In the second game of a long road trip, the New York Mets let one get away from them yet again in a 5-4 loss on Saturday to the Los Angeles Angels. For David Stearns, it wasn’t a good return on one of his trade deadline investments. Huascar Brazobán fell apart in the seventh inning as he tried to hold a 4-2 Mets lead.
As the Mets try to make a push for a Wild Card, games like these will linger large as the final two months progress.
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Making his second appearance as a Met, Brazobán started off the seventh inning strong. He struck out Jo Adell and Matt Thaiss to begin the frame, but that last out proved to be too much to get. He gave up a single to Michael Stefanic, followed by a walk to Nolan Schanuel, and then a three-run home run to Zach Neto to give the Angels a 5-4 lead. A bad cutter to Neto doomed Brazobán.
That home run would be too much for the Mets to overcome. A single to Logan O’Hoppe right after would end Brazobán’s outing. After an encouraging first impression against the Minnesota Twins, the new Mets acquisition gave the team an all too familiar feeling out of the bullpen.
On a positive note, after struggling against the Atlanta Braves, David Peterson had a good bounceback day. He allowed five hits, two earned runs, one walk and four strikeouts in six innings. He was taken out after just 82 pitches. He struggled with command early but was able to settle in. With Kodai Senga out for the season and Chrisitan Scott on the injured list, they’ll need Peterson to be a steady presence in the rotation. Good outings from Paul Blackburn and Peterson in the last two games are encouraging for the Mets.
With the Mets down 2-0 in the top of the seventh inning, Martinez came up to the plate with the bases loaded. He took a 2-0 sinker over the wall in left-center for a grand slam at a 105.9 exit velocity. It was Martinez’s second grand slam in the last two weeks.
The Mets will send Jose Quintana to the mound on Sunday, matching up against the Angels’ Griffin Canning. The game will be telecast locally on SNY at 4:07 p.m. ET and broadcast on WCBS 880.
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