One of the two American League teams still undefeated, the Detroit Tigers, finally saw their perseverance pay off in the 10th inning on Monday night. The New York Mets, who are experiencing their worst start in 19 years, have yet to receive a reward.
When Detroit visits New York on Tuesday night in the middle game of a three-game interleague series, the Tigers will look to extend their winning run from the start of the season to five, while the Mets (0-4) will aim to get in the win column. For the first time in nearly two years, right-hander Casey Mize will start for the Tigers. The Mets will see the debut of right-hander Adrian Houser (8-5, 4.12 ERA for Milwaukee in 2023) in the rotation.
Monday night’s series opener saw the Tigers win 5-0 thanks to five runs scored in the tenth inning. After retiring the first 12 batters he faced, left-hander Sean Manaea of the Mets gave up a hit only when Andy Ibanez singled in the sixth inning with two outs.
Carson Kelly attempted to score on the hit at home but was thrown out. Spencer Torkelson was the designated runner to begin the tenth, and that was the last time the Tigers were in scoring position. Colt Keith grounded to second with one out, but Joey Wendle fumbled the ball while trying to turn a double play, allowing Torkelson to score.
With the Tigers off to their best start since 2015, Kelly launched a three-run home run after Gio Urshela grounded out an infield single and Javier Baez lofted a sacrifice fly. In the AL, the only teams without a loss are Detroit and the New York Yankees (5-0). “Just keep fighting — we’re never out of it,” said Kelly. “The reason we play nine innings is.
We still have a chance even if we don’t score for the first six, seven, eight, or nine.” The Mets are off to their worst start since the 2005 squad started 0-5. This was another quiet offensive game. On Monday, New York was only able to muster five hits and was 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position.
It’s Mets baseball time.188, the lowest batting average since the 2014 team hit and the fifth-lowest through four games in the history of the team.184 in the opening 1-3. Francisco Lindor, a 1-for-16 player for the Mets this season, stated, “I just feel like we just haven’t found our footing.” “Everyone arrives early, practices batting, does their homework, and gets ready.
Our coaches are getting us ready. We are aware of what has to be done. We simply haven’t performed.” April 14, 2022, was Mize’s last big-league appearance. It was the day before he was put on the injured list due to a sprained right elbow. Two months later, he had Tommy John surgery, and later that summer, he had back surgery.
After going 3-1 with a 2.21 ERA in six spring training games (five starts), he earned a spot in the rotation. He stated last week, as reported by The Detroit News, “I felt like I had a good fastball all spring, but my off-speed (pitches) had been a little inconsistent.”
Mize is not against the Mets at all. Prior to being acquired by the Mets on December 20, 2023, along with outfielder Tyrone Taylor, for minor league right-hander Coleman Crow, Houser played his first seven seasons in the major leagues with the Brewers. In his three career games (two starts), Houser is 0-1 against the Tigers with a 6.75 ERA.
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