SAN FRANCISCO — J.D. Davis is making an attempt to assault his droop within the method that has served him greatest over time: with additional work.
On Monday the struggling Mets DH mentioned in a current three-day stretch he took about 600 swings within the cage, in an try to regain his really feel. Requested if that variety of swings was hyperbole or correct, Davis indicated the latter. Davis mentioned he usually would have taken about half as many.
“Even the analytical particular person came visiting and advised me to cease taking so many swings, so I'm making an attempt,” Davis mentioned earlier than the Mets beat the Giants 13-3 at Oracle Park.
Davis contributed to the onslaught, going 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs. It was a welcomed signal for Davis, who entered play with a .188/.296/.290 slash line with one homer and 7 RBIs in 69 at-bats. Davis admitted it’s been a slog psychologically. Of little comfort to Davis was his 61.7 p.c hard-hit ball charge getting into play was amongst MLB’s highest.
“Slightly little bit of frustration and making an attempt to do an excessive amount of,” he mentioned. “When your numbers aren’t adequate, you simply strive.”
However Davis additionally is aware of there may be nonetheless loads of time for a turnaround.
“[Sunday] I seemed up on the scoreboard and I solely had 60-something ABs,” Davis mentioned. “Pete [Alonso] was within the 160s. There’s occasions I attempt to inform myself to not do an excessive amount of as a result of I'm nonetheless a little bit behind on the at-bats, however on the identical time I'm my largest critic once I throw away an at-bat.”
Buck Showalter indicated he obtained a constructive report on Tylor Megill after a throwing session Monday. The proper-hander has spent the final 1 ½ weeks on the injured record with biceps irritation and can probably want a minor league rehab look earlier than he can rejoin the lively roster, however that timetable has not been established.
Joe Pignatano, the bullpen coach for the 1969 Miracle Mets and the final dwelling member of their World Sequence-winning teaching workers, died in Naples, Fla. after a protracted sickness. He was 92.
Bench coach Glenn Sherlock was set to deal with the third-base teaching duties for the sequence with Joey Cora away from the workforce for a household matter. Sherlock has third-base teaching expertise, most not too long ago with the Mets from 2016-18. Dick Scott was summoned from his minor league duties to offer the Mets an additional coach on the bench. Scott crammed in final month when Sherlock was sidelined with COVID.
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