DENVER — The Mets have a turn-the-page-fast mentality for one excellent motive: “No person cares in regards to the previous,” shortstop Francisco Lindor defined. “We’ve received to get it finished at the moment.”
It’s a trait that’s serving them properly.
Lindor broke a scoreless sport with a single within the sixth inning, Taijuan Walker and three relievers mixed on a six-hitter and the Mets prolonged their streak of rebounding from losses by beating the Colorado Rockies, 2-0, on Sunday.
The Mets dropped the second sport of a doubleheader Saturday, which led to them win their franchise-best 14th straight sport following a loss. By taking two of three, New York additionally captured its eleventh collection win this season.
“It’s a fairly regular psychological staff,” Mets Supervisor Buck Showalter stated. “They don’t get into that sky’s falling. They don’t reside in that world. I hope it continues.”
It wasn’t a superb day on the plate for the Rockies, who have been shut out at Coors Subject for the primary time since Aug. 31, 2020, in opposition to San Diego.
Walker (2-0) was a giant motive for all these zeroes posted on the scoreboard. He was in full command over seven stellar innings, scattering 5 hits and placing out six. Adam Ottavino, Joely Rodríguez and Edwin Díaz completed it off. Díaz received Brian Serven to fly out and choose up save No. 10.
“I form of simply know what pitches work right here,” Walker stated.
Primarily, his curve, fastball and splitter. Simply don’t learn into the very fact he has a 2.03 E.R.A. at Coors Subject over 5 begins. He doesn’t get pleasure from pitching right here.
“I don’t suppose anybody does,” he cracked.
The Mets gave Walker all of the run help he would want within the sixth. Brandon Nimmo lined a one-out single that received via legs of proper fielder Randal Grichuk, permitting Nimmo to motor to 3rd. Lindor lined a run-scoring single to left and, after a delicate double by Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso introduced house one other run on a groundout.
“That got here again to hang-out us, for certain,” Rockies supervisor Bud Black stated of the error.
Austin Gomber (2-4) turned in his longest outing of the season, throwing seven environment friendly innings. He allowed two runs, seven hits and struck out two.
Bassitt and Mets Keep away from Arbitration Listening to
Chris Bassitt and the Mets prevented an arbitration listening to by agreeing to a one-year $8.65 million contract, which incorporates an possibility 12 months.
Bassitt, 33, is assured $8.8 million within the deal by which he and the staff have a $19 million mutual possibility for 2023 that has a $150,00 buyout if it isn’t exercised.
A right-hander who was an All-Star for Oakland in 2021, Bassitt is 4-2 with 2.77 E.R.A. in eight begins for the Mets, placing out 49 and strolling 13 in 48 ⅔ innings.
He was acquired on March 12 for minor league right-handers J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller.
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