Chris Bassitt’s first foray with the Mets in a high-profile game went badly, but he would like to think he learned from the experience.
The right-hander cratered last Sunday in Atlanta, allowing four earned runs over 2 ²/₃ innings as part of a three-game sweep by the Braves that helped lose the NL East for the Mets. The magnitude of the moment may have strangled Bassitt.Mets beat the Padres 7-3
It was a lesson learned as Bassitt prepared for an assignment in a winner-take-all third game. The winner will face the Dodgers in the NLDS beginning Tuesday.Bassitt, who arrived in a trade with Oakland during spring training, emerged as a valuable piece of the Mets rotation this season, going 15-9 with a 3.42 ERA in 30 starts.see also“When I got traded over here it was like, ‘OK, here we go,’ ” Bassitt said. “The reason I say that, there isn’t a harder city in our country to play a sport.
Bassitt said the differences between Oakland and New York are “night and day” in terms of the pressure. Manager Buck Showalter was prepared to pitch Bassitt on Saturday if the Mets won Game 1. But with his team facing elimination, Showalter entrusted the Game 2 start to Jacob deGrom, who gave up two runs in six innings, leaving Bassitt on standby.
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