they aren’t hitting homers, they are boring to even themselves. Well, good pitchers don’t give up many home runs, so how do they expect to beat them? This team needs some kind of adjustment offensively because they offer no diversification.
Several years back, the Astros did a complete sell off when they were just horrible and traded away their “better” players, but in the second half they were over .500! There’s a lot to be said about the energy level a player brings. This club is just mundane and I’m not sure how much confidence some of these players instill in their teammates. I wish I could find the winning pct. of each player when they start. They may be nice guys, but we know what they say about nice guys…
Also, Darling has been saying for the past few games that the relievers are running on fumes. Check out this link:
http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/getleaders.asp?rank=305
The Mets have three relievers in the top 12 of appearances. No other team has that many, but the Dodgers have two. Also, a player that misses joining this top 20 list is Hansel Robles with 54 appearances. Aren’t there thirty teams?
The Mets are 4.5 games back with three teams ahead of them. Last night was an uninspiring loss with the only offensive highlight a double by Cabrera. Reyes and Granderson failed to set the table and even if they did, would anybody have been hungry? They are at .500 with a -14 run differential. Tonight Seth Lugo starts in the rubber game of the most relevant game of the season. If they lose, it will put them 5.5 games back and under .500. I hope that the game #1 team of this series shows up. Lets Go Mets
And now the season seems to hang in the balance — if not the season, at least the chemistry that determines the difference between hope and despair — on the arm of Seth Lugo.
Isn’t it always this way?
No matter a team’s strengths, it comes down to whether the weaker links can hold the chain.
In AAA this season, Seth threw 73 IP, surrendered 103 H, for an ERA of 6.50. He was drafted in the 34th round in 2011.
Amazingly, in limited exposure, he’s been effective for the Mets and has looked good (to my eyes) in the process.
Vegas is so weird, such a horrible place for a AAA franchise.
I’ll almost never call a regular season contest a “must game,” but this one sure feels like it. A win feels essential. A loss would represent yet another failure in a long season of consistently coming up short, weaknesses fully exposed.
Wonder of wonders, so much depends upon . . . Seth Lugo!