The Mets’ Daniel Vogelbach feels all correct in opposition to right-handed pitching.
The lefty-swinging Vogelbach says he has remained assured all by means of a hard season and is now having enjoyable along with his best power surge of the 12 months. His grand slam in Saturday’s 13-2 win in St. Louis marked his third dwelling run over a seven-game stretch.
“I really feel like I know what type of hitter I am and what I’ve carried out in opposition to right-handed pitching my complete profession,” Vogelbach acknowledged Saturday night time time. “It simply doesn’t go away.”
Vogelbach, who hit a career-high 30 dwelling runs all through an All-Star season in 2019, solely managed two in his first 47 video video games this 12 months. The designated hitter slugged 18 homers remaining 12 months over 130 video video games between the Pirates and Mets.
Saturday’s slam was the tenth dwelling run of 2023 for Vogelbach. He entered Sunday hitting .237 off righties this season, which is about constant along with his .238 occupation in opposition to them.
“You may have stretches the place you don’t hit effectively and you’ve got stretches the place you wrestle, however for those who keep the course, you’ll come again to life,” Vogelbach acknowledged. “I really feel like I simply began to place some video games collectively right here.”
The 30-year-old entered Sunday and never utilizing a success in 14 at-bats in opposition to left-handed pitchers in 2023 and has batted merely .130 versus lefties in his occupation.
Vogelbach provided a second-half spark for the Mets remaining season, hitting .255 with six dwelling runs after the crew acquired him sooner than that commerce deadline. He hopes to proceed his scorching hitting for the remainder of 2023.
“Lots can occur in a month and a half,” Vogelbach acknowledged.
MARTE MAKING PROGRESS
Starling Marte is scheduled to see the doctor Monday, two weeks after the speedy outfielder went on the injured itemizing with a groin stress.
“He’s progressing slowly however certainly,” manager Buck Showalter said sooner than Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the Cardinals.
Marte has moreover missed time this season with migraine problems. The 34-year-old made the All-Star crew remaining season nonetheless is hitting merely .248 with 5 dwelling runs this 12 months.
Final week, Showalter acknowledged the Mets had not reached some extent the place they’d ponder shutting down Marte for the 12 months. Marte moreover acknowledged he wishes to return this season.
“I wish to be again on the sphere,” Marte acknowledged remaining week. “I wish to be there with my teammates and my mates and to have the ability to do the most effective factor I can presumably do — which is go on the market and contribute to the crew.”
GARRETT RECALLED
The Mets added an arm to their bullpen sooner than Sunday’s recreation, recalling Reed Garrett from Triple-A Syracuse.
To make room on the roster, the Mets despatched down fellow reliever Vinny Nittoli, whom they’d launched up sooner than Saturday’s recreation. Nittoli, 32, pitched two innings Saturday, allowing one run.
Garrett, 30, has allowed 10 runs in seven innings with the Mets, who claimed him off waivers from Baltimore in June.
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