In the middle of a heated game with wild-card implications between the Cardinals and Mets, Jay Bruce left with a leg cramp.
Just as things appeared to be looking up for Jay Bruce, the feeling vanished quicker than a Bruce strikeout.
After blooping a base-hit down the left field line — his first hit since Aug. 18th — Bruce strolled into second base with a look of relief and satisfaction on his face … and then the cramps arrived.
Of course, Bruce made sure to pad his batting statistics as a Met — now 13-for-77 — before taking the night off at Busch Stadium — he’s now slashing .158/.247/.263 with two home runs and six RBI in New York.
So, remember, while Yoenis Cespedes battled and played through a nagging quad strain in July, Bruce couldn’t drink enough water to stay in a late August game with wild-card positioning at stake.
He was replaced with Alejandro De Aza.