SaberMets.com: Kazmir Lit Up

August 30, 2004

Kazmir Lit Up

On the heels of his respectable big league debut last Monday, Scott Kazmir pitched none too well tonight in getting smacked around by the A's in Oakland. The former Met pitching stud put up the following line:

3 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 1 WP

He showed good control, getting 48 of his 71 pitches over for strikes, but the A's bats just didn't have any problems hitting them. He only gave up one extra-base hit (a double), and three of the runs were actually allowed by Travis Harper, who relieved Kazmir in the fourth inning with the bases loaded and no outs.

Based on the game log, it looks like there were a couple of errors and an infield hit in the first inning, so it's tough to tell how hard he actually got it. Kazmir had this to say following his three-inning performance:

"I made some good pitches but I couldn't finish them off. I got 0-2 on a bunch of guys, then I would hang a slider or throw a fastball down the middle and they would hit it."

One start is one start, though this one makes the Skill Sets feel a whole lot better, to be sure.

For those of you clamoring for Lou Piniella to be the Mets next manager, how's this for eerie:

"We battled them for three days here," Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella said. "It's hard for us to beat good teams, especially on the road. If we were going to get Mulder, today was the day."

And battle they did. Just like our Mets, who got whooped but good by the Dodgers, 10-2. Our Red Sox continued their winning ways, picking up their sixth straight "W", and pulling to within 4 1/2 games of the Yank-mees in the AL East.

Eric | August 30, 2004 - 12:10 AM EST | TrackBack: 0
Category: Mets Prospects

Comments

I was watching the game and he actually got hit pretty good in the first inning. Other than the infield hit [a high chooper by the pickin' machine that Kazmir fielded and threw away- he would have been safe anyway], the A's hit everything hard. There was another error made behind him [a bobble in LF], but Audrey Huff made up for it as he made a fantastic play to save a double hit by Crosby. In his last inning, Kazmir gave up a single to Crosby and a bomb after a great AB to Scutaro. He then went 2-0 on Byrnes [who had two hits in two ABs against Kazmir] and Lou thought it was enough. Harper came in, finished walking Byrnes, and the rest is history.

Posted by: OFF - August 30, 2004 at 02:16 AM EST

Like I said, the Skill Sets will no doubt be relieved that he faltered, at least for a game, and Rick Peterson shouldn't have to answer questions about it for 45 minutes this time.

Posted by: Eric Simon - August 30, 2004 at 09:40 AM EST

August 2005

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat