New York-Citi Field had that supervillain. It needed a superhero.
During the half-innings on Saturday night, Jesse Winker enjoyed waving to the crowds at Citi Field, following a three-run home run that tied his game at the top of the top of the seventh inning. Many years ago, Winker upset Queens’ fan base. He was the last person the crowd in the house wanted to succeed.
Only this time, Mets had an answer to him.Patrick Mazeika who won the cult following last year Multiple walk-off RBICrushed Gore Head Solo Homer at the bottom of the 7th, to lift the Mets to 5-4 wins More than Mariners. After two innings, Edwin Diaz defeated the turn signal with a fastball at 101 mph.
“Obviously, it really felt good,” Mazeika said. “A big moment. A big team wins. It was a crowd of electricity. Overall, it’s a great night.”
For hours, things didn’t seem to get done so well for Mets. Citi Field’s seat bowls began to fill up after an hour and eight minutes of rain delay as fans wiped the plastic sheets with paper towels. When starting pitcher Chris Bassitt loaded the base in one, many of those who got stuck allowed two more base runners in the third and two more in the fifth. Sixth time, Bassitt allowed the first run. In the middle of the inning, he got out of the game.
Throughout, the announced crowd of 37,140 people has been noisy, mainly because of the winkers. Winker first elicited the wrath of the Autonomous Region in 2019, especially when he caught the Reds’ game end in front of an animated section. fan. That day, as he jogged through the field, Winker jokingly waved to the crowd at Citi Field. Ejected to claim a ball and strike..
So Winker is a legacy of Chipper Jones and Chase Utley, flushing to become a persona non grata. As Bassitt said, “New York fans are a little different.” So, when Winker hits Homer, who tied the game for the seventh time, stared at it, and waved to the crowd again, he was a home fan (many). Was chanting a winker early in the game) was excited. Relief Chasen Shreve, who shouted for a slow trot around the base with a turn signal, then said, “It’s a little overkill.”
Winker was more confused by the situation.
“I will be honest with you, I love them,” Winker said of Mets’ fan base. “They are a great group of people. They are very passionate about their team and their city. And from a guy who was born in northern New York and is a big fan of that football team, I’m passionate about it. I can understand and respect it. This is something we are doing is special. “
Mets fans can say the same about their relationship with Mazeika, a longtime organized catcher who struck a pair of fielder’s choice grounders in a five-day stretch last season. Mazeika returned to the Mets on Friday when James McCann was on the injured list and played in the starting lineup the next night. During the early innings of the game, Mazeika and Bassitt seemed to struggle with their communication and never worked together in the game. But that wasn’t a problem when Mazeika stepped into the plate to lead 7th.
“If you’ve taught me something in the last few years, that means you need to be prepared for something,” Mazeika said. “I just accept it. I will be able to play anytime, anytime. That idea allowed me to just come in and try to make the transition a little more seamless.”
With Mazeika’s home run on the home run, Mets had another challenge to overcome, of course, in the form of a turn signal. After Diaz defeated the first two batters in the ninth inning, Winker fought further, smearing multiple 90-mile or more sliders as the crowd hung on each.
“I wanted to take him out,” Diaz said. “It was a big achievement for us. He got us in the 7th place. I didn’t want to be the guy who gave up Homer tying the game, so my pitch made him uncomfortable I was sure that it was. “
Finally, on the eighth pitch of the turn at bat, Diaz fired a fastball at 101 mph past the turn signal for the final of the game. The villain was defeated. The hero was winning. The latest chapter of Comic Battle has been completed.
“That’s why you wake up in the morning,” said manager Buck Showalter. “I never know what the game has for you.”
