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Lugo exits with cramp, but gets 1st MLB win
- Updated: August 26, 2016
ST. LOUIS — After rookie starter Seth Lugo left the mound in the sixth inning of the Mets’ 10-6 win over the Cardinals on Thursday night, manager Terry Collins lingered. As he waited for Jim Henderson to jog in from the bullpen, another reliever pressed into emergency duty, Collins remarked to his infielders that “every time I turn around, something unexpected pops up.”
This time, at least, the Mets avoided the worst; Lugo was the victim of nothing more than leg cramps, which should not prevent him from making his next start. Consider it fine news for a Mets team that is suddenly leaning on Lugo, with so much of the rest of its rotation nursing injuries.
“I was really impressed, again,” Collins said. “Good command of his stuff. They’re a tough lineup, boy. They’ve got some dangerous guys. So I thought he did a nice job.”
Prior to his injury, Lugo kept the Cardinals almost completely silent, limiting them to two hits …
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