The longtime Philadelphia Phillies star, who was traded to the Dodgers last season, doubled his 2016 home run total to four after Saturday’s five-RBI performance.
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“Because he threw behind him and we felt it was intentional”.
While the performance does not snap Familia’s saves streak, as it was a non-save situation, it is the first time that he surrendered multiple runs in a game this season, and the first time since September 23rd, 2015. “I’m supposed to talk to the doctors and maybe run a few more tests (Sunday) to see if that’s what the doctors originally think”, Wright said. Hallion also indicated no warnings were issued to either side prior to the series or either game. Urias was 4-1 with a 1.10 ERA, having only allowed five runs in 41 innings.
After the game, Syndergaard denied the pitch was intentional, but he had seven innings to be coached on what to say to avoid a suspension.
General manager Sandy Alderson said Major League Baseball will handle the team’s concerns about Los Angeles using a laser range-finder to denote defensive positioning in the outfield before a game at Citi Field.
A smart player like Utley knows this and he said to reporters in LA that he expected to be hit this weekend, making it clear the Mets had intentions. “I was throwing the slider to both sides of the plate”, he said. We don’t have enough time to think that way.
Syndergaard’s pitch to Utley in the third came at 99 miles per hour, and missed his back by about a foot. “Julio’s Julio. I understand that comparison, but that’s a tall order”. Collins was also concerned about the potential for suspensions to come out of this incident. But then Utley homered on Verrett’s first pitch of the sixth for a 1-0 lead. Then, with the bases loaded in the seventh and the Dodgers ahead 2-0, Utley smacked one to right-center to put Los Angeles up 6-0.
Pinch-hitter Juan Lagares homered in the eighth for NY, long after the outcome was decided.
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There were sure to be some lingering bad feelings heading into this series with Chase Utley returning to Citi Field. He had four RBIs in a 6-5 loss, including a three-run double that tied the score with two outs in the ninth. The big blow came courtesy of public enemy No.1, Chase Utley. He will face off against Jered Weaver (4-3, 5.98 ERA), who holds a 2.98 ERA in nine starts against the Astros. He is 5-0 with a 0.64 ERA in May – including a three-hit shutout of NY on May 12 at Dodger Stadium. He had struck out three times and walked in his first four times up.
