Byron Buxton gave the Twins a temporary lead over the New York Mets on Saturday night.
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The meetings likely go something like “here is your opportunity to show us you can pitch at this level in the middle of a playoff race”.
But for each seeming major setback there has been a tiny surprise to make up for it. Call-ups Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo stepped into the rotation and are a combined 6-3.
It took four hours, 15 minutes and two homeruns from the Grandy Man, Curtis Granderson, for the New York Mets to beat the Minnesota Twins 3 – 2 in 12 innings. “He must have made some good pitches, worked the corner of the plate, got ahead of some guys”.
Michael Conforto put the Mets on the board with a two-run single in the first. “I just haven’t been able to get as many RBI, successful chances, over the season”. “And tonight, those guys did that”.
Mets: RHP Jacob deGrom (right forearm soreness) is scheduled to start Sunday and will be limited to 75 pitches in his first appearance since September 1. Before the game, Collins said they had not yet decided what they will do with Jacob deGrom’s spot now that he is done for the season.
“I am really not sure”, Granderson said when asked of the oddity. Check. Not scoring a lot and yet hitting home runs to survive?
Such a performance would be noteworthy coming from any rookie, but especially from Lugo, a 26-year-old former 34th-round draft pick who had a 6.50 ERA in 21 games (14 starts) this season at Triple-A Las Vegas, which plays in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.
“I think locating pitches and using my pitches, which was most effective pitch”, Ynoa said of the strikeouts. The pregame plan was to try and get Ynoa through the Twins’ lineup twice, which he did. Berrios allowed two runs and four hits in four innings and has given up 12 home runs in 48 2/3 innings.
Twins: LHP Hector Santiago (12-8) is to start Tuesday’s series opener against visiting Detroit after Minnesota chose to skip RHP Tyler Duffey.
Their late-inning relievers run down, they allowed a 33-year-old left-handed specialist to face the big leagues’ No. 2 home-run hitter with two outs in the ninth. Not quite as dramatic as his first-career homer, an extra-innings game-winner in Washington last week, Rivera’s second career home run was a solo shot to left field that gave the Mets an insurance run. To make space, the Mets transferred LHP Jonathon Niese to the 60-day disabled list.
“It was one of those days where I didn’t walk out of the bullpen not trusting my stuff”, Gibson said. “I always believed in myself, so I kind of ignored those thoughts”.
If and when he does, the Minnesota Twins will have to start turning his timely homers into actual victories.
“I think we have to wait to see when that start comes up – who it’s against and what our best options are”, Collins said.
New York Mets catcher Rene Rivera congratulates relief pitcher Jerry Blevins after the Mets defeated … Minnesota OF Eddie Rosario (jammed thumb) was not in the lineup after getting injured in the 10th inning Saturday.
Infielder Wilmer Flores (sore right wrist) still couldn’t swing a bat Sunday and remained unavailable.
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Mets manager Terry Collins replaced Ynoa with Josh Edgin after Dozier singled with two outs in the fifth, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 22 games.
