{"id":458336,"date":"2022-06-06T06:17:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T03:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-use-edwin-diaz-in-eighth-inning-to-face-top-dodgers-hitters\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T06:17:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T03:17:47","slug":"mets-use-edwin-diaz-in-eighth-inning-to-face-top-dodgers-hitters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-use-edwin-diaz-in-eighth-inning-to-face-top-dodgers-hitters\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets use Edwin Diaz in eighth inning to face top Dodgers hitters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a2535b0e63a3\" 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-6a2535b0e63a3\" 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-use-edwin-diaz-in-eighth-inning-to-face-top-dodgers-hitters\/#%E2%80%9CMets_use_Edwin_Diaz_in_eighth_inning_to_face_top_Dodgers_hitters%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mets use Edwin Diaz in eighth inning to face top Dodgers hitters&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMets_use_Edwin_Diaz_in_eighth_inning_to_face_top_Dodgers_hitters%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mets use Edwin Diaz in eighth inning to face top Dodgers hitters&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 Buck Showalter had mentioned earlier in the season there would be times his closer would be asked to pitch the eighth inning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So it wasn\u2019t a complete surprise when the bullpen gate opened in right field before the bottom of the eighth inning and Edwin Diaz came running to the mound.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the top of the order, so I was aware to be ready for today,\u201d Diaz said after the Mets beat the Dodgers 5-4 in 10 innings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner were retired in succession. But instead of sticking with Diaz for the ninth (the manager wanted his closer available for Monday night), Seth Lugo was summoned. The usually reliable right-hander surrendered a homer to Will Smith and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>-tying RBI single to Eddy Alvarez.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was ready to throw six outs, I told them that,\u201d Diaz said. \u201cBut they told me I had to be ready for tomorrow too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1399153852.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Edwin Diaz\" class=\"wp-image-22544315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1399153852.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1399153852.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1399153852.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1399153852.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Edwin Diaz<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With narrow options for the 10th inning, Showalter turned to Adonis Medina, who recorded the final three outs, facing the top of the order.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to warm up [Medina] earlier in the game, that made it even more remarkable,\u201d Showalter said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Brandon Nimmo remained in the game after he was drilled in the top of the right hand by a Caleb Ferguson pitch in the seventh inning. Nimmo will be further evaluated on Monday.\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\/06\/Mets-Dodgers-Baseball-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brandon Nimmo lays on the ground in pain after getting hit by a pitch. \" class=\"wp-image-22544319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Mets-Dodgers-Baseball-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Mets-Dodgers-Baseball-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Mets-Dodgers-Baseball-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Mets-Dodgers-Baseball-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brandon Nimmo lays on the ground in pain after getting hit by a pitch. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Jeff McNeil received a day off with left-hander Julio Urias on the mound for the Dodgers. A night earlier, Showalter removed McNeil from the game for the final half-inning in left field after he threw his helmet in disgust following a strikeout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Tylor Megill pitched 3 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits with five strikeouts over 53 pitches in a rehab start for Double-A Binghamton. The Mets will now decide whether to insert the right-hander into the rotation or give him an additional rehab start. Megill has spent the last three weeks on the injured list after he was diagnosed with inflammation in his right biceps.\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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