Joely Rodriguez a ‘key to the game’ in extended Mets outing
The trade deadline came and went last Tuesday without the Mets addressing what many pegged as their biggest need: a left-handed reliever.
But Sunday, when the Mets needed a quality — and extended — relief outing, left-hander Joely Rodriguez delivered.
On another day when the Mets’ bullpen was shorthanded, Rodriguez relieved Jacob deGrom and provided 2 ¹/₃ scoreless innings in a 5-2 win over the Braves at Citi Field.
“Joely was as key to the game today as Jake was,” manager Buck Showalter said. “Was that a stretch? I don’t think it’s a stretch.”
Showalter did need to stretch Rodriguez, though, for his longest...