An unfortunate water cooler within the dugout caught the ire of New York Mets pitcher Jake Diekman throughout Tuesday night time’s loss to the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians.
Tensions reached a boiling level for Diekman, 37, after he allowed a house run in his second consecutive look, this time throughout a 7-6 loss to the Guardians and the Mets’ second straight lack of the collection.
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David Fry hit a two-run homer off Diekman throughout his sole look within the sixth inning. He struck out the subsequent two batters, however was eliminated after strolling a batter.
Strolling within the dugout towards the clubhouse, a visibly pissed off Diekman hurled a water cooler earlier than exiting.
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The temporary meltdown little doubt displays the Mets’ current struggles. They’ve misplaced eight of 11 and dropped to a season-worst six video games beneath .500.
In the meantime, the Guardians need to keep scorching with a win towards the Mets on Wednesday afternoon. Tuesday’s win matched the crew’s longest win streak of the season at 5 video games.
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Cleveland is 32-17 general and 17-6 at residence, whereas the Mets sit at 21-27 general and 11-13 on the street.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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