The Mets’ opener had played two innings the previous night and had not started the game in nine years. His long reliever was smoked the week before his last start. And, of course, it could not work better.
What appears to be an uncontrolled bullpen game was a strong performance by Tommy Hunter, Joey Lucchesi and three other relievers, who scored more than nine in an innings in a 4–2 win at the Diamondbacks on the City field on Saturday night Was allowed to score runs. .
Luis Rosas said, “The bullpen was tremendous, Trevor May sealed the Mets’ fourth straight win.” The guys are really good stuff … and they’re gonna get out. This is what we have seen tonight, and this is what we have been seeing in the past week. They are throwing really well.
Hunter, a 14-year veteran called on Friday, had thrown two scorched frames with a 5-4 win over his team at the start of the Mets series that night. The 34-year-old Wright then only needed to record 17 pitches to record six outs to hit Saturday’s win, before Lusche was relieved to open the third.
After making his first big league “start” with Baltimore in 2012, Hunter joked, “I was going to FA-King no-hitter, yes I wanted to go back out.” “I came on the Mets to win, and I really think this team has a chance to win, and I’m good with everything I’m doing to win.”
Luccius began Monday’s game in St. Louis and was tagged that night for six earned runs, including two home runs, in a 6-5 loss to the Cardinals. On Saturday, however, Lefty extended the Mets’ spectacular innings to five, thanks to two diving catches by center fielder Kevin Pilar.
“I came today and my arm was really looking great. I feel like I was watching everything for the most part. “I really don’t mind. I’ll start, I’ll be relieved, whatever they want, honestly.”
The Mets took a 3–0 lead in the sixth, when Josh Rojas hit a center single against Lucy with Arizona’s first hit. He advanced to second on an error on Pete Alonso in a pickoff attempt and scored an unearthly run at the end of the inning on David Peralta’s grounder.
Juris Familia was not one of the seven pitchers used on Friday night, but he fired the last two batters on Saturday for the sixth Saturday in place of Luchesi. The former All-Star closer allowed three two-out singles – two in the infield – in the seventh loaded with basking before Christian Walker was dismissed on a groundout. It reduced its ERA from 11 to 0.93. Aaron Lupp allowed one run to score the eighth, before his ninth for the first save of the season (closer Edwin Diaz pitched each of the last two days).
“Familia is throwing the ball so well,” Rojas said. “You talk to Lup and May about how they are throwing, but they are owed for helping Familia in close games, as well.”
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