The Mets threw out Spencer Strider in the third inning of Sunday's win over the Braves.
Strider scored 4 runs in which he was tagged for 6 hits, but in 2 2/3 innings he pitched 79 pitches before Braves' Bryan Snicker pulled Strider. rice field. Shortly after the 5-2 loss, the 23-year-old credited the Mets' luck with the loss.
Atlanta, according to Justin Toscano of the Journal-Constitution, Strider said of the outing, "[There] were a lot of weird hits." "[The Mets] seem to be having a lot of luck offensively right now. That's great. It's August. [We'll] see how things are in October." 15} Perhaps the "strange" hit in question came in the second inning from Mets slugger Pete Alonso's at-bat. With runners on first, second and one out, Alonso hit a ground ball down the third base line, bounced off the bag, and flew over Austin Riley's head into left field. A lucky double opened the scoring for the Mets, followed by Mark Kanha's double, then played two more to make it 4-0. Strider's downfall ultimately failed to lead to a quick at-bat That's it. The Mets, as they have throughout the season, had long counts throughout the contest and laid off close pitches, forcing the Striders to reach the three-ball count with six batters they faced. Against the Mets, he threw an astronomical 182 pitches in 7 1/3 innings. "It's useful for things like when you get a call and the 1-1 count turns into a 2-1 count instead of he's a 1-2 count," Strider said. . "It's hard to get fast innings and fast outs when your BABIP as a team is .330, .340." Through luck or skill, the Mets certainly made a statement against the Striders, as the Braves lost four in a crucial five-game series this weekend. And with Atlanta now trailing his NL East rivals by 6.5 games, his chances of catching up in October will become even more difficult.
