Francisco Alvarez set a franchise report for a rookie catcher with 14 residence runs when the New York Mets elevated their profitable streak to 3 video games with Tuesday’s 8-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Phoenix.
It was an excellent evening for the rookies as Arizona outfielder Corbin Carroll, chosen to begin in subsequent week’s All-Star Game in Seattle, hit his 18th residence run of the season.
The groups meet once more Wednesday within the second contest of the three-game sequence.
“It feels good,” Alvarez mentioned by means of a translator about reaching the Mets’ rookie catcher report. “We’re approaching this halfway point of the season, but I feel like there’s a lot more to do. We’re putting up good at-bats and are excited about it.”
Travis d’Arnaud had the earlier Mets rookie catcher residence run report with 13 in 2014.
Carroll returned to the beginning lineup Tuesday after nursing a shoulder damage final weekend in a three-game sequence on the Los Angeles Angels.
He missed two video games and pinch-hit within the sequence finale Sunday.
Carroll, who’s batting .292, has 24 stolen bases, 20 doubles, three triples and 46 RBIs.
He went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs in Tuesday’s recreation.
“I had some decisions to make at the back end of the Anaheim series,” Diamondbacks supervisor Torey Lovullo mentioned. “I think we dodged a bullet by him speaking up (about his shoulder injury). If there was something that was going to become more serious, he did a good job and he’s in a good spot right now.”
New York right-hander Kodai Senga (6-5, 3.53 ERA) will begin Wednesday after he initially was slated to be on the mound Tuesday.
Mets supervisor Buck Showalter determined to provide Senga an additional day of relaxation whereas beginning Max Scherzer as an alternative.
Pitching Tuesday as an alternative will permit Scherzer to begin the Mets’ final recreation earlier than the All-Star break on Sunday on the San Diego Padres.
“Max feels good and I wanna keep Senga with what we’ve been doing with him all year,” Showalter mentioned of Senga, who final began June 28 towards the Milwaukee Brewers at residence and took a no-decision within the Mets’ 5-2 loss.
Senga has skilled stretches of six days and a full week between begins this season.
“It gives Max a chance to start today and before the break, something we wanted to do and he felt he was ready for it,” Showalter mentioned after the sport.
Senga, 30, is in his rookie season with the Mets after taking part in professionally in Japan from 2012 to final season.
He will pitch towards the Diamondbacks for the primary time in his profession.
His most up-to-date win got here June 10 when he went seven scoreless innings in a 5-1 win on the Pittsburgh Pirates. He allowed two hits, walked 4 and struck out six.
Senga has misplaced two of three begins and posted a 4.24 ERA since.
Left-hander Tommy Henry (5-1, 4.08) will begin towards Senga.
Henry, in his second 12 months within the main leagues, will face the Mets for the primary time.
He has received his previous two begins, each on the street, towards the Washington Nationals on June 22 and the Angels final Friday.
In 12 1/3 innings in these two begins, Henry allowed a mixed two runs, 11 hits, three walks and 13 strikeouts.
–Field Level Media
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