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- Updated: May 11, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Had Tuesday night’s 3-2 Mets loss to the Dodgers descended into a 10th inning, or an 11th, or on and on and on, the Mets would have been plenty prepared. Among those things the first five weeks of this season proved to the Mets is that their bullpen is legitimate. One walk-off loss won’t change that.
So, while the 96-mph Hansel Robles fastball that Trayce Thompson sent into the Dodger Stadium night certainly irked the Mets, it did not alter their perception of a bullpen that still ranks among the National League’s best.
“He just made a bad pitch, left it up in the zone,” manager Terry Collins said. “There’s not much else to say.”
The only truly curious aspect of Thompson’s game-winner was how it unfolded. Seemingly prepared to breeze through a perfect ninth, Robles threw four fastballs and a slider to the inning’s third hitter, Thompson, to run the count to 2-2. At that point, catcher Kevin Plawecki called for another slider, but Robles shook him off — not …
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