Who is this guy batting second in the New York Mets lineup? He wears number eleven and has been playing third base for the past few days. It says “Tejada” on the back of his jersey and it looks like Ruben Tejada but he hasn’t been swinging like it. He’s found the fountain of hitting! He has found another new life and has been hot since being asked to start at third base. It’s great to see from Tejada. Remember when Tejada was supposed to be the shortstop of the future? I mean it was more so because of his defense but his bat wasn’t supposed to be a slouch. Maybe he’s found his swing.
Batting second today, Tejada flared the ball over the second base bag to get things rolling for the Mets in the first inning. Murphy then walked and Cuddyer hit a two out single to score Tejada and let the Mets jump out to an early one nothing lead.
Noah Syndergaard came out firing again in the first inning striking out Wil Venable. Then Norris hit the ball to third base and despite Tejada’s efforts beat it out for a single. Then he showed Justin Upton why they call him Thor and struck him out with his nasty hammer. With Norris running and Murphy going to cover the bag, Murphy was in the right spot to get Kemp with ease.
In the second inning with the bases loaded and nobody out Amarista hit the ball off the end of his bat hitting it back to Syndergaard. Noah got his glove on it but unfortunately it redirected the ball to go to right field, allowing two Padres to score. With one out and runners on the corner, Venable hit a triple to clear the bases making the score 4-1. He then struck out Norris with a high fastball and proceeded to strike out Justin Upton for the final out of the inning.
In the following inning with Middlebrooks on and Spangenburg up, Spangenburg hit a triple drive in another run. Spangenburg’s speed and Middlebrooks lack of hustle almost cost them a run but Spangenburg got in before the tag allowing Middlebrooks to score. Making the score 5-1. Norris hit a homer in the fourth inning to cap off Noah Syndergaard’s forgettable night. I hope Syndergaard sees this start as a learning experience. This Padres team is a very good hitting ball club. He had ten strikeouts surrendering seven runs on ten hits in four innings of work. Syndergaard will be okay. He is a young, smart guy and will hopefully do better the next time he takes the ball on Tuesday, June 9 against the Giants.
In the sixth inning, Cuddyer hit a double and Flores chased him in with a single. That was all they could muscle up against Ian Kennedy.
The Mets dropped last nights game with a score of 7-2 bringing their record to 29-24. They are only a half a game out of first place with the Nationals splitting a double header yesterday.
So I now ask you, is Tejada good enough to man third base until Wright comes back? Should they be looking for a year long option? Who do you think should be that year long option if that’s a yes?
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