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7/1/22

Mike's Mets - Wednesday Evening with Max

 



The Mets' decision to bump the rehabbing Scherzer's start back a day worked out well for this fortunate blogger.

When I heard the news that Max Scherzer was scheduled to pitch a rehab start in Harford, CT Tuesday night, I texted several friends to see if they wanted to go to the game with me. I live about 25 miles from Hartford. Unfortunately, by the time I found a willing accomplice, tickets to the game were sold out. I was disappointed but still wanted a chance to see Francisco Álvarez, Brett Baty, and Ronny Mauricio in action, so I bought tickets for the Wednesday night game. As luck would have it, the Mets decided to move Scherzer's rehab start back a day, so I would be watching Max and the three prospects that evening.

Scherzer's first inning passed without drama:


Max allowed his first baserunner on a 1-out single in the second inning. Scherzer wasn't making any attempt to hold the runner, so the runner stole second. Scherzer escaped any damage that frame by retiring the next two batters.

In the third inning, Francisco Álvarez lived up to all of his hype with this blast to LF:


Things got more interesting for Scherzer in the bottom of that frame. He allowed a 1-out double. He struck out the next guy for the second out, but the ball was in the dirt, and Álvarez had to throw the batter out at first base. The runner on second advanced to third on the throw but was stranded there when Scherzer retired the next batter for the final out.

Scherzer wasn't throwing his slider for strikes in that inning. He bounced a couple in the dirt. He got some swinging strikes on balls that major league hitters likely wouldn't swing at.

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2 comments:

  1. Mack AdeJuly 1, 2022 at 11:22 AM

    I hope Max gave Buck a thorough report on the potential of Alvarez becoming our DH bat this season.

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  2. Gary SeagrenJuly 1, 2022 at 4:28 PM

    Great post and have you heard Bassitt is on IL with Covid. It's quite amazing to be in 1st place considering Max and Jake have only 5 wins between them and we're almost at the halfway mark along with spotty work at best from CC. Megill who started out strong but is now on the 60 day IL along with a BP that is Diaz and hold your breath and now the news just in about Bassitt like OMG. I guess Buck deserves even more credit then we thought. I didn't forget the great work from Walker but was afraid to mention him for fear he'll end up on the IL.

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