New York Mets lose 6-7 to Detroit Tigers in close game at Spring Training - MLB Update
Jack Egbert gave up a run in the tenth to break the tie in favour of Detroit Tigers as the New York Mets lose 6-7 in their Spring Training Grapefruit League contest at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida on March 14, 2012.
By the time Mets surged to four runs lead after the passage of two quiet innings, Tigers looked seriously under pressure. It was the fourth and fifth inning when their nerves were to be placated by total six runs they managed to post and effectively passed
ahead of Mets as a result. While Mets never gave in and brick-by-brick chased the lead, at the end of ninth the game was stuck in a tie.
Tigers’ upsurge after trailing four run lead was led by Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera, both of who almost went hand-in-hand in scoring runs and bringing hits. As soon as Cabrera gets a walk, Fielder will come over and smash the ball only to contribute
RBIs. Fielder generated three hits in three at bats he faced and while completing his own run, he added two RBIs.
"He hit behind (Ryan) Braun over in Milwaukee so he'll hit behind Cabrera," Tigers’ manager Jim Leyland said while talking about Fielder. "We've got petty good protection behind him in Delmon Young; he knocked in 100 runs the year before last (112 in 2010)."
Quintin Berry was the player who drove the winning run in the tenth for the Tigers following Egbert’s two walks to the hitters.
Mets’ starter Dillon Gee went through a forgettable time on the mound as he ended up leaking two earned runs including one home-run with three hits in four innings he pitched. While Gee did not get things right, Chuck James was a bit unfortunate in four
runs he gave up as none was an earned one.
Therefore, part of the blame goes to fielders who added to the problem instead of bringing encouragements to their pitchers with some anticipated acts on the field.
Mets saw most of their hits coming from Jordany Valdespin who scored one run and contributed to one RBI while facing five at bats.
Far from their worst show, Mets have gone down on the table at an unimpressive .30 PCT. Even if it is Spring Training, it is the momentum that they have to catch up on before leaving for the regular season and sooner they get there, the better for them.
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