In his first two starts of the season, both against the Marlins, Gsellman allowed a total of eleven runs, seven of which were earned, on 10 hits over 9.2 innings.
Gsellman then pitched a little better as he allowed three runs on six hits over seven innings to the Phillies.
However, Wednesday night was another start to forget for the righty.
He suffered another loss, this time at the hands of the Atlanta Braves. He made his shortest start of the season as he lasted only four innings and allowed six runs, five of which were earned, on ten hits and three walks.
Post game, Gsellman told Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com that the reasoning behind his poor start was a mechanical issue. “You know just flying open, the balls going side to side instead of up and down.” Gsellman added that this has been a common issue throughout this season for him.
Gsellman suffered a decrease in velocity towards the end of his start on Wednesday. In the first inning his two-seamer was sitting around 92-93 MPH, and his slider was around 89 MPH. By the third and fourth inning, Gsellman’s fastball was down to 91-92 MPH and his slider was sitting around 86-87 MPH.
Gsellman blamed this on the cold. “It’s just down, you know pitching in the cold, a little tired, it will be back up next start.”
With still no timetable for the returns of lefty Steven Matz and righty Seth Lugo, the Mets need Gsellman to start figuring things out.
