PHILADELPHIA — It has gotten almost comical, however the Mets aren't laughing.
The Mets completed their matinee, 9-6 victory over the Phillies at Residents Financial institution Park because the clubhouse chief in bruises, having been struck by 10 pitches in seven video games to start out the season. Coming into play Wednesday evening, 25 groups in baseball had been plunked 4 or fewer occasions.
Within the first sequence of the season, the Mets reacted with anger after they had been drilled 4 occasions in 14 innings by the Nationals, together with photographs at Pete Alonso’s and Francisco Lindor’s heads. There have been no benches-clearing fights in Philadelphia, however the Mets weren't completely happy.
“Not one thing I wish to lead [the majors] in. It’s not humorous,” supervisor Buck Showalter stated, earlier than underscoring: “It’s not humorous.”
The supervisor advised pitchers could also be having points getting correct grips on pitches. He has not publicly stated any pitcher deliberately has thrown at a Mets batter, however the Mets need the opposing pitcher to higher know the place the pitch goes.
“What does Tampa Bay know that they don’t get hit by pitches?” stated Showalter, who’s been staring down the checklist of hit by pitches. “It’s an issue once we lose any person.”
The primary pitch Mark Canha noticed within the fourth inning — a 78 mph curveball — plunked him to load the bases. The following batter, Jeff McNeil, was behind 1-2 within the rely when an Aaron Nola four-seam fastball bore in on him, drilling him on the elbow for the Mets’ third run of the sport. Dominic Smith was hit within the fifth inning.
“What do they do to good hitters? They pitch inside,” stated Smith, attempting to make sense of why the Mets have been hit so usually. “I don’t assume anyone in right here desires to get hit by a pitch. That’s one thing that’s not humorous. No one desires to get hit. That s–t hurts, regardless of how arduous that pitch is.”
The pattern is eyebrow-raising, if not unprecedented. In 2020, each the Cubs (12) and Mets (10) had been drilled double-digit occasions via their first seven video games, in response to Elias Sports activities Bureau.
The foremost league file for a season was set by the 1898 Baltimore Orioles, who rode Hughie Jennings, Boileryard Clarke and Ducky Holmes to 148 plunkings.
The Mets had been drilled 94 occasions final yr, which ranked fourth within the majors, however they added gamers and returned gamers who've been recognized to bruise. Canha led the majors final season with 27 hit by pitches. Starling Marte has been plunked 40 occasions prior to now 4 seasons, which is fifth within the majors in that span. Brandon Nimmo led the majors when he was drilled 22 occasions in 2018.
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