Sunday started off as a carbon copy of Saturday's game, as David Peterson looked unbeatable early and then very beatable in the middle innings. But it came with the added frustration of the Mets forgetting how to hit with runners in scoring position.
Leadoff doubles are gimme runs - a ground ball behind the runner and a deep enough flyout and you've got a run without the benefit of another hit. Though "another hit" is always a good strategy.
Aggressive, but Ramon Laureano hadn't made a play all weekend. Guess what? He made this one, throwing Taylor out at home and making it crystal-clear that this wasn't going to be our day.
And so the Mets wound up back where they started before their long weekend's adventure, older and perhaps warier. They look a little different now; they'll probably look a little m.
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