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- Updated: August 27, 2016
NEW YORK — Jay Bruce felt his balky right calf flare up on Friday, but the Mets were far more concerned with where the right fielder was mentally. On a day where the club scored nine runs on 11 hits to take the first game of a three-game series against the Phillies at Citi Field, Bruce went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts.
After fanning on a 94-mph two-seam fastball from Philadelphia reliever Frank Herrmann in the seventh inning, Bruce walked toward the Mets’ dugout to a chorus of boos, a song that has been orchestrated with more and more frequency over the last couple of weeks. Since being acquired from the Reds at the non-waiver Trade Deadline, the 29-year-old has hit .160/.244/.272 with two home runs and six RBIs in 22 games.
“I think it’s human nature [to put pressure on yourself after being traded],” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “I don’t know of one player who has ever been traded that doesn’t …
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