Luis Severino, who has pitched in 162 video games over 9 main league seasons, regarded over the Mets’ upcoming schedule and couldn’t consider a worse stretch.
“That is the longest street journey I’ve ever seen,” Severino mentioned Wednesday. “It’s going to be powerful for us, however that is what we receives a commission for, to go on the market and play day by day.”
Starting Friday will probably be a run of 10 video games in 10 days in 4 completely different cities throughout three time zones.
What started as merely a protracted journey grew to become an particularly grueling one when a Might 8 recreation towards the Cardinals was rained out and rescheduled for the lone off day on the journey.
So there will probably be no break from Anaheim to St. Louis, the place the Mets will play one recreation earlier than heading to Colorado for 3 and ending the voyage in Seattle for 3.
When the Mets lastly return residence after their Aug. 11 recreation towards the Mariners, they are going to have logged round 8,000 miles within the air.
Even earlier than a quick go to to Missouri was crammed in, Brandon Nimmo had August circled as a difficult month.
Following this 10-game journey, supervisor Carlos Mendoza’s group will play 9 at residence earlier than returning to the West Coast for a 10-game journey via San Diego, Arizona and Chicago (to play the White Sox).
“I noticed this at first of the season and thought this was going to be a giant check and a troublesome a part of the season,” Nimmo mentioned. “It’s at all times powerful with the journey of going to the West Coast. You do it twice in a month, it makes it tough.
“You’re right here for the problem. However it’ll be a problem.”
A silver lining within the upcoming stretch may very well be discovered within the high quality of opponent.
The one recreation towards the Cardinals will matter in a good wild-card race. The opposite 9 video games will probably be performed towards groups which can be a mixed 144-185, solely the Mariners above .500.
Though video games within the Denver air could be unpredictable and brutal on pitching staffs.
“I believe we’re going to take this in stride,” Nimmo mentioned. “I’ve been actually happy with the way in which guys have battled up to now.
“However there’s no query that this month goes to be a battle.”
Francisco Lindor is the Mets’ winner of the Coronary heart and Hustle Award, which matches to the “energetic gamers who show a ardour for the sport of baseball and greatest embody the values, spirit and traditions of the sport.”
There may be one winner per group for the award, which is voted on by former gamers.
The general winner is introduced in November.
