Edwin Diaz’s Mets outing was worrying in every way
NY Post
PHILADELPHIA — The 2019 version of Edwin Diaz resurfaced Sunday night, and only a favorable video review and a game-ending bailout by Jeurys Familia spared him and the Mets from full-blown disaster.
Entrusted with a four-run lead in the ninth inning, Diaz was fortunate to cough up only three before departing with what the Mets termed a stiff back in a wild 8-7 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. “Four-run lead, we thought Diaz could shut the door for us, so that was the decision,” Luis Rojas said. “We were going with him because of the way he’s thrown the ball. We wanted to shut the door and we felt pretty confident that he was gonna do it.More Related News
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