The attention has put “Narco,” originally released in 2017, at No.
major leagues, in retired pitcher Bert Blyleven and ex-Yankee shortstop Didi Gregorius.
Still, “Narco” has brought the duo to a whole new audience, since baseball - dubbed “honkbal” in Holland - is a niche sport in their country (next to soccer and Formula 1 racing), since the nation has produced just a pair of players to the U.S. It’s all new to Thom Jongkind, who formed Blasterjaxx in the Hague in 2010, then was joined by partner Idir Makhlaf, performing their big-room house and electro on the big stage at such well-known EDM fests as Ultra Music (composing its theme with fellow Dutch DJ Tiesto) and Electric Daisy Carnival, and collaborating with global superstars David Guetta, Afrojack, Nicky Romero and Hardwell.
The closer - the pitcher who arrives to hopefully save the game in the last inning - has been accompanied by entrance music since the days of San Diego’s Trevor Hoffman using AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” and Yankee Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera strutting in to Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” But Diaz has taken the practice to new heights by striking out nearly two out of every three batters he’s faced, leading the Mets to the top of the National League East for the first time in seven years. And the cameras shift from a black-and-white image to color, following Diaz as he sprints to the mound to the strains of “Narco,” a five-year-old song by Dutch EDM duo Blasterjaxx and Aussie horn player Timmy Trumpet. Met cavort atop the dugout, bugles in hand, revving the crowd to a fever pitch. RHP Hunter Greene (0-2), fifth among qualified starting pitchers with a 98.9 mph four-seam fastball velocity, makes his seventh start for the Reds.A trumpet blares and an ominous, rumbling drumbeat accompany New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz as he emerges from the bullpen - usually in the ninth inning - to unleash his 100 mph fastball and dreaded slider on the opposition to preserve the lead. He pitched five innings in a 2-0 loss at Detroit last Thursday, giving up back-to-back first-inning home runs to Riley Greene and Javier Baez. RHP Justin Verlander (0-1) makes his second start this season on Wednesday after recovering from a strained upper back muscle. He is not expected to throw for at least four-to-six weeks, manager David Bell said. Reds: LHP Reiver Sanmartin (1-0) was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Monday, with a left elbow stress reaction. Mets: RHP Jimmy Yacabonis (2-1) was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left quadriceps strain. Only one hit but the runs he drove in were big runs.”Ĭincinnati’s Kevin Newman dropped his bat while ducking a high-and-inside pitch, but the ball caromed off of it for a foul ball. “Jonathan is just trying to put the ball in play,” manager David Bell said. TJ Friedl added a two-run triple in a three-run fifth against Stephen Nogosek. India drove in single runs with a groundout, a double and a sacrifice fly. It doesn’t have anything to do with my brother (Edwin) being on the Mets or anything. I concentrated to make sure I got the next batter out. “I was a little wild right there,” Díaz said. Díaz struck out pinch-hitter Luis Guillorme on a low slider, then struck out two in a perfect ninth for his seventh save in eight chances. Luke Weaver (1-2) gave up three runs and four hits in six-plus innings, his longest outing in four starts after opening the season on the injured list.Īfter Lindor’s two-run homer into the second deck off Derek Law pulled the Mets within a run in the eighth, Lucas Sims walked Alonso, Starling Marte singled with two outs and Alexis Díaz loaded the bases with a walk to Daniel Volgebach. The start would have been Scherzer’s second since a 10-game suspension by Major League Baseball for violating the prohibition on foreign substances during an April 19 game at the Los Angeles Dodgers. 500 for the first time under since ending the 2021 season at 77-85.ĭavid Peterson (1-5) was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to make the start and allowed four runs, seven hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings. The Mets (17-19), who scratched starter Max Scherzer because of neck spasms, hit a season-high four home runs but lost for the sixth time in seven games.įrancisco Álvarez homered twice, doubling his career big league total, Pete Alonso hit his 12th of the season and Lindor also went deep. New York, which opened with a record $355 million payroll, trailed 7-1 in the sixth inning before clawing back. Slow the game down and see if there’s a way of making the right call.” “I can’t blame the umpires for getting that call wrong even though they got it wrong because the game is going very fast,” he said.
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