{"id":453387,"date":"2022-05-27T02:43:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T23:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-speed-approach-at-plate-putting-pressure-on-defenses\/"},"modified":"2022-05-27T02:43:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T23:43:06","slug":"mets-speed-approach-at-plate-putting-pressure-on-defenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-speed-approach-at-plate-putting-pressure-on-defenses\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets&#8217; speed, approach at plate putting &#8216;pressure&#8217; on defenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbf259065d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbf259065d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-speed-approach-at-plate-putting-pressure-on-defenses\/#%E2%80%9CMets_speed_approach_at_plate_putting_%E2%80%98pressure_on_defenses%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mets&#8217; speed, approach at plate putting &#8216;pressure&#8217; on defenses&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMets_speed_approach_at_plate_putting_%E2%80%98pressure_on_defenses%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mets&#8217; speed, approach at plate putting &#8216;pressure&#8217; on defenses&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Mets\u2019 offense leads the league in frustrating opposing pitchers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are few bigger annoyances than a typically softly struck ball that does not even reach the outfield somehow resulting in a single. Ten times against the Giants on Monday and Tuesday, Mets batters recorded infield singles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati Reds have 15 infield singles all season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Mets, who are middle of the pack in home runs, have found different avenues toward scoring runs. A team that has gotten more athletic, makes consistent contact and runs hard has hustled its way to a vaguely record-setting pace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Mets lead the majors with 56 infield hits, dwarfing the rest of the league (in second, entering Thursday\u2019s play, was Cleveland with 39). Through the Mets\u2019 first 46 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, 10.1 percent of their ground balls have resulted in infield hits, according to FanGraphs, which would be the highest percentage for a team since the website began tracking the statistic in 2002. The Rays led the majors last year at 8.8 percent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398708001.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brandon Nimmo legs out a single, stretched into a triple after a throwing error against the Giants.\" class=\"wp-image-22431391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398708001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398708001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398708001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398708001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brandon Nimmo legs out a single, stretched into a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le after a throwing error against the Rockies.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cJust trying to put pressure on the defense,\u201d Brandon Nimmo, who has legged out seven infield hits, said Wednesday before the Mets lost the rubber game in San Francisco. \u201cGo ahead and pass the baton, however that may be. If you put the ball in play, you give yourself a chance, especially with speed like Jeff [McNeil] has, like I have, like Starling [Marte] has. It opens up holes in other places.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Marte leads the club with nine infield hits, which was one shy of the major league high. The Mets got more athletic by importing the outfielder, who is not finding his way on base through walks but is compensating with his speed, which puts pressure on opposing infields regardless of how hard he hits the ball.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pressure was literally <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lied to Giants third baseman Kevin Padlo on Tuesday, when a sharply struck ball from Marte bounded up to Padlo\u2019s chest and kept a seven-run eighth-inning going.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nimmo said the Mets have been coached to \u201ctry to hit the ball 95 miles per hour-plus or walk\u201d \u2014 notably, not to chase fly balls that might become home runs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not exactly trying to lift the ball,\u201d said Nimmo, whose Mets will begin a three-game <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> at Citi Field against the Phillies on Friday. \u201cObviously it\u2019s nice, it hits you home runs and everything. But for this team, even just putting it in play gives you a chance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Speed and infield hits are] something to fall back on when you\u2019re not feeling great.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=NYPH7258503148&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Mets have been giving themselves a chance more than almost anyone: Their 19.6 percent strikeout rate was second-best, trailing only the Cardinals, entering play Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among qualified hitters, McNeil\u2019s 9.9 percent strikeout rate was No. 4 in all of baseball. Constantly putting his bat on the ball and possessing good speed out of the left-handed hitter\u2019s batter\u2019s box that ranked as the 31st-fastest in MLB have helped him total eight infield hits, which has brought his average up to .321.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another important component toward scratching out hits is the fact the Mets hustle. Teams that feel they need to squeeze out every hit rather than waiting for a home run cannot afford to waste potential base runners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mets-Giants-Baseball-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Starling Marte hits a single during the Mets' loss to the Giants Tuesday.\" class=\"wp-image-22431435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mets-Giants-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mets-Giants-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mets-Giants-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mets-Giants-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Starling Marte hits a single during the Mets\u2019 loss to the Giants on Tuesday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Tuesday\u2019s eighth inning, the Mets needed Mark Canha (eight infield hits) to sprint hard to first on a sharp grounder that Padlo couldn\u2019t field; needed Nimmo to bust out of the box to reach on a chopper to the left side; needed Nimmo again to hustle to second and reach safely to make Marte\u2019s grounder to third a single.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The hustle, contact, athleticism and mindset have them on a pace to be the most annoying team for opposing pitchers in obliquely recorded MLB history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe identity of this team is not to just shock and awe, everything or nothing, hit home runs,\u201d Nimmo said. \u201cThe identity of this team is to grind, to pass the baton on to the next guy, and don\u2019t try to do more than you can.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Additional reporting by Mike Puma\u00a0<\/em>\n                        <\/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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