Luis Severino pitched the Mets’ first complete-game shutout since Jacob deGrom in 2021, leading the Mets to a 4-0 win over the Marlins Saturday afternoon. The victory clinches both the series win and the season-series win over their NL East rivals.
Severino retired the side in order in the first, sixth and seventh innings. He was over 90 pitches after eight but Carlos Mendoza sent him back to the mound to finish the game, much to the crowd’s delight. Severino hit the first batter he faced in the ninth and Mendoza came out to the mound. Usually, he brings the hook when his starter allows a baserunner in the late innings. But he let Severino stay in. With a four-run lead, it wouldn’t be a save situation until another runner reached base.
But Severino retired the next three batters he faced to complete the shutout
Severino finished with 9 IP, 0 R, 1 BB and 8 Ks. He upped his record to 8-6 and lowered his ERA to 3.91 for the year. Severino is now 6-2 with a 3.22 ERA in 14 games against teams under .500 this season. It was his fourth start this year against the 45-78 Marlins and against Miami, Severino is 2-0 with a 1.95 ERA.
Francisco Lindor staked Severino to an early lead with a leadoff homer. Pete Alonso extended the lead to 2-0 in the second with a HR, too. The Mets tacked on another run in the third as J.D. Martinez followed a Brandon Nimmo triple with a single to right. And the final run came an inning later, when Lindor walked and scored on a double by Mark Vientos.
The Mets have now won three of their last four games and are now 15-13 since the All-Star break. They’ll go for the sweep on Sunday with a game that starts at 12:05 p.m. and will be on Roku TV.
Just when you think the Met pitchers can’t take it up a notch, they did the last two games. Great performance from Severino and some timely hitting. That’s the recipe for a WC spot. Let’s get a sweep tomorrow.
A complete game shutout. Now very rare. Kudos to Seve and kudos to Mendoza for allowing it to occur.
Gut Reaction: in the last previous four starts, Severino didn’t pitch more than five innings. It was the worst stretch of his season. Yesterday’s complete game shutout reversed that trend. It helped that he was facing a depleted Marlin team. Even so, he did have a complete game shutout and that is very rare. Good job.
Severino’s four bad starts that you referenced were against three teams with winning records and his first time ever pitching in Coors Field. Nothing like a game against a Marlins’ team 30-plus games under .500 to make you look good. And Severino’s last start before that four-game stretch? Six shutout innings against the Marlins.