Mets pull Christian Scott early, fail to complete sweep of Rockies
DENVER — Max Scherzer once likened pitching at Coors Field to playing baseball “on the moon. ” The thin mountain air has a way of eliminating the movement on pitches, and naturally, it can be a source of frustration for young pitchers. Christian Scott isn’t one of those pitchers.
Few things rattle the 26-year-old right-hander, not even a one-run lead in quite possibly the toughest ballpark for pitchers in the league. Still, the Mets decided not to chance it when he gave up a run to the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning Thursday afternoon, cutting their lead in half. Though he got out of the inning with a strikeout and then struck out the next two to start the fifth inning, ultimately, he wasn’t allowed to face the order a third time through.
The Rockies tied the game in the bottom of the sixth with a run off right-hander Huascar Brazobán, and right-hander Craig Kimbrel (0-2) gave up a grand slam to Jake McCarthy before even getting an out in the eighth inning. The Rockies won, 6-2, putting an end to the Mets’ winning streak. McCarthy teed off on a 94.
5-mph fastball, sending it 448 feet into the right-field stands. It just barely stayed fair, confirmed after a review. “I was hoping it was foul,” Kimbrel said.
So were Mets fans from Colorado to Queens. The home run was automatically reviewed, but there was no definitive angle showing the ball going to the right of the foul pole. “It was close, especially from our angle,” manager Carlos Mendoza said.
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