Tuesday night, with the Mets down a run to the Nationals in the sixth inning and two runners on base, the pitcher’s spot came up in the lineup. Against a left-handed pitcher, Mickey Callaway decided to send up Jose Reyes, who has hit lefties well the last two years, but has looked lost early in the season. And Reyes again looked completely overmatched in that at bat, promptly going down on strikes, with the final strike coming on a feeble, embarrassing swing.
That strikeout gave the infielder an 0-for-17 line on the year so far.