Buck Showalter used a track and field analogy to describe how the New York Mets' offense should optimally operate.
The Mets will look to snap an extended slump Sunday afternoon, when they host the Colorado Rockies in the rubber match of a three-game series.
The Mets had just one extra-base hit Saturday, when RBI groundouts by Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor produced their lone runs. New York has scored a total of just four runs in its last four games and has been outscored 66-40 in going 3-10 since April 22. "Guys are pushing, sometimes to a fault -- you can want something too much," Showalter said. "When we're at our best, we're kind of passing the baton and grinding at-bats and making them work for everything."
Colorado also played error-free baseball Saturday for the sixth straight game. The Rockies' 21 errors this season were tied for third most in the NL entering Saturday.
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