{"id":253228,"date":"2021-05-19T07:01:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T04:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-bullpen-does-it-all-in-really-special-performance\/"},"modified":"2021-05-19T07:01:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T04:01:25","slug":"mets-bullpen-does-it-all-in-really-special-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-bullpen-does-it-all-in-really-special-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets&#8217; bullpen does it all in &#8216;really special&#8217; performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Mets&#8217; bullpen does it all in &#8216;really special&#8217; performance<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tuesday marked the first day the Mets had to come up with a substitution for a Jacob deGrom start.<\/p>\n<p>Seven relievers combined to get the job done \u2014 including one with the bat.<\/p>\n<p>The injury-plagued Mets turned to their bullpen for a makeshift outing and it delivered in a 4-3 win over the Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> started by Miguel Castro, followed by Tommy Hunter \u2014 who recorded his first career hit and even came around to score \u2014 and eventually finished by Edwin Diaz, the Mets bullpen scattered just five hits over nine innings while striking out 15 to keep the Braves in check.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really special,\u201d said Diaz, who pitched a third consecutive day for the first time this season. \u201cEveryone did their job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While deGrom went on the injured list on May 11, the Mets were able to use a pair off days last week to have Marcus Stroman and Taijuan Walker come back on normal rest before they needed a fifth starter again. But that included using a bullpen day Saturday and another heavy day Monday when Walker exited after three innings with an injury.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Miguel Castro\" class=\"wp-image-18281666 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Miguel-Castro.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Miguel-Castro.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Miguel-Castro.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Miguel-Castro.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Miguel-Castro.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Miguel Castro<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Castro started it off Tuesday and mowed down the Braves\u2019 challenging top of the order on 11 pitches.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter came on to start the second and tossed two hitless innings. He also helped himself out with the bat, recording his first career hit with a single in the third inning and coming around to score on Jonathan Villar\u2019s home run.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/amazin-but-true\/metslimpingintoatlantafeat.colincosell?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the coolest thing I\u2019ve ever done in the big leagues,\u201d a giddy Hunter said. \u201cI mean, I got a knock in the show. \u2026 I needed this. \u2026 I was rounding second base and I was [yelling], \u2018Send him!\u2019 It was a home run. I was calling my own game out there. That was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hunter said his wife sent him a video of his son watching the hit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t even think my son thinks I\u2019m a real baseball player \u2019cause I don\u2019t get to hit,\u201d said Hunter, adding that his last hit came in 2005 in high school. \u201cHe got to see it tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though they each gave up a solo home run, Robert Gsellman (two innings) and Trevor May (one) combined to throw the next three frames before handing it over to Aaron Loup for a scoreless seventh. Loup faced the first batter of the eighth inning, which came around to score with two outs against Jeurys Familia, but Tomas Nido\u2019s ninth-inning homer set Diaz up for the save in the ninth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are the fun ones to catch,\u201d Nido said, \u201cwhen it\u2019s a grind out there and you gotta really work through all these guys.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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