Scherzer tied his career-high by allowing four home runs: a two-run drive by Josh Bell in the first, a solo shot by Trent Grisham in the second, a spirit-sucking three-run homer by Jurickson Profar off the right-field foul screen in the fifth and a solo homer by Manny Machado that built a 7-0 lead and ended the 38-year-old right-hander’s night. “When my fastball’s flat and then running, that’s usually when I get hit a lot. That’s my bread and butter to be able to set up everything else,” he said. “I wasn’t able to command that fastball the way I usually can. Instead of spinning over the corners, his pitches soared over walls. His slider averaged 2,196 revolutions per minute, down from 2,303 during the season. Laredo police officer assaulted while investigating loud music report.Martin beats Nixon in thrilling classic.New largest Bucc-ee's in US coming to Texas.Affidavit: Woman stole $1,000 in wine bottles from H-E-B.Out & About: Snaps from Laredo's food truck parks.With the Mets consigned to the new best-of-three wild-card series, Scherzer was nothing of his normal self. Scherzer was limited to 23 starts by midsection muscle injuries, going 11-5 with a 2.29 ERA when healthy and combining with deGrom for just 34 starts - roughly the output of one healthy starter. The biggest prize of Cohen’s spending splurge, Scherzer joined deGrom, a fan favorite expected to opt out of his $137.5 million deal’s fifth and final season in pursuit of even greater riches,
He given a $130 million, three-year contract last year, the highest average salary in baseball history, partly for his postseason grit in 2019, when he went 3-0 to help Washington to its first title. While deGrom voiced optimism, Scherzer was consumed by disappointment. “The dead skin’s all peeled away,” he said. He insisted it had healed sufficiently, allowing him to throw bullpen sessions on Tuesday and Thursday. “We’re getting an opportunity now, and we’ll get one tomorrow to right the ship.”ĭeGrom left his last start with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand. “It’s reality,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said.
DeGrom and Scherzer lost on consecutive days, and deGrom is 0-3 with a 6.00 ERA in his last four outings.
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The Mets failed to win their division after leading all but six days over six months, and a 101-61 record resulted in a second-place finish behind the Braves on a tiebreaker after getting swept in a three-game series last weekend in Atlanta. 2 and sparkled to a 5-1 record with a 1.66 ERA in his first seven starts. The Mets opened a 10 1/2-game NL East lead even without deGrom, sidelined by a series of ailments for nearly 13 months. New York never expected its season to come down to this. “The other starters did a great job holding it down.” “I missed half of the year,” deGrom said. Now the season comes down to deGrom on Saturday night against Blake Snell, himself a Cy Young winner with Tampa Bay in 2018. Mets fans, belief boosted by owner Steven Cohen’s billions, had visions of the team’s first title in 36 years: Pete Alonso highlighted the goal by wearing a warmup jacket with World Series logos from 19 on his right sleeve, the years of the Mets' only titles. Owners of five Cy Young Awards, Scherzer and deGrom combine to earn $70 million, more than four entire big league teams. “Baseball can take you to the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, and this is one of the lowest of lows,” Scherzer said after Friday night’s 7-1 Flushing flogging deflated a sellout crowd of 41,621 that had roared through introductions ahead of the Mets’ first playoff game in six years.
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