WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Luis Torrens notched a formidable double-double of types on Sunday.
Not solely was he on the receiving finish of a shutout by Kodai Senga and the bullpen, however the Mets catcher was an essential contributor to the crew’s hitting assault in an 8-0 victory over the A’s at Sutter Well being Park.
Torrens completed 3-for-4 with two RBIs, albeit with a present interspersed — middle fielder Seth Brown misplaced a ball within the solar within the eighth inning that gave Torrens a run-scoring double.
Nevertheless it was Torrens’ at-bat within the sixth inning towards Luis Severino that loomed bigger. With the sport nonetheless scoreless, Torrens delivered an RBI single to finish Severino’s afternoon.
Torrens, who additionally singled in his first at-bat dealing with Severino, was requested if catching the veteran right-hander with the Mets final yr helped in any regard when dealing with him in the present day.
“Probably, a little bit — but not much,” Torrens stated. “I know what type of competitor he is, and when I am in the box, I just wanted to be ready for his fastball because that is what he uses the most.”
Torrens, who’s serving as the first catcher with Francisco Alvarez on the injured listing, owns a .333/.375/.567 slash line with one homer and 5 RBIs in 11 video games this season.
The Mets acquired the same jolt offensively from Torrens final yr following his arrival in a cope with the Yankees; Alvarez was on the injured listing on the time.
Supervisor Carlos Mendoza cited Torrens’ skill hitting the ball to all fields as an essential think about his success.
“Especially with runners in scoring position, he’s not afraid to go the other way,” Mendoza stated. “He can impact the baseball and pull it when he wants to. But I think he’s just going to give you a good at-bat overall, knowing the situation, having the ability to slow the game down.”
Senga, who fired seven scoreless innings, was throwing to Torrens for simply the second time. The fitting-hander missed virtually all of final season rehabbing from numerous illnesses.
“I feel great throwing to him — the second game throwing to him and definitely [it’s already] better,” Senga stated by an interpreter. “I think it’s going to continue to get better. The conversations we’re having in the dugout between innings are great, and … I think the more I throw to him, the more he’s going to understand how I throw, the more I am going to understand him. I think it’s good chemistry.”
