Luis Severino, who has pitched in 162 video games over 9 primary league seasons, appeared over the Mets’ after agenda and couldn’t call to mind a worse stretch.
“This is the longest road trip I’ve ever seen,” Severino stated Wednesday. “It’s going to be tough for us, but this is what we get paid for, to go out there and play every day.”
Starting Friday might be a run of 10 video games in 10 days in 4 other towns throughout 3 future zones.
What started as simply an extended commute changed into a particularly grueling one when a Would possibly 8 contest in opposition to the Cardinals used to be rained out and rescheduled for the lone off life at the commute.
So there might be refuse split from Anaheim to St. Louis, the place the Mets will play games one contest ahead of heading to Colorado for 3 and completing the voyage in Seattle for 3.
When the Mets in any case go back house next their Aug. 11 contest in opposition to the Mariners, they’ll have logged round 8,000 miles within the breeze.
Even ahead of a short lived consult with to Missouri used to be stuffed in, Brandon Nimmo had August turned around as a difficult life.
Following this 10-game commute, supervisor Carlos Mendoza’s workforce will play games 9 at house ahead of going back on the West Coast for a 10-game move thru San Diego, Arizona and Chicago (to play games the White Sox).
“I saw this in the beginning of the season and thought this was going to be a big test and a tough part of the season,” Nimmo stated. “It’s all the time difficult with the walk of taking to the West Coast. You do it two times in a life, it makes it tough.
“You’re here for the challenge. But it is going to be a challenge.”
A silver lining within the after stretch may well be discovered within the constituent of opponent.
The only contest in opposition to the Cardinals will topic in a good wild-card race. The alternative 9 video games might be performed in opposition to groups which are a blended 144-185, most effective the Mariners above .500.
Even supposing video games within the Denver breeze can also be unpredictable and brutal on pitching workers.
“I think we’re going to take this in stride,” Nimmo stated. “I’ve been truly pleased with the best way guys have battled up to now.
“But there’s no question that this month is going to be a battle.”
Francisco Lindor is the Mets’ winner of the Center and Hustle Award, which works to the “active players who demonstrate a passion for the game of baseball and best embody the values, spirit and traditions of the game.”
There’s one winner in keeping with staff for the award, which is voted on by means of former gamers.
The whole winner is introduced in November.
