DENVER — Seth Lugo figured extended duty was almost a certainty for him Wednesday given the Mets’ schedule. But Lugo couldn’t have anticipated it unfolding in quite this manner.
In addition to recording the final six outs in the 7-4 victory over the Rockies, the right-hander batted in the ninth inning and delivered an RBI single for the Mets’ final run. Lugo’s at-bat was his first of the season.
Joe Harvey had already walked Pete Alonso with the bases loaded to snap a 4-4 tie, and the Mets added an insurance run before Lugo came to the plate.