[外電] 5 reasons Mets can escape 0-2 World Se
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MLB 官網專欄作家Phil Rogers寫的一篇文章
小弟簡略的翻譯一下，有錯請各位大大不吝指教。
五個讓大都會還有保有競爭能力的因素
(一)皇家在接下來的三場國聯主場比賽，指定打擊Kendrys Morales不能先發上場，
這位左右開弓的強打者在今年有22轟跟106打點。 (謝謝板友推文指正)
(二)大都會強投三本柱還有一位Noah Syndergaard。即便Noah Syndergaard
在NLDS GAME 5 有一局後援，但接下來對戰小熊的NLCS第二場先發一樣有著
5 2/3局 9K BB的好表現。
(三)Chris Young是皇家表定WS第四戰的先發，但他在第一場的14局延長賽上就有上場後
援三局。這三局沒有讓大都會打出任何安打也拿下了勝投，但他已對上大都會的整整
一輪打者，之後大都會的打者再對上Chris Young也會做出相對調整。
(四)Murphy雖然沒有在WS打全壘打，但在季後賽的三圍高達383/.420/.872 。
(五)大都會在板凳區還有位擁有05年跟10年世界大賽戒指的36歲老將Juan Uribe 。
完整原文如下:
By Phil Rogers / MLB.com | @philgrogers | 11:18 AM ET + 64 COMMENTS
KANSAS CITY -- Over and over in Game 2 of the World Series, Jacob deGrom
would get a Royals hitter into a two-strike count, but he couldn't put him
away. Then something bad would happen for deGrom and the Mets.
"You're sitting there saying, 'He's going to get out of this; this is where
he's going to put this guy away,'" manager Terry Collins said. "But he
didn't. We win because we ride our starting pitching. When they struggle,
we're going to struggle, and that's what's happened."
Following the 14-inning, 5-4 loss in the Game 1 marathon, the last thing the
Mets needed was a 7-1 drubbing like the Royals gave them on Wednesday night
at Kauffman Stadium. They managed two hits against Johnny Cueto and saw
Kansas City twice walk Daniel Murphy, seemingly saying that they don't think
the rest of New York's lineup can hurt them.
Collins knows why they'd think that.
"When we play good, our lineup produces throughout," said the Mets' manager.
"It just shows you right now with us not hitting how big Dan Murphy really
was in the [National League Championship Series] with the home runs. We've
got to pick it up offensively."
David Wright, for one, believes they will.
"We know we're a good team," Wright said. "We're playing in the World Series.
We don't need to be reminded that we're a good team. You've just got to look
on your shoulder and see that patch. That should give you all the confidence
that you need. You can't have a short memory. We just beat an excellent Cub
team four games in a row."
He's right. These are the same Mets who outscored the Cubs, 21-7, in the NLCS
sweep. They haven't lost their passion or their pulse, as they will try to
show when the Series resumes Friday night at Citi Field in Queens (7:30 p.m.
ET airtime on FOX, game time 8 p.m.).
Here are five reasons they could join the 1986 Mets -- who came back from an
0-2 deficit -- and become the first team since the 1996 Yankees to escape an
0-2 hole in the World Series:
1. Timely change of venue
Not only do the Mets get home-field advantage for the next three games, but
the Royals will have to field a lineup without Kendrys Morales, their
switch-hitting designated hitter who hit 22 home runs and drove in 106 runs
this season. History says this is a huge advantage.
In the past nine World Series, American League teams have gone 8-17 in NL
parks. The 2006 Tigers, '08 Rays, '10 Rangers and '12 Tigers failed to win a
game on NL soil.
The Mets are 52-33 at home this season, including a 3-1 record in the
postseason. They beat Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta in back-to-back games there
in the NLCS.
"Hopefully we can use that home-field advantage to our advantage, go take
care of business at home for sure," Wright said. "These guys are playing
excellent baseball. We know it's going to be a challenge. They took care of
their home field; we need to take care of ours."
2. One more ace in the deck
Most teams would be out of aces after playing the deGrom and Matt Harvey
cards early in the series. But rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard -- a
Texan who was raised on the legend of guys like Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens and
Josh Beckett -- is lined up to face Kansas City's Yordano Ventura in Game 3.
The Cubs felt Syndergaard would be vulnerable his last time out. He had
pitched an inning of relief only three days earlier to help win the deciding
Game 5 against the Dodgers, but he was sharp throughout a 5 2/3-inning stint
in Game 2 of the NLCS, striking out nine and walking one. Syndergaard was
studying the Royals' hitters intently during the first two games and could
have a gem in him for Game 3.
"He believes he belongs here," Collins said. "And that speaks volumes. When
you've got that kind of stuff and you're not afraid to throw it, and you're
not afraid to give up a hit because you think you can get the next guy out,
you can get dangerous. Noah just got better and better and better as the
season went along, with the confidence he had that he could be successful
here."
Wright says the Mets can't wait to play behind the long-haired Texan again.
"He's throwing the ball about as well as anybody possibly can," Wright said.
"When you have that type of stuff and the way he's been locating, he's going
to be tough. We have a ton of confidence in him."
3. The price you pay
The Royals are sticking with Chris Young to start Game 4 on Saturday night,
and you can't blame them. But in working three hitless innings of relief to
be the winning pitcher in Game 1, he faced all the Mets' hitters.
Working with hitting coaches Kevin Long and Pat Roessler, look for New York
to make adjustments that will prove fruitful. One of the reasons that Young
is tough to hit is he stands 6-foot-10, but the Mets have seen that arm angle
now. Like the Yankees and Cardinals earlier this season, it won't be a
surprise if they have more success the second time around against Young.
4. Murph's still alive and swinging
No, Murphy hasn't hit any home runs in the World Series, but he hasn't lost
the swing that produced seven in the Mets' first nine postseason games. Give
the Royals credit for pitching him more carefully than did the Cubs (he had
only one walk in his first 10 postseason games, but Cueto walked him twice in
Game 2), but don't discount the chance that he'll go off again back at Citi
Field.
While a pair of two-strikeout games at Kauffman Stadium is a bad sign, Murphy
is still boasting a slash line of .383/.420/.872 in the postseason. You'd
like your chances in any fight with this guy on your side.
"If they execute, it's always going to be a tough at-bat," Murphy said.
"They've executed well, but we've gotten some pitches to hit. I've gotten
some pitches to hit that I've missed. We'll go home, regroup on the off-day
and get ready for Game 3."
5. The trump card
Juan Uribe hasn't gotten off the Mets' bench yet. Look for that to change at
some point under NL rules in New York.
Acquired from the Braves in late July, the 36-year-old utility man played a
significant role in the Mets' playoff run before injuring his upper body
diving for a ball on Sept. 20. Uribe hasn't played for a month, but Collins
has a hunch he's got some magic in him.
"I can walk through the locker room [and] I can't find anybody that's got two
World Series rings, except him," Collins said about adding Uribe to the World
Series roster. "He brings that guy who's been on this stage and has not been
affected by it. ... I know when he walks up there, he has a feel for what he
has to do to get a hit."
Uribe presents a pattern that's impossible to ignore. He played shortstop on
the 2005 White Sox, and they won the World Series; he was on the 2010 Giants,
and they won the World Series. Now Uribe is back here with the 2015 Mets.
Sound flimsy? Well, when you're down 0-2, you'll take any good karma you can
get.
Phil Rogers is a columnist for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the
approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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