2 weeks Ago By Abbey Mastracco
A controversial call on the field and some late-game theatrics made for an exciting, yet ultimately disappointing ending for the Mets on Wednesday night at Citi Field. With one on and one out and the trailing the Chicago 1-0, rookie center fielder missed a fly ball from J.D.
Martinez at the wall. It went for a double and Pete Alonso advanced to third. Jeff McNeil flew out to left fielder Ian Happ and Alonso broke for home.
Happ hit the cutoff man, Christopher Morel, at third base, and Morel threw a strike to catcher Miguel Amaya to complete a double play. Home plate umpire Charlie Ramos called Alonso out and the Mets challenged the call. Fans were on their feet for several minutes watching replays on the scoreboard thinking Alonso was safe, but in the end, the umpires found that Amaya did not block Alonso’s lane.
He remained out. The Cubs scratched out a run against right-hander to edge the Mets 1-0 and take a 2-1 series lead. Shota Imanaga (5-0), a 30-year-old left-hander who is pitching his first season in the Major Leagues after a standout career in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League, shut out the Mets over seven innings, allowing three hits, a walk and striking out seven.
The Amazins’ have only been shut out three times this season but have scored only five runs in these last three games against the Cubs (19-12). Butto (0-2) allowed only one earned run over six innings, bouncing back from a loss to the St. Louis his last time out.
It came in the fifth innin.
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