Jerry Manuel could have turned to closer Francisco Rodriguez for the final four outs Wednesday, but the Mets skipper opted to give Sean Green a shot to shine in the eighth.
The Mets have bounced back from a five-game slide with two straight wins, and they’ll be looking to make up ground on the Phillies on Friday at Citizens Bank Park.
The Mets came back from an early five-run deficit and a Francisco Rodriguez blown save Thursday to down the Bucs, 9-8, on a Ryan Church RBI single in the 10th.
The Mets signed 16-year-old lefty Juan Urbina, son of former All-Star Ugeth Urbina, to a $1.25 million signing bonus on Thursday.
Mike Pelfrey tied a season high with 7 2/3 scoreless innings, and Ryan Church’s RBI single was enough for the Mets, who beat the Brewers, 1-0, Wednesday to end a five-game slide.
The entire Mets team entered the Miller Park visitor’s clubhouse at 12:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, with all players, coaches and personnel riding the team bus together to the ballpark.
In several public comments, it appeared as if Jerry Manuel didn’t think he had enough talent on his team to compete. But in a private Mets clubhouse, the mind-set was different.
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