New York Mets pitcher Robert Gsellman returned to the starting rotation on Wednesday night with a solid effort in the 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees.
Gsellman, coming back from a hamstring injury, went 5.1 innings allowing only two earned runs on four hits, three walks and two strikeouts. One of the earned runs was allowed by Paul Sewald when he came into the sixth inning with the bases loaded.
Robert seemed to tire in the sixth inning having thrown only 83 pitches in his last rehab start for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. One of the the biggest positives from Gsellman was the use of his changeup in any count.
Of course, the talk coming into the start was more about Gsellman off the field stemming from his “I don’t care” comment directed at general manager Sandy Alderson.
Gsellman was responding to Alderson who said that the struggling pitcher needed to pitch better. Gsellman has a 5.98 ERA and 1.60 WHIP in 18 appearances for the Mets this year.
“I definitely do need to pitch better,” Gsellman said after Wednesday’s loss. “I really care. It’s my job, so I definitely care. I apologized to Sandy for saying that, and we talked it out. We’re fine.”
