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Colon anchoring Mets’ rotation with depth, stability
- Updated: September 17, 2016
NEW YORK — Because Bartolo Colon’s antics on the diamond have become such a sideshow — fans on Friday loudly cheered two foul balls he hit as a batter, which is hardly unusual — his actual pitching can go a bit overlooked. Why discuss Colon’s seven shutout innings in a 3-0 Mets victory over the Twins when there was that acrobatic double play in the first?
Colon understands it and chuckles along. He’s in on the joke. But the Mets are far more interested in a pitcher who has saved their season. Over the past six weeks, as the Mets have played large chunks of games without two-thirds of their Opening Day rotation, the 43-year-old Colon has been at his best; his seven shutout innings Friday moved him to 5-1 with a 2.21 ERA since Aug. 4, making him one of only three National League pitchers with at least five wins and an ERA that low since the start of August.
“You keep looking at him and wondering when it’s not going to happen anymore,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “I’m not sure anyone has any idea. I think it’s going to be there for a long time.”
Actually inefficient …
