One reason the Mets seemingly do not miss Murph is the fact that the middle infield consistently turns double plays these days.
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The second baseman enjoyed a singularly superlative postseason as the New York Mets turned the page on almost a decade of mediocrity and reached the 2015 World Series. His seven postseason home runs, including six in consecutive playoff games, inscribed him in club lore. In 13 career starts at Citi Field, Gonzalez is 7-1 with a 1.53 ERA.The Mets loaded the bases against Gonzalez with one out in the seventh, but Felipe Rivero forced Kevin Plawecki to hit into a fielder’s choice and retired Michael Conforto on a grounder to first.Yoenis Cespedes homered in the fourth for the Mets, who have lost five of six.Mets right-hander Bartolo Colon took the loss after enduring one of the most weird starts of his 18-year career. Before this first of 19 matchups between the Nationals and Mets, he texted NY lefty Steven Matz to say he was glad to hear the pitcher’s elbow trouble wasn’t too bad. He is a rival now.
BREWERS 4, CUBS 2: Chase Anderson took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and finished with 8 2-3 strong innings to lift Milwaukee over Chicago. While two first inning walks didn’t cost the Mets, the same scenario did when a familiar face delivered in the top of the third. Not much time to find them, either.
And if you disagree that the Mets have a better rotation than the Nationals, how about a little Home Run Derby to settle the dispute? But everything about his exit was the way it had to go down. “And right now, they should be feeling pretty good about themselves”. Murphy did the right thing by signing with the Nationals. And everyone should be happy it at least ended with great memories.
“You spend nearly a decade in the Mets organization, so I don’t know that that’s something I’ll ever completely wash off, but. the first time we played the Mets in spring training and I saw the orange and blue on the other side, and I was wearing the red?” “It kind of put aside what had happened in NY”. His struggles in the field were evident, but Murphy continued to go out there every day and work his hardest.
His changes were significant enough that the Mets changed their thinking on Murphy last fall, from being alright with him leaving to eventually extending him a qualifying offer. They did not go beyond that, and the Nationals scooped him up with a three-year bid for a total of $37.5 million.
When they outhit their opponents, the Mets are 14-4.
“To be able to come back on Matt after they made it 2-1 – we came right back and were able to put up a crooked number”.
Anyone who runs, plays for or roots for the NY would have chosen – and it was absolutely a choice – to bring back Cespedes over Murphy every time.
Rendon finished with three hits while Revere, Daniel Murphy and Danny Espinosa had two hits apiece.
Rangers: Jurickson Profar has begun to play second base at Triple-A Round Rock in anticipation of Rougned Odor serving his suspension. And his spotty baserunning – showcased in the World Series loss to the Kansas City Royals – was also no asset.
“Big series for us”, said Murphy, who worked extra diligently to avoid personalizing his homecoming. He’s moved closer to the plate and he’s now in lower squat, which gives him more power. He is batting just.260 but already has 10 home runs and 20 RBIs.
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It is possible that Murphy joined the Nationals as a better hitter than he was for most of his seven seasons with NY. Mostly, it has been by zeroing in on pitches on the inside part of the plate. Harvey is 3-3 against the Nationals through 10 starts with a dazzling 1.77 ERA. He received his NL Championship ring from general manager Sandy Alderson and manager Terry Collins; enjoyed a welcome-back video on the scoreboard and then a standing ovation from the Mets faithful; and quickly earned boos from that same faithful by helping the Nats prevail.
