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When Mets third baseman Todd Frazier stepped to the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning on Sunday at Citi Field, he took note of the Tigers’ defensive shift.
There was one out, and the Mets, who were trailing, 3-0, had runners at first and third. Three Detroit infielders occupied the left side of the infield. Only a first baseman was on the right.
Frazier decided that he would bunt if the opportunity presented itself, Detroit’s starting pitcher, Spencer Turnbull, threw him a fastball away on his first offering. Frazier pounced with his hands choked up on the bat, pushing a bunt through the hole into right field, driving in Dominic Smith.