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Luis Severino not quite good enough for Mets in Game 3 loss

Luis Severino not quite good enough for Mets in Game 3 loss


This article was originally published on NY Post - Sports. You can read the original article HERE


Decent.

But decent isn’t good enough against these Dodgers.

Luis Severino kept the Mets in the game, but that didn’t result in a victory in Wednesday night’s NLCS Game 3 meeting between the Dodgers and Mets in Queens.

Two second-inning runs put the Mets behind and they never really recovered in a 8-0 loss at Citi Field that enabled the Dodgers to take a 2-1 lead in this best-of-seven series.

Otherwise, Severino was passable, limiting Los Angeles’ powerhouse lineup to three hits and those two runs.

Mets starting pitcher Luis Severino reacts as he walks back to the dugout after being pulled from Game 3 during the fifth inning at Citi Field on Oct. 10.
Mets starting pitcher Luis Severino reacts as he walks back to the dugout after being pulled from Game 3 during the fifth inning at Citi Field on Oct. 10. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

While he didn’t give the Mets length, Severino at least limited the damage.

He got out of a bases-loaded, one-out situation in the third by retiring Teoscar Hernandez and Gavin Lux, worked a perfect fourth, and came out in the fifth with two on and two out.

The two runs were unearned, and not completely Severino’s fault. He did walk Max Muncy leading off the frame, but Francisco Alvarez’s throwing error on a Hernandez dribbler loomed large.

Severino couldn’t field a Lux comebacker cleanly, costing him a chance at a double play, and Will Smith singled off Severino, allowing another run to score.


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The right-hander, a gold glove finalist, was fortunate that Tommy Edman’s rocket was tracked down in right-center field by Tyrone Taylor, or it could’ve been worse.

That has been Severino’s postseason — not disastrous, but not overly effective.

He entered with a 4.50 ERA, having allowed six earned runs in 12 innings pitched, and he wasn’t much better on Wednesday night.

Mets pitcher Luis Severino (40) gets an eye on Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith's RBI single during Game 3 of the NLCS on Oct. 16, 2024.
Mets pitcher Luis Severino (40) gets an eye on Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith’s RBI single during Game 3 of the NLCS on Oct. 16, 2024. Robert Sabo for NY Post

Severino was frequently behind hitters, put the Mets in an early hole and forced the bullpen to get 13 outs. It didn’t help matters that Reed Garrett served up a two-run homer to Kiké Hernandez in the sixth that put the game away.

The only positive was that Garrett was the only high-leverage reliever that was used. With games coming up Thursday and Friday, that is significant.

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