postGame: Mets 9 Orioles 8
The Mets beat the O’s, 9–8, today in Tradition Field.
- Rene Rivera won the game with walk-off, 460–foot home run, which landed way, way up in the middle of the center-field scoreboard.
- Casey Fossum and Brandon Knight let up the bulk of the Mets runs, getting hit hard and falling victim to two errors in the field.
- Duaner Sanchez pitched one inning, but let up three hits and a walk while striking out two. His fastball hit 89 once, but mostly it was in the low-to-mid 80s. His change-up looked strong, but he has all over the place with his fastball and breaking pitches. Following his outing, Sanchez acknowledged to reporters that his velocity is not where it needs to be, adding, “I can reach back and put more on it. But that’s not my biggest concern right now.” Instead, Sanchez said he is working on placing his pitches better.
- Bobby Kielty got a two-out base hit, pinch hitting as a right-handed batter against George Sherrill, a left-handed pitcher.
- Luis Castillo had a two-RBI single, which he pulled over the second baseman, batting left-handed. Castillo slammed his knee in to the catcher’s shin guard on a play at the plate.
- Nick Evans hit a pinch-hit grand slam.
- Jerry Manuel was quite active with his in-game moves, putting on two hit and runs, sending runners with one out, a full count and men on second and third.
- Daniel Murphy worked a long at bat against Sherrill, and got a hit up the middle to keep the inning going.
To see the complete boxscore, click here.
The Mets play the Nationals at 1 pm tomorrow in Viera.
