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New York Mets is trying to awaken a sleepy bat on Friday as the opener of a three-game interleague series against the Texas Rangers he visited.
Mets are outscored by a difference of 14-3, 25-2 with runners in scoring position during the season's best three-game losing skids. They got two hits when they retreated 2-0 to Houston Astros on Wednesday afternoon.
"It's hard to win a major league baseball game," said Mets manager Backshow Alter. "We play the best baseball players and pitchers in the world and they can be on top of their games and be really tough for you every night.
"Not too far from the midpoint (losing three games in a row) is pretty good."
Showalter needs to change the team's recent fate. I didn't stop there when we talked about it.
"Similar to what happened behind the scenes (and we)," said Shawalter. "They replied .... it's okay."
Brandon Nimo continued to hit steadily on Wednesday, double-off Justin Barlander to lead one while his teammates were struggling. Did. He is 13-33 and has one Homer, three RBIs and five runs in eight consecutive wins.
Mets turns to Chris Basit (6-5, 4.01 ERA) against fellow right-handed Glen Otto (4-3, 5.31) on Friday.
Basit, 33, is the second outing after overcoming two home runs and three runs in seven innings of a 5-3 victory at Miami Marlins on Saturday. Recorded the victory of.
Bassitt owns a 3.07 ERA 5-2 record in 13 career appearances (9 starts) against Texas. He panicked Adolis Garcia (0 to 11, 4 strikeouts) and Nathaniel Lowe (0 to 9, 4 strikeouts).
Garcia, Rowe and Marcus Semien have been successful on this month's plate, hitting .314, .307 and .287 respectively. In June, all three won seven Homers.
The Rangers won 5 out of 7 before making a 2-1 decision to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday afternoon. Despite the defeat, Texas manager Chris Woodward sees his team moving in the right direction.
"We definitely feel better," Woodward said. "It's more personal, but as a group, I think there's more understanding about what we're trying to achieve every day. During the game, there's a really good dialogue between the clubhouse and the dugout. As a group, I think we're getting better. We're definitely improving. Some people are hot and some are a little cooler now. But as a group, there's a lot of good support. I feel, but we have to keep pushing. "
Leody Taveras belted the first Homer of the season and performed his second two-hit performance in the last three games. I emphasized.
The 26-year-old Otto has had a great deal of trouble with his first start since being activated from the COVID-19 list. He allowed the Washington Nationals on Sunday six runs in two innings of a 6-4 retreat and walked three hitters.
Otto begins his 16th career and begins a match against Mets.
– Field Level Media
