Offensive ineptness and the Clown Car rules

[Frayed Knot]

So Friday's game was the 26th time since the introduction of this abomination (now covering four full seasons plus two partial ones) that a game has gone at least 13 innings.

Of the 52 teams who participated in one of those the Mets were the 6th team that failed to score even a single run in the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th innings despite starting each inning with a runner on 2nd base.



- on 6/10/22 the Cubs got no hits, 2 walks (1 intentional), hit into two GiDPs, and never hit a ball out of the IF before the Yanx scored in bottom 13th



- 8/9/22, two months later it was the Yanquis turn for ineptness: no hits, two DPs, one CS, and no balls out of the IF. Luis Torrens then singled in a run with one out in the bottom of the 13th for the only run of a 1-0 Mariner win.



- 5/18/24 Angels @ Texas: LAA got no hits, 1 walk, 1 DP until the Rangers won on a bases-loaded HBP in B-13th (Hey, that's supposed to be our move!)



- 8/25/21; this is the really cool one: Dodgers and Padres BOTH failed to score in the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th innings. They then each notched two runs in the 15th before the Dodgers got a 2R 'leadoff HR' in top 16th and the Pads went meekly 1-2-3 in B-16. It's the only game since the introduction of this rule to reach the 16th inning.

Time of Game: 5:49





And so Friday was the 5th game where it happened and the Mets the 6th team to "accomplish" that feat. They got four walks (3 IW) and a HBP but not a single hit, and also twice installed pinch runners as their Manfred Man who wound up being three of the four Ghost runners but to no avail.

10th (Acuna at 2nd): K, HBP, GO, FO (can't even get our outs in the correct order). Runners left: 2nd & 3rd

11th (Azocar): LO, IW, K, BB, GO. Runners left: Loaded

12th (Acuna): IW, Bunt, IW, GiDP. Runners left: Loaded

13th (Torrens): FO, GO, LO. Runner left at 2nd