Golden arm: Starling Marte retired two runners in extra inning in Mets victory [Video]

The two Gold Gloves that New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte has accumulated in his career were evident this Thursday and ended up being key to his team’s 7-6 victory against the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field.

Although the offensive hero of the Mets was Francisco Lindor, who with two doubles drove in the last four runs of the team (including a couple in the 11th inning), the defensive key was provided by Marte with an arm that left the respective teams cold at the plate. runners both at the top of 10 and in episode 11.

The Dominican’s show began when he preserved the 5-5 tie after a sacrifice fly from Michael Bush. Christopher Morel tried to take advantage of it with a hit and run from third base, but he found himself with the out on the rubber thanks to a great throw from the right-hander. .

What stood out was Marte’s ability to reach the ball that seemed to fall short and then throw it home with the ball almost in the air to order the runner out of circulation.

However, the most key play came minutes later when he repeated the formula the next inning after Nico Hoener wanted to reach the plate from the second base but Marte and his cannon came directly to Omar Narváez’s mascot to culminate Chicago’s threat. .

Check out Starling Marte’s defensive gems here:

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