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Colon loses grip on Nats with atypical 5 walks
- Updated: May 19, 2016
NEW YORK — With respect to his power hitting, if Bartolo Colon has one immutable baseball skill at age 42, it is his control. Colon’s ability to pepper the strike zone at will is what has allowed him to remain productive well into his 40s, despite long since losing his prime velocity.
So it was more than eyebrow-raising when Colon walked five batters for the first time in more than 11 years Wednesday, throwing 107 pitches and departing with two outs in the fifth inning of a 7-1 loss to the Nationals.
“I really don’t know what to say about the five walks,” said Colon, who gave up five hits and three total runs. “I just felt a little bit different. I couldn’t quite get that comfortable grip.”
Combined, Colon and the Mets’ bullpen walked 11 batters and hit two others at Citi Field, with four of those free baserunners coming around to score. Baseball’s modern history …
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