Mets: RHP Jacob deGrom (7-5) takes the mound Sunday as NY tries to avoid a three-game sweep. He has produced a 1.52 ERA in his past eight starts.
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Sanchez excelled by getting ahead in the count – he threw 22 of 28 first-pitch-strikes – and showed a fastball with excellent life. The Tigers should have taken a one-run lead the previous half-inning, but J.D. Today’s game with the Detroit Tigers was a microcosm of the Mets’ season.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus defended Martinez after the game, calling it a tough read for his right fielder.
“Guys are doing a really good job of not worrying about who’s hurt, who’s behind them, what’s going on, what their numbers say”, Walker said.
Sunday’s performance lowered his ERA to 5.88 on the year.
Verrett now owns a 5.61 ERA in six starts since taking over for Harvey, and is 0-2 in that stretch. Justin Upton, the trailing runner, headed to third seemingly expecting Martinez would have gone home – he would have scored easily – and the Mets tagged Martinez in a rundown.
“My first thought is: ‘Not again”.
“When I come up on (Clark), he kind of stops me”, Martinez said. He gave up a two-out double to J.D. Martinez and then intentionally walked Justin Upton.
Anibal Sanchez will make an important start Sunday for Detroit as he fights to remain a viable starter. Martinez was tagged out after a brief rundown as Curtis Granderson realized what was happening and ran nearly all the way to the infield before throwing home. “There’s no blame here”. We’re looking really at some point in early September we hope to get him back.
The Mets did get a break when a baserunning blunder stopped the Tigers from taking the lead against eventual winning pitcher Addison Reed (3-2) in the eighth.
Michael Conforto put the Mets on the board with a solo shot in the seventh.
Detroit-The New York Mets have had a long slog of a season, dealing with awful offensive performance and a host of injuries.
Jacob deGrom held the Tigers to a one run over six and two-thirds innings on Sunday. That was it for deGrom, who was replaced by Jerry Blevins.
The Tigers tied it in the seventh on Ian Kinsler’s bases-loaded infield single.
Francisco Rodriguez gave up the homer to Walker in the ninth inning.
DeGrom was charged with one run on seven hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings.
NATIONALS 5, GIANTS 1: Gio Gonzalez pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Trea Turner and Wilson Ramos homered and Washington beat San Francisco. He pitched well in low-leverage bullpen outings and was returned to the rotation when injuries struck other Detroit starters. Travis d’Arnaud was out at first on the double play.
Mets: SS Jose Reyes (left oblique strain) is scheduled to play in a simulated game Monday in Florida.
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“It seems like there’s a night we pitch well and we don’t hit”, Mets manager Terry Collins said. Steven Matz (8-8) starts for the Mets on Tuesday night against Zack Greinke (10-3).
