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Keith Hernandez Laments the Mets’ “Piss-Poor” Hitting on Hot Mic

Kevin Kinkead
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Keith Hernandez on a hot mic in Miami on Wednesday night:

The Marlins took a 4-1 lead into the top of the eighth inning before Pete Alonso tied it with a three-run blast. That forced the game into extras, and a bases-loaded walk and fielder’s choice were good enough to plate two more runs in what would finish as a 6-5 Mets win.

The bats have been hit or miss through the 3-3 start, literally and figuratively. Alonso is slashing .286/.423/.667 with a 1.090 OPS. Juan Soto has five hits and six walks while Brandon Nimmo has 3 RBI and 12 total bases. But Francisco Lindor is ice cold, just two hits in 20 at-bats, same with Mark Vientos, who is hitting .083 with a .154 OBP.

Maybe the panacea for “piss-poor hitting” is a return home from the six-game road swing and playing in the front of the home crowd for the first time

Kevin Kinkead
Kevin Kinkead

Kevin has been working in sports media since 2009. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com