Very little is certain when it comes to the Mets.
But Luis Severino producing his masterpiece may be one of them.
He continued his strong debut season with Queens on Thursday, allowing just one run over six innings in a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Marlins at Citi Field.
The former Yankee has a 2.47 ERA in eight starts in his new home and a career ERA of 3.12, the best mark among Mets starters.
Severino allowed seven hits in six innings but worked his way through the trouble.
“Today’s the day I have to throw for contact,” said Severino, who has completed at least six innings in four of his past five starts. “I’ve been working on new pitches all offseason. If I go up on the mound and my slider isn’t working, I have a sweeper. If my changeup isn’t working, I have a cutter and a sinker. If a pitcher isn’t playing well, I have more options.”
The Marlins’ first two batters reached base in the third inning, but Severino got the next three outs to keep the score at 0-0.
In the fourth inning, they got Tim Anderson into a double play to escape a bases-loaded situation, and in the fifth inning, they left two more runners on base.
Jake Berger hit a home run in the sixth inning against right-handed pitching for Miami’s only run of the game.
“He threw six pitches and they made it hard on him,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “His fastball was 98 mph and had a lot of life in it. I thought he threw a good sinker to the right-handed hitters, but I didn’t think he threw a sweeper slider or a second pitch today. They got confused with the three-pitch count, but he kept pitching. … He found a way to throw six pitches and stay in the game. Very solid.”
The best word to describe Severino’s first season with the Mets is “solid.”
