Mets manager Buck Showalter knows that a Carlos Carrasco start has progressed well when the veteran right-hander starts to hide from him.
The 36-year-old allowed a baserunner in all but one inning Wednesday, but he relied on his fastball and changeup to strand runners.
Carrasco said he felt relieved when his first pitch to Bryson Stott, a fastball, clocked at 95 mph on the Citi Field radar gun.Carlos CarrascoWhen Brandon Marsh doubled in the second, Carrasco got Kody Clemens to fly out and end the inning.But after Stott followed with a single, Carrasco recorded three consecutive outs.
He strung together a 1-2-3 fourth, including his fourth strikeout when a curve spun past Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto.Carrasco became the latest sign that the Mets’ rotation has started to stabilize.Over the next two days, they’ll gets starts from Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander. When Showalter compares the Mets to other teams, he analyzes a lineup’s final three hitters, the relievers not intended for high-leverage situations and the fourth and fifth starters.
Carrasco, since his return, has helped the Mets’ rotation inch closer to becoming whole — and becoming stronger in one of Showalter’s key areas near the bottom of the rotation.
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