Adonis Medina Earns First Career Save in Clutch Performance | Metsmerized Online

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports With the Mets up 5-4 in the bottom of the tenth, Buck Showalter handed the ball to right-handed pitcher Adonis Medina, who the Mets acquired from the Pirates in April. It was a big spot for the 25-year old and just his sixth Mets appearance, but as Ron Darling of SNYtv quoted on Sunday’s broadcast, “The Mets have called on all 26 [players] all season long. Why should it change today?” Medina was forced to face the top of the Dodgers’ lineup Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Trea Turner. Betts was 0-for-4 coming into the tenth, Freeman was 2-for-4, and Turner was 2-for-4. Medina quickly got the first two outs of the inning by forcing Betts to fly out and Freeman to ground out. Turner then reached on a catcher’s interference by Tomas Nido to put the tying run on with two outs so Medina was forced to throw to Will Smith who was 1-for-4 on the night. In a huge spot with the atmosphere that many players called “playoff-like,” Medina struck out Smith to end the inning, closing out a 5-4 Mets win, securing a series split for the Mets and Dodgers, and the young…
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