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Wittgren regrets ‘one bad pitch’ to Cespedes
- Updated: August 30, 2016
NEW YORK — The intent was to jam a fastball inside enough to back Yoenis Cespedes off the plate. But Nick Wittgren missed his spot, the pitch ran over the plate and the result was a walk-off home run in the 10th inning that lifted the Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Marlins on Monday at Citi Field.
“You’re trying to make pitches, you’re trying to execute, and he’s the guy you don’t want to let beat you over there,” Miami manager Don Mattingly said. “That’s our mistake for not getting the ball where we wanted it.”
Wittgren entered in the ninth inning with two outs and no one on, and he retired Jay Bruce to line out to first base. In the 10th, Jose Reyes lined out to center and Wittgren struck out Alejandro De Aza looking, bringing up Cespedes.
With two outs and no one on, Wittgren’s first pitch was a fastball that was outside for a ball. He spotted up a well-placed fastball for strike one, setting up the 92.7 mph heater that Cespedes crushed over the …
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