Of course, Colon isn’t just there to hit home runs. The portly pitcher’s trot around the bases took about 30 seconds.
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This was the first longball of Colon’s 19-year career, which is notable for a number of reasons.
Following his historic blast against the Padres on Saturday – his first in 247th career at-bat spanning almost two decades – Colon said that he would be keeping the 28-ounce bat that he used and the ball he hit over the leftfield fence.
Given their propensity for hitting home runs recently, it seemed only a matter of time before the New York Mets started to flex their muscles again.
Before his home run, he was a career.089 hitter in 225 at-bats, striking out 119 times. The Padres are 28-15 against the Mets at home since Petco Park opened in 2004, either winning or tying 13 of the 14 series played at the venue.3.
“When you give up the first home run to Bartolo you try not to give up a second one”. “It’s just right now, I’m in a little funk with my mechanics, and we’re working to get rid of that”. “Absolutely not. Absolutely not”, Shields said when asked if Colon too long to round the bases. He usually swings hard and his helmet often falls off in the process, frequently drawing cheers and laughs from fans at home and on the road. Julio Franco homered on May 4, 2007, when he was 48 years, 254 days old. Franco was his teammate.
“It’s the best command I’ve seen him have this year so far”, manager Terry Collins said.
Jeurys Familia pitched the ninth for his ninth for his 10th save in 10 chances. Shields and Derek Norris were aboard on singles. The Mets, who are 16-3 when scoring first, plated two runs in the first inning Saturday and have outscored their opponents 23-5 in the opening frame.2. He had to be helped off the field.
ASTROS: RHP Lance McCullers, a former Jesuit High standout who has been out all season with right shoulder soreness, struck out seven in five scoreless innings of his first rehabilitation start for Triple-A Fresno on Saturday night.
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To the side of the Mets’ lineup against the Padres, SNY listed outfielders Alejandro De Aza and Juan Lagares, catcher T.J. Rivera, third baseman David Wright and second baseman Neil Walker as “available position players”.
