It was the bottom of the third inning with one out and nobody on when Rene Rivera of the Padres stepped to the plate. Later in the at bat, Zack Wheeler threw him a pitch that was just right, and he crushed it barely beyond the wall. The only problem was that Eric Young Jr. was ready for it, and he knocked the ball back into the field.
True, it would have been a lot better if he had just caught the ball for the second out, but Rivera who had raced to third on that play never scored and the padres were left at zero, so all in all, even though he did not catch the ball, Young robbed Rivera of a home run, and saved Wheeler a run.
Over the course of six innings, Wheeler allowed just one run and had threw a career high 12 strikeouts while recording the no decision.The Mets went on to win 4-1 thanks to 3 scoreless innings by Atchison and German, and Buck's 15th home run of the season.
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