Carlos Carrasco appeared to escape an injury during a bizarre sequence in the first inning of Sunday’s game against the Red Sox, though his outing only lasted two more innings.
Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran collided with Carrasco as the Mets pitcher was covering an unoccupied third base.
A throw from first baseman Pete Alonso to Carrasco hit off the glove of the Mets’ starter and sailed behind him, and then Duran’s movement caused him to knock over Carrasco.
The righty appeared to be shaken up for a moment and was looked at by a trainer.
Carrasco remained in the game, but he was removed after allowing 10 hits in just 2 ⅓ innings as the Mets eventually lost, 6-1, to the Red Sox.
Manager Buck Showalter said postgame that twisted his ankle during that sequence, adding that “it looked like it was going to be a potentially challenging night [for Carrasco] beforehand, but I’m sure that didn’t help any.”
At the time of the double play, the Mets were trailing, 1-0, and Carrasco managed to escape the rest of the inning unscathed.
The whole sequence started after Masataka Yoshida hit the ball to the area in between shortstop and third base, allowing Brett Baty to make the throw to first, but Duran tried to stretch out the play by making a move to third with no one covering the bag.
Despite Carrasco missing the throw to third and the ball ending up in the outfield, the Mets still managed to get the runner out to pull off the double play when Duran tried reaching home and Mark Canha threw him out.
Sunday was Carrasco’s 14th start of the season, and he entered the game with a 5.35 ERA.
The starter was 3-3 going into the final game of the three-game series between the Mets and Red Sox.
Sunday night marked the 250th start of Carrasco’s career making him the 22nd active player to do so.
It was also his first time pitching against the Red Sox since 2018.
The Mets were trying to take the series from the Red Sox and win for the fifth time in their last seven games.
