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2012
Bullpen Wastes A Solid Outing From Gee In 5-4 Loss To D-Backs
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Dillon Gee pitched a strong six innings, but the bullpen failed yet again in the Mets 5-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Recap
Dillon Gee went six strong innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out six, walking three and hitting a batter. Gee didn’t seem to have his best command on the day, but he managed to get the anxious Dbacks hitters to swing at numerous poor pitches and relied on a few good defensive plays. Dillon’s ERA was only victimized by a Cody Ransom home-run. As long as Gee can pitch and induced weak contact, easy fly-ball outs and strikeouts he will be in good company.
Once Gee gave way, however the bullpen began its true struggle. Parnell pitched an inning and allowed an unearned run on an Ike Davis error. Tim Byrdak went one-third of an inning, striking out one, allowing a run and walking one. Jon Rauch came out for two-thirds of an inning, allowing three hits, a run and a strikeout to take the game from no decision to the Mets on the losing side.
The Mets bullpen has been overworked, or overmatched, but either way they have not put together quality innings as a group in quite some times. It will be interesting to see how Terry Collins plays this bullpen from now on, knowing Bobby Parnell is his most effective reliever, period.
The offense struck early, but then never re-appeared. A big third inning accounted for all of the Mets runs, on a Scott Hairston RBI doubler, an Ike Davis RBI groundout and an Andres Torres RBI single. After that, the Mets offense put runners on base but couldn’t manage to drive them in, as has been the theme of lately.
Game Notes
-David Wright extended his hitting streak to 10 games, while going 1 for 2 with two walks. The most inspiring thing about this season isn’t David’s high average which is being held up by an unsustaniably high BABIP, but his ability to draw walks.
-Andres Torres went 3 for 4 with an RBI. Although seeing Kirk displaced as the CF is something many Mets fans are not fond of seeing, seeing the man replacing him hit takes away some of the sting
- Lucas Duda has looked significantly better as of lately in handling the outfield, squaring balls off the bat much better. Although it is a slight improvement, it is always better to see improvement than regression
GOAT of The Game
Jon Rauch struggled with his control, allowing three hits that scored an inherited runner, as well as one of his own. If Jon cannot keep the ball down in the zone, pitching him with runners on base does not become an option anymore
On Deck
The Mets will continue the series tomorrow at 4:05 PM, sending Johan Santana to the mound against Diamondbacks rookie Patrick Corbin.
About the Author: Sean Kenny
Sean Kenny is a student/writer currently attending school at the City College of New York. For more Mets news, notes and thoughts follow him on twitter @TheSeanKenny
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NL East Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 24 | 18 | .571 | - |
| Nationals | 23 | 20 | .535 | 1.5 |
| Phillies | 20 | 23 | .465 | 4.5 |
| Mets | 16 | 24 | .400 | 7.0 |
| Marlins | 11 | 32 | .256 | 13.5 |
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I really love this new and improved bullpen.
Never in my lifetime would I say I miss Armando Benitez, BUT I DO!
Yep with if these were good signings I can’t fathom how bad a bad signing from this guy might look like!
We don’t have a bullpen we have a Pig Pen!
Lots of runs littering the scoreboard!
That was a crappy loss.
Tired of seeing the LOB.
Tired of seeing the blown leads by the BP.
Tired of seeing Ike struggling.
Only plus was Gee certainly kept them in the game – one they should have won.
Terrible game. Hairston bunting with Spin on first as pinch runner with no out? Collins should be fired for that! I’m sick of Collins, he’s making mistakes in boatloads.
Maybe taking a lot of pitches has removed the mental approach that you need with RISP.
You want to hit the pitch that is in the zone you are looking for instead of trying to work the count and fall behind then swing at a crappy pitch.
I say we let the starter, Gee, Niese, R.A. go deeper cause at least they are keeping us in games and trusting the BP to 3 or more innings is not working out.
Hairston has gotten a few good hits lately but he is a high pitch strikeout waiting to happen when he get behind, that is why he is not a starter.
If Kirk is not going to play then send him down cause he is not learning anything sitting on the bench while the “vet” play.
He’s been a sparkplug in many games despite Torres driving in runs but Torres so far has not provided any base stealing that is needed.
This game sucked bad and having to run out your only LH so early restricts your ability to pitch to other lefties so why is their no clamor to bring up Edgin who looked so dominating in ST?
BP needs to be blow up cause these late game losses are demoralizing, same as end of year run when Wagner got hurt and BP by committee cost us chance at playoffs.
Bad loss tonight. Gee pitched good giving up just that 2 run HR and deserved a win for his efforts. The blame falls on Rauch tonight he had to get the job done and didn’t. that is now 2 appearances he failed to get the job done this season. I have liked his body of work overall as a Met but his last 2 appearances have been disappointing. I don’t know what more I can say about Ike that I haven’t said already. Need you to get going Ike your leaving a ton of men on base.
Positives for me are Gee and his pitching effort and Torres with his 3 for 4 1/RBI effort.
Need a win 2morrow to get back above .500. Santana on the hill.
LGM!!!
Hairston…like him but everything he does screams bench guy. He really cannot field.
Davis is just horrible to watch, especially tonight–back to being a whiff machine.
The BP….Egads!
Another evening of supping on broken glass. God, it sucks!
Bad play by Ike but we have no one that can play that position with the defense he gives us if he would just get it together.
I say that after we are blown out, no chance for playoffs all of a sudden Ike finds his stroke, BP starts to pitch better but has less opportunities cause over worked starters can’t pitch as much as they had to early in season cause BP stunk.
This is what all that money that SA spent gets us?
I will not call Met’s front offer for investment advice cause they brought in BP arms, w/o another LH, that are as inconsistent as last years BP only more expensive.
Where is D.J. when you need him, at least with him you knew he was going to stink!