New York Mets nearer Edwin Díaz blew his third consecutive save on Saturday in opposition to the Miami Marlins, surrendering 4 runs in a 3rd of an inning of labor. The Mets would go on to lose to the Marlins by a 10-9 margin in 10 innings (field rating). 

Díaz’s troubles began out of the gate within the ninth, as he surrendered a leadoff double to Vidal Bruján. An Emmanuel Rivera pop-up served as the one out Díaz was in a position to induce. Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Bryan De La Cruz recorded consecutive singles, plating a run and placing Josh Bell in place to tie the sport with a house run. 

Bell did simply that, knotting the rating at 9-9 and chasing Díaz from the sport. Have a look:

Veteran southpaw Jake Diekman changed Díaz and compelled additional innings. 

Díaz, 30, missed all of final season after struggling a whole proper patellar tendon tear throughout the 2023 World Baseball Traditional. He entered Saturday having compiled a 3.57 ERA (109 ERA+) and a 3.86 strikeout-to-walk ratio throughout his first 17 appearances this yr. Alas, Díaz has scuffled as of late. He gave up two runs in an inning on Monday in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies, after which one other run on Thursday, additionally in opposition to the Phillies. 

Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor theorized on Friday that Díaz’s points stemmed from his unfamiliarity with the pitch clock. “I am not making excuses for him, however that is his first yr with the pitch clock, you already know?” Lindor advised reporters, together with Manny Gómez of NJ.com. “I am making an attempt to gradual every little thing down. On the finish of the day, that is his first time working with the clock, and he is working too quick.”

No matter one’s ideas on Lindor’s concept, the Mets want Díaz to search out his type ahead of later.

The Mets, with Saturday’s loss, are actually 20-25 on the season. They’ve dropped seven of their final 9 contests.