Life in general and baseball in particular offer no sure bets. But Mets lefty specialist Jerry Blevins has come pretty close. That’s why his surrendering hits to two left-handed batters Friday was so surprising.
Blevins was summoned to start the ninth and keep the deficit at 2-1. Granted, he faced two terrific lefties — Daniel Murphy and Bryce Harper — but he had nine straight scoreless outings. And lefties were hitting .239 (21-of-88) against him.
Throw out the nine straight. Lefties are now hitting .256. Murphy singled and Harper doubled and both eventually scored in the Nationals’ 4-1 win.