Carlos Gomez loses his shoe and wins the victory

NEW YORK – Carlos Gómez walked the Mets path, signing with them as a teenager, starting in 2007 and playing for five other teams before returning to the organization for a contract with the League of Minors this spring .
At that time, the Mets were almost finished

NEW YORK — Carlos Gómez He traveled the long way to the Mets, signing with them as a teenager, making his debut in 2007 and playing for five other teams before returning to the organization for a contract with the Miners' League this spring .

By this time, the Mets had almost finished storing the depth of position players as they had not done in years. Rajai Davis arrived in the team with a similar contract, taking with him 13 seasons of experience at the clubhouse in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Adeiny Hechavarria, like Gomez, was a spring signature. For new managing director Brodie Van Wagenen, the idea was to bring together veterans of the Major League who could contribute in case of problems.

Things went bad for the Mets, there is no doubt. Things went so bad that after a series of three games in Miami last weekend and an unfortunate return flight, Van Wagenen held a press conference in part to assert his support to manager Mickey Callaway. Already playing without one of their best hitters, Michael Conforto, the dishes then lost Brandon Nimmo, Robinson Canó and Jeff McNeil to injury in rapid succession.

So they turned to the deep stock – Davis, who hit a decisive home round at three sets on Wednesday, and Gomez, who took a decisive shot on Thursday in a 6-4 win against the Nationals. to crown a sweep of four games. The Mets scored the kickoff in their last innings for the third consecutive game, which is a feat they accomplished in 2013.

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"You're not able to do what we've done this series without much depth," Callaway said, her husky voice screaming throughout the week. "When everyone sat in the off-season and talked about it, that's what we needed. We needed a lot of depth. And not only the depth that will be on your Major League list, but the depth that is going to be in Triple-A. These guys go up and help us really. "

Signed late in the spring, then delayed by a visa issue, Gomez was never a candidate for breaking the Mets opening day lineup. Instead, he thrived at Triple-A Syracuse for a time, corroborating his reputation for club-club enthusiasm, and finally made his debut last weekend after Conforto suffered a concussion.

In a few days, Gomez became the Mets' right-field starter – circumstances that made him important in the eighth inning on Thursday, after the Mets had resumed and twice returned the national championships. Dominic Smith led the race with a double and then, after two strikes, the Nats chose to walk intentionally Wilson Ramos.

Not expecting to beat that fast, Gomez quickly headed for the plate without following his usual routine of deep breaths and swings with the help of a weighted donut. Instead, he tightened his batting gloves, wiped a few strikes, and then drilled a waist-high Wander Suero knife over the left fence of the central field. It was his first descent to the Mets home since June 25, 2007.

"I am blessed," said Gomez. "Go back here in this situation and play as we do with a lot of energy, I enjoy every time."

A few lockers fell, Smith shouted, "Ye! You! Ye! In reference to the cheery exclamation of Gomez who joined the Mets last week. The entire scene contrasted with the Miami scene on Sunday, where the Mets lost three times in a row against the worst team in the league, putting their manager's job at risk.

Now they have won four straight games, falling to 4 1/2 from the head of the National League. It is far from being a perfect situation; It still lacks the Mets Conforto, Cano, Nimmo and McNeil, for most of them in the future. But unlike previous years, they are not trying to fill those holes with minor career leagues.

"We are all professionals," said Gomez. "We have all played a long time at this level and we know what we can bring."

Carlos without shoes
All did not go as planned for Gomez, who lost his left boot after stealing second base to fifth base. As receiver Yan Gomes's throw went to the center, Gomez got up and headed for third base, losing his cleat.

However, he went safely there, finally marking the first pass of the Mets on Juan Lagares& # 39; sacrifice flying.

"My left foot is smaller than the right foot, so I had to squeeze this very tight left shoe," Gomez said. "And when I ran, I went too fast."

Diaz slams the door … finally
Despite his recent proclamation that he will consider using Edwin Díaz for more than three outs per night, Callaway did not warm up his opponent as the Nationals organized a rally of Robert Gsellman in the eighth. Gsellman allowed three points, but Diaz did not move until the Mets started to pull in front of Gomez 'three-run end-run. Diaz made a perfect ninth with two strikeouts for his twelfth stop.

Asked about his decision to stay with Gsellman, Callaway noted that Diaz had launched both Monday and Tuesday, and then warmed up Wednesday without entering the match.

"It was easy today," said Callaway. "It was not even an option because he threw twice and then got up last night. When it is rested, we will be able to do it, but we will not be able to push it to more outs since it has been very well taxed these past three days. "