Despite another wild outing by Alex Torres, Terry Collins doesn’t seem to be losing faith in the Mets enigmatic lefty. Collins says that he will continue to use Torres in high pressure situations.
“That’s what he’s here to do,” Collins said. (Mike Vorkunov)
Torres allowed a run and walked three batters during last night’s appearance. However, he prevented further damaged by striking out Jorge Soler with the bases loaded.
Collins defended his decision to allow Torres to finish the 6th inning.
“Somebody’s got to pitch. I can’t go in the stands and pull somebody out.”
In his last three outings, Torres has walked six batters in 1.2 innings. For the season, Torres’ BB/9 stands at an alarming rate of 8.0.
While Torres has the ability to be a solid contributor, he needs to regain his command soon or he will no longer be a viable option late in games for Terry Collins.
