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Base hit with RISP results in tough loss for Mets
- Updated: August 7, 2016
DETROIT — The cruel coincidence of Saturday’s 6-5 loss to the Tigers was that the Mets finally received the hit they needed with runners in scoring position.
Trailing by a run with two outs against Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth inning, the Mets manufactured some rare late-inning drama when Jay Bruce and Alejandro De Aza both singled, putting the tying and go-ahead runs on base. An offense so maligned all season long, particularly with runners in scoring position, gleaned a flicker of life.
Then Travis d’Arnaud rapped a single to right field and the Mets erupted in their dugout. They watched as Bruce puffed around third base and headed home. They watched as J.D. Martinez corralled the ball and fired. They watched, aghast, as home-plate umpire Tony Randazzo called Bruce out, with replays showing he likely never touched home plate.
“I tried my best to slide into home plate,” Bruce said. “That’s so bang-bang, it’s so hit-or-miss.”
As the Tigers piled onto the field, the Mets’ usual review process unfolded, with their replay coordinator telling bench coach Dick Scott that Bruce was …
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