Darin Ruf, Eduardo Escobar tease new Mets roles with big hits against lefty
Everything was briefly all right once the Mets finally faced a lefty Friday night.
The Mets had faced righty starters all week, which meant Darin Ruf, acquired from the Giants at the trade deadline, and Eduardo Escobar, who had recently been forced into a platoon, have been out of the lineup so their lefty-hitting complements could play.
Ruf and Escobar stayed ready and took advantage of the opportunity as soon as a southpaw emerged from the Braves’ bullpen.
Both hitters came through in the clutch with run-scoring hits in a four-run fifth inning that gave the Mets hope, but was not enough in...
