MILWAUKEE Phil Maton has been so good, which made Wednesday so surprising. With the Mets, the righty had pitched to a 2.51 ERA since In the postseason, the eighth-year big leaguer had pitched to just a 0.83 ERA two runs in 21 / innings predominantly with the Astros. His dependability was part of the attraction Tyler Freeman Jersey for the Mets, who traded for an October arm that gave out in October. Phil Maton gave up two home runs in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the NLDS on Oct. 2, 2024. Jason Szenes / New York Post Maton entered a game the Mets led by one and left trailing by two, with two homers turning into three runs during a to the Brewers at American Family Field. Explore More Mets manager Carlos Mendoza opted for Maton, a soft-to sing and typically effective option, for a fourth time in five days. , who was effective in the seventh inning, against the top of the Brewers lineup, but he believed he could only use Diaz who threw 66 combined pitches spanning Sunday and Monday for one inning, and Stanek is a fireballer. Ryne Stanek pitched the seventh inning for the Mets. Getty Images Mendoza said David Peterson, who pitched Sunday, was not in play. Against the top of the order and Brewers leadoff star Jackson Chourio, Mendoza believed Maton was his best option. Chourio is a really good fastball hitter, and Stanek, everything is hard, Mendoza said. The whole time we were going through the situation, we wanted a Maton-Chourio matchup and it just didnt work. Jackson Chourio tied the game with a sole home run. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con It did not. The third pitch Maton threw was a cutter over the plate that Chourio blasted to right for his second home run of the game, this one tying the game at 3-all. Pretty happy with the pitch selection, Maton said. Execution was more in the box than I would have liked. But just a talented hitter tip your hat. Garrett Mitchell is talented, too. After a two-out single from Willy Adames, Mitchell smacked a first-pitch curveball from Maton that cleared the wall in right-center to give the Brewers a lead they would hold in the ninth. Maton had no second thoughts about the pitch, apart from it getting too much plate. Nine times out of 10 I feel like I get a fly ball to center field for a free out [on that pitch], Maton said. Put a good swing on it. Garrett Mitchell celebrates his game-winning homer off Phil Maton. Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Maton was throwing harder than usual. If his arm was tired, the evidence did not show up metrically. He said physically he felt great. Its playoff baseball, adrenalines flowing, said Maton, a fact that made his outing all the more disappointing. Eddie Robinson Jersey
MILWAUKEE Phil Maton has been so good, which made Wednesday so surprising. With the Mets, the righty had pitched to a 2.51 ERA since In the postseason, the eighth-year big leaguer had pitched to just a 0.83 ERA two runs in 21 / innings predominantly with the Astros. His dependability was part of the attraction Tyler Freeman Jersey for the Mets, who traded for an October arm that gave out in October. Phil Maton gave up two home runs in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the NLDS on Oct. 2, 2024. Jason Szenes / New York Post Maton entered a game the Mets led by one and left trailing by two, with two homers turning into three runs during a to the Brewers at American Family Field. Explore More Mets manager Carlos Mendoza opted for Maton, a soft-to sing and typically effective option, for a fourth time in five days. , who was effective in the seventh inning, against the top of the Brewers lineup, but he believed he could only use Diaz who threw 66 combined pitches spanning Sunday and Monday for one inning, and Stanek is a fireballer. Ryne Stanek pitched the seventh inning for the Mets. Getty Images Mendoza said David Peterson, who pitched Sunday, was not in play. Against the top of the order and Brewers leadoff star Jackson Chourio, Mendoza believed Maton was his best option. Chourio is a really good fastball hitter, and Stanek, everything is hard, Mendoza said. The whole time we were going through the situation, we wanted a Maton-Chourio matchup and it just didnt work. Jackson Chourio tied the game with a sole home run. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con It did not. The third pitch Maton threw was a cutter over the plate that Chourio blasted to right for his second home run of the game, this one tying the game at 3-all. Pretty happy with the pitch selection, Maton said. Execution was more in the box than I would have liked. But just a talented hitter tip your hat. Garrett Mitchell is talented, too. After a two-out single from Willy Adames, Mitchell smacked a first-pitch curveball from Maton that cleared the wall in right-center to give the Brewers a lead they would hold in the ninth. Maton had no second thoughts about the pitch, apart from it getting too much plate. Nine times out of 10 I feel like I get a fly ball to center field for a free out [on that pitch], Maton said. Put a good swing on it. Garrett Mitchell celebrates his game-winning homer off Phil Maton. Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Maton was throwing harder than usual. If his arm was tired, the evidence did not show up metrically. He said physically he felt great. Its playoff baseball, adrenalines flowing, said Maton, a fact that made his outing all the more disappointing. Eddie Robinson Jersey