WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Edwin Díaz’s mini-slump isn’t sounding alarm bells simply but with Mets officers.
The Mets nearer had a second straight shaky outing Friday, when he allowed two earned runs within the ninth inning earlier than escaping with the save, however pitching coach Jeremy Hefner is happy sufficient with the underlying numbers to dismiss any considerations.
“Overall, the stuff and the spin rates and all those things are pretty normal,” Hefner stated of Díaz earlier than the Mets’ 3-1 loss to the A’s.
On Friday night time, Díaz — who touched 99 mph along with his four-seam fastball — walked two lefty batters to gasoline the A’s rally.
After starting the season with 4 straight scoreless appearances, he entered Saturday with 5 earned runs allowed over his earlier two outings.
Included was a Wednesday look towards the Marlins through which he was eliminated with two outs within the ninth inning after surrendering three runs.
Díaz stated he struggled to grip the ball on a 44-degree day at Citi Area.
“I’m kind of completely dismissing that one,” Hefner stated.
If something, Díaz would possibly simply want a slight mechanical adjustment, in accordance with Hefner.
“There might be some stuff with his delivery that is slightly different, that’s causing a few more misses in — a two-ball count or three-ball count that makes it seem worse than it actually is,” Hefner stated. “We’ll work on that.”
hard-earned save within the Mets’ win over the A’s on April 11, 2025.. Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Photographs
Jesse Winker was coping with flu-like signs, in accordance with supervisor Carlos Mendoza, permitting Starling Marte to obtain the beginning at DH towards right-hander J.T. Ginn.
Luis Torrens lobbied to begin Saturday — returning to the lineup the earlier sport after lacking a lot of the earlier week with a forearm contusion — however Mendoza opted for Hayden Senger within the matinee following an evening sport.
The Mets are scheduled to face former teammate Luis Severino in Sunday’s sequence finale.
The correct-hander was a key piece of final 12 months’s crew that superior inside two victories of the World Sequence.
“[Severino] meant a lot to us,” Mendoza stated. “This is a guy that competes and he’s a great guy in the clubhouse. He was everything you could ask for in a player.”
