DENVER — Taijuan Walker had been fantastic for 6 innings Sunday, but could the Mets get an further 3 outs from him to enable a taxed bullpen?
With a increase from his protection, Walker received individuals outs. Adam Ottavino, Joely Rodriguez and Edwin Diaz handled the rest in a 2- victory above the Rockies at Coors Field.
For a 2nd time in 3 starts, Walker fired a seven-inning shutout. In this 1 he allowed five hits with two walks and six strikeouts, permitting the Mets (28-15) to depart town with a series victory. In 13 series this period, the Mets are 11-1-1.
Buck Showalter was rewarded for his religion in allowing Walker to pitch the seventh when Luis Guillorme’s diving halt on Brian Serven’s grounder to third grew to become the final out. This just after Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil turned a double engage in on Jose Igelasias’ grounder.
The Mets experienced a past Rockies risk to endure in the eighth, but Rodriguez needed only one particular pitch to retire Ryan McMahon with the tying operates on base.
Lindor’s RBI single in the sixth manufactured the game’s initially operate. Brandon Nimmo led off the inning with a sharp one to appropriate that Randal Grichuk booted, permitting Nimmo to achieve third. With the infield drawn in, Lindor pounded a one by way of the 3rd-base gap. McNeil adopted with a bloop double to still left and Pete Alonso’s RBI groundout prolonged the lead to 2-.
The Rockies’ danger versus Walker in the seventh began when Grichuk and Brendan Rodgers singled in succession major off the inning.
Other prospects versus Walker had been confined. In the fifth, Iglesias and Serven shipped consecutive two-out singles just before Walker retired Connor Joe. The Rockies also set two runners on foundation in the very first, but Walker struck out McMahon to end the risk.
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